The battle around the Mongolian defense line is about to begin.
Li Yunlong, Kong Jie, and a group of Allied troops looked relaxed when checking the Japanese troops' movements at the third line of defense headquarters.
But the ordinary Eighth Route Army soldiers on the first line of defense are not so relaxed. They have been repairing this line of defense for two months, and they are not sure whether it can be effective or how effective it can be.
In particular, this first line of defense consists of several Eighth Route Army detachments, many of which are newly expanded units. Although they are undergoing training while repairing fortifications, the level of tension on the front line is different.
These troops include troops from Jizhong, Southern Hebei, Jiaodong, and Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, which can be considered a hodgepodge.
This second line of defense is mainly composed of Fang Zishan and some of the troops formed from the base areas of the 129th and 120th Divisions. The third line of defense is the troops of the 129th, 120th, 101st, 31st and 32nd Divisions, and there are more troops training in the rear.
At this time, Lao Nie's detachment, which had been reorganized and strengthened under the Jiaodong Military Region, was on the north side of the first line of defense. This unit had just experienced the Haiyang Battle and was immediately transferred here. It also joined a part of the North China Security Army who had undergone ideological transformation after surrendering.
, there was also a part of the Central Army that rescued the prisoner of war camp, as well as the Yan'an cadet team and the Licheng cadet team.
The strength of the troops has been doubled, the commanders are in place, and most of them are veterans. They just need to be adjusted in the war.
Among them, one battalion was assembled on the permanent defensive fortress position of Battalion 108, and there were two companies retreating from the small defense lines on both wings.
After receiving the combat readiness order, everyone cleared the firing range, deployed the minefield, and arranged lighting mines and barbed wire fences.
The chemical defense platoon turns on the toxic gas detector.
The air defense company entered the reserve position.
The mountain artillery platoon, anti-tank artillery platoon, flat-fire artillery platoon, infantry artillery platoon, 107 and 120 mortar platoons of the machine gun company all distributed ammunition, and the artillery shells were loaded with fuses.
All light and dark bunker defenses are on 24-hour duty, and everyone wears gas masks and is on standby.
At the same time, Battalion Commander Sun of this main battalion also ordered the communications platoon to get in touch with the defense forces of the Laodu detachment in southern Hebei opposite the defense zone junction, and the two sides prepared to coordinate artillery support.
While Battalion Commander Sun was inspecting the deployment of each squad and platoon, a certain main position bunker was also on guard.
Platoon leader Wu was constantly observing the situation on the other side of the defense line through the trench periscope.
An ammunition hand in the class asked the machine gunner Old Red Army: "Old Zhang, do you think the Japanese will really come this time?"
Lao Zhang thought for a while and said: "The devils have tried so many times, so they should be serious, right?
Otherwise, the regiment headquarters would not issue so much ammunition. Our machine gun squad is equipped with 10,000 rounds of ammunition for each light and heavy machine gun. This is such a luxury!
Little sapling, be smart when the fight starts. Have you seen the grenade pit next to it? If the enemy touches this place and throws a grenade, kick it in quickly. Also, pay attention to the enemy fire-breathing soldiers. If you find it, report it immediately. If you touch it, it will be fired.
Instead of closing the shooting hole immediately, let’s change positions.”
At this time, the little sapling asked another veteran: "Old rich, is your Type 43 automatic rifle easy to use? There is going to be a war soon, why are you not nervous at all?"
Old Fuller said: "What is there to be nervous about? We are already used to things like fighting as we are to eating. This is an emotion that only you recruits have.
Don't worry, little sapling. We veterans are here. Don't panic. Follow me when we counterattack. I'll take you to capture a few Japanese and come back to ask for credit from the instructor. I'll apply for a training spot for you as a grassroots gunnery commander.
Go to the headquarters to study.
If I take a rest, the brothers on Mount Fujin will still need me to deliver sacrifices!"
The little sapling asked the old platoon leader again: "When will Mr. Chen come back? I haven't seen him all night."
Platoon Commander Wu said: "Mr. Chen (Company Commander Chen is a former officer of the National Army Training Corps who was rescued and joined the Eighth Route Army as a company commander this time) went to arrange the position of the Type 42 anti-tank destroyer. As soon as the counterattack signal came, the reserve team followed them to attack.
Cut off the Japanese's retreat."
