Chapter 504: Beautiful "Defeat"

Seeing the "giant tank" suddenly appearing in front of him, although Colonel Hu Zhiwen was surprised, he did not lose the reaction that a veteran should have, and immediately locked on to the "giant tank" at the front with a sight, and immediately ordered to the gunner Huzi: "In the direction of half past eleven, the distance is 800 yards, move up half a block, fight!" ”

"Boom!" Colonel Ho Chi Van 's M4 tank shook violently.

Immediately, a 76mm caliber armor-piercing bullet was already whistling out of the barrel.

Suddenly, the shell hit the front of the turret of the "giant tank" in front of him, and seeing the smoke from the turret of the "giant tank", Colonel Ho Chi Van suddenly shouted excitedly: "Huzi, hit, good fight!" ”

However, as soon as Colonel Ho Chi Van finished speaking, the smoke from the turret of the "giant tank" in front of him had already dissipated.

Then, Colonel Ho Chi Van was extremely surprised to find that the "giant tank" actually only had a fist outside the turret, not only did it not catch fire and burn, but even continued to advance forward, and the originally oblique turret also turned leisurely, and the main gun of the black dòngdòng had been aimed at Colonel Ho Chi Van car.

Colonel Ho Chi Van suddenly fell into an ice cave, and an unprecedented sense of crisis instantly enveloped him, and then Colonel Ho Chi Van roared in an extremely fierce voice: "Monkey, turn left, push to the end, quickly!" ”

However, before the driver monkey pushed the steering stick, the main gun of the "giant tank" in front opened fire.

Colonel Ho Chi Van clearly saw that a dazzling red light erupted violently from the muzzle of the "giant tank", and immediately he felt that the surroundings were already filled with blazing flames, and then the last thought jumped out of Colonel Ho Chi Wen's mind: It's over, his tank has been killed by the xiǎo devils!

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Tangshan, the provisional headquarters of the 4th Army.

"Report, the Japanese armored cluster has shown defeat and is retreating to both flanks!"

"Report, our 1st Armored Regiment is rapidly advancing forward and has broken through the Japanese front."

After more than half a dozen hours of battle, two successive exciting battle reports finally came back from the front line, and the generals at all levels in the battle hall high-fived each other, and Admiral Dai Anlan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief gently, and it was only now that the heart hanging in his xiōng finally fell back into his stomach.

Soon, however, another battle report came back.

"Report!" Just when the generals at all levels in the combat hall high-fived each other, another communications staff officer ran into the hall and reported to Admiral Dai Anlan with a solemn expression, "An unknown Japanese tank was found in the front, with a huge size and a main gun caliber of 88mm, which is obviously not a tank, and the number is about 100. ”

"What?" Admiral Dai Anlan frowned, "Unknown tank? The caliber of the main gun is 88mm!? ”

"Brother Seagull, it's not good!" Liao Yaoxiang suddenly shouted, "It seems that the main force of the chariot of the Xiǎo devil is deliberately detouring on the two wings to make way for this batch of unknown tanks, and at the same time, it can outflank the rear of our armored division from the two wings, if the main force of my armored division is defeated by this batch of unknown tanks, the consequences will be unimaginable!" ”

"Damn it!" Admiral Dai Anlan said hatefully, "Where did these unknown tanks come from?" ”

As soon as the words fell, another communications staff officer hurriedly entered, and reported with a panicked expression: "Report, the 1st Armored Regiment was severely damaged by the unknown tank cluster of the Japanese army, Regiment Commander Hu was martyred, and all 12 tanks of the regimental headquarters company were destroyed; The 1st Battalion suffered 24 losses, of which 16 tanks were completely destroyed, and the 2nd Battalion suffered 28 losses, of which 19 were completely destroyed; The 3rd Battalion accounted for 16 vehicles, of which 7 were completely destroyed and 2 had damaged power systems; Japanese army casualties...... 2 cars! ”

"Huh? How so! ”

"Oh my God, this can't be!"

"What are you kidding? Wang xiǎo five, you're fucking crazy, aren't you? ”

"If this is true, wouldn't the Xiǎo devil's tank be invincible!?"

The communication staff officer's voice fell, and the battle hall exploded in an instant, to say that the Japanese armored group could severely damage the 1st Panzer Regiment in such a short period of time, it would be to kill them, and the number of tanks that Xiǎo devils put into battle would triple again, and it would never be possible to have such a terrible and disparity in the proportion of battle losses in such a short period of time.

