If Cao was a little confused, the opposite god's tail was even more depressed than him

Since the Qingdao strategy was launched, the troops have been slaughtered. Before they could catch the shadow of the Chinese army, they have lost nearly 2,000 troops. It really makes them take the flanks of Jiaozhou Bay. Unexpectedly, they encountered the Chinese National Defense Forces on the road they must pass, but those roads are still covered with minefields.

I originally reported to the base camp that I could take Qingdao around February, but now it has been more than half a month. Not to mention taking it, I didn’t even touch the edge of Qingdao, but instead lost a lot of troops. How can I make the Shenwei happy?

But even though he was impatient, he had to do a lot of work. After reconnaissance and confirming that there was no Chinese ambush on both sides of the east and west, the god-tail dared to boldly order the troops to march. At this time, the front line had already been in war for a long time.

As soon as the arrogant Japanese army fought against the National Defense Force, they found that the other party was not as vulnerable as the domestic boast. Not only did it give its own powerful killing, but it also had no blame in terms of its will to fight. The National Defense Force was not inferior to the Japanese army in terms of training and morale, and was even better than the Japanese army in terms of equipment.

As the main force on the front line, the Third Division is generally equipped with Mauser Kar98 short-barrel rifles. Although the effective range of the 38th large cover in the hands of the Japanese army is 1,200, which is 1,200, but without an optical scope, the sight of ordinary soldiers born after 800 begins to blur, and the shooting accuracy is basically difficult to guarantee. The extra 800 range of the 38th Type is meaningless. On the contrary, the three-year-old type shorter barrel is more conducive to use in narrow trenches.

In terms of machine guns, the Japanese army was also at a disadvantage at this time. The heavy machine gun used by the Japanese army was called machine guns, which were manufactured in 1905 in Meiji 1905. It is a full-length ammunition of the French Hakicais air-cooled heavy machine gun, with a full-length ammunition, firing 450, 500 per minute, and an effective distance of 2,000 meters. Although it is known as the "new style", it is stupid and heavy. It is not as powerful as the Maxim modification of the National Defense Forces' offensive operations, and as the attacking side, it is particularly mobile. At this time, the Japanese army basically did not have the concept of a light machine gun. The main division of the National Defense Forces has been equipped with many improved versions of the Maderson machine guns. Although the power is not as powerful as the heavy machine gun, the convenience of use is several orders of magnitude higher than that of the heavy machine gun. Moreover, heavy machine guns are also used. The National Defense Forces used for defense and do not require too much maneuver, and the Japanese side will almost be tortured to death.

The Japanese army was also at a disadvantage in supporting artillery at close range. The Japanese artillery group was originally relatively neat in Qingdao's strategy site, divided into field artillery, mountain artillery, field heavy artillery, independent siege heavy artillery and naval naval artillery groups. However, due to the order of landing and the limitations of transportation capacity, only field artillery and mountain artillery went ashore one after another. The rest of the parts were waiting on the shore mainly including 120mm, 150mm, 200mm, 240mm, 280mm howitzers and 105mm and 150mm cannons.

The Japanese field artillery mainly used the 38 field gun. It is a counterfeit product of the German wheeled 75mm Krupp field gun. The barrel length is 2. : meters, 75mm diameter. 900 kg, the bullet weight is 6 kg, the rate of fire is 6 ~ round/min, the initial velocity is 510 meters/second, the lowest C, the power is not small, but the flexibility is not high, and the number of landings is relatively small, and it does not pose a major threat. The National Wehrmacht is generally equipped with 75mm light rapid-fire guns, which are modified by the same type of French artillery. It uses hydraulic station retreat equipment and the firing rate is as high as 30 minutes. Although the mass of the shell is light, the amount of ammunition projected per unit of time is far higher than that of the 38 field guns.

