Chapter 137: Position Clearing Battle!

If the little devils understand what it means to 'pass the year', maybe the Kwantung Army will feel that the 39th year is indeed not a good year for them. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info From the beginning of the year to the present, they don't seem to have stopped much.

At present, the main force of the Kwantung Army is in the Nomenkhan region, and a fierce battle is raging with the Soviet Far Eastern Army, which has long wanted to compete. But taking care of the Far Eastern Army, the Eighth Route Army began to add trouble to them again.

First, Shanhaiguan was recovered by the Eighth Route Army, and then it marched into the Xing'an League and Tongliao area. Without waiting for the arrival of the troops they had drawn, the Chaoyang area, which had a heavy defense, ushered in a strong attack by the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

After receiving a telegram from the 8th Division requesting 'tactical guidance,' the mood of the commander of the Kwantung Army, Umeji Miro, can be imagined. What does the so-called 'tactical guidance' mean, how can he, as a commander, not know!

But the question is, now that the troops are again being transferred to reinforce the 8th Division, where will the troops be drawn from? In the territory of Fengtian, which is the closest to the Chaoyang area, although there are also many troops stationed, what will happen to the security in Fengtian after the transfer?

But as the commander, Mei Xinji Miro knew very well that if the situation was not urgent, he was afraid that the Eighth Division would not have sent such a telegram. If it is left unattended, the situation of the Eighth Division will be really dangerous.

Looking at the operational map hanging in the headquarters, Mei Xianji Miro suddenly said: "The Eighth Division is in the telegram, does it mean that it will attack their Eighth Road." Hundreds of heavy artillery pieces? What's going on? ”

In the face of Mei Xianjimiro's inquiry, the intelligence officer of the Kwantung Army also did not know how to answer. With the Eighth Route Army recovering Chengde and Chifeng, the intelligence collection work of the Kwantung Army there became more and more difficult.

What made the Japanese army's special high school even more troublesome was that the Eighth Route Army's counter-reconnaissance was very powerful. Every time an intelligence team is dispatched, it often does not last long, and the intelligence team will fall into a situation where it will lose contact or be eliminated.

Even in order to cooperate with these intelligence collection teams, many intelligence agents lurking in the base of the Eighth Route Army will be implicated every time. Under the successive losses, it has become more and more difficult for the special higher division to gather intelligence in the liberated areas.

In response to the questioning of the Eighth Division, coupled with the inquiry of Mei Jimilang, the intelligence officer still could not give much useful information. In the final analysis, in terms of intelligence gathering, it is difficult for the special high class to outperform the intelligence officers of the Eighth Route Army.

Looking at the intelligence officer with a helpless and frustrated face, Mei Xianji Miro knew in his heart that the special high school had done his best. As a matter of fact, the difficulty of intelligence gathering in the northern special high school is already the consensus of the Japanese army in the north.

In contrast, the intelligence gathering work of the special high school in the south has been quite successful. In many cases, the transfer of troops of the national * army has just begun, and the Japanese army can obtain a detailed information on the deployment and movement of troops.

Although the Japanese army had already realized that the Eighth Route Army had mastered a technology for screening enemy and friend radio stations. But at the moment, they also don't have much to do about it.

A lot of times, even if their stations are used with care. But as long as this frequency appears a few more times, it won't be long before this radio station will be eliminated by the Eighth Route Army, and by the way, the intelligence personnel who use this radio will be wiped out.

Mei Xinji, who knew that this matter must be dealt with as soon as possible, finally convened his generals to discuss the corresponding countermeasures again. In the end, it was concluded that many generals had suggested that it was not appropriate to move troops in Mukden.

And the troops in the black province should also not be redeployed. The only troops left that could be mobilized were the garrisons in Kyrgyzstan Province. Even for the sake of Mukden's safety, all the generals felt that Mukden's defense should be strengthened.

'General, judging from the current direction of the enemy's attack, we can probably tell that they are trying to enter the northeast. At present, on the side of the Xing'an League, most of the troops they deployed are cavalry, and only a few main infantry forces.

But in the direction of Chaoyang and Shanhaiguan, the number of troops they deployed should be the largest, and most of them are the main force of infantry. Based on this deployment of troops, it can basically be determined that these two directions are the focus of their attack.

This also meant that once they captured the rest of Rehe, the focus of their next attack would be Mukden. In order to avoid frequent troop movements, I think it is advisable to deploy more troops in Mukden.

In addition, the Manchurian Army should also send more troops to strengthen local security. Cooperate with the local secret service to strengthen the pursuit and search of enemy intelligence personnel in the territory. The dangers of these people cannot be ignored! ’

Despite the gossip, Mei Xianji Miro finally decided to transfer troops from the territory of Ji Province to reinforce the Eighth Division and strengthen the garrison in Mukden. It's just that such a troop movement seems to be somewhat too late!

When the 8th Division sent a telegram for 'tactical guidance' for help, and at the same time sent reserves to the front to help in the battle. The main force of the infantry of the first column had launched a fierce attack on the positions garrisoned by the Eighth Division.

