Chapter 161: Deployment of the Two Armies
At the time of stepping up the adjustment of countermeasures, the Japanese army was also in full swing to change its strategy, and the loss of Luowang Station was expected by the Japanese army. X Now there are two fortified villages in the hands of the Japanese army, Luowang Village and Shizhai, these two places are obviously too small for a brigade with acceptable strength, and the Japanese army did not pin all their hopes on these two villages, after the battle of Luowang Station, the first brigade of the 15th Wing was basically lost, and the total strength of the whole brigade was only more than 60.
For the strength of the first division, there is also a general understanding, hit a station, you can dispatch most of the regiment, then they are against at least one division of the squadron, plus tanks and artillery, the frontal strength of the first division is at least two divisions.
According to the previous method of calculating combat strength, under the same conditions, a brigade can attack against the squadron, and the military talent of a squadron and a wing can attack in the field, except for the first type of army, of course.
Morita Fan Zheng, the captain of the 15th Wing, judged from the battle at Luowang Railway Station that the ** main force on the opposite side was not the Central Army, and the organization of the attack was by no means perfect.
The 155th Division of the 64th Army, the 58th Division of the 74th Army and the assault column marched hand in hand, and the front pointed directly at Luowangzhai and Shizhai, and the two main points Luowangzhai were in front, and Shizhai was slightly behind, and the defensive posture of the 15th Wing of the Japanese Army was also supported by these two places.
The 15th Wing also has two complete infantry brigades, a communications squadron directly under the wing, an infantry artillery squadron, a wing artillery squadron, and half a rapid-fire artillery squadron and a field artillery squadron reinforced by the division.
Morita Fan Zheng put down the telescope in his hand, and the captain of the communication squadron next to him presented the reconnaissance report of the top soldiers, ** When he began to move forward, the front teams had already sent the top soldiers to investigate, and then transmitted to the wing headquarters by telephone, Morita Fan Zheng was more sure of his thoughts after reading it, the ** squadron on the opposite side was at best a two-division B army, although the combat effectiveness should not be underestimated, but there was nothing to be afraid of.
Although their own wing has lost nearly one-third of its infantry strength, it still has more than 2,000 people close to 3,000 troops, plus the field artillery squadron attached to the division and the artillery squadron under the wing, and there are eight mountain artillery guns of 75 mm caliber under his own command, and this number is the number of artillery under the body of a division or even an army in the squadron.
"Order, all the troops in Luowangzhai and Shizhai will be withdrawn, relying on the prepared fortifications to prepare field soldiers to strengthen the fortifications, the second brigade will send a small force to make a tentative attack on the whole line, and the rest of the divisions will prepare for defense, and the joint artillery squadron and the field artillery squadron reinforced by the division will be placed in the rear of the main force, and will be ordered to fire and support, and the remnants of the retreat of the first brigade will be ready for battle with those who can participate in the battle, and act as a reserve, a signal squadron, contact with the division and regiment, and prepare an air contact board, Prepare to apply for air support, infantry ready for anti-tank. ”
The adjutant who recorded the battle order immediately copied and distributed the order to his subordinate units, and Morita Fanmasa's thoughts could also be seen from this order, his purpose was no longer just to hold on, or rather, he thought so at first, and now, his mind was thinking about repulsing or even defeating, or breaking through after defeating heavy losses. Send a small force to find out the specific strength and reality of the squadron, find out the possible weak points, if possible, he will lead the 15th Wing to launch a large-scale counterattack against the opposite squadron, repulse, and defeat these squadrons.
When the Japanese army was in full swing of preparations, on the opposite side of the 15th Wing, the commanders of the various departments of the squadron that had just arrived also got together to plan their plans, and in the temporary command post were Qiu Qingquan, the commander of the assault column, Li Li Hansoul, the commander of the 64th Army, the commander of the 155th Division concurrently served by Li Hansoul, the commander of the 58th Division of the 74th Army, Feng Shengfa, and several brigade commanders under the 155th and 58th Divisions.
There are a few people, but it is very interesting, there are Guangdong army troops, there are also central army troops, the central army troops have to be separated, the 74th Army is Yu Jishi system, the assault column is the Huangpu rookie Du Yuming's department, three troops, but subordinate to three factions, interesting is that Feng Shengfa and Qiu Qingquan are both from Zhejiang, one is from Zhuji, and the other is from Wenzhou.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are fighting side by side against the Japanese invaders, and we should fight to the death, but if we have to come up with a way, we must also come up with a way to cooperate." Li Hansoul, the highest-ranking position, opened his mouth first and broke the silence.
"Naturally, we are following the orders of the chief." Feng Shengfa replied that the 58th Division of the 74th Army is a descendant unit, Yu Jishi's starting division, in the bloody battles in Shanghai and Nanjing, suffered heavy losses and reorganized, Feng Shengfa is a person from the original 88th Division system, this time leading the 58th Division to fight, the difficulty of command is unknown, but in operation, he must not fall into the name of the elite, not to mention forgetting life and death, taking the lead, but at least he must do his best.
"I thought that the order given to us from above was to take Luowang Station and Luowangzhai and Shizhai, then we will do it, when the chariots of my assault column are the vanguard to open the way, all the way to Luowangzhai, and then attack Shizhai, with the cooperation of friendly troops, we will definitely be able to take it!"
Qiu Madman has a burst of temper and a straightforward personality, what do you say, what he said is good, and the other two people also think so in their hearts, but Qiu Qingquan's expression is a little awkward no matter how it sounds, and the atmosphere is a little awkward for a while.
"Ahem, okay, Brother Qiu has a straightforward personality, and what he said is reasonable, it is exactly what I think, the current situation is that my 155th Division is in the middle, the left rear is Brother Qiu's assault column, and the right is Brother Feng's 58th Division, I mean, according to this arrangement, the troops on both sides leaned forward, striving to advance in unison, ready to attack. Brother Qiu's troops were mainly chariots and anti-aircraft artillery, and were not suitable for active attacks. It just so happened that my 155th Division and 58th Division were on the right side of my brother, leaving the Japanese position on the right side to our two divisions, but it was safe and convenient to launch an attack. Li Hansoul threw out the battle plan that had been prepared for a long time.
The core content of this plan is to take the 155th Division and the 58th Division as the main division, with the cooperation of the assault column, to launch an attack on the Japanese army, take Luowangzhai and Shizhai, and compress and defeat the Japanese army to the rear as much as possible.
There is nothing wrong with this plan, Qiu Feng's thoughts are roughly the same, which is very in line with the current situation, and the enemy army on the opposite side, thinking in his head, is also attacking the ** squadron in front of him, unintentionally,