Chapter 515: The Japanese Army Who Sold His Teammates
There was originally a Japanese stronghold near Yongguji, but this stronghold was taken away by the Eighth Route Army twice. Now Wuqin's third regiment is relying on the favorable terrain near Yongguji to deal with the enemy.
The Japanese army has three basic principles for building strongholds. First, they occupy traffic arteries. Second, strongholds are often built in difficult terrain. First, they can defend against dangers, and second, they prevent being occupied by the Eighth Route Army. Third, they are built in areas with frequent activities of the Eighth Route Army.
This forms the forward base for the sweep.
The 35th Division of the Japanese Army has three infantry regiments, artillery regiments, etc., the division headquarters and directly affiliated units are stationed outside, and an infantry brigade under the 220th Infantry Regiment is stationed in Kaifeng. The remaining 220th Regiment is stationed in Lanfeng to the east and
The 4th Cavalry Brigade jointly controlled the southwestern Shandong area.
The 221st Infantry Regiment, stationed east of Zheng County, and the 219th Infantry Regiment stationed in Xinxiang formed a pincer attack on the national army troops in Zheng County.
This time, the 76th Independent Infantry Brigade of the Independent First Mixed Brigade in the Liangpu area dispatched more than 500 Japanese troops in addition to the remaining troops in various counties.
The Japanese army in Kaifeng dispatched an infantry brigade, a mountain artillery squadron, and more than 3,000 puppet troops.
The menacing Japanese and puppet troops were blocked by the Third Regiment along the way, but the Japanese commander Anzai Kiyoshi, who was responsible for directing the operation, did not take a detour.
The joint dispatch of the Japanese troops from the two areas was originally intended to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army entrenched in the direct south area. Anzai Kiyoshi saw that there were many Eighth Route Army blocking the attack, and immediately ordered the troops to launch an attack.
After the initial battle, the Japanese army realized that the Eighth Route Army in front of them was extremely powerful, with weapons, equipment and combat effectiveness far exceeding those of the average Chinese army.
Then, Anzai Kiyoshi maintained his superior force. On one hand, he sent a small number of Japanese troops to supervise a large number of puppet troops to launch an attack from the front. On the other hand, he sent two squadrons of Japanese troops to circle around from the side and encircle the rear position of the third regiment. They waited until dawn tomorrow.
With the air support of aircraft, the Eighth Route Army in front of them was eliminated in one fell swoop.
The position of the third regiment and second battalion.
After several hours of fierce fighting with the Japanese army, Wu Qin was worried about the situation on the front line and rushed to the forward position to inspect the situation in person.
"Captain, why are you here?" Second Battalion Commander Shi Daping asked.
When Wu Qin arrived, he saw the stretcher team transporting the seriously wounded to the rear. Now the lightly wounded were being simply bandaged at the headquarters of the Second Battalion.
"How are your battalion's casualties? Do you still have enough ammunition supplies?" Wu Qin asked with concern.
"Reporting to the commander, fifty-six people of our second battalion died and forty people were seriously injured!"
Wu Qin nodded after hearing this. When the second battalion came, the combat personnel were fully equipped with 540 people. Now, one-fifth of the casualties have been lost. The casualties are still within an acceptable range.
"Hehe, commander, the artillery fire from Xiaojiazi mountain has been non-stop. From our second battalion's position, at least 200 shells hit our heads. The mortar crew is too short and can't reach Xiaojiazi's artillery position. When will we start again?
Bring up the two Italian cannons from our regiment and let the little devils have a taste of their power!" Shi Daping asked with a smile.
"What you think is quite beautiful. These two Italian cannons are the treasures of our regiment and can only be used at critical moments!" Wu Qin immediately refused.
"However, the time for counterattack is coming. The detachment leader and the new regiment are marching towards us in a hurry. Then we will let the little devils have a taste of the power of our Eighth Route Army artillery unit!"
"That would be great!"
