One hundred and fortieth chapters brilliant beginning (12)
Zuo Jianjiu gathered the remaining troops and took the lead personally to launch a pig-like attack on Miaolingzi Mountain, hoping to seize the commanding heights here so that he could stand firm and wait for reinforcements. [.Com text] It was just that he had expected what he would do.
Yang Zhen would give him this opportunity.
Zuo Jianjiu, who was determined to fight, never expected that just when he was naked and urging the soldiers to attack the mountain regardless of casualties, his figure waving a saber would have been captured by a door already.
After moving to the 90mm artillery and mortars on Miaolingzi Mountain, Ma Qichang, who personally went into battle with a knife, was targeted.
After the Japanese offensive was defeated again, Zuo Jian was so angry that he jumped like a shrimp before he had time to slap his three squadron leaders. Among the shelling just now, the only one
When the remaining squadron leader was in the face, a mortar shell dropped from the sky and hit him hard.
This mortar shell that hit him directly relieved him of the worry of being ordered to commit seppuku when he returned, completely reducing him to a pile of parts. It also blew up the unlucky squadron leader with it.
There was no way around it. The current position of this mortar was too close to Zuo Jian's position. The straight-line distance did not exceed 200 meters. When he heard the sound of the shells breaking through the air, it meant that the shells were
It had hit the top of his head. He couldn't even dodge.
In addition, he was eager to seize a commanding height, jumping up and down, waving his saber to force the troops to take turns to attack, which was really eye-catching. Especially his Zuoguan sword, which had spent many days among the puppet Manchukuo army.
Ma Qichang can be seen at a glance.
Since this guy is wearing a saguan sword, and the Japanese army at the foot of the mountain is only the size of a large brigade, then the shirtless guy in front of him should be the top commander of the Japanese army. Ma Qichang, who has listened to Yang Zhen giving lessons to the teaching team
, although other things
He didn't remember it, but he did remember the saying that Yang Zhen often said: "To shoot the man first, shoot the horse, and to capture the thief first, capture the king." Since this guy should be the top commander of the Japanese brigade, then the horse
Qichang was not polite at all.
However, the losses were heavy. After all, the Eighth Division was a veteran division of the Japanese army. After the death of its commander, the casualties caused by previous shelling and several failed attacks, and two-thirds of the troops had been killed, the Eighth Division actually survived.
Under the organization of the squad leaders and non-commissioned officers, he was able to resist stubbornly. He even used his accurate grenade firepower to blow up two heavy machine guns on Miaolingzi Mountain. He even reached halfway up the mountain at one point.
Yang Zhen, who was holding a telescope to carefully observe the changes in the battle situation, saw the performance of the Japanese troops of the 8th Division. Thinking about the previous battle with the 11th Division in Yunshilizi, he couldn't help but wonder whether these Japanese troops were from old divisions.
, as expected, the fighting ability is strong.
After encountering such intensive firepower and suffering such heavy casualties, he was able to react in such a short period of time. Not only did he not collapse, he was able to fight back. His temperament was tenacious, his willpower was tenacious, and his tactics
The resolute implementation of consciousness, especially the speed of reaction, should be learned by all squadrons.
It's just that Yang Zhen was sighing with emotion, but his men didn't show any mercy. He knew that even if an army was defeated, as long as some bones and blood were left behind, there would always be a chance to make a comeback.
If you want to completely lose the combat effectiveness of an army, especially for an army like the Japanese army, the best way is to wipe it out. Even if it is reorganized, this army will not have the same spirit as before.
Even those new recruits who have undergone rigorous training but have never been on the battlefield, as well as reservist veterans who have already raised their families, will never be able to catch up with those veterans who have been in the army for many years, are well-trained and experienced. Only by completely wiping out an army
Light is the complete weakening of the opponent's strength.
It is better to cut off one finger than to injure ten of them. Yang Zhen remembered this famous saying of the great man very well.
