GBP Chapter 141: The Jinbei Column becomes famous, and the battle reports of the three parties do not ma
Chapter 141: The Jinbei Column becomes famous, and the battle reports of the three parties do not ma
The offensive was extremely sharp and Ding Wei was good at cleaning up the battlefield.
Attacks were launched from multiple directions at the same time, making it difficult for the Japanese to resist.
The combat effectiveness of the Japanese Type B Division is still good. When encountering ordinary troops, they can occupy an absolute advantage and easily break through the front.
Even if you are at a disadvantage, you can launch a counterattack at will, control the front line, and stabilize the offensive.
At the moment, facing the offensive of the Shanxi-Northern Column, it seems difficult to resist.
It is related to the current situation. We are facing enemies from all sides and attacking from all directions. No matter how powerful the Japanese are, they will not be able to withstand it.
The morale of the troops was low, ammunition was seriously lost, the firepower of the defense was reduced, and a large number of heavy machine guns and grenade launchers were lost, making it difficult for the firepower network to cover all aspects.
The logistics of the two Japanese infantry regiments were cut off, and their combat supplies were lost or consumed.
Many people went to war on an empty stomach.
These side factors further reduced the combat effectiveness of the Japanese infantry regiment.
No matter how well-trained the soldiers are, when they are at a combat disadvantage, the best effect they can achieve is to fight to the death.
The Japs really fought to the death, desperately seeking death under the exploding shells and dense bullets.
God knows how I spent these two hours. When the plane appeared overhead, it seemed like the happiest sound in my life.
The two regiments deployed a small force to intercept the Eighth Route Army, while the rest of the main force frantically broke out to the south.
The planes bombed a lifeline, and the Japanese army quickly broke out of the encirclement and headed towards Xin County.
During the breakout process, they braved gunfire and bullets, resulting in hundreds of casualties.
Some of the Japanese soldiers were injured, but no one cared about them. Before they could be dragged away, they were covered by the fire that followed.
It was a pity for Ding Wei. With the troops he had, it was difficult for him to annihilate a large group of troops.
If the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Independent Regiment could put forth their main forces to encircle and suppress the Infantry Regiment together, they might be able to wipe out the main forces of the 41st Division.
Chu Yunfei went to attack the Xin County Command Center, and Li Yunlong went to attack the county town.
This gave the Japanese army a chance to retreat and break out. The southern part was short of troops, and they were reluctant to throw in mobile forces. Tanks and war horses were precious and they were unwilling to lose them easily.
They could only plunder as much as possible, and cut a piece of meat from the Japanese soldiers who came in during the pursuit.
The pursuit continued until the afternoon, and the main force of the Japanese infantry withdrew from the northern part of Yunzhong River and returned to Xin County.
The Japanese suffered more than 2400 casualties, and seized six artillery pieces and countless guns and ammunition.
The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was unable to capture Xin County for a long time. Realizing the range of the Japanese troops, they had to retreat and withdraw from the battle.
The independent regiment took advantage of the situation to capture the Japanese and puppet troops in Dingxiang and captured the county town in one fell swoop. Li Yunlong was very proud and wiped out more than a thousand Japanese and puppet troops defending the city, making a small fortune.
A large number of wounded soldiers poured into the field hospital. The main force of the division was damaged. It is conservatively estimated that half of the troops were lost. The entire 41st Division was badly injured.
The remaining troops were stationed along Xin County and built fortifications with the help of the county wall.
The condition of the division commander Abe Heisuke worsened, and he was arranged to be transferred to the headquarters by plane for emergency treatment (he died of war illness six months later).
Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Kojima, Colonel Utsunomiya, and Colonel Takasaki jointly commanded the battle.
The battle lasted for more than half a month and the outcome was decided in the last three days. The once-mighty 41st Division was defeated.
The wounded were quickly transferred to Taiyuan, and with the help of the First Army's medical resources, many soldiers were saved. Otherwise, the casualties would have been even higher.
The most direct loss was the Mito Regiment, which was basically wiped out. The other two regiments suffered one-third casualties, the artillery regiment lost more than half of its troops, and the quartermaster and engineer regiments also suffered losses.
