Although Wang Guangyu tightly entangled the retreating Matsuzaki Rikio, making him unable to advance or retreat, the previous bloody battle also exhausted his last strength. [.Com text] At this time, the brigade that had been fighting hard for many days except for the original
In addition to the three regiments of the Shelf Regiment, there were two full-strength main regiments before the war, with a total of 6,000 troops. In addition to the indirect combatants such as artillery, the number of combatants at this time had dropped sharply to less than 1,000.
people.
Except for the two dissatisfied companies left behind by General Shi Xian, the brigade, which had almost exhausted its last trace of blood after a fierce battle in the middle of the night, was no longer able to launch any attacks after Matsuzaki Rikio retracted its position. It could only bluff and rely on a few
The only remaining infantry company with a small amount of combat effectiveness faced off against the 40th Regiment, which had also exhausted its effective strength.
Having exhausted almost all his strength, and finally unable to attack, Wang Guangyu's first words when he saw Yang Zhen again was to replenish his troops. Looking at Wang Guangyu, who looked extremely haggard due to the huge casualties, Yang Zhen smiled slightly
He sighed, not knowing whether he should be angry or happy.
Although he changed the combat deployment without authorization, Wang Guangyu, who almost bore all the pressure of the 40th Regiment alone, used the only nine companies at hand to not only almost exhaust most of the 40th Regiment's combat effectiveness in the battle, but also to
It held on tightly, preventing it from retreating smoothly. It created a powerful fighter opportunity for the main force of the Second Brigade, which was rapidly heading north, to finally complete the encirclement of the 40th Regiment.
To be honest, the performance of Wang Guangyu and the 1st Brigade in this battle can almost be described as the mainstay. If it were not for the 1st Brigade that first used mobile defense to hold back the main force of the 24th Division, which had three regiments, and suffered heavy losses.
The 89th Regiment was killed, and at the cost of almost half of the casualties, the field detachment was held back and weakened. The combat effectiveness of the 40th Regiment would have prevented this battle from going as far as it did.
If it hadn't been for the fact that it had not successfully exhausted the strength of the 40th Regiment at the expense of almost the entire army, judging from the combat effectiveness of the 40th Regiment, even though it had an advantage in terms of strength, it was very likely that it would be turned against them.
, you must know that it was not Wang Guangyu who changed the combat plan without authorization and turned the assist into the main attack. As long as the 40th Regiment can free up its hands to support the field detachment on the flank, I am afraid that Liu Changshun is still fighting hard. The progress of the battle will be even greater
Slowly, and the number of casualties of the Second Brigade will probably not be the current thousands.
Although Yang Zhen had some complaints about Wang Guangyu's performance, he really couldn't say a word. If Wang Guangyu hadn't changed the affiliation of the first brigade in the battle without authorization and inadvertently made up for the loopholes in his battle plan, this would have been impossible.
Even if I win a battle, I'm afraid I'll only get a miserable victory.
Yang Zhen was not complaining about Wang Guangyu's active fighting spirit. The subsequent battle process proved that it was Wang Guangyu's eagerness to win and change the battle plan without authorization. However, it was after the full counterattack was launched, especially after Liu Changshun's early attack was thwarted.
, the biggest loophole in the combat plan that was just discovered was filled.
But for the huge number of casualties in the First Brigade, Yang Zhen really felt distressed. In his words, these are old bones. Old bones accumulated painstakingly after several battles. Now this battle has almost all casualties.
How could Yang Zhen jump on his feet without feeling distressed?
It hurts, but Yang Zhen also knows that the reason why this battle is so difficult is still due to himself. If he is not too young and too greedy when formulating the battle plan, he must hold on to his stomach when he can only eat eight taels.
Even if we go down a pound and go all out, if we want to wipe out the 24th Division, one brigade will not pay such a heavy price of casualties.
After completing the battle plan against the 70th Regiment, if you adopt the strategy of using virtual reality to defeat the main force of the 24th Division, encircling three and missing one, and choose to defeat it instead of completely annihilating it, the casualties will be much smaller.
Faced with the huge casualties of the First Brigade, although there was no complaint or criticism in Yang Zhen's tone, there was no joy on Wang Guangyu's face. He just said in pain: "Commander, my First Brigade has been exhausted."
