According to Yang Zhen's order, all the troops participating in the frontal attack were all ready before 7 pm on October 21. Various artillery pieces responsible for the sudden fire attack had already entered the combat area and had been taken off.
The gun jacket and muzzle of the gun were all aimed at the Japanese position.
All the troops scheduled to perform interspersed missions have also arrived in the designated attack area. All tanks have been filled with fuel and artillery shells have been replenished. Although all troops are maintaining radio silence, the final preparations for the launch of the entire campaign can be said to have been completed.
All done.
On the central battlefield and the western battlefield, a large number of permanent fortification groups were built by the Japanese army on the front line of the confrontation between the two armies. Some of the heavy artillery mobilized have also been put in place. The firing scales of these large-caliber super heavy artillery have also been calibrated.
.All Japanese permanent fortification groups within 20 kilometers of the front line of the two armies are within the shooting targets of these heavy artillery.
The Kwantung Army, which had experienced the construction of a large number of fortress groups in Northern Manchuria, had to say that the level of construction of these fortifications was indeed quite good. The Kwantung Army made great efforts to build a large number of semi-underground permanent fortifications on the front line of the confrontation between the two armies in Southern Manchuria.
This group, in the previous battle, played a considerable role in curbing the armor advantage of the Anti-Japanese Alliance on the Northeast battlefield.
Among the tanks lost by the Anti-Japanese Alliance on the Northeast battlefield, more than half were lost in these permanent fortification groups equipped with artillery and a large number of machine guns. In order to open a breakthrough as soon as possible, Yang Zhen specially mobilized a group of tanks from the rear this time.
, and tried every means to raise and acquire a batch of super large-caliber howitzers and cannons specifically to deal with these permanently prepared fortification groups.
While the ground artillery was in place one after another, the four attack aircraft groups, two medium bomber groups, and two light bomber groups that participated in fire support had completed preparations for the attack. A B-17 bomber group transferred from Northern Manchuria also
Arrive at Xinjing Airport. Be prepared to carry out carpet bombing of Japanese positions if necessary.
When the date on the wall calendar in the Kwantung Army headquarters was turned to October 22nd, all the participating troops on the front line of the Anti-Japanese Alliance had completed the final preparations for the attack. All the troops' guns and guns were loaded, and they were waiting for orders from their superiors.
General attack order. Various engineering units have also secretly begun demining.
Just as the watch pointer on Yang Zhen's wrist in Guojiadian Anti-Japanese War pointed to 6:25 in the morning on the 22nd. The entire South Manchuria region starts from Yangshan and Liujiazi in the west to Fushun in the east.
On the kilometer-long front line, dense artillery fire rang out almost at the same time. Groups of artillery shells and rockets were fired in their own order, covering the position in smoke and explosions.
The howitzers, cannons, mortars, and 107 rocket launcher groups affiliated to each division carried out covering fire on the Japanese front-line positions. The directly subordinate 150 howitzers, the 100 mm or above cannon group, plus part of the 122 rocket launcher group,
Then carry out fire strikes on the Japanese army's front-line ammunition depots, communication lines, and troop assembly starting points.
In addition to artillery pieces of various calibers and rocket launchers that participated in the bombardment, two Meiji 45-type 240mm heavy howitzers and three that were originally placed by the Japanese army in the Tiger Head Fortress were also transferred from the rear.
The Japanese-made Type 96 150mm heavy cannon is specially used to deal with the Japanese army's permanent fortification groups in various combat directions.
In order to let these two heavy artillery exert their power, the equipment department specially manufactured a thousand rounds of shells for these two heavy artillery. This time, the artillery unit also spent a lot of money to transport these two super large-caliber howitzers to the front line as covertly as possible.
A lot of effort. These two super heavy guns were disassembled into parts and camouflaged.
In addition to these heavy artillery made by the Japanese themselves, but now being used against them, Yang Zhen also invested two Soviet-made B-4 203mm heavy howitzer battalions on the front, two wings and the western front battlefield.
