The sudden arrival... of a mechanized combat unit belonging to the Eighth Route Army completely broke the overall combat plan of the Japanese Army Shao Sao Furukawa.
The Japanese army was originally divided into two groups, the mechanized combat units to reinforce Hidewa Squadron and the Cavalry respectively. However, they were suddenly attacked by the mechanized combat units of the Eighth Route Army.
Facing the sudden mechanized combat troops of the Eighth Route Army.
Moreover, they are the kind of Eighth Route Army combat troops who are not separated from machines and can even carry out firepower raids directly on relatively flat terrain with the help of the mobility of machines.
The Japanese squadron leader was shocked and quickly organized a counterattack.
In this way, the mechanized combat forces of the Japanese Army and the Eighth Route Army launched what may be the first head-on confrontation in history.
In the end, the so-called mechanized combat unit of the Japanese army was attacked when the soldiers broke away from the mechanized vehicles and lacked follow-up artillery.
It is no match for the Eighth Route Army standing on the shoulders of mechanized combat vehicles.
The Japanese mechanized combat troops' original operations against the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd companies of the Independent Regiment were directly defeated. Under the pursuit of the mechanized combat troops reinforced by the Eighth Route Army, they evacuated hastily towards the Huting stronghold.
Boom——
History is always surprisingly similar.
The three companies that originally besieged the Eighth Route Army used the mobility of mechanized combat vehicles to force the Eighth Route Army troops to dare not evacuate from the hillside.
Now, on the other hand, he has become a poor guy who is busy running for his life while being chased by mechanized combat vehicles of the Eighth Route Army.
The reinforcements of the Eighth Route Army soldiers did not give the little devils a chance to evacuate calmly.
The soldiers of this detachment of mechanized combat troops sent by Kong Jie understand the so-called mechanized combat troops of the Japanese very well.
This headquarters of the independent regiment is directly under the mechanized combat battalion.
Battalion Commander Wang Shoucheng was originally the commander of the 1st Company of the Independent Regiment Armored Corps.
In fact, the operations of mechanized units have many similarities with the operations of armored units.
As an experienced commander in commanding armored troops, Wang Shoucheng shoulders the important task of commander of this mechanized combat battalion.
Before the surprise attack officially broke out, Wang Shoucheng specially separated a small force.
What are you doing?
"The Japs' mechanized combat troops are particularly dependent on the mobility of military transport vehicles. According to the little Japs' urine characteristics, the combat team will temporarily separate from the transport vehicles to fight.
Then the kid's car must be hidden near their fighting area.
After the battle started, you carefully observed the direction in which the Japs were evacuating, intercepted them in advance, and blew up the Japs' transport vehicles.
We must never let the little devil get into the car and run away!"
At this time, in the direction where the Japanese mechanized combat troops turned around and attempted to evacuate, a series of explosions suddenly came out.
A Japanese second lieutenant who was retreating in panic suddenly raised his head, looked at the explosion area, and his face changed drastically, "Your Excellency, squadron leader, the situation is not good. Our car park seems to have been shelled!"
"Asshole, rush over with reinforcements and be sure to save our vehicles!"
The Japanese captain who led the team roared.
We are still two or three kilometers away from the Huting stronghold!
If we don’t have these vehicles and just run back on two legs, we don’t know how long it will take.
The most troublesome thing is that these damn Tubal Road actually have mechanized combat troops.
It is impossible for two legs to outrun the wheels in this relatively open terrain.
Unfortunately, when a group of little devils rushed to the place and took a closer look, they found that the dozen military transport trucks originally parked had all been destroyed, and the flames attached to the fuel tanks of the cars continued to burn.
The corpses of the Japanese soldiers who were guarding the car from the squad the Japanese captain had left behind were scattered on the ground.
As for the culprit.
——Two military trucks equipped with 75mm howitzers are wandering a few hundred meters away.
It seems to be telling the little devils with silent practical actions: I did it!
Looking at the car wreckage on the ground, the Japanese captain roared repeatedly, but in desperation, he had no choice but to lead his troops to temporarily change direction and continue to evacuate towards the Huting stronghold.
Wang Shoucheng personally led the combat troops, and the soldiers rode motorcycles, cars, and several armored vehicles in rapid pursuit...
Huting stronghold.
After the news came, Japanese Major Furukawa's face turned livid.
"Baga, where did this damn Eighth Route Army come from?"
He scolded angrily.
The adjutant on the side explained: "Your Excellency Major, we have sealed the base area of the New Second Regiment very tightly, and there is no news that the enemy has broken through the checkpoints and strongholds.
What is certain is that this reinforcement force is definitely not from the new second regiment.
They probably came from the south, broke through the blockade along the way, and suddenly appeared near the Huting stronghold!"
Miscalculation!
The old Japanese Furukawa made a complete miscalculation this time.
