Anti-Japanese War: The whole world is a base vehicle

Chapter 76 Let the German army lead the battle for me! (Subscribe!)

"Are you sure?" Lu Yuhua looked at the coordinates on the map, tilted his head and looked at Colonel William and asked back.

"Yeah." Colonel William felt that this kind of thing violated his military code of conduct, and he originally refused to answer.

But considering that this tank would enhance their armor strength if it was shipped back, he remained silent for a while and just hummed softly.

"Very good, Sir William, I now believe in your sincerity, but it is far from enough. I hope you will be responsible for the next attack. I wonder if you can fulfill my wish?" Lu Yuhua still had a smile on his face, but his tone was full of refusals.

Hearing this, Colonel William frowned slightly and said with some dissatisfaction.

"Colonel Lu, this is a war between you and the Japanese army. It is not convenient for us to get involved."

How could he agree to such a thing?

Once the Japanese army gets to know this, it will probably cause a lot of trouble.

"Don't worry, if you don't tell it and I don't tell it, no one will know." Lu Yuhua looked at him again and added.

"If Sir William can help me take Nanning, I have a bigger surprise."

"A bigger surprise?" Colonel William asked in surprise.

This surprise is big enough, is there a bigger surprise than this?
This surprised him.

"Of course, I can give you a hint about your navy."

Lu Yuhua said with a smile.

He knew what the German Navy wanted most now.

Although the future belongs to aircraft carriers.

But at present, the navies of various countries are still very fond of battleships.

He believed that as long as he could produce the drawings of the 406mm naval gun, the other party would be ecstatic.

The second is the blueprint of the aircraft carrier.

Their Zeppelin aircraft carrier is called an aircraft carrier, but have you ever seen an aircraft carrier equipped with eight twin 8mm main guns?

Moreover, the German Navy's idea at that time was single-boat combat mode.

Isn't this a scam?

The biggest function of an aircraft carrier is to provide landing and take-off facilities for carrier-based aircraft.

As a result, aircraft carriers will become like battleships and can fight alone.

He didn't know what was going on in the Germans' minds.

Maybe the technology tree is a little off.

As for the drawings, Lu Yuhua had already selected one for him, the Japanese Shokaku-class aircraft carrier.

He was curious about what would happen when the Shokaku-class aircraft carrier encountered the Ark Royal.

Of course he has other aircraft carriers, but there is no need to give him so many.

One Shokaku-class ship is enough to slowly defeat the German Navy.

Although it cannot directly enhance the strength of the German army, it is definitely a great help to them.

Especially the 406mm naval gun, at least they will not play with the 380mm naval gun anymore.

What era is it now? The 380mm naval gun is already obsolete.

"Navy?" Colonel William was not very interested. After all, the increase in the navy's strength meant that the army's military spending would be reduced.

"Don't you want information about the 406mm naval gun?"

These words made Colonel William gasp.

"Really?"

Even if Colonel William didn't understand much, he understood the significance of the 406mm naval gun.

"Of course, when it comes to sincerity, am I not sincere enough?" Lu Yuhua asked with a smile.

"Okay, then I will command your troops next. Now I need to know how many troops your troops have, their various weapons configurations, and follow-up reinforcements, etc." William took a deep breath and looked at Lu Yuhua with a changed expression.

"No problem, Liu Yi, you tell him." Lu Yuhua finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was originally a third-rate, no, it should be said that he was a second-rate militia leader. He commanded only more than 300 subordinates. At most, he was at the level of a battalion commander, even though he had all kinds of advanced ideas and so on.

But it cannot be changed, he has no experience in commanding large-scale military operations.

He now has nearly 4,000 soldiers under his command, and the number is still increasing. The more than 2,000 reinforcements sent by Zhang Fakui will arrive in a day's journey.

By this calculation, that’s more than 7,000 people.

There is also the 36th Army which has just arrived, with more than 8,000 people.

In other words, he needs to command tens of thousands of people to fight, which is really a huge test for him.

