Chapter 73 You Underestimated the Craziness of the Japanese Army
Yang Zhen's words made Ma Chunsheng slightly stunned and then he understood what Yang Zhen meant. After thinking about it, Ma Chunsheng summoned a combat staff officer and quickly drafted a telegram, asking him to send it to the 26th Regiment immediately. Ma Chunsheng
Chunsheng's telegram was very simple, with only one sentence: "At any cost, even if the entire 26th Regiment is wiped out, we must hold on to the Taolaizhao and Taolaizhao Railway Bridge for 48 to 72 hours."
After drafting the telegram, Ma Chunsheng hesitated for a moment, then heavily drew three triangles on the telegram, and then he was satisfied and asked the staff to send it. However, just when the staff turned around and was about to send the telegram, he
Yang Zhen on the side suddenly called him back.
After Yang Zhen took the telegram and read the contents carefully, he shook his head and said: "You sent this telegram a little hastily. What is the current progress of several divisions in Fuyu and Qianguo? You
The acting commander has a good idea. But do you have a good idea of how the battle situation will develop on the center line in the future?"
"Forty-eight hours to seventy-two hours, that is, two to three days. I want to ask you now, how did you come to the conclusion in these two to three days? Are you planning to watch while fighting, or are you planning to
Within two to three days, the main force of the 28th Division west of the Songhua River will be completely wiped out? After two days, no, three days, what are you going to do next?"
"And the most important point, have you ever thought about it? The entire Fuyu battlefield is located at the big bend of the main stream of the Songhua River and the intersection with the Nen River. In other words, the entire Fuyu battlefield is surrounded by the two main branches of the Songhua River, the north and the south. Once the Japanese army is in Fuyu,
What should you do if you blow up the dams and replace the troops with water?"
"You just said that this is the time when the Songhua River has the largest amount of water in a year. In addition, in the Changbai Mountain area upstream, there are now heavy rains, and the possibility of the Songhua River's water level rising further is very high. And with the Japanese army
In terms of his usual character, once the war situation is unfavorable and the entire northern defense line of New Beijing is shaken, the Japanese army will not mind blowing up embankments and releasing water."
"Don't think that there are still remnants of the 28th Division on the Buyeo battlefield, still resisting and fighting. The tail-cutting tactic of the gecko is a tactic commonly used by the Japanese army. At critical moments, they will also be merciless to their own people.
.For the Kwantung Army, preserving Xinjing is the most important thing at present."
"Taking a step back, even if the Japanese army does not blow up the embankments and release water, the transportation channel between Fuyu, Nong'an, and Deokhui is not only the Taolaizhao Railway Bridge. It is indeed difficult to force the current Songhua River, but using ferries to increase troops to the north of the river
But it’s not that difficult.”
"Once the Japanese army adopts the method of smuggling at night and crosses the Nongan River to reinforce the Buyeo battlefield, can your plan of encircling and annihilating the 28th Division within thirty-six hours be completed? Deep behind the 28th Division, the Japanese army is still
There are twenty-nine divisions deployed, a whole reinforced division."
"The Japanese army does not have the style of staying still when friendly forces are in trouble. Unless the Kwantung Army headquarters really decides to completely abandon the rest of the 28th Division, they will definitely do their best to rescue them. Moreover, the actions of the Japanese army
It has always been extremely fast. As long as they are determined to reinforce the Buyeo battlefield, they may send troops northward at any time. As for the method, it is not the most important to them."
"Judging from the latest aviation reconnaissance results, the Japanese army has assembled a regiment of troops along the line from Gaojiadian to Halahai in Nong'an, and has forcibly recruited troops at the intersection of Yinma River and Yitong River north of Kaoshan.
According to the estimation of the chief of staff, these ferries concentrated by the Japanese army, plus the rubber boats and small steamers owned by the Japanese army, are enough to transport a Japanese army regiment and all the equipment and pack horses in one night.
Shipping to the North Shore.”
"After discovering these ferries, our army carried out air strikes many times. However, because the Japanese army adopted a variety of covert tactics, the results of the air strikes are still difficult to predict. Once the results of the air strikes are not satisfactory, the Japanese army is likely to forcibly cross the Songhua River for reinforcements.
Buyeo battlefield. In other words, you have to face an extra regiment of Japanese troops at any time on the Buyeo battlefield. Under this situation, you are still sure to solve the battle in Buyeo and Qianguo within two to three days.
fighting?"
In response to Yang Zhen's series of rhetorical questions, Ma Chunsheng couldn't help but be stunned: "On the 1st, the reason why the 26th Regiment was asked to stay in Taolaizhao for 48 to 72 hours was because I thought that if I was given another 48 hours, I would definitely be able to
Make sure to end the fighting in Buyeo."
"And I think that even if the Japanese army reinforces a regiment, it can no longer change the current war situation in Buyeo. Of course, the Japanese army may also mobilize more reinforcements, but in my opinion, they can reinforce a regiment.
This has gone to the extreme. Unless they don’t want Dehui and agricultural safety, it will be impossible for them to mobilize more troops.”
"Now the 11th Division of our army in Fuyu has captured the line from Dashanjingzi to Zengsheng, splitting the main force of the 28th Division in Fuyu into two sections. The 11th Division currently leaves only one division of the 7th Division to cooperate with the westward advance
The main force stayed behind to encircle and annihilate the 3rd Regiment, and the 1st Regiment went west to cooperate with the main force of the 2nd Division to encircle and annihilate the 30th Regiment in Qianguo.
