After completing the encirclement, Itagaki Seishiro issued an attack order.
Although one day and two nights had passed since the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army occupied Jiujiang for the second time. Such a long time was enough for the Sichuan Army to build a large number of defenses in the streets and alleys of Jiujiang City. Even so, it would have been impossible to attack Jiujiang earlier.
It is better than attacking later, because the longer the delay, the more complete the defenses in Jiujiang City will be.
If it drags on like the Battle of Feicheng, it will be a big trouble.
Itagaki Seishiro divided the Japanese troops in Jiujiang into four attack groups. The 55th Infantry Regiment of the 23rd Infantry Brigade was responsible for the east gate, and the 56th Infantry Regiment was responsible for the south gate. Reinforcements came from the direction of Xingzi and De'an.
The two infantry brigades plus the original Jiujiang garrison were responsible for the west gate and the north gate, which were handed over to the Marine Corps.
Before the infantry attacks, the aviation first carries out the bombing.
At exactly one o'clock in the afternoon, three bomber squadrons taking off from Nanjing, Juhu, and Anqing flew over Jiujiang City on time.
Then three bomber squadrons dropped hundreds of sulfur bombs into Jiujiang City. After the continuous explosions, a huge fire broke out in Jiujiang City, especially in Dongcheng District, the densest building area, with dozens of flames rising.
Meters high, the billowing smoke is soaring upwards, and can be clearly seen dozens of miles away.
Zhao Baishi and Gou Ligui organized the Sichuan army, puppet army and militia to make every effort to rescue and put out the fire.
Unfortunately, the little devils spent a lot of money this time, throwing hundreds of heavy sulfur bombs at once. In addition, the rain has stopped since last night. Therefore, the all-out rescue efforts by the Sichuan army, puppet troops and militiamen are of no avail.
, half an hour later, the fire was completely out of control and spread to all the streets.
And to make matters worse, they had no time to put out the fire.
Because before the fire in the city was extinguished, the Japanese infantry began to attack the city.
The Japanese outside the east gate, south gate, west gate and north gate began to attack at the same time, attacking with all their strength from four directions.
As Seishiro Itagaki is said to be an old dog, he is really good at fighting. He knows the essence of the art of war when he plays it. If you don't move, you will be killed!
Although the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army was well prepared, they were still beaten in a hurry. Within half an hour, the first line of defense in the southern area of the city was broken through by the Japs.
Zhao Baishi followed Xu Rui's suggestion and directly gave up the city wall fortifications. Instead, he placed the three main battalions of the 799th Regiment in the east, west and south city districts, while the north city district was handed over to the Guangdong Army Camp.
As for Gou Ligui's puppet garrison brigade, it serves as a reserve force.
Once danger occurs in a certain direction, the security brigade can rush to rescue in time.
In addition, the three main battalions of the 799th Regiment and the Cantonese Army Battalion built three lines of defense in their respective defense areas. Three infantry companies were deployed in series on the three lines of defense. Once the first line of defense could not hold up, the second line of defense would be
The line of defense can not only provide fire cover for friendly forces withdrawing from the first line of defense, but also can counterattack when necessary.
The Sichuan Army's troop formations were impeccable, but the command before the battle was a test of the commander's ability.
Xu Rui and Leng Tiefeng's commanding attainments are indeed very high, but they can only be responsible for two directions. Xu Rui is responsible for the command of the east gate, and Leng Tiefeng is responsible for the west gate. The pressure in the north gate direction is relatively small, and it is directly controlled by
The battalion commander of the Guangdong Army battalion commanded, but the south gate was directly commanded by Zhao Baishi. As a result, the south gate was the first to be in danger.
Zhao Baishi was just a company commander before, and he had never fought a serious street battle. It was inevitable that he would be in a hurry when commanding a street battle all of a sudden. As a result, he was in a hurry and made mistakes immediately. When the troops on the first line of defense withdrew,
The troops on the second line of defense failed to advance in time, and as a result the position was lost.
After receiving Zhao Baishi's order, Gou Ligui immediately sent a regiment to attack.
But at this time, the Japs in the south of the city were like wolves that smelled the smell of blood. They decisively invested more troops and launched a general attack. The first battalion of the 799th Regiment commanded by Zhao Baishi was instantly beaten into danger and had to fight again.
Asking for help from the puppet army, Gou Ligui led the remaining two regiments of the garrison brigade into the battlefield west of the city.
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Outside the east gate, Itagaki Seishiro's headquarters had already set up a stand.
Although the Chief of Staff of the Eleventh Army, Yoshimoto Seiichi, is dead, most of the staff members of the Eleventh Army Headquarters are still alive. Therefore, when the radio, generator sets and other equipment are in place, the Eleventh Army Headquarters will soon return.
It was set up and started to operate. At this moment, the beeping telegrams in the tent were already ringing.
As the commander of the Eleventh Army, Seishiro Itagaki's gaze can't just stay in Jiujiang. He has to look at the entire Wuhan battlefield. He has to command the six and a half divisions of the Eleventh Army to attack the Wuhan battlefield.
The main force of the National Army, which numbered more than one million, launched a strategic general offensive and captured Wuhan as quickly as possible!
