Chapter 85: The First Collision
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Anshan, a city in the south of Fengtian, has abundant coal and iron resources. So, you can see a little bit of industrialization here. When the Russians ruled the Northeast, Anshan was an important base for mining coal and iron ore. The Russians invested in the establishment of a number of factories here. However, after the Russo-Japanese War, the Russians, who had suffered a heavy defeat in the war, had to transfer all these to the Japanese.
After the Japanese took over these factories and mines, they increased their investment and purchased a lot of advanced equipment. However, the equipment had only just been installed and had not even had time for production, when a civil war broke out with the warlords. And Japan is also involved. Now, these factories are all occupied by the Jilin Army. The Japanese, both technicians and workers, were arrested.
In the war, the Japanese never took the lives of Chinese civilians seriously. Therefore, before the war, Wu Haoxuan also specially instructed not to treat the Japanese as human beings. After the 11th Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division of the Jilin Army was stationed in Anshan, the first thing was to arrest all these Japanese. The Japanese who dared to resist were all killed. The captured Japanese were sent to the rear as prisoners.
Immediately after entering Anshan, the 11th Regiment began to build fortifications in preparation for the Japanese attack. Although the 11th Regiment is also the elite of the Jilin Army, this time they have to face the elite troops of the Japanese army. It is completely different from the independent garrison brigade composed of soldiers in the township before.
The commander of the 11th Regiment, Colonel Tan Guowei, personally went to the position to supervise the construction of the fortifications. These fortifications were directly related to whether the 11th Regiment could withstand the Japanese attack.
At noon on August 28, the 2nd Infantry Wing of the 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Division of the Japanese Army rushed to the outside of Anshan City. The 29th Wing, under the jurisdiction of three infantry brigades, plus a mountain artillery squadron equipped with four Meiji 31-year 75mm mountain guns, a total of more than 3,000 people. At this time, the Japanese army was not like the Japanese army during World War II, which had a wing of 37,800 people. In the early 3,000s, it is already the establishment of the infantry wing of the A division.
"Your Excellency Zhongzuo, it has been ascertained that the Chinese have built a defensive offensive outside Anshan City, extending from outside the city to the Shahe River in the north of the city. North of the Shahe River, the reconnaissance unit discovered the numbers of other units of the 1st Infantry Division of the Jilin Army. A second lieutenant officer reported to the Wing Commander and Chuan Hengchang Nakasa.
"Yo Xi, it seems that the Chinese are planning to fight us in Anshan. Then, as they wished, let them know the power of the samurai of the Great Japanese Empire. Ogawa Shaosa, the first wave of attacks will be carried out by your brigade. Kagawa Hengchang Nakasa ordered.
"Hey! Your Excellency Nakasa. A young officer in his early thirties hurriedly received the order.
"Order the troops to rest, eat lunch, and in an hour, attack!" And Chuan Hengchang Nakasa ordered. They set off from Haicheng at six o'clock in the morning, and many of them were very tired all the way. If it weren't for the fact that the Jilin Army lacked experience in fighting with the regular divisions of the Japanese army, it would have chosen to take the initiative to attack, and would definitely have been able to catch the Japanese off guard.
After the order to rest was given, the Japanese began to work in detachments, took out rice balls, salted fish and water, and began to eat lunch.
In the distance, on the position of the Jilin Army, the cooks also brought up the lunch that had been prepared long ago. The Japanese are coming, and this may be their last hot meal next. Therefore, the cooks are also very well prepared. The white rice with braised pork made the soldiers eat very sweet and delicious, and the fragrance even floated to the Japanese army's position, making many Japanese soldiers drool when they looked at the position of the Jilin Army.
"Baga, those damn Shina people actually ate so well." Many Japanese soldiers thought indignantly. They're eating balls of salted fish, while the enemy is eating hot meals, and that's two extremes!
"Shut up, when we enter Anshan, we will be able to eat hot meals. Those people of China did not deserve such a meal at all, and only the samurai of the Great Japanese Empire were entitled to enjoy it. A ghost soldier Cao scolded.
Just after one o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese attack began. Four Meiji 31-year 75-mm mountain guns began to fire at the positions of the 11th Regiment of the Jilin Army. The 1st Battalion of the 11th Regiment defended the frontal battlefield, while the 2nd and 3rd Battalions flanked and protected themselves from a roundabout Japanese attack. The regimental headquarters and directly subordinate troops remained in Anshan City.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
One shell after another whistled and exploded on the positions of the Jilin Army. Soil and rocks splashed, and gunsmoke filled the air. After the shells exploded, they left craters in the position. However, the soldiers of the Jilin Army had already taken the first step to hide in the anti-artillery holes. The Japanese artillery fire did not cause any harm to the soldiers.