Not to mention heavy artillery, fighter jets, etc.

So as the number of people increased, Lu Yuhua obviously felt it was difficult to command.

He has already started thinking about finding some brigade-level officers, preferably those with professional training, to form a command team.

"Wait? You still have fighter planes?" Colonel William listened to Liu Yi's words and became more and more shocked. How could this be a German-equipped division?

It is a one-to-one restoration of the German army's organization.

Do not!
In terms of heavy weapons, they were clearly far superior to the German infantry regiments.

Especially when it comes to automatic weapons, there are too many of them.

The infantry squad is also equipped with snipers.

More importantly, in addition to anti-aircraft guns, there are fighter planes.

"Yes, about twelve BF-109 fighters." Lu Yuhua took a look and said casually.

"Damn, what else do you have?" Colonel William felt like he was going crazy. The troops in front of him had everything the German army had, and he really wanted to know what else they had.

"I have everything you have, and I also have things you don't have." Lu Yuhua said calmly.

"Damn it." Colonel William took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and then began to think about what tactics to use to eliminate the opponent.

The German army used various "battle groups" more widely in combat.

These battle groups range from the small ones being roughly between battalion and company levels to the large ones that may exceed the regiment level.

The advantage is that through this temporary organization, more comprehensive combat operations can be carried out according to the mission.

But its disadvantage is that it requires extremely high levels of mutual understanding and tactical proficiency among the troops, and is generally less effective in terms of battlefield redundancy.

Battlefield redundancy can be simply understood as the degree to which a unit can tolerate losses in war.

The German army's habit of using battle groups can be traced back to the time of Frederick the Great.

The famous Stormtroopers, in particular, demonstrated the flexibility of this tactic.

The German infantry division had about 1.7 people, of which about to were frontline infantry combat personnel, and the rest were logistics personnel, including artillery, etc., whose main job was to provide fire support.

So, although Lu Yuhua's garrison regiment seemed to have more than 4,000 people, in fact, the infantry combat personnel were only more than 2,000 people, which was no different from the organization of the German infantry regiment. This was also what surprised Colonel William extremely.

Having said this, let’s talk about the German army’s basic tactical units.

There is no difference. The basic tactical units are battalions and companies. The only difference is the use of battle groups of different sizes to complete different tasks.

At the battalion level, the army infantry battalion's usual attack front is about 800-1000 meters, which is similar to the situation in other countries.

But in general, German infantry battalions usually formed unified battle groups with other units.

If this battalion is used as a force for attacking a town, it may be reinforced by 1-2 engineering companies or armored companies.

The German army is very familiar with this aspect.

Relying on the advantage of communications, the infantry battalion can keep in touch with the armored company at any time, mainly because the penetration rate of radio stations in the German army is very high.

Especially in the field telephone, the invention of the temperature compensated variable oscillator greatly improved the stability of the German army's radio communications, and its standard M33 field telephone was widely equipped by the troops.

So when Colonel William saw this field telephone, he was very shocked.

The German army was able to sweep across Britain, France and other countries in the early days, and communication technology was one of its core secrets.

Apart from logistical support, the rest of the German infantry attack relied on the MG34 general-purpose machine gun.

Because the range was about one kilometer, the German infantry tactics were all centered around machine guns, forming units of a firepower group and an assault group.

After encountering the enemy, the infantry squad leader will command the machine gunners to suppress the enemy, and then the deputy squad leader will lead the remaining infantry to approach and outflank the enemy.

Alternatively, they could take advantage of the gaps in machine gun suppression to allow infantry teams to move forward to a suitable position and establish new cover positions.

Then both sides repeat this process until they finally completely eliminate or defeat their opponent.

"I need to adjust your organization." After a long silence, Colonel William discussed with the officers behind him and spoke again. "No problem, now you are the commander of this unit, you can make the full decision." Lu Yuhua spread his hands to indicate that there was no problem at all.

