Zhang Yunhan came to Zhangjiakou this time. Firstly, he wanted to express condolences to the troops. Secondly, he wanted to meet his idol. Thirdly, he wanted to personally command the Battle of Jehol.
The most important thing is to command the Battle of Jehol, because in Chengde, there is a Japanese army, the Sixth Division, also called the Kumamoto Division.
The Sixth Division is a Category A division of the Japanese Army. Before the outbreak of World War II, it was one of Japan's 17 standing divisions. It was well-equipped and had a brutal and fierce fighting style. It was also the culprit of the infamous Jinling Massacre.
The Sixth Division (Kumamoto Division) and the Second Division (Sendai Division) are known as the two most powerful and "most powerful" combat units in the Japanese Army. Whether it was the Sino-Japanese War or the Russo-Japanese War, the Sixth Division was always the vanguard. In the Sino-Japanese War, under the leadership of Kuroki Weizhen, he landed on the Jiaodong Peninsula and captured Weihaiwei. During the Russo-Japanese War, he participated in the Battle of Shahe and the Battle of Fengtian. At the end of 1932, he participated in the Battle of Jehol and defeated the 32nd Army of the Fruit Army at the Great Wall.
When Zhang Yunhan heard the report from the Intelligence Department that the Sixth Division was in Chengde, he planned to beat this army to nothing.
The incident in Jinling hasn't happened yet, so Zhang Yunhan can't say it directly.
Zhangjiakou, combat command room.
"This Battle of Jehol is under my personal command."
Zhang Yunhan is not afraid of others talking about him. Who makes him the boss? What's more, who dares to talk about him?
"Tomorrow we will launch a battle to recapture Jehol. The 1st Army will set off from Duolun and attack southward along the highway. We will arrive in Luanping tomorrow night!"
With the marching speed of 29 light tanks, 5 hours is enough to reach Luanping, plus eating and resting along the way, the time is enough.
"Two divisions of the 16th Army arrived at Longmen to guard the eastern area of our army in case of unexpected events."
"The 40th Division of the 14th Army continues to move west and is stationed in Ali, the 41st Division is stationed in Bayin Dalai, and the 42nd Division is defending Duolun and occupying the entire Chahar Province as soon as possible."
"The 5th Army, divide its forces in Fengning and head east to attack Longhua!"
"The 15th Army started from Duolun and headed straight for the paddock."
"The 15th Army will attack Chifeng after taking the paddock and cut off the Japs' retreat. The 6th Air Division will arrive tomorrow morning. The target of this battle is the 6th Division!"
"I can't even let a little devil get away!"
Note: Since each division has left behind troops in the country, its establishment is slightly smaller than that of the permanent divisions in Japan. Each division consists of 2 infantry brigades, a cavalry regiment, a field artillery regiment, an engineer regiment, and a communications corps. There is one baggage team each, with a quota of 10,583 people. Of course, the Sixth Division is all members.
From 1925 to 1933, the Japanese Army Aviation had a total of 36 squadrons, and in Northeast China, there were 18! In the first two battles, the Japanese army looked down upon the Northwest Army, so they did not send aircraft to support the battle, but this time it was different.
The Kanto Flying Group Headquarters consists of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th, and 16th Flying Wings and 18 squadrons. There are only more than two hundred aircraft, which is why Zhang Yunhan transferred the new Air Force 6 Division. Two aviation divisions have more than 200 planes. The little devil has to defend the old man and wait for death.
On April 25, 1933, the armies on the Chahar front began operations.
Since Chahar was recovered late and the Japanese army had more spies in Chahar than usual, the Japanese Kanto Agency had already received news that the Chinese army was preparing to attack Rehe.
As a country that yearns for the mainland, how could Japan easily throw away the Jehol it acquired?
The Japanese army transported the 8th Division to Jinzhou by rail and stationed it in Chifeng.
The Japanese base camp transferred the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 12th Divisions from China, and also supplemented the strength of the 8th Division.
These four divisions will not arrive until about early May when they board the ship from Japan. Therefore, the Japanese army will use all means to defend Rehe in this battle.
Longhua, where the 11th Brigade of the Japanese Sixth Division is stationed.
Since Chengde has convenient transportation and is the strategic center of the Japanese army, the larger 36th Brigade was stationed in Chengde.
The Japanese army was on the defensive throughout Jehol, intending to hold on to the city until Japanese reinforcements arrived, because the Northwest Army's offensive strength was only three armies, or about 100,000 troops.
The armies marched smoothly, except for the occasional encounter with Japanese mines, and they marched very quickly.
The journey from Moriyoshien to Fengning was smooth.
The First Army and the Fifth Army were divided in Fengning.
In Longhua, Major General Matsuda Kunizo, commander of the 11th brigade, is observing the enemy situation. The 5th Army did not dig trenches immediately upon arrival. Now the troops are marching in military trucks. The soldiers have almost no physical exertion in a day. According to Army Commander Wang Yong, there was no need to waste time. After a long battle, the Japanese troops in one brigade in the city were not enough to support the 5th Army.
Matsuda Kunzo was a war madman. After the 5th Army arrived, he ordered the artillery to bombard the ground army. In fact, the 11th Brigade only has five or six mountain cannons. Those who don't know better think it has an artillery brigade.
Wang Yong looked at the Japanese city wall defenders from the observation port in the temporary command room. The Japanese army was waiting in full formation at this time. This sixth division was the elite of the Japanese army, but as the commander-in-chief said in the conference room, the Northwest Army The whole army is fighting elites. As long as it is a little devil, no one can be allowed to escape!
As soon as the Little Japanese artillery fired, the howitzer regiment of the 13th Division demonstrated to the Japanese what a salvo of heavy artillery meant.
Since the Japanese artillery was extremely concealed and located in civilian houses, it was difficult to take action.
But the city wall was different. The Japanese gathered many soldiers on the city wall for defense.
But facing the 5th Army, with three artillery regiments and hundreds of cannons roaring towards the city wall, these soldiers were not enough.
Artillery shells continued to fall on the city wall, and the shock wave of the explosion occasionally knocked Japanese troops off the city wall and fell off the city wall.
Especially the 150mm howitzer. With one shot, a section of the city wall collapsed, and Matsuda Kunisan was so frightened that he ran down the tower.
"Baga! The combat effectiveness of this Chinese army is really powerful! It is more than one level stronger than the fruit army we encountered. It is really unbelievable that there is an army in Asia that is more powerful than the Imperial Army of Japan."
There was a loud bang, and the entire Longhua City trembled.
The observation post quickly ran to Matsuda Kunisan: "Sir! The wall has collapsed!!"
"Nani!!"
"I still underestimated this Chinese army."
Colonel Kanji Tsuneoka, captain of the 47th Regiment, shook his head: "I don't think the Chinese soldiers are very good. They just rely on their weapons to be more advanced than us. If it is a hand-to-hand battle, one of the Wo Imperial Army can defeat three of them!" "
"Jungaoka-kun, don't underestimate your enemy."
Kill! ! !
At this moment, shouts of killing suddenly rose from outside the city. Even Kanji Tsuneoka, who had just uttered the arrogant words, was startled and broke into a cold sweat! The Chinese army is attacking the city! !
