Chapter 216: Directly Subordinate Column, Attack!
When the North China Campaign was in full swing, the column directly under Dongye on the Chaoyang border had been stationary. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe special division, armored brigade, and heavy artillery brigade deployed here early in the morning also seemed a little anxious.
As a combat unit directly under the jurisdiction of the military headquarters in the Northeast Field Army. Whether it is a special division, an armored brigade, or a heavy artillery brigade, it is undoubtedly the fist ace unit of the Northeast Field Army. But for now, they have been staying here to watch the play.
Even after the defensive operation began, He Zhengdao issued operational instructions, so that they could rest and recuperate recently. But with the defensive operations on the front line, which has been going on for almost a month, they still have not received any orders to attack.
To the officers and men of the various units who are also eager to fight, this is somewhat uncontrollable. It's just that the commanders of the three armies know that it is very likely to attract He Zhengdao's reprimand.
Just after the Kwantung Army used special ammunition against the three columns of Dongye but was sharply counterattacked, He Zhengdao once again made a clear call, but it made the Japanese army and overseas Chinese living in the northeast at this moment a little nervous.
Even the Japanese troops in North China, who were preparing to evacuate at this moment, immediately strengthened the security vigilance in the expatriate area and the concession. has clashed with He Zhengdao many times, and the little devil also knows that this young Eighth Route general is a very vindictive commander.
At the same time, the consuls of European and American countries who sent consuls in China also knew that the Kwantung Army used special ammunition on a large scale on the battlefield. This also means that in the next battle, the Japanese army's means will only be more intense.
Everyone knows how harmful special ammunition is, and at this moment the Japanese army is in full swing to send reconnaissance and attack troops to Southeast Asia. Governments have also realized that the Japanese bowl, which has withdrawn from the League of Nations, really intends to dominate Asia.
For the telegram sent by He Zhengdao that was full of revenge, all countries have once again seen He Zhengdao's iron blood. Under such circumstances, the concessions of various countries have also raised the level of security alert.
Soon after, the United States began to prepare for an embargo on energy supplies against the Japanese bowl on the grounds that it violated the Hague Convention. After this news spread, Ribo quickly realized that the United States was planning to fall into the ground.
Perhaps, in the eyes of the Japanese bowl, this approach of the US side does seem a little unauthentic. Once upon a time, they also used special ammunition on the battlefield in China. But isn't the US also turning a blind eye?
Now that special ammunition is being used on the Jinzhou front, the United States is expanding its influence and preparing to impose an embargo on energy supplies. To some extent, isn't it just that he intends to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army in an attempt to stifle the expansion of the Japanese bowl in Asia?
Compared with the beginning of hostility between the United States and Japan, He Zhengdao issued an operational order to attack Fuxin. The special division, armored brigade and heavy artillery brigade that received the order also looked extremely excited, feeling that it was finally their turn to appear.
The other troops were fighting a defensive counterattack, but this time they were tasked with attacking the city and grabbing the land. In contrast, it is believed that many troops prefer the task of the latter offensive. After all, fighting a defensive war can sometimes seem very aggrieved!
After receiving the battle order, the officers and men of the column directly under the column who had been resting for a long time on the Chaoyang border naturally lacked the morale of the army at all. The special division, which was responsible for reconnaissance and infiltration tasks, had long since figured out the deployment of the Japanese troops on the border.
As the heavy artillery brigade suddenly launched a cluster shelling, the Japanese defensive positions located in the border confrontation zone were instantly reduced to a piece of artillery. Feeling the earth-shattering explosion on the position, the Japanese troops on the position undoubtedly had a kind of terrifying horror.
'Yaga! How can the Eighth Route have such a powerful artillery fire, all of this is heavy artillery! ’
In order to ensure the safety of the Fuxin front, the defensive combat units deployed here by the Kwantung Army are naturally the relatively elite main combat units of the Kwantung Army. They also knew the power of heavy artillery.
Judging from the dense fall of shells on the position at this moment, the Japanese troops on the position are very clear. Even if they have a main combat division equipped with heavy artillery, they are afraid that they will not be able to equip such a large number of heavy artillery.
Although their fortifications were strong, many of the anti-artillery tunnels began to collapse under the bombardment of heavy artillery, most of which were over 105 calibers. Many of the trenches dug were also damaged to varying degrees.
After nearly 10 minutes of shelling, many Japanese soldiers hiding in the trenches felt the vibration of the ground. When the Japanese forward observation post took a closer look, they soon discovered what was causing the ground to shake.
'Quick! The Eighth Route dispatched combat vehicle troops, and the number was at least hundred. Defense, immediately enter the position and start the defense! ’
As the Japanese observation post said, at this moment, a large number of armored combat vehicles of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared in front of the defensive positions of the Japanese army. The rumbling engine roared straight towards the Japanese defensive position.
Just when the surviving little devils began to nervously run into the collapsed trenches. Looking at the ironclad chariots that began to accelerate in the distance, the Japanese troops on the defensive positions, the horror in their hearts undoubtedly increased a little.
