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    After receiving a report that a large Japanese army marching column was discovered ten miles away, with a strength of two regiments, Liu Changshun's first idea was to wake up Yang Zhen.  Liu Changshun's first thought about the two Japanese regiments was that they were the main force of the Fourth Division.  The Japanese troops of the two regiments were running parallel to themselves, even in opposite directions.  But whether to continue marching westward, suspend the march and hide on the spot, or change the march route and move north, this was something Liu Changshun did not dare to decide.

    Regarding Liu Changshun's impetuous and lack of confidence in trying to wake up Yang Zhen, Ma Chunsheng shook his head and said: "There is no need to wake up the commander. Since the Japanese army did not stop and continued to advance eastward, it means that they have not discovered us. Since  The Japanese army has not taken any action, so why should we make a fuss? Let him go his way, and we go ours. We just order the troops to strengthen their alert and prepare for battle. If you think about it, if the Japanese army discovers us, they will continue to immerse themselves in their journey, isn't it?  Have you pounced on me a long time ago?"[]

    "How can this work? If the Japanese army discovers us and attacks the whole front, we will suffer a big loss. In addition to the troops who cover the political commissar's transport of wounded and supplies, the remaining troops here are barely a regiment's strength. It's all miscellaneous.  Counting it all together, it is barely enough for 3,000 people. The Japanese army has found two regiments of troops now. You have to know that the Fourth Division has three regiments. "

    "Even if the Japanese army was in a hurry and didn't find us. But they still have planes. Once the Japanese planes are dispatched, can we escape their eyes? There is a big gap between us and the Japanese army in terms of strength and firepower. Don't wake up the commander and discuss  A countermeasure, at such a close distance, the enemy's shells can hit our heads directly. We just don't even have time to react."

    Hearing Ma Chunsheng¡¯s proposal to ignore the main force of the Fourth Division who was so close to him, Liu Changshun stared and could hardly believe his ears.  What on earth does this guy mean?  The Japanese were all around, but he still said shamelessly that he didn't need to pay attention to him. Wasn't he mentally ill?

    Regarding Liu Changshun's suspicion, Ma Chunsheng smiled bitterly and said: "Captain Liu, although the Japanese troops are very close to us, they have not discovered us. We only need to give them the necessary warning, and there is no need to pay attention to them. As for  Regarding the Japanese air superiority that you are worried about, do you think that after Jiamusi Airport was destroyed by us, they will still have extra strength to conduct large-scale aerial reconnaissance on us?"

    "Judging from the intelligence just passed by the reconnaissance force, although the Japanese army is marching very cautiously, their marching speed is not slow. I think the Japanese army is also eager to rescue Jiamusi. Even if they find us, they will only think that we are a small harassing force.  For their current situation, Jiamusi is much more important. Besides, they haven't discovered us yet."

    "The entire Qunce Mountain counterattack plan has been drawn up. We must arrive at the preset battlefield within the scheduled time. And whether we take a detour or temporarily hide, we will waste a lot of time. We cannot do anything during the march.  Set up a radio station, and if the Chief of Staff launches a counterattack as scheduled and we fail to arrive on the battlefield, think about how serious the consequences will be."

    "Ten thousand steps back, even if the Japanese army discovers us and attacks us across the board, this is a mountainous area, not a plain area. As long as we are on alert, it will be the same if we retreat at the wrong time. It's a ten-mile road, and it's close.  , but it is neither close nor close. As long as we are ready for battle, we can completely rely on the mountains to fight back."

    "The commander has not rested for several nights. How can you bear to disturb him when encountering such a small situation? We have elite reconnaissance troops over there. When they find us, we will be able to respond enough. The key to the encounter is  It¡¯s not about the strength of the two sides, but it depends on which side discovers the opponent first and which side reacts faster. Looking at it now, we can say that we have the upper hand because we discovered the opponent first.¡±

    "Listen to my words and wait until the Japanese find us. As long as they don't find us, I will still say the same thing. They will go their way and we will go ours. Now that we have decided to attack Qunce Mountain, the 44th Regiment of the Japanese Army  , then it is more important for us now to arrive at the designated attack location within the scheduled time."

