He wants to eliminate not only the enemies in Wuchang City, but also other Japanese troops trying to support here.
In order to do this, Liu Hong needs to do two things.
The first point is to eliminate all the Japanese troops in Wuchang City before the Japanese reinforcements arrive here.
The second point is to deploy sufficient troops on the marching route of the Japanese reinforcements to ambush these Japanese troops.
Now they have obtained the information provided to them by the intelligence department of the Fourth Army.
From such a piece of information, he could clearly know the strength of the brigade supported by the Japanese army, their marching route, and even the approximate time of departure and arrival.
With such information guarantee, Liu Hong can implement his next battle plan.
He first asked one of his brigades to serve as an ambush force and build ambush positions on the roads along the way.
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The Wuchang City they want to attack has two main goals.
The first target is the airport outside Wuchang City, which is the key to allowing the troops supported by the southern front to land here.
Including the subsequent support of various weapons and materials, the airport in this place will also be needed to provide them with sufficient logistical support.
In addition to these, another problem they need to solve is to eliminate all the Japanese troops in Wuchang City.
There are not many Japanese troops stationed in this city, only about a thousand people at full strength.
The airborne division of the Fourth Army responsible for attacking here has more than 5,000 people.
The Japanese troops in Wuchang City were very cautious. They had received orders last night to close the city gates tightly and build sufficient defensive positions on the periphery.
If the enemy on the opposite side attacks them at this time, they will hold on to these peripheral defensive positions, and their city walls will also become their last barrier.
The biggest weakness of the airborne division is that they lack enough heavy weapons to carry out offensive operations.
But the large number of light weapons they carry can also provide them with sufficient fire support.
But it may be difficult to directly attack the city wall held by the Japanese army.
What¡¯s more, there are still a large number of civilians in the city, and they cannot directly call fighter jets and bombers to carry out large-scale bombing of Wuchang City where the Japanese army is stationed.
If he does that, Liu Hong can basically bid farewell to his military career and prepare to take a shot.
So, we need to lure the snake out of its hole.
This unit that originally supported Wuchang City has now gone through a night of forced marches, and the soldiers are very tired.
But now they still need to speed up.
Guderian gave them a very clear order. They must arrive in Wuchang City before dark, support the troops arriving here, and help them consolidate their defense lines.
This mixed brigade of the Japanese army has a strength of 5,000 people, plus the strength of the Japanese army originally stationed in Wuchang City, the total strength is about 6,000 to 7,000 people.
With so many soldiers stationed here, unless the armored units of the Fourth Army can descend from the sky, it will be difficult to capture Wuchang City in a short time just relying on infantry units.
The Japanese troops in the Harbin area can use roads to maneuver at relatively high speeds.
At this time, as long as the Japanese troops in Wuchang City resist the attack of the Fourth Army troops, their troops in the Harbin area can advance along the highway to support here. They can arrive here in more than a day at most.
Liu Hong led their troops in an ambush operation between mountains.
The terrain here is more suitable for ambush operations compared to other flatter enemies.
Liu Hong¡¯s plan was to use the troops at hand to carry out encirclement operations against the Japanese brigade that had come to support them.
While other troops are temporarily hiding.
When the Japanese brigade is beaten to the point where it cannot hold on, the Japanese troops in the city will inevitably be called to come over and support them.
If the Japanese troops in the city support them, then the troops of the Fourth Army canAmbush these Japanese troops along the way and attack their supporting forces.
" In this case, it is equivalent to weakening the Japanese defense force in Wuchang City in disguised form.
Make preparations for their subsequent military operations to attack Wuchang City.
This time 75 zw z.com Zhang Si. Although the current Japanese army has entered a state of fighting, in the eyes of many Japanese commanders, the main force of the enemy's troops is already attacking Buyeo City.
It would be difficult for them to mobilize another armored force to conduct such a long-distance maneuver and then launch a surprise attack on Wuchang City.
It¡¯s just that Guderian¡¯s feeling was obviously sharper than theirs, so he issued the order very resolutely.
The Japanese army supported this brigade in the past, even if it was reluctant, but now they have to hurry up and try to increase the speed of their support.
Liu Hong and his troops quickly established two complete ambush positions before noon.
An ambush position, mainly to surround and attack the 199th Brigade supported by the Japanese army.
As for the other ambush position, it was to ambush the Wuchang City defenders who came here for reinforcements and eliminate them. . outside the city.
The Japanese army obviously does not know that the airborne troops of the Fourth Army have already launched combat deployment outside the city.
Most of their soldiers are still there reinforcing their defensive positions, or discussing the fighting situation in Harbin and the future war trend.
Yashi Hirakawa, the commander of the Japanese 199th Brigade, was sitting in his jeep, looking at the team spreading in front, and shouted: "Through the valley in front, our troops will have a good rest. Ichiban.¡±
Zhida z.com Zhixiao. Originally, because of Guderian's order, he also tried his best to make his soldiers advance at high speed.
But now it seems that this is completely unnecessary, because judging from the intelligence obtained from Wuchang City, the enemy on the opposite side has no intention of attacking Wuchang City at all.
Not even reconnaissance planes have ever flown from there