Chapter 293: This Day (Please collect red flowers!)
"Boom boom boom..."
At 9:55 a.m. on March 4, 1938, the Sixth Group Army on the Songjiang Front, the Fourth Group Army on the Wujiang Front, and the Second Group Army on the Minhang Front of the National Defense Forces gathered all the 75mm or above artillery of the independent heavy artillery brigade and related divisions of the group army to attack
The Japanese army carried out unprecedented "intensive farming" in front of them!
The so-called "intensive farming" means not sparing any inch of suspicious land and repeatedly bombarding each bombardment coordinate until all the ground characteristics at that coordinate in the telescope are changed.
The Japanese are indeed one of the nations with a talent for war. Some of their bunkers are indeed very concealed. Almost every squad and squadron has prepared a considerable number of explosives/explosives and death squads, ready to die together with the oncoming National Defense Forces.
.They want to make a life-for-one deal with the National Defense Forces in this final battle!
In order to achieve the goal of dying with the National Defense Forces, a Japanese soldier even asked other Japanese soldiers to bury him in advance beside a certain ditch and under a certain rock, with only his mouth, nose and other respiratory organs exposed. Once the National Defense Forces soldiers came up in surprise, he would
With a slight hook of your fingers buried deep in the soil, you can detonate the explosive/explosive package also buried deep in the ground, thereby achieving its tactical purpose.
At first, the National Defense Forces did not understand that the Japanese soldiers were so crazy. During the battle on February 27, several companies were severely damaged by this method. However, the Japanese army's strange methods soon revealed their true colors in front of the National Defense Forces.
, in the National Defense Force Marine Battalion Series, many people came from the Scouts, and the Scouts learned many skills of the Lightning Troopers.
However, the upper echelons of the National Defense Force felt that even if we could find the Japanese troops hiding deep underground, it would still cost a lot to break this Japanese tactic (it could only be discovered at close range). Therefore, they decided to repeatedly cover the Japanese positions with complete artillery fire.
, and named this artillery tactic "intensive farming", just like farmers farming.
After the infantry closest to the forward position, there are usually the tank troops of the National Defense Forces. The "T-12" assault tank can eliminate the enemy's hidden firepower points when encountering problems that cannot be solved in the land battle company without using the air force.
(Hidden firepower generally does not include heavy artillery), covering infantry charges, or opening the way for infantry attacks, it has a broad role.
"Ang..." The dive bombers of the National Defense Forces flew in the air and roared, and each sharp roar meant that another bomb had fallen into the enemy's fortifications.
Ground attack planes were faster and lower in height. Sometimes they even attacked forward close to the ground, and the cannons or bombs under the planes rained down on the Japanese troops!
For the Japanese devils, this battle was a lesson in their arrogance. However, this lesson came at the cost of the lives and blood of hundreds of thousands of soldiers!
"Boom boom boom..."
Artillery of various calibers poured shells at the Japanese positions!
In order to carry out the "final blow to the Japanese army in East China", in the main direction of attack, each group army concentrated an independent heavy artillery brigade, three divisions of howitzer regiments and corresponding mountain artillery battalions, with a width of three to four kilometers.
On the ground, more than 10 artillery positions of various sizes were formed. For example, the Sixth Army attacking Songjiang concentrated 108 150mm heavy artillery, 108 105mm howitzers and 224 75mm mountain artillery (all mountain artillery of 9 Marine regiments).
, bringing the total number of artillery above the mountain guns in the main attack direction to an astonishing 440!
Although this number is somewhat different from the decisive battles with thousands of cannons in the latter part of World War II, before World War II, this was a unique and extremely powerful firepower!
Although the Japanese soldiers huddled in various hidden fortifications had been bombed indiscriminately by the National Defense Forces Air Force, although the aircraft bombs were powerful, the chances of them falling directly on the fortifications were still relatively small, and this unprecedented scale of artillery group attacks, as well as "
The artillery tactics of "intensive cultivation" made the Japanese army unable to hide.
Many Japanese soldiers died from mouth, nose and ears bleeding due to such shelling. Some of those who were lucky enough to survive became crazy, crazy and stupid, leaving behind serious physical trauma and mental illness. From then on, as long as they encountered
Whenever there is any noise or noise, these devils will act like crazy demons and cannot control themselves.
The Wehrmacht Air Force continued to bombard the Japanese army's deep positions and military camps. However, the Wehrmacht's bombardment only lasted half an hour and ended. The rest would naturally be left to the tank troops and infantry to deal with.
On this day, the Japanese finally saw the artillery fire and fury of the National Defense Forces!
This day will also be deeply remembered by future Japanese people. The Eastern dragon will always be a dragon, and it is not just a little Japanese snake that can provoke him!
This day also officially marks that the Chinese people have the ability to challenge the great powers and say "no"! The blood debt owed to the Chinese people by many great powers can only be repaid with blood!
After the artillery strike wave of the National Defense Forces passed, infantry and tank troops began to break into the battlefield. At the forward position, the National Defense Forces easily occupied the former Japanese army's fortifications and strongholds. The Japanese army suffered a devastating blow, and its resistance was almost zero.
Only after breaking into depth were the Japanese anti-tank artillery, grenade launchers and other small artillery counterattacks sporadic. As for the Japanese light and heavy machine guns, no matter how good they were, the mg-42s in the Wehrmacht were more advanced and more numerous.
