Chapter 24: Planning the 114th Division

7.24 Plan the 114th Division

After receiving a call for help from the 150th Wing, Lieutenant General Shigeharu Suematsu, commander of the 114th Division, immediately ordered the 127th Brigade to approach the 150th Wing at full speed, and as a result, the 127th Brigade met Xie Wendong's independent 47th Brigade on the position that should have been abandoned by the 10th Division. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The 114th Division understood that the 150th Wing was already in danger, so the little devils of the 127th Brigade rushed towards the position of the 47th Independent Brigade like crazy, and Xie Wendong's troops repelled 6 or 7 group charges of the devils in two hours.

The combat effectiveness of the 47th Independent Brigade in the 99th Army is relatively weak, and Xie Wendong's troops have added a lot of new recruits when the national defense line is reorganized, so it is very difficult for the Independent 47th Brigade to face the attack of a whole Japanese brigade.

Fortunately, Wang Shankui and Song Xilian's hands and feet were fast enough, and they swallowed the 150th Wing like chopping melons and vegetables, and Xie Wendong, who received the retreat order from the City Defense Headquarters, whistled happily, and finally did not have to fight to the death in the Hongjiabian, Jingqiao Town, and Xiabao area, and it was a very disadvantageous thing to fight with the Japanese army with superior firepower on the plain without strong fortifications, and the casualty number of the independent 47th Brigade has been rising every minute since the exchange of fire with the 127th Brigade.

Since the 150th Wing had been swallowed by the Nanjing garrison, Xie Wendong was too lazy to accompany the 127th Brigade to grind, he ordered the regiments to alternately cover the retreat, the Japanese were not familiar with the terrain of Lishui, and now it was not dawn, it was easy to get rid of them.

The 4th Battalion of Changtang received the order to retreat before it could hold out for 8 hours, which saved Yazaki Setsuzo Nakasa, and the 115th Wing finally rescued hundreds of Japanese remnants on the river beach, and they were now the 114th Division's front wing.

Because the 115th Wing, which was originally in front of the 150th Wing, no longer exists, the 115th Wing is now the vanguard of the 114th Division.

The field artillery brigade, which was originally assigned to the 150th Division, was also transferred to Setsuzo Yazaki by the division commander Shigeharu Suematsu, and Tetsuzo Komuro, the artillery major, was replaced with a new boss.

Looking at Captain Yazaki Setsu, who was a little embarrassed by the 139th Division, Tetsuzo Komuro whispered in his heart: "I don't know how long you can live?" Let's deal with you first! ”

THE ARTILLERY WING SENT NEW SHELLS TO THE ARTILLERY BRIGADE OF Tetsuzo Komuro, and the 75mm field guns in Tetsuzo Komuro's hands finally returned to combat capability.

The divisions of the 114th Division began to advance rapidly after discovering that the Nanjing garrison on the opposite side had begun to retreat, but this time the commander of the division did not dare to let a single wing go deep alone, but changed to a situation of several wings pushing flat on the front line, he wanted to save the 150th Wing and not allow his troops to have new accidents.

It would be humiliating enough for a 150th wing to be surrounded, and if there was another wing, the commander of the 10th Army, Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke, would definitely give him a good look at Shigeharu Suematsu.

As a result, when the rescuers of the 114th Division arrived, the Nanjing garrison had already been completely realized, and the officers and men of the 139th Division were also kind enough to use the corpses of the Japanese soldiers of the 150th Wing to create dozens of "tricky mines......

The head of Shigeharu Suematsu has gone crazy!

He ordered all units of the 114th Division to desperately pursue the "fleeing" Nanjing garrison, and he wanted to avenge the 150th Wing!

It's a pity that the 114th Division has been chasing to Lishui County, and there is no Nanjing garrison, and the commander of the Moji Division at the end of the Song Maozhi Division in front of Lishui County hesitated, whether to continue to advance or attack the city?

If it had been changed a few hours ago, Shigeji Suematsu would definitely not hesitate to give up Lishui County, because compared with the golden ingots of Nanjing City, Lishui County can be regarded as a small copper plate at most, but now the situation is different!

