All gods, the lord who started with the bright sword

Chapter 329, It's a Blitz!
In the convoy traveling to Mandalay via the Burma Road, an extended command vehicle carried the command system of the Sichuan Army.

News from all directions is gathered here through telecommunication signals.

Analyzing the battle situation and making a decision can also be done during the march.

When the news came from behind, Chen Hao showed a little surprise, which was beyond his expectation.

"Successful persuasion to surrender? This action is very fast!"

Meng Fanleo on the right seat was particularly excited: "It's really fast.

Regiment, less than three hours have passed since the start of our attack, the Japanese infantry brigade has been completely surrounded.

The situation where the beaten morale collapsed and surrendered was completely unexpected.

And what we only used was a synthetic battalion that needed tanks but no tanks, infantry chariots but no infantry chariots, and was only equipped with rocket launchers.

In fact, there are less than 600 people, and it can be regarded as a reinforced infantry battalion at best.Instead, they surrounded twice as many Japanese troops, showing unprecedented combat effectiveness.

Now I believe that with the combat effectiveness of the first and second battalions, this war can be ended. "

The staff officers of the other regiments in the car nodded approvingly, quite agreeing with his opinion.

Chen Hao smiled nonchalantly. If the enemy was just a Sixth Division, he didn't think there was any suspense about the outcome of this war.

It was just a surprise that Taro Anyuan persuaded the enemy to surrender.

Is it because he has just become a traitor and needs to prove himself, so he is working very hard?
Wang Yunshan, who used to be a regiment staff officer in the New 22nd Division, quickly worked on the drawings with a pencil and a ruler, and changed the targets marked as threats to occupied.

Handing over the map, staff officer Wang Yunshan said:

"Tuan Zuo, the crisis on our logistics transportation line has been resolved. Now we only need to send a small number of soldiers to monitor the prisoners, and a powerful combat force will be liberated."

Chen Hao responded casually: "Then inform the commander of the third battalion to settle the matter of the prisoners as soon as possible, and lead the team to follow."

"Regimental seat, should you inform Deputy Battalion Commander Deng Bao?"

Wang Yunshan remembered that there was not yet a full-time battalion commander, not even an acting battalion commander.

Just use the deputy battalion commander to act as the battalion commander.

After pondering for a while, Chen Hao said with a smile: "If you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded. Now appoint him as the acting battalion commander and pass it on to the former army."

"Yes."

Wang Yunshan was envious, as expected, fighting was a shortcut to promotion.

After the first battle is won, it is promoted to another level, just like flying.

He heard that Deng Bao, nicknamed Bula, was just a big soldier before, and he became acting battalion commander in less than a month.

Hey, even the Huangpu students who are directly related to the principal have not seen such a promotion method.

Chen Hao stared at the map for a few moments, and said casually, "Ask Deputy Captain Long, where are they now?"

Thanks to the intelligence of the reconnaissance company, Yasumoto Taro provided the Japanese army's combat strategy.

Seeing the enemy's weakness and cowardice, the Sichuan Army almost came out in full force in this battle, imitating the German blitzkrieg and going straight to the enemy's logistics hub Mandalay.

The tank troops did not stop at all after the raid, and the second-line auxiliary troops ensured the smooth logistics.

For the Japanese army, once the logistical supplies from the rear were lost, the food would only be enough for three to five days, and the ammunition would only be enough for one or two fierce battles.

At that time, with the rapid mobility of the four infantry fighting vehicle companies, even if the force is less than one-third of the enemy, they can still use firepower to block and surround the enemy in reverse.

In fact, war has long been out of the competition of numbers.

Mobility, firepower, and logistical support are the key factors that determine the outcome of a war.

Depart in the morning and proceed along the Burma Highway.

In less than three hours, the four leading infantry companies had advanced 120 kilometers.

Came to Ribo Plain, [-] kilometers away from Mandalay.

It is simply impossible for any army that travels on two legs.

The arrival of the chariot troops of the Sichuan Army was naturally discovered by the Japanese army who had long chosen this place as the battlefield.

"Oh my god, how is that possible, is this a blitzkrieg?"

In the forward command post, seeing the figure of the infantry combat vehicle through the high-magnification gun mirror, the regiment leader Kawaguchi Ichiro was not calm, and suddenly opened his eyes wide, and his tone was full of disbelief.

More than two hours ago, he received a call for help from the infantry brigade acting as a bait, saying that he had been attacked by the enemy.

