The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 697 A Different Iron Triangle

This regiment of the 41st Army has a high level of tactics and is flexible on the battlefield, a bit like Taohuashan guerrilla operations.

The head of this regiment is Han Zhihao, the security staff officer who escorted Ouyang Xue at the Daqing River back then, and now he has become the head of the regiment.He followed Gao Jiu through life and death, and learned a lot from Gao Jiu.Later, Gao Jiu fought side by side with the 41st Army many times, and he also summed up his own set of tactics from it.

This time he was in charge of fighting against the Japanese army. In fact, he had a more important task, which was to lead the 38th Division of the Japanese army into the ambush circle set up by Gao Jiu.

The 38th Division of the Japanese Army is a semi-mechanized unit, and Xinfengji is in the plains as far as Zhengzhou. If they detect that the 41st Army is attempting to encircle them, they can withdraw to Zhengzhou City at any time.

Han Zhihao led the troops to adopt mobile defense tactics, retreating while fighting, constantly angering the Japanese army, leading them to continue southward by the nose.

At the same time, Gao Jiu and Wang Jindong commanded a division of troops to build a defensive position around Wangshui Village, while the other two divisions moved in a pincer shape from east to west, encircling the Japanese 38th Division.

The head of the 38th Division of the Japanese Army has entered China since the July 41th Incident, and it can be said that he has very rich combat experience.He didn't have many troops, only a brigade and a team directly under him, with a total of more than 37 people.The reason why he dared to lead the troops south was mainly because the main forces of the three divisions of the Japanese army were in the attack on Nanyang area. He believed that most of the troops of the 39st Army had been taken by the 41th Division of the Japanese Army in the southeast and the Japanese Army in the northwest. The 2th Division held it back, and the [-]st Army he was facing had no more than [-] troops at best, and he was absolutely sure that he would be able to defeat the enemy, or even annihilate the enemy.

However, what he didn't know was that after Gao Jiu's operations, the Japanese army's three-way siege of Nanyang had quietly disintegrated. He and the 38th Division were falling into the trap set by Gao Jiu step by step. .

Han Zhihao's battle became more and more refined. In order to confuse the enemy, he asked his soldiers to drop some hats, shoes, and some guns, and even dropped a mortar to lure the Japanese army to continue to pursue.

Wangshui Village, the temporary headquarters of the Anti-Japanese Army.

Gao Jiu and Wang Jindong received a report from Han Zhihao, saying that the Japanese brigade had caught up, and they were now less than 5km away from Wangshui Village.

Wang Jindong inquired about the location of the two divisions responsible for outflanking, and found that they still had not reached the designated location.He urged them to speed up their march and form an encirclement of the Japanese army as soon as possible.

After discussing with Wang Jindong, Gao Jiu and Wang Jindong decided to temporarily hide their strength and attract the Japanese army to Wangshui Village.

The main force of the 38th Division of the Japanese Army finally came to Wangshui Village, and soon launched an attack on the position of the 41st Army.

In order to confuse the enemy, most of the artillery of the 41st Army was hidden, and only a small amount of artillery was used to support the operations in the forward positions.

The terrain around Wangshui Village is relatively high, and this is the last barrier of Nanyang City. As long as you cross Wangshui Village, there is a flat river in front of you, and you can directly attack Nanyang City.

The division head of the 38th Division ordered the troops to launch a fierce attack on the enemy's position, and at the same time reported the situation here to the Seventh Army Command. He hoped that the Seventh Army Command would urge the other two Japanese troops to speed up their march to Nanyang City. speed of entry.

Soon after, the head of the 38th Division received a report from his superiors, saying that the 39th Division of the Japanese Army was fighting fiercely with the enemy, and that the 37th Division was also approaching Nanyang City, and the enemy had already been restrained. Part of the force, let them attack boldly, and at the same time, hope that they can be the first to break through the enemy's position and reach Nanyang City, so as to win glory for the Seventh Army.

The blocking battle in Wangshui Village was very fierce. Because the 41st Army concealed a large number of artillery pieces, the Guo soldiers guarding the forward positions faced the powerful firepower of the Japanese army and suffered great losses. The trenches must be defended, otherwise, it would be difficult to block the Japanese offensive.

An hour after the battle started, the Guo army's troops lost two trenches one after another. There were only five trenches in total in front of Wangshui Village, and the situation of the defenders became a little tense.

Wang Jindong once again urged the troops of the two divisions in charge of outflanking to speed up their march.

