A critical battle that took place in Shimen, a quarrel between a lower-ranking officer and a higher-ranking officer, had a huge impact on the construction of the army. Among them, the topic that war cannot be fought without artillery and tanks triggered a big discussion in the entire army, and therefore It has brought a new round of enthusiasm for military training and actual combat tactics.
This is something to talk about later, let’s turn our attention to the battlefields of Jiangshan,
In Shimen Town, Colonel Kimura Yu was able to meet the Shimen garrison as he wished. At the same time, he also truly experienced part of the strength of the Chinese army. The reason why he said this was because he didn't know yet that there was a group of students hiding behind the 19th School Brigade. At the same time, another brigade of the 21st Brigade had already reached Changtai and was making its way back.
The reconnaissance force dispatched by Kimura Yue encountered no one alive during the contact with the reconnaissance force of the 8th Gakushu Division. This resulted in the obstruction of Japanese battlefield information and also paved the way for the defeat of Kimura's brigade.
The combat power displayed by the 702nd Regiment frightened Kameda Nobuyuki. Perhaps it was because the Japanese regarded turtles as auspicious animals. The Japanese army was naturally good at defense. Although Shimen Town fell into the hands of the Japanese army not long enough, After Kameda's personal design and supervision, especially in Zhennan, which faces Fujian, its defenses are quite complete and strong. Kameda originally thought that relying solely on the two small bunkers and the two processed Even against the Chinese army from the previous division, I could hold on for three to five days, but I didn't expect that the opponent would release smoke bombs, which completely disabled the role of the bunker.
That was all. What really shocked and frightened him was the tenacity and bloodthirst shown by the Chinese army in the subsequent hand-to-hand combat. Japanese people are born in the year of dog. If you are weaker than him, if you run away from him, he will He will bark and bite with bared teeth; but if you are stronger than him, then even if you are insulted in every way, he will shake his head and tail to show submission. Kameda does not understand Cantonese, so he does not know what "throwing his mother away" is in the mouth of the officers and soldiers of the Second Regiment. Meaning, in his opinion, this passage is a spell-level existence that can drive people crazy. Otherwise, how to explain that those Chinese soldiers who uttered this sentence behaved as if they were possessed by evil spirits and sacrificed their lives. Forget about death, whether there is progress or retreat,
The Japanese are afraid of being beheaded. This is the main reason why the 29th Army Sword Team is famous. Not to mention that its sword tactics can restrain the Japanese assassination routine. Just raising the sword will make the Japanese courageous. , The broadsword is one of the standard equipment of the Xuebing Army. From the brigade commanders, even division commanders, corps commanders, down to ordinary soldiers, almost everyone has one. Its psychological deterrent to the Japanese is far greater than the broadsword itself. , the Japanese dare to boast that their army is second in the world, and one of the tactics they are proud of is hand-to-hand combat, but this is relative. Only when they faced the swords of the soldiers, these devils realized that their own hand-to-hand tactics were so full of flaws. , Unless two or more people deal with a student army at the same time, otherwise it will be a dead end.
During the battle in Zhennan, Kameda saw with his own eyes that more than a dozen of his men had their heads chopped off with a knife. This greatly stimulated him. When he learned that Kimurao wanted to test the combat capabilities of the Gakuin Army, he quickly gave his own advice and suggested: "Sir, the Chinese people are crazy. They still have tanks. I think we should withdraw first."
Kameda is one of Kimura's most powerful generals. As a master of Yanagawa-ryu kendo, when he was still at the Kwantung Army's base camp, he liked to engage in hand-to-hand combat with officers and aides of other troops for gambling. He was such a fierce general who was rampant in the Kwantung Army. Shi actually said such words that would destroy the ambition of his own prestigious Xuebingjun. This gave Kimura an unpleasant thought.
