The Japanese army invading China was a very strong army, and this strength was not only reflected in the personal bravery of the soldiers brainwashed by militaristic ideology, nor in the accurate shooting skills and brutal assassination techniques, but also in the tactical concepts in battle. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Looking at the strategy and tactics and combat tactics of the Japanese army since its full-scale invasion of China, it is very obvious that the Japanese army has a preference for outflanking in a roundabout way in terms of strategy and tactics and a preference for triangular offensive in terms of combat tactics.

Such an army is definitely both cunning and ferocious, that is, it is often said that it is as cunning as a fox and as a wolf!

The mixed brigade of the North China Garrison Army was originally composed of two infantry wings, the first wing was stationed in Beiping, and the second wing was stationed in Tianjin.

This time, Lieutenant General Naosaburo Okabe was ordered to go to Jinan to organize the headquarters of the former enemy of the North China Front Army and to unify the command of all units of the North China Front Army to participate in the Battle of Xuzhou. In consideration of the fact that all the troops of the 10th Division originally stationed in Jinan were transferred to the front line and put into battle, Lieutenant General Naosaburo Okabe reported to General Toshiichi Terauchi that the Second Infantry Wing, which was a mixed brigade of the well-equipped and powerful North China Garrison Army, had been transferred to Jinan to assume the defense of Jinan and defend the headquarters of the former enemy.

As a result, there was a gap in the defense of the Tianjin area. The Japanese army immediately expanded the 3rd Infantry Wing of the North China Garrison Army, which was formed into a mixed brigade and took over from the 2nd Wing to undertake the defense of Tianjin.

The Third Infantry Wing of the North China Garrison Army that remained in Tianjin was not a recruit recruited from Japan, but a veteran of the North China Garrison Army. The combat power is just as strong!

The establishment of the Japanese army is clear only to themselves. For example, the North China Garrison Army mixed brigade, the Japanese army said that it was 5,700 people, and most people thought that they were a brigade, which was similar to an independent mixed brigade, and 5,700 people was normal. However, with a little calculation, it is clear that this figure conceals the reality of the troops. Not to mention the newly expanded Third Infantry Wing, the original First Infantry Wing and the Second Infantry Brigade alone are the establishment of three field infantry brigades, with a total of nearly 7,000 people in six infantry brigades, plus the combat team, cavalry team, artillery team, engineer team, and baggage team directly under the brigade and regiment, can it still be the 5,700 people said by the Japanese army?

To put it bluntly, this mixed brigade of the North China garrison army is a three-unit division regiment. It is no wonder that in history, when they were expanded into the 27th Division, they were expanded on the spot in the Pingjin area.

After receiving the order from His Excellency the Wing Commander to reinforce Luokou, the captain of the 1st Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Wing of the Mixed Brigade of the North China Garrison Army also acted very quickly, and immediately notified all squadrons to urgently dispatch to carry out the combat mission of reinforcing Luokou.

The tank squadron of the second wing, which was transferred from the mixed brigade and regimental combat fleet of the North China garrison army, is a medium tank squadron with 145 troops, two light tanks and 10 medium tanks.

The squadron leader of this tank squadron took 8 medium tanks and transported them to Huangheya Station with the 2nd Brigade to participate in the battle to destroy the Eighth Route Army that captured Dezhou, and the armored vehicles also went to a squadron, and the infantry artillery also went to a squadron, and all of them were wiped out by the Eighth Route Army in the south of Dezhou.

No matter how clear his mind was, the commander of the second wing had no goods in his hands, so he could only transfer the remaining two light tanks and two medium tanks of the tank squadron to the first brigade, and gave him another armored vehicle squadron, and the wing's cars were also transferred to them to transport troops.

It's quick to say, but it takes time to implement. By the time the deployed tanks, armored vehicles, and cars were in place, the First Brigade got into the cars and set off, and half an hour had passed since they received the order. That's it, it's all absolutely fast.

With this half-hour time difference, the Eighth Route Army, which rushed to the Luokou Bridge, easily eliminated the Japanese garrison teams at both ends of the Luokou Railway Bridge.

Jinan City to Luokou Bridge, the highway mileage is only 5.7 kilometers, the Japanese army's motorcycles, tanks, armored vehicles, cars out of the city, along the highway, to the direction of Luokou Bridge.

