Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 1613 The Plan Can't Keep Up With Changes

In the Golden State, whoever can defend it will be able to own Dalian, so there is no need to say much about its importance.

Although Li Yunlong's independent regiment is strong and strong and has obtained ready-made trenches and ammunition because of defeating Shan'an's troops, its strength is far too different from that of the devils.

In addition, devils are good at hand-to-hand combat, so this battle is indeed very dangerous.

But if there are cruisers participating in the battle, it's another matter, especially the Jinzhou area is still empty and there is no danger to defend. As soon as the cruiser drives in the direction of the Devils... it just needs to be replenished. There is nothing wrong with playing infantry with naval guns.

Sasaki Jingjiang was even more flustered when he knew that Dalian had fallen.

This is not only a problem of the large amount of supplies at the port, but also a problem of Fengtian's retreat.

Before that, Fengtian had a way to retreat. Once surrounded by the Eighth Route Army or exhausted of ammunition and food, the imperial army only needed to take a step back in the direction of Dalian.

Fengtian is only more than 300 kilometers away from Jinzhou, and Jinzhou is a place that was determined not to be breached by the Eighth Route Army... As long as the empire has warships, this seven-kilometer wide open land is a dead end for the Eighth Route Army , there is no other possibility.

Therefore, Fengtian's biggest reliance is not the North China Front Army in the southwest, nor the main force of the Kwantung Army in the northeast, but Dalian in the south.

No food, no equipment, no ammunition?
Send troops to Jinzhou, and then transport them under the cover of warships for a few days. After these few days, you can continue to encircle if the Eighth Route Army likes it!
The troops are tired and need to rest?

Go directly to Dalian, and then change to enter the city when the next batch of troops comes.

Therefore, the Eighth Route Army would not be able to encircle Fengtian. As long as Fengtian kept in touch with the port intermittently, no matter whether it was supplies or troops, they would be continuously transported from the mainland.

However, the situation was completely different after the Eighth Route Army sank two imperial warships.

Sasaki Jingjiang realized the danger of the port immediately, so he urgently sent a division of reinforcements to Dalian when Fengtian's troops were already insufficient.

There are only four divisions in Fengtian's defenders, and one of them is the 39th Division, which was beaten by more than half, but Sasaki Shizue still sent a division to help. This shows that Sasaki Shizue attaches great importance to Dalian.

When receiving the news that Jinzhou fell and then Dalian fell again, Sasaki Jingjiang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He walked left and right in front of the headquarters and felt that it was wrong.

After a while, he gritted his teeth and ordered: "Send the 5th Aviation Group up!"

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General!" The staff officer couldn't help being shocked when he heard this: "The 5th Aviation Group is our secret weapon against the enemy, and it is intended to be used at the last moment..."

"Isn't this the last moment?" Sasaki Shizue interrupted the staff officer.

The so-called 5th Air Battalion is the BF75 prepared by Naozaburo Okabe equipped with a 109MM anti-tank gun.

Because of its small number of only 25, Okabe Naozaburo believes that it will not play much role if it is put into battle too early or alone.

In Naozaburo Okabe's battle plan, it should be when the enemy and us are about to start a battle of chariots, that is, when the Eighth Route Army deploys a large number of chariots to attack the city, and at the same time, the imperial army has already prepared the "Tiger" and other armored units to launch a counterattack. At this time, these fighter planes were dispatched to destroy the Eighth Route Army tanks.

Only in this way can the subsequent impact of the imperial mechanized troops on the Eighth Route Army expand the results of the battle and even determine the outcome in one battle.

But now, Sasaki Shizue wants to put this secret weapon into the battlefield in advance, which may have a negative impact on the development of subsequent battles.

Therefore, the staff officer didn't issue an order right away, he just asked: "Your Excellency, lieutenant general, do you think you should ask the general for instructions on this matter?"

Sasaki Shizue also understood that it was not appropriate to disrupt Naozaburo Okabe's plan without authorization, so he sent a telegram to Naozaburo Okabe for instructions with just a "hum".

Sasaki Shizue analyzed the situation in Jinzhou in the telegram:

"Your Excellency, the Eighth Route Army captured Jinzhou and Dalian, but their foothold is not stable. Now is the best time for our army to regain control!"

"However, although the Eighth Route Army's troops stationed in Jinzhou only have a regiment of more than [-] people, this army is the mechanized troops of the Eighth Route Army!"

"This unit has 'Sherman' tanks and half-track armored vehicles, plus gun detection radar!"

"With no advantage in all aspects, it is difficult for our army to break through the Jinzhou defense line!"

"But if the 5th Air Force of our army can participate in the battle and attack the enemy's tanks and armored vehicles, the situation will be different!"

Okabe Naozaburo fell into thought while looking at the telegram.

He doesn't like the feeling of being forced to use this "secret weapon" by the enemy. This not only disrupts the overall plan, but also prepares the mechanized units of the Eighth Route Army: If the three mechanized regiments of the Eighth Route Army stationed in Jinzhou are still It's easy to say that BF109 can hit enough at one time, that is, it can seriously damage the mechanized troops of the Eighth Route Army in one breath.

But now there is only one mechanized regiment there.

If we fight now, even if we can achieve some results, what about the other two mechanized regiments?Are they ready to increase anti-aircraft firepower immediately?

However, the situation at this time called for the Empire to dispatch BF109.

Because, as Sasaki Jingjiang said, the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army only needs to put its tanks and half-track vehicles on the line of defense, and it is almost invincible!
What could the imperial army have against them?

Fighter?
Since all BF109s have been converted into attack aircraft against tanks, the only ones that the imperial army can use in air combat are "Zero War" and "Feiyan".

"Zero War" and "Feiyan" may be able to draw with "La 5" before this, but after "La 5" is equipped with a new type of air-to-air missile, they will only be beaten.

This is not an exaggeration, because "La 5" has a speed advantage over them, and is equipped with long-range air-to-air missiles, so it can use its speed to always keep a distance from "Zero Zhan" and "Feiyan", so that they cannot hit "La 5". 5" and "Pull [-]" can aim with confidence.

Artillery?
As long as the Eighth Route Army has artillery detection radar, it is determined that the imperial artillery can only be suppressed.

Unless the artillery fires a few shells at the risk of being bombed by the enemy!

And then there was no more, Naozaburo Okabe didn't know what else could be used against the Sherman and the half-track.

While chariots and half-tracks are supposed to be used for mobility and not for turrets on the defensive line, if they are "invulnerable" that's another matter.

There is only one kind of equipment that can break through this defense, and that is the BF75 equipped with a 109MM anti-tank gun!

(End of this chapter)