Few people know that the reason why Ouyang Yun is so confident in winning this battle is that his greatest source of strength is artillery.
Artillery is the king of infantry warfare. This may not necessarily be true decades later (of course, if you look at it from the perspective of the Second Artillery, it is still true), but now, absolutely no one dares to doubt the importance of artillery to war. Sexually, the "submunition bomb" was developed on the basis of "fireworks bombs". Although it does not use high-tech guidance, it can still be regarded as a secret.
Even though the "missile" has attracted the attention of countless countries, Ouyang Yun still decisively took out the "missile" style "sub-munition". This shows that he attaches great importance to artillery. In order to ensure that the artillery of the Eighth Division cannot be used Being defeated by natural enemies, he even used his " trump card ",
"Old Zhang, the key to the battle in the second half of the night is still with you. Don't be stingy with the shells. You won't hesitate to use them all."
"Commander-in-Chief, Tian Quan knows."
"Contact Lu Zhibai later, and you will directly follow his instructions."
"yes."
In the headquarters of Gao'an and Xue Second Division, Liu Zheliang, Chen Liangyu, and Guan Shanqi stood facing the officers above the regimental commanders. All three of them had a solemn expression on their faces.
Liu Zheliang said in a deep voice: "Brothers, in our logistics truck, the bones of the brothers who died in the battle at the foot of Lion Gate Mountain are still warm. Many of them are not only sons, but also fathers and husbands. , some of them are even the mainstay of the family. We went to war together and agreed to triumph together, but now, they have left forever. Some people may say that in war, death is inevitable, but I want to say, this is bullshit. , is a fallacy and the most irresponsible excuse." After a pause, his eyes swept across everyone's faces one by one, and he said: "The defeat of Lions Gate is our shame, and this shame can only be achieved with the blood of the enemy. Clean up, originally, I thought there was no chance to avenge our shame in Nanchang, but God bless us, the little Japs actually came to our door. Brothers, show your courage and let the Japanese and our brother troops Look, our Second Division is not a coward, our blood is hot, and our bones are made of iron..."
The Battle of Lion Gate was a great shame and humiliation for the Second Division. This has become the consensus among the students of the Second Division. However, because of Ouyang Yun's deliberate suppression, the sense of shame in their hearts became stronger and stronger, and they were already on the verge of exploding. When Okamura Neiji was still guessing in which direction the Takayasu garrison would break out under the siege of the main force of the 106th Division, he never thought that the students from the Second Division not only did not expect to break out, but were also planning with all their strength Counterattack, deployment, not counterattack, the second division counterattack, encirclement and annihilation,
Just when Zhongdao Jingcun placed the 113th Regiment in Longkou, three kilometers away from the west gate of Gao'an, and placed the 136th Regiment in Shanbei Village, two kilometers away from the south gate of Gao'an, in an offensive posture, they learned The only remaining regiment of chariot troops of the Second Division, led by Liu Zheliang, quietly left the north gate, detoured fifteen kilometers, and ambush in Lijia Village, Guantian, which was only five kilometers away from Longkou.
At around 9:40, Nakajima Jingcun gave an order, and two flares, one red and one green, were raised for half a day. The next moment, the 113th Regiment and the 136th Regiment launched an offensive at the same time, plus the 106th Division Division Headquarters Directly affiliated troops, a total attack of more than 12,000 Japanese troops launched a massive attack on Gao'an.
Flare bombs rose into the sky one after another, and the shouts of killing were heard loudly. Ten minutes later, the 136th Regiment first launched a fierce battle with the 114th Regiment of the 4th Xuexue Brigade that was ambushing the Jinjiang River in the south gate of Gao'an.
The commander of the Japanese army was Colonel Nagashimamura Minamiyama of the 136th Regiment. He spared no effort once he took action. While ordering the Japs in the front group to engage in firefights with the 114th Regiment, he ordered the other two groups to break through from both sides. He wanted to take advantage of the fact that Jinjiang was frozen and had no obstacles, so that he could break through the outer defense line of the 2nd Xue Division in one fell swoop and march directly to the city.
The reason why Okamura and Nakajima felt that there was no suspense in taking Gao'an was because of their superior strength and the fact that the Jinjiang freeze was not a natural hazard. However, they did not expect that the reason why Liu Zheliang, Chen Liangyu and others dared to decide to counterattack was because they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity. The weather factor of Jinjiang freezing makes a fuss,
At the south gate, the top commander of the Second Learning Division was Chen Liangyu. Chen Liangyu saw the movements of the Japanese army clearly. He used a walkie-talkie to inform Wumeng, the commander of the 114th Regiment below: "Don't worry about the Japanese on both sides, just hold the front. "Then he called Wu Jingxiang in the city and said: "First left, then right, get ready for battle."
Wu Jingxiang's artillery regiment is definitely the 106th Division's biggest nightmare. This regiment once inflicted heavy losses on the 33rd Division's artillery regiment at Lions Gate. However, after entering Gao'an, it was immediately hidden by Liu Zheliang. The camouflage skills of the Xuebing Army were first-class. The Japanese army failed to detect the existence of Wu Jingxiang's regiment after repeated reconnaissance. This also made Nakashima Jingcun more courageous. Dao Cun Nanshan watched from a distance on the other side of the Jinjiang River and discovered Gao'an. The city did not send troops to snipe the troops on the left and right sides. With a ferocious smile on its face, it ordered: "Be ready for a charge. When the Second and Third Brigades get ashore, start charging immediately."
The battle at the west gate of Gao'an broke out ten minutes after the south gate. Officers and soldiers from both the offensive and defensive sides started a fierce battle in Dianxia Village, which was only about 500 meters away from Gao'an City. The 113th Regiment charged with the whole army from the beginning, and both sides surrounded a group of people in front of Dianxia Village. The fighting on the hillock, which is about 300 meters above sea level, was fierce. In about ten minutes of fierce fighting, the 113th Regiment fell down more than 500 Japs, and the Xuebing Army also lost more than 300 people.
In this kind of defensive battle, which was not very favorable, the power of the Japanese mortars and grenades was fully exerted. Most of the more than 300 cadets were injured by these platoon support weapons.
After about twenty minutes of fierce fighting, the chief of staff of the 106th Division, Akiyama Yoshitaka, reported to Nakajima Jingcun: "Your Excellency, as you expected, the Chinese chose to defend outside the city."
Nakajima Jingcun looked calm and said lightly: "Ouyang Yun, a hypocrite, always likes to win people's hearts with small favors. The reason why I drove the Chinese civilians around Gao'an into Gao'an City is to use this to force the Gao'an defenders outside the city. Defense, it seems, this strategy worked, but I don’t know if these hypocritical Chinese soldiers will continue to insist on this defensive strategy when there are huge casualties."
As soon as he finished speaking, a bright light suddenly flashed in a certain area of the sky in Gao'an City. After a while, the dull sound of cannons was heard. His expression changed and he said: "I didn't expect that there are cannons in the city. Please inform Dao Cun immediately and let him Pay attention to the timing of your attack, and don't let the Chinese try to blow up the ice again."
The target of Wu Jingxiang's regiment's first round of bombardment was the left-wing Japanese army rushing across the Jinjiang River outside the South Gate. The artillery of one regiment bombarded it at the same time, immediately crushing the Japanese offensive. Shimamura received Nakajima's reminder and was worried about the Xuebing Army. Taking advantage of the situation, they blasted through the ice, causing the troops who landed alone to be besieged. They had no choice but to order to cancel the charge and pull all the troops back.
Outside the South Gate of Gao'an, the first round of Japanese offensive ended in vain.