When the Anjia Army made large-scale landings on the coasts of Lingao and Chengmai, the road traffic connecting the central and western regions of Hainan was blocked by the Blue Fox Special Forces of the Anjia Army's First Airborne Army. Coupled with the inconvenience of communication, Major General Fujiwara Hidema, commander of the Western Front,
Didn't realize that the crisis was approaching.
From early morning on the 21st to 10 o'clock in the morning that day, the Japanese army in the central and southern Dan County assembled eight infantry brigades and two artillery brigades and launched a fierce attack on the Wengui Village defense line held by the Third Regiment of the Southern 1st Airborne Division.
In order to firmly contain the Japanese troops in the central and southern areas of Dan County, the officers and soldiers of the Third Regiment carried out heroic and tenacious resistance.
Wengui Village is located on the traffic chokepoint from Xinzhou Town, Danxian County, to Changhua Town, Changjiang County, on the Ring-of-Sea Highway built by the Japanese army. Highland 86 is the only commanding height near the highway. As long as 86 Highlands is controlled, the Ring-of-Sea Highway will be firmly secured.
Sealed. In this way, no matter how calm Fujiwara Hidema is,
Before getting the exact information from Lingao and Chengmai, we dare not leave them alone. After all, Paipu Port, Qiaokou Port, Haitou Port, Haiwei Port, and Changhua Port in the south are all suitable places for landing. If the Anjiajun
If we really make a large-scale landing, the consequences will be disastrous, so we can only send heavy troops to attack the enemy.
Highland 86 is located 200 meters west of the Huanhai Highway. It is about 300 meters long from west to east and 500 meters long from north to south. This hill is covered with kapok trees, bitter oak trees, thorns, and sparrows.
Plum blossoms, King Trojans, etc., as well as clumps of tall thatch that can hide people, and Seven Sisters bushes with colorful flowers, have become the best concealment for the paratroopers.
The most distinctive plant on the mountain is called the Daru tree. Its leaves are a bit like holly. The fruits it produces are like cherries, with red and white fruits. They are edible. Standing on the 86 Highlands, you can see Wengui Village.
In the depression four or five miles to the south, the Spring River in the east meanders back and forth, and even the pontoon bridge erected by An Jiajun on the southeastern river is clearly visible.
To the north of Highland 86, there are villages such as Fengtou, Xindi, and Jiudi. At this time, they were all occupied by the Japanese troops moving south.
The layout of the Third Regiment of the 1st Airborne Division is centered on Wengui Village. Two blocking positions are constructed along the Yutian, Luoying, and Dapo lines in the west. They are mainly used to delay the Japanese attack from the direction of Paipu Port. Because Paipu
The Japanese garrison in Hong Kong was seriously insufficient. They had more defense but were unable to counterattack. Therefore, only one company of troops was deployed on this line.
On the front of Highland 86 in the north of the village, two companies were deployed from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and there was a reserve company of one company on the reverse slope of the highland.
Since there is no road in the south of Wengui Village, the east direction of the village is controlled by the troops sent by the 5th Anti-Japanese Rescue Division to guide and respond. The main force of the third regiment is mainly distributed around Wengui Village and can respond to the war on the west and north fronts at any time.
There is not much pressure on defense.
In the eyes of the commander of the Third Regiment, as long as they can hold on until dawn, with the support of the Air Force and Army Aviation Forces, they can delay as long as they want. If that doesn't work, they can retreat calmly. At this time, the Japanese troops in Dan County can be contained in Wengui Village.
Every hour is a victory.
Of course, the officers and soldiers of the Third Regiment did not have the consciousness to play supporting roles. They seized the time and relied on the mountains to build a tight machine gun bunker on the front of Highland 86. There were small bushes next to each bunker for cover. They were condescending, which was very conducive to using firepower to kill the Japanese.
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On the second-line position connected by traffic ditches, there are several natural rock caves. They are used as anti-gun caves. There are also many individual bunkers throughout the second-line position to maximize the snipers assigned to each company and platoon.
The power of.
