715 , Song Zheyuan's Dream Broken
After Wei Chong finished explaining the general tactics, Chief of Staff Wang Sanju comprehensively elaborated on the details of the tactical arrangements: "While secretly arranging heavy artillery positions, let Tong Linge secretly transfer all the excess troops to the Liangxiang front line, leaving no more than two troops in Nanyuan.
A company of security troops is enough. Of course, all the light and heavy machine guns and mortars we gave you will be strengthened for them."
"The Type 41 105mm cannon, with an effective range of 15 kilometers, can bomb all areas of Nanyuan in Houxinzhuang. The two companies on guard, after the little devil launches the attack, use all the enhanced machine gun and mortar firepower to at least be able to
Create the momentum of two battalions, or even two regiments."
"After inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy, the two companies gradually retreated towards the South Red Gate, attracting the enemy into Nanyuan. At that time, the three heavy artillery of Houxinzhuang opened fire at the same time, firing in all the 360 rounds of artillery shells we prepared, and then
Blow up the cannon and retreat!”
"If the enemy pursues the two companies southward, order them to go straight to the Huangcun line. Then suddenly turn west, cross the Yongding River from the south of the Houxinzhuang heavy artillery position, and then build defensive positions along the Yongding River line.
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"When the enemy's large force reached the front line of Huangcun, the heavy artillery hidden in Liangxiang suddenly opened fire and bombarded the pursuit group of the Japs. It slowed down their attack speed and bought time for you to build a position on the west bank of the Yongding River."
"After these two heavy artillery ambushes, the little devils will definitely suffer heavy losses and be miserable even if they all have steel heads. After becoming frightened birds, within three to five days, they will not be able to pose a threat to you at all."
"In order to wipe out the first group of Japs who occupied Nanyuan, we have another back-up, that is Dong Guoqiang's regiment in Tong County. They also have an artillery battalion with exactly the same equipment as yours."
"When you go back, contact him directly and ask his artillery battalion to deploy secretly immediately. The specific location is the line of Laojun Temple in the northeast of Nanyuan. This distance is just in line with Houxinzhuang in the southwest. There is no such thing in Nanyuan.
Any bombing blind spots will be carried out with saturation bombing on the enemies entering Nanyuan."
"Tell Dong Guoqiang and the others to shoot all the artillery shells, blow up the cannons and retreat immediately. We believe that the Japs entered a regiment in Nanyuan and there will not be many people left in the end. Remember, the actions of your two artillery battalions
, that is a top secret among top secrets. If the little devils knew about it in advance, everything would still be ruined."
When Zhao Dengshun left Raoyang, he was in an unusually good mood. Not only did he have a complete plan to escape the crisis secretly, but he also received a batch of heavy weapons.
It turns out that since Bai Shujie successfully copied the Soviet-style twin Maxim heavy machine guns, he equipped Wei Chong with 4 of them. Because this heavy machine gun does not need to carry a cooling bucket, but just pours water directly into the cooling holes, so
Much more convenient than before.
When building a machine gun position, as long as you can ensure that the heavy machine gun is filled with water at any time, then in theory, this Maxim can keep firing before the bullets are used up!
This twin machine gun was originally used for anti-aircraft and aircraft shooting. But if you think there are no aircraft to shoot at, and you want to use it to attack the armored vehicles, bean tanks and light tanks of the little Japs, then there is absolutely no problem. It will definitely be able to kill the little Japs.
Those objects were all dismantled into parts!
It was already past ten o'clock in the evening when Zhao Dengshun left.
According to Bai Shujie's order, Wei Chong allocated 72 twin Maxim heavy machine guns. Each heavy machine gun was equipped with 40,000 rounds of ammunition. The result was a huge convoy. There was no way, 72 twin heavy machine guns were equivalent to 114
It's a heavy machine gun, equipped with 4.5 million rounds of ammunition.
However, Wei Chong has made it clear: "My brother, these heavy machine guns are not for you to take back and use separately, but for you to immediately equip two air defense battalions. One of them is personally controlled by Commander Zhao Dengyu as a portable air defense battalion."
Troops, or armored vehicles and tanks that attack the enemy during a breakout moment."
"The other one is for you to use for air defense of the heavy artillery position. You are also a veteran in the army. You should know that these guys can be called death harvesters if they are arranged in a line. If the 4.5 million rounds of ammunition I give you,
If all of it is used to beat people, at least 10,000 people can be killed."
"However, if you don't listen to the advice, once you are broken into pieces, the little devil's mortars, infantry artillery, not to mention the death-defying grenade can kill you! At that time, we will really face a crisis.
When the time came, there was no need to recite the incantation."
Zhao Dengshun was naturally satisfied and even a little happy. But the others were not happy and even had unbearable headaches.
For example, Song Zheyuan has a splitting headache right now!
After finally enduring it until the commander of the North China Garrison Army, Anichiro Tashiro, "died in the line of duty", Song Zheyuan thought that the little devil must have panicked now and would not embarrass himself.
Unexpectedly, the little devil's North China garrison had a new commander-in-chief yesterday (July 16), named Xiangyue Qingji, who was also a lieutenant general. In other words, Xiangyue Qingji was in Tashirowan
At noon the day after Ichiro's death, he flew to Tianjin.
Kozuki Kiyoshi, born on October 6, 1881, is a Japanese Army Lieutenant General. He was born in Saga Prefecture. He was a student of the 14th class of the Japanese Army Sergeant School and graduated from the 24th class of the Japanese Army University. He is famous for his research on "infantry tactics".
Called "the greatest infantry warfare expert".
