The so-called defeat was overwhelming, regardless of whether the Japanese base camp admitted it or not, as far as the actual situation is concerned, its North China strategy, except for the Second Army's certain achievements in Shandong, and Chahar in Hebei, was considered a failure.
From Xiangyue Qingji to the small privates, whether the Japanese admit it or not, the current situation of the First Army is indeed retreating, and it has gradually evolved into a rout. The distance between Changping and Bagua Pass is not too far. , and in this short journey, the First Army left nearly five thousand corpses, and more than a thousand seriously injured people who could not be taken away.
As the pursuit force discovered the first seriously wounded Japanese soldier, a report was submitted to Ouyang Yun, asking for instructions on how to deal with it.
Ouyang Yun only answered a few words: "Enforce battlefield discipline."
Privately, he said to Huang Feihong and others: "I want to leave a painful lesson to the little devils, and let them know that we Chinese are not easy to bully."
It was around four o'clock in the afternoon, and the leading troops of the Japanese army finally saw the Great Wall. When this information reached the ears of Xiangyue Qingji and other senior officials of the First Army, the old Japanese finally breathed a sigh of relief. The Great Wall has special meaning for the First Army. What's the significance? Before entering the Great Wall, the Japanese army took the initiative everywhere. Once entering the Great Wall, the good luck of the First Army seemed to have come to an end. First, the 18th Brigade was surrounded and annihilated in Lijiatunzi, and then the 18th Brigade was surrounded and annihilated. The Ninth Division and the 108th Division were besieged by the Xuebing Army with "superior strength". The air battle that took place in Wangjiawei ended in a disastrous defeat for the Japanese army, and nearly two regiments of heavy artillery units were buried with them. Next...
Memories are a painful thing. Just thinking about Wangjiawei's own big battle, Xiangyue Qingji and Hashimoto group feel toothache. Yes, a good night attack battle, how did it end up happening? What a farce, by the way, where are the enemy troops in Wangjiawei? Where did that branch of people go? They disappeared out of thin air. No, there is an article in it. Xiangyue Qingsi suddenly thought of this question in his memory, and he couldn't help but think of it. Shocked, he immediately ordered the large troops to slow down and at the same time ordered the mixed second brigade serving as the vanguard to maintain the battle formation and advance. He specifically proposed that the surrounding areas should be carefully cleaned up on a large scale.
I have to admit that in terms of command ability alone, Xiangyue Qingji is known as a general. If his order is really implemented, then the ambush plan formulated by Ouyang Yun will definitely go bankrupt, and it will most likely make Gu The troops led by Zhang and the two men were in a bitter battle, but what happened was such a coincidence that just when the Hashimoto group was preparing to telegraph the new order to the surrounding troops, Terauchi Juichi's telegram regarding the dismissal of Kozuki Kiyoshi as the commander of the 1st Army arrived first. The telegram not only directly relieved Seiji Kozuki and Gun Hashimoto from their posts, but also ordered them to be detained. The command authority and responsibilities of the First Army will be carried out by Juichi Terauchi personally from the moment the telegram arrives, and Juichi Terauchi arrives. The first order was to require the entire First Army to speed up and march towards Yanqing, capture Bagua Pass at all costs, seize the time to attack Yanqing, and strive to surround and eat the Chinese troops in Yanqing City.
When future generations, especially the Japanese, study this period of history, they all lament the contingency of this period of history. Many belated historians, including military fans, even believe that if the ambush plan of the Xuebing Army can be discovered, , then the outcome of the Second Battle of the Great Wall is very likely to be rewritten. At least, Chahar will follow in the footsteps of Rehe and become a member of the Puppet Manchuria. In that case, it will directly affect the future war situation...
Speaking of matters, when Temple Shouichi issued such an order, he did not ignore the possible ambush near Bagua Pass. After all, Yanqing has fallen into the hands of the Xuebing Army. With the tactical literacy Ouyang Yun has shown so far, how could he ignore the connection? The Great Wall sections in Yanqing and Changping will definitely be garrisoned with troops.
According to the information brought back by the Japanese reconnaissance plane, the Xuebing Army did have troops stationed in Bagua Pass, but the number was limited and they did not have heavy weapons. Since they suffered heavy losses in the Jiguang tanks and self-propelled artillery, Terauchi Juichi was particularly Paying attention to the collection of intelligence on this aspect of the Xuebing Army, the Japanese reconnaissance planes conducted a particularly detailed reconnaissance of this situation.
Compared with the dangerous passes such as Xifengkou and Tiemenguan, there are not many dangerous terrains that can be used in Bagua Pass. The First Army currently has more than 70,000 troops. If you think about it, even if you use people to step on it in the temple, you can He trampled the more than 300 soldiers to pieces. Taking these two considerations into consideration, he gave the order to the First Army.
Is this really the case?
