The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 1050
... In Beiping, the Japanese Army North China Dispatched Army Headquarters, Commander Neiji Okamura's phone calls have almost exploded in the past few days.

Constant doubts from the top.

The most frequently asked question is nothing more than: "Your Excellency Okamura, what is the situation? Why did the tank troops of the Empire of Japan lose to the so-called armored troops of the Eighth Route Army?"

The most important thing is that this defeat came at a very bad time.

It just happened to be stuck at this juncture.

On the battlefield behind the enemy, the Japanese army headed by the main force of the North China Front Army had just launched an unprecedented May [-]st sweep, targeting Shanxi, Shandong, and the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong Military Region.

On the frontal battlefield, the Zhejiang-Jiangxi battle between the Japanese army in Central China and the Central Army has just broken out.

The two large-scale battles have not yet reached a fever pitch!

As the elite chariot unit of the Great Japanese Empire, it took the lead in defeating a fierce battle on its own territory in the Mengxi area, and still lost to the Eighth Route Army, which was a beggar-like team a few years ago.

For the Japanese army, it was a disgrace.

Especially in recent years, the Eighth Route Army headed by the Taihang base area has become very noisy, and the international side has paid more and more attention to the Eighth Route Army units in the Chinese army.

at this time.

On the Pacific battlefield, the Japanese army was beating the U.S. military with relatively inferior equipment.

Not to mention the Southeast Asian battlefield, the little devil is winning every victory.

On the Chinese battlefield, the little devil also fought on both sides, directly setting off two large-scale battles.

All of a sudden, most of the military attention in the world may have fallen on the Japanese army.

At such a juncture, the little devil's rampant and mighty armored force was defeated.

"Is the armored elite of the Great Japanese Empire defeated by the mere Eighth Route Army troops?"

"Baga, His Majesty the Emperor will never tolerate this!"

The anger from the top put the pressure on the commander-in-chief Okamura.

Okamura was actually a little surprised.

The armored forces of the Eighth Route Army were able to completely defeat the Nanzhi chariot group.

This really made the Japanese side feel incredible.

Once upon a time, the Eighth Route Army lacked guns and artillery, not to mention armored vehicles, and might not even have a small-caliber hand cannon. These beggar-like teams that could be chased by only a light tank were running around in the barren mountains.

When did such a team of beggars grow to such a point that it was even able to defeat the Japanese army's tank groups in large-scale armored operations?

The disastrous defeat of the Nanzhi chariot group shocked the Japanese army far more than the shock of the Eighth Route Army's use of mobile troops to attack Datong and even penetrate Luxi Luzhong.

After all, in the eyes of the Japanese army, the latter was just an opportunistic exploit by the Eighth Route Army.

The former shows the powerful strength that still exists when the armored troops of the Eighth Route Army are fighting head-on.

The information was quickly collected and reported by relevant investigators of the Japanese army.

It turned out that the cunning Eight Route Army had been deliberately dragging the imperial chariot troops until the seventh day, when they suddenly launched a decisive battle, and took the opportunity to attack the transport vehicles of the Nanzhi chariot troops first.

Coupled with the cooperation of the 35th Route Army, the Nanzhi chariot troops were defeated.

Okamura breathed a sigh of relief. Judging from the intelligence, the armored forces of the Eighth Route Army have indeed developed rapidly again, but fortunately they are still within the controllable range.

"The top priority is to quickly destroy this armored force of the Eighth Route Army. It is necessary to demonstrate the absolute military power of our Great Japanese Empire to all countries in the world. We cannot give these Chinese troops any so-called hope."

"The Imperial Army is sacred and must not be offended!"

In the end, Okamura chose to reinforce Mengxi and eliminate the combat troops of the Eighth Route Army's armored forces, exactly as Kong Jie and Li Yunlong speculated.

The main force of the Japanese North China Front Army is currently controlling the entire Shanxi and Shandong battlefields, and is secretly deploying the Jizhong Military Region, which is plotting against the Eighth Route Army.

In addition, after the outbreak of the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Battle, in accordance with the order of the dispatched army headquarters, Okamura reluctantly mobilized some troops from the North China Front Army to go south to reinforce the Central China Front Army.

At this time, the North China Front Army simply had no extra energy to deal with the Eighth Route Army armored forces in the western Mengxi area.

In the end, this combat mission fell on the Kwantung Army.

Since the September [-]th Incident, the Kwantung Army has occupied the Northeast, supported the puppet Manchukuo, and operated in the Northeast for many years.

