Chapter five hundred and seventy-ninth fierce battle in Korea
However, although Chen Hanzhang adopted correct tactics and had an absolute advantage in equipment, his small number of troops was always a fatal weakness. After three days of fierce fighting, half of Li Mingrui's workers there had not been evacuated, but Chen Hanzhang The troops suffered heavy casualties. The Korean Independent Division that was pulled up was disabled in just three days.
What surprised Chen Hanzhang and several military and political officials of the Korean Independent Division was that the Koreans in North Korea were not very enthusiastic about resisting Japanese colonial rule. Although they invaded North Korea, the Korean Independent Division applied for conscription during the recruitment The number of people is very few.
Not only were the number of applicants very small, there were even a large number of military and police units composed of Koreans who cooperated with the 19th Division in combat. They also worked extremely hard when cooperating with the Japanese army. They even took on a considerable part of the main attack. The task. In quite a few positions, it actually became a civil war between Koreans standing on two different sides.
Chen Hanzhang's right wing set up a blocking position on the line from Songzhen Mountain to Guilori. It was the main force of the North Hamgyong Province garrison composed entirely of Koreans, and cooperated with two squadrons of the 19th Division. Taking advantage of the familiar terrain at night, they Under the guidance of local people, the attack was successful by taking a small road.
Although Guiluoli is not large in area, it is indeed a very important outpost on the front line of Songzhen Mountain. Without Guiloli, the mountainous plain area that can be used as a starting point for counterattack operations, the blocking troops can only shrink back and abandon the two wings, completely Withdrew to Songzhen Mountain and stood firm.
The Korean Independent Division was crippled within three days, and Chen Hanzhang simply refused to do anything. After getting Yang Zhen's approval, he assigned all Koreans in his control area from Fanghengling in the west to Wufenglao in the east. After all the young and middle-aged men serving in the military were forcibly transported back to China, they were reorganized on the spot in Hunchun.
Together with the thousands of Koreans recruited in Hunchun, an area where Koreans organized and concentrated in China, the number of soldiers for the Korean Independent Division was increased by more than 20,000. Together with the rescued laborers, they were all transported back to the base area. .As for the captured Korean military and police officers, they were all handed over to the Korean Independent Guerrilla Detachment.
What he didn't expect was that he originally wanted to add some soldiers to this Korean independent guerrilla detachment. But he didn't expect that the seven to eight hundred Korean prisoners of war he handed over would be pulled into a ravine by the detachment leader and held captive in front of the surrounding people. All the residents were executed with machine guns.
Looking at the behavior of the detachment leader, Chen Hanzhang shook his head, very worried about his guerrilla actions. Because after Li Mingrui's retreat, the main force of the second column will all withdraw to the base to rest. And this independent guerrilla detachment will be left behind. Fighting guerrillas in North Korea.
These Korean Japanese soldiers were basically recruited locally. It is easy to kill these people who are in cahoots, but it is difficult to win people's hearts. Chen Hanzhang understands the intention of his old comrade in the Second Anti-Alliance Army, but he thinks it is not Not the best way to solve the problem.
His compatriots have been under the rule of the Japanese army for decades. If he wants to change the mindset of his compatriots in a short period of time, it cannot be solved by simply killing people. If they should be killed, those of them among the Japanese army Only high-ranking North Korean officers above the rank of Major should be killed.
This behavior of his may not have the deterrent effect he hopes to have, but can only have the opposite effect. I am afraid that many people will stay away from their activities in their homeland in the future, and the Japanese will seize this rare opportunity. , which will further demonize the Anti-League in propaganda.
Without the support of the people, how long can they hold on in North Korea, which is only separated from Northeast China by a river but has three Japanese divisions stationed there? At least in North Hamgyong Province, it will be difficult. Chen Hanzhang I am very worried about the future fate of this old comrade in the Second Anti-Alliance Army.
But worries are worries. Whether this Korean independent guerrilla detachment can survive in North Korea is not something he can consider after all. Although Chen Hanzhang also heard about the Korean independent division, he also vaguely guessed the thoughts of No. 1. But for him He said, but did not dare to think too deeply. For him, what was more important at the moment was the war situation. How much time could he buy for Li Mingrui to evacuate those tens of thousands of workers.
Now that the Korean Independent Division has been crippled and there are no reserve units available for use, Chen Hanzhang has made up his mind to change the previous passive defense tactics and adopt a step-by-step approach. He gradually shrinks his troops and returns to the west of the Tumen River, relying on Stand firm along the Tumen River and buy Li Mingrui one or two days.
However, Wang Xiaoming, who was fighting hard with the 57th Division on the front line of Laosongling, learned about the battle situation here. Although he could not mobilize reinforcements for him, Wang Xiaoming withdrew some heavy equipment from the firing line and quickly reinforced him with a tank battalion and Two light tank companies and two 107 rocket launcher companies.
Having completed the Dongning Fortress combat mission and was heading south to Dukai Mountain, he also assigned the relatively most complete regiment he had on hand to Chen Hanzhang, and freed up all the trucks transporting laborers for a forced march. He rushed to the battlefield where Chen Hanzhang was at very fast speed.
