First of all, Kono Shinta has a relatively good understanding of the combat effectiveness of the stubborn army... I don't mean to say he knows a lot about it, I can only say he understands it relatively well.
Because this "understanding" mainly came from Hans's military advisor in the stubborn army.
The stubborn army originally had several divisions formed by Hans's military advisor. The combat effectiveness of these divisions was quite strong, but they were wiped out in the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing.
While Hans' military advisers were training the recalcitrant troops, they also had a certain understanding of the recalcitrant troops' combat effectiveness and the quality of their troops.
On the other hand, Hans generally believed that the stubborn army was China's regular army, while the Eighth Route Army was just a guerrilla force.
So there is no need to think about it, the fighting power of the stubborn army must be stronger than that of the Eighth Route Army.
Based on this estimate, Shinta Kono believed that it would not be difficult for the Imperial 21st Division to open a hole in the Eighth Route Army's defense line.
But now it seems that the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army is probably still higher than that of the stubborn army.
Or... is the combat effectiveness of the Empire's 21st Division too poor?
Thinking about it, Kono Shinta cast doubtful eyes on Okamura Neji.
Okamura Neiji was a little embarrassed, because the 21st Division was already the most powerful unit he could mobilize, but it concentrated its efforts on attacking one point on the defense line but still could not break through.
Okamura Neiji said "hmm" and explained: "Kono-kun, this is one of the reasons why our army is helpless against the Eighth Route Army in North China. The Eighth Route Army has developed too fast. Last year, they accidentally captured several people from our army."
After creating prototypes and researchers of spray-injection bombs, in just a few months, they developed a series of rare items such as "shoulder-loaded spray-injection bombs", "rocket bombs", "special bombs" and even x1.
Weird equipment..."
Kono Shinta said "Oh": "So, these inventions actually developed from the 'spray bomb'? It's really... unimaginable!"
Kono Shinta was doubtful about Okamura Neji's words, because if it was developed from the "jet bomb", how could it be so similar to Hans's v1 missile? Even the size is exactly the same!
Okamura Neiji didn't know what Shinta Kono was thinking. He nodded and replied: "Yes, this is a mistake made by our army in scientific research. This mistake also directly led to the great development of the Eighth Route Army in military industry, and even now
We have been able to capture Yuncheng and compete with our army in air superiority!"
After saying this, Okamura Neji let out a long sigh. If he had known what happened, he would not have been so careless and allowed those scientific researchers to be captured alive by the Eighth Route Army.
What Okamura Neiji didn't know was that the equipment of the Eighth Route Army actually had nothing to do with those scientific researchers. These scientific researchers just provided an excuse for Wang Xuexin to assemble these equipment.
"Therefore!" Neji Okamura reminded Kono Shinta: "Kono-kun, we can't underestimate the Eighth Route Army. They are no longer what they used to be!"
Kono Shinta hesitated for a moment. He thought that his understanding of the Imperial Army and the Eighth Route Army was not as good as Okamura Ningji's, so he asked: "Then, in your opinion, how should we use to tear apart the Eighth Route Army's defense line?
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Okamura Neiji thought for a while and said: "The tanks of the Eighth Route Army are all deployed in Yuncheng. Therefore, it is time for the 'Type 1' tanks to come in handy!"
Shinta Kono also nodded in agreement.
In fact, there was another reason why Okamura Neiji sent the "Type 1" tanks, that is, he wanted to force out the Eighth Route Army Air Force.
Okamura Neiji did this not only because he wanted to avenge the "Zero War" that was destroyed in large numbers, but also to solve his worries for this battle...
As mentioned before, the "Blitzkrieg" was based on air superiority. Okamura Neiji hoped to defeat the Eighth Route Army's aviation fleet at the beginning of the war to ensure the smooth progress of subsequent battles.
"Type One" tanks were sent to the battlefield. If the Eighth Route Army still wanted to ensure the integrity of its defense line, it had only two options:
First, T34 tanks were transferred from Yuncheng for reinforcements.
But it was daytime at this time, and T34 would be bombed by Imperial Army fighter planes and bombers on its way from Yuncheng to its destination. It would be good if half of them could reach their destination and join the battlefield.
Another option is to send an air force to bomb the "Type 1" tanks.
At this time, the Imperial Air Force can use new tactics to fight the Eighth Route Army Air Force in a decisive battle.
The "Type One" tank was deployed on the battlefield, and the pressure on the Hundred Battle Group increased sharply.
At this time, the number of "Type 1" tanks in the hands of Okamura Neiji had increased to thirty, and six more Type 97 tanks were added to form a tank squadron. Each tank squadron had ten "Type 1" tanks.
Add two "97" medium combat vehicles to form a heavy tank unit with powerful firepower.
In addition, because they knew that the Eighth Route Army had "shoulder-fired ammunition" for anti-tank vehicles, the Japanese also thickened the front armor of the "Type 1" tank...
The so-called thickening is actually welding a circle of shell shells to the front armor of the "Type 1" tank.
Although this method will not increase the armor thickness much, it is very effective against rocket launchers.
The reason is that the rocket launcher is piezoelectrically induced and relies on focused high-temperature and high-pressure jets to penetrate target armor.
If a layer of shell shells is added outside the armor, it will directly cause the rocket to be triggered when it hits the shell shell. The focus of the high-temperature and high-pressure jet will be on the shell shell instead of the tank armor.
Needless to say, the result is that the jet hitting the tank armor will basically not cause any damage.
The Japanese launched two squadrons of tanks at once in the next wave of attacks. More than twenty tanks pressed against the defense line of the Hundred Battle Group, with artillery and machine guns. The commanders and soldiers of the Hundred Battle Group were all raised.
Don't start.
However, even so, the Hundred Battle Group fought back the Japanese who came up time and time again.
What the soldiers rely on is not rocket launchers, because rocket launchers are basically ineffective against such modified "Type 1" tanks.
The soldiers relied on directional mines and demolition teams.
Directional mines are used to blast Japanese infantry... Tank operations require the coordination of infantry and tanks. The tanks provide firepower and defense for the infantry, while the infantry provides cover and guidance for the tanks.
Li Changfu's idea is very simple: use directional mines to hit infantry.
Directional mines are very convenient to use in trenches. You don't even need to stick your head out. You just need to reach out and insert your hand in front of the trench, shrink down and press the switch. The steel balls will fly towards the enemy like a wasp that has stabbed the nest.
, hitting the tank armor will also hit the following infantry around the corner.
So within a few shots, the Japanese tanks were not even aware of it, and the Japanese infantry was already suppressed.
At this time, the Eighth Route Army's demolition team arrived carrying explosive packages.
However, while blowing up the Japanese tanks one after another, the Hundred Battle Group also suffered heavy casualties...