Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> I am the God of War in Anti-Japanese War

Text Chapter 508 Two Cities of Flesh and Blood (2)

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    After receiving this information, Ma Fengqi adjusted his deployment and adjusted the defense of the Thirteenth Regiment left by He Zhishan to the line from the Kong family shack to the Xin family shack, and immediately began to use the two trains seized at Shuangcheng Railway Station to begin to attack  Evacuate the people in Shuangcheng County in the north.  ¡¾.  !At the same time, report the latest enemy situation and deployment to the column.

    As for the so-called contingency plan formulated by the Japanese army in the last paragraph of the prisoner's confession, Ma Fengqi felt that he was about to face an unprecedented fierce battle.  This Suzuki Teiichi is not simple, no matter whether he predicted in advance that the headquarters would send surprise troops to capture Harbin.

    ¡°However, its contingency preparations are quite sufficient, and they did not hesitate to use more than half of the regiment to test whether there was any abnormality in Harbin.  However, Suzuki Teiichi, who originally thought that more than half of the regiment would be able to hold on until the main force arrived even if there was an abnormality, did not expect that most of the regiment would only last more than an hour under the ambush.

    Although it cannot be said that it is a perfect strategy, in any case, this scheming makes this blocking battle probably quite difficult to fight.  Facing a cunning opponent will always make you feel uncomfortable.

    What Ma Fengqi didn¡¯t expect was that before he could wait for the column¡¯s reply, he received a report of an exchange of fire between the troops deployed at the front line of the Suijiabaozi and Kongjia shacks and a small Japanese reconnaissance force.  These small groups of Japanese troops were based on small groups, and under the cover of light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers, they launched exploratory attacks on the warning positions in batches.

    After receiving the report from the forward position, Ma Fengqi frowned and secretly said that the Japanese army came very quickly but did not hesitate at all.  An almost cruel order was issued to the troops on the front-line security positions: "Regardless of the casualties, we must resist for at least four to six hours to buy time for the people in the twin cities to evacuate, and to buy time for the main force to arrive and launch."

    After only a brief hesitation, Ma Fengqi added the words "at all costs" at the end of the telegram.  Ma Fengqi knew very well what these six words meant to the troops on the warning position.  This means that the two reinforced companies placed on the two front guard positions will still have to hold on to the existing positions for four to six hours even if they are all exhausted.

    This decision is cruel, but Ma Fengqi has no choice.  In particular, the strategic location of the Kong family shack, located between the railway line and the highway line, is extremely important.  Highways can be controlled to the east and railways can be controlled to the west.  When the Japanese army attacks Shuangcheng, the Kong family shack is the only way to go.  If the Kong family's shack is lost, the door to the two cities will be wide open.  The Japanese army could quickly reach the twin cities by road or railway.  If you want to buy time, you must hold on to the front line of the Kong family shack.

    Ma Fengqi knew that the exchange of fire between the security troops and the small Japanese troops in front was just a tentative attack by the Japanese troops.  After the tentative attack was repelled, the Japanese army would definitely launch a large-scale all-out attack.  A reinforced company defended a small village and blocked the attack of at least one regiment of the Japanese army for four to six hours. He could imagine the fate of this company with his eyes closed.

    But although the overall deployment of the twin cities has been adjusted, the construction of field fortifications cannot be completed in a short time.  Moreover, the evacuation of people in the twin cities cannot be completed in a short time with just a few trains.  Especially for evacuating people, four to six hours is already the limit.

    After giving the order to the defenders on the front line of the Kong family shack to hold on, they also knew that it was impossible for a company to block a Japanese regiment.  Ma Fengqi gritted his teeth and quickly adjusted his deployment. He transferred the two main battalions of the Thirteenth Regiment out of Shuangcheng and deployed them along the entire line from the Kong family shack to Zhang Zheng's shack to form a second-tier defensive position.

    Shuangcheng is too small. A whole brigade is crowded here and can only be used as a target for Japanese artillery.  In addition, my other two groups are still in transit.  The previous deployment was based on the situation that the people in the two cities had been evacuated.  Now the people in Shuangcheng have just begun to evacuate. If the peripheral defenses are broken through by the Japanese army prematurely, the entire situation will become passive.

    No matter what, until the people in Shuangcheng are evacuated and the fortifications in the entire city are far from being completed, the outer perimeter absolutely needs to be defended.  At least until the people in the twin cities are evacuated, the outer positions cannot be abandoned.  Even if you lose and fight again, you can't give up.

    After receiving Ma Fengqi's order, Gou Zaiquan, deputy battalion commander of the first battalion of the independent second brigade and regiment, who led the team to perform security duties in the Kong family shack, gritted his teeth and said to the third company commander and instructor beside him: "Count the ammunition and prepare for battle. Hold on at all costs."  Four to six hours. Even if we all die in battle, we still have to complete the mission assigned by the brigade headquarters."

    Third company commander Li Zhaoshou and instructor Liu Zhizhi looked at each other, nodded slightly and turned to prepare.  Looking at the backs of the two men who turned to prepare, Gou Zaiquan knew that after the Japanese army's probing attack was repelled, they would probably not make a probing attack again.

    The Japanese army in front of me is not a squadron.??It's not a big team either.  It was the 40th Regiment of the 25th Division, a whole regiment of troops.  The terrain along the Kong family shack is flat and there is no danger to defend.  Just relying on the house in this small village, I am afraid it will be difficult to hold on for four to six hours.  These houses, mainly made of adobe, could not withstand Japanese artillery fire.

