Chapter 222 The Annihilation of the 32nd Division of the Japanese Army
Chapter 222 The annihilation of the Japanese 32nd Division
The battalion commander of the Guards Battalion of the 11th National Army Reorganized Division was named Huang Keqiang, which was exactly the same as Huang Xing of the Tongmenghui. Huang Keqiang was a relative of Huang Wei's hometown in Guixi, Jiangxi Province, and he was also the uncle of the division commander Huang Wei in terms of seniority. During the Northern Expedition, Huang Keqiang
Wei was the company commander and battalion commander and then the commander of the 61st Regiment of the 21st Division. He was well-known in his hometown in Guixi. It was at this time that Huang Keqiang came to join Huang Wei.
A daughter-in-law of many years became a mother-in-law. After ten years of growth, an ordinary farmer's boy has become Huang Wei's most considerate subordinate. And Huang Keqiang, in the 11th Division, also won the rank of reorganizer for not fighting for favor, not talking too much, and being down-to-earth.
High praise from everyone in the 11th Division.
When Huang Keqiang received a request from division commander Huang Wei that he and Zhao Zhenggang of the division reconnaissance battalion should lead a team out of the Zhoujingxiang area in preparation for a sneak attack on the Japanese 32nd Division, Huang Keqiang led the team and set off with Zhao Zhenggang without saying a word.
Along the way, Huang Keqiang and Zhao Zhenggang walked side by side, but never asked about the details of the mission. This allowed Zhao Zhenggang to truly experience Huang Keqiang's personal integrity.
"Captain Huang, why don't you ask about our specific mission?" After arriving at the destination, Zhao Zhenggang took out his cigarettes, handed one to Zhao Zhenggang, and asked with interest.
"The division commander said that you will be the leader of this operation." Huang Keqiang took the cigarette and said.
"Actually, our mission this time is very simple. We are here to pick up leaks. Zhoujing Lane, four kilometers away, was taken over by a small unit of the National Defense Force a few days ago. According to the division commander, they will attack the people who just moved to Zhoujing tonight.
The Japanese 32nd Division in Jingxiang launched an attack. Our first task was to assess the extent of their attack on the Japanese army. If the Japanese army was unable to fight back, we would notify the division commander to send troops up, and we would pounce to bite the Japanese army.
Take a sip and see if we can pick up the leak; if nothing can be done, we will retreat to Wuxi."
Zhao Zhenggang took a long puff of cigarette and said slowly.
"Haha, it turns out it's the mantis stalking the cicada, with the oriole behind. Is the oriole the 11th division we reorganized?" Huang Keqiang understood.
"Captain Huang, this is what you said." How can we compare the 11th Division to a yellow sparrow? Doesn't that imply our Lieutenant General and Division Commander? With these words, Zhao Zhenggang wanted to distance himself from him.
"Haha, what's the point? Besides, in these troubled times, what's wrong with being an oriole?" Huang Keqiang was a little disdainful of Zhao Zhenggang's idea.
This topic was wrong, so the two of them naturally changed to another topic to chat. Fortunately, they were both direct descendants of Huang Wei, and they usually had a good relationship with each other, so they didn't have to worry about finding a topic.
Time slipped away quietly in the conversation between the two.
Suddenly, Zhao Zhenggang, who was facing the direction of Zhoujing Lane, shouted loudly, "Captain Huang, look at the fire in Zhoujing Lane!"
Huang Keqiang turned his head and saw that not only was there a blazing fire in the direction of Zhoujing Lane, but there was also a huge explosion! Moreover, the fire spread over a very wide area, and the explosions came one after another. Even the railway embankment where the two of them were standing, there was also a slight tremor.
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"Oh my god, how many explosives have they buried?" Zhao Zhenggang exclaimed.
"Quickly, send a report to the division commander, saying that the Japanese army has suffered heavy losses!" Huang Keqiang did not just rely on nepotism to get to the position. Over the years, he has seen several war scenes, so he naturally has some thoughts about what happened to the Japanese army in Zhoujingxiang.
