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Chapter 837: The Impact of the Battle on the Northern Front (Part 1)

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    Originally, Li Guoyao dug a hole for the Jaaps in the direction of Zaozhuang. He hoped that when the Japanese army in Zaozhuang learned that the main force of the Shandong Guerrilla Corps was not in Xiong'er Mountain, they would immediately launch a full-scale attack on Xiong'er Mountain.

    And they took this opportunity to quietly return to Xiong'er Mountain, and then caught the little Japanese off guard.

    But it is a pity that the little devil was not fooled. Instead of taking the initiative to launch an attack, the Japanese 32nd Division in Zaozhuang unexpectedly shrank its troops and assumed a defensive posture, which completely ruined Li Guoyao's wishful thinking.  failed.

    In fact, it was not that Kimura Hy¨­taro did not want to send troops, but that the North China Front Army Headquarters and the 12th Army Headquarters directly rejected his request to send troops, and did not leave him any chance. Instead, they asked him to take the initiative to shrink his troops, which prevented the 32nd Army.  The division was severely damaged again.

    It was not that the North China Front Army Headquarters and the 12th Army Headquarters knew that Li Guoyao had set them up, but that the Japanese army's battle in the northeast had entered a fever pitch.  All eyes were drawn to the Nomenkan area.

    In July, the Japanese 23rd Division launched multiple attacks on the east bank of the Halaha River. The results not only failed to achieve its intended purpose, but also suffered heavy losses.

    Regarding the failure in July, the Japanese army conducted a battle summary and finally concluded that there were four main reasons for the Kwantung Army's failure in the battle against the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces.

    First of all, the night battle, which the Japanese army believed to be good at, failed. In addition to equipping its solid and deep defensive positions with a large number of heavy firearms, the Soviet-Mongolian army also built anti-tank trenches around important strongholds and set up anti-tank minefields and heights.  In addition to the multi-layered barbed wire fence, the position was also equipped with many searchlights and various lighting facilities. The high platform position on the west bank of the river also enhanced the supporting artillery firepower.

    Whenever the Japanese army shouted "Long Live" at night and charged forward in groups, searchlights were suddenly turned on on the Soviet-Mongolian army's position and a large number of illumination bombs were fired, illuminating the vicinity of the position as if it were daytime, making the unobstructed Japanese army  Losing the support of "night", they were fully exposed to the open area in front of the Soviet and Mongolian army positions, and were shot by heavy firepower.

    Secondly, the "White Soldier Doctrine" that the Japanese army is proud of, even with bayonets, is obviously ineffective.  The tactic of relying on cold weapons and bayonets was rarely used by various countries in World War I. They all focused on increasing the density of firepower to eliminate the opponent's effective forces.

    The Japanese army did not go to Europe to participate in the First World War, nor did they encounter opponents with high-density firepower, so they always regarded the only last resort method in modern combat - bayonet fighting as a way to win.

    Based on the experience of World War I and the Civil War, the Soviet Army paid great attention to "fire control", that is, firepower density, so most of the soldiers' light weapons have been automated; it also strengthened its artillery, and at critical moments, it was required to be within the artillery firing area.  , an average of two shells explode per square meter within 1 minute.

    In these battles, when the Japanese army launched an overwhelming charge, the various artillery groups of the Soviet and Mongolian armies on both sides of the river used intensive firepower that intertwined with each other, causing the Japanese army not only to suffer heavy casualties, but also to suffer psychological consequences.  great fear.

    Many Japanese soldiers and officers recalled afterwards that the loess exploded by countless Soviet and Mongolian artillery shells mixed with the thick black smoke, which suddenly turned the sky above the position from sunny to cloudy.  Due to the "fire control" of the Soviet army, the "white soldier doctrine" of the Japanese army could not work.

    Thirdly, the Japanese army studied the military bridge area leading to Hexi from the Soviet-Mongolian Army many times and sent special troops to attack it. In fact, many of these military bridges were camouflage and temporary bridges used by the Soviet-Mongolian Army.  .  Most of the real bridges are under the water of the Halaha River, or they are called hidden bridges.

    This kind of bridge is built on a flat underwater concrete surface after laying a foundation on the river bed and based on the rise and fall of the river water and the width and depth required for the passage of people, vehicles, and artillery.  When conducting reconnaissance on the ground of this kind of bridge, it is difficult to detect it without being near it. Unless the transparency of the river water is high, it is also difficult to detect it from the air.

    The Japanese army always believed that cutting off the bridge on the Halaha River could separate the Soviet and Mongolian army's front and rear positions and defeat them one by one.  In fact, the bridge on the river became a lure target for the Japanese army.

    Fourth, the Soviet and Mongolian troops used fake tactics to pretend to retreat to Hexi before the Japanese attack, but the Japanese did not doubt it.

    Soon after the "pursuit" began, the leading troops were forced to stop due to a planned counterattack by the Soviet and Mongolian troops.  At this time, the Soviet and Mongolian artillery groups in Hedong and Hexi fired artillery fire in unison according to the predetermined plan, killing a large number of Japanese troops who were stationary.

