In order to achieve the maximum tactical effect, before the troops were divided in the lighthouse, Wang Guangyu specifically issued an order to the commander of the regiment responsible for closing the entire encirclement circle. If the 11th Division did not break out toward the Naoli River, the regiment was not allowed to launch an attack. [.Com
Text] But if the 11th Division breaks out to the east of the Naoli River with all its strength, even if the regiment is completely wiped out, the main force of the 11th Division will not be allowed to step across the Naoli River.
Wang Guangyu was very cautious. The reason why he stopped the regiment responsible for closing the final encirclement from taking the initiative was not only worried about being taken advantage of by the 11th Division to find an opportunity to break out, but also more worried about the 8th Division heading west to reinforce the 11th Division.
.Leave this regiment behind. If the 8th Division, which is currently resting at the junction of eastern Baoqing, Mishan and Hulin, really goes all out to advance westward, it can at least block it for a while and buy time for the headquarters to reallocate its forces.
Just half an hour before Wang Guangyu commanded the fifth brigade to arrive at the scheduled deployment location, operating on the northern front, the first brigade commanded by the political commissar of the column Yi Jianping had arrived at the Tuanshanzi line after a night of forced march. In view of the fact that it started from the Jinshagang line
Liu Changshun's troops, who launched a counterattack, had already occupied Qingyuan and compressed the remnants of the 12th Regiment to the 12th line. Under the situation, it was no longer necessary for him to continue to advance westward.
Yi Jianping made a prompt decision and stopped the westward advance. Without waiting for the attached artillery to arrive, he concentrated the main force of the first brigade under the cover of the brigade artillery, and attacked with all his strength from the Tuanshanzi front line in the direction of Baoqing. He went straight to the fierce battle between Jiaxinzi and Guoshan.
The side and rear of the 43rd Regiment.
Just when Ushijima was furious because the radio was interfered with and became deaf, Yi Jianping's leading group had already defeated a squadron of the 43rd Regiment, seizing the front line of Jia Xinzi and the barrier behind the Japanese army, Xuma.
A nail was drilled deeply into his back. The main force of the first brigade was also heading southwest of the mountain, forcibly crossing the Dabaishi River, and its front was pointed directly at the side and rear of the 43rd Regiment.
At this moment, in Baoqing County, the Japanese troops who rushed into the city withdrew from the city in a short period of time. Yang Zhen, who had already guessed the Japanese army's intention to retreat, learned that the main force of the first brigade had crossed the Great Hundred.
On the Shihe front line, after reporting that the leading regiment had seized Xu Ma, he immediately ordered the troops who had taken Xinzi to the backing line to immediately launch a counterattack against the enemy in front of them.
Together with troops from the 1st and 5th brigades, they formed an encirclement of the 43rd Regiment. In order to ensure that the front-line defenders of Jiaxinzi, who suffered heavy casualties, had enough strength to counterattack, Yang Zhen rushed into the city even when Dongguan was most critical.
When the Japanese troops inside had already fought to a distance of less than 500 meters from their headquarters, the last half of the reserve battalion that was not used was all allocated to the defenders on the front line of Jiaxinzi.
By the time the communications officer dispatched by Colonel Asakawa, who had just rushed over, finally found the headquarters of the 43rd Regiment, the remaining 43rd Regiment had been surrounded by reinforcements rushing from all directions.
The Jiaxinzi line in the southwest direction of Qing Dynasty.
Almost at the same time, the only one of the 12 communications officers sent by Colonel Asakawa Tsai to inform the 43rd Regiment of the retreat plan arrived at the 43rd Regiment Headquarters. He was carefully selected by Asakawa Tsai and went north to reinforce the 12th Regiment.
The remaining squadron of the regiment had not yet reached the final bottom line drawn by Niu Daoman for the 12th regiment on the Twelve Mile Line, but encountered a large group of enemy troops suddenly rushing toward them from the direction of Yongle in the east at the Baocang Line.
