coobybook Chapter 275: The Division Became the Target of Encirclement and Suppression as Soon as It Entered th
Chapter 275: The Division Became the Target of Encirclement and Suppression as Soon as It Entered th
The situation on the battlefield was complicated. In the flames of explosions, Japanese soldiers kept falling to the ground.
The air was filled with blood and smoke, but Japs continued to rush out of the city, trying to use their bodies to stop the tanks from advancing.
Dozens of BT-7 tanks have superior performance and amazing advance speed.
The Russian T34 was derived from it. One is a fast tank belonging to the light tank, and the other is a legendary medium tank.
In terms of tank performance and design, the Russians can rank in the top three, while the Japanese are far inferior.
The role of fast tanks is to fight in a mobile manner, to strike at the weak points of the enemy and to impact their heavy artillery with swift and flexible means.
The artillery and logistics troops were vulnerable, had no suitable anti-tank weapons, and no effective firepower, and were slaughtered and routed.
The cavalry division that finally arrived at the battlefield pulled out light machine guns, submachine guns, and light cavalry rifles and charged into the battle, massacring the remaining Japanese devils.
At this moment, the 63rd Division Headquarters became a battlefield where the Eighth Route Army comrades could act freely.
The combat effectiveness of the Security Division was poor and it could not withstand the assault of a tank regiment and a cavalry division.
What's more, there was air fire support, which took the lead in launching a round of indiscriminate bombing.
While fighting in Tongliao, the tank brigade pressed forward towards Beibaichengzi, pursuing the defeated soldiers of the Japanese division.
The tanks were like tigers, charging into the flock of sheep, biting left and right, devouring the enemy's manpower.
There was only one thing in the minds of all the armored soldiers: annihilate the enemy, destroy the enemy, and crush them.
Ding Wei's tank unit was not a regular organization. A normal armored division should be a combination of tanks and mobile forces. According to the organization of the Dezi Armored Division, 150 tanks would be enough.
The Eighth Route Army was formed late and has a weak foundation. It is unable to deploy mechanized troops, and many modern tactics are difficult to implement. Currently, it has to settle for the second best and let the cavalry division cooperate with the Soviet tank regiment.
The effect is the same. After the cavalry arrives at the battlefield, they quickly charge into battle.
The cavalry guns and mortars they carried attacked the devils fiercely, quickly making up for the infantry firepower and clearing the remaining devils around the heavy artillery regiment.
Li Meng reported the situation to the headquarters, saying that he had grasped the situation in Tongliao and that multiple Japanese troops were attacking there.
Heavy weapons were difficult to transfer, and the Japanese field artillery regiment, engineering regiment, and 63rd Division Command were still entangled in front of them.
It is suggested to use the tank regiment as the core to destroy the enemy's divisional headquarters, and then use tanks to form a defensive position and surround the outer column troops to implement the tactic of center blooming.
"Commander? What do you think?"
Zhou Weiguo looked at Ding Wei and asked the mobile force to switch to defensive operations, which was not what was expected of the mobile force.
But there was a field artillery regiment and a heavy artillery regiment within their encirclement.
The former has 24 75mm field guns, and the latter has 24 150mm howitzers and cannons, all of which are valuable stuff.
Now it is a case of a big circle enclosing a small circle. Ding Wei's Soviet tank regiment and cavalry division surrounded the two artillery regiments of the Japanese and also surrounded the headquarters of the 63rd Division.
The Japanese support forces, including the mobile forces of the 23rd Division, were pressing towards Tongliao, forming a second encirclement.
The Fourth Column, part of the First Column, and two artillery regiments followed closely behind the Japanese and formed a third encirclement.
The big circle is inside the small circle, how to fight?
The problem was placed before Ding Wei: on one side were two artillery regiments, and on the other side were the mechanized forces of the 23rd Division.
Which is more important?
If we choose the artillery regiment and seize these dozens of cannons, we will need mobile forces to fight a defensive battle to deal with both internal and external forces.
