Chapter Seventy-Four: The Battle
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Looking at the map spread out on the table, and comparing it with the attack plan of General Billy Gellinger, Yang Rui somehow suddenly remembered a sentence in Stephen Chow's movie: The world's martial arts are unbreakable, only fast and unbreakable. The left flank of the Japanese army is extremely weak, but no matter how weak it is, it is still a piece of paper, and he did not find the information on the battle of Heigoutai in the novel, so there is no way to know how long these 8,000 people have been supported, but he knows that if he does not quickly occupy Heigoutai, Shendanbao, and Sanjian Pao, then the sweep of Misichenko's cavalry army cannot be swept up, and the best result is that when the mouth is still torn, the Japanese reinforcements come, and the worst result is that the mouth is torn, and he just meets several times the Japanese reinforcements who are several times his own. Then the cavalry corps was completely annihilated.
Thinking of this, Yang Rui laughed, it seems that they have all gambled, Kuropavant is betting that with this little force, Bili Gerlinger will not win, and Billy Gerlinger is betting that under his own command, no matter how few troops are, they can win the victory. Yang Rui asked, "What kind of person is Missichko, have you seen him?" β
Leo said, "I've seen it." He was a Cossack general and a knight. If he had been given the opportunity, I believe he would have inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese army. β
"But it mainly depends on the degree to which the Eighth Army captures Heigoutai and Shendanbao," Yang Rui said, speaking of this, he suddenly felt a little neglected, the three-tip PAO he attacked was just the flank of Heigoutai, Bili Gellinger was really old and spicy, put a force with little combat effectiveness on the flank, probably waiting for this army to break up and report to the Eighth Army. It's better to think less about unpleasant things, Yang Rui quickly shifted his thinking, "The Japanese have built permanent fortifications in the areas of the Hunhe, Leek River, and Red River before the Battle of Shahe, and these fortifications are not ordinary artillery shells that can be dealt with, as far as I know, the Russian artillery shells are mainly grenade shells, and the effect of this kind of artillery shells against fortifications is very bad." Moreover, the temperature outside is now about minus 30 degrees, and civil engineering work cannot be carried out at all during the attack, and I doubt that the Eighth Army will be able to capture Heigoutai and Shendan Fort quickly. β
"I have the same suspicions about your doubts. But His Excellency the Admiral must attack this one, and Kuropatkin's order was very ...... "Leo could not find a word to describe the feeling, "The First Army and the Third Army will not attack until the Second Army has opened a gap, the order reads. I think that if the Second Army were attacking on the flanks, even a symbolic feint by the First Army would put tremendous pressure on the entire Japanese defensive line. So that the Japanese did not dare to send reinforcements to the left flank. Ay. Yang, it seems that you are right, the Russian army is unlikely to win this war, even if he has the advantage in forces. β
Finally seeing Leo admit defeat, Yang Rui laughed, "Let's not talk about this for now." Today is our Spring Festival, let's talk about these things after drinking. "It's finally going to start, aren't you just waiting for this day, thinking of this Yang Rui for a while, I just want to get drunk and take a break, and sweep away the depression of waiting these days.
There was no talk after a night of drinking. At noon on the second day, all the backbone of the 1st Division gathered at the Temple of Literature. The commander of the second division also participated in this meeting at the invitation of Yang Rui, Zhang Zongchang thought that he was here to drink and pay New Year's greetings, but who knew that when he entered the Confucian Temple, he was in a posture of holding a meeting, he saw that he was surrounded by officers who were as old as himself, all of them were magnificent, it was really strange, and he wanted to greet him, but these young people had a stern expression. As a soldier, he had no choice but to give up. The Temple of Literature has been in disrepair for a long time, even Confucius's hand has been broken, and the whole temple smells of decay, plus there are few small windows in the temple, and the inside is usually black and rumbling, even when the sun is out. Yang Rui can only move the offering table to the door, so that he can read the map by the daylight outside, and there are many people who come today, so he lit a lot of horse lanterns in the temple.
Below the statue of Confucius. Bei Shoutong, an operational staff officer, gave a briefing on the winter operation: "It is expected that during the attack, the temperature will be between minus 20 and 30 degrees during the day and about minus 40 degrees at night.