Kame Ueno, the commander of the 23rd Infantry Brigade, has been temporarily appointed chief of staff by Seishiro Itagaki.
Of course, Kame Ueno is very happy about this appointment, because going from brigade commander to chief of staff of a group army is undoubtedly a big leap, because the position of chief of staff of a group army is very easy to achieve results. Once he achieves results, he will
He will soon be promoted to lieutenant general, and then he can serve as division commander.
He was in a good mood, and even when Ueno Kamefu walked, there was wind at his feet.
"Your Excellency, Commander!" Kamio Ueno came out of the communications office with another telegram and reported excitedly, "The Third Division has advanced another ten kilometers and is less than twenty kilometers away from Huarong County. The First Zero
The 101st Infantry Regiment of the 1st Division has also advanced to Puji Town. It can not only flank Huarong southward, but also directly threaten Jingzhou northward. Judging from the current situation, the situation is very favorable to the imperial army!"
Itagaki Seishiro just nodded lightly when he heard this, but there was not much happiness on his face.
Ueno Kamehao's eyes followed Itagaki Seishiro's and fell on the big map.
Itagaki Seishiro focused on the Gao'an battlefield. After Xue Yue's regiment captured Kamigao, it quickly defeated the counterattack of the 27th Division, and then launched a fierce attack on Gao'an City non-stop. Xue Yue's intention was already obvious.
He just wants to compete with Itagaki Seishiro to see who can't hold on first!
Itagaki Seishiro must admit that Xue Yue's choice was correct.
If Xue Yue chooses to return to Hunan, he will have no choice but to follow the Japanese army and deal with it passively. The final result will most likely be a big defeat. But now he chooses to attack, the outcome of both sides will be 50-50. If
If the Japanese army captures Jingzhou first and cuts off the Yangtze River waterway, the Japanese army will win a great victory. If the National Army annihilates the 27th Division first and regains the entire Jiangxi, the National Army will win the final victory in the Battle of Wuhan.
"High security, high security is the key!" Seishiro Itagaki pointed at the map with his finger and said, "Ueno-san, the telegram just sent by Honma-san said that the mountain artillery regiment of the 27th Division has fired all the shells.
,right?"
"Hai." Ueno Kamehao said with a heavy pause, "Your Excellency, Commander, not only the mountain artillery regiment has fired all the artillery shells, but also the ammunition reserves of the heavy machine gun squadrons of each infantry regiment have been depleted. If Jiujiang cannot
If we recapture it in time, the Nanxun Highway cannot be opened in time, and the 27th Division can only fight with rifles."
"In three days, send a telegram to Honma-san to hold on for another three days no matter what!" Itagaki Seishiro said solemnly, "In three days, military supplies will be delivered to the Gaoan front line in time."
"Hai." Ueno Kamefu paused heavily and turned around.
Ueno Kameguo had just left when Okahara Junsi walked in again.
"Your Excellency, Commander!" Oluhara Junsi paid the first salute and then said, "Although there are only a dozen or so people left in our special operations brigade, neither those in humble positions nor those on the mountain are willing to be spectators of this battle.
"After a pause, Oluhara Junsi suddenly put his feet back and stood at attention, and said, "Please allow us to participate in the war, Commander!"
"Yoshi, since Ogawara-san has this determination, I consider myself a beauty." Seishiro Itagaki said happily, "The 56th Infantry Regiment has made a breakthrough on the battlefield south of the city. In order to end the battle as quickly as possible, I decided to
Your special forces team is deployed on the battlefield south of the city to assist Takagi-san in defeating the enemy on the opposite side as soon as possible!"
"Hai!" Oluhara Junsi nodded heavily, turned around and walked away.
Ogawara Junsi strode out of Itagaki Seishiro's command tent and saw Takeo Yamagami, Sui Igarashi and a dozen other special forces troops already lined up and quietly waiting for orders.
Seeing Oluhara Junsi come out, a dozen special forces soldiers all stopped and stood at attention.
Xiaoluyuan Junsi returned the military salute, Leng Jun's eyes swept across the faces of more than a dozen subordinates like knives, and said: "Since the fight with Langya, our special operations team has rarely won. The last time we fought in Damei Mountain
The battle was a complete defeat, with more than 200 people from the three teams, only less than 20 people came back alive!"
Igarashi Sui and others immediately looked ashamed.
Ogawara Junsi changed the subject and continued: "However, I once heard a senior in the army say that winning the previous contest cannot be considered a victory. Only winning is a real victory. I hope that this contest,
It’s between our special team and Xu Rui!”
"Hai!" More than a dozen special forces soldiers nodded heavily.
Oluhara Junsi raised his right hand and waved forward: "Open the way!"
Takeo Yamayama, Sui Igarashi and more than a dozen special forces turned around and ran towards the west gate. Junsi Okahara looked up and followed with a submachine gun. Soon, Junsi Okahara and the special forces team
A dozen special forces soldiers disappeared into the wilderness outside the city.
In Jiujiang City, the fire continued to burn, and the rising smoke almost covered the entire sky. The burned ashes floated out from the city in the wind, and then fell in a fluttering pattern, as if it was snowing heavily. In a short time,
Oluhara Junsi and a dozen special forces soldiers were covered in smoke and dust.
