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Central China battlefield. Headquarters of the 11th Army of the Japanese invaders.
Since the war between Germany and the Soviet Union began on June 22, after the Kwantung Army conducted special exercises, the Japanese base camp prepared for operations against the Soviet Union, Britain and the United States.
Because the base camp had considered transferring the 4th and 6th Divisions of the 11th Army, as well as part of the 33rd Division and the 3rd and 13th Divisions to other battlefields and shrinking the occupied area in Wuhan, it had not given any orders before. The Japanese army in central China issued new combat missions.
Since the end of the Battle of Southern Henan, the Japanese troops in central China have been resting and reorganizing. It was not until the end of August that the Chinese Dispatch Army Headquarters issued an order allowing the 11th Army to cross the combat line and attack Changsha.
Due to the great changes in the Japanese army during this period, and the performance of the 11th Army over the past year and more, the base camp was also very dissatisfied. Therefore, before the second battle of Changsha, the base camp conducted a review of the Japanese command in central China. Big blood change.
The commander of the 13th Army originally stationed in Shanghai was changed from Fujita Susumu to Sawada Shigeru, the chief of staff was also changed to Major General Maeda Masami, and the division commander of the 5th Division under his command was also changed to Lieutenant General Matsui Tairo. For Ningbo, the 22nd Division was stationed in Hangzhou, and the division commanders of the 15th Division and the 116th Division were also changed.
In addition, the commander of the 11th Army stationed in Wuhan was also replaced by Sonobe Kazuichiro and former Army Vice Minister Anami Yuiki, and the chief of staff was Major General Kinoshita Isamu.
After Anan Weiji took office, he immediately made careful preparations for the Second Battle of Changsha in accordance with the orders of the base camp and the China Expeditionary Forces Headquarters.
When preparing for the Changsha operation, Anami Weiji learned the lessons of the attack on the Changsha area in September 14th of the Showa period, which was frustrated due to the dispersion of troops. He determined that this attack must increase the strength of the troops, and used the combat method of advancing hand in hand and supporting each other to find the main force of the defenders. Combat.
After some discussions, the 11th Army finally determined its combat plan. The purpose of the Japanese army's combat was to defeat the main force of the 9th Theater Army in front of them and destroy their will to resist.
The operational policy was to start on September 18, to defeat the defenders south of the Xinqiang River and the Girshui River, and to advance to the vicinity of Changle Street and the lower reaches of the Girshui River in preparation for continuing the attack southward.
Then attack the 4th Army and the 99th Army in the 9th Theater south of Gishui, and advance to the line from Xinshi to Liqiao to the west.
The main force encircled and annihilated the defenders in the areas west of Liqiao, Xinshi, and up to the Xiangjiang River. Parts of the 6th and 16th Divisions defeated the defending forces in the Putang Mountains southwest of Pingjiang City.
At the same time, we will attack the south bank of Gishui River. The scheduled attack time is around September 23, and the combat period is one to two weeks.
In addition, in the later period after the troops were concentrated, one unit was used to coordinate with the naval support force to conduct feints in the direction of Changde to confuse the opponent.
And in order to contain the troops of the 9th Theater, the troops in the Nanchang area should conduct diversionary operations in a timely manner.
In terms of the use of troops, Ananda Weiji also made large-scale adjustments and decided to enhance the firepower level of the frontline troops. The 3rd Division was assigned 4 mountain artillery brigades, and the 4th Division was assigned 1 mountain artillery brigade and 1 mortar. The 6th Division is assigned to two mountain artillery brigades and one mortar brigade, and the 40th Division is assigned to one mountain artillery brigade.
In addition, four infantry brigades and two mountain artillery brigades of the 13th Division, commanded by Major General Shiro Hayabuchi, commander of the 26th Brigade, formed the Hayabuchi Detachment.
The 33rd Infantry Division has three infantry brigades and one mountain artillery brigade remaining in Nanchang, commanded by Major General Masaji Araki, commander of the 33rd Infantry Regiment.
The 14th Independent Mixed Brigade is composed of Captain Hirano Yoshi, captain of the 63rd Independent Infantry Battalion, and Lieutenant Colonel Eto Daihachi, captain of the 62nd Independent Infantry Battalion, each leading an independent infantry brigade and a mountain artillery squadron assigned to the Hirano brigade.
After the combat order was issued, four divisions and five detachments of the 11th Army immediately assembled horizontally towards the north bank of the Xinqiang River south of Yueyang and Linxiang.
