People are showing their swords, secretly helping Shanxi Northwestern Iron Triangle 296. Chapter 296 Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui want to betray him (please subscribe)
296. Chapter 296 Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui want to betray him (please subscribe)
Chapter 296 Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui want to betray (please subscribe)
The Japanese 27th Division, 21st Division, and the 4th Cavalry Brigade successively advanced to Jiangcheng.
However, at this time, the Zhongtiao Mountain Attack Corps, which had surrounded and annihilated the 41st Division and formed an independent ninth brigade, had already withdrawn from the battlefield.
After continuous fighting, the 41st Division and the independent ninth brigade formed a force of 20,000 people. At this time, only less than 14,000 people were beaten.
They suffered heavy casualties, and the tanks and armored vehicles assigned to them also suffered heavy losses.
The three division commanders met to discuss. They sent a message to the army headquarters to ask for instructions on how to carry out the next operation.
However, at this time, the Glory First Division, under the command of Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun and others, continued to attack the 7th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army.
Xu Chengpu commanded these Japanese and puppet troops to retreat in embarrassment. They retreated to Wenxi City and Xuejia Town's first-line defense.
However, Chen Ziyun, commander of the infantry artillery of the Glory 1st Division, unified the command of all units to quickly pursue and continue to attack him.
This Japanese and puppet army was hit one after another, and its total strength was less than 6,000. Xu Chengpu quickly sent a message asking for help.
Lieutenant General Nobumasa Tominaga, commander of the 27th Division, frowned deeply after receiving the request for help message.
"The wing's rapid-fire artillery squadron and mountain artillery squadron all launched artillery attacks at close range."
"If we go head-to-head with the Japs like this, our troops will probably be wiped out, and we will also run out of ammunition."
"I serve as the deputy division commander of the Second Division of the Army. The Second Division of the Army is organized according to the A-type division and has three brigades and nine regiments under its jurisdiction."
"The battle here cannot be ended in the short term. Even once enemy troops appear near the battlefield, the situation of the battle here may change instantly."
Sakuma Shigemori's 4th Cavalry Brigade, with more than 5,000 cavalry troops, is responsible for battlefield security and also serves as a reserve force.
Tanaka Kuichi's 21st Division and Tominaga Nobumasa's 27th Division assembled more than 30,000 troops to attack Purple Mountain on the left and right.
They gave an order to the Glory First Division, requiring them to recapture Wenxi City in the shortest possible time and threaten the Japanese rear in the western part of Zhongtiao Mountain.
The Ninth Army held its position and defended tenaciously. The three divisions defeated only 18,000 troops, but their morale was high.
At the same time, they made timely adjustments and tried their best to search for the Japs' infiltration troops and paratroopers to annihilate them.
This shows how much pressure the Glory First Division puts on them.
"It's just that the troops of the Third Army, the 14th Army, and the 80th Army fought very tenaciously. They relied on their position and fortifications to defend tenaciously."
If Zijin Mountain were not on high ground and were in a flat area, with such a disparity in strength, these troops would have collapsed long ago.
"Two brigades attacked Wenxi City from the north and east respectively, and the artillery regiment assisted in the operation."
"Your Excellency, Commander, the 36th Division, the 37th Division, the 16th Independent Mixed Brigade and other units are still engaged in encirclement and suppression operations."
"After the rest is completed, we will quickly return and continue fighting with the Japanese army."
"We are a Shanxi-Sui Army unit after all. We can quickly replenish it with Commander Yan, but if all your wealth is wiped out, it will be difficult to replenish it."
This time, the Japanese army showed enough sincerity and only took out a box of small yellow croakers.
The 33rd Infantry Division was faced with an attack by more than 9,000 troops and was temporarily unable to mobilize its main force to attack southward.
Immediately afterwards, the officers began to return to prepare.
"It's said that a lot of money can be bought for horse bones. We have done so many things. If the Japanese army turns their backs and refuses to recognize our people, who will join them in the future?"
"Commander Gao, we cannot continue to fight like this. If we continue to fight like this, even if we can hold on to Purple Mountain, we will probably suffer heavy losses."
After understanding the frontline deployment, Wei Jun issued a series of combat orders.
If he were a mediocre man, the little devil would not have gathered such a large number of troops this time and would have taken advantage of Wei Junru's absence to launch an attack on the front line.
Yamamoto Kazuki commanded thousands of troops. After secretly appearing on the side of the 14th Army, they began to conduct infiltration operations.
Seeing such heavy losses, Zhao Chuanbi could not accept it.
The three divisions of the 43rd Army were unable to resist, and Gao Peiwu had to quickly deploy troops from the 84th Division for defense.
The commander of the first lesson pointed to the area east of Pinglu City on the map and introduced in detail the battle in the west of Zhongtiao Mountain.
