The sun was rising day by day, and the entire long front was completely silent.
Seeing that the first wave of attacks failed completely, and the assault of nearly a thousand people barely caused any real damage to the Japanese army, Wan Fulin gritted his teeth: "Change the tactics and try again. Since there is no loophole to attack the enemy across the board, let's
We simply concentrated all our efforts and attacked one point. This time we took it by surprise and launched an attack directly from the Jinpu Railway Bridge, which was the most heavily defended by the Japanese army, and on both sides!"
An Yi did not interfere with Wan Fulin's command. When he saw him dispatching troops and generals, he pulled Li Yufu, the director of the communications department, and asked in a low voice: "How did the Forty Army gain from the wave of attacks just now?"
Li Yufu happened to receive the latest battle report from the 40th Army and quickly reported: "The enemy was also repulsed, but they innovatively covered their entire bodies with several layers of wet quilts to defend themselves against the precise shooting of the Japanese army. After arriving at the Japanese position,
A large number of grenades were thrown, causing great casualties to the Japanese army. If it were not for the timely reinforcements from Japanese artillery, mortars and grenade launchers, it is not certain that the front line positions would have been captured."
An Yi was very interested when he heard this: "Can superimposing wet bedding resist bullet shooting? Does this simple method work?"
At this time, Wan Fulin had already completed the arrangements. When he heard An Yi's question, he took the initiative to answer: "It works! This method has actually been around for a long time. In the past, when we fought with the Northwest Army, they used this trick to deal with us...
...However, this kind of tactics requires very high physical fitness. If
If you are not a man with extraordinary physical strength, it will be difficult for you to drag such a heavy thing forward for hundreds of meters. It is not difficult for the Forty Army to select a group of strong men from the four forward regiments, but the follow-up troops are weak. I want to follow this
If one wave fails, it will be difficult for General Chen to launch another wave of similar attacks!"
Zhou Fucheng, the commander of the 116th Division, put down his telescope and returned to the center of the underground bunker from the lookout hole with a solemn look on his face: "The Japanese position was completely silent. For a while, not a single person could be seen, and I don't know where to hide.
It makes people feel scared... What is the origin of this fifth division that is so difficult to deal with?"
Shen Fengdao explained on behalf of Anyi: "The Fifth Division is one of the seven earliest divisions organized by the Japanese Army and one of the seventeen standing divisions of the Japanese army. The soldiers of this division are all from western Honshu, Japan."
In Hiroshima, Shimane, Yamaguchi and other places, during the Sino-Japanese War, the Fifth Division was the first Japanese army to defeat the Manchu and Qing troops in Korea. Later, the division participated in the Russo-Japanese War and the war against the Soviet Union in the Far East, with numerous military exploits.
.It is not surprising that such an opponent has such a performance!”
When everyone heard this, they felt invisible pressure rushing towards their faces, and their hearts felt heavy. For the first time, their confidence in today's goal of winning Tianjin City in one go was shaken.
Seeing the dull atmosphere in the headquarters, An Yi smiled and explained: "We must not only pay attention to our opponents, but also see their shortcomings. Yes, these standing divisions of the Japanese army naturally have many advantages, such as their tenacious style and their ability to fight to the death.
Retreat, and the soldiers are well trained and are particularly good at close range.
In battles and night battles, grassroots commanders are well-trained and extremely resolute in executing orders from their superiors. However, they are not invulnerable. For example, they do not pay attention to the coordinated firepower of various arms on the battlefield. Middle- and senior-level officers have rigid ideas, poor initiative, and poor habits.
To stick to the rules and so on.
"Everyone may wish to think about it. When the Japanese 20th Division first came to China, wasn't it just as domineering? In Wuqing, a regiment attacked a military camp stationed by a brigade of the 29th Army, triggering a Sino-Japanese war!
As a result, the troops led by Bunzaburo Kawagishi were defeated again and again, and in the end they even lost their lives... Therefore, the key to fighting the Japanese army is to find a way to restrain them, so that they can be defeated
No temper..."
Feng Zhanhai shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Although the Japanese army has many shortcomings, we don't have the strength to force them to reveal their flaws. I estimate that only the Anjia Army in China can make the Japanese army worry about one thing and lose another. It seems that we need to strengthen our attack!"
An Yi came to the lookout, pointed at the Japanese defense line, and turned around and asked: "The Japanese artillery has been rampant for a long time. Should we seize the opportunity to destroy it and determine their location?"
Wan Fulin, who followed him to the lookout point, said helplessly: "Not long after the Japanese artillery showed off their power, we had locked their position. But unexpectedly, the Japanese artillery position was beyond the range of our artillery. Unless our artillery arrived,
Shooting from close to the front line, otherwise it will be difficult to destroy the Japanese artillery, but it will bring us disaster."
An Yi understood as soon as he heard it. Most of the mountain artillery and field artillery of the 53rd Army Artillery Regiment were inherited from the Feng Army, and half of them were products of the Shenyang Arsenal. Originally, their design standards were far inferior to the cannons manufactured by Japan.
In addition, after so many years of frequent use, it has long been dilapidated. Now it is naturally difficult to use such a cannon to attack the artillery positions set up by the Japanese army in the rear.
It seems that he can only find another way! An Yi did not hesitate and quickly called Zhou Zhirou to dispatch air force support. At the same time, he warned the air force: The Japanese army in Tianjin City has been equipped with a large number of anti-aircraft artillery, and the selected fighters need to be mainly new high-speed fighters and bombers.
Avoid unnecessary losses.
Ten minutes later, the charge bugle sounded again. This time, Wan Fulin invested more than 4,000 men on the front line at once, trying to capture the Japanese position opposite the railway bridge in one go. After gaining a foothold, the center blossomed, and more troops were quickly invested.
troops, swallowing up the surrounding Japanese defense lines, and then spreading the war deep into the Japanese army.
