This time Yang Zhen didn't guess everything right. He only saw the steady side of Tao Jingfei, who was once the director of the political department of the first-class main force of the Anti-Japanese League. [.Com text] but ignored Tao Jingfei, who was also a soldier, and had such a strong character in his heart.
They have the same spirit of being competitive and unwilling to admit defeat.
As the political commissar, Tao Jingfei agreed with Du Kaishan, the brigade commander, to go south without orders. Half of it was undoubtedly Du Kaishan's instigation, but there was also a factor of his unwillingness. When he thought of the old guy Yasui Fujiji, he actually
Tao Jingfei was very depressed after he slipped away from his eyes twice.
To be honest, letting the same opponent slip away twice is not a good feeling. For Tao Jingfei, who appears to have a stable personality, but that is just a superficial appearance. In fact, he is also very competitive in his heart. This matter is
There is even a feeling of shame.
It was precisely this kind of competitiveness in his bones that made him listen to Du Kaishan's instigation and wait until the southward march had begun or even started before reporting to Yang Zhen. However, although the two men acted without orders, it was also
Because of their appearance, they saved the independent brigade adapted from the three independent regiments led by Chai Shirong from final collapse.
Although Chai Shirong was known for his bravery and prowess in the former Second Route Army, he had never had the experience of an independent command in a head-on battle. The three independent regiments that were temporarily transferred by his subordinates and had been serving as reserves had never participated in such a war.
, and even combat experience.
After Katayama Shozaburo encountered a head-on collision at the Fuguitun Regiment's 1st Regiment and suffered bloody injuries and casualties in two squadrons, he decisively changed his target. After a tentative attack, his goal of achieving a breakthrough was directed at the group commanded by Chai Shirong.
The position west of Xihetun was occupied by three independent regiments originally assigned to the 1st Brigade. He keenly felt that this should be a soft persimmon.
Under the urging of Yasui Toji, Major General Katayama Saburo, who was eager to move north to rescue the main force of the division, launched a series of waves of attacks. Although Chai Shirong, who was in charge of the command, made great efforts and lacked experience in frontal combat, he only
Knowing that he strictly followed the deployment in the military region crash course textbook, he adopted the large depth, small front, and trapezoidal defense methods that Yang Zhen usually used when defending. However, he was still beaten to the point of focusing on one thing and not the other, and he was in a hurry.
And his rookies who had just entered the battlefield did not perform any better than their acting brigade commander. Although under the pressure of the veterans, they managed to save the last line of defense under the almost crazy attack of Major General Katayama Shozaburo.
In the end, it did not collapse. However, in just half a day, three blocking positions were broken through. Even the main position was once broken into by a squadron of the Japanese army.
If Ma Chunsheng had not realized that the situation was not good, he would have gathered together all the company and platoon-level officers, squad leaders, and veterans of the three independent regiments who had participated in the Battle of Qunce Mountain, and personally led a counterattack. Using bayonets, submachine guns, and grenades, they would
The Japanese squadron forced its way out.
He personally shot on the spot a dozen soldiers and even two platoon leaders who had fled the battle, stabilizing the already shaky position with one hand. I was afraid that Chai Shirong's entire defense line would collapse.
After this battle, Yang Zhen decisively canceled the original idea of organizing these three independent regiments plus several county brigades into a two-regiment independent brigade. They were all disbanded, and the troops were organized into three exhausted regiments.
Among the main brigade.
Facts have proved that a unit that lacks combat experience, even if its officers above the squad are veterans who have experienced war, are still unable to compare with those old units that have truly experienced war.
When Du Kaishan and Tao Jingfei arrived, not to mention Chai Shirong, at least Ma Chunsheng, who had been running around to become a firefighter and almost collapsed from exhaustion, breathed a sigh of relief. It cannot be said that Chai Shirong does not have courage, nor can he say that Chai Shirong does not.
He tried his best. But because he lacked experience in fighting this kind of battle, he really couldn't care less about his head and feet.
The state of these troops under his command, who were fighting such a big battle for the first time and even seeing blood for the first time, made Ma Chunsheng, who was used to being in the main force, really uncomfortable. Although many of these people were not lacking in bloodiness.
, they did not lack the proper training after completing the full training.
But when facing the battle, he behaved strangely, even panicked, and all the things he learned on the training ground were forgotten. Almost all the tactical movements were deformed, and there were even deserters. Ma Chunsheng once again realized that it is necessary to let a team
Only the officers above the squad level are veterans who have experienced war, while the soldiers below are all new recruits. Basically, troops without veterans going to the battlefield is tantamount to letting them die. It will also implicate the entire war situation. In fact, Wang Guangyu divided the three independent regiments
The defense line was placed on the west side of the entire battlefield, with the west line of the swamp behind it. There was no thought of letting them go to the battlefield. The intention was more to let these recruits who had never been on the battlefield watch the battle and learn as soon as possible.
