The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 1042
...According to the report on the battle situation after the squadron leader of the Japanese flying squadron who carried out this reinforcement mission returned:
"We discovered the small group of armored troops suspected to be the Eighth Route Army that defeated Shao Zuo Xiyuan, and successfully blew up more than a dozen enemy tanks and armored vehicles. That group has been completely wiped out!"

It is said that Shao Zuo Xiyuan, who learned the news later, looked up to the sky and sighed:

Heaven has eyes!

Almost all of the two tank squadrons he led were lost in the hands of the small armored unit of the Eighth Route Army.

Now it is finally avenged by the flying troops of the empire.

However, there are also smart devil officers who disagree with this.

During this period of time, since the emergence of a large number of armored units of the Eighth Route Army in the Mengxi area, several squadrons belonging to the Wuchagou Imperial Army Airport have been performing combat missions almost every day, and they have achieved gains every day.

The relevant staff departments of the Japanese army have also analyzed the corresponding situation.

According to the battle situation reported by the flying troops every three to five times, there are at least 200 tanks of the Eighth Route Army that were blown up in total, right?

But the question is, where did Eight Road get so many chariots?

In addition, if such a large number of tanks of the Eighth Route Army have been successfully blown up, why have the various offensive troops of the Nanzhi Armored Brigade been attacked by small groups of armored troops of the Eighth Route Army from time to time? What about sneak attack?

Could it be that the Eighth Route Army has more than one armored brigade?

I'm afraid this is unlikely, right?

According to relevant data records of the Japanese army, the Chinese army built an armored corps when the Sino-Japanese War officially broke out.

It's just that the armored corps built by the Central Army was directly disabled in the Songhu Battle, and even the designation was changed to an infantry designation later.

So far, the Chinese army has basically no armored troops in its hands.

Therefore, a devil's staff officer boldly put forward a plan:
"Could it be that the so-called Eighth Route Army armored units that our flying troops bombed were not true from the beginning to the end? Don't you all think that every bombing mission we carry out is too smooth?
In many cases, even when we were carrying out bombing missions, we were not hit back by fire from the Eighth Route Army at all.

This is absolutely unreasonable! "

In the end, the Japanese army determined that this situation was still in a joint operation between the armored forces and the air force not long after.

According to the situation reported by the flying troops, dozens of armored vehicles of the Eighth Route Army were successfully blown up in the target area, and a squadron of chariots followed by the Devils arrived quickly.

The devil originally wanted to clean up the battlefield and seize it, and even brought the reporters accompanying the army with him, so he planned to take some photos, so that they would be published in the newspaper, so as to satirize the incompetence of the Eighth Route Army in armored combat!

As a result, the little devils who arrived were dumbfounded on the spot when they saw the situation in front of them.

Eight-way armored force?
There are rotten iron frames, rotten wood, and some obviously homemade rollers, plus some painted iron sheets that were completely smashed by bombs to imitate the armor of tanks.

This is the so-called armored unit of the Eighth Route Army that the flying unit blew up?

The leader of the Devil Squadron who led the team was not stupid. After inspecting the scene, it belonged to the wreckage of the armored troops of the Eighth Route Army after being bombed. After a sudden change of mind, he immediately saw the problem.

In his subsequent report to the headquarters, he said somewhat indignantly:
"These damned Balu are very cunning, they clearly used these so-called chariots built of iron frames and wood, which paralyzed our judgment and deceived our investigation.

Perhaps during this period of time, all the combat missions carried out by our army's flying troops and all the enemy's armored troops that were blown up were all fake chariots in this camouflage! "

This inference quickly explained many unreasonable places.

No wonder the Eighth Route Army, even though a large number of armored vehicles were destroyed by the flying team, could still launch local raids on the Nanzhi Chariot Brigade from time to time.

No wonder the bombing missions carried out by the flying team went so smoothly every time. When the reconnaissance plane was looking for the armored units of the Eighth Route Army, it was even easier to find them.

It is no wonder that during the bombing process, there was almost no fire resistance from the Eighth Route Army.

"Bastards, these bloody bastards!"

At the headquarters of the Mongolian Army, the devil commander Amakasu Shigetaro was furious. He felt that he was like a clown, a clown played by these cunning Eighth Route Army.

Just a few days ago, when talking to Ningji Okamura, he also said that he successfully destroyed a large number of armored vehicles of the Eighth Route Army that appeared in the Mengxi area.

This time it was good, it was completely reduced to a laughing stock.

