Guo Bingxun, who had just listened to the report on the effects of the bombardment from the Forward Observation Post, was stunned when he heard that Yang Zhen insisted on attacking the 24th Division. In his opinion, Yang Zhen's idea was a bit too unreasonable. [.Com text] Obviously
I can only eat eight taels, but insist on eating one catty. Is this okay? Don’t be unable to eat by then and end up bursting your belly.
After Yang Zhen analyzed the enemy's situation, Guo Bingxun pondered for a long time before saying: "Commander, you only put the basic regiment of the second division to defend the first division in Foshan on the western front. Isn't this a bit risky? The mountains are high there.
The forest is dense and the terrain is complex. This is certainly beneficial to us, but it will also bring great inconvenience to our interception."
"In such a large mountain forest, you may not see a person for 180 miles. With dense vegetation, you may not be able to find anyone on the opposite side of the mountain if you stand on the opposite side. With only the strength of one regiment and a few local armed forces,
Total surveillance is simply not possible."
Regarding Guo Bingxun's doubts, Yang Zhen smiled and said: "Old Guo, it's really not enough to rely on a divisional cadre group alone. But we have another force that can be used. Have you forgotten the main force of the First Army that is currently resting in Luobei?
Is it done?"
"Their commander-in-chief and general political commissar are extremely experienced in guerrilla warfare. Now they have been replaced with a full set of Japanese equipment, and preliminary training has been completed. Although they are limited by their strength, they are not yet capable of confronting the Japanese army face-to-face, but assistance
We can still monitor the movements of the First Division."
Regarding Yang Zhen's desire to mobilize the First Army, Guo Bingxun seemed hesitant: "Is this good? After all, they are friendly forces, not our subordinate troops. Although they are not strong, their level is there. Can we mobilize them?"
Besides, their political commissar is still your immediate boss, the second secretary of the Northeast Bureau."
"In the Communist Party, even if it is a small guerrilla detachment with only a hundred people, as long as the detachment leader is at the level of major general, even if there is a little background in the central government. Let alone the major general and brigade commander at the same level, if the detachment leader is changed
A miscellaneous army, even a lieutenant general and division commander may not be able to command it."
In response to Guo Bingxun's hesitation, Yang Zhen waved his hand and said: "Old Guo, our team is not a gang. It is true that there are mountains, but there are no factions. Just wait, we are fighting so lively here, all the troops
I definitely can’t sit still. I don’t think we can complete the encirclement and annihilation of the 70th Regiment, and the war request telegram from the Commander-in-Chief and the General Political Commissar of the First Army will come over there.”
The absolute affirmation on Yang Zhen's face made Guo Bingxun, who had suffered enough in the war, not to believe it. Not to mention that the First Army would take the initiative to ask for a fight, even if Yang Zhen could mobilize to be on the same level as him, his qualifications were far inferior to his.
The commander-in-chief of the First Army, Guo Bingxun, followed Yang Zhen's persuasion and immediately wrote the party application.
Hearing Guo Bingxun's somewhat angry words, Yang Zhen gave him three high-fives and said with a smile: "Old Guo, you are definitely going to lose. Don't regret it then. But I have made a promise first. A gentleman cannot stand without faith. You
Lao Guo is a gentleman and cannot keep his word."
At Yang Zhen's words, Guo Bingxun smiled slightly and said: "Commander, as long as the First Army's request for war comes in, I will no longer object to you attacking the 25th Division. But as for writing the party application, I will give you a surprise then.
.As for what this surprise is, I can’t tell you yet, but you will know when the time comes.”
Since the two people had made an oath, they no longer struggled with this matter. After all, their own troops were currently in a bloody battle with the 70th Regiment, and whether they could fight the 25th Division would depend on the development of the situation.
, as for now, we should mainly deal with the 70th Alliance first.
In fact, the cautious Masao Iwabe did not relax his vigilance because he had not been attacked since he left Tangyuan County and entered the mountains. After the two scout teams entered the Jianshanzi area and lost sight of them, and no more news came, he
I have a keen sense that something is wrong.
Although his reaction speed was not slow, it was too slow for him to feel that he had penetrated into the pocket formation carefully arranged by his opponent. Just when Masao Iwabe was about to give the order to disperse into a battle formation and prepare for battle.
When the order was given, a burst of artillery fire that could be described as overwhelming hit the 70th Regiment's head hard.
