41st Division.
General Gong Lili, the division commander, learned that the 26th Division was destroyed and its retreat was cut off. He was calm on the surface, but panicked in his heart.
Compared with the 26th Division, the 41st Division is also a three-regiment division, but it belongs to the second-line security series. The field experience of its 237th Regiment, 238th Regiment and 239th Regiment is far inferior to that of the 26th Division that has fought in the war. 11th Wing and 12th Wing.
Coupled with the lack of a cavalry regiment, the cavalry under his command only has one brigade for reconnaissance.
He has been carrying out the responsibility of mopping up the Eighth Route Army and defending Yan Laoxi in the second theater here in Jinyang, ensuring the third-rate strength in the second line.
The 41st Division's retirement-oriented nature has gathered a group of bastards in the military who do not seek advancement, including Major General Masahiko Nara's 237th Infantry Regiment, Yamaguchi Tatsuharu's 238th Infantry Regiment, and Takahashi Seiji's 238th Infantry Regiment. The 239th Infantry Regiment, as well as the 41st Mountain Artillery Regiment of Ono Binfu Daizuo, the 41st Engineer Regiment of Kato Masakazuo, the 41st Heavy Infantry Regiment of Yoshimatsu Atsushi Daizuo, and the Nagai Kakuharu Major Zuo Communications Team.
Each of these captains came to the second line and occasionally went out to gain some minor achievements. Most of the time, they hid in the city and enjoyed the popular food and drink, living a luxurious life that was unbelievable at home.
There are more than 20,000 people in the division, which is a lot of people, but General Gong Lili's family knows very well that his division is really not capable of fighting a tough battle.
If the opponent is Yan Laoxi's troops and the Eighth Route Army who were short of guns and ammunition before, Gong Lili's family will naturally be worthy of it, and they will dare to go up to improve their results in one against three.
But in the face of a powerful force that destroyed the 26th Division in front of him, the Gong Lili family completely gave up on this delusion.
Seeing his division commander's silence, the division chief of staff, Major General Qianli Zhongzheng, understood that it was time for him to step in and hand the ladder to the division commander.
"Gong Lijun, it's time to make up your mind to transfer tactics back to Jinyang!" Qianli Zhongzheng, Chief of Staff, said bluntly, "With the 237th Regiment, we will break up the rear, concentrate the Mountain Artillery Regiment, the 238th Regiment, and the 239th Regiment to open the way, and use all our strength to Breakout!"
"I believe that His Excellency General Shinozuka and His Excellency General Okamura will appreciate Gong Lijun's prompt decision. In addition, our army should immediately call on the Jinyang Air Force and the North China Expeditionary Force Air Force to support our breakout!"
"Qianli-kun, is the situation really that bad?" General Gong Lili asked with some reluctance. It would be difficult to save the 237th Regiment after this breakout, and there would probably be heavy casualties among the breakout troops. , half of Gong Lili's family thought it was a fluke to be able to go back.
"Gong Lijun, the 26th Division only lasted less than 2 days. Taking advantage of the fact that there is still some time during the day for the air force to support us, we may be able to break through the Eighth Route Army's encirclement in one go!" Chief of Staff Qianli Zhongzheng crushed it with just one word. The last fantasy of the Gong Lili family.
"Kenzato-kun, let's do this. I'll leave it to you to report to the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters and the First Army Headquarters. I'll tell Nara-kun immediately, and we'll move in immediately!"
Before the First Army and the North China Expeditionary Force headquarters made a decision, the 41st Division had already begun its struggle to save itself.
The order was given. Although the people below did not know the situation yet and were a little confused about the division commander's order, there was no problem with Xiaozhi's obedience. The army changed direction and still maintained an orderly retreat.
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"Ding, more than 30 fighter planes from the North China Expeditionary Force Air Force will arrive in the Daicheng area within one hour."….
"Ding, more than 6,000 members of the First Army's Northbound Lianjie Special Detachment will arrive in the Daicheng area in 18 hours."
"Ding, the 101st Division will arrive in Jinyang in three days."
Gao Jianwu received three pieces of information in a row, and his originally relaxed nerves became tense again!
The little devil is so stimulated!
Everyone started working hard.
As for the Air Force, the First Army itself has added more than ten fighter planes, plus the remaining eight fighters of the 26th Division, totaling more than 50 planes. At this critical moment, this is fatal.
Without much hesitation, Gao Jianwu immediately issued an order to the First Regiment of Daqingshan Cavalry remaining in the Yunzhong area! Immediately capture or destroy the Cloud Airport at all costs!
In addition, in the name of the temporary front finger, a request was sent to the headquarters to destroy Jinyang Airport.
At the same time, the main force of the cavalry regiment was immediately sent to assist the southern brigade commander and his companions.
With such a move by the little devil, there is no doubt that the 41st Division will desperately flee south. The brigade commander's side is relatively weak. Facing the charge of most of the main force of the division, the pressure is quite high.
You know, now that the two sides are facing each other on a narrow road, neither of them has any fortifications to support direct field operations. Although the brigade commander has set up two artillery regiments, it is obvious that this time going north, it is impossible to bring 75mm field guns and 105mm field guns. The most people who came was a mountain artillery regiment.
Compared with the 41st Infantry Division and the regiment's mortar company, the Brigadier Commander can at most barely compete with the main force of the 41st Division in artillery. However, in terms of troop strength, the Brigadier Commander is far behind. Only Over ten thousand.
Gao Jianwu sent the main force of the two cavalry regiments over and put them under the direct command of the brigade commander, who could just take on the role of the general reserve force on the battlefield!