In front of the squad machine gun, it has little effect at all. What's more, the National Defense Forces are more advanced than the Japanese army's grenade launchers and have a larger number of 60-gun guns.
On this day, starting from the bombing by the National Defense Force Air Force, General Matsui Iwane, the commander of the East China Front Army, entered a state of "doing nothing". How to fight on the front line, he has his own brigade commander and regimental commander to take charge of the command. If it is not possible, he still has the division commander and the army commander.
The elders command.
The strength of the East China Front Army is so large. Kenji Doihara of the 4th Army is on the north bank of the Yangtze River. The Japanese troops who want to support the south bank are out of reach. Even if they really cross the river, how much effect can they have? Because they were captured on the south bank.
It is better to leave a fully organized army than to cripple it.
Yes, this is what General Matsui Iwane really thinks.
The Japanese Third Flying Group, which originally cooperated with the East China Front Army, had only a few dozen aircraft left after several attacks, and these aircraft were still hidden in the woods. As long as they dared to show themselves, they would be attacked and attacked by the National Defense Forces Air Force at any time.
Destroy.
Needless to say, the Chinese fleet of the Japanese Navy, except for two heavy cruisers hiding in Keelung Port, Taiwan, has been completely wiped out.
The Japanese tank troops, artillery infantry, and cavalry units were either wiped out or disabled.
Even the infantry divisions of the 10th Army and the 11th Army had their barracks basically bombed by the National Defense Forces Air Force. All soldiers, including heavy baggage soldiers, have seen the power of the China National Defense Forces!
At this point, how can the Japanese army compete with the Wehrmacht? Even if the two armies compete with the bayonet, this tactic that the Japanese army believes is invincible is of no use on the battlefield; because no matter how fast the bayonet is, it is not as fast as the bullet, and the trick of the Wehrmacht is the bayonet.
Tactical nemesis!
Therefore, General Matsui Iwane could only "govern by doing nothing".
In the past, Matsui Iwane had great enthusiasm for conquering China. Even after the Japanese army lost in the Battle of Pingjin, Matsui Iwane thought it was a trick or luck of the Chinese people, and did not think that the Chinese army had the strength to fight the Japanese army.
But when the main force of the National Defense Forces entered the northeastern part of Zhejiang Province and began to confront the Japanese army, Matsui Iwane understood the meaning of the Chinese saying, "Those who come are not good, and those who are good will not come."
The National Defense Forces are not only capable of fighting the Japanese army, but overall their combat power is even higher than that of the Japanese army! Even putting aside the abominable "devil", General Matsui Iwane would still evaluate the National Defense Forces in this way.
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General Matsui Iwane's "governing by doing nothing" and asking Chief of Staff Mamoru Iinuma to forward all telegrams from the front to the Tokyo base camp. This approach made Matsui Iwane relaxed, but it caused uproar in the Tokyo base camp of Japan.
sky.
Before 10 o'clock in the morning, only the War Department knew about the war situation in Shanghai. By almost 10 o'clock, the War Department felt that the war was about to happen, so it invited the cabinet to study the telegrams together and formulate countermeasures.
However, after 12 o'clock at noon, as the "Jade Broken" telegrams from the Japanese army groups and regiments arrived in Tokyo, both the cabinet and the Ministry of War knew that covering up the war at this time would not only be useless, but would even affect the emperor.
Hirohito's judgment.
Therefore, the members of the Japanese cabinet, the navy, and the army officials who had gathered just a few days ago gathered again at the palace.
"My lords, we have come to the palace hand in hand at this time. Do you think the Chinese have any answers?" Hirohito asked with a bewildered smile.
"Idiot!" Someone who was not afraid of the imperial power cursed in his heart. If you weren't from a good background, you would be able to sit in this position. If it was the news that China had responded to the negotiations, how could everyone look worried?
"Since 9 o'clock in the morning, the base camp has been receiving telegrams from General Matsui Iwane of the East China Front. There are many telegrams and they are quite important. Therefore, we are here to ask for help and make a decision!" Konoe Fumimaro, as the head of civil servants and
The Prime Minister of the Empire had no choice but to step forward and say.
"Really? Let's take a look." Hirohito said.
An accompanying staff member handed the folder to Hirohito respectfully.
"Okay!" Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. At least, they no longer had to report verbally. Therefore, even if the emperor wanted to scold him, he would have to be scolded one less time.
"Baga! Baga! Baga! The Chinese people are really despicable. How can they start a war without declaring it?" Hirohito uttered several foul words, completely losing his bearing as a leader of a country.
Everyone is silent. Isn’t it clear who is fighting without declaring war?
"My lords, do you really want to agree to the terms of the China National Defense Force?" Seeing everyone lowering their heads and saying nothing, Hirohito knew that the previous announcement was reckless. However, Hirohito was also very angry. That announcement had solicited your opinions.
Are you trying to shirk responsibility? Damn it, that doesn't make sense.
In fact, this was Hirohito's misconception. Except for Ishihara Wanji, everyone else was responsible for this announcement to China, at least in principle. Because they felt that forcing the China people was more or less the result.
You can take advantage of it. Isn't this how Japan has come along step by step in the past?
Moreover, they also estimate that although the China National Defense Force is currently on the offensive against the Imperial Army in East China, in North China, it is the Imperial Army that is on the offensive. At least on the battlefield in China, it is not a one-sided battle. Although the Imperial Army also lost tens of thousands or even tens of thousands
There were tens of thousands of soldiers, but didn’t China also lose a lot of people?