The good news coming from the front line of Wenyan Town did not dilute the tense atmosphere in the headquarters of the Second Army. The Japanese army chose to land in the northeastern section of Xiaoshan, which was full of mines, not without relying on it, and they relied on a new type of tank. To be precise, it was A new type of heavy tank. Since the growth of the Xuebing Army, a mature military system has been formed. This system naturally has a distinctive Ouyang style. To put it bluntly, it is actually plagiarized by Ouyang Yun from that time and space. In the complete system of the modern army, in modern army operations, the formulation of pre-war plans is particularly important. The Xuebing Army has adhered to this very well. In this way, when the Second Army Headquarters received detailed information and began to deploy targeted defenses, it was almost All possibilities were taken into consideration, but now it seems that they still neglected one thing. For example, this new type of heavy tank was covered by destroyers and gunboats. The Japanese landing ship docked on the south bank without any hindrance. Amidst the harsh sound of metal friction, the steel trestle was slowly lowered, and then brand-new tanks appeared in front of the cadet scouts. The relevant information was quickly reported to the Second Army Headquarters, and Ye Zhao and others circulated it one by one. Not daring to ignore it in the future, Chief of Staff Zhang Gongming immediately asked Deng Changyou, his deputy in charge of intelligence materials, to go to the Military Intelligence Section to retrieve the relevant intelligence materials. Everyone rummaged through it and soon found relevant information: On a certain day in a certain month, A large cargo ship from Japan docked at the Shanghai Bund Pier, and dozens of tanks came off the ship... The information contained a description of the appearance of this type of tank. Comparing it with the information sent back by the frontline scouts, Zhang Gongming was definitely sure that Ye Zhao said: "Yes, it is the batch of tanks that were unloaded in Shanghai. The Japanese army kept confidentiality very strictly. Hu Tong was not able to obtain more detailed information, but I guess they are heavy tanks newly equipped by the Japanese army."
Ye Zhao narrowed his eyes and said quietly: "No wonder the Japanese army doesn't care about our minefields. It seems that they want to use their heavy tanks to get through. I don't know how they compare with our mandrills."
Zhang Gongming: "Wang Changyun left a regiment for us, let them go up. Now it's too late for Shi Zhengguo and others to come back. Ordinary anti-tank artillery may not be useful, so we can only use it like this."
"Let Lei Jianhong come to see me." Ye Zhao shouted to Zhang Shucheng, the communications staff officer on the side,
The main body of the Second Army in Southern Zhejiang is still Ye Zhao's Second Army. Therefore, except for the guerrilla troops and self-defense forces in the newly recovered areas, there are no major differences in the appointment of officers. Wang Changyun, known as "Wang Laozhou", was once a regiment of the 604th Regiment. Captain, because he led his troops in the Nanjing Defense War and won special merits, he was sent to the military academy to participate in a short-term training class after he came back. The result was a blockbuster. Not only did he win the first place in the graduation exam of that short-term training class, but he also won the first place in the tank tactics. He had unique insights and got the opportunity to enter a deeper training class. He graduated with the first place again and returned to the Second Army. He was promoted to three levels in a row and became the deputy commander of the Sixth Army. The division commander was concurrently served by Deng Changyou. Deng Changyou was still busy with the work of the Corps Headquarters. Therefore, although Wang Changyun held a deputy position, he was actually responsible for all-round work. The main defense direction of the Sixth Xue Division was the Cixi Front, and Wang Changyun led his troops to garrison. Later, a tank regiment was left for the headquarters, and the leader of this regiment was Lei Jianhong.
A quarter of an hour later, when Japanese tanks began to wreak havoc on the minefields and began demining operations, Lei Jianhong drove an off-road vehicle to the headquarters.
Ye Zhao didn't waste any time. He directly threw the relevant information in front of him and asked: "Compared with our mandrills, which one do you think is better and worse?"
Lei Jianhong read through it carefully and replied cautiously: "The appearance looks similar. It should be a plagiarism of our mandrill by the Japanese army. We will only know the details after contacting it."
