The headquarters of the 25th Division of the Japanese Army was established at the train station in Tongliao City. Tongliao was also the transportation hub of the Japanese Army in northern Liaoning and Liaoning, and its geographical location was extremely important.
The division commander, Lieutenant General Michio Yamaoka, was pacing back and forth anxiously. The news from the front line was unclear. Two of his three regiments had lost contact, and one was still on the road. He didn't know what the situation was. This made him feel very worried.
disturbed.
"Your Excellency, the division commander, we have contacted the 40th Regiment. They are currently being attacked by the Chinese infantry. The opponent's firepower is fierce. Colonel Uchida Tai asks for tactical guidance."
"Order the 70th Regiment to detach a brigade to support the 40th Regiment. Also, ask them to rush to the position of the 14th Regiment to take a look. I have a bad feeling.
The situation must be very dangerous." Lieutenant General Yamaoka Michio spoke very slowly, almost every word.
"Hi"
"I am reporting to the headquarters that our unit was attacked by the Chinese army at 8 o'clock this morning. The intensity of the attack was almost unprecedented. The Chinese used a type of artillery that had never been seen before. The ferocity of the firepower is amazing. I hope the headquarters
Be prepared. "He said, Lieutenant General Yamaoka Michio hesitated for a moment, "and also request tactical guidance and air support from the headquarters. Otherwise, Tongliao will be difficult to protect."
After finishing speaking, Lieutenant General Yamaoka Michio lowered his head in shame. As a proud imperial general, it was really a shame to ask for reinforcements only half a day after the war started.
While the 25th Division was struggling to hold on, the 36th Division of the Japanese Army was also desperately resisting the attack from the Seventh Theater.
The 36th Division was attacked by Wang Dayong's Fifth Infantry Division. The fighting style of this division was the same as Wang Dayong's character, which was steady and law-abiding. As soon as the battle began, Wang Dayong ordered the troops to start attacking under the cover of artillery fire.
However, this attack did not go smoothly. The fortifications of the Thirty-sixth Division were very strong and could not be completely destroyed by the shelling just now. In addition, the commander of the Thirty-sixth Division, Kajiro Muranaka, was a master of defensive warfare. Therefore, the Fifth
The division's attack was difficult from the beginning.
Zhao Quanyou led a company to crawl forward with difficulty in front of the position. The Japanese army's bunker group was very concealed and very strong. The fierce artillery fire just now did not destroy them. Now the bunker group is pouring out countless tongues of fire, destroying them.
Zhao Quanyou's battalion was suppressed in front of the position and could not move at all.
"Batalion Deputy, this can't go on like this. If this continues, our company will have to report here sooner or later." Company Commander Tang Guo, who was following Zhao Quanyou, shouted anxiously.
"Damn it, contact the Air Force quickly and see if the Stuka has arrived. Tell them that our place is also very important. Don't just help guys like the 102nd Division." Zhao Quanyou cursed in a low voice. Since he was transferred to
The 5th Infantry Division has not fought such a fierce battle for a long time since it returned to Chahar. Now, because it breathed in a lot of dust, it felt like its chest was burning, its breathing was not smooth, and its anger was getting stronger.
"Da da da"
"ah"
A string of bullets flew past Zhao Quanyou and hit the correspondent next to him. The correspondent screamed and lay on the ground motionless.
Zhao Quanyou took off the walkie-talkie from the correspondent, pulled the company commander Tang Guo beside him, and rolled down a bomb crater beside him.
Taking another deep breath, Zhao Quanyou pulled the walkie-talkie over, adjusted the channel, and started calling.
"The black scorpion calls to the eagle. The black scorpion calls to the eagle. If you hear it, please answer. If you hear it, please answer."
Except for a rustling sound on the walkie-talkie, no one answered.
"Damn"
Zhao Quanyou cursed and was about to take off the headset when suddenly a deep voice came from the headset, "Eagle got it, Black Scorpion please speak."
"Damn, I finally got you." Zhao Quanyou breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed the microphone and yelled.
"We will continue our air support. The bunker group at position 302 is located at 654254. We want a bomb, the bigger the better," Zhao Quanyou shouted anxiously.
Zhao Quanyou seemed to hear a chuckle, "Understood, please be careful not to get close to the 200 meters around the bunker complex. Also, please cover your ears."
After hearing this nonsense, Zhao Quanyou muttered, "What the hell, just don't let them get closer than 200 meters, just cover your ears." Even so, Zhao Quanyou still gestured backwards and ordered the troops.
Retreat immediately.
When Zhao Quanyou rolled and crawled with his troops and retreated two hundred meters away from the bunker group, a Stuka rushed out from the clouds in the sky. It circled the bunker group twice, and then moved at eighty
It dived down at multiple angles, and the siren on the fuselage sounded a shrill siren. When the plane flew to an altitude of 300 meters above the ground, a black bomb fell from the belly of the fuselage and quickly headed towards the bunker complex.
fell down.
Zhao Quanyou and the others saw that the bomb in front did not explode immediately after falling into the bunker group, as if nothing happened. Just when they were disappointed, there was a violent shaking on the ground, and then a violent explosion.
reached their ears.
