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Part 1 Russo-Japanese War Chapter 305 At the foot of Suli Mountain

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    A gunshot at the foot of Suli Mountain kicked off the entire battle in southern Korea.

    At 10 a.m. on May 17, the First Group Army of the Northeastern Defense Force under Fu Zuoyi took the lead in launching a full-scale attack on the Japanese East Asia Expeditionary Force. Tens of thousands of artillery were fired, and the shells were released like a violent storm on the Japanese positions. The ground roared and the sky was full of fire.  The bomber group launched a crazy attack in batches of hundreds. Above the Japanese positions, the mountains and fields were filled with blazing artillery fire.

    Tan Zhengfu is the battalion commander of the 3rd Infantry Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division. He is from Guangdong and graduated from the Army Command Department of Guangzhou Military Academy. He is 30 years old and has the rank of Army Captain. He has served in this imperial mountain division's ace army for eight years.  If he entered the Foshan Youth Military Academy at the age of 14 and graduated from the Guangzhou Military Academy at the age of 22, he also received professional military education for half a year before serving. According to the Imperial Military Service Act, his military service was 16 years.

    He recalled that when he was a teenager, because his family was poor, he could only apply for a free military academy to get ahead, so he embarked on this path. More than ten years passed by in a daze, leaving him with countless fragments of memories.  .

    Although the salary allowance of military officers is not as high as the national average in the past, the welfare benefits and various preferential treatment terms still satisfy Tan Zhengfu. His wife is an accountant at Jixian Textile Factory and was also a member of the Military Security Association.  The person who is responsible for the introduction, the married life can be considered happy.

    The 10th Mountain Division is the ace mountain division of the empire. It is stationed in Jixian all year round to defend the capital. It has 4 days of leave every month to go home and live. If you are a school officer, your family members can arrange work with the army, which will be better.

    Therefore, Tan Zhengfu also wanted to be promoted to the rank of major as soon as possible, but this was not the main reason why he participated in this war. He came to participate in the war because of his bounden duty, and his duty was to obey the commands of his superiors and the Central Military Headquarters.

    Every soldier and junior lieutenant in the battalion is his subordinate and his friend. When the troops were transferred to the Korean Peninsula, he promised them not only to lead them to defeat the Japanese army, but also to bring them home alive.

    They come from all over China, and their common home is the 110203 Battalion Headquarters in Yukou Town, Jixian County. That is their home, they are a family, and they will go back.

    Even if he died in battle, he would take everyone's corpse back to the National Martyrs Cemetery in Jixian County.

    When artillery fire rang out on the Japanese position opposite, Tan Zhengfu, who was in the frontline trench, silently took out a silver pocket watch from his pocket, opened it and took a look at the time. His eyes also stayed on the family photos in the pocket watch. He and his wife were standing there  On both sides, two children in the middle.

    This is his family photo.

    He missed his daughter and youngest son, and he missed his wife. He silently brought the pocket watch to his mouth and kissed it. He felt an indescribable sour feeling in his heart, and his eyes couldn't help but shed tears.

    War is so cruel.

    At this moment, he can really feel this cruelty more and more, as if he is in the hell of the human world.

    In Operation Random Arrow, the main force of the First Army will set out from Boeun County to attack Sangju, while the 10th Mountain Infantry Division will set out from Yongdong County to attack Geumcheon, and with the cooperation of the 2nd Airborne Division, cut off the Japanese troops going north to support Sangju.  Possibly, if they then make a detour to attack Chigu, they still have to cooperate with the main force to cut off the Japanese army's support line to Gumi. Both times were interception battles, and there was basically no time to receive supplies during the two operations. The Central Military Headquarters' plan was to arrange for the 243rd  The airlift division will airdrop a batch of supplies from 3 to 5 pm three days later. There are only three suitable airdrop locations. He must report the exact airdrop point, which is where he can reach and control the airdrop, before the morning of the day after tomorrow.

    Tan Zhengfu¡¯s task is to receive supplies, occupy and defend the airborne area in advance, and before that, he must cooperate with the 1st Regiment to occupy Jinquan.