Less than half an hour after Ma Qichang killed Zuo Jianjiuren with one shot, Yang Zhen issued the order for a general attack. Of course, the reason why Yang Zhen launched the all-out attack was not because of the top Japanese troops under his nose.
The commander had been blown up to the west. But he felt that it was time to finally solve the problem.
Determined, Yang Zhen ordered Du Kaishan to attack as quickly as possible to completely eliminate the remaining Japanese troops in front of him.
In fact, at this time, he had been reduced to parts, and Major Zuma Hisashi, who was going to meet their Amaterasu, did not know it. He was trying to capture the main position of Miaolingzi Mountain so that he could hold on until he could get the main force led by the captain of the company.
During the support, his commander and the second group led by him were also struggling in pain.
After receiving a telegram that Yang Zhen had opened the road and contained only cold guns and a small group of troops, the main force turned to the rear of the Japanese army. In particular, Yang Zhen changed the battle plan and placed the first wave of attacks on the area starting from Heli.
After being attacked by the First Battalion of the 17th Regiment of the Eighth Division, Guo Bingxun changed his previous tactics of bluffing and containing the Japanese troops in front of him.
In accordance with Yang Zhen's request, Guo Bingxun ordered to cede the frontline position at the Fasi River. In addition to constant harassment with a small force, he withdrew a battalion of the main force from the front, and took advantage of the fact that the Japanese aviation force could not dispatch at night, secretly crossed the Fasi River from the northeast of the Japanese army.
River, detour to the direction behind the Japanese army.
And he personally led a battalion and a company of the reconnaissance battalion, using the terrain to constantly kill and harass the Japanese troops with cold gun tactics. Especially at night, when Yang Zhen led the main force to forcibly penetrate the front line of Miaoling Mountain, in order to
Covering the main operations, they even launched a company-platoon-level offensive against the Japanese troops.
Guo Bingxun's change in tactics meant that the puppet troops had not yet crossed the Fasi River line on the day they met. Now they could even hear the slight but clearly distinguishable sound of gunfire from the Jianshanzi line from time to time.
When I woke up from the excitement, I fell into a terrifying night.
Just as the Japanese forwards crossed the Fasi River, they were hit by mortar shells. Although they had already been mentally prepared and skilled in tactical movements, the mortar shells fired by the opponent would not cooperate with the puppet troops.
The Manchurian bombing caused heavy casualties and did not cause many casualties to the Japanese army. However, the unfavorable start made Colonel Takeshi Kawada worry about subsequent combat operations.
In order to coordinate the progress of the operations of various departments, Sasaki Toichi specially assigned horizontal communication codes to the three Japanese regiments responsible for the suppression mission. Therefore, the 17th Regiment has direct radio contact with the 24th Regiment responsible for the middle route suppression mission.
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After encountering Wang Guangyu's colorful and varied warm reception, although they belonged to different divisions, Colonel Takeda Hisashi, the captain of the 24th Regiment, urgently needed the cooperation of the 17th Regiment to fight.
The Japanese military had a traditional habit of not exposing family scandals to others. He introduced all his encounters along the way to Colonel Takeshi Kawada and reminded him repeatedly to be more careful.
With the lessons learned from Hisashi Takeda, Colonel Kawada Takeshi was much more cautious when marching. Especially because the two brigades of the 11th Division scheduled to be used as surprise troops on the South Road were never able to contact him, and a large number of enemy troops appeared around him.
Afterwards, Colonel Takeshi Kawada became more cautious.
This is why he slowed down his marching speed after encountering a blockage on the front line of Miaolingzi Mountain. His movements were much slower than those of the 24th Regiment in the middle. Moreover, after receiving Sasaki to stay with Heli for the first time, he slowed down his marching speed.
The reason why the First Battalion immediately urged the First Battalion to move closer to itself after giving the order to change the original battle plan and move closer to the Second Battalion.
