Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

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In the evening, after dinner, everyone gathered in the headquarters again.

Hearing that Zhou Weihan was going to explain his experience in the battle against Handan, everyone present was very interested.

Judging from the strength of the various departments of the Eighth Route Army at this time, it is still too early to talk about urban battles. The Eighth Route Army first launched an attack on a big city, it should be around 44, and it was most common during the War of Liberation.

But Zhou Weihan still wants to explain that these are the experiences summed up on the basis of sacrificing countless soldiers, not for other reasons, but to sacrifice fewer soldiers when needed.

Zhou Weihan stood in the front, the chiefs sat in the first row, and the rest of the comrades crowded together in the rear.

Zhou Weihan felt a little nervous in the face of so many people, he coughed dryly twice, and then said: "Comrades, our independent detachment defeated Handan City a while ago, and now I will explain it to you!"

"The situation at that time was that because our Eighth Route Army attacked everywhere, the Japanese army's blockade was leaking everywhere, and it was not possible to send troops everywhere to reinforce it."

"At that time, the Japanese troops in Handan and Xingtai had no defensive strength. After careful consideration before the war, they aimed at Handan City!"

"There are three reasons. First, the troops were concentrated near HD at that time. After repeated battles, the soldiers exhausted a lot of physical strength, and the execution platform is far away. If they marched again, it would be a great disadvantage to the next battle. Second, HD city defenses are weak, with only one city wall fortification, and Xingtai City is divided into two cities, inside and outside. Before the battle starts, I can't guarantee whether the battle will be smooth. Third, Xingtai is the headquarters of the 108th Division of the Japanese Army. , its defense force must be stronger than that of HD, and in addition, once the attack on Xingtai comes to a stalemate, the surrounding Japanese troops will desperately rescue them. When attacking Handan, the Japanese army on the Xingtai side must first ensure the location of the division headquarters before supporting Handan.”

"The persimmons are soft, and after comprehensive consideration, I chose Handan!"

"Before the war, I had six infantry regiments and one artillery battalion. In order to buy time for the siege troops, the siege troops consisted of two infantry regiments and one artillery battalion. The remaining four regiments were arranged in the east and west of Handan. Three directions, south and south, and brothers from the New Ninth Brigade of the Southern Hebei Military Region to the north to help!"

"Because the troops arrived in the suburbs of Handan secretly, the Japanese army in the city did not notice. The first time the battle broke out, the strongholds and train stations outside the city were successfully pulled out. The Japanese and puppet troops there were basically wiped out and did not escape into the city. It is also equivalent to weakening the defense force of the Japanese army!"

"Because there is a large amount of materials in Handan City, in order to prevent the Japanese army from blowing up the materials and fleeing to Xingtai when we have a superior force, we choose to attack the city from all sides and weaken the Japanese army's defense force. The goal is to attack quickly. Into the city."

"The battle started, and the twelve artillery pieces at the north gate quickly shelled the fortifications of the Japanese army's city wall. With the help of the smoke produced by the shells, a commando team of [-] people quickly climbed up from the collapsed city wall to the north city wall with submachine guns and short guns. It is clear. The enemy army in the fortifications of the northern city wall, and then quickly followed up as the main force of the follow-up force."

"It only took about ten minutes to occupy the northern city wall, and then split into two groups and quickly advance along the east and west walls to wipe out the remnants of the enemy!"

"The commando quickly advanced along the roof of the city. The Japanese army in the city is also very knowledgeable. They have deployed many firepower points on both sides of the street. If our army advances along the street, the consequences will be disastrous."

"As a result, the Japanese army's plan fell through, and the commando and the remaining Japanese troops fell into fierce battles. There were also mistakes in the siege. First, the main regiment failed to dispatch some soldiers to support the commando in time, which led to a stalemate in the fighting between the two sides. submachine guns, but the Japanese army mostly carried long guns, and their marksmanship was tricky, and the commandos suffered a great loss due to their short range.”

When Zhou Weihan said this, he paused and looked down at the crowd.

"Captain Zhou, let me ask, how many Japanese and puppet troops are there in Handan City, and how many casualties did your troops suffer in the battle?"

"There are more than [-] Japanese soldiers in the city, and more than [-] puppet garrison troops. Nearly [-] people from our side died!"

"The battle loss ratio has reached 1:2, this battle was really fun!"

At this time, a regiment leader said: "Captain Zhou, with all due respect, when you relied on the advantage of artillery fire to blow up the city wall, this battle has already been won, but for the rest of our troops, this is an unprecedented battle." A battle that can be imitated!"

Zhou Weihan smiled after hearing this, and then said: "Yes, with the strength of our Eighth Route Army, it is indeed impossible to launch an offensive against the big cities occupied by the Japanese army in a short time, but ordinary small counties are always possible!"

"In addition to using artillery, there is another point that can achieve unexpected effects, that is, the combination of soil work and continuous blasting!"

