Anti-Japanese War: Developing on my own, I brought back a US-equipped division

Su Zheng put away the map and said, "Or maybe they just finished a battle and both sides are resting, so it's relatively quiet."

"There is another possibility... that is, the Eighth Route Army troops responsible for reinforcement were completely wiped out, and then it became quiet!"

At this moment, gray-white smoke rose from the valley ahead.

This further confirms Su Zheng's analysis.

Because this is gun smoke.

If there is no fierce fighting, there will generally not be such smoke.

Chen Zhengguo: "I hope we can still make it in time."

Su Zheng didn't know what the situation was at the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

The radio station accompanying the army also tried to contact the radio station at the Eighth Route Army headquarters, but was unable to get through for the time being.

This is very helpless.

Su Zheng took a deep breath and said, "We'll know the result soon!"

buzzing...

Huhuhu......

The entire mechanized force was advancing in a mighty manner.

Powerful atmosphere.

Quite majestic and domineering.

............

On a small slope.

The brigade commander, Ding Wei and Kong Jie all had telescopes, so they used them to observe this armored mechanized unit.

The tiger head totem and the words "Eighth Route Army Tiger Regiment" are naturally observed very clearly.

Looking at the huge battle, the brigade commander grinned and said, "That's right... this should be Su Zheng's Tiger Guards!"

Ding Wei said in amazement: "I have to say... this army is really mighty and majestic. Each tank is bigger than the other. It's amazing!"

Kong Jie: "We have finally opened our eyes this time!"

"It seems that Su Zheng's Tiger Guards have been equipped with a lot of new equipment!"

Ding Wei, Kong Jie and others are relatively familiar with the Sherman M4 tank.

After all, when they went to Ping'an County before, they had personally observed the Sherman M4 tank up close...but they had never seen a behemoth like the Pershing M26 heavy tank.

The appearance of the Pershing M26 heavy tank naturally attracted the attention of Ding Wei and Kong Jie.

Such a huge tank...it made Ding Wei and Kong Jie drool.

The bigger the tank, the more powerful it is.

This is the most basic understanding.

Of course...the bigger the tank, the better.

When the brigade commander saw Su Zheng's Tiger Guards appear, he instantly became confident and said slowly: "It seems that it won't be a big problem for us to take down the enemy inside!"

Although Su Zheng only brought a tank infantry battalion to reinforce this time, it was enough!

Looking at such sophisticated equipment, it is not a problem to capture the little Japanese devils.

Even completely annihilating the remaining 9th Independent Mixed Brigade would not be a big problem.

Soon, Su Zheng's troops successfully arrived at the attack positions of the New Third Regiment and the Independent Regiment. The brigade commander, Ding Wei, Kong Jie and others had already been waiting here.

buzzing...

Huhuhu......

A total of five tanks slowly appeared in front of everyone, along with four trucks and four three-wheeled motorcycles... This was the beginning of the mechanization of the Tiger Guards.

Crunch... snap...

The truck Su Zheng was riding in stopped.

Afterwards, Su Zheng came to the brigade commander, Ding Wei and Kong Jie and saluted.

The brigade commander, Ding Wei and Kong Jie all returned the salute.

Although Su Zheng is a regimental commander, he is at the same level as Brigade Commander Chen, both are brigade commanders.

Therefore, Su Zheng's military rank and position are higher than Ding Wei and Kong Jie, and both of them have to call him "Chief" when they see Su Zheng.

But under the current circumstances, Su Zheng would not care about it.

The brigade commander looked at the convoy of tanks and trucks behind Su Zheng with a look of shock and astonishment. He asked in a tone full of disbelief: "Su Zheng, is this tank mechanized unit yours?"

Su Zheng nodded and said with a smile: "Of course it's mine... otherwise whose (Qian Nuo's) would it belong to?"

Ding Wei and Kong Jie both had expressions of disbelief.

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would have been hard to imagine that the Eighth Route Army had such a highly mechanized force.

So shocking.

Su Zheng looked at the three people who were shocked and said, "Because the Xinzhongcun base is too far away from the headquarters, the infantry march is too slow, so I can only transfer the tank infantry battalion!"

"Not bad... We got there in just over three hours, which is a pretty good speed!"

Through this long-distance march, Su Zheng deeply felt the charm of mechanized troops.

If the Tiger Guards Regiment did not have the high mechanization of the tank infantry battalion, it would be impossible for them to reinforce the Eighth Route Army headquarters...

Even if the Tiger Guards' soldiers have strong physical fitness and willpower, and are also capable of high-intensity rapid marches...it would still take at least ten hours to get here.

However, now the tank infantry battalion of the Tiger Guards Regiment only needs more than three hours to complete it.

This is speed!

This is the charm of mechanized warfare.

UI.

Su Zheng now had some understanding of why the Nazi German army was able to capture Poland within a few days.

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Chapter 548 Eye-opening: The shock of the tank troops' battle! Crush! (Fourth update, please subscribe)

Nazi Germany perfectly embodied the charm and speed of mechanized combat.

Mechanized troops...this is Su Zheng’s next goal.

Now the tank infantry battalion of the Tiger Guards Regiment is considered a mechanized unit, but Su Zheng wants to make the entire Tiger Guards Regiment a mechanized unit.

