Chapter 796: Killer
Night battle!
It was a last resort. The Chinese army was good at night wars, but it was actually forced out. There was no air supremacy. If the Japanese army had no planes to help the battle during the day, it would be fine. Once the Japanese army dispatched the plane, the Chinese side would suffer a lot of casualties.
In order to reduce casualties, night battles are the best choice.
If there is a strong air force, Leng Feng does not need to choose to fight with the Japanese army at night, especially when siege the city at night. It is difficult to organize and coordinate with each other.
The existing communication methods are relatively scarce, and many unexpected accidents will occur.
However, if you want to avoid huge casualties and avoid the enemy's air superiority, night battles are a good choice.
Kenji Doihara's goal has basically been clear. He wanted to use the Sakai Detachment and Dingtao's two Japanese troops to attract and drag down the Luxi Corps and the New 38th Division.
At this time, he suddenly rushed to Lanfeng, forcing Kaifeng, and spyed on Zhengzhou.
To complete this strategic concept of adventure, he must ensure safety in his rear and at the same time break the defense line built by Xue Boling in eastern Henan in the shortest time.
Through the past few days of ground and aerial reconnaissance, Kenji Doihara has basically mastered the situation of the defensive positions of the GMD Army east of Lanfeng. He was sure to occupy Lanfeng under the raid of his powerful mechanized corps.
Using Lanfeng as the forward base and controlling the Yellow River Ferry, you can obtain oil, grain, and even ammunition and military supplies from the other side. By that time, who else is his opponent in the Zhengzhou Plain?
This is a genius adventure plan. Even without Leng Feng's appearance, Kenji Doihara would implement this strategic plan, but now he has taken some detours.
The strength of the Doihara Division is somewhat different in history. Without the 16th Division as a cover for him, he would face the Chinese army of more than 100,000 alone.
Adventure plans turn into a big gamble!
This is the right path Leng Feng has always wanted to force Kenji Doihara to take.
Doihiro has limited troops now. If he wants to do it in one go, raid and occupy Lanfeng, he will inevitably give up some things that must be abandoned.
The orders he gave to Takashi Sakai and Toshima Yataro were very different.
The one who gave Sakai Takashi was to defend Juancheng and guard Dongkou Ferry for at least ten days to buy him time.
The order to Toshima Yataro was to hold back the Third Army and the New 38th Division for more than five days. He would lead the main force of the division to detour in Neihuang, and then attack Guide to the southwest, cutting off the Longhai Line in one fell swoop.
Toshima Yataro was naturally very happy for the division commander who had finally figured it out. For this difficult task, Toshima's fighting spirit suddenly became high.
Although there are not many troops available on hand, if he can hold back the new 38th Division, the elite Chinese army, it will make him feel quite accomplished.
After nightfall, the main forces of the Tufeiyuan Division were divided into two groups, one of which advanced rapidly along the Yellow River embankment towards Lankao, and the other was carrying a large number of tanks and artillery to the Inunhuang.
At this moment, Sakai Takashi led less than 2,000 remaining troops under his command to retreat to Juancheng.
The New 39th Brigade, the New 36th Brigade two regiments (one battalion was missing), plus two regiments of the Western Shandong Minjun, plus the anti-Japanese guerrillas, Red Gun Society and other anti-Japanese forces coming to help, nearly 20,000 people surrounded Juancheng and were in a mess.
The battle in Dongkou continued. In addition to the squadron of an elite field corps of the Japanese army, there was also a squadron of the Zhouqiao troops.
In this way, the number of Japanese troops garrisons in Dongkou is almost the same as that of the spy regiment.
Although the combat effectiveness of the Japanese boat and bridge troops is far less than that of the field infantry, these soldiers have also experienced combat and their combat effectiveness is not weak, no less than that of ordinary elite troops of the country.
The battle continued until six o'clock in the evening, and the secret service regiment occupied the outer positions of Dongkou Town with its powerful firepower advantage, while the Japanese army was entrenched in the town and resisted to the death.
"Captain, we can slowly grind the Japanese in the town, but they can't escape. The most important thing now is to solve the Japanese army at the ferry." said Lei Xiong, the first battalion commander.
"I know, but the Japanese army repaired complete fortifications at the ferry and built half-underground castles. Without enough firepower, we couldn't take them down at all." Yang Rui was also anxious. The Japanese actually built four concrete bunkers on the periphery of the ferry.
The Japanese hid in this concrete half-underground bunker. Whether it was the grenade explosion, explosive bombing, large-caliber mortars, field cannons, and mountain cannons, they could not do anything to the other party.
"Captain, why don't we send someone to blow it up?"
"How to blow up? The Japanese bunker is designed very viciously. The shooting port spreads from the inside to the outside. No matter which direction you go from, they can see clearly through the shooting port. There are no dead corners around 360 degrees, so I can't let our soldiers die in vain." Yang Rui frowned.
"What should I do?"
"Captain, I heard that this time our Honorary First Division has developed a new weapon, specializing in fighting Japanese tanks, and one shot is accurate." said Tang Pinzi, a consultant of the regiment.
"Staff Officer Tang, are you talking about Killer No. 1?" Yang Rui's eyes lit up. He was already a senior officer of the Honorary Division, so he naturally knew the existence of Killer No. 1.