The main force behind the Japanese army's support after landing was mountain artillery, which was mainly equipped with Type 41 mountain artillery, which was in the 1908 Ming 41 year. 40 kilograms, the bullet weight is 5. 0, the initial speed is 360/second, and the maximum range is 6300. However, with the intentional retreat of the 3rd Battalion, the accuracy of Japanese artillery in long-distance strikes became increasingly impossible to guarantee. On the other hand, the mortars equipped by the division were small in shape, clever ballistics, and flexible in movement. Although the power alone was not as powerful as mountain artillery, the victory was flexibility and convenience.

When the attack is gradually being carried out on the front line, Shenwei faces an embarrassing and difficult scenario. Should we launch an attack quickly or wait for the firepower to attack before attacking. If we do not wait for the medium and large caliber artillery, then the speed is certainly enough, but the ability to attack is much worse. If we wait for the artillery, the opposite national defense force will have enough time to consolidate the defense system and strengthen the fortifications, which will cause greater casualties on the offensive. What's more, the national defense aircraft have been hovering above our heads, and they will pounce down and bite them. Shenwei racks his brains and cannot guarantee the air defense safety of all aspects such as baggage, ammunition, artillery and infantry. They often care about this one and that one.

Although these buzzing flies are annoying, they are still secondary. It is difficult to understand the strategic intentions and tactical arrangements of the Chinese army. If the Chinese army intends to not give up in a lot of land, then why gradually retreat while fighting? If the situation is to lure the enemy into depth, then why are there no corresponding arrangement or movement and allow the east and west wings to advance quickly?

Originally, Shenwei was always wondering whether the National Defense Force had a stance to lure the enemy into deep. However, after careful reconnaissance and analysis of the situation summarized by the left and right wings and frontal attack, it was found that this was a bluff trap. To the words of the base camp, it was a trick of doubt to block the advancement of the Imperial Army. Faced with the reprimand of one telegram after another, Shenwei made up his mind that the opposite was indeed the third main force of the Chinese army, with a number of about 12,000. As long as the 3rd Division was captured and the wings of Qingdao was guaranteed.

But the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Although the Japanese have been eroding the defense force positions in front of them through steady advancement, under the command of Wu Pei, the officers and soldiers of the Third Division retreated in sequence, making the Japanese have to pay high prices for every step forward.

On the one hand, it created an environment for calm response to the future, and on the other hand, it also made Zhen think that it had caught the main force of the Chinese army.

Although the Kanwei Division leveled the protruding part of the original 3, due to the delay in the middle propulsion, the time fell behind the east and west wings. Therefore, the Japanese base camp adjusted its combat plan and changed the purpose of quickly resolving the enemy in Qingdao to quickly defeat the Chinese army's blockade. The Kanwei's abacus played very well, that is, to use the fierce attack on the middle to drag the main force of the Chinese army and buy time for the two wings to advance quickly - this seems to be a plan that is contrary to common sense, but it is reasonable. If the Chinese army cannot maintain strong military pressure on the Chinese army in front of them, once the Chinese find something wrong, they are likely to retreat unscathed. If the Chinese army tries to retreat at the moment of fierce battle, it will inevitably be a complete collapse. At that time, the effect of the T-tail attack is far better than encircling and annihilation of the enemy.

The Japanese army was responsible for the attack on the 48th Regiment. Masayoshi Matsumae, the captain of the 48th Regiment, after the strict orders of the Kazumae, the Matsumae regiment launched a fierce attack on the face. The originally arrogant Japanese army thought that they could succeed in one blow. They even formulated a detailed advancement schedule, but they kicked the nail board and were hit by the 1st Regiment.

On the storm of artillery, the soldiers of the 1st Regiment were fighting bloody battles. Unlike the brothers who easily lure the enemy and quickly "retreat" the enemy, they experienced a fierce battle lasting 18 hours, and each defensive position was permeated with the blood and lives of the soldiers. Wu Peifu gave the troops a death order, and at most he allowed to retreat to the third defense line. He must not retreat without authorization, otherwise, once the Japanese defeated the National Defense Force in front of him, their surrounding troops would drive straight in. Not to mention the entire regiment, even the entire division would have to take it out to fill the hole.

A head-on battle is a battle between blood and fire.

In this desperate battle, the national will of China and Japan began a new round of local clashes.

