Chapter 266 Steel Collision 2 (please ask for red flowers!)
The first time was in 1929, when Li Hanhun saw that the civil war was getting more and more intense, so he resigned and went to live in Hong Kong;
The second time was when Chen Jitang and Li Zongren launched the "Guangdong-Guangxi Incident". Li Hanhun believed that Chen Jitang's favor to himself was a personal favor and his opposition to Chiang was a public enemy. This was not conducive to the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War, so he "sealed the gold and sealed the seal" and went to Hong Kong.
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The third time was in 1946 after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. Seeing that the civil war was about to start, he resigned again and went to more than 20 countries in Europe and the United States for inspection. In 1949, he briefly returned to Taiwan to serve, but soon settled in the United States.
It can be seen from this that Li Hanhun is not a soldier who likes to fight civil war.
Although history has taken a turn, a person's character will not change easily. Li Hanhun was unambiguous in fighting the Japanese.
When Li Hanhun learned at the division command post that the Japanese 107th Division had dispatched a tank regiment, he immediately ordered Ma Mingsheng's third regiment, which was attacking Jiaxing, to slowly retreat and lure the enemy tank regiment away from Jiaxing.
Because Li Hanhun's 064th Division's combat mission this time was "sticking", he could not change "sticking" to fighting until the 061st Division and the troops directly under the group army launched a battle against the Japanese 3rd Division.
Ma Mingsheng is a mid-level officer who grew up in the National Defense Forces system. He did not understand the division commander's retreat order, but the rules of the army are to execute it if you understand it, and execute it if you don't understand it. After Ma Mingsheng thought for a moment, he understood the mission of the third regiment and
Not to retreat, but to "lead away" the enemy tank regiment.
"Order: The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd battalions retreat one by one, and the mountain artillery battalion covers the infantry retreat! Note: Keep in contact with the enemy tank troops! If anyone retreats too fast and the Japanese turtle shells no longer chase,
Immediately removed from office!" Ma Mingsheng's order was very detailed, because this task was indeed not easy to complete.
"Baga, the Chinese troops have withdrawn, kill them -" Colonel Yoshida shouted excitedly when he saw the National Defense Forces retreating like a tide in the lookout mirror of a tank.
"Boom, boom, boom..." The Japanese were also very powerful when fighting with the wind. The tanks charged while firing at the retreating National Defense Forces!
"Attention, coordinates 695,313, fire in one minute!" This is a 60 mortar platoon from the retreating Marine Company. They have a total of 8 60 mortars.
This time, they are trying out a new tactic, which is to fire eight mortars at only one enemy tank to see if it has any effect.
Of course, they know the explosive effect of the 60-meter mortar shells better than anyone else. Although the Japanese tank only has a thin iron sheet, it is not easy for the 60-meter mortar to achieve success on a thin-skinned tank.
However, they are willing to give it a try, it is just to "tease" the enemy.
A minute later, at the gesture of the mortar platoon leader, eight cannons fired at a Japanese tank at the front at the same time.
"Boom boom boom..."
I saw that the Japanese chariot was suddenly shrouded in thick smoke. When the smoke cleared, everyone was overjoyed: "Ah, beaten to the ground?!"
Yes, they were lucky. Although the 60-gun shells were not powerful, they could still knock down the Japs' thin-skinned tanks as long as they hit the vital points. This time, two of the shells landed on the Japs at the same time.
On the track of the tank, one of the tracks was immediately broken, while the track on the other side struggled a few times and finally broke.
Strictly speaking, they only damaged the Japanese tanks.
"Withdraw -" The soldiers of the mortar platoon had no time to appreciate their results, because more Japanese tanks had pointed their muzzles at the location of the mortar platoon. If they did not withdraw, it would be ##
#But I’m getting shot!
"Boom boom boom..."
The mortar platoon had just withdrawn a few dozen meters when the previous position came under a fierce shelling.
After firing a shot, the other Japanese tanks bypassed their injured companions and continued to pursue them in the direction of the retreat of the National Defense Forces.
"Boom -" The Japanese tank that had just rushed less than a hundred meters finally encountered another major weapon of the National Defense Force: anti-tank mines.
A Japanese tank was completely destroyed!
However, the National Defense Forces did not lay many anti-tank mines. Otherwise, the Japanese tank regiment would have been unable to move at all. If this were the case, allowing the Japanese tanks to return to Jiaxing would mean that the mission of Ma Mingsheng's regiment had failed.
"Kill them -" Colonel Yoshida shouted anxiously in the command car when he saw that before his tank regiment had achieved any decent results, two tanks were disabled and one was injured, and several soldiers were killed.
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However, Colonel Yoshida's screams were not heard by his men at all. The Japanese army still relied on traditional flags for tank command. Although the Japanese army salvaged a National Defense Forces fighter plane from the sea outside Tanggu Port, they did not develop a radar that was far more powerful than radar.
A more technically complex radio calling system.
Just like this, on this morning in the southwest of Jiaxing on February 24, 1938, in front were the soldiers of the National Defense Forces fleeing in "embarrassment", and behind them were Japanese chariots pursuing them fiercely. A war teaching film equivalent to a live-fire exercise was staged.
The Japanese army also achieved some results, such as 60 mortar shells, supplies, some first-aid medicines, and bandages left behind by the National Defense Forces. These things were littered on the battlefield. It was obvious that the Chinese army fled in a hurry.
Of course, the Japanese army also suffered certain losses. Almost every few hundred meters they advanced, a tank was destroyed or knocked down.