"Is this the artillery that the little devil's wing is attached to? There are only four cannons, which is too stingy, right? The artillery company was ordered, ready to open fire, knocking out the mountain artillery of the Japanese. Colonel Tan Guowei said disdainfully.
The Meiji 31-year mountain artillery was the main support firepower of the Japanese infantry wing. Compared with field artillery, mountain artillery is lighter, only more than 600 kilograms, and can be disassembled for easy transportation. However, the range and power of the mountain artillery also replenished the field artillery. The maximum firing range of the Meiji 31-year mountain artillery was less than 4,000 meters.
The regimental artillery battery of the 11th Regiment, which was deployed in Anshan City, began to move, and nine 75-mm field guns raised their muzzles. The artillery staff was calculating the position of the Japanese artillery based on the ballistics.
Perhaps the Japanese did not expect that the 11th Regiment actually had a strong artillery, and their four mountain guns were just randomly arranged in the open field, and there was no defense around them. So much so that after the regimental artillery battery of the 11th Regiment opened fire, the Japanese artillery suddenly became tragic.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
Nine 75-mm field guns opened fire at a rate of three rounds per minute, and for a time, the artillery rumbled, and a large number of shells whistled towards the Japanese artillery positions. When there was a sharp whistling sound overhead, the Japanese artillery looked around blankly, as if they did not understand what was happening.
"Shelling, hide!"
The Japanese artillery officers shouted loudly and took the lead in lying on the ground, holding their heads tightly with both hands. The rest of the Japanese artillerymen reacted at this time. In their minds, this thought invariably appeared: "Do those poor and backward people of China actually have cannons?" ”
Violent explosions sounded on the Japanese artillery positions, and the only four mountain guns of the 29th Wing of the Japanese Army were buried in the shelling in an instant. Although the artillery battery of the 11th Regiment of the Jilin Army carried out only three minutes of shelling, 81 shells were fired. These shells were enough to destroy the Japanese artillery positions. As for the four mountain guns, they were completely blown up.
"Nani? How is it possible that the people of China have so many cannons? Kazukawa Hengchang Nakasa's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe what was in front of him at all.
"Your Excellency Zhongzuo, the people of China have deployed at least twenty cannons in Anshan City." The squadron leader of the artillery squadron said with an oath. If it weren't for the fact that there were so many cannons, it would definitely not have reached such a powerful firepower.
Hechuan Hengchang Zhongzuo's face suddenly became very ugly, but he promised His Excellency the division commander that he would definitely defeat the 11th Infantry Regiment of the Jilin Army. However, the battle had just begun, and his artillery squadron was destroyed, which undoubtedly cast a shadow over the next battle!
"Ogawa Shaosa, it's up to you, give full play to the spirit of bushido, even if there is no artillery cover, you have to defeat the Shina people." And Chuan Hengchang Nakasa said.
"Hi, Your Excellency Nakasa." Ogawa Shaozo nodded, with a resolute expression.
In less than five minutes, the Japanese troops of the 1st Brigade of the 29th Wing were ready for battle, and the machine gun squadron under the brigade had already set up eight heavy machine guns. They were to provide fire support for the Japanese offensive.
"For the sake of His Majesty the Emperor, defeat those Shina people. Offensive! "Ogawa gave the order to attack.
A few hundred Japanese troops launched an attack on the positions of the 1st Battalion of the 11th Regiment of the Jilin Army. In the Russo-Japanese War, the heavy firepower of the Russian army caused great casualties to the Japanese army. Therefore, when the Japanese army attacked, it also began to change the formation of the original swarm of charges, but adopted a scattered formation to attack. It's just that the Japanese army's skirmish line training is not sufficient, and their performance is even inferior to that of the Jilin Army.
After all, in the daily training of the Jilin Army, the main training method is to attack on the skirmish line, and a complete set of theories has been obtained from Wu Haoxuan. On the other hand, the Japanese army was still in the process of exploring.
"Da Da Da!"
The heavy machine guns placed on the side of the Japanese opened fire, and eight heavy machine guns poured fire frantically. It's just that the rate of fire of the imitation Hazikaith machine gun is not fast, and even with eight heavy machine guns, the firepower is not very strong. If they encounter the Qing army, they may be able to scare them half to death. However, when encountering the Jilin Army, it will not be of much use.
Under the cover of heavy machine guns, the Japanese soldiers began a rapid charge with their legs in a loop. Although the Japanese are small, they are very good in physical fitness and charge quickly.
"Is this the famous elite of the Japanese army? Doesn't that look like it's going to be good? The battalion artillery platoon was ready to open fire, first knocking out the heavy machine guns of the Japanese. Light and heavy machine guns opened fire on the Japanese infantry to let them know how good we are. The major battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the 11th Regiment flashed with suspicion on his face, as if he felt that these Japanese elites were a little unworthy of the name.