The Chinese army did not expect that the (Japanese) army would come to this move, and the roads along the way were not completely damaged, so that the tank group of the (Japanese) army advanced rapidly, and if they wanted to block it, they would not have the ability to block it. Wild Sand Literature Network

In order to allow the tank group to not rest and quickly blitzed Nanchang, the (Japanese) army used cars to transport fuel in the back, and at the same time used airplanes to airdrop fuel to the tanks in front, and even collected some tank fuel for the first batch of tanks.

This extremely advanced three-dimensional tactic was indeed cross-era at that time, and almost all the generals had never seen it, let alone had any way to stop it.

Even some artillery units did not have time to deal with the impact of the armored cluster of the (Japanese) army, it stands to reason that the artillery group is a good weapon against the tank group, but the medium ** was not psychologically prepared, and everything collapsed in confusion in a panic.

Beginning on March 20, when the (Japanese) Army launched a general offensive, many officers and soldiers under Wang Lingyun, commander of the 76th Division of the Repair Water Defense Line, were poisoned.

The troops lacked anti-poison means and measures, were in a panic, and their command was out of order, resulting in the near loss of combat effectiveness, and the (Japanese) army was able to smoothly cross the Xiushui River.

That night, the 106th Division of the (Japanese) Army began to force the crossing of Xiushui from Qiujin, and the 101st Division also began to cross the river from the north of Tujiabu.

The two divisions of the (Japanese) Army broke through the front line of the defenders respectively, and continued to assault at night, occupying a beachhead 2 kilometers deep by dawn on the 21st (Day), covering its sappers to erect pontoon bridges.

At about 8 o'clock in the morning of the 21st (Riri), the (Riri) tank group attacked the defenders of Dongshan from the front of the 106th Division through a pontoon bridge, and made a detour to Nanchang along the west side of Nanxun Road.

On March 23 (Riri), the vanguard tank group advanced to Fengxin and occupied, and rushed all the way to Nanchang, and the 26th (Riri) (Ri) army advanced to the vicinity of Shengmi Street on the left bank of the Ganjiang River, and crossed the Ganjiang River when (Riri) crossed the Ganjiang River, detoured to Nanchang from the south, and cut off the Zhejiang-Jiangxi railway.

On March 27, the 101st Division of the (Ri) Army had broken through to Nanchang from the south. The defenders were weak in strength and firepower, and after fierce street fighting, with many casualties, they were ordered to retreat to Jinxian. The (Japanese) army occupied Nanchang.

On March 28, the 11th Army of the (Ri) Army was ordered to ensure that the main forces of Nanchang and the 106th Division returned to occupy Fengxin and prepared to fight west of Gao'an or Fengxin.

From March 17 (Ri) to 27 (Ri), in the face of Okamura Ningci's armored assault group and unimaginable artillery fire, the Chinese defenders lost Nanchang within 10 (Ri), and the defenders suffered heavy losses.

In the face of such a strong and unreasonable multi-arms cluster three-dimensional attack by the (Japanese) army, the high-level commanders of the Central Army, especially the Ninth Theater, racked their brains to find an effective way to suppress it.

Later, it was not until the Battle of Changsha that General Xue Yue came up with a way to crack it, that is, to dig up all the roads that the (Japanese) army had to pass.

Even the roads were leveled and turned into farmland, and at intervals, a river was dug to facilitate the irrigation of the farmland, and on the other hand, the tanks of the (Japanese) army could not advance quickly, and even fell into the mud.

At the same time, a large number of troops were deployed on the mountains on both sides to carry out flanking and guerrilla attacks, so as to slow down the advance of the (Japanese) army, increase the consumption of the (Japanese) army, and wear out the sharpness of the (Japanese) army.

When they finally arrived at the decisive battle site, they used the tactics of crowds to drown and destroy the (Japanese) army at the end of the crossbow and the (Japanese) army, which had lost its tanks, artillery, and heavy weapons.

Therefore, to this extent, the failure of Nanchang has achieved the success of Changsha.

The defeat of Shanghai has made the success of Taierzhuang, the failure of Nanjing has achieved the smooth retreat of Wuhan, the failure of Lanfeng has achieved the success of the siege and annihilation of Wanjialing, and the failure of Nanchang has achieved the success of Changsha.

