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"Everyone, the Korean Strait has been cut off by the Chinese Navy. We have no supplies and cannot go back to Japan. Therefore, we can only attack and continue to attack. Defeat the current Chinese army and take down Shanhaiguan. At that time, the country will be in the country.
You can take advantage of this opportunity to force China to sign a peace treaty that is beneficial to the Great Japanese Empire. At that time, you will be the heroes of the Great Japanese Empire!" Yama Prefecture Aritoto continued to bewitch the situation. In fact, as a general of the army, the Japanese army
One of Fang's elders was very clear about his current behavior. Japan had no way out. If the army could not win, then Japan would be over. Therefore, they must do their best to win.
It was better to stop attacking after taking down Shanhaiguan, which was better than defending the Liaodong Peninsula to the end.
"Hi!" The division leaders of the eight divisions replied loudly.
"His Excellency Commander, although the warriors of the Great Japanese Empire were supported by the spirit of Bushido, we now have only 150,000 troops, which is almost the same as the Chinese defenders. And the Chinese army is on the defensive, which is more beneficial to them. Can it be from the Liaodong Peninsula and
North Korea sends several more divisions here!" Lieutenant General Matthew Sakuma, the commander of the Second Division, suggested.
"I have sent someone to send orders. The reinforcements composed of the First Division, the Fourth Division, the Seventh Division and the Eighth Division have already set off. Five to six days later, they will be able to enter the battlefield. But I
Hopefully, we can conquer Shanhaiguan before the reinforcements arrive, so that the banner of the Great Japanese Empire will fly to the majestic pass in China, which is known as the "No. 1 pass in the world"!" said Akito Yama Prefecture. He was not a reckless person.
When he led his troops to set off, the battle between the Japanese Combined Fleet and the Western Sichuan Navy did not begin. At that time, their logistics supply line was still unobstructed. But now, the navy has failed. In order to defeat the Western Sichuan Army, he had to invest more.
The army was here. Therefore, Yutoto of Shan County immediately issued an order to dispatch more reinforcements to four divisions. Moreover, all of these four divisions were elite divisions. The purpose was to ensure the victory of the war. In this way,
, They will develop a military advantage over the Western Sichuan Army in a few days, which will also help them launch an attack.
"Hi! Commander, wise!" Lieutenant General Matthew Zuo hurriedly said.
"Tomorrow's battle will start with the Second Division first. Are you confident of breaking through the defense line of the Chinese army?" said Yutobu of Yama County.
"Please rest assured that the Second Division will be able to break through the defense line of the Chinese army!" Sakuma Zuo Mata immediately assured. According to the information they received, in the Jiujiang River defense line in front, the Western Sichuan Army only deployed one.
It's just a division. Although the defensive side has the advantage of the territory, the offensive side can choose the breakthrough point at will. For an elite Japanese army like the Second Division, there is no problem in defeating the same number of Chinese teams.
Lieutenant General Sakuma Zuo Matthew was full of confidence.
"Very good, then I'll wait to celebrate you tomorrow!" Yama Prefecture Yuto was very satisfied with Lieutenant General Sakuma Zuo Matthew's answer. Although he believed that it would definitely encounter difficulties in attacking Shanhaiguan, which was heavily garrisoned by the Western Sichuan Army,
Facing the first line of defense of the Western Sichuan Army, he didn't care at all. The Western Sichuan Army was just a line of defense stationed by the division, and they could break through it with just one charge. You should know that during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 last year, their division was enough
Defeat tens of thousands of Qing troops. Even if the Western Sichuan Army is more powerful than the Qing army, the victory will definitely belong to them in a one-on-one situation. Yutoto Yama Prefecture would never have thought that tomorrow's battle would be extremely tragic. Japan
The soldiers' bodies will block Jiujianghe.
In order to resist the attack of the Japanese army, the western Sichuan Army specially set up the Shanhaiguan War Zone, with Zhao Bowen, commander of the Second Cavalry Army. At the same time, his rank has been promoted to Lieutenant General. After taking over Xinjiang, the Second Cavalry Army
All the generals were promoted. Zhao Bowen became the fourth lieutenant general of the Western Sichuan Army at the age of 43, which made the other generals very jealous. But everyone knows that after the battle
Many generals will be promoted, and Wang Yuze ascended the throne and became emperor, rewards and other things are indispensable.
The 23rd Division of Du Qizheng was stationed in the Jiujiang River defense line. During the Sino-British border conflict, the Ninth Brigade was almost crippled. After the war, the veterans of the Ninth Brigade were rebuilt.
.After the expansion of the Western Sichuan Army, the 9th Brigade was expanded to the 23rd Division, and Du Qizheng successfully served as the division commander. However, although half of the new recruits of the 23rd Division were recruited, the combat effectiveness was very strong, which was similar to Du Qizheng himself.
That kind of arrogant personality is inseparable.
Du Qizheng took the initiative to apply to Zhao Bowen for the defense line of Jiujianghe. In Shanhaiguan's defense operations, the main force is still four infantry divisions. Two cavalry troops are mainly used for counterattack. Cavalry is originally used for attack, not for
Come to defend the city.
