Glorious Mission 1937

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Chapter 210 Three: Counterattack (2) (asking for subscription, asking for monthly pass, asking for all kinds!!!)

Not only that, in Rehe, with Chengde as the center, nearly 40 troops from both China and Japan fought each other. The No.8 group instructors and the air defense brigade, the 8th Brigade of the Kwantung Army's [-]th Division and some Rehe defenders who went south for reinforcements have been fighting bloody battles in the outskirts of Chengde for nearly a week, although the instructors are slightly better in weapons and equipment. , and the strength of the Japanese army is nearly twice that of the Japanese army.

However, due to the large number of recruits on the instructor's side, although there are [-] troops, the combat effectiveness of the three new troops that have just been expanded from battalions to brigades is far from the opponent of the Japanese army.Coupled with the fact that the Japanese and puppet troops still had to encircle the city, after a week of hard work, the United Command still failed to defeat the Eighth Division, let alone Chengde City.

However, the Joint Command has not been without any results for more than a week. At this time, the Kwantung Army Command and the North China Front Army Command are all looking at Chengde, and the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe and Jidong are being transferred to Chengde continuously. Chengde.In addition, the remaining troops of the Eighth Division of the Kwantung Army stationed in Chifeng and more than [-] members of the First Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Tongliao also received orders from the Kwantung Army Command to urgently transfer to Chengde, making sure to keep Chengde City.

The main force of the Japanese army was transferred away, and a military vacuum suddenly appeared in the central and eastern parts of Rehe and the entire eastern Hebei region. According to the news from the Eighth Route Army guerrillas, at this time there were only less than one regiment of defenders in more than a dozen counties in eastern Hebei. , In most counties, there are only one or two squads of defenders, and some even have puppet troops instead of Japanese troops.

After getting the news.The United Command immediately decided to use the Eighth Route Army's Four Columns and the First, Second, and Third Battalions under Liu Guodong's command as the main force to hold the Eastern Jidong Uprising.

Prior to this, the No.40 Group and the Eighth Route Army each did a lot of work, laying a solid foundation for this uprising. On July 7, the United Command sent a telegram to Deng Hua's headquarters to quickly advance to Qian'an, Zunhua, Lulong and other counties, break through the enemy's siege, join the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces and No.4 Group Army Liu Guodong's headquarters, and then attack Hebei. The enemy in the east launched a full-scale attack, and at the same time directed the masses of the people in all parts of eastern Hebei to stage uprisings.

After three days and nights of rapid march, on the 7th, Deng Hua led two brigades.Get rid of all difficulties.Enter Qian'an County and conquer Qian'an County in one fell swoop.In addition, Liu Guodong led a brigade of troops to advance to the borders of Fengrun, Zunhua, and Yutian, and conquered Zunhua County on July 1, and the Jidong Uprising broke out in an all-round way.

due to a strategic error.The Japanese army underestimated the No.40 Army.For this reason, the good situation took a sudden turn for the worse.In just one and a half months, the North China Front Army lost ground and was precarious.

At this time, the war situation north of the Yangtze River was divided into the Xuzhou battlefield centered on Xuzhou.The Taiyuan battlefield centered on Taiyuan, the Suizhong battlefield centered on Chasuqi, the Chengde battlefield centered on Chengde, and the Taierzhuang battlefield centered on Taierzhuang. Strictly speaking, the Taierzhuang battlefield should belong to the Xuzhou battlefield.However, since the Taierzhuang battlefield seemed to be independent from the entire battlefield at this time, there was almost another round there, and the total troops mobilized by the two sides there almost reached 12% of the entire Xuzhou battle, so it can be regarded as an independent battlefield.

The first breakthrough in these battlefields was the Taierzhuang battlefield. On July 7, the troops of the No.4 Corps and the Second Army on the front of Taierzhuang had found signs that the Japanese army was about to retreat, and launched a pursuit. The Second Army of the No.20 Legion, the Fifth Army of the No.20 and the Fifth Army of the No.80 successively pursued to the area of ​​Ganlu Temple and Hongwawutun.The 70th Division of the No.13 Army on the left wing began to attack the front line of Zhangshan in the south of Yixian County.The No.110 Division in Taierzhuang discovered that the Japanese army had retreated and pursued it vigorously. After annihilating the remaining Japanese troops in the city, they occupied various city gates and Yuanshang Village outside the city.The No.30 Division and the No.30 Seventh Division on the left and right flanks of Taierzhuang pursued to the vicinity of Nigou and seized many tanks and supplies.At this time, Cao Fulin's five armies, who were originally in the west of Luxi, had reached Lincheng and the area north of Zaozhuang after crossing Weishan Lake and the Grand Canal.When the Japanese army was cut off from the rear, they rushed into strong strongholds such as Zhangshan, Jiushan and Shuiguo near Yi County to stand by and wait for help.By the early morning of July 20, the Battle of Taierzhuang had achieved a decisive victory.

The Battle of Taierzhuang lasted for nearly one and a half months, and in less than fifty days, Taierzhuang was almost turned into scorched earth.In this battle, the Chinese army invested 20 troops in more than 12 divisions, including 6 in Taierzhuang; the Japanese army invested about 4 in 6 divisions, including more than 2 in Taierzhuang.The squadron destroyed the strength of the fifth and twelfth elite divisions of the Japanese army, wiped out nearly 2 Japanese troops, seized more than 1.3 rifles, 931 light and heavy machine guns, 77 infantry guns, 40 tanks, and 50 cannons. , achieved brilliant results.

