February 4, 1941, the beginning of spring
The silence that lasted for a long time on the Asian battlefield was finally broken on the ninth day of the Lunar New Year. This time, it was no longer the Japanese but the mountain city authorities who took the initiative, and the one who fired the first shot was not the ready-made Huben of the Nine War Zones. , but the almost forgotten navy. On February 4, a morning fog that rarely appears in winter appeared on the Wuhan River Section. Under the cover of this morning fog, more than a hundred wooden-hulled speedboats produced by Wanxian Shipyard Suddenly appeared, desperately hitting the Japanese ships on the river with the torpedo tied to the bow.
The Japanese sentries also discovered these attackers immediately and reported them promptly and took countermeasures. However, due to the fog, their reaction time was not even enough for the soldiers to reach their fighting positions. Only a few sporadic sailors fought back in vain with rifles. As for avoidance? Don't make international jokes, okay? The Japanese are also a bunch of poor people. Most of the warships placed in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River have coal-fired boilers. To start, they need to light a fire, pressurize, and replenish lubricating oil. You don't have a few hours. Don't even think about it.
As a result, in less than half an hour, almost all the warships of more than 500 tons docked in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River by the Japanese Navy were sunk and damaged, and they completely lost control of the generals in Wuhan. The locust soldiers shed tears one by one. It wasn't because they didn't work hard, but because the enemy was too cunning. The wooden boat was disguised as a civilian ship when it was going down the river. The engine and torpedo were hoisted from the neutral country's cargo ship after approaching Wuhan. Therefore, no one was found at the several warning lines from Yibin to Wuhan.
The navy's first wave of attacks was a good start, followed closely by the Shancheng Air Force, which had been severely damaged some time ago. In recent years, the Japanese have also begun to study radar, but in central China, the Japanese do not have such high-end products. , so everyone’s early warning systems are similar. They rely on manpower and listeners to provide early warning, which leaves room for loopholes to be exploited.
Before the attack was launched, the Military Control Bureau, led by local guerrillas, attacked the Japs' observation post and completely cut off the external communications of the Japs' naval and army aviation headquarters. Therefore, in the early morning, when the National Army Air Force volleyed, the Japs were There was no preparation at all, and in a hurry, less than ten fighter jets took off to intercept.
But what they faced was nearly a hundred of the most advanced Dewatina D520 fighter jets. Just one of the Japanese fighter jets was blown up. The pilots didn't even have a chance to parachute. The Yamashiro government's air force had also used it before. The Devatina D520 fighter jet did not achieve any results because the pilot was unfamiliar with its operation, so it did not attract enough attention from the Japanese side.
Therefore, the Japs currently have no comparable fighter jets on the mainland battlefield. Therefore, even if all the Japs' fighter jets take off to fight, it will not be effective. Of course, they will not have that chance.
In just the first wave of bombing, the Japanese airport and anti-aircraft artillery positions were completely destroyed. The large number of fighter planes, aviation supplies and ammunition gathered here to bomb the mountain city were turned into fly ash in a short time, and everyone on the ground was covered with fire. The Japs were running around at the airport, and the air force pilots felt unprecedentedly relaxed. They had been suppressed and beaten by the Japs for several years. Today, they finally had a chance to fight back.
Immediately afterwards, the important facilities in the city, including warehouses, factories, barracks, stations, and docks, lost the cover of the air force. These became the best targets. After a while, the entire Wuhan was shrouded in thick smoke, even if During the Battle of Wuhan, this city had never been bombed with such intensity. There was no way, the Japanese were really poor.
After dropping the bombs, the aircraft group did not rush to leave, but continued to circle in the sky to find suitable targets for strafing. It was not until the military commander reported that a Japanese fleet coming from the direction of Jiujiang that they reluctantly returned.
However, for the Eleventh Army Headquarters, the attack in Wuhan was not the most serious, because almost at the same time that Wuhan was bombed, the Ninth Theater, which had been sharpening its sword, suddenly launched.
On the long front, the Ninth Theater Command deployed fifty fully-equipped infantry divisions, nearly 600,000 troops, more than 400 tanks, and nearly a thousand artillery pieces at once to launch a comprehensive attack on the Eleventh Army's defense line. First and second, there were no obvious tactics. They just relied on their own troops and their firepower advantage to tear apart the Japanese defense line in an instant.
The battle started for only an hour, and the Eleventh Army Headquarters issued an order to shrink the troops. Two hours later, the Japanese lost eleven counties, and even an unsatisfied infantry company was defeated by the opponent's superior armored forces. Annihilation.
Yes, it means annihilation, artillery bombardment, armored troops rushing in and dividing, infantry troops moving to surround, and a field regiment of thousands of people was annihilated by the opponent without even having a chance to counterattack.
As a last resort, the Eleventh Army Headquarters had to ask the Expeditionary Army Headquarters in Jinling for tactical guidance. But what they didn't know was that the Expeditionary Army Headquarters was in chaos at this moment, because not only the Eleventh Army's The troops were attacked, and almost all the areas under the dispatched troops were violently attacked. From Guangdong Province to Hebei Province, from Shanghai to Wuhan, at least 300 divisions appeared on the battlefield.
Thousands of tanks, thousands of artillery pieces, hundreds of fighter planes, and millions of troops. Like a madman, the Yamashiro government poured in all the money at once, leaving the Japanese Army Dispatch Force Headquarters without a plan. Know how to play.
In terms of military strength, the Japanese army's military strength is simply not comparable to that of the Yamashiro government. Now there are 300 divisions. If they are willing, the highest authorities can throw out another 300 divisions.
Fighting for weapons, although only a small part of the weapons invested by the Yamashiro government are more advanced than those of the Japanese army, you can't stand them in large numbers. The Yamashiro government alone has more than 2,000 Renault Ft17 tanks put into battle. With the Japanese counterattack, The configuration of armored weapons is simply not enough, okay? There are also thousands of m1897 75mm field guns.
In terms of quality, the quality of the Japanese field troops is indeed good, but the larger number of garrison troops is not good. The training, equipment, and supplies are all in a mess. Compared with the troops of the mountain city government, they are only half a catty and no one can laugh at anyone.
After careful calculation, the always arrogant Japanese army found to their horror that they had unknowingly lost their absolute advantage on the battlefield of the great eastern country.
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