Before Long Tai went to Chahar, Zhang Yunhan talked a lot with Long Tai in the office. First of all, the Japanese army must be defeated, and the battlefield must be pushed to Rehe and the northeast!
In addition, Chahar must be recovered quickly, mainly to complete system tasks. After all, 41-year-old technology is very good.
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The Japanese army soon discovered the killed Japanese army. After the incident was reported, the Kwantung Army was very angry and ordered the 33rd Huncheng Brigade to set off from Chengde and head west along the Great Wall, aiming directly at Zhangjiakou.
On the other hand, the 4th Cavalry Brigade set out from Duolun and attacked Zhangbei southward.
Long Tai, who arrived in Zhangjiakou, didn't pay attention to this at all.
"Order, the 14th Army takes the initiative to attack, eliminate the 4th Cavalry Brigade, recapture Duolun, and move north to recover the northern Chahar area."
In fact, the northern part of Chahar was blocked by mountains and belonged to the grassland, so the Japanese did not invade there. However, Zhang Yunhan knew that King De would defect to Japan in the future, so Zhang Yunhan wanted to drive a nail into Mongolia's door now! It is best to wipe out the Mongolian nobles after solving the Northeast.
"Order the 15th Army to arrive at Longguan and Chicheng areas to eliminate the invading Japanese enemies."
The 1st and 5th Army moved towards Duolun. After taking Duolun, they attacked Moriyoshiyuan, Guojiatun, Fengning, Luanping and Chengde from Duolun!
In the Northwest Army, Zhang Yunhan, as the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Army, is a conservative in military operations. Regarding Chahar, Zhang Yunhan aims to eliminate the Japanese army in Chahar and gradually advance.
Long Tai belongs to the radical group. Long Tai believes that the conservatives are not radical enough and should go to Chengde! Therefore, the first goal of the battle is to capture Duolun and attack Chengde!
As for why they did not attack Chengde from the southern front, firstly, the southern front belonged to the Guojun area, and the Northwest Army had never dealt with it. Secondly, the terrain in the Duolun area was flat and suitable for large-scale mechanized marches.
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The 40th Division was ordered to attack north, and the reconnaissance battalion set out first to conduct northward reconnaissance.
News soon came back that Guyuan currently has a cavalry regiment and is preparing for battle. This unit is the 25th Cavalry Regiment under the 4th Cavalry Brigade.
The Japanese cavalry was organized into squads, squadrons, groups, brigades, etc. The largest organization was the cavalry group. The formation of cavalry is much smaller than that of infantry at the same level.
Cavalry Squadron: 144 men, 134 horses;
Cavalry Brigade: 2 cavalry squadrons and 1 machine gun squad, 340 people;
Cavalry Regiment: It has 4 cavalry brigades and 1 machine gun squadron, 1,400 people.
The scouts from both sides met at Baituyao and opened fire on each other. Due to the superior strength of our scouts, the Japanese army was quickly defeated.
At noon, the main force of the 40th Division arrived at Baituyao. According to the combat plan, they attacked Guyuan in two ways.
The 118th Regiment advanced toward Guyuan along Jiajiaying, and the 119th Regiment headed east to Xiaohezi and attacked the Guyuan area.
The 120th Regiment served as a reserve and guarded against Japanese attacks from the flanks.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the 118th Regiment, which had finished lunch, marched to Xinli Village and encountered the Japanese army. The captain of the 25th Regiment of the Japanese Army, Colonel Kiyoshi Yamagata, discovered through binoculars that the enemy force was no more than one regiment, so he planned to divide his troops into two groups. One group would be dominated by a machine gun squadron to attract the firepower of the 118th Regiment from the front, while three cavalry brigades would bypass the flanks and attack from the rear. Break the enemy formation.
Fu Jie, the commander of the 118th Regiment, immediately looked for high ground after encountering the Japanese army. Due to the intelligence from the division headquarters, Fu Jie immediately discovered that the number of Japanese cavalry was wrong. In order to prevent the Japanese army from attacking from the side and rear, he sent the 3rd Battalion and guards The company is arranged at the side and rear.
When infantry and cavalry are fighting, the most feared thing is that the cavalry can quickly intersperse and disrupt the formation. Of course, the 118th Regiment's firepower is not weak, but the cavalry moves quickly and can easily attack from weakly defended areas.
When the attack began, the regiment's artillery battalion began to cover the area with artillery fire. 16 mountain guns fired at the Japanese machine gun positions.
Colonel Shan Gangjie, who was shocked by this scene, thought he was in the wrong place. One regiment of the Chinese army actually had more than ten cannons! !
In the past, when encountering the Chinese army, their firepower was weak, but today they came with a fierce force.
After the fire coverage lasted for about 10 minutes, the 1st and 2nd Battalions began to attack. The machine guns of the two battalions opened fire. The ferocious firepower quickly suppressed the Japanese shooting. The Japanese army's position construction was relatively simple. It was more suitable for encounters in the wild and was used as a "bait" to contain the enemy. of. However, containment is containment, damn it. Looking at the densely packed soldiers on the left and right sides of the position, there are more than a thousand people! !
As the commander of the defensive forces, Jiro Matsui had a big head. But as a great Japanese soldier, he will definitely hold his position firmly for the rise of the Japanese Empire! !
"Grenade!! Counterattack! Kill that light machine gun!"
Jiro Matsui roared and ordered the grenadiers behind him to attack the machine gunners 200 meters ahead.
That damn Chinese is constantly suppressing the Japanese shooting, and he must be killed.
Woo!
boom! !
The machine gunner lying on the ground soon stopped moving, and the light machine gun turned into a pile of parts.
"Damn it! Mortar! Shoot his grandma for me!!"
Boom! Boom!
Soon two mortar shells fell on the position where the grenades had just been fired.
The attack was one-sided, and the exchange of fire between the two sides lasted for more than 20 minutes. Shanggangjie, who was under great pressure, chose to attack from the south side of the 118th Regiment, where he had just discovered bursts of artillery smoke from artillery shells during observation.
"That's the enemy's artillery position, warriors of the Japanese Empire! For the sake of the Yamato nation! Give me a peach!!!"
Three cavalry brigades, with more than 900 cavalrymen, began to rush quickly toward the artillery position on the south side of the 118th Regiment.
The Japanese army soon appeared in front of the soldiers of the 118th Regiment. Facing the charge of the Japanese cavalry, the defending 7th company, together with the defense troops of the artillery position, began to fire intensively.
28 semi-automatic rifle has an ammunition capacity of 10 rounds. Coupled with the firing of light machine guns and heavy machine guns, a large number of bullets were thrown at the Japanese army.
Shan Gangjie gritted his teeth as he watched the enemy's crazy firepower. The brave imperial soldiers fell off their horses one by one, and some were beaten to pieces with their men and horses. She quickly cheered up the Japanese army.
"Don't be afraid! We are fighting for the rise of the Japanese Empire! For the Emperor! Don't be afraid of death! Give me peaches! Give me peaches!!"
The Japanese army at this time was definitely well-trained. As the cavalry attached to the Japanese permanent division, the Japanese army's evasive actions were extremely good. Not to mention many, they could still shoot accurately on their war horses. It can be seen that Japan wanted to invade. How much preparation has been done.
As the Japanese army charged, the artillery position of the 118th Regiment was already close at hand. If the Japanese army broke into it, big problems would easily occur.
