Chapter 122 Preparations for anti-landing operations
Seeing this important combat meeting end in such a short time, the military commanders and political commissars of several brother units who attended the meeting were dumbfounded. Such an important combat meeting was so short.
Just a few words and everything is over?
Even if the previous cadres at division level and above reported and summarized, the entire meeting lasted only half a day. Although I know that the Anti-Japanese League always pays attention to high efficiency, is this meeting process too short? It’s just that the cadres of the Anti-Japanese League are very
They were obviously used to this kind of efficiency, so they didn't say much.
However, several military region commanders who were originally prepared to express their determination to cooperate with the second phase of the Anti-Japanese War found that all the things they had prepared before were not used. Even the coordination and coordination
The old comrades who went to work for the Anti-Japanese Alliance and were also among the troops that went south during the Anti-Japanese War did not have a chance to say a word. They really came in a hurry and left in a hurry.
Before the commander of the Bohai Sea Region came to Hejian for a meeting, he took advantage of the innate convenience of his area being close to the Bohai Bay and specially prepared a large amount of Bohai Sea seafood. Among them, only shrimps, yellow croakers and hairtails were prepared, which amounted to hundreds of kilograms. Although these were
It was not very valuable at this time, but in later generations it would be worth at least hundreds of thousands, and it is basically pure wild seafood that is no longer seen.
And the commander of the Jizhong Military Region brought dozens of jars of authentic Hengshui Laobaigan, hundreds of kilograms of fine pork, a large number of chickens and Baiyangdian specialty fat duck, and even invited them from a big hotel in Baoding City.
Several chefs came here, specially prepared to take advantage of this opportunity to express their condolences to the fraternal forces of the Anti-Union Army.
Everyone spent the Spring Festival of 1944 on the battlefield. Apart from the overwhelming sound of gunfire and the constant bloody battles, there was no New Year's Eve dinner or dinner party. Although the battlefield is not very particular about New Year's Eve.
, the situation does not allow everyone to live a lively New Year.
However, several commanders took advantage of this opportunity to raise a large amount of supplies and prepared to express their condolences to the fraternal troops. They also specially brought drama clubs and cultural groups. As a result, they did not expect that the meeting would proceed so quickly and all the things prepared
None of them were used.
Fortunately, they were all brothers after all, and Yang Zhen did not embarrass them too much. He distributed all the condolences they brought, except those from Hengshui Laobaigan. At the moment, the headquarters did not have time to entertain them, so they were willing to eat
Just go back and do it yourself.
Although the New Year has passed, after all, the first month has not yet come out. It is also the rest period, and he still doesn't care if everyone can have fun without violating discipline. However, all the wine has been confiscated, and not a pound has been given.
Those greedy mouths are watering, and those who are eager to drink will be left behind.
However, Yang Zhen did not ask for those condolences in vain. He transferred ten American-made jeeps from the army and gave them to several military region commanders. At the same time, he asked the logistics department to allocate 20 Japanese-made jeeps from the spoils to each military region.
Manufactured trucks. Thirty American-made ten-wheel trucks were also transferred from their own troops and handed over to several military regions for use.
As for weapons and ammunition, only 300,000 rounds of ammunition and some grenades were given to each of several military regions. Because in accordance with the requirements of the central government, all weapons and equipment seized so far have been transferred to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. In the future, weapons and equipment
Distribution is no longer directly handed over by the Anti-Japanese Alliance to each secondary military region, but is uniformly handed over to the central government and distributed uniformly by the central government.
At the end of the meeting, all other cadres returned to their stations, except for two people who did not return to their respective stations. Among the top military officers of the two clusters in the east and west, Chen Hanzhang rushed to Jingxian first to temporarily take over the command of Du Kaishan. And Du
Kaishan, the commander of the Eastern Front Group, was left at the Hejian Front Point.