β¦β¦ According to intelligence, there are now more than 500 garrisons in the Sanjian PAO area, but it is speculated that after the 8th Army occupies Heigoutai, some enemy troops who have withdrawn from Heigoutai will retreat to the Sanjian PAO area. Considering that it is difficult to excavate fortifications in winter, according to the estimation of enemy European-style fortifications, it can accommodate about 1,500 people at most; The defenders of the entire Heigoutai area belonged to the enemy's farming detachment, which had under the jurisdiction of the 5th Cavalry Wing, the 8th Cavalry Wing, and an infantry wing.
β¦β¦ It is observed that the enemy's defense mode is a stronghold defense, and all the villages near Sanjian Pao, such as Toupao, Sumabao, Wujiazi, and Bahuangdi are its defense strongholds, these fortifications were built before the Battle of Shahe, all of which were European-style trenches, about two meters wide, surrounding the entire village and connecting the village, and after the battle, they were reinforced and expanded, and now the weather is cold, and the surface of the fortifications is frozen soil, which is extremely strong. According to the simulation of the Japanese positions a few days ago, the Russian three-inch or 76mm artillery has no ability to destroy the enemy's fortifications, and the killing effect on the enemy is not good, and the flying thunder cannon has no ability to destroy the enemy's fortifications, and the shock effect is also reduced because of the protection of the fortifications;
β¦β¦ There is an obstacle area of 20 to 50 meters in front of the enemy fortifications, which learns from the fact that the Russian army has laid antlers and barbed wire in front of the trenches, but it is estimated that the barbed wire is limited, and the southeast side of the village is not arranged. When a troop assaults, it can be destroyed with artillery;
β¦β¦ Once the enemy is attacked, the troops that can be reinforced can arrive in 30 hours at the earliest, and their assembly point is Langdonggou, 20 kilometers southwest of Heigoutai, if our army does not occupy the Sanjianbao area within 30 hours after the attack of the Eighth Army, then it will face most of the enemy reinforcements. It is not yet possible to estimate the number of enemy reinforcements. β
Combined with all kinds of information, the situation that can be understood can only go to this Cheng dΓΉ, Bei Shoutong finished reading, the officers below all discussed, and soon someone proposed to build yΓ¬, this time it was Cheng Zhiyu who spoke, a native of Yixian County, Anhui Province, and his name Li η (fa) means shield, but when choosing a specialty, he chose artillery. When the Second Brigade was formed, he was appointed commander of the First Brigade Artillery Battalion, and now he is the commander of the First Division's artillery regiment, but his artillery regiment only has 18 Russian-made 76mm field guns and four mountain guns of the same caliber, and the others only have mortars and flying thunder guns. Therefore, seeing that the shelling was ineffective, he raised a new question. "Excuse me, sir, is it possible to borrow one hundred and fifty mm artillery from the Second Army? According to the previous test shelling, it was inferred that the 150 mm guns would cause some damage to the Japanese fortifications. β
One hundred and fifty mm cannon is considered a heavy artillery, and Russia that pays attention to dΓ artillery should have it, Yang Rui looked at Madlidov beside him, he is now the chief of staff of the independent army, and he still knows a lot about the internal news of the Russian army. See everyone look at themselves. "Yes, we have artillery of this caliber, but there is not a single one of these artillery pieces of the Second Army, all of them are divided into the 1st and 3rd Army Corps," said Colonel Madlidov. β
It's really an expert in infighting, and the officers who know the inside story here sighed in their hearts. Seeing that the larger artillery was hopeless, Cheng Zhiyu had to sit down in disappointment, without a larger artillery to destroy the Japanese fortifications, then his own casualties would be very heavy. Since its formation, the Renaissance Army has taken the route of elite soldiers, and the casualties of soldiers in various small battles in the past have not been very many, but after this battle, the casualties will exceed the total number of the past.
There was a moment of silence. Xiang Xiang of the cavalry battalion stood up, "If the enemy fortifications cannot be destroyed, then our army should choose to attack at night or at dawn, take advantage of the night to touch the enemy's position, and then use mortars to attack quickly or blasters to clear the barbed wire in front of the trenches, rush into the trenches and start a white-knuckle battle with the enemy, once the enemy is driven out of the trenches, our cavalry battalion can ...... the remaining enemy troops in pursuit."
