The rocket artillery battalion completed four salvos against the Japanese headquarters within forty minutes.
There was almost a quarter of an hour between the first salvo and the second salvo, but the reloading time of the last two was shortened from a quarter of an hour to about ten minutes.
This simplified version of the rocket launcher also has the advantage of the simplified version, that is, it is easy to load ammunition.
Within forty minutes, the rocket artillery battalion dropped more than 7,000 rockets at the Japanese headquarters!
Such bombing intensity and such skill can only be achieved by Xu Rui!
If the military leaders who are used to living a hard life knew this, they would be heartbroken. One meal of yours, Xu Rui, is enough to feed other brothers and troops for a year. Damn it, even a big family and a big business can't afford to do this to you.
Such a prodigal.
However, Xu Rui's generosity did indeed cause heavy damage to the Twelfth Army Headquarters!
Although they are four or five kilometers away, from the launch site of the rocket launcher, you can still see the clouds of flames and firelight rising from the Japanese headquarters, especially the explosive explosions of ammunition in the arsenal, which will appear from time to time under the night sky.
A huge ball of flames bloomed, like a ball of blooming fireworks, gorgeous and bright!
It is completely conceivable what the result would be if you were involved in it.
The devils in the headquarters are probably in a daze even if they are not dead now.
"That's almost it!" Xu Rui put down the telescope and turned to Yang Rui and said, "We can now shoot at the heavy artillery positions of the Japs, the division headquarters of the Guards Division, and the division headquarters of the 7th Division!"
"Yes!" Yang Rui agreed, and then stopped the fifth round of volley with a wave of his hand.
Then, Yang Rui took the gunners of each rocket launcher and began to adjust the shooting at Zhu Yuan.
Xu Rui turned his attention to Du Junjie, who had just arrived from Broadway Building, and asked, "Have the 1st Battalion, 3rd Battalion, 6th Battalion and 7th Battalion all entered the attack position?"
Taking advantage of the opportunity to fight the Japanese at Suzhou River in the past few days, Xu Rui has quietly used militia teams to move the four main battalions, namely the 1st Battalion, 3rd Battalion, 6th Battalion and 7th Battalion, from Wusong Fortress, Wusong Town, Yangshupu and Hongkou.
Instead, the eight militia battalions that were reorganized with a small number of veterans as the backbone were now stationed throughout the Wusong Fortress.
Of course, the soldiers of these eight militia battalions have all been re-screened and their combat effectiveness is acceptable.
Xu Rui's whole plan was to use the fourth and eighth battalions to fight fiercely with the Japs at the Suzhou River position, and try to attract several infantry regiments of the Japs' Guards Division to the Suzhou River line as much as possible.
If possible, we should also try our best to attract several infantry regiments of the 7th Division to the vicinity of Zhabei District.
Then, use the rocket launcher battalion to attack the headquarters of the Twelfth Army of the Japanese Army, quickly destroying the Japanese command structure, arsenal and artillery. Of course, no matter how ferocious the firepower of the rocket launchers, it is impossible to achieve complete destruction, so in the end, we still have to
Send out infantry to complete the final blow.
Finally, the 1st, 3rd, 6th and 7th battalions formed an assault group, like a left hook, first the Japanese 12th Army headquarters, arsenal and field hospital, then the Guards Division headquarters,
Then came the division headquarters of the 7th Division, and finally the artillery positions of the 4th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade. Push them all the way! Crush them all the way!
Xu Rui is convinced that after being covered by the rocket artillery battalion's steel bullets, these Japanese institutions or positions not only suffered serious damage to their defense facilities, but also suffered severe spiritual and will damage. Therefore, an attack group composed of four main battalions should be able to
To achieve an easy crushing, the only variable is the seven or eight infantry regiments on the front line of the battle.
First of all, whether it is the two Guards Infantry Regiments trapped in the Suzhou River battlefield, or the three infantry regiments of the 7th Division entrenched in Zhabei, or another Guards Infantry Regiment confronting the Fifth Battalion in Longhua,
This team is an infantry unit, and its fighting will is much stronger than that of technical units such as engineers and artillery!
Secondly, the six infantry regiments of the Little Devils have already entered the urban area, and are covered by dense buildings. The deterrent effect of the rocket launcher battalion is much smaller, because the simplified version of the rocket launchers equipped by the Songhu Independent Regiment can strike
The effect of buildings, especially reinforced concrete buildings, can only be said to be average.
Finally, and most importantly, apart from Longhua's Fourth Guards Infantry Regiment, the other five infantry regiments are within easy reach of the Japanese headquarters, especially the three infantry regiments of the Seventh Division.
Like a fan, it shields the headquarters of the Twelfth Army, the Guards Division and the Seventh Division behind it.
There is a large gap between the two Guards Infantry Regiments of the Japanese and the 28th Infantry Regiment on the far left of the Seventh Division. This gap was deliberately left by the Japanese for the purpose of luring them.
The Songhu Independent Regiment counterattacked, but now it was used by the Songhu Independent Regiment's attack group.
The attack group of the Songhu Independent Regiment protruded from the gap, like a left hook, hitting all the way from left to right. If the infantry regiments on the front line did not return reinforcements, the assault group would be like a hammer.
