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At dawn on February 24, 2011, the Japanese army first concentrated a total of nearly 150 aircraft from the Kwantung Army Flying Group and the two newly reinforced Army Aviation Groups, and then dispatched a task force composed of two aircraft carriers, three battleships and other large ships to enter

In the Bohai Sea, two aircraft carriers with a total of 80 aircraft, including more than 50 combat aircraft, launched air strikes on Jinzhou from the sea.

At this time, Japan focused on the development of battleships and heavy cruisers, and did not pay much attention to the development of aircraft carriers. There were only three aircraft carriers in Japan, the Hosho, the Kaga and the Akagi, and a relatively new aircraft carrier was under construction.

Lieutenant General mobilized two of his only three aircraft carriers to participate in the Jinzhou Battle, which shows that the Japanese military attaches great importance to this battle.

Accompanying the attack by the aircraft were the artillery of the three divisions of the Japanese Kwantung Army. All artillery with a caliber of 75mm and above immediately launched a salvo regardless of consumption. In fact, the Japanese divisions did not have many heavy artillery.

It is equipped with only a small number of 120mm artillery, and the rest are field artillery. However, with the concentrated shelling of three divisions, the Northeast Army still admitted to the great pressure. If there were not complete fortifications, it is estimated that shelling alone would be enough.

The Northeast Army suffered heavy losses. The real threat actually came from the sea. Japanese warships, led by battleships and heavy cruisers, also used super-large-caliber naval guns including more than 400 mm to carry out long-range bombardment. The power was great, although the hit rate was low.

It's scary, but occasionally a cannon hits a fortification, whether it is made of cement or poured concrete, and the entire fortification can be completely blown into ruins.

Interestingly, the Japanese army believed too much in the intelligence sent back from Jinzhou by the traitors, which led to many shellings hitting some incredible abandoned buildings and camouflaged field fortifications.[

For a time, the entire Jinzhou was shaken. Both inside and outside the city, everywhere was covered by the sound of explosions. Old Japanese fighter planes kept dropping bombs from the sky, and cannons of various calibers were screaming in the distance. Inside Jinzhou City

The former camp of Zhang Xueliang, the suspected Northeastern Army barracks in the city, the Jinzhou Railway Station, and the troop assembly area were all subjected to crazy bombings by the Japanese army.

Naturally, what received the most attention was the fortifications outside Jinzhou City.

Since the September 17th Incident, Zhang Xueliang entered Jinzhou in November. By the end of February, in more than three months, dense fortifications have been built outside Jinzhou City.

Under the guidance and assistance of the professional engineer military personnel supported by the southwest, the Northeast Army took advantage of the human sea and dug out numerous fortifications in the winter. Although Jinzhou was freezing in winter, under the guidance of the southwest engineer personnel who were well prepared,

Next, a combination of moderate excavation and watering was used to build fortifications, coupled with cement. Although the entire defense line was not comparable to the permanent port fortifications of the Russians in the Far East, it was definitely a nightmare for infantry.

As early as half a month ago, Zhang Xueliang ordered the people of Jinzhou to evacuate to the pass. In addition to the Northeast Army, there were only a few traders or rickshaw drivers in the city. When the Japanese bombing began, the Northeast Army's reconnaissance planes took off from Jinzhou Airport in advance.

An early warning was issued. Jinzhou defense forces, including Zhang Xueliang, quickly entered air defense and anti-artillery fortifications.

A specially reinforced underground command bunker in Jinzhou City.

This is the underground command center built for the Jinzhou Command Center of the Northeast Army. It has to be said that Zhang Xueliang was really not good at fighting, but after learning from the pain, he chose to accept assistance from the Southwest and let a small number of "Volunteer Army" elites from the Southwest participate in combat planning and fortification construction.

, strategic analysis and formulation.

"The Japanese bombing and shelling were as violent as what Advisor Huo said. It seems that we still underestimated the Japanese determination to fight."

Even though he was several meters deep underground, Zhang Xueliang could feel violent shaking. The dust and dust falling from the roof from time to time told the people in the command center how violent the explosion on the ground was.

Huo Dingguo was the most senior officer who supported Zhang Xueliang in the southwest battle in terms of command and staff. In the southwest, he was already the commander of the main division. He had just commanded the battle to liberate Qiongzhou and went to the northeast, becoming Zhang Xueliang's most valued volunteer.

Advisor'. Of course, once the battle in Jinzhou is over, regardless of success or failure, he will return to the main force of the Southwest People's Army.

"The Japanese have occupied almost the entire Northeast and want to draw a successful conclusion to the first phase of their invasion of China with their last great victory. As long as we can stop the Japanese, we should be able to buy a few years of preparation time."

