Anti-Japanese Special Forces Through Time and Space

Chapter 52 Wuhan Meeting ([-])

站在废墟中的畑俊六愤怒的对冢田攻说道：“立刻命令在寿县的第18师团、第114师团和东久迩宫稔彦王指挥的第2军下属第11师团、第23师团和第63师团沿淮河向武汉发起进攻！”

In the blink of an eye, in late June, after capturing Anqing, the Potian detachment took a naval vessel and marched westward along the Yangtze River, arriving outside the blockade of the Jiangfang Fortress Madang.The Japanese navy first tried to open the channel from the river, but there were too many mines, sunken ships, and artificial reefs, and the minesweepers could not sweep mines under the artillery fire of the defenders.Seeing that the upper reaches of the river were impassable, the Japanese army switched to land-based roundabout attacks, and the defenders near the Madang Fortress were Li Yunheng's 16th Army. Two weeks ago, Li Yunheng didn't know which tendon was wrong. "Anti-Japanese Military and Political University". On June 6th, Li Yunheng held a grand graduation ceremony with extravagance, and invited officers at all levels of the 24th Army and local gentry to participate.The Japanese military first got this information, so in the early morning of June 16, they successfully landed in Dongliu, the defense line of the 6th Army, and then successfully captured Xiangshan, Xiangkou and other places that were neither prepared nor commanded by a commander.Fortunately, the 24nd Battalion of the Marine Corps, which defended the core position of Changshan, Madang Fortress, did not send anyone to attend the graduation ceremony.Under the command of the commander-in-chief Bao Changyi, the 16nd Brigade resisted tenaciously and repelled three large-scale group charges of the Bo Tian Detachment.Bao Changyi's side played in the dark, while Li Yunheng's graduation ceremony was held in a grand manner. After speaking, they had dinner and drank a lot.Seeing that the 2th Army could not be counted on for the time being, Bao Changyi hurriedly sent a report to Xie Zhegang, his old boss in Wuhan.Xie Zhegang was surprised when he saw the telegram, and immediately reported to Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek was even more surprised when he saw the telegram sent by Xie Zhegang, and immediately ordered the plane to take off to support the Madang Fortress. , You only know how to gain political achievements! Cixiu, you said that the army should be transferred to support now?!"

"Commissioner, you forgot?! Didn't Zhang Lieyang have a quick response division near the Madang Fortress to provide support at any time?!" Chen Cheng said in fear.

"Look, I'm so confused! I forgot I still have an ace in my hand!" As he spoke, Chiang Kai-shek sent a telegram to Li Mutian. After receiving the telegram, Li Mutian immediately took the quick-response division to the Madang Fortress.

At 24 o'clock in the afternoon on the [-]th, Li Mutian led Peng Xuefei's independent armored brigade to the Changshan position first.The Japanese army who was busy attacking the Madang Fortress was stunned when they saw the sudden appearance of tanks.Peng Xuefei led the tank convoy of the tank brigade to crush all the way, coupled with the continuous fire of tank machine guns, the Japanese army who attacked the Madang fortress retreated back to Xiangkou and Xiangshan in an instant.

The independent brigade 884 brigade and independent artillery brigade who came later quickly launched an attack formation.Zhou Bingkun turned on the walkie-talkie and said to Hai Dongqing: "Lao Hai, it's up to your artillery brigade now!"

"Don't worry!" Hai Dongqing ordered the artillery to cover the Japanese positions in Xiangshan and Xiangkou.While the bombardment continued, Zhou Bingkun connected with Peng Xuefei and said, "Old Peng, this time our Independent Brigade will join forces with your Bu Tan!"

"Okay! I have no objections! Then let's start!" Peng Xuefei said with a smile.

