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Text Chapter 256 Yang Zhen¡¯s Good Appetite

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    It should be said that Masao Iwabe was very careful, and his tactics were quite satisfactory. Not only did he send out multiple scouts, mainly two infantry squads, but he also held the troops tightly together.  [.Com text] Even if marching in mountainous areas would greatly reduce the marching speed, he would not hesitate.

    Even for the sake of caution, he placed the marching troops of the 16th Mixed Brigade of the Puppet Manchukuo Army beside his 70th Regiment. Of course, he also had the important task of playing forward, which was necessary.

    But Iwabe Masao also knew that if he had his troops go forward with Manchurian troops accompanying him, I guess these daring guys wouldn't mind shooting him in the back.

    Although the 70th Regiment does not have the spirit of being a fellow Taoist and not a poor Taoist like other regiments of the Fourth Division.  But you let them charge into the battle, leaving behind a bunch of guys who they think are just dogs kept in captivity by the Kwantung Army, sitting there doing nothing, which is absolutely intolerable.

    The reason why the Tokyo Base Camp transferred the 70th Regiment out to form the 25th Division was because it originally thought that the 70th Regiment was not too bad compared to other regiments of the 4th Division.  At least their performance after being transferred to Manchuria was pretty good. At least they didn't even dare to sell their infantry guns for scrap like the Eighth Regiment did for money.

    But in fact, the 70th Regiment is no better than the Eighth Regiment, which is known as the No. 1 mud pit of the Fourth Division.  It's just because these guys are good at hiding, and they are not as unscrupulous as the Eighth Alliance, nor do they have the business acumen of the Eighth Alliance, so they are not as notorious as the Eighth Alliance.

    Iwabe Masao didn¡¯t know that it was his over-cautiousness in marching the entire regiment together that caused him to suffer greater losses in the subsequent battle.  Because the firepower coverage of this kind of cluster target is the strength of the multiple rocket launcher.  If he really disperses the troops and marches, it will bring some trouble to Yang Zhen.

    There is a certain reason why the 70th Regiment can make the Japanese base camp look at them differently in a mud pit like the Fourth Division.  At least when a critical situation arises, these guys will not run away without caring about the life and death of their comrades, putting their lives first.  The teams are also very united and will do their best to rescue each other when they are in danger.

    This advantage has already been demonstrated in its domestic garrison, when the 70th Regiment fought in groups with other regiments.  Fights between other squadrons are mostly caused by that squadron and are left to be resolved by oneself, usually in a one-on-one fight.  The 70th Regiment never bothered to engage in single combat, group fights were their favorite.

    Whenever there is a conflict with friendly forces, no matter how many people are dispatched by the opponent, the 70th Regiment will usually swarm the entire Regiment.  Even when they smashed up the Osaka Police Station, a whole team was mobilized.  The squadrons and even the brigade have always been extremely united.  The degree of internal unity is far beyond what the Eighth Wing can compare with.

    If Iwabe Masao really takes the group as a unit and arranges it into a marching state that can support each other.  Once there is danger in a certain place, judging from the degree of unity between the 70th Regiment, other troops will definitely try their best to rescue.  In this way, Yang Zhen will have a headache.

    But Masao Iwabe insisted on gathering the entire 70th Regiment together. When faced with a critical situation, except for the 14th Regiment, which was slowly climbing up the mountain along the Holiang River in the west, not even a single reinforcement could be found.  Of course, these are still things that Iwabe Masao, who is currently riding a red ocean horse and looking around with a telescope, has not imagined.

    After receiving the report from Masao Iwabe that the troops were rolling forward in a ball, Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun looked at each other and noticed that the other party was seriously excited.  Yang Zhen opened the map and immediately marked the Japanese marching position according to the report from the reconnaissance unit.  After putting down the pencil in his hand and looking at it, Yang Zhen asked Guo Bingxun: "Old Guo, what do you think? Can the original plan of launching an attack after the Japanese army crosses the Jianshanzi line be moved forward?"

    After looking at the location of the Japanese army, Guo Bingxun found the location of the 14th Regiment on the map. He pondered for a moment and nodded: "Commander, I think it's OK. Deputy Commander Zhao's side has been fully deployed. All the troops are ready."  The preparations have been completed. Moreover, the Japanese 14th Regiment has not yet left the Haoliang River."

    "This road is all mountainous. Even if they receive a request for reinforcements from the 70th Regiment and march as fast as possible, they will not be able to arrive within twelve hours. And for us, no matter in terms of troop strength and firepower,  , twelve hours should be enough."

    "And if we had waited for the 70th Regiment to cross the Jianshanzi line and launched the attack according to the original plan, judging from its marching speed, it would have already been dark. We did not expect that the 70th Regiment would be marching when it was marching.  If the entire regiment is held together, the march will be so slow."

