Chapter 249: The Battle of Nanchang (3)
Division commander, this battle can't be fought like this, the 304th and 305th regiments have suffered nearly 1,000 casualties. If we continue to fight like this, we will have to lose our old foundation. ”
At night, the Japanese army still could not get close to Fuhe, compared to the flexibility of the two companies of the 120th Regiment, the 102nd Division fought very rigidly, and there must have been a lot more casualties.
"Then why did the 120th regiment fight well? There are only two companies of the people, and they have also eliminated half of the devil's squadron and a few tanks, and the position is also guarded, why can't our two regiments beat the devil. "Bai Huizhang didn't have a good airway.
"How is it possible, the devils who attacked the 120th Regiment also have two squadrons, how can they be blocked by two companies of the 120th Regiment?" Xiong Qinyuan thought it was incredible.
"You ask me, who do I ask? They came back with captured devil weapons, didn't you see it? Mortars were all carried back with one. ”
If Bai Huizhang hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it.
"Could it be that they did it on purpose? I don't know where to get a devil's weapon to deceive us. Xiong Qinyuan guessed.
"Then you conjure up hundreds of devils for me?" Bai Huizhang glared at the other party.
Xiong Qinyuan was stunned and didn't know how to explain it.
"No, I have to ask, how are they fighting? Even if the Central Army is well equipped, the gap cannot be so big. ”
Thinking of so many casualties among his soldiers, Bai Huizhang was also anxious, he didn't care about face, as long as he could make his soldiers die less, face was nothing.
"Master Bai, why are you here?" Seeing Bai Huizhang, Leng Jie was really a little surprised.
Bai Huizhang looked at the building that was the Jiangxi High-ranking Officials' Office before the war and was used by Leng Jie as the regiment headquarters, and he didn't know what Xiong Shihui's expression would be when he found out.
Leng Jie, this kid, is a colonel and regiment leader, but he lives the life of a high-ranking official.
However, when he saw the defensive positions of the 120th Regiment along the way, he found that there were not many soldiers on the street, which made him very puzzled.
"Brother Leng, Bai Mou also has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and I hope that Brother Leng will not be surprised by the matter of Fuhe Bridge during the day. The main Bai was also worried about the casualties of the troops, so he was like that. Bai Huizhang arched his hands, and the smile was called enthusiasm.
Bai Huizhang is about the same age as Leng Jie's father, and the left is 'Brother Leng' and the right is 'Brother Leng', and Leng Jie is also panicked.
"Master Bai, you are a senior, if you say these words, you will be tormented by the juniors, just say anything directly." Leng Jie hurriedly greeted him.
Bai Huizhang muttered in his heart, when there was a conflict during the day, you, the junior, didn't respect the meaning of the seniors at all, and they all stepped on the horse and shot.
But if there is a request for others, Bai Huizhang can only act as if the daytime did not happen, "In fact, Bai also has a request for Brother Leng." Our two regiments fought a bit badly on the West Bank, and the troops suffered heavy casualties, but they still couldn't stop the attack of the devils.
The Leng brothers' troops had only two companies on the other side, but they had gained a lot.
Seeing that they are all for the sake of the anti-Japanese army, can Brother Leng point out to me? It also makes my troops less dead.
I remember that Brother Leng is from Sichuan, and our 102nd Division is from the Guizhou Army, which is one family since ancient Sichuan. They are all out to resist Japan, and Brother Leng still has to take care of friendly neighbors. ”
Bai Huizhang's words have all been said to this point, if Leng Jie is still hiding his secrets, he really can't say anything.
So he told the other party the key points of how to fight street battles with the enemy in the urban fortification, and as for how much the other party can understand, it depends on the other party.
In fact, street battles can be fought around the commanding heights.
If you control the commanding heights, you can block the roads on the streets, and if the Japanese army wants to pass, you must go and capture the commanding heights.
In this way, the 102nd Division was able to avoid considerable casualties.
