mtl008 Chapter 272: Two-front Operation (2)
Chapter 272: Two-front Operation (2)
The three-day intensive training is finally over!
Yin Xinjun thought that it was time to set up a tank unit!
First of all, he had to find a chance to take out all the tanks! He couldn't capture a tank every day! That would be hard to explain and too inefficient.
In fact, this opportunity is very simple, which is to attack an important stronghold, preferably a place with more supplies!
The second thing that needs to be taken out on a large scale is the shells!
During these two nights, Yin Xinjun did not go to Jingpo Lake because the attack there stopped inexplicably!
At present, in the northern battle in the Pingdingshan area, the consumption of various types of artillery shells is enormous. Chen Chao has also called many times, saying that the artillery shells have been used up!
Yin Xinjun studied the map for a long time and finally chose Antu County in the east!
This is a county town, and it is located on the railway line, so there must be a lot of supplies, and it is also convenient to take out all the tanks and other heavy equipment!
Moreover, Antu County is only 50 kilometers away from Jiapigou!
It only takes over an hour to drive there!
After dinner, Yin Xinjun got on the road and headed straight to Antu for reconnaissance! This was his habit. Before every battle, he would first find out the enemy's situation and never fight an unprepared battle!
The 7th Squadron’s base, Baiyetun,
At this time, the sun had already set and the sky was gradually dyed a light red.
The temperature is getting lower day by day, and the biting cold wind is howling!
The soldiers sat around the table and enjoyed a sumptuous dinner.
Tonight, the kitchen staff specially added a dish - fragrant pork stewed with vermicelli.
This pig was purchased by team leader Wang Wenfan from the villagers.
He wanted everyone to be able to taste delicious pork on this cold night.
When Yin Xinjun formed the Seventh Team, he gave Wang Wenfan 5000 yuan as military expenses.
Today, this money is used by Wang Wenfan to improve the living conditions of the soldiers, allowing them to feel the collective care and warmth.
The Seventh Squadron had just been formed. In addition to the twenty or so veterans brought by Wang Wenfan, there were also forty technical soldiers drawn from various squadrons! The remaining more than 100 were all new recruits who had just joined the army!
Fortunately, Wang Wenfan is a man of both civil and military talents. He used to be a battalion instructor, and this time he put his knowledge to good use in the grievance-telling movement!
The morale and cohesion of the troops increased rapidly!
Looking at the tycoon-level equipment in their hands, two infantry companies, each man has a gun, and training alone requires 100 rounds of bullets a day!
Grenade launchers, light and heavy machine guns are almost deployed in every squad and platoon!
There is also an artillery company with a Type 1 infantry gun and two Type 92 mortars!
Compared to his original New Third Regiment, they were simply beggars!
Wang Wenfan is now absolutely confident that he can lead out another elite force!
In addition to pork stewed with vermicelli, there is also enough rice tonight.
All this rice is brought from Jingpo Lake by the supply team in horse-drawn carriages every night. Today, three more carts of food were brought in!
After Wang Wenfan came out of the prisoner-of-war camp, he no longer cared about life or death. He was now looking forward to having a big fight with the Japanese as soon as possible.
Yin Xinjun did not disappoint him on this point.
At 10 o'clock in the evening, Wang Wenfan, who had just finished giving a party class to the soldiers, received a telegram from the King of Hell!
At this moment, Yin Xinjun had already circled Antu County, and the Japanese garrison had only about 500 people!
Including the puppet troops and police, there are no more than a thousand people, which is a perfect target!
However, we must not forget Ma Shun and his men this time! After Yin Xinjun reconnaissance of Antu County, he sent a telegram to all participating troops!
"Teams 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7, Ma Shun's unit of the Anti-Japanese United Army, plan to march towards Antu County tomorrow evening. Please prepare for battle!"
Dunhua County,
Japanese Garrison Headquarters,
When Chief of Staff Takashi Iimura received the telegram from Seitaro Kamimura, he was so angry that smoke came out of his nose.
He tore up Seitaro Kamimura's telegram in front of the two division commanders, Yoji Fujii and Keisaku Murakami!
"This coward is asking me for reinforcements. I told him a long time ago that the main force of the King of Hell is in Dunhua, and the King of Hell himself is most likely in Dunhua! I told them to quickly overturn the King of Hell's lair, but now, after only a few days of fighting, he's already backing down!"
Uemura Seitaro acted first and reported later, using the excuse of insufficient troops and supplies to retreat to the Ning'an County area.
Both of them are lieutenant generals, and neither of them is willing to give in to the other!
Fujii Yoji suggested,
"How about sending a message to Commander Michiro Umezu? Ask him to give orders to Division Commander Kamimura?"
Chief of Staff Iimura Tadashi sighed
"This is the only way. If we don't solve this serious problem of Yan Wang as soon as possible, the border will be empty. If the Soviets find out, the consequences will be disastrous!"
The main task of the 12th Division was to guard a large area bordering North Manchuria and the Soviet Union. The reason the 12th Division was transferred here this time was because there were really no more troops to be transferred!
However, with the mobilization of the 12th Division, the defense along the line from Jixi, Jiamusi, Hegang, and Yichun was extremely empty. Along the thousands of kilometers of border, there are currently only five battalions of border garrisons!
Keisaku Murakami said,
"Don't worry, Chief of Staff. After all, Japan and the Soviet Union have just signed a friendship treaty! The Soviets won't break their promise, right?"
"Haha, the treaty only works when the forces of both sides are equal. Do you think the Soviets are trustworthy?"
Japan and the Soviet Union have always been enemies, and they just fought a fierce battle at Nomonhan this year. Although the Soviet Union won, it suffered heavy losses, even more than Japan!
However, the tank unit that Japan had high hopes for was wiped out by the Soviet Union, and this battle completely failed to achieve its goal!
The result is that both sides developed a fear of each other!
Fujii Yoji said again,
"Chief of Staff, why can't we find the whereabouts of the King of Hell's Department? What is the purpose of our secret service?"
Iimura said unhappily,
"Secret service? Many of the agents sent out by the secret service recently have not returned. They are probably in danger. More than half of the villages in Dunhua have been controlled by the King of Hell!"
Murakami Keisaku also nodded and said,
"Sir, at present, the Empire's garrison in Manchuria is still far from enough. We have to deal with both the Soviets and this King of Hell!"
"Yes, I have reported to the Commander-in-Chief and suggested increasing the number of Kwantung Army to 60. Manchuria is so large that the existing force is simply unmanageable!"
Judging from the final course of World War II, the Japanese suffered because they never mobilized the entire country, but instead used a strategy of incremental reinforcements!
I don’t know if the Japanese are used to living in poverty in the past, but they like to plan and calculate everything they do, and always like to consider the cost-effectiveness!
Unlike the European battlefield, when the Soviet-German War began, the Soviet Union mobilized almost every adult male!