Rise from the sword

Chapter 609
Yuchang.

As the largest city in the west of Jiangxi (Jiangxi), the head of a province, and the economic center of the entire province, even if it is an inland province, it is developing very well, with developed transportation and a large population.

Of course, the scale is not small.

Ancient adobe-brick thatched houses, elegant kiln-brick and blue-tiled houses, and modern reinforced concrete structures form a huge mishmash, chaotic and disorderly located in the large and small streets of Changchang.

At this moment, in this city that has been occupied by devils for more than four years, there are more than 1 devils in squads, some are hiding behind brick houses, some are hiding in concrete buildings, and some are clustered in bomb defense holes.

All the devils took advantage of this city to hide.

Devils, some curled up in the fortifications with weapons in their hands, their faces were pale and trembling nervously, some wore plaster flags on their heads, held long thorn mines in their arms, howled lowly, looked crazy, and some hid behind the anti-aircraft guns. In the hole, wipe and check the anti-tank gun next to you.

At this time, the elite Sixth Division of the Locust Army,

Like an enemy.

Although Kanda is looking down on Hachiro, he thinks that this so-called mechanized army is just superficial and far from American soldiers. The previous defeat in Dingzhou is proof, but he is not a fool to become a division commander. He is a proud soldier. He still understands the reason why he must lose.

Moreover, the imperial army only won one victory in Dingzhou, which also intuitively explained the problem.

Naturally, when encouraging the soldiers under his command to start a war, he also emphasized many times that the enemies surrounding Changchang this time are very powerful, with advanced weapons and sufficient supplies.

The equipment and firepower are at the same level as the US military.

In a word, it completely attracted the attention of all the old devils in the Sixth Division.

Not long ago, the years on Bougainville Island are still vivid in everyone's minds. The bombs and heavy artillery shells of the fleet level that seemed to fall in an endless stream are the eternal terror in the hearts of all the surviving devils of the Sixth Division.

As for the new devils, that is to say, the two new regiments, although these devils have not fought head-on with the Eighth Route Army, they have been devastated by the guerrillas recently. Now seeing that the elite Sixth Division is waiting in full force, naturally they dare not be careless .

"Enemy tank groups are gathering outside the city."

In the headquarters in the city, Kanda received the news from the front line:

"The tanks that have been discovered are about [-] tanks, all of which are German Panzer IV tanks."

"More than 300 vehicles!"

Hearing this number, Kanda was dripping cold sweat on his forehead.

Street fighting is easy to defend, but tanks can't deal with it.

Even on Bougainville Island, the Americans did not pull out so many tanks. At that time, hundreds of tanks made him helpless, and he deeply felt the difficulty of tanks. Now, there are more than 300 tanks outside the independent regiment city.

It wasn't until this moment that he felt the pressure from Eight Routes.

Although the eight roads are mud-legged, they are not idiots.

Those who can drive tanks, armored vehicles, and cars, who can assemble and fight a tank force, and who can fight against the locust army with little defeat, how could they be idiots.

Although there was a big failure of the Dingzhou right wing, it did not happen again after only one time, which explains a lot of problems.

Balu is not so easy to deal with.

Even if this group of people can't give full play to their tank strength, his troops still lack anti-tank weapons. The only ones that can penetrate the opponent's No. 75 tank are the three new [-] anti-tank guns. to use.

but.

The eight-way independent regiment on the opposite side popularizes semi-automatic rifles, and is equipped with a large number of submachine guns. The machine guns are all general-purpose machine guns, and their light firepower is much stronger than that of the locust army.

From Ping'an County, to Yangquan, Taiyuan, Shijiazhuang, and then to Chengde, battle after battle proved that the Eighth Route Army knew how to cover each other with infantry and tanks and cooperate with each other to attack.

It is very difficult for the Death Squad to get close to the tank.

Even in a complex city, it was not easy. He already knew that the enemy's total strength this time was nearly twice as large as his. Whether it was firepower, armor, or military strength, they all had absolute advantages.

With the enemy's absolute superior firepower, even if he can consume these more than 300 tanks, how much will he have to pay?

Even if a team of [-] or [-] people killed a tank, the Sixth Division would be disabled.

"The enemy is setting up barbed wire positions, and also found a large number of clustered armored vehicles."

The enemy was preparing for total annihilation, so they blocked all breakthrough routes... The second news from the front line made Kanda Zheng's forehead drip with sweat.

"Send a report to General Yokoyama."

