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Chapter 1,419: Big Sweep (3)

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    When the North China Front commanded the 110th Division, the 41st Division, the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade and other units to conduct a large-scale raid on central Hebei, the Japanese 1st Army in Shanxi Province carried out an annual unified "public security order"  plan.  In order to cope with the battle in central Hebei, the main force of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army in southern Shanxi Province was defeated, and the anti-Japanese base area was turned into its "security area". Starting from the beginning of April, a frantic sweep of the southeastern Shanxi region was carried out in four stages.

    Before the attack, the Japanese 1st Army conducted reconnaissance and learned about the situation of the anti-Japanese troops in the southeastern Shanxi region.

    Licheng, Xiangyuan, Wuxiang, Liao County, Yushe, Shexian, Wu'an and other places north of Changzhi are under the jurisdiction of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army and the Taihang Military Region troops.  The New 1st Brigade is located in Xiangyuan and Licheng areas, and the New 11th Brigade is located near Pingshun.

    Qinshui, Anze, Yicheng, Changzi and other areas in southern Shanxi are under the jurisdiction of the Taiyue Military Region of the Eighth Route Army. The New 5th Brigade and the New 6th Brigade of the 129th Division are located there.

    In the area south and east of Changzhi, Pang Bingxun's 24th Group Army, the first theater of the Kuomintang Army, is stationed north of the Yellow River. The defense areas of the three armies of this group army are: Liu Jin's 27th Army, located in Lingchuan and Fucheng  , Xihedi area; Sun Dianying's newly formed 5th Army is located in the Linqi area east of Lingchuan (belonging to Henan Province); Pang Bingxun's 40th Army, who is also the commander, is located in the border area of ??Shanxi and Henan in Lin County.

    ?Subsequently, the First Army in Shanxi immediately formulated a combat plan and was designated by the North China Front Army Headquarters. This battle was commanded by Lieutenant General Yoshio Iwamatsu, commander of the enemy's 1st Army.

    The troops participating in this sweep include: Lieutenant General Inoseki Ren¡¯s 36th Division stationed in Changji; Lieutenant General Sadae Inoue¡¯s 69th Division stationed in Linfen; Lieutenant General Nagano Yuichiro¡¯s 37th Division stationed in Yuncheng;  Major General Mouri Mihiro stationed in Guo County independently formed the 3rd Brigade; Major General Tsuda Mitake stationed in Yangquan independently formed the 4th Brigade; Major General Suzuki Sadji stationed in Handan independently formed the 1st Brigade; Yoshida Minetaro stationed in Xingtai  The major general formed the 8th Brigade independently.

    The main offensive force in this battle was the 36th Division, which was composed of the 3rd and 4th independent brigades; the 69th Division and the 37th Division served as assists in the west; the independent 110th Division served as assists in the east.  Mixed into the 1st Brigade, independent mixed into the 8th Brigade.  The total strength is 19 infantry brigades.

    This operation is expected to be carried out in three phases. The first phase is expected to start on April 15 and take one week to siege and sweep the Taiyue Military Region in Hengshui, Dongyu and Shili west of Changyu, and in Anze (Gu County).  ) The defenders on both sides of the Qin River in Fucheng, Jishi, and Mapi Villages in the southeast, and Duanshi Town, Zhengzhuang, and Wangbi in the north of Yangcheng.

    The main force of the troops used is the 36th Division, from Changzi City to Baodian and Gaoping City in the north, and is divided into three routes to attack Mapi Village, Hengshui Village and Duanshi Town in the west.

    The other part of the 36th Division, from Runcheng to the east of Yangcheng and Qinchi to the northwest, attacked Duanshi Town and Mapi Village to the north in two directions, and joined the main force of the division and the 69th Division to the west.  , encircling the Taiyue Military Region agencies and troops there.

    The 69th Division attacked the areas on both sides of the Qinshui River in three routes from the east of Fushan.  The northern route passes through Fucheng Town to attack Jishi Village in a roundabout way; the middle route passes through Jingdian Village and attacks Mapi Village; the southern route passes through Shanjiao Village and Baituling to attack Wangbi Village to the east.

    The first part of the 37th Division attacked eastward from Yuncheng via Zhongtiao Mountain to cope with the operations of the 36th and 69th Divisions on both sides of the Qinhe River.

    The second phase is expected to start on April 24 and will last 15 days.  The area east of Liao County and north of She County in the Taihang Military Region, where the Eighth Route Army headquarters is located, was besieged from all sides.

    In the blockade area, after defeating the main force of the Eighth Route Army, the troops were dispersed, divided into areas and cleared, and "propaganda" and "cultivation" were carried out to promote "public order".

    Regarding the use of troops, the Japanese army decided to use the main force of the 37th Division to attack eastward from Liao County in three directions.  In the north, it attacked Junji Pass via Liao County, Guaier Town, Tianmen Village and Dananzhuang; in the middle, it attacked Guojiayu in the east from Su City; in the south, it attacked the partial city in the east through Su City, Tongyu Town and Matian.

    The other part of the 36th Division attacked north from Licheng and surrounded the Eighth Route Army headquarters in the area of ??Wujun Temple and Matian Town with the main force of the division.

    The independent mixed 3rd brigade was formed from Handan and the area to the south to capture Shexian and Mianxin to the south, Wu'an and Cishan to the south, forming an eastern blockade; one unit was to attack the remote towns to the west from Wu'an, and to the west and west.  The 36th Division in the south and the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade in the north encircled the Matian Town and Wujun Temple areas.

