Chapter 268: The Battle of Nanchang (20)
The commander-in-chief, the 79th Army has just sent a telegram saying that his troops have been attacked by the Japanese army frantically, and the troops have suffered heavy losses.
Moreover, the 16th Division of the Japanese Army has already arrived in Jiujiang and will appear in Yongxiu in the near future. ”
Luo Weixiong hurriedly walked over, his expression a little solemn.
"Tell Xia Chuzhong and Li Jue that the Japanese army must be blocked on the north bank of Xiushui, and the Japanese army must not be allowed to reinforce Nanchang." Luo Zhuoying commanded.
"Commander-in-chief, the 70th Army and the 79th Army suffered a lot of losses in the previous operations, and during this time, the troops, weapons and ammunition were not effectively replenished, and it was a little difficult for them to block the Japanese troops who were going south for reinforcements." Luo Weixiong excused Xia Chuzhong and the others.
"It's a little hard? Que Hanqian was in Nanchang, relying on three divisions to withstand the attack of a Japanese division and a chariot group in Nanchang for more than ten days. He has two armies in his hands, a total of five divisions, can't he hold on for a few days?
Tell him that he must hold on for five days, and I don't care what method he uses! "Luo Zhuoying doesn't care so much about this, in order to encircle and completely annihilate the 101st Division, it is necessary to block the reinforcements of the Japanese army moving south.
And it is not unreasonable for Luo Zhuoying to say this, a wing of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army reinforced by the south, plus the 14th Brigade Regiment that was independently mixed.
Now there is no strong tank force, just hold on for a few days, it is not impossible.
"Commander-in-chief, if the troops in the hands of Commander Xia are still in the pre-war state, it may still be possible, but his troops are insufficient in personnel and weapons and equipment, and now that the Japanese 16th Division has also arrived on the battlefield, I am afraid it will be even more difficult to resist... It just so happened that the troops of the 1st Army had arrived... ”
Luo Zhuoying wanted to be angry, but when he heard this, it seemed that this was the same reason, and it was not appropriate to really destroy the troops of the 79th Army.
"Give an order to Lu Han of the 1st Group Army to let the 182nd Division and the 183rd Division of the 60th Army and the new 12th Division of the 58th Army reinforce the 79th Army, and be sure to block the Japanese reinforcements on the north bank of Xiushui, and not let the Japanese army go south to reinforce Nanchang.
Let them hold out until at least March 15. ”
The weapons and equipment of the Dian army and the combat effectiveness of the troops are not bad, with three divisions to reinforce, and the time to hold out for five days should be about the same.
However, this also requires the troops around Nanchang to launch an attack on the remnants of the Japanese 101st Division and eliminate the encircled Japanese army as soon as possible, so that the Japanese army will give up reinforcements.
"How's the battle in Nanchang?" Luo Zhuoying cared.
"Last night, the 26th, 40th, 51st, 79th, 102nd and 10th Divisions in Nanchang launched an attack on the Japanese army.
The 26th, 40th, and 51st Divisions made good progress, advancing several kilometers and eliminating many Japanese troops. The 79th Division had problems again, the attack was frustrated, and it was pushed back several kilometers by the Japanese army. Luo Weixiong explained.
"What is the 79th Division doing? Send a report to Shangguan Yunxiang, let him be sure to arrive at the front line to command, if this Japanese army runs away, I will settle accounts with him. ”
Although Shangguan Yunxiang is Gu Mosan's person, if it affects the battle situation in Nanchang, he will definitely not let Shangguan Yunxiang go like this.
"There's something that the commander-in-chief might be interested in!" Luo Weixiong took a telegram and looked at it, and said with a smile.
"What's the matter? Won't it have anything to do with Leng Jie? Luo Zhuoying couldn't help asking.
"It's about him." Luo Weixiong explained, "Yesterday and today, this Leng Jie's limelight was big enough. It is said that he had his army pretend to be Japanese soldiers and deceived some of the weapons and ammunition that the Japanese air force airlifted to the 101st Division, and many of the airdrops fell on his troops' positions.