This new weapon was amazing in Dan County. Two rockets were reimbursed for two Japanese tanks, and the Japanese Iron Ball was like a piece of paper.
"This is our trump card against the Japanese tanks, and that rocket is expensive."
"Yes, we don't have many, we are all treasures. Today, I don't even want to use the old Japanese devils who are driving Sakai..."
Staff, you say a word, I'm just talking. This Killer No. 1 is the killer weapon of Honor Division to deal with the Japanese tanks. It cannot be used easily, and it is still under test. Anyone who wants to use it must pass the approval of the division.
"Captain, why don't I take people up and try it?" The first battalion commander Lei Xiong said anxiously.
"Captain, should we wait until it gets dark and we can touch it quietly, maybe..." Some adviser suggested that this is indeed a solution. After all, the Japanese cannot see things at night. As long as they can touch it, they are sure to blow up the concrete bunker.
"Then let's wait until it's dark." Yang Rui gritted his teeth.
"Captain, otherwise let's talk to the master. If the master disagrees, let's talk about it?"
"What do you think?"
"We listen to the leader."
"Okay, at worst, I'll try it if I get scolded." Yang Rui also wanted to take the ferry earlier, so that he could devote all his energy to dealing with the Japanese army in Dongkou Town.
Although there were not many Japanese troops at the ferry, they were huddled in the concrete half-underground bunker, with ammunition and water and food. If they could not open the bunker, they would have no choice.
Unless the large-caliber howitzer from the heavy artillery regiment is transferred here, it will be useless.
"Click me the front finger!"
"yes!"
"Yang Rui."
"Minister, I am Yang Rui. I have encountered some small trouble here. I want to borrow troops from theMinister." Yang Rui thought for a moment and spoke.
"Borrowing soldiers, Yang Rui, who do you want to borrow?" Leng Feng was stunned, not quite understanding what Yang Rui wanted to do.
"The division seat is like this. When we attacked the Dongkou Ferry where the Japanese army was stationed, we found that the Japanese army had built four concrete and half-underground bunkers at the ferry, which were very strong. We tried our best to destroy these four bunkers. So I wonder if we can manage the division seat, you can borrow Killer No. 1 for us?"
"You kid really know how to speak when you pick it."
“Master’s seat…”
"Don't rush to give reasons. I know what you said. I can't make the decision about the use of Killer 1, so it has to be decided by the person who developed it. So, I'll ask you Team Leader Zhou how effective this rocket is against the bunker, and I have to listen to her opinion." Leng Feng said.
"Thank you, Master." Yang Rui said gratefully. The people who developed it know the performance of a new weapon best. If the damage effect is not achieved, even if it is used, it will be a waste.
It is not easy to create a rocket. If you waste one, you will eliminate less Japanese tanks on the battlefield.
Leng Feng put down the phone, rubbed his temples, and greeted him: "Come here, go and invite team leader Zhou Xuezhou to come."
"I'll go!" Xiao Xia's eyes lit up, she stood up and ran away.
Leng Feng smiled slightly. This kid looked at a little girl under Zhou Xue last year. She has been working very hard these two days. This time, she has seized the opportunity, but she can't go over and take a look at her sweetheart?
Zhou Xue's rocket launcher combat team was nearby. After receiving the order from Leng Feng, he arrived at the command center a few minutes later.
"Team Leader Zhou, there is such a situation now..." Leng Feng roughly mentioned the difficulties encountered by Yang Rui. The development of the rocket launcher is not entirely used to strike tanks. If it is only developed for a single weapon, it will not be of great significance.
This weapon can be regarded as a single-soldier firepower support and attack function. It is only one of the uses directions for tanks, as well as general fortresses and armored vehicles, as well as low-altitude aircraft, such as armed helicopters (of course, this has not been invented yet, and even if it has it, it has not been used for actual combat).
The use of weapons is multipurpose, and it is too luxurious if it is developed just to deal with one weapon.
"You can try it, but we have not tested too little damage effects on the fortress before, so we just happened to collect data in actual combat." After hearing this, Zhou Xue agreed immediately.
"Since you think it's OK, I'll call Yang Rui and send you there." Leng Feng nodded.
When Yang Rui learned that the "Killer" No. 1 was coming, he was extremely happy. No matter whether it could work or not, he was at least sure, otherwise such a precious rocket would not be easily used on it.
After about half an hour, the Bazooka Combat Team came in a car. Zhou Xue led the team in person, but only brought one Bazooka, but he brought six rockets.
"Cross Zhou!"
Yang Rui had long known that the one who invented "Killer" was a doctor who had experience in staying abroad, and was also a beautiful woman, capable and graceful, and was dressed in a school-level officer uniform. Whenever a man saw him, his first thought was to conquer her proud soul. Yang Rui was a little lost when he met.
This woman is so beautiful, she is simply a pampered person from God. She not only gave her a beautiful appearance, but also gave her a wise brain. God is so pampered and loved her.
However, it is difficult for such a talented and beautiful woman to control, and ordinary men cannot afford it. Yang Rui has been married and has no idea. After a brief loss of consciousness, he quickly woke up and met him.
(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!