Kameichiro Nagano is indeed a veteran who has experienced the battlefield!
Not to mention his performance on the battlefield in the previous week, this decisive military order shows his sophistication. (Due to caching reasons, please visit the browser directly.\nCOM website to watch the fastest chapter updates)
Such a fierce bombardment was not available to the previous Four Lines Regiment. The only possibility is that the attacking troops of the Four Lines Regiment not only defeated the infantry defense line of the artillery regiment, but also captured some of the artillery and used it for their own purposes.
Needless to say, the two infantry brigades that could not be contacted were almost destined to become victims of heavy artillery!
Therefore, without any hesitation, he directly ordered all his soldiers on the front line of Niangziguan to retreat!
It's just that it was difficult when attacking, but now it's not that easy to retreat!
Because the Chinese troops on the defense line may switch from defense to offense at any time, and the only way for the 21st Division to retreat to Jingxing is also blocked. If they want to retreat, they can only abandon their baggage and retreat to the mountains with light equipment.
Then climb over the mountains!
The so-called baggage refers to all vehicles, ammunition reserves, and even all heavy weapons, such as the remaining 12 mountain cannons and the mountain cannons equipped by each infantry regiment. The 92 infantry cannon only weighs 200 kilograms. After being disassembled, it can be carried on pack horses.
Mountainous areas.
This kind of retreat is actually no longer an evacuation in the traditional sense. It is more appropriate to describe it as a rout. For a division, this is not only humiliating, but also requires many senior officers to shoulder the responsibility.
Moreover, the 21st Division is not yet in a desperate situation. The three infantry regiments still have 5,000 capable soldiers. Even if the Chinese have the help of artillery, they will never be able to defeat them in three days. Moreover, the front army still has complete control.
To gain air superiority, just ask the Army Aviation to bomb the Chinese artillery positions.
Anyway, you have to fight and look at it. Is there anyone who just throws away everything and runs away like now?
Under such a situation, even if Nagano Kameichiro becomes the division commander, his decision will encounter a lot of resistance.
The three infantry regiment captains sent telegrams one after another, requesting Nagano Kameichiro to take back the military order. They expressed their willingness to personally lead their infantry regiments to open evacuation channels for the entire division.
But Nagano Kameichiro responded with determination: "Anyone who disobeys military orders will die!"
He is the supreme commander of the Japanese army here. Although the Japanese army has a tradition of committing crimes, it is definitely not on a battlefield where the entire army is easily wiped out. Even if they are as powerful as Yokoyama Sawa, they can only accept orders with hatred!
Finally, before the two infantry brigades were wiped out, the nearly 10,000-strong army of the 21st Division located on the front line of Niangziguan completed preparations for evacuation.
Except for each of the three infantry regiments, which left an infantry squadron behind, the rest of the infantry began to evacuate their original positions in an orderly manner. Each soldier was only allowed to carry his own weapons and five days of rations, clean water, artillery shells and other supplies that could not be taken away.
Explosives are placed and ready to be blasted and destroyed!
Even the remaining artillery brigade, under the strict orders of the division and regiment headquarters, completed the blasting and destruction work. All 12 mountain cannons and all ammunition were blown up!
After the Battle of Jindong, Nagano Kameichiro's retreat order was considered by the North China Front Army Headquarters to be a mistake and a shame, which resulted in heavy losses to friendly forces. The North China Front Army Headquarters also misjudged the retreat of the 21st Division. This was a fluke.
The surviving Japanese Army Major General was also sent to a military court and sentenced to five years!
By the time he was released from prison, the war had entered its final stage, and the defeat of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Army on their respective battlefields was certain.
It was not until decades later that Major General Nagano Kameichiro, who had been dead for many years due to illness, had many war historians come to interpret his case!
Most military historians believe that no matter how serious the consequences of the evacuation of the 21st Division were, considering it from the perspective of Nagano Kameichiro, the commander of the 21st Division, he at least preserved the lives of thousands of people in the 21st Division.
life.
Moreover, although he did not notify the North China Front Army Headquarters in time that the 21st Division was about to evacuate, it was because of the fierce Chinese artillery fire that damaged several field radios at the division headquarters. This was a crime other than war!
The password he was about to send to Lieutenant General Okabe Saburo, who was in Baoding, had been confirmed by his subordinate Minister Zuo Zuo of the Ministry of Communications to be true!
