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Major General Toyoshi Ohno nodded with his legs together, probably knowing the meaning of His Excellency the Governor.He drafted the specific order and sent a quick telegram to Haizhou.

At the same time, the sky is bright but the clouds are low, and there is a force [-] wind blowing from the north.The wind and sand on the ground blinded the eyes, the branches shook, and it was difficult for people to walk.

To the south of Anshan Station, Colonel Kawamoto established an artillery observation post. Six 150mm heavy artillery were no longer stingy with ammunition, and desperately bombarded the Wehrmacht position southeast of the railway station.

Every shell hit the ground like a thunderbolt, blasting a lot of smoke and soil on the ground.The deafening sound of shelling spread across the wilderness, but it attracted ordinary people in the surrounding villages and towns of Anshan to come out to watch the excitement.

Many people watched from a long distance, watching the smoke column of the shelling, and felt heavy in their hearts.Gunpowder smoke floated in the air from time to time, making people breathless.

"The little devil is still powerful. The bombardment of this cannon is too scary."

"It's over, the land has been opened up, and our men and horses are afraid of dying."

"If you die, you will die. What good things can the government's soldiers and horses be? I was snatched by them."

"You know what a fart, without those soldiers, we ordinary people will not be robbed, but we will die."

"Hey, don't talk about the previous dynasty. Now that the republic is established, can't we look forward to it?"

"So what if you understand? Don't you just go to the theater like me? If you have the guts, go up and help, and see if the cannon fired by the little devil will blow you up. Let me tell you, we have to lose again this time, and the three provinces in the east can't keep it. We all have to be Japanese from now on.”

Chapter 60 Cavalry vs Cavalry

In Shenyang, the former Shengjing General's Office was requisitioned as the headquarters by the First Division of the National Defense Forces.

In this old building with rich decoration, hundreds of combat staff officers of the division headquarters are busy.

Everyone was in a hurry, and more than 20 radio stations were beeping in different houses, sending military information from all over Liaoning back to the main hall of the general's office where the sand table was arranged.

At present, the "Japan-Korea Merger Treaty" has come into effect, and the Korean royal family has gone to live in Japan.However, Japan's Korean garrison has only one headquarters, and its subordinate 19th and 20th divisions have not yet been formed.

In addition to keeping some troops on guard against Tsarist Russia, the First Division only needed to fully deal with the Japanese troops from the Kwantung Governor's Mansion from the Liaodong Peninsula.However, the senior officers of the division headquarters are very familiar with the combat effectiveness of their own troops and cannot take it lightly.

Excess blood, insufficient combat skills, and general unqualified officers at the grassroots level, this is the status quo of the National Defense Forces.The division officers repeatedly deduced and determined the style of play to 'avoid decisive battles, be flexible, accumulate small victories, and boost morale'.

To put it bluntly, don't make the scene too complicated, because battalion and company-level troops are not capable of fighting tough battles.The whole division can only rely on good equipment and repeatedly attack the weak points of the enemy.

On the sand table, dozens of red arrows have been unfolded, pinching the incoming enemy from Haizhou with two wings outflanking, and the main force of the attack is the motorized troops of the First Division.

There are hundreds of trucks in the whole division, some of which have added steel plates to strengthen the assault, and have very strong mobility in the plains.

At 8 a.m. on the 10th, the central government announced to the whole country to fight the Japanese invaders to the end.The electromechanical room just sent a reconnaissance report, "The Japanese army dispatched a cavalry, which should be a wing under the Second Division."

Political commissar Ma Wenwei glanced at the telegram, grinned and said, "Yoshima Oshima is bleeding money, let's make a move too, and teach the little devil a good lesson."

The division commander Cao Shaogang discussed with the chief of staff and agreed to give the enemy a hard time, "The Japanese army rode horses and we rode bicycles. We are all cavalry. Let the armored car regiment open the eyes of the little devils and tell them that times have changed."

The Japanese Kwantung Army has not yet been established. As its predecessor, the Kwantung Governor's Mansion has no standing troops, and divisions based in Japan are stationed in the Liaodong Peninsula in turn.

