Bright Sword Military System

Saki Yoshikawa's order had its own reasons. He had heard before that Major General Kaoru Iwata mentioned the tactics of using chariots and cavalry to defeat the enemy's half-track vehicles.

Therefore, Yoshikawa Saki was thinking:

It is true that the two wings of the Eighth Route Army broke through the defense line of the Iron Stone Army and surrounded the Iron Stone Army, but what if the tactics of chariots and cavalry can defeat the Eighth Route Army's half-track vehicles?
Moreover, if the Eighth Route Army only broke through on the two wings without the cover of the infantry in the middle, does it mean that Major General Kaoru Iwata's chariot and cavalry have an additional chance of winning?
As long as the iron and blood troops can win, the main force of the iron and stone troops will not be in danger of being surrounded. In the end, he, Yoshikawa Saki, will not use the iron and stone troops as cannon fodder, right?
What's more, the 39th Division will provide cover for it!

Objectively speaking, Yoshikawa Saki’s idea is correct, but this is actually a bet on the life and death of the Iron Stone Army: once Major General Iwata Kaoru’s tactics do not have the expected effect, then the Iron Stone Army will have the main force of the Eighth Route Army in front and the Eighth Route Army in the rear Mechanized troops... among other things, just the machine guns on the half-track vehicles can make the Iron Stone troops have no way to retreat.

At that time, the iron and stone troops will have only two options: either surrender or die under the guns of the Eighth Route Army.

Nan Boyan didn't want to gamble, but he was just a colonel and had no capital to object.

The only iron-blooded army (cavalry brigade) commander who can veto this order is Major General Kaoru Iwata, whose military rank is even the same as that of Yoshikawa Saki.

However, this is the time for Major General Kaoru Iwata to show off his strengths and verify whether his thinking is correct.

So, when Saki Yoshikawa called Major General Kaoru Iwata and asked, "I'm going to send the mechanized troops of the Eighth Route Army over, are you ready to fight?"

Major General Iwata Kaoru didn't think too much, and immediately stood up and answered: "Yes! My subordinates and I are ready to attack at any time!"

"Very good!" Saki Yoshikawa replied with satisfaction: "I will order my troops to provide cover for you, and you should try to get out the front!"

"Yes!" Major General Kaoru Iwata replied, "Thank you, Your Excellency, for providing me with this opportunity!"

So it was settled, and Nan Boyan, the director of the Liaison Department, was directly ignored.

Yoshikawa Saki immediately mobilized the anti-tank artillery of the 39th Division and concentrated them on the front lines of the 39th Division's two wings.

The Type [-] anti-tank gun has a range of two kilometers. Although it is difficult to hit at this distance, it also means that the enemy cannot approach the line of defense. At that time, combined with Major General Kaoru Iwata's tank and cavalry, it is possible to reverse the attack. The mechanized units of the Eighth Route Army formed a semi-encirclement!

After making these preparations, Yoshikawa Saki ordered the Iron Stone Troops to let go of the two wings of defense...

At this time, Li Yunlong was unaware of the devil's series of arrangements, and the Eighth Route Army was launching a fierce attack on the defense line of the devil's Tieshi army wave after wave.

To put it bluntly speaking, the combat effectiveness of the Iron Stone Troops is still quite good. Even though its artillery has been completely suppressed by the Eighth Route Army and even the artillery of the 39th Division was blown to the sky, it has been fighting until now. line of defense.

There were even a few times when the Eighth Route Army had rushed into the devils' defenses and started a hand-to-hand fight with them, but they were finally beaten back by the Iron Stone troops.

This is not to say that the Iron Stone Troops have better stabbing or melee skills than the Eighth Route Army, but that the Iron Stone Troops adopt a flexible defensive tactic... When the Eighth Route Army rushed into its trenches to fight hand-to-hand, they did not stick to the defensive line wave after wave Rushed up and competed with the Eighth Route Army for the line of defense.

If you fight like this, the Iron Stone Army will definitely not be able to fight the Eighth Route Army.

Because the Eighth Route Army has an absolute advantage in terms of strength, even a one-on-one consumption can exhaust the iron and stone troops to death.

Iron Stone's approach was to immediately abandon the breached line of defense and strengthen its flanks, that is, its line of defense spread out to both sides like separated water to allow the Eighth Route Army to rush in, and then launched a counterattack immediately... At this time, Iron Stone The troops surrounded the Eighth Route Army rushing into the line of defense from three sides, forming superiority in strength and firepower in some areas.

This made the Eighth Route Army's attack feel like hitting cotton again and again. It was not hard to hit, but it bounced back with some strength.

Even Li Yunlong was yelling: "Damn it, this iron and stone army has a lot of tricks!"

When Li Yunlong said this, there was a cold light in his eyes. Anyone who knew him well knew that Li Yunlong had murderous intentions.

Li Yunlong thought this way in his heart: this shit...they can fight so well because they killed many brothers in the Anti-Union Army and practiced it!If they are allowed to go back alive, they will not know how many comrades will die in their hands in the future. This time, they must not let the tiger go back to the mountain, if they want to be beaten, they will be wiped out!

Therefore, Li Yunlong ordered a fierce attack on the two wings.

Because the two wings were covered by half-track vehicles, the Eighth Route Army clearly had the upper hand, and the half-track vehicles provided good cover wherever they went... Except for artillery fire, the devils had almost no equipment that could penetrate the half-track vehicles.

The reason why I say "almost" is because the Devil's 39th Division still has Type 97 anti-tank guns in their hands. This is no secret to the Eighth Route Army.

Moreover, the half-track vehicle can also cover the infantry slowly approaching the enemy's defense line, and the machine gun on it is condescending to block the enemy's firepower, even if the enemy hides in the trench, it will not help.

The reason why he was unable to attack for a long time was that it took some time to cross the three anti-tank trenches, and the second was that Li Yunlong hoped to destroy the Iron Stone troops and chase them into the defense line of the 39th Division...

This is what Li Yunlong planned before, but he didn't expect that the iron and stone army in front of him was quite capable of fighting. Its two wings suffered a lot of casualties, but they still persisted and did not take half a step back.

Just when Li Yunlong was frowning, he suddenly heard the communication soldier report: "Regimental Commander, the enemy's two wings have retreated!"

"Retreat?" Li Yunlong was a little surprised.

According to the current situation, the enemy's two wings should not retreat. They have enough strength to continue to increase troops on the two wings.

So at this time Li Yunlong hesitated instead.

But continuing to fight like this is not an option. If you can go around from the flank and attack its side, it is possible to completely break down the Iron Stone Army and achieve the previously planned strategy.

Therefore, Li Yunlong ordered: "Order the troops to break through from the two wings. But you have to worry about the enemy's tricks, so don't rush in!"

"Yes!"

Li Yunlong's order was a wake-up call to Zhang Dabiao, the commander on the front line.

At this time, Zhang Dabiao was in the middle of his head, and when he saw a hole in the devil's defense line, he rushed up with his troops with a big wave of his hand.

At this time, Li Yunlong's order came down, which made Zhang Dabiao "click" in his heart: This iron and stone army is indeed not simple, and there may be something behind it!