Chapter 332: The road is facing the sky and this road is blocked
Populus euphratica, lying in the grass, looked through the grass with vigilant eyes at the reinforcements from the enemy's 13th Division.
In any case, the Japanese reinforcements that were hastily dispatched were nothing more than cavalry, motorcycle squadrons, tanks and vehicle transport troops. They would not be too many, and should not exceed the size of a brigade.
"As a paratrooper reconnaissance unit, you have to understand what the enemy wants to do at any time, and you have to try to prevent them from doing it, or let them not get satisfactory results."
The tactical principle Zhang Sixing told him, according to Hu Yang's understanding, is that naughty children are naughty and mischievous. They can do whatever they can to defeat the popular ones.
Therefore, after discussing with Cao Zijin and Guan Shijie, they decided to ambush the Japanese reinforcements first.
Of course, we couldn't defeat the Japanese with our strength, so we had to resort to the magic weapon of the paratrooper school - helmet mines. Or chain mines arranged along both sides of the road where the enemy was most likely to take.
That is, stepping on the last mine will cause a series of mines to explode.
Of course, for the sake of safety, Hu Yang also borrowed a company from Cao Zijin and Guan Shijie. His company was divided into two halves and served as the main force of the assault.
Compared with the 114th Division, which was fighting life and death in front, the Thirteenth Division obviously did not regard the Jinling Siege as a serious war. At least their cars marched with their headlights on, and the motorcycles in front of them also had their headlights on.
Keep the headlights on.
And among the dozens of vehicles, there must be a large group of infantry if there are thirty soldiers in each vehicle.
Probably according to the Thirteenth Division's thinking, a large group of infantry can withstand the attacks of several enemy regiments. The main force of the Thirteenth Division should have arrived by then.
The two divisions, according to the combat capabilities of the Chinese army, would have to be at least twenty or even thirty divisions strong to stop them.
Then there are tanks in front of the convoy, and there are tanks in the back. However, as Hu Yang knows, a tank squadron of a division is basically eight tanks and six armored vehicles, and those tanks currently dispatched by the 13th Division are half.
Among the entire enemy force, the most difficult thing to deal with is the armored vehicles. Of course, it's best if you can grab them. The second most difficult thing to deal with is the cavalry. Even their ostrich boots can't outrun them when they sprint.
However, the top speed of the war horse is very short-lived, and the average trot speed is only about 267 kilometers per hour. However, compared with the average speed, the horse cannot outrun the ostrich boots.
After all, the bouncing ability of ostrich boots is the result of the downward pressure of gravity and the rebound of springs. This part of the people is not responsible for the effort.
Seeing that his judgment was correct, Hu Yang was very happy. However, his biggest problem at the moment was the enemy's tanks and armored vehicles. As for the infantry and cavalry, the paratrooper school's method has always been offensive grenade tubes.
Especially the 13th Division, which was on the second line, obviously did not have the habit of wearing gas masks and stuffing towels into the tubes.
Well, that's good, it's very consistent with the true portrayal of an army that is still on the second line and is constantly winning.
Thug, tug, tug... The sound of the motorcycle's engine could be heard in the distance at night, and I watched helplessly as its wheels passed over the trip strings crossing the mines.
It is a very thin yellow silk rope. When it is touched, it will trigger the explosion of the first pair of helmet mines. Then the explosion of the first pair of helmet mines will trigger the next set of mines.
The helmet mines buried on both sides of the road exploded one after another.
"Fire..."
When Hu Yang gave the order to attack, in addition to the long tongues of flame sprayed from the machine guns, almost everyone turned the slings and threw out the offensive tear gas eggs the size of goose eggs.
Tear gas eggs with trigger fuses exploded wherever they hit, and gray-yellow smoke instantly filled the reinforcements sent by the Japanese Thirteenth Division.
Regardless of the war horses, the personnel all coughed violently in an instant. Even if the war horses had been exposed to this process many times, they could not bear the extremely spicy chili eggs.
Not even a single person in the entire convoy shouted "enemy attack".
When the Japanese in the car coughed violently, a series of bullets fired from the HMG42 machine gun made a series of holes in the canvas hood of the car.
The person inside who was coughing violently suddenly became silent.
Despite this, no one stopped throwing offensive tear gas eggs. Because according to Hu Yang's rules, no one was allowed to stop until five rounds of throwing.
An infantry brigade, twelve motorcycles, dozens of cars plus a cavalry squadron, four tanks, and three armored vehicles were all wiped out easily.
From this point of view, it can be seen that the bureaucracy of the Japanese, who are deeply influenced by Chinese culture, is also extremely serious. How long have these offensive tear gas cans been around? How come the combination of goggles and thick masks cannot be distributed to the troops?
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"Quickly, load the ammunition into the truck. We'll drive away all motor vehicles."
Hu Yang couldn't help urging his soldiers. Now the driving job is no longer entirely done by Belarus. Because of the contact with cars and tanks, at least the people of the reconnaissance battalion, motorcycles, cars, tanks, armored vehicles and delta wings are all involved.
It's at your fingertips.
"A good paratrooper officer, in addition to completing the mission, must also remember to collect supplies and ammunition at all times. Remember that you are surrounded, the more of these things, the better."
Originally, the two battalions carried a lot of ammunition and equipment, with an average weight of 60 kilograms per person. Fortunately, they had ostrich boots, which did not affect their ability to pass through.
But here, the two battalions and one company had to deal with the entire Thirteenth Division, plus the skirmishers from the 114th Division who came from behind. This was not an easy battle to fight. Hu Yang, who remembered Zhang Sixing's teachings, was naturally the first
It was time to think of surrounding the place to call for help.
The advantage of doing this is that it can alert the enemy and buy you more equipment time. It can also shock the enemy and let the infantry regiment of the enemy's Ninth Division on the left wing know that things are not peaceful here.
If you want to attack, it's best to come in large groups, not just one group at a time. If the group is small, it's easy to be blinded and become a headless ghost.
Yes, Hu Yang could not retreat with the captured Japanese soldiers, let alone lead them in subsequent battles. Then he had to ask the riflemen of the infantry battalion to install the BT Tiger dagger in the bayonet position and find out the feeling.
Motorcycles, cars, tanks, and armored convoys continued to move forward, followed by a squadron of war horses whose eyes were slightly irritated. I believe they will be fine in half a day.
The night is getting darker and darker, and the sound of gunfire from the north is getting denser and louder.
Obviously, skirmishers from the 114th Division will arrive soon. There, Hu Yang has prepared four tanks and three armored vehicles. I believe that those disorganized skirmishers will not have the ability to attack.
The only question is how quickly the 13th Division can respond and how many troops they mobilize.
However, Cao Zijin, Guan Shijie, and Hu Yang were not in a hurry to meet them. The later they came, the more complete the preparations for the blocking position would be.