In the original history, the invasion of China with a wing, or even a brigade, could often defeat the squadron dozens of times its own strength.

In addition to the reason for the low training of the squadron, it is largely due to the fact that he is leading in rapid-fire firepower and artillery, air force and ground armor.

On blood surname, on not being afraid of death, there is no shortage of such hot-blooded and courageous people in the [***] team.

However, in the face of steel shells, air force bombardment, and armored armored vehicles on the ground, individual bravery and enthusiasm will be completely useless.

After all, flesh and blood cannot compete with armored vehicles and tanks made of steel plates.

For example, in a regular battle, he can sometimes make the Chinese defenders helpless with only one or two or four or five tanks and armored vehicles that are extremely backward and have extremely weak armored defenses.

In the end, they were able to successfully break through the [***] position, which was several times or even ten times their strength.

This is the gap in the weapons and equipment of the two sides, in the case of the general lack of effective anti-tank weapons in the middle of the [***] team, even if it is said that its own tanks and armored vehicles are scum, it is still invincible.

And this situation is now playing out between Zhang Xinghan's Northeast New Army and the Yue Army.

Compared with the tanks and armored vehicles used by him when dealing with [***], the tank regiment of the Northeast New Army is now equipped with the No. 4 tank, which shined throughout World War II, with more powerful firepower and indestructible.

Even more invincible to the army.

Therefore, when the devil collapses, there is no suspense in this battle.

It can also be exaggerated to say that in today's China, Zhang Xinghan's tank regiment is definitely an invincible tank armored force in the plain field sports war.

If we wait until the air defense regiment of the armored brigade completes its training, as long as it does not fight by sea, it will not encounter a super-large-caliber bombardment like the guns of warships.

The armored brigade must be invincible.

As commanders of these two divisions, Nobuyuki Abe and Taro Nakagawa were not very lucky.

The armoured vehicle in which the two of them were riding became the first target of the Forces nouvelles tank crews during their escape.

During the pursuit, an armor-piercing projectile fired from a tank's 75mm tank gun was lucky enough to hit it.

The scorching heat burned the two alive in an instant, and the explosion that followed blew Abe Nobuyuki and Taro Nakagawa and their thin-skinned armored vehicles to pieces.

The battle lasted until dawn, and most of the 30,000 troops were wiped out by Zhang Xinghan's troops, except for a few who escaped by luck in the dark night.

When I cleaned the battlefield at dawn, I found that the entire battlefield had stretched for more than ten miles, and there were corpses of devils and all kinds of weapons and ammunition thrown everywhere.

And at the same time.

Jiang Baili commanded the 3rd Mobu Regiment and a tank company left by Zhang Xinghan after several hours of fierce fighting.

He also finally defeated the remnants of the 17th Infantry Wing and the 5th Infantry Wing that escaped from Chifeng, and achieved a good record of destroying 3,000 enemies.

In this pursuit battle, more than 10 No. 4 tanks of the tank company played a great role, and with their fierce firepower, powerful assault ability and armor protection, they finally defeated the 17th Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army that tried to resist stubbornly with the cooperation of the infantry regiment.

The 17th Infantry Wing was defeated, and the 5th Infantry Wing, which had already suffered heavy losses by the tanks and guns of the Northeast New Army at Chifeng, had only one way to escape.

After cleaning up the battlefield, Zhang Xinghan got a report from Jiang Baili and learned that the Chifeng army had been defeated and the county seat of Chifeng had been taken.

Zhang Xinghan, who was in a good mood, ordered the troops to be stationed in Ningcheng to rest and recuperate, after all, the troops had been constantly maneuvering and fighting for many days, and they were sleepy and tired, and they urgently needed to rest and recuperate.

However, after less than half a day of rest in Ningcheng, Zhang Xinghan received an urgent telegram from Huang Xiansheng and Zhao Zhenfan from Tongliao.

With the cooperation of the air force, the four divisions of the army stormed the defensive line in the south and south directions of Liaodong, especially last night.

The 10th and 14th Divisions of the Chinese Army actually defeated the troops of the New Army stationed in the Turji Mountains on the Eastern Front at night.

The Eastern Front was lost, and although Huang Xiansheng transferred two reserve regiments in time to go up, the situation had reached a critical moment.

Therefore, after discussing with Zhao Zhenfan, Huang Xiansheng decided to ask Zhang Xinghan's fire rate department to return to Tongliao.

Knowing that Tongliao was in an emergency, Zhang Xinghan could find it to Jiang Baili, who was far away in Chifeng, and ordered him to lead his troops to return to Tongliao immediately.

He also led his troops to leave Ningcheng in the afternoon, and traveled all the way, rushing to the northeast.

…………………… In the evening, the Jinzhou Army Headquarters.

The bad news of the destruction of the 4th and 7th Divisions and the 8th Army finally reached Jinzhou and the ears of Muto Nobuyoshi, the commander of the Kwantung Army.

In the conference room of the headquarters, there were more than a dozen officers of all levels of the army attending the meeting, but everyone was silent, and the silence of the entire conference room was panicking.

Muto Nobuyoshi sat in the first place, and there was no trace of turbulence on his silent face.

There was no change in expression, and his subordinates couldn't figure out how to deal with it, so the atmosphere in the conference room was extremely depressing.

