Originally, Yoshio Miyauchi's regiment headquarters stayed west of the Ming River, where there were hills to avoid Chinese artillery fire.
However, seeing that less than 200 officers and soldiers of the 1st Infantry Battalion escaped by chance, Miyauchi Yoshio, who had completely broken the defense, moved the regiment forward in order to boost the morale of the entire regiment. It was only 1,700 meters away from the Chinese position that was about to attack, and it was completely within 150 meters.
Under heavy pressure.
Your Majesty the Colonel is so determined. Except for the mountain artillery squadron with the longest range, which remains about 3,500 meters west of the river bank, the other rapid-fire artillery and infantry artillery squadrons, what else can be said, have moved their positions as close as possible to the front line.
At the 1,200-meter area, it's almost like a bayonet fight with the Chinese.
"When two tigers meet, the brave one wins!" Although the 1st Division is famous for his calculations, Colonel Yoshiouchi is a typical promoter of the theory of decisive victory through martial arts.
He has always firmly believed that in the face of absolute strength, all calculations are in vain.
It is impossible for the Chinese to win on this battlefield. Just like the Sino-Japanese War in which the empire is winning steadily, this is still the result of the empire not yet showing its full strength.
Indeed, despite the fact that Japan’s dispatched troops in China already number 700,000, the Kwantung Army still has nearly 600,000, plus the 56 divisions that have been prepared in the country. From the data, it seems that Japan has only deployed
If we use one-third of our strength on the Chinese battlefield, we will have completely defeated China.
Don't forget, war is a consumable monster, consuming not only money and materials, but also people.
In fact, during the entire war, Japan invested a total of 120 divisions in China, with a total strength of an astonishing 4 million, accounting for half of Japan's total conscription.
The Chinese battlefield is like a huge swamp, causing the so-called Japanese Empire to sink into a quagmire even before it has even had time to take one leg towards glory.
Of course, as far as the current situation is concerned, although Yoshio Uuchi was slashed by the Chinese and cut off one of his arms, the Japanese still had an absolute advantage.
Needless to say, there is no need to talk about the advantages in terms of hardware. The fully-staffed 1st Division has 30,000 troops, plus an infantry brigade of the 3rd Division with nearly 7,000 troops, and two security army infantry regiments, forming a 30,000-strong army.
Not to mention a mere special infantry regiment, even an infantry corps or a group army can be eaten alive.
In addition, there was the Japanese North China Army Aviation Corps, which was also determined to avenge its humiliation. In order to cooperate with the tactics of the front army headquarters, Major General Kaoru Kataoka, then commander of the Army Aviation Corps, assembled 10 squadrons with 96 96 fighters and 12 old-fashioned 93
Heavy explosive aircraft and the 12 Type 97 heavy explosive aircraft that were put into mass production last year.
The 96 fighter plane can only carry a few hundred pounds of bombs at most. Being a bomber is just a part-time job. The 93 heavy explosion and 97 heavy explosion are the real bombers.
The 93 Heavy Explosion had a low rating due to frequent malfunctions after participating in the war, and has been replaced by the mass-produced 97 Heavy Explosion since last year.
The Type 97 heavy explosive has a bomb load of 1,000KG and a ceiling of 8,600 meters. Driven by a 1,024-horsepower engine, it can fly at a speed of 430 kilometers per hour even at an altitude of 4,000 meters, and its cruising range is
An astonishing 2,500 kilometers.
This was also the greatest confidence for Major General Kaoru Kataoka, who personally arrived at Pingbeicheng to assure Commander Duo Tianjun that he would complete the bombing mission.
After talking about hardware, let’s talk about software.
This time when the First Division came to Purple Mountain, Saburo Okabe, who was well aware of the danger of his opponent, was fully prepared. Reconnaissance planes flew over Purple Mountain from time to time and took a large number of photos of the actual topography of Purple Mountain.
Saburo Okabe, who was still reorganizing the division in Shengjing, built a purple mountain sand table in the war room of his division headquarters.
Not to mention the mountains and highlands, even the creek shown in the photo, Okabe Saburo, who was striving for perfection, ordered the staff to reproduce it perfectly.
