Battle of Nanchang (b)

 Japanese Section Front Xiushui breakthrough in an offensive
although the JMC has always insisted on the first offensive, the enemy unexpectedly, but the ninth Japanese theater that will be the bank, but hope to both the Japanese set up a hit northern Jiangxi strong position online, and then plugging in the traditional way to fix front reserve, so it is defensive positions within the Army and to the use of field mobile reserve, are reluctant to send ground wire active attack. Sit on behalf of the Executive would rather All can use the strength in her hand, wait for the Japanese struck. In the meantime, the Japanese attack on north sixteenth Anlu Division began the intention of dispersing the military's attention. the Japanese Army in its original 10 March offensive, but because of heavy rain dripping, troop movements difficult, artillery assembly operations are being delayed and cross the river, is rescheduled for March 20 launch date for the offensive. Japanese Miss in the first main town of a Division, the first Eleventh Army Division with six main units directly under the permanent repair, the Sixth Division main Wuning.
March 17, 1939, the Japanese first division to a brigade for the striker Murai began force a repair water, permanent repairs to the central aspects of the military defense of cities and towns into the flutter Wu, turn off the Battle of Nanchang.
Wu urban land when the Gan River, the Poyang Lake Xiushui at the entrance barrier to the north of Nanchang. Jiangxi hills north of here the formation of a flat terrain, is expected Yasuji Okamura one of the two break points. Luozhuo Ying commander also particularly mindful of this point, here fighting force equipped with complete first thirty-second Army Division and the No. ONE one hundred forty-two division, the first ONE Group division of the seventh twenty-one Wu garrison towns, the first Four-Two main divisions are stationed coated Yangjiabu. thirty-Jun Wu town as the center line to start, monitor the river.
While preparing a powerful artillery, the Japanese still want to start a division to the first surface of surprise attack and seize the town NG, so concentrate on the launch ship carrying more than twenty one infantry battalion to cross the river, intended to force a breakthrough before the enemy. defenders Ministry Mission Zhang Zunguang seventh twenty-one to resist, repel a surprise attack brigade Murai, and sinking three enemy ships. Luozhuo Ying commander received a report of the Japanese army to cross the river, immediately focus on the military front-line artillery concentrated use of the thirty-second delivery. including the ninety-eighth division of the mountain artillery battalion, artillery regiment in the War Artillery Fifty-one and shot a group of the fourth row with the six seventy-five mountain guns. Japanese gunboat and then transferred to shallow Wu seaplanes bombarded the city, Murai brigade to attack again at night, article strafed a division of the Japanese launch Xiushui, the Japanese ship was set fire in the dark and dealt with, once again forging birds and go. Japanese surprise idea failed. Luozhuo Ying total commander of the Second Division at this time the main command to articles Jiabu stick coating, and the thirty-second military front Xiushui echo each other, and adjust the terms of the ninety-eighth Division joined the Wu Zhen defense. and then taken out from the first division section Sanjiu seven hundred and seventeen groups in reserve to prevent the enemy landing heavily.
a division in the first assault failed, Yasuji Okamura determined to attack in the first six key priority areas of the offensive Yongxiu Division, the first positive breakthrough Yongxiu side position with the military Kuanyin Mountain. XI of the Army of all military forces directly under concentrated artillery and smoke eight kilometers in the permanent repair of the narrow front, the first six divisions on board to go, cross the river engineers stand ready in the bank rush for the temporary bridge, so that the team through the war. Yongxiu defenders for the first five terms of divisions, seventy-sixth Division and the first seven divisions. the three main divisions along the line to start, pre-location of nine divisions later, build the reserve. At this time due to days of heavy rain Xiushui soaring three-meter water level, flooding along the military front, the first line of military fortifications drive repair, find any. and the Japanese also extremely difficult for the assembly operation, army force a date was delayed. Military history of war as defenders of the three divisions that are responsible for up to fifteen kilometers line of defense, it all had to force the defense into position without leaving the reserve, resulting in Front weak. guns Third Battalion, Second Regiment Yongxiu line of defense in the flank occupy the position, as this gentle fire support gap.
