kvmb Chapter 237: Electromagnetic Cover, Feint to the East and Attack in the West
Chapter 237: Electromagnetic Cover, Feint to the East and Attack in the West
Not only were the two air assault combat groups divided into two groups, but their actions also had a sequence, and they did not launch operations simultaneously in the same time period.
The first to launch a long-range air raid was the 1st Air Assault Group.
The 24th Airborne Division took off from the helicopter base in Hangzhou as the dawn of May 5th just rose from the east.
Since the beginning of the war, the 24th Airborne Division has experienced many major battles.
They were present in the Battle of Xunyang, the Battle of Shanghu, and the subsequent Battle of Nanjing, and they played a key role in each battle.
This time is no exception.
The 24th Air Assault Division's marching route was not to fly directly to its destination, but to take a detour.
Enter the northern foothills of the Huangshan Mountains from the direction of Hangzhou to avoid the Taihu Lake defense line of the Southern Alliance.
Once they discover us, the surprise attack will lose its appeal.
The Air Force will cover their operations.
The main thing is electromagnetic protection.
Launch electromagnetic interference operations on the Taihu, Gusu and Changzhong front lines to render their radios ineffective.
However, this trick may not be very effective now.
Because the Southern Alliance has suffered from interference many times, each of their troops now has telephone lines directly installed.
Although electronic warfare aircraft can interfere with landline telephones, the interference effect is definitely not as good as radio. At most, it will slightly affect the transmission signal of the landline telephone.
But whether it is effective or not, electronic warfare aircraft must be deployed, and every bit of time gained will count.
Hundreds of helicopters roared past the peaks at the northern foot of Huangshan Mountain. The huge roar spread between the mountains, scaring the animals of all sizes in the mountains to run around everywhere.
After the group of helicopters left the Huangshan Mountains, they began to fly directly north.
The northbound route also deliberately avoided the coast of Taihu Lake, where the Southern Alliance’s garrison was stationed.
Although there were towns and villages of various sizes along the way, there were no SAARC soldiers.
The Air Force reconnaissance planes have flown along this route several times, so it is normal that no SAARC soldiers were found.
Although there were no soldiers from the Southern Alliance, the people in the villages and towns along the way saw it clearly.
When they looked up and saw the swarm of helicopters covering the sky, they were all stunned with shock.
Some people even fell to their knees and kowtowed continuously, their eyes filled with fear.
"The Renaissance Army, it's the Renaissance Army, the Renaissance Army is here!"
Of course, some people recognized the flag of the Renaissance Army, which was also learned from some newspapers.
When the people heard the three words "Fuxing Army", their eyes became brighter.
"The Renaissance Army is coming, and we are going to have a good life!"
The people's hearts are a very wonderful thing. Just as Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, said, water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.
The Southern Association for Regional Cooperation is now in the process of collapse, and it is already coming to an end.
Not only did the various taxes make it difficult for the people to raise their heads, but they also conscripted men and collected grain everywhere.
The people in the south are living in poverty and cannot get enough food to eat, which is a reflection of the current situation of the people in the south.
It was precisely because of this that the arrival of the Fuxing Army gave them hope of survival.
This is also the main reason why the Fuxing Army is welcomed by the people wherever they go.
Because they all know that only with the arrival of the Renaissance Army can they survive, and this is also their simplest request - to survive!
The outline of Changzhong City soon came into the sight of the air assault group.
However, the 24th Airborne Division's target this time was not Changzhong City, but Dingjia Village behind Changzhong City.
There is a Desheng River to the east of Dingjia Village and the Grand Canal to the south, and Dingjia Village is located at the confluence of the two rivers.
20 kilometers north along the river is the Chang River. We can set up blocking positions along the Desheng River to block the Southern Alliance troops rushing out from Changzhong.
So this place became the best landing site for the 24th Airborne Division and the 19th Airborne Division.
Dingjia Village is a southern village with a population of over a thousand people. It is considered a large village. The Shanghai-Nanjing Railway passes by Dingjia Village.
Although the transportation conditions are excellent, Dingjia Village is not rich and the people live a hard life.
Helicopters landed one after another on the wide flat land outside the village.
When the helicopter hovered, fully armed soldiers jumped out of it.
"The landing site has been controlled!"
After the message was sent from the 24th Air Assault Division, aircraft from the 19th Airborne Division began to take off from multiple airports and stations, roaring towards Dingjia Village.
More than an hour later, the aircraft group carrying the 19th Airborne Division arrived over Dingjia Village.
As C-130 tactical transport aircraft and C-124 strategic transport aircraft flew by, parachutes bloomed hundreds of meters in the air.
The 19th Airborne Division completed the airborne operation within half an hour.
Until this time, the 27th Army of the former Fifth Corps was stationed in Changzhong.
Now the 27th Army has been incorporated into the Eighth Corps.
The 27th Army is one of Chen Rui's direct troops. Although it is not as good as the 18th Army, its combat effectiveness is still good.
But when the commander of the 27th Army, Guan Ye, received a report from his subordinates that the Fuxing Army was making a large-scale parachute landing on the other side of the Desheng River.
After hearing this news, Guan Ye's eyes flickered twice, and then he said in a low voice: "I didn't expect that they would still find us.
Send someone to contact the Fuxing Army and tell them that our 27th Army is about to revolt!
The commander of the Fifth Corps, Chen Rui, was directly brought to the military court, and they were already frightened by the Fuxing Army.
