The southern line brigade commander and Li Yunlong had been sharpening their knives for a long time. After receiving the telegram, they naturally started to move immediately. The torrent of steel roared northward and headed towards the base camp of the Japs in Shengjing.
Commander Zhang on the northern front carefully studied the current situation, but suddenly came up with a bold idea. Instead of considering encircling the north alone, he wanted to join forces with Gao Jianwu first!
"If the northern line crosses over and joins us, then the problem of insufficient troops will be solved. However, the little devils will have two escape routes in the north and south. If they go north, where will they go? ? It seems that there is no place for the little devils in the north, so it doesn’t matter whether the northern front troops are encircled or not."
Gao Jianwu received Commander Zhang's telegram and carefully considered the map for a while, feeling that Commander Zhang's idea was not bad.
His current strategy is to surround Shengjing from three directions: Zhangwu, Tieling and Liaozhong. If the little devil wants to escape, he can only choose the southeastern peninsula.
This is what Gao Jianwu expected. He would rush the little Japs to the peninsula first, and after capturing the Manchukuo, he would gather two forces to push them across. If the speed was fast enough, I am afraid that not many of the Japs on the peninsula would have escaped Tsushima. Strait opportunities.
Shengjing in Fengtian and the central cities in the surrounding circle have now been built into the core industrial base of the Puppet Manchukuo. Gao Jianwu does not want to fight with the little devils here and destroy this complete industrial base.
So before, he used the tactic of surrounding three and missing one to force the little devil away.
Now Commander Zhang is coming to Tieling to join forces. Although there are advantages and disadvantages, the advantages seem to be more.
After looking at the map and thinking for a long time, Gao Jianwu suddenly thought of another thing.
That is Commander Zhang and his friends came from the northern route and attacked for more than 2,000 miles. The traffic situation on the northern route was not the same as that of the southern route, which was supported by railway lines. They attacked all the way. Commander Zhang and his colleagues did not capture anything like Gao Jianwu with them. , I'm afraid it already feels like it's running out of ammunition and food.
On the northern front, I am afraid that Commander Zhang and others have become a little bit of a fake and powerful posture, and now they are unable to fight any tough battles.
"Telegraph Commander Zhang to tell them to advance lightly. All heavy weapons above heavy machine guns and mortars will stay in place for defense. The main force will carry light weapons and a day's worth of food to Tieling, and we will provide supplies!" Thinking of this, Gao Jianwu suddenly became aware of the situation. Cheerful.
Commander Zhang probably didn't want to reveal his predicament, so he tactfully responded.
Gao Jianwu never hesitated to support friendly forces, so in Commander Zhang's case, he just went along with the situation and gave him a step down.
On the northern front, Commander Zhang received a telegram from Gao Jianwu, and his brows widened as expected.
There were more than 40,000 troops in the army. Except for leaving less than 10,000 troops to defend Zhangwu, they immediately led more than 30,000 troops straight to Tieling. Along the way from Zhangwu to Tieling, the Japs no longer had the main force. As for the small town, The little devil didn't dare to take the lead in the face of a large army, and Commander Zhang didn't care about these soldiers and generals for the time being.
The Jinsui troops have been fighting in the mountainous areas for a long time, and long-distance movement is their traditional skill. When they heard that there were new weapons and equipment in Tieling, they all howled and walked like the wind!
On the other side, after Gao Jianwu formulated the new tactics, he immediately put them into practice without waiting for the arrival of the northern front troops.
After the artillery group anchored its position, Gao Jianwu marked their coordinates on the high-definition map in his mind, and led the assault brigade directly to the front.
He didn't stop until he was less than a kilometer away from the city gate.
Because Song Tiecheng could no longer withstand it, he strongly demanded that Gao Jianwu stop moving forward. He shouldered the heavy responsibility of protecting Gao Jianwu, and now he was only a few hundred meters away from the defense line outside the Little Devil City!
It would be great fun if some kid randomly fired a few shots at this place.
There is a vast plain here. Gao Jianwu leaned on a stone bunker and took out his binoculars. He could even see clearly the mustache of the little devil on the gate of Tieling City.
He observed carefully and found that 200 meters outside the city, the Japs dug several trenches and put up barbed wire fences. There was also a bunker two to three hundred meters apart.
From time to time, there are little devils in the trenches, with their little heads exposed.
Guazi came out and looked around to observe something. Gao Jianwu estimated the depth and length of the trench. There should probably be a large group of Japs defending here.
Except for the machine guns in the bunker, Gao Jianwu did not see any other heavy weapons. It seemed that firepower such as artillery was deployed in the city, but he didn't know where it was, but Gao Jianwu was not in a hurry.
When the battle started, the little devil naturally exposed his artillery fire.
After observing for a while, Gao Jianwu had an idea in mind. He marked the coordinates of the Japs' position and the gate of the city tower on the map in his mind. He quickly calculated the bombardment of various Yuan Dynasties and asked Song Tiecheng's correspondent to pass it back to the artillery group.