The opponent who can annihilate the 150th Wing in a few hours is definitely not a weak brigade, the commander of the division of Shigeji Suematsu looked at the vast night, the dawn of winter came later, and now there are still 4 full hours before dawn, after a night of fighting, the 114th division is also exhausted to the extreme, if you venture into the army, you may encounter the ambush of the Nanjing garrison again, and the Nanjing garrison who just killed Yamamoto Shigetsu Nakasa seems to be eyeing in this boundless night!

The commander of the division shrunk his neck and chose the safest plan, the 114th division surrounded the county town of Lishui, and then sent 2 infantry wings to guard in the direction of Nanjing.

For the sake of insurance, Shigeharu Suematsu even took a siege but not an attack on Lishui County, there was no air force support in the dark night, and the effect of the artillery bombardment was poor.

In fact, Moji Suematsu still has an idea that cannot be said, that is, let the 6th and 18th divisions from Gaochun to Lishui surpass the 114th division, let them entangle with the Nanjing garrison in front, and then the 114th division will form a large circle and launch an attack on Nanjing from Banqiao.

Judging from the combat capability displayed by the Nanjing garrison, there should be absolutely no problem in blocking the 6th and 18th divisions for two or three days, so that the 114th division can benefit from it, as long as he is the first to attack Nanjing City, who will pay attention to the problem of the destruction of the 150th Wing?

Let Yamamoto Shigeprovince become a stepping stone for the 114th Division to glory!

As a result, the 114th Division set up a posture near the county seat of Lishui, and the news that the 150th Wing had been completely annihilated was artificially concealed by Shigeharu Suematsu, and he had to report to His Excellency the Commander at the most appropriate time.

An agreement was quickly reached within the 114 Division, and the situation in the 150 Wing was completely blocked......

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The 114th Division fell into silence, but the 139th Division and the 36th Division did not stop, they received Huang Haoran's latest order to divide into two in Tuotang Town, the 36th Division went west to Hengxi, and the 139th Division went to Mopan Township.

The focus of mobile defense is to concentrate forces at one point and consume a large amount of the Japanese army's vital forces.

At all times, people were willing to pass on good news, and the news of the "great victory" of the Nanjing garrison soon reached the ears of the highest authorities.

The highest authorities listened carefully to Tang Shengzhi and Luo Zhuoying's explanation of the "Lishui Victory", in fact, Tang Shengzhi and Luo Zhuoying only saw the same battle report as the highest authorities, and now they can only add oil and vinegar to render, originally Tang Shengzhi suggested that Huang Haoran, the commander, should explain it, but the highest authorities vetoed Tang Shengzhi's suggestion, and the highest authorities said:

"Huang Youchen is commanding the battle, you are all soldiers, understand the importance of the end, don't alarm him, it's good to have you tell me!"

Tang Shengzhi and Luo Zhuoying glanced at each other secretly, and felt very uncomfortable in their hearts, this Huang Haoran's matter is important, isn't our matter important? This supreme authority is a little too biased.

However, Tang Shengzhi and Luo Zhuoying will not say these words in front of the highest authorities, they can only continue to use their imagination according to Huang Haoran's battle report.

It's like two people acting according to the script!

Due to the increasing frequency of bombing by the Japanese Air Force, the supreme authorities have officially moved to a small two-story building in Sifang City since last night, and the area of this small building is not large, and the supreme authorities will work and live in this small building from tomorrow, but the old man did not expect that the day when he returned to the presidential palace would be eight years later......

Huang Haoran closed his eyes in the Nanjing City Defense Headquarters, Fan Jie and the staff officers of the headquarters were busy directing the transfer of various departments, the staff officers of the Central Army were all born in the military academy, and they really had to take the military knowledge, these staff officers were many times stronger than Huang Haoran, so in terms of specific business operations, Huang Haoran followed his habits in the 99th Army, and handed them all over to the staff officers to do.

Huang Haoran's other think tank, Feng. Rich's situation is not very good, he, a "foreign black worker", has no household registration in the Ministry of Military Affairs, as long as he is out of the camp of the 99th Army, his rank of colonel will become a fake, so Feng. Richie could only take his German advisory group to nest in the defense area of the 99th Division very aggrievedly. Ritchie and his men were engaged in flag deduction in the headquarters of the 99th Division at the lower docks. Rich's words are that it's better to solve your cravings on paper!

