Chapter 272: An Accident Within an Accident
It turns out that in terms of lip service, Kenji Dohihara is really not an opponent of Teramoto Bear Market. Lieutenant General Teramoto Kumaichi did not change his face, his face did not blush, and he scolded Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara for half an hour. In front of Lieutenant General Teramoto Kumaichi, who is superb in scolding and can definitely be called a tough man, Kenji Dohihara, who is not good at words, can only bow to the wind.
It can't move his mouth, and Kenji Dohihara, who has a thick body, simply prepares to come directly to see the real chapter under a fist. Raising his bowl-sized fist, he was about to step forward to teach the unofficial Lieutenant General Teramoto Kumachi a bloody lesson. Let him know what it means to respect his superiors, and let him know that there are many things that should not be said.
Seeing that Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara was actually about to make a move, the attaché beside him immediately hugged the lieutenant general commander to death. Just kidding, the two lieutenant generals scolded each other like shrews scolding each other was too much. If it's in action, it's even more unorthodox.
What's more, the attaché of Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara also knows that don't look at his commander's physique is as strong as a bear, but if he really fights, he must suffer. Lieutenant General Teramoto Kumaichi is a black section of judo. Do it, Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara has to suffer.
After Hao Lai pulled the two people apart, Major General Tanaka Shinichi, chief of staff of the Fifth Army, looked at the two people who looked like fighting cocks, and said with a wry smile: "The most important thing for the two commanders at the moment is how to rescue the 24th Division, not to make senseless quarrels here. Quarrels don't solve anything. ”
"The 24th Division is under siege by superior anti-Manchu and anti-Japanese forces, and it can be said that it is already in danger, and the two senior generals of the dignified army do not think about how to rescue their subordinates, and they are still quarreling here over trivial matters. What kind of system is this spreading? ”
As soon as Major General Tasaka said this, the two people who were cross-eyed just now were silent. The two men, especially Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara, who opened his mouth and shut up and thought that the air force support was ineffective, knew very well that no one could rescue the remnants of the 24 th Division by relying on the air force alone. If we want to save the 24th Division from the crisis it is facing, we have to rely on ground troops.
After the quarrel, what needs to be done still has to be done. But there were a lot of soldiers around, and without the permission of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, they could not be mobilized. But three urgent telegrams have been sent, but General Umezu Mijiro has not received a reply for a long time. If the commander of the Kwantung Army does not speak, who can mobilize troops.
Before the reinforcements arrived, the two of them had no other way but to continue to stare at each other. In particular, Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara was almost helpless except for constantly sending planes to supervise and urge the 22nd Wing, which had finally stepped out of the swamps in the southeast area of Luobei, to speed up.
Compared to him, despite his reluctance, Lieutenant General Teramoto Kumaichi still has a big picture. Although there were no more bombs, there were still a lot of bullets on the machine guns.
Quarrels are quarrels, but Lieutenant General Kumaichi Teramoto decided to replace the heavy bombers, which were not suitable for enemy support, after a short period of thought. In accordance with Lieutenant General Dohihara's intentions, all light bombers and fighters were dispatched, and the machine guns on the planes were used to support the ground battle as much as possible.
In fact, the two of them were a little too worried, at least during the day, Komatsuzaki is still safe. Wang Guangyu, who was entangled with the 40th Wing, had lost his offensive ability because of heavy casualties. And Liu Changshun's subordinates could only suspend all offensives first under the indiscriminate bombardment of Japanese planes.
was so crazy about the Japanese planes, Yang Zhen had already been prepared. He desperately launched an attack at night to avoid interference from Japanese planes during the day. In Yang Zhen's view, as long as he completes the division and encirclement of the Japanese army at night, he will be entangled with the Japanese army.
As for the day, you can breathe a sigh of relief for a while. First, they can avoid the interference of Japanese planes, and second, they can also rest and recuperate the troops who are already extremely tired. After the 2nd Brigade arrived at the scheduled battlefield, it fought fiercely for half the night without resting. The troops didn't even have time to eat a mouthful of hot food. It's already extremely tired, and if you don't take a break, I'm afraid it will affect the follow-up battle.
So during the day, Yang Zhen mainly monitored. He placed the general assault on the Forty Wing after the sun had set. However, although the plan has gone according to its own pace so far. But staring at the map, Yang Zhen always had a feeling in his heart, as if he had missed something.
