It can be said that the Puppet Manchukuo Army lost this battle in a daze. Before they could figure out what was going on, they were severely defeated. [.Com text] The two regiments that attacked the mountain together ran out and were defeated.
Less than half a battalion. A subsequent regiment and training team also lost nearly one-third of their troops.
It was just a moderate offensive battle. The Independent Second Brigade of the 7th Puppet Manchukuo Military District, which had more than 3,000 troops, lost more than 70% of its troops. The three infantry regiments combined returned less than 600 to 700 troops. The rest
Either he is still on the mountaintop, or he is a prisoner.
Looking at the hilltop that had devoured most of his troops and directly promoted him from the commander of a brigade to the commander of a regiment, Zhang Kuiying, who had been so complacent just now, was almost on the verge of tears. At this moment, he hated the general who forced him to do so.
Two of the three regiments were thrown into the attack by Major General Ozawa, the Japanese chief of staff of the military area.
If this guy hadn't forced himself to invest the main force, no matter how cunning his opponent was, he wouldn't have lost 70% of his troops in one fell swoop. Not to mention his future, the Kwantung Army Headquarters could pay him severance pay.
It was already very generous to let him go home safely and retire. The fate of Suo Jingqing, who had been wiped out by Yang Jingyu in Nanman, could not help but appear in front of his eyes.
Major General Ozawa, who had been laughing at the joke just now, saw that the situation was not good and stopped gloating. Once the Second Independent Brigade was completely defeated, the unlucky one would certainly be Zhang Kuiying, the brigade commander. But as his direct superior, he could not escape the relationship.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Ozawa quickly called Major General Asaburo Kobayashi and asked for support.
In fact, there was no need for him to take the initiative to ask for help. He had been watching the battle from behind. Major General Kobayashi Asaburo, who had been waiting for the Chinese to kill each other and was ready to reap the benefits, discovered that something was wrong as soon as the defenders launched a counterattack.
Realizing that things were not progressing as he expected, Major General Kobayashi Asaburo, who already sensed something was not going well, immediately concentrated a brigade of troops. On the one hand, he wanted to defeat the puppet Manchukuo army that had collapsed under the opponent's counterattack.
Rescue him. In addition, he also wants to take advantage of his opponent's escape from the fortifications and eliminate this extremely cunning opponent in one fell swoop.
It was just that the Japanese army had just completed its assembly and had not yet had time to enter the battle. The heavy artillery that had disappeared before sounded again. The dense artillery shells once again firmly covered the heads of the Japanese army that had just assembled.
This time it was not only heavy artillery, but also 75mm field artillery that had never appeared before. Hundreds of 150mm grenades and 75mm field artillery shells created a war among the Japanese army.
The bloody rain not only covered the attacking defenders, but also sent nearly half of the Japanese soldiers in this brigade directly into the sky.
Looking at the officers and soldiers of the 37th Regiment with casualties everywhere, Major General Kobayashi Asasaburo felt ashamed and angry. On the first day, not only did he lose the strength of a brigade, but he also killed a brigade in Manchuria who were cooperating with him.
Lost most of it. This was simply a disgrace to the whole family. It was almost more embarrassing than that damn coward Lieutenant General Sasaki Toichi.
Asaburo Kobayashi, who was filled with shame and anger, cursed the incompetence of the aviation force in his heart. He dispatched so many troops, but could not destroy the enemy's artillery. At the same time, he secretly cursed the incompetence of the Manchurian Army. The strength of the two regiments was so easily defeated by the opponent.
Not only were they defeated, they also lost nearly 70% of their troops. Judging from the strength of the defenders who attacked, the opponent was only a battalion in strength at most. A brigade was actually defeated by a battalion. This kind of army still has to have
What is it for?
After all, Major General Kobayashi Asaburo was a top student at the Japanese Army University, and his reaction speed was absolutely top-notch. Although the opponent's heavy artillery was a bit messy, he keenly discovered that the opponent's heavy artillery landed quite accurately, and that the opponent must have ambushed artillery observers near him. Yes.
Upon discovering this, Major General Asaburo Kobayashi immediately mobilized a squadron of troops and launched a carpet-like search around him.
In fact, Asaburo Kobayashi's sense of smell is still very sensitive. Indeed, in order to ensure that the novice heavy artillery soldiers could fire accurately at least in theory, Guo Bingxun deployed artillery observers around the planned assembly area of the Japanese army. However, where this observer was
The location is not north of the Fasi River, but on the south bank of the river, in an extremely hidden position on the edge of a relatively high mountain overlooking both sides of the river.
Due to terrain restrictions, except for the artillery that remained on the south bank of the river, the Japanese infantry could only choose to attack in the relatively flat area on the north bank of the Fasi River. In this way, all Japanese positions were exposed to the observation post.
Under the bed, you can see everything at a glance.
This observation post, which is specially used to correct the accuracy of artillery fire, is composed of an artillery observer and a five-watt radio, as well as a squad drawn from the reconnaissance battalion, all equipped with submachine guns just produced by the arsenal. Their work is actually very simple.