Due to many factors, after the anti-union forces in the Northeast region were basically wiped out by the Kwantung Army, the Kwantung Army basically had no opponents, and it has been recuperating and growing, while guarding against the border.

It wasn't until the outbreak of the Pacific War that the Japanese army had to deploy elite main divisions from the Kwantung Army and the Chinese Expeditionary Army to enter the Pacific battlefield due to operational needs and the strength of the enemy's US military.

But there is an old saying that a lean camel is bigger than a horse.

The Kwantung Army stationed in the northeast has always been proud, thinking that the imperial troops in the pass cannot be compared with them at all.

As the brigade commander Kuroki of the [-]th Tank Brigade, an absolute armored force in the proud Kwantung Army, he thinks so.

When he received an order from the Kwantung Army Command, he was ordered to lead a tank brigade into the Suiyuan area to assist the North China Front Army in destroying the armored forces of the Eighth Route Army.

Kuroki's words were full of irony towards the Japanese troops in the North China Front Army:

"The armored group of the imperial empire was defeated miserably by the Eighth Route Army. It is a shame to His Majesty the Emperor!"

Then he swore:
"Please rest assured, Commander. After our troops entered Suiyuan this time, I don't think it will take five days to find out this fleeing Eighth Route Army armored unit and tear it to pieces to show our great Japanese empire. The Kwantung Army's elite military prestige.

At that time, Mr. Nan Zhi should be able to understand how ridiculous his stupid pig command is! "

of course.

Although the old devil Heimu is arrogant and confident, he is not stupid or brainless.

While he seemed to be disdainful of the enemy, he also carefully studied the tactics and various strength parameters of the opponent that appeared in the Mengxi area.

"Various modified tanks equipped with anti-gun devices... Zhou tactics... Modified self-propelled artillery... Various outflanking tactics interspersed with the rest..."

"General, judging from the confrontation between the Nanzhi chariot troop and the armored troop of the Eighth Route Army, the enemy commander of the Eighth Route Army is indeed an expert in commanding armored troops!"

When analyzing the combat characteristics of the armored forces of the Eighth Route Army, the Chief of Staff of the Devils put forward his own views.

Kuroki did not deny this.

He was more puzzled, "It is reasonable to say that the military strength of the Eighth Route Army is very backward, and it is incredible that they can form such a large-scale armored force.

But what is even more surprising is, how did their commanders develop the ability to command armored troops to fight?
Judging from the confrontation between the Nanzhi Department and the Eighth Route Army armored forces.

It's not like the enemy army is fighting an armored force for the first time. "

The devil's chief of staff shook his head, but he couldn't give an answer.

Hei Mu's heart was also a little more dignified. This armored force of the Eighth Route Army, his opponent this time, the more he studied deeply, the more he found that this team was not simple.

That's why, after Kuroki led the chariot troops to set off, he specially applied to his superiors to add many mobile heavy artillery reinforcements to the chariot troops.

The power of these artillery is enough to deal with the modified tanks of the Eighth Route Army.

In addition, Kuroki specially applied for air fire reinforcements that could arrive at any time.

In the communication call, Heimu also specifically stated: "According to the feedback from the flying troops at Wuchagou Airport, the armored troops of the Eighth Route Army are equipped with a considerable degree of anti-aircraft firepower.

Our army's old-fashioned fighters are no longer enough to deal with such opponents.

I apply for the addition of long-range heavy bomber units and medium tactical dive bomber units to completely destroy the armored units of the Eighth Route Army. "

At Wuchagou Airport, the old-fashioned fighter jets of the Devils were in actual combat against the armored forces of the Eighth Route Army.

The little devil also discovered this problem.

The aviation cannons of old-fashioned fighter jets may be effective in low-altitude dives against armored vehicles, but the damage effect against tanks is not very great, especially for armored units with low-altitude field self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.

Light dive bombers mounted with light aerial bombs are also very ineffective in striking, unless they directly drop the bombs on the tanks, and the medium aerial bombs mounted at one time are too few, and they will withdraw from the battle after a basic attack.

The medium-to-heavy aerial bombs mounted by the medium-sized dive bombers are effective and have many mounts; heavy bombers can bomb at high altitudes, effectively attacking the gathering places and marching ranks of the mechanized troops of the Eighth Route Army.

These two bombers are obviously the best weapons against the armored forces of the Eighth Route Army.

