Vol 3 Chapter 196: Counterattack across the board

"His Excellency Commander, opposite is the fortification of the Jinzhou section of the Chinese Ning Jin defense line."
Opposite Jinzhou, in the Japanese fortifications, a group of senior Japanese generals accompanied a person wearing the uniform of the Japanese army general. They could point and point at the opposite side without using a telescope.
Matsui Ikone, a newly recruited Japanese army general, was originally the commander of Taiwan. Due to the unsuccessful war in China, the navy suffered heavy losses under the Chinese's sudden air strikes, and the army suffered a major defeat on the Tianjin-Beijing battlefield. Therefore, he was transferred to Northeast China as commander-in-chief of the Kanto Army.
Looking at the opposite Jinzhou, looking far away, I can no longer see the outline of the city, all of which are ruins, all blown up. However, it was such a Jinzhou that blocked the footsteps of the Empire going south.
When did the Chinese become so powerful, Matsui Shigen couldn't help frowning. The war in Jinzhou was not smooth. It was already a defeat for the empire, and the defeat in the battlefield of Tianjin and Beijing completely ruined the empire's ability to attack the southern part of China.
The defeat was an absolute defeat. There were nearly five divisions before and after, three of them were main divisions, and the 100,000 Japanese troops were elite. They lost China overnight. Except for direct battle deaths and no place for death, the wounded prisoners of war were directly killed by the Chinese, and the captured imperial soldiers reached nearly 50,000.
To this day, the empire is still unable to pay the huge amount of prisoner of war money, and the cunning Chinese do not even mention war compensation. As for the prisoner of war, they have not directly negotiated with Japan and directly notified Japan that they could pay the money. However, this price is unacceptable. An ordinary Japanese soldier calculates according to the weight in kilograms. One kilogram needs to be converted into gold and 100 grams are required. Tens of thousands of prisoners of war together count more than 200 tons of gold.
The issue of prisoners of war has also been put on hold. The Chinese also announced that since the Japanese army did not accept the conditions of redemption of prisoners of war, if the Japanese army slaughtered Chinese civilians in Taiwan or the northeast, China would immediately kill the same number of Japanese prisoners of war and be detained. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese laborers in China.
This trick is too harsh. The whole of China, especially Shanghai, Tianjin, Qingdao and other places, Japan has a large number of expatriates. The total number of detained during the war is almost 400,000. As a result, China will hold the lives of nearly half a million Japanese.
Therefore, whether in Taiwan or the northeast, the Japanese army has received secret electric orders issued by the military, and it is strictly forbidden that each ministry deliberately massacres Chinese civilians. The war finally returned to its place and became a confrontation between soldiers.
"Order the ministries to pay attention to strengthening the defense line, adding more night searchlights and position night shift posts, and placing more heavy machine guns on the front line. The firepower of the air defense forces must also be strengthened. I have applied for a batch of new anti-aircraft guns in China." Matsui Ishigen briefly Strongly spit out a command, strengthened the defense line, blocked the Chinese people's northward pace, and it is the most correct way for the empire to stick to the opposite side of Jinzhou. "The Chinese can build Jinzhou into a fortress, and the empire can create miracles and repair a Quay fortress-level fortifications to stop them. "
It is a pity that the great of sunshine is destined not to take care of Matsui Ishigen. This wishful thinking of strengthening the line of defense takes time to implement. Now, in the face of the new China's grand strategy of liberating the whole China, they are destined to be crushed. broken.
The pouring rain that lasted for four days finally stopped, and it was a raging rain that permeated the Jinzhou battlefield. At this time, a high-level operational conference was taking place in the northeast war room of Jinzhou. The main participants in the meeting were the honorary deputy commander-in-chief of the New China Armed Forces. Actually, according to the latest Central Military Commission resolution, Zhang Xueliang, commander of the People ’s Army ’s Northeast Front after the Northeast War, will serve as deputy minister of national defense. Chen Jun, commander of the Beijing Army Group, and Gao Feng, chief of staff. The others are some division commanders, staff of the Northeast Army, and staff of the Army Staff Headquarters.
Although Chen Jun and Gao Feng are only temporary commanders of the Beishang Group Army, the three of them, including Huo Weiguo, are bound to play a major role in the reorganization of the national military because of their outstanding military achievements.
"The staff's requirements for this battle plan are simply one word, fast. The core strength of the battle will be the heavy armored brigade and centralized heavy artillery clusters in our hands, as well as the Air Force." After understanding the combat plan of the staff, Gao Feng, as the chief of staff of the Kitakami Army, explained the combat intention and essence on behalf of the staff. "As for our heavily armored brigade, let Commander Chen introduce it to you. This unit was specially requested by the military."
