969 Korean War XIX Surprise
~Date: ~October 21~
Seeing the waves of yellow people constantly surging in the moonlight, Colonel Li Guorong, the commander of the 24th Panzergrenadier Regiment who was watching the battle with a telescope on the top of the 81.2 heights, snorted coldly: "The lives of these little Japanese infantrymen are really worthless!" It's been used to consume our ammunition like this! As he spoke, he looked back at Major Chen Li, the chief staff officer of the regimental headquarters: "Is the ammunition of each team still sufficient?" β
Chen Li took out a notepad and flipped through it, and replied: "Please rest assured, each company has 10 base ammunition, and there is no problem in fighting for two or three days. Besides, during the day, the Air Force can still airdrop supplies to us. After speaking, he glanced at Grand Master Li: "Tuanzao, do you want to let the heavy mortar company open fire, and give little Japan a dismount first?" β
"Well, that's it!" Li Guorong nodded heavily, and Chen Li picked up the telephone on the side to get through the heavy mortar position......
At this moment, the Japanese attacking column suddenly remembered a terrible strange scream, and the junior officers who walked in front of the team all pointed their command knives forward at the same time. The Japanese infantry, who were marching forward, immediately shouted, "Onboard! Onboard! The slogan began to charge with his head covered!
"Little Japan is charged!" Li Guorong shouted loudly at Chen Li, who was on the phone: "Let the heavy mortars block the road and prevent the follow-up troops of the Japanese army from following up." Then order the forward position and put the enemy closer to fight! Light mortars and recoilless guns suppressed the Japanese at 500 meters! Automatic rifles and machine guns need to fire within 300 meters! Also, all assault guns and anti-tank guns are not allowed to fire without an order! β
Put the enemy close and fight! Everyone knows this truth, but in the face of the surging Japanese attack, even if there is an order from the top, those junior officers who command the battle on the front line still give the order to open fire when the enemy attacks within 500 meters! They would rather be reprimanded by Grand Master Li than let these crazy Japanese devils flood into their positions......
Defender flares streaked across the sky one after the other. The roads, hillsides, bushes, etc. under the 81.2 heights were illuminated in a miserable white, and also illuminated the waves of Japanese soldiers who were charging frantically! At this time, the artillery also began to roar the howitzers and mortars of the β army. a 105mm recoilless gun mounted at the front of the position; The attackers' mountain artillery, field artillery, infantry guns, mortars and even grenadiers were firing with all their might. Countless shells dragged dark red tailflames back and forth across the battlefield, and the sound of various explosions filled the ears. The charging waves were suddenly engulfed by rows of rising smoke columns and flames, and the shrapnel that flew from all directions swept down the Japanese officers and soldiers one by one! There was a burst of cheers from the Chinese positions. However, these charging Japanese soldiers seemed to have given up the elimination of survival a long time ago, and no one flinched in the face of such fierce artillery fire. Still screaming and rushing forward!
At this time, machine guns and automatic rifles on the positions of the Chinese army began to strafe. The Min-25 general-purpose machine gun, the Min-25 automatic rifle, and the Min-26 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun all fired at the same time. Countless tongues of fire erupted at the same time, turning the front of the Chinese army's position into a living Shura slaughterhouse. The Japanese who rushed to the front fell one by one like wheat being harvested, and those behind kept coming up! Forward and forward. Steady stream!
The one-sided massacre lasted about 20 minutes. In this short period of time, the Japanese paid at least 1,000 lives! There are also hundreds of "living dead" lying in the center of the battlefield and screaming miserably, adding a bit of tragedy to this battlefield. However, for the Japanese commander who ordered this round of attack, General Kawabe Shozo, these costs must be paid, because only by testing with human lives can we find the enemy's hidden firepower. for more accurate shelling.
"Order the artillery to fire!" Looking at the earthy corpses, the riverside general gave the order for the shelling in an emotionless voice.
