Glorious Mission 1937

() At about ten o'clock in the morning on September 9, the two Japanese armies successfully joined forces outside Xinghe City, and a mighty 23 people surrounded the originally small Xinghe County.

However, the Japanese army did not launch an attack in a hurry, but set up a barracks outside the city, and the troops were frequently mobilized, and it seemed that a big move was about to take place.

Japanese Army Temporary Headquarters.

Norihide Abe looked excitedly at the map laid out on the circular conference table, and said to Osamu Okagawa at the side: "Mr. Okawa, I just got news that the nasty Chinese is still in the city. Didn't run away."

"Yoxi, the stupid Chinese, I will use the tracks of the chariot to let that stupid guy know that the military might of the Japanese Imperial Army is sacred and inviolable." Osamu Okagawa said loudly.

"Mr. Okaba, your tank brigade is the only tank brigade in our corps. It's time for these Chinese people to experience the power of the steel lion of the Japanese imperial army." Kihide Abe said loudly.

"Hay, Your Excellency Commander, when are we going to launch an attack?" Osamu Okagawa asked loudly.

"Mr. Gangla, don't worry. The Chinese army in the city is already a turtle in the urn, and it is only a matter of time before they are destroyed. But before launching an attack on the Chinese army in the city, we must deal with the potential threats around us."

"Nani, Your Excellency, Commander, do you mean that there are Chinese troops nearby?" Okaba Rikawa asked in surprise.

"No, no, there is indeed only one regular Chinese army in Xinghe County, but there is also a Chinese bandit here. The number is unknown, the weapons and equipment are unknown, and we don't know who the leader is. Before attacking, we must confirm this These bandits are not much of a threat to our army."

"Your Excellency, isn't it just a bandit army from China? Even their Zheng fu army fled when they saw the battle flag of the imperial army. How could a small bandit of them dare to attack the imperial army."

"Mr. Gangla, the Chinese people are far more tenacious than we imagined. It is estimated that China will be destroyed in the base camp three months before the war, but as far as I know, the leader of China, Jiang, does not intend to surrender to the Great Japanese Empire. He is on the front line in Shanghai , the Chinese mobilized more than 70 troops to fight with the empire. The battle there was fierce. General Shimizu had requested reinforcements from the base camp three times in a row. A field division and two heavy artillery brigades, etc., together with the Marine Corps and other troops, at this time the Shanghai Dispatch Army was close to 9. The strength continued to increase, but there were almost no results. The war started for more than a month, and the Shanghai Dispatch Army Still being blocked on the front line of Luodian, the destruction of China in three months is probably just empty talk."

Then Abe Norihide continued: "Obviously, the ministers including those in the base camp underestimated the Chinese people, just like we underestimated the Chinese army in North China. In the battle of Tianzhen, the Japanese imperial army suffered more than 1 casualties. What a tragic lesson, so we can't underestimate any Chinese armed forces, even if they are armed with bandits."

"Hay, what your Excellency Commander has taught you is that the humble officer will send someone to find out the details of this Chinese bandit." Okawari Chuan said loudly.

"Mr. Okaba, this bandit is entrenched on the Daqing Mountain. It is not suitable for your chariot brigade to attack. To deal with the bandits, let the Imperial Association troops go." Kihide Abe said with a smile.

"Hay!"

"Liu Sang, this is Daqingshan. You know it, and I have reliable information that there is a Chinese bandit army stationed here. I order you to send troops to destroy this bandit army immediately."

"Hayi, don't worry, Majesty, I promise to complete the task." Liu Xu, the commander of the First Division of the Pseudo-Mongolian Cavalry, said flatteringly.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, after completing the encirclement of the east and west gates of Xinghe County, the Japanese army set up artillery and began to bombard the defenders' positions outside the city.

At the same time, the Japanese army outside Tianzhen City also launched an attack on the No.60 army defending the city. The Japanese army in the direction of Tianzhen is not as "gentle" as the Japanese army in Xinghe. Charge, the Japanese army forced to organize six attacks in one afternoon, which put tremendous pressure on the 399th regiment of the Jinsui Army defending the city.

Seeing that it was almost time, Chen Feng sent a telegram to Andre's headquarters that night, ordering the cavalry group to rush to Zhangbei immediately, and launch an attack on Zhangbei County by tomorrow afternoon at the latest.

On September 9, Liu Xu, who went to Daqingshan to suppress the bandits, sent someone back to report that there was indeed a bandit on Daqingshan, with about 24 people.Relying on the terrain, this bandit force resisted stubbornly and refused to surrender to the imperial army.

The terrain occupied by the bandits is very dangerous, and his cavalry is not suitable for attacking such a steep terrain, so he asked the headquarters for reinforcements.

