The Xinzhou Basin is suitable for tanks and cavalry to maneuver.
Therefore, the Japanese army assembled a cavalry regiment and a tank regiment to ambush around, waiting for opportunities.
The two tanks currently equipped by the new regiment naturally have no opponents on the ground, but the Japanese have air support, and aerial bombs pose a great threat to the ground tanks.
An experienced ace pilot can most likely kill a tank with just one dive.
Therefore, Boss Chen's plane needs to arrive in time, otherwise even if the tanks gain an advantage on the ground, they will probably be called upon by the Japanese planes.
Although each tank is equipped with an anti-aircraft machine gun, there is no advantage in shooting from low altitude to high altitude.
"It's hard to let go of the child without trapping the wolf. Now that we have detailed information, as long as we calculate the arrival time of the Japanese plane and Boss Chen's plane, we have a great chance of winning this battle!"
Li Yunlong's tone was harsh.
The Japanese army had an infantry regiment, a cavalry regiment, an artillery regiment, a tank regiment, and air support. Such a configuration was naturally invincible on plain terrain.
But the new regiment is not bad either, it also has infantry, cavalry, artillery, tanks and air support.
Except for the fact that the number of cavalry is not as good as that of the Japanese cavalry, several other arms have an advantage. Even the firepower of the cavalry is stronger than that of a cavalry regiment of the Japanese cavalry.
"Moreover, I have already communicated with Boss Chen, and he has agreed to replace 0 of the bombers with fighter jets."
Li Yunlong knew very well that although the Saber fighter jets could not carry many aerial bombs, the incendiary bombs carried by the fighter jets were extremely powerful. If an incendiary bomb was dropped, a mountain top would be set on fire.
He had heard from Boss Chen that this kind of incendiary bomb was called napalm bomb.
The napalm that splashes onto the human body after a napalm bomb explodes is like lard paste, thick and resistant to burning. When it comes into contact with the human body, it will quickly penetrate the skin and reach the bones.
Li Yunlong has long seen the power of this weapon.
Although the Japanese also had this kind of bomb, its power was much smaller than that of Boss Chen, and it was not enough to cause large-scale casualties.
Of course, the total number of air support provided by Boss Chen is still 40 aircraft, 10 B9 bombers and 30 Sabre fighter air support.
"Does the Japanese aircraft shot down by Boss Chen's plane count as business?"
Wang Dehou suddenly asked.
If it was included in the business, then by shooting down dozens of Japanese aircraft, the mountain artillery and howitzers alone would make a huge profit.
"It doesn't count!"
Li Yunlong shook his head.
Who doesn't like howitzers and mountain cannons?
The key to the problem is that those are Boss Chen's planes and Boss Chen's pilots. If they shoot down the planes, they are also included in the business.
Then what do you want Li Yunlong and Xinyi Tuan to do?
Boss Chen can lead his troops to join the war directly.
Moreover, from now on, Li Yunlong and the New Regiment will no longer participate in the war. They will wait in the base area for Boss Chen's troops to finish defeating the Japanese and reward him.
This obviously doesn't work.
Although air support was the reward obtained by the New Regiment for killing the Japanese major general, it was not the Japanese killed by the New Regiment after all.
"It's a pity..." Wang Dehou suggested with a look of pity on his face, "Time is tight. Since we have decided to do it, let's discuss a battle plan as soon as possible."
Ever since the tank was delivered, Li Yunlong had long wanted the tank to go to the battlefield to deal with the Japanese, and now he finally got an opportunity.
He glanced at everyone and saw that Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo had no objection.
Of course, even if you object, it is useless. Li Yunlong has a veto power in the new group.
Li Yunlong took out a map from his pocket and spread it out on the table of the Eight Immortals. Everyone gathered together, talking to each other, and gradually improving the battle plan.
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Three days later.
A Nakajima fighter jet escorted a Mitsubishi 100 transport aircraft landing at Wusu Airport.
After landing, the transport plane slowly headed towards the secondary runway.
The transport plane stopped on the secondary runway, and several Japanese ground staff quickly moved the ladder forward and set it up in front of the cabin door.
The cabin door was opened immediately, and a moment later, Chief of Staff of the North China Front Moritake Tanabe appeared at the airport door.
Tanabe Moritake walked down the ladder, and behind him, the 10th Division Commander Ishikawa Jiro and several other division commanders, as well as some staff members, followed him off the plane.
First Army Commander Yoshio Iwamatsu, Chief of Staff Masaru Hanatani and others rushed forward to greet and salute.
After the two sides exchanged military salutes and exchanged a few pleasantries, Yoshio Iwamatsu and Hanatani arranged for Moritake Tanabe and his party to take an armored vehicle to the inner city of Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army.
After learning that the Japanese planes were not deployed at Wusu Airport, Li Yunlong had ordered the artillery units hidden in nearby tunnels to return to their base.
However, even if the artillery of the new regiment did not return to the station, and Boss Chen provided information to Li Yunlong.
Li Yunlong's artillery position at Wujin Mountain was also difficult to blow up Tanabe Moritake, Ishikawa Jiro, Iwamatsu Yoshio and others from a distance.
Because as the Japanese army has sent a large number of troops to Taiyuan, there is now a division of Japs around Wusu Airport, with three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry within a few kilometers. With such a security intensity and personnel density, even members of the Sharp Sword Squadron
, and it is impossible to carry a high-power walkie-talkie and infiltrate near the airport.
After all, if the new artillery regiment wants to bombard the airport, it must be guided by observers.