I have to admit that Colonel Kawada Takeshi deliberately slowed down his marching speed. Although he was severely reprimanded by Sasaki several times, the casualties along the way were not comparable to those encountered by the 24th Regiment.
It can be said to be negligible, but the casualties are really not large. And the casualties are mainly from the puppet Manchukuo army. The casualties of the second brigade of the 17th Regiment he led were less than one squadron.
Originally, Colonel Kawada Takeshi was planning to camp on the spot after dark. Because he had participated in the anti-allied clearance campaign before, he knew that marching in the mountains and forests at night, especially when he did not carry many flares, would be very detrimental to him.
, it is easy to encounter an ambush from your opponent.
Colonel Takeshi Kawada knew very well that in terms of regular field battles, or even fortifications, as long as it was a face-to-face, head-to-head contest, his 17th Regiment was not afraid of any Chinese army. Not even a division or even an army.
But in the mountains and forests, especially at night, my troops and those who have been hiding in the mountains and forests for many years are very familiar with jungle warfare and terrain. They can fight if they win and leave if they can't. They are extremely flexible.
The anti-Manchu armed forces are incomparable.
The reason why the Anti-Alliance was able to successfully encircle and suppress the Anti-Alliance in the past and squeeze the Anti-Alliance out of the Xiajiang area was mainly due to the advantages in troops and equipment, as well as the advantage in logistical supplies. There was also the help of traitors among the opponents.
It was precisely with those traitors that the Kwantung Army was able to destroy the secret camps where the anti-Manchu and anti-Japanese elements relied on for survival and their reserves of supplies, leaving those anti-Manchu and anti-Japanese elements without food and ammunition, and could only freeze to death and starve to death here.
Among the deep mountains and old forests of northern Manchuria.
Before entering the mountains and forests, Sasaki repeatedly told the commanders of several regiments participating in the battle, clearly telling them that the opponents this time were very different from those in the previous campaigns against the Anti-Japanese Alliance. This anti-Manchu armed force was not only extremely good at setting up mobile ambushes, but was also well-equipped
They are sophisticated. They have a lot of mortars in hand. And the ammunition is quite sufficient compared to other anti-alliance forces.
Let them be more careful after entering the mountains, especially when entering the hinterland of the Qinghei Mountains with high mountains and dense forests. When resting at night, they must not choose a place with dense forests to camp, and must be more vigilant.
With Sasaki Chuichi's order and Takeda Hisashi's lessons learned, Kawada Takeshi originally planned to wait for the next day to forcefully cross the Hoji River. But unfortunately, Lieutenant General Sasaki Chuichi suddenly changed the previous battle plan and ordered the 17th Regiment
Immediately accelerate south to join the 24th Regiment.
Sasaki's repeated urging made Colonel Kawada Takeshi reluctant. However, under the strict order of Lieutenant General Sasaki, he had no choice but to give up camping on the spot. After the subsequent First Battalion arrived, they were forced to cross the Faji River.
idea.
The original battle plan was changed to not waiting for the 1st Brigade, but to concentrate the existing forces on hand and forcefully cross the river immediately, forcefully attack the front line of Jianshanzi, and join the 24th Regiment as quickly as possible at all costs.
However, a series of encounters after crossing the river made him quickly change his mind. Especially when the contact with Lieutenant General Sasaki Toichi was suddenly interrupted. No matter how much the signal soldiers called, he could not get a single reply from Sasaki. He was too striving for stability.
Colonel Takeshi Kawada hesitated for a long time, but still ordered to camp on the spot.
It's a pity that his calculation was good, but Guo Bingxun did not intend to let him have a good rest. Throughout the night, although the opponent only launched a few tentative attacks, it made Colonel Kawada Takeshi understand what real attack means.
Guerrilla tactics.
The opponent, who had been disappearing without a trace since the mortar shelling in Fasi River, appeared around him again just when the 17th Regiment had just set up its tent and was preparing to rest.
The mortar shells warmly entertained the Japanese and puppet soldiers who were lighting a fire and preparing for dinner that was several hours late.