After reading Liu Xu's report and knowing that there were only more than 300 bandits on Daqing Mountain, Kihide Abe immediately lost interest in this bandit force.As long as this bandit doesn't pose a threat to the Japanese imperial army, Kihide Abe doesn't bother to care about it.Instead of sending reinforcements to Liu Xu, he ordered the 222st Division of the Puppet Mongolian Cavalry to withdraw immediately. Their main strategic target this time was the newly formed Du Li [-] Division in China and that hateful Chinese named Chen Feng, not those who were so numerous Chinese bandits.

At around ten o'clock in the morning, the Japanese army organized an attack, but was quickly repelled by the defenders.But soon the Japanese army organized a larger-scale offensive again. Not only planes came to assist in the battle, but also artillery and tanks, followed by a whole infantry brigade. Take Xinghe County in one fell swoop.

From the binoculars, Chen Feng looked at the neat formation of the Japanese army, which was densely packed, pressing up towards the defenders' position.At the same time, there was a loud humming from the plane's engine in the sky.

Seeing that it was almost time, Chen Feng turned to the operator on the side and said, "Call the artillery battalion and the anti-aircraft regiment and order them to prepare for battle. After the little devil's shelling stops, immediately launch shelling on the little devil's artillery position. The devil's artillery can only have one brigade at most, tell our artillery that we must destroy the little devil's artillery, otherwise the future life will be very sad."

Under the cover of artillery fire, more than a dozen Japanese chariots cleared the way, followed by a large number of infantry. In view of the powerful local dog tactics of the Chinese army some time ago, Kihide Abe specially mobilized more than 30 submachine guns from the army, Let these submachine gunners follow closely behind the chariot to guard against the Chinese dogs.

But what surprised Norihide Abe was that until the chariot entered the Chinese position within a distance of less than 200 meters, the Chinese position was still quiet, and no one counterattacked.

"150 meters..."

"100 meters..."

When the chariot entered the position of the Chinese garrison less than 100 meters away, a chariot walking in the front suddenly made a loud "boom", and then the entire chariot was blown upside down, and its tracks were broken into pieces. A few pieces were hanging on the vehicle body, and at the same time thick black smoke came out from the chariot, and it was obvious at a glance that it was completely useless.

Then, none of the chariots walking in front were spared and were all blown up. At this time, the Japanese army discovered that the Chinese army had planted a large number of mines in front of the position, and they entered the minefield.

The first attack was just a tentative attack, so the Japanese army only sent less than one infantry squadron, and they were repulsed more than 200 meters away from the defender's position. It was not at all clear that the defenders were deployed in front of the position. minefield.

In the binoculars, Norihide Abe could see clearly that he was accidentally attacked by the Chinese. In just a few minutes, four of the imperial army's precious chariots were lost, and dozens of people were injured.

"Baga! Order the chariot to stop advancing immediately, let the engineers step forward to clear the mines, and the infantry pay attention to cover."

The wish is beautiful, but the engineers of the Japanese army were attacked by Chinese snipers lurking around the battlefield as soon as they came out. In just one minute, more than 1 engineers were all killed, which made Kihide Abe furious. .

"Order the troops to retreat, let the artillery brigade carry out carpet shelling in front of the Chinese position, and destroy the minefield with shells."

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom" After receiving the order from Kihide Abe, the artillery brigade of the Japanese Army did not dare to neglect, and immediately launched a strategic bombardment of the land within 100 meters in front of the defender's position, trying to destroy the defender's minefield .

In Xinghe County, the artillery battalion of the Jingwei Regiment of the 222nd Division was in position.

"Have you figured out the coordinates of the artillery position of the little devil?" A tall and thick young man shouted loudly.

"Yingzuo, I figured it out, the direction at six o'clock to the south of the city, the preliminary judgment should be in Xiaowadang." A handsome young man replied.

"Xiaowadang, that's right, it's there. Not only is the terrain higher, but it's not far from the county seat, so it's the most suitable artillery position. Huang Hao, order the brothers to attack Xiaowadang immediately, without adjusting the shooting forces. , Ten rounds are fired quickly, and the position is changed immediately after the incident."

"Yes"

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"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"

The artillery of the Japanese army was stunned by the sudden shelling. They never imagined that before the battle, Chen Feng asked the artillery to mark all the five kilometers around the county town for shooting. As long as the artillery of the Japanese army fired, they would be able to Judging where the Japanese artillery positions are based on the impact of the shells.

In addition, before Chen Feng withdrew the artillery regiment of the division from the city, he asked them to leave 6 mountain cannons for the artillery battalion of the guard regiment.This firing hit Norihide Abe's heart. After the shelling, only one of the 12 field cannons in a complete artillery brigade was still usable, and the remaining eleven all turned into a pile of smoke. The scrap iron.

What makes Kihide Abe even more distressed is that this shelling caused a large number of gunners to die. Unlike those cheap infantry, every gunner is an elite carefully cultivated by the Japanese Empire for many years. This is explained here.