Fallacy, great fallacy,
Not to mention the regiment that Ouyang Yun left for Gu Mingchang, Zhang Yantian's second column of special police alone had more than 3,000 combatable soldiers at this time. The reason why the Japanese reconnaissance plane did not detect them was because Gu and Zhang were not involved. The main battlefield was not placed in Bagua Pass, but a hill named Qiu Shan four kilometers south of it was chosen. Because the Japanese army was afraid of Xuebing Army fighter planes, they moved the airport backward. The consequences of this were that even if the reconnaissance aircraft flew out of the Meng Mengliang took off immediately, but did not arrive near Bagua Pass until after seven o'clock. By this time, Gu and Zhang had already led their troops to ambush in Qiushan.
At this time, Gu and Zhang didn't know about the farce that happened in Wangjiawei. They only knew that the defensive battle in Lijia Village was victorious. The little devil was running for his life, and their mission was to try their best to prevent him from leaving. the way,
As the top commanders, Gu and Zhang were lurking in a place with a relatively wide view. They looked at the long line of convoys a few kilometers away and the dense crowd of Japs coming towards them. They looked at each other and saw it in each other's eyes. Be careful,
The number of Japs was beyond their expectations. It seemed that the junior officer had not been able to eat much in Lijia Village. Gu Mingchang was very worried that once the main force of the army failed to support them, their ambush would most likely develop into a breakout. war,
This is related to the terrain around Qiu Shan. Although Qiu Shan is connected with the Bagua Pass Great Wall, there is no danger to defend it. If the Japanese army attacked from the front while sending troops to make a detour, they could easily cut off their connection with the Bagua Pass defenders. surround them,
As officers, they think about things in the long term, so the soldiers don't need to think about this much. Compared with the slightly heavy expressions of the two officers, the soldiers were much more excited. Many of them even thought: Finally there is a big battle. Beat me, grandma. If the Japanese don’t come back, my hands and feet will be numb.
The Japanese mixed second brigade, which acted as the vanguard, suffered more than 40% casualties, so everyone was able to sneak into the truck and find a place to stay. Therefore, the first to enter the ambush section, except for a small group of Japanese who opened the way, were They are all big trucks,
There were a lot of people participating in the ambush, and they were two groups. In order to facilitate unified operations, Gu Mingchang had people set up booby traps on the road below the mountain without leaving any trace. It was stipulated that if no new orders were received, then once an explosion was heard , which means the fight can begin,
The booby trap was buried under a large stone weighing more than one ton. This large stone was originally lying on the roadside. Later, after being pushed by several strong men, it became a roadblock and lay across the middle of the road.
The team of Japanese soldiers responsible for reconnaissance approached the big rock first. After the team leader discovered that the stone would hinder the passage of the convoy behind him, he shouted and a dozen of them dispersed to search around. The others began to groan. Move that big stone,
This area was very close to Gu Zhang's lurking position. Gu Mingchang watched helplessly as the Japs began to move stones. The convoy behind them was still a little far away from entering the firing range, especially the minefield. He wanted to update the firing order. , but he was afraid of being heard by the Japanese who were no more than a hundred meters away from him, so he immediately became very anxious.
When discussing the firing signal, Zhang Yantian once proposed detonating a mine as a signal. The reason why he finally adopted this plan was because he happened to find the big rock.
Worried that the booby trap would explode irresponsibly, Gu Mingchang regretted his original choice.
But the strange thing is that after the stone was moved away, the booby trap didn't explode.
"Well," Gu Mingchang was stunned, and quickly picked off a grenade from the mountainside of Fu Hai, the guard who was next to him. His idea was that since booby traps as a signal were not feasible, he would use grenades. ,
At this time, Zhang Yantian suddenly turned his head and grinned at him, then pointed to his lower right hand.
Looking in the direction of his finger, Gu Mingchang smiled. Lying there was a platoon leader named Yang Wei, the second column of the Special Police. He was holding a rope tightly in his hand. As expected, The other end of the rope should be connected to the chain mine at the bottom of the mountain.
After the war, when discussing why the booby trap failed, Zhang Yantian explained the reason. It turned out that just before he laid the booby trap and prepared to go up the mountain, he realized something was wrong, so he changed the location of the booby trap. ,
About five minutes later, the big stone was finally moved to the side of the road by more than a dozen little devils. At this time, amid the sound of motors, trucks full of little devils drove one after another. Approaching the big rock,
The squad leader watched his men remove the big rock. At this time, he was shouting to the soldiers in charge of the search with a sense of accomplishment, asking them to search forward. Just as he was gesticulating, there was a "boom" and the piece of rock was removed. There was a loud noise next to the big rock, and the booby trap finally exploded, and its new position was actually at the original position of the big rock.
The squad leader and more than a dozen of his subordinates were all engulfed by the fireworks caused by the explosion. At the same time, a truck that happened to drive to the edge of the boulder was also unlucky. The raining gravel was now as strong as bullets. The squad leader stood in the center of the stone rain and was torn into pieces on the spot. The large truck was also blown over on the side of the road. All the Japanese on top were spared a feast of stones. After the explosion, , everyone can climb up,
"Hit." On Qiu Mountain, a uniform cry of killing suddenly erupted. When the gunfire sounded, Yang Wei and several others responsible for detonating landmines tightened the ropes in their hands and pressed the button of the detonator. , the next moment, a series of shocking explosions sounded, almost deafening the ears of everyone on both sides of the hostile mountain.