In that battle that caused heavy losses to the leading brigade, Lin Zhiqiang personally took up the frontal defense position and commanded the battalion of the Second Regiment to remain in the position with only half a company of troops, blocking the two commanding heights in front of the brigade headquarters.
, to ensure that the brigade headquarters did not let the Japanese and puppet troops take care of it.
At the most dangerous time, he even personally commanded the brigade guard company, under the cover of only two Type 96 light machine guns. He used a large number of grenades equipped with more than 20 submachine guns and more than ten submachine guns in the hands of the brigade guard company.
Using a speed machine and a shell gun, they used a close-in approach to attack, forcefully infiltrating the position and even driving out a Japanese squadron that was less than a hundred meters away from the brigade headquarters.
If it weren't for the fact that when he was serving as the chief of staff of the vanguard brigade, due to work arrangements, he took five days to specially strengthen the training for this guard company in accordance with the tactical requirements of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. He also tried his best to assign a guard to this guard company.
First batch of submachine guns, coupled with the custom of equipping internal security guards with a large number of rapid-fire weapons such as speed machines.
Judging from the Japanese offensive at the time, only one complete regiment had been used on the flanks. The troops on the front were basically defeated, and the troops had basically lost their ability to maneuver due to fatigue and hunger. The leading brigade
The command post is really likely to be taken over by the Japanese army.
You must know that the situation at that time had endangered the brigade commander, the political commissar was already preparing to go to the front line, all kinds of documents were already in ecstasy, and even the radio station was ready to blow up. The lightly wounded soldiers, grooms, staff officers, and even the cooks at the brigade headquarters
The personnel of the squad have distributed weapons and are preparing to enter the final battle.
Once the brigade headquarters is taken over, it means that the leading brigade will be completely defeated, which means that the battle will be even worse. And if the leading brigade is defeated, it will affect the overall development.
The future wars in Jehol will be more unfavorable for the entire outbound troops, and the losses will be greater. After all, the total strength of all the outbound troops is less than ten brigades.
In view of the many problems exposed in this battle, as well as the general mental state of contempt for the Japanese and puppet troops, especially the puppet Manchukuo troops, he could not help but have something to say in response to the deployment of the anti-alliance forces.
If we wait until the meeting is over to talk about it, no one will listen to it when we get back. Although some ugly words may make some people uncomfortable, it is better to bring them up first.
Except for a few troops from the Jidong Army Division, most of the troops in the Guan Nei have basically no experience fighting against the puppet Manchu Army. The terrain and people's conditions in Rebei are far incomparable with those old base areas in the Guan Nei. What's more, here
, the Japanese and puppet rule was not only strict in cities and towns, but also in villages.
If we still follow the experience in the pass and fight against these puppet Manchukuo soldiers and police, we will suffer heavy losses just like the vanguard brigade. When the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe come out this time, it may not be as simple as last time.
There are also the surrounding Mongolian garrison troops, the North China Front Army, and the Kwantung Army deployed in Jinzhou and Fengtian, all of which are likely to be involved in the Rehe battlefield.
In the first battle, the two sides were testing each other like two boxers in a match. Although the Japanese and puppet troops had already mobilized once, they did not use their full strength. The second time, the battle between the two sides was just prolonged.
posture, but the senior Japanese command level made errors in their own judgment, and the result was an anticlimax.
Although the Japanese and puppet troops in Jehol were mobilized during this battle, most of the heavy weapons were not dispatched, and they were still considered light infantry. As the main force, the artillery of the 9th Independent Guards of Jehol only came.
Mountain artillery squadron, two infantry artillery squads, as well as some mortars, infantry artillery, and flat-fire artillery of the puppet Manchukuo army.
As for its 105 howitzer squadron and field artillery squadron, they were not dispatched. The Japanese aviation force stationed at Chifeng Airport only dispatched a few reconnaissance aircraft, and its dozen Type 98 light bombers did not participate in the war.
.The attached troops only dispatched part of the cavalry, and the armored vehicle squadron did not dispatch either.
Moreover, in this battle, the Japanese and puppet troops were still dominated by the puppet Manchukuo army. More Japanese troops only served as reserves and war supervisors. At most, they served as part of the backbone of the battle. This defeat of the leading brigade can almost be said to be a defeat.
It fell into the hands of the puppet Manchukuo army, which was supervised by the Japanese army.
However, in this battle, although the Japanese and puppet troops used sneak attack tactics and the vanguard brigade's own deployment errors, they severely damaged one regiment of the vanguard brigade and defeated two battalions. However, for the vanguard brigade with three regiments,
, such casualties can only damage the vitality at best, but the old foundation of the whole brigade is still there.
But next time I come back, I’m afraid it won’t be that simple. Rehe, which is a strategic place connecting the inside and outside of Guanzhong, as well as Suidong and Chabei, is not peaceful. For both the Kwantung Army, the Japanese North China Front Army, and even the Mongolian garrison
As far as the military is concerned, it's like a stuck in the throat.
Moreover, there are a large number of 18th Army troops in the Rehe area, and coupled with the already unfavorable battle situation for the Kwantung Army on the entire Western Front, it is very likely that the Kwantung Army will be deployed from other divisions deployed in Jinzhou and Fengtian Provinces of the Puppet Manchuria.