This time it is the Second Division of the Japanese Army, known as the "Sendai Division", which was the first six divisions built in Japan's "Meiji Restoration".Its subordinate Second Cavalry Wing belongs to the absolute elite that spent a lot of money to build.

According to Oshima Yichang's idea, Haizhou is only [-] kilometers away from Anshan, and the ground along the way is flat.Using the speed of the cavalry should be able to penetrate the elastic defense of the National Defense Forces armored forces and penetrate into Anshan City.

The Japanese still have absolute confidence in their cavalry.

It was learned that the armored reconnaissance battalion of the [-]st division was on the front line for reconnaissance.Two modified four-wheeled off-road vehicles formed a team, lurking on the soil slope in the wilderness outside Haizhou City, using high-magnification binoculars to observe the railway line five or six kilometers away.

"Damn it, I saw the bandits under Tao Ketao." Ma Zhanshan stood on the roof of the off-road vehicle with a binoculars in hand, and gently adjusted the focus with his gloved fingers.

In the camera, the Japanese cavalry riding on oriental horses are setting off from the assembly point in Haizhou. More than 2000 war horses spread out in the field for three to four kilometers in units of squadrons, becoming a barrier to cover the railway line.

Some of the cavalry carried imported 'Hotchkiss' heavy machine guns on their pack horses, as well as Japanese-made 'Trinity' cavalry guns towed by carriages.

This firepower is not worth mentioning on the European battlefield, but it can already dominate in Asia, and it is much stronger than ordinary Japanese infantry regiments.

Among the Japanese cavalry in military uniforms, there were hundreds of miscellaneous cavalry in tattered robes and fur caps.These miscellaneous horses rode short Mongolian horses, in a mess without formation, and acted as the outermost sentinels for the little devils.

Regardless of the ugly appearance of Mongolian horses, they are far less powerful than Oriental horses.But in the bitter cold northeast, its adaptability and endurance are much higher.

The miscellaneous cavalry riding Mongolian horses were also more ostentatious, whipping their horses and bluffing.

"I just said, why is Heilongjiang so peaceful recently? It turns out that the horse bandits have gone to Liaoning to seek refuge with the little devil."

Ma Zhanshan put down his binoculars, and shouted behind him, "We have to start a game today, we can't beat the brigade of little devils, but we can't let Tao Ketao, the bandit leader, go."

The soldiers of the reconnaissance team wore gray camouflage uniforms, held their rifles, and said with a bitter face: "Boss, the political commissar of the battalion said that we are too accustomed to the world, so we are not allowed to find faults casually, just let us lurk and watch the enemy's movements."

Ma Zhanshan waved his hand, "The political commissar is just a student boy, good at reasoning, and knows nothing about fighting. Listen to me, you have to fight when you have to. If you don't teach Tao Ketao a lesson, the bandits under him may do something wrong." What's up."

As he said that, Ma Zhanshan also patted the steel plate of the off-road vehicle, accompanied by bang bang, he said cheerfully: "Didn't those gangsters keep bragging about their riding skills? Come on, let them try our new guy."

The soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion smeared antifreeze lard on their faces, which made them look sallow and sallow.Talking about their new equipment, they laughed like hell kings, rattling non-stop.

The off-road vehicle was made by the Chongqing Automobile Factory. In order to meet the needs of the war, it was refitted from a car similar to a 'T-car', with a raised chassis, increased horsepower, and changed the transmission.

Zhou Qingfeng casually nicknamed this series of cars, 'Hummer'.

The original square car body was covered with thin steel plates and became oddly shaped.A machine gun turret is added to the roof, which can hold a 'Madsen' light machine gun manufactured by the Guangdong General Administration of Ordnance.

This gun performs better than the 'Czech', but is also more expensive.

On the opposite side of Ma Zhanshan, the Mongolian bandits heading south from the Heilongjiang area were following the flanks of the Japanese cavalry.Tao Ketao himself was bald, wearing a blackened sheepskin jacket, and had a sallow face under a fur hat.

Xu Shichang suppressed bandits in the three eastern provinces, and the bandits he suppressed could not survive. The bandits in Heilongjiang often took shelter from the Russians.

