According to Lieutenant General Ide Tetsou, there is a regiment of troops on his left wing at the junction of Sanin and Yingxian, fighting fiercely with the reinforcements of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. The 21st Division heading north from Yanmen Pass will again
Attracting most of the Allied forces. Compared with the large number of anti-Allied troops on the right who were fighting fierce battles with the Japanese troops in the three northeastern Shanxi provinces, the left wing posed almost no threat.
Moreover, after he arrived in the Yingxian area, he also detached a search unit to conduct a large amount of reconnaissance in the loess hilly areas in the northwest and northeast of Yingxian. In addition to discovering the two Shanxi-Sui brigades in the northeast, he also found two brigades in the northwest.
The direction also found only two battalions of anti-alliance troops that had fought with him on the Ruyuekou front line, a defense line constructed based on the terrain.
However, the two enemy battalions that had suffered heavy losses in the previous battle were not very promising to Lieutenant General Tetsuzo Ide, who held two field infantry regiments, plus engineering, baggage, and search regiments.
In his eyes, he felt confident and bold in deploying troops from the left wing to fight on the front line, and responded from the northeast of Ying County to the rear of the county defenders.
As for why he chose the northeast where two Jinsui brigades were stationed when there was no obvious enemy situation in the northwest, it was because this guy wanted to get in touch with the direction of Hunyuan as much as possible.
Strategically, they should cooperate with each other. If possible, it would be better to establish direct contact with the Japanese army in Hunyuan.
At the same time, for Tetsuzo Ide, the fact that no new enemy situation was discovered in the northwest does not mean that there is no enemy situation in the depth of the northwest. The two battalions with incomplete structures do not mean that they have not deployed defenses on the second line in depth. One of his regiments is already in
Hengshan is unfolding at the junction of Ying County and Shanyin. The 21st Division is already fighting fiercely with the enemy on the front lines of Zhangzhuang and Mayi.
According to normal thinking, it is impossible for the enemy not to take precautions in the northwest. At least in the loess hills in the deep area north of the Sanggan River, there will definitely be two lines of defense. The most critical thing is the mountains in the northwest
The junction of Yin and Yingxian is a loess hilly area, and the Sanggan River Valley plain must be crossed in the middle, which is not conducive to the current tactical thinking of Jingchu Tiezang.
Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi has been telling him that if you can go to mountainous areas, you should never go to the plains. Lieutenant General Ide Tetsuzo remembers this very clearly. After crossing the Sanggan River in the northwest, he entered the Datong Basin with relatively flat terrain. And after crossing
After the narrow plain area of Sanggan River, there are hilly areas on the opposite side.
Although the terrain of the entire Sanggan River Valley is flat, the surrounding commanding heights are all under the control of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. This line is not suitable for Lieutenant General Ide Tiezang. In the end, he made up his mind to use a vigilant approach to the northwest.
The main reason is located in the Sanggan River plain area in the northwest.
The Anti-Japanese Alliance has invested a large number of tanks in the entire northern Shanxi battlefield. Who knows if they still have other armored forces in their hands. They are waiting in hiding in the hilly areas on the north bank of the Sanggan River. Once they enter the narrow strip of the Sanggan River rashly,
In the plain area, the enemy might be using tanks against us.
The terrain there is long and flat, between the hilly area in the north and the remaining mountains of Hengshan Mountain in the south. It is the most suitable place for tank operations in the entire Yingxian area. Once there is a fierce battle with the Anti-Japanese Alliance defending from the front, the Anti-Union tanks will never stop.
If you rush out of the hilly area, then you are likely to fall into a hard battle in the condescending terrain.
What's more, in the previous battle at Ruyuekou, his 32nd Division suffered a lot from the two battalions of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. If he didn't have an absolute advantage in strength and firepower, he would have adopted a frontal group charge and
The tactics of flanking attack cut off the connection between the two battalions and the flanks and rear, and Ru Yuekou might be able to break through just as quickly.
