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Chapter 186 Miserable defeat!

"A fiasco?"

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Jinji United Wing Headquarters.

The commander of the unit, Colonel Jinji, was stunned for a while when he heard the staff report.

"A fiasco?"

He asked in disbelief.

Before the staff member could answer, Colonel Jinji continued to ask in an unbelievable tone:

"Our regiment's most elite Second Infantry Brigade, with the support of the regiment's cavalry squadron, artillery brigade, and brigade's armored brigade, attacked the Zhizishan Bridge and failed miserably?"

Don’t blame Colonel Jinji for his disbelief.

Colonel Jinji admitted in his heart that the defensive force deployed by Tubal Road at Zhizishan Bridge was very strong.

But so what?

His 2nd Infantry Group was supported by a squadron of cavalry and supported by six tanks.

"Where's the second captain?"

There is also an artillery unit stationed at Zhizishan Bridge.

"Where's the tank?"

Although this battalion only has a maximum strength of seven or eight hundred men, which is far less than the size of his Second Infantry Brigade of one thousand men, its light firepower is far superior to that of his Second Infantry Brigade.

The staff officer's tone was frightened, but still working hard to organize the language:

Infantry-level light firepower, rifles, machine guns, grenade launchers, rifles, submachine guns and other firepower equipment, Tubal Road is a complete victory.

Attacked in the morning, and it's only noon now, and all six tanks have been destroyed?

What machine gun is so powerful?

"Hi."

The directly deployed defense force includes a full infantry battalion, which is equivalent to an imperial brigade.

Even if it fails...

"How long has it been?"

What Colonel Jinji didn't expect was that the situation was much more troublesome than he expected.

Colonel Jinji was stunned.

The staff officer burst into tears:

The only good news is that there are not many such troops. According to the information obtained by the intelligence department, Tubal Road can only obtain one regiment of advanced equipment and ammunition every night.

In fact, its ability to suppress infantry firepower exceeded that of his regiment's artillery brigade.

But it’s too fast!

The staff officer's answer made Colonel Jinji breathe a sigh of relief.

Not to mention it still failed miserably.

As he spoke, the Japanese staff officer burst into tears.

Colonel Jinji asked.

"Just retreated back to camp."

Could it be that there are anti-tank artillery on Tubal Road?

But even so...

Although it is only equipped with mortars,

The captain has no broken jade, which is the only good news. The captain of the second team is not only his confidant, but also has a very deep background in the country.

How long has it been?

Yes, far better.

"It can penetrate the Locust Army's tanks from a long distance, including Type 89."

However, the enemy's mortars are very advanced, have long range, high accuracy, high mobility, high power, and occupy a small number of establishments, so their strength is equivalent to an imperial artillery brigade.

During the attack, the soldiers who did not retreat smoothly were either broken into pieces or seriously injured. It can be speculated that his second brigade suffered more than half of its casualties in just one attack.

Seeing with my own eyes that six of the invincible tanks of the Locust Army were destroyed was a fatal blow to the heart of this Japanese staff officer.

This is after the defeat of the 27th Division, many officers of the First Army and the North China Front have recognized the reality that many Tubal Route troops, with light firepower and equipment, are superior to the Locust Army.

This means that another advantage of the Locust Army over Tubal Road, tanks, is gone.

"There is a machine gun on Tubal Road."

"All six tanks were destroyed!"

"The second offensive group also suffered heavy casualties. Half of the soldiers did not come back?"

"Let him come to me."

It’s not that Colonel Jinji never thought about failure.

Colonel Jinji said.

"Half of it wasn't left on the battlefield?"

"All destroyed?"

"Your Excellency Colonel..."

The staff officer hesitated and did not respond directly.

"what happened?"

Colonel Jinji frowned:

"Aren't you injured?"

"Go and see for yourself!"

The staff officer sighed slightly.

···

"Although the key factor that determines the outcome of a war is people."

"But weapons and equipment, especially advanced weapons and equipment, are also one of the core factors that determine the outcome of a war."

"Compared with people, we can't say who is better or worse. We can only say that no one is missing."

Looking at the Japanese soldiers escaping hastily in front of him, Ma Rongshun had this idea in his mind.

This is also a perspective learned in military training.

A strong army not only requires excellent soldiers and commanders, rich and solid knowledge of military culture, science and technology, excellent military skills and quality, but also an advanced equipment system.

Indispensable.

After two months of study, he remembered this point of view, and in this battle, he understood this point of view.

In this battle, compared with the Third Battalion of the New Regiment, the artillery company was strengthened.

The Japs are not weak at all.

An infantry brigade, armored troops, artillery brigade, plus a cavalry squadron, it can even be said that the Japanese offensive force is stronger.

But in just half a day, or a few hours, the powerful Japanese offensive collapsed, leaving behind more than 300 Japanese corpses and six Japanese tanks.

In terms of the gap between the soldiers on both sides,

It can also be said that the Japanese have certain advantages, even great advantages.

The Japs attacking in front of them are the Jinji Regiment, which, like the Sakata Regiment, is a second-class Japs Regiment and a veteran field force.

