It took more than a day or two for the Japanese to gather tens of thousands of troops. During this period, they could only rely on the 12th Infantry Division to hold Qiqihar, waiting for the main force of the 27th Army to arrive one after another.
Appearing in the direction of Qiqihar were the main force of the 101st column led by Chen Hao, a tank regiment of the armored column, dozens of tanks, more than 200 trucks and other units that had been captured by the Japanese;
If you are an attentive person who knows the establishment of the Left-wing Corps, you will definitely find the difference. This is obviously not the full strength of the Left-wing Corps.
The main force of the armored column is not among them. Those who understand the Chinese art of war will know that they are attacking in the east and attacking in the west. They are using the method of increasing the number of troops and reducing the number of troops. They use part of the force to represent the whole force and hide the other part of the main force. This is an armored column. The plan is Of course there are quite a few.
To make a sound in the east and attack in the west, sounding the east is not just about building momentum, but actually launching an attack and making the noise bigger. Only in this way can the best "sound and movement" effect be achieved.
The Qiqihar area is located in the triangle area of Chahar Province, Heishui Province, and Kyrgyzstan Province. Its geographical location is very important. The terrain is mainly alluvial plain and is part of the Nenjiang Plain. There are only a small number of hills in the northwest;
Although the geographical location of Qiqihar City is important, this city is the site of three battles and cannot be defended. It is a typical place that is easy to attack and difficult to defend.
Hundreds of thousands of Eighth Route Army troops approached the city, and the Japanese had no choice but to hold on and built a large number of bunkers in the west and north, trying to use solid fortresses to stop the Eighth Route Army's attack.
In the western position of the Japanese, artillery roared. The First Infantry Brigade of the 101st Column of the Eighth Route Army launched a fierce bombardment at the Japanese position, and the Battle of Qiqihar began.
The 101st Column and the 102nd Column were formed from the troops of the Hedong Military Region, and most of them were troops of the Chuxiong Independent Brigade system. The commander of the 101st Column, Chen Hao, was the commander of the 881st Regiment, the main force of the original independent brigade;
As the independent brigade system inflated like a balloon, Chen Hao's position also rose, and he served as the commander of the Henan Army Division. In the past few years, he has been looking after Chu Xiong around Liuzhen.
Regardless of whether it was the initial Anping Military Division or later upgraded to the Henan Military Division, the jurisdiction was centered on Liu Town, which was where the Chuxiong Clan started. Naturally, only the most trustworthy people dared to hand it over to him.
Although Chen Hao is not a prominent person, he is recognized as second only to Li Qing in the independent brigade system. Therefore, when forming the field army this time, he, Li Qing, and Lin Xiaofeng all served as column commanders. If more were added, Liu Tie, who was on the artillery column, was the commander of ten columns, four of whom were from the independent brigade system.
The troops of the 101st Column are all the main forces of the original independent brigade system. Cadres above the battalion commander have been trained by the Liuzhen Training Group. They were brought out by Chu Xiong himself. They are all familiar with his tactical system and their tactics are ahead of this. era, squad tactics have basically reached the level of the Volunteer Army, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the pinnacle of light infantry.
Although Hu Shuangquan, the leader of the first regiment, was born a bandit and had not been promoted as quickly as others in recent years, he also served as the leader of the main field army this time. This position was not low for him, so he was very satisfied.
Among the bandits in Qinglong Mountain, he is the only one who has entered the independent brigade system, and he can be regarded as a representative of a small mountain.
His regiment has three infantry battalions of 1,100 men and an artillery battalion equipped with 6 Wei Shen cannons. A single salvo fires 48 130mm heavy artillery shells. This kind of firepower can completely suppress a Japanese regiment. .
Standing in front of the regiment was the 24th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese 12th Division, captained by Colonel Ryuu Nakamura;
The 12th Division is the Japanese's first-class 4th unit division. It was established in Kokura, Kyushu, and later moved to Kurume. It is customarily called the Kurume Division. It is the elite division of the Japanese. It has been in the Kwantung Army and is the artillery regiment directly under the division. Equipped with a 130 mm heavy gun.
