bookcurios Chapter 848 Tiger Head Fortress
Chapter 848 Tiger Head Fortress
As the Hutou Fortress was an important base for attacking Country E, the Japanese forced countless Chinese to participate in the huge project of building the fortress, and countless Chinese people sacrificed their lives for this.
The food, clothing, ammunition and fuel stored in the warehouse of Hutou Fortress are enough to feed more than 300 soldiers for more than three months.
During its heyday, the garrison strength of each fortress increased to one division.
In terms of firepower equipment of each fortress, in addition to conventional infantry weapons, two 30cm caliber howitzers and two 2cm caliber howitzers were deployed on the west side of Hudong Mountain;
Six 15cm caliber cannons were deployed on the west side of Zhongmenghu Mountain;
A total of eight 10cm caliber howitzers were deployed on the south side of Huxiao Mountain and the north side of Dongmenghu Mountain.
Each infantry squadron was equipped with 17 mountain guns, 16 Type 92 infantry guns, and 8 medium mortars.
In addition, the Hutou Fortress was equipped with anti-aircraft artillery positions, equipped with 18 anti-aircraft guns and 10 anti-aircraft machine guns for air defense of the fortress.
The Japanese were not satisfied with the intensity of the artillery fire. After all, the armored forces and other military forces of Country E were much stronger than those of the impoverished and weak China.
In order to effectively attack Country E's Far East Railway and support the Japanese in their attack on Vladivostok, the Japanese went bankrupt.
They transported the 40cm caliber howitzer, a huge coastal defense cannon from the Wajingwan Fortress, to the Hutou Fortress.
This coastal defense gun is huge, with a barrel diameter of 1 meter and a length of more than 20 meters. The maximum range is 20 kilometers. The shell is 4 meters long, the warhead is 40 centimeters in diameter and 1.2 meters long, the maximum charge is 1000 kilograms, and it has 200 shells.
The turret of the coastal defense cannon position is a semi-underground reinforced concrete structure, with the muzzle facing the Soviet Union's Iman Bridge and Lazo Water Tower in the southeast.
The mission of this giant cannon was to deliver a devastating blow to the Ussuri Railway transportation center during Operation E, destroy the Iman Bridge and the Lazo Water Tower, and destroy the E Army's railway transportation facilities and water supply facilities.
At the same time, a railway artillery position was built on Huoshi Mountain, 30 kilometers west of Hutou Town, with a railway artillery squadron stationed there. It was equipped with 24-centimeter railway artillery with a maximum range of 50 kilometers. It was used for long-distance operations such as cutting off E's traffic, cutting off water sources, harassing rear supplies, and shelling military targets.
In addition, if you have a spear, you must have a shield. Since the Tiger Head Fortress has powerful firepower, it is natural to consider what if the E Army uses aircraft and large-caliber artillery to retaliate.
Therefore, all the fortifications of the Hutou Fortress were dug underground, and the concrete thickness of important fortifications, such as the top of the coastal defense gun, was three meters.
In addition, all independent fortresses are connected by underground passages to form a whole, and a large number of anti-tank cones and barbed wire are set up on the east side of the fortress.
It took six years and recruited 100,000 Chinese laborers to build the Hutou Fortress, which was proudly called the "Eastern Maginot Line" by the Kwantung Army and was indestructible.
In order to keep the secret, all the Chinese workers who had managed to wait until the fortress was built were killed.
For such a military fortress, although his expected enemy is the E army and most of the guns are facing the E territory, there are still some mobile artillery that can strike into the western Chinese territory.
Fortunately, due to the tense war situation in the south, the original division of more than 10,000 people was transferred to Southeast Asia, and some mountain artillery, infantry guns and mortars on the battlefield were also sent to Southeast Asia.
Finally, the Japanese formed the 1944th Border Guard of the Kwantung Army in July 15, with a total of more than 1500 heads.
Wang Meng had visited the Hutou Fortress when he traveled to Northeast China. At that time, although the weapons and equipment had been dismantled and transported away, he could still feel the powerful firepower.
Therefore, if we attack from the front, not only will there be huge casualties, but the fortress that was built with great difficulty will also be destroyed.
After all, Hudu Fortress and Dongning Fortress on the north are very close to Jindo!
"Where are the 201st and 202nd Airborne Brigade now? And the Liangshan Special Forces and the Mandrill Special Forces?"
"Report to the Chief of Staff, they are resting in Harbin and Xinjing respectively!"
"Very good, order them to be ready to airdrop to the border at any time to carry out the capture mission!"
Wang Meng looked at the combat diagram of the three northeastern provinces. It was already September 1944, 9, and the weather was getting colder. The military operations in the three northeastern provinces had to be ended as soon as possible, otherwise they would be dragged into the ice and snow.
Now the First Army has stationed troops on the border with the Korean Peninsula, blocking the remaining Japanese invaders inside.
Part of the Second Army surrounded the Lushun Peninsula, and part of it blocked Shanhaiguan, ensuring that the North China Front Army could not enter the Northeast.
Wang Meng decided to mobilize Zhang Dabiao's troops of the Second Army of the First Army Group to enter the so-called eastern part of Binjiang Province, launch an attack on the Hutou Fortress, and take the opportunity to attack the Donglin Fortress in the north.
Zhang Dabiao's troops only need to undertake the frontal feint attack, while the airborne brigade and special operations team will take on the task of internal breakthrough.
"Tell Zhang Dabiao to stop rushing forward so noisily. This guy treats the Japanese as his own wife!
In addition, this special operations command is led by Wang Ming, let him take all means to capture the Hutou Fortress! Note, take all means! "
As soon as Wang Meng's order was issued, Wang Ming, Duan Peng and Wei Heshang gathered in Harbin to discuss the attack.
Wang Ming was very familiar with the Hutou Fortress and the Dongning Fortress. He won the first place in the Shenyang Military Region competition, and as a reward, Wang Meng approved him to take a few days off.
I thought this guy would go out for some fun, but I didn't expect that he actually bought a standing ticket, went directly to Jiamusi, and then got a Wuling and went straight to Hutou Fortress.
The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.
Wang Ming drew all the facilities inside the fortress, scribbled and revised on the notebook, and sneaked into the tunnels that had not yet been opened. Finally, he succeeded in attracting the attention of the security guards, who detained him directly. He was able to escape only after showing his ID.
Naturally, this matter was also reported to Wang Meng.
Therefore, most of the maps of Hutou Fortress were imprinted in Wang Ming's mind, which was why Wang Meng asked him to be the commander-in-chief of this internal breakthrough.
"My two brothers, the situation is urgent, let's get started right away. I have a file on Tiger Head Fortress, which contains maps, weapon configurations, etc.
It is estimated that there are thousands of Japanese soldiers inside. If we want to take down the Hutou Fortress without any damage, we must take special measures. Otherwise, if we are discovered by the Japanese soldiers, they will definitely fight guerrilla warfare with us in the tunnels, or even blow up the fortress in the final stage. "
Wei Heshang and Duan Peng both nodded. According to the nature of the Japanese, this possibility was very high. The entire Kwantung Army was about to be defeated. Once the fortress was lost, there would be no possibility of regaining it.
"So what's Captain Wang's plan?"
Wang Meng slowly took out a photo and knocked on it.
"Treat others in their own way!"