after one day.
East of Huailai County.
"Fire at full speed!"
In the headquarters, the chief of staff of the New Second Regiment used a walkie-talkie to issue the order to fire.
Three new 122mm howitzer battalions are firing at the Japanese positions.
"Boom boom boom..."
In an instant, a dense wave of explosions rose up on the Japanese position.
This time the artillery of the Eighth Route Army did not fire for a long time, only a quarter of an hour.
Because the Japanese troops were all hiding in the tunnels, only a few observers were on the ground.
Even if the shelling continued for several hours, the main force of the Japanese would not be harmed at all.
But even so, under the continuous and fierce firepower of the Eighth Route Army's new howitzers.
The Japanese army's positions were still in a mess, with trenches, artillery holes and communication trenches destroyed.
Just as the artillery fire stopped, more than 30 tanks and more than 20 armored vehicles from a tank company led thousands of Eighth Route Army infantry towards the Japanese positions in the distance.
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at the same time.
During this period, the 129th Division was not idle either, moving southward from southern Shanxi and eastern Henan to attack cities and seize territory.
Under the leadership of Commander Liu and the political commissar, with the support of heavy artillery, tanks and aircraft, and with the main force of the Japanese army being transferred to North China, the 129th Division regained the towns and cities as if they were in uninhabited territory.
Everywhere they passed, the Japanese troops were in ruins, and the 129th Division was called the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals by the common people.
The 129th Division's offensive operations started more than half a month earlier than those of the New First Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment.
The main force of the 129th Division is more than 300,000, and the militia is also hundreds of thousands.
Many of the weapons and equipment that Li Yunlong handed over to the headquarters were assigned by the boss to the 129th Division.
In terms of overall strength, the 129th Division is no worse than the New Regiment.
In terms of tactical command capabilities, Commander Liu and the political commissar are no worse than Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang.
At this time, the main force of more than 200,000 troops of the 129th Division had arrived in the Xuzhou area.
At the same time, the main force of the Japanese 11th Army, led by Yokoyama Isamu, also arrived in Xuzhou.
Xuzhou has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.
In the history of more than two thousand years, there are nearly 160 bloody battles in Xuzhou recorded in writing.
In 1938, an earth-shattering bloody battle took place in the surrounding areas of Xuzhou.
The regular field armies of the National Army and the Japanese Army once again invested a total force of hundreds of thousands of people.
The Fifth Division of the Japanese Army Steel Army was severely damaged here, and the bones of tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers were buried here. The casualties of the Chinese soldiers were several times that of the Japanese soldiers.
The most famous battle of Taierzhuang left an indelible impression on both the Chinese and Japanese troops.
In 1938, after the Japanese army occupied Xuzhou, the Japanese committed murder, arson, rape, robbery and other crimes.
Piles of Chinese died tragically at the hands of the Japanese.
A bloody case, a series of brutal crimes...the aggressors' heinous crimes are too numerous to describe!
Today, four years later, another war is about to break out here, also between two countries.
However, the protagonists of this battle became the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese Army.
The protagonist of the last battle in Xuzhou, the National Army, chose to sit in the distance and watch the tigers fight this time, preparing to reap the benefits.
There is a tiger blocking the road ahead, so the Japanese 11th Army naturally needs to deal with the tiger of the 129th Division first.
Otherwise, even if the Japanese 11th Army detours northward to support the North China Front.
The 129th Division can also quickly follow the rear of the Japanese 11th Army and can poke the chrysanthemum of the Japanese 11th Army at any time.
At that time, if the North China Front is defeated, there will be strong enemies in front and tigers behind, and the logistics supply line will be cut off.
Then the Japanese 11th Army was in danger of being completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.
The main combat mission of the Japanese 11th Army is to serve as a pure field force deployed around the main force of the Chongqing Army and undertake the combat mission of destroying the main force of the Chinese Army.
It has 7 divisions and 3 independent mixed brigades under its jurisdiction, with a total strength of more than 100,000, including the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 13th, and 4th Class A Divisions.
Due to frequent battles with the national army, the units of the Japanese 11th Army have rich combat experience and extremely strong combat effectiveness.
and.
The Japanese base camp gave priority to the 11th Army’s logistical supplies and troop supplies.
In order to support the North China Front and eliminate the Eighth Route Army troops, the Japanese base camp mobilized the main force of the 11th Army.
At the beginning, the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese 11th Army sent small groups of troops to launch exploratory attacks. Both sides suffered casualties.
Later.
Thirty B-25 bombers of the Eighth Route Army arrived under the escort of 10 Hellcat fighter jets, formed several attack waves, and dived to drop bombs on the Japanese military area on the ground.
Then, hundreds of heavy artillery and more than a hundred tanks roared together.
The people in Xuzhou were frightened by this earth-shattering war scene.
The battle scenes between the Chinese army and the Japanese army four years ago were far different from this.
Isamu Yokoyama, commander of the Japanese 11th Army, raised his binoculars in the headquarters.
Through the vision of the telescope, the Eighth Route Army aircraft and heavy artillery turned the entire Japanese frontline attack area into a sea of fire.
