Review the period of the War of Resistance Against Japan
There is such a battle
It is the two parties of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party that do not care about the previous accusations
The first major battle planned together
It is also since China entered the War of Resistance Against Japan
It is the largest, the largest number of participants, and the widest scope
The battle that annihilates the largest number of enemies and takes the longest time
It is where we are today
The famous Battle of Wuhan in history to be discussed
Let's walk into this one that happened in 1938
The Battle of Wuhan, which covered the four provinces of Anhui, Henan, Jiangxi and Hubei
The Battle of Wuhan was a goal of the Japanese after taking Nanjing
Because Wuhan is located in the Jianghan Plain
It is the intersection point of the Pinghan and Guangdong-Han railways
The area was moved out of the National Government
It has become the center of China's military, politics and economy
Strategic position is important
Therefore, the Japanese army has always been full of absolute determination to win Wuhan
At that time, due to the defeat of the Nationalist army in the Songhu battlefield
Led to the port of Shanghai as an important material transportation port
Fell into the hands of the Japanese
So the Kuomintang had to put it
The transportation of strategic materials was changed to Guangzhou
In this way, it was transported to the mainland by land by the Cantonese-Han railway
Such a move made the Japanese army smell a hint of the possibility of occupation
In their view, as long as they invaded Wuhan
You can use the city of Wuhan as a barrier
Cut off and take control of the railroad
That is to say, the strategic material supply of the armies in various places has been cut off
Plus after the capture of Nanjing
The Japanese were overwhelmed by the victory
It even issued the arrogant remark of "invading China in an all-round way within three months."
But it is clear that Japan is wrong not only wrong, but also completely wrong
The Kuomintang was clearly aware of its strategic plan
It will be detected by the Japanese army
So after the fall of Xuzhou
The Military Commission of the National Government decided
In order to strengthen the command structure and combat capabilities of the various armies
The sequence of operations will be adjusted with Wuhan City as the center
Wuhan at this time
Fourteen armies, including land, sea and air, have been recruited
Fifty conventional combat regiments
The total number of troops invested has even reached a staggering 1.1 million
June 11, 1938
The first shot of the Battle of Wuhan was fired in Anqing City
Shigeichi Hakata led the Japanese detachment up the river from Wuhu City
Take advantage of the rainy night to suddenly attack Anqing
To Yang Sen, who was in Anqing at the time, he led the 27th Group of the Sichuan Army
Hit a catcher
Just one night
The Twenty-sixth Army on the same front as him
Attacked and overwhelmed
He soon exposed his flank to Japanese artillery
In desperation, Yang Sen had to be forced to retreat to Anqing
Give up anqing
The night alarmed all the Kuomintang troops in Wuhan
It made Chiang Kai-shek even angrier and scolded
Shigeichi Hakata led his men after the attack on Anqing City
Take the ship all the way west
Head straight for the town of Madang in Jiangxi Province outside the blockade line of the Jiangfang Fortress
In Chiang Kai-shek's view
The line was designed by German military advisers
The cost of huge sums of money is indestructible
Moreover, in the water of the Madang section
There are also tens of thousands of mine shipwrecks and artificial reefs
It was almost impossible for the Japanese to attack by force with ships
But Chiang Kai-shek was wrong and careless
At that time, it was stationed near the Fort of the Madang River
It is Li Yunheng, who has an outstanding record
He simply looked down on a small Japanese detachment
Even when the Japanese were approaching
Li Yunheng also pulled a group of officers
Get drunk with the local rich
Fortunately, the second brigade stationed in the fortress and the new team was well organized
Under the command of Bao Changyi, he repelled the assembled charge of the Botian detachment
Temporarily defended the jiangfang fortress in the town of Madang
After understanding the situation
Chiang Kai-shek immediately sent a message to Bai Chongxi, who was inspecting the work in Tianjia Town
It was ordered to support the town of Madang
Bai Chongxi asked Xue Weiying, commander of the 167th Division
Immediately lead the army to support
In order to support as soon as possible
He also specially explained Xue Weiying's march along the highway
However, under Li Yunheng's reverse order
Xue Weiying eventually obeyed Li Yunheng's march from the trail
This greatly reduces the speed of arrival
The Second Brigade, which had already run out of ammunition, could not wait for support for a long time
It was only forced to abandon the town of Madang
Due to the japanese army in the process of occupation has long been on the town of Madang
Have a more comprehensive understanding
Even after Chiang Kai-shek let the general Chen Cheng retake it, it was already too late
Face this situation
Chen Cheng had no choice but to order the whole army to retreat to Pengze County
But under the overwhelming determination of the Japanese army
Its combat speed and momentum are extremely fierce
Soon Pengze County, Hukou County, and so on were lost one after another
The nationalist army fell into the fear of repeated defeats and demoralized
On the contrary, it faced such a "vulnerable" national army
The Japanese army was blatant
In Hukou County, it took more than ten days to rectify and recuperate
From June to October
Four months
The Nationalists received almost all the news that they had lost
At this point, China was in one of the battles of Wuhan
As if it could not be changed, the disadvantage
But God bless me
The Battle of Wuhan ushered in a turning point in the continuous loss of defense
It really determined the outcome of the Battle of Wuhan
It is also a crucial battle that is known as the turning point of the War of Resistance Against Japan
July 26
After the Japanese army completely occupied Jiujiang City
The soldiers detoured to De'an and Nanchang in three ways
And prepare for a long-distance detour around Changsha
Cut off the Cantonese-Han Railway
The situation in the early stages was already under the onslaught of wave after wave of the Botian detachment
There is a very clear situation
Next up was Japanese Lieutenant General Juntaro Matsuura
He led the Japanese 106th Division
Launched a new round of attacks in the direction of German star and Sweden
It didn't take long
The Japanese 106th Division encountered it head-on
The Sixty-sixth Army and the Sixty-seventh Army with Xue Yue as the command center
Who is Xue Yue?
He was one of Sun Yat-sen's most proud and favorite subordinates
He followed Chiang Kai-shek
In Xue Yue's combat experience, there were almost no defeats
Outstanding military talent and extraordinary boldness
For everyone to see
Chiang Kai-shek even sent a telegram to praise him
It can be said that meeting Xue Yue was the bad luck of Juntaro Matsuura
After a brief confrontation between the two sides
Xue Yue quickly pulled back the current inferior situation
Fell in Wanjialing, a land rich in ferromagnetic minerals
The 106th Division had become headless flies
So Xue Yue continued to work hard for the first time
Orders were issued to the surrounding garrisons
More than 100,000 troops were quickly mobilized
The 106th Division was firmly wrapped around the center of the encirclement
Let them become turtles in an urn
Good news came from the front on 10 October
Japanese 106th Division
He was completely annihilated by Xue Yue, the acting commander of the Ninth Theater, at Wanjialing
Exactly twelve days
The Japanese 106th Division was killed by more than 10,000 men
Only two or three hundred people in the whole division escaped
This good news undoubtedly boosted the morale of the soldiers of the countrymen
As a result, they all fully resisted the invasion of the Japanese army
In the end, victory was achieved
He made an outstanding contribution to the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan
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