...This is the absolutely elite Japanese army. Since the September 18th Incident, it has been firmly in control of the entire Northeast region. It has spent many years supporting the puppet Manchukuo Zhou Kingdom and has built the entire Northeast region like an iron barrel.
After the July 7th Incident, although China mainly dispatched troops to fight in Guanzhong, the Kwantung Army was also one of the covetous accomplices.
If it were not for the need to defend the northeastern border against the powerful Soviet army.
If the Kwantung Army enters the territory in large numbers to participate in the battle, the situation of the Chinese army, whether it is the Chiang Kai-shek Army or the Eighth Route Army, may become extremely serious.
If you want to defeat such an opponent, don't look at Li Yunlong's boastful boast - "I am fighting the elite!"
But the actual situation must be very difficult.
If you want to plan the Northeast in advance and compete with the Kwantung Army, the most powerful Japanese army, as Ding Wei said, the Eighth Route Army will probably pay a considerable price.
But one thing is certain.
"Planning the Northeast in advance may be a disaster for many soldiers of our generation, but it will definitely be a great help to the subsequent development of China and the peace of future generations!"
"Whatever choice I want, our generation already has the answer!"
"Brothers are jealous of each other. No matter what, even if the big cake of Northeast China falls into the hands of Jiang Jun, we cannot let it fall into the hands of foreigners.
At least if Chiang Kai-shek wants to develop, it will also be the development of our China. But if these resources are taken away by other countries, it will have nothing to do with the real our China.
If we recapture the Northeast by our own hands, this will not only allow us to harvest a large amount of military resources, but also further enhance China's international political capital.
Non-my family, its heart must be different.
With this premise, I think it’s not difficult to choose!
As for casualties, haven't we sacrificed enough in recent years?
For future generations to have no more wars, for future generations to live in peace, and to build a new China, are we still afraid of more bloodshed and sacrifice?"
Ding Wei nodded heavily with emotion, "What Lao Kong said is absolutely right. This answer has always been in our hearts since we decided to join the army and revolution, and it has never changed.
As a soldier, if you are afraid of bloodshed and sacrifice, what kind of soldier are you?"
"Haha, that's right, we are soldiers, what are we going to do if we don't fight? This time we must let his son-of-a-bitch Kwantung Army taste the power of our Iron Triangle!"
Li Yunlong, who was afraid that the world would be in chaos, said cheerfully.
Of course, after saying something to cheer up or even brag, the three old comrades who also have a pragmatic side began to conduct practical analysis.
Ding Wei was the first to point out: "Although we don't want to say this, we still have to admit that compared to the Japanese and puppet troops in the pass, the Kwantung Army, as the elite of the devils, is indeed powerful in combat effectiveness.
Let’s not talk about the distance, let’s just talk about the battles we launched around Datong and Zhangjiakou, and the battle to besiege the 14th Division of the Kwantung Army.
We can say that we have a comprehensive advantage.
First, the heavy artillery unit arranged by Lao Kong defeated the leading mechanized combat unit of the 14th Division.
Then, with our Iron Triangle Group Army as the main force, plus friendly troops from various base areas, we launched a comprehensive siege against the 14th Division.
Almost all the aviation power, including the major aviation bases we built, were mobilized to deal with the 14th Division in a targeted manner.
In other words, killing the 14th Regiment of the Kwantung Army this time can be said to have directly or indirectly concentrated all the main combat forces of our Eighth Route Army, and finally achieved the set campaign goal.
But even so, in the ensuing battle, our encirclement and annihilation campaign did not go smoothly.
Take one of the battles as an example. I used the strength of two regiments to trap part of the 14th Division with the help of the surrounding terrain.
According to the calculations from the frontline reconnaissance, the Japs did not have enough troops to support a regiment. In addition, I led the troops to pursue them in a hurry. Some of the artillery and heavy weapons originally carried by the Japs did not have time to move to the mountains and forests, and they were all halfway up the road.
Lost or destroyed.
As for my two regiments, they have complete firepower, including all kinds of artillery, machine guns, and tanks.
As a result, guess what?
This battle ended up being extremely difficult.
