Although the Battle of Tianjiazhen failed for various reasons, this battle blocked the Japanese army's advance towards Wuhan and delayed its occupation of Wuhan. &1t;/p>

From the beginning of September and until the end of September, the battle for the defense of Tianjiazhen forced the Japanese army to delay the occupation of Wuhan for more than a month, covering the internal relocation of Wuhan's industry. &1t;/p>

The Second Army originally belonged to the elite of the Central Army, but this time it was almost completely lost in Tianjia Town, and it was subordinate to the Ninth War Zone to the Fifth War Zone, and the Fourth Corps of the Fifth War Zone originally thought that it would be responsible for this. &1t;/p>

But in the face of the sacrifice of his descendants, Lao Jiang did not blame the Gui commander of the Fifth War Zone this time, nor did he let the Gui family-dominated Fourth Corps be responsible. &1t;/p>

Perhaps, he was also a little weak-minded, and the promise he had promised to the heavy artillery brigade was not fulfilled, so that a sixth division of the Japanese army could go on a rampage and blossom in the center. &1t;/p>

Recalling that last year he had promised the heavy artillery brigade to lend it to Han Fuqu in Shandong, and later broke his promise, although the situation on the battlefield changed in an instant, and there were too many reasons to explain this broken promise, but after all, it was still broken. &1t;/p>

It's just that Han Fuqu himself wants to die, if he doesn't resist [31 update fast], retreats thousands of miles, loses a large number of rivers and mountains, and doesn't kill enough generals in the world. &1t;/p>

The Battle of Wuhan this time set the tone from the beginning, that is, resistance step by step, without making senseless sacrifices, and the Fourth Corps of the Fifth Theater basically achieved this, and there was no great retreat, so it was no longer held responsible. &1t;/p>

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It is easier to catch a tiger than to release a tiger, and General Bai's Sixth Corps of the Fifth Theater did not trap the Japanese Sixth Division, and once the tiger of the Sixth Division jumped out of the cage, the entire north bank of the Yangtze River was thrown into a mess. &1t;/p>

On September 6, Guangji was lost; On 14 September, the town of Wharf fell; As a result, the commander of the Japanese 11th Army, Okamura Ninji, took advantage of the situation and ordered the Japanese army to divide the two 6 routes south and north of the Yangtze River, as well as the Yangtze River waterway, and advance on three sides. &1t;/p>

On the North Yangtze River, the 11th Brigade of the 6th Division Katsuji Imamura departed from Guangji and attacked the fortress of Tianjiazhen on the north bank of the Yangtze River. &1t;/p>

On the south bank of the Yangtze River, the Japanese Taiwan Brigade (Potian Detachment), the 7th Division, the 9th Division and other troops were also advancing towards Fuchikou and Banbishan Fortress on the other side of Tianjia Town. &1t;/p>

At the same time, the 11th Squadron and the 6th Naval Squadron of the Japanese Army, which were advancing along the Yangtze River, also advanced with all their might, trying to break through the Yangtze River blockade line of the Nationalist Army. &1t;/p>

In addition, the air force of the 6th Army of the Japanese Army also sent a flying group to bomb the positions of the fortresses on both sides along the river, which can be described as a three-dimensional operation of the 6 sea and air, which is a great test for the Chinese army, which has just entered modernization. &1t;/p>

Fuchikou is in the triangle area where the rich water enters the river, there is a mountain on the north bank of the rich water, called Banbi Mountain, on the south side of the Yangtze River, the cliff is steep, and the terrain is very dangerous. &1t;/p>

The 18th Division of the 54th Chinese Army was responsible for the defense of Fuchikou, and Ma Ji, the commander of the 85th Brigade of the 19th Division of the 98th Army, led 7oo people to garrison Banbishan Fortress. &1t;/p>

The 54th Army and the 98th Army are both the elite of the Central Army belonging to the civil engineering department, but no matter how elite they are, in the face of the superior firepower of the Japanese Navy and 6 Air Force, they are almost all scum, and they all use the flesh and blood of the soldiers as cannon fodder. &1t;/p>

If you have the same tactics as General Xue in the mountains, it is okay to deal with the Japanese army, but it is indeed difficult to defend one place. &1t;/p>

Even if these fortresses have 1o5 field guns and 75 anti-aircraft guns, they can't withstand the larger caliber naval guns on the Japanese warships, and the Japanese army is casually more than 15o howitzers, and some of the naval guns are over oo caliber, which is terrifying. &1t;/p>

