Even the grenadiers of the Japanese army wanted to destroy the tanks of the Northwest Army at a heavy price. As for these ordinary Japanese infantrymen, they can only be described as unscrupulous tanks of the Northwest Army at this time.

Da-da-da

The machine guns on the tanks swept all the way through, and a large number of Japanese soldiers who were not afraid of death fell to the ground in a miserable cry.

Bang! The stubborn Japanese carried burning gasoline bottles and smashed them on the steel plates of the Tomahawk tank, on which the gasoline burned. At Nomenkan, the Japanese army, which was facing hundreds of tanks, armored vehicles, and technical arms of the Soviet Union, was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of technology, and some infantry guns used this method to inflict heavy damage on the Soviet armored forces. Most of the tanks and armored vehicles lost by the Soviet Union were actually lost at the hands of the Japanese infantry.

It's just that at the moment, the Japanese army's trick doesn't seem to be very effective. Although there have been countless failures, for the Japanese infantry, they still sacrificed their lives to rush forward, trying to exchange their lives for something they deserved. It's just that this little move of the Japanese army is not a big blow to the tanks of the Northwest Army. Tomahawk tanks equipped with diesel engines are not something that can be easily solved by these two ******.

"The Japanese army really didn't want to die when they started fighting." The overall situation has been decided, and Captain Zhou put down the telescope and sighed.

"In the past, most of the remaining Japanese army brigades, even if they were forcibly taken down, I am afraid that they would have to break a few teeth. However, the current war is developing too fast, and with this, the Japanese army can no longer make much waves, even if they are no longer afraid of death, but the current mode of war, in quite a few cases, can achieve the goal without dying. ”

The chief of staff next to him saw the two Huamao attack planes coming back again, and the Japanese army, who had only been in their early 700s until now, had no strength to resist, and was torn apart by ten tomahawks and sword assault guns. THERE WAS ONLY ONE INFANTRY GUN, AND TWO BATTLE DEFENSE GUNS WERE ON A RAMPAGE IN THE FACE OF TEN BIG GUYS ATTACKING THE JAPANESE POSITION, AND TEN 75MM TANK GUNS HAD AN OVERWHELMING ADVANTAGE IN TERMS OF CALIBER AND QUANTITY. After a few rounds of shelling, several improvised Japanese positions, as well as the remaining artillery, were blown into a pile of scrap metal.

The Japanese army, which was mainly left with light weapons, was no longer able to resist an impact of this magnitude. Bounded by the traces of the tank's tracks, most of the Japanese brigade was cut into several parts, and the Japanese soldiers who had no time to retreat, as well as the corpses of the Japanese soldiers who were killed by the machine guns on the tanks, were crushed into a pile of flesh and blood under the hard tracks.

"Your Excellency Yabe, we're defeated!" The chest of a Nakasa next to him was covered with bright red blood, but what was even more ugly than his chest was the face of the Japanese Nakasa's extremely defeated face.

"The empire will not be defeated, and the people of China will definitely pay an even heavier price for today's actions in the future." Yabeshou's face was as pale as iron, he slowly drew his saber, looked at the tank that quickly crushed the giant Mac, and shouted, "The fearless warriors of the empire, even if they die, they will die on the way to the charge." The empire is undefeated, long live the Emperor! Kill! ”

"You don't have to open fire, save some ammunition, damn it, a shell will cost a few Northwest tickets. The life of a little devil is not worth so much money. "The gunners of the tank guns are preparing to add another shot to destroy this Japanese headquarters. But soon the voice of the commander Hu Yaoguang was heard.

"Lao Hu, your hobby is really perverted." After hearing Hu Yaoguang's voice, the gunner replied.

"Compared with these animals who slaughtered Nanjing City, we are still too merciful, and we will have the opportunity to fight with several Japanese divisions and regiments that participated in the attack on Nanjing in the future, so we have to make them regret coming to this world!" Hu Yaoguang gritted his teeth coldly and said, "Now let's recover a little interest from these little devils." ”

In the creaking screams, Captain Yabeshou's body was swallowed up by the crawler little by little, the lower body was squeezed strongly, and the blood flowed back, causing Yabeshou's entire face to be overly congested and turned into a pig's liver color, under this inhuman pain, Yabeshou's screams even overwhelmed the roar of the tank engine, which shows that sometimes, people's potential is still very large, but for the current situation, it is useless.

A small amount of artillery could not threaten these steel bumps, and ordinary infantry, mainly machine rifles and grenadiers, no matter how brave they were, it was in vain to face these rampaging big guys.

Looking at the three-dimensional attack of the flower cat and the tomahawk in the open space, the defeated army could not organize an effective defense of the enemy army at all, and the improvised position was constantly plowed. It didn't take more than Commander Lu to give the order for a general attack.

