Yang Zhen laid the bait and waited for the Japanese army to take the bait. What surprised him was that, as the target of being fished, the Second Division refused to bite the hook. [.Com text] In order to make it realistic
Sometime ago, Yang Zhen, through Guo Bingxun, gave an order to Zhao Shangzhi, who had full command of the frontline battle at Haoliang River, for the third brigade and the third division unit to launch a full-scale counterattack against the 14th Regiment of the Japanese 25th Division at the front line of Haoliang River.
In order to maintain his posture, in addition to moving Wang Guangyu's brigade out of the hiding place of Qunce Mountain and assuming a posture of marching westward at any time in front of the Japanese reconnaissance planes, Yang Zhen even disguised himself as a battalion of the Rocket Artillery Regiment directly under the General District.
He became the main force and was also transferred to the front line of Haoliang River to participate in the battle.
After the Third Brigade and the Third Division troops launched a full-scale counterattack on the front line of the Haoliang River, the original excitement of the offensive only lasted for two days, and then turned to depression. The 25th Division was half-dead under the command of Lieutenant General Shiro Kuwahara.
Next, he suddenly felt inspired as if he had taken Viagra. He invested a large number of troops and launched repeated fierce battles with the third brigade with air support.
The fighting on the Haolianghe front line was in full swing, but the offensive of the Japanese Second Division on the Dong'an front line was not strengthened, but actually decreased in intensity. The original front-line pushing tactics of three regiments had to be changed to one regiment due to the terrain.
The main attack was carried out by three regiments, and the three regiments provided support. After the second division reached the Dong'an front line, the attack formation changed into a long snake formation.
In fact, facing the long snake formation of the Second Division, Yang Zhen was really itchy. The current formation of the Japanese army was the best moment for a full-scale counterattack. It's just that the Second Division has yet to divide its troops.
, there are four regiments. Including auxiliary troops, the strength is nearly 16,000.
Judging from the combat effectiveness displayed by the Second Division, if I choose to counterattack at this time, I will have to mobilize at least 30,000 troops. But unless I terminate the fighting in other directions, I will attack the Japanese 11th Division in the direction of Fujin.
A detachment of the first division's basic regiments who fought fiercely, plus all the troops on the Haoliang River front line were all transferred back. Otherwise, no matter how hard they sell, they would not be able to get so many troops.
And judging from the extremely powerful combat effectiveness, quick reaction speed, and tacit cooperation between the various regiments displayed by the Second Division in the past few days of fighting, it is possible that if I attack rashly before they divide their forces,
He failed to hit the snake, but was eaten by it. This snake was not a small snake, but a huge python.
Just when Yang Zhen was a little anxious because the Second Division had not taken the bait, a fierce quarrel was also breaking out in the Second Division headquarters. The protagonist of the quarrel was Lai Lai, who refused to leave.
Lieutenant Colonel Takushiro Hattori, and Lieutenant General Toharu Yasui, commander of the Second Division.
To be honest, being a lieutenant general quarreling with a lieutenant general was a big deal for Ani Toji. But this lieutenant general who urged him to take advantage of the emptiness in the opponent's hinterland and split his forces and attack together really made him a little too much.
Angry. Toji Yasui did not believe the intelligence that Hattori Takushiro kept saying that his opponent had mobilized the main force to the front line of the Hora River.
In the view of Lieutenant General Yasuji Toji, the straight line distance between the Holiang River and Dong'an is not far. If the opponent wants to attack him, more than a hundred miles is only two day and night marches. If he rushes back, he will rush back. The 24th Division
The consequences of the division of the regiment were not far from the past, and Toji Yasui did not want to make the same mistake again.
Moreover, Fujiji Yasui did not believe in the thing that the Kwantung Army Special Intelligence Department and the Intelligence Department had done together before. He even had some distrust of the Kwantung Army Intelligence Department. In his opinion, if this damn Intelligence Department really had what they were bragging about
Even with half the capabilities, the opponent would not have grown so strong in just half a year. Did those well-trained soldiers fall from the sky?
As for Hattori Takushiro's so-called combat plan, Toji Ani has extreme contempt. In Toji Yasui's opinion, Lieutenant Commander Hattori Takushiro has no single advantage except being brave and able to cause trouble. He kept saying before
The opponent has lost unified command and can only fight independently in the face of the imperial army's offensive. However, it conflicts with the new information that the opponent is currently massing heavy troops on the front line of the Haoliang River.
According to the evaluation of this guy and the useless people in the Kwantung Army Intelligence Department, as well as the so-called combat plan, the opponent should be fighting passively now, dividing their forces to resist the imperial army's attack, and there is no possibility of cooperation between them because they have lost unified command.
