Chapter 338: The Influence of the Battle of Western Liaoning
As for whether dividing the troops into battalions as organic units will affect his command of the entire battlefield, the brigade commander has no worries now. Because each of his battalions is now equipped with two radios. Between the battlefields
Communication does not need to rely on correspondents as in the past.
Whether it is information transmission or order issuance, it is much more convenient and timely than before. At least there is no need to worry about the communicator being knocked out by enemy fire on the way, or other accidents, and being unable to receive the order in time.
The previous situation of failing to receive orders from superiors in time, which affected the progress of the battle and delayed the fighter plane, will no longer occur.
The army battalion level is now equipped with two five-watt radios and a five-door field telephone exchange. During wartime, one radio station is used to communicate with superiors, and the other is used to strengthen the company in the most important position when necessary. During wartime
Field telephones can be deployed to the platoon level when necessary.
At the regiment level, there are two five-watt radios and one fifteen-watt radio, and a nine-door field telephone exchange. At the brigade level, two fifteen-watt radios and one fifty-watt radio are also equipped.
There is a twenty-door field telephone exchange. When necessary, you can communicate directly with the headquarters.
As for the column level above him, let alone that. There are two fifty-watt radio stations and one one hundred-watt radio station. With this standard, there are no radio stations at the division level, not to mention even an army.
It was not possible to have a radio station during the Red Army period. Even after crossing the Yellow River eastward and going deep behind enemy lines, there was no such luxury. At that time, radio stations were only available at the brigade level.
Now that the communication means and capabilities are so extensive, he can use his troops confidently and boldly without any scruples or worries. There is no need to worry that the distance will affect the development of the battle process and that the tactical deployment will not be realized in the first time.
The adjustment delayed the fighter plane. There was no need to worry about the troops. He released the doves at the critical moment, so he was very confident and bold in releasing the troops.
Although the total strength of the Japanese army in front of us is not large, it is clear that the Japanese army that came out from Ye Baishou has follow-up troops and whether the Japanese army has other follow-up deployments. Now only the Japanese know it. But this Japanese army can quietly touch it.
Here, it shows that the Japanese army was carefully prepared for this battle.
If you don't make some preparations in advance, you will not eat meat anymore and your teeth will break and be bitten by the Japanese army. The most important thing is to eat the meat in front of you and ensure the safety of the Jianping battlefield. Although the tasks assigned by superiors have already been
It is impossible to complete everything, but on the premise of sufficient troops, what needs to be done must still be done as much as possible.
Zhangjiayingzi is the only way for the Japanese army to reinforce Jianping County from Yebaishou. As long as this battalion can withstand the Japanese attack for six to eight hours, the problem can be solved on our side. The problem now is not what the Japanese army will do next.
Or it's a matter of conspiracy, but to deal with the enemy in person as quickly as possible.
After the guard troops set off, he immediately launched a full-line attack without any hesitation. His idea is very simple. I have invested several times more troops on the battlefield than you. Even with a bayonet, I can defeat you. What's more, now he has it in his hands.
With artillery, the amount of ammunition is also quite sufficient, and we are no longer in the embarrassing situation of having only a few bullets for a rifle.
With the comprehensive improvement of equipment and communication capabilities, coupled with superior military strength, for this brigade commander, the confidence in this battle can be said to be full. In the previous Redong Battle, there was no such thing as a lunatic on the battlefield.
He enjoyed the fight. If he could give up this battle, he would truly be alive.
Blocking the head, holding the tail, and inserting himself into the middle, this historical lieutenant general who was the founding father of the Republic was actually a brigade commander who served as deputy division commander during the Red Army period. His ability to grasp fighter aircraft was extremely outstanding in this battle. He will serve in North China for many years.
The essence of mountain mobile warfare that he had mastered during the war of resistance behind enemy lines, as well as his ability to master fighter planes, which he had honed through many years of fighting in the north and south, were brought to full display.
Under the cover of artillery fire, one force pushed down the Japanese troops who were constantly counterattacking along the ridges on both sides into the valley. With precise mortar fire, they first knocked out several Japanese machine guns at the mountain pass. Then they concentrated
The two flanks weaved through the encircling troops, first knocking out the Japanese artillery.
Then, they surrounded the Japanese army in two ways, defeated the Japanese flank covering troops, and with the cooperation of the troops rushing over from behind, they launched continuous offensives along the ridges on both sides of the valley and the two mountain passes in the front. They suppressed the thousands of Japanese troops facing them.
On both sides of the Sihan City River, there is a mountainous valley area that is no more than ten miles long from east to west.
Although multiple attacks on the waist failed to separate the Japanese troops in the valley, their continuous multi-channel attacks under the cover of artillery fire also caused the Japanese army's position to shorten almost every minute. The Japanese troops in the valley were
The concentrated machine gun firepower he used combined with the mortars suppressed them so much that they couldn't even lift their heads.
Although the compressed Japanese army continued to resist desperately, and continued to organize tactical counterattacks at the exits of the valleys on both sides, trying to defeat the attacking enemies in front of them, at least to ensure that the main force could break out. However, it was also in vain, and it even made itself suffer.
Not a light loss.
Although the brigade commander was eager to eat meat, he fought this battle very smartly. He knew that once the Japanese army formed a group, he would have a firepower advantage. However, the Japanese army relied on the terrain in the valley and its high level of military quality.
It is enough to contain one's own offensive, and may even cause heavy casualties to oneself.
However, the Japanese army was suppressed in the valley, and their artillery had an advantage. Regardless of whether the Japanese army in front of them was willing or not, they could only adopt a long snake formation. The Japanese army put up such a formation, which allowed them to shorten the time as much as possible.