"Urban attack has always been the cruelest form of combat. The defensive side usually builds solid fortifications and various obstacles that delay the opponent's actions, conducts reasonable troop deployment and complete firepower coordination. Due to familiarity with the terrain and sufficient preparation time, the defense One side will even try repeatedly to eliminate the shooting blind spots of various weapons to the greatest extent. The attacking side has to move under enemy fire while clearing obstacles without any cover, step by step, and advance one by one, which will cause major damage. One of the leading causes of casualties."

"Through soil work, step by step closer to the city wall, the effect of the enemy's firepower will be weakened by half, and then organize continuous blasting at the city wall. With a sufficient amount of explosives, the effect may be much stronger than unilateral bombardment, but this method Time-consuming and labor-intensive, comrades should use this method with caution."

"Also, in urban combat, fortifications will not collapse due to a single breakthrough. When a certain part of the city defense is breached by firepower, the usual practice of the defensive side is to quickly organize firepower from both sides to block it, and then use the reserve team to re-seal the breakthrough. Therefore, for the offensive side, to achieve a real tactical breakthrough, it must be just right in three aspects: grasping the timing, investing troops, and maintaining continuous assaults."

"First, in terms of timing, we must use the effects of smoke and dust caused by the breakthrough of firepower, deterrence, and the enemy's panic to rush in quickly. Once the enemy reacts, the opportunity has been missed."

"Second, invest as many troops as possible at one time to ensure a strong first assault force. If the group breaks through at the front, and the formation system is deployed to the subsequent echelons one by one, this becomes a refueling tactic, and it is likely to give the siege The troops have brought huge casualties. It is necessary to let the troops enter the city as much as possible, so that the enemy's counterattack troops will find it difficult to counterattack our army's assault troops, so that our siege assault troops can not only firmly control the breach, Moreover, it has the ability to develop in depth and quickly form a real breakthrough!"

Regarding this, Zhou Weihan warned carefully, explaining its harm in detail.

The most typical battle example is the Battle of Jinzhou.

After the Battle of Yixian County, 101 keenly saw the huge advantages of earthworks at that time. 101 immediately dictated eight instructions to each division of each column and division of Jinjin, requiring each division to use two-thirds of its troops to dig traffic trenches, and each division to dig There are 5 or 3 trenches, each trench is 1.5 meters wide and [-] meters deep. It is strictly ordered that all troops must resolutely implement and report on the implementation.

In the words of 101: By implementing the method of digging trenches, the troops can lay a solid foundation in terms of ideological style, which will add a major factor of victory in future operations; , will make it largely useless.

Therefore, before the launch of the Jinzhou general offensive, each column completed a traffic trench of more than 2 meters, and some dug more than [-] meters.

The infantry's traffic trench is more than 1 meter wide and 2 meters deep, and the frontmost point is more than 60 meters away from the enemy, whichever is the enemy's bombing.

The traffic trenches of the artillery can be driven into cars, and some can push the artillery more than a hundred meters away from the enemy.

The army gathered, and few people were seen walking on the ground, which not only increased the suddenness of the attack, but also reduced casualties.

Fan Hanjie, deputy commander of the Northeast "Suppression General" of the Kuomintang Army and director of the Jinzhou Command Post, recalled after being captured: "The PLA siege troops, under the cover of artillery fire, kept building spider web-like traffic ditches to approach our guards day and night. We used explosives to blow up the heavy machine gun fort positions of the strongholds of the defenders. We wanted to launch a counterattack, but when we saw the traffic trenches, we had no choice but to shoot hard. But we couldn’t see anyone and we could only fight randomly.”

It can be seen that the PLA's soil work at that time had become an effective means to reduce casualties and control the enemy's firepower superiority.Since then, the People's Liberation Army has carried out large-scale earthworks in several battles against Jinan and Tianjin, making the fortifications that the Kuomintang army has painstakingly worked on for many years useless.

After Zhou Weihan finished speaking, the boss said: "Zhou Weihan didn't expect you to have so much experience in the urban battle. Although our Eighth Route Army is now engaged in guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare, it will definitely come in handy in the next two to three years! What you said today Discussion will come in handy!"

"I usually think a little more and sum up these experiences. I hope that comrades can come in handy in the future, and the troops will not suffer so many casualties!" Zhou Weihan said truthfully.

"What Zhou Weihan said is very good, but comrades must not blindly imitate before they have enough strength. You can learn from it, but you can't just copy it. Specific problems should be analyzed in detail!" Political Commissar Deng nodded and said.

"In the past, my Eighth Route Army usually relied on strong attacks against Japanese cities. The firepower could not be suppressed, and the troops suffered heavy casualties. If the situation permits, it is not realistic to let the soldiers move above the nine-day sky, but let the soldiers It is not difficult to achieve hiding under the Nine Lands. This soil work is indeed an important magic weapon for the city's fortification!" Mr. Liu also commented.

"Zhou Weihan, write a report later. I want all the comrades in the staff to study it. This was something I hadn't considered before. Since I will definitely face it in the future, I should prepare early!" said the deputy chief of staff.

(End of this chapter)