Before the troops' attack, the artillery equipped in echelons was formed, and in accordance with the re-set objectives, it continued to carry out large-scale fire suppression in the depth of the Japanese army and the anticline position groups on the core heights. www.biquge.info The original blockade task of the orthogonal plane, which was originally carried out by the artillery, was changed to be undertaken by anti-aircraft machine guns and direct-aim small-caliber artillery groups, which was obviously more in line with the situation on the Cheorwon battlefield.

Artillery also has to undertake other combat tasks, and a small number of them cannot form a tight firepower blockade network, and a large number of them will affect the entire firepower armament. Giving the task of blockading the various heights to the groups of direct-aiming anti-aircraft machine guns and mortars not only saved a lot of artillery, but also inadvertently increased the density of firepower.

After all, compared to artillery, the power of a machine gun is of course artillery. But on certain locations, the power of artillery is not necessarily better than that of machine guns. At least per unit of time, the density of firepower artillery is not comparable. These flat-firing anti-aircraft machine guns have a long range, great power, and most importantly, are more flexible than the fire blockade network formed by artillery groups.

In some areas, even a single anti-aircraft machine gun could effectively cut off the connection between the Japanese defenders on the core highlands and the Japanese troops on the front. Cutting off the connection between the core highlands of the Japanese army and the forward highlands, the disrupted Japanese troops could only be scattered in a situation of fighting on their own. This undoubtedly created a great opportunity for the attacking troops.

After readjusting the tactics, the speed of progress on the Cheorwon battlefield accelerated significantly. On the first day of Yang Jicai's offensive, he successively uprooted the front of Gaotai Mountain and the most important core highland groups of the Japanese army on both flanks. Tearing open the direct penetration of Gaotai Mountain, the battlefield south of Tieyuan, the core position and defense line of the Japanese army.

At noon on the second day of the battle, Yang Jicai was on the battlefield on both sides of the Hantan River, and at the same time transferred two fully formed battalions that had been practicing tactics and had never been put into battle. From the gap opened by the forward troops, they entered the battlefield and launched a direct attack on the core positions of the Japanese troops on both sides of the Hantan River.

After being transferred to the battlefield, these two fully manned battalions, with the cooperation of the artillery advancing behind them, pounced on the Japanese army like tigers coming out of the mountains. At this moment, the core of the Japanese army, Gaotaishan and Wenhuili, were covered by a large number of incendiary bombs fired by artillery, and there were raging fires everywhere.

The scorched Japanese army could only abandon part of the forward cover fortifications and began to shrink the troops to the core fortification group one after another. However, in the face of a large number of incendiary bombs played by the Anti-Japanese Federation and the rapid offensive, the Japanese army, which was somewhat unable to hold its breath, finally played its hole cards.

The artillery deployed by the Japanese army in the deep area south of Gaotai Mountain began to fire a large number of poison gas shells at the high ground controlled by the Anti-Japanese Union north of Gaotai Mountain and the Wenhuili line. In one day, the Japanese fired more than 20,000 rounds of mustard gas and Louis mixed poison shells. It is now spring, and the southeast winds on the Korean Peninsula have turned the entire battlefield north of Godaisan into a place full of poison gas.

It's just that the Japanese army didn't expect that Yang Jicai, who had been squatting at the front line for two days, had already begun to make certain preparations based on the difference in the equipment equipped with the troops they had changed their defenses. All participating troops, including those in the rear, are given a gas mask.

Although the large number of poison gas shells fired by the Japanese army also caused some interference, they basically did not achieve the results they wanted. The large number of poison canisters deployed in the forward positions also lost their chance to play a role because of the large number of incendiary bombs fired by the anti-United Nations artillery.

The Japanese army's plan to stop the anti-coalition offensive with poison gas warfare was basically defeated under Yang Jicai's painstaking deployment. The failure of the poison gas warfare, which had been pinned on high hopes, meant that the 137th Division basically had no other way to deal with it except for desperate reinforcements.

