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Chapter 30: Tragic Victory (2)

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    On June 4, the fighting between Yidu, Changyang, and Wufeng continued. Since many units of the enemy's 13th Division were surrounded by the national army, the enemy's 13th Division stopped retreating and would have already crossed the river.  All other units of the 13th Division were transferred back to rescue the besieged enemy troops along the Yuyang River. The two sides were in a stalemate near Yidu, and the fighting was very fierce for a while.  The fierce fighting lasted until June 6, when the Japanese army successfully counterattacked, rescuing its second brigade that was surrounded, and captured the Niejiahe, Zhijiang, Yangxi, Laannichong and other places, while most of the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yuyang River was also captured.  Occupied by Japanese troops.

    On June 7, the 17th Japanese Brigade encountered the elite 74th Army of the National Army. The two sides fought fiercely for two days and two nights. The brigade was almost completely wiped out, and three of the five captains were killed.

    On the same night, the 6th Temporary Division, composed of the Hunan local security forces and the remnants of the 128th Division, attacked the headquarters of the enemy's 13th Division in Mopanzhou, Songzi. The division commander Chi Luli led the remaining  Personnel resisted to the death.  The officers and soldiers of the Sixth Division rushed in bravely, and all the remaining Japanese troops were killed. Chilu Lijiu fled at night and returned to his hometown in Shashi.

    On June 8, various armies of the Chinese army took advantage of the victory to pursue the victory. The 121st Division recaptured Yidu City and cut off the Japanese army's retreat route to the east.

    On June 9, the Japanese army had no intention of fighting and once again organized a retreat and broke out of the encirclement of the Chinese army.  On the same day, the 121st Division and the 185th Division of the 66th Army captured Zhicheng, and the remaining enemy troops escaped eastward.

    On June 10, the fighting was still ongoing. The territory west of Yidu and Changyang was basically recovered, and most of the Japanese troops crossed the Yangtze River.  The national army advanced towards Songzi and Gongan on the Yangtze River from the west and south directions.

    On June 11, the Sixth Division temporarily conquered Yangxi Town in Yidu, fought fiercely into the night, and recaptured Songzi City.

    On June 12, the 194th Division regained Xinjiangkou and other places in Songzi County, and the 74th Army advanced towards the Public Security Bureau.

    On June 14, the 74th Army captured Baoguan and Gusheng Temple, and in the evening, captured Gong'an City again, and then continued to advance eastward.

    On June 15, the First Division of the 51st Division of the 74th Army set out from Li County, Hunan Province and launched an attack on the 13th Baggage Regiment and the 19th Mountain Artillery Regiment of the enemy's 13th Division. After three days and nights,  In a fierce battle, by the evening of June 17, more than 500 enemy people were killed and wounded, and a large amount of ordnance, horses, and grain were obtained.

    On June 17, the 74th Army continued to advance eastward, regaining Chejiazui, Shenjindu and other places; the 194th Division occupied Bazhudang and Mijitai; and continued to advance, regaining Douhu Embankment and attacking the besieged  The enemies at Huarong, Shishou, Ouchikou, Wuqizui, Zhakou, Huanghuangkou, Amituo City and Wan City were surrounded and attacked.

    At this point in the battle, both sides have completely restored the original situation before May 5th, and the battle in western Hubei ended successfully.

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    The victory of the Battle of Shipai is called China's Battle of Stalinsler. Although the praise is a bit exaggerated, its importance is still obvious. It was the victory of this battle that laid the foundation for the overall outcome of the Battle of Western Hubei.  victory.

    Relatively speaking, in the Battle of Western Hubei, the enemy and we deployed a total of 250,000 troops. The battlefield stretched for thousands of miles from the shore of Dongting Lake in the east to the Shipai Fortress in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River in the west. The battle started on May 5th.  On June 17, it lasted for one and a half months. It was a decisive battle in the stalemate stage since the Anti-Japanese War. After this battle, the Japanese army never took a step westward again.  This battle also frustrated the Japanese army's plan to make a quick victory on the Chinese battlefield and allocate troops to deal with the Pacific battlefield.  The only gain of the Japanese army from this battle was that they robbed all fifty-three ships of approximately 16,000 tons anchored on the Yichang River. Together with a lot of food supplies, they robbed all 53 large and small ships anchored on the Yichang River.  Get off and drive to Hankou.  The Japanese army used this to carry out massive propaganda, hoping to shake the strategic deployment of the Chinese army.

