Age of Rebirth

Chapter 410: Itagaki Division

Tang Qiuli commanded the troops and captured Tianjin in one fell swoop. When the news came out, the whole country was shocked. On the tenth day in North China, two battles and two victories, 20 Japanese troops were wiped out. , could it be that the god of war descended to earth?

Because of abandoning Peiping and asking Tang Qiuli to commit suicide in order to thank the people of the country, they disappeared. Obviously, abandoning Peiping and regaining Tianjin is General Tang's strategy and a strategic issue. We misunderstood it, although these people don't understand Tang Qiuli's true self. intention.

There was praise from all over the country, and some enthusiastic young students spontaneously formed a condolence group to go to the front line in North China to condolences to the independent division troops. Among them, there were some beautiful female students who had just opened their hearts and had a secret heart. The young and handsome Tang Shang The future has already entered their hearts, and the large photos in the newspapers accompany them in the days of their spring boudoir.

Tang Qiuli was shocked when he heard the news. North China is a battlefield, and he doesn't have eyes. Those student dolls are here, aren't they making trouble for themselves?He quickly sent people to set up two reception centers for military students in Zhengzhou and Jinan, where all the students who came to labor were detained, and finally stopped this trend. [

At the same time, Generalissimo Jiang kept pouring rumors into his ears. It is a fact that Tang Qiuli was able to fight, but it is also a fact that he lost the city of Beiping. Now, with nearly a million troops in his hands, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not become Li Zongren. And Bai Chongxi is second, support the self-respect of the army, challenge the central government, and even rule by rowing the Yellow River, the chairman must be on guard?

The strange thing is that those who said these words were all civil servants. On the other hand, the generals who led the troops did not have so many messy ideas. They were quite envious of Tang Qiuli's achievements in North China, and they asked for help many times to lead troops. Go to North China to support Vice Chairman Tang.

Chairman Jiang does not know whether it is possible or not. Tang Qiuli has firmly gained the upper hand in the current situation in North China, and sending troops there is unnecessary. Department of those go-getters.

Tang Qiuli will never become Li Delin and Bai Jiansheng. Chairman Jiang firmly believes that he knows Tang Qiuli well. Xi'an mutiny and Zhang Yang's rebellion. At that time, Tang Qiuli had the strength to aspire to the highest power throne. Double-minded again?

Reassuring about the situation in North China, after seeking Tang Qiuli's opinion, Generalissimo Jiang transferred 10 troops from the Central Army troops stationed on the front lines of Hebei and Henan, and strengthened them in the direction of Songhu. He remembered Tang Qiuli's reminder However, once the Japanese army loses in North China, the possibility of landing in the direction of Shanghai cannot be ruled out.

The remaining [-] troops will form the [-]th Army Corps of the Communist Party of China, and Tang Enbo will be appointed as the commander of the army. Well, the elite soldiers cannot always be in their own hands. In the final analysis, the Central Army is only subordinate to itself, not its own team.

Can appoint Tang Enbo as the commander of the Tenth Army Corps, especially defending the Henan section of the Yellow River line of defense, Tang Qiuli's heart "thumped". Tang Qiuli knew this man too well. Shang is timid and afraid of death, ungrateful.

He was in charge of the overall situation of the Yellow River defense line. I was really worried, but I proposed to change generals, and there was no legitimate reason or excuse. It will definitely ruin the big event. I know what his future will be. It is beautiful nonsense. Who will believe it?

The only thing that can be done is to add a line of defense behind Tang Enbo, otherwise, when the Japanese army approached the bank of the Yellow River, someone from Tang ran away, and the overall strategic layout of North China was made into a big hole, and the Japanese drilled along the hole Going in, besides being passive or passive, the only way to go is to retreat.

However, the troops in their hands are using it with all their strength. Feng Jiwu and Li Honggang are on the front line of Shanhaiguan, waiting for the Kwantung Army to go south. There is Han Fuju who is even more unreliable, and Brother Qiusheng stares in the direction of Songhu.

Ten fingers pressed the fleas, but that one could not be released. Tang Qiuli once again felt that his troops were insufficient. Nai, he transferred two regiments from the Huangyadong Garrison Brigade, and one regiment from the Recruit Supplementary Brigade. A regiment was transferred, a brigade was transferred from the local police brigade of Shaanxi Province, and a brigade was transferred from the Yellow River Garrison Command, and they were pieced together to form the Yellow River Defense Line Defense Corps in Henan.

The corps has a strength of 9000 people. Su Jingfeng, the former commander of the Independent Second Brigade of the Independent Division, served as the commander. The post of brigade commander was taken over by the deputy brigade commander Ma Chaoyang. This is Su Jingfeng's old partner, the two cooperate with each other tacitly, there are not so many troops, so try to strengthen them from human hands.

Tang Qiuli could only equip Su Jingfeng with so many troops. The Shaanxi provincial garrison brigade and the Yellow River garrison brigade were both C-class brigades reorganized from the original 8000th Route Army. It is best to do it with the best effort!

When Zhou Yushan was about to evacuate Tianjin Wei, on July 25, after eight days of occupying Tianjin, the Kwantung Army's southward corps finally took action. On the front line of Fengtian Suizhong, there was a fierce exchange of fire with Feng Jiwu and Li Honggang's troops.

