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Part One Russo-Japanese War Chapter 307 Missile Counterattack (2)

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    At the moment of dawn, the Japanese army ushered in the most magnificent and tragic scene in the entire history of the Japanese Empire, and it was also the most painful moment. Before this moment, they seemed to be only one step away from victory in the Battle of the South, within reach.  But after this moment, they will be devastated and completely lose the basis to compete with the Chinese army on the Korean battlefield.

    Bullets rained down.

    Army General Hata Shunroku deployed almost all his troops to contain Zhang Zizhong's troops and encircle and annihilate Fu Zuoyi's troops. This made Chen Wu's Fourth Group Army extremely successful in the attack, quickly breaking through the Japanese defense line and approaching Wenqing's third group to rescue Zhang Zizhong.  Group Army, such changes gave General Cai E the opportunity to mobilize all reserve forces to rescue Fu Zuoyi's First Group Army.

    Both sides gathered more than a million troops in Sangju to fight.

    At dawn that day, the Japanese military garrison in Jinquan was attacked by the first D-5B medium-range ballistic missile. This expensive ballistic missile carried a conventional high-explosive warhead of more than 300 kilograms.  It accurately hit the Japanese artillery position, and then the missiles with astonishing destructive power struck continuously like a shower.

    The sky roared, but the sound was still far away in the sky. The missile had already hit the target on the ground. The heavy artillery position of the Japanese Second Artillery Brigade was hit first, and the Japanese East Asia Expedition Force headquarters in Daegu also suffered many attacks.  A high-explosive and biochemical ballistic missile attacked, and the huge shock wave scattered the neurotoxin tower across the entire Japanese headquarters base.

    This is where the value of ballistic missiles can truly be demonstrated.

    Because he had a long operational meeting yesterday, Army General Hata Shunroku didn't rest until about 3 o'clock in the morning. After just a few hours of sleep, it felt like there was a violent earthquake outside the building, and the whole building was shaking.  , General Hata Toshiro suddenly woke up almost instantly, thinking that he had been bombed by the Chinese Air Force.

    He got up urgently and put on his military uniform, and was about to go out to check the situation. Roaring explosions continued to be heard throughout the headquarters, and the ground was trembling. The explosive power of this bombing seemed too amazing. Even the battlefield-experienced Shunroku Hata  The army general was also extremely surprised.

    The officers and soldiers of the entire Japanese East Asia Expeditionary Force headquarters were completely confused. There was no air defense warning, and they were bombed instantly. The most terrifying thing was that in just a few minutes, four consecutive tower-collapse bombs hit the headquarters, and a huge shock wave spread out.  A large amount of poisonous gas, this kind of neurotoxin is different from all the biological and chemical weapons that Japan has come into contact with and developed before. Driven by the shock wave, the diffusion speed is also extremely alarming, quickly covering the entire headquarters and the surrounding area several kilometers away.

    Because there was no time for prevention, the Japanese army did not even have time to take any precautions. After the poison gas had completely spread, the alarm bell suddenly sounded. However, this was the rear headquarters, and the chemical defense settings and equipment were seriously insufficient.

    After confirming that it was a poison gas bomb, the staff officers of the headquarters hurriedly ran into the room. They first put on chemical protective clothing for Commander-in-Chief Shunroku Hata and escorted him into the basement.

    In addition to the chemical attack on the Japanese military headquarters, the targets of the four conventional high-explosive ballistic missiles launched this time were all the ammunition depots of the Japanese military headquarters. However, the Japanese military was strangely lucky, and none of them actually hit the target effectively.

    Except for the headquarters of Japan¡¯s East Asia Expeditionary Force, most of the other Japanese units that were shot were attacked by high-explosive missiles, mainly Japanese airports, ammunition depots and artillery positions, which almost completely caused the Japanese army to completely lose its air force counterattack capabilities.

    Jiang Fangzhen took advantage of the rights granted to him by the Song Emperor and launched more than 200 ballistic missiles at once, about 1/5 of which were chemical warheads of mass destruction with neurotoxins, to clean up the Japanese airport.  After the air was cleared, a large-scale air strike organized by the Air Force was launched at 9 a.m., with two groups simultaneously attacking the Japanese rear base camp and the Sangju frontline position, targeting multiple Japanese ammunition depots and artillery positions.

    The ammunition depot area of ??the Japanese military headquarters finally did not survive the disaster.

    May of this year is destined to be a dark period for Japan. For Army General Shunroku Hata, his biggest mistake was to underestimate China's ambition to safeguard the dignity and honor of the National Defense Forces. The empire will not allow failure.

