Chapter 332: Drill the well first, then hunt down the deer
Jingxing Old City is adjacent to Niangziguan in the west and Huolu in the east. The entire city wall is made of stone and is about 7 meters high. It is surrounded by mountains in the north and Mianhe River in the east, west and south, forming a natural barrier.
There is Snowflake Mountain in the southwest of the city, which overlooks the whole city. It is an important barrier for Jingxing City. The Japanese army built a solid bunker on the top of the mountain. In the north of the city, there are ravines and dangerous terrain.
The city has three gates, east, west and south. There is a drum tower in the southeast corner of the city with solid fortifications. There is a stone bridge over the Mian River in the east, connected with Hedong Village. It is the main traffic artery in and out of the city. On the east bank of the Mian River
There is an ancient pagoda about 10 meters high and 3 meters wide on the hillside. It is a strong firepower point for the enemy and can directly control the Mianhe Stone Bridge.
Around the city wall and within tens of miles of the mining area, there are dotted groups of strongholds and bunkers, guarding the city wall and the mining area.
Judging from the overall layout of the fortifications, it can be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. During the Hundred Regiments War, although the troops of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region captured the well, they suffered considerable casualties.
"Zhou **, long time no see!" Wu, the commander of the Taibei Third Division and the New Tenth Brigade, looked extremely enthusiastic when he saw Zhou Weihan.
"Wu**, the last time we met was in Heshun. It should have been 40 years, but it has already been two years in the blink of an eye!" Zhou Weihan said with emotion.
"No, in just over two years, you have risen so quickly that you are on an equal footing with Mr. Chen from our military region. It is true that times make heroes!"
"No matter how fast I get promoted, I still have to learn more from old comrades like you, right?" Zhou Weihan said.
After the two briefly exchanged greetings, Zhou Weihan asked about the current battle situation. After the division headquarters received a clear combat mission, and considering that the New 10th Brigade was weaker than the 385th Brigade, the division commander suggested that Zhou Weihan concentrate his main force on the Zhengtai Line.
Therefore, the six regiments were divided into two groups, the assault regiment, the 22nd regiment, the supplementary regiment, the artillery battalion and other troops followed Heshun and went north. The other group was led by Jing Dagang, commanding the first regiment, the third regiment, and the Cixian backbone regiment to bypass the mountainous area and then move eastward.
Yuanshi.
"Currently, the 29th and 30th regiments of our New 10th Brigade are cleaning up the outer strongholds of Jingxing. According to investigation and research, most of the Japanese troops are gathered on the periphery. In fact, the internal defense is empty, showing a state of external strength and internal weakness!" Wu
** said.
"Then I came at the right time. Taking advantage of the Japanese army being involved, I avoided the outer perimeter, took them by surprise, and went straight to the inside. I dug the well first and captured the deer below, all in one go!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
As the perfect candidate to implement the heart-breaking tactics, it is of course the assault group led by Dong Jiang.
That night, the 22nd Regiment was ordered to launch an offensive in the mining area north of Jingxing, using artillery fire to destroy the Japanese fortresses outside the mining area, and then blowing up the walls. The entire regiment penetrated in and captured the Hengjian Mine in just two hours.
It's time to capture Wangshe Mine.
At the same time, after the reinforcements arrived, the two regiments of the New 10th Brigade also stepped up their offensive. The 29th Regiment surrounded Jingxing Station, and the 30th Regiment stormed Snow Flower Mountain.
At dawn, the assault regiment responsible for the task of digging out the heart set out. Since the enemy in Snow Flower Mountain southwest of Jingxing City was contained by the 30th Regiment, the assault regiment could safely attack Hedong Village east of Jingxing City.
The 10-meter-high ancient pagoda standing in Hedong Village was unusually obvious. As soon as the assault regiment showed its traces, the four light machine guns on the ancient pagoda began to fire.