    Every battle is like this. All grassroots commanders have different tasks. They work closely with each other to form a battle. One mistake means more mistakes and mistakes. The entire Second Army has 755 battalion commanders.  , then there are 755 divisional combat plans. All plans are interrelated, and one link corresponds to another.

    Although everything is arranged and calculated in advance, in actual war it is difficult for any plan to be successfully completed. There are always various situations. The Military Joint Operations Staff and the Northeast  The National Defense Forces Staff Office and the Second Army Staff Bureau will all make mistakes, even basic intelligence is wrong.

    The battalion headquarters had made all preparations in advance. Tan Zhengfu was just waiting quietly. The 22nd and 23rd Light Armored Divisions were responsible for attacking Shangzhou. They would not attack with the whole battalion until night, as the vanguard to attack the Japanese troops on the highlands.  Several forward positions opened the way for the 2nd Regiment to penetrate into Jinquan.

    Although they do not need to participate in the frontal attack on the first day, the entire battalion still has to?Hide in fortifications as much as possible, because Japanese artillery fire can also hit their garrison.

    The Japanese artillery fire came sporadically, and the roar of fighter planes was in the sky. Tan Zhengfu was sitting in the trench. There was usually no so-called command post at his level. All commands were carried out simultaneously on the front line. His deputy battalion commander was  Lu Renqi, a native of Fujian, also serves as the instructor, and his staff officer is Wu Zheng, a native of Jiangsu.

    The three of them are the three "general commanders" of the battalion. Because none of them graduated from the most popular Central Military Academy and Far Eastern Military Academy, they sometimes laugh at themselves together as little battalion commanders of ace divisions who came from second-rate military academies.

    Wu Zhen was checking the latest intelligence at the General Staff Bureau and would not return until noon. Tan Zhengfu and Lu Renqi were in the trenches together, sitting in the mud and smoking, muttering about various situations they might encounter later.

    Accidents are always inevitable.

    This is Fu Zuoyi¡¯s mantra, and everyone in the Second Army now knows it.

    The following company commanders were not very satisfied with the tactical arrangement of sneak attacks on Japanese highlands at night. The non-commissioned officers knew very well that this kind of thing was the most risky thing, but everyone could only accept this arrangement. All Tan Zhengfu could do was to send two soldiers first.  A reconnaissance team went over to figure out the situation, and the Air Force also dispatched aerial reconnaissance aircraft to provide them with the clearest and most comprehensive aerial photos possible for their reference.

    Although the Air Force has seized the entire air superiority and completely suppressed the Japanese Army Air Force, the number of high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft is limited after all, and it is impossible to conduct reconnaissance and photography 24 hours a day. Usually the frontline intelligence of each unit can only be updated once a week, like  Under special circumstances like this, aerial photography information will be updated every three days, which is very important data for grassroots troop command.

    Until the latest aerial photography information comes out, Tan Zhengfu cannot send troops without permission, so he can only wait silently.

    Waiting until noon, before Wu Zheng came back, Tan Zhengfu had noticed that the frequency of Japanese artillery counterattacks had dropped significantly, and the Northeast Army's advance seemed to be very fast, much faster than he expected.

    The 22nd Division is a light armored infantry division. Its main equipment is light tanks and armored infantry fighting vehicles. It has been equipped with dozens of helicopters since the beginning of the year. That thing is very interesting, and it is still very interesting for a junior lieutenant like Tan Zhengfu.  New equipment.

    "It's a pity that their mountain division doesn't have such equipment yet.

    Not long after, staff officer Wu Zhen returned to the position in an off-road vehicle and brought back the latest military intelligence. The result made Tan Zhengfu feel a little incomprehensible. Not only had the Japanese defenses on many highlands on the front line not been significantly strengthened,  On the contrary, the number of artillery pieces in the multiple artillery positions in the rear positions was greatly reduced.

    Staff officer Wu Zheng was also surprised by this situation. He asked Tan Zhengfu and Lu Renqi: "What do you think this is?"