In view of the fact that the 102nd Division could not deal with the tanks of the devils, Leng Jie also gave the 102nd Division 200 Molotov cocktails and sent someone to teach them how to use them.
Molotov cocktails are not only used against tanks and armored vehicles, but also against those kinds of fortifications, and they are no less powerful than cluster grenades, or even a little better.
Don't think about it, Bai Huizhang is naturally satisfied.
In the evening, in view of the withdrawal of more than half of the 102nd Division into the city, Que Hanqian ordered the 102nd Division to take over the defense of Huiminmen, and the 2nd Battalion of the 120th Regiment was withdrawn to strengthen the defense in the north and on the west bank of the Fuhe River.
With one more 2nd battalion, Leng Jie's troops were also rich, and he sent an additional company of troops to the west bank.
In the evening, the Japanese offensive was stopped at 10 o'clock, because the losses were somewhat large.
Prior to this, the Japanese army in charge of the attack was the Noguchi Brigade of the 101st Infantry Wing of the 103rd Division of the Japanese Army.
However, during the daytime battle, Noguchi's brigade lost more than 200 people killed and more than 100 wounded.
What is even more infuriating is the loss of 8 tanks, except for 1 which was blown up by the 102nd Division with grenades, and the others were destroyed by the 120th Regiment with Molotov cocktails.
The entire 9th Independent Tank Squadron had only more than 20 tanks and armored vehicles, and 8 of them were lost at this time, and the squadron leader of the tank squadron directly complained that the Noguchi Brigade did not protect his tank unit well.
As the commander of the 103rd Wing, Matsui Kanichi was also furious, and directly ordered a more fierce attack during the day the next day, and invested more than 2,000 troops of two infantry brigades and one cavalry brigade in his hands, and continued to attack the positions of the Chinese army with the support of the remaining chariot troops.
Early the next morning, in the evening of the same day, the artillery squadron of the 103 Wing arrived.
Although the artillery squadron of the 103rd Wing is equipped with Type 92 70mm infantry guns, these 6 infantry guns plus the artillery of the two brigades, a total of 10 infantry guns, can be regarded as some artillery support.
With artillery support, Matsui Kanichi led three brigades and a tank squadron to launch a new attack on the positions on the west bank of the Fuhe River in Nanchang City.
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March 27, Jiujiang, Japanese headquarters.
Okamura Ninji attached great importance to this operation, and personally went to Jiujiang to take command of the combat operation against Nanchang.
From the current point of view, the entire combat operation is going well.
"Where have the Imperial armies broken through at the moment? When will Nanchang be occupied? ”
Okamura Ninji, who had breakfast, came to the headquarters, looked at the staff officers who were busy, and asked his chief of staff, Major General Numata Takazo, directly.
Major General Yoshimoto, the previous chief of staff of the 11th Army, has been transferred to the post of chief of staff of the Central China Dispatch Army.
After Numata Takazo saluted Okamura Ninji, he came to the map, took the baton and began to introduce the current battle situation to Okamura Ninji.
"Your Excellency, Commander, under the attack of a mechanized attack column formed by our army's tank groups and artillery, the 49th and 79th armies of the Chinese army withdrew to the mountains west of Jing'an and Fengxin; The 32nd Army of China, which returned to Nanchang from Tujiabu on the Nanxun Line, was blocked by the 101st Brigade and retreated to the east bank of the Ganjiang River, while the 101st Brigade had already crossed Lehua and would arrive at the Ganjiang River in the afternoon at the latest.
At present, the 9th Squadron of the Independent Tank of the Tank Group and the 102nd Wing of the 102nd Brigade of the 101st Division have crossed the Ganjiang River and completed the roundabout strategy formulated by His Excellency the Commander.
It is believed that under the attack of the 101st Brigade and the 102nd Brigade, the military flag of the empire will be planted in the building of the high-ranking official office in Nanchang in the afternoon. ”