An infantry regiment that was preparing to attack was completely destroyed by the Eighth Route Army's indiscriminate bombing.
The corner of Hengshan Yong's mouth twitched, the Eighth Route Army's firepower was actually so terrifying.
Yokoyama Isamu frowned tightly.
The firepower of both sides is not at the same level at all.
How to fight this battle?
"General."
Behind Yokoyama Yong, a staff officer rushed in hurriedly:
"The 3rd Field Artillery Regiment was attacked by Eighth Route Army aircraft. The enemy used more than 20 aircraft. The 3rd Field Artillery Regiment suffered heavy losses. Preliminary statistics show that there were more than 700 casualties."
"Nani?"
Yokoyama Yong looked suddenly shocked.
He raised his binoculars and looked in the direction of the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment's position, only to see overwhelming smoke.
It was the Saber fighter squadron directly under the headquarters that attacked the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment.
Like the New Regiment, the more than 20 Saber fighters handed over by Li Yunlong were also set up as a separate fighter squadron by the headquarters.
This position of the 3rd Artillery Regiment was built on the order of Isamu Yokoyama to prepare artillery fire to support the infantry regiment's attack.
Just now, due to the strong frontal aerial bombs and artillery firepower, Yokoyama Isamu did not notice the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment in the rear, and was attacked by Eighth Route Army fighter jets.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The 3rd Field Artillery Regiment's total attack number was more than 1,000 people, with more than 700 casualties.
The 3rd Field Artillery Regiment has been severely damaged and has lost its combat effectiveness.
"idiot!"
Yokoyama Isamu held the handle of the Lieutenant General's sword tightly with his right hand, his cheeks twitched crazily, and his eyes looked like he wanted to eat someone.
At this moment, he wanted to kill someone.
In less than two hours, the 11th Army lost an infantry regiment and a field artillery regiment.
The old devil's flesh shivered with pain.
There was no air support, artillery firepower was completely suppressed, and the Eighth Route Army also had a large number of heavy tanks.
Although I don’t know the strength of the Eighth Route Army.
But with tanks and heavy artillery, the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side may not be less powerful than the 11th Army.
For the 11th Army, this was an unprecedentedly fierce battle!
Yokoyama Isamu's face suddenly became more solemn than ever before.
However, before Hengshan Yong could say anything, another staff officer ran in quickly: "General, the Eighth Route Army has begun to attack!"
"Nani?"
Isamu Yokoyama looked horrified.
He quickly came to the window of the headquarters and raised the telescope on his chest. A scene that he would never forget appeared in the field of vision of the telescope.
With the crashing sound of tank tracks, a gray water line slowly appeared from a distance of more than ten miles from east to west.
After the gray water line appeared, it rushed toward the Japanese 11th Army in the south like rising tide.
The continuous explosions of various light and heavy weapons fired at this moment could no longer be heard.
The Eighth Route Army wanted to defeat the 11th Army, and Yokoyama suddenly understood.
"Order the 3rd Division to go to the position immediately."
Without the slightest hesitation, Yokoyama Isamu dispatched the 3rd Division, one of the most powerful combat units.
The most important thing now is to stabilize the front, otherwise the 11th Army will probably be defeated by the Eighth Route Army, let alone supporting the North China Front.
Isamu Yokoyama's fighting style is one of surprise.
But he had never fought against the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and he did not understand Commander Liu's command style.
He was prepared to find the Eighth Route Army's flaws during the battle and then deliver a fatal blow.
But it was obvious that the combat style of the commander of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side was more wild.
After three trial attacks, an extremely fierce and fierce offensive was launched directly against the Japanese army.
Obviously, the enemy's fierce and fierce offensive has achieved impressive results.
He severely damaged an infantry regiment and a field artillery regiment.
but.
This also has something to do with the opponent's powerful firepower.
If Isamu Yokoyama had such powerful firepower, he would have bombarded with artillery, bombed with aircraft, and then charged with tanks and infantry.
"Order the 6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade..."
Having said this, Yokoyama Isamu paused.
Obviously, he hesitated about the second order.
The 6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade consists of the 10th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, the 13th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, the 14th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, the 15th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, and the 12th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment.
It has a total of 72 Taisho 4-year-old 150mm howitzers, 24 38-type 150mm howitzers, and 36 94-type 75mm mountain guns.
The artillery firepower is very powerful.
But the enemy has hundreds of heavy artillery and hundreds of tanks.
The Eighth Route Army's hundreds of heavy artillery and hundreds of tanks are indeed difficult to deal with, but the Japanese army's artillery quality and artillery firepower are not a vegetarian. The two sides can engage in an artillery battle.
However, it was the Eighth Route Army's air power that really made Hengshan Yong fearful.
Once the artillery position of the 6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade was discovered by the Eighth Route Army aircraft.
Then his 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade would inevitably suffer heavy losses, or even be completely annihilated.
But this is the treasure and trump card in Yokoyama Isamu's hand, and he dare not use it easily.
"The 6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, remain on standby..."
After a short period of thinking, Isamu Yokoyama finally gave the heavy artillery brigade the order to remain on standby.
