The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 1035

Know yourself and the enemy, a hundred battles will never end.

After Kong Jie and Li Yunlong arrived, with the assistance of the brother troops of the Northwest Military Region, they quickly started collecting all kinds of intelligence on the devils stationed in Mongolia in the western Mongolia area, especially the elite cavalry brigade.

A lot of useful information was quickly collected.

On the same day, in the analysis meeting of the Northwest Military Region Command, Kong Jie pointed out directly:

"Comrades, judging from the information collected so far, the so-called chariot brigade of the devils is actually an accurate description of an armored group composed of various arms.

This is very different from the relatively pure tank brigade units of the Japanese army that belonged to the tank division.

It belongs to a mixed armored mobile unit formed by the temporary transfer of various armored units by the Japanese army.

Such a composite force of various arms not only has tank troops, but also includes some infantry, artillery, engineering and other troops.

In terms of scale, the devil's chariot brigade and chariot group are somewhat similar.

However, chariot clusters have great disadvantages.

Due to the confusion and complexity of arms, tank groups often lack unified tactical command and control capabilities.

Especially in the case that the devils' joint combat training of many arms is not in place, this kind of flaw will be particularly obvious, which seems to be a strong outsider, and it may be our opportunity. "

What Kong Jie said was a bit of a psychological analysis, and he despised the opponent strategically. The cadres also felt that the devil's armored brigade, which they thought to be troublesome, was full of flaws all of a sudden.

Of course, everything has advantages and disadvantages. Although tank clusters have such disadvantages, they also have advantages.

Because it is a multi-army composite force, the devil's tank group can undertake various types of combat missions. From this perspective, the devil's tank group should not be underestimated.

The cadres then studied the so-called chariot brigade of the devils.

That is, a group of chariots.

Then the collected information showed that the devil's chariot group had a total of 3 chariot regiments under its jurisdiction, which was one more chariot regiment than the chariot brigade with its own establishment.

In addition, it has an independent logistics support force and maintenance support force, and is equipped with various arms such as cavalry, infantry, artillery and engineers to cooperate in combat.

It has a total of more than 190 tanks and armored vehicles, among which the attached tanks include Type 95 light tanks and Type [-] modified medium tanks.

The Devil's Type 95 light tanks are often seen on the battlefield of the invasion of China, but the Type [-] medium tanks are rare.

Most of them are Type 47 modified medium tanks. In fact, on the basis of Type [-] medium tanks, in order to better adapt to the battlefield in China, they were replaced with a Type [-]mm rapid-fire gun.

The armor protection ability of the Devil's Type 94 modified medium tank is much better than that of the Type 150 light tank, and it can even withstand the direct fire of the Type [-] rapid-fire gun at a distance of [-] meters.

However, after encountering the Eighth Route Army's modification and imitation of the German-made 37mm anti-tank gun, it is not enough to watch.

Not to mention a team of specially built individual anti-tank rocket launchers.

Basically, as long as it hits, the little devil can only be regarded as the armor level of a thin-skinned tank on the European battlefield, and it is completely vulnerable.

The old devil Okamura probably also based on this situation, and considering that the Eighth Route Army also has a considerable number of tanks and armored vehicles, he improvised such an armored fleet that can undertake various combat missions.

Use artillery, infantry, cavalry and other arms to cooperate with tanks in combat, and beware of the Eighth Route Army using anti-tank artillery to deal with tanks.

The armored vehicles are mainly Type [-] armored vehicles.

In addition, this chariot group of the Devils is also equipped with some special chariot search teams, including coordinated artillery units towed by cars.

It is also equipped with Type 90 field guns and Type 105 20mm field guns. It uses cars as tractors to form an entire mobile artillery unit. According to the detection of the Eighth Route Army, the Devils have at least [-] or more of these two larger-caliber artillery pieces. .

The head of the devil brigade, Major General Nanzhi Liulang, is said to have led the armored troops to severely damage a division of the Central Army in the Battle of Songhu, and broke through several cities in a row.

On the whole, this is a battle group with armored forces as the main force and joint operations of various arms.

It should be an armored force specially prepared by the old devil Okamura to deal with the Eighth Route Army in northern Shanxi and the 35th Route Army in the Hetao area.

When this series of data was presented in front of the soldiers, Kong Jie, Li Yunlong, including brigadier Zhang and even the division commander all looked a little dignified.

The little devil has indeed spent a lot of money this time. The armored group formed in front of him is equipped with multi-army coordination. From the perspective of equipment level, it is really not easy to mess with.

