Chapter 978: When did the Japanese become so powerful?
A mountain-like roar rang out from the front of the Japanese Peace Army position. The Koreans had a strange look on their faces when they heard it. When they figured out the content and reason of the Japanese cheers, ordinary soldiers were fine, and Jin Gehui and other officers couldn't help but join in. Qi showed a look of disdain and cursed in his heart: "Silly 13."
A very strange thing. Normally, the predecessor of the Korean Peace Army, the Korean Communist Army, was a subordinate army of the Japanese. The Korean Peace Army should maintain a tacit understanding with the Japanese Peace Army. However, the fact is exactly the opposite. The Japanese who joined the Peace Army Because people have been completely robbed of their arrogance by the cadet army or the National Defense Force, most of them are willing to show their friendly side to the former subordinate army, and even seem a bit groveling because of this. However, their goodwill has not received an equal response from the North Koreans. Not only that, the Koreans also always show that they hate the Japanese and despise the Japanese. This situation is especially prominent when officers from the Chinese Military Advisory Group are present.
The Japanese Peace Army and the Korean Peace Army were incompatible with each other. Both Geng Zebao and Zhang Zizhong knew or heard about this. This was one of the reasons why Zhang Zizhong did not have much hope for the coalition forces to launch a counterattack.
The Japanese use their feathers as an arrow, and are stupid enough to be cannon fodder for the Chinese (Jinge Hui’s words). The impact on the Koreans is that even if it is just to show off, the Koreans have to follow up and make a counterattack gesture. Of course, following Japan Behind them, with the Japanese charging forward to absorb the German firepower, the danger to the Koreans will be greatly reduced. This is the main reason why the Koreans followed the Japanese without hesitation and launched a counterattack.
After the Japanese and Koreans, there are varying numbers of Vietnamese, Thais, Cambodians, Laotians, and Burmese. The armies of these countries have always been a show-stopper in the coalition, and even Geng Zebao often ignores them. existence, so their counterattacks tend to be more formal, and their actual effectiveness is quite limited.
The armies of these countries are followed by the French Restoration Army. Among the armies of the Allied Forces, the French Restoration Army is the best in terms of equipment and training. However, due to various reasons, the French's counterattack appears to be more formal. Geng Zebao is tight. As the French moved, he didn't realize it at first. Then, as the Japanese and Germans exchanged fire, Sumiki Dairo asked the advisory group for help. He intended to send the French forward to support Larison, but he used various excuses. After evading blame and evasion, Geng Zebao finally saw clearly the true face of the French.
The French were unable to do their job. Geng Zebao was worried that the Japanese would not be able to defeat the Germans and that the counterattack would turn into a counterattack. He called Sumiki Dairo and asked him to play it safe and slow down. At the same time, he called Zhang Zizhong and asked him to send out aviation. troops to support,
When the Sabi Counterattack just started, the senior leaders of the expeditionary force and the senior German army had the same view on the Japanese Peace Army. They all believed that the role of this force could only fill the scene and would not have a substantial impact on the course of the battle. The impact, however, was that as the Japanese penetrated the blocking lines deployed by the German army one after another and always clung to the tail of the main German army, Zhang Zizhong and Manstein soon realized that they were wrong. On Zhang Zizhong's side, The outstanding performance of the Japanese Peace Army was equal to winning him an opportunity. Of course, he would seize it without hesitation and take advantage of the situation to expand. On Manstein's side, the Japanese's recklessness directly affected his previous retreat plan, and even It affected his deployment for the next campaign. Of course, Manstein did not want the Axis forces participating in the attack on Sabi to be completely destroyed. After all, half of the 100,000 troops were German troops. The battlefield insights of the old German man His strength was quite high, and unfavorable battle reports repeatedly came from the front line. Instead of being in a hurry, he saw a glimmer of opportunity. So, he first ordered the Sabi frontline troops to slow down their retreat, and then began to mobilize troops and generals, and decided to send Saabi to the front line. It becomes a new decisive battleground, and a battle with the Chinese and Soviet troops will determine the outcome.
While Manstein was re-adjusting the campaign strategy according to the current situation, Zhang Zizhong was still thinking of swallowing up the 100,000 Axis troops on the Sabi front. He first called the troops under his command who would join the counterattack and asked them to speed up. Then, he personally called Sumiki Dairo and verbally commended the heroic performance of the Japanese Peace Army.
The weapons of the Japanese Peace Army and the Korean Peace Army are still Japanese standard. In terms of weapon performance alone, the Japanese Peace Army is one level worse than the German Army. And in terms of the tactical literacy of soldiers, the German Peace Army, which has experienced hundreds of battles, is better than the Japanese Peace Army. The army is much stronger. Of course, the Japanese are not in no way stronger than the Germans, such as the spirit of daring to die. However, does the Japanese Peace Army, a force composed entirely of prisoners, still have the spirit of daring to die? Why is Zhang Zizhong not optimistic about the Peace of Japan? Firstly, most of the officers and soldiers of the Japanese Peace Army are newbies in the original Japanese army, and their training and combat experience are seriously insufficient; secondly, the Japanese seem to lack a legitimate reason to fight bloody battles, and it is difficult to guarantee that they will fight desperately.
Zhang Zizhong misjudged the Japanese, no, to be more precise, he misjudged the quality of the officers in the Japanese Peace Army. Led by Suki Dairo, he thought this was an excellent opportunity for performance. Under his influence, the Japanese army The officers of the Peace Army all regarded this as an opportunity to change their own destiny. In their minds, the lives of ordinary soldiers were not important at all. In addition, they thought that the expeditionary force companies had weapons that could carry out long-range precision strikes. The Germans It is impossible to win. They have a desire to grab credit in their minds. The Japanese are not stupid. They know that the Chinese do not trust them, so once the Chinese army catches up, they will definitely not be the main force. So, now It's the only opportunity they can seize,
Under the instigation and even threats of the officers, the little devils of the Japanese Peace Army launched desperate charges one after another. As a result, the Germans who were not mentally prepared for this were caught off guard, so they retreated again and again until they lost the ability to stop them. Opportunities can only be forced to fight and retreat.
On the front line, Sumiki Dalang repeatedly sent battle reports, saying how many German troops they had repelled and how much they had advanced. Zhang Zizhong didn't believe it at first. However, when the reconnaissance plane returned the same battle report, he couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.
"The Japanese can really defeat the Germans."
"It's strange. When did the Japanese become so powerful?" This question first lingered in his mind. Suddenly, he felt the huge fighter potential behind these battles. He became excited and immediately called Timoshenko. It is proposed to expand the scale of counterattack,
"The defeat is like a mountain. This is the current situation of the German army. Using the Japanese Peace Army as an arrow, I think we can pursue greater victory." He said to Timoshenko on the phone,