noffsinger Chapter 473: Snake Slaying Formation
Chapter 473: Snake Slaying Formation
You can say that Koji Okita is immoral, but you cannot say that Koji Okita is stupid.
Under this unethical tactic, Koji Okita's engineers actually cleared all the anti-tank mines on the Fengzhen position, opened the north gate of Datong, and officially launched an attack on Datong.
At this moment, a tank unit was lurking in Baoziwan, five kilometers south of Fengzhen.
"Chief of Staff, the Japanese have already broken through Fengzhen!"
"Order, the right wing group will move northeast from Baozi Bay to Heitutai Town. Be careful not to fight too long, and run away after the fight is over!"
Ding Wei's voice came from the intercom: "Yes!"
The Tiger tanks of the two armored regiments, a total of more than 50 tanks, quickly tore off the camouflage nets or crawled out of the woods, forming a long dragon and marching towards Heitutai Town.
The Japanese vanguard seemed to have noticed the yellow smoke and began to call for air support.
At this time, the planes of the Independent Column Aviation Division also arrived over Datong. Seeing the Zero fighter swooping down, they immediately pressed the stick to the left and the Hellcat dived down.
"Little devils, your opponents are us!"
More than 120 Hellcat fighters swooped down on the Japanese aircraft formation.
An air battle between one hundred and two hundred began again.
When the Japanese planes looked up, they saw the sky full of Hellcats. This was truly hell!
"Damn it! Haven't we shot down more than 40 planes? Why are there still so many?"
It's no wonder that the Japanese were curious. After all, he didn't know that in order to prepare for this war, Wang Meng asked William of Country M to deliver 120 Hellcats in advance.
These 120 Hellcats are parked in the fortifications of Pingshun Airport. They can be refueled and take off at any time if necessary!
So, theoretically speaking, once the planes of the Independent Column Aviation Division are hit, as long as the pilots can parachute successfully, they can be pulled back to Pingshun Airport immediately, fly new fighter jets, and take off to fight!
However, the Japanese had no time to think about these twists and turns. The problem they had to solve now was the swarm of Hellcats in front of them.
Without the threat of Japanese aircraft, the horizontally deployed right wing armored group can have fun and rush to the northwest at the highest theoretical speed.
Koji Okita immediately ordered the 150th Tank Division to begin pursuit, but unfortunately, two mm caliber shells suddenly hit the two leading Tiger tanks of the Japanese.
Because the shooting parameters had been calibrated in advance, the two shells landed accurately on the top of the Tiger tank, turning it into a sick cat.
Seeing that the passage less than ten meters wide was blocked, Koji Okita had no choice but to order the Tiger tank behind to push the two burning pieces of scrap metal to the side of the road.
But before they could clear the road, a barrage of shells ruthlessly fell on the formation of the Japanese 4th Tank Division.
At this moment, Wang Huaibao was standing behind the 150mm self-propelled howitzer, running back and forth.
"Brothers, come on! When this battle is over, I will pay for extra meals for you, five roasted whole lambs per company!"
"Okay, Master!"
The soldiers swung their arms as hard as they could and blew up the formation of the 4th Tank Division, leaving pieces in the east and west.
But Koji Okita reacted quickly and ran as fast as he could regardless of the artillery fire in front.
Tanks outside the independent column's artillery fire could also retreat.
It is impossible for the vanguard troops to retreat, they can only charge forward!
As a result, more than 60 tanks of the vanguard also quickly moved to the northeast, maintaining a relatively safe distance of about one kilometer from the right-wing cluster of the independent column.
Koji Okita also ordered the 5th Tank Division, which was stationed in Hongshaba Town, ten kilometers north of Fengzhen, to head straight to Heitutai Town to intercept the armored group of the independent column that was "escaping northward."
At the same time, the tanks of the 4th Tank Division retreating from the rear also crossed the Heitutai Town, waiting for the opportunity!
Wang Meng, who was hiding in the woods, looked at his deployed Tiger tank and smiled triumphantly.
Because the Japanese soldiers through the telescope were appearing in front of him in a horizontal march, and they offered their weakest flank to him without reservation.
"distance!"
"One thousand eight hundred meters!"
"Fire at my command. Make sure you destroy ten Tigers in the first round! Fire!"
Twenty Tiger tanks lined up in a row in the woods, as well as the Type 5 tanks inserted in the space behind them, spewed out flames almost at the same time, and high-speed armor-piercing shells tore open the side armor of the Tiger tanks.
Wang Meng picked up the telescope and looked at a row of Tiger tanks that were on fire. Even the turrets of several Tiger tanks flew into the sky due to the explosion and killed a large number of Japanese soldiers.
"1, 2, ..., 12! Good, keep attacking!"
However, the subsequent attacks were not as effective.
First, the Japanese began to fight back, attacking the woods indiscriminately.
Secondly, the twelve destroyed tanks seemed to have become their shields. The Japanese tanks passed quickly from the other side!
"Back off! Back off!"
Wang Meng ordered all twenty Tiger tanks and twenty Type 5 tanks to retreat until they disappeared from the sight of the Japanese.
Wang Meng lay on the ground, looking at the Japanese tanks still being bombed by Wang Huaibao's 150mm howitzer. He pulled a piece of dogtail grass with satisfaction and put it in his mouth.
According to his initial estimate, the Japanese vanguard had lost at least thirty tanks!
Until the last Japanese tank disappeared in the northeast direction, Wang Meng once again ordered the remaining four Type 5 tank battalions of the right-wing armored group to follow the remaining thirty-odd tanks of the Japanese vanguard and begin the tail-cutting operation.
The left wing armored corps began to advance towards Fengzhen along the route the Japanese had come from.
The reason why Wang Meng fought like this was to separate the Japanese tank cluster with superior numbers.
The 150th Tank Division was like a snake, and Wang Huaibao's mm self-propelled howitzer was like splitting the snake into two, making it impossible for the head and tail to take care of each other, and then evacuating separately.
In this way, Wang Meng can turn his disadvantage into advantage.
The right wing armored group of more than 160 tanks attacked the remaining 40 or so Japanese tanks, and they were attacked from the front and back. The result can be imagined, they were in easy reach.
The three tank regiments on the left wing, with more than 250 tanks, were evenly matched against the remaining 220 Japanese tanks of the 4th Tank Division.
Moreover, how could Wang Meng let the 4th Tank Division get away so easily?
Although the left-wing armored group is still in Baozi Bay, his scouts with rocket launchers are all over the mountains!
Where tanks can't hide, scouts can!
Where tanks can't reach, scouts can still get there!