Chapter 446: Contest
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On 12 July, the 1st Corps of the Field Army's main attack launched a general attack on the enemy, but Li Yong and the Independent Brigade were still placed in the position of the army reserve by Commander Guo Peng and Political Commissar Wang Enmao. (The fastest update speed is on the Aishang Novel Network biquge.info)
Commander Guo said to Li Yong and Wang Chengde, who came to the military headquarters to ask for instructions, your independent brigade is the trump card of our second army, and it can be used lightly, but there is no need to worry, are you afraid that such a big battle will not be used by you?
Commander Guo was really right, Hu Zongnan's Central Army was indeed not paper-meel, and it had combat effectiveness even if it worked hard, and the Kuomintang army had a general characteristic, that it fought well in defensive warfare and positional warfare, and objectively speaking, the regular army in the Kuomintang army was better in tactics than the ordinary PLA troops.
On the afternoon of the 2nd, the artillery attached to the 1st Corps and the artillery of the division opened fire together, and the artillery fire fell apart, and the Northwest Field Army was no longer the poor bastard that treated a few shells as treasures a few years ago, and the shells transported by rail were enough to fight a major battle.
Under the cover of artillery fire, the three corps of the first corps launched an attack together, the shouts were earth-shattering, the large corps fought, the attacking crowd was like a tide, and the second army of the independent brigade launched a surprise attack in the face of the 24th division of the Kuomintang Central Army at the first time.
This is the art of command on the battlefield, it is the wisdom of Mr. Peng and the leaders of the field army, and it is also the advantage of grasping the initiative in the campaign.
The Second Army had three main divisions and one independent brigade, and its total strength was more than three times that of the 24th Division of the Kuomintang Central Army.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has always paid attention to concentrating superior forces to fight a war of annihilation, and it is better to cut off one finger than to hurt 10 fingers; under the condition that the total strength of the First Field Army is not much different from that of the enemy, the 19th Corps uses a small part of its strength to contain the troops of Qing and Ning, which is equivalent to concentrating superior forces to deal with Hu Zongnan's Central Army.
In the face of the grouping of the enemy's five armies, three corps 3, 65, and 119 were selected, and in some cases, one army was used to deal with one division, that is to say, although the total strength of our army was not much different from that of the enemy, it was able to concentrate superior forces in specific battles and form an absolute overwhelming force in the local area.
Yabai Town, the defense area of the 24th Division of the Kuomintang Army, under the fierce attack of the Second Army of the People's Liberation Army, the Kuomintang defenders in the entire Yabai Town were in a panic, and officers and soldiers at all levels were shouting and stringing everywhere, as if the sky was about to fall, but it has to be said that the Central Army of the Kuomintang was by no means a soft egg that was inferior to anything, and it also had outstanding points.
The entire periphery of Yabai Town was surrounded by various fortifications of the Kuomintang 24th Division, with trenches, bunkers, mine arrays, barbed wire, and chain bunkers, which were densely packed like spider webs.
The commanders and fighters of the Second Army inevitably paid a huge price if they wanted to break through the enemy's various fortifications.
Because of the existence of the reserve of the independent brigade at hand, the commander of the Second Army, Guo Peng, launched a fierce attack on the position of the 24th Division of the Kuomintang with three main infantry divisions, and the battle was very fierce at the beginning.
The soldiers of the 24th Kuomintang Division, shouted at the shouts of officers at all levels, crawled out of various fortifications, opened fire with small arms in their hands, and desperately counterattacked the attacking troops of the Second Army.
The artillery fire of the Northwest Field Army was much more powerful than before, and the shells were enough, but it was not yet possible to completely destroy the enemy's fortifications, so after the artillery fire was extended, it was necessary to face the Kuomintang defenders who jumped out of various fortifications, and the soldiers formed countless assault squads, using grenades, explosives packs, and blasting canisters to attack forward to open the way.
However, it is undeniable that the fortifications of the Kuomintang defenders brought great difficulties to the attacking troops, because these fortifications were designed in a chain and formed a crossfire network with each other, and the fire network without dead ends caused the casualties of the attacking soldiers of the Second Army to increase sharply.
Each demolition team of the Second Army was composed of three fighters, and in the face of the enemy's crossfire, the demolition team fell one after another in the middle of the impact, and the soldiers who were responsible for covering behind them had red eyes, because the fighters in the demolition team who rushed were all selected and were the backbone of the troops, and their large number of casualties were worrying.
