After the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, the threat of Western Manchu had actually been lifted, although the Kwantung Army transferred part of the inventory of standard equipment. However, at the insistence of Umezu Mijiro, who didn't know what to think, a large number of additional stocks were replenished, and those that were actually in a state of scrapping were actually scrapped, and the weapons and equipment of the former Northeast Army were seized during the 918 Incident.

Originally, these weapons and equipment were all ready to be returned, or they were ready to be transferred to the Guannai armed puppet army. Because the light weapons in them are basically seven or nine calibers. Left in the warehouses of the Japanese army, even if they were not needed, they took up space. However, after Umezu Mijiro was short of heavy weapons and most of the heavy weapons he replenished were transferred to the Southern Army, he transferred almost all of his stocks to Tongliao and Linxi on a whim.

Lin Xixiang's well-equipped 23rd Division naturally disdained these weapons of different calibers in their eyes. As the so-called Manchurian-Mongolian border garrison force, the 23rd Division was naturally the first to be replenished. Before the Battle of Linxi began, the 23rd Division was fully manned, and even equipped with additional artillery.

These weapons remained because of the increase in calibers, which added to the trouble of supply, and also because many artillery pieces were too backward. Except for some mortars, the rest of the weapons of the 23rd Division were locked in the warehouse, and only one squad was left to guard them.

As a result, all these weapons and equipment were cheaper than Wang Guangyu. Of these, 5,000,000 rounds of 79 ammunition, 110 Czech light machine guns, and 30 were directly transferred to the Advance Army. However, the disdain of the 23rd Division does not mean that the 14th Division, which is still strict and lacks heavy equipment, is also so wealthy. Although light weapons were not necessary, the heavy weapons and machine guns in them were exactly what the 14th Division lacked.

In particular, those captured mountain artillery, except for those who were used by them to win over the scum among the Chinese before the July Seven Incident, as long as there were shells, they were all transferred. To supplement the 14th Division Artillery, which is currently located in depth and does not have any independent artillery except for the two brigades of the divisional artillery wing, especially large-caliber artillery.

The 14th Division was beaten to the ground last year, and it suffered the greatest losses among the divisions and regiments that participated in the battle. Although the strength of the Kwantung Army has been painstakingly managed, it has basically been replenished. But the loss of technical equipment is not so quickly replenished.

Although the Kwantung Army Command and the Tokyo base camp tried their best to give priority to the deployment of the Japanese army's new Type 97 20-mm automatic gun. However, the artillery wings of the divisions and regiments, as well as the artillery of the various wings, have not yet fully recovered. The 54 mountain artillery and large-caliber howitzers that the division should have been equipped with have so far failed to make up for one-third.

At present, the various artillery pieces that the whole division lost in battle last year can only be replenished with old equipment under the condition that the production is insufficient and the Japanese army has a large number of new divisions and regiments. The two mountain artillery brigades, in addition to the field artillery brigade, supplemented with 12 38-type 75-mm field guns. The Mountain Artillery Brigade was never able to recover, and was only equipped with six Type 41 mountain guns, which were supposed to be used as wing guns.

The Type 91 105 howitzer, which was originally planned to be equipped, has now become an old-fashioned Type 38 120-mm howitzer, and the number is less than half of the establishment. As for the 41-type mountain artillery in the artillery squadrons of each wing within the Japanese army's establishment, the 92 infantry guns and 90-mm mortars are still used instead. The artillery squad of the brigade can only be replaced by the 37 infantry anti-aircraft guns.

After the start of this battle, after receiving a report from the Kwantung Army that the Anti-Japanese Union was equipped with a large number of tanks, he had just taken up the post of Lieutenant General Kawa Namimi, commander of the 14th Division. Under the condition that the quantity and quality of the artillery belonging to the division and regiment were insufficient, the Kwantung Army was set up in the equipment reserve warehouse in Tongliao, and all the artillery that could fire was pulled out.