He has been on guard against reinforcements from the New Second Regiment.
Because based on distance calculations, once fighting breaks out outside the Huting stronghold, it seems that only the New Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army can come in with the fastest and most effective reinforcements.
The Eighth Route Army units in other directions, including the New Regiment and the First Team, seemed to Furukawa to be too far away from the Huting stronghold.
If we follow the marching speed of conventional combat troops, it will be impossible for reinforcements to arrive in a short time.
By the time they came over, the imperial troops had already eliminated the ambushed Tubal Road and retreated to the Ting stronghold again.
This is also the reason why Furukawa is so confident.
But the mechanized combat force of the Eighth Route Army in front of him suddenly appeared on the battlefield to the west of the Huting stronghold with powerful mobility, like a heavenly general, catching Furukawa by surprise.
"Your Majesty, Major, what should we do now?"
The Japanese officers who were waiting for Furukawa to make up his mind spoke anxiously.
"Sir, news came from the west. This reinforced mechanized combat unit of the Eighth Route Army has sophisticated machinery and powerful firepower. Our army's mechanized combat unit was quickly defeated.
Even the car used for the retreat was blown up by them, and now it is being chased by these damn Tubal Roads."
"Baga!"
Furukawa, who was quite anxious, thought quickly for a moment and then ordered: "Immediately ask the Communications Department to send an order to the 1st Infantry Squadron and the Garrison, and the 2nd Tank Squadron to be assigned as reinforcements as soon as possible!"
"In addition, let the scouts of the observation team follow the motorized search team to conduct outward searches to determine the enemy's coordinates. The artillery squadron in the stronghold will cooperate with the scouts to carry out long-distance fire reinforcements to block the enemy's pursuit!" p>
"Hi!"
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The Japanese army also stationed an artillery squadron at the Huting stronghold. This was an artillery unit that was only attached to some of the elite combat regiments of the Japanese.
The 122-man force is equipped with three Type 92 infantry cannons, plus four Type 41 75mm mountain cannons.
This is also the core firepower configuration of the Huting stronghold.
The power of both types of artillery is not small, and the range is also very large. Even the maximum range of the infantry artillery, which is often assigned to the size of the brigade, has a maximum range of nearly three kilometers.
After the reinforcements sent by Furukawa quickly set off from the west direction of the stronghold.
An artillery detachment composed of fifteen people, a total of three artillery detachments, each pushing an infantry gun, moved to the outside of the stronghold to coordinate the reinforcements.
The Japanese Type 92 infantry gun has a caliber of 70 mm, but weighs only more than 200 kilograms, so it can be easily pushed by several people.
In addition, the gun body is low and easy to conceal, making it very suitable as a follow-up artillery to provide fire support.
Under the deployment of both parties.
The battle that started with the Second Company ambushing the Japanese reinforcements is still continuing.
It's just that the Eighth Route Army troops that were fighting the Japanese army at this time had transformed from the second company of the New Second Regiment into a mechanized combat battalion that was chasing the Japanese evacuating troops.
"Damn it, these four-legged ones can run faster than our two-legged ones!"
At this time, the crisis had been resolved. Looking at the reinforced mechanized combat troops of the Eighth Route Army that were chasing the Japanese all the way and gradually walking away, the second company commander said with some envy.
"It would be great if our new second regiment could one day form such a mechanized combat team!"
"Company commander, what should we do now? Should we follow the reinforcements and pursue the Japs?" Seeing that there was no trace of the enemy in front of him, the platoon leader asked.
The second company commander scolded: "Chasing, how to chase?
Can we outrun other people’s four wheels?
In this way, everyone quickly rested for two minutes, then turned around, and we fought back in the direction of the river. We cooperated with the 1st and 3rd companies to flank the Japanese troops who escaped from the direction of the river."
"Yes!"
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Wang Shoucheng was sitting in the co-pilot position of a three-wheeled military motorcycle, personally holding a light machine gun and directing the team to pursue the Japanese army.
Those who escaped included the Japanese cavalry unit, the tank squadron that had lost its tanks, and the Japanese mechanized combat squadron that had lost its transport vehicles.
The terrain to the west of this Huting stronghold is relatively open, and the height of the equally open road and the surrounding terrain are almost on the same level.
Even if you drive off the road, you can still keep the vehicle moving quickly.
Originally, it was based on the mobility of Wang Shoucheng's mechanized vehicles.
It is not difficult to catch up with the little devils who mostly run on two legs.
It's just that the Japanese who were escaping all the way were quite courageous. In order to preserve the main force, the troops even cut off their arms again and again to survive.
In the two previous confrontations.
The Japanese left several combat troops behind, equipped with a considerable number of crooked light machine guns, and blocked the pursuing Eighth Route Army troops regardless of casualties, buying time for the retreating Japanese troops.
