Not only did Gu Changfeng want to use the battle that took place on Siping Street as a touchstone, the Japanese Emperor, the Japanese base camp and the Kwantung Army were also prepared to use the result of the Siping Battle as the key to judging whether their mainland strategy would continue. Shengtang.com
Vladivostok, Kwantung Army Headquarters.
Immediately after receiving the warning signal from Siping Street, Umezu Yoshijiro gave an urgent order to abandon the Songhua River defense line. All Harbin defenders retreated eastward to the Mudanjiang area. Depending on the outcome of the Siping Battle, they would decide whether to stick to the Mudanjiang defense line.
According to the intelligence department's detection, the Anjiajun North Road Cluster has reached Hulan, Songpu and other places, and all the towns on the north bank of the Songhua River such as Suihua and Zhaodong have been lost. The reason why the other side did not immediately launch a forced crossing operation is that on the one hand, it is to clear the railway and highway lines
The troops were routed to ensure the safety of transportation and supply lines. On the other hand, the army cooperated with its work teams to restore rule in various parts of Northern Manchuria in a timely manner, establish military control committees in a timely manner, maintain social stability, and reduce the damage to industry and agriculture caused by the war.
But the most important point is that the opponent is waiting for the supply of fuel and ammunition. The higher the degree of mechanization, the greater the reliance on logistics. It is completely conceivable how powerful the opponent's well-equipped troops will be after launching a forced crossing.
Furthermore, as the Anjia Army that occupied Changchun began to march from the Beijing-Tujia Railway to Jilin City, the Labin Line, Tujia Line and other railway trunk lines were seriously threatened. Once the Siping Battle was settled, more troops would be invested.
During the battle on the northern front, Harbin's army wanted to retreat but could not find a place to retreat.
Umezu Yoshijiro also ordered the Shenyang defenders to speed up their evacuation to southern Liaoning, and the Japanese troops in Jinzhou retreated to Liaohe and Shenyang. Depending on the results of the Siping Battle, they decided on their next move.
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On Siping Street, the sky has completely opened up, the rising sun in the east is rising, and the battle has entered a fierce stage.
Under the guidance of low-altitude helicopters, the heavy artillery group of the Anjia Army readjusted to fire at Zhu Yuan, and fired fiercely at the Japanese anti-aircraft gun positions.
A violent storm of artillery shells instantly covered various strategic points of the Japanese army. As the dense artillery shells hit the ground, the Japanese anti-aircraft guns, together with the forts that protected them, burst out with fierce flames.
Scrap copper and iron were flying everywhere with the remains of flesh and blood. The ammunition trucks and anti-aircraft gun tractors transporting artillery shells were constantly hit by falling artillery shells, and were turned into parts one by one in the dazzling fire.
The Japanese artillery can be regarded as fearless. Although the firepower gradually decreased under the coordinated air-ground strikes of the Anjia Army, the remaining cannons and anti-aircraft guns were still firing tenaciously. From time to time, charging Anjia Army tanks were hit, but this was often
It became the last swan song of these anti-tank artillery fires - after a few rounds were fired, they were quickly smashed to pieces by the overwhelming falling shells.
In this battle of blood and fire, Anjiajun, who had all-round advantages, withstood the pressure and difficulties, and finally ignited the war to the edge of the Japanese army's position. "".com.
Tanks parked one after another in front of the anti-tank trenches, which were three meters deep and four to five meters wide. They served as temporary forts, spitting out tongues of fire to attack the Japanese firepower.
The engineers sitting in the rear armored fighting vehicle rushed out of the rear door of the armored vehicle at high speed, jumped into the anti-tank trench with the engineering shovel and gun bag, quickly buried the gun, and soon blasted out passages.
Soon, the tanks crossed the anti-tank ditch and approached the first Japanese position.