Kanda immediately shouted:
"Ask for tactical guidance."

"correct."

After asking for help, Kanda Zheng said harshly and looked ferociously:
"Catch me all the Zhina people in Changchang City and tie them in front of all the positions. I want to see if they dare to fire..."

When the army of devils moved in, everyone knew that the situation was not good. In addition to the recruitment of workers in the base area, it was no problem for one person to support the whole family. They also distributed quilts and tarpaulin tents to provide accommodation. Everyone wanted to leave, but many people had no conditions to leave.

Faced with this situation, Kong Jie then gave certain benefits to the caravan and asked them to bring the common people here. In a short period of time, the population of Chaechang was reduced to three.

But after all, it was a city, and it wasn't like Hengyang's army was directly transferred. Many people stayed behind.

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"Kanda-kun asks for tactical guidance."

Looking at the telegram in his hand, Isamu Yokoyama looked solemn.

He had just received the good news, and before he had time to be happy, he saw this telegram for help.

Devils are generally embarrassed to ask for help directly, so the so-called request for tactical guidance means asking for support. Once this telegram is sent, it means that the situation is very critical.

"It was also mentioned in Kanda-kun's telegram."

The chief of staff on the side continued to hit Isamu Yokoyama's heart:
"The Eighth Route attacking Changchang has more than 300 tanks, more than two full-scale divisions, and hundreds of artillery cover."

As soon as these words came out, Heng Shanyong's complexion changed drastically.

There are more than 300 tanks and the strength of two full-scale divisions. According to the routine of the Eighth Route Army, there must be more than [-] large-caliber (more than [-] mm) barrel artillery for cover.

It is impossible for Chang Chang, who lacks a solid position, to block the attack of the Eighth Route.

Although Hengyang blocked his attack for more than a month, Yokoyama knew very well that this situation was a special case.

Hard to replicate.

Before he attacked Hengyang, the defenders dug a solid defensive position, and it was constructed very skillfully, while in Changchang, the sixth division did not strengthen the defense at all, let alone a solid position, and there were not many field positions.

Secondly, Hengyang has sufficient logistical supplies. The independent regiment in Songxian County transports hundreds of tons a day and has strong firepower.

Finally, the imperial army attacking Hengyang lacked powerful heavy weapons, such as the empire's siege weapon, the 240 howitzer, which he did not have, and his troops also lacked supplies, and the number of shells was small.

The materials transported from the Guangdong-Han Railway are simply not enough.

However, the Eighth Route Army that attacked Shichang had no shortage of heavy weapons, supplies, and a large number of tanks. It took at most a week to take down Shichang.

Once Changchang falls, the independent regiment can threaten the Guangdong-Han Railway, and Hengyang will be in big trouble.

The terrain around Changchang is flat and lacks dangerous terrain, which is very suitable for the armored forces to exert their strength. Even if he sends three divisions to support, it is still delivering food.

"Contact General Hata Toshi-six."

Although the situation in Shichang was in crisis and he was unable to support him, Yokoyama Isamu was not yet in despair. He said to the chief of staff:
"Let him urge the Eighth Air Force to act as soon as possible."

"Command the troops."

Then he went on to order:

"Increase the scale of the attack on Hengyang. Starting today, four wings will be dispatched to participate in the attack."

As long as the Eighth Air Force can suppress the independent regiment flying unit in Song County, as long as he can take down Changchang as soon as possible, there will be a fight.

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Yu Changwai.

"attack."

In the afternoon of the same day, following Kong Jie's order, the independent regiment launched an attack.

Because the devils used ordinary people to block their guns, this attack was launched without artillery preparation.

The tank opened the way, and the tank gun shot directly to destroy the obstacles and bunkers in front of it. Then, the tracks drove the position and rushed directly into the devil's position. Behind the tank, the infantry followed, and with the cover of the tank, they fought to the death with the devil.

Also because the devils used ordinary people to block guns, Kong Jie also took out a new weapon.

Shock bomb.

Strong light and strong sound can temporarily cause people to lose control, which is convenient for troops to rescue ordinary people.

This battle was fierce.

It was not until noon on the third day that the main positions of the devils in Changchang were taken down, and the main force of the Sixth Division was wiped out. However, at this time, small-scale battles were still taking place in the streets of Changchang.

I have to admit that the Devil Class A Division is really powerful.

Even though there was a lack of anti-tank firepower, even if the troops were of poor quality, the independent regiment still lost more than [-] tanks due to the cover of the terrain and the complicated streets and environment in the city.

