The combat readiness meeting of the Xuebing Army was led by the Guangzhou General Headquarters, and the jurisdictions of each legion were clearly defined. Therefore, except for a small dispute over the distribution of new weapons, there was no quarrel at the strategic level. As for the Japanese Army, because the Army
In joint naval operations, and because the navy is personally commanded by Isoroku Yamamoto, the first person in the navy, conflicts inevitably arise, and they tend to get worse.
Coincidentally, as early as when Koizumi Minichiro's Western Expedition Fleet was unable to open up the situation in the Philippines, Tojo Hideki took advantage of the Pearl Harbor victory and firmly controlled the military ministry, making it impossible for the Army Ministry to intervene in the Philippine war, so he deliberately targeted the Philippines.
The Xuebing Army launched a large-scale campaign to prove to His Majesty the Emperor with a glorious victory that the Empire had to rely on the army if it wanted to completely resolve the China Incident and the Xuebing Army. Hisao Nishio was appointed as the commander of the National Expeditionary Force.
Later, Kawabe Shozo took over the position of commander of the Second Army. Kawabe Shozo was able to take the position, on the one hand, because of the appreciation of Nishio Hiszo, and on the other hand, Tojo Hideki insisted on letting him take the position despite all the objections. Kawabe Shozo has been in the position since
Since taking charge of one's own work, it has become a joke among the top brass of the Japanese Army that they will lose every time they learn. Of course, in terms of their record against the cadet army, most of those who had the opportunity to compete with the cadet army ended in failure, so they
It was just a smile at a fifty step, but it was not enough to shake the status of Shozo Kawabe. In return, Kawabe obeyed Tojo Hideki's words, and actually became the executor of the latter's own policy towards China.
Under Tojo's remote control, Kawabe Shozo first built a large number of bunkers and bunkers along both sides of the Qiantang River with Hangzhou as the center, and then organized an instructor group to carry out high-intensity training against the Korean Co-Inspiring Army, which was based on the former South China Corps.
During the training camp, they sharpened their swords, just to win with one blow and sound the clarion call to counterattack the student army.
Tojo's counterattack plan was also topped by the "New Year's Offensive". Its offensive strategy was to defend in the east and attack in the west, that is, to use the defenses on the north bank of the Qiantang River to defend to the death, and then gather heavy troops to attack Tonglu. After capturing Tonglu, the troops were divided into two groups.
, attacking Quzhou all the way and advancing southward, with the former feigning an attack and the latter taking the main attack, hoping that with the help of the Yangtze River Fleet, they could first encircle and kill the Xuebing Army near Xiaoshan and gain control of the west bank of Hangzhou Bay.
Not to mention the merits of this combat plan, the problem is that after Yamamoto led the combined fleet to join, because Yamamoto's power was too strong, the river side only had a subservient role in front of him, so this joint operation not only failed to achieve
The effect of one plus one is greater than two, but it is likely to be counterproductive. Tojo saw that Yamamoto made a suggestion today and an idea tomorrow, changing his own battle plan beyond recognition. In desperation, he had no choice but to ask Nishio Hiszo to rush over from the Yunnan-Guizhou front line.
, I hope he can withstand the pressure and ensure that the New Year's Offensive can be launched as scheduled.
Nishio did not live up to his expectations. After receiving the order, he sent a telegram to Yamamoto Isoroku. He pointed out euphemistically that since the combined fleet was here to assist in the war, he must have the awareness of the guest army and declare the country to send troops for the purpose.
This counterattack has been planned for a long time and is inevitable. I hope Mr. Yamamoto can put the overall situation first and everything will be carried out according to the established plan.
The reason why Yamamoto put forward various suggestions was actually out of a public spirit. Compared with the army, the navy suffered more losses in the competition with the cadet army, and Yamamoto paid special attention to intelligence collection and put forward so many opinions.
, in fact, it is precisely because of the supplement based on the understanding of the Xuebing Army. Unfortunately, the war between the army and the navy has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Whether it is riverside or Tojo, including Nishio, the first reaction is not to study whether Yamamoto's suggestion is practical.
