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spn "Your Excellency, Commander, opposite is the Chinese fortification of the Jinzhou section of the Ningjin Defense Line."

Opposite Jinzhou, in the Japanese fortifications, a group of senior Japanese generals were accompanying a man wearing the uniform of a Japanese army general, pointing at the opposite side which could be seen roughly without a telescope.

Matsui Iwane, the newly promoted Japanese army general, was originally the commander of Taiwan. Due to the unsatisfactory war in China, the navy suffered heavy losses from the Chinese's sudden air raids, and the army was defeated on the Tianjin-Beijing battlefield, so he was transferred to Northeast China.

Served as commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army.

Looking at Jinzhou across the way, the outline of the city can no longer be seen from a distance. It is all ruins, all flattened by bombs. However, it is such a Jinzhou that blocks the empire from moving south.

When did the Chinese become so powerful? Matsui Iwane couldn't help but frown. The war in Jinzhou was not going well, which was already a failure for the empire, and the defeat on the Tianjin-Beijing battlefield completely ruined the empire's ability to attack southern China.

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A huge defeat, an absolute defeat. There were nearly five divisions before and after, three of which were the main divisions. One hundred thousand elite Japanese troops were wiped out in China overnight. Except for those who died directly in battle and were buried in the ground, the wounded

The prisoners of war were killed directly by the Chinese, and the number of captured imperial soldiers reached nearly 50,000.

To this day, the empire still cannot afford to pay the huge sum of money for prisoners of war. The cunning Chinese do not even mention the war reparations. As for the prisoners of war, there is no negotiation at all and they directly inform Japan that they can pay the ransom. But this

The price is unacceptable. For an ordinary Japanese soldier, based on his weight accurate to the kilogram, one kilogram needs to be converted into 100 grams of gold, and tens of thousands of prisoners of war together cost more than 200 tons of gold.

The issue of prisoners of war was put aside. The Chinese also announced that since the Japanese army did not accept the redemption conditions for prisoners of war, if the Japanese army massacred Chinese civilians again in Taiwan or Northeast China, China would immediately execute an equal number of Japanese prisoners of war and detain them for torture.

Hundreds of thousands of Japanese expatriates labored in China.

This move is too cruel. There are many Japanese expatriates in China, especially in Shanghai, Tianjin, Qingdao and other places. In total, more than 400,000 people were detained during the war. In this way, China will hold close

The lives of half a million Japanese.

Therefore, whether in Taiwan or Northeast China, the Japanese army received secret telegrams from the military headquarters, strictly prohibiting all ministries from deliberately massacring Chinese civilians. The war finally returned to its original place and became a confrontation between soldiers.

"Order all ministries to pay attention to strengthening the defense line, add more night searchlights and night guard posts, and deploy more heavy machine guns on the front line. The firepower of the air defense forces must also be strengthened. I have applied for a batch of new anti-aircraft guns from China.

Matsui Iwane gave a short and powerful order to strengthen the defense line and block the Chinese from heading north. Holding the opposite side of Jinzhou would be the most correct approach for the empire. "The Chinese can build Jinzhou into a fortress, and the empire can also create miracles on the plains."

Shang Xiu built a quasi-fortress-level fortification group to stop them."

It's a pity that Amaterasu is destined not to take care of Matsui Iwane. This wishful thinking of strengthening the defense line will take time to implement. Now, in the face of New China's grand strategy of liberating the whole of China, as a roadblock, they are destined to be crushed.

broken.

The pouring rain that lasted for four days finally stopped, and the heavy rain filled the battlefield in Jinzhou. At this time, in the Northeast War Room of Jinzhou, a high-level combat meeting was taking place. The main participants in the meeting were the three armies of New China.

Honorary Deputy Commander-in-Chief, according to the latest Central Military Commission resolution, will be

Zhang Xueliang, the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Front Army of the People's Army who became the deputy minister of defense after the Northeast War; Huo Weiguo, political commissar of the Northeast Front Army; Chen Jun, commander of the Northward Group Army, and Gao Feng, chief of staff, who had just arrived in the northeast. Others were division commanders and staff officers of the Northeast Front Army,

Staff officers of the Army General Staff Headquarters, etc.

Although Chen Jun and Gao Feng are only temporarily serving as commanders of the Northward Group Army, the three of them, including Huo Weiguo, will surely assume important responsibilities in the reorganization of the national military force due to their outstanding military exploits.

"The requirements of the staff for this battle plan can be simply put in one word, quick. The core force of the battle will be the heavy armored brigades and concentrated heavy artillery groups in our hands, as well as the air force." In the message to the division commanders

After receiving the staff's combat plan, Gao Feng, as the chief of staff of the Northbound Group Army, explained the combat intentions and essence on behalf of the staff. "As for our heavy armored brigade, let Commander Chen introduce it to you. This unit is

He specially asked for it from the military headquarters."

