Chapter 171 Longling Offense and Defense (5)
The parachutes falling all over the sky caused Chinese soldiers to cheer indulge indulge indulge indulge in the air. If they had any concerns before, they would have lost any concerns now.
During the battle of siege, what Chinese soldiers are most worried about is that they have no weapons and ammunition to fight the enemy, no medicine, and hunger! Now Chinese soldiers are not afraid of anything.
A major jumped to the trench, held a machine gun and fired a magazine at the Japanese position, and shouted: "You little Japanese! You are surrounded! You have the ability to block the sky for grandpa!"
The major's words made the Chinese soldiers around him laugh!
At this moment, Xu Tuan and others realized why Song Yuhang dared to sit firmly on Diaoyutai. With such a large-scale airdrop, let alone supply supplies, as long as the First Mechanized Army can maintain enough airborne grounds, it is possible to replenish airdrop personnel.
To defend Longling, Song Yuhang gave great trust in the US airdrop capabilities, because he knew history that when the Expeditionary Force made its second expedition to Myanmar, Song Xilian's 11th Army relied on airdrop materials from the US Air Force's 14th Air Force to fight before it captured Tengchong, Longling and Songshan. At that time, the airdrop of the US Air Force could ensure the 11th Group's four-day combat supply. Later, due to the six consecutive thunderstorms in western Yunnan, US aircraft could not airdrop. Song Xilian's 11th Army failed to capture Longling, and then fell into a supply crisis and retreated for a while.
Now most of the supplies of the 11th Army are also supplied by the US airdrop!
Now, due to the amazing turning point in history, the role of the Chinese theater in the world is prominent, and the US military has also increased its investment in the Chinese battlefield. In history, the Hump Route, which has a peak monthly transportation volume of only 10,000 tons, has reached nearly 20,000 tons. Although it cannot compare with the materials that the United States supports Britain and the Soviet Union, these additional transportation volumes have played a considerable role in the war situation in the Chinese theater.
Chinese soldiers were carrying various supplies and ammunition supplies with a smile, while the Japanese army was in a bleak state. The tactics of the Hebian Zhengsan intended to siege the First Mechanized Army were miscarried before it could be implemented, which made Hebian Zhengsan lose face unprecedentedly.
"Can you shell the airdrop area of the Chinese army?" Saburo Takehara tentatively asked Colonel Kobayashi Kiji, the captain of the 49th Field Artillery Corps, who was standing beside him!
Kobayashi Kiji raised his telescope and looked at it, then put down the telescope and said: "The 92 105 cannon equipped by our army fires a 16-kg sharp grenade with a maximum range of only 18,100 meters, and the 99 105 mountain cannon uses a maximum elevation angle of only 7,500 meters. The 38 150mm howitzer has a full range of less than 10,000 meters, unless it is the latest 96 150 cannon equipped with a full range of 26,200 meters, which can barely threaten the opponent's airdrop area. It is a pity that the front army has not yet equipped this type of artillery."
"Nonsense!" Takehara Saburo glared at Kobayashi Kiji fiercely. Kobayashi Kiji's words made the captains of the registrar very depressed. When was the Imperial Army's firepower much weaker than the Chinese army? Regardless of whether the Japanese officers and the others admitted it or not, the Japanese army surrounded Longling's firepower was much weaker than the opponent's China's First Mechanized Army.
Standing aside, the intelligence agency of the frontier army, Kiyohara Goben frowned and said, "According to the latest information, the First Mechanized Army of China received 12 latest US military ground 1943 155mm Canon howitzers! This weapon was once used by the US military in the Guadalcanal Islands. This kind of ground canon howitzers fixed on the deck of the transport ship are estimated to be about 30,000 meters in full charge. Using artillery to attack the opponent's airdrop site will definitely be affected by the effective range of the other local artillery. We are afraid that our army will not lose it."
After returning to the command post, Masazo, a riverside, suddenly stood up and said, "Immediately draft a telegram to report to the General Staff Headquarters of the Base Camp. The First Mechanized Army of the Chinese Army was prepared for it. With its powerful infantry firepower and deep trenches and artillery firepower, under the cover of US aircraft, our army is at an absolute disadvantage in air strength and firepower projection. If our army attacks the enemy's positions, the casualties will be very heavy. Please ask the base camp to adjust the first unit of the Army's aviation and artillery as soon as possible to strengthen guidance!"
After pausing, the riverside Zheng San seemed to have made up his mind and said, "I plan to transfer the 6th Division, part of the 18th Division, and quickly come to Longling to assist in the battle with the 10th Artillery Corps."
The Japanese Deputy Chief of Staff of the Myanmar Front, Isomura Takera, breathed in a breath. The 6th Division is a strategic reserve for the Myanmar Front and the localities. It has been deployed in Tonggu. And it is necessary to draw a unit of the 18th Division? The 10th Artillery Regiment will be transferred to Longling?
Isomura Wuliang sighed lightly. At this moment, Myanmar has entered the winter rainy season. The originally dry roads have become muddy. The commander actually wants to mobilize the 10th artillery wing far away in Yangon? Today, the Hebang Masaru revealed his scars at the meeting and talked about the battle in Kunming. It has already made Isomura Wuliang smell a trace of unusual smell!