After the end of the infantry charge, a new round of artillery battles began between the two sides. Unlike the relatively blind shelling just now, this round of artillery fire on both sides has a clear target. The firepower of the Chinese army exposed in the first round of the Japanese army's charge attracted a meal of shells at this time, and if it was not transferred in time, it would have become a state of parts even with weapons at this time! The focus of the Chinese artillery bombardment was the Japanese artillery positions, through condescending observation, as well as the observation of sound measurement companies scattered throughout the battlefield, several Japanese artillery positions were also locked by the Chinese army's 105mm and 150mm heavy artillery, and soon groups of shells fell, and the Japanese positions were also a scene of air waves rolling and shrapnel flying......
This round of artillery battles between the two sides has not completely stopped, and the Japanese army can't wait to launch a second wave of infantry attacks! Once again, the earthy yellow sea of people covered the entire battlefield, "Onboard!" Onboard! The sound of the shells exploded β, and the effect of the attack was obviously better than the first, and in a short time the Japanese infantry broke through the barbed wire and minefields laid by the Chinese army (with their feet), rushed through a hastily dug trench, and rushed straight to the front of the first trench! In the end, it was the hidden assault guns and armored vehicles that rushed out and opened fire, which repelled the Japanese army's wave of crowd attack.
"Your Excellency, you have found two Chinese positions equipped with assault guns to the southeast of the Chinese position! A position with assault guns was discovered to the southwest. The chief of staff of the 22nd Army, Tanaka Kuichi, took the statistics of the battle situation sent by the staff officer, looked at it a few times, and said to the general by the river: "There are about 50 to 60 light assault guns, in addition, there are some Min 28 heavy armored vehicles!" Their firepower was very heavy and caused great losses to our troops!
However, the firepower of the Chinese army southwest of Yunshan was relatively weak...... It seems that the Chinese army has discovered the actions of the mecha army and regarded the southeast of Yunshan as a key area for defense. β
"Roar." Kawabe Shozo smiled faintly, as if he didn't take the corpses of Japanese soldiers all over the mountains and fields seriously. "Report what you find to Admiral Yoshida. In addition, to prepare for the third wave of attack, you must find out the hole cards of the Chinese army on the opposite side! β
"Hay!"
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About 10 kilometers southeast of Yunshan in Shimosili. The convoy of the Japanese Mecha Force Command finally arrived in this North Korean town with a population of just over 1,000 in the early hours of December 16. The units that arrived before or with the Mecha Command included the 1st Tank Division, the 2nd Tank Division, the 1st Cavalry Group, the 1st Independent Tank Brigade and the 2nd Independent Tank Brigade, as well as the 22nd and 23rd Independent Heavy Artillery Brigades assigned to the Mecha Army and the 22nd Army. The roads and mountains and forests around Xiesili were already crowded with all kinds of armored vehicles and artillery at this time!
"Your Excellency, Commander. Just received a telegram from the general by the riverside. β
As soon as Yoshida walked into his temporary command post, he saw the senior staff officer of the army, who had arrived early, attached to Kuan Bang Daisa, holding a file to greet him.
"Oh. How's Riverside-kun doing? Yoshida took off his thick military coat with the help of his adjutant. While asking casually.
"The losses were heavy, almost 3,000 men of the 22nd Army were killed and more than 1,600 were seriously wounded. The 23rd Division has ......"
"I don't want to listen to the casualty report, talk about the enemy situation in Yunshan." Yoshida waved his hand. Interrupted the report of the attached Daisa.
"Hay." He nodded and flipped the page of the file. He added: "Yunshan's Zhina Army is indeed a so-called Panzergrenadier Division, with two assault artillery battalions, one of which is attached to the southeast and southwest of Yunshan...... There is a company in the woods opposite the 81.2 highlands southeast of Yunshan. There is also a company on the front of the road, and a company is in the southwest of Yunshan, which is also blocked on the main road into the city, and the β three assault gun companies are all equipped with a medium assault tank β with a 48 times caliber 75mm gun, but the weight is estimated to be less than 18 tons, which is weaker than the Zero assault tank of the Imperial Army, and is comparable to the Type 97 assault tank.