Only a young major staff officer said in a deep voice: "Commander, the devil should be equipped with a German Tiger heavy tank, right?" Only the German Tiger heavy tank can fully suppress our army's M4 medium tank, and as for the tank of the Xiǎo devil, even if it is the latest developed tank, it will never behave like this! ”

"Tiger heavy tank?" Dai Anlan said in a deep voice, "Will the Germans be so generous? ”

"Yes." Liao Yaoxiang also said, "Although the Tiger heavy tank is extremely powerful, the output has not been high, and the Germans themselves are not enough, so how can they support more than 100 Japanese tanks in one go?" Besides, the Russians will watch these hundred Tiger heavy tanks pass through without paying a blind eye? ”

In the face of the reproach of the No. 1 and No. 2 commanders of the group army, the staff officer of the major was not in a hurry, and replied calmly: "Although the production of Tiger heavy tanks is not high, Germany does not lack more than 100 tanks in this area, but if the Kwantung Army has more than 100 Tiger heavy tanks, it is like a tiger with wings, and it is impossible for Hitler not to know this." ”

The major's voice fell, and another communications staff officer entered and reported: "Report, the tank clusters on the left and right flanks of the Japanese army have detoured back to the flanks of our army, and the unknown tank clusters of the Japanese army continue to advance after severely damaging our 1st armored regiment, and the main force of our armored division has fallen into the heavy encirclement of the Japanese armored group!" ”

Admiral Dai Anlan and Admiral Liao Yaoxiang's faces suddenly changed drastically.

If the 4th Division is the left arm and the right arm, if a person loses his left arm, how can he fight with a strong opponent?

Without armor, how could the 4th Army stop the advance of the Kwantung Army on the flat Jidong Plain? With only 8 mechanized infantry divisions and the 4th heavy artillery division, which relied heavily on road mobility? How could a bloody body resist the torrent of steel?

"Pass my orders!" Admiral Dai Anlan gritted his teeth and immediately said, "The heavy artillery division immediately retreats to Tianjin, and the infantry divisions immediately leave the main road, take the road to the north, and turn in the direction of Yanshan!" As for the 4th Armored Division, which was already under siege, Admiral Dai Anlan was powerless, because he simply couldn't send more armored troops to reinforce it.

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Eastern suburbs of Tangshan, the 4th Armored Division "Forward Base".

General Hu Xianqun's expression was like iron, and he was standing in front of the window of the command car with his brows contemplative.

Two years ago, Hu Xianqun was the colonel commander of the tank regiment of the Sixth Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, but now, he is the lieutenant general and division commander of the 4th Division of the Siye Armored Division.

The news that the main force of the 4th Panzer Division was surrounded by the Japanese army continued to come back from the front line, and General Hu Xianqun couldn't believe his ears, but after all, he was a professional tank soldier, so he quickly accepted this cruel reality, and locked his suspicion on the German Tiger heavy tank.

It is clear that the Kwantung Army secretly equipped at least one wing of Tiger heavy tanks!

Under the mediation of Germany, Japan and Russia have reached a reconciliation, so Germany completely transported tanks and other war materials to the four eastern provinces controlled by the Japanese army through the Trans-Siberian Railway.

The Kwantung Army has at least one wing of Tiger heavy tanks, and the 4th Panzer Division will definitely not be able to confront the Kwantung Army's armored clusters head-on, and it will have to retreat for now, as for how many tanks will be evacuated from the battlefield in the end, only God knows, but the question is, in which direction is it better to retreat?

Retreating will not only jeopardize the "forward base" of the 4th Armored Division, putting the hoarded hundreds of tons of gasoline, a large number of tank spare parts, and thousands of logistical support personnel in danger in the base, but will also put the entire 4th Division in front of the Japanese armored clusters.

If this happens, the 4th Army will probably be wiped out!

It is not possible to retreat to the north, if the Japanese armored cluster is led to Yanshan, it will put the 8 infantry divisions that are also retreating towards Yanshan in danger!

To the south is the sea, a dead end!

Only by breaking through to the east, maybe you can still win the same fate!

If the main force of the 4th Panzer Division pushes forward desperately, it still has a great chance to break free from the entanglement of the Tiger Heavy Tan and break into the depth of the Japanese front.

Gritting his teeth, Lieutenant General Hu Xianqun viciously ordered: "Pass my order, all tanks, let Lao Tzu rush forward, and follow Lao Tzu to eliminate the advance base of the xiǎo devil!" Of course, Hu Xianqun did not know the exact location of the Japanese army's advance base, but he knew that as long as he walked east along the road, he would definitely be able to find the Japanese army's advance base.

