When according to the scheduled plan, the entire battle started on time at 15 o'clock. Unlike Meng Ziming, who fought against the Second Regiment on the Western Front and fought with great success. Ma Chunsheng commanded the two independent troops of the Sixth Brigade on the Eastern Front.
The entire regiment remained silent, split into two groups and pushed forward desperately toward their respective goals.
You are right, it is in Gong. As a unit that has just been upgraded from local troops, the artillery of the Independent Sixth Brigade has not yet been equipped, so the firepower is very different from the main force. The gap in firepower, coupled with the fact that this area is all mountainous, and
The desperate resistance of the Japanese army meant that the attack actions of the two regiments could only be described as arch.
However, the offensive progress of the Sixth Independent Brigade was not slow. Even compared with the Fourth Brigade on the west bank of the Ant River, Ma Chunsheng changed the original combat plan and concentrated the main force to penetrate Fangzheng regardless of the rest of the Japanese troops.
The county seat and the joint headquarters of the two Japanese regiments on the east coast.
In addition, Ma Chunsheng strictly ordered the two regiments not to attack the stronghold held by the small Japanese army. They had to find a gap to go around it directly. If they couldn't get around it, they left some troops to surround him first. As well as the tactic of the Sixth Independent Brigade
The death-defying style of play makes its attack speed even faster.
Despite some inherent shortcomings, the troops of the Sixth Independent Brigade fought extremely fiercely in this battle. As all soldiers value honor, in the face of the threat of revoking their designation and organization, the entire Sixth Independent Brigade seemed to have been replaced in a very short period of time.
It was like a person. Facing the forces of the 59th Regiment and the 15th Regiment of the Japanese army, the original sluggish style disappeared. The entire Independent Sixth Brigade already knew that if this battle did not go well, its designation would be revoked.
, at this time, the whole brigade was full of energy. That is, they must fight this battle well at the risk of their lives, and they must not let the military region revoke their designations. For the cadres and soldiers of the Independent Sixth Brigade, this
War is no longer just a matter of honor, but a life and death battle to defend the dignity of one's own soldiers.
The red-eyed troops had little regard for casualties and just kept rushing forward. The troops of the two regiments were like two sharp knives, thrusting fiercely at their respective targets according to Ma Chunsheng's plan.
Not only did the soldiers fight like crazy, but all the cadres also had their eyes red from the fight.
Almost all cadres, including the two regiment commanders and the political commissar, were fighting on the front line. The battalion commander and instructor fell, and the company commander and instructor took their place. The company commander and instructor died and were replaced by the platoon leader. The platoon leader
If someone dies, the squad leader will take over. All those who died fell towards the front.
Those who were injured and unable to walk could not see their backs, so they continued to charge as long as they did not fall. Those who could not walk struggled, crawled toward the Japanese position with cluster grenades in their arms, and rang the grenades in their arms to die with the enemy. For one
To avenge the shame and hold on to this hard-won main force number, the entire Sixth Independent Brigade went crazy.
Of course, this crazy attack does not mean that everyone has lost their minds. Ma Chunsheng had anticipated this situation before attacking. Ma Chunsheng asked the attacking troops to use more tactical movements as cover during the battle.
, Commanders at all levels should try their best to grasp the intensity and scale of the attack while commanding from the front.
If there is less artillery fire, use more explosives and grenade launchers, cluster grenades and mortars, and rationally deploy light and heavy machine guns. I have repeatedly emphasized to them that no one is allowed to fight to the death. Otherwise, even if you have completed the mission,
However, if the troops suffer unnecessary casualties due to stubborn fighting, the military and political leaders will also be dismissed from their posts. This effectively prevents unnecessary casualties caused to the troops due to the commander's hot-headedness.
Despite relying on relatively complete field fortifications and full artillery fire support, facing this unit that was red-eyed from top to bottom, the 59th Regiment of the 14th Division deployed on the east bank of the Ant River was temporarily
I was really caught off guard.
The Fifty-ninth Regiment itself suffered heavy casualties in the previous battle to reinforce the Sixth Division. Although the main force of the Regiment was withdrawn by Seiichi Kita, who saw that the situation was not good, it still had a force equivalent to one and a half battalions, together with
Part of the attached 15th Regiment was wiped out together with the 6th Division in the mountains south of Yilan.
In the subsequent entangled battle with the second column, the 59th Regiment, which had suffered a lot of damage, basically sat on the sidelines and played soy sauce on the side. The remaining troops were also treated as a fire brigade by Kita Seiichi.
The transfers were scattered. Although through this adjustment and deployment, several squadrons assigned to the 15th Regiment were transferred back. However, the 59th Regiment, whose vitality was damaged and had no replacement troops, almost the entire
The 14th Division's weakest combat unit.
In fact, in the second half of the first phase of the campaign, the 59th Regiment, which was beaten into a semi-invalid state during the battle to reinforce the Sixth Division, was assigned to two squadrons of the Second Regiment plus the division most of the time.
The search team confronted the Sixth Independent Brigade on the Huangni River line. Not many people participated in the real battle. At most, it was a small battle where you touched a handful and I took out a handful.
In the second half of the first phase of the campaign, the real battles between the 14th Division and the 2nd Column mainly took place between the 4th Brigade and the 2nd Regiment in the west, as well as between the 6th Brigade and the 6th Brigade.
More than three squadrons were taken in, but the losses were mainly due to the 15th Regiment, which suffered smaller losses than the 57th Regiment.
When the battle started, the 15th Regiment was naturally the focus of the attack because it was on the front. Although it tried its best to block the offensive of the Sixth Brigade in the north of the Yangtze River and defended the Jiang defense, nearly one brigade was injured in the battle.