Obviously, Masazo, who had made up his mind, was stubborn. He wanted to completely eliminate Song Yuhang, a guy who repeatedly brought shame to the Burmese army, was it appropriate to persuade him at this time? Is it true that Takera Isomura had no confidence at all.
"Occurrence! Attack! Attack!" The core meaning of Kawabian Zhengsan's latest order is attack. Even if it drags, it will drag down the Chongqing First Mechanized Army, and defeat the opponent from spirit to body.
The prelude to the bloody battle in Longling has begun. The fifth and sixth chariot corpses under the Second Japanese War Tank Division also appeared in the north and south of the city respectively. The 153 and 168th infantry registrars of the 49th Division replaced the 106th Regiment, which had suffered heavy losses before, and the 129th Infantry Regiment assigned to the 49th Division before the battle was used as the division reserve.
In the south of the city, the Japanese army independently formed the 51st and 72nd mixed brigades. Each of them deployed an infantry corps in the south of the city. The terrain of Longling City was covered with woodlands and potholes in the south of the city. There were great restrictions on the chariot troops, but the Japanese army still belonged to the 6th chariot troops in this regard.
The Japanese army is actively adjusting its deployment. Song Yuhang is also actively responding. He knows that most of the so-called chariot divisions of the Japanese army were formed late, mainly stimulated by the German armored divisions and the armored army achieved brilliant victories. However, the Japanese chariot troops have been developing slowly due to the lack of main models of combat vehicles and lack of proficient commanders. Although they were organized and organized, they were still put into use with the corps as the main system.
Due to the extremely scarcity of resources in Japan's island countries, the so-called medium-sized combat vehicles of the Japanese army can only barely compete with the light tanks of European and American countries. The so-called tanks equipped by the Japanese rapid armored troops of the local army are just a huge joke compared to the tanks equipped by the European and American armored divisions.
However, the Japanese thin iron tanks brought heavy casualties to the Chinese army that lacked anti-tank weapons and anti-tank-related training. Song Yuhang realized that in the south of the city, the Japanese army would likely use the tanks as fixed firepower points to support the infantry's attack.
The Third Infantry Division of Liang Chaodi was deployed in the south of the city. The fortifications were built as solid. The firepower equipment system was well matched, with a three-layer firepower system clearly defined. The American 1942 100mm powerless cannon of a battalion was strengthened at various support points at the forefront.
At 16:00 p.m., all Japanese artillery groups began to launch artillery bombardment on the Chinese defenders' positions in the south and north of the city. A few minutes after the Japanese artillery began, the First Mechanized Army located in Longling City was mainly composed of the heavy artillery brigade directly under the army, supplemented by the artillery groups of each division, and fought back against the Japanese army in an all-round way.
For a moment, Longling City was shrouded in smoke from various artillery fired. The deafening explosion sounded accompanied by sharp whistling sounds. The Chinese defending positions were flooded by the explosion smoke and dust. At the same time, a large number of artillery shells fell on the Japanese positions like raindrops.
The 49th Field Artillery Wing of the 49th Division of the Japanese Army was the first to be locked by the heavy artillery brigade of the First Mechanized Army. The 155mm high-explosive grenade landed on the position of the 49th Field Artillery Wing with a sharp and sharp whistling sound. It was ready to transfer the position. The 49th Field Artillery Wing of the Japanese Army was hit by a catastrophe. The huge killing radius of the 155mm high-explosive grenade covered the entire Japanese field artillery position.
The ammunition that was used to lure the explosion, the dust, sand and stones stirred by the explosion, the broken limbs and broken arms flying high, and the neatly arranged Type 38 75mm field cannon was broken, and the Japanese artillery flew around continued to disappear into the flash of the explosion.
Looking at the release of ammunition from the Japanese artillery positions like fireworks, Song Yuhang's mouth showed a seemingly cruel smile! This is the case with war, pity for the enemy is cruel to himself.
Cui Zhijun, who was standing aside, said deeply: "As the saying goes, one infantry is dead, and one artillery is dead, it seems that the Japanese cannon group is in trouble! Hehe! I really want to see how these bastards were blown up!"
Song Yuhang smiled slightly and said, "The Japanese overestimated their abilities. Do you use my heavy artillery brigade as fake? If you don't give them some excellence, how can they know about the three eyes of Emperor Ma?"
The artillery fire of the Chinese and Japanese armies was almost overturned in the suburbs of Longling. After suffering a great loss in the artillery battle, the Japanese army finally launched an attack at 18 o'clock.
The Japanese army launched an attack when their vision was not smooth in the evening, and it was obvious that it had been planned to do so. The riverside was so smart that it attempted to use the night to weaken the fierce firepower of the Chinese defenders.
Nearly 10,000 Japanese soldiers lined up in dozens of waves to attack the formation. Under the cover of firepower of the chariots and field artillery, they began to attack in the south and north of Longling City.
Compared with the previous battle for the first trench with a tentative color, it was obvious that the Japanese army did their best to attack this time and had a great attitude of achieving success.
The Japanese army lined up in the night, scattered troops, like waves, rushed towards the Chinese defenders' positions. The night did offset the effect of part of the firepower of the Chinese defenders. The fire points on the Chinese defenders' positions fluctuated and used tracer bombs to shoot alternately. While suppressing the Japanese infantry, they instructed the shooting targets for the artillery.
Chapter completed!