As we all know, there are three tiger generals in the Lu Provincial Military Region: Liang Daya, Zhang Madman, and Mao Houhou.
These three tiger generals are all veteran revolutionaries. They joined the Red Army in their early years, experienced the 25,000-mile Long March, and then reorganized the Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese.
The 16th heavy-armed synthetic battalion, a new regiment of new recruits who led the troops in the round of battle this time, was Liang Daya's unit.
Due to the reorganization of the new regiment, there is an urgent need for deputy regimental level cadres.
This places high demands on the deputy regiment-level cadres of the new regiment.
They must have strong tactical command capabilities, rich experience in leading troops, have a tough style, and be a regiment-level cadre who can lead a division.
Therefore, the headquarters considered allocating capable generals from various divisions and military regions to the new regiment, and Liang Daya, who was the tiger general of the Lu Province Military Region, appeared on the list.
At first, Deputy Commander Liang refused to come to the new regiment as deputy commander.
Because Deputy Commander Liang had just been transferred from the New Fourth Army Independent Brigade Commander to the Lu Provincial Military Region as the Commander of the 13th Regiment.
Being demoted from a brigade commander to a regiment commander is already a demotion, and then being demoted to a deputy regiment commander is not a two-level demotion in a row?
For those who don’t know, I thought Liang Daya had made some mistake.
Moreover, based on the principle that he would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix, if he wanted to take up his official position, he would be better off being a regiment commander in the Shandong Military Region than becoming the deputy commander of the new regiment.
However, he only agreed after the division commander of the Lu Provincial Military Region told him what happened to the deputy commander of the new regiment.
When he and Zhang Dabiao took a helicopter to Peiping, Deputy Commander Liang was a little shocked.
After the reorganization of the troops was completed, Deputy Commander Liang felt what was a surprise and what was a real fragrance.
Although he holds the position of deputy commander of the New Regiment, he can command a heavy-armed combined battalion, which is equivalent to a division of troops, and is roughly equivalent to the division commander.
This is a bright decline and a dark rise.
Of course, the newly organized equipment of the battalion is what really makes Deputy Commander Liang feel the surprise and fragrance.
The newly established 16th Heavy Armored Combined Battalion has two infantry battalions, each with more than 2,500 people.
There are also 1 tank battalion, 1 heavy artillery battalion, 1 air defense battalion, 1 transportation support battalion, 1 reconnaissance battalion, and 1 combat support battalion.
Since a large number of wheeled armored vehicles were earned from the North China Campaign, each heavy-armed combined battalion added a new armored battalion to the eight battalions.
Each tank battalion adds 12 tanks and is equipped with 36 tanks. Each heavy artillery battalion is equipped with 24 122mm howitzers. The air defense battalion is equipped with various 20mm machine guns and 37mm anti-aircraft guns. In addition to being used for air defense, it can also
Used to shoot at enemy infantry.
In addition, all mules and horses in the transportation support camp have been replaced by Jiefang trucks.
In addition, infantry battalions are also equipped with a large number of wheeled and half-track armored vehicles.
The infantry battalion is equipped with various semi-automatic, fully automatic and large-caliber heavy machine guns, anti-tank guns, 75mm mountain guns and 60mm and 82mm mortars.
Unified new gray military uniforms, unified steel helmets, unified new semi-automatic weapons, unified new machine guns; sufficient ammunition, sufficient food, and sufficient logistics supplies; completely different from the previous Tubal Road state.
In terms of firepower and maneuverability, it was not only satisfying, but also made Deputy Commander Liang feel surrounded by deep happiness.
When had he ever been so generous?
With the heavy-armed combined battalion under his command now, there is no problem in attacking 10 independent brigades of the New Fourth Army.
However, the expansion of the army has brought many new problems.
Many of the newly formed battalions, including the newly formed 16th Heavy Armored Battalion, are new recruits.
New infantrymen, new drivers, new tank crews and new artillerymen just out of tank school and artillery school.
There are too many new soldiers, unskilled technical units, and lack of actual combat experience. They are still unable to use these heavy equipment to their fullest potential.
But at this time, Deputy Commander Liang was full of confidence.
In the past, whether it was the Red Army or the Eighth Route Army, many battles involved the weak defeating the strong.
Nowadays, with such powerful equipment and firepower, what kind of enemy cannot be defeated?
"That's right."
Facing Xing Zhiguo's gaze, Deputy Commander Liang straightened his body and looked sharply:
"But now I am a new group of tiger generals!"
"Bullshit is not for boasting, and trains are not for push." Xing Zhiguo smiled slightly, "Everyone said that our new regiment already has eight King Kongs, and there are just five positions for the Five Tiger Generals."
