Chapter 220: The Battle of Tiger Mountain
After reading the record, Tsumi Naowen thought that this record still played a certain role, not to mention the key points of defense of the Hushan defenders and the matters that need to be paid attention to when attacking.
Then he immediately saw Shangwen put down the piece of paper and said, "Yes, this information is very helpful for Hushan's attack, and you two are fortunate." ”
As soon as Shang Wen's words fell, the two captains immediately fought and said loudly: "Your Excellency, it is our honor to be able to contribute to the strength of the empire!" ”
"Well, that's it, let's go out first!" After the two captains finished speaking with a glorious face, they immediately saw Shang Wen and motioned for the two of them to go out first.
"Hi" After the two captains finished speaking, they left the temporary office of Lijian Shangwen straight.
Soon after the two captains left, there were three more people in front of Shangwen, and judging from the epaulettes of these three people, they were all the ranks of Dazuo, and they were the three captains.
The three men were Fujishige Masashi and Kobayashijima Osa of the Infantry Wing, and Iwajiro Osa Seguchi of the Artillery Wing.
After the three of them arrived in front of Tachimi Shangwen, Limi Shangwen pointed to the paper on the table, and the three wing leaders picked it up after seeing the paper on the table.
The three Wing Captains quickly read the contents of the paper, and after reading it, Iwajiro Osa Segado said, "Your Excellency, this information will be of great help to our attack on Tiger Mountain tomorrow. ”
"Yes, I asked the three of you to come here just to get you to take a good look at this information and prepare for tomorrow's battle."
Immediately Shangwen said slowly to Seguchi Iwajiro and others.
This time, after reading the reports of the two brigade commanders, he deliberately added an artillery wing to the original two wings, so that the number of Japanese troops participating in the attack on the Hushan position reached nearly 10,000, which was barely the military strength of most of the brigades, except that there were no troops such as baggage and cavalry.
That night, the three wings rushed to the Japanese military camp in front of Hushan overnight, and joined the forces of the two brigades inside, and the total strength of the Japanese army had reached more than 10,000 at this time.
The Japanese army's move of marching at night was naturally noticed by the defenders of Hushan, and after the Japanese army's move of marching at night reached the ears of Xu Dajun, Xu Dajun thought that the Japanese army would launch a surprise attack at night.
As soon as he got the news, Xu Dajun ordered the number of soldiers on guard at night to be doubled, bringing the number of soldiers on guard to more than 600.
Although the night was very tense, the Japanese army did not launch an attack, and it was not until the morning of the next day that the Japanese army began to assemble and attack the Hushan position.
This time the Japanese attack was still as weak as yesterday, and such a weak firepower was put forward by the three wing commanders together, and some things could not be determined by looking at them alone.
So for the defenders of Hushan, the whole morning was spent in this painless attack, and this offensive method of the Japanese army made Xu Dajun, who was responsible for defending Hushan, also very uncomfortable, even if he knew that this was a test of the Japanese army's firepower.
There is not much to be done other than to reduce the firepower output of your own side and make some changes to the firepower points.
After the Japanese army's tentative work in the morning was over, the three wing commanders also came to the conclusion from the firepower above the position that they had seen on paper yesterday that the central area of the Hushan position was extremely strong, and there was no doubt that the defenders of Hushan had stationed a considerable number of soldiers in the central area.
The three wing commanders guessed that the Qing army in the central region should have gathered about 3,000 troops, and the firepower on both sides was much weaker than in the middle, so the Qing troops on both sides had about 1,500 people each.
The three captains, after drawing conclusions based on the morning's attack, immediately worked out a complete plan.
Putting in the forces of four brigades in the frontal direction to force an attack did not require a breakthrough of the Qing army's position, but only needed to firmly attract the Qing army's firepower, and the positions on both sides of the Qing army were to invest two brigades in each of them in order to break through the Qing army's position.
The remaining three brigades serve as reserves, ready to support at any time.
This tactic of the Japanese was completely anticipating that when they attacked head-on, they would be dragged to death by the frontal Qing army.
Therefore, a roundabout war will be used, similar to attacking the east and west, violently attacking the side of the defenders of Hushan, and then sending a force to attack the weak place of defense and open a breakthrough.
In the afternoon of the same day, after the Japanese army began to attack, the Japanese artillery wing began to use artillery to attack the Hushan position, and the infantry began to charge.
At the beginning of the attack, as expected by the three wing commanders, the firepower in the central area of the Hushan position was extremely strong, and they held back the attacking Japanese troops, and these Japanese troops did not charge, but learned to crawl on the ground one by one, and began to confront each other with the Qing troops in the distance.
After the fight broke out in the central region, the Japanese army, with a total of four brigades, soon began to attack both sides of the Hushan position, and after such a move fell into the eyes of Xu Dajun, Xu Dajun also immediately understood the Japanese army's attack method.
Hold back the soldiers in the center with superior forces, and it is best to put pressure on the soldiers at the front so that the soldiers on both sides have to support the center, and immediately send troops to attack the two sides after the two sides start to support the center, trying to break through the enemy's defenses.
The Japanese calculated very well, but Xu Dajun did not show a panicked look, as if he had expected the Japanese army to adopt such a method.
After the Japanese troops on both sides of the attack launched an attack, they found that the firepower of the Qing army on the left was constantly weakening, as if they had gone to support the position in the middle.
As a result, the attack on the Japanese army on the left was very "smooth", and a small gap was opened in the Qing army position on the left.
After this gap appeared, the three winged commanders who were very excited knew that the opportunity to take Hushan had appeared, and the reserve forces of the three brigades, which had been waiting for a long time, launched a steady stream of attacks on the left position.
For a while, the focus of the entire battlefield was on the tiny gap on the far left of the Hushan position, as long as the Japanese army successfully broke into it, the Hushan position could be regarded as the Japanese army's bag, and the battle of Hushan could be quickly ended. (To be continued.) )