Chapter 358: The Position Changed Hands
"Commander, this time the enemy attacked more than five thousand people. It's the two wings that attacked us who have attacked us! The guard had a look of horror on his face. There are only about 1,500 soldiers of the Northeast Army on the position, but the enemy has 5,000 and is supported by heavy artillery.
"Concentrate light machine-gun mortars. This time the weapons and ammunition were open to me. Grandma's. These weapons and ammunition are not brought alive or dead, they are all used, and it is cost-effective to pull a few more little devils on their backs. The head of the regiment looked gloomy until what time it was. If you don't have an order from your superiors and retreat, then wait and eat the guns of the gendarmerie! The commander of the first regiment did not think that he had the ability to escape the harsh military law within the Northeast Army. Now the Northeast Army is becoming more and more regular, with an internal system, military courts, and gendarmerie. This is much more binding on the soldiers.
"Commissar, tell the fighters to get all the grenades in their hands ready. Don't be so fucking picky, if you can live this time, Lao Tzu will supplement them! A resolute look appeared on the face of the head of the regiment. If there is no support in the rear, after this battle, I am afraid that a group will no longer exist! Ammunition left in the hands was also cheaper for little Japan. It's better to use them all.
"Yes!"
Second Brigade Command.
"Report to the regiment commander, the enemy dispatched two brigades and launched an attack on the position of one regiment!" The chief of staff said with a changed expression. Unexpectedly, in this contest, Japan could not hold its breath first.
"Humph! The little devil was nothing more than that, and ordered the guard battalion to go to support the first regiment. At the same time, the brigade heavy machine guns were brought up. Ask the division headquarters for instructions and ask the heavy artillery regiment to assist in this operation. "The little devil has been bombarding indiscriminately for so long with superior firepower, and it is the turn of the Northeast Army to counterattack.
"Brigade commander, even if this is the case, a regiment may not be able to hold the position, should you let them withdraw first? Or send the three regiments that are recuperated. Although the guard battalion is not weak, the number is really small. The enemy numbered more than 5,000 men. The political commissar said in a deep voice.
"No, the third regiment, as the general reserve, must not be touched unless it is absolutely necessary. The task of our second brigade is still very heavy, and we cannot consume all our strength here. "Wang Zhidao can sit as the commander of the second brigade at the core of the Northeast Army, in addition to ability, qualifications are also a very important part. As the commander of the Second Brigade, even in the Northeast Army, he is considered a high-level person, so he naturally has access to many strategic plans. The Northeast Army fought against Little Japan this time, not blindly to the death, after all, if it was-for-tat, the follow-up strength of the Japanese army would far exceed that of the Northeast Army. Fighting a war of attrition, the Northeast is definitely inferior to Japan. Therefore, in this case, the Northeast Army also demanded a quick victory. And the best way is to completely defeat Japan on the battlefield, or at least defeat the Korean army, which they hope for.
According to the strategy formulated by the General Staff of the Northeast Army, the North Korean Army cannot be resisted hard. After all, the Korean Army currently has seven divisions, and even if its Sixth Division sits at the junction of Korea and Russia to guard against the Russians, Japan can use five divisions and regiments, with a total strength of 150,000 troops. At the same time, there are tens of thousands of North Korean troops as cannon fodder. In this case, the burden on the Northeast Army would be too great if it resisted. Therefore, the Northeast General Staff formulated the tactics of temporarily avoiding the front, putting the enemy into the northeast, and adopting the tactics of blocking the enemy step by step, so as to constantly consume the enemy's sharp spirit and vital strength. Then, with the combination of movement warfare and positional warfare, the enemy was exhausted and dragged down, and finally completely defeated and expelled from the northeast.
Although the Japanese army was to be put into the northeast, if the battle was not fought well at the beginning, it would affect the following battles. Judging from the current situation, the performance of the first group is still good. On the premise of not having artillery support, relying only on positional warfare, he alone resisted the attacks of the two Japanese wings, which not only kept his position, but also caused huge casualties to the enemy's living forces.
Boom!
Huge shells whizzed through a mass of positions. Exploded in the ranks of the Japanese army.
"Regiment commander, it's our heavy artillery regiment, our heavy artillery regiment is mighty!" The political commissar of the first regiment said excitedly.
The head of the regiment had some moisture in his eyes. The seven-foot man also has a feeling of the aftermath of the catastrophe. At the beginning, he did think that the brigade headquarters had decided to let them fight to the death in the position, and take the greatest initiative for the first war of the Northeast Army. But from the moment the heavy artillery opened fire, he knew that the brigade headquarters was not going to abandon them. It filled his heart with strength.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
The heavy artillery of the Northeast did not attack the enemy's artillery positions, after all, the heavy artillery of the Northeast Army could not be compared with the Japanese in caliber. Heavy artillery firing will suffer a big loss. Because the Northeast artillery aimed at the attacking Japanese troops. The ranks of the Japanese charge bloomed with blood flowers. The Tohoku Heavy Artillery fires special flowering shells. The radius of destruction reached 50 meters, and every shell that fell could always take the lives of dozens of Japanese soldiers.
"Yaga! Yaga! The artillery wing was asked to attack the Chinese artillery. Damn the Chinese artillery, they actually attacked the infantry with heavy artillery! "Major General Kanaya Fan San looked at the attacking troops under the heavy artillery of the enemy, and his heart was dripping blood! That's the elite of his 6th Brigade!