Watching his subordinates leave in the car one by one, Du Kaishan scratched his head but did not dare to have any opinions. He could only stay in front of him and wait for No. 1 to deal with him. However, No. 1 asked Chen Hanzhang to take responsibility for him temporarily.
The result of Dongqun's treatment made him sigh in relief.
Letting Chen Hanzhang, who is still in charge of the Western Front, temporarily act as the deputy, which means that No. 1 has no plans to remove himself from his post or transfer him from the front line at least for the time being. As long as he can stay on the front line and lead troops to fight, what will he do with himself?
Du Kaishan, a militant, recognized him.
What makes Du Kaishan a little puzzled is that No. 1 left him in front of him, but neither talked to him, nor reprimanded him, nor showed any special dissatisfaction. He just left him in front of him in such an embarrassing manner.
He pointed, somewhat confusing him. But seeing No. 1's busy figure, Du Kaishan didn't dare to ask.
He could only stay at the headquarters honestly and took a map of the Bohai Bay coast that Yang Zhen threw over. According to Yang Zhen's request, he took three combat staff officers with him, and with the cooperation of several cadres from the Bohai Navy District who were familiar with the terrain in this area.
, identify coastal defense artillery positions on the map.
In fact, Du Kaishan wanted to see with his own eyes the topography of the entire Bohai Bay coast, but he did not dare to leave until No. 1 released him. Fortunately, several cadres who were familiar with the topography and climate of the Bohai Bay were left with him on No. 1 to help him.
He made sure that the positions of the artillery regiments that had just been transferred from the northeast were not too difficult for him.
These heavy artillery regiments were in order to cope with the Japanese army's possible landing in the Bohai Bay at any time. Yang Zhen specially transferred two long-range cannon artillery regiments from the northeast that had just completed training. These two cannon artillery regiments were also the only two that the Anti-Japanese Alliance had.
A regiment equipped with German 150 mm and 170 mm cannons.
These two German-made cannon regiments are equipped with a total of thirty-six German-made K-18 type 150mm long-range cannons. Except for eleven of them, they were intact when they were received. The remaining two
The fifteen guns were pieced together one by one from battle-damaged artillery pieces collected by the Anti-Japanese Alliance from the Soviet-German battlefields.
These German-made 150mm cannons are very powerful and have a long range. Whether they are on the Soviet-German battlefield or the North African battlefield, they are the priority targets of the Allied firepower. In addition, the Soviet-German battlefield is unprecedentedly cruel, and the complete reception of
There are only eleven doors. The rest were assembled by the Anti-Japanese Alliance technicians themselves by collecting parts from the Soviet, German and North African battlefields.
As for the seven 170mm cannons, they were trophies received from the Soviet and American troops after the Battle of Stalingrad and the North African Campaign. This German-made 170mm cannon also has the range of the current anti-alliance equipment.
The farthest cannon is also the only seven cannon of the same model.
Originally, the Anti-Japanese Alliance did not plan to equip this kind of cannon with a small number of artillery and too heavy weight. However, considering that the power and range of this kind of artillery are sufficient to meet the needs when defending the coastline, it can still be used against ships below cruisers.
Its range and accuracy are unmatched by howitzers.
Whether the Anti-Japanese Alliance fights in the Northeast or goes south to enter the battlefield in Guanhai, it is inevitable to fight on the coastline. Before the Japanese Navy suffers a devastating blow in the Pacific, it must defend against Japanese landing operations under necessary circumstances.
It is a topic that cannot be avoided. However, relying solely on aviation to suppress anti-landing firepower is greatly affected by the weather.
Therefore, after much consideration, these seven 170mm cannons were mixed with all the Japanese-made ** cannons and Canadian 120mm cannons on hand to form a heavy artillery regiment. However, this
For the time being, the Anti-Japanese Alliance cannot manufacture the shells used by this kind of artillery on its own, and can only rely on the collected original German shells.
