Rebirth of the Military Industry Power of the Anti-Japanese War

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After hearing this, the captain of the infantry regiment, Takashima Takashima, thought it was reasonable, so he had no choice but to change his mind and continued to launch attacks on the 65th regiment's position again and again with the support of artillery. In the face of the increasingly crazy offensive of the Japanese army, one after another

Hu Lian, who was comfortable at first, gradually became overwhelmed. The reason why his 65th regiment was able to persist even after the enemy's artillery regiment joined the battle was that in addition to making full use of the cover of field fortifications, it also strictly abided by the "Code of Operations".

The principle of "strength is lighter in front and heavier in the rear, and firepower is heavier in the front and lighter in the rear." This principle effectively weakened the effect of enemy bombardment, but in this way the casualties were reduced. However, under the fierce Japanese artillery fire, the weapons and equipment of the 65th Regiment were destroyed.

, especially the automatic weapons were severely damaged. By the time the Japanese army retreated at night, the 65th Regiment had only 93 submachine guns left (more than 400 before the war), only 4 light machine guns, and one heavy machine gun.

If there were no rifles left, and even more than 300 rifles were damaged (no less than 1,500 before the war), how could we still fight this battle?

Although the telegram said that the main force of the independent division had been dispatched in advance, it would still take time to reach the battlefield. Hu Lian felt even more stressed when he thought of this. In a moment of desperation, he sent out a company of artillery positions to take out the Japanese, but in the end he was unable to do so.

After leaving without returning, more than a hundred people lost their lives in vain. It turns out that the Japanese army has always attached great importance to the protection of artillery positions, which can be seen from the number of their artillery regiments. How many people are needed to operate artillery? But the Japanese army

The total number of artillery regiments is often greater than that of the infantry regiments, and the proportion of guards among them can be imagined. Although Hu Lian is cunning and wise, he is still habitually misled by his experience in civil wars, and he suffers this

This setback is understandable. However, during the eight-year Anti-Japanese War in history, there were very few examples of the Chinese army successfully attacking the Japanese artillery positions, and there was no such large establishment as an artillery regiment...

But just when Hu Lian was blaming himself and feeling anxious, the radio station received another telegram from the army headquarters. When Hu Lian read the telegram, he felt as if he had been beaten to death, and said in surprise, "Our air force?"

The Japanese army's defense of artillery positions was indeed tight, but when six Red Army bombers appeared over them, the weakness of the Japanese army's contempt for air defense was immediately exposed...

In fact, perhaps for the sake of economy, the Japanese army could not have standing field air defense forces until they reached the division level (during the war in China, they often did not have anti-aircraft guns. Of course, this was also related to the fact that the Japanese army later occupied more and more land, and a large number of

(As a result, the anti-aircraft guns were occupied by air defense missions in key areas.) They are usually temporarily strengthened before the war. However, the two regiments that came in a hurry this time were neither in time nor expected to be equipped with air defense troops. As a result, even though the Red Army's

The Air Force only had 6 bombers, and under Hu Weidong's strict orders, it did not carry out low-altitude bombing with a higher hit rate but also more dangerous, which still caused the Japanese artillery wing to suffer a disaster. Although the accuracy of high-altitude bombing was very problematic

, only two aerial bombs fell on the Japanese artillery position, but it resulted in a terrible series of explosions. After a roar that even the commanders and soldiers of the 65th Regiment felt trembling with fear, most of the artillery of the Japanese artillery wing and at least

Hundreds of officers and soldiers had been wiped out. Hu Lian also seized this opportunity and led the 65th Regiment, which had been greatly reduced in number, to take advantage of the situation and inflict great damage to the Japanese army.

Now that the Air Force has been dispatched, the large forces of the Independent Division have naturally arrived on the battlefield. One of the main regiments even rushed to the front and cut off the Japs' retreat. The main force of the Independent Division quickly surrounded the remaining more than 4,000 Japs, and the newly-built regiment

For the sake of safety, the direct heavy artillery brigade hid at least 30 miles away and bombarded from a distance (the main force of the bombardment was 32 field cannons. The Type 96 240mm heavy howitzer had a range of 16 kilometers. It logically met the requirements, but it was too big and heavy.

Even if there is a special tractor, the whole gun cannot be maneuvered. It must be dismantled for transportation and reassembled before the war. The process is relatively cumbersome, so mobile warfare is generally not useful. This issue will not be discussed again.). Hu Lian made a rough calculation,

Even if the independent division followed them immediately after setting off, its marching speed reached a terrifying hundred miles a day. With a huge scale of 20 to 30 thousand people, it could still carry out such a forced march. Even the always arrogant Hu

Lian couldn't help but admire Hu Weidong, but at this time he didn't know that the specialties of the Eighth Red Army, or the Red Fifteenth Army's forced marches, were actually mainly practiced by the deputy commander Su Yu...

After failing to persuade him to surrender, Hu Weidong ordered a general offensive without hesitation. In order to reach Tianjin as soon as possible, the battle must be fought quickly no matter how costly it was. To this end, Hu Weidong once again used the artillery offensive tactics that had been effective many times. With the help of a large number of heavy artillery,

, this tactic became more and more terrifying. However, even though they knew that there was no chance of victory in this battle, the remaining Japanese troops still fought until the last moment, during which the explosions of suicide attacks were heard continuously, causing great damage to the commanders and fighters of the Independent Division.

casualties.

Although it relied on far superior firepower and troop strength than the Japanese army, as well as unheard-of artillery offensive tactics by the Japanese army, it only took a few hours for the independent division of the 15th Red Army to wipe out all the remaining more than 4,000 Japanese troops. However, after the war, we saw that

Hu Weidong couldn't bear the shocking casualty figures and was furious at more than 30 brigade cadres. "Our troops are ten times that of the enemy, and our artillery fire has an absolute advantage. Thousands of Japanese soldiers who were besieged on all sides and had no way to escape actually suffered casualties."

We killed more than 5,000 people (including more than 2,000 casualties in the battles in the previous few days), and not even a single prisoner was captured. I feel embarrassed even if I tell you!"

A group of Red Army cadres were scolded so that they did not dare to say a word. Hu Lian, who had just joined the Red Army less than a month ago, bit the bullet and retorted, "Chief, it is true that the enemy can be completely annihilated by encircling him on all sides, but when the enemy sees that he has no way to escape, he must

After resisting to the end, you are eager to end the battle. The soldiers have to charge against the enemy's precise shooting and suicide attacks. Heavy casualties are inevitable! Instead of doing this, it is better to open up a hole. The enemy has hope of breaking through and resist.

We won’t be so determined, and the casualties will be much smaller.”

"But many enemies will also escape?" Hu Weidong asked in confusion.

"The Japanese army is different from the domestic army. The domestic army rarely fights to the last man, and even if the casualties in the encirclement and annihilation battle are larger, they can obtain supplements from prisoners of war. However, in fighting the Japanese army, neither is possible. Encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese army is at least in military terms."

The gain is not worth the loss. If there is no reason to annihilate the Japanese army, there is no need for us to not let go of any enemy in every battle. It is correct to eliminate as many Japanese troops as possible with the least possible losses.

Choice." Hu Lian argued without fear.

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