fact that the military defense of the most vulnerable in the Poyang Lake in the south wind river entrance, here the terrain is relatively flat, easy to cross the river the enemy offensive, the commander in chief Luo the seventy-ninth most powerful military in this arrangement. But the military half of the seventy-ninth in the South wind Yongxiu Front Left Bank, half of the right bank of the South wind near the Wu River City, the focus on the use of detriment. CMC will review the report Luo pointed out that the commander in chief of the town because the Japanese feint in the wrong NG concentration of forces, ignoring the terms of Kuanyin Mountain defense, this argument does not really. Luo will also position the reinforcements at this time, basically to support the town of Wu only defenders can use to around ninety-eighth division, the first eighteen teachers simply can not cross the river south wind should aid the military forces in the assembly, the first town a division of Miss offensive are small. The so-called ; feint observation balloon rises, the Sixth Artillery Brigade and Division Artillery Regiment were the first six build-weight two hundred and thirty guns, guided the balloon full shelling began without warning, the first five-forty-ninth Army Division and seventy-ninth Army seventy-sixth position Kuanyin Mountain Division, which is fighting the most intense since the Japanese fire the first shot hit, Xiushui River Guanyinshan position immediately enveloped by smoke and became hell on earth, the defenders seventy-sixth Architects and the first five H-division is the upside down, ruined fortifications positions. Force liaison also numerous reports interrupt, Forty-ninth and seventieth Army military forces are unable to ascertain the actual situation of the front line. In the continuous shelling of the two hours later, the Japanese arrangement made at the River's twenty thousand chimney smoke and toxic gas emission at the same time, five kilometers wide yellow smog slowly wind down through the smoke embers floated into the crater has become a country in ruins military positions. position in the surviving officers and men escaped after a devastating artillery attack was a large-scale gas attack, a large number of officers and men of poisoning (Note f), the unit immediately thrown into a panic disorder.
(Note f), according to defenders telegraph, Wang Lingyun seventy-sixth Division commander, Brigadier Gongchuan Wen, head of the fourth five or six groups Tang fortune, the first sixty-five division heads of the three groups in the Chih-source and other high schools are the symptoms of poisoning. the Japanese claim that the offensive smoke attack only military in the manufacture of smoke cover it, in fact, time is seven p.m. attack, the military and no searchlights, where the smoke need to use this scale? According to the military battlefield report said the shot hit before landing in the military to bomb erosion control gas is not yet mature Japanese manufacturing technology.
when the Japanese shelling, artillery Third Battalion, Second Regiment of nine gun-howitzers have returned fire, but the effect is negligible. The first five only division in the anti-shelled is a division of mountain artillery battalion, made the preparation of a large old days are six eight-type seventy-five mountain artillery, short range effect is small, completely lost in the Japanese shelling, there is no room to fight back.
at 19:00 on the 20th half, the first breakthrough in six Division brigade began to wear gas masks force a crossing Xiushui, face to face military seventy-sixth Division IV-sur-alert positions five or six groups have been the fragmentation of H, the remaining officers and soldiers in gas in pain earn Jia, Tang could not grasp the fate of head of the troops, the organization lost its ability to fight. The fourth five or six groups after the discovery of the Japanese landing with spontaneous resistance of the third Battalion was killed in the melee, the second camp Long missing. through the ruins after the Japanese landing positions violently shaken, the remnants of the fourth regiment lost five or six, after collapse, the first six Division finally footing in the Xiushui River, artillery combat big breakthrough has been full power. After crossing the river the first six positions in Kuanyin Mountain Division began to storm the high ground Fengqi Hill, garrison Fifth Division VI first three companies when the first battalion in the shelling of the camp has been the collapse of the remnants of the Japanese attack casualties away , Liu Chunren battalion commander killed in the battle. The first five divisions Wang Tiehan teachers know that mountains are the positions Fengqi central defense, so in the confusion group sent the sixth twenty-nine strong counter-attack, led his troops bravely headed in Zelin assault, rushed in one fell swoop on Fengqi hill. a wing attached to the Japanese tank focused on twenty frenzied counterattack, the sixth twenty-nine group outnumbered the Japanese repulsed, Fengqi mountain fall again in the 21st early morning, the whole position in Kuanyin Mountain Kan under the control of enemy fire. then rushed into the front of the first five Japanese teacher fifteen brigades third position, the third brigade in the artillery attack first five have already suffered heavy losses, can not effectively organize resistance, the first six Division the third after the break in the fighting brigade of the main front of the First Five, Zhao Zhenfan brigade commander led his troops break through. Japanese teacher in breaking the first five positions in depth with up to two kilometers after its engineers to immediately rush for the pontoon bridge across the river, ready to battle fleet to cross the river .