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Shanhaiguan, headquarters of the 1st Front Army of the Kwantung Army.

Okamura Ninji blew the tea cup in his hand, took a sip gently, and after a long aftertaste, he said to Nakazawa Mitsuo, who was quite sorry to the side, and said to the side with a sip of the full cup of tea: "Nakazawa-kun, this is the West Lake tribute Longjing, the most famous tea in China!" If you drink like that, you're ruined. ”

Sanfu Nakazawa smiled bitterly: "Your Excellency's bearing is really admirable. ”

At the moment of the war, the contest between the 1st Tank Division and the Chinese armored cluster has not yet been decided, and the most important thing is whether the Tiger heavy tanks transported from Germany and Manchuria through Western Jersey are really as invincible as rumored, Nakazawa Mitsuo is really uncertain in his heart, and he can't be as calm and relaxed as Okamura Ninji.

"Nakazawa-kun, don't be impatient." Okamura Ningji Shiran put down the teacup and said with a smile, "In the Balkan battlefield, I have seen the power of the Tiger heavy tank with my own eyes, and the Allied M4 medium tank is a live target in front of it, Nakazawa-kun, what you need to consider now is how to take advantage of the victory to pursue and hit the 4th Army in one fell swoop!" ”

Nakazawa Sanfu said: "If the Tiger Chongtan is really so powerful, and the 1st Chariot Division can indeed win this decisive battle, then there will be no suspense in the next battle, unless the Chinese army throws away all the heavy equipment and baggage now, and quickly escapes by car, otherwise, they will wait to be surrounded and annihilated by the imperial army." ”

Okamura Ninji shook his head and smiled: "Nakazawa-kun, I have been fighting with Yue Weihan and his troops for more than five years, and with what I know about them, they would rather all die on the battlefield than throw away even a single bullet, let alone any heavy equipment or baggage materials, they will definitely not escape!" ”

"Then they will wait for the whole army to be destroyed!" Mitsuo Nakazawa is full of confidence.

Nakazawa Sanfu's voice fell, and the chief of staff, Hattori Kotaro, suddenly strode in, and immediately retracted his feet and said: "Your Excellency, General, Your Excellency the Commander, the situation has changed!" After being heavily damaged by the 1st Brigade of Independent Combat Vehicles, the remnants of the armored unit of China suddenly rushed forward and rushed straight to Changli, where our advance base was located! ”

"What!?" Zhongzawa Sanfu Huo Ran stood up and asked sharply, "How far is the person from Changli?" ”

Although Okamura Ningji, who was sitting next to him, was calm as usual, he was really taken aback in his heart, when did the front-line commander of the Chinese armored forces also have such superb tactical command ability? Caught such a fighter in a desperate situation? If the remnants of the Chinese armored cluster were to destroy the forward base of Changli, it would be a big problem.

Without the fuel, spare parts and logistical support equipment hoarded in the Changli advance base, the 1st Brigade of the Tank immediately became a giant with a short tuǐ, empty of brute force, but it will never be able to take a big step, let alone follow the example of the German army to fight a blitzkrieg, I am afraid it will be difficult to even catch up with the car wheels of the squadron.

Hattori Kotaro said: "The people of China have already passed through Luan County, and they are less than fifteen kilometers away from Changli!" ”

"Yaga, Yaga, Yalu!" Mitsuo Nakazawa was angry and anxious, and slapped Hattori several times at the moment.

"Nakazawa-kun, don't be nervous." Okamura Ninji waved his hand and said calmly, "Even if the Chinese army can get out of the battlefield, there won't be too many chariots left, and it is estimated that there won't be many bullets left, while Changli still has 1 chariot left behind wing, 1 infantry left behind wing and 1 self-propelled artillery wing, and the Shina army may not be able to break through the imperial army's defense line." ”

"However, the tank clusters on the front line cannot immediately go south." Nakazawa said this, and then said to Hattori Kotaro, "Order, the chariot troops immediately return to Changli." ”

"Hello." Hattori Kotaro bowed his head suddenly, and immediately took the order away.

"It's a pity." Seeing Hattori Kotaro's figure go away, Okamura Ninji suddenly sighed softly, "The Shina army has fought a beautiful defeat, it seems that Yue Weihan's military academy is very successful, compared with five years ago, the tactical command ability of the Shina generals has been improved." ”