"Could it be an anti-aircraft machine gun?" Mo Dahai asked with his eyes shining.
But he immediately denied it, and murmured in a deep voice: "No, the anti-aircraft machine gun is too heavy, inconvenient to carry, and does not meet the flexible tactics of our mercenary group."
Zhou Wen patted him on the shoulder and said: "Don't think too much, let's finish this battle first."
Then, Zhou Wen grinned and faced Xu Dacheng, Ti Jing and other old brothers who rushed out shouting and screaming, obviously with Miaohua's permission.
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In Dushan County, the original county government office has been used by the Japanese army as the headquarters of the division and regiment.
At this time, in a hall of the county government, a dozen Japanese officers were sitting behind a long table, all with solemn expressions.
The chief of staff of the 6th Division pointed at the map on the wall with his baton and analyzed: "Gentlemen, the current situation is very clear. The Chinese have sent an elite force to the outside line, northwest of the Yanshan Mountains.
We are conducting activities in the area in an attempt to contain our army’s attack on Lengkou.”
"Furthermore, the combat effectiveness of this Chinese force far exceeds that of ordinary troops. It is equipped with a large number of automatic weapons and a large number of cannons and mountain cannons. Based on the analysis of the battlefield situation where they ambush the cavalry regiment, this force will not have many people, about approximately
There are more than 1,000 people."
"Combined with the previous intelligence, this Chinese force has a lot to do with the Mishan Brigade and the collective jade of the 14th Brigade. They were able to almost completely eliminate Kuroda's troops in just ten minutes.
The cavalry regiment also shot down our reconnaissance aircraft, which shows that their firepower density has exceeded that of any Chinese army we know, and has even exceeded the firepower of the infantry regiment of our imperial army."
Having said this, he drew a circle with his baton in the mountainous area dozens of kilometers northwest of Yanshan: "The plan of the division staff is: the 23rd Regiment of our 12th Brigade will continue to surround the various areas of Lengkou Pass.
passage to contain the Chinese defenders, while the 24th Regiment temporarily stopped its attack on Lengkou and searched and advanced from south to north, while our baggage regiment and the troops directly under the division attacked and advanced from east to west."
"Then find them, surround them with superior force and kill them." At the end of the sentence, the colonel and chief of staff showed an expression of gritted teeth.
After the chief of staff finished speaking, he bowed to Lieutenant General Masaemon Sakamoto who was sitting at the end of the long table and said: "Your Excellency, division commander, this is a combat plan formulated by our staff overnight. Please give me your guidance."
At this time, Sakamoto Masaemon's face was pale and gloomy, and his spirit was listless. Only one pair of his eyes were blood red, and he looked like he had not rested well.
Just think about it, when will the 6th Division, which has been known as the "double wall of the empire" among the Japanese army since its formation, be as embarrassed and embarrassed as it is today.
In just over a day, most of the heavy artillery unit that had high hopes was blown up, especially the 150mm heavy artillery seconded by Sakamoto Masaemon through his personal relationship. All of them were blown into a pile of scrap metal, and no one knew it.
How to explain to my old classmates.
Immediately afterwards, news came that the Kuroda Cavalry Regiment had been ambushed and was almost completely lost.
If we take into account the previous disastrous record of the 13th Regiment's attack on Xifengkou, where nearly two thousand heads were chopped off by the Chinese army with machetes overnight, it can be said that the 6th Division has not yet launched a real attack on the Great Wall defense line.
During the attack, he was beaten three times by the Chinese army. Even if he thinks about it countless years later, it will still make the entire division feel heartbroken.
The 6th Division, which had great military exploits and was full of ferocious flames, actually experienced the feeling of bad luck and humiliation of the 7th Division, which they had always looked down upon and was known as the "unlucky division".
Moreover, less than an hour after Colonel Kuroda Mori died in battle, Colonel Hiraki Sano, the captain of the baggage regiment, committed suicide in his tent without the face to see the Koto elders again.
In less than two days, two of his subordinate officers returned to the East. Such successive blows made Sakamoto Masaemon, a senior Japanese general who always prided himself on being strong-willed, a little depressed.
However, as the supreme commander of the Japanese army on the Western Front, his strategic mind remained clear and he was not confused by the attack in front of him.
"Kawatani-kun, I can understand your staff's desire to avenge their shame, but don't let hatred blind you."
Having said this, Masaemon Sakamoto stood up, walked over and took the baton from the hands of the chief of staff, pointed to the line of the Great Wall and said: "What is the purpose of our Kwantung Army launching the Great Wall War? It is to include the northern part of China.
Under our offensive posture, we maintain a sense of strategic oppression against China's military and government."
"In order to achieve this strategic goal, we must control China's only strategic antenna in North China, which is the Yanshan Mountains and the Great Wall. As long as we capture this, the entire North China Plain will open the door to us. Whenever we want to attack, when we want to defend,
The strategic initiative lies entirely in our hands."
"At the same time, we can create a safe strategic depth for the three northeastern provinces and Jehol Province that we have already occupied. As long as given time, the huge resources of these four provinces can be used by the empire."
"And now, on the eastern front of the Great Wall, the 8th Division has been fighting fiercely with the 17th Army of the Central Army of China at Gubeikou for nearly a month and still cannot make an advance. The Kwantung Army Headquarters has repeatedly urged our 6th Division to advance in the west as soon as possible.
The cold end of the line opens the gap.”
"So, the most important thing for us right now is to create a breakthrough on the western front. Not only can the 23rd and 24th Wings in Lengkou not move, but they must immediately launch continuous attacks. I will ask the headquarters to mobilize more
Aircraft will come to support, and our tank squadron will quickly rush to Lengkou to join the battle."
Having said this, he pointed his baton to the southwest of Lengkou and said: "As for this elite unit of the Chinese army, their purpose of pulling back the outer line operations is to contain our attack on Lengkou. Although their firepower configuration and combat effectiveness are
Comparable to the Imperial Army, but so what?"
"They number only a few thousand. Compared to my 6th Division, which has more than 20,000 people, they are just a weak disease and cannot make any big waves. Therefore, the strategy we adopted is not to be led by the nose by the Chinese.
We will attack Lengkou according to the original plan."
When Sakamoto Masaemon said this, he smiled coldly and said: "Besides, fighting is about logistics. They are wandering alone and have a shortage of logistics supplies. After a few battles, the consumption of ammunition will turn them into toothless tigers."
, What’s the use of having a strong fighting capacity? Wait until we capture Lengkou and defeat the Chinese army in front of us, and then we can go back and deal with them."
"There is an old saying in China: It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge."