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Chapter 582: Counterattack on Luoshan

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    It is worth mentioning that the 10th Division commanded by Lieutenant General Utsuka Yoshio was the one who fought against Hu Zongnan.

    Yoshio Shinozuka, the Japanese commander, will be familiar to every Chinese audience who has watched "Bright Sword". In the TV series, he is the gloomy and sophisticated commander of the First Army of the Japanese Army in Shanxi and the highest commander of the entire Shanxi battlefield.  , however his real life trajectory is far more complicated than that in the TV series.

    Yoshio Shinozuka was born in Tokyo, Japan. He had a dream of joining the military since he was a child. After graduating from the CSKA Infantry School as a chief, he applied for the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School.

    He graduated from the Japanese Army Sergeant School in March 1905 and was awarded the rank of infantry second lieutenant in April of the following year. He was the 17th chief graduate.

    The so-called chief graduate is the student with the best academic performance in the school that year, which shows that Yoshio Shinozuka is still a top student.

    After that, Yoshio Shinozuka was admitted to the Army University for further studies. He graduated from the 23rd class of the Army University and ranked fifth. He was awarded a saber by the Emperor and was awarded the title of "Scholar in the Army". Since then, he has been on the rise.

    After the outbreak of World War I, Yoshio Shinozuka went to Germany to study military affairs.  Later, he served successively as squadron commander of the 1st Infantry Regiment, instructor of the Army Provincial Military Affairs Bureau, attach¨¦ of the Embassy in Austria, section chief of the General Staff Headquarters, captain of the 1st Infantry Regiment, and instructor of the Infantry School.

    In November 1924, Yoshio Shinozuka was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and at the same time transferred to the Japanese military attache in Austria. Then he packed his bags and left for Europe again.  Nine years later, Yoshio Shinozuka was promoted to major general, and on December 1, 1936, he was promoted to army lieutenant general.

    After Lieutenant General Shinozuka captured Huangchuan, he did not notice the Hu Army at first.  Even until the battle between Huangchuan and Luoshan, Shinozuka still thought that his opponent was just the remnant of the Sun Corps that Huangchuan had retired.

    Since Yoshio Shinozuka had figured out the true situation of Sun Lianzhong's regiment and knew that this unit had been disabled by them, he did not check the enemy's situation after capturing Luoshan, but directly ordered his troops to rush boldly and force a breakthrough.  , and strive to take the lead by occupying Xinyang first.

    To be honest, Shinozuka Yoshio was a bit aggressive in this battle. He wanted to capture Xinyang before the 16th Division and the 13th Division to gain a share of the lead, but he never expected to be tricked by Hu Zongnan.

    On November 15, part of the Japanese 10th Division rushed through Zhuganpu and took advantage of the momentum to capture Luoshan.  One of them even boldly interspersed and went deep into Wuli Store between Luoshan and Xinyang.

    Seeing that the fighter plane had arrived, Hu Zongnan made some adjustments and launched a full-scale counterattack with his army.

    At this time, the Warring States Army concentrated its troops and firepower and launched a comprehensive counterattack against the enemy who penetrated deep into Wulitian. After five hours of bloody fighting, about 2 brigades of the 10th Division, with more than 1,500 people, were almost wiped out. Moreover, under the strong counterattack of the 17th Corps,  Next, the enemy near Luoshan also suffered heavy casualties.

    After the incident happened, Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio was shocked. Only then did he realize that he had encountered a new force, and he hurriedly directed the entire army to retreat to Luoshan and wait for reinforcements.

    The Japanese army wanted to wait for follow-up reinforcements to arrive, but Hu Zongnan was unwilling to give the little devil this opportunity. Therefore, under the command of Hu Zongnan, the main force of the 17th Army continued to attack the Japanese Luoshan position.

    In this battle, Hu Zongnan concentrated more than 50,000 troops and dispatched large-caliber artillery and tank units, which were rare in the national army, to fight the Japanese army at the Luoshan Defense Line. He finally won a partial victory and annihilated more than 5,000 Japanese troops, making great achievements in battle.

    Unlike in the later stages of the war, the current Japanese army's combat effectiveness is still quite strong. Let alone annihilating 5,000 enemies, even 500 people can be considered a great victory.

    After the news was reported to Wuhan, Generalissimo Chiang was overjoyed and immediately ordered someone to commend the 17th Corps!

    Hu Zongnan gained both fame and fortune from the battle of Luoshan. Although it was not as good as Song Xilian's battle of Fujinshan, it still made him very satisfied.

    Ye Ji. Second Army Headquarters.

    In the luxurious headquarters, the commander of the Second Army, Prince Dong Jiuregong, was angry. The defeat in the Battle of Luoshan was far beyond his expectation, and it also cast a shadow on the prince's heart.

    After the 13th Division re-captured Lu'an and restored the frontline supply line, Higashikata believed that there was not much suspense in this battle. Now it was up to him or Okamura Neji who would be the first to invade Wuhan City.

    To be honest, Dong Jiuregong always believed that his second army was not an auxiliary, but the main force attacking Wuhan City. Therefore, he hoped that his army could be the first Japanese army to enter Wuhan, and he wanted to take the lead.

    ¡°But we never expected that the 10th Division would be counterattacked by the Chinese army on the Luoshan front line and suffered heavy losses.

    So many people are now making suggestions to abandon the plan to attack Xinyang via Luoshan, because in this case the Imperial Japanese Army will have to fight to the death with the Hu Zongnan Group. Facing this new force, the Second Army, which suffered heavy losses, will not be able to fight.?The certainty of victory.

