Wang Jun looked at the map on the table of the entire territory of Tongliao County, which was captured in Bayantala, and the Tongliao County seat on the top was just a point, and he couldn't see the civil version of the whole territory of Tongliao County with the structure of the city at all, and shook his head a little and said: "There are labyrinth-like alleys everywhere, and the terrain is unfamiliar, and it is indeed a challenge for us who are not familiar with this kind of warfare."

However, in this case, the main line of defense of the Japanese army, except for a few main roads, could only be divided into small streets scattered among the many alleys in the rest of the directions. According to this shape, it was difficult for the Japanese army to form a complete defense system except for the two main roads in the east and west. ”

In this way, the Japanese army left us a lot more breakthroughs, whether conscious or unconscious. Therefore, it is not necessarily a disadvantageous choice for us to disperse the troops and fight. However, the troops attacking along the two main streets to the north and south must retain their full formation and sufficient troops. ”

"At present, this kind of urban fortification operation with mixed residents is a new topic for any of our troops, and it is also the first time that we have encountered it. When we liberated the cities and county towns in the North Manchurian base area, we basically did not fight this kind of urban fortification, and most of them used strategy and tactics to mobilize the Japanese army in order to seize the cities and county seats. ”

"Just because we haven't encountered it before doesn't mean we won't encounter similar situations in the future. As the war situation develops, we will only face more and more situations in the future. At present, it is beneficial for us to use this Tongliao county town to practice our hands and familiarize ourselves with the city's fortifications. ”

"There are many alleys and a lack of tall buildings, which is the characteristic of our northeastern county. Even big cities like Harbin, Xinjing, and Fengtian are not all tall buildings, aren't they also dominated by hutongs? It's all ordinary people, how can they have so much money to build high-rise buildings? ”

"This battle of Tongliao is also a kind of experience for us, so let's explore the battle of the city under the current form. In order to lay a good foundation and train a group of cadres in similar battles in the future, the most fundamental thing is to form a set of effective tactics. ”

"So your worries are not unfounded, but they are a little too much. We have an absolute superiority in troops, as long as we have enough reserves in our hands to deal with contingencies, plus we have walkie-talkies deployed to the company level, as well as superior individual firepower, and a large number of small-caliber direct-aim firearms, even if we scatter and fight, there is no big problem. ”

"It's going to pay a little bit, but it's not too big. Exploring any new mode of warfare will come at a price. On the battlefield, no one gets something for nothing. As long as I can find the right tactics, I will admit it even if it costs a certain price. However, some tactical adjustments are necessary now. At the moment, this situation can only make our attacks slower and slower, and this situation must change. ”

"In this way, you will redivide the combat area of each battalion according to their own progress, except for the troops that are attacking along the north and south streets, and the rest of the troops who are flanking and interspersing, and designate a final target within their respective areas. And this goal is the rallying point at the end of their battle. ”

"Tell them not to be afraid of the troops scattering, and to rush wherever there is gunfire within their respective combat areas. Except for part of the troops, which attacked and advanced from west to east along the two main streets in the north and south, the rest of the troops were scattered in squads and platoons, drilling through alleys and going through civilian houses. ”

"There are only four main streets in Tongliao running north-south and east-west, and the rest are alleys and side streets and alleys that can't be adjusted after entering. But I guess the houses in the hutongs have windows and doors. Even if it is a courtyard, he has a door. If you can't walk in the front, why can't you jump out of the window and walk through the house? ”

"Although the discipline of our army does not take a stitch from the masses, there should be no problem in borrowing a way from the masses' homes, right? Is the tactics too rigid, or is the implementation of mass discipline too dogmatic? The devil is not stupid, Tongliao County is such a big place, he put all his troops on the four main roads, didn't he just give us a chance? ”

"Tell the troops to jump the window when they should jump out of the window during the battle, and jump over the wall when they should climb over the wall. When it's time to go to the roof, don't be afraid of anything. If it really doesn't work, I use a shovel and dig a passage through the wall. The wall has been cut down, and it is completely possible to wait until the battle is over, and then we can compensate for the losses of the common people. ”

"There are also political workers in various units, whether they use what they buy or use guns, to find a way to equip each platoon level with a guide. Let them pay attention to the fact that when looking for a guide, look for more young students and not look for older ones. There are many concerns about the elderly, and these people may not do it even if they are forced to do it with a gun. ”

"Don't be afraid of violating discipline, I, as a teacher, have something to bear for them. We don't have a detailed map of Tongliao City, so we are not afraid to scatter and fight, but we can't rush around like this. The troops attacking the city can't even find the direction of the main attack, how can this battle be fought? ”

"Also, after you have the follow-up troops transferred into the city, don't use them in a scattered manner. Put it all into the attack on the North and South Streets and the Middle Streets. All the tanks that stayed outside the city were also transferred to the city to participate in the battle. Let's adopt two tactics at the same time: frontal assault and flank detour, and the two-pronged approach Lao Tzu doesn't believe that he can't open a breakthrough? ”

"Order the troops outside the city to send four mountain guns and two 14-mm twin anti-aircraft machine guns into the city and bring in all the shells. Starting tomorrow morning, along the main east-west roads of the Yellow Two, I will blow up all the Japanese fortifications on both sides of the street. ”

