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During the Anti-Japanese War period, around Changsha, the two armies of China and Japan had four major wars, and the result was that the 9th War Zone had one victory, one draw and two losses.
One-time Changsha Battle both sides tied, the third Changsha Battle won the 9th theater in the 3rd Changsha Battle, the fourth Changsha Battle defeated the 9th theater in the 4th Changsha Battle, and the second Changsha Battle, and the two sides held their own opinions and said they had won.
Judging from the combat effectiveness of the troops of both China and Japan at that time, this result of one win, one draw and two losses was actually very consistent with the actual situation at that time. It can even be said that the performance of the 9th War Zone has far exceeded that of other War Zones.
The standard for measuring the outcome of a battle is not just about the casualties, but about whether it has realized its strategic intentions. If it is realized, it means winning; on the contrary, it means losing. In this sense, both Chinese and Japanese militaries have realized their strategic intentions.
The Japanese army attacked Changsha, but in fact, it was not about occupying Changsha, but about attacking Changsha as a means to achieve the purpose of annihilation of the main force in the 9th War Zone.
Judging from the results of the 2nd Battle of Changsha, the Japanese army suffered more than 10,000 casualties, missing and fled in the 9th War Zone, and the Japanese army achieved the combat goal.
and the 9th War Zone, the strategic goal is to defend Changsha, and Xue Yue also achieves its strategic goal.
This is also the reason why both sides claim to win.
However, in the battle process of the 2nd Changsha Battle, there were four mistakes in the 9th War Zone. First, the judgment of the movements of the Japanese army in Dayunshan was unclear; second, the secret code was deciphered, so that the mobilization of the troops was clearly displayed in front of the Japanese army; third, the use of the 10th Army (code-named Taishan), the main force of the 9th War Zone was too early; fourth, the use of the 74th Army (code-named Hu Ben). So much so that these two elite troops suffered particularly serious losses since the War of Resistance.
The reason for the outbreak of the 2nd Battle of Changsha
In early April 1941, before the Battle of Shanggao was over, the commanders of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, Guanma and Ichiro were driven off the stage by Japanese Army , and were succeeded by Anan Weiji, who had served as the commander of the Japanese Emperor's Guardian.
Anan Weiji arrived at the 11th Army and felt that the atmosphere was not right, and the entire army was filled with depressed morale.
Not only that, the 11th Army Chief of Staff Yuki Kinoshita and former Kanto Army combat director Yuki Shimamura, who had just been transferred, also discovered this problem.
According to the rules of the Japanese army, when a commander is dismissed, the Chief of Staff will not be much better. The better ending is that he is sent to a brigade as the brigade commander, and he almost doesn't know where he is sent to an unknown place to do idle jobs.
But after Anan Weiji came, he actually used Kinoshita Yuki, which made Kinoshita Yuki very grateful.
Shimamura Jukan is not a "good guy". He can serve as the chief staff officer in the Kanto Army and are all elites in the Japanese army.
Generally speaking, within the Japanese army, neither the staff nor the military chief officers are very good at dealing with them. Because according to the rules of the Japanese army, the staff was responsible for formulating combat plans and supervising the implementation of the chief officer. The chief officer of the military only had the power to execute and did not even have the power to modify the combat plan.
Therefore, in general, Japanese military chiefs rarely have good relations with staff, let alone maintain consensus on combat issues.
But after Anan Weiji came, he unexpectedly gained unanimous support from Kinoshita Yuki and Shimamura Juyao, which has to be said to be an anomaly.
After the three of them had a rare photo shoot, they thought together how to restore the morale of the 11th Army. After thinking about it, the three of them came up with a consensus, that is, they would get up wherever they fell.
Since the reason for the depressed morale of the Eleventh Army is that they have suffered repeated losses in the battle with the 9th War Zone, then launch another attack on the 9th War Zone to win, so as to achieve the goal of restoring morale.
Just as the three were planning their second attack on Changsha, a shocking news came. On June 22, 1941, Germany blitzed the Soviet Union, and the Soviet-German War broke out.
Immediately afterwards, another shocking news came that in order to deal with the upcoming war, the Japanese military prepared to draw the 6th, 3rd and 13th divisions from the 11th Army in two batches to reinforce the Northeast.
