Putting down the phone, Komatsuzaki Rikio ran to the hidden point of the wing headquarters and was about to raise his binoculars to observe his artillery. Only then did he realize that the sky was filled with the trajectory of the enemy's artillery shells.
Under the night in northern Manchuria, the neat trajectory of the strange artillery shells with long fireworks on their tails was particularly clear. [.Com text] And the constant explosions from his own artillery position made Colonel Matsuzaki Rikio
He understood that all three brigades of artillery under his command were destroyed.
It should be said that the quality of the Japanese army's artillery and the response speed are quite high. As soon as Yang Zhen's counterattack fire started, its artillerymen immediately reacted and fired back at Yang Zhen's artillery. Less than ten minutes after the artillery fire on duty opened fire first
, three Japanese artillery brigades, and all thirty-six wild cannons opened fire. The artillery fire was accurate and fierce, showing extremely high tactical literacy.
It's just that the Japanese artillerymen who originally thought that they could fight a high-level artillery battle with their opponents based on their own qualities did not expect that although their opponents were not as good as themselves, their rate of fire was far higher than theirs.
Although the 38 modified field guns used by the Japanese artillery had extremely high shooting accuracy, their rate of fire was simply incomparable to that of the multiple rocket launchers. Each gun on the Japanese side had just fired one shell, and their opponent's
Each gun has completed a salvo, which means it has fired at least twelve shells in one go.
There was a huge gap in the rate of fire. At the beginning of the counterattack, Yang Zhen first fired with ordinary mountain artillery with a slow rate of fire, luring the Japanese artillery to expose their position. Then the rocket artillery suddenly opened fire, covering the exposed Japanese positions with salvos. Japanese artillery
Although this artillery battle also caused certain losses to the opponent, they were defeated within a short time of the opponent's unusually dense barrage.
Because it was a field battle, the Japanese artillery also built a covering position, but this kind of covering position made of earth bags that could only block shell fragments had no effect on the shells that hit them directly.
Although there is a certain gap between the basic tactical literacy and the Japanese army, Yang Zhen's artillery is superior in number, especially the multiple rocket launchers. One cannon can almost equal the weight of an artillery brigade of the Japanese army. Although this kind of artillery is not good at accurate shooting, it is superior in number.
The density of firepower. A battery of four such artillery pieces fired one volley of shells, which was equivalent to four volleys of artillery shells fired by a twelve-gun artillery battalion of the Japanese army.
Regardless of the rate of fire, quantity or firepower density, they were almost completely at a disadvantage. The three Japanese artillerymen acted like they were born with no fear of tigers. They wanted to have an artillery battle with Yang Zhen's artillery to show their strength.
The results for the brigade were disastrous.
After Yang Zhen's multiple rocket launcher regiment fired two salvos, the thirty-six Japanese artillery pieces scattered across eight artillery positions had been turned into piles of scrap metal, not to mention the Japanese artillery.
There were heavy casualties and there were not many left.
Facts have once again proved that it is the same as individual weapons. In mountain warfare, when the combat distance is small, the firepower density and rate of fire of a single gun are more important than the range of the artillery.
Although Yang Zhen pulled out the opponent's minions at the first opportunity, the Forty Regiment was still the ace division of the Japanese army, and its combat effectiveness was extremely powerful. Although it temporarily lost its unified command and fought independently.
The will to fight has not collapsed because the artillery that had previously relied on to show off its power was defeated.
Not only did they resist tenaciously against Yang Zhen's counterattack across the board under the command of their respective squadron captains, they even fought bravely and bravely against the attacking troops in some local areas. The Forty Regiment allowed Yang Zhen to
For the first time, the unit learned what the Japanese ace unit is.
The extremely tenacious resistance of the Forty Regiment made Liu Changshun's troops not progress smoothly. Although it was not completely frustrated, except for the southern front commanded by Ma Chunsheng, which made greater progress, the rest of the troops made extremely slow progress. On the contrary, they started from
Wang Guangyu, who attacked head-on, made greater progress.
But for Wang Guangyu's progress, Yang Zhen not only was not happy at all, but instead went to fight with the pot with a dark face. As soon as Wang Guangyu launched his attack, Yang Zhen, who had been closely observing the battle situation, immediately felt that something was wrong.
Wang Guangyu's brigade has been on the main battlefield. How many troops do they still have after several days of hard fighting? At the most critical moment, Yang Zhen, who asked the brigade to report casualty figures almost every hour, knew very well.
Now that the first brigade had at least two companies in the attack formation, they looked like veterans. Yang Zhen could use his toes to figure out where these suddenly extra troops came from.
