Chapter 278: Fierce Battle at Yanmen Pass (Asking for subscriptions, monthly passes, and various !! ）

As Chen Feng expected, it was the 222nd Division of the Eighth Theater that was the first to engage fire with the Japanese army, because the Chinese side occupied an absolute superiority in strength this time, so Chen Feng ordered Li Wensheng's headquarters and Li Yifeng's headquarters to go south to set up a formation to fight, that is, he clearly told the Japanese army that Lao Tzu was coming, and hurriedly came out to greet him.

In fact, due to the stubborn resistance of the Chinese army and the sudden rise of Chen Feng's troops, the strength of the Japanese army in Shanxi at this time was far less than that of the invading Japanese army in history. It is important to know that in 1938 in the history of the province, the Japanese army not only completely occupied the entire northern part of Shanxi, but also the entire central and most of the southern part of the southern part of the Shanxi Province was the security area of the Japanese army, and the six group armies in the second theater, including the 18th Group Army, were suppressed in some areas of the southeast and northwest of Shanxi.

However, although the Japanese army invaded Shanxi with the same force and also captured Shanxi Province and returned to Taiyuan, the Japanese army only occupied a limited number of county towns in other areas outside Taiyuan, and most of Shanxi was still controlled by the Chinese army. In northern Shanxi, the Japanese army only controlled six counties and districts: Daixian, Wutai, Jingle, Xinkou, Dingxiang, and Yuanping.

And the Japanese army in Jinzhong only occupied the thirteen counties of Taiyuan, Yangqu, Loufu, Gujiao, Qingxu, Jiaocheng, Wenshui, Taigu, Jinzhong, Shouyang, Yangquan, Mengxian, and Pingding, which were barely comparable to the three prefecture-level cities in later generations, and that's it.

On December 7, the 309th Regiment of the 222nd Division arrived at the outskirts of Dai County, and soon caught fire with the 8th Wing of the 4th Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Dai County. However, to the surprise of Li Yifeng and others, this eighth wing changed its lazy style in the past. The fight is very tenacious. From 8 o'clock in the morning to 12 o'clock in the afternoon on the 7th, the 309th Regiment was stunned that it failed to pass Yanmen, where the Eighth Wing was stationed, which really made Jia Jinyuan, the commander of the 309th Regiment, very dissatisfied.

Yanmen Pass Front Line .309 Regiment Headquarters.

"Boom Boom"

Outside, artillery fire rumbled, but inside the headquarters of the 309th Regiment was a different scene.

"Report to the regiment, the attack of the second battalion was once again beaten down by the little devils, the battalion commander Shen was seriously wounded, and the deputy battalion commander Jiang asked the regiment not to give support."

"Give Shen Yuxiang to Lao Tzu to be removed, and tell Jiang Shan to make him the temporary commander of the second battalion on a dog day. Tell him that there is no reinforcement and that artillery support can give him support for 15 minutes. Let him give Lao Tzu another rush. If you don't smash this turtle shell today, no one will fucking want to go back alive. Jia Jinyuan roared angrily.

"Yes!"

At the same time, the 8th Wing of the 4th Division of the Japanese Army was also complaining repeatedly, and these troops composed of Osaka traders had always been critical to saving their lives. Fight the war second. In the army, it has always been known as the Fourth Division. To be honest, they're not good at tough battles. However, this time it received a death order from the headquarters of the First Army, and the Eighth Wing must hold the Yanmen Pass for more than three days, otherwise it will all be handed over to the military court for disposal.

Originally, after receiving the order, the vendors in Osaka still wanted to use their usual trick - feigning illness. However, this time, the commander of the division, Lieutenant General Shigeru Sawada, personally went to the infirmary to take charge, and at the same time strictly ordered the Eighth Wing to go to Dai County immediately, otherwise it would be severely punished.