    "However, Commander Liu, I think there is no need to disturb the commander yet. The most fundamental reason is that you are now the commander of a regiment. Your vision should not be limited to tactics, but should be more long-term. It should be  Learn to think about problems and judge situations independently, instead of relying on the commander for everything. Otherwise, what do you, the group leaders, political commissars, and staff officers do?"

    "What the commander now needs is not only subordinates who can strictly obey orders on the battlefield, fight bravely, and dare to fight, but also subordinates who can think independently. Now that you are the commander of a regiment, you must have a regimental leader.  Use your brain to think about problems. In addition to the commander, you are the supreme commander. What to do, you have to get used to thinking about problems independently. TroopsThere will be big development one day. Do you just want to be a group leader?  Or are you only capable of being a group leader?  "

    Ma Chunsheng¡¯s words were very sincere, but also very rude.  Although Liu Changshun was somewhat embarrassed by what he said, he couldn't help but admit that what this guy said made some sense.  Liu Changshun was used to fighting under the plans that Yang Zhen had already made, and Liu Changshun had never thought about suddenly asking him to think independently and formulate a battle plan independently.

    After a long silence, Liu Changshun gritted his teeth and said: "I listen to you, I will take the risk this time. But Lao Ma, although you have not been in the army for a long time, the commander thinks highly of you. And your mind works very fast, and you can come up with evil ideas."  Duo, you must help me this time. After this battle is over, I will go and tell the commander that you will be the chief of staff of my regiment."

    Regarding Liu Changshun¡¯s invitation, Ma Chunsheng shook his head but could not deny it.  He knew that based on what Yang Zhen said before, he would never be transferred to any regiment, and would definitely stay with him as a staff officer.  It's not that he doesn't believe in himself, but that there is a serious lack of talent around him.  He would never be willing to transfer his overqualified and underqualified person to the position of chief of staff of that regiment.

    Although Liu Changshun was a little nervous during the march, the final result made him admire Ma Chunsheng for turning his head quickly enough.  Although the two armies were ten miles apart, the Japanese army, who had no time to pay attention to him, never discovered themselves.  After half a day of rapid march, the troops finally arrived at the scheduled combat area on time and without any danger.

    Yang Zhen, who only woke up after arriving at the scheduled combat area, heard Liu Changshun's report, but he felt a little resentful and shook his head and said: "You are still not steady enough. I did the right thing. Before the Japanese find us, you should panic first."  You are so immature, how can you stand alone in the future?"

    "No matter what happens, as the leader, you must first be steady and not panic. You are the military leader of a unit, and the entire unit is watching you. If you get messed up first, the morale of the army will also be messed up. No matter how good you are,  If the morale of the troops is in chaos, can they still fight?"

    "Also, if you have to ask for instructions on everything, what do I want you regiment leaders and political commissars to do? What do I want you military and political officers to do? You won't be able to use your brain? Those battlefields I told you  Judging the situation, you just have to make a living? When encountering the enemy, why don't you analyze it first? "

    "I'm not angry because you want to disturb my rest, I'm angry because you don't use your brain. You listened to Lao Ma at that time, and you can have fun now. If you woke me up at that time, you couldn't come up with an analysis of the enemy situation.  , judgment, and handling opinions, I have to remove you. I don¡¯t want idle cadres who have to ask for instructions on everything, especially military cadres.¡±

    Listening to Yang Zhen's criticism, Liu Changshun's face turned red, but he did not dare to refute, so he could only accept the punishment honestly.  Seeing this guy lowering his head and looking like he was being scolded honestly, Yang Zhen sighed slightly. Finally, this guy still knew how to be embarrassed, so he could still be saved.

    Yang Zhen¡¯s criticism of his subordinates has always been more about giving advice than reprimanding. Seeing Liu Changshun lowering his head and thinking about his words, he stopped talking.  He just patted him on the shoulder and said: "Go and call Lao Ma, and let's go up to the front and have a look. These are all your troops, and you should know the enemy's situation better than I do."

