Chapter 971: Lieutenant General Ikeda's Conspiracy (Ask for Subscription!) ）

Lieutenant General Ikeda's conspiracy

There was a strong smell of blood, and the 63rd Division had just been occupied by a battalion on the second line of defense. 1——On the position razed to the ground by artillery fire, the corpses intertwined with the enemy and us had not had time to be cleaned up, and the regiment commander Li Shengda, surrounded by a group of battalion and company commanders, walked to the only commanding height on the position, and began to observe his next offensive target, the third and last line of defense of the Japanese 63rd Division...

"Regiment commander, after the tentative attack of my battalion just now. The 63rd Division of the Japanese Army deployed a whole brigade of troops on the third line of defense, that is, their last line of defense. In addition, there is an infantry wing and a large number of logistics personnel as a reserve, ready to join the battlefield at any time ...."

"Arming, I want to know the specific deployment of the enemy...."Li Shengda, who carefully observed the Japanese position, was not frightened by the huge strength of the Japanese army, but asked with a calm face.

"More mysterious and solid than the position under our feet. In the tentative attack just now, although the Japanese army only used some surface fire points. However, I believe that their hidden points of fire must be countless. ”

"More importantly, the third line of defense in front of us is no longer the usual line of defense, but a huge strategic depth intertwined by numerous trenches, bunkers, and communication trenches. The Air Force reconnaissance shows that the entire strategic depth is not only more than two kilometers long, but even the entire depth has reached one kilometer. ”

"The 63rd Division of the Japanese Army, as a veteran division of the Kwantung Army, can be said to be handy for this kind of defensive operation. According to the terrain of the position, it is very reasonable to match the limited firepower in their own hands. It is safe to say that even if we have the superiority of artillery fire and air force, it will be impossible to break through its position in a short period of time...."In the face of the mysterious third line of defense of the Japanese army, the face of the commander of the first battalion Yang did not have the arrogance after the great victory, but replied worriedly.

"Lao Yang is right, I just took a look, with the firepower of the 63rd Division of the Japanese Army, coupled with the strategic depth of Nuoda. Unless our artillery fire can flatten the entire Japanese position, especially the machine-gun bunkers they hide everywhere. Otherwise, once the attacking force launches an attack, it will be intercepted by multi-layered fire from the Japanese army. ”

"This is the first, and second, the entire defense width of the Japanese army has reached two kilometers, and with the existing strength of our regiment, there is only one combat method that can be used, and that is to concentrate forces to make key breakthroughs. However, in this case, even if we break through one of the positions on the two-kilometer line of defense, with the intricate trenches and communication trenches on the position. The Japanese army, which has the advantage of troops, will also block our rear road at the first time. At that time, our regiment will be surrounded by heavy Japanese troops...."The chief of staff of the regiment also frowned and said with a depressed face.

Seeing the expressions of everyone around him, accompanied by the words of the regimental chief of staff, he immediately became silent. As the head of the regiment, Li Shengda showed an inexplicable smile on his face.

Seeing the puzzled eyes of the chief of staff, Li Shengda asked bluntly: "Comrades, I don't know if you still remember the task assigned to our regiment by the commander-in-chief...."

"Frontal assault, smash Huanglong....", the second battalion commander said.

"Yes, it is a frontal assault, smashing the Yellow Dragon....In the simplest words, the task of our regiment is to attack, continue to attack, until the main peak of Yushan is occupied and the general headquarters of the Japanese army is destroyed....In this case, what do we have to worry about. Our back road, if the little devil wants to block it, let him block it. Because the direction of our attack is directly in front and no longer in the rear, what is there to worry about..."..., "Taking a step back, even if we complete the task assigned by the commander-in-chief, we will be surrounded by heavy Japanese troops. Let's not forget that our regiment is an infantry regiment with the most combat effectiveness and firepower in the whole army, and there is also unlimited air force and artillery support....with our firepower, are you still worried about the siege of the Japanese army...."

"I, Li Shengda, as the head of the regiment, can confidently tell you that if I am allowed to stick to the main peak of Yushan, coupled with the unlimited reinforcements of the air force and artillery, I will definitely let the little devils come as many as they want, and they will die as many as they want...."

"Boom, boom...."

At the request of Li Shengda, the artillery commander Li Shengda, who had lost all hostile threats, fully assembled two field artillery regiments, a howitzer regiment, and a total of more than 100 artillery pieces of large and small calibers. Began to carry out round after round of saturation shelling of the Japanese positions in front of Li Shengda's regiment, one kilometer wide and five hundred meters deep....

