Glorious Mission 1937

Chapter 210: Counterattack

With the addition of the No.40 Army, the pressure on the Lunan battlefield and the Jinzhong battlefield has dropped sharply, especially in the World War II zone.Some time ago, the assault of the two master regiments of the Japanese army smashed the front line in the Xinkou area of ​​​​the World War II zone at once. The Sixth Army and the No.14 Army retreated steadily, and they withdrew to the outskirts of Taiyuan in just one week.

Originally, Yan Laoxi was planning to defend Taiyuan, but when the military meeting was held, almost all the officers in the World War II zone believed that defending Taiyuan would only destroy the elite of the World War II zone. In desperation, Yan Laoxi had no choice but to send a division to defend In order to defend Taiyuan City, before the No.14 Division of the Japanese Army launched a general attack, that division received an order to retreat, and Taiyuan City changed hands.

The head of the No. 14 division of the Japanese army is Doihara, the super high-tech special agent of the Japanese army, Kenji Doihara, who is extremely cunning in combat and extremely conceited.After taking Taiyuan City, Doihara originally wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue and completely destroy the will to resist in the second theater.And judging from the situation at the time, it was almost impossible for the World War II zone to resist the attack of Doihara's troops.

At this time, the No.40 Army launched a full-scale attack on the Japanese army. The North China Front Army knew that this was an extremely rare opportunity. If it worked well, it could even capture Shanxi in one fell swoop.However, they had to forcefully order the No.14 Division to stop attacking, and the captured Taiyuan City was immediately handed over to the 108th Division, and the No.14 Division immediately returned to Beiping to reinforce the Yamashita Division.

The No. 14 division went north, which greatly relieved the World War II zone, and Yan Laoxi, who turned around, was very angry.The 30 army in his hand was beaten by less than 5 Japanese troops. It's really fucking shameful.After withdrawing to Linfen, the World War II zone held a meeting of officers above the division level. At the meeting, Yan Laoxi cursed the Jinsui Army and the Central Army for being paperless. battle plan.

The same is true for the Lunan battlefield. With the addition of the No.40 Army, the situation on the Shandong front has also undergone tremendous changes. On June 6, when Chen Feng's troops launched a full-scale attack on the North China Front Army, the main force of the Japanese army's assault on Taierzhuang began to move south.Join the Taierzhuang dispatch team to launch a bigger attack on Taierzhuang.Conspired to occupy the west gate of Taierzhuang and cut off the connection between the Chinese defenders and the village.Chi Fengcheng, the commander of the No. 28 First Division of the Chinese garrison, commanded the troops to launch a counterattack from the east, and organized dozens of death-defying members to rush into the position and start a hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese army.

中央军No.20军团的关麟征二军和王仲廉No.80五军则在外线向枣庄、峄县的日军侧背展开攻击。当时。守城的No.30一师主力以及直属部队和No.30师的一个团全部投入城内。并划分为北站守备队、中央守备队和台儿庄守备队。实施分区防守。第二集团军No.30军军长田镇南、No.40二军军长冯安邦也分赴左右两翼督战。与此同时，战区又命令No.20军团，以一部佯攻峄县之敌。牵制该地日军南下，另一部协同第二集团军消灭台儿庄附近之敌。

On the 30th, the Seya Detachment carried out the order of Isoya, and marched south from Yi County with the main force to ensure the rear and two wings of the Taierzhuang attacking troops, and fought fiercely with the No.20 Seventh and No.30 Divisions. The No.20 Seventh Division once counterattacked Liujiahu, intercepted the Japanese artillery unit, and destroyed 5 Japanese tanks.On this day, the Japanese attack on Taierzhuang reached its apex, occupying the eastern half of Taierzhuang in the evening, and reaching the Grand Canal; Fu Rong's No.60 triple unit also attacked more than 100 meters into the city from the southeast gate, and threw tear gas bombs at the same time.The Chinese defenders suffered heavy casualties, only the northwest corner was left, and most of the streets were lost. The situation was very critical.Sun Lianzhong, who was supervising the battle in the village, ordered Chi Fengcheng to stand firm.Chifeng City organized a death squad of hundreds of people, and launched a counterattack in groups. Some officers and soldiers held big knives and fought fiercely with the enemy.The Japanese army had been exhausted after several days of bloody battles. Facing the brave fighting of the Chinese squadron, they could only fight hastily and in a mess.After fighting fiercely all day and night, the Japanese army was forced to retreat to the north gate, and 3/4 of the market in Taierzhuang was recaptured by the Chinese defenders.Subsequently, the Japanese army near Taierzhuang was surrounded by the headquarters of the Second Army and the No.20 Army.

The main force of the Sakamoto detachment of the Japanese army was to rescue the Japanese army near Taierzhuang, and it had also reached the Xiangcheng and Aiqu areas, posing a threat to the back of the Second Army.Li Zongren, the commander-in-chief of the fifth war zone, ordered Tang Enbo's troops to move south quickly and flank the Seya detachment.Tang Enbo transferred No. 80 Fifth Army One to stop the Japanese army in the area of ​​Aiqu and Zuoyugou. The No.20 Corps also adjusted its deployment, turning the main force of the Second Army to the Japanese Sakamoto Detachment to fight.Except for one part of the Sakamoto detachment of the Japanese army to resist near the towns of Aiqu and Lanling, the main force marched southeast of Taierzhuang.