The little sapling asked: "Old Brother Fu, you are fighting the Japanese to the death in Fujin Mountain. Are the fortifications as strong as ours?"
Or are the defense fortifications between Shanghai and Nanjing stronger?
Can our fortifications withstand the Japanese heavy artillery attack?"
Lao Fuxin said: "It's absolutely possible. This fortification group is all extra-reinforced. Besides, our artillery group and aviation team are not vegetarians!"
At this time, Xu Wenwen came out and said: "Don't worry, little sapling. Our Captain Nie personally used a cannon to blow it up. At the conference some time ago, we also captured a few Japanese spies and scum traitors who defected to the Japanese. These people want to lower the standards."
They were passed off as inferior and were all taken to the shooting range to be killed by Japanese comrades from the Anti-War Alliance.
Don't they want to surrender to the Japanese?
We asked the Japanese to kill them, and we will not let them live in peace even if they die."
The little sapling was surprised and said: ""Who paid attention to this? It's too damaging! Could it be another general?"
In fact, this was really Ding Wei's order.
While everyone was talking, the regiment leader walked in and reminded loudly: "Comrades, everyone should be more vigilant. I will be here today to kill the Japanese with you."
At this time, the little sapling noticed the situation outside the fortifications and hurriedly shouted: "Commander, look, the Japanese have begun to shell the front obstacles and fortifications. There seems to be the shadow of armored troops in the distance. The Japanese are really coming."
"Haha, you're good to come! I'm just afraid they won't come. Comrades, prepare to fight!"
The saplings here only represent a small microcosm of the Eastern Mongolia defense line.
soon.
A war between the two sides is about to break out.
..."Commander, the main force of the Japanese army heading north has successfully broken through the minefield area of our outer defense zone and is advancing towards our main defense line!"
"Reporting to command, a Japanese armored force and more than 20 tanks have completely torn apart our army's outer defense line and are advancing towards our second line of defense!"
The news that was suddenly delivered to the headquarters shocked the generals and representatives of all the Allied forces who had been expecting the Eighth Route Army to severely inflict heavy damage on the Japanese army.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Everyone thought that the mood of the Eighth Route Army commanders would most likely change because of these pieces of news.
However, the expressions on the faces of Commander Fu, Commander Xu and the others did not fluctuate, and they still looked confident.
General Patton was outspoken and couldn't help but ask: "Commander Fu, the two main forces of the Japanese army have broken through your defense line. Aren't you worried at all?"
Commander Fu laughed: "Have General Patton ever heard of an article in our Chinese art of war called Inviting the King into the Urn?"
"No matter how strong the defense is, it is still dead. It is suitable for defense, but not suitable for offense.
As for this battle around the eastern Mongolian defense line, our ultimate goal is to severely damage the Japanese army. If this line of defense is defended firmly and unbreakably, the Japanese army will turn around and withdraw after seeing the failure of the attack.
This doesn't fit in with our plans.
If we don't deliberately open some holes and let the little devils think they have opened a gap in our defense line, how can we use the defense line to severely inflict heavy damage on the Japanese army?"
Showing the enemy weakness in this way and misleading the Japanese army's judgment was also a hint to the Soviet generals.
Perhaps the German retreat and the massive abandonment of equipment were similar to the Eighth Route Army's display of weakness to the enemy.
It's purely to lure the enemy deeper.
But the Soviet general obviously didn't listen.
At this time, Barton nodded thoughtfully, but asked again:
"But Commander, aren't you afraid of attracting wolves into your house?"
"Wolf? No, no, no, they are just two sheep. After luring you into the urn, the next move is to catch the turtle in the urn!"
It seems to be to confirm what Commander Fu said.
After the two frontline elite troops of the Japanese army successfully broke through the first-line fortifications of the Eastern Mongolian defense line, they were completely trapped in the heavy fire strike zone between the first-line and second-line defense fortifications. For a moment, they were in a dilemma and could only
Watching the casualties of the troops spread rapidly.
The gap in the first-line offensive that was originally broken through by the Japanese army was completely blocked by the Eighth Route Army soldiers who quickly detoured.
——Close the door and beat the dog!
The Japanese soldiers trapped in it were still complaining, but the sky and the earth were not working.
After the aerial firepower reinforced by China's dispatched troops encountered a strong counterattack by the air defense firepower of the Eastern Mongolian fortification group, and after losing several fighter planes in less than half an hour, they did not dare to appear at the Eastern Mongolian fortification group.
over the sky.
