Chapter 1177 1178 Heaven
Presumably, no one can withstand this kind of blow, and when he carefully prepared for a whole hour, thinking that he would not miss a single shot, he found that because he was not at the same level at all, the opponent did not lose blood at all...... Now in front of Miyamoto, the hapless commander of the Japanese armored forces, is really one of the three major illusions in life, "I can fight back".
When the shells fired from the desperate 57mm tank guns on the Japanese tanks only left a pothole in the front armor plate of the opposing tanks, Captain Miyamoto knew that at least half of his tanks would be destroyed in the position today. The terrifying attack power of the other party and the perverted defense power are like nightmares, shrouded in Miyamoto's heart.
Miyamoto didn't dare to comment on whether Amaterasu had given up on his people, but he knew that he must have been given up by Amaterasu. Because just when the Japanese tanks did not penetrate the front armor of the German Leopard tanks at a distance of 700 meters, the German tanks opened fire one after another.
So suddenly, in the bunkers of the Japanese tanks that thought they were safe, one group after another of flames rose for a while. These Japanese tanks hiding in hiding could not escape the observation of the German army at all, in fact, their camouflage skills can only be said to be very ordinary for German tank crews.
The German tanks, under the cover of the grenadiers, slowly advanced on the Japanese lines, and the Japanese finally could not withstand the pressure and began to retreat. Some Japanese infantry were shattered in their positions, and more launched a decisive charge, covering some headquarters and the main force to pull into the second-line defensive positions.
"Chief Miyamoto...... Retreat! If it's any later, it'll be too late. Some of the officers surrounded the already stunned Captain Miyamoto, begging the other party to give the order to retreat quickly.
Because just now, in such a short moment, more than 20 tanks of the Japanese army were destroyed without suspense in the bunker. Even the crews of other tanks, firing at a distance of 600 meters, still unable to penetrate the frontal armor of the enemy tanks - a feeling that is more apt than sad.
"How can I retreat? How can I have the face to give the order to retreat?" Miyamoto pressed the fingers of the command knife on his waist, the joints were white from excessive force, he broke free from a few officers who were pulling him, and shouted fiercely: "If I leave here now, how can I be worthy of Squadron Leader Anda? How can I be worthy of those chariot crews who have already died?"
As he spoke, the main gun of a German Leopard tank roared again, and a shell hit Miyamoto's position, apparently the other side was aiming at the tank on guard next to the Japanese wing headquarters, but this shell was just a little off. The vibration of the cannonball caused everyone in the bunker to stagger, and Miyamoto was hit in the forehead by a small splash stone, and blood flowed down his eyebrows.
"The commander was shot! Commander Miyamoto was shot!" There were not a few of his men who were looking forward to retreating, and they saw Miyamoto staggering down, and before he could get up, he was pressed down by many subordinates, and then everyone ran back in a panic with Miyamoto in their arms. It is one thing for the commander not to give the order to retreat, but it is another thing for the commander to be shot and wounded and everyone has no choice but to retreat.
"Retreat! The commander was shot and wounded, and all the combat vehicles of the wing immediately retreated! Assemble on the second-line defensive position! Then issue a new combat order!" I don't know which officer grabbed the radio and shouted, and the Japanese Type 97 tanks on the front line began to exert their perfect maneuverability, and frantically jumped out of the bunker and retreated.
A tank wing of the Japanese army had about 90 tanks, and each of its tank squadrons had 10 tanks. However, this was the maximum number within the prescribed establishment, and in fact, like Germany, the Japanese tank wing was never fully staffed because of the rapid expansion of the army. Most of the time, the number of tanks of Miyamoto's wing remained at about 60, and because of the crisis in the Far East, the number of 73 was barely managed to be managed.
Just now, the Anda squadron was destroyed a full 9 when it was doing bait just now, and only one escaped from Ascension, and the Japanese tanks destroyed in the bunkers on the front line were as many as 24, so the remaining tanks in the hands of the Japanese army now happen to be 40. In less than 40 minutes of engagement, the Japanese tank wing lost about half of its strength on the position, a loss of this magnitude that had never happened in previous battles between Japanese and Soviet tank units.
