This article is "An inch of mountains and rivers and an inch of blood, 22 large-scale battles in the War of Resistance" 11: The High Battle
The 34th Division's rout from the 27th was like a nightmare. The 33rd Division said that the suffering they suffered cannot be described in words
1941 From March to April, a fierce battle took place between China and Japan in the Shanggao area near Nanchang. The Chinese call it the Battle of Shanggao, and this battle is also a rare victory in my frontal battlefield since the Anti-Japanese War. It is called "the most exciting battle since the Anti-Japanese War". Among them, at this time, the only 33 divisions and 34 divisions (both Type B divisions) occupied by the Japanese army in Nanchang, while the eastern Jiangxi, the western Jiangxi, and the northern Jiangxi all had Chinese troops, especially the 9th theater Xue Yue and Luo A strong opponent like Zhuoying's department. The Japanese soldiers in Nanchang always felt like a man on their backs and were very upset.
At this time, in order to deal with the Eighth Route Army in the North China battlefield, the Japanese base camp decided to transfer the 33rd Division to North China, and transferred from Shanghai to the newly formed independent mixed 20th brigade to supplement Nanchang's troops. The 33rd Division was transferred in April of that year, and the 20th Brigade had arrived in Nanchang in February-which meant that the Japanese army in Nanchang had not decreased but increased before April.
For the 34th division and division leader Da He Mao, this is a rare opportunity- takes advantage of the 33 divisions and 20 brigades to kill the 19th group army, which is the most threatening. Otherwise, the 33 divisions will go by themselves. The days of guarding Nanchang alone will be difficult.
Oga Shigeru tried his best to persuade the commander of the 11th Army to launch the "Jinjiang Operation" (the Japanese called the Kamigao Battle as Jinjiang Operation): 33 Division, 20th Brigade, and 34th Division were divided into three groups to attack the 19th Group. The 19th Group Army oppressed the Shanggao area to be encircled and annihilated. Although Sonobe and Ichiro were not very interested in Oga's plan, the Japanese army had the practice of having to attack once before mobilizing the troops, and based on this, Oga's plan was approved.
Da He Mao ambitiously wants to make a great contribution, under his plan, Nanchang Japanese army came out.
However, Oga never thought that the next days would be the most embarrassing failure in his military career.
02 After 7 days of fighting, Oga Shio found out that he was surrounded by
Oga Shio had recruited a large number of local civilians in preparation for the war, which naturally attracted the attention and alert of the 9th theater.
In the face of the menacing Japanese army, Xue Yue still adopts the tactics of lure the enemy deep.
In the early morning of March 15, 1941, the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army attacked Fengxin in two directions from Anyi. Under the cover of Japanese heavy artillery and aircraft, the 33rd Division quickly broke through the defense line of the 70th Army Reserve 9th Division and occupied Fengxin.
On the same day, the 20th Brigade tried to sneak across Jinjiang. But the first two times were repelled by our army, and it was not until the plane helped them to cross the river successfully. Wang Yaowu’s 74th Army sent 51 divisions and a regiment to reinforce them. Under the stubborn resistance of the Chinese army, the 20th brigade was delayed in the Hongshiling area and was difficult to advance.
Da Hemao’s 34th Division was very arrogant. More than 20,000 people from the division assaulted westward along the Xianggan Highway. They not only wanted to eat the 74th Army, but also the 70th Army who was oppressed by the 33rd Division on the North Road.
But the attack of the 34th Division was not smooth from the beginning. Before the
34 division arrived in Gao'an, it encountered violent resistance from the 107 division. The soldiers of the 320 regiment on the main position were not afraid of the indiscriminate bombardment of Japanese aircraft and artillery and held their positions. When the regiment received the retreat order, the casualties had exceeded 50%. Although ultimately did not block the 34th Division, the soldiers of the 107th Division slowed the enemy's advancing speed with bitter battles and bought precious time for the deployment and deployment of friendly forces.
On March 18, Luo Zhuoying ordered the defenders near Gaoan to retreat. The 34th Division took this opportunity to quickly advance to Longtuanxu. Here they will start with the 74th army they are looking forA hard fight. The
74 army was one of the elite troops of the Central Army at that time. The 74th Army was formed by on the Songhu battlefield on September 1, 1937. It consists of the 51st, 57th, and 58th Divisions, with a total of 32,000 people. Before the Battle of Shanggao, Chang Kaishen changed the 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 74th armies to "attack army". The assault army’s weapons and equipment are much higher than those of the general army. The and 74 army have the most remarkable record in the entire resistance, and are known as the "anti-Japanese iron army." (After the Battle of the Shanghai High-tech Zone, the 74th Army completely replaced Soviet-style equipment and became a Soviet weapon division)
And in this battle, the key to encircling the 34th division was whether the two divisions placed on the front of the 74th Army could stand up. Live the onslaught of the 34th Division; if can hold the 34th Division, it will give time for the large troops to besiege and annihilate the deployment; once it fails, the 34th Division will attack the high altitude or jump out of the encirclement, then all our previous efforts will be Become a bubble.