This is not a combat habit they are good at.
If you choose the 23rd Division's mechanized forces, you will have to abandon the heavy weapons in Tongliao, destroy them all, and then join forces with the st Column to attack Nishiyama Fukutaro.
South or north? Left or right?
Ding Wei pondered for a moment and snorted coldly.
Only children make choices, so of course they want them all.
"Order Li Meng of the Tank Regiment and the First Cavalry Division to capture Tongliao tonight and rely on the city to hold on."
"After the flight squadron rested for half an hour, it launched another attack to cooperate with the operations in the Chifeng and Chaoshi directions."
"The First Column is attacking Chifeng. If the Japanese want to support the 63rd Division, they have to see if their own Type A Division is qualified enough."
"The Third Column is attacking Chaoshi area fiercely. Open fire at full force. Don't be stingy with the consumption of artillery and tanks. If you wipe out a company, I will give it a regiment."
At 10:34 that night, after Ding Wei's order was issued, the columns of the Suirecha Military Region and the troops directly under the columns attacked one after another.
The soldiers have been ready at all times these days. They never take off their shoes when they sleep at night. When the order comes, they get up from the bed and touch their guns.
"Assemble, assemble quickly, inform all units of the Third Column. Within half an hour, I want to hear the sound of gunfire resounding through the enemy's positions."
Zhang Dabiao shouted orders, threw his hat down, and felt his entire head filled with blood.
The Third Column had the largest number of troops and considerable combat effectiveness. It immediately pressed towards the Chaoshi area. Multiple companies were responsible for the main attack, assaulting the enemy's firepower points from the front.
Infantry guns and anti-tank guns were pulled out, using penetrating firepower to focus on attacking the enemy's bunkers and machine gun positions.
A direct shot, the bunker quickly went out of fire, there were a lot of anti-tank guns, and they were transferred to the battalion level. The comrades pushed the artillery forward and aimed and fired directly.
There was a roar of artillery fire, and the war broke out just as the 23rd Division's mobile troops marched north.
The offensive was extremely fierce, and a large amount of supporting firepower was invested, which instantly destroyed the Japanese front-line positions.
Fukutaro Nishiyama still used puppet troops on the front line, followed by security forces, and the last line was the real veterans of the Type A division.
The combat effectiveness of the puppet army in Manchuria is acceptable. If we look at it from a national perspective, the combat effectiveness of this group of puppet troops should be the strongest.
He had the longest training and was recruited by the Japanese since 31.
The equipment is also relatively sophisticated, and basically uses Japanese weapons.
Who will you compare the strongest fighting ability with in terms of points? If you pick the tallest one among the short ones, then no matter how tall he is, he is still a short one, right?
Even with the support of strong fortifications, the offensive of the Third Column could not be stopped. Zhang Dabiao only deployed two regiments and wiped out the 8000 puppet troops on the front line.
Three hours after the battle broke out, the front-line positions were breached.
Immediately afterwards, there was an exchange of fire with the Japanese security forces. The resistance was relatively fierce, but that was all.
The battle line is the best measure of a unit's combat effectiveness. Zhang Dabiao's column stands out for its recklessness.
No matter how solid the iron wall is, you have to drill two holes in it.
Concentrate superior firepower and attack in one direction, making it difficult for the Japanese to resist.
Fukutaro Nishiyama didn't sleep at all. When the Tongliao crisis occurred, the front-line headquarters gave him an order to provide support.
He himself wanted to wait and see, which delayed the support speed of the mechanized troops.
The headquarters of the 63rd Division was destroyed and two artillery regiments were cut through.
Of course, Nishiyama Fukutaro would never admit this. It was clearly the Type D Division that failed, and it had nothing to do with him.
The current report is that the third column in the Rehe direction has launched a fierce attack and has already pressed towards the second line of defense. It is expected that at dawn, it will collide head-on with the last line of defense.