Isamu Yokoyama knew very well that without the artillery support of the heavy artillery brigade, the 3rd Division would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
but!
Infantry is not as valuable as artillery and heavy artillery. This is a multiple choice question.
"Hi."
The combat staff member suddenly lowered his head, turned around and went to deliver the order.
Isamu Yokoyama plans to focus on defense during the day.
Wait until night, then dispatch the infantry to launch a counterattack under the cover of the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade.
After you sing, I will appear again!
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at the same time.
Fierce fighting is going on on the eastern front in Huailai Town.
The headquarters of the Japanese 27th Division.
"Division Commander."
A staff officer reported:
"The Eighth Route Army's attack has been repulsed. Three Eighth Route Army tanks were damaged, five armored vehicles were destroyed, and more than 100 Eighth Route Army personnel were killed and injured."
"Where are the Eighth Route Army tanks that were damaged?"
Lieutenant General Takeshita Yoshiharu, the division commander, asked with his eyes lit up.
Most of the tanks of the Eighth Route Army are heavy tanks.
A few are light tanks and fire-breathing tanks.
If we could capture a few heavy tanks of the Eighth Route Army and transport them back to Manchuria or the mainland for study, it would be a great achievement.
"Has been pulled away by Eighth Route Army tanks."
The staff officer replied.
"Pity……"
Takeshita Yoshiharu's face was filled with regret.
The tanks of the Eighth Route Army have strong protection, rough skin and thick flesh.
The Japanese army lacked anti-tank weapons, and even the impact of meat bombs could only damage the Eighth Route Army tanks, which were relatively difficult to destroy.
Even if the tanks are damaged, it will be difficult to destroy the Eighth Route Army's tank troops.
There is another problem. Even if the heavy tanks of the Eighth Route Army are damaged, the Japanese army currently lacks the tools to pull away the heavy tanks of the Eighth Route Army.
"What are the casualties of the 2nd Infantry Group?"
Chief of Staff Harada Yoshikazu asked in a deep voice.
"Preliminary statistics show that during this Eighth Route Army attack, the 2nd Infantry Brigade suffered more than 300 casualties, for a total of more than 600 casualties."
The staff officer answered again.
Even though the Japanese army built tunnel fortifications, the Eighth Route Army's equipment advantages were too great. The individual soldiers were highly qualified and had many elite veterans. In addition, the air support suppressed the anti-slope artillery fire.
The Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army also had a casualty ratio of about 3:1.
If there were no tunnels, the casualty ratio between the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army would be approximately 10 to 1.
The Japanese army had already experienced the power of the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery.
The firepower of both sides is not at the same level at all.
The staff officer's answer made Takeshita Yoshiharu, Harada Yoshikazu and other Japanese officers look solemn.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This means that it would take more than 100 soldiers to be injured or killed in order to damage a heavy tank of the Eighth Route Army.
Moreover, it was just a wound!
It is very difficult to destroy the heavy tanks of the Eighth Route Army.
"What is the Eighth Route Army doing?"
Lieutenant General Takeshita Yoshiharu showed a look of confusion on his face.
The tunnel positions of the Japanese 27th Division this time were mainly built along mountain roads.
Ladder matching, blocking at every level!
Therefore, the Japanese 27th Division could only place an infantry brigade in front.
The order that Takeshita Yoshiharu received was to stop the Eighth Route Army from attacking the North China Plain at all costs.
In the attack just now, the Eighth Route Army damaged several more tanks and lost more than 100 soldiers. It was absolutely possible to capture the position and eat up his 2nd Infantry Brigade.
But when they were about to capture the Japanese position, the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops chose to retreat.
"I don't know." Colonel Harada Yoshikazu shook his head, "The Eighth Route Army seems to want to fight a war of attrition with the Locust Army? According to the current casualty ratio of 3 to 1, the Eighth Route Army only needs to pay 5,000 casualties to eliminate our 27th Army.
division."
In fact, the Eighth Route Army's casualties would be less than 5,000.
This is because the Japanese Army’s B Division has a strength of 15,000 people, but many of them are logistics troops with low combat effectiveness.
Moreover, they fight here without reinforcements or logistical supplies.
"No matter what the Eighth Route Army wants to do." Lieutenant Colonel Takeshita Yoshiharu's eyes narrowed, "The main force of the Eighth Route Army wants to go to the North China Plain, unless it crosses over the corpse of the 27th Division."
At this moment, the Eighth Route Army started shelling again.
The roaring sound of cannons came over, like a mountain collapsing and the earth cracking.
Lieutenant Colonel Takeshita Yoshiharu looked serious: "Order the 2nd Infantry Battalion to withdraw and rest, the 3rd Infantry Battalion will take over the position of the 2nd Infantry Battalion, and the artillery will look for opportunities to support the 2nd Infantry Battalion."
"Hi."
The staff officer quickly went to convey the order.
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at the same time.
More than 2,500 fully armed soldiers of the New Regiment Parachute Battalion, led by battalion commander Zhao Youliang, completed their assembly at Taiyuan Airport.
Ready to board!
This chapter has been completed!