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Chapter 670 Neiji Okamura's Mentality Collapses!
This iron-rolling mopping tactic was invented by Okamura Ningji, commander of the North China Front Army.

Okamura Ningji used this tactic to deal with the soldiers and civilians of the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong Military Region, and the effect was remarkable.

Later, Ningji Okamura prepared to use this tactic to deal with the Eighth Route Army and the common people in Northwest Shanxi, but not only failed to achieve the effect, but suffered heavy losses.

However, it doesn't mean that this tactic is useless. For example, in the current scene, the iron rolling mopping tactic can exert its greatest power.

Nearly 3 devils were besieged in a narrow area as long as 7 kilometers, which is most suitable for using iron rolling tactics.

Of course, before the iron-rolling raid begins, the devil must first drink a big pot.

Li Yunlong wants to use artillery to teach the devils of the First Division a lesson, what the hell is artillery firepower.

After the artillery bombarded the infantry, it was not the devil's patent.

The devils entered the ambush circle with a total of 3 infantry regiments, 2 artillery regiments, 1 cavalry regiment, 1 engineering regiment and 1 supply regiment.

These three infantry regiments are all from Type A divisions, and their combat effectiveness is very strong.

They are the 7th Infantry Regiment, the 49th Infantry Regiment, and the 57th Infantry Regiment.

In addition to the fact that the artillery unit has little combat effectiveness in hand-to-hand combat, the devil's engineering unit and supply unit are also very powerful.

Therefore, in order to reduce his own casualties, Li Yunlong did not hesitate to fire all the shells.

The 1st and 2nd Artillery Battalions of the new regiment were the first to bombard the two artillery regiments of the Devils.

鬼子的2个炮兵联队一共有72门大炮，其中12门还是105毫米榴弹炮，其余都是75毫米的野战炮或75毫米山炮。

Once the devils are allowed to set up the guns, it will also pose a great threat to the infantry of the new regiment.

In the case of pre-emptive strikes, the convoy of more than 100 trucks dragging two artillery regiments was instantly shrouded in gunpowder smoke, and some trucks were hit by shells and ignited raging fire.

Some trucks were even loaded with gas bombs, which poisoned a large number of devils when they exploded.

As for the truck loaded with conventional armor-piercing and high-explosive bombs, it exploded in an instant, and the truck became parts in an instant, and even the mountain cannon that was dragged behind was thrown into the air.

In front.

As the battle started, the main force of the Eighth Route Army with more than 4 people was dispatched.

Part of them converged towards the road, and under the cover of artillery fire, they seized the commanding heights to prevent the devils from escaping.

Some of them gathered towards the front and rear of the position, ready to start the iron rolling sweep.

The battalion's 82mm mortars, 60mm mortars, 75mm mountain guns, 105mm howitzers, and 150mm howitzers fired together.

A total of more than 800 artillery pieces of various calibers poured shells in the direction of the road.

On average, more than 100 artillery pieces bombarded the devils every kilometer.

There were more shells than the devils imagined, and the entire road was shrouded in explosion fireballs and smoke.

Under the cover of fierce artillery fire, soldiers of the Eighth Route Army quickly approached the road, built a line of defense about 500 meters away from the road, and set up weapons to shoot at the devils to prevent the devils from escaping.

Facing the sudden attack, the devil was at a loss at first, but he was the elite of the elite after all.

Soon, the devils stabilized their positions and tried to counterattack on both sides to kill the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army.

But it was quickly strafed by intensive firepower from the Eighth Route Army.

If they were facing ordinary Eighth Route Army troops, even if they were ambushed, this group of devils would be able to break out of the encirclement with their strong combat effectiveness and fierce firepower, and even fight back.

But it was the Eighth Route Army troops of the three regiments of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi that ambushed the devils.

Equipped with all semi-automatic firepower, submachine guns, light and heavy machine guns with extremely powerful firepower density.

The bazooka, M2 heavy machine gun and 20mm machine gun swung forward, and the devils who rushed up were torn into pieces.

Even if the devils set up projectiles and mortars to knock out the firepower of the Eighth Route Army first, the dense shells soon hit the firepower of the devils.

A Japanese transport plane flew over from high altitude.

In the transport plane, Mitsuo Nakazawa used a telescope to look at the ground through the cabin glass, with expressions of shock, anger and grief in his expression and eyes.

What was shocking was that Eight Routes actually engaged in such a large ambush, and that Eight Routes actually possessed such powerful artillery firepower.

What is angry is that the Eighth Route Army dared to ambush the 1st Division of the Imperial Japanese Empire.

The sad thing is that under the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army, the two artillery regiments were reimbursed, and the soldiers of the first division were killed and injured in pieces.

These are the real main forces of the First Division.

Lieutenant General Nakazawa Sanfu is heartbroken.

Sanfu Nakazawa wants to cry but has no tears.

Although the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the First Division is very strong, they are not superhuman after all. If they are hit by bullets, they will die, and if they are hit by shells, they will be torn to pieces.

"Order to lower the flight altitude."

Mitsuo Nakazawa gave an order to a combat staff officer beside him.

The combat staff officer was startled, and immediately persuaded: "Your Excellency, division commander... this, this is too dangerous. The eight routes below have extremely powerful anti-aircraft firepower."

Sanfu Nakazawa had a look of helplessness on his face when he heard the words.

He originally wanted to lower the transport plane to find the weak point of the Eighth Route Army's ambush position, and then use the radio to command the troops on the ground to break through the weak point.

But if the altitude is lowered, even a fighter jet with high maneuverability will hardly be spared, not to mention the transport plane he was sitting on, which is more likely to be shot down.

"Did the reconnaissance plane take off from Beiping Airport?" asked Mitsuo Nakazawa.

"The reconnaissance plane has already taken off!" The combat staff officer replied.

"Has the order to transfer to Datong been issued to each wing?" Mitsuo Nakazawa asked again.

"The order has been issued." The combat staff officer hesitated, "but..."

"But what?"

"Ito Shinpei, head of the 1st brigade, and Yoshio Ando, ​​head of the 2nd brigade, are both broken."

"Baga!" Nakaze Sanfu's chest heaved violently, and he cursed, "Order the pilot, let's return to Datong."

Sanfu Nakazawa didn't dare to stay in the air above the battlefield.

Who knows if Balu will call for air support?

If Mr. Balu called for air support, his transport plane would definitely be shot down.

"Hi!"

The combat staff officer hurried to the cockpit to deliver the order.

……

In the field of view of the telescope.

Watching the devil's transport plane circled over the edge of the battlefield, and then flew away quickly.

Li Yunlong, who was prepared by the anti-aircraft artillery, secretly said it was a pity.

Shooting down a plane is a lot of money.

Now the anti-aircraft firepower of the new regiment is very strong. As long as the Devil transport plane flies closer and lower, it can shoot it down.

"Exciting!"

"Enjoyed!"

Watching the transport plane fly away, Kong Jie didn't feel any pity at all, and enjoyed watching the battlefield below.

At this time, the formations of the devils in some areas had dispersed, while the devils in some areas gathered together, trying to fight a bloody path.

And the muzzle fireworks of the artillery on the Eighth Route Army's position continued to bloom, and the dense shells drew arcs of arcs, hitting the devils near the road.

Boom boom boom...

Numerous explosions continued to rise in the vicinity of the highway.

The shelling didn't stop, round after round of shells streaked across the sky, like meteors, hitting the place where the devil was.

Of course the devils didn't want to be bombed, but they were very helpless. Both sides of the road were full of firepower from the Eighth Route Army, and it was difficult to rush out if they wanted to.

But such a large ambush circle, and it is not the condescending ambush terrain like Miaoergou and Dawangou.

It is impossible to do without flaws and loopholes.

In particular, one-third of the Eighth Route Army troops who were ambushed were still recruits.

The devils of the 1st Division were not good at it, and soon found several loopholes in the Eighth Route Army's ambush circle, and thousands of devils escaped.

Fortunately, Li Yunlong sent a reserve team to plug the loophole in time, which stopped the devils from escaping.

Li Yunlong raised his wrist and looked at his watch. The shelling lasted for a full hour, and at least 2 base shells were fired.

"almost."

"Command, cavalry, armor and tank battalions aboard."

"Let's take a look at the power of the iron rolling sweep."

Putting down his hands, Captain Li looked at the correspondent Chen Baoshan at the side, and gave the order to start the sweep with a stern expression.

"Yes!"

Chen Baoshan took the walkie-talkie and began to order:
"Hey, this is the regiment headquarters. Call the 2nd Cavalry Battalion, Armored Battalion, and Tank Battalion."

After the delivery of 20 armored vehicles arrived last time, Li Yunlong used these 20 armored vehicles to form an armored battalion.

Although there are only 20 armored vehicles now, there will be more in the future. Li Yunlong is sure of this, so he directly expanded a battalion.

The armored battalion and the tank battalion, under the cover of the soldiers of the first battalion of the division, attacked and swept forward from the end of the encirclement to the head of the encirclement.

The cavalry battalion swept from the head to the end of the encirclement.

The cavalry battalions and chariots rolled forward like iron rolls.

More than 30 tanks and 20 armored vehicles attacked forward in a direction of several hundred meters.

Although it is not a plain terrain, there is no problem running half-track armored vehicles and tanks on this terrain.

The soldiers of the first battalion were distributed on both sides of the tanks and armored vehicles, and moved forward slowly with the tanks and armored vehicles.

