武汉会战期间国民党军长江下游沿岸炮兵游击战述略

Artillery Guerrilla Warfare of KMT Army along Lower Yangtze River in Battle of Wuhan

1938年春徐州会战结束后,日军集结兵力沿长江西进,企图攻略武汉。国民党军在长江沿岸构筑了多道要塞防线,以期迟滞日军进攻。但日军凭借陆海空火力优势,很快攻破马当、湖口要塞,沿长江向武汉逼近。在此背景下,国民党军力图通过炮兵游击战的形式,在长江下游南岸地区展开对往来日舰的炮击,以迟滞日军的前进。炮兵各部在约3个月的游击作战中,击伤约370余艘日军各类舰船,为武汉保卫战赢得了时间。

After the Battle of Xuzhou ended in the spring of 1938,the Japanese army gathered forces to advance westward along the Yangtze River in an attempt to assault Wuhan.The KMT military built several fort lines along the river in order to delay the attack of the Japanese army.However,with land,sea and air firepower advantages,the Japanese armed forces soon broke through the fortresses at Madang and Hukou,approaching Wuhan along the river.In this context,the KMT troops sought to slow down the advance of the Japanese invaders by means of artillery guerrilla warfare,launching artillery attacks on Japanese ships in the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.In about 3 months of guerrilla operations,the artilleries bombarded about 370 Japanese warships and transport ships,winning precious time for the defense of Wuhan.