After discussing all the details, Zhou Bingkun and Peng Xuefei immediately mobilized all the troops to attack Xiangshan and Xiangkou under the cover of tanks.The rest of the Japanese Hada detachment guarding Xiangshan and Xiangkou, with the firepower of naval guns, struggled to support the attack of the quick response division.With the continuous advancement of the tanks, under the suppression of the firepower of the independent artillery brigade, the Japanese troops guarding Xiangshan soon retreated to Xiangkou.

At this time, Li Mutian, who felt the threat of the Japanese naval guns, immediately connected to Haidongqing and said, "Help me sink the Japanese warship on the Yangtze River!"

After receiving the order, Costin immediately ordered ten Katyusha artillery to block the Yangtze River.At this time, the Madang Fortress, which was relieved, immediately used the fortress artillery to help the independent artillery brigade block the river.

Two warships of the Japanese army on the Yangtze River were accidentally hit by ammunition depots, exploded quickly, caught fire, and slowly began to sink.Seeing this scene, several other warships immediately pulled out of the range covered by the artillery fire and sailed towards Anqing.

Seeing the retreat of the battleship fleet, the remnants of the Hada detachment immediately launched a countercharge against the mixed infantry and tank formations that rushed up.Peng Xuefei saw the Japanese soldiers rushing up in the tank, and without saying a word, he fired the vehicle's machine gun.In an instant, under the joint cooperation of the tank and the independent brigade, all the landing detachments of the Hada detachment were sent to the Yasukuni Shrine!

After cleaning the battlefield, Li Mutian immediately reported the results of the battle to the Wuhan headquarters.After receiving the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek said with relief: "If Zhang Lieyang hadn't freed up such an army for me in advance, the consequences would have been disastrous!"

"Commissioner, what you said is right!" Chen Cheng said flatteringly.

After regaining his senses, Chiang Kai-shek immediately ordered: "You send two divisions to connect them, and let them retreat to their original location to rest!"

"Obey!" Soon Chen Cheng dispatched the 160th Division and 169th Division to take over the line of defense that the Quick Response Division had regained.

At the same time when Li Mutian and the others recaptured the Xiangshan and Xiangkou positions, each defense line of the newly formed No. 13 Army encountered an attack from the Japanese army with more than two divisions.

On the defensive positions of Lu'an and Shucheng of the 557th Division, the Japanese army concentrated the two elite divisions, the 11th Division and the 23rd Division, and launched a frenzied charge.

He Jianfeng, the commander of the 557th Division, watched the Japanese troops pouring up like a tide, and ordered decisively: "All the artillery fire of the whole division, give me a ruthless repair of these little devils!"

The artillery who received the order did not hesitate to shoot the shells one after another quickly into the Japanese assault formation.Under the fierce artillery fire, the Japanese army was repelled for three consecutive attacks!Hata Shunroku and Higashikunimiya Toshihiko, who personally commanded at the front, saw the attack constantly frustrated.So Hata Junliu immediately transferred his Fifth Field Artillery Brigade up.

Watching the Japanese army's orderly alternate cover retreat, He Jianfeng realized that the Japanese army was about to open fire.Therefore, He Jianfeng immediately ordered all the soldiers to enter the artillery fortifications, and the artillery moved its position!The soldiers and artillery who received the order quickly completed the evasive action.

When all the soldiers hid in the artillery fortifications, the heavy artillery of the Japanese army began to repeatedly shell the defensive positions of the 557th Division.Hata Shunroku looked at the scene covered by artillery fire and said to King Minoruhiko Higashikuni with a smile: "Prince, do you think the artillery of our Great Japanese Empire is better than the Chinese Army?!"

"The army of our Empire of Japan has always surpassed the army of China!" said Tokunimiya Toshihiko, looking at his watch and said: "Hata Toshi-kun, I think the time is almost here. Let our army of the Empire of Japan take care of these things." China army!"

"To the west! Order the artillery to stop the shelling!" Hata Junliu said with a smile.After the artillery stopped shelling after a while, King Tokyuimiya Toshihiko immediately ordered the troops to kill the 557th Division's position.However, Hata Shunroku and Higashikunimiya Toshihiko did not expect that the Chinese Army could organize such a powerful firepower to stop them under the repeated heavy artillery fire cover attack just now.

