Wang Guangyu did not disappoint Yang Zhen. After the additional backbone arrived, in order to weaken the combat effectiveness of the 40th Regiment, the main force of the Japanese army, Wang Guangyu not only went to the front line to personally supervise the battle, but also left the last company as the general reserve team.
, all the troops, including all the service personnel of his first brigade, were thrown into the front-line position. [.Com text]
After Wang Guangyu's move, he ensured that there was a sufficient infantry company as a reserve team behind each position. And behind the ridge of the main peak, Wang Guangyu even arranged an emergency team of troops dispatched by Liu Changshun's command.
A company is transferred from the army and its own guard company is added as a reserve force.
However, considering that the battle at this stage is not to defend the position, but to destroy the Japanese army to the maximum extent and give the 40th Regiment sufficient bloodshed. Wang Guangyu changed his previous fighting style of fighting for every inch of land and actively gave up some secondary positions.
The limited forces were reduced to a few main positions and a hedgehog tactic was adopted to strengthen the firepower of several main positions as much as possible.
In order not to always be passively attacked, while holding on to the main position, Wang Guangyu also continued to use a small number of troops and multiple batches to implement tactical counterattacks at night under the full cover of artillery, striving to maximize the destruction of the Japanese troops.
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This tactic of Wang Guangyu made it very difficult for Colonel Matsuzaki Rikio, captain of the 40th Regiment. Although the 40th Regiment captured the opponent's position that needed cover, Colonel Matsuzaki Rikio was also sensitive to the fact that it was not his own victory, but his opponent's.
It was consciously given up due to tactical needs.
Although he still couldn't figure out the opponent's true intention of giving up these positions that he had fought for in the previous battle with the field detachment, Komatsuzaki Rikio still keenly felt that the opponent's move definitely contained some kind of tactical intention.
Because when he was about to take over the offensive of the field detachment, Lieutenant General Nemoto Hiroshi had repeatedly warned him that the enemy force in front of him was the main force of this anti-Manchurian anti-Japanese armed force. It was not only very determined to fight, but also extremely cunning. The 89th Regiment was
Let them use extremely despicable tactics to make them lose their combat effectiveness.
The outcome of the field detachment that fought head-on was not very good either. Although the field force forced its opponents to adopt head-on defensive tactics, it suffered extremely heavy casualties. After three days of attack, a detachment of the size of a coalition was beaten to a pulp.
A large group was captured, but only some secondary tactical positions and some forward support points were captured. None of its main positions were captured.
Although Nemoto believed that based on the combat effectiveness of the imperial army, the casualties of the field detachment would be high, and the casualties of the opponent would not be light, at least twice as much as those of the field detachment. However, the total strength of this cunning anti-Manchu armed force is at least 10,000, even if
When fighting the field detachment, the casualty ratio was one to two, but there should be at least several thousand troops with combat effectiveness. He must be more careful and not fall into the opponent's trap.
Colonel Matsuzaki Rikio, who has firmly remembered the words of Lieutenant General Hiroshi Nemoto, simply does not believe that the opponent's abandonment of some secondary positions was a forced contraction due to excessive casualties and unsustainable forces. He is more willing to believe that
This is a conspiracy with ulterior motives against the Forty Regiment.
After Wang Guangyu voluntarily gave up some flanking positions and changed his tactics in order to shrink his troops, the 40th Regiment's attack instead of intensifying became more cautious. In addition to using part of the force to hold on to some of the positions abandoned by Wang Guangyu,
The main force, organized as a squadron, was invested in the attack on the main peak. However, on its flanks, only heavy surveillance measures were adopted.
Komatsuzaki Rikio changed his previous all-out attack and adopted a strategy of adding fuel to the fire, gradually increasing his troops to fight for the main peak position, which made Wang Guangyu extremely passive. In desperation, Wang Guangyu could only mobilize some troops from the front, and
The flanks of the 40th Regiment continued to launch counterattacks. At the same time, they ordered the mountain artillery battalion of the brigade to cover the main peak position with all their strength, regardless of the Japanese aircraft in the sky.
In the previous battle, due to the Japanese aircraft, the artillery, which had been silent for most of the day, suddenly fired abnormally during the day, which also caused unexpected casualties to the Japanese army. A Japanese squadron that was attacking the main peak was attacked
The sudden and intensive artillery fire suddenly covered a tight area in the blink of an eye.