The devil's infantry brigade is a basic combat unit, and if he becomes a captain, if he can go to the Army University to study again, the general star on his shoulder will not be able to run.

A devil who can be a captain, not to mention his tactical literacy, his brain is absolutely useful. Even Chairman Chiang admitted that the capabilities of the Japanese commanders at all levels exceeded those of the Chinese army.

As soon as I got out of Jinan City, there was a faint sound of gunfire in the direction of Luokou Bridge.

The captain of the devil brigade had a stirring in his mind, knowing what to be afraid of, the Eighth Route Army arrived at the Luokou Bridge and launched an attack on the defenders of the Luokou Bridge!

Although the captain of the devil brigade did not know the strength of the Eighth Route Army attacking the Luokou Bridge, he already knew that the second brigade was ambushed outside Dezhou City in the morning, and it had been collectively shattered.

The strength of the Eighth Route Army can be imagined to be able to annihilate the elite North China Garrison Army into the second brigade of the second brigade infantry wing!

The first thought that popped into the mind of the captain of the devil brigade was that he had to speed up and rush over to eliminate the Eighth Route Army in front of the defenders' position at the west end of the Luokou Bridge, and not let the Eighth Route Army rush to the bridge and blow up the bridge!

The captain of the devil brigade immediately leaned out of the turret of a medium tank he was riding, observed for a moment in the direction of Luokou, and then called the signal corps to come and inform the first squadron to follow the combat vehicles and armored vehicles to pounce on the Luokou Bridge, and the second squadron followed closely as the second echelon, and he led the third squadron, the fourth squadron, the artillery squadron and the machine gun squadron as the third echelon.

This old devil is very cunning, and he divided the troops into attack waves early.

With the order of the captain of the devil's brigade, two light combat vehicles and a medium combat vehicle with 10 armored vehicles led the truck carrying the first squadron of infantry to rush towards the Luokou Bridge at full speed.

Five minutes later, the truck in which the 2nd Devil Squadron was riding also rushed in the direction of the bridge.

The captain of the devil brigade was about to retract and get into the medium tank he was riding in, when the gunfire in the direction of the Luokou Bridge suddenly stopped!

What is the situation!

The captain of the devil brigade panicked when he boarded, and immediately called the chariot rushing to the front through the car radio, asking why the gunfire in the direction of Luokou had stopped.

The Devil Light Tank and Medium Tank that rushed to the front could already see the head of the Luokou Bridge at this time, and also saw clearly the situation of the Eighth Route Army tank rushing to the position of the garrison team at the east end of the Devil Bridge, and reported on the on-board radio that the Eighth Route Army drove a chariot to capture the Luokou Bridge, and the imperial army squad guarding the bridge was shattered.

As soon as he heard that the Eighth Route Army had captured the Luokou Bridge, and it was captured in a chariot, the captain of the devil brigade was so surprised that his eyes were about to burst out, and he immediately ordered the chariots, armored vehicles, and the first squadron that followed to attack, and must eliminate the Eighth Route Army that captured the Luokou Bridge and regain control of the bridge.

After roaring, the captain of the devil brigade ordered the medium-sized chariot he was riding to set off, and he had to go to the front to observe the battle situation.

This devil captain is indeed very cunning, he went to the front line in a tank, but when he left, he ordered the infantry artillery squadron, the machine gun squadron, the third squadron, and the fourth squadron to get off the car, establish a position on the spot, and at the same time order all the cars to turn around immediately, which is equivalent to preparing to withdraw to Jinan!

The Japanese were offensive troops.

The first brigade reinforced the first echelon of Luokou, that is, three tanks, ten armored vehicles and the first squadron of infantry, rushed to the vicinity of the Luokou Bridge, obviously seeing the tanks of the Eighth Route Army rushing to the position of the Japanese garrison team, but they did not want to die, and rushed towards the Eighth Route Army regardless of it.

At this time, the follow-up troops led by Xiao Siming had rushed to the east bank of the Yellow River through the Luokou Bridge.

The east end of Luokou Bridge is only 5.7 kilometers away from Jinan!