Recruits undergo a minimum of three months and a maximum of half a year of training in the recruit camp. Officers are also graduates of orthodox military academies and have participated in many actual combats. It's much better than the one here who became a monk halfway.

Although he was very unhappy, the third battalion commander had to admit that his command level among the grassroots officers in the Jiazi Jinji Regiment was probably not much better.

But in this battle, the defenders of Zhizishan Bridge were completely victorious.

The core reason lies in the gap in weapons and equipment between the two sides.

In particular, the powerful large-caliber heavy machine gun has a terrifying effect when paired with tungsten alloy armor-piercing bullets.

And according to intelligence data,

Although this large-caliber heavy machine gun is generally similar to the American M2 heavy machine gun, it has obviously been improved. The barrel can be quickly replaced and the accuracy is higher.

More importantly,

There are also special tungsten alloy armor-piercing projectiles that even the Americans are not equipped with.

It can easily penetrate Japanese tanks at a distance of five hundred meters.

Even if the Japanese knew that they had such a heavy machine gun that could target tanks, the outcome would not be much better.

···

"Hahaha··"

Ma Rongshun didn't think so much about the third battalion commander.

He has only served for one year. Although he has been in the system master instructor training class and has studied much longer than the Third Battalion, his own cultural foundation determines that his depth of thinking cannot be compared to the veteran Red Army commander of the Third Battalion.

However, he was equally happy and excited about the situation before him.

What he was most happy about was not destroying a few Japanese tanks, nor defeating the Japanese attack.

but...

"really!"

"This thing is so exciting when fighting Japanese infantry!"

Ma Rongshun clicked his tongue.

Elated.

If the Mauser pointed bullets used by the Czech machine guns were shot with one shot, or even two or three shots, if they did not hit the fatal part, the Japanese would still have the possibility to survive.

but!

As long as the 12.7 mm heavy machine gun in front of him hits, even the hands and feet will be killed directly with a high probability.

This is a real machine gun!

You have to use this to fight the Japanese.

"really!"

"We will use this to fight Japanese infantry from now on."

The battlefield after a bloody battle is always bloody and cruel, with broken limbs and arms, mangled flesh and blood, and blood flowing all over the ground, causing physical discomfort and even leaving serious mental trauma.

but,

Both the independent regiment soldiers and the new regiment soldiers looked at this scene with cold expressions.

After the Japanese came, they committed numerous murders!

For the Japanese, they just wanted to eat their flesh and drink their blood. The scene in front of them, not to mention causing physical discomfort, even made the soldiers feel particularly happy.

···

"The attack failed?"

"The entire armored force was wiped out?"

"More than half of the attacking brigade suffered casualties?"

The brigade commander of the 30th Brigade received the news of the frontline rout immediately.

"Large caliber machine gun?"

"Is there a special armor-piercing projectile?"

Although the Japanese have poor industrial capabilities, they still have a good vision.

Because the failure was so disastrous, Colonel Jinji on the front line immediately investigated the cause of the failure in detail, and sent several Japanese soldiers to collect tungsten alloy warheads scattered on the edge of the battlefield.

The Japs immediately understood the factors of armor-piercing bullets.

Then he was rushed to the brigade headquarters.

"Report the news to the headquarters immediately."

The commander of the 30th Brigade breathed a sigh of relief.

If it was a simple defeat, then he was in big trouble.

But this time Tubal Road has come up with new advanced weapons and equipment, so the problem will not be so serious.

"Hi!"

The staff officer bowed his head.

···

"idiot!"

at the same time.

Colonel Jinji looked at his confidant, the captain of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, who had a certain background in China. He was silent for a long time, and then silently uttered a Baga.

At this time, the captain of the Second Infantry Brigade in front of Colonel Jinji was covered in blood, his whole body was shaking, and he was huddled in the corner, his eyes were dull and his expression was dull.

He hesitated in his mouth, not knowing what he was saying.

Obviously, he was frightened.

"what happened?"

"Didn't you say you weren't injured?"

Colonel Jinji frowned.

It is normal for some people to be frightened on the battlefield.

There is always some waste in the empire.

But as a military family, although the captain of his Second Infantry Brigade cannot be said to have a great background, he still has a strong military atmosphere. Both his grandfather and father served in the army.

Grandpa was even a lieutenant general.

How could he be so frightened that he lost his mind on the battlefield?

and,

The captain of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, who was covered in blood and could even see traces of white brain matter, looked like he was not injured.

Didn't the report he received say that he was not injured?

"Colonel."

The Japanese military doctor on the side replied:

"These are all the blood stains of the captain's guard. He himself was not injured."

"Due to machine gun fire, all members of the guard were shattered to protect the captain."

A staff officer also added additional explanations.

Colonel Jinji suddenly fell silent.

The captain of the Second Infantry Brigade in front of him looked like he had crawled out of a pile of broken corpses.

What happened on the battlefield?

Can an elite imperial lieutenant with long-term military training be frightened into despair? !

(End of this chapter)