Eight 20-mm anti-aircraft guns and 12 "Min-24 Makqin heavy machine guns (the Jinling Manufacturing Bureau moved to Chongqing and was renamed the 21st Arsenal, which reached the level of 1,060 units per year in 1938, when the work was resumed, and the anti-aircraft gun mount and anti-aircraft aiming ring were manufactured for the heavy machine guns, which could annihilate enemy planes in the air)" were most of the air defense weapons that the Third Army and the Third Column could take out. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The number seems to be quite a lot, but the anti-aircraft artillery is really better than nothing. During World War II, the average of 5,000 rounds of anti-aircraft artillery took down a plane, which shows how likely it is.

Yang Tianfeng tried his best to arrange the anti-aircraft guns and machine guns, but he only wanted to sneak attack the rampant Japanese planes, so that they could not be too unscrupulous, and he did not have too much extravagance. But for the longest-range heavy press, he still has high hopes, hoping to catch the flaws of the devils, or the command headquarters, or the artillery position, and make a sudden attack.

With this idea in mind, Yang Tianfeng and the artillerymen carefully surveyed the surroundings of the Qingheyi position and made bold guesses and inferences. This kind of speculation and speculation is carried out from the perspective and thinking of a devil, if I were the commander of the Japanese army, how would I break through the positions in front, where might the artillery be placed, and where would the headquarters be located?

In accordance with the common sense of the battlefield, the infantry discipline of the Japanese army, and the actual terrain, Yang Tianfeng and the artillery set up seven more likely areas, assigned code names, marked Zhuyuan, and sent observers carrying radio stations to set up concealed observation posts, and made full preparations.

The time in the plan should be relatively abundant, but in fact, there was a deviation, and the Japanese army came quickly, which was somewhat unexpected by Yang Tianfeng and others.

He Cuizhi's 21st Division, which was originally in Fugou and Yanling, should have crossed the river with the whole division after receiving the order, blocked the incoming Japanese troops in sections, and used the strategy of "retreating to fight a decisive battle" to open the main road, occupy both sides, and then reassemble to cut off the retreat of the Japanese army.

However, He Cuizhi obviously lacked confidence in the retreat to the decisive battle, and was afraid that the Japanese army would suffer serious losses if they were reluctant to fight. Therefore, he played a little trick, and did not cross the river with the whole division, but only sent a regiment to block and delay with battalion-level units.

The strength of a battalion is obviously too small, and in the face of the Japanese army of the mechanized group, that is, a burst of guns from afar, they dodge and hide, and there is almost no delay in attrition.

Although after the Japanese army gathered troops and drove over, He Cuizhicai led the army to cross the river, which can be regarded as cutting off the retreat of the Japanese army, but in terms of time, it caused pressure on our army around Huaiyang.

"Large-scale minelaying on the road, and the Chenlou position may have to hold out for a day and a night." Yang Tianfeng turned his gaze to Ma Biao, "Please send the cavalry out overnight, try to go forward as much as possible, and lay mines and four-legged nails." Of course, don't engage the Japanese head-on. Chen Lou defense line, I will send more troops to stabilize the defense. ”

"The Japanese army may split up." Liu Chen stared at the map, "I'm afraid that the position of Banqiao Town will face the danger of being surrounded by the enemy in a roundabout way. ”

"The path is difficult to walk, and the enemy's mechanization is difficult to use." Yang Tianfeng said with a deep groan: "I have already sent several small troops to intercept the enemy on the path. In addition, there are small units of cavalry divisions, which are mobile and can quickly assemble to attack the Japanese troops in a roundabout way. If you still can't stop it, then retreat to the second line of defense, and you don't have to defend it. In addition, the troops besieging Huaiyang could increase the pressure and force the Japanese army to rush to the rescue without getting bogged down in a battle for one place at a time. ”

The reinforcement of the Japanese army was mechanized, and the speed was too fast, and He Cuizhi did not complete the scheduled delayed blockade, so he could only continue to fight in Chen Lou for more time to win a buffer for the later arrangement. Even, Yang Tianfeng was mentally prepared for heavy casualties in the first line of positions.

Tzu is not in charge of the army. Yang Tianfeng was sympathetic to the soldiers when possible, minimizing their casualties; But when he has to, he is not afraid to be a ruthless commander. This is war, and many times there is nothing to talk about humanity and benevolence.

If you don't block, you don't have blood and lives to block the enemy, and you can't force the enemy to divide your forces. Whether it is a roundabout encirclement or a split attack, as long as the enemy moves, the flaws will be exposed. As for all the men and horses rushing up and besieging the Japanese army group on all sides, Yang Tianfeng didn't even think about it, although he had an absolute advantage in numbers.

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"Boom!" With a loud bang, a Japanese tank was rumbling forward majestically, crushing and exploding, but the bottom suddenly rose from smoke and gunsmoke, and the huge explosive power of the anti-tank mine penetrated the thin bottom armor of the tank, not only killing the devil in the tank, but even turning the light tank on its side.

Generally, tanks have the thickest front armor, followed by side armor, slightly thinner rear, and the thinnest top and bottom. This is based on actual combat experience, and the design follows the law of "thickness is proportional to the probability of being attacked", and the bottom that is least vulnerable to attack is made the thinnest, so as to exchange the minimum weight for the maximum protection.

