All gods, the lord who started with the bright sword

Chapter 184, Tank Battle

The road is full of the roar of cars, and the long queue of tanks and trucks is still heading towards the position of the Eighth Route Army arsenal like a flying arrow.

In the carriage, the soldiers close to each other closed their eyes tiredly and were recharging their energy.

When dawn arrived, there was still a fierce battle waiting for them.

Soldiers take obeying orders as their bounden duty, and officers and soldiers at the grassroots level do not have much room for thinking.

On a truck at the back of the line.

As the most senior commander of the vanguard force, No. 11 Brigade Commander Tokutaro Tsuii was not at all complacent about defeating one of the main regiments of the Eighth Route Army.

Even if this main force is the veteran main force of the Eighth Route Army.

On the contrary, he was very melancholy.

According to the rough loss statistics of the previous World War I, nearly 700 trucks were lost, and casualties were more than [-], accounting for a quarter of the combatable troops.

If the Chariot Alliance hadn't attacked outrageously and directly knocked down an Eight Route Army from the flank, they would have lost even more in this battle.

Major General Ryuji Shinagawa, the head of the chariot teaching brigade, was driving the truck with ease, and through the mirror in the car, he saw the melancholy on Tokutaro Tsuii's face.

He asked in confusion: "What's the matter, is it a setback?"

"There are some." Tokutaro Shii had nothing to hide.

Their Sixth Division can be said to be the most powerful force in the Empire of Japan, and they have achieved outstanding results in previous wars.

The elite troops of the Central Army were all defeated by them, killing them like killing chickens.

In the past, Tuba Road, which didn't even have a few guns, would not be taken seriously by them at all.

No one would compare the two of them together.

Before this battle, Tokutaro Shii thought highly of himself, and still believed that although the Eight Route Army had weapons, their combat effectiveness was still not much stronger, and they were not their opponents of the Sixth Division.

The lesson of reality is too cruel.

The battle lasted less than an hour, and it caused so many casualties.

If there were no chariot troops to attack, the losses of the Eight Route Army would be less than one-third of their losses.

It's an incredible gap.

This is only one of the main regiments of the Eighth Route. According to the information given by the First Army Command, there are more than a dozen such main regiments of the Eighth Route, with a total of 50,000 people.

It is not difficult to understand why the First Army has changed from a strategic offensive to a strategic defensive.

I really can't beat it.

Tokutaro Juni was very worried that he would be defeated in the next battle at the Eighth Route Arsenal, and he would not be able to fulfill the expectations of the division commander.

Shinagawa Ryuuji knew the importance of attacking the arsenal, and he felt the same about Tokuro's worries.

"Jijing Dejun, my chariot brigade will definitely cooperate with all my strength. You have seen the assault force of our chariot troop just now. If the Eighth Route continues to defend as before, it will only be defeated."

Shinagawa Ryuji's words were full of confidence and pride.

What the infantry can't do, their chariot troops can do.Even the Sixth Division, known as the only strong force, needs their help.

It's like a former academic master who came to ask questions about himself, an ordinary and mediocre person.

The huge change in identity can immediately give people endless pride.

Tokutaro Junjing nodded silently: "I hope it will be so, thanks to your good words."

Ryuji Shinagawa cherishes being able to act aggressively in front of his once arrogant colleagues, chatting endlessly about the capabilities of their chariot brigade.

The German Blitzkrieg is the most obvious example.

The chariot unit with the double bonus of motorization and attack power is more backward than the thinking, still using mules and horses to transport supplies, and the infantry walking on two legs is not a little bit stronger.

Take this rapid mobile combat as an example. If it was a pure infantry attack, by the time the people arrived, Balu would have already moved away with the arsenal.

Use the belittling of infantry to elevate chariot soldiers, and belittle one by one.

Tokutaro Juni sounded quite unpleasant, he couldn't help retorting:

"The Eighth Route Army is equipped with a lot of rocket launchers, whether they are used to attack fortresses or tanks, they are very effective.

The tanks of the mobile brigade that the First Army fought before were all destroyed by that kind of weapon.

So it's too early to be happy. "

That battle can be seen as typical of infantry anti-tank.

Unlike the death squads of the past, which used human bombs, the infantry used special anti-tank weapons, which were extremely threatening to tanks.

It also means that tanks cannot crush infantry.

