noffsinger Chapter 569 Sending Support Forces
Chapter 569 Sending Support Forces
On that day, the highest level of the government issued a combat order to the Ninth War Zone Headquarters. In the telegram, the highest level of the government ordered that the Guhua Mountain east of Fulinpu would be the boundary. The combat of the troops in the west would be under the charge of Deputy Commander-in-Chief Yang of the Ninth War Zone, and the combat of the troops in the east would be under the charge of Deputy Deputy Commander-in-Chief Wang of the Ninth War Zone. He would supervise all troops to complete the interception of the attacking forces of the Japanese 11th Army. If the attacking forces of the Japanese army successfully broke through the front of a certain unit and escaped, the army commander and division commander of this unit would be executed.
Lieutenant General Kanda Masatane, commander of the Japanese 6th Division, led his troops to carry out the counterattack order of Lieutenant General Anami Korechika, commander of the Japanese 11th Army. When advancing northward to the area south of Kurihashi, the Japanese discovered through aerial reconnaissance that the Chinese government's 9th War Zone troops had occupied Kurihashi, and at least two Chinese armies had also entered the nearby area.
Lieutenant General Anami Korechika, commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, was also shocked after receiving the intelligence from the aerial reconnaissance. Judging from the direction of action of the troops of the 9th War Zone of the Chinese government, Commander Xue of the 9th War Zone of the Chinese government was preparing to encircle and annihilate his 3rd Division and 6th Division.
Lieutenant General Anami Korechika, commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, also admired the appetite of Commander Xue of the 9th War Zone. At the same time, he lamented that Commander Xue chose the right time. Now was the time when the Japanese troops on the front line were the most tired, and the supply of ammunition and food had been completely cut off. Under such circumstances, the offensive forces of his two divisions could not exert their due combat effectiveness at all.
Lieutenant General Anami Korechika, commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, carefully analyzed the reconnaissance intelligence from the aircraft and came to a very disappointing conclusion. The troops of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese government were obviously deployed very well and the distance between the troops was also maintained very well. It should be difficult for his own troops to achieve the expected results in the counterattack. Instead, they might be entangled by the Chinese army.
Therefore, Lieutenant General Anami Korechika, commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, ordered all troops to cancel the previous counterattack plan and retreat quickly to the north to avoid being surrounded by the superior forces of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese government.
After learning that he was surrounded by Chinese troops, Lieutenant General Kanda Masatane, commander of the Japanese 6th Division, quickly ordered all troops of the 6th Division to turn around, changing the rear guard troops into vanguard troops, and retreating rapidly towards Fulinpu, preparing to retreat northward from Fulinpu.
The sudden U-turn of the Japanese 6th Division was also discovered by the troops of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese government at the first time. Therefore, the situation was urgently reported to Commander Xue of the Ninth War Zone. When Commander Xue saw that the Japanese 6th Division was about to escape, he urgently dispatched the 58th Army, the 4th Army and the 73rd Army to pursue and encircle the Japanese 6th Division, and successfully surrounded the troops of the Japanese 6th Division.
In order to ensure the safety of the 3rd and 6th Divisions back to the north bank of the Miluo River, Lieutenant General Anami Korechika, commander of the 11th Japanese Army, sent the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade to support the 3rd and 6th Divisions in their breakout to the north.
After receiving the combat order from Lieutenant General Anami Korechika, commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, Major General Kenkichi Ikegami, commander of the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Originally, in this Changsha meeting, the mission of the Japanese Army's 9th Independent Mixed Brigade was to ensure the security of the logistics transportation lines and the rear of the Japanese Army. To put it bluntly, it was to do logistics support and local security matters. The commander of the Japanese Army's 11th Army, Lieutenant General Anami Korechika, suddenly issued an emergency combat mission to his 9th Brigade. Where can I get the troops in such a short time?
You know, the troops of the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade are now spread throughout the entire transportation lines and occupied areas. If you want to gather all these troops, it will be impossible to do it without a day of preparation. Moreover, this can only be done by gathering the troops while marching.
What made the commander of the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, Major General Kenkichi Ikegami, even more upset was that the commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Korechika Anami, did not say in his telegram order that the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade could ignore the current transportation supply lines and security issues in the occupied areas when it went to support the 3rd Division and the 6th Division to break out.
This means that the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade not only had to keep an eye on the logistics supply lines and maintain public security and clearance in the occupied areas, but also had to send troops to support the breakout of the 3rd and 6th Divisions. This made the commander of the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade, Major General Kenkichi Ikegami, feel that the commander, Lieutenant General Korechika Anami, was using his 9th Independent Mixed Brigade as a Type A division.
Major General Kenkichi Ikegami, commander of the Japanese Army's 9th Independent Mixed Brigade, can now only search on the map for his troops near the battlefields of the 3rd and 6th Divisions to see how many troops he can gather to complete the combat mission assigned by Lieutenant General Korechika Anami, commander of the 11th Army.
Finally, after a careful search, the commander of the Japanese Army's 9th Independent Mixed Brigade, Major General Kenkichi Ikegami, dispatched the 40th Independent Infantry Battalion, which was responsible for clearing and purging the rear of the occupied areas closest to the battlefields of the 3rd and 6th Divisions, to carry out the combat order of the commander, Lieutenant General Korechika Anami.
At the same time, the commander of the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, Major General Kenyoshi Ikegami, will be further behind. The 38th Independent Infantry Battalion, which is also responsible for clearing and mopping up the occupied areas, has also been drawn out to support the operations of the 40th Battalion. This is the maximum number of troops that the commander of the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, Major General Kenyoshi Ikegami, can draw out.
After studying the current battle situation, Major General Kenkichi Ikegami, commander of the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, ordered Colonel Katsumimi Horiuchi, commander of the 40th Independent Infantry Battalion, to lead his troops to launch a surprise attack on Yingzhu Mountain north of Aoyama City. As long as this place was captured, there would be a very obvious gap in the encirclement of the Chinese army. At that time, the 3rd Division and the 6th Division could break out from this gap.
After receiving the combat order from the brigade commander, Major General Ikegami Kenkichi, the commander of the 40th Independent Infantry Battalion, Colonel Katsumi Horiuchi, quickly assembled his troops and rushed to Kageju Mountain, north of Aoyama City. After Colonel Katsumi Horiuchi led his troops to the vicinity of Kageju Mountain, he began to study a specific combat plan based on the information he had obtained through reconnaissance.
Colonel Katsumi Horiuchi, commander of the 40th Independent Infantry Battalion, felt that with the strength of his battalion, it would be difficult to capture Kageju Mountain from the front without heavy firepower support. Since a frontal attack was not advisable, the only way to accomplish this combat objective was to use a nighttime sneak attack.