Chapter 188: The Jinpu Railway was rerouted
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The regiment commander Huang Sanlin has been promoted to the commander of the 126th Brigade of the 59th Army because of his outstanding performance in the defense of Qufu. He was responsible for defending Linyi, the eastern gate of the base area.
When he saw all the high-ranking members of the group army coming, he was a little nervous, and he didn't know what was going on. When he figured out what they meant, he couldn't help but laugh, and said to himself: "These generals, like children who have just been given new toys, can't wait to come out and play." ”
However, when he saw the 107 rocket launcher, he felt the same mood as these generals, and he couldn't wait to try its power. He immediately gathered the guard battalion and protected the generals to go out to find trouble.
A garrison brigade of the Japanese army was stationed in the county town of Lunan, and because they were the forefront of the Japanese army, trenches were built outside the county town in the direction of Linyi, and many fortifications were also built on the city wall to guard against the attack of the 59th Army at any time.
Huang Sanlin observed the county seat for a while, and then ordered the guard battalion to attack.
After the guard battalion approached the county seat, it fired mortar fire at the devil post at the county gate. The battle has officially begun.
Soon, a large group of devils came out of the county town, at least 2 squadrons. They entered positions and prepared to resist the enemy's attack.
The fighters of the guard battalion began to feint, and the Japanese troops all drilled out of the anti-artillery holes, lying in the trenches and shooting outward.
Xia Chao and others set up 4 107 rocket launchers, and Xia Chao calculated the shooting Zhu Yuan, and came with a salvo.
The devils were fighting vigorously when they heard a whistling sound in the sky, and before they could react, 48 107-mm rocket shells covered the entire defensive position. Quite a few shells also landed on the city walls.
The dense shells exploded almost simultaneously, and the smoke and dust billowed from the devil's position, and there was no movement for a while.
Huang Sanlin was very alert, and immediately ordered the guard battalion to charge, and basically rushed to the devil's position without encountering any resistance. Then, with recoilless artillery, he blasted open the city gates and rushed in with a bang.
Originally, I was here to enjoy it, but I didn't expect to take a county seat.
Xu Feihu liked this 107 rocket launcher very much, and said: "Lao Lu, hurry up production, I see, each company is equipped with 2 of them." ”
Lu Zhengxin smiled bitterly: "No, Deputy Commander Xu, the rocket artillery is built, and the shells can't be beaten. ”
The summer tide was a little depressed, and I originally came to Lunan to prepare to eat the railway line. If you think about it, the devils can seize a lot of materials by transporting supplies and robbing a train, but the railway line is cut off by themselves, and the devils' supplies can't come over.
Speaking of the Jinpu Railway, the Japanese army base camp was very annoyed, and the base area of the summer tide happened to be stuck in it, and there was really no way. As long as the 35th Army can't defeat the summer tide, don't expect to open to traffic in this life.
Otaka Kamizo was unable to open up the Jinpu Railway, and now he did not dare to ask for more troops, and His Majesty the Emperor did not sanction him, so he thought about how to make the most of the Jinpu Railway under the existing conditions.
After his careful research, he found that Xia Chao's troops, except for one attack on Lianyungang, basically did not go to the area near the sea, why is this?
It turned out that there was something to be afraid of in the summer tide, he was afraid of the Japanese Navy. The Japanese Navy is simply too strong. The power of the navy's naval guns and carrier-based aircraft is not something that can be competed with by the summer tide at present. Moreover, the coastal coast of Shandong is long, and there are many suitable places for landing, and the navy can escort the land landing at any time.
This is a significant discovery. He believed that the Tianjin-Pudong Railway could be rerouted to the coastal areas of Shandong and bypass the Lunan region.
Otaka Kamizo reported this discovery to the commander of the North China Front, General Sugi Sugimoto.
When Shanshan Yuan first started, he sneered angrily, thinking that Ozaka Kamezo was simply a waste, and he couldn't beat the summer tide, so he came up with such a stupid solution. But when he thinks about it, it's really feasible.
First of all, there are many railway branch lines in the coastal areas, which can be used safely, and between the branch lines, with Japan's strong industrial and technological strength, it is not a problem to connect them.
If it is attacked by the summer tide, you can use the powerful firepower of the navy to counterattack at any time.
There is also a convenient condition. At this time, the Japanese Navy was mostly idle and had no tasks.
Thinking of this, he sent a report to Kenji Dohihara to ask for his opinion. Kenji Tsuchihara thinks it's feasible. This is a feasible way to connect the transportation of materials in the two strategic areas of North China and Central China.
The Japanese navy and the army have always had deep contradictions, and it was inconvenient for Kenji Dohihara to contact the navy directly, so he approached Emperor Hirohito's uncle, the army chief of staff, Kanin Palace, and asked him to coordinate.
Emperor Hirohito approved the plan and ordered the Admiralty and War Ministries to coordinate the matter.
Soon, the Japanese Navy sent a fleet of two aircraft carriers, stationed in Qingdao, and expanded the original naval base in Lianyungang. At this time, the line from Linyi to Xintai is within the strike range of the Japanese naval aviation at any time.
At the same time, a garrison division regiment and 2 separate garrisons were brought from the Japanese mainland, scattered along the railway, digging ditches and trenches, and establishing a blockade line.
Zheng Lanni reported this movement of the Japanese army to the summer tide, and the summer tide also felt that it was difficult to do, and it would not be so easy to cut off the transportation lines of the Japanese army in the future. Sending a small force to the Japanese army and navy will be dealt a double blow by sending a large force. This is the main reason for the fiasco of the Battle of Songhu.
He couldn't think about how to deal with it for a while, so he reported the situation to the Military Commission.
Wuhan Military Commission.
After Li Zongren finished reading the report of the summer tide, his brows furrowed, and Bai Chongxi and the others also felt a sudden increase in pressure.
With the resumption of the opening of the Tianjin-Pudong Railway, the Japanese army's strategic material resources continued to move southward, and the mobilization of troops was convenient, and the pressure on Wuhan was even greater.
In order to end the war as soon as possible, Japan has formed 12 new divisions in the country, and in the near future, four divisions will land from Shanghai to join the Central China Dispatch Army, and the strength of the Japanese army on the Wuhan side will increase to 370,000.
The Japanese army built airfields in Wuhu, Hefei and other places, and often attacked the positions of the national army. A new big war is about to begin.
Chairman Jiang said: "Niang Xipi, the Japanese are going to work hard this time, and they have increased four divisions at once. Tell me, can Wuhan still hold on? ”
Bai Chongxi said: "The top priority is to cut off the transportation of strategic materials of the Japanese army and delay the pace of the Japanese attack. ”
Chairman Chiang said: "Order the summer tide to cut off the transportation lines of the Japanese army, so that not a single soldier or bullet of the Japanese army in North China will go south. ”
Zhang Zizhong finished reading the telegram and said: "Tianchao, this is forcing us to work hard!" ”