Chapter 804: Zhenjiang under the Battle of Crossing the River
Zhenjiang under the Battle of Crossing the River
In the former enemy headquarters in Taizhou City, Chief of Staff Wang Shangfa, who served as his deputy, was reporting to Zuo Quan in front of him with excitement on the battle reports coming from the front line.
"Chief of Staff, Commander Wang reports. Our first wave of troops crossing the river, under the cover of the artillery column, successfully repelled the Japanese army's continuous counterattacks. So far, the entire beachhead is still firmly in our hands...[
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"Chief of Staff, Commander Wang reported that our second wave of offensive troops has successfully crossed the naturally dangerous Yangtze River. Currently, the total strength of our troops gathered on the south bank of the Yangtze River has reached more than 8,000 people. At the same time, a heavy mortar battalion
, also followed the crossing troops to cross the Yangtze River. Commander Wang requested whether the troops would immediately launch an attack on Zhenjiang...
"It seems that the end of the little devils in Zhenjiang City has really come. Call Commander Wang Ping back and order the troops crossing the river to launch an attack immediately with the support of the artillery column and special warfare division." Chief of Staff Zuo Quan.
, ordered very decisively without any hesitation.
"Yes, Chief of Staff...,
In order to facilitate the unified deployment of all river-crossing troops, the 25th Army Headquarters of the East China Field Army also followed the second wave of river-crossing troops, crossed the naturally dangerous Yangtze River, and stood on the south bank of the Yangtze River, on the former Japanese beachhead.
He raised the telescope in his hand and looked in front of him. After the repeated attacks from the roundabout rocket artillery regiment, it was already stained red with blood. He didn't know how many little Japanese positions had been destroyed. Fang Qiang, commander of the 25th Army, also had a look of forbearance on his face.
He couldn't help showing a look of emotion, shocked by the lethality of modern weapons. However, the scene in front of him only caused a brief shock to this battlefield veteran who was used to seeing life and death.
In less than a few seconds, he recovered from the shock and spoke to Commander Bai Zhiwen beside him, who had been commanding the first wave of troops crossing the river and holding the beachhead position.
"Mr. Bai, you guys fought too hard..."
"Commander, thank you for your hard work. I just made a rough calculation. With the support of the artillery column and rocket artillery regiment, the number of little Japs who died in front of our position in less than half an hour reached more than 2,000. And we
I only suffered less than 500 casualties. Even if I had to hold on for a few more hours in such a battle, there would be no problem. It was so enjoyable... Commander Bai Zhiwen still seemed to be immersed in
In the excitement of the battle just now, he answered with excitement.
"How is it possible that there are less than 500 casualties? As far as I know, the Japanese troops attacking you have the strength of an entire infantry regiment. Commander Bai, tell me the truth, how many people are left in your hands?"
Can we continue to participate in the next battle... Commander Fang Qiang asked.
"Four thousand five hundred people..." Bai Zhiwen replied affirmatively.
"Forty-five hundred people, plus the four thousand people from the 74th Division who just crossed the river with me, the total force in our hands has reached 8,500 people. What's more important is that these more than 8,500 people
There is also a heavy mortar battalion in the middle... That's enough... After a brief reflection, Commander Fang Qiang's face immediately showed a confident smile. Then, he faced Chief of Staff Liu Shaowen behind him...
He ordered with a serious look on his face.
"Old Liu, pass on my order. As the vanguard of the entire army, with the fire support of the heavy mortar battalion, the Seventy-fourth Division will immediately launch a counterattack on the current Japanese position. Tell this to Commander Li Zhengguo. I will give him one hour.
, within an hour, we must break through the Japanese position in front of us...
"Yes, Commander..." Chief of Staff Liu Shaowen replied decisively.
"Boom boom boom..."
Following the order from Army Commander Fang Qiang, dense mortar shells fell like rain on the Japanese positions that had long been in ruins.
After the baptism of artillery fire, the Japanese army's position had become flat. After more than an hour of fighting, and after experiencing the fierce artillery fire from the East China Field Army artillery column, the morale of the Japanese army had already been extremely low. Faced with another sudden attack
Under the gunfire, a face immediately turned pale, and then showed a look of despair.
However, the intensive artillery fire did not show any mercy because of the change in the Japanese army's expression.
The flying shell shrapnel still shot into all the obstacles in front of him mercilessly, including the fragile bodies of the little devils. The fireballs produced by the explosion of the shells quickly swept through the bodies of every little devil, killing them.
Turned into corpses that were burnt like black coal...
In just ten minutes, more than 400 large-caliber mortar shells with a diameter of 50 mm accurately landed on the fragile Japanese defense line. After another baptism of artillery fire, the Japanese army, which had already suffered heavy casualties,
In the Jiang defense position, there are even fewer little Japs who can continue to fight.
However, for today's East China Field Army, artillery bombardment is just a prelude before the attack.
Before the surviving Japanese troops could wake up from the recent artillery attack, a machine gun position composed of dozens of heavy machine guns and nearly a hundred crooked light machine guns fired a dense rain of bullets. Raindrop-like bullets,
No need for money, just throw it at the Japanese army position that has been baptized by artillery fire and has turned into a flat ground...
