In the original history, the Japanese invaders often defeated Chinese troops with dozens of times their strength as a regiment or even a large group.

In addition to the reason for the low training of the Chinese ** team, it is largely due to the fact that the Japanese have an overall lead in rapid firepower, artillery, air force and ground armor.

When it comes to blood and not being afraid of death, there are many such hot-blooded and daring warriors in the Chinese Army.

However, in the face of steel artillery shells, air force bombings and ground armored vehicles, being brave and full of blood will be completely useless.

After all, flesh and blood cannot compete with armored vehicles and tanks made of steel plates.

For example, in a conventional battle, the Japanese can sometimes make the Chinese defenders at a loss with just one or two or four or five tanks and armored vehicles with extremely backward performance and extremely weak armor defense.

.

In the end, they were able to successfully break through the enemy positions whose strength was several or even ten times theirs.

This is the gap in weapons and equipment between the two sides. As the Chinese army generally lacks effective anti-tank weapons, no matter how cheap the tanks and armored vehicles are, they are still invincible.

And this situation is now happening between Zhang Xinghan's Northeastern New Army and the Japanese Army.

Compared with the tanks and armored vehicles used by Japan to deal with the Japanese, the Panzer IV tank now equipped by the Northeast New Army's tank regiment, which shone throughout World War II, has more powerful firepower.

, more indestructible.

Even more invincible to the Japanese army.

Therefore, after the Japanese army collapsed, there was no suspense in this battle.

It can also be exaggerated to say that in today's China, Zhang Xinghan's tank regiment is definitely a tank and armored force that is close to invincible in plain field mobile battles.

If we wait until the air defense regiment of the armored brigade completes training, as long as we are not fighting near the sea, we will not encounter super-large-caliber bombardment like the Japanese naval gun.

The armored brigade must be invincible.

As the commanders of these two divisions, Nobuyuki Abe and Taro Nakagawa were not very lucky.

The armored vehicle they were riding in became the target of the New Army tank crews' pursuit during their escape.

During the pursuit, an armor-piercing projectile fired from a tank's 75mm tank gun luckily hit it.

The scorching heat immediately burned the two people alive, and the ensuing explosion blew apart Nobuyuki Abe and Taro Nakagawa and their thin-skinned armored vehicles, turning them into ashes.

The battle lasted until Yaoming. Except for a few lucky soldiers who escaped in the dark, most of the 30,000-day army were wiped out by Zhang Xinghan.

When Yaoliang was cleaning the battlefield, they found that the entire battlefield had stretched for more than ten miles, and there were corpses of Japanese soldiers and all kinds of discarded weapons and ammunition everywhere.

And at the same time.

After several hours of fierce fighting, Jiang Baili commanded the Third Motorized Infantry Regiment and a tank company left to him by Zhang Xinghan.

They finally defeated the 17th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army and the remnants of the 5th Infantry Regiment that had escaped from Chifeng, achieving a good record of annihilating 3,000 enemies.

In this pursuit battle, more than ten Panzer IV tanks of the tank company played a great role. With their fierce firepower, powerful assault capabilities and armor protection, they finally defeated the stubborn resistance with the cooperation of the infantry regiment.

The 17th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army.

Once the 17th Infantry Regiment was defeated, the 5th Infantry Regiment, which had suffered heavy losses from the New Northeast Army's tanks and artillery bombardment in Chifeng, had only one way to flee.

After cleaning the battlefield, Zhang Xinghan received a report from Jiang Baili and learned that the Chifeng Japanese army had been defeated and Chifeng County had been captured.

Zhang Xinghan, who was in a good mood, ordered his troops to station in Ningcheng to rest and recuperate. After all, Jing's troops had been maneuvering and attacking for many days in a row. They were trapped and lacked horses and were in urgent need of rest and recuperation.

However, less than half a day after resting in Ningcheng, Zhang Xinghan received an urgent telegram jointly sent by Huang Xiansheng and Zhao Zhenfan from Tongliao.

The four divisions of the Japanese army, with the cooperation of the air force, stormed the defense lines in the east and south of Tongliao, especially last night.

The 10th Division and the 14th Division of the Japanese Army took advantage of the night and defeated the New Army troops stationed at Turki Mountain on the eastern front.

The eastern front was lost. Although Huang Xiansheng mobilized two reserve regiments in time to fight the attack, the situation had reached a critical moment that could not be delayed.

Therefore, after Huang Xiansheng and Zhao Zhenfan discussed it, they decided to ask Zhang Xinghan to speed up his troops to return to Tongliao.

Knowing that Tongliao was in danger, Zhang Xinghan was able to find Jiang Baili who was far away in Chifeng and ordered him to lead his troops to return to Tongliao immediately.

He also led his troops to leave Ningcheng in the afternoon, traveling all the way and heading northeast.

……………In the evening, Jinzhou Japanese Army Headquarters.

The bad news of the annihilation of the 4th and 7th Divisions and the 8th Army finally reached Jinzhou and reached the ears of Kwantung Army Commander Muto Nobuyoshi.

In the conference room of the headquarters, there were more than a dozen Japanese officers of all levels attending the meeting, but all of them were silent, and the entire conference room was so quiet that it made people panic.

Muto Nobuyoshi sat in the first place, with no trace of emotion on his silent face.

