In the decisive battle surrounding Changping, the most dangerous battlefield was not Changping, but the Wangjiawei area. Past Wangjiawei was a hilly area, which was not conducive to large-scale corps movements and operations. If the two sides really entered this area to fight, then, This is extremely advantageous for the student army, which has a much smaller number of troops and has the advantage of light weapons. Neither Juichi Terauchi nor Seiji Kozuki are fools, so naturally they will not make such a foolish move.
If the Second Great Wall War of Resistance is divided into two stages, the initiative in the first stage is undoubtedly in the hands of the Japanese army. The situation at that time was that Xiangyue Qingji tried every means to lure the student army into a decisive battle. For this reason, he did not hesitate to dispatch two The troops of three divisions (9th and 108th Divisions) attacked Changping. In the second stage, Ouyang Yun's surprise attack cut off the Japanese army on the Changhuai Line (Changping, Huairou) and counterattacked with superior force. The Ninth and 108th Divisions, now, the initiative has fallen into the hands of the Xuebing Army.
The war situation has developed to the present point. As the supreme commander of the 9th Division, Yoshizhu Ryosuke should bear certain responsibilities. If he had not wanted to cut off the connection between Changping, Huairou and even Peiping, then the 18th Brigade would not have The whole army is exhausted,
Of course, the Ninth Division and the 108th Division are not without opportunities now. For example, they can attack Wangjiawei with the main force of the First Army. Shimomoto Xiongmi and Yoshizhu Ryosuke are both strategic Japanese officers who are very capable of seizing opportunities. The time they chose to attack Wangjiawei was very clever. It was just when the mechanized infantry brigade launched the attack. Their purpose of doing so was, in Xia Yuan Xiong Mi's words: If the Chinese dared to attack, we would just bite him. Not only did they bite He must stay there and force him to continuously increase his troops so that he will have no troops to support Wangjiawei. Once Wangjiawei is opened up, the Changping Xuebing Army itself will be surrounded.
There is some truth to what Shimomoto Xiongmi said, and the prerequisite for this is that the 25th Brigade has strong enough combat power. It can not only repel the attack of the Xuebing Army, but also be able to bite one, forcing the Xuebing Army to continuously attack. invest troops,
There is no doubt that Shimomoto Xiongya overestimated the combat power of the 25th Brigade. Even if the troops directly under the division were added to it, what would the result be? I'm afraid it would be very bad.
Suzuki's brigade is responsible for the first line of defense. Shimomoto Kumiya's expectation for him is that he can at least paralyze the chariot troops of the Xuebing Army. The fact is that Suzuki's brigade not only failed to paralyze the chariot troops, but also seemed to be thrown into the water. Like a stone, it disappeared without turning over a single bubble.
The Japanese army's third line of defense was located at the other corner of the equilateral triangle between Changping and Wangjiawei. The person responsible for commanding this line of defense was Xiayuan Xiongmi. In order to gather enough troops, Xiayuan Xiongmi combined the engineering and corps forces. The team and the heavy infantry regiment were all transferred to Mitsunao Hisahiro, and he himself led the division personnel and a regiment of the 25th brigade, trying to find an opportunity to launch a counterattack from the third line of defense. Under the cover of the regiment-sized soldiers, the attacking troops of the Xuebing Army were firmly captured.
The speed at which the Japanese army's first line of defense was torn through was beyond Ouyang Yun's expectation. Seeing through the telescope the attacking Japanese troops falling in pieces like harvested rice, he almost wondered if he had seen it wrong. When we were at Fengkou, we had encountered this kind of thing. A large group of Japanese soldiers lined up in a dense formation to launch an attack. As a result, they were eaten by a single company. Now in Changping, such a puzzling scene has happened again. ,
Next to him, a military staff officer kept his mouth open, and after a while he came back to his senses and said: "The little devil is crazy about not wanting to die. Is there anyone who wants to die like this?"
Ouyang Yun grinned and asked him: "Has the reconnaissance team returned with any information?"
The staff officer shook his head and was about to speak when a loud voice shouted from below: "Military seat, urgent military situation."
Ouyang Yun looked down and saw a staff officer on duty, and asked, "What's going on?"
"The little devils outside the city dispatched no less than a brigade of troops and went to Wangjiaxu."
Ouyang Yun was startled, and then said to himself: "I said that the Japanese troops in front of me seemed to be insufficient, but two old devils, Yoshizhu Ryosuke and Shimomoto Xiongmi, actually played tricks with me." He was secretly glad in his heart. Paying attention to the collection of intelligence work, he discovered this situation in time. Otherwise, it would be too late to wait for the Japanese army to attack Wangjiawei from both sides. His mind turned quickly. He ordered the staff officer next to him: "Immediately send a message to Huang Hao, ask him to turn to Wangjiawei, and also ask me for Chenggang."
"Yes." The staff officer quickly ran down the tower. A few minutes later, another staff officer handed the intercom to Ouyang Yun.
Cheng Gang is the commander of the tank regiment directly under the army. The unit has two battalions of Jiguang tanks of various types and one battalion of Jiguang ZJ-1 armored vehicles. The tank regiment did not come from the army because it needed to replenish fuel. Miyun drove directly to Changping, but transferred to Renqiu. After replenishing fuel in Renqiu, they escorted a battalion of refueling tankers to come over overnight. At this moment, it was only more than an hour before they arrived in Changping. The tank regiment All the drivers are taking a rest to catch up on their sleep.
On the walkie-talkie, Cheng Gang's voice sounded a little hoarse, which made Ouyang Yun feel a little worried about the physical strength of the soldiers. So, he did not issue an order immediately, but asked in a consultative tone: "Commander Cheng, are you sending troops now?" If you are given a combat mission, brothers, do you have the physical strength to carry it out?"
Cheng Gang immediately became energetic and his voice immediately became louder: "Military, are you going to send our regiment? Don't worry, everyone is in good spirits."
"Have you had lunch?"
"After eating, the first thing to do when arriving in Changping is to eat."
"Okay, you go to Lijiatun now. In addition, I will equip you with a battalion of infantry. Your task is to guard Lijiatun at least for a day and night."
Like Wangjiawu, Lijiatun is another focus of competition between the two sides. Once the Japanese army captures Lijiatun, it will cut off the communication line between Changping and Huairou, and can go further and directly threaten the communication line between Changping and Peiping. With cooperation After the mechanized infantry brigade took most of the 18th brigade, Ouyang Yun asked the guard group to leave a battalion for defense. Although the Japanese army has not yet shown signs of marching towards Lijia Village, Ouyang Yun did not dare to be careless at all.
Two new combat orders were issued in succession. Ouyang Yun called Liu Kui and asked him to immediately summon the remaining members of the guard regiment. He would personally lead the team to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the 9th Division and the 108th Division, facing everyone Regarding his doubts about whether it is necessary to go to the battlefield in person, he said: "Our military strength is not at the same level as that of the Japanese army. If we want to take the initiative now, we can only eat the Japanese army besieged outside Changping City as soon as possible. Once they are surrounded, The Japanese army attacked Wangjiawei from two sides. Brothers, I don’t need to say more about what the result will be. Well, who stipulated that the army commander cannot go to the front line? Everyone has one life, mine. It’s not more valuable than you. Brothers, follow me.”