The power of butterflies! Because of the emergence of the Xuebing Army, the Sixth Division, once known as the two most powerful divisions of the Japanese Army, experienced a tragedy on the domestic battlefield. All of this naturally originated from that time and space
The heinous crimes this division committed against the people in Nanjing made Ouyang Yun look at it differently. 飞㊣\(≧▽≦)/.com Therefore, in the contest between the Xuebing Army and the Japanese Army, as long as there is a Sixth
When the division participated in the war, the cadet army would definitely take special care of the division. The Japanese generals who served as the commanders of the Sixth Division also benefited. For example, Hisao Tani, the culprit who caused the Nanjing massacre, was captured alive by the cadet army.
The punishment of Lingchi.
Kanda Masane's headquarters is located in an underground bunker in Xiangtan City close to the north bank of the Xiangjiang River. The terrain near Xiangtan is more conducive to defense because the Xiangjiang River takes a "u" shape here. With the addition of the natural danger of the Xiangjiang River,
In fact, as long as the defender firmly controls the land in the northeast, it can greatly reduce the difficulty of defense. In the era of hot weapons, due to the existence of long-range firepower, fighting across the river was much more difficult than in the era of cold weapons. This is also the case for Kanda
A major factor that gave Zhengzhong full confidence in winning the upcoming war.
The command styles of his predecessors Hisao Tani and Yuki Machjiri were different. Although Kanda Masane had the crazy idea that the Imperial Army was invincible, he paid more attention to the actual situation on the battlefield than Hisao Tani and Yuki Machjiri.
After being ordered to Xiangtan, he walked inside and outside the preset battlefield every day during the day, and at night he gathered staff to make plans based on the map. With his efforts, a masterpiece of defensive formations was formed. More than 30,000 soldiers were prepared.
More than a thousand Japanese troops, more than 5,000 peaceful troops, and more than 10,000 Korean kings were immediately deployed to different locations according to this defensive formation map. What followed was high-intensity civil construction that lasted for more than three days. Generally speaking, the terrain of Xiangtan
It is a mountainous area, which certainly makes it more difficult for the Japanese army to carry out civil engineering operations, but at the same time it also enhances the sturdiness of the fortifications. What the Japanese army feared the most was still aviation power, and the excavation of air defense facilities became the focus of the Japanese army's civil engineering operations.
Because they would be bombed by the Chongzuo Aviation Corps during the day, the Japanese army spent most of their time digging air-raid shelters and air-raid tunnels at night. The day before the 3rd Xuexi Division captured Lusong, the Japanese army finally completed the carpentry and civil work on the basis of the existing fortifications.
, and as He Zhengsheng led the 3rd Guangxi Police Division to Tanjiashan, the new battle of Changsha finally began.
The time is October 21, 1942, and the location is the area around Xiangtan. The offensive side is the Western Front Army of the Xuebing Army; the defensive side is the Japanese Kanda Masakusa Military Group. At about three o'clock in the morning, the two sides faced off at the Meilin Bridge battlefield with heavy troops.
Two signal bombs, one red and one green, rose into the sky, and the southwest sky was immediately illuminated by artillery fire. Then, with the fierce sound of artillery fire, hundreds of artillery shells drew a bright trace in the night sky and hit the sky hard.
On the Japanese army position at Meilin Bridge.
As the only defensive stronghold of the Japanese army on the south bank of the Xiangjiang River, Meilin Bridge is certainly the only way for the troops on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River to invade the city of Xiangtan. Its significance to the Japanese army is that once the Japanese army can attack anywhere in the east or northwest of the Xiangjiang River,
If a breakthrough is achieved, the troops in Hunan and Jiangxi can be rapidly increased through the Meilin Bridge. At that time, the troops that were previously "defeated" by the Xuebing Army can take advantage of the situation and attack, and the offensive and defensive situation can be reversed in one fell swoop, and they may be able to severely damage or even completely annihilate this army.
