Asakawa Teiji, who thought he was sure of his offensive, was repeatedly frustrated by his opponent's tactics that seemed almost rogue, and became angry. Yang Zhen, who was sitting in Baoqing County at the moment, was also watching his backer and Jia Xinzi all the time. The battle at the most important support point in the southwest of Gebaoqing.
Compared with the backing line, which only sent one squadron to support and ensure the safety of its flanks, Asakawa Teiji put all his strength on the Jiaxinzi line, so the pressure on the Jiaxinzi line was also the greatest. In Asakawa Teiji With the main pressure placed on Jia Xinzi's front line, Yang Zhen naturally focused his main attention on Jia Xinzi's side.
Because of the importance, according to Yang Zhen's request, the battle situation on the front line of Jiaxinzi must be reported every half hour. Although Yang Zhen is in Baoqing County, he still knows everything about the battle ahead, although the pressure on the front line is not high. However, after thinking carefully about Peng Shilu's suggestion to transfer a battalion between the two places to the front line of Jiaxinzi for reinforcements, Yang Zhen shook his head and refused.
In Yang Zhen's view, the situation on the Jiaxinzi front line has not yet reached the most critical moment. Two companies blocked one Japanese brigade. Although the strength is slightly thin, and there are too many recruits and troops with no combat experience, it is also to a certain extent that The combat effectiveness of the troops has been weakened, but in Yang Zhen's view, at least Liu Yihu is fighting with ease now, and the situation is far from reaching a situation where the reserve team must be used.
What he is concerned about is not the Japanese brigade on the Jiaxinzi front line, but the true whereabouts of the main force of the 11th Division, which is still missing. As for the main force of the 44th Regiment behind the Japanese brigade on the Jiaxinzi frontline, he is still concerned about it. Regardless, Yang Zhen always believed that opponents lurking in the dark often pose a greater threat than enemies that have been exposed.
This Ushijima is too cunning. Yang Zhen has always been worried that his 11th Division's entry into Baoqing is just a false shot. He is just entering Baoqing with a small force to attract his attention with a false shot. In fact, the real purpose is... Or go west to Boli County and cooperate with the 29th Division to fight.
This is also the reason why he adopted the post-emptive tactic against the 11th Division this time. If the enemy does not move, I will not move, but if the enemy moves, I will move. If the 11th Division really goes north, Yang Zhen is not afraid, but this What is Ushijima Mitsuru's true tactical intention? Is it really just as he predicted, that he wants to take advantage of Xu's full strength to go north and capture Jiamusi?
Looking through the battle reports sent back from the front, Yang Zhen said to Peng Shilu with some interest: "Although it seems that the 44th Regiment of the Japanese Army is currently attracted to the line from Xinzi to the backing, you will also send security troops to the southeast. , As for the reserve team, it is too early to use it now."
At this point, Yang Zhen frowned and said suddenly: "Lao Peng, you said two Japanese regiments plus some artillery, oh, just one artillery regiment to calculate the food consumption for this day. If there are no supplies from the rear and all the supplies are carried by oneself, how many days can it last? If all the supplies are carried by the soldiers themselves, how much weight will the load be?"
Peng Shilu was stunned when he heard Yang Zhen's question. He didn't think No. 1 didn't understand these things, but he couldn't understand why No. 1 would think of asking himself about these things that No. 1 should know very well.
However, he was somewhat confused about Yang Zhen's question, but Peng Shilu hesitated and said: "As far as I know, according to the wartime supply regulations issued by the Japanese army in 2008, if the Japanese army marches for a long distance and there is no supply point in the middle, it must Carry six days' rations and two days' emergency rations."
"The so-called wartime ration standard is 580 grams of polished rice, 230 grams of compressed dry food, 150 grams of canned food, 120 grams of dried vegetables, plus other non-staple food rations, which is about seven About nine kilograms, plus the so-called emergency rations, it’s about nine kilograms.”
"But considering that the Japanese army cannot take trains and other means this time, the dry food they carry this time should not be that much, but it will be at least about seven kilograms. Although the Japanese soldiers are short in stature, they are strong and have a strong load-bearing capacity. Generally, the load is about 20 kilograms, which does not affect its march."
"However, judging from the terrain at the junction of Baoqing and Mishan, the Japanese army has to carry its own weapons and equipment, and it is a long-distance attack. I am afraid it will be difficult to carry nine kilograms of supplies in accordance with regulations. Of course, if they carry a large amount If a pack horse can carry a large amount of supplies in relatively complex terrain, that is another matter.
"But according to my understanding of the Japanese army, even if the Japanese army carries six days of supplies according to the standard, based on the endurance of the Japanese soldiers, it should not be a problem to support them for about ten days, and the Japanese army has always had the habit of fighting to support war. , coupled with the so-called on-site collection, it should be able to support more time."
While listening, Yang Zhen kept tapping the map with his fingers. After a long silence, he said: "If we can find out how much rations the Japanese army carried, we should be able to figure out the Japanese army's next combat trend. The reason is very simple. To the north Entering the interior of our base area, supplies are difficult, so the Japanese army must carry more supplies."
"The Japanese army is not a fool. They can guess that our army will definitely clear the country after discovering that they have entered Baoqing. And we can't hide our previous actions of residents in Baoqing from moving north. The Japanese army should understand that if they enter Baoqing, they will The biggest difficulty our army faces within its base areas is the problem of supplies."
