Chapter 192 The Japanese Army's Unexpected Response to Yang Zhen
?The Japanese army responded so quickly to the fall of Xingshan Fortress that it was almost beyond everyone’s expectation. "Registered members of Piaotian Literature recommend this work" Registered members of Piaotian Literature recommend this work. It was Yang Zhen who was already prepared in his heart.
It was almost unexpected. When the 3rd Cavalry Brigade received rapid reinforcements from Jiamusi and marched northward, the vanguard had already started contact with Wang Xiaoming's troops in Guanmenzuizi Mountain, as well as with the Japanese 104th Division, which arrived later.
After the report of a fierce battle involving a regiment belonging to the regiment, Yang Zhen's heart almost immediately rose.
After looking at Guo Bingxun who was also shocked, Yang Zhen immediately opened the military map. When he compared Wang Guangyu's current marching speed on the map with the distance to Shitou Temple where Xingshan Fortress is located, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
.According to Wang Guangyu's marching speed and the current distance between him and the Stone Temple, he will not be able to arrive until at least midnight today.
Wang Xiaoming said that it was a battalion of troops, but after being rescued, the workers who had almost no energy to run had to be left behind to take care of them. There were only two companies deployed on the front line of Guanmenzuizi Mountain. Even if they were added
Yang Zhen was really not sure whether those few temporary independent companies could withstand Wang Guangyu's arrival.
Yang Zhen threw away the red and blue pencil in his hand, rubbed his bloodshot eyes after a sleepless night, and said to Guo Bingxun beside him: "Inform Wang Guangyu to speed up the march and be sure to reach the front line of Shitou Temple before dusk today. Order.
Liu Changshun immediately stopped advancing north and returned to reinforce Xingshan Fortress."
Guo Bingxun shook his head and said: "Wang Guangyu and the others are marching now, and they cannot set up a radio station at all. According to regulations, it is impossible for them to set up a radio station before five o'clock in the afternoon. And based on the time of their departure, they have to send cavalry communicators there now.
Even if we chase him, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up. In other words, now we can't get in touch with Wang Guangyu at all."
Yang Zhen, as the supreme military leader, naturally knew what Guo Bingxun said. However, he forgot about it due to temporary anxiety. Wang Guangyu, who was marching, could not be contacted, and Liu Changshun and Ma Chunsheng, who were also marching towards Hebei, also
Naturally, he couldn't be contacted. Yang Zhen suddenly realized that at least before five o'clock this afternoon, Wang Xiaoming could only fight alone.
Yang Zhen was somewhat scratching his head at the rapid response of the Japanese army. He was a little confused that Xingshan Fortress and Xingshan Street were taken down almost at the same time. Judging from the telegrams between Liu Changshun and Wang Xiaoming, the Japanese forces in the two places were
Almost all the puppet troops were wiped out or captured, and almost no one could escape. How could the Japanese army know that something had happened at Xingshan Fortress in the shortest possible time?
The Japanese army is well-trained and their response speed has always been much faster than that of the Chinese army, which is slow to do things. Judging from the speed and progress of the Japanese army's march, these Japanese troops were dispatched in the early morning. In other words, Xingshan Fortress was taken down last night
It didn't take long for the Japanese army to find out.
With no troops to send and Yang Zhen, who was a little worried about Wang Xiaoming's situation, he tapped his fingers on the table from time to time. Although his face looked very calm, judging from the disordered sound of his fingers tapping, Guo Bingxun could still hear what was in his heart.
anxious.
Guo Bingxun knew the reason for Yang Zhen's anxiety very well. But Guo Bingxun, who also understood the situation that there was really no troops to send, could only pray in his heart that Wang Guangyu could speed up the march and reach Shitou before the main force of the Japanese army came up.
Temple line.
The army has a total of three infantry regiments and one supplementary regiment. The first regiment is on its way to Shitou Temple, and the main force of the second regiment is heading north to carry out the task of opening up distant places. The third regiment suffered heavy losses in the battle of Qunce Mountain and is still being replenished.
Among them, it is far from regaining its combat effectiveness.
Most of the troops of the supplementary regiment have been filled into the three infantry regiments as supplementary troops. In fact, the current supplementary regiment, except for a few recruits who have not yet been trained, has almost become an empty frame. In other words, the entire supplementary regiment is now empty.
The army, except for the guard company around Yang Zhen, could no longer send a single soldier.
Unless the guards of the arsenal are deployed, both of them know that this is impossible. The arsenal is now the top priority of the entire army. Even if communication with distant places cannot be opened, the troops can survive temporarily. But if the arsenal is lost
, the troops lost almost all ammunition supplies except for the seizure. The guard force of the arsenal can only be strengthened, and it is absolutely impossible to reduce it. This is the consensus that Yang Zhen and the commander-in-chief have already reached.
Not to mention that there are no troops to send, even if there are troops to send, both of them know it. No matter how fast the troops are mobilized now, no matter how fast they march, it is impossible to reach the front line of Wang Guangyu in front of Shitou Temple. Now, neither Yang Zhen nor
Guo Bingxun knew that at least for now, he could only place his hope on Wang Guangyu's ability to get to the front line of Shitou Temple in advance.
