Chapter 695 Recruits are afraid of artillery, veterans are afraid of machine guns (ask for subscription!) ）

Veterans are afraid of guns, and recruits are afraid of artillery

A day has passed in a blink of an eye. Responsible for sending troops to reinforce the two newly formed divisions and regiments at the mouth of the Meihe River, as well as all artillery, armor, and baggage. Under the orders of Vice Admiral Nakajima, all have been assembled and ready to go.

At this moment, Major General Akinaga, commander of the newly formed Sixth Division, Major General Ueda, commander of the new Seventh Division, Daisaku Sato, commander of the 10th Field Heavy Artillery Wing, Wing Commander Koizumi Osa, Wing Commander of the 6th Tank Wing, and Captain Honda Nakasa. Several top commanders of the unit were standing in front of the commander-in-chief, Lieutenant General Nakajima, with solemn faces, waiting for the lieutenant general in front of him to issue specific combat orders.

After a quick glance at several subordinates in front of him, Lieutenant General Nakajima ordered with a serious face.

"Gentlemen, according to the report of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, Meihekou is already in danger under the fierce siege of the Northeast Field Army and may fall at any time. The Kwantung Army Headquarters ordered us to reinforce our troops, and we must rush to Meihekou in the shortest possible time to reinforce Major General Yamamoto and crush the Northeast Field Army attacking Meihekou. ”

"So, now I command; The newly formed Sixth Division was the lead and set off immediately. The field heavy artillery wing, the anti-aircraft artillery wing, the tank wing, the self-weight wing, the corps headquarters and the directly subordinate units were in the center, and then followed. The new 7th Division served as the rearguard. The whole army immediately attacked and reinforced the mouth of the Meihe River. ”

"Hayi...."

The 50,000 army, under the command of Lieutenant General Nakajima, left Liaoyuan City in a mighty way and reinforced, nearly 100 kilometers away, at the mouth of the Meihe River.

Because it was a large corps operation, plus the troops carried a large number of heavy artillery, trucks, and tanks. The whole army was only able to march slowly along the road. In this way, as soon as the 50,000-strong army left Liaoyuan City, the strength of the entire army was sent to the headquarters of the Northern Army of the Northern Expedition by the scouts in Liaoyuan City.

"Commander-in-chief, the forward observation post is in a hurry, and Japanese reinforcements have attacked. After reconnaissance, our scouts have a complete understanding of the specific establishment and strength of the Japanese army's expeditionary troops. This is a telegram just sent by the special operations division, please read it..."It was at Liu Hua's headquarters that the construction had just been completed. Commander Li Yuanqing, who was transferred to the headquarters by Liu Hua and assumed the post of temporary chief of staff, took a telegram and reported excitedly.

After a quick glance at the telegram in his hand, Liu Hua, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately showed a rare smile on the corner of his mouth. Facing Li Yuanqing in front of him, he said with a smile on his face: "It seems that the Kwantung Army looks up to us, and dispatched two entire divisions and regiments at one time, and also brought a heavy artillery wing and a tank wing..."

Regarding the optimism of the commander-in-chief in front of him, Li Yuanqing can be said to see it in his eyes and be anxious in his heart. Because at this moment, except for the two armies taken away by Deputy Commander-in-Chief Yang Jingyu, in the entire army of the Northern Expedition, there are less than one army plus one guard division, almost more than 30,000 people. In terms of troops, compared with the 50,000 troops of the Kwantung Army, he does not have any advantage ...

However, just when Li Yuanqing, who was worried, was just about to ask a question. Liu Hua spoke again.

"Commander Li, although the Kwantung Army mobilized the troops of two newly formed divisions and regiments in this operation. However, among the newly formed divisions and regiments of the Kwantung Army, each newly formed division and regiment had only three infantry wings under its jurisdiction. Therefore, in this encirclement and annihilation battle, what we need to deal with is the six infantry wings in the middle of the 50,000-strong army. As long as it can be done at the first time, the six infantry wings of the Japanese army can be eliminated. The remaining artillery, baggage soldiers, anti-aircraft artillery, charioteers....In front of the field infantry of my Northeast Field Army, they are lambs to be slaughtered, let us clean up"

"According to the establishment of the Japanese infantry wing, six infantry wings, at most 20,000 people. And we have three infantry divisions in our hands, plus two directly subordinate guard regiments, and the total strength has reached an astonishing 25,000 men. Therefore, in terms of troops, not only do we not have any disadvantage, but we have a certain advantage....In a word, for this war of annihilation, I am bound to win, full of confidence...."

