Du Kaishan pointed at the mountains outside the headquarters and shook his head. Ignoring Ye Chao's disbelieving expression beside him, he continued: "The Japanese artillery positions are deployed very cleverly. Our artillery cannot suppress their artillery group."
.But the Japanese artillery that controls the commanding heights can easily hit the ridges and the reverse slope positions that have turned into positive slopes."
"After the front slope position is lost, use the mountain howitzers on the commanding heights and the field artillery in the deep hidden fortification groups to block our army near the ridge line and cut off the connection between our first and second line attacking troops. After using the infantry artillery group
and mortar groups to suppress our troops who controlled the front slope. The troops forcing our army to attack had no choice but to enter the reverse slope as quickly as possible."
"However, it is deployed behind the reverse slope, and the cross machine gun firepower on the Japanese main position, as well as infantry artillery, mortars, and even small-caliber direct firepower just cover our attacking troops. In other words, once our attacking troops enter their
The anti-slope position is equivalent to jumping into their fire net."
"At this time, our army's artillery fire could not reach the enemy troops on the reverse slope. At most, it could suppress the Japanese troops on the second line of defense. The most important thing was that the little devils used all their strength to move all the artillery troops up the mountain.
Artillery troops on surrounding commanding heights are deployed in semi-underground fortifications or within the blind spots of our artillery fire, so our artillery groups are simply unable to suppress them."
"Damn, this tactic of combining front and back slopes is a common defensive tactic used by our army in mountain defense battles. The little devil has now learned this trick, and now uses it to deal with us. And from what has been discovered so far
Judging from the construction situation of the fortifications, they also consciously adopted this tactic and voluntarily gave up the idea of competing with our army in various diagonal positions."
"Their 92 infantry artillery can be used as mortars when necessary. Coupled with a large number of mortars, and the mountain artillery and howitzers deployed in depth, they form a firepower network, allowing our army to attack even if it occupies a front slope position.
It is difficult to stand. It is impossible to use mortars to destroy their anti-slope fortifications."
"At the same time, the power of the 60 guns carried by the front-line attack troops is limited, and it is difficult for them to be effective against most of their anti-slope fortification groups. The focus of these little devils' construction of fortifications is on the anti-slope positions.
The fortifications on the positive slope are mainly trenches."
"Once the front slope is lost, all the garrison troops will retreat to the anti-slope position. After our attacking troops are intercepted by enemy artillery fire, we will adopt the method of attacking in small teams in turns. In this way, even if our army seizes the front slope
and ridge lines, it is also difficult to stand on the enemy's position."
"Their artillery has set the scale for the entire battlefield. Various artillery groups have different performance, and the artillery groups suppress the forward and reverse slopes respectively. Our mortar group cannot go up, and it cannot stand if it goes up.
Its blockade of ridge firepower makes it difficult for us to direct firepower to destroy the reverse slope fortifications they have painstakingly built."
"The action of Yoshio Hongo is to consume our troops in this mountainous area, forcing us to use our reserves in advance to create favorable conditions for his next battle plan. Because our reserves are
It is limited and cannot fill the vacancies in all surrounding battlefields."
"Offensive operations are different from defensive operations, because it is necessary to ensure that the offensive troops have sufficient attack power. When the casualties of the attacking troops reach a certain proportion, they must be withdrawn to rest. If the casualties are too large, we just don't want to use the reserve force.
It’s impossible. His native Yoshio is still fighting hard here, and he’s probably just waiting for us to use our reserve team.”
After Du Kaishan's words fell, Ye Chao was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately responded: "Your judgment is that the little devil is adopting this tactic now to wear us down and tire us out, forcing us to use the reserve team in advance, causing
The emptiness behind us in terms of troop deployment will then create opportunities for them to break through?"
"You mean Hongo Yoshio, they were ready to look for opportunities to retreat as early as when they retreated to the line from Zhonggu to Chaihe Fort? Commander Du, this is unlikely. If Hongo Yoshio does this, he is not
Have you exposed all the Qingshui rules on the left wing?"
Du Kaishan picked up the red and blue pencils, drew a triangle on the map with a few strokes, and said: "You are so stubborn, why do you think that the Japanese army will only fight hard and will not run away when the situation is bad? It's no longer the case
Years ago, it was time for the Japanese army to gain an absolute advantage. It hurt when they were beaten, so they naturally learned a lesson."
"In the past, no matter when we attacked any part of the Japanese army, it was like poking an ant's nest. The surrounding Japanese troops would desperately reinforce them. But times have changed, and the little devils no longer have that confidence. Now we have the absolute advantage.
They know this very well."
"It is true that if Yoshio Hongo withdraws, the entire side and rear of Qingshui Rule west of the Zhongchang Railway will be exposed, but that depends on when. If we have not cut off the connection between the 44th Army and the so-called 30th Army
If we contact you, he will naturally not dare to retreat easily."
"But now that we have cut off the connection between the Kwantung Army and the two armies along the Zhongchang Railway, he will naturally not continue to defend here. Because for the Kwantung Army, if the 44th Army can still be saved at the moment,
Then the Thirty Army has no rescue value."
"Whether it is the Kwantung Army or Lieutenant General Yoshio of his hometown, this is very clear. I estimate that at this time, the Kwantung Army has already issued a breakout order to these two armies. The Thirty Army is doing their best to use their personnel, but they are still strong at the moment.
