298. Chapter 298 North China Front Army takes over command
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.
In this battle, the Glory First Division achieved good results, but their own casualties did not exceed 700.
The 11th Regiment was prepared to fight one after another. Three machine gun companies were equipped with heavy machine guns, and twelve Type 92 heavy machine guns were concentrated to start shooting.
Along with the sound of explosion, countless steel balls and steel arrows quickly spread in all directions.
After the 21st Division withdrew from the battlefield, it took a temporary rest and did not continue fighting.
As well as six Jin-made 105MM mountain guns, according to the data provided by the Artillery Observation Station, shelling was carried out one after another.
This heavy machine gun is a domestic imitation of the German Maxim water-cooled heavy machine gun, with a total weight of about 100 kilograms.
After these troops reunite, they will have more than 30,000 troops, and they will launch an attack from Jincheng and Yangcheng.
At this time, the operational plan of Yukio Kasahara and other front army headquarters personnel was to assemble the 27th Division, the 33rd Division, and the 41st Division into an independent ninth brigade.
A skilled machine gun shooter can easily hit two or three Japs at the same time.
Combat orders began to be issued one after another, and Lieutenant General Toshi Kinoshita, the commander of the Third Flying Group, also began to receive combat orders.
After Chen Ziyun watched the 21st Division be repelled, he left the reconnaissance company, guard company, and cavalry battalion on guard.
Four mortar companies launched effective fire.
Among the evacuated troops of the 21st Division, some people kept falling to the ground.
When Lieutenant General Tanaka Kuichi, the commander of the 21st Division, saw this scene, his face was gloomy.
The cavalry reconnaissance platoon directly under the battalion headquarters, fifty cavalrymen carrying Jin-made submachine guns, quickly approached the artillery.
Unlike the burst fire of the Type 92 heavy machine gun, the Type 24 heavy machine gun usually fires in a sweeping manner.
After the cavalry battalion detoured back to the side of the 21st Division, they harassed the artillery regiment.
The mountain artillery regiment directly under the 21st Division quickly set up artillery positions one by one with Type 94 mountain guns.
The bullets fired by these heavy machine guns are basically hit, and even if they are not killed, they are seriously injured on the spot.
Seeing such intensive firepower, he was stunned and his heart was filled with shock.
"Your Excellency, Commander Yoshio Shinozuka, you don't need to say more. Next, we will contact your Excellency, Commander of the Front Army, in detail."
More than a thousand Japs from the Third Brigade began to evacuate backwards, thus freeing up enough combat space for the main force of the wing.
The 21st Division was ambushed by the 1st Glory Division and forced to withdraw from the battlefield. The 4th Cavalry Brigade was attacked and quickly relocated.
They are here to monitor the Glory First Division in the west and the Zhongtiao Mountain Attack Corps in Zijin Mountain!
They constantly communicated with Front Army Commander Tada Shun and ignored any suggestions from the First Army.
The artillery regiment continued to bombard, and a large number of artillery shells restrained the two regiments from advancing.
Although the Type 92 heavy machine gun is an air-cooled heavy machine gun, the empty gun plus the gun frame weighs about 55 kilograms.
As for their combat deployment, overall the problem is not that big.
At around eight o'clock, the Little Japanese plane arrived over Wenxi City, but after not finding it, they left directly.
Kasahara Yukio and Hirata Masakata, along with the accompanying staff from the Front Army Headquarters, completely took over the command.
If these troops rush north for reinforcements, they need to be dispatched immediately to contain them.
With the annihilation of a certain number of Japanese and puppet troops, their ammunition and weapons were replenished.
The three infantry brigades were hit to varying degrees.
As for Xu Chengpu's 7th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Army, from the 5,000 troops that participated in the battle, only more than 2,000 troops were beaten.
Moreover, the 27th Division and the 33rd Division participating in the war are all main combat units and have strong combat effectiveness.
So they accelerated their advance, eager to rush to the battlefield immediately and completely eliminate the Glory First Division.
North China Front Chief of Staff Yukio Kasahara and Deputy Chief of Staff Masahiro Hirata came here one after another.
Such a number of troops, such a situation, and now they are fighting like this, this is simply a command like a stupid pig.
The 27th Division advances to the Shunwangping line, and they will launch an attack from here.
If it weren't for the disparity in military ranks and positions between the two sides, Yukio Kasahara would have wanted to give Yoshio Shinozuka a slap in the face.