Wang Huanzhi is more and more fond of this German guy, Feng. Richie is already on the verge of being assimilated into Chinese culture. Richie likes to walk around in a satin coat with a folding fan, and when he sees people, he says, "Friend! Are you still eating? If you don't have to eat, I'll take you to drink Chaos! ”

Authentic Nanjing dialect!

An important reason why Huang Haoran dared to take the 114th Division was that he obtained a lot of information about the Japanese army through Wang Huanzhi, and the little devils had just occupied a large area from Shanghai to Liyang, so the resistance movement of the people in the occupied areas was in full swing.

Guan Yongbo was once again sent to Shanghai by Wang Huanzhi, and when the agents of the 99th Army contacted the Shanghai Youth Gang, the assassination operation against the Japanese in Shanghai reached a climax again.

Matsui Ishine could not ignore the pleas for help from these Japanese in Shanghai, because many of these people were relatives of high-ranking Japanese officials, and although they had no way to deal with the Chinese, it was still completely okay to sue the Central China Dispatch Army.

Matsui Ishine's decision to send troops from Shanghai to attack Nanjing without permission had left a very bad image for the cabinet, and although Matsui's actions were later legitimized by the order of the military department, there were still many politicians who were dissatisfied with him.

If he was dismissed from his post as commander of the Central China Dispatch Army on the grounds of "ineffective protection of overseas Chinese," he Matsui Ishine would really want to cry without tears.

Seeing that the city of Nanjing was about to fall, Matsui Ishine was unwilling to give away this great achievement, so he ordered Major General Mamoru Iinuma to launch a large-scale search operation in the downtown area of Shanghai, and he wanted to ensure the basic safety and security of the Japanese expatriates in Shanghai.

In the face of the Shanghai Youth Gang, which had more than 100,000 people, the 101st Division, which served as a guard near Shanghai, soon felt that its troops were insufficient, and Major General Iinuma Mamoru had to transfer part of his troops from the 3rd Division in Suzhou to participate in the operation in Shanghai.

In this way, Matsui Shigen's Central Route Army was greatly affected, taking the 3rd Division as an example, in fact, the advance team of only one wing of the 3rd Division arrived near Yixing, and the main force of the division remained in Suzhou.

The belated arrival of the Middle Route Army caused a gap in Matsui Shigen's three-way flanking attack, so Huang Haoran dared to dispatch 2 main divisions and a main brigade to strangle the 150th Wing.

This information about the Japanese army was obtained by the agents of Shanghai and the members of the Youth Gang with great difficulty.

Guan Yongbo: They are the heroes of this invisible front!

This battle of annihilation of the Nanjing garrison is not accidental, it is the brainchild of countless people!

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In Nanjing in December, the weather was already relatively cold, Huang Haoran leaned on the chair and fell asleep, and the guard next to him quickly brought a blanket to cover Huang Haoran, and then lit the brazier and moved to Huang Haoran's side.

Fan Jie kept giving orders to the staff officers, and the 139th and 36th Divisions arrived at their intended location at 2 a.m.

The retreat of the 47th Independent Brigade was also smooth, and when the 114th Division stopped around Lishui County, the main force of Xie Wendong's troops also reached Xucun, which was 5 kilometers away from Lishui County.

The people in the village had already received the order to evacuate, and before the 47th Independent Brigade withdrew to Xu Village, all the villagers had already been evacuated.

The county town of Lishui has long been evacuated into an empty city, and the headquarters of the 10th Pre-10th Division originally stationed here has retreated to Qingcaowei next to Lukou Town.

Now there are only a small number of troops in the huge Lishui County, and the 114th Division can completely go down in one go, but the hesitation of the commander of the Suematsu Shigeji Division made Lishui County fortunate to remain in the hands of the Nanjing Garrison.

Huang Haoran and Fan Jie originally planned to abandon Lishui County, so they had already notified Lan Yundong to plant a large number of mines and explosives in the county, but they didn't expect the 114th Division to send out a siege posture outside Lishui County.

Fan Jie felt that this was an opportunity, since the Japanese army attached so much importance to Lishui County, then the Nanjing Garrison could do something around Lishui County.

Fan Jie already regretted that he only let the 10th Pre-10th Division leave a battalion in Lishui County.

With such a small number of troops, I am afraid that it will not be able to hold back the main force of the 114th Division.

