Chapter 5 The war started, and the military division became an army (19)
The division is organized like a little devil. The artillery is a regiment with three brigades. Each brigade is usually equipped with about 12 mountain guns or field guns with calibers ranging from 75 mm to 105 mm. Control like the 108th Division There is a brigade-level artillery unit, and it is equipped with a regiment of 150 mm caliber heavy artillery. It can be said that looking at the entire Japanese standing division, it is quite rare.
Doihara and Nanjiro pieced together such a powerful artillery unit (it was indeed pieced together. In this battle, the Kwantung Army lent the heavy artillery regiment directly under the headquarters to the 108th Division). They originally wanted to form absolute firepower against the 38th Division. advantages, thereby quickly solving the Tianjin issue and buying domestic politicians enough time to deal with international public opinion.
At this time, the Chinese army generally had few artillery, especially those like the 29th Army whose father did not love his stepmother. Historically, in order to win over Song Zheyuan, the little devil sent a field artillery battalion (equivalent to the Japanese army) A field artillery brigade with a total of 12 cannons, this is well documented),
Seeing that the artillery firepower of the 38th Division was so fierce that their own artillery unit was destroyed in just a few encounters, Takaki Kaichi and Ebori Akiei at the scene were stunned at first, and then the former shook the phone fiercely and spoke to Doihara.
Doihara was slumped in a chair at this time, his heart was so cold. To describe it in one sentence, he really wanted to die. He was engaged in intelligence work, so he naturally understood Intelligence work is important to the war, and based on the habit he has developed over the years of engaging in intelligence work, he must collect and analyze relevant intelligence before doing anything. For such a big operation like this, his intelligence work will naturally It could not be more detailed, but now it seems that the intelligence preparation work this time was a complete failure. The intelligence personnel reported the combat readiness of the 38th Division and found that there were only six cannons, and only two of them were 75mm. The other four are all small 50mm cannons. But now, just from the rumbling explosion, we can conclude that the 38th Division definitely has more than just those few small cannons. Otherwise, how could such a dense rain of artillery be formed? In one fell swoop, an artillery brigade of the 108th Division was wiped out.
Just at this moment, Gao Shujia's call came. The staff officer handed the microphone to him, and he casually took it and put it to his ear, "Your Excellency, division commander, where is our plane? The plane." Gao Shujia said in a hoarse voice,
Doihara suddenly remembered that he still had an ace in his hand that was useless. He slapped his forehead fiercely and shouted on the phone: "Commander Gao Shujia, thank you for reminding me. Now, let us destroy the Chinese people." The artillery." Putting down the phone, he shouted to a staff officer beside him: "Pass my order, let Lieutenant Colonel Qiu Meng start taking action, the target is the Chinese artillery position."
"Hai." Although the staff did not dare to stare, they had actually been paying attention to their boss's expression. Seeing that he had regained his composure and confidence, they all appeared confident and their voices became much louder.
Yes, the Chinese artillery fire is fierce these days, but we still have planes. No matter how fierce the cannons roar, they can't shoot into the sky. At this time, many Japanese military staff thought so,
However, the facts are destined to disappoint them. If they use their brains more and think more about why the 38th Division suddenly has so many more cannons, or they will reconsider their own air superiority issue, have they forgotten? He is his old rival. If Doihara searched carefully in his drawer, he should have found such information about the recent addition of many heavy artillery pieces to the training division. Unfortunately, he seemed to be unable to care about this at this time. , the old Japanese ace spy who was once known for his calmness and wisdom has now lost his former demeanor and has become impatient and aggressive.
Yes, the reason why the 38th Division suddenly had so many artillery pieces was because Ouyang Yun lent the main artillery force of the Xuebing Division, a brigade-level heavy artillery unit, to Zhang Zizhong. At the same time, he also eliminated the artillery units from his own division. Those small artillery pieces with random calibers were all given to the 38th Division. As a result, our 38th Division suddenly turned into a hen, from a small artillery unit to a powerful artillery force.
Doihara suddenly realized that when he finally dispatched bombers according to the combat plan, in a crop field in front of the 38th Division artillery position, Lin Bing and his men were quietly lurking there.
Lin Bing was originally from the Xianyi Regiment, and later became a platoon leader of the 1st Academic Brigade. Later, because of his good artillery skills, he was seconded to the Air Defense Regiment as an instructor, and then became the commander of the Air Defense Regiment.
The officers and soldiers of the air defense regiment were dressed in autumn camouflage, with camouflage helmets on their heads. In such a dress, in the fields of this season, they could blend in well with the terrain and vegetation without any need for camouflage. Next to Lin Bing was the adjutant and correspondent Wang Xiaoliu, who was carrying a walkie-talkie.
Wang Xiaoliu was a new recruit, but he read a lot, so he was sent to the radio factory for a period of training, and then he was assigned to Lin Bing as a correspondent and adjutant.
