Tao Jingfei's clever tactics of killing chickens with a knife were fully displayed on the front line of the Yan family. When all the remaining troops of the 120th Division entered the ambush circle, the anti-alliance troops of the two regiments, which had been waiting for a while, were attacked by artillery and aviation forces.
With the coordination of firepower, the tactics of pocketing the head, blocking the waist, and pinching the tail were adopted, and at the same time, a three-sided pincer attack was launched against the remnants of the 120th Division.
The first thing that kicked off the ambush was a 150mm howitzer, as well as the division's artillery 105 howitzer, 107 rocket launcher, 76mm cannon, 120mm mortar, and the team's artillery.
It belongs to an artillery group consisting of 82 and 60 caliber mortars.
The seven artillery groups composed of these artillery fired dense shells, which destroyed the entire march of the Japanese 260th and 261st regiments that were retreating along the two wings of the old road of Siniushi River. Division Artillery
The regiment's 107th Rocket Artillery Battalion fired two salvos within a short period of time, causing the remnants of the two Japanese regiments to suffer heavy losses in the first round of artillery fire.
In order to deal with the remnants of the 120th Division in the shortest time, so that this main division can be freed up as soon as possible to devote to other battlefields. During the pre-war preparations for Yan Jiujia's front line, Tao Jingfei did his best to help Yan Jiujia.
The front-line troops participating in the battle increased their artillery equipment in order to concentrate superior artillery fire in the shortest possible time to weaken the resistance of the remaining units of the 120th Division as much as possible.
However, considering the battle situation and the relatively short distance of the ambush battle, the most powerful 150 howitzer only strengthened one company, but the 107 rocket launcher and 105 howitzer among the division's artillery that participated in the battle
, and 76mm cannons, were all transferred to Yanjiujia to participate in the war, and two 120mm mortar companies were added to the division.
After receiving the firing signal, the artillerymen participating in the battle followed the previously issued combat orders. The first round of artillery fire fired six rapid fire rounds, and the rocket launcher fired two salvos. As for the shooting scale, as early as the troops arrived at Yanjiajia
Everything has been calibrated the first time.
As long as the artillery observers in front provide the simplest coordinates, these artillery pieces can be fired accurately. Groups of artillery shells, as if they had eyes, exploded accurately in the marching sequence of the two Japanese regiments. After that
Wherever the infantry struck in the battle, the artillery cover followed.
The anti-aircraft artillery and anti-aircraft machine guns belonging to the participating troops also participated in the fire support of ground operations. The double 23mm anti-aircraft guns and the quadruple-mounted anti-aircraft machine guns, after the battle started, flattened their barrels and pointed directly at them.
The Japanese army opened fire in their marching sequence, directly covering the infantry to attack the Japanese army.
Under the full firepower cover of the artillery group, the two regiments responsible for the main ambush mission, one in the south and one in the north, were like two sharp knives, quickly dividing and encircling the remnants of the 120th Division. Before the two
When the Japanese troops of the regiment reacted, the anti-alliance attack troops surrounding them from three sides had already divided the two regiments into two disconnected parts.
As for Yanagawa Shinichi who was placed in front as a scout, he found that the main force behind him was ambushed and was preparing to turn around to support the two teams. Under the rapid attack of the front troops, they were completely defeated without even raising a wave.
was pressed into the whirlpool set off by the anti-alliance attack force.
The 260th Regiment retreated along the southern line of the old road of Siniusei River.
Although the team suffered heavy casualties under the first round of firepower attack by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the situation was better and they could barely maintain their organization.
However, as the focus of the first round of artillery fire, the 261st Regiment withstood 70% of the artillery shells in the first round of firepower of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. The entire organization, which was originally relatively intact, was immediately defeated. The entire sequence
Under the first round of attacks, they were completely overwhelmed and basically lost their ability to resist.
The 261st Regiment was completely defeated in the first round of the Anti-Alliance offensive. It was no longer able to organize effective resistance. Each squadron it belonged to could only passively resist on its own. In other words, the 261st Regiment,
As soon as the battle started, it fell into complete chaos.
At the same time, the 261st Regiment was defeated in the first round of attacks, which not only exposed all the flanks of the 260th Regiment at once, but also put itself in danger of being quickly encircled. The 120 that retreated to the Yan family line
The remnants of the division fell into complete passivity as soon as the battle began.
Yanagawa Shinichi was also a character. After discovering that the situation was not good, he immediately gave up his original plan to continue withdrawing eastward. He ordered the troops who were already in chaos on the battlefield to immediately turn south and retreat along the Majia River.
Try to take advantage of the fact that there is no enemy situation in the south and forcefully cross the Majia River to get a chance of survival.
Yanagawa Shinichi, who has been fighting on the Ningling and Qingyun lines on the north bank of the Majia River for some time, is still very clear about the overall situation of the Majia River. Although the average water depth of the Majia River at this time is still about 1.5 meters,
For Japanese people of short stature, the crossing is somewhat difficult.
But the riverbed of this section of the Majia River is not flat. One point and five meters refers to the average depth, but the river channel is still deep and shallow. During the Leling battle, although the offensive progress was not smooth
, he also suffered heavy losses, but Yanagawa Shinichi still made many preparations.
He had already figured out the depth of the entire eastern Ningling section of the Majia River, all the way to Xiaobo. As the river of life and death behind the battlefield where he was, how deep was the Majia River? There were shoals there, and the river was narrow there.
