jdhmnovel Chapter 670: The King of Heavy Firepower "1st Division"
Chapter 670: The King of Heavy Firepower "1st Division"
Nakaike Sanfu looked at the artillery position and felt a surge of pride in his heart.
A division that possesses such strong firepower is top-notch not only in the Kwantung Army, but also in all the division-level forces of the Japanese.
The First Division was one of the earliest divisions established by the Japanese invaders, and its origin with China can be traced back to the Sino-Japanese War of 1894. At that time, the First Division, as the vanguard of the invasion of China, participated in the battles of attacking Jinzhou and Lushun.
Later he was transferred back to Wojing to serve as a guard.
Later in 1934, a fierce conflict broke out between the "Imperial Way Faction" and the "Control Faction" within the Japanese army. The leader of the Control Faction, Major General Nagata Tetsuzan, Director of the Army Military Affairs Bureau, was hacked to death in his office by a young officer of the Imperial Way Faction.
Those aides of the Control Faction are not good men and women. If you, the Imperial Faction, kill our big brother and don't fight back, do you really think there are no tigers in the mountain?
Therefore, these staff members took advantage of the personnel changes in the military to transfer the commander of the 1st Division, Yanagawa Heisuke, a staunch member of the Imperial Way faction, to the commander of the Taiwan Garrison Army. They then ordered the 30st Division, which had been stationed in Tokyo for 1 years, to be transferred to Manchuria.
The 1st Division was the headquarters of the Imperial Way Faction. This decision was like adding fuel to the fire, immediately angering the young officers of the Imperial Way Faction and prompting them to speed up their "movement".
These young and uneducated officers thought that this was an intentional arrangement by the Japanese upper echelons to transfer these officers, who were always complaining, away from the capital and to prevent military personnel from participating in politics.
The Young Faction is no pushover either. Since you, the Control Faction, are playing tricks and schemes, then we, the Imperial Faction, will go straight to war with you.
On February 1936, 2, the officers of the Imperial Way Faction, with the 26st and 1rd Regiments of the 1st Division as the core, gathered 3 officers, 21 sergeants, and 94 soldiers, divided them into several teams, and began to act according to the predetermined plan.
The "February 26 Incident" that shocked the world broke out, in which the Director of Education, the Minister of the Interior and the Emperor's Chief Aide-de-camp were hacked to death.
The Japanese Army Headquarters has been hesitant and has never made up its mind how to solve this problem.
Later, under the constant urging of the Emperor, the Deputy Minister of the Army issued a "Special Amnesty Order", ordering the various units of the 1st Division to be reorganized immediately and mobilizing troops to begin suppressing the rebellion.
参加镇压政变的部队有近卫师团和第1师团各7000人，另外从仙台和宇都宫调来了第2、第14师团所属部队6000人，总数近人。
The rebels had persisted in the severe winter for three days and were exhausted and demoralized. After hearing the broadcast and picking up leaflets, they left the rebels and returned to their original units. The officers who instigated the rebellion did not stop it, seeing that the situation was hopeless. These officers were subsequently arrested by the martial law troops and gathered in the Army Ministry compound.
On July 7, the Military Court sentenced 5 military officers including Isobe and Koda who played a leading role in the coup to death.
After the incident, the 1st Division was transferred to Manchuria as originally planned.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the main force of the 1st Division was deployed in Sunwu, Qiqihar and Bei'an, responsible for the defense of northern Manchuria and participated in the Chahar Campaign.
During the Nomonhan Incident with the United States in 1939, the 1st Field Artillery Regiment and rapid-fire artillery units of various infantry regiments were drawn from the 1st Division. The 1st Field Heavy Artillery Regiment suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Mongolian Army, but the main force of the division was ordered to stop the attack before the formal confrontation with the United States.
Afterwards, in order to defend Country E, they continued to be stationed in Manchuria.
In 1941, the 1st Division participated in the Kwantung Army's special large-scale exercise and became the first elite division to be reinforced with heavy weapons. The total strength of the division was close to 3, reaching its historical peak.
From then on, the heavy firepower of the 1st Division was a "god-like existence"!
This is the confidence of Nakaike Sanfu.
"Report to the General, the heavy artillery group is ready, please give instructions!"
Zhongchi Sanfu drew out his command knife and slashed at the air.
"Well, notify everyone to cover Jiyuan with artillery fire!"
Before Nakaike Sanfu could finish his words, there was a sudden rumbling sound of artillery fire outside!
"What? Could it be that the artillery has learned to predict the future? Let's go and check it out!"
After a while, the chief of staff came running over panting, looking terrified.
"General, the artillery position was attacked by the enemy and suffered heavy losses!"
"What? Aren't the planes of the independent column already pinned down? How come they are still under enemy attack? Besides, aren't there anti-aircraft guns?"
"It's not the planes of the independent column, but the artillery!"
"Cannon? Haha, fight back immediately and let them experience the power of heavy artillery!"
It was obvious that Nakaike Sanfu had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem. He thought that the independent column's artillery fire was only small-caliber artillery plus some sporadic howitzers.
After all, according to intelligence, the only artillery division of the independent column is in Chahar!
However, he never imagined that each army group would have an artillery division, a total of four!
The Fourth Army Artillery Division removed the camouflage nets at the artillery positions on the west side of Jiyuan and frantically poured ammunition at the Japanese according to the established shooting parameters.
At this time, the stunned Japanese soldiers recovered and began counter-artillery reconnaissance, then immediately adjusted the shooting parameters and extended the artillery fire to the west side of Jiyuan. Just as they fired the first test shell, the independent column's 150mm self-propelled howitzer again covered the camouflage net and quickly maneuvered towards the east of Jiyuan.
Li Jiayu looked at the Japanese artillery position which had become a sea of fire, his heart filled with emotion, and he wiped away his tears.
"Great, great! Previously, our army group didn't have many artillery pieces, let alone heavy artillery pieces! Now, not only do we have heavy artillery pieces, but they are heavy artillery pieces with tracks. They can fire and run away. How impressive!"
"Commander, we were very short of shells before, and we had to go through layers of approval to fire a single round. Now we have a lot of money, so we can fire as much as we want!"
"Alright, on the south side of the artillery division's 150mm self-propelled howitzer regiment, when the Japanese point their guns at Jiyuan, we'll fire one more shot at them!"
Nakaike Sanfu's artillery position accurately locked onto the Fourth Army's howitzer position, and fired hundreds of shells without hesitation.
"Report to the General, the artillery of the independent column has misfired. It seems that it has been destroyed by us!"
"Yoshi! Are you going to fight us with heavy weapons? You're just dreaming! Send someone to check out the results of the battle. I'm going to report to the North China Front Army and the Kwantung Army Headquarters immediately! Let them see how the heavy artillery of the independent column that scared them was destroyed by the First Division!"
"Hayi!"
The Chief of Staff of the 1st Division had already ordered the Japanese to ride motorcycles and carry cameras to the detected enemy artillery positions to investigate and collect evidence, and to collect various propaganda materials.