Three hundred and ninetieth chapters met the turtle shell
The fierce gunfire in Liaoyuan City continued, and the resistance of the Japanese army was also very tenacious. Wang Dayong and Liao Yaoxiang had already been mentally prepared for this. Anyway, when Hu Lian originally issued the order, he did not specify a time limit, but only said that he must seize the time.
, but the number of troop casualties must be controlled not to be too large.
Liao Yaoxiang also understood that his 41st Division was a newly formed division. The combat experience and individual quality of the soldiers could not be compared with the veteran teams such as the 5th Division commanded by Wang Dayong. The reason why Hu Lian let him
The 41st Division and the 5th Division attacked Liaoyuan together, which meant that Liaoyuan City was used as a whetstone. As for how to sharpen the knife, it depends on Liao Yaoxiang's ability.
After understanding the meaning of Hu Lian, his schoolmate, Liao Yaoxiang did not show off. Anyway, he showed the skill of killing a chicken with a sledgehammer. Wang Dayong's fifth division was an expert and bold man, and divided the troops into companies.
Groups of small troops formed a net to encircle the Japanese army, but Liao Yaoxiang gathered his troops and divided them into three main attack directions in regiments. He surrounded his attack area and slowly moved towards Liaoyuan City.
Advance.
Since they had the intention of training troops, they could not expect to be as brave and diligent as the Fifth Division. Liao Yaoxiang commanded the three regiments to take turns advancing into the center of Liaoyuan like a millstone in battalion units, that is, the training target was reached.
The purpose is to allow the troops to take turns to rest. Each battalion fights for eight hours. Regardless of the victory, I will withdraw when the time is up. The victory is not important. Anyway, it is a round-the-clock attack, so that the little devils can
Can't live in peace.
Not to mention, Liao Yaoxiang's method of three shifts was really effective. The Japanese and puppet troops defending the city were fooled by such a novel tactics. Originally, when it was dark, according to past experience, the offensive and defensive sides
When they are tired from fighting, they will tacitly stop to rest and wait until dawn before fighting again. This can be regarded as an unwritten rule. After all, this is not the 21st century in the future, when individual soldiers' night vision equipment is flying all over the sky.
But Liao Yaoxiang came up with a new trick. As soon as it got dark, the artillery troops behind started firing flares into the sky. Didn't you allow me to attack the city with heavy artillery? Then there would be no problem if I fired flares.
The illumination bombs illuminated the sky brightly all night, and Liao Yaoxiang's 41st Division's attack did not stop. There was the sound of gunfire and fighting.
The Japanese are also annoyed. Damn it, I don’t believe you can still sleep, so I will stay with you until the end.
The battle has been going on for three full days, and gunshots have been fired for three days. More than half of Liaoyuan City has fallen into the hands of the Chinese army. In these three days of fighting, more than 30,000 Japanese and puppet troops have
Nearly 20,000 people were injured and killed, and the remaining 10,000 people retreated to the downtown building area of Liaoyuan. Now that the 5th Division and the 41st Division have surrounded them, it is only a matter of time.
In an inconspicuous courtyard in Liaoyuan, Liao Yaoxiang and Wang Dayong had combined the two divisions into one, which also facilitated unified command. Although Hu Lian did not specify who would serve as the commander-in-chief of the siege before leaving.
, but Liao Yaoxiang consciously put himself in the position of deputy.
Although the commander-in-chief of the Seventh War Zone reiterated many times that there is no seniority-based system in Chahar, and the capable ones are always promoted and the mediocre are demoted. But everyone knows that the army itself is the most senior-based system in the world.
It's a serious group. If Liao Yaoxiang, a newcomer who has only been here for less than half a year, is really on an equal footing with Wang Dayong or even criticizes him, he would be crazy. What's more, he has heard such a rumor that in the first
Among the fifty or sixty infantry divisions in the Seventh Theater, although Wang Dayong cannot be said to be a mediocre person, his talent can only be regarded as average among so many division commanders in the Seventh Theater. But why did Su Tong treat the Fifth Division like this?
A force that is considered a well-established force in Chahar is given to him to command. There is no one else. I am loyal.
It can be said that Wang Dayong's loyalty to Su Tong is unparalleled among the many military officers in the Seventh War Zone. Otherwise, there are many more talented people than Wang Dayong, but they can only command a newly formed division-level unit or
Serving as the commander of the local garrison, this is the secret.
However, although Wang Dayong's talents are not too outstanding, he is very generous and generous. He often helps his colleagues on weekdays and has an easy-going personality, so his reputation among his colleagues is very good. Just like this time when he commanded the battle of Liaoyuan City
, Although Liao Yaoxiang made it clear that he was the leader, he did not act arbitrarily. Before taking action, Liao Yaoxiang discussed it before issuing the order, which was considered to give Liao Yaoxiang enough face.
In the headquarters, Wang Dayong and Liao Yaoxiang were sitting together to discuss the next military operation. Wang Dayong pointed at the attack renderings drawn by the staff and said with a smile: "Brother Jianchu, the little devil has already grown a rabbit's tail this time. You
It seems that the Japanese army has now begun to recruit many people from their land reclamation regiment to help defend the city. I think that as long as we attack for two more days, it is only a matter of time before this Japanese army is destroyed."
