Fascism swept the world this year, and both western countries and eastern countries were violated. The Japanese army was surrounded by the United States in the Pacific Ocean. They have a premonition that the sea supply line will be cut off by the US military sooner or later, so they try their best to get through the land transportation line in China. So this year, the Japanese army launched a large-scale campaign, and this defense war happened as part of this large-scale campaign.
The battle was led by the Kuomintang army, and the main commander guarding the city was Fang Xianjue, a famous anti-Japanese soldier. His total strength was only 17000, while the Japanese army reached 90000. It can be said that the strength of the two sides is very different.
1June, 944, two Japanese divisions began to attack the outer positions of Hengyang city. After four days and nights of fighting, the Japanese army finally occupied the outer position of the city after paying huge casualties. The death toll in China is extremely tragic. In addition to the regular combat troops at that time, even the cooks went to the battlefield with kitchen knives. No one surrendered and no one became a prisoner. They all died in this position.
Later, the Japanese army brought their reserves to the battlefield and launched a general attack on the city. The Japanese army in this city is very important to our country. The siege troops fought with tanks and planes for five days and nights, and the Japanese army finally ended in failure. In desperation, they had to withdraw from the battlefield for supplies.
Half a month later, the Japanese army mobilized four artillery battalions and two mortar battalions to attack the city again. The attack lasted nine days, kuya. China defenders killed all the Japanese mid-team leader officers who participated in the attack, killing more than 8,000 people. Without exception, all China garrison troops fought to the last man, so the second Japanese attack also failed.
These two defeats were known by the Japanese emperor at that time, and then he immediately ordered another attack on Hengyang City, otherwise he would ask the supreme commander at that time to apologize by caesarean section. The Japanese commander who got the order was in a hurry and transferred two divisions to participate in the attack, and the most tragic Hengyang battle kicked off.
At this time, the troops guarding the city have killed more than 8,000 people, their guns and ammunition have all been used up, and the cooks and grooms have also taken up arms to participate in the battle. At the end of the war, the surviving defenders asked their commander to break through first, but he refused, because he knew that once he broke through, the wounded left in the city would be slaughtered by the Japanese army, and the commander insisted on the soldiers. Finally, at the end of 1944, our army agreed to the terms of the Japanese armistice, and the defense war that lasted for more than a month officially ended.
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