No wonder the Japs had such a reaction - the sound of guns and artillery in the east could be heard incessantly, and it sounded like the war was still going on from a distance. Moreover, the East Route Army had two divisions no matter how hard it was. If this was considered in the context of the invasion of China
At the beginning, it was not a problem to defeat a Chinese army. The Xuebing Army was powerful, but the gap shouldn't be so big, right? In a battle involving tens of thousands of people, how could the winner be determined so quickly? For example, Lion Gate, although
The Western Route Army also suffered huge casualties, but didn't it still defeat the Jews who had taken advantage of all the weapons and geographical advantages and fled in panic?
When Yokoyama Yong saw the officers and soldiers around him like this, he thought something was wrong and quickly said, "We'll go back first. I'm just guessing! The real situation can't be known until we see the commander."
"But we paid such a high price——"
"As long as we rush over, we can meet up with the Eastern Route Army!"
"Your Excellency, I am so unwilling!"
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Ordinary officers and soldiers could not bear this result, so could Isamu Yokoyama. However, he did not dare to tell the truth. The two-pronged attack was Neji Okamura's decision, and it was the result of his insistence against all opinions.
The Lion Gate was captured at a great cost, and the two armies were about to rendezvous. However, he issued an order to retreat. There was only one possibility - the Eastern Route Army had been defeated, and there was no need to rendezvous.
Yokoyama Isamu has been directing the battle on the front line, and was almost killed by the artillery fire that blocked the retreat of the 18th Division. When he was directing the battle, he was full of enthusiasm and had no other feelings. Now that he was retreating down the mountain, the further he went, the more frightened he became - originally
He thought he had killed enough enemies, and even though he failed to achieve the goal set in front of the station, his troops did not suffer a loss. However, when he kicked the corpses of officers and soldiers lying on the ground from time to time along the way, he woke up with horror, and then discovered that his troops
Casualties were not much less than those of the enemy.
More than that?! The artillery of the Eighth and Eighteenth Divisions are not vegetarians. Ouyang Yun believes in artillery tactics even more than the Japanese. The artillery of the Xuebing Army is not only well-equipped, but the quality of the soldiers is also first-class. One division after another
The artillery of the regiment participated in this defensive battle. Although the Eighth Division only had half of the artillery shells left, the blow it dealt to the Japanese army was devastating.
Isamu Yokoyama was immersed in commanding the troops and had no time or mood to calculate the battle losses of his troops. However, Okamura Neji and Yoshimoto Sadji at the foot of the mountain knew it very well. Of course, because they had captured the Lion Gate and broken through from the beginning.
Although the casualties were huge, Neji Okamura, who was red-eyed and had decided to fight, did not feel distressed until he received a telegram from Somu Yamamuro and learned that they were besieged by the superior cadet army.
He could no longer hold on and had no choice but to break out of the encirclement. Only then did he wake up from his frantic mood. Then, when he calculated his losses, he was dumbfounded.
There were nearly 20,000 people before the attack, but now? In addition to those who are supporting the top of the mountain, there are only more than 2,000 logistics and staff members and a brigade of military police left around him. At this time, there are at most two people under Isamu Yokoyama.
Brigade, plus the gendarmerie from a new brigade that he had just sent out - when the old Japanese thought of this, his vision went dark, his heart cramped, a sweet taste immediately filled his throat, and he spit out a mouthful of hot blood.
"Your Excellency, Commander!" "Your Excellency!" Yoshimoto Sadji and other officers in the headquarters immediately panicked. Some people shouted for military doctors, while others rushed to bring hot tea.
"I'm fine. Yoshimoto, retreat to Fengxin immediately! Hold Fengxin and wait for Mr. Nishio to come for reinforcements!"
"Hai! Sir, please take a rest!"
"I'm really fine. You guys, pack up quickly and retreat immediately when Yokoyama Yuichi comes back!"
"Hai!"
Twenty minutes later, as Yokoyama Isamu organized his troops along the way, and then gathered nearly 4,000 Japanese soldiers near the headquarters. Under the command of Yoshimoto Sadji, the Japanese army began to retreat.
The Japanese army had just begun to retreat, and Lu Zhibai, who had been monitoring them from a distance, immediately reported to the general headquarters.
At that time, Ouyang Yun was commanding the Niangziyun Guards to set up a defensive formation towards the west. Jiang Huangyong suddenly shouted urgently: "Sir, Okamura Nei is about to run!"
"What?"
"Ru Zhibai called back and Okamura Neji ran away!"
Ouyang Yun stamped his feet and shouted: "Ah?! Damn it, why didn't I think of that?! Mamapi, I'm actually a coward!"
"Sir, what should we do?"
"First deal with the Eastern Route Army. Call Chu Tiange and Menkuili. The guerrillas will seize Fengxin immediately. After the 18th Division and the 8th Division join up, they will immediately cross the foothills of Meiling Mountain and block the foothills of Meiling Mountain for me.
The passage between Anyi. Tell Menkuili to hand over the artillery regiment of the 18th Division to Zhang Tianquan. Tell Zhang Tianquan to pay attention to the use of artillery shells——"
"yes!"
"Contact Arthur and Jiang Tiezhang again, and ask them to pay attention to the defense of the northern front and the fleeing Shanshi Zongwu, and I will leave it to them! Ask Bai Liusu and Qian Guangming to call back the pursuers immediately, and first gather their strength to encircle the circle.
We will wait until all the Eastern Route Army is wiped out."
Ouyang Yun issued a series of orders, then called up the women's army lying on the snow and said to them: "Sisters, I'll give you a chance to practice your courage. There are still a large number of Japanese in Qianhu, go and kill them!"
You Xiaolian, I leave them to you. We must ensure that those who have never killed Japanese can eat meat!"
"yes!"
The encirclement and annihilation battle around Qianhu continued until dawn. At about 4:30 in the morning, the battle for Fengxin began.
The vanguard of the First Guerrilla Division took the lead in entering the city, but they could not stop the Japanese who were at the end of their rope and were completely red-eyed.
Isamu Hengshan led two brigades of Japs in trucks and rushed to Fengxin ahead of the larger troops. He entered Fengxin from the south gate a quarter of an hour behind the vanguard of the 1st Guerrilla Division. A fierce battle broke out between the two sides in the city.
The vanguard troops were outnumbered and had to withdraw with more than half of the casualties. After Chu Tiange received the report, he immediately and decisively ordered the withdrawal of Jing'an. Although Okamura Neji's West Route Army occupied Fengxin,
, because Ikeda Shinzo’s 145th Regiment was jointly surrounded by Arthur and Zhang Luangong in the area east of Anyi in the Chengfeng Township area, and was completely cut off from the way back north. In fact, they were just imitating the army.
It was just moved to one place.
The encirclement and suppression battle in Qianhu lasted until dawn. The life-and-death battle between the Second Xue Division and the main force of the 106th Division in the Jinjiang area of Gao'an ended before four o'clock in the morning. The battle between the Second Xue Division and the 106th Division
The battle can be labeled as "a war between men". Although the Second School Master fully possesses the convenience of weapons, ten of them insist on using broadswords to resolve the battle.
"Cut the devil's head with a broadsword" - they did it. The broadsword tactics passed down by the 29th Army, which were required during morning exercises every day, lived up to their sweat, and the humiliation at the Lions Gate became the source of their outbreak.
, including a major general, a total of more than 1,600 Japs were killed by the cadets in hand-to-hand combat. What made Daojing Village, who finally escaped, collapsed and wet their pants was that many of their subordinates died in the battle.
People were bitten to death or beaten to death with their fists by the apprentices - hence the name "Beast Master" of the Second Academy.