Glorious Mission 1937

Although the reaction of the commander of the Kwantung Army and the Japanese base camp was not slow, they still couldn't keep up with the rhythm of the mechanized troops under Chen Feng. When the reinforcements of the Japanese army stopped and stopped on the road, the more than 5 soldiers under the command of Chen Tiebao No, the siege has already begun, at two o'clock in the afternoon on November 1941, 11.

Chen Tiebao was originally an idiot, although Chen Feng had transformed him into a qualified commander in the past few years, but the domineering and reckless nature in his nature had not diminished.After receiving the order from the young master to annihilate the Japanese army, Chen Tiebao dared not neglect it. As soon as he arrived in Yichun, he held a military meeting at the division and brigade level, arranged an attack plan, and launched an attack on Yichun City on time at [-]:[-].

Yichun is located in the northeast of Heilongjiang Province, facing the Soviet Union across the river. It is named after Yichun River, a tributary of Tangwang River.At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, it was placed under the jurisdiction of Tangyuan County, and it was a virgin forest area.After the fall of the Northeast, the Japanese colonialists set up a Yichun stronghold in Yichun in order to plunder the timber and other mineral resources in Yichun, and sent heavy troops to guard it.

Due to the lack of labor force, the Japanese army transported most of the captives on the Chinese battlefield to Yichun and forced them to work. In order to prevent these captives from escaping and also to defend against the Soviet Union, the Japanese army built a large number of fortifications in Yichun. The small town of Yichun was built into a fortress.

There were five Japanese lines of defense outside Yichun City, each of which was stronger than the other. Originally, according to the plan of the Soviet Union, the main force was transferred to the southern line where the Japanese defense was relatively weak, and then a part of the troops were concentrated to attack the northern line.Forced the Japanese army on the southern front to reinforce, and finally sent troops to attack the southern front, occupying Yichun by surprise.

However, Chen Tiebao vetoed this plan after just looking at it. He worked with the Japanese army for more than four years. Although he won countless battles, Chen Tiebao never underestimated the Japanese army.Such a small country can control many countries, including the big China, in the palm of its hand. Such a country must have its own unique features. Moreover, some commanders in the Japanese army have demonstrated no better combat command capabilities than any of China's One general is poor, so Chen Tiebao doesn't think that the wisdom of the Japanese commanders can't see the Soviets' tricks.

Chen Tiebao didn't have any good solutions, but Chen Tiebao grew up on the grassland.Men on the grassland have their own principles and standards for doing things.Chen Tiebao has always believed that fighting is like wrestling on the grassland. Only when the combat power of the two sides is not much different will they consider tactics. If there is an absolute gap in strength between the two sides, then no matter how successful the tactics are, it will be difficult to come back.

Now there are less than 8 Japanese and puppet troops in the Yichun area.And there is also a lack of aircraft cannons.Ammunition stocks were also insufficient.Morale was even lower, and there were still a large number of Japanese immigrants in the city.The soldiers on their side are three times that of the Japanese army, and they are fully equipped with weapons and equipment.The combination of light and heavy firepower is reasonable, there is a large amount of siege heavy firepower, and the ammunition is relatively sufficient, so there is no need to play hide-and-seek with the Japanese at all, just go to war directly.

Therefore, Chen Tiebao believes that except for the necessary reserve team, all the rest of the army will be pulled into the battlefield, and at the same time, they will launch an attack on the 5 positions of the 36 lines of defense stationed by the Japanese army, completely crushing them, and directly smashing the tortoise shell of the Japanese army.

However, Ivanov did not agree with Chen Tiebao's reckless behavior, and the two couldn't resolve the dispute, so they had to hand over this big issue to the Northeast Asia Theater Command, and let Chen Feng, the commander in chief, decide.

After reading it, Chen Feng quickly made a reply. Since the two people insisted on their own opinions, neither would give way to the other. For the sake of fairness, the 5 troops on the front line in Yichun were divided into two, and Ivanov commanded one to attack the north and south according to his plan. Of the 21 positions, Chen Tiebao would only attack the 15 positions in the east and west directions with the other half of the army, and leave half of the remaining [-] troops as a reserve team, and the remaining [-] troops would bypass Yichun and attack Hegang.

After receiving Chen Feng's order, Chen Tiebao and Ivanov each took action and launched an attack on Yichun on time at [-]:[-]pm.

Facing the fierce attack of the Chinese and Soviet troops, the Japanese troops in the city also acted very bravely, resolutely resisting and refusing to surrender.There is no position where both sides compete repeatedly, and every inch of land must be contested.

Chen Feng's troops occupied Renhe, and the Japanese army occupied the territory. The two sides fought across the fortifications. In just two hours of attack, the front line was bloody.There were dead and wounded soldiers everywhere in front of the assault positions of the Chinese and Soviet troops, while in the positions of the Japanese army, the wounded and dead bodies were continuously carried out of the trenches.

The Japanese army is indeed very tenacious, but the tenacity of the Japanese army is based on the huge casualties of the puppet army.Although they had experienced many pre-war uprisings by the puppet troops, the Japanese base camp had ordered the puppet troops to be treated kindly, strictly prohibiting the Japanese army from beating and scolding the puppet troops who cooperated with them in fighting.But the base camp was beyond reach after all, and the Japanese soldiers below still looked down on the puppet soldiers, beating and scolding was the most common thing, and whenever there was a battle, the puppet soldiers were treated as cannon fodder and driven to the forefront, and this time was no exception.

