At this point, Duan Ziquan hesitated and said: "Political Commissar, there is nothing we can do. [.Com text: Look, the area cleared by the Japanese army is only 500 meters away, and there are lush shrubs beyond 500 meters.
There are bushes and various small woods. There are also several large cemeteries, which can serve as effective cover for our army."
"I just thought about it. We can use the cover of bushes, woods, and cemeteries to dig tunnels and walk underneath the ground. As long as we move more lightly to avoid being discovered by the enemy, we can still find a solution to the problem. You
It can be seen that although the firing lines between each of the Japanese fortifications intersect, they are widely separated, with only communication trenches in between."
"As long as we dig tunnels under the fortifications or into the communication trenches between the two fortifications, we can effectively avoid the Japanese minefields. Although the Japanese army built trenches around the entire Zhonghoutun line, according to our Japanese army
Judging from combat experience, the depth of the outer trenches and communication trenches will not exceed one and a half meters."
"We only need to choose a depth of two meters, preferably two and a half meters, to effectively avoid the surrounding trenches. At the same time, we can allow the rescued people to retreat quickly through the underground tunnels to avoid enemy firepower on the ground. Here
It is located on the plain along the Songhua River. If it were deeper, groundwater would be dug. The depth of two and a half meters should be about the same."
"The Japanese army set up intensive crossfire on the ground, but it was impossible for them to set up defenses below the ground. As long as the tunnels were dug into the village, we selected a group of capable forces and penetrated outward from the central fortifications. At the same time,
If we can dig tunnels directly under the nose of each fortification, we can directly rescue those people."
"Political Commissar, due to the innate environmental restrictions in the Northeast, each village is small. This Zhonghou Village can only have a hundred households at most. Even if the Japanese army converts all the houses into fortifications, how many will there be? But the problem now is,
Almost every fortification of the Japanese army has ordinary people as human shields. How should we dig this tunnel? How many tunnels should be dug. This all needs to be calculated carefully. And the most critical thing is time. The amount of this project will not be too small, and it will take a long time.
I’m afraid there won’t be enough time to dig into many branches.”
After hearing Duan Ziquan's suggestion, Chen Hanzhang thought about it carefully and felt that this was the only and best option at present. Finally he nodded and said: "This may be a way. Since it is a way, let's try it and talk about it. In this way, you
Try to find a few people, preferably those who have lived in Zhonghoutun for a period of time, and you must understand the structure of the village."
"If that doesn't work, send a report to the chief of staff. Their Duliu Brigade has been in Tonghe, and they know Fang Zheng better. There should be soldiers with Fang Zheng's status. In addition, ask Shi Kequan to send you a few combat staff officers and select a few.
Prepare the place first. At least measure the distance and density between the outer fortifications."
"You guys split up and go take action immediately. I sent a telegram to the headquarters. If we can't find anyone who lives in Zhonghoutun for a long time, we will ask the headquarters to send aviation troops to conduct close reconnaissance. It's going to be daybreak, and we don't have much time left.
Remember that the location of the tunnel excavation must be well chosen and must not be exposed.”
"The tunnel does not need to be too wide, as long as it can allow two people to bend down and pass quickly through it side by side, but it must be strong. These tunnels are related to the ability of thousands of old, weak, women and children to escape from the tiger's mouth, so they cannot be careless in the slightest. Remember.
Thousands of lives are at stake."
At this point, Chen Hanzhang turned to Shi Kequan and said: "You leave all the engineers in your brigade who have crossed the river with Duan Ziquan, and then leave a battalion, half of the heavy machine guns and all the anti-aircraft machine guns, and select
Bring out the best shooters. Also stay behind all the snipers and brigade reconnaissance troops, leaving only one battalion. The remaining troops, don't stop and continue to attack me in depth and rush forward."
"Remember, you should keep in touch with the commander, general and chief of staff, especially with the chief of staff. You must communicate frequently. The chief of staff does not have enough troops. If there is a problem, you must rush to help as quickly as possible. Okay.
, we don’t have much time, so let’s stop talking about it, let’s implement it immediately.
"In addition, when you are fighting, you must be more cautious. I always feel that the actions of the Japanese today are a bit abnormal. They always seem to be covering up something. Although I cannot say that they are careful, the tricks on their faces must be
Please be smarter. Shi Kequan, please urge the 18th Regiment to move faster."
Even if he made up his mind, Chen Hanzhang still adhered to his consistent style, simple and quick. After listening to Chen Hanzhang's arrangements, several brigade-level cadres knew that time was tight and did not dare to delay. They immediately turned around and followed the requirements announced by Chen Hanzhang.
Went to deploy.
Chen Hanzhang raised his telescope and looked at the snow-white Zhonghoutun illuminated by several high-power searchlights and flares. Although there was a method to solve the problem, he was not sure whether this method would work.
The most critical thing is whether the Japanese army can leave enough time for themselves.
