On December 8, when he learned that the 5th Division had been annihilated and that the 8th Division and the 11th Division were in a dilemma, Nagaoka couldn't help but panic. After hesitating for a moment www.biquge.info feeling that he could no longer save the situation in Pyongyang with his own strength, he ordered the main forces of the two divisions to slowly retreat to Pyongyang, and at the same time asked Terauchi Masa-yi in Seoul for tactical guidance.

"The commander, General Koizumi, reported that a unit of the Shina Army suddenly appeared in front of them. According to investigation, this is likely to be the 54th Division of the 18th Army of China that conquered Thuan'an, with a number of about 10,000. ”

Nagaoka did not answer, he grabbed the telegram from the chief of staff in a little anxiety and swept it roughly. The telegram was very detailed, and while reporting that his 8th Division had withdrawn from Heijo, Koizumi also urgently informed him that his retreat had been cut off by a Chinese army.

"Yaga!" Nagaoka waishi scolded fiercely in his heart, then looked at the map and pondered for a while, and resolutely ordered: "Order Koizumi to quickly open the road for the troops to move in and return to Pyongyang!" ”

"However, Commander, the 8th Division has only 13,000 troops, and it is very likely that it will not only open the way back for reinforcements, but also resist the pursuing troops in the rear..."

"No, but." Nagaoka waishi waved his hand arbitrarily, how could he not know what the chief of staff meant. The current China Army, with its well-equipped troops and well-trained soldiers, has completely surpassed the soldiers of the empire in its attacking ability. In these days of fighting, the 8th Division and the 11th Division have been pressed and beaten by the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the opposite China Army, which is the best proof of this. Therefore, if they are allowed to stick to their place, then there will be no other way but to annihilate the whole army, and if this is the case, why not let them fight to the death in order to survive.

"Tell Koizumi-kun and Yitian-kun that as long as they can lead the 8th Division and the 11th Division back to Pyongyang, I will personally ask the military headquarters for credit for them."

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In fact, even without Nagaoka's order, Koizumi Masahōho had already deployed his troops and launched an attack on the 54th Division in front of him.

There are still more than 13,000 troops left in the 8th Division, and the actual combat force is only 10,000 at most, excluding the transport team and the engineer team. Although it was somewhat difficult to resist the pursuers in the rear and open the passage in front, the 8th Division had no way to retreat, and if it went forward, it would live, and if it went backward, it would die.

He divided his troops into two divisions, with the 5th and 32nd Wings to resist the pursuing 2nd Division of China, and he personally led the 7th and 31st Wings and the troops directly under the division to attack the 54th Division of China, which was blocking the road.

The place where the two sides collided was called Goeun-dong, where the road was narrow and hilly, and it was not easy to deploy troops. There was no air support, no artillery coverage, so the battle was brutal from the start. Every mountain beam, every ridge, and even every trench is the object of their repeated contention.

In the end, in this radius of more than ten miles, the troops of the two sides were completely mixed together, forming a situation of dogs and teeth.

Both Sun Liechen and Koizumi Masaho were helpless against this chaotic situation, and they had to rely on the abilities of their respective subordinates. Sun Liechen was fortunate that two regiments of his 54th Division had been put into battle, and the main force of the remaining regiment was still there, and there were also divisional reconnaissance battalions and other troops in hand. But Koizumi was going to be much sadder, his troops had all been thrown into battle, and he only had the guard squadron of the division headquarters in his hands.

The fierce battle lasted from morning to afternoon, and another unconventional night battle began, and Koizumi Masahō could not hold it at first.

Sun Liechen was waiting for this time, and he was unforgiving, and directly ordered all the reserves to be put into battle. Sweeping to the left flank and then diagonally to the right flank, this action instantly became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Jiang Dengxuan was extremely excited, watching the friendly troops fighting hard, he couldn't help it for a long time. In the Battle of Thuan An, his 160th Regiment served as a reserve all the time, did not catch many battles, and only participated in the final stage of the battle, but it did not last long and the battle was won. So this time he insisted on being a striker, and even directly found the division commander Sun Liechen, but Sun Liechen resolutely did not allow it, and still let him serve as a reserve. Now that he was finally released from the mountain, he immediately took action, assaulting the Japanese army in depth with two battalions, and personally leading a battalion to attack the flank of the neighboring Japanese army.

"Tell the brothers, I didn't enjoy it last time, but now that the opportunity comes, give me a good lesson for the little devils." Jiang Dengxuan's tone was full of fanaticism. When he went to the East to study military affairs, he trained hard, and what he did was not to think that one day he would be able to be ashamed of the country on the battlefield and avenge the revenge of one arrow. Well, now here's your chance.

"Report to the regiment commander, the headquarters of a little devil was found in the village in front, and the commander of the third battalion asked if he would fight?" The signal corps ran to report to him.

"How many are there?"

"About two hundred people."

"Fight, it's so easy to have a piece of meat, how can you not eat it. How is this third battalion commander stupid? Tell him to give me to eat, run one, I asked for him. Jiang Dengxuan slapped his thigh, and then said: "In addition, tell the first battalion commander and the second battalion commander to continue to fight in depth." ”

Fang's battalion commander is named Fang Mingui, he studied in private school for a few years when he was young, and later went into the deep mountains and forests of the northeast as a bandit, was exterminated by Zhang Zuolin, and then voted for Zhang Zuolin, and then the People's Army reorganized the Fengjun troops, he was selected to study in the 18th Army Teaching Brigade, and after graduation, he was assigned to the 160th Regiment as a battalion commander.