Xiao Siming, who was excited, rode on the jade lion horse of the night, raised the whip in his hand, and shouted loudly at the galloping Japanese convoy: "All light and heavy machine guns fire!" ”

The Eighth Route Army that crossed the bridge, all 50 cars were equipped with light and heavy machine guns, and all eight armored vehicles also had on-board machine guns, Xiao Siming gave this order to fire, and the cars that crossed the bridge left the railway in formation while driving forward, and all the light and heavy machines on the cars opened fire on the cars of the first squadron of devils who were galloping in.

Suddenly, it seemed that a rain of bullets fell on the east bank of the Yellow River, and strings of machine-gun bullets dragged their bare wings in the night and flew towards the Japanese army.

Three Japanese tanks and ten armored vehicles rushed along the road, firing as they galloped, and the vehicle-mounted machine guns also gurgled and returned fire at the Eighth Route Army.

When roads and railways run in parallel, both railways are higher than roads. The Eighth Route Army occupied a condescending light, and the number of machine guns was far higher than that of the Japanese army, and the firepower was so fierce that the little devils were intimidating.

Under such a sudden machine-gun fire, the devil's tanks and armored vehicles were fine, but the first infantry squadron in a car was miserable, and before even the car could get off, it was beaten to pieces.

At this time, the twelve tanks of the armored battalion of the Eighth Route Army pounced on the three combat vehicles and ten armored vehicles of the Japanese army, and began to beat the little devils with the armor-piercing shells of the tank guns.

Not only tanks, but also the rapid-fire artillery battery of the artillery regiment is not large, and only the four 37mm rapid-fire guns captured from Taiyuan Airport, that is, the war defense guns that the Chinese are accustomed to saying, are specially used to fight tanks, and this time comes in handy.

As soon as they saw that the Japanese army had tanks and armored vehicles, the soldiers of the rapid-fire artillery company suddenly lit up, and they finally had another target to fight and attack!

In the south of Dezhou City, when the second brigade of the infantry of the mixed brigade of the mixed brigade of the Japanese army stationed in North China was eliminated, the battle defense artillery company made meritorious contributions in the first battle, and now there are devil tanks and armored vehicles sent to the door, and the excitement of the cadres and soldiers can be imagined!

The soldiers of the rapid-fire artillery company jumped out of the car and immediately set up their guns, and the muzzles of the guns were pointed directly at the Japanese armored vehicles that pounced.

When the Japanese armored vehicle entered the firing range, the small flag in the hand of the company commander waved downward, and the reloading of one shot was completed, and the four guns fired almost simultaneously.

At night, the Japanese armored vehicles had their lights on, and the targets were more obvious than during the day. They rushed straight from the highway again, and if they couldn't hit again, it would really be better to go home and sell sweet potatoes!

Rapid-fire guns are used to hit tanks, and there is no suspense at all when it comes to Japanese armored vehicles with relatively thin armor!

Seeing the armor-piercing bullet dragging the light wings into the Japanese armored car, there were four loud bangs, and suddenly four armored vehicles collapsed to the ground.

The remaining devil armored vehicles hurriedly reversed, trying to escape from the range of rapid-fire guns, but unfortunately they couldn't escape, and the twelve medium tanks of the Eighth Route Army pounced, and the tank guns chased the Japanese medium tank, two light tanks and the remaining six armored vehicles and hit hard.

In the middle, only the medium tank of the devil posed a threat to the tanks and armored vehicles of the Eighth Route Army, and the remaining two light combat vehicles did not even have artillery, and like the armored vehicles, they only had vehicle-mounted machine guns, which did not pose the slightest threat to the tanks and armored vehicles of the armored battalion of the Eighth Route Army

Three tanks of the Eighth Route Army flanked a devil medium tank, and after a while, the medium tank was smashed into wreckage. The remaining devil light tanks and armored vehicles were all wrecked under the attack of rapid-fire artillery batteries and armored battalions.

When the captain of the devil brigade caught up in a medium-sized tank, he saw that the tanks and armored vehicles he relied on were beaten into piles of wreckage by the tanks and rapid-fire guns of the Eighth Route Army, and he immediately understood why the second brigade was collectively shattered.

The captain of the devil brigade didn't dare to hesitate anymore, and yelled at the car radio, retreat, retreat, retreat!

It's too late to remember to retreat at this time, right? (To be continued.) )