But as for why Nagano Kameichiro ordered his troops to evacuate first, it was not until 30 minutes later, when the Chinese began to use heavy artillery to attack the troops of the 21st Division, that they thought of reporting the evacuation situation to the staff.
After all, military historians have not arrived at the actual battlefield and can only understand the situation by combining the battle reports written by the Chinese and Japanese sides at the time. In addition, since Nagano Kameichiro entered the court-martial bench, he not only did not mention a word about the situation that day, but even refused to
Without anyone's defense, no one knows the Japanese army major general's state of mind at that time.
But the fact is that the Fourth Line Regiment started cluster bombardment 10 minutes after the 21st Division began to evacuate.
As small as a 60mm mortar, an 81mm mortar, as large as a Type 41 75 mountain cannon, a 75mm Bofors mountain cannon, a 150mm heavy press, an 80mm howitzer, and a 105mm howitzer, there were nearly a hundred large and small artillery pieces against them.
All units of the 21st Division conducted concentrated fire and artillery attacks.
Not to mention the 21st Division, even the Fifth Division, which had nearly 60,000 troops, had never deployed so many artillery pieces on a battlefield at one time in the Battle of Xiangkou.
In other words, since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, there has never been a time when one side concentrated so many artillery attacks on the other side on a local battlefield at the division level. This has not happened to the Japanese side, and it is even less likely to happen to the Chinese side.
But on the front line of Niangziguan, someone unexpectedly appeared.
The fire caused by the shells seemed to completely ignite the mountains and fields in front of Niangziguan, and its light even exceeded the rising sun that was jumping over the mountain tops.
This is still a fast enough run. If the various units of the 21st Division still stayed at their original positions, it would be a miserable situation. You can guess the situation.
Even so, the troops of the 21st Division who escaped into the mountains lost more than 2,500 people in this artillery battle in which more than 6,000 rounds of various types of artillery shells were thrown in only 40 minutes!
The artillery battle has not yet ended, the loud sound of trumpets resounded through the mountains and fields, and countless dark blue troops rushed out from the defense line, preparing to carry out the final stranglehold on the 21st Division!
The last few hundred Japanese troops who were left to block the enemy were already overwhelmed by the overwhelming artillery shells. They lost 10% to 40%, and only about 300 infantrymen were left. They were washed away by grenades flying all over the sky. There was still room to stop at least 3,000 soldiers.
Infantry charge?
In less than five minutes, the last line of defense of the 21st Division was torn to pieces!
According to a well-known military historian in Japan 30 years from now, if Nagano Kameichiro hesitates for half an hour more, the four-line regiment, which is already overwhelming with heavy firepower, will be able to completely defeat them within 24 hours.
Devour the 21st Division.
Not to mention that the 21st Division could still maintain its command structure basically intact and withdraw to Baoding with more than 7,600 people. I'm afraid not even a dog can escape.
This comment reached the ears of an uncle who was working in the vegetable field in his hometown with his shirtless body showing off his strong muscles. The uncle smiled and asked his eldest nephew, whom he hadn't seen for several years, "What do you think?"
"I think that with the strength of the Four Elements Regiment at that time and the decisiveness of you, Uncle Lei, and Father Leng, the 21st Division could last for 12 hours at most." The middle-aged Shitou thought carefully and replied.
The burly man grinned and didn't say anything more. He just slapped Xiao Shitou, who came to visit him as the head of a certain border defense regiment.
"You mean, it only takes five hours? How is that possible? They still have 10,000 people, but the Fourth Line Regiment only had 4,000 infantry at that time!" Shitou was shocked.
"What five hours and six hours? I mean you've been here eating and drinking for five days. You, a regimental leader, shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding the border. It's nothing to stay in a farmer's house. Why don't you get out now?"
Damn it!" The strong man rolled his eyes and waved his hand to chase people away.
"But the chief said"
"Everyone does his or her own thing, and I'll have a drink later!"
The back of the strong man who casually dropped a sentence made him say nothing.
Here, there are at least 20 snipers responsible for protection! That is what he, a veteran soldier who spent his childhood and youth in the Four Lines Regiment and experienced 20 years of military career, sees, and it is also what the uncle wants him to see.