The enemy's 6th Division, which was originally stationed in the Yueyang and Linxiang areas, in order to eliminate the threat of the left wing in the assembly area, in accordance with the order, on September 7, it attacked the guerrilla forces of the 9th Theater in the Dayunshan area from Zhongfang in the north and Xitang in the west. base area.
On the evening of that day, Yang Sen, commander of the 27th Group Army located in Pingjiang, ordered the 58th Army located at Sundu in Nanjiang Bridge to move northwest and the 4th Army located in Ouzhen at Guanwang Bridge to advance northward to the Dayunshan area. Then, in that area, A fierce battle began between the ground and the enemy's 6th Division.
On September 11, the enemy's 11th Army added the 40th Division to participate in the battle. The troops of the 58th Army and the 4th Army relied on the mountains to carry out fierce resistance. After four days of fierce fighting, the two Japanese divisions were unable to advance.
Unexpectedly, the Japanese army mobilized three infantry brigades of Araki Shoji for reinforcements on September 15.
While the Japanese army in central China was dispatching troops and preparing to seize Changsha by force, Okamura Neiji also carried out drastic reforms in North China.
 While carrying out military discipline rectification, Okamura Neiji also made adjustments to the command level of the North China Front!
At the end of August, Okamura Neiji removed all the corps-level commanders he belonged to. The commander of the 1st Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, was transferred back to the country and served as the military counselor and principal of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School. The commander of the First Army is Lieutenant General Yoshio Iwamatsu. The headquarters of the Army is still located in Taiyuan. The chief of staff of the First Army has also been replaced by Major General Kusuyama Hideyoshi.
The commander of the 12th Army, Iida Sadagu, was also transferred back to Japan. The new commander was Lieutenant General Dohashi Ichih, and the chief of staff was also replaced by Major General Masafumi Yamauchi.
Lieutenant General Naosaburo Okabe, the commander of the garrison in Mongolia, was transferred. The commander is Lieutenant General Shigetaro Amakasu. The headquarters is located in Zhangjiakou, the capital of Chahar Province. The chief of staff is Major General Shigeru Kei Takahashi.
In addition, most of the division commanders of the 14 divisions under his command have been replaced, and more than half of the brigade commanders have also been replaced.
Okamura Neji¡¯s idea is very simple. Since I want to be the commander, then the entire front army can only have my voice, and everyone else who dares to speak will be replaced.
In short, Okamura Nei¡¯s second priority is to monopolize power!
And he did it. Although he offended many people because of this, the base camp turned a blind eye to it.
No way, they were ready for this when they decided to use Okamura Neji!
After half a month of personnel adjustments, by mid-September, the commanders of all the units of the North China Front were basically in place. At this time, Okamura Neji finally showed his fangs!
Soon, Okamura Neiji discussed with the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Adachi 23, to formulate the first combat plan since taking office - the "Southern Hebei Public Security and Uprightness Operation Plan."
According to Okamura Neiji¡¯s combat plan, the battlefield for the first battle was chosen in southern Hebei, and the target of the attack was limited to the Eighth Route Army.
The main reason why the Eighth Route Army was attacked first was that the Eighth Route Army's power in southern Hebei was developing rapidly. The Administrative Office of southern Hebei not only occupied the eight counties around Nangong, but also seriously threatened the security of the important town of Shimen.
According to the information collected by the intelligence department, in the past three months, the Eighth Route Army has established a large number of grassroots political powers in southern Hebei, and also formed a large number of new troops, and its power has expanded extremely rapidly.
¡°Moreover, more than half of the Eighth Route Army¡¯s defense area is connected to the National Army¡¯s Jinan Defense Area, but it is located further forward. Therefore, if you want to regain the entire Jinan, the Eighth Route Army¡¯s territory cannot be bypassed at all.
Okamura Neji is also a straightforward person. If he can't get around it, then he won't get around it and just beat him down.
Therefore, in this battle, Okamura Neiji limited his target to the Eighth Route Army, determined to clear out the Tubal Road in southern Hebei and recover most of the towns, including Nangong.
Regarding the use of troops, Okamura Neiji decided to use one section of the 110th Division and the 27th Division, one section each of artillery, engineers, baggage troops, and chariot troops, totaling 20,000 to 30,000 people.
On September 15, the North China Front Army Headquarters issued a combat order: In view of the large number of Dizhi/Na armed forces in the security area and the increasing danger to the Imperial Japanese Army, the Front Army decided to attack southern Hebei and nearby non-security areas a week later. Conduct a large-scale raid, codenamed "Thunder". (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
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