It's just that there is no Japanese standard artillery among these artillery, except for a small number of Meiji 38-type 150-mm howitzers, Meiji 120-mm howitzers and other outdated equipment that have been transferred to the reserve, the rest are the miscellaneous artillery of the Northeast Army captured during the 918 Incident.

Of course, the original 13-year-old 75-type field guns made by imitating Japanese-made artillery, as well as the 38-type field guns purchased by the Feng army, had long been supplemented by the Japanese army into their own divisions. In last year's operation, when the Anti-Japanese Federation was fighting against the Kwantung Army, it captured the Liao 13-year-old field artillery that was imitated by the Feng Army and captured by the Japanese army after the 918 Incident.

After most of the active equipment of the Japanese army was transferred, the rest of this large warehouse was used as a reserve of old-fashioned miscellaneous artillery imported by the Feng army. There are not only the best performance, but also the largest number of Liao 14 77-mm field guns captured by the Japanese army, as well as some old-fashioned artillery.

In addition to the 21 Liao-14 Type 77-mm field guns, as well as the German-made Krupp 75 field guns and six Italian-made field guns, Lieutenant General Kawa supplemented the artillery wings of the divisions and regiments, and equipped them in the two county towns as long-range suppressive firepower to make up for the gap that the standard artillery has never been replenished.

Among the remaining artillery, there is a certain amount of power, and other miscellaneous artillery that cannot be scattered as soon as the cannon is fired, and the most important thing is that there are shells. and 33 Liao 14 flat-firing guns of the Japanese Taisho 11-year Type 37 Infantry Flat-firing Gun copied by the Northeast Army, all of which were transferred to the front line for use as anti-tank weapons.

At the same time, it also extracted new production from the material warehouse of the Kwantung Army in Tongliao, and before it had time to transfer away 60 Type 97 20-mm automatic guns, and the power was already insufficient; in fact, with the entry into service of the Type 47 rapid-fire guns, they had begun to lag behind, and most of the 14 Type 94 37 rapid-fire guns that had been transferred to the reserve were also sent to the front line.

Even the Shanghai-made 75 Mountain Cannon and the Guangxu 29-Year Field Artillery, which were already extremely backward in performance, the Grusen 57 Mountain Cannon imported in the late Qing Dynasty, and the imitations of the Hanyang Arsenal were also sent to the front line to be used as anti-tank artillery. For Lieutenant General Iyama, as long as it is a cannon, no matter how old it is, as long as there are shells, it can be used as an anti-tank. No matter how bad it is, it can also be used as fire suppression.

In addition to these guns, the Kwantung Army captured nearly 200 79 Czech light machine guns, 64 Bergaro machine guns, 16 Japanese-made 38 heavy machine guns, 5 Dagu Makqin water-cooled heavy machine guns, and 31 Liao 17 heavy machine guns captured from the arsenal of the Northeast Army. As a result, the number of Japanese defenders on the Tongliao line was unusually large, with machine guns and artillery that could be used as anti-tanks.

Although Lieutenant General Chuan and Mi made such a move, so that the equipment warehouse of the Japanese army in Tongliao could starve to death. However, the density of firepower on the front line far exceeded that of other divisions of the Japanese army. Moreover, guarding the Tongliao Arms Depot, although the number of old-fashioned miscellaneous artillery shells is somewhat insufficient, it is better than nothing.

In addition, the number of seventy-nine bullets, as well as the number of three-seven caliber and twenty-millimeter shells, is quite sufficient. These weapons were put into the front-line battlefield by the 14th Division, making up for the lack of firepower of the Japanese infantry in a considerable distance. Minefields and various permanent and semi-permanent fortifications, as well as a large number of open and dark fortifications, caused considerable trouble for Chen Hanzhang and his troops.

