Chapter five hundred and eighty second transfer to defense on the spot
After two heavy artillery pieces were towed by trucks into urban areas for combat, and the areas that had been cleared of enemy forces were seen by the people, things suddenly became much easier. The political mobilization work that had been so difficult before suddenly became much easier. Stretchers were mobilized to transport the wounded.
It’s not that difficult to have a team and a guide to lead the way.
When these two heavy cannons opened fire, the earth-shattering sound of the gunfire, the smoke rising more than ten meters high, and the sound of explosions fell. The Puppet Manchukuo County Government, which was the strongest building in Tongliao City, turned into a pile of rubble.
This gained the confidence of the people in the city. Some people even took the initiative to provide hot water and food to the anti-Japanese puppets.
In fact, the solution to many troublesome things is often that simple. As long as the people are given confidence and their numb hearts are cheered up again, many problems will naturally be solved. And on the battlefield of Tongliao, what should be used to increase the resistance of the people?
The confidence of the Union was the two heavy artillery pieces entering the city.
In addition, the troops who had no combat mission were resting on the street, and no house was occupied or commandeered. While the battle was still going on, the Anti-League League sent people to check the houses that were damaged during the battle, and prepared to help.
Maintenance actions. More ordinary people also understand what the political propaganda personnel say their own team is like.
Especially those soldiers who were willing to sacrifice their lives in order to rescue them safely from the guns of the Japanese army, which allowed them to truly understand the team in front of them. Their mentality was numb because of complete disappointment.
, and then really got excited.
Of course, the mobilization of heavy artillery into the city caused such a big fluctuation in the hearts of the people. Wang Jun, who only entered the city just for fighting, did not expect when he made up his mind. After receiving the following report, Wang Jun could only shake his head and smile bitterly. If he had known it earlier,
In this way, the artillery has been mobilized into the city long ago. Even if the artillery is not fired, it would be better to place it on the street.
However, this was a revelation for Wang Jun. He also realized that what the common people believe is not your propaganda, but your strength. With this understanding, Wang Jun directly ordered the artillery troops currently north of the Liao River in the west after the battle.
, they all immediately crossed the river and headed south. Moreover, the route south passed through Tongliao City.
When the truck-pulled mountain artillery of various calibers, 100-mm howitzers, 155-mm howitzers, and 107-122 rocket launchers rumbled southward through Tongliao City, the road was crowded with onlookers on both sides of the road.
Waves of cheers and applause broke out from time to time. The door of the Political Department of the 18th Division was blocked by young people who signed up to join the army.
After the artillery joined the battle, the ensuing battle went much smoother. Under the cover of close-range flat fire from the 155 howitzers, the fortification group of the last Japanese stronghold was completely destroyed. After the anti-aircraft machine guns, recoilless rifles, and 60 mortars
, flamethrowers, and close-range shooting tanks, the battle against the Dongtailong Shaoguo, Puppet Manchukuo Tongliao County Government and County Police Station went smoothly.
Although the remaining Japanese troops under the artillery fire were still desperately resisting, their final resistance did not last under the close fire of flamethrowers and recoilless rifles, twin-mounted anti-aircraft machine guns, and close-range attacks from tank guns.
How long? Especially the power produced by the flamethrower when fighting among the ruins, even more powerful than small-caliber direct fire.
To the Japanese troops hiding around the corner, this thing was almost like a powerful fire dragon, devouring anyone who blocked its roar. With the cooperation of a variety of weapons, it suffered heavy casualties under heavy artillery fire, and even directly
The Japanese soldiers who were buried alive gradually lost their ability to resist.
The tanks, which are protected by thick armor, use vehicle-mounted machine guns and 45mm tank guns, in conjunction with recoilless rifles, to carry out precise attacks on various firepower points of the Japanese army. They use flamethrowers and twin anti-aircraft machine guns as the surface.
, focusing on tank direct-aiming artillery and recoilless rifles. Adopting tactics that combine point and area, making the battle progress extremely fast.
Although it took a lot of effort, before nightfall, the two largest groups of Japanese troops who tried to use the Dongtailong Shaoguo and Puppet Manchuria County Government buildings to prepare for final resistance had been basically eliminated. Except for some Japanese paratroopers, the final
Apart from the purge and the fierce fighting on Li He's front, most of Tongliao has been basically liberated.
According to the changes in the situation, Wang Jun made great determination to mobilize heavy artillery into the city to participate in the battle. Although the three largest strongholds where the Japanese and puppet troops were stubbornly resisting were eliminated in a short period of time, the action of clearing out the Japanese paratroopers in the city was due to certain factors.
The reason for the rat trap lasted until dawn the next day before it was completely over.
Because they were fighting in a residential area and could not use artillery support, Li He's troops were the last to be wiped out in Tongliao City despite the desperate resistance of the Japanese troops in front of them.
It was not until 7 p.m. that the Japanese army finally solved the problem with the cooperation of the brother troops.
Although the Japanese defense line in front of him was completely disrupted during his first wave of offensive, the stubborn resistance of the Japanese army and the situation of a large number of residents trapped in the battlefield allowed Li He to monopolize the enemy force in front of him.
The idea was still not realized.
This result was probably the thing he regretted the most during this battle. At the same time, when cleaning up the ruins after the war, despite a careful search, the commander of the 14th Division, Lieutenant General Kawaamimi, and
The whereabouts of most of the senior officers of the division.
It was not until nightfall that after receiving a request from the artillery position on the north bank of the Xiliao River, a motorboat suddenly drove out from a reed marsh in the north of the city and headed downstream at full speed. Although the artillery tried to intercept it, it was ultimately unable to intercept it because of poor visibility.