The first regiment suffered more than 2,100 casualties, and almost all combatants in the regiment suffered casualties. The second regiment suffered two-thirds casualties, and its current strength is less than 1,000 men. Even the third regiment, which suffered the smallest losses, also suffered more than 300 casualties.
The backbone that we painstakingly cultivated during the previous training period was almost destroyed."
"More than half of the light and heavy machine guns of the entire brigade were lost, and the mountain artillery battalion directly under the battalion had almost only four mountain guns left. One-third of the mortars and infantry guns were lost, and all ammunition was almost used up. The loss is so huge, Commander, the first brigade did not know this time
When can I regain my strength?"
Looking at Wang Guangyu who looked haggard and choked, Yang Zhen sighed and patted his shoulder and said: "Old Wang, don't be too sad. Generals will inevitably die in battle. No matter whether they join the army voluntarily or not, as a
It is also their fate for a soldier to die on the battlefield. I have already sent a telegram to the political commissar. The ten independent regiments formed some time ago and the supplementary one or two regiments will arrive in the afternoon."
"These troops will be given priority to replenish you. Not only will your previous casualties be replenished, but even the third regiment that originally belonged to the Shelf Regiment will be replenished at once this time. In addition, the troops who were transferred from the First Brigade to the Military Region Training Team to study some time ago
All 200 grassroots cadres will be transferred back to you this time."
Yang Zhen and Wang Guangyu were fighting for almost all of the 1st Brigade here, and they were heartbroken. The commander of the Kwantung Army's Fifth Army, Kenji Doihara, who had lost contact with the 24th Division for most of the night, couldn't sit still.
.Doihara Kenji has been frightened by the result after the 70th Regiment lost contact.
The 70th Regiment lost contact for two days before the aircraft sent out to search for them found them. However, the aircraft sent out only found a large number of corpses left by the 70th Regiment on the battlefield. As for the 70th Regiment itself, it had already been discovered.
Missing. Although it has not yet been found out what happened to the 70th Regiment, but with the corpses of a large number of war dead, and the fact that they have lost contact with them for two days, the ending of the 70th Regiment is to think about it with their toes, Doihara.
Xianji can figure it out.
Now that the 24th Division has encountered the same thing, Doihara Kenji is completely unable to sit still. He has lost a regiment, and he can still explain it to the Tokyo base camp and the Kwantung Army Headquarters. If the so-called Meiji era was created
Since the emperor established the new army, the first division in the empire was completely wiped out. Doihara Kenji knew what kind of ending he would face without even thinking about it. General Ueda Kenji, who was still in the position above him
The ending is right in front of him.
After the 24th Division lost contact, Ueda Kenkichi, who was so anxious that he almost got angry, waited until the sky was dark enough and the planes took off and landed, and immediately dispatched all the planes at Jiamusi Airport. The first was to look for the 24th Division.
The mission was to find out what happened to the 24th Division. The second reason was that if the 24th Division really encountered difficulties, the dispatched aircraft could quickly provide fire cover.
When the reconnaissance plane finally brought the news, Kenji Doihara barely slumped down on the large chair behind his desk after receiving the aviation report.
The 24th Division originally had various positions. Except for General Shi Yiyi, the two sides were still confronting each other. There was no trace of activities of the 24th Division troops in other directions. Most of its original positions had been occupied by anti-Manchurian and anti-Japanese forces.
The troops of the 24th Division occupied by the elements. The troops of the 24th Division on the General's Stone line have actually been surrounded by their opponents. As for the original headquarters of the 24th Division, except for a ruined wall, no human activities can be seen.
sign.
Looking at the intelligence sent back by the reconnaissance plane in his hand, Doihara Kenji was puzzled: "How could this happen? Even if the 89th Regiment had withdrawn to Jiangnan to rest due to excessive casualties, the 24th Division was still
There are two entire regiments of troops, how could the situation become so deteriorated overnight?"
Although I don’t know how the situation could turn upside down overnight, the general Shi Xianxian, who had been almost within reach before, turned around overnight. The 24th Division once had an absolute advantage, and was suddenly beaten to pieces. The division headquarters
Contact was lost, and the remaining troops huddled in one place, unable to move.
But one thing Kenji Doihara knew was that if he didn't find a way to rescue the remnants of the 24th Division, I'm afraid his position as commander of the army would have to be replaced tomorrow. As for General Umezu Yoshijiro's character, Kenji Doihara was still
It was relatively clear. Thinking of this general who seemed silent on the surface, but whose ruthlessness and depth were unparalleled in the army, Kenji Doihara knew that he had to take the blame.