After a series of battles, Han Zhihao's unit completed the task of luring the enemy. After returning to Wangshui Village, they temporarily went to rest. At this time, their regiment also lost a lot of people. The original 2400 people left [-] people. More than [-] people, they were designated by Wang Jindong as the reserve team, seized the time to replenish weapons and ammunition, and were ready to go into battle again at any time.

The Japanese army successively conquered the two trenches in the forward position of the 41st Army, the morale was high, and the offensive became more violent.Soon after, another trench was breached.

Wang Jindong was a little impatient, and planned to let the artillery fire to stop the Japanese attack.

Gao Jiu advised him to wait patiently. The battle has already reached this point, and the Japanese army must not be aware of the danger. If they turn around and run away at this time, all previous efforts will be wasted.

The officers and soldiers of the national army on the position were struggling to support, and soon after, the Japanese army broke through another trench.

Now in front of Wangshui Village, there is only the last trench left.

Gao Jiu sent someone to call Han Zhihao over, and said to him: "Tuan Zhang, it is very important to guard the last trench in front of Wangshui Village. It is related to the success or failure of this battle in Nanyang City. Take your people up and resolutely kill the enemy. Press down."

"Yes, Master Jiu, don't worry. If the devil wants to cross this trench, he must first step on my corpse." Han Zhihao said loudly, and then rushed up with his troops.

After breaking through four trenches in a row, the Japanese army's victory was in sight, their morale was even higher, and their offensive became more violent.

Regardless of casualties, a large number of Japanese troops howled and rushed to the last trench of the national army.

At this moment, Han Zhihao led the reserve team to rush over. Instead of entering the trench, they directly crossed the trench and rushed towards the attacking Japanese army.

Han Zhihao's troops have just replenished their weapons and ammunition. After a short rest, their physical strength has also been restored, and their morale is very high.In order to give full play to the advantages of firepower, the officers and soldiers rushing in front of the attacking team all carried machine guns or submachine guns and rushed while strafing.

The attacking Japanese army was hit by fierce firepower, and the offensive has slowed down.

The sudden counterattack launched by the national army disrupted their positions. The Japanese army rushing forward did not have the advantage in firepower, and suffered heavy casualties in an instant. Those who survived had to retreat hastily.

With all their might, Han Zhihao and others not only repelled the enemy's attack, but also took back a trench that had been occupied by the Japanese army, stabilizing the situation on the entire battlefield.

Wang Jindong felt very satisfied when he saw the performance of Han Zhihao and others through the telescope.He said: "Brother Gao, you recommended Han Zhihao to me as the battalion commander of the guard battalion. You really have a unique vision. He has grown and improved rapidly in the past two years. After becoming the regiment commander, he has performed even better.

Now his troops are already a sharp knife of our 41st Army, and they can really come in handy at critical times. "

The head of the 38th Division of the Japanese Army saw that he was about to conquer the last trench of the enemy, but he was beaten back and lost a trench.

He became angry from embarrassment and ordered concentrated artillery fire to bombard the enemy's forward position. He was determined to concentrate a regiment of troops and go all out to break through the enemy's position and capture Wangshui Village.

The artillery fire of the Japanese army violently bombed the forward positions of the national army, and then a large number of Japanese troops swarmed like locusts.

At this moment, Wang Jindong received a report that the troops of the two divisions had arrived at the designated position and completed the encirclement of the 38th Division of the Japanese Army.

He was very happy, and said to Gao Jiu: "Brother Gao, now you can take care of these little Japanese."

Behind the trenches of the national army in Wangshui Village, the artillery of an entire artillery regiment is hidden.The artillerymen had already suffocated, and after receiving the order to fire the artillery, they immediately launched a violent artillery attack on the Japanese army.

The Japanese army was charging forward, and a large number of shells flew in and fell into their crowd. The Japanese officers and soldiers were blown to pieces and suffered heavy casualties.

The sudden situation made the Japanese army a little flustered.

The officers and soldiers of the 41st Army took the opportunity to launch a counterattack and regained two trenches in a row.

The head of the 38th Division of the Japanese Army was also shocked by what happened in front of him.Although he was not very clear about the whole battle situation, but based on his experience, he felt the danger.

While ordering the troops behind to press up to block the enemy's counterattack, he asked the chief of staff to quickly ask if there were any enemy troops in the rear and on the two wings.

Not long after, the Chief of Staff received a report that a large number of enemy troops had appeared in the rear and on both flanks, and that the 38th Division had been surrounded by the enemy.