A moment, Anan Wei was almost panicked.
The 11th Army of the Japanese Army is the only mobile unit in the Japanese Army Chinese Expeditionary Army. Although the army has 7 divisions, including the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 13th, 39th and 40th, and a mixed brigade of 14th, 18th and 20th, only the 3rd, 6th and 13th Divisions are the A Division. Except for the 40th Division's combat power, other troops, such as the 34th and 39th Divisions, are only some goods that can compete for food and go to the countryside to grab food. If three A-type divisions really appear to be transferred to the Northeast, it is still unknown whether the existing territory can be maintained, let alone attack Changsha.
For this reason, Anan Wei and the other three decided to attack Changsha before the transfer order was officially issued. The purpose is to eliminate the main force of the 9th War Zone as much as possible and to relieve the pressure on the Japanese army who will stay in , Central China, and in the future.
But when Anan Wei submitted the report to the Japanese military headquarters for the second attack on Changsha, Japanese Army Minister Tojo Hideki was worried.
It turns out that Japan is also having a fierce confrontation at this time about whether to go north or south.
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After the outbreak of the Soviet-German War, two factions formed within Japan.
The faction led by Foreign Minister Yoeyou Matsuoka, who believes that this is a good time to resolve the "China Incident". Yoeyou Matsuoka repeatedly clamored that as long as the Japanese army reaches Irkutsk , China will surrender.
His basis is that the Soviet Union was an important backing for China's war of resistance. As long as the Soviet Union surrendered, it would be easier to solve the Chinese problem. Indeed, after the German advisory group evacuated China, Soviet military aid to China played a big role in the early stages of the War of Resistance. But since the Soviet Union and Japan signed the Neutral Treaty , the Soviet Union has gradually weakened its military support for China. Therefore, Matsuoka Yoe's basis is a paradox.
However, when the war between the Soviet and German started, if Japan could advance toward Siberian , it would indeed be a stab in the Soviet Union in the back.
But in the battle between the Soviet army, the Japanese Army first suffered a small loss in Zhanggufeng , and then suffered a big loss in Nomenhan , which was already psychologically shattered by the Soviet army with heavy equipment. Therefore, although Matsuoka Yoyou shouted in all kinds of ways, he did not receive the approval of Japanese Navy and Army Minister Hideki Tojo.
But Matsuoka Yosuke refused to give in and spoke repeatedly. The Guards cabinet felt that it was too annoying to have such a person around. So, the Japanese Guards Cabinet used a trick to resign once. As the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yooyou Matsuoka had to resign obediently. But two days later, the guards were authorized to form a cabinet again. This time, Matsuoka Yoeu was excluded from the cabinet. Instead, a retired naval general Toyota Sashijiro was pulled out to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Yoyu Matsuoka knew he was cheated, but he had no choice but to do anything.
So, does Japan really have no idea of moving north?
In fact, the Japanese military headquarters really seriously considered Matsuoka Yoeu's suggestion and sought the opinions of the commander of the Japanese Chinese Expeditionary Army Hata Shunrok for this. But it was rejected by Shinro Hata.
Shunroku Hata's view is that for Japan, solving the "China Incident" is the key, and then we can consider moving south or northward, and we should not in turn resolve the "China Incident" by moving south or northward.
The Japanese military headquarters have always attached great importance to the opinions of the commander of the Chinese dispatched army. Seeing that Hata Shunji opposes it, this means that Hata Shunji will not agree to draw the three A-type divisions of the 3rd, 6th and 13th from the Chinese dispatched army to the Northeast.
It is obvious that Shunji Hata's opinion is also against the Northward Advance. In addition, the United States has adopted an embargo on Japan, which has made Japan more determined to move south instead of north.
Since he is not planning to draw the main force of the 11th Army to advance north, Anan Weiji is preparing to launch a second attack on Changsha, so Hideki Tojo has no reason to object.
Although he was not interested in this war, he still agreed to Anan Weiji's plan.But at the same time, he added another requirement, that is, in this battle, the main air force in the central China region cannot participate in the war, but should be transferred to the south and join the Nanyang war at any time.
