Fortunately, on the battlefield of Peiping, the current Japanese army did not stick to the city of Peiping because of Peking's current important strategic position. They still focused on sticking to the commanding heights and strategic points around Peiping. And on the commanding heights and strategic points around Peiping, they continued to attack
Repeatedly fought with the attacking forces of the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
In order to ensure the safety of the Peiping battlefield, the Japanese troops on Chen Hanzhang's western front were detoured and interspersed with clusters. Under the nose of Neji Okamura, the Japanese troops moved south along the base of the west wall of Peking. Not only did they not allow the Japanese troops to shrink their defenses, they actually
In order to cut off the retreat of the anti-Union forces, they continuously launched tactical counterattacks on the battlefields around Beiping City.
Try to widen the depth of defense as much as possible to ensure the safety of Beiping City and the safety of the headquarters of the front army. Although Okamura Neiji's official residence and headquarters at the moment have long been moved into the former Beiyang Government Prime Minister's Office in the city. But this
This is an issue related to the unique face of the Orientals, and the Japanese army on the Peiping battlefield can only do their best.
A dignified front army commander was blocked at the gate and beaten wildly. He could only hold his head and hold on. This was unacceptable to the Japanese army, both tactically and in terms of face. Coupled with strategic requirements, the Japanese army had no choice but to defend the perimeter.
The battle for position can be described as an all-out effort.
Especially the Xishan and Xiangshan lines in Pingxi, the line from Dashi River to Liuli River, the Gaoliying, Xiaotangshan, and Shunyi lines in Pingbei, and the Tongzhou, Daxing, and Majuqiao lines in Pingdong. The battle was extremely fierce.
The strategic points outside the city are being attacked repeatedly.
Only on the line from Niulan Mountain to Beixiaoying on both sides of the Chaobai River in Pingbei, the Anti-Japanese Alliance attacked a reinforced regiment in Chengde, Pingbei, with the cooperation of an independent regiment in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. Together with the infantry of the 63rd Division of the Japanese Army
The main force of the 67th Brigade fought for more than ten times before finally determining the ownership of the location of the northern gateway to Beiping City.
After three full days of fierce fighting, the reinforced regiment suffered two-thirds casualties and was basically disabled. The independent regiment participating in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region also suffered more than half of its casualties and could only be reduced to one battalion. The Japanese 67th Brigade in front of them
, was basically put together into an empty frame. When they retreated to the Koryo Camp, the entire brigade, including grooms and other non-combatants, already numbered less than 500 people.
In order to compete for this gateway into the Chaobai River Plain, in just three days, China and Japan fired more than 30,000 artillery shells at the isolated hills in the piedmont plain. The main peak position of Niulan Mountain is more than 80 meters above sea level.
, was forcibly cut down by more than three meters by the shells, and the entire mountain was blown into a piece of floating soil. Among the floating soil blown up by the shells on the mountain, a handful of hands were filled with shrapnel.
The mountain was built in the Yuansheng Palace at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. It was bombarded by intensive artillery bombs and not even the ruins were left. Several surrounding villages were also destroyed in the flames of war. Although the cost of this battle was high, after winning
After the Niulan Mountain line, the Anti-Japanese Alliance completely opened the passage south to Peiping.
After this battle, the main force of the 63rd Division in Pingbei, with more than half of its strength lost, retreated to Xiaotangshan Gaoli Camp and Mapo. This line was already located in the plains surrounding Beiping, which was quite large.
It will help the Anti-Union take advantage of its firepower.
At present, the overall situation around Peiping has completed the division of the Japanese army in all directions, which is the main reason why Yang Zhen insisted on attacking Peiping first. The Japanese army insisted on fighting repeatedly outside the city of Peiping, which also created a very rare opportunity for the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
The fighter opportunity. The current fighter opportunity is fleeting. Once we fail to seize it, the price we will pay will be much higher.
If the Japanese army really withdraws its entire front to Beiping City, Yang Zhen doesn't know if he, who is also on the defensive, can issue an attack order. Because in his contingency plan, once the troops attack the city, in addition to the stage of breaking through the city wall, they must also When developing in depth, artillery is not allowed to be used.