Now I want to take a risk and give an explanation to General Okamura Neiji, who is urging me to get into trouble every day. At the same time, I also want to follow the ideas of Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Teichi and follow Lieutenant General Ide Tetsuzo step by step. The final choice
In order to face the obvious enemy in the northeastern mountainous area, instead of looking at the plain and unremarkable northwest direction, it is very likely that it will be an iron walnut and may hit a wall.
Although there is one of his infantry regiments on the flank in this direction. Although the straight line distance between this direction and the 21st Division is fighting hard at Yanmen Pass is relatively close. The overall cooperation with the 21st Division on the left will be more
It's beneficial. But Lieutenant General Ide Tetsuzo still doesn't want to lose too much in this direction.
Moreover, in the view of the commander of the 32nd Division, the previous experience of breaking through Ruyuekou told him that although the Jinsui troops in the northeast have many troops, they cannot compare with the Anti-Japanese Alliance in terms of equipment and combat quality. Compared with Tie Walnut
Compared with the Anti-Lian, which is equally hard to bite and smash, it is obviously a bit of a soft persimmon.
Although there is currently no obvious enemy situation in the northwest, it is relatively calm. However, the Anti-Japanese Alliance will definitely be deployed in depth. Although it is insufficient to launch counterattacks to support Yingxian operations, once it is actually encountered, it will definitely be another iron walnut. So after many hesitations
After that, Ide Tetsuzo finally chose to attack northeast with a large group.
It is better to fight against an opponent who has already made it clear than to blindly touch the elephant. As for whether the enemy forces in the northwest have the ability to take the opportunity to counterattack the main force around Yingxian County, Ide Tetsou is still very confident about this. He believes that now Jin
The three major groups of the North Japanese Army cooperated with each other, and the anti-alliance forces facing them were used to the extreme.
If we talk about pure defense, they still have the possibility. But at present, they are concentrating their forces to compress the 21st Division in the west, and they also have to face the iron triangle of the Northeastern Shanxi Imperial Army in the east. Even if there are hidden forces in the northwest,
I'm afraid the enemy's strength is not very large.
The enemy soldiers captured on the Yingxian battlefield also confessed that they only had four battalions of troops in Yingxian city. The rest of the troops were still far away in Manchuria and were being transported to northern Shanxi. As for when they would be transported
Well, they themselves don’t know. Anyway, these days of fighting, they are fighting alone. During this period, they did not receive any reinforcements, not even a squad.
Although there were not many captured anti-union soldiers in the First Battle of Yingxian County, only a few wounded. But the confessions of these prisoners were even more trustworthy to Tetsuzo Ide than the reconnaissance of his own search unit. Because the search unit
Reconnaissance can only develop the situation of the enemy face to face. However, it is certainly not possible to fully understand the overall deployment of the opponent.
Although there was not a single officer of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and the highest position was only a squad leader. But the more confessions of prisoners, the more Lieutenant General Ide Tetsuzo paid attention to. Because for him, although these ordinary soldiers knew
There are not many things, and they cannot provide too much information, but their confessions are often the most reliable.
Especially after hearing that a division headquarters and a division commander of the Anti-Japanese Alliance were actually in the city of Ying County, Ide Tetsou was relieved to withdraw troops from the northwest. A division commander was in the city, and all the troops of the 32nd Division in the city were there.
We almost reached the edge of their headquarters, but there was no movement from the northwest.
That means that even the enemy forces in the northwest can only barely defend themselves with enough strength and have no strength to carry out reinforcements and counterattacks. Otherwise, if a division commander is trapped in Yingxian City, wouldn’t the surrounding enemy forces go crazy to rescue them?
Under this situation, Tetsuzo Ide believes that although there are only two enemy battalions in the northwest and there are no signs of a large number of troops in the depth, there will definitely be certain deployments based on the changes in the situation.
