The Ishii Regiment rushed to the mining area with murderous intent, and the Kameda Brigade rushed non-stop to Hedi Town to cut off the People's Liberation Army's retreat. What a good plan, but it was still beaten to pieces.
The Ishii Regiment will never reach the mining area. The 101st Division and the Armored Infantry Regiment, which have ended the battle on the way, have arranged an ambush circle for them.
It's so bullying. A super version of the armored infantry regiment, dozens of tanks and armored infantry vehicles, plus an infantry division with strong combat effectiveness. It is equivalent to two divisions fighting an infantry regiment, which is several times the enemy's and has more equipment. It's a dimensionality reduction attack. How will Ishii United fight this battle?
What's more, the Ishikawa Brigade also contributed dozens of cannons of various types to Li Changshun, who was also dragged up by Li Changshun. The infantry of the Armored Infantry Regiment was directly divided into artillery, regardless of whether they could fire or not, as long as they could give I just need to start the fight.
The Ishii regiment was crippled after a round of artillery fire, not to mention that the shameless Li Changshun fully inherited Xie Tian's shameless fighting style. Anyway, these shells are all for nothing now, just blow them up hard for me.
Several rounds of artillery shells were fired, and whether the Ishii regiment, let alone supporting the Ishikawa brigade, could return to Yangquan had become an unattainable dream.
Besides, where is the Ishikawa Brigade? Are you talking about the piece of rotten flesh on the battlefield behind?
They were in such a hurry that before they had time to clean up the battlefield, Li Changshun's tank regiment had just crushed through the piles of dead bodies on the battlefield. Maybe there would be a few lucky Japs left alive on the battlefield, but no one paid attention to it. Take the time to deal with them.
At this moment, Xie Tian has left the battlefield. During the war game, he had already expected that as soon as the battle started, Miyamoto Kujiumu would definitely send troops to the Hedi Town area to cut off the retreat of his own troops attacking the mining area. He had arranged for Guo Kaiming to The newly formed 102nd Division and Sun Jintao's 121st Independent Regiment prepared a big gift package for the Japanese in the Hedi Town area.
Xie Tian estimated that Miyamoto Kujugi would send at least two regiments of Japanese soldiers to carry out this task, and perhaps increase the strength of one or two Imperial Association Army security regiments. After all, there were too few people to do the encirclement work.
But Xie Tian did not expect that Miyamoto Kujugi would send a brigade of Japanese soldiers to cut off the retreat. It seemed that Miyamoto Kujugi also overestimated the combat effectiveness of the Ishikawa Brigade.
In fact, Xie Tian also overestimated the combat effectiveness of the Ishikawa Brigade. The key to this battle was the clever attack on the Miyamoto Division Tank Regiment. The battle was fought so smoothly.
Before the war started, Xie Tian knew that as soon as those few shots were fired, Miyamoto Kujugi would definitely order the tank regiment to chase them out, but he did not expect that Miyamoto Kujugi would be so arrogant and send out the entire tank regiment. .
The Japanese tank regiment fell completely into the hands of Li Changshun without firing a shot. There was a cause and a result. This also caused the Ishikawa brigade to be caught off guard and was surprised by the tank force led by Li Changshun.
The overall direction of the battle did not deviate from the track designed by Xie Tian, but the progress was accelerated several times.
Originally, Xie Tian planned to capture the mining area within one day. The original tactical arrangement of the 101st Division was to block reinforcements from Yangquan. As a result, the Ishikawa brigade was quickly annihilated. Now Xie Tian not only had a complete tank regiment in his hands, but also There is also an additional complete artillery wing equipment, including two basic ammunition.
Then the next battle cannot be fought according to the original plan.
The battlefield situation is changing rapidly, which tests the commander's ability to adapt to the situation.
This battle was originally supposed to be under the full command of Qin Fen, but after Xie Tian arrived, the command was naturally transferred to Xie Tian.
Anyway, whether it is Qin Fen or Li Changshun and others, they have long been accustomed to Xie Tian personally directing battles, and they will feel confident when Xie Tian personally directs them to fight.
In fact, Xie Tian is really busy now. The 50th Army is attacking Pingxingguan, the 51st Army is besieging Niangziguan, and the 49th Army is attacking Yangquan.
This battle is the largest battle organized by the People's Liberation Army since its establishment. It is also an all-round counterattack. The number of troops mobilized has reached more than 60,000, and more than 10,000 reserves have been mobilized to transport supplies.
Fortunately, the roads in the liberated areas are now open, and some railways are open.
Railway transportation on the Zhengtai Line can reach Shouyang, and railway transportation on the Tongpu Line can reach the vicinity of Zhangzhuang.
Damn it, it hurts to think about it. The Zhangzhuang section of the railway was destroyed by Xie Tian’s order, and the destruction was very complete. Several railway bridges were blown up. It will take some time to repair and connect them. Otherwise, Tongpu Railway transportation can go directly to Shanyin, which can save a lot of distance.
It's okay now. It's your own fault. When the materials are transported to the vicinity of Zhangzhuang, they have to be transported by cars and horse-drawn carriages, which invisibly increases the distance and time.
Modern war is all about logistical supplies, so all the wars since the Japs invaded China have been fought around railway lines. Yoshio Shinozuka even spent several years renovating the railway built by Yan Xishan. From this we can also know The importance of rail transportation to the war effort.
Due to the unsmooth supply of supplies, Chu Yunfei's battle against Pingxingguan also progressed with stumbling blocks, but overall it was still going well. After all, the Nakamura Division rushed all the way from Kanto and had already been defeated by the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army and the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division. Exhausted from wasting away.
In comparison, the Battle of Yangquan and the Battle of Niangziguan had the greatest impact on Shanxi's overall situation. Niangziguan is Shanxi's eastern gate to the Taihang Mountains, and Yangquan is a cancer locked in this gate.
The most critical thing is that if Yangquan is not captured as soon as possible, the steel plant in Taiyuan will soon face a shutdown.
The shutdown of steel plants will trigger a series of chain reactions, including arsenals.
Pang Yuan has tried his best to ensure the fuel supply to the steel plant and even reduced the supply of coal to residents.
There are definitely negative impacts. The reduction in the supply of domestic coal will naturally lead to an increase in coal prices. The increase in coal prices will cause price fluctuations of some products closely related to coal, which will directly affect people's livelihood. There are also rumors on the streets. There are some negative voices, and some people with ulterior motives even spread that Xie Baoqing's rule in Taiyuan was not as stable as when the Japanese ruled it. Some people even compared Yan Xishan with Xie Tian, which also resonated with many people.
After all, Taiyuan was founded by Yan Xishan from scratch. Factories, schools, industry and commerce, hospitals, all have traces left by Yan Xishan. Yan Xishan’s contribution to Taiyuan is indelible, and there are no people who have received his favor. few.
In short, Xie Tian is under a lot of pressure now. The only way to solve this pressure now is to solve the energy problem as soon as possible, that is to conquer Yangquan and transport the high-quality coal from Yangquan into Taiyuan.
Datong, another famous coal-producing area in Shanxi Province, was too far away from Taiyuan, and there was Fu Zuoyi in the middle. Xie Tian's hands were not that long and could not reach it, so he had to attack Yangquan.
