Three hundred and fifteenth chapters to carry forward the firepower
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Sun Liren was particularly worried that the Japanese would not attack the Shandong base area, but would instead move the main force to the west and attack the Lanfeng Defense Line along the Longhai Railway.
The main force of Japan's Central China Front Army will be the main force. By then, Luoyang, the hometown of the Fifteenth Group Army, will be directly threatened. By then, the Tenth Army will be directly threatened.
It is neither possible for the Fifth Group Army to save nor to save. If it were to be saved, it would be almost impossible to withstand the overwhelming strength of the Japanese army and the many more tanks and armored vehicles than our own on the plain terrain. It would be tantamount to sending them away.
They were annihilated by the Japanese, and if they didn’t go, it would be even harder to withstand it just by relying on the local troops and militia left behind...
And if Sun Liren can capture the southern defense line, the Japanese army, which can only temporarily dig simple fortifications, will have to maintain at least 500,000 troops in the Xuzhou area to be able to resist the main force of the 15th Army Group going south. The number of troops that can be mobilized to attack westward will naturally
Just limited
On the contrary, once the southern front is seized by the Japanese army, with the position to rely on, they only need 300,000 or even less troops to block the all-out attack of the 15th Army. At that time, they can mobilize at least 500,000 troops with all their strength.
To the west, the Central Plains border area is in danger!
Therefore, Sun Liren did not feel the joy of winning the first battle at all. Instead, with a serious look on his face, he immediately ordered the assault troops to advance southward at full speed. The goal was to penetrate the two Japanese defense lines, and the follow-up troops were separated to follow the assault arrows.
At the same time, the remaining commanders and fighters must immediately deploy to both ends of the captured enemy position to clear out the remaining enemies as soon as possible. The meaning of this order actually means "It is best if we can capture both lines of defense. No matter what, it will not work."
At least one line of defense must be secured." Because as long as there is one line of defense in hand, although the situation is serious, it is not impossible to do anything. And if both lines of defense are taken back by the Japanese, the 15th Army will inevitably fall into an extremely critical situation.
Not to mention that the main force was forced to retreat to the mountainous areas. The Shandong base area and the hometown base area in western Henan will not be spared. The losses in the Central Plains border areas will be even more difficult to estimate, and even the situation of the national war of resistance will take a turn for the worse...
This order fully reflects that Sun Liren is not only brave but also has a "stable" side. As a general who commands more than 30,000 troops, it is not enough to only think about how to fight when things go well. In response to various unfavorable situations,
You also need to plan in advance...
Although most of the remaining Japanese troops on the position had their morale collapsed and were basically unable to offer strong resistance, the battle was like a whirlwind with no suspense. However, the infantry squad tactics of the New 38th Division still made Chen Mingren's eyes shine. In addition to the common machine guns,
Fire suppression, that weird thing called a rocket launcher actually has a maximum range of 1,500 meters, and the air-burst steel ball bombs it fires are a threat to those stubborn who try to use the position to cover.
The enemy was dealt a heavy blow. But what made Chen Mingren even more stunned was that the so-called "assault rifle" could actually obtain sustained firepower that was almost as good as a light machine gun by using the special method of changing the magazine with one hand. In one squad, 2 assault rifles, 1
Under the powerful firepower provided by a light machine gun and a rocket launcher, it was enough to make a full squad of more than 30 Japanese soldiers unable to fight back. The New 38th Division wiped out the remaining Japanese on the position with almost no casualties...
...
During this period, some Japs pretended to surrender and wanted to die together with the soldiers of the New 38th Division, but the 15th Army had already figured out how to deal with this. The soldiers directly pointed their guns at the newly captured Japs and asked them to disarm their former comrades.
And rushed together and put them under machine gun surveillance. Even if there is fraud, the dead are Japanese people, and we don’t feel bad. As for those who pretended to be dead and used illegal weapons, because of the tradition established by the 15th Army Group - "Every corpse must be
"One more shot" would be even more fatal...
Even a squad has continuous suppressive fire. How terrifying is the consumption of bullets? Chen Mingren couldn't help but objected to the New 38th Division's prodigal behavior, but Sun Liren said to him, "This is just for the Arrow Troops."
It's just a privilege. Not every unit in our army has
Do this. In fact, only our New 38th Division, because it has enough cars, can carry a large amount of ammunition to support this kind of attack." After hearing this, Chen Mingren's doubts disappeared, but he did not know that Sun Liren said more.
In fact, due to insufficient logistics and transportation capabilities during external operations, only Sun Liren's
The New 38th Division can pour out ammunition so extravagantly, but if it is an internal battle or the battle location is not far from the base area or railway. The Central Plains Border Region's astonishing output of more than 800 million rounds of ammunition in 1938, the total output of other border areas is also 100 million
Multiple shots, about 1 billion in total, various
In terms of the importance of ammunition production, bullets have always been ranked first by Hu Weidong. At least in terms of bullets, the 15th Group Army can shoot at will. Of course, even so, if his subordinates waste ammunition meaninglessly, they will still be punished.
Hu Weidong’s criticism and even punishment...
The capture of the original Japanese position went smoothly, but just as the assault troops were rapidly advancing towards the original defense line, a reconnaissance plane from the North China Aviation Corps sent back bad news. After hearing this, Sun Liren frowned and said, "
Came so fast!"
Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio, the commander of Japan's First Mecha Army, had been carefully studying the fighting style of the 15th Army during the period when he was refrigerated, and his military capabilities were also reflected and deduced countless times.
Unknowingly, he jumped to a new level. After the victory in the previous battle, he did not stop and led his troops directly to the north. After getting additional fuel from the Japanese army attacking Xuzhou, he continued to lead his troops to rush northward.
Jin, he knew very well that with Hu Weidong's combat style, it was impossible to wait until someone pointed the gun at his head before reacting. "After the 'Machi-no-Orochi' learned that the squadron in the fifth theater had suffered a major defeat, whether it was to seize defensive positions
In order to prevent the main force of the imperial army from going north to Shandong, or to obtain a base for advancing south to Xuzhou, he will definitely send troops south to attack the 100,000 imperial army in southern Shandong, and he will never be allowed to succeed..."
However, Yoshio Shinozuka did not expect that the 15th Army had actually formed a "mechanized" reorganized division, and its combat effectiveness was so powerful that it defeated the main force of the Lunan Japanese Army that had just won a major victory, and even destroyed its original position.
They were all lost. But the First Mecha Army arrived not too late. At least they arrived on the battlefield before Sun Liren's goal was completely achieved...