Chapter 082: The Fate of the 9th Division of the Guangdong Army 1
Chapter 082 The fate of the 9th Division of the Guangdong Army 1 (Third update)
(This story is purely fictitious, please do not imitate it!)
After sending out the troops, Cheng Yule went to sleep. However, at 4:30 in the morning, Cheng Yule, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up again!
"Brigade seat, it's bad! My 2nd Battalion encountered a strong enemy outside Changtan Town. Only 47 of the 550 people in the battalion came back!" Xiao Zhengde, leader of the 1st Regiment of the 17th Brigade, didn't even notice that the brigade seat was still being carried at this time.
Trousers, he reported.
"What? How is this possible! What kind of army is the other party?" Cheng Yule tied up his belt happily and immediately walked towards the brigade headquarters.
"I don't know." Xiao Zhengde kept his story short.
"What do you do for food? I don't know. I don't know what else you reported?" Cheng Yule was annoyed.
"Brigade, I don't mean that. The brothers said that when they advanced to the mounds, they suddenly encountered dozens of machine guns firing. The brothers immediately fell down, but at this moment, the enemy's small steel cannon
The shells were dropped as if they were free of charge! It is said that the shells continued to hit for almost a quarter of an hour before the shells stopped! Brigade, think about it, the troops are marching, how many people can survive such an attack...
Just when the surviving brothers thought that the nightmare was finally over, a flare suddenly rose in the sky, and then hundreds of enemy soldiers armed with flower traps poured out from behind the mound. They were in groups of three, with agile movements and accurate marksmanship. Brother
We were no match at all, and there were still more than two hundred brothers who ran towards Jiaoling City until they were under the city wall, and then the group of enemies turned back to Changtan." Xiao Zhengde said painfully.
"Quick, let's go to the division headquarters! In addition, send someone to notify the deputy division commander, the 18th brigade commander and the commanders of each regiment to go to the division headquarters immediately for a meeting!"
"Yes." Xiao Zhengde saw that the brigade commander did not answer him, but issued a new order. He had a premonition that something big might have happened.
In Cheng Yule's view, something really happened. Because, he suddenly remembered that after 1 o'clock in the night, the division commander led two guard platoons to leave Jiaoling for Meizhou and then back to his hometown. Why was it such a coincidence? Could it be that this mysterious enemy
After learning the intelligence about the division commander's trip, he then sent troops to attack Jiaoling? If this is true, and the enemy is so powerful, the division commander seems to be in a very bad situation!
At the division headquarters, Cheng Yule told Deputy Division Commander Wu Dingchu, 18th Brigade Commander Sun Deyu and others about his guess. Everyone was shocked and deeply uneasy. Even Wu Dingchu, who usually didn't deal with Miao Peinan very well, shouted anxiously.
Said: "Immediately send a message to the army commander and commander-in-chief, inquire about the whereabouts of the division commander, and report the information that Jiaoling was attacked and two battalions were damaged!"
"Deputy Commander, what should we do about Changtan?" Cheng Yule was worried because the battalion stationed in Changtan was a battalion under the 17th Brigade.
"The situation is unclear now. It will be dawn soon! Wait until dawn for observation before making a decision!" Wu Dingchu arranged.
"Deputy division commander, I think the mountain artillery battalion should be prepared. If the enemy is discovered in Changtan after dawn, the artillery can be immediately ordered to bombard the enemy's mortar positions and machine gun positions!" Sun Deyu said.
"Agreed! Let the Mountain Artillery Battalion prepare for combat! At the same time, the 17th Brigade and the 18th Brigade have entered combat readiness and are ready to counterattack the enemy at any time! Dismissal."
"Yes." Cheng Yule, Sun Deyu and others stood up and replied, immediately turning back to arrange the arrangements.
While the 9th Division of the Guangdong Army was busy reporting to its superiors and deploying troops, three Marine battalions under the 1st Marine Regiment of the Independent Detachment had already gathered in Changtan Town.
"Commander, this enemy is hiding behind closed doors. It's not a big deal for us to waste time like this!" Ma Hemin, commander of the second battalion, because his battalion took another route and did not encounter the opportunity to annihilate the enemy, this time
It is time to be eager to achieve success.
"Ma Hemin, why are you in such a hurry? There will be plenty of fighting when the sun comes up! Wang Weiqing, are there any problems with the fake mortar positions and machine gun positions your battalion has deployed in the front?" Yang Guiqing said.
Ma Hemin stopped talking, and Wang Weiqing continued, "Captain, how could there be a problem? Even if the enemy comes closer and takes a look, they may not find that it is fake."
"That's good!" At this time, Yang Guiqing gradually formed a bold combat plan in his mind: using fake mortar positions to lure the enemy mountain artillery battalion to fire, and then use 48 mortars from one of the battalions to directly attack the enemy.
Mountain artillery battalion position. As long as the Cantonese army's mountain artillery is destroyed, Yang Guiqing is ready to attack the city directly!
This plan is obviously different from the mission assigned by Wu Aihua to the 1st Regiment.
Wu Aihua's mission was to capture Changtan, and the enemy would definitely come for reinforcements. In the first hour or two, the size of the enemy's reinforcements would generally not exceed one regiment, and the 1st Regiment and 1st Battalion could completely withstand it; but later the enemy
The reinforcements may increase. At this time, the two battalions lying in ambush will immediately launch and deal a heavy blow to the enemy. Maybe a quarter or a third of the enemy can be wiped out.
