In the command center of Lianshan Pass, a key pass leading to Phoenix City in Liaoyang, Nishio Shou, commander of the Second Army of the Japanese North Korean garrison, knew that his ambush plan had not worked after hearing the gunshots from the direction of Caohekou.
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Since the Republican army has an advantage in the sky, the Japanese army's actions during the day are greatly restricted. Last night, he led the 10th, 15th, and 108th Division of the Second Army through more than 50 kilometers of forced marching and bypassing Phoenix City.
They rushed to the Jiahegou and Caohegou for ambush, intending to give a devastating blow to the Republican army on the front line of Phoenix City.
Since Japan participated in the war of aggression between Britain and France against China, Nishio Suzuo has personally felt the power of the Republican armored forces. In the plains, two to three Japanese divisions could not withstand the impact of an armored division.
Under the strong request of the Army Department, the entire Japanese army has only equipped five chariot divisions. Japan's industrial capacity and poor resources determine that it cannot equip both a powerful army and a navy. And in the Japanese, they
In my mind, the navy is always the first priority.
The complex mountainous areas in eastern Manchuria brought a chance to breathe. After entering the mountains, the Republican army became slower, but due to the slow progress, the Japanese could not find any chance to raid.
Relying on the terrain, a war of attrition was fought with the Republican Army, which seemed to be a permanent war of attrition.
On Taigou Ridge on the left bank of the Sei River, the commander of the Japanese 10th Division, Risuke Isotani, was waiting with anticipation for the Chinese army to enter their preset pocket array. Their mission was to enter the Republican army after it entered the ambush circle.
, seal the enemy's retreat. After letting the 56th Regiment of the 19th Division of the Cavalry, he ordered the troops to move forward and seize the commanding heights of Taigou Ridge and Sixiangling.
Unexpectedly, when the 20th Infantry Regiment was moving towards Yangshuling, a Republican reconnaissance squad suddenly appeared in the valley. The Chinese J army was marching suddenly stopped, and the Republican army entering the ambush circle even began to seize the road.
The commanding heights on both sides.
It must have been discovered by the enemy!
Isotani Ryosuke couldn't figure out which link was wrong, but he decisively ordered the troops to start the attack.
The battle started first at Yushu Platform, less than five kilometers away from Lianshan Pass. The mountains in this area are not too high, but they are overlapping, making it difficult to see large areas of flat ground. The 56th Cavalry Regiment belongs to the armored regiment organization, and there is
One tank battalion, two mechanized infantry battalions, and another regiment-owned artillery battalion, but the artillery troops and the division-level artillery regiment were together and did not follow the command of the 56th Cavalry Regiment.
Now the regiment commander Guan Shengchang actually has only one tank battalion and two armored infantry battalions, and the regiment's direct reconnaissance company, repair company, health team and transportation battalion. The rugged mountain roads on the front line of Lianshanguan have made the troops line up on the left bank of the thin river.
A very unfavorable long snake array.
Gunshots rang out on the surrounding peaks, and after the initial chaos, the 56th Regiment began to organize defenses on the spot. The soldiers jumped out of the truck and relied on the cover of the terrain or tanks and armored vehicles to fight back to the mountain.
The shells exploded on the road, and balls of black smoke rose. A truck was hit by the shells fired by the Japanese army. The two soldiers of the driver who had not yet got off the car were blown away and flesh and blood were blown away. The entire mountain road was two
The sound of shooting of Japanese Type 92 heavy machine guns and crooked light machine guns sounded on the sides.
The 56th Regiment was suppressed in the open valley beside the thin river, and it was difficult for a moment to organize an effective counterattack.
"The Third Battalion, immediately send the 7th company to seize the Yangshutai highland, hurry up!" Guan Shengchang had already gotten into his armored command vehicle during the war. After passing the initial turmoil, he found that there were no Japanese troops in the highland on the left.
Occupy. Yangshutai is a small hill with a height of about 40 meters. Because the Japanese army was afraid that the ambush would be discovered by the search team of the Republican army's path exploration, they did not send anyone to defend.