The process of the 2nd Battle of Changsha was full of twists and turns
In mid-August 1941, the Japanese army began to increase troops to the Dayun Mountain line in northern Hunan. The second Changsha Battle kicked off.
Xue Yue had long noticed that the Japanese army had increased its troops on the front line of Dayun Mountain. However, Xue Yue believes that the purpose of the Japanese army's increase in troops was to disrupt and grab grain, and there was no attempt to attack Changsha.
Xue Yue made this judgment justified.
First, the Japanese army did not intend to attack Chongqing by Yichang . If the Japanese army had this intention, then the number of troops added in northern Hunan and southern Hubei would be huge, far from comparable to a few thousand people at present.
Second, the Japanese army also had no intention of attacking Guangdong by Nanchang . Originally, Nanchang was under the attack of the 3rd and 9th War Zones. If the Japanese army went south to attack Guangdong, even if Guangdong was captured, they would fall into the attack of the 4th, 7th and 9th War Zones, which had little strategic significance.
Therefore, if the Japanese army wants to launch an offensive, they can only attack Hunan. But the situation on the Dayun Mountain line did not worsen. Although the Japanese army increased its troops, there was no sign of a big war.
Xue Yue judged that the Japanese army's increase in troops on the front line of Dayun Mountain this time was a routine "sweeping".
But Xue Yue's judgment failed to reassure Jiang.
If you judge from the local area of a war zone, Xue Yue’s conclusion may not be incorrect. But if local military information is considered in the international situation, a completely opposite conclusion will be drawn.
At that time, the Soviet-German War had broken out, and the negotiations between Japan and the United States also showed signs of collapse. The Japanese army's intention to fight in Southeast Asia had begun to emerge.
If the Japanese army wants to attack Nanyang, they must first attack Hunan. Only by attacking the 9th War Zone can the Japanese army draw a large number of troops from central China to reinforce Nanyang.
Therefore, Jiang repeatedly reminded Xue Yue to beware of the Japanese attack on the 9th War Zone. But Xue Yue did not take Jiang's instructions to heart.
An incorrect judgment will lead to an incorrect behavior. It was precisely because Xue Yue misjudged the intention of the Japanese army to increase troops on the front line of Dayun Mountain that the 9th War Zone fell into a passive position at the beginning of the 2nd Changsha Battle.
At the end of August 1941, Anan Weiji flew to the 6th Division's garrison Yueyang and began to assemble troops.
This time, the Japanese army gathered four divisions, including the 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 40th divisions, the Saaebain Detachment of the 13th Division stationed in Yichang, the Araki Detachment (2 brigades) and the Hirano Detachment (2 brigades), with a force of more than 120,000.
The battle started from Dayun Mountain on the north bank of Xinyun River .
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Attack on Dayun Mountain, Anan Weiji played a trick. On the surface, he sent an elite 6th Division to attack Dayun Mountain to show that the Japanese army had no intention of attacking Xinqiang River, in order to confuse Xue Yue. Because the 6th Division is the main force of the Japanese army, wherever there is the 6th Division, it will be the main battlefield.
But in fact, Anan Weiji's intention was that when the 6th Division attacked Dayun Mountain, Xue Yue would definitely send Chinese troops stationed on the Xinqiang River line to rescue him. At this time, the 40th Division of the 2nd Echelon of the Japanese army was just in time to replace the 6th Division, and the 6th Division could withdraw from the battle and go south to the Xinqiang River line.
The Chinese defenders guarding the Xinyun River will definitely be insufficient due to sending troops to support Dayun Mountain. The 6th Division will not have to spend too much effort to break through the defense line.
Afterwards proved that Anan Weiji's trick was successful.
On September 5, 1941, the 6th Japanese Division rushed to Dayun Mountain, but due to heavy rain, the attack time was delayed by two days.
On September 7, three regiments of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army launched an attack on Dayun Mountain.
At this time, there were 3 troops guarding Dayun Mountain.
The eastern foot of Dayun Mountain is garrisoned by a battalion of the newly formed 11th Division of the 58th Army of the Sun Du army of the Yunnan Army; the western foot of the Guizhou Army is garrisoned by a regiment of the Bai Huizhang army of the 102nd Division of the Guizhou Army; the top of the mountain is garrisoned by a reinforced battalion of the 59th Division of the Guangdong Army.
