The command system of the 54th Regiment suffered heavy losses from this 120mm grenade that was not deliberately aimed at and was simply a blind cat encountering a dead mouse. Together with the regimental chief of staff and walkie-talkie around him,
members, as well as two combat staff officers, as well as Hai Jingqing and four guards of the regiment chief of staff, all fell in a pool of blood.
Hai Jing, the combat staff officer closest to him, the radio operator, and two of his guards died on the spot. The rest, including the regiment chief of staff, were all seriously injured. When five people rushed over after receiving the news,
When the deputy commander of the 14th Regiment arrived, Hai Jingqing's body was already stiff with half of his head cut off by shrapnel.
After receiving the report from the deputy commander of the 54th Regiment about Hai Jingqing's sacrifice, Wang Jun, the commander of the 18th Division, ignored the danger and the sadness of losing his beloved general and immediately rushed to the front line of Bangtongwobao to take over the command of the 54th Regiment.
Quan. After arriving at Bangtongwo Fort, he did not change Hai Jingqing's assault plan, but ordered the troops to continue to advance according to the deployment before Hai Jingqing's death.
Because this plan was originally formulated by him and Hai Jingqing. Every detail of this plan was carefully considered by him and Hai Jingqing. And he was quite confident in Hai Jingqing's ability.
He also let Hai Jingqing, his most valued leader, do the work.
Now that the battle is progressing as expected, his most capable subordinate fell at this moment when the dawn of victory in this battle has begun. This undoubtedly makes Wang Jun extremely distressed. Especially Hai Jingqing is Wang Jun.
Among the three regiment leaders under his command, he thinks he is the most promising one.
After receiving the report from the political commissar of the 54th Regiment about Hai Jingqing's sacrifice, Wang Jun quickly rushed to the front line to take over the command. Although he didn't say anything, he was actually very sad. Hai Jingqing was his
The most advantageous regiment commander was also the best regiment commander of the 18th Division. Sacrifice at this time was tantamount to breaking one of his arms.
But he knew that he must not show his sadness at this time. He even had to temporarily suppress the news of Hai Jingqing's sacrifice, because it would directly affect the morale of the troops. But his heartache would come later.
This was clearly revealed in the report to Chen Hanzhang.
After receiving Wang Jun's call, Chen Hanzhang, who had already led his headquarters across the Xiliao River, listened to Wang Jun's sad tone on the phone. Chen Hanzhang was silent for a long time. He didn't know how to comfort the 18th Division Commander who lost his heart.
The sadness of loving a general. But Chen Hanzhang knew that now was not the time to be sad.
After hesitating, Chen Hanzhang still raised the phone and said to Wang Jun over there: "Old Wang, we don't have time to be sad now. You must firmly grasp the situation of the war. You must not let the great situation that the martyrs bought with their blood be allowed.
It will be destroyed at this time. The 54th Regiment is the absolute main force of your 18th Division, and it must not be leaderless at this time."
"At this time, it is not appropriate for me to send you someone to replace the commander of the 54th Regiment. It will take a certain amount of time for the new cadres to familiarize themselves with and grasp the battle situation. You should immediately recruit this acting commander from within your 18th Division, with the rank of deputy regiment or above.
Select one of the cadres who has mastery of the battle plan."
"In addition, what are the casualties of the troops at Bangtongwo Fort? Are they still capable of fighting? If the casualties are too large, you have to consider the deployment of troops. Your 18th Division only has the strength of two regiments on the Tongliao battlefield. If
The troops on the front line of Bangtongwo Fort have suffered too many casualties during this period of indiscriminate bombardment, which will have a great impact on your next attack."
"If your division cannot adjust its forces internally, I will find a way for you. Whether we can seize Tongliao County in the shortest possible time is related to the development and direction of the entire Tongliao war situation. If you have practical needs, I will sell everything here.
We need to allocate a certain amount of supplementary troops to you."
After hearing Chen Hanzhang's reply, Wang Jun said: "Commander, I understand what you are saying. I have now rushed to the front line of Bangtongwobao to personally command, and I will never affect the development of the war situation because of the sacrifice of Commander Hai. As for the fifth
I will still serve as the commander of the 14th Regiment for the time being."
"At this time, it is not very appropriate to transfer people from within our division to take over. This plan was jointly formulated by Hai Jingqing, our division's chief of staff, and I. It would be more appropriate for me to complete it for him. Commander, please
Please rest assured that I will ensure the smooth progress of the plan while grasping the overall situation."
"As for the additional troops, they are not needed for the time being. Although the battle on the front line of Kongjiawo Fort progressed for a long time and the Japanese artillery fire was fierce, our participating troops effectively utilized the original Japanese fortifications on the front line of Kongjiawo Fort. In addition to
In addition to the relatively large casualties in the previous attack, the casualties in the subsequent defensive operations were not large, and the total number of casualties was less than one company."
"When Hai Jingqing made a detour to help Tongwo Fort, he had already made certain preparations for the Japanese army's move. And he was also prepared for the Japanese army's possible indiscriminate bombardment of our counterattack troops and the Japanese retreating forces, as well as the Japanese army's move
Careful deployment and arrangements have been made for the possible fire interception by our army's counterattack force."
"Our army in Bangtongwobao mainly relies on the villages and towns of Bangtongwobao to kill the enemy with intensive firepower of 12mm anti-aircraft machine guns and battalion and company mortars. At the same time, it cooperates with the pursuit troops behind, and uses squads and platoons as the basis.
The Japanese military establishment adopts the tactics of multiple penetrations, disrupting the Japanese army's establishment, and outflanking them."