He didn't know how to make a decision for a while, so he could only continue to contact the military headquarters.
Each division has an average of more than 6,000 men. Facing the fierce attack of 50,000 Japanese troops, they were under great pressure.
The order Wei Junru gave to Commander Fan of the 27th Army and Commander Pei of the Ninth Army was to open up communication with each other, and then use all their strength to counterattack the Japanese and puppet troops in front of them, striving to defeat them.
"The 48th Independent Brigade is personally commanded by me and Deputy Brigadier Commander Li Chongtao, and the 11th Reserve Brigade is commanded by Deputy Commander Hao Shiwen and Deputy Brigadier Commander Qian Bojun."
The various departments of the 14th Group Army immediately mobilized troops to strengthen contact with each other.
At around four o'clock, Zhao Chuanbi picked up the phone and contacted Gao Peiwu directly.
The artillery battalion of the 1st Division of the Royal Association Army assigned to them to fight, including eight 75MM Jin-orogenic guns and eight 105MM Jin-orogenic guns, advanced the artillery bombardment.
At the same time, at the gate of Fengmen in the east of Zhongtiao Mountain, thousands of troops from the 35th Division, the 20th Division, the 21st Division, and the 24th Division of the Imperial Association Army were encircling and annihilating the Ninth Army.
At this time, the Glory 1st Division had all advanced to the west. They encircled and annihilated the two Japanese brigades here and the 7th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army.
They took regiments as units and attacked quickly. They used tactics such as guerrilla warfare and sparrow warfare to carry out attacks.
The two people stopped in a secluded place, and they arranged for their confidants to be on guard around them.
The regiment is directly under the mountain artillery regiment, and thirty-six Type 94 mountain guns continue to bombard.
"As long as we get rid of Chen Ziyun and coordinate Taijun's troops to annihilate the Glory First Division, Taijun will definitely take us seriously."
Zhao Chuanbi wanted to evacuate, but he was smart and directly pulled Gao Peiwu.
At five o'clock in the afternoon on May 11, Gao Peiwu and Zhao Chuanbi jointly issued a joint statement to the Ministry of Power Generation to explain in detail the situation on the Purple Mountain battlefield.
Chen Munong's 10th Division, with about 7,000 troops, is responsible for the defense on the east side.
The three armies of the Fifth Group Army are still being surrounded and attacked. Although they can hold on, their casualties are also increasing.
"If we disperse our forces to fight now, we will definitely be mobilized again by them."
"The main force of the Japanese army is attacking with all its strength, and with the aviation force cooperating in operations, it is indeed difficult for us to stop it." "Commander Zhao's words make sense. We have jointly signed the Ministry of Power Generation to request a quick evacuation to the north and temporarily leave the battlefield to rest and recuperate."
He decided not to divide his troops to fight, but to assemble the main force for a quick victory!
However, after moving to Zijin Mountain, the 16,000-strong army faced an attack by more than 30,000 troops from the 21st Division and the 27th Division.
However, their original force of 30,000 people continued to fight and suffered a certain amount of casualties, and the Japanese and puppet troops were also very tired.
At the same time, the Yamamoto Special Forces are looking for the headquarters of the 14th Group Army and the military headquarters of each army to attack.
Under such circumstances, it is obviously the best strategy for the Glory First Division to regain Wenxi City and directly threaten the 36th Division and other units.
In a short period of fighting, the 43rd Army's casualties exceeded 1,000 casualties.
Starting at two o'clock in the afternoon, about 50,000 Japanese soldiers began to launch a fierce attack on Zijin Mountain.
At the same time, Major General Saburo Endo of the 3rd Flying Regiment personally commanded the Bomber Squadron 32 and the Reconnaissance Plane Squadron 44 to conduct support operations.
All the commanders of the Little Japanese Division were supervising the battle. They raised their telescopes to check the battle situation and constantly issued battle orders.
In the later period, when faced with the main attack of more than 10,000 Japs, the 17th Army also assisted in the defense.
The 43rd Army is responsible for frontal defense, with the 45th Division, the 46th Division, and the 70th Division with about 16,000 troops to defend the 21st Division and the 27th Division to attack.
Gao Peiwu, commander of the 17th Army, commanded more than 6,000 people from the 84th Division to serve as reserve forces.
"Completely destroy their machine gun fire points, and launch poison gas bombs from grenades to launch attacks when necessary."
They requested quick approval from the commander-in-chief to allow them to evacuate from the battlefield.
The Ninth Army is a direct line unit, and its officers and soldiers have a tenacious fighting will.
On the outskirts of Wenxi City, the headquarters of the Glory First Division was established in Xuejia Town to the north.