Without any change in expression, his subordinates could not figure out how to respond, so the atmosphere in the conference room seemed particularly depressed and solemn.

After more than ten minutes, Muto Nobuyoshi, who had been silent all this time, slowly opened his mouth: "Let's adjourn the meeting..."

"General..." Chief of Staff Hashimoto Toranosuke wanted to say something, but he raised his hand to stop him.

The Japanese officers present at the meeting suddenly stood up and left, as if they had been granted amnesty.

It wasn't until all the officers were gone that Hashimoto Toranosuke couldn't help but said: "General, what should we do next?"

Muto Nobuyoshi seemed to have aged ten years suddenly. He leaned on his chair with a depressed expression and said slowly: "Immediately order the 2nd, 6th, 10th, and 14th Divisions to stop the attack and evacuate Tongliao."

"But, General, news just came from the 10th Division and the 14th Division. After last night's night attack, they have defeated the enemy in front of them. In two days at most, they can invade Tongliao and win this battle.

." Hashimoto Toranosuke said a little unwillingly.

Muto Nobuyoshi said weakly: "The three imperial army divisions that attacked Rehe were all wiped out. This shows that the combat effectiveness of this unit led by Zhang Xinghan was terrifying. There is no fighting in Rehe now. How could Zhang Xinghan sit back and watch when he heard that Tongliao was in danger?

ignore?

If his mobile troops march at full speed, they will be able to get back to Tongliao as soon as possible.

We cannot defeat the Tongliao defenders before Zhang Xinghan returns to reinforce them, so there is no point in continuing to fight."

After Hashimoto Toranosuke heard this, he nodded in relief, accepted the order and left.

One day later, Zhang Xinghan led his troops and Jiang Baili returned to the Tongliao base area one after another. However, by this time, the four Japanese army divisions that attacked Tongliao had already withdrawn.

Zhang Xinghan did not continue the pursuit. His troops needed to rest and recuperate, and the new recruits needed longer training. The temporary forbearance was to prepare for a substantial and large-scale counterattack in the future.

Compared with the victory of the Northeastern New Army in the northern battlefield, on the Songhu battlefield in the south, the army suffered heavy losses and frequent reports of defeat.

Although the troops temporarily stopped fighting, Zhang Xinghan never stopped paying attention to the progress of the Songhu War of Resistance.

Tongliao, inside the New Army Headquarters.

Zhang Xinghan put down the latest information obtained by the reconnaissance battalion agents, sighed and said to Jiang Baili, Huang Xiansheng and others: "Well, the Japanese army has added tens of thousands of troops in Shanghai. I'm afraid the 19th Route Army won't be able to hold on for long."

"Principal Jiang does not want to send any more reinforcements. The failure of the Songhu Anti-Japanese War is a foregone conclusion. Commander, there is no need to worry about it." Jiang Baili seemed to have expected it and was not shocked.

"It's a pity that we are too far apart, otherwise we would have to give some support to the 19th Route Army anyway. They are poorly equipped, and Shanghai is close to the coast. Japan's naval and air force advantages can be brought into play. It is not difficult to imagine that the soldiers of the 19th Route Army are in

What kind of hard and bloody battle is going on." Huang Xiansheng said sympathetically.

Zhang Xinghan pondered for a moment and said, "Chief of Staff, I have an idea."

"Commander, please speak." Jiang Baili said solemnly.

"I decided to send fighter planes to Shanghai to support the 19th Route Army. Firstly, it can boost the morale of our navy and civilians in Shanghai. Secondly, it can also announce to the country and even the rest of the world that our Northeastern New Army has once again achieved a great victory in annihilating tens of thousands of Japanese troops.

We must let the Japanese and the Chinese know that we are the elite troops who are truly capable of fighting the Japanese aggressors and protecting our country." Zhang Xinghan said.

Jiang Baili pondered for a while, then nodded: "I think it's okay, but Commander, the straight-line flight distance from Tongliao to Shanghai is more than 1,300 kilometers, and the round trip is 2,600 miles. Can our fighter planes fly back?"

Zhang Xinghan smiled relaxedly after hearing this and said: "Our current tactical bomber He111 has a maximum range of 2,300 kilometers, and our latest fighter has a range of 3,000 kilometers, and a combat radius of 1,500 kilometers, so it can fly to

It is not a problem for Shanghai to carry out air strikes against the Japanese army for a certain period of time."

"Oh, that's good." Jiang Baili nodded with relief.

After unifying their opinions, Zhang Xinghan ordered Gao Zhihang to personally lead 20 Zero fighters carrying a certain number of aerial bombs to serve as long-range bombers, and 30 He111 tactical bombers.

We took off from Tongliao Airport and flew straight to Shanghai.

The main air strike mission of the air force led by Gao Zhihang this time was various Japanese warships anchored in the waters offshore Shanghai and the Yangtze River Estuary.

Strive to sink and destroy a Japanese aircraft carrier or large cruiser by surprise.

Thereby destroying the morale of the Japanese army and inspiring the southern anti-Japanese compatriots.

All planes fly at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, flying directly from Tongliao to Shanghai, passing through Dalian and Lushun, and passing through the Bohai Bay and the eastern coast.

Since the New Army Air Force flew at a high altitude, the Japanese troops stationed in Dalian did not notice that such an air force had flown towards Shanghai.
Chapter completed!