"Haha, I didn't play any role. Good equipment must be used to fight the Japanese so that people can vent their anger. The First Independent Armored Brigade is the first organic armored unit above the regiment level established after the founding of our country. Compared with the previous

When the armored force belongs to the main division, the combat mission of this specialized heavy armored brigade is clearer and the equipment type is

The numbers are more unified, and the tanks equipped are more advanced. Many of the ancillary combat equipment are even the first hunting equipment in the country. This heavy armored brigade is mainly composed of two heavy armored battalions, each battalion has four armored companies.

Each company has 12 Chinese Tiger III tanks, four of which are directly under the battalion headquarters. The two battalions have a total of 104 Type III tanks.

Others include armored reconnaissance companies, armored maintenance companies, armored engineer companies and other auxiliary combat units. It can be said that this heavy armored brigade is completely built on a division-level structure, which is a reference for the construction of more division-level armored units in the future.

Do experiments.”

Chen Jun cleared his throat. Compared with the former Northeastern Army generals here, his age is very scary. He is only in his thirties now. In the previous military system, not to mention the general commander, even the regiment commander was afraid.

Not yet.

But this is different in New China. No one will look down on him, let alone question his ability. The most important thing in New China is ability. Those who are capable will be in high positions. In the past, he was scolded by many people, but he was also criticized by many.

The tacit rule of seniority promotion has been broken. You must know that the current top leader of the Republic is no more than two years older than the Commander Chen in front of him.

As for the heavy armored brigade, it was formed under Zhang Shusheng's personal order. World War II is not far away. After emerging from the water network in the south, the people's army no longer needs to spread its armored strength to various units as it did in the past.

Instead, it requires the establishment of specialized armored forces on a large scale, practicing tactics, and training armored cluster attacks to lay the foundation for the future World War II.

The Chinese Tiger III tank is the most advanced model currently officially in production. According to the data returned by the agents of a German main battle tank code-named "No. 4" under development, the various data of the Chinese Tiger III tank are dead.

Suppressing it hard. Although it was early

During this period, Zhang Shusheng provided the Germans with early tank drawings, which allowed the Germans to be ahead of Western countries in armor strength. Compared with later German tanks of the same period, their performance was also much stronger, but compared with the Chinese Tiger

The third type is still much different.

The low tank body, sloped armor design, thick, long and ferocious gun barrel, and its weight of 32 tons give it strong defensive capabilities. The frontal armor is made of new alloy steel produced by Panzhihua Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., reaching 55 mm.

The thickness of the homogeneous steel is enough to make it proud of the global armor industry. Even if it stays there, the 35mm or even larger caliber tank guns commonly equipped in the West cannot penetrate it. On the other hand, the Chinese Tiger III tank

, the 88mm long and thick gun barrel, not to mention the main tanks of various countries today, is the armor level of tanks in the next three to four years. If you take one shot from it, the best result will be to die.

Other tanks No. 1 and No. 2 with relatively lagging performance are equipped to some main divisions as armored assault forces.

Gao Feng took the words, walked to the battle diagram, and drew a big attack arrow on it with a thick pen.[

"While the Air Force launches air strikes, the artillery group will launch fire coverage of the Japanese army's solid artillery positions, frontline fortifications, and minefields. After ensuring the maximum destruction of an offensive width position and fortifications, the firepower preparation is completed, and the armored forces will be in the shape of a sharp knife.

Break through the Japanese defense line in a straight line. At this time, the infantry unit, which coordinates with infantry and tanks, will cooperate with the heavy armored brigade to penetrate the Japanese defense line, and then use circuitous routes to divide and outflank them, thereby achieving the rapid encirclement and annihilation of the three Japanese divisions."

"Butan collaboration?"

At this time, there was a huge difference between the officers of the Northeast Army and those from the Southwest. The Southwest officers present here, whether they are division commanders or staff officers, are all very familiar with the combat method of infantry-tank coordination.

Both exercises and exercises have been carried out more than once. Although the officers of the Northeast Army may be equally good, they have no opportunity to learn new military theories, and some are not used to new combat methods.

"Your armored units will go up first, and we promise to follow."

"Yes, my troops promise not to be afraid of death. They have been fighting for more than a year. The brothers are too angry with the Japanese. They should be allowed to join the first wave of counterattack."

Hearing the discussion of his generals, Zhang Xueliang wanted to say what he wanted to say, but in the end he did not say it. However, because he had worked with Huo Weiguo for a long time, he had a clear understanding of the differences between the two armies. He knew that his men were still behind the times like him. Maybe,

Going to a military academy to stay for a year or two is also a good choice. Thinking like this, I made up my mind to ask the military for instructions after the Northeast War.

Generals born in the southwest appear to be more disciplined, they do not speak blindly, they sit upright and wait for orders.