Xiang Xiang's voice did not fall. 6 Mengxiong's voice rang out, "Okay, Captain Xiang is waiting for us to catch ducks for you, you can sit back and enjoy it, I knew that I would also be a cavalryman, and winning the battle is a matter of minutes." "6 Dream Bear is the living treasure in the first issue, and another Shanghainese named Wu Baodi is known as the South African double treasure by everyone. Where they were, there was usually laughter, but now that he was talking together, everyone laughed together.
Xiang Xiang's face turned red when he was said by 6 Mengxiong, and the reason why he actually built yì pig suddenly was to get the defenders' horses over. A few days ago, when he was reconnoitring with the Russian army, he rode a Mongolian horse and the Don hippopotamus ridden by the Cossacks could not be compared, although the Japanese horse, but it was better than the Mongolian horse, it is said that the Anglo-Norman horse was imported from France, although it was not very adapted to the cold climate of the northeast. "I also proceed from reality, only a quick and sudden offensive can minimize the casualties of our army, and now only by lurking the troops to a distance of about 100 meters from the enemy's position, and immediately launching an attack after a short and rapid artillery bombardment, can we enter the enemy's stronghold with minimal losses."
Xiang Xiang actually said that the tactic was completely correct, this is the infantry artillery coordination tactic advocated by Yang Rui, this tactic that the Germans promoted in the late World War I is now popularized in the revival army. It's just that he added to the snake and said at the end, "Once the enemy is driven out of the trenches, our cavalry battalion will ......" or something, which made many infantry officers dissatisfied, of course, this dissatisfaction is not because of the troops, but because Xiang Xiang snatched their credit so easily, and the merit is the honor of the soldiers, and the honor is the life of the soldiers.
"Our side is still frontal pressure, and it is better to attack from the flanks." Huang Dajun said that after the expansion of the troops, he was also promoted from company commander to battalion commander, "In fact, it is not very difficult to fight, but it is rare how to defend." Our side is on the far right flank of the Second Army, and according to the characteristics of the Japanese attack, we like to attack the flank the most, and once the Japanese send reinforcements, then our position will be the brunt. Did the legion headquarters give a defensive order in addition to the order to attack, and how long did they want us to defend after occupying the Tri-Tip area? β
What is being discussed now is just a plan that Leo privately proposed, Yang Rui's original intention was to make the officers prepared, and now seeing Huang Dajun asking about the defense, Yang Rui said: "Now we are just deducing the offensive situation, and the headquarters has not yet issued a formal attack order." It is only very likely that our army will be thrown into the Sanjian area after the Eighth Army occupies Heigoutai. As for how long you need to defend, this also needs to be extrapolated. β
Seeing that when it came to defense, Wang Shiqian, the commander of the engineering regiment, said: "Now the temperature outside is too low, the ground is frozen strictly, and it is difficult to build fortifications without enough fuel. According to the estimates of the war zone, we need at least five hundred barrels of kerosene. β
There were many problems with winter warfare, and this was the first winter war that the Baath Army encountered, and there was a lot to sum up for this. Seeing Wang Shiqian talking about kerosene, Yang Rui asked the chief of staff, Colonel Madlydov, "Do you know where there is a large amount of kerosene?" Captain. This is an important substance. Without him, it is difficult to hold any position in winter. β
Madlidov also knew the importance of kerosene, and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes." In Mukden there is the Nobel Oil Company's oil depot, which should have enough kerosene. I'll report this request to the army group, and I'll get enough kerosene in a week. Be of good cheer, King. β
Nobel Petroleum Company Yang Rui knows. He is a competitor of the United States Mobil Oil in the Northeast, and with the support of the Russian army, Mobil has been completely expelled from the Northeast market. "Then I'll leave it to you, Colonel. If you don't get 500 barrels of kerosene in a week, you'll have to dig the fortifications. Yang Rui said half-pretended and half-serious.