Beiping has been the capital of successive feudal dynasties for nearly a thousand years. It has been continuously repaired since the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Not only is the city wall high and thick, it is also divided into an inner city and an outer city. Although after entering the Republic of China, the city wall was demolished in order to repair roads and railways. Part of it has been removed, but the overall structure remains exceptionally intact.
Moreover, the city is dotted with alleys of all sizes, almost like a maze. Not to mention there are so many splendid ancient buildings. Some people even say that every brick and tile in Peiping City embodies history. Even without the use of artillery, such a scene After the large-scale offensive, the losses suffered in Beiping City can be imagined.
In addition, the Japanese army has always been famous for its tenacity. If artillery is not used in this situation, the price the siege troops have to pay can be imagined. In other words, in order to be forced to attack the city when necessary, Yang Zhen has already Be prepared to pay a considerable price, even the price of breaking your muscles and bones.
And this kind of price is something Yang Zhen will not be willing to bear easily. What's more, once the city of Beiping is really destroyed, not only the central government, but also himself, as the frontline commander, will also have to bear a heavy political and historical burden. .Who can tell clearly the merits and demerits of this?
The Anti-Japanese Alliance prohibits the use of artillery, but who can guarantee that the Japanese army will not use artillery? Fortunately, the Japanese army has placed almost all its effective forces outside the city to compete with the attacking troops point by point. This allows the Anti-Union Army to annihilate the enemy outside the city. Created a pretty good foundation.
As long as there is no need to forcefully attack the city and pay part of the price outside the city, the Japanese army's heavy troop cluster around Peking City can be completely defeated. In order to ensure the stability of the rear of the ongoing southward combat troops, and to solve the largest strategic cluster of the Japanese army in the entire North China battlefield , Yang Zhen agreed.
If we can annihilate as many effective Japanese troops as possible outside the city, then even if we still have to face the siege, the price we pay will be much smaller, and the damage to this thousand-year-old ancient capital of Peiping will be much smaller. Therefore, Yang Zhen is in the current situation. Next, after repeated considerations, it was decided to resolutely make the Peiping battlefield one of the key battlefields.
Seeing that the boss couldn't convince Yang Zhen, who was very determined, he finally decided that the two of them would report their opinions to the central government and let the chairman make a decision. But before receiving a specific reply from the central government, the battle had to continue. Although the boss disagreed Yang Zhen's opinions, but at the critical moment, we still fully respect the rights of Yang Zhen, the frontline commander.
In response to the current changes, Yang Zhen ordered the armored brigade that had broken through the Sanjiadian defense line to immediately seize the Shijingshan Iron Works, Changxindian, and Changyang lines with no less than two battalions of troops and cooperate with the infantry to cut off the 110th Division. When the battle situation was unfavorable, they retreated to the passage of Beiping City and cooperated with the troops attacking from the front line of Fangshan to complete the encirclement of the 110th Division.
The main force, at all costs, completed the encirclement and annihilation of the remnants of the Japanese independent mixed eighth brigade in the shortest possible time. The troops from the front of Fangshan, with no less than one reinforced regiment, attacked in the direction of Tantuo Temple and Yongding Move forward and cut off the connection between the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade and the 110th Division.
Order the troops on the Pingbei battlefield to seize Tsinghua Garden, Haidian, and Beiyuan within twelve hours at all costs, cut off the connection between the Japanese army in Pingbei and Beiping City, seize Cuigezhuang, and cut off the front line of Taiwan.
The passage through which the Japanese Sixty-third Division retreated to Peiping.
And concentrate all the troops and firepower to eliminate the 63rd Division in the shortest time. Considering that the entire Goryeo Camp and Xiaotangshan are located on the Chaobai River Plain, it is conducive to the rapid movement of armored forces. In order to
After completing the Pingbei encirclement and annihilation campaign, Yang Zhen finally strengthened an independent tank regiment from the reserve team to the Pingbei battlefield.
