HBWnovel Chapter 330: Conquer Panjin and Yingkou
Chapter 330: Conquer Panjin and Yingkou
Tianjin, Joint Navy and Army Command.
"The plan has changed. The attack plan will be delayed!"
Commander Luo stood in front of the map and said to everyone present: "Just now, the commander-in-chief sent an order for us to cooperate with the Beiping Front Army to capture Panjin and Panxian."
"Panjin?"
Commander Xiao touched his chin and said, "This is easy. The Japanese have no navy in Bohai anymore. We can just drive our warships to Liaohe River."
"Panjin, Panshan, Yingkou can all be taken down easily."
A city like this, which is close to the sea and has tributaries passing through it, has no navy or coastal fortifications to protect it. It is simply fat meat on the chopping board, and you can eat it however you want!
"Then we will attack Panjin first, then transport the Beiping Front Army here, and attack Panshan County by land and sea!"
One day later, Liaodong Bay, Old Sow Port.
"Light the fire and set sail!"
Ichiro Tengda stood at the bow of the ship and shouted with high spirits.
Since the Battle of Port Arthur, he has successfully been promoted from chief instructor to captain of this second-class destroyer with his bravery and spirit of leading by example.
Of course, he still has to work part-time as the chief instructor.
But compared to before, when you could be killed by the Eighth Route Army at any time, now you have become a member of the Eighth Route Army and don’t have to worry about your life safety!
Soon, four captured Japanese warships left the port and headed towards Yingkou.
When Ichiro Tengda and his men arrived in Yingkou, the sound of deafening gunfire had already been heard.
One after another, 107 rockets with red tail fins continued to destroy the Japanese soldiers who were resisting stubbornly in Yingkou.
"It seems we are late!"
Ichiro Tengtian muttered something and ordered: "Main guns ready, three thousand meters ahead, Wangjiabaozi!"
"Bang, bang, bang."
Three loud bangs were heard, and three 120mm high-explosive bombs flew towards Wangjiabaozi with sharp sounds.
"Boom boom..."
After a series of earthquakes, the Japanese soldiers who had been shooting recklessly, relying on the protection of a strong fortress, fell silent.
"Baga, it's a warship!"
The Yingkou garrison captain, Momota Jiro, looked towards the sea and said with gritted teeth.
"Captain, retreat immediately!"
The adjutant pulled Momota Jiro, whose eyes were red, and persuaded him: "Wangjiabaozi is our last fortress group. There is no hope. Let's retreat to Panjin and meet up with the brigade commander!"
"Assholes, retreat!"
Momota Jiro reluctantly issued the order to retreat.
"Report to the division commander, the 3rd regiment has entered Yingkou!"
A communications soldier came and spoke in front of the reorganized 3rd Division, commander Xu Shiyou.
"I saw!"
Xu Shiyou was very unhappy: "The cannons on the warships are really powerful. Three shots destroyed the fortresses that blocked my way for an hour!"
"Haha, it's not like we don't have large-caliber artillery!"
Political Commissar Liu Qiren said with a smile: "We also have heavy howitzers. Please tell Commander Luo to ask the commander-in-chief for two!"
"forget it!"
I felt a little sad at times.
When the Taihang Type 122 howitzer first came out, the leaders of that military region didn’t try to grab it!
The results of it?
Because of its weight, in order to use it, in addition to good roads, it also requires a light truck to tow it.
As a result, the military district leaders had to seize light trucks in addition to howitzers.
A lot of jokes were made, and finally the commander-in-chief stepped in. The local troops used the Taihang Type 75 122 mountain cannon and the howitzers were sent to the headquarters for unified arrangement.
Now they are going to attack Panjin and the warships have been sent to him. How dare he ask for howitzers?
"If you don't dare, go down quickly and prepare to attack Panjin."
Liu Qiren patted Xu Shiyou on the shoulder and said, "I'll go find Ichiro Tengtian to discuss the offensive issue!"
After discussion, Ichiro Tengda would stop the warship at the confluence of the Daliao River and the Bohai Sea.
