Chapter 733 I will never step back
The 2nd Battalion of the First Regiment was basically exhausted, and with the newly added 30 people, there were not many people left in the entire position. They had been holding on for ten days and ten nights, repelling two Japanese brigades of 52 charges, killing more than a thousand enemy troops. The 1st Battalion of the First Regiment and the Third Battalion were originally planned to replace the 2nd Battalion, but in recent days, they fought fiercely with the Japanese squads that bypassed the main peak and sneaked over other ridges, with more than half of the casualties, and they could only support the main position of Dongshan in limited support.
Fortunately, the regiment artillery still has some shells, which can still launch blocking fire.
Such situations abound on the entire defense line, with charges and counter-charges, loss of positions and regaining of positions, and the two sides intertwined on the main positions and repeatedly competed.
Although the Japanese army has air superiority and the number of people, the light weapons of the Anti-Japanese United Army officers and soldiers are much better than the Japanese army, and the overall number of artillery is no less than that of the total number of Japanese artillery. It also occupies favorable terrain, and the number of casualties of the Anti-Japanese United Army is still lower than that of the Japanese and puppet troops.
The two sides are in a stalemate, and they are hard to solve. One step back is home! I will never retreat!
Of course, the Japanese were unwilling to be blocked in front of the formation. They sent countless light troops carrying only light equipment and food for several days, either climbing over ridges or sneaking across the foot of the mountain to get closer to the depth.
The more you go in, the greater the resistance you encounter. In addition to the anti-clearance of the regular anti-Japanese armies, you also encounter more and more attacks and sieges by armed civilians. The anti-Japanese military uses the 38 guns seized and the light weapons recently transported from the Soviet Union to quickly arm more than 30,000 young and strong men and women among the people. These armed civilians have taken on various logistics work such as transportation teams, stretchers teams, intelligence teams, etc. When they encounter the enemy, they can take the initiative to face the enemy and quickly make up for the remaining vacancy after the original militia was transferred to the main force.
The two sides chased each other in the snowy forest and fought desperately. Due to the advanced nature of the Anti-United Nations communication equipment, once an Anti-United Nations discovers the enemy's traces or is attacked, it will soon notify nearby troops to come to encircle and suppress. The Anti-United Nations can often gather enough people in a short time to surround a small Japanese and puppet siege team with weak power to destroy them. Faced with rainy submachine bullets and grenades, the Japanese army equipped with only 38 robberies and a small number of light machine guns cannot resist for a long time. Such a battle often begins soon and ends. The powerful counterattack of the Anti-United Nations military and civilians is expected to be a huge blow to the Japanese army. The losses of the light troops that broke into the base area rose sharply, and only advanced to about 20 kilometers, which was at the end of a force.
Moreover, because the Japanese army despised medical staff, the number of medical staff in the team was very small, and the wounded soldiers could not receive effective treatment. The soldiers were injured and waited for him to die. The Anti-Japanese Allied Army and civilians showed a rare "coldness". Facing the wailing Japanese soldiers did not treat them as they did in the past. For the first time, the Japanese army discovered that in the absence of supplies, the severe cold became their number one killer.
In less than half a month, the Japanese and puppet light troops were shot dead, frozen, starved, and injured more than 4,000 people. Frontline commander, Lieutenant General Cao Changchen, commander of the 4th Army of the Kwantung Army, was forced to stop this offensive method that was not worth the effort.
The front line was blocked. In order to urge his subordinates to exert force, Caochang Tatsumi was forced to move forward and arrive at Sanhe Town, 50 kilometers away from the front line.
Ma Qian'an's troops had been lurking quietly behind the Japanese army, but he was not idle. He sent a large number of scouts to learn about the enemy's deployment.
Every day he could hear news from the front line. When he heard that Dongshan had fallen and Sha Zhenwu and Chen Zehou had died one after another, his expression was obviously stunned and his eyes suddenly dimmed. These two were both wise and brave. Even they had already died in battle. The fierce battle situation in Dongshan was far beyond his imagination.
Just as he was about to lead the team to Dongshan to regain his position, the news came that the Second Regiment had regained Dongshan, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The more than 4,000 people led by Ma Qian'an must exist as a killer weapon. They must not act rashly at critical moments. As long as they are dispatched, they must seriously damage the enemy, otherwise they will lose the meaning of lurking behind the enemy.
What is a severe damage to the enemy? Ma Qian'an has been considering this for a long time, but finally decided to attack the enemy's logistics, and to launch an unprecedented raid battle, destroying the four most important front-line supply stations in one fell swoop.
