Chapter 703: First-line tactics

Grenades were fired from the tank guns, and the grenades were fired at the cavalry units of the 25th Cavalry Wing of the Japanese Army.

THE 37MM TANK GUN OF THE TYPE 95 TANK, THE 57MM TANK GUN OF THE TYPE 97 TANK AND THE 89 TANK, THE 45MM TANK GUN OF THE T-26 TANK, THE 47MM TANK GUN OF THE VICKERS TANK, AND THE TANK GUNS OF DIFFERENT CALIBERS FIRE GRENADES.

In an instant, grenades shrouded the sky above the 25th Cavalry Wing of the Japanese Army, as the grenades fell on the ground, the explosion sounded, craters began to appear on the ground, shrapnel flew everywhere, the war horses hit by shrapnel made a mournful sound, and some of the ghost soldiers who were hit by shrapnel fell directly from their horses.

When the commander of the 25th Cavalry Wing saw this scene, his face became panicked.

Cavalry is at a disadvantage in fighting tanks, and cavalry has no power to pose a threat to tanks.

The Japanese cavalry wing had four cavalry squadrons and one machine gun squadron, and the machine gun squadron generally had eight Type 92 heavy machine guns, while the cavalry wing under the infantry division also had a separate artillery unit, but the cavalry wing under the cavalry brigade did not have a separate artillery unit, because the cavalry brigade would normally have a large number of artillery units under its jurisdiction.

If all the units of the 4th Cavalry Brigade were here, they could use the cavalry to pin down the armored units of the New 2nd Brigade, and two cavalry artillery wings and a rapid-fire artillery squadron would immediately set up an artillery position and strike at the tanks with 72 75MM field guns and four 47MM rapid-fire guns, which would definitely bring a devastating blow to the cavalry units of the New 2nd Brigade.

But their forces have already separated, separate artillery and separate cavalry, which simply do not pose any threat to tanks.

Thirty-four tanks began to fire a salvo, more than two hundred grenades were fired, and the formation of the Japanese 25 Cavalry Wing was completely disrupted.

As Xiao Zhiwei's orders began to be conveyed, the armored battalion troops began to launch a surprise attack.

Eleven T-26 tanks of Chen Hao's armored second company advanced in a wedge-shaped formation, with three tanks in front and eight tanks in the rear.

The eleven tanks were advancing at full speed, while the tanks of the 1st and 3rd companies of the left and right echelons were advancing at half speed, following behind the 3rd Company.

The armored battalion advanced in a figure of eight, and thirty-four tanks were rapidly approaching the Japanese 25th Cavalry Wing.

At this time, the commander of the 25th Cavalry Wing was already a little panicked, if there was only one of his cavalry wings here, he could have ordered the troops to withdraw immediately, but now his 25th Cavalry Wing was responsible for the security of the left flank of the 4th Cavalry Brigade, and once his cavalry wing withdrew, the Japanese troops in the middle led by Kojima Yoshizo would be completely exposed to the tank troops of the new 2nd Brigade.

When the captain saw the tank rapidly approaching his troops, his brows furrowed tightly, and an anxious expression appeared on his face.

"Captain, look, it's a flag!" One of the captains shouted.

The captain of the Zhongzuo Wing looked in the direction of Jianshan Village, where people had already begun to wave small flags and make flags.

"Your Excellency the Brigade Commander orders us to march immediately towards the village of Blackstone in front, and the armored detachment of the 1st Brigade of the Mixed Combat will come to deal with these tank units. The 25 Cavalry Wing listened to the order, and the troops quickly went to the village of Heishi and quickly got out of the range of the Chinese tanks. The captain of the Nakasa Wing gave a loud order.

The 25 th Cavalry Wing withstood the shelling of the armored battalion of the 6th Cavalry Regiment, and they had already lost nearly two hundred people, and after hearing the order of the commander of the Zhongzuo Wing, the remaining five hundred people quickly withdrew.

More than 100 corpses of Japanese cavalry and dozens of war horses were abandoned on the battlefield, and the 25th cavalry wing evacuated in confusion towards the front of Heishi Village.