This way, we can both bombard Panjin City and prevent the Panjin defenders from using large-caliber artillery to attack warships.
The reorganized 3rd Division was divided into two parts. One part was the main force, which quickly crossed the Daliao River under the cover of warships and attacked Hebei Village.
One part of the force took a detour to attack Xinxing Village and then crossed the river to attack Panjin City from behind!
"Bang, bang, bang..."
After the battle plan was formulated, Xu Shi did not hesitate and immediately ordered the artillery regiment to bombard the Hebei Village beach position.
At the same time, Ichiro Tengda also began to order the warships to fire at Panjin City, leaving it no time to rescue the Hebei Village beach position.
"Commander, the enemy's firepower is too strong. Panjin City seems to be undefendable. How about we make a strategic shift?"
The chief of staff of the 134th Independent Mixed Brigade suggested, looking at the dust falling from the shelling above his head.
"Have you sent a telegram to the commander for help?"
The commander of the 134th Brigade, Ichiro Okamoto, said in a deep voice.
"Yes, the headquarters told us that if we can't hold on, we can move to Anshan strategically!"
"Then what are you hesitating about!"
Ichiro Okamoto picked up his command knife and walked out: "Order Momota Jiro to hold back the enemy, and the rest of the troops will move to Anshan!"
"Enemy resistance weakened!"
Xu Shiyou raised his binoculars and observed the enemy's firing frequency during the counterattack: "It seems like the Japanese are trying to run away!"
"here!"
Liu Qiren quickly took out a map and looked at it, pointing to Tianzhuangtai Town and saying, "There is only the Daliao River section within a hundred miles of this town, which is suitable for large-scale military crossings."
"If the Japs want to escape, they will definitely go here."
"Order the Third and Fifth Regiments. After you capture Xinxing Village, don't cross the river. Go directly to Tianzhuangtai Town to block the Japanese from fleeing!"
Xu Shiyou chose to believe Liu Qiren's guess without hesitation and quickly changed the battle plan.
Two hours later, under the heavy bombardment of the reorganized Third Division, the Hebei Village beach position lost its ability to resist.
"The engineering company is building a bridge to cross the river!"
After crossing the river and looking at the deserted Hebei Village beach position, Xu Shiyou knew that Liu Qiren's guess was correct, but he didn't know how many Japanese soldiers were still guarding Panjin City.
"Report, there are only 500 to 600 Japanese soldiers in Panjin City, and a regiment commander asked whether we should bypass Panjin City and chase the fleeing Japanese army!"
Just as he was thinking, a communications soldier came to Xu Shiyou with a telegram and said.
"can!"
Xu Shi nodded: "Let the first and second groups go after them!"
"If we all go after them, we'll only have one regiment left, and we'll have to send people to keep an eye on the Japs in Panjin City!"
Liu Qiren said a little worriedly.
Since the standard regiment came out, the Eighth Route Army has begun to gradually abolish the brigade-level organization.
The division directly controls four infantry regiments, one artillery regiment and one logistics regiment. Four regiments have been dispatched now, and they only have one artillery regiment and one logistics regiment available.
"After the artillery regiment's artillery crossed the river, they also chased the fleeing Japanese soldiers!"
Xu Shi did not hesitate and ordered: "Isn't there a 300-man marine corps on the warship supporting us?"
"Let them get off the boat and cooperate with the logistics group to monitor the Japanese in the city!"
"Row!"
Liu Qiren nodded, not worried at all that the Marines would not disembark.
Ichiro Tengda quickly received the order and did not dare to hesitate. He quickly ordered Murai to take the Marines off the ship to provide support.
In the past, Ichiro Tengda would not even give a shit about the army, but now he is the Eighth Route Army, the navy and the army must work closely together!
"Let's go, it's our turn!"
Murai picked up his command knife and got off the boat.
That's right, he also got promoted from a Navy instructor to a captain in the Marine Corps.
He had one hundred surrendered Japanese soldiers and two hundred Han people who could swim.