At this point in the battle, if the Guangdong army does not reinforce Jiaoling, the three battalions can launch a strong attack on Jiaoling. If the enemy reinforces Jiaoling, the three battalions will use their grasp of the enemy's dynamics to capture one of the enemy's forces during the movement.
The enemy, although the distance between Jiaoling, Pingyuan and Meizhou is only 20-40 kilometers, it is enough for the 1st Marine Regiment to move!
Wu Aihua was not worried that the 1st Regiment would be stuck by the Guangdong Army. Generally speaking, the situation when being stuck is that one side is weak and wants to escape, while the other side is strong and wants to annihilate the enemy. For example, the Central Red Army who is on the Long March is most afraid of being stuck.
The enemy was stuck, so even if the Central Red Army could achieve the greatest victory in the battle, it had to give up some of the fruits of victory and get away from the enemy quickly because it had to consider that other enemies might follow.
Compared with the five divisions of the Guangdong Army, although the number of the independent detachment is at an absolute disadvantage, the firepower of the independent detachment is at an advantage, especially automatic weapons such as squad machine guns, light machine guns, and submachine guns. The Guangdong Army is even further behind. As long as the Guangdong Army
If it dares to stick to even one company of the independent detachment, it will be difficult for the Guangdong army to achieve precise results. A company of the Marine Corps is equipped with 12 60mm guns, 12 mg42 squad machine guns, and 10 light machine guns. With such firepower,
A regiment of the Cantonese army might not be able to gain any benefit from a frontal attack, let alone both sides being in a state of motion.
At nearly 5 o'clock in the morning, dawn finally arrived in eastern Guangdong. The orders from the 3rd Cantonese Army and the Commander-in-Chief of the Cantonese Army also arrived in time: The current enemy of your unit is estimated to be a small elite force of Red Bandits. Division Commander Miao Peinan has not arrived at Meizhou.
It is estimated that an accident has occurred! Your department is now ordered to quickly dispatch a small force to attack, find out the enemy's strength and report it to the military headquarters (headquarters).
"You two, what do you think?" Wu Dingchu, commander of the 9th Division, asked for opinions.
"It will be decided by the deputy division commander!" Neither Cheng Yule nor Sun Deyu wanted to get into trouble at this time. Because their estimates of the enemy's situation were similar to those of the military (headquarters). The enemy in Changtan was estimated to be the Red Bandits.
Only a small group of elite troops can have such strong firepower. As for the number of people, it is estimated to be around 2,000.
"Let's go and observe the city wall first." Wu Dingchu thought for a while, and it didn't matter if he sent troops for half an hour sooner or later. It's already dawn. If the red bandits withdraw, they won't be able to catch up if they want to;
The bandits have not withdrawn, and it is difficult to escape at this time (most of the national army troops in this era are not good at night fighting; and the Red Army is also trying to avoid engaging the enemy during the day due to insufficient heavy firepower).
Under the protection of the guards, the three of them slowly climbed up the city wall, picked up their telescopes, and looked in the direction of Changtan.
"Sir, I just made an observation. There are not more than 50 enemy small steel cannons on the opposite side. No wonder they were so arrogant last night!" Before the three of them could see the result, the commander of the 1st Regiment of the 17th Brigade was already on the city wall.
Xiao Zhengde bent over and came over to report.
After a few minutes, Wu Dingchu took the lead and put down the telescope, "Well, Captain Xiao is right. The reason why the red bandits on the opposite side are so rampant is indeed because they have 48 small steel cannons; in addition, at the other end of the small steel cannon,
There are also two machine gun positions hidden. If you pay attention, you will understand that the Red Bandits may think that their positions are well hidden, but they still have flaws."
"Well, the deputy division commander is right, the Red Bandits are indeed cunning. However, it will be difficult for the Red Bandits to annihilate my troops as soon as they leave the city!" Sun Deyu, commander of the 18th Brigade, put down his telescope and said, "Deputy Division Commander, I suggest that all troops be killed immediately.
The division's heavy machine guns were mobilized to the top of the city. When the mountain artillery battalion attacked the Red Bandit artillery positions, the heavy machine guns could also attack the enemy machine gun positions! I calculated that the distance was about 700 meters, and the heavy machine gun was
It can form effective lethality!"
"Okay! However, after the heavy machine guns are deployed to the city, don't rush to shoot for the time being! Wait until the Red Bandits' artillery position is destroyed, and then we will see the reaction of the Red Bandits!"
"Deputy division commander is brilliant!" Everyone including Xiao Zhengde flattered him in unison.
Then, the 9th Division of the Guangdong Army began to make intense maneuvers. On the mountain artillery battalion position of the 9th Division of the Guangdong Army, the soldiers of the mountain artillery battalion who had received the order quickly tore off the protective clothing of the mountain artillery, and those who moved the ammunition moved the ammunition.
, wiping the gun oil, there were people using special equipment to clean the gun barrel, then shaking the muzzle, and then taking the coordinates of the enemy position and starting to fine-tune the position and distance; at the same time, each
The heavy machine gun units of the battalion received the order and all gathered at the South City Gate with ammunition.
In addition, two regiments came under the wall of the south city gate, both the main regiments of the 17th and 18th brigades, with nearly 5,000 soldiers. In Wu Dingchu's view, as long as the mountain artillery battalion can destroy the enemy's mortar positions in one fell swoop,
Soldiers from two regiments will be immediately ordered to attack the Red Bandits!
(One thing to note, no subscription gold coins will be added: the "two days" in the last sentence of the previous chapter was written casually, which means that Cheng Yule may have been the city defense commander for one or two days, instead of having been a bird for two days.)