This will definitely greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Guards.

We can even use blitzkrieg and steamroller tactics to quickly advance and recover the Japanese-occupied areas.

This time, the brigade commander, Ding Wei and Kong Jie witnessed the power of the Tiger Guards' mechanized forces.

The original marching time of more than ten hours was shortened to more than three hours by Su Zheng.

This is amazing!

The brigade commander looked at Su Zheng in amazement and said, "Su Zheng, your mechanized troops really opened my eyes!"

"It took us just over three hours to get here from the Xinzhong Village base. It's amazing!"

Ding Wei: "Too strong... I really didn't expect that our Eighth Route Army has such a strong mechanized force!"

So greedy!

It makes me drool.

Kong Jie was also surprised and said: "Su Zheng, you have shown us the power of mechanized troops. It's really eye-opening!"

Su Zheng looked at the three people and said, "In order to urgently support the headquarters, I can only rush here as fast as possible!"

"Oh, by the way... Commander, Captain Ding, Captain Kong, what's the situation inside? What's the situation at the headquarters?"

Brigade Commander: "Su Zheng... Thanks to the air firepower strike and air raid support from your Tiger Regiment Air Force Combat Unit, our headquarters is still safe for the time being!"

"But the Japanese are still surrounding the headquarters... and the Japanese inside have not been dealt with yet!"

"Right now, the New Third Regiment and the Independent Regiment are organizing forces to attack the blocking position of Nei Tougeng, and strive to reinforce the headquarters as quickly as possible."

Ding Wei looked at Su Zheng and said, "Su Zheng, after several hours of fighting between our New Third Regiment and the Independent Regiment, the Japanese troops responsible for the stalks inside have suffered heavy casualties."

"According to my and Lao Kong's analysis, the Japanese troops inside should be a fully staffed battalion with more than a thousand people."

Kong Jie said: "Yes, this group of devils occupied a favorable terrain position, but they did not have any heavy weapons and equipment."

"As long as we take down the obstacle inside, we can march straight in to reinforce the headquarters!"

After roughly understanding the situation, Su Zheng nodded and said, "Well... let's do this. Next, my tank infantry battalion will serve as the vanguard and fight their way out and tear open a gap!"

"After we open the hole, our tank infantry battalion will go to reinforce the headquarters to rescue the boss, and you will be the ones to deal with the stubborn Japs inside!"

Brigadier General: “Of course that’s no problem!”

"Su Zheng, as long as you tear open the Japanese blocking position inside, the rest will be handed over to the New Third Regiment and the Independent Regiment!"

Ding Wei: "That's right, we just can't break through their blocking position!"

Kong Jie: "The situation at the headquarters is even more dangerous. Your tank infantry battalion is fast. We just need to tear open a hole!"

Su Zheng nodded: "Okay!"

Afterwards, Su Zheng, the brigade commander, Ding Wei and Kong Jie began to briefly discuss the combat strategies and policies.

Time is urgent and the battle plan is very simple and crude.

The topography of Litou Terrier is very simple.

A steep slope!

This is an uphill mountain road. The slope of the entire steep slope is not very steep, but it is very long, about one kilometer.

Such terrain is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The Japanese built a blocking position defense line on the top of the steep slope of Litougeng. Whenever the soldiers of the New Third Regiment and the Independent Regiment launched an attack, the Japanese would shoot from a high position to block them, causing heavy casualties to the soldiers of the two regiments.

This situation is somewhat similar to the terrain of Lijiaopo occupied by the Yamazaki Battalion.

The Yamazaki Battalion accidentally entered the Eighth Route Army's hinterland, discovered the field hospital and arsenal, and finally held Lijiaopo.

The terrain of Lijiaopo is also a long slope, which is very unfavorable for attack.

Because charging down a long slope is very physically demanding and is also not conducive to the attacker's shooting operations.

It was precisely because of this terrain that the New Third Regiment and the Independent Regiment spent a long time and suffered heavy casualties, but still could not break through the Japanese blocking positions inside.

After a brief discussion, Su Zheng formulated a very simple battle plan, which was to use fifteen tanks to attack the Japanese on the slope, with the infantry coordinating and taking charge.

Once the Japanese blocking position was breached, the New Third Regiment and the Independent Regiment immediately launched an offensive.

Finally, Su Zheng's tank infantry battalion continued to advance forward to reinforce the headquarters, and the remaining Japanese soldiers were handed over to the New Third Regiment and the Independent Regiment.

After the battle plan is formulated.

All troops are on high alert.

Soon the attack began.

buzzing...

Huhuhu......

Three Pershing M26 heavy tanks drove in the front, slowly moving towards the Japanese blocking position on the steep slope.

Following these three Pershing M26 heavy tanks were the Sherman M4 tanks.

The last ones are the Douding tanks, Type 96 light tanks, etc. captured from the Japanese.

Behind these tank units were Li Dabenshi's (bdda) independent infantry battalion and Chen Zhengguo's Dragon Soul Special Forces.

The entire tank formation was formed and immediately launched an attack on the Japanese.

There are only trucks and three-wheeled motorcycles...these basically have no significant defensive capabilities. If you use trucks and three-wheeled motorcycles to climb the slope, you will just be a sitting duck.