As soon as the two sides exchanged fire, the commander-in-chief of the 27th Army of the Sichuan Army, who was responsible for defending the Xinyun River defense line, ordered the main forces of the 59th Division and the 102nd Division to cross the river to rescue immediately, and the main forces of the 58th Army also began to rush to Dayun Mountain.
Yang Sen's plan was supported by Xue Yue, because until this time, both of them believed that the Japanese army launched a battle against Dayun Mountain was only an isolated incident. In order to strengthen the strength on the front line of Dayunshan, Xue Yue also strengthened the 60th Division of the 37th Army directly under the 9th War Zone to Yang Sen.
But at this moment, some situations occurred on the battlefield.
On September 11, the 6th Division's attack on Dayun Mountain was coming to an end. In the view of the division commander Kana Masatsu, the Chinese defenders of Dayun Mountain have been wiped out, and their mission is to go south to capture Changsha, rather than to waste time in Dayun Mountain. For this reason, Kanda generated power to the 40th Division, which said that the 6th Division had cleaned Dayun Mountain. You 40th Division came here to take the defense.
The commander of the 40th Division, Seiichi Aoki, thought the 6th Division had finished the work, so he didn't care much and sent only one wing to take over the defense.
But unexpectedly, the 6th Division's attack on Dayunshan failed to fully complete the mission, and about one-third of the Chinese defenders were still insisting on fighting in Dayunshan.
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When the 40th Division came to the wing and the 6th Division were in charge of the wing that cut off the rear, it was suddenly hit hard by the Chinese troops. The Japanese army, who was stunned, was about to organize a counterattack, but unexpectedly, reinforcements from Xinqiang River arrived.
After a fierce attack, the two Japanese rebels were surrounded and Chinese troops reoccupied Dayun Mountain.
Aoki Sei was shocked and quickly led the main force of the division to rescue. After many melee battles, the main force of the 40th Division finally joined the two trapped Japanese wings.
Unexpectedly, as soon as we were connected, the 13th Regiment left the 6th Division, on the grounds that it wanted to return to the establishment. The sudden evacuation of the
13 wing exposed a big gap on the flank of the 40th Division. The Chinese troops seized the opportunity and bravely advanced and surrounded the 40th Division again.
At this moment, Anan Wei couldn't sit still.
Originally, replacing the 6th Division with the 40th Division halfway was Anan Weiji's proud stroke, and he also successfully deceived Xue Yue. But unexpectedly, the 40th Division fought so ugly. If emergency rescue is not provided, even if the 40th Division is not completely wiped out, it will definitely suffer huge losses.
In view of this, Anan Weiji had to send the reserve team Araki Detachment to rescue.
But Araki Detachment was blocked by the 58th Army again and progressed slowly.
But just when Yang Sen was proud, he suddenly received a piece of information and immediately woke up as if he was poured with cold water.
It turned out that intelligence showed that when the 40th Division was surrounded in Dayun Mountain and was in danger of peace, the main forces of the 3rd and 6th Divisions who had arrived at Xinqiang River and the Zaoyuan Detachment heading south from Yichang were desperate and waited for the 40th Division to be eliminated.
This matter is very unreasonable.
The so-called abnormality will lead to evil. After thinking for a while, Yang Sen immediately understood the mystery: the Japanese army is going to attack Changsha again!
Yang Sen urgently ordered the departments that crossed the Xinqiang River to reinforce Dayun Mountain to be built immediately, and at the same time, he quickly sent a power to Xue Yue and reported his judgment.
Suddenly, Xue Yue understood that he had been fooled by Anan Weiji.
In the early morning of September 18, under the bombardment of 320 artillery , the Japanese army concentrated 90% of the troops in this battle and launched a full-line attack on the middle section of the Xinqiang River, which was 20 kilometers wide on the front of the Xinqiang River.
The 102nd Division of the Guizhou Army, which was hastily returned to defense, was severely damaged, with only more than 600 men left in one division of more than 5,000 people.
In view of the fierce attack of the Japanese army, Xue Yue decided to set the decisive battle with the Japanese army south of Miluo River , and dispatched the 37th Army and 26th Army to the position on the south bank of the Miluo River.