    Tan Zhengfu pondered for a moment and said: "No matter what the situation is, we are still ordered to attack in the early morning tomorrow. Since the Japanese army has not strengthened the fortifications, we will let the brothers rest in the afternoon and be fully prepared. We will start setting off in the evening."

    Lu Renqi said: "The evening is almost the same as the afternoon. The Japanese army has no air superiority and there is no way to detect our movements. We can attack early in the afternoon and launch the attack after dark instead of waiting until the early morning and I will lead the team."

    Tan Zhengfu thought for a while and said: "That's fine, but let me lead the team. Let the brothers get ready quickly and officially set off at 2:30 in the afternoon."

    As a staff officer, Wu Zheng had no objection. He just felt that the Japanese army's actions were abnormal. Similarly, Tan Zhengfu also knew that this situation seemed to be closely related to the extremely fast advance of the main force of the Second Army, but it was difficult for him to explain clearly the Japanese army's motives.  .

    It may be to give up the defense on the first line of defense and greatly reduce the strength of the troops, or it may be to shrink the strength of the troops to carry out an ambush. It depends on what the highest policy of the Japanese army is.

    Tan Zhengfu didn¡¯t need to think too much. His mission was to carry out the orders of the Second Army Headquarters of the Northeast Defense Force, but he always had this question in his mind.

    There is obviously a problem.

    The whole battalion is well prepared. As the most elite ace mountain division in the empire, the 203rd Battalion is well equipped and has 12 mountain light tracked reconnaissance vehicles. When the situation becomes more complicated, they will abandon these reconnaissance vehicles.

    If the entire battalion attacks, these reconnaissance vehicles will also carry a large amount of supplies and serve as transport vehicles.

    They don't have a logistics team. Everyone is a logistics soldier and needs to carry about 10 kilograms more weight on average than soldiers in other troops. There is no way around it because they are mountain troops. They don't even have towed artillery. They only have mortars in the camp.  and bazooka.

    There are many differences between the Mountain Division and other units. They were the first unit of the Central Army to adopt camouflage uniforms. All members wore the newly issued Type 40 military uniforms.?This time, the entire army began to be equipped with camouflage uniforms, but in terms of color, the mountain troops still wore brown and green camouflage.

    The 12 mountain light tracked reconnaissance vehicles are the treasures of the whole battalion. They are not only camouflage paint, but also camouflaged with fresh green branches and leaves. There are 5 companies in the battalion, plus the battalion command team, a total of 773 people, and the artillery directly under the battalion headquarters.  The company is equipped with six 105mm mortars, the company headquarters artillery team is equipped with two 80mm mortars, the mortar squad at the platoon level is equipped with one 60mm mortar, and the mortar squad of the conventional infantry division is equipped with  80mm mortar.

    Compared with the world, the Chinese Army has always been relatively unconventional in terms of overall military organization. The infantry squads of Britain, France, Germany, the United States, and Japan usually have 10-12 people. The Soviet Union usually has about 12 people, while each infantry squad of the Imperial CSKA generally has 10-12 people.  There are between 13-15 people. In special circumstances like Chen Wu's, an infantry squad at the grassroots level can have about 20 people.

    Taking the Japanese army as an example, each infantry squadron of the Japanese army will have a mortar squad, while the Imperial Army is equivalent to splitting the mortar squad and placing it within each infantry squad. Each infantry squad of the Imperial Army usually  It has 1 light machine gun, 12 M35 assault rifles, 2 M1930 sniper rifles, and 1 60mm rocket launcher. Two of the assault rifles are equipped with 30mm grenade launchers. In the mountain division, an infantry squad usually has 3-4  An assault rifle equipped with a grenade hanger.

    Chen Wu made an adaptation in the Fourth Army, merging the mortar squads and conventional infantry squads into one large squad. Each infantry squad had a 60mm caliber mortar, and the total number of personnel increased to about 20.  In addition, Chen Wu persuaded Jiang Fangzhen through his connections in the Central Military Headquarters to replace most of his Fourth Army's light machine guns with M38 general-purpose machine guns.