"The infantry platoon needs to blend in with the engineering squad. Their task is to use explosives or pliers to destroy a series of obstacles such as barbed wire. When they come near the bunker, the engineers can use explosives or flamethrowers to destroy enemy fortifications." Colonel William felt that it was still necessary to make it clear.

Hearing this, Lu Yuhua nodded involuntarily. This was indeed beyond his expectations.

He was really surprised that the engineering squad would be incorporated into the infantry platoon.

"The artillery remains the same. As long as sufficient ammunition is provided, the 150mm howitzer position can be moved forward appropriately." Colonel William said again.

"First, let the heavy artillery bombard the coordinates on the map, destroy the Japanese headquarters, and cut off their connection with the frontline positions."

"The 105mm howitzer can advance and fire, providing fire cover for the infantry battalion."

As Colonel William gave orders in an orderly manner, Lu Yuhua listened quietly on the side. There were not many opportunities for on-site teaching like this.

In summary, it is still necessary to give full play to the firepower advantages of machine guns and artillery.

However, Lu Yuhua was a little surprised at the simultaneous deployment of three infantry battalions. He originally thought that only one battalion would be deployed, but he did not expect three battalions to be deployed directly.

Lu Yuyan's Third Battalion had long been transferred to the front line by Lu Yuhua, and Lingli Town was handed over to the newly formed supplementary battalion, whose commander was Qian Zhengqing. The battalion's current single-person mission, in addition to defending Lingli Town, is to deliver supplies from the rear to the front line. They are also responsible for the safety of the field hospital and for filling in the gaps after casualties in each battalion.

The supplementary battalion has a staff of more than 1,500 people, mostly mobilized soldiers and a small number of national grenadiers.

On this side, Colonel William was arranging infantry tactics in an orderly manner. On the other side, the Japanese troops in the city were anxious, especially Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi.

"Damn, why haven't these Germans come back yet? Are they really helping those Chinese?" Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

"Commander, I suggest that we evacuate here first." Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi advised again.

"Wait a little longer. They need us for something and want to form an alliance with us. They won't do such a thing." Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi thought about it and shook his head to reject the proposal.

Although he had found an alternative location, he still didn't believe that the Germans would stab them in the back.

boom!
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At this moment, a rapid whistling sound streaked across the sky, and the shells hit the Japanese camp directly in the city.

The first to be affected was the Japanese military camp.

Three 170mm cannon shells hit the camp directly, and all the houses in the camp collapsed in an instant.

The remaining Japanese troops were directly engulfed by the smoke.

The Japanese soldiers who managed to survive were a little dazed.

Why did the shells fall on their camp for no reason?
There have been some before, but they are still a long way off.

So they thought it was a coincidence.

This time the camp was hit directly and accurately, and there were three shells, which was definitely not a coincidence.

"Report, one of our camps was bombarded and almost all of the remaining squadrons were destroyed." The words of the combat staff made Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi's face turn pale.

Could it be that the Germans really leaked the coordinates?
Damn, what on earth happened?

Why did the Germans reveal their coordinates?

I shouldn't have allowed them into my command center in the first place.

"Commander, I suggest we move immediately," Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi advised anxiously.

"Yes, transfer immediately."

The next second, a whistling sound even sharper than before came again.

And from the sound it was obvious that they were heading towards their headquarters.

boom!
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The power of 240mm heavy artillery shells far exceeds that of 170mm cannons.

boom!
The shock wave generated by the explosion caused damage equivalent to that of a football field.

Almost instantly, the headquarters building was blown into ruins.

The original contact with various divisions was instantly interrupted.

"Cough cough cough, Commander, Commander, are you okay?" Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi, who had luckily survived, looked up and saw the mess around him. Many Japanese officers were shocked to death, and some of the surviving officers were bleeding from all their orifices and looked around in a daze.

They also didn't expect that the heavy artillery shells would hit the headquarters directly.

"Where is the commander?" Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi shouted loudly, trying his best to keep his body strong.

"I'm here..." At this moment, Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi, who was bleeding from all seven orifices, shouted weakly.

