…… In Beiping, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army's North China Dispatch Army, Commander Okamura Ninji's phone calls have been about to burst in the past few days.

Constant skepticism from the top.

The most asked question was nothing more than one sentence: "Your Excellency Okamura, what is the situation in the reckless, why did the chariot units of the Great Japanese Empire fall at the hands of the so-called armored forces of the Eighth Route Army?" ”

Crucially, this defeat came at a bad time.

It's just stuck at this juncture.

On the battlefield behind enemy lines, the Japanese army, led by the main force of the North China Front, had just launched a May Day sweep on an unprecedented scale, targeting Shanxi, Shandong, and the Jizhong Military Region of the Eighth Route Army.

On the frontal battlefield, the battle between the Japanese army in Central China and the Central Army in Zhejiang and Jiangxi had just broken out.

The two large-scale battles have not yet entered the white heat!

As the elite chariot unit of the Great Japanese Empire, it took the lead in the Mengxi region, and it was defeated on its own territory, and it was still defeated by the Eighth Route Army, which was still called Hanako a few years ago.

For the Japanese army, it was simply disgraced.

Especially in recent years, the Eighth Route Army led by the Taihang Base Area has made a lot of trouble, and the international side has paid more and more attention to the Eighth Route Army troops in the Chinese army.

At this time.

In the Pacific Theater, the Japanese army was stunned to fight the American army with relatively inferior equipment.

Not to mention the Southeast Asian battlefield, the little devil is winning one after another.

On the Chinese battlefield, the little devils also fought at two ends, directly setting off two large-scale battles.

All of a sudden, most of the military attention in the whole world probably fell on the Japanese army.

At such a critical juncture, the rampant and invincible armored forces of the little devils were defeated.

"My majestic elite armor of the Japanese Empire will be defeated in the hands of the Eighth Route Army?"

"Yaga, this is absolutely intolerable to His Majesty the Emperor!"

The anger from the top put Commander-in-Chief Okamura under a lot of pressure.

Okamura was actually a little surprised.

The armored forces of the Eighth Route Army were able to comprehensively and comprehensively defeat the Nanzhi tank cluster.

This really made the Japanese side feel incredible.

Once upon a time, the Eighth Route Army lacked guns and artillery, let alone armored vehicles, and did not even have a small-caliber hand cannon.

When did such a team called Hanako grow to such a point that it was even able to defeat the Japanese army's tank cluster in a large-scale armored operation?

The shock brought to the Japanese army by the fiasco of the Nanzhi chariot cluster was far greater than the shock brought by the Eighth Route Army's attack on Datong with mobile troops, and even the incident of penetrating Luxi Luzhong.

After all, in the eyes of the Japanese army, the latter was just an opportunistic exploit by the Eighth Route Army.

The former shows the strong strength of the armored forces of the Eighth Route Army when they are fighting head-on.

The information was quickly collected and reported by the relevant investigators of the Japanese army.

It was learned that the cunning Eighth Road had been deliberately dragging the empire's chariot troops, and it was not until the seventh day that a decisive battle was suddenly launched, and he took the opportunity to take the lead in sneaking up on the transport vehicles of the Nanzhi chariot troops.

In addition, with the cooperation of the 35th Route Army, this defeated the Nanzhi chariot troops.

Okamura breathed a sigh of relief, judging from the intelligence, the armored forces of the Eighth Route Army have indeed developed rapidly, but fortunately, they are still within the controllable range.

"The top priority at the moment is to quickly defeat this armored unit of the Eighth Route Army, and we must demonstrate to the international countries the absolute military strength of our Great Japanese Empire, and we must not give these Chinese troops any so-called hope."

"The Imperial Army is sacred and cannot be offended!"

In the end, Okamura chose to reinforce Mengxi and eliminate the combat units of the armored forces of the Eighth Route Army, which was exactly as Kong Jie and Li Yunlong speculated.

The main force of the Japanese North China Front is currently controlling the entire Shanxi and Shandong battlefields, and is secretly deploying the Jizhong Military Region to plot against the Eighth Route Army.

In addition, after the outbreak of the Battle of Zhejiang-Jiangxi, according to the order of the headquarters of the dispatch army, Okamura reluctantly transferred a part of his troops from the North China Front to the south to reinforce the Central China Front.

At this time, the North China Front simply did not have the extra energy to deal with the armored forces of the Eighth Route Army in the Mengxi area.

In the end, this combat mission fell on the Kwantung Army.

Since the September 18 Incident, the Kwantung Army occupied the northeast, supported the puppet Manchukuo, and operated in the northeast region for many years.