ninth Theater of the Japanese bombardment of this magnitude are not psychologically prepared. Despite the theater knew the Japanese would be offensive, but the scale of the Japanese tanks and artillery is not really an unprecedented gathering of intelligence. This to a foreign in terms of incredible natural look, but no effective military aerial reconnaissance technology and strength, so the troops can only rely on the assessment of the state intelligence agents behind enemy lines. in the history of war in a military intelligence analysis written by Japanese troops entered the war , the sixth of the Japanese artillery brigade support did not mention the word, the main official fight team name is also wrong to write to others, not to mention the exact strength of tanks and artillery. In the military history of war in the position of the defenders Kuanyin Mountain The report on this victory and no detailed description of the staggering scale of the Japanese artillery concentration, but plain account of the shelling Japanese positions to Kuanyin Mountain area completely destroyed, while the Japanese artillery were reported in the scale of the Japanese division in accordance with the normal use of a number of artillery projections, estimates about the Japanese use more than thirty cannons. a statement by the history of war can be observed even in the shelling of the garrison after the end of the scale of the Japanese army used artillery is still not a full concept.
the 21st morning, the forty-ninth Army Commander Liu Tsuen understand more line of defense has been irreparable, so urgent telegram Lo chief position has been a breakthrough. Lo commander in chief in that line of defense along the river after the Japanese had exceeded that by the early-line strategy against an enemy thinking of standard procedures to try to mobilize the troops to fill the gap in front. Lo will make electricity more than forty-ninth Route Army Commander Liu place stick, seventy prevent the enemy flank attack the military, and seven in the first division and the first five Call the junction of the bridge division of child organizations build counter-attack forces. Third Battalion, Second Regiment gun position immediately transform to support the counter-attack. seventy-ninth Army division is nine thirty-third and pre-group, thirty-fourth regiment approached the block . but because of heavy rain impact on traffic, transport reinforcements can not be quickly assembled, ninety-eighth Division quickly switch to open repair by Wu Yong Town, but since then the river south wind rose, the division can not cross the river. seventy-ninth division only the first one Eight block north division. And the first five pilots and seventy-sixth Division troops have been unable to adhere to in situ, are retreating into, so the commander in chief of the trap Luo totally ineffective operations.
middle of the night two points on March 21 the Japanese army pontoon bridge has been built to complete, only for less than five hours. Okamura careful strategy rather plays the protagonist Ishii battle fleet to cross the river immediately. The first five divisions River defenders to fire heavy machine guns, to fight a large fleet of river operations affected, and three fell into the water tank in the sink in a hurry. on the 21st at noon, the Japanese battle fleet to cross the river to complete the whole job, fighting came to a standstill. The first batch of tanks crossing a squadron of six Division collaborative cross hit the first section seventeen teachers and teacher positions in the first five, to expand cross the river side, to reduce the threat. The first seven paragraphs Heng Division Fifth Division Commander in the first position that is broken immediately after the third call to seize the boy brigade twenty-one bridge position But the third twenty-one Brigade deployed too late to call child also bridge, the Japanese hybrid fighting brigade as a step in the fifteen tanks have been by the side out under the lead, the third brigade position twenty-one chaos, between the positions with the enemy melee. It recorded history of war, the third twenty-one observed four brigade combat vehicles in the Japanese into the road after a sudden it seems excitement, but still on the road around the circle. Guojun early in the war damage has not yet thoroughly accustomed to the road, so here through The road is still available to the Nam Cheong (Note g). Japanese war suddenly into the road team in the play immediately after the mobile edge, bolted to the Fengxin.
