Han Fuju expected that Jinan could not be defended for a long time, so he ordered the logistics department to transport the general supplies to Nanyang. The fifth theater interception failed, and the chairman's call failed to stop it. So Li Zongren could only repeatedly call Han Fuju not to put the rear outside the fifth theater.
However, Han Fuju arrogantly replied on the call: "Now that there is a full-scale resistance war, there is no difference between the two sides." "Is Han Fuju trying to escape?"
Li Zongren was extremely angry after receiving the call, but he had no choice. On the night of December 22, 1937, the Japanese army crossed the Yellow River from the south of Qinghe Town, and Gu Liangmin's troops retreated to Zhoucun. Han Fuju decided to move the provincial capital to Cao County and ordered the troops to move north of the Yellow River.
After firing more than a hundred shots, and leaving Sun Tongxuan, the commander of the 12th Army, to retreat, they burned down the key offices and buildings of the provincial capital and retreated south.
On December 23, 1937, more than 20,000 troops of the 10th Division of the Japanese Army Isotani Rensuke divided into two groups, crossed the Yellow River from the east of Qihe and Jiyang, and surrounded Jinan. On December 24th, Han Fuju withdrew from Jinan.
Following Korea's orders, the headquarters set fire to various provincial government offices, the High Court, the train station, etc., and implemented the "scorched earth war of resistance." On December 26, the Japanese army crossed the river from Luokou and bombarded Jinan.
On December 27, the Japanese army bombarded Jinan. In the early morning, Sun Tongxuan's troops of the Twelfth Army withdrew south on the order of Han Fuju. The old warlord Ma Liang and others welcomed the Japanese army into the city, and Jinan fell. During the Japanese attack and occupation of Jinan, they created the "Queshan Massacre"
", "Dayan Village Massacre", "Tianzhuang Massacre", "Huangjiayu Massacre" and other massacres have brought huge disasters to the people of Jinan.
When the Third Army retreated to Tai'an, the Chairman of the Generalissimo sent an urgent telegram of 100,000 yuan, asking Han Fuju to "never give up Jinan." After reading it, Han Fuju snorted: "I have arrived in Tai'an, what do you think?" Han Fuju led his troops to withdraw to Jining.
, Li Zongren called again, "Your department must defend Tai'an." Han Fuju called back and said, "If Guangdong doesn't defend, how can we defend Tai'an?"
After Li Zongren received the call, he thought that Han Fuju ignored military orders, ignored the overall situation of the country, retreated without permission, and sabotaged the war of resistance. He was very angry, so he suggested to the chairman of the committee that Han Fuju be dealt with severely. At this time, the chairman of the committee also began to feel that Han Fuju was unreliable, and there were always rumors about Han Fuju and Tufei.
There was original collusion and contact with Liu Xiang. At this time, he wanted to withdraw to Hanzhong!
The Chairman then thought of Han Fuju's attitude towards the Fujian Incident and the Xi'an Incident, so the seeds of hatred quickly took root and sprouted, and he gradually made up his mind to deal with Han Fuju. The Third Army ignored military orders and fled without a fight, looting along the way and at the entrance of Jinpu Road.
The Japanese army took advantage of this opportunity and marched straight in. Within a few days, they occupied most of Shandong and trapped tens of millions of people in dire straits.
"What's coming is finally here!" After reading the latest information, Jiang Qiang suddenly picked up the phone next to him and dialed, then ordered in a deep voice: "Huzi, immediately notify officers at the company level and above, civil servants at the government department, science, bureau, or department level.
, as well as various newspapers and media, will hold a mobilization meeting at the county government auditorium at three o'clock this afternoon!"
As Boss Han retreated across the board, Jinan, Zhangqiu, Zouping, Zichuan and other counties and cities were quickly occupied by the pursuing Japanese troops. The defense area under the jurisdiction of the independent division would officially engage in firefights with the Japanese troops within two days at most! And Qingdao also
Soon the Japanese troops will begin to land, which means that the Independent Division will soon be surrounded by Japanese troops on both sides of the land, and the coastal defense line will be watched by the Japanese navy! Except for the south that can communicate with the Fifth Theater, the Independent Division will be completely surrounded by Japanese troops!
