Chapter 210 Honjo Shige’s Shadow (The King is Back!)
After the baptism of the North China Campaign, the Japanese army has attached great importance to small terrain operations. It can be said that because of Wu Aihua's "points", the Japanese army's tactics have been substantially improved. Although I dare not say that they are at the same level as the National Defense Forces, at least they will not be the same.
That kind of situation where two armies cannot fight back when they meet.
"Da da da, da da da..." Just when Deng Mingshan was still trying to hold on with the help of fortifications and fortresses, suddenly, there was another burst of machine gunfire behind him, and a small group of Japanese soldiers, all wet and fresh, were walking along the trench towards him and others.
charge!
It turned out that the position terrain of Deng Mingshan Camp and its ground buildings had long been clearly detected by Japanese aircraft. Although the photos taken by the aircraft were not clear enough, they could not withstand the analysis of the staff. Therefore, this fortification made of reinforced concrete was the only
The weak point is this exposed trench, because its tail leads to the Huangpu River, and its purpose is naturally to remove rainwater and stagnant water in the trench. Unfortunately, Deng Mingshan did not send soldiers to defend the riverside, otherwise these "
As long as a "water ghost" pops up, he will be directly "named" by the official rifle.
"Brothers, fight!" Deng Mingshan made a decisive decision. At this time, if he retreats out of fear, he will definitely be chased by the Japanese army. Only by fighting hard and wiping out all the Japanese who enter the trench can it be possible to stabilize the situation.
Stay in position and have plenty of time to retreat even if you have to retreat.
Following Deng Mingshan's order, using the guard platoon as an arrow, nearly a hundred Chinese soldiers turned their guns and rushed towards the Japanese troops who broke into the position.
"Da da da, da da da..." Since the distance was only a hundred meters, as soon as the two sides met each other, they fired at each other with the most intense automatic fire.
Suddenly, several Japanese and Chinese soldiers were knocked down, and the battle in the trenches also fell into a stalemate.
"Battle base, use small cannon to greet the Japanese troops!" Just when neither side could do anything to the other, battalion deputy Hou Desheng ran up with a 20mm rapid-fire cannon.
"Okay, bring up the cannon and blow up this son of a bitch!" Deng Mingshan calmed down as soon as he saw the cannon.
The biggest difference between cannons and guns is that gun shells are effective only if they directly hit the enemy, while artillery shells, even small 20mm shells, have a killing effect on the enemy as long as they hit the enemy near it, because the warheads are filled with explosives.
, it will explode as soon as it comes into contact with hard objects.
"Boom, boom..." A minute later, the rapid-fire cannon began to unleash its power.
"Battal Commander, the enemy is coming!" Just as the Japanese troops emerging from the river were suppressed, the Japanese troops in front finally took advantage of the weakening of the Chinese army's firepower, and a grenade group advanced about a hundred meters.
distance.
"Ah..." Deng Mingshan screamed when he saw the Japanese hiding in the blind spot. Only then did he understand what a serious mistake the engineering troops had made when they built this position, and he also knew that he had made a mistake.
The same mistake! Because the Japanese could use grenades to bombard each machine gun hole, but the Chinese machine guns could not "take care" of these more than ten Japanese troops.
However, if the Chinese army wanted to eliminate the Japanese grenade group, they had to pass through an open area blocked by the Japanese machine gun position. This battle would be difficult to win!
"Communications Adjutant, report to the regiment headquarters immediately and ask for support!" Deng Mingshan calmed down and made the most correct decision.
In Deng Mingshan's view, if the regiment headquarters could send out a company to attack the Japanese positions in front, he would not only be able to eliminate the grenade groups sent out in front of the enemy, but he could even recapture the forward positions.
What Deng Mingshan didn't understand was that at this time, not only had the Japanese 23rd Regiment of Shiro Fujita pressed forward, but the entire defense line of the 88th Division was attacked by the Japanese Marine Corps stationed in Shanghai. Not only was the 527th Regiment unable to rescue Deng Mingshan's 1
The battalion itself was attacked by a Japanese brigade.
"Battle base, camp base, the regimental commander ordered our battalion to leave the position and quickly move to the city!" Just after Deng Mingshan and others had just eliminated the Japs climbing up from the Huangpu River, the communications adjutant ran up and reported.
"What's going on?" Deng Mingshan didn't understand. Although the Japanese army in front of him was very powerful, the Chinese army was not a vegetarian.
"The regiment commander said that all the main defense points of our 88th Division were under fierce attack by the Japanese army, and the regiment headquarters could not send a single reinforcement." The communications adjutant added.
What should we do? Should we just withdraw like this? Deng Mingshan was a little undecided.
"If the camp is constantly interrupted, it will inevitably lead to chaos. This time, the Japanese are obviously attacking with a large force!" the communications adjutant advised.
"Boom -" Just as Deng Mingshan hesitated, the Japanese naval guns were already coming up.
"Withdraw -" As soon as Deng Mingshan heard the explosion, he knew that no matter how powerful his several hundred men were, they could not withstand the attack of a naval gun with a caliber of more than 200mm.
In fact, the Japanese 11th Army, as the vanguard, in addition to the 6th Division attacking and advancing along the Huangpu River, the 23rd Division also successfully landed on the beach at Shihekou and attacked Luodian, which was garrisoned by the 36th Division.
It is a Japanese Marine Corps stationed in Shanghai with the size of at least one division. The Japanese army has the strength of up to 3 Class A divisions, plus a powerful surface fleet to attack at the same time. Its purpose is to quickly seize Shanghai and annihilate the elite troops of the Nationalist Government stationed in Shanghai.
armed forces.