For more than three weeks, the two major general brigade commanders and 13 colonel-level officers of the 1st Division reported to the division headquarters war room every morning after completing their work at the headquarters.
Later, infantry captains like Miyauchi Yoshio could clearly draw the topographic map of the position they wanted to attack, even with their eyes closed.
With absolute strength and such attention, Yoshiouchi didn't believe that the Chinese could win this time!
Except for the 1st Infantry Brigade, which was completely crippled, all other units of the 501st Infantry Regiment have arrived at the predetermined area and are building field fortifications against the shells flying from time to time in the mountains opposite.
More than 20 artillery pieces belonging to the 501st Infantry Regiment were also ordered to return fire, but they all vented their artillery fire onto the surface positions visible to the naked eye on the opposite mountain.
The blossoming bullet flowers blooming on the mountain are to cheer up our own infantry. If the Chinese bombard us, we will bomb them back too!
Secondly, it naturally paves the way for the subsequent attack. It can destroy more Chinese trenches and fortifications before the infantry attack, and it can also reduce infantry losses accordingly, right?
"Squad leader, what are you doing, kid! Hitting us with this little cannon is just to scratch our itch!" Adong, who was in the observation post at position 5, watched as a mortar shell splashed not far away.
Danhua, with deep disdain in his eyes.
Adong, who has been in the army for 1 year and 2 months, is no longer a newbie on the battlefield. He has seen 150mm howitzer shells and 500-pound aerial bombs. The power of 75mm mountain cannon and 70mm infantry cannon is in his eyes.
Of course, it doesn't matter, especially when the position has extremely complete defenses.
Just like the observation post where he and Tu Yunsheng were, it was a built-in trench dug out by clever use of the protrusions of the mountain. The outside was covered with steel and reinforced concrete, and there was a rock layer more than ten meters thick on the top. Unless it was the Japanese,
Use a cannon with a caliber of 100 mm or more to aim at this place and blast it hard, otherwise it will never be blown away.
Just now, a 75mm mountain artillery shell landed directly above the observation post. Except for the huge explosion that made the two people feel a little dizzy and uncomfortable, the observation post was unscathed.
"The Japanese are knocking on the mountain to shock the tiger, and they are also showing off their strength to us!" Tu Yunsheng, who has been promoted to deputy platoon leader and squad leader of the 4th squad, is not as optimistic as A Dong expressed.
Handing the binoculars to Adong, Tu Yunsheng explained to his escort: "The artillery fire they are showing now is limited to mountain artillery, infantry artillery and mortars, which are Japanese infantry regiment-level artillery.
But look at the approximate strength of the Japanese army. The battalion commander used artillery shells and raids to kill less than a thousand people. How could an infantry regiment still have so many infantry? This is by no means an ordinary Japanese division we have fought before. I'm afraid the strength
More than we imagined.
The Japanese are probably holding back their ultimate move right now!"
"Hey! No matter how hard we try, the little devils will still come to attack our position. This gun that I just issued not long ago is waiting for you!" A Dong was not afraid, but patted him.
The gun on his back is full of expectations.
It was a large rifle that had just been issued to the infantry squad 15 days ago. The thick barrel and bullets as thick as chicken eggs made A Dong fall in love with it at first sight.
Since Adong is now Tu Yunsheng's guard, and his marksmanship is among the top three in Class 4, Class 4 assigned him the shotgun named 'Dragon's Breath Gun' by the regimental commander.
This shotgun whose ammunition type has been re-changed in Tang Tuanzuo's design is actually not a new thing, but the famous Winchester shotgun from World War I, which is currently gathering dust in the American cowboy arms warehouse.
The Rockefeller Company obtained these inventories from arms dealers with almost no effort. Just like the U.S. government in time and space after the outbreak of the Pacific War in 1941, it did not even make any changes. It was shipped to China with just a little maintenance.
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The only difference is that the ammunition formula has been slightly changed, adding the 'Dragon's Breath Bullet' with a white phosphorus formula, and more lead-pellet fragmentation bullets. Regardless of the type, as long as it enters the human body, it will cause destructive damage.
One is that the wound will still burn after being torn apart by passive energy, and the other is that the wound is beaten into a sieve by lead particles. Even if it misses the vital point and does not cause death immediately, it is still worse than death.