"Rush the troops to the south and speed up the attack. If the railway station cannot be taken in a short time, artillery will be mobilized to blow it up. Anyway, the target there is obvious, and there are no houses within a few tens of meters around. As long as you have a good grasp of the shooting accuracy, you can directly destroy and defeat it with flat fire. ”

"It's too much for a reinforced battalion and a cavalry battalion to stay there. Leaving an infantry company and a reconnaissance company to continue the attack on the railway station, the rest of the troops crossed the railway line and continued to attack the south. In a word, before the early hours of tomorrow morning, I will hear a report that they have taken the Japanese gendarmerie in Tongliao, broken through the south gate and entered the line of Yuantong Temple, and seized the artillery positions set up by the Japanese army in Yuantong Temple. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Jun stopped Lin Feng, who wanted to persuade him, and said: "Old Lin, don't persuade me, I know what you said." However, although the area of Tongliao City is not large, there are many residents. The slower we progress in street fighting, the greater the casualties among these civilians. Only by fighting a quick battle can we avoid casualties among civilians as much as possible. ”

"Besides, I just asked them to clean up the Japanese barricades and fortifications on the two main streets in the north and south, as well as the Japanese puppet army in the Japanese puppet public facilities. In the places where Hutong dwellings gathered, the use of artillery was absolutely not allowed. Commander Chen asked us to use as little artillery fire as possible, but he did not completely prohibit us from using artillery fire. ”

"You will transfer all the troops outside the city, including the troops directly under the city, including the divisional engineer battalion and the reconnaissance battalion, except for a reinforced company attached to an engineer platoon as a reserve. All the personnel of the Ministry of Division, Administration, and Health should also enter the city. ”

"We must make every effort to do a good job in comforting, mobilizing, and treating the wounded among the people, and we must ensure that wherever the troops fight, they will follow them. It is necessary to ensure that once a person is accidentally injured, treatment can be carried out immediately. We can't avoid injuring a single civilian, but we must keep the mortality rate to a minimum. ”

"It's not time to tell Tang Yong now, let him calm down a little. The smuggling operation was postponed until 1 midnight. But his movements, as long as he unfolds, must be fast. By two o'clock tomorrow morning, he will have to smuggle at least one battalion of troops. Before 2:40 a.m., I will hear his 53rd Regiment firing in the north of the city. Their first target after crossing the river was the airfield north of the city and the Japanese artillery positions. ”

"Before 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, his troops will fully break through the Beicheng trench and enter the line of Beishuncheng Street. After they arrived at the first line of Beishuncheng Street, they made every effort to develop in depth to the west of Dongxiao Street. and seized the Huang family's compound and forcibly interspersed with the front line of Middle Street. ”

"In the whole Tongliao City, the city wall that serves as a double function of city fortifications and flood control fortifications is the most complete and the most solid. Tell him not to feel sorry for the shells when he breaks through the first line of the city wall, and let the artillery on the north bank of the river concentrate their fire to up. As long as you can break through the walls as quickly as possible, it doesn't matter if all the shells are gone. ”

After hearing Wang Jun's determination, Lin Feng shook his head and didn't say anything more. Although the time of the partner is only half a year, he still understands Wang Jun's character. When he was commanding an operation, once he had made up his mind, it was always difficult to change it. If the division's political commissar is all here, some of his words can still be heard.

However, at present, Political Commissar Duan Ziquan, who is also the deputy political commissar of the interspersed troops, is still busy resettling those rescued laborers and prisoners of the puppet Manchu army, and has not come to the front line at all. Now that the political commissar is not there, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the division commander to change his current mind on his own.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Feng still made some reservations when he gave the order. Although according to Wang Jun's request, some artillery was mobilized to enter the city to participate in the battle, Lin Feng still made quite strict restrictions on the scope of use of artillery. It is strictly forbidden for artillery to carry out any covering fire, and only a single artillery is allowed to shoot flat. The scope of the simultaneous use of artillery was strictly limited to several major thoroughfares in Tongliao County, such as Nanbei Shuncheng Street, Nanbei Street, and Yongfu Street. Artillery fire was used rigorously against Japanese firing points hidden in residential areas.

As chief of staff, he had to take into account some things. The division commander had already made up his mind to mobilize artillery into the city to participate in the battle, and this was undoubtedly a risky decision. If the troops below are red-eyed and exceed the regulations of their superiors in the use of artillery fire, then the problem is big.

The houses in Tongliao City are so dense, how many people will be killed or injured by this shell? The current operational posture of the troops was dispersed, with several main attack battalions occupying one direction each. Who can guarantee that the troops below will not lose their eyes in the middle of the battle for one reason or another?

Now that the division commander has made up his mind, it is impossible to change it, so he must avoid this situation as much as possible. In the use of artillery fire, strict regulations must be made. When giving the order, Lin Feng's tone was quite tough, and he directly told all the troops that if anyone did not strictly follow the regulations of the superiors to use artillery fire, they would be given the most severe punishment.

Even if the casualties in the battle are heavy, it is better to reduce the speed of the attack than to aim artillery fire at the alley area, and not let a single shell fall into the residential area. The absolute prohibition of the use of artillery in residential areas is the final bottom line that is absolutely impossible to touch in the division.