Song Zheyuan believes that if the new commander takes office, if he follows the domestic procedures, he will have to carry out a lot of procedures for welcoming and sending off, and investigating and researching. If he does not take ten days and a half, he will not be able to do anything concrete.
However, Song Zheyuan was too whimsical!
The practice of Chinese officialdom is simply not tenable. As soon as Xiang Yue Qingji arrived, he did not listen to any report at all and directly issued a battle order!
At 3 p.m. on July 16, the Japs began to bombard Changxindian and Wanping City with 82mm large-caliber mortars, causing heavy casualties to the defenders and civilians. Even Commander Ji Xingwen, the top military commander of the 219th Regiment, was injured.
When Army Commander Song Zheyuan sent a telegram to ask about the cause of the shelling, Sakurai, the Japanese official in charge of peace talks in Peiping, gloatingly replied: "From now on, it will be military-to-military negotiations, not the period of diplomatic authorities."
This is actually equivalent to closing the door to peace talks and declaring war in a joking manner!
Therefore, Song Zheyuan has a headache now. It's not an ordinary headache, it hurts almost to death!
First of all, since the Japs have declared war, if they don't want to surrender, they have no choice but to fight. But this fight cannot be fought with just the 29th Army.
Because before this, in order to show that they had no hostility at all, the entire 29th Army did not issue any orders to prepare for combat, not even a preliminary order!
Without the awareness of combat, there will naturally be no specific plan for combat, let alone budget expenditures for building fortifications.
How to fight without fortifications?
A battle without any preparation is definitely impossible to win. What to do? This is the second question, and it is also the real headache for Song Zheyuan!
Since we can't win and we don't want to surrender, we can only ask for reinforcements!
If you want to request reinforcements, you must first accept the dispatch of the central government, which means that your "North China territory is gone" and you have become a pure soldier again, not a prince!
After working hard for half his life, he finally got the throne of "Emperor of the Five Provinces of North China", but it was gone as soon as he said it was gone, so Song Zheyuan was heartbroken.
Of course there is another way to go, which is to immediately cater to the Japanese wishes and, like Puyi in Manchuria, declare the five provinces of North China to break away from the central government, implement full autonomy, and launch unconditional comprehensive cooperation with the Japanese Empire!
As for Song Zheyuan, the autonomy of the five provinces of North China would not harm him personally. Although he could not become a "Tu Emperor", he could still be a "Son Emperor" like Pu Yi.
But that’s not the case!
What would Zhang Zizhong think and how would he decide? What would Feng Zhi'an think and what countermeasures would he take? Forget it all. The key is that Tong Linge and Zhao Dengyu will definitely not agree to surrender!
If these two people don't follow him and surrender, most of the 29th Army will follow them. If there is no army, the final result will be that the "son emperor" will not be able to be!
Desperate and unable to do anything, this is the situation Song Zheyuan is facing now.
No matter how Song Zheyuan handled the current situation, as a famous iron-blooded general, Zhao Dengyu was furious when he heard that the Japs' North China garrison bombarded Changxindian and Wanping City yesterday!
At this time, Zhao Dengshun returned to Nanyuan, and the two brothers began to exchange views.
Zhao Dengshun first expressed his attitude: "Brother, the little devil has made it clear that he wants to fight. If we die like this, our life will be in vain!"
Zhao Dengyu smiled slightly: "What suggestions do Wei Chong and the others have?"
Zhao Dengshun took out the information bag and said: "Brother, please take a look at the little devil's battle plan first! Anyway, people say that instead of just sitting back and waiting for death, it is better to fight to the death. Maybe we can take the initiative."
It was such a coincidence that the Japs' threat to Wanping City failed, and Xiangyue Qingsi's trick came out again: "It can't be broken from the outside, so why not come to a central place to bloom, attack from both inside and outside, and decide in a battle?"
At 1 o'clock in the morning on July 26, the commander of the Japanese garrison in Tianjin, Kozuki Kiyoshi, ordered the second battalion of the second infantry regiment of the garrison (Guangbe brigade) to set off from Tianjin and go straight to Peking. After arriving in Ping, he was escorted by Oka, the captain of the remaining guard in Peiping.
He was the commander of the village and protected the Japanese expatriates in Peiping.
The Kobe Brigade set off from Tianjin at 5:30 in the morning and arrived in Fengtai at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Matsui, the head of the Peking Secret Service, and Okamura, Imai Takeo and other Japanese lieutenants in Ping discussed how the Kobe Brigade would enter Peiping and decided on the puppet plan.
The guard of the Japanese Embassy in Peiping returned from the city exercise and entered the city through Guang'anmen.
The Japanese adviser Sakurai of the ) Army was responsible for contacting the ) Army in an attempt to get through. In Fengtai, the Guangbu Brigade transferred to 26 cars and drove to Guang'anmen. The Guang'anmen defending troops were the 679th Regiment of the Independent Brigade of the 132nd Division of Zhao Dengyu.
Team leader Liu Ruzhen.
After Liu Ruzhen received the enemy's coordination report, she immediately reported it to Zhao Dengyu.
Ever since Zhao Dengshun brought back the intelligence, weapons and ammunition, Commander Zhao Dengyu never left Nanyuan. At the same time, he urged Deputy Commander Tong Linge to order the military's reconnaissance battalions to dispatch one after another to detect the specific movements of the Japs.
Xiangyue Qingsi's Trojan horse plan finally failed to escape the eyes of Deputy Commander Tong Linge and Division Commander Zhao Dengyu, so he ordered Liu Ruzhen to use the plan and annihilate the Guangbu brigade in one battle, expressing his cowardice.
Chapter completed!