    Speaking of the enemy situation, Liu Changshun, who was a little depressed at first, suddenly became energetic after being criticized.  When he arrived at an enemy observation post on a hill less than a hundred meters away from the Puppet Manchu Army position, Liu Changshun pointed to the warning position built by the Puppet Manchu Army in front and said: "According to reconnaissance, the enemy position is now somewhat different from the defense situation reported by Li Mingrui.  .¡±

    "In front of us are the Independent Cavalry Regiment of the Seventh Military District of the Puppet Manchukuo Army and the Military District Training Team. Behind them are two infantry squadrons of the 43rd Regiment of the 11th Division. It is much more than what Li Mingrui originally reported.  A Japanese squadron. Behind these two Japanese squadrons is the main position of the 44th Regiment. And connected to the defense line of the independent cavalry regiment of the Puppet Manchukuo Army is a cavalry squadron of the Third Cavalry Brigade."

    "This time the Japanese army deployed the entire 3rd Cavalry Brigade to protect the flanks and rear of the 44th Regiment. The defense line stretched from Miaoling Mountain to the north and connected to the Qunce Mountain line, making the 3rd Cavalry Brigade's defense line  It¡¯s too long, so only one cavalry squadron is placed here.¡±

    "In addition, after the prisoner interrogation, it was learned that after Kuroiwa Yoshikatsu was killed by Li Mingrui, the captain of the 44th Regiment, Colonel Tsutsuki Taro Kawama, who took over the command of the Kuroiwa Detachment, adjusted the defense. The main force of the 44th Regiment was moved from the front line  The troops were withdrawn, and the defense was taken over by Jiang Pengfei, the third mixed brigade of the Seventh Military District of the Puppet Manchukuo Army. The independent first brigade of the Seventh Military District of the Puppet Manchukuo Army, which was originally cooperating with the troops, has been transferred back to Jiamusi along with Zetian Shigeru. And he himself  The defense on both wings was strengthened. In addition to the remaining detachment of the Fourth Division on the southern front, a squadron of the 44th Regiment was also strengthened on the southern front. These were not included in the Japanese defense plan reported by Li Mingrui."

    After listening to Liu Changshun¡¯s report, Yang Zhen nodded,He raised his telescope and carefully observed the defense situation of the puppet Manchukuo army in order to find a breakthrough.  The battle plan has been set, and now it is less than two hours before the scheduled full-scale counterattack.  In order to reduce casualties, Yang Zhen chose the breakthrough point very carefully.

    After observing for a long time, Yang Zhen said to Liu Changshun beside him: "This time we will choose this place as the starting point for the attack. You go back and bring all the troops here. You must do a good job of concealment and try not to let the enemy discover the movements of your troops.  The vegetation here is quite good, and the puppet Manchukuo army has not cleared the firing range. The closer we are to the enemy's position, the smaller the casualties will be. It is only a hundred meters away from the puppet Manchukuo position, and it is condescending. The terrain is extremely favorable to us.  .¡±

    "After you launch the attack, launch a breakthrough from the right wing of the puppet Manchukuo army, which is where they meet the Japanese army. I will concentrate the main artillery fire to cover you. In addition, after breaking through the puppet Manchukuo army's defense line, in addition to leaving one battalion to fully block the cavalry,  In addition to the reinforcement of the third brigade on the front line of Qunce Mountain, you use your main force to go southwest with all your strength and cut off the connection between the Japanese troops on the front line of Qunce Mountain and the third cavalry brigade."

    "When interspersing, you must pay attention to contact with the troops attacking from the front in Qunceshan. After joining the troops attacking from the front, you turn around and attack in the northwest direction. You must separate the entire Japanese army before the Japanese army can react.  Come. I took a look and saw that the Japanese army's positions were arranged in east and west directions. Most of the troops were placed on the east side. They put on a posture of always being ready to withdraw eastward."

    "After you complete the segmentation of the enemy, in addition to the tactical actions, you must also pay attention to attacking from west to east. Our scheduled attack time is three o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, the sun has gradually set. Attacking from this direction can be effective.  The use of sunset light to interfere with the enemy's eyes."