The shells exploded one after another, and the Japanese machine guns hit tanks and armored vehicles, constantly sparking. The Republican Army soon discovered that the Japanese army did not have heavy weapons, and the tanks and armored infantry fighting vehicles were scattered, forming a semicircular shape.
The defense circle gradually expands the defense space outward.
The first thing that launched a counterattack against the Japanese was the 25mm machine gun equipped on the Type 32 infantry fighting vehicle. This Gaoping dual-purpose machine gun with a firing rate of up to 200 rounds per minute can reach nearly 3,000 meters. It fired rows of ammunition.
The front edge of the Japanese position at the top of the mountain exploded, and a ball of fire rose from the top of the peak, and smoke suddenly filled the air and branches and leaves flew everywhere.
Taking advantage of the temporary suppression of the Japanese fireworks, the officers and soldiers of the Republic quickly dispersed and under the command of the officers, they began to launch a counterattack on the nearest high ground.
The soldiers of the 7th Company jumped out of the armored vehicle and quickly began to seize the Yangshutai highland.
In the telescope, Risuke Isotani saw that the Republican army was organizing a counterattack. If the opponent was allowed to set up a defensive formation, it would be more difficult to attack. He immediately grabbed the phone: "Tian Kuk-jun, order Colonel Akashiba to lead his troops to the highway. It is important to
Cut off the contact between the Chinese army!" He gave an order to Major General Takie Eijiro, the commander of the 33rd Brigade.
"Damn it, the Japanese dared to be ignorant!" At this time, on the mountain road about five kilometers away from Taigouling, Huang Xiansheng, the commander of the 19th Cavalry Division, stood beside the command car, cursing and dictating to the communications staff beside him while venting.
The order was given: "Send a report to the Army Command, Liaoji Eastern Front Operations Command and the theater command: Our unit was raided by a Japanese army on the front line of Lianshanguan. It is currently in fierce battle. The Japanese army has about three to four divisions.
Please get closer to us!"
Huang Xiansheng was not particularly worried about the situation on the battlefield. He had ordered the 55th Tank Regiment to open up the connection with the 56th Regiment. With the equipment of the Japanese army, except for its few heavy cannons in the heavy artillery corps,
A large number of 75mm mountain cannons or field cannons cannot cause fatal damage to his tanks or tracked armored vehicles.
Nearly one hundred and fifty tanks and armored vehicles of the 55th Tank Regiment were thrust forward quickly along the highway with a huge roar. In order to give up the road to the tank convoy, some transport vehicles had to drive the cars below the hillside and wanted to go back.
It is not easy to do on the highway. On the hillsides on both sides of the highway, soldiers of the 57th Armored Infantry Regiment jumped outside the car and quickly seized the nearby commanding heights.
On an open ground near Huanggou, the heavy artillery regiments of the 19th Division and the heavy artillery battalions of the armored regiments were busy unloading the heavy artillery dragged from the car.
The heavy artillery regiment of the Republic Military Division was composed of a 12 152 heavy howitzer battalion and two 18 105 medium howitzer battalion. The general regiment artillery battalion is equipped with 6 105mm medium howitzer and 18 75mm field guns. In addition, there are anti-aircraft guns.
The regiment and other air defense firepower, but these air defense artillery can only be used for direct aiming and shooting, and it is placed around the artillery position to form an air defense firepower network.
Standing on Taigou Ridge, Ryosuke Isotani soon discovered his mistake. Because it was a fast mountain march at night, all the heavy artillery of the Second Army were left in Phoenix City and Anton, and the divisions were only
Carrying a small number of 75mm mountain cannons, the remaining only are 37mm infantry cannons and the 11-year-old 90mm mortars. In addition, they are 50mm grenade launchers commonly equipped by the Japanese army, and these cannons cannot penetrate the Republic at all.
Military tanks and armored vehicles are heavy armored.
The Chichai United, which rushed onto the road, suffered heavy losses due to the attacks of Republican tanks and armored vehicles. As a last resort, the Japanese army had to retreat back to the mountains and blocked as much as possible with the favorable terrain, and the offensive gradually declined.