It's simple. Around the entire Qunce Mountain area, the shooting boundary has already been preliminarily divided at 360 degrees with Qunce Mountain as the center.
All they need to do is to provide some simple coordinates that can easily find the specific location on the map, such as 500 meters south of the 90-degree No. 5 area based on the location of the Japanese army. They don't even need to report the shooting scale.
There is no other way to do this. Regular artillery training, especially the training of a qualified artillery observer, cannot be mastered in a few months. In desperation, Yang Zhen had to figure out an extremely simple method. That is
With Qunce Mountain as the center, the surrounding area within twenty miles is transformed into a 360-degree circle.
Taking the coordinates of the central warehouse as the reference point, the circle is evenly divided into four ninety-degree areas. And all the terrain within the range of these ninety degrees is evenly divided into ninety parts. Each
Each degree represents a degree. Within each degree of territory, one or several obvious landforms will be found as a reference point, and the order will be compiled on the map. The location on the south side is based on the direction of the Fasi River.
point.
In this way, the artillery commander can easily find the enemy's position on the map and conduct long-distance fire coverage based on the data reported by the observer, such as thirty-seven degrees and fifty meters south.
Although the process is a bit more cumbersome, it undoubtedly solves the problem of short artillery training time.
However, this solution can only be used during defensive operations. In field operations, firstly, there is not so much time to do this. Secondly, without the pre-built cover fortifications, the artillery needs to move its position multiple times. Each time it moves,
The scale needs to be reset. How can you have so much free time on the battlefield?
Most of these artillery observers were students from the Puppet Manchu State High School who joined the army when Weihe County was captured. Although they had little actual combat experience, they learned quickly because of their cultural background. Although one month is not long,
But this simple method can be mastered quickly.
This is why even though Asaburo Kobayashi can tell from the sequence of gunshots and the point of impact that his opponent's heavy artillery is a beginner, but he is still extremely unskilled in using it, he still can't figure out why he still shoots so accurately.
the reason.
If the Manchu Army was mobilized to take over the 37th Regiment to attack the defenders in front of them, this was the first mistake made in this battle that could already be called a battle. Then the search direction of the local artillery observers
Choosing the wrong position and failing to knock out his opponent's eyes, which would pose the most fatal threat to his next attack, was the third mistake he made.
And he had too much confidence in the aviation bombing, believing that it had destroyed the opponent's heavy artillery group that had caused a lot of trouble for him. This was his second mistake. Unknown to him, he encountered an enemy in the 37th Regiment.
After the first wave of heavy artillery bombardment, in response to his request, the Kwantung Army Headquarters, in addition to some of the light bombers that had been deployed for ground support, also used the Japanese army's usual high efficiency as quickly as possible to attack the enemy that day.
A whole fleet of Type 97 light bombers were mobilized from the two army aviation bases of Mudanjiang and Jiamusi to launch carpet bombing on the front line of Qunce Mountain in an attempt to destroy this heavy artillery group that posed an extremely threatening threat to the suppression forces.
In order to completely wipe out these gangsters under the dismissal order from the Tokyo base camp and give an explanation to His Majesty the Emperor, Ueda Kenkichi has long lost the petty spirit of bargaining that Sasaki had when he first mobilized troops. He almost asked for anything.
What. Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru was even given special permission to mobilize the Type 97 heavy bomber fleet stationed in the Harbin area and the heavy artillery regiment stationed in Muling to support operations when necessary.
Ueda Kenkichi was generous, and Sawada Shigeru was naturally not stingy. After receiving a report from Major General Kobayashi Asaburo that the enemy had at least one brigade of heavy howitzers, they immediately mobilized aviation forces to launch a carpet bombing of the secret warehouse on the front line of Gunze Mountain, striving to destroy this
The heavy artillery brigade was destroyed.
The reason why almost all the places where heavy artillery could be hidden on the front line of Qunce Mountain were bombed by Japanese aircraft, but they were never able to destroy this heavy artillery group that posed a great threat to the Japanese army, is not because the aviation force did not work hard. It is really true.
The bombs they dropped had little effect on the fortifications they had built with a large amount of reinforced concrete, except for making earth-shattering noises. In other words, the fortifications here were too strong.
However, this also reflects that Japan has different targets for combat, and the effectiveness of building fortifications is also different. In the Japanese's own words, the fortifications here are based on the Soviet army's organization, that is, a heavy artillery regiment plus a bomber
The several divisions covered by the brigade cannot be destroyed in a short period of time. Unless the Soviets can build bombs larger than 500 kilograms.
The little devils are very sophisticated. For the squadron with weak firepower, they can build tall and large tanks without hesitation. In fact, they cannot withstand the bombardment of a 75mm mountain artillery shell.
However, when the combat target was the Soviet army with powerful firepower, the fortifications built were not only low, but also had excellent concealment performance depending on the terrain arrangement, and were also extremely strong.
