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Chapter 502: Battle of Jiujiang (Part 2)

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    Chapter 502:

    It was late at night, but the heat in the Second Corps headquarters was still lingering. Zhang Fakui, who was dressed in military uniform, was covered in sweat, which made his already anxious mood even more restless.

    Although he has made rectifications and remedies in the past few days according to the defense loopholes proposed by Li Guoyao, the situation reported back in the past is still not good, and many soldiers have complained about it.

    Zhang Fakui knew that if these loopholes were not plugged, defending Jiujiang would be nothing more than empty talk.

    Zhang Fakui felt a little uneasy thinking about Li Guoyao's assertion that the Japs were likely to land in Gutang and hit the gap between Li Hanhun and Wang Jingjiu.

    In view of this, Zhang Fakui once again called the Director of Operations Staff and asked him to immediately pass a message to Li Hanhun, Wang Jingjiu and other departments: "The weather is bad today. Please immediately notify the Jiujiang Port, especially the Gutang garrison, to strengthen their vigilance.  Can¡¯t be negligent.¡±

    Looking at the chief of staff who responded, Zhang Fakui felt a little calmer.

    After thinking about it, after receiving the order from the Corps Headquarters, the officers and soldiers on the front line should be on heightened alert. As long as they can withstand the first round of the Japs' attack, follow-up reinforcements will arrive soon. It will not be easy for the Japs to break through again.  .

    But will things really be as he judged?

    At night, the wind picked up along the Yangtze River. On the surface of Poyang Lake, the strong wind passed by and set off waves.

    The roar of the strong wind and the lapping of the lake drowned out the sound of the engines of dozens of Japanese ships rushing towards Gutang.

    Three transport ships and dozens of landing craft have arrived more than a thousand meters away from the Gutang landing site in a blink of an eye. Various weapons and equipment have been adjusted to their angles, and all soldiers are in place. The war has begun.

    "At the moment when the Chinese defenders discovered this unexpected enemy situation, overwhelming Japanese artillery fire flew toward the Gutang defenders' position on Xieshan Island in the lake.

    "Boom boom boom"

    The artillery regiment affiliated to the Botian detachment is not weak. The powerful firepower of more than 30 mountain guns and field guns stunned the Chinese defenders. The shells fell like hail, and then burst into balls of fire on the ground, reflecting red.  The dark night sky in Gutang.

    While the artillery was bombarding, the Japanese landing craft rushed towards the shore. The Type 92 heavy machine gun standing on the bow kept firing, suppressing the defenders so that they could not raise their heads.

    The officers and soldiers of one battalion of the Pre-11th Division guarding Gutang fought desperately and launched a fierce battle with the Japanese army.

    However, after all, the defenders only had one battalion, and the 11th Reserve Division was a newly formed unit. All officers and soldiers were reorganized from the local security corps, and the quality of the soldiers and weapons and equipment were far behind.

    Although the soldiers tried their best to block the attack, it was still difficult to resist the Japs' attack. After three hours of fierce fighting, the Japanese army finally defeated the defenders, occupied the tidal flat position, and established a relatively stable bridgehead.

    After daybreak, Japanese troops landing one after another stepped over the Japanese corpses on the tidal flats to expand the landing site.  On the Chinese garrison position, all members of the Chinese garrison battalion of the 1st Battalion were killed in battle, and the earth was stained with blood.

    When the battle started, Zhang Fakui in Jiujiang City received the news that the Japs had really landed in Gutang. While he was shocked by Li Guoyao's judgment, he urgently ordered the reserve team of the 11th Preliminary Division to attack the enemy who landed.  counterattack, and at the same time urgently mobilized follow-up reinforcements to reinforce the battle in Gutang.

    The little devil of the chicken thief really chose to break through the gap between Li and Wang. Once the dog-like one gets a firm foothold, the consequences will be disastrous.

    In view of this, Zhang Fakui personally called Li Hanhun and Wang Jingjiu, asking them to immediately strengthen their defenses to prevent the Japs from attacking them. He also ordered them to work together to kill the Japs' vanguard.

    However, Zhang Fakui¡¯s idea was good, but reality gave him a slap in the face!  By the time his telegram was sent to the front line, Wang Jingjiu's troops had already withdrawn to the second line of defense.