Smashing various Japanese organizations and positions along the way like walnuts, but the question is, will the Japanese infantry regiment on the front line return to support?
This requires a bet! Xu Rui bets that the front lines will not come back to support!
The reason? The reason is that the Japs’ doctrine is rigid and rigid, and their dogmatism is very serious! When the rocket launcher battalion first began to rain bullets on the Japs headquarters, the Japs may not be aware of the danger. At this time, the rocket launcher battalion’s rain of bullets
Covering it will have a high probability of destroying the little devil's command system.
As long as the command system of the little devil is destroyed, Xu Rui will have great confidence in letting the infantry regiments on the front line stay in the defensive position. This is because before receiving the order from his superiors, the little devil will
None of the infantry regiments will or dare to leave their original defensive positions easily.
To put it bluntly, this is drawing chestnuts from the fire, or dancing on the razor!
But if commanded properly, it is not impossible. In the history of the People's Liberation Army, General Li once did this. In the Battle of Menglianggu, he completely annihilated Zhang Lingfu's 74th Reorganized Division under the eyes of ten reorganized divisions of the Kuomintang.
At that time, Li Tianxia's reorganized 83rd Division was less than two kilometers away from Meng Lianggu!
Mr. Li was able to succeed mainly by taking advantage of the confusion in the command of the Kuomintang army.
But now, what Xu Rui wants to take advantage of is the little devil's rigidity and rigidity in command!
Du Junjie snorted slightly and said: "Yes, everyone has entered the attack position!"
"Okay!" Xu Rui nodded and said in a deep voice: "We can start the general attack!"
"Yes!" Du Junjie saluted, then turned around to send a telegram to the attack group.
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Zhabei, near the train station.
More than 8,000 officers and soldiers of the 1st, 3rd, 6th and 7th Battalions were holding their breath and waiting for the order of the general attack.
Yes, you read that right, there are indeed more than 8,000 officers and soldiers. Since the beginning of the Third Battle of Songhu, the main battalions participating in the war have been consuming and replenishing at the same time. The number of troops has basically remained unchanged, but
This time, Xu Rui deliberately added an additional 900 people to the main battalion participating in the general offensive!
A main battalion originally had 1,200 men, but now, the strength of the four battalions participating in the general offensive has expanded to 2,100 men. This is the size of a regiment! Therefore, Xu Rui also participated in this general offensive.
I spent a lot of money and invested the equivalent of four regiments of troops at once, and I worked hard!
The North Railway Station has now become a large barracks. More than 8,000 officers and soldiers of the independent regiment are holding their breath, all nervously waiting for the order of the general attack. At this time, if the little devils cover the North Railway Station and the nearby area with artillery fire, then
The Songhu Independent Regiment will definitely suffer heavy casualties, and this general offensive will also be aborted.
Fortunately, this extreme situation is simply impossible to occur.
First of all, this gap was deliberately left by the Japs in order to lure the Independent Regiment to break out of the encirclement and let the Independent Regiments go to the western suburbs of Shanghai to fight with them in the field! Compared with street fighting, of course the Japs hope to fight with the Independent Regiments in the field! Because in field battles, the Japs
It is easier for the Japanese to take advantage of their superiority in troops and weapons.
Secondly, in vain, the Japanese artillery cannot aim at all and cannot fire effectively.
Finally, the Langya Brigade has placed guard posts on both sides of the gap. Once a kid approaches, they will immediately fire warning shots in advance, so there is no need to worry about safety.
At this time, Shi Changqing was pacing back and forth.
Shi Changqing was temporarily appointed by Xu Rui as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, and the other three battalion commanders were the deputy commander-in-chief of the former enemy. They were able to execute unexpected situations encountered during the general attack on an ad hoc basis!
After pacing back and forth for more than ten minutes, Shi Changqing stopped again, raised his wrist to check the time, and said in a deep voice: "It's almost three o'clock in the morning, and it will be daybreak in another hour. As soon as it gets daybreak, little devil's
The plane may arrive at any time, and it will be difficult to launch a general attack by then. What happened? Why haven't the orders been issued yet?"
The other three battalion commanders also had anxious faces, all anxious.
However, at this moment, He Pan, the guard platoon leader of the first battalion, suddenly rushed out of the communications office and shouted: "Batalion Commander, the regiment commander has issued an order, the general offensive order has been issued, the general offensive order has been issued..."
Shi Changqing and other battalion commanders suddenly became energetic, and the order was finally issued!
At that moment, Shi Changqing turned around and said to Ding Wenbao, Liu Yiming and Wu Han: "Three brothers, let's get started!"
"Yes!" Ding Wenbao and the other three nodded heavily, and then quickly returned to the front of their respective teams. With an order, more than 8,000 officers and soldiers who had been sitting on the ground to rest stood up one after another, and then gathered into a rolling iron stream under the night, along the
Following the railway line, we advanced silently towards the western suburbs of Shanghai.
Ahead, in the western suburbs of Shanghai, where the headquarters of the Japanese Twelfth Army was located, it had already become a purgatory. The raging fire almost turned red in most of the night sky.