...But for Kong Jie and Li Yunlong, it is not enough to just make the Japanese army a laughing stock!

the seventh day.

According to the overall deployment of weekly tactics, the armored and mobile units of the Taihang Quick Response Force led by Li Yunlong, and the armored corps led by Kong Jie, a total of two armored units.

The final decisive battle with the Nanzhi chariot group specially built by the Japanese army in the Mengxi area officially started.

At this time, if you look down from the sky over the entire Mengxi area, you can see such a scene.

Originally composed of three chariot regiments, it was a huge Japanese chariot group mixed with engineers, motorized artillery, motorcycles and other arms.

After a full six days of chasing, the originally uniform mechanized combat force has been scattered into as many as a dozen parts.

And the parts are far apart.

On the outer line of these scattered Japanese tank units, there is a small group of armored units of the Eighth Route Army being chased by the Japanese army all the way.

At this time, the Japanese army was exhausted, not only the soldiers, but also those chariots that did not have life, but still needed to consume fuel, and still suffered mechanical wear and tear during long-distance and long-term marches.

The speed of the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles chasing all the way was obviously much slower than that of six days ago.

Even during the chase between the two sides, some Japanese tanks broke down directly in the middle of the wear and tear caused by the occasional battles.

During the six days before and after, a large number of combat vehicles belonging to the Nanzhi Chariot Brigade had more or less problems.

The most terrible thing is that the fuel carried is basically running out.

Until the old devil Nanzhi's order was issued quickly, requiring the scattered troops to gather immediately to prevent being defeated one by one by the Eighth Route Army.

The logistics force and transport convoy were also dispatched immediately to deliver fuel and supplies to the tank units in various parts.

The decisive battle broke out at this time...

at this time.

Hetao area.

General Headquarters of the 35th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army.

Commander Fu, who is good at stealing chickens, is immersed in the military map in front of him, and he is studying the evolution of the battle situation.

The chief of staff who followed the analysis was feeling emotional: "Yi Gong, it's already the seventh day today, according to the information we received, in the past seven days, the devils used flying troops to destroy the Eighth Route Army. A large number of armored vehicles.

On the plateau of the Mengxi area, the Japanese tank brigade can be seen almost everywhere, and the devils are strangling the armored troops of the Eighth Route Army everywhere..."

In the end, the chief of staff couldn't bear to continue talking.

"Yi Gong... the situation seems to be getting worse, maybe the so-called armored force of the Eighth Route Army has been completely wiped out by the little devils.

I just can't figure it out. In this situation, why did his 120th Division dare to pat their chests and say that they can contain the devil's armored main force?

Still want us to attack them sideways? "

Commander Fu didn't speak immediately.

After thinking for a while, he asked back, "Mingfo, do you think the Eighth Route Army is smart or stupid?"

"This……"

The chief of staff was silent.

As Fu Yisheng's fellow countryman and Fu Yisheng's most trusted subordinate, he followed Fu Yisheng and had many contacts with the Eighth Route Army. He also studied the Eighth Route Army in depth, including the beliefs of the Eighth Route Army and the guerrilla tactics of the Eighth Route Army.

In this regard, the chief of staff had to admit.

"The Eighth Route Army is indeed not a stupid army, they rarely fight uncertain battles!"

Commander Fu laughed: "That's exactly the reason, so the information we inquired about and what we saw may be just appearances.

As far as I know about Lao He, this old guy is really capable.

Baluming knew that their armored forces would be surrounded by the devil's main armored force after they showed up in the Mengxi area. Why did they still do this?
There must be something to this! "

"Yi Gong, shall we continue to support the Eighth Route Army?"

Commander Fu said happily: "Old rules, don't rush, wait for the two sides to fight each other first, then there will be more and more loopholes, and we will have a chance to take advantage of the loopholes!"

The chief of staff smiles and doesn't speak, and doesn't scatter eagles when he doesn't see a rabbit. This is Yi Gong's characteristic!

……

The 26th Division of the Japanese Army is on the fortifications built from the north of Datong to the border of Inner Mongolia.

According to the order of the general headquarters, the 26th Division deployed a large number of combat troops on the line of defense early in the morning, waiting for the Nanzhi Chariot Brigade to drive all the armored troops of the Eighth Route Army that appeared in the Mengxi area.

Then complete the combat mission of attacking from both sides.

As a result, the situation that the little devils of the 26th Division imagined that the large number of armored units of the Eighth Route Army were defeated all the way, and then they were flanked and wiped out did not happen.