Its firepower configuration is also very reasonable. Not only is the entire artillery position made of reinforced concrete, a considerable part of it is built underground. It is almost difficult to find it without getting close. Because it is too close to the Sino-Soviet border, its size is
Some of the artillery bunkers can even achieve 360-degree surround shooting. It can be said that the little devils have worked hard to get here. The reason why Yang Zhen took the risk to choose this place as a place for troops to rest and train was not simply because of the lights.
The reason for going under the dark is more to value the fortifications here. The fortifications built here are not only difficult for him who does not have heavy firepower to chew them down, but Yang Zhen's ability to withstand the attack of the fortifications here is still
Underestimated.
Even for the original owner of this place, the Japanese army, who had a large number of aircraft and heavy artillery, it would be difficult to take it down without paying a heavy price. Even though they have the most detailed engineering drawings here, unless they first build in this high mountain with dense vegetation
A highway transports the 240mm heavy howitzer, which they call Osaka's treasure.
Or bring in their so-called most powerful 150mm heavy cannon. However, considering the poor mobility of the Japanese army, it is okay to transport these powerful but heavy heavy cannons here.
It's almost impossible.
In fact, neither Sawada Shigeru nor Major General Kobayashi Asaburo knew that this secret warehouse located in Kunce Mountain was not an isolated secret warehouse. It was the same as the Xingshan Fortress in the north, Fengxiang Fortress and Fujin Fortress in the northeast.
A group of interconnected fortresses.
It's just that it is different from the other three fortresses that are completely offensive as the starting point for the attack. This secret warehouse is not only responsible for the task of providing supplies during wartime, but also responsible for the task of covering the sides and rear of the three fortresses during wartime. Although in peacetime, it is only
The garrison force is two squadrons, but in wartime it can accommodate at least one brigade garrison force.
In order to meet combat needs, except for a small number of civil fortifications, most of the defenses here are made of reinforced concrete. For such extremely strong fortifications, the maximum bombs carried by those light bombers are no more than 100 kilograms.
It's almost impossible to do anything about it.
After receiving the order to master the use of the 150mm howitzers stored here as quickly as possible, Ma Qichang immediately transported the heavy artillery from the warehouse and deployed them all to several permanent firepower points. There were even six.
The cannons were placed directly at the gates of the two warehouses facing the attack direction of Kobayashi Asaburo in the south. As long as the gates are opened, they can shoot at the predetermined targets without making any adjustments.
In this way, although the firing range seems a bit narrow, the survivability of artillery and artillery in the face of the superiority of Japanese ground and air firepower has been greatly enhanced. However, even Ma Qichang was in contact with these big guys for the first time, let alone those who were quick-fired.
The squad is no longer considered artillery.
Fortunately, Yang Zhen formulated an extremely simple method for calibrating the firing range based on the current situation. When necessary, just fire the shells according to the data reported by the observer. Although it was a beginner's experience, the operation was very unfamiliar.
Not to mention the slow rate of fire, the explosion points of the shells fired are also too messy.
Anyone who has a little knowledge of military knowledge will immediately understand that the artillery shells they fired are quite messy and are operated by a group of artillerymen who are not even rookies. They are definitely not the kind who have been trained for many years.
Cannonballs fired by veteran artillerymen.
Relying on the simple firing range calibration method formulated by Yang Zhen and relying on Ma Qichang's unified command, the accuracy of these artillerymen, who had just begun to become familiar with this kind of artillery, was generally good. At least they did not hit their own heads with artillery shells.
joke.
It's just that Ma Qichang only dared to let these people carry out coverage shooting on the defined shooting range, which was equivalent to a semi-fixed target. As for overshooting shooting, blocking shooting, pursuit shooting, etc., he never dared, let alone
Let's have a free fire. If you do this, you will have to hit your own people with cannonballs. These people are not even familiar with artillery operation. If they really use these guys as their own hands, the unlucky ones will be their own troops.
.
Fortunately, so far, these new recruits are performing normally. Although he is a little tired, he still has not disappointed the commander and chief of staff. Although it has not yet played a decisive role, Ma Qichang believes that as long as he is given a period of time
Day, when these people finally mature, they will perform better and better.
Since the artillery under Ma Qichang was functioning normally, some people would be unlucky after all. After facing an entire brigade being blown into pieces, the 37th Regiment had actually been beaten into pieces, and the remaining troops could no longer fight.
A situation where I can’t feel energetic.
Xiao Lin saw that even if it was an attack on the scale of a small squad, the commander of the regiment and the combat staff of the brigade had to drag the soldiers who were lying on the ground and unable to get up one by one before they could barely stand up.
Asaburo couldn't bear it any longer. He proposed to the division commander, Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru, that some of the troops of the 44th Regiment, which was about to arrive, would be deployed to take over the flank attack of the 37th Regiment. The remaining troops of the 37th Regiment would be strengthened to
Frontally, cooperate with the 61st Regiment in the frontal attack.
As the commander of the fourth division,
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