'Quick, immediately send a telegram to the division commander that the Eighth Route is about to attack us!' Damn, how can they have so many tanks? Why, our intelligence department, there is no news at all? ’
When the Japanese commander, who was in charge of the defense of the position, angrily blamed the intelligence troops for failing to detect the strength of the Eighth Route Army in advance. The station, which served as a communication, seemed to have lost its role at this moment.
'Captain, it seems that our radio station is out of order, and the telegram does not send or receive any signal! ’
'Na! How could a radio station fail? Didn't we send a telegram to the division headquarters in the morning? ’
Hearing the news reported by the staff officer, the Japanese wing commander who was in charge of the defense of the position undoubtedly looked even more panicked and puzzled. In fact, this is the electronic detachment of the special division, which launched radio wave interference during the shelling.
There was only one purpose in doing this, that is, to block the position and transmit intelligence to the rear of the Japanese army. And Li Xiangdong, who served as the commander, was very confident that he would take down the Japanese defensive position in front of them in a battle.
As the tanks began to shell the front of the Japanese position, after the shells hit the position, the Japanese troops who had already come out of the anti-artillery tunnels were also blown up from time to time. The casualties of the little devils on the battlefield are also increasing.
At this moment, the coordinated combat infantry that cooperated with the assault of the armored regiment also followed the tank step by step. Once they find the little devils who have entered the firing range, they will also shoot decisively and kill these little devils in advance.
'Prepare explosives packs, organize death squads, and must not let the chariots of the Eighth Route rush to our positions. Fast! Hurry up! ’
Looking at the tanks and armored vehicles of the Eighth Route Army that began to prepare to rush to the position, the Japanese wing commander was very clear. In the face of such ironclad chariots, their bullets are completely useless, and they can only rely on bomb packs to carry out human bomb counterattacks.
Although he dealt with it quickly, in the face of these coordinated infantry from the special division, those Japanese soldiers with bomb bags, they couldn't get close to the tanks at all, so how could they blow up the tanks together?
Slowly rushed to the positional armored car, and in the face of the stubborn resistance of the Japanese army, it also did not rush forward. The infantry following the tank also pressed forward steadily, firing and throwing grenades.
When arriving in the trenches of the Japanese forward positions, it was often not the tanks that drove over first, but the grenades thrown into the trenches one by one. The little devil who originally planned to hide in the trench and carry out the death blast was naturally blurred by the explosion.
There were even some little devils who were blown away by grenades thrown into the trenches before they could pull the fuse on the explosives pack. Together with the explosives bag held by the little devil, it was directly detonated in the trenches in advance.
Stepping on the corpses and the gunsmoke-filled position, the elite infantry of the Eighth Route Army began a massacre attack. Seeing that all the forward positions had fallen, the Japanese wing commander knew that they were doomed.
Looking at the soldiers who had collapsed and fled, the wing commander was very unwilling, and could only say: "Order the troops, all retreat!" Damn, I hope we can assault the encirclement and pass this information on! ”
After the wing commander decisively gave the order to retreat, the speed of the Eighth Route Army's assault also accelerated again. Some civilian officers and soldiers who were burning documents and transferring radio stations were just about to step out of the underground fortifications when they heard a dense burst of gunfire coming from their side.
'Damn, we're surrounded!' Rush, kill out! ’
In the face of such a rapid pursuit by the Eighth Route Army, these Japanese troops who were blocked in their positions still chose to resist stubbornly. For such a little devil, the soldiers of the attacking special division naturally do not have the slightest mercy.
The matter of cleaning up the battlefield was naturally handed over to the infantry who came in a steady stream of follow-ups. However, the tanks and armored vehicles of the armored brigade continued to advance along the retreating route of the little devils, and launched a pursuit of the little devils like a broken bamboo.
And at this moment, the heavy artillery units, which had already ended the shelling, all began to prepare to transfer positions. They will also follow the main combat force and continue to advance until the troops advance to the foot of Fuxin City.
When the Kwantung Army Headquarters learned that the Fuxin front had been broken through, Mei Mijiro undoubtedly looked very angry. Just as he was about to dispatch the air force, news soon came from the front that the reconnaissance plane of the Eighth Route appeared in the sky over Fuxincheng.
'Damn it! How could the Eighth Route have such a powerful artillery and chariot unit? Send a telegram to the defenders of Fuxin, and order them to defend Fuxin City for me at all costs, and no longer let the Eighth Route advance. ’
Mei Mijiro's idea is good, but He Zhengdao, who implemented a local blitzkrieg this time, will not give him such a chance at all. When the attacking troops advanced to Fuxincheng, the armored brigade and the heavy artillery brigade still did not stop.
The roaring team of iron armor, together with the infantry running forward, began to press towards Fengtian City in the rear of Fuxin. After learning of this situation, the Kwantung Army headquarters was suddenly shocked, and they knew that Mukden was in danger!
At the same time, the forces of all parties that have been paying attention to the war in the Northeast have finally known that the hidden strength of the Eighth Route Army seems to be far more than they imagined. And this also means that the rise of the Eighth Route Army is unstoppable!