The violent shaking caused several soldiers who were not standing to sit on the ground. The loud noise of the explosion was so strong that Zhao Quanyou felt as if hundreds of giant drums were beating around him, and the whole place was shaken.
Everyone was shocked and dizzy.
The towering black smoke that rose into the sky after the explosion covered the entire bunker complex. It was not until more than ten minutes later that the black smoke gradually dissipated. Only then did Zhao Quanyou and the others see the tower that was still pouring out countless tongues of fire just now.
The bunkers were all covered up like the ground that had been plowed by a group of hard-working farmers, and a large pit about tens of meters wide and nearly seven to eight meters deep appeared in the center of the bunkers.
"My dear, what kind of large bomb is this? This, this is too powerful." Tang Guo on the side stared at the Stuka's masterpiece in front of him in stunned silence. Well, he was shocked.
"These bastards from the Air Force didn't even say a word when they were still operating the air conditioner. What a fucking bastard." After being stunned for a while, Zhao Quanyou jumped up in anger and cursed in the sky.
What Stuka was using just now was a 1,500-kilogram delayed-earth-penetrating bomb nicknamed the Road Opener. This bomb was specially developed by Chahar's arsenal to destroy bunkers or underground fortifications. It is very powerful. Zhao Quanyou
I was lucky enough to see it once in Siberia, so I had an impression of it.
After the black smoke rising into the sky and the flying rubble quieted down, Zhao Quanyou, Tang Guo and the others slowly ducked and approached the Japanese army's bunker group. They were surprised to find that the bunker group was
All the dozen or so light and dark fortresses inside have been destroyed, and the Japanese troops inside were either blown into a cloud of mist, or had their internal organs shattered. Anyway, the death conditions were all kinds of strange, and there were all kinds of things.
"Battal Lieutenant, look at how miserable this machine gun looks." Tang Guo picked up a Type 92 heavy machine gun that was twisted into a twisted ball and marveled.
"What's the point? You've never seen those bigger bombs. If those five-ton super-heavy bombs hit us, we have to stay at least two miles away to be safe." Zhao Quanyou shook his head gently.
, trying to forget those horrific scenes from my mind.
Zhao Quanyou waved the Somi in his hand and shouted to everyone: "Let's go, keep going."
In the headquarters of the Thirty-sixth Division, Muranaka Kajiro was sitting on a stool built with ammunition boxes and was constantly listening to reports from his subordinates.
"The 222nd Regiment reports that the bunker group at position 801 has been destroyed by the Chinese army. Now most of the positions stationed by the 222nd Regiment have been occupied by the Chinese. The commander of the regiment, Colonel Gu Jihengyun, requested
Tactical guidance.”
"The 224th Regiment reported that the No. 803 position they were stationed in was being violently bombed by Chinese aircraft. Those aircraft dropped heavy bombs. They reported that the troops suffered heavy casualties. Artillery support was urgently needed."
Listening to the news in the battle report, Kajiro Muraka showed hesitation on his face. After thinking for a while, he finally gave the order, "Order the 222nd and 224th Regiments to abandon their current positions and shrink their forces.
Come to the core bunker group in the center. We are also sending a message to the headquarters, requesting rapid reinforcements. We need aircraft and artillery here. In short, we need everything."
"This" the communications staff hesitated for a moment, then tactfully reminded: "Division Commander, our division seems not to have reached this point. Wouldn't it be bad if we just sent a report to the headquarters like this?"
"What's wrong?" Lieutenant General Kajiro Muraka shook his head and interrupted the staff officer's words. "What if we wait until the situation is really bad before we send a message to the headquarters to request reinforcements? By the time they arrive, we will have already entered the Yasukuni Shrine. So we
Do things like playing chess, take one step at a time and see three moves, so that you can be invincible. Being cautious may get you a reputation, but it can save your life and the lives of your troops, do you understand?"
"Hi, I understand. Thank you for your teaching, sir." The communications staff member bowed and went out.
At this time, in the Seventh Theater Command, Su Tong was also paying attention to the latest progress of the troops. The staff were marking the progress of the troops' attack on the sand table. The red flags were our own troops, and the blue flags were the Japanese army's positions and troops. Now
The Red Army is moving steadily and resolutely towards Tongliao. "Report, the Second Armored Division reported that they have broken through the first line of defense of the 25th Division and are advancing towards the enemy's deep attack."
"Report, the 5th Infantry Division reported that the 36th Division opposite them has all retreated to the central bunker group in its core position. The 5th Division is now attacking it, but Commander Wang reported that due to its excessive fortifications
Strong, the offensive progress is slow."
Listening to the reports from the staff, Su Tong narrowed his eyes and ordered: "Order Wang Qinglong to pull up the siege artillery in the heavy artillery division to cooperate with Wang Dayong's attack."
Su Tong looked at his watch and said, "Tell Wang Qinglong that I will give him three hours and he must knock down the 25th Division's bunkers before three o'clock in the afternoon."