In Chen Guangrong's words, if it weren't for the fact that the large-caliber howitzer shells were too expensive, and basically one shot would have been missing, as the commander of the artillery, he would have directly mobilized the two strategic heavy artillery regiments in his hands to give the Japanese army a good taste of what it was like to be bombed.

However, even so, the Japanese position, which was kneaded by more than 100 artillery pieces, was shrouded in the thick smoke of gunpowder from the explosion of the shells in an instant.

In the midst of the violent explosions, the Japanese army's trembling position, which was completely covered by thick sandbags under the 63rd Division, had already been filled with dust falling from the top of their heads. Just when the officers, in the dusty headquarters, kept coughing and slapping the dust that fell on their heads.

Ichiro Ikeda, commander of the 63rd Division of the Japanese Army, is a veteran of the army for more than 30 years. But he stood at the lookout with an indifferent face, holding up the telescope in his hand, and observed without any expression that at this moment, the forward position was being kneaded by Chinese artillery fire.

"Chief of Staff, what do you think is the intention of the squadron in this shelling?" A few minutes later, Lieutenant General Ikeda, who had put down the binoculars, patted the dust on his shoulder absently, and asked the chief of staff beside him relaxedly.

"Division commander, through the two attacks just now, I can be sure that the current squadron, whether in equipment or training, has caught up with our army. In particular, the equipment of the squadron, whether it is light weapons or heavy weapons, is more than twice the proportion of the same number of our army...."The chief of staff first commented.

Seeing the head of the Ikeda division in front of him, he nodded noncommittally. The Chief of Staff continued.

"According to the style of play of the squadron's two attacks and the various tactical tactics displayed in the course of its attack, it is estimated that the squadron that has won two victories must want to use its firepower superiority to concentrate superior forces and make a key breakthrough in our army's position. By breaking a point on the line of defense of our army, destroy the entire line of defense ...."

"Yo Xi..." To the Chief of Staff's answer, Commander Ikeda nodded very approvingly, and a sneer gradually appeared on his stiff and indifferent face.

"Having said that, however, the squadron commander seems to have forgotten something?" Lieutenant General Ikeda changed his words and said with a sneer.

"One thing, division commander, what do you mean...," the chief of staff asked.

"As you just said, Chief of Staff, with the current equipment and combat effectiveness of the squadron, under the cover of such heavy artillery fire, it is indeed not a difficult thing to tear a breakthrough in our army's defense line. After all, the barrage of offensive tactics they just showed, even I, a battle-hardened veteran, sighed to myself..."

"But after opening the breach, what next... You know, our third line of defense is not just a trench, but has a long strategic depth. At the same time, the dense and staggered trenches and communication trenches can also allow our troops to reinforce various positions at any time....With these strategic depths, the squadron that breaks through the front line can break through how long the distance can break forward in the face of our army's three-sided attack..."..., Speaking of this, a playful smile appeared on Lieutenant General Ikeda's face.

Seeing the chief of staff in front of him, Ikeda continued to speak: "Chief of staff, there is one more thing, I don't know if you have noticed..."

"After what I have just observed, I found that the squadron assembled directly opposite us has only one reinforced regiment at full strength. I believe that with the combat effectiveness of our division, as long as we fight well and use our tactics properly, we may be able to completely annihilate this squadron with strong combat effectiveness..."Lieutenant General Ikeda said with a confident face.

Seeing the slightly mysterious smile on Lieutenant General Ikeda's face, the chief of staff, who has been his partner for many years, instantly understood something. Facing the division commander in front of him, he asked tentatively.

"Division commander, what do you mean is that after the opposite squadron ** broke through our position, it used the staggered and complex trenches on the position, and the two flanks detoured to surround this squadron ** on our position....finally, with the strength of three infantry wings, the reinforced regiment of the squadron ** was eliminated...."

"Yo Xi, you're absolutely right. Although we lost the support of large-caliber artillery. However, with the armament of the division regiments with various grenadiers, mortars, infantry guns, mountain artillery. Coupled with three times the enemy's strength, I, Ikeda, have the confidence to destroy the squadron before reinforcements arrive...."

"Of course, there is a more important reason. As long as this squadron is surrounded by our positions. In order to avoid accidental damage from shells, our positions will be protected from the attacks of the Chinese air force and artillery in a short period of time, giving us a chance to breathe....", Lieutenant General Ikeda said with a confident expression.

"Ha Yi, the division commander is wise... In this way, our 63rd Division can rely on its current position to hold on for a longer time and kill more people... Your Excellency the Division Commander, the shelling of the squadron is almost over, please give an order...! The chief of staff patted a little fart and said expectantly.

"Very good, order, the 4th Infantry Brigade ......"

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