The Red War God of Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 275 The Battle of Yang Temple 2

"What's going on, will this still be a war?" After receiving the battle report from the headquarters of the "Battle of Hongyao", Yu Hanmou, the deputy commander of the field division, immediately ran to the fourth army station to express his anger.

Huang Tingzhen of the 061 Division is the former commander of the 7th Division of the Guangdong Army.The National Defense Forces merged with the former Cantonese Army, and all those at the division commander level were retained, which means that everyone has been "promoted".There used to be more than [-] people in one division, but now there are more than [-] people.What was the equipment before, and what is the equipment now?It can be said that a division of the current National Defense Forces can definitely beat an army of the former Cantonese Army to the ground.

Of the 30 division commanders in the six armies of the National Defense Force, the former Cantonese Army has 10 divisions. This is not because the National Defense Forces are crowding out the Cantonese Army, but because the original Cantonese Army only has so many divisions.

Although Commander-in-Chief Wu Aihua treats both old and new National Defense Force generals equally, how could Yu Hanmou not know, including his old boss Chen Jitang, that the relationship between the old National Defense Force and the new National Defense Force, specifically the former general of the Guangdong Army and the veteran general of the National Defense Force , have a comparison mentality.

Such a big mistake by Huang Tingzhen not only lost Huang Tingzhen's own face, but also lost the face of the original Guangdong army!

This mistake, there is another small trouble, that is, the loss is not Huang Tingzhen's directly subordinate troops, but Zhang Tongqing's subordinates of the 063 Division. Zhang Tongqing belongs to the old National Defense Force system.

Looking at the previous battle for Hongxi, the tank regiment of the 061 division also made a rash mistake, but in the end it was Li Jinxuan, the deputy commander of the 063 division, who led the 063rd marine regiment of the 3 division to make a quick breakthrough before the tank regiment of the 061 division The regiment and the Qingbu Battalion of the Howitzer Regiment of the 061 Division were rescued from the brink of danger.The dangerous situation in Hongxi was carried out completely according to Huang Tingzhen's pre-established combat plan. Li Jinxuan, the on-site commander, not only had no responsibility, but also contributed to the timely rescue.

"Commander, there is nothing wrong with fighting. In fact, I have analyzed that Master Huang's responsibility is not great, but that the Japanese 3rd Division is indeed a hard bone. Before that, we all underestimated him." Fourth Gao Zilong, deputy commander of the group army, persuaded him.

Gao Zilong, as early as when the National Defense Forces were still an "independent detachment", he served as the deputy head of the 2nd Marine Regiment in the reorganization of Longyan, and the head was Zhuang Xizhen. At that time, the independent detachment had only 4 marine regiments.

In December 1935, the Independent Detachment was reorganized into the "Independent Column", with five divisions under its jurisdiction. Among them, Gao Zilong was also the deputy commander of the 12nd Division of the Independent Column, and the division commander was also Zhuang Xizhen.

Generally speaking, a general like Gao Zilong, in the expansion of the National Defense Forces from 6 to 10 group armies, can completely become the commander of the new group army and lead an army of 15 alone; however, according to the needs of the National Defense Forces, he stayed The 4th Army continued to serve as deputy commander.

"Zilong, what do you think we should do?" Yu Hanmou asked.

"I think we can consider changing generals just before the battle, let Zhang Tongqing be the commander of the Hongyao campaign, and Huang Tingzhen be the deputy. What do you think of the army commander?" Gao Zilong suggested.

"Is that okay?" Yu Hanmou didn't know Zhang Tongqing very well.

"Try it. Anyway, we can't send other troops up for the time being. It may be more dangerous to change to a commander who is not familiar with the battlefield." Gao Zilong said.

"Okay, I'll go back and give Commander Xia some advice." Yu Hanmou didn't think that Zhang Tongqing and Gao Zilong belonged to the old National Defense Force system and had a bad association.