The soldiers of the brigade followed behind the tanks that had returned from their pockets and once again stepped on the dilapidated positions of the Japanese troops. Straddling over the corpses of Japanese soldiers.

In the other direction, a small number of remnants of the Japanese army fled in panic, as well as a few troop transport trucks and three-wheeled motorcycles. Without the pursuit of the cat, the Japanese soldiers who got into the car had a strong desire to survive. However, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, and several Snow Leopard armored vehicles were now waiting on the way back for the Japanese army.

"Quick, quick, drip, rush over!" The Japanese non-commissioned officer sitting on the three-wheeled motorcycle suddenly felt that the sky was about to fall when he saw the familiar armored car.

Da-da-da

The firepower of the Snow Leopard armored vehicles did not stand still because of the fear of the Japanese troops. On the contrary, the machine gun sounded in a more cheerful voice. In tank battles, the Japanese army used armored vehicles to clean up the grenadiers of the Northwest Army, and it was helpless to use them as cannon fodder. After all, the number of Type 97 tanks is limited, and a certain amount of strength must be sacrificed to contain the attention of these grenadiers. in order to win valuable counterattack time for the Type 97 tank. On the side of the Northwest Army, due to the strength of the Tomahawk and the sword assault gun, the snow leopard is not used as cannon fodder, but relies on its high axe mobility and flexibility that surpasses the Tomahawk, and more sufficient ammunition to play the role of replenishing the gun and pursuing in the later stage of the battlefield. For these Japanese troops, who had lost enough firepower, the slaughter efficiency of the Snow Leopard armored vehicles was even greater than that of the Tomahawks. In a way, there is never the best weapon on the battlefield, only the most suitable weapon for war.

"Although only a small number of our troops escaped the encirclement of the main force of the Chinese army, the Iwasaki tank unit suffered heavy losses, escaping back only 7 Type 97 tanks and one Type 95 light tank. However, the armored forces of the Reich were also exceptionally heroic, and with the fearless combat cooperation of the grenadiers, they destroyed 13 sword assault guns, 9 Tomahawk tanks, and 21 armored vehicles of various types. Destroyed 3 47MM anti-aircraft guns of the Chinese army, killing at least 1,600 enemy soldiers. If it weren't for the fact that a new type of ground attack aircraft newly put into operation by the enemy destroyed a large number of our army's Type 95 tanks and armored vehicles in a very short period of time, and inflicted a large amount of casualties on the grenadiers, the Yabeshou Brigade was fully capable of supporting the reinforcement of the main force of our detachment. ”

"The ground attack aircraft of the China Army, equipped with 20mm cannons and at least hundreds of rounds of ammunition, rely on their absolute superiority in speed and armor-piercing ability, when our army's light tanks and armored vehicles encounter the enemy's attack aircraft, it is simply a nightmare.

Lying about the military situation is not the unique skill of some generals in China, the leader of the Yoshishima detachment was almost wiped out when he received the Yabeshou brigade, only a very small number of remnants were spared, and several Type 97 tanks with bullet marks on their armor escaped back. As soon as the commander of the Yoshishima detachment and the staff officer who were struck by lightning on the spot combined, they thought of this trick.

The loss of the tank troops, the annihilation of Yabetoshi's brigade is a fact that cannot be concealed. In this battle, the Japanese army suffered heavy losses, directly losing more than 20 tanks of various types, and the armored vehicle that escaped back was also full of bullet holes, and it had to be overhauled before returning. In fact, the armored vehicles were almost completely destroyed. And Yabeshou, the captain of the rushing team, died directly on the battlefield, and with his understanding of the Northwest Army, Yabeshou's survival was almost negligible. These are all established facts, not to mention that he is a detachment commander, even the division commander cannot suppress this matter.

However, some things cannot be faked, but the enemy's losses can be fabricated, on the one hand, the Northwest Army rarely discloses its losses to the public. It is also impossible for Prince Tokuhiko to get confirmation from the Northwest Army. According to Yoshishima's estimates, Yabe's Shou Brigade, as well as the Iwasaki Chariot Unit, had as many as two squadrons of accompanying infantry and one squadron of grenadiers. In this battle, more than 1,500 Japanese troops were directly killed, and the few Type 97 tanks that escaped back could not hold many people.

The remnants of the other soldiers who fled back one after another added up to no more than thirty or fifty people. With his many years of experience in the battlefield, coupled with Iwasaki's oral account, the losses of the Northwest Army were at most around six or seven hundred. Perhaps this battle was not too conspicuous during the entire Central Plains Battle, whether it was the air in the air, or the infantry and armored forces on the ground, the scale was not very prominent. However, judging from the proportion of casualties exchanged between the two sides, this battle can be regarded as a new peak for the Northwest Army.