Feng Jiwu's battle report: "At about 25 o'clock in the morning on the [-]th, the vanguard of the Kwantung Army's Southward Corps, the Akiyama Brigade of the Japanese Elite Itagaki Division, launched an attack on our blocking position with a regiment of troops. The Japanese offensive was fierce."

"The fierce battle lasted for three hours. At about eight o'clock, the Japanese army left the battlefield and retreated to Suizhong. Chief of Staff Li and I suspected that this was a tentative attack by the Itagaki Division of the Japanese Army. The purpose was to test the firepower and deployment of our army. More than [-] troops were lost, and our troops also suffered more than [-] casualties. The combat effectiveness, tactical actions, and firepower equipment of the soldiers of the Itagaki Division are all higher than those of other Japanese troops, and the battlefield is currently calm."

Regarding the Kwantung Army's Southward Corps, when Tianjin was attacked, they did not immediately rescue them, but only took action after Tianjin fell. Tang Qiuli was puzzled, and Xiangyue Qingsi was depressed.

Is it because of the assembly and formation of the Kwantung Army troops that wasted a lot of time?Or is there another conspiracy in the Japanese base camp? What is their purpose?Tang Qiuli secretly guessed.

Those arrogant guys of the Kwantung Army formed their own system. They deliberately saw my jokes and joined the North China side. In the future, they will have a lot of trouble in command. It's really strange that the headquarters actually agreed with them. Waiting for the local troops to land from Tianjin and join forces with the Kwantung Army's Southward Corps to attack the independent division. [

The guy who made this plan is either a genius or a lunatic. He used more than 6 defenders in Tianjin as bait in order to attract the main force of the independent division to the Pingjin area and create conditions for the North-South joint attack. The price is too high. slander.

However, when he received the battle report from the Kwantung Army's Southward Corps, he turned from secretly slandering him to being taken aback. Part of the main force of the independent division appeared on the line from Shanhaiguan to Suizhong. , How did so many troops move to Shanhaiguan?

Why don't I have any information, are the outposts along the way blind and deaf?Where did the China Devil Tang Qiuli get so many troops?Surround Peiping, take Tianjin, and fight with the Kwantung Army's Southward Corps?

Xiangyueqing Simu held the battle report with an expression on his face, his head was swollen, he had a hunch that his life in North China was no worse than that of his predecessor, Kanichiro Tashiro, who left sadly. How much better, and even worse.

Putting aside other thoughts, Tang Qiuli's interest and attention had already been attracted by the Banyuan Division that appeared on the line from Shanhaiguan to Suizhong.

The Itagaki Division of the Japanese Army is the first-class elite main force of the Kwantung Army. After being transferred from North Korea to the Northeast, Hideki Tojo, who was the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army at the time, was a classmate of the [-]th class of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy. Friends for many years, get extra care.

By the end of [-], the Itagaki Division already had three brigades and nine regiments, a heavy artillery regiment, a cavalry regiment, a search regiment, an engineering regiment, and a logistics regiment. A giant chariot brigade, with a strength of more than [-] people, and most of the soldiers came from the mountains around Hiroshima, Japan, and the soldiers were fierce and sturdy.

Itagaki, graduated from the No.16 period of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School. In this period, many Japanese army generals who invaded China appeared, such as Okamura Ningji. In the Japanese military circle at that time, they were called the Glory Sixteen Expect.

Seishiro Itagaki knows China's geography, politics, economy, and military situation well, so he, together with Kenji Doihara and Rensuke Isoya, is regarded as the "Three China Hands" in the Japanese Army. He is a fanatical militarist Elements, known as Ishihara Zhizhi and Itagaki Zhidan in the Japanese military circles, planned and participated in launching the September [-]th Incident.

Historically, the Banyuan Division once swept across North China. In the First World War at Niangziguan, the Jin army’s 10,000+ troops retreated. In World War II, Xinkou, China’s generals fell, and more than 20 soldiers were killed and wounded. In the Third World War in Taiyuan, Yan Xishan, Chief Yan, abandoned the city and fled. , more than [-] people died in the city of Taiyuan, and in Tiaoshan in the fourth battle, the [-] troops of General Wei Lihuang of the Central Army were chased and beaten by more than [-] people from half of his division, and retreated into Henan. In the territory, the Central Army lost more than [-] troops.

In the North China battlefield, the Banyuan Division once created a glorious record of defeating 37 Chinese divisions all the way. In the Battle of Xinkou, Banyuan had a mere 95 people and 20 artillery pieces, and it directly attacked Xin, which was defended by the [-] troops of the Chinese Army. Several generals under Hao Mengling, the commander of the Ninth Army, and [-] soldiers were killed or injured. This battle also made Itagaki famous. In addition, the Itagaki Division also participated in the Nanjing Massacre.

For such murderers, Tang Qiuli will definitely not let them go. He originally thought that they would meet on the Shanxi battlefield. It wasn't that the enemies didn't get together, and the Banyuan division came early. Is it a coincidence of fate or an arrangement of history?Tang Qiuli is destined to be the terminator of Itagaki Seishiro and his notorious division.

(To be continued)