Most of these weapons produced or imported by the Chinese, although their performance has fallen behind, is still used by the Japanese army against the Chinese's own anti-Japanese forces. Among them, the 79 Czech light machine gun is still the main light machine gun of the Nationalist Government Army.

At present, a large number of these former Northeast Army weapons and equipment appeared on the Tongliao battlefield, which is undoubtedly a great irony for the former Feng Army and the Northeast Army that were once equipped and trooped and were the crown of local warlords, and at the same time, it also gave Chen Hanzhang quite a headache. There are many ants, and they will bite people to death.

These weapons and equipment, which should have appeared to defend against foreign invasions, were not fired at foreign invaders once, but instead became weapons for the invaders to resist the Chinese's counterattack. This is undoubtedly a tragedy for the Chinese in this era, and it is also a shame for the Chinese in this era.

Regardless of shame or tragedy, for Chen Hanzhang and his subordinates, these are the pages that are about to be lifted. The humiliation given to the Chinese by the army formed by the northeasterners ten years ago is about to be completely washed away by their army, which is also composed mainly of northeasterners.

But at present, the weapons and equipment of these former Chinese troops that have fallen into the hands of the enemy and have been turned against the Chinese have indeed brought a lot of trouble to the offensive of the Anti-United Nations. But for Chen, this is not the main reason for the slow offensive.

Chen Hanzhang was very dissatisfied with the various mistakes that occurred in the battle. But he also knows that although the commanders at all levels below have certain responsibilities. But the root has to be found from above, including yourself. Among them, I also have to bear considerable responsibility. It's just that now is not the time to do a review, the key question is how to adjust.

Moreover, Liu Yan is not wrong, according to his plan to throw away the two wings and go straight to the main target in the next stage, urban combat may be the main combat mode. In the town, there are not only Japanese fortifications, but also a large number of houses that can be used as fortifications, and many more flesh and blood compatriots who can be used as hostages at any time.

The troops knew that one of the enemy groups was Chinese and that one was Japanese. But when bullets and shells were fired, it was impossible to distinguish which one was Chinese and which one was Japanese. If this cannon continues, perhaps more Chinese compatriots will die. The flamethrower burns once, and it is possible that more Chinese will suffer.

Judging from the battle of Bayantara, after the Japanese army has already lost a multi-wing team in the holding and tactical counterattacks, it is afraid that in the next battle, all its forces will be reduced to the fortifications, and there will be no field battle with the resistance alliance.

Although the battle of Bayantara progressed slowly, it was still extremely tragic. Of course, the speed of the attack of the Anti-Union was delayed by the layers of permanent and semi-permanent fortifications, countless minefields, and a large number of over-equipped machine guns and anti-tanks, which made the attack speed unusually slow and paid a lot of price.

However, the main force of the Anti-Union Armored Brigade and part of the troops of the Third Division, in front of the central banner of the left flank of Horqin, and the offensive on the front line of Shuangliao, brought tremendous pressure on the front of Shuangliao and Kailu. As a result, Lieutenant General Kawa and Mi did not dare to draw too many troops for reinforcements during the entire battle of Baokang and Bayantara.

In fact, even though Lieutenant General Chuan and Mi made every effort to reinforce the line from Baokang to Bayantala during the battle, he had no way to send the reinforcements across the Xiliao River under the strict blockade of the long-range artillery fire of the Anti-Japanese Union, especially the 122 rocket artillery. The two squadrons, which could only use the cover of night to smuggle in, were almost a drop in the bucket on the battlefield that covered almost the entire Horqin Left Wing Central Banner.

During the entire battle, in addition to these two squadrons, the Bayantara defenders, who had hardly received any effective reinforcements, two infantry battalions of the 15th Infantry Wing of the 14th Division of the Kwantung Army, one and a half infantry squadrons of the 59th Wing, and one squadron of field artillery, one squadron of wild mountain artillery temporarily formed by the miscellaneous artillery of the Northeast Army, and two squadrons of engineers were also wiped out.