Deputy Commander Liang said loudly and with a confident tone: "Of these five tiger generals, I, Liang Daya, will reserve one first!"
Xing Zhiguo said: "In addition to you, Deputy Commander Liang, our new regiment also has more than twenty deputy commanders and political commissars. They are all transferred from various fraternal armies like you. They are all useless when fighting.
The masters of fate. Each of them has experienced hundreds of battles, but none of them is good."
With heavy equipment and unparalleled firepower, Deputy Commander Liang is full of confidence: "If my newly-organized 16th Battalion cannot show its prestige in this battle, I am not Liang Daya! Let's see our newly-organized 16th Battalion win.
Lion Rock Position!"
"Okay!" Xing Zhiguo nodded, "Then I will wait for your good news at the regiment headquarters."
After Deputy Commander Liang saluted with a military salute, he turned around and walked out.
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Not long after, Deputy Commander Liang returned to the headquarters of the newly formed 16th Heavy Armored Battalion.
The political commissar and chief of staff saw this and came forward.
Each heavy-armed combined battalion of the new regiment has experienced political commissars and chiefs of staff, as well as some young combat staff officers.
"How prepared are the troops?"
Deputy Commander Liang raised his telescope, glanced at the Japanese position in the distance, and asked.
"Report, the troops are ready and ready to attack at any time."
After finishing speaking, the chief of staff looked at the watch on his hand again and said:
"In about ten minutes, our air support will arrive and implement a wave of air support for the Japanese positions at Jiguan Mountain and Lion Rock."
"Then, the artillery unit of our heavy artillery battalion, as well as the 7th heavy artillery battalion of our brother army, shelled the enemy's position at the same time."
"After half an hour of shelling, our tanks and infantry units pressed forward one after another to capture the enemy's position."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Words such as air support, heavy artillery and tanks entered Deputy Commander Liang’s ears, making his eyes scorch.
When he was still the brigade commander of the independent brigade of the New Fourth Army and fought against the Japanese, he received air support from the 2nd Flying Regiment of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
In that battle, with air support, the brigade he led withstood the attack of an infantry regiment of the Japanese and inflicted considerable casualties on the Japanese.
If his independent brigade had the equipment of the new regiment, he would have been able to defeat the Japanese regiment without air support, and even have a chance to annihilate it.
Deputy Captain Liang nodded and waited patiently.
Ten minutes later, there was indeed a buzzing sound in the sky.
Deputy Commander Liang, political commissar, chief of staff and operational staff hurriedly raised their telescopes and looked toward the sky.
Only about 15 fighter jets and 25 bombers appeared in the sky.
As soon as these fighters and bombers appeared, they flew straight towards the Japanese positions at Jiguan Mountain and Lion Rock.
Soon, the Eighth Route Army fighters and bombers entered the dive route.
In an instant, from the Japanese positions at Jiguan Mountain and Lion Mountain, red bullet chains sprang up and twined towards the diving fighter planes and bombers.
This is an interception fire network composed of the Japanese and puppet troops' light and heavy machine guns and a small number of 20mm anti-aircraft guns.
But unfortunately, the anti-aircraft firepower of the Japanese and puppet troops was too weak to stop the bombing.
However, the Japanese and puppet troops were shooting into the sky, so the 8th Route pilots did not dare to pull the plane too low to avoid being hit by the Japanese anti-aircraft fire.
As fighter jets and bombers flew by, dense aerial bombs and incendiary bombs simultaneously fell on the Japanese and puppet positions.
"Boom boom boom..."
An explosion like a landslide suddenly sounded, turning the Japanese and puppet army positions in Jiguan Mountain and Lion Mountain into a sea of flames.
After the explosion of aerial bombs and napalm bombs, the anti-aircraft firepower of the Japanese and puppet troops suddenly became sparse.
Then, the fighter jets and bombers circled back and licked the Japanese and puppet army's positions several times before leaving with satisfaction.
In the headquarters of the newly formed 16th Battalion of the Eighth Route Army, Deputy Commander Liang, political commissar, and staff officers looked at this scene with happy expressions on their faces.
Except for a few who were promoted from the New Regiment, most of them were transferred to the New Regiment from the brother armies.
In actual combat, many officers saw such a spectacular sight for the first time.
With this kind of firepower, I'm afraid there won't be many people alive on the Japs' position, right?
But this is not over yet, after the plane leaves.
More than 200 artillery pieces from the newly formed 16th Battalion and the 7th Howitzer Battalion began to fire on the Japanese and puppet army positions.
