¡°Their armored forces are even faster than our German army in terms of marching speed.
I am actually very puzzled as to why the troops originally staying at the rear were defeated with almost no resistance. "
Guderian asked.
He was a little angry in his heart. After all, according to their previous plan, there were several mixed brigades and several regiments left behind. Even if the defense line constructed could not resist the enemy for too long, one day would not be too much. .
The result was good. Except for the first line of defense, which resisted for most of the day, the rest of the line of defense collapsed at the first touch. The enemy penetrated it with a single charge and scattered the troops.
Fortunately, the defense line built by the regiment stationed behind them at this time was relatively strong, otherwise its fate would have been the same as the Japanese defense line that was penetrated before, being easily penetrated by the armored armies of the Fourth Army.
Behind them, bombers and fighter jets from the Fourth Army have begun bombarding the Japanese defense lines.
Compared with the previous Japanese army, the number of people in this Japanese army is not too large, but their defense line is stronger.
On the one hand, it was because they had more time, and on the other hand, it was because they took advantage of the defensive positions they had built here before, and after simple reinforcement and upgrades, they could continue to use them.
After the tank regiment of the Fourth Army conducted the first round of attacks on the Japanese defensive positions, they realized that if they wanted to break through such a line of defense, it was definitely not enough to just rely on their tank regiment, which was alone and in-depth. It must be stronger. The power will do.
The Fourth Army¡¯s bombing did not stop with the ground troops¡¯ offensive.
On the contrary, they launched an even more violent bombardment of this Japanese position.
Not only that, this bomber formation also separated part of it and flew towards the Tashan defense line.
Their goal was to bomb the Japanese offensive troops, thereby alleviating the defensive pressure faced by the Eighth Route Army on the front.
In less than five minutes, a separate bomber formation was already flying over Tashan.
It is not very difficult to find the target of their bombing on the needle and thread.
Because the troops on both sides below can basically be said to be distinct, with a relatively clear boundary.
In order to prevent accidental damage to the Eighth Route Army's ground troops, the Fourth Army's aerial bombardment troops chose to place their bombing areas behind the Japanese army.
They focused on launching a fierce attack on the follow-up troops of the Japanese offensive formation. As a result, even if the Japanese troops attacking from the front made some progress, there was no way for the follow-up troops to follow up in time.
Seeing the bombers of the Fourth Army flying over, the Eighth Route Army soldiers on the position suddenly cheered.
They had been bombarded by Japanese artillery fire. At this time, our bombing support arrived, and the soldiers naturally cheered.
"Long live!! Long live the Fourth Army!!"
They shouted, and among the shouts were the bombs that crashed down amid the sharp roar.
These bombs included incendiary bombs, high-explosive bombs, white phosphorus bombs and other types of bombs. In a very short period of time, they were all poured into the Japanese offensive formation.
Those Japanese soldiers did not even have time to react or dodge before they were covered, shrouded, and devoured by the violent bombing.
Seeing that the rear of their own troops had turned into a sea of ??fire, the Japanese soldiers who were fighting in the front were distracted for most of their attention. At the same time, they began to worry in their hearts, if they rushed to the enemy's line , what should we do if the troops in the rear cannot support us in time? Then wouldn't they become cannon fodder?
At this moment, Li Yunlong, who was on the position, suddenly shouted: "Brothers, countercharge!!! Kill!!!"
Then, he picked up the sword and rushed forward with his soldiers.
Monk Wei followed him closely, and on both sides, behind and in front of them, countless Eighth Route Army soldiers rushed out of the trenches and attacked the Japanese army.
The sudden counterattack caught the attacking Japanese troops off guard. Coupled with the violent bombing at their rear, the thoughts of these Japanese soldiers were also distracted a lot.
Now facing a fierce charge, this Japanese army can only respond hastily.
"kill!!"
The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who were standing on both wings had already charged and killed the soldiers of the Independent Regiment on the high ground.In the past, they were not unambiguous and directly launched counterattacks against the Japanese attacking troops.
On a display that stretched for tens of kilometers, tens of thousands of Eighth Route Army soldiers, amidst the high-pitched horns of the Charge, launched a desperate counterattack against the Japanese army.
The Japanese soldiers looked at the Eighth Route Army soldiers rushing towards them like a flood, and they were already angry and timid in their hearts.
But they still raised their bayonets and charged forward.
"kill!!"
The soldiers from both sides collided together, like two giant beasts, fighting like crazy in this wilderness full of gunpowder smoke.
They exposed all their sharp claws and fangs, and used all means to bite the enemy's throat open, pierce the enemy's heart, and blow the enemy's head open.
Brutal hand-to-hand combat began. As soon as the Japanese troops came into contact with the Eighth Route Army troops, they discovered that this Eighth Route Army was completely different from the guerrillas they had encountered before.
This Eighth Route Army is not only good at fighting with them, but is also not weaker than them in terms of tactical coordination.
Even in a one-on-one duel, the Japanese army could not take the initiative. Instead, they were defeated by the Eighth Route Army, whose morale was high and the momentum was high.
Seeing the front line shrouded in flames and explosions, Guderian frowned and said, "I hope our soldiers can occupy the enemy's position with their flesh and blood."
Although he said this, he also knew that the sudden and violent bombing by the Fourth Army at this time interrupted the rhythm of their attack.
This is very fatal to the Japanese troops. If nothing else, just this one attack is enough to delay their attack for a period of time.
Especially the follow-up speed of their follow-up troops will also slow down.
This period of time will not be very long, maybe only more than ten minutes, or at most no more than half an hour.
But the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. Just more than ten minutes may be the difference between victory and defeat.
Meijiro Xiangzu was more decisive. When he saw the Eighth Route Army starting to counterattack, he already had a premonition that their attack would fail again this time.
Therefore, he decisively ordered: "Order the troops to retreat immediately. There is no need to entangle with the enemy any longer. This attack is doomed to fail." (Remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com