1181. The watershed of the Battle of Shanggao

The fierce battle was raging on the side of the third battalion, and an infantry battalion of the Field Supplement Regiment suddenly came over, like a stream of iron, quickly sweeping everything.

This is no longer the last straw on the camel's body, but the strength of a thousand jun, which crushed the Japanese army at once, and the Japanese army, which was already dying, soon collapsed.

"Chase!"

Sangou immediately gave the order to pursue the trumpeters around him, and the trumpeters sounded the trumpet of the charge and pursued the whole line. Thousands of soldiers on the front line erupted into thunderous shouts of killing, chasing after the Japanese army.

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The search squad promptly delivered the document that the Japanese army was hit and the plane was destroyed, and Sangou took the document that was charred and quickly took a few looks.

It is a large brown paper envelope with the words "Your Excellency Lieutenant General Ogashige" written on it, and the words "Urgent" written in the lower corner, and a small circle in red pencil.

The first sheet in the envelope was a map of the Japanese air force's reconnaissance of the Chinese army's position, with a pincer-shaped arrow pointing to Shanggao, and the word "hope" written on Shanggao Castle, which was undoubtedly an operational target.

In addition, at Xiapi Bridge, Baimao Mountain, Jingshan and other places, the symbol of the bomb was marked, and it was noted: I hope to effectively coordinate with the Air Force. Signed by Major General Endo of the 3rd Flying Regiment of the Japanese Air Force.

In addition to the map, Endo also wrote a letter to Shigeru Ogaga, which roughly read-

Your Excellency Lieutenant General Ogashige:

I am well aware of your difficult situation (omitted), and the occupation of Shanggao is imminent, and I hope that you will continue to fight hard to reap the great feats of war.

Ikeda, Sakamoto, and others have contacted you, and the ammunition has been sent by our team, so please rest assured.

Although the strength of this group is weak, it will do its best to help you occupy the upper heights.

It is hoped that after the rapid occupation, it will be returned to the division, and it is very uneasy here. At the time of the supply of the high school, I hope that this group should do its best to assist......

Seeing this letter, it is clear that the commander of the Japanese air force company was anxiously worried about the long-term attack on the high ground, but he was a dead duck with a hard mouth, and he would not withdraw until he was defeated.

For the "arrogant" Japanese army, if they did not fight high this time, they would retreat with their whole body, and they would lose and have no face, so no matter how big the loss was, they had to lay down the high and then retreat, so that it was reasonable to be on face.

Typical to save face, not to be inside, to slap a swollen face and become fat.

Sangou didn't say anything after reading the letter, and immediately asked the signal corpsmen to hand it to the regiment commander Liu Guangyu, believing that the letter was estimated to be uploaded step by step, and even went all the way to Luo's headquarters.

Sure enough, as other battle reports continued to spread, General Luo Zhuoyin, in order to encourage the soldiers and strive for the final victory, personally wrote down the "Ten Rules for the Current Victory Guarantee", printed and distributed them, and distributed them to the hands of all commanders and fighters.

For a while, the pieces of paper flew out like snowflakes:

I am not afraid of the enemy, and the enemy is afraid of me.

Hard work will live, hard work will succeed.

A soldier's career is on the battlefield, and a soldier's merits and crimes are also on the battlefield.

Now that our army has surrounded the enemy and is gradually shrinking, it is time for our army to attack the enemy on all fronts, and it is also a good opportunity for our army to launch an annihilation of the enemy.

Our loyal and brave soldiers have won an eight-point victory after eight days of hard fighting, and on the ninth day of today, we will strive for a nine-point victory, and by tomorrow we will achieve all ten points of victory.

The enemy's food and ammunition are about to run out, and there are not many reinforcements, but at most there is only a large group, but our new 15th Division has been put into the battlefield today, and the 105th Division and the new 14th Division are already on their way to help.

We must grasp the favorable situation of encircling and annihilating the enemy's divisions and regiments, which has rarely been seen in the past four years of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, bravely kill the enemy, encircle and annihilate the enemy, reap the effect once and for all, start the first road in this year's victory year, and pay tribute to the heroic souls of the martyrs in heaven.