Unexpectedly, the opponent's artillerymen, who had been silent most of the time except for firing single artillery for a few times, would dare to fire during the day. Some unprepared Japanese troops suffered heavy casualties during this period of shelling. Waiting to launch an attack
When this squadron retreated, it could not even make up a squad even if it was full of troops.
Although he saw a squadron losing most of its troops without a formal exchange of fire, Colonel Matsuzaki Rikio did not show any abnormality. After suppressing his subordinates' clamor for revenge, he actually changed his previous caution and attacked with the maximum strength.
The tactics were only one squadron in size. Regardless of the opponent's continuous tactical counterattacks of varying sizes on its flanks, a full infantry brigade was deployed at once to launch continuous attacks on the main peak position.
Colonel Matsuzaki Rikio changed his previous cautious tactics because he knew that the opponent's artillery actually adopted a daytime mass attack method that was extremely rare in the past few days of fighting, indicating that the opponent was definitely in a critical situation on the main peak position. Otherwise, the opponent's artillery was in a critical situation.
An opponent who is very cautious about the use of artillery will not risk his own artillery being destroyed by aircraft by firing in broad daylight.
After sending a brigade of troops to attack, Matsuzaki Rikio looked at the main peak position where his opponent was reduced to smoke by his covering artillery fire. He touched the neatly trimmed snot beard under his nose and smiled proudly. It was very much for himself.
I'm proud of this tactic.
He knew that his opponent took the risk of his artillery being blown up by air strikes and fired and shelled his offensive troops during the day. This was because he ignored the heavy guarding of his flank positions and launched an all-out attack on the main peak. This made the opponent have to bear the burden of both the main peak position and the main peak position.
The tactics of being under huge pressure and being unable to mobilize troops from the flanking positions to support the main peak position played a role.
I am not that fool like Nochi Kahei. I only know how to divide the troops on the front line and adopt a comprehensive attack method to attack blindly regardless of priority. As a result, even if I barely capture one or two positions, I will still be under the opponent's full counterattack, because of the strength of the troops.
Insufficient and difficult to hold on to.
The confident Colonel Rikio Matsuzaki knew that the key offensive tactic he adopted was not unused by Colonel Kaheira Nochi. He even captured a very important high ground on the right side of the main peak in a short period of time. However, under the full counterattack of his opponent,
They couldn't stand their ground. They just retreated with the loss of troops and generals.
Wang Guangyu, who personally commanded the frontline position on the main peak, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the Japanese army changed their previously cautious tactics and actually committed an infantry brigade at once. He knew that his desperate tactics were successful. Although the brigade's subordinates
The twelve mountain artillery pieces suffered heavy losses under the bombing by Japanese aircraft, but they finally forced out the main force of the 40th Regiment.
While feeling sorry for the eight mountain artillery pieces lost in the Japanese air raid, Wang Guangyu had to gather his energy and cope with the desperate attack of the 40th Regiment, almost regardless of losses. Originally, according to Wang Guangyu's plan, as long as he could keep the main peak position
It doesn't matter if we lose the main peak positions on the highlands on both sides. Because the firepower on the two highlands on both sides of the main peak, which is almost the same height as the main peak, is enough to suppress the Japanese troops occupying the main peak positions.
But now he doesn't dare to implement this plan, because Yang Zhen's current headquarters is less than three miles behind the main peak. Once the main peak is lost, the Japanese army can reach the place with a condescending charge. The safety of the headquarters prevents him from taking any action.
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Fortunately, the veterans of the battalion that Yang Zhen temporarily supplemented for him played a vital role. After supplementing half a company of veterans, the combat effectiveness of a strengthened company that was responsible for the main peak defense increased significantly.
Under the command of the guard company commander Wang Guangyu, who took over the command from the former defender company commander, they all retreated to the top of the mountain after blowing up the fortifications on the mountainside.
Taking advantage of the steep terrain on the main peak of General Stone Mountain, they held on to the main peak position and refused to retreat even half a step. Because they knew that behind the main peak was the headquarters. If they retreated, the headquarters would directly face Japanese artillery fire. And their most beloved commander
Members will also be in danger. For the safety of the headquarters, the main peak guarding troops will fight to the death in the face of the Japanese offensive with superior force.
While the defenders on the main peak fought to the death, the defenders on the two highlands on the flanks of the main peak, in addition to constantly launching counterattacks against the Japanese flanks, also continued to support the defenders on the main peak with mortar fire.