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But under the current situation, I'm afraid that the total force will not be too much, and it will not pose any threat to the county itself at all. So even if the situation is calm at present, and as long as the 21st Division is still there,
Insisting that the calm situation on the left wing would continue, he deployed an infantry brigade. Tetsuzo Ide believed that his left wing would still not have any major problems.
Lieutenant General Ide Tetsuzo only sent an infantry brigade, equipped with a squadron each of heavy machine guns, engineers, and mortars, plus a mountain artillery squadron to attack the northeast of Yingxian County. The commander of the Shanxi-Sui Sixth Column will command the northeastern defense of Yingxian County.
, almost bursting his lungs.
Indeed, in the Battle of Ruyuekou, the newly formed six-column battle was a bit embarrassing. Several of the most critical points were not able to be defended. The defense line was overwhelmed by the Japanese army in a short period of time, which led to a rapid breakthrough by the Japanese army and caused harm to the overall situation.
It was a certain passivity. But after all, the strength was not damaged and there were still two brigades of troops.
Then you use a brigade of troops to attack yourself who occupies a favorable terrain. In Yingxian County in the front, the general offensive only has four battalions of the anti-resistance alliance, but you have invested a full one and a half infantry regiments plus an overwhelming number of troops.
Part of the artillery. Ide Tetsuzo did this. Isn't it obvious that you are looking down on others?
The commander of the Sixth Column of Jinsui was so angry that he decided to concentrate all the forces of the two brigades. Use one force to defend frontally and concentrate the main force to attack from both sides. Strengthen all the firepower and completely eat up the 32nd Division.
Infantry Brigade. Let Lieutenant General Ide Tetsuzo take a closer look at the consequences of looking down on others and what kind of price he will pay.
In order to avenge the shame, the senior commander of the sixth column said in a very serious tone at the mobilization meeting before the war. If the brigade did not fight well, the brigade commander and political commissar would be dismissed on the spot. If the regiment did not fight well, he would be on the battlefield again.
To engage in free activities, the military and political leaders were directly removed from their posts, and the army was abolished.
Cadres below the battalion level, including battalion commanders and instructors, will behead anyone who dares to cower during the battle. Cadres at all levels of the Sixth Column were shocked by the gloomy faces and murderous words of the commander and political commissar. Especially
These were the words spoken by the always gentle political commissar. While he was so frightened that he smacked his tongue, he also felt the determination of his superiors.
In this battle in northern Shanxi, although the Sixth Column was formed, nothing was said on the surface. But in fact, the newly appointed column commander and political commissar, two veterans from the Red Army period, have been competing with their brother troops in private.
. Not only are they competing against the few old troops that were formed earlier, but they are also competing against the Anti-Japanese Alliance on the same battlefield.
Let’s not talk about the time when the troops fought individually at the regiment level. At that time, everyone had limited strength and did not have a unified command, so they could only play supporting roles on the battlefield. But now that the two-brigade organization has been established, all levels
The cadres are all veterans with good practical combat experience. The weapons and equipment have all been replaced with Japanese-made light and heavy weapons, and each brigade is also equipped with artillery.
But now they can only be regarded as supporting roles, which makes the two military and political officials extremely dissatisfied. They are watching the bloody battle there, and it is hard for anyone else to feel uncomfortable. Especially those who fought hard in Ying County
At that time, the commander offered reinforcements several times, but was politely declined by Sui Changqing, who had received strict orders from Chen Hanzhang, which made him feel angry.
In the battle at Ruyuekou, the troops did not perform well, resulting in a passive overall situation, which made the two men obviously unable to hold their heads high in front of their brother troops. We are all soldiers, and no one is less competitive. This was not the case in the previous battles.
After the battle was completed, they were evacuated to Yingxian County and then transferred to the relatively safe northeast of Yingxian County.
Seeing the only four battalions of anti-union defenders in Yingxian County fighting hard under the siege of two Japanese regiments, I could only wait here. I felt somewhat marginalized, and I felt very unhappy.
The two of them were so happy that they caught up with Ide Tetsuzo to do something like this. You can imagine the anger in their hearts.