At the end of the meeting, Hu Zhiyong received the news that Hainan Island had been attacked and occupied by the Japanese army. He was stunned with his mobile phone!
In November 1939, the Japanese Fifth Division, Taiwan Mixed Brigade, Fifth Fleet and the Navy's Third Combined Air Force assembled at Sanya Port. Why did Japan choose this time to attack Hainan Island?
During the war of aggression against China before 1939, the Japanese Navy had always been in a subordinate position to the Army. As the Sino-Japanese War entered a protracted stage, the Japanese Navy still had a certain advantage in military strength compared to the Japanese Army, and was able to launch new attacks.
attack.
Around the Chinese New Year, the winter in Hainan Island is a dry season, with no heavy rains or typhoons, which is conducive to the gathering and landing activities of Japanese naval warships. At the same time, the dry season is also beneficial to the rapid deployment of the Japanese mechanized troops after landing on Hainan Island.
The Japanese army wants to end the war of aggression against China as soon as possible and turn to the war of march southward, thereby further starting its more ambitious aggressive activities in the South Pacific region. The Japanese army's invasion of Hainan Island will be a prelude to the outbreak of the Pacific War!
Hu Zhiyong was deep in thought when Hou Dashun came over and whispered: "Master, the Japanese army may encircle Hong Kong if they occupy Hainan Island."
"Militarily, an aviation base can be built on Hainan Island to cut off the offshore traffic arteries along China's coast through air strikes. By controlling the South China Sea coast of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Macau, Shantou, and Guangzhou Bay, it can also import a large amount of anti-war materials as a
Base for the Japanese Army’s “Southern Advance.”
"Going south?" Hou Dashun was stunned. There was a sea to the south.
"The island country is an island country that lacks natural resources. As it continues to expand in Asia, Japan is under increasing pressure from various countries, and its sources of supplies are becoming increasingly difficult. Due to its insufficient military power and unprecedented political
Isolated, it was forced to turn into a protracted war against China. If Japan wants to support a protracted war, it must expand its channels for resource acquisition.
Hainan Island's rich resources make it salivate, but they are far from enough to satisfy the appetite of these greedy gamblers!" When Hu Zhiyong said this, he slammed his fist on the table: "The Japanese army is preparing to attack Southeast Asia!"
Podrov listened to Hu Zhiyong's analysis, and he admired the young man's shrewd mind. But he did not believe that the Japanese army dared to challenge the bottom line of Britain, France and the United States.
"Do you think the islanders don't dare?" Hu Zhiyong laughed: "They suffered a big loss in the Far East, so they were ready to go south. Those hot-headed navies thought that Britain, France and the United States were far away from them, and wanted to end the war as soon as possible to force the United States to admit that they were in Southeast Asia.
Interests!"
"We -" Hou Dashun looked at Hu Zhiyong hesitantly. He didn't know what the third young master of the Hu family was thinking at this moment.
"Fight!" Hu Zhiyong shouted sternly: "War starts with the resistance of the attacked party. If there is no such resistance, there will be no war. Communications Section Chief!"
"arrive!"
"Contact me the National Government, I want to speak directly to Chairman Chiang!"
"yes!"
Guarding the coastal defense of Guangdong and Guangxi is the 16th Group Army of the original Guangxi Army, which has jurisdiction over the 46th Army and the 31st Army. Commander-in-Chief Xia Wei was extremely dissatisfied with his transfer to the 11th Group Army as Commander-in-Chief, and took advantage of his mother's death to hide in his hometown in Rong County.
Awkward.
Cai Tingkai, the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the 16th Group Army, did not dare to take office as a director, so the intelligence about the Japanese invasion was not handled. Bai Chongxi, the director of the Guilin Camp, went to Chongqing to open the Sixth Plenary Session of the Fifth Central Committee of the Kuomintang, and Lin Wei, the chief of staff of the camp, went to Chongqing on orders from Chiang Kai-shek.
The county expressed condolences to Xia Wei for the death of his mother and comforted Xia himself, so the camp became empty.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth War Zone, Zhang Fakui, was far away in Shaoguan, Guangdong. He did not have a camp order and did not dare to make his own decisions. This series of factors made the three-level headquarters of the camp, theater, and group army useless, which was a disaster for Hainan where the war was about to begin.