    In fact, after learning that the Japs landed in Gutang, Wang Jingjiu was really shocked, thinking that the Japs were coming towards him.  However, the Japanese army stopped attacking after advancing for dozens of miles, so Wang Jingjiu quickly retreated to the second line to build fortifications, throwing all the pressure on Li Hanhun.

    Li Hanhun didn¡¯t even know that the Japanese troops had landed, because Wang Jingjiu did not notify him, and the troops below did not report it. He only found out the news four hours after the Japanese troops successfully landed.

    After learning about it, they immediately organized a counterattack. However, by this time, the Japanese army had already built fortifications and the defense line was very strong.  The counterattacking national army was smashed by Japanese naval guns and air force bombs, and the troops were instantly disabled.

     Okamura Neiji had figured out the strengths of Li Hanhun and Wang Jingjiu before the war. Although the two departments had the same establishment, the strength of Li Hanhun's unit was far inferior to that of Wang Jingjiu's.

    On the books, Li Hanhun seems to have quite a lot of troops. In addition to the two divisions of Li Yutang's Eighth Army, the Sixty-fourth Army of the Guangdong Army, which Li Hanhun personally served as, and three reserve divisions,  Two Jiangxi Provincial security regiments, a mobile artillery battalion, a field artillery battalion, a heavy artillery battalion, three anti-aircraft artillery companies, and half an engineering company.

    But the actual situation is that the 64th Army has been crippled on the Lanfeng battlefield. The total number of the entire army is less than 10,000. As for the other miscellaneous troops, they were temporarily pulled in. Those with real combat effectiveness  It was Li Yutang's Eighth Army, and the rest were just make-up.

    Therefore, from the beginning, Okamura Neji placed the main attack direction on Li Hanhun's defense area. Therefore, after the battle started, it was a one-on-one duel between Li Hanhun's 29th Corps and Okamura's troops.

    After the Japanese army successfully landed in Gutang, the main force began to attack Li Hanhun's main position. More than a hundred fighter planes circled in the sky, bombing and strafing.

    On the ground, the superior artillery fire also released thousands of artillery shells towards the advancing Chinese reinforcements.  The reinforcements were pinned on both sides of the road, unable to raise their heads, and there was no counterattack at all.

    Although the regional reserve team was close to the beach, it had few troops and poor equipment. Several counterattacks were beaten back by the Japanese army.

    Although Zhang Fakui yelled and yelled in Jiujiang, the reinforcements just couldn't get up.

    After a fierce battle on the 23rd, the beachhead was completely controlled by the Japanese army. The remnants of the 11th Preliminary Division of the defenders had no choice but to retreat to Jiujiang and Xingzi.

    After the Japanese troops landed for a while, they launched a fierce attack on Li Yutang's Eighth Army in the east of Jiujiang.  The Eighth Army held on for a day, but the position was breached by the Japanese army and retreated to the outskirts of Jiujiang.

    That night, Zhang Fakui mobilized Wu Qiwei's Fourth Army and Seventieth Army to support Li Yutang. However, after the reinforcements set off, they suddenly discovered that the road had been bombed, and it was the National Army's own bombing.

    After the 70th Army rushed to the front line with great effort, they found that there were no fortifications in the defense area they took over, and they were bombarded by Japanese artillery fire, causing great losses.

    Under the crazy attack of the Japanese army, the Chinese troops on the Jiujiang front line were retreating steadily, and the pre-arranged positions had little effect. Seeing the little devils heading straight for Jiujiang City, Zhang Fakui was really anxious.

    He knew that the Japanese army had an overwhelming advantage over the Chinese army in terms of firepower, and that Jiujiang's terrain was easy to attack and difficult to defend. It faced the Yangtze River on one side and Poyang Lake on the other, and the defenders were in poor condition. Once the Japanese army came over, Jiujiang would be in danger.  .

    Therefore, Zhang Fakui almost did not hesitate and directly ordered the troops to counterattack!

    This time Zhang Fakui spent a lot of money. Except for the 4th Army of the General Reserve, all the troops that could be transferred were transferred to the front line!

    There is no other way, this is his only chance. You must know that once Jiujiang is captured, the consequences will be as if the sky is falling. Not only will the reputation that Zhang Fakui gained through his military service for most of his life be ruined, the city of Wuhan will eventually be lost.  .

    Once Wuhan is lost, he will become a sinner of the Chinese nation. Zhang Fakui does not want to bear the blame, and he cannot bear it!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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