Chapter 466: Restoration of Luda University (Part 2)
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But even so, the Japanese still paid unprecedented heavy casualties. The number of casualties alone exceeded 20,000. More than half of the infantry brigade was disabled, and all 11 infantry squadrons were wiped out. But their sacrifices were not
in vain, day
Zong finally succeeded in capturing Highland 203, the commanding heights in the northwest of Lushunkou, which was far more complete than during the Russo-Japanese War and had more defenders. Then the officers and soldiers of the artillery division quickly destroyed many Japanese fortresses in previous battles.
203m
M heavy howitzer went up, and after being condescending, this new type of heavy artillery with a maximum range of more than 50 kilometers can easily cover the entire city of Lushun even if it fires a heavy gun with a larger charge, and the field of view is beyond qnghu
The accuracy is also great
In order to improve. Soon, all the important strongholds of the Lushunkou garrison, including Lushun Airport, and the Japanese warships in the port were violently bombarded by the artillery division's 203mm heavy artillery. In just one day, the artillery division alone killed and wounded more than 1,000 Japanese troops.
Thousands of people.
Upon seeing this, more than ten Japanese warships in the harbor fled in panic, but only three Japanese warships successfully broke through. The rest were either sunk by 203mm heavy howitzers, or were ambushed by a dozen torpedo boats of the Chinese Navy during the breakout.
(Note 1) sunk, or simply hang a white flag and surrender. The only thing that makes Hu Weidong a little regretful is that the surrenders are all non-combat ships. However, thinking that a few Japanese ships can be salvaged and repaired, Hu Weidong still feels very comfortable.
When the heavy artillery of the artillery division was showing off its power, the Japanese officers and soldiers did not miss the opportunity to beat the drowned dog. With the support of their own powerful artillery fire, they launched fierce attacks against the stubborn enemy again and again, and won the victory with more than 10,000 casualties.
They killed and wounded more than 30,000 Japanese troops. With the victory already determined, the Japanese launched a propaganda attack against the Lushun defenders.
The effect of the situation was greatly increased. After the top commander of the Japanese army in Lushun was killed by 203mm large-caliber heavy artillery, the Japanese leaders of the group gradually laid down their weapons and surrendered to the Central Plains Field Army. The total number exceeded 30,000. If the prisoners captured in the battle are included
The number of people is much larger. So far, the Luda area, which had been occupied by foreign countries for 40 years, has finally been completely recovered![
After learning that Luda was recovered, even Taizu could not restrain his excitement and personally sent a congratulatory message to the Central Plains Field Army, because he was very happy that after Luda was recovered, the main force of Huaye in Shenyang and Fushun would no longer have to worry about anything, and from now on they could march eastward with all their strength.
The Japanese army suffered another loss
After losing more than 100,000 elites, their vitality will undoubtedly be severely damaged. Even if they can get some partial victory by luck, they will still be able to recover. The great man who was determined in his heart immediately issued an order to the chiefs of Dongye and Huaye: "We must defeat the enemy before winter comes."
The Japanese invaders are completely driven out of China."
Hu Weidong, on the other hand, is more concerned about the shipyards in Dalian and Lushun. Although the best things from the Japanese always stay in the mainland, the largest shipyards in the two places are only 8,000 tons in size. It is not even as good as Qingdao before the Anti-Japanese War, and even worse.
Not to mention comparing with Shanghai, but after all, Japan has been operating here for many years. If we compare the total production capacity of the shipbuilding industry, Qingdao and Shanghai
The combined shipbuilding industry in Qingdao cannot compare with the Luda area. Therefore, Hu Weidong plans to move the construction tasks of small and medium-sized ships such as destroyers, frigates, and torpedo boats here to reduce the burden on Qingdao and Shanghai shipbuilding bases. Anyway, victory in the Northeast battlefield is now in sight
, there are many ready-made fortifications in the Luda area, so there is no need to worry about safety.