However, even with the military strength of the Japanese army, medium and heavy bombers cannot be called casually.

Especially now that the May [-]st raid and the Zhejiang-Jiangxi battle have completely broken out.

In the direction of the Pacific battlefield, the Japanese army invested a large amount of air power.

You are an elite tank of the Kwantung Army, and you need the assistance of a special bomber to destroy an armored unit of the Eighth Route Army that has just fought a fierce battle with the Nanzhi tank group?
This is somewhat unreasonable!

In the end, Kuroki only got permission from the headquarters to send several additional medium-sized bombers, plus a long-range heavy bomber, to enhance the air force's fire reinforcements in the Mengxi area.

At this point, Kuroki set off with the team confidently.

The mighty Sixth Tank Brigade of the Kwantung Army.

On this point, Kuroki also learned from the disastrous defeat of the Nanzhi chariot group.

He believes that during the confrontation between the tank group and the armored forces of the Eighth Route Army, too many disadvantages were exposed. The organization of such troops is chaotic, and the various types of mobile arms are too mixed. It is a mess of so-called composite troops. There are often many problems.

So before setting off, Kuroki particularly streamlined his chariot troops.

Ditch unnecessary bloat and cumbersomeness.

Maximize the mobility armor capability and combat effectiveness of the entire chariot unit.

In addition, Kuroki believes: "From the disastrous defeat of the Nanzhi tank group, it can be concluded that the mode of the tank group will become a thing of the past sooner or later.

Such a chariot organization is no longer enough to adapt to complex and changeable battlefields.

Only a more independent, more efficient, and more compact formation of tank brigades and divisions with all mobile arms in coordinated operations, with tanks as the main combat force, is the best way for future armored forces to deal with complex and changeable battlefields. best mode. "

It has to be said that the old devil Heimu still has two brushes.

He led his chariot brigade, full of confidence, and set off from Xinjing in a mighty manner.

The so-called Xinjing refers to Changchun, the capital of the puppet Manchukuo.

Speaking of which, before the establishment of the Puppet Manchukuo, Changchun was just an inconspicuous small city in the three eastern provinces. It was very poor and backward, and the lives of the people were very hard.

Comparing Changchun in this period with Fengtian, the base camp of the Northeast Army at that time, would be to compare Yinghuo with Haoyue.

But in the end, after considering many factors, the Japanese army forcibly set the capital of the puppet Manchukuo in the small city of Changchun.

And changed its name to Xinjing.

As the name suggests, a new Tokyo.

From then on, it can be seen that the little devil's wolfish ambition is to completely incorporate the three eastern provinces into their own land.

Changchun is located in the middle of the Northeast region, and its strategic position is important. For the Japanese army, it is indeed a good choice to strengthen the control of the Northeast.

It's just that as a national capital, the city is a bit smaller.

So from the end of 32, the Japanese army began to plan for Changchun, aiming to build Changchun into a metropolis of international scale.

In the current 42 years, Changchun has indeed made great progress in planning and construction. The urban area has reached 80 square kilometers and has a very developed transportation system.

The resident population exceeds 100 million. If you count the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops stationed in Changchun and the floating population of nearly one million, the total population of CC City during this period is already more than 300 million, which is larger than the population of the metropolitan area of ​​Tokyo. more.

You know, this is only 42 years!
At the same time, there are very few major cities in the pass that can reach this scale.

Heimu, the old devil sitting in the command car, watched the changes in Changchun, and said to the young driver beside him in high spirits: "Do you know that ten years ago, Xinjing was just a small town, and there is nothing like today's city?" This achievement is all thanks to the support of our Great Japanese Empire."

The little devil replied: "Sir, when can Xinjing truly become our own capital?"

Kuroki smiled and said: "Don't worry, soon, soon! One day, every corner of Xinjing will be filled with cherry blossoms from my hometown."

"Sir, is the opponent we are going to face this time very strong?"

Kuroki was silent for a while, and said disdainfully: "It's not enough to be compared with my chariot troops of the Great Japanese Empire. I only worry about one thing at the moment."

"What are you worried about, sir?" The young devil looked puzzled.

Heimu said in a deep voice: "I'm worried. After learning that our Kwantung Army chariots are moving eastward, the Eighth Route Army armored troops in the Suiyuan area will run away, and they will not dare to confront our army. If this is the case, won't we run for nothing? trip?"

What wild words!

But then came the slapstick.

boom -

There was the sound of shelling from the forward direction of the team...

(End of this chapter)