After a while, earth-shattering artillery fire came from behind. Nearly a hundred long-range cannons opened fire first, launching a round of covering strikes against the Japs' positions outside the city!
Gao Jianwu saw the artillery shells hitting the Jaap's position one after another, and instantly exploded the Jaap's position into smoke.
"One, two,... Hammer, if you have nothing to do, you should observe how many of the Japs' bunkers on the position have been killed." Gao Jianwu said to Song Tiecheng, who was doing nothing next to him, while observing the results of the battle.
"Mr. Gao, I think it's useless. Besides, if you direct the artillery to give the Japs a few more rounds, there won't be much left." Song Tiecheng didn't bother to look. He had followed Gao Jianwu for so long and already knew this routine.
Anyway, Gao Jianwu wouldn't be relieved if the cannons didn't clear the Jaap position several times.
As for how much will be left in the end, Song Tiecheng is not worried. When the frontline troops attack, they are followed by the 92nd Infantry Artillery. If they encounter bunkers or something, it only takes a few shots.
Fighting now is so simple, and the artillery takes away most of the credit, leaving Song Tiecheng with no sense of accomplishment at all in such a battle.
If it weren't for the purpose of protecting Gao Jianwu's safety, Song Tiecheng would rather seize a factory and behead some little devils for such combat missions as the headquarters.
"You're shaking now. Let's go back and take this position back. Let's see what you can do without the cannon!" Gao Jianwu was a little worried, and with Song Tiecheng, a tough-headed boy, he didn't listen to the command very much now.
Let him go to the main force to train and prepare to be promoted to take charge of an attack group. Song Tiecheng could not go, so he had to stay in the assault brigade.
If nothing happens, Song Tiecheng will go to other troops to hang out, and then recruit the best ones to the assault brigade.
Although it does not succeed every time, it will succeed seven or eight times out of ten. Therefore, the assault brigade grows one squad after another, gradually expanding from more than a thousand people to more than 1,200 people, and its combat effectiveness becomes more and more powerful.
"Do you really want us to attack? I'm going to prepare now!" Song Tiecheng was overjoyed when he heard Gao Jianwu's words.
[In view of the general environment,
He didn't consider this matter to be very difficult.
Because although the assault brigade is not equipped with artillery, he can borrow an artillery battery from the assault group casually if he opens his mouth, not to mention that the bazooka rocket launcher of their assault brigade never leaves his body.
With the bazooka rocket launcher, a bunker with a big hole like the little devil's can be filled with the commando's bazooka rockets in minutes!
"Don't think about it. You guys will follow me into the city later. Let's seize the enemy's arsenal. Don't let the little devil jump over the wall and destroy it!" Gao Jianwu said to Song Tiecheng angrily.
The assault brigade is not used to do this. Capturing ordinary positions is simply a waste of the assault brigade's ability.
In Gao Jianwu's current combat sequence, the assault brigade will only be used to capture high-value targets.
Now except for important targets such as factories, enemy headquarters, airports, and warehouses, Gao Jianwu will not give the assault brigade any additional tasks.
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Under the fierce and precise artillery fire, the defensive positions outside Tieling were soon in disrepair, and Gao Jianwu's goal soon shifted to the defense of the city wall.
The artillery fire extended and began to cover the city wall and the positions behind it. Gao Jianwu carefully observed the impact points and made subtle adjustments to the bombardment of Zhu Yuan.
Afterwards, a large number of artillery shells began to fall on the city walls and city gates. The little Japanese who were defending on the city walls were blown out by the dense artillery shells. The sky was soon filled with a strong smell of blood.
The flesh and blood body was completely vulnerable under dozens of kilograms of artillery shells. Even the city wall could not withstand the successive artillery shells and began to collapse. The city tower gradually became unable to support itself under the continuous bombardment. Under the observation of Gao Jianwu, it finally Collapsed.
"Hehe, the little devil can't help but beat him now. He was beaten down after only a short time. This city is a bit brittle." Song Tiecheng said with a grin while watching the city wall collapse.
For such an unimportant small city, the city walls were not built with the intention of facing such fierce artillery fire.
Gao Jianwu concentrated nearly a hundred cannons to bombard him. How could he withstand it?
"Order the first attack group to attack! The artillery fire will continue to extend and completely clear the 300 meters near the city gate!" Gao Jianwu observed and began to order the dispatch.
He couldn't tell how many people were left in the Jaap's position, but once the troops attacked, the Jaap would definitely be exposed!
The first attack group was behind Gao Jianwu. Upon receiving the order, the troops immediately dispatched. One battalion was dispatched first and formed a three-way attack column. The 92nd Infantry Artillery Company followed the forward and rushed directly to a place not far in front of Gao Jianwu and the others and stopped. , began to set up artillery positions, and the heavy machine gunners also hurriedly began to set up in front of the artillery, aiming to fire at the place where the little devil's head was exposed.
