Chapter 209 The Battle of Suiyuan Rehe
With the destruction of the Mongolian cavalry division, the reinforcements from Suiyuan were completely resolved. After receiving Chen Ming's report, Deng Chenggong immediately ordered Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army to start the action. There was no more Japanese power in Suiyuan. If there was no longer any situation to take Suiyuan, then the large amount of weapons, equipment and supplies invested during this period would be useless.
Moreover, just when Deng Chenggong commanded the main force of the column to wipe out the reinforcements of Suiyuan, the militia column air force brigade that flew into the blue sky to fight again, and successfully bombed the Japanese airport in Suiyuan into ruins. The Japanese army there did not realize it at all. Nowadays, there are air forces that do not belong to them in the sky of Suiyuan.
Outside the Suiyuan Airport where the bombing was completed, before the Japanese were happy that the planes of these militia columns had left, the militia cavalry squad that had been waiting for a long time rushed into the airport again in the eyes of these Japanese devils, and killed the Japanese who could breathe. This Japanese airport was completely paralyzed!
Without the surveillance of Japanese reconnaissance planes, the 35th Army, ready to go, received the operation order from Deng Chenggong. The army had nearly 100,000 people along the junction between Datong and Suiyuan, like a crusher, wiped out all the Japanese soldiers passing by where the army passed. After the grassroots militia that followed behind took over the defense, the main force of the 35th Army rushed straight to Baotou, a military city in Suiyuan.
When another Baotou emergency telegram was sent to the Kwantung Army headquarters, Kenro Ueda was really shocked. He still heard about the 35th Army of the Jin army. Just in terms of fame, the 35th Army in the Kwantung Army made them more nervous than this militia column. For a moment, Kenro Ueda told the local troops to guard against the city to be strictly guarded and not to lose the military important place of Baotou, or the local officials of the city must have a sappointed to apologize.
On the one hand, they immediately looked for help from the Japanese troops stationed in Datong and Taiyuan, because when their main force of the Kwantung Army went south, they were afraid that the daylily would be cold. Only by the Japanese troops stationed in Datong and Taiyuan could they block the main force of the 35th Army in Suiyuan.
But what made Ueda Kenrang almost curse was that the Japanese troops in Taiyuan gave face and sent a mixed brigade to take a train to Suiyuan immediately. Unfortunately, when the Japanese mixed brigade arrived in Shanyin, the train he was riding out of the railway tracks, and the Japanese soldiers sitting in the train were also killed and injured.
Before the Japanese army could react, the whole team was just about to continue walking. They were blocked by the main forces of the local militia. As for a mixed Japanese brigade stationed in Datong, no soldiers dared to send them out, because they passed through the strongholds below and some relatively important towns in geographical locations, they were swept by the militia column that was usually not exposed to the mountains and waters shortly after the 35th Army left.
What made the Japanese army even more nervous was that the anti-Japanese armed forces active in the local area were active. After the 35th Army left, the intensity of attacks on them did not decrease, but became more active. Some local gentry and landlords who supported them were killed by the Japanese armed forces. The mixed brigade stationed in Datong did not dare to easily mobilize troops out of the city. In order to ensure the stability of Datong, the Japanese army in Datong also began to seek local fronts and Japanese troops to send emergency support. This means that the way to draw reinforcements from Jin Province was not feasible.
The 35th Army rushed into Suiyuan without asking for instructions, which shocked the Jin army, especially Chief Yan, who was even more capable of telegraphing Fu Zuoyi, why did he privately enter Sui? Fu Zuoyi's reply was very written, saying that this was the decision of the soldiers of the entire army and the reason why the people in Suiyuan were looking forward to it. If there was anything wrong with me, then I could only wait until the 35th Army captured the entire Suiyuan before apologizing to him.
Yan Laoxi was very clear about this. The entire Suiyuan area was recovered. The 35th Army with territory would not be able to escape him. After all, the Jin army was living a difficult life at this time, and even the territory was stolen by the Japanese. How could he command the 35th Army with territory? What's more, before the Suiyuan War, it was the territory of the 35th Army. How could he pull it out after the dragon entered the sea?
After knowing that this army was afraid that it would never return, Yan Laoxi hated the betrayal of the 35th Army, but he could not do anything to them for the time being. Seeing that the Datong side of Jin Province had a mess of porridge, even the thunder began to scatter the ground near Taiyuan. Yan Laoxi, who was determined to take back Taiyuan, discussed with several confidants around him, resolutely decided to join the war. Even if Taiyuan could not be recovered for a while, at least he would clean up the Japanese devils in the county that were currently stuck in front of their base.
The main force of the Jin army joined the war. The Japanese garrison in Jin Province was immediately in a hurry again. All of this was the consequence of the North China militia column. The Japanese Front and Kwantung Army in Taiyuan immediately turned the blame on the North China Front. It was because of the incompetence of the North China Front that the already stable occupied areas fell into the smoke of war. This kind of fight disrupted the Battle of Zaoyi, which the Japanese army had previously formulated, and forced the Japanese headquarters to draw some participating troops to enter the stable situation in Taiyuan.
The commander of the North China Front Army, Guan Gangmura Yanji, who was criticized by all parties, was naturally full of anger. This guy couldn't manage his territory well, but now he turned the blame on himself. But there was no way to think about it. Who said that the sign of North China was hanging in front of this militia column?