Chen Jun: "Everyone, it is understandable that everyone is eager to fight. However, in the battle plan of the staff department, corresponding combat units have been designated. According to the plan, as long as the divisions and brigades led by you are launched after the general counterattack is launched,

Being able to keep up with the second batch and encircle and annihilate the Japanese army has completed the combat mission. There is no priority in resisting the Japanese, not to mention that everyone has been fighting in Jinzhou for more than a year and is very tired. We can safely leave this lead group to

I am Chen someone."

Looking at the performance of the following Northeastern Army generals, Chen Jun felt uncomfortable. Obviously, it cannot be said that they are not good. On the contrary, all of them are anti-Japanese generals and they did fight bravely. However, the soldiers of the old system had many "problems", even

Even the taboos of the people's army such as Shantouism are everywhere. These things have not disappeared from them because of the founding of New China. However, due to the situation, Chen Jun can guess what will happen to them. If they change it

Maybe there will be an opportunity to fight alongside them in the future, but if these old habits cannot be changed, a relaxed second-line military position may be the destination for most people.

"Commander Chen, my..."

"Bang"

A division commander wanted to say something else, but Zhang Xueliang slapped his hand on the table and angrily yelled at the division commander: "What a shame. The military department has orders from the military department. The battle plan has been decided. Just execute the order. Fight for it."

Go away and fight for it. Resistance against Japan is not about treating guests to dinner, but still doing this."

Immediately, the division-level generals below all stood up and stood in awe. After all, Zhang Xueliang was the honorary deputy commander of the armed forces.

"Deputy Commander Zhang's words are serious. If that's the case, then everything should be carried out in accordance with the orders of the military department." Chen Jun came out to smooth things over, thinking that these people were still not convinced in their hearts, but he was not in a hurry and waited until he saw the real chapter on the battlefield.

When the time comes, they will be convinced.

Huo Weiguo also stood up at this time and said a few words briefly, but the effect was very good, "Deputy Commander Zhang, don't be angry. You may not understand this method of coordinated combat between infantry and tanks, so you have the idea. People's Army

It is not a one-word speech, but of course everyone is allowed to express their opinions freely.

This new infantry attack method has been practiced many times in the Southwest period. It mainly relies on the high degree of cooperation between infantry and tanks to quickly break through the enemy's position. After breaking through the position, rely on the infantry force to hold on to the gap in the position while encircling more enemies in roundabout ways.

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To put it simply, it is to rely on armor to divide the enemy, then use infantry to follow up, occupy and defend, divide and encircle..."

The battle plan was formulated in this way, and several generals who were reprimanded at the meeting also conducted their own reviews.

After nearly ten days of battle preparations, the preparations for the entire counterattack were finally completed. This was mainly due to the fact that Jinzhou already had a lot of southwest support and its own artillery. After the Tianjin-Beijing battlefield ended, a large number of heavy artillery was also sent to Jinzhou.

At this time, Jinzhou had no less than a few hundred 105mm field guns from the Southwest Period, and a large number of guns were stored, which was enough to support the consumption of a counterattack and annihilation war. The military columns heading north sent more cannons.

and cannon.

Faced with the frequent transportation of Chinese railways, the Japanese, who had deeply penetrated China's intelligence, finally realized that in addition to finding out that a large number of Chinese troops were heading north, they also found out that there would be a large-scale attack by the Chinese troops in the near future.

Offensive operations.

The Chinese are finally launching a counterattack

Under the order of Matsui Iwane, all three front-line divisions entered a state of combat readiness and were distributed in a gradient manner, preparing to resist the Chinese counterattack. At the same time, two divisions in the hinterland of Northeast China were also ordered to move closer to Jinzhou.[

Matsui Iwane realized that if the Chinese counterattacked into the Northeast and then implemented city-by-city resistance, the empire's military power in the Northeast would be eroded one by one. Only large corps can fight decisively to repel the Chinese counterattack and maintain the situation.

In the Jinzhou area, the most correct way is to give the country a certain buffer time to organize more troops to land in the Northeast.

On August 13, 1937, the long-prepared Jinzhou counterattack finally began.

At dawn on August 13, the tranquility of Beiping Daxing Airport was broken by an urgent combat siren. There were already many bombers parked on the runway. Each bomber had been filled with fuel and loaded with heavy aviation bombs.

The bomber crew that had been waiting nearby also began to board the plane.

In this major counterattack and annihilation battle, Peiping Airport will be used as a bomber airport to provide bombing support to Jinzhou, which is more than 400 kilometers away. As an escort force, the small Shanhaiguan Airport has already stationed multiple squadrons of J-2 and J-3 fighter jets.

It will escort the bomber force.

At 6:30 in the morning on August 13, when the minute hand finally pointed to 6, the artillery group of the Chinese People's Army in Jinzhou battlefield finally let out the most earth-shattering roar since the war began. There was no gunfire like in the past, but the whole world seemed to be filled with thunder.

Covered in a kind of thunderous fury.

"Boom boom boom..."
Chapter completed!