Tang Daotai knew very well that on the Pacific battlefield in the past time and space, countless Japanese soldiers held bayonets, yelled, and then swarmed toward the American cowboys like a tide. This was the daily life of the American Marine Corps. And facing this
In daily life, the response strategy of American cowboys is not to raise big guns and heavy machine guns, but to take out a shotgun produced by Winchester to deal with these crazy Japanese.
In the jungles and trenches of the Pacific islands, this shotgun with a range of less than 100 meters has become a nightmare for the Japanese!
This is a firearm designed for jungles and trenches as well as urban street fighting!
As a shotgunner, Adong naturally tested this kind of gun on a special shooting range. At a distance of 80 meters, he shot five wooden targets made of hardwood into sieves.
After countless groping tests, he was able to fire out 5 shots within 7 seconds at the fastest. He was like a god who could kill gods and Buddhas.
With this gun, even if an infantry squad of Japanese soldiers came up to him, he would still be confident to kill them.
"You kid, when Wang Wushan met you last year, why didn't I realize that you had this trait? I was so excited when I heard that we were going to fight a big battle!" Tu Yunsheng looked at the confident Adong, his eyes sparkling.
A bit of fighting spirit.
Tu Yunsheng was finally promoted to second lieutenant in the middle of 1939. Leng Feng originally wanted to transfer him to the 9th company as the main platoon leader, but Li Jijin forced him to stay in the 7th company on the grounds that his legs and feet were not flexible and he could not be taken care of in the old company.
Even though he was promoted to deputy platoon leader on the spot, he still served as squad leader of the 4th squad.
The squad leader became the deputy platoon leader and the second-in-command of the 93-man infantry platoon. Tu Yunsheng's perspective of thinking about problems naturally shifted from a soldier to a grassroots commander.
But Adong's words reminded him that no matter what the Japanese did, they would still have to send people up, and both sides would use bullets and bayonets to see the truth.
Afraid of his eggs!
"Okay, let me see how powerful your precious gun is then!" Tu Yunsheng laughed and patted A Dong on the shoulder.
"Let's go! Help me back to the tunnel to catch up on some sleep. I didn't get much sleep last night!"
"Monitor, are you nervous?"
"Why am I nervous? I'm just worried that Lao Cao misses his wife and children again."
"That's not right! I heard Uncle Cao snoring so loudly that the mountains roared."
"If you can't speak, then don't speak!"
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March 8, 1940!
The 1st Division officially showed its fangs to Zishan.
Because Zishan belongs to the remnants of the Taihang Mountains, and the mountains stretch extremely far, with a total area of more than 20 square kilometers. The 1st Division did not surround Zishan from all sides, but attacked from three directions.
The first attack group is the 501st, 502nd Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Brigade, heading northwest, with a total strength of 20,000.
The second attack group is the 503,504th Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, heading northeast, with a total strength of 20,000.
The third attack group consists of the 18th Company and the 34th Regiment of the 29th Brigade of the 3rd Division and a puppet infantry regiment. It is located in the southeast direction and has a total strength of 10,000 people.
The Si Xing Regiment has already built its own defense system based on the geographical terrain. Except for the 1st battalion and one company of the 4 large infantry battalions, which are still in the southeast of Shanxi, the remaining 3 infantry battalions are all using their main force.
The three lines of defense have a total length of more than 13 kilometers and a depth of 1,500 meters. A total of 10 infantry companies, 6 artillery companies, and 3 air defense companies are stationed in the infantry.
Not counting the 3,000-person security regiment of the Jinan Administrative Office as a reserve force, the Si Xing Regiment has invested a total of more than 6,400 troops.
Of course, if we add in the four main regiments of the 683 brigade on standby deep in the Taihang Mountains, which are less than 18 kilometers away from the Zishan area, and a main regiment in the southern Hebei division, the Chinese actually still have 30,000 people staying on the periphery of the battlefield and watching eagerly.
But according to the results of discussions between Tang Dao and the leaders of the 921st Division, no matter how tragic the battle situation is, they must wait until both warring parties are exhausted before they can appear.
They are not there to help in the fight, but to deliver the final blow.