Looking at the confident commander-in-chief in front of him, the dark worry on Li Yuanqing's face disappeared immediately. Instead, there was a look of excitement. Because he believed that as long as the commander-in-chief in front of him could say such things, it would mean that the commander-in-chief was completely sure that he would win the entire battle. Thinking of this, Li Yuanqing did not hesitate, and asked eagerly at Liu Hua in front of him. ,

"Commander-in-Chief, what should we do next?"

After quickly glancing at the military operation map in front of him, Liu Hua opened his mouth and said:

"Commander Li, because of the urgency of time, and the fact that the various units are now scattered to various battlefields. It is too late to convene a pre-war conference. Therefore, I directly issued specific combat missions to the various units according to the map in front of me. All units are required to rush to their own combat areas within 10 hours and make pre-war preparations. ”

"According to reconnaissance, the Japanese army of 50,000 troops, plus various trucks, tanks, artillery, and the entire marching column of the troops, stretched for a distance of almost ten kilometers. Therefore, our battlefield also needs to be at least ten kilometers long. According to the map, the length of the highway from the mouth of the Daomei River in Dongfeng County is about 25 kilometers, and along the highway, almost all of them are vast plains, which is very suitable for large corps operations. Therefore, I decided to arrange a huge pocket array between Meihekou and Dongfeng County to fit all these 50,000 little devils into it. ”

"Now I order that the 38th and 39th divisions of the 13th Army, the 2nd and 3rd regiments of the heavy artillery division, the 2nd regiment of the air defense division, and the guard regiment directly under the military headquarters will be personally commanded by you and deployed on the line from Sanhe Township to Yong'an Tun, responsible for destroying the new 6th Division of the Japanese avant-garde force in the shortest possible time."

"The 1st Regiment of the Guards Division, the 3rd Regiment of the Cavalry Division, the 3rd Regiment of the Air Defense Division, and the Rocket Artillery Battalion directly under the Headquarters. Under my personal command, it was deployed on the line from Dongqingtun to Maojiagou and was responsible for destroying the newly formed 7th Division of the Japanese rearguard force. The 2nd and 3rd Regiments of the Guards Division were personally commanded by Comrade Bruce Lee. After the battle began, under the cover of the artillery battalion directly under the guard division, a surprise attack was launched to isolate the Japanese artillery, baggage troops, and tank men in the middle of the marching column. Tell Bruce Lee that before receiving a new order from headquarters, even if the two guard regiments are all wiped out, they must hold their positions for me. In addition, the headquarters guard regiment, as a reserve, is personally controlled by me and is ready to go into battle at any time ...

Lieutenant General Nakajima, the supreme commander of the Kwantung Army's reinforcements, sat in a bumpy armored car, and although he had been tormented for dozens of hours, he was already very tired, both physically and mentally. However, looking at the front and rear of the armored car, in the mighty marching army. Lieutenant General Nakajima's eyes still inadvertently flashed a fierce gaze.

"Chief of Staff, where have the troops marched now. How far is it from the mouth of the Mei River? Lieutenant General Nakajima asked the chief of staff beside him.

"Your Excellency, the command has just passed through Dongfeng County in less than an hour. At the current pace of the troops, at most four hours, the avant-garde troops will be able to enter the territory of the mouth of the Meihe River. It's just that the troops are already very tired after dozens of hours of rapid marching, you see, should the troops rest for a while, and then continue to advance, rush to the mouth of the Meihe River, and crush the Northeast Field Army..."The chief of staff suggested.