The second-line position surrounded the entire front of the highland. At the top of the highland, several large rocks and locally sourced wood were used to build a bunker with a 12.7 mm caliber high-level and flat dual-purpose machine gun as the fire output point, which could support all front lines at any time.
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Precisely because they were well prepared, the Japanese troops moving south from Dan County made more than ten consecutive attacks, including several brigade-level assaults, but were still unable to advance further south. The Japanese troops in Dan County were firmly restrained by the magnet of Wengui Village.
As a result, when the Second Guards Division moving south from Lingao arrived at the planned line of Guangcun Town, Gaopo Village and Nanbao Town, no trace of the Japanese troops was found.
Originally, according to the plan, the 2nd Guards Division should immediately invest in the construction of blocking positions, but Major General Chen Chutian, the commander of the 2nd Division, was not a stickler for rules. He found the guide sent by the 5th Anti-Japanese Rescue Division, and after careful questioning, he sensitively realized that
It is possible that the Japanese army was dragged to the south of Dan County by the raiding troops sent by the First Airborne Army. In this way, the defense lines in the eastern and northern parts of Dan County were actually wide open, which was a rare opportunity for the Second Guards Division.
After Chen Chutian met with the political commissar Major General Zheng Hua and the chief of staff Colonel Luo Zhi to discuss, they quickly formulated a new combat plan and reported the plan to the group army headquarters. Then, without waiting for orders from superiors, he walked along the sea-ring highway to the
Killed in the hinterland of Danxian County.
At 12:30 noon, when the headquarters of the Third Division arrived at Dongcheng Town, which had just been recovered, it received a reply from the enemy headquarters forwarded by the Army Headquarters before the Hainan War.
Commander An Jin agreed with the Second Division's combat plan. In order to ensure nothing went wrong, he also decided to temporarily assign the First Airborne Division to the western front to strengthen the Second Division's strength, and was jointly commanded by Chen Chutian.
At the same time, the former enemy headquarters reported that the Japanese army was besieging Highland 86 in the north of Wengui Village. The Third Regiment of the 1st Airborne Division, with the cooperation of the Air Force and Army Aviation, successfully contained the Japanese 169th Division and the 15th Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army.
This situation gave Chen Chutian a clearer and more intuitive understanding of the entire battle situation.
The battle in Danxian County is going more smoothly than expected. The fourth right-wing regiment of the Second Guards Division has successfully captured Mutang Town, and the left-wing forward troops are attacking Changpo Town. Based on the fact that the Japanese army has failed to resist after several consecutive battles, Chen Chutian judged that
The Japanese army did not notice the arrival of our army.
After discussing with the political commissar and chief of staff, Chen Chutian immediately ordered the fifth regiment to be left behind to encircle and annihilate the enemy in Changpo Town. The first and third regiments forced a march, ignoring the enemy in Xinzhou Town, and went directly south to seize the node on the Huanhai Highway.
Wangwu Town, in one fell swoop, separated the Japanese troops in Xinzhou and Baimajing, defeated them respectively, and finally dealt with the Japanese troops north of Wengui Village.
The Second Regiment accompanying the division headquarters and directly-affiliated troops was used as a strategic reserve. After the Fifth Regiment captured Changpo Town, it moved forward to Changpo Village in the east of Xinzhou Town to block the eastward advance of the Japanese army in Xinzhou.
As long as we can make full use of the Japanese army's fatal weaknesses of inconvenient communication and poor intelligence and seize the gaps in the Japanese defense, we can form a local situation of more and fewer in a short period of time, complete the strategic deployment, and the Danxian war will be a weak victory.
Strong dramatic changes.
Four o'clock in the afternoon, Danxian County, Xinzhou Town.
In a forest near the sea in the west of the town. In a simple tent that served as the temporary headquarters of the Japanese Army's Western Front, Major General Fujiwara Hidema, who was only 28 years old this year, faced the map and thought hard.
Ever since the radio communication with the Hainan Army Headquarters in Qiongshan was paralyzed, Fujiwara Hidema felt as if he had become a kite with its string cut off. He had been abandoned by the whole world and nothing went smoothly.
