It should be said that Iwabe Masao was very careful, and his tactics were quite satisfactory. Not only did he send out two infantry squads as the main scouts, he also held the troops tightly together. [.Com text] Even if marching in the mountainous area, this would be a problem.
He did not hesitate to greatly reduce the marching speed.
Even for the sake of prudence, he placed the accompanying troops of the 16th Mixed Brigade of the Puppet Manchukuo Army next to his 70th Regiment. Of course, he also had the important task of playing forward, which was necessary.
However, Masao Iwabe also knew that if he allowed his troops to fight forward with Manchurian troops accompanying him, I guess these daring guys wouldn't mind shooting him in the back.
Although the 70th Regiment does not have the spirit of being a loyal friend and a poor Taoist like other regiments of the Fourth Division. But if you let them charge into the battle, there will be a group behind them who they think are just captives of the Kwantung Army.
Dog-like guys acting stupid over there are absolutely intolerable.
The reason why the Tokyo Base Camp transferred the 70th Regiment out to form the 25th Division was because it was originally thought that the 70th Regiment would not be too bad compared to the other regiments of the 4th Division. At least it was transferred
After arriving in Manchuria, their performance was pretty good, at least they didn't dare to sell their infantry guns for scrap like those of the Eighth Regiment in exchange for money.
But in fact, the 70th Regiment is not that much better than the 8th Regiment, which is known as the No. 1 mud pit in the Fourth Division. It’s just because these guys are very good at hiding, and unlike the 8th Regiment,
The team is as unscrupulous as the Eighth Alliance and does not have the business acumen of the Eighth Alliance, so it is not as notorious as the Eighth Alliance.
Iwabe Masao didn't know that it was his over-cautiousness in marching the entire regiment as a group that caused him to suffer greater losses in the subsequent battle. Because for this kind of cluster target fire coverage, it was the multiple rocket launcher
His strengths. If he really disperses the regiment and marches, it will bring some trouble to Yang Zhen.
There is a certain reason why this 70th Regiment can make the Japanese base camp look at them differently in a mud pit like the Fourth Division. At least in a critical situation, these guys will not disregard the life and death of their comrades and put life first.
The team is also very close to each other. When each other is in danger, they will do their best to rescue each other.
This advantage has already been demonstrated in its domestic garrison, when the 70th Regiment fights with other regiments. Fights between other regiments are mostly caused by that squadron, and they have to resolve them themselves, usually in single fights.
The 70th Regiment never bothered to engage in one-on-one duels; group fights were their favorite.
As long as there is a conflict with friendly forces, no matter how many people are dispatched by the opponent, the 70th Regiment usually swarms in. Even when they smashed the Osaka Police Station, the whole regiment was dispatched. Each squadron and even each brigade was mobilized.
They have always been extremely united. The degree of internal unity is far beyond what the Eighth Wing can compare with.
If Iwabe Masao really takes the group as a unit and arranges it into a marching state that can support each other. Once there is danger in a certain place, judging from the degree of clinging between the 70th Regiment, other troops will definitely try their best to rescue. In this way
As a result, Yang Zhen would have a headache.
But Masao Iwabe insisted on gathering the entire 70th Regiment together. When faced with a critical situation, except for the 14th Regiment, which was slowly climbing up the mountain along the Hirano River in the far west, not even a single reinforcement could be found. Of course,
These are things that Iwabe Masao, who is still riding a red ocean horse and looking around with a telescope, has not imagined yet.
After receiving the report that Masao Iwabe was rolling the troops forward in a ball, Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun looked at each other and noticed that the other party was seriously excited. Yang Zhen opened the map and immediately marked the Japanese marching position according to the report of the reconnaissance unit. He put down his hands.
Looking behind the pencil, Yang Zhen asked Guo Bingxun: "Old Guo, what do you think? Can the original plan of launching an attack after the Japanese army crosses the Jianshanzi line be brought forward?"
After looking at the location of the Japanese army, Guo Bingxun found the location of the 14th Regiment on the map. He pondered for a moment and nodded: "Commander, I think it's OK. Deputy Commander Zhao's side has been fully deployed. All the troops are ready."
Preparations have been completed. Moreover, the Japanese 14th Regiment has been slow to move and has not left the Haoliang River yet."
"This road is all mountainous. Even if they receive a request for reinforcements from the 70th Regiment and march as fast as possible, they still won't be able to arrive within twelve hours. And for us, no matter in terms of troop strength and firepower,
, Twelve hours should be enough."
"And if we had waited for the 70th Regiment to cross the Jianshanzi line and launched the attack according to the original plan, judging from its marching speed, it would have been dark already. We did not expect that the 70th Regiment would be marching when it was marching.
If the entire regiment is held together, the march will be so slow."