"During this period of indiscriminate shelling by the Japanese army, various troops were passing through. Although it also caused some casualties, overall it was still within the tolerable range. With the disguised assistance of the Japanese artillery fire in Tongliao,
Our army's battle on the front line of Tongwo Fort has basically come to an end."
After reorganization, I can use the strength of two organic companies. After some adjustments and supplements to the strength directly under the division, my strength for the next attack on Tongliao County can be maintained at three fully-established battalions after adjustment.
Coupled with the two battalions of the 53rd Regiment north of the West Liao River, my troops still have a relative advantage when facing the defenders of Tongliao County."
"Next step, I plan to transfer a battalion of the 53rd Regiment from the river crossing route of Bangtongwobao frontline troops to the battlefield in the eastern part of Tongliao County. The west Liao River in the battlefield in the north of Tongliao is too close to Tongliao County. It can almost be said that we are guarding the county seat.
Right under the military’s nose.”
"Our army lacks the tools to force a crossing. Even if we force a crossing, we will suffer heavy casualties under the firepower of the Japanese army in Tongliao County. Therefore, I plan to deploy a battalion and strengthen it to the eastern front. In this way, our army will
On the eastern front of Tongliao County, we have an absolute military advantage."
Chen Hanzhang directly opposed Wang Jun's idea without thinking: "Old Wang, the troops in the north cannot be transferred, but certain feint measures must be taken. To create for the Japanese army, our troops in the north have been transferred to other directions.
It’s an illusion, but all the troops cannot be mobilized to the east to participate in the war.”
"Tongliao County is indeed strategically important, but the entire county is not big. If you invest too many troops to the east, your attack front will be too narrow, which is not conducive to your offensive, but conducive to the Japanese army's use of firepower. Especially
It was a mistake for you to put most of your troops to the east when the enemy and ourselves were mixed in Tongliao County and our army had certain concerns about using artillery fire."
"For the attack on Tongliao County, under the circumstances that artillery fire cannot be used on a large scale, it is still necessary to adopt multi-channel attack tactics. In addition to the troops in the north being immobilized, I asked the cavalry brigade to organize part of the troops to attack from the south.
Attack simultaneously."
"Coupled with the preserved north side, we adopt a three-sided siege method. This can make the Japanese defenders in Tongliao City, who are already small in number, unable to take care of everything and be in a hurry. At the same time, we can also fight to open multiple breakthroughs in the shortest time.
Tactics must be used more flexibly, using virtual reality and virtual reality, real reality and virtual reality, and a combination of positive and auxiliary forces is the way to use troops."
"I don't want your 18th Division to fight tooth and nail during the attack on Tongliao County. In this way, even if we capture Tongliao County, it will be a loss. Without the ability to use large-scale artillery support, we will definitely
We should pay more attention to adjustments in tactics. Whether your division is on the front line in Hexi or Kongjiawobao, is it doing well?"
"In this way, you order the 53rd Regiment to use reeds and other materials to make some simple tools for crossing the river. I asked the logistics department to allocate some spare truck inner tubes to them. Since we can't force the crossing, we will use a small force in multiple batches.
After sneaking across, they assemble secretly and then go on the offensive."
"Tell Tang Yong of the 53rd Regiment that after the full-scale attack to your east, use tonight's night and the cover of the battlefield to the east to organize troops to stow away. The troops who sneak in first should not launch an attack immediately. Instead, use the front line of the ancient temple
Under the cover of vegetation, we must first conduct a secret assembly."
"After passing through a battalion of troops, we will cooperate with the main force on the front to launch a counterattack against Tongliao County. Tell them to think of more ways to bring as many recoilless rifles, mortars and anti-aircraft machine guns as possible when crossing the border.
Go over there and have more fire support, which is better than none."
After a moment of silence, Chen Hanzhang said again: "Old Wang, you must control your emotions. Every one of our regiment-level cadres is precious, let alone you, I feel sorry for you now. Don't forget, Hai Jingqing is
My old subordinate when I was in the Fifth Division of the Second Army was also my most effective company commander at that time."
"But those of us who are senior commanders, no matter what emotions we have, must be tightly suppressed in our hearts. We must not let our emotions affect the troops below. Lao Wang, as the division commander, you must immediately give
I'll adjust my mentality. If that doesn't work, I'll personally go to the 18th Division to take your place as division commander."
Wang Jun thought about Chen Hanzhang's request and finally nodded: "Commander, I will carry out the order and arrange it immediately. And please rest assured, I will definitely straighten out my emotions in the shortest possible time. Absolutely not."
You will let your emotions affect the troops."
"Commander, I know this is not the time to be sentimental. But Commander, this is my best regiment commander. Even if you give me an artillery regiment, I would not be willing to replace such a talented person, who has been sacrificed in the battle in vain.
It's nearing dawn."
Putting down the phone in his hand, Chen Hanzhang didn't speak for a long time. Wang Jun's sadness on the phone seemed to still linger in his ears. Chen Hanzhang was also extremely heartbroken about Hai Jingqing's sacrifice. Not to mention Hai Jingqing's current superior Wang
They were all saddened by the sacrifice of their beloved general, and even Chen Hanzhang felt extremely pained by the sacrifice of his once capable old subordinate.
Especially now that the battle is reaching a critical stage, a capable leader who is good at catching fighter opportunities, considers everything comprehensively, and can take charge of his own affairs can play a greater role at critical moments on the battlefield. Losing such an outstanding leader at this time
The head of the regiment is a very serious loss for any commander.