The reason why Nagano Yuichiro focused his attack on the two armies that had suffered the least damage before, and which were also the two armies with the best equipment and the strongest combat effectiveness among all the Chinese armies participating in the war around Yuncheng. The main reason was the previous two
During the offensive against Yuncheng in the war zone, he could clearly see who was the main force participating in the siege of Yuncheng.
Among the enemy forces around them, the Central Army of the Chinese Government Army is always the main force. Although the Shanxi-Sui Army on the eastern front has also invested a group army, its offensive cannot be said to be passive, but it is quite inactive. Most of the time, it just follows
Behind the shrinking strength of the 37th Division, seize the territory abandoned by the 37th Division.
The entire combat operation is not so much an attack as an armed parade plus a follow-up. Only by defeating the Central Army in the west and north can we safely evacuate. Especially after the seven-day Yuncheng offensive and defensive battle,
, the two most complete armies currently on the battlefield around Yuncheng.
As for the unlucky Nineteenth Army, it was only because its so-called position happened to be stuck on the only route for the Japanese army to retreat, so it was selected as a secondary target by Yuichiro Nagano. Otherwise, all the troops participating in the war in Chongqing would have been clearly seen. This time
Nagano Yuichiro, who was responsible for the entire counterattack on Yuncheng, would not be interested in this army at all.
In fact, Lieutenant General Nagano Yuichiro also knew very well that during the previous seven days of offensive and defensive battles, if the Shanxi-Sui Army participating in the battle had not been slow to move, poorly coordinated, and hesitant in their actions, even though there was a group army, they could not be completely cut off.
The connection between Yuncheng and the Zhongtiao Mountains in southern Shanxi.
If the Jinsui Army had not acted too slowly and failed to seize Zhangdian at the first opportunity, it would have been impossible for the independent 14th Brigade stationed in southern Shanxi to have two armies in one group and have already stationed themselves just a stone's throw away from Zhangdian.
Under the circumstances of the county, they got rid of the harassment and pursuit of the Communist troops behind them and completely withdrew to Yuncheng, which strengthened the strength of the Yuncheng defenders.
Not only did he be able to shrink all the troops in southern Shanxi back to the vicinity of Yuncheng at the first time, he could concentrate his forces to defend Yuncheng. Under the siege of several elite Central Army troops in the surrounding area, Yuncheng could not rely on more than one division, no matter what.
It is impossible to persist until the arrival of reinforcements under the siege of the Chinese army whose weapons and equipment have increased significantly.
In addition, there are complete and solid fortification groups around Yuncheng to rely on, as well as a large amount of ammunition and food stored in the city, plus a large number of poison gas bombs. The 37th Division can use its firepower density as much as possible during the battle. Once
If the battle situation is unfavorable, a large number of poisonous gas shells can be fired at any cost to block the opened gap.
According to the current situation of the Chinese army around him, the firepower is no longer the same as before, and the overall situation of cooperation with the air force, which has an absolute advantage. I and the 37th Division, I am afraid that not even the scum will be left. Even so, I
The Thirty-seventh Division also suffered casualties within these seven days, losing one-third, and the Independent Fourteenth Brigade lost nearly half of its troops.
Under this situation, although Lieutenant General Nagano Yuichiro really does not want to break the invisible tacit understanding with the Jinsui Army. But since his superiors have decided that all the Japanese troops in Yuncheng will evacuate Yuncheng and retreat to eastern Henan. Then this follow-up
Behind the 14th Independent Brigade, there are a lot of advantageous troops.
But because of the current station, he must be his first target to defeat whether he wants it or not. Only by defeating this army can it deter other troops deployed in the direction of Xia County. When the Japanese army in Yuncheng is allowed to withdraw eastward, they dare not
Conduct any interception southward to ensure that all Japanese troops in Yuncheng can safely evacuate.
Although against the Central Army, Lieutenant General Nagano Yuichiro used most of his strength. He already knew the overall strength of the Jinsui Army and the mentality on the battlefield. To deal with this army, which currently has one army and three divisions, Nagano
Lieutenant General Yuichiro only sent out a detachment of troops.
Although the 19th Army has three divisions under its jurisdiction, it is currently the most complete army in the World War II zone. However, due to the current total strength of the entire Shanxi-Sui Army, the total strength of the army is only more than 10,000. This is also the total strength of the entire Yuncheng Army.
Of all the troops participating in the battle on the surrounding battlefield, the army is the weakest.
The army is currently deployed on the Zhangdian front line, but its location is quite critical. It reaches Xia County to the north, and the Yellow River ferry to the south. It controls the depth of Zhongtiao Mountain to the east, and overlooks Yuncheng and the Nantongpu Railway to the west, preventing Yuncheng from reaching
Hengqu Highway. Although it is just a town, its position is very important in the current battle situation in southwestern Shanxi.
Lieutenant General Nagano Yuichiro was eager to open a passage to the east for retreat and to deter the Chinese army north of Zhangdian. Because of the importance of the garrison position, this army was honored to compete with the two most elite troops of the Central Army.
They were all honored to be on the list together. This result was something that the King of Shanxi who had carefully calculated it at the beginning never expected.
Originally, when the campaign was launched, the King of Shanxi had a very clear plan. He wanted to take advantage of Chongqing's eagerness to win a battle and regain one or several relatively important cities in order to block the pressure of domestic and foreign public opinion. He asked the Eighth War Zone to be transferred.
The Central Army and the Sichuan Army transferred from the First War Zone charged at the front.
And his Jinsui Army was placed in an area with easy access and retreat, so that if the situation was unfavorable, he could quickly retreat to Xia County. After all, since the fall of most areas in Shanxi, the arsenal and most of the financial, food and military resources have been lost.
