Chapter 1927: The tragic first battle

The 121 Mixed Brigade was the absolute elite of the Sichuan First Independent Division. Before the officers of the Eighth District had returned from their studies, Qin Yu spent a lot of military expenditure on this combat unit, pulling his combat power to the level of He Da Ya’s. One level of the first field brigade.
And Xun Chengwei did not live up to Qin Yu’s high hopes. In this counterattack position, the 121 brigade used a brigade of 6,000 men to stiffen the enemy’s three tank regiments. Based on geographic superiority, they fought against each other. At a mountain mouth, slow down the role of the enemy tank regiment, and then let the infantry regiment attack the enemy infantry coordinated combat unit.
The battle lasted from more than nine o'clock in the evening to three o'clock in the morning.
The enemy’s three tank regiments launched a total of six group assaults, but each infantry unit that cooperated in combat was torn to pieces and defeated by the attached 121 brigade.
In modern combat, tank regiments can indeed effectively attack military defense areas, especially on plains. The impact of this combat unit may not be as good as one tank regiment with five infantry regiments. But everything has pros and cons. The impact of the tank regiment is unquestionable, but its ability to grab points and destroy defenses is very weak, because it is known for its cumbersomeness and slowness. After the tank breaks through the defense zone, a large number of infantry coordinated units are needed to grab points, destroy the content of the defense area, and drive out the routs. Therefore, once the infantry coordinated combat unit is defeated and the tank regiment rises, there is no way to deal with the scattered enemy soldiers. For effective strangling, you can only use a dry pestle, or continue to push forward.
But there is a key point in this battle, that is, the 325 Armored Division, which is from the battlefield in the direction of Naypyidaw, suddenly inserted diagonally into the estuary area. The tactical goal was only to penetrate the first defense zone of the 121 brigade, instead of continuing to advance. Because going further, it means that their line of attack will have to be stretched. When the time comes to penetrate into the hinterland of the Independent First Division, it is very likely that these three regiments will be instantly pinched and knocked out.
In fact, Qin Yu was indeed ordering Ou Xiaobin's brigade and Da Ya's brigade, waiting for the order. As long as Xun Chengwei couldn't stand it anymore and withdrew, the remaining two brigades closed the door to beat the dogs in the Hekou area, and took advantage of the other party's shortcomings of too long busy lines to eat these three regiments raw.
Therefore, although the 121 brigade suffered heavy losses at this moment, Xun Chengwei understood the key points of the opponent's tactics. He knew that human flesh would definitely not be able to collide with tanks, so he would just pinch the opponent's infantry and cooperate with the combat unit to work hard, so that you can't stand up even when you enter the defense zone.
In this way, the battle damage will be very high, but it can temporarily resist the intention of the three tank regiments to advance.
Around three o'clock in the morning, the 57th Army of the Pu Shi was dispatched to replace the 56th Army that had been crippled, and began to face the enemy's combat troops in the fifth district.
Pu Xunzi's move was a great relief to Xun Chengwei.
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In the combat command room of the 325 Armored Division, the chief of the general staff reported to Jiang Hanshan: "The frontal battlefield, the Pu Shi 57 Army has come up, and the attack speed of our forward and brother forces has slowed. The battlefield in the direction of the river mouth, three tanks The regiment’s offensive was not very smooth. The opponent’s 121 brigade, using the mountainous terrain outside the estuary as a cover, has been attacking our infantry coordinated combat units... My suggestion is not to continue to entangle here, because the theater command At present, no order has been issued to attack the river mouth... The brothers will not support it. If it continues to be consumed, the situation of the three tank regiments will be very dangerous as long as the Pu system sends an additional brigade down."
Jiang Hanshan sullenly looked at the sand table in the direction of Hekou. He knew in his heart that his own command was too aggressive, but he still did not admit his mistake. He only said indifferently: "The 121 brigade is implementing a cowardly command plan. Dare to make a head-on collision with our tank regiment, and only use the guerrilla warfare method a hundred years ago to fight our infantry... I want to delay time. Forget it, this attack has already been used for the purpose of probing, and the combat report will be passed on. To the theater headquarters. Order the three forward tank regiments to retreat first and set up camps at a point where they will not be attacked by Pu-based forces to prepare for the next attack."
"Yes!" The chief of staff nodded and replied: "Oh, yes, the infantry unit behind our tank regiment caught about 70 or 80 wounded and captured enemy soldiers. Look at this...?"
"I can't sit on these cowardly prisoners of war on my tank." Jiang Hanshan waved his hand directly: "I don't admit surrender, all executed."
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The battlefield outside the estuary.
The 121 brigade was reduced by nearly 1,500 people during the first battle. More than 1,000 were wounded seriously injured on the assault road, while the rest were killed in the battle. As for the officers, a battalion commander of the 121st brigade died. When Xue was commanding the troops in the trenches, he was hit in the abdomen by stray shrapnel and was seriously injured. He was directly pulled off the front line and went to the field hospital.
Inside the trenches.
Xun Chengwei sat on the snowy ground, his cheeks scorched a cigarette, and his palm trembled to his mouth, taking a deep breath.
The chief of staff ran over and took the military communications equipment and said, "Division phone."
Xun Chengwei bowed his head and spit out, put the phone on his lap and shouted: "Master!"
"how is the situation?"
"The battle damage is being counted. The current battle is attrition by more than 1,500." Xun Chengwei truthfully reported: "The third regiment battalion commander died, and Old Xue... is also seriously injured.
Qin Yu gritted his teeth: "This battle has hurt you."
"As long as the defense zone is not penetrated, I will have the face to answer your call." Xun Chengwei lowered his head and replied.
"Immediately reset the defense zone and wait for the order."
"Yes!" Xun Chengwei replied.
Half an hour later, when Xun Chengwei was in the temporary camp and rearranging the defensive area, a regiment commander suddenly walked in: "Brigade commander, our reconnaissance company was searching for the enemy's withdrawal route and found..."
"What did you find?" Xun Chengwei asked, raising his head.
"Our captured personnel ~EbookFREE.me~ were all killed and thrown into the wasteland. There were 78 people." The head of the group replied with his head lowered.
Xun Chengwei was stunned.
At about four o'clock in the morning, the truck took the killed prisoner of war and returned to the defense zone.
Standing on the highway, Xun Chengwei clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and cursed: "cnm, continue to rearrange the defense area, all the staff will ears for me, waiting for the counterattack order!"
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In the enemy's 325 armored division, Jiang Hanshan took the phone and said in a low voice: "Yes, General, we launched a tentative charge against the Hekou area. The enemy's resistance attitude is more determined than we thought. The 121 brigade commander, though. He is a coward, but he is very good at fighting positional warfare, guerrilla warfare... My personal suggestion is that to attack the river mouth, you must carry out a corps-style charge... Or, you can lead the enemy to move first."
"How to get the enemy to move first?" Commander Jin Shengnan asked back.
In Hekou Daying, after receiving Gu Yan's call, Qin Yu immediately ordered: "Tell Da Ya and let him be ready at all times. I just discussed with Gu Yan, we may start early..."