In order to ensure the Miluo River defense line, Xue Yue issued several orders:
First, Li Mo'an The Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Border Area advances to destroy roads and bridges behind the enemy and attack the Japanese baggage troops.
Second, the 4th Army of Ou Zhen did not have to go south, but instead went east to join the 58th Army and 20th Army, and then attacked the 40th Division from east to west.
Third, the 99th Army defends the Xiangjiang River with the strength of one division, and the other two divisions are affiliated with the 37th Army to defend the position on the south bank of the Miluo River.
The fourth and the 37th Army defended the front line of the Miluo River.
The fifth and 26th Army were led to the front line from the Miluo River second line position.
The sixth and Li Yutang's tenth army headed north from Hengshan to north of Zhuzhou, and stood by Liuyang River to .
At the same time, the 72nd Army and the 74th Army in Jiangxi, the 79th Army in the 6th War Zone, and the tentative second army in the 7th War Zone also reinforced in Changsha.
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At dusk on September 20, the commander of the 37th Army on the front line of the Miluo River Chen Pei suddenly got a news that the 6th Japanese Division, which had crossed the Miluo River, suddenly changed its marching route and did not go south, but turned from west to east.
This is a big taboo for military strategists.
On the battlefield, especially when the two armies are about to fight, it means exposing the flanks and tails of their troops to their opponents. Once the opponent suddenly launches an attack, the strike against the troops will be fatal.
It turned out that just as the 6th Division was preparing to attack the 37th Army's defense line, a telegram from the 9th War Zone was deciphered by the Japanese army. The content of the telegram is that the 26th Army has appeared from south to north, from east to west on the left wing of the 6th Division.
Anan Weiji immediately ordered that the positions of the 6th Division were taken over by the 3rd and 4th Divisions, and the main force of the 6th Division turned to attack the 26th Army.
The commander of the 26th Army who was suddenly attacked Xiao Zhichu immediately organized resistance.
Because the 26th Army performed poorly in the previous battle in Yichang, it has become a laughing stock in the army. If the 26th Army performs poorly this time, the 26th Army may be withdrawn.
For this reason, although the 26th Army lost its combat power, it still fought to the death, and the battle situation was in a stalemate.
Seeing that the 26th Army and the 37th Army were in critical condition, Xue Yue ordered the 10th Army to go to aid immediately.
Originally, Xue Yue's order to the 10th Army was to first arrive at the Wukou where there was the artillery troops of Wang Ruoqing, the commander of the 9th War Zone artillery, and then attack the Jinjing line. In Xue Yue's view, the 10th Army, coupled with the support of the artillery units, will definitely defeat the enemy in front of him.
But when the 10th Army arrived at Wukou, Wang Ruoqing's artillery troops had already evacuated, and Jinjing had been occupied by the Japanese army.
At that time, there were two roads from Wukou to Jinjing, one was a rugged and difficult mountain road; the other was a road that went directly south from Wengjiang.
Because the 26th Army was besieged by the Japanese army on the Wengjiang line, Li Yutang ordered the road from Wengjiang to Jinjing to strictly guard the road from Wengjiang to Jinjing in order to ensure the insurance.
But unexpectedly, that night, the cavalry troops of the 6th Division of the Japanese army took a small path to attack the troops of Fang Xianjue 4 of the 10th Division. More than 300 people in the 10th Division lost their lives in their sleep.
On the second day, the 190th Division of the 10th Army was also attacked by the cavalry unit of the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army. The division commander was seriously injured and the deputy division commander was killed.
Immediately afterwards, the bad news came again. A part of the Japanese army suddenly attacked Jinjing. The headquarters of the 10th Army and the 37th Army were both attacked, and the two commanders Li Yutang and Chen Pei survived.
The 10th Army suffered a crushing defeat as soon as it took shape.
Because the 10th Army was defeated, the 26th Army and the 37th Army lost reinforcements and were defeated respectively.
This means that shortly after the Second Changsha Battle began, the 9th War Zone lost the strength of three armies.