Huo Dingguo studied at the Japanese Army School

After returning to the southwest, he once again entered the Huaxia Military Academy to study. After graduation, he quickly became the commander of the main force. As the commander of the fifth division of the main force, he is definitely one of the best senior officers in the young faction of the Southwest Army.

One, and one of the fastest-promoted people.

Of course, not only did he get promoted quickly, but as far as he knew, there were also his old Japanese classmates in the Japanese division opposite, serving as squadron or group captains.

Based on his understanding of the Japanese army and research on Japan's domestic policies, as well as the strategic predictions made by the Southwest People's Army Staff Department on the Japanese army's actions based on various intelligence, he finally came to the conclusion that the Japanese, like China, have no

Get ready for an all-out war, two

The party was gambling at this time. If the Japanese lost, then the Pingjin and Tianjin areas would be at least in trouble, and the country would gain more time to prepare for the national war in the future. If China lost, then the Pingjin and Tianjin areas would fall into the hands of the Japanese army.

Further threatening the entire North China region.

Zhang Xueliang heard the huge explosion above his head and cursed angrily: "The Japanese bully our air force, which is not as good as theirs. Huh, there will always be a day when they will lose Jingzhou due to their carelessness. Advisor Huo, the sound of artillery is becoming sparse, the Japanese may have to

An attack has been launched, let’s go up and have a look.”

Huo Dingguo knew that Zhang Xueliang had lost a lot of aircraft in the Northeast, and only a hundred or so could be gathered near Jinzhou. Although according to the previous plan, the air force did not dispatch to engage the enemy, he originally did not have much confidence in the relatively weak air force of the Northeast Army.

.Except those lost in various places in Northeast China

, Zhang Xueliang still had about a hundred aircraft burned down in Shenyang. Excluding the trainer aircraft and the damaged aircraft, there were only more than 30 fighter planes that could be dispatched. Moreover, these more than 30 fighters did not have radio stations, so their capacity was

Small, its performance is relatively backward, and it lacks long-distance combat capabilities.

When a group of people came to the ground, the entire bombing had passed. The small city of Jinzhou suffered violent bombings. Fires were burning everywhere, houses collapsed, and the streets were bombed to pieces. Fortunately, there was almost no one in the whole street.

People were killed, the residents evacuated, and the soldiers hid in the fortifications. With the number of people in the Northeast Army, three months is enough to dig out some strong anti-artillery and air defense fortifications.

"Report, the Japanese army has launched a fierce attack on positions No. 1, 2, and 4 of our first line of defense." The communications staff quickly reported the dynamics of the front line of fire. At this time, even in the city, you can hear

Fierce gunfire came from the northeast, and the Japanese division launched a large-scale attack.

"Positions No. 1, 2 and 4 all have relatively open terrain. By choosing these breakthrough points, the Japanese army may want to use armored vehicles to break through the positions, and then the large forces can follow." Huo Dingguo quickly analyzed, according to

Intelligence showed that for this attack, the Japanese deliberately

The only batch of tanks imported from the United Kingdom were transferred outside the Jinzhou defense line. Although they were still ugly in appearance, they were much more powerful than the previous armored vehicles. The military information that came back later confirmed his analysis. The Japanese army was indeed there.

Gather a dozen tanks and attack the second position.

Everyone came to the bunker outside the city, picked up their binoculars and looked into the distance. They saw a Japanese tank approaching the frontline position. At this moment, a gun flew out from a fortification on the position and hit the tank.

The tank exploded into a pile of scrap metal in an instant.[

"Brothers, the Japanese are coming. Think about the massacre and ravages of the Japanese in Shenyang and the Northeast, and think about how they ravaged our Chinese compatriots. Every man is responsible for the national crisis. If it belongs to a man, just stop it with me."

On the forward position, a Northeastern Army company commander was waving his arms, and his hoarse voice made him look very imposing. Unfortunately, in the previous shelling, the company commander's arm was hit by artillery fragments.

"Well done, the weapons from Southwest China are indeed a sharp weapon in the war of resistance." Seeing that a Japanese tank was blown to pieces on the spot, Zhang Xueliang couldn't help but feel refreshed. This was the first most effective counterattack result since the Jinzhou Campaign began.

Huo Dingguo nodded. The existence of the anti-tank flat-fire cannons indeed greatly offset the charging power of the Japanese tanks. "General, the battle has just begun. With all due respect, in order to prevent any eventuality, the supervising team must block it to the death.

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"Don't worry, I will personally give the order. Although I don't want to attack my brothers, in order to win the battle, I also know that sacrifice is inevitable."

