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Chapter 343 Xuanhua!

Why is it the most intense confrontation.

Because, this sudden Xuanhua battle will determine the final direction of the Nankou battle.

On August [-]th, the Battle of Nankou officially broke out for more than four days. The [-]th Division belonging to Seishiro Itagaki entered the battlefield at Nankou and cooperated with the Suzuki Brigade to attack Juyongguan-Deshengkou-town border defense positions. The geographical advantage blocked the attack layer by layer, slowing down the offensive rhythm of the Fifth Division, and both sides on the frontline battlefield fell into a state of intense anxiety.

In order to solve Tang Enbo's troops as soon as possible, Itagaki Seishiro opened Nankou, the great northwest gateway, without hesitation to send a telegram to Hideki Tojo for help. Hideki Tojo immediately sent a Kwantung Army unit southward, and the target was not Zhangjiakou, but Xuanhua.

Xuanhua is located between Nankou and Zhangjiakou, close to the Pingsui Line. In normal times, Xuanhua is not very eye-catching. Tang Enbo and Fu Zuoyi didn't pay attention to it at all. The troops stationed in Xuanhua were just a regiment. This place suddenly became the most important core point of the entire Nankou battlefield.

The reason is very simple. If the Japanese army captures this place, it can cut off the connection between the front line of Nankou and Zhangjiakou in the rear, and come to a center to bloom.

What area is Xuanhuaqianqian?
Huailai, Yanqing, Badaling and Juyongguan are all the core areas of the Nankou battlefield.

What about the future?

A mere fifty miles away is Zhangjiakou, an important town in the northwest!

At that time, the Xuanhua Japanese Army's cooperation with the Fifth Division and the follow-up Kwantung Army will not only cause the main force of the Nankou defenders to face the danger of being attacked by the enemy, but also capture Zhangjiakou in one fell swoop.

What is central flowering?
This is.

On the day of Xuanhua's fall, the defensive posture of Nankou completely collapsed.

The bad news is that the Xuanhua garrison has only one regiment. Including the local security regiment and police, the total strength is about 600 people.

The good news is that there was only one regiment of Japanese troops attacking Xuanhua, and they did not carry a lot of heavy weapons because of their fast march.

In the sky, the 95-type fighter group that swooped up and continuously strafed the Xuanhua position reciprocated several times. After consuming all the ammunition, they quickly returned to prepare for the next attack.

In order to cooperate with the Tamura Regiment of the No.19 Division that attacked Xuanhua, the support of the Japanese Army Aviation can be said to be maximized. The fighter force cooperated with the ground force to attack the main city of Xuanhua, and the bomber force attacked the reinforcements in the direction of Zhangjiakou and Huailai. The number of sorties reached The highest level since the outbreak of the Nankou Battle.

The city wall was damaged, and the wall was covered with bullet marks. The plane flew away, the smoke cleared, and a blue sky and white sun flag slowly rose above the city wall.

After a day and a night of fierce fighting, the Xuanhua City Wall position is still not lost.

"That's right, this is a unit with the spirit of a warrior. Have you found out which unit of the national army is on the opposite side?" The captain of the regiment, Tamura Iguchi, held the binoculars in both hands, scanned the blue sky and white sun flag standing on the city wall through the lens, and gently He nodded in praise, and then asked the Japanese staff officer beside him.

The Chinese garrison defending Xuanhua has a tenacious will to fight, no less than the imperial warriors under his command.

"This is Fu Zuoyi's unit, which belongs to the 20th Regiment of the No. 126 First Division. The commander's information is not known yet. According to the Chinese, this is a motley crew." The Japanese combat staff responded: "But according to the weapon configuration of the motley crew It is impossible for this unit to be equipped with a large number of 60mm mortars, which is what puzzles me."

Lots of 60mm mortars.

This is a strange situation discovered by the Tiancun United Team after many bloody battles and losses. The 126 regiment stationed in Xuanhua County is equipped with at least eight 8mm mortars.

Because of this, relying on the strong combat effectiveness of the Tamura United Team, it has been unable to break through the defense line of the city wall for a long time. With the help of mortars, the Xuanhua defenders repelled the charges of the Tamura United Team many times.

"The 126th Regiment, I didn't expect Fu Zuoyi to have such a force. For the time being, let's not worry about why the opponent has so many mortars. The top priority is to take down Xuanhua."

Tamura Iguchi took a deep breath, looked at Xuanhua City in the distance, his face was stern, and his words revealed a decisive meaning, which was extremely cold: "Order all the ministries to launch a general offensive. Before seven o'clock, Xuanhua must be captured and this Chinese army must be wiped out." Defenders! It's been 24 hours since last night and it's time to end."