Our leader will certainly give the highest priority to the troops that can sacrifice and kill the enemy, and the commander-in-chief should also be responsible for reporting for replenishment and speedily restoring combat strength.

If a person violates the discipline of this operation, he shall be engaged in military law and shall be subject to joint sitting.

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On March 24, the 30th year of the Republic of China (1941), the 34th Division of the Japanese Army, together with more than 3,000 remnants of the 20th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade transferred from the south bank of the Jinjiang River, entered the battle of Jingshan.

The 3rd Flying Regiment of the Japanese Army also dispatched more than 70 planes to drop bombs and strafe the positions of the Chinese troops, destroying most of the positions.

In the afternoon, the enemy planes bombed in turn, and the infantry once again took advantage of the gap to attack Shangjing Mountain, but the Chinese army counterattacked several times, repeatedly hand-to-hand combat, and the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties.

At this point, the 34th Division of the Japanese Army had lost its skills in attack, ran out of food and ammunition, and was in a desperate situation.

At the end of the evening of the 24th, the Luo headquarters ordered all armies to begin to enter the moment of counterattack and general attack on the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese army on the whole line. On the night of the 24th, the units fought continuously, not giving the enemy a chance to breathe.

Among them, the Ninth Division of the 70th Army regained Nanchaluo, reverted to Bijia's fierce attack, and advanced to the cold line of Jiezipo and Kengkou. The 19th Division also arrived at the Diwangmiao and then attacked Sixi.

The two divisions of the 72nd Army of the Sichuan Army were also deployed on the front line of Heshe and Leishi, attacking and advancing from north to south. At this point, the 34th Division was compressed into an oval encirclement of 10 miles from north to south and 30 miles from east to west.

The Bi family, where the headquarters of the 34th Division of the Japanese Army was located, was already under the onslaught of the Kuomintang army, which caused the Japanese army to be shaken on all fronts.

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On the afternoon of 24 March, the officers and men of the 3rd Battalion of the 152nd Regiment, who had been fighting the enemy for several days, defeated the 2nd Brigade of the 216th Wing of the Japanese Army with the strong support of a battalion of the Field Supplement Regiment.

The third battalion followed the large army, all the way to the front line near Yuntou Mountain, and finally got desperate resistance from the Japanese army, which was temporarily stopped.

In the evening, after receiving the general attack order from the Luo headquarters, Sangou grabbed two steamed buns and rushed out of the command post, while asking the command post to move forward immediately, while directing the operation on the road.

The seven, eight, and nine infantry companies did not rest for the time being, did not clean up the battlefield, and immediately set out on the road, after eating and drinking on the road, the target was Sixi, and the attack advanced.

The battalion belongs to the machine gun company, and all the heavy machine guns and mortars are disassembled and loaded on mule horses, including ammunition, and they move forward with the three infantry companies of 789 and are ready to attack at any time.

To attack Sixi from Shanggao, you must first pass through the hilly and mountainous areas of Yuntou Mountain and Phoenix Ridge, and Sangou and Sanying are very familiar with this terrain.

He has lived in the garrison here for nearly a year, needless to say, these terrains are almost every mountain, and he knows them well, and in Sangou's mind, he has a living map.

Now the troops are on the line of Yeshan Village outside Yuntou Mountain, facing the Japanese defenders of Yuntou Mountain across the mountain, and it is already night at this time.

The weather in early spring was particularly cold in northern Jiangxi, with continuous light rain and fog at night, and the entire front of the position was covered with water.

In such weather, if you want to carry out a simple charge tactic, you will die a miserable death, and the three dogs called several company commanders together, and in the tent on the side of the road, with flashlights, discussed with the map.

It was decided to make a move between the virtual and the real, first of all, let the 7th Company, which had lost a platoon, bluff in the front, and prepare for both, if the Japanese defense was tight, they would advance steadily or confront, and if the defense was general, they would kill it.

At the same time, the Eighth Company, which was good at night attacks, touched the right flank of Yeshan Village, touched the right side of Yuntou Mountain, and launched a surprise attack, while the Ninth Company protected and maneuvered behind the flank. Take a look at the latest chapter of "Iron and Blood Road of the Anti-Japanese War: Eight Thousand Miles of Iron and Blood Claw Book House" to read it for free for the first time.