Just when the 6th Division of the Japanese Army had to be transferred to the whole line to wait for reinforcements, and fell into a dying situation in which food and ammunition were gradually empty, the situation suddenly changed. &1t;/p>

First of all, the heavy artillery brigade promised by the Military Commission in advance to the Fifth Theater has not been in place for a long time, because it is still afraid that its whereabouts will be exposed and it will be attacked by the Japanese army. &1t;/p>

This delay made General Bai very unhappy, he had tried his best to trap the big cow of the Japanese army, and the knife you promised was not brought for a long time, how to slaughter the big cow? &1t;/p>

It is impossible to attack the Japanese mechanized troops with rifles and broadswords, and once such an elite Japanese division shrinks, it is estimated that no troops in the whole world can be wiped out at once. &1t;/p>

What is even more troublesome is that the Japanese army has now abandoned the baggage transportation of the 6th Route and adopted airdrop and water transportation, and Okamura Ninji ordered the troops to set up a supply base at Xiaochikou on the other side of the Jiujiang River, and used warships to continuously transport food, ammunition, and even soldiers to the 6th Division. &1t;/p>

At the same time, in order to rescue the Sixth Division, the Japanese army carried out a large-scale siege of Wei to rescue Zhao, and the Japanese army on the south bank of the Yangtze River attacked Ruichang, and the Japanese army at the northern foot of Dabie Mountain also began to storm Lu'an Huoshan and attacked Macheng in Xinyang. &1t;/p>

The Sixth Division, which blossomed in the middle, was blocked or even besieged, but the troops on both sides advanced by leaps and bounds, which forced the Military Commission to transfer the troops besieging the Sixth Division to assist the armies on both sides in fighting the fire. &1t;/p>

In this way, General Bai's dream of annihilating the 6th Division was shattered. &1t;/p>

As soon as the Japanese Sixth Division relieved itself, it immediately showed its hideous minions, concentrated the main force in a conical tactic, and fought to the west, almost invincible. &1t;/p>

The 84th Army of the Fourth Corps was beaten back again and again, although there was a roundabout flank attack of the 1st Army, but the effect was not great, the Japanese army could not defeat it before, so it released poison gas bombs, and now it has released poison gas bombs from the beginning, which is very hateful. &1t;/p>

Then the troops of the second line such as the 6th Army and the 48th Army were also attacked by the 6th Division, and General Bai originally planned to have a good encirclement and annihilation battle. &1t;/p>

But now, the heavy artillery brigade promised by the above has not fulfilled it, but has transferred troops from several armies besieging the Sixth Division, and this battle cannot be fought. &1t;/p>

If they insist on knocking down, not only will the Gui troops suffer a lot of losses, but they will not be able to do anything to the Sixth Division, at most they will only delay the pace of the attack. &1t;/p>

General Bai, who was disheartened, simply shrank his forces and let the Sixth Division go all the way. &1t;/p>

Therefore, Guangji (Wuxue) was quickly defeated by the Sixth Division, and Tianjiazhen, the last important defensive town of Wuhan on the Yangtze River, was immediately exposed to the swords and guns of the Japanese army. &1t;/p>

Tianjia Town, located in the narrow place of the river surface on the north bank of the Yangtze River, is the horn of Banbi Mountain and Fuchikou on the opposite bank, and is the gateway of Hubei, Anhui and Jiangxi and the throat of Wuhan. &1t;/p>

Its terrain is dangerous, with mountains to lock the river, the highland stretches for more than 1o miles, the relative height is only three or four hundred meters, but it is very steep, known as "the first gateway of Wuhan" and "the key to the Chu River". &1t;/p>

Because of the two mountains, the Yangtze River suddenly narrows here, and the distance between the two banks is only about 5oo meters, so there is the saying of "rowing the boat across the river and eighteen oars". &1t;/p>

After the Japanese army occupied Anqing and Jiujiang, they invaded along Jiangxi, and Tianjia Town became another barrier to defend Wuhan, and the gains and losses of Tianjia Town directly affected the safety of Wuhan. &1t;/p>

After the Battle of Wuhan began, the 9th and 57th Divisions of the 9th Army of the 9th Theater defended Tianjia Town, the 9th Division guarded the Songshan Heights north of the fortress, and the 57th Division was responsible for guarding the front and east of the fortress. &1t;/p>