Troops. Under attack from two sides, an independent mixed brigade-sized independent garrison with six garrison infantry brigades, an artillery brigade, several cavalry squadrons, and an armored vehicle squadron cannot defend Rehe, a gateway to four provinces.
of eternal land.
Once the war is delayed and there is a situation that is unfavorable to the Japanese army, the Kwantung Army will inevitably deploy its main divisions to participate in the war. This conclusion is almost an inevitable result. If we do not prepare accordingly for the changes in the enemy's situation, we will really be in trouble on the battlefield.
The losses are huge. If the enemy changes and we remain unchanged, the only one who will be unlucky is ourselves.
It was precisely because of these thoughts that he did not hesitate to interrupt the conversation between the two top leaders of the advancing army and said that he had some additional opinions to put forward. Although doing so was somewhat impolite and suspected of showing merit, Lin Zhiqiang at the moment
I can't care about anything else anymore.
Of course, when it comes to the combat formation of such a large corps with tens of thousands of people, dozens of him can't compare to the current commander of the advancing army. He has served as the chief of general staff of the Red Army three times and the three main forces of the 18th Army.
The veteran commander of the 129th Division, one of the divisions, is far inferior to the political commissar of the 1st Red Army Corps and the commander of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.
Even the current deputy commander of the advancing army is far inferior to the former commander of the main force of the Red Army and the deputy commander-in-chief of the front army, one of the three major front armies. There are also several column commanders, and he is also very different.
All he could do was make some supplements to the commander's deployment based on his experience in fighting the Kwantung Army and the puppet Manchukuo army and police in the Northeast over the past few years.
Although the commander, political commissar and other commander-in-chief of the advancing army have rich actual combat experience, his experience in commanding large units is far beyond his comparison. However, the environment inside and outside the pass is different, and the combat objects are different, so the overall deployment is likely to be more or less
There are a few loopholes. These loopholes can easily be exploited by the Japanese and puppet troops who have been entrenched in Rehe for several years.
For him, how to plug these loopholes as much as possible and prevent the troops from suffering unnecessary losses is what he should do now, at least he thinks so. Hearing the commander generously let himself go to the front to speak
, Lin Zhiqiang tidied up his always clean 18th Army uniform, and walked to the map without any hesitation.
While taking the baton handed over by the operational staff of the headquarters, he also put a red and blue pencil, a triangle, a compass and other working tools on the map in front of him, then he pointed at the map and said: "With my rather limited resources, I
In terms of capabilities, the commander's overall deployment is extremely meticulous."
"However, commander, political commissar, and leaders, we only consider our strengths in mountain operations, but have you ever thought about whether the Japanese and puppet troops are really weaker than us in this aspect? Commander
, political commissar, the difference between the puppet Manchukuo military police in Rehe and the puppet army in Guan, I think through these two battles, including when the deputy commander marched in Laoting, we have already had a certain understanding."
"These puppet Manchukuo military police were trained and equipped by the Japanese army. Many of the officers were even members of the so-called puppet Manchukuo royal family. Not only were their combat capabilities and equipment extremely strong, but they could also be said to serve the Japanese wholeheartedly. This
One thing is incomparable to the puppet troops in the pass."
"Many people have been pushed to the ground by us during the battle, and they are still struggling there to fight for their lives. There are even phenomena where they are killed without surrendering their guns. This is not seen at all among the puppet troops in Guan. And these
Most of the real power in the puppet Manchukuo army is in the hands of the Japanese, and its combat style and weapons and equipment can be said to be the shadow of the Japanese army."
"During the two battles between the vanguard brigade and the Japanese and puppet troops, there were instances where a squad of the puppet Manchukuo army was able to hold back a company of our army during the battle. It fought to the death with our army and did not stop until all of them were killed.
Resistance. Of course, this has something to do with the unreasonable firepower allocation of our army in the battle, the wrong use of tactics, and the only way to fight hard. But it also illustrates its tenacity and strong combat effectiveness from the side."
"Some of these puppet Manchukuo troops even participated in the Battle of Songhu that year and had direct combat with the regular troops of the Nationalist Government. Their performance in the battle was highly praised by the Japanese. Judging from their limited combat examples,
Look, the miscellaneous troops of the Nationalist Government are basically no match for them."
"Although China's puppet army has many systems and a lot of them now, I think it is still rare for the Japanese army to have this kind of evaluation of it. Moreover, a complete set of Japanese-style equipment like the puppet Manchukuo army has been strictly inspected.
Japanese-style training can even be said to be a puppet army trained by the Kwantung Army. At least I have not heard of it among the puppet troops in the Kwantung Army."
"And a large part of these puppet Manchukuo troops are the Puppet Manchukuo Forest Police Force trained by the Kwantung Army in order to encircle and suppress the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Because these people have received professional mountain warfare training, their level of mountain warfare is very high.
It can even be said that they are not much worse than our army."
"Whether it is a long-distance attack in the mountains, or a mountain attack and defense, its capabilities are quite high. And it dares to engage in night battles and close combat with our army, which is unmatched by the puppet troops in the pass. I have only one thing to say.
Meaning, that is the true combat effectiveness of these puppet Manchukuo troops, and we must not take it lightly."