Lieutenant General Shigeru Sawada also knew that blindly forcing orders would definitely not work. In addition to pretending to be sick, these Osaka traders also have a common trick is to rub off, from Xinkou to Dai County more than 100 kilometers away they may give you two days and two nights, passive sabotage they have a way. Therefore, under the stick, Sawada Shigeru must also give these guys sweet dates, so after consulting the commander of the First Army, General Umezu Mijiro, Sawada Shigeru ordered in the name of the commander of the Fourth Division that as long as the Eighth Wing held Yanmen Pass for three days, all soldiers who came back alive would be rewarded with 20 silver dollars, and additional pensions for the wounded and killed in battle.

Of course, Sawada Shigeru did not forget to tell these traders that there would be at least one brigade of reserves in the county seat of Daixian, 20 kilometers behind Yanmen Pass, ready to reinforce them at any time. A complete squadron of Imperial Aviation at Yangmingbao Airport will also assist them throughout the battle, and under the coercion and lure of sticks and sweet dates and aircraft artillery, the Eighth Wing finally showed a rare display of the momentum of the Japanese permanent division.

But that's all, the courage heaped up with money and oppression can't last, and it's the elite troops of the Eighth Theater who are fighting against them. The soldiers of the Fourth Division of this unit know much more about this unit than their commander Shigeru Sawada, and in the nearly seven months of confrontation in the northern part of the country, the Fourth Division can be said to have been defeated repeatedly and has been beaten out of the shadows. It's really a miracle that it has been able to hold on until now, at least the 222nd Regiment of the 309th Division thinks so.

In the four hours of fierce fighting, the 8th Wing had already suffered more than 900 casualties, and although they also inflicted huge casualties on the 222nd Division with the assistance of aircraft, the traders of the 4th Division, which had always cherished life as its motto, could not bear such heavy casualties.

In their opinion, 900 people in 4 hours, and more than 3,600 people in the 8th Wing will be reimbursed here in 16 hours. At this time, the Japanese troops of the 8th Wing stopped doing it, and they asked the commander of the wing, Taketaro Yokoyama, to ask His Excellency the division commander for operational guidance.

Yuan Ping. Division headquarters of the 4th Division.

Sawada Shigeru was happy that the morale of the troops had improved slightly, and he knew that the Fourth Division was a well-known stinky shit in the army, and it couldn't hold up the mud on the wall. Even seniors like His Excellency General Terauchi Shouichi and His Royal Highness Minoru King Higashikure Palace could not make it improve in the slightest, but he was able to make this muddy army compete with the most elite army in Shina, and I have to say that this is the merit of his Sawada Shigeru.

"Report, Eighth Wing Emergency!"

"Hurry up!" Lieutenant General Shigeru Sawada said loudly.

"Hay!"

After reading the telegram sent by Yokoyama Daisa asking for help, Sawada Shigeru was not angry, he still knew a little about the situation on the front line, and the reinforced regiment of the Shina people was indeed very tenacious. Although the casualties of 900 men in four hours were beyond his expectations, Sawada Shigeru did not think that the Eighth Wing could hold out for three days.

He was not like that idiot in Yokoyama, and the casualties of 900 people did not scare him. Moreover, the experienced Lieutenant General Shigeru Sawada knew very well that the sharp spirit of the Shina people had been almost exhausted, and even the most elite Fifth Division of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Sendai Second Division could not hold out for long after four consecutive hours of attack, and even the attack of the Shina people without reinforcements would end in half an hour.

"Send a report to the headquarters of the 8th Wing, ordering them to continue to hold on, there are no reinforcements, and the planes can fly once. Tell them that the attack of the Chinese will soon stop, and let them repair the fortifications and replenish the ammunition as soon as the Chinese stop the attack, so that they can be ready for the next attack against the Chinese people! Lieutenant General Shigeru Sawada ordered loudly.

"Hay!"