Liao Yaoxiang nodded, "The truth is good, but we must also prevent the little devils from jumping over the wall in a hurry. You must know that there are many of our people in the areas controlled by the little devils."
"Hmph." Wang Dayong slapped the table, "If the little devil really dares to do such a thing, we will capture tens of thousands of people from the Japanese Reclamation Corps. It's not just for fun. The gun in my hand can also kill people."
After hearing Wang Dayong's words full of murderous intent, Liao Yaoxiang couldn't help but nod secretly in his heart. He was indeed someone who had followed Commander Su to kill several people from the Siberian battlefield. Although he had an easy-going personality on weekdays, he was brave and tenacious in battle.
Full of murderous intent
Just as the 5th Division and the 41st Division were storming Liaoyuan, Hu Lian also commanded six infantry divisions and one armored division with a total of 130,000 troops, chasing the retreating Japanese army and arriving at the foot of Jinzhou City.
The person in charge of the defense of Jinzhou is Lieutenant General Isotani Rensuke. This deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army who suffered a big loss in Vladivostok has learned a lesson this time. A week ago, he ordered the five divisions in Jinzhou and
Hundreds of thousands of people in Jinzhou repaired the earth outside Jinzhou.
Forced by the bayonets and muzzles of the Japanese army, hundreds of thousands of Jinzhou people spent a week surrounding Jinzhou with barbed wire fences, anti-tank trenches, and trenches.
At the strong request of Isotani Rensuke, Umezu Yoshijiro removed the Kwantung Army's more than 200 anti-tank guns and hundreds of anti-tank guns with calibers ranging from 20 mm to 75 mm in addition to Jilin Province's Vladivostok defense line.
All the anti-aircraft artillery was mobilized, and a solid defense line of more than thirty kilometers in radius was built around Jinzhou. In short, Isotani Rensuke's purpose was to turn Jinzhou into an impregnable turtle shell, which was bound to make Hu Lian's
The 41st Army Group collapsed here.
Moreover, Isotani Rensuke did not take in the nearly 300,000 Japanese troops who were defeated from the Tongliao front line, but put them all on trains and sent them to Fengtian. Isotani Rensuke believed that if these 300,000 Japanese troops were defeated,
The defeated Japanese army staying in Jinzhou will only lead to a decline in the morale of the Jinzhou defenders. It is better to let them go to Fengtian to rest and recuperate, and they will be a new force in less than half a month.
In an inconspicuous observation post outside Jinzhou, Hu Lian was leading several staff officers from the headquarters to observe the defense line outside Jinzhou.
When Hu Lian read it carefully, his brows were furrowed, and he sighed for a long time, "Brother You Qing, you see, the Japanese defenses are built like a turtle shell. Even if our heavy artillery wants to knock them open, they can't."
It’s going to take a lot of effort.”
Luo Zhuoying on the side shook his head, "That's not all. According to reports from the intelligence department, the Japanese army also specially transferred a heavy artillery brigade this time. A total of more than 300 heavy artillery were deployed outside Jinzhou. It is said that there are also Meiji 45
There are heavy-duty howitzers with a caliber of 240 mm in them. In terms of the number of artillery, the Japanese army is almost the same as ours. This is a tough nut. If we rush forward, it is hard to say whether we can capture Jinzhou. Even if
I'm afraid more than half of the troops will be killed or injured if we defeat them."
Luo Zhuoying didn't say the next words, but Hu Lian also understood the meaning of Luo Zhuoying's words. If it took more than 100,000 casualties to capture Jinzhou, Su Tong would probably have to eat them alive. Both of them knew it.
Su Tong's temper, Su Tong is not allowed to have casualties in battles, but he is absolutely not allowed to use names to fill in. If all the elites of the 41st Group Army are lost here, even if Jinzhou is barely captured, Umezu Yoshijiro will definitely order the follow-up troops to come one after another.
With constant counterattacks, not only Jinzhou will be unable to defend, but even Liaoyuan and Tongliao will be difficult to protect. At that time, it would be like returning to the pre-liberation period after twenty years of hard work.
Hu Lian walked around for a few times and then suddenly raised his head and said with firm eyes: "The ground troops have suffered too much from the attack. Then we will use air power to crack open this turtle shell. I don't believe it, Isoya Ren."
"This turtle shell is really an invincible iron bastard."
Zhangjiakou Seventh War Zone Headquarters Jiang Baili handed a telegram to Su Tong, "Jianming, this is a plan to attack Jinzhou jointly sent by Hu Lian and Luo Zhuoying. See if there are any problems."
Su Tong put down the document in his hand and took the telegram. After reading it carefully, he shook his head depressedly, "The Japanese are determined to defend this time. Look, Jinzhou has almost turned into a turtle shell. Even if it is
The 41st Group Army that captured Jinzhou will definitely suffer a lot of casualties. The best result is that more than half of the casualties will be lost."
"That's why Hu Lian and the others asked us to send more heavy bombers to bomb Jinzhou's outer defense line." Jiang Baili smiled slightly, "The Japanese have posed a problem for Hu Lian and the others."