Taking advantage of the day the cavalry brigade had gained, Chen Hanzhang concentrated all available firepower and completed the final encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese army, which had been crippled after two days of fierce fighting on the battlefield north of Baoding. Except for one Japanese army, which used the cover of night to find a way out.
Gao quietly fled back outside Baoding City, and most of the two infantry regiments participating in the battle were wiped out.
In the first battle north of Baoding, Chen Hanzhang's Western Group lost more than 70 tanks. It completely destroyed more than 200 tanks of three Japanese tank regiments, defeated two Japanese field infantry regiments, and cleared the ground before the arrival of Japanese reinforcements.
, the biggest threat on the Baoding battlefield. Laying a solid foundation for the final victory in the Jizhong Battle.
However, in this battle, Lieutenant General Yasu Sakai paid the price of losing embers within three days of participating in the battle. It also delayed the Anti-Union Western Group to continue southward and bought time for the arrival of reinforcements in large numbers. It can be said that the goal was finally achieved.
At the same time, it caused the loss of more than 70 tanks to the First Armored Division of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, which accounted for one-third of the number of tanks equipped by the First Armored Division.
Although this loss was a serious injury to the 1st Armored Division to a certain extent, it weakened the sustained assault capability of the Anti-Union West Group. However, its best-performing Panzer IV tank lasted for most of the day.
During the battle, only six vehicles were destroyed, and most of the main force was retained.
After the two battalions of the 17th Independent Tank Regiment were integrated into the 1st Armored Division, it basically effectively replenished the battle losses of the 1st Armored Division and restored the vitality of the 1st Armored Division. This made Xiong Botao's subsequent breakthrough actions the spearhead of the attack.
Can maintain sufficient sharpness.
On the northern battlefield of Baoding, after destroying the three tank regiments that the Japanese army relied on for support, Chen Hanzhang's infantry losses were not significant in the subsequent battles. In addition to rockets and 150 howitzer shells, the ammunition
The consumption is not too big. Except for oil, the consumption of other supplies is also acceptable.
The most fundamental thing is that the battle in Baoding North completely destroyed the confidence of the puppet military and political system in central Hebei. The left-behind troops of the Central Hebei Military Region, the various military work teams that subsequently infiltrated, and the personnel of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region who followed Chen Hanzhang back to the base area
, restarting work has brought great convenience.
Although the area around Baoding was not originally the core area of the Jizhong Military Region, it was also the old area of the original Jizhong District, and the mass base was still quite high. After the First World War in Baoding North, mass mobilization work in various places was in a difficult situation.
A fundamental turnaround has been achieved within the period, and the enthusiasm of the masses has also been greatly improved.
With the cooperation of the former Jizhong Military Region personnel who returned to Jizhong with Chen Hanzhang, a large amount of food was raised for the interspersed troops of the Anti-Japanese Alliance in a short period of time, and a considerable number of frontline personnel were mobilized to carry and transport the wounded.
Food and other materials. The local political power that had been hidden was also returned to the ground, and the speed of recovery and development was very fast.
However, whether it is Du Kaishan on the eastern front or Chen Hanzhang on the western front, their main focus is still on dealing with the Japanese army on the front and preparing for the subsequent counterattack of the Japanese army. They have no energy to attack the countless Japanese and puppet army strongholds scattered on the central Hebei plain.
Take it into consideration. Fortunately, these people are very honest now and have retreated to various counties or larger strongholds to survive and survive.
Chen Hanzhang and Du Kaishan did not have the energy to take care of these miscellaneous things, but the reassembled divisional troops of the original Jizhong Military Region and the armed forces of various counties did not forget them. While the two major interspersed forces of the Anti-Japanese Alliance fought fiercely with the Japanese reinforcements, they reorganized
The Jizhong Military Region also launched a campaign to clear the base areas.
However, in these battles, the Anti-Japanese Alliance could only provide part of the weapon support. How to fight them still had to rely on themselves. However, the reactivated armed forces of the Central Hebei Military Region assisted the Anti-Japanese Alliance in raising a large amount of food and other materials, which also greatly reduced the burden.