In order to prove as much as possible that the North China Front Army was dedicated to dealing with the militia column, Ningji Gangcun could only order the Japanese troops stationed in Baoding, Shijiazhuang and even Peking. On the premise of ensuring the safety of the city, some troops could be drawn out of the city to attack the base areas of the militia column. If the battle situation goes smoothly, the troops can be appropriately spread to the areas of Datong and Zhangjiakou to reduce the pressure on the Taiyuan and Kwantung Army.
Hope is beautiful, but reality is cruel. These Japanese and puppet troops drawn from various cities were beaten by the local militia brigades in no time to leave. If Deng had not confessed that this time, North China would try to maintain a confrontation. As long as the Japanese army did not leave the city to support the battle, they would not have to pay attention to their actions.
But if they dared to come out, they would beat them up if they didn't say that they would stick out their heads. The Japanese and puppet troops stationed in North China who were beaten back to the city in a mess would have no way to send the news of the local militia confrontation to Kaangmura Nishiji, the commander of the North China Front Army was once again silent. When did their invincible Japanese Army not even be able to leave a city?
When he sent the Japanese and puppet troops in Shijiazhuang who were preparing to enter Jin Province to support the battle, he returned to the city, looking at the soldiers' faces of shock, Neji Gangmura was very puzzled. Why was the main force of the militia column transferred to Chahar? Among them, the mixed brigades of nearly 10,000 puppet troops, who could not even enter Jin Province to support the battle?
When did the grassroots militia troops in the militia column be strong enough to compare with the elite Japanese troops? If this is true, then how powerful the main militia troops entering Chahar were, Gangmura Neji found that he didn't dare to think about it!
When asked the Japanese major general who led the team out of the city, why so many of them could not resist the attack of the militia column, the major general of the Japanese army said bitterly: "Commander, it's not that our soldiers are not dead, but that the equipment of the Chinese militia is too strong. This time, the one who blocked us into Jin Province to fight was a militia brigade-level unit near Shijiazhuang, but do you know how strong the firepower of this brigade is?
They actually had 150 caliber howitzers that only our main divisions would be equipped with. Not to mention that their mortars were equipped at the company level. We tried to counterattack several times, and their grassroots machine guns had a huge amount, which was so big.
Although our soldiers have more combat experience than them, they seem to have no money when fighting. If our attacks improve slightly, they will be bombarded by their artillery. It is the first time I have seen such a luxury war in China for so many years!"
A brigade-level unit such as this was equipped with a 150-caliber howitzer group. This news really shocked Kazumura Yanji. Isn’t this a group of troops formed by farmers? When was it so luxurious that even such grass-roots brigade-level units equipped with large-caliber howitzers?
If even such troops were equipped with howitzers, how many cannons would their main troops be equipped with? Fighting with such troops who were not afraid of wasting shells, Gangmura Neji really didn't know how to accuse the major general who was also bitter. He had to order the troops of the Mecha City to rest and ignore the defense areas of Jin Province and Kwantung Army. Anyway, as long as he ensures that there is no problem in North China, no one can hold him accountable too much.
I was honest when I saw that Gangmura Yanji was beaten back after being beaten back. Deng Chenggong also ordered the militia troops in North China not to easily provoke the Japanese troops in various cities in North China. As long as they didn't come out, everyone would continue to live their own way. But if they wanted to pass through other Japanese troops in their defense zone, they would be beaten up. The main brigade was good, and the divisions that expanded the column next time they would have their share.
Once this incentive policy was sent to the main brigades of the base area, several main brigade commanders near the Northeast would be furious. Because there were no Japanese troops passing through other defense areas, most of the main forces were stationed in the Kwantung Army in the three northeastern provinces. If they wanted to send troops to rescue the troops of Chahar and Suiyuan, they would definitely have to pass through their defense areas. As long as they won a few victories, it would mean that they could also become the main brigade and the main division.
All the main brigades were looking forward to the Japanese army passing through their defense zone. The Japanese support troops that drove out of Rehe were extremely slow. Moreover, they felt a sense of difficulty in advancing and retreating at this time, and they could not pass the front and retreat behind. It seemed that the militia troops that blocked their attack were about to hold them alive.
As soon as the news of the entire Suiyuan Division was heard, Kenro Ueda realized that if the reinforcements from Rehe were not stopped urgently, they might be the next one to be annihilated. Unfortunately, they wanted to retreat at this time. Faced with the continuous joining the blocking militia, the Kwantung Army unit with a population of more than 30,000, they finally understood what it means to fall into the quagmire of war.
Faced with Kenro Ueda's order to return to the garrison, the commander of the Atakawa Division who led the team to support him had no choice but to send a telegram to the commander Ueda's Kenro Ueda's Kenro Ueda's commander. This made Kenro Ueda finally understand that this might be a common use of the Chinese troops to attack and aid.
If there were problems with this Rehe reinforcement, the situation in Rehe would not be optimistic. Thinking of this situation, Ueda Kenrang immediately dispatched two main divisions from Changchun Tongliao to Rehe and rescued the Rehe division as much as possible. As for Zhangjiakou, which was recovered, I am afraid there is nothing I can do for the time being!
The two main divisions of the Kwantung Army had just been assembled, and the things that Ueda Kenrang had worried finally happened. The Japanese troops stationed in Chengde sent emergency military information. In the mountains outside Chengde City, they found the main unit of the militia column, from the direction they were secretly advancing, as if they were coming to Chengde City. But now that the Rehe Division has left, Chengde's defensive power is insufficient, so he asked his commander to send troops to support him immediately!
Chapter completed!