    "Remember, after launching an attack, you must fight hard and rush forward. Your regiment directs mortars and infantry artillery, and try to provide fire support to the troops in advance. All your light and heavy machine guns must be brought to the front line. Our artillery  The training is still insufficient, and it is still unable to provide accompanying fire cover. Especially the heavy artillery group in Qunce Mountain, you should not count on it. Unless you want to risk being destroyed by your own artillery fire. In addition, the Japanese artillery positions you  Get it for me as soon as possible."

    "The Chief of Staff has been fighting for several days, and the number of artillery shells in reserve will not be too many. According to the scheduled plan, the artillery support they provide will only last for half an hour. And here, in order to achieve tactical surprise, during your attack  Artillery will not fire before the official launch. Your attack time is fifteen minutes after the frontal counterattack force launches. Remember, it is fifteen minutes later."

    Yang Zhen said while Liu Changshun nodded to indicate that he remembered.  When Yang Zhen finished speaking, Liu Changshun looked at his watch and said, "Commander, the time is running out before the attack is launched. Do you have any other requests? Especially the tactical arrangements."

    After hearing his question, Yang Zhen raised his telescope to observe the enemy's position. He didn't even put down the telescope, but said lightly: "I have nothing more to explain. How to fight next is up to you."  . I have already said what I should consider for you. I am your commander, not your chief of staff."

    Just when Liu Changshun was about to go back and mobilize the troops after hearing that Yang Zhen had no explanation, Yang Zhen stopped him again and said: "You go back and tell me to connect a phone line here. My command post is set up here. You  When leading the troops to move here, if you alert the enemy, you will be responsible for the consequences."

    Knowing that once Yang Zhen made up his mind, it was difficult to change his character, Liu Changshun did not dare to dissuade him when he heard that Yang Zhen decided to set up the command post less than a hundred meters away from the forward position.  When leading the troops to launch a regional movement towards the attack, one can only be more careful.  For fear of alerting the Japanese and puppet troops on the opposite side, the commander would be put in danger.

    It is not an easy task to move a force of thousands of people just under the enemy's nose without being discovered.  Fortunately, the listless puppet Manchukuo army on the opposite side seemed a little absent-minded and focused more on the front line, allowing Liu Changshun to successfully complete this maneuver under the eyes of the enemy.  However, by the time the troops were brought to the designated location in accordance with Yang Zhen's request, Liu Changshun was sweating profusely and soaked to the skin.

    It should be said that although Liu Changshun still lacks certain abilities, the training of the army is still decent.  Whether when moving to the forward position or after arriving at the scheduled sortie location and starting to lurk, except for the artillery observer who nervously made a slight sound on the phone to indicate the coordinates for the artillery behind him, all the officers and soldiers followed the order and lay in wait with their guns in hand.  On the ground, they were waiting quietly for the attack order, and no one made a sound.

    "Just watching the time on the watch pass by minute by second, the time for the attack to be launched is getting closer and closer, except Yang Zhen who still looks calmApart from his emotions, Liu Changshun still looked somewhat nervous or excited.  Even Ma Chunsheng, who has always been known for his stability since joining the army, is somewhat nervous.

    Looking at the different expressions of the two, Yang Zhen smiled slightly, but did not speak.  Just close your eyes, quietly listen to the click of the watch hands as they move, and wait for the sound of cannon fire from the front of Qunce Mountain.  Looking at his commander's calmness, as the attack time was getting closer and closer, the somewhat nervous troops' emotions gradually stabilized again.

    Guo Bingxun has always had a strong sense of time. When the hour hand of the watch on Yang Zhen's wrist pointed to three o'clock, intensive gunfire sounded on the front line of Qunce Mountain on time.  In order to concentrate firepower, Guo Bingxun concentrated all the artillery that could be concentrated on the front line of Qunce Mountain.  From field guns to 150mm howitzers.  From mortars to infantry artillery, dense artillery shells shrouded the Japanese and puppet positions under a hail of bullets.  Its intensity of firepower is absolutely unprecedented.  In Wang Guangyu's words, this is selling out the iron.