While issuing a general attack order to the Pingbei and Pingxi battlefields, Yang Zhen ordered the troops on the Tongzhou front line to tightly entangle the Japanese 59th Division and the independent mixed 9th Brigade. At the same time, he ordered the reserve team that had arrived in Huairou.
One division, reinforced with a 150 howitzer battalion, four 105 howitzer companies, and a 122 rocket launcher battalion, immediately forcibly penetrated in the direction of Shuangqiao.
Cooperate with the Tongzhou battlefield troops to cut off the connection between the enemies of Tongzhou and Beiping City. Order the independent third brigade of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the Hebei-Chahar Military Region, which has already arrived in Changping County, to immediately move south to the north of Beiping City, cut off the Tonggu Railway, and move towards
A tentative attack was launched in the northern suburbs of Beiping City.
The order is making every effort to build the Chifeng-Chengde railway line and the Chifeng-Linxi railway line. The 1st, 3rd, 4th, 7th and 11th Regiments of the Railway Corps, and the 9th Regiment of the Engineering Corps are rushing to repair the Chengde-Gubeikou railway.
The troops of the Thirteenth Regiment immediately mobilized the troops of two regiments to enter the customs through Gubeikou, and made every effort to repair the Niulanshan to Gubeikou section of the Tonggu Railway to ensure that combat supplies could be transported directly to Huairou.
The several orders Yang Zhen issued in succession were tantamount to issuing a general attack order to various troops on the battlefields around Beiping. Although the boss did not agree with his plan, after many hesitations, the boss finally chose to remain silent. However, after the boss
After the attack order was issued, the boss mobilized a former top student from Tsinghua University from Peiping from the Military Commission to mark a group of ancient buildings on the map that were absolutely not allowed to be destroyed.
After receiving this map, Yang Zhen did not hesitate at all. He immediately copied the map and distributed a copy to the cadres above the regiment level of the participating troops. He also directly contacted the military and political officers of each division of the participating troops to make it clear.
Tell them that when combat areas involve ancient buildings, political commissars at all levels have the final say.
Although Yang Zhen did not make any promises, such a disguised statement made the boss feel slightly at ease before receiving a clear reply from the central government. Although the boss also knew that there were royal gardens, temple buildings, and city buildings everywhere inside and outside Beiping.
There are tombs of emperors and generals everywhere outside.
This unprecedented fierce battle around Beiping City could not avoid the possibility of destroying ancient buildings. After a bloody battle at Niulan Mountain, although the front line of Niulan Mountain was captured, the passage to the Chaobai River plain was opened.
Almost all the ancient buildings around Niulan Mountain were smashed.
The numerous tombs of Manchu princes on the Xishan Front were also reduced to ruins by artillery fire. Even the tomb of Guangxu's biological father was reduced to ruins by artillery fire because it was one of the main defensive positions of the Japanese army.
. Even buildings such as the Summer Palace and Jingtailing Mausoleum in the northwest suburbs of Peiping, as well as the world-famous Tsinghua University Gardens, also had several artillery shells fall.
A piece of white fish was blown up in Kunming Lake, and several craters were blasted on the top of the Jingtai Mausoleum. Several holes were also blasted in the teaching building left behind after Tsinghua University moved westward in the Tsinghua Park.
.There are some things that you cannot completely worry about. This is real ammunition, not an exercise on a training ground.
Even though the staff officer of the Military Commission who graduated from Tsinghua University was originally from Peiping, he could not find out how many valuable ancient buildings and tombs there were around Peiping. When marking the map, it was clear
I told the boss that only the famous and large-scale ancient building complexes are marked on this map.
There are a series of relatively obvious ancient building complexes such as the Ming Tombs in Changping, Tsinghua Garden, Summer Palace, Baiyun Temple, Tantuo Temple, and the remaining ruins of the Old Summer Palace in the west of Beiping City. As well as the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Temple of Earth, and the Sun inside and outside the city.
The Temple of the Moon and other famous ancient buildings.