Zhang Tianhai was worried, and Inaba Shiro, who was in the Yueyang area, was frantically preparing for war.
However, the Japanese troops in central Jiangxi encountered stubborn resistance from the three armies under the command of Lieutenant General Luo Zhuoying, the former enemy commander of the Ninth Theater Command.
These three group armies are Luo Zhuoying's 19th Group Army, Shangguan Yunxiang's 32nd Group Army, and Gao Yinhuai's First Group Army.
There are quite a lot of troops under the jurisdiction of these three group armies. First of all, the first group army of the Yunnan Army has three armies under its jurisdiction, namely the 60th Army, the 58th Army and the newly formed Third Army; secondly, the Shangguan Army Yun Xiang's 32nd Army is mainly composed of affiliated units of the Central Army, namely the 25th Army, the 29th Army, and the 79th Army. These units were originally the powerful units of the local army. , but after being annexed and digested by the Central Army for several years, it became more obedient; finally it was the 19th Group Army under Luo Zhuoying. The Fourth Army, Gan Lichu's Sixth Army, and seven armies including the Fourth Army, the Sixteenth Army, the Forty-ninth Army, the Sixty-ninth Army, and the Seventieth Army are truly the main forces of the Central Army.
Of course, the troops of these dozen armies cannot all be devoted to fighting the rapid eastward advance of the 106th Division. Instead, the large forces must prevent the Japanese army from advancing northward from Guangdong and the main force of the Japanese army from Nanchang to all move westward. and other problems, so the 58th Army, the 60th Army, and the newly formed Third Army are responsible for the defense in the Fengxin and Gao'an areas, and there is also an Eighth Army that does not have a designated number. This is also the case. In addition to being responsible for The Eighth Army was defending in the rear, and the other three armies were already locked in a bitter battle.
On the high ground thirty kilometers east of Gao'an, the Japanese army was attacking frantically.
One shell after another pierced the sky, and then hit the national army's position hard, exploding into earth flowers one after another.
"Boom!!!"
A shell exploded on the hillside, and the splashed soil reached a height of more than three meters, "pouring" it on the position. Judging from the explosion alone, it was in line with the aesthetics of violence.
"What a bastard little Japan, you are like a fairy. If you have the ability, charge forward. Will I be afraid of you?" A Yunnan Army officer cursed and patted the French helmet on his head.
It is normal for a lieutenant officer of the 60th Army to wear a French steel helmet. It should be noted that the 60th Army is the elite of the Yunnan Army. Before participating in the Xuzhou Battle, it was one of the few Type A armies in the country. Although it has gone through several fierce battles, the equipment supply from Yunnan is still relatively large. There are enough, just for military uniforms and helmets...
"Company Commander, now Little Japan is about to start its third round of onslaught. What should we do? We have already lost more than half of our casualties." The voice of a Yunnan Army soldier was trembling. He was a recruit from Yunnan. This This battle was the first time he participated in a battle.
"Niu Wa'er, you report to the battalion commander immediately and tell him that we can withstand this fierce attack. Next time, we won't be able to do it..." There was a desolation in the company commander's voice. Obviously, He has no hope for this battle. He is ready to die in this battle!
"Yes! Company Commander!!" Niu Wa'er responded.
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Battles of varying degrees are raging across the land in central Jiangxi, and the flames of war are burning fiercely.
All Japanese troops were charging forward quickly, and battles broke out in various parts of the mountain, but they eventually fell into a dogfight.
"Ah! Kill!"
The junior officers of the Japanese army kept shouting and shouting wildly, as if the Yunnan soldiers in front were like chickens and dogs.
These fanatical Japanese dog-nationalists are extremely confident in their own troops. They believe that their own troops have gone through decades of system building and are far beyond what the backward Chinese troops on the opposite side can compete with, especially in terms of personnel. Quality!
I have to say that this is indeed the case. The living space of the national army is constantly being compressed, and the Japanese army is constantly encroaching and infiltrating, and even small units are interspersed with great force.
"We can't go on like this. The troops at the front have suffered huge casualties!" As the leader of the 60th Army's frontline combat regiment that bore the brunt, Cheng Wannian was not in ordinary distress. After only one day of fighting, more than half of his troops were already dead or injured. The troops that can fight to this level are already very strong.
"Commander, I suggest you report the current situation to the division commander! If our troops don't retreat, they will probably be eaten up by the Japanese army. This is a very bad thing..." Chief of Staff Yu Zeyong told the regiment Changcheng Wannian suggested.
"That's all. It's unprecedented to be involved in such a vicious fight. The current combat consciousness of the Japanese invaders is even stronger than that of the fifth division known as the 'Steel Army'. It's impossible not to retaliate. It's not me. No, the enemy is too strong." Cheng Wannian sighed.
"Hurry up and ask the division commander for instructions! If you don't ask for instructions, the troops will be almost wiped out." Yu Zeyong reminded the regimental commander again.
"Okay!" Cheng Wannian nodded, then strode to the phone, picked up the phone and dialed a number: "Hello, I am the regiment leader Cheng Wannian, pick me up from the division headquarters right away! Right now!"
Fortunately, the phone line was not blown down by the Japanese artillery fire, so the call was connected.
"Hello, sir! I am Cheng Wannian, commander of the 544th Regiment. Now more than half of our troops have been killed or wounded. The Japanese forward troops are constantly advancing and have been engaged in fierce battles with our troops. We are asking for reinforcements! Without reinforcements, the troops will We’re almost out!” The sound of explosions and gunshots could be heard outside, and Cheng Wannian could only yell into the phone.
Soon, on the other end of the phone, Guo Jianchen, commander of the 182nd Division, pondered for a while and said: "If your regiment holds on for two more hours, I will send reinforcements to support you. You must resist, otherwise I will shoot you." !”
"Yes! Master!!" Cheng Wannian responded loudly.
In fact, Guo Jianchen was extremely helpless when he issued this order. After all, after the reorganization at the beginning of the year, the 182nd Division had been changed from two brigades and four regiments to three regiments. However, there was one less regiment under its command. , that’s a full quarter of the combat troops!
Since the fighting started a few days ago, the 182nd Division has suffered heavy losses. One of its main regiments was almost crippled in the battle with the Japanese army. Now the 544th Division has suffered more than half of its casualties. In the hands of Guo Jianchen The only reserve team left was the 546th Regiment.
In the face of such a fierce battle, even those as strong as the 60th Army are already exhausted!
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PS: Just because I repeatedly revised the chapter, I couldn’t publish it. It doesn’t mean that something happened to me and I was caught... Don’t spread rumors...
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