1938 (twenty-seven years of the Republic of China) 10, in the middle of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, China's 4th war zone troops fought a defensive war with Japanese 2 1 troops in Guangzhou Bay. In September, the Japanese army decided to attack Guangzhou. 10 year 10 in early October, the 5th, 18 and 104 divisions of Japanese Army 2 10 set out from Qingdao, Shanghai and Dalian respectively, and arrived in Penghu to assemble and stand by in an attempt to land in Daya Bay and capture Guangzhou. China's 4th Theater 12 Army is concentrated in the first line from Daya Bay to Guangzhou and the east bank of the Pearl River. On the 9th, 2 1 Japanese main fleet set out and arrived in Daya bay, Guangdong on the evening of 1 1. 12 in the early morning, the Japanese army 18 division landed in Xia Yong area on the left front of Daya Bay. The Sichuan detachment landed on the back of the salt stove; 104 Division landed at the right glass factory in Daya Bay: 18 Division I landed at Aotou, west of Xia Yong, and then attacked Danshui. After the defenders of China resisted, they abandoned the city and retreated that night. Another part of the Japanese army 18 division landed and advanced to Huizhou; 13 captured Pingshan; 14 occupied Hengli and went to the southern suburbs of Huiyang. 104 division landed and occupied Pinghai on 12; /kloc-occupied Renshan and Jilong on 0/3, arrived in the south of Huizhou, and followed 18 division. /kloc-on the evening of 0/4, the Japanese army launched a fierce attack on Huizhou with superior forces; China garrison 15 1 Division retreated that night after a little resistance. On June 5438+05, Huizhou fell. 16, after the Japanese army captured Boluo, the main force rushed to Zengcheng; The Sichuan detachment made a big detour from Huizhou to Guangzhou. The war zone ordered the ministries to gather near Guangzhou, and the 65 th Army increased its defense against Dongjiang. 17, 153 defeated a Japanese wing in Futian, forcing the Japanese to return to Boluo; The Independent 20th Brigade defeated several Japanese reconnaissance troops in Zhengguo. Therefore, the 4th War Zone decided to stick to the front line of Zengcheng with 186 Division, and mobilized chariots and artillery support. With 153 and 154 divisions on the right, the independent 20th brigade surrounded the Japanese army on the left in an attempt to annihilate the Japanese army at the foot of the mountain between Zeng (city) and Bo (Luo) highway. /kloc-on the morning of 0/9, the Japanese army 18 division arrived in Zengcheng. China's army fought fiercely with the Japanese, but retreated that night and Zengcheng fell. On the 20th, the Japanese 18 Division launched an all-out attack, and the defensive line of China defenders was broken, and the defenders retreated backward. Japanese circuitous troops and Sichuan detachment attacked Conghua and hua county in an attempt to cut off the connection between Guangzhou and Shaoguan. That night, the fourth war zone deployed troops on both sides of the Guangzhou-Zengcheng highway to stop the Japanese army, evacuated its main force to Wengyuan and Yingde in northern Guangdong, and defended Guangzhou with one. On February1day, Japanese troops captured Shahe and occupied Guangzhou City. The Japanese 104 Division advanced to the north of Guangzhou and captured Taiping Field. No.23 occupied Conghua. At the same time, the 5 th division cooperated with the navy to capture Humen fortress on the 23 rd; 25 capture Sanshui; I was trapped in Foshan on the 26th and arrived in the southern suburbs of Guangzhou on the 29th. At this point, the Japanese army controlled Guangzhou and its vicinity. The battle of Guangzhou is over. Continue to ask questions; Please elaborate on the casualties of both sides and the supplementary answers of China army officers;

At that time, Yu Hanmou had dispatched other troops and all armored vehicles of the Group Army to Zengcheng for reinforcements, but failed to repel the enemy. At 8 o'clock on the 20th, the enemy broke through the defense line of 186 division and occupied Zhonggang 10 west of the county seat. 186 division was isolated and retreated to Zhong Luotan, and the county seat was lost on 14. Seeing that the situation was not good, Yu Hanmou moved the main force of the 12 th Army to Fogang, Conghua and Xinfeng, leaving six brigades to defend Longyandong and Luogang, but he took a bus to Qingyuan overnight.

However, in the fierce battle between the two sides in the white stone position on the 20th, the heroic spirit of China's army against the enemy was still inspiring. At 5 o'clock on the 20th, the enemy stormed the white flour stone position southeast of Zhengguo. Huang Zhiyu, battalion commander of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 20th Brigade, led the officers and men of the whole battalion and bravely resisted with favorable terrain, so the Japanese attack was frustrated. At 0700 hours, Japanese planes bombed the garrison positions, and the infantry launched a storm. Zhang and Reng Zhang, the fourth and fifth company commanders of the garrison, were wounded in the line of fire, and organized soldiers to shoot the enemy fiercely with light and heavy machine guns, constantly repelling the enemy. At 9 o'clock, Japanese reinforcements arrived again, and under the repeated impact, they broke through the position of Huangshaba 'ao Wulian. Fortunately, the sixth company of the reserve team fought back in time and regained the position of Huangshaba' ao. 1 1, the enemy's gunfire became more violent, the telephone line was blown off, and it was extremely difficult for the defenders to communicate up and down and supply ammunition. The battalion commander Huang Zhiyu collected more than 500 grenades and prepared to throw them out to fight the enemy. 12, the Japanese army stormed the white flour stone position in five ways, and the messenger Zhang Desheng and Huang Biao also joined the team throwing cluster grenades, giving the enemy greater lethality. But in the thick smoke, the enemy is still fierce and finally enters hand-to-hand combat. China officers and men fought bravely with the enemy for nearly an hour, and finally repelled the Japanese army. However, the Japanese army then fired incendiary bombs, and the trees in the garrison positions ignited a raging fire, and the Japanese infantry took the opportunity to charge. Without fear, the defenders caused heavy losses to the enemy with heavy and light machine gun fire, and held their positions to 16 to cover the safe transfer of the main force of the brigade. After that, the second battalion pretended to attack the enemy with some troops, and the main force of the battalion retreated in the direction of Conghua. In this war of resistance, the Japanese army killed or injured 164 people, leaving 40 bodies before the battle. More than 200 officers and men of the Second Battalion were killed or injured. Later, in order to commemorate the fallen soldiers, the local people, with the help of patriots such as Wang Yanmen, built the tomb of the anti-Japanese martyrs on the top of Hushigang in front of Shi Cun in Baimian, and built a memorial pavilion for the anti-Japanese martyrs in Huangshaba' ao (this pavilion was later destroyed, and the villagers in Baimianshi raised funds 1985 reconstruction).

2 1 At 6 o'clock on the day, the Japanese soldiers who had occupied Zengcheng were divided into two roads, one into Conghua and the other into Guangzhou. At 8 o'clock, the Japanese army fought with the independent ninth brigade guarding Luogang, and the defenders retreated to Taihe. 15: 30, the Japanese independent light armored vehicle squadron rushed into Guangzhou. 17: 30, the defenders of Longyandong were defeated, then the Japanese invaded Shahe and Guangzhou fell.

There were many casualties on both sides in the Battle of Gwangjeon: The History of the China Incident in China published by the Japanese Defense Agency recorded Japanese casualties 1923. According to China's military records, 2,954 officers and men were killed, 5,645 were injured and 2,643 were missing in China.

Follow-up: Thank you. I thought Guangzhou didn't resist.