Amidst the shrill roars, more than a dozen Kawasaki Type 93 single-engine light explosive attack aircraft passed by at low altitude, dropping strings of bombs. At this time, a Chinese Air Force A26 fighter plane followed closely, spraying flames from the nose continuously.
Two Japanese bombers exploded in the air, and the remaining Kawasaki fighter planes scattered quickly.
High in the sky, fighter jets of various types from China and Japan were entangled. From time to time, a plane was hit by bullets and fell to the ground with thick smoke hanging from its buttocks. However, due to the superiority in the number of Japanese fighter planes, the Central Air Force's fighter planes were gradually exhausted.
Begin an orderly retreat southward.
Seeing that the threat was eliminated, the Japanese light bombers made a comeback and continued to pour bombs downwards. The Nankou Station south of Juyongguan in the northeast of Peiping kept trembling in the flames and smoke. The intensive sound of gunfire drowned out all the screams and groans.
The three kilometers of railway and roadbed were already strewn with corpses.
"kill!"
Amidst the loud shouts of killing, nearly a thousand soldiers of the national army, led by their respective company and platoon leaders, braved bombs from planes and artillery shells flying from behind the Japanese position opposite. Amidst the huge explosions, they rushed towards the enemy without fear of death.
Japanese army position.
In a carefully constructed bunker behind the Japanese position, Suzuki Shigeyasu, commander of the 11th independent infantry brigade with a command sword on his waist, stood in front of the observation post with a bloodthirsty light in his eyes. When the Chinese army rushed to the front of the position, four hundred
When he was still a few meters away, he gently waved his white-gloved hand, and the staff officer standing aside immediately shouted, "Shoot!" Suddenly, the entire Japanese defense line rang out with the unique sound of dense 38-type rifles.
The Japanese soldiers' marksmanship was so accurate and ruthless that almost every shot would kill a Chinese officer and soldier. Together with the mortars of the infantry regiment guarding the front, the grenades were tilted toward the front of the position as if they were free.
Various bombs were used, and the charging Chinese soldiers fell down one after another.
However, with a burst of blood, five or six hundred warriors still rushed to the front of the Japanese position. At this time, the light and heavy machine guns that the Japanese army had held back for a long time opened fire, forming dense fire nets. Together with the 38-type rifles, they were extremely accurate.
After the blow, the Chinese officers and soldiers fell down like wheat. By the last fifty meters or so, there was not a single figure standing.
"Yoshi!"
Regarding the backward tactics of the Chinese army, Suzuki Shigeyasu felt relieved. When he saw that the front of the position suddenly became empty, he nodded with satisfaction, took off his gloves, took out a handkerchief, and wiped away the drops seeping from his forehead.
Drops of sweat.
On the land more than a thousand meters in the middle of the Chinese and Japanese army's defense line, the ashes of burning withered grass were flying all over the sky. Under the long-term heat, the trees quickly withered and burned, like blazing torches.
On the scorched earth full of bomb craters, the officers and soldiers with mutilated limbs struggled and rolled in vain. They were quickly shot by the Japanese Type 38 rifles and fell dead in an instant. The flowing blood dyed the charred gravel red, making the entire battlefield feel like hell.
The third charge launched by the 14th Army of the Chinese Army was repelled again. Thousands of corpses of Chinese officers and soldiers were left on the ground hundreds of meters in front of the Japanese position. Among these densely packed corpses, the dying
The slightest movement of a wounded soldier would result in accurate fire from the Japanese army, and there would be no hope of survival.
In a bunker three and a half kilometers behind the position, Wei Lihuang, commander of the 14th Army, silently stared at the battlefield ahead through a telescope, feeling extremely heavy. The strong combat effectiveness and strength displayed by the 11th Independent Brigade of the Japanese Army, which had suffered more than half of its casualties,
His technical and tactical skills made him extremely angry, but he was helpless.
