Chapter 31 4. Kill the captain of the Koga Alliance

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, China and Japan had analyzed their respective military strengths, and there was a generally accepted view that due to differences in equipment and training, an elite division of the Kuomintang Army could barely resist a single Japanese army during the War of Resistance Against Japan. Alliance attack.Therefore, the elimination of a regiment of the Japanese army on the battlefield, or the killing of one of its commanders, would be regarded as a major victory.Among the results of the Nineteenth Route Army's war of resistance, the most worthy of boasting was the killing of the Japanese army's joint leader Lin Daba Dazuo.And only three months after the "September 18th" incident, the Japanese army in the Northeast also had the first regiment leader who was killed.This person is Colonel Koga Dentaro, commander of the 27th Cavalry Regiment of the Japanese Army who died in Jinxi on January 9, 1932.

Koga Dentaro, graduated from the 15th period of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy, participated in the Russo-Japanese War and was captured in a disguised investigation, but he managed to escape and was promoted to the captain of the General Commander.However, in 1932, when he was ordered to lead his troops to attack Jinxi, this good luck finally came to an end. In this battle, the 27th Cavalry Regiment of the Japanese Army was almost wiped out.The drawing below was made by the Japanese army, reflecting the last moments of the regimental captain and his men.From the picture, you can see the Japanese officers and soldiers who were killed and their horses. The remaining Japanese soldiers built fortifications near a watchtower to try to resist. You can also see the Chinese soldiers rushing to the Japanese positions one after another.

It should be said that this picture is quite realistic, because in the photo of Koga's death site released later by the Japanese side, there is such a watchtower, and Kohe was killed by Chinese soldiers ambushing here. There is only one thing that is a bit different from the facts—on the Japanese drawings, the Chinese soldiers participating in the battle are all regular troops wearing the uniforms of the Northeast Army, but in fact, the Chinese troops participating in the battle are just local militias—to be exact, it is just now. People in Jinxi who put down their hoes and took up their guns.

On January 6, the Koga Alliance captured Jinxi. Since Jinzhou had already abandoned the defense at that time, Zhang Guodong, the magistrate of Jinxi County, surrendered without a fight.However, the surrounding volunteers came and fell one after another, Kohe was very annoyed by this, and decided to set off on the 9th to sweep the Dragon King Temple area in the west of the city.Yuan Fengtai, director of the Jinxi County Public Security Bureau, learned of the Japanese army's entry into the city, and immediately organized troops with nearby militia leaders such as Zhang Enyuan, Liu Chunshan, and Liu Cunqi to try to eliminate the Japanese army.

The folk customs in Jinxi are aggressive. According to statistics after the "September 18th" incident, the local folks have more than 1,000 guns. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the local militias is no less than that of the regular army.However, even so, the combat effectiveness of killing the captain of the Japanese army and almost completely annihilating a Japanese army is too surprising. Speaking of which, Koga is also a little unlucky. His regiment is not a standing force, but a "shelf force" that is under-represented, which means that there are only backbones in peacetime, and only reserve personnel are recruited to join the battle in wartime.Due to the sudden outbreak of the Northeast War and the lack of Japanese troops, this regiment was hastily transferred to the battlefield. When Jinxi was captured, Kohe had only one squadron under him, and there were no more than a hundred Japanese troops in Jinxi.The 27th Cavalry Regiment was established together with the 19th Division in June 1915. Since then, it has been stationed in Luonan, Chongjin and Xiongji on the northeastern coast of North Korea. direction to be vigilant.Due to the absence of war for many years, the troops lacked training, and once encountered fierce battles, they were very uncomfortable.

Perhaps due to the experience of taking Shenyang lightly, the Japanese army was extremely arrogant at this time. Koga did not feel that he was short of troops. However, Jinxi is not the North Camp, a militia without a regular army designation, but let the Japanese army know the true blood of the Chinese. At 10:30 am on January 9th, when the leading Japanese cavalry arrived near Shangpozi, they were suddenly shot by militia ambushed in the south.Gu He immediately ordered an attack on it, but was immediately surrounded by militia groups led by Liu Chunshan, Liu Cunqi, and Zhang Enyuan on three sides.The Japanese army was overwhelmed and was forced to retreat.Earlier, a Japanese team led by Lieutenant Ishino tried to detour to the Dragon King Temple, but was also severely beaten by the militia, and Ishino was seriously injured. Although Koga sent the communication team leader Lieutenant Maruyama and military doctors such as Tachibana to the Dragon King Temple for rescue.However, due to serious injuries, he finally died on the afternoon of the 9th.

The fierce battle went on for several hours. People with guns in the nearby villages saw that the Japanese army had not made any progress, and rushed to join the battle. The firepower against the Japanese army became more intensive. Koga began to panic and decided to retreat.When a Japanese army retreated from Shangpozi to the west gate of Jinxi, it was difficult to return to the city due to the sudden attack of militiamen ambushing on the watchtower.In a panic, Kohe was shot by the militia and fell off his horse.When Koga's adjutant, Lieutenant Yonei Saburo, and guard Hideo Uehara carried Koga to a nearby house, Yonei was also seriously injured, and Uehara was killed on the spot.Although Koga was carried into a private house, he finally died of his injuries. Before his death, he confessed to Yonei Saburo: the military flag must be guarded, and he must thoroughly "crusade against bandits"... Soon, Yonei Saburo also died of serious injuries.

Under the command of Lieutenant Shigeru Noguchi, the remaining Japanese troops attacked the watchtower.But when he was approaching the gun tower, dense bullets hit him in the head, and he fell dead on the spot.The remnants of the Japanese army managed to escape into Jinxi, and fought street battles with the militiamen who invaded the city. It was only because of the arrival of Japanese reinforcements the next day that the militiamen withdrew from Jinxi County, so that the Japanese army was not completely wiped out. At the same time, the Matsuo convoy that left the city at the same time as Koga also became unlucky sacrificial objects and was completely annihilated, and Second Lieutenant Matsuo died in battle.Afterwards, the Japanese army held grand memorial activities for Koga and Matsuo in Shenyang.

The Battle of Jinxi was a typical battle for the people of the Northeast against the enemy. The victory of this battle benefited from accurate intelligence and the combat method of all the people.From the perspective of guerrilla warfare, this is also a very exciting teaching paradigm battle.A senior regiment leader of the Japanese army was killed by the guns of the militia, which showed that the Japanese army was not of iron and steel, and greatly boosted the anti-Japanese morale damaged by the withdrawal of the Northeast Army from Jinzhou.