Chapter 438: Zhoucun’s bloody battle (4th)
The 5th Division of the Japanese Army was a unit that suffered great losses from the instructor. Its main force, the 21st Division, the field artillery corps, and the cavalry corps were completely annihilated by the instructor. Although the Japanese army later drew troops from the Guards Division to form the
The Independent Mixed Brigade of the Guards joined the Fifth Division, and its combat effectiveness was not weakened, but the Fifth Division had a complicated relationship with the instructor. On the one hand, the entire division hated the Eighth Route Army teachers to the core, and soldiers trained to sting and shooting.
All the technical targets have been replaced with human-shaped targets, with Liu Yimin's name written on it, shooting training aiming
All of them are Liu Yimin's head and heart parts. The one who practices Liu Yimin's abdomen is the one who yells during meals. The slogan she shouts when eating is "Eat Liu Yimin's meat, drink Liu Yimin's blood, capture Liu Yimin alive, and avenge the division commander!" On the other hand,
As the instructor Lian Zhan won, the officers and soldiers at all levels of the Fifth Division had a fear in their hearts. They became more and more aware that the Eighth Route Army teachers were not the Eighth Route Army, but were equipped with the same equipment as them, with first-class training and tactics.
The advanced elite army is afraid that one day it will follow the footsteps of the 21st Brigade.
The Fifth Division received the task of opening up Jiaoji Road in this complex mentality of longing for revenge and a little fear.
When receiving the report from the search cavalry squadron, Lieutenant General Ando Rikishi was preparing to leave Jinan and lead the main force to attack Zhangqiu.
Ando Rikihi is from Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School and Army University. After graduation, he served as deputy military officer at the Embassy in the UK, chief of the secret service agency in Harbin, commander of the First Infantry Brigade and chief of the Kwantung Army staff. He is also the same.
A typical spy and military mixed group who came from a staff officer. Before being transferred to the commander of the Fifth Division, Ando Rikihito served as the position of Army Education Director.
Riki Ando, ​​who has rich experience, is extremely cunning and cruel, immediately determined that the search and reconnaissance troops were not encountering a devil, but the most advanced sniper troops in the world now, and these snipers
All snipers were installed on all sniper rifles. When he was the deputy military officer of the British Embassy in the UK, he had studied the battle examples in the First World War and knew that the sniper was a super killer among infantry. Strangely,
, How could the Eighth Route Army of the Communist Party have such a small army? As for equipment, Ando Riki knew in his heart that Liu Yimin must have obtained the sniper rifle from the reserve weapons of the Imperial Army of Taiyuan, Tianjin, and Qingdao. The silencer was probably Liu Yimin's wife Ni Hua from the United States
Get it back.
At this time, the chief of staff of the Fifth Division was still Colonel Nishimura Rewan.
Colonel Nishimura Riwan, who had committed suicide by cesaro Itagaki, had been in a state of confusion for a while and could no longer perform his duties as a chief of staff well. Lieutenant General Ando Rikita once wanted to change the chief of staff, and had also reported to the base camp.
But for some reason, the new chief of staff has not taken office. Ando Riki could only sigh as Colonel Nishimura was sober and sometimes confused. Later, Colonel Nishimura finally recovered, which benefited
Training and education on the strict will of the Japanese army.
After hearing the report of the search reconnaissance force, Colonel Nishimura's first intuition was to give His Excellency Itagaki a chance to avenge him. The Eighth Route Army in front of him must be the main force of Liu Yimin's instructor. Only Liu Yimin's instructor may have this kind of tutor in China.
Sniper troops in Europe and the United States are still in experimental state.
Therefore, Colonel Nishimura Riwan reported to Lieutenant General Ando Lieki: "Secretary Commander, judging from the situation of the search force's report, the ambushing them should be snipers. The Chinese should not have the concept of snipers yet, they call the sharpshooter
That's what it means. I remember that Yu Shuai had reported to the Front Command before that their vanguard encountered a small Chinese cavalry unit named Changbaishan Anti-Japanese Sharp Gun Team. As a result, the vanguard of the 21st Division
The cavalry search squadron was all broken. This Changbai Mountain Anti-Japanese Sharp Gun Team should be the sharpshooter troops of Teacher Liu Yimin. We should be careful wherever they appear. Because behind them is likely the traps that Teacher Liu Yimin dug out."
Ando Riki already knew in his heart that the enemy in front of him was the main force of the instructor Liu Yimin. After hearing the Chief of Staff, he became more and more sure. However, Ando Riki was not panicked, but was extremely happy. He ran around and almost broke the car tires.
Finally, I caught the main force of Teacher Liu Yimin, and I must not let them go this time!
Ando Rikihito immediately reported to Lieutenant General Higashiguro's Palace in detail the search and investigation troops suffered heavy losses, and also reported himself and Colonel Nishimura's Palace in detail, and then suggested that Higashiguro's Palace in detail.
