Moreover, the Japanese army relied on a large number of field fortifications built before the war to form a very solid fortification area around Kangbao, and relied on the favorable terrain within the territory to form a multi-echelon defense system. Its various firepower points were completely in accordance with the normal Built within the territory of Xiangbai Banner.
Even because the scope of defense is much smaller and the density of firepower points is higher than that of the 26th Division, the most important thing about the frontal defensive position is that the terrain is mainly hilly. The terrain is relatively complex and more effective. Good for defense, not offense.
In addition, the equipment and combat effectiveness of this independent mixed ninth brigade are even better than those of ordinary C divisions, so Wang Minggui attaches great importance to it and tries every means to mobilize a group of capable troops for this reinforced regiment. It added some artillery.
However, Wang Minggui did not expect that even after the ninth mixed brigade was transferred from the two infantry brigades, the remaining firepower organization was larger than what he had judged. Its total strength remained at more than 5,000 people, and its artillery firepower was still more than 5,000. It hasn't been weakened too much.
Although Wang Minggui tried his best to increase the deployment of troops and firepower for this reinforced regiment, facing such a field fortification group to launch an attack, and with the enemy's slight advantage in strength, the strength of a reinforced regiment, regardless of the It was not enough, not to mention that in terms of artillery firepower, Yang Jicai was inferior to the Japanese army in front of him.
Facing such a flaming hedgehog-like Japanese fortification area, Yang Jicai only launched two tentative attacks, and then he knew that he was in for a hard job and faced a tough job. How to fight this battle? No matter how many ideas Yang Jicai had, he would still have nothing to lose.
This is not the ambush battle that was fought in the territory of Keshiketeng Banner. It is a head-to-head battle. The opponent is not the puppet Mongolian army, but a serious Japanese field force. It can be defeated by the Japanese army thousands of miles away from Shanxi. How can this independent mixed brigade that was transferred all the way to central China to participate in the battle of Changsha be a weakling?
This is not the same battle in Alukorqin Banner. At that time, I was defending, the 7th Division was attacking, and I occupied a favorable terrain, while the Japanese army was attacking from behind. The most important thing is the firepower in my hands now. , it is not comparable to the heavy artillery that concentrated nearly half of the entire army.
At present, Yang Jicai is at a disadvantage in the strength of both sides. The artillery firepower is very different, and there is a lack of tank cover. Facing such a solid fortification area like a fire hedgehog, no matter how this battle is fought, I am afraid that even the king of heaven will come and do the same. Staring at nothing.
Although the frontal attack troops on the Western Front had a large number of tanks, Liu Changshun did not equip him with even a tank company or even an armored vehicle. If he wanted to launch an attack, Yang Jicai could only rely on pure infantry and put down With the telescope in his hand, Yang Jicai was quite scratching his head.
Judging from the two tentative attacks, it is obvious that the Japanese artillery has divided the entire perimeter outside Kangbao City. Telephone lines are buried in each forward position. If there is an attack in any direction, its artillery fire does not need to be aimed at at all. , it can be suppressed in a short time.
Moreover, the Japanese army's combat style has changed drastically this time. It has changed from its habit of taking the initiative. No matter how many attempts were made by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, it was determined not to break away from the fortifications and come out to fight back. Even if the Anti-Japanese Alliance in front of them did not invest as many troops as they did now, no matter how Yang Jicai tried, No matter how much I try to seduce him, he just won't come out.
In other words, the Japanese troops here put up such a posture that even if Yang Jicai wanted to lure them out, they would not have any chance of leaving the fortified position and conducting field battles. In other words, although the troops and firepower were at a disadvantage, he could solve the problem. The only way is to attack by force.
I still don’t know that after the independent mixed ninth brigade arrived at the front line of Kobayashi, Okamura Neiji specifically issued an order to the brigade commander, Major General Kenji Ikegami, once Kobayashi was attacked, no matter how many enemy troops came, even if it was just a battalion, Even a company is absolutely not allowed to leave the fortification group to conduct pursuit operations.
No matter how many enemy troops come, as long as he can defend Kangbao, it will be a great achievement. However, if he leaves the Kangbao fortification area, even if he defeats an enemy division, Yang Jicai will be guilty or not. With such a situation, nothing can be done.
After several attempts to lure the Japanese troops out of the fortification area failed, Yang Jicai had no choice but to adjust his tactics. After arriving at Chaying Temple, during the day, in addition to bluffing to lure Kang Bao's Japanese troops to expose their firepower as much as possible, he led All cadres above the platoon did nothing but observe the terrain and the deployment of Japanese firepower points.
Considering that combat troops were not suitable for this kind of work, Yang Jicai gritted his teeth and took out a reconnaissance company specifically used to test the enemy's firepower configuration and deployment. As the afternoon passed, Yang Jicai became more and more frightened as he watched the Japanese army. The firepower deployment exceeded his original judgment by at least one-third. Under such circumstances, how would this battle be fought?
After thinking for a long time, Yang Jicai decided to stop attacking during the day and adopt a full night offensive. He would first open a point and draw all the Japanese attention to himself, and then use his superiority in infantry firepower to attack the surrounding areas of Kangbao City bit by bit. Japanese military mill.
At seven o'clock in the evening, after Yang Jicai had eaten two mouthfuls of dry food, he convened a combat meeting for cadres above the company. He laid out the sketch of the entire defensive posture of the Japanese army drawn during the day: "The Japanese army on the Kangbao front line has Kangbao City as the core, and the entire defense line forms a triangle. , a situation of great depth.”