The walkie-talkie on Wang Xiaoliu's body was definitely a trendy product compared to this era. When this individual soldier communication system (so-so) was first sent to the air defense camp, it attracted countless eyeballs. However, most people He didn't take it seriously until a drill, when a team from Langya confronted the air defense battalion and wanted to play beheading. As a result, seven or eight people sneaked smoothly for a long time. When they touched the outside of Lin Bing's tent, they thought they had a trick, but... The anti-aircraft machine gun fire mobilized by Lin Bing through the walkie-talkie turned it into a hornet's nest. From then on, the guys who saw the power of this stupid thing began to run to the division headquarters one by one, hoping to get a set of equipment as soon as possible.
"Tuan Zuo, will the Japs' plane come?" Wang Xiaoliu went to the battlefield for the first time, and he couldn't help but feel nervous. After lurking for about half an hour, he couldn't help but ask such a question. By now, he had already I don’t know how many times this question has been asked.
This boundary is between the frontline troops of the 38th Division and the artillery troops. There is no need to worry about revealing his identity by speaking. Lin Bing also knew that his college student adjutant was nervous. He took out the unknown grass stems from his mouth with his right hand. , said softly: "Cheer up, this little devil's plane will be here in half an hour at most." Then, he took the microphone from the walkie-talkie, pressed the send button and said softly: "I am Leopard, all points. If you hear me please reply, over." Then he released the send button.
"Leopard, received on the 1st, completed." "...Received on the 2nd, completed."... Soon the voice came from the microphone,
After confirming that all points have responded, he pressed the send button again and Lin Bing said: "I am Leopard. Everyone is paying attention. Now we are entering the battle preparation state. It's over."
"No. 1 understands, it's over."...
Only about a quarter of an hour later, when the sound of artillery had just begun to subside, a dull roar of motors suddenly came from the air in the northeast. Lin Bing, who was still lying on his back with a casual look on his face, suddenly grew as long as a leopard. Standing up, behind him, Wang Xiaoliu, who was a little nervous by his actions, asked: "The group seat is the kid's plane."
"Well, damn, we're finally here." Through the telescope, twenty-four planes were flying in a relatively dense formation, and Lin Bing couldn't help but feel a little excited. He waved to Wang Xiaoliu to climb up. Come over here, then take off the microphone and start talking to each shooting point,
The plane quickly flew into the range of the air defense regiment, and before that, Lin Bing had already made arrangements. Since the entire regiment had 27 anti-aircraft guns, plus more than 300 double-linked anti-aircraft machine guns, according to the ground-to-air two With a parameter of fourteen to one, it was impossible to knock down all 24 aircraft at once. Therefore, he decided to hit the ones with superior firepower and hit the ones at the front first. Try to knock down a few planes in the first wave to cause panic to the enemy. At the same time, they attract their firepower to cover the retreat and transfer of the artillery units.
"Nos. 1, 2, and 3 gun positions, gun positions 1 to 10, 1 enemy plane on the left; gun positions 4, 5, and 6, gun positions 11 to 20, 1 enemy plane hit..."
This tactical arrangement was determined after many drills. Therefore, when entering the position, each gun position and gun position referred to the battle position layout during the drill. Each gun position is a twin anti-aircraft gun, and each gun position is a twin anti-aircraft gun. One gun position is equipped with three twin anti-aircraft machine guns. This not only ensures the density of firepower, but also makes it easier for the commander to centrally dispatch. This tactical drill is the best air defense plan summarized by the division staff after a period of calculation and deduction. , Now, this kind of advance battle position arrangement and tactical arrangement come in handy. Through the walkie-talkie, Lin Bing can easily maintain a tacit understanding of all battle positions in the whole group, so that he can deal a fatal blow to the invading enemy aircraft at the first time.
It sounds like the little devil is out of luck. According to the Japanese artillery operation manual, in order to correct the shooting accuracy at any time, artillery units above the wing level will be equipped with one or two reconnaissance aircraft to detect the effects of artillery. However, this time the artillery operation against the 38th Division, Since the confrontation between the two sides lasted too long, both sides knew the location of the other side. Therefore, the Japanese army did not send out reconnaissance planes for investigation. It was precisely because of their negligence that their bombers became reckless and flew indiscriminately. Breaking into the ambush of the Xuebing Division Air Defense Regiment,
It seems that it is no wonder that Doihara made a mistake in his decision-making, because according to the information he received, the air defense force of the 38th Division was pitifully weak and could almost be ignored, while the air defense force of the Xuebing Division had been exhausted in the last Battle of Wen'an. , but he forgot the Xiaoqiang-like recovery ability of the Xuebing Division. Although it only lasted a short month, after all the staff of the Xuebing Division arsenal worked overtime day and night, now the Xuebing Division not only has a regiment-scale air defense power, and also created an even more terrifying air defense weapon, the "Jiguang Anti-Aircraft Modified" tank. Now, if Doihara still wants to rely on twenty or thirty aircraft to roam the skies over North China, he will fall. very ugly,