    Wang Guangyu, who was accustomed to living a poor life in the Anti-Japanese War, felt distressed by the shells fired, but the people on the Japanese and puppet army positions over there felt like they were in hell.  Almost everyone on the Japanese and puppet army positions did not expect this sudden bombardment.  In the few days since the battle at Qunce Mountain began, the opponent's counterattacks were only small-scale tactical counterattacks, except for one that was relatively large-scale.

    And in the defense, except for the relatively fierce support firepower used in the past few days, large-scale artillery fire cover has rarely been used in combat in the past few days.  More often, small artillery groups or even single artillery are used to provide fire support, and no fire coverage method is used.  And once the opponent's attack is repelled, fire support will be stopped.  Not even a fire chase was done.

    What Guo Bingxun did was that Kuroiwa Yoshikatsu and Kawama Tsutsutarou, who had no idea how big the Qunce Mountain base was, thought that their opponent's shells had gradually consumed the embers, and gradually relaxed their vigilance towards their opponents.  The main force of the regiment, which had been withdrawn beyond the range of the opponent's artillery, was gradually transferred back.  But he did not expect that he would suffer heavy losses in this sudden bombardment by his opponent.

    After these few days of fighting, Ma Qichang, who commanded the front-line artillery in Qunceshan, knew the Japanese positions very well.  Although the artillery's technology is still somewhat lacking, the accuracy of its fire strikes has also improved a lot.  Coupled with the unprecedented intensity of firepower, the Japanese and puppet army positions were severely damaged.

    How could Guo Bingxun not see things that Liu Changshun could observe?  Although Taro Kawajama replaced the main force of the 44th Regiment with the puppet Manchukuo army, the 44th Regiment did not withdraw to its original station.  Just behind the puppet Manchukuo army's position, supervise the battle.  The artillery positions did not move at all.  Even when the headquarters was attacked, Major General Yoshikatsu Kuroiwa died inexplicably, and a batch of documents such as maps were lost, but he did not think of moving the artillery to another position.

    Under the fierce artillery fire, the entire Japanese and puppet army position was blown into ruins.  Machine gun bunkers and artillery positions were damaged one by one.  The 44th Regiment of the Japanese Army, which was the focus of artillery fire, suffered particularly heavy losses.  Its specially cared for artillery only had time to fire a few counterattack shells, and was destroyed in the first moment.

    In fact, what they expected was not wrong. After several days of fierce fighting, most of the artillery shells in the warehouse had been transported away. There were indeed not many artillery shells left at the front line of Qunce Mountain.  Especially since it was used as the main force in the previous stage of the battle, there were less than 200 rounds of 150mm artillery shells left in reserve.

    Although there are not many remaining artillery shells, the number is still enough to provide fire cover for this comprehensive counterattack.  What's more, for those bulky 150mm howitzers that lacked the heavy artillery tractors that should have been equipped and had no field capabilities, neither Yang Zhen nor Guo Bingxun had any intention of leaving the shells.

    This thing is too heavy and heavy to be pulled by horses.  And the special tractors used by the Japanese army to tow such heavy artillery were unable to maneuver at all.  To Yang Zhen, these heavy artillery became useless.  No need to regret that you want to use it but can't maneuver it.  Therefore, Yang Zhen, who had spent a lot of money on this counterattack, was not stingy at all with this kind of shells.  Directly tell Guo Bingxun to shoot out all the 150mm artillery shells.

    ¡° Yang Zhen¡¯s attempt to sell the enemy was the unlucky one, of course, but the Japanese army.  When the Japanese and puppet troops, who had been tortured for half an hour under the dense rain of bullets, heard the sound of artillery gradually subsided, and before they could take a breath, the shrill charge horn sounded again all over the mountains and plains in front of Qunce Mountain.  According to the predetermined plan, Guo Bingxun commanded the troops executing the Qunce Mountain defense operation to take the lead in launching a counterattack.  Its vanguard unit, the Du Kaishan Regiment, used a fierce offensive to take the lead in tearing apart the defense of the puppet Manchukuo army that was stunned by the bombardment. If the Japanese army had not pressed down behind, I am afraid that it would have collapsed long ago.
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