Chapter 120: The Torrent of Iron and Steel 1
The moment the Soviet East-West Assault Group completed the encirclement, the fate of the 37th Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army was doomed, and the two Japanese wings in the encircled area completely became the target of the Soviet firepower. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
After seeing that the rear road was cut off by Soviet tanks, Chang Yong Dazuo, the commander of the 74th Wing, urgently ordered the forward Japanese army to adopt **** tactics: dozens of fanatical Japanese soldiers strapped grenades to their bodies and rushed towards the Soviet tanks with shouts, but they were hit by dense machine gun fire a few hundred meters away. The infantry and tank coordination of the 2nd Mechanized Brigade was not just practiced, and the BT-5 fast tanks facing the breakthrough direction of the 74th Wing were cross-lined, and the infantry that followed up quickly established a machine-gun fire position under the cover of the tank, and the dense machine-gun bullets harvested the lives of the assault Japanese troops.
The slower, but thicker-armored T-26 tanks were reversed upon arrival at the closing position, and the infantry aimed their guns at the 38th Infantry Brigade.
The Japanese 38th Brigade and Regiment that ran headlong into the Soviet tank defense line suffered heavy losses, and the brigade commander Major General Nobuaki Ohno sadly found that his elite soldiers had become the prey of Soviet tanks, and it was impossible for the infantry without anti-tank guns and tank support to break through the iron wall composed of hundreds of tanks, and the Soviet army not only had tanks, but also about 3,000 infantry were setting up blocking positions in the direction of their attack - the Japanese infantry surpassed the Soviet army in the front of the assault, but they were not supported by artillery fire and tanks, Soviet planes in the sky were constantly strafing and bombing, and Soviet large-caliber shells were like the sickles of death to quickly harvest the lives of Japanese officers and soldiers, often blowing up dozens of Japanese soldiers into the sky with a single 152-millimeter shell.
The most tragic scene for the Japanese army appeared on the side of Shacaofeng: part of the Japanese cavalry of the 27th Cavalry Wing assigned to the 19th Division encountered a Soviet tank cluster at the moment of the encirclement, and the tragic impact of the saber on the tank appeared in the east of the world two years in advance, and the entire 300 Japanese cavalry were torn apart by steel, and the Soviet tankers were a little puzzled: It was obviously a death-like attack, and these Japanese still wanted to come? They turned out to be a chance to escape, but instead they attacked the encirclement. Brave or stupid?!
The doubts of the Soviet tankmen did not last long, the situation did not allow them to think too much, the ironclad junction of the encirclement suffered from the impact of the Japanese troops from two directions, and all the tankmen had to do was to shoot shells into the attacking Japanese crowd, and the machine gunners in a series hit the Japanese troops in a straggler commando formation.
As the subsequent Soviet infantry arrived at the predetermined position one after another, it was impossible for the Japanese army to break through the encircled area.
Belzarin received a report from the command that the encirclement had been formed and that all the troops had arrived at their intended positions.
"Order the artillery, block the Japanese troops who came to relieve the siege, and buy time for our side to build a temporary position!" Belzarin ordered loudly.
At this time, a staff officer told Berzarin that the air force had completed its first assault, basically destroyed the Japanese support fire, and was returning according to the scheduled plan.
After looking at the time, as long as you resist the crazy assault of the Japanese army, when those swallows attack again, it will be the end of the Japanese army in the encircled area. In another three and a half hours, the Soviets will launch a second assault.
Unlike Berzarin, who was full of ambition, Sato Weide Dazuo in front of Zhang Gufeng felt that he had fallen into a hell: the high ground was in front of him, but his own troops just couldn't attack it, and the only thing that relieved it was that the Soviet troops defending the high ground did not attack its troops.
"This damn minefield!" Sato, who had calmed down, roared, knowing that the insurmountable minefield in front of him not only blocked his plan to seize the high ground, but also blocked the attack of the Soviet army in this direction.
The encirclement had been formed, the Soviet troops on all sides had temporarily stopped their assaults, and they were also consolidating their defensive lines.
"Gather the troops and build a ring of fortifications!" Sato ordered loudly. Taking advantage of the pause in the offensive, the Soviet army also suspended artillery and air strikes to step up the construction of positions. Sato knew that the shells whistling in the sky were flying to the heads of the 38th Brigade that came to relieve the siege behind, and when the Soviet troops surrounding him gained a firm foothold, his troops would suffer an even more fierce attack.
Looking at the soldiers around him, Sato wanted to cry without tears - the Soviet bombardment and bombardment had caused his side to lose nearly ordinary soldiers, and the wounded soldiers were screaming, and the most frightening thing was the burned people.
"Pistols for those seriously wounded." Sato said expressionlessly and the grizzled staff officer on the side. It understood that it was impossible to break out of the encirclement of the Soviet army this time, that steel position composed of hundreds of tanks could not be broken through by itself, and that the high ground there was an insurmountable chasm.
If the commander of its division appeared in front of him at this time, Sato would probably cut down Nobuki Morimoto at the cost of tarnishing the honor of the family and being shot in a court-martial. "Give up the advantage of night fighting, but launch an attack during the day, the sky will kill me!"