He used these weapons and ammunition to launch a fierce attack last night, and with the 120th Regiment and the 305th Regiment of the 102nd Division alone, he annihilated thousands of Japanese troops, captured a lot, and captured the wing headquarters of the 103rd Wing of the Japanese Army.
It's a pity that the wing flag of the 103rd Wing was burned before and could not be captured.
The Japanese troops on the west bank of the Fu River were forced to the narrow strip at the confluence of the Taohua River, the Yudai River and the Fu River.
Now the Japanese army's position on the west bank of the Fuhe River has become a long snake formation, and if it cooperates well with the 51st Division, it is expected that the Japanese army will be cut off this night and cut off the retreat of the Japanese army on the east bank of the Fuhe River.
At that time, the Japanese army will really be a turtle in an urn. ”
"Really? This Leng Jie's performance is not bad! Luo Zhuoying couldn't help but be a little surprised, "Send a telegram to Li Tianxia and ask his 51st Division and Leng Jie's division to destroy the Japanese troops on the west bank of the Fuhe River as soon as possible." ”
"Now there are nearly 10,000 Japanese troops outside Nanchang City, is it possible to send another division? After the Japanese reinforcements were blocked on the Nanxun line, the Japanese troops on the side of Wanshou Palace and Shengmi Street did not need four divisions to go.
Perhaps one from the 57th or 58th Division could be transferred to reinforce Nanchang.
If you want to stop the enemy from reinforcing the enemy, you must annihilate the surrounded Japanese army. ”
If the Chinese army around Nanchang is strong, it is natural to consider encircling the point to send reinforcements or eat both divisions.
It's a pity that although the appetite is good, the teeth are not.
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"Your Excellency, Division Commander, we must find a way to break through. If we continue to hold on, we will not be able to wait for reinforcements to arrive.
The encirclement of the Chinese army became smaller and smaller, and the Chinese even deceived the aviation forces in imperial uniforms, resulting in a considerable part of the airdropped weapons and ammunition falling into the positions of the Chinese people.
The 103rd Brigade sent a telegram saying that they would not last long, and that if the Chinese army completely occupied the position on the west bank of the Fuhe River, it would be impossible for us to break through from Shengmi Street. ”
On the east bank of the Fu River, in a village, as the chief of staff of the 101st Division, the chief of staff of the 101st Division, the samurai Mio Osa, looked a little anxious, urging Ito Masaki to break through.
"Then Yuanwu Dazuo, where do you think you can break through? As you said, it is unlikely that we will break through from the Ganjiang side, and there is no way for us to retreat. "Masaki Ito didn't have a good air.
At this time, Ito Masaki looked depressed, if the 101st Division under his command was really wiped out on the battlefield, the impact would be immeasurable.
Even if he was in Wanjialing before, Junrokuro Matsuura did not die in battle, and the 106th Division only suffered large losses, after all, it was actually a brigade that was surrounded, and although the entire division suffered great losses, it was not completely annihilated after all.
But this time it was different, except for some of the wounded and non-front-line troops of his 101st Division, the two brigades, the artillery wing, and the cavalry brigade were all there, and the engineer wing and the baggage wing each had a part.
If it is really eliminated here, it means that the 101st Division is finished, and it is not impossible to be revoked.
"Another option is that it's a bit risky and there's too much uncertainty. Therefore, it is necessary to plan well, and before breaking through, it is necessary to abandon those non-front-line combat units whose combat effectiveness is not good, and it is also necessary to have troops to attack the Chinese army to cover the breakthrough operation.
The key thing is that we need the support of the chariot group to open the way with chariots! Yuanwu Dazuo pointed in a direction on the map and said in a deep voice.
And seeing the direction of the breakthrough pointed by Enbu Daisa, Ito Masaki and the commander of the 101st Brigade, as well as Ishii Hiroyoshi Osa of the Chariot Group, couldn't help but be silent after seeing it.