Yang Zhen was very angry that Wang Guangyu used these backbones without asking for permission. He was not angry because Wang Guangyu mobilized the troops without asking for permission, which he had repeatedly emphasized that they could not be easily used. He was angry because if this matter was Liu Changshun's
Or it was made by Du Kaishan, he could understand it.
These two guys are too competitive. Once this idea is aroused, there is probably nothing they dare not do. But this incident happened to Wang Guangyu, who has always had a stable temperament, but it really made Yang Zhen very angry. Wang
Guangyu was a former deputy army commander. He would not know why he repeatedly emphasized that each brigade should not be easily used. This nominal regiment was actually the third regiment of the squad and platoon-level teaching team.
Those are all old backbones, and they are the seeds for the army to grow and develop in the future. It can even be said that in Yang Zhen's eyes, each person is a treasure that cannot be exchanged for a lot of money. It is precisely with them as the skeleton, after the flesh and blood in the sky, that the army can quickly grow
Only when you are plump can you form combat effectiveness as quickly as possible.
It was only because the first brigade suffered heavy losses that he was asked to launch a counterattack from the front, and was only responsible for the relatively minor task of attracting and distracting the attention of the 40th Regiment. He not only changed the combat plan without authorization, but also turned the assist into the main attack.
These backbones were mobilized and organized into front-line combat companies to participate in the war. This made Yang Zhen extremely angry.
Looking at Yang Zhen's livid face, Guo Bingxun, who had also been closely observing the dynamics of the battlefield and knew his thoughts well, hesitated for a moment and said: "Commander, don't be too angry. Wang Guangyu has always had a stable temperament.
But it doesn’t mean that he doesn’t have a competitive spirit. Without a competitive spirit, how can he be called an excellent soldier? Someone who hangs around all day is called mediocre.”
"But thanks to their interference today, otherwise, judging from the slow progress of Liu Changshun's attack, we would not be able to complete the division and encirclement before the Japanese planes arrive at dawn. Once it is dawn, we cannot
After completing the first phase of the combat plan, in the face of the absolute air superiority of the Japanese army, if we want to complete the planned combat plan, the casualties will not be the current number."
"Judging from the current battle situation, the 40th Regiment of the Japanese Army is worthy of being the main force of the old elite divisions of the Japanese Army. Not only is its combat effectiveness strong, but the quality of its individual soldiers is far from being comparable to that of a special division like the 104th Division.
.The transition from offensive to defensive action is so fast, this is the first time we have encountered it since the establishment of our army."
"If I did not agree with you fighting the 25th Division before, then my opinion is exactly the opposite now. Only by fighting against such a Japanese army can the troops have a correct understanding of the quality of the Japanese army and their understanding of the quality of the Japanese army.
Only with the growth of combat will there be greater improvement."
"The Japanese troops that have fought against us before, the Eighth Division, the Eleventh Division, and the Twelfth Division, are equally powerful in combat, but that was because we concentrated our absolutely superior forces, set up mobile firepower and ambushed the Japanese army.
They fought with extreme contempt for our army. Even so, the 24th Regiment of the 12th Division was almost fully organized and ran away."
"As for the Fourth Division, this soft-legged crab cannot be compared with other Japanese troops. If the quality of the individual soldiers is not bad, their fighting determination and will are not inferior at all. If they are trapped in one place, they still have the ability to fight.
Besides, anyone who has even a glimmer of hope will not struggle to the death."
"This Fourth Division will be a very good target for training new troops. But if the troops are always dealing with such opponents, it will not be possible for the troops to establish a correct understanding of the Japanese army. This will be extremely detrimental to the future development of the troops.
"
"As for the 104th Division, this ad hoc division formed later by the Japanese army can be regarded as a second-rate division even on the battlefield inside the pass. Whether it is the quality of individual soldiers or fighting will, it is simply incomparable with these veteran ace divisions. To deal with this
Even if our opponent achieved a great victory, the troops still needed a lot of training."
"Wang Guangyu used artillery guerrilla tactics on the south bank of the Songhua River to take the lead in knocking out the main artillery force of the 24th Division and part of the 32nd Regiment. He also used a combination of mines, cold guns and mobile ambush tactics.
The tactics almost brought down the 89th Regiment. It can be said that it was a victory in the first battle, and a considerable part of the enemy was eliminated at a relatively small cost."