The 44th Army is here, and I’m afraid the Kwantung Army still wants to rescue us.”
"And the Hongo Yoshio in front of us, I feel that this guy did not intend to defend the front line from the beginning. His initial plan should still depend on the battle situation. If the front line can delay our offensive, that would be the best
If we can't hold off our offensive, we'll retreat to the second-line position."
"Using the terrain here and the fortifications built here, we delayed and consumed a certain amount of our strength, and then either retreated to Fushun to the west, or retreated south to the area west of Shenyang. However, we did not expect that our army's attack would begin, and within a short period of time, we would open up the central
The Japanese defense zones on both sides of the long railway.”
"The most important thing is that this guy didn't expect that the Thirty Army would collapse so quickly. Although he was not slow to shrink his troops, our army blocked its southward retreat route by encircling it on both wings and seized the opportunity
Shenyang cut off their final retreat route."
"At the same time, this guy didn't expect that we moved relatively quickly and trapped him in his second-line defense system. But the situation was changing, and this guy was not slow to adjust. He knew that as long as the Thirty Army to the west of the Zhongchang Railway could still
If we persist, it will be impossible for our army to concentrate all its energy on dealing with him."
"That's why he used his second-line defense system and the special type of fortifications he built to fight a war of attrition with our army as much as possible, weakening our troops and assault power as much as possible, forcing us to use our reserves in advance to provide them with
Breakout creates a suitable opportunity.”
"This native Yoshio is very cunning. He knows how to retreat without fighting. Let alone the Kwantung Army, even the Japanese base camp cannot spare him. So he fought with our army from Zhonggu to Chaihe Fort.
A war of attrition can be regarded as an explanation to the Japanese base camp and the Kwantung Army."
"Furthermore, this guy is very adaptable. After discovering that all the retreat routes were cut off by our army, he took advantage of the terrain to weaken our army's strength while adjusting his plan to look for opportunities to break out again. Because he knew very well that he would not use our army to break through.
If our army is weakened to a certain extent, they will not be able to escape even if they break out of our encirclement."
"The reason is very simple. In this mountainous terrain that lacks roads, it is impossible for them to retreat as a group. Once they disperse and retreat, under the pursuit of our army and the outflanking of both wings, God knows how far they can withdraw.
If they don't consume us to a certain extent, they will die faster if we chase them."
"If he had not taken these things into consideration, he would not have built all the focus of his fortifications on the anti-slope positions before the war. And since the battle started, the focus of the battle with our army has been on the anti-slope positions.
It’s such a tactic that goes against common sense and can even be said to be the opposite.”
"The front and back slopes cooperate with each other and rely on the combat system, which is a tactic commonly used by our army in mountain defense operations. This guy not only copied our tactics, but even went to extremes. Even the ridges were abandoned and used
The tactics of combining forward and reverse slopes with deep forward slope firepower system consume our effective strength bit by bit."
"As long as our army uses its reserves, they will definitely choose a direction to break out. Maybe, the war situation west of the Zhongchang Railway has been eroded, its flanks have been seriously threatened, and there is some tension, they are already preparing now
Breakout."
"It seems that Yoshio Hongo has studied our tactics very thoroughly. I asked how they could easily give up the entire front-line defense after only losing a few strongholds. It turns out that the entire 44th Army
The core part of the defense line is in the triangular area of Shengjiatun, Guojiagou, and Kaoshan Village."
"As for this triangular core area, the Songshan Fort, Yingchengzi, Zhangjiapuzi, and Jinchang outside are just a few support points on its periphery. As for the west, with the mountains around Majiazhai as the core, Zhonggu to Chenjiatun
The front line is just a barrier extending from this core area to the west, or a fortified area to disperse our troops."
"Of course, if you like, it can also be said that their entire defense line is another triangular defense system. These two defense systems cooperate with each other on the left and right. The main artillery is in the center to support, and the focus of the competition is on what their second line of firepower can control.
On the reverse slope position."
"If we continue to fight like this, our casualties will increase. Majiazhai is west of Chenjiatun, the core area of the Japanese army's overall defense. Shuangtailing is the core of the Japanese army's defense system and an important support point for the left wing.
Capturing these two points is equivalent to driving a nail into the core of the Japanese army on the east and west fronts of Chenjiatun."
"At that time, we can use these two points as a support point to leverage the Japanese army's overall defense system. I don't believe that this little devil's defense system is just an iron walnut that cannot be broken open or chewed. If the Soviet system at the headquarters is
I have the 160mm heavy mortar regiment in my hands, and I would have smashed their turtle shells open long ago."
"Although that thing is heavier than the German howitzer, it is also very powerful in attacking tough battles in this mountainous area. The most important thing is that the ballistic trajectory of that thing is good. It is definitely a weapon for attacking in this kind of anti-slope position. The weapon in our hands
The 120mm mortar is still a little weak in power."
"The focus of defense with troops is on the anti-slope position. This kind of our own tactics to trick me is really a shame for them to come up with it. Damn it, this native Yoshio is better than his colleagues. The Qingshui rules west of the Zhongchang Railway are better.
He is much smarter. This seemingly perfect trick was beyond his imagination."