    After refitting, Tan Zhengfu took his 203rd Battalion from the battalion headquarters at around 3 p.m. and advanced along the mountain road to the west of the Japanese position. The reconnaissance battalions of the mountain division and each conventional infantry division were replaced before the war.  A batch of new equipment, the most important of which is the low-light night vision device. The large-scale issuance of this equipment to the army has greatly enhanced the army's field and night combat capabilities.

    Before this random arrow battle, because the Northeastern National Defense Force's low-light night vision equipment had been popularized to the squad level, and each infantry squad was equipped with one on average, the entire combat plan largely arranged the battle to take place at night, emphasizing that  Various ministries use the advantages of night vision and assault rifles to actively search for fighter aircraft at night. The 1st and 2nd Special Operations Divisions directly under the Central Military Headquarters have been deployed to the Korean battlefield, referred to as the Special 1st Division and the Special 2nd Division.  Adding up the individual divisions, the 1st Airborne Division, the 2nd Airborne Division, and the 3rd Airborne Division, the five divisions are directly under the Northeast Defense Forces Headquarters and are personally deployed by Commander-in-Chief Cai E. This time, half of them are also involved in random arrow operations.

    If the operation goes well, Tan Zhengfu's 203rd Battalion will make an in-depth assault to the south of Xingzhou in advance to prepare for the large-scale airborne landing of the 3rd Airborne Division. If the operation goes extremely badly, the 203rd Battalion will also have to go to Habitat according to another plan.  In the Guanjili area on the north side of Changjun, cooperate with the 3rd Airborne Division to protect Wei Lihuang's troops from flanking attacks. Of course, Tan Zhengfu still doesn't know the specific arrangements of Plan B. Liu Gengyun will only give direct orders when necessary.  Let his battalion go south in advance and occupy Guanjili at all costs, even if all members are lost.

    War is like this. There are always some troops who are destined to be cannon fodder. If the battle is successful, you are a heroic battalion. If the battle is lost, this is your fate.

    The military has no human rights, only results.

    Tan Zhengfu knew this well, and he left the battalion headquarters with trepidation, leading his 203rd Battalion on a dark journey.

    As night fell, dozens of kilometers away from the main battlefield, Tan Zhengfu and Wu Zheng could still hear the continuous sound of artillery fire from the Imperial Army. This was a major battle in which the Imperial Army once again relied on artillery to determine the outcome of the battle over the years. The complex terrain conditions made  The armored forces were forced to retreat to the second line, and only a small number of light tanks acted as the main force on the front line speeding through the mountains.

    Tan Zhengfu was sitting on a tracked armored vehicle, advancing precariously through the mountains.

    He actually violated a conventional military rule. At such a moment, his battalion headquarters was likely to be ambushed by the Japanese army. He and Wu Zheng knew this very well. For this reason, they did not advance very fast and sent  Two armored reconnaissance vehicles were scouted ahead.

    As night fell, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Due to the lack of night vision equipment, the Japanese were unlikely to ambush them at night.

    His troops continued to move forward in this way, moving forward ruggedly on the mountain roads. The roads here were so complicated that wheeled vehicles could not even pass. This is why their mountain troops were equipped with tracked armored vehicles. If this type of armored vehicle was improved on the basis of the T15  The MBV4 tracked armored reconnaissance vehicle was given to the conventional army, which is really useless, but for the 203rd Battalion, the MBV4 is an unprecedented treasure.

    Tan Zhengfu also envied the main armored battalion equipped with MBT33 tanks, but that thing was completely useless in their mountain troops.

    &nbspMost of the soldiers in the whole battalion can only rely on walking. The physical fitness they have exercised in the mountains of Yanshan for many years allows them to last for half a month on this level of march, even if each person's average weight reaches 40 kilograms.

    What did you say?

    ?Persistence is victory.

    After arriving at the first stage camp area 4 hours in advance, the whole camp stopped to rest and replenish their physical energy. When they could not light a fire, all members relied on compressed biscuits and boiled water to replenish their physical energy.