The god-tail behind him was also anxiously waiting for the battle situation of the Songqian Regiment. The battle on the middle battlefield made him both happy and worried. The joy was that the 48 team really caught the third main force of the Chinese army. In the fierce artillery fire and counterattack, this verification became more "clear". The worrying situation of the 48 regiment ~         Since, Songqian had sent himself three telegrams to ask for help, and the meaning of the disclosure was quite clear. If there were no more strong reinforcements, the remaining troops of the 48 regiment were currently covered with scars, the 5th Division could not launch a large-scale attack.

The telegram sent by the staff was shocking. In just 18 hours, the brave and kind-hearted army actually had more than 1,500 casualties, and the battle obtained was the second position abandoned by the 5th Division, which was much beyond the scope that the god tail could bear. As for the judgment of the enemy's dense firepower, sufficient ammunition, and strict fortifications described in the telegram, it was more like the footnote of the 48th Regiment for the battle. You should know that the east and west wings had advanced nearly 25 kilometers, and the encirclement was about to be closed, and the casualties were only a meager 200 people.

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In the Shandong Front Command of the National Defense Forces, the huge Shandong sand table showed the situation between the enemy and us. After understanding and mastering the basic offensive movements of the Japanese army, the small flag on the sand table began to become active.

The 1st Division, the 3rd Division, the 11th Division and other troops gathered. The arrows began to gather, and the direction of the arrow was facing the main battlefield where the fierce battle was currently fighting. Cao's 3 was like a huge magnet, firmly attracting the attention of the Japanese army near Longkou, and gaining sufficient time and opportunity for the mobilization and deployment of other units - in fact, the National Defense Forces had already been prepared for mobilization and deployment, but in order to avoid early alarm, the relevant troops not only did not move, but deliberately gave up space to lure the Japanese army in.

The Japanese were about to surround him, and Wang Shizhen was abnormal and did not call 3 to withdraw from the encirclement. Instead, he repeatedly asked to hold his position. Wu Pei understood it and sang with Cao one with a white face and the other with a black face. This song was not allowed to escape from the third division.

In the face of the situation where the 48th Regiment's offense is unfavorable and close is about to close, the god-tail is also full of energy. Should we continue to attack or wait for the siege? If it is the former, we have to pay more costs. If it is the latter, we have to take the final risk of the Chinese army to detect its intentions and escape unscathed. In the end, after discussing with the staff system around us, we decided to take a compromise. The 46th Regiment took over the 48th Regiment and was on the front line, but only launched large-scale artillery and bluff attacks, creating the illusion of attacking without taking it.

Time passed by minute by minute, as if two veterans of the casino began to bet. The godtail pressed a small bet on the front, and placed a lot of money on the encirclement formed by the east and west wings. Wang Shizhen placed a central bet on the third, and placed a heavy bet on the counterattack and counterattack.

The skilled staff's work made the situation on the sand table clear at a glance. The Tail of Shen continued to increase the bet, not only made the 46th Regiment quickly take over, but also drew two brigades from other regiments to send additional troops. The 48th Regiment was scarred, and the two regiments were used for quick interweaving on each side, trying to completely eliminate the "3rd Main Force in China" in the encirclement.

However, strangely, at the moment when the fierce battle was about to break out, the front direction of the 3rd First Regiment, which had been under pressure from the Japanese, fell silent.

"What the hell are you doing?" The 3rd division headquarters was talking, Cao was nervous, but his face was extremely calm.

"Don't be afraid, soldiers come to block the water and soil, everyone will follow the arrangements before."

Only one person is always silent.

"Zi Yu, since the counterattack is imminent, should I remove the first regiment?" The first regiment is an old brother who made his fortune with Cao. Since he was a child, many officers have followed Cao. Whether it is qualifications or feelings, they are unbearable.

"No!" Wu Peifu shook his head.

"The division seat, chief of staff, the first regiment is already ordered to strengthen the defense line. Even if it does not withdraw, it will not have much to do with it. Instead, it will confuse the enemy."
Chapter completed!