Chapter 1262: Attack on Canton (Page 1/1)

In the face of Nishio Shouzo's inquiry, Itagaki Seishiro also had no way, the Chinese army of more than 100,000 troops under the command of Sun Weiguo surrounded Guangzhou, and now the only way is to send reinforcements to reinforce the past, but now they have no troops that can be transferred, they can only let the 21st Army troops solve all the problems by themselves.

Nishio Toshizo was helpless, he could only give an order to Ando Toshiyoshi, asking Ando Toshiyoshi to try his best to protect the safety of the Guards Mixed Brigade.

At the same time, Nishio also knew that the only way to save the battle in Guangzhou was the Fifth Division and the Tun Mixed Brigade Regiment fighting in Guangxi, and if these two units could now return to Guangzhou by naval transport, the situation would change.

However, the Guangxi operation was personally formulated by the base camp, and Nishio Shouzo had no power to change it, so he could only report this matter to the base camp and let the base camp make a decision.

On the one hand, he ordered the troops of the 21st Army to temporarily hold on to Guangzhou to ensure that the mixed brigade of the guards would not be completely annihilated, and on the other hand, Nishio Shouzo immediately sent a telegram to the base camp, and he hoped that the base camp could make changes.

Now, as long as the Fifth Division and the Tuntun Mixed Brigade fighting in Guangxi can return to Guangzhou, then the troops of the 21st Army will be able to seize the initiative.

The two messages began to be sent, and Nishio sat down in his chair, his eyes glazed over to the map, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Seishiro Itagaki sighed helplessly, he really didn't expect the battle situation to develop to this point.

It's just that even though Seishiro Itagaki has a good reputation and is considered a general in the Japanese Army, he has no ability to change the current war situation.

Even if he and Toshikichi Ando switch places, he can't guarantee that he will do better with Toshikichi Ando.

At 10 o'clock in the evening of November 16, 1939, the troops of the Provisional Fifth Division were the first to enter the outer airfield of Guangzhou.

At eleven o'clock that night, Sun Weiguo held an operational meeting, and he decided to carry out a general attack at twelve o'clock in the evening.

Here in the west of Guangzhou, Sun Weiguo deployed the Honorary Third Division, the Honorary Seventh Division, and the Provisional Fifth Division of the New Seventh Army, and here in the east of Guangzhou, Sun Weiguo deployed the new 11th Division, the Honorary Fourth Division, and the 201st Division of the Provisional Ninth Army, and here in southern Guangdong, Sun Weiguo deployed the 152nd Division and 157th Division of the 62nd Army, and here in northern Guangdong, Sun Weiguo deployed the 14th Division of the 54th Army and the Provisional Sixth Division directly under the 47th Group Army.

This time, Sun Weiguo directly gathered nearly 100,000 people from ten divisions and began to storm Guangzhou, and at the same time, the artillery brigade and anti-aircraft artillery regiment also participated in the operation.

Counting these artillery units, Sun Weiguo gathered 100,000 men and attacked Guangzhou.

Time is of the essence, and Sun Weiguo knows this very well, so he hopes to make great progress tonight.

At twelve o'clock in the evening, the heavy artillery of the artillery brigade began to shell Guangzhou, and at the same time the anti-aircraft artillery regiment also began to fire anti-aircraft guns flat.

The artillery unit carried out an artillery bombardment for a full hour, and when the shelling was over, the 201st Division and the 4th Division of the Honorable Ninth Army took the lead in launching an attack on the Japanese army's eastern combat area.

At 1:15 a.m. on the 17th, the 228th Wing and 230th Wing of the 38th Division of the Japanese Army encountered the troops of the 201st Division and the Honorary Fourth Division.

The two sides fought fiercely with the support of heavy weapons until 2:30, when Yin Jinshan, commander of the Ninth Army, put Wang Pingyuan's newly formed 11th Division into battle.

The 228th and 230th Wings of the Japanese army held their positions and did not retreat, and the fighting between the two sides was extremely fierce, and many places were repeatedly contested.

Although the two wings of the 38th Division only had nearly 7,000 people, they were supported by units directly under the military headquarters, one machine gun brigade, three mortar brigades, which had 90 90MM mortars and 24 Type 92 heavy machine guns, and they also had the 15th Independent Engineer Wing, which set up a lot of mine explosive packs and anti-tank mines on the roads.

The Ninth Army and the 38th Division of the Japanese Army fought inextricably, and neither side had an advantage for a while.

In the western operational area, the progress of the troops of the New Seventh Army was very smooth at first, but when the provisional Fifth Division and the Honorary Seventh Division entered the city of Guangzhou, the Guards Mixed Brigade began to strike, which brought many casualties to the two divisions, and when Dai Jitao put the Honorary Third Division into the operation, the situation changed.

HOWEVER, THE JAPANESE GUARDS MIXED BRIGADE HAD TWO MOUNTAIN ARTILLERY BRIGADES TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION, AND ONCE THE 75MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS OF THE THIRD ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GROUP WERE FIRED HORIZONTALLY, THIS WAS THE BIGGEST THREAT TO HEAVY WEAPONS.

By 3:30 a.m. on the 17th, the New Seventh Army was engaged in battle with the main force of the Japanese Guards Mixed Brigade, and the Provisional Ninth Army was engaged in battle with the main force of the Japanese 38th Division, and at this time, the troops of the 14th Division, the Provisional Sixth Division, and the 157th Division of the 152nd Division also began to operate from the North Gate and the South City Gate respectively.

However, after the operation of these four divisions, they were attacked by the 2nd Heavy Artillery Wing and the 8th Heavy Artillery Wing.

DOZENS OF JAPANESE 150MM HOWITZERS FIRED, AND ONE SHELL AFTER ANOTHER HIT THE TROOPS, AND AS THE SHELLS EXPLODED, THE ADVANCE OF THE DIVISIONS WAS HIT.

At this time, the Japanese air force also began to appear, and the Japanese 21st Separate Air Force had temporarily stopped at Zhongshan Airport and began to take off from it.

Nearly 200 planes of the 21st Independent Air Force, the 15th Air Force, and the First Air Force came to the skies over Guangzhou, and aerial bombs continued to fall, and fierce battles continued to unfold.

It was a chaotic night, with more than 15 Chinese and Japanese men taking part in the battle, and although the Japanese were passively defensive, they still had the upper hand with heavy artillery and aviation to support the operation.

Although the Chinese troops had an advantage in numbers, it was completely impossible for them to destroy the Japanese army in a short period of time.

At 8 o'clock in the morning of 17 July, the various units began to temporarily suspend the attack, and the battle between China and Japan had lasted for eight hours.

During these eight hours, the Chinese and Japanese sides repeatedly fought for positions, but by now, the Chinese troops, the New Seventh Army and the Provisional Ninth Army, had captured part of the city of Guangzhou.

The two sides began to take a short rest, and at this point, the little devil air force was no longer able to bomb the city, and the only thing they could do was to bomb the Chinese troops on the periphery to prevent them from continuing to enter the city to fight.

Inside the city of Guangzhou, inside the headquarters of the 21st Army of the Japanese Army.

At this time, Ando Toshikichi was listening to the report of the chief of staff Tsuchihashi Yuji, and listening to the casualties of the Japanese army, the expression on Ando's face became solemn.

But when he heard the casualty figures of the Chinese troops, a smile began to appear on Ando's face.

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