Chapter 540 The Great Wall Fights Again (Twenty)
It is still a hidden cave fortification in the valley, and it is still covered by a low hill incline in front of it. From the mountains facing the plains of the Labakou River Valley in the east of Pinggu County, several artillery positions quietly showed their fangs and sharp teeth. A field cannon with 105 or 150mm caliber lifted up the camouflage net and quickly deployed into the rhythm of attack.
However, at this time, the "Chetah" tank group, which had already won a complete victory on the battlefield, suddenly stopped moving forward, but the first wave of pre-prophetic shells were all empty. Instead, they shot several shells that were intended to cut off the retreat route, which made several tanks lose more or less.
But that's all.
The units of the Fifth Regiment of Luozhendong were almost airtight. Almost at the same time, a large barrier spreading more than ten square kilometers around were formed, hiding all the tanks tightly. Following the reconnaissance plane report to discover the location of the Japanese heavy artillery position. A squadron, JF1 Peregrine Falcon and an A23 aerial tank, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly rushed from the rear to the front. Uncontrolled rockets and bombs cleaned the air defense force as soon as possible. The bulky airborne cannon followed and rushed to the low altitude. The tilted fuselage aimed at the shadowy Japanese cannon behind the dense forest and launched a strike!
In the sky without the threat of powerful anti-air firepower, the a23 air tank is the well-deserved overlord! Whether it is the two 20mm machine guns in the head head, the 6-barrel 12.7mm heavy machine guns on the side, or the 40mm rapid-fire gun, it is simply a death-reaping sickle. The body that seems slow but has extremely stable and low-altitude performance provides sufficient maneuverability and endurance, allowing it to hover around the valley very leisurely and patiently!
Thanks to the powerful transportation capabilities provided by the two high-power engines, the A23 has a much more ammunition on board than a real heavy tank. Except for a few operating members, almost all the space is filled with ammunition chains and ammunition drums. When the shadow formed by its stretched wings is shaded over the battlefield, disaster comes!
First, six heavy machine guns fired mercilessly, killing a large amount of vegetation and camouflage nets, and the infantry who was stubbornly designed to design the sky with guns. Following the 40mm Bofos gun "all of them" and sprayed out 20 rounds. After a rotating bullet drum was lit, the vast group of cannons covering an area was submerged in the thick torch of gunpowder and stopped immediately!
Losing air superiority, every exposure of the Japanese army seemed to be actively sending their own power to the muzzle. The dense vegetation and rugged and complex mountains did not provide much protection. The defensive positions scattered between the vast mountains and fields, facing the dense bombing of rockets, were more like castles built on sand dunes. A hurricane blew and all collapsed!
The two tank battalions were delayed for only a few dozen minutes, and then drove straight into the cannon behind the road, first entering the valley guarded by heavy troops, and without saying a word, rotating the turret to level all the targets on both sides, watching the armed helicopters unfolding the plowing and sweeping holes from the sky, waiting for the supply vehicles behind to come up to complete the battlefield replenishment and maintenance.
At the same time, two wheeled infantry chariot battalions arrived first, and after completely destroying Pinggu County, they followed the front and rushed into the mountainous positions along both sides of the river, less than 10 kilometers away from the Great Wall Pass guarded by heavy troops!
Yuji Takashima fled from the front position in a mess, and looked back halfway at the enemies who were biting their tails and quickly advancing. Those strange guys with eight rubber tires who could run around the mountains had their teeth broken and half of their strength was covered, which made him feel inexplicable in grief and anger all the way. He shouted several times and wanted to go down to fight the other party with a sword.
Thanks to his loyalty, he pulled him hard and refused to do that second-hand business. After fleeing into the frontal defense line in a dilemma, he thought to himself that he didn't know how to face the generals' black faces, and he couldn't help but he became confused.
This is the fastest regional battlefield on the entire Great Wall Front. On the Gubeikou position on the left, the two infantry battalions of the armored cavalry regiment led by Sima Jinming paid the price of more than 200 casualties and finally captured the two-wing mountain fortifications. After blowing up all facilities, most of the Japanese evacuated into the second floor of the mountain, and continued to block the hidden heavy artillery positions.
Sima Jinming turned his head very quickly, and soon he realized that there was a big problem with his tactics. The mechanized troops fought quickly, and made a breakthrough in the opponent's heavy defense system and drove straight in, gaining valuable offensive channels for the troops behind.
But now, he commanded his troops to fight for positions with the Japanese army between the mountains, clearly using his own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strengths, and there was a problem with the routine!
The problem is that the Japanese army's tenacity is too much beyond expectations, and it can't be pulled out like a candy. The design of its artillery position is too vulgar. It is extremely difficult for the fighter jets that occasionally rushed over to try to strike from the air. Unless it completely wiped out its ground defense power, it is extremely difficult to win!
The Japanese army deployed its forces on the front, and it was a whole brigade! With the help of mountain fortifications, not to mention blocking a battalion, it was not easy for the entire regiment to come over and try to break through in a short period of time!