Originally, before the main peak guarding force was shrinking, the main peak and the two flanking highlands were at the horns of each other, and the advantages of mutual firepower support were still not shown. When the main peak guarding force was retracted to the top of the peak, Xiao Matsuzaki Rikio felt that he had just returned the firepower.
I regretted my proud tactics.
When the Japanese troops launched an attack on the highlands on both sides, they were rained down with mortar shells. When they launched their charge, the Japanese troops, who were only exposed on the open mountainside, suffered heavy casualties. The direct fire from the Japanese troops looked like large-caliber machine guns.
It posed a huge threat to the attacking troops.
After a day and night of attacks, the Forty Regiment launched the main offensive brigade. Although it caused heavy casualties to the defenders on the top of the mountain, it also paid a heavy price for itself. It even cost two-thirds of the casualties, but it still caused heavy casualties.
They just occupied the mountainside that the defenders had voluntarily abandoned.
Over the course of a day and night, the Forty Regiment launched an average of one squadron-sized attack every hour. The squad-level assault was basically launched once every half an hour. It was just that there were countless launches in these twenty-four hours.
They charged, but were repulsed by the defenders with strong fire support from the flanks.
Even though the Japanese troops that had attacked several times had broken into the main peak position, they were still defeated by the reinforcements that were suddenly reinforced by the opponent and had a large number of automatic firearms in their hands. Seeing the subordinates who had always attacked sharply, a full twenty-four hours passed.
, but still failed to win the main peak position, and Colonel Matsuzaki Rikio, who had always been calm, could no longer sit still.
The order given to him by Lieutenant General Nemoto Hiroshi was very clear. He must take the main peak position of General Shixian, the last barrier to Luobei, within thirty-six hours, and open the offensive route to Luobei. It was already twenty years ago.
Four hours had passed, but the attacking force still made little progress. According to this attack efficiency, let alone thirty-six hours, even forty-eight hours, they might not be able to capture the main peak position in front of them.
Colonel Matsuzaki Rikio, who had been reprimanded by Lieutenant General Hiroshi Nemoto several times, gritted his teeth and changed his focused assault tactics, and returned to the full-line attack and attempt to break through tactics that had been used by Colonel Kahira Nochi before and had been ridiculed by him.
As soon as the attack started early the next morning, Colonel Matsuzaki Rikio threw in all the troops of the two brigades that had not been used before and were still intact, and attacked the entire General Ishiyama line like crazy, all of which were still under control
The position in Wang Guangyu's hands was fully attacked.
Although Colonel Matsuzaki Rikio's arrival made Wang Guangyu feel a great increase in pressure, he felt a surge of uncontrollable ecstasy in his heart. He knew that the 40th Regiment was putting in all its strength. As long as he could withstand the day today,
This way, we can basically complete the task assigned to us by the commander to do our best to weaken the strength of the 40th Regiment of the Japanese Army.
The battle on the second day was extremely difficult for Wang Guangyu. The Japanese army not only concentrated two entire field artillery brigades, but also added all the artillery fire from a mountain artillery brigade and two mortar squadrons that arrived later.
The 40th Regiment provided fire cover. It also changed its stingy attitude in the past two days and concentrated a large number of aircraft to conduct intensive bombing on the Jiangjunshi first-line mountainous area.
The bombing intensity of the Japanese aviation force not only returned to the intensity of the first two days of fighting against the field detachment, but also dispatched an entire fleet of Type 93 heavy bombers to drop a large number of incendiary bombs on the defenders' positions.
However, after a day of fierce fighting, the forest that was originally extremely dense on General Shixian Mountain was completely destroyed by the incendiary bombs dropped by the Japanese army.
, exposing the bare mountain soil.
After this battle, the originally lush and green General Shixian became a barren mountain with no grass growing in it for decades. Until decades later, under the call of the country for large-scale afforestation, this bare mountain
The mountains were barely covered with a little green.
While Wang Guangyu was holding on at the front line of General's Stone, he didn't know that in Yang Zhen's headquarters, which was less than three miles behind the front line position, Yang Zhen was facing Liu Changshun, the commander of the second brigade, and Wang Xiaoming, the acting political commissar, who came to report.
He got furious. Not only was Yang Zhen very angry at the two of them, but Guo Bingxun, who was always calm and rarely angry, also became angry at the two people's reports.
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