    Everyone dispersed on the grass in silence. A few soldiers were lucky enough to catch a snake. Since they couldn't make a fire, they could only peel off the meat and wrap it carefully in tin foil, waiting to be burned and eaten later.

    This is joy in suffering, in short it is a very happy thing.

    In the sky, fighter planes flew by and made a sharp roar. The sound of anti-aircraft machine guns from the Japanese army's distant positions never stopped. The empire almost completely occupied the sky. The few fighter planes of the Japanese Army Air Force did not stop at all.  It was able to block the first wave of strong attacks by the Imperial Air Force. With the Japanese army's airports basically bombed, the possibility of the Japanese army trying to seize air supremacy in the future was zero.

    In this dark night, the most terrifying thing has just begun. The Imperial Army arranged a large number of elite troops like the 203rd Battalion to launch a single small-scale but large-scale raid at night to destroy the Japanese rear positions.  Two airborne divisions will also land at night.

    Soldiers fight to the death on the front lines.

    The commander-in-chief who makes great decisions can be remembered in history.

    The soldiers and the non-commissioned officers at the grassroots level were hiding in the grass and smoking. No one could talk, they could only greet each other with their eyes. Maybe in two hours, someone would die among them who were so familiar with each other. At least no one cares about it now.  In this matter, if someone died, then avenge them.

    ???????? What he wants is that shit will happen only if he joins the army.

    This is how fate works.

    There are all kinds of people in the military camp. The patriotic enthusiasm has led many more unique people to join the army. There are farmers in the countryside, workers, law students, young doctors, and parents who are always separated and feel uncomfortable.  A rich young man with a warm family.

    After a short rest of 20 minutes, the 203rd Battalion camouflaged all the armored reconnaissance vehicles more carefully, and sent a company as an advance force to sneak attack the enemy's military camp. After creating a certain degree of chaos, the troops were able to attack in a few places.  Under the cover of several armored vehicles, they attacked enemy positions.

    They only have one battalion and cannot attack large-scale positions. Their task is to continuously cut off some small-scale Japanese defense points that will hinder the advance before the large troops arrive, making it impossible for the Japanese army to determine which aspect is the most important.  The real workhorse.

    Although low-light night vision devices are issued, the cost of such things is a bit outrageous after all. Each infantry platoon can only have one. The platoon leader is responsible for commanding at night. Others are still a bit blind, but it is always better than the Japanese army.  .

    The operations of the 203rd Battalion were generally very smooth. They successfully launched a surprise attack on Fortress 1143 at 10 o'clock at night, cutting off the connection between the two highland fronts around the Japanese army. They then stayed here for a day, and they did not continue to move forward until the subsequent large forces arrived.  action.

    Further forward, there are really continuous mountains. Even the tracked armored vehicles have become a burden. The whole battalion advances completely on foot. While the main force attacks Jinquan County, it silently takes advantage of the chaos and inserts itself into the enemy's rear, hiding day and night. In May  In the early morning of the 20th, we arrived at Shanghu Stream on the south side of Xingzhou.

    This is the upper reaches of the Nakdong River. The entire battalion is secretly hidden in the mountains and forests. According to the battle plan, the 3rd Airborne Division will land here around 9 pm on this day. They will be responsible for responding to the 3rd Airborne Division and ensuring that the 3rd Airborne Division does not  Will land in an enemy trap.

    After investigating the surrounding situation, Tan Zhengfu sent a call to the Second Staff Bureau of the Northeast Defense Force to confirm that the local area was safe, but did not receive a call back. After three attempts to send electricity to no avail, Tan Zhengfu began to worry that the situation had changed.

    Tan Zhengfu couldn't tell what happened roughly, but he just felt bad, so he called Wu Zheng and Lu Renqi together to discuss. Logically speaking, even if the main force of the Second Group Army was unfavorable in the battle, they should generate electricity to allow them to continue southward, or carry out other measures.  Task.