This relieved the logistical pressure on the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Moreover, the placement of the wounded and sick, especially the transfer to the old base in western Hebei, also received considerable assistance.
The reorganized troops of the Central Hebei Military Region, in collaboration with the Anti-Japanese Alliance troops, opened the highways from Xincheng to Yixian and from Gaobeidian to Xushui. At the same time, they cooperated with a brigade of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region to completely regain the county seat of Yixian and the entire Laishui area.
The environment ensured the absolute safety of the Anti-Japanese Alliance field airport in the Xiling area of Qing Dynasty, and completely solved the worries of entering the Anti-Japanese Alliance aviation units in western Hebei.
Compared with the Jizhong Military Region, which recovered very quickly, Chen Hanzhang, who was responsible for unified command of the Jizhong battlefield, focused more on dealing with the subsequent Japanese counterattack. He believed that in the following Baoding battlefield, as long as he got enough
With air support, a strengthened infantry division of its own can attract at least two Japanese divisions.
If the tactics are used properly, even if the Japanese army presses all the first brigade of tanks, it will not be completely irresistible. In Chen Hanzhang's view, no matter how many reinforcements the Japanese army is about to arrive, the counterattack route in front of them is at best
There are only three: Dongjinpu Line, Xipinghan Line, and the Hejian Battlefield in the middle.
As for the Taihang Mountains on the flanks, unless the First Army of Shanxi ignores the obstruction of the brother troops in Shanxi Pass and forcibly attacks outside Niangzi Pass. Reinforcements from the Shanxi battlefield will not only have to pass through several major bases in the pass, and the operation cannot be kept secret. They will also have to face major major forces.
The troops in the base area are blocking and harassing. This action is definitely not efficient.
Therefore, the possibility of the Japanese army taking a roundabout route to Shanxi for reinforcements is almost slim. Of course, the reminder from the headquarters will definitely not be a misjudgment. While the Japanese army is attacking frontally, it will still form several detachment-sized forces and move north along the Taihang Mountains.
Detour your flank in shallow depth.
Therefore, after freeing up his hands, Chen Hanzhang did not advance but retreated, and immediately began to shrink the deployment. According to the original plan, an ambush circle was set up for the Japanese First Brigade of Tanks between Caohe and Puhe. At the same time, he set up an ambush circle along the route from Baoding to Baoding.
The Gaoyang Highway line completed the final deployment of the entire defense.
After a day of hard fighting, the front-line resistance blockade in Wangdu was finally broken through. The main force of the First Brigade of Japanese Tanks, with the cooperation of the five infantry brigades of the 35th Division, entered Baoding City. However, this day's delay caused
Let Chen Hanzhang complete the final preparations.
The Japanese troops, whose reinforcements were not slow, only had one day left for Chen Hanzhang to adjust and deploy. On the day when the Japanese reinforcements along the Pinghan-Han Road entered Baoding, the Japanese reinforcements on the southern line from Gaoyang to Hejian also appeared in Hutuo.
On the south bank of the river, attempts are being made to cross the Hutuo River and enter the river line.
Faced with the sharp deterioration of the situation in the North China battlefield and the need for reinforcements as soon as possible, the Japanese China Expeditionary Forces Headquarters had to hastily terminate the Changde Battle. After getting rid of the Chongqing Sixth and Nineth Theaters, they seemed to be sending off feeble pursuits.
After that, all the Japanese divisions that participated in the war were quickly returned to their original structures.
The main force of the 64th Division stationed in Yangzhou and the six infantry brigades of the 68th Division stationed in Jiujiang were respectively drawn from the 11th Army and the 15th Army to strengthen part of the artillery. Under the cover of the aviation force, they marched northward at starry night
Reinforcements. On the day when the main force of the First Tank Brigade entered Baoding City, the main force of its reinforcements had already arrived at the Xianxian, Raoyang, and Anping lines on the south bank of the Hutuo River.
On the day when the Japanese reinforcements arrived one after another on the western and central lines, the main force of the Qinghe Military Region in the Shandong Military Region on the Cangzhou front line. In cooperation with the First Department of the Anti-Japanese Alliance and reinforcements along the Jinpu Railway, the leading troops had already arrived on the Cangzhou front line. Under the second tank brigade
Under the cover of three squadrons, the main force of the Japanese 22nd Division and the first section of the 63rd Division fell into fierce fighting.
