in2ebook Chapter 474 C-Type Encirclement
Chapter 474 C-Type Encirclement
The vanguard of the Japanese army was charging at full speed towards the Heitutai Town in the northeast, preparing to attack from the front and back with the Japanese troops in Fengzhen and Hongshaba Town to annihilate the more than 50 Tiger tanks of the independent column.
Just as they turned a pass, they suddenly found a row of Tiger tanks in front of them, aiming their guns at them.
"Stop!"
The driver slammed on the brakes, and the Tiger tank sped forward and then stopped.
But then, it used its hard Tiger head to meet the armor-piercing shells from more than a dozen Tiger tanks in front of it.
Fortunately, the tiger head’s armor is very thick. Although it was hit by two shots at first, it was still able to fight back!
But soon they discovered something was wrong, and the roar of tank engines came from behind them again!
"Oh no, there are also independent column tanks behind us!"
A team of Type 5 tanks deployed in battle formation and approached.
Although the caliber of the Panzer V tank's gun is not as good as that of the Tiger tank, its 70x scope has a stronger armor-piercing ability than that of the Tiger tank.
And the target was the Tiger tank's rear end, so basically two shots were enough to kill one.
In this way, the vanguard of the Japanese 4th Tank Division was completely wiped out by the attack from both sides.
The armored group on the right wing of the independent column did not continue to attack in the direction of Heitutai, but returned along the original route and maneuvered quickly towards Fengzhen.
Koji Okita, who was heading to Taochuan in the direction of Fengzhen, was constantly harassed by the anti-tank rocket launchers of the independent column along the way, and was very annoyed.
The original order for the infantry to stand on guard at a distance of 200 meters could not be effectively implemented because the Japanese soldiers were constantly shot by sniper rifles.
When Koji Okita retreated to Fengzhen and counted the casualties, he was shocked.
In less than half a day, eighty Tiger tanks and twenty Type 5 tanks were lost.
The Fifth Tank Division was thought to have come up empty-handed in Heitutai Town!
Koji Okita is now like a blind man. He has no idea of the deployment of the independent column's armored forces, nor can he deploy his armored forces in this hilly area. His numerical advantage cannot be fully utilized.
Because, even if you have a thousand tanks lined up in a long line, only the ones in the front can launch an attack.
The cautious Koji Okita issued an order to withdraw from the hilly area and move towards Ulanqab, trying to resolve the battle on the grassland.
By then, the vast grassland will be in full view, and you will see how you can hide the individual anti-tank weapons of your independent column.
And once his armored forces are deployed, they can completely crush the enemy!
Koji Okita retreated towards Ulanqab at a very fast speed. Even though Wang Meng had stepped on the accelerator to the fuel tank, he only destroyed a few Type 5 tanks that were left behind.
"Chief of Staff, are you going to chase him or not?"
Wang Meng was also thinking about this problem.
The aviation division's planes were tangled in a fight with the Japanese planes and were unable to provide support.
If he went to the grassland, he could only rely on the five armored regiments and two armed reconnaissance battalions to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese armored forces!
If we do not go to the grassland and continue to stay in Fengzhen, we will not be able to support the armored division infantry units in the other three directions.
The remaining three armored divisions, each with only two mechanized infantry regiments, one armored infantry regiment and one artillery regiment, were facing 20,000 Japanese! The pressure was huge!
Although Xing Zhiguo's Sixth Armored Division, Dai Anlan's Seventh Armored Division, and Chu Yunfei's First Infantry Division have all increased their speed, they will not arrive in Datong until 6 p.m. tomorrow at the earliest!
"I'll give Lao Li a call!"
Wang Meng picked up the phone and whispered a few words to Li Yunlong. After a heated discussion, he hung up.
"Fight! Since the Japanese want to fight us, let's satisfy them!"
Wang Meng made a rough calculation and found that he had more than 430 tanks on hand, while Koji Okita had another 500 tanks.
Although they are slightly disadvantaged in numbers, their tank soldiers have been fighting these iron lumps for so long that they have the advantage in both technology and experience.
Therefore, he was confident that he could eliminate Koji Okita on the Ulanqab grassland.
After leaving Fengzhen, Wang Meng's left and right tank groups were concentrated on the grassland.
The scouts ahead sent intelligence that Koji Okita's armored group had already deployed its troops, ready for a face-to-face battle.
"Damn it! If we weren't afraid that the self-propelled howitzer regiment would be overwhelmed by them, we should have brought them here and smashed them hard! Pick a few smart soldiers and ambush them on the roadside!"
Fortunately, Wang Meng did not bring the self-propelled howitzer regiment, because Koji Okita suffered a loss because of the howitzers, and this time he was well prepared!
If the howitzers appeared on the grassland again, his tanks would quickly disperse and head straight for the howitzer positions.
Wang Meng sent out a Tiger tank battalion, thirty tanks, which appeared at a distance of two kilometers and then began a fierce shelling!
Koji Okita was puzzled. The commander of the independent column didn't look like a fool, so why did he decide to divide the troops?
Is there some other conspiracy?
But it’s not a good thing for Koji Okita to always ignore it!
"General, the scouts ahead sent us information that there is indeed only their tank battalion within a five-kilometer radius! As for the other large forces, they are all ten kilometers away from us!"
"Then destroy these thirty Tiger tanks! Send out a tank battalion! Stay alert. If you find any unusual movement of the tank cluster of the independent column, evacuate immediately!"
"Hayi!"
The Japanese dispatched thirty Tiger tanks and ten Type 5 tanks, which rushed towards the Tiger tanks of the independent column.
When the Tiger tank battalion of the independent column saw the Japanese rushing over, they fired two shots and ran away.
"Cowardly Chinese people, are you afraid because you can't plot in this vast grassland? Charge forward!"
The Japanese commander, seeing that their "escape" direction was not the south, boldly chased after them.
In less than ten minutes, the tanks of the independent column stopped, began to change direction, and formed two horizontal columns.
"Yoshi, you're not going to run away anymore? Let them experience the iron torrent of the empire!"
The Japanese commander was very excited. After all, this was the most advanced tank of the Japanese. It was also the first time that a decisive battle between tank troops and the independent column was evenly matched on the prairie!
He ordered the tanks to deploy, still in two horizontal columns in the middle, but with five more maneuverable Type 5 tanks on each wing.
"Kill him!"
The Japanese tanks rushed over with great momentum, gradually forming a "C"-shaped encirclement.
"Put it in reverse gear!"
The tanks of the independent column began to retreat, but the speed of retreat was still slower than the speed of the Japanese advance, and it seemed that an encirclement would be formed soon!
"boom!"