kvmb Chapter 111: The 19th Fuso Division retreats, attack and defense change
Chapter 111: The 19th Fuso Division retreats, attack and defense change
On the Zijing Mountain front, Yang Changhui's Third Army dispatched an elite infantry regiment, which was affiliated with the 7th Infantry Division of the Third Army.
Behind this elite infantry regiment, the 26th Regiment, is the 73rd Infantry Regiment, which has only two infantry battalions.
The 3rd Infantry Battalion has become crippled under the joint attack of the Renaissance Army and the Air Force, and needs to wait for the replenishment of personnel and equipment before it can restore its combat effectiveness.
But even if there are only two infantry battalions, there are still more than 2,000 people.
What's more, there is a 2,000-man infantry regiment to assist in the battle.
Therefore, the defensive pressure on the Zijing Mountain Plateau is still quite high.
"Damn it, why did our artillery stop?"
The commander of the 73rd Regiment was a little confused when he saw the sudden stop of artillery support.
However, when he looked back, he saw billowing smoke rising in the distance, and his face changed.
He understood that something might have happened at the artillery position.
"Damn it! Order all troops to attack immediately. Attack at all costs!"
He knew this was their last chance.
If we don't take advantage of this opportunity to capture the Bauhinia Mountain Heights, we will have to wait until night.
But if they can’t take it during the day, is there really a chance of a night attack?
The 26th Infantry Regiment of Yang Changhui's army also received a death order from the 73rd Regiment.
Let them be the vanguard and launch an attack on the Bauhinia Mountain Heights.
Moreover, the 73rd Regiment directly sent a squadron of troops to support them.
It is called support, but in fact it is just a supervision team.
If they dare to disobey orders or not work hard.
Then the squadron's bullets will be fired at them.
"Damn it, tell the brothers to prepare to fight to the death."
Subsequently, the 26th Infantry Regiment, in battalion-based units, sent two battalions of more than a thousand men to charge towards the Bauhinia Mountain Heights.
"Don't waste your artillery shells on the rebels in front, just bombard the Fuso army in the rear.
As long as the Fuso army is bombed, their offensive will stop!"
When the commander of the cannon regiment learned about the situation on the front line through the reconnaissance helicopter, he also made a decision.
18辆M40型155毫米加农炮的无线电在收到来自团指挥部的命令后，纷纷调整诸元，对准了26团身后的第73联队。
"put!"
In an instant, cannons roared and flames shot into the sky.
One shell after another whizzed towards the offensive position area where the 73rd Regiment was located.
Dozens of shells drew arcs in the air, like comets, and the tracks behind them could be clearly seen.
About 26-2 kilometers behind the 3th Regiment, there are more than ten attack starting positions of the 73rd Regiment of the Fuso Army.
When the Fuso soldiers at the starting position saw dozens of tracks in the sky, their faces suddenly changed.
"Bombard! Bombard! Everyone hide!"
Suddenly, the entire Fuso army on the starting position hurriedly looked for cover and fortifications.
Dozens of artillery shells fell on the starting position area like a tidal wave, setting off a series of explosions.
Balls of fire bloomed in the area, making the Fuso 73rd Regiment in the positions and fortifications feel like the end of the world was coming.
The 155mm shells are extremely powerful.
The fortifications they built were simply unable to withstand such destructive power.
Under the intensive bombardment, the 73rd Regiment's fortifications were destroyed by shells, and casualties continued to rise sharply.
But now they were trapped in the fortifications of the position and could not escape even if they wanted to.
What's more, running away in this situation is simply asking for trouble.
No matter how fast you run, can you ever outrun a cannonball?
The faces of the members of the 26th Regiment changed when they saw the Fuso people being bombarded not far away.
"Order the troops to stop attacking immediately and disperse and hide!"
Now it all depends on fate.
Pray that the Restoration Army's shells will not fall on their heads.
In more than ten minutes, 18 M40 155mm self-propelled cannons had fired hundreds of shells, but there was still no sign of stopping.
Moreover, the reconnaissance helicopter can continuously correct various parameters to achieve more accurate shooting.
The Fuso Army of the 73rd Regiment felt that these artillery shells had eyes and were extremely accurate.
"Damn it, why don't the Restoration Army's artillery shells stop..."
The commander of the 73rd Regiment felt the continuous vibrations coming from the ground and began to curse.
The Renaissance Army not only has no intention of stopping, but is preparing to launch another big attack on the 73rd Regiment.
On a flat ground behind the Xishan defense line, a number of tracked self-propelled rocket launchers derived from the BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle are ready for battle.
Each self-propelled rocket launcher is equipped with a 12-round rocket launcher on the top.
It is arranged in a 3x4 configuration, with a caliber of 132 mm and a range similar to that of Katyusha, only about 9 kilometers.
24 self-propelled rocket launchers were aimed at the area where the 73rd Regiment was located.
As the launch order is conveyed to each vehicle via radio.
One after another, self-propelled rocket launchers roared like fire dragons emerging from the sea.
"Swish swish swish..."
Rockets roared into the sky and headed towards the 73rd Regiment, which was only six or seven kilometers away.