Of course, except for the North Korean army, in a short period of time, a large number of reinforcements were mobilized to the Cheorwon line. Otherwise, as long as Yang Jicai can take Gaotai Mountain and Wenhuili, it means that the entire Japanese defense system south of Cheorwon, including the Jinhua battlefield west of Cheorwon, will be completely broken.

Cheorwon and Geumhwa formed horns with each other throughout the central part of Korea. No matter which point is breached, it will be difficult to hold the other point where the flanks are completely exposed. Yang Jicai made a breakthrough on the front line of Tieyuan, and after all the flanks were exposed, the entire Jinhua frontal defense line was also shaken across the board.

And once Cheorwon and Geumhwa, which are roughly located in the middle of the entire Korean Peninsula and are in the middle of the Korean Peninsula, are broken through, then the formation of this salient will make the entire central Korean war situation a lot of uncertain factors. Although Cheorwon Fortress is small, it is in the position of the entire central Korean battlefield, which affects the whole body.

After receiving a report of a large number of poison gas shells fired by the Japanese troops in the front line, Yang Jicai breathed a sigh of relief. If it weren't for some clues from the Japanese soldiers who changed guards, they discovered this problem and started to make some preparations. I am afraid that this time my own offensive will be terminated under these poisonous gases, not to mention, this casualty figure is enough to make the 17th Division hurt and bone.

Fortunately, he made careful preparations, so he didn't let the Japanese dogs jump over the wall in a hurry. Since the threat of gas warfare is not great, there is nothing ahead that can stop you. On the one hand, Yang Jicai ordered all troops not to rush forward, and to pay more attention to the cooperation with friendly and neighboring troops when breaking through and interspersing.

On the other hand, the deployment of artillery was constantly adjusted to provide the most favorable support for the attacking troops in response to changes in the situation of the war. He had only one requirement for the artillery in this operation, that is, where the troops hit, their shells would fall. The maneuver of artillery must keep pace with the changes and developments of the war situation.

The poison gas war failed to work, and Yang Jicai's black tiger heart-digging tactics completely broke the Japanese defense system in front of Tieyuan. Lieutenant General Akiyama Yoshidu, commander of the 137th Division of the Japanese Army in front of Cheorwon, faced the anti-United Nations attack troops directly into his core position, and in desperation, he mobilized the surrounding troops to quickly reinforce the front line of Bunhuiri and Gaotaisan.

Yang Jicai, who is not afraid of the Japanese army moving, is afraid that the Japanese army will not move, and what he is waiting for is this opportunity. After discovering the surrounding and deep Japanese troops, they quickly reinforced, and waited for reinforcements on the front line of Gaotai Mountain and Wenhuili. Yang Jicai immediately mobilized artillery and built a tight fire blockade area in the surrounding area with Gaotai Mountain and Wenhuili as the core.

Especially for the operation on the front line of Gaotai Mountain, he mobilized almost all the 160-mm mortars. The high trajectory of this large-caliber mortar, as well as its enormous power, was used before the interspersed troops had completed the outflanking of Gaotai Mountain. In the anticline area of Gaotai Mountain, a fire interception network was constructed.

This heavy mortar is indeed cumbersome, but its special role in blocking anti-cline positions is incomparable to those howitzers and cannons. The tremendous power of its shells is not comparable to those medium-caliber mortars. Under the circumstance that there were not many troops on the hill and the front, the anticline position of the entire Cheorwon battlefield was an important area for the Japanese army to accumulate troops.

Whether or not the anticline position can be blocked is the key to the battle for Gaotai Mountain. As early as the initial deployment, Yang Jicai consciously made some preparations for the front line of Gaotai Mountain. Not only was a trapezoidal configuration formed in the deployment of artillery, but also in the maneuvering of artillery, a certain method was adopted as much as possible.

