At this time, the sky had darkened, and the scene of two signal bombs, one red and one green, rising into the sky was particularly dazzling. At the Japanese Army Headquarters in Hangzhou, some Japanese soldiers heard the scream of the signal bombs rising into the air and ran out to see them. Hebian Zhengzo made a report. The latter and Ishihara Wan'er ran out to take a look and saw blazing gunfire from the direction of the unknown highland. He breathed a sigh of relief and said to Ishihara: "Very good, this time at Jiuzhen Temple in Ghana." Didn’t fool us.”
Kana Yushinji is the most famous tank designer in Japan. As an authority on the development of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries tanks, the technical team he leads has almost taken over the development and design of all Japanese Army tanks, among which the more successful one is the Type 97. Medium-sized tanks, of course, and the one that failed more was the New Type 99, which generally had black humor. It was precisely because of the poor performance of the New Type 99 that the riverside was using Type 95 heavy tanks to attack unnamed highland minefields. After making the decision to surprise the enemy, he called Garner to request more detailed armor protection experimental data. Garner gave all the experimental data as he wished, but before the Type 95 breakthrough was successful, Hebian was still confident. However, it was not until this moment that I finally believed that the Nine-Five Style was worthy of the important task.
"Let's wait and make a decision. The Chinese tank troops are not vegetarians." Ishihara seemed calmer than him and poured cold water on him. He witnessed the entire defeat of the Second Flying Division during the day, which made Ishihara realize that the empire was in military industry. The advantages of the Xuebing Army no longer exist. The Xuebing Army's Jiguang tanks and Baiji fighter jets are both the Xuebing Army's signatures. Although the exposure of the former is far less than that of the latter, the gap in technical performance should not be large, while The empire did not pay much attention to the development of tanks. Ishihara was very worried that the battle between tank troops would be the same as the battle between fighter planes during the day.
"Ishihara-kun, you are too pessimistic." Hebian disagreed, waved his hand and said as if pointing the country: "The Xuebing Army has less than two divisions of main troops in Xiaoshan. As long as the Muranobe can seize the opportunity to break through quickly, Entering the densely populated suburbs of Xiaoshan, the artillery unit of the Xuebing Army did not dare to join the battle. The Xuebing Army could only dispatch ground troops to intercept. At that time, we will let the Ninth Regiment directly cross the river from the upper city to fight. Tachibana If the troops press forward from the west and surround the three towers, I dare say that the Xuebing Army will not even have the courage to fight decisively."
In order to ensure that this New Year's Offensive would not end up being a waste of money like last year, Kawabe Shozo invested a lot of energy in pre-war research. In the battle plan he formulated, he kidnapped Chinese civilians in Hangzhou and also from Lei. The raid was the two major highlights. Originally, he was more optimistic about the former one, but Tachibana Town's stupidity messed it up. Fortunately, the Type 95 heavy tank did not let him down, and it did its best to play the role of a demining engineer. Character, the nameless highland is indeed the weak link in Xiaoshan's defense line of the Cadet Army, and if the Tachibana Division can break through Wenyan Town's defense line and threaten Xiaoshan from the west, then supplemented by the Ninth Regiment attacking from the north, it seems that the Xiaoshan strategy is very successful The possibility of setting goals before the war,
The 58th Regiment of Tachibana Town successfully established a foothold in Wenyan Town, and the 104th Regiment of Muranozo also opened up the situation in the unknown highlands. It is no wonder that Hebian will be optimistic about the prospects of the war. However, , a battle report from the front line of Yuan Puzhen was like a plate of cold water, pouring down the fire of confidence that had just been ignited in his heart.
"Your Excellency, the captain of the 58th Regiment Engineer Brigade, Captain Katsuragi Kazuo, came urgently to report that the troops I landed in Wenyan Town were completely destroyed, including the commander of the regiment, Colonel Tachibana, more than 3,000 imperial troops and more than 2,000 common soldiers. The dead and wounded are all dead and there are very few survivors." A staff officer rushed out of the house, stood at the door and shouted towards the river,
He staggered by the river and almost fell down. He swallowed hard and asked in a hoarse voice: "Have you checked it?"