Everything is developing and moving forward according to the original historical trajectory, but Jiang Qiang is not happy. After all, he still has some friendship and relationship with Boss Han. Now seeing him drifting away on the road to death, due to various reasons,
Jiang Qiang could only watch helplessly!
Firstly, there is no way to reverse Boss Han's deep-rooted warlord mentality. Jiang Qiang will not risk the lives of tens of thousands of his subordinates to bet that Boss Han can back-to-back! Secondly, if Boss Han does not take the initiative to withdraw from Shandong's political situation, Jiang Qiang will
It's hard to get rid of the shackles and go out and do something. After all, the reputation of betraying the master is not good!
Various tragedies after Boss Han's departure were played, as well as several major tragedies caused by Japan to Shandong. The time soon came to three o'clock in the afternoon, and the Zhaoyuan County Auditorium, which could accommodate 2,000 people, was almost full. Jiang Qiang did not
He immediately took the stage to give a sensational pre-war mobilization speech, but instead directly played a documentary for nearly an hour!
The documentary mainly covers the independent division's journey to the front lines of Pingjin and Tianjin after the July 7th Incident, and the anti-Japanese front in Texas in October. It focuses on promoting the development and growth process of the independent division from weak to strong and the heroic and tenacious fighting spirit of the officers and soldiers of the independent division! Naturally, there are also a lot of interspersed in it
The Japanese army’s brutal massacre, use of chemical weapons, and bloody and tearful accusations of the massacre of survivors!
In the later part, there are the perverse actions of Boss Han and the recent massacres such as the "Queshan Massacre", "Dayan Village Massacre", "Tianzhuang Massacre" and "Huangjiayu Massacre" caused by the Japanese army in Shandong! In addition, Jiang
Qiang also released some video materials about the inhumane massacre that the Japanese army was carrying out along the way!
"What? Governor Han just ran away like this? Jinan, Zhangqiu, Zouping, Qingcheng, Gaoyuan and other places were all lost so quickly?" "Ah, the Japanese have already arrived at our doorstep?" "These gangsters
The beasts you killed will not die a good death!" "Fuck our ancestors, you beasts have the ability to come after grandpa!" "Down with Japanese imperialism!" "Better to die in war than to be slaves to the subjugation of the country!"
"Kill all the little Japanese and avenge the dead compatriots!" "Only cramping and skin peeling can eliminate the hatred in my heart!"
At first, everyone thought they were going to watch an educational film. After all, the previous three battles were far away from Zhaoyuan County. Although the battles were brutal and the scenes of Japanese brutality were shocking, everyone still felt that the war was still a little far away from them! At this time, Jiang
The Qiang forces have occupied Anqiu County, Weifang, Gaomi County, and Shouguang County. There are about twenty-two counties.
Because there are more than 100,000 troops in Jinan Prefecture, as well as the natural dangers of the Yellow River, and the independent divisions stationed in Gaomi, Jiao County, and Zhucheng are even more powerful, everyone feels a strong sense of security! But when they saw the people behind them, they were shocked to find out,
The flames of war have really reached our doorstep at this moment, and the Japs' vanguard troops are less than 100 kilometers away from us! Especially the bloody massacres that occurred in Shandong and northern Hebei, and the bloody and horrific scenes made everyone even more excited.
The hairs on the hair stood on end, and an unprecedented crisis began to surge in everyone's hearts!
"Brothers and sisters, I am deeply saddened to tell you: Governor Han abandoned the people of Shandong and took his army and Minsheng Bank to hide in the rear. From today on, our Jiaodong Independent Division can only fight alone!"
After doing enough preparation and exaggeration, Jiang Qiang walked onto the stage with heavy steps, stared at the people in the audience solemnly, and shouted loudly:
"Everyone has seen that the little devils are not human beings at all, they are just a group of beasts who burn, kill and loot! Now not only is the Chinese nation at its last moment, but we ourselves are on the verge of life and death! We have no choice but to fight with the little devils
Fight to the bitter end! Brothers and sisters, we hereby call you to a meeting today. We have two major decisions to announce to you!" Jiang Qiang announced loudly: "First, we will enter a wartime state from now on, which mainly includes issuing a general mobilization order and implementing
Comprehensive military control, strict enforcement of the curfew system, etc.;
Second, the Independent Division separated from the Third Group Army and was officially renamed as the Jiaodong Military Region of the Asian Liberation Army. From now on, we will only fight for the rise of the Chinese nation! Third, implement a strong wall and clear the country, and completely remove the railway line from Jiao County to Weifang.