A basic assessment.
"Okay!" Zhao Zhenggang also became excited, "Brothers from the reconnaissance battalion and guards, target Zhoujing Lane, run forward!"
Following Zhao Zhenggang's order, nearly a thousand soldiers sitting cross-legged along the railway immediately stood up, and in company and platoon units, stepped on the sleepers on the railway and ran quickly towards Zhoujing Lane.
"Report to the battalion commander, there are Japanese troops ahead!" After running for less than twenty minutes, the soldiers at the forefront came back to report.
"How many Japs there are, and what's going on with them?" Zhao Zhenggang asked immediately.
"It's dark and I can't see clearly. However, the Japanese seem to be moving towards Zhoujing Lane as well," the soldier explained.
"Brothers, rush forward and destroy the Japs!" Zhao Zhenggang saw Huang Keqiang nodded and immediately issued a new order. Anyone with a little knowledge of the battlefield will understand that no matter how many Japs there are at this time, it is impossible to turn around and attack with all their strength.
Stop the national army because they want to go back to rescue Shangguan and his companions. Saving people is like putting out fire.
In fact, this group of devils want to save people as well as put out fires this time!
"Ta da da, da da da..." The two armies quickly connected with each other.
Due to the efforts of the national government, the light weapons and equipment of the reorganized divisions of the national army are no longer inferior to those of the Japanese army. The reconnaissance battalion and guard battalion of the 11th Division are all equipped with light machine guns and flower machine guns.
Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for two battalions of the Chinese army to confront a single brigade of the Japanese army; but this pursuit battle in the early morning of December 24, 1937, was not a normal situation.
The purpose of the Japanese army is to go back to Zhoujing Lane to rescue their companions and Shangguan, and they are in a state of retreat and escape, while the two battalions of the National Army are going to Zhoujing Lane to eliminate the remaining Japanese troops, and are in a state of indomitable attack. Therefore,
Although there were casualties between the two armies in the battle, the situation of the battle was that the Chinese army was attacking forward, while the Japanese army resisted at all levels and continued to retreat.
The Japanese army had no intention of fighting, and the Chinese army became more and more courageous as they fought! The two troops were two to three hundred meters apart, and they were constantly moving in the direction of Zhoujing Lane.
However, the result of the battle was a big surprise to the Japanese army. Because they had to turn around and shoot, or could only leave a small group of troops to block, they were no match for the well-equipped national army. As the battle unfolded and time went by, they could
There are fewer and fewer Japanese troops resisting.
Although the sacrifices of the national army were not light, they clearly grasped the rhythm of the battle, and the number of Japanese soldiers who fell on the road was not less than the number of soldiers who died themselves.
"Come on, brothers, ###mother!" Zhao Zhenggang discovered the changes in the strength of both the enemy and ourselves in time, and was ready to work up his courage and give the Japanese army the final blow!
"Come on, fuck the devil!" What is needed on the battlefield is this kind of barbaric encouragement!
The National Army reorganized the 11th Division and naturally had some understanding of the past Battle of Shanghai. Under the powerful Japanese offensive, the three model divisions of the National Army only held on for three days before they had to withdraw from Shanghai due to heavy losses. But at this time
The performance of the Japanese soldiers in front of them made them feel a little strange. The strange thing was why the Japanese army was so weak? Of course, this strange feeling only passed away for a moment, and what they thought of more was that through the 11th battle of this battle
The division will become famous in one battle, and the soldiers who participate in the battle will naturally be promoted and make a fortune.
As soon as the two battalions of the national army launched a fierce attack, the Japanese army's barely resistant defense line suddenly collapsed. After a fierce charge, the Japanese army no longer cared about the national army chasing after them, but fled in the direction of Zhoujing Lane desperately. Maybe,
In the eyes of the Japanese soldiers in this brigade, Zhoujing Lane was their refuge.