Not long ago, even the Russians couldn't keep the horse bandits, and the plague broke out in Harbin again. The Japanese came to collude with them.

The Japanese army is replacing the [-]-type rifles, and the old-fashioned 'Golden Hook' rifles are eliminated for bandits.In terms of military supplies, Tao Ketao and others did not suffer, but these bandits must work hard for war.

The situation on the front line in Anshan was at a stalemate. More than 2000 people from the entire cavalry regiment of the Japanese army were dispatched with great momentum.Tao Ketao was ordered to guard the outermost perimeter and act as cannon fodder for early warning.

For this kind of fixed route and fixed target style of play, the horse bandits who have always emphasized flexibility are very uncomfortable.In their view, this is the behavior of a fool who bumped into the enemy's muzzle.

"Wars can't be fought like this." Several Mongolian bandits gathered together on horseback and discussed in a low voice, "The Han people have a lot of guns, so many brothers will definitely die in a head-on confrontation. We have to open a few villages and force those Han people to chase us."

But the Japanese army was not a bandit, and the Japanese cavalry riding on large oriental horses were behind the bandit, ordering and urging them in Japanese.

Tao Ketao received the order and returned to the team with a sullen face. Seeing that his men were all looking at him, he whipped his whip and yelled in Mongolian, "Why are you in a daze? The Japanese told us to go to the front. Good thing."

The horse bandits understood what was happening, and they galloped along the railway line on their horses, and hundreds of people scattered all the way.But the Japanese cavalry in the back were not stupid either. The Dongyang Dama was even faster in the short distance, and a squadron closely followed Tao Ketao himself like a supervisor.

The horse bandits ran for two or three kilometers like they were having fun, but they couldn't get rid of the Japanese cavalry who looked like 'hanger ghosts', and had to gather around the leaders of the various families again.

Unable to move freely, Tao Ketao's face became ugly, and he turned his head from time to time to look at the little devil who was following a hundred meters away.At this distance, the Oriental horse can catch up with the short Mongolian horse with a casual sprint, and can smash the saber to the skull while breathing.

"Enter the village." Tao Ketao ordered.

A sorghum field appeared in the wilderness, and in the distance was a village smoking from cooking.At the head of the village, there were a few ordinary people carrying burdens, watching hundreds of horses coming from a distance, they threw away their shoulder poles in fright, shouted loudly, and fled desperately.

The leading horse bandit let out a whistling sound, yelled and drew out his saber to prepare for trouble.They wanted nothing more than to rush into the village to kill people, looking for an opportunity to avoid the sight of the Japanese cavalry.

A Chinese interpreter followed Tao Ketao, asking the Japanese squadron leader what he was doing in the village.Tao Ketao replied that he was afraid that the National Defense Forces had an ambush in the village and had to clean it up.

The Japanese army felt that it made sense, and the entire squadron followed.Tao Ketao whipped his whip and accelerated, running even faster.

Waiting for the horse bandits to approach the village, there was a sudden change in the sorghum straw piles outside the village, machine guns rang out, and the bodies of two 'Hummers' appeared like ghosts.

The seven or eight horse bandits in the lead were running around the village in a show of force, firing guns or yelling curses to scare the people in the village.

As soon as the machine gun fired, the sprinting horse was shot and fell to the sorghum field on the spot.The bandit on horseback fell down severely.Some people fell to the ground, and some even broke their necks.

Tao Ketao was having a headache because the Japanese cavalry were chasing him too closely. He reined in his horse immediately when he heard the gunfire, and the bullets whizzed past him.He yelled 'disperse', but found that there was nowhere to hide outside the village, so he could only run away with his horse.

The Japanese cavalry following up heard the intensive gunfire, and the squadron's forces were immediately divided into three groups.The two groups spread out from side to side and ran quickly towards the two wings of the village. One group stayed where it was and dismounted, and at the same time pulled the horse to lie down together.

The horse bandits didn't have the reaction speed and training, and were beaten down by the two 'Madsen' on the 'Hummer'.Instead, the devil who got off his horse used his horse as a cover, aimed his gun in the direction of the straw pile, and fired back with bang bang.

