The Red War God of Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 409 Water is impermanent, soldiers are impermanent

3月15日中午12点，国防军前锋部队171师何绍周部正式抵达伯力近郊，并向伯力方向摆出进攻态势。亚历山大见国防军后续部队至少还有50公里以上路程，以为有机可乘，立即出动了2个步兵师1个坦克师以及1个炮兵师对何绍周部进行“围歼”。

He Shaozhou, a native of Xingyi, Guizhou, is the son of He Yinglu, the second brother of He Yingqin, the deputy commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces. He graduated from Whampoa, and then went to Japan to study military affairs. Unlike the "second generation of officials" of later generations, they are very cautious and good at fighting. In 1944, when he served as the commander of the Eighth Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, he won the "Songshan Battle" as a commander in western Yunnan.

He Shaozhou studied infantry and field artillery in Japan; after entering the National Defense Forces system, he also studied armored forces.He went deep alone this time, in a sense, he acted as a "bait", hoping to draw the Soviet army out of the strong fortification bunker in Khabarovsk to fight a field battle.

However, this "bait" is not so easy to use, because if it is not done well, it may be eaten by the Soviet army.However, in the 17th Group Army, Lin Yangchun, the elementary school boy of the fourth phase of Whampoa, finally chose He Shaozhou, the "big brother" of the first phase of Whampoa.

The 2 infantry divisions of the Soviet Army are not terrible, because it has only 6 regiments, with a population of about 23000; what is terrible is that each of its infantry divisions has 2 infantry regiments, plus an artillery division , so that its artillery with a caliber above 75mm has reached more than 300.

The tank divisions of the Soviet Army are also relatively effective. Among the total 186 tanks, 20 belong to the t26 tank.

However, the 171st division is not a ripe peach, you can pick it if you want.

The total number of the 171st Division is about 25000, of which about 1 are pure infantry. The number is more than twice that of the Soviet army, but its firepower is more than twice as strong. It must be the opponent of 2 soldiers of the Wehrmacht.

再说火炮，国防军拥有1个榴炮团108门105mm榴弹炮，拥有1个火箭炮营8门24管100mm火箭炮，此外还拥有3个炮兵营，共计装备有36门75mm山炮，36门39式88mm速射炮，火炮总数只有188门。如果将火箭炮每一管也算成一门炮的话，国防军75mm以上火炮的总数就比苏军多出75门。

Besides tanks, the tanks of the 171st Division must be at a disadvantage when facing a Soviet tank division, because the tank regiment of the Wehrmacht has only 48 t-24 tanks and 48 t-12 assault tanks.This requires He Shaozhou to plan carefully.

Another factor worthy of He Shaozhou's concern is that the Soviet artillery has 12 120mm caliber cannons.Because of its relatively long range, if it cannot be wiped out, the 171st Division may be hit hard by these 12 guns.However, other artillery pieces of the Soviet army have various weaknesses. For example, the artillery pieces with very random calibers are organized in one combat unit, which reduces the power of the artillery pieces.

In addition, among infantry mortars, a division of the Wehrmacht has 144 80mm mortars, which is slightly less than the two Soviet infantry divisions. However, considering that the Soviet army has at least 2% of the 70.00mm mortars, it is also It's nothing.Because the grenade guns of the Chinese army are definitely stronger than the grenades and 60 grenades of the Soviet army.

This is also where the Soviet army's organization is chaotic. Strictly speaking, the 60-degree force and the grenadier are the same weapon. The power of the two is very close, and there is no need to equip them repeatedly.

In general, the four divisions of the Soviet Army have about 55000 people, double the number of personnel, double the number of tanks, and nearly double the number of artillery. In terms of quality, the Chinese army is excellent. They are still weak, but when they really fight, it's really hard to say who will win.

Seeing the Soviet army leaving the city, He Shaozhou did not go up eagerly. Instead, he led the whole army back again and again until they retreated [-] kilometers to the east and slightly south, before relying on a [-]-meter-high A small mountain range and several villages took defensive positions.

If we follow the normal way of fighting, this battle is destined to be a battle in which one thousand enemies will be killed and eight hundred will be harmed. Such a result is not what the National Defense Forces want, nor what He Shaozhou wants.

In fact, during the retreat, He Shaozhou was already making arrangements. He "transferred" most of the tank regiment's tanks and the divisional reconnaissance battalion out. Only 12 T-12 assault tanks followed He Shaozhou.

He Shaozhou's idea is very simple. Whether the tanks of the National Defense Forces are used well or not is the key to whether this battle can be won.If the tanks of the Wehrmacht and the tanks of the Soviet Union are used for tank decisive battles, the result may be a lose-lose situation, because there are too many Soviet tanks after all.The 37mm guns of the old Soviet tanks are fine when they hit the front of the T-12, but there is something wrong with the side.

As a mobile force, tanks should not be allowed to fight defensive battles.This is He Shaozhou's simplest idea.

