The so-called knowing yourself and your enemy means you can fight a hundred battles without danger. This is the experience and lesson learned by many military strategists in ancient China through practice. The instructors of the Xuebing Military Academy advocated not fighting uncertain battles when giving lectures to officers in the short training class.
The Japanese Yangtze River Fleet was definitely a decisive factor that affected the final direction of the Battle of Madang. Therefore, the General Staff Headquarters of the Northward Army set up several preparatory combat plans for it.
After Zhang Tianquan put down the phone, he immediately conveyed the order, and five minutes later, the counterattack of Madang Fort began.
Most of the people participating in this round of counterattack were 180mm and 210mm fortress artillery. Since the distance of twenty kilometers is exactly the range limit of these artillery, the results of this counterattack are naturally limited.
On the water surface near Sankou Kiln, in the captain's room of a gunboat named "Tottori", amidst a series of explosions, Kamakura Sukejijun refused his subordinates' request and stayed in the command position, standing as tall as a mountain.
During the Battle of Hankou, the Tokyo base camp had high hopes for the Yangtze River Fleet. Although the decision-makers in Tokyo did not come to the front line in person, after the Battle of Songhu and Nanjing, they already had a considerable understanding of China's defense system. They believed that , because of the importance of Hankou, the Chinese army will definitely operate the fortifications on the ground just like the Maginot Line. Therefore, although the fruits of the battle will definitely be obtained through the army in the end, in order to achieve it in the fastest time and the smallest possible way, To win the Battle of Hankou at a cost, the Yangtze River Fleet was crucial.
The expectations of the base camp made Kamakura Sukejijun feel both honored and stressed. In order to live up to His Majesty the Emperor's love, he played an irreplaceable role in the Battle of Hankou and broke through the waters leading to Hankou as quickly as possible. The only obstacle became a problem that he had been thinking about for a long time. Kamakura did a lot of meticulous work for this, and even studied the parameters of every gun on the original Madang Fortress fort. In return, precisely because he knew it well, he was able to behave so calmly and with the air of a general after today's artillery battle began.
The maximum range of the 240mm caliber artillery in Madang Fortress is only about 35 kilometers, and beyond 15 kilometers, the accuracy of the gun is no longer good. The distance of 20 kilometers seems dangerous, but in fact, as long as Kamakura today If you don't step on dog poop when you go out, it's basically difficult to get hit directly.
At this distance, the squadron of the Yangtze River Fleet launched a three-hour indiscriminate bombardment of the Madang Fort. From the beginning to the end, the Madang Fort fought back fiercely and sank two ships. A gunboat of about 1,000 tons, a gunboat of about 500 tons,
The Madang Fortress artillery unit implemented Plan No. 2, which did not use the 240 mm caliber cannon, but only used 210 mm and 180 mm cannons to fight back. Therefore, although the fighting was lively, the results achieved were very few.
"It seems that the Japanese are afraid that we will use fortress artillery to engage in artillery battles with their ground artillery, so they asked the Yangtze River Fleet to contain us. Haha, then we will use their plan." In the general headquarters, Ouyang Yun analyzed the new round of battle reports. , said to Chen Shichang,
After about an hour of artillery bombardment by about five regiments of the Japanese army, the Japanese ground troops launched an offensive almost simultaneously on the Zhousheng front line and the Xiaogushan front line. In the direction of Xiaogushan, a regiment of Japanese soldiers came from three directions, east, west, and north. Attacks were launched in two directions at the same time. Among them, the Japanese from the three brigades in the east carried out a strong attack directly along the only mountain road; in the other two directions, the Japanese army dispatched support teams to conduct special operations.
The Japanese army was coming fiercely. After personally observing the enemy's situation, Lian Changjiang, the commander of the 307th Regiment of the defenders, felt that the situation was a bit complicated, but he was not intimidated by it. The danger of Xiaogushan cannot be experienced by anyone who has not experienced it personally. This is why It is isolated in the north of the Yangtze River, and the reason why the Xuebing Army must defend it at all costs is that he first called the brigade commander Xiang Zhengyong and reported to him the situation here, and then assured that as long as there is one person in the 307th regiment, the little devil will Don't even think about capturing Xiaogushan.
Xuejiu Brigade is responsible for garrisoning Penglangji. Xiaogushan is a tooth of Penglangji hanging in the north of the Yangtze River. As long as Xiaogushan is still in the hands of the Xuebing Army, the Japanese will not dare to launch an offensive against Penglangji. There is only less than two kilometers between the mountain and Penglangji. In such a short distance, the 105mm mortar can effectively attack the Japs at the foot of the mountain. It is precisely because of this reliance that the Japanese army behaved aggressively. , Xiang Zhengyong was not frightened by this. He replied to Lian Changjiang: "I won't let you fight to the last man. As long as you can withstand it during the day, it will be our time at night. Old Lian, be more steady. I don't ask for anything." No matter how many enemies you destroy, as long as you can hold your position, you will win."