    When the shadow of failure hung over the empire, the Empire's Central Military Department quickly formulated a brand new plan, pouring in all the military forces it could mobilize, and even did not hesitate to mobilize large-scale air forces from the Beijing Military Region and the Northwest Military Region to temporarily stationed in North Korea.  On the battlefield, they carried out a larger-scale indiscriminate bombing of the Japanese army. When the Japanese army did not hesitate to use biological and chemical weapons in order to win, the Empire would fulfill their determination to fight to the last man and also use larger-scale and more severe biological and chemical weapons to retaliate.  war.

    In the last ten days of late May, the Imperial Central Military Department will gradually deploy more than 1,700 bombers and fighter-bombers to the Korean battlefield, add 2,000 rocket launchers, and increase the strength of more than 400,000 troops.Stationed, these newly added troops will be supplemented directly from Shandong and other coastal provinces through sea routes to Wei Lihuang's Second Group Army, strengthening the decisive battle strength of the Northeastern National Defense Force in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.

    On the first day of the Empire¡¯s counterattack plan.

    In the evening, Army General Shunroku Hata, who narrowly escaped death, was accompanied by Deputy Chief of General Staff Sosaku Suzuki, wearing a white chemical protective suit, and regardless of the danger, he personally inspected the Japanese East Asia Expeditionary Force Staff Headquarters after it was bombed by Chinese missiles. At this time  At this moment, Shunroku Hata still didn't know what kind of weapon hit his headquarters. This feeling made him extremely discouraged. There was no end in sight in the dark moment.

    At this moment, looking at the hundreds of staff officers and ordinary soldiers who died tragically on the streets of the headquarters, Shunroku Hata's heart was extremely heavy, as if he had been filled with lead water. He was already heartbroken, and at a glance  , this base camp of the Japanese military headquarters in North Korea, which had been operated for 20 years outside Daegu, was reduced to a mess in just half an hour. Raging fire and smoke covered everything, and the ground was littered with tragically dead Japanese soldiers.

    No one knew what kind of weapon it was, and no one knew what kind of chemical toxin it was, so that in a matter of minutes it covered several kilometers around it. Until twelve hours passed, Hata narrowly escaped.  Commander-in-Chief Junliu could only watch the desolation in front of him from a distance on the dilapidated sentry post.

    How can you do this?

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

    The pain in Hata Shunroku's heart was something that others could not bear or understand. He put in all his efforts just to reverse the situation and give the Japanese Empire and the Yamato nation a chance to end it all peacefully. 12 hours ago, he  This plan, which was once so close, was now ruined.

    Everything is ruined.

    It collapsed in an instant, from being full of hope 12 hours ago to being indescribably dark and disappointing now.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Heartbroken.

    If there are words to describe Shunroku Hata's mood at this moment, they can only be these four words.

    He was extremely sad, as if he could not find a way out, his life was sinking, and his nation was annihilated.

    Shunroku Hata looked up at the sky helplessly.

    In the past 12 hours, when poison gas permeated the entire headquarters, all Japanese divisions sent urgent calls for help one after another. All air forces suffered devastating blows, and all departments were generally attacked by poison gas.

    Wearing a gas mask, Shunroku Hata could even hear his own heavy breathing. Everything in front of him finally made him clearly realize that strength is an irreversible destiny in military war.

    At this moment, he still didn't understand what weapons the Chinese Army used, how many such weapons China still had, and how many of them they would use on the Korean battlefield Everything was unknown. He could only look up to the sky and pray silently, although he  His heart has fallen into endless darkness, but he still hopes to reach his limit.

    After accepting this cruel reality, Shunroku Hata has become sensitive and convinced that the goal of annihilating the First Army of the Northeast China Defense Force is impossible to achieve. Now, he needs to consider how to better evacuate this battlefield and serve the purpose of the emperor and the general.  The Japanese Empire preserved its strength.

    After a brief moment of thought, Commander-in-Chief Shunroku Hata sighed with a heavy heart and helplessness, and ordered with Suzuki Sosaku, the Deputy Chief of General Staff beside him: "Let the 7th and 12th Infantry Brigades go south to attack Tatekiri, so that we can attack Tatekiri tomorrow.  Seize Kanjiri before night to ensure that Ishine Matsui can join our forces. If the situation turns bad in the end, we should retreat from Daegu to prevent Matsui's department from being annihilated by the Second China Army."

    "Commander-in-Chief!"

    Suzuki Sosaku was a little worried and wanted to persuade Hata Shunroku.

    Hata Shunroku said nothing more and did not want to explain anything. He knew very well that this war had been completely lost. If a peace treaty could be signed now, it would be the best choice. Otherwise, the Empire of Japan would lose more.

    Life is such an unbearable weight.