After more than ten minutes, Muto Nobuyoshi, who had been silent, slowly opened his mouth: "Let's break up......

"General ......" Chief of Staff Toranosuke Hashimoto wanted to say something, but he raised his hand to stop him.

The devil officers who attended the meeting suddenly got up and left one after another as if they had been granted amnesty.

It wasn't until all the officers were gone that Toranosuke Hashimoto couldn't help but say, "Your Excellency General, what should we do next?" ”

Muto Nobuyoshi seemed to be ten years old all of a sudden, leaned back in his chair with a depressed expression, and said slowly: "Immediately order the 2nd, 6th, 10th, and 14th divisions to immediately stop the attack and evacuate Tongliao." ”

"However, General, the 10th Division and the 14th Division have just received news that after last night's night attack, they have defeated the enemy in front of them, and in two days at most, they will be able to attack Tongliao and win this battle." Hashimoto Toranosuke was a little unwilling.

Muto Nobuyoshi said weakly: "The three imperial army divisions that attacked Rehe were all wiped out, which shows that the combat effectiveness of this army led by Zhang Xinghan is terrifying, and there is no war in Rehe today, Zhang Xinghan heard that Tongliao was in an emergency, how could he sit idly by?"

If his mobile troops marched at full speed, they would be able to rush back to Tongliao in one day at the latest.

We can't defeat the Tongliao defenders before Zhang Xinghan returns, so it's pointless to continue fighting. ”

After hearing this, Toranosuke Hashimoto nodded in relief, and left with his order.

A day later, Zhang Xinghan led his troops and Jiang Baili to return to the Tongliao base area one after another, but at this time, the four divisions of the Yue Army that attacked Tongliao had already withdrawn.

Zhang Xinghan did not continue the pursuit, his troops needed to rest, and the recruits needed to train for a longer time, and temporarily forbearance, in order to carry out a full and large-scale counteroffensive in the future.

Compared with the victory of the Northeast New Army in the northern battlefield, on the Songhu battlefield in the south, [***] suffered heavy losses, and reports of defeat were frequent.

Although the troops temporarily stopped fighting, Zhang Xinghan did not stop paying attention to the progress of the Songhu War of Resistance.

Tongliao, inside the headquarters of the New Army.

Zhang Xinghan put down a copy of the latest information that the agents of the reconnaissance battalion had heard, sighed and said to Jiang Baili, Huang Xiansheng and the others: "Alas, the army has increased its troops in Shanghai by **10,000 people, and the 19th Route Army may not last long." ”

"President Jiang is reluctant to send reinforcements, the failure of the Songhu War of Resistance is a foregone conclusion, and the commander does not have to mind." Jiang Baili seemed to have expected it and was not shocked.

"It's a pity that we are too far apart, otherwise we have to give some support to the 19th Route Army anyway, they are poorly equipped, Shanghai is close to the coast, and the advantages of the naval and air forces can be brought into play, it is not difficult to imagine what kind of hard and bloody battles the officers and men of the 19th Route Army are engaged in." Huang Xiansheng said sympathetically.

Zhang Xinghan pondered for a moment and said, "Chief of Staff, I have an idea. ”

"Commander, please." Jiang Baili said with a solemn hand.

"I have decided to send fighter planes to Shanghai to support the 19th Route Army, which can boost the morale of our Shanghai army and civilians, and second, it can also announce to the Chinese people and even the rest of the world that our Northeast New Army has once again won a great victory in annihilating tens of thousands of Yue troops, and let Yue himself and the people of the country know that we are the elite division that is truly capable of resisting the Yue Kou and defending the country." Zhang Xinghan said.

Jiang Baili pondered for a while, nodded and said: "I think it's okay, but Commander, the straight-line flight distance from Tongliao to Shanghai is more than 1,300 kilometers, and the round trip is 2,600 miles, can our fighters fly back?" ”

Zhang Xinghan smiled lightly when he heard this: "The maximum range of our tactical bomber HE111 in service is 2,300 kilometers, and the flight range of our latest fighter is 3,000 kilometers, and the combat radius is 1,500 kilometers, so it is not a problem to fly to Shanghai to carry out air strikes against the Chinese army for a certain period of time." ”

"Oh, that's good." Jiang Baili nodded reassuringly.

After unifying opinions, Zhang Xinghan ordered Gao Zhihang to personally lead 20 Zero fighters to carry a certain number of aerial bombs and use them as long-range bombers, and 30 HE111 tactical bombers.

Take off from Tongliao Airport and fly straight to Shanghai.

The main air raid mission of the air force led by Gao Zhihang this time was to anchor various warships of the Chinese armed forces in the waters off the coast of Shanghai and in the waters near the mouth of the Yangtze River.

Strive to sink and destroy a military aircraft carrier or a large cruiser or other ships by surprise.

In this way, the morale of the Chinese army will be undermined, and the compatriots in the south will be inspired.

All the planes flew at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, flying in a straight line from Tongliao to Shanghai, passing through Dalian Lushun, Bohai Bay and the eastern coast.

Due to the relatively high altitude of the Air Force of the New Army, the person stationed in Dalian did not find out that such an air force had flown towards Shanghai.

At this time, the navy and air force in Shanghai were still bombing the Chinese defenders in Shanghai with all their might, and they did not realize that danger was approaching them.

(To be continued)