After Guo Bingxun finished speaking, Yang Zhen nodded slightly and said: "In this attack, we achieved fruitful results, but at the same time, we also exposed a lot of problems. [.Com text] But everything must be done with both pros and cons.
Look at it from a different perspective. For our still very immature army, the sooner these problems are exposed, the easier it will be for us to rectify them. It is better to squeeze out the pustule as soon as possible than to bury it in the body."
"In addition to the fact that there are still too many deficiencies in training and there are too many things that are not in place, we also have quite a lot of debt in terms of firepower configuration and logistics supplies. First of all, the number of mortars under the battalion is too small, resulting in the troops being organized as battalions.
Construction operations and firepower are quite restricted."
"The Japanese Type 92 70mm mortar of the battalion and company we equipped is not only heavy in weight, but also has a relatively short range. This kind of mortar is obsolete even among the Japanese army. The reason why we put it
The main reason why they are used as artillery equipment for battalions and companies is because their numbers are relatively large. Isn’t there a saying that the hungry cannot choose what they eat.”
"This relatively bulky mortar cannot be compared with the 2,800-meter range and 23-kilogram weight of the Type 97 81mm mortar we currently have in stock. The caliber is also relatively small.
Small. Our battalion is only equipped with two guns, because the weight problem affects the mobility of the troops, and the supporting firepower is still a bit weak in terms of range and power." "And our configuration has been tested in actual combat, and it is still somewhat unreasonable.
.With most of the mobility still relying on foot marches, the number of battalion supporting firepower is too small, and the equipment at the company level is too heavy."
"Although the range and power of the Type 94 90mm mortar, which is the main force of the regiment's artillery, are satisfactory, it is still too heavy for the infantry due to the lack of transportation capacity. However, in the 81mm
Since the number of mortars is insufficient, we can only use them temporarily."
"So on the way back yesterday, the chief of staff and I studied the issue of weapon configuration. While keeping the firepower configuration above the regiment unchanged, we mainly adjusted the weapon configuration at the battalion and company level. First, we kept the current nine-level weapon configuration of each company.
The organization of the two light machine guns and nine grenade launchers remains unchanged, and the configuration of the company and mortars is cancelled."
"All battalion mortars were replaced with Type 97 81mm mortars, and the number was increased from two to six. The battalion mortar platoon was upgraded to a mortar company. One battalion mortar was added.
The baggage platoon is specially designed to transport ammunition for its artillery company and heavy machine gun company."
"In addition to the problem of equipment, we also have another problem that needs to be solved urgently. That is the problem of grenades deployed in the army. The grenades currently equipped by our army are all Japanese standard Type 97 grenades. The power of this grenade is pretty good. But because of its
It uses a relatively unique percussion fuze, which requires a long period of training to master, but what we lack most is training."
"Because of the unique way of using this grenade, most new soldiers cannot master the throwing time. In several small-scale blocking battles, because the throwing time was too early, the Japanese army picked it up and threw it back, causing
There were a lot of casualties. Hand grenades are the main suppressive weapon for infantry, so we must solve this problem as soon as possible."
Yang Zhen's adjustment of the weapon configuration of the army was based on the formation of volunteer army battalions and companies on the Korean battlefield in later generations, the establishment of the National Artillery Force during the Liberation War, and the U.S. Army divisions established in 1943 that only appeared a few years later.
The characteristics are formed by learning from each other’s strengths and weaknesses.
Compared with the Volunteer Army when it first entered the DPRK, it mainly increased the organization of grenade launchers and heavy machine guns at the company level, while canceling the organization of 60mm mortars. Because he had one such extremely light weapon in his company,
There are no mortars that are far more powerful than the Japanese grenade launchers. And the Japanese army, which is equipped with a large number of grenade launchers, does not have similar equipment. The smallest caliber of the Japanese mortars is 70 mm, and has been eliminated.
The Type 92 infantry gun is the standard brigade gun of the Japanese army.