At this time, the commander of the 4th Cavalry Brigade, Major General Brigade Kojima Yoshizo, saw that the 25th Cavalry Wing on the left was attacked by the tank units of the New 2nd Brigade, and he immediately ordered the armored detachment of the 1st Mixed Brigade Morikawa Nakasa to dispatch.

Morikawa Nakasa immediately received orders from Kojima Yoshizo, and they immediately took action.

The tactics of the Japanese armored forces were to stay on the basis of covering the infantry, and even if they attacked the tank troops, the Japanese armored forces still adopted a first-line charge.

Morikawa Nakasa divided the three tank squadrons into three echelons, and the distance between each echelon was fifty meters, and he was ready to use such tactics to deal with the opposing tanks.

SEVEN 47MM ANTI-TANK GUNS WERE SET UP TO COVER THE REAR, AND THE MOTORIZED INFANTRY BRIGADE BELONGING TO THE FOURTH CAVALRY BRIGADE ALSO SELECTED MORE THAN 100 INFANTRY TO FOLLOW THE TANKS.

The Japanese tanks began to depart, and Morikawa Nakasa rode in a Type 89 tank, and he was in charge of the command at the rear.

WITH A "BOOM", WHEN A T-26 TANK ENTERED THE RANGE OF 1,200 METERS OF THE JAPANESE 47MM RAPID-FIRE GUN, THE JAPANESE RAPID-FIRE GUN BEGAN TO FIRE.

An armor-piercing projectile was fired out quickly, and the armor-piercing bullet quickly hit the T-26 tank.

THE JAPANESE 47MM RAPID-FIRE GUN IS A VERY GOOD PERFORMANCE ARTILLERY, THIS RAPID-FIRE GUN IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE NEW SECOND BRIGADE TROOPS, BUT THE NEW SECOND BRIGADE TROOPS CALL IT A 47MM ANTI-TANK GUN, THIS KIND OF ARTILLERY CAN EASILY PENETRATE 30MM ARMOR THICKNESS AT A DISTANCE OF 1,200 METERS, AND THE STRONGEST TANK ARMOR THICKNESS IN THE NEW SECOND BRIGADE ARMORED BATTALION IS THE 97 TANK, BUT THE ARMOR THICKNESS OF THE 97 TANK IS ONLY 25MM.

The armor-piercing shell hit the tank directly, and the hit T-26 tank was destroyed on the spot.

"Anti-tank guns!" Xiao Zhiwei, deputy commander of the armored battalion, immediately began to quickly give orders to the companies by radio.

When a tank unit is attacked by an anti-tank gun, it is the most stupid way to stop and counterattack, because the opponent's anti-tank gun will easily use the stopped tank as a live target.

The remaining thirty-three tanks of the armored battalion advanced at full speed, and the tanks began to pull a distance of sixty meters between them.

The fourth company, which stayed in the rear cover, began to look for the target, and the company commander Jia Leiping immediately locked on to the Japanese rapid-fire gun position, and six German-made 37MM anti-tank guns began to adjust the firing angle, and as Jia Leiping gave the order to shoot, six 37MM anti-tank guns began to concentrate their fire on the Japanese rapid-fire gun position.

THE MOUNTED ARTILLERY BATTALION UNITS ALSO BEGAN TO JOIN IN THE SHELLING, AND THE SIX TYPE 92 INFANTRY GUNS, SIX 75MM MOUNTAIN GUNS, AND SIX 120MM MORTARS OF THE MOUNTED ARTILLERY BATTALION BEGAN TO FIRE AT THE JAPANESE RAPID-FIRE GUN POSITIONS, WHILE THE SIX 47MM ANTI-TANK GUNS OF THE SECOND COMPANY OF THE MOUNTED ARTILLERY BATTALION BEGAN TO FIRE AT THE JAPANESE TANKS.

For a time, shells continued to hit the Japanese rapid-fire artillery positions, and the Japanese rapid-fire guns that wanted to continue to hit the tanks of the New Second Brigade could only be forced to stop firing.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE DESTRUCTION OF TWO 47MM RAPID-FIRE GUNS, THE JAPANESE ARTILLERYMEN BEGAN TO SHIFT POSITIONS.