The Japanese troops in this squadron were caught off guard. Faced with the large number of enemy troops that suddenly rushed out, they did not even have time to struggle for a few times before being submerged under the opponent's offensive.
But what happened on the Jiaxinzi front line and the treasure house was because of an abnormality in radio communication at this moment, and all wireless communications were interrupted. After a period of intermittent wired communication, it was finally completely interrupted. At present, only external communication is available.
Lieutenant General Ushijima Mitsuru, who could understand the battle situation through the most primitive cavalry communication method, did not know this.
Until the leading regiment of the fifth brigade, which was ordered to rescue Baoqing County, ignored the fatigue of the long march and used a fierce offensive to cleanly tear apart the joint headquarters of the two regiments of the 11th Division, in addition to one unit immediately running into Baoqing County,
The main force launched an all-out attack on Dongguan. At the same time, when the follow-up troops had reached less than five miles southwest of Dongguan, Ushijima Mitsuru was shocked to find that he was now surrounded by enemies on all sides.
Faced with a battle situation that took a turn for the worse and could even be described as rotten and out of control, Ushijima knew that his opponent might have been plotting against him from the day he entered the territory of Hosei. And judging from the smooth movements of the opponent's main force, it was very clear that
Obviously, calculating yourself is no longer a matter of a day or two.
They deliberately showed weakness and placed only two regiments in the entire Baoqing, using Baoqing County to hold back their main force. At the same time, they used the natural barrier of Qixing River to block their way to the north. And their main force was not in the west at all.
The 14th Division on the front line had already moved to the western mountainous area of Baoqing and was waiting for the entire army to enter the territory of Baoqing. Even after the veterans of the division were tired, the entire army rushed to complete the attack on the 11th Division.
The main force encircled.
However, despite repeatedly thinking about it, Ushijima Mitsuru never figured out what went wrong with his plan to go north, which at least seemed to be seamless, and actually made his opponent aware of it in advance. If Ushijima Mitsuru knew that he was in the 29th Division,
If Yang Zhen's suspicion aroused Yang Zhen's suspicion because the regiment had already been dispatched and still didn't show up after the battle on the Guokui River, would he regret it and give himself a few slaps?
Although he didn't figure out what went wrong with him and his opponent saw his flaw, Ushijima Mitsuru was sure of one thing. This time, he used the 29th Division's midline offensive to attract the attention of his opponent's main force.
The plan of commanding the 11th Division to take advantage of the weak troops in Baoqing territory to go north and capture Jiamusi was definitely not leaked on his own part.
Because this plan was drawn up by myself, and no one else was involved. The combat order was not issued until the 11th Division arrived at the junction of Baoqing and Mishan in the north. As for the Fifth Army, it was also against Baoqing.
After the attack on Qingxian City began, the specific movements of the 11th Division were not known, and it was impossible to leak them.
The development of the war situation did not give Ushijima Mitsuru much time to think about it. Looking at the opponent's increasing strength and listening to the intensive sound of gunfire from the front line of the folder, Ushijima Mitsuru knew that he was thinking of a way out, facing the enemies who were surrounded from all sides.
Opponent, the 11th Division may really die without a burial place.
Now for Ushijima Mitsuru, the most important thing is not to find out where the flaw is exposed, but how to escape. However, it is not clear how many troops the opponent has come up with, and the equipment is not yet known, which makes the usual
Ushijima Mitsuru, who thought he was decisive in killing, felt at a loss for the first time.
Under the repeated urging of Colonel Asakawa, especially after receiving the news that a large number of anti-Manchu armed forces were discovered on the Baojin front line, which was very close to Beiguan, where the 44th Regiment Headquarters was located, I knew that the original retreat plan was no longer possible.
Ushijima Mitsuru, who might be able to complete the task, did not hesitate at all this time, and immediately ordered the 44th Regiment to blow up all the baggage and heavy weapons that could not be carried, and retreat with all his strength to the east of the Naoli River where no trace of the enemy had been found yet.
