When Li Yunlong and Wang Dehou heard this, their eyes lit up slightly.
Boss Chen's secret messages are usually combat information or business information.
But it's all unimportant combat information and small business information.
For general important combat information and big business information, Boss Chen would either come to the New Regiment in person, or send Yan Shuangying to carry the password box.
Li Yunlong attaches great importance to every piece of information Boss Chen gives to the New Group!
"Give me a telegram."
Li Yunlong took the telegram from the communications staff.
The communications staff officer immediately turned around and left, and Li Yunlong took the telegram and started reading it.
After reading the contents of the telegram, Li Yunlong couldn't help but feel slightly stunned.
"Captain?" Wang Dehou asked curiously upon seeing this, "What information did Boss Chen send us?"
Li Yunlong handed the telegram in his hand to Wang Dehou: "Boss Chen has received reliable information. The Japanese have invented a Type IV anti-tank rocket launcher. This rocket launcher is very powerful, with a range of 30 meters and an armor penetration thickness of 150 mm. He asked our tank troops to fight with caution."
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Wang Dehou took the telegram and looked at it, but he couldn't help but be slightly startled:
"Has the Japanese Taijun Happy Stick evolved?"
Wang Dehou was right. The Japanese Taijun Happy Stick had indeed evolved.
But the Japanese were also forced by the Eighth Route Army.
The Japs here developed four types of anti-tank piercing mines before the Japs from another time and space.
After the Type 4 anti-tank piercing mine was developed by the Japanese in advance, it was given to the North China Front Army. The main Japanese forces such as the First Army and the Mongolian Army were basically equipped with it.
But it is a pity that the number of Eighth Route Army tanks destroyed by the current four-type anti-tank mines can be counted on one hand.
And now the number of tanks in the Eighth Route Army has increased, so the Japanese anti-tank weapons have been forced to evolve.
Taijun Happy Stick is the name given by Boss Chen to the Japanese’s fourth-type anti-tank thorn mine.
"Now, instead of calling it Taijun Happy Stick, it should be called Taijun Happy Cone."
Li Yunlong smiled slightly with a cheerful tone.
Boss Chen said in the telegram that the Japs’ new weapon is called a Type 4 anti-tank rocket launcher.
It is definitely stronger than the Type IV anti-tank mine, but compared with the bazooka rocket launcher, it is far behind in terms of range and power.
If the Japanese develop the bazooka, the Eighth Route Army's tank troops will be in greater danger.
After a pause, Li Yunlong added: "But we still need to pay attention. Our Panther tank turret and gun mantlet have 100 mm of armor. This kind of weapon can still penetrate our tank armor."
The Japanese's 47mm anti-tank artillery uses armor-piercing projectiles, which can only penetrate 70mm of armor at a distance of about 500 meters.
"Yes, I will issue an order to all tank units later, asking them to pay attention to the Japanese Type 4 anti-tank rocket launchers."
Wang Dehou said with a slightly stern expression.
Li Yunlong nodded, handed Boss Chen's secret message to a combat staff officer and put it away, then turned his attention to the precise map on the table.
Regarding this battle, Boss Chen did not provide much intelligence, nor did he have the Japanese's defensive battle plan.
Li Yunlong didn't know if Boss Chen was a senior spy lurking in the North China Front Army Headquarters and was arrested or for some other reason.
But the problem is not big. Although there is no battle plan of Okamura Neiji, with the current weapons and equipment of the Eighth Route Army, the firepower of the Japanese attacking the North China Front Army has been overflowed a lot.
certainly.
The current Eighth Route Army troops are still unable to exert the full strength of these equipment.
The reason is that the army has expanded a lot of new recruits, and these recruits have only been trained for about four months, and even conducted large-scale simulated actual combat and live-fire training with large corps.
Training and actual combat are two different things, especially the actual combat of a large corps is almost like a meat grinder.
It's going to kill people, a lot of people.
But the problem is not big. The Japs want to kill many more people than the Eighth Route Army.
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Shimen City.
Japanese frontline headquarters.
Garrisoned here are the Japanese 11th Division, 56th Division and 40th Division.
The 11th Division participated in the Battle of Songhu in the early days of the war, and was then transferred to Manchuria for garrison.
The division commander, Lieutenant General Takamori Takashi, was also one of the culprits of the Jinling Massacre. He once led the advance team of the 3rd Division to participate in the Jinling Massacre.
"Report, there is an urgent message from General Okamura Neiji, commander of the North China Front!"
Inside the headquarters, Takamori Takashi was looking at a map with a magnifying glass. The communications staff officer, holding a telegram in his hand, walked in quickly, gave a military salute and said.
"read!"
Takamori Takashi did not raise his head, continued to stare at the map, waved his hand and said.
"Hi."
The communications staff officer held the telegram and read:
"According to reliable information, the Eighth Route Army is mobilizing combat supplies and conducting pre-war mobilization. The main new regiment of the Eighth Route Army will launch an attack in the near future. Order your troops to prepare for war!"
