Just as Ouyang Yun, Jiang Shuren and Niu John were discussing how to solve the current economic crisis of the Xuebing Military Government, in Xiaojiang Town on the west bank of Aojiang River, the 10th Xuexi Division and the 2nd Fujian Guard Division tightened their encirclement and launched an attack on the southern front troops of the Japanese South China Front. In order to attack, Matsui Iwane, at the suggestion of Okuichiro, sent a telegram to Yamamoto Isoroku for help, but did not even receive a reply. The old Japanese knew that the situation was over this time, so he personally presided over the defensive battle, leaving behind a full brigade of troops. After building defensive positions on the spot for defense, he led other troops and began to forcefully cross the Aojiang River.
This is a battle with uneven strength. The old rivals have adjusted their offensive and defensive positions. The Japanese army started with fighter planes, a large number of artillery and naval guns, and their strength was more than three times that of the student army; Day and night, only a dozen or so fighters of the 11th Air Corps were left, and only mortars were left as artillery. The ships left the Ryukyu Islands, and the number of troops was reduced by more than half.
Even in pursuit, encirclement and annihilation, the Xuebing Army's strength was still at a disadvantage. However, because of the overwhelmingly superior air force and artillery to provide support, the Xuebing Army suppressed the Japanese army from the beginning of the battle. Not only that, half an hour later, Under the long-range command of Wang Hai's Air Force 1st Division, the artillery of the Xuebing Army began to bombard the Japanese troops who forcibly crossed the Aojiang River. After about an hour of fighting, the Japanese troops suffered more than 3,000 casualties, and the 11th Aviation Corps finally only had three fighters. Fleeing back, this time I really have no power to fight anymore,
After three hours of fighting, the Xuebing Army transported two rounds of artillery shells from Fuding to the front line. The Japanese sniper positions were almost bombarded into ditches. At this time, the Japanese army used the cavalry horses to forcefully cross the river and successfully reached the other side. There are less than 4,000 troops in the army, but there are still more than 6,000 people stranded at the ferry on the west bank of Huangdu. Half of these 6,000 people are officers and soldiers of the logistics and transport troops. As night falls, Aojiang truly becomes After crossing the natural chasm, the Japanese no longer dare to enter the water at will.
Night gave the Japanese the opportunity to create chaos. The Japanese broke out in squads and squadrons. The student army was out of strength. Liu Yuqing and Pang Deya assessed the situation and chose to retreat to Cangnan County to build a defense line and temporarily stopped their pursuit.
The main force of the Southeastern Fujian Cadet Army stopped pursuing, but it did not mean that the enemy's nightmare was over, because the guerrillas of the Cadet Army in southwestern Zhejiang were dispatched. During the attack, Matsui Iwane chose to avoid too much entanglement with the guerrillas and delay the fighter plane. Avoid Wencheng and Jingning, and now start to pay the price for this decision. Night is suitable for small groups of troops to make sneak attacks, and it is also suitable for guerrillas to lay mines and traps. The ferry on the east bank of Huangdu is only about ten kilometers away from Ruian. If they marched in a hurry, it would take less than two hours to arrive, but this ten-kilometer journey cost the Japanese army nearly a thousand people. The southern front troops of the South China Front headed by Matsui Iwane came out of Ruian in high spirits and were defeated. When they returned, they were as devastated as a lost dog. When they came out, they had two divisions and a puppet army brigade and three brigades under their direct control (the independent tanks and the heavy artillery were destroyed first), with a total of more than 65,000 people. When they came back, only 3,000 people were left. , Although there are still nearly 10,000 troops on the west bank of the Aojiang River, the old Japanese dare not even think about how many they will eventually come back.
Fleeing back to the Ruian stronghold does not mean that you are safe. At about one o'clock in the morning, the old Japanese was just falling asleep when suddenly there were loud shouts of killing and the sound of gunfire from the north. He sat up in agitation, and then heard loud noises. Kuichiro shouted outside the house: "...Support the north gate and be sure to hold it."
The old devil put on his clothes and got out of bed, opened the door and asked, "What's going on?"
Okuichiro was also wearing only a coat. He turned around and said angrily: "Sir, the Chinese guerrillas dare to surround Ruian. It is really unreasonable."
The old devil opened his mouth to say something, but he just swallowed his saliva. He remembered the Chinese proverb "a tiger falls flat and is bullied by a dog" in his mind, and he let out a heavy breath,
The sound of gunfire at the North Gate came and went as quickly as it came. Tian Wenfeng knew the techniques of guerrilla warfare very well, and he also knew that with the three guerrilla columns at his disposal, it would be impossible to storm Ruian, which was guarded by four thousand Japanese soldiers, without heavy firepower. Reality, therefore, the purpose of his attack is actually very simple, that is, he does not want the little devil to have a good night's sleep. If Matsui Iwane could see the situation in the countryside of the east, north, and west gates of Ruian at this time, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood.
The three guerrilla columns of Ruian, Ruiping, and Wencheng came out of Wencheng. First they rushed all the way to the coastal area, and then set up ambushes along the way. The guerrillas were also exhausted. At this time, there were only a hundred or ten people launching a feint attack at the North Gate, and Others were huddled together and fast asleep,
Since Tian Wenfeng made up his mind to prevent the Japanese from having a good night's sleep, after the North Gate, the East Gate launched another feint attack, and then the West Gate. The West Gate attacked twice in a row, and then returned to the East Gate... In this way, within two hours After repeating this for more than a dozen times, Hisao Tani lost his composure. He approached Okuichiro and proposed that he personally lead a brigade to attack to show the Chinese people what they were doing.
Okuichiro didn't take his advice, and with the battle on the southern front like this, anyone with a discerning eye knew what the problem was. It was precisely because of Hisao Tani's eagerness to advance quickly and unscrupulously that the Xuebing Army seized the opportunity to use a secret weapon to counterattack. Since the start of the war on the southern front, Hisao Tani and his 6th Division have been performing almost exclusively. Okuichiro originally had no objections. He knew that the cadet army was difficult to deal with, so he deliberately let the 6th Division and the cadet army fight at first. Then when both sides are almost exhausted, add one more strike to win.
This idea was in line with his usual style of planning and then striking. What he didn't expect was that the situation of the battle would actually reverse. Not only that, after that, they didn't even have the chance to fight back. Okuichiro was also experienced in many battles. A veteran on the battlefield, but this was the first time he encountered this situation. He was defeated without even having a chance to appear, and then he could only run away like a lost dog. This made the old Japanese who always prided himself on being a famous general extremely embarrassed. Hate it,
Hisao Tani was not only cruel, but also very thick-skinned. Okuichiro made it clear that he didn't want to talk to him, but he still wanted to fight for it, saying: "The Chinese people are clearly feigning an attack. The purpose is not to let us rest well. When dawn, the Chinese people's fighters will They will come here again, and then the situation will be different. Lord Dajiu, lend me a squadron, and I will go out and teach them a lesson."
Hisao Tani only had more than two hundred people on hand at this time, and more than fifty of them were civil servants. Therefore, although he knew that Okuichiro did not want to see him, he had to shamelessly borrow people from Okuichiro.
Hisao Tani had already given birth. Okuichiro was disdainful in his heart, but he had to give an explanation, saying: "If the Shina people are just feinting, that's all. They must have follow-up actions. Mr. Tanihisa, please go back and rest." Well, I have my own way." After saying that, he no longer looked at Hisao Tani and walked back into the house.
Hisao Tani was left there. He stood in a daze for a while, looked up to the sky and sighed: "Time is not with me."
(Old Poison: Try to update six times tonight, the last update may be later)