If the Japanese put the plane at Wusu Airport, they can only wait for the Japanese army to go to northwestern Shanxi, and then one night special forces carrying high-power walkie-talkies will penetrate into the vicinity of the airport and guide the artillery to fire.
Only in this way can the airport runway and the planes in the airport be blown up.
On the same day, Yoshio Iwamatsu hosted a banquet in honor of Moritake Tanabe and his party, accompanied by Kazuki Yamamoto and other officers above the rank of colonel.
But Yamamoto Kazuki was only thinking about special operations and cutting off Li Yunlong's head.
The other officers were all changing glasses there, but Yamamoto drank alone, looking a bit out of place.
During the dinner, Yoshio Iwamatsu also specially introduced Yamamoto Kazuki and his special agent team to Tanabe Moritake, and prepared to give Yamamoto's special agent team to Tanabe Moritake to ensure his safety.
However, he was rejected by Tanabe Moritake, who looked down upon the Yamamoto special forces, and instead handed over the task of protecting the headquarters to the troops directly under the 10th Division.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Early the next morning, after breakfast, Tanabe Moritake ordered a secret meeting.
In the First Army conference room.
Chief of Staff Moritake Tanabe sat in the first place, and Commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade Tadamichi Kuribayashi sat in the second place.
In addition, there are Colonel Sakai Ginzo, captain of the 108th Artillery Regiment, Colonel Nishizawa Yuuo, captain of the 13th Cavalry Regiment, Colonel Ogawa Yushimatsu, captain of the 13th Tank Regiment, Colonel Eisuke Suzuki, captain of the 39th Infantry Regiment, and Mitsuo Yamamoto, captain of the 6th Infantry Regiment.
Colonel.
Among them, the 13th Tank Regiment was transferred from Central China.
The 108th Artillery Regiment is a unit directly under the North China Front, the 39th Infantry Regiment is under the 8th Brigade of the 10th Division, and the 6th Infantry Regiment is under the 1st Division.
The 13th Cavalry Regiment is affiliated to the 1st Cavalry Brigade. It is worth mentioning that this 13th Cavalry Regiment was defeated by the Eighth Route Army cavalry.
When the 386th Brigade robbed a Japanese column full of combat supplies at Longwangtu in Niangziguan, the 13th Cavalry Regiment happened to be nearby and was sent by Yoshio Shinozuka to reinforce the column.
Nishizawa Yoshio led his troops to encounter the cavalry of various regiments of the 386th Brigade near Ryukou. In that battle, the 13th Cavalry Regiment was almost wiped out.
The commander of the regiment, Colonel Nishizawa Yoshio, ran back to Inner Mongolia with the remaining troops overnight and vowed never to come to Shanxi again.
Later, the 13th Cavalry Regiment was replenished, and Nishizawa Yuio felt that he could do it again. This time he was ordered to follow Tadamichi Ribayashi to Shanxi, hoping to take revenge.
These five regiments totaled more than 10,000 people and formed a detachment, commanded by Major General Tadamichi Kuribayashi.
First, the 39th Regiment protected the fake frontline headquarters and arrived in the Xinzhou Basin. The other four regiments quietly went there at night and ambush the 39th Regiment nearby.
If the new regiment does not come, once it attacks the 39th Regiment, it will immediately be surrounded by the other three regiments.
In addition, in order to achieve the purpose of tactical deception, the 10th Division, 1st Division and 3rd Division in Taiyuan are temporarily immobilized, otherwise the new regiment may discover that this is a trap.
As soon as the fighting started, the main forces of the 10th Division, 1st Division and 3rd Division immediately headed north to reinforce the Ririn detachment.
Tadashi Kuribayashi was also full of expectations and confidence. He had long wanted to fight Li Yunlong head-on, and now he finally had the chance.
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On the eve of the Japanese army's sweep, a regiment of Japs protected the Japanese army's fake frontline headquarters and set up camp near Xinzhou.
At the same time, the 13th Tank Regiment, the 13th Cavalry Regiment, the 108th Field Artillery Regiment and the 6th Regiment quietly moved north from Taiyuan along Tongpu Road at night.
Just when the Japanese were secretly setting up an ambush.
The Japanese did not know that Li Yunlong was also brewing an unimaginable anti-phishing attack plan.
Li Yunlong assembled 4 main infantry battalions, 1 infantry battalion in the first and second divisions, 1 tank battalion, 1 heavy artillery battalion, cavalry battalion and machine gun battalion, a total of more than 10,000 troops, preparing to thunder against the Japanese in the Xinzhou Basin
one strike.
Before it got dark, Sun Desheng led his tank crews to drive the brand-new tanks out of the tunnel in the back mountain of Zhaojiayu and drove along the highway to Tongpu Road.
Beside the highway.
Li Yunlong and the soldiers watched the tank tracks rolling over the ground. The heavy tank tracks left regular traces on the ground, making a sizzling sound that made people grind their teeth and shiver.
On the battlefield, the power unleashed by these steel behemoths will be astonishing!
In front of the tank were 0 jeeps, each carrying an M heavy machine gun and a light machine gun. This was a gift specially prepared by Li Yunlong for the Japanese cavalry.
Li Yunlong had been to the Xinzhou Basin. After he ambushed and completely annihilated the 7th Japanese Tank Regiment in Hulugou, Li Yunlong led the new regiment to retreat from the Xinzhou Basin and was chased by Japanese planes.
The terrain there is relatively flat, which is suitable for jeeps.
The number of cavalry in the new regiment is not as large as that of a Japanese cavalry regiment, but 0 m large-caliber heavy machine guns and 0 light machine guns, plus a cavalry battalion should be able to leave an unforgettable mark on the Japanese cavalry.