At this point in the battle, the situation on the battlefield began to become clearer. Although the Japanese Sakamoto and Seya Detachments tightly surrounded the No. 30th Division in Taierzhuang, they were on the outer line and in several directions to the west, south, southeast, and northeast. It was surrounded by the No.20 Army and the Second Army.At the same time, part of the main force of the Third Army also crossed the Grand Canal eastward, attacking the rear supply line of the Japanese army on Jinpu Road and Yimeng Mountains. The Japanese army began to enter a passive situation and faced the crisis of being wiped out.

The situation on the Lunan battlefield took a turn for the worse. Although the Japanese army still had an absolute advantage in terms of the entire Xuzhou battlefield, the Taierzhuang battlefield did indeed show that the Chinese army had changed from weak to strong, completely taking the initiative.

When he learned that the deteriorating situation in the Jinzhong battlefield and the southern Shandong battlefield had improved, Chen Feng was overjoyed and ordered the 101st Division, 222nd Division, and the Guard Brigade to leave only a small number of troops to besiege Chasuqi County, and the main force was divided into troops. Three routes, one against the Fourth Division of the Japanese Army, the other against the Japanese Independent Mixed No.15 Brigade, and the last one against Wuchuan.

At this time, the situation in Suiyuan was also very clear. The Japanese and puppet troops on the front line from Jining to Guisui had been wiped out, and the No.40 Army had also captured the city of Guisui.However, in Wuchuan, 40 kilometers north of Guisui, there are still more than 20 remnants of the No.15 Sixth Division stationed. In addition, there are more than 101 Japanese troops stationed in Damao Banner in the northwest of Wuchuan. The defenders in Laqi and other places have a total strength of nearly 120 troops, which pose a huge threat to Guisui City.However, the headquarters of the Japanese army stationed in Mongolia is now surrounded by Chen Feng's troops in Chasuqi, and it is threatened to be destroyed at any time.In addition, the situation of Major General Yuhara Seiichiro's independent mixed No. [-] brigade was not good. The [-]st Division was in the way before, and then the [-]th Division of the Eighth Route Army was harassed.Although the Fourth Division suffered little loss, the combat effectiveness of this unit is not strong. It is impossible to rely on this unit to solve the crisis in Suiyuan.

Chen Feng is a person who is good at capturing opportunities. He can clearly see the current situation of the Japanese army. In order to defeat the garrison in Mongolia as soon as possible and seize the resource base Baotou, Chen Feng even dispatched the only aviation brigade of the No.40 Army.

But to Chen Feng's disappointment, in the first battle of the air brigade, one plane was shot down by the Japanese army, and three planes were damaged, but the results were very few.In fact, Chen Feng also knew that he was in a hurry this time. Thinking about the No.3 Army's Aviation Brigade, it was established less than four months ago, and the instructors only had three pilots who didn't have much combat experience. It would be nice if the plane flew into the sky, but as for the hit rate of the aerial bombs, it would really embarrass those children.

After figuring this out, Chen Feng didn't worry about it anymore.I know that in the final analysis, there is still too little training, and there is no actual combat experience.For this reason, Chen Feng specially ordered Liu Jiani, the deputy captain of the Aviation Brigade, to make good use of this opportunity to train troops, but he warned Liu Jiani not to engage in air combat with the Japanese Air Force. It is because the air force of the No.40 Army lost one aircraft and lost one aircraft, but the Japanese army can continuously replenish it, so it is not worthwhile to fight against them.

Liu Jiani's command level is not bad. He used the Japanese Air Force to go to Guisui to bomb the No.40 Group Army. On July 7, he led 3 fighter planes of the aviation brigade to carry out bombardment of Nanyuan Airport, Dongjuzi Airport, and Baoding Airport controlled by the Japanese army. The bombing, although the effect of the bombing was not very satisfactory, still shocked the Japanese North China Front Army, and they did not dare to be as rampant as before.

The No.40 Group Army's all-out attack put tremendous pressure on the Japanese army. On July 7, the 3th Regiment of the 101st Division captured Wuchuan County. The reinforcements from the direction of Damao Banner attempted to counterattack Wuchuan.

On the same day, the main force of the cavalry group successfully captured Xilinhot with the assistance of the Mongolian rescue forces composed of members of the Siziwang tribe.On the other hand, the cavalry group also swept across the Chahar Right Wing Middle Banner and the late right wing, and the Japanese and puppet troops defending the city fled without a fight.

On July 7th, the 5 cavalry group besieged Duolun and conquered it.Immediately attacked eastward, King De and others were shocked, and immediately asked the Kwantung Army Command for help.

At the same time, the 15 troops of the Sixth, Seventh, and Fourteenth Group Armies in the World War II zone also assembled and launched an attack on the Japanese and puppet troops on the periphery of Taiyuan on July 7.This time, Yan Laoxi spent a lot of money. Not only did he take out all the weapons and equipment in his inventory, he even took out the 4 heavy mortars he bought from Chen Feng, and put on an immortal look. Stance.

The Lunan battlefield also entered the counter-offensive stage. Starting from July 7, the defenders in Taierzhuang City used the favorable terrain and the fortifications built by the houses to deal with the enemy. After nightfall, the death squads attacked one after another, harassing the Japanese army and capturing the commanding heights of the temple.The positions of the Japanese army were conquered one by one, and under the pincer attack inside and outside the city, the remaining troops could only parry and had no power to fight back. (To be continued..)