The Lieutenant General ordered all troops to act simultaneously, and there should be no gap between each unit. If there is resistance, immediately build positions, concentrate artillery and artillery bombing and fighter bombing, and use firepower to win. In the event of slow progress in the battle, the North China Front Command should be reported immediately and ordered
The Tada Jun Group and the Naosaburo Group of Kazube quickly joined the north and must annihilate Liu Yiming's democratic forces in central Shandong.
Ando Rikihito was also a famous Japanese general, and his suggestions were reasonable. After hearing this, Lieutenant General Niiyan, the old playboy, heard it a few times and ordered the Second Division to start the action.
Covering the wings of the Fifth Division. Then, ordering the Japanese aircraft from Xuzhou Airport, Jinan Airport and the Joint Fleet to ensure the safety of the attacks of the main division.
After issuing the order, King Nianyan of Dongjiu Palace sent a telegram to General Shou'ani Shou'ani reported that he encountered Liu Yimin's sniper blocking in Shengjing Town, Zhangqiu. The situation was a bit similar to Changbai Mountain that he encountered before the 21st Division broke.
The situation during the Anti-Japanese Sharp Gun Team. It is judged that Liu Yimin should indeed be in the area of ​​central Shandong. The mission of this small sniper force is likely to be a temptation to lure the Imperial Army into a trap. The Second Army decided to concentrate the main force of the North Line Group to press the entire line and find Liu
A democratic force completely defeated it. He asked the commander to order Tada Jun Group and Naosaburo Group of Kazumabu to quickly go north to Central Shandong and detour to encircle Liu Yi's democratic force.
Teraunuchi was dreaming about how to capture Liu Yimin's power, annihilate it in one fell swoop, and completely end the war in Shandong. When he saw the report of the Second Army, he wanted to immediately order the Southern Line Group and the Central Line Group to attack Shandong immediately. But after all, he was a big war.
The commander, now the information that the Second Army's reconnaissance and search troops were almost wiped out is impossible to confirm that the main force of the teacher Liu Yimin is in central Shandong. If all the troops go north, Liu Yimin, this guy, hides in the Yimeng Mountains to prepare to ambush the emperor.
What should the military force do? The North Line Group must attack the entire line. As long as the attack encounters obstacles and the two sides are in a stalemate, that is the best time for Tada Jun Group and Kazuma Naosaburo Group to advance at night and encircle and annihilate Liu Yi's democratic forces.
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The thought is certain, Shouyi of Temple ordered Lieutenant General Niiyan of Dongjiu Palace to command the troops to resolutely implement the combat plan and attack along Jiaoji Road. If Liu Yiming's democratic force, the troops must form a group, carry forward firepower, strictly guard against the enemy, and defend the air force.
With cooperation, we will fight resolutely and will never allow any tragedy like the Eighth Division and the Tenth Division to happen.
At the end of the telegram, Shiuichi Tanuchi stimulated Lieutenant General Niiyan of the Dongjiu Palace, saying that he had lost his courage on a woman's belly. He held more than 100,000 heavy troops and had the most elite in Asia.
The Second Division, the Fifth Division, and the 14th Division make sharp swords. Not to mention the Liu Yimin's Eighth Route Army instructor, even if you meet all Chinese troops, the three major divisions can still intersperse and attack. Have you forgotten that you have
So how did General Seishi Itagaki use half of the division to launch the Xinkou Battle? Have you forgotten how the 14th Division rushed to Lanfeng thousands of miles?
After returning to Lieutenant General Nihiko Higashi, Teraunuchi informed Tada Jung and Naosaburo Kazube, ordering them to act quickly, completely clear out the mountainous areas of southern Shandong and central Shandong, and make rapid assistance to Shandong.
Preparation.
The telegram from Teruchi Nakano caused great dissatisfaction with Lieutenant General Higashihiko. The reason was that the Seishiro Itagaki quoted by Teruchi Nakano had committed suicide by being forced to be cut off by Teruchi Nakano. The 14th Division rushed to Lanfeng for thousands of miles.
The consequences of losing troops and losing generals. These two inappropriate examples made King Nianyan of Dongjiuer Palace deeply suspicious and called the Second Division, the Fifth Division, and the 14th Division again. The attack must be cautious, and the three major troops must be
Keep the formation connected, the communication is unobstructed, and can support each other at any time.
As a result, the mobility of the three major mechanized divisions of the Japanese army was limited, but at the same time it became more impeccable.
Under the strict orders of Lieutenant General Shouichi and Higashijiugu, the Japanese North Line Group began to attack Zhangqiu, Zouping, and Qidong.
There were groups of planes in the sky, and there were rolling steel torrents on the ground. The Japanese army rushed towards Zhangqiu with great momentum.
