ebookland Chapter 436 Tank Battalion! Attack!
Chapter 436 Tank Battalion! Attack!
Before leaving, Ilderov had already ordered all people in the border area to enter combat status.
"Isn't the atmosphere a little off tonight?"
Li Shaoyi arrived at the Outer Xiongnu border yesterday. In fact, there was no so-called border. In a place that was easy to pass through, the other side dug a trench and stationed some Outer Xiongnu soldiers in it.
The land with grasslands on both sides is impossible to defend. If you want to go through, there are plenty of roads to go through, and you can go a few kilometers to the left and right. It is impossible to defend at all.
"They must have received the order to fight. We made such a big noise, and you didn't hide anything when you came over. The other side should have guessed we were going to fight."
Tang Guoping said with a smile that this place is several hundred meters away from the border defense line, which is his forward command post. When we fight, we are not afraid of anything and it doesn't matter what the situation is. We just rely on our fists.
"Has Sukhbaru not been contacted yet?"
Li Shaoyi used a telescope to look at the Outer Xiongnu soldiers in the trenches in the distance. We must occupy the Outer Xiongnu and try to avoid exchanging fire with the local people as much as possible unless it is absolutely necessary, otherwise this blood feud will be difficult to resolve.
"He has been captured by Prince Kangying. It's difficult for our people to rescue him. There are also Rakshasa troops surrounding the palace."
Natasha said somewhat unhappily that after all, this was an operation she had planned, but she hadn't seen any results, so more than a month's time had been wasted.
"If all else fails, we can only use force. It's normal that things won't go our way."
Tang Guoping was quite open-minded. According to the original plan, Sukhbaru would persuade the foreign Xiongnu soldiers in the border area to lay down their arms and then let Li Shaoyi's army pass.
There are only more than 300 Rakshasa soldiers in the border area. According to Sukhbaru's plan, after we go there and eliminate the armed forces of these people, the border will be taken over.
"Then pass the order down. Start the attack at dawn tomorrow. For your First Infantry Brigade, you should be able to finish the job even after breakfast. After breaking through the border defense line, under the cover of the air force, do not stop at any time and go directly to Prince Kangying's palace."
Li Shaoyi felt a little uncomfortable when he spoke. He had originally wanted to plan for one or two foreign slaves to surrender, but he didn't expect the Russians to control them so tightly. What's more, after so many years of independence, those who were nostalgic had long been killed, and those who were closest to us were all centrists.
"Don't worry, we will definitely be able to capture Prince Kangying's palace before three o'clock tomorrow afternoon."
A ferocious look appeared on Tang Guoping's face.
At this moment, from the border to Prince Kangying's palace, there was no other armed force except some tribes of the Xiongnu people.
The combat effectiveness of these people is about the same as that of rural villagers. Not to mention our First Infantry Brigade, even the newly formed security regiment can make it through easily.
"Are the armored units coming?"
Li Shaoyi thought of his precious armored brigade.
"Don't mention them. The road isn't very good and we're still slowly climbing up here."
Although Tang Guoping also coveted those lumps of iron, it was extremely difficult to transport them to another place without a railway.
It's been nearly half a month and he still hasn't arrived. Fortunately, the situation on the front line is not too tight now, otherwise it would really delay things.
"Then it's up to your tank battalion. Fortunately, these people in front of me are not very powerful. Your tank battalion must also perform for me."
Li Shaoyi has formed a tank battalion in each of the three main brigades. Before the large-scale armored forces arrive, it will depend on you.
This endless grassland is exactly where the armored troops can make their mark.
"Brother, don't worry. Although my tank battalion only wants second-tier soldiers when selecting personnel, and the best ones have been taken by the armored brigade, but if a real war breaks out, my tank battalion will definitely not be inferior. We have not been idle during this period."
Tang Guoping's words made Li Shaoyi turn around, as they seemed different from his previous tone.
It turned out that when each infantry brigade was forming a tank battalion, Tang Guoping kept complaining at the headquarters, saying that there was not even a decent tank battalion commander, as all the troops had been taken away by the two armored brigades. How could the other troops survive?
Now looking at this statement, it seems that you have found a treasure.
"Where did you find the capable man? Did you report it?"
Seeing Li Shaoyi's look, Tang Guoping subconsciously took a step back. We finally found a talented person, are we going to ask him to leave again? These days, all the talents in the army have been taken away for those two armored brigades.
"I don't need to report this. I found him among the captured Japanese. Didn't we say before that this kind of prisoners don't need to be reported? This guy studied in Europe and came back to Japan. He was also from a poor family and was assigned to the infantry unit. Isn't that why we captured him? I made him a training instructor. Others get two steamed buns a day, but as long as this guy is trained well... well... I can give him three steamed buns..."
Tang Guoping's words made everyone around him laugh. It turned out that your tank battalion was only there because they were given an extra steamed bun.
"Then tomorrow morning you will be the first wave to charge, and I will be here to observe carefully."
Li Shaoyi had said long ago that if these Japanese prisoners were useful, they could indeed be used, but their treatment could not be better. When negotiating with them, they should be treated with knives and whips instead of temptation.
The night passed quickly, and the brothers of the 72nd Division slept soundly. Anyway, there were people on duty, so they didn't need to worry.
On the other hand, on the outer Xiongnu side, under the supervision of more than 300 Rakshasa officers and soldiers, no one dared to sleep. They had received accurate information that the commander of the 72nd Division had already headed north from Peking. He was definitely not coming here for sightseeing, but to attack. We must be fully alert.
Ilderov had also arrived at the base camp in the rear. After hearing the news, he immediately ordered him to lead two infantry regiments and an independent battalion to support Prince Kangying in resisting the Han people coming from the south and keep all the Han people outside the Outer Xiongnu border.
In addition, there were more than 9,000 Hun cavalrymen who followed Ilderov. In an instant, Prince Kangying's army had more than 20,000 foreign Huns, as well as three regiments and an independent battalion of Russian troops.
"Tank battalion, full-scale assault."
Li Shaoyi was still eating breakfast when Lu Dacheng, commander of the tank battalion of the 1st Infantry Brigade, gave the order to attack.