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The speed of the Japanese attack was beyond Hu Zhiyong's expectation. While he was negotiating with Lao Jiang, the Japanese occupied Qinzhou, Fangcheng, and Xiaodong, where the new 19th Division headquarters was located. The division commander Huang Gu retreated from the battle and escaped alone.
Chiang Kai-shek summoned Bai Chongxi in Chongqing and ordered him to return to Guilin immediately to command the operation. Hearing that Hong Kong's tank troops and air force were assisting in the battle, Bai Chongxi, director of the Guilin camp, was overjoyed. He had three New 22 and Honor 1,200 divisions led by Du Yuming of the Fifth Army of the Mechanized Army.
The most powerful unit, there will not be much suspense against the Nakamura Brigade of the Sakagaki Division known as the Steel Army!
Hu Zhiyong led the Blood Wolf troops there. When he got off the helicopter, he saw Bai Chongxi, Du Yuming, Dai Anlan, Zheng Dongguo, and Yu Shao waiting. He saw this elite force unloading tanks one after another from the plane.
Tanks and various command vehicles, dining cars, temporary hospitals and other equipment, Bai Chongxi and others were inspired by such a unit.
"Blood wolf!" Zheng Dongguo had many contacts with the blood wolf troops during the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War. He did not expect that this army has changed so much now. When he saw the three Yongxiang people, he couldn't help but screamed.
The national army general's eyes widened. The famous Blood Wolf was often discussed in the national army. He did not expect this unit to appear here. Hu Zhiyong looked back at Yongxiang: "It's not simple, your reputation is so great!
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"General Zheng, I didn't expect that you would also become the commander of the mechanized troops. You no longer have to take off your clothes and charge with a pistol!" Dechang spoke frankly and mentioned the rare scene at the Great Wall in front of everyone.
"How do you know?" Zheng Dongguo looked at Yongxiang and others in surprise.
During the battle, Zheng Dongguo was ordered to lead his troops to retreat to the rear to rest and recuperate. During the march, he suddenly heard that the position of the defending 83rd Division had been breached by the Japanese army. The troops suffered heavy casualties. The division commander Liu Kan was angry and attempted suicide. The situation was precarious.
Zheng Dongguo was so anxious that he immediately led his troops back to the front line at night and launched a counterattack against the Japanese army. At this time, most of our army's positions had been lost, and a large number of Japanese troops swarmed in. Zheng Dongguo failed in many counterattacks due to his weak strength.
At this critical moment, to show his determination to die, he took off his military uniform, wearing only a white shirt and holding a pistol, and personally led the charge. Seeing this, the morale of the officers and soldiers increased so much that they all rushed to fight the enemy first, and there was a sudden killing sound.
Zhentian, just drove the enemy back.
Yongxiang told everyone about Zheng Dongguo's deeds, and finally said with a smile: "We happened to be passing by and opened fire behind the Japanese army!"
"Ah, it turns out you are the ones behind the enemy!" Zheng Dongguo rushed over excitedly, hugged Yongxiang and shouted loudly: "Zheng is a brave man. Fortunately, you appeared in time!"
The soldiers were busy, and Hu Zhiyong held hands with the national army soldiers one by one. When he met Dai Anlan, he stared at him carefully for a long time. Bai Chongxi was surprised: "Do you know him?"
Hu Zhiyong said something incomprehensible: "I don't know him. I hope history will not repeat itself!"
Bai Chongxi's camp command post was in Qianjiang. After seeing the Blood Wolf troops, he said to the Fifth Army: "The Japanese army has occupied Kuncang Pass. We must launch a counterattack immediately while the Japanese army has not yet stabilized its foothold and its troops are still weak!"
Chief of Staff Lin Wei pointed to the map and said: "The Japanese 21st Army Commander Lieutenant General Ando Toshiyoshi, who is stationed at Kunlun Pass and Guannan, is under the jurisdiction of the 5th Division (division commander Lieutenant General Imamura Jun; under the jurisdiction of the 9th Brigade)
, brigade commander and Major General Kawahara Shichi; the 21st Brigade, brigade commander Major General Nakamura Masao; Taiwan mixed brigade, brigade commander Major General Shiota Shishichi.) together with the Marine Corps (more than 70 warships), the Air Force (100 aircraft
aircraft) totaling about 30,000 people. Later, the arriving Guards Division and a brigade of the 18th Division were supplemented; the total number of soldiers was about 100,000.
