Chapter 349 Whether you can win or not depends on your legs! In Changsha City, Xue Yue looked at the map and began to describe his tactical arrangement. To put it bluntly, he used the armored regiment as a sharp sword to tear apart the Japanese frontal defense. The infantry then followed closely, fighting in coordination with the tanks. In addition, the 10th Artillery Regiment will use heavy artillery to block the Japanese retreat route. To put it bluntly, it is to copy the German blitzkrieg in Europe. Of course, it can't be compared with a real blitzkrieg, but you can still try it on a small scale. After hearing Xue Yue's plan, Zhao He was eager to try it. Only Meng Fan frowned and asked. "Sir, can I ask more? Which unit is cooperating with our armored regiment in the attack? Is it reliable?" He has been in the motley army for many years and has been cannon fodder for so long. His virtues are clear. So he had to ask clearly which unit was cooperating in the attack.
Don't let the entire armored regiment get trapped by then, it would be a huge loss. You must know that this is an armored regiment that Cun Yunsheng spent a lot of effort to create. If it is gone. He really didn't know how to explain it to the other party. "It's Li Yutang's Tenth Army." Xue Yue naturally knew the other party's worries and said with a smile. Hearing that it was Li Yutang's Tenth Army, Meng Fan nodded. It was obvious that he knew Li Yutang's Tenth Army and what he was like. The performance in the Changsha battle was pretty good. "Since there are no objections, let's prepare. Tomorrow we will launch an attack according to the planned plan. The Japanese army never dreamed that we would launch a general attack at this time." The smile on Xue Yue's face never stopped. Especially when I learned that Zhao He's armored regiment had forty-eight tanks, I was even more happy. This time he was going to give the Japanese a hard blow. … Four o'clock in the morning is when people are most sleepy, but the Japanese troops on the position of the Japanese Third Division did not dare to make any movement. Because they have dealt with each other, they know they must be vigilant at all times. "Wake up, there seems to be movement." "It sounded like a chariot." "Nani, how is that possible? You must have heard wrong." "How could the Chinese have chariots?" "You heard me right, this is definitely a chariot." "Hurry and report to the Captain." Colonel Matsuyama Yoshimasa of the 6th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Japanese Division looked at the telegram in front of him and was stunned for a while.
"What's going on?" Colonel Matsuyama Yoshimasa came back to his senses and asked. He knew that the Tenth Army had just launched a general offensive against them and should not have time to launch a new offensive for the time being. Have their reinforcements arrived? This is impossible. No news has been received that there will be reinforcements. And there are more than 100,000 refugees coming from the north. It is said that the defenders in the city provided military rations to help the refugees. Are the refugees also solved? After thinking for a while, he couldn't figure it out. "A lot of people gathered opposite." The investigator hesitated and expressed his judgment. "It seems to be engineers, they are building a bridge." In order to hold on to its position, the Japanese Third Division specially chose its position where there is a river. At the same time, in order to stop the opponent's offensive, they blew up all the bridges on the river. "Engineers? Build a bridge? Are they going to cross the river?" Colonel Matsuyama Yoshimasa was confused again. Do we really want to attack? Impossible! We just attacked, why are we attacking again? Do they have so many new troops? At this moment, a sharp sound of cannons sounded in the sky. "Baga, it's an artillery attack. Are we really going to attack?" "Quick, dodge, let everyone stand up and fight back." "The Chinese army is coming, fight back quickly." In the heavy artillery position on the riverside, a total of 48 155mm heavy howitzers opened fire at the same time. The scene was so spectacular that at least the leader of the 10th Artillery Regiment, Huang Zhengcheng, was so excited that he didn't sleep all night. In order to bring these heavy artillery to the front line, he spent a huge price. But, it's painful and happy at the same time. Although I am very tired, I am very happy now. This was the first time he had experienced so many heavy artillery salvos.