At that time, when formulating the attack plan, Sato once expressed his dissenting opinion, but Nobuki Morimoto refuted it like this: The Imperial Army should defeat the Soviet army in a dignified manner, not attack like a lowly ninja at night!
The words of the division commander made Sato, who was born in the aristocracy, feel ashamed, and could only act according to Nobuki Morimoto's battle plan. Sato, who was forced to accept the plan at that time, had the idea of abandoning the night battle to increase casualties, it did not expect that the fire of the Soviet army would be so ferocious, and now it was too late.
In the middle of the position, shouts of "Long live the Emperor" and gunfire were constantly heard, which was the seriously wounded relieving their own pain -- the 37-year-old 19th Division was worthy of being the elite of the Japanese army, and not a single soldier called his mother before committing suicide.
Two kilometers away, Nagayong Daisa was doing the same thing as Sato, but the situation of the 74th Wing was worse than that of the Sato Wing, and there were less than a thousand soldiers who could still fight, and there were human fragments and charred corpses that had been shattered by bombs and shells everywhere, and hundreds of people who were alive were injured.
The situation of the 75th and 76th Wings of the 38th Brigade Regiment that came to support was not much better, the Soviet artillery bombardment delayed the offensive of the troops, and their own artillery was destroyed, and the Japanese could only use flesh and blood to fight the tanks, and could not break through the Soviet defense line at all. The two wings were only 2 kilometers away from the Japanese troops in the encirclement, but they just couldn't rush through.
Seeing that there was no hope of a breakthrough, Major General Nobuki Morimoto had no choice but to order Major General Nobuaki Ohno, commander of the 38th Brigade, to postpone the attack and wait for the arrival of night.
The Japanese returned to counting on the "ninja assault", but Belzarin would not give them this opportunity: at 13 o'clock, the encircling Soviet forces encircling the Japanese army would attack the Japanese troops in the encirclement from three directions.
In the command headquarters, Berzarin received a call from Colonel Bazarov, commander of the 40th Infantry Division, who was the main force of the attack: "Comrade commander, our division is consolidating its positions and, according to the original plan, launching a general attack ten minutes after the start of the attack by the aviation. ”
"Comrade Bazarov, is it enough for two infantry regiments plus 80 tanks?"
"Enough, the little Japan in the pot is not enough for me to stuff my teeth now, and there are swallows in the sky. The combined casualties of my two main regiments are less than 200 people, the combat strength is there, and there are tanks to open the way, no problem! Bazarov on the other end of the line was confident.
"Tell comrades, try not to get into close combat with the Japanese army, don't be afraid to waste ammunition! This is what the marshal and Comrade Andrey specially explained! Also, don't think about capturing prisoners, this will increase our unnecessary casualties, a few missing arms and legs will be fine. ”
"Understand, don't worry, comrade commander, I won't let the young man take risks."
Put down the receiver here, "Pick me up Colonel Panfilov, commander of the 2nd Mechanized Brigade." ”
"Panfilov, I'm Berzarin, how is the situation with the troops?"
"Report to Comrade Commander, we have begun to build positions in the predetermined position, the losses of the troops are not large, and the Japanese troops on the opposite side have suspended their offensive. According to the original plan, our brigade will enter the deep area of the Japanese army at the same time as the 40th Division launches an attack. ”
"Remember, only assault 10 kilometers, don't break too deep!"
"Understand, comrade commander, we will definitely accept it as soon as we see it, and return to our current starting position before nightfall."
Blyukher and Lin Jun were determined to cripple the Japanese 19th Division, and the two Japanese wings in the encirclement did not want to run away alone, as for the Japanese troops who came to relieve the siege, they could eat as much as they could.
By the moment the offensive began, the two main regiments of the 40th Division would clear the encirclement of Japanese troops under the cover of 80 tanks, and they would be greeted by a feast of bombs of more than 200 Soviet aircraft. At the same time, the 2nd Mechanized Brigade, together with a reinforced tank regiment assigned to it, took more than 200 tanks as the first way, and launched a surprise attack on the 38th Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army with the support of all large and medium-caliber artillery, striving to crush the opponent. The rest of the troops continued to build positions on the rear to cover the attack on both sides.
When formulating the battle plan at that time, Lin Jun expressed this opinion: You little Japan fought stubbornly, and Lao Tzu drowned you with artillery fire!
It is unlikely that the 19th Division will be completely wiped out with the current strength, and it seems a bit risky to use a mechanized brigade and a tank regiment to attack a Japanese brigade, but they are supported by more than 400 artillery pieces and more than 200 tanks, and they can tear the Japanese army apart as long as they rush straight over, needless to mention that there are dozens of Soviet planes carrying incendiary bombs to clear the way for them.
As for the Japanese troops in the encirclement, the Soviet officers and soldiers did not have to worry about it -- because the Japanese army did not have a strong position, more than 10 Xiaodou tanks had already been reimbursed in the first wave of the attack, and Antonov prepared 150 tons of solidification ****** for them, and it would be good to have a few live mouths after the bombing.
On the Chinese battlefield, there are often situations where a wing of the Japanese army crushes a reorganized division, or even pursues an army to attack, and now Lin Jun and Blyukhel want to let little Japan taste the taste of being chased by mechanized troops in advance!
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