After the first sniper victory, no trace of the Japanese army was found for three hours. Li Shuiqiu was thinking about whether the Japanese army was afraid, but he couldn't hide for the time being. But he soon found that something was wrong, because it was too much flying from the sky.
There are many enemy planes, and they should be from Jinan, Xuzhou, and from the sea. These planes seem to have learned the lessons of being ambushed last time and dare not dive and strafuse. They all rolled bombs at high altitudes.
The momentum was also very powerful. The position of the first sniper attack had been blown into black by the Japanese bombs.
Li Shuiniu, who felt something was wrong, immediately reported to Zeng Zhongsheng that the attack of the Japanese army was about to begin, and it was meaningless to implement frontal sniper tactics. He planned to return to Zhangqiu County to carry out urban sniper wars and fight against the enemy. Please order the troops to follow Zhangqiu
The traffic roads around the village were covered with mines, blocking the speed of the Japanese attack.
As soon as the telegram was sent, the front-line observation post reported that the Japanese troops were coming up, all of which were led by tanks and armored vehicles. The cannons not only had field cannons, mountain cannons, but also self-propelled cannons. The Japanese concentrated artillery fire to blow up the first sniper position.
Once, the crater was very big and deep.
Li Shui Niu was about to order the 1st Sniper Squadron to withdraw from Zhangqiu County, but he received a telegram from Zeng Zhongsheng, ordering him to lead the 1st Sniper Squadron to evacuate quickly, choose a hidden location on his own, and move to the enemy's back or flank to implement sniper tactics. He must not face the enemy's mechanized troops.
To resist hard is not the strength of the Sniper 1 Squadron, nor is it their mission.
Li Shuiniu dared not hesitate anymore. Without strong firepower support, they could not fight against so many tanks and cannons of the Japanese. If they were surrounded by the Japanese, the first sniper squadron would probably be sacrificed. It doesn't matter if they sacrificed, the key is to violate it.
Sniper tactics and division commanders will make future generations laugh at themselves for being stupid. It is better to turn to the wings of the Japanese. One shot of the Japanese will make it satisfying to fight.
After Li Shuiniu led the first squadron back to the forward base, he quickly moved. The transfer direction they chose was the south side of Jiaoji Road and Jinqing Highway, which was backed by the mountainous areas, which was most suitable for sniping guerrilla warfare.
After the sniper squadron evacuated, there was basically no major blockade along the way. The armed forces in Zhangqiu were too poor. The soldiers were wearing lab coats, most of them did not have guns, and most of the only guns were singles.
There was no light machine gun, how could it fight against the Japanese? Under the high pressure of the Japanese, some of them simply surrendered, and most of them had to use the help of villages, green gauze tents and sorghum fields to move east and south mountainous areas.
This Ando Riki is very cunning, of course it is not that he is cunning, the key is that he is afraid of being annihilated. Therefore, he did not even send the vanguard, but the entire division launched a battle formation, like a ball, moving forward.
Slow rolling. The plane covers the air, and the tanks and armored vehicles on the ground open the road, protecting the cars carrying infantry tightly. When encountering suspicious terrain, guns and cannons will be fired. When there is a storm, they will immediately call the aviation soldiers.
Bombing, then artillery, and tanks were bombarded again. Only after confirming that nothing happened did the troops continue to advance.
It's true that Riki Ando's move turned the Fifth Division into an iron hedgehog. Unless the main force instructed the tutor is concentrated on the artillery group and cannon bombardment, there is no way for him to do anything about it.
It was only 45 miles from Jinan to Zhangqiu. Under normal circumstances, with the maneuverability of the Fifth Division, it arrived in one hour. As a result, Ando Riki walked for five hours until two o'clock in the afternoon.
After blowing up the gate of Zhangqiu County, the division entered Zhangqiu City tremblingly.
Zhangqiu City was empty and all the people ran away. The Japanese broke the doors and entered the city, rummaging through boxes and cabinets, but not only did they find real money and silver, but they didn't even find a grain of sorghum. The wells were also filled, the river
There are also dead dogs and smelly cats inside, and the Japanese can't even drink saliva.
In Zhangqiu City, Ando Riki sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Nianyan of the Dongjiu Palace to occupy Zhangqiu. However, although Ando Riki was cruel and cunning, he was very pragmatic and explained the actual situation in Zhangqiu City.
All ten places were reported. At the end, Ando Rikiya reported a little sadly: "There is a saying in China that one leaf falls and you will know autumn. From the situation in Zhangqiu, we can judge that the next battle will be extremely difficult, and the imperial army will be
Without replenishing on the spot, the soldiers could not even drink clean water, which means that the Eighth Route Army has made sufficient preparations to fight the Imperial Army. It is recommended that the Commander must protect the supply channels for supplies and ensure the supply of ammunition, food and drinking water. Otherwise,
Chapter completed!