Destroy!..." After announcing the important decision, Jiang Qiang began to accept questions from reporters on site!
"Chief of Staff Jiang, does your second decision just now mean a complete break with Governor Han?" "Chief of Staff Jiang, I am a reporter from National Salvation Daily. Will you and your troops act like Governor Han?"
Is that a full retreat to the rear?" "Chief of Staff Jiang, I am a reporter from Shandong Guangming Daily. Now that the Japanese army is powerful, is our Jiaodong Military Region of the Asian People's Liberation Army really sure to defend the Jiaodong Peninsula and the Gaomi, Jiaoxian, and Zhucheng defense areas?" "..."
"Please rest assured that the Asia Liberation Army has the responsibility to fight against Japan and save the nation. It has the confidence and ability to protect the country and the people! Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. I and all the officers and soldiers of the Jiaodong Military Region of the Asia Liberation Army swear to fight the Japanese invaders to the end, even if we fight to the last soldier!"
Jiang Qiang answered many of the reporters' most urgent questions in a sonorous and powerful manner, expressing his firm belief and determination to fight to the end!
Jiang Qiang's reputation was already at its peak, and now his resounding words were even more powerful. They were like reassuring pills, instantly calming everyone present! He was busy until five o'clock in the afternoon, and then Jiang Qiang made a big move.
The press conference ended with a wave.
After the meeting, the army, government, newspapers and media all began to act quickly, using leaflets, radio stations, newspapers, and other means to carry out mass mobilization of the people within the defense zone! Soon, all units entered a state of first-level combat readiness, high density,
The areas under the jurisdiction of Anqiu, Zhucheng, and Jiao County are being cleared, and all the people in remote rural villages have been moved to the counties and towns for resettlement!
As the Japanese army was about to launch a war to invade and occupy Qingdao, Chairman Yu appointed Shen Honglie as the commander-in-chief of the Qingdao Army and Navy to implement the non-resistance "scorched earth war" plan. On December 18, Shen Honglie ordered the bombing of nine major cotton mills invested and operated by Japan in Qingdao.
In addition, facilities such as power plants, breweries, water plants, and port docks were destroyed. On December 25, Shen ordered that seven warships including the Zhenhaili and the Port Authority's Feiwhale and other ships anchored in Qingdao Port be destroyed.
Five small cargo ships were loaded with sand and gravel and sank on the channel from Dagang to Xiaogang.
On December 26, Japan announced a blockade of traffic on the Qingdao sea. On the 27th, Shen Honglie led nearly 10,000 troops, party and government agencies, and family members to retreat to southwest Shandong. At 9:00 a.m. on January 10, 1938, the Japanese Navy's Second Fleet and
Under the cover of aircraft, some marines landed in Shandongtou, Zhanshan Village and Huiquan Bay. On January 14, the leading echelon of the Kunisaki Detachment of the Second Army of the Japanese North China Front and the Fourth Fleet of the Navy invaded and occupied Qingdao.
Qingdao fell again and became a colony of Japanese imperialism for the second time.
On January 16, 1938, Japanese Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro issued a statement to induce Chiang Kai-shek to surrender in an attempt to destroy China, claiming that Japan would "not regard the National Government as an opponent" and would establish a "new government that will cooperate with Japan." Japan has been clamoring
In order to "annihilate China in three months", in order to achieve the aggressive plan of quickly destroying China, it is necessary to connect the two battlefields of North China and Central China as soon as possible!
Therefore, the Japanese army determined to use Jinan and Guangdong as bases, attack along the Jinpu Railway from the north and south, and finally join Xuzhou to open the Jinpu Road, so that the Japanese Army in North China and the Japanese Army in East China could join forces in Wuhan! To this end, the Japanese Army's base camp concentrated eight divisions.
There are about 240,000 troops in five brigades, intending to annihilate the main force of the Chinese army in the Xuzhou area!
At the same time, the National Army Headquarters and the Fifth War Zone Commander's Headquarters had long been aware of Xuzhou's important strategic position, and had begun to mobilize about 600,000 troops and troops for defense in October 1937! Xuzhou is located in the northwest of Jiangsu Province.
