Chapter 494: Yingkou
Even these laborers organized a force of their own accord...... This army mainly originated from the liberation of a military factory, which produced light weapons and ammunition, which brought a lot of equipment to the laborers, on the other hand, the laborers of the military factory usually did not come into contact with those rifles, and in this war years it can be said that anyone can play with guns and this thing, so they quickly pulled up a unit under the command of the expeditionary force to control the surrounding factories one after another, and the 50th division came up to receive these factories and organize these armed forces. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Half an hour later, the expeditionary force reached the entrance of the camp.
Yingkou is still a county with a population of only more than 300,000 at this time, although the population is not large, but it is an important strategic place in Northeast China, because it is located between Shenyang, Luda and Jinzhou, with convenient water and land transportation and flat terrain. Here the troops can quickly spread out in three directions, and there can be medium and long roads to the east; To the west, there is Bac Ninh Road; To the north is a shortcut to the northeast.
For such a strategic location, the original plan of the expeditionary force was to use "city-jumping tactics" against it...... The so-called "city-hopping tactic" is actually derived from the island-hopping tactic.
Of course, there is a difference between "city-hopping tactics" and "island-hopping tactics...... For an island, as long as the navy and air force cripple it, then the island will actually play no role in the war, and it can almost be ignored.
But for a city...... Even if its navy and air force were disabled, the Japanese troops in the city would still rush out at any time, and they would attack the supply lines of the expeditionary force.
On the other hand, if the expeditionary force captures these county towns along the way, it will undoubtedly violate the principle of "blitzkrieg", and when the expeditionary force reaches the city of Shenyang, I am afraid that the expeditionary force will be exhausted and the Japanese army will be ready to attack.
Therefore, Zhang Chi's plan was: to bypass these county towns, and the forces of the second regiment and the first regiment and the two regiments would take Shenyang directly, and the task of taking them would be handed over to the 50th Division that arrived next.
But what Zhang Chi didn't expect was an accident at this time...... The reconnaissance unit of the 2nd Regiment in front of it drove the "Stuart" tanks and armored vehicles to fight and advance at the same time, and when the fighting was rising, they forgot for a moment that they had arrived at Yingkou and needed to bypass it, so they rushed into Yingkou County.
The commander of this reconnaissance company was a company commander named Xu Jiaxing, who had only three "Stuart" tanks and 20 M3 half-track armored vehicles under his command...... A half-track armored car can carry 13 people, and the total strength is about three hundred.
After Xu Jiaxing broke into the camp under the fire of the tank, he couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the houses and people coming and going, and asked the deputy company commander: "Where is this?" ”
The deputy company commander hurriedly took out the map and looked at it, and replied embarrassedly: "Report to the company commander...... It's Yingkou! ”
"Yingkou?!" Xu Jiaxing couldn't help but be taken aback and said, "It's broken!" ”
Xu Jiaxing's sentence "broken" actually has two meanings, one is to disobey orders in a daze, and it is not a trivial matter to disobey orders on the battlefield, and it is even more unforgivable if it disrupts the overall plan of the superiors.
The other, according to previous reconnaissance, there are two squadrons of about 500 people stationed at Yingkou, and there are more than 1,000 puppet soldiers...... Although this force is not large, it is still very different for a reconnaissance company with only 300 men.
"Company commander!" The deputy company commander suggested: "Withdraw, the devil hasn't reacted yet......"
The devil really didn't react, and even the people at Yingkou didn't react, they looked at this unit wearing strange military uniforms and driving strange cars and tanks in a daze, and their hearts were wondering...... Who dares to be so bold, even the Japanese dare to kill, but looking at the guns in the hands of these people, I'm afraid it's not easy to provoke!
"Get out of your head!" Xu Jiaxing immediately shouted: "Brothers, let's break into the devil's nest...... Just don't do it and kill him! ”
"Good! Kill him! ”
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"Company commander!" The deputy company commander shouted, "What about the order?" ”
"I'll take care of whatever goes wrong!" Xu Jiaxing shouted: "Brothers! Fight with the devil! Kill! ”
"Kill!"
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The soldiers shouted and drove tanks and armored vehicles on a rampage through the county, honking their horns or firing their guns when they saw the people, "booming" a shuttle of bullets when they saw guns in their hands or wearing uniforms, and from time to time they threw a few grenades from the speeding half-tracks into the enemy's hidden buildings on both sides.
The Japanese troops at Yingkou were defenseless, and no one could stop this force in the slightest......
In fact, this is also normal, you must know that there are three "Stuart" and twenty half-tracks, which are both guns and machine guns, and the speed is quite fast, and the tank has a certain amount of protection...... To be precise, the "Stuart" was a light tank, but the Japanese had almost no usable anti-tank equipment.
Then the luck of Xu Jiaxing and his party came, they fought on the street for a while, and found a group of Japanese soldiers rushing out from a corner...... Of course, these devils rushed up to die, and after a burst of gunfire, they fell to the ground like a stake, and then the tank rolled up without thinking, and the bloody rain that people couldn't bear to look at directly, but the soldiers of the expeditionary force seemed to be used to it.
The point is not here.
Xu Jiaxing pondered, and this devil rushed out from that corner...... Does that mean their barracks are there?!
So he immediately gave a command to the tank in front of him, ordering it to turn.
As soon as the tank was inserted inside, he saw a gate with Japanese characters written on it, so Xu Jiaxing knew that he had guessed correctly, and he ruthlessly ordered the troops to break in......
In fact, this is not only the barracks of the Japanese army, but also the headquarters of the Japanese army stationed in Yingkou, and the Japanese army Matsui Osa was holding an emergency meeting because of the attack by unknown troops at Yingkou, but he did not expect that the enemy had already hit the door after a fierce gunshot.
"Bastard!" Matsui Daisa scolded, and without thinking about it, he ordered: "Organize an attack immediately and destroy all the enemies!" ”
"Yes!" The subordinates answered, turned around and went to organize the attack.
This is the consistent combat style of the Japanese army, they always use offense instead of defense, or rather...... It can also be said that they are used to fighting like this on the battlefield in China, and no matter what the situation, as long as they attack, they are right.
But in fact, Matsui Dazuo made a serious misjudgment this time: if he was defending according to the danger, then Xu Jiaxing's troops might not be able to help them, and when the puppet army arrived, Xu Jiaxing and others were afraid that they would fall into a heavy siege.
But Matsui chose to attack, and that's another story.
(To be continued.) )