There was no trace of sleepiness on his face, but he was shouting very excitedly. "Blow it up, blow it up hard, kill these sons of bitches." "yes." Dozens of artillery shells hit at the same time, directly blowing up each position of the 6th Infantry Regiment. These positions had already been marked and there was no way to avoid the bombing. Then there was another burst of washing, which beat the Japanese so hard that they couldn't even lift their heads. "Go up, go up, go up, quickly build the bridge." Several engineering battalions quickly built bridges and paved roads. The subsequent troops followed closely, and behind them were tanks. Forty-eight tanks roared and drove slowly towards the pontoon bridge. "Will this collapse?" someone asked worriedly. "No, it will never collapse. We tried." The engineer battalion commander responsible for building the bridge said. "This is an American-made tank. It's a bit heavy." "Don't worry, I guarantee with my head that it will never collapse." Facts have proved that it did not collapse, because the engineer battalion commander also knew that the task was very difficult, so he did not dare to delay anything. "Cross the bridge." … "Go and ask for tactical guidance, the China Army has launched an attack." Colonel Matsuyama Yoshimasa, who was knocked to the ground by the artillery fire, got up and shouted to the communications staff officer next to him. Contact with his position had long been lost, and except for the smoke that could be seen covered by artillery fire, there was no movement at all. This means that the fate of being completely annihilated is not far away. "The phone line is down and the telegram can't be sent out," the communications staff officer said hurriedly. "Baga, **** it, why did the Chinese army in the city suddenly launch an attack?" "There's something wrong. Do they want to annihilate the entire Third Division?" Colonel Matsuyama Yoshimasa guessed. But no one could give him an answer. In desperation, he could only pick up the command knife and rush out of the frontline headquarters in the semi-underground bunker. But as soon as he walked out of the bunker, he saw a tank approaching at great speed in the distance. The machine gun position next to it immediately began to turn the muzzle of the machine gun, but the bullets hitting the tank's armor left no other scars except bullet marks. "boom!" At this time, the tank stopped and fired a shot, and the machine gun position was gone. Before Colonel Matsuyama Yoshimasa could react, another M4 tank was approaching from a distance, and Colonel Matsuyama Yoshimasa hurriedly retreated to the bunker.
"Baga, there are Chinese troops outside. Are they launching a counterattack?" Colonel Matsuyama Yoshimasa shouted. "Haven't we contacted you yet?" "Report, no." "Baga!" Unfortunately, it was useless to contact them because their phone lines had been blown up in the first round of shelling. Soldiers sent to repair telephone lines were also killed by the shock wave generated by the explosion. More importantly, in the face of the American-made M4 tanks, their counterattack methods were ridiculous and completely useless. In less than half an hour, the defense line of the Sixth Infantry Regiment was torn apart. However, Zhao He was not reluctant to fight, but continued to lead the armored regiment to advance. His job is to move forward, move forward, and move forward. As for the rest, just leave it to the infantry. Li Yutang's Tenth Army also followed closely. To be honest, Li Yutang swore that he had never fought such a wealthy battle in his life. Tanks opened the way, heavy artillery suppressed the formation, and all he had to do was command the infantry to expand the results. Based on the hole torn by the armored regiment, continue to expand outward to eliminate more Japanese troops. "Don't stop, keep going." "Let the supply vehicles at the rear follow up and replenish fuel at any time." Zhao He ordered. "yes." "The team needs to be faster, and strive to penetrate the direction of the Japanese army as quickly as possible and kill towards their rear." "yes!" According to the plan formulated by Xue Yue, they would directly penetrate the defense line of the Japanese Third Division, so he was very anxious along the way. He kept urging his subordinates to speed up. The purpose is to complete the mission as soon as possible and surround the Japanese Third Division. "Commander, our speed is already very fast. If we go faster, we will lose the infantry behind us. Why don't we wait for them?" the subordinate next to him advised. Hearing this, Zhao He was stunned, yes. No matter how fast, if the infantry is lost, it will be troublesome if the little devils come around. Might as well stop and wait for them. "Okay, let's stop and rest for an hour. It's time to rest and replenish fuel. By the way, we should urge the infantry to speed up." Zhao He ordered. "yes."
