However, at this time, the artillery and anti-alliance group no longer implemented comprehensive fire coverage. Instead, they locked the targets for their respective fire preparations based on range and accuracy. The Japanese observation posts on the front line, braving the intensive artillery fire of the anti-alliance alliance, raised their heads in shock.
He discovered that at some point, the artillerymen of the Anti-Japanese Alliance actually pushed the artillery right under his nose.
The anti-alliance artillery used this tactic of bayonet on the cannon, using white phosphorus bombs to gradually open the way for the following infantry to attack. The infantry, under the cover of artillery fire, as well as the attached direct firepower, light and heavy machine guns, carried out a comprehensive attack on the Japanese positions.
Penetrating attack. By 1:00 pm on the 15th, the Japanese frontline positions completely collapsed.
Seeing the huge and even cruel lethality of the white phosphorus bombs used by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Military Commission and several senior commanders of the Military Commission who were supervising the battle on the front line felt that this weapon was too sinister. But looking at Yang
After Zhen received the report on the battle situation on the front line, his face was expressionless. The deputy chief of staff of the Military Commission opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing.
Although the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Military Commission tried his best to conceal his emotions, Yang Zhen could still see the thoughts hidden behind the expression on his face. But for Yang Zhen, these things are not important. Just like some senior cadres of the Military Commission after reading the
After the Tokyo bombing documentary, Yang Zhen was not concerned about the comments he made in private.
He will not force what others think. For Yang Zhen, he is determined to follow his own path. As for what others think, he doesn't care at all. This is how it is in war, there is no morality to talk about. History is written by the victors.
, not written by losers. Most people in this world value results, and few are interested in the process.
Let the Japanese, the evil wolf lurking beside China's couch, learn a lesson they will never forget. Let their legs tremble for several lifetimes when they mention the Chinese. This is what Yang Zhen wants to do most. He can only fight.
Only when you feel pain can you truly have memory, right? Yang Zhen is not Song Xianggong, let alone Song Xianggong.
No matter what method is effective, he will not mind if it is used on the Japanese. Although the white phosphorus bomb is a bit inhumane, who can tell you about humanity on the battlefield? It is indeed a bit vicious, but is the poisonous gas of the Japanese vicious? But they
Isn’t it very practical to use?
Although the killing effect of white phosphorus bombs is inhumane and the methods are somewhat vicious, it is extremely effective against the Japanese field fortifications and semi-permanent fortifications. The cost is very low and the production process is not complicated. The Japanese army is like a rat.
They are good at building fortification groups, and this white phosphorus bomb was specially developed for them.
And judging from the battle report on the first day, the effect of these white phosphorus bombs is still very obvious. The real power of this thing is actually not great. But the relatively terrifying lethality of this weapon has a psychological impact on the enemy.
The destruction is far higher than the actual combat power. This is the real power of this weapon. Regardless of whether it is humane or not, it is enough if it can be effective.
When receiving reports from various divisions and brigades on the front line, Okamura Neiji was keenly aware that this anti-alliance offensive was no longer a bluff. Not only was it really coming, but judging from the situation of the entire northern front,
The focus of the attack is still on our own North China Front Army.
After receiving the report from the front line, Okamura Ningji issued an order to the divisions on the Pingjin front line to defend the Miyun, Shunyi, Pinggu, Jixian, and Yutian lines. He knew that if the mountainous terrain of this line could not be used, he could weaken the enemy as much as possible.
The offensive strength of the army. Once the Anti-Japanese Alliance breaks into the plains between Beijing and Tianjin, what is waiting for the Japanese army is likely to be a tank cluster charge.
Due to terrain restrictions, the number of tanks dispatched by the Anti-Japanese Alliance was limited on the first day of the battle. However, Okamura Neiji had always been vaguely worried. The tank troops of the Anti-Japanese Alliance moving south might be far larger than what the intelligence judged.
The number of wars last year is a lesson from the past.
When you are bluffing or making false claims, the real target of attack will never be revealed in the first place. It will always be when you are confused and after all your energy has been attracted, then you will suddenly hit your weak spots again and again.
After stabbing him with a knife, his opponent has become extremely skilled in this tactic.
Therefore, he must make full use of the mountainous terrain north of the Ping-Tianjin Railway to block the Anti-Alliance offensive as much as possible and weaken the actual strength of the Anti-Alliance investment in the first wave of offensives. Ensure that the second-line defense positions can completely block the real resistance of the Anti-Alliance.
Offensive, striving for the most favorable opportunity to switch to the offensive across the board.
Although his first line of defense was defeated on the first day, Okamura Neiji sternly ordered the division and brigade commanders on the front line not to use the reserve teams easily. Each unit must maintain strict horizontal connections.
Once the enemy breaks through in a certain direction, don't be afraid of being divided and surrounded. If the enemy breaks through there, launch a counterattack on the spot.
Every position must be fought until the last person is left. Even the seriously injured must persist on the front line as long as they still have energy. As an imperial warrior, dying on the battlefield for the emperor is an infinitely glorious task. All troops must
Carry forward the glorious tradition of the Imperial Army and fight the Chinese to the bitter end.
Although the Japanese divisions and brigades on the front line, which suffered heavy casualties, constantly asked him for reinforcements. After many considerations, Okamura Neiji finally did not mobilize the independent 8th mixed brigade deployed in Pingxi, let alone the 17th Division and the deep ones.
In the 48th Division, he was still waiting for the Anti-Union's real killer move to be used.
Even on the third day of the battle, facing the loss of Huairou and the encirclement of Shunyi, a regiment of the Anti-Alliance Alliance had already reached the Koryo Camp. On the battlefield north of Tianjin on the eastern front, the vanguard of the Anti-Alliance Alliance had already reached Fengrun, until
By inserting the Lutai line, the separation of the North China Front Army and the Kwantung Army has basically been completed.