Although, at this moment, Lieutenant General Nakajima also knows that the proposal of the chief of staff is the best way for the current troops. However, thinking of a telegram forwarded by the Kwantung Army Headquarters within ten minutes, and then thinking of the battle exploits that were close at hand. Lieutenant General Nakajima did not hesitate and refused very decisively.

"No, Major General Yamamoto sends us a telegram asking for help every ten minutes. Obviously, the current Meihekou has reached a life-and-death juncture. The notice went down, and the various troops continued to advance, and it was victory to reach the mouth of the Mei River..."

"Hayi, Your Excellency the Commander...."

Looking at the chief of staff who quickly jumped out of the armored car next to him, Lieutenant General Nakajima nodded with satisfaction. However, just when he was full of confidence in the battle he was about to face. He didn't know that right in front of him, there was a huge pocket array, waiting for his arrival.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, the newly formed 6th Division of the Japanese avant-garde unit has passed through the preset positions of the cavalry division...."

"Report to the commander-in-chief, the Japanese artillery, tank troops, and baggage units have entered the preset positions ...."

"Report to the commander-in-chief, the Japanese rearguard unit, more than 10,000 people of the newly formed 7th Division have entered the preset position....Commander Li reports that the Japanese avant-garde division has completely entered the preset position, and requests to launch a general attack...."

"Okay, the little devil is finally here. It's time for us to reinforce the little devils, and it's time to prepare a feast of steel..."Hearing the report of the combat staff officer in front of him. Liu Hua's face immediately showed a look of expectation, and he said with great certainty. ,

Immediately, under the gaze of all the combat staff officers around him, Liu Hua ordered.

"Order all combat units, begin a general offensive ...."

Less than two minutes after Liu Hua's order was issued, two artillery clusters, which were four or five kilometers away from the headquarters, respectively let out an earth-shattering roar against their intended targets.

In the vast Japanese marching column, the first to be hit by artillery fire was the newly formed Sixth Division at the front of the entire line.

Two 150-mm heavy howitzer regiments, one 105-mm medium howitzer regiment, one 75-mm field artillery regiment, two 75-mm mountain artillery battalions, plus six infantry artillery batteries, almost two hundred large-caliber guns, at the same time, fired shells in the chambers against the dense devil infantry on the road.

Under the fierce blow of 200 rounds of large-caliber artillery shells and nearly 100 rounds of mortar shells, only one round of artillery fire shattered the neat marching columns of the Japanese army on the road. On the chaotic road, nearly a thousand exhausted little devils were blown to nothing in the explosion of shells before they could make any reaction...

In the face of an unprecedented heavy shelling, he had never been subjected to before. These ghost soldiers, who had just been formed and were on the battlefield for the first time, immediately showed a different side from the veterans of the Kwantung Army. Listen to the constant sound of shell explosions ringing in your ears, the screams of soldiers. Feel the bloody scenes around you, look at the residual value of the broken arms of the soldiers everywhere, and the internal organs that can be seen everywhere. Countless little devils have forgotten how to avoid artillery fire. Instead, it's on a chaotic highway, scurrying around. What's more, he squatted directly on the spot and began to vomit heavily...

Veterans are afraid of machine guns, and recruits are afraid of artillery. At this moment, on the Japanese position, it is fully embodied. The entire newly formed division regiment, under the fierce blow of more than 200 artillery pieces, completely collapsed in just a moment. In the chaos of the position, almost every round of artillery shells fell and took the lives of hundreds of soldiers...

The shelling continued, and the casualty figures of the newly formed 6th Division of the Kwantung Army also continued to rise in a straight line.

Then, for the newly formed Sixth Division, an even more devastating blow was slowly coming at them.

Just when the shelling had just begun, more than 10,000 little devils were torn apart by Chad in the heavy artillery fire, and they were completely thrown into chaos. The two main divisions and more than 10,000 commanders and fighters are rapidly advancing to their preset positions in battalions and regiments. In less than ten minutes of shelling, all troops, all entered their positions, ready to attack at any time.

At this moment, the remnants of the newly formed Sixth Division, which was still under artillery fire and had suffered a lot, had been surrounded by the two main divisions and had become a turtle in the urn of the soldiers...