The Kawasaki Infantry Wing was in a better position than the Miyamoto Wing, which was not fully staffed. His wing was strengthened and replenished when he came to the position, and the total number of men had exceeded 3,500, which was definitely very close to the full strength of the Japanese army of 3,700 men. However, in the battle just now, his troops had lost more than 700 men, and they really couldn't afford to hold on any longer.
So as the chariots of the Miyamoto Wing retreated, the captain of the Kawasaki Wing could only reluctantly give the order to retreat after scolding the Miyamoto bastard. This carefully arranged first-line defensive position, Ishihara Waner imagined that he could hold the defense line for half a month, and he was broken through by the German army after only holding on for an hour.
"Hey, hey, I see...... General, the German tanks were very tricky, and their infantry and tank coordination were much more Soviet and effective than the Soviets...... We tried to approach the German tanks with infantry, but failed. Arriving at his new headquarters, Kawasaki picked up the phone and reported the news of the partial defeat to the commander behind the position, and the good news was that the Germans stopped their steps after the attack and did not launch a single attack on the second line of defense of the Japanese army.
On the other side, Miyamoto was also angry at a group of people under his command in his headquarters, because in the battle just now, he simply lost the face of the armored unit along with his own face. At this time, what he should have done was to apologize, instead of staying here with the only 30 tanks that had escaped back to the position, and continue to embarrass the armored forces.
At the end of the escape, 10 more tanks were forced to give up due to malfunction and destruction by the Germans, and as a result, the Japanese army was almost defeated by an entire tank wing within one hour, which shocked Ishihara who heard the news. After all, after seeing the air superiority of the German army, it was really unpleasant to be abused by the superior German armored forces again.
Because of this battle, General Ishihara Waner, the commander-in-chief of the front line of the Japanese Kwantung Army, who had already set up his headquarters in Harbin, was forced to move his headquarters back to Changchun, the "capital" of Manchuria, which was closer to Nomenkan. Of course, this is all an afterthought, because Ishihara is still in Harbin now, dumbfounded at the rear where he was broken through.
Originally, he felt that the primeval forests of the Khing'an Mountains behind his defensive line still had mountainous terrain, and even if he could not deal with the ground attack of the Germans, it would definitely not be a problem to hold on. But now, when Germany and the Far Eastern Republic showed another direction of attack on the Mongolian plains, he knew that the worst test on his side was coming.
"If you don't hold the line along the Nomenkan, let the enemy break through to Rehe and North China, or kill from the flank to Mukden...... We're going to be divided. When the time comes...... The situation of the Great Japanese Empire was even more dangerous. Ishihara looked at the map and muttered worriedly. He did not know how large the German offensive forces were preparing in Mongolia, and he did not know in which direction the other side intended to commit more troops.
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At the same time, behind the position that the Germans had just won, a Soviet officer was complaining to Meyer and other German commanders: "With all due respect, you still know too little about the Japanese army, and we can't stop the attack just now, but we should bite them all the way into the second line of defense regardless of losses, because as long as night comes, the Japanese army will definitely launch a counterattack!"
As he spoke, he pointed in the direction of the Japanese army and said: "The positions of the two sides are so close, once the Japanese army rests, they will start to counterattack at night, and the losses that should be paid will still have to be paid, and we will still lose the large area of positions we have just gained!"
This Soviet officer had experienced Zhukov's first Battle of Nomenkan in the Far East, and had also seen the Japanese army's best night counter-attack tactics, so he was very dissatisfied with the German army's stopping, believing that the Germans were squandering their advantages and giving victory to the Japanese on the other side.
"The Japanese army was very capable of fighting at night...... I've seen it with my own eyes, and they really deserve to boast about that. The military adviser beside Meyer nodded very approvingly because he had seen the appearance of the Japanese army fighting at night, and he was also afraid that the German army would suffer losses in the night battle, so he kindly reminded him.
"Very strong, very strong?" said Meyer, laughing, and then handed a telegram to his military adviser, "I was ordered to stop here, because this army will be rushing in our direction this evening and engaged in a night battle. I think if you've seen this force, you'll take it back. ”
Meyer looked at the sun that had already set in the west, and said to his advisor with an exaggerated expression: "With them, no one dares to say that their combat power is very strong on this night, because they are the real vampires......!
The dragon spirit has been resurrected! At least 3 more tonight, the dragon spirit has begun to pay off its debts!