    Only when the Japanese officers and soldiers suffered such heavy casualties but had no means of fighting back could Shunroku Hata realize that life is so precious and war is so inhumane.

    Death is not terrible, what is terrible is the fear that death leaves people.

    Shunroku Hata has made his decision, but this decision is definitely not good news for Tan Zhengfu. The Japanese army with no choice will put him in a difficult moment.

    In the museum base, Tan Zhengfu was overjoyed by this sudden and mysterious attack. After the Japanese heavy artillery position was defeated, the Japanese army no longer had the ability to threaten him.

    His keen sense of war made him realize that if the Japanese army was in a strategic offensive situation, the base of the museum would be occupied by the Japanese.It is a key artery that must be captured, but if the Japanese army is in the retreat stage of strategic contraction, Kanjiri is also the choke point where Matsui Iwane and the headquarters of the Japanese East Asia Expeditionary Force must be connected.

    ¡°Perhaps in other positions, the pressure on the Imperial Army from the Japanese army will be reduced, but in the base of the museum, it will only usher in a more violent final attack.

    Tan Zhengfu, who realized this, mobilized almost all manpower overnight to strengthen the construction of fortifications. Fortunately, the commander of the Second Army, Wei Lihuang, also had a premonition of the matter at the same time and sent Xue Yue to lead two regiments to garrison the base of the museum overnight.  inside.

    Xue Yue.

    A shrewd talent among the Mesozoic generation of the Imperial Army.

    Xue Yue, who was already a major general in the Army at this time, arrived at Guanjili in the early morning of the next day. When the sky dimmed and dawned, he inspected the entire defense position accompanied by Tan Zhengfu. Although Guanjili was a position controlled by the First Group Army, under the Army  In the system, Xue Yue, as an army major general and the highest-ranking local officer, naturally took over the highest local command from Tan Zhengfu in the name of the 15th Armored Division of the Second Army.

    Because of the difficulty of accessing the mountain road in the middle, Xue Yue first requested an engineering group to build the road. He temporarily brought a light tank battalion to Guanjili first, and two infantry regiments arrived later.

    When he arrived at Guanjili, Xue Yue knew that it was difficult for the tank troops to play a fulcrum role here. If he wanted to defend this place, he still had to rely more on solid defenses, a large number of infantry, and more heavy firepower, as much as possible.  Coordinate air forces to suppress adversary logistics and artillery positions.

    Xue Yue also realized that there would be an extremely brutal and bloody battle here. He did not expect that history would give him such a mysterious and unpredictable opportunity, allowing him to jump up and stand out, laying the foundation for his lifelong military career.

    Accompanied by Tan Zhengfu, Xue Yue inspected the entire position. Standing halfway up the mountain, wearing riding boots and white gloves, he calmly scanned the surrounding terrain. After a long time, he sighed with Tan Zhengfu and Wu Zheng beside him: "This is  This is truly a dangerous place, and all the efforts you have made in strengthening the defenses in the past two days will be recorded in history, and the Japanese army will pay a heavy price."

    Tan Zhengfu replied modestly: "Master Xue, I highly praise you."

    Xue Yue still sighed and said: "It's definitely not an absurd compliment!"

    After saying this, he turned around and motioned for Tan Zhengfu to return to the fortress with him.

    Wei Lihuang's tribe has three generals who are good at conquering and fighting, namely Huang Baitao, Bai Chongxi, and Xue Yue. Among these three, Huang Baitao is the most brave and loyal, Bai Chongxi is shrewd and cunning, Xue Yue is a typical example of being able to attack and defend well, and Huang Baitao is stronger than  Unlike the large-scale mobile operations of armored forces and the small-scale mobile operations of Bai Chongxi's light mechanized units, Xue Yue's characteristics are comprehensive, with no obvious advantages or obvious flaws.

    At this time, after inspecting the surroundings of Guanjili, Xue Yue's mind was as clear as a mirror. He could already predict every possible course of this battle once it started. If he wanted to win, the Japanese army had few choices, and he  There are also not many choices.

    Returning to the command post, Xue Yue made a number of minor adjustments based on Tan Zhengfu's previous arrangements. He dispersed some light tanks MT22 on various fronts in the mountains to assist in defense. He personally called back to the headquarters of the Second Group Army and asked the superior commander to guard  Lihuang sent an additional light tank regiment, two infantry regiments, and a self-propelled artillery regiment, and tried to retain the strength of the four newly formed infantry regiments as reserves.

    At this time, Wei Lihuang was in a fierce battle with Matsui Ishigen on the Xianyang battlefield, and he had no spare power to continue to mobilize troops. However, Wei Lihuang and Xue Yue both knew the importance of the 305 Jindaoling Highlands in Guanjili, and also knew that the Central Army  The Ministry of Defense has made major adjustments in strategic deployment, and will make the most additions to their Second Group Army in the next ten days. Four regular Central Infantry Divisions and approximately 35 new regiments will be directly transferred from the Jinan Military Region to join.