Compared with the divisions inside the pass, the firepower is much stronger.
In the past few years, the Nakamura Regiment has only fought against the Anti-Japanese Alliance, which was short of guns and ammunition. A squadron could chase an entire Anti-Japanese Alliance army when they went out for raids, so Nakamura had a disdain for China in his heart.
At the wing headquarters, Colonel Nakamura said to senior staff officer Lieutenant Colonel Sakai Ryokichi:
"Your Excellency, the division commander, is a little too flattering to these Chinese people. Passive defense is not the combat habit of the imperial army. Let my invincible Kwantung Army warriors stay on the position and wait for the Chinese to attack;
Without counterattack, would this still be the invincible Kwantung Army? "
Although Lieutenant Colonel Sakai agreed with the co-captain's point of view, he did not dare to accept the co-captain's words. How could a lieutenant colonel dare to arrange the division leader in private? He did not even dare to listen, so he quickly changed the subject:
"Your Excellency, Captain, I heard that the Eighth Route Army opposite is the army of Chu Xiong, the Tiger of China. One of their regiments can compete with a regiment of the Empire, and they can still win;
The one who is about to attack us should be one of their main groups. This time we can just test their quality. In Chinese terms, it is like a mule or a horse coming out for a walk. "
Colonel Nakamura was immediately interested. He just wanted to practice with the Eighth Route Army. It was too boring to fight against the Anti-Japanese Alliance with few bullets. The Nakamura United Team was fighting the elites of the Eighth Route Army. Thinking of this, he said to Colonel Sakai:
"Sakai-kun, I will prepare a large mobile force for you. Once the Eighth Route Army's attack is frustrated, we will start to retreat;
You will lead this brigade to launch a counterattack against the Eighth Route Army and defeat them in one fell swoop!
Regarding the Eighth Route Army, we do not need to take prisoners, we will kill them all. "
Lieutenant Commander Sakai said excitedly:
"Thank you, Captain, for your cultivation. Sakai will definitely live up to it——"
"Bagaya Road, what is that? Cannons? Fireworks?"
"Enemy attack!"
A series of explosions drowned his voice. He could hardly believe that this was the firepower of the Eighth Route Army, and cursed:
"Baga Yalu, how shameless, using military artillery to deal with a regiment!"
In Lieutenant Colonel Sakai's knowledge, neither the Chinese Central Army nor the Northeastern Army would have such fierce artillery fire. The entire Nakamura Regiment was covered. He could guess with his butt that there would be many casualties this time.
The Japanese regiment was well concealed, so it was not hit, but the following brigades were not so lucky. Their positions were almost plowed by artillery fire;
Those hastily built bunkers were as if they were made of paper under the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army. A large number of Japanese were swallowed up by the artillery fire, and not even the dregs were left.
Colonel Nakamura was even more dumbfounded. He had just finished bragging when this slap in the face came - he was so ungrateful!
"Okay, well done, the artillery battalion has made a great contribution this time!
What kind of bullshit is the flower of the devil? If Wei Shen cannon hits it, it will die as usual. What I hit is the flower of the devil.
Order a battalion to go up and chop up the stubborn Japanese! "
As soon as the artillery preparations were completed, Hu Shuangquan ordered the 1st Battalion to launch an attack, which was almost a running attack. Before the Japanese could react, the 1st Battalion rushed to the Japanese's first line of defense;
I saw them jumping into the trench, in groups of three, two in front and one behind. The two combatants in the front held guns to search for the remaining enemies, and the one in the back was responsible for throwing mines at suspicious locations, not giving the Japanese any chance for a sneak attack.
There were gunshots and grenade explosions one after another in the trenches, and from time to time there were several screams of Japanese soldiers...