Under the circumstances that his newly opened arsenal was not yet capable of producing, and had neither the ability nor the place to purchase, Yang Zhen could only produce this product on the other side of the ocean, which had an excellent consumption ratio and could be said to be the best support firepower at the company level.
The weapons and equipment were drool-worthy. They could only add two bulky Type 92 heavy machine guns to each company as replacements.
Similar to the 60 mm mortar, there are a large number of submachine guns equipped by the three armies as a reference. Although the role of submachine guns is well understood, the few submachine guns on hand are too small because of the small amount of ammunition. Except for a small amount, they are equipped for senior commanders.
Except for the guards, the rest have temporarily withdrawn from the equipment sequence until the ammunition problem is solved.
Moreover, when these submachine guns were seized, they were second-hand goods that had been used for many years. After years of intensive use and poor storage, they had almost reached the point of being scrapped. Even if there was still some ammunition on hand, most of it was almost gone.
Lost use value.
But compared to the 60mm mortar, which has no hope at all, the submachine gun is a weapon with a relatively simple structure and is relatively easy to manufacture. For Yang Zhen, who now has an arsenal on hand, it is not out of reach. How much?
There is still a little bit of hope.
At the battalion level, the number of heavy machine guns is the same as that of the Volunteers when they first entered North Korea, but less than that of the U.S. Army and Japanese artillery divisions. The number of mortars in the battalion is more than that of the Volunteers when they first entered North Korea.
The best army, as well as the ** Artillery Division, which is not equipped with battalion artillery at all. As for the regiment-level organization, although it is far inferior to that of the US Army, it is far better than the Volunteer Army and the ** Art Armory Division.
Of course, this weapon configuration is based on sufficient transportation capacity. But the actual situation is that when transportation capacity is scarce, the battalion artillery is carried entirely by manpower, so the establishment is extremely large. Although there are only two mortars, the number of personnel
But it reached sixty people, almost double the number of infantry platoons. The extra manpower was dedicated to transporting ammunition. Even so, in many cases, only one mortar could keep firing.
After the number of battalion mortars increased to six, although the original company artillery was organized into the battalion mortar company, the supply pressure also increased sharply. After all, manpower was still unable to compare with pack horses and cars.
Similar to the mortar company, the heavy machine gun company has a terrifyingly large establishment in order to ensure the supply of ammunition. The support squad of each machine gun platoon has a strength of twenty people. They are specially designed to carry ammunition for the two heavy machine guns of the platoon. Once the ammunition is carried
After more than half is consumed, only half of the heavy machine guns can be guaranteed to be put into battle. Not counting strategic supplies, tactical supplies alone have become the biggest problem restricting the combat effectiveness of the troops.
As for the problems with grenades and other weapons, Yang Zhen could only hope that his newly established arsenal could imitate the later-generation 77-style grenades that he had copied as soon as possible. The production of grenades was relatively easy compared to bullets, and he
The arsenal that now has nearly a thousand machines and equipment made for Germany is better than the arsenals of the 18th Army that was launched by Turkey, right?
After talking about the adjustment of the army's weapon configuration, Yang Zhen changed the topic and returned to the current urgent problem: "For us now, the most lacking thing is horses. We fought in the mountainous areas, and the hundred captured
Although the remaining cars have drivers, they have no place to use them."
"And the shortage of horses suitable for us is severe. In addition to the more than 200 horses captured by the Chief of Staff at the Fasi River line and the more than 200 horses captured by Liu Changshun during the raid on the Jiasui Railway, we only have only pack horses on hand.
More than seven hundred horses. In addition to ensuring the use of the division's artillery, the remaining horses can only barely guarantee the use of the regiment's artillery. Very few are distributed to each battalion."
"Almost the mortars and heavy machine guns below the battalion level can only be transported by manpower. Even among the more than 700 horses currently available, not all can be put into use immediately. The horses captured by Liu Changshun are all civilian horses. If
To be used as a pack horse, it still needs training."