After receiving Jiang Dengxuan's order, he immediately led his army to storm the village in front of him, and unexpectedly, the resistance of the Japanese army was extremely tenacious, and the firepower was extremely strong. Moreover, Fang Mingui also found that there were many officers on the Japanese position, and there were many antennas on the roof of the house behind. After he preliminarily concluded that this was the headquarters of the Japanese army, he immediately reported the information here to Jiang Dengxuan.

"Looks like at least a wing department, damn, so many antennas." Jiang Dengxuan received Fang Mingui's report and immediately rushed over. He looked at the dozen or so antennas on the roof, and couldn't help rubbing his hands and said, "Old Fang, first concentrate your strength and lay down here." ”

The order of the regiment commander, Fang Mingui has nothing to do. Soon, he concentrated more than a dozen mortars of various kinds carried with the battalion and opened fire on the Japanese headquarters he identified.

Under the cover of artillery fire, with the superiority in numbers, the Chinese troops again launched a charge towards the village. Although the resistance of the Japanese army was still stubborn, and the officers and men of the 3rd Battalion had to pay a huge price for every step forward, they finally rushed into the village from all sides after half an hour of hard fighting.

If you can rush in, the battle will be easy to fight.

An hour later, the gunfire stopped, Fang Mingui's face was covered with blood, and he ran to Jiang Dengxuan with a Type 08 submachine gun in his hand: "Regiment commander, we caught a big net of fish and killed a lieutenant general." ”

"Lieutenant General?" Jiang Dengxuan was stunned, the captain of the Japanese army is generally a big commander! He suddenly realized that this might not be the wing headquarters, but probably the division headquarters: "Quick, check if this is the headquarters of Koizumi Masahō." Also, see if there are any prisoners of war, ask what kind of headquarters this is, and then look for the military flag, which has a number on it? ”

"Yes." Fang Mingui turned around and ran towards the dilapidated house.

Soon, from the documents discarded all over the ground, Jiang Dengxuan's suspicions were confirmed. This is the division headquarters of Koizumi Masahōho, and the lieutenant general who was killed was none other than Koizumi Masahōho himself.

After Sun Liechen received the report, he couldn't believe his ears. He repeatedly asked Jiang Dengxuan if he had made a mistake, but Jiang Dengxuan was very sure. The command knife in the hands of the killed lieutenant general, the documents scattered all over the ground, and the military flag on the flagpole that was burned with only the tassel belt left, all prove that it was Koizumi Masahō's headquarters. And the entire 8th Division of the Japanese Army has only one lieutenant general.

Sun Liechen no longer doubted it, and immediately sent a staff officer to Koizumi Masaho's headquarters to collect evidence, and at the same time reported the news to the military headquarters and the theater command. Jiang Dengxuan continued to insert himself into the right flank and encircled and annihilated the Japanese army.

The Japanese army, which had lost its commander-in-chief on the battlefield, became even more chaotic, the Japanese army on the right flank fled backwards, and the Japanese army on the left flank was divided and surrounded, with hundreds in each place and dozens in the few. Now that the Chinese army is in a good position, when it encounters the stubborn Japanese army, it first concentrates its forces to annihilate the large force, and then turns back to destroy a few, and when it is dawn, the whole mountain and field will have a shout of "long live".

Koizumi Shoho was defeated and killed in a chaotic battle for nearly two days, and the rest of the 8th Division was completely annihilated by the two sides of the Shina Army, and Nagaoka Gaishi was completely stunned when he learned the news. He looked at the captain named Jiamu who had escaped, grabbed him by the collar in anger and shouted, "Nonsense! How could it be defeated in two days! You're a deserter! You left your division commander! And your soldiers! You scum! Shame on the Empire! ”

Nagaoka's blood-red eyes stared at the blood-stained Kaki, who remained motionless with tears in his eyes, allowing the commander to grab him by the collar without saying a word. His brigade only came back with more than ten people, and in those two days, the Chinese army seemed to be crazy, tens of thousands of people were sleepless, stalking and fighting, and the imperial army, which was already at a disadvantage, could not be defeated!

The chief of staff next to him hurriedly persuaded: "Commander, Jiamu Nakasa was rushed out after a heroic battle, and his soldiers can testify for him." ”

Nagaoka waishi let go of Kaki's collar, waved his hand, let him out, and then walked back and forth in the house twice with a heavy heart. Koizumi is defending this defeat, but the defeat is the entire Pyongyang battle situation, and now not to say that Pyongyang is not guaranteed, even the 11th Division may not be spared. In the history of the Imperial Army, not to mention losing three divisions at once, even losing one has never been lost!

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!" Suddenly there was a shout outside the door, and then there was silence. The chief of staff went out to take a look and came back to report that Kaki had committed suicide.

Nagaoka nodded, thinking of the 11th Division, which was still fighting alone, and couldn't help but feel in a trance. The defeat in the battle of Pyongyang is a foregone conclusion, and the time for his own seppuku may not be far off.