(Note g) damage to roads means the defenders can not use its own road. In a defensive position with the rear traffic is very important to the lifeblood of almost the front, so Nanchang will delay wartime commander in chief ordered the destruction of Romania road. demobilized in the country after the Battle of Nanchang and active destruction of roads, and regardless of whether the Japanese launched the true attack. Changsha will dig in wartime North of highway were three feet deep and completely destroyed, so the Japanese would not have thought to use tanks, Changsha conflict. But the cost is the military itself, the tension lines. And also a highway, war completely destroyed before the assembly workers, repair workers after the war and collected, the Japanese have action on the destruction of a once very costly. lines of destruction and renovation became a major battlefield civil tyranny.
after the Japanese troops cross the river, the weather gradually cleared up. on the 21st morning, the Japanese began the third flight division to Anyi Yongxiu wantonly between the activities of the bombing of front lines in the recalcitrant defenders. to mobilize military forces are largely intact Japanese reconnaissance and completely in the hands of the military XI. Japanese war fleet to cross the river to get a light bomber after the clan directly with, almost as unhindered. military forces came under heavy air attack began.
on the 21st at noon the first five pilots and the military division of the river the first seven defensive positions is very confusing, the Japanese first division with six tanks violent raid, the Japanese artillery continued with its heavy reliance on the military front, the two divisions Didi live, has to retreat. Japanese team to cross the river after the war, more than a hundred combat vehicles immediately to the Fengxin raid, the first six divisions then follow up. seventy-ninth Army with a long summer Chuzhong Jun The first eighteen teachers rushed to the way the first line of defense in five divisions and found a large number of tanks toward the front Fengxin, with the first eighteen teachers pass, know that the Japanese have a long summer Chuzhong Jun Yong repair broken line, in order to avoid being to the siege, had submitted an urgent telegram Lo commander to retreat. Yongxiu regard to this line of military collapse.
in the Japanese military began shelling the repair permanent line of defense, the Luo artillery commander in chief immediately DEH transform the second third battalion regiment forty-ninth position to support the military. The Commander in Chief of the ace Romania Russian artillery forces made seven hundred sixty-two six field artillery, one hundred and fifteen howitzer three is when military fight rare to see a strong artillery force. in the Japanese large the scale of shelling, the third battalion unceremoniously to nine Russian-made howitzer fight back, but because too few and ineffective. Third Battalion was ordered to change position with the forty-ninth Army coordination, forty-ninth Quan Liu and more reluctant military commander responsible, ignored. battalion commander then made to the seventy-ninth Army for help. seventy-ninth among the military themselves are retreating, do not know how to use the nine guns, do not want to be responsible. The before the enemy artillery battalion actually spinning. Chuzhong Jun summer long in retreat, warning that the artillery battalion when the kindly back off, but it was too late. The artillery battalion Fengxin just leading to the road, the Japanese battle fleet head-on collision, all Camp Yu Guanbing hundred casualties and exhausted, the Japanese prisoner to the whole gun (Note Eight).
(Note h) because the gun is very rare military, so reluctant to use in combat. If there is a loss, be supported The Force Commander has often been subject to heavy penalties. so retreat into force, commanders do not want to be responsible for these guns, but also human. October 1937 the first battalion of artillery regiment five thirty-second in the definite support Army, a few doors when the withdrawal seventy-five mountain artillery could not pull down, Song Kentang commander personally led the Te Wulian actually playing assault, simply drag this back a few doors mountain guns. The Japanese recorded history of war captured in the heavy artillery Fengxin thirty-eight, which is after the victories of irrigation. According to the military history of war losses table inference can be forced at gun and destroyed the position of waste between the guns are also enumerated.
Japanese on March 20 Yongxiu main offensive was launched when the left wing in the sixth division also Wuning positive aspects of the seventy-third into bashing the military. Wuning aspects of defense by the Army is responsible for thirty, Tomb military base commander to the new ten seventy-eighth three divisions, the new sixteen divisions, seventy-third Army divisions XV, seventy-seventh division, the new fourteen seventy-second military division, the new division and the seventy-fifth division line to start the Nineteenth Army, constitutes a single line of defense. Sixth Division stormed a hands to concentrate forces Ruo River facing the seventy-third line of defense. the thirteenth wing and wing attack on the sixty-fifth seventy-seventh Division, Forty-seventh United Offensive fifteenth division, commander of calm command of Peng-bit kernel against. seventy-seventh Division guard positions in the first battalion of garrison regiment the fourth Wujiu North Lebanon is battalion commander died a heroic death, the first camp after the battle left more than twenty people. Fourth Five Nine groups immediately began the third battalion counter-attack, only after the knives and rush less than a company. Fourth sixth year after the Japanese group then the impact of the first battalion, the first battalion refused to fight bravely to repel the enemy, how huge raw battalion commander killed in the battle.
Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi border commander General Fan Song weighed just war situation, command the seventy-third military hold on the third division to support the Eighteenth regiment front, the Eighth Army's main garrison Wuning Third Division. thirtieth Army also Wuning advance to the seventy-second Army. seventy-seventh division commander Jiming Liu across the board at this time to launch counter-attack, with the Japanese melee, fifteenth division stick to the coffin on the mountain line positions. into the third division eighteenth aid groups Lai Chuanxiang head of the cable enemy attack, courageously attack, trap opponents just Jinjishan Lectra, the third battalion in the Yang Ming Court heroic battalion commander killed in the assault, the second battalion head of Wu Xiao Hua Yingchang were wounded and Lai Chuanxiang rebate, the Ministry refused the command post Japanese only. Fifteenth Division eighty-ninth regiment in the Japanese attack in the wild, the struggle to reclaim, the whole regiment casualties away. But the position is still not breaking the Japanese.
March 22, seventy-seventh division in the counter-attack in the very heavy hit, returned to the original position. The third division of the Eighteenth ninth trip into the aid group, military Front for stability, thirty to seventy-eighth Army troops advanced to the seventh Thirteen military positions, overlapping with the Department. Sixth Division shall not progress. review of the military history of war, said Sheng strong command of the seventy-seventh Division battle. For the fourth group of desperate struggle Wujiu quite To Praise (Note IX).
(Note i) the post-war commander Peng-bit kernel, Liu Ji-Ming Wang of the Bin teachers and teachers for Cong Phung Huazhou Medal award, the Bin Wang Jin-General also appointed deputy commander of the military seventy-third, seventy-third the main theater of military force became the ninth one. However, although the combat power of the military tough, but after all, a no-name system, has always been on the blocks of additional, so devastated in 1942 after the Battle of West Hubei, anti-war forces were weak. 1943 Bin Wang of March, took over as army commander, General, defeated in November that is removed from office in Cross. Wang, General Division of the fifteenth distinguished meritorious service in office, I steal for the injustice.
Wu urban defense positions south of the thirty Yongxiu km, although the defense has been a breakthrough at this time, the military is still fighting thirty-refundable.
Wu is responsible for breaking a division of the first towns without strong artillery support, the enemy is still before the force a mining general practice, in About fifty howitzer artillery regiment under the cover of a positive force a motorboat ride. March 21, article three boats sank one division, the Japanese get away.
March 22, The first echo of a First Division Six Division breakthrough, once again force a river. The first ONE division received ninety-eighth Division in the mountain artillery battalion with artillery support of a group even after the fourth Huowang significant expansion of the power, remote gun Japanese H-boat, sunk seven boats in one breath. When the Japanese boat open to the river, also found military floating mines, not progress. whimsical Japanese actually robbed from a nearby village two dozen buffalo, when at the crossing Tour detonated mines before the launch. But still unusually slow crossing operations, military build-up of the ten kinds of mountain guns and four seventy-five Artillery organized Huowang war to the Japanese boats simply can not close the other side.
March 23, Eleventh Army after the break permanent repairs transfer the powerful artillery to Miss a part of the town face to face, with navy gunboats began heavy shelling of the shallow Wu City. with article one division in Japan Under military artillery positions wanton completely destroyed, suffered heavy casualties, and artillery is also wiped out. The first two of a first League Division immediately took the opportunity to force a crossing, breaking the national army coast guard positions. Wu seventh twenty-one garrison town group Although the gun was hit in the tragic loss, but is still struggling to deal with street fighting with the enemy, and the organization of enemy air defense Huowang light bomber shot down by one, until the night before the seventh twenty-one group why he did not retreat. the Japanese army captured the town after Wu division across the river, the first of a division in the first attack of a wing Tu Jia Bu, the first three towns Wu Wing to attack the military side, the main force is preparing to Anyi radical. James Garrison first four Yangjiabu Second Division fought valiantly, with the first of a United melee, fighting and intense. Firstly ONE division main urban areas in the Miss steadily resisted the first three League battle with the Japanese, the first three wild rice Joint United captain were killed in the melee troops suffered heavy casualties. At this point in Nanchang city defense chief Luo empty, emergency mobilization of troops fighting in the back to aid Nanchang, the thirty-second, thirty-second to give the military then coated Yangjiabu, out of combat. After the war The military review of the thirty-second Army combat Huangjiabu Wu paint the town very well.