"During this sortie, in order to ensure sufficient firepower, we even mobilized a large number of infantry to assist in transporting artillery shells. But even so, after destroying Sasaki Chuichi's command post in the Taiping River, the artillery shells we carried were almost consumed.
Empty. If it were not for the capture of more than a hundred Japanese artillery shells during the Battle of Taipingchuan, it is hard to say whether the Battle of Fasihe would have been fought so smoothly."
"Our current basic tactical supply capabilities, let alone according to the standards of the Japanese army, are far behind us. Even compared with the ** in the pass, we are even inferior to the miscellaneous troops. The lack of transportation capacity, especially horses, has been severely restricted.
The development and combat effectiveness of the army."
"When the Taipingchuan front line almost ran out of portable artillery shells, I once sent electricity to the troops staying in the Liangzihe area and asked them to transport the remaining artillery shells to the Miaolingzi Mountain front line. However, due to lack of transportation capacity, they could only rely on
Manpower transportation was not delivered until the subsequent battle on the Fasi River was over."
"According to our current firepower configuration, at least each battalion must be equipped with more than a hundred pack horses. In other words, not counting the division and regiment headquarters, but at the battalion level, we still have a gap of at least 900 horses. Of course, if we fight on the plains
, if more than one hundred cars can be put into use, our horse shortage can be reduced to half of this number."
"In addition to the somewhat unreasonable weapon organization and extremely poor tactical supply capabilities, our operation also exposed the poor long-distance marching ability, the weak battlefield response ability of grassroots commanders, the slow speed of the communication corps in erecting wires, and the choice of route layout.
There are many problems such as lack of proficiency in battle, lack of coordination between infantry and artillery, and poor battlefield rescue capabilities.”
"But this is not what worries me most, because these can all be solved through training and learning in combat. What worries me most is that after this battle, our grassroots officers and soldiers have seen the power of artillery fire, which will affect them in future battles.
Too much reliance on firepower. At least for now, we can't even get a single mortar shell, the simplest parts of various artillery pieces."
"The stock of artillery shells is one round, one less. After this battle, together with the previous training, we consumed almost one-fifth of the stock of artillery shells. Just the mountain artillery shells fired more than 2,000 rounds. Although the artillery has been trained
, allowing the artillery to master actual combat capabilities as quickly as possible. But it also has a negative impact. That is, the troops can easily become overly dependent on artillery support."
"Once the troops rely too much on firepower, it will be extremely detrimental to our future operations. Since we cannot produce artillery shells and can only rely on captured inventory for operations, in the future, in addition to mortars, we will use mountain and field artillery in the most important tasks.
On this point, the political commissar and chief of staff must do a good job as soldiers."
Having said this, Yang Zhen looked at the contemplative commander-in-chief and Li Yanping after listening to his words, and said with a smile: "Although this battle has exposed many problems, many of them are even urgent and must be dealt with immediately.
It was solved. But we also achieved an unprecedented victory in this battle."
After saying that, Yang Zhen turned to Guo Bingxun and said: "Chief of Staff, please report the results of our attack to the commander-in-chief and political commissar."
Hearing this, Guo Bingxun opened the notebook in front of him, smiled and said: "Commander-in-Chief, Political Commissar, we have achieved a great victory this time. It is a complete victory without any adulteration. In this battle, we Yu Yunshi
The first battle in the Lazi area was successful. Two infantry brigades of the 43rd Regiment of the 11th Japanese Division that were advancing from the south route were completely annihilated, as well as the Puppet Manchukuo Military and Police Department assigned to them. Their commander, the 43rd Regiment, was killed.
Captain Takao Murata."
"After completing the encirclement and annihilation of the enemy on the front line of Yunshilizi, Commander Yang not only left an infantry battalion to cooperate with the engineer battalion directly under him to launch a large-scale attack on the Jiasui Railway, but he personally led the main force to attack the headquarters of the Japanese invasion.
The location is Taipingchuan Village. After a battle, the Japanese commander Lieutenant General Sasaki was killed and his headquarters was taken away in one fell swoop."