Tank soldiers are naturally not superior, and Tokutaro Shii means this.

Shinagawa Ryuuji didn't hear it, he said indifferently: "I have studied that battle.

I have also personally used the bazooka. It is more accurate for fixed targets, but it is difficult to be so accurate for moving targets.

In fact, the chariots of the mobile brigade made a mistake. They still used the traditional method to use the chariots to cover the infantry and advance slowly.

The speed of the chariot was too slow, and it became a living target.

You also saw the battle just now, so what if the eighth road has a bazooka?
Our chariots rushed forward quickly, without giving them any time to react, and directly won a complete victory. "

Shinagawa Ryuuji turned his head to look over, his face was full of complacency.

Obviously, it is quite proud of the adjustment and change of tactics and the excellent results achieved.

Tokutaro Tokutaro cursed in his heart: You have to fiddle with chicken feathers, if our infantry hadn't attracted the firepower from the front, you would have been able to sneak attack so smoothly?

He couldn't understand Shinagawa Ryuji's aggressiveness very much.

The men are considered to be in peace. Before that, who can stand in front of their Sixth Division?

They only deserve to be applauded.

But after thinking about it carefully, Tokutaro Shii had to admit that what the pretender said was right.

In terms of the use of chariots, after all, it is still more in-depth research by experts, so it is better for them to not point fingers.

There is one point that Tokutaro Shii thinks it is necessary to remind: "The Eighth Route Army also has tanks, a total of more than 30, which is equivalent to half of our tank regiment.

The arsenal is very important to the Eighth Route, and it is not ruled out that they will use tank troops.

At that time, our infantry may be powerless. Only your chariot regiment can use chariots against chariots to be effective. "

Shinagawa Ryuuji naturally knew about this information, and he didn't take it seriously at all.

"My chariot brigade has more than 120 chariots, which is four times that of the eight-way chariot. Four can fight one, can they still win?"

Bullying the few with more has always been the only way to win.

However, the weapon strength of both sides must be considered!

In terms of the number of troops, the Central Army has far more troops than they have fought in so many battles in the past, and the gap in the quality of soldiers and weapons is already very clear.

Tokutaro Juni remembers from the information that the caliber of the eight-way tank gun is more than 100 mm, and the thickness of the armor must be unusual, right?

The words came to his lips, and he was about to speak them.

Suddenly, a loud explosion interrupted his words.

What's the matter, is there another eight-way attack?

Shinagawa Ryuji guessed: "Is the Eighth Route small-scale troops engaged in attacks and sabotage?"

But the intense sound of gunfire immediately shattered his guess.

The long convoy stopped on the road, and the telegraph soldier in the carriage relayed: "The chariot regiment met the Eighth Route tank in front of it. There was only one enemy tank. Our vanguard was exchanging fire with it. A Type [-] light tank was captured by the enemy. Hit to destroy."

The Type [-] light tank is light in tonnage and relatively faster.

In order to avoid repeating the previous mistakes, the remaining seven [-]th light tanks were all used as scout tanks during this march, and they were at the forefront of the team to scout and search.

One tank was destroyed, Ryuji Shinagawa did not change his face when he heard that, and said seriously: "A tank must be the vanguard, there must be more behind.

Tell the captain of the Yamashita Regiment to set up an offensive posture in the wilderness and prepare to fight a tank battle with the Eighth Route Army. "

The Japanese tank teaching brigade has all strengthened the communication system.

It is much more convenient than commanding by voice.

The commander's command tank issued an order, and the tank squadrons immediately and orderly drove the tanks off the road, forming a V-shaped formation.

A total of 28 Type [-] medium tanks and eleven Type [-] artillery tanks.

Excluding the reconnaissance tanks, all 39 tanks of the Japanese First Tank Regiment are here.

"This is our chariot teaching brigade's first battle with the chariots of the Eight Route Army. Whether we can win glory or not depends on you."

The captain's eloquent speech was intended to boost morale.

At this time, the Japanese army was still very fond of this method, shouting "onboard" one by one, wishing to launch a long live charge.

The entire chariot formation formed a queue and slowly moved forward.

Clearly encountering the Japanese reconnaissance unit, Sun Desheng led his tank company, drove off the highway to form a triangular formation, and launched an attack head-on in the direction of the enemy.