    However, after repeated weighing, Prince Dongjiure Palace was still reluctant to give up his plan to attack Xinyang from Luoshan.

    Dong Jiuyi was even more ambitious. He not only wanted to be the first to rush into Wuhan, but also wanted to seize Xinyang and cut off the hundreds of thousands of Sun and Li corps.  Devouring two large corps of the Chinese army, he achieved extraordinary results.

    After thinking about it again and again, Higashikata called the chief of staff and asked in a deep voice: "Suzuki-kun, is there any new progress in the battle of the 11th Army in northern Jiangxi? Where is it now?"

    "Lieutenant General Okamura's troops are still fighting hard in De'an. Due to the annihilation of Botian Detachment and Matsuura Division, the situation is difficult. The base camp has ordered the 11th Army to temporarily abandon the westward offensive and go south to encircle and annihilate Xue Yue Corps on the Nanxun Line."

    "Um!"

    Dong Jiure snorted softly, with a complicated smile on his lips.

    Then, the prince turned back to Major General Suzuki and said: "Yo Xi, so we still have time. Immediately send a telegram to Lieutenant General Fujita, ordering the 3rd Division to turn to Luoshan and assist the 10th Division in defeating Luoshan.  The main force of the Chinese Army in the mountainous area. Tell Mr. Fujita that Xinyang must be captured."

    Hearing that His Royal Highness the Prince wanted to mobilize the Third Division to attack Xinyang, Major General Suzuki was stunned and said: "Your Highness the Prince, the Third Division is the reserve force of the entire army. Isn't it too early to mobilize the Third Division to attack Xinyang at this time?  ?¡±

    Dong Jiure sighed and said: "Suzuki-kun, I don't know that it is too early to use the third division. According to my previous thoughts, the third division should be a new force that will be used after the entire army arrives in Wuhan, but  The current situation cannot allow us not to use this force."

    Major General Suzuki nodded. As the Chief of Staff of the Second Army, he was very aware of the current situation of the frontline units, especially the 8th Brigade of the 10th Division, which was the main offensive force. After the occupation of Luoshan, this unit suffered a huge number of casualties.  It's already big.

    When the Eighth Brigade set out from Hefei to attack westward, the highway from Hefei to Xinyang had been dug up and destroyed by the local government of the Nationalist Government by mobilizing people. The bridges were also damaged. In addition, it rained continuously during the Japanese attack.  Therefore, about 2,000 enemy vehicles in Hefei were unable to be used, and the 10th Division was temporarily changed to a packhorse division.

    In order to solve the problem of military transportation, the Japanese army sent a large number of engineers to repair the road from Lu'an to Luoshan, and implemented road control, prohibiting traffic on rainy days; on the other hand, it organized about 600 wooden boats loaded with supplies to sail upstream from Bengbu along the Huaihe River, and finally arrived at Huangchuan  In the Shangyougang area in the northeastern part of the county, materials were unloaded and transported to the front by land.

    This greatly affected the marching speed of the troops and also affected their morale. Coupled with the tenacious resistance of the national army, the Eighth Brigade suffered extremely heavy losses. The main force, the 39th Regiment, had about 2,800 people when it set off.  The vanguard fought continuously, and when the attack reached Luoshan, there were about 800 people left in the regiment.

    After the counterattack by the National Army Hu Zongnan, the 39th Regiment is now only an empty frame. If the third division is not mobilized to participate in the battle, it is simply impossible to capture Xinyang by the 10th division alone.

    "Your Highness, the garrison in the direction of Luoshan is a direct descendant of the Chiang Kai-shek Army. The commander is Hu Zongnan, who is known as the number one disciple in heaven. The unit has three armies and eight divisions, totaling more than 70,000 people, and is well-equipped.  The fighting power is strong, so even if the third division joins the battle, it may not be able to defeat the opponent!" Major General Suzuki said.

    "Then what do you mean?"

    "I would like to suggest that the imperial army needs to strengthen the firepower configuration on the front line and also strengthen air support!"

    "Hey, then move Terakura Shozo's 1st Flying Brigade forward to the field airport in Huangchuan to fight against the air attacks of the Chinese Air Force and the Soviet Volunteer Air Force. At the same time, the highway from Lu'an to Huangchuan and Bengbu will be opened  Water transportation to Huangchuan was carried out to enhance the supply at the front, and the 8th Brigade of the 10th Division and the 7th Tank Regiment of Colonel Iwanaka Yoshiharu were assigned to the 3rd Division."

    "Hai!"

    Then Prince Dong Jiure said again: "Order: Use the main force of the 3rd Division to advance westward from the south bank of the Huaihe River north of Luoshan, defeat the defenders' defenses, pass through Gaodian and Yanghe, and occupy Pengjiawan on the Pinghan-Han Railway.  The area near the station; and the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, on the north side of the division's main force, attacked the Erguanmiao Station area south of Minggang to prevent the Central Army from advancing southward along Pinghan Road. Then they attacked Xinyang from the north in a roundabout way.  .¡±

    "Order: The 8th Brigade, led by Okada, will lead the 40th Infantry Regiment, tanks, and artillery units to attack Xinyang from the front along the road from Luoshan to Xinyang."

    "Order: Use the main force of the 10th Division to attack from Mangzhang and Zilu south of Luoshan to Qingshan and Shigang in the southwest, occupy Liulin Station on the Pinghan Railway, and prevent the Central Army from advancing northward along Pinghan Road.  Attack Xinyang from the south in a roundabout way."

    Finally, Dong Jiure slammed the table and said loudly: "Inform the frontline troops that the general offensive will be scheduled for November 14th!"

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