In fact, Cao Wanshen was also prepared to fight to the death.
The Guard Battalion of the General Headquarters is composed of elites drawn from various units. Although it is not as experienced as the First Battalion of the 1st Guard Regiment, because the unit has been in a state of preparation for war, it rarely has the opportunity to go to the battlefield, and as a result, there have been many casualties. Less and more training time, so Cao Wanshen wants the guard battalion to establish its top position among the three demonstration and reinforcement battalions in this battle!
At the same time, Cao Wanshen, Zhang Tianhai, Zhou Fangjie and others all believed that under the constraints of various national armies, the main force of the Japanese Thirteenth Division could not and would not arrive at Changle Street so quickly. , the important thing is that they must guard Changle Street!
If we look at the general situation on the battlefield, the Japanese Sixth Division that has reached Xinqiang River is like a sharp blade in the hand of Okamura Neiji, penetrating directly into Changsha, the heart of the National Army's Ninth Theater, while Changle Street is in the way. If the barriers used by other Japanese troops to reinforce the Japanese Sixth Division are lost, if Changle Street is also lost, then the main force of the Japanese Thirteenth Division can join the main force of the Japanese Sixth Division and then directly attack Changsha. By then, Changsha will be in danger !
If not for such a predicament, how could Xue Yue and others desperately order the main force of the 15th National Army and the theater security forces to hold on to the main force of the rest of the Japanese army? Not to mention anything else, let's just say that this theater security force is actually facing the dilemma of a decisive battle with the main force of the Japanese Thirteenth Division alone.
The Japanese commandos were holding on, and the Chinese troops were desperately fighting back. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. At this time, under the command of Lieutenant General Tanaka Shizuichi, the commander of the Japanese Thirteenth Division, the deployed offensive troops finally began to take advantage of the situation. They attacked Changle Street at night.
But what Zhang Tianhai and others didn't know was that Tanaka Jingyi directly committed a regiment of troops to attack Changle Street. This was already the limit of what the Japanese Thirteenth Division could use at present!
The Thirteenth Division of the Japanese Army was not originally the strongest standing division in the Japanese Army. It was rebuilt after the full-scale war of aggression against China broke out, and its combat effectiveness was already lower than that of the Fifth Division, Sixth Division, and The old standing divisions like the Tenth Division are inferior. Now, after several rounds of replenishment, after the troops of the two armies of the Fifteenth Group Army have restrained the main force, they can then compete with the "No. 1 Regiment in the World" and "No. 1 in the World" of the national army. It is not easy to fight against the Ninth Theater District Guard Force, known as the "Brigade".
Fortunately, no matter how bad the Thirteenth Division is, they are always a four-unit Category A division with a cavalry wing, an artillery wing, and an engineer wing. Otherwise, the situation will be even more difficult. .
It has to be said that under such circumstances, Tanaka Shizuichi still wanted to take risks, use elite troops to cut off the retreat of Changle Street, and then use the artillery regiment and infantry regiment to attack the already dilapidated Changle Street. , this is a very bold and risky decision.
Cannons rumbled.
One after another, the shrieking shells streaked across the night sky, shining dazzlingly in the night sky, dense and shining, just like the Leonid meteor shower when it breaks out, fierce, beautiful and murderous.
It's a pity that these are Japanese artillery shells!
"Boom!!!"
"Boom!!!"
"Boom!!!"
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Each shot hit the cold ground of Changle Street hard, setting off countless sparks. The ferocious air wave it set off was expected to tear down and cover everything around it!
The earth shook!
Under such circumstances, the infantry troops of the Thirteenth Division of the Japanese Army dangled cold bayonets and marched forward under the moonlight and firelight. They did not use the famous "pig attack tactic", but used waves like waves. Such a fierce and powerful skirmish line!
At this time, the Changle Street defenders were avoiding the Japanese bombardment in the fortifications. Their commander clearly knew that the enemy forces on the opposite side had already tried to defeat them. This tough battle had finally begun!
"Battal Commander, why don't we ask for support from the regiment? The Japanese army is definitely about to launch a general attack!" A company commander approached the battalion commander Wang Liang.
In fact, Wang Liang was a little confused about the sudden night attack by the Japanese army - after all, it was a recognized fact that the Japanese army was not good at night fighting.
However, compared to others, Wang Liang is still a little shrewd. Before he led the troops to Changle Street, he knew that the Japanese counterattack would be fast and fierce, so he made preparations early in the morning, such as digging anti-artillery fortifications. and simple cover.
Of course, the focus of Wang Liang's excavation was on the anti-artillery fortifications, because Changle Street was almost in ruins under the double bombardment of the Japanese and Nationalist troops, and the Nationalist army could only rely on these ruins to To resist, it can be said that there is basically no danger to defend!
Under this situation, Wang Liang could only do the next best thing and focus on digging anti-artillery fortifications in order to preserve the effective strength to the maximum extent. Only in this way can the enemy be severely damaged!
In fact, Wang Liang felt bitter in his heart. After all, his Sixth Battalion was not the most powerful unit in the regiment, and was even a little below average. In this case, the only way to defend the undefensible Changle Street was with human lives. Come and fill it in!
"Absolutely not! Our troops in the rear are now reduced to a mess. If we ask for reinforcements at this time, it will inevitably form a series of chain reactions. When the time comes, the regiment will sacrifice our heads to the flag." Wang Liang He decisively rejected this request. After all, the Sixth Battalion had just entered the battlefield and there were no casualties.
"Yes, sir." The company commander could only nod. In fact, he had no confidence in guarding Changle Street.
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The gunshots that raged through the middle of the night and the cannons that rumbled into Changle Street finally made the national army commanders in charge of commanding various places make up their minds.
National Revolutionary Army, 37th Army Headquarters.
At this time, Chen Pei looked solemn. In fact, he had heard about the fierce fighting in the direction of Changle Street for nearly two hours, but he had not yet taken the opportunity to launch an attack on the Japanese headquarters because he was afraid that it was a trap. As the third party The top commander of the Seventeenth Army, he is very clear about the current position of the Thirty-seventh Army.
The three divisions of the 37th Army have basically been put into battle. In other words, even Chen Pei does not have many reserves in his hands. Under such circumstances, he cannot help but be cautious. Once the Japanese army There was a big move, and he had to deal with it. He couldn't watch all three of his divisions being wiped out.
It is precisely because of this that when he heard such fierce gunfire on Changle Street, Chen Pei did not order his troops to launch an attack on the Japanese 13th Division. However, as the gunfire became more intense, he began to feel moved. Get up: Those responsible for resisting the Japanese army on Changle Street are the elite troops under Chief of Staff Wu Yizhi. Their combat effectiveness is not that strong. If the Japanese army uses so many troops to attack, I am afraid that the casualties of the Japanese army themselves will not be very small. At this time Attacking can undoubtedly take advantage.
But the heartbeat was the heartbeat, and if he attacked rashly, he would be under great pressure, so this made Chen Pei hesitate again.
By this time, the fierce battle on Changle Street had lasted for more than two hours, and the Japanese troops finally used artillery bombardment and even launched a very bad night battle. Chen Pei knew that the opportunity had come.
"Order the 60th Division and the 95th Division to immediately launch an attack on the current Japanese army!" Chen Pei said in a deep voice.
...(End of chapter)