To the north in the direction of Changling, Tang Enbo's 13th Army suddenly joined the battle group. After two and a half hours of fierce fighting, it had successfully defeated the Japanese 7th Mixed Brigade that hastily responded to the battle, and achieved an excellent record of wiping out more than 3,000 enemies. However,
The Japanese independent 1st mixed brigade, which rushed into the battlefield from Huairou Highway, held its ground and resisted the attack launched by the 13th Army on the left wing. It successfully connected with the remnants of the 7th mixed brigade that had retreated hastily.
The 11th independent infantry brigade on the front line was once again integrated into one. With the support of air superiority fighters, they faced the brave attacks of five divisions of the 13th Army and the 14th Army. They were not afraid at all and seemed to be facing twice as many
He didn't care at all that he was surrounded on three sides by the Chinese army.
"Military seat, fighting like this is not an option. The artillery shell consumption is too great, the inventory is almost empty, and the air force has also withdrawn. We can't hold on like this!"
Amidst the roar of artillery, Bai Zhaocong, the former tactical instructor of Whampoa Military Academy who had given lectures to An Yi and now the chief of staff of the 14th Army, approached Wei Lihuang and shouted loudly.
"It's time to make up your mind!" Wei Lihuang saw the Japanese army's rock-like defense line, shook his head slightly, put down the telescope, turned to Bai Zhaocong, and continued: "Tell Li Mo'an and Liu Kan to launch the final charge in three minutes.
, only by defeating the Japanese army in front of them can the current deadlock be broken! Warn them: This is the last charge, concentrate all light and heavy firepower, all division and brigade commanders must take the lead, march forward at the node of the artillery shells with indomitable momentum...
.Move the direct guard brigade to the center, success or failure depends on this!"
Bai Zhaocong's heart sank, but seeing that Wei Lihuang had made up his mind, he could only nod his head and said "yes", and then went to make arrangements.
Soon, a large number of national army officers and soldiers gathered on the forward position again. Most of them were lying on the position, staring angrily at the Japanese defense line. Li Mo'an, commander of the 10th Division, and Liu Kan, commander of the 83rd Division, summoned the brigades.
The generals of each regiment carefully gave instructions on specific attack tactics. At this time of life and death, no one dared to hold back and used all their strength to deal with the current enemy.
A quarter of an hour later, loud bugles sounded, and the red military flags fluttered in the wind. The roars were heard again. The red-eyed Li Mo'an personally led the 8,000 soldiers of the 10th Division, and fired the light and heavy machine guns under his command.
With the support of Heshan artillery and field artillery, and under the cover of the deployed sharpshooters, they roared like thunder and launched a desperate charge.
Liu Kan, who had been warned twice by Wei Lihuang, also led more than 5,300 surviving officers and soldiers of the 83rd Division. With the full artillery support of the 14th Army Heavy Artillery Regiment, they jumped out of the bunker and rushed towards the enemy madly, shouting.
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In the sky full of gunpowder smoke, military flags were flying, and the situation was changing. Because they withstood too much artillery fire and light and heavy machine gun blows at one time, the Japanese army was suppressed and could not start shooting freely. How could the short distance of more than 1,000 meters withstand a desperate attack?
A quick assault by Chinese soldiers?
Soon, the Japanese defense line was broken. Countless soldiers who were desperate to die were like a tide, rushing through the thick smoke and crashing into the enemy's position. The brutal hand-to-hand combat finally began.
At this time, the Japanese bombers had returned, and the Japanese fighter jets that had chased the Chinese fighter jets returned to the skies over the battleground. However, at this time, they could only hover in the sky in vain, looking down at the extremely chaotic fighting scene that collided with each other on the ground. There was nothing they could do.
Just as the Japanese planes kept circling and adjusting, trying to find attack targets, twenty-two Chinese Air Force planes in five formations in the southwest sky came at high speed again. They scattered the Japanese planes almost in one encounter and shot down three Japanese planes.
One of the planes exploded in the sky like a firework, causing a sound that shook the surrounding areas. The other two planes emitted thick smoke from their tail fins and plunged into the ground, making a huge noise.
The competition between China and Japan once again entered a fierce stage of life-and-death struggle. The entire battlefield was fought from the sky to the ground until the sky was dark and the sun and the moon were dark.