Historically, the combat effectiveness of Huang Wei's troops was relatively strong. Even in the historical Huaihai Battle, Huang Wei's early battles adopted step-by-step tactics, constantly squeezing the G Army's living space, and the effect was remarkable.
Yes. However, due to the drag of friendly forces, Chiang Kai-shek had to let Huang Wei's regiment leap forward, thus falling into the encirclement of the G army, and he himself became a prisoner.
In this time and space, Huang Wei was in the period of vigorous rise. He said that if the troops of the two regiments were to prepare for the raid on Zhoujing Lane, they would be ready. Therefore, after receiving telegrams from the reconnaissance battalion and the guard battalion,
, Huang Wei immediately ordered one of his brigade commanders to lead the team, and the two regiments took the train and rushed to Zhoujing Alley. He himself also led the first brigade and two regiments on foot along the railway to Zhoujing Alley.
Huang Wei made a desperate move, because he sent out two brigades and four regiments in this battle, while only one brigade and two regiments remained in Wuxi.
At 1:50 in the morning, the reorganized reconnaissance battalion and guard battalion of the 11th Division eliminated a Japanese brigade. The two battalion commanders arrived at Zhoujing Lane with about one battalion of troops. However, both Zhao Zhenggang and Huang Keqiang were killed by Zhou Jingxiang.
The hellish state of Jingxiang was shocked! However, they immediately figured out: this was also the best time for them to annihilate the remnants of the Japanese army, collect the spoils of war, and gain immortal merit.
Five minutes later, Zhao Zhenggang and Huang Keqiang encountered a strong counterattack by the Japanese army. A brigade of the Japanese 64th Brigade pressed on them, and firepower erupted as soon as the two sides came into contact.
Previously, although the Chinese army had annihilated a Japanese brigade, its own losses were not small. The physical strength of the soldiers had also reached a limit. At this time, a Japanese brigade came over. The soldiers just fought back instinctively, but they definitely could not hold on for long.
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Just when Zhao Zhenggang and Huang Keqiang wanted to flee back to Wuxi with more than a hundred soldiers, a regiment of the National Army suddenly entered the battlefield! Soon after the two sides exchanged fire, reinforcements from another regiment arrived in time. Suddenly, the National Army
The number of troops in Zhoujing Lane reached more than 6,000, and the remaining Japanese troops, under the command of Colonel Matsuzaki, the only surviving commander of the 128th Regiment of the 64th Brigade, poured out all their anger on the Chinese troops who arrived at night
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"Kill them -" Matsuzaki drove his soldiers towards the charging national army like a duck. At this time, Matsuzaki already understood that he was the only commander at the commander level of the entire 32nd Division.
Already, the division commander, brigade commander, and other regiment commanders have all devoted themselves to protecting the emperor! If he doesn't wipe out the national army in front of him, what awaits him will not be a medal for military exploits, but the consequences of caesarean section.
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Zhoujing Lane finally staged a show of evenly matched attacks between the Japanese army and the Chinese army! Because the remaining strength of the Japanese army after the explosion was only about 6,000 (including the three brigades on the perimeter).
However, for the Japanese invaders and the 32nd Division, this night was destined to be a sad night. Just as the two sides were fighting inextricably, the first brigade and two regiments led by Lieutenant General Huang Weixin of the reorganized 11th Division finally arrived.
Arrive at Zhoujing Alley.
"Take battalions and companies as units, fight independently, and annihilate the enemy boldly. We must eat up all the Japanese troops before dawn!" When Huang Wei learned that the Japanese army only had about 6,000 troops left, he immediately issued an order.
All the fresh troops of the two regiments were thrown into the battle, and Huang Wei himself also joined the ranks of killing the enemy with his personal guards.
"Kill the Japanese!" Over Zhoujing Lane, the hoarse shouts of the National Army soldiers could be heard from time to time!
The arrival of Huang Wei finally became the last straw that broke the Japanese 32nd Division.