The pre-war mobilization meeting lasted until two o'clock in the afternoon, and there were problems with artillery, fortifications, defense, kerosene, warm clothing, reserves, medical care, and so on. Everything that can be thought of has been explained, and the rest is up to everyone's efforts to solve and prepare before the war. After the meeting ended, Zhang Zongchang didn't leave, he just listened to the meeting just now and didn't say anything, he actually didn't know what to say at all, even he didn't know anything about the other things he said, if he changed the topic. For example, pushing pai gow and the like, then he is going to sing the leading role, but the army is the army, and pushing pai gow is still good at the table. After the meeting, he was convinced by the first division that pressed him, and compared with them, he didn't know where to bury his face when he talked about fighting.
"Dashuai," he still called Yang Rui as in the play. "How did I get my second division?" After the comparison, he knew the gap, and he chose to be very worried about the survival of the second division, the frontal battlefield was not as good as before, and the bandits in the back were not as good as before.
"Second Division?" Yang Rui has a headache, this paralyzed division really doesn't know how to deal with it, those Russian officers will not let it at all if the training is completed, and it is estimated that it will collapse as soon as the enemy meets the Japanese army if the training is not completed. When the time comes, the chaos will inevitably affect the morale of the first division, so Yang Rui had no choice but to say, "Xiaokun." Originally, according to the actual situation, the second division would have to be reorganized, but now the tension of the war can only be put to the back. β
Hearing that Yang Rui said that the second division had no tasks, Zhang Zongchang was worried and happy in his heart, a manly man should gallop on the battlefield and make contributions, but now it is difficult for his subordinates to realize this wish, and if they really want to go to the battlefield, they may not be safe. He looked at Yang Rui in a complicated mood, and said in a low voice after a while, "Dashuai, can you take me to the battlefield to see it?" I, I actually want to take my brothers to the battlefield, but they are too angry. β
It turned out that Zhang Zongchang also had such thoughts, Yang Rui said underbelly, "What, do you also want to go to the battlefield?" Or does the 2nd Division want to go to the battlefield to experience it? β
"Ah..." Zhang Zongchang didn't expect that as soon as he said Yang Rui, he seemed to agree, and said happily, "Those bearded men of the Third Brigade want to go to the battlefield to see and understand, but there are not many of them, and the others don't want to go up." In fact, I also want to go, but I am afraid that I will not be angry and delay the planning of the handsome. β
"What is not planned," because of Zhang Zongchang's reminder, Yang Rui was thinking about how to bypass those Russian ** officials and insert them in, as long as it is properly controlled, it is still beneficial to fight the second division of the reorganization, thinking of this, the more kind he smiled, "Xiao Kun is also a man, what is the interest of huddled in the nest and the girls." After you go back, wait for everyone to discuss, see what everyone thinks, and I will give priority to the team that really wants to go into battle to kill the enemy. Afraid that the temptation would not be enough, Yang Rui added to the code: "I also want to ask Ou Maozi for instructions to see if I can let these brothers who are going to battle go to Fengtian City for a day or two, so that the big guy can be happy." β
Since Zhang Zongchang's department arrived at the civil official tun and was incorporated into the independent army, under Yang Rui's strict order, he could only shrink in the camp tent, spurred by the Russian Maozi officer every day, and trained diligently. It's that the more than 2,000 beards can't hold back the loneliness, plus Fengtian is ten miles away, looking at the lights in Fengtian City every night and feeling as uncomfortable as a cat scratching, especially with a lot of military pay in his pocket, these silver seem to bite people, which is really uncomfortable. However, after dozens of soldiers who had been caught out of the camp by the guard posts and locked up in confinement, the tide of leaving the camp was stopped.
Hearing that Yang Rui agreed to let the soldiers participating in the war go out of the city, Zhang Zongchangle was at a loss, and his smiling eyes couldn't be seen, he himself was a gambler, how could he go to the city to push pai gow in the barracks all day long, how could he sing the wild song:
When you have a beard, don't worry,
I went into the city and lived in a high-rise building.
Eat big dishes, visit ji restaurants,
Spending money is like a river.
The gun is pinned to the back of the waist,
It's really a fairy who is too free.
He hurriedly got up and stood upright, and then returned to the camp to mobilize with a salute.