Boom boom boom…
On the Japanese and puppet army positions, violent explosions suddenly sounded, densely packed and continuous, like a group of artillery.
at the same time.
In the Japanese Army Command Headquarters.
A group of Japanese officers also raised their telescopes and looked at the Lion Rock and Jiguan Mountain positions where the Japanese and puppet troops were being shelled.
"The artillery attack on the Eighth Route included 60mm mortars, 82mm mortars, 75mm mountain guns and new 122mm howitzers, but no 105mm howitzers."
Commander Xiong Chuanzhi of the 1st Field Artillery Regiment demonstrated his professionalism and said in a deep voice:
"It seems that the Eighth Route New Regiment has eliminated the old 105mm howitzers and completely replaced them with new 122mm howitzers."
"The new 122mm howitzer is the most important support artillery for Soviet division-level support."
"Compared with the old German 105mm howitzer, the new eight-channel howitzer is more powerful, has a longer range, and has higher accuracy..."
Although the Eighth Route Army has been equipped with 122mm howitzers for more than half a year.
But it had only been on the battlefield for a few months, so the Japanese used to call this artillery piece of the Eighth Route Army a new howitzer.
This howitzer became the main heavy artillery firepower of the new regiment, and also became a lingering nightmare for the Japanese.
The expression of Chief of Staff Yamamoto Kazuki of the First Army, who came to the front line to command in person, gradually became serious.
The equipment of the Eighth Route Army is getting better and better, but the equipment of the Locust Army is still standing still.
If Kazuki Yamamoto were a locust, he would definitely arrest and shoot all those old and rigid-minded officials responsible for producing ordnance!
"How prepared are the troops?"
Yamamoto Kazuki asked in a deep voice.
Today Kazuki Yamamoto set up a pocket formation, preparing to attack the Eighth Route Army with a big wave.
Colonel Yoshio Miyauchi, commander of the 57th Infantry Regiment, replied: "Report to the Chief of Staff that all units are ready and waiting for the Eighth Route Army to get in."
At present, the 1st Division has three infantry regiments, namely the 1st Regiment, the 49th Regiment and the 57th Regiment.
"Yoshi!"
Yamamoto Kazuki nodded, his expression cold and stern.
The Eighth Route Army took turns attacking Lion Rock and Jiguan Mountain. Did they think that the locust army would not fight back?
I have to say that Kazuki Yamamoto still has a few brushes.
The other Japanese officers were thinking hard about how to defend, but he was the only one who was planning how to ambush.
Yamamoto Kazuki led the staff to personally formulate an ambush plan, obtained the consent of Mizuo Nakazawa and the division commanders, mobilized elite regiments from each division to participate in the battle, and personally went to the front line to command.
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After half an hour of shelling, the Japanese position had been plowed several times, and no complete fortification could be seen.
At this time, the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire gradually weakened until it completely disappeared.
The Eighth Route Army dispatched 12 tanks, 24 armored vehicles, and two companies of infantry to launch an attack on the Japanese in the Jiguan Mountain Highlands.
On the other side of the Lion Rock, Deputy Commander Liang also sent a company of troops to launch a feint attack under the guidance of several tanks and armored vehicles.
The Japanese and puppet troops constantly emerged from the artillery holes and tunnels and entered the devastated positions.
On the battlefield, there were corpses and fragments of Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers everywhere.
The tanks, armored vehicles and infantry of the Eighth Route Army had not yet approached, and the guns and artillery were not yet in full force. Only sporadic gunfire and artillery fire were heard.
As the smoke filled the air, the entire battlefield was filled with a chilling atmosphere of an approaching war.
Jiguan Mountain and Lion Mountain are in the southeast of Chengde, about 15 kilometers away from Chengde City.
Two highlands lie across the southeast of Chengde, blocking the highway to Chengde. This highway is one of the only ways to reach Chengde.
The Eighth Route Army's attack was slow. It was only about 250 meters away from the Japanese and puppet army positions, and the Japanese and puppet troops were already ready for battle.
But just about 250 meters away from the Japanese and puppet army positions.
The tanks and armored vehicles of the Eighth Route Army suddenly stopped, and all the soldiers attacking the Eighth Route Army fell to the ground and covered their ears.
"what's the situation?"
Just when the Japanese and puppet soldiers were stunned, dense screams of artillery shells suddenly sounded in the sky.
In an instant, the Japanese and puppet troops in the two positions were enveloped in a sea of smoke and fire.
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"Our artillery positions are firing."
Inside the Eighth Route Army command post.
Looking at the continuous shells falling on the two Japanese highlands and the surrounding Japanese positions, the chief of staff said.
