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. [Fly] At the Japanese Army Headquarters in Hangzhou, some Japanese heard the scream of the signal bombs rising into the sky and ran out to see them.
, and immediately reported to Hebian Shozo. The latter and Ishihara Wanji ran out to take a look, and saw blazing gunfire in the direction of the unknown highland. He breathed a sigh of relief and said to Ishihara: "Very good, Kano Jiuzhen
Temple didn’t fool us this time.”
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. The most successful one is the Type 97.
Type 95 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 made a plan to use Type 95 heavy tanks to attack unnamed highland minefields.
After making the decision to surprise the enemy, he made a special call to 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 95th 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. Witnessing the entire defeat of the Second Flying Division during the day made Ishihara realize that the empire was in military industry.
The advantages no longer exist. The Xuebing Army's Jiguang tanks and Baiji fighter jets are both the signatures of the Xuebing Army. Although the exposure of the former is far less than that of the latter, the gap in technical performance should not be large.
The empire did not pay much attention to the development of tanks, and 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. He 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 Xuebing Army's artillery units 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 cross the river directly 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 Masami invested a lot of energy in conducting pre-war research. In the battle plan he formulated, he hijacked civilians in Hangzhou and attacked the minefields.
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 disappoint him and played its role as a demining engineer with all due diligence.
The nameless highlands are indeed the weak link in the Xiaoshan defense line of the Xuebing Army. If the Tachibana Division can break through the Wenyan Town defense line and threaten Xiaoshan from the west, then supplemented by the Ninth Regiment attacking from the north, it seems that the Xiaoshan strategy will be successful.
the possibility of setting goals in advance.
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 over, and there are only a 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 verified 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 murmured, as if all his strength 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 were 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 was affiliated with 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!"
At the southwest end of the unnamed highland minefield, in a temporarily dug trench, the leader of the 408th Regiment, Geng Liang, was squinting his eyes and tense up one moment, and the next moment his eyes were round and he said in an incredible tone: "Weird thing, what are you doing, kid?"
?!"
The Japanese army is not good at night fighting. In order to eliminate this disadvantage to the greatest 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 trainees.
Next. The 104th Regiment is led by more than twenty Type 95 tanks. The closer the distance is, the more accurate Geng Liang’s judgment on the performance of these tanks becomes, and he can’t help but feel secretly worried.
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 system. Larger-caliber artillery, larger-capacity ammunition magazine and larger engine require larger interior space. This makes this Type 95 heavy tank
The appearance looks much bigger than the Mandrill. This 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, but he wouldn't dwell on this problem. He looked around and said loudly: "Stop thinking nonsense, just hold your position. Cheer up, the battle is not over!"
Everyone responded, hunkering down, holding on to the weapons in their hands, and no longer grabbing randomly. At this time, a voice suddenly came from the microphone in the hand of Du Haonan, the telegraph operator next to Geng Liang: "Thunder Eagle calls duck, thunder eagle calls duck, thunder eagle calls duck, thunder eagle calls duck, thunder eagle calls duck."
The eagle calls the duck. Please reply when you receive it. 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 where they are?" Geng Liang said, staring closely at the slowly retreating Japanese troops.
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."
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