Chapter 113: Strong Fortifications
It would be tantamount to a fool's dream to suppress the defensive firepower of the 7th Garrison with the 39th Independent Mixed Brigade, and the Japanese army's desperate counterattacks were all under the covering fire of the 7th Brigade with heavy casualties, and they simply failed to break through the blockade line. And many of the Japanese soldiers who were blocked by hundreds of people looked back, and they would become a laughing stock if they retreated at this time, and the imperial samurai had no precedent for retreating on the battlefield at this time, so they gritted their teeth and continued to plunge into the trenches. Soldiers on both sides were desperately fighting. It's just that the blocked Japanese army has become a lone army, if it fights and retreats, even if it will suffer heavy casualties under artillery fire, it can always withdraw some, and in the face of the endless defenders in the trenches, these Japanese troops are like the first snow in the sun, quickly melting.
Ueno Kamefu watched as that part of the army was gradually devoured, until it finally disappeared, the battle gradually subsided from day to night, and the opposite side was still crowded, and the people and servants of the brigade were repairing the broken fortifications, looking at the trenches in the dark, Ueno Kamefu felt like facing an endless abyss, which could continue to devour the lives of the imperial soldiers. After a day of fighting, thousands of people were killed and wounded, and they actually returned to the original point, even though they had brought out all the elites of the 20th Division, but such a big loss could not gnaw at the opponent's position a little, Ueno Kamefu was also a little discouraged in his heart, at this time he seemed to understand why Honzhuang Fan would lose troops in Mukden City, compared to it, Honzhuang Fan acted in a hurry, and even the situation was not as good as he is now. In the distance, the night trenches crisscross and crisscross,
If the defenders on the opposite side can have enough troops, how many people will be needed to fill the meat grinder in front of them?
Not counting it at the moment, what makes Ueno Kamefu even more uncomfortable is that the next day the sky turns brighter, and the original broken fortifications have been restored to their original state, and even some degree of reinforcement has been carried out, at this time Ueno Kamefu has to attack again, the sky has cleared, these newly repaired fortifications will soon become dry, and the longer the time drags on, the greater the cost of laying these fortifications.
It's just that the group of planes that appeared in the sky has brought new trouble to Ueno Kamefu, and these planes can't be avoided at all. The new offensive that was finally organized on the ground often disrupted the rhythm due to the arrival of the aircraft group, and the defenders of Shina took advantage of the situation to counterattack, and the losses brought to the 39th mixed brigade made Ueno Kamifu's heart ache even more.
However, fortunately, the 38th Independent Mixed Brigade, the 8th and 10th Divisions have already arrived. Among them, the troops of the 8th and 10th Divisions had crossed the Hunhe River and crashed headlong into the defense line of Shaling Town and Zhaijia Town. No less than 40,000 Japanese troops were directly put into the battlefield, and in a short period of time, this was the largest number of troops that the Japanese army could throw into Mukden, after all, without the support of the railway, it was very difficult to ensure the logistics of tens of thousands of Japanese troops and sufficient ammunition supply. However, as time goes on, the number of Japanese troops is bound to increase further. The entire perimeter of Mukden City was drowned in the hustle and bustle of artillery fire.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
There are constantly formed troops on the battlefield, and there are also constantly wounded soldiers being carried down, and there is a lot of noise in the wounded barracks, and the minor injuries cannot get out of the line of fire, these are all soldiers who are seriously injured and almost disabled.
"Kill a thousand enemies, and lose eight hundred." Huang Xiansheng sighed and said.
"I can't even laugh if I can keep this casualty ratio all the time. At present, the Japanese army has not yet had time to build the forward airfield, and when the Japanese airfield is built, the Japanese planes will be put into the battlefield one after another, and our good days will be in the sand. ”
Jiang Li shook his head and smiled, I have to say that the more than eighty planes in Fengtian are a force that can influence the outcome of the local battlefield. If you change your position, the Japanese army can have absolute air superiority,
can fight Jiang Li and can't find the north.
Even if Jiang Li has the hole card of the air force at this time, he can still only defend himself, and he suffered heavy casualties in the battle with the Japanese army, the reason for this situation is nothing more than the gap between the two sides in the quality of soldiers, don't look at the current Fengtian defenders have reached nearly 40,000 people, but the real fight is only the original 7th Brigade less than 10,000 people. As for the others, Zhang Haipeng's Second Provincial Defense Brigade, some local police forces, and although Zou Zuohua's border defense brigade is better than the new recruits, the main thing is that the artillery is not bad, and the ordinary infantry is also worse than the original 7th Brigade. Although Zou Zuohua is an extremely outstanding artillery instructor, it is not realistic to improve the overall level of all artillery in a short period of time.
Pull the troops out to fight in the field, and under the fierce counterattack of the Japanese army,
The defenders' infantry and artillery coordination is too poor, and the attack will inevitably be fierce. Once the opportunity was caught by the Japanese army, it would end up with heavy casualties and even a big defeat. Jiang Li naturally wouldn't do such a stupid thing to promote his weaknesses and avoid his strengths. Placing the defenders in strong fortifications such as trenches and measuring many positions on the battlefield before the battlefield can minimize the gap between the defenders and the Japanese army.
"In any case, the casualties on the Japanese side will not be small.
We still have to fight this battle. "To be able to get into the current situation, Huang Xiansheng is still not satisfied, "Principal Feng has already organized a group of students, and I have arranged for these people to go south to Beiping, and then transfer to Shanghai to the United States. ”
"That's good, a batch of gas masks will come over in a few days, uncle, you can take it." Jiang Li said, if you want to purchase such a large number of gas masks in peacetime, I am afraid that it will not be possible in a few months, but with that batch of gold as the base, the cunning Charlie also used twelve points of strength, contacted the source of goods at a very fast speed, and transferred the goods to Fengtian City two days ago, and informed him two days ago, after learning that this batch of gas masks would arrive one after another, Jiang Li also breathed a sigh of relief, and the last link of the entire Fengtian operation was also filled, otherwise the Japanese army would have some poison gas bombs,
The consequences are unimaginable.
"Now that the battle situation in Mukden is so tense,
If you walk away, no one will be able to take your place.
What if something goes wrong on the battlefield? Huang Xiansheng said hesitantly, although he is Jiang Li's elder, but he is also impressed by Jiang Li's military talent during this time, he can open up the situation in such a short period of time, and use the favorable conditions to the greatest extent, creating the current active defense side of Fengtian City, bringing a large number of casualties to the Japanese army, Huang Xiansheng asked himself if he could do it.
"The Japanese offensive looks fierce,
But it won't last long for the time being.
The Japanese army had just arrived, and the ammunition they carried was limited.
After surviving these three axes, the Japanese army had to wait until the supplies arrived in the back to maintain a considerable offensive, and my uncle only needed to coordinate the battlefield, replenish the troops in time, and strengthen the fortifications in the rear, the first line of defense was lost, and then retreated to the second line of defense. There is no need to stick to a certain place, although the Japanese army cannot break through the defense line for the time being,
However, the elite level of the Japanese army also exceeded expectations, and if you don't do some work, I am afraid that the future will not be easy. ”
Jiang Li sighed and said, the key is that the soldier's training level is not enough,
Moreover, Jiang Li didn't want to drain all the limited strength in his hand in the trench, otherwise the plan behind him would not be able to unfold.
"Where are you going, what's more important than staying in Mukden and directing the war?" Huang Xiansheng asked.