Sure enough, on September 16, when the Japanese army attacked Fuchikou, they used huge artillery to bombard Fuchikou and Banbishan Fortress, and the Chinese army's artillery and positions were bombed to the ground, and there was almost no chance to fight back. &1t;/p>

On September 18, the Japanese army concentrated its main firepower on Jilong Mountain, and Li Fangchen, the commander of the 18th Division, was worried that he would not be able to resist it, so he led his troops to retreat to Zhupo Mountain, which led to the reduction of the defensive area along the river and increased the defensive pressure on fortresses such as Fuchikou and Banbishan. &1t;/p>

In the morning, the Japanese army concentrated its firepower in the area of Fuchi Zhupo Mountain, and Li Fangchen led a small number of officers and soldiers to flee, resulting in the army's lack of dragons, the 18th Division retreated, and the fortress of Fuchikou fell. &1t;/p>

The loss of Fuchikou posed a great threat to Banbishan and the fortress of Tianjia Town in Jiangbei. Due to the high terrain of Fuchikou, the Japanese army installed gun emplacements on the high ground, so that the Tianjiazhen battery was completely exposed to Japanese artillery fire. &1t;/p>

On September 9, Tianjia Town was captured by the Japanese army. Then the Japanese concentrated their forces and stormed the fortress of Banbishan. &1t;/p>

Half of the mountain, which is only an isolated rocky mountain with a height of more than 100 meters and a depth of less than 100 meters, and no trees to hide, has little value in modern warfare. &1t;/p>

However, the Military Commission ordered the 85th Brigade of the 19th Division of the 98th Army to rely on this mountain on the left flank, form a fan-shaped position with rich water on its back, and resolutely defend it. Fighting against the water was very unfavorable, and once upon a time, the tragedy of Nanjing was still vivid. &1t;/p>

However, ignoring the suggestion of the 98th Army that it hoped to use the fan-shaped position as the forward position and build the main position on the west bank of Fushui for defense, the 85th Brigade insisted on holding this stone mountain. &1t;/p>

The 85th Brigade could only fight with the enemy, and in the face of the Japanese bombs, it could only hide in the fortifications and carry it, and did not dare to easily expose its firepower, for fear of being retaliated by the Japanese firepower. &1t;/p>

No matter how fierce the Japanese artillery fire is, in the end it is not for the infantry to enter and occupy the position, the Chinese army is waiting for this moment, and when the Japanese infantry comes, they will give a fierce gun strike. &1t;/p>

put to death and then lived, unlike the 54th Division of the 18th Army, the people of the 98th Brigade of the 85th Army did not want to die, but they were more able to pick up a life, so they died with the Japanese army. &1t;/p>

During this period, in mid-September, the 85th Brigade also attacked the Japanese warships on the river with artillery fire. &1t;/p>

The Japanese did not expect that there were still guns on Banbi Mountain that had not been blown up, and they were unprepared for a while, three gunboats were hit and caught fire, and two were heavily damaged, blocking the channel. &1t;/p>

In the end, three gunboats were sunk and two were heavily damaged. Those Japanese soldiers who were landing on the shore could not return at this time and had to stay on the shore. &1t;/p>

However, there was no barrier on the shore, and it became the target of guns on half of the mountain, and in just over ten minutes, they were all killed in the water and on the shore. &1t;/p>

The Japanese army did not dare to be careless from then on. It could only bombard half of the mountain with artillery shells every day, and occasionally several strong attacks were foiled in front of the forward positions. &1t;/p>

In view of the bravery of the 85th Brigade, General Zhang Kui, commander of the Second Corps, frequently rewarded and rewarded many times, and each person had one pound of pigs, beef and mutton, which was a very high-standard treatment in those years. &1t;/p>

In this way, the Japanese army could neither attack nor be willing to retreat, so the two sides fought and stopped until the beginning of October, and finally, because of the withdrawal of the large army, the 85th Brigade was unwilling to withdraw. &1t;/p>

Even after the 85th Brigade withdrew for a few days, the Japanese still did not dare to attack, and grinded and chirped until January 4, and then they climbed the uninhabited half of the mountain with trepidation. &1t;/p>

The 85th Brigade held on to Banbi Mountain for more than a day, suffering about 1,000 casualties, but killing and wounding more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers, which was a big surprise to everyone, such a ratio was extremely rare in the entire War of Resistance. &1t;/p>

It's a pity that there are too few such battles, and the Supreme Command has decided to abandon Wuhan, so there is no need to hold on to this fortress. (To be continued)&1t;/p>

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