Some time ago, Xiaogushan had been occupied by the Japanese army, but later it was taken back by the Xuebing Army due to the negligence of the Japanese troops stationed there. Xiaogushan was lost in the hands of Yamamuro Munetake, but at this time, Yamada had to When Joji came to attack, Yamada Joji didn't pay much attention to Xiaogushan at first, thinking that since it was isolated from Jiangbei and lacked the support of the main force, no matter how brave the defenders were, they would eventually be unable to supply ammunition. , thus being easily captured,
The fact was completely beyond Yamada Joji's expectations. In several probing attacks in the past few days, he had spent nearly two squadrons of troops, but he could not get past the trap. And at night, there were still frontline sentries. However, the patrol team was repeatedly assassinated and harassed by the Xuebing Army. Only then did he realize how important Xiaogushan was in capturing Penglangji and marching to Jiangnan.
There are nearly 3,500 Japanese troops in three brigades. Such a dense force can be stacked from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. However, in the face of the dense firepower of the defenders, the Japanese from these three brigades took turns. They launched an attack, but were repulsed without exception. In the end, it was all in vain, leaving more than two hundred corpses in front of the first position of the Xuebing Army.
He Dun, in a courtyard house, Yamada Joji listened to the latest battle report from the communications staff. He learned that another round of attacks from the east had been repelled, and that there was still a summit battle from the west because the cadet army had ambushed a sniper. , in the end, more than a dozen members of the team were wasted and still couldn't make any progress. He couldn't calm down anymore. Yamada's voice was relatively shrill, and his roaring voice was sharp and harsh. For this reason, he had always been angry about his temper. He is relatively restrained, so it is difficult for outsiders to see him get angry, but once he gets angry, his momentum and authority will really scare everyone who hears it. "Ba Ge, a bunch of losers, the Chinese Army on the mountain only has about 1,000 people, that is, five One by one, we should have won it, but so far, what news has come from the front line? Sano, tell Takahashi that if he can't see the view from the top of the mountain before three o'clock in the afternoon, then he will Jump into the river and feed the fish."
Sano is a staff officer under him, and Takahashi is the commander of the regiment who is currently commanding the battle.
In order to capture the Madang Fortress in one fell swoop, Okamura Neiji issued clear combat indicators to all participating troops. Among them, the 11th Division must attack Jiangxinzhou, where the main fortifications are located in the north of the Madang Fortress, before nightfall today, while the 112th Division must Capture Xiaogushan before three o'clock, and then launch an artillery bombardment on Penglangji all night long.
Sano bowed his head in response, then quickly ran into the room next to him to make a phone call. Other Japanese officers looked at me and I looked at you. A young officer in his thirties with a beard and a beard suddenly stepped forward. , stood in front of him with bowed head and said respectfully: "Your Majesty General, please see if special artillery shells are used."
The so-called special artillery shells are poison gas bombs. Yamada looked at him and suddenly sneered, then raised his left leg and kicked him up, cursing: "Ba Ge, if I can use special artillery shells, do I still have to worry so much? Ba Ge." Ge, have you forgotten the care from the base camp?"
The Japanese army used poison gas bombs many times in their confrontations with the Xuebing Army. However, what made the little devils extremely depressed was that the use of special artillery shells not only failed to speed up the defeat of the Xuebing Army, but instead caused them to eat more each time. What a big mistake, the Xuebing Army is not a country bumpkin. It seems that they know that the Imperial Army likes to use special artillery shells. Not only are they equipped with gas masks, but they also have corresponding anti-injection measures. The Imperial Army often makes things worse. After research, the base camp has no choice but to ask for help. The frontline troops issued such an order not to use special artillery shells when fighting in China to prevent their own troops from being counterattacked. The base camp issued such an order. It was really helpless because the Japanese gas mask production level was not as good as that of the military. , Therefore, some of their special artillery shells often harm not the student army, but themselves. In this case, who dares to continue to use special artillery shells?
Of course, this is actually an open statement, because as far as Yamada knows, the reason why the Tokyo base camp suddenly became so charitable is actually because the local area was hit by the plague.
Although the Xuebing Army's operation to release plague in Japan failed to accurately target Tokyo and only targeted Nagoya, the consequences have made the entire country of Japan mourn. So far, Nagoya alone has Nearly 20,000 people have died, and the number of infected cities has now reached six. Although these six cities have been successfully isolated, it seems that the epidemic is under control. However, even so, this round of plague epidemic has great consequences for Japan. The damage caused has also reached a considerable scale. According to statistics from the current Japanese cabinet, because Nagoya and other cities happen to be the gathering places for Japanese military industrial enterprises, the shutdown of factories and other enterprises caused by the quarantine has already caused damage to Japan. A loss equivalent to one-tenth of last year’s annual gross output,
I have to mention here some old devils in the current Japanese Guards Cabinet. Compared with those pure militarists, these old devils are quite knowledgeable and did not dare to disclose that it was due to the attack of the Xuebing Army. Instead, they unanimously It is believed to be a natural or man-made disaster. If they disclose the truth, given the current reality of militarism prevailing in Japan, one can imagine what kind of storm it will bring to East Asia and even the world.