Chapter 1007: Reproduce the Iron Rolling Triple Sweep Tactics!
"Baga, retreat!"
Watching dense artillery fire exploding around me, and the Eighth Route Army cavalry dispatching to intercept.
Takashi Takamori decisively ordered to turn his horse's head, turned around and ran away in the direction he came from.
This road is blocked!
In the intensive artillery fire, the cavalry guards of the two division commanders around him were hit by shrapnel.
In just a few minutes, more than half were killed or injured.
and.
The Eighth Route Army dispatched cavalry to intercept. Takamori Takashi estimated that even if he could break out of the Eighth Route Army's encirclement, it would be difficult for him to escape the pursuit and interception of the Eighth Route Army's cavalry because there were too few troops around him.
Not long after, Takamori Takashi and Seiichi Aoki led the remaining cavalry and fled back to the starting position in embarrassment.
At this time, Colonel Seio Nishihara sent telegrams to all regiments and brigades to complete the breakout and transfer to Baoding.
Looking at Takamori Takashi and Seiichi Aoki who had returned, Nishihara Masao looked startled.
"Division commander, Lieutenant General Aoki, why... why did you come back?" Masao Nishihara asked in surprise.
"Nishihara-kun, your analysis is correct. The northwest direction of the battlefield is indeed the weak point of the Eighth Route Army's encirclement."
Lieutenant General Takamori Taka quickly turned over and dismounted and said:
"Where is the Cavalry Regiment? Let the Cavalry Regiment join the division headquarters immediately, and we will break out from the northwest of the battlefield immediately!"
"Your Excellency, Division Commander." Colonel Masiyo Nishihara was stunned and said, "I just received news that the cavalry regiment launched an attack on the Eighth Route Army tank troops, and all of them have been shattered!"
"Nani?"
"The whole cavalry regiment is in pieces?"
Takamori Taka suddenly opened his eyes wide.
So fast?
At this time, Takamori regretted very much that he should not have sent the cavalry regiment to attack the Eighth Route Army's tank troops.
If the cavalry regiment is still there, it can definitely cover the 11th Division Regiment Headquarters and the 40th Division Regiment Headquarters, and break through from the weak point of the Eighth Route Army's encirclement to the northwest of the battlefield.
Now that the entire cavalry regiment is in pieces, and the breakout of the two divisions and regiments has been repelled, the Eighth Route Army will definitely make up for the weak points of the encirclement.
Without the cover of the cavalry regiment, it would be difficult for them to break out.
Lieutenant General Seiichi Aoki on the side also looked solemn.
"Hi."
Seihara bowed his head.
"Where is the southern part of the battlefield?" Seiichi Aoki asked in a deep voice, "Can we break out from the southern part and then take a detour back to Baoding, or go directly to Shandong Province."
Seio Nishihara smiled bitterly and said: "Lieutenant General Aoki, we have just received news that a large number of cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army appeared in the south of the battlefield, with at least five cavalry regiments... and the supplies of our three divisions also fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army.
inside."
Aoki Chengyi's expression suddenly became solemn.
The strength of the five cavalry regiments on this plain terrain posed a greater threat to the Japanese army than the tens of thousands of the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
Once the Japanese army's formation is disrupted by cavalry, the Japanese army of the three divisions will be reduced to lambs to be slaughtered!
Takashi Takamori now regrets sending cavalry to attack the Eighth Route Army tank troops.
However, at that time, he did not know that there were tens of thousands of the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the north, which had blocked the passage of the Japanese army northward.
But regretting it now has no effect.
How to break through is the key.
He looked gloomy and quickly analyzed the situation.
There are more than 50,000 elite troops of the Eighth Route Army in the north. Just from the artillery firepower analysis, they are not even a bit stronger than the Eighth Route Army troops in Central Hebei Province. They are most likely the main force of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
With the entire cavalry regiment in pieces, it would be impossible for the Locust Army to break through the Eighth Route Army's northern defense line in a short period of time.