The bullets pierced through the piled sorghum stalks and bounced off the front window panels of the 'Hummer', making a clanging sound.The machine gunner on the roof emptied a bent magazine and was about to reload it.

"Stop fighting, leave." Ma Zhanshan observed the outside movement through the gap in the armor plate in the car.Seeing that the little devil was running towards the wings, he immediately gave the order to flee without any reluctance to fight.

The engine of the 'Hummer' was not turned off. The driver backed up in reverse gear, turned a corner, and quickly disappeared from the enemy's sight with the help of cottage buildings for cover.

When the devil cavalry surrounded them from both wings, there were no machine gun shells in sight.In winter, there is not even a dust on the hard ground, and it is even more difficult to leave rut marks.

The horse bandits didn't suffer many casualties, but they were all in shock.Tao Ketao himself was even more confused. If there were only his subordinates on the scene, the loss would be even greater.

The Japanese cavalry was well-trained, and it took less than 3 minutes from the attack to the encirclement, and the entire response was impeccable.But even so, so what?Not even a shadow of the enemy was seen.

"We ride horses to try to run faster, but the Han people's cars run faster. The conductor is still a veteran, and the trick of hitting and slipping is too smooth. How can this be called? It's no trick!"

Chapter 61 Shelling

When Ma Zhanshan's reconnaissance team harassed the Japanese Second Cavalry Regiment attacking from Haizhou, a motorized unit passed by Anshan, [-] kilometers away, and continued southward without stopping.

The First Division of the National Defense Forces, the 104th Armored Car Regiment acted as the vanguard, and the 105th Transport Car Regiment carried two battalions of the 102nd Infantry Regiment, plus the 106th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment. The four formed a mixed force and rushed over from Shenyang.

Major General Xiao Jin, who was in charge of the command, sat in the command vehicle refitted from the 'Iron Horse' truck, and closed his eyes to relax with the shaking of the vehicle.The staff officers in the same car were a little nervous, always paying attention to the information on the radio.

"Holy Light" came 1910 years ago, Xiao Jin was the commander of an airborne division, and was suddenly transferred to the National Defense University to study the advanced commander course.

In addition to Xiao Jin's outstanding ability, but also because the paratroopers are born to be surrounded, they must have a tenacious, tenacious, bold and careful character to be competent.

Before the training, a dose of enhanced serum made Xiao Jin even more powerful.He didn't understand what was going on, but he knew that there must be important tasks waiting for him to complete.

The biggest help of the enhanced serum to Xiao Jin is an extremely strong body and a mind that can think calmly under any harsh conditions and pressures.

This is nothing less than priceless treasure for soldiers.

Because once in a fierce battle, the physical and energy consumption of the commander will be very high, and the poor physique can't bear the consumption for several days or even months.

There have been countless defeats in history caused by the commander's physical exhaustion, mental breakdown, and loss of confidence in victory.As long as you can resist tenaciously, even if you are in a weak position, there is a possibility of a comeback.

During World War II, Zhukov, known as the "symbol of victory", had a particularly good body, and could concentrate on directing battles for a long time under the worst battle conditions.

Xiao Jin is very satisfied with the strengthened body, and is even more eager to try after coming into the world of great struggle.He didn't want to stay in the office of the Ministry of Defense to approve documents at all. He would rather be a major general than lead troops to the front line to fight.

In the officer corps of 'Holy Light', Chen Ding did not have enough qualifications to become the Minister of Defense to approve the documents.Others simply don't want to be on the bench.

When it first arrived, the central government was extremely embarrassed, and Xiao Jin was ready to go into battle with a gun in person.When Zhou Qingfeng won the military power of the 'Six Beiyang Towns', he devoted himself to the recruitment and training of troops.

When Zhang Xun was dealt with, the first division was still in its infancy and did not go to the front line.

When the Japanese provoked in the Northeast at the end of the year, the Standing Committee of the Central Committee was still worried about whether they could agree. The first division took the initiative to fight and went to the most difficult front line.

Others were still worrying about whether the National Defense Forces could withstand the Japanese attack. The First Division was already gearing up, thinking about how to wipe out the incoming enemy.