At the same time, the Japanese army drew reinforcements from the 3rd, 13th and 59th divisions of the 11th Army back from Changde, a total of five regiments. After being assembled in Wuhan, they were transported by water to Pukou and along the Jinpu Railway.
From Xuzhou, we transferred to the Longhai Line. After passing through Kaifeng, we got off the train to assemble and cross the Yellow River. We then reboarded in Xinxiang and entered Shimen via the Pinghan-Han Line. We traveled under starry night to reinforce the Jizhong battlefield.
Because the Jinpu Railway in Shandong is already unsafe. In addition, if you take the Jinpu Railway to the Shide Railway, it is already within the combat radius of the Anti-Japanese League's long-range bombers. For safety reasons, avoid Jinpu, which is already quite unsafe.
On the Shandong section of the railway, the Japanese army chose to transfer from Xuzhou to the Longhai Line to Xuzhou and march towards the Jizhong Plain.
But in this way, these five regiments transferred from the Japanese army in central China will undoubtedly delay some time when they travel through Jinpu, Longhai, cross the Yellow River and pedal in Xinxiang before entering the Pinghan Line. However, although it was delayed a little time, it was always
It is much better than opening the road bit by bit along the Jinpu Railway in Shandong or being bombed on the Shide Railway.
Not only did these five regiments go around in a circle, but the 22nd Division, which was previously transferred from Jinhua, Zhejiang, also followed this path. In order to mobilize this 22nd Division to participate in the war, the Japanese army even took the initiative to abandon Jinhua on the Zhejiang battlefield.
and surrounding areas. Shrinking the control area back to the line from Xiaoshan to Hangzhou, leaving only one Seventy Division in Zhejiang.
At the same time in South China, the Japanese base camp transferred the 161st Independent Infantry Regiment of the 104th Division from the 23rd Army in South China to strengthen two field artillery squadrons and a mountain artillery squadron.
Two infantry brigades from each of the 9th, 22nd, and 23rd brigades were embarked from Guangzhou and were heading to Qingdao.
The two new divisions originally planned to be used in the Nanyang battlefield were all deployed from Nagasaki Port to reinforce Tianjin. They tried to use the last navigation time before Tanggu Port was frozen to quickly reinforce the Pingjin battlefield. However, these two divisions
The division that set out first was unlucky. As soon as it left the port of Nagasaki, it was sunk by a U.S. submarine carrying out reconnaissance missions around the Japanese archipelago and a transport ship carrying all the heavy weapons of the division.
The Japanese Navy's strength is tight at the moment, and it believes that this voyage is in the inland sea that is strictly controlled by it, so it only dispatched a few coastal defense ships as escort ships. As the boss judged, the original plan was to set up a submarine blockade in the Bohai Strait
The U.S. Navy has indeed given up on the anti-Union war.
In the huge Bohai Strait, the US military only sent two submarines to form a blockade full of loopholes. During the entire battle, in addition to a submarine performing a reconnaissance mission off the coast of Japan, it sank a Japanese troop transport ship.
, the so-called blockade set up along the Bohai Strait has basically achieved zero results.
In order to prevent the Japanese army from increasing troops to the Pingjin area via the sea route, the Anti-Japanese Alliance aviation forces dedicated to suppressing Tianjin and Tanggu Ports had to shoulder the burden themselves. Under the desperate attacks of the Anti-Alliance aviation forces, they were unable to completely blockade the Bohai Sea.
Bay. But it also caused extremely serious losses to the Japanese army's sea transportation.
After the Japanese fleet crossed Beihuangcheng Island, it was targeted by long-range reconnaissance aircraft of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Its speed and direction of travel were continuously transmitted back to the aviation forward command post set up in Chengde along with radio waves. From the ship
After the team entered the Bohai Bay, they were constantly bombarded by swarms of Anti-Japanese Alliance aircraft. There were only three coastal defense ships and two submarine-driven escort formations, which were unable to compete with the aviation forces dispatched by the Anti-Japanese Alliance.