Guan Ye also saw clearly that the Southern Alliance ship was about to sink.
Commander Chen Rui has been imprisoned, and he no longer has the motivation to work for the Southern Alliance.
So he chose to revolt without hesitation.
This way, he could also make a future in the Fuxing Army in exchange for Chen Rui's freedom.
The news of the Changzhong defenders' uprising was completely beyond Ling Liang's expectations.
This will be of great help to the Renaissance Army's next actions.
If Changzhong was captured, the Fuxing Army could directly cross the river on a large scale in Changzhong and cut off the passage between the more than 200,000 troops in Gusu and Jiangyin and Nanjing in advance.
The former 27th Army of the Southern Alliance was directly reorganized on the battlefield in Changzhong, and the 27th Army became the 27th Group Army of the Fuxing Army.
The three divisions under its jurisdiction were also reorganized into the 100th, 101st and 102nd Divisions, totaling more than people.
This is just a temporary reorganization. It will be reorganized after the war and will most likely be transformed into the National Guard.
What the Renaissance Army needs to do now is to make them a benchmark for the uprising forces.
Let the millions of troops of the Southern Alliance see that the rebellious troops will be treated preferentially by the Restoration Army and directly become a member of the Restoration Army.
Taking over Changzhong City was an unexpected surprise and would greatly facilitate the next actions.
Moreover, Chen Ji, the commander of the Eighth Corps in Gusu, was completely unaware of this news. This shows that the Southern Alliance is now seriously divided.
Chen Ji didn't learn the news until the 19th Airborne Division raided the Changhe defense line in Changzhong and opened a gap for crossing the river.
When Chen Ji heard the news, he was dumbfounded and at a loss.
The fall of Changzhong was fatal to the Eighth Corps and the Eleventh Corps stationed on the Jiangyin front.
"Why? What about Changzhong's 27th Army? Are they all pigs?"
"The 27th Army has surrendered!"
Chen Ji immediately said angrily: "These traitors really deserve to die. I should not have handed over my rear to this crappy 27th Army. They really made me suffer!
Do we have any troops left that can be mobilized?"
"The 96th Army is the last strategic reserve force in our hands."
The 96th Army has three divisions under its command, with a total strength of just over . It is a temporary army.
Temporary Army......
Chen Ji closed his eyes in pain.
He knew that Chang Zhong could not be retrieved, so what should they do now?
How can we stop the attack of the Renaissance Army?
It seemed that it was no longer possible, at least he could not think of any way to break through the encirclement of the Renaissance Army.
After the 19th Airborne Division opened a gap in the long river in Changzhong, the crossing troops built a pontoon bridge in just two hours.
The heavily armored troops of the 22nd Mechanized Infantry Division of the Second Army began to cross the river one after another.
After completing its mission, the 24th Airborne Division began to turn its attention to the Taihu Lake defense line.
They also need to open a gap here and let the Seventh Army in.
The 16th Corps of the Southern Allied Forces was responsible for guarding the Taihu Lake defense line.
Due to its geographical advantage, the 16th Corps did not suffer heavy casualties under the attack of the Renaissance Army.
When the 24th Airborne Division rushed towards the Taihu Lake defense line.
The 27th and 28th Motorized Infantry Divisions of the Seventh Army, which were responsible for attacking the Taihu Lake defense line, also launched a general offensive across the board.
Cannons roared and tanks formed a steel torrent, sweeping towards the defense line of the 16th Corps.
The 24th Airborne Division unexpectedly broke out from Si'an Town behind the Taihu Lake defense line.
The 16th Corps, with Lake City as its defensive core, was caught off guard.
Double-blade armed helicopters circled over the urban area of Lake City, and dense rockets and bullets poured down.
The defenders of Lake City could not hold on and were defeated. The infantry cluster of the 24th Airborne Division successfully broke into the urban area of Lake City.
The old nest was directly attacked by the Fuxing Army, and the headquarters of the 16th Corps was thrown into chaos.
The commander of the 16th Corps ran away without saying a word, without any reluctance to leave.
Because his headquarters was in Lake City and all his troops were concentrated on the front line, if he didn't run away, he would be captured by the Fusion Army.
The corps commander ran away directly, and the morale of the entire Taihu Lake defense line collapsed after receiving the news that Hucheng had been occupied.
The troops of the 16th Corps began to surrender in an organized manner.
On that day, the 27th and 28th Motorized Infantry Divisions of the Seventh Army directly captured the entire Taihu Lake defense line and captured more than 50,000 Southern Alliance soldiers.
More than 20,000 people ran directly to the Gusu defense line in the north.
The emergence of the two gaps in Taihu and Changzhong directly announced the death sentence of the Gusu and Jiangyin defense lines.
At the same time, Jinling was in chaos.
No one expected that the Fuxing Army would break in so quickly.
As a result, all the garrisons around Jinling were mobilized. One part wanted to block the Fuxing Army coming from Taihu Lake, and the other part wanted to break through the Gusu defense line and rescue the more than 200,000 garrisons here.
This is exactly the effect the General Staff wants.
Use the chaos in the east to attract the defenders around Jinling and transfer them there.
This tactic can also be called a feint to the east and attack in the west.
The real target of the Fuxing Army is still Nanjing.
After the defenders around Nanjing were mobilized, the Second Air Assault Group launched a large-scale airborne operation against Ma'an in the early morning of May 5.