The No. 1 main position, which was garrisoned by an infantry wing of the Eighth Division, withstood the heavy artillery bombardment of the Eighth Route Army. Not long after the artillery ended, the infantry of the Eighth Route Army, which was lurking in front of the position, began to charge its position.

Just when the little devils on the position began to enter the position and prepare to block. These charging Eighth Route Army ran to about 200 meters but suddenly fell down. As well as many Japanese machine gunners, they felt a little incomprehensible.

It was also at this time that the artillery fire that had been quelled down before once again descended on the Japanese defensive positions. Although it was not the previous heavy artillery, the scale and intensity of the shelling this time was much larger than the previous one.

'Yaga! Shelling, avoiding artillery fire! ’

The Japanese army, who couldn't help cursing, was somewhat angry at the Eighth Route Army's tactics of relying on artillery to bully people. The officers and men of the 1st Division, which was responsible for attacking the No. 1 main position, felt that such tactics were somewhat tricky.

Although each shelling may not be able to kill and injure too many Japanese troops in the position. However, every shelling can cause a certain psychological pressure on the defenders of the position, and it can also break some of the fighting spirit of the defenders of the position.

When the divisional artillery unit launched the artillery bombardment, the infantry of the Eighth Route Army, which was lying about 200 meters in front of the position, began to bend down and keep approaching the main position of the Japanese army. Even such a proximity is still somewhat fraught with risk.

But for the attacking Eighth Route Army, they were well aware of the distance of two hundred meters, and it would take a little time to launch a charge. At this time, enough little devils on the position to go on the defensive.

If the distance of the charge can be shortened and they can rush into the forward positions of the Japanese army, the infantry that will cooperate with the attack will be able to extend the advantage. At least one division knew that their attacking force was much larger than the Japanese troops in the position.

As long as they can engage in hand-to-hand combat, I believe that with a large number of submachine guns, they will have an advantage in close combat. And after mixing together, even if the Japanese army has air force support the next day, I am afraid that there is nothing that can be done.

Some Japanese observation posts who stayed on their positions and paid attention to the situation of the infantry of the Eighth Route Army also looked very anxious when they looked at these infantry of the Eighth Route Army who were advancing under artillery fire. Some observation posts also shoot from time to time.

The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, who served as the commando, looked at these machine gunners lurking in the bunker, and soon an officer said: "Fire cover, get on the rocket, and destroy this fire point!" ”

With the officer in charge of the command, the corresponding disposition measures were issued. The machine gunners of the assault team also began to fire at the Japanese machine guns in the bunker. Even with this kind of shooting, it was difficult to hit the Japanese machine gunners hiding in the bunkers.

However, the dense bullets fired by the machine gun could also interfere with the view of the Japanese machine gunners in the bunker. When the bazooka shooter who was following arrived and looked for a good position to shoot, a rocket was ejected.

After a loud 'boom', the Japanese machine gunners hiding in the bunker usually do not end very well. After all, at such a short distance, most of the bunkers would be blown up or blocked by a direct rocket.

At the moment when the rocket exploded, two more fighters quickly ran to the bunker. If the little devils in the bunker are still alive, then what awaits them will be the grenades that these two fighters stuffed directly through the machine-gun holes.

Relying on the continuous advancement and cleaning of the commandos, many machine gun bunkers laid by the Japanese army at the front of the position escaped the shelling of the shells, but it was difficult to prevent the infantry from clearing them at close range. In a short time, the Eighth Route Army climbed to the forward position of the Japanese army.

When the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army began to extend, the Japanese troops who ran into the anti-artillery tunnel to avoid the shells came out of it. Looking at the Eighth Route Army, which was firing fiercely with submachine guns, these Japanese soldiers were all caught off guard.

Many Japanese soldiers blocked in the tunnel couldn't help but be shocked and said: "Baga, why did they rush to our position so quickly!" Rush, you must rush out, or you will die here! ”

The Japanese troops who were blocked in the anti-artillery tunnels seemed to be in a hurry. The commandos of the Eighth Route Army who were attacking pulled out the grenades they carried one after another and threw them directly into the tunnel.

After the grenade exploded, several commandos armed with submachine guns ignored the fact that the smoke still filled the tunnel. Lean on the sides of the pit and dump bullets inside. In the end, a few more grenades were dropped deeper and it was done.

Capture the forward position assault team, continue to advance along the communication trenches dug by the Japanese army, and continue to advance forward. The infantry that followed up continued to pass through this gap and began to clear the Japanese troops placed on the position.

Seeing that most of the Eighth Route Army used submachine guns suitable for close combat, and even when attacking, they cooperated tacitly in groups of three. The elite Japanese army, which asked itself, was also constantly breaking and fleeing backwards under this kind of continuous advancement.

The commander of the Japanese wing, who was staying behind the position to direct the battle, learned that the forward position had been broken through by the Eighth Route Army, and naturally knew how great the harm was caused by this. But when a death squad was formed to recapture the position, it was found that the firepower of the Eighth Route Army was extremely sharp.

Moreover, the Eighth Route Army, which attacked their position, had established an improvised defensive front in such a short period of time. The organized death squads were shot dead by platoon shots as soon as they approached the forward position. This means that they are afraid that they will not be able to hold this position!