"You are the only one who dares to play like this. If a large number of shells fall on the heads of our soldiers, the consequences will be disastrous."
The political commissar looked into the distance, put down the telescope on his chest, and sweated for the soldiers on the front line.
The tanks, armored vehicles, and infantry of the Eighth Route Army were already 250 meters away from the Japanese forward position.
This distance is very dangerous, especially under the concentrated bombardment of more than 200 artillery pieces, it is easier to accidentally injure one's own comrades.
"We must believe in the quality of our artillery."
The chief of staff and political commissar had their hearts in their throats. Deputy Commander Liang looked calm as usual, but his eyes were as murderous as ever:
"The purpose of fighting is to be unexpected. When the brothers' troops took turns fighting a few days ago, I had already figured out the enemy's path, so today I will give the enemy a big one!"
After all, he is a tiger general who has experienced hundreds of battles. A few days ago, when the brothers' troops attacked the Japanese Highlands.
Deputy Commander Liang was not idle, except when the infantry, tanks and armored troops attacked the Japanese, he ordered the artillery to fire.
He also prepared another big gift for the Japanese.
Without an extraordinary mind and extraordinary tactical command ability, it would be impossible to survive until now.
The Japanese built many anti-cannon holes and tunnels on their positions.
Many artillery shells of the Eighth Route Army were wasted.
For Deputy Commander Liang, who was commanding such a wealthy unit to fight against the Japanese for the first time, his heart felt really distressed.
Like Li Yunlong and others, he had fought with the national army for ten years and the Japanese for several years, and was now poor and scared.
But the difference between Li Yunlong and him is that Li Yunlong has long been accustomed to this kind of wealthy battle, while Deputy Commander Liang is still a little uncomfortable with it.
Therefore, during the battle in the past few days, Deputy Commander Liang keenly grasped the weaknesses of the Japanese and puppet troops.
That is, after the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire covers it, the Japanese and puppet troops will immediately enter the position through the tunnels and anti-aircraft holes.
This is the best time for the Eighth Route Army's artillery firepower to fire.
According to the advancing speed of the Eighth Route Army, the tanks and infantry of the Eighth Route Army should be about 150 meters away from the Japanese forward position at this time.
At a distance of 150 meters, the Eighth Route Army's artillery fired artillery fire at the Japanese positions, which would definitely accidentally injure their own comrades, and there were many.
However, Deputy Commander Liang specifically ordered the infantry and tanks to deliberately slow down the advance.
At this distance, although the shells may accidentally injure one's own people, the price/performance ratio is very high.
Moreover, after careful observation by Deputy Commander Liang a few days ago, although many artillerymen in the artillery unit are new recruits, the artillery fire is still relatively accurate. Most of the artillery shells can fall on the enemy's position. If they are all
Even the rookie artilleryman, Deputy Commander Liang, did not dare to order this.
After five minutes of shelling.
The Japanese and puppet army positions were plowed again.
This time, without the cover of tunnels and artillery holes, the Japanese and puppet troops on the position suffered heavy casualties.
In the dirt and gravel, in addition to shrapnel, there were also various parts of the Japanese and puppet soldiers. It was terrible to see.
Of course, even with this level of shelling, the Japanese and puppet troops will still survive. The puppet troops have lost the courage to resist, but the Japanese will still resist.
However, there were not many Japs left, and they could not form a decent resistance at all.
Before the Japanese reinforcements arrived, the soldiers of the newly formed 16th Heavy Armored Battalion wiped out all the Japanese on the position and captured the Jiguan Mountain and Lion Rock positions.
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"Report to the Chief of Staff that the Jiguan Mountain and Lion Mountain positions have been lost, and all the locust troops defending the positions are in pieces."
In the Japanese command post, a Japanese staff officer reported to Yamamoto Kazuki.
"knew."
Kazuki Yamamoto nodded, put down the binoculars, and remained expressionless the entire time.
When the Eighth Route Army launched its second artillery bombardment, Yamamoto basically guessed the result.
However, the Jiguan Mountain and Lion Rock positions were lost faster than he imagined.
"Reinforcements are arriving soon. Will they cover the Lion Rock and Jiguan Mountain positions with artillery fire and recapture these two positions?"
Xiong Chuanzhi asked the commander.
These two highlands can be said to be the gateway to Chengde. Once they were lost, the Japanese First Army would be very passive.
"Order the reinforcements to withdraw immediately and bring in the Eighth Route Army."
Yamamoto Kazuki's eyes were as sharp as a hawk, and he issued orders with murderous intent.
"Hi."
All the Japanese officers lowered their heads suddenly.