Yang Zhen's fingers swiped from the mouth of the Songhua River to Foshan and dark clouds, and he couldn't stop thinking about it. The 1st Division stationed in Heihe, the 14th Wing of the 25th Division, which is still slowly moving on the front line of the Haoliang River, and the 24th Division, which has been crippled in front of itself. The 4th and 11th Divisions in the Fujin and Tongjiang areas.
Suddenly, Yang Zhen's hand stopped on the large swamp between the southeast of Luobei and the northeast of Tangyuan. Twenty-two Wing? How did I forget about this team? Although the Japanese wing has been circling in the swamps, it has been a few days of fierce fighting on the front line of the General Stone and has not yet turned out, which is really a bit abnormal.
Although the backbone regiment of the first sub-division and the newly formed Luobei County Brigade were monitoring, the No. 1 sub-division had to dispatch the main force to confront the Japanese troops in Fujin and Tongjiang across the Songhua River, and it was also somewhat insufficient to monitor the troops in the entire territory of Luobei. Moreover, the Luobei County Brigade has just been established for less than a month, and its combat effectiveness is almost the same, and there is still some instability internally.
The defection incident that appeared before the Second Brigade made Yang Zhen feel a little apprehensive. If any of these Luobei County brigades, who are familiar with the local situation and know the swamps of this generation, defect, the two brigades of the 22nd Wing will be taken out. That shape shì is quite unfavorable to himself.
Regarding the worry in Yang Zhen's heart, Guo Bingxun also found that this was a rather serious problem after hearing it. The 1st Division has not reported on the movements of the 22nd Wing for two days, which is very abnormal. After pondering for a while, Guo Bingxun said, "Commander, I'll go this way." Didn't the first and second regiments of the supplementary regiment have already arrived? I took these two regiments and immediately went north. As for a couple of separate regiments, they were to be replenished to the brigade as quickly as possible. The vitality of the first brigade is restored. ”
Regarding Guo Bingxun's construction, Yang Zhen pondered for a while, but shook his head and said, "No, I'll go over there." There are no big variables in the next battle here. All that is done is basically coordination. You're a little better tempered than I am, and I'm putting too much pressure on them here. Let Wang Guangyu cooperate with you and stay here to command. I'll go. ”
"If it's really as bad as we expected, I'll go straight to it. The principle of taking advantage of the first strike and suffering the next attack is unchanged through the ages. We can't let people touch our night screws. However, if the 22nd Wing can be defeated, it doesn't matter if the remaining remnants of the 40th Wing are defeated and run away. ”
"In fact, the battle has been fought to the point where we have defeated the main force of the 24th Division. As long as we can annihilate the enemy, we can say that we will decide the outcome of the battle and completely solve the problem in the Xiajiang area. ”
Regarding Yang Zhen's idea of going in person, Guo Bingxun seemed a little hesitant. These two supplementary regiments have taken a longer time to form than those independent regiments. The troops are also relatively simple. However, it was also formed after the original three supplementary regiments were incorporated into the main force, with the surplus labor rescued from the Xingshan fortress who were in poor health and needed to recover for a long time, plus part of the foundation of the original supplementary regiment. ”
Not only did the total number of troops only 5,000, but they had not experienced any battles. Apart from a few mortars and infantry guns, there were no heavy weapons. These two regiments were actually inferior in combat effectiveness to the two battalions of the old units. As the head of the three armies, Yang Zhen personally took risks, what if something happened?
After pondering for a while, Guo Bingxun said: "Commander, if you insist, I will not object. However, there was a need to draw at least one base battalion from the existing units of the 2nd Brigade. Reinforced into these two regiments. There were only a few squadrons left of the Japanese army here, and the second brigade was all left, which not only could not be used, but also caused a cost of troops. ”
"Besides, we can't let the recruits take the lead. Although they have completed the full training according to the training syllabus, none of them have ever been on the battlefield, and their combat experience is not good. This point, on Wang Guangyu's side, the previous battle has already come out. Let them pick the beams, it's definitely not okay. No matter what you think, shape change doesn't always go the way we think about it. ”
"The shapes on the battlefield are ever-changing. It doesn't always follow our will. To be on the safe side, if you insist on going, then you must take at least one base battalion with you and use it as the main force. Otherwise, I strongly disagree. ”
Guo Bingxun's insistence, Yang Zhen hesitated for a moment and agreed. He didn't even think about sending these two supplementary regiments, which had no combat experience at all, to the battlefield. According to his plan, even if it unfolds, it must be virtual and real. Take two recruit regiments with no combat experience to fight hard with the old qualified wing drawn from the Japanese ace division, Yang Zhen is not so stupid.