What is a battlefield? In the end, I didn’t expect that after Katayama Shozaburo hit a wall at Fuguitun, he actually turned his head west and wanted to go through the swamp.
At this time, Wang Guangyu, whose feet were tightly entangled by the Japanese troops whose tails had been cut off, and who also had to consider other directions to prevent Katayama Shozaburo from making a breakthrough, was extremely worried, but could not spare any reinforcements.
Western Front.
If Du Kaishan hadn't arrived in time, Chai Shirong on the western front of the entire battlefield would have been able to hold on for a few hours at most. Wang Guangyu, who had even written a report and telegram to Yang Zhen, was shocked when he learned that Du Kaishan arrived
After that, I breathed a huge sigh of relief.
After Du Kaishan arrived, he immediately took over the command of Chai Shirong. Tao Jingfei and Ma Chunsheng, who finally breathed a sigh of relief, immediately reorganized the stragglers from three independent regiments of the first three lines of defense that had been smashed by the Japanese army.
Get up and seize the time to organize the Third Brigade troops, which are currently lacking a lot of troops. The remaining people will seize the time to reorganize.
However, after the next position, Du Kaishan did not put all the troops on hand into it. He only placed one battalion of troops on the main position and contracted the entire defense line according to the terrain. In addition to the main position, he
Only one covering position that formed an angle with the main position was left. And some secondary positions in his eyes were all abandoned by him.
Looking at Du Kaishan's actions, although he was deprived of command rights, he was exhausted physically and mentally by the almost one-sided battle situation in just a few hours of fighting. At this time, the heavy burden was handed over, but his heart felt a long time.
Chai Shirong took a long breath and said with obvious confusion: "Lao Du, according to our tactical tutorial, troops cannot be evenly distributed in defensive battles, leaving only a blocking line. To form a multi-layered ladder-shaped defense line, we must
We have left and right cover, and we use points to lead the way."
"But you only left the main position and the covering position on the right wing, and abandoned all the other positions. Doesn't this violate the requirements of the teaching materials drawn up by the commander himself? Only one line of defense is left. Once the Japanese army breaks through, our army will
The entire front line collapses. All roads for the Japanese army to go north will be opened. And why don’t you take back all the previously abandoned defense lines and re-form a large-scale defense in depth?"
Hearing Chai Shirong's question, Du Kaishan, who was holding a telescope to observe the enemy's situation, was quite dumbfounded. Is this guy endorsing this? Doesn't he know that these regulations are dead and people are alive? On the battlefield, it is important to follow the situation.
To develop flexibly and flexibly, we must not rigidly execute orders from our superiors. We must not rigidly follow textbooks to fight.
Like him who always defends passively, there is no one line where the troops are evenly distributed, but what difference does it make if it is spread evenly across three lines of defense? There is not even a reserve team on hand, and there is no mobile force, so the troops on the battlefield can only be wiped out step by step.
The initiative is handed over. If the initiative is lost, defeat in the battle means that it is not far away.
It's just that Chai Shirong's identity made Du Kaishan reluctant, so he could only patiently explain: "Deputy Chief of Staff Chai, we gave up some unnecessary cover positions, judging from the terrain. Although the main defensive position you chose
There are some flaws in the construction, but the location selection is good.”
"To the west here is a large swamp, and to the east is a group of entrenched Fuguitun front lines. If the Japanese army does not want to enter the rotten mud pond, they can only break through you. Because behind you is the only passable swamp on both sides of the Alingda River.
road. Therefore, as long as the main position is contained, the only way for the Japanese army to go north is contained."
"Unless they want to gnaw on Yituan's hard bones, they can only try their best to get through you. If Yituan can make a breakthrough, they don't have to take the risk of entering a muddy pond and choose the direction of their attack on you.
It’s here.”
"But it is true that this is the key point of the entire Western Front defense, but without depth we cannot deploy more troops here. Concentrating too many troops on one point can only send snacks to the Japanese artillery shells. According to the entire principle
The area of the position is such that leaving one battalion is already the largest force. As for why I didn’t counterattack to recapture the lost defense line, it’s because there is no need.”
"I only have one regiment of troops, except leaving one battalion to take over your defensive position. The rest cannot be consumed in unnecessary tactical counterattacks, because they will be used for counterattacks across the entire line. And from the terrain point of view,
It is enough for us to just hold this main position. I think even though my battalion does not have many troops, it should still have the ability to hold this place for a night."
