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Text Chapter 227: Transformed Elbows and Armpits

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    After scratching his head, he really couldn't figure out the sudden increase in the opponent's firepower, and how the opponent penetrated into his rear. Fang Riying, the commander of the 40th Division, could only demolish the east wall to make up for the west wall in the face of huge pressure, trying to build a new enemy in the north.  Before the main force of the 52nd Division on the front line arrives, hold the strategic point of Xingtan.

    Of course, with the lessons learned from the inexplicable loss of all the artillery battalions, while adjusting the deployment, he did not forget to urgently transfer a battalion from the Xingtan garrison back to the Sanxi Division Headquarters, and together with the division headquarters pistol battalion, they formed a line around the division headquarters.  A wall of copper and iron.

    If the artillery is lost, the Military Commission will replenish it. Without the artillery, the battle will be more difficult at most. But if he, the division commander, makes the same mistake as the artillery, the losses of the entire Forty Division and the ** will be huge.  .

    Listening to the battle reports coming from the front, both the army commander and Yang Zhen breathed a sigh of relief. Especially Yang Zhen knew that he only needed to capture the star before the main force of the 52nd Division and 108th Division arrived on the northern front.  Tan, the entire Wannan army can be said to be generally out of danger.

    Thinking of this, Yang Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but sigh at the combat effectiveness of these old troops. They were originally from the old guerrillas of the Red Army, and their quality was quite good, especially their experience in mountain combat. Although their military quality was not necessarily the same.  How good. They lack experience in frontal combat, but their determination is unmatched by ordinary troops. Otherwise, they would not be able to fight so wonderfully when almost all of them are attacking from the rear.

    In fact, Yang Zhen also knew that in addition to the strong will of the troops, another factor also affected the development of the entire war situation. Although the southern Anhui army was not as good as the 18th Army in the north who had experienced the Long March in terms of military quality due to its own reasons,  In terms of weapons and equipment alone, they are at least as good as the best no-name troops in Japan.

    Most of the New Fourth Army's activity areas were areas where there were several large-scale battles between China and Japan in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War. A considerable number of weapons were lost in this area. When the New Fourth Army first came out of the mountains, the weapons were indeed in a mess. A considerable number of them even used weapons captured during the guerrilla war.  Old-fashioned rifles of local militia and security groups.

    Not to mention the dilapidation of these weapons, the quantity was extremely insufficient. A considerable number of people were still equipped with broadswords and spears. The ammunition was also extremely shabby. On average, each gun could not even get five rounds of ammunition. The entire army only had  There are three heavy machine guns that cannot fire continuously and more than ten old-fashioned light machine guns. Commanders at all levels basically do not have binoculars.

    In order to change the situation of the New Fourth Army's severe shortage of equipment, the commander not only fought hard to fight for the third theater, but also used personal connections to raise a batch of funds and purchased more than 3,000 pistols from Hong Kong to equip the New Fourth Army.  A huge shortage of equipment.

    However, after the eastward advance, due to the large number of weapons lost in the southern Jiangsu area, the equipment of the New Fourth Army was greatly improved by collecting this equipment. Most of the troops in southern Anhui were transferred back from the southern Jiangsu area, although the ammunition was limited to a certain extent.  There is a shortage, but the equipment is still quite good.

    Compared with the 18th Army in North China, which was short of equipment due to its rapid development, due to the recovery of a large number of equipment left over from the retreat of the Kuomintang in southern Jiangsu, the equipment of the Southern Anhui Army is generally quite good, at least there is no human comparison.  A situation with many guns.

    Yang Zhen had personally seen a large number of medium and formal rifles in the army, 1924 rifles from German original manufacturers, as well as machine guns made in the Czech Republic and Belgium imported before the Anti-Japanese War. Hanyang-made rifles were the basic equipment, and the quantity was  It is also quite sufficient. The main force can basically shoot one gun at a time. In addition, there are a large number of Type 38 rifles, but the number is not large.

    There are also a lot of light and heavy machine guns, especially the number of light machine guns is quite sufficient, and most of them are new light machine guns such as Czech light machine guns and Belgian machine guns with excellent performance, and there are even a few Soviet rotary machine guns and ten  Yu Ting captured the crooked light machine guns in southern Jiangsu. The troops of the six regiments plus the directly affiliated teams and the teaching team totaled nearly a hundred.

    Although the number of heavy machine guns is not large, less than twenty, they are all new and in good condition. In particular, the three Hotchkiss heavy machine guns equipped by the new regiment provided quite reliable fire cover for this battle.  In fact, when it comes to poor equipment, it is mainly due to a serious shortage of ammunition and almost no artillery.

    The entire southern Anhui army has only two 82mm French mortars, and the number of shells is seriously insufficient. There are only a few dozen rounds collected. There is a serious lack of attack firepower, and the number of grenades and explosives is also somewhat insufficient. However,  There are still relatively sufficient melee weapons such as Mauser pistols.

    It turned out that there was indeed some shortage of ammunition, but with the supplement of millions of rounds of ammunition randomly brought by Yang Zhen, the extremely tight ammunition situation has been greatly improved, and a large number of submachine gun equipment allowed the troops to  In close combat and mountain warfare, firepower occupies a huge role.Due to the situation, the arrival of the equipment of the four mortar companies also greatly enhanced the troops' ability to attack difficulties in mountain warfare.

    The reason for such rapid progress is not only the excellent work style of the old troops and resolute execution of orders, but also the improvement of weapons and equipment. Otherwise, almost all of them are mountain warfare. The Forty Division has built a certain number of bunkers.  Underneath, the breakthrough speed is definitely not that fast.