Compared with anti-infantry mines, anti-tank mines usually contain more explosives, and the fuse will detonate when triggered by a force greater than 150 kilograms. It can be described as a specialized death hole, and one blow is fatal.

Faced with this sudden blow, the devils on the march immediately stopped, and several officers ran to the bombed-out tank, carefully observed, and their faces were solemn.

The opponent has powerful anti-tank mines, which is unexpected by the devils. However, the main road is densely covered with mines, and if there are no tanks in front of them to crush and explode, it is difficult to guarantee the speed by relying on sappers to detect and clear mines.

Japan's weaponry and technical level determined their great dependence on railways and highways, and in view of the road conditions in China at that time, the Japanese army's tactical maneuvers could basically only be near the roads, and their ability to maneuver off-road was very poor. In addition, at this time, although it is a plain area, the tall crops in the fields have already reached the height of one person, which has created good conditions for the three vertical attacks.

A Japanese officer suddenly shook his body like an electric shock, looked down at the bullet hole in his chest in disbelief, and fell to the ground.

"Enemy attack-" The devils panicked for a while, each looking for concealment, and the machine guns and grenadiers fired indiscriminately and indiscriminately.

Silent sniping is usually in the jungle area, but the raiding team sent by Yang Tianfeng relied on the green gauze tents everywhere to let the devil taste it first.

The sniper rifle equipped with a silencer has an accurate range of 150 or 60 meters, but it is silent and invisible, which is the most terrifying thing for devils.

The screech of artillery shells sounded in the air, and several 60 mortar shells flew from a kilometer away and smashed on the road.

Artillery guerrilla warfare is another tactic of attack and harassment after the Third Column was equipped with 60 mortars. After the fight, the light and flexible 60 mortar makes the devil unable to catch it if he wants to, and he can't hit it if he wants to.

"Da ......" In the distance, the sound of Czech-made shooting sounded again, and the search team of the devils was attacked again with a short but violent attack. When the devil was ready, he only saw tall crops swaying in the distance. If you catch up, you may step on a mine, or you may be sniped with a cold gun.

Eisaku Yoshimoto sat in the car with a gloomy face. The closer he got to Huaiyang, the more potholes the roads dug up, and the more fierce and frequent the enemy's harassment and attacks became.

The losses were there, but they were only scratches on the surface for the Japanese group, but time did not allow them to move slowly to Huaiyang.

According to a recent telegram from Huaiyang asking for help, the Japanese commander in Huaiyang was in a hurry, reporting that thousands of enemies were working day and night, and that the communication trenches were progressing rapidly, and that they were already approaching the city wall less than 200 meters, and the situation was very critical.

With roads destroyed, mines laid, and small units constantly harassing with cold guns and artillery, Yoshimoto realized that the enemy's main purpose was to delay and delay, and focused on attacking Huaiyang. And if you want to carry heavy artillery in Japan, you must rely on the main road. Originally, it was a way to use tanks to crush and explode in front, but the enemy had anti-tank mines, which forced Yoshimoto Eisaku to consider other strategies.

After walking for a while, the Japanese stopped again in the midst of the thunderous mine explosion, this time an armored car was blown up, and the crew suffered heavy casualties.

Eisaku Yoshimoto was stimulated by this, and finally made up his mind to split up and attack together. In order to ensure safety, he only divided his troops into two routes, and they were not far apart, not only to ensure that the troops on each road were relatively strong, but also to cooperate with each other quickly.

All the way to the east to Taikang, and then south to Huaiyang; Continue along the Tonghuai Highway to Huaiyang. The distance between the two roads is only a dozen kilometers, and even if you don't count the speed of mechanization, you can quickly reunite on foot.

Yoshimoto Eisaku is very confident in the combat power of the Locust Army, which is already close to a wing, with a complete range of infantry, tank, artillery, and air forces, and can confront an elite Shina infantry division. If it is a miscellaneous unit, the Japanese army will not even fall behind one brigade against one division. Therefore, he does not believe that the enemy has the strength to eat any way.

Speaking of which, it is still Yoshimoto Eisaku who does not know much about the strength of the three columns and does not understand Yang Tianfeng's combat characteristics, which is also related to Yang Tianfeng's deliberate low-key.

attacked Kaifeng, that was the record of the Third Army, Yang Tianfeng led few people, only assists; The Battle of Sucheng, which the Japanese army thought was a sneak attack of conspiracy, was not publicized; The first target of the Japanese attack in Huaiyang was the 1st Cavalry Division, which was defeated and besieged in the county seat, and also believed that the main force was the 1st Cavalry Division, plus the 14th Cavalry Brigade in Zhoukou, and the 3rd Column was just part of the army that rushed to support.

Therefore, Yoshimoto Eisaku was worried about the impact of the cavalry cluster, and he did not dare to disperse too much, nor did he act as a squadron unit, but he was not too afraid of the strength of the brigade. Obviously, he still doesn't understand Yang Tianfeng's ruthlessness, the strength of the Three Verticals, and the traps he has to face.

………… (To be continued.) )