When the 358th Regiment attacked the headquarters, the engineers and logistics troops also had to join the battle.
The non-combat personnel had poor combat effectiveness and suffered heavy casualties in the face of the offensive of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.
The other group included puppet soldiers. No one had counted their casualties, and some of their casualties were mixed up with those of the Japanese soldiers, so they could not be distinguished for the time being, and the impact was not great.
No one cares about their life or death, they are just like stray dogs on the roadside, if they die, they die, and we just recruit another batch.
Yoshio Iwamatsu fell silent, thinking about how to shift the blame this time. His credibility in front of General Gangcun was already negative, and it was only a matter of time before he was transferred.
The Japanese army released combat casualties, claiming 142 people were killed and 1356 were injured. They said the losses were not large, just a slight decline.
This is impossible. There are more than 3,000 people in the Mito Regiment alone. Do these corpses not count?
Maybe it doesn't really count. The Japanese were nowhere to be found alive or dead, so they were considered missing on the battlefield, but not killed in action.
You are very good at playing word games.
There were also two or three hundred captured soldiers, far more than the number of 142. The Japanese war reports were really incomprehensible.
The Eighth Route Army released a combat report, stating that 1132 of their own soldiers were killed, 2631 were injured, more than 4900 Japanese soldiers were killed, and more than 2000 puppet soldiers were captured. They also produced the Mito Regiment Flag, proving that the 41st Division was severely damaged in this battle.
The fact that they were able to capture the flag proved that the Mito Regiment was basically doomed. With the crazy energy of the Japanese, even if they were at their wits' end, they would rather burn the flag than let it be captured.
There is also supporting evidence from the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, which reported that the 1362th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army killed Japanese soldiers.
This is Chu Yunfei's nonsense. He counted most of the heads of the puppet soldiers as the heads of the Japanese.
But no matter what, this was a victory of the joint operations of both sides. You can tell whether the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army participated in the war or not, and whether there was a victory or not.
Shancheng emphasized on commending Chu Yunfei of the 358th Regiment, calling this battle a great victory. With the Eighth Route Army involved, the 358th Regiment almost captured a Japanese lieutenant general alive.
If I say this, it is not a lie. I almost captured the Japanese lieutenant general alive.
The independent regiment led by Li Yunlong also achieved remarkable results, capturing Dingxiang County and eliminating nearly a thousand Japanese and puppet troops in the county.
More than a hundred traitors and spies were dealt with.
The Shanxi-Northern Column defeated the Japanese division head-on, and Ding Wei became famous. Not only were the Eighth Route Army members excited, but the commanders of various war zones in the National Army also sent congratulatory messages.
The boss still believed Ding Wei's words. According to the internal battle report analysis, the 41st Division was badly damaged and could only dispatch five to six thousand troops.
There were nearly 2000 wounded soldiers, occupying all the field hospitals and logistical resources.
It greatly supported the front battlefield, making the already tight manpower of the North China Expeditionary Force even thinner.
"Well done, the Shanxi Northern Column fought beautifully and won a great victory in the old battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War. It is enough to change the situation of the Anti-Japanese War in Shanxi Northern and will be of great benefit to our army."
The boss was grinning from ear to ear and did not mention at all the incident at the beginning of the operation when he angrily scolded Ding Wei as a prodigal son.
He has this kind of temper. He likes to beat people hard and praise them. As long as you don't make a fuss, it's normal.
If the fight is not good, he will scold you directly and scold you harshly.
Ding Wei and Kong Jie were feeling sad about the casualties of their comrades. The battle was fierce and most of the casualties came from the Japanese air force.
The amount of damaged weapons, broken horses and vehicles, and consumed medicines was also enormous.
"Take out all the medicines and rescue the wounded first, at any cost."
Kong Jie was staying in the camp for wounded soldiers. He was a tough man, but his eyes were red.
This exposed a major problem in the Shanxi-North Column: inadequate medical conditions meant many injuries and illnesses could not receive effective treatment.
He could have survived if his wound had been treated, but he lost his life in vain because of excessive blood loss and severe infection.
The young man looked seven or eight years older overnight, and wrinkles appeared on his face.