The soldiers of the cover opened fire desperately, wanting to suppress the enemy's firepower and give the rushing Zhanchuang a chance, but the battlefield is also cruel, the guns of the enemy's various pillboxes and fortifications are designed to be large and small, and it is very convenient to shoot from the inside, but it is very difficult to block the people inside from the outside, in order to blow up a fire point, the attacking troops have to pay the price of several demolition teams every time, and sometimes they may not be able to attack after losing several demolition teams in a row. The corpses of the fallen warriors were everywhere in the line of the attack.
The increasing losses made the cadres and soldiers of the attacking troops a little anxious, and everyone shouted that they wanted to rush and fight the enemy desperately, but fortunately, many of the commanders of the Second Army were very experienced veterans, and under their command, the troops stabilized.
After the situation was reported to the military headquarters, Commander Guo Peng asked everyone to be patient, how can there be smooth sailing in the war, what kind of difficulties have our second army never encountered, there are difficulties, and there are big troubles, so we must use our brains to find a way, even if we use our teeth to gnaw the enemy down.
After some adjustments, the assault troops of the Second Army changed their tactics of striking and rushing violently, and each attack on a key point had to use several troops, some responsible for blasting, some covering, some supporting, and some responsible for containing the firepower of other pillboxes.
The specific tactics are to feint a few points to contain the enemy's firepower, really attack a little, and use the main means to blow up this firepower point, once the enemy's core firepower point is blown up, a chain reaction will be produced.
After the adjustment, the tactics of the horse saw the effect, the attack speed of the assault force of the second army accelerated, the casualties also decreased, and the troops gradually deepened.
The core fortifications of Yabai Town, the headquarters of the 24th Division of the Kuomintang, the telephone rang one after another, and the people who went out and came in continued, and several officers reported to the division commander: "Division, there are too many troops attacked by the communist army, and the brothers will not be less than how to fight back. ”
Commander of the 24th Division: "Think of a way?" What can I come up with? I have only one guard battalion of mobile troops in my hands, and the rest is all used, and the communist army has several times more attack troops than us, and I can't get reinforcements even if I want to. ”
An officer who was scratching his ears and cheeks in a hurry reminded: "Division, see if you can ask Feng for instructions, and send us a little more troops, it is better to have a regiment, even if it is a battalion." ”
The division commander shouted: "Lao Tzu is not a military commander, nor is he a commander, can I just say that I want reinforcements?" Have you all been beaten stupid by the communist army? Go quickly, quickly organize troops to resist, and one more minute can be a minute. ”
After these officers ran out, this guy said to himself: "The appetite of the communist army is big enough, this is to swallow us all in one bite, hmph, it's so easy, come here, give me the 53rd Division in Hengqu Town." ”
In Hengqu Town, at the headquarters of the 53rd Division of the Kuomintang, an officer held a microphone and shouted: "Division, the telephone of Commander Wang of the 24th Division." ”
The commander of the 53rd Division, who picked up the phone, heard a burst of angry voices coming from the phone: "Commander Jiang, my defense area is now being attacked by several times the strength of the communist army, and there are many casualties. ”
The commander of the fifty-third division frowned: "Commander Wang, you are the same level as me, you have no right to command me, and I have no right to support you, what if you move troops at will, what if the commander blames you?" You wouldn't be thinking about court-martials? ”
"Bullshit military court, what kind of military court is not a court, Lao Tzu didn't call Feng, but the operator told Lao Tzu that reinforcements were being asked everywhere, and there was really no way to mobilize troops for us, and a receptionist sent Lao Tzu, what do you want me to do? Lao Tzu's 24th Division and Yabai Town are in front of your 53rd Division, and you can't stand it if we are finished, you can watch it. The phone snapped and the guy left it down.
The commander of the 53rd Division held the phone for several minutes and did not speak, and an officer beside him cautiously asked: "Division, what did Commander Wang of the 24th Division say?" ”
"The 24th Division was attacked by the communist army several times its size, and the situation was critical, and Division Commander Wang asked us to give us some support, but without Feng's order, it would be dealt with if the troops were transferred casually."
Officer: "What then?" Could it be that the 24th Division was eaten by the communist army? ”
After thinking about it, the commander of the 53rd Division finally made up his mind: "Someone come, pass on my order, the whole division will be mobilized, and the 24th Division will be reinforced." ”
The order of the division commander shocked the officers under him, and the whole division was opened? Isn't this about giving up positions? This is also good, if there is no order from the rank to abandon the position without permission, it is not a military court, maybe it is possible to be shot directly by the rank.
Thank you guys for the tips, Lao Ba is really a little embarrassed, Lao Ba's work is very intense, and he has to travel often, and I apologize to everyone.
Later, the cheeky old man still wanted to ask everyone for a few recommendation tickets and salute.
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