Of course, it is impossible for Prince Tokuhiko to know these inside information. The troops on Iwasaki's side were almost beaten to the ground. If you want not to be condemned as a defeated and incompetent person, you must also cooperate with him to sing this good show. Therefore, on the one hand, the losses of the Northwest Army were exaggerated, and on the other hand, the responsibility for the heavy losses was placed on the aviation units that were ineffective in combat. At least the captain of the Yoshishima detachment is not exactly lying.

These half-truths are often the most difficult for people to decipher, and Prince Tokuhiko, even in the Tokyo base camp, can hear the prestige of the Northwest Flying Dragon in the past few years. Although Westerners are arrogant and arrogant, they simply do not want to believe that the yellow race can build excellent fighters that can compete with the most advanced in Europe, the BF109 and the British Spitfire.

However, the high-level of the Japanese army, which suffered greatly from the Flying Dragon, also experienced the initial doubts, and the bloody fact of countless times was that the Flying Dragon was regarded as an existence alongside the top fighters in the West. After all, even in the Nomenkan, in the face of the Soviet Union's input of I15, I16 fighters. There was also the battle with Soviet volunteer pilots in the Battle of Wuhan, and the Japanese army was not without the ability of the Soviet Air Force. In the Spanish Civil War, the Soviet Union did not bargain much with the Germans, and it was not a secret in the small circle of the Great Powers.

"There are new planes in service in the Chinese army? How come I haven't heard? Prince Tokuhiko frowned and asked, for the name of the flying dragon, everyone in the top of the Japanese army knows about it. However, this new type of aircraft can easily shoot the Japanese Type 95 tanks and armored vehicles, and Prince Tokuhiko has inspected it all the way from the Kwantung Army, but he has not heard much.

"It is absolutely true that the speed of this kind of aircraft is not slow, and the bombers of the air force tried to drop bombs on the ground of the Northwest Army to support the Yabe Shou brigade, but they were dispersed by this kind of aircraft of the other side, and this can also be confirmed from the air force. THE CAMOUFLAGE PAINTED AIRCRAFT WAS SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE WYVERN, THE MAIN FORCE OF THE CHINA ARMY, AND WAS LOADED WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF 20MM SHELLS. Not only can it break through all the infantry defenses of our army except for the Type 97 tank, but it can also harass our bombers to drop bombs. In actual combat, the combat capability of air-ground integration is even more odious than that of the Westwind dive bombers of the Northwest Army of China. ”

Iwasaki Hakuden, who narrowly escaped this time, had palpitations and gritted his teeth.

"It seems that the empire is also going to increase its investment in flying machines, and it must reverse this unfavorable situation."

This is not the first time that Prince Tokuhiko has heard of the great threat posed by the Northwest Air Force. They enjoyed the tremendous benefits brought about by the air force's operations, especially the air force, which was extremely crucial in the operation of the Central Army of Chairman Chiang's faction, but due to the ineffective operation of the Northwest Air Force, the Battle of the Central Plains dragged on to this day, except for occupying some land, but still did not make a key breakthrough, neither annihilating the main force of the Central Plains Field Army nor occupying Zhengzhou, a transportation hub.

"Even if the empire is equipped with this kind of aircraft of the Chinese Army, it can also threaten the dive bombers in the northwest to some extent, and deal a huge blow to the ground forces of the Northwest Army, but it cannot play the same critical effect as the other side. The Empire's armored forces now use Type 97 tanks as the main force of combat, Type 95, and a large number of armored vehicles to suppress the opponent's grenadiers and other accompanying infantry. Only through the coordination of such tactics can we barely fight the armored forces of the Northwest Army. But the thickness of the armor of the Tomahawks and sword assault guns of the Northwest Army has reached an extremely alarming level. Even if it is a 47MM combat defense gun equipped by the ground forces, it is almost impossible to advance to within 300 meters of the opponent. Therefore, even if the empire is equipped with this kind of aircraft, it will not be able to achieve this effect of the Chinese army. The best way is to produce an excellent fighter plane that can suppress the opponent's Wyvern as soon as possible, and then use the fighter to shoot down such an abominable attack aircraft as the Shina Army. This would also save a lot of resources for the empire. ”

The leader of the Yoshishima detachment can mix with his current status, and his vision is still extremely unique. At a glance, it can be seen that the aircraft that can be popular in the Northwest Army may not be suitable for the Japanese army. The development of more such aircraft as an auxiliary aircraft will also be a great pressure for Japan, which is poor in resources.

"It seems that if you want to conquer China, you must conquer the Northwest Army of China. In order to conquer the Northwest Army of China, it is necessary to defeat their air force. Both the empire and the sea and land must put aside their prejudices and face the small but brave enemy of the northwest together. After listening to the analysis of the captain of the Yoshishima detachment and several staff officers next to him, Prince Tokuhiko came to such a conclusion. (To be continued.) )