But even if Wang Guangyu can arrive at the front line of Shimiaozi on time, can the two of them rest assured? One of Wang Guangyu's main battalions and Liu Changshun's second regiment form a northbound detachment and are attacking the front line of Luobei. Wang Guangyu only has two battalions on hand.
Can you cooperate with Wang Xiaoming to repel the Japanese attack?
Yang Zhen can conclude that the Japanese cavalry third brigade that appeared on the front line of Guanmenzuizi Mountain at this time can only be the vanguard. Their follow-up troops should still be on the way at this time. But they will mobilize those troops for reinforcements, is it still
Deployed from the Fourth Division of Jiamusi?
Yang Zhen, who had no idea why the Japanese army learned about the incident at Xingshan Fortress so quickly, did not know that the reason why the Japanese army learned about the incident at Xingshan Fortress so quickly was because of his battle at Qunce Mountain.
After the Fourth Division failed to strengthen the 11th Division in the suppression campaign, and instead lost the 44th Regiment attached to the 11th Division, which strengthened an infantry brigade, in order to wipe out this group of fierce anti-Japanese elements as soon as possible, in order to attack the Tokyo base camp
explain.
Unable to calm down, Ueda Kenkichi ignored the objections of the Kwantung Army Chief of Staff Isotani Rensuke, and within the half month left by Yang Zhen to reorganize the second regiment, he quickly moved the Kwantung Army's directly-administered No.
The 104th Division was transported to the front line of Jiamusi.
If the 23rd Division had not had a large-scale conflict with the Soviet army on the Nomonhan front line at this time, of course the scale of the battle between the two sides would still be far from the scale of the battle. It could only be called a conflict. It almost felt like
Ueda Kenkichi, who had almost hit his head with a sword when he arrived at the Tokyo base camp, would not give Yang Zhen half a month to rest.
Although the distance between Qunce Mountain and Xingshan Fortress is not close, it cannot be said to be far. The Fourth Division, which is closest to Xingshan Fortress, was severely damaged and was internally designated by the staff as the first division in the event of the expansion of the Nomenhan conflict.
A batch of reinforcements could not be used. The 104th Division was still gathering and transporting to Jiamusi, and the Northeast Manchuria area was depleted of troops.
In order to ensure the safety of Xingshan Fortress, known as the Kwantung Army's No. 1 Tianzi Project and the largest of all the fortresses built by the Kwantung Army on the Sino-Soviet border. After the Fourth Division retreated to Jiamusi in embarrassment, Ueda Kenkichi
The first order is to require Xingshan Fortress to report the situation three times a day.
The stipulated reporting time was set by Ueda Kenkichi himself. I don’t know if he had the wrong string in his head. He gave up the early morning, midnight and other times that are most likely to be attacked. He chose the times as 8 a.m. and evening respectively.
Nine o'clock and 2:30 midnight. Perhaps in Ueda Kenkichi's view, these three times are the times when opponents are most likely to launch night attacks.
At 2:30 midnight, after receiving the news that Xingshan Fortress had lost all radio contact, the specially assigned staff officer on duty did not dare to delay and immediately woke up the sleeping Kwantung Army Chief of Staff Rensuke Isotani. After receiving the report
Isoya Rensuke also felt that something was wrong, so he probably couldn't be rude at night and woke up Ueda Kenkichi.
After receiving the report that contact had been lost at the Xingshan Fortress construction site, I had been hit by a series of unfortunate news these days, and I was a little numb. Ueda Kenkichi, who almost refused to listen to all bad reports, was agitated this time. His first feeling was
Something happened there.
As the Kwantung Army's No. 1 Tianzi project, Ueda Kenkichi, the commander of the Kwantung Army, naturally knew the importance of the Xingshan Fortress. Once the Xingshan Fortress was lost, Ueda Kenkichi knew that even if the emperor thought of his many years of hard work and achievements,
Go ahead and give yourself a way out. But Tokyo Base Camp will never let you go.
In anger, he grabbed the phone overnight and called Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru, the commander of the Fourth Division of Jiamusi, regardless of being woken up overnight and rushing back to the Kwantung Army headquarters' secretary and adjutant.
Although most of the 104th Division had arrived in Jiamusi at this time, its commander, Lieutenant General Hamamoto Kisaburo, was seriously injured due to a plane crash and had to return to Xinjing to recuperate.
When the commander of the 104th Division was unable to take office, Ueda Kenji ordered the 107th Brigade, 108th Regiment, 170th Regiment, and the 107th Brigade of the 104th Division that had arrived in Jiamusi.
The 37th Regiment, one of the 32nd Brigade, is under the command of Major General Nishiyama Fukutaro, the commander of the 107th Brigade, and is temporarily under the command of Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru, the commander of the 4th Division.
Since the troops of the 104th Division that have arrived at Jiamusi are now temporarily under the command of the 4th Division, if something goes wrong, Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru will naturally be called upon.
Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru, who was woken up by the phone ringing at midnight, was naturally quite dissatisfied. But facing his boss's boss, even if he was dissatisfied, he had to endure it. However, after hearing Ueda Kenkichi's call, Sawada Shigeru felt deeply
The sleepiness was swept away in a very short period of time.
Naturally, Sawada Shigeru was very clear about this large-scale fortress project built within his own jurisdiction. After hearing the news of the loss of contact with Xingshan Fortress, and after the battle against Qunce Mountain, he naturally understood the distribution of troops within his division's jurisdiction.
It is very clear that Sawada Shigeru's first thought was like this with Ueda Kenkichi. He was afraid that something might happen to Xingshan Fortress.
After realizing this for the first time, Sawada Shigeru, regardless of the time, immediately called for Nishiyama Fukutaro, who was currently in charge of commanding the 104th Division to arrive at Jiamusi, and Major General Naoda Yoshi, the commander of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade.
Without even having time to formulate a combat plan, Major General Naoda Yoshi's third cavalry brigade was ordered to set out immediately. At the same time, all the trucks that could be assembled in Jiamusi City were mobilized as quickly as possible, and the leading troops of the 104th Division, 108, were mobilized as quickly as possible.
The regiment was all moved by vehicles. It launched an attack to the north and the Xingshan Fortress area with all its strength. The main force of the 104th Division followed suit.
After receiving the order, Major General Naoda Yoshi and Major General Nishiyama Fukutaro, who knew the seriousness of the situation, did not dare to delay at all. They assembled overnight and set off as a team immediately. Due to the bombing of the Songhua River Bridge, railway transportation was interrupted, and it took time and lightness to cross the river by car.
The 3rd Cavalry Brigade, which did not have high requirements for the marching route, naturally set off first.
Just after passing Qunce Mountain, Jiamusi suffered two consecutive defeats. Although the entire army was not wiped out like the 44th Regiment, it still suffered heavy losses. At this time, the third cavalry brigade, which had not yet begun to replenish, could actually dispatch the troops.
The troops under its jurisdiction are no more than three cavalry squadrons and one cavalry artillery squadron.
The battle at Qunce Mountain left a deep impression on Major General Naoda Yoshi. Faced with the small number of troops at hand, and even a bit embarrassed, Major General Naoda Yoshi, who knew clearly that his cavalry was not suitable for mountain combat, couldn't help feeling a little bit.
Play drums.
After learning that the 108th Regiment, which was supposed to go hand in hand with him and use trucks to transport, was blown up on the Songhua River Bridge, they could only rely on ferries temporarily transferred from Harbin to cross the river. A large number of trucks were needed to cross the river.
After a certain amount of time, I once crossed the river and was able to wait for a period of time in order to go hand in hand with the 108th Regiment.
However, under the strict orders of Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru who was eager to rescue Xingshan Fortress, and even the Kwantung Army Commander General Ueda Kenkichi, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and set off first.
It's not that Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru didn't know that cavalry was not good at mountain warfare, let alone attacking fortresses. But he did know the importance of this Xingshan Fortress to the Kwantung Army and even to the overall deployment of the Tokyo Base Camp.
Sawada Shigeru, who had inspected the place and knew how strong the fortifications there were, knew that if he could not take advantage of the possibility of his opponent to take Xingshan Fortress and quickly take over Xingshan Fortress before he could gain a foothold, then he would have to wait.
Your own will be a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood of imperial soldiers.
Even after the reluctant Major General Naoda Yoshi set out first, Sawada Shigeru, who had expected that retaking the lost fortress would cost the Kwantung Army an unbearable price, was still secretly praying that the garrison of Xingshan Fortress is still there
resistance.
In fact, it is known that the Fourth Division, which has been stationed in the Sanjiang area for some time, and even many troops have taken turns serving as security forces for Xingshan Fortress, is more suitable for this battle. But after the Battle of Qunce Mountain, the Fourth Division
Sawada Shigeru, who was completely disappointed, did not dare to use his direct fourth division anyway. He would rather risk the criticism from the outside world and dispatch the 104th Division to join the war.
Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru didn't know that if he waited for the 108th Regiment to rendezvous, it would certainly take a while to rush to Shitou Temple to join the battle. But with only one battalion of opponents, even if they took advantage of the geographical advantage, they would not be able to stop them anyway.
It can withstand the attack of a Japanese regiment.
However, when he gradually increased his troops and adopted the tactics of adding fuel to the fire, although Wang Xiaoming almost exhausted his entire army, the two battalions of Wang Guangyu's regiment also suffered heavy losses. But as the first wave of attacking troops,
The three cavalry squadrons of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade were also wiped out. The 108th Regiment also lost its combat effectiveness.
By the time the main force of the 104th Division arrived, the battle situation had already been decided. Facing the strong fortifications they had built, with the cooperation of Yang Zhen, who had exhausted all his troops for reinforcements, and Liu Changshun, who was returning reinforcements as quickly as possible, he
The 104th Division, whose combat effectiveness is second-rate among the Japanese army, is already helpless. To see no ads, please go to "Registered members of Piaotian Literature recommend this work" Registered members of Piaotian Literature recommend this work.