diskusbooks Chapter 131 Cavalry and Tank Duel 1
Chapter 131 Cavalry and Tank Duel 1
The roar of Chief of Staff Asazaburo Kobayashi could be clearly heard even 50 meters away in the conference room.
No matter how he provoked and used insulting words, the senior generals of the Japanese China Expeditionary Force present just refused to respond.
Because their commander-in-chief didn't say anything, everyone actually knew about the power struggle between the commander and the new chief of staff.
The Chief of Staff was appointed by His Majesty Tian Locust himself, and he came with His Majesty Tian Locust's will.
A few days ago, the southern front operation personally planned by General Okamura achieved great results, which naturally deeply stimulated Kobayashi Asazaburo.
Despite the crisis of a major defeat on the southern front, the Chinese 78th Army brazenly continued to launch attacks.
Okamura Neiji was also helpless in the face of such a situation. When Kobayashi saw Okamura Neiji like this, he felt that his chance had come.
As long as he could command the army to withstand China's offensive on the northern front, it would be a huge blow and challenge to the authority and personal prestige of Commander Okamura Yasuji.
However, in reality no one was willing to step forward to rescue the Mengjiang Corps, not to mention Oono Kawano from the Kwantung Army, even Oshima of the Independent 2nd Brigade of the Mengjiang Corps who came to North China to reinforce did not make any suggestions.
"Kobayashi! You are an imperial soldier, not a shrew on the street! Please control your emotions!" When Okamura Neiji saw Kobayashi being humiliated, he became angry and started to curse like a shrew.
Stop his behavior without any hesitation.
"Oono-kun! What is the current situation of your Second Tank Division? Can you dispatch an armored force to the grassland to support the retreating Mengjiang Army?"
After hearing what Commander Okamura Neiji said, although Ohno did not want to stand up, the commander had already called him, so he naturally had to express his position.
Of course, he also understood what Commander Okamura wanted to express. The commander was talking about going to support the retreating Mengjiang Army.
Instead of rescuing those people, there is a lot of knowledge involved. Since the commander has already found a way out for me, it would be unreasonable for me to be ungrateful.
"Your Excellency! Although our Second Tank Division has just completed a thousand-mile transfer, many tanks need to be inspected and maintained, but in order to save the Imperial Warriors, we can send an armored wing to the grassland!"
Ohno hurriedly stood up to make a promise. His performance made Kobayashi Asazaburo, who had just been ridiculed by Okamura Neiji, almost vomit blood.
"Oshima-kun! This time, your Second Brigade will act together with Ohno-kun and the others! Be sure to ensure your own safety!"
"Hi! Your Excellency, Commander!"
Oshima immediately stood up and agreed. In fact, he understood the meaning of the commander's words. Only Chief of Staff Kobayashi Asajiro, who was in a rage, did not pay attention to the meaning of Okamura Yasuji's words.
At this moment, Xiao Lin wanted to curse in his heart, is there such a bully? As the chief of staff, I ask you, but you are all pretending to be dead and not talking.
Now it's Okamura Neiji's turn. He just calls out a name and you all cooperate and agree.
While these high-ranking Japanese generals were still discussing how to rescue the Mengjiang Corps, an entire cavalry brigade of the Japanese army in Ulanqab, as well as the cavalrymen of the grassland nobles who had defected to the Japanese army and become traitors, waved their sabers and "bravely" rushed towards the opposite steel chariot.
Such a scene happened once in Europe four years ago, when hundreds of thousands of Polish Winged Hussars bravely wielded sabers to fight against the German armored forces.
History has already given the answer. Today, the Japanese army once again intends to use their flesh and blood to block China's Second Armored Division.
"Division Commander! There are countless Japanese soldiers and grassland cavalry in front of us! Are they crazy? How dare they ride horses and fight tanks!"
When Zhang Jiaqi heard the reports from the frontline soldiers on the communication channel, he was also shocked by the Japanese army's almost suicidal actions.
He didn't know whether to praise them for their bravery or laugh at their ignorance!
Of course, these only made him slightly puzzled, and did not play any role in his idea of killing all these Japanese and traitors.
The scene of thousands of horses galloping was still very spectacular. More than 6,000 Japanese cavalrymen and more than 10,000 grassland puppet cavalrymen galloped on their horses, making strange calls from their mouths, and rushed towards the smoke in the distance.
Only a few of the grassland people and the Japanese soldiers had ever seen a real tank. At most, they had only seen the tiny tanks like the Japanese Type 95 and Type 97.
In the eyes of these cavalrymen, such thin-skinned tanks can be easily destroyed. Although sabers may not be able to pierce them, grenades can definitely solve the problem.
This was what the top brass of the Japanese Mengjiang Army preached anyway, so that these Japanese troops and Mengjiang puppet cavalry felt they could easily kill these "Chinese thin-skinned tanks."
Looking down from the sky, it seems as if the most powerful mobile forces of two eras are fighting in the final showdown.
The huge cavalry rushed towards the dam composed of huge steel monsters like a huge wave in the sea.
One side wanted to break through the dam and tear to pieces anything that blocked their progress, while the other side wanted to use a steel Great Wall to drive away and smash all the turbulent waves.
The smoke and dust effectively concealed the huge figures of the T34s of the rd Armored Division. It was not until the two sides were very close that the cavalrymen riding their horses and shouting wildly realized that these tanks were completely different from the tiny ones they had seen before.
Looking at the thick gun barrel, the huge body, and the speed comparable to a cavalry charge, he then looked at the saber in his hand and the grenade hanging on his chest.
At this moment, the explosion began. High-explosive grenades fired from tanks exploded in the cavalry team like waves.
Almost every artillery shell that exploded would take away a few people. Their charging team was too large, with nearly 20,000 densely packed cavalrymen, and they ran head-on into the Second Armored Division on this prairie.
The roar of machine guns resounded throughout the battlefield, and large groups of cavalry fell in the face of the flying rays of light.
The tracer bullets were very well adjusted to the best shooting trajectory by the machine gunners in the tanks. More than 200 tanks faced 2 cavalry.
The outcome was decided the moment the battle broke out. How could a human body be a match for the T34 tank?
The bloodiness of these Japanese cavalrymen and grassland men was also aroused. They roared and screamed. Many of them held sabers in one hand and grenades in the other, intending to rush to the front of those steel monsters and throw the grenades into the tanks.
Rushing in the front were the men from the grasslands. They fell in large numbers, and many of them and their horses had their bodies torn to pieces by bullets. Behind them were the Japanese cavalry.
The Japanese cavalrymen raised their sabers high, made strange noises, and rushed towards the Chinese tanks frantically. Their eyes revealed despair and madness, as if they were ready to fight the steel behemoth.
However, the Chinese tanks did not flinch, they were as solid as a rock, and their guns spewed out ruthless fire. Every shell was like the sickle of the god of death, accurately reaping the lives of the Japanese soldiers.
At the same time, the machine guns on the tanks kept firing, and bullets poured down like raindrops.
The Japanese cavalry had no power to fight back in the face of powerful firepower, their bodies were easily torn apart by artillery fire and bullets. The horses were frightened and neighed, and fled in all directions. The battlefield was filled with the smell of blood and death.
As time went on, the Japanese suffered more and more casualties, and their charge was completely disintegrated.
The tanks continued to advance, ruthlessly crushing all obstacles and demonstrating great strength and majesty. This battle became a nightmare for the Japanese army and also demonstrated the firmness and bravery of the Chinese army.