"When entering the territory of Boli to the west, because it is backed by Mishan Mountain, supplies from the rear can be obtained at any time. The Japanese army may not carry too many supplies. After all, it is a battle, and the amount of ammunition carried is the most important. Only in this way can we check Knowing exactly how much supplies the Japanese army carried was a very vexing problem."
How to find out how much supplies the 11th Division carried? Yang Zhen thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure out any way. As soon as the reconnaissance battalion directly under the military region returned from carrying out a secret mission at Muling Bamiantong Airport, Yang Zhen was attacked by Yang Zhen. Zhen was sent out to carry out a top-secret mission, and he couldn't be transferred back in a short time.
The remaining selected recruits are still training and are still far from forming combat effectiveness. Their current level is not much higher than that of the regiment-affiliated reconnaissance companies of each unit. They are simply unable to complete this kind of deep reconnaissance mission against the enemy. The most critical thing is Unfortunately, it is still unclear what the main force of the 11th Division will do after leaving Mishan.
Is it necessary to send out planes for reconnaissance? No, we don’t have professional reconnaissance planes, and the pilots have not received professional reconnaissance training. The result of sending them out may not be very good. The most important thing is the reconnaissance planes’ reconnaissance level and ability to detect the Japanese military’s tactical plans. , it cannot be compared with battlefield reconnaissance.
The red and blue pencils in Yang Zhen's hand kept drawing on the map. From the Wanda Mountains at the junction of Baoqing and Mishan to the Songjiang Plain, he looked at every river and mountain carefully, including Naoli River, Baoqing River, and Toad.
Tonghe, Xiaosuolun River, Senjingbiehe, Jianshanzi, Wanjinshan, Longtou, Taipinggou, Sandaohezi, Erdaohezi, he had to weigh each one for a long time, especially with the large swampland in the east.
Compared with the western plains and mountains, look more carefully.
Finally, when the red and blue pencil in his hand rested on the 44th Regiment on the front line between Xinzi, an idea suddenly came to his mind. Since the 11th Division had not shown up for a long time, why did he have to wait passively?
Instead of trying to force them to surface on their own.
Thinking of this, Yang Zhen made careful calculations over and over again, but he always felt that it was inappropriate to send out ground troops to conduct such a test and disrupt the overall deployment. You must know that whether the first column on the northern line or the Du Kaishan headquarters on the southern line was dispatched,
It's not very cost-effective, but it's easy to scare off the enemy. This Ushijima is too slippery. Once he notices his plan, this guy might have to turn around and sneak back.
Considering that he did not want to expose his deployment for the time being, Yang Zhen thought about it and decided that since the aviation force he had on hand had been exposed after the surprise attack on Mudanjiang Langtou Airport, he would still let the aviation force solve this problem for him. However, after dispatching
Before joining the aviation force, Yang Zhen still had to learn about the current foundation of the aviation force.
The reason is very simple. To deal with this kind of marching brigade, Yang Zhen believes that it is most suitable to use napalm bombs. Although the source of gasoline is limited, the number of napalm bombs just produced is not large, and in order to target Mulengbamen.
Most of them had been used in the two surprise attacks on Tongtong Airport and Mudanjiang Langtou Airport.
When Yang Zhen was planning the battle plan, although his thinking was a bit wild and he liked to take eccentric directions, once he made up his mind, he was very particular about excellence when formulating the plan. He always had to calculate again and again. Almost every one
All steps need to be considered over and over again.
Since you have decided to use the aviation force, you must at least have an understanding of your own foundation, that is to say, how much capital you have available to use now, because in Yang Zhen's view, either he will not move, or if he wants to move, he will have to mess with Jiu Tianhan completely.
, since it has been decided to send out aviation troops to attack the 44th Regiment, then beat him to the ground.
Although the aviation force is insufficient, compared with the U.S. military's ability to dispatch thousands of aircraft in a battle a few years later, and the bombs dropped in one air strike could cripple an opponent's division, Yang Zhen had the strength on hand at this time.
The aviation force is not even a fraction of the others, but for Yang Zhen, after all, he has one more choice.
Although Yang Zhen had made up his mind to use the aviation force to stab the 44th Regiment to see the reaction of the 11th Division, Yang Zhen did not give up on finding out the real operations of the 11th Division by finding out the amount of supplies carried by the Japanese army.
Ideas of plans and purposes.
After pondering for a while, Yang Zhen said to Peng Shilu: "Lao Peng, let Liu Yihu select a group of veterans and attack them from the flanks of the Japanese army. It is best to capture two alive. If not, they will be captured."
Let’s find out exactly how much food rations the Japanese army, the leading group, carries, and most importantly, how much ammunition the Japanese army carries.”
"Although the Japanese advance brigade may not necessarily represent the entire 11th Division, under the current situation that our tactical reconnaissance capabilities in the Baoqing direction are limited, we should start with this Japanese advance brigade. We hope to get a glimpse and see the whole picture.
This vanguard group of the Japanese army has found out how long the 11th Division has been able to carry supplies this time."
"In addition, you tell Liu Yihu and Feng Haishan that the current fighting method is good. Just keep fighting like this, but you must pay attention to gradually shrinking your troops and don't launch a counterattack easily. Don't even think about holding all positions. When necessary,
, you can give up some secondary positions and shrink all the limited forces into the main position. Also, you must ensure the connection with the backing line. "