Chapter 298 North China Front takes over command

Goro Uchiyama is the captain of the 62nd Regiment of the 21st Division. After the formation of the 21st Division, it has been responsible for the defense of the strategically important city of Xucheng for a long time.

Although we occasionally encounter some troops, relatively speaking, there are no very strong troops here in Xucheng.

In Uchiyama Goro's view, other troops were not active in fighting at all, which was why the imperial troops were unable to conquer this place.

He applied several times and wanted to join the frontline field troops. He wanted to command the troops on the battlefield instead of being responsible for the defense of occupied areas.

However, his application was rejected every time, but this time the 21st Division was transferred to the northern Henan region and participated in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain.

Until now, Goro Uchiyama is still very unconvinced. He feels that his division has no chance to truly attack with all its strength.

Each time, the battle had just begun, but orders were issued from above and they had to relocate.

However, this time, Goro Uchiyama received the combat order to encircle and annihilate the Glory First Division.

Although he was in the area south of the Yellow River, he had heard of the famous Glory First Division.

The main aggravating part is that the gun body is covered with heat sinks so that it can continue to fight.

These more than a thousand little Japanese retreated to Zhongtiao Mountain in embarrassment, and even Wenxi City did not dare to garrison them.

At the same time, the reconnaissance company and the guard company adopted a north-south pincer attack strategy and quickly advanced towards their division headquarters.

Many little Japs from the 82nd and 83rd Wings instantly fell to the ground.

These two types of mortars of different calibers are Japanese mortars and domestic mortars. They are both imitations of the Brand 81MM mortar.

The 48th Independent Brigade of the 1st Glory Division mainly uses Japanese-style weapons and can replenish ammunition through small devils.

But while the two infantry regiments were advancing forward, the artillery regiment began to immediately launch precise artillery fire under the guidance of the artillery observation post.

Grenades were launched one after another, and deafening explosions occurred one after another.

This made the North China Front Army Headquarters very dissatisfied, and Tada Jun now wanted to personally command the battle.

Two or three rounds of bullets were fired one after another. Basically, the little devils they targeted would fall into a pool of blood one by one.

He had no idea that the other party would actually assemble such a large number of heavy weapons and start shooting.

At this time, the Little Japanese North China Front wanted to completely defeat the 14th Group Army in the shortest possible time.

The 62nd Regiment acted as the vanguard this time, and more than 3,000 Japs quickly advanced towards the Wenxi City area.

At the same time, the Yamamoto Special Forces and other units conducted infiltration, grasped the favorable terrain, harassed their command organs, and cooperated with the main force in operations.

Three cavalry companies advanced rapidly, and the machine gun company provided fire cover for them.

This puppet army was so frightened that they quickly abandoned Wenxi City and quickly advanced into Zhongtiao Mountain to find a meeting with the Japanese troops.

The first brigade was hiding in place to avoid the firepower of the ambush position.

At the same time, in order to improve accuracy, the gun mechanism was also heavier. This heavy machine gun has a low rate of fire, but its center of gravity is very stable.

A large amount of firepower continued to fire at the artillery. The little Japanese artillerymen were caught off guard and fell into a pool of blood one by one.

As the mortar grenades hit, the artillerymen quickly dragged the artillery and hurriedly moved it.

The aviation force continued to attack and bomb them to prevent them from supporting the 15th Army in combat.

Seven or eight rounds of bullets were fired, and one shot covered a large area.

The little Japanese troops stopped moving one after another and quickly hid themselves, which made it impossible for their dense formation to disperse quickly.

Yoshio Shinozuka stood aside and wanted to make suggestions, but Yukio Kasahara ignored him completely.

"Gather grenades, light and heavy machine guns, and quickly launch a counterattack to suppress their firepower."

The eight artillery pieces were set up immediately and quickly aimed at the exposed heavy machine gun fire points.

Sakuma Shigemori's fourth cavalry brigade advanced to Li Yuanzhen.

Before they could calm down from their surprise, a message was delivered again.

At eight o'clock, the machine gun battalion directly under the division headquarters advanced to Wenxi City, and they began to assume the defense task of Wenxi City.

Its subordinate 82nd Regiment and 83rd Regiment quickly accelerated their advance from both sides, preparing to destroy the ambush position and support the 62nd Regiment's operations.

In the end, the 62nd Regiment abandoned more than 700 corpses and then evacuated the battlefield in embarrassment.

Goro Uchiyama immediately hid himself, his eyes widened, and he looked around in disbelief.

On the evening of May 11, the Glory 1st Division fought fiercely with the 21st Division, the 4th Cavalry Brigade, and the 7th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army in the Wenxi City area.

Their subordinate artillery battalion also captured eight Jin-made 17-type mountain guns!

Xu Chengpu retreated to Wenxicheng in embarrassment, but at six o'clock in the morning, the Glory First Division launched an artillery bombardment on Wenxicheng.