On September 21, the Japanese army once again deciphered the telegram from the 9th War Zone. The content of the telegram shocked the Japanese 11th Army Command:
"The 74th Army should rush to the south bank of Laodao River to occupy the position day and night, and cooperate with the central part of Xia Chu to defend Changsha City. Our army will fight the enemy to the north of the Laodao River."
Japanese staff member Shimamura Jukang judged that if the 74th Army wanted to set up defenses along the south bank of the Laodao River, it would definitely move from the connection between the two towns of Yong'an and Huanghua, northwest of Liuyang , that is, east of Changsha. This is a great opportunity for the Japanese army to attack the 74th Army in a side manner.
For this reason, Anan Weiji changed his combat plan again and terminated the original combat tasks of each unit of the 6th Division. The entire division quickly went south to intercept the 74th Army that was turning from east to west.
However, things on the battlefield are often not subject to human will. Just as the 6th Japanese Division rushed to Yong'an and Huanghua to intercept the 74th Army, the 74th Army ran into a straight face with the 3rd Division, which was heading south.
Anan Weiji learned about the 74th Army's operation route on the 21st and immediately ordered the Air Force to monitor it. But on the 24th, it suddenly rained heavily. Under the rain and fog, the Japanese Air Force lost the target of the 74th Army. This is also the reason why the Japanese army did not have time to inform the 3rd Division that it might encounter the 74th Army.
And on this day, the 57th Division, the vanguard of the 74th Army, had arrived at Chunhua Mountain, 30 kilometers east of Changsha.
If the three points of Yong'an, Huanghua and Chunhua Mountain can form a triangle, then Chunhua Mountain is the vertex of this triangle. By occupying Chunhua Mountain, you can stop the Japanese army from moving south.
On September 25, a battalion of the 29th Brigade, the vanguard of the 3rd Division, arrived in Chunhua Mountain and was immediately attacked by the 57th Division.
The vanguard of the Japanese army did not expect to encounter Chinese troops here, and thought it was a defeated soldier who had defeated from the front line, so he didn't care too much.
But as soon as both sides start fighting, the Japanese army on the opposite side will know that it is not good, but this time I have encountered a "hard trouble". In just one hour, a squadron of the Japanese vanguard was almost wiped out.
However, this Japanese army is very cunning. He knew that fighting hard would not be able to defeat the opponent's troops. Anyway, the 3rd Division's mission was to go to the north bank of the Liuyang River to find a place to cross the river. It was not their mission to fight with the Chinese army. Therefore, this Japanese army fled in the dark.
However, the Japanese brigade commander did not tell the truth to his brigade commander, but just said vaguely that there were Chinese troops in Chunhua Mountain, and the confused brigade commander came up with the troops.
At this time, the 57th Division's Yu Cheng Wan's 4th unit had already entered Chishi River in the northeast of Chunhua Mountain. Liao Lingqi's unit of the 58th Division occupied Chunhua Mountain with one force, and the main force occupied Yong'an. The 51st Division's Li Tianxia's 4th unit was moving closer to Huanghua with the 74th Army headquarters. As soon as the three divisions of the
74 Army were deployed, the 29th Brigade rushed up. After fighting for a long time, the 29th Brigade also felt that the opponent was difficult to deal with, so it followed suit and ran away in a roundabout way.
But in this way, the 74th Army collided directly with the main force of the 3rd Division who arrived.
On September 27, the main force of the Japanese 3rd Division arrived, and the two sides immediately started a war. The 18th Japanese Regiment, which was responsible for protecting the 3rd Division, killed eight squadron leaders in a battle within one day, and the casualties of the soldiers were even more severe.
Get this news, the commander of the 3rd Division, Toyoshima Yataro, believed that he must have encountered the 74th Army, and other troops would never have such combat power.
Although the Japanese army was unwilling to meet the 74th Army, since they encountered it, the Japanese army racked their brains from top to bottom to defeat Wang Yaowu .
For this reason, Anan Wei made up his mind. He sent all the heavy artillery wings and tank wings directly under the 11th Army to the 6th Division, which was preparing to intercept the 74th Army, and ordered other units to delay other Chinese troops at all costs so that they could not get close to or reinforce the 74th Army.
The battle situation has developed to this point, and the 74th Army is facing a crisis.
