Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

In the early morning of September 9, the aviation siren sounded in Changzhi City. As the Japanese air force descended again, the northern suburbs of Changzhi, which had ceased fire for less than half a day, fell into a state of fierce fighting again.

The [-]th Division of the [-]th Army was in charge of resisting the Japanese army in the northern suburbs of Changzhi, and it was here to stick to various dangerous places on the Hanchang Highway in an attempt to consume the Japanese army.

The 258th Regiment of the 258th Division was at the forefront, and aerial bombs continued to pour over the position. In an instant, the position where the [-]th Regiment was located fell into a sea of ​​flames, and Japanese reconnaissance planes even fired extremely aggressively at low altitudes.

Fortunately, an air-raid shelter was built on the position, and the interior was supported by sleepers, which barely resisted the power of aerial bombs.

Inside the air-raid shelter, an officer patted the dust on his shoulders, and said to the soldiers beside him, "Ears are pricked up, once the explosion stops, the little devil is about to charge up, so move quickly!"

The soldier next to him widened his eyes. He didn't know if he heard it clearly, but he just hummed twice.

After Yukio Imada led his troops through the barriers of the Eighth Route Army, in order to ensure the stability of the rear, he successively dispatched two brigades to occupy Licheng and Lucheng, and joined forces with the defenders of the two places to clean up the troops in the first division of Tainan.

In this regard, in the face of the menacing Japanese army, Ding Wei's divisional troops were broken into pieces. Just yesterday, they fought dozens of small-scale battles with the Japanese army, and both sides suffered mutual damage.

As for the battle on the frontal battlefield, Yukio Imada was also surprised by the resilience of the disadvantaged national army.

Prior to this, the intelligence department of the Japanese army had figured out the designation, organization and military officers of the national army in the Changzhi area. Yukio Imada even sent a report to the North China Dispatch Army Command, threatening to take down the entire territory of Changzhi within three days. .

The Kwantung Army was very arrogant, there was no assault or sneak attack, and it was a blatant and violent attack when it came up.

However, limited by the terrain, the heavy artillery unit and even all troops could not be fully deployed on the road, and the first wave of Japanese attacks was thwarted.

Imada Yukio did not expect the national army in the Changzhi area to be so difficult to deal with. The first line of defense alone withstood the eight Kwantung Army brigades under his command, and then called for air support.

Inside the Japanese Army Command.

"Your Excellency, the Imperial Air Force is expected to return to the airport in fifteen minutes. The attack force has been replaced by the Okita Brigade and the Xincun Brigade. When the bombing is over, the two brigades can attack the national army positions again!" the adjutant reported.

"Yo Xi!" He was holding a telescope to observe the situation ahead, and the national army positions full of flames in front of him obviously made him extremely satisfied: "After two consecutive bombings, the hills where the Chinese army is located will be flattened, and there must be no grass growing on the positions. Not a single mouse!"

"By the way, is there no news about Sanji Tahara?"

"Your Excellency, Licheng sent a search team, but it was intercepted by the Eighth Route Army and could not find any useful information. The commanders of Shexian County and Wu'an, Oki Hideo, said that they did not find any traces of the imperial army in the defense zone. , and asked if we made a mistake!" The adjutant replied.

"Baga, Isamu Terauchi is really a guy who has raised a group of wine bags and rice bags. When I take down Changzhi, I will be the first to tell Oki Hideo to go!" Imada Yukio cursed, and then fell silent.

According to the usual practice, Tahara Sanji led his troops to go deep into the hinterland to pursue the Eighth Route Army, and should use the radio to communicate every day, but so far, the radio has not been contacted for four consecutive days.

Yukio Imada felt a little regretful that he shouldn't have divided his troops. The intuition he had honed over the years on the battlefield gave him a faint sense of foreboding. If the main focus hadn't been on Changzhi, he would definitely have sent his troops straight to the base of the Eighth Route Army.

Not long after, the Japanese air bombing ended, and the 258 regiment's position was in a mess, the fortifications were completely destroyed, and the smoke and flames had not yet dissipated.

The 258 regiment's position is composed of various hills to form a defense system, and nearly a thousand soldiers from the rest of the troops are distributed among them, watching the two Japanese brigades approaching in several ways.

The observation post left on the position hurriedly gave a warning, and the soldiers of the national army in the air-raid shelter quickly returned to the position.

"Tuan Zuo, another four air-raid shelters were bombed and collapsed, and more than [-] soldiers were killed!" Chief of Staff Hui reported.

The regiment leader's heart sank when he heard this. The air-raid shelter was dug deep for artillery protection, the soil layer on the top was thick, and there were sleepers, so the soldiers inside would never be spared.

"Damn it, it's only been less than a day since we fought against the little devil, and more than half of the casualties have been lost. This battle is really embarrassing!"

"I can't swallow this breath, tell my brothers, use all your energy, and never let the little devil step on the battlefield!" The head of the 258th regiment roared angrily.

Although the number of the national army was small, they were determined to fight to the death. The other side was the two Japanese brigades who were waiting for work. The two sides fought fiercely from [-] o'clock in the afternoon until dark, and the front line of the mountain changed hands many times.

Just when the two sides ceased fire briefly, and when the 260th Regiment of the 258th Division Reserve was preparing to take over the position of the [-]th Regiment, a Japanese brigade crossing from the side of the battlefield encountered it unexpectedly.

The [-]th Army is not a weak brigade in the battle order of the national army. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, it fought against the Japanese army many times. Although the most elite Pre-[-]th Division was formed late, all the low-level officers were graduates of Whampoa, and the quality of the soldiers was not good. Low.

On the whole, the weaponry and combat effectiveness of the [-]th Army, which has been recuperating for more than half a year, are among the forefront of the national army, but the sudden encounter still inevitably fell into a disadvantage.

As soon as the two sides fought, the 258th regiment and the Japanese army on the front line immediately noticed it. The Japanese army in the front immediately launched a fierce attack. The positions guarded by the 258th regiment were successively breached by the Japanese army. But they were stopped by the brigade interspersed by the Japanese army.

The two sides fought fiercely until midnight, and the 260th regiment was not killed by the Japanese army under the support of the [-]th division supplementary regiment who came later.

The headquarters of the 259th Division slowly withdrew to the position of the [-]th Regiment stationed at the last line, and at dawn, the Japanese army died down.

After counting the number of people, there were only a few thousand people left in the 2400th Regiment, which was originally full of more than 260 people. The 258th Regiment in the first-line positions were all killed, and no one broke through.

Fan Hanjie's well-arranged defense system in the northern suburbs of Changzhi was also defeated by the Japanese army, and the Japanese army could reach the city of Changzhi by driving straight in.

Throughout the battle during the day, all the soldiers of the [-]th Division were brave enough to die. In addition to having multiple defense zone systems, although they were far inferior to the Japanese army in terms of artillery and air support, the rest of the weapons and equipment were not inferior to the Japanese army, and both sides suffered damage.

The mountains in front of the Hanchang Highway gave the national army convenience, but it also allowed the Japanese army to covertly intersperse. After a night of fierce fighting, all the hard work was done.

Fortunately, under the suppression of the grassroots officers, the [-]th Division's units were not directly defeated.