The center line of the Anti-Japanese Alliance has completed the encirclement of Fenggu and captured Jixian. The deep defense of the center line has been exposed to the Anti-Alliance attack forces. He also only mobilized the independent mixed first brigade stationed from Laishui to Yixian and immediately took the
The train sent reinforcements to Pingbei District. The defenders between Tianjin and Pingjin were ordered to hold on to the second-line positions.
What he didn't expect was that just as the first independent mixed brigade had just received the order and was quickly gathering, it was suddenly attacked by a large number of North China Communist troops pouring out of the western mountainous area. It was hard to guard against this.
The first brigade was formed independently and was cut into three sections from west to east in a short period of time.
And just when Okamura Neiji was stunned by this sudden blow, no less than one reinforced division of anti-alliance troops suddenly appeared between the Yongding River in Pingxi and the Pingsui Railway, tearing apart the enemy in one fell swoop.
The Japanese defense line at Nankou was broken. They broke out from the flanks and formed a posture of bypassing the flanks of Miyun, Shunyi, and Pinggu front-line garrison troops.
Just as the independent eighth brigade was being scrambled by the sudden attack of the enemy, they suddenly rushed out from the Yongding Valley on the flank of Changping, a place that no one thought could become the direction for mechanized troops to penetrate.
A tank unit, with the cooperation of the cavalry group, suddenly appeared on the line from Mentougou to Sanjiadian.
Under the frontal impact and flank tank group assault, the independent 8th mixed brigade responsible for the defense of the Pingxi area was torn to pieces. Under the fierce enemy offensive, it was beaten back steadily. Quenched
The unprepared Eighth Independent Mixed Brigade had lost all the commanding heights west of Mentougou.
Facing the Anti-Union tank troops that suddenly came out from the flanks, even though he had been prepared to a certain extent, Okamura Ning was still stunned for the first time. Last year, the Anti-Union tank troops crossed the Yinshan Mountains and suddenly attacked Suinan and Sui.
In the battle, the entire Mongolian garrison defense line was torn into chaos, which directly caused the loss of northern Shanxi and Suiyuan.
In this defensive operation, he did not relax a little because most of the terrain north of the Ping-Tianjin Railway was mountainous and the anti-tank penetration battle of the Anti-Japanese Alliance was a little slack. He only focused the defense on roads and thermal areas.
The river connects Changping with Chanan, Shunyi and Huairou.
Along the highway between Nankou and Changping, he painstakingly built a large number of anti-tank obstacles and set up a large number of anti-tank positions along the highway. When setting up defensive positions in the northwest direction of Ping, Okamura Neiji
It is obviously based on the experience of the Battle of Nankou that broke out shortly after the July 7th Incident. The Japanese army invested more than 30 tanks at Nankou to participate in the battle for Nankou.
In that battle, the poorly equipped Chinese government troops and local miscellaneous troops took advantage of the terrain along the Nankou line to effectively contain the Japanese tank offensive. In the end, the Japanese troops broke through the Chinese army's defense line and relied on the infantry flanks supported by heavy artillery.
After a roundabout breakthrough, the Chinese defenders at Nankou were forced to retreat across the board and captured the strategically important Nankou.
The more than 30 tanks invested were unable to move effectively because the routes available for movement were too narrow and the terrain was complex. Instead of having the expected effect, they suffered heavy losses in the face of the few anti-tank guns of the squadron.
.Can only stay behind as a reserve and as a means to prevent night attacks by the squadron.
According to Okamura Neiji's idea, no matter how good your tank tactics are, you must have roads to use. In last year's Battle of Yinshan, you concentrated a tank division and a large number of mechanized troops to cross Yinshan. At least the main force walked along the same route.
In the Yinshan Mountains, there is a road connecting Suinan and Suibei. Although the mountain road is too simple, it is still a simple road.
The entire Jundu Mountain and the Yanshan line are extremely steep. There are no roads in the mountains, and there are not even many slightly flatter terrains. No matter how many tanks you have and how sophisticated your tactics are, unless you can climb those steep mountains or rely on
There are limited mountainous roads, otherwise they cannot be used at all. The power of tanks is indeed huge, but the movement of this weapon also requires terrain coordination.
There is only one road in the northwestern region of Pingxi that passes through Juyongguan, Nankou, Changping, and Shahe. As for other places, it is impossible for tanks to pass through. This is not Yinshan, and although it is steep, there are many passes that can be passed.
Moreover, although the Yinshan Mountains are long from east to west, their width from north to south is very narrow.
In the northwest of Pingxi, except for entering Juyongguan, the entire Pingxi area, Chanan, and northern Shanxi are almost all steep mountains. The direction of the mountains here, whether southeast or northwest, is not tens of kilometers but hundreds of kilometers. In addition to limited roads
, it is simply impossible for a large-scale armored force to cross any mountainous area.
Therefore, Okamura Neiji's defense focus is on the Pingbei line. The main deployment of Pingxi, in addition to the road from the south entrance to Shahe, is to guard against the North China Communist Army. The focus is on the Xishan Mountains on both sides of the kilometer from the south entrance to Changping.
He was on the same line with Tangshan, but in the end he didn't expect that he missed anything, but it just happened.
This tank and cavalry group of the Anti-Japanese Alliance avoided its solid defensive positions from Nankou to Changping, as well as the flank cover positions in Xishan, and avoided the bitter battles for various key points in Xishan. They suddenly followed the Yongding River Valley that no one expected.
The appearance was indeed quite beyond his expectation and caught him off guard.