As someone who was deliberately cultivated by the Fujiwara family, Fujiwara Hidema, who only joined the army in early 1938, went from battalion captain to current acting division commander in just five years. This is undoubtedly a huge achievement for the Japanese army, which values military merit and qualifications.
of irony.
Fujiwara Hidema, who studied at Tokyo Imperial University before joining the army, likes poetry and music and is good at political showmanship, does not have much military command ability at all. It is really difficult for a talented scholar to take charge of an army. All along,
Fujiwara Hidema always faithfully carried out the orders issued by his superiors. When he really needed to make a decision, he usually followed the advice given to him by the family around him.
His name is Kiichiro, and he was born into a samurai family raised by the Fujiwara family. His grandfather was given the surname Shoudian, and he has always loyally assisted successive Fujiwara family heads. Kiichiro Shoudo graduated from the Army Academy and served in the Korean army in the early 1930s.
Before the July 7th Incident, he studied at Army University. After graduation, he was sent directly to Hidema Fujiwara, who was being trained as the next generation head of the family, and has been serving as a military staff officer.
Faced with today's strange situation, Shoudian Kiichiro, a military staff officer who originally felt good about himself, also felt helpless. Due to the very lack of intelligence sources, Shoudian and the staff team were unable to put forward constructive opinions on the war situation, which directly affected the Japanese army in Dan County.
deployment of troops.
Fujiwara Hidema, who has a serious lack of military experience, is most eager to know what happened and why the routine communication between Lingao and Chengmai was interrupted. He went to Lingao and Chengmai respectively yesterday evening, early morning and this morning.
The communication liaison personnel sent by Qiongshan Headquarters have not even heard back yet.
In the morning, Colonel Kanobu Watanabe, the new chief of staff of the 169th Division, suggested that troops should be decisively sent to the east and north of Dan County, and priority should be given to restoring communications with Lingao and Chengmai, and then communicating with the Qiongshan headquarters.
.Fujiwara Hidema, who has always had no independent opinions, was originally ready to implement it, but his nickname, Matsudou Kiichiro, Lieutenant Colonel, thought it was too much.
The Anjia Army in the southern part of the county is very powerful and actually resisted the long-term attack of the two regiments. Judging from the evolution of the battle situation, the south, where communication has also been interrupted, may be the real landing place of the Anjia Army. Once the troops are mobilized
When the time comes, the frontline troops in Danzhou Bay will be empty. If the Anjia Army takes advantage of the situation, who will bear the responsibility?
Fujiwara Hidema suddenly hesitated. After thinking about it, he felt that among the two suggestions, it was more important to faithfully perform the duty of defending Danzhou Bay assigned by his superiors. Therefore, he ignored the objections of Watanabe Kanobu and stood still.
In this way, the only fighter opportunity that could partially turn the tide of the battle was wasted.
After lunch, Colonel Watanabe Kanobu suggested that even if the troops are not divided, some troops must be mobilized from the coastal areas. On the one hand, it can consolidate the defense of the northern and eastern fronts, and it can also play a role in gathering troops. If
If something unexpected happens in Lingao and Chengmai, they won't be caught off guard.
But Lieutenant Colonel Kiichiro Shoudou questioned this suggestion again - what if the Anjia army took advantage of the coastal area's air strikes to launch a landing operation? Once the coastal defense line, which has cost a lot of effort, is lost, can the beachhead be recaptured by the second-line troops alone?
Fujiwara Hidezen was confused again when he heard this, and once again decided to stand still.
With such procrastination, as the battle reports about the unfavorable attack in the south continued to come, the atmosphere in the air became more and more depressing, and Fujiwara Hidema became more and more uneasy.
"Your Mightiness--"
Chief of Staff Colonel Kasanobu Watanabe strode into the tent, came to Hidema Fujiwara who was sitting at the desk, pointed to a point on the map, and said urgently:
"Captain Changling who escaped from Mutang Town reported that they were violently attacked by the Anjia Army. The two squadrons collapsed before they could hold on for an hour. Since the Anjia Army appeared in Mutang Town, its main force must have been there.