In the 064th Division command post, Li Hanhun flipped through the real-time battle situation reports from time to time, assessing the progress of the entire battle. This "sticky" style of fighting would not be fun for anyone else. Li Hanhun longed for a real battle.
The moment of decisive battle comes as soon as possible. At least, you should let your tank regiment quickly eat up the Japanese tank regiment.
"Reporting to the division commander, the latest battle report! The 061st Division has fought with the Japanese 3rd Division!" The staff officer came excitedly with a telegram to report the good news. Everyone in the 064th Division command post knew that the division commander was waiting for the 061st Division.
news.
The 061st Division launched a decisive battle with the Japanese 3rd Division, which shows that the 062nd Division's blocking tactics have been successful!
In fact, in this battle, all the commanders of the Sixth Group Army understood that when it comes to the task of heavy and difficult tasks, it is definitely not the 061 Division, nor the 064 Division, nor the 065 Division that "sticks" to the enemy, nor is it the general reserve of the group army.
The 063rd Division of the team, the most difficult to complete the task, is the 062nd Division responsible for the "stuck" position.
Although the 062 Division was inserted into a "hollow" area of the Japanese army, who can guarantee that there will be no surprises in the deployment of the Japanese army, and the 062 Division only launched one hour earlier than the two divisions responsible for "sticking" to the enemy, even if there was a small enemy in front.
If there are many enemies, we have to stop and kill them. If there are too many enemies, how can we stop the Japanese army before they escape?
"Order: Ma Mingsheng stops retreating and establishes a sniper position in Maojiabang! Wang Daoheng of the tank regiment immediately attacks and annihilates the Japanese 57th Tank Regiment in the area north of Maojiabang!" Li Hanhun said.
The telegram was sent and the order was given decisively.
Maojiabang is a small village in the southwest of Jiaxing. A few kilometers behind it is Tongxiang, where the 064th Division command post is located.
"Baga, what's ahead?" Through the lookout, he observed that the National Defense Forces were running desperately. Yoshida was furious. Several times, the tank regiment was clearly about to bite the tail of the China Army.
Suddenly there was another burst of artillery shells, which forced the tank regiment to either hide or fight back on the spot. After the tank regiment defeated the Chinese army's artillery fire, the Chinese army that could still be seen fled without a trace.
Missing. Hey, I’m really pissed off!
"I'm reporting to you, Colonel, that ahead is a small village in China called Maojiabang!" the adjutant returned immediately.
"Order the tank regiment to launch a rapid charge. We must keep the China Army in Maojiabang!" Yoshida suddenly felt that more than two hours had passed since he left Jiaxing to pursue the pursuit. If he did not catch or annihilate the China Army,
Part one, the chariot regiment spent this morning traveling outside Jiaxing.
"Hai!" the adjutant immediately climbed onto the roof of the vehicle and waved the flag towards the chariot in front.
In front of Maojiabang Village, there is a small river more than ten feet wide, called "Honghe". At this time, six short bridges have been erected on the Honghe River by the engineering battalion of the 064th Division, and the young men of the 3rd Marine Regiment are gathering in groups.
Rushing towards the bridge. In any case, with only 75mm mountain guns and 60mm guns, if a regiment wants to deal with a Japanese tank regiment, even if it does not deliberately retreat, it still needs to repel the enemy attack with very small casualties.
Too weak to do anything.
"Mountain Artillery Battalion, immediately set up positions on the south bank of the Hong River!" Ma Mingsheng knew that this was the last line of defense for the 3rd Regiment, and the division commander requested to snipe the Japanese troops here.
"Haha, commander, look, our tank!" As soon as Ma Mingsheng gave the order, the guard pointed forward.
"Damn it! No wonder the division commander ordered a sniper position to be set up here! It turns out that the tank regiment is planning to annihilate the Japanese thin-skinned tanks here." Ma Mingsheng said with some sudden realization.
On the south bank of the Hong River, there are an average of 16 "T-12" assault tanks placed near each bridge. Ma Mingsheng, who is at least 500 meters away, clearly feels that the motors of those tanks have been roaring, just waiting.
After the infantry brothers cross the river, these steel monsters will attack north to meet the Japanese tank regiment heading south.
"Regiment Commander Ma, the division commander ordered: Your 1st Battalion will counterattack with our regiment; the 2nd and 3rd Battalions will quickly circle back north and outflank the infantry brigade behind the Japanese tanks!" Ma Mingsheng just had a sudden realization in his heart.
Wang Daoheng of the carriage regiment came to convey the division commander's order.
"Okay! What should we do with our mountain artillery battalion?" Ma Mingsheng asked.
"Before the battle in Jiaxing ends, your division will be temporarily placed under the direct command of the division headquarters! Their current task is to establish positions on the spot and support our army with artillery fire to encircle and annihilate the enemy's 57th Tank Regiment!" A division staff officer handed over a piece of order.
It's in Ma Mingsheng's hands.
"Brothers, the time for meritorious service has come!" Ma Mingsheng handed the combat order to the regimental deputy and immediately jumped onto an armored vehicle.
"Captain, you can't charge!" The regimental deputy saw Ma Mingsheng's actions and immediately stopped him. This is because this row of armored personnel carriers is charged with the tank regiment.
"Why are there so many nonsense? Come on, come on, let's charge together! Look, other commander Wang has got into the chariot, why can't I do it?" Ma Mingsheng said "temptation".