Seeing the soldiers retreating steadily, King Tokurimiya Toshihiko angrily drew out his command saber and chopped down several retreating soldiers.Seeing the soldiers hacked to death by King Minoruhiko of Higashikuni Palace, the morale that had been low suddenly recovered again, and they began to rush towards the position of the 557th Division in an orderly manner.

At this time, Hata Shunroku, who was on the side, looked at the results of the battle. After thinking for a while, he pointed to the map and said to King Renhiko of Higashikuni Palace: "I think we should send two divisions to go around and capture Chunheji. Then Come around again!"

"Okay! I'll continue to let the 11th Division and the 23rd Division make a frontal feint, and you send two divisions to come around from Chunheji!" Said King Minhiko of Dongkuer Gong and went to arrange for the troops to feint.

Hata Toshiroku immediately said to Tsukada Gong: "Order the 18th Division and 114th Division to quickly capture Chunheji before dawn tomorrow!"

"Cough!" Tsukada Kou said and left.

The 18th Division and the 114th Division received orders, except for the artillery and supply units, the rest of the troops accelerated their marching speed!Arrived at Chunheji at around 24:500 p.m. on the [-]th, seeing a series of explosions when the troops were less than [-] meters away from the city gate, the two division heads were stunned and immediately sent a report to Hata Junliu: "We I was ambushed by the Chinese army at Chunheji, please help!"

Hata Shunroku angrily said to Tsukada Gong after receiving the telegram: "You call back immediately, your two divisions have nearly 5 people, and even a small unit of the China Army can't deal with it. You can apologize to His Majesty the Emperor!"

After receiving the call back from Hata Shunroku, the head of the 18th Division, Nakajima Sadao, and the head of the 23rd Division, Uejima Gonon, looked at each other after reading the telegram, and immediately organized their own troops to start a counterattack. .

It turned out that after Zhang Lieyang arranged the defense areas of each army, each department communicated with each other in private. As long as the Japanese army attacked the junction of the two departments, the two departments would form a pocket formation to coordinate against the Japanese army.So the current scene was staged. Liu Sihai led the 717th Division to intercept the Japanese reinforcements that might appear at any time. The 99th Division and the Yuyi Division formed a pocket formation. A division was locked in the encirclement.

Not long after, the artillery and supply units directly under the two divisions following up were intercepted by the 717th Division in Gushi, and lost contact with most of the divisions in front. Fifteen minutes later, the artillery wing and supply unit directly under the two divisions of the Japanese army were completely wiped out by the 15th Division.

At this time, Nakajima Sadao and Uejima Satoru, who were anxiously waiting for the artillery unit, rushed to the crisis immediately, so they led the remnants of their own troops to coordinate with each other and prepare to break out in the direction of Lu'an.Just when they thought they were about to break out of the siege, the artillery strikes of the artillery regiment directly under the 717th Division instantly killed their hopes in front of their eyes.During the shelling, Uejima Wu Neng died with unwilling eyes.

Seeing that Uejima Wuneng died in battle, Nakajima Sadao immediately commanded the remaining troops of the two divisions to break through to Lu'an again. The 23rd Division was ambushed by the Chinese army in Chunheji. Major General Uejima Wuneng died fighting for the country while commanding the troops to break through. Now I am leading the remnants to break out in the direction of Lu'an. I hope that the Lieutenant General will look at the face of the emperor. Let's lend a helping hand!"

Hata Junroku was stunned when he received the telegram!Standing aside, King Tokyuimiya Toshihiko asked curiously when he saw Hata Toshiroku: "Hata Toshiro-kun, what happened?!"

"The two divisions we sent out to outflank were ambushed by the Chinese army, and they are now breaking out in the direction of Lu'an! They are asking for help!" Hata Toshiroku said seriously.