After ordering the 43rd Regiment to leave two squadrons of troops to hold off the opponent, they also immediately showed up at the station from Jiaxinzi and broke out to the east of the Naoli River with all their strength. The 44th Regiment immediately after crossing the Naoli River,
Seize the ferry, cover and order the 43rd Regiment to immediately move towards the 44th Regiment on the spot with all its strength.
In Ushijima Mitsuru's opinion, as long as we can seize the opportunity to seize the opponent's encirclement before it is completely sealed, we should cross the Naoli River and retreat eastward to the Jianshanzi line to get rid of the opponent's encirclement. At this time, the Eighth Division was in the middle of the secret line.
Rest at the junction of Shanshan and Hulin. As long as you reach the Jianshanzi line, you will be in the defensive circle of the 8th Division, and you will be safe.
Just how to inform Ushijima that in addition to the dense sound of gunfire in the west conveying the information that the 43rd Regiment was fighting fiercely with its opponents, the 43rd Regiment, which had lost all wired and wireless communication links, was full of Ushijima.
The lieutenant general and the second colonel Asakawa were worried.
Although the 43rd Regiment and the 44th Regiment are now cut off from each other by their opponents, if the 44th Regiment stays on the Dongguan front line, they can form a corner with the 43rd Regiment. Once the 44th Regiment becomes active
Breaking through, even if the 43rd Regiment is still fully equipped, it may not be able to survive in the face of the main force of the opponent encircling them from all sides.
Even though Lieutenant General Ushijima Mitsuru was confident in the combat effectiveness of the 43rd Regiment, he still understood the allusion of the ant biting the elephant to death. Even the 6th Division, which is known as the strongest combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army, was under the opponent's offensive.
After being defeated, the strength of the 43rd Regiment at this time was far inferior to that of the 6th Division, which had two regiments before the entire army was destroyed. Once the support of the 43rd Regiment is lost, it may not even have a chance to break through.
None.
But if the 44th Regiment is allowed to stay in Dongguan, the strength of the 44th Regiment has dropped sharply to less than half of its full strength, and ammunition has been exhausted.
Our opponent has three regiments of troops, and I'm afraid the odds are even worse.
But if Ushijima Mitsuru is allowed to leave the 43rd Regiment and escape on his own, let alone the 44th Regiment with less than six squadrons left, will it be able to break out of the opponent's siege? It means that a whole
He, Ushijima Mitsuru, could not afford to shoulder the responsibility of strengthening the alliance and leaving it to his opponents. Even if he, Ushijima Mitsuru, could escape, the Tokyo base camp and the Kwantung Army headquarters would not be able to spare him.
At this moment, Ushijima Mitsuru, who was a little worried because all communications with the 43rd Regiment were interrupted, were constantly thinking about the choice between the two regiments. As for the 12th Regiment on the 12th Mile Line, Ushijima Mitsuru was directly worried about it.
was ignored. The opponent had already reached the outskirts of Beiguan, and there was no need to ask about the outcome of the temporary brigade composed of the remnants of the 12th Regiment. Therefore, in Ushijima Mitsuru's breakout plan, this brigade did not exist at all.
was included in it.
Just when Lieutenant General Ushijima Mitsuru was worried about how to contact the 43rd Regiment, he didn't know what kind of madness God had gone to, and he actually opened his face to these beasts. Ushijima Mitsuru's bad luck had come to an end. It turned out that
Radio communications, which had been experiencing severe interference, were suddenly restored.
Seeing that the radio contact was restored, Ushijima Mitsuru, who was overjoyed, immediately sent an order to the 43rd Regiment Captain Aoyama Kiyoshi to immediately retreat to the east of the Naori River, and immediately ordered the 44th Regiment to turn around and head towards the enemy at all costs.
Breakout east.
Originally, Ushijima Mitsuru thought that compared with the 43rd Regiment, which was far west of the city and on the line between Nobuko, the 44th Regiment, whose main position was between Dongguan and Beiguan, next to the Naoli River, would be much easier to break through.
Convenient. But what he didn't expect was that the result of what he thought was a breakthrough was quite unexpected.
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