V Anyi, on instructions from the new fall line of defense is broken
in Xiushui, the Japanese initiated security Fengxin two toward the justice and security. the face of unprecedented scale war the Japanese military did not do anything the team. At this point the main military forces in northern Jiangxi have been used in the defense, the depth of two hundred and fifty kilometers behind the line of deployment has not , Nanchang, did not leave even the field armies. And after the line is broken, seventy-Jun, forty-ninth army, seventy-ninth and thirty-second army has retreated Although the military, but no way to stop the Japanese mechanized columns, only the rear of the Japanese forces struggling to catch up, turned around and lay siege to the same time guard against the Japanese. Lo commander in chief at this time can only Jidiao Sanjiu thirty-first division back to keep the military music of the first four gallops a division of Nanchang, Nanchang, North Wing of defense consolidation, managed to deploy the defense of Nanchang Road. The first Four-Two physiotherapists relieve Tu Jia Bu, a division of the first against the first one wing. retreat in seventy-ninth Army was ordered to occupy the position suburbs of Nanchang opened emergency. retreat in the forty-ninth successive military resistance to slow the enemy attack, gain time for the deployment of Nanchang. then transferred to the third theater of the first Second Division Bai Hui Chapter Department should aid the preparation immediately chief Luo cars, trucks transported to Nanchang, the division strategic pass outside Uganda House Shop and Xishan Longevity Palace, the Japanese intended to check the mechanized column. In addition, and telephone order evacuation of the seventy-demobilized attack security Yi, a chain extension of the Japanese.
Mar. 22, Lo Chiang power encyclical to be commander in chief position stick Nanchang assistance: divisions have hardships in advance by the Xiushui to Anyi, seventy-fourth night of military twenty-three off in successive Qingjiang back north. XIX Army should stick to the position to be encircled. strategic thinking, Chiang Kai-shek intended message of the reinforcements in preparation for plugging holes in Xiushui positions, rather than deployment or arrangement of second-line corps in Nanchang, in fact, there is no second line of the military corps, so important to the city of Nanchang, the city Only a small amount of the security team and police and gendarmerie to maintain order, actually under enemy like ghost town. and Fengxin, security and other elements of justice and only the police. because at this time all the field forces are applied to the front too long, the control forces will be in Nanchang be regarded as a waste of strength. So only the first Sanjiu Nanchang Division stationed north of music, Shino empty. At the same time that the military stick Xue Zhangguan seven power promised reinforcements will come, but the front has collapsed.
Chiang Kai-shek's apparent overall, although the Japanese blocked the Sixth Division in Wuning, the first division is also not able to enter a trap Anyi. but the first division with six teams fighting Fengxin rush forward at this time, This road is irresistible. After the Japanese army captured Fengxin Nanchang inevitably turned to detour, but this time the military front, messy, especially in terms of the forty-ninth Yongxiu Army Division and the first seven state almost in retreat in the war situation has been difficult role to play. Chiang Kai-shek was a real hero say, he understands that in such adverse conditions, Nanchang fall sooner or later things are. At this point the focus is to determine the military's deployment in Nanchang way is to use the existing forces clinging to Nanchang, risking loss of the thirty-second and seventy-ninth Army military risk, or will they be more flexible the use of force. March 23, Chiang electric machine should make the ninth War Zone, indicating theater of combat power to attack the enemy animate as the theme, the gains and losses can be regarded as a secondary Nanchang:
should also comply with the specified target onslaught desperate hope this means tomorrow hh various generals report, indicating strict supervision to all his troops advance on target product; ⑵ whether the military aspects of how the forty-ninth, I should according to the target to attack forces advance Even Nanchang was the enemy occupation, and I should be according to the established objectives of the forces in its attacks on the rear side of hh Italian Ministry of Li Jue Croucher Street area should still be in the white dorsal to the enemy's fierce onslaught, should not be withdrawn or Anyi Jing'an, Services do the same determination to actively combat the enemy to be. on the 23rd, Fan Song-Fu Feng Chiang received power commander, after the encyclical to the third division for the left, the first division for the right ninety-seven, Eighth Army all fronts. enemy forty-seventh Joint Sixth Division Eighth Army team was a positive impact of abnormal heavy casualties, based on instability, was steadily pushed back. At this time blocking the sixth side of Eighth Army Division, continue to fully invade the seventy-seventh aspect of teacher positions. seventy-seventh Division Despite heavy casualties, but still courageously grappling to maintain position. forty-Kwai Five Seven re-Peng, deputy head of mission in the battle injuries, the second battalion Zhou Hainan heroic battalion commander killed in fierce fighting.