The legs of the Tenth Army in the rear were almost broken. In fact, if they knew there was a branch of arms called motorized infantry. Probably their first reaction was to be very envious. But the reality is the opposite. Motorized infantry, as the name suggests, must run faster than motorcycles. So this is nothing to them. "Damn it, this chariot is running too fast. I can't catch up with it." "My throat is almost smoldering." "Stop talking, my legs are about to break." "Okay, stop **** inking." "When have we ever fought such a rich battle?" "Get up now, don't stop." Once you stop, you will fall behind. At this time, you can only bite the bullet and keep running forward. Fortunately, the morale of the Tenth Army is still very good. In addition, tanks cleared the way and heavy artillery suppressed the formation, so everyone's morale can be said to be high. "Regiment seat, the infantry is here to report. It will take them half an hour to catch up. Let us wait." At this time, the adjutant came over and said again. Hearing this, Zhao He's expression was not very good. "What's going on? It's still half an hour? What are they doing? Why is it so slow?" The daylilies had been cold for half an hour, and now they were catching the Japanese off guard. While the little devil hadn't recovered, he surrounded the third division. Otherwise, the drama of the 106th Division may happen again. "Send a telegram to the Tenth Army and tell them if the incident at Wanjialing will happen again?" "Whether they can completely annihilate the Third Division depends on whether their legs can outrun the Japanese army." "yes." Li Yutang, who received Zhao He's telegram, naturally looked unhappy and yelled immediately. "Cheer up your **** strength. People are sending telegrams to mock us. Do you want to repeat the situation in Wanjialing where the Japanese 106th Division was allowed to escape? Whether we can completely annihilate the Japanese 3rd Division now depends on whether we can win." ” "Even if you break your legs running, you have to run for me and speed up." As he spoke, Li Yutang started galloping on his horse. Behind them are the bitter infantrymen.
"Nani? The Chinese Army has penetrated the defense line of the Sixth Regiment and is heading straight to my division headquarters??" Second Lieutenant General Takahashi Taga looked at the telegram sent and everyone was stunned. Who knew that in just a few hours, the defense line of the Sixth Infantry Regiment was breached and even killed, and the main force was already heading straight for him. This scared him terribly. "Who can tell me why this is?" Lieutenant General Takahashi Taga asked blankly. It's a pity that everyone is confused, although the third division is much weaker now. But it is not something that the China Army can handle. Although the combat effectiveness of the Tenth Army is good, after many battles, the quality of its soldiers has dropped significantly. You can feel it from the battle not long ago. Moreover, although the Japanese army suffered more than 3,000 casualties, the Tenth Army was not much better. Why do you dare to fight back now? Who gave them the courage? "This idiot Matsuyama Yoshimasa, I really want to know how he defended it? Didn't you tell him? He was asked to build fortifications and bunkers, but why couldn't he hold on for a few hours?" If Colonel Matsuyama Yoshimasa heard this, he would definitely scream that he was wronged. He did build fortifications and bunkers, but they were useless. Forty-eight tanks led the battle, and most of them were M4 medium tanks, and encountered fortifications. Once someone hits it, it's gone. And they have no means of counterattack. The bullets hitting the tank were of no use at all. It can only be described as scraping. "Your Excellency, Division Commander, the Tenth Army must have some support. I suspect that the armored troops were dispatched. Otherwise, it is difficult to explain why our defense line was breached in such a short period of time. Even the Sixth Regiment was not informed. I didn't even have time to pass it on," the chief of staff said. "I suggest that we switch tactics immediately." It must be said that his sense of smell is still very sensitive. This abnormal behavior must have other purposes. "You mean, they want to annihilate my third division?" Takahashi Tagaji asked in disbelief. "Hai, it's very possible. Otherwise, I don't understand why they suddenly behaved so abnormally. I even wonder if the armored regiment from Yangcheng arrived in Changsha. Your Excellency, division commander, we currently lack accurate information. I suggest that we turn to tactics first," the chief of staff advised again. After hearing this, Lieutenant General Takahashi Taga fell into deep thought. He felt that what his chief of staff said made sense. Because it's so abnormal.
Normally, it would be considered good if he could severely damage his entire team. It's really weird for a coalition to completely lose its ability to counterattack in just a few hours. But I was still a little unwilling to retreat just like that. "Okay, let the division and regiment headquarters switch tactics first, and the rest of the regiments will continue to hold on. In addition, inform them that if they notice something is wrong, they can switch in immediately without hesitation." Takahashi Tagaji thought for a while and added. "Hai." The chief of staff didn't object. The Japanese troops here were preparing to retreat, but Zhao He looked depressed. "Chief Li, the speed of your infantry is really too slow. You must know that our move is to show the speed of our troops." (End of chapter)