"With the Kangbao-Jiapusi highway and the Kangbao-Baochang highway as the base, the temporary roads and traffic trenches within the defense zone as the skeleton, and the residential areas as the support points, the artillery positions are mainly concentrated in Kangbao City and Shatouzhuang. We The Abu Qai Temple where it is now is right at the top corner of this triangle."
"Their firepower points generally have a three-layer structure, upper, middle and lower. The firing ranges of all fortifications completely cross each other. Its artillery has marked all defensive areas with rulers. After careful calculation, once our army launches an attack, it only needs to open At a breakthrough point, when an attack is launched in depth, its artillery fire will immediately block the breakthrough point."
"Judging from the test during the day, the Japanese army's firepower was mainly deployed on the front and in the northwest direction, because the northeast from Xianghuangqi Mountain to Hounao Mountain is a mountainous area, and it is also the Japanese defense area in Chanan. They still focused all their attention on the northwest direction connected with the Japanese defense line of Huade."
"What is before us now is that the Japanese army has superior strength and firepower, and has built a large number of field fortifications and fortified areas. Under such circumstances, we will definitely suffer heavy losses if we fight hard. In this way , let’s touch his night screw tonight and use the cover of night to have a good game with them.”
"In fact, the Japanese army's deployment posture is to rely on the eastern mountainous area and the Japanese army in Chanan to place the main defense posture in the northwest. However, the defensive formation they put up makes it difficult to take care of both sides. Because the defensive posture they put in was based on the premise of forming an overall defense with the Japanese troops in Guyuan in the east and Germany in the west."
"Now in Guyuan on the eastern front, in addition to Guyuan County, the peripheral key points such as Gaoshan Fort, Changyuan Fort, Pingding Fort, etc. have been captured by the main force of the advancing army. In other words, Guyuan County has been encircled. Especially after Gaoshanbao, Houertai and Baimiaotan, west of Guyuan County, were captured by the advance army, his entire western front defense posture has actually been disrupted."
"On the eastern front, although the Japanese army in Huade still has a regiment, they have to defend the two strategic points of Shangdu and Shangyi, as well as the material supply line of the entire Chazhong battlefield. I guess at this time, Gu Dong can't take care of the west anymore. Otherwise, Ichiro Nanada would not mobilize troops from this independent ninth brigade and devote them to front-line operations."
"The problem now is that although the overall defensive posture of the Japanese army on the east and west sides has been disrupted, the Japanese army of Kangbao is now huddled in the fortification area with Kangbao City as the core. How to fight this battle, attack by force, We don’t have an advantage in terms of military strength and firepower, so we can only use our brains and compare our IQs with the little devils.”
"I think so, today's exploratory attacks were all launched from the eastern mountains. The Japanese army will definitely focus on the eastern front for defense at night and in the next operations, because compared to the direction of Guyuan on the eastern front, After all, the area around Huade on the Western Front is still calm and there is no enemy situation yet. If we choose to attack in this direction, we will be in a situation where the Japanese army is attacking from the east and west. Ordinary commanders will never choose this direction as the main attack direction. "
"But I want to do the opposite and take a gamble with them. The Japanese army who bet on their moral character has now been unable to spare any troops to cooperate with the Japanese defense on the Kangbao front line. They are bluffing in the east and choosing the real attack launch point. On the western front, cut across the junction of the two Japanese armies."
"I decided to bluff by concentrating the troops of the 2nd Battalion of the 51st Regiment on the right wing. Under the cover of the two platoons of the cannon company, the rocket launcher company, and a heavy mortar company we currently have, we adopted a multi-channel assault method to attack from the northeast. Launch an attack in this direction. This journey is not to really make a breakthrough, but to attract the attention of the Japanese army. But remember, Xiaoerpeng and the Mongolian camp must be taken down. As for Hou Naoshan behind you, don't worry about it. .”
"The force you use to launch the attack must be organized into companies. The weapons in the regiment must be coordinated with each other. You must ensure that each attack platoon has at least one recoilless rifle or rocket launcher, as well as your battalion's 12mm machine gun. , all must be equipped to the company, but remember, your battalion must retain at least one reserve team to strengthen the platoon."
"On the center line, the Second Reconnaissance Company and the Third Reconnaissance Company are based on platoons. They use the infiltration tactics from the left and right wings of the Abugai Temple to penetrate into the Japanese positions. I don't need you to seize the Japanese positions. Your mission is Blast the Japanese communication trenches and destroy their wired communication lines."
"Look for the front-line command structures of the Japanese army and destroy them. The target of your mission is the Japanese army's command structures at at least the squadron level. If you can destroy the Japanese army's brigade-level command structures, destroy one, and I will set one up for you." The great achievement, in a word, was to completely paralyze the command level of the Japanese army in the front, so that they could not figure out our reality."
"In this direction, I will not dispatch a unified command structure, nor do I have any battle plan. You company commanders will decide what to do, and start wherever you find it easy. As long as you remember these few things I told you, how will you fight? Just play whatever you feel comfortable with, don't have any scruples, in a word, I only look at the results and don't ask about the process."
"On the left wing, with the 3rd Battalion of the 51st Regiment as the backbone, the 1st Reconnaissance Company, the 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion, and a cannon platoon directly under the 17th Division, launched simultaneous attacks from three directions: Zhangyoufang, Dasi Section, and Qinjiaying in the northwest. Attack, your task is to attack the Japanese army as deeply as possible while maintaining a line. However, you must pay attention to one thing. First, pay attention to the cooperation of the two wings. Second, you cannot cross the Gaojiaying, Tongjiaying, and Shaotouzhuang lines. "This book was first published on 17K Novel Network, so you can read the original content immediately!