Bright Sword Military System

Okamura Ningji's new mechanized unit is still two brigades.

Because Neiji Okamura thinks that mechanized troops are not many but are more refined... There is no problem with this understanding. Mechanized troops pay more attention to speed and coordination. Sometimes a large number of troops will affect the speed of maneuvering and miss a good opportunity.

The commander of the mechanized unit was a lieutenant named Hatta Shibu. He was neither sent from abroad nor transferred from Tokyo. Instead, he had served in the North China Front Army and fought with the Eighth Route Army for many years. He was called a "guerrilla warfare expert".

Neiji Okamura believed that this time he needed a commander who understood the way the Eighth Route Army fought.

Because Hans' advisor understands the tactics of "blitzkrieg" but not the Eighth Route Army, and Hatta understands the Eighth Route Army but not "blitzkrieg"...they can form a perfect combination by exchanging information.

Sure enough, Hatta Nakazuo lived up to his expectations. During the training of mechanized troops with Hans's advisor, Captain Noel, he worked hard to learn "blitzkrieg" tactics.

Just like at this time, even at three o'clock in the middle of the night, he was still discussing tactics with his advisor.

But Hatta Nakazuo had some doubts about this tactic.

"Captain!" Hatta Nakazuo said, "From what I have learned, the tactic of 'blitzkrieg' should be more suitable for operations in wide and deep areas, are you right?"

Captain Noel nodded, and said: "It can be said that the reason for the 'blitzkrieg' is that it mainly relies on speed to win, and the wider and deep areas are more suitable for mechanized troops. Conversely, areas with complex terrain will form a threat to mechanized troops. There are many restrictions, but this does not mean that the 'blitzkrieg' cannot play a role, for example, we can use special forces or airborne troops to launch raids and occupy important places to clear obstacles for mechanized troops!"

"But..." Hatta Nakazuo pointed to the map and said, "Is the depth of Yuncheng suitable for a 'blitzkrieg'? It is a narrow passage sandwiched between Zhongtiao Mountain and Luliang Mountain. The narrowest area from north to south is only ten A few kilometers. The reason why the last surprise attack was almost successful is probably because there are more factors that the enemy was unprepared for!"

"No no!" Captain Noel retorted: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant Commander, you have to understand that the advantage of speed is relative. If you use your mechanized troops, I mean the mechanized troops with Type 95 tanks as the main force, then compared to the Mao Zedong Xiong's troops have no advantage at all. Because Mao Xiong's infantry may even catch up with your mechanized troops and wipe them out easily. But the Eighth Route Army... I don't think the Eighth Route Army has such speed, so..."

Hatta Nakasa nodded in agreement.

There is nothing wrong with Noel's statement. The mechanized troops of the Empire are tanks, with shoulders against the two legs of the Eighth Route Army, plus air suppression...so even if the area is not large, they can still take advantage of the speed of the mechanized troops .

However, Hatta Nakazuo was a little worried.

Is the Eighth Route Army a fool?

They won't form a quick reaction force?

Or simply form a mechanized force?

Once the Eighth Route Army formed a mechanized force, the imperial army would have no speed at all for it. In this narrow passage, the mechanized force would have no room to play.

At this moment, the staff officer suddenly stepped forward with a telegram and said, "Your Excellency, the Eighth Route Army has launched an attack. Your Excellency, General, let us prepare for battle!"

"What?" Hatta Nakazuo looked at the staff in doubt.

The reason why Badian was puzzled was, on the one hand, that the Eighth Route Army would attack at this time?Shouldn't they be defending Yuncheng or trying to hold the line?

On the other hand, it was Hatta who wondered why the Eighth Route Army's offensive would make their mechanized troops that had not yet completed training ready for battle?

Your Excellency, General... Could it be that you want to use actual combat to temper the mechanized troops?

Doesn't he know that sending troops to the battlefield before they have formed combat effectiveness may cause unnecessary losses? !

Then the staff officer explained Hatta's doubts.

"It is said that the mechanized troops of the Eighth Route Army were discovered!" said the staff officer.

Hatta let out an "oh" and suddenly realized.

Dealing with mechanized troops really requires mechanized troops to intercept them. If there is a better way... Hatta looked at the dark sky outside the window. At this time, there are still a few hours before dawn, and fighter planes cannot intercept at all. Therefore, once the defense line To be broken through by the enemy, we can only rely on mechanized troops.

At the same time, Hatta Nakazuo said worriedly: "The Eighth Route Army has indeed formed a mechanized unit! From this point of view, it will be much more difficult for us to carry out a 'blitzkrieg' against the enemy!"

But soon after, Hatta Nakazuo felt relieved.

Because of the news from the front line, it was discovered that the mechanized units of the Eighth Route Army were also composed of sidecar motorcycles. They did have tanks, but there were only ten T26s.

"These fools!" Hatta Nakazuo couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "They actually followed our example and formed a mechanized army!"

Captain Noel was a little strange, he asked: "Your Excellency, you were still worried about the mechanized troops of the Eighth Route Army just now, what's going on now..."

"Your Excellency, Captain!" Zhongzuo Hatta explained, "This is because you don't know much about the Eighth Route Army. We have detailed records of how much equipment we lost during the battle with the Eighth Route Army, including side combat motorcycles. Therefore, we can accurately It is estimated that the Eighth Route Army has about 1000 sidecar motorcycles. If maintenance problems are deducted, there are probably only about [-] motorcycles. The mechanized unit dispatched by the Eighth Route Army now has a scale of about [-] people, which shows that ..."

Captain Noel said "Oh": "This means that the Eighth Route Army used all the sidecar motorcycles to form the only mechanized force, and they used this mechanized force to attack our army this time?"

If this is the case, the imperial army only needs to annihilate the mechanized units of the Eighth Route Army, and there is no need to worry about other problems.

Zhongzuo Bada even felt that this was a great gift from the Eighth Route Army, so that he would not have to worry about the future.

However, Captain Noel was a little worried. He said, "Why did the Eighth Route Army do this? What is their purpose?"

Hatta Nakazuo thought for a while, then pointed to the map and replied: "They probably couldn't bear the 'blitzkrieg' we launched against the hinterland of Yuncheng, so... they hope to use the same method to replace defense with offense, or to sneak attack our army. Ammunition depots and military supplies to relieve the pressure on the Yuncheng defense line!"

Then Hatta Nakazuo grinned: "Then let them come!"