Combat time brings certain advantages.
Therefore, during the battle, he adopted the method of attacking simultaneously with multiple lines of companies and platoons, focusing on the head, tail and waist, making it difficult for the Japanese army to respond from the head and tail. The focus on the waist was to cut off the connection between the two Japanese armies, while the focus on the two wings was not to capture
How many Japanese positions there are, depends on the effective force to kill and injure the Japanese troops.
Although there were many attacks on the waist, even to the point of bayonet fighting, the waist of the Japanese army was not completely broken because of the desperate resistance of the Japanese army. However, by seizing the troops wedged in the Japanese defensive formation, behind them
Two heavy machine guns on the ridge and one anti-aircraft machine gun cooperated to block the attack with firepower, breaking the idea that the Japanese troops on both wings would move closer to the center and completely huddle together.
The military and political quality of the old Eighth Route Army who formed the advancing army is not low. During the period of training in the Northeast, the level of tactics and firepower has also been greatly improved. The use of tactics on the battlefield is still somewhat inferior to that of the Japanese army.
gap. But this gap is no longer as huge as it used to be.
In addition to the slightly poor shooting accuracy, both the tactical use of the company and the level of bayonet fighting are no worse than those of the Japanese army. Especially each infantry squad is equipped with two submachine guns. In this kind of mountain combat,
It posed a considerable threat to the Japanese army.
The light machine guns that support the firepower of the front-line positions are deployed alternately with the heavy machine guns behind them to form mutual cover. After the machine guns fire two short bursts and one continuous fire, they immediately under the cover of the machine guns behind them, quickly
Move positions to avoid Japanese grenade attacks.
Although the quality of the light machine guns is not satisfactory, the quantity of equipment is no longer the past when even a platoon did not have one. The sufficient quantity of ammunition also allows these old Eighth Route Army soldiers to obtain not bad military qualities.
All light machine guns, unless necessary, use a combination of short bursts and long bursts.
For the first time, this Japanese army wore a different color from the light yellow uniforms of the Anti-Japanese War. It was when they marched into the army in authentic Ba Ye gray uniforms. If it weren’t for the different military uniforms on their bodies and the different guys in their hands, this Japanese army had once fought with the Anti-Japanese Army.
Officers who had fought with the United Federation of Resistance Alliance thought they were fighting against the old Anti-Japanese Federation.
Although the Japanese army, which was suppressed in the valley, relied on the terrain in the valley to desperately try to fight to the end. However, no matter the strength or firepower, it was not as good as the Japanese army facing their opponents. Under the constant cannibalization tactics adopted by the opponent, the original number of thousands of people
The strength of the army was gradually weakened.
After more than five hours of fierce fighting, facing the Japanese army that had no power to fight back and whose strength had plummeted from a reinforced brigade to a squadron, the impatient brigade launched the final general attack. After a bayonet battle
, this Japanese army, which was originally responsible for sneak attacks on the rear of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, did not expect that they would never reach their destination after engaging in an encounter with the enemy forces that sneaked up on their own rear.
After this encounter, the brigade commander, under the circumstances that the enemy had been alerted and the original plan could no longer be implemented, simply went directly from the Sihancheng River line to Ye Baishou's line. After taking Ye Baishou, depending on the situation, the situation might be different.
Either go south to make a fortune, or go west to outflank Chaoyang County.
This battle was fought cleanly, and the participating troops also showed Laoba Road's high degree of battlefield discipline, fearless spirit, and skilled combat techniques in mountain warfare. From the sudden encounter with the Japanese army to the subsequent battle and deployment
, the connection is extremely tight, which is remarkable.
After the war, even Yang Zhen couldn't help but lament that this fierce general in the army with the nickname "Madman" had indeed fought a wonderful battle. Although Yang Zhen also saw that there were some problems in the overall deployment, mainly in the deployment of firepower.
There are shortcomings. But these shortcomings are flaws and do not affect the excitement of this battle.
With the total strength of a brigade and the actual deployment of five battalions on the front line, a reinforced infantry brigade of the Japanese army was completely annihilated, and it was also a reinforced infantry brigade of the old division of the Kwantung Army. This result was incomparable to an ordinary battle against an infantry brigade of the Japanese army.
It is undoubtedly a huge encouragement to advance to other troops according to the strength configuration of a brigade.
And although the scale of this battle was not large, its impact on the entire western Liaoning war situation was not small. The impact of this battle on this battle was not only the annihilation of a Japanese reinforcement brigade, but also the elimination of the Japanese army's attempts to counter the deep penetration of the Allied Forces.
And one of his arms was broken during this battle.
The Japanese army lost an arm, but at the same time the Anti-Japanese Alliance freed up a reorganized brigade. Not only did the strength of the two sides wax and wane to a certain extent, Li Mingfeng's attack on Jianping County would no longer have hidden dangers, and he could also attack
The Japanese army penetrated deeply into Ye Baishou and the entire Japanese-controlled area along the Jincheng Line, posing a considerable threat.
Once Ye Baishou is lost, all connections between the Japanese troops in Chaoyang and Lingyuan will be severed. Jianping County has become an isolated stronghold outside the entire battlefield. At the same time, once Ye Baishou is threatened, even if the Japanese troops are not present,
The only option is to find a way to mobilize troops for reinforcements.
Regardless of whether the brigade's move south can capture Ye Baishou, as long as this brigade appears between Ye Baishou and Chaoyang, the Japanese army's original offensive deployment will be completely disrupted. Therefore, this is not a large-scale battle.
, although it cannot have a decisive impact on the overall situation, it affects the direction of the war situation to a certain extent.