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From the 25th to the 27th, the casualties of the 57th Division on the front line have reached 40%; the casualties of the 58th Division, which fought the main force of the 3rd Division in Yong'an, reached 50%. Although the 51st Division has not yet taken the enemy, the Japanese army used two A-type divisions, a heavy artillery wing and a tank wing to deal with the 74th Army, which has exceeded the combat capabilities of the 74th Army.
On the afternoon of September 27, the vanguard of the 6th Division suddenly appeared behind the 57th Division, and the battlefield situation suddenly reversed.
Under the assault of two Japanese divisions, the 74th Army gradually lost its support and began to shrink its forces and retreat. When the battle reached a critical moment, the captain of the 51st Division Li Tianxia was knocked away, and the commander Wang Yaowu was almost captured. If it weren't for the captured guard platoon leader who would rather die than explain Wang Yaowu's hiding place, Wang Yaowu would be in danger! You know, at that time, Wang Yaowu's hiding place was only more than ten meters away from the Japanese army.
Just when Wang Yaowu led his troops to fight hard on Yong'an and Huanghua, on the afternoon of September 27, the Japanese Zaoyuan Detachment invaded Changsha.
But the 3rd Division, which should have been the main attack on Changsha, was resentful. If it hadn't been to the 74th Army, how could the Zaoyuan Detachment win the first prize?
Therefore, Toshima Yataro ignored Anan Wei's order to lead his army into Changsha and led his troops south to Zhuzhou.
But this time I went south to Zhuzhou, the 3rd Division suffered a big loss.
Due to the lack of firepower of the troops, a battalion of the vanguard of the 29th Brigade and a regiment of the Chinese troops stationed in Zhuzhou had a strife with more than 2,000 people. The Japanese army, who had always been proud of their stunning skills, ended the war with the price of the squadron captain being stabbed to death.
After taking advantage of the situation, the Chinese troops voluntarily gave up Zhuzhou and went to Hengyang .
At noon on September 29, Toshima Yataro entered Zhuzhou for a walk and ordered a retreat. Apart from venting his anger, he could no longer think of why he had to go south to attack Zhuzhou.
At this time, the Japanese army had run out of ammunition and food, and Xue Yue ordered all troops to start a counterattack.
The reason why Anan Weiji is so anxious to end the second Changsha Battle is because Chen Cheng commands the troops in the 6th War Zone to start counterattacking Yichang.
Compared with the fierceness of the attack, the Japanese army always retreated in a mess. All units of Chinese troops attacked the Japanese army on various fronts, and made many achievements.
Among them, the performance of the 20th Army is particularly outstanding. These brothers of Sichuan Army discovered a Japanese baggage unit, including not only various baggage personnel, but also more than 1,200 Japanese wounded people. Now, the 20th Army was able to pick it up.
If the 40th Division of the Japanese Army had not been to help urgently learn that the baggage team was surrounded, the more than 1,200 Japanese wounded men would have been made into dumplings by the 20th Army.
Who should bear the responsibility for the failure of the second Changsha Battle?
On October 16, Jiang rushed to Hengshan to hold a post-war review meeting for the 2nd Battle of Changsha.
Jiang was so distressed that he was one of his few elite troops for the losses of this battle, especially the losses of the 10th Army and the 74th Army.
, especially the 74th Army, has never been defeated since the outbreak of the War of Resistance. But this time, more than half of the losses were lost in one battle. Therefore, Jiang decided to hold him accountable and give Xue Yue a little color, who is usually arrogant and unwilling to obey orders. After the
review meeting was held, Jiang first praised the Sichuan Army, especially the 20th Army.
Then, Jiang began to hold the 10th Army accountable, removed Li Yutang and Fang Xianjue from their positions, and instructed Li Yutang to be shot.
Fortunately, the commander of the 79th Army who came to the 6th War Zone Xia Chuzhong was a kind man. He handed over a captured Japanese combat map to Jiang. The map shows that there are three and a half Japanese military division numbers on the front of the 10th Army. The defeat of the 10th Army was due to the loss of combat power, not Li Yutang's responsibility, which allowed Li Yutang to escape the disaster of death.
