Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in hlnovel.com -> Historic -> The iron-blooded mission of resisting Japan

Chapter 1,175: Gathering in Nangong

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    You can search "Anti-Japanese Iron-Blooded Mission" in Baidu to find the latest chapter!

    Peiping. North China Front Army Headquarters.

    "Tada Shun was in a very bad mood at this time, not only because of the sudden counterattack of the Eighth Route Army, but more importantly, the pressure from the Chinese Expeditionary Army Headquarters and Base Camp.

    Chief of Staff Seishiro Itagaki returned to Nanjing two days ago. Although he personally recognized the efforts of the North China Front, this inspection was a tragedy from beginning to end. First, more than a hundred officers of the observation group were shattered, and then the imperial army  Shandong Southwest suffered a disastrous defeat, which made most senior officials, including Prime Minister Tojo Hideki, dissatisfied with Tada Shun.

    It¡¯s okay to be dissatisfied. Now many people are doubting Tada Shun¡¯s ability. Some people have even proposed that Okamura Neiji, who is sitting on the bench, take over from Tada Shun and serve as the new commander of the North China Front.

    So now Tada Shun is really in trouble both internally and externally, and is in a very difficult situation!

    More importantly, more than a year after taking office, Shun Tada has a new understanding of the situation in North China.

    Now in the entire northern China, except for the northeastern region, although the Imperial Japanese Army has certain advantages, the advantages are no longer very obvious.

    Whether it is the regular army of the National Government, the Shanxi-Sui Army led by Yan Xishan, or even the Eighth Route Army led by Yan Xishan, they have made great progress in the past two years.

    Although the Imperial Japanese Army still occupies most of the wealthy towns and almost all major transportation and railway hubs in Hebei, Shandong, Jehol, Suiyuan, Shanxi, Henan, and Anhui, this is only on the surface.  , more than 80% of rural areas and 50% of towns and villages are still under the control and jurisdiction of the Chinese government, covertly or covertly.

    Especially in the provinces of Shanxi, Hebei, and Shandong, the Eighth Route Army and the Imperial Japanese Army were almost as numerous, and the Eighth Route Army was even more numerous than the Imperial Army.

    The strategic situation of the two sides is no longer as disparate as it was when the war just started. This is not only reflected in the number of people, but also in terms of combat effectiveness.

    In terms of combat effectiveness, the Chinese army is advancing day by day and rising steadily, while the Imperial Japanese Army is increasingly lacking in troops and resources, so the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army is declining every day.

    With one thing going down and the other going up, the advantages and disadvantages of both sides have shrunk a lot.

    The strong rise of the Chinese army has caused the Imperial Japanese Army to lose a large number of experienced veterans in the past year, and more importantly, it has lost many mid-level and senior officers.

    The loss of soldiers is not bad. After all, where is the base of 70 million? Training more recruits and increasing training expenses can create many experienced veterans and excellent soldiers.

    "But those excellent commanders and discerning staff cannot be bought with that kind of money. They require the country to pay a heavy price to cultivate them, and the loss of each one is heavy.

    At present, the Chinese army is rising on the corpses of these outstanding commanders of the empire, especially Li Guoyao's army. According to incomplete statistics, in the past year and a half, more than five soldiers of the front army alone have been eaten by this army.  Ten thousand people, almost 2,500 people every month.

    There were more than 2,000 officers killed and injured. You must know that the number of imperial officers and one-year graduates of mainland universities is only this number. Even Japan, known as the most powerful country in East Asia, cannot afford such huge losses.

    "Now the main force of Li Guoyao's army suddenly gathered on the Nangong front line and was constantly attacking nearby counties. This surprised and scared Tada Shun!

    The three words "Li Guoyao" were like a nightmare that reminded him all the time. This man was the nemesis of the Imperial Japanese Army. He couldn't be careless!

    Therefore, after receiving the enemy situation report from the 110th Division, Tada Shun rarely became angry this time, nor did he set any ambitious goals. He did not expect the 110th Division to completely annihilate Li Guoyao, so he only hoped to delay this attack.  Detach the troops and prevent them from affecting the imperial army's counterattack on the battlefields of Shanxi and Jizhong.

    In view of the limited strength of the 110th Division, Shun Tada ordered Sanmu Chongming's troops to counterattack, and at the same time ordered part of the 27th Division stationed in the Baoding area to immediately go south to Shimen to cooperate with the 110th Division.