The victory in the Battle of Taierzhuang severely frustrated the rampant arrogance of the Japanese army, curbed the ferocious momentum of the Japanese army's invasion of China, and inspired the high anti-Japanese spirit of the Chinese people.When the news came out, the whole country was shaken. For a while, citizens in major cities across the country took to the streets to hold parades. Everyone held up the portrait of Premier Sun and chanted slogans such as "Down with Japanese imperialism" and "Win the War of Resistance". The anti-Japanese enthusiasm was extremely high.

After receiving the victory report from the Fifth War Zone, the old man was overjoyed, and immediately sent a telegram to the Fifth War Zone: "Although the battle of Taierzhuang demonstrated the prestige of our Chinese army, it was only the victory in the early stage of the second phase of the War of Resistance, and we should be extremely cautious in the future." Pride arises from victory. The main focus of the long-term war of resistance is to consume the enemy's combat power and achieve the final victory. It is necessary to be well aware of the gains and losses that are not in one city or one city; to avoid adverse effects on the psychology of the protracted war of resistance. All propaganda activities should be dedicated to When reporting the facts, be careful not to exaggerate. The criticism of the enemy should be limited to the attack on the Japanese warlords, and the defamation of the Japanese imperial family and the Japanese nation must never be reported.”

Then the old man signed another order, awarding Tang Enbo, Sun Lianzhong, Tian Zhennan, Feng Anbang, Huang Qiaosong, Zhang Jinzhao, Chi Fengcheng, Wu Pengju and others with the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal.

Encouraged by the great victory at Taierzhuang, the World War II zone also recovered all the outer positions of Taiyuan City after more than half a month of bitter fighting. Although the Japanese army occupied Taiyuan City, it was not stable, and was surrounded by elite troops from the Second Theater Zone. , not to be afraid.

On July 7th, Chasuqi County, which had been surrounded for 10 days, was finally captured by the No.12 Army. After the commander of the Japanese North China Front Army stationed in Mongolia, Lieutenant General Gong Jun was captured, Major General Shigetoku Kuroda committed suicide, and more than 40 defenders in the city were eliminated. All but one wounded were killed.An incident that happened during this period made Chen Feng and others feel helpless, and also made the North China Front Army lose face.

The thing is, right after the city was broken, Lieutenant General Gong Chun once again sent a farewell message to the North China Front Army Command, and said that this time there was really nothing he could do. The Chinese army had already entered the city. As the Great Japanese Empire He and all the officers of the Mongolian Army Headquarters will serve the Great Japanese Empire and His Majesty the Emperor as soldiers.The implication is that he and all the senior officers of the Mongolian Army Command will never be prisoners.

In fact, Hou Gongchun did the same thing. Unfortunately, after serving as a senior officer for a long time, this old guy lost the blood of a soldier. Captain Ogasawara, the radio operator, was killed to prevent the password from being obtained by the Chinese.When it was his turn to commit suicide, Lieutenant General Hou Gongchun couldn't do anything anyway, so he made several gestures with a dagger on his belly and finally decided to use a pistol to solve it.

Unfortunately, just when Hou Gongchun made up his mind to be loyal to his emperor, the Nanbu pistol jammed after pulling the trigger. Chun, the lieutenant general commander, sadly became a prisoner of the No.40 Army.

The matter is not over here. The North China Front Army did not know about the news of Hou Gongchun's capture. After Chasuqi County was destroyed, General Shou of the temple reported the news of Hou Gongchun's death to the domestic base camp, and at the same time requested the base camp After affirming the merits of Hou Gongchun, he was posthumously awarded the title of General of the Imperial Japanese Army, in order to boost the army's prestige and boost the morale of the sluggish front line.

The Japanese army base camp also gave Temple Shou a face, and quickly made a decision to posthumously confer the posthumous Miya Jun as a general of the Imperial Japanese Army.In this way, a huge oolong appeared. Not long after the Japanese army made a notification, the headquarters of the No.40 Group also issued a telegram to the whole country, announcing the capture of the Japanese Army General Gong Chun, and at the same time briefly talked about the process, Of course, it was impossible for Chen Feng to tell others about Hou Gongchun's attempted suicide.

A general of the army was captured, and the consequences were unbearable for the North China Front Army. Although the battle was not over yet, the reprimand telegram from the base camp had already been placed on the desk of General Shou in the temple.In addition to a lot of reprimands, it was decided at the final base camp that Terauchi Shouichi was demoted to lieutenant general due to ineffective combat. After the battle, he was immediately transferred to reserve service and then returned to his country to report on his duties.

Despite being severely punished, Terauchi Shouichi breathed a sigh of relief. The successive defeats made Terauchi Shouichi hopeless. If he hadn't had a high prestige in the army, he would have been sent to a court-martial, or even Likely to be sentenced.Now it is only a relegation, and he has not been ordered to retire forcibly. Terauchi Shouichi is already very satisfied. As long as he does not retire immediately, he still has a chance.

After suffering two major blows in succession, the North China Front Army Command knew that the battle situation in Suizhong had been completely corrupted, and the most important thing now was how to preserve the Fourth Division and other troops. As for Baotou and other sites, it was no longer worthwhile or necessary to hold on.Immediately, the North China Front Army Command issued an order to break out of the encirclement to the Fourth Division and other departments. According to the order of the North China Front Army, the Fourth Division immediately withdrew from the battle and joined the independent mixed No.15 Brigade as soon as possible. Break out to the south and withdraw to Xinkou through Qingshuihe, Zuoyun, Youyu and other places. (To be continued..)