German-made mrs 210 mm howitzer battalion.
Among these three super heavy artillery battalions, the two heavy artillery battalions equipped on the center line battlefield are equipped with B-4 type 203 howitzers, which the Germans call the Stalin Hammer, a total of 18 guns and a batch of concrete destruction bombs.
After the previous stage of the battle, Yang Zhen talked through Kovalev and specially exchanged a batch of secret materials from the Soviets.
These super-heavy artillery continuously hit the heads of the Japanese army's front-line permanent fortification groups with large-caliber shells. And these two Japanese-made 240mm howitzers can destroy the Japanese army's construction with one shot. Those that can withstand a hundred
The Yongbei fortification group bombarded by 50mm artillery shells was directly reduced to a big crater.
Although the heavy artillery groups participating in the battle were difficult to move because they were too heavy, and the rate of fire was generally very slow, they were indeed quite powerful. The participation of these heavy artillery groups in the battle caused serious damage to both wings of the Zhongchang Railway and the Japanese permanent fortification group on the western front.
It caused devastating damage. None of the large and small fortifications built by the Japanese army could withstand a single artillery shell.
Especially those two Japanese-made 240mm howitzers, with shells weighing more than 200 kilograms, once they hit the Japanese army's permanent fortification group, it turned into a big pit. The Japanese troops and weapons inside were all
It was reduced to a pile of parts. The Soviet-made 203 howitzer, which used a large number of concrete-destroying bombs, also exploded and frightened the Japanese army.
The super-large core fortifications of the Japanese army on the front line of Jinjiatun were shot down one by one by this heavy artillery group known as Stalin's Hammer, plus the Japanese army's own 240mm super-heavy howitzer. The entire Japanese core fortifications of Jinjiatun were destroyed.
It was completely blown up to the sky. A large skylight was opened in the entire underground bunker.
The Japanese infantry brigade inside did not even have a few people running out. The Japanese garrison on the front line of Jinjiatun could not be defeated, but was blown up by these heavy artillery. There were no fortifications.
, able to withstand the bombardment of these heavy artillery.
As for the only German-made MRS 210mm heavy howitzer deployed on the Western Front, it was only shipped in June this year. Although the power of the shells is slightly worse than the Soviet Stalin Hammer, in other aspects
, especially in terms of range, it is better than the Stalin Hammer.
These heavy artillery, which had been well-trained on the Eastern Front battlefield, and with the cooperation of the super howitzers and cannons made by the Japanese army, in just one hour, in the permanent fortification group that the Japanese army had painstakingly built in front of the two corps on the central line, they were
A passage was suddenly opened.
Whenever these super-heavy artillery groups fire and the dull sound of artillery sounds, the Japanese army's positions are in a mess. Under the cover of these super-heavy artillery groups, which can easily drop half a ton of shells, the permanent fortification groups at various front positions of the Japanese army are basically
did not play the role they imagined.
This situation not only happens along the Jinjiatun line, but also on the south bank of Erdaohezi east of Changtu, Manjing due north, the Japanese permanent preparation fortification group in Guangdingzi Mountain west of the Zhongchang Railway, and Weiyuan Fort in Kaiyuan
, Shangyang Fort, the entire Japanese defense system was destroyed by the bombardment of these heavy artillery. Together with these collapsed Japanese fortifications, there were also Japanese defenders inside.
When these permanent fortification groups of the Japanese army were smashed open one by one like a group of hard walnuts, the anti-allied aviation forces participating in the war also took off from their respective airports. They attacked the Japanese second-line positions, ammunition warehouses, and the entire South Manchuria Railway.
, carry out air fire strikes.
Groups of attack planes and light bombers, under the cover of fighter jets, continued to circle over the depths of the Japanese positions, pouring high-explosive bombs, napalm bombs and rocket bombs at all Japanese targets. In some key locations, bombs were also used
White phosphorus bombs and a batch of special bombs.