In addition, there is also an assault gun battalion that may be in Yunshan City, and this assault gun battalion should be equipped with a No. 3 assault gun with an 88mm cannon. The firepower is not great. The first two attacks launched by the riverside general did not force them out until the third attack. The Chinese army had to send them to the rescue. β
"How were the defensive positions of the Chinese army deployed? Is there a battle defense gun? Yoshida walked to the map table made of a few wooden tables and looked at the dense numbers of troops on the map, as well as the symbols of the positions.
"A large number of 105mm recoilless guns and 57mm anti-tank guns were deployed on the positions to the southeast, but no 88mm anti-aircraft guns were found. The south-west position was relatively weak in firepower, with only six 105mm recoilless guns and six 57mm anti-tank guns found. β
"Your Excellency Commander, it seems that the focus of the defense of the Zhina Army is on the front of our mecha army, and the lower officer suggests that a few chariot wings be assigned to the southwest of Yunshan and wait for an opportunity to raid." The chief of staff of the mecha army, Masao Terada, suggested.
"Sneak attack?" Yoshida frowned slightly: "It will take at least a few hours to circumnavigate the chariot troops to the southwest of Yunshan...... Almost half a night passed. If this panzergrenadier division in Yunshan cannot be solved tonight, reinforcements from the Zhina Army will arrive. That's a whole armored division! β
Of course, there was no way for the mighty marching lineup of the Fourth Armored Division to hide from the eyes of the Japanese army, and now this armored division was at most half a day's journey from the top of Yunshan. Although the DPRK Army Command has strictly ordered the remnants of the 122nd Division and the 123rd Division to retreat to the mountains "at all costs to delay the advance of the Chinese armored divisions," only God knows how much effect it can have.
"It is possible to use the daytime to mobilize troops and request full support from aviation." Masao Terada gritted his teeth and suggested: "As long as 50% of the tanks can reach their destination safely, they will be able to hit the Panzergrenadier Division tonight." β
Yoshida turned around, Masao Terada looked at his face, there was no expression on his swarthy thin face, and he couldn't tell whether he was in favor or against β the senior staff officer of the Shi Army, attached to Kuanbang, and said: "No, no, the China Air Force will definitely inform their army when it discovers the direction of the movement of our tank troops, and then the Yunshan defenders will make adjustments, and our losses are meaningless." β
"How is it pointless?" Masashi Terada retorted: "If the defenders of Shina adjust their deployment, then the defense in the southeast will definitely be weaker, which will also be conducive to our breakthrough." β
"It's doable." Fu Kuanbang seemed to be convinced, he nodded, thought for a while, and then suggested: "It is better to order the independent 1st and 2nd independent tank brigades to be transferred, their more than 200 tanks are light tanks, and their combat effectiveness is not strong, it is better to use them to attract the attention of the Chinese army." β
"Roar!" Yoshida nodded in agreement: "Let the 1st and 2nd Independent Tank Brigades make a feint." When he was transferred to the west of the Kowloon Riverβ he ordered the three generals of the river to command all the units of the imperial army west of the Kowloon River, and the imperial army east of the Kowloon River was under the direct command of his own officer. Tell the whole army. North Korea's gains and losses. The rise and fall of the imperial kingdom will be fought tonight! I hope that all the monarchs will work hard to destroy the Yunshan Chinese army with the spirit of the corpse mountain and the sea of blood! β
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At this moment, the sea outside the river is on the gray sea surface of Dongheng. Water and sky line, solder points. But it is a quiet and harmonious landscape. There are several small fishing boats with hanging horn sails and a displacement of at most tens of tons are busy catching fish with rolling nets on the seashore!
I don't know how those fishermen in the war zone lived during the Pacific War in history? However, in the Sino-Japanese War in β this time and space, some fishermen who relied on fishing in the East China Sea for a living continued their livelihood. And it is also under the noses of the ironclad warships of the two countries! It's bold. However, the Chinese Navy patrol ships that control this area did not embarrass the fishermen who came from Okinawa, Japan, and similarly, the Japanese Navy speedboats and submarines that attacked from Okinawa from time to time did not take the initiative to attack these fishing boats.
