Chapter 297: Before the Attack

"Nakamura-kun, how can this be? Could it be that the air force sortie could not threaten the artillery positions of the Dochinens? "Lieutenant General Moriya's face is not very good-looking. The defense line of the Dangweng River www.biquge.info on which they had high hopes was already crumbling under the fierce shelling of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. What's even worse is that since the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army was able to destroy the Dangweng River defense line with fierce artillery bombardment, this also means that the Wangbin River defense line located in the back may not be able to withstand the fierce shelling of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

In this case, doesn't that mean that the steel defense line they hope for is simply vulnerable in the face of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

They tried to use the steel defense line to break the head of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, consume their vital strength, and then launch a fatal blow to completely defeat the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

But now it seems that they imagined everything too rosy. The so-called ideal is plump, but the reality is skinny.

"General Moriya, I'm afraid our crisis doesn't stop there. The 5th Flying Division not only failed to succeed, but suffered a crushing defeat. From the analysis of their telegrams, this time their losses in the morning are probably not far behind compared with the last time. This also means that we may not be able to get air cover from the air force in future battles. The people of China will gain air supremacy. When the time comes, we will not only have to be shelled by the Chinese people, but we will also have to face their endless air strikes. Major Kuntaro Yamada continued.

Suddenly, Lieutenant General Akito Nakamura and Lieutenant General Seiji Moriya became even more ugly. They knew that if they didn't do it well, their plan would fail this time. If it fails, I am afraid that the whole of Thailand will not be able to hold it. Once they lose Thailand, then they may not be able to gain a foothold in Indochina.

The loss of Indochina will inevitably cause a series of chain reactions. In the entire South Seas, I am afraid that the Southern Army will be defeated. At that time, even if these generals don't die on the battlefield, I'm afraid they will lose their lives because they need to pay the price for this.

"Nakamura-kun, what should we do now?" Lieutenant General Moriya Seiji looked at Lieutenant General Akito Nakamura.

Lieutenant General Akito Nakamura gritted his teeth, and then said, "Moriya-kun, do we have any other choice?" Now, we have no choice but to continue fighting the Chinese people. In this battle, we must do our best to defeat China. Otherwise, once we lose Thailand, we will not be able to escape the blame. ”

Lieutenant General Akito Nakamura and Major General Kunitaro Yamada both nodded their heads one after another. Indeed, at this point, they had no other choice but to fight desperately against the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

"What's more, even if the people are strong, we may not lose. Even if the defense line is destroyed by them, our superiority in strength is not so easy to counteract. Besides, the 2nd Army, it will be there soon. I will immediately send a telegram to the headquarters and ask them to send the 2nd Army to Thailand as much as possible. If we had the support of the 2nd Army, we would not necessarily lose to the Chinese. Lieutenant General Akito Nakamura's face flashed with confidence.

Indeed, it is not yet time to be discouraged. The Shina people are strong, but we are not weak either. Lieutenant General Moriya nodded.

In any case, if the 2nd Army is counted, then they have 170,000 Japanese troops and 600,000 Thai troops. That's a very large army. The troops dispatched by the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army were only 150,000 or 60,000 troops, so how could it be so easy to defeat so many of them? Even if the combat effectiveness of the Thai army is not strong, no matter how garbage the troops are, they still have a certain combat effectiveness. The so-called ants can bite elephants to death if they have too many ants!

"Ladies and gentlemen, the current situation is very unfavorable for us. However, I believe that we will definitely defeat the people of China. The Great Day * This empire has a long military fortune! Lieutenant General Akito Nakamura shouted.

"Martial arts are long!" Lieutenant General Seiji Moriya and Major General Kunitaro Yamada are also fanatical.

On the front line, the shelling of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army continued. One cannon after another, constantly pouring shells on the Japanese defense line. The gunners had already taken off their soaked clothes and were carrying the shells shirtless. Although they were tired and sweating one by one, no one shouted bitterness or tiredness. Everyone was gritting their teeth, carrying the shells, and smashing as many shells as possible on the positions of the Japanese * himself.

These artillerymen knew that if they could kill one more day* himself, then the infantry brothers might be able to kill one less person when they attacked.

In particular, this offensive of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army will be spearheaded by armored forces. If the artillery bombardment could not destroy the Japanese anti-Japanese artillery armor troops, I am afraid that they would pay a lot of casualties when attacking.

After all, the 37mm anti-tank gun equipped by the Japanese army poses a mortal threat to the M3 light tank of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army. Even an M4 medium tank would have been penetrated by a 37mm anti-tank gun at close range.

The Danongwen River is nothing more than a small river no more than thirty or forty meters wide. From the positions of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, these tanks were exposed to the anti-tank guns of the Japanese army.

A wing of the Japanese army was armed with six 37-mm anti-tank guns, and a division was armed with a full 18 anti-tank guns. The Thai* army, perhaps, is also armed with some anti-tank guns. On the entire defense line, the number of anti-tank guns they are equipped with is probably dozens. If these anti-tank guns were not cleared in advance, there would be no problem for the armored units of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army to break through the Japanese defense line when attacking. However, there will definitely be a lot of tanks lost.

Although the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army is now a big business, it can't withstand such consumption! If you can lose fewer tanks, then why not?

"Commander, the air force reports that they have defeated the air force of the Japanese himself. The 5th Flying Division of the Japanese Army suffered heavy losses again. From now on, the skies of Thailand are already controlled by our air fleet. A staff officer reported to Sun Changwu.

"Haha, good, well done! The air corps solves the fighters of the Japanese * himself, then we will have no worries. Give the artillerymen an order, let them work harder, and hit me hard. Sun Changwu smiled.

"Yes, Captain." The staff officer nodded.

"A day's artillery preparation should be enough." Sun Changwu muttered.