The Jin-Sui Army is no longer what it used to be.
All armies generally have a characteristic that the entire Chinese civil service system should strive to learn in a few decades, and that is that they are quite slim. There are three to four thousand people in the division, and ten thousand people in the army.
Together, there are only 120,000 people. It seems that there are four army groups and eight corps, but the actual situation is that the situation is different.
Even with the unprecedented 30,000 new soldiers and some weapons and equipment provided by Chongqing before the war, it was just a replenishment of the original few shelf divisions with more officers and fewer soldiers. His Shanxi-Sui Army was far away from recovery
It is still far from the vitality it had before the war.
He lacks confidence and has always distrusted his old rival in Chongqing, the King of Shanxi. He wants to use the opportunity of this battle to restore as much territory as possible to restore the vitality of his Jinsui Army. But he is afraid that he
His old rival used a knife to kill people during this battle and directly eliminated his Jinsui Army. He always looked forward and backward during the operation, avoiding the important and taking the easy. It can even be said to be quite slow.
When the Japanese independent 14th Brigade, stationed in the Zhongtiao Mountains in southern Shanxi, quickly withdrew westward towards Yuncheng. In order to preserve its strength, one of his group armies, two armies, and two directly affiliated artillery regiments faced 30,000 troops.
The 14th Independent Brigade, which consisted of only a few thousand men and had no heavy weapons, watched from the north of Xia County without making any move. It was only after the brigade withdrew into Yuncheng that they slowly followed behind.
, seized Xia County and Zhangdian.
However, in order to cope with the pressure from Chongqing, after the 14th Independent Brigade withdrew, he moved the 19th Army, which currently has the most complete combat effectiveness in the World War II zone, to Zhangdian, the second-line area of Yuncheng battlefield. There was no way that the lion opened his mouth and suddenly wanted to
With so much equipment and additional soldiers, we can't go without any effort.
Although the equipment provided are all state-made Hanyang-made rifles, imitation Czech light machine guns and Type 24 heavy machine guns. But aren’t the weapons and equipment you want also supplemented for you? At least the weapons and equipment of your Jinsui Army, although
It can't be called sophisticated, but at least the quantity is sufficient.
The 12,000 Hanyang-made rifles, 1,000 light machine guns, 200 heavy machine guns, 90 mortars and 5 million rounds of ammunition given by Chongqing are so easy to get? You must know the rifles from Chongqing last year
The total output is only more than 70,000 pieces, and the light machine guns are only 9,000 pieces.
The U.S. aid has not yet arrived, domestically produced weapons and the Italian-made weapons previously provided have to be replenished last year's war losses and new troops have to be expanded. The stockpile has never been full. One-seventh of it was allocated at once.
The output is a rare and generous one. Although they are all made in China, except for the poorer quality, the performance is not much worse than that of Meiji.
Although some of the light machine guns are the French-made Hotchkiss M1922 light machine gun that was unearthed from an unknown warehouse, and the Kirari light machine gun that has been discontinued for a long time. But it's a good thing.
It basically meets the number you originally proposed. Not only does it meet the required quantity, but it also provides eight additional German-made 37 anti-aircraft guns and more than 20 Japanese-made anti-aircraft machine guns.
You must know that this number is the first time since the July 7th Incident that Chongqing has replenished the miscellaneous army. Even the 33rd Group Army, which has the best combat effectiveness among the miscellaneous armies and worked the hardest in the battle, even the commander-in-chief of the group army died in battle. No matter how many losses there are,
It's big and has never been replenished in this quantity.
The king of Shanxi also knows that with so much weapons and equipment, it is basically impossible to do nothing and just watch the fun. Don’t pretend that others don’t know about your World War II zone. There are still many in Shaanxi.
Inventory base. The Taiyuan arsenal that moved west can also manufacture some weapons every year. This time the lion opened its mouth and others tolerated it, but they had some strength.
If you really make the Chongqing man anxious, the Japanese may not be able to defeat them, but there is still no problem in dealing with the remaining hundreds of thousands of people in your World War II zone. If nothing else, it will cut off your source of military pay.
All your current sources of funding can only rely on the Jinsui Army in Chongqing and they will collapse. If you don’t gather troops if you don’t have money, who will work for you if you don’t have money?
The most important thing is that the King of Shanxi also knows that his current Jinsui Army is no longer the one that was completely devoted to him during the Central Plains War. The current Jinsui Army has been greatly penetrated by Chongqing. If
If there is a real conflict with the Central Army, I am afraid that if I can mobilize half of the eight armies under my command, I can already have some fun.
Therefore, the King of Shanxi, who is still very good at calculating, even though he spent most of his time in this battle, he gritted his teeth and sent his 19th Army with the most complete equipment at the moment, and also the entire Jinsui Army.
The only one in the army that replaced the original Jin-made Type 38 rifles with Hanyang-made replacement rifles transferred from Chongqing. It was placed on the Zhangdian front line and was responsible for cutting off the Japanese reinforcement route east of Yuncheng.
But I originally thought that the Central Army would be at the front. Although the 19th Army was in a situation of breaking in alone, it was deployed on the second line after all. Even if the Japanese army counterattacked, the first wave of blows would not fall on this army. The Central Army in the front
Even if the army is defeated, it can retreat unscathed under the cover of another army deployed in Xia County.
This arrangement at both ends made the Shanxi king quite proud. It not only met the needs of Chongqing, but also ensured the safety of his own troops. At the same time, it also cut off the communist army in southeastern Shanxi and peeped into southwest and southern Shanxi.
Passage. Ensure that after this battle, he can regain firm control over the entire southwestern Shanxi, especially Yuncheng, a place with great wealth.