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At 11:10 in the morning, Tianjin Garrison Headquarters.
"Reporting to the general, Major General Sakai of the Independent Mixed First Brigade sent an urgent message. The Seventh and Eleventh Brigades have suffered more than half of their casualties. More than 40,000 people from China's Thirteenth and Fourteenth Corps unexpectedly launched a general attack across the entire front.
As the war situation took a sudden turn, the 2nd, 5th, and 9th Groups of the Aviation Corps once again encountered more than 40 advanced fighters of the China Air Force. More than half of them were lost, and most of the fighters were low on fuel due to being in the air for too long. Sakai
The general requested tactical guidance." The voice of Hashimoto Qun, the chief of staff of the North China Garrison Army, sounded extremely dry.
Lieutenant General Xiangyue Qingji's face was gloomy and his eyes were slightly closed: "Where has the Ishikawa brigade arrived so far?"
"About 11 kilometers east of Huairou, it is still more than two hours away from the Nankou battlefield... Commander, whether to fight or retreat, we must make a decision as soon as possible. If the situation in North China takes a turn for the worse due to the destruction of all three brigades,
"The base camp will hold you accountable." Operations Section Chief Ozawa lowered his head and answered.
Seeing Xiang Yue Qingji still looking at the map, Hashimoto group thought for a moment and strode forward, standing at attention: "General, please give the order for Sakai and the others to retreat north immediately. In addition, the river from Fengtai to Wanping
The brigade must also withdraw as soon as possible, otherwise they will soon be surrounded by Chinese troops."
"Well... order the 1st, 7th, and 11th brigades to retreat north and join up with the reinforcing Ishikawa brigade as soon as possible. In addition, order Colonel Kawabe to immediately shrink the defense line and gather forces to retreat in an orderly manner.
Strive to break through before the 37th Division of the Chinese Army and the Independent Division cut off the road east of Wanping!" Xiangyue Qingsi looked at several strategic points on the map greedily, and finally made up his mind - at this time, no matter what, we can't do it again
Hesitating, once the fighter plane is delayed, not only the three brigades north of Peiping will be wiped out, but also the more than 17,000 riverside garrison brigade adapted from the original North China Garrison Army will be surrounded by Chinese troops several times larger than our own.
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Unfortunately, Xiangyue Qingsi's decision was still a little late! At this time, the Third Infantry Brigade of the Hebian Brigade stationed in Changxindian had been violently attacked by thirty-six howitzers from the Anjia Army Heavy Artillery Regiment, which lasted ten minutes.
The shelling bombarded all the Japanese barracks along the Changxindian Railway.
The huge destructive power produced by the dense artillery shells far exceeded the expectations of the Japanese officers and soldiers. The seemingly extremely solid fortifications rose into the sky and fell apart instantly. The solid warehouses made of concrete also exploded with huge explosions.
It collapsed and overturned with a loud sound, and in the steaming dust, the limbs of more than 300 Japanese officers and soldiers were flying.
Before the sound of artillery stopped, the loud charge horns and the earth-shattering shouts of killing suddenly sounded. The 8,000 soldiers of the New Second Brigade of the Independent Division easily occupied Changxindian with just one charge. At this time, the New Third Brigade had already tacitly bypassed the enemy.
Passing through the town, chasing more than a hundred Japanese troops who were defeated and fleeing, they quickly headed towards Fengtai.
The Wanping front line was much quieter. The 10,000 soldiers of the 37th Division under the personal command of Feng Zhian, commander of the 77th Army, penetrated directly into the west of Wanping City. Their leading troops had already exchanged fierce fire with the Japanese troops in positions outside the city, but the follow-up troops were
He ignored them, quickly bypassed two kilometers to the west, and quickly headed north amidst the explosions and smoke of artillery shells fired in a hurry by the Japanese army.
At the same time, the Independent Brigade of the Independent Division, under the command of Zhang Lingyun, Chief of Staff of the 77th Army, and Lu Xiong, Commander of the Independent Brigade, rushed to the predetermined position east of Wanping, and soon joined forces with the 3rd Hebian Brigade who was ordered to withdraw from Wanping County.
