The urban area of Jinzhou City was higher in the north and lower in the south. There was a protruding long highland in the north of the city, which was about four kilometers long from Dongliang in the southeast to the synthetic fuel plant in the northwest. It had been a barrier in the north of Jinzhou City for a long time. Since the Japanese army entered Jinzhou, they built a large number of permanent fortifications on the highlands. The Kuomingtang army also built fortifications, setting up "big lumps", water distribution pools, twelve acres of land, Heishan regiment area and other strongholds. Through the key points of the highlands, they controlled the northern city defense of the urban area, and also directly guarded the entrance and exit of Jinzhou to Chaoyang and Yi County roads. The defenders were the temporary 22nd Division, the temporary 18th Division and the 184th Division of the 93rd Army of the Kuomingtang Army.
The task of seizing the high ground in the north of the city was quite difficult. General Manager Dong decided that the 2nd column would be responsible for attacking the synthetic fuel plant, regiment district, division district, 12 mu of land, and other strongholds in the northwest of the city. The 3rd column would clear the water distribution pool and "big lumps" in the north of the city.
The 4th Division of the 2nd column attacked the 12 acres of land and the division area, the 6th Division attacked the synthetic fuel plant and the regiment area, and the 5th Division was responsible for breaking through the city defense. On the 10th, the head of the 6th Division led the regiments and political commissar to the front to inspect the terrain and make arrangements. The 18th Regiment would seize the synthetic fuel plant, the 17th Regiment would feign to move on both sides of the Xiaoling River with two companies, and the main force would block the reinforcements of the 18th Division to ensure the safety of the right wing of the 18th Regiment. Then, they would turn into the first echelon of the division to fight in the city with the main attack force. The 16th Regiment would attack the Black Mountain Regiment. The Shishan Cannon Battalion and the Special Service Battalion would first be assigned to the 18th Regiment, and then transferred to the 16th Regiment. The battle on the periphery was scheduled to begin on the 11th.
Outside the city, the mobilization meeting of the 3rd column began. After Political Commissar Luo Shunchu announced the meeting, Commander Han Xianchu gave instructions first. The venue was silent.
Commander Han took off his cotton coat and handed it to the guard behind him. Then, he walked to the table and looked at the dark sky with his eyes. He asked the audience,""Is everyone here?" The staff officer on duty immediately reported to him,"Everyone is here."”He cleared his throat and spoke with his Hubei accent,"Jinzhou must be taken down, and we will definitely be able to take it. This is the mission that Leader Mao personally assigned to us, and also the order given to us by President Lin and Commissar Luo. The 3rd and 2nd columns are attacking together. This is the greatest honor that the party and the leader have given us. However, there were still 100,000 people defending Jinzhou. They relied on permanent and semi-permanent fortifications, and there were many tall buildings in the city as their support points. There was also a big crocodile eye in front of them.”As he spoke, he pointed at the water distribution pool not far away, which was firing cannons from time to time." It's staring at us like a tiger. If we want to break through Jinzhou and attack the North Pass, we must first dig out this big crocodile's eye. Comrades, can we climb up the crocodile's head and gouge out its eyes?”
"Yes!" A person stood up, but the moonlight was still hazy, and it was impossible to see who the speaker was. "Let alone crocodile eyes, even if it was dragon eyes, we would still dig them out.”
The voice was getting closer and closer. From his voice and appearance, the one who spoke was the leader of the 1st Regiment, Wang Zhenwei. He answered the Bureau Chief in a very firm tone, raising his fist and waving it in the night.
"Yes, I believe that all of our troops are as ambitious as Regiment Commander Wang. However, Jinzhou was not like Yi County, nor was it like Siping and Meihekou. Their fortifications are just like our fortifications. Their experience increases with each battle, and they are also improving with each battle. Therefore, the battle after entering the city will be another big test for our troops. At that time, we will encounter more complicated situations than attacking Meihekou and Siping. Each of our soldiers will have to prepare to fight alone without communication and command. This requires each of our commanders and soldiers to display the tenacity, resourcefulness, courage, and fearlessness of a lone hero.”
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