The officers and soldiers of the Baoshan Regiment are nervously building river defense fortifications.
When crossing the river in the morning, Yue Weihan had already observed the terrain along the coast. Since the Yangtze River has entered the winter dry season, river beaches of considerable width have appeared on both sides. Coupled with the heavy rains in the past few days, the river beaches have turned into mud flats.
If the Japanese army wants to quickly go ashore and launch an attack formation, they must first seize the Jingjiang Pier.
Of course, the Japanese army can also choose to bypass the Jiangbei Pier upstream and downstream, but that will take time. At least today, there will definitely be no time. Moreover, with the usual arrogance of the Japanese army, unless the frontal attack on the Jingjiang Pier fails, they will never go far away.
Jiangbei Wharf, which takes a circuitous route upstream and downstream.
It was based on this judgment that Yue Weihan's river defense was launched with Jingjiang Pier as the center.
Chi Chengfeng's 2nd Battalion and Niu Dagen's 3rd Battalion have respectively occupied two hills facing each other on the back and front of the dock. Nearly a thousand people from the two battalions are digging trenches and foxholes with their butts stuck out. There are also people on the top of the mountain.
Two heavy machine gun bunkers were dug up, and the four Maxim heavy machine guns from the original 668th Regiment heavy machine gun company were deployed.
If it was a sunny day, Yue Weihan would never deploy the river defenses like this.
Because the troops and heavy machine guns were placed on the top of the mountain, wouldn't that serve as a living target for the Japanese aviation and artillery? But now it is cloudy and there is heavy fog, so the Japanese aircraft cannot take off normally, and the Japanese army on the opposite side has a long distance.
We just arrived after a forced march, and the heavy equipment must not have arrived. There are only a few small-caliber mortars, which pose no threat.
As for the three battalions of the original 668 regiment, one was placed in the middle of the two hills, and the other two were placed on both sides.
Cao Xinglong's 1st Battalion and Hua Hanlin's guard company were left as reserve forces.
Yue Weihan's intention is very obvious, which is to use Chi Chengfeng's 2nd Battalion and Niu Dagen's 3rd Battalion as two axes to fight head-on with the Japanese 36th Regiment on the opposite side. Wait until the Japanese army has exhausted their energy, and then dispatch the guard company and
The 1st Battalion rolled over and defeated the Japanese 36th Regiment in one fell swoop.
The main reason why Yue Weihan chose to fight the Japanese army on the banks of the Chenbing River instead of sending the Japanese army into the city for street fighting was that the Japanese aviation and heavy artillery were unable to participate in the battle.
In addition, Yue Weihan had another intention, which was to restore the confidence of his thousands of defeated troops through this battle!
Yue Weihan wanted to use this frontal field battle with open swords and guns to make the more than 3,000 defeated soldiers who had just joined the Baoshan Regiment understand that the Chinese army was not made of mud and paper, and the Japanese army was not a heavenly soldier. As long as the tactics were appropriate, as long as the Chinese army was
The army dared to fight to the death, and even the most elite Japanese field regiment could still be defeated.
In order to achieve this important intention, Yue Weihan has even prepared himself for the worst, even if he loses one or two main battalions, or even if the Baoshan Regiment's strength is reduced by more than half, he will not hesitate to do so!
Yue Weihan was given the choice between more than 3,000 defeated troops and more than 1,000 elite troops, and he would choose the latter without hesitation!
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the fog on the river became lighter and thinner, and the clouds in the sky became thinner and thinner. The rain that had been falling for three consecutive days finally stopped. Through the telescope, I could finally get a general view of the situation on the other side of the river.
Seeing that dozens of large and small ships had gathered on the pier across the river, groups of Japanese infantry were boarding the ships in an orderly manner.
"Dagen, come here quickly." Yue Weihan quickly called Niu Dagen to come to him.
Although Niu Dagen was the commander of the 3rd Battalion, he was temporarily relieved of command by Yue Weihan. The 3rd Battalion was temporarily commanded by the battalion deputy Wang Qing, and Niu Dagen returned to his old profession - artillery.
"Have you seen the Japanese troops on the other side of the river?" Yue Weihan asked, "Can you kill him?"
Niu Dagen stretched out his thumb and gestured, shook his head repeatedly and said: "No, the distance is too far, it is beyond the range. Unless the gun is mounted on the dock, it will not be able to hit the other side of the river."
"Put the gun mount on the pier?" Yue Weihan shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, this won't work. The little devil's grenade is very powerful. Can the gun mount pier be a target?"