    ¡°Although night fighting can offset the Japanese air superiority, it alsoIt is also not conducive to the performance of our army's artillery fire.  It is now four o'clock in the afternoon. Judging from the weather in the North Manchuria area where it gets completely dark at seven o'clock, I think it is beneficial to our army to launch an attack in advance.  At least until the visibility is reduced to the point where artillery fire is completely ineffective, artillery fire can be used to kill and injure the Japanese and puppet troops as much as possible.  "

    Guo Bingxun¡¯s answer made Yang Zhen make up his final mind.  Yang Zhen picked up the field phone and directly called Ma Qichang, the deputy commander of the artillery who was commanding the two artillery regiments in front: "Old Ma, you can start over there. In five minutes. The rocket artillery troops are scheduled to head toward the southwest highway of Jianshanzi Line 3.  The number fired Zhu Yuan and fired three volleys, and the field artillery fired half the base with anti-personnel explosive grenades."

    Putting down the phone in his hand, Yang Zhen glanced at Guo Bingxun, who was also holding the phone and carefully explaining the tasks to Liu Changshun and Du Kaishan, and then turned his attention to the map.  When Guo Bingxun handed over the phone, Yang Zhen said: "Lao Guo, I have an idea now."

    "You said that our original plan was to attack the 70th Regiment first and then turn around and go west to deal with the 14th Regiment. The plan was to first defeat the 25th Division on the western front, and then force the 24th Division on the center line to retreat without a fight.  Isn¡¯t that a little too conservative?¡±

    "Look at the distribution of the forces of the two main divisions mobilized by the Kwantung Army this time. The main strength of the 14th Regiment of the 24th Division is still on the Haoliang River line, and the 70th Regiment has now penetrated deep into the Jianshanzi line.  The 40th Regiment accompanied the 25th Division across the river at the mouth of Lianjiang River."

    "That is to say, Umezu Yoshijiro's deployment is mainly based on the center line. The troops on the western front are divided into two lines. First, he wants to adopt a two-line squeeze tactic to suppress our army and completely annihilate it west of the Songhua River. Second, he is also preparing to cut off our army.  Retreat to the back route of Xing'an Mountains to prevent our army from retreating to the western foot of Xiao Xing'an Mountains in the form of a third-line army when the battle is unfavorable."

    "Nearly two days have passed since the Japanese army launched its attack on September 1. The 14th Regiment of the Japanese Army on the Western Front is still wandering along the Haoliang River line, while the main force of the 70th Regiment has already reached the Jianshanzi line.  Due to the terrain, the Japanese troops on the center line have reached the mountainous area of ??Heli's South Gate, General Shishan, and the distance between the three Japanese troops is getting bigger and bigger."

    "The mountains here are majestic and the terrain is dangerous. It is also the final blocking line we have drawn for Wang Guangyu. With the two main regiments Wang Guangyu has on hand, it will not be a problem to block him here."

    "If we first concentrate our forces to encircle and annihilate the 70th Regiment, then use the three-division basic regiment attached to the first section of the 2nd Brigade to suppress the 14th Regiment, and use the favorable terrain to fight back. Concentrate all the main forces to penetrate the retreat of Genbo and fight for  Taking advantage of the situation of his lone army, he wiped out the entire 24th Division in Heli in one fell swoop."

    Regarding Yang Zhen's bold plan to eat all the 24th Division in one go, Guo Bingxun shook his head and said: "Commander, it is not difficult for us to concentrate our forces to eat the 24th Division. But the Japanese army still has plans.  As for the Fourth Division and the Eleventh Division in Tongjiang, there is also the First Division in Heihe Province in the west. "

    "Although these divisions have suffered heavy losses from our army, the main force is still there. If we can eat the 24th Division before they can react, your idea is good. But if our army is once with the Second  The Fourteenth Division is in a stalemate, so once these Japanese divisions attack directly behind our army, our army will face the danger of being surrounded by Japanese troops from both inside and outside. "

    "It is difficult for the basic regiments of the first and second military divisions and a small number of local armed forces to stop these regular Japanese divisions. Judging from the current combat effectiveness of the 24th Division, our army has almost no  We can probably get rid of them in a short period of time. Wang Guangyu¡¯s blockade is just a trick. If he wants to eat them all, he will have to fight head-on.¡±

    "Insufficient troops and no backup are our biggest weaknesses. Before this weakness is fundamentally solved, it will be difficult for us to fight such a big battle. In a word, even though our current troops have grown much stronger, they have reached several  Ten thousand people, but the available troops are still too few.¡±

    "Our total strength now combined is only equal to the strength of the Japanese army in this attack. If you include the puppet Manchukuo army, we are slightly inferior. Adding in our own shortcomings, we can only cope with the tactical level at best.  Battle. At the battle level, especially for a battle of this scale, the military strength is still unsustainable.¡±