Later, in order to facilitate unified command, the 1st Army and the 54th Army defending Banbi Mountain across the river were combined into the 11th Army Corps, and all of them were transferred to the Fifth Theater. &1t;/p>

The first army is the elite of the Central Army, and its 9th Division is one of the O adjustment divisions the year before last, which belongs to the German Armament Division. &1t;/p>

The 57th Division is also regarded as the Central Army, which was originally the unit of the Anhui warlord Chen Tiaoyuan, and was incorporated into the Central Army a few years ago, with most of the soldiers from Anhui and Shandong, and its combat effectiveness is also strong and tough. &1t;/p>

But this division also fought almost on the Songhu battlefield, fought very fiercely, and won the favor of the Military Commission, the 69th Army, which was originally subordinate to the 57th Division, was canceled because of excessive casualties, but the 57th Division was retained because of its military exploits. &1t;/p>

After the Battle of Wuhan, this division will be incorporated into the 74th Army, and then it will have a great intersection with Sangou. &1t;/p>

The officers and men of the two divisions of the 1st Army built hundreds of fortified strongholds with the original fortress troops, and mixed with many field and mountain guns. &1t;/p>

The 6th Division of the Japanese Army, under the command of Major General Mitsuru Ushijima, commander of the 6th Brigade, advanced along Huangmei. &1t;/p>

The 47th Infantry Wing and the Independence Mountain Artillery Wing under the command of Major General Katsuji Imamura, commander of the 11th Brigade, respectively attacked and advanced towards the Guangji side. &1t;/p>

On September 14, the Japanese Pota Detachment and the 6th Naval Squadron captured the town of Wharf (belonging to Ruichang County) on the south bank of the Yangtze River. The loss of the wharf town allowed the Japanese to shell Wuxue across the river and cover the minesweeping operations of naval ships on the river. &1t;/p>

On September 15, the Imamura detachment began to attack and advance in the direction of Tianjia Town. At noon, the 1st Brigade first stormed the guard position of the 9th Division, and the Chinese officers and soldiers gave the enemy a head-on attack. &1t;/p>

On September 16, the 6th Army and the 86th Army of the 4th Corps of the 5th Theater attacked the Japanese flank and directly supported the operation of the fortress. &1t;/p>

From the 17th to the 1st, due to the heavy rain and muddy roads, it was difficult for the Japanese infantry and artillery to coordinate and cooperate, and the planes did not participate in the battle because of poor line of sight. &1t;/p>

Therefore, taking advantage of the weather in the past few days, the Chinese army has been dispatched everywhere and taken the initiative to attack, and most of them have made some gains, although the results are not great, but they have also made the Japanese army cry bitterly. &1t;/p>

Under such unfavorable conditions, after many days, the Japanese Imamura detachment ran out of food and ammunition and urgently needed to replenish it. &1t;/p>

On the afternoon of the 1st, the 1st Air Force, which belongs to the 1st Combined Air Force of the Japanese Navy, airdropped food, medicine, and artillery shells from Mt. 1oo to the Imamura detachment under unfavorable meteorological conditions filled with clouds and fog after the rain. &1t;/p>

On the 6th, the Japanese Navy's Jishang 6th Mountain Artillery Team boarded the 6th from Shangzhoutou, and the nephew of Shi Zhongzhong, the commander of the 57th Division, and the commander of the 41st Regiment, Long Ziyu, who were responsible for holding the core position of the fortress, personally led his troops to counterattack, but unfortunately was shot and died. &1t;/p>

On the 8th, Japanese planes carried out a frenzied bombardment of the hills of Tianjia Town, and the defenders were almost blown to the ground. &1t;/p>

The Japanese army also sent the 5th Field Gas Squadron to the east flank of the new house in the forward position of Lujiashan and fired poison gas bombs, and the poisonous smoke caused all the defenders to be poisoned and killed. &1t;/p>

In the early morning of the 9th, the Chinese army finally received the order to retreat, and it could no longer hold it anymore, and the disabled first army withdrew overnight. &1t;/p>

In the extremely tragic battle for the defense of Tianjia Town, nearly 10,000 Japanese troops were annihilated, but the Chinese army also paid a heavy price, with nearly 20,000 casualties, of which the 9th and 57th divisions of the 1st Army were almost completely annihilated. &1t;/p>

Among them, only a few hundred people remained in the 57th Division, which was still special forces (at that time, technical units such as artillery and engineers were called special forces, not modern special forces. (To be continued)&1t;/p>

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