"After destroying the Japanese command structure, Commander Yang led his troops to the north. They wiped out the 1st Infantry Brigade of the 17th Regiment of the Eighth Division of the Japanese Army at the Miaolingzi Mountain line. Later, they wiped out the 10th Infantry Brigade of the 17th Regiment of the Japanese Eighth Division at the Fasi River line.
The second infantry battalion of the regiment commanded by Colonel Kawada Takeshi, the captain of the seventh regiment, the Luobei County Forest Police Brigade of the Puppet Manchukuo County, and the First Division of the Puppet Manchukuo Army."
"In response to the Japanese army's main attack on the 24th Regiment of the 12th Division in the middle, we adopted the tactics of using landmines combined with cold guns and cold artillery, killing and wounding nearly two infantry squadrons of the Japanese army and a group of puppet Manchukuo military police.
In addition to the two Japanese infantry squadrons that the commander annihilated on the Taiping River line, our army's anti-encirclement and suppression operations totally annihilated five Japanese infantry brigades, defeated at least two Japanese infantry squadrons, and killed a Japanese lieutenant general commander.
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"In addition, one infantry regiment and two other battalions of the Puppet Manchukuo Army and two Puppet Manchukuo forest police brigades were completely wiped out. One infantry regiment and one forest police brigade of the Puppet Manchukuo Army were defeated. More than 1,600 Puppet Manchukuo soldiers and policemen were captured.
.and seized a large amount of weapons and ammunition. According to preliminary statistics, rifles alone are enough for us to equip a simplified infantry regiment."
Guo Bingxun's report was the same as his personal style, simple and concise. Although it was not too detailed, it was enough for the commander-in-chief and Li Yanping to listen clearly.
After listening to Guo Bingxun's report, the commander-in-chief and Li Yanping looked at each other and saw the excitement in the other's eyes. According to this number of enemies annihilated, nearly two Japanese regiments were almost wiped out in just one battle. In addition,
The Puppet Manchukuo military and police who cooperated with him in the battle could be described as an unprecedented victory.
Reminiscent of the embarrassing situation last year, when the Japanese army was forced to carry out a large-scale encirclement and suppression, and almost ran out of ammunition and food, and all died in the mountains and forests. In the Western Expedition held in order to find a breakthrough and break the Japanese army's encirclement and suppression, the Second Route Army almost lost two combat effectiveness
The strongest army.
Thinking about it now, in continuous fighting, the Japanese army alone has wiped out five infantry brigades. Together with the attached puppet Manchukuo military police, there are nearly ten thousand people. How can they not let the Japanese army achieve such great results in such a short period of time?
The two were so excited that they were almost driven to a dead end by the Japanese and puppet troops last year.
The commander-in-chief and Li Yanping are very clear about the concept of five infantry brigades. The infantry brigades of these five elite Japanese divisions are enough to defeat a Japanese division or even an army on the battlefield in Guannei. In the Northeast, they are enough
It will cause disaster to any one of the three Allied Route armies.
However, both of them are stable people. After experiencing a brief excitement, the commander-in-chief quickly calmed down. After looking at such a big victory, Yang Zhen, who was not proud at all and still looked calm, always looked at Yang Zhen.
The conductor said in a serious tone: "A hero comes from a boy. The two of you gave me such a big surprise as soon as you took action. To be honest, I almost couldn't believe my ears."
"We all know what the concept of five infantry brigades is. The Japanese army's campaign against us this time was extremely vigorous, but even this comprehensive campaign was broken by us. Not to mention, the main force of the five infantry brigades plus the attached
A large number of puppet Manchukuo soldiers and police were also eaten by us one bite at a time."
"Now we have not only defeated the Japanese army's attack, but also killed a Japanese lieutenant general. Such a result can be said to be a brilliant start for a force that has just completed its reorganization."
"I know this Sasaki Toichi, the so-called "Manchuria Public Security Rectification Plan"
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