"Report to Commander, the Eighth Route Army's tank unit is attacking the 17th Right Wing Tank Regiment."
In the headquarters of the Mongolian Army, a combat staff officer reported to Shigetaro Amakasu and Issei Nishihara.
The two old Japanese soldiers quickly approached the artillery mirror and looked towards the battlefield on the right through the field of view of the artillery mirror.
I saw the tanks and infantry of the Eighth Route Army moving to the flank of the 17th Tank Regiment on the right wing, firing their tanks and guns as they advanced.
Visible to the naked eye, in just a few minutes, more than 10 tanks were hit and caught fire, and a tank squadron was lost.
However, the tanks of the Eighth Route Army suffered no casualties. It was like adults beating children.
The gap is too big.
"Baga, Yalu!"
Seeing this scene, Amakasu Jutaro couldn't help but became furious:
"How come the artillery regiments of the 26th Mountain Artillery Regiment and the 3rd Tank Regiment haven't fired on the Eighth Route Army tanks yet?"
Now the only ones that can suppress the tanks of the Eighth Route Army are the two artillery regiments of the Mongolian Army.
Moreover, it can only be suppressed by long-range artillery fire, and there is no way to destroy the tanks of the Eighth Route Army.
Unless it's a direct shot at a nearby Eighth Route Army tank.
However, the tanks of the Eighth Route Army would not park there for direct fire from the Japanese artillery, not to mention the Eighth Route Army's artillery group, which could provide artillery cover at any time.
The 3rd Japanese Tank Division is equipped with a considerable number of rapid-fire guns, that is, anti-tank guns and combat anti-tank guns.
But it's a pity that these rapid-fire cannons can't penetrate the armor of the Eighth Route Army tanks, and they can't even break the tracks.
The combat staff officer replied tremblingly: "Report to the commander, the artillery regiment's artillery position will be ready soon."
Jutaro Amakasu: "Within three minutes, I will see the artillery regiment firing at the tanks of the Eighth Route Army!"
"Hi!"
The combat staff officer suddenly lowered his head.
Two minutes later, artillery shells from two Japanese artillery regiments launched a long-range artillery bombardment in the direction of the Eighth Route Army tanks and infantry.
Boom, boom, boom...
The Japanese artillery did not know how to shoot accurately, and there was no test firing in advance, so the impact point of the projectile was very off.
But the Japanese did not hit precise targets, but covered the Eighth Route Army's tank area with artillery fire.
Continuous waves of explosions surged around the tank.
Compared with the artillery fire coverage of the Eighth Route Army, the fire coverage of the two Japanese artillery regiments seemed a bit inadequate.
Firstly, the Eighth Route Army's artillery firepower is more precise, and secondly, the Eighth Route Army's artillery firepower is relatively large. It is conservatively the firepower of four artillery regiments to cover the Japanese tanks and infantry with artillery fire. Naturally, the results will be greater.
The Katyusha rockets are even more powerful, and the explosion wave alone can directly overturn a Japanese tank.
More than 60 tanks of the Eighth Route Army were spread out widely.
The infantry of the Eighth Route Army followed the tanks farther behind.
Unless a Japanese artillery shell hits the turret, the explosion wave and shrapnel of the Japanese artillery shells pose no threat to the Eighth Route Army tanks.
And because the tank is durable and durable, even if a Japanese 75mm artillery shell hits the turret of the tank, the Eighth Route Army tank soldiers in the tank can still survive.
After all, it was an artillery attack by two artillery regiments, and three Panther tanks were still hit by Japanese artillery shells.
However, the tank soldiers of the Eighth Route Army drove their tanks towards the Japanese tank attack.
Because the soldiers in the tank battalion all knew that there would be brother artillery units to counter-suppress the Japanese artillery positions.
Not long after the Japanese artillery position opened fire, the Eighth Route Army artillery observers on the commanding heights of the mountain quickly saw the new Japanese artillery position.
So the artillery observers immediately guided the 150mm howitzer battalion to implement counter-suppression against the Japanese artillery positions.
"idiot!"
"waste!"
Looking at the shelling of the two artillery regiments, the suppressive effect on the Eighth Route Army's tank troops was not satisfactory.
In the headquarters of the Mongolian Army, Shigetaro Amakasu was so angry that his mouth was filled with smoke.
Jutaro Amakasu gave the order in a cold tone: "Send the order to launch chemical bombs into the area of the Eighth Route Army tank troops!"
The old Japanese knows that the Eighth Route Army is very rich, and the tank soldiers are most likely equipped with gas masks.
But now we can only treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor.
"Hi!"
The combat staff member suddenly lowered his head, turned around and went to deliver the order.
At this time, the Eighth Route Army's 150mm howitzers were already suppressing the positions of the two Japanese artillery regiments.
The Japanese artillery regiment is preparing to move its artillery positions again.
However, the command from the headquarters also came down to fire chemical bombs in the direction of the Eighth Route Army's tank units.
Military orders fell like mountains.
The Japanese artillerymen had no choice but to withstand the Eighth Route Army's fierce artillery fire and fire gas bombs at the Eighth Route Army's tank emplacements.
After firing two rounds of poison gas bombs, some cannons and artillery units had been destroyed, and the Japanese artillerymen quickly moved their artillery positions despite the artillery fire.
When they discovered that the Japanese were firing gas bombs in their direction, the tank crew in the tank quickly put on gas masks.
The infantrymen following the tank crew also put on gas masks.