The entire resistance war in Shanghai lasted only three days. Just as Chairman Chiang's order to mobilize reinforcements was issued, news of the fall of Shanghai came. The 36th Division, the 87th Division, and the 88th Division, the three first-class main divisions of the Nationalist Government,
When the model division was withdrawn, only half of its men were left, and most of them were wounded. Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, who originally wanted to dismiss the three division commanders for investigation, had no choice but to give up when he saw the miserable state of the troops.
The Songhu Anti-Japanese War in history lasted three months, and the three divisions mentioned above lasted nearly a month independently. Why did they only last three days in this era?
Is the Japanese army really so powerful that it is invincible?
Speaking of which, the reasons are quite complicated.
Compared with the same period in history, because the Japanese army was strongly blocked by the National Defense Forces in North China, the lesson of losing troops and losing generals allowed the Japanese army to rapidly expand its troops. There is no doubt that the Japanese army is strong.
At the same time, the Japanese army summarized the experience and lessons of the North China War and became more mature in tactics than the same period in history. It was less arrogant than the same period in history, had more combat tactics, and strengthened artillery, machine guns and other equipment. Originally, the Japanese army and the Chinese army in history
In comparison, if they were not so arrogant, the great victories at Pingxingguan and Taierzhuang would not have happened at all. In parallel time and space, the Japanese army's arrogance had been severely damaged in North China, and the equipment and operations of the troops had been strengthened in a targeted manner. Therefore, the Japanese army was
It is understandable that Shanghai was occupied in such a short period of time.
However, the changes of the Japanese army were far from being at the tactical level, but at the strategic level. The Japanese army chose to attack Shanghai first, which was the success of its strategy.
The reason why the Japanese army first attacked Shanghai was closely related to the main culprit of the Japanese invasion of China, Honjo Shige. It can be said that all of this was facilitated by Honjo Shige.
Shigeru Honjo, a native of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, graduated from the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School in 1897. He was a rare "China expert" among the Japanese army. He served as the commander of the Japanese Kwantung Army in 1931 and was promoted to the rank of general in April 1933. Originally, history
Honjo Shigeru has been relegated to the sidelines because of the February 26 Incident. However, because of Wu Aihua's sudden appearance, Honjo Shigeru has another "purpose". Although the Japanese base camp did not give Honjo Shigeru any actual positions,
The title of "China War Advisor" is also indispensable.
Historically, after the Japanese North China Front made military progress in North China, the war in Shanghai was actually started by Chiang Kai-shek's National Government, because the Japanese army hoped that the National Government would fight a decisive battle with it in North China, but how could Chiang Kai-shek possibly comply with the Japanese army's idea?
, so there was the Songhu War of Resistance.
In parallel time and space, the biggest enemies of the Japanese army were the two national defense forces in Fujian and Chahar. The Japanese army naturally launched attacks on these two armies and sought a strategic decisive battle. However, Shigeru Honjo vigorously opposed it as a "Chinese war adviser".
Honjo Shige has three reasons:
First, Japan urgently needs a victory! As long as it attacks Shanghai, the Japanese army can achieve a victory relatively smoothly to inspire and inspire the morale of the people and the military.
Second, attacking Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist Government troops can lead to more chaos in China. Just imagine, if the "Central Army" and the central government are defeated, what will happen to those local powerful factions? Even if a leader like Wu Aihua emerges
It would be impossible for such a figure to integrate the power of the entire China in less than two or three years.
Third, the advantage of the Japanese army lies in the navy. Although the navy can also attack Fujian, its effect is limited to the coast. The most important thing is that Wu Aihua's National Defense Force is the least likely to be messed with. By going up the Yangtze River, it can avoid crossing the border with Wu Aihua Group.
If they meet early, they can give full play to the strength of the navy and quickly bring the war to the interior of China.
Therefore, Honjo Shige believes that the Japanese army should attack Shanghai first!
As soon as Shigeru Honjo's opinion came out, the generals of the Japanese Army General Staff Headquarters also seemed to have suddenly enlightened, and they all argued the benefits of attacking Shanghai.
If the National Defense Force can be mobilized to assist Shanghai, then the Japanese army can take advantage of the situation to attack in the direction of Fujian or Chahar! If the National Defense Force does not move in the above two places, then the Japanese army can move up the Yangtze River, sweep across the entire South China, and even hit China
the southwest hinterland.
As for whether the Japanese army can successfully defeat the National Government's army, no one considers it. Because everyone understands: if Chiang Kai-shek's army is as powerful as the National Defense Force, then the Japanese army is not an opponent at all, and it is better to withdraw its troops early!
This is because the Japanese Army Base Camp and the General Staff Headquarters have fully estimated the combat effectiveness of the National Defense Forces: in land operations, the combat effectiveness ratio between the Japanese Army and the National Defense Forces should be quite equal, that is, 1:1. However, if the role of the navy is added, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Army and the National Defense Forces
The ratio will become 1.2:0.8. However, if the combat power of the National Government's nearly one million German weapon divisions reaches the level of the National Defense Forces, the Japanese army's 60 divisions will not be enough. Because it is impossible for the Japanese army to combine 60 divisions
The regiment is used for attack, and the Kwantung Army in the Northeast must leave at least one army behind. Furthermore, if a place is conquered, troops must be sent to occupy and defend it.
After seeing that the Japanese General Staff Headquarters and East China Front General Matsui Iwane finally adopted his suggestions, "China expert" Honjo Shigeru made two suggestions from a tactical perspective: first, advance quickly; second, annihilate a large number of the enemy's effective forces.
Quickly undermine China's determination to resist.