The Japanese Kwantung Army Command received the latest directive, and finally there was no restraint and it could boldly take military action. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, General Ueda Kaneyoshi was quite cautious, and the Kwantung Army's attack was not too intense, and continued to test the intentions of the Kitachi Volunteers.

There is no doubt that the Northland Volunteers just held their positions and did not make other abnormal moves, which finally reassured the Kwantung Army Command and ordered the 24th and 25th Divisions on the front line to attack with all their might, striving to eliminate the current enemy of the Northland Volunteers.

It's easy to say, in terms of troops, the two divisions of the Kwantung Army have nearly 50,000 people, and their strength is indeed not small, but the Beidi Volunteer Army, as a defender of the positional battle, occupies a terrain advantage.

More importantly, the Northland Volunteers have sophisticated weapons and equipment, and it may be difficult to defeat the three garrison divisions of the Northland Volunteers by relying on the 24th Division and the 25th Division.

Sure enough, the battle entered a white heat, and the Japanese Kwantung Army launched an offensive against the four positions of the Northland Volunteer Army at the same time, and each position had a brigade of troops to participate in the attack.

The artillery roared on the position, and the artillery wing of the Kwantung Army first carried out artillery bombardment on the Northland Volunteers, trying to destroy the enemy position.

It seems that the Northland Volunteers have long been familiar with the habits of Japanese warfare, and their ordinary military training is also targeted, and the hypothetical enemy is the Japanese and Japanese army.

The artillery of the Northland Volunteer Army was not idle, and the reason why they did not fire first was to lock the artillery position of the Japanese army.

Sure enough, not long after the artillery of the Kwantung Army opened fire, the artillery regiment of the Northland Volunteer Army locked on to the target, and the howitzers of the Northland Volunteer Army opened fire, covering the artillery positions of the entire Kwantung Army.

The artillery wings of the 24th and 25th divisions of the Japanese Kwantung Army were generally equipped with 24 75 mountain guns, sometimes supplemented by 105 howitzers.

Correspondingly, the artillery regiment of the garrison division of the Northland Volunteer Army generally has three artillery battalions, equipped with 36 Fahrenheit 1935 105 howitzers, and the firepower is much more powerful than that of the Kwantung Army.

Moreover, the artillery units of the Northland Volunteer Army have a high degree of mechanization, are very flexible in their actions, and can move their positions at any time.

So, immediately after the end of the shelling, the artillery positions were moved to another position, waiting for the next artillery battle.

At this time, in the impression of the Kwantung Army, the Northland Volunteer Army was only a local armed force, and its weapons and equipment would not be so strong.

It is not surprising that the Kwantung Army has this idea, which is all due to the fact that in the early battle, Feng Tian tried his best to cover up the strength of the Northern Volunteers.

Prior to this, the Northland Volunteers had never fought head-on with the Kwantung Army, and this war was the first frontal confrontation, which caused the Kwantung Army to make mistakes in judgment.

Without the support of artillery, the fate of the Kwantung Army can be imagined, and the first round of attacks suffered heavy blows and heavy losses.

The firepower of the Northland Volunteers was very fierce, especially the machine gun firepower, which used the Fahrenheit 35 machine gun made by the Northland Volunteers themselves, which was the MG42 general-purpose machine gun of the German standard in World War II.

The rate of fire of this machine gun in the north is as high as 1,200 rounds per minute, and the sound of firing is different from the ordinary machine gun "da-......", but it makes a "stabbing lala......" sound, like the sound of tearing linen, under the dense bullet strafing, the Kwantung Army soldiers fell in pieces, and its lethality made the Kwantung Army soldiers all frightened.

Fahrenheit 35 general-purpose machine gun in the fire, even if it is a point fire, a slight pull of the trigger, there may be five or six bullets fired, if the target is fired, the soldier who may be shot has four or five bullets on his body, and the chance of survival is almost impossible.

Therefore, the Japanese Kwantung Army's attack came and went quickly, and the Japanese Japanese army left hundreds of corpses and retreated in a hurry.

A local armed force had such powerful weapons and equipment, which surprised the attacking Kwantung Army, and the artillery suffered heavy losses, and it could no longer provide support for infantry operations, and the front-line troops could only ask for the support of the Kwantung Army, hoping to send the air force to support the operation.

The commander of the Kwantung Army, General Ueda Kaneyoshi, couldn't believe his ears when he learned of the defeat in the first battle, the imperial army couldn't defeat a local armed force, who would believe it?

In this battle, the artillery wings of the two divisions almost lost their combat effectiveness, and the losses were not insignificant.

Without artillery support, the Imperial Army's superiority in firepower would be lost, and the casualty rate would inevitably increase.

Lieutenant General Hideki Tojo, chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, suggested: "It seems that we underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Northland Volunteers, and it is estimated that this is the main force of the Northland Volunteers. ”

The commander, General Kaneyoshi Ueda, also knew that if the Kwantung Army wanted to win, it would have to strengthen its fire support.

However, when he sent the Ministry of Aviation to participate in the war, he still had concerns in his heart, and said: "The air power of the Northland Volunteers also seems to be very strong, didn't they wipe out a flying team of the Empire in an air battle before?" ”

"But this time, the Northland Volunteers did not send the air force to fight, and the previous air battle may have been an accident.

Otherwise, the Imperial Air Forces will tentatively participate in the battle, and it will be necessary to exercise a certain amount of caution. At present, there are not too many aviation units of the Kwantung Army, and it is somewhat difficult for two aviation regiments to cover such a large area. Lieutenant General Hideki Tojo was also unsure, and put forward his own tentative suggestion.

The commander of the Kwantung Army, General Ueda Kaneyoshi, waved his hand and said firmly: "Don't have so many scruples, this battle must be won decisively, and the Northern Volunteer Army must not be allowed to continue to be arrogant."

The strength of the five divisions of the empire, even if Feng Tian takes out all the old bottoms, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist.

The 1st, 9th, and 10th Divisions of the Kwantung Army were ordered to go north tomorrow to participate in this operation and completely wipe out the armed forces of the three divisions of the Northland Volunteer Army. How can a small Northland Volunteer Army confront the Imperial Army, the commander is not Benzhuang Fan, and the Imperial Army is invincible. ”

Well, the commander of the Kwantung Army, General Ueda Kaneyoshi, has gone out and wants to fight to the death with Fengtian.

Chief of Staff Hideki Tojo was quite cautious and said, "It's better to leave a division in the rear, after all, such a large area, only some garrisons can't control it." ”

General Ueda Kaneyoshi waved his hand and said simply: "No need, I estimate that this battle will not take too much time, there are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in the five divisions, and no matter how capable Fengtian is, he can't stop the imperial army."

Since he wants to show himself, he has to pay the price, and he has to make him regret launching this military operation. Hahaha, I don't know what kind of expression he will have when that day comes. ”

The more Admiral Ueda Kaneyoshi spoke, the more confident he became, and he seemed to have seen Feng Tian's frustrated expression. (To be continued.) )