Seeing that they could not stop the Anjia Army's tanks from advancing, the Japanese immediately sent out "death squads". A large number of Japanese soldiers were tied with gunshot wounds and pounced on the tanks and armored vehicles without fear of death. Their only thought was to pounce on the surfaces of the tanks and armored vehicles, and then
Pull the fuse on your body and explode together with the target.
But after dealing with the Japanese army for so many years, the Japanese had only used the same tricks over and over again. How could Anjia officers and soldiers be unprepared?
The machine guns of the armored fighting vehicles, the parallel machine guns of the tanks, and the heading machine guns fired wildly. The Japanese fell to the ground in batches, and the bomb bags on their bodies ignited violent explosions, affecting the surrounding companions. All kinds of explosions were carried out.
It was staged at the front of the Japanese army's position. Almost instantly, flesh and blood covered the ground in front of the trench with a layer of flesh and blood, which was horrifying and moving.
However, Anjia officers and soldiers were not merciful to these beasts. They rushed out from behind the tank and blocked the front of the tank. The automatic rifles in their hands kept firing. The general machine gunners had found favorable terrain and threw themselves on the ground to shoot. There were many more.
The snipers hid behind the tanks or in bomb craters, and fired their rounds without missing a beat, specifically looking for important targets of the Japanese army. Before the Japanese troops who followed the suicide bombers and launched a counterattack could react, the crossfire was cut like wheat.
Sweep down.
Just when Gu Changfeng and Yang Guanjun at the rear let out a sigh of relief and said that the most difficult moment was over, the situation on the battlefield changed again.
The newly-equipped Japanese Army's Type 97 105mm and 120mm self-propelled heavy cannons and Type 4 75mm artillery tanks soon appeared. Suddenly they rushed out from the hilly and dense forests in the Qinjiayao area. About forty or fifty anti-tank weapons
, fired fiercely at Anjiajun's tanks.
These self-propelled artillery vehicles are quite powerful, and the Japanese Type 98 self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery vehicles of three types, A, B and C, which follow closely behind the artillery vehicles and serve as air defense, are even more madly spitting out tongues of fire, and the dense cannons are
The artillery shells, like fire whips, swept towards the front of the position. The Anjia officers and soldiers who had just rushed to the position were overturned by the machine gun.
Anjiajun's Tiger I, Leopard II and a small number of Leopard I tanks, as well as the I assault gun, I tank destroyer, I, II and III armored fighting vehicles were constantly hit, and there were violent explosions everywhere at the front of the position.
, but in such a dense rain of bullets, the tanks and various armored combat vehicles of the Anjia Army did not show any weakness, withstood the fierce Japanese artillery fire and fought back frantically.
Fighters, attack planes and bombers in the sky fired rockets at this rare wave of mechanized Japanese troops, and swooped down to drop bombs and strafe. The fiery red bullet marks were like cutting tofu with a sharp knife, covering these with only a thin layer.
Armored self-propelled artillery vehicles turned into fire coffins.《》网.com
The entire Japanese army's position was shrouded in fire and smoke.
At this time, the huge roar of the train sounded. Seeing that the battle situation ahead was unfavorable, the Japanese armored train finally took the initiative and rushed along the ring railway in the west of the city at high speed. It turned south at the Xiaohongzui River. The long train carriage
, aiming at the position in the west, all kinds of cannons and small cannons stretched out from the train carriage, not caring about the life and death of their own people, aiming at the forward position with a fierce bombardment.
In the sky above Siping Street, at least four bomber squadrons were guaranteed to stay in the air and attack the Japanese firepower points everywhere. After seeing the threat of the Japanese armored train, one of the B2 bomber squadrons broke away from the battle, quickly raised its altitude, and quickly flew in the direction of the armored train.
Go and reach the sky above the railway, one after another B2 bombers began to make a loud roar and dive towards the high-speed armored train.
When they reached forty or fifty meters above the train, the B2 bombers dropped aerial bombs, and fighter planes like vultures rushed over, almost grazing the top of the train.