The water depth is relatively deep, but he still has detailed information in his hand.
Although the risk of fording the river under the enemy's artillery fire blockade is quite high. Maybe even the entire 260th Regiment's own 120th Division Headquarters and the remaining men and horses may not be able to cross the river. But.
At present, this desperate approach is the only way to survive.
But at this time, the only troops he could contact were his division headquarters and the first unit of the 260th Regiment that was following the operation. There were also most of the search team that was in front of the retreat sequence, and the remnants of the 260th Regiment.
One-third of the troops had been separated by the enemy. They could not follow his orders and turn south to retreat along the Majia River.
As for the 261st Regiment on the north side of the Sinvsi River, not only was it torn to pieces by the onrushing anti-alliance forces, it was divided into numerous large and small pieces. It was the connection with the 260th Regiment.
, has also been completely cut off. Even if you want to execute his orders, except for a miracle, there is basically no possibility.
The helpless Yanagawa Shinichi faced an opponent with an absolute advantage in both firepower and troops, as well as a rapidly deteriorating battle situation. Regardless of the anti-alliance forces attacking from multiple directions along the way, he continued to make rapid and violent attacks. With Erroku still by his side,
Part of the troops of the Zero Regiment, as well as most of the troops at the division and regiment headquarters, fought and retreated toward the Majia River.
The fantasy is rich, but the reality is cruel. Under the three-pronged siege of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the remnants of the 260th Regiment and the 120th Division headquarters fought and retreated, together with the division headquarters that had always remained intact.
After losing half of their total strength, the guard force struggled until they could see the narrow surface of the Majia River.
On the incomplete embankment on the north bank of the Majia River, a sudden call came and knocked down his men in pieces. The hail of bullets told him that this only one, at least on the surface, seemed to be the real way to survive. He was deployed on the Majia River.
An anti-aircraft machine gun company of the Anti-Japanese Alliance on the Hebei River Embankment flattened the barrels of all four-unit 14mm anti-aircraft machine guns, and used a dense barrage to teach the Japanese troops in front of them a solid lesson, telling them this
The road is blocked.
The powerful 14mm machine gun bullets made the Japanese troops of the 260th Regiment and the 120th Division immediately feel like they were trapped in hell. As long as every bullet hit the target, the best
At the end, the whole person was interrupted. Instead of dying or being disabled, he directly received an express ticket to hell.
While the anti-aircraft machine guns on the river embankment were firing, several trapezoidal artillery groups composed of 120, 82, and 60 mortars deployed behind the river embankment were also firing mortar shells accurately.
Groups of them hit the 260th Regiment. Together with the anti-aircraft machine guns firing horizontally, a web of fire devouring all life was built between the remaining Japanese troops around Yanagawa Shinichi and the Majia River.
Seeing the dense machine gun bullets fired from the Majia River embankment and the exploding mortar shells, his remaining subordinates suffered heavy casualties. The only three crooked machine guns left around him were powerless.
There was no way to resist the suppression. The only heavy machine gun was hit by a mortar shell as soon as it was set up, and it was sent directly to the west, including the man and the gun. Facing the enemy's fire blockade and attack, there was no way.
The situation of fighting back.
At this moment, Yanagawa Shinichi still didn't understand that the retreat plan he sent to Lieutenant General Sugiura Eikichi, the commander of the 115th Division, had fallen into the hands of his opponent. The enemy had already used the information he sent to his door to attack the enemy.
I have set a big trap for myself here.
Otherwise, even if the enemy reinforcements arrive, it will be impossible to judge their retreat route in such a short period of time. They set up such an ambush circle for themselves at the Yan family line on the only way to retreat.
The retreat method that he had painstakingly thought out ended up completely burying the remaining strength of his 120th Division in the Hebei-Shandong border area in advance.
If I had known this, why would I have bothered to think about the way to retreat, and tried every means to pull the 115th Division to retreat together. It would be better to just retreat directly from the Leling line to the south across the Majia River
.Or simply stay on the front line from Leling to Qingyun, so that the entire army may not be destroyed so quickly.
Thinking of this, when he turned around to look for the chief of staff who had sworn that this retreat plan would never fall into the hands of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, he found that his arrogant and arrogant chief of staff had been rushed to him without knowing it.
There, almost no one knew his whereabouts.
Although he hates Manchujiro Nakanishi so much in his heart, Yanagawa Shinichi also knows that the most important thing at the moment is not to investigate the responsibility of this unknown chief of staff. It is how to find out from the enemy's painstaking calculations.
There is a way to escape. If we continue to delay here, I am afraid that not even the bones of our 120th Division will be left.
With no way to go to the sky and no way to go to the ground, Yanagawa Shinichi simply gritted his teeth and commanded the remaining 260th Regiment around him, and immediately broke out to the Majia River line with all his strength, regardless of the resistance forces coming from behind.
As long as he could break through the enemy's blocking attack along the Majia River with only a small number of troops, he might still have a glimmer of hope.
Although he has always looked down on the Chinese, the Chinese art of war often talks about risking death to survive and burning the boat. At this moment, Yanagawa Shinichi used it skillfully. He knew that no matter which direction he retreated, it would be very dangerous.
Desperate to survive, he simply rushed to the front line of the Majia River, trying to forcibly open an escape route.