A regiment encounters.
The Japanese troops escaping hurriedly to the east had not had time to get into combat formation. Dozens of mortar shells had already fallen into the enemy group with a sharp whistling sound. Just when Japan was suddenly attacked and the position was in chaos, a violent rain of machine gun bullets rained down.
, and then tilted towards the crowd of Japanese soldiers who were looking for a place to fight back on the spot, forcing the First Regiment, which had no fortifications to rely on, to give up its attempt to escape eastward and retreat into Wanping City in embarrassment like a tide.
What puzzled and disturbed the Japanese was that instead of taking advantage of the victory and launching a pursuit, the independent brigade regiments actively retreated three kilometers eastward. More than 8,000 soldiers quickly deployed in a north-south line and took out the engineer shovels they carried.
They set up a blocking position, apparently intending to cut off the retreat route of the brigade by the river in one fell swoop.
In the direction of Nanyuan, the 132nd Division of the 77th Army, led by the new Major General Yu Changhai, filled with anger and grief, launched a fierce attack on the Second Regiment of the Japanese Riverside Brigade. After two and a half
After hours of fierce fighting, the Japanese army was finally repulsed. Under the urgent order of the leader of the Hebian Brigade, the Second Regiment quickly retreated south to Wanping County.
An infantry brigade, a cavalry squadron and an engineering squadron of the Japanese army in Fengtai, under the fierce attack of two brigades of the independent division, had lost the opportunity to retreat back to Wanping. The fierce battle on the Fengtai front line began. The Japanese army occupied favorable terrain and fought alone
His qualities are extremely outstanding. He can often rely on his strong basic skills, tactics and combat effectiveness to deal with opponents several times his own. However, this time he encountered officers and soldiers whose marksmanship was similar to his own, whose firepower was more ferocious than his own, and whose numbers were greater than his own.
The two brigades of the Anjia Army Independent Division were besieged several times, but finally there was no way out. Every position was captured and strongholds were uprooted. It was only a matter of time before failure.
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At one o'clock at noon, after receiving the early warning, Tang Enbo's 14th Army, which had achieved a great victory at the south entrance, immediately turned around and headed north, successfully occupied Changping City, and faced off from a distance with the Japanese Army Ishikawa Koichi's 21st Independent Brigade, which rushed for reinforcements. Li Mo'an was at Weili
Under Huang's calm command, he led the first part of the 10th Division to move north quickly, making a move to flank the Ishikawa Brigade.
Seeing that the situation was over, Ishikawa Koichi did not hesitate at all, and immediately ordered a retreat to the north, and escaped from another ambush circle carefully set up by Wei Lihuang and Tang Enbo without any danger.
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Baoding, headquarters of the Fifth Army Corps.
"Report to Commander, great victory at Nankou——"
The excited voice of Chief of Operations Fang Pengxiang made the huge house of the headquarters buzz, and there was a sudden burst of applause and cheers. The generals of the Fifth Army Headquarters and the generals directly under An Yi jumped for joy and hugged each other.
The excitement was even worse than when I received the victory in the Battle of Langfang.
With a smile on his face, An Yi took the detailed battle report from Tang Enbo and finally breathed a sigh of relief. The heart that had been hanging on him until now was finally relieved.
The excellent record of annihilating more than 7,500 enemies and capturing more than 300 Japanese invaders in the Battle of Nankou is undoubtedly the best motivation and inspiration for the entire army in the country. The great significance of this battle is that as long as the Anjia Army is united as one, the Anjia Army can
Other Chinese armies could also win the battle against Japan, and this defeat completely shattered the myth of the Japanese army's invincibility and greatly dampened the Japanese army's arrogance. What is particularly important is that with the recovery of Changping City
, the city of Peiping, which has important symbolic and political significance, is finally safely under the control of the Chinese army.
Hu Jialin lit a cigarette comfortably, stood up again, came to the large map of Pingjin, and looked towards the direction of Huairou, where the Japanese troops were escaping on the North Road.