The Japanese anti-aircraft artillery fire on both sides of the railway opened fire. Two climbing B2 bombers were unable to avoid it and turned into fireballs in the air.
The armored train was too large and the rails were fixed, so it was impossible to make evasive actions in time. Soon, it was attacked by dense aerial bombs like fish laying eggs in the water, making a violent explosion, and then one carriage after another was destroyed.
It exploded into pieces, triggering the explosion of ammunition, and even the railroad tracks below were twisted into twists.
As the Japanese anti-tank firepower and mobility were gradually eliminated in the front-line positions of Baijiagou, Shuangyushu, Zhaojiatun, Xiangjialu and Zhongjiaotaozi, the front line was finally broken through by the attacking troops of the Anjia Army.
A large number of engineers became firefighters on the battlefield, rushing to wherever they were needed to clear obstacles for the tank troops to advance.
By 10 o'clock in the morning, the Anjia Army's offensive troops successfully broke through the Japanese front line to a depth of three kilometers and successfully spread the war to the edge of Siping Street Xicheng District.
Gu Changfeng personally called the frontline commanders and asked them if they needed to withdraw and rest. The three division commanders unanimously insisted that it was not necessary at all. They could take Siping Street all the way and asked their commanders to listen to their victory.
Just the news.
At this time, Yang Guan organized the transportation of the wounded and sent troops to deliver ammunition to the front line. Chief of Staff Gao Guodong constantly reported the latest situation on the battlefield to Gu Changfeng and conveyed Gu Changfeng's latest instructions.
In order to contain the actions of the Japanese troops in Siping, Gu Changfeng mobilized three more divisions to attack eastward from the periphery of Siping along the "dustpan" walls on both wings. The focus was on the Shuangmiaozi line in the south of Siping Street, which was heavily guarded by the Japanese army.
The retreat route and supply routes of the Japanese army.
The siege was very cruel. You must know that Siping Street was a key defensive city for the Japanese army. A large number of permanent fortifications were built from the edge of the city to the center.
In these fortifications and bunkers, the Japanese army installed many bulky ** and Type 98 water-cooled heavy machine guns. They have fast firing rate, high power and fierce firepower. They are the trump card weapons of the Japanese army to defend the fortresses and permanent fortifications.
It is a pity that this kind of weapon is extremely lethal to human sea tactics, but it has to be defeated against the tank army of the Anjia Army. These machine gun fortifications and bunkers have just exposed their targets, and they are immediately hit by tank guns.
The infantrymen took out recoilless rifles, rocket launchers and other sharp weapons. The Japanese army's bunker firepower did not play its due role at all, and was wiped out under the continuous attacks.
Generally speaking, the urban area of Siping Street between the north and south hills is relatively flat. This terrain is very conducive to a breakthrough for the Anjia Army's tank cluster.
Because of this, the Japanese army responded tit-for-tat by sending its trump card—two tank brigades belonging to the Kwantung Army headquarters, totaling more than a hundred tanks, to participate in the battle.
When Gu Changfeng heard that the Japanese army dispatched tanks, he did not show any nervousness. Instead, he smiled and said: "It seems that the Japanese commander is much more nervous than we thought! The previous wave of self-propelled artillery and this wave of tanks,
If they are placed in urban warfare and use their mobility and the cover of urban buildings, it will definitely be much more useful than taking them out to charge into battle and fight openly and openly!
"The essence of a defensive battle is to fight for attrition. How can there be any reason to take out one's trump card so quickly? If I was worried before, I can relax now. As long as I defeat their old tanks, I can lay down
The first step is to test the city battle results of our daily training!"
Gao Guodong said cautiously:
"The tanks dispatched by the Japanese army were mainly old Type 94 cavalry tanks, Type 95 light tanks and Type 95 medium tanks, mixed with a small number of Type 97 medium tanks, and a small number of Type 91 and Type 95 heavy tanks.