Originally, the North China Front handed over command to the First Army Headquarters. They believed that with such a large number of troops, there would be absolutely no problem in winning.
"Bagaya Road, the regiment's mountain artillery squadron and rapid-fire artillery squadron, quickly suppress their firepower."
Therefore, they escaped very quickly and did not suffer much losses themselves.
At the same time, Wei Monk's reconnaissance company, Xie Yunxia's guard company, and Zhang Wu's cavalry battalion attacked in three directions.
Akiyama Toyoji's First Flying Regiment continued to bomb the Fifth Army.
At the same time, three machine gun companies of the 12th Regiment were prepared, and twelve Type 24 heavy machine guns were assembled.
They were shocked by this series of battles. They did not expect that the battle at Zhongtiao Mountain would go to such an extent.
"Now we need to make adjustments quickly to quickly seize the initiative and defeat the Zhongtiao Mountain garrison in the shortest possible time!"
Especially if a kid is hit by several bullets in succession, he will definitely not leave a complete body.
After Kasahara Yukio and Hirata learned about the situation on the battlefield, the two of them frowned.
Wenxi City, which was defended by more than 5,000 Japanese and puppet troops, gave up in embarrassment overnight and retreated to Zhongtiao Mountain.
Six Type 94 75MM mountain guns and six Bofors 75MM mountain guns.
Twelve infantry cannons fired shrapnel one after another, and the shrapnel fell towards the little devil one after another.
Six machine gun companies under the two regiments took the lead in opening fire. Twelve infantry cannons and twenty-four heavy machine guns made the 62nd Regiment miserable.
At ten o'clock, in the name of the First Army Headquarters, they began to issue a series of combat orders to each department.
There were more and more pieces of meat on the ground, and painful wails continued to sound.
However, the Japanese and puppet troops that attacked from Wenxi City were attacked head-on by the Glory First Division.
He will command the 1st and 3rd Flying Regiments, focusing on supporting the operations here in the eastern part of Zhongtiao Mountain.
The two companies with sophisticated weapons and equipment were almost unstoppable, and many little devils were shot dead. Lieutenant General Tanaka Jiuichi, the division commander, had a face full of panic, and he was forced to issue orders to evacuate the battlefield.
The surroundings became brighter, and the little devils realized that they might be ambushed, and they wanted to disperse quickly.
The little Japanese troops were in a state of disarray after being bombed, and the artillery directly under the eight regiments had just been set up.
Even though they have more than 5,000 troops, most of them are cavalry. Even the artillery and heavy weapons are transported by mules and horses, and pack horses.
"If we continue to fight according to the current situation, even if we win in the end, all the ministries will pay heavy casualties."
Six Liao-made 77MM field guns and six Type 38 75MM field guns.
"First Army Headquarters..."
Many little devils had just escaped the blows of infantry artillery, and then heavy machine gun bullets were fired at them.
Goro Uchiyama roared angrily, the 21st Division was the earliest three-armed field division formed, and there would be no shortage of weapons and equipment.
Currently, this heavy machine gun is the main standard heavy machine gun in the Jinsui Army and other units.
Front Army Chief of Staff Yukio Kasahara looked gloomy and looked towards the First Army Commander Yoshio Shinozuka.
The severely injured little devil wailed loudly, and blood mist sprayed out everywhere.
The North China Front called them a hateful division and wanted to completely annihilate them all the time.
Various weapons were thrown on the ground, and the smell of blood filled the air.
The broken arms and limbs were accompanied by flying dust, and then fell to the ground.
The 21st Division was ambushed by heavy weapons troops commanded by Chen Ziyun. In the 62nd Regiment alone, more than 800 people were killed or missing, and more than 700 people were injured.
Of the two brigades drawn from the 36th Division and the 37th Division, there were more than 2,000 imps, but only more than 1,000 were beaten.
They wanted to press these three armies southward and press them to the north bank of the Yellow River in the shortest possible time.
The 35th Division and the Imperial Army troops blocked the east side to prevent them from evacuating to the east.
Goro Uchiyama, the captain of the Osaka Alliance, was sharpening his sword and preparing to start a massacre himself.
After all, four major generals were killed here in Jin Province, and they also achieved a series of results.
Especially the 27th Division has been reinforced by the artillery battalion of the Royal Association Army.
On the 33rd Division's side, there is the 41st Division, an independent mixed ninth brigade to strengthen the troops.
Attack the Jaap troops from the west and north, the overall strength is not weak!
