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Fang Tianlang¡¯s suggestion was quickly confirmed by Chief No. 1.
With all four armies of the Nationalist Army far away from Fengtian, it is difficult to maintain land lines of communication. In the future, if we want to obtain ammunition supplies, we can only parachute from the air, but it will certainly not exceed the consumption rate.
Once the ammunition supply of hundreds of thousands of combat troops cannot keep up with the combat effectiveness, they will instantly drop to the bottom. Capturing tens of thousands of national soldiers will cause the Northeast Democratic Coalition to expand suddenly.
The national army advanced towards Siping, and the soldiers stepped forward in the cold wind.
An infantry regiment and an artillery battalion sent by the Eighth Column used the cover of night to go around to the back and begin to build an interception and defensive position.
Since excavation was impossible on the frozen ground, trees were cut down and piled next to the ditch to serve as a simple bunker. The main interceptor force was not more than 2,000 soldiers but six M7 105mm self-propelled artillery hidden behind.
Each M7 self-propelled artillery carries sixty-nine shells plus two hundred spare shells on two ammunition trucks. Half of the total of more than six hundred shells can accurately land among the national soldiers and kill many. The goal.
After two days of vigorous advancement, the New Sixth Army and the New First Army arrived at Siping and engaged in a head-on exchange of fire with the garrison who was waiting for them.
In two days, the 52nd Army and the 71st Army on the outer lines were destroyed. One infantry battalion and two companies were destroyed, and nearly 800 soldiers were lost. Du Yuming was already a little numb to the battle losses on the outer lines. After all, they were only a very small number.
We will capture Siping within two or three days and then push all the way north to recapture Changchun.
If the main force of the Northeastern Democratic Coalition can be eliminated in Siping and Changchun, then even Harbin can be captured in one fell swoop after a month or two of rest.
The frontal firefight was extremely fierce, and the hard ground shattered in the explosion.
Although a large number of artillery pieces were taken away from the New Sixth Army, the artillery of the New Sixth Army remained unscathed. In the first hour of the war, almost all the New Sixth Army was dropping ammunition, including the Air Force fighter planes reinforced from Fengtian.
The national army always used artillery bombardment first and then infantry attack when facing city defenses. Fortunately, the Eighth Column took away a large number of heavy artillery and ammunition from the New First Army first, otherwise the entire city would have to withstand at least thousands more artillery shells.
Fireworks soared into the sky, and six kilometers away, an infantry regiment of the 2nd Division of the 52nd Army of the National Army responsible for flank cover was attacked by dozens of mortars of various calibers without warning.
Artillery shells exploded one after another, forming a detonation zone that completely enveloped an infantry battalion in diffuse fireworks.
Each time, they concentrated their firepower on a combat unit and used the power of blacksmithing to crack walnuts. No target locked by the Eight Columns could persist for more than ten minutes.
In just three minutes, nearly four hundred artillery shells detonated, creating almost a hundred corpses in the wilderness.
Twelve "Sherman" main battle tanks quickly rushed out from the mountains and forests to cover the soldiers as they rushed towards the smoke-filled area in the distance. With the suppression of firepower and the deterrence of the armored fighting vehicles, the eight columns were basically able to fight against the Soviet Union. The attack strength is almost the same as that of the army.
"Tank! Tank! Our tank!"
"It's not our tank! It's a Communist tank! Withdraw!"
The soldiers of the national army who had been bombarded had just sent out a message for help when they saw the tanks close at hand.
All the tanks looked so familiar that many soldiers made a wrong judgment at first reaction and thought it was their own reinforcements arriving in front of them.
"Hand in the gun and don't kill! Put down the weapon!"
"Stop resisting! Hand over the gun and don't kill!"
Shouts rang out everywhere, and the rushing "Sherman" main battle tank occasionally fired a long string of machine gun bullets to kill the Chinese soldiers who took up arms to fight back. The artillery shells are very precious and can only be fired when necessary. .
The soldiers of the national army began to retreat. Some soldiers dropped their weapons and ran into the distance, but most of them still squatted in place and raised their hands. Running soldiers were shot and fell from time to time, so it was safest to stay in place.
"Take it away! Take it away!"
"Clean the battlefield! Only three minutes! Hurry!"
The soldiers of the Northeastern Democratic Alliance who were sprinting reached out and grabbed the surrendered National Army soldiers and quickly retreated. They neither chased the defeated troops nor occupied the garrison. They knocked out one combat unit at a time and then immediately retreated.
The flank of the 2nd Division of the 52nd Army was attacked, and the headquarters immediately dispatched a combat artillery company, a heavy machine gun platoon, and an infantry battalion for reinforcements.
The Eight Columns rarely launch attacks during the day. If they can bite this time, they will have a chance to start a head-on confrontation.
The Eighth Column has been wandering on the outside using guerrilla tactics, so that the 52nd Army and the 71st Army on both wings are always passively beaten, even dreaming of a chance to fight face to face.
The national army soldiers came from a few kilometers away for reinforcements. The two mountain artillery battalions of the Eighth Column Artillery Division hidden ten kilometers away immediately opened fire to intercept fire. The forward artillery observers used walkie-talkies to report the data coordinates level by level and then After waiting for twenty seconds, you can see continuous explosions blasting among the reinforcements of the national army.
If a battalion-level combat unit cannot find a suitable hiding position and is bombarded, it will quickly suffer battle damage. Dozens of continuous detonations of large-caliber anti-explosive grenades are tantamount to a nightmare for lightly-armed soldiers who have nowhere to hide. .
Explosions swept across the ground. After one minute of rapid fire, all the towed artillery was mounted on trailers and dragged away. The national army had air superiority and had to move at any time to avoid being killed by air and ground firepower.
Dozens of craters of varying depths were left on the battlefield, with dead nationalist soldiers and scattered weapons and ammunition lying next to the craters.
Seventy or eighty corpses were scattered everywhere, and nearly a hundred wounded people had to be transported to field hospitals for treatment. The eight columns came and went without a trace and refused to engage in positional warfare, which really annoyed the national army commander.
"Hmm Not bad, two more harassment attacks were successful on the east and west sides!"
"Kill about 400 soldiers of the national army, capture more than 300 people, and supply a large amount of ammunition!"
Fang Tianlang and the political commissar looked at the battle report they had just received and asked their opponents to collect the disabled troops and attack again. After more than ten days of fighting, the Eighth Column had fully trained many troops.
The cooperation between artillery, armored troops and infantry is gradually entering the best state from the initial unfamiliarity.
"Attack when you find an opportunity. We have long-range firepower and will make the outside full of holes. It makes no sense for the New First Army and the New Sixth Army inside to win four draws."
"We will hold on to Siping for three days. Within three days we will defeat at least 6,000 to 10,000 national troops outside."
"Then let the New First Army and the New Sixth Army continue to move north. In ten days, if a few more regiments are destroyed, the 52nd Army and the 71st Army outside will completely lose their combat effectiveness."
"When you cut flesh with a knife, you will eventually see the bones."
Fang Tianlang's expression became a little serious, and his whole body was lying on the map.
Nearly one or two hundred lives are lost every hour on the Siping defense line. Only by ending the entire battle as quickly as possible can more lives survive, but we must not rush it. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com