Two hours, even more than 1000 pigs, the enemy can't kill them all.

It can only show that the enemy has no control at all, and it is completely the way of blitzkrieg.

The chief of staff of the wing swallowed his saliva and moistened his thirsty throat: "The captain of the wing, that is to say, the enemy didn't stop and came straight to kill us."

Ichiro Kawaguchi pursed his lips and nodded, "Yes! Regardless of the threat behind him, let go of the logistics channel and run straight to kill us. The enemy is either a fool or a lunatic.

He is obviously not a fool to be able to have today.

It can only show that this person is really crazy. He is very confident in the combat effectiveness of his army and wants to quickly defeat our army. "

In the face of the enemy's direct blitzkrieg, they put on a posture that I am invincible, and the two of them were beating their hearts.

The combat effectiveness of the Sichuan Army is not something that is blown out, it is the prestige that has gone through the test of one war after another.

Which of the three infantry regiments of the division has never fought against the Sichuan Army?
Takeuchi Lianshan's original [-]th regiment, which fought for a week without winning, created the largest casualties of the division, and the regiment was defeated.

Keiya Yamashita's [-]th Regiment, an infantry brigade as fragile as a piece of tofu, didn't even last an hour, and suffered two-thirds of the casualties.

In their [-]th Regiment, Major Ikeda sent several telegrams asking for help.

But when the Air Force heard that they were flying in the direction of the Gold Mine Airport, they didn't even want to return the telegram.

In the vicinity of the Gold Mine Airport, the Air Force's destroyed aircraft accounted for more than half of the combat operations in Burma.

The enemy's air defense force is much stronger than that of the British and American air forces.

The air force refused to reinforce, and the army couldn't fly there, so Major Ikeda could only insist. I don't know how his brigade is doing now?

When I remembered it, I asked someone to send a telegram to ask.

All in all, the Sichuan Army has used one battle after another to reshape their cognition.

Even if the Sichuan Army launched a blitz full of madness, it seemed reckless.

Even on the position of Ribo Plain, they have already built solid fortifications, and they are just waiting for work, planning to encircle and destroy the enemy.

When things came to an end, the two commanders still lacked confidence, which was a bit timid.

It was unprecedented for this kind of situation to appear on the two people who had experienced many battles.

The two of them hadn't reached a conclusion yet, but the rumbling sound of gunfire completely interrupted their discussion.

Through the gun mirror, it can be seen that from behind the enemy tanks, countless rockets are rising like birds.

These shells with white smoke flew from the air, making harsh noises.

When they fell, the entire position was instantly submerged in gunpowder smoke and flames.

"It's a ghost cannon!"

Kawaguchi Ichiro opened his mouth, and said that frightening title.

The enemy must use it in every battle, and the Japanese imperial army suffered a lot under the attack of the enemy's ghost cannon.

"The artillery fire that is comparable to the size of our wing is still large-caliber."

The chief of staff put his hands on his chest and said happily: "It's okay, it's okay, our wing has built anti-gun fortifications in advance, and the loss should be acceptable."

If you suffer a loss, you can always remember longer, especially if they have enough time to build a position.

Although only thinking about reducing losses, it seems rather cowardly.

But there is no way. After all, according to past experience, under a round of fierce enemy bombardment, at least one-third of the casualties, or more than half of the casualties.

Compared with that one, wouldn't it be a good deal to lose a little bit!

"It seems that the enemy is bound to win! But we are not going to fight back when we are beaten." Ichiro Kawaguchi calmed down and said in a stern tone.

Then he walked to the side table, picked up the phone and called the artillery headquarters in the rear.

To turn this place into the enemy's grave, of course we can't just count on their two infantry regiments.

The artillery wing of the division had suffered heavy losses before, with only 25 field guns left, which was half of the number before the war.

In order to achieve a balance of artillery fire, at the request of the division commander, the commander transferred two heavy artillery brigades from Yangon.

Both brigades are equipped with the most advanced Type [-] [-]mm field cannons.

This is a long-range field cannon for suppression shooting purposes, field heavy artillery brigade, elite brigade and elite division artillery units.

High accuracy, long range, very powerful, the longest range army 4 inch cannon in the world at this time.

Without the use of sub-caliber shells, rocket shells and other long-range shells, it has a range of more than [-] kilometers, second only to the [-]mm cannon of the Japanese Navy.

The field artillery of the Divisional Artillery Regiment has slow transfer speed and insufficient firepower, and has been repeatedly suppressed by the enemy's ghost artillery in artillery countermeasures.