In the Battle of Luda, the three units that contributed the most were the Marine Division, the Japanese Column Division and the Artillery Division. Among them, the Artillery Division largely relied on the power of new artillery, so it only announced praise throughout the army.
After much discussion, the military technicians and master workers who developed and produced the 203mm heavy howitzer were commended by the Central Plains Bureau of the Red Party, the Central Plains Liberated Area Government and the Central Plains Military Region.
In contrast, the results achieved by the Marine Division and the Japanese Column were all achieved with the lives of several combatants, so naturally they both received grand commendations. Originally, Hu Weidong wanted to further expand the Marine Division, but this type of special unit was far from enough.
It costs much more money than ordinary light infantry units, and is not as important to China as a mainland country as armored units and artillery units.
, so Hu Weidong later just divided the Marine Division into three, turning it into three Class A divisions with more than 10,000 troops. The total number of Marine Corps units did not increase, but most of the officers were more or less affected by this.
The level of the army has been upgraded, and the room for improvement of the grassroots officers and soldiers has been greatly increased. Everyone is happy, and the combat effectiveness of the army has become stronger because of the more reasonable organization.
In contrast, the Japanese Zong's establishment has been greatly expanded. Due to the addition of a large number of newly transformed former Japanese prisoners of war, the Japanese Zong, which had been damaged by the Battle of Lushunkou, not only replaced all the lost soldiers, but also
The organization of an army with three divisions was upgraded to that of a front army, with 9 field divisions, 3 independent mixed brigades and 1 field heavy artillery brigade, with a total strength of no less than 300,000.
The reason why such a large expansion was carried out all at once is that the total number of captured Japanese soldiers has now exceeded one million, and the efficiency of transformation has also been continuously improved. The Japanese have sufficient sources of troops, otherwise even if they want to expand, they can only pay lip service to it.
Talk about it; on the other hand, because the victory of the domestic Anti-Japanese War is imminent, and the Chinese navy is not strong enough, if you want to attack the Japanese mainland, you can only increase the possibility of Japan's domestic revolution through the demonstration effect of Japan.
Disintegrate the Japanese army from within.
In addition, the continuous increase in the strength of the People's Liberation Army also gave the Red Party enough confidence to fully control this armed force transformed from the invading army. When Luda was recovered, the total strength of the People's Liberation Army had already exceeded the 4 million mark.
Among them, the number of field troops alone is close to 3
There are as many as 200,000 people, and the total number of militiamen in the major liberated areas is no less than 20 million, including more than 2 million basic militiamen. Such a huge army force is far from being comparable to that of Japan. In fact, the Central Plains Field Army alone is enough
So that the Japanese officers and soldiers did not dare to have any dissent.
When the Japanese vertical expansion was completed, the total strength of the Central Plains Field Army, even excluding the two heavy armored divisions and the Japanese vertical that were transferred to the Northeast to fight, was no less than one million. Among them, the elite field army had more than 600,000 troops, and its weapons and equipment were similar to
The combat effectiveness is even more incomparable to that of the Japanese Zong. Even the commander of the Japanese Zong, Shiraishi Tomohisa, admitted that even if the weapons and equipment are exactly the same, the field reorganization division of the Central Plains Field Army (
(with troops ranging from 30,000 to 40,000) can also securely defeat the two main Japanese divisions (with a strength of 560,000). And if current weapons and equipment are used, and under the premise of sufficient supplies, the Central Plains Field Army's field reorganized divisions
It can even easily defeat a Japanese army. With such strong force as the backing, Hu Weidong is naturally not afraid to use the Japanese to fight the Japanese to reduce the casualties of the Chinese.
Note 1: At this time, the hydrofoil boats have not yet been finalized and produced. These torpedo boats are all wooden conventional torpedo boats, built first for emergency use. Although their performance is not good, the Japanese warships are eager to fight. The Chinese naval officers and soldiers on the torpedo boats
Torpedoes can be launched calmly, and the Bohai Strait is narrow and has many islands, which is very conducive to ambush by torpedo boats, so the results are quite fruitful. (To be continued...)