Chapter Seventy-Two: Divide Your Forces
Knowing the next goal of the Yue army, Su Dao hurriedly exchanged fifty T34/85 tanks, fifty trucks, and thirty 105-mm howitzers and twenty 155-mm heavy guns in Linyi. In the end, he also exchanged a regiment of Bofors anti-aircraft guns, and after thinking about it, Su Dao still decided that it would be more appropriate to have another set of equipment for the Zhouqiao troops, so as not to rush to cross the river but could not find the bridge in the future, and now the 99th Army has a large number of tanks and trucks, and it is really not too convenient to have a Zhouqiao troops.
Anyway, the boat bridge troops can't use it now, so let's get it back first and let the soldiers slowly get acquainted with it, this thing is a big river north and south, there are countless rivers, there are always useful places, we can't take a detour as soon as we see the river, right? Moreover, some bridges seem to be unable to withstand the weight of more than thirty tons of the T-34.
In the end, Su Dao exchanged another 100 rounds of ammunition for each soldier, which was considered to have replenished the original amount of ammunition for each soldier, and the lower limit set by Su Dao for himself was that the number of bullets for each soldier should not be less than 200 rounds. The M1 Garand rifle is a big bullet eater, and it will be a tragedy if it is not enough to fight a war.
If the spare ammunition is too heavy on the body, you can store the excess ammunition in the military logistics office as a company unit, and then collect it when you need it.
After returning to the station, Su Dao plunged into the military headquarters, first planning the formation of the Zhouqiao troops. The air defense regiment was reorganized into an air defense brigade, with two regiments under its jurisdiction, and with the 100 anti-aircraft guns of these two air defense regiments here, it is estimated that if the army aviation dares to come, it is estimated that it will not be able to bargain for anything.
After having a general idea, Su Dao asked the troops to select those soldiers who were not very suitable for combat and formed them into a boat bridge force. Immediately, people found a vacant lot and dug a large pit and poured water into the river. This is the training ground of the Zhouqiao troops, and Su Dao stayed here for two more days, personally teaching them how to build a pontoon bridge before returning to the military headquarters.
The scale of the Battle of Xuzhou was too large, spanning several provinces from east to west, north and south, and although the scale of the battle was not as large as the Battle of Songhu, the intensity of the battle was not inferior at all.
In the blink of an eye, it was March, and the army had successively captured Bengbu, Qingdao and other places, and the Fifth Division of the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army Itagaki Seishiro was also approaching Linyi step by step, and the defender Pang Bingxun stationed in Linyi had also entered emergency preparations.
"Report to the military seat, the front line is urgent, the fifth division of the army has begun to move south along the Jiaoji line, and it is expected to arrive in Linyi around the tenth." Military correspondent Xiao Li took the urgent telegram in his hand, and quickly ran to Su Dao's side, since Su Dao got a batch of radio stations, the news of the 99th Army is much better-informed, often the army has just moved, and the 99th Army knows about it, and now Xiao Li also admires Su Dao more and more, it seems that in Su Dao's eyes, there is nothing he can't get at all.
Su Dao waved his hand lightly, his eyeliner was still too close, today is already the eighth, which means that in two days, the Fifth Division will attack Linyi. Although this Fifth Division is not as notorious as several other divisions of the Chinese Army, this Fifth Division is not a good bird.
The reason why its reputation is not as bad as that of other divisions is that the Fifth Division did not participate in the Nanjing Congress. slaughtered, killed, and the most notorious divisions and regiments of the army basically came out of the Nanjing battlefield. However, this Fifth Division is known as the 'Steel Army' of the Chinese Dynasty, and during the war, it set a record of fighting against more than 70 divisions in China.
Su Dao secretly thought in his heart, in this battle, do you want to participate in the war? At this time, he was also very entangled in his heart, it had been more than a month since the war began, and there were fighter planes patrolling the sky above the 99th Army every time, and there were also small groups of reconnaissance troops wandering around here, and even almost discovered the whereabouts of the 99th Army several times.
If it weren't for the large number of trees in the mountains as cover, Su Dao estimated that the 99th Army would have been discovered long ago.
Su Dao was alone on the map, and after looking at it for a long time, he finally made a decision, after hiding for so long, the soldiers of the unit have also been training for more than three months, and the troops have basically formed combat effectiveness, and they only need to go through actual combat drills to become a real army.
However, if this army does not participate in the war, then the time to mature will be delayed again, which will inevitably affect Su Dao's next plan.
The range of the 105 howitzer is not enough, if you want to directly support the Linyi battlefield, you must move the artillery position forward, and the range of the 155 mm heavy gun is just right, but in order to deal with some other unexpected factors, it must also be moved forward for a distance.
Immediately, General Su Dao's three division commanders all called into the military headquarters, preparing to hold the last military meeting before the war, which can be regarded as a combat arrangement meeting.
"Lao Sun, Lao Qian, the two of you lead the 767 Division and the 768 Division, as well as an air defense regiment, an armored battalion, twenty 105 howitzers and ten 155 heavy guns, keep an eye on Zaozhuang, wait for my order, launch an attack immediately, how to fight you whatever, but I have only one request, to reduce the casualties of the troops as much as possible, if you can annihilate the army of Zaozhuang, it is naturally the best." Su Dao looked at the battle map and commanded.
Now the Ninety-ninth Army is surrounded by armies, the closest one is Linyi, and the other is Zaozhuang, and the battle of Taierzhuang in later generations will be launched precisely because Zaozhuang and Linyi are lost.
"Yes, Commander, I promise to complete the mission." Lao Sun and Lao Qian immediately responded.
"Third Artillery, you take your 766th Division, and all the remaining troops, give me an eye on the Fifth Division of the Yue Army in the direction of Linyi, once the Yue Army begins to attack Linyi, immediately go around behind the Yue Army to cut off their retreat, so as to destroy the Yue Army in Linyi in one fell swoop." Su Dao continued to speak.
The 766th Division is the division with the largest number of veterans in the whole army, and its combat effectiveness is naturally the strongest division. Using a division against a division of the Yue Army seems to others to be looking for death, but in Su Dao's opinion, it is not.
First of all, it is said that one division of the army is about 28,000 people, except for the logistics and miscellaneous things, the most that can fight is only 234,000, and on the other hand, what about the 766th Division? A division is more than 30,000 people, and with the support of 105 howitzers and 155 heavy artillery, the artillery is not inferior to the Yue army at all, and even much more powerful than the Yue army.
Speaking of individual firepower, the 38 big cover of the Yue army seems to have nothing else except for some advantages in range, so the individual firepower is also capable of overpowering the Yue army. Besides, don't come out and be embarrassed by the little bean ding of the army, 75 T-34/85, let's not talk big, if you meet the little bean ding of the army, it's okay to beat him 200 cars, right?
Although the armor of the T-34 is a little vulnerable in front of the Tiger and Leopard, in front of Xiao Douding, it is estimated that it still belongs to the grandfather's generation, and it is not difficult to beat him at all, and he will be sent to see Aunt Amaterasu in an instant.
The 37mm tank gun was fired at the 85mm tank gun, and the Ranger didn't say anything, which was a bit evil. (The main gun of the T-34/85 is 85 mm, the rest are 76.2 mm.) There is also a mistake in writing before, the members of 85 are 5 people, and the previous model was 4 people. )
"After the completion of the combat mission, the various units immediately assembled in Jining." Finally, Su Dao ordered again.
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