    After forming a pincer attack on the Forty Division, almost everyone in the military thought that as long as they broke through the front line of Xingtan, victory was already in sight. Just when the new regiment had almost reached the edge of Xingtan, the left wing stayed behind.  However, there was a problem with the three regiments on the front line of Bangshan.

    After learning that the southern Anhui army was approaching Xingtan, the 52nd Division on the northern line obviously accelerated its march. In order to seal the gap opened by the first column before Xingtan was lost, the 52nd Division took the step of adding more troops.  The oil tactic is to throw in another regiment as soon as it arrives.

    Originally, the three regiments relied on the favorable terrain of Bangshan, sufficient ammunition, and the tactical mistakes of the 52nd Division to block the follow-up troops of the 52nd Division on the front line of Bangshan, creating an advantage for the main force to capture Xingtan.  In order to ensure the left wing of the entire army, before the main force of the first column moved southward, all four heavy machine guns of a heavy machine gun company reinforced by the general headquarters were assigned to the third regiment.

    What almost everyone did not expect was that at this critical moment, Zhao Lingbo, the deputy commander of the 1st Column who was commanding the Third Regiment to block the 52nd Division's southward advance at Bangshan, arrived with the entire battle plan and weapons configuration list of the 1st Column.  A battlefield disappeared without a trace, and before disappearing, no combat orders were issued to the Lao San Regiment.

    The top commander of the field suddenly disappeared on the battlefield with all the combat plans. In addition, a regiment that was not expected to be reinforced by the 52nd Division arrived too quickly, and the disparity in strength made the Third Regiment have to compete with the leading troops of the 52nd Division.  During the contact, they fell into chaos to a certain extent, and the 52nd Division took advantage of the chaos to recapture Bangshan.

    After a melee, the Third Regiment suffered heavy losses, especially among its cadres. The regiment leader died, the political commissar was injured, the regiment leader died, and the political commissar was injured and lost the ability to command. The chief of staff was transferred to the teaching corps as deputy just before departure.  The commander-in-chief, at this time the Lao San Regiment, which was supposed to be on the front line of Bangshan, had no choice but to fight and retreat under the command of the director of the Regiment Political Department.

    After receiving the report from the Lao San Regiment, the entire military headquarters exploded at that time. The Bangshan line was the commanding height that controlled the entire east bank of the Huihe River. The loss of the Bangshan line meant that not only one column was in danger of being attacked from two sides at any time, but  The entire frontal battlefield was also exposed to the artillery fire of the 52nd Division, and the terrain of Bangshan was dangerous. To recapture it in the face of the enemy's superior force meant paying a greater price.

    Bangshan fell, the Lao Third Regiment suffered heavy casualties, and the news came that all military and political officers had been injured. Yang Zhen, who had always seemed extremely calm, did not show any panic. He just looked at the military commander on the side calmly and still did not make any sound.  Any opinions, Yang Zhen's attitude is very clear, you are a military commander, it is up to you to do what to do.

    Seeing Yang Zhen standing still in the ancient well, the army commander on one side hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said to the deputy chief of staff beside him: "Order the main force of the First Column not to stay and continue to penetrate the Xingtan front line with all their strength. Order the main force of the teaching corps,  The directly-affiliated special agent battalion and the military-affiliated engineering battalion immediately rushed to the front line of Bangshan at a forced march speed, under the unified command of Comrade Xie Zhongliang, to recapture Bangshan at all costs. "

    "Tell Xie Zhongliang that no matter what method he uses, he is just tired and vomiting blood. He must reach the front line of Bangshan before 20 o'clock tonight. Telegraph orders the Chief of Staff of the First Column Zhao Xizhong to act as the commander of the Laoshan Regiment and wait for reinforcements to arrive.  If you take another step back, you will be severely punished by military law.¡±

    Regarding these two orders from the military commander, Yang Zhen, who had been silent for a while, finally said: "If Zhao Xizhong can't act as the commander of the third regiment, let Xu Zanhui, chief of staff of the new regiment, be the acting commander, and the political commissar will be the third regiment."  Zhong Desheng, director of the Regiment Political Department, took over. Zhong Desheng was able to reorganize and gather the chaotic troops without letting the troops collapse when all the military and political officers of the army were injured and the chief of staff was absent. This shows the comrade's ability.  His working ability is still very strong, and he can be an acting political commissar. ¡±

    Having said this, Yang Zhen walked to the map, pointed to the current location of the Third Regiment, the main force of the teaching corps, and the direct special agent battalion, and said: "As for Bangshan, I don't think counterattack is an appropriate choice now. Starting from the fifth  Judging from the current actions of the 12th Division, its reaction speed is quite fast. "

    "Judging from the current position of the teaching corps and the direct special agent battalion, even if we arrive at Bangshan on time at the speed of a forced march, I am afraid it will be too late. From our current position at the entrance of the pit, it will not only take more than  Cross the Huihe River, and most of the area along the way is mountainous.¡±

    "Wangshan is like a dead horse. From here to Bangshan, it's not easy.It is such a short distance as we saw on the map. By the time the reinforcements arrive, I am afraid that the 52nd Division has already established a firm foothold on the front line of Bangshan. There are only more than 200 people from the teaching corps left behind at the military headquarters. Even if the military directly  The Secret Service Battalion and the Third Regiment did not have any advantage in terms of strength.  "

    "At this time, if we forcefully counterattack the front line of Bangshan, even if we pay a heavy price, it will be difficult to achieve the expected results. Although our army has always had a tradition of night fighting and close combat, in night operations, using the cover of night can offset part of the opponent's strength and  We have the advantage of equipment, but the troops we have on hand are still unable to bear the cost of counterattacking Bangshan."
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