Chapter 300 Attacking Panshan City(1/2)
Many Japanese devils in Kato Hiewe Brigade can surrender, but the leader of the Yukong Division of the Ghostou Village dared not have such an idea.
Although the three infantry brigades arranged outside the city were all gone, the entire division's strength was actually quite sufficient.
An infantry division has two infantry brigades, a total of sixteen infantry brigades, plus a cavalry gang, an engineering gang, a logistics gang, a field artillery gang, a four field hospitals, etc.
Now, three infantry brigades and a field artillery corps have been lost. It can be said that the damage to the entire division is far less than that when it is damaged.
However, the three carefully arranged defense lines outside the city were not defended for a long time, which caused more than 10,000 damage to the morale of the entire division.
The commander of the Yukong Division of Guitou Village left a large number of infantry brigades in the city, which was used as a reserve team.
According to its original plan: after each line of defense outside the city sends a signal for help, it will have reinforcements to change defenses.
A large number of reserve teams can ensure that the front-line combat teams maintain high fighting spirit and strong combat effectiveness at all times.
Now such a plan has been miscarried, and nearly 20,000 Japanese soldiers have all been huddled in Panshan County.
The commander of the Yukong Division of the Ghost Village did not have the idea of sending teams out of the city to take the initiative to attack: it is now very afraid of the national tanks.
Now after the National Army captured the three cities' external defense lines, it would be thankful for a while.
If we can give the national army a number of time to rest, it hopes is: ten thousand years!
Chief of Staff Ryu Suzuki also knew that they were facing a dead end now:
I dare not retreat, I can't hold on!
Since it's a dead end, how can we break it?
The more than 20 staff members in the General Staff of the Guitou Village Division were all gloomy and tried hard to make an expression of my thinking.
But no staff officer can make any suggestions.
This cannot be blamed on them, these staff members are not like this in the past.
Just a few days ago when they built the outer defense line in the city, they spoke very enthusiastically.
However, the desperate situation faced by the division today left these staff members completely helpless.
The commander of the Yukong Division of the Ghost Village looked at the staff members who were staring at the sand table. None of these Japanese dared to look at him.
They are all working to narrow their presence.
"You guys! The attack of the national army is imminent. What suggestions do you have?"
"Here you come! The division commander personally sent a message for comments, and these staff members could no longer pretend to be dead and not reply."
In this case, Staff Respondent Ruo Suzuki is often the last to speak. His position is high enough to finally combine the opinions and suggestions put forward by each Staff, and put forward the best plan it considers.
If the Chief of Staff does not speak, ordinary staff should make suggestions.
The staff members who had been staring at the sand table finally began to have eye contact. Their eyes were communicating with each other, discussing to see who had already come up with a plan.
Yishu, Zhongshan, saw that no one spoke, finally cleared his throat: "Your Excellency Commander of the Division! Your Excellency Chief of Staff! Everyone!
The most powerful thing about the national army is the tank, and we should now use sandbags to block the city gate.
Keep their tanks from rushing into the city.
We just need to guard the city walls and block the city gates, so as not to allow tanks to enter the city.
There is no problem if you stick to it!"
Tanks cannot fly with wings, and the city walls that are more than ten meters high are indeed natural barriers that tanks cannot overcome.
After Kazuki Nakamura made a speech, more staff members began to speak.
It is recommended to arrange mortar positions on the city walls to attack tanks.
It is also recommended to concentrate all artillery in the entire division onto the city wall.
I have to say: the Japanese commanders all graduated from the officers' school, and their ideas are surprisingly consistent.
These advisers who made the suggestion did not know that the Takuma Eikura Division had concentrated all artillery on the city wall and were blown up by all the attacking national troops.
The commander of the Yudou Division of Guitou Village is still a bit genius after all. Although he doesn’t know what the commander of the commander of the Eikuang Division has experienced in Montenegro.
But it is clear that the artillery corps was destroyed by the National Army's artillery fire.
I had already thought that the entire division's artillery was concentrated on the city wall and used it.
When it mentioned the issues it was considering, all the more than 20 Japanese in the General Staff stopped talking.
After the artillery fire of the Kuomintang army bombed the artillery corps, there was no movement, so that these Japanese staff members forgot their existence.
Staff Ishu Zhongshan said in shame: "Your Excellency Commander of the Division! Your Excellency Chief of Staff! You guys! I am not considerate.