Rockets rained down densely, creating an explosion even larger than that of a self-propelled cannon.
The earth shakes and the mountains tremble, and the end of the world collapses!
The explosions one after another destroyed everything on the position.
The Fuso Army of the 73rd Regiment could only hide in the fortifications and tremble in fear.
Under such intensive explosions, fear filled everyone's heart.
The feeling of waiting for death is torment for everyone.
Some people could no longer bear this torture and rushed out of the fortifications roaring, wanting to escape from the area urgently.
However, there are no lucky ones here.
Every Fuso soldier who rushed out was torn to pieces by artillery shells.
The ground is like a restricted area. Anyone who rushes out will die.
The remaining two artillery regiments also began to support operations in other directions based on company-level units.
The 19th, 74th and 75th Regiments of the 76th Division all suffered varying degrees of artillery fire.
Their attack was thwarted again.
The support from the Air Force also arrived as quickly as possible.
This time, the Air Force dispatched 6 squadrons of fighter jets to provide reinforcements.
One Mustang fighter squadron, two Thunder fighter squadrons and three Il-10 ground attack aircraft squadrons.
The total number exceeds two hundred.
A vast number of fighter planes swooped down and bombarded the Fuso soldiers below.
"Retreat, order all troops to retreat!"
After seeing this scene, the division commander Kuroda Toshiki knew that they had lost the opportunity to attack.
"The reinforcements from the Renaissance Army are coming too quickly. I'm afraid we don't stand a chance. Let's retreat!"
Ishihara Shinji said with a serious expression.
This time he witnessed it all with his own eyes and deeply felt the horror of the Renaissance Army.
He understood that as long as the Renaissance Army was there, it would be extremely difficult for them to defend the northern border.
Even at a huge cost, it still cannot be defended.
The artillery fire alone made him feel like he was back on the battlefield in Xizhou.
In the last war, the artillery density on the Xizhou battlefield was of this scale.
What's more, there is the huge threat of the Restoration Army Air Force.
But he couldn't say it because it would be too demoralizing.
The 19th Division began a large-scale retreat.
But with the combined efforts of the Renaissance Army's air force and artillery, it was not so easy for them to escape.
The air raids continued into the night, but the shelling lasted only two hours before stopping.
The reason is very simple. Almost half of the artillery shells carried by the artillery unit have been used up.
It is necessary to continue pulling shells from the rear to replenish them.
However, the railways in the provinces of Beire and Anton have not yet been completed.
Therefore, the artillery shells replenished from the rear can only be transported by truck via the road.
Fortunately, the weather has been good recently and it hasn’t rained.
Otherwise, there will be problems with the troops' logistical supply.
This also limited the performance of the 11th Armored Division.
Logistics became an urgent issue that needed to be addressed.
But in the current situation, what else can we do except build roads?
"The engineering corps must repair the highway as soon as possible and open a four-lane cement highway connecting to Jinchuan.
Use military-grade quick-drying cement directly, and spare no expense, and complete the repair within a month."
When the 11th Armored Division reported the intelligence to the headquarters, Zhuang Hua directly issued an order to repair the road.
The 1st, 3rd and 4th Divisions of the Engineering Corps participated in this emergency repair project.
More than 20,000 troops and more than 2,000 engineering vehicles of various types were mobilized, and multiple sections were used to start work simultaneously and carry out emergency repairs overnight.
This mountain road of more than 18 kilometers running through the southern foot of Daxingling Mountains was repaired in days.
However, the price paid to repair this road was also very high.
Not only did it cause casualties among more than ten soldiers, but the construction cost per kilometer also exceeded 20,000 oceans.
It cost more than two million dollars to build a road of only a hundred kilometers.
The construction cost even exceeded that of railways.
However, the emergence of this road also played an important role in subsequent wars.
The mountains of combat supplies in Chishan County can be quickly delivered to Jinchuan, and then sent to various troops via the railway in Jinchuan City.
Of course this is a story for later.
The 19th Division of the Fuso Army completed its full retreat that night and built a defense line of more than 30 kilometers with the Dalin River as the core.
The battle line extended all the way to the seashore.
This line of defense was also a bit too long for the 19th Division.
Because the 19th Division suffered heavy losses in the daytime shelling and bombing, the casualties reached more than 4000.
The casualties are almost reaching 20%.
Although the 19th Division had more than troops, the casualties reached the scale of an entire regiment, which is definitely not a small number.
You have to know that if this casualty ratio were applied to the Xizhou troops, they could basically be declared to have lost their combat effectiveness.
But the Japanese are different. Their veterans have very strong fighting will and can even fight to the last man.
Therefore, the 19th Division still maintains a certain combat effectiveness.
The retreat of the Fuso people also meant that the Xishan defense line was safe.
This is also good news for Liao Jie, commander of the 11th Armored Division.
It is even better news that the Fuso people use the Dalian River as their defense line.
He was afraid that the Fuso people would retreat directly to Shenzhou and engage in street fighting with him.
Setting up a defense line in the plains to stop the attack of the armored division is simply a dream.
Even if there is Dalin River, it is useless.
The offense and defense have changed, and it is their turn to attack.