"His Majesty Tian Locust is on board, and the Japanese Locust Army is on board!"
"Commander of the North China Front, General Okamura Neiji!"
After the communications staff member finished reading the telegram, he stood with his hands behind his hands, lowered his head slightly and waited for instructions.
Takamori Takashi raised his head when he heard this, took the telegram from the communications staff and read it over, then a solemn look suddenly appeared on his face.
Like Kiichiro Higuchi, commander of the 9th Division, Lieutenant General Takamori Takashi was dismissive of the Eighth Route Army when he first arrived in North China, believing that the Locust Army was invincible and invincible.
However, the 9th Division suffered heavy losses in the Dongshan area of Zhangjiakou, which directly taught all the Japanese divisions, including the 11th Division, new arrivals in North China a lesson.
The Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness far exceeded the Japanese's expectations.
Takashi Takamori knew very well that this battle would be a bad one.
It is possible that the 11th Division could be wiped out.
"Inform the commanders of each regiment, as well as the commanders and chiefs of staff of each division to come to the headquarters for a meeting!"
Takamori Takashi said to the communications staff officer with an increasingly serious expression.
"Hi."
The communications staff officer lowered his head, turned around and left quickly.
There has been no fighting recently. The division commanders, chiefs of staff and regiment captains of each division quickly gathered at the headquarters. When the last captain of the 11th Cavalry Regiment of the 11th Division, Lieutenant Colonel Hasegawa Senharu, arrived, Takamori Takamori
He glanced at everyone seriously.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I just received a secret message from General Okamura, commander of the North China Front, that the Eighth Route Army is about to attack!"
"The main force of the Eighth Route Army attacking the Locust Army this time is the new regiment."
Just like what he said, Takashi Takamori's expression and tone were also serious:
"That is, Li Yunlong's unit. Everyone must be familiar with this unit of the Eighth Route Army, so I won't introduce it further."
"The most elite troops of the Eighth Route Army are about to launch the fiercest offensive against us!"
"The enemy is very powerful. It has a large number of heavy artillery, heavy tanks, and even many aircraft. Its firepower is at least 10 times more powerful than the Locust Army, and its troops are also more powerful than the Locust Army!"
"Our only advantage..."
Takashi Takamori thought about it carefully, and it seemed that the Locust Army had no advantages, and its all-round disadvantages were crushed.
After hearing Takamori Takashi's speech, the chiefs of staff and commanders of each regiment, including Lieutenant General Seiichi Aoki, commander of the 40th Division, and Lieutenant General Masao Watanabe, commander of the 56th Division, became obviously short of breath.
a bit.
The Eighth Route Army is about to attack, and Li Yunlong is coming!
Unlike the 11th Division, which had just arrived in North China, the 56th Division and the 40th Division had been severely beaten by the Eighth Route Army in North China.
The Eighth Route Army struck very hard, even though the 40th Division and the 56th Division were not the Eighth Route Army's key targets.
Moreover, the attacking 40th Division and the 56th Division were not the most elite units such as the New Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
However, the 40th Division and the 56th Division still suffered two-thirds casualties, and almost all their heavy weapons were lost.
Although the base camp has replenished the number of soldiers and weapons and equipment for the 40th Division and the 56th Division.
However, many of these soldiers are new recruits who have only been trained for less than half a year. In terms of combat effectiveness, they are completely incomparable with the elite veterans of the past.
What's more, the ones who severely beat the 40th Division and the 56th Division last time were not the strongest units of the Eighth Route Army such as the New Regiment.
This time, the 40th Division and the 56th Division will most likely face the strongest new regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
This time, I'm afraid it won't be as simple as being beaten severely. Maybe both divisions will be wiped out.
It's not easy to use the 11th Division of the Type A Division. It's not like the Eighth Route Army has never fought against the Type A Division.
Aren't the 1st Division, 5th Division, 10th Division and 9th Division all Category A divisions, and weren't they all beaten by the Eighth Route Army?
Either they were completely wiped out, or they were severely damaged.
Even the 9th Division of Type A was severely damaged by the Eighth Route Army Air Force without even seeing what the Eighth Route Army looked like. It was called "the greatest shame of the Japanese Locust Army".
In terms of individual soldier quality, except for the New 1st Regiment, the Independent Regiment, the New 2nd Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and a few troops of the 386th Brigade.
Even the quality of the individual soldiers of the Locust Army's second-line divisions is inferior to that of the main force of the Eighth Route Army, let alone the soldiers of the permanent divisions.
but.
The Eighth Route Army has a large number of heavy artillery, tanks, and even fighter jets and bombers. The firepower of the light infantry and light artillery is also extremely powerful. The firepower gap between the two sides is more than ten or twenty times.
Is this a slap in the face?
However, the chief of staff and captains of each regiment of the 11th Division still looked normal.
Although they all knew the strength of the Eighth Route Army, they still felt that they were very strong since they had never fought against the Eighth Route Army head-on.