    According to post-war statistics, during the entire Western Hubei battle, the Japanese suffered more than 25,000 casualties, of which 7,000 to 10,000 were killed, five enemy school-level commanders were killed, and 88 others were captured;  One thousand, three hundred and eighty-four Japanese troops were killed and wounded, forty-five Japanese aircraft were destroyed, seventy-five enemy cars were destroyed, one hundred and twenty-two ships were killed, and people and horses were captured, as well as countless weapons and ammunition.  Of course, the Japanese army has always concealed its losses, and this time is no exception. It only claimed that it had lost more than 3,500 people and killed more than 700 people, which was a serious shrinkage. However, after this battle, the enemy's three divisions had  Five or six regiments are no longer capable of combat, and its elite 13th Class A division was originally prepared to be transferred to the Pacific battlefield to deal with the US army. However, it lost its mobile combat capability after the war, and the Japanese base camp had to be cancelled.  The previous order was issued.

    As for our losses, the statistics of the Sixth War Zone at that time were more than 10,000 casualties, which surprised many Chinese and allied forces. However, the number later announced by the Military Commission was more than 60,000, which was greatly exceeded.  actualHe comforted him and said: "Don't think blindly. It's because everyone is building barracks these days and there is no free time. After this period of time, people will naturally come to see you!"

    Xu Haibo smiled bitterly and mocked himself: "Forget it, don't comfort me anymore. I know what kind of virtue I am. I am unpopular wherever I go. Unlike you, you are liked wherever you go."

    "What the hell!" Zhang Xian said: "Now that I have been transferred to the commander's department, the position of battalion commander belongs to you. Haha, it's too late for them to flatter you, so how can they hate you?"

    Xu Haibo also laughed, but jokingly said: "I managed to get you away, otherwise, with you here, I wouldn't even dare to think about being a real person."

    Both of them burst out laughing.

    "However, this time the independent camp has been cancelled!" Zhang Xian told him again.

    Xu Haibo was stunned for a moment, frowned, and then laughed dumbly. He shook his head helplessly and sighed: "It seems that I am no longer destined to be the battalion commander. Haha, in fact, I have already thought of it. This time we  The 11th Division fought so fiercely that all regiments are seriously short of men, and the same is true for the independent battalion, which will definitely be removed and replenished into some regiment."

    Zhang Xian nodded and told him: "The Independent Battalion was organized into the 32nd Regiment."

    "Oh?" Xu Haibo said: "Then Captain Wang got a bargain."

    Zhang Xian also smiled and said yes, and asked him at the same time: "Brother Xu, do you really care so much about being the battalion commander?"

    Xu Haibo glanced at him, tightened his smile, nodded, and said at the same time: "I not only care about being the battalion commander, I also want to be the regiment commander again!"

    "I know that eldest brother is not a person who likes fame." Zhang Xian said: "Then why are you doing this?"

    "People always have a face when they are alive!" Xu Haibo said: "I am too strong, so I always want to fight for something. Since I have fallen out of the position of leader, I always want to come back one day.  Come to the position of leader."

    "Actually, it's good to just take things as they come!" Zhang Xian persuaded him.

    He shook his head and said, "People are different. I don't want to live in confusion."

    Zhang Xian looked at him, and suddenly thought of someone, and couldn't help but said: "Brother Xu, do you know Chief of Staff Guo Wanguo of our Chief of Staff?"

    "of course I know!"

    "I think you look a lot like him."

    Xu Haibo was stunned for a moment and asked puzzledly: "What do you think?"

    Zhang Xian smiled and said: "Guo Shenzuo was originally the commander-in-chief of the Jiang Defense Army, with the rank of lieutenant general, but he lost Yichang during the Battle of Yichang, so he was beaten to the end by the commission and almost lost his life.  In the end, he was demoted to major. Haha, you can give him a run for his money!"

    Xu Haibo also laughed, but then said: "In this battle, Guo Shenzuo can be said to have suffered the disgrace of the First Blood Yichang Battle. The committee will definitely reinstate him to his original position."

    Zhang Xian also nodded and said at the same time: "He has been working hard for three years. What he did, you can definitely do it too."

    "Stop comforting me!" Xu Haibo said with some frustration: "Now I don't even have a chance to be a battalion commander, so how can I become a regiment commander!"

    "Look, look, why don't you have any confidence in yourself?" Zhang Xian teased him, but at the same time he didn't intend to tease him anymore, and said seriously: "Okay, let me tell you the truth, the independent camp was  I was incorporated into the 32nd Regiment and became the first battalion of the 32nd Regiment. Haha, I really want to be the battalion commander, but there is no way. I have to go to the commander's department. The deputy battalion commander decided on the candidate first.  Yin Jian, as for the chief battalion commander"

    "Who is it?" Xu Haibo asked nervously.

    "Of course it's you, Brother Xu!"

    Xu Haibo was startled again, then reacted immediately. He suddenly held Zhang Xian's hand and said gratefully: "I want to thank you!"

    "What are you thanking me for?" Zhang Xian asked.

    Xu Haibo smiled and said leisurely: "Needless to say, I also know that you must have recommended this to the teacher. Otherwise, with Teacher Hu's personality, he would not like me at all."

    Zhang Xian didn¡¯t answer. It seemed that Xu Haibo was very smart and worthy of being the leader of a regiment.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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