The little Japs were not allowed to run wild for too long. The twelve American 75 mountain guns following the assault group fired at the ancient pagoda in a blink of an eye. Then the first battalion and one company took advantage of the situation to launch an attack. The remaining two companies and the third battalion of the first battalion detoured from both sides of Hedong Village.
Begin to forcefully cross the Mian River.
"I am the third battalion. Our troops have arrived at the bank of the Mian River. We need artillery cover. I repeat, we need artillery cover!" the commander of the third battalion took a walkie-talkie to contact the artillery.
The same scene also happened in the first battalion on the south side. Soon after, artillery shells fell on the west bank of the Mian River. Taking advantage of the thick smoke and fire, the soldiers of the two battalions jumped into the waist-high river one after another.
After successfully arriving at the west bank of Mianhe River, the 1st Battalion went straight to Dongguan directly ahead, while the 3rd Battalion headed towards Beiguan.
Limited by the artillery suppression of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese and puppet troops at the two city gates were unable to take advantage of their firepower. The two battalions quickly blasted the walls, annihilated all the enemies guarding the gates, and approached Jingxing City.
"One battalion wiped out the enemies in Dongguan!"
"The three battalions annihilated the enemies in Beiguan!"
Dong Jiang, who was in charge of the command, nodded with satisfaction after hearing the results of the battle from the walkie-talkie, and then said: "Notify, the first company and the artillery quickly moved forward to the west bank of Mianhe, and concentrated artillery fire on the east wall of Jingxing first.
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"Yes!" the correspondent on the side responded.
About ten minutes later, the assault group's prepared general attack officially began. The movement at the east city gate was the most intense. Twelve mountain cannons and six M2 heavy machine guns continued to vent their firepower on the Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall.
The young Japanese lieutenant on the city wall forced his Japanese and puppet troops to resist, and then got off the city wall in a panic: "Moxi Moxi, sir, the enemy in the east of the city is large in number and has fierce firepower. Please ask for reinforcements!"
At the same time, all the soldiers of the third battalion were hiding among the houses in the north of the city, shooting at each other with the enemies on the city wall. With the advantage of semi-automatic rifles, the Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall were unable to fight back.
"Damn it, our third battalion can attack the city without mountain artillery. Concentrate all the mortars, advance forward, and bombard the enemy!" The third battalion commander was not satisfied with the current battle situation and ordered cursingly.
road.
Although the 50mm cannon and the 82mm mortar were not as powerful as mountain cannons, they continued to explode under the noses of the Japanese and puppet troops due to their superior rate of fire, doubling the pressure on the enemies on the city.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, members of the third battalion and sixth company of the demolition team passed through private houses, braved artillery fire from their own side, followed the base of the city wall to the city gate quietly, and successively placed more than 300 kilograms of explosives.
There was only a loud bang, and a large gap was opened in the city wall. The enemies on the city tower were blown to pieces. The soldiers of the third battalion rushed towards the city gate like tigers descending from the mountain.
"Young, the Third Battalion did a good job, they actually entered the city first!" Dong Jiang knew that he had entered the city through blasting as soon as he heard the movement in the north of the city.
Soon after, nearly eight hundred soldiers from the First and Third Battalions were cutting through each other like two sharp knives. In the city, the panicked Japanese and puppet troops were being annihilated like headless flies by the assault group.
Looking at the entire Jingxing City, the remaining Japanese and puppet troops continued to defeat the west of the city, and were finally blocked at the west entrance of the city by the outflanking Third Battalion.
"You won't kill if you turn your guns over, you won't kill if you turn your guns!" the soldiers of the third battalion shouted loudly.
The desperate puppet army was scared out of their wits and was about to lay down their weapons and surrender. Unexpectedly, the little Japanese officer at the head screamed: "Baga ya road, all the Chinese people are dead!"
"Hit me!"
The soldiers of the assault regiment used their heavy firepower and light machine gun firepower. In the chaos, the last two hundred Japanese and puppet troops were completely wiped out in the west of Yujingxing City.