In just two hours, more than 1600 dead bodies and wounded were lifted from the forward positions, including 726 dead bodies.Among the Japanese and puppet troops who died in battle, there were only 189 Japanese troops, and the rest were puppet troops.

Such heavy casualties made the puppet army overwhelmed quickly. As Chen Feng's firepower continued to increase, the puppet army at the front did not even dare to raise their heads, and most of them fired at will when they counterattacked.The Japanese army also saw this situation clearly. After executing the two puppet company commanders who were not effective in combat, the situation seemed to be improving on the surface, but soon the outermost line of defense collapsed, and the Japanese army had to retreat to the first place. Four lines of defense.

However, to the embarrassment of the Japanese army, the puppet troops in the outermost line of defense would rather be captured by the Chinese and Soviet troops than drive the fourth line of defense. Therefore, the 4800 puppet troops in the fifth outermost line of defense of the Japanese army, in addition to being killed and injured Except for more than [-] people, the rest took the initiative to become prisoners of the Central Soviet Army.

After the start of the Yichun Campaign, the situation continued to deteriorate. By the time the Soviet army stopped attacking at 11:16 pm on November 7, the Japanese army had breached two of the five defense lines in the north of Yichun, with more than 2 casualties, and four defense lines in the south. One was breached, and more than 4 people were lost.Two of the five defense lines in the east were breached, with more than 5 casualties, and one of the three defense lines in the west was breached, with a loss of more than 3 people. In just half a day of attack, the Japanese and puppet troops lost more than 3000 people, including nearly 70 people. [-] people became prisoners, most of them were puppet soldiers, and some were Koreans. There were not no Japanese soldiers who voluntarily surrendered, but the number was not large, only more than [-] people.

The bad situation made the Kwantung Army Headquarters feel overwhelmed. In addition to urging reinforcements to speed up, General Meijin had to order the Japanese commander in Yichun, Lieutenant General Sakata, to grit his teeth and persist.

Chen Feng also attached great importance to the battle of Yichun. Chen Feng believed that as long as Yichun was captured, the whole of Heilongjiang would be recovered, and the remaining Harbin and Qiqihar would not be able to hold on for much if the two armies attacked.

In the early morning of November 11th, the Sino-Soviet Army’s offensive began. However, unlike yesterday’s blind attack, today, apart from aircraft and cannons, the Sino-Soviet Army directly dispatched a huge heavy-duty "tank". The huge gun barrel is horrifying, and the full diameter of more than 17 mm is by no means what ordinary "tanks" can bear.

This kind of sharp weapon not only looks scary, but it is really powerful when used. Although the fortifications of the Japanese army are strong, they can't last long in front of this kind of giant tank.

The Japanese army obviously didn't know that this was the latest 155 self-propelled howitzer equipped by Chen Feng's department. This was the first self-propelled artillery newly developed by Chen Feng's department. Not bad.

With the addition of self-confident howitzers, it will be more difficult for the Japanese army to defend, but the Japanese army has obviously received a death order and would rather die than retreat.Therefore, although the fight was fierce on the 17th, Chen Feng's troops could not move forward.

The Yichun garrison headquarters of the Japanese army was extremely happy that Chen Feng's troops could not move forward on the 17th. In addition, the Kwantung Army headquarters sent a telegram saying that the reinforcements had arrived in Tieli, which was less than 150 kilometers away from Yichun. According to the marching speed of the reinforcements, if there is no accident, the reinforcements will arrive on the morning of the 19th, that is to say, as long as the Yichun defenders persist for another day and night.

Lieutenant General Itagaki seemed quite relaxed for one day and one night. Although Yichun fought fiercely in the past two days, the casualties were also very heavy.But there are still more than 6 troops in the city, and there are also 10,000+ immigrants. These people can be pulled into the battlefield at any time. Even if these people lie there and let the Chinese slaughter them, they cannot be killed in a day and a night.

In addition to the joy, Lieutenant General Itagaki distributed some rewards to the frontline troops to stimulate the low morale. Although it was just some fruits and drinks, the improvement of morale was immeasurable.

However, before the Japanese Garrison Command was happy, when the reinforcements were less than 8 kilometers away from Yichun, the 5th Division of the Puppet Infantry and the 10,000th Brigade of the Puppet Cavalry in Yichun City collectively revolted, and the rebel troops attacked the Japanese army. At the same time, Chen Feng's [-]+ army also launched a general attack on Yichun.

After a night of fighting, the 6-day puppet army in Yichun City was wiped out, and 10,000+ ordinary Japanese immigrants became prisoners. The speed and swiftness of the action made all parties overwhelmed.

In fact, all of this was Chen Feng's setup. Chen Feng had sent people to infiltrate the Japanese and puppet troops in the Northeast a long time ago. Li Tiannan, the commander of the 8th Infantry Division of the Puppet Manchukuo National Defense Army who revolted in the first part of the country, was instigated by Chen Feng. Xu Haotian, the commander of the 5th Puppet Cavalry Brigade, was originally a major in the Eighth War Zone. He was sent to the Northeast by Chen Feng two years ago. It was a coincidence He and a small unit of him were incorporated by the puppet army as bandits, and later promoted to the commander of the 5th puppet cavalry brigade with Li Tiannan's help.

Originally, Chen Feng didn't intend to reveal these two chess pieces, but due to the temporary adjustment of the combat deployment by Itagaki, Li Tiannan and Xu Haotian's troops were temporarily transferred from the reserve team to the front line, and they were scheduled to be added to the second front line tomorrow. They were so desperate that they had no choice but to expose them in advance, so there was this big uprising tonight. (to be continued..)