"Report to the regiment commander, the brigade headquarters guard battalion is here to support!" The operational staff officer will receive a telegram from the brigade headquarters and report to the regiment commander.
"Guard battalion? That's good! With the addition of the guard battalion, you can always compete with the little devils. The guard battalion has more than 800 people, and with their men, the total strength is almost 2,300 people. With the geographical advantage and the assistance of heavy artillery, it can always inflict a certain amount of damage on the enemy. This time, we must resist the enemy's attack. ”
"Political commissar, it's hard for you to pick up the guard battalion, and then arrange them into the position of the second battalion. The losses of the second battalion were too great. The position of the 2nd Battalion also became the weak link of the entire position. The head of the regiment said in a deep voice.
"Yes!" After the start of the war, the military commander was in charge of everything, and the political commissar was also to follow orders.
Light machine guns, mortars. Grenades fly. The attacking Japanese army was dealt a heavy blow. But in any case, the Japanese army had the upper hand in numbers, and the positions of the Northeast Army were already incomplete, so it was natural that all sorts of problems would arise.
"Report to the regiment commander, the Japanese army has attacked the position of the first battalion."
"Damn, let all the regimental guard companies be sent up and beat the enemy down for me." In terms of numbers, it was at an absolute disadvantage, and if the Japanese army were allowed to gain a foothold in their positions, it would be a great danger to the first regiment.
Boom Boom!
Mortars began to strike. The Japanese troops below the positions of the Northeast Army were subjected to an intensive offensive by the Northeast Mortar Regiment.
"And support!" A group of adults are happy. Unexpectedly, the regiment commander not only sent the guard battalion to strengthen them, but also sent the mortar regiment to the front. More than 100 mortars collectively caused great damage to the Japanese army.
"Withdraw your troops, call for artillery support!" Seeing the sudden increase in the firepower of the Northeast Army, Major General Kanaya had to suspend the offensive. There is no way, in such an attack, their troops will lose even more. After all, the enemy already has an absolute superiority in firepower.
Drip, drip!
The trumpet of the Japanese withdrawal sounded. The Japanese army, which had just been dealt a heavy blow, showed an elite posture and began to retreat in an orderly manner. The Japanese army took the brigade as a unit, leaving a part of the troops to continue to maintain pressure on the Northeast Army, and the remaining large army began to withdraw from the battlefield in an orderly manner.
"Inform the mortar regiment and ask them to immediately shift their positions. The heavy artillery of the Japanese army is about to be launched! The regimental commander saw the retreating enemy, and his face changed. Now the large forces of the Japanese army are still on the other side of the Yalu River, and small-caliber artillery cannot achieve its goal. However, the heavy artillery units of the Japanese army were fully able to bring the front-line positions of the Northeast Army into the firing range, so when the Japanese troops withdrew, it was the time for the Japanese heavy artillery to exert its might.
Rumble...... The Japanese heavy artillery began to wield, and sure enough, the mortar positions just now became the focus of the Japanese bombardment.
"Commander, the enemy's large forces are beginning to cross the river." The political commissar of the regiment said loudly. The regiment commander looked up at the Japanese soldiers crossing the Yalu River densely, and his mood was extremely heavy.
"Regiment commander, I received an order from the headquarters to ask our regiment to destroy all the tunnels and enter the second line of defense!" said the regimental chief of staff.
"Got it, order the troops to organize a retreat, and when the enemy shelling is over, retreat immediately." The first regiment suffered heavy losses this time, and the number of people who were directly killed and buried alive reached nearly 1,000. More than 300 were seriously wounded, and most of the rest were wounded.
The shelling ended, and a group silently withdrew from its positions.
The Japanese attacked again, only this time the Japanese were much more cautious. Not only were the attacking forces more dispersed, but artillery positions were also set up on the north bank of the river. Strengthen the artillery cover of the attacking troops.
These measures were naturally ineffective, and when the Japanese army rushed to the position, the entire position was quiet, except for the smoke of heavy artillery shells, the Northeast Army did not even leave a corpse. The soldiers buried in the ground were not able to be taken away by the Northeast Army, but the corpses of the soldiers that could be taken away, all the corpses of the soldiers were taken away by the Northeast Army. In the Northeast, the corpses killed in battle are glorious and sacred.
"Yaga! Damn the Shina army, the cunning Shina army! Major General Kanaya Fan San was so depressed that he was about to vomit blood. After fighting for a long time without taking the position, the enemy automatically withdrew his troops, which was simply a disregard for the Imperial Japanese Army.
"Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, the Division Commander calls!" Said the signal soldier.
"Yaga! ......" I heard the angry rattling of the phone from afar.
"Hai, Hai ......" Major General Kanaya Fanzo's face was flushed, and he bowed down in great shame to listen to the stern rebuke of the division commander.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, please rest assured that we, the Sixth Brigade, will remember today's shame. It will definitely let the Shina Army know the strength of the Imperial Japanese Army. We immediately organized a march and launched an attack on the fleeing Chinese army! Major General Kanaya Fanzo assured loudly.
Putting down the phone, Major General Kanaya breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it is not in the division headquarters, otherwise this big mouth will be hit again.
"Let the two fools, Yamato and Honda, come and see me! Incompetent waste. "I was angry with the division commander, and Major General Kanaya Fan San always had to find someone to vent. Give the attacking forces two wings to be the best candidates. At this time, naturally no one in the brigade headquarters dared to intercede for the two, look at the brigade commander's black face, who wants to go up and smoke it if there is nothing to do!
(To be continued)