To the east, the Locust Army fought fiercely with the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong Army for a whole day, but failed to defeat the Jizhong Eighth Route Army.
To the south are thousands of elite cavalrymen from the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
Thousands of elite cavalrymen in the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army had outstanding achievements and reputation, and Takamori Takashi did not dare to touch them lightly.
To the west of the battlefield, there are hundreds of tanks of the Eighth Route Army, most of which are heavy tanks!
This is a terrifying force that is enough to tremble the entire Imperial Japanese Army.
Thinking of this, Takamori Takashi's face became even more ugly and solemn.
Now he and his locust army have reached a situation where they have no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth.
Lieutenant General Takamori Taka came up with a central blooming tactic.
They held back the main force of the Eighth Route Army here until the main force of the Locust Army from the North China Front arrived and surrounded the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
But as soon as this idea appeared, he was killed by Takamori Takashi.
With the current strength of the Eighth Route Army, let alone their three divisions, they simply cannot last that long.
Even if it can last that long, if the main locust army of the North China Front dares to come, it will just be to deliver food.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, what should we do now?"
Colonel Seiyo Nishihara, who had always been resourceful, had no choice at this time.
After he issued the order, he prepared to follow a force to break out. Unexpectedly, Takamori Takashi and Seiichi Aoki were pushed back.
"Now we can only wait until dark, and then we can break out after dark!"
"in addition."
"Immediately report our situation to the North China Front and request tactical guidance!"
Takamori Takashi looked at the watch on his hand. It was almost getting dark, and he said in a sad tone.
Night combat and close combat were the specialty of the Eighth Route Army. Takamori Takashi was really not sure whether he could successfully break out of the encirclement.
at this time.
Takamori hated Sun Liangcheng so much that he wanted to eat his flesh and gnaw his bones.
If he hadn't deliberately provided false information, how could the 11th Division, 40th Division and 56th Division have fallen into a situation surrounded by the Eighth Route Army?
But it's useless to say anything now. We can only break out with all our strength and settle the accounts with Sun Liangcheng.
"Hi."
Nishihara Seifu lowered his head:
"I'm going to summon the most elite Locust Army troops to cover the division commander and Lieutenant General Aoki to break out!"
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"Regiment Commander, the 17th Infantry Battalion of the intervening troops has just reported."
The communications staff of the New Regiment Headquarters reported to Li Yunlong:
"A group of Japanese cavalry, about 100 of them, was trying to break out from the northwest of the battlefield. They were shelled by our army and a small group of cavalry was dispatched to intercept it. This group of Japanese cavalry was pushed back."
Li Yunlong's expression changed and he said:
"There is something special about this group of Japs. They actually allowed the Japs to find the weak point of the encirclement?"
"If the Japs had more cavalry, they might have been able to escape from the encirclement."
Wang Dehou said:
"Regiment Commander, Sun Desheng reported to the regiment headquarters about five minutes ago that they have wiped out all the Japanese cavalry."
"The Japanese have no extra cavalry left to attack our encirclement defense line."
Li Yunlong nodded, his expression very satisfied.
"Are the 6th Heavy Battalion going to the northwest of the battlefield?" Li Yunlong asked.
"Captain, I have given orders to the 6th Heavy Battalion." Wang Dehou said, "At this time, they are already on their way to the northwest of the battlefield."
After a pause, Wang Dehou smiled slightly and continued: "Oh, by the way, the Ministry of Communications monitored the call between Lieutenant General Takashi Takamori, commander of the Japanese 11th Division, and Sun Liangcheng, commander of the puppet Second Front Army."
At first, the puppet troops and the Japanese used radio to communicate. The Eighth Route Army's radio station could also detect it, but could not decipher it.
However, Sun Liangcheng and Takamori Takashi used radio to talk, and they did not talk in code words.