Wu Qin and Shi Daping left the Second Battalion's headquarters and fumbled a little closer to the forward position to observe the battlefield situation.
Night fighting is both detrimental and beneficial to both the enemy and ourselves.
The position was pitch dark, and neither side could see clearly what was happening on the opposite side. Only flares rose into the sky from time to time.
"The little devil has a good plan. He forces the puppet troops to continuously attack our positions, but he supervises the battle from behind!"
"Who says it's not the case, but that's fine. Since we switched to puppet troops, our battalion's casualties have suddenly dropped!"
At the same time, a quarrel was going on at the Japanese command headquarters opposite, and the reason was actually an order forwarded by the 35th Division Headquarters.
Okamura Neiji learned that the troops led by Suzuki Teiji were completely wiped out by Zhou Weihan in Naihuang territory, and that Suzuki Teiji and more than 2,000 Japanese troops under his command were shattered on the spot.
A group of officers were convened for discussion that night, and they finally came to the conclusion that the Japanese army had lost the initiative in this battle. Facing Zhou Weihan, an old opponent, in order to avoid the deterioration of the war situation, it was better to withdraw the troops proactively and concentrate the main forces in the county and along the highway.
important stronghold to prevent the Eighth Route Army from expanding its victory.
This order was then issued by the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters to the 35th Division and all participating units.
"I don't agree to withdraw our troops. The Fushimi Palace is still in the hands of the Eighth Route Army. Our brigade commander died heroically in battle. How can we withdraw our troops so easily?" The speaker was Ma Mizukahachi, the commander of the Independent First Mixed Brigade stationed in Puyang.
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"Ma Jianjun, I understand your feelings, but the order was given by General Gangcun himself. The Eighth Route Army who fought fiercely with General Suzuki must be on the way south. Although they are not necessarily coming towards us in Puyang, what General Gangcun said is reasonable.
Now that the imperial army has lost the initiative, you and I can just obey the order!" Anzai Kiyoshi patiently advised at this time.
"Baga, you are afraid of war and are a disgrace to the Japanese Empire!" Mamizuka Hachizo said with red eyes like a gambler who lost his sight.
Anzai Kiyoshi originally wanted to continue persuading him, but seeing the behavior of Uzuka Hachizo, he immediately ordered his troops to stop the attack and retreat south.
Before leaving, Anzai Seiji said coldly: "Ma Jianjun, as the commander of the Imperial Army in the Liangpu area, you must always keep a clear mind. I don't want to see you on the list of those killed in action in the future, or
You were court-martialed for the loss of land!"
Because more than 500 Japanese troops under Majizuka Hachizo stayed in place to hold on, the Japanese troops in Kaifeng retreated extremely smoothly.
Inside the tent of the Japanese Army Command Headquarters, Mamizuka Yazo was standing there blankly alone. He opened the tent, and when the cold wind blew outside, Ma Mizuka Yazo suddenly trembled and his mind became clear.
come over.
At that moment, he realized that he only had more than 500 soldiers under his command to deal with the Eighth Route Army troops in front of him.
"Baga, a bunch of cowards!" Mamizuka Bazou cursed towards the south, and then shouted to the adjutant outside the tent: "Notify the troops to retreat immediately!"
The retreat of the Japanese army did not happen overnight. At that time, Wu Qin was on the position of the second battalion. Seeing that the attacking Japanese army was gradually weakening, it slowly retreated. This unusual behavior puzzled Wu Qin and others.
However, Wu Qin was a cautious person and was afraid of being tricked by the Japanese army into luring the enemy, so he only sent a few soldiers to conduct deep reconnaissance on the Japanese army's positions.
After learning that the main force of the Japanese army had retreated and that only a small number of Japanese troops remained in the original Japanese position, Wu Qin no longer hesitated and immediately ordered the second battalion to press forward and entangle the Japanese troops. The first battalion followed suit, and the resting third battalion took over the position.