Yanmen Pass frontline. Yokoyama Osa was in a very anxious mood. The people of Zhina are still so sharp, which reminds everyone of the Eighth Wing, including him, of the Battle of Suiyuan a few months ago, when the people of Zhina drove out of Suiyuan with two divisions, an independent mixed brigade and more than 30,000 Imperial Cooperative troops with very good combat effectiveness like ducks, and pursued all the way to the northwest of Shanxi.

He seemed to see this scene again. The most important thing is that Yokoyama Daisa, as a middle- and high-ranking officer in the Japanese army, can already touch some secrets in the army. He knew very well how many imperial troops there were on the Shanxi front. And how much is the army of China that came to invade? I am outnumbered and incapacitated, let alone outnumbered now.

"Boom" a large-caliber mortar shell exploded outside the command center, and a car parked outside the command center was destroyed. A soldier was seriously injured by flying parts of the car. The screams of the seriously wounded soldiers made the hearts of everyone in the command tremble.

"Pull him down, quickly!" Yokoyama said angrily.

"Hay!"

"Report, the division headquarters is in an emergency!" A newspaper operator stood up and reported.

"Hurry up and bring it, Your Excellency the division commander promised to reinforce our army?" Yokoyama asked impatiently.

The telegraph soldier did not answer Yokoyama's question, but lowered his head and handed the telegram to Yokoyama.

Seeing the newspaper soldier behaving like this, Yokoyama Dazuo was shocked, and suddenly had a bad premonition, and hurriedly took the telegram and read it.

The telegram of just more than 100 words Yokoyama was quickly read, and Yokoyama, who was extremely depressed, was extremely angry, and roared angrily at the newspaper soldier who lowered his head on the side: "Baga! ”

Then came a loud slap in the face, and the operator could only lower his head and hurriedly say, "Hay! ”

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"

There was a rapid explosion in front, and the entire command headquarters shook for a while, and Yokoyama Daisa, who was already angry, suddenly sat on the ground with an unstable center of gravity.

The wing next to him, Fu Watanabe Nakasa, hurriedly came over and helped Yokoyama Osa up, and asked, "Is Your Excellency Osa injured?" ”

"I'm fine, Watanabe-kun, take a quick look at what's going on on the front line?" Watanabe Daisa said loudly.

"Hay!"

"Bell bell bell"

"Moxi Moxi"

"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, it's Hojo Shaosa's phone, he wants to talk to you directly!" The staff officer said respectfully.

"Moxi Moxi, I'm Yokoyama! What's happening at the front? What happened at the time of the explosion? Yokoyama asked loudly.

"Report to Dazuo, my forward position was attacked by the heavy artillery of the Chinese army, and the front-line ammunition depot was destroyed, please send reinforcements in time to Your Excellency Dazuo!" Commander of the front, Shosa Hojo, said loudly.

"Baga, how do the people of China know the location of the ammunition depot at the front of the Dao, and what are you eating?" Yokoyama Daisa said angrily.

"Report to Dazuo, the people of China should know very well the location of our army's ammunition storage, just now, the people of China bombarded the front ammunition hoarding point, and the ammunition depot exploded immediately, and the surrounding team of imperial troops was collectively shattered. Dazuo, the people of China are going to attack again, please send reinforcements in time! Hojo Shaosa reported.

Yokoyama Osa heard the rapid gunfire and explosions from time to time at the front from the phone, and knew that the front line of the road had now reached the most critical time, so he said: "Yaga, you must defend your position, and the reinforcements will arrive soon." ”

Throwing away the phone, Yokoyama Osa looked around at all the officers in the headquarters, and then ordered loudly: "Pass my order, Sasaki's brigade immediately reinforces the castle gate pass, and cooperate with the Hojo brigade to hold the forward position, and be sure to hold it until dark." ”

"Hay!"

Although the order was issued, Yokoyama Osa was still very uneasy in his heart, this was the last complete infantry brigade in his hands, and so far the three-day guard mission of Yanmen Pass had only been carried out on the first day. (To be continued......)