As for how we can get the best ending for ourselves now, it depends on whether we can rescue the remnants of the 24th Division. As for Lieutenant General Nemoto's ending, Kenji Doihara can imagine it even with his eyes closed.
I am afraid that the lieutenant general and division commander, who has lost contact for most of the night, has already fallen into the arms of Amaterasu.
Kenji Doihara, who was eager to rescue the remnants of the 24th Division, not only sent three urgent telegrams to General Umezu Yoshijiro to report on the current battle situation. He even made a big request, demanding that the commander-in-chief must be informed within two days.
The Fifth Army mobilized at least one division, and named an established division such as the Second Division or the Eighth Division. As for the Fourth Division, Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara, who had already suffered once, was determined not to
of.
Before receiving a reply from General Umezu Yoshijiro, Doihara Kenji, who was about to go crazy, not only immediately airdropped the password for direct communication with the military headquarters to the trapped troops of the 24th Division, that is, the 40th Regiment.
He almost took out his pistol and forced Lieutenant General Teramoto Kumaichi. Regardless of the pilot's fatigue, he went out with all his strength before dark. The intensive bombing of the general's stone line was carried out even if all the oil bombs stored at Jiamusi Airport were used up.
In the view of Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara, as long as the remnants of the 24th Division can be rescued, it doesn't matter if all the planes at Jiamusi Airport are lost, let alone gasoline and bombs.
His idea was good, but the Japanese army's weak foundation and low production capacity showed up at this time. The Battle of Nomenhan almost consumed more than half of the original reserves, and they could only rely on the ready-made and shipped weapons from the Shenyang Arsenal. The Kwantung Army aviation was simply unable to support the bombs required for such large-scale and high-intensity bombing.
The Japanese dispatched this time almost exceeded the number of aviation forces used in Nomenhan. For the battlefield inside the pass, it can be said to be an unprecedented large fleet of more than a hundred aircraft. There was almost no moment of respite, and they took turns attacking the general. When the Shih-line bombing was in progress that afternoon, Kenji Doihara received a report that embarrassed everyone.
Not counting the aircraft lost due to over-fatigue of pilots due to frequent takeoffs and landings, all the bombs originally stored at Jiamusi Airport have been used up due to intensive use. If they cannot be replenished within a short period of time, the bombing operation will have to stop. Now The aviation force can only use the machine guns on the aircraft to conduct highly dangerous ground dives and strafing. The original medium bombers with large bomb loads and high range have all stopped flying.
After receiving the report from the aviation force, Kenji Doihara almost went crazy. He even ignored basic etiquette and shouted angrily to his fellow lieutenant general, Lieutenant General Teramoto Kumaichi: "Lieutenant General Teramoto, even if your plane is gone, Aren't there bombs and machine guns? Why did the bombing operation stop? Is it possible that the lives of the Imperial Guards in an entire division are not as good as those of your broken planes? Your aviation force is a bunch of straw bags and pestilence chickens. He is a coward who has disgraced the emperor."
Lieutenant General Kumaichi Teramoto, who is the same lieutenant general as Kenji Doihara but does not belong to the same system, and is deeply distressed by the heavy losses of the aviation force, would be offended by this. In response to Kenji Doihara's accusations and abuse, Teramoto Xiong Shi did not show any weakness and opened his mouth to fight back: "It's none of our business if you infantrymen fight like this. Our aviation forces have done everything we should do. It's none of our business if you fight like this."
"When it comes to straw baggage, Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara is the real straw bag. Commander Umezu entrusted this clearing operation to you, but despite having the superior force, you ended up like this. You are not What is a straw bag? You are not just a straw bag, you are also useless. If you don't go back to your old profession and engage in your conspiracy, what are you going to do when you come back to harm the Kwantung Army? Return the army commander? You are not qualified to be a commander. .”
"When I was in charge of the Fourteenth Division, I almost didn't get wiped out by the cowardly China Army. Now I'm back to harm the Fifth Army. You really suffered a lot. You are a disaster."
The two lieutenant generals actually ignored the general's demeanor and cursed each other in front of all their subordinates, leaving their attendants dumbfounded. Is this ridiculous? The two lieutenant generals actually acted like two shrews. What would others think if this was spread out? Kwantung Army?
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