The telegram quickly transmitted the information. Over at the headquarters, the boss and division commander received the urgent information. The boss couldn't survive on the spot. He slapped the table and ordered the special agent group to destroy Jinyang Airport at all costs. At the same time, he issued an order. The 28th and 29th regiments organized In the layer-by-layer blocking battle against the 101st Division, we must first destroy the roads and railways heading westward for the little devils!
At the 386th Brigade Headquarters, the deputy brigade commander was also anxious. He pieced together a regiment and went directly to Jinyang Airport to cooperate with the special agent group. They did not have Gao Jianwu's map hangers and weapon hangers. The most artillery fire attacking the airport was 92 infantry cannons and 90mm small steel. Gadgets like cannons are extremely difficult to attack at the airport. It is almost an impossible task for the special agent group to face Jinyang Airport and nearly three nearby brigades, as well as the 2-hour support circle in Jinyang City.
The boss is planning to destroy the secret service group operating near Jinyang in exchange for the 41st Division!
At the critical moment, the boss's iron-blooded character is undoubtedly exposed!
The same goes for the Grand Brigadier. As soon as Gao Jianwu's deployment came out, the Grand Brigade Commander also risked his life, and his hometown didn't want it for the time being!
Over in the Ping An subdivision, Zhao Gang silently gathered his troops to form a main force. Except for the arsenal on Dagushan, Zhao Gang was also prepared to give up the rest of the territory. He was always ready to devote his last strength to the encirclement and suppression of the 41st Division's blocking reinforcements. middle.
If the 28th and 29th regiments can't stop it, then Zhao Gang will take the lead!
For a time, telegrams were intensively exchanged in Jin. The two sides launched a final fight for the 41st Division, and both sides had squeezed out the last bit of strength.
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The three artillery battalions, the sharpest knives of the Dagushan Third Attack Group and the Fourth Attack Group, were immediately put into the battle sequence of the attack on the 41st Division by Gao Jianwu. ….
The rest of the main force was forced to rest and recuperate, preparing to defeat the rear troops of the 41st Division and then attack overnight!
Gao Jianwu rushed to the front line. This time, Lao Li refused to stay at the headquarters, but followed Gao Jianwu and prepared to charge into the battle!
This battle was Lao Li's highlight moment. How could he miss it at the headquarters?
Anyway, now that we have walkie-talkies, the headquarters is basically where the people are.
Of course Gao Jianwu couldn't stop Li Yunlong's already ignited fight.
The three giants currently referred to as the liaison officer and chief of staff can only stay in the center to command. Although Li Yunlong and Gao Jianwu are unlikely to lead the charge, the command system cannot collapse because of an accident.
With real-time intelligence tips, Gao Jianwu knew the dynamics of the 41st Division better than anyone else. With his quick response this time, the Ping An Group got ahead again. When they appeared in front of the 237th Regiment of the 41st Division, Major General Masahiko Nara hasn't had time to arrange the formation yet!
It's just that the artillery position composed of 12 92 infantry guns and 6 90mm small steel cannons at the hands of Major General Nara is as fragile as paper compared to Gao Jianwu's 2 mountain artillery battalions and 1 92 infantry artillery battalion. He had time to fire corrective shells, but Gao Jianwu commanded the mountain artillery battalion to directly take him away with a large wave of cover!
Immediately facing the infantry array of the Japs, Gao Jianwu directly carried out the artillery bombardment according to the high-precision grids of the three-dimensional map. The three artillery battalions and the mortar companies under each battle group had almost hundreds of various models.
The artillery began to blast regardless of the cost!
Each artillery piece covered tens to hundreds of square meters, and tens of thousands of square meters were suddenly covered by artillery bombardment. In the wilderness without fortifications, the 237th Regiment suffered losses in just two or three waves of shelling. Disastrously, almost half of the troops were lost!
When Gao Jianwu finally achieved initial fire coverage, the tyrannical Japs lost their firepower advantage and were immediately beaten back to their original shape by Gao Jianwu's troops, turning from a first-rate locust army into a third-rate coward army, especially the 41st Division, which was originally a second-line army. The security divisions were even more desperate under the constant cover of artillery fire.
The two Dagushan attack groups followed the artillery fire and launched an all-out charge without hesitation. Thousands of soldiers and commanders launched the final attack on the remaining Japs on a long front of nearly one kilometer. Gao Jianwu watched the front line of his home advance. , adjust the area covered by artillery at any time to ensure a safe shelling distance from your own troops.
But when the head of the Miyali family division ordered him to stay and break up the rear, although Major General Masahiko Nara had already anticipated his own end, he did not expect that this moment would come so quickly, and he would collapse in just ten minutes.
The enemy's artillery fire was as fierce as if it were a Class A division of his own. How could his entire regiment resist it like this?
However, at this period, the little devils did not have the consciousness to surrender and save their lives. Seeing the fierce artillery fire from the opponent, Major General Masahiko Nara was also a ruthless man and directly ordered the troops to launch an onboard charge despite the artillery fire!
In this way, there is a strange phenomenon on the battlefield where both sides are charging. From high in the sky, you can't tell who is the attacker and who is the defender. The snarling little devils seem to have been blackmailed by their colleagues around them. , as long as they were not hit by cannonballs and fell down, they would move forward desperately.
The 38th Army covered their bayonets, and the little Japanese who had lost their firepower advantage also learned to fight hand-to-hand with the Eighth Route Army. Unfortunately, Gao Jianwu did not give them the slightest chance. Not to mention the super powerful platoon firepower of the machine guns, it was just the commando team. More than a hundred Type 43 assault rifles with full health charge into the group, just like a tiger descending from the mountain into a herd of sheep, directly shooting at the little Japs charging up one by one with bayonets in hand.
The little devils who were so powerful all the way quickly penetrated the formation of the 237th Wing, then split into two and continued to kill the two wings. Before the enemy plane arrived, they forcefully captured the 237th Wing!
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