Feng Luo Jiang in the next commander in chief After a long Shouyu Committee, the full deployment of the northern suburb of Nanchang defense. Xiushui line of defense at this time is already collapsed, leaving only the dead according to articles coated Yangjiabu Second Division positions. Forty-ninth division in the Army and the rout in the first seven unknown condition , has been unable to play in the defensive function. seventy-ninth Army and the Army are in full swing south thirty-Chi, I hope the Japanese arrived in Nanchang mechanized column of attack before the first to occupy the position. Luozhuo Ying commander on hand only from the third transfer to support the theater's first second division team and Nanchang's garrison garrison headquarters and Nanchang Lake Garrison Command. Nanchang's defense is very empty, only a small security team stationed in the city. Law can only hope that the third commander in chief Twelve army arrived in Nanchang in real time.
Songken Tang Feng Luo in the next commander in chief commander aid Nanchang urgent telegram back after a division that rate to articles removed from the line to rush towns Wu Nanchang, in music of Sanjiu commander of the first division Tang Yongliang group is lead a run to the seventh twenty-one Nanchang, Luo Zhuoying Sanjiu first division chief to strengthen anti-war car capacity, special tone only hand gun battle Artillery Force Fifty-one groups Even with the Department first Sanjiu third division, the enemy can hope that the thirty-second Army troops stopped fighting vehicles, but also understand that Romania is a drop in the bucket commander in chief, hard pull a whole. in the line of defense after the collapse of the stick coating also appears Yangjiabu does not make sense, so the first division followed by Four-Two give up positions went to Nanchang.
March 24, anxious to open division in Nanchang, the ninety-eighth Anyi around the main and the first division suffered a melee, Xiong Wenhua Third Battalion Fifth Battalion Seven groups fighting duty. seventy-ninth fight in the military and the Japanese lost the opportunity to rush to the rescue Nanchang. In the afternoon went to Romania the first commander of the new tune the third Second Division to seize the six groups Nanchang Road, the hub of the Western Hills Longevity Palace. The third six weeks head of the group led his troops rushed to the Western Hills Christian Chen encountered an Kuibing Longevity Palace, lied Xishan Longevity Palace has been the fall of Chen, head actually believe in rumors, without refund Nanchang, Nanchang Road barrier then fell.
VI fall
March 25 Nam Cheong, Luo Zhuoying commander in chief to change layout, telephone order in the vicinity of the seventy-ninth Fengxin Fengxin cable to the enemy army attacks, defined in the security forces near the first seventy-seven divisions advance to the Anyi attack, in order to contain the Japanese main attack. rushed to the battlefield of the West Wing of the seventy-fourth to open high-security military emergency, as the Nanchang defenders backing and the theater continued to send electricity XVI invited the third division to aid. At the same time the military has come to Nanchang, the thirty suburbs, ready to enter the city.
