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    When the intensive explosion of artillery shells ended, Colonel Jiang Yuan, who had escaped because he went to the front line to observe the battle situation in person, stared dumbly at the sixteen-door 96-type 150 that he had arranged neatly just now.  Howitzers turned into piles of scrap metal.

    The huge power of the one-two-two rocket launcher not only turned his heavy artillery into piles of scrap metal, but even overturned several tractors to the ground.  One of the vehicles was lifted dozens of meters away from its original location.  As for the artillery on the position, under this intensive firepower coverage, almost no one could survive.

    The Forty-seventh Regiment, which lost 70% of its artillery support as soon as the war started, was coordinated by the wolf pack-like constant biting tactics of the Eighth Independent Brigade, and under the all-out attack of the First and Third Brigades.  The Forty-seventh Regiment, which had been rampant for a while, finally lost the ability to continue the attack due to the gap in strength and firepower, as well as the situation of being attacked from three sides.  On the north bank of a tributary of the Colo River, it was surrounded by the 1st Brigade and a regiment of the 3rd Independent Brigade and the 8th Independent Brigade.

    Of course, Wang Guangyu will not invest all the troops at hand just because the Japanese army is just a reinforced unit.  Although the First Division is known as the Japanese First Field Division, a mere 49th Regiment does not have such a big reputation.  Now that the teeth of the 49th Regiment have been pulled out, using two brigades to surround and annihilate a reinforced regiment is a bit too wasteful anyway.

    After completing the encirclement of the 49th Regiment, Wang Guangyu left two regiments of the 3rd Independent Brigade and one regiment of the 8th Independent Brigade to be responsible for annihilating the 49th Regiment.  And he led the third independent brigade and one regiment, the eighth independent brigade and the first brigade to continue northward.  After seizing the entire territory of Nenjiang County designated by the headquarters, they successively seized the Sancha River and Duobaoshan mining areas, forcibly crossed the Genli River, captured the Handa Automobile Line and entered Aihui County.  After receiving the air-dropped food and ammunition at the Handa steam front line, they began to develop deep into the Heihe River with all their strength.

    After receiving the report that Wang Guangyu had encircled the 49th Regiment, entered Aihui County, cut off the connection between the remaining troops of the First Division, and was developing into the deeper areas of Heihe Province in Manchuria.  While Yang Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, he ordered Wang Guangyu to seize Sunwu County as quickly as possible with no less than two regiments of troops.

    Sunwu County is the largest military industrial base in North Manchuria besides Harbin that was secretly built after the Japanese army occupied the Northeast.  Its military production capacity is second only to Shenyang and Harbin, ranking third in the entire Northeast region.  Taking down Sun Wu would completely interrupt the Japanese army's last capital for stubborn resistance in the northern Manchuria area.

    After giving Wang Guangyu the order to capture Soochow County as quickly as possible, Yang Zhen thought for a while and added another telegram: "You can move freely depending on the situation, but you must pay attention to the Japanese fortresses in the Shengshan area north of Soochow City.  In addition, during combat, if it can be solved with firepower, it should be solved with firepower. The fundamental thing is to eliminate the enemy while reducing casualties. "

    After the accompanying combat staff sent the telegram, Guo Bingxun said with a wry smile: "No. 1, if you do this, don't you worry that the troops below will develop the habit of relying too much on fire support? Our ordnance construction has just begun, just to  To prepare the artillery shells needed for this battle, we have used our production capacity and the arsenal is currently working overtime to produce, but we can barely cope with it.¡±

    "If the army develops the problem of relying too much on fire support, it will be difficult to fight in the future. First of all, not counting local troops and the reserve teams currently being formed. We now have four field columns alone, nearly  Sixteen brigades, 178,000 people, plus one armored and cavalry brigade, and more than 200,000 aviation regiments.¡±

    "The scale of the army is so large that the ammunition consumption in one battle is almost an astronomical figure. Our arsenal production capacity is still limited. The Americans have promised to export a batch of military equipment and raw material production equipment, but the minimum cost to ship this batch of equipment to us is  It will take two months. After the installation is completed, I don¡¯t know if it will be ready for production.¡±

    "And even if they are all put into production, it is still unknown how much this production capacity will be. Our foundation is too thin, and the production capacity of artillery shells has never been able to increase. Once the troops below develop too much reliance on fire support, we will not be able to do so in the short term at least.  Bear this consumption. No. 1, you have to consider our military industry's affordability. We don't have the capital to waste it."

    Regarding Guo Bingxun's worries, Yang Zhen shook his head slightly and said: "Old Guo, your worries are not wrong, and I understand. But this battle is different. Yi Zong cannot delay the First Division for too long, let alone  There are too many casualties. There is still a Ninth Division in Shuangcheng, and the Japanese army does not know how many reinforcements will be mobilized to join the battle. "

    "Once the first column suffers too many casualties and loses its combat effectiveness, then we have no other choice but to open the center gate wide and mobilize Wang Xiaoming's second column to join the battle. Liu Changshun is still seizing the time to form new troops, and the troops in the ground are already emptyWhen the situation reached the extreme, it was not a wise idea to transfer the second column to the west.  Don't forget, there is a cunning 29th Division whose exact location we have not yet been able to locate.  We couldn't make a desperate move and let the Japanese invade our home base.  "