, they can only fight on their own.
Indeed, the so-called evidence of this guy is very conclusive. By interrogating the captured personnel of the other party, it can be known that the only one fighting against him in the past few days is a brigade of the other party. And during the several-day battle, he can only rely on the ammunition he carries with him.
Outside of combat, they never received a single reinforcement.
Of course, neither Toji Yasui nor Takushiro Hattori knew that their information was out of date. But it was precisely this point, which in Toji Yasui's view did not represent the overall situation, that made Takushiro Hattori regard it as convincing.
reasons and evidence.
After receiving the intelligence that the opponent's main forces were massing on the front line of the Holiang River, Yasui Toji once wanted to see if this information, which was completely inconsistent with the previous so-called intelligence, would make Hattori Takushiro be more honest.
.In the end, he underestimated the thickness of this guy's face.
Not only did this guy not think that his previous judgment was wrong, he even used this as evidence to bluntly tell Fujiji Yasui that the opponent's current defense was empty, which was the best time to split up his forces for a surprise attack. He was not ashamed of his previous mistakes.
, on the contrary, he looked a little complacent, which made Toji Anjing very disgusted and disgusted.
The complex situation on the battlefield at the moment makes Toji Yasui only believe in his own judgment. In his opinion, a force that has severely damaged the Kwantung Army several times, and even almost completely annihilated a division of the Kwantung Army, has caused almost no casualties to the Kwantung Army.
If an army that was no smaller than the Soviet army that faced aircraft, heavy artillery, and tanks at Nomonhan had lost its fighting spirit simply because its commander lost the ability to command, how could it still be called a strong combat force?
Indeed, in the Chinese Army, whether a unit can fight and whether it is tenacious has a lot to do with the style of its commander. Just like in the Japanese army, whether a division is strong in combat depends on the local customs of the area where the troops are recruited.
It has a lot to do with it. The richer the place, the less determined the soldiers are to fight against death.
Just like the First Division and the Fourth Division in the Japanese army. These two recruitment areas are mainly in Tokyo and Osaka, which have been the most prosperous and commercial atmosphere in Japan since ancient times. The strength of the officers and soldiers is different from those from poor areas.
There is no comparison between the Second Division and the Sixth Division in Sendai and Kumamoto.
But Fujiji Yasui does not believe that the casualties of a commander will affect the operations of a unit, or even fall apart. Indeed, this situation is not uncommon in the Chinese Army. After the young marshal was arrested, the Northeast Army
Wasn’t it also torn apart by the Chinese government?
However, in the view of Fujiji Yasui, the opponent in front of him is different from the general squadron. Its internal cohesion is very strong and its unity is also very good. Otherwise, it would not have repeatedly inflicted heavy losses on the Kwantung Army. Of course, the supreme commander
Losing the ability to command due to injury will have a certain impact on such a unit, but it will never be absolute.
If an ace unit falls apart because of changing commanders, it cannot become an ace unit. Just like your second division, no matter how many division commanders are changed, the combat strength is still the same as that of the imperial army.
No. 1 among them. Therefore, what Hattori Takushiro said about his opponents losing their supreme commander and then going into chaos and fighting on their own is sheer nonsense in his opinion.
With such a preconceived understanding, it is reasonable for Yasui Toji to be extremely indifferent to Hattori Takushiro's suggestion to divide his troops and take detours. His repeated rejection was partly based on Hattori Takushiro's suggestion and partly relying on Umezu Meijiro's grant.
The attitude of supervising the battle with all his strength and using the tiger skin as a banner to give orders was one of the main reasons that made Hattori Takushiro furious.
After the two people had a fierce quarrel, the direct consequence was that although the Second Division's offensive was still sharp, its intensity was also sharply reduced compared to before. Even in the eyes of Hattori Takushiro, it was simply perfunctory as a war supervisor. Of course, this
It had something to do with the unfavorable terrain, but it also had to be a disguised warning from Toji Ani to Takushiro Hattori.
Hattori Takushiro, who was very dissatisfied with Yasui Fujiji's move, had been active in the Second Division for a while, trying to encourage those young grassroots officers who were warlike and dreamed of wearing the rank of general, so that they could give full play to the internal advantages of the Japanese army.
Feng Xia overcomes tradition, ignores the orders of the division commander, and acts freely.
What Hattori Takushiro didn't expect was that although the young and fanatical officers of the Second Division were also somewhat dissatisfied with the division commander's overly conservative tactics, they were very dissatisfied with this man who always acted like an imperial envoy.