The battle became intense from the beginning. The Japanese army quickly noticed the intentions of the Chinese troops and mobilized surrounding troops to rush for emergency reinforcements. They used a combination of grenade launchers, light and heavy machine guns, and rifle precision shooting to closely attack the railway bridge and nearby river banks.
.Although the Chinese *** team also tried their best to organize fire reinforcements, the assault troops were still suppressed at the bridgehead.
The 53rd Army mobilized a large number of mortars and concentrated bombardment on the Japanese positions facing the railway bridge, suppressing the Japanese firepower and quickly provoking Japanese mortar counterattacks.
Fortunately, this time we learned from the experience of the last time and fired at a different location. The Japanese mortars did not cause any harm to the 53rd Army. The firepower sprayed by the light and heavy machine guns on the Japanese positions gradually became sparse, and the assault
The troops took the opportunity to launch an attack and soon broke through the railway bridge and rushed towards the Japanese forward positions.
Seeing this, Wan Fulin once again committed a regiment of troops, striving to capture the enemy's position with overwhelming momentum. At this time, the enemy's artillery, which had been suppressed for a long time, finally began to show its power and quickly covered the four to five hundred meters in front of the Japanese position, opening up the opportunity for an assault.
The soldiers suffered heavy casualties.
Just when Wan Fulin was heartbroken, twenty-six fighter planes of the Central Air Force arrived and suddenly broke into the sky above the Japanese artillery position behind the defense line, bombing indiscriminately. The Japanese ground anti-aircraft artillery fire "bang bang" sounded, and a flower
A plume of smoke exploded next to the fighter plane. The air force warriors were calm and alert. While continuing to pour bombs downwards, they quickly evaded and never stayed in one place for more than a second.
Taking advantage of the chaos in the Japanese army's position, Wan Fulin quickly mobilized the artillery regiment and aimed at the Japanese army's forward positions with a burst of bombardment. Amidst the violent explosions and thick smoke, the assault troops stepped on the nodes of the artillery shells and finally rushed into the Japanese trenches and fought with the defenders.
The Japanese troops on the position engaged in close-range hand-to-hand combat.
As the Japanese army invested a large amount of anti-aircraft artillery, the situation of the Central Air Force became increasingly dangerous. Finally, a Martin B-10 bomber was hit by anti-aircraft artillery and exploded in the air.
Upon seeing this, Wan Fulin once again committed two regiments of troops to the front line and decisively ordered the mortar troops to follow them. On the Japanese position, they approached the Japanese troops who were stubbornly resisting and carried out precise strikes. At the same time, the artillery regiment quickly moved forward to suppress the Japanese reinforcements.
troops, while blocking their communication with the rear, they also waited for opportunities to find the launching points of Japanese anti-aircraft artillery fire to attack and provide support to the air force officers.
The battle was extremely fierce. In order to regain the position, the Japanese army continued to add troops to the front. A group of Japanese troops crouched and moved forward while shooting. The position our army had just captured showed signs of collapse.
Zhou Fucheng, commander of the 116th Division, could not sit still and said loudly: "Military seat, let me lead my troops up!"
Wan Fulin pondered for a moment, then nodded immediately: "Okay, remember to be flexible, I don't care what method you use, you must stabilize the front."
Zhou Fucheng quickly rushed out of the headquarters, and soon the 116th Division organized a forced crossing and quickly crossed the river from the railway bridge and Liuli River. The battalion in front of it was all equipped with submachine guns. After entering the position, it immediately opened fire on the aggressive Japanese troops.
Hit by a dense rain of bullets, the Japanese offensive was choked. The light and heavy firepower of the 116th Division soon spread along the position. Although the charging Japanese troops tried their best to keep the distance between each other, they still suffered heavy casualties and had to retreat to the fourth position in embarrassment.
The second line of defense relies on fortifications and shoots against the Chinese army.
Wan Fulin saw clearly through the telescope and shouted a few times.
At this time, two more bombers of the Central Air Force were hit by Japanese ground anti-aircraft fire. Seeing that the Japanese artillery positions on the ground had been completely destroyed by aerial bombs, the remaining 23 fighter planes left the battlefield and circled over the Jinghai Sea before adjusting their direction.
, return to Baoding Airport.
The distance between the first line of defense and the second line of defense of the Japanese army is about 250 meters, and all obstacles in between have been cleared by the Japanese army. After the Chinese *** team established a foothold, they made several large-scale charges, but were all blocked by the Japanese army.
Suffocated by an almost crazy firepower network. At the same time, the Japanese army mobilized a large number of mortars and grenade launchers to bombard the Chinese *** team that was holding the first line of defense. The 53rd Army's artillery fire suppressed it with all its strength, almost completely destroying the Japanese position.
After plowing, both sides suffered heavy losses.
"No, this stalemate is not an option. At present, the Japanese army has concentrated all its troops in the central area. How about we do the opposite this time and break through resolutely from both wings!" An Yi paid attention to it for a long time and suddenly turned to Wan Fulin.
suggestion.
Wan Fulin immediately agreed and immediately ordered the 116th Division to consolidate the defense of the center line and at the same time deploy troops to launch assaults from both wings of the battle line. The sound of mortars continued and the shouts of killing were earth-shattering. The Japanese army did not expect that the Chinese *** team suddenly changed its main attack.
Direction, unexpectedly, the left defense line was torn apart first.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the Japanese commander quickly mobilized troops to rush for reinforcements. However, under the extremely determined attack of the 53rd Army, the casualties were huge. The Chinese *** team successfully gained a foothold on the second front, and the balance of victory began to tilt towards