Hu Jialin knew very well that the Japanese 1st, 7th, and 11th brigades, which still had more than 17,000 officers and soldiers, would soon join the powerful Ishikawa brigade. The line from Nankou to Shunyi was silent.
It won't be long before war breaks out again, and the situation is still not optimistic.
However, Hu Jialin has nothing to worry about at this moment. As long as the Independent Division and the 77th Army encircle the remnants of the Hebian Brigade that fled to Wanping County and annihilate them, the deep front south and west of Peiping will be completely destroyed.
Together, it is firmly in the hands of Feng Zhian's 77th Army. After that, the Chinese army can support the Nankou battlefield at any time through the convenient road and railway network, and the independent division can also free up its hands and quickly move east
The front line strongly supported the Langfang eastern front battlefield commanded by Lu Yixuan.
"The fighting is so lively in the north and west of Peiping. I wonder what's happening on the front line in Langfang?" An Yi came to Hu Jialin and asked easily.
"Except for four rounds of air strikes, no large-scale concentration of Japanese troops has been found so far. It seems that the Japanese Fifth Division and the three independent mixed brigades of the Kwantung Army have no signs of taking the initiative to attack, but the 17th Division and
The 40th Division dismantled seven kilometers of railway tracks overnight and day by day, all of which were probably used to reinforce the frontline defensive positions. Now the Ping-Tianjin Railway was completely paralyzed, and even if the Japanese army wanted to mobilize troops, it was not as convenient and quick as before." Hu Jialin is proud.
to answer.
An Yi nodded with great satisfaction: "Well done. It seems that I can rush to Jinghai with peace of mind."
"Before you leave, do you need to call the commissioners and the Military Commission and submit the battle report?" Hu Jialin asked with a smile.
"There is no need. Even if General Wei Lihuang of the 14th Army did not call the commission in time, Tang Enbo would report the victory to Nanjing as soon as possible to take credit. As for the battle report from Fengtai to Wanping, General Feng Zhian must report it.
, no matter how you say it, it is all under his full command." An Yi replied with a smile.
"Haha! If you didn't mention it, I almost forgot."
Hu Jialin immediately thought of Tang Enbo's behavior over the years, and was extremely impressed by this guy who always reported his merits to Chiang Kai-shek before the friendly forces. Tang Enbo was an ordinary military instructor at the Central Military Academy in 2028, and it was during the suppression campaign in the previous few years.
During the Communist war, he kept taking shortcuts to demonstrate his merits to Chiang Kai-shek and rose through the ranks.
An Yi didn't talk about it anymore. He bent down to pick up the baton and pointed at Tangshan in the upper right corner of the map: "What I'm worried about is the Japanese 20th Division that has been rested and replenished. The 109th Division is making a comeback. Now the 17th Army
It has become a thorn in the side of the Japanese army and a thorn in the flesh. The next target of the Japanese army's attack is likely to be on the line from Langfang to Wuqing. Therefore, the 17th Army will be under great pressure. Friendly troops currently stationed on the front line in Shijiazhuang must contact them quickly.
, strive to be transferred to the rear of the Seventeenth Army as soon as possible, but you cannot adopt a full-line passive defense because of this. You need to worry more about this.
"After I arrive in Jinghai, I will have a good negotiation with the two generals Wan Fulin and Pang Bingxun. After rest and replenishment, they have basically restored their combat strength. I will try to take over Shang Zhen's 32nd Army or Liu Zhi's army.
The two divisions have been transferred. Once the Japanese army gathers forces to attack the line from Langfang to Wuqing, we will attack Tianjin from Jinghai to Machang line again. It will be a tug-of-war no matter what. The Japanese army has already begun to attack the Songhu line.
I'm thinking wrong. Several divisions are being shipped to Shanghai. My mentor, Mr. Wen Bai, wants to take a preemptive strike and has obtained the approval of the commission and Commander Bai. We have to help them."
"I understand!" Hu Jialin said with a smile: "I wonder how Nanjing will react at this moment?"
"No need to guess, turn on the radio and you can hear the cheers of the crooked beauty from the Central News Agency."