In the steel-wrapped tank, the roar of the engine is all in the ears.

Sun Desheng felt unprecedented tension and excitement.

In his view, tanks are a different kind of cavalry.

In the past, when fighting infantry, those who chopped melons and vegetables won the battle, and there was no sense of accomplishment.

Sun Desheng used to be a cavalry soldier, and he has rich experience.The only real test for the cavalry is to charge against the enemy's cavalry.

Those who dare not face the enemy's blade formally are cowards.

You can pretend for a while, but you can't pretend for a lifetime.

In Sun Desheng's view, the tank battle with the Japanese army was the best whetstone to test the combat effectiveness of his tank company.

"Company commander, haha, we destroyed another enemy tank, this is the third one."

The frantic voice of the commander of the reconnaissance tank came from the radio.

It seems that this whetstone is not very experienced!

The distance from the reconnaissance tank was not far away, and in less than two minutes, their large force had already arrived at the battlefield.

The tank's sight glass has night vision.

Sun Desheng saw the situation on the battlefield from a distance. A T80 tank was being besieged by four Type [-] tanks, and three bombed-out tanks were scattered around.

"Company commander, the Japanese tanks are here."

"Don't panic, get closer to them and destroy the enemy's artillery tanks first."

Resisting the desire to fire, Sun Desheng gritted his teeth and let the troops continue to move forward.

During the period, the tanks on the opposite side had already fired at them, and the distance was too far to be accurate at all.

"Company commander, the enemy wants to surround us from both wings." The platoon leader on the left reminded.

"I don't want the child to be caught by the wolf, so keep driving."

Sun Desheng knew very well that generally speaking, the turret armor and frontal armor of tanks are the thickest and strongest.

The flank armor and rear armor are relatively weak.

If the devil didn't have that kind of thinking, the ghost wouldn't believe it.

But whether it can be done or not, the little devil doesn't count, it depends on whether their tank company agrees.

Sun Desheng gritted his teeth: "Continue to charge me!"

At this moment, if you look down from the sky.

On the ground, eleven pairs of 39, two mighty torrents of steel converge towards one place.

The scene is extremely spectacular, no less than a thousand riders charging.

At the center of the charge of the two sides, the scout tanks fighting between the two sides can be said to have already decided the winner.

The four Type [-] tanks have become scrap iron.

The T80 tank only had some inconspicuous bullet craters on its armor. At best, it was slightly injured, and its combat effectiveness was not affected at all.

"Ba Ga, set fire to kill him!"

The Colonel roared and gave the order.

One hit seven, kill four, if the enemy's tank is still alive, it will be a shame to their entire tank regiment.

The turrets of the four Type 47 tanks charging forward turned slightly. After aiming for a while, the [-]mm tank guns burst into flames.

Four shells were fired one after another, and the set was marked with the No. [-] scout tank.

Except for one round that missed, the other three hit the turret and the frontal armor respectively, and then jumped out.

Looking at the tank that was not affected at all and still running very happily, the Colonel was stunned: "Nani, didn't you kill this?"

"The armor of their tanks is too thick. Our artillery shells hit it, but it has no effect at all. We need closer range and larger caliber shells."

A Type [-] chariot, the commander said in a very helpless tone.

There is nothing more disappointing than having your own shell hit the enemy and have no effect.

If there is... it means that the enemy's shell has hit, and it will take effect immediately.

The tank company, which was close enough, turned the turret to aim separately. The 120mm caliber tank gun fired a larger caliber and more powerful armor-piercing projectile.

Equipped with a numerical control system, the tank gun is very accurate.

Eight Type [-] medium tanks and four Type [-] artillery tanks charged forward.

Instantly pierced by shells.

The metal fragments produced by the explosion raged in the compartment and killed the tank crew.

Several of them were martyred by cannonballs, producing more violent explosions that lit up the sky and billowed with smoke.

Sun Desheng immediately burst into confidence: "Good job, just do it like this, continue to fight for me. What kind of bullshit chariot team, I will eat it with a tank company!"

The soldiers of the tank company, seeing that the Japanese tanks were vulnerable, killed them all with one shot no matter where they hit.

Then there is nothing to be afraid of, just do it.

However, for the Japanese army, this kind of encounter was really painful to the point of panic.

Da Zuo shouted hoarsely: "Fire, fire, kill them!"

(End of this chapter)