"It has been verified and the situation is true." The staff officer lowered his head.
The riverside's vision went dark and he staggered again. Only with the support of Ishihara, he did not fall: "More than 3,000 imperial troops, more than 2,000 common soldiers, and even 5,000 pigs, it is impossible for the Chinese to slaughter them in this short time." Poke it all." He muttered, as if all the strength in his body had been drained. Just an hour ago, he had communicated with Tachibana Town via telegraph. In one hour, how many soldiers were mobilized? Troops, what weapons can be used to kill them all?
"Hebian-kun, calm down." Ishihara supported him and said softly but firmly,
I want to cry but have no tears by the river,
Ishihara supported him and stood for a while. When he recovered, he asked: "Do you want the Ninth Regiment to come?"
The Ninth Regiment belongs to his Sixteenth Division, so he asked this question,
Hebian's throat had been burnt by anger, and his voice was hoarse: "What do you think should be done?"
"Let the 104th Regiment withdraw quickly. The Qiantang River Task Force will provide artillery support. If the minefield is not completely penetrated, there will still be time."
"I listen to you."
In a temporarily dug trench at the southwest end of the unnamed highland minefield, the leader of the 408th Regiment, Geng Liang, was squinting his eyes and tense up one moment, and the next moment his eyes were rounded, and he said in an incredible tone: "Weird things are happening, little devils." What,."
The Japanese army is not good at night fighting. In order to eliminate this disadvantage to the maximum extent, Murano San ordered to set off flares wildly at the beginning of the attack, illuminating the inside and outside of the battlefield almost as bright as day. In this way, their every move was under the surveillance of the 408th Regiment's cadets. Next, the 104th Regiment was led by more than twenty Type 95 medium-sized tanks. The closer the distance, the more accurate Geng Liang's judgment on the performance of these tanks became, and he couldn't help but secretly raise his heart.
In order to pursue armor protection capabilities similar to those of the Mandrill, the Type 95 heavy tank's armor thickness has naturally increased; and because the gun diameter has increased, the importance of tank guns and ammunition has also increased, requiring a larger horsepower engine and more Strong power transmission and suspension systems, larger-caliber artillery, larger-capacity ammunition depots, and larger engines require larger interior space. This makes this Type 95 heavy tank Its appearance looks much bigger than that of the Mandrill, which means that no matter what the actual performance of this Type 95 heavy tank is, just looking at its appearance is enough to frighten people. Moreover, this This kind of tank can also pass through minefields unimpeded, which makes the trainees subconsciously overestimate its combat power.
,,This is also the main reason why Ye Zhao and others are cautious,
"The little devil is going to run away." Zhang Tianrao, Geng Liang's bodyguard, shouted in a low voice.
When the trainees around him heard this, many couldn't help but feel relieved, while some expressed doubts: "No way, this big guy must be the little devil's secret weapon. How could they escape without fighting?"
Geng Liang couldn't figure it out either, but he would not dwell on this problem. He looked to the left and right and said loudly: "Stop thinking nonsense. Just hold your position. Keep your spirits up. The battle is not over."
Everyone responded, hunkered down, holding on to the weapons in their hands, and stopped grabbing randomly. At this time, Du Haonan, the telegraph operator next to Geng Liang, suddenly heard a voice in the microphone: "Thunder Eagle calls duck, The thunder eagle calls the duck, please reply when received, over."
"Duck" is the code name of the 408th Regiment tonight. Du Haonan put the microphone to his mouth and replied: "Duck received, over." Released the send button, he said to Geng Liang: "Regiment, this is the 406th Regiment .”
"Ask them where they are." Geng Liang stared at the slowly retreating Japanese troops and said,
Soon, Du Haonan reported: "There are still about seven kilometers away from us."
"Ask him to tell Lei Jianhong that I have a big gift for them and ask them if they dare to ask for it."