Although Duo Tianjun and Okabe Saburo also took the 80th Army into consideration, they never expected that Tang Dao would be so good. They would rather sacrifice the capital they had worked hard for for several years to kill this man who had just been seconded from the Kwantung Army.
The entire 1st Division was packed in.
In fact, Tang Dao knew that this was his best opportunity before the outbreak of the Pacific War, an opportunity to annihilate an entire Japanese division, and also the best opportunity for the Four Lines Regiment and the Eightyth Army to shock the world.
You don't need to reveal your strength and launch a surprise attack with hundreds of thousands of troops to beat the Japanese North China Front to tears.
But the prerequisite for achieving this is that the Zishan Defense Zone, with less than 10,000 people, can block the violent attack of more than 40,000 Japanese troops and make them shed all their blood on Zishan.
Duo Tianjun, who had been holding back for half a year, would never settle for just one and a half divisions.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, as soon as the sky dawned, the purple mountain burst out with a light even brighter than the morning sun.
Japanese artillery fired.
An artillery regiment has 48 artillery pieces, 24 75mm mountain guns, 12 105mm howitzers, 12 150mm howitzers, plus the artillery belonging to 4 infantry regiments, covering all the artillery fire. Every second, at least 10 artillery shells fall.
At positions in various regions of Zishan.
The entire Zishan seemed to be shaking in the gunfire!
But this is just a small prelude before the storm comes!
In the morning light, at Yuancheng Airport, Baoding Airport, and Pingbei Airport, Japanese planes jumped into the sky from the straight runways.
In addition to the "petite" 96 fighter planes that are still fully loaded with bombs, there is also the large 97 heavy explosive aircraft with a wing area of 70 square meters and can carry 7 people.
Captain Sasaki led 24 96 fighter planes that were already circling at an altitude of 3,000 meters, waiting for the bomber group flying from Pingbeicheng to join them.
His superiors have already revealed to him that if this battle is successfully completed, he will be promoted to Army Major at the end of the month, completing the transition from Lieutenant to Sergeant.
However, Captain Sasaki, who had experienced two years of war, was not as happy as he imagined.
Looking towards the left and right side windows, the Imperial fighter planes that looked like a swarm of bees still could not bring a sense of security to the Japanese army captain.
Countless escapes from death made him very familiar with the old rival of the Four Elements Group.
Countless times of practice has proven that no matter how huge the aircraft fleet is, it seems that the hammer is just a few sizes larger, and that terrible opponent seems to be an iron walnut that cannot be crushed by a mountain.
Who knows what kind of ground-to-air counterattack the Imperial Army Aviation will encounter this time?
In other words, Captain Sasaki, who had a solemn face, was still thinking not about meritorious service and promotion, but just to come back alive.
Even according to the tactical plan formulated by the Army Aviation Corps, a bomber group composed of 120 fighter planes of various types will conduct a total of two attacks during the day and drop a total of 100 tons of bombs on the Chinese positions in the Zishan area.
That is definitely the amount of ammunition that can flatten a mountain!
The roar of the engines of the Japanese aircraft fleet shattered the early morning tranquility of the entire North China.
Millions of people in North China looked at the densely packed black dots in the sky in horror.
The radio waves from Pingbei, Jincheng, Baoding, and Yuancheng spread crazily into the void.
The intelligence agents of China's largest intelligence agency, which are densely located in these areas, reported only one piece of information to their superiors: "Japanese planes are dispatched on a large scale, far more than before! The destination is unknown!"
"Order all officers and soldiers in the Zhongtiao Mountain Theater to enter the fortifications to prevent heavy losses!" The Shancheng Military and Political Department and the Second Theater Command issued a telegram at the same time.
In the north, besides Zhongtiao Mountain, who could make the Japanese North China Front go crazy and gather hundreds of fighter planes to bombard them?
Perhaps only the leaders of the Eightyth Army Headquarters knew that the target of the enemy planes could not be elsewhere.
It can only be Zishan!
Zishan, can you bear it?
"Order, for all air defense bases in the air defense battalion, Japanese aircraft are not allowed to attack without permission if the height is no less than 3,000 meters. If the height is less than 3,000 meters, be on standby!" Tang Dao ordered in a cold voice, taking the intelligence that Erya hurriedly handed him.
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