GBP Chapter 123 Yingluck - Kursk
Chapter 123 Yingluck - Kursk
Yingluck is the name of an unknown open area south of Silchar. The origin of the name cannot be verified. This name, which originally had no sense of existence, is destined to be recorded as history at this moment!
After the Japanese army was blocked by the defense composed mainly of the New 14st Brigade at the position of the 1th Army, the Japanese offensive forces turned and focused on this area. The huge torrent of steel began to turn, and those monsters with billowing smoke rushed here all at once. The earth began to tremble constantly, with flying sand and rocks and endless dust.
General Strand and the ambushing tank group watched all this from afar. Just an hour earlier, General Sun Liren had personally arrived to discuss the tank column's attack plan with Strand. He believed that the British Indian 15th Division's simple defense and subsequent collapse, luring the enemy deep into their territory, presented a clear vulnerability. The Japanese were no fools. The Allies had fought bloody battles with the Japanese in the east, north, and center, and it was impossible for them to be so vulnerable and collapse at the first sign of trouble in the south. If the Japanese became suspicious and adopted a cautious strategy, Strand's tank column's actions would be exposed, potentially leading to a counterattack and encirclement.
At Sun's request, General Strand transferred a British tank battalion and exposed it to the Japanese army as a counterattack force in the defensive position, making the Japanese army mistakenly believe that the defenders' last bottom line was exposed. In this way, the Japanese army would rush forward boldly and without scruples into Strand's ambush circle.
Of course, the 15th Division had to hold out until it was utterly defeated, giving the Japanese the impression that they were desperately defending. The 15th Division clearly couldn't do this, so Sun decided to personally lead the anti-tank assault column from the 1st Army Group to join the defense. He had to make the Japanese feel that there were considerable forces there, truly resisting their attack, and ultimately, they would collapse!
Stellan understood the significance of General Sun's decision and was deeply moved. What it meant to be a soldier, what it meant to be a soldier, what it meant to be a soldier's spirit. The Chinese people and their leaders perfectly embodied the meaning of both.
Stellan did not say anything more. He had already made up his mind that he must be like the Chinese and keep the Japanese tank troops here in the upcoming battle, even if it means sacrifice!
Strang thought so, and so did all the Allied tank commanders present. An army commander willing to personally lead his troops to defend a position he knew was a death trap was unthinkable in Europe and America. The Chinese display of all this significantly boosted their faith in victory, and filled them with a sense of pride in their fight against the Japanese.
The Japanese army entered Yingluck and was once again met with strong resistance from the Allied forces. This was within the Japanese army's expectations. Based on the terrain and the enemy's defense status, the Japanese army believed that this was the best breakthrough point. Therefore, all artillery fire was poured on the 15th Division and Sun Liren and others. Various artillery shells fell like hail. The Japanese army simultaneously launched coordinated operations of tanks and artillery. While the artillery bombarded, 1 Leopard tanks, mainly from the 2st, 4nd, and 150th Tank Regiments, rushed straight over, ready to crush the current enemy and break through the Allied line of defense!
The 15th Division of the British Indian Army had been defeated in the fierce artillery fire. Mo Shangjing saw all this clearly from a distance. He ordered Abe to speed up and break through the enemy's position as soon as possible.
General Sun was not immune to the Japanese artillery fire. A small piece of shrapnel pierced his right shoulder, and blood stained his collar. At this moment, he had no time to care about it. After a simple bandage, he personally operated a mortar, adjusted the parameters, and fired at the attacking Japanese tanks.
At the same time, the officers and soldiers of the 1st Army's anti-tank column, which was mainly composed of Chinese, came out of various bunkers and used anti-tank sniper rifles, direct-fire guns, mortars, and all available firepower to fight back against the attacking Japanese tanks.
Abe hadn't expected that under such intense bombardment, so many men and weapons would still attack him. Although these weapons couldn't cause much damage to his powerful tank cluster, the enemy's near-suicidal resistance filled him with deep admiration. That was all.
Abe ordered to charge forward at full speed, without getting entangled with these flies, and at the same time notified the mechanized infantry behind to catch up as soon as possible and eliminate these unnecessary sacrifices.
Suddenly, 2 to 30 British tanks rushed out from a hillside of the Allied position. They were thick-skinned Matilda II infantry tanks and Valentine infantry tanks. Although they could withstand the Panther's artillery fire, their firepower was too weak. Unless they attacked at close range, they posed no major threat to the Panther.
Abe was secretly delighted. The British army's final trump card had been revealed, proving that the defenses here were about to be breached. Beyond that, fertile ground for his own advancement would be revealed! He immediately ordered the weasels hiding on the side to take action. Under a barrage of anti-tank artillery fire, a battalion of British tanks was quickly destroyed in front of the Japanese line.
Mo Shangjing was very happy and immediately issued an order for a full-scale assault!
Seeing this, Sun Liren knew his mission was complete and there was no need to sacrifice these elite Chinese people any further. He quickly ordered the troops to evacuate in an orderly manner. However, just as General Sun turned to retreat, a grenade exploded near him, and a piece of shrapnel struck him in the forehead again...
"What? General Sun is seriously injured?!" Stellan was furious after receiving the report: Little Japan, I will never coexist with you!
Stellan tried to calm himself down and continued to wait for the Japanese tanks to enter his ambush area.
On the other side, Cai Yong, at the expense of the British tank battalion, discovered the traces of the Japanese Weasel Column. After destroying the British tank battalion, the Japanese Weasel Column followed the main group and quietly entered the bushes in the Yingla area, which was exactly the best location Cai Yong had planned for an ambush. Cai Yong was secretly surprised: Weasel, I'm going to let you taste the feeling of being ambushed!
Abe led the Panther tank group at the fastest speed and finally entered the ambush circle of Stellan. Stellan did not hesitate and ordered the anti-tank guns to open fire. More than 250 tanks in three columns launched a surprise attack on the Japanese tank group from three directions!
"Boom boom boom boom!" Multiple rocket launchers and anti-aircraft guns pounded Abe's advancing Panther tanks. Explosions disrupted Abe's formation, hitting the fuel tanks and tracks of some Panthers, and several tanks burst into flames. The cries of the Japanese tanks were chaotic, and Abe himself couldn't tell the extent of the damage. He ordered his tanks to disperse and avoid the bombardment. This gave Stellan an opportunity!
The three Allied tank groups maintained their formation, like three sharp swords, thrusting directly into the Japanese camp. Abe only realized he had entered an ambush by American and British tanks when he heard the calls from the tank groups. He urgently ordered his units to organize a counterattack in squadrons, while simultaneously calling on the Weasels, who were hiding and covering the enemy tank groups, to attack the enemy tank groups.