Considering the power of the national army's heavy artillery bombing, the city walls cannot withstand the long-term bombing of heavy artillery and will collapse.
Then the tanks can also drive into the city.
We should give up the city wall defense and turn to the city defense.
Give up the main position on the street and devote all your strength to street fighting.”
street fighting?
This is a combat method that the Japanese are not familiar with, and it seems to be the only combat method that can be carried out today.
After the founding party of the Nakamura Ichiki's staff ended, the Japanese in the General Staff did not say anything for a while.
Their brains can no longer be turned: This doesn't work! That doesn't work!
Now I have proposed another street battle, how to fight street battle?
The team has never trained street fighting.
The leader of the Yutobu Division of Guitou Village was very interested in this proposal from Chief Nakamura Ichiki: "Yo Xi! Nakamura Jun will give me a lecture!"
The feeling of being valued made the staff member Kazuki Nakamura feel spirited: "Your Excellency Commander of the Division! Your Excellency Chief of Staff! You guys!
Let's make an assumption: the warriors arranged on the city wall are bombarded by heavy artillery of the national army, and the city wall collapses.
As the national army's tanks and infantry rushed forward, how long can the defense line on the city wall be held?
One hour or two hours?
According to the calculation that the three defense lines outside the city have been held for three hours, the city wall can be held for up to two hours.
It is not cost-effective to exchange a few warriors' lives for two hours of persistence.
If we give up the defense of the city walls and scatter all the soldiers in the streets and alleys of the city.
All the infantry artillery and mortars were scattered in the city and bombarded the national tanks and infantry that came into the city.
I believe the effect will be very different."
The devils are not fools after all!
Staff members of Zhongshan Yishu all said this, as if they had opened another window for these staff members.
"Yo Xi! I understand!" a staff officer said happily.
“We can hide in those rooms, avoid the tanks in front and open fire on the soldiers following behind the tanks.
You can also just blow up the tank tracks so that their tanks cannot move."
"Good idea!" The devils in the General Staff of the Guitou Village Yukong Division finally felt a little happy.
This time they really feel that they have found a solution.
"Yo Xi! That's it!" The leader of the Yukong Division of Guitou Village agreed.
As the combat plan was being formulated urgently, the rumbling sound of cannons also sounded.
"Eight types!" The commander of the Yukongmamura commander roared angrily.
Its combat plan has not been completed yet, and the Japanese guarding on the city wall have not yet retreated.
According to the analysis just now by the Staff of Zhongshan Yishu, although the Japanese on the city wall are huddled in the carefully built fortress, they will inevitably be affected by the collapsed city wall.
"Order immediately: Let the team on the city wall retreat!"
"Hayi!" Chief of Staff Ryu Suzuki agreed and immediately went to convey the order.
Captain Matsuda Yangsheng stood on the city wall and observed the last line of defense being captured.
It saw the sharp attack of the national tanks, and it also saw that the solid fortresses on the third line of defense had persisted until the last moment.
However, there is no weapon to attack tanks, even the most solid fortress is eventually attacked by tanks.
"Fortunately, my defense line is on the city wall, and it is impossible for the tank to get up." Captain Matsuda Yangsheng secretly rejoiced.
It was not a fool, and knew that in order to get the tanks to drive into the city, the National Army would definitely send infantry to blow up the city walls.
He ordered all the Japanese guarding the city wall: "Look carefully and don't let the infantry rush in front."
"Hayi!" Several squadron leaders under their command agreed in unison, and they were also very clear.
As long as the national army blows a gap in the city wall, they will be finished.
These squadron leaders immediately conveyed the command of the captain to every Japanese on the city wall.
What Captain Matsuda Yangsheng did not expect was that after the Kuomintang captured the last line of defense outside the city, it stopped temporarily.
"Nani? What are they doing?" Captain Yangsheng Matsuda was puzzled.
Shouldn’t the national army take advantage of the victory at this time and continue to expand the results of the battle?
Are they going to have a rest today?
It turns out that Captain Matsuda Yangsheng was thinking too much.
"Boom!" When the first shell exploded in the city, Captain Matsuda Yangsheng's face changed.
This is not a rest for the National Army, they want to use heavy artillery to bomb the city walls.
The heavy artillery of the Kuomintang army did not bomb the third line of defense just now, which made the Japanese in Matsuda Yangsheng's brigade completely ignore this point.
After a few test projectiles, dense shells began to explode on the city walls.
To be continued...