Nine 92-heavy machine guns were arranged staggeredly, forming a huge fan of firepower. The forward assault company formed a formation, with a combat team of three people staggered forward, and soon they rushed to the front of the Jaap position.
At this moment, the little devil suddenly started shelling the charging assault group.
Gao Jianwu saw the Japs' artillery shells emerging from the city and immediately made a quick reverse calculation.
The approximate range of the Little Japanese artillery position was quickly figured out. After marking the range on the map, Gao Jianwu's brain was running at high speed, and he calculated the new range for bombarding Zhu Yuan, and then passed it to the remote artillery position.
Less than two minutes later, the long-range artillery position immediately launched the first round of long-range strikes. Nearly a hundred cannons poured shells into a certain area of the city. Soon, Gao Jianwu saw the Japanese artillery fire falling outside the city. Be sparse.
After the second round of bombardment by long-range artillery, only a handful of Japanese artillery shells fell outside the city.
This means that Gao Jianwu's counterattack has succeeded. Most of the artillerymen on the Little Japanese artillery position may have been killed!
The assault group ignored the bombardment of the Japs at all. Although the bombardment caused some casualties to their charge, since they only sent one main battalion in the first round, the forwards were three main companies of infantry. After spreading out the formation, It seemed to be sparse, the little Japanese's cannonballs fell on the ground, and there were not many charging soldiers within the damage radius caused by the shell fragments.
After all, the little devils only used more than 20 mountain cannons in this wave, which seemed to be the size of two mountain artillery brigades. They did not have the command ability of Gao Jianwu, and they just followed the traditional routine of shelling the front line of the battlefield, without any modifications at all.
It seems that the mental arithmetic ability of the frontline artillery observers of the Little Japanese is not enough. Compared with Gao Jianwu's reverse push, it is much slower. Such a time difference resulted in the Little Japanese artillery being killed by Gao Jianwu before they could achieve any results!
In front of the city wall, there were indeed not many Japanese defensive positions left. There were only 3 or 5 people alive in the bunker who could fight back. They fired at the forwards of the charging assault group. However, as soon as they were exposed, the forward Bazu The bazooka shooter immediately launched a counterattack and fired the rocket into the machine gun eye of the bunker!
Not to be outdone, the 92nd Infantry Artillery supporting behind them launched a barrage of bombardments at the bunkers. The building structures of these bunkers were rough, and they were fine in the face of shell fragments and shock waves. However, even if they were hit by the 92nd Infantry Cannon that was aimed directly at them, they would not be able to withstand it. After a few shots, the roof was lifted!
After all, the little devil's reinforced concrete is limited, and most of the resources are invested in the defense of small islands in the Pacific and the mainland. Although the Puppet Manchukuo also has large and solid defenses
Fortifications, but they were built in the border area again!
The assault group's infantry and artillery cooperated smoothly. A group of assault group soldiers crawled behind the front barbed wire fence. They took out their iron scissors and carefully cut a large opening in the barbed wire. Behind them, several light machine guns spit out hot flames. , weaving a dense fire protection net for them, so that the remaining little Japs in the trenches close to Chi Chi could not raise their heads!
After clearing the bunkers, the forward 92nd Infantry Artillery fired directly at the trench a hundred meters away in front of the forward assault team, and began to clear the position for the infantry charge!
The little devils who were blasted by Gao Jianwu's long-range artillery fire finally escaped from hell. Unexpectedly, the levels of hell were too deep. As soon as they escaped from the first level, the second level of hell came waiting for them.
One by one, the little devils were beaten to pieces!
Some little devils took out the white cloth from their underpants and tied it on their heads. They took out the 38-meter cover from the trench, howling and wanting to bayonet with the soldiers of the assault group!
However, the light and heavy machine gunners of the assault group did not agree at all. Looking at the little Japs emerging, they happily pulled the triggers to harvest the little Japs one by one, never missing an opportunity to make meritorious deeds with the soldiers charging in front!
Now a company is equipped with 15 light machine guns. When charging, the entire company's charging area will be completely covered with firepower!
As for the areas outside the charge area that cannot be covered, there is also a heavy machine gun company affiliated with the battalion to make up for the leaks!
In the face of an assault charge less than 500 meters away, there are now as many as 54 light and heavy machine guns, which means that one machine gun is responsible for a face of more than ten meters. This level of density is mind-numbing!
Of course, the little devil could not have imagined that Gao Jianwu's troops had such strong firepower!
Of course, the little devil who acted first before them had no ability to inform them.
In Tieling, under Gao Jianwu's bombardment, a huge gap was opened in the city defense. The main battalion of the first attack group quickly rushed into the city, and the second battalion followed suit.
Gao Jianwu followed the second wave and led the assault brigade in. By the time they entered, they had rarely encountered firefights along the way.
However, Song Tiecheng did not dare to be careless. He sent hundreds of people to charge in front of Gao Jianwu, acting as human shields for Gao Jianwu.
The way forward!
Their target is the Japs' arms warehouse!