And for Chen Hanzhang, he had some doubts in his heart about what the purpose of the Japanese army's actions was? Why did they still stick to such a situation when they were broken through on the front line and almost undefeated from the south bank of the Songhua River to Fangzheng County?
The small village even went so far as to arrest a large number of people from Fangzheng County and serve as human shields for them?
Compared with the 59th Regiment, which is isolated to the south of Chengjiatun, and the Second Regiment, which is isolated on the west bank of the Ant River, it is obvious that for Fangzheng County, which currently has insufficient military strength, these 1,000 field soldiers are a large number.
At this time, they are not in a hurry to withdraw to Fangzheng County, but what is their intention of staying in this village, which is at most a squadron level?
Is there something invisible hidden in this village, or did Kita Makoto force all the defenses in the north of Fangzheng County to rest on this small village? This is probably unlikely. As a lieutenant general in the Japanese Army,
The division commander should know very well how effective it is to leave only one point without an overall defense.
He, Kita Seiichi, would not do such a stupid thing to weaken his own strength at this time. If so, he, Kita Seiichi, would only be at the level of a squadron leader, where he could still be a lieutenant general and division commander.
Location. Zhonghoutun, a small village, should hide some secrets, but what are these secrets? Would you rather let Seiichi Kita weaken the defense of Founder County and leave a full brigade of troops to defend it?
Chen Hanzhang couldn't figure out what the intention of the Japanese army was in making such an unconventional deployment. Colonel Gaoshan Guifu in Zhonghoutun did not sit firmly on the Diaoyutai because he had thousands of hostages. His behavior was exactly the opposite, as if he was hot.
The ant in the pot once again asked the combat staff beside him: "Your Excellency, the division commander, has not issued the order yet?"
This is the first time that Colonel Gao Shanguifu has asked the combat staff around him after the entire Jiangnan front was breached. But the combat staff still said the same thing: "Your Excellency, the division commander, still said the same thing, there will be a way to stabilize it."
The answer made him unable to calm down no matter what.
The 15th Regiment had already lost one brigade in the Jiang Defense Operation, and there was only one brigade with slightly more troops in Fangzheng County. The remaining troops were trapped in this big village where only one squadron could be stationed on weekdays. Although I was confident
The opponent does not dare to attack with all his strength if he throws a rat weapon, and he still has a large number of complete field fortifications to rely on. But this is not a long-term solution.
After pondering for a long time, he still couldn't figure out what the division commander was thinking. Colonel Takayama Turtle, who was also helpless in the face of the complicated situation, looked up and saw the third squadron leader of the first battalion with his face swollen next to him.
Captain Inano, the second and third captain, became even more depressed and said angrily: "You idiot, bastard, who asked you to shoot and kill that guy? Was it my order or your captain Shohei Yoshino's order?"
"We need time now, do you understand time? It's not easy to find an excuse and someone who can help us delay, but now we are killed by a few bullets from you. If the division commander approves, we will withdraw to Fangzheng County now
, we don’t even have a messenger left. You are really an idiot, how can there be an idiot like you in the 15th Regiment."
Inuno Ersan, whose face was almost swollen into a pig's head after being slapped, heard the words of Colonel Takayama Kameo and said a little unconvinced: "Colonel, you are not stupid because of your humble position. You know that there are big secrets in Zhonghou Tun, and this village
It’s so small that it’s hard to hide those secrets. Once it’s leaked, you should think of the consequences. Mr. Inuno, do you think those troublesome division commanders will agree to our retreat before they figure out a way to deal with it?”
"Tens of thousands of special smoke artillery shells is not a small number. This is all the special smoke artillery shells distributed by the Kwantung Army since our division entered Northern Manchuria. As the garrison captain appointed by the division commander, I must
Be responsible for the safety of these special cigarettes."
"An unrelated person, who is neither an imperialist nor a Chinese, has been in and out of the village many times, which is not conducive to confidentiality work. I must be responsible for the safety of these special cigarettes. Before I get the order from the division headquarters
, I must ensure that this secret cannot be leaked at all."
"Your Excellency, Captain, you strongly asked the division commander to capture some Manchus to use as human shields. Wasn't it because you were worried that your opponent would use artillery fire to cover it and threaten the safety of these special smokes, so you did such a thing that undermines the dignity of the warriors who are not afraid of death?
What happened? When did the Imperial people fall to the point where they need the cover of the despicable Chinese people to survive? "
"Your Excellency, as an Imperial Army officer, I only learned how to complete the sacred mission assigned by my superiors when I was in the sergeant school. Now my mission is to ensure the safety of these special smoke shells. As for the others, I'm sorry.
It’s not within my scope of consideration.”
Colonel Takayama Kame was stunned when Inuno Ersan contradicted him, but it was rare that he did not pursue his extremely rude behavior of contradicting him. He just waved his hand a little distractedly and said: "Go and protect your special cigarette.
, as for now, at least until I receive the order from the division commander, I don’t want to see you anymore. Get out and fulfill your bullshit sacred missions.”
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