My two regimental commanders are also my old subordinates who have been with me for many years. They are good at fighting and have a flexible mind. The attack was launched with the coordination of infantry and artillery. The follow-up distance of Xu Jin's barrage was due to close cooperation and bold attempts.
It was even shortened to 150 meters.
150 meters!
Our soldiers even launched the offensive at the risk of accidental damage.
In addition, the leading assault force was equipped with a considerable number of repeating rifle grenades, and the advancing bombardment team followed up to supplement the close-range fire attack.
With such intensity, almost all the hills used by the Japs to set up a defensive line were flattened by him. If this was an ordinary little Japs, it would only take one charge and the battle would be basically over.
But damn, this little devil is really evil. Facing our intensive fire bombardment, this devil mainly focuses on defense and basically doesn't fight back much, until almost all our vanguard troops jump into the opponent's
In the trenches, the Japanese suddenly took action.
Moreover, there was no warning at all, and hand-to-hand combat began without warning.
Our soldiers who rushed forward were caught off guard. In addition, the Japanese army had an absolute strength advantage in local hand-to-hand combat, and the casualties among the soldiers spread quickly.
The first company to charge forward suffered most of its casualties in just one encounter.
These little sons of bitches are really desperate in fighting. They use this hand-to-hand combat tactic of close combat, which makes our army's superior artillery fire unable to exert its power.
In the end, if my two regimental commanders hadn't arranged a considerable number of submachine gun commandos in the charge team in advance, our vanguard force would have been completely included.
Just like that, the first round of attack failed. Although we had an all-round advantage, we also lost a lot of people. The sacrifice at that time was so huge that my two regimental commanders were so distressed that they shed tears!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Then what happened next? Did this Japs get fucking eaten?"
Li Yunlong asked, his eyes spitting fire, as if following Ding Wei's narration, he had already felt the brutality of the battle.
Ding Wei sighed and said: "We have launched as many as six attacks, but the fighting will of this little devil is amazing. They even fought until they ran out of ammunition and food. After putting our team into the defense line for close combat,
Then continue to fight back by seizing our guns and ammunition.
It was only later, with the cooperation of our aerial firepower, that we were able to kill all these little devils.
But our soldiers also suffered more than 800 casualties. You know, these are our 800 elite steel-helmeted soldiers!
That's all, combined with the advantages in equipment and aerial firepower.
If this were placed under normal circumstances, the number of casualties would probably increase a lot."
Li Yunlong nodded. The battle was fierce, but he could not say that it was because of the poor combat effectiveness of Ding Wei's troops.
The combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army's steel-helmeted soldiers is nothing to brag about.
With the coordination of infantry and artillery, Xu Jin's barrage can follow up to 150 meters. This is definitely a very top unit. At least in the battle order of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, the Eighth Route Army has never encountered such a little devil.
Moreover, Li Yunlong was also deeply aware of the strength of the little Japs from the 14th Division of the Kwantung Army.
"After the Japs' tank troops were basically disabled by us, I thought there would be no suspense in the ensuing battle. The tanks of each team would just start strangulating and eat all the remaining Japs.
The little devils we faced didn't have any anti-tank equipment, and our modified tanks had enhanced protection capabilities.
If you use chariot troops to deal with conventional infantry, think about it, are there any problems with this?
In the end, what I thought was an easy battle turned out to be a big surprise for me, Mr. Li.
These little sons of bitches all went crazy. First, the remaining tanks, whether tanks or armored vehicles, opened at full speed and rammed into our tank.
Fortunately, most of the Japanese tanks are medium or light and cannot knock over our tanks.
But after the collision, the remaining Japanese jumped out of the tank one by one, holding explosive packs and grenades and rushed towards our tank.
The explosions came one after another, and those little devils were blown up one by one, and not even their bodies were intact.
The remaining Japanese infantry also launched a suicidal anti-tank operation, rushing straight in with explosive packets and grenades. Although most of them fell under our fire blockage, there were still a few little Japanese who could
Come with explosive packs and fight our tanks."
Having said this, Li Yunlong couldn't help but cursed and said: "Damn it, this is the iron bastard we used to fight against the Japanese when we faced the Japanese. He only used this desperate fighting method when we were really desperate.
But these little devils are very skilled in using them. I saw that the devils rushed over without hesitation or fear at all.