"Even so, facing the remnants of the Japanese Army's 32nd Regiment and a brigade of the 22nd Regiment, the combined strength of which was only one regiment, based on the favorable terrain and relatively complete fortifications, it took only three days
’s time. When the troops were fully loaded, except for the regimental artillery, which had no mountain artillery, and the equipment was even better than that of the Japanese army, a main regiment was almost completely wiped out."
"But the Japanese army that launched the attack only suffered heavy losses. In other words, the casualties were heavy, but they did not completely lose their combat effectiveness. But Wang Guangyu's regiment, the army we started from, was almost wiped out. Even the Japanese army
There was air cover, and the artillery had an absolute advantage, but after all, we also had our own advantages. Even with equal strength, the fact that the battle was fought like this shows that the quality of our troops is still very different from that of the Japanese army."
"Also in the previous battle at Qunce Mountain, the Japanese army strengthened an infantry brigade of the 44th Regiment. The main force of our three regiments and all the artillery all participated in the battle. The comparison of troop strength reached one to four, and the comparison of firepower was also
When it reaches one to three, it can almost be said that all the money is spent.”
"But what was the result? Although we completely annihilated the 44th Regiment, we also lost a few front teeth. It was a miserable victory in that battle, but it was barely enough. Excluding the loss of ammunition and other aspects, it was only
The casualty ratio between the enemy and ourselves was almost one to one, and Du Kaishan's third regiment suffered almost two-thirds casualties, and their strength did not recover for a long time."
"Of course, based on the quality of the enemy and our troops, the casualty ratio in this battle is not to mention one to one, even if it is one to two, or three to three, we will have an advantage. If this is the battlefield within the pass with sufficient replenishment of troops, this exchange will be better than ours
It’s acceptable, and even quite rejoicing. But this is in the Northeast where our support is almost unsustainable.”
"If the troops left behind by the Fourth Division hadn't acted cunning and refused to save us, as long as they were half as ferocious as the 40th Regiment, we would have probably fallen into a predicament where we would have been attacked from both sides, and there was even the risk of the entire army collapsing.
"
"Commander, after losing the unified command of the Forty Regiment of the Japanese Army, the several brigades did not show panic. Instead, they were under the command of their respective commanders and relied on the existing field fortifications to still fight desperately. You
I also saw that the Japanese army still strictly followed the level of daily training and fought fairly well. It can even be described as orderly."
"Or if we are under the same conditions, can our battalion and company commanders, or even brigade commanders, do it? Maybe cadres at the brigade and regiment level can do this, but cadres at the battalion and company level, I'm afraid, can't do it
Three or four-tenths of it is already very good. The gap between us and the Japanese army is all-round, not just in certain aspects."
"You have realized this, and so have I. But the troops have not realized it. On the contrary, they are full of arrogance from top to bottom. They are complacent after winning a few battles and do not take the Japanese army seriously. They have forgotten
The 44th Regiment suffered a lot last time. It is a good thing for them to let them hit a hard wall this time, at least they can have a clearer head."
"Let those soldiers who joined the army after the First World War at Qunce Mountain see the real combat effectiveness of the Japanese army. After listening to the veterans bragging a few words, they felt that I was the best in the world and no one took them seriously. From this incident, Wang Guangyu
It is a good thing to draw two companies from the third regiment as the seed. It is true that the squad platoon leaders are the leaders and the tail of the soldiers, but they who directly face the soldiers have even more influence on the soldiers below than us."
"No matter what the truth is about the defection of the squad leader of Liu Changshun's unit, it is enough to show that our grassroots officers still have a poor sense of responsibility. Otherwise, even if the platoon leader is in cahoots with him, why did a squad leader, company commander, and instructor escape until dawn?
Aware? If they had reacted earlier, why would we have fallen into such a passive situation?"
"A unit is a whole, just like a machine. It requires everyone to perform their duties with all their heart. No matter which person, even if a soldier makes a mistake that is inconspicuous in peacetime, it may bring us consequences in wartime.
irreparable losses.”
"These squad and platoon leaders are the foundation of an army. Keeping a clear mind at all times is a good thing for their future and the future development of the army. If they are eliminated, they are eliminated. Use bloody lessons to exchange for new ones.
Sobriety, this is the price. Although it may be a bit high, it is something we must bear."
Yang Zhen didn't understand what Guo Bingxun said. But he felt heartbroken for these key casualties who had been carefully selected from the army after the battle at Qunce Mountain and had fought at least three battles. He was silent for a long time.
, Yang Zhencai sighed and said: "These are the most trustworthy old bones. The old bones who went north from Lao Heidingzi's secret camp have gone through several big battles, and now there are not many left."
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