Due to various factors, after the anti-coalition forces in the northeast region were basically wiped out by the Kwantung Army, the Kwantung Army basically no longer had any opponents, and it has been recuperating and growing, and at the same time guarding the border.

It was not until after the outbreak of the Pacific War that due to the needs of the war and the strength of the enemy's American army, the Japanese army had to draw elite main divisions from the Kwantung Army and the Chinese Dispatch Army into the Pacific Theater.

But as the old saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

The Kwantung Army, stationed in the northeast, has always been proud of itself, believing that the imperial forces in the Kannai cannot be compared with them at all.

And Kuroki, the brigade commander of the elite 6th Tank Brigade of the absolute armored troops in the proud Kwantung Army, especially thinks so.

When he received an order from the Kwantung Army Headquarters, he was ordered to lead the chariot brigade into the Suiyuan area to assist the North China Front in destroying the armored forces of the Eighth Route Army.

Kuroki's words were full of sarcasm about the Japanese troops of the North China Front:

"The dignified Imperial Armored Cluster was able to defeat miserably in the hands of the Eighth Route Army, which is simply a loss of face for His Majesty the Emperor!"

Then he swore and said:

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency Commander, after our troops enter Suiyuan this time, I think it will not take five days to pull out this fleeing Eighth Route Army armored unit and tear it to pieces, so as to demonstrate the elite military might of our Kwantung Army of the Japanese Empire.

At that time, Nan Zhijun should be able to understand how ridiculous his stupid pig-like command is! ”

Of course.

Although Kuroki is arrogant and confident, he is not stupid and brainless.

While he seemed to be disdainful of the enemy, he also carefully studied in depth in private, the tactics that the armored unit of the Eighth Route Army that appeared in the Mengxi area was good at using and the various strength parameters of the opponent.

"Various modifications of combat vehicles with anti-artillery installations...... Tactics of the week...... Modified self-propelled guns...... Various interspersed with outflanking tactics ......"

"General, judging from the confrontation between the Nanzhi Chariot Force and this armored unit of the Eighth Route Army, the commander of the enemy's Eighth Route Army is indeed an expert in commanding the armored corps to fight!"

When analyzing the operational characteristics of the armored forces of the Eighth Route Army, the chief of staff of the devil put forward his own views.

Kuroki doesn't deny it.

He was more puzzled, "It stands to reason that the military industrial strength of the Eighth Route Army is very backward, and it is already incredible that they can form such a large-scale armored force."

But what is even more surprising is how their commanders have developed the ability to command armored troops in battle?

Judging from the confrontation between the Nanzhi Department and the armored forces of the Eighth Route Army.

The enemy is not like the first time an armored unit has been fighting. ”

The chief of staff of the devil shook his head, he couldn't give an answer.

Kuroki's heart was also a little more dignified, this armored unit of the Eighth Route Army, his opponent this time, the more he studied it, the more he found that this team was not simple.

This is also why, after Kuroki led the chariot troops to set off, he specially applied to his superiors to strengthen the chariot troops with many mobile heavy artillery reinforcements.

With the power of these guns, it was enough to deal with the modified combat vehicles of the Eighth Route Army.

In addition, Kuroki specifically requested air fire reinforcements that could be reached at any time.

In the communication call, Kuroki also specifically said: "According to the feedback from the flight unit at the Wuchagou airfield, the armored unit of the Eighth Route Army is equipped with a considerable degree of anti-aircraft firepower.

The old fighters of our army are no longer enough to deal with such an opponent.

I apply for the deployment of additional long-range heavy bomber units and medium tactical dive bomber units to completely destroy the armored units of the Eighth Route Army. ”

In the actual combat of the old fighters of the devils at the Wuchagou airfield against the armored forces of the Eighth Route Army.

The little devils also discovered this problem.

The aviation cannon of an old fighter may be effective in low-altitude dive strikes against armored vehicles, but the damage effect against tanks is not very great, especially against armored units with low- and medium-altitude field self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.

The strike effect of light dive bombs mounted on light dive bombs is also very poor, unless the bomb is thrown directly on the tank, and the medium bomb mounted is too small at a time, and the basic attack will be withdrawn from the battle after one attack.

The medium and heavy aerial bombs mounted by medium-sized dive bombers have good effects and are multi-loaded; Heavy bombers are capable of high-altitude bombing, effectively attacking the assembly areas of the mechanized units of the Eighth Route Army, and marching in columns.

These two bombers are obviously the only weapons to deal with the armored forces of the Eighth Route Army.

