Three hundred and twentieth chapters canal blocking battle
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In comparison, the losses of the New 38th Division were minimal. Even if the death rate was slightly higher, only more than 600 people were sacrificed. However, the brigade where Sun Liren stayed in Yunhe Town to prevent the Japanese army from crossing east to rescue Lianyungang paid a greater price.
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Upon learning that Lianyungang had been bombarded by the Chinese Navy, and that the two battleships that were said to have been sold to the Soviet Union also appeared, the Japanese Central China Dispatch Force Command was greatly shocked. On the one hand, it immediately dispatched almost all available aviation forces.
On the other hand, more troops were immediately sent from Xuzhou to the east in order to open up the Longhai Railway as soon as possible, which had been cut off because Yunhe Town fell into enemy hands.
m mortars sank and fed the fish and turtles. The channel of the canal may not be as deep as the Yangtze River and other natural rivers, but it is still deep enough to be easily submerged. However, although the width of the river of about 100 meters is a bit small, the water temperature is already very low.
In the early winter, the devil fell into the water
It is not easy to overcome the stiffness of the body and successfully swim to the other side, not to mention the sharp artillery fire from the other side. Besides, the Japanese will surely sink to the bottom if they don’t lose their guns, but even if they get to the shore after losing their guns,
What can be done?
In this case, fire suppression was undoubtedly crucial for the Japanese. However, the unique super maneuverability of the mortars saved the more than 150 "Big Red Stars". The Japanese artillery fire could hardly threaten the New 38th Division's force.
Firing artillery, on the contrary, they never expected that mortars could hit such a distance. After the Japanese artillery's position was exposed,
Often because the transfer was too slow, they suffered many counterattacks from enemy mortars. If it were not for the poor precision of long-distance bombardment by mortars, it is not impossible that most of the Japanese artillery would have been lost. Even so, the Japanese artillery fire
They still didn't have the slightest advantage. On the contrary, the 357th Brigade of the New 38th Division, which only had mortars, gradually suppressed the opponent.
M mortar attacks, and the speed is generally very slow, are undoubtedly the best targets in the eyes of the artillery of the New 38th Division. As a result, almost all of them were sunk in the canal. Occasionally, a few ships rushed to the other side, and
They were all immediately attacked by Chinese officers and soldiers and quickly destroyed. At this point, the Japanese's attempt to cross eastward was completely bankrupt, and they only cost countless soldiers their lives needlessly.
Speaking of which, the generals of the Japanese Army's Central China Expeditionary Force Headquarters were also in a panic. Under the premise that the enemy forces on the other side were determined to defend, crossing the river has always been a troublesome and difficult military operation. You must know that in the history of northern Shaanxi
The Eighth Route Army only had a few troops left behind, but it still took advantage of the natural dangers of the Yellow River.
It repelled many attacks by the Japanese army, including elite Japanese troops at the brigade level. It is true that the Japanese troops trying to cross the canal east this time were far more than one brigade, but even if it is a brigade under the New 38th Division, the firepower
It is also far from comparable to the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia left-behind corps in history.
M and larger-caliber artillery shells were even more exhausted, so Sun Liren also made the same decision, and the two armies that had been fighting desperately just now began a long confrontation across the river.
It must be admitted that Sun Liren's decision was wise. Although the New 38th Division took a great advantage in the First Battle of Yunhe Town and killed and wounded more than 30,000 Japanese troops in such a short period of time, he only suffered less than 5,000 casualties (
In fact, compared to a brigade of more than 10,000 people,
This loss is not small, but there is no way, the enemy's strength advantage is too great.), but the Japanese army on the Eastern Front still has more troops than the New 38th Division. At the same time, they are different from the New 38th Division which is relatively far away from the main force. Even if it is only
Transport troops at night and arrive every day
At least several thousand reinforcements can be obtained from the direction of Xuzhou (Note 1). In addition, the advantage of the New 38th Division's artillery is rapidly weakened with the large consumption of artillery shells. It is really impossible to compete with the Japanese for consumption, and more importantly,
If the new 38th Division wants to eat or attack
The Japanese army retreated to the other side, and the offensive and defensive momentum was completely reversed. They were the ones who needed to forcefully cross the canal. No matter how proud Sun Liren was, he would not be so crazy. Even if he had enough artillery shells, he would not dare to do this.
Do it, let alone now
Both battles on the Eastern Front were skillful battles, while the Northern Front was a "flesh and blood mill" that set a new record for casualties in the history of the 15th Army. Compared with this place, Luodian in the historical Battle of Songhu was simply worthless.
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Note 1: The distance is less than 100 kilometers, which is too close. If the loss of Yunhe Town and the absence of the train station had a great impact, the Japanese troops could be transported several times faster, so it would be really practical for Sun Li's troops to make a long-distance attack to capture Yunhe Town.
It was a stroke of genius, but the risks involved were also unusually high. In fact, this plan was inspired by Hu Weidong after seeing Fu Zuoyi and remembering his surprise attack on Shijiazhuang during the historical Liberation War. It was formulated after Su Yu further improved it.