    Wu Zheng believed that the situation must have changed and that they should withdraw from the area immediately. They were a battalion and could not hide in the mountains near the Japanese base camp for a long time. They might be discovered in the afternoon.

    Tan Zhengfu and Lu Renqi hope to hold on until 9 pm. If it is confirmed that the 3rd Airborne Division has not arrived at the local area, they will immediately implement the second plan and go directly south to capture Guanjili Town, which is also a battleground for military strategists.

    The terrain of southeastern Korea is similar to that of northeastern China, both of which are ancient continents left behind by large-scale glacial activities.There are many ravines and undulating mountains. Guanjili is located at the intersection of many ravines. It is also the place where the Japanese army held the North Gate Fortress of Juchang County.

    The entire battalion was forced to wait in the mountains and forests until 10:30 p.m., when the 3rd Airborne Division still had not arrived. Tan Zhengfu was forced to leave the 3rd company to continue to guard their temporary fortifications, while the other three companies and the battalion headquarters took a detour.  Return to Tingliu Point and take the 12 MBV4 armored vehicles in the battalion to Juchang County. If the 3rd Airborne Division has not arrived by 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, the 3rd Company will also go south to Guanjili to meet up with the battalion headquarters.

    It was with this kind of confusion that Tan Zhengfu led his 203rd Battalion to continue south to Guanjili. The distance between the two places was only 40 kilometers, but they were all rugged mountain roads. It was not until 10 a.m. the next day that the whole battalion arrived at Guanjili.  Fortunately for Kiri, the Japanese defenses here had not been strengthened, allowing him to easily capture the Japanese fortress at night, and then continued to build new fortifications based on the Japanese fortifications to strengthen the defense.

    It was not until this time that Tan Zhengfu received a direct order from the Northeast Defense Force Staff Headquarters via radio. To his surprise, the two elite ace divisions of their First Group Army, the 22nd and 23rd Division, were captured by the Japanese Army Hata Shunliu in Shang Dynasty because they were alone in the depths.  The state fought a war of encirclement and annihilation.

    The Japanese army divided the main force into two, and a small number of troops were responsible for intercepting Zhang Zizhong's troops, and concentrated six divisions in Shangzhou. They then used two newly formed divisions to attack Fu Zuoyi to go deep alone, and finally concentrated six divisions in Shangzhou.  The 22nd Division was besieged and the 22nd Division, which was alone in the depths, suffered heavy losses although it was rescued by the 23rd Division.

    The two sides were still fighting fiercely in Shangzhou at this time. Because Zhang Zizhong's troops were unable to break through the Japanese defense line, Fu Zuoyi also transferred the 3rd Infantry Division to Shangzhou for rescue. Through the dispatch of the Northeast Defense Force Staff Headquarters, the 3rd Airborne Division was also recruited.  The 22nd Division was barely saved, but the core of the entire Ranjian combat plan had been disrupted.

    The First Army, which had suffered heavy losses, was in urgent need of repairs and it was difficult to continue the attack on Sangzhou. This meant that the Japanese army was likely to attack Wei Lihuang's Second Army from the north and south.

    The military command ordered the 203rd Battalion to make every effort to hold on until 7pm tomorrow night. At 6:20pm, the two battalions of the 2nd Airborne Division will drop directly to the area around Guanjiri. Before that, there will be sixty  Supplies for the sortie.

    Tan Zhengfu was surprised. He couldn't believe that a nationally renowned general and superior like Fu Zuoyi could be defeated by the Japanese army, and this was when the situation was fully dominant. However, he did not panic because he felt that he could still complete the military mission.  Task.

    It was already 4 p.m. when Tan Zhengfu received the urgent telegram from the staff, and it was only two and a half hours before he captured the Japanese military's Guanjili defense line. After receiving the telegram, he immediately deployed the tasks of each company without even having time to discuss with staff officer Wu Zheng.  .

    At this time, Tan Zhengfu and all the officers and soldiers of the 203rd Battalion did not know that one of the most famous new battles in the history of war was about to start here. Perhaps, this is the so-called times make heroes.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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