    The independent mixed 4th Brigade marched south from the Shitai Railway to Heshun and the areas around Qingcheng Town, General Tomb, and Longquan Temple (west of Xingtai) to form a blocking line to prevent the Eighth Route Army north of Shexian County from passing through this area.  Get out of the encirclement.

    The third phase is expected to start on May 8 and will last 12 days.  Encircle and annihilate the newly formed 5th Army and 40th Army of the Eighth Route Army and the Kuomintang Army in Lin County and Ren Village and Yao Village to the north from the east and west.

    This timeThe main focus of the army's sweep in southeastern Shanxi was to attack the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and to attack Pang Bingxun's 24th Group Army.

    Since the combat areas are all large mountainous areas, it is difficult for large troops to carry out clearing activities on the trails in these mountainous areas, and the carrying of heavy weapons is also restricted. Therefore, the enemy army has made changes to the formation of troops, the use of heavy weapons, and the amount of ammunition carried in this battle.  .

    In order to meet the needs of multi-route activities in large mountainous areas and facilitate command, the troops are organized into detachments based on brigade units. Each detachment and its affiliated squadron are equipped with a considerable number of puppet troops, translators, military police, special agents, and guides.  .  To enable the brigade to fight independently; to "pick and choose" and review captured personnel, and to publicize and promote counterfeiting.

    When it comes to carrying weapons, ammunition, supplies, and clothing, some divisions stipulate that they only carry mountain guns, and each mountain gun squadron only has two, and the remaining gunners carry rifles; the amount of ammunition carried is 120 rounds for each rifle and 1,000 for each light machine gun.  Each heavy machine gun has 3,000 rounds, grenade launchers have 40 rounds each, infantry cannons have 60 rounds each, and "Type 41" and "Type 94" mountain guns have 100 rounds each; each soldier carries two grenades.

    Each brigade and squadron carries a considerable number of signal bombs and launch tubes; they carry four days' worth of food for people and four days' worth of horse food; they wear summer clothes and carry raincoats; troops performing special tasks receive replicas of the Eighth Route Army's military uniforms in Changzhi.

    In addition, in order to sneak into the anti-Japanese base areas to create chaos and terror, attack important military and political command institutions, rob documents, sabotage radio stations, and kill anti-Japanese military and political leading cadres, the 36th Division, under the orders of the 1st Army, took over from the 223rd Regiment of Colonel Masami Takagi.  From the 224th Regiment of Adachi and Suke-san, one squadron each was selected to form a "Special Advance Killing Team".

    The "Special Advancement Team" were led by Lieutenant Masuko Shigeo, the squadron leader of the 223rd Regiment, and Lieutenant Okawa Tokichi, the squadron leader of the 224th Regiment.  The two squadrons were all disguised and put on the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army, wearing the same straps and using the same bullet belts.

    They used nighttime to secretly enter the anti-Japanese base area from weakly guarded areas. Before their large forces launched a sweep, they began to move to the central area of ??the base area, but generally did not take the main road or enter private houses to prevent being spotted.  At night, the guide will lead the way, march according to the map, approach each destination, camp in a relatively hidden ravine, and eat dry food. If you want to take action, start organizing the team before dawn and hit the road.

    Through the radio, we learned the time and route of the large force's sweep.  After receiving the order to take action, they began to sneak into the leading organizations of villages and towns, carry out surprise attacks and take the opportunity to kill people, arrest people, steal documents, set fires and conduct sudden fire attacks, launch signal flares, burn smoke-producing agents, and launch the Japanese  Flag, or shouting in Japanese.

    Sometimes they take off their disguises and put on their original Japanese military uniforms to cause chaos near the anti-Japanese force command structures to achieve their original goals.

    Masuko Shigeo's special advance into the squadron, even during the march, maintained a state of combat readiness, placing two-thirds of the combatants in the front half of the squadron, with the squadron leader also in this position, puppet troops, military forces, and spies  The troops, intelligence agents, radio stations, and civilians were in the middle of the marching column, with 1 squad (platoon) as the rear guard.  Guides, special agents, and translators walked at the front of the squadron.

    According to the scheduled plan, on April 15, the main force of the enemy's 36th Division was composed of Zhangzi and the first division from Yangcheng, and the first division of the 69th Division was from Linfen. They advanced from east to west and attacked from north to south to attack Dongyu Village and Mabi on both sides of the Qin River.  Village, Wangbi Village and other places.

    The troops of the Taiyue Military Region had received intelligence in advance that the enemy generals were raiding the area, and the large forces had already moved out of the encirclement.  One group was broken into pieces and started guerrilla warfare with local troops using the mountains to fight the enemy.

    After the Japanese army was defeated, the 36th Division was ordered to return on April 19 to prepare for the attack on the Taihang Military Region.

    The three infantry brigades commanded by Major General Fujitaro Ota of the 69th Division who participated in this sweep continued on the west bank of the Qin River until the end of the month.

    The 37th Division stationed in Yuncheng had to fight Yan Xishan's Jin army to force Yan to lower the terms of the peace talks with Japan, so it was unable to participate in the mopping up of Taiyue District as planned. It was not until April 26 that it  Some troops attacked eastward along Zhongtiao Mountain.

    When the 36th Division turned back from the Taiyue area and assembled its main force to the west of Liao County and its part to the north of Licheng, the independent mixed 4th Brigade moved from the Shijiazhuang-Taizhou Railway to Liaoning Province after April 18.  Northeastern advance of the county.  The 3rd independent mixed brigade branched from Handan to the west, and successively surrounded Matian and Wujun Temple, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, from all sides.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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