Because although these 160-mm mortars are powerful, they are very poor in terms of range and maneuverability. Whether or not the artillery support can keep up with the pace of the front-line troops is also related to whether Gaotai Mountain, the core position of the Japanese army, can be quickly succeeded.

Although the maximum firing range of this heavy mortar is more than 8,000 meters, the accuracy of the heavy mortar is really not high when firing at a long distance, and the longer the firing range, the worse the accuracy. And in order to block the Japanese anti-slope positions on Gaotai Mountain, these heavy mortars had to advance at least one to two kilometers. In order to provide fire cover for the front-line troops within the range of the highest accuracy possible.

Therefore, Yang Jicai made certain preparations in advance before the war. And the best artillery staff of the 17th Division were strengthened to this heavy mortar battalion. The whole division of medium jeeps, as well as the bulldozers converted from the two light tanks, were given to this heavy mortar battalion.

It is hoped that this heavy mortar battalion will play its due role in this kind of mountain battle, especially in the most critical battle for Gaotai Mountain. As an expert in the use of artillery, Yang Jicai clearly knows that these heavy mortars, although they have one or another shortcomings, they are still very suitable for this kind of shallow and deep mountain combat.

The most critical of these heavy mortars, which weigh more than a ton, although they are too heavy as mortars, limit the most important positioning of mortars, that is, the ability to follow the mobility of infantry. The maximum rate of fire is three rounds per minute, and the sustained rate of fire is only one shot per minute, which is also a bit too low. The maximum firing range of more than 8,000 meters is somewhat sorry for the caliber of this gun.

However, when suppressing the enemy's anti-slope position, both the ballistic performance and the power of the shells are incomparable with other types of artillery. It is precisely for this reason that Yang Jicai not only has great hopes for these heavy mortars. This artillery that suppressed the best anticline was also put in the position of mobile artillery.

And this heavy mortar battalion, under Yang Jicai's painstaking adjustments, did not disappoint him. It has been performing well since the start of the battle, playing a role that is difficult for ordinary howitzers and cannons to play. First of all, they cooperated with the attacking troops and defeated the core heights of the Japanese army in the main attack direction and hoarded mobile forces on the anticline. Ensure that each attacking force can quickly seize the Japanese anti-slope position after completing the positive slope attack operation.

At the time of the battle for Gaotai Mountain, a mobile artillery group was formed with the cooperation of five 120-mm mortars, which were temporarily reinforced. With accurate and ruthless artillery fire, the Japanese troops in the anticline position of Gaotai Mountain were cut off from the in-depth contact of the Japanese army south of Gaotai Mountain.

According to Yang Jicai's request, the 120-mm mortar used its own high rate of fire to make up for the 160-mm mortar that was too slow. 160-mm mortars, in conjunction with school-firing aircraft. Except for the first salvo, which covered the entire anticline position of the Japanese army on Gaotai Mountain, the rest was divided into two parts. Part of it was specifically responsible for blocking the south of Gaotai Mountain and deepening the Japanese reinforcement route.

The other part continued to cooperate with the 120-mm mortar group blocking the ridge line to carry out apex clearing and suppression, as well as destructive fire, against the anti-slope position on Gaotai Mountain and the Japanese fortification group on the front. No matter how many shortcomings this mortar has, the power of the shells is large enough.

The first covering salvo destroyed 80 percent of the Japanese anticline positions on the front line of Gaotai Mountain. This thing can go straight through a five-story building with a single cannonball. Under the guidance of the air calibration plane, it is not yet a matter of holding a handle to fight these civil fortifications.

After taking rear howitzers, cannon groups, as well as intensive artillery fire, after driving the frontal Japanese into fortifications and anti-artillery holes. The 160-millimeter mortar, using its unique trajectory and the lethality of the shells, took destructive fire at the Japanese fortifications, and this tactic of combining suppression and destruction inflicted great casualties on the Japanese troops in Gaotai Mountain.