Chapter 471: The First Confrontation of the Elite
The Second Theater Commander's Department began to send a telegram to the General Headquarters of the Eastern Route Army, and Yan Xishan's orders began to be conveyed to Mr. Zhu.
After getting Yan Xishan's message, Mr. Zhu and Vice President Peng discussed, and the two of them fell into a dilemma.
First of all, they did not expect that the Japanese army in the area of Pingding County would actually gather troops of two brigades, and secondly, they realized that the new second brigade was already in a dilemma, but they knew better how difficult it would be to fight in the southeast of Jindong if the new second brigade was evacuated at this time.
After some hesitation, Mr. Zhu and Vice President Peng did not give any instructions to the new Second Brigade, they directly sent a telegram to Sun Weiguo and asked Sun Weiguo to make his own judgment.
Soon after they sent a telegram to the New Second Brigade, Sun Weiguo quickly called back, and in this telegram, Sun Weiguo called back that the New Second Brigade would contain the Japanese troops.
The sky gradually became brighter, Niangzi Guanzhen, the troops of the first brigade of the Japanese melee had begun to assemble rapidly, more than 170 cavalrymen of the cavalry team had begun to move, these cavalrymen began to reconnoiter the situation near Binh Dinh County, and the armored detachment Morikawa Nakasa had already arrived in front of the brigade commander Nagano Village Momoyo.
The armored detachment has two tank squadrons and two armored car squadrons, with a total of six Type 89 tanks, 18 Type 95 tanks, four Type 92 armored vehicles, and 20 Type 91 armored vehicles.
The first brigade of the melee was pinned on by Shouichi Terauchi, and this time it was temporarily assigned to the command of the first army, and Kiyoshi Kazuki used the first brigade of the melee as a hole card.
Major General Brigade Naginomura Momoyo lost to Sun Weiguo in the battle of Northwest Jin last time, but Kunomura Momoyo was not willing to lose, this time he was full of confidence and prepared for a decisive battle with the new Second Brigade, and he also believed that his troops would win.
"Morikawa-kun, I have already discussed with the Chief of Staff of Hattori, your armored detachment will be the vanguard, Hideaki Okamoto's first brigade and Araki Nanjiro's second brigade will follow your armored detachment, and the brigade headquarters will move forward with the third brigade and artillery detachment, you must be careful." Kunomura Momoyo looked at Morikawa Nakasa in front of him, and he said in a serious tone.
"Your Excellency the brigade commander, please rest assured, I will definitely be extra careful, and I will definitely not fall into the ambush of Sun Weiguo's troops." Morikawa Nakasa said respectfully.
After Momoyo Kunomura nodded, he began to order the troops to advance, and immediately after, the first brigade of the melee began to leave Niangziguan Town, and the troops advanced towards the county seat of Binh Dinh County.
Under the leadership of the armored detachment, the 1st and 2nd Brigades of the 1st Brigade of the Mixed Combat began to move in the direction of Wujiashan and Dongzhai Fushan.
Three Type 89 tanks drove in front, followed by tanks and armored vehicles leading the infantry, the infantry dodging behind the tanks, and they approached with ease.
Tanks were born in World War I, but at the beginning of World War II, no country except Germany paid attention to tanks, and the armies of many countries believed that tanks were nothing more than mobile bunkers for infantry, and tanks existed to cover infantry.
Japan is an island country, its resources are limited, and Japan also has a gold-swallowing giant navy, the limited steel resources are mostly occupied by the navy, and a small number of resources fall to the army, although they produce tanks, but they do not concentrate on the use of tanks.
Although the first brigade of the melee has an armored detachment, this armored detachment was established to deal with Sun Weiguo's armored troops, and his task is not to act as an assault, but to deal with Sun Weiguo's armored troops.
Zhaojiayu VillageOne of the many villages in Pingding County, there are more than 300 people in more than 50 households in the village, and most of the people in the village are surnamed Zhao, which is a very ordinary village.
However, at this time, Zhaojiayu Village has become no longer ordinary, Zhaojiayu Village, located two kilometers north of Wujiashan, has already stationed troops of the first battle group, and the armored company of the armored battalion has begun to come here, and three Type 89 tanks and six Type 95 tanks have begun to enter the streets of Zhaojiayu Village.
As the sound of tanks sounded, the people in the village were so frightened that they immediately closed their doors and windows, thinking that the Japanese tanks had arrived.
"Battalion Commander Yin, the Japanese armored forces have been moving towards this side, and there are a lot of Japanese tanks and armored vehicles, followed by a large number of infantry."
The fighters of the reconnaissance company quickly came to Zhaojiayu Village, and the scout immediately reported the situation of the Japanese army.
After learning about the situation of the Japanese troops, Yin Jinshan did not dare to delay in the slightest, and he immediately reported the situation to Fu Tao, the commander of the first battle group.
At this time, Fu Tao had already set up the headquarters of the first battle group in Wujiashan, which was located in a cave at the foot of Wujiashan Mountain, and at the same time, the 22 guns of the artillery group began to set up artillery positions on the mountain.
This time, Sun Weiguo deliberately deployed artillery to fight in Pingding County, and after learning the range of the Japanese heavy artillery, Sun Weiguo gave up the idea of fighting with him.
"Regiment commander, the Japanese troops have begun to march towards Zhaojiayu Village, the Japanese army has six tanks and two infantry squadrons, this is the vanguard of the Japanese army, their target should be Wujiashan, and there are twelve Japanese tanks and a brigade of infantry, and they are marching towards Baijing Town." Han Sui, the staff officer of the First Advance Regiment, walked in from outside, and he immediately made a report.
After hearing Han Sui's report, Fu Tao looked at the map, and a contemplative expression appeared on his face.
Sun Weiguo's task for the two battle groups was not to defend, but to attack instead of defending, and Fu Tao knew that what he had to do now was not to defend, but to attack.
"Concentrate the armored battalion, the special service battalion, the first battalion, attack the Japanese troops attacking Zhaojiayu Village, be sure to eat them quickly, and the rest of the troops have launched a feint attack on the Japanese troops in front of them, contain the Japanese troops, cooperate with the armored battalion and other troops to fight, and the artillery group concentrates fire to support the armored battalion operation."
After Fu Tao stared at the map, he immediately gave the battle order.
Han Sui saluted Fu Tao, and he began to pass on Fu Tao's orders, and as Fu Tao's orders began to be transmitted, the various departments began to mobilize.
The armored battalion, the special service battalion, and the first battalion of the 1st Pre-regiment quickly assembled in Zhaojiayu Village, and the troops began to prepare for the charge.
On the road to Zhaojiayu Village, in a Type 89 tank, the Japanese soldier Cao Chang Hongxiang Tenggong was looking outside through the observation hole, and a happy smile appeared on his face.
In front of Zhaojiayu Village, every time before entering the village, Hongxiang Tenggong will have a very happy feeling.
He liked to control the Type 91 light machine gun in the Type 89 tank to shoot at the Chinese people, and when he saw those Chinese people fall to the ground, Hongo Tenggong would be very excited.