Of course, in the end, it was the mantis who blocked the car, and they were all wiped out soon.
It does have an effect.
The soldiers have been pursuing them until now, but they still have not been able to eliminate all the fleeing Japs.
Seeing that the Japanese who continued to flee were approaching the outside of the Huting stronghold, Wang Shoucheng was also a little anxious. He shouted directly into the walkie-talkie: "Both-wing armored combat teams, immediately outflank me from the flanks and cut off the Japanese's access to the Huting stronghold."
We must not put the little Japs back into their stronghold!"
In the rear where the Japanese were escaping, there was a more open area.
After Wang Shoucheng's order was issued, three eight-way armored vehicles on each side of the left and right wings advanced rapidly.
According to the speed of both parties, the Japanese's two legs will definitely not be able to run on four wheels.
In addition to the dozens of Japanese cavalry in the army who can break through the blockade one step ahead, the remaining Japanese infantry will definitely be cut off by armored vehicles and completely outflanked.
The Japanese captain who foresaw this scene was so cruel that he ordered to stop retreating and launched a defense on the spot with a few slightly raised earth slopes in front of him.
He didn't seem to be planning to escape anymore. He knew he couldn't escape, so he would rather choose Yu Shai than fight these damn idiots.
Wang Shoucheng, who was leading the pursuit, saw this scene and smiled.
The little devil who accepts his fate but struggles is undoubtedly the best prey.
The final decisive battle suddenly begins.
Outside the fortifications where the Japanese were stationed, as far as the eye could see, there was an open terrain close to a plain.
With the help of a large number of combat vehicles, modified military motorcycles, armored vehicles and cars, the Eighth Route Army soldiers opened skirmish lines across the entire plain, as if attacking Japanese troops from all directions.
When the infantry squadron and the puppet army garrison sent by the old Japanese Furukawa arrived quickly, they happened to see such a situation.
A group of Japanese and puppet soldiers all had their eyes widened and their mouths almost big enough to fit into their fists.
Subconscious confusion comes to mind:
Fuck, is this still the Tubal Road with backward equipment and scarce ammunition that we remember?
This is an armored vehicle, a car, and a motorcycle. It is simply richer than the elites of the damn imperial army.
Regardless of the shock in his heart, the Japanese squadron leader who arrived quickly directed firepower to block the retreating Japanese troops.
Following the Japs' motorized search team, the Japs' observation team of the Japs' artillery squadron, which quickly arrived on motorcycles, also wanted to lock in the bombardment target.
It's just that the various vehicles on the Tubal Road that were being pursued were quite scattered, making it difficult to carry out artillery fire at all.
In desperation, the Japanese artillery scouts could only pass back the coordinates of the approximate area where the Eighth Route Army was located.
Several artillery units at the rear of the Japs quickly launched artillery bombardments.
The shells passed through a distance of nearly one kilometer and exploded in the approximate area where the two sides were fighting.
"Damn it, the little devil has used the artillery units hidden in the stronghold!"
Looking at the artillery shells that hit the soldiers' speeding vehicles one after another, Wang Shoucheng couldn't help but curse.
"Give me a fucking blast. Put two more rounds of firepower on each vehicle and retreat immediately!"
Seeing the arrival of Japanese reinforcements, Wang Shoucheng issued an order, and the six armored vehicles that originally blocked the Japanese troops' retreat also quickly drove away.
And while driving away, it continued to bombard the Japanese reinforcements with its loaded 75mm howitzer.
Boom——
The shell hit the spot, and with the explosion, the Japanese were killed and wounded.
The soldiers used artillery to bombard the reinforcements.
The enemy's rear-mounted artillery continued to bombard the reinforcing soldiers.
Seeing that a motorcycle was hit by a Japs' artillery shell and that several soldiers died on the spot, Wang Shoucheng was furious and directly ordered all the artillery equipped with 75mm howitzers to launch towards the central area of the Huting stronghold.
Shelling.
More than a dozen rounds of artillery shells were fired several times in a row while the vehicle retreated at the same time.
The maximum range of this M1-type 75mm howitzer is farther than the Japanese Type 41 mountain cannon, and even has a maximum range of nearly nine thousand meters.
Twenty or thirty shells were easily delivered to the central area of the Huting stronghold.
To use Wang Shoucheng's words, this is called knocking on the mountain to shock the tiger. Even if it scares him, he will also scare the little devil!
Amidst a series of explosions, the Japs Major Furukawa, who was at the headquarters, was suddenly startled by the shaking of the ground.
Listening to the continuous falling of artillery shells almost outside the headquarters, he shouted with some fear: "Baga, what happened?"
The communications soldier who got into the headquarters quickly replied: "Sir, the stronghold has been violently bombarded by enemy forces from the west. Please move to the artillery defenses immediately!"