Landing along the coast of Lingao and Chengmai, we must now make a decision between the north and south lines and quickly gather our forces, otherwise once they are divided and surrounded by them, the situation will be over!"
Fujiwara Hidema was panicked when he heard this, and quickly asked: "Watanabe-kun, has the situation been verified? When did this happen?"
Kiichiro Shoudou, who was discussing quietly with several staff members, also quickly came over and asked: "Is there any similar news coming from the direction of Dongcheng Town?"
"The specific time of the attack should be around 11:30 noon. After capturing Mutang Town, the Chinese army quickly blocked the main transportation route to the south. Captain Changling and dozens of officers and soldiers who came back to report the news came from the seaside
On the way here, several rivers flowing into Danzhou Bay became obstacles, so it was delayed until now to get this extremely important news!"
Colonel Watanabe Kashin, who did not have the bonus of a noble halo, had a solemn look on his face: "Although there is no news about Dongcheng Town now, I am sure that it must have been lost there... Your Excellency, I suggest that troops be dispatched immediately to increase the number of troops."
The intensity of the search for the northern and eastern lines will be determined
Acknowledging the movement of the Chinese army, the 15th Infantry Brigade was ordered to immediately withdraw from the seaside and shrink its defense. Among them, the brigade headquarters stationed in Baimajing Town should quickly retreat to Wangwu Town to ensure that we are connected with the central and southern Danxian County.
Traffic and communication between troops are safe!"
Kiichiro Shoudou also frowned, and unconsciously pulled up Kanobu Watanabe's hind legs again:
"Watanabe-kun, now we are deploying troops without even knowing what the situation is. Are we a little hasty? The 15th Infantry Brigade is responsible for defending the long coastline, only from Yugu Port to the northwest coast of Danzhou Bay.
It only occupied three brigades. How could it be said that shrinking can be done?
"I think that at this time, we need to be calmer. I agree to send people to strengthen the investigation of the northern and eastern fronts, but I do not agree to the random deployment of troops... If the people in Mutang Town in the north are suspected Chinese soldiers, we
Easily abandoning the coastal defense line, Anjiajun took the opportunity to land. Didn’t we give up our defensive advantage to others?"
Fujiwara Hidema was in a state of confusion, his mind was muddled, and he couldn't figure it out for a long time. After a while, he waved his hand under Watanabe Kasanobu's expectant eyes and said: "Chief of Staff, go arrange the reconnaissance troops.
Let’s talk about other things after we discuss it!”
Watanabe Kashin suddenly became anxious: "Commander, it is better to make a decision as soon as possible. As far as I know, the 15th Infantry Brigade of the ** has a brigade directly under it. Even if the troops along the coast cannot be contacted for a while,
At least this brigade must be mobilized! Wangwu Town is located between Baimajing, Xinzhou and Dongcheng Town. The geographical location is very important. Once the Anjia Army is occupied, we will be divided into several parts that are not subordinate to each other. What will happen then?
It’s all over!”
Kiichiro Shoudou sneered: "Since Wangwu Town is so important, we can definitely dispatch two brigades from Xinzhou to support it! Why do we have to send troops from the 15th Infantry Brigade?"
Watanabe Kashin shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Our troops are also stretched thin now. Due to the fall of Mutang Town, the northwest coast of Dan County has been basically cut off from our land transportation, and we can only communicate by speedboat from the offshore. In this case, our
The top priority is to counterattack Mutang Town, rescue the three brigades guarding the coast, and then join forces together. In this way, we can attack, retreat, and defend, and we will be in an invincible position."
Kiichiro Shoudou thought for a while and said: "Then let's simply deploy troops from the southern front. Anyway, restricted by rivers, mountains and dense forests, the offensive surface of the southern front is very narrow, and no matter how many troops we have, we can't deploy it. It's better to ensure that we have a few routes first.
The connection between the army.”
Kashin Watanabe's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea, let's do it!"
Seeing that the two men reached a rare agreement, Fujiwara Hidema hurriedly issued the order. Who knew that only an hour later, the scouts hurriedly reported that Wangwu Town had been lost.
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