There are more things hidden deeper and further that he cannot see. At least there is an infantry battalion. Are there such awesome farmers in the world?
No wonder Father Leng said that even if he was disarmed and returned to the fields to accompany his wife and raise his grandson, no one in the world could touch him. Before leaving, Shi Shi glanced at the surrounding mountains with a wry smile on his face.
But he didn’t gain anything from eating and drinking these five days!
What made Captain Shitou feel at ease when he returned to the frontier was that his eternal uncle, although he did not say it explicitly, also told him: "The war against the north will not start, but the war against the south will break out sooner or later. At that time, he will
I will put on my military uniform again!"
If he is here, he will not be defeated! This is a concept that has been ingrained in Shitou since he was a child!
Being able to eat the entire 21st Division in five hours is not because Tang Dao is arrogant, but because he is confident!
As long as the 21st Division is reluctant to part with the baggage, they are a lonely army. Without enough strong fortifications to serve as bunkers, they can survive the heavy pressure of artillery fire for two hours without collapsing their defense line. Tang Dao changed his name to Tang Dao.
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The remaining three hours will be the division and encirclement that the Chinese army will be best at in the future, and will not give the 21st Division any breathing space at all.
But this was just an assumption. What Tang Dao didn't expect was that Nagano Kameichiro made the most correct decision.
"That day, the sun was rising and the glow was surrounding. In front of Niangziguan, a line of defense where China and Japan had sacrificed so much blood, an entire Japanese army division stood up and waved their sleeves, leaving behind only the remains on the ground and many people who could not be taken away in time.
The baggage is full of supplies, but it doesn’t take away a single cloud!”
These were the exact words Li Jijin said solemnly when being interviewed by a war reporter sent by the Second War Zone. Tantai Mingyue, who saw the reporter being a little confused, rolled her eyes: "Speak in human terms!"
"That's right, the little devil ran away." Li Jijin immediately concluded with a low eyebrow.
Thousands of Japanese troops dispersed into the mountains and fields, even the Four Elements Regiment couldn't do anything!
After all, they now only have 3 infantry battalions plus reconnaissance, guard troops and a cavalry battalion. If they dispersed to pursue, they would not be able to hit the bird, but would be pecked in the eye instead!
"The third battalion will stay at the main defense line of Niangziguan, the first battalion, the second battalion, the artillery battalion, and the guard company will accompany the regiment and attack!" Tang Dao's reaction was also first-rate, and he immediately ordered.
The attack was not to pursue the already defeated 21st Division!
Instead, the 39th Infantry Brigade of the 20th Division was fighting fiercely with the 17th Division 8 kilometers away!
Yes, the reason why the North China Front Army Headquarters was so angry that they even took Kameichiro Nagano to a military court was precisely the bad luck that the 39th Infantry Brigade of the 20th Division subsequently encountered!
It would be fine if Nagano Kameichiro and the 21st Division ran resolutely enough, but they did an evil thing. They ran away without informing them and sold their teammates directly.
The 39th Infantry Brigade of the 20th Division was still fighting fiercely with the 17th Division in Fululing. Who would have thought that the 21st Division would run away and give up its rear area?
This also led to the fact that when Saburo Okabe received the information that the 21st Division had evacuated 2 hours later, he informed the commander of the 39th Infantry Brigade, Major General Yoshito Takagi, that he had already entered the coffin before thinking of eating ginseng - the seats were opened.
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The main force of the Si Xing Regiment directly took the retreat of the 39th Infantry Brigade!
Is this a dumpling? The exhausted 39th Infantry Brigade, which had been fighting with the 17th Division for a week, heard the bad news. Perhaps it is not appropriate to describe it as dumbfounded. Instead, it should be described as a bolt from the blue, and it was like a bolt from the blue.
After the 17th Division had enough mountain artillery, it was not so easy to bully. The 39th Infantry Brigade, which originally numbered ten thousand people, fought fiercely for a week and suffered more than 40% battle losses. The nearly 7,000 infantrymen now only have 4,000 troops available.
The result in exchange was that there was a hard bone with a geographical advantage. Not to mention that dogs couldn't chew it. Even a panda with an amazing bite force could only numb its claws. Later, a panda with an amazing bite force could drive away nearly 20,000 people from the 21st Division.
A four-legged group of dogs!