He regrets it now.

If I had known earlier, I should not have allowed the Germans into my headquarters and let them see my defense map.

If it weren't for the Germans, the Chinese heavy artillery would never have been able to find his headquarters.

Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in the world. At this moment, he can only survive first, and then find a way to report everything here to the base camp and seek justice.

"Commander, Commander." Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi was overjoyed and immediately trotted over. He was shocked to see that Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi's legs were pressed under the collapsed beams.

"I can't feel my lower body." Lieutenant General Makoto Kuna said intermittently.

"Imamura-kun, I am about to die. You will be in charge of commanding the entire 22nd Army. You must lead them to withdraw from Nanning and tell the headquarters that the Germans have joined forces with the Chinese. These weapons were provided by the Germans."

"Hai." Imamura Jun's eyes were filled with tears. He knew that if Kuna Makoto didn't get medical treatment, he would die.

Before he could finish, Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi fainted, and Lieutenant General Nowamura Hitoshi took a glance and immediately gave orders.

"withdraw."

He then signaled to several people to move the beams away, and then carried the unconscious Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi onto a stretcher and moved them to the new headquarters.

All the antenna equipment originally installed at the headquarters were destroyed, and now they can no longer contact the other divisions.

Not only that, there were also artillery shells flying across the sky from time to time, hitting different places.

"Damn it, that's our field hospital." Imamura Jun shouted in grief as he looked at the smoke rising in the distance.

If he remembered correctly, that was the field hospital of the 5th Division, and it was gone just like that.

There are still many wounded soldiers in the key field hospital.

Especially the thousands of wounded soldiers of the 1st Guards Brigade, who were killed in an instant.

"Commander, please move immediately to prevent the Chinese army from launching an attack."

"withdraw."

"Hay."

……

"Hey, did it hit the field hospital or something? So many merits?" Lu Yuhua was watching Colonel William issuing attack orders in an orderly manner at the command center, when suddenly the prompt sounds of the base vehicles made him unable to help but check.

As a result, he saw the 6,000 merits surge in an instant, and he almost burst into joy.

I don't know whether it hit the barracks or the field hospital, but that single shot killed at least several hundred Japanese soldiers.

And there are quite a few officers among them.

He originally hoped that the spy could bring him some intelligence, but the Japanese army's guard was too strict, so he could never find the Japanese command center.

It’s different now. With the coordinates provided by the German officers, all the Japanese coordinates have been exposed.

In fact, this kind of thing really happened.

For example, some powers, in the name of mediation, deliberately leaked the coordinates to the other side, resulting in the other side's disastrous defeat.

This kind of thing is very normal.

It is only natural that Lu Yuhua is now offering benefits that the German army cannot refuse and providing some coordinates.

The main reason was that the Japanese army was careless and allowed the German army to enter their headquarters. There was even an enemy and friendly situation map hanging on the wall, which also clearly marked the coordinates of their own troops.

Remembering coordinates was a piece of cake for German officers.

"Next we will attack the city wall, blow a gap here, and then encircle it." Colonel William glanced at his watch and found that the time for the artillery bombardment was almost up, so he gave the order again.

"All troops, move immediately."

"Yes."

After receiving the order, Liu Yi personally led the first battalion to take charge of the most solid section of the city wall. After adjustments, each infantry platoon was equipped with an engineering squad.

boom!
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Watching the artillery shells hitting the Japanese troops on the city wall, especially when the 170mm cannon and 240mm heavy artillery were added, the originally repaired gap began to slowly grow larger, but it was still not enough. If they wanted to attack the city, they had to blow down the entire city wall.

After all, it is impossible for every heavy artillery shell to hit the city wall accurately, so the efficiency is still too slow.

If you want to quickly blow up the city wall, you can only rely on engineers.

"Go." The platoon leader of the first company of the first battalion said to the engineering squad behind him.

"Yes." The engineer squad leader who received the order immediately led the engineers behind him, carrying explosive packs, and marched under the cover of artillery fire.
(End of this chapter)