Under the cover of air and ground firepower, the various units participating in the attack launched a full-line attack on their intended targets with tanks as the forerunners. Wang Guangyu launched a full-line assault on various Japanese positions on the western front and the center line under the personal command of Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun.
.Compared to the aggressive central and western fronts, the eastern front, which Wang Xiaoming was in charge of, was a bit dull.
In the central theater, Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun personally commanded five infantry divisions and a column from Shanxi, Hebei, and Luyu. Under the cover of an armored brigade, seven independent tank regiments, a cavalry brigade, and a heavy artillery group, they came from Changtujin's house.
They stationed themselves at Kaiyuan Weiyuan Fort and Xiangyang Fort, and launched a two-pronged attack on the heavy Japanese troop cluster north of Shenyang.
The focus is on the two directions from Jinjiatun to Mazhong River, and Weiyuan Fort to Shangyang Fort, which are the key fortifications of the Japanese army. After twelve hours of fierce fighting, after the attached heavy artillery group smashed the Japanese front-line permanent preparation core fortification group, the attacking troops
It took the lead in opening Jinjiatun and Shangyang Fort, two important support points for the Japanese army on the battlefield along the Zhongchang Railway.
And using the British Matilda II tanks, under the cover of thick armor, they achieved a full-line breakthrough on the front of the protrusion formed by the Kwantung Army north of Shenyang. Yang Zhen's frontal attack was to mobilize the Japanese troops along the Zhongchang Railway
The second-line force creates a good condition for the east and west corps to penetrate deeply and quickly to seize the Shenyang Industrial Center.
After capturing the Jinjiatun front line, Yang Zhen immediately deployed a cavalry brigade, an armored brigade, and a motorized infantry division to form a rapid assault group. He then used the gap opened by the Jinjiatun front line infantry to quickly penetrate in the direction of Tieling.
, assuming a posture of splitting the Japanese army north of Shenyang into two.
In order to contain the mechanized cavalry group of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, they forcibly penetrated their own defense system to protect the Manjing, Mazhonghe and Weiyuan Fort lines that were still fighting, and recaptured the two strategic support points of Shangyang Fort and Jinjiatun.
General Harem Jun, who was in charge of the operations on the Zhongchang Railway, ordered Lieutenant General Hongo Yoshio and Lieutenant General Nori Shimizu on the front line to immediately mobilize second-line troops to carry out counterattack operations.
Although Major General Otsubo Kazuma, the chief of staff of the Third Front Army, firmly opposed this order from General Harem Jun. Otsubo Kazuma believed that the number of enemy troops currently on the battlefield was seriously inconsistent with the total strength of the Kwantung Army's intelligence on the enemy. At present,
What the front army should do most is to rely on the fortifications that have been completed to fight step by step.
The super-heavy artillery dispatched by the enemy is indeed powerful, but these super-heavy artillery are too bulky to follow its front-line troops in a rapid assault. In the entire battlefield north of Shenyang, the Kwantung Army has formed a relatively complete defense system. Even if the front line is completely broken through , but we can still rely on strong resistance in deep areas.
After the enemy's strength is weakened to a certain extent, the area around Shenyang will be used as the final decisive battle area. In one go, the enemy in front of them will be completely eliminated. Although it is just a passive resistance, it will look a bit ugly, but it will still be helpful for the front army to deal with sudden changes in the situation. of.
Once the divisions on the front line are separated from the various fortification clusters, it will be difficult for the Japanese army, which is purely infantry, to compete with the enemy. Especially when the number of enemy tanks has an absolute advantage. The infantry separated from the fortification clusters can easily be defeated. The enemy's infantry-tank coordination tactics and superior air-to-ground firepower were gradually eaten away.
No matter how brave the Japanese soldiers are, there is no way human flesh can compete with steel. The number of armored units that the enemy has dispatched is already staggering. Moreover, several of its main armored divisions have not appeared so far. At least for now, they still have some backup options.