"Although night fighting can offset the Japanese army's air superiority, it is also not conducive to the use of our artillery fire. It is now four o'clock in the afternoon. Judging from the weather in the North Manchuria area where it gets completely dark at seven o'clock, I think launching an attack in advance will be detrimental to us.
On the contrary, it is advantageous for the Japanese army. At least before the visibility is reduced to the point where artillery fire is completely ineffective, artillery fire can be used to kill and injure the Japanese and puppet troops as much as possible."
Guo Bingxun's answer made Yang Zhen make up his mind. Yang Zhen picked up the field phone and called Ma Qichang, deputy commander of the artillery, who was commanding the two artillery regiments from the front: "Old Ma, you can start over there. In five minutes.
The rocket artillery fired three volleys at Zhuyuan No. 3 on the southwest road of the Jianshanzi line. The field artillery fired half of the base with anti-personnel explosive grenades."
Putting down the phone in his hand, Yang Zhen glanced at Guo Bingxun, who was also holding the phone and carefully explaining the task to Liu Changshun and Du Kaishan, and then turned his attention to the map. When Guo Bingxun handed over the phone in his hand, Yang Zhen said: "Old Guo
,I have an idea now.”
"You said that our original plan was to attack the 70th Regiment first and then turn around and go west to deal with the 14th Regiment. The plan was to first defeat the 25th Division on the western front, and then force the 24th Division on the center line to retreat without a fight.
Isn’t it a little too conservative?”
"Look at the distribution of the forces of the two main divisions mobilized by the Kwantung Army this time. The main force of the 14th Regiment of the 24th Division is still on the Haoliang River line, and the 70th Regiment has now penetrated deep into the Jianshanzi line.
Its 40th Regiment accompanied the 25th Division across the river at the mouth of Lianjiang River."
"That is to say, Umezu Yoshijiro's deployment is mainly based on the center line, and the troops on the western front are divided into two lines. First, he wants to adopt the tactic of squeezing two lines to suppress our army and completely annihilate it west of the Songhua River. Second, he is also preparing to cut off our army.
The retreat route to the Xing'an Mountains will prevent our army from retreating to the western foot of the Lesser Xing'an Mountains in the form of a third-line army when the battle is unfavorable."
"Nearly two days have passed since the Japanese army launched its attack on September 1st. The 14th Regiment of the Japanese Army on the Western Front is still circling along the Haoliang River, while the main force of the 70th Regiment has already reached the Jianshanzi line.
Due to the terrain, the Japanese troops on the center line have reached the mountainous area of Heli's South Gate, General Shishan. The distance between the Japanese troops on the three routes is getting bigger and bigger."
"The mountains here are majestic and the terrain is dangerous. This is also the final blocking line we have drawn for Wang Guangyu. With the two main regiments Wang Guangyu has at his disposal, it will not be a problem to block him here."
"If we first concentrate our forces to encircle and annihilate the 70th Regiment, then use the three-division basic regiment attached to the first section of the 2nd Brigade to suppress the 14th Regiment, and use the favorable terrain to resist step by step. Concentrate all the main forces to penetrate directly into Genbo's retreat, and strive for
Taking advantage of the situation of his lone army going deep, the 24th Division was completely wiped out in Heli in one fell swoop."
Regarding Yang Zhen's bold plan to eat up the 24th Division in one go, Guo Bingxun shook his head and said: "Commander, it is not difficult for us to concentrate our forces to eat up the 24th Division. But the Japanese army still has plans.
As for the Fourth Division and the Eleventh Division on the Tongjiang front in Jiamusi, there is also the First Division in Heihe Province in the west."
"Although these divisions have suffered heavy losses from our army, the main force is still there. If we can eat the 24th Division before they react, your idea is good. But if our army is once with the Second
The Fourteenth Division is in a stalemate, so once these Japanese divisions attack directly behind our army, our army will face the danger of being encircled by the Japanese army from both inside and outside."
"It is difficult to stop these regular Japanese divisions with just the basic regiments of one or two military divisions and a small number of local armed forces. And judging from the current combat effectiveness of the 24th Division, our army has almost no
They may be eliminated in a short period of time. Wang Guangyu's blockade is just a trick, if he wants to eat them in one bite, it will be a head-on confrontation."
"Insufficient troops and no backup are our biggest weaknesses. Until this weakness is fundamentally solved, it will be difficult for us to fight such a big battle. In a word, even though our current troops have grown much stronger, they have already reached several levels.
Ten thousand people, but the available troops are still too few."
"Our total strength now combined is equal to the strength of the Japanese army in this attack. If we include the puppet Manchukuo army, we are slightly inferior. Adding in our own shortcomings, we can only cope with the tactical level at best.