You must know that the troops participating in the attack on Changchang are all old-fashioned troops, and every tank crew is the best of the best, even so, almost all of them are tanks.

of course.

This also has something to do with the fighting style of the troops and the use of ordinary people as shields by the devils.

In order to reduce infantry casualties, many positions directly let tanks mine mines, relying on tank armor to attract devils to attack, and then wait for an opportunity to destroy them.

In fact, although the tanks lost a lot, the tank crew actually lost very little. There were very few sacrifices and serious injuries, but there were many minor injuries, but these minor injuries hardly affected the battle.

Lost tanks can be replenished immediately, seamlessly.

So infantry losses are not that great.

Relying on shock bombs, civilian casualties are not high.

At the beginning of the war, Kong Jie ordered the logistics battalion. The pontoon battalion was at the airport behind. The wounded were transported directly to Song County or Pingan County by transport planes. Efficiency has improved a lot.

The aftermath of the battle lasted until the early morning of the fourth day before all the devils were wiped out.

In the battle of attacking Changchang, the most interesting battle took place on the second night.

In order to protect the common people, the Independence Regiment continued to launch attacks at night. After all, the night is the most suitable for blasting bombs to exert their power, and is suitable for rescuing ordinary people who have been captured by devils.

That day, Duan Peng and Wang Xikui led a group of people. They did not advance with the cover of tanks as usual, but quietly infiltrated into the devil's position in the middle of the night with the cover of darkness.

It's fine that this group of people didn't attract the attention of the devils all the way, but they actually directly touched the outside of Kanda Masa's headquarters.

When they found out that it was the Devil Command, everyone was overjoyed, and immediately launched an attack. With superior equipment and the fire support of the called air gunboat under the flare, the group successfully captured the headquarters of the Sixth Division and captured a group of people including Kanda. The top of the Sixth Division.

A total of 37 people, including three generals, the lowest are assistant officers and staff officers.

At that time, a group of high-level officials of the Sixth Division in Kanda were greeted by Duan Peng in a closed underground bunker with more than a dozen bombs. There was no time to commit suicide and resist. When they woke up, they were already in the prison of the Independence Group Here's the chance.

Also because of the arrest of a high-ranking member of Kanda, the remaining troops of the Sixth Division lost their command. They were annihilated by the Independent Regiment on the third day, and the aftermath was cleared up on the fourth day.

"Haha, great harvest."

Knowing that dozens of high-level devils were captured, and it was still the Sixth Division, Kong Jie was overjoyed immediately, and prepared to have a public trial of these old devils.

If these old devils were publicly tried and punished, all the high-level devils of the Sixth Division were killed, and photos and evidence of the crime were attached, and then leaflets were spread by plane, it would definitely boost the anti-Japanese morale of the whole country.

It can also deter the devils and prevent the little devils from using ordinary people as human shields in the future.

of course.

In the leaflet, there is also a note that none of the Sixth Division will be left, as well as photos of the armored units of the Independent Regiment, as well as photos of the flying units of the Independent Regiment.

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during the battle.

Simultaneously, wars broke out in other devil-occupied areas.

Hundreds of guerrillas, with mortars, heavy machine guns, and mountain artillery, launched an attack on a large number of devil warehouses. Although these guerrillas had no more than 600 people at most, and only 60-[-] people at the minimum, they were relatively small.

Although the number of people is far less than that, but in terms of scale and intensity, it is comparable to or even surpassed the Hundred Regiments|Battle of that year.

For a time, countless devil warehouses, bases, and airports suffered intensive shelling and suffered heavy losses.

Simultaneously.

Hundreds of attack planes also simultaneously bombed various devil airports, and the heavy bombs dropped precisely, let them into hundreds of devil warehouses, military depots and camps, and hundreds of devil planes were destroyed.

Even with accurate information, Li Yunlong was already prepared to have no information.

Holding the attitude of adhering to the attitude that he would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go, he contacted his superiors and organized a full-strength attack. Regardless of whether there were planes or not, as long as there were suspected planes, he would not let them go.

Of course, he also made perfect use of intelligence. In the underground battlefield, with the help of accurate intelligence, the devil's intelligence organization also suffered a devastating blow, and a large number of devil spies were arrested.

Because the scale of this round of attack was too large, too sudden, and the devil's communication was cut off immediately, it was not until the third day that Yokoyama Yong received the news.

Before that, he had received a farewell telegram from the Sixth Division.

(End of this chapter)