    "If we want to completely annihilate the 24th Division, judging from the Japanese army's usual reaction speed, we must maintain at least 10,000 troops on the eastern front. Even on the western front where the terrain is better for us,  At least a fully-staffed brigade must be maintained, and at least two brigades of reserves must be on hand.¡±

    "We can't reach this scale of troops now, and we don't have any. Even if we count the few independent regiments that were temporarily recruited, we can't gather these troops. Commander, after all, we still have to eat in one bite. We  No?Expect a fat man to come out in one breath.  "

    "The situation is different, and the environment we face is also different. In the past few months, when the Japanese and Soviet Union were fighting fiercely in Nomonhan, and we had no time to care about it, we were able to grow fat and strong. But now the situation in the Nomonhan area has gradually changed.  The beginning of relief also means that the Japanese army can deploy heavy troops to encircle and suppress us. Commander, Wang Xiaoming's battle at Guanmenzuizi Mountain cannot be replicated."

    After Guo Bingxun¡¯s words fell, the earth-shattering sound of artillery and the whooshing sound of rockets streaking across the sky suddenly sounded outside the calm mountain col.  Along with the explosion of artillery shells, there was dense gunfire.  This intensive sound of gunfire represented the beginning of Liu Changshun and Du Kaishan's attack on the 70th Regiment.

    Yang Zhen turned a deaf ear to the earth-shattering sound of gunfire outside the mountain col.  He stared at the map, but in his mind he was thinking about the possibility of subsequent operations against the 24th Division.  It's not that he didn't understand what Guo Bingxun said.  But he believed that there was no chance of fighting at the moment.

    There are indeed one unit each of the Fourth Division and the Eleventh Division in the Tongjiang and Fujin areas on the eastern front.  However, the Fourth Division is very reluctant to serve as a defender, and it may be insufficient for him to cross the river to attack.  The Black Rock Detachment, composed of the 44th Regiment of the 11th Division and the First Division of the 43rd Regiment, was completely wiped out by themselves at Qunce Mountain, and has not yet been replenished.

    The 22nd Regiment, which had the strongest combat effectiveness, was transferred out and formed the 24th Division as the main force.  Now the two main brigades were led into the large swamps on both sides of the Wutong River by Wang Guangyu using small forces.  Still struggling in the mud pit.

    In the vast areas of Fujin and Tongjiang, only the 12th Regiment can be used as a mobile force.  In addition to the Fourth Division stationed in Jiamusi and the 11th Division temporarily transferred to the Lower River area for combat operations, the Japanese army still needs to stay behind heavily on the Manchu-Soviet border, which has not yet completely thawed.

    At present, the 23rd Japanese Division was beaten to a crippled state in Nomenhan, and the 7th Division also suffered heavy losses, losing nearly half of its combat effectiveness.  Except for the 12th Division stationed in Dongning, the 2nd Division stationed in Mudanjiang from Harbin, and the 8th Division stationed in Suifenhe, the Kwantung Army currently has no other troops to mobilize.

    Unless the Japanese army dares to risk the threat of hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops from the Far East Military District across the river and carry out a clear-out campaign at all costs, they will have to leave at least two divisions or more in the so-called eastern fortification area.  In other words, at least the Eighth Division and the Twelfth Division stationed on the Manchu-Soviet border will never be easily mobilized by the Japanese army.

    In addition to the threat that the Second Division may pose to himself, Yang Zhen is most worried about the Japanese First Division stationed in Sun Wu.  This division is a first-class unit in the Japanese first-class division.  Other Japanese divisions transferred their main units to form new divisions, but this first division continued to strengthen its configuration.

    Not only has it strengthened armored units that are rare in other Japanese divisions, but it has also strengthened technical weapons such as anti-aircraft guns and heavy artillery.  Although the First Division is separated from Luobei by hundreds of miles of vast mountains in the Lesser Khingan Mountains.  But these distances are not a big problem for the First Division, which is good at roundabout attacks.

    However, although the First Division can be said to be the biggest threat to itself now, the Japanese army is also good at roundabout operations.  But the terrain there is extremely beneficial to him. Although the vast mountains can conceal the Japanese army's movements, they are also conducive to his blocking.  As long as the second division cannot reach the battlefield within a short period of time, it is still possible to completely annihilate the twenty-fourth division.

    Facing the increasingly dense gunfire outside the mountain col, Yang Zhen turned a deaf ear. After carefully analyzing the situation and general strength of the Japanese troops around him, he dropped the red and blue pencils in his hand on the map, raised his head and said to Guo Bingxun:  "Lao Guo, I still think we have the fighter jets to completely annihilate the 25th Division in the Heli area."

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