The enemy's ghost cannon has the advantages of fast transfer speed and fierce firepower.

But according to the information obtained, there is a fatal flaw, the range is only eight kilometers.

Of course, saying that it is a fatal flaw is demeaning. Anyway, it is a disadvantage in front of their Type [-] field cannon.

The two heavy artillery brigades can unilaterally launch artillery battles and suppress them beyond the range of the enemy's ghost cannons.

"The artillery balloons have been raised, and we are measuring the position of the enemy's artillery positions."

"Please rest assured that the enemy's ghost cannon will not be effective in this battle."

Mr. Morita of the Artillery Headquarters smiled happily on the phone. His confident tone made Ichiro Kawaguchi feel more at ease.

If the most annoying Ghost Cannon can be taken care of, the impact of the enemy tank troops is not so terrible.

His wing is equipped with many anti-tank artillery, as well as individual anti-tank mines, and the soldiers at the grassroots level also have the ability to destroy enemy tanks.

The shelling lasted 5 minutes.

As soon as it was over, there was a piercing whistle on the battlefield.

"Go back to your position, the enemy is about to attack."

"Prepare to stab and explode, and the time has come to die heroically for the empire."

Numerous soldiers poured out of the anti-gun holes, and came to the position with various weapons in their hands.

Only now did they realize that the ground seemed to have been turned upside down, many fortifications were destroyed, and the equipment left outside disappeared without a trace.

But under the urging of the chief, he couldn't care less.

On the plain in front of them, a mighty torrent of steel had rushed over, looking as if it was going to crush them completely.

Some recruits showed fear in their eyes, and the hands holding the guns were trembling.

Their courage was completely crushed by the bombardment just now, and their brains were still dazed. Seeing such an impactful scene, they couldn't help thinking of becoming deserters.

Can you beat it?
Many people can't help but have such doubts in their hearts.

Even some experienced grassroots officers have no confidence in their hearts, after all, they have never faced the enemy's tank troops head-on.

I have never played before, so how do I know if I can beat it?

At this moment, the roar of cannons sounded from the rear of the position, and two field artillery battalions fired.

More than 20 field guns with a caliber of [-] mm, quickly dropped the shells in front of the position, trying to destroy the enemy tanks.

Cannonballs fell one after another, setting off pillars of black dirt.

The fragments produced by the shells hit the solid armor, making a clanging sound.

The charging more than 40 infantry combat vehicles responded immediately, the turret rotated to lock on the target, and fired back while moving rapidly.

This is a war of tanks and anti-tanks. The infantry with guns cannot participate at all, and can only act as a bystander who may be accidentally injured at any time.

Bad things came true.

The enemy's Ghost Cannon once again launched a covering attack on the ground, and they were not worried about accidentally injuring the attacking infantry combat vehicle-the artillery battle extended the combat distance of the two sides to thousands of meters.

"Don't do it yet, when will you wait?"

Kawaguchi Ichiro clenched his hands tightly into fists, his phalanges turned white.

The anxiety in his heart was immeasurable. Every second that passed, several shells would fall on the position, which might take away the lives of several soldiers under him.

Every second of time passed was a torment to his soul.

"boom!"

An explosion sound that was different from the other types of artillery resounded through the earth.

The distance to the point of impact was too far, and the position was not very good. Ichiro Kawaguchi couldn't see clearly through the gun mirror with his body bent.

He vaguely felt that the heavy artillery brigade had opened fire.

The first shot was a calibration target, and soon more shots were added.

Is it firing?
It must have been fired.

The artillery shells that landed on the front line suddenly disappeared, which means that the enemy's ghost artillery positions were disturbed or even destroyed.

Kawaguchi Ichiro breathed a sigh of relief, and gradually loosened his clenched fists.

"The news of the Heavy Artillery Brigade has always been a secret. I'm afraid the enemy never thought of it. Without the threat of ghost cannons, those dozens of chariots are nothing to worry about."

He showed a very optimistic look. On both sides of the battlefield that is several kilometers long, are the Irrawaddy River and the Chindun River.

Chariots cannot drive into the river, which means that they must either advance or retreat, and the enemy has no third choice.

Once the blitzkrieg is frustrated, the effect is not as bluffing as the name.

With fire support provided by two heavy artillery brigades, if the enemy wants to take the position, he has to break his teeth.

But Ichiro Kawaguchi was hit in the face by an unexpected situation before his cowhide was finished.

(End of this chapter)