It was directly monitored by the radio station of the New Group.
"Oh?" Commander Li immediately became interested, "That son of a bitch Sun Liangcheng is not dead yet? What did they say?"
Wang Dehou said: "He's not dead yet. During the phone call, Sun Liangcheng also said that Shimen City and Zhengding were still in the hands of the Japanese and puppet troops. He reassured Takashi Takamori that the Eighth Route Army wanted to capture Shimen City and Zhengding, unless from him
Stepping over Sun Liangcheng's body, could it be that Sun Liangcheng was deliberately helping our Eighth Route Army?"
"I don't think this bitch has such good intentions." Li Yunlong snorted coldly, "I hate traitors the most in my life."
Immediately, Li Yunlong stared at the map for a while and ordered in a stern tone.
"Sun Liangcheng ran south with the puppet troops. I guess this idiot wanted to go to Yu Province to find the national army."
"Immediately order Chu Yunfei to destroy Sun Liangcheng and his puppet army at all costs!"
Now Li Yunlong can't take action to deal with Sun Liangcheng, but he still has his younger brother Chu Yunfei.
Now Chu Yunfei's new independent regiment has over 10,000 troops and all American equipment, and has established a firm foothold in northern Henan.
Cleaning up Sun Liangcheng and the remnants of his two to three thousand puppet troops is just like playing tricks.
"yes!"
Wang Dehou quickly drafted a telegram and asked the Ministry of Communications to send it out immediately.
After issuing the order, Wang Dehou came to Li Yunlong and said: "Commander, the troops of our new regiment of the Eighth Route Army plus the brothers' troops from Jizhong, totaling about 160,000 main troops, have formed an encirclement situation against about 40,000 Japanese soldiers.
Do you think we should launch a general attack immediately, or encircle the point and bring reinforcements?"
Li Yunlong thought for a moment with his eyes exposed, and said: "Surrounding the point for reinforcements is a good tactic, but we don't have that many troops to fight the Japanese reinforcements, and I estimate that the old Japanese like Okamura Neiji will wait until the main force of the Kwantung Army and the main force of the 11th Army arrive in North China.
Before, I didn’t even dare to send troops to rescue.”
"Don't rush to attack. First order all the troops to stabilize the encirclement. After dawn tomorrow, we will send out planes and heavy tank battalions to clear out the Japanese in the encirclement."
"Captain, what do you mean..." Wang Dehou's eyes lit up slightly, "Iron rolling three-layer mopping up tactics?"
Wang Dehou was naturally deeply impressed by this tactic.
This tactic was invented by the commander of the Japanese North China Front Army, Okamura Neiji, and was intended to be used against the Eighth Route Army.
However, boss Chen revealed the tactics to Li Yunlong in advance.
Li Yunlong used this tactic to severely damage the Japanese 1st Division that had just entered northwest Shanxi.
The main force of the 1st Division was killed in a few hours. The power of this tactic... Wang Dehou still remembers it fresh.
"That's right, it's the iron rolling three-layer sweeping tactic."
"You must not be merciful when dealing with little devils!"
Li Yunlong's tone was harsh and his eyes revealed murderous intent.
"yes!"
Wang Dehou looked solemn, turned around and went to deliver the order.
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Peking.
Iron Lion Alley.
North China Front Army Headquarters.
"Report to the General."
Communications Staff Officer Kitani Haruo held the telegram in his hand and walked quickly into the operations hall. His expression and tone were as solemn as ever, and he bowed his head to report to Neji Okamura:
"The 11th Division, 40th Division and 56th Division were heavily surrounded by the Eighth Route Army on the Jinzhou battlefield. Lieutenant General Takamori Takashi and Lieutenant General Aoki Seiichi requested tactical guidance!"
"His Majesty the Locust is on board!"
"The Japanese Locust Army is onboard!"
After reporting the contents of the telegram, Kitani Haruo lowered his head and remained silent.