When this time it was launched, except for the sharp sound of whooshing all over the sky, there was no ordinary artillery fire. When the shells smashed into the marching column of the 70th Regiment, the officers and soldiers of the 70th Regiment thought that there was nothing in the sky.
What was flying over was a new type of aircraft developed by the empire, and it was completely unprepared. For a moment, the entire march of the 70th Regiment could be described as a flying mass of flesh and blood.
For weapons such as multiple rocket launchers, the most suitable way to exert its power is to attack the opponent's marching group or heavy troop assembly area. Attacking such cluster targets basically does not require too high accuracy. Especially for this kind of more powerful
What matters is the coverage of firepower density and rate of fire. This is when this weapon shows its strengths.
When the first rocket hit the Japanese marching column, Masao Iwabe was thrown off his horse by the explosion of the shell. He relied on his mount to block the flying shrapnel and escaped. Iwabe Masao was finally hit by the shelling.
When it was over, I looked up and felt like crying.
His subordinates, who had been lined up neatly before, were now blown to pieces. On the trees on both sides of the mountain road, and in the grass, there were bombed limbs and broken arms everywhere. A regiment artillery squadron belonged to
The Type 41 mountain cannon was actually blown up and flew into a thick tree on the roadside.
After gathering those who could still stand up and counting the remaining number, they found that they originally had 3,000 members of the 70th Regiment. After this period of shelling, less than 30% of them could stand up and still had fighting strength.
One of the times, Masao Iwabe's first thought was that he should commit suicide by committing seppuku to apologize.
Not counting the 16th Mixed Brigade of the Puppet Manchukuo Army, which was engaged in coordinated operations, the 70th Regiment alone, a full infantry regiment, lost two-thirds without firing a single shot. Masao Iwabe knew that when he returned, the Kwantung Army
The headquarters cannot forgive me, and the division commander cannot forgive me. The loss is so huge that it is impossible for me to even get a ticket to return home.
Masao Iwabe, who was on the verge of tears, was about to repent. Yesterday, the division commander sent a telegram, telling him that the 24th Division had been attacked by a strange artillery piece from the opponent during yesterday's battle.
This kind of artillery is very strange, you can't hear any shelling sound when firing.
Only when the cannonball has reached your head can you hear the whizzing sound of the cannonball and see the fireworks behind the cannonball. He must be careful when marching and fighting.
The 24th Division suffered many attacks from this artillery during yesterday's battle. Not only did the infantry suffer heavy losses under the bombardment of this artillery, but even the artillery was destroyed by the covering fire of this artillery.
It’s just that the Kwantung Army Headquarters didn’t figure out what kind of artillery it was. Whether it was made by the enemy itself or given to it by Jiangbei was unclear. But it can be seen from the fact that it can fire a large number of shells in a short period of time.
Look, it is certain that the opponent has a large-scale artillery force.
It was just that the arrogant Iwabe Masao scorned the reminder telegram from the 24th Division forwarded by the division commander. In his opinion, this was purely an excuse for the 24th Division to find excuses for its defeat. The opponent was just a force.
The bandit armies are relying on the capture of some of the imperial army's weapons and equipment. There may be some artillery, but how can they create such a powerful weapon without military industry capabilities?
Masao Iwabe didn't believe the telegram from the 24th Division that Lieutenant General Shiro Kuwahara forwarded before. By the time he believed it now, it was already too late. Most of his 70th Regiment had already followed this unprecedented bombardment.
He has become a god for the most part. It can be said that he has lost his ability to fight.
Compared with the 70th Regiment, which suffered heavy losses, the losses of the 16th Manchurian Independent Mixed Brigade, which was placed on the periphery by Masao Iwabe as a human shield, were not small, but compared to the 70th Regiment, they were
Much better. Except for the major general brigade commander who follows the pace of the imperial army and all the staff of the headquarters, it is generally complete.
Just when Iwabe Masao was staring at his subordinates who suffered heavy casualties in a daze, before the officers and soldiers of the 70th Regiment who had escaped could breathe a sigh of relief, a dense burst of artillery shells came over again. This time, although there was finally the sound of artillery,
, but the distance was obviously too close, leaving not much time for the officers and soldiers of the 70th Regiment to react, who had not yet woken up from the devastation caused by the shelling that had just ended.
The 70th Regiment, which had spent a lot of effort to regroup, was immediately hit by anti-personnel explosive grenades from the opponent and hit a large area.
Originally, according to Yang Zhen's plan, the field artillery regiment's shelling was used for supplementary shooting after the rocket artillery firing. However, after the rocket artillery fired a salvo according to the planned plan, Ma Qichang, who was commanding from the front, discovered that the effect of the shelling was abnormal.