Motorboat report.
And under the Tongliao branch of the Puppet Manchukuo Bank, a tunnel was discovered that led directly to the north of the city. Only then did Wang Jun judge that the motorboat that slipped away under his nose was probably Chuanamimi and his subordinates. For this matter
As it happened, the 53rd Regiment responsible for attacking the north of the city suffered a heavy beating after the battle.
Wang Jun's anger is understandable. After successfully smuggling, the 53rd Regiment launched a front-line attack on the Tongliao Power Plant and the Ancient Temple. Especially when they finally eliminated the enemy forces in the power plant in the north of the city, they not only failed to protect the
The power plant was seriously damaged by the Japanese army, and the Japanese patrol motorboat hidden to the east of the ancient temple in the north of the city was not discovered yet.
As a result, the senior officers of the 14th Division actually slipped away under the nose of his 18th Division, causing the biggest mistake in this battle. It is strange that Wang Jun can be calm when such a thing happens. And this incident
This incident became the most depressing thing for the Eighteenth Division during the Battle of Tongliao.
After mobilizing heavy artillery into the city to join the battle, and in a short period of time, Wang Jun eliminated the two largest groups of Japanese troops who were stubbornly resisting. Wang Jun quickly mobilized all the anti-aircraft weapons still outside the city into the city, and except for the Japanese paratroopers, Wang Jun
The troops reorganized and prepared to face the second wave of Japanese paratroopers.
Wang Jun was most worried about the second echelon of Japanese paratroopers that might appear at any time. It did not finally appear until the sky turned completely dark. The expected second echelon never came at all. When the night finally darkened, how could Wang Jun
My somewhat worried heart finally relaxed a little.
However, after the tension relaxed slightly, there was one thing that he still could not figure out. The Japanese airdropped so few paratroopers into Tongliao City, which indeed brought some trouble to the Anti-Japanese Alliance siege battle. But it was just a certain amount of trouble.
Such a small force could neither restore the war situation in Tongliao nor allow the Japanese troops in Tongliao to hold on for too long.
Without the investment of a large number of follow-up troops, the problem cannot be solved by relying on the first batch of paratroopers alone. So why did the Japanese army drop paratroopers? Did they want them to die? They did this because they had too many troops.
Is there no place to use it, or does it have some other intention?
Wang Jun, who wanted to ask Chen Hanzhang for instructions and ask if there was any similar new enemy situation in other directions, hesitated for a moment and put down the phone in his hand. Since Commander Chen did not issue an order to adjust tactics, it meant that he was still there for the time being.
You must be on guard.
Moreover, I am afraid that there is not much information available from Commander Chen at the moment, and it would be useless to ask now. However, he must be prepared with both hands, not only to prepare for the new enemy situation that may appear tomorrow, but also to prepare for the battle.
Be prepared to gather your troops at any time in order to implement the superior's new combat plan.
While Wang Jun was hesitant to inquire about new changes in the enemy situation around him, Chen Hanzhang, who was in the roundabout force headquarters, was stunned by the contents of an urgent telegram he had just received from the headquarters.
It can be said that I was a little overwhelmed.
Looking at the order issued by the headquarters in front of him to immediately switch the entire army to defensive operations after completely defeating the enemy in Tongliao, Chen Hanzhang was a little confused about the reason behind the order from the headquarters that was almost completely opposite to his own intention for the next battle.
What is the true intention?
Before, he thought that the headquarters would let him go to the back of the Linxi battlefield to fight in a roundabout way. He thought that the headquarters would let him go east to cooperate with Ma Chunsheng's troops who were marching south to cut off the Zhongchang Railway and create conditions for Wang Xiaoming in the north to seize Xinjing.
. He even thought about letting him go south and launch an attack on the 5th Division on the new line of Zhangwu and Xifu. The only thing he didn't expect was that the headquarters now asked him to immediately switch to defensive operations.
The order given to him by the headquarters, in addition to selecting a cavalry and armored group to enter the Wengniute Left Banner, to cooperate with Yang Jicai's actions, immediately at the junction of Kailu and Naiman Banner, Horqin Left Front Banner, Horqin Left Back Banner, and
To the west of Shuangliao, a large-depth defense system is formed along the Horqin Sandy Land.
The first is to ensure the safety of the flanks of the Linxi battlefield, especially the Naiman Banner and the Alukorqin Banner. The second is to deploy Ma Chunsheng to carry out flanking operations against the Japanese medium and long railway. The third is also the most fundamental one, to prepare for any possible attacks by the Japanese army.
A full-scale counterattack was launched.
Looking at the map in front of him where the staff had marked the latest combat orders from the headquarters and the latest progress of Wang Guangyu and Ma Chunsheng on his own wings, Chen Hanzhang thought for a long time and understood that this must be a new change in the enemy's situation. But it is very possible that this new change
, the headquarters may currently be unable to determine whether the Japanese army’s true combat intention is itself or the Linxi battlefield.
After staring at the combat map in front of him for a long time, Chen Hanzhang turned his attention to the current overall map of the entire Northeast battlefield on the other side. He was a little confused as to why the headquarters would order himself to immediately switch to defense in response to an unspecified change in the enemy situation.
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At present, he, Wang Guangyu from Linxi, and Ma Chunsheng's troops who are forcibly moving south have formed a trident formation in the southern area of Western Manchuria. According to the total strength of the three parts, as well as the technical equipment equipped, respectively.
Speaking of the current 11th and 13th divisions on the Linxi battlefield, even if you add the 18th division behind you, it is not a big problem.