This answer was very pertinent. Ye Zhao did not comment and led him to the sand table. He picked up the baton and pointed towards a red flag in the direction of Xiaoshan in the mine field. He said: "The 408th Regiment is here now. They have a company of platypuses. I asked Du Linzi to reinforce you with another regiment, and you must hold on until dawn tomorrow."
"I don't know how many troops the Japanese army has dispatched. I would like to ask the commander to inform you in detail."
"The Japanese army's follow-up troops are landing. I don't know how big they are. I think it will be no less than one regiment. Don't worry. If the strength is too disparate, I will send more troops for reinforcements. The mission of your regiment cannot be Let the Japanese heavy tanks complete the breakthrough, understand."
"Yes, I will resign from my humble position first."
Ye Zhao nodded and let him leave. He waved to the staff officer who was waiting by the sand table. He immediately planted two red flags next to the red flag representing the 408th Regiment. One of them had a clear tank pattern on it, which represented 408 regiment,
"Just call it the nameless sandy land. Obviously, this will be the focus of the Japanese army's attack." Ye Zhao drew his baton on the area where the mine field was located, and looked at Zhang Gongming who was walking over and said,
Zhang Gongming had just given Du Linzi the order to send another regiment to the minefield. He furrowed his thick eyebrows and said thoughtfully: "I really didn't expect that the Japanese army would use this place as the main direction of attack. It seems that Hebian Zhengsan has completely seen through our plans. Defense focus.”
"This is indeed our negligence. Tell Gui Mingxun to stop playing hide-and-seek with the Japs in the direction of Lingqiao. Ask him to send more troops to capture Fuyang. Once Fuyang is captured, let them advance eastward immediately. If the Japanese sniper fails, , then let the Xue Shi Brigade cross the river to attack Yuan Pu. I want to see if the little devils by the river have the determination to cut off the strength of a strong man."
"good."
Ye Zhao and other leaders of the Second Army of Southern Zhejiang Province were extremely cautious because they knew almost nothing about the performance and technical parameters of the new Japanese tanks. Coincidentally, for the same reason, the attacking Japanese commander No. The captain of the 104th Regiment, Muranozo, was also very cautious about how to use the newly equipped Type 95 heavy tanks. The three tanks he pointed out as test vehicles had been rolling around the minefield for nearly ten minutes. He Still didn't dare to relent and give the order to attack.
In that time and space, the Japanese army only built four tanks of the Type 95 heavy tank. Except for its appearance in the Battle of Nomenkan with the Soviet army, it never appeared on the battlefield again. That time and space The Type 95 heavy tank weighs only 26 tons, and its armor protection capability and artillery caliber are weak. It cannot enter the front-line tank palace. In this time and space, the mandrill heavy tanks of the Xuebing Army put too much pressure on the Japanese army. , the Japanese Army Ministry attaches great importance to the development of this tank, and because of the Mandrill, a seemingly insurmountable enemy tank, as an example, this Type 95 heavy tank has been greatly improved in terms of armor and firepower. Among them, the front armor has reached 70 mm, and the artillery caliber has also been increased to 105 mm. If we only look at the thickness of the armor and the caliber of the artillery, the Type 95 heavy tank is not weaker than the Mandrill. Of course, there is definitely a gap between the knockoff and the genuine product. There are gaps, including the chassis suspension system alone. The Type 95 lags behind the Mandrill by at least 20 years.
Amidst the continuous explosions, the three Type 95 heavy tanks moved forward unimpeded. As time went by, Murano San's expression slowly calmed down. Finally, he said to his left and right with great confidence: "Mitsubishi's engineers finally It’s enlightening, the Type 95 heavy tank doesn’t seem to be an inferior product like the New Type 99.”
The Type 95 heavy tank was developed by Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation. Before that, it had produced a new Type 99 that imitated the Gakuingun Jiguang tank. Of course, facts have proven that the so-called new The Type 99 is a joke. This is the main reason why Murano San has been reluctant to trust the Type 95 heavy tank and issue an attack order.
"Your Excellency, is it time to attack?" Chief of Staff Akita asked,
Murano nodded and waved his right hand forward vigorously: "Attack."