Our participating troops include the Honorary First Division of the 5th Army (Deputy Commander Zheng Dongguo and Division Commander), the newly formed 22nd Division (Division Commander Qiu Qingquan), the Armored Regiment, Cavalry Regiment, Artillery Regiment, Engineer Regiment, etc. of the 5th Army.
Cai Tingkai's 26th Group Army; Ye Zhao's 37th Group Army; Deng Longguang's 35th Group Army; and the 38th Group Army where the 5th Army is located have also been assembled one after another.
The group army commander Xu Tingyao, the following 2nd Army (Commander Li Yannian), 6th Army (Commander Gan Lichu), 99th Army (Commander Fu Zhongfang), 36th Army (Commander Yao Chun), together with auxiliary troops, totaled 30
Thousands of people."
After listening to the chief of staff's introduction, Bai Chongxi politely said to Hu Zhiyong: "What can Third Young Master add?"
"The old rule is that the Japanese air force, navy, and artillerymen will deal with it, and leave the rest to everyone else!" Hu Zhiyong stood up humorously and said in a teasing tone.
"The Japanese navy has more than 70 warships and 100 air force aircraft!" The chief of staff repeated the information with doubts.
"Do you think there are too many?" Hu Zhiyong couldn't help but laugh: "As long as he doesn't escape, I can guarantee that all warships and aircraft will be left for me!"
Bai Chongxi was pleasantly surprised. If the strength of the Japanese navy and air force were excluded, the Japanese army he would have to face would only be about 40,000 people. Everyone was excited and wanted to see how the 10,000-strong Blood Wolf could face the huge Japanese navy.
And the Air Force!
"Okay, let's close the door and fight the tiger! The 200th Division (Division Commander Dai Anlan) and the Honorary First Division (Division Commander Zheng Dongguo) attack Kunlun Pass from the front; the newly-organized 22nd Division (Division Commander Qiu Qingquan) is the right-wing roundabout force, bypassing Kunlun via a small road
Pass, capture Wutang and Liutang, and attack Japanese reinforcements from Nanning.
Peng Bisheng, deputy commander of the 200th Division, led two supplementary regiments to serve as the left-wing detachment, bypassing Gantang and Chang'an to attack Qitang and Batang, and then attack beyond Kunlun Pass to block its retreat and block the reinforcements. The team's total attack time is scheduled for 18
At dawn, everyone should go back and prepare!"
"yes!"
In the early morning of the 18th, the battle began. It started with an artillery battle. The heavy artillery regiment of the Chinese 5th Army and the artillery battalions of each division opened fire at the same time. Seeing that the artillery could not withstand the Chinese army, the Japanese side began to take off all fighter jets and bombers.
"Report, the Japanese plane is taking off!" The radar vehicle first sounded the alarm and informed the commander and the three regiments of the enemy plane's location.
"Launch short-range surface-to-air missiles so that not a single Japanese aircraft can leave the airport!" Yongxiang said in a teasing tone, preparing to crush the Japanese aircraft to death on the airport.
"Oh, the Japanese planes can't take off. Who can see our results?" Upon hearing the order, Dechang first proposed countermeasures.
"It's not worth wasting missiles, use your tanks to attack!" Yongxiang smiled contemptuously and gave the order again.
"yes!"
The Japanese plane took off, and the Chinese soldiers on the front line showed panic. But they saw shells rising into the sky, chasing the Japanese plane and rushing into the belly of the enemy plane.
"boom--"
The plane exploded amidst the pilot's screams and crashed into another enemy plane that was about to take off.
"Rumble--"
Explosions, fires and tragic shouts rang out one after another, and the soldiers of the national army cheered.
"Blood Wolf!"
"Blood Wolf!"
"Damn, we only fired a few artillery shells!" Dechang was depressed. There was no excitement in such a war!
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