Seeing the battle report, Luo Zhen’s thrilling and striving attitude in the east, Sima Jinming, who was thinking about the signs of leaving, was so angry that he felt itchy. He might lose again in this battle!
His troops took the lead, and they easily killed a large area of Japanese forces without much damage to the war, but Zhu Bin was not happy at all. Especially after seeing the preliminary statistics of tank battles, he grabbed his hair with a little annoyed and shouted: "It's a bit too hard! If I had known this, I wouldn't have rushed to change the tank gun, it would be useless."
Jiang Baili didn't know what to say. Sixty or seventy tanks on both sides fought for half an hour. The Cheetah wiped out the opponent in 2 to 31. The two damaged vehicles could still continue to drive in and fight after emergency repairs. The tank soldiers had almost no casualties. This gap is shocking!
The new Japanese tanks should be said to be very powerful! At least, they are not weak in main guns, thicker armor, and stronger in overall combat capabilities than the German equipment No. 4 tank we know right now! Of course, the tonnage is also larger. This level can be considered world-class!
What is commendable is that the Japanese finally learned the welding multi-layer high-strength alloy armor technology. Compared with the previous riveted tanks, they were really in the sky and on the ground. It seems that in the years of confrontation, they also learned some real things from themselves. At least the tank design layout, turret, armor structure, etc. have made considerable progress. If such a guy was sent to the northern battlefield, it can be expected that the Russians would definitely suffer a big loss!
Even so, it was still a one-sided failure and was in a different place. If I were the commander of the Japanese army, I would probably vomit blood in anger? Look at the tank bodies that were punched through from the side, you can imagine how terrifying the shells I encountered!
Jiang Baili focused on strategy and had a relatively weak understanding of specific weapons, but was also shocked by the data in front of him: "The tungsten alloy armor-piercing projectile fired by the 105mm high-voltage rifled gun currently equipped by our army is too sharp and it is indeed useless. The original three-inch gun is actually just right, and the future battles can be adjusted accordingly."
Zhu Bin sighed: "You said this Japanese man is the same. The current steel production is over 10 million tons. Isn't it okay to make the armor thicker? If this can't be resisted, what should we do if we drive it up?"
Jiang Baili was sweating profusely. If he was a little heavier, could he still run on a battlefield like North China? I'm afraid the Japanese army had spent a lot of effort to get these 30-ton guys?
Shaking his head, he decided not to pay attention to this arrogant and supreme thing, and bounced his fingers lightly on the battle report, saying: "According to the current progress rate, I believe that it will penetrate the entire Japanese defense line by evening and approach the Great Wall. Will you launch a strong attack at that time? If the airborne troops are dispatched to cooperate, the situation will be determined overnight. But in this case, it will be unsightly to disrupt the overall deployment."
Zhu Bin rubbed his scalp hesitantly and said hesitantly: "What's the point. If the fake becomes true, it will force the Japanese to make peace with the Russians and turn the guns and go south with all their might. We will be tired. However, the morale is strong, and I think we will take up the place first! Maybe there are people who understand the Japanese."
Jiang Baili sighed quietly: "I hope the Japanese army can cooperate." He felt a faint regret in his heart. If Zhu Bin was willing to be more active and bravely shoulder the national anti-Japanese banner and lead all the princes and the Central Army to fight the Northern Expedition with all their might, it might not be impossible to regain the lost territory in one fell swoop and revitalize China's strength.
This matter has to be discussed for a long time. Zhu Bin himself doesn't want to, and no one can chase him forward. He has to think of a plan to save the country in a curve!
Jiang Baili didn't know that at this time, in the new Kanto Army headquarters in Shenyang, Ishihara Kanir, as the chief of staff, was more anxious than him. Faced with the flowing battle reports ahead, the huge losses caused by the crazy attacks on the battlefields distributed along the Great Wall had almost no way to control the command's congested generals and assistants!
Even Commander Mijiro Umezu could not calm down anymore, and he couldn't help but ask repeatedly: "Chief of Staff Ishihara, should we tilt the focus of the battle to the south? The Chinese people's offensive was too fierce. If the Great Wall was lost, the consequences would be unimaginable!"
Ishihara Kan's eyes were shining like ghost fire, and his dry, cracked and bubbled lips were pursed pale. He shook his head resolutely and rejected: "No! Our top priority is to use a powerful offensive to destroy the Soviet Union in one fell swoop, force them to sign a treaty of never invasion, and completely determine the security situation in the north, and then concentrate their efforts, completely eliminate the spirit of the Northern Expedition of China, and promote compromise that both sides can accept! This is the most beneficial strategy for the empire!"
The 400,000 Kwantung Army looks powerful, but if it starts a war with China and the Soviet Union, it is not enough. Even the entire Japanese national strength is not enough to launch a comprehensive conquering war. At best, it is to occupy more land and resources. Ishihara Kanir has a full understanding of this.
Meijiro Umezu did not have the decisive understanding of him and hesitated: "But how can we be sure that the Chinese are just one-sided pretending to please the Chinese people, rather than a precursor to a full-scale attack?"
Chapter completed!