"Baga, is it over yet? These hateful anti-Manchu anti-Japanese samurai warriors are all thieves. And they got so many Imperial Army standard mortar shells from them? From the time they entered Miaolingzi Mountain to now
A total of two to three hundred rounds of artillery shells were fired."
Just as he was annoyed because he could not contact Sasaki for a long time, and because of the shelling, he was driven out of the tent he had just set up. Colonel Kawada Takeshi, who was extremely angry, saw his opponent launch another night attack.
While he was depressed, he also had a question that puzzled him just as much as Sasaki.
As the captain of the elite Eighth Division of the Japanese Army, he could clearly tell that the mortar shells that fell on his head were not only the Imperial Army's Type 92 70mm mortars, but also the Type 94 Type 90 mortars.
mm mortar.
Although the number is not large, there are only more than ten of the two calibers combined. But the number of shells fired is definitely not a small number. The Eighth Division has been stationed in Manchuria for two years, fighting against the Anti-Japanese Alliance and other anti-Japanese armed forces.
Many of the people who had interacted with Colonel Kawada Takeshi had never seen the anti-Manchu anti-Japanese armed forces in Manchuria with such a large scale.
Think about it, as a field regiment under the regular division of the Imperial Japanese Army, this time it went into the mountains to clear out the mountains with only six Type 94 90mm mortars from an independent mortar squadron. Actually, there was not even one.
The bandits were equipped with a lot of equipment. This was really hard for Colonel Takeshi Kawada to accept.
What made Colonel Takeshi Kawada even more depressed was that his opponent obviously changed his behavior during the day and made it clear that he did not want to quarrel with him. When his artillerymen set up their mortars and launched a counterattack, before a few shells were fired, the opponent stopped again.
Disappeared quietly.
The abominable mortars he sent out to search caused trouble for him from time to time, but judging from the range and trajectory, two full infantry squads of mortars, coordinated by two companies of the puppet Manchukuo army, were not far away from him.
After a period of intense gunfire in the distant mountains, not even a single person came back.
After losing two entire infantry squads, Colonel Kawada Takeshi did not dare to send troops to search for those hateful guys. In addition to strengthening the security force, he could only order the artillery to be ready. No matter which direction there was any trouble, just fire to suppress it.
Colonel Takeshi Kawada didn't know that he should actually feel lucky. When the troops were divided, the opponents concentrated all their much more powerful mountain artillery on the two brigades of the 11th Division on the southern front led by Colonel Takao Murata.
.Otherwise, the result of this shelling would not be as simple as just dozens of casualties.
The depressed Colonel Takeshi Kawada didn't know that this mortar bomb was just the beginning of this night's nightmare. Before he finally calmed down and was about to continue urging the signal corps to contact Sasaki, Colonel Takeshi Kawada returned to the tent and disappeared.
Within an hour, mortar shells once again fell into the Japanese camp.
The result this time was that Takeshi Kawada could no longer laugh. Because this time the opponent's artillery fire was no longer aimed at killing his own troops or even harassing him like the previous two times, but was directed directly at his own artillery.
This artillery bombardment was not like the previous bombardment, which had extremely scattered impact points and seemed to be somewhat haphazard. Instead, it was extremely precise. Its shooting accuracy was so high that it was almost as good as that of the Japanese army.
Facing an opponent with a numerical advantage and deploying the mortars on hand into two dispersed artillery groups with the same goal, the Japanese independent mortar squadron assigned to the battle was quickly defeated. In just a few minutes, six
Five mortars were destroyed. Not to mention all the ammunition, the artillerymen also suffered heavy casualties.
Not only that, the explosive ammunition also ignited some of the supplies and tents carried. No matter how great the loss of other supplies was, Colonel Takeshi Kawada didn't care. But the key was the huge loss of food, which made him extremely distressed.
The Japanese army made a serious mistake this time, which can even be said to go against military common sense. The artillery position they selected was located at
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