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At the end of March, the (Japanese) army then began to move in the direction of Gao'an City, which touched the nerves of the Ninth Theater and the Military Commission, and the (Japanese) army was no longer satisfied with a single Nanchang, but attacked the hinterland of Jiangxi in the direction of Hunan.

The offensive in this direction has made it clear that the main force of the central government in the south of Wuhan will be copied from the rear road, once it is fought from Jiangxi to Hunan and Changsha is taken, then the entire Dongting Lake grain-producing area will be robbed by the (Japanese) army.

Due to the loss of Wuhan, the Chinese government has withdrawn to Chengdu, Chongqing, Sichuan, and the Sichuan Basin, although Chengdu is surrounded by a country of abundance, cannot afford to raise so many people and troops.

The Dongting Lake area in Hunan is a land of abundant water and grass, and now most of the grain-producing areas in the country have been occupied by the (Japanese) army, and there are few left, so Hunan must hold on, and if it is not defended, the food of these millions of troops will not be settled.

Another point is that once Hunan is defeated by the (Japanese) army, then the line from Xiangxi to Guizhou can rush into the Sichuan Basin, and the national capital is in Chongqing, and there is no place to go again, and if you go again, you really have to flee to the Soviet Union and become a government in exile.

Therefore, Hunan must be defended, and to defend Hunan, Jiangxi must be defended first, and these two places intersect, Jiangxi Nanchang is lost, and Poyang Lake grain-producing area is lost, which is acceptable, that is, the (Japanese) army cannot be allowed to advance westward along the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line to attack Hunan.

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On March 23 (Japan) of the 28th year of the Republic of China (1939), the 74th Army, which was undergoing training in Hunan, received an urgent order to join the ongoing Nanchang Campaign and quickly reinforce northern Jiangxi.

At noon on March 24, the 306th Regiment of the 153rd Brigade of the 51st Division was the first to arrive at Shanggao by car, but the next road was damaged and could no longer go.

But Shanggao is still dozens of kilometers away from Gao'an, and the rescue is like fighting a fire, Lu Xing, the commander of the 306th Regiment, immediately ordered the troops to get out of the car, run forward, and forcibly march towards Gao'an.

After running for more than ten hours in one breath, the troops successfully arrived at Gao'an the next day, and this marching speed was considered an "iron footboard" in the middle of the country at that time.

On the morning of the 25th, the 306th Regiment successfully seized the first-line positions of Xiangfuguan and Yangjiafang in the north of Gao'an City and completed the deployment.

There is a tributary of the Ganjiang River in Jiangxi Province that flows through Gao'an, called the Jinjiang River. Located on the north bank of the Jinjiang River, Gao'an is actually a small alluvial plain between the hills of western Jiangxi. Although the area is not large, it is the throat of entering western Jiangxi, and the enemy and us are evenly contested.

On the battlefield, one side of the battlefield is linked to another, and the movement of one side's troops can cause the other side to adjust.

The aviation of the (Japanese) Army reacted the fastest, and the reconnaissance planes dispatched by the 17th Independent Squadron detected the movements of the ** squadron and immediately reported it to the headquarters of the 11th Army of the (Japanese) Army.

Okamura Ninji immediately ordered the 106th Brigade of the 111th Division to attack Gao'an's "Chongqing Army" (after the fall of Wuhan, the (Japanese) Army's contemptuous name for Zhong**).

The commander of the 111th Brigade, Major General Shanditan, personally led the 113th and 147th Infantry Wings to rush over from the Ganjiang River, and was attached to the 2nd Brigade of the 10th Field Heavy Artillery Wing.

Now that the (Japanese) army has captured Nanchang, facing the Chinese troops around it, attacking in all directions, it is impossible to concentrate artillery and tanks anymore, so it can only be dispersed to various wings for use.

The 106th Division, including the 111th Brigade, was crushed by the Central Army, especially the 74th Army, almost half a year ago.

As soon as the (Japanese) army came up, it was covered by heavy artillery fire, and then the tanks charged, putting on a posture of eating the 306th regiment, opening and closing, and the momentum was extremely fierce.

The 306th Regiment had only just arrived at the front-line position in Gao'an, and many fortifications had not been completed, so they could only use the general (sexual) fortifications dug by other troops before.

These fortifications could not withstand the heavy artillery of the (Japanese) army at all, and in an instant, most of the fortifications were blown to pieces, and with the tank charge of the (Japanese) army, the 306th regiment fought very hard.