    After analysis, the Japanese commanders on the front line reported the situation to the Kwantung Army headquarters, and finally closedThe military headquarters immediately made a decision to continue the attack after adding more artillery.

    Subsequently, the Kwantung Army Headquarters ordered the artillery commander, Major General Eitaro Uchiyama, to serve as the commander-in-chief. In addition to the 13th Field Artillery Regiment and the 1st Independent Field Artillery Regiment that were already on the battlefield, the 1st Field Heavy Artillery Regiment was added.  (16 15 cm caliber howitzers), 7th Independent Field Heavy Artillery Regiment (16 10 cm caliber cannons), Muling Heavy Artillery Regiment (6 15 cm caliber cannons).

    It is planned to add 38 new large-caliber artillery pieces, plus the original 44 artillery pieces of the two artillery regiments, for a total of 82 artillery pieces.

    In order to wait for the artillery, the Japanese army did not conduct large-scale continuous attacks for about half a month, so that the Soviet and Mongolian troops had ample time to increase their troops, transport supplies, replenish equipment, and strengthen fortifications.

    After Uchiyama Eitaro's artillery arrived on the battlefield, the 23rd Division determined the date to continue attacking the Soviet and Mongolian troops in Hedong as July 23.  Four infantry regiments and five artillery regiments were responsible for the main frontal attack.

    In addition, Yasuoka Masaomi's 1st Tank Regiment and Division Search Team are located in the Duck Lake area about 16 kilometers north of the main attack corps, serving as security on the north side; the Xing'an Division of the Puppet Manchu Army is located about 8 kilometers south of the main attack corps.  Near the 744-kilometer highland, it serves as the southern security guard for the main offensive force.

    The Japanese army has great expectations for artillery in this attack.

    Regarding the tasks of the artillery, the Japanese enemy's former headquarters required that during the first period of efficient firing, the first step was to eliminate the Soviet and Mongolian army's artillery and destroy its military bridges; then to cover the infantry attack and continue to destroy the opponent's artillery. The scheduled firing duration was two  Hour.

    In the second period of extended shooting, after the infantry reaches the east bank of the Halaha River, it assists in mopping up; but the heavy artillery still performs the task of destroying the opponent's artillery, especially the opponent's new artillery. The scheduled firing time is from 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes.  .

    On July 23, the weather was fine. At 6:30, the Japanese artillery first used field artillery to conduct induced firing in an attempt to detect the positions of the Soviet and Mongolian artillery groups.

    Sure enough, the Soviet and Mongolian troops launched a counterattack. The Japanese artillery intelligence team and the aircraft that took off recorded and reported the location and distance of the Soviet and Mongolian artillery positions one by one.

    Based on these data, the Japanese artillery group immediately launched a high-efficiency fire. The rumbling sound shook the earth, making the Soviet and Mongolian artillery positions filled with dust and thick smoke. At that time, each gun of the Japanese army fired about two base shells.  Later, the Soviet-Mongolian army's artillery fire began to fall silent. Through observation, the Japanese army estimated that about 2 artillery batteries of the Soviet-Mongolian army on the other side had been eliminated and 5 to 6 artillery batteries had been suppressed. Therefore, they ordered the regiments at the starting point of the attack to  , attack together.

    At 11 o'clock in the morning, tens of thousands of Japanese infantrymen, inspired by the artillery/shooting, shouted "Long live the Imperial Japanese Army" like a flood bursting a bank, and rushed straight towards the Soviet-Mongolian army's position.

    However, the situation suddenly changed in the blink of an eye. The previously silent Soviet and Mongolian troops were suddenly covered in artillery fire. The Soviet and Mongolian troops in the front-line fortifications used submachine guns, light and heavy machine guns, 12.7 mm large-caliber machine guns, 37 mm  The caliber machine guns cooperated with various large-caliber guns and the C§¢ light bomber group that later arrived on the battlefield, forming a blazing "fire wall" in front of the position.

    Most of the Japanese soldiers who rushed forward fell under this "wall of fire", and some struggled among the corpses.

    This sudden situation caused panic among the Japanese soldiers and officers.  The 23rd Division and the 7th Division did not issue any orders at this time, but the Japanese troops on the front, which was about 12 kilometers wide, were suddenly forced to automatically stop their attacks due to strong counterattacks by the Soviet and Mongolian troops.

    The Japanese army took half a month to prepare and specially strengthened their artillery, but they got such a result. Based on this unexpected situation, Otozaburo Yano and Michutaro Komatsubara ordered the troops to stop the attack.

    At the same time, the heavy artillery was required to move forward and directly destroy the Soviet and Mongolian army's first-line fortifications in order to effectively support the infantry.

    However, in the following days, the Japanese army also failed to achieve any effective results. On the contrary, the troops suffered extremely heavy losses, especially the tank troops were almost wiped out. In desperation, the Kwantung Army Headquarters had to stop the attack.

    As the attacks suffered successive setbacks and the frontline troops suffered heavy losses, the long-standing contradiction between the Kwantung Army headquarters and the base camp completely broke out. This not only affected the battles on the Northeast front, but also affected the entire Japanese army invading China, including the Japanese troops in North China and Central China.  trends.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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