The devil's more than 60 tanks and armored vehicles were almost lost in the previous battles, let alone confronted with the new group of tanks.

Facing the firepower of a new group of armored vehicles and tanks, the devils fell one by one.

On the other side, one after another of Yunlong sabers slashed down in the air, shooting bloody arrows, and the heads of devils rolled to the ground one after another.

On the top of the mountain, in the field of vision of the telescope and the artillery mirror, the battle was almost one-sided.

Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo, Kong Jie and the others all showed expressions of sternness and joy mixed on their faces.

To sum up two words is happy.

Ding Wei squinted at Li Yunlong. After this battle, Li Yunlong might become famous again.

At the beginning of the bloody battle of the Fifth Army at Kunlun Pass, at the cost of more than 1 casualties, it killed more than 21 people from the 5000st Brigade of the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army, and the Fifth Army became famous in the first battle.

And in this battle, the Eighth Route Army was able to kill at least 2 devils, except for the thousands of devils who ran away.

This is not an ordinary devil, but a devil belonging to the Class A division just like the fifth division.

"Old Li, the escaped devil is heading towards Datong."

Zhao Gang put down the binoculars and said.

The devils have strong combat effectiveness, and the terrain is not perfect. There are loopholes in the coordination and connection between the battalions. It is impossible for the devils to escape thousands of people.

But this was expected by Li Yunlong and the others.

From the very beginning, Li Yunlong had no intention of killing all the devils, it was too difficult.

As long as the main force of the 1st Division can be killed, it will be considered a success.

Judging from the current situation, Li Yunlong's strategic goal has been more than half completed.

The devils who escaped from the encirclement did not return to rescue the devils in the encirclement, and the Eighth Route Army did not have extra troops to chase the escaped devils.

The 1st Battalion of the Cavalry was chasing the Devil's Cavalry Wing. They didn't know where they were going, probably tens of kilometers away.

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes: "No, the 2nd Independent Brigade is in danger. Immediately order the 2nd Independent Brigade to retreat in the direction of Mount Heng."

The 2nd Independent Brigade was responsible for blocking the 26th Division of the Japanese Army, but it was able to block some time.

However, once the escaped devils join the 26th Division, the 2nd Brigade is at risk of being dumped.

Once the 2nd Brigade is made dumplings, it is likely to be wiped out by the devils, and it is naturally impossible for Li Yunlong to let this happen.

"Yes!"

Chen Baoshan quickly picked up the walkie-talkie and asked the regiment headquarters radio station to contact the 2nd Independent Brigade to retreat.

"Order the 2nd Brigade to retreat?" Kong Jie said suddenly, "The devils from the 26th Division can arrive in a few hours at most if they march at full speed. Before the devils from the 26th Division arrive, our side Can you finish it?"

"It should be fine." Li Yunlong looked at the sky, then at the battlefield and said.

"but……"

"In order to prevent the 26th Division and the escaped devils from counterattacking, we have to be prepared."

There are still more than 2 devils in the encirclement, and the devils will definitely not give up easily.

……

Peiping.

Iron Lion Alley.

North China Front Army Headquarters, in the War Hall.

A communications staff officer and a combat staff officer quickly walked into the combat hall hand in hand.

The communication staff officer reported to Ningji Okamura: "Reporting to the commander, the reconnaissance and liaison plane has arrived over the battlefield in Northwest Shanxi, and the latest news has been sent back."

Okamura Ningji raised his head with a gloomy face, signaling the communications staff to continue.

The communications staff glanced at the combat staff, and the combat staff pointed to the map and reported:
"Commander, the battlefield is in this area, about 7 kilometers long, and the Eighth Route Army is on both sides of the road."

"The Eighth Route Army escaped the detection of reconnaissance planes and scouts by wearing snow-white robes."

"About 5 locust soldiers have already broken out of the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army and are heading towards Datong."

"However, the gap was quickly blocked by the Eighth Route, and there are still more than 1 locust soldiers in the encirclement."

"Currently, the Eighth Route Army's cavalry, armored vehicles, tank units, and elite infantry units are sweeping forward from the head and tail to the center of the battlefield."

According to the details of the battlefield reported by the combat staff, Ningji Okamura and Moritake Tanabe could imagine how tragic the battle was for the First Division.

and many more…

Suddenly, Okamura Ningji's eyes froze.

Use cavalry, tanks, armored vehicles, and elite infantry to sweep towards the center at both ends. How is this tactic so familiar?

After squinting his eyes and thinking for a while, Ningji Okamura finally remembered, isn't this the iron rolling mopping tactic he invented?

Thinking of this, Ningji Okamura almost fainted with his eyes darkened.

Li Yunlong actually used the tactics he invented to deal with the locust army?

Okamura Ningji's mentality collapsed.

(End of this chapter)