You said, who else would be scared to death?
"Requesting support from the army and aviation, requesting support from the ground troops of the Front Army Headquarters!" Takagi Yoshito sent two telegrams to his division commander, Saburo Kawagishi.
He even didn't bother to condemn the 21st Division for running away alone! This shows the inner fear of the then Major General Commander of the 39th Infantry Brigade.
Saburo Okabe, who was in charge of the Baoding headquarters, was also in disbelief at the time. Even though it was a telegram personally sent by Nagano Kameichiro, he also sent Army aviation reconnaissance planes to conduct close reconnaissance on the Niangziguan front line.
As the 'lucky man' who has survived countless Chinese anti-aircraft fires without any damage, Captain Zuo Zuomu has once again been entrusted with an important task!
This time, the lucky halo comes again!
All the air defense positions on the Niangziguan front line have been moved forward to the Fululing area. Captain Zuo Zuomu fearfully descended from 2000 meters to 1500 meters and observed the Niangziguan battlefield through the telescope. Except for the positions that were darkened by artillery fire and gunpowder smoke,
Just khaki corpses scattered everywhere!
The Chinese soldiers who were still moving on the ground saw his reconnaissance plane that had lowered its altitude. Not only were they not afraid, they also raised their guns and shot in the sky in provocation!
"Only idiots go down!" Captain Zuo Zuomu, who has gone through the test of fire, is not the kind of guy who is easily fooled.
The battlefield he saw already showed that the 21st Division was finished, and the main force of the Si Xing Regiment at Niangzi Pass was indeed moving towards Fulu Ridge. Otherwise, what would greet him would not be a provocation, but a rain of bullets.
"Kameichiro Nagano is too shameless! Please punish him severely, Commander!" This was the secret message Saburo Okabe sent to Gen Sugami after confirming that the 39th Infantry Brigade was surrounded.
He knew very well the truth behind Nagano Kameichiro's delay in sending him the evacuation message two hours later.
Because Nagano Kameichiro knew that if he made the move before evacuating, as the commander, Okabe Saburo would definitely ask him to hold on for another half day, and at the same time promise him that he would be supported by the Army Air Force!
The buffer time for the evacuation of the 39th Infantry Brigade, which was in fierce battle.
But at that time, let alone half a day if the 21st Division persisted, even half an hour at night, the entire army might be wiped out!
‘A dead Taoist friend will never die a poor Taoist!’ Kameichiro Nagano made his choice!
As for the fact that the field radio station was damaged by Chinese shelling, Saburo Okabe even had reason to suspect that there was an 80% possibility that it was man-made.
But, he has no evidence!
Anyway, at 11 a.m. on September 15, the Japanese generals at the North China Front Army Headquarters collectively lost their appetite.
Carefully planned tactical deception, even giving up support for the Jindong War launched by the Central China Campaign, actually led to the current ghost situation.
A second-line division has already knelt down, and half of the Class A division has been surrounded. The key is that the mighty North China Front of the Imperial Japanese Army has not yet been able to find a reliable army that can rescue them nearby.
As early as three days ago, the Chinese Second Theater mobilized 150,000 troops to launch a full-scale counterattack on the southern Shanxi defense line. The Fifth Division and several major regiments worked together to block the attack, and were able to withstand the crazy Chinese offensive.
What made Saburo Okabe grit his teeth even more was not just the issue of the safety of the 39th Infantry Brigade. He was horrified to find that in the 40 kilometers from Jingxing to Shimen, there was no Imperial Army larger than an infantry regiment.
If the Chinese in eastern Jin Dynasty suddenly turn their troops around and make another sudden thrust, will they be able to defend the important town of Shimen?
As the chief of staff of the front army, should he bring the guards to fill the hole?
You said that the 21st Division suddenly ran away and forced the Chief of Staff, a dignified front army lieutenant general, to look like this, and his head was almost bald. Would Saburo Okabe hate it?
But this is the sorrow of the big shots. For the five to six thousand officers and soldiers of the 39th Infantry Brigade who were caught in the attack from both front and rear, this noon was their nightmare.
The Artillery Battalion of the Fourth Line Regiment has set up its artillery!
Whether it's to the ground or to the sky!
Once you taste the sweetness of violently fucking a Japanese, you will become addicted!