Completely wiped out!

This Chinese garrison must be wiped out, leaving no one behind.

Yes, Tamura Iguchi used Chinese, not Chinese.

As the commander in charge of attacking Xuanhua, Tamura Iguchi knew very well that his task was to capture Xuanhua as soon as possible and cut off the connection between the defenders of Zhangjiakou and Nankou. What kind of potential does it contain.

Today, in a single day, the army aviation troops launched a full eighteen air raids on Xuanhua County, and the ground troops charged nine times, but the blue sky and white sun flag on the city wall still did not fall.

This group of soldiers has the most terrifying fighting spirit, and has a military spirit that many troops do not have. What they lack is just weapons and equipment. It will be the beginning of a nightmare.

Take Xuanhua and wipe out the 126th regiment!
This is his greatest respect for this Chinese defender.

"Hi!" The Japanese combat staff officer with a face full of dust nodded immediately, turned around and left quickly, and conveyed the order.

Five minutes after the gap, with the order of Tamura Iguchi, the Japanese troops launched a general offensive in various positions.

More than [-] Japanese soldiers who belonged to the first brigade, armed to the teeth, relied on the terrain and attacked the north gate of Xuanhua County in an orderly manner. The [-]-type infantry gun and the [-]-type heavy machine gun provided combined fire support. After one point of killing, the positions of the three gates in the northeast and west of Xuanhua County were in emergency almost at the same time.

The Tamura Regiment belongs to the No.19 Division, and it is a serious division-A combat sequence. The tactical coordination between its soldiers has almost reached the point of perfection, and its combat effectiveness is no less than that of the Fifth Division on the frontal battlefield in Nankou. .

This is a veteran of the Kwantung Army in 1937.

"Regimental Commander, Regimental Commander, the north gate is urgent, the east and west gates are all urgent, the little devil launched a general attack, and the attacking force is about 126." In an inconspicuous earthen house, the [-] regiment headquarters was arranged here. Xu Jin, the deputy of the regiment who received the urgent news from various departments, quickly came to the regiment leader Cheng Zijian and reported the military situation, speaking hurriedly and revealing a trace of panic.

The momentum of this attack was far greater than any attack in the past 24 hours. Nearly [-] Japanese troops attacked at the same time!

"Why panic! The little devil finally couldn't bear it anymore. We won't accept this fist. Immediately ordered the first battalion, second battalion, and third battalion to withdraw from each position as planned. When retreating, they released smoke bombs and retracted their troops into the city. Major Luo Qiang was notified. , Requesting fire support for each position, interrupting the rhythm of the Japanese attack.”

Cheng Zijian was dressed in a military uniform, staring at the sand table in Xuanhua County in front of him, and calmly issued an order. Finally, his words revealed a trace of coldness: "Tell them, don't care about the gains and losses of the position, and turn every house in the city into our position. If the battalion commander is dead and the company commander is dead, if the company commander is dead and the platoon leader is dead, even if my 126th regiment is wiped out, I will bite off a piece of flesh from this little devil!"

The fist of the Japanese army's general attack was too powerful, Cheng Zijian chose to avoid it, and adopted a strategy of softening the rigidity, abandoning the city wall position to shrink the force, and using the complex terrain inside Xuanhua County to defend.

In layman's terms, in a word, street fighting!

Flesh and stone mill, this is Cheng Zijian's definition of the Xuanhua War. Xuanhua is too important. If it falls into the hands of the Japanese invaders, the collapse of the Nankou War will be at the moment.

He must defend Xuanhua until the arrival of reinforcements, and cooperate with the reinforcements to eat up this Japanese regiment that dared to go deep alone. Cheng Zijian still dare not forget the humiliation and painful lessons of the Great Wall War.

As for death?
What fear!

Born in the land of Yanzhao, he is full of pride and fearlessness.

"Yes!" Hearing the order, Xu Jin, the regimental deputy, was shocked and swallowed her saliva. Knowing the urgency of the situation, she immediately left to deliver the order.

"Communication staff, send power to the division headquarters. Our 126th Regiment's 89th Division transportation team has been fighting fiercely all day and night. The Japanese army has launched a general offensive. Cheng vowed to live and die in Xuanhua City. It is expected to stick to it until [-] o'clock on the [-]th."

"Captain, what time is this?"

"This time is the time when the Japanese invaders stepped over my 126 regiment."

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Street fighting does not distinguish between recruits and veterans. The advantages of weapons and the quality of soldiers of the Tamura United will be greatly reduced in the street fighting environment, but this means that the intensity of the war will further increase.

Following the order issued by Cheng Zijian, the supreme commander of the 126th regiment, the ministries at the North Gate, East Gate, and West Gate of Xuanhua began to retreat. The tires and wet straw dismantled from the car were ignited, releasing a lot of smoke.

