The Japanese army's second attack continued after a brief pause.
It was already entering the afternoon, but the Japanese artillery fire was still fierce.
The Fourth Army responded with more ferocious shelling and an equally ferocious charge by the Japanese.
Soldiers on both sides were fighting frantically. Whether it was the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side or the soldiers of the Fourth Army standing here, they had even forgotten the fear of death.
Under the orders of the commander, they launched charges to the front again and again.
Just when the soldiers in Harbin city were fighting a bloody battle with the Japanese army amidst continuous artillery fire.
A hundred kilometers away from here, on the road from Qiqihar to Baicheng, a large number of tanks and armored vehicles are advancing towards Baicheng.
The Japanese scouts were hiding in the woods on the side, staring at the troops heading towards Baicheng.
The Japanese squad leader observed here for a long time, and then said to the Japanese soldiers on the side: "The enemy's troops are large in number. With so many troops, I'm afraid there is already an armored division."
"How many troops does the enemy have in Qiqihar?"
The soldier asked.
The Japanese squad leader shook his head and said: "I'm not very clear about this. Let's report what we see to our rear headquarters now."
With that said, he picked up the radio and began to report the situation he had learned to their headquarters in the rear.
In the Japanese army¡¯s general headquarters, Guderian was discussing with his commanders how to end the peripheral street fighting as soon as possible and invade the inner city where the enemy was stationed.
¡°The enemy¡¯s counterattack was extremely swift and violent, and the enemy¡¯s artillery firepower was very fierce. Our several counterattacks were blocked by the enemy¡¯s artillery firepower.
If this continues, it will be almost impossible for our troops to break through the enemy's defense line in the block from the front. "
A Japanese division commander said while patting the table.
He was very excited. During the daytime battle, he lost four squadrons and nearly a thousand troops in just three hours.
No one can withstand such rapid consumption.
What¡¯s more, they had already lost a lot of troops in their previous attack on the city wall. At this time bxwx.co Zhang Si
"I can understand your feelings, but the heavy artillery we can use now is becoming less and less.
We must leave some heavy artillery to support the enemy's armored forces that may advance over. "
Hans said from the side.
He naturally knew that all the troops suffered heavy losses in such an attack.
But now they can no longer mobilize a large number of heavy artillery to bomb the enemy's neighborhoods.
The enemy's artillery firepower on the opposite side was much more ferocious than theirs, and the enemy's air power was also bombarding these Japanese artillery firepower continuously.
Many artillery pieces of the Japanese army had just fired less than one round of shells, and were already blown into pieces by fighter jets and bombers that flew over.
"How many artillery pieces can we still use now?" Guderian tapped his index finger on the table.
At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran over from outside and shouted: "Important information."
Guderian, who originally looked a little unhappy, said after hearing these words: "Say!!"
"Our army's scout troops discovered a large number of enemy armored troops on the road from Qiqihar to Baicheng."
The soldier reported.
As soon as these words came out, the entire command center suddenly started talking.
This is a very important military maneuver, indicating that the enemy's offensive in the west may be launched from the direction of Baicheng.
Guderian naturally knew what this information meant, and he asked: "A large number of armored troops? How many? An armored division?"
"Yes, the scout troops in the front have preliminary estimates that the enemy has the strength of an armored division."
The soldier who came to report replied.
Hearing these words, everyone¡¯s eyes subconsciously fell on the map and on the location of Baicheng.
"What do you mean? The enemy has been brewing in Qiqihar for such a long time. Is the final plan to launch an attack from Baicheng?"
Hans looked at the map and couldn't help but ponder.
"If we launch an offensive in a hundred cities??In fact, it is not impossible.
After all, if we attack the rear of our army from here, we can directly cut off our connection with Changchun, and even cut off our logistics supplies, which should be a very simple matter. ¡±强牺 bxwx.co 读牺
"If that is really the case, then our defensive strength in the Baicheng area may not be enough. We need to at least send an additional division in this direction."
The Japanese commanders on the side were talking a lot.
Guderian¡¯s eyes were solemn, staring in the direction of Baicheng.
He did not make a quick decision just because of such a piece of information.
The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and the actions of the enemy on the opposite side may be just a bait.
If it is just a bait, it is probably to deceive them and mobilize troops from the Daqing area to support the defense line in the eastern part of Baicheng.
If this is the case, then the place where the Fourth Army wants to attack is still the Daqing area.
The attack in the direction of Baicheng may be just a feint.
As for the armored units that were mobilized, it might be a false shot.
Either an enemy truck or a car, disguised as a tank or armored vehicle.
And their scouts, because they were conducting reconnaissance in the dark, did not have very good vision.
Therefore, it is possible to mistake those camouflaged trucks and cars for armored vehicles or tanks.
Thinking of this, he said: "Let them continue their investigation, and at the same time, the troops on the east side of Baicheng's defense line will immediately dispatch reconnaissance troops.
If the enemy's armored troops are discovered and enter the Baicheng area, it means that there is no problem with the intelligence this time.
If the enemy's armored troops are not found in the Baicheng area, it means that the enemy is just making a false shot and wants to make a move to attack the east and the west. "
Guderian adopted a relatively safe approach.
Although doing so may delay their troop mobilization.
But it is better than blindly mobilizing troops and letting the enemy take advantage of the loopholes. Zhida z.com Zhixiao
Without Daqing, the Japanese troops in the Harbin area would be really in danger.
After Guderian's order was issued, the Japanese troops located on the outskirts of the Baicheng area immediately dispatched elite scouts to hide in the Baicheng area to look for traces of the armored troops