The guy who refused to leave the Second Division was even more disgusted. Moreover, Takushirō Hattori also underestimated the strength of Toji Yasui's control over the Second Division.
As early as when the Second Division was assembled, Yasui Toji, who had also spent his youth and knew what the young officers under him could do when they were hot-headed, gave a stern warning to those who were with him and the special divisions.
The relatively conservative officers who came from the reserves of the regiment and the newly formed division were compared with the extremely impulsive young officers.
Yasui Toji sternly warned his subordinates that this battle was unusual. If someone disobeys the command and acts without authorization, no matter how great his achievements are or how many enemies he annihilates, as long as he is still in the army, Yasui Toji will definitely kill him.
Send it to Hokkaido to count the stars.
It was obvious that Toji Yasui's warning had a great effect. In addition, his dislike for Hattori Takushiro was at play.
Although their minds were full of extremely fanatical ideas of making achievements, almost no one of the young officers were moved by his encouragement. Everyone knew where Hokkaido was. Being transferred there was almost equivalent to exile.
Hattori Takushiro was extremely angry with Yasui Toji's steady attitude and the indifference of everyone in the division to him. After several fruitless arguments with Yasui Toji, Hattori Takushiro became angry and no longer cared about the pretense he had shown before.
With a refined look, he directly read a book to Umezu Yoshijiro. In a rather vicious tone, he sternly sued Yasui Toji.
It must be said that Umezu Yoshijiro is worthy of being favored by senior Japanese military officials and elders, and he is quick to do things. Within two hours of receiving Hattori Takushiro's report, he sent an extremely severe reprimanding telegram to Yasui Toji. Umezu
Meijiro clearly told Ani Toji that Hattori Takushiro's words were his own. Hattori Takushiro's plan was drawn up by himself. You, Ani Toji, must strictly obey it.
Even at the end of the telegram, Umezu Yoshijiro added, "You, Yasui Toji, have been promoted to military commander, but you are still within the Kwantung Army organization. Even if I, Umezu Yoshijiro, do not have the power to remove you, I have still proposed to the Tokyo base camp that you should be replaced."
human rights.
After receiving this telegram from Umezu Yoshijiro, no matter how reluctant Toji Ani was, he had no choice but to act according to that guy's bullshit plan. After issuing the order, Toji Yasui privately told Shotaro Katayama, commander of the 15th Brigade of the Second Division
The major general complained that if he followed his tactics of holding one division together and fighting steadily, judging from the combat effectiveness of the second division, even if the attack could not completely wipe out the opponent, at least it would cause heavy damage.
But General Umezu Yoshijiro only listened to that damn Hattori Takushiro and did not learn the lessons of the 24th Division. He urged himself to divide his troops and take detours. If the current situation is a trap set by the opponent, I am afraid that the second division will be unlucky in the future.
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Regarding Yasui Toji's somewhat pessimistic analysis of the prospect of dividing the troops and making detours, Major General Katayama Shoutaro hesitated slightly and said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, are you overly worried? The 24th Division is the 24th Division.
The Second Division is the second division. The combat effectiveness of the second division is not comparable to those of the soft-legged crabs of the 24th Division."
Regarding Katayama Shozaburo's answer, Yasui Toji smiled bitterly and said: "Katayama-kun, you are an officer who participated in the China War. After these few days of attacks, haven't you seen clearly what kind of army the opponent is? This army
Did you encounter this style when you were fighting in the China Pass?"
Hearing this, Shozaburo Katayama shook his head and said: "Your Excellency, division commander, this bandit is well-equipped, resolute in its fighting will, clever in its tactics, and reasonable in the combination of various firepower. When I fought in the pass, no matter where I was,
What they call the Central Army has never been seen in the local army, which is called a miscellaneous brand."
"But we can't be too careful. Although Hattori-kun's information may not be completely true, you should still believe in the intelligence collection capabilities of the Imperial Japanese Army, especially the Kwantung Army. Among these intelligence
, although it is not credible that their leader has lost the ability to command, the information on his troop mobilization should still be accurate."
"And you should have confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Second Division. The Second Division is the division with the strongest combat effectiveness among the Imperial Japanese Army. Since its formation, whether it was the Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War or the Manchuria Incident,
He refused to obey, and worked hard to achieve countless feats for the Japanese Empire. I think the result this time will not be any different."
After listening to Katayama Shozaburo's confident answer, Yasui Toji remained silent for a long time before saying: "Do you really still think this is an armed bandit? No, they are no longer bandits now, but an out-and-out bandit.
The army. We have always underestimated the enemy too much."
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