Chapter 838: Breaking through Yangquan County
The Japanese artillery wing had no way to shoot, and they asked the 62nd Wing to provide accurate shooting for the artillery.
The commander of the 62nd Wing Dazuo Wing made a direct call to the 1st Brigade Headquarters, the 1st Brigade was under onslaught by the troops of the Eighth Route Army, and the Captain of the Dazuo Wing believed that they must be able to provide accurate shooting for the artillery units, so that the artillery units could shoot.
"Wing Commander, the armored troops of the Eighth Route Army of China have broken through the position of our brigade, and there are probably nearly 10,000 troops of the China Army who have broken through from our position, and at present our troops have lost more than 300 people, and they are no longer able to pursue the troops of the Eighth Route Army of China."
After the captain of the first brigade heard the call from the captain of the big team, he said helplessly.
Ye Zimin's 2nd Armored Battalion took the lead in opening the gap in the Japanese position, followed by hundreds of tanks of the 4th Regiment of Honor to expand the gap and provide a way forward for the follow-up troops.
The Japanese troops had nothing to do in the face of the tanks, they could only watch as the troops of the 2nd Division of Honor broke through from their positions.
After the troops of the Honorary Second Division broke through, Captain Shaozuo didn't think of catching up at all, and there were not many troops he could mobilize now.
Just when the captain of Shaozuo was about to call the wing headquarters, the phone of the captain of the big Zuo team was the first to call.
"Boom, boom!" Before the captain of the Wing Dazuo could continue to say anything, a violent explosion was heard in both the brigade headquarters and the wing headquarters.
When the captain of the Shaozuo Brigade and the captain of the Dazuo Wing heard the explosion, their faces changed instantly, and they immediately judged that it was the artillery unit that had been attacked!
"Bagaya Road, you must bear the responsibility for breaking through the position of the Chinese troops!" The captain of the Dazuo Wing yelled at the phone viciously, and he threw the microphone down.
Captain Shao Zuo looked confused, he didn't know how to stop the troops of the Honorary Second Division.
At six o'clock in the morning of September 18, 1938, the troops directly under the division headquarters of the Honorary Second Division, the Honorary Third Regiment, the Honorary Fourth Regiment, and the division headquarters broke through the positions of the two infantry wings of the 21st Division of the Japanese Army in Yangquan County in just two hours.
THE ARTILLERY WING OF THE JAPANESE 21ST DIVISION WAS ATTACKED BY A SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMPANY AND LOST SIX 75MM MOUNTAIN GUNS, WHILE THE INDEPENDENT FIELD HEAVY ARTILLERY WING ALSO LOST TWO 105MM CANNONS.
At 6:10 in the morning, the troops led by Sun Weiguo had already begun to enter Meng County, and they were rapidly advancing towards Wutai County, and the Japanese troops could not block the advance of the Honorary Second Division at all, especially the Japanese infantry brigade stationed in Meng County, which simply shrank its forces to the county seat and directly made way for the troops of the Honorary Second Division.
The 20,000-strong troops of the Honor Second Division began to leave Pingding County, and the troops quickly went to Wutai County in three batches.
This move was soon noticed by the Japanese army, and at one o'clock in the afternoon of September 18, in Beiping, the headquarters of the North China Front.
One by one, information began to be reported to the headquarters, and the staff officers quickly marked the reactions of the Eighth Route Army on the map, and any move of Sun Weiguo's Honorary Second Division must be reported to Yamashita Fufumi, chief of staff of the North China Front Army, as soon as possible, and after Yamashita Fumi, after receiving the report, he immediately reported it to the commander of the general, Terauchi Shouichi.
Under the command of Terauchi Shouichi, the Japanese troops in North China successively conquered most cities and towns in Hebei Province, Henan Province, Shanxi Province, and Shandong Province, and more than half of the land in North China became occupied by the Japanese army.
However, since encountering Sun Weiguo, the Japanese army in North China has been defeated repeatedly, and even when they can barely win, their own troops have to pay a heavy price.
Terauchi Shouichi did not pay such careful attention to any Chinese troops, but Sun Weiguo's honorary second division troops made Terauchi Shouichi have to pay careful attention.
"The first division of the honorary second division has entered Wutai County, and they have already made peace with the troops of the Jinchaji Military Region of Wutai County. According to the analysis of the intelligence organs, there are currently more than 20,000 troops of the Honorary Second Division, and they are well-armed and equipped with a lot of artillery and tanks. ”
"Your Excellency Commander, the troops of the Honorary Second Division have broken through the position of the 21st Division, they have entered Mengxian, the Imperial Army troops stationed in Mengxian County are powerless to resist, and the troops of the Honorary Second Division of China continue to move north, if there are no accidents, they are likely to be stationed in Wutai County according to the prediction of the First Division."
"Chief of Staff, the flight team has sent a telegram, the first and second squadrons of the 90th Flying Squadron are ready, they will immediately go to Meng County to carry out an air attack on the troops of the Honorary Second Division of China, and the flight team asks for instructions, whether to carry out an air raid on the troops of the Honorary Second Division of Wutai County?"
News continued to reach the headquarters, and the North China Front Command was very concerned about the troops of the Honorary Second Division, and any move of the Honorary Second Division was immediately reported.
In order to strike at the troops of the Honorable Second Division, the flying team under the North China Front Command dispatched the 90th Squadron, and they dispatched two flying squadrons with a total of twenty-four light bombers to begin air raids on the troops of the Honorable Second Division.
However, whether it was Terauchi Shouichi or the staff officers of the North China Front Headquarters, they all knew that the Japanese army was now unable to stop the troops of the Honor Second Division from going to Wutai County.
If they let the 21st Division, which was closest to the Honorary 2nd Division, pursue, then the pursuing 21st Division would most likely be routed by the Honorary 2nd Division.
Terauchi Shouichi, who had suffered Sun Weiguo's great losses several times, would not have made such an arrangement, and so far, Terauchi Shouichi has not mobilized any troops to pursue the troops of the Honor Second Division.
"Ishihara-kun, judging from the current situation, Sun Weiguo's second division is stationed in Wutai County, and it seems that they plan to unite with the troops of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region to hold their so-called base area, in this case, if we want to destroy the troops of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, I am afraid it will be more difficult."
Terauchi Shouichi looked at Ishihara Wan'er, and said with a solemn expression on his face, he saw Sun Weiguo's intentions, but he realized that the situation was not good for the Japanese army.
Ishihara had been listening to the reports of the staff officers of the North China Front, and he didn't say a word, but his eyes were always staring at the map.
After Terauchi Shou's words came out, Ishihara Wan'er had a smile on his face.
"Your Excellency, Commander, in the past, the North China Imperial Army fought against the Eighth Route Army, and the Eighth Route Army was as cunning as a loach, and we couldn't catch them at all. But now that they have jumped into our encirclement, isn't that a good thing. The 2nd Honorary Division of China was stationed in Wutai County, so that we could calmly mobilize the 1st Division, the 21st Division, the 114th Division, the independent garrison, and the 3rd Brigade and Regiment independently. ”
Ishihara came to the map, he pointed to the Japanese troops deployed near Pingding County, and said with a relaxed expression.