It's not that both sides adhere to any humanitarian spirit, but that they have their own agendas. From the standpoint of the Chinese side, the Beijing Treaty, which annexed the Ryukyu Kingdom by Japan, is no longer recognized. On the newly published map of the Republic of China, the Ryukyu Islands are the same as Eastern Australia. It's all the territory of the Republic of China! Well, it's a bit of a map! Since the Ryukyu Islands belong to China, the Ryukyuan people who fish in the East China Sea are naturally Chinese citizens...... The Navy of the Chinese Defense Forces, of course, could not fire at them.
The Japanese side also has its own plans, and they do not have much means to spy on China's Hongbao, especially in the Taiwan Strait. The planes will definitely not dare to come, and the activities of the submarines are also very dangerous, and they only dare to wander around the Taiwan Strait at night, and they will have to flash before dawn, otherwise they will be discovered by Chinese seaplanes, and it will be a depth charge! So during the day, the Japanese could only rely on spy boats disguised as fishing boats to float in the waters off China's coast, monitoring the Taiwan Strait and collecting some movements of the Chinese navy. For example, among these fishing boats that went out to sea early in the morning to fish, at least one belonged to the Japanese Combined Fleet!
A short, tanned man stood on top of the cabin of a wooden fishing boat, holding an eight-fold Nikon telescope and looking around. A thin man dressed as a sailor at the bottom asked loudly while neatly laying down the fishing nets with his hands and feet, "Itaya-kun, have you gained anything?" β
The man holding the binoculars didn't look at him, but said lightly, "Okubo, I should have asked you this question, right?" How many fish did you catch today? The officers and men of the Combined Fleet are still waiting to eat! Hearing this, you know that this surname Itaya is a stomach full of resentment. Then he sighed: "The navy of the Great Japanese Empire is really in decline, and it is really breathless to use fishing boats to monitor the Taiwan Strait." β
When the Okubo at the bottom heard this, he just smiled and said in his heart: "I'm afraid it's because you let Captain Takaichi Itaya, a high-ranking talent in the 52nd period, pretend to be a fisherman to collect information before holding his breath?" But then again, Kengoro Liver, who is also in the 52nd period, is already the commander of the Osa's army...... This person is really angry compared to people! But it's better to be sent here to catch fish, and the kamikaze team died in vain, right? β
Thinking of this, Okubo smiled bitterly and pulled up the fishing net hard. At this moment, Takaichi Itaya, who was observing the sea with a telescope, suddenly exclaimed: "Shina fleet! Discover the Shina Fleet! Okubo, hurry up and set up the antenna and get ready to send a report! β
Hearing this, Okubo didn't know where to take out a telescope and held it up in the direction of the Taiwan Strait in the northwest. After a little search, I found a few masts floating on the sea level, as well as a few smoke that went straight up to the sky, and Lieutenant Okubo Toshitada, who had also served in the Navy for many years, recognized at a glance that those masts belonged to the "Polish Legion" class armored ships of the Chinese Navy, and the blue sky and white sun flag of the Chinese Navy were flying high! Immediately afterward, more masts appeared in the telescope, and there were more and more columns of blue-black smoke, almost obscuring the entire sky!
"What are you still doing! Okubo, go send a telegram! Itaya's shout seemed to wake up Okubo Toshitada, he threw down the binoculars and ran to the cabin, took out the military radio station in a hidden mezzanine, set up the antenna, and began to send the report β Itaya Ryuichi shouted as if he was about to tear his throat again: "I found that the Shina fleet, at least 40 no, 50 ships!" Among them were four armored ships, four heavy cruisers, light cruisers...... And aircraft carriers! The aircraft carrier China was discovered! Oh my God, it's Taiwanese! This is the main force of the China Navy! is the main !! β
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