At the battle level, especially for a battle of this scale, the military strength is still unsustainable."
"If we want to completely annihilate the 24th Division, judging from the Japanese army's usual reaction speed, we must maintain at least 10,000 troops on the eastern front. Even on the western front where the terrain is better for us,
At least one full brigade strength must be maintained. And at least two brigades of reserves must be on hand.”
"We can't reach this scale of troops now, and we don't have any. Even if we include the few independent regiments that were temporarily recruited, we can't gather these troops. Commander, after all, we still have to eat in one bite. We
You can’t expect to produce a fat man in one go.”
"The situation is different, and the environment we face is also different. Taking advantage of the fierce fighting between Japan and the Soviet Union in Nomonhan, we have been able to nourish ourselves in the past few months while we have no time to care. But now the situation in the Nomonhan area has gradually
The beginning of relief also means that the Japanese army can invest heavy troops to encircle and suppress us. Commander, Wang Xiaoming's battle at Guanmenzuizi Mountain cannot be replicated."
After Guo Bingxun's words fell, the earth-shattering sound of artillery and the whooshing sound of rockets streaking across the sky suddenly sounded outside the calm mountain col. Along with the explosion of artillery shells, there was also the sound of dense gunfire. This dense gunfire
The sound represents Liu Changshun and Du Kaishan's attack on the 70th Regiment.
Yang Zhen turned a deaf ear to the earth-shattering gunfire sound outside the mountain col. He stared at the map, but in his mind he was thinking about the possibility of follow-up operations against the 24th Division. What Guo Bingxun said,
It's not that he doesn't understand. But he thinks that there is no chance of fighting at the moment.
On the eastern front, there are indeed the 4th Division and the 11th Division in the Tongjiang and Fujin areas. However, the 4th Division is very reluctant to serve as a garrison. If it is allowed to cross the river to attack, it may not be enough. The 11th Division
The Black Rock Detachment, composed of the 44th Regiment and Part 1 of the 43rd Regiment, was completely wiped out by themselves at Qunce Mountain, and has not yet been replenished.
The 22nd Regiment with the strongest combat effectiveness was transferred out and formed the 24th Division as the main force. Now its two main brigades were introduced by Wang Guangyu using small forces to the large areas on both sides of the Wutong River.
In the swamp, still struggling in the mud pit.
In Fujin, only the 12th Regiment can be used as a mobile force in the vast area of Tongjiang. In addition to the 4th Division stationed in Jiamusi and the 11th Division temporarily transferred to the Xiajiang area for operations, there are also
The Japanese army still needs to stay heavy troops on the Manchu-Soviet border, which has not yet completely thawed.
At present, the Japanese 23rd Division has been crippled in Nomenhan, and the 7th Division has also suffered heavy losses, losing nearly half of its combat effectiveness. In addition to the 12th Division stationed in Dongning, the 12th Division has been stationed in Mudanjiang from Harbin.
Apart from the Second Division and the Eighth Division stationed in Suifenhe, the Kwantung Army currently has no other troops to mobilize.
Unless the Japanese army dares to brave the threat of hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops from the Far East Military District across the river and carry out a clear-out campaign at all costs, they will have to leave at least two divisions or more in the so-called eastern fortification area. That is to say, at least
The Eighth Division and the Twelfth Division stationed on the Manchu-Soviet border would never be easily mobilized by the Japanese army.
In addition to the threat that the Second Division may pose to himself, Yang Zhen is most worried about the Japanese First Division stationed in Sunwu. This division is the first-class unit of the Japanese first-class division. Other Japanese divisions
The regiment transferred its main force to form a new division, but this first division continued to strengthen its configuration.
It not only strengthened armored units that were rare in other Japanese divisions, but also strengthened technical weapons such as anti-aircraft guns and heavy artillery. Although the First Division is separated from Luobei by hundreds of miles of vast mountains in the Lesser Khingan Mountains, these distances are not suitable for those who are good at roundabout attacks.
For the First Division, it is not a big problem.
However, although the First Division can be said to be the biggest threat to itself now, and the Japanese army is also good at roundabout operations, the terrain there is extremely beneficial to itself. Although the vast mountains can conceal the movements of the Japanese army, it is also beneficial to itself.
Blocking. As long as the second division cannot reach the battlefield within a short period of time, it is still possible to completely annihilate the twenty-fourth division.
Facing the increasingly dense gunfire outside the mountain col, Yang Zhen turned a deaf ear. After carefully analyzing the situation and general strength of the Japanese troops around him, he dropped the red and blue pencils in his hand on the map, raised his head and said to Guo Bingxun:
"Lao Guo, I still think we have the fighter jets to completely annihilate the 25th Division in the Heli area."
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