On the opposite side, Neji Okamura, Sue Seizo and Kazuki Yamamoto all had expressions of great change.
"Nani?"
"The 11th Division, 40th Division and 56th Division were surrounded by the main force of the Eighth Route Army?"
Youmo Jingsan asked with disbelief on his face.
Half an hour ago, the 11th Division headquarters only reported the presence of a large number of Eighth Route Army tanks in the west of the battlefield.
Only half an hour had passed, and the main force of the three divisions of the Locust Army was already surrounded?
"Hi."
Kitani Haruo suddenly lowered his head.
"Baga!" Okamura Neji couldn't help but cursed angrily, "What the hell is going on?"
"Isn't the truth already revealed?"
Yamamoto Kazuki said in an indifferent tone:
"Sun Liangcheng, a traitor to the Locust Alliance Army, deliberately gave false information to the North China Front Army Headquarters and Lieutenant General Takamori Takashi. The main force of the Eighth Route Army had already arrived at the Jinzhou battlefield and formed an encirclement situation against the Locust Army."
"Sun Liangcheng...damn it!"
Okamura Neji tightly grasped the handle of the general's sword with his right hand, with a crazy killing intent in his eyes.
It can be said that Sun Liangcheng's wave of telecommunications fraud is not only very likely to ruin the 11th, 40th and 56th Japanese divisions.
To make matters worse, it also disrupted Okamura Neji's entire combat plan.
Once the 11th Division, 40th and 56th Divisions were completely wiped out in the Jinju area.
Then Baoding's six divisions and three brigades may not be able to hold on until the main force of the Kwantung Army and the main force of the 11th Army arrive.
"Yamamoto-kun, please pass on this order. No matter where Sun Liangcheng escapes, he will die!"
Yumo Seizo looked at Yamamoto Kazuki and gave the order with murderous intent.
At this time, the Japanese did not know that Sun Liangcheng did not join the Eighth Route Army, but killed the Japanese headquarters and ran away with the bucket.
"Hi."
Yamamoto Kazuki lowered his head and looked at Okamura Neji:
"Your Excellency, General, what should we do now? Should we send reinforcements from Baoding to rescue the 11th Division, 40th Division and 56th Division?"
"There is no need for rescue." Okamura Neiji glanced at the map, "Order the 11th Division, the 40th Division and the 56th Division to break out with all their strength."
There are at least more than 100,000 main forces of the Eighth Route Army at the Jinzhou battlefield. From the direction of Shanxi, there is a high probability that more main forces of the Eighth Route Army will come.
Sending one or two divisions over to rescue them would only serve to deliver food to the Eighth Route Army.
Sending all 6 divisions and 3 brigades there may not necessarily be able to rescue these 3 divisions.
Baoding is more than 100 kilometers away from the Jinzhou battlefield.
Even if they want to send troops there, they are beyond reach.
What's more, if he really sends two or three divisions to the Jinzhou battlefield, I am afraid that the frontline commander of the Eighth Route Army, Li Yunlong, the commander of the new regiment, will smile crookedly.
Although Okamura Neiji really didn't want to give up these three divisions.
But now that the situation has come to a point, Okamura Neji can only take countermeasures of stopping losses in time.
"Hi."
Yamamoto Kazuki lowered his head suddenly.
Arimue Seizo quickly drafted a telegram and handed it to Kiya Haruo, who took the telegram and turned around and left quickly.
Watching Haruo Kitani leave, Yamamoto Kazuki suddenly changed his expression and said, "Your Excellency, General, I suddenly thought of a way that might be able to deal with the tanks of the Eighth Route Army."
"any solution?"
Okamura Neji looked at Yamamoto Kazuki.
Yusue Seizo on the side also turned to look at Yamamoto with expectation in his eyes.
The Eighth Route Army's tank units put a lot of pressure on the North China Front Army.
If it can deal with the tanks of the Eighth Route Army, it can reduce the pressure on the North China Front Army by at least half.
