plumnovel Chapter 139 Tank Battle, Tank Sea Tactics
Chapter 139 Tank Battle, Tank Sea Tactics
He immediately turned around and almost roared:
"Order the advancing troops to retreat immediately!!"
After saying that, Yasuoka Masaomi seemed to think it wasn't enough. If it were the enemy's main force, their numbers would be no less than the Independent 1st Mixed Brigade, and might even be more.
"Send a telegram to the 10th Division requesting reinforcements, saying that they have discovered the main force of Li Jianghe's troops."
As Yasuoka Masaomi said this, he thought to himself that Isogai Rensuke might not know, but Seya Kei would definitely be very interested.
Moreover, Seya Kei's troops were located north of Liujia Lake, not far from their camp, and could arrive to provide reinforcements in at most two hours.
These 10,000-plus people are a fresh force. In the previous battle for the West District, Seya Kei acted cautiously and did not suffer too many casualties.
If they could join the battle, the situation could not only be reversed, but there would even be a chance to annihilate Li Jianghe's main force in this area.
The telegram was sent out quickly.
On the dilapidated city wall in the western district, Li Jianghe was not surprised at all as he watched the Japanese troops retreating in large numbers under the light of flares.
He waved his hand and roared:
"attack!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, armored tracked vehicles roared out from the collapsed city wall behind him, and at the same time the city gates opened, with even more vehicles rushing out.
The force that participated in the assault was not only the guard battalion, but also the anti-aircraft vehicles of the anti-aircraft artillery battalion.
Amidst billowing smoke and dust, illuminated by flares, these modified armored tracked vehicles and anti-aircraft vehicles, carrying infantry, charged forward.
When Yasuoka Masaomi, who was directing his troops to retreat and block the rear defense line, saw this scene, he realized that the situation was not good.
"Damn it, leave behind a tank company and an infantry company to try and delay the enemy forces on the front lines!!! Otherwise, if they get on our heels, we'll only become more passive!!!"
As Yasuoka Masaomi watched the enemy tanks relentlessly pursuing him, firing their cannons and roaring, he felt a chill run down his spine.
He saw that some retreating tanks had their rear ends destroyed by enemy armored tracked vehicles using their onboard anti-tank guns or short-barreled cannons.
The tank, which was still moving at high speed, suddenly exploded, likely due to the secondary detonation of its ammunition.
The most unfortunate were the Japanese soldiers running alongside the tanks, who were caught in the blast wave and knocked over.
However, transmitting orders was not easy, especially since the Japanese tank units, although they had completed mechanization, still lagged behind Li Jianghe's Independent Third Detachment in communication capabilities.
From the rear, the main forces commanded by Yang Ruifu and Lin Yongzhi advanced diagonally from both flanks.
The artillery battalion's fire coverage had begun to extend to the rear, and the area that had just been hit by artillery fire was already a scene of devastation.
The 1st Independent Mixed Brigade did not have many personnel left behind, and now, after being bombarded by artillery shells, they were in complete chaos.
When they tried to organize a defense, they found that enemy armored vehicles were already charging right in front of them.
"Boom boom boom!!! Rat tat tat!!!!"
The armored tracked vehicles, equipped with machine guns and cannons, simultaneously opened fire on the Japanese troops, strafing and bombarding them.
Even machine guns roared incessantly at this moment, exploding shells among the Japanese soldiers, leaving a bloody mess.
If hit directly, it will shatter instantly, its entire body disintegrating and scattering in all directions.
The two armored units, like two sharp bayonets, stabbed fiercely at the Japanese troops' flanks and backs.
The soldiers of the 1st Independent Mixed Brigade, who were deployed in the rear, did not choose to flee but stayed behind to resist.
But the result didn't seem to make much difference; they were still crushed by the surging torrent of steel.
Without adequate defensive firepower and anti-tank facilities, the only way to counter armored vehicles is to use armored vehicles themselves.
Some Japanese soldiers attempted to destroy the armored tracked vehicles with cluster grenades, but they were destroyed by machine guns or submachine guns during the charge.
Other Japanese troops used anti-tank guns to bombard the area.
Before they could even fire a few shells, the high-speed armored tracked vehicle had already charged over, and the machine guns mounted on it were constantly suppressing it.
As their rear lines were crushed, the Japanese tank units that had been sent to reinforce them finally arrived.
What they encountered head-on were hundreds of modified armored tracked vehicles, and fully armed soldiers on board.
Without any hesitation, and even with the throttle locked, the two sides began to clash.
Watching his own tanks engage in fierce combat with enemy tanks amidst the flares, Higashino Akichi couldn't help but feel excited.
"Damn it, let me show you the might of the Imperial Japanese Tank Force."
Like Yasuoka Masaomi, he also had full confidence in his own tanks and armored vehicles.
Sure enough, an armored tracked vehicle that was charging forward was hit by a Japanese tank gun and exploded.
The armored tracked vehicles equipped by the Third Detachment had frontal armor plates that were not much thicker than those of Japanese tanks, and were basically penetrable with a single shot.
"Well played."
Yasuoka Masaomi couldn't help but raise his arms in cheers.
After all, his troops were currently being attacked from two sides, with enemy armored forces assaulting their defensive positions from the front.
Fortunately, the Japanese positions on the front were relatively solid, and in addition to leaving behind a tank company and an infantry company, there was already an infantry battalion stationed there, which could at least buy them some time.
The key to the battle lies in the rear. As long as they can delay the attacking force in the rear and wait for the reinforcements from the Setani Kei detachment to arrive, victory in this battle will belong to them.
As soon as Yasuoka Masaomi finished speaking, they discovered that their tanks and armored vehicles were also being hit by shells.
"Clang! Clang! Boom ...
When Japanese tanks and armored vehicles were hit by artillery shells, they made a loud metallic clanging sound. Some high-explosive shells even exploded inside the driver's compartment after penetrating the armor.
In the darkness, the tanks of the Third Detachment rushed into the area illuminated by the flares, and the two sides engaged in fierce fighting in the night.
However, the number of these tanks was overwhelming compared to the number of Japanese tanks.
Yasuoka Masaomi finally realized that the enemy's chariots were actually quite rudimentary.
Some have wheels at the front and tracks at the back, with no armor on top and only a thin armor plate covering the front.
Various weapons were mounted on the roof of the carriage.
Some were vehicle-mounted machine guns, some were 75mm short-barreled cannons, some were 45mm anti-tank guns, and some were 20mm twin-mounted anti-aircraft guns.
However, these anti-aircraft guns are now laid flat and fired directly. When firing armor-piercing shells, as long as the angle is right, they can penetrate the frontal armor plates of the Japanese army in the 1997 Sino-Japanese War.
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