mtl008 Chapter 543: Battle of Jinzhou (7)
Chapter 543: Battle of Jinzhou (7)
The next morning, the sun had just risen and golden sunlight was shining on the earth.
It seemed peaceful and tranquil, but beneath the calm there lay an atmosphere of tension and anticipation.
At the foot of the mountain, the 1st Battle Group's base was busy preparing for another day of fighting.
Inside the garrison, the soldiers of the kitchen squad had already gotten up. Without any slackness, they quickly started preparing breakfast.
Smoke rose from the kitchen, and pots and pans clattered as these hardworking soldiers carefully prepared delicious food for their comrades who were about to attack the city, hoping that they would be well fed and full of energy to face the battle.
After a busy period, the steaming big meat buns are freshly baked! The white and plump buns exude an attractive aroma, making people salivate. Not only that, the soldiers in the kitchen also specially cooked fragrant milk and nutritious eggs to ensure that every soldier can get enough energy.
The current situation is different from the past. The advantage is in our hands! In terms of logistics support, we don't need to eat cold dry food every meal!
After clearing the outer positions,
At 8 a.m., our army launched a general attack on Jinzhou City. First, they concentrated their fire on the city wall and nearby fortifications, opening a gap in the wall.
At about 9 o'clock, the two assault groups in the north and south launched a fierce attack under the cover of extended artillery fire and quickly broke into the city.
Tang Junping and Yang Daokun each led an armored regiment and advanced rapidly along Hui'an Street and Liang'an Street!
On Liang'an Street,
The 2nd Armored Regiment, with four Type 3 assault guns as the vanguard, quickly broke through to the city center.
Soon, they encountered two American M4A1 tanks on the street.
As the enemy opened fire first, the leading assault gun was hit by two shots and then caught fire.
The three assault guns at the back immediately surrounded them.
After a fierce battle,
Finally, two American tanks were destroyed.
But there were only two of the four assault guns left.
The regiment commander Yang Daokun quickly gave orders and transferred four more assault guns from the rear. The Second Armored Regiment continued to penetrate the city! Their goal was to disrupt and divide the enemy, and then engage in street fighting with the enemy in the streets.
This tactic is very effective because once the divided and surrounded enemy troops are isolated and helpless, their will will quickly collapse and they will surrender or flee!
Sure enough, when the fierce battle lasted until after 1 o'clock in the afternoon, the 3th Division of the 7rd Column following the 5600nd Armored Regiment had captured more than prisoners and controlled six streets!
At this time, Chiang Kai-shek's troops had suffered a series of defeats and their morale was no longer as high as before. Except for a few stubborn elements who fought to the death, most of the troops had already surrendered when they could not win!
While the battle for Jinzhou was at its most intense,
The Tashan front had its most tragic day.
The battle is also in full swing.
The troops that arrived at Huludao by boat yesterday were the 95th Independent Division, known as the Zhao Zilong Division, which was known for its tenacity and fearlessness of death. The 95th Independent Division was accompanied by Luo Qi, the leader of the battlefield inspection team.
Roche came with instructions from above. He formed a field inspection team, all equipped with machine guns. Anyone who dared to retreat would be killed!
Sure enough, as soon as the 95th Independent Division went into battle, it launched a battalion-wide attack on Tashan Village, and the battalion and company commanders led the charge!
Looking at the densely packed enemy rushing towards him, Tian Zhigang, the commander of the 34rd Battalion of the 3th Regiment defending the village, immediately felt a huge pressure.
The six armored vehicles equipped with 6mm machine guns assigned to the position began fierce shooting as soon as the enemy entered the range!
Amid the roar of artillery fire, the enemy showed no fear at all and ignored the huge casualties, but instead kept approaching!
In the trenches,
Tian Zhigang shouted into the walkie-talkie microphone,
"Artillery support! Cover 500 to 1000 meters from the front of the position!"
Boom boom boom, all the mountain artillery and howitzers of the 4th column fired at us at once.
An interception fire network was set up at the front of the position!
Seeing that the casualties were too great, Roche hurriedly stopped the attack and called for artillery support!
Of the entire regiment of the first attacking group of the 95th Independent Division, only less than 200 people retreated!
At this time, the two warships anchored off the coast of Huludao Port began to bombard Tashan Village fiercely with 152 main guns!
After an hour of shelling,
There is not a single intact house left in the entire Tashan Village.
The battlefield was littered with fallen soldiers.
The Second Battalion of the 36th Regiment was immediately ordered to take over the defense of Tian Zhigang's troops!
The soldiers of the 36th Regiment had just entered the position.
This time, Roche sent three regiments at once and launched a full-scale attack.
At this moment, there are only three intact armored vehicles left, the greatest support of the position!
Even so, the officers and soldiers of the Second Battalion remained unafraid of the powerful enemy and repelled the two attacks of the 95th Independent Division!
The battle lasted till noon.
After two rotations, the entire position was taken over by the 35st Battalion of the 1th Regiment. The 4th Division of the 12th Column had already lost six battalions of its troops!
At the critical moment, the 4th Division of the 11th Column suddenly launched a fierce attack on the 95th Independent Division from the flank. After the two sides fought fiercely for an hour, the 95th Independent Division suffered heavy casualties and retreated another two kilometers!
As Tashan was difficult to defend,
Commander Wu of the Fourth Column adopted the offensive defense strategy. In the front position, Tashan Village only had one battalion due to its narrow terrain.
But two kilometers behind Tashan Village, there was a whole regiment that was slowly filling in after the defending troops finished fighting. After this regiment finished fighting, another regiment was transferred over.
The other troops on the flanks took advantage of the opportunity to continuously attack the enemy and disrupt their frontal offensive!
He had already said at the pre-war mobilization meeting that this time the 4th Column would be prepared to pay the price of tens of thousands of people in order to defend Tashan!
The situation is now extremely critical. There are only a few tanks left on the front line. The 105th Column's greatest reliance, the twelve mm howitzers that had just been distributed, had four of them damaged due to over-frequent firing!
This battle is a head-on battle of steel against steel! There is no room for tricks. Both sides are competing in strength and endurance!
In front of the position,
Zhu Zhiyi, the commander of the 95th Independent Division, also felt his scalp tingling.
Under the fierce artillery fire and counterattack of the 4th Column, the troops suffered more than 6000 casualties, and not a single regiment was left intact!
But Roche had already given orders, ordering the 95th Independent Division to capture Tashan Village today even if it meant shedding their last drop of blood!
As the naval gun bombardment ended, Zhu Zhiyi gritted his teeth and once again assembled the strength of four battalions and launched a fierce attack towards the Tashan defense line!
When the 11th Division on the flank was about to move out,
Suddenly there was a buzzing sound in the air.
A total of six planes flew over the battlefield.
Roche looked at the plane and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Although he had called for air support many times, the Northeast Kuomintang Air Force had been exhausted, and the superiors had agreed to transfer planes from North China to help!