    Precisely because of the direct support of the Central Military Headquarters, Wei Lihuang would rather be on the defensive to hold back Matsui Iwane on the Xianyang battlefield, or resolutely strangle Matsui Iwane's escape route from the museum foundation. He made a prompt decision and made the decision directly on the phone.  Agreeing to all Xue Yue's requests, an additional rocket launcher regiment was sent there.

    This is likely to be a protracted tug of war. Considering this, Xue Yue also arranged for his adjutant to negotiate with the North Korean Free Army, asking them to send personnel to Guanjili to establish a provisional government and assist the Chinese *** Corps in establishing a logistics militia.  force.

    At the same time, the 7th Army Hosokawa Tadayasu of Japan's East Asia Expeditionary Force Hata Shunroku also arrived at Kinsen, which is only 30 kilometers away from the most important Kindo Ridge position in Tatekiri. This army has the 22nd Division and the 31st Division.  Regiment, 4th Artillery Brigade, 1st Infantry Brigade, 7th Infantry Brigade, 5th Mixed Brigade, 9th Mixed Brigade, 9th, 11th, and 12th Garrison Brigades. Among the East Asia Expeditionary Forces, this army belongs to  Absolute LordAlthough the 22nd and 31st Divisions under its jurisdiction were stranded on the Sangju battlefield, they continued to maintain a strong offensive posture against the Fu Zuoyi Department of the First Group Army. The 4th Artillery Brigade was also attacked by multiple ballistic missiles and biological and chemical weapons at the Oksan station.  , basically lost its combat effectiveness, but Lieutenant General Hosokawa Tadayasu personally came to preside over the battle of Jindaoling, and still brought the 1st, 7th, and 5th brigades, and the 11th Security Brigade as its reserve force.

    In the field of artillery, due to continuous attacks by the Imperial Air Force and Strategic Missile Forces, the Japanese army lost more than half of its artillery strength in one day. Hosokawa Tadayasu could only temporarily organize the remaining artillery brigades into a temporary artillery regiment.  , together with the two artillery regiments of the 31st Division of the headquarters, formed the 5th Artillery Brigade.

    Hosokawa Tadayasu is also a tiger general who is good at fighting. He naturally knows the importance of artillery power. As soon as he arrived at Jinquan, he immediately sent people to disperse and arrange artillery positions. The requirement was to strengthen camouflage, retreat, and mobile deployment conditions to achieve hit-and-run operations.  Conceive and avoid being wiped out by the enemy's air force.

    Because it is a new battle that may break out temporarily, neither side knows who the opponent is, but no matter who the opponent is, all each other can do this time is to make every effort to ensure that the final victory belongs to themselves.

    A battle of Jindaoling that will go down forever in the history of war is coming.

    The so-called Jindalyeong is famous for a ravine path less than 100 meters wide between two mountains. The river in this ravine is the upper reaches of the Namjiang River in Korea. It was rich in gold in ancient times. The highest mountain on the north side is called Jindalyeong, with an altitude of 748  rice.

    There are three more important related positions on the north and east sides of Jindaoling, 303, 314, and 332. On the west side is the equally important 307 Highland.

    Xue Yue made many adjustments in succession, using the sudden heights 303 and 314 as the most important forward defense lines to deploy defensive fortifications to form a circular defense line to defend Jindaoling. If the competition between the two sides was too fierce and they were forced to retreat to Jindaoling, Xue Yue's plan was to use small  A large light tank battalion penetrated the defense, cut off the Japanese army's logistics, and used Highland 332 as a tug-of-war for the counterattack. They repeatedly fought with the Japanese army to delay until Wei Lihuang's troops could support his troops to a greater level.

    Xue Yue's judgment is still very clear. The Japanese army is bound to win Jindaoling, and the attack will be fierce. However, the number of troops that the Japanese army can support in succession is very limited, especially as the first group army gets out of the predicament and resumes work, and the second group army resumes work.  As the Fourth Army's offensive deepens, it is even more impossible for the Japanese army to divide its troops to provide unlimited support, nor can it continue to provide support for a long time.

    In other words, as long as he holds on for about half a month, the Japanese offensive will automatically collapse and shift from offense to defense. Therefore, the most beneficial tactics for him are a war of attrition and a delaying war, rather than a war of annihilation or counterattack.  As long as he can hold off the Japanese offensive for half a month, the Japanese army will be in a difficult situation of defeat without victory, and then will be the best time for him to launch a counterattack.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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