Li He's 12th Army began to attack the northwest of Daejeon City. Their 12th Army fought against the Japs all the way and fought three large battles, but also suffered heavy losses. About 2,000 soldiers were killed and more than 8,000 were injured. , but these injured can all return to the army, only a few are seriously injured and need to be discharged.
To the northwest, there is an infantry division, an armored division, and an artillery regiment stationed by the Little Devils. The total strength is about 40,000. Compared with the 12th Army, it is several times worse. However, this is normal, because At this time, Daxia's military strength was more than five times that of the little devils.
"We're so unlucky!"
Li He looked at the map and said, "I didn't expect to draw the only armored division of the Japs. We want to be the first to break into the city. I'm afraid it won't be easy."
"Boom!"
While Li He was thinking, a burst of gunfire suddenly appeared outside, causing Li He to quickly put down the baton in his hand and asked the adjutant, "Who is firing the cannon here?"
The frontline headquarters of the 12th Group Army is almost dozens of kilometers away from Daejeon City, because the group army headquarters must be close to the frontline, so that it can quickly respond to the frontline troops and give the frontline soldiers a sense of security. Greatly improve the combat capabilities of the troops.
Of course, for safety reasons, the headquarters can also be located in the rear.
So if you set the location of the frontline headquarters a hundred or ten kilometers behind the frontline, how will you command the troops once any problem occurs on the frontline, and the cohesion of the soldiers will be greatly weakened, so in Daxia, most of the The headquarters are all set up not far from the front line.
As for the security issue, there is no need to worry about it. It is all hidden. If the enemy can really find the location of the headquarters and destroy it, then even if you set the location of the headquarters hundreds of kilometers away, it will not help.
So there was a sudden sound of artillery fire on the front line, and Li He was able to respond quickly.
"Report to the commander, the Japanese artillery regiment is testing fire."
"The Japs are testing artillery. What do they want to do?" Li He came to the sand table and looked at the Japs' defensive formation and said, "Our strategy this time is very simple. Based on the lessons learned from previous battles, the tactics of a large tank charge can be Gradually eliminating them, this step-tank coordination tactic is the way to go.”
"Command the troops."
Li He looked at his watch and said, "At eight o'clock in the morning, let Zhao Gang's 121st Infantry Army launch an attack on the Little Japs. This time, we will use different tricks and tactics with the Little Japs. Let the 121st Infantry Army aim at the northwest corner of the Little Japs." The defensive line is fought, and the heavy armored brigade cooperates with the 122nd Infantry Corps to launch an attack on the weak points of the Japs."
"Also, let the Rocket Artillery Division assist the 121st Infantry Corps. We must capture the Japs' first line of defense before tonight."
At this time, on the sand table in front of Li He, the defensive formation of the Japs was very clear. The 774th Infantry Division was responsible for defending Jinshan County in the northwest corner of Daejeon City, and Yongtong County was defended here by the Armored Division, as well as an infantry unit. Soldiers, and artillery regiments.
The mission of the 121st Infantry Army is to confront the Japs' 774th Infantry Division head-on, and the mission of the 122nd Infantry Corps is to cooperate with the heavy armored brigade to attack Yongtong County. The final 123rd Infantry Army was launched after the two counties launched a war. An assault was launched at the junction of the two counties, trying to break through the little Japanese's defense line and penetrate into the city.
"Boom!"
There was continuous gunfire outside, and Li He said to the chief of staff, "The troops can be dispatched."
After Li He issued the mission, his troops began to take action. This was their last battle into the Goryeo area. The soldiers were still very happy and their morale increased greatly.
At this time, the morale of the Japs was also very good. The artillery wing's 44 large-caliber cannons conducted test firings on the frontline headquarters of the 12th Army. All infantry were also in place. The entire frontline defenses were impregnable.
In the Daejeon City area, the Japs spent huge manpower and material resources to build a 170-kilometer-long fortification around the city. It was composed of three parts: the obstacle zone, the main defensive position, and the rear position, with a depth of 15 kilometers.
It is not only a fortification, but also a military base that can be used to garrison troops. It is where the Japs captured the 400,000 strong men of Goryeo. It is also a large-scale fortification built at the cost of Goryeo's 8 million coins. It is also the commander-in-chief of the Japs' general army. , one of the reasons why he has to fight to the death with the Great Xia Kingdom even if he is not afraid of life and death.
Zhao Gang arrived at the front line with a large force and looked at the Japanese defense formation. He sighed and said to the chief of staff of the combat army beside him, "This is the first time I have seen such a huge fortification in several years of fighting. It is like a large fortress!"
"No, it's not easy to break through the first line of defense."
"Let the artillery clear the way first," Zhao Gang put down the telescope and said, "let the artillery blow up the obstacles of the little devils and blast a way for the soldiers. As for the rocket artillery division, let them stabilize for the time being while we clear out the little devils first. obstacles, let the soldiers launch an attack, and after the enemy's firepower is exposed, let them kill the enemy's firepower for me."
"clear."
In the rear artillery position, there were 48 122mm howitzers, 12 152mm large-caliber howitzers, and 105 105mm howitzers assembled from each division. A total of 165 howitzers began to bombard the first line of defense of the frontline imps.
"Shoot me!"
"Boom!"
165 artillery shells began to explode on the front line, directly hitting the obstacles of the little devils, including mines, booby traps, barbed wire, and cement pillars. These were obstacles specifically designed to restrain tank armor. At this time, under the coverage of artillery, The next one was also blown apart.
The artillery continued to extend. After five rounds of strikes, the frontline obstacles of the Little Japs were almost destroyed, and the infantry began to attack, using the three-by-three system to fully roll out the attack against the Little Japs.
The little devils were about a division, and more than 24,000 soldiers were all defending within the first line of defense. A large number of heavy weapons began to counterattack the attacking Daxia soldiers. They were beaten all the way from the northern area of Goryeo to the eastern area. There was also anger in their hearts. At this time, after receiving protection from their superiors, they put life and death aside and prepared to fight to the death with the Daxia soldiers.
"Warriors!"
"For the sake of His Majesty the Emperor, and for the sake of our family, fight me!"
"Bagaya road!"
The machine guns in the hands of the little devils began to fire at full power, and they kept yelling at the Daxia Kingdom in order to vent their inner anger and the anger that pushed them into desperation.