The 21st Division retreated to the Hengling Pass and Shunwangping first-line positions. They were responsible for cutting off the connection between the 5th and 14th Group Armies.

In addition, the 35th Division troops to the east should also pay attention to their developments.

These more than 50,000 troops launched a fierce attack from the north and west, attacking the 14th Army, 15th Army, 93rd Army, and 98th Army with all their strength.

The machine gun company under the 11th Reserve Regiment is equipped with the Japanese Type 92 heavy machine gun. This heavy machine gun was continuously developed and upgraded by the Japanese army by imitating the Hotchkiss heavy machine gun.

One machine gunner took aim, and they fired bursts one after another.

The fighting lasted until five o'clock in the morning on May 12th, and the Japanese and puppet troops retreated one after another.

Uchiyama Goro, captain of the 62nd Regiment, was beaten to the point where he was a bit doubtful about his life.

As for the various units of the Glory First Division, they were completely dispersed and hidden in order to avoid being retaliated and bombed by the Japs.

Even several times, I fell into a very passive situation.

The mountain artillery squadron directly under the wing consists of four Type 41 mountain artillery pieces, and the rapid-fire artillery squadron includes four Type 94 rapid-fire artillery pieces.

These two people came at the same time on behalf of the front army headquarters, nominally to assist in the command.

The troops of the 21st Division quickly retreated, but Chen Ziyun commanded the firepower of various units to continue to attack.

Saburo Endo's Third Flight Regiment bombed the 14th Army.

Twelve 81MM mortars directly under the two regiments of the 48th Independent Brigade, and twelve 82MM mortars directly under the two regiments of the 11th Reserve Brigade began firing.

Yukio Kasahara was very dissatisfied and said, of course, he was on someone else's territory after all, so he didn't say the humiliating words in the end.

Uchiyama Goro felt that as long as they continued to attack in this battle, they would be able to completely annihilate the Glory First Division.

The 36th Division, the main force of the 37th Division, was independently mixed into the 16th Brigade with more than 40,000 troops, but it has not been able to annihilate the encircled Fifth Army troops.

These little devils were very excited when they learned that there were traitors gathered in the Glory First Division to support them.

Of course, the Ninth Army and the 27th Army here at the gate are to be dealt with by the Third Flying Regiment.

At the same time, the 21st Division also needs to be on guard against the Zhongtiao Mountain Attack Corps on Zijin Mountain in the north to prevent them from interfering with the Zhongtiao Mountain operation.

In an instant, gunpowder smoke filled the air, and shrapnel and shock waves quickly spread in all directions.

But before these artillery pieces could start firing, the mortar companies directly under the four regiments began to launch fire strikes.

In this battle, the Japanese and puppet troops participating in the battle suffered heavy casualties.

It can take one hundred or two hundred and fifty rounds of ammunition as ammunition, and can effectively maintain continuous firepower.

As for the 35th Division, the 20th Division, the 21st Division, and the 24th Division of the Royal Associated Army, they are conducting a blockade on the east side.

An excellent machine gun shooter who can achieve a high hit rate.

One after another, grenades were fired at the little Japanese troops, and deafening explosions were heard.

However, as they continued to approach Wenxi City, an accident happened, and flares quickly shot into the air.

The second group immediately dispersed and set up various weapons.

However, the battle continues until now, and the First Army has still not been able to deal with the defenders of Zhongtiao Mountain.

At one time, the number of casualties in the 62nd Regiment was hundreds, and a large number of little devils fell in a pool of blood.

Six Jin-made Type 13 mountain cannons and six Japanese-style Type 41 mountain cannons.

In fact, they were to replace Front Army Commander Tada Shun at the First Army Headquarters in order to achieve Tada Shun's remote control purpose.

The 11th Reserve Brigade uses 7.92MM caliber weapons and can replenish ammunition through puppet troops.

The Ninth Army closed the door and established contact with the 27th Army. The 35th Division and other units were forced to move eastward and temporarily entered a defensive state.

But at this time, six infantry battalions from the 11th Reserve Regiment and the 12th Reserve Regiment mobilized machine gun companies and took the lead in opening fire.

In their eyes, this is just fat meat brought to their mouths, and now they can swallow it in one bite.

While the twelve infantry cannons continued to fire, six machine gun batteries and two types of heavy machine guns started firing.

Sakuma Shigemori's 4th Cavalry Brigade was very alert. After they discovered something was wrong, they quickly evacuated the battlefield.

At nine o'clock in the morning on May 12th, in Pingyang City, here is the headquarters of the First Army.

"The third brigade quickly evacuated backwards, the first brigade was hiding in place, and the second brigade launched a fire counterattack."

The 41st Division, an independent mixed ninth brigade with more than 10,000 troops, advanced directly eastward and established contact with the 33rd Division.

The remaining troops will fully support the main force of the division in combat.
To be continued...