On the contrary, half a day later, urgent news came one after another.

First came the call for help from the headquarters of the Nanzhi Chariot Brigade.

The news was very urgent, claiming that it was extremely urgent, and his troops were attacked by the armored vehicles of the Eighth Route Army, causing heavy casualties and urgently needed reinforcements.

Immediately afterwards, the order from the general headquarters was also conveyed:

The 26th Division is required to immediately mobilize all mobile units to go north to reinforce the Nanzhi Brigade.

Datong, the headquarters of the 26th Division of the Japanese Army in Datong.

Lieutenant General Shigetoku Kuroda, the newly appointed commander of the 26th Division of the Japanese Army, also looked confused at this time.

What the hell is this bastard Nan Zhi doing?
Didn't news come a few days ago that the battle went quite smoothly, that a large number of armored units of the Eighth Route Army had been successfully destroyed, and that the final strangulation would be completed soon?

Why did you suddenly start asking for help again?

Lieutenant General Kuroda had some headaches. In fact, he was very unwilling to serve as the division commander of the 26th Division.

——It’s all the fault of the old devil Okamura.

Ever since the Eighth Route Army in North China has become more and more noisy, especially in the Taihang base area, especially a detachment of the Eighth Route Army, Iron Triangle and many other troops have gradually risen and grown step by step, becoming the confidant of the Japanese army.

The senior officers of the Japanese army were not willing to serve in the North China Front Army at all.

Why?

That's one big mess.

According to relevant data, so far, although the entire North China area is still largely under the control of the Japanese army, at least nearly ten Japanese soldiers will die every day.

After a large-scale battle like the current one is launched, this number will increase several times, or even dozens of times.

The Eighth Route Army in the occupied area was like psoriasis. The tortured Japanese soldiers were desperate, but they couldn't get rid of it.

Therefore, devils who serve as officers of the North China Front Army often bear considerable pressure.

The transfer of Japanese officers in the North China Front was also the most frequent.

There is no other way. If you lose a battle, you have to be punished, and you have to change people. Then you have to transfer new officers.

In the end, Lieutenant General Kuroda ordered to temporarily mobilize and gather the mechanized combat units of all parties under the 26th Division, and assign them to some cavalry belonging to the upper division to form a fast mobile unit to reinforce the Mengxi area.

... At this time, in the Mengxi area, most of this area belongs to the plateau area with relatively small terrain.

The decisive battle between the armored troops of the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese tank brigade has been going on for nearly half a day.

The weekly tactics set by Kong Jie and Li Yunlong were implemented smoothly.

The horn of decisive battle suddenly sounded.

The Japanese Nanzhi Chariot Brigade was already tired of soldiers and chariots. On the side of the Eighth Route Army, after a few days of training, the soldiers also had to maintain their chariots. It was at the peak of their combat power.

According to the deployment of Kong Jie and Li Yunlong on the [-]th.

Each unit takes the company as a combat unit, and has successfully entered various nodes in the Mengxi area.

After the decisive battle broke out, these nodes were quickly connected. Looking down from the sky, it was like a sharp knife suddenly appearing inside the Japanese tank troops, stabbing fiercely when the devils were caught off guard.

The supply units, transportation units, and logistics units of the Japanese Nanzhi tank group were given priority.

In particular, most of the tank trucks used by the devils to transport fuel were found by the tanks of the Eighth Route Army shortly after the decisive battle broke out, and then destroyed.

At this time, many of the tanks on the Japanese side had not had time to repair, and the fuel was basically running low, and the original tank clusters were relatively scattered.

The onslaught of the Eighth Route Army began.

A large number of modified chariots have lost their camouflage, as if they were in this plateau area at first glance.

A door of artillery roared, and a machine gun fired.

The modified tanks have made it difficult for the Japanese tank units to parry.

Eight Road even used the chassis of the captured Japanese tanks, and then assembled an anti-tank artillery on the chassis to create a light, mobile, but extremely practical anti-tank self-propelled artillery that can be called a tank buster.

Or it can be said that it is an anti-tank assault vehicle.

The little devils of the Nanzhi Brigade have never seen such a battle.

Under the attack of these anti-tank assault vehicles, the devil's already thin-skinned tanks were almost unable to fight back.

Once the decisive battle broke out, the so-called armored elite of the Japanese army, the Nanzhi Chariot Brigade, was still invincible.

It was smashed directly.

The confrontation between the so-called armored forces of the two sides presents a one-sided situation...

(End of this chapter)