However, Gao Zilong really has such a little thought.That is, in his opinion, the former generals of the Cantonese Army may be very good at fighting, but there is still a certain gap between them and the generals who have grown up in the National Defense Force system.Which of the current generals of the National Defense Forces at the level of division commander did not follow Commander-in-Chief Wu Aihua to drill out of the ravine back then. The big victory of "Jie" made Gao Zilong think about the fighters in it, what would happen if he commanded himself.But in the end, the final result couldn't surpass Commander-in-Chief Wu Aihua's stroke of genius.

When Yu Hanmou was worried about the "Battle of Hongyao", Xia Zhongqing, commander of the field division, and Jiang Baili, chief of staff, were also thinking about it.The mistake Huang Tingzhen made was a very low-level mistake, so low-level that people with a little military knowledge would not do this.Dare to use the Japanese artillery coordinates in the morning directly in the afternoon?I really don't know what he was thinking.

Perhaps, Huang Tingzhen was eager to make contributions, and Ye Si said that he would launch a full-scale attack on the enemy at 5 pm, so he launched a full-scale attack in order to be consistent with Ye Si.But such a general can't really go very far.Because he lacks the qualities most needed by a general: independent thinking, judging the situation and knowing the enemy and yourself.

The "replacement" order of Nosi and the 6th Army soon reached Yangmiao.Huang Tingzhen looked dejected, and Zhang Tongqing didn't look too good either.In fact, after Huang Tingzhen ordered the firing, he already felt that there might be a problem, and changed the shelling from 10 minutes to 5 minutes, but it was a little belated.

Zhang Tongqing's complexion was not good, not because he felt that the howitzer regiment of the 063 Division had suffered heavy losses, but because he thought there might be a problem with the shelling order, but he didn't think deeply about the problem, so he didn't stop Huang Tingzhen's order.

"Old Zhang, I'm sorry." Huang Tingzhen dared to act boldly, and had the attitude of making mistakes even if he made a mistake.

"Old Huang, I'm sorry for what you said. I am also responsible for this matter. I am the deputy commander." Zhang Tongqing self-reflected.

The two of them took the matter lightly.Next, the two discussed tactics with the deputy division commanders and chiefs of staff of the two divisions, as well as the brigade commanders of several independent brigades of the group army.

The participants were Huang Tingzhen, commander of the 061 Division, Lai Weixian, the deputy commander, and Deng Minghan, the chief of staff; Zhang Tongqing, the commander of the 063 Division, Li Jinxuan, the deputy commander, Li Xianming, the chief of staff, Tang Baishe of the Rocket Artillery Brigade, Xie Lequan of the Heavy Artillery Brigade, Tang Shicheng of the Armored Brigade.

At the tactical seminar, someone proposed to bring up the heavy artillery brigade in Yaozhuang to confront the Japanese army. Zhang Tongqing, who had just been promoted to the commander of the campaign, believed that if the heavy artillery brigade was brought in, the Japanese artillery would definitely not be an opponent. However, Zhang Tongqing asked a question: We don't fight without heavy artillery?

After discussing for a while, the former officers of the National Defense Forces asked Zhang Tongqing to make up his own mind, and they agreed with whatever idea he had. However, the former general of the Cantonese Army felt that the original officers of the National Defense Forces were a bit strange because of the defeat of Master Huang, but he was not good at expressing them. What.Therefore, Zhang Tongqing began to issue campaign orders:

"First, the 063st Regiment of the 1 Division and the 3rd Regiment of the Armored Brigade moved to the southwest corner of Yangmiao tonight. The 1st Regiment will take the lead in attacking the southwest corner of Yangmiao early tomorrow morning. They can use weapons including 75mm mountain guns to attack the southwest corner of Yangmiao. The enemy launched a violent attack. If the enemy does not support, advance in an orderly manner into Yangmiao with the cooperation of the 3rd Armored Brigade; if the enemy resists violently, wipe out the enemy on the spot; the key point is to pay attention to anti-artillery and anti-Japanese tanks.”

"Second, the antiaircraft artillery battalion of the 063rd Division is hidden near the attack point of the 1st regiment. If the Japanese army dispatches tanks, the antiaircraft artillery battalion is required to shoot back the Japanese tanks with the fastest shelling speed."