However, Yang Zhen agreed to agree, but in the end, he only took away a supplementary regiment and an independent second regiment. The 2nd Supplementary Regiment was left by him as the backbone force and incorporated into the 1st Brigade, which had been made into a shelf. After all, these supplementary regiments, which have a relatively simple structure, are at least much more stable internally than several locally formed independent regiments. And although he also has no combat experience, the training process is better.
At the same time, before leaving, Yang Zhen personally found the Jing'an officers and soldiers of the puppet Manchu army who had defected to talk. Mobilize them to join the army on the spot. These people have undergone strict training from the Japanese army, and they are quite familiar with the tactics of the Japanese army, and their tactical literacy is quite good.
In fact, Yang Zhen didn't know that these puppet Manchu officers and soldiers basically didn't need him to mobilize. After these people defected, they already knew that they had no way out. Their defection not only killed all the Japanese officers in the Jing'an Army, but also directly dragged down half of the 89th Wing.
These officers and men of the puppet Manchu Jing'an Army all know that the Japanese now hate themselves so much that they are probably gritting their teeth and thinking of cramping and peeling off their skins. Therefore, under the mobilization of Yang Zhen himself, and under the instigation of Li Qing, the first battalion commander to take the lead, a considerable number of these puppet Manchurian officers and soldiers who originally wanted to go to Jiangbei, or stayed in Jiangbei, or wanted to go through Jiangbei to Guannei, all joined Yang Zhen's department.
Although after talking to these puppet Manchu officers and soldiers, they learned that they had no way to retreat except to join the army and fight the Japanese army, Yang Zhen was not at ease with these people. They were completely dismantled and divided into one, two, or two brigades. Although there was an urgent need for soldiers, the 1st Brigade was still only 400 puppet Manchu troops anyway. The rest of the supplementary forces are still based on the second supplementary regiment, and two separate regiments are added.
In fact, Yang Zhen didn't know that the officers and soldiers from the puppet Manchu army in the Anti-Japanese Federation were often the most resolute in resisting Japan. There were almost no mutinies. Li Wenbin, the former commander of the Third Division of the Fifth Army, was the most resolute in resisting Japan. Because they had little choice but to die in battle.
After completing the mobilization of the puppet Manchu army anyway, Yang Zhen led the 1st Supplementary Regiment, the 3rd Independent Regiment, and a basic battalion drawn from the 2nd Brigade and 5th Regiment to the direction of the large swamps running through Luobei and the eastern part of Tangyuan and on both sides of the Wutong River. But he didn't expect that as soon as he crossed the birch tube line, it would be convenient for the vanguard of the 22nd Wing to encounter.
What Yang Zhen had expected before really happened, not only did the Luobei County Brigade appear as traitors, but also took the main force of the 22nd Wing trapped in the swamps on both sides of the Wutong River. He also led the way and led the main force of the 22nd Wing to kill the general stone line from the flank.
If it weren't for Yang Zhen's sixth sense, he would still be full of accuracy, one step ahead of the enemy, and take part of the supplementary troops to the east in advance. Once the main force of the 22nd Wing suddenly was in the midst of a fierce battle, both the 1st Brigade and the 2nd Brigade would suffer a big loss. There is even a danger of turning the victory into a defeat.
Yang Zhen didn't expect at all that the old backbone of the Fifth Army who survived the brutal shape of last winter would have a large number of mutinies, and he didn't expect that these people would even make such crazy moves after the mutiny.
not only lured out the Japanese army who was stuck in the swamp and could not move an inch, destroyed his overall battle plan, but also almost failed to kill Yang Zhen's headquarters when he was almost cooperating with the main force.
If Yang Zhen hadn't made a decisive move when he found out that the Luobei County Brigade was unstable, and forcibly disarmed these people when the two armies were fighting, I am afraid that the losses brought by these people would have been even greater.
After disarming these people mercilessly, after a short surprise interrogation, the information obtained not only surprised Yang Zhen. Even the commander of the first division, who was their old superior, felt frightened after hearing this.
At present, the territory of small Luobei County is not only stationed in the Northeast Bureau, the highest command organ in the entire Northeast, but also the main force of the First Route Army that is resting and training here. There are also a large number of wounded and evacuated civilians who have been evacuated from the front, as well as various supplies of ammunition, food and other materials that are ready to supply the front. If these guys are allowed to succeed in their conspiracy, they will be the biggest sinners in the entire Northeast War of Resistance. Even shooting yourself a hundred times is not enough to make up for this loss.