"Let it go!" At the same time, Luo Qiang, a major officer belonging to the 89th Division, located in the mortar position of the school in Xuanhua County, after the artillery was ready, dropped his right hand and gave the order to fire.

In an instant, all the ready-made mortars in the artillery position began to cover the Japanese troops attacking the three positions.

This is pouring, and the shells are as dense and terrifying as heavy rain. The entire mortar is equipped with twelve "imported" 82 guns with the words "Bland Factory" engraved on the barrel, plus a 126mm mortar that is [-]% new, resulting in The firepower density and delivery speed of the [-] regiment are comparable to an artillery battalion.

Of course, strictly speaking, these mortars do not belong to the 126th regiment, but to the artillery battalion of the 89th division of Tang Enbo's department.

Last night, the batch of mortars and shells arrived at Xuanhua South Station via the Pingsui Line. Who would have thought that it would happen that the Tamura Regiment bypassed the Chicheng garrison and attacked Xuanhua. In addition, the railway from Xuanhua to Nankou was destroyed and was responsible for the escort of weapons and equipment. After receiving Tang Enbo's order, Luo Qiang, the commander of the army, immediately participated in the Xuanhua battle and cooperated with the 126th regiment to defend against the attack of the Tamura United.

Because of this, the miracle of a regiment defending a regiment for a whole day and night will be staged. Under normal circumstances, a regiment of the Japanese army can easily penetrate a brigade by condensing into a fist.

As for the origin of these mortars, no one knows.

There are twelve guns and three thousand shells.

"Bang bang bang!" On the mortar position, mortars were neatly discharged. The gunner took the shells from the loader and loaded the shells at the fastest speed in his life. There were crisp and loud gunshots one after another.

Fast, standard!
The theoretical rate of fire of the mortar is already higher than that of the Type 1 infantry artillery, but the actual rate of fire depends entirely on the gunner's loading speed. A mature mortar team can fire more than 35 shells in one minute.

If you play the ultimate rate of fire, some god-level teams can shoot a terrifying score of 40 rounds per minute.

At this moment, thirteen mortars in Xuanhua Church opened fire on the Japanese army.

In the sky, one after another shells tore through the dense air, and the tails kept the shells balanced. They flew at a high speed of more than 130 meters per second, cut through the dusk, and slammed down on the Japanese soldiers who were moving fast like ants.

"Boom boom boom!" The fuze touched the bottom and caused the internal charge to explode, releasing a high amount of kinetic energy outward. The metal projectile made of gray cast iron could not withstand such terrifying energy, and then shattered, spreading around at a very high speed , creating a death zone that has a terrifying killing effect on the human body.

It's... a metal shard net!

This is...made in shanbei!

Some Japanese soldiers were hit by an unknown number of irregular metal shrapnel before they could react, and lost their ability to move. Some Japanese soldiers were lucky, and a shell hit them directly in front of them and died on the spot. Some Japanese soldiers hid in bunkers Later, successfully survived.

However, there are more and more common situations, that is, the Japanese soldiers who were chasing the 126th regiment fell down in pieces like harvested wheat under the sudden high-intensity firepower.

It took less than 5 minutes to launch a general attack, with hundreds of casualties!
Don't take the 75 as a gun. When the mortar is used in a concentrated manner, its firepower strike effect and surface damage effect are no less than the [-]mm mountain artillery cluster.

"Baga! What's going on?! Why do they still have shells?! Why do they still have so many mortars?!" Tamura Iguchi, who was staying at the command post of the forward position, his eyes turned red instantly, looking at the Japanese soldiers who were under heavy shelling The soldiers, the shells that are still falling like raindrops in the sky, let out incredible roars.

The reality was like a heavy hammer slamming down on him. Just when Tamura Iguchi thought he could win Xuanhua smoothly, unexpectedly what happened in front of him.

why?
Why does this Chinese garrison still have so many mortars and shells?

Tamura Iguchi couldn't figure it out. He couldn't understand that the opponent's mortar had misfired an hour ago, and then no fire support was provided no matter how critical the situation was, which made him judge that the defenders in the city had exhausted their shells.

however……

Now the shells in the sky were so dense that he was terrified, they slapped Tamura Iguchi severely.

what on earth is it? !
"Your Excellency, Captain, despite the heavy losses of the troops, due to the retreat of the other side, our army has successfully captured the Sanmen position in Xuanhua County. This is good news." Seeing this, the Japanese combat staff officer immediately comforted him.

"Baga, don't you know what these shells mean? They still have counterattack power, and they have enough shells. The most important thing is that they voluntarily gave up their positions, rather than being forced to give up their positions." Tamura Iguchi was shocked when he heard that Cursed, his eyes were as big as copper bells, and the anger in his heart did not make him lose the quality and reason that a senior officer should have: "The commander of this Chinese army is going to use street fighting to fight us desperately, even if he If our troops die, we will suffer heavy losses."

Tamura Iguchi could see that the group of Chinese defenders voluntarily abandoned their positions with the support of smoke and mortar fire, which meant that the opponent still had a considerable number of effective forces.

Abandoning the outside of the city and retreating to the inside of the city, what is this for?
Fight street fights.

Or... Desperately!
"Hey, I didn't think enough, Your Excellency, Captain, what should we do?" The Japanese combat staff officer immediately bowed his head to admit his mistake, and asked.

Tamura Iguchi took a few deep breaths in a row, remained calm, and gave an order: "Immediately send power to the commander of the Itagaki Division and ask for tactical guidance. We need the bomber unit to carry out the last bombing of Xuanhua County to eliminate the opponent's vital forces. We cannot pay too much when capturing Xuanhua. We must save enough power to resist the follow-up attack of the Chinese defenders."

"Hi!" The Japanese combat staff officer nodded immediately.

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"Commander, Xuanhua Emergency Telegram." The communications staff of the Seventh Army Headquarters took the Xuanhua Emergency Telegram and quickly came to Commander-in-Chief Fu Zuoyi's side, standing at attention and saluting.

"Good boy, I didn't notice Cheng Zijian before, and I never thought he was a great general!" Fu Zuoyi took the urgent call, took a look, his eyes were slightly red, he nodded in satisfaction, and turned his eyes to look at the war sand table in Nankou area, He stared at the location of Xuanhua City: "One brigade of the 21st Division has been fighting for a day, but it has not yet been able to break through the position of a brigade of the Japanese army. How long will it take for Liu Ruming's brigade to reach Xuanhua?"

The closest unit to Xuanhua was the No. 20th Division stationed in Huailai. However, after a brigade belonging to the 21st Division was assembled, it was blocked by a Japanese brigade in the Xiahuayuan District. It was unable to break through the Japanese position for a whole day.

What a shame!

Fu Zuoyi can only pin his hopes on Liu Ruming.

"Commander-in-Chief, there is no news from Liu Ruming's department." The chief of staff standing beside him shook his head.

"Damn it, at this critical moment, he, Liu Ruming, is still worried that we will rob him of his territory. It is better to rely on ourselves and send an urgent call to Brother Xianzhou. If Xuanhua falls, my Nankou defenders will be killed." He is facing the enemy, please break through the Huayuankou quickly, and I will send him 12 newly-purchased French brand mortars afterwards." Fu Zuoyi gritted his teeth, suppressed the anger in his heart, looked at the sand table, and turned to his side. said the chief of staff.

"12? Commander, is that too much?" The chief of staff was stunned for a moment. Did he know that the newly purchased French Brand mortars recently entered the army, not to mention the high price, the important thing is the excellent performance.

These are rare and good cannons, and even one is extremely precious.

"It's all at this juncture, which is more important, artillery or Xuanhua?!" Fu Zuoyi gritted his teeth. Although he was distressed, he knew that he must give Li Xianzhou enough benefits.

Even Fu Zuoyi has only thirty of these top-quality French mortars, including the twelve that were transferred to Tang Enbo.

"I understand." The chief of staff nodded, and turned to convey the order.

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In Xuanhua City, the battle became fierce as expected, and the intensity was far higher than the defensive battle at the city gate. The 126th Regiment and the Tamura Regiment fought fiercely from house to house. Every house, every room, and even every The toilet is a battlefield where both sides fight.

"Little devil, grandpa will show you a treasure!" On the second floor of a teahouse, two corpses had already fallen at the stairway, and the footsteps of the Japanese army came upstairs from below, and a young soldier who had been shot in the abdomen vomited blood. He took out two grenades with his right hand, bit off the fuze with all his body, then rushed out of the corner holding the smoking grenade, and rushed towards the four or five Japanese soldiers on the stairs.

"Boom!" When this group of Japanese soldiers showed panic, before they could react, two grenades exploded suddenly, and the shock wave and metal shrapnel turned the five-meter radius into a restricted area for life.

In the city, such battles continued to be staged, and the two sides completely fought for real.

This is the meat grinder, a small but just right meat grinder, devouring life and blood crazily. The invisible god of death seems to be floating above Xuanhua, showing a ferocious smile, waving a sickle, and constantly harvesting life.

The sky was dark, the fire was blazing, the sound of gunfire and shell explosions blended, and the number of casualties almost increased by orders of magnitude.

(End of this chapter)