Takamori Takashi saw all the changes in the expressions of the commanders of the 40th Division and the 56th Division, and the expression on his face became more solemn.
It seems that the 40th Division and the 56th Division were frightened by the Eighth Route Army.
This is not a good thing.
Officers above the commander level were so afraid of the Eighth Route Army, and the Japanese officers and soldiers below were probably even more fearful of war.
It was obvious that the morale of the 40th Division and the 56th Division had been destroyed in the last battle.
This is a very bad sign. The morale of a unit may even directly affect the victory of the entire battle.
The North China Front Army is in urgent need of a victory to boost morale!
"Although the railways and roads from Jingxing County to Shimen City have been interrupted, it is not difficult to repair the roads. The main infantry force of the Eighth Route Army will definitely rely on armored forces to attack Shimen City."
"Ten kilometers east of Shimen City is an open area. Once the Eighth Route Army's mechanized troops enter this open area, the Locust Army's chances of winning will be very low!"
Takashi Takamori glanced at everyone, and he knew that what he said was an understatement.
But for the sake of saving face, or to give the 40th Division and the 56th Division a glimmer of hope, Takamori Takashi could only say this.
Facing the Eighth Route Army's luxurious lineup of hundreds of heavy artillery pieces, hundreds of tanks, and hundreds of aircraft in the sky.
In open terrain, the troops of the 11th, 40th and 56th Divisions would have no chance of victory.
Even though Takamori Takashi spoke conservatively, there was still silence in the headquarters.
"But don't be too pessimistic."
Takashi Takamori glanced at everyone and continued:
"There are too many records in history of the weak defeating the strong, too many to count. I believe the locust army will create a miracle this time."
"Hi."
When the Japanese officers heard this, they all cheered, forcibly boosting their morale.
"How to create a miracle?"
The commander of the 40th Division, Cheng Cheng Aoki, looked gloomy and said in a deep voice:
"The Eighth Route Army is too strong, and the Locust Army has no chance of winning. If you ask me, the Locust Army should simply abandon North China and retreat to Manchuria!"
Two-thirds of the 40th Division's casualties were casualties. According to Japanese army regulations, they had to be transferred back to the mainland for rest and recuperation.
However, Okamura Neji forcibly left the 40th Division and the 56th Division as cannon fodder, which made Seiichi Aoki and Masao Watanabe very dissatisfied.
Takashi Takamori glanced at Seiichi Aoki and said: "There is an old saying in China, which is to cut five cities today and ten cities tomorrow, and then you have to sleep overnight. If the Eighth Route Army attacks Manchuria in the future, will the Locust Army also give Manchuria to the Eighth Route Army?"
Aoki Chengyi was speechless for a moment.
Manchuria is extremely important to Japan. Many of Japan's arsenals and other heavy industries are in Manchuria, so it is naturally impossible to give up.
"Mr. Yingsen, what are your tactics to deal with the Eighth Route Army?"
The commander of the 56th Division, Masao Watanabe, saw that Takashi Takamori had something to say.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Since frontal defense is not good," Takamori Takashi said, "then the Locust Army might as well take the initiative to attack!"
Take the initiative?
The Japanese officers of the 40th Division and the 56th Division looked startled, but they had never thought about this.
What they thought was that if they couldn't defeat them, they would run away quickly, join the main force in the Pingjin area, and then engage in a decisive battle with the large forces of the Eighth Route Army.
"In the past, the Locust Army was strong and the Eighth Route Army was weak, so the Eighth Route Army used ambush tactics to deal with the Locust Army."
After a pause, Takamori Takashi continued:
"Now that the Eighth Route Army is strong and the Locust Army is weak, the Locust Army can also use ambush tactics to deal with the Eighth Route Army."
"Ambush the Eighth Route Army?" Masao Watanabe's eyes lit up slightly, he thought for a moment and then said, "This is a good tactic. The Eighth Route Army would never have imagined that the Locust Army would dare to take the initiative to attack with its inferior strength and firepower."
"That's right!"
Takashi Takamori's expression was stern and cold: "This is called taking the enemy by surprise and attacking them unprepared. Now the Locust Army is in urgent need of a victory to reorganize their morale. Even if they only wipe out a few hundred leading troops of the Eighth Route Army, we must win this battle!"
"Takamori-kun, how are you going to fight an ambush?"
Lieutenant General Aoki Seiichi also suddenly became interested and asked.
Takashi Takamori looked at the map, pointed at it and said: "The Zhengtai Railway west of Jingxing County is all mountainous, and there are many places where ambush can be found! Even if the Eighth Route Army guessed that the Locust Army would ambush, they would not think that the Locust Army would ambush.
If the army dares to stage an ambush west of Jingxing County, it will surely catch the Eighth Route Army by surprise."
Chengyi Aoki narrowed his eyes and asked in a deep voice: "Jingxing County is occupied by troops from the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong area. How do we bypass Jingxing County and reach the ambush area?"