Due to its important location, it managed to recover with the help of the division's engineer wing.
Compared with the 15th Regiment, which has regained some of its vitality with the help of the Engineer Regiment, the 59th Regiment does not have such a good life. In addition, the task given to the 57th Regiment by Division Commander Seiichi Kita is no matter what.
It is necessary to guard the kilometers leading to Yanshou to ensure the retreat of the entire division when necessary. Therefore, the 57th Regiment placed all the remaining main forces on hand on the line from Zhao Pao Tun to Yongxin, and the force deployment was relatively
dispersion.
After all, Fangzheng is connected to the mountains and rivers south of Yilan. Who knows which direction the opponent will come from. The fighting on the center line has ended. The Sixth Division and the Eighth, Tenth and Eleventh Divisions have been wiped out. The Twenty-ninth Division is far away.
Escape and nowhere to go. Currently, in the entire front, except for the 12th Division in the east, only the 14th Division is still holding on.
Faced with the main force of the opponent that may swarm in at any time, the strength of the 14th Division is obviously insufficient. In order to ensure the retreat of the entire division, the 59th Regiment can only disperse its limited strength and guard various areas along the Fangzheng to Yanshou Highway.
The main point. Now that the Sixth Independent Brigade has concentrated its main force and is so desperate, the 57th Regiment is really unable to bear it.
In the first stage of the battle, the 14th Division seemed to be the only one to survive among several front-line divisions. But in fact, it still suffered a heavy loss. In the previous battle, the 14th Division
Although the front line of Fangzheng County along the Songhua River was defended, the flanks were thrown into chaos by Wang Xiaoming's concentrated superior forces.
Not only was he unable to fight across the Songhua River in accordance with Namada Juichi's order, he was also outflanked by his opponents. Both the east and west sides were penetrated by the second longitudinal outflanking troops, forcing a considerable portion of the troops on hand to be dispersed to defend the east and west sides.
The 15th Regiment on the front was also suppressed by the original 6th Brigade.
If the Sixth Brigade had not been transferred midway, and the independent Sixth Brigade's offensive capability was poor, Wang Xiaoming would have only one brigade left on hand, which would be enough to protect himself, but the offensive power was obviously insufficient. In addition, Yang Zhen strategically moved east and then west.
, the 14th Division was only implemented to contain the overall deployment to prevent it from moving eastward.
At the beginning of the campaign, a bloody battle with the Second Column, together with the permanent losses caused by the reinforcements of the Sixth Division, the total casualties had reached one-third of the total, but the Fourteenth Division did not receive a single soldier to replenish it.
Who still has the strength to continue to persist here? Wang Xiaoming, whose eyes were reddened by the results of the Eastern Front, had already taken advantage of them.
Regardless of the lack of troops, Wang Xiaoming launched the attack first, which was somewhat unexpected by Kita Seiichi. He originally thought that when his opponent had transferred a considerable amount of troops and his pressure was suddenly reduced, he would take the opportunity to adjust his deployment. However, he did not expect that his deployment had not yet been completed.
After adjusting, the opponent launched an attack first regardless of the weak force.
The 14th Division, which was still holding on on the surface but secretly preparing to retreat, faced Wang Xiaoming's preemptive attack. Although it was not defenseless at all, it was used to the fact that neither side could do anything to the other during this period.
It's just that the Fourteenth Division, who was fighting some small battles back and forth, didn't expect that his opponent was not tossing this time as usual during this period, but launched a full-line attack with all his strength.
Faced with Wang Xiaoming's almost life-threatening attack, the first thing he couldn't withstand was that he didn't expect that he rarely took the initiative in front of him and was a stubborn opponent most of the time. But now his temperament changed drastically and he was like crazy and desperate.
Fighting the 59th Regiment.
In addition, the troops themselves are relatively dispersed. When the deployment was adjusted, several squadrons assigned to the 15th Regiment were brought back, but even so, there were only seven infantry squadrons left, which seemed like
Sheep dung was scattered everywhere from the south of Fangzheng County to Yanshou territory. After the mutiny of two organized brigades of the Puppet Manchukuo Army, Kita Seiichi no longer dared to hand over logistics to the Puppet Manchukuo military police.
Insufficient strength, coupled with the dispersion of troops, and Ma Chunsheng's strategy of concentrating his troops and ignoring the troops to the south, to attack Fangzheng County in the north and the joint headquarters with the 15th Regiment, and to attack key points, made the 59th Regiment's tactics
The defense didn't last long.
Although the division's artillery provided considerable fire support, and the scattered squadrons of the 59th Regiment fought fiercely and defended extremely tenaciously, they faced the opponent's lifeless attack posture and their own mistakes in troop deployment.
, although it caused considerable casualties to the Sixth Independent Brigade, it still could not withstand the opponent's life-threatening attack. Less than two hours after the battle started, the defense line had been breached.
After more than four hours of bloody battle, the Independent Regiment that attacked Zhuanshanzi defeated more than two squadrons of the 14th Division stationed in Deshan at the expense of the casualties of the Jiandao Battalion, which was almost a one-to-one casualty ratio with the Japanese army, and captured
Deshan cut off the connection between the 59th Regiment and the 14th Division Regiment Headquarters in Fangzheng County and the 15th Regiment to the north. He moved forward with the main force to launch an offensive against Fangzheng County.
The Third Independent Regiment, which attacked from the front line of Huangni River, went through fierce battles and successively captured Chaoyang, Qianfeng, and Yao Lishu. They bypassed Shipipu, which was defended by a Japanese squadron, and seized Chengjiatun before reinforcements from the 59th Regiment arrived.
The front line is firmly blocking the 59th Regiment's northward reinforcement route.
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