Chapter 1176 The only counterattack and the final counterattack
Not to mention Boss Dai's lament in the office, the Japanese 23rd Army independently formed the 23rd Brigade. In accordance with the order from the military headquarters to capture Guiping, on October 6, they crossed the river from Danzhu Town and headed south first, and then
Heading west to Yau Ma Town, after fighting with the defenders, they detoured back to the southeast of Guiping County on the night of the 11th, and captured Mengwei Town and Guiping County on October 12th.
At this time, General Bai, the Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Military Commission who was in Guizhou and responsible for coordinating the operations of the Fourth War Zone of Guizhou Province and the Ninth War Zone of Hunan Province, decided based on the fact that the Eleventh Army had not yet attacked, and decided after discussions with the Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth War Zone
, first attack the troops of Tanaka Kuichi of the Japanese 23rd Army.
Three divisions of the Sixty-fourth Army, the first column of the Guizhou Appeasement Office, and two divisions of the Forty-sixth Army were mobilized to launch an attack on Mengwei Town; the 95th Infantry Division of the Thirty-seventh Army responded to the attack.
The Japanese army launched an attack on Pingnan County from the north.
The three armies of the Lipu Front Army are used to prevent Hengshan Yong's Eleventh Army from approaching Lipu and Yangshuo. One army of the Guizhou Front Army guards Guizhou, and the other army occupies a position in the northwest of Guizhou to coordinate with the defending troops to counterattack.
enemy.
At this time, the U.S. government called back to the Yamashiro government on the 18th and agreed to recall the Army's four-star General Stilwell and replace him with General Wedemeyer.
On the 19th, the counterattack against the Japanese 23rd Army in the Yamashiro Government's Fourth Theater Zone began. This time it also received the cooperation of the Yamashiro Government and the U.S. Air Force.
On the 21st, when the bomber group carried out bombing against the Japanese army, Lieutenant Colonel Fumio Nonoki, the captain of the 129th Independent Infantry Battalion of the 23rd independent mixed brigade of the Japanese army, was seriously injured because the headquarters was blown up and died soon after.
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But there was also a mistake. Lieutenant Colonel Shigeo Takeuchi, the captain of the 130th Independent Infantry Battalion of the 23rd Independent Mixed Brigade, was a cunning guy. In order to cause errors in the observation of aerial bombers, he ordered to attack the 64th Army on the opposite side.
Smoke bombs were fired from the position.
The bomber unit thought this was a sign of the operational boundary between the enemy and ourselves, and ended up bombing the forward positions continuously for about twenty minutes. The troops of the 64th Army on the front line were bombed by their own people and had to withdraw from their positions.
"Mingxiang, there is a call from the bureau headquarters. The Fourth Theater Command will use five divisions to launch a counterattack against the Japanese 23rd Independent Mixed Brigade of the 23rd Army in Guiping County, and then attract its main force to
Implement a blockade in Wuxuangui County."
"Whether Guizhou and Liuzhou can be defended may be the key. Otherwise, coupled with the joint attack of the Japanese Eleventh Army, it will be difficult for the troops in the Fourth Theater and the Ninth Theater to withstand."
"Boss Dai said that the important intelligence from our direct station on the Japanese military operations in Guangxi Province has received great attention from the Military Commission and the Fourth War Zone, including the Ninth War Zone. There has been no movement from the Japanese Eleventh Army until now, which is verified.
Reliability of intelligence.”
"Not only did the commissioner personally give the order, but the headquarters of the two theaters also unanimously requested the Military Command Bureau to continue to supervise the Japanese Eleventh Army in the entire state to prevent this heavily armed group from suddenly launching an attack on Guizhou and hindering this counterattack. If we
If there is any news in this regard, the Military Commission must be notified promptly." Wang Zhen said.
She was not excited about the occasional counterattack against the Shancheng government army that was defeated like a mountain. From Henan Province to Hunan Province and then to Guangxi Province, the performance of the Shancheng government army was that the Tenth Army could be regarded as a model.
, the rest saw that the situation was not good and ran away.
"It's not easy. It's rare to see a proactive counterattack. I hope to severely damage the Japanese army and hinder the enemy's strategic attempt to open up the north-south communication line. Five divisions can deal with one brigade, even if it forces it to withdraw!"
"But the problem is, if we fail to capture this brigade, the situation will become even more passive when the main forces of the 22nd Division and the 104th Division come forward. The days are getting closer and closer to the 11th Army's attack.
Recently, the troops of the Fourth Theater were used to fight the 23rd Army, which created an opportunity for Yokoyama Isamu."
"Asking me to monitor the enemy from a distance of more than a thousand kilometers is sheer nonsense. Boss Dai knows clearly that the direct-affiliated station's hands have not reached Guizhou Province. Why did he give such an order? Where are the people at the Tanzhou Station and Guizhou Station of the Military Command Bureau?
Where have they all died?" Chen Mingxiang said dissatisfied.
"Don't be angry. Boss Dai's instructions are that if our direct station gets the information, it will naturally report it. If we don't get it, it's not our problem. Who makes you a strategic agent?"
"Boss Dai wants to tell you some really good news. According to news from the U.S. Navy, the U.S. military has begun to attack the Philippines. MacArthur, the commander of the Allied Pacific Theater, has landed on land and delivered a speech." Wang
He said really excitedly.
"If the US military can capture the Philippines, the next step is to launch an attack on the Japanese mainland. I have to move around frequently in the past two days. There must be good news coming. I am in a bad mood because of the Yamashiro government troops. I am urgent now.
I need to refresh myself." Chen Mingxiang was overjoyed.
In fact, this is yesterday's news. On October 20, the US amphibious assault force landed on Leyte Island. On the afternoon of the same day, the commander of the US Pacific Theater, Army four-star General MacArthur, accompanied by the President of the Philippines, participated in the attack.
Water ashore.
The general, who was forced to evacuate to Australia because of the Japanese army's occupation of the Philippines, delivered the famous "I'm back" speech to the world through high-power radio.
The U.S. government attaches great importance to this attack on the Philippines. It is related to the face of the United States. For this reason, the Army has successively invested ground troops including the U.S. Sixth Army, the Eighth Army and the Australian First Army.
The Navy has the U.S. Third Fleet and the U.S. Seventh Fleet, sixteen large aircraft carriers, eighteen escort carriers, twelve battleships, eleven heavy cruisers, fifteen light cruisers, one hundred and forty-four destroyers, and two frigates.
Fifteen ships, including transport ships and landing ships, add up to a total of more than 800 combat ships and about 1,700 naval carrier-based aircraft.
In addition, the air force of the Air Force included the US Fifth and Thirteenth Air Forces and the Australian Air Force, with more than a thousand fighters and bombers in total, giving the Japanese an absolute advantage.
The Japanese base camp carried out Operation Czech No. 1. In addition to the Army's 14th Front on the ground, it can be said that all the naval forces participating in the war were used.
All the main forces of the combined fleet were dispatched, including four aircraft carriers, two aviation battleships, seven battleships, 14 heavy cruisers, seven light cruisers, 32 destroyers, and about 600 carrier-based aircraft.
The tonnage of the U.S. fleet reached 1.33 million tons, and that of the Japanese navy reached 730,000 tons. This was the largest naval battle in history, the last naval battle during World War II, and the last aircraft carrier duel naval battle.