    On the afternoon of September 9, the main force of the 108th Brigade finally regained Ningjin County after eight hours of bloody battle, and the national army withdrew to Xinhe.

    The Japanese army did not stop, and immediately went south, heading straight for Xinhe!

    At the same time, the main force of 4,000 people of the 133rd Brigade defeated the national army in Julu, and then went straight to Nangong.

    Just one day later, the 108th Brigade once again recaptured Xinhe County from the national army. The main force was less than fifty kilometers away from Nangong, and the 133rd Brigade had already arrived at the outskirts of Nangong.

    But just in NangongWhen the Japanese army thought they could breathe a sigh of relief, the Imperial Army in the city suddenly rebelled that night and dealt a fatal blow to the Japanese army from behind.

    At the same time as the puppet army rebelled, the main force of the national army outside the city also launched an attack and captured the west gate of Nangong County at around 1 a.m., and some troops of the national army entered the city.

    Faced with this sudden change, the captain of the Japanese garrison suddenly broke into a cold sweat. He immediately called for help from the 133rd Brigade and the 108th Brigade, claiming that if the reinforcements could not arrive within two hours, they would have to come to collect their bodies.

    After receiving the telegram from the Nangong defenders asking for help, Lieutenant General Sangmu Chongming did not dare to neglect. He immediately called the 133rd Brigade, which was closest to Nangong County, and ordered the 163rd Regiment to break through the enemy at all costs and reinforce Nangong County.

    At the moment, the 163rd Regiment, which was resting in Nanbian Village 20 kilometers southwest of Nangong County, gathered urgently late at night, and under the command of the commander, Colonel Torataro Ishikawa, rushed to Nangong County overnight.

    However, the national troops withdrawing from the direction of Julu were constantly blocked along the way. They were always blocked when encountering mountains and forests. There were also landmines on the road from time to time. Coupled with the elusive snipers, the Ishikawa regiment suffered a huge blow.  resistance and unimaginable casualties.

    Despite this, the Japanese army still did not stop advancing. Instead, under the threat of bayonets, they forced the puppet troops to clear the way in front. The main force of the Japanese army followed behind and rushed towards Nangong crazily.

    At the same time, the 140th Regiment of the Japanese 108th Brigade, which had just captured Xinhe County, was also awakened late at night, and the entire army went straight to Nangong!

    Similar to the experience of the 163rd Regiment, the 140th Regiment was also frantically blocked by the main force of the national army, and its progress was slow.

    But perhaps knowing that the Japanese reinforcements were already on the way, the Chinese troops attacking Nangong County stopped their attack an hour after entering the city, and then withdrew from the county like a tide.

    ¡°Subsequently, the Japanese garrison captain also discovered that the national troops outside Nangong City were withdrawing, and in a short period of time the national troops all over the mountains and plains disappeared.

    Although they wanted to know where these Chinese troops had withdrawn, they unfortunately did not dare to chase them out of the city, and the national army disappeared from their sight under the cover of night.

    At eight o'clock the next morning, the 163rd Regiment finally arrived at Nangong after suffering huge casualties.

    Two and a half hours later, a total of more than 6,000 people from the 140th Regiment and the 8th Group of the Puppet North China Security Army also arrived at Nangong!

    For a time, Japanese and puppet troops were everywhere outside Nangong City, sweeping away the previous decline!

    The arrival of the reinforcements gave the Japanese defenders in Nangong County a huge sigh of relief.

    They had lived a life worse than death in the past two days. The originally good situation suddenly changed. Although they saw the opportunity early and withdrew their troops to the city early, they were still almost overthrown.

    More importantly, due to the sudden rebellion of the Imperial Alliance Army, a large number of national troops invaded the city, resulting in heavy casualties among the defenders.

    When reinforcements arrived, there were only more than 300 defenders left out of more than a thousand, and more than 700 troops were lost.

    Fortunately, the Chinese troops withdrew at the critical moment. If they had persisted for another hour, no, even half an hour, Nangong County would have been captured.

    "The little devils who secretly said they were lucky didn't know that leaving Nangong County behind was deliberately done by Li Guoyao. Otherwise, with their ability and the assistance of the puppet army, they would not have been able to capture the small Nangong County town easily.

    The reason why Li Guoyao left this county seat was to give the Japanese army the illusion that their combat effectiveness was also declining and was not as strong as imagined.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? With our impure nature, will definitely take the initiative to find their main force for a decisive battle, and there is no need to return to the original station immediately.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report