Compared with the new Sixth Division, the new Seventh Division, which was responsible for the rearguard, suffered even more severe treatment. The arsenal hurried out. Under Liu Hua's order, nearly 100 rocket artillery pieces were concentrated about three kilometers away from the highway...

Just as the order for the general offensive was given. Nearly 100 rocket launchers fired 600 rounds of 105-millimeter rockets into the dense marching ranks of the Japanese army in less than five seconds.

Six hundred large-caliber rockets, all of which exploded on the highway at the same time, can be imagined as huge. In just an instant, a gap of about a kilometer long appeared in the vast marching column.

Within this kilometer-long gap, about a wing of the devil soldiers of the infantry wing, after such intensive artillery fire, there was hardly a complete soldier left. As far as the eye can see, the entire gap can be seen everywhere the soldier's residual broken arms and internal organs. As for the soil that was blown up on the ground, at this moment, it was already stained red by the blood of the soldiers....

Facing the artillery that has never been seen before, facing the bloody scene in front of you. These recruits, who were experiencing the war for the first time, were also shocked by the scene in front of them. It took several minutes for the soldiers with pale faces to rush to the gap where the corpses were already strewn with corpses under the roar of commanders at all levels, and began to rescue the nearly 1,000 wounded in the gap who had not yet been completely killed.

However, it was the Japanese army's idea of not giving up on their comrades-in-arms no matter what the situation, so that they were once again full of the power of rocket artillery fire.

In a matter of minutes, thousands of little devils, under the command of commanders at all levels, rushed into the shelling area. And at this moment, the rocket artillery, which had just fired all the rockets, was once again reloaded....,

"Snort ......" was another dense whistle of breaking the air... Six hundred rockets, with orange-red tail flames, flew into the sky at a rapid pace. Then, in the shocked eyes of the Japanese army, it fell like raindrops to their side.

"Boom, boom, boom...", the sound of dense explosions once again sounded over the Japanese positions. More than 2,000 little devils, as test subjects, were once again often subjected to the power of rocket artillery fire...

After a short and rapid explosion, the entire battlefield fell silent again. Together with the loss of one infantry wing in the first round of shelling, plus the loss of more than two thousand people who had just stormed the shelled area. The Japanese rearguard division, before participating in the battle, lost almost half of its infantry in two rounds of artillery bombardment by the Northeast Field Army.......

Looking at the bloody scene in front of him, looking at his more than 2,000 subordinates, in just a moment, under the unknown artillery attack of the Northeast Field Army, it completely disappeared. Major General Ueda, who was the commander of the division, couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

However, his years of command experience still allowed him to react at the first time. Through two shellings, as a senior commander with a keen sense of smell, he knew very well that the fierce and rapid artillery fire just now could be said to have dealt a fatal blow to the dense marching column.

So, in order to avoid another devastating blow to his division. Major General Ueda, who reacted from the shock, did not hesitate, and immediately roared loudly at his subordinates, who also looked panicked.

"Eight Ge Yalu, immediately order the troops to disperse. The troops immediately dispersed to hide from the shelling ...."

The order of the division commander gave the little devil in despair a hope of living immediately.

In order to avoid becoming a test subject for the next round of artillery fire, the little devils who got the order can no longer see any elite shadow from them. Like frightened rabbits, they scattered to both sides of the road.

However, to the surprise of Major General Ueda, his order, although he could allow his subordinates to survive as much as possible under the concentrated attack of rocket artillery. However, the dispersion of forces also represents the dispersion of firepower. And an infantry unit is still a recruit who has just been trained into the army and has not experienced the examination of blood and fire. After losing the cover of heavy firepower, in the face of the charging attack of the group cavalry, what kind of scene will the whole battle turn into.

Just as the order for the general attack was issued, the first round of bullets from the rocket artillery position had just arrived at the Japanese army's marching column. About two kilometers away from the Japanese rearguard division, the second and third regiments of the cavalry division, totaling more than 4,000 cavalry, had already rushed towards the Japanese position under the command of division commander Wang Hu....

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