After receiving this information, Ma Fengqi adjusted his deployment and adjusted the defense of the Thirteenth Regiment left by He Zhishan to the line from the Kong family shack to the Xin family shack, and immediately began to use the two trains seized at Shuangcheng Railway Station to start attacking
Evacuate the people in Shuangcheng County from the north. [.! At the same time, report the latest enemy situation and deployment to the column.
As for the so-called contingency plan formulated by the Japanese army in the last paragraph of the prisoner's confession, Ma Fengqi had a feeling in his heart that he was about to face an unprecedented fierce battle. This Suzuki Teiichi was not simple, regardless of whether he predicted in advance that the headquarters would send surprise troops to capture Harbin.
However, its contingency preparations can be said to be quite sufficient, and they did not hesitate to use half of the regiment to test whether there was any abnormality in Harbin. It was originally thought that most of the regiment's strength would be able to hold on until the main force arrived even if there was an abnormality.
Suzuki Teiichi did not expect that most of the regiment would be ambushed and could only hold out for more than an hour.
Although it cannot be said to be a perfect strategy, in any case, this scheming makes this blocking battle probably quite difficult. Facing a cunning opponent, this feeling will always be very uncomfortable.
What Ma Fengqi didn't expect was that before he could wait for the column's reply, he received a report of a firefight between the troops deployed in the warning positions along the Suijiabaozi and Kongjia shacks and a small Japanese reconnaissance unit. These small Japanese units
Based on the standard of a small team, under the cover of light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers, exploratory attacks were launched on the security positions in batches.
After receiving the report from the forward position, Ma Fengqi frowned and secretly said that the Japanese troops had arrived so quickly but did not hesitate at all. He issued an almost cruel order to the troops on the front-line security position: "No matter the casualties, at least four soldiers must resist."
By six hours, we will buy time to evacuate the people in the twin cities and buy time for the main force to arrive and launch."
After only a brief hesitation, Ma Fengqi added the words "at all costs" at the end of the telegram. Ma Fengqi knew very well what these six words meant to the troops on the security position. In other words, the words placed in the first two
The two reinforced companies on the security position will still have to hold on to the existing positions for four to six hours even if they are completely exhausted.
This decision was cruel, but Ma Fengqi had no choice. In particular, the strategic location of the Kong family shack between the railway line and the highway line was extremely important. The highway could be controlled to the east and the railway to the west. The Japanese army attacked the twin cities.
The Confucian shack is the only way to go. If the Confucian shack is lost, the door to the Shuangcheng City will be wide open. The Japanese army can quickly reach the Shuangcheng city by road or railway. If they want to buy time, they must hold on to the Confucian shack.
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Ma Fengqi knew that the exchange of fire between the front guard troops and the small Japanese army was just a tentative attack by the Japanese army. After the tentative attack was repelled, the Japanese army would definitely launch a large-scale all-out attack. A reinforced company would defend a small village.
, blocking the attack of at least one Japanese regiment for four to six hours. He could imagine the fate of this company even with his eyes closed.
But now that the overall deployment of the twin cities has been adjusted, the construction of field fortifications cannot be completed in a short time. Moreover, the evacuation of the people in the twin cities cannot be completed in a short time with just a few trains. Especially
Four to six hours is already the limit for evacuating people.
After giving the order to the defenders on the front line of Kong's shack to hold on, he also knew that it was impossible for a company to block a Japanese regiment. Ma Fengqi gritted his teeth and quickly adjusted his deployment, dispatching the two main battalions of the 13th Regiment.
The twin cities were spread out from behind the Kong family shack to Zhang Zheng's shack, forming the second echelon of defensive positions.
Shuangcheng is too small. A whole brigade is crowded here and can only be used as a target for the Japanese artillery. In addition, the other two regiments of my own are still on the way. The previous deployment was based on the situation that the people in Shuangcheng had been evacuated.
. Now the people in Shuangcheng have just begun to evacuate. If the peripheral defenses are broken through by the Japanese army prematurely, the entire situation will be passive.
In any case, before the evacuation of the people in Shuangcheng is completed and the fortifications in the entire city are far from being completed, the outer perimeter must still be defended. At least until the evacuation of the people in Shuangcheng is completed, the outer position cannot be abandoned. Even if the losses are incurred and the attack is continued, we cannot
give up.
After receiving Ma Fengqi's order, Gou Zaiquan, deputy battalion commander of the first battalion of the independent second brigade and regiment of the Kong family shack, gritted his teeth and said to the third company commander and instructor beside him: "Count the ammunition and prepare for battle, and hold on at all costs."
Four to six hours. Even if we all die in battle, we still have to complete the task assigned by the brigade headquarters."
Third company commander Li Zhaoshou and instructor Liu Zhizhi looked at each other, nodded slightly and turned to prepare. Looking at the backs of the two men turning to prepare, Gou Zaiquan knew that after the Japanese army's tentative attack was repulsed, he would probably not come back again.
A tentative attack was made.
The Japanese army in front of him is not a squadron or a brigade. It is the 40th Regiment of the 25th Division, a whole regiment of troops. The terrain of the Kong family shack is flat and there is no danger to defend. Just relying on this alone is not enough.
Relying on houses in large villages, it would be difficult to hold on for four to six hours. These houses, which are mainly made of adobe, cannot withstand Japanese artillery fire.
