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Chapter 1375: The Invaders¡¯ Carnival Feast (End)

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    After Takashi Sakai's 23rd Army in Guangdong began its 38th Division's attack on Hong Kong, the headquarters of the 11th Army in Anami in Wuhan held a combat meeting with the participation of the combat staff of each division on December 10.  The future combat missions determined by the 11th Army based on the overall situation were conveyed and studied. At the meeting, Anan specifically proposed that in order to prevent passivity, offensive operations must always be carried out against the Chinese army.

    The day after the Japanese army launched an attack on Southeast Asia and the Pacific, the Chongqing Military Commission ordered all theaters to launch a full-scale guerrilla war to contain and attack the Japanese army.

    According to this, Yu Hanmou's 7th Theater launched an attack on Guangzhou to coordinate the British army in Hong Kong to fight against Japan.  The 5th, 6th, and 60th armies were concentrated from Guangxi and Sichuan to Yunnan respectively, preparing to enter Burma to fight against the Japanese army advancing north from Burma.

    Ou Zhen¡¯s 4th Army and Wang Yaowu¡¯s 74th Army, originally in the 9th Theater, were transferred to Guangdong and Guangxi respectively.

    The Japanese reconnaissance agency quickly learned about the troop mobilization situation in the 9th Theater. It was also known that Zou Hongzhi had temporarily formed the 2nd Army and returned to Guangdong with the 4th Army.

    The 11th Japanese Army in Wuhan, the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Nanjing, and the General Staff Headquarters in Tokyo were all aware of the situation regarding the two armies' southward march and the time they passed through Zhuzhou and Hengyang stations.

    On December 12, Major General Kinoshita Isamu, chief of staff of the enemy's 11th Army, sent a telegram to Takashi Sakai's 23rd Army in Guangzhou to inquire about the impact of the temporary 2nd Army and 4th Army on the war situation there after they went to Guangzhou.

    Kinoshita believes that in order to cope with the Hong Kong war, the troops of the 9th Theater should be restrained from going south.

    On the night of the 12th, based on the fact that the Kuomintang troops had the 20th and 58th Corps along the Xinqiang River south of Yueyang, and the 37th Corps fortified along the Gishui River, Kinoshita proposed that the 3rd, 6th, and 40th Corps should be deployed.  The division attacked the area south of Gishui River to contain the idea of ????the 9th Theater Troops moving south.

    On the morning of the 13th, after detailed research with Chief of Operations Staff Shimamura Noriyasu and others, Kinoshita obtained Anan's consent that day, and then sent a telegram requesting approval to the dispatched army headquarters in Nanjing, and ordered the three divisions to  The regiment prepares for combat.

    At the same time, Ohgamo's 34th Division stationed in Nanchang and the independent mixed 14th Brigade stationed in Zhongshandun, Jiujiang are preparing to attack Xiushui to respond; the divisions outside Hankou in Jiangbei are preparing to counterattack the Kuomintang army.  attack.

    On December 15, the Japanese 11th Army determined that the date to start the offensive would be around December 22, and the combat time was scheduled to be two weeks.

    The offensive plan is to use the 6th, 3rd, and 40th Divisions to stand side by side, from the Matang, Xinkaitang, and Quankou areas south of Yueyang, to the Xinqiang River, to encircle and annihilate the 20th Army in the Ninth Theater.  Then continue to advance to the south bank of Gishui River, defeat the 37th Army, and return to the original station after the battle.

    The 11th Army stationed around Wuhan is a strategic attack corps that often maintains a strength of about 9 divisions. Its mission is to carry out continuous large-scale attacks against the troops in Li Zongren's 5th Theater in Jiangbei and Xueyue's 9th Theater in Jiangnan.  attack in order to achieve its purpose of defeating and containing the main force of the Kuomintang army.

    However, the 5th and 9th theaters, which have heavy troops, each have their own methods of fighting the Japanese army.

    When the Japanese army attacked northern Hubei, the 5th Theater relied on the Tongbai Mountain District to the west of Pinghan Road and the Dahong Mountain District to the east of the Han River to persist and defend. The mobile corps was deployed in Fancheng, Zaoyang, and Tongbai.  Areas north of the front line fought back.