Until the battle was completely over, all the little Japs were wiped out, and our tanks were also damaged a lot due to the Japs’ suicidal tactics.
I still feel like I'm dreaming.
Now that I think about it, if you didn't know better, those little sons of bitches fought so fiercely and so hard, you really thought they were fighting a just battle to protect your homeland and country! It made us the aggressors.
Like!"
Kong Jie said: "The Kwantung Army is indeed much more powerful than conventional Japanese soldiers in terms of equipment and combat effectiveness.
In addition, the 14th Division of the Kwantung Army was specially sent by the Kwantung Army to go south to reinforce the young Japanese in North China. Judging from the fighting situation, the team was basically composed of old Japanese.
These old Japanese soldiers have rich combat experience and are the core soldiers of the Japanese Kwantung Army, just like the veterans with strong combat effectiveness in our team.
But these soldiers are expendable. If we kill one, there will be one less. Without enough combat experience accumulated from enough battles, the Japanese army will never be able to cultivate elite veterans like this in a short period of time.
In addition, after the outbreak of the Pacific War, a large number of elite members of the Kwantung Army were mobilized.
If we really send troops to the northeast to compete with the Kwantung Army, we probably won't have too many elite old Japanese like the 14th Division to compete with us.
In addition, based on the lessons and experience we learned in this battle to encircle and annihilate the 14th Division of the Kwantung Army, I think we should have special tactics against the elite old Japanese."
Ding Wei immediately agreed: "I agree with what Lao Kong said, and I have discovered the problem a long time ago.
Those old Japanese elites have strong combat capabilities and rich combat experience. Whether they are attacking by surprise or defending in danger, they are very difficult opponents to deal with.
Especially in close confrontations and fights, the tactics these old devils can come up with and the fighting power and fighting will they unleash are quite astonishing.
It is no exaggeration to say that this time it is our Iron Triangle elite who are facing the elite old devils of the 14th Division head-on. If other teams come here, they may not necessarily be the opponents of these little devils.
So, I think before we fight the Japs, we must first figure out what kind of team the Japs we are dealing with are, and what proportion of them are the old Japs.
If the number of elite Japanese soldiers is large enough, we must not attack with short attacks but with long attacks, and try to defeat the opponent with the advantage of artillery fire.
Under the cover of artillery fire, no matter whether he is an old devil or a new recruit, he is treated equally. As long as you are flesh and blood, you will not survive.
This is our best way to kill the elite veterans of the Japanese army at the lowest cost!"
"It makes sense, Lao Kong, Lao Ding. I think we should do a special study and study. Based on the experience of fighting the 14th Division of the Kwantung Army this time, we can formulate some special identification methods and tactics to deal with the elites of the Japanese Kwantung Army." Li Yunlong proposed himself.
suggestions.
Several people quickly reached a consensus.
Later, Kong Jie proposed: "In addition to dealing with the elite veterans of the Kwantung Army, Lao Li, Lao Ding, the so-called preparedness for a rainy day, it is time for us to consider that if we really want to send troops to the Northeast and launch a full-scale confrontation with the Kwantung Army, we must
How to use reasonable tactics and preparations to win this war!"
"I suggest that, first, collect a large amount of relevant intelligence about the Japanese Kwantung Army in advance, including sending reconnaissance troops into the Northeast region in advance to conduct comprehensive collection of local topography, topography, weather, humanities and other aspects.
The so-called knowing ourselves and our enemies means we can fight a hundred battles without danger. If we don’t fully understand our opponents, how can we ensure victory in the battle?
Second, we must tentatively carry out military simulation exercises in response to the Kwantung Army's operations, and try to create the most realistic simulation based on the enemy's equipment and tactics and the harshness of the surrounding environment.
It is also necessary for the soldiers to adapt to fighting in the harsh environment of Northeast China's cold weather and to make full use of the advantages of the environment.
Third, we still need to continue to cause turmoil in North China, and even in Central and East China. In this way, the already elite Kwantung Army can be transferred to the Pacific battlefield, and then some troops can be transferred to the south to weaken the Japanese army as much as possible.
troops in the Northeast region.
In this way, we will have the opportunity to find a loophole and send troops to the northeast."