The Jiujiang River defense line is four kilometers long and extends from the mountains to the west to the seaside. The mountain road is difficult to walk and large troops cannot march. If the Japanese army wants to attack Shanhaiguan, they have to break through the Jiujiang River defense line head-on. However, just in case,
Du Qizheng still deployed a battalion of troops in the mountains to the west. The 4-kilometer frontal defense line was defended by the 231st Regiment and the 232nd Regiment, and the 233rd Regiment and the division's direct troops were reserves.
All 48 artillery pieces of the Artillery Battalion of the 23rd Division were deployed three kilometers south of the Jiujiang River defense line. When the Japanese attacked, artillery fire could be used to block the entire Jiujiang River, and even the Japanese army's advance positions in the north of Hebei.
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"I won't say anything extra. The Japanese have arrived. It seems that they will launch an attack tomorrow. The task of garrisoning the Jiujiang River defense line was something I personally asked the commander. I promised the commander.
, people are in positions, even if people are gone, they have to defend the positions. Although we have not fought with the Japanese, we have fought with the most elite Gurkha infantry brigade of the British in the border conflict.
.At that time, we used a brigade's troops to resist the attack of tens of thousands of elite British soldiers. So now, we can still withstand the attack of the Japanese! Is there any problem?" Du Qizheng said.
"No problem!" Feng Yuan, the commander of the 231st Regiment, and Lu Hanyuan, the commander of the 232nd Regiment, both replied loudly. They are all old men of the 23rd Division, and the battalion commander of the 9th Brigade, were expanded in the army.
Afterwards, he successfully became the leader of the group.
"Okay, let's go! Everyone go back and be prepared. This is the first battle between us and the Japanese, and we must fight well!" Du Qizheng repeatedly instructed. Although the Japanese are coming in full force, the Western Sichuan Army is ready.
If his 23rd Division fails to defend the defense line, he will not be laughed to death by others!
"Don't worry, commander! The little Japanese dares to attack, we must know how powerful we are!" Feng Yuan, the commander of the 231st Regiment, said with a smile. Although the Japanese Army defeated the Qing army last year, the Sichuan Army's Western Sichuan Army's Lian Ying*
*The team has been defeated, so naturally they don’t take the Japanese Army seriously.
On the morning of April 4, when the morning sun just showed its face, the Japanese army camp was already full of people. The soldiers of the Second Division enjoyed delicious rice balls early in the morning, and each of them shared the
When we got a small piece of meat, everyone was very excited. We were also very motivated for the subsequent battle. The officers of the Second Division told the soldiers that they would defeat the opposite Chinese people like they did last year.
Jiujiang River is just a small river. It has not entered the flood season in April. Even the estuary to the east is only less than a hundred meters wide. Most places are only fifty or sixty meters wide, the narrowest
The place is even more than twenty meters. The shallowest place, with a depth of less than half a meter, and an adult can easily flow over. In addition, there are two bridges on the river, namely Houtun Bridge on the west side and
The Hexi Bridge and Houtun Bridge to the east belong to the defense zone of the 231st Regiment, while the Hexi Bridge belongs to the defense zone of the 232nd Regiment. The two bridges are less than two kilometers apart. The 23rd Division did not blow up the two bridges.
, instead, heavy weapons such as heavy machine guns were set up near the bridgehead to the south. Once the Japanese army attempted to cross the river from these two bridges, the crossfire formed by the heavy machine guns of the Western Sichuan Army would be enough to make this place their tomb.
Just after 8 o'clock in the morning, the Second Division of the Japanese Army launched an attack. This attack was initiated by the 4th Brigade of the Second Division. There was only one brigade of troops invested and no artillery preparations were carried out. The intention of the Japanese army,
It was just to test the firepower of the Western Sichuan Army on the other side of the river below.
The 11th Battalion of the Second Division, which was responsible for the attack, had a total force of more than 1,100 people. After receiving the order to attack, the more than 1,100 Japanese soldiers immediately shouted and jumped into the Jiujiang River.
, howling and launched an attack on Henan. The place where they attacked was a smooth place after all, and the river surface was less than fifty meters wide. These Japanese soldiers, holding rifles, rushed towards them wildly
The other side of the river rushes.
The 3rd Battalion of the 232nd Regiment was defending this line. Faced with the attack of Japanese soldiers, the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion were not panicked, and everyone was calmly waiting for the order to open fire.
When the Japanese soldiers entered the heart of the river, the battalion commander of the 3rd Battalion issued an order to open fire. Suddenly, the third battalion's two Type 82 infantry cannons, two heavy mortars, twenty medium and light mortars and
Twenty heavy machine guns fired one after another.
A large number of shells fell into the river, overturning the Japanese soldiers who were crossing the river. The rows of bullets fired by heavy machine guns harvested the lives of Japanese soldiers like cutting wheat. Such powerful firepower suddenly drove the Japanese.
The soldiers were stunned. They were attacking the defense line of a battalion of the Western Sichuan Army, but their firepower was even more fierce than that of a Japanese army regiment.
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