, but elevated it to the height of a battle between the army and the navy. After experiencing the "sinking", Yamamoto's personality changed drastically. He was no longer as easy to talk to as before. His good intentions were regarded as a donkey's liver and lungs, and he suddenly forgot the reason why he got involved.
The fundamental reason was discovered. He became ruthless and decided to follow his own ideas. So after some arguments, the battle plan formulated by Tojo was divided into two, and the attack directions suddenly became three. The direction of Hangzhou Bay was from
The combined fleet is mainly responsible, while Huangshan, Xiaoshan and the Yangtze River Delta area are responsible for the army.
At around nine o'clock in the morning on New Year's Eve, the Yamato Flying Group under the Combined Fleet dispatched thirty-six bombers, and under the cover of twelve Zeros, crossed the waters of Hangzhou Bay and bombed the Cixi forward position of the Academy Army.
The Zhejiang Southern Aviation Corps immediately dispatched the 201st Fighter Division to intercept. The two sides started a fierce battle over Hangzhou Bay. The Japanese army chose to retreat after losing thirteen fighter planes. At the same time, in the Hangzhou section of the Qiantang River, the heavy artillery brigade under the Japanese Second Army
The regiment carried out indiscriminate bombing of the Xiaoshan shore defenses of the Xuebing Army. The heavy artillery unit under the Southern Zhejiang Army immediately fired back. Five minutes after the two sides exchanged fire, the Japanese Third Flying Division took off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and rushed to Xiaoshan.
After being detected by the Zhoushan radar station on the front line, Wang Hai and Xue Changkong immediately dispatched the 301 Fighter Division to intercept. At around 10:30, the two sides started a fierce battle over the Xiaoshan front line, kicking off the New Year's Battle.
The position of the Second Independent Heavy Artillery Reinforcement Brigade of Shi Zhengguo was located in the fields to the west of Qianqing Town, Shaoxing, about 30 kilometers away from Hangzhou City. As soon as the sound of artillery was heard from the direction of Hangzhou, Shi Zhengguo immediately walked out of the temporary headquarters, picked up a telescope and looked at the sound of the gun.
Looking at it, he said to deputy brigade commander Cai Dayong for a moment: "Tell the brothers, prepare to fight! At ten o'clock, the range is set at thirty-five kilometers!" After saying this, he got into the headquarters and quietly
He waited quietly for the call. He didn't have to wait long before the phone rang. He quickly put it to his ear and heard a hoarse voice saying: "One, two, three, four, five!"
He replied knowingly: "The pole is as long as the bench is!"
The code was matched, and the hoarse voice was slightly excited: "Fourteen horizontally, twenty-two vertically!"
On an enlarged version of the military map in front of the State Administration, dotted lines have long been divided into squares of the same size. The squares cover all areas that can be hit by the Independent Heavy Artillery Reinforcement Second Brigade, and depending on the distance,
The squares are marked with numbers horizontally and vertically to facilitate the combat troops to calculate the shooting elements. "Fourteen horizontally, twenty-two vertically!" he repeated. Lin Qing, the chief of staff beside him, immediately found the square with the correct number and made some calculations.
Calculate, write a group of shooting Zhu Yuan on an order sheet, then sign his name, and pass it to the deputy chief of staff Geng De'ang. Geng De'ang calculates again, signs his name, and hands it to
The communications officer on the side.
The communications staff officer immediately opened the command channel and shouted: "Attention, all departments, bearing 1422, basic parameters..."
Shi Zhengguo breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Test firing in five minutes!"
"Test fire in five minutes!"
Soon, the commanders of each regiment held the microphone and conveyed this order to the gunners of each combat unit. After they reported the preparations one after another, they reported to the brigade headquarters. Shi Zhengguo looked at the tactics in his hands.
watch, and the launch order was immediately issued as soon as the five minutes were up.
"Empty--" a dull sound of artillery fire sounded, and more than a hundred 150-mm-caliber artillery shells roared out of the muzzle and smashed into the artillery position of the Japanese heavy artillery brigade.