Zhang Xueliang nodded. It would be best if he personally did this kind of thing. Otherwise, the Northeast Army, which was unable to withstand the crazy attack of the Japanese army and was defeated, might have a sudden change when facing the supervising team again.

While the two were talking, they saw that the Japanese troops outside the distant defense line had moved deeper into their offensive positions, and the light and heavy machine gun and cannon-throwing teams were already preparing to remove the Northeastern Army's firepower points.

"beat"

After giving the order, the Japanese army did not rush to launch an attack. Instead, they used heavy weapons to suppress the Northeastern Army in the forward position. As soon as the attack started, the artillery of the Japanese division that was busy destroying fortifications also launched fire coverage at the Northeastern Army's forward position.

.The Japanese army did not have many large-caliber artillery pieces, but when they were gathered together, their power was highlighted.

As soon as the Northeastern Army's light and heavy machine guns fired for a while, the shooters had to retreat into the anti-gun holes. The power of these guns made it difficult for the soldiers to avoid large numbers even if they hid in the trenches.

Casualties.

The Japanese bombardment was too fierce. At this moment, the Japanese aircraft returning from the first wave of bombing missions flew over again in the distance. The fearful Japanese aircraft actually prepared to straf at low altitude at a diving angle.

Northeastern Army position.

At this moment, the air defense fortifications on the position suddenly opened fire. The anti-aircraft guns brought from the southwest, under the operation of the Southwest Volunteer Army, hit the two aircraft that were diving at low altitude and low speed almost instantly.

The volley exploded, severely denting the arrogance of the Japanese army.

"Okay, okay, great." Although he knew that the Japanese army would launch a large-scale attack soon, and he didn't know whether the first line of defense could be held, Zhang Xueliang was already overjoyed. Although these small victories seemed inconspicuous, they had a great impact on his mood.

He was worried, which had a great influence and strengthened his determination to resist Japan.

After seeing that the Northeastern Army actually had strong anti-aircraft firepower, the old-fashioned Japanese aircraft no longer dared to swoop down and shoot at low altitudes. They dropped bombs randomly, and more than a dozen aircraft ran away. Although they knew that the Japanese army would follow

More planes flew over the front line to bomb, but the small number of anti-aircraft guns were hidden in the fortifications, making it difficult for them to move freely, so they had no choice but to fight back.

From time to time, the Japanese army finally launched an attack of about a regiment. Position 2 became the main battleground. This was the core of the entire fortification belt outside Jinzhou City. Once it was quickly broken through, the fortifications on both wings would be useless. The Japanese army

The division commander was too eager to seek credit. In addition to conducting a containment attack on positions No. 1 and 4, he used a regiment as the main offensive force to launch a fierce attack on position No. 2.

The entire frontier position of the defense line outside Jinzhou City was defended by about a brigade of troops. When the Japanese army launched the attack, under the loud scolding of instructors and grassroots officers of the Northeast Army, a regiment of the Northeast Army had already entered the second position from the bunker.

, prepare to block the enemy.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

"Da da da..."

"Boom...boom"

At this time, the Japanese heavy artillery did not continue to cover the Northeast Army's forward positions, but was accurately suppressed by Japanese small-caliber artillery such as cannons, mountain cannons, and mortars. The Japanese army's tactical literacy was indeed very high, and the main divisions were completely

There was no longer the stupidity of charging together in a roaring manner before. Instead, they advanced in batches and attacked in a rolling skirmish line.

"General Zhang, you can order the small-caliber artillery to fight back. However, the large-caliber artillery still needs to remain hidden and wait for fighters." Seeing that the time had come, Huo Dingguo said hurriedly.

Zhang Xueliang exchanged a few words with Rong Zhen, the Northeast Army Chief of Staff next to him, and then ordered small-caliber artillery including mortars and mountain artillery to fight back.[

A Japanese regiment in the attack finally got a taste of artillery fire. Although the powerful artillery of the Northeast Army was still hidden in the fortifications and deep in the woods outside the city, the Japanese army also suffered ground losses for the first time since the war began.

Looking at the bombed Japanese army, Zhang Xueliang and other senior officials of the Northeast Army were very angry. If the artillery was used intensively, the Japanese army would suffer even greater losses, and even a whole regiment might be injured.

The Japanese army receded like a tide, but the subsequent attack was launched again. The attack of the three divisions would not be affected by the failure of one regiment's offensive. This time, the Japanese army adopted an almost full-line attack method, covering several kilometers

The long front line was full of Japanese troops preparing to attack.

The fire test just now made the Japanese division commanders feel relieved. It was rumored that the Northeastern Army's greatly strengthened artillery did not launch a counterattack as expected. It was just some small-caliber artillery, which was not enough to threaten the overall attack of the large army.
To be continued...