    When the enemies on the east route attack the Ping clan from Xinyang via the east and north of Tongbai Mountain; the enemies on the middle route attack from Suixian to Zaoyang; and the enemies on the west route attack from Zhongxiang along the east bank of the Han River towards Fancheng or Zaoyang area.  The fifth theater uses troops in mountainous areas to carry out flanking attacks to delay and consume the enemy, and one unit enters enemy-occupied areas to conduct containment operations.

    When the Japanese army has penetrated deep into the northern region, its forces have been dispersed, and due to the extension of the supply line, it can no longer continue to advance and return, the mobile troops of the 5th theater immediately began to counterattack and then pursued.

    At this moment, the troops insisting on Tongbai Mountain are heading west, and the troops on Dahongshan are heading east, cooperating with the pursuit corps to flank and encircle the enemy.

    The Japanese army invaded northern Hubei several times, generally along the three roads mentioned above, using the tactics of separate attacks and combined attacks to attack Zaoyang and the areas north of it.  The 5th Theater also used the above method to mobilize the people to destroy roads and carry out guerrilla warfare. When the enemy's forces were dispersed and could no longer move forward and returned, they would pursue, flank and encircle them.

    As for the 9th Theater, when the Japanese army attacked the Changsha area, the main force relied on the Mufu Mountain and Jiuling Mountains east of the Yuehan Road and the water network area along the Xiangjiang River west of the Yuehan Road. One part used the Xinqiang River,  The Gushui River, Laodao River, and Liuyang River carried out frontal resistance at all levels and destroyed the roads and bridges in this area.

    When the Japanese army in the area south of Yueyang used several divisions to advance together along both sides of the Guangdong-Han Road and one part of them followed the Xiangjiang River to attack southward, the 9th War Zone was in the Xinqiang River and Gishui areas.After resisting, the troops withdrew eastward into the mountainous areas and carried out flank attacks. One unit returned from the mountainous areas to their original positions behind enemy lines and carried out extensive guerrilla warfare.

    After layers of resistance, the Japanese army crossed the Xinqiang River, Gishui River, and Laodao River, and attacked near Changsha. The troops were dispersed, the supply lines were extended, and the troops were very tired and were about to return. The 9th Theater Command used mobile troops to attack from the front  Carry out counterattack and pursuit.  Troops in the mountainous areas in the east and along the Xiangjiang River in the west carried out flank attacks and encirclements.

    The Japanese army invaded Changsha several times, always advancing and retreating through the Xiangbei corridor, and the 9th Theater also fought, pursued, and contained the enemy in this corridor and on both sides.  This time the Japanese army still invaded Changsha along this corridor, and the result was already doomed.

    On the evening of December 24, the six infantry regiments of the 6th and 40th Divisions of the Japanese 11th Army arrived on the north bank of the Xinqiang River.

    The location where the 6th Division waded across the river was from the Yuehan Road Iron Bridge eastward to Xinqiang Town.  The 45th Regiment on its right wing was near Iron Bridge, and the 23rd Regiment on its left wing was on the other side of Xinqiang Town. Covered by fierce artillery fire, they began to cross the river on foot and enter the battle on the evening of the 24th; they were located between Iron Bridge and Xinqiang Town.  The 13th Central Regiment also crossed the river on the morning of the 25th to participate in the battle.

    The location of the 40th Division's foray was near the east of Tongxi Street in the middle reaches of the Xinqiang River. From west to east were the 236th, 235th, and 234th Infantry Regiments. The division crossed the river at the same time at 14:00 on the 24th and launched an attack.  attack.

    That night, it rained heavily in northern Hunan and visibility was extremely poor.  When the five enemy regiments were wading across the river on foot, they encountered fierce resistance from the 20th Army and the 58th Army. Kamekawa Yoshio's 236th Regiment lost its way due to nervousness and panic.

    ?Subsequently, Toshima Fuotaro's 3rd Division also followed the 6th Division and forded the New Wall River alone.

    On the 25th, the national army and the Japs fought fiercely for a day south of the Xinqiang River. That night, the 20th Army was ordered to retreat to the Sanjiangkou, Guanwangqiao, and Wangjiafang mountainous areas in the southeast, while the 58th Army conducted a flank attack on Yanglin Street.

    After a one-day battle on the 25th, the Japanese army that crossed the Xinqiang River occupied Guanwang Bridge on the 26th with its 40th Division, and the 6th Division occupied Huangsha Street on the railway line and Longfeng Bridge to the east.  Subsequently, these three divisions rushed towards the Gishui line to the south on muddy roads in rain and snow as planned.