Fan Jie wanted to discuss with Huang Haoran how to fight next, he turned around and saw that Huang Haoran had actually fallen asleep, Fan Jie said self-deprecatingly:

"I'm a man's life! I just know that I am busy working here, and I look at the commander again, I am really envious......"

As soon as Fan Jie's voice fell, Huang Haoran in the chair suddenly opened his eyes, Huang Haoran saw Fan Jie standing next to the sand table looking at himself, Huang Haoran hurriedly asked:

"Chief of Staff Fan! Is there a new movement on the side of the Japanese army? ”

Fan Jie thought to himself that it was really time for the commander to wake up!

"Commander! It is indeed a bit abnormal, the 114th Division has been lying on its stomach outside Lishui County, and for several hours, not a single shot has been fired, just to make Lishui County difficult to drain in order to give water!"

"Oh? What tricks is Shigeharu Suematsu doing? Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

Huang Haoran got up from the chair as he spoke, the guards next to him hurriedly handed over the strong tea, Huang Haoran poured the whole cup of tea in one go, his mind immediately became clear, he walked quickly to the side of the sand table and looked at the terrain around Lishui County, the staff officer hurriedly marked the location of the 139th Division, the 36th Division, the Pre-10th Division and the Independent 47th Brigade on the sand table with a small flag.

Huang Haoran looked at the situation on the sand table and was happy!

The 3rd Division and 1st Brigade of the Nanjing Garrison surrounded the 114th Division in the middle on the sand table, and the inside of the 114th Division was Lishui County.

Although this situation is very tempting, Huang Haoran still keeps his senses.

It is impossible to swallow the 114th Division with these divisions around Lishui, and the other divisions of the Japanese army are not too far from Nanjing, and they may start an exchange of fire with the Nanjing garrison at any time.

So Huang Haoran finally shook his head and said to Fan Jie:

"Difficult! Difficult! Difficult! It looks attracting, but if you eat it, it's poison! As long as we make a move on the 114th Division, the 6th and 18th Divisions of the 10th Army will immediately surround it. Moreover, from the overall point of view of the defensive battle of Nanjing, Lishui County must not be able to hold it, and it is inevitable that some gains outweigh the losses when swords are mobilized here! It seems that we can only let Shigeharu Suematsu go......"

Fan Jie also made the same judgment as Huang Haoran, but he felt that it was a little inappropriate to let the 114th Division conquer Lishui County, the Nanjing Garrison had just won a victory, and if Lishui County was lost so quickly, such an important town on the periphery of Nanjing, I am afraid that some of the courage that Nanjing citizens had so hard mustered up would disappear again.

So Fan Jie still wants to make some trouble for Shigeji Suematsu.

"Commander! I am really unwilling to hand over Lishui County to the 114th Division in this way, and the position of our army is now very favorable, even if it can't cause heavy damage to the 114th Division, it can completely peel off a layer of skin from Moji Suematsu! I suggest that all divisions start a wheel battle around the 114th Division, and as long as Shigeharu Suematsu dares to divide his troops to block the attack, we will concentrate a strong force to eat his troops and horses along the way! Ants eat elephants, maybe they can surprise us at the end! ”

Huang Haoran listened to Fan Jie's suggestion, he began to think carefully about the sand table, if it really develops according to Fan Jie's plan, the Nanjing garrison is completely sure that it will eliminate several Japanese brigades near Lishui County, which can also relieve the pressure on the subsequent battle!

However, this style of play is inevitably a bit risky, if the 114th Division did not divide its troops to intercept, but the whole army turned around and bit the Nanjing garrison, it would be a situation where stealing chickens and not eating rice!

You have to plan carefully!

"Chief of Staff Fan, there is still some time between now and dawn, if you can come up with a safe plan, I will agree, if you can't come up with it, you have to think about how to block the next offensive of the 114th Division!"

The tragedy of the 114th Division was already doomed from this moment!

Fan Jie was very happy to hear that Huang Haoran was relieved, he pulled a group of staff officers to the side of the map and began to calculate how to Yin Mo Matsu Maoji, Huang Haoran turned around for a while and couldn't speak, so he shook to the conference table alone and sat down and began to close his eyes again.

You don't play with Lao Tzu, do you? Lao Tzu goes to sleep!

After a while, thunderous snoring sounded in the headquarters...... (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )