The emergence of chariots, to a certain extent, was actually to replace cavalry. Therefore, chariot troops had another name, called "armored cavalry." During World War II, there was still a considerable market for traditional cavalry on the Chinese battlefield. , the Japanese army is accustomed to boasting as "the second strongest army in the world", and has no idea that the cavalry unit has actually fallen behind long ago. Therefore, even its standing divisions, the cavalry unit is the focus of construction. Therefore, its Class A divisions There is another name called "horse-drawing division".
To compare the old and new "cavalry" simply in terms of numbers, the "armored cavalry" such as the chariot, except for the explosive power and individual flexibility, the two most important parameters of protection ability and attack methods are both. Far superior to the traditional cavalry, Watanabe should know this, but after receiving the order from Amanawa Jutaro, he did not panic because he was about to face the chariot troops. Instead, he was quite excited, feeling that this was his own an opportunity,
Watanabe has this confidence not because he is blindly optimistic, but because he once participated in an exercise, and the result was that he defeated a tank regiment with a regiment. Of course, this tank regiment was based on fighting tanks. The master's old-fashioned Japanese tank unit had the experience of using cavalry to fight tanks. After Watanabe was ordered to move towards the big town, he began to deploy secret weapons along the way. If it had been daytime, Inoue Tianmi would have seen it. In a group of about 500 cavalrymen at the rear of the 33rd Cavalry Regiment, in addition to a soldier sitting on each horse, there are also two cloth bags and an oil drum. Inside the cloth bag are explosive bags or cluster grenades, and Naturally, there is gasoline in the oil barrel.
The method used by Watanabe to deal with the tank troops was revealed to be ordinary, that is, using extremely destructive explosives plus "napalm bombs" to attack the tank while giving priority to the tank crew, and he The reason why he put these Japanese soldiers behind was that he hoped to be able to carry out a surprise attack during the fight. However, he did not expect that his opponent would be Liu Zheliang, a young lieutenant general who was only twenty-three or fourteen years old. His combat characteristics But he was good at being steady. The reconnaissance method he thought was very clever actually exposed the whereabouts of his troops. Well, he proudly showed off his outstanding commanding skills to Inoue. Three or four kilometers to the west, Suddenly a fire flickered in the originally dark background,
"What is that?" Some of the Japs saw it and exclaimed. Their shouts were not stopped, and the rumbling sound of cannon fire was heard. At this time, all the Japs and their mounts were frightened and their horses neighed. People shouted loudly, and the shells were still flying in the air. Many Japanese soldiers had already screamed, but they were thrown off their mounts and fell down unprepared.
"Artillery, that guy has artillery," Watanabe grabbed the reins tightly to steady his body. While roaring, he turned around to look for Inoue. He looked around, but couldn't find Inoue's person. There was a "thump" in my heart, and I naturally thought: "Ba Ge, this Inoue has not been bribed by the Xuebing Army. He has deliberately led us into being deceived."
Just as he was thinking this, there was a loud neighing sound in his ears, and then Inoue's scream: "Oh, save me." He turned around and looked behind him, only to find that Inoue had fallen to the ground without knowing it. On the ground, one foot was currently in a stirrup and was being dragged along. "Idiot." Watanabe cursed uncontrollably and shouted to the left and right: "Hurry and help him."
A Japanese man with excellent equestrian skills approached the frightened horse that Inoue was riding, grabbed the reins fiercely, and then pulled the horse hard.
Just as Inoue pulled his feet out of the stirrups, the cannonball hit the ground and exploded.
The accuracy of the first round of shelling was very poor, but even so, dozens of shells fell and still killed more than a dozen Japanese and shocked more war horses. Then, the traces of the Watanabe Regiment were exposed. Now, Wu Jingxiang stood on the turret of an artillery truck. He climbed up and looked into the distance. He saw the horses galloping in the distant fire and the Japanese troops fleeing in all directions. He adjusted his shooting in time, and the next third round and even the following rounds The accuracy of the shelling was greatly improved, and the Watanabe regiment was immediately knocked upside down.
"Your Excellency, the Chinese have sharp artillery fire. What should we do now?" An officer asked Watanabe for instructions.
Watanabe's face was gloomy, and he had lost all his previous high spirits. He made a quick judgment in his mind. Minutes later, he ordered: "Disperse on the spot first." Then he shouted: "Tell Tamura to let his people retreat first." point."
Tamura was the officer in charge of the "secret weapon" of the Watanabe Regiment. They fell far behind the main force. Although some of them fell to the ground and were injured because their horses were frightened, they were not affected by the artillery fire, so they were not as injured as those in the artillery fire. The Japanese army was in such a panic that after receiving Watanabe's order, he shouted loudly: "Retreat five hundred meters."
The more than five hundred Japanese soldiers smeared their heads and retreated, then dispersed their formation and waited quietly.
When Wu Jingxiang directed the artillery to carry out the artillery bombardment, Liu Zheliang watched quietly with a telescope. Just as the bombardment ended, he got into the car, picked up the microphone and ordered: "Tank regiment, attack, Lao Zhang, the armored regiment is ready to follow. Lao Cai, Lao Bao, you are ready to close the net."
"Boom," 27 heavy tanks and 54 Platypuses ignited at the same time. The next moment, the engines of nearly 90 armored vehicles of various types also began to ignite. Minutes later, the headlights of nearly 200 tanks in total started firing almost simultaneously. Opened it, and then rushed towards the Watanabe Regiment amidst the roar of the engine. In the vast fields, the four infantry regiments led by Cai Facai and Bao Hongyun, the brigade commander and deputy brigade commander, also The Second Division began to move, and as soon as it moved, six regiments gathered together, a total of nearly 6,000 people, and surrounded the Watanabe Regiment.
When nearly four hundred headlights were turned on, Watanabe calmed down. This at least proved the accuracy of Inoue's intelligence. There were indeed two regiments of chariot troops on the opposite side.
The fields in the dark night and the nearly two hundred roaring steel monsters provided cover for nearly four thousand cadets. Of course, if Watanabe discovered them now, he would probably choose to escape instead. Think about it again,
"Soldiers, pull out your swords and prepare for a decisive battle for the honor of the imperial army." He pulled out his command sword with a "crack" sound and pointed in the direction of the light.
"Hai." Beside him, a group of elite cavalry pulled out their sabers.
Watanabe waved a close aide over and said to him: "Tell Tamura that we will rush over to attract the firepower of the Chinese and ask them to follow us closely. Once an opportunity arises, we will rush forward without hesitation."
"Hai."
Watanabe looked around on his horse to find Inoue, and said to him with a haughty look: "Inoue, just stay here and watch carefully. See how I use the cavalry to break the Chinese car formation. You will find that the Chinese The chariot is not as scary as you think, soldiers, charge."
"rush."
(Old Poisoner: Yesterday I was so happy that I was so sad. My brother passed away. We sang and danced. But when we got home at 11:30, okay, the screen was blurry. We stayed until three in the morning. Well, there is another chapter today.
, maybe after 12 o'clock, dear friends, let's watch it tomorrow)