"Oh, I haven't played any role. Good equipment must be used to fight demons to make people angry. The Independent First Armored Brigade is the first regiment formed at or above the regiment level after the founding of China, compared with the previous The armored forces belong to the main division. This special heavy armored brigade has clearer combat missions, more uniform equipment models, and more advanced tanks. Many of these auxiliary combat equipment are even the first domestic hunting equipment. This heavy The armored brigade is mainly composed of two heavy armored battalions. Each battalion has four armored companies. Each company has Chinese Tiger III tanks 12, and the battalion directly manages four. The two battalions have a total of 104 type III tanks.
Others include armored reconnaissance companies, armored maintenance companies, and armored engineering companies. It can be said that this heavily armored brigade was built entirely on the divisional structure, and it was an experiment in building more divisional armored units in the future. "
Chen Jun cleared his throat. Compared with the former Northeast Army generals present here, his age is very scary. He is now in his thirties and placed in the former national army system, not to mention the commander of the general. Not yet.
However, this is different in New China. No one will look down on him, nor will he question his ability. The most important thing in New China is ability, and those who have the ability are high. In the past, it was scolded by countless people, but it was countless. The acquiescence of seniority is broken. You know, today's top leader of the Republic is not two years older than Commander Chen.
As for the heavily armored brigade, it was formed under the personal orders of Zhang Shusheng. World War II is not far away. After coming out of the water network in the south, the People's Army no longer needs to spread the armored forces to the troops as before. To use it, it is necessary to form a large-scale specialized armored unit, practice combat methods, train armored cluster attacks, and lay the foundation for the subsequent World War II.
The Chinese Tiger III is the most advanced model that is officially finalized and produced today. According to the data of a main battle tank code-named "IV", which is being researched by the German and transmitted by the agents, the data of the Chinese Tiger III are dead. Squeezing it big head. Although the early Zhang Shusheng provided the Germans with the initial tank drawings, the Germans were ahead of Western countries in terms of armor strength. Compared with the German tanks of later generations, their performance was also much stronger, but compared to the Chinese Tiger III It's still a lot worse.
The low tank body, beveled armor design, thick and stern gun barrel, and a weight of 32 tons give it a strong defense capability. The front armor uses the new alloy steel produced by Panzhihua Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. to achieve a thickness of 55 mm homogeneous steel, which is enough to make it proud of the global armor industry. Even if it stays still, the 35 mm or even larger in the western equipment is now common None of the caliber tank guns could penetrate it. In contrast, the Chinese Tiger III tank, the 88mm thick and long gun barrel, not to mention the main tanks of various countries today, is the tank armor level of the next three to four years. If you eat it, the best result is also a nest.
The other tanks No. 1 and No. 2 which are relatively backward in performance are equipped to some main divisions as armored assault forces.
Gao Feng took the conversation, walked in front of the battle schematic, and drew a large offensive arrow on it with a thick pen.
"At the same time as the Air Force launches an air strike, the artillery cluster will launch fire coverage of the Japanese strong artillery positions, frontline fortifications, and minefields. After ensuring the maximum destruction of an offensive position fortification, the fire is ready to complete and the armored forces will be sharp-knife Break through the Japanese defense line in a straight line. At this time, the infantry unit as a step-tanner will cut the coordinated heavy armored brigade into the Japanese defense line, and then divide and encircle it in a roundabout way, so as to quickly surround and destroy the three Japanese divisions. "
"Butan collaborates?"
At this time, the officers of the Northeast Army and the officers from the Southwest showed a huge difference. The Southwest military officers present here, both at the division level and the staff level, are familiar with the combat method of step-tank coordination. Whether it is an exercise or an exercise, it has been performed more than once. While the officers of the Northeast Army may be equally good, they have not had the opportunity to learn new military theories, and some are not used to new combat methods.
"Your armored forces come first, and we promise to keep up."
"Yes, my troops guaranteed not to be afraid of death. After more than a year of fighting, the brothers were so angry with the Japanese that they should be allowed to join the first counterattack."
After hearing the comments of his generals, what Zhang Xueliang wanted to say, he still didn't say it, but because he had worked with Huo Weiguo for a long time and had a clear understanding of the differences between the two parts of the army, he knew that his men were the same as himself and still out of date. Maybe, Going to a military school for a year or two is also a good choice. Thinking in this way, my mind was determined to ask the military for instructions after the Northeast War.
The general from Southwest China appeared to be more disciplined, without speaking blindly, sitting upright, waiting for orders.
