Chapter 1172: The Battle of Kaesong (1)

 c_t; Kodama Gentaro ordered his two divisions to advance thirty miles to the north, and the two divisions on both sides to retreat inward, especially since the overall direction of movement was to the east, the line of defense he was going to retreat from in the future. [Ran^Text^Library] []. [774] [buy]. [com](。 )

The four divisions and regiments stood in a position of 30 miles of defense, and suddenly had strategic depth, even if the war was unfavorable, they could also be adjusted by sufficient depth to cope with the unexpected, and it could not be said that they won the battle against the Chinese Revolutionary Army, at least in the eyes of outsiders, even if they were defeated, they would not be completely defeated, and they would be served by others.

As a high-ranking commander, Kodama Gentaro's response to the difficult situation in front of him cannot but be accurate, but who made him meet the demonic Xu Huaijin?

Xu Huaijin's current deployment of Kodama Gentaro had been completely predicted three or four days ago. Don't you want strategic depth, then I'll give you one enough, the more strategic depth, the better!

Only when your strategic depth is large enough can the two cavalry divisions under my command fully bring into full play the advantages of flexibility and mobility, and the advantages of our infantry division's fast marching speed can be fully brought into play.

And now that Shangwen's army has suddenly opened up such a large distance, Xu Huaijin is naturally overjoyed, the overall situation has been decided, and the Japanese army wants to turn over again, but I am afraid that it will be difficult!

The 17th and 20th Divisions of the Japanese Army retreated 30 miles to the north, but they didn't know that behind the scenes, the 2nd Cavalry Division, under the leadership of Wang Jiazhu, had already regarded the 20th Division as a delicacy on the plate.

However, Wang Jiazhu was calm, he knew in his heart that it was not realistic to eat the twentieth division just by relying on his own strength, two brigades, plus a self-propelled artillery battalion, could inflict heavy damage at most, and it was completely impossible to annihilate him, the volume was too large.

Wang Jiazhu is now only hoping that the First Cavalry Division will arrive soon. When the time comes, the two cavalry divisions will be combined, and with the help of the self-propelled artillery battalion, it will not be a problem to take out the 20th Division!

The 1st Cavalry Division did not make Wang Jiazhu wait too long.

The 1st Cavalry Division only stayed in Pyongyang for less than a night, attacking Pyongyang City for three or four hours, and scared the Japanese troops in Pyongyang City out of their minds. The captain of the Edabashi Wing had the heart to die, just when he was in a hurry to get angry.

Zhang Yan waved his hand. The cavalry division of more than 10,000 people disappeared without a trace in an instant, and the Japanese troops in Pyongyang City were confused, what is this for, after fighting for so long, the Chinese Revolutionary Army suddenly ran away, inexplicable!

But no matter what, the captain of the Zhiqiao Wing is about to go crazy, at least Pyongyang City can't be lost, and the rest doesn't care what he does!

Zhang Yan led the cavalry division all the way forward. In just one day, he arrived less than fifty miles away from Kaecheng, and he was already behind the Japanese army, so naturally there was no need to worry, and he led the army to rest first, and at the same time, he sent a telegram to Xu Huaijin. Request further instructions.

Soon Xu Huaijin's telegram arrived, ordering him to dispatch a brigade of troops, rush towards the middle of the 18th Division and the 20th Division, insert it into it, and separate the two divisions when the 18th Division tried to rush to help. Severely block the Japanese army. Order the remaining two brigades to attack the left flank of the 2nd Division, and the 2nd Cavalry Division to attack the right flank of the Japanese army.

Zhang Yan and Wang Jiazhu, who got the order, started at the same time, and two cavalry divisions and more than 20,000 people launched a crazy charge towards the 20th Division at the same time!

At this time, the 20th Division had just arrived at its intended position, and the 2nd Division was on the east flank. The 18th Division was located on the west side, almost twenty miles apart! The vast area is completely stretched apart by their distance.

As the commander of the division, he knew the news that the Yalu River had been lost, and he knew in his heart that in the face of the attack of the five main divisions of the Chinese Revolutionary Army in the future, the decisive battle of the Japanese army was really hanging, and the morale, weapons, troops, commanders, and military qualities of the Japanese army were all at a disadvantage.

With such a thought, Koji Yamahashi also had to be cautious, personally deploy defenses, and urgently build fortifications, Koji Yamahashi looked at the more than 10,000 elites under his command, and his heart was always not so steady.

While Koji Yamahashi was deploying, two cavalry divisions and four cavalry brigades launched an all-out charge against the 20th Division from the left and right directions!

It was late at night, and under the cover of night, the two divisions sneaked their forces directly to less than six miles of the second division, and suddenly launched a surprise attack.

The distance of six miles, almost in just three or four minutes, had already rushed to the front of the Japanese position.

It was too sudden, the Japanese army was urgently building fortifications at this time, and they did not expect a large-scale cavalry raid at all! He always thought that the cavalry of the Chinese Revolutionary Army, who was still fighting in Pyongyang, could fly to Kaesong in just one day? Even though Pyongyang City is short of troops, with the help of Pyongyang's tall and strong walls, there is no problem in withstanding it for a day.

Koji Yamahashi heard the earth-shattering sound of horses' hooves, and immediately felt that something was wrong, and shouted: "Order, the whole army immediately enters a state of combat readiness and prepares for battle!" ”

Before Koji Yamahashi's words fell, more than 20,000 cavalry had already reached the Japanese position from both sides, as if two torrents had been fiercely inserted into the Japanese position.

At this time, the Japanese army thought about mobilizing the heavy machine guns again, and it was too late to launch an attack, and the cavalry fled in all directions, and where the cavalry rushed to, a large open space would appear on the Japanese position, accompanied by a half-day of blood rain.

Koji Yamahashi in the center of the position was completely anxious, how many cavalry there must be in this ******, much more than his infantry, and he was rushed to the position by others, fighting in close combat, and the Japanese army had no chance to fight back at all!

Koji Yamahashi shouted: "Order the 59th Brigade to go out on all fronts, and no matter what, I must talk about the cavalry attack to resist me!" The other forces immediately retreated towards the high point, and immediately sent a telegram to the 18th Division, requesting urgent support, hurry! ”

The Japanese army acted urgently, the 59th Brigade quickly rushed to the cavalry, and the other infantry retreated in the northwest direction, but the two cavalry divisions were not good, seeing that the Japanese army was about to run, the self-propelled artillery battalion was already ready, and dozens of artillery pieces were erected, and a fierce artillery bombardment was launched against the retreating Japanese army!

With a blow to the head, the retreating Japanese army was hit back hard! (。 If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

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