These four large supply stations range from 30 to 40 kilometers from the front line. Every day, many cars are driven to transport supplies to small supply stations not far from the front line.
The effect of ambushing the transport team or attacking the front line is limited. As long as the enemy's large supply station still exists, the Japanese will quickly rebuild the battlefield supply station. Only by destroying the source can they shake the enemy troops on the whole line, forcing them to stop attacking and wait for the supply station to be re-established. The Anti-Japanese United Army can get a valuable respite and take the opportunity to adjust the deployment and receive supplies to strengthen themselves.
In large-scale battles, logistics is the top priority. Through reconnaissance, Ma Qian'an learned that these four large supply stations were very strict in defense, with most of the guards of each supply station, and there were also troops waiting for attack on the second line around the supply station. It was really a tough trick.
However, no matter how difficult it is, they must be taken down, otherwise the military and civilians in the base will not have a chance to breathe, and Ma Qian'an has made up his mind.
After formulating the plan, Ma Qian'an couldn't help but complain about "those Sam's Air Forces". If the US Air Force participated in this war, the situation would be much better. These supply stations would be wiped out under the sudden attack of the US Air Force. Ma Qian'an did not need to make such a big sacrifice preparation.
Do you know, damn Sam! If you come, my troops alone can kill thousands of people. The bastards don’t keep their words. Wouldn’t you say that you will be in Outer Mongolia at the end of November? I had known you were here, but it was the end of December. What are you doing? Why didn’t you come to bomb the Japanese, and there was no movement at all?
When I meet that Bolani one day, I must make a serious blow to him.
Ma Qian'an was ruthless here, and Bolani, who was more than 100 kilometers away, sneezed without warning.
The original plan of the US military to use the Outer Mongolia base to assist the Anti-Japanese United Army in resisting the Japanese army has changed a little. The Japanese army has discovered that a large number of American aircraft have crossed Inner Mongolia and fought several times over Inner Mongolia. Later, they found that the US aircraft actually landed in Outer Mongolia. They were worried that the Americans would use this airport to attack the "Manchukuo", so they ordered the ambassador to the Soviet Union to seriously threaten the Soviet Union again and again, and that the Americans should not be allowed to use the Outer Mongolia airport to attack the Japanese army, otherwise they would lay mines outside the major ports in the Far East of the Soviet Union to block the entry of materials to the Soviet Union into the port. This is the bottom line of Japanese politics and must not be crossed.
The Far East Pacific route is the most important route for US aid to enter the Soviet Union. The Japanese knew this route to the Soviet Union and knew that most of the ships with the Soviet flag were American ships. However, the Japanese had never found a suitable time to turn against the Soviets, so they did not cut off the route. As for the dissatisfaction of the German brothers, Hideki Tojo chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
However, such a US Air Force entering Outer Mongolia was obviously not good for the Kwantung Army. The matter was in danger. Hideki Tojo had to pay attention to it and issued an urgent threat note. Once the port was blocked by the brain-dead Japanese, the consequences were unimaginable. Shi Daling did not dare to take risks, so he notified the Americans not to use the Outer Mongolia airport. However, the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces were objectively helping themselves resist the threat of the Kwantung Army. If they did this, it was indeed not good enough to confront the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces. Moreover, if the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces were defeated, the Kwantung Army's threat would reappear. At the suggestion of a group of staff, Shi Daling finally found a way to the best of both worlds. He asked the US Air Force to move to China as soon as possible, and the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces built airports and hangars to protect the Air Force. This not only "satisfied" the Japanese's request, but also made them lose all their losses, but also continued to play the role of this air force to support the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces.
Shi Daling's "wisdom" is so far away from Hideki Tojo. I won't let Americans use Outer Mongolia Airport to travel? I'll send them travel fares to let them go. It's nothing to do with them wherever they fall in love!
What Ma Qian'an didn't know was that a few days ago, on the mountain near Shiwei Town, the ** that opened the mountain kept ringing, and caves quickly appeared in the form of a prototype. This place will become an indestructible hangar and oil depot, and become the first large airport of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces.
Although this airport will be bombarded by the Japanese army in a wild manner, it will always exist and work unless it is completely occupied.
The construction of the airport is in full swing. Batches of steel plates laying runways have crossed the Erguna River one after another, and two-barrel rapid-fire anti-aircraft guns are quietly deployed around the airport. The Anti-Japanese United Nations will soon have an airport.
Chapter completed!