    "Liu Changshun cannot be transferred to the west. Let's talk about how much combat effectiveness we can mobilize to supplement the troops in the newly liberated areas. Reliability alone means that we cannot hastily mobilize troops in the new liberated areas. Now that the potential of the troops in the base area has been tapped, the embers are being tapped.  It is no longer realistic to mobilize some military-trained reservists to fight.¡±

    "In the case of excessive casualties of the troops, loss of combat effectiveness and loss of materials, we can only choose the lesser. After all, artillery shells are man-made, and as long as the people are saved, there will still be artillery shells. In addition, after the liberation of Harbin,  The Chinese workers in its arsenal are very enthusiastic about production and are now working overtime to make artillery shells using the raw materials on hand.¡±

    "Chen Bo and I reported that based on the amount of raw materials stored by the Japanese army in the Harbin Arsenal and its maximum production capacity. If all the production of artillery shells is put into production, within half a month, it can provide two thousand seven rounds per day.  15mm Japanese mountain artillery shells, 3,000 90mm mortar shells, and 500 rounds of 150mm howitzer shells.¡±

    "That is to say, we can now replenish the Japanese mountain artillery used in the army directly from Harbin on the spot. However, your worries are not unreasonable. Let's treat this incident as a special case. Although I cannot say that it will not be an exception, but for  We still need to seize the time for the education of the troops.¡±

    "It is extremely undesirable for any army to develop an over-reliance on firepower for combat. It is absolutely intolerable to not be able to fight without firepower support. And for us, we are not qualified to do so at the moment. This special  It can only be approved under certain circumstances. Even if you don¡¯t have to live a tight life, you can¡¯t be extravagant and wasteful.¡±

    "But now, we still need firepower to make up for the lack of troops. Even if the conditions are insufficient, we can only bite the bullet. If the Yi Zong can free up its hands as soon as possible and does not suffer serious damage, it can still maintain its continuous combat capability.  , which is also a good thing for us.¡±

    It¡¯s not that Guo Bingxun didn¡¯t understand Yang Zhen¡¯s thinking, he also knew that there was no other way.  In the case of tight military strength, firepower can only be used to make up for it.  But Guo Bingxun was always worried that the troops would develop the habit of relying too much on fire support.  And this problem will be a fatal threat to the current troops.

    Thinking of this, Guo Bingxun shook his head and took out a piece of telegraph paper and handed it to Yang Zhen: "No. 1, Li Mingrui's side has completed all combat operations. At the cost of sacrificing 38 people and injuring 120 people, they successively captured  The positions of Tiger Mountain, Hubei Mountain, Huxi Mountain, Hudong Mountain and Huxiao Mountain of Hutou Fortress.¡±

    "Except for a small number of Japanese troops who fled along the river, the rest of the Hutou Fortress garrison was completely wiped out. Major General Cang Shuzang, the commander of the Japanese army's Hutou Fortress garrison, was killed. Twenty thousand tons of grain, a large number of uniforms and ten pieces of clothing stored by the Japanese army in the Hutou Fortress area were seized.  Seven 75mm mountain guns, 16 92nd infantry guns, 13 anti-aircraft machine guns, ten triple 25mm anti-aircraft guns, four 150mm howitzers and a large amount of ammunition."

    "In addition, they also rescued more than 10,000 workers who were renovating the Hutou Fortress, as well as some secret files. Li Mingrui is now asking for instructions, is it possible to completely blow up the entire Hutou Fortress by means of general blasting? In order to avoid leaving behind,  It¡¯s a hidden danger.¡±

    Hearing that Li Mingrui had finally taken down the Tiger Head Fortress, Yang Zhen felt a little sorry for the casualties of the special operations personnel he had trained so painstakingly, but he also knew that when facing thousands of Japanese troops, Li Mingrui only suffered casualties of more than a hundred people, which was commendable.  .  No matter how well-trained the special forces are, humans are not gods.

    However, regarding the disposal of Tiger Head Fortress, Yang Zhen pondered for a moment before shaking his head and saying: "There is no need to blow it up. It may be useful in the future if we keep it. Let Li Mingrui destroy the surface features of Tiger Head Fortress and seal all the entrances and exits of the fortifications."  . Also, ask him to get me a detailed picture of the fortress structure."

    "As for their next move, let them go north to cooperate with the first column. The Japanese army has built a large fortress in the Shengshan area of ????the Sunwu area. Let them use the experience of occupying the Hutou Fortress to cooperate with the first column to capture the Shengshan Fortress. In addition,  , let them pay attention to rescuing the workers.¡±

    "The devils have now noticed that we are using rescued labor to replenish our troops. In order to cut off our important source of troops and to keep it secret. Now there have been cases of large-scale massacres of labor when our army failed in battle."

    "The one-column combat method as a field column is not suitable as a rescue force. I think Li Mingrui willIt is appropriate and necessary to transfer the first column to the combat direction.  The directly affiliated reconnaissance brigade has undergone specialized training and is quite competent in the task of rescuing laborers.  "

    Having said this, Yang Zhen paused for a moment and then said: "Not only the Tiger Head Fortress must be preserved, but also the fortress areas built by the Japanese army along the Heilongjiang and Ussuri Rivers must be preserved as long as they have not experienced large-scale and serious damage. Especially their defensive functions  It must be kept as strictly confidential as possible, and no one, especially Jiangbei¡¯s intelligence personnel, is allowed to approach.¡±^-^^-^
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