Tanks, but except for a few heavy tanks equipped with 70mm tank guns, the maximum caliber of the main guns of the rest of the tanks is only 57mm, which poses little threat to our tanks. It will be a matter of time to annihilate them! However, the Siping Street city defense is stronger than
Every city we encountered before is much stronger, so we still have to be cautious!"
Gu Changfeng nodded: "The battle of Siping Street is related to the situation of the Northeast War. There is no room for any mistakes. After the officers and soldiers in front clean up the little devil's tank troops, they will send out our special forces. I don't believe that coordinated operations between heaven and earth will be possible."
There’s nothing we can do about Little Japan!”
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The tank showdown occurred in the wilderness west of Haifeng Village. The Japanese defensive positions here had been destroyed to pieces, with collapsed trenches and fortifications everywhere.
The Japanese tanks lined up in formation fired frequently. Unfortunately, whether it was a 57mm tank gun or a 37mm tank gun, it was only lethal against armored combat vehicles. For Leopard I and Leopard II tanks, it only left a mark on the armor of the tank.
There are white marks next, not to mention the thicker armored Tiger I tank.
The ensuing battle was more like a one-sided massacre. As the tanks of the Anjia Army fired deafening bombardments, the Japanese tanks were hit one after another, exploding and bursting into flames.
A 26-ton Type 95 heavy tank rushed ahead, rotating its turret with one main and one pair of cannons. Before it could lock on to the target, it was hit by a 105mm shell fired by the Leopard II tank.
The front armor of the Type 95 heavy tank was 35 mm forged alloy armor, which was torn apart in an instant. Amidst the roar, the Type 95 heavy tank burst into flames, and the exploding fireball shook the tank to pieces and instantly turned it into a ball.
The five Japanese tank crewmen were shocked to death by the burning fire cabinet without even having time to react, and were immediately burned to charcoal.
Amidst the continuous explosions, the Japanese tanks that came to fight with murderous intent were turned into bonfires one after another. The thin-skinned tanks of the Japanese army were completely vulnerable to the Anjia army's tank army. Some were even killed in close collisions.
The Tiger and Leopard II tanks rolled over and were crushed along with the tank crew inside.
This tank battle, which was larger in scale than the Wanbaoshan encounter but incomparable in quality, ended with a total defeat of the Japanese army. In just one hour, more than 130 Japanese tanks were destroyed, and
The Anjia Army's tank and armor group losses were extremely slight. The biggest losses were armored fighting vehicles, nineteen of which were destroyed. Twelve Type I tank destroyers and Type I assault guns were damaged in the battle. In addition, there were eight Leopard IIs.
Three Tiger I tanks were withdrawn from the battle due to track or engine problems, but most of them could return to the battlefield after repairs. The Japanese army gave away such a gift in vain.
The entire An family army found it difficult to understand that the Japanese made such low-level mistakes again and again, but they did not know that Lieutenant General Naosaburo Okabe, commander of the Japanese Third Front Army, was also complaining endlessly.
Naosaburo Okabe served as the first chief of staff of the Chinese Expeditionary Force after the July 7th Incident in 1937. Later, he followed General Juichi Terauchi to serve in the Kwantung Army. After the massive expansion of the Japanese army, Naosaburo Okabe was appointed commander of the Third Front Army. Due to
He had no outstanding record to prove himself, and the Third Front Army did not have much respect for him as a commander, and he often failed to defeat his superiors.
For example, the self-propelled artillery and this wave of tank groups in front, according to Naosaburo Okabe's plan, were all kept in the city for use as strategic mobile units, but the commanders of the two units were instigated by the staff, "like
"Real men fight like that", and the result is that they become meat buns and beat dogs with no return.
After Naosaburo Okabe learned that the tank troops had been wiped out, he was stunned for a while, and immediately issued an order. The Japanese troops on the edge of the city must not take the initiative to attack, and they should wait for work, striving to give An's army a decisive blow.
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