However, in two or three minutes, Yang Tianfeng and others resisted the counterattack of the devil with their melee weapons, and the vanguard battalion of the assault regiment rushed into the city, and the battle to break the city and seize the gate ended in victory. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

A large number of people poured into the city, and without stopping at all, they rushed along the streets and into the depths. Taking advantage of the fact that the enemy guarding the gate was completely wiped out, and the follow-up brigade of the enemy had not yet arrived, our army advanced rapidly.

"At about 4 a.m. on 1 April, the battle began, and the Japanese army was unprepared and rushed into chaos. Although the Japanese army was far behind in weaponry and equipment, had neither combat vehicles nor armored vehicles, nor air supremacy, and was a lone army fighting deep into the enemy-occupied areas, and had no logistical support or reinforcements, the officers and men were full of enthusiasm for resisting Japan and saving the country, and were determined to kill the enemy to the death, and waged a desperate struggle against the well-equipped Japanese army with their own flesh and blood......

"At six o'clock in the evening, the command gave the order to retreat. After a day of bloody fighting, our troops killed and wounded nearly 800 enemy soldiers, shot down one enemy plane, destroyed and damaged six combat vehicles, and more than 10 automobiles and armored vehicles, and returned to the division in triumph......"

This is the description of the Third Army's attack on Kaifeng in the history books, and in Yang Tianfeng's view, the casualty figures must be exaggerated, but on the whole they are still in line with the actual situation.

Now, the Japanese army's unguarded and hasty response to the battle has not changed, what has changed is the course of the battle, as well as the weapons and equipment of the mixed division, and the results will be very different.

The continuous sound of explosions echoed in the sky above the ancient city of Kaifeng, the blazing white light illuminated the dark night sky, the huge air waves swept through the streets and alleys, the dust burst down, the doors and windows shook, and the earth shook again and again.

The assault regiments that poured into the city as fast as they could, immediately after entering the city, attacked and advanced north along the streets. The assault regiment, which was strengthened by troops and weapons, had nearly 2,000 troops, and the troops were divided into four routes, all the way to Longting (the commanding heights of Kaifeng) to attack the enemy's artillery positions; The other three roads formed three assault arrows, advancing northward along Caoshi Street, Beitu Street, and Nanshushu Street, and then divided into small combat groups with squads and platoons as units, interspersed with detours in alleys and alleys.

Yang Tianfeng led the middle lane commando, because there were friendly guards on both sides, and the progress was very fast. The friendly forces on the left and right flanks had to resist the enemy who might come to the west and east directions, and they also had to break through the interception and blocking of the enemy in front of them, and the speed was slightly slower.

The reserve regiment that then entered the city controlled the Song Gate with part of its forces, as well as the main road that extended hundreds of meters to the west of the Song Gate, to ensure that the rear road of the assault regiment was safe. The rest of the men and horses were scattered into more than 10 combat groups of squads and platoons to attack southward, and they interspersed the streets and alleys of the city with roundabouts, fighting when they encountered the enemy, causing the Japanese troops in the city to fall into a chaotic battle situation and restraining their large forces from gathering.

Relying on the superiority of troops, attacking in all directions, dragging the Japanese army into a chaotic battle, this tactic really confused the enemy. Everywhere there were gunshots and explosions, and they didn't know how many soldiers had entered the city.

In particular, the small combat groups in platoons and squads are equipped with flower traps, box guns, or shotguns, and carry more grenades with them. In particular, the tactics of chaotic warfare stipulate that the route can be chosen at will, and where there is an enemy, where there is a battle, it will be approached.

These small combat groups, either with guides or guided by local soldiers in Kaifeng, climbed over walls, crossed alleys, and opened fire in all directions, causing great confusion among the enemy.

The combat units are small, but they are mobile and flexible, and small groups of officers and men drill around like fish, unleashing their hands and feet to maneuver around the enemy. The walls of the road spewed tongues of fire, the streets and alleys shone with the light of explosions, and the courtyards echoed with the sound of fighting and killing.

The small units interspersed with detours were responsible for attacking and harassing and containing, while the other units of the main attack regiment were advancing bravely, and the battle for street and alley gradually compressed the enemy's space.

The battle in the south of the city became more and more intense, and the 60th Regiment entered the railway station under the cover of artillery fire, and engaged in a brutal battle with the devils. The enemy at Nanguan sent reinforcements, and the enemy and us fell into a fierce battle.

Fighting was taking place everywhere, which made the enemy lose sight of one or the other, and the limited force mobilization was not possible, which relieved a lot of pressure on the assault regiment in the city to attack and advance.

After the Japanese army occupied Kaifeng, the overall deployment was based on the city wall defense, there were no strong pillboxes in the city, and the fortifications built with sandbags at the main street entrance played a limited role. Therefore, as soon as the hard shell of the fortress was quickly broken, the sudden change of circumstances made the enemy's mind unable to turn around, and the temporary deployment could not keep up with it for a while, and all the rules and regulations were completely thrown into chaos.

And the commander of the 35th Division, Maeda Ye, is called the "flower of artillery", but it is really not a word of praise. Because he was born in artillery, he successively served as an artillery captain, an artillery captain, and a wing commander of the Third Wing of Field Artillery, and also served as an instructor at the Heavy Artillery School, a member of the Artillery Supervision Department, the head of the Heavy Artillery Section of the Ordnance Bureau, and an officer of the Heavy Artillery School. Until he was promoted to major general and lieutenant general, and served as the commander of the 35th Division, he almost always did artillery-related work.

Therefore, it may be a bit one-sided to say that Maeda's major is wrong and his ability is not good, but his lack of experience is true. Moreover, Maeda Ye and his chief of staff never thought in their hearts that Kaifeng City would be lost, and this arrogant and persistent insistence would finally bury their only hope.

To put it mildly, they are sitting here and waiting to die, allowing the noose of the national * army to tighten more and more. But the pride of their hearts made them unaware of it.

There was neither a contraction of defenses nor a call for help from the outside world. Within an hour or two of the beginning of the battle, the cavalry of the mixed division had cut all the telephone lines outside the city, so that the enemy in Kaifeng, aware of the danger, could only request reinforcements from the garrisons of the larger towns farther away by telegram.

The situation is unknown, it was a surprise attack, and Maeda Ye made a mistake in the initial command. The mistake was somewhat similar to how the Soviet Union reacted after a surprise attack by Germany.

The Soviet command made an erroneous calculation of the characteristics of the initial stage of the war. At that time, it was proposed to rely on stubborn defense of field fortifications on the state border, not to allow the enemy to invade Russian territory, to ensure mobilization time, and then to repel the enemy's attack with a powerful counter-assault and transfer the war to the enemy's territory.

Although the idea is good, in this way the issue of strategic defensive operations is not considered at all, and the possibility of a large number of enemies breaking through to the hinterland is ruled out. Stalin even saw defense in depth as a retreat, and constantly ordered the front-line troops to counterattack, counterattack, and counterattack. This led to the regiments engaging in haste and sequential engagement, and gave the enemy the opportunity to break the regiments individually. (To be continued.) )