The reconnaissance battalion has strong individual combat effectiveness and strong survivability in entanglement with the enemy. Putting it behind the enemy can not only perform reconnaissance, but also serve as a mobile force.

He Shaozhou finally decided to stick to the position, about 30 kilometers away from Khabarovsk, and about 60 kilometers away from the National Defense Forces support troops.If he does not retreat, it will be about 10 kilometers from Khabarovsk and 50 kilometers from the Wehrmacht.He Shaozhou only used this trick to increase the difficulty of the support of the Soviet army's follow-up troops, and added certain variables to the battle between the two sides.

When He Shaozhou commanded the retreat of the 171st Division, the Division Engineer Battalion was still at the forefront.Therefore, when the artillery of the 171st Division retreated into place, the engineer battalion had built a detour to pull the artillery up the unnamed small mountain range.

Although He Shaozhou's retreat was not slow, the Soviet army also pursued quickly. Before the positions of the 171st Division were set up, the artillery of the Soviet Army began to fire shells at several villages guarded by the Wehrmacht.

It is not easy to build fortifications in the field of soldiers and snow. Therefore, the building materials of the four villages naturally became the fortification materials of the 171st Division. At the same time, these villages will also become the best cemeteries for burying Soviet troops.

There is a small stream in front of the two villages on the front, which has already frozen at this time. This is the first blocking position of the 171st Division. He Shaozhou mobilized the grenade guns of one regiment and the squad machine gun of the other regiment to give the Soviet army An insurmountable position was laid down. There were a total of 108 grenade guns in a regiment, guarding the front with a width of about 3 kilometers, preparing to resist the attack of Soviet tanks.

There are a total of 166 machine guns in a regiment's squad, with an average of one machine gun guarding every 18 meters of width; in addition, He Shaozhou also sent a battalion of 500 Type 39 assault rifles to guard.

If the Soviet army wants to break through such a defense, it must show some real skills.

About 300 meters behind the creek, there is a continuous forest. He Shaozhou placed 36 88mm rapid-fire guns and 24 58mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns of the whole division here, which are also used to deal with Soviet tanks.

此外，何绍周将全师的8门24管100mm火箭炮直于正面两座村庄左侧，而将36门75mm山炮置于村庄右侧。这两种火炮的炮击距离都是10公里。

The heavy firepower howitzer regiment of the whole division all pulled up the unnamed hill and occupied the highest point. Because of its height, the firing range can be increased by about 1 kilometer.There is a characteristic of artillery combat. If one or 1-3 artillery fires, the accuracy will be greatly affected if it exceeds a distance of more than 5 kilometers; however, when more than 10 artillery salvos are fired, it is mainly for surface Strike does not require high shelling accuracy, as long as the shells fall into a large range.

The Soviet artillery bombardment continued, but the damage to the Wehrmacht was very limited.Because the artillery regiment of the infantry division that the Soviet army shelled was obviously, and most of them were small-caliber artillery, his artillery division did not pull up so quickly.

Amidst the rumbling explosions, the National Defense Forces quickly arranged their fortifications.

"Order: 80 troops from each unit, use the company as a unit to fight back against the Soviet artillery!" He Shaozhou couldn't let the Soviet army keep suppressing the attack. More than 30 soldiers were sacrificed, and hundreds more were injured.

"Boom boom boom..." As soon as He Shaozhou's order was issued, the 80 mortars of the National Defense Forces who could reach the distance began to bombard freely.

The shelling of the Soviet army was originally reconnaissance and tentative. The tank troops did not come up, and the infantry did not dare to charge at will, so their light artillery went to explore the way.

On the outskirts of Khabarovsk, the headquarters of the Soviet attack force.

"General, is there any conspiracy in the Chinese army?" Major General Bilyasin, commander of the 267th Infantry Division of the Soviet Army, asked with some concern.The general he was talking about was the commander of the attack group out of the city, the Soviet general Aleksandrov, the commander of the 2nd Army of the Soviet Far Eastern Front.

"The actions of the Chinese army are really puzzling, but as long as our reconnaissance troops pay attention to the Chinese reinforcements, I think it doesn't matter what kind of conspiracy the Chinese have." Aleksandrov has already seen He Shaozhou's "intent". Increase the support distance of Soviet reinforcements.However, China's possible reinforcements are still not close.

"Where has the Artillery Division moved?" General Alexandrov glanced at Major General Olukhel, commander of the 17th Artillery Division of the Soviet Army, and asked.

"Comrade Alexandrov, the artillery division has moved into place and is setting up positions. In 10 minutes, it will be able to form fire support for the infantry brothers!" Major General Olyukhel said.

"So, respected General Pevek, where is your tank division?" General Alexandrov asked Major General Pevek, the commander of the 36th Tank Division.

"General, the 36th Tank Division has reached the forward attack position of the infantry division, but..." Major General Pevek wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to start.

"Just what?" asked Alexandrov.This guy, wouldn't he be timid before a fight?