After receiving reinforcements, Chen Hanzhang adopted the previous tactics. Instead of waiting for the Japanese army to launch an attack, he used tanks to detour the Japanese army's flanks. Instead, he used cavalry and tanks to form a mechanized group and launched continuous counterattacks deep into the Japanese army along the highway. Even once his The tank reached a distance of less than 100 meters from Yoshio Utsuki's headquarters.
If it weren't for the limited fuel on the tanks and the personal call from Liangfu last month, the Japanese fleet in Chongjin Bay opened fire with all their might. The firepower was too fierce and the infantry suffered heavy casualties. In addition, Chen Hanzhang was worried that the assault would be too deep and the force would have an absolute advantage. The Japanese troops surrounded them and issued an order to retreat. Otherwise, he might have been like his subordinates, holding hand grenades and fighting the tanks hand-to-hand.
However, when the tank company was retreating, it was somewhat unwilling to face the retreat order issued by the superiors. The instructor who replaced the commander of the sacrificed company ordered to concentrate all the remaining artillery shells of each vehicle and focus on the only remaining house around the entire battlefield. Boom.
Although Yoshio escaped last month, his headquarters was smashed. All radio stations, codes, military maps and other documents were destroyed. The armored troops destroyed the headquarters of the 19th Division, at least for a short time. It reduced the intensity of the Japanese attack and greatly assisted the infantry's defensive operations.
After this battle, the first thing Yoshio did last month was to move a nest for his headquarters. From the east of Songzhen Peak, he moved it all the way to the seaside. And on the sea behind the headquarters, he also specially moved a nest from the navy. Call in a torpedo boat so that you can retreat quickly if there is a similar encounter again.
Last month, Liangfu's idea of moving the headquarters to the seaside was very simple. In addition to hoping to get full fire cover, not to mention protection, from the warships on the Qingjin Bay behind him, he also had another thought: I can't do anything to you on land. Here we are. On the sea, there is nothing you can do to me. If I run towards the warship on the sea, can your tanks still drive into the sea to chase me?
After moving the headquarters to the seaside, the frightened Yoshio Kamigetsu finally calmed down and re-established the broken command system. However, facing the current situation, Yoshio Kamigetsu's hair was almost turning gray. Logistics Base , the artillery position was smashed to pieces by the opponent's tanks.
In particular, the logistics supply warehouse was completely destroyed by the opponent's tank fleet. Liang Fu was not worried about the food, because the Japanese army always had a good tradition on the battlefield, that is, collecting it on the spot. Although this was done on his own But when it came time to colonize Korea, the Japanese army would not be lenient. But ammunition and gasoline were his biggest worries.
The ammunition depot of the 19th Division in Ronan had been destroyed by enemy bombers. This time the ammunition depot at the forward position was destroyed again. In addition to the ammunition carried by the soldiers, the 19th Division had no ammunition available for a short time. .In order to ensure that the ammunition on hand for the troops could last until reloading of ammunition arrived from Pyongyang, the helpless Yoshio Otsuki issued an order.
In addition to the arrival of new ammunition last month, Liangfu strictly stipulated that the infantry should not use more than thirty rounds of ammunition per day, and the machine gun ammunition should not exceed half a base. As for the artillery, each gun only needs to fire five rounds of artillery shells per day. Because he He also didn't know when the ammunition he needed would be delivered under enemy fire blockade.
At the same time, last month, Liangfu also deployed four squadrons to sweep around to collect food on the spot. To put it bluntly, it means to rob. In order to boost morale, he also encouraged his subordinates in disguise that in addition to food, the Korean women should also rob. They had to rob them. They could not carry the comfort women with them during the march, and the troops were exhausted after several days of hard fighting.
Get some women to enjoy and improve the morale of the division which has been declining due to continuous attacks, attacks by enemy tanks and cavalry groups, the destruction of frontline warehouses, and shortage of supplies. For last month's Liangfu It's a very good choice.
Of course, if there are beautiful virgins among these Korean women, he will naturally be the first to enjoy them. It has been a few days since he left Luonan and went north. For the man who claims to be able to skip meals for a day, but can't live without women every day, he will be the first to enjoy it. Speaking of which, these days are quite difficult.
It is necessary to collect some food. Recruiting women can not only improve the morale of the troops, but also vent one's desires. For Shangyue Liangfu, it is a matter of killing two birds with one stone. Although North Korean women are far inferior to Shangyue Liangfu, Chinese women are beautiful, but good things are better than nothing.
As for his actions of robbing food and women, he couldn't care less about how those obedient Koreans would feel. Anyway, these Koreans were intimidated by the majestic military power of the Japanese Imperial Army. No matter how hard I suppress it, I don’t even dare to fart.
Compared with Taiwan, which continued to resist before the September 18th Incident. The final resistance was not really suppressed until 30 years ago. North Koreans are much more docile. After being ruled by the empire for many years, they rarely resisted. The imperial army temporarily collected some food and women from them, but they would not have the courage to resist in the face of the imperial army's bayonets.