Wei Junru, who was far away in the capital, and the chief of the First War Zone south of the Yellow River sent telegrams one after another.
If we continue to fight, our entire army may be wiped out.
Now neither Wei Junru nor He Jingzhi nor Guo Jiqiao want these troops to suffer heavy casualties.
These two divisions went into battle with all their main forces, and they were also the first three-unit field divisions to be organized.
Therefore, this unit will not have the slightest idea of conserving its strength when fighting the Japanese army.
The Glory First Division launched successive attacks, posing a greater threat to the little devils.
"You still have to be cautious about this matter. I think this situation is really hard to say."
Until now, the Japanese and puppet troops have gathered in Wenxi City to defend themselves, and their total strength is only about 5,000 people.
Even though this Japanese and puppet army received constant support from the First Flying Regiment, all units of the Glory First Division were actively fighting.
"Everyone, we must fight quickly and complete the operation before dawn at the latest."
However, after the telegram was sent, the commander's department immediately called back, asking them to defend Purple Mountain with all their strength!
However, on the way back to the 11th Reserve Brigade, Qian Bojun, the deputy brigade commander, and Zhang Fugui, the acting commander of the 12th Reserve Regiment, quietly walked behind.
During the Battle of Xinkou, Commander Hao of the army and Commander Liu of the 54th Division died one after another on the same day.
"Now that the Jap Air Force cannot dispatch at night, this is a good opportunity for us to fight and kill the enemy."
The Little Devil Intelligence Agency secretly contacted Zhang Fugui and Qian Bojun, hoping to bribe them.
These little devils quickly seized the commanding heights and cut off the communication between the 15th Army, the 93rd Army, and the 98th Army.
Li Yunlong's New Regiment, Kong Jie's Independent Regiment, and Ding Wei's New Regiment attacked one after another.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, the 27th Army arrived with a rapid march, and more than 20,000 troops began to rest and regroup.
In this way, if they jointly generate electricity, even if they are held responsible, they can shoulder it together.
In the headquarters of the First Army in Pingyang City, Yoshio Shinozuka looked gloomy.
In response to the attack deployment of Japanese troops, Gao Peiwu and Zhao Chuanbi, who were in charge of Zijinshan, made immediate deployment.
Previously, when they were defending at Shunwangping, they only faced the 41st Division, which was independently mixed into the 9th Brigade with more than 10,000 troops.
Gao Peiwu's unit also suffered hundreds of casualties. For his 17th Army, which only had a few thousand people, the losses were not small.
What's more, in the sky above them, there are two flying squadrons of the 3rd Flying Regiment, which are constantly bombing.
It's just that the 33rd Division wanted to attack with all its strength, but its subordinate units were attacked by an independent detachment.
Especially knowing that the Glory First Division continues to advance westward and has already reached the front lines of Wenxi City and Xuejia Town.
"We only have so many troops on hand, what can we do now?"
"We do not have an absolute advantage in terms of military strength, so it is still difficult to annihilate them quickly."
Wei Junru is obviously capable, otherwise his troops would not be able to stay in Zhongtiao Mountain for a long time.
"You can serve as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Imperial Association Army of Shanxi Province and concurrently as the division commander of the Second Army Division."
"The artillery battalion of the Imperial Association Army will conduct shelling with all its strength to support the frontline infantry in combat."
A large number of troops launched attacks one after another, and they also attacked with poison gas bombs.
"Taijun has already sent a message. As long as we go there, Taijun will reward you with various rewards."
Of course, their designation is the Royal Associated Army Artillery Battalion, and there are actually a certain number of Japanese military advisers inside.
"Yes, Master." Everyone agreed immediately.
After hearing this, Yoshio Shinozuka completely gave up the idea of deploying troops from here to fight.
He knew that if he continued to fight at this level, his troops would be completely wiped out.
"This opportunity is very rare. They have already sent a box of small yellow croakers."
In addition, Shun Wangping has been stationed for a long time, and the 43rd Army knows it very well, and at most, they only face attacks from 12,000 to 3,000 little Japs.
Chu Yunfei stood in front of the map, with a serious expression on his face, and directly issued the combat order.
The 41st Division, the independent mixed ninth brigade has more than 13,000 troops, and the fourth cavalry brigade has more than 5,000 troops.
"In that case, concentrate your forces and deal with the enemy troops in Purple Mountain first!"
The five divisions in Zijinshan are under great pressure and the number of casualties is increasing.
Fierce gunfire sounds continued in Zijin Mountain, and the 27th Division, responsible for the attack on the right, fought very fiercely.
Otherwise, if more than 50,000 troops continue to join the Zhongtiao Mountain battlefield, the situation of the battle will definitely be reversed.
"Give the signal gun to the team leader who is fighting on the front line, and let them guide the aviation force to carry out precise artillery fire!"