"Although the previous independent regiments fought this, uh, this was not very good, it also consumed a certain amount of Japanese troops. I am afraid that the little devils will not be able to show their previous arrogance. That kind of pig-like attack may be
There will still be some, but the intensity will definitely not be too great.
"Although I only deployed one battalion at the front, I almost concentrated a regiment of light and heavy machine guns and a 90mm mortar company. Some of them are enough to deal with the Japs' charge. If I can use firepower to kill the opponent
, why use people to add more? Besides, even if we can’t concentrate our troops, we still need to concentrate our firepower.”
Having said this, Du Kaishan hesitated for a moment and then said: "On the battlefield, we must flexibly use tactics to kill opponents according to changes in the situation, instead of passively copying things in books. Books are dead, but people are alive.
.Especially in this kind of head-to-head battle, the flexible use of tactics is extremely important. If you fight hard, you will only lose yourself. The quality of our soldiers is too different from that of the little Japanese."
Although Du Kaishan's words were very tactful, they still made Chai Shirong blush. He knew that this meant that he had left a lot of face for himself. The previous battle was under his command, and not only was the fight not very good.
, it can be said to be extremely bad. The strength of three regiments, nearly 10,000 troops, relies on inherent positions.
Under the charge of the Japanese army, in just half a day, or even less than half a day, they were rushed to pieces, and three lines of defense were lost one after another. If Ma Chunsheng, who was accompanying him, had not made a prompt decision and transferred almost all the squad leaders and backbones plus
Some company and platoon cadres fought back desperately, and even the main position where they were currently was lost.
Looking at the red-faced Chai Shirong, Du Kaishan sighed. If we talk about guerrilla warfare, especially guerrilla warfare in mountains and jungles, the former commander of the Anti-Japanese Army in front of him is definitely everyone. Even his own political commissar Tao Jingfei is probably far inferior to the commander-in-chief.
It is not unreasonable for him to hand over the Fifth Army he created after taking over as the commander-in-chief of the Second Route Army.
But in a head-to-head battle with the Japanese army, where there were planes above and heavy artillery below, he was a complete rookie. He only joined the main force of the military region after the Battle of Guanmenzuizi Mountain. He was soon transferred to the division commander, and he had no experience.
Chai Shirong, who had only been on the main battlefield for a few days in a crash course in the military area, had almost no experience in such a war.
With Wang Guangyu, Liu Changshun, Du Kaishan, Wang Xiaoming, Tao Jingfei and others who have experienced a series of battles such as Qunce Mountain twice, the subsequent Xingshan Fortress, the surprise attack on Jiamusi, Guanmenzuizi Mountain, and the first stage of this battle.
Compared with the brigade commander and political commissar who have been tested for many years in war, he has almost no experience in frontal combat.
With a rookie commander and a group of new recruits who have never experienced the test of fire, it is not surprising that the battle is like this. Only a few company and platoon squad leaders cannot command the entire unit to fight in a unified manner, no matter how heroic they are.
The old army is an old army, and the effect of the Dinghai Shenzhen was reflected at this time. With just one battalion, it was able to accomplish what the previous regiment had not been able to do. It not only withstood the successive attacks of the Japanese army, but was even able to launch some attacks from time to time.
Small-scale tactical counterattack.
Du Kaishan took over the command of Chai Shirong, and replaced the rookies of the Independent Regiment with his veterans, who made up the majority of the troops. In addition, the attack front was not really wide, which made Major General Katayama Shozaburo, who had already seen hope, run into trouble again.
His head was broken and bleeding, and half of his front teeth even collapsed. The hope he once had was quickly shattered again after hitting the wall again and again.
The intensive machine gun firepower that emerged from the opponent's position was like a hedgehog, and the mortar shells rained down on them. Major General Katayama Shozaburo, who was eager to break through, was like a tiger biting a hedgehog. He had nowhere to bite. He could only bite the bullet and fight once.
A strong attack was launched from the front.
But as time went by, the intensity of the Japanese attacks with increasing casualties decreased each time. When the dawn sun once again enveloped the battlefield, in addition to a small number of diversionary attacks, there were also
The undefeated Japanese army finally stopped their almost night-long, seemingly useless attacks.
Another reason that made Major General Katayama Shozaburo stop the attack was that his boss, Lieutenant General Ani Toji, had lost contact with him for half a day and one night. Losing contact with the division headquarters made Major General Katayama Shozaburo feel worried.
There was a strong sense of foreboding: "This time, the once invincible Second Division was defeated. The defeat was so complete that even the division commander was lost."
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