On the evening of March 18, the 74th Army search team encountered the Japanese outpost, and the fierce battle began.
fought fiercely until the 20th, the 34th Division was unable to break through the 74th army in front of the position. The anxious Ogamao pushed the headquarters to the front, concentrated a large number of artillery, and with the support of the aircraft forcibly crossed Surabaya, and then violently attacked the 57th Division and 58th Division of the 74th Army. The two sides fought together. Although the Japanese army had air superiority, it was still unable to break through the Great Wall of Steel built by the soldiers of the 74th Army.
hit, Oga suddenly found that the 33rd Division and the 20th Brigade had not arrived yet.
Where are the other two Japanese troops?
The 20th Brigade was unsuccessful at the beginning and was blocked by the 51st Division of the 74th Army. Although the aircraft was brought in to help, it was difficult to move. In the ongoing fierce battle, the 20th Brigade suffered thousands of casualties, and it is not known when it will break through the blockade of the 51st Division and join the 34th Division. The stagnation of the 20th Brigade caused a hole to appear on the south side of the 34th Division. The
33 division is even more strange. They stopped fighting and turned back to Nanchang. Sakuzo Sakurai, the commander of the 33rd Division, thought that his task was to drive the 70th Army. As for where to drive the 70th Army, he didn't care. In addition, the 33rd division was about to be dispatched to North China, so Sakurai Shozo symbolically sent some soldiers and horses to chase the 70th army, and returned to Nanchang with the main force.
In this way, the Japanese army, which had been advancing in three ways, became the 34th division and advancing alone.
On March 22, Oga finally realized a fact: originally planned to encircle the 74th Army and 70th Army, but became the target of the Chinese Army. The 34 divisions around the Chinese army with a clear designation have as many as 9 divisions. The back path was cut off, the ammunition could not be transported, and the wounded could not get off. The 34th division was probably wiped out in Shanggao.
The distraught Oga Shigeru hurriedly asked for help from Sonobe Kazuichiro, who immediately ordered the 33rd Division to return to the rescue.
03 encircled and wiped out
, the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army, the rescue direction was the position of the 9th Division of the 70th Army Reserve. The
34 division desperately broke through, and the 33 division suddenly appeared behind the 9th division to prepare for the 9th division to be attacked on both sides, and the 19th division next to it was also under attack. Rumor has it that Zhang, the commander of the 9th Preparatory Division, believes that the situation is not good for the 70th Army, so he ordered the retreat of the Preparatory 9th and 19th Divisions as a deputy commander. The retreat of the
70 army cast a shadow over the battle. The 215th Wing of the 33rd Division then rushed into the encirclement and rendezvous with the 34th Division, but there is still great hope for the encirclement and annihilation of the 34th Division.
At this time, the 74th Army has launched a full-scale attack on the frontal blocking position and progressed smoothly. The reinforcements have also arrived on the battlefield. Z2z Our army has the opportunity to carry out a second encirclement of the Japanese army.
On March 26, the divisions once again surrounded the 34th Division in accordance with Luo Zhuoying's order. Oga Shigeru discovered that the second encirclement was tighter than the first, and the 34th Division was surrounded within a radius of less than 5 kilometers from north to south.
launched a fierce attack in order to survive the 34th division, even withOn the gas bomb. Although many officers and soldiers were poisoned and fallen, the offensive of the 74th Army did not weaken by half under Wang Yaowu's strict orders. The 74th Army even advanced to a distance of two kilometers from the Okamo headquarters.
was about to complete the battle, but the 107 division suddenly retreated.
At the end of the battle, Song Yingzhong, the commander of the 107th Division, claimed to have discovered that the Japanese had chosen to retreat again. The retreat of the 107th Division caused a gap in the left wing of our army, and the 58th Division therefore suspended the attack. As a result, the 34th Division got a chance to breathe. The plan to encircle the 34th Division finally fell through, and the 34th Division ran eastward.
The last siege and annihilation battle evolved into a chase. Although the 34th Division broke out of the siege, it was continuously pursued by our army along the way, and finally fled back to the place of departure in embarrassment. The
33 division was not much better. After the 33 divisions that had evacuated from the battlefield re-entered the battle, they have been flanking fiercely by our army. The mountain artillery group has run out of ammunition. The division has gone through hardships that cannot be described in words. Returned to the original garrison on April 2 "
". The 74th Army "fighted desperately to resist, and despite the blood and blood and heavy casualties, it still did not retreat. The casualties of the enemy and ourselves were more than four thousand in one day." won the first martial arts medal and the highest honor "Flying Tiger Banner". The
Shanggao Battle was a rare victory since the Anti-Japanese War. 15,000 Japanese troops were killed and injured. Chang Kaishen's telegram to Xue Yue said that "Northern Jiangxi will wipe out the enemy and the whole country will be Teng Huan." He Yingqin and others called the Battle of Shanggao the most exciting battle since the War of Resistance. The Shanggao battle also attracted the attention of international public opinion. Z2z American newspapers "mostly published news about the defeat of the Japanese in northern Jiangxi in a prominent position." Major General Stanney, the military attache of the British Embassy in China, "came to visit the record." After the battle of
, the 33rd division delayed the transfer to North China due to excessive losses, and the 9th theater troops did not attack again. The Nanchang battlefield entered a period of unexpected calm.