Thinking of this, Gou Zaiquan raised his binoculars and looked at the Japanese troops who were busy building artillery positions in the distance. He turned to Li Zhaoshou who was returning from beside him and said: "Old Li, withdraw all the troops from the house. Except for the outer perimeter.
In addition to the positions, the courtyard should be the main defensive position in the village."
As soon as Li Zhaoshou heard the order for the troops in the house to withdraw, he immediately said: "Deputy Battalion Commander, after we evacuate the house, we will have no fortifications except the outer trenches. Now we are outnumbered and have no reliable fortifications to rely on.
How can we complete the defense tasks assigned by the brigade headquarters if we can't even stop them for two hours?"
Hearing Li Zhaoshou's objection, Gou Zaiquan shook his head and handed him the telescope in his hand and said: "Old Li, the houses here are all adobe houses. And the Japanese artillery in front of us is in at least two squadrons. These adobe houses have extremely poor bullet resistance.
, basically has no bulletproof capabilities and cannot withstand artillery fire at all.
"One shell can blow up a house. If you put the troops mainly inside the house, a house will collapse and a squad will be gone. We only have four platoons of troops on hand. If we keep fighting like this, it won't take long.
In time, the Japs can knock us all out with artillery fire. If the Japs come again, it won’t be the small fights they had before. I’m afraid they will be overwhelming when they come up."
"Also, put the two 60 mortars in the blind spot of the Japanese mountain artillery fire. Tell them to keep an eye on the Japanese grenade launchers. As soon as the Japanese grenade launchers come up, I will knock them out.
.Place two heavy machine guns at the sides and rear of the front-line position to prepare for artillery defense."
"Also tell the troops that the Japanese are not allowed to shoot until they have entered fifty meters, and be careful to save ammunition. Although the terrain around the Kong family shack is open and not conducive to defense, the terrain here is between two rivers. These two rivers
Although the flow is not large and it is not deep, it still has a certain effect on our defense. The enemy's attack can only be concentrated on the front."
"The Japs can't invest too many troops at a time. They can only attack with squadrons at most. This is still very beneficial to us. At least our pressure is not that great. But we also need to put a squad on each flank to do a good job.
Warning. When a kid encounters a wall head-on, he always likes to adopt roundabout tactics."
After Gou Zaiquan finished speaking, Li Zhaoshou put down the telescope in his hand and said: "Deputy Battalion Commander, I understand and I will execute the order. Let the two platoons deployed in depth withdraw from the house and use the courtyard as the main defense. But I suggest,
The 60 infantry directional mines carried were placed on both sides of the road in the village, so that once the perimeter was breached, the narrow conditions of the village streets could be used to kill and injure the Japanese troops as much as possible."
Regarding Li Zhaoshou's suggestion, Gou Zaiquan thought about it for a while and then nodded and said: "I think it's okay, but the focus is still on the villages. Pay attention to controlling the use of troops and don't use them all at once. Tell the troops to pay attention to artillery defense."
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Before Gou Zaiquan finished speaking, a 75mm mountain artillery shell fired by the Japanese army from the opposite side exploded in the Kong family shack village. Listening to this shell, Gou Zaiquan could not think about anything else and said to Li Zhaoshou: "You
Hurry up and give the order, the Japanese have started test firing. After adjusting the firing range, the bombardment will begin soon."
Fortunately, the Kong family shack village was not big. After receiving the order, the troops immediately withdrew from the houses that were used as fortifications. Using the opened courtyard wall as a fortification, they completed the preparations for the battle in the shortest time. When the last one
The squad had just withdrawn from those adobe houses, and the Japanese army had already completed the adjustment of artillery fire. For a small village, artillery shells that could be described as overwhelming fell densely into the village and peripheral positions.
Judging from the indescribable force of the falling shells, Gou Zaiquan knew that this was the Japanese army rushing to break through the Kong family's shack as quickly as possible. Behind him, the Thirteenth Regiment, which was urgently transferred from Shuangcheng City, was setting up defenses. Once the Kong family's shack was
If it is breached, the 13th Regiment that is setting up defenses will be caught off guard.
The main force of the 25th Division arrived so quickly that it could even be said that the entire army was caught off guard. If the outer security positions had not been placed far enough, the 25th Division might have broken into the Twin Cities by now. I looked back.
The Thirteenth Regiment behind him was rapidly setting up defenses. Gou Zaiquan pulled out his speed machine and opened the gun. He was already prepared for the entire army to be destroyed.
The Japanese artillery fire, which was scattered at first, soon became precise and dense. The small village of Kongjia Sheng was instantly covered by the dense Japanese artillery shells. Seventy-five mountain field guns, one hundred
Twenty-millimeter howitzers, 92-mm infantry guns, 90-mm, and 150-mm mortars. This small village has almost become an exhibition hall for the Japanese division-affiliated artillery.
The dense artillery shells falling overhead made Gou Zaiquan think that the 25th Division had mobilized all its artillery. The Japanese army's artillery bombardment of this small company-level outpost security position lasted for half a year.
It took many hours to start extended shooting, which can be said to be a huge honor.
Seeing that the forward position was bombed into ruins, Gou Zaiquan knew that all the minefields he had deployed in front were probably destroyed. Without the cover of the minefields, the only good news was that the infantry was left to fight to the death.
It was because the infantry evacuated those houses that were now basically in ruins in a timely manner with minimal casualties, leaving them with some confidence to complete the mission.
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