Chen Jun: "Everyone, everyone ’s enthusiasm for fighting is understandable. However, in the combat plan of the staff, the corresponding combat troops have been designated. According to the plan, the division brigade led by you, as long as the general counteroffensive is launched, Being able to keep up with the second batch, siege and annihilate the Japanese army is to complete the combat mission. Regardless of the order of resistance against Japan, not to mention that everyone has been playing in Jinzhou for more than a year, and we are already very tired. I'm Chen. "
Looking at the performance of these Northeast Army generals below, Chen Jun's mind was not very good. Obviously we cannot say that they are not good. Instead, they are all anti-Japanese generals, and they did fight heroically, but the soldiers of the old system have many problems, and even the taboos of the people ’s army are everywhere. These things are not because of the new China. Established and dispersed on them. However, forced by the situation, Chen Jun was able to guess what they would welcome. If it is changed, there may be opportunities to fight with them in the future, but if these old problems cannot be changed, a relaxed second-line military post may be the home of most people.
"Captain Chen, my ..."
"嘭"
What did a division commander want to say? Zhang Xueliang slaps him on the table, slaps against the division commander: "Which system is there, the military command has the command of the military, the battle plan has been set, and the execution of the order is all right. Fighting, anti-Japanese is not a treat for dinner, but also this set "
Suddenly, the following division generals stood up and stood up. After all, Zhang Xueliang was the honorary deputy commander of the three armed services.
"Deputy Commander Zhang made a heavy statement. In this case, then everything will be executed in accordance with the orders of the Ministry of Military Affairs." Chen Jun came out and played a round game. These people were afraid that their hearts were still not convinced, but they were not in a hurry until they saw the true chapter on the battlefield. When they do, they will be convinced.
Huo Weiguo also stood up at this time, and briefly said a few words, but the effect was very good. "Deputy Commander Zhang doesn't need to be angry. Everyone may not have a good idea of ​​this method of coordinated combat. It's not a rhetoric. Of course, everyone is allowed to express their opinions freely.
This new type of infantry offensive practice was practiced many times in the Southwest, mainly relying on the height of infantry and tanks to quickly break through enemy positions. After breaking through the position, rely on the infantry force to hold the position gap, and meanwhile encircle more enemies.
In simple terms, it is to rely on armored forces to divide the enemy, and then follow up with infantry, occupy and hold, and divide and surround ... "
The battle plan was thus formulated, and several generals who were reprimanded at the meeting also conducted their own reviews.
After nearly ten days of battle preparations, the preparation for the entire counter-offensive was finally completed. This was mainly due to the fact that Jinzhou already had a lot of southwest support and its own artillery. After the battle of Tianjin and Beijing, a large number of heavy artillery were also sent to Jinzhou At this time, Jinzhou had a total of several hundred 105mm field guns from the Southwest, and stored a large number of shells, which was enough to support the consumption of a counterattack annihilation battle. The northward army sent more cannons and shells.
Faced with the frequent transportation of Chinese railways, the Japanese who have penetrated into China's intelligence have finally realized that, in addition to identifying a large number of Chinese troops going north, they have also identified that the Chinese army will have a large-scale offensive operation in the near future.
The Chinese are finally going to launch a counterattack
Under the command of Matsui Ikone, all three front-line divisions entered a state of combat readiness, with a gradient distribution, ready to fight the Chinese counterattack. At the same time, the two divisions in the northeast hinterland were ordered to move closer to Jinzhou.
Matsui Ikine realized that if the Chinese counterattacked the Northeast, and then implemented a one-city, one-city resistance, the empire's military power in the Northeast would be eroded one by one. Only the Corps decisive battle, repelled the Chinese counterattack, maintain the situation in Jinzhou, and give the country a certain buffer time to organize more troops to land in the Northeast is the most correct way.
August 13, 1937 ~ EbookFREE.me ~ The Jinzhou counteroffensive battle, which has been preparing for a long time, finally started.
At dawn on August 13, Beiping Daxing Airport was interrupted by a burst of emergency sirens. Many bombers have been parked on the runway. Each bomber has been filled with fuel and loaded with heavy aviation bombs. The bomber crew waiting for a long time also started boarding.
In this great counterattack and annihilation battle, Peiping Airport will serve as a bomber airport to provide bombing support to Jinzhou more than 400 kilometers away. As a force, the small Shanhaiguan Airport has already stationed a number of squadrons of the J-2 and J-3 fighters, which will the bomber forces.
At 6:30 on the morning of August 13, when the minute hand finally pointed at 6, the Chinese People ’s Army artillery group in the Jinzhou battlefield finally issued the most shocking roar since the war began. There was no gunfire like before, but the whole world seemed to be covered by a thunderous rage.
"Boom boom boom ..."
More than 1,000 cannons, including more than 600 field heavy artillery guns with a caliber of 105mm or more, finally made the solemn announcement to the Japanese with the fiercest artillery fire since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War. ()