In addition to the large number of artillery equipped by the devils, if the mobility of armored vehicles is used, combined with the flat and endless open terrain in the west of Mengxi, it is simply an excellent battlefield for the devils' armored forces to take advantage of mechanized combat.

It is impossible for conventional infantry and cavalry to be opponents of the devil's armored forces.

As for the same armored force, whether it is the Eighth Route Army or the 35th Route Army of Commander Fu in the Hetao area, there are not many of them, and the level of equipment and configuration is not as good as that of the Japanese army.

As Brigadier Zhang said:
"After the devil's Nanzhi chariot brigade was active in the Mengxi area, Commander Fu had to stay in his Hetao area obediently, and even withdrew all the troops on the outer line of the defense area. He was afraid that the little devil would retaliate and directly Attack Hetao in the form of armored clusters.

These days the 35th Route Army in the Hetao area bears the brunt, but it has suffered a lot. Commander Fu also gritted his teeth at the devil's chariot brigade, but there was nothing he could do.

With the devil's armored force here, the 35th Route Army can't move at all now.

A few days ago, Commander Fu sent a special letter, asking our division commander for help, to think of a way to deal with this devil's armored force! "

"Then fight, what else is there to say?"

Li Yunlong became angry, "I don't believe it yet, but I want to see how tough this little bastard's armor is. He has steel teeth, and we have to smash them into pieces."

"Old Kong, our situation has been investigated in the past few days, and preparations have already begun for the deployment in advance. Is it time to launch combat operations?"

As soon as Li Yunlong said this, the faces of other cadres were a little more surprised.

Everyone thought that Kong Jie and Li Yunlong led the mobile force north this time, and they were two generals who cooperated and cooperated with each other.

But who would have thought that Li Yunlong, who had always been fearless, actually had the intention of asking Kong Jie for his opinion.

The fact is indeed the case, Lao Li is also depressed in his heart!
This week's strategy was proposed by Lao Kong, including how to implement it, and the details of all aspects, Lao Kong must be much clearer than him.

In addition, when leaving this time, the boss, including the deputy chief of staff, was afraid that Li Yunlong would cause some trouble, so he almost pointed at Li Yunlong's nose and said that you should listen to Kong Jie before you act.

The main thing is...

Lao Kong is the top leader of Huasheng Company, and his old Li is only the second leader.

Anyway, I have to ask the big boss what he means, right?

It's not right to be soft on others and short-mouthed to eat others.

Li Yunlong's new second regiment can develop to the point where it is now, and even the rapid reaction force directly under Taihang has been pulled up.

How did his old Li get rich, can he not have a clue in his mind?
Everyone's eyes focused on Kong Jie.

Kong Jie pointed out one point in the outermost defense zone of the Japanese armored brigade in the Mengxi area:
"Lao Li, I think so. Let's temporarily form a few small armored units with light tanks and armored vehicles. We will set off at night, say hello to Commander Fu in advance, cross their Hetao area, attack the devils from the flank, and attract Japanese troops. attention.

Let him knock the mountain and shake the tiger with one move first. "

"Haha, this trick is bad enough, it's just what I want!" Li Yunlong nodded immediately.

Kong Jie said to the teacher again: "Master, Commander Fu, you may have to say hello in advance. As long as our side can hold back the devil's chariot, when the two sides are fighting to a critical moment, the devil's mobile force will not be redundant." Focus on guarding against the 35th Route Army.

After all, the 35th Route Army has been operating in the Hetao area for many years, and it knows the situation in the entire Mengxi area best. It is most appropriate for them to attack Baotou, the base camp of the Japanese army, while taking advantage of the devil's mobile elite. "

The teacher didn't say anything, and immediately nodded in agreement.

Brigadier Zhang even laughed and said, "This shouldn't be a problem.

During this period of time, the 35th Route Army has suffered a lot from the devil's armored units. Even the armored units made up of some old tanks that the 35th Route Army bought from us a few days ago were maimed by the devils. up.

I guess that old Fu is also on fire, if he has the opportunity to steal the house right now, why would he hesitate?
This guy really dared to poke the kid in the ass. "

So, the battle plan was decided like this.

eight days.

It is already the eighth day since the devils set off the so-called May [-]st sweep.

The Japanese army's sweep of the Eighth Route Army's base areas in Shanxi and Shandong gradually became intense.

The battle around the five cities of Licheng, Shexian, Liaoxian, Xiangyuan, and Lucheng is still fierce.