The Japanese who have never dealt with the Xuebing Army, even if they have heard too much about it, just feel that the Xuebing Army is just stronger than the general Chinese army. Compared with the Imperial Army, there is still a huge gap. Kimura had only been transferred to the Thirteenth Division at the beginning of the year. He had no experience in the Battle of Nanjing and had never fought against the Xuebing Army. He used normal thinking to imagine the "power" of the Xuebing Army. He felt that if the Imperial Army and other Chinese If the army is one against three, then it is not a big deal to lower your posture and fight against the army of one against two. This is why he dared to lead a large group to rescue the Shimen defenders.
Kameda's words were serious. While he was doubtful, the soldier's pride was also stirred up.
The battle ahead was going on fiercely, with gunshots ringing like explosives. From time to time, officers and soldiers on both sides fell to the ground screaming. Kimura's eyes narrowed. He looked carefully and found that although the firepower of the Xuebing Army was very fierce, The accuracy was not very good, which made him full of confidence in the next battle. He said to Kameda: "Kameda-kun, victory or defeat is a matter of military affairs. The Chinese used an A-type brigade to attack one of your squadrons. They won't win without force." , you wait, see how I teach the Chinese people, Xuebingjun, hum, I want them to know the true power of the second strongest army in the world."
Kimura personally went into battle and organized an attack team of more than a hundred people, preparing to launch a fierce offensive in an effort to defeat the morale of the Chinese people in one go.
At this time, Mohide was on the phone with Gui Mingxun: "Big mountains, I am the wilderness."
"Yuanye received it."
"How is the situation in the town?"
"The Japanese reinforcements have come in and we are fighting. The size of the Japanese army is about a large group."
"Receive it, collect it appropriately, we will come right away."
"good."
Gui Mingxun talked to Mo Xide on the phone, immediately called Tan Langxing, and then asked him to gather his troops appropriately and carry out the task of luring the enemy.
Tan Langxing knew that the 20th Xue Brigade must have occupied Changtai and implemented the encirclement and annihilation as planned. Under his command, the 701st Regiment and the 703rd Regiment began a strategic retreat, retreating slightly by two to three hundred meters and giving way. Located in the center of Shimen,
Kimura commanded the attack team to launch an "overwhelming" attack of more than 200 meters. Seeing the Chinese people fleeing in panic, he proudly said to Kameda: "Did you see that when fighting against the Chinese people, you must pay attention to the use of momentum and use the tactics to win?" Guided by the belief of the Chinese people, they rushed forward and crushed the morale of the Chinese people. As long as the morale of the Chinese people could be destroyed, no matter how large their numbers were, they would only be defeated."
However, Kameda Nobuyuki sensed something was wrong. The Chinese retreated in an orderly manner and did not look like a defeat at all. He kindly reminded Kimura Xiong: "Your Excellency, the Chinese were defeated but not in chaos. I think it is better for the poor to pursue the enemy. "
Kimura laughed, pointed at Kameda and said: "Kameda-kun, what's wrong with you? It's just a defeat, and your courage has been knocked out. Haha, look, in a quarter of an hour at most, I will We must drive the Chinese to run all over the mountains like rabbits in winter." "Forward." He suddenly roared at the large troops behind him. The Japanese troops put away their machine guns and began to follow up with mortars.
After the first regiment and the third regiment met in the south of the town, Tan Langxing waved his hand and more than two thousand soldiers moved out of the way. The twenty-eight tanks of the tank battalion suddenly roared together and divided into three groups to attack from three directions.
Tan Langxing waved his hand again and shouted: "Follow me."
The officers and soldiers of the First Regiment and the Second Regiment crowded behind the tank, yelling and trotting after the tank.
The engines of twenty-eight tanks sounded at the same time. The loud sound immediately aroused Kimura Yu's vigilance. He asked in shock: "What is the sound?"
"It should, it should be the Chinese tank unit."
"The Chinese have tanks," Kimurao glared at Kameda, who couldn't help but sweat broke out on his forehead.