Today's Eighth Route Army is very wealthy. Not only does every soldier of the main force of the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi have a steel helmet and a gas-proof area, but also the main force of the 129th Division in southeastern Shanxi.
After the Japanese stopped shelling, Sun Desheng immediately seized the opportunity and led his tank battalion to rush at full speed against the Japanese tanks and infantry.
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On the left wing.
At the beginning, there were four 75mm mountain artillery battalions, one 105mm howitzer battalion, and one 150mm howitzer battalion of the independent regiment.
A total of 6 artillery battalions covered the Japanese tanks and infantry with artillery fire.
After the 150mm howitzer battalion conducted long-range artillery bombardment on the Japanese artillery position.
Only five artillery battalions were left to bombard the Japanese, and the artillery firepower was suddenly reduced a lot.
Of course, although they are organized as artillery battalions, each artillery battalion is larger than an artillery regiment and larger than the Japanese artillery regiment.
However, the Japanese tanks and infantry continued to advance despite the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army.
But at this time.
On a commanding height on a mountain, an experienced artillery observer used a precise method to calculate the shooting elements on a precise map, and then communicated it to the B4 heavy howitzer position behind through a walkie-talkie.
On the position of six artillery groups.
Twenty-four exquisite and majestic B4 heavy howitzers raised their barrels high.
The loaders used a small crane to push the high-explosive shells into the breech and closed the breech.
"Target, Japs attacking troops from the left."
The orders from the commander of the B4 howitzer battalion came through the walkie-talkies at each artillery position:
"fire."
The order was given, and the gunners behind each gun position suddenly pulled back the match ropes in their hands.
Suddenly.
The muzzle fireworks of the twenty-four B4 heavy howitzers under the camouflage net bloomed, and the huge and dull sound of the guns resounded through the artillery position.
A huge explosion of smoke and dust was set off.
Twenty-four 203mm high-explosive artillery shells rose up almost at the same time, hitting Japanese tanks and infantry five kilometers away.
Boom, boom, boom...
In an instant, twenty-four explosion waves, many times larger and more violent than 150mm artillery shells, rose up in the Japanese attack formation.
Accompanied by the sound of the mountain-shaking explosion, the smoke and smoke from the explosion swept across the entire place along with the shock wave, and a cloud of sand, stone, mud, and mist mixed with the remains of the Japanese soldiers flew around.
One of the 203mm high-explosive shells hit a Japanese Type 97 medium tank. After the smoke of the explosion cleared, the entire Japanese Type 97 tank and the Japanese tank crew in the tank disappeared without a trace.
Only the parts of the tank and the broken limbs of the Japanese were left, and rain of blood and mud fell down one after another.
Although other artillery shells did not hit the Japanese tanks, several Japanese tanks were blown away by the blast of air.
They were killed in the explosion wave, and more than a squadron of Japanese infantry were killed.
Before the huge explosion, the attacking Japs, whether they were Japs tank soldiers or Japs infantry, all looked frightened.
The 75mm and 105mm artillery shells of the Eighth Route Army can still be used.
But in the face of high-explosive artillery shells exceeding 200 mm, let alone flesh and blood, even the steel body of tanks and even reinforced concrete permanent fortifications cannot withstand it.
"Nani?"
In the headquarters of the Mongolian Army.
Jutaro Amakasu and Issaku Nishihara, who were observing the tank battle on the right wing of the battlefield, felt the ground shaking and a huge rumbling explosion.
He couldn't help but turn his head suddenly.
The two old Japanese soldiers looked at the battlefield through the artillery mirror and saw more than twenty oval craters with a circumference of more than ten meters on the battlefield.
Even a 150mm howitzer cannot blast such a crater.
Did the Eighth Route Army call for air support?
Only aerial bombs can create such a large crater and make such a loud explosion sound.
But I didn’t see the plane or hear the roar of the plane’s engine?
The two old devils' doubts did not last long.
The second round of 203mm high-explosive artillery shells fell towards the Japanese offensive formation.
A series of huge explosion waves rose up in the Japanese attack formation. The soldiers were torn into pieces. The tanks were blown away by the explosion air waves. The tank soldiers inside were shocked to death. The explosion air waves and sharp shrapnel swept around, harvesting Japanese soldiers.
life...
"Large caliber heavy artillery!"
Seeing this scene, Jutaro Amakasu and Issaku Nishihara finally knew what was going on, and their faces were full of horror.
Nishihara Yice said with a trembling voice: "And it is still a large-caliber heavy artillery that is not inferior to the Locust Army's 240mm heavy howitzer and heavy cannon. The caliber is definitely more than 200mm!"
"The scale is no less than twenty!" After a pause, Nishihara Issaku suppressed the fear in his heart and said solemnly: "Your Excellency, Commander, we are in big trouble!"
The Japanese army also had large-caliber heavy artillery, and it was not far away, right in Datong City.
The battle plan of Jutaro Amakasu and Issaku Nishihara was to break the siege of the 1st Division, pull out the 6th Heavy Artillery Regiment of the 1st Division, and bombard the Eighth Route Army.
Twenty 150mm cannons and ten 240mm heavy howitzers can definitely teach the Eighth Route Army a profound lesson.
However, before the 1st Division could be rescued, the Eighth Route Army's large-caliber heavy artillery appeared first!
Taking a deep breath, Amakasu Jutaro reluctantly issued the order: "Order, all attacking troops withdraw immediately, and all troops prepare to move to Mongolia in the north."
"Hi!"
The combat staff on the side suddenly lowered his head.