The 20mm anti-aircraft gun seems to have a small caliber, not as large as the 37mm anti-tank gun, but don't forget the advantages of the anti-aircraft gun. First, the fire rate is fast, and the anti-aircraft gun is a rapid-fire gun; Big, flat shot against the thin-skinned Japanese tanks, there is no problem at all.

"Thirdly, the 1st and 2nd regiments of the Army Direct Armored Brigade and the 063rd Division Engineer Battalion were placed outside the unnamed river in the northwest of Yangmiao to contain the Japanese army and were ready to cross the river at any time to attack the enemy of Yangmiao."

"Fourth, the remaining artillery of the 063 Division Howitzer Regiment will be combined into two battalions. Tonight, they will move to the east and north of Gushan, and the 063 Division Rocket Battalion will move to the south of Gushan. Tomorrow, at any time, once the Japanese Artillery Wing is found If there is any movement, fire at it immediately. The main point is: one fires, and the other keeps silent; the rocket launcher must be transferred immediately after firing 2-3 rounds of shelling."

"Fifth, the 061nd Regiment of the 2 Division, as the reserve force of the whole army, is ready to attack Yang Temple at any time."

"At 4 o'clock tomorrow morning, launch the attack on time!" Finally, Zhang Tongqing said loudly.

Huang Tingzhen expressed full support for Zhang Tongqing's arrangement, and said that if the same arrangement was made in the afternoon, maybe he would not suffer such a big loss.

But Zhang Tongqing did not agree with this statement, but said that the afternoon was daytime, and the Japanese army would definitely be able to make a clear reconnaissance when the National Defense Forces were mobilized, and they did not have the conditions for such tactical arrangements.

However, Zhang Tongqing is still very confident in his tactics.Because this tactic is very similar to the "burning eel" mentioned by Commander-in-Chief Wu.Yangmiao is actually a big eel, with the eel tail in the southwest corner, the eel body in Yangmiao, and the eel head in Gushan.Now, eels are vicious and cunning, but I don't burn the eels first but the tails, and if the eels move, the other hand can grab it immediately when I see where you're lying.If the eel moves, then the 3rd Regiment of the Armored Brigade of the National Defense Forces will be used; if the Japanese army is fully active, then the three regiments of the Howitzer Regiment, the Rocket Battalion, the Armored Brigade, and the two Marine Regiments will all have their own opponents.

In fact, the Japanese army huddled in the fortifications was very passive in itself, and it was a picture of being beaten.Although the fortifications are strong and there are many firepower points, this is fighting on China's own soil, and the National Defense Forces generally will not be unable to fight because of ammunition or supplies. So, what are you worried about?Play slowly.

And this slow fight seems to be a loose order for the division commander of the National Defense Forces, but in the eyes of Commander-in-Chief Wu Aihua, is this not a tactic?Fighting slowly to see the next move of the Japanese army, especially the actions of the South China Front Army, is Wu Aihua's goal.

At 1938 o'clock in the morning on February 2, 25, the sky was barely bright at this time.After squatting in the fortifications and trenches all night, the Japanese soldiers who were frightened and frightened finally felt relieved, because after dawn, another army came to pick up their posts.

"Boom boom boom..."

The Japanese army who took over the post did not come, but the artillery attack of the Wehrmacht arrived as scheduled!

The first round of firing was the 18 75mm mountain cannons of the National Defense Forces Marine Regiment's standard equipment.This round of artillery fire was not intended to annihilate the Japanese army, but to "clear up" the site. One of the tasks of the Shanpao Battalion was to clear the way for the marine soldiers.This kind of clearing is slightly different from the clearing in the battle for Hongxi.Hongxi is advancing by leaps and bounds, while Yangmiao is slowly clearing the way. The first round is only to clear out a site about 200 meters wide and 400 meters deep for the forward marine soldiers, so that the soldiers can go forward to dig temporary trenches. Use this as a base for the second attack.

ps: I have something to do in the afternoon, and the second one will be later.