It's just that although the cadres of the Anti-Japanese Alliance in the Soviet Union took risks and traveled to every battlefield on the Soviet-German battlefield to collect painstakingly. However, this kind of heavy cannon is not the artillery belonging to the military divisions. There is a large amount of equipment. Even if the Americans will capture it in the North African battlefield
All the artillery shells were handed over. However, the total number of artillery shells was only more than 2,000 rounds.
There are only three such long-range cannon regiments in the Anti-Japanese War, and the remaining one is based on the Japanese Type 96 long-range cannon as the standard artillery. This time Yang Zhen transferred two of them at once, which is enough to show that he is very committed to preventing the Japanese army.
The method of surprise attack and the emphasis on landing on one's own flank.
However, Yang Zhen did not intend to produce artillery shells for these German-made 170 mm cannons. These artillery pieces themselves have been used intensively, and the life of the barrels is running out. Not to mention the small number, the Anti-Japanese Alliance has not yet
He has the ability to produce supporting barrels for them. Therefore, Yang Zhen has made up his mind to retire these artillery pieces when all the shells they have obtained are fired.
After all, although the Japanese Navy is still strong, in the competition on the Pacific battlefield, the Japanese Navy, which has obviously declined, cannot hold on for too long. Although these artillery guns have a long range and are powerful, they are too few in number.
It is not a mistake to open a dedicated artillery shell production line.
As for now, Yang Zhen is using these two long-range cannon regiments as the basis to strengthen two 122 rocket launcher battalions and a 150 howitzer regiment, which are respectively deployed on the coastlines of Xinhai and Qingzhou. Two more US-made attack aircraft have been mobilized
The squadron is specifically used in conjunction with artillery to block the coastline.
According to the experience of coastal residents, not only did the Bohai Bay freeze late this year. Judging from the weather changes, I am afraid that the time for opening up will also be earlier. Compared with the ice-free period of Jidong and Tianjin coasts in the north, as well as Liaodong Bay and Bohai Bay,
It will be over in half a month, and Yang Zhen decided to start preparations in advance after many considerations.
This is Yang Zhen's consistent creed: not to fight an unprepared battle. It is better to prepare in advance than to respond passively. In fact, Yang Zhen had already issued the transfer order as early as the end of the Peiping battlefield. However, these artillery pieces were too bulky and basically
They are all around 20 tons. Coupled with the weight of the tractor, it is difficult for ordinary roads to bear this weight.
The road conditions from Rehe to Peiping were not very good. It was not until the Tonggu Railway and the Chengde-Gubeikou Railway were repaired that the two heavy artillery regiments were transported from Chifeng to the Jizhong battlefield by train. Due to road conditions, the train's movement was
The speed was not very fast. Therefore, these two heavy artillery regiments did not arrive in Jizhong until the entire army shifted to defense.
Fortunately, although the journey of these two heavy artillery regiments was slow and delayed, they arrived in time. Before the Bohai Bay was fully civilized, they arrived in the central Hebei theater, allowing Yang Zhen to prepare for the possible landing operations by the Japanese army.
, the capital is much stronger.
Let Du Kaishan plan the plan. First, Yang Zhen still believes in this guy's ability. Since the two heavy artillery regiments are deployed within his defense area, let him determine the location of the two heavy artillery regiments' defense areas.
, is quite appropriate, and can be regarded as people making the best use of it.
Although Du Kaishan's actions at the end of the first phase of the battle made Yang Zhen very angry, Yang Zhen did not really intend to replace him. Although this guy has shortcomings of one kind or another, Yang Zhen is still quite good at one thing.
What he admired was his ability to grasp the opportunity on the battlefield. He still had to teach him some lessons, but Yang Zhen was still not prepared to change his position at the last minute.
The second point is that Yang Zhen doesn’t want to let him wander around the headquarters leisurely when he is very busy. Since this guy won’t let him go back for the time being, let him do some work. In case this guy is
In the headquarters, he wandered around with nothing to do to hinder his eyesight.