Xiushui after the ride, the Japanese battle fleet at maximum speed toward the Anyi. Guojun are configured in the Xiushui field army defense line to the security context in the Xiushui no defenders between, so the Japanese, such as unhindered, on the 22nd afternoon that captured Anyi. After the capture of Anyi enemy forces continued toward the tank and no fortified Fengxin, at 22:00 on the 22nd Fengxin fall. Japanese pre-war planning, and not take into account the fuel supply tanks accompanying the troops, but tied in the chariot barrel of fuel is estimated to continue to promote about one hundred twenty kilometers, so the Eleventh Army in the war in Fengxin sudden the team's first goal. Fengxin battle to seize the team, and then try to recharge. Japanese paintings from the permanent amendments to the regulations Nanchang about two hundred and fifty kilometers, if a war fleet advanced to Fengxin, even finish half. This approach is not mature, the military has been assumed by insurance Ju Shou troops, forcing troops to start to meet the enemy tanks, oil-bearing consumption will make this tank detachment paralysis. but by the permanent repairs to the Fengxin one hundred and twenty kilometers away, the Japanese like the trip to march, retreat from the line of the first seven divisions and seventy-ninth Army after the war forced the military convoy struggling to catch up, chasing the less. battle day and a half hours the team will only advance to the Fengxin, the first seven to four days after the division to appear in the security context periphery. enemy battle fleet arrived, the oil runs out. Japanese logistics unit actually did not prepare additional fuel, collecting Eleventh Army Field Support recharge near Wuhan, only fifteen barrels of oil collected and sent to a local drop in the paddy fields in the outskirts of Fengxin. Japanese this time, many tanks Failure Left Behind, only sent a squadron from the Fengxin starting to seize several bridges to Nanchang, the armed forces in the consolidation Fengxin two days, nearly one hundred chariots around looking for shelter in Highland park, waiting for the first six divisions group arrived. Japanese war movement poor performance of two tanks, road speed, but twenty kilometers up and down. just one hundred and twenty kilometers to many tanks of motor actually have a serious engine wear and tear and the mud also promote popular influence. but because the road leading to Nanchang, and not destroyed, but the team did not face military combat organized resistance, so the loss is not.
Mar. 25, Lo Commander Instructions Seventy-nine of the military division and the first seven terms of Feng Xin Yi to attack the enemy's power cable so that the Japanese interception. Okamura Ning times in the received information, the terms of that defense Nanchang empty, most of the national army is still Fengxin , Anyi outside, so immediately that combat power off the team went to Nanchang by the Fengxin to check against the national army, and Cheng Xu occupation of Nanchang. Ishii captain to the fifth brigade combat vehicles〕 〔that the second group continued to fill the road airdrop oil first to proceed to the black-bone chicken shop beat back the first two divisions, the 26th arrived at noon the suburbs of Nanchang. At this point a dramatic turning point in the war situation.
thirty-second forced military forces have been rushed to the original suburbs of Nanchang , the main line to reach cattle, avant-garde forces are overcome by the Chung Cheng Gan River Bridge into the city. Yesterday, the Japanese still Fengxin chariot troops suddenly appeared before in the bridge position. At this point the military is only the first thirty-ONE Division VII twenty-one groups, each group of a seventh twenty-five ONE of the first division, the division directly under the first Four-Two troops to cross the river into the Nanchang area. Japanese war fleet rushed to the bridge immediately after the fierce fire, cover Jhongjheng Bridge washed three tanks. Nanchang see the Japanese garrison commander, General Lai Weiying tanks have been opened to the bridge, immediately stopped the Japanese tanks Zhaduan Zhongzheng Bridge. thirty-one-third of the military at this time only through , Song Kentang commander in cattle immediately before the start line with article a division forming a defensive ring. ONE with the first division of the Department of War Artillery also fired against even a row, destroying two tanks, hold our ground. Japanese chariot forces to advantage Artillery fire destroyed these two wars, but can not pass through the national army has begun to promote the infantry had to wander in situ. Thirty-second Army troops have been crossing from the first division Tang Yongliang Sanjiu teachers to seize the commanding position.
bridge in Chiang Kai-shek after the Japanese tank units Zhaduan sudden the road has been broken, the thirty-second keep the enemy forces have embarked on the fifth Battalion of the lack of infantry support tanks can not conflict with article one division but to stay on standby. Ishii main team then rushed to war, could not do anything. At this point the first six Division has already run into Fengxin, Yasuji Okamura brigade command in the first one by one the first four times seven United and the first one-three high-security wing to the west Gonglue the first six main divisions are non-stop rush of Nanchang. open to the meaning and seventy-ninth An Army at war is the first of a division was ordered out of combat, drive to Nanchang, leaving only a defensive safety and justice.
March 26, the Japanese two ...