"Then there's nothing I can do." Niu Dagen scratched his head and said rather helplessly.
"Okay, go down." Yue Weihan said angrily, "Take care of your artillery battery and be on standby at any time."
"Yes." Niu Dagen snapped to attention and saluted, then turned around and hurriedly went down. To Niu Dagen, the commander of an infantry battalion is really not as powerful as the commander of an artillery company. Masturbation is not as enjoyable as masturbation, right?
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Cao Xinglong came over at some point and said worriedly: "Tuanzu, the fog on the river has cleared. Now our every move is under the surveillance of the little devil on the other side. Do you think the little devil will do it?"
Pause crossing the river and wait for the follow-up heavy equipment to arrive before launching an attack?"
"No." Yue Weihan's tone was very determined.
"Why are you so sure?" Cao Xinglong asked in surprise.
"It's very simple, because the opposite side is the 36th Regiment of the Japanese 9th Division!" Yue Weihan said, "This is the most elite field infantry regiment of the Japanese army. In terms of sneak attacks, tracking or special operations, the field infantry regiment of the Japanese Army is really not good at all.
No matter how good they are, if the two armies were to engage in positional warfare, no one would be able to defeat them."
Cao Xinglong couldn't help but nodded when he heard this. The combat effectiveness of those Japanese field divisions was indeed very strong.
Yue Weihan added: "Although our Baoshan Battalion has fought several battles with the 36th Regiment before and won them all, they were either night battles or guarding warehouses, or simply playing a cat-and-mouse game. That's why the 36th Regiment has repeatedly
It’s a waste of time, but if the two armies really have to open up and fight positional warfare, the strength of our Baoshan Battalion at that time is not enough to fill the gap between the 36th Regiment.”
Yue Weihan still has this self-awareness, he is not a reckless man who does not know the heights of the world.
But then again, with the current strength of the Baoshan Regiment, coupled with the fact that the 36th Regiment on the other side is a tired division, does not have heavy firepower, and it is a cross-river attack, the outcome of this battle is uncertain.
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"Besides, do you think the 36th Regiment might give up the attack due to lack of heavy artillery support?" Yue Weihan paused, then continued, "The 36th Regiment and our Baoshan Regiment are old enemies. They are in the Sihang Warehouse.
One of us killed the commander and the entire headquarters, and we set up a trap in the Jiufeng Mountain area of Song County. They are afraid that they are trying hard to regain their position. How can they let go of such an opportunity so easily?
Pass?"
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On the other side of the river, Colonel Nakagawa was also observing the situation on the north bank through a telescope.
Yue Weihan really got it right. Seeing the Chinese army rushing to repair the river defenses on the other side of the river, Colonel Nakagawa suddenly showed a sneer of contempt on his face. This top student who graduated from the Imperial Continent University almost superstitiously believed that the Japanese Imperial Army was in the position
They are absolutely invincible in the battle. The Chinese army on the other side of the river dares to open up and engage in positional warfare, which is definitely bringing about their own destruction.
A second lieutenant officer saw that the Chinese Army on the other side was rushing to repair the river defenses. He couldn't help but stepped forward and persuaded: "Your Excellency Colonel, the Chinese Army on the other side has been prepared and the river defense fortifications have been formed. Should we postpone the attack? Wait for Honda.
Will we launch the attack after the commander and subsequent artillery brigade arrive?"
The artillery brigade of the 36th Regiment has six Type 92 infantry guns and four combat defense guns.
With these ten artillery pieces, it is enough to plow the Chinese fortifications on the other side of the river into flat ground. When the infantry launches another attack, they will encounter much less resistance.
"No need, this is a good opportunity for us to annihilate the Chinese Army on the other side of the river in one fell swoop. If we wait for the artillery squadron to come up, I'm afraid it will be dark. Once it gets dark, the Imperial Army will not be able to cross the river to attack. The Chinese Army on the other side will definitely
They will escape at night again, and I'm afraid it will take a lot of trouble to catch up with them, and we have no time."
Colonel Nakagawa rejected this suggestion without hesitation. In fact, he really had no choice.
The patience of the commander of the front army, General Matsui Iwane, has almost reached its limit. If the enemy on the other side cannot be eliminated before dark today and the cunning China fox is caught, then Colonel Nakagawa will be sent to a military court, or prepare to
Let's commit seppuku. Of course, that idiot Takahashi will accompany him on the journey.