However, even with the military strength of the Japanese army, medium and heavy bombers could not be called upon casually.

Especially now, the May Day Sweep and the Battle of Zhejiang and Jiangxi have completely broken out again.

In the direction of the Pacific theater, the Japanese army invested a large amount of air power.

You are the elite of the Kwantung Army's chariots, and you still need the assistance of special bombers to destroy an armored unit of the Eighth Route Army that has only fought viciously with the Nanzhi Chariot Cluster?

This is somewhat unreasonable!

In the end, Kuroki only got permission from the command to send a few more medium bombers, plus a long-range heavy bomber, to increase the air force firepower reinforcement in the Mengxi area.

At this point, Kuroki confidently set off with the team.

The mighty 6th Tank Brigade of the Kwantung Army.

At this point, Kuroki also learned from the experience of the Nanji chariot cluster fiasco.

He believes that in the process of confronting the armored units of the Eighth Route Army, the tank cluster has exposed too many shortcomings, and the establishment of such troops is chaotic, and the types of various mobile arms are too mixed, which is a mess of the so-called combined forces of various arms, and many problems often arise after the outbreak of actual battles.

So before setting off, Kuroki made a special effort to streamline his tank troops.

Ditch unnecessary bloat and cumbersomeness.

Maximize the mobility, armor and combat effectiveness of the entire tank unit.

In addition, Kuroki believes: "From the fiasco of the Nanji tank cluster, it can be concluded that sooner or later the model of the tank cluster will become a thing of the past.

Such a fleet is no longer enough to adapt to the complex and ever-changing battlefield.

Only a more independent, more efficient, and more compact organization of various mobile arms that fights in concert with all mobile arms and a tank brigade and division with combat vehicles as the main combat force can be the best mode for armored troops to cope with complex and changeable battlefields in the future. ”

I have to say that Kuroki, an old devil, still has two brushes.

He led his chariot brigade, full of self-confidence, and set off from Xinjing.

The so-called Xinjing, that is, the capital of the puppet Manchukuo, Changchun.

Speaking of which, before the establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo, Changchun was only an inconspicuous small city in the three eastern provinces, very poor and backward, and the people lived a very hard life.

If you want to compare Changchun during this period with Fengtian, the base camp of the Northeast Army at that time, it is simply a firefly and Haoyue to win glory.

But in the end, after considering many factors, the Japanese army forcibly set the capital of the puppet Manchukuo in the small city of Changchun.

and changed its name to Xinjing.

As the name suggests, a new Tokyo.

Since then, it has been seen that the wolf ambition of the little devil is to completely incorporate the three eastern provinces into their own territory.

Changchun is located in the middle of the northeast region, and its strategic position is very important, and it is indeed a good choice for the Japanese army to strengthen its control over all parts of the northeast.

It's just that as the national capital, the city is inevitably smaller.

Therefore, the Japanese army began to plan Changchun from the end of 32 years, and wanted to build Changchun into a metropolis of international scale.

In the current 42 years, Changchun has indeed made great progress in planning and construction, with an urban area of 80 square kilometers and a highly developed transportation system.

With a permanent population of more than 1 million, if you add in the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops stationed in Changchun for a long time and nearly one million floating population, the total population of CC City during this period has reached more than 3 million, which is more than the population of Tokyo's metropolitan area.

You know, it's only been 42 years!

At the same time, the major cities in Kannai were able to reach this scale, and there were few of them.

The old devil Kuroki, who was sitting in the command car, looked at the changes in Changchun, and said to the young driver on the side with high spirits: "Do you know that ten years ago, Xinjing was just a small city, and today's achievements are all thanks to the support of our great Japanese empire. ”

The little devil replied, "Sir, when will Xinjing truly become our own capital?" ”

Kuroki smiled: "Don't worry, it's soon, it's fast!" One day, every corner of Shinkyo will be filled with cherry blossoms from your hometown. ”

"Sir, is the opponent we are going to face this time very strong?"

Kuroki was silent for a moment, and said disdainfully: "It's not enough to compare with my Great Japanese Empire's chariot troops, I only have one thing to worry about at the moment." ”

"What is the chief worried about?" The young devil looked puzzled.

Kuroki said in a deep voice: "I'm worried that after learning that the elite tanks of our Kwantung Army are advancing eastward, the armored troops of the Eighth Route Army in the Suiyuan area will flee from the wind and will not dare to confront our army at all. Wouldn't we have made a trip in vain? ”

What a rampant word!

But then the slap in the face came.

Boom –

There was a sound of artillery bombardment coming from the direction of the forward of the team......

(End of chapter)