The head of the 38th Division knew that he had fallen into the enemy's trap and felt that the entire division was in danger of being eaten by the enemy.He was very decisive and immediately ordered the rear team to change to the front team and retreat towards Zhengzhou.

Seeing that the Japanese army was retreating, Wang Jindong immediately ordered all the troops of the 41st Army in Wangshui Village to attack the Japanese army.

The head of the 38th Division saw the enemy chasing up from behind, he immediately ordered to leave an infantry brigade to block the pursuers, and he led the main force of the division to start a rapid march.

Suddenly, there was the roar of planes in the sky, and a group of bombers flew over.

The officers and soldiers of the 38th Division cheered, and the chief of staff of the division also picked up the radio and communicated with the planes in the air.

However, what he waited for was not the pilot's answer, but the aerial bombs that fell from the sky.A total of 12 bombers dropped hundreds of bombs, almost covering the marching ranks of the entire division of the Japanese army in thick smoke.

This tragic bombing killed at least 1/4 of the Japanese army.

The bomber pilots all took off from Nanyang Airport. They are very close to here and can stay in the air for a long time.They quickly ran out of bombs, so they circled over the Japanese formation, strafing the ground with machine guns from their planes.

Relying on the strength of the air power, the Japanese army has always bullied the national army in this way.This time, they finally got a taste of being bullied by the enemy's air force.

The Seventh Army of the Japanese Army received a telegram from the 38th Division. Knowing that the situation was serious, they ordered the 37th Division and the 39th Division to increase their attack on Nanyang City in order to contain the enemy's forces. The Second Air Force sent planes to reinforce the 38th Division.

The Second Air Force of the Japanese Army was already terrified. The airport destroyed by Zhang Quan and others has not yet been restored, and there is no way to reinforce the 38th Division of the Japanese Army.

In this battle of Nanyang, most of the main force of the Seventh Army of the Japanese Army was involved. They now hold an independent mixed brigade and a division of the puppet army. They are urgently sent to Nanyang to rescue the first The troops of the 38th Division.

The pilots of the national army ran out of machine gun bullets, returned to Nanyang Airport, quickly replenished fuel and ammunition, and prepared to take off again to bomb the Japanese reinforcements.

While Gao Jiu and Wang Jindong pursued the 38th Division, they ordered the troops to quickly narrow the encirclement.

At this time, the Japanese 38th Division had lost more than half of its losses. The division commander judged that it was impossible to break through the enemy's siege and return to Zhengzhou only by relying on the strength of the division.So he ordered the troops to seize a hilly area, urgently built fortifications, and prepared to stand by and wait for help.

The troops of the three divisions of the 41st Army took the opportunity to surround them, and soon launched an attack on the Japanese army.

During the fierce battle in Nanyang City, the 40th Division of the Japanese Army in the northwest of Lanxi River launched an attack on the Southwest Military Division of Shandong.

The Japanese army had already made preparations in advance for launching an attack on Southwest Shandong.At the same time, they crossed the Lanxi River at more than a dozen places that were convenient for crossing and landing, crossed most of the main force of the division and regiment, and then attacked in the direction of Zhiyuan County.

The Southwest Military Sub-district of Shandong Province had already been ready for battle. While crossing the river, the Japanese army was attacked by the local independent regiment.

In the process of advancing after crossing the river, they were constantly harassed by the independent regiment and the county brigade, which caused them considerable losses.

When the main force of the Japanese army arrived at Shizipo, they encountered the resistance of the independent brigade, the main force of the Southwest Army Division led by Gao Hong and Huang Shuigen.

Although the strength of the 40th Division of the Japanese Army surpassed that of the Independent Brigade of the Southwest Military Division, most of their heavy firepower was not brought across the river because the Lanxi River Bridge had not been repaired.

The independent brigade is backed by the arsenal, and its weapons and equipment far exceed those of the Japanese army, and it has built a defensive position in advance. Therefore, the Japanese army does not have an overall advantage. They launched several attacks on the positions of the independent brigade, but were beaten by the independent brigade. When they came back, they suffered heavy casualties.

In this defensive battle carried out by the Southwest Military Division, the tactics they adopted were similar to those of Gao Jiu and others. They also used the main force of the independent brigade to attract the enemy's main force to the cross slope area, and then mobilized all the troops from the Southwest Military Division. The independent regiment, the county brigade and a large number of basic militias, with a total strength of more than 40 people, surrounded the [-]th Division of the Japanese Army from all directions.

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