Then, Jiang summoned Wang Yaowu and asked about the reasons for the defeat of the 74th Army. First, Wang Yaowu does not want to blame others. Second, Wang Yaowu knows Jiang very well. When this kind of accountability is held accountable, he must not put the blame on others. Even if he escaped accountability by chance this time, he would leave a bad impression on Jiang's heart. Therefore, when Jiang asked about the reason for the defeat, Wang Yaowu insisted that it was all his command mistakes that led to his defeat.
Jiang was very satisfied with Wang Yaowu's approach.
The reason why Jiang's generals were summoned repeatedly was actually to give Xue Yue time to take the initiative to take responsibility. But for several days, Xue Yue had no words.
Seeing that Xue Yue was unresponsible, Jiang had to make the point clear and point out the question of whether Changsha was lost in the battle.
In the 2nd Changsha Battle, the Japanese army's Zaoyuan Detachment and the 4th Division did invade Changsha. But Xue Yue’s responsibility is to defend Changsha. If he admits that Changsha has been lost, it means he has to bear the responsibility for the loss.
For this reason, no matter how Jiang's hints, Xue Yue refused to say clearly whether Changsha was lost, but instead targeted the 26th Army. It is said that due to the defeat of the 26th Army, the flanks of the 74th Army were directly exposed to the Japanese attack, and they were defeated by two Japanese A-level divisions.As for the loss of Changsha, Xue Yue did not mention a word.
At the critical moment, Xia Chuzhong said the truth, because the first contribution to regaining Changsha was the temporary 6th Division under the 79th Army.
As for the 26th Army, they fought well in this battle. Although they were defeated, they still fought with the Japanese army and did not give up their responsibilities.
Until the end of the review meeting, Jiang saw that Xue Yue was still not responsible, so he had to make the matter clear.
In Jiang's view, there are four main reasons for the failure of the second Changsha Battle:
First, Xue Yue made a mistake in judging the enemy situation and judged a large-scale attack by the Japanese army as an isolated "sweeping", so that the troops defending the Xinyunhe line were transferred to the Dayunshan line, which made the Xinyunhe line insufficient troops and quickly lost.
The second and the secret codes of the 9th War Zone were deciphered by the Japanese army, and Xue Yue's plan to mobilize the troops was understood in advance by the Japanese army, so he lost the initiative everywhere.
Third, use of the 10th Army too early
The 10th Army was originally a reserve force of the 9th War Zone and should not be used too early. However, due to Xue Yue's previous misjudgment, the front-line troops were disbanded and had to draw the 10th Army to make up for the gap. But in this way, the troops near Changsha were empty, allowing the Japanese army to take advantage of the opportunity.
The fourth, the use of the 74th Army is improperly
The best position of the 74th Army should be on the outside of the south bank of Liuyang River, not on the inside of the south bank of Laodao River. Only in this way can the 74th Army attack the Japanese army on the flanks when the Japanese army attacked Changsha.
If Xue Yue had not used the 10th Army too early and placed the 74th Army in an unreasonable position, when the Japanese army attacked Changsha, these two elite main forces would have a pincer attack on the Japanese army, which would have severely damaged the Japanese army.
Until this moment, Xue Yue finally felt embarrassed, so he wrote a report saying that he was incompetent in command and requested punishment.
But can Jiang punish him? Can you find a general who is stronger than Xue Yue after being relieved of Xue Yue?
The reason why Jiang kept signaling Xue Yue to take the initiative to take the responsibility for the defeat in this battle was, first, to suppress Xue Yue's arrogance so that he could listen to other people's opinions in future wars; second, to give Xue Yue a step. It would be better for Xue Yue to take responsibility for his own initiative than for someone else to suggest that Xue Yue is responsible for his defeat?
Seeing that Xue Yue finally took the initiative to admit that he made a mistake in command, Jiang did not really want to punish Xue Yue, but just criticized him lightly.
But Xue Yue knew his shame and then braved. After the Second Battle of Changsha, he organized some staff from the 9 war zones to conduct a careful investigation of the terrain around Changsha and created the "Tianlu Tactics".
is the "Tianlu Tactics" that made the Japanese army lose and lose in the third Changsha Battle of , and thus established Xue Yue's position as a famous general in the Anti-Japanese War.
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