The commander of the Japanese Aviation Command even cursed the intelligence department as bastards.
The Eighth Route Army has clearly deployed powerful anti-aircraft firepower in the fortification group in advance.
This is completely different from the intelligence showing that the Eighth Route Army's defense was full of flaws.
The war situation has evolved to this point.
The main force of the Japanese three-pronged attack basically fell into a hard fight.
Several troops that had originally thought they had successfully broken through the Eighth Route Mongolian Defense Line were immediately trapped in a tight siege, and the hasty calls for help became weaker and weaker until they were completely extinguished.
Only then did Umezu Meijiro and the old Japanese soldier Okamura, who were in charge of the rear headquarters, realize that something was wrong.
It was really that the Eighth Route Army was tricked again by the tactics of deliberately showing the enemy weakness and luring the enemy deeper.
Although one of the three-pronged attacks was blocked by the eight-pronged external defense offensive, the other two prongs had breakthroughs and had successfully opened up the first line of defense of the Eastern Mongolia defense line.
Okamura and Umezu Yoshijiro originally thought that the offensive would progress as expected.
After successfully destroying the first and second line fortification groups on the Eastern Mongolian Defense Line, the main force could evacuate in time before the mobile troops of the Eighth Route Army could react.
Who would have thought that the main force of the two-pronged attack, which was thought to be going smoothly, was directly trapped in the Mengdong fortification group and was completely entangled by the Eighth Route Army.
Wait until the three parties' headquarters frantically call for help.
The main force who had originally failed to break through the external defenses saw that something was going wrong and retreated in embarrassment.
The Japanese army assembled a total of six divisions of the Kwantung Army, the Mongolian Army, and the Manchuria National Defense Force, with more than 100,000 troops, and their defeat was certain.
After news of the battle ahead came out, Ding Wei pointed out sharply:
"The Japs are getting worse and worse now. The troops of nearly six divisions seem to be huge, but in fact, in terms of equipment level and fighting will, these little Japs are far behind the elite Japs in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War.
Far."
"This is called one thing going down, the other going up!" Kong Jie said with a smile: "On the one hand, the Japs' combat effectiveness has dropped significantly, and their equipment level has also dropped significantly.
On the other hand, our team has grown stronger, and our equipment level and combat literacy have been greatly improved.
The situation has naturally reversed!
After the battle around the Eastern Mongolia defense line is over, I think the little Japs should learn to be honest in the future. This is not like the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, when the Japs’ equipment advantages and military literacy advantages have long been exhausted.”
Lao Li still shouted that it was a pity: "We can't participate in such an enjoyable battle. Lao Kong, Lao Ding, tell me, from our plan to advance northward, our Iron Triangle Army has been designated as the main force of the first echelon.
Since the promotion of elites.
Our team has been hidden for how long. How many big battles have we missed?
Damn it, we have to sacrifice too much for the battle to advance north!"
Ding Wei said: "Not to mention us, the soldiers are holding back their anger and have long wanted to have a big fight with the little devil."
Kong Jie smiled and said: "As the saying goes, don't be afraid of being late for a good meal. Lao Li, Lao Ding, don't worry, this big meal always comes at the last moment!"
...At this point in the battle, there is no longer any suspense.
Time quickly passed and the Japanese army gathered various troops, gathered six divisions, and more than 100,000 troops, but finally abandoned their armor and fled in panic.
The confrontations between the two sides were extremely short-lived from the perspective of the scale of the troops invested, and ended in less than three days.
The Japanese army thought they had broken through the eastern Mongolian defense line, opened a gap, and basically wiped out all the troops fighting in depth.
The main force of the subsequent two-legged division, except for the main force attacking from the northwest, saw that the momentum was not good, so they ran away in advance to save the main force.
The remaining two armies were outflanked and divided by the mobile troops subsequently arranged by the deputy commander, and suffered heavy losses and were almost defeated.
In the end, this grand drama, which revolved around the Eastern Mongolian Defense Line and convened representatives of generals and generals from various Allied countries as an audience, ended with a shocking ending.
Okamura and Umezu Yoshijiro, the two commanders of the Japanese army, jointly planned a counterattack against the eastern Mongolian defense line, but ultimately failed.