Okay. We decided to postpone the firing of the field artillery regiment for the time being until the scattered Japanese troops regrouped.
If according to the original plan, after the little devil had just received a fat beating, the follow-up punch might not be able to knock him down completely. After all, they were already prepared. Using field artillery to deal with the Japanese lying on the ground would not be effective.
It's huge. Instead of wasting part of the shells in vain, it would be better to wait for them to regroup and then replenish them.
Based on his many years of understanding of the Japanese army in the Puppet Manchukuo Army, Ma Qichang knew that the shelling that had brought huge casualties to the Japs these days would not necessarily knock down the Japs' arrogance, but it would probably bring out their ferocity. The little Japs have never been
A situation where you suffer a loss and do not retaliate.
After receiving a beating for no apparent reason, these Japanese soldiers must gather their forces to retaliate. When the Japanese troops regroup, the field artillery that has been prepared will start firing again. The bombardment will definitely be more effective than the Japanese troops that have been scattered by rocket launchers.
It was much better. So he decided to postpone the shooting of field artillery for twenty minutes.
In Ma Qichang's view, artillery shells are very precious and cannot be wasted. Good steel must be used on the blade. The provincial commander always writes in front of him how much a 75-pound mountain artillery shell is worth.
How much are millimeter field artillery shells worth? You, the deputy commander of the artillery and leader of the training team, cannot bankrupt him, the commander of the military region.
Ma Qichang's decision seemed wise at least now. The 70th Regiment, which had already lost two-thirds of its strength under several volleys of rocket launchers, under his careful calculation, only three of the remaining
One-tenth of the force was lost and nearly 40% was lost. At the same time, the 16th Mixed Brigade of the Puppet Manchukuo Army, which itself was in a state of collapse, was abruptly blown up.
After Ma Qichang fired the rocket salvo, he was about to launch an attack on the 70th Regiment according to the planned plan, but he stopped him abruptly. At this time, Liu Changshun, who was quite dissatisfied with him, followed up with Du Kaishan.
It brings great convenience to combat.
What the two main attackers didn't expect was that after receiving another punch, the remaining troops of the 70th Regiment saw a few more attacking troops rushing forward, and they were in danger of being surrounded.
, without any resistance, turned around and ran away. The speed was so fast that the two of them were somewhat caught off guard.
Because he always had too many worries on the battlefield, Liu Changshun, who was always criticized by Yang Zhen, reacted very quickly this time. Under Ma Chunsheng's instigation, he immediately launched his troops and launched a parallel pursuit without even asking for instructions.
Trying to get ahead of Du Kaishan who was taking advantage of the planned plan, he intercepted the defeated soldiers of the 70th Regiment.
It's just a pity that Du Kaishan didn't give him this opportunity at all. While the rocket artillery was still firing salvos, Du Kaishan had already launched an offensive. A main force group was concentrated and had already intensively detoured until it was only three miles away from the marching group of the 70th Regiment.
road place.
As soon as the bombardment ended, they immediately adopted the tactic of three battalions advancing head-on and immediately launched an attack. The movement was so fast that it was almost seamless with Ma Qichang. Outsiders looked at it suddenly and thought that the two men had practiced many coordinated rifle artillery tactics.
In fact, after Du Kaishan returned to his position in a roundabout way, while the rocket launchers were still firing volleys, he had already set up a telephone line connected to the artillery position at his new command post as quickly as possible.
When Ma Qichang directed the field artillery to bombard the 70th Regiment for the second time, he had been talking to a staff officer from the Third Regiment next to Ma Qichang. When the last artillery shell was fired from Machichang's side, his troops had already launched an attack.
Although the 70th Wing turned around and ran away, which was somewhat beyond his expectation, he was not in a hurry like Liu Changshun. If it weren't for a bold chief of staff, he would have almost been caught by the duck.
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Du Kaishan's move frightened the remaining members of the 70th Regiment, who had only one thought in their minds at this time, to run, run as far as they could, before they got very far before they were blocked back.
One was in a hurry to escape, and the other was afraid that the credit he had gained would be taken away by others. As soon as the two armies met, they burst out with an unexpected enthusiasm for each other, using all the weapons in their hands to entertain their opponents enthusiastically.
.After a few months, the Jianshanzi front line that had once brought the 24th Regiment of the 12th Division to a terrible end once again heard intensive gunfire.
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