Kimura gave him a sharp look and cursed: "Eight grids." Then he shouted to the army staff officer Kazuo Ono: "Quick, organize a death squad to resist for a while." Then he shouted to others: "Withdraw."
too late,
The Japanese army's rear team changed to the front team, and they ran less than 200 meters away. Suddenly, a dozen trainees appeared at the Zhenbei intersection. Each of them had a general-purpose machine gun, and the sound of "click-click-click" gunfire sounded like exploding beans. The dozens of Japanese soldiers who were rushing to the front were all swept down. The Japanese army quickly fell down and wanted to fight back. The dozen or so cadet soldiers suddenly gave way to both sides. The next moment, an armored vehicle drove over from behind a row of houses. The 20mm cannon in front fired "all" continuously, and five or six Japanese lying on the ground were blown away.
The sudden appearance of the ambush made Kimura Xiong's face change greatly. Shimen Town is only so big. There are only three passages in the entire town, including residential areas and streets. After the Chinese army in the south of the town invaded, they have divided their troops into three areas and are using tanks. They were forced to come in front of them, and now that the way back is blocked, their only escape routes are to the west and east. But there are mountains to the east and rivers to the west. If they go up the mountain, they will definitely not be able to escape and be surrounded and annihilated. The only solution to their fate was to retreat from the river. With thoughts racing in Kimura's mind, he finally decided to break out from the west. "I hope the Chinese did not set up an ambush in the west of the river." With this thought in mind, he personally selected a small group of Japanese soldiers. The suicide squad responsible for sniping the enemy in the north, then led nearly two squadrons of Japanese soldiers to blow open the wall of a resident and began to flee to the west.
When he fled to the river, he saw the broken bridge that had been blown into two parts. He felt his legs weaken and almost fell. The Xiaoling River in the west of Shimen Town was only less than 20 meters wide, but the water But he was out of breath. Most of the Japanese in Kimura's brigade were landlubbers. If they crossed the river in this situation, Kimura simply couldn't imagine the consequences.
Kameda's face became paler. He gritted his teeth and looked at Kimura, suggesting: "Your Excellency, we can only wade across the river."
Kimura's attention was attracted by something behind him. Kameda followed his gaze and saw a soldier rushing towards an armored vehicle with several grenades in his arms.
When the armored vehicle first appeared, Kimura once hoped that he could use a machine gun to penetrate its armor at close range. However, after trying it twice, two machine gunners died and only hit a few white spots on the front of the armored vehicle. He was desperate. Well, at this moment, he must have hoped that the soldier could blow up the armored vehicle. However, the next moment, the soldier was suddenly hit by the machine gun on the armored vehicle, and then he started dancing, and the grenade rolled to the ground. Then there was a "boom" explosion, blowing him into pieces,
Kameda closed his eyes in pain,
Kimura watched as the two squads of soldiers on sniper missions were killed by shelling and bullets one after another. He knew that he had lost the chance to cross the river. Even if the river was not deep and they were allowed to cross on foot, they would become victims in the river. The target of the Chinese people, now the only choice is to fight. It is a pity that there is only one heavy artillery left in the two brigades. Otherwise, if the artillery is allowed to carry out coverage bombardment at this moment, what brilliant damage will be achieved? Kimura is like this Thinking about it, he knelt down toward the east. He prostrated on the ground and murmured: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Kimura Yue is loyal to you." Then he stood up and roared: "Warriors of the Japanese Empire, we are the emperor. It’s time for Your Majesty to be loyal, so charge forward.” He took the lead and rushed towards the student army’s position, which was gradually closing its line.
Most of the Japanese people were desperate. Despair made them fearless of life and death. All the Japanese soldiers rushed up after Kimura, roaring as they rushed, and what awaited them was a one-sided massacre.
In an attic in Baishi Town, Mohide watched the Japanese launch a suicide attack with a telescope and sneered: "This Japanese officer is stupid. If he insists on staying in the town, it will be very difficult for us to fight this battle."
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Tan Langxing nodded: "The combat effectiveness of the Japanese army cannot be underestimated. There is an element of luck in the fact that this battle was fought like this."