Instead of destroying the Eastern Mongolia defense line, they fell into the trap of the Eighth Route Army and suffered heavy losses.
He really lost his wife and lost his troops.
The poor little devil once again became the laughingstock of the world.
After the war.
The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army cleaned the battlefield, and representatives from allied countries also rushed to visit the fortifications on the Eastern Mongolian Defense Line. As they went deeper into the visit, they became more and more amazed. These fortifications were intricate and wonderful, and the Eighth Route Army was specially assigned to them.
powerful firepower configuration.
No wonder the Japanese army suffered such a miserable defeat.
At this time, from a distance, we saw the Eighth Route Army escorting Japanese prisoners, as well as mechanized troops and armored troops mobilized to different areas.
General Patton was amazed at the sophisticated equipment of these elite Eighth Route Army soldiers.
I couldn't help but sigh: "Are these the troops of your army's prestigious Iron Triangle Army?"
Patton had long heard that the Iron Triangle Army of the Eighth Route Army was the absolute elite of the Eighth Route Army, almost exclusively equipped with advanced equipment and equipment from Britain, the United States, and the United States.
The fighting power is even more terrifying, and the little devils in the entire Sino-Japanese battlefield are simply frightened by the news.
See you today.
“It really lives up to its reputation!”
Ahem——
The teacher accompanying him couldn't help but laugh. Thinking that this was his old army, he couldn't help but feel proud.
He shook his head:
"No, these troops were trained by the instructors of the Iron Triangle Army, but they are not the real Iron Triangle Army.
This is the unit of Commander Song of the 120th Division, that one is from the Jiaodong Military Region, and the one leading the armored force is Commander Xu from the Armored Forces Development Committee!"
After saying this, Barton was dumbfounded.
In the battle around the Eastern Mongolian Defense Line, this Eighth Route Army unit displayed amazing combat effectiveness with its sophisticated equipment and super high military quality.
Patton thought this unit was the legendary Iron Triangle Army!
But he is not the rightful owner yet.
He couldn't help but think about it, so how powerful should the real Iron Triangle Army be?
The teacher smiled and said: "General Patton, let's go to the battlefield to check the enemy's losses. In addition, you can also pick some trophies to go back. Let's treat them as gifts from our Eighth Route Army!
This time the battle on the Eastern Mongolia Defense Line went smoothly, and the military competition happened to be completely over, so let's get together and have a celebration party.
Let’s all have a drink together and celebrate together.”
Barton smiled and nodded: "I like your Chinese food, especially the eight major cuisines, each with its own unique taste, it's really unforgettable!"
The representatives from all the Allied countries couldn't help but drool.
When General Paresi, General Patton, and General Troff inspected the battlefield together, they also saw a large number of destroyed Japanese mechanized troops and equipment, as well as a large number of Japanese prisoners being escorted.
Patton had already become friends with Li Yunlong during his recent military discussions. He couldn't help but asked Li Yunlong, who was accompanying him: "Li, isn't the Kwantung Army known as the flower of the Japanese army? But from this time
From a combat perspective, why are you so vulnerable?"
Li Yunlong said: "The reason is very simple. The two tigers are competing to see who has a firm will and who has a tougher teeth. Obviously, the Kwantung Army, which we have been defeated by repeatedly, saw us using the title of the Iron Triangle Army. The momentum was directly
Weak by three points, how can we still have the confidence to show off the posture of a strong army in the world?"
"The Kwantung Army and the Holy War Army are all bullshit in my opinion. In the final analysis, they are just little devils, and our Eighth Route Army is the enemy of the devils!"
"Awesome!" Barton gave a thumbs up in admiration."
At this time, a Kwantung Army colonel with a sanitary beard who was escorted past had stayed overseas and knew what Patton was talking about. He broke away from the team and shouted: "Baga, the Kwantung Army is a powerful army in the world, not a bullshit army. You guys
These damn Eighth Route Army all fight with deception and dare not face our Kwantung Army face to face. How can they be considered heroes if they go head-to-head?
I don’t accept it, I don’t accept it!”
Everyone was amused by this little devil.
General Troff sneered: "Mr. Defeated Army, wars are never fair. A few years ago, when your Japanese army used its superior equipment to sweep away the Eighth Route Army, don't you think it was a victory without force?"
Besides, you probably don’t know yet, right?