The Eighth Route Army, which was besieged in the five cities, seemed to be out of ammunition and food, and seemed to be unable to hold on at any time, but they just held their positions in the repeated attacks of the Japanese army, causing more and more casualties to the Japanese army.

The major general of the Japanese army who was in charge of commanding the troops to take down the five cities was also anxious.

After making such a big sacrifice, he still failed to win the Eighth Route Army position that seemed to collapse at any time. How could he be reconciled easily, let alone stop here, and he would definitely be punished by his superiors for ineffective combat.

Taihang base area.

The Japanese army followed the sticky tactics of Tanabe, the chief of staff of the Devils, and progressed smoothly on the outer line, occupying a large number of fortifications, high ground and various passes of the Eighth Route Army on the outer line.

It's just that after the front lines of both sides gradually advanced to the center line defense zone of the Eighth Route Army base, everything changed.

Facing the extremely strong concrete fortifications built by the Eighth Route Army, even the various types of artillery of the Japanese army, including Type [-], Type [-], etc., basically failed to achieve any obvious effect.

Unless it is the mobilization of large-caliber heavy artillery, it is just that the transportation of these artillery in the mountainous area is extremely difficult, and the eight-way defensive positions are even more closely linked.

The devil's tough battle was extremely difficult.

Their opponents, the Eighth Route Army, were very different from those of the Jiang army in the past.

Jiang's army fought around the city. Once the city was lost, there was basically no position to defend. It would either be wiped out, or it could only collapse and flee.

The Eighth Route Army, on the other hand, placed the battlefield in the base area, surrounded by mountains, ravines and canyons. It is easy to build fortifications that are easy to defend and difficult to attack by taking advantage of the terrain. Once defeated, they can withdraw in an orderly manner at any time.

In the end, the devils spent a lot of manpower and material resources, and even endured huge sacrifices, but what they won was nothing more than a cold position.

And there are countless positions like this in the entire Eighth Route Army base area.

As Ding Wei said: "As much as the little devil wants, let's give him as much!"

"After the mopping up is over, it is impossible for the devils to leave the county towns and towns and come to occupy these positions of ours. We have to give back what we have fought so hard."

This is exactly the "drag" tactic that the boss and the deputy chief of staff decided at the general headquarters to launch against the Japanese army in the Shanxi battlefield, Taihang, Taiyue, and Zhongtiaoshan base areas.

While relying on the solid defense system built by the base area to block the Japanese raids, the soldiers were secretly preparing for the final counterattack.

It was the end of the week when the devils swept away, and it was the time when people were exhausted.

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West of Hetao.

The sky was probably still bright, when a group of armored troops emerged from nowhere, suddenly appeared on the outer line of the southward defensive position of the Devil's Nanzhi Chariot Brigade, and immediately launched a fierce bombardment, dozens of cannons in succession.

On the defensive positions of the Japanese army, only the sound of cannons was heard, and the little devils who were awakened hurriedly went into battle.

In the headquarters, the old devil Nanzhi Liulang received news that armored troops of the Chinese army appeared and attacked the empire's southward defense line.

Nanzhi Liulang was furious. If it was the infantry and cavalry of the Eighth Route Army, it would be fine. He knew that he was the most elite armored brigade in the Empire of Japan. He dared to attack with chariots and tanks. This was clearly a provocation by the Chinese army. .

Of course, as a famous general with outstanding military exploits in the Songhu Battle, Nan Zhi, an old devil, is not confused.

Since he led a group of chariots to the west of Mengxi, most of the 35th Route Army remained stationary, and the original armored forces were basically disabled by him.

What is the situation of this armored force that suddenly appeared again?

Is it still a team of the 35th Route Army, or has reinforcements arrived from the Chinese army?

"Contact the headquarters immediately, request air reinforcements, and conduct a close investigation of the area where the enemy's armored forces appear. Be sure to find out the enemy's situation!"

"Hi!"

Shortly after Nanzhi's request was issued, five or six Japanese reconnaissance planes set off from Wuchagou Airport and rushed to the coordinate area provided by Nanzhi to conduct aerial reconnaissance.

The next day, the Japanese air force reconnaissance team returned and reported the situation:

"A considerable number of enemy tanks and armored vehicles were found in the target area. The identity of the enemy could not be ascertained. The enemy launched a fire counterattack against our reconnaissance plane. The enemy is equipped with corresponding air defense firepower!"...

(End of this chapter)