Chapter 5: Pursuing the Victory (4)
Since the prototype of the light tank came out, after the improvement of military experts such as Hou Debang and other military experts who have become monks halfway, it has now developed to three series of nearly 20 varieties, of course, for actual combat considerations, quite a lot of varieties are only samples, or even only displayed on the drawings. However, with the expansion of the size of the cadet army, they will one day step onto the stage of history.
The tank units of the Cadet Corps have become the most troublesome enemy for the Japanese army. The key problem is that the Japanese tanks are really bad, and it is not an exaggeration to say that compared with the Jiguang tanks, Quirrell and others are considered advanced tanks in the eyes of the Japanese army, just like paper paste, and they are not fought at all.
The 9th Division was located at the rear of the Japanese ranks, and the task of blocking it was naturally theirs. Of course, whether it was Yoshizu Ryosuke, Nakajima, or Shimoto Kumanya, they all knew that the Ninth Division, which had already lost nearly half of its strength alone, wanted to block the attack of the mixed forces of the Xuebing Army, which was too reluctant. So, as a Shimoto Kumaya, who had already experienced the Changping rout together, bravely stood up and wanted to share the task of blocking with Yoshizu Ryosuke.
Speaking of which, against the chariots of the Cadet Army, Ji Zhu and Xia Yuan can be regarded as having found a set of experience, although this must be based on the large sacrifice of the lives of Japanese soldiers. However, in the absence of weapons that can effectively counter it, it seems that it is not a shame to turn soldiers into human bombers.
The pursuit tactics of the Cadet Army were quite clever, at least according to Yoshizu Ryosuke. If Ouyang Yun really dared to press all the troops up, it would definitely be a good thing for the Japanese army. Because in this way, the Japanese army has the hope of dragging the cadet army into a melee. And once it gets into a melee, the air superiority of the Cadet Army will be greatly weakened. At the same time, its tank units will also lose room for detours, losing their flexibility over infantry.
The battle reached this point, and the student army gradually recovered its disadvantages and grasped the initiative. Especially after three small victories in a row, senior Japanese officials all knew that Ouyang Yun would not give up the opportunity to expand the results. The result of the Second Great Wall War of Resistance was no longer realistic for the Japanese army to realize the North China strategy formulated before the war. At present, the Japanese army has only captured most of Shandong, Suiyuan and Shanxi, and they have not even been able to attack it. Looking at the two places in Jicha, although they still have a lot of areas in their hands, the First Army is in a state of siege - whether it is the departed Kazuki Kiyoji or Terauchi Shouichi, they all know that the best result of the Japanese army in this battle is to be able to consolidate the results achieved so far and smoothly fish out the first army from the quagmire of Hebei. As for the student army, it is naturally best to eat all the first army and even the military headquarters of the North China Front. Of course, as far as the current real situation is concerned, both the Japanese side and the Chinese side are well aware at the highest decision-making level that it will be quite difficult for the Cadet Army to really achieve this best goal, and if it is not done well, it will even throw away the results that have already been achieved by the soldiers.
After the previous Battle of Changping and the Oolong Battle of Wangjiawei, the commanders of the two divisions have achieved a certain tacit understanding in command. While the officers and men of the 9th Division were grasping the excavation of fortifications, the 108th Division quickly occupied the relatively favorable terrain on both sides of the 9th Division, and then the captains of each brigade began to organize death squads. And the special equipment of the death squad has not yet been distributed to individuals, and the chariots of the Cadet Army have already entered the firing range and begun to shell.
The chariot unit of the Cadet Corps has been the main force of the pursuit since the beginning of the pursuit. At the beginning, the tanks of the two regiments were only battalions, and one battalion was equipped with a regiment of infantry to follow the pursuit. After five or six hours of continuous pursuit, and ensuring that the soldiers of all units were given at least two hours of rest, the tanks of the two regiments were organized in a unified manner at the "square slope," which was about 30 kilometers away from the Bagua Pass, and three regiments of infantry were added to form the current attacking phalanx. This phalanx was the first main force of the attack, but it was not the most elite force in the Bagua Pass siege and annihilation battle. In the final confrontation of the army, it is still the artillery that plays a decisive role, the so-called king of foot combat. After a period of development, the artillery of the Cadet Corps has now formed a total of two heavy artillery brigades, which are distributed to various units, and at present, there are two heavy artillery regiments that are all self-propelled and are closely following the main forces of the army. Just behind this sharp knife unit, the two heavy artillery regiments followed closely, and with the assistance of the two infantry regiments, they quickly settled down on the left and right sides of the 108th Division.
The battle in front had already started, and in the command car directly under the army, Ouyang Yun was talking to Qin Dechun on the phone.
The number of the Japanese First Army is still too much more than the part of the troops that Ouyang Yun is currently leading personally. If you want to inflict heavy losses or even total annihilation, it is obviously not enough to rely on this little force in his hands. And Qin Dechun still has two divisions in his hands. After driving away the Japanese army outside Huairou, according to the previous agreement between Qin and Ouyang, Qin Dechun led the team to chase for a while, and then turned to Yanqing. Once the 29th Army completes the defense of Yanqing, then the offensive and defensive battles in the Great Wall will come to an end temporarily, and the Cadet Army will open the net and let the Japanese First Army go. Then, with Yanqing as the center, another large-scale battle was formed. At that time, with Yanqing as the center, it was clear that the Japanese army would surround Yanqing. In fact, it was the Cadet Army and the 29th Army that divided and surrounded the First Army of the North Japanese Front Army and the troops directly under the army. When the war really develops to that time, the two sides will definitely go all out in Armageddon. In addition to the troops defending Liaocheng, the other main forces of the Cadet Army will all gather in Yanqing. At the same time, the 57th Army will also march into Yanqing from the direction of Fengning, forming a heavy siege of the Japanese army.
"Annihilate the main force of the Japanese North China Front!" It seems to be a bit arrogant, but if this result can really be achieved, it will have a significant impact not only on North China, but also on the situation in Shanghai and Shandong. It is even very likely that the current advantages of China and Japan will be inferior to those of the fittest, and the two sides will be brought back to 35 years ago.
Considering these possible good situations, even though he felt that the strategic purpose was a little reluctant, Ouyang Yun still decided to do it.
"Since the heavens have given me a chance, let me change this world! Even if I lost and died in battle, I have worked hard anyway, and I am even so close to victory! ”
After talking to Qin Dechun on the phone, and personally sent a telegram to Zhang Zizhong, Ouyang Yun got out of the command car, lit a cigarette, and smoked quietly, his heart was full of desire to change history.
So, can he really change history with the power of one person?!