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evening.
The Japanese dispersed and broke through. Except for two small groups of troops who managed to break through the encirclement, all the remaining Japanese were repulsed.
However, these two small groups of Japanese troops almost succeeded in breaking through, but fell short.
Not long after the Japanese broke through the siege, they were killed on the spot by the Eighth Route Army cavalry who were in hot pursuit.
That night, the Japanese in the encirclement concentrated their forces and launched an assault on the Eighth Route Army's encirclement, trying to break out of the encirclement at night.
But it is a pity that the Eighth Route Army is good at night fighting and close combat.
Now that we still have a large number of flares, it is naturally even less possible for the Japanese to seek benefits.
Li Yunlong didn't order a general attack at night because he didn't want to let some Japanese soldiers escape in the chaos.
After all, Li Yunlong's goal in this battle is to annihilate them all.
That night, the Jinzhou battlefield was very lively.
The Japs officers in the Japs headquarters had their brains and CPUs almost burned out, and they used various tactics to launch a breakout.
Sound to the east and attack in the west, sound to the west and attack in the west, just shout to kill but not attack...
As the 4th and 5th Battalions of the new regiment arrived, the Eighth Route Army's encirclement had already been formed and narrowed. There were few weak points in the encirclement, and the firepower was very strong everywhere.
The Japanese struggled all night and suffered many casualties, but failed to break through the Eighth Route Army's encirclement.
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Early the next morning.
Zhao Gang led the new regiment's 1st Heavy Battalion, 2nd Heavy Battalion and 3rd Heavy Battalion to arrive.
"Lao Li, how is the situation on your side?"
As soon as Zhao Gang entered the headquarters, he asked in an expectant tone.
"Haha, Lao Zhao, are you here?"
Seeing his old partner, Captain Li immediately smiled and said:
"The 40,000 Japanese remnants of the 11th Division, 40th Division and 56th Division are all in the encirclement, and they are now waiting to harvest the corn!"
"Very good!"
Zhao Gang suddenly smiled:
"Shimen City and Zhengding have been captured by us with the Hammer of the Loving Father, and all the Japs defending the city have been wiped out."
Li Yunlong nodded with a satisfied expression.
His precious Fatherly Hammer was deployed, and it was within his expectation to regain Shimen City and Zhengding.
It's just a street fight with the Japanese, which requires a lot of effort.
However, there are not many Japs in Shimen City and Zhengding, so even street fighting will not take long.
Li Yunlong said: "The Japanese have finished swinging their three axes. Now it's our turn. Old Zhao, do you want to ask your enemy engineering department to shout for the Japanese to surrender first and see if there are any Japanese who want to surrender?"
The New Regiment not only established an art team, but also established an enemy engineering department, which was directly under the jurisdiction of political commissar Zhao.
The main task of the soldiers from the enemy's Ministry of Industry is to persuade the Japanese to surrender and to launch educational and political offensives against the captured Japanese.
Now among the Eighth Route Army troops, there are many Japanese who joined the anti-war alliance and joined the Eighth Route Army in fighting the Japanese.
"There are Japs from the Type A Division in the encirclement. I guess trying to persuade them to surrender will have no effect. The Japs would have surrendered long ago."
Zhao Gang shook his head and said, the Japs in the Class A Division are full of Bushido and loyalty to the Locust, and they will not surrender even if they are cornered.
As long as the Japs from the 11th Division are present, the Japs from the 40th Division and the 56th Division may not surrender.
Li Yunlong nodded, looked at the staff with wide eyes, and loudly ordered: "Give me the order, the iron rolling three-layer mopping up tactics will begin."
The words were filled with killing intent!
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[Happy New Year's Day, brothers! Time flies so fast. 2023 has passed so quickly. I wish all my book friends good health and lots of money in 2024. I hope I can improve the quality and speed of code word updates in 2024.
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