    That night, the 3rd Division arrived in Guiyi, the 6th Division arrived on the other side of Xinshi, and the 40th Division advanced to Changle Street.  Due to continuous rain and snow, the water level and flow speed of the Miluo River increased. The defenders on the other side relied on fortifications to conduct a strong fire blockade, and the Japanese army was blocked here.

    On the 27th, when the cavalry regiment of the 3rd Division was crossing the gushui, 64 horses were knocked down by the troops of the 99th Division defending the south bank.

    On the same day, Xue Yue ordered the 37th Army to strengthen defenses to prevent the enemy from crossing the river, and ordered Yang Sen's 27th Army to conduct a side attack to contain the enemy. He also ordered the 140th Division of the 37th Army to rush to Xinkaishi southeast of Baishui from Jinjing for reinforcements.  The division fought bravely that day and recaptured Xinkaishi.

    However, the Japanese 3rd Division had forcibly crossed the Gishui River west of Guiyi on the 27th, and the 6th and 40th Divisions were building bridges on the Gishui River near Changle Street.

    As of December 26, the Japanese army was relatively successful due to consecutive days of fighting; there was news that the 9th Theater was currently weak in Changsha due to the transfer of some troops to the south; the Japanese army had occupied Hong Kong on December 25.  Based on the above situation, Ananweiji planned to continue to advance south and capture Changsha, posing a greater threat to the Kuomintang army.

    However, his staff believed that this operation was in response to the military action in Hong Kong. Hong Kong was already occupied at this time, and they should be cautious about attacking Changsha again. However, Anan still decided to cross the Girui River, continue to advance south, and capture Changsha.

    Subsequently, the 11th Army Headquarters sent a telegram to the Nanjing Expeditionary Force requesting instructions to attack Changsha. While waiting for the approval from the Chinese Expeditionary Army Headquarters, Anan suddenly received an aerial reconnaissance report: the defenders south of the Gishui River were  Retreat to Changsha.

    At this moment, Anan Weiji did not wait for the approval of the China Expeditionary Force Headquarters, and directly decided to pursue the 3rd Division, which had crossed the Gishui River, to pursue Changsha.

    By the afternoon of the 28th and 29th, the 11th Army had not received the approval from Nanjing to dispatch troops to attack Changsha.  Anan then decided on his own to pursue Changsha with three divisions on the evening of the 29th.

    However, the fighting continued until January 5, and the Japanese army still failed to capture Changsha as Anami Weiji expected. Instead, they were severely damaged by the counterattack of the Ninth Theater Zone, with more than 10,000 casualties, and had to withdraw their troops as a last resort.

    After the Changsha Defense War ended, the Chongqing Military Commission decided to promote General Li Yutang, who had meritorious service in commanding the battle, to deputy commander-in-chief of the 27th Group Army; General Fang Xianjue, commander of the 10th Reserve Division, was promoted to commander of the 10th Army; and regimental commander Sun Mingjin was promoted to commander-in-chief of the 10th Army.  As the commander of the 10th Reserve Division; the regiment leader Ge Xiancai was promoted to the deputy commander of the 10th Reserve Division.

    The victory of the National Army in Changsha formed a clear contrast with the Japanese army's attack on the British-controlled Malaya with a total of 10 divisions, the invasion of the US-occupied territories of the Philippines and Guam, and the invasion of Thailand and Myanmar from Vietnam.

    This victory strengthened the confidence of the military and civilians across the country to win the war of resistance.  People in many cities in the rear held grand celebrations for this purpose.  In order to express condolences to the soldiers who fought bloody battles in the Changsha area, people from all walks of life in the rear area also took the initiative to donate 2.5 million yuan and various items to the front line.

    ??Internationally, to celebrate this victory, the governments of the United States, Britain and other countries specially sent congratulatory telegrams to our country.  The Chinese battlefield in World War II has now shown its important position even more.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)The confidence to win the war of resistance.  People in many cities in the rear held grand celebrations for this purpose.  In order to express condolences to the soldiers who fought bloody battles in the Changsha area, people from all walks of life in the rear area also took the initiative to donate 2.5 million yuan and various items to the front line.

    ??Internationally, to celebrate this victory, the governments of the United States, Britain and other countries specially sent congratulatory telegrams to our country.  The Chinese battlefield in World War II has now shown its important position even more.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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