The Jiahe River stretches for hundreds of miles, with a surface width of up to 800 meters, and a thousand meters at its widest point. The water flow is not fast, but it is wide. It is the first line of defense for the Japanese garrison in Tianjin to defend against the People's Liberation Army's attack.
The Japanese army deployed a mixed infantry brigade, two infantry regiments, a tank regiment and an artillery regiment on the north bank of the Jiahe River, with approximately 11,000 troops. In addition to the Japanese army, there were also two regiments of the Wang Puppet Security Brigade and the Mengzi Army. A cavalry regiment in a cavalry division has about 10,000 people.
With this natural moat, Sumita Shiro still has some confidence that he can stop the People's Liberation Army on the south bank of the Jiahe River.
What's more, Sumita Shiro still has a trump card that he has not yet come up with. This trump card will not be used until the People's Liberation Army officially launches an attack.
As long as Tianjin can be held for half a month, the reinforcements from the two divisions promised by the army headquarters should arrive.
One division was dispatched from the Kwantung Army and took a train to Tianjin. It is currently resting and replenishing in Shenyang.
Another division will set off from the Japanese mainland. The Navy will send an aircraft carrier and five transport ships directly to Tanggu. The naval force will also participate in the Tianjin Defense Battle.
The Japanese army also knew how important Tianjin was to them.
Most of North China has been lost. Pingjin is the gateway to the Mongolian puppets and Manchukuo controlled by the Japanese army. It cannot be lost anymore. If the Mongolian puppets and Manchukuo are lost again, they will be in danger of being attacked, and Japan's seven years of victory will be lost. However, the Northern Front was returned to its pre-1937 state.
Okamura Neiji was already dead, but the Army Headquarters did not let go of Okamura Neiji. The main responsibility for the defeat in North China was still placed on Okamura Neiji.
The Emperor issued an edict to remove Okamura Neiji from all honors he had received during his lifetime, and his descendants were not allowed to join the military or politics.
This motherfucker is cruel enough, even if she is dead, she will not let him go, and will also affect her descendants.
The Army Headquarters has not yet made a decision on Yamada Michizo. This old guy has made an unforgivable mistake. The battles of Jiayingguan and Jingxing resulted in the loss of all the elite Japanese troops in North China. Even if this old guy is cut into pieces with a thousand swords, Not an exaggeration.
However, Tojo Hideki was trying his best to protect Yamada Misaki. The only solution he gave was to remove Yamada Misaki from his military post. He was still the temporary commander-in-chief of the Central China Front and would deal with it after the war was over.
There is no way, Yamada has already wanted to die. As long as someone succeeds as the commander-in-chief of the Central China Front, this old guy will commit suicide by caesarean section.
However, Hideki Tojo's opinion on how to deal with Yamada Michizo was opposed by the vast majority of people at the Army Headquarters and has not yet been adopted. However, the Army Headquarters has not come up with a unified opinion on how to deal with it, and it is still being debated.
It's not easy to deal with. Tojo Hideki has a headache.
Shiro Sumita counts on his fingers every day. Ever since the People's Liberation Army stationed troops on the south bank of the river, he has already counted the date to enter the city to defend the city. It has been nine days now. As long as he persists for a few more days, the support from the army headquarters will arrive. He That means he can step down as the commander-in-chief of the North China Army who is sitting on pins and needles.
As a result, the river defense line that Sumita Shiro relied on the most to reduce the river actually dried up, dried up, dried up...
Shiro Sumita knew that Xie Baoqing's troops must have cut off the upper reaches of the Jiahe River, but there was nothing he could do about it.
With a river of one hundred miles, Shiro Sumita could not tell where the People's Liberation Army would launch its attack. Although he mobilized more than 20,000 troops to defend this line of defense, there were hundreds of miles of river embankment and more than 20,000 troops to defend such a long stretch of river. It’s really stretched thin.
What made him even more afraid was that the powerful weapon in Xie Baoqing's hand made him dare not over-gather his troops. The more than 20,000 troops could only be defended in groups and squadrons. Too many would lead to bombing by PLA aircraft, and too few would be dangerous. It doesn't play a defensive role at all.
In Chinese terms, it’s really hard to kill Brother Monkey.
Shiro Sumita could only arrange his troops in a ladder shape on the north bank of the Jihe River. In this way, although the troops were scattered, if the People's Liberation Army crossed the river, they could quickly replenish the frontline troops.
However, as the river water dried up day by day, Shiro Sumita also quietly adjusted the order of dispatching the three troops in his hand.
Now the troops defending the most forward fortifications on the north bank of the Jihe River have been replaced by the two regiments of the Wang Puppet Security Brigade. The second sequence is the Mongolian Army's cavalry regiment. At the same time, the Mongolian Army's cavalry regiment and some Japanese tank troops have also Responsible for patrol duties.
The third sequence of the battle was the Japanese tank regiment and artillery regiment. The artillery moved back and the artillery fire could still cover the south bank of the Jiahe River, but the range was almost close to the limit.
The most surprising thing is that Sumita Shiro placed the two infantry regiments of the Japanese main force into the mixed brigade in the fourth sequence at the back, which was infinitely close to the second line of defense he had built outside Tianjin city.
With such an arrangement of troops, even a fool could see that Shiro Sumita regarded the puppet army and the Mengzi army as scapegoats, but the puppet army and the Mengzi army dared not speak out in anger.
Although the Japanese army tightly blocked information dissemination channels in Tianjin, the Liberation Daily, Central Daily, and Xinhua Daily were not available in the Tianjin market. Unauthorized dissemination was a capital crime.
However, the Japanese army cannot control the radio stations. Many people have learned through the broadcasts of the Central News Agency and Xinhua News Agency that the Chinese army has launched a nationwide counterattack. Now that the People's Liberation Army troops have reached the outskirts of Tianjin, it is enough to confirm the truth of this news. Sex.
The Japanese are going to be finished.
However, although they are both puppet armies, there is still a big difference between the Wang Puppet and the Mengzi Army. If the Wang Puppet is compared to a piece of shit, then the Mengzi Army is like a stone in the pit, smelly and hard.
The Mengzi Army does not admit that they are Chinese from the bottom of their hearts. They are still immersed in the glorious history of their ancestors who once conquered half of the earth. Although these guys were raised by the Japanese, they still regard themselves as this The most powerful nation in the world now has the opportunity to prove its strength again. In combat, their fighting style is even crazier than the Japanese.
As the water in the Jihe River gradually dries up, everyone knows that a war may happen in the next second.
The Wang Puppet Army was trembling with fear, and many of them were already thinking about how to escape with their lives when the war was about to begin.
However, the Mengzi Army stepped up patrols, sharpened their swords, and prepared to show off their power.
As for the Japanese army, officers above the captain level of the Japanese army have received secret orders from Sumita Shiro.
But the same thing is that all the soldiers on both sides of the river have begun to become nervous.
Following Xie Tian's order, the artillery unit of the 52nd Army, which had been prepared for a long time, took the lead in launching an attack on the north bank of the Jiahe River.
The battle to liberate Tianjin begins at this moment! ! !
Hearing the firing of thousands of artillery guns across the river, the Japanese and puppet troops stationed on the north bank of the Jiahe River already understood that the moment of decisive battle had arrived.