Seize the line from Xinglonggou on the north bank of the Songhua River to Nanying Mountain, and have begun to expand along the river."
"To the east of the 11th Division, the 7th Division has seized Xinwanfa Town, and together with the First Division of the 11th Division, the remnants of the 3rd Regiment of the 28th Division and the division's artillery, cavalry, carriage, and engineering regiments
One part is divided and enclosed among several small villages such as Dagaojiafangzi, Lianjiawobao and Hongmaotun to the east of Jiajin Valley."
"After the 7th Division captured Xinwanfa, it used a strengthened battalion equipped with two 107 rocket launchers and a heavy mortar company to force its way south. Currently, it has seized five stations to the front line of Linjiang Wobao. And
From Wujia Station to Linjiang Wobao, we will move to on-site defense in preparation for the Japanese troops moving northward in Nong'an."
"The main force of our Second Division, which was originally in Qianguo territory, except for the one unit that went south to capture the Baimiaozi and Wangfu lines and cut off the Japanese reinforcement route in Nongan territory to Qianguo territory, has now completed the forcible crossing of the Songhua River and completed the attack on Buyeo
The two infantry brigades of the 30th Regiment of the 28th Division in the county, as well as the main force of the 28th Division Regiment, Engineer Regiment, and Cavalry Regiment were encircled."
"The current two regiments of the 28th Division east of the Songhua River, as well as engineers, baggage and other supporting units, have been divided by our army into three non-connected parts. On the surface, there are still two regiments of its troops.
The troops and some non-combat troops, but excluding the casualties from previous battles, the troops in Qianguo and Fuyu are now fully equipped, and it is good to have one regiment left."
"Right now, the First Division of the Second Division is seizing the Baimiaozi and Wangfu lines, cutting off the Changtao Railway. In other words, the way for the Japanese troops in Nong'an to go north to reinforce Qianguo has been cut off by our army. And the First Division of the 11th Division is seizing Xinglong in the north of the Yangtze River.
From the ditch to Nanying Mountain, the First Division of the Seventh Division seized the five stations to Linjiang Wobao and completed the deployment. The Japanese army's northward crossing route was also cut off by our army."
"If yesterday, the Japanese army crossed the river and went north for reinforcements, it would indeed increase the difficulty of our army's operations and even affect our army's overall progress. But today, after the Seventh Division and the Eleventh Division have seized several key points along the Fuyu River and completed their deployment
, I am afraid it is already too late for the Japanese army to reinforce the Buyeo battlefield. Our army can rely on the Songhua River to block all Japanese troops trying to reinforce Buyeo."
"On the 1st, the battle situation was fleeting. I don't know why the Japanese army did not send reinforcements yesterday before our army completed the division and encirclement of the Japanese troops in Buyeo. But I know that today, our army has completed the division and encirclement of the Japanese troops in Buyeo and seized the
After capturing various key points along the river, they will no longer have the opportunity to reinforce Buyeo."
"Based on the current strength and equipment comparison between the enemy and ourselves in Fuyu, as well as the current situation between the enemy and ourselves, I am confident that we can end the entire war within forty-eight hours at most and complete the encirclement and annihilation of the main force of the 28th Division. As long as our army concentrates its forces and firepower
With the advantage, no matter how hard the 28th Division struggles, there is no chance of turning over."
"As for the Ninth Division in Yushu, their progress is even faster than that on the Fuyu battlefield. They and this morning have completed the division and encirclement of the last remaining troops of the 26th Regiment of the Seventh Division. According to the telegram sent by the Ninth Division,
, they will complete the encirclement and annihilation of the 26th Regiment by midnight today at the latest."
Hearing Ma Chunsheng's confident words, Yang Zhen shook his head and said: "Old Ma, you have underestimated the crazy energy of the Japanese army's desperate struggle. I can tell you clearly now that the reason why the Japanese army did not reinforce the Buyeo battlefield yesterday was because it was very difficult.
It is possible that they have no intention of investing more troops in Buyeo."
"This morning, the Japanese army dispatched dozens of bombers. Under the cover of all its fighter jets stationed in Xinjing, they attacked the dam on the south bank of the Songhua River from Sijiazi in Qianguo in the west to Luojiawo Fort in Fuyu in the east.
, carried out multiple repeated bombings. The number of bombs dropped was almost equal to the total number of bombs dropped on other battlefields."
"Although the Japanese bombing did not cause much damage to the Songhua River Dam under the full attack of our aviation and anti-aircraft artillery units, the Japanese army's action also reminded us. When necessary, the Japanese army must
They are much crazier than us, and even more unscrupulous. It is not impossible for them to destroy embankments and release water when necessary, and use water to replace troops."
"This time, the Japanese army risked the loss of all its aviation units deployed on the center line and dispatched a large fleet of aircraft, a rare sight since the battle began, to carry out a large-scale air attack on the North Songhua River Dam. Its true combat intention cannot be revealed.
And Yu, you also said that the amount of water in the Songhua River is huge now. If we destroy the Songhua River dam when we are already deep into Buyeo, what do you think will be the consequences?"
"Furthermore, according to our pre-war reconnaissance, the Japanese army deployed an entire heavy artillery regiment in the deep and permanent fortifications they built in front of you, at the Qingshan Pass line in Nong'an. From the pre-war reconnaissance situation of the reconnaissance brigade directly under the military region
It appears that the goal of this heavy artillery regiment is not only to block the various ferry crossings of the Songhua River, but also the battlefield within Fuyu. One of the most important targets is the Songhua River Dam in the southern part of Fuyu."