Because in just half a year, the "model teacher" built with the strength of the whole country has shown its ferocious appearance-it can be said that the training of the soldiers of the first division is not good enough, but it cannot be said that the brains that command it are not good enough.

The armored trucks made the Japanese army extremely embarrassed on the battlefield, which has already reflected the generational difference in tactical thinking.At this moment, the 106th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment following the mixed unit is an epoch-making weapon, enough for a kid to drink a pot.

At first, to make do with it, Shaanxi Auto trucks were equipped with 75mm caliber 'Krupp mountain guns'.The muzzle velocity of the projectile of that gun was less than 300 meters per second, and the charge of the projectile was only half a catty, which was extremely poor in terms of power and accuracy.

Now Shaanxi Automobile has launched a new truck "Iron Horse", which has raised the technical level to a small level, and the mounted artillery has been changed to a 120mm mortar produced by Hanyang Arsenal.

Due to the lack of materials and workmanship, the new guns failed to be equipped with "rifling" and "sliding belts", the muzzle velocity did not increase, and the accuracy and range were still not as good as the mainstream European barrel artillery.

However, the quality of its projectile has been increased to [-] kilograms, and the charge is [-] kilograms, which is several times more powerful.

The '120 Force' is installed on the circular guide rail of the truck and can shoot at 360 degrees. The mass of the whole gun is half lighter than that of the 'Krupp Mountain Gun', less than [-] kilograms, and it can be unloaded from the truck when necessary.

Compared with the two-ton Japanese Type 120 heavy artillery, the vehicle-mounted '5 Force' has the same range, insufficient power, and greatly increased flexibility.Artillery does not need an hour to build a position, and can fire within [-] minutes after parking.

The '106' self-propelled artillery regiment has a small organization and is only equipped with 36 vehicles to carry the '120 force'.But the whole regiment knew that their family had a huge advantage in the firepower assault, so they just waited to give the little devil a vote.

The mixed troops passed by Anshan, and the staff officer reminded Xiao Jin who closed his eyes to rest.The latter waved his hand, "Notify the '101' infantry regiment defending in Anshan that the artillery supporting them has arrived, pay attention to cooperate with the counterattack."

The time is now 11 am.

Outside the two defensive positions south of Anshan, Kawamoto of the Japanese Lushun Heavy Artillery Regiment had red eyes.He has six more [-]-type howitzers from Haizhou and enough ammunition.

In order to transport these clumsy heavy equipment, the Japanese in the "South Manchuria Railway Club" can be regarded as riveting, and they were devastated by the scouts of the National Defense Forces running around, and they paid a big price.

The projectile velocity of the '300' howitzer is less than [-] meters per second.If the muzzle velocity is low, the range cannot be far, the ballistic trajectory is curved, and the accuracy is naturally poor.

In order to coordinate command and improve the accuracy of shelling, twelve "[-]-type heavy artillery" were arranged in a row.The artillery group they formed was given high hopes, but failed to break through the defensive positions of the Wehrmacht.

Two months ago, the '101' regiment defending Anshan was digging fortifications, and now the hard permafrost has become the best bunker.

The National Defense Forces hiding in the fortifications only left a few observation posts outside, and the main force was all in the anti-battery holes-many soldiers were frightened by the violent shelling at first, but they heard it after a long time.

The permafrost in the blast hole is two meters thick and as strong as steel.

In the cold weather, twelve [-]-type howitzers have fired thousands of shells since the morning.The Japanese artillerymen transported forty tons of artillery shells alone, and they all collapsed from exhaustion.

The blue veins on Kawamoto's forehead were throbbing, and he looked and looked in the telescope, but there was no special way to look.The Chinese army on the opposite side was always changing its firepower in the fortifications, and the twelve howitzers couldn't suppress it.

How to do?

Either more artillery was called in, or they could only fire at close range.

Heben gritted his teeth and discussed with the infantry commander of the garrison to stop the shelling for two hours and move the shelling position forward by one kilometer.

But before the security team could coordinate well, the artillery observation post hurriedly called the battlefield and shouted in panic: "General, we found a lot of Chinese trucks on the right wing."

truck?