The Meilin Bridge area is a mountainous plain, which is actually not conducive to the Japanese defense against the mechanized troops of the Xuebing Army. Actual combat has proved that whether it is anti-tank guns, combat anti-cannons, tank trenches, anti-tank mines or
The stand-up tactics have very little restraint effect on mandrills. So, what will the Japanese army use to resist the steel torrent of the cadet army? In this regard, Kanda's explanation to his generals was: "Some people are worried that the defense at Meilin Bridge will cause the troops to
I have no objection to this judgment, but even if I have to fill in a regiment, I think it is worth it. Gentlemen, since the beginning of the National Incident, when has the imperial army been so passive? What about the Xuebing Army? China
If people are so powerful that they are invincible, we will not be able to achieve such a good situation. As emperors, we should always maintain the belief that we must win. Yes, on the Xiangtan battlefield, the Xuebing Army is indeed stronger than us at the moment. They
They have air superiority, their ground forces are more mechanized, and their artillery is sharper. However, should we give up just because they are superficially powerful? No, never! Therefore, we must not only think about defense, but also
Looking further ahead, we should even think about how to govern Guangxi after occupying it..."
Careful layout and bold response, this is the positioning Kanda Masane gave his troops in the Xiangtan Battle. And because Changsha is only about 50 kilometers away from Xiangtan, Changsha now has more than 30,000 troops, and subsequent troops are still developing continuously.
Come on, so Kanda's "boldness" is well-founded.
The Xuebing Army's preparations for the Battle of Xiangtan actually started a week ago. After the Chongzuo Aviation Corps successfully raided Shuangqiao Airport, it once again firmly held the air superiority. Just yesterday, Zuo An
Zhaobian dispatched a tiger shark brigade at He Zhengjiang's request to bomb the Japanese position at Meilin Bridge. After this round of intensive bombing, the surface fortifications at the Meilin Bridge position were almost completely destroyed, and the Japanese army spent great efforts to dig out the
The tank trench was also blown down and turned into a small earth slope that was not enough to hinder the mandrill.
The bombardment lasted for about twenty minutes, and five minutes before the bombardment stopped, the vanguard of the Guangxi Police 07 Brigade of the Third Guangxi Police Division rushed out of the offensive position. Twenty-seven Mandrill heavy tanks opened the way, followed by two
Seventeen "Pangolin" armored vehicles were interspersed with about a battalion of infantry.
Infantry and artillery coordination has long been a compulsory course for all regular troops in the cadet army. The popularization of radio communication has greatly reduced the chance of infantry and artillery cooperating with friendly artillery to accidentally injure one's own people. Then, the sound of artillery stopped, and the Japanese frontline commanders were still there.
They listened with their ears bent, in case it was a fraudulent artillery pause. The next moment, they heard the familiar roar of the Mandrill engine. Many people immediately climbed out of the anti-gun holes and shouted: "Get into the fighting position immediately.
, the Chinese are rushing up!"
After receiving more shelling, the level of the Japanese army's civil engineering work has increased linearly, so the quality of the anti-artillery facilities built has been greatly improved. Of course, in a contest between spears and shields, the shield side will always suffer. So at this time, the Japanese army's position
There were still groans and howls, which was naturally a heavy blow to the morale of the Japanese soldiers.
After the Sixth Division experienced the Battle of Nanjing and the New Year's Day Raiders, almost all the veterans died. Although those who were added later were still relatively elite in the reserve force due to the characteristics of the supply area's folk customs, they could not be compared with the veterans after all. This can be seen from their reaction speed.
You can tell it on the battlefield. If you are a veteran in the past, when the commander shouts, they will immediately enter their respective combat positions and enter combat status immediately. But now, more than a dozen Japanese officers are almost shouting at the top of their lungs. A brigade
Less than 30% of the Japanese soldiers entered the fighting position.
(Old Poison: Thanks to me being Brother Xingzai for preventing Lao Du from eating duck eggs, haha, thank you!!)
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