    Thinking of this, Gou Zaiquan raised his telescope and looked at the Japanese troops who were busy building artillery positions in the distance.  Turning his head to Li Zhaoshou, who had left and returned, he said: "Old Li, withdraw all the troops from the house. In addition to the outer positions, the courtyard should be the main defensive position in the village."

    As soon as Li Zhaoshou heard the order for the troops in the house to withdraw, he immediately said: "Deputy Battalion Commander, after withdrawing from the house, we will have no fortifications except the outer trenches. Now we are outnumbered and have no reliable fortifications to rely on.  How can we complete the defense tasks assigned by the brigade headquarters if we can't even stop them for two hours?"

    Hearing Li Zhaoshou's objection, Gou Zaiquan shook his head and handed him the telescope in his hand and said: "Old Li, the houses here are all adobe houses. And the Japanese artillery in front of us is in at least two squadrons. These adobe houses have extremely poor bullet resistance.  , basically has no bulletproof capabilities and cannot withstand artillery fire.

    "One shell can blow up a house. If you put the troops mainly inside the house, a house will collapse and a squad will be gone. We only have four platoons of troops on hand. If we keep fighting like this, it won't take long.  In time, the Japanese will be able to knock us all out with artillery fire. When the Japanese come back, they won¡¯t be just fighting in front of us. They will be overwhelming.¡±

    "Also, put the two 60 mortars in the blind spot of the Japanese mountain artillery fire. Tell them to keep an eye on the Japanese grenade launchers. As soon as the Japanese grenade launchers come up, I will knock them out.  . Two heavy machine guns are placed at the side and rear of the front line position to prepare for artillery defense. "

    "Also tell the troops that the Japanese are not allowed to shoot until they have entered fifty meters, and be careful to save ammunition. Although the terrain around the Kong family shack is open, it is not conducive to defense. But the terrain here is between two rivers. These two rivers  Although the flow is not large and it is not deep, it has a certain effect on our defense, so that the enemy's attack can only be concentrated on the front. "

    "The Japs can't invest too many troops at a time. They can only attack with squadrons at most. This is still very beneficial to us. At least our pressure is not that great. But we also need to put a squad on each flank to do a good job.  Be alert. When a kid encounters a wall, he always likes to use roundabout tactics."

    After Gou Zaiquan finished speaking, Li Zhaoshou put down the telescope in his hand and said: "Deputy Battalion Commander, I understand and will execute the order. Let the two platoons deployed in depth withdraw from the house and use the courtyard as the main defense. But I suggest,  The sixty infantry directional mines carried were placed on both sides of the road in the village, so that once the perimeter was breached, the narrow conditions of the village streets could be used to kill the Japanese troops as much as possible. "

    Regarding Li Zhaoshou's suggestion, Gou Zaiquan thought about it for a moment and then nodded and said: "I think it's okay, but the focus is still on the villages. Pay attention to controlling the use of troops and don't use them all at once. Tell the troops to pay attention to artillery defense."  "

    Before Gou Zaiquan finished speaking, a 75mm mountain artillery shell fired from the Japanese army exploded in the Kong family shack village.  Listening to this round of artillery shells, Gou Zai completely ignored anything else and said to Li Zhaoshou: "Go and give the order quickly. The Japanese have begun test firing. After adjusting the firing range, the bombardment will begin soon."

    Fortunately, the Kongjia shack village was not big. After receiving the order, the troops immediately withdrew from their respective houses that were used as fortifications.  Using the opened courtyard wall as a fortification, preparations for the battle were completed in the shortest time.  When the last squad had just withdrawn from those adobe houses, the Japanese army had completed the adjustment of artillery fire.  For a small village, artillery shells that could be described as overwhelming fell intensively into the village and peripheral positions.

    Judging from the indescribable force of the falling shells, Gou Zaiquan knew that the Japanese army was trying to break through the Kong family shack as quickly as possible.  Behind them, the Thirteenth Regiment, which was urgently deployed from Shuangcheng, was deploying its defenses. Once the Kong family's shack was breached, the Thirteenth Regiment that was deploying its defenses would be caught off guard.

    The main force of the 25th Division arrived so quickly that it could even be said that the entire army was caught off guard.  If the outer security positions hadn't been placed far enough, the 25th Division might have broken into the Twin Cities by now.  Looking back at the Thirteenth Regiment behind him who were rapidly setting up defenses, Gou Zaiquan pulled out his speed machine and opened the gun.  He was ready for the annihilation of his entire army.

    The Japanese artillery fire, which was scattered at first, soon became precise and intensive.  The small village of Kong's shack was instantly covered by the dense Japanese artillery shells.  Seventy-five mountain field guns, 120mm howitzers, 92nd infantry guns, 90mm and 150mm mortars, this small village??, it has almost become an exhibition hall for the Japanese division artillery.

    The dense artillery shells falling overhead made Gou Zaiquan think that the 25th Division had mobilized all its artillery.  The Japanese army's artillery fire on this small company-level outpost security position lasted for more than half an hour before they began to extend their firing, which was a great deal of face.

    Seeing that the forward position was bombed into ruins, Gou Zaiquan knew that all the minefields he had deployed in front were probably destroyed.  Without the cover of the minefield, the infantry was left to fight to the death.  The only good news is that the infantry evacuated the houses that were now basically in ruins in time, with minimal casualties, leaving themselves with some confidence to complete the mission.

    Read ads-free, full-text, error-free novels, -w.w.wc.o.m, your best choice!
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report