Faced with the dense rain of bullets clinging to the ground, as long as the little Japanese who survived on the position raised their heads, their brains would be burst by several rounds of bullets and they would turn into a bloody corpse...
First there was a fierce artillery strike, followed by a dense rain of machine gun bullets, and finally, the infantry charge. When the East China Field Army used the 'three-axe offensive' often used by the Japanese army to its fullest. The remaining soldiers on the position
The Japanese army tragically discovered that the Imperial Army, which thought it was invincible, was sometimes vulnerable to a hail of bullets.
Facing the tide of Chinese soldiers in front of him, the proud little devil lowered his head for the first time. His face also showed a look of panic for the first time. Except for a small number of pure militarists in the Japanese army, they still
In addition to using the rifles in their hands to carry out meaningless resistance, the remaining Japanese troops had already become overwhelmed. Some even dropped their weapons and knelt on the ground, praying to the so-called 'Amaterasu'.
Bless them and overcome the disaster before them. [The latest and fastest update of Enlightenment Piaotian Literature
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After several years of fighting, the Japanese troops stationed in China, even the most elite field divisions. After years of fighting and the addition of a large number of new soldiers, they were unable to compete with the Anti-Japanese War in terms of combat effectiveness or the individual quality of the soldiers.
Compared with the Japanese invasion of China in the early days.
Therefore, faced with the wolf-like East China Field Army in front of them, coupled with the fierce artillery fire that they had never encountered before, most Japanese soldiers, especially those who had just joined the army and had not experienced any major battles, undoubtedly
He chose the battlefield to surrender and became a prisoner in the hands of the East China Field Army. [The latest and fastest update of Enlightenment Piaotian Literature
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"Reporting to the commander, after half an hour of bloody battle, our 74th Division successfully broke through the Japanese defense line in front of us and pushed the front to the outside of Zhenjiang City. Due to the short time, our army has not yet calculated the specific number of enemies it has wiped out. However, according to reports from various ministries,
The results showed that during the entire battle, a total of 659 Japanese soldiers were captured, and about 3,000 enemies were wiped out, which was the size of an infantry regiment..." The troops easily broke through the Japanese defense line and completed the instructions given by Army Commander Fang Qiang half an hour in advance.
The mission. The second wave of 74 people crossing the river was the division commander Li Zhengguo. He also had an excited smile on his face and reported excitedly.
"Old Li, you did a good job... There are more than 3,000 people here, plus the thousands of people killed by our Commander Bai on the beachhead. We killed half of the main Japanese division guarding Zhenjiang.
Combat strength. In other words, in the entire Zhenjiang City, the little devils can still mobilize less than 10,000 troops..." Commander Fang Qiang's face was immediately shrouded in a look of confidence.
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Just as he finished speaking, the chief of staff beside him followed closely and asked, "Commander, what are we next?"
"Immediately contact the artillery column to bombard the Zhenjiang city defense fortifications. Today, we, Fang Qiang, are going to rely on the few troops in our hands to break open the Zhenjiang City city defense fortifications, rush into the city, and display the majesty of our 25th Army..., Fang Qiangjun
The commander did not hesitate at all, and gave a very decisive order to the two beloved generals in front of him.
"Commander Li, Commander Bai. I will not assign specific combat missions to you for this siege battle. However, I will give you a promise here. Whichever of the two divisions will be the first to break into the city. From now on,
Your division is the main division of our 25th Army. In other words, from now on, whether it is the replenishment of soldiers or the replenishment of ordnance, I will give priority to this main division." [The latest and greatest Enlightenment Piao Tian Literature
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In an instant, the two division commanders stared at the corps commander in front of them with blazing eyes, waiting for the corps commander's next words. After all, the title of main division is what every military commander wants.
More importantly, priority is given to soldiers, equipment, and ammunition...
A series of conditions are all what a good commander wants.
"Although the conditions are very tempting, I want to warn you that the title of the main division is not so easy to get. Because, I not only want to see who of you breaks into the city wall first. More importantly, I also want to see who of you can break through the city wall first.
Let’s see who suffers the least casualties. Therefore, you will be able to determine the specific situation yourself.” [The latest and fastest update of Enlightenment Piao Astronomy
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"Immediately hand over all prisoners of war to the custody of the military guard camp. Two units, the 733rd Division will attack from the north gate and the 74th Division will attack from the east gate. Take action immediately." Commander Fang Qiang gave the final order. [The latest enlightenment Piao Astronomy Literature
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"Commander, please rest assured. Our 73rd Division (74th Division) is guaranteed to win the title of the main division..." After saying that, the two confident division commanders quickly walked towards their troops.
With the continuous artillery support from the artillery column, and the huge temptation promised by Commander Fang Qiang, the two troops, with eight thousand commanders and fighters, were like tigers descending from the mountain, launching wave after wave of attacks on the city wall that had been blown into a pile of ruins.
A wave of attacks.
Although throughout the battle, in the face of my fierce attack by the soldiers, the Japanese defenders resisted desperately. However, at this time, with the loss of air superiority and artillery superiority... nearly 10,000 little Japanese soldiers
, except for his own flesh and blood, there is no suppressive weapon that can stop the steel torrent composed of artillery shells and bullets used by the East China Field Army.
After less than an hour of the entire siege battle, the 217th Regiment of the 73rd Division successfully planted a red flag on the top of Zhenjiang City...