On this day, fierce battles broke out in many places in Hebei and Chacha. Among them, Wangjiawei suffered the most brutal battles.
The Xuebing Army's troops in Wangjiawei only consisted of Zhang Yantian's Second Column of Special Police and the Third Brigade of the First Xuexi Division. Ouyang Yun initially wanted to keep the guard regiment as well, but was unanimously opposed by the generals, including Zhang Yantian. But what they faced was nearly five divisions of Japanese troops.
According to Ouyang Yun's arrangement, the battle in Wangjiawei took place first in front of the small river in front of the hillside. The person responsible for the first round of blocking and luring the enemy was the third regiment and one battalion of the second column of the Special Police, while the Japanese army was responsible for the first round of attack. It was the mixed first brigade that had been crippled. The reason why Sakai Hoji wanted to win this seemingly thankless first attack mission was to wash away the defeat he encountered at Iron Gate Pass.
The Japanese army attaches great importance to honor. Therefore, although no one showed it, the generals of the 1st Mixed Brigade such as the inferior Sakai Hoji still saw the ridicule and ridicule in the eyes of the officers and soldiers of other units.
The Japs who have not had direct contact with the Xuebing Army will not regard the Xuebing Army as a real opponent. The concept of "the second strongest army in the world" exists not only in the minds of the little Japs generals, but also the ordinary soldiers. , Undoubtedly, the first Great Wall War of Resistance encouraged the mentality of the little devils. They fought 50,000 against 350,000 and finally achieved a "brilliant" victory. This was indeed an incredible martial arts feat. From this aspect, they There is indeed something to be proud of,
The air battle that had just ended put a certain amount of psychological pressure on the little devils. Also, they were used to their own fighter planes being arrogant and domineering over the Chinese. The little devils were not used to them being shot down and fled in despair. However, more The Japanese believe that this is just a mistake by the aviation force. In a ground duel, His Majesty's samurai are still invincible.
Is this really the case?
First of all, without artillery fire to clear the way, the local fortifications will completely need their bodies and blood to level them. Xiangyue Qingji made a big mistake. He should not have gathered the artillery units of each division for use under any circumstances. Of course, Now, he no longer had the energy to regret it. He received the war situation report jointly sent by Yoshizhu Ryosuke and Shimomoto Xiongmi. He learned that they were marching towards Wangjiawei with all their strength. The old Japanese realized that this was the chance to win the battle in one fell swoop. The best time for Wangjiawei is to encircle Changping and annihilate the main force of the student army... I think it's a bit far-fetched, and it's a bit too beautiful. However, if Wangjiawei can be conquered in one fell swoop, the dream may come true.
In front of the small river, Sakai Hoji personally held the battle. At this time, he was waving the command sword in his hand to boost morale: "As warriors of His Majesty the Emperor, samurai of the Yamato nation with excellent blood, we must wash our hands with the blood of the Chinese people." The shame of defeat, now, this opportunity is before us, let's fight for His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire."
About thirty meters south of the small river, officers and soldiers of the First Battalion of the Second Column and Third Regiment of the Special Police built simple fortifications. Seeing the little devil's engineers carrying wooden boards and other things, they ran closer to the river. Battalion Commander Lin Ke Qing waved the shell gun with his right hand and shouted: "Hit." He flipped his wrist and pulled the trigger.
On the other side of the river, the Japanese artillery fire, grenade launchers, and machine gun positions had long been set up. In fact, while the fighter planes from both sides were still fighting in the sky, the two opposing sides on the ground had already pointed their guns at each other. , as soon as the guns rang out here, the guns across the river also rang out immediately,
The width of the river here is only about five meters. This is also the narrowest place of the river. If the Japanese army wants to attack Wangjiaxu, this is undoubtedly the best place to cross the river. As for the other two places, one has to go ten more lines. A few kilometers away, another place is the line between Huangzhuang and Lijiatunzi.
The Japanese army has strong military strength. At this time, one brigade each was marching towards the two locations mentioned above. Of course, they were all blocked and harassed by the small troops of the Xuebing Army.
The battle around this small river is destined to become the most eye-catching of all the battles today. Neither side has heavy weapons, and the support firepower (mortars and grenade launchers) at the squad and platoon level is limited. They rely on the weapons in their hands. Guns and grenades. In this case, the third regiment and the first battalion once firmly grasped the direction of the battlefield. Soon, a Japanese engineer squadron fell on the river beach. After losing this part of the engineer squadron, Ho Sakai had a sudden change of heart and simply drove a dozen large trucks directly into the river. The river was not deep. So, beside these trucks, the Japanese army began to have soldiers cross the river. Once the Japanese army successfully crossed the river, , with the establishment of its numerical advantage, it becomes increasingly difficult for a battalion to block it.
According to the previously formulated strategy, after sacrificing a platoon of soldiers, Lin Keqing decisively issued a retreat order, and with a company behind him, he slowly led the Japanese army to the ambush site.
After all the troops of the 1st Brigade crossed the river, Xiangyue Qingji began to order the engineering team of the 16th Division to erect a pontoon bridge. Just when the Japanese engineers laid the first bridge pile, the hillside suddenly remembered the continuous There was a violent explosion. After the explosion, intensive gunshots rang out. Under the watch of Xiangyue Qingji, the first brigade rushed forward and nearly one-third of the troops fell immediately. ,
The 11th Regiment of the Third Brigade of the Xuebing Army was responsible for the ambush mission. In order to fight this ambush battle, Gu Mingchang and Deng Zige personally visited the front line last night and guided the soldiers to lay a large number of serial string mines. The violent explosion just now was just It was caused by the sounding of these mines,
"Come on." Once the mine was detonated, the soldiers of the 11th Regiment, led by the regiment leader Fang Youwei, jumped out of the ambush site and launched a counterattack. Soon, they drove back the first mixed brigade. By the river,
In this kind of short-distance contact battle, the firepower advantage of Wei Qing assault rifles and submachine guns was fully utilized. Under the attack of soldiers from the 11th Regiment and the 3rd Battalion who spared no effort in bullets, the Japanese army could not even organize an effective blockade and could only follow. The defeated brigade retreated to the river, and was soon compressed into the river area. Some Japanese, because they had no place to hide, jumped into the river starting with you.
Hoji Sakai was forced to retreat by his subordinates. At this time, he finally came to his senses. Faced with the cowardice of his subordinates, the old Japanese was furious and cursed: "Ba Ge, hold on for me." He swung the command knife in his hand and slashed. He killed two Japanese who happened to escape to him,
As soon as he killed someone to establish his authority, the defeat of the Japs was immediately contained. Fang Youwei and Lin Keqing led the charge again, but found that they could not disrupt the Japs formation, but were defeated in vain by mortars and grenades from across the river. The tube killed many soldiers, so they withdrew in an orderly manner.