The one who defeated you in this battle was not the elite Iron Triangle Army of the Eighth Route Army as you thought.
But the Eighth Route Army warriors who once destroyed your armored army and jihadi army in the Jiaodong area.
What else are you dissatisfied with? Is it just hard-mouthed? When it comes to hard-tongued words, I think there is really no one who can compare with you little devils!"
"You..." The Kwantung Army commander was speechless.
Deep in my heart, there was a storm. It turned out that the one who defeated them was not the elite of the Eighth Route Army, the Iron Triangle Army?
After sarcasm, General Troff also learned to sing two lines of a guerrilla song next to the Japanese officers. He probably saw the Eighth Route Army propaganda video after it was circulated. The song was really catchy, so he knew how to sing two lines.
But this group of Japanese prisoners were very angry.
...After the battle in Eastern Mongolia, the Allies also awarded medals to relevant generals of the Eighth Route Army with outstanding achievements.
War reporters used their cameras and video cameras to record the relevant scenes.
the other side.
I heard the grand occasion of the end of the Eighth Route Army competition and the double joy of victory in the war.
However, Okamura and Umezu Yoshijiro each squatted in their headquarters and drank. The already hot drink was even more unpleasant when it reached their stomachs. For a moment, they were extremely decadent.
In fact, when the Japanese launched a sneak attack on the eastern Mongolian defense line, the initial results were quite good.
The Eighth Route Army's five frontline airports, hangars, camps, ammunition depots, and oil depots located behind the third line of defense were all blown up by the Japanese Air Force. After the violent explosion, the scene burst into flames.
Several heavy artillery regiments assembled by the Japanese showed great power and plowed through the front-line defense fortifications with artillery fire. The Japanese assault troops from all directions, with the assistance of engineers, destroyed the forward fortifications of the Eighth Route Army and surrounded the fulcrum defense position. The follow-up troops took advantage of the gaps in the defense line.
Attack the second line of defense and destroy the fortifications that were not completed in time.
And all materials from the grain depot, oil depot, and ammunition depot were moved away.
Then surround the second-line defense points.
Umezu Umejiro specially ordered to attack the well-fortified fulcrum defense positions if they can, and not to fight hard if they can't. The main purpose is to destroy the position fortifications and military facilities, including communication towers, communication lines, wire towers, bunkers, trenches, roads, etc.
Destroy them all, lay mines and run away.
This is also the main reason why the Japanese army continued to advance towards the second-line defense offensive after breaking through the first-line defenses - the attack on the first-line positions was so smooth!
Unfortunately, Umezu Umejiro never expected that the Eighth Route Army had already made arrangements. As soon as the Japanese entered the second-line defensive position and began to search for supplies, the Eighth Route Army's counterattack arrived before they could move much.
The aviation force was dogged by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and the heavy artillery force was attacked by the Eighth Route Army's intersecting troops while maneuvering.
In the end, the Japanese succeeded in stealing the chicken but losing the rice. Not only did the mobile troops suffer heavy losses, one of the heavy artillery brigade was broken up and captured by the Eighth Route Army during transportation, and the long-range artillery unit even ran away.
The massive attack ended in complete failure.
The failure of this battle had a very bad impact on the Japanese army.
It was not just the huge losses of the attacking forces.
It also includes the negative political influence of propaganda.
The original core occupation area of the Japanese army, Kanto, also suffered from unfavorable results due to successive battles, and people's hearts began to fluctuate.
The once arrogant and arrogant Kwantung Army, known as the elite of the Imperial Army and boasting that it had never been defeated, was now defeated one after another by the Eighth Route Army.
This inevitably cast a haze in the hearts of many Japanese officers who were already somewhat pessimistic:
Is there really any hope for jihad?
Moreover, the strong counterattack launched by the Eighth Route Army around the eastern Mongolian defense line once again proved to the Japanese army the intention of the Eighth Route Army to attack the south and defend the north.
Umezu Meijiro finally believed:
If the Kwantung Army does not go south for reinforcements, the Chinese dispatched troops may really be completely overwhelmed by the Eighth Route Army.
And once the China Expeditionary Force is defeated, the Kwantung Army is probably not far away from defeat. He doesn't understand the principle of death and coldness.
As a result, Umezu Yoshijiro promised Okamura that after seizing the time to complete the army reorganization, he would immediately mobilize troops south to reinforce North China.