Qian Bojun had a hesitant expression on his face, and he was a little unsure of his decision.
"The machine gun battalion, guard company, and cavalry battalion were gathered together. Sun Ming unified the command and detoured to the southwest of the battlefield, preparing to intercept the retreating Japanese and puppet troops."
The 21st Division and the 27th Division were all full divisions participating in the battle. Although they continued to fight, they suffered casualties, but their main force still remained.
Shimizu's 41st Division and Ikegami Kenkichi's independent mixed ninth brigade, with more than 13,000 troops, circled back to the east to attack.
"Order, the 21st Division, the 27th Division, the 41st Division, the independent 9th Brigade, and the 4th Cavalry Brigade will attack Zijin Mountain with all their strength."
Zhang Fugui came over and softly expressed his thoughts.
After pondering for a while, Yoshio Shinozuka showed a serious expression on his face, and he directly issued the combat order.
At this time, the gate was sealed, and here in Wenxi City, Wei Junru planned to launch a counterattack to obtain quick results.
You must know that this is already the rear of the 36th Division and other troops. Once the Glory First Division advances to Zhongtiao Mountain to fight, the consequences will be serious.
Therefore, the command of these sixteen mountain cannons is in the hands of the little devils, and they can also show a certain degree of combat effectiveness.
"The Third Flying Regiment fully supports the operations here in Purple Mountain, and the First Flying Regiment supports the Imperial Army's 7th Mixed Brigade and other troops in the defense of Wenxi City."
After resting and recuperating, they will quickly launch operations from the periphery to quickly establish contact with the Ninth Army.
Because Wei Junru, who was far away in the capital at this time, had already issued a series of combat orders.
However, these troops are fighting continuously and are not full troops at all. They only have more than 30,000 troops.
The battle lasted until four o'clock in the afternoon, and the 43rd Army's positions were in emergency one after another, and some could no longer hold on.
"Commander He, Chief Wei, and Chief of Staff Guo sent telegrams one after another, saying that we must capture Wenxicheng."
"So I think we should jointly report to the power generation department and report the situation here, and the main force will gradually shift to the area north of Zijin Mountain."
Hua Gu was making a report. When he learned that the three-way reinforcement force he had arranged was completely defeated, he was very dissatisfied.
Under such circumstances, the troops here in Purple Mountain naturally want to contain the main force of the Japs.
For a time, there was a brief chaos in the 14th Group Army, but the 33rd Division was able to attack with all its strength in time and break through the position.
What's more, if they continue to fight, they will consume a lot of ammunition.
Without aviation to support the operation, I am afraid they would have been completely annihilated long ago.
"The enemy troops are very cunning. They took advantage of our scattered forces and quickly launched a siege against us."
Of course, the 84th Division has more than 6,000 troops, and the 17th Army Headquarters also has some troops directly under it, which can barely make up 2,000 troops.
However, the Japs continued their onslaught, using artillery and aviation to bombard the position one after another.
Then he looked at Qian Bojun and said: "This opportunity must not be missed before it comes again. Now is a rare opportunity."
Zhang Fugui looked around and saw that there was no one around. He looked at Qian Bojun and said excitedly.
Stationed in Zijin Mountain are the 17th Army, the 43rd Army, and the 10th Division of the Zhongtiao Mountain Attack Corps. They have five divisions.
"In addition, there are houses, fields, gold bars and oceans, everything you need."
"Although the aviation force can carry out bombing, the current effect is not very good. They are quite good at holding on to their regional positions."
The First Army Headquarters immediately conveyed combat orders, and various units began to mobilize toward different areas.
The Japs troops of more than 50,000 people in the Jiangcheng area began to attack Zijin Mountain with all their strength.
Gao Peiwu and Zhao Chuanbi received the message from the commander's department. They had no other choice but to bite the bullet and continue to command the troops to launch defensive operations.
"What's more, if we go there, what if they turn against us and refuse to recognize us?"
"But after our forces are concentrated together, they will quickly disperse and never dare to fight us in a decisive battle."
These little devil consultants are fully responsible for commanding.
These two divisions alone have nearly 40,000 troops.
Time is passing and the sky is gradually getting dark.
However, at around five o'clock, the 14th Army and other units defending the area north of the Ninth Army were successively attacked by Yamamoto's special agent team and other units.
"At all costs, we must completely break through the Zijin Mountain position in the shortest possible time and severely damage the defending troops here."
"As long as the Glory First Division is annihilated and Chen Ziyun dies in our hands, Taijun will definitely reward us heavily and support us!"
After hearing this, Qian Bojun nodded with all his thoughts in mind.
Immediately afterwards, the two of them finalized the plan and began to take action.
