Chapter 1038

Calcutta, Southern Army Headquarters.

General Juichi Terauchi frowned as he looked at the map hanging on the wall. The staff officers had already marked the attack postures of both the enemy and ourselves on the map. The Third Reich Army launched an offensive on the front lines of Lucknow, Kanpur, Nagpur and Chhindwara, but it did not exceed their expectations.

However, the ferocity of the Third Reich Army's attack shocked General Touichi Terauchi.

The Third Reich Army did not seem to have many troops invested. However, the troops invested by the Tianzhu natives amounted to millions. So much so that the troops on the front line are under great pressure

"Your Excellency, Commander, the Tianzhu Front Army's request for reinforcements has been sent. Mr. Kawabe hopes that we will send reinforcements in time to reinforce them. Otherwise, once the Tianzhu Front cannot hold on and is forced to retreat, the Third Reich Army will be able to launch an attack all the way down the Ganges River." Lieutenant General Iimura, Chief of General Staff of the Southern Army, reported.

General Juichi Terauchi nodded:"Kawabe-kun is a very determined person. He started asking for help on the first day. This shows how powerful the German offensive is. violent"

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander. The Germans dispatched a large number of aircraft and heavy artillery to launch fierce firepower attacks on the defense lines of the 28th Army and the 33rd Army. Under the indiscriminate bombardment of the Germans, these two armies suffered heavy losses. The defense lines constructed were also seriously damaged. In addition, the Germans also invested a large number of chariot troops during the attack. So much so that it is difficult for the troops on the front line to resist."Lieutenant General Iimura Tsumugi said.

"What about the 7th Front?"General Terauchi Juichi asked.

The Indian Front Army is stationed on the Lucknow and Kanpur lines along the Ganges, while the 7th Front Army is the force defending the Chhindwara and Nagpur lines.

The strength of the 7th Front Army, Compared with the Tianzhu Front Army, it is more powerful. It has the 16th Army, the 25th Army and the 29th Army, as well as an infantry division and an independent mixed brigade. The entire 7th Front Army has 13 An infantry division, eight infantry brigades, and several defense teams, with a total strength of more than 400,000

"Your Excellency, Commander, the 7th Front Army was also violently attacked by the main force of the Germans, and the losses of the troops were also very high. However, Doihara-kun did not ask for help, but said that they could continue to persist for a while."Lieutenant General Iimura Tsumugi said.

"Can Doihara-kun really persevere? I don't think so. He was just holding on. The German offensive was so fierce that the Tianzhu Front Army could no longer hold on, and naturally the same was true for the 7th Front Army. It's just that Lord Doihara was too arrogant and refused to bow his head to ask for help. However, for the benefit of the empire, now is not the time to talk about personal honor and disgrace. We must resist the German attack. Otherwise, the entire Southern Army will come to an end."Said General Judai in the temple.

"Hi, Commander!"Lieutenant General Iimura nodded repeatedly.

"The 2nd Army and the 18th Army were ordered to reinforce the Tianzhu Front Army and the 7th Front Army respectively. In addition, the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Tank Divisions were ordered to reinforce the Tianzhu Front Army and the 7th Front Army respectively. This time, we must do our best to resist the German attack. Otherwise, once the defense line is breached, the consequences will be very serious!"General Shoudai in the temple ordered

"Hi, Commander! Lieutenant General Iimura replied.

The 2nd Army has four infantry divisions and two independent mixed brigades, as well as some troops directly under the army, with a total strength of nearly 150,000. The 18th Army has three The infantry divisions and some directly-affiliated troops have a total strength of 100,000.

In addition, General Juichi Terauchi also dispatched four additional chariot divisions for reinforcements, making the number of reinforcements sent out this time more than 300,000. This is already most of the mobile troops of the Southern Army.

If the battle line is still unable to be stabilized, it will be difficult for the Southern Army to resist the attack of the Third Reich Army.

After the order from General Judai Terauchi, the following The troops who received the order immediately rushed to the front.

A large number of troops marched along Tianzhu's railway lines and highways. However, in order to avoid the bombing of the Third Reich Air Force, the Eastern Army could only adopt the method of hiding in day and night. Hurry. In this case, their advancement speed was greatly affected.

When the Third Reich Army used armored forces on a large scale and achieved great victories in the European and North American battlefields, countries around the world also rushed to follow suit. , build its own armored forces.

As one of the most powerful countries in the world, the Eastern Empire will naturally not let this go.

However, due to lack of resources, most of the Japanese tanks are very light in weight and have strong armor. To deal with unarmored troops, At the same time, the Far Eastern countries seriously lacked anti-tank troops, which was enough. However, compared with the world-class tanks of the Third Reich, these Japanese tanks were a joke.

After occupying the northeastern part of Yanhuang Kingdom, especially After taking Nanyang, the resource bottleneck of the Eastern Empire was lifted. This allowed them to further increase the production of tanks and form more than ten armored divisions.

Each armored division of the Eastern Empire Army has two A tank brigade, four tank regiments, a total of more than 300 tanks. To a large extent, it can be regarded as imitating the organization of the armored forces of the Third Reich Army.

However, the organization can be imitated. But those tanks There is no way to imitate.

The tanks of the Third Reich Army adopted many new technologies. The simplest tank engine was a difficulty that the Japanese could not overcome. In addition, the Japanese were short of resources for so long that when they manufactured tanks , buckle and suosuo. Several main tanks manufactured are like a joke in front of the advanced tanks of the Third Reich Army.

For example, the three main tanks currently equipped by the tank division of the Eastern Empire Army are respectively They are the Type 97 medium tank, the Type 98 light tank and the Type 97 ultra-light tank, also known as bean tanks. The Type

97 medium tank weighs only 15 tons and is equipped with a 57mm tank gun. The Type 98 light tank is only 7 tons and is equipped with a 37mm tank gun. The Type 97 ultra-light tank is only more than 4 tons and is equipped with a 37mm tank gun. Even the

Third Reich Army has eliminated it The modern Panther light tanks can crush all Japanese tanks. Not to mention that the armored forces of the Third Reich Army are now dominated by Panther medium tanks and Tiger heavy tanks.