, located between the Yellow River and the Huaihe River, it is the hub of the four provinces of Shandong, Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu, and is the hub of the Jinpu and Longhai railways. Xuzhou is surrounded by overlapping mountains and crisscrossed rivers, and has always been a battleground for military strategists in the history of Chinese military affairs.
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The focus of the battle between China and Japan naturally focused on the Xuzhou area. The famous Battle of Xuzhou in the history of the Anti-Japanese War is about to begin! This battle will be a large-scale battle. The Chinese army will fight the Japanese army in the vast land between the Huanghuai River and the Huaihe River.
Fierce offensive and defensive and counter-offensive and defensive operations were launched. Similarly, Jiang Qiang, who had long been registered with the Japanese army, attracted a large amount of hatred this time, and bore the brunt of it and became a key "care" target of the Japanese army!
The 10th Division and the 5th Division of the Japanese North China Front successively occupied Wei County, Changyi County, Pingdu County, and Jimo County, forming an airtight semi-encirclement of the area under Jiang Qiang's command! In addition,
The Japanese Second Fleet, anchored off the coast of Qingdao, had carried out multiple high-intensity bombings on the coastal defense lines and Gaomi, Zhucheng, Jiaoxian, and Anqiu as early as a week ago.
However, these menacing bombers were first unable to hide in front of the all-weather air defense radar, and their attempts were discovered early. Then, these bombers were bombarded one after another under the powerful anti-aircraft fire that was waiting for them, and no less than 60 bombers were shot down one after another.
A bomber! After suffering four times in a row, the Japanese Air Corps suddenly became much more honest and did not dare to come and bomb indiscriminately!
On the other hand, the loss of personnel and property on Jiang Qiang's side was much smaller. Every time the Japanese aircraft fleet took off, the air defense alarm within the Jiaodong Military District of the Asian People's Liberation Army sounded early. After several air raids, at most some insignificant buildings were destroyed.
House construction, and more than 30 civilians unfortunately died in Japanese air strikes! As a result, the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the area has been greatly improved. Not only are they no longer afraid of Japanese planes coming to cause trouble, but they also hope that they will kill more people!
Pingdu County, the meeting room of the Japanese 2nd Army Headquarters. "Your Excellency, Commander, we have now gathered two entire Imperial Class A divisions. Should we issue a general offensive order to kill that damn Asian Liberation Army commander and his so-called Jiaodong?"
All the military areas will be wiped out?"
Lieutenant General Koshimano of the 107th Division was full of arrogance. He did not feel anxious or solemn because of meeting a real opponent. On the contrary, he was eager to try and was a little excited. Lieutenant General Hisao Nishio, the commander of the 2nd Army, looked at it without saying a word.
Isotani Rensuke, and then asked in a deep voice: "Isotani-kun, you have fought against this Chinese army in Texas. Please tell me what you think?" "Ahem, cough, cough!"
Isotani Rensuke's old face turned slightly red. This was really not the case. Last time, he was also very ambitious and wanted to annihilate the independence brigade led by Jiang Qiang in one fell swoop, cut off the serious troubles in his heart and achieve great feats. However, Isotani Rensuke
After all their efforts, they mobilized an integrated A-type division and an independent mixed brigade with a total strength of more than 30,000, and set up a carefully arranged pocket formation! When Jiang Qiang rushed in, Isotani Rensuke thought that Jiaodong
The Independence Brigade is already a turtle in a urn, and even if Jiang Qiang grows wings, there is no way he can escape and ascend to heaven.
Isotani Rensuke tried his best, not only encircling and suppressing with more than 20,000 troops, but also using heavy artillery brigades, planes, tanks, poison gas bombs and other means! But in the end, the Jiaodong Independent Brigade not only lost the 10th Division, but also suffered serious casualties.
The 1st Independent Mixed Brigade was even annihilated by the formation, and the total number of casualties reached a terrifying 23,000 people!
Although the total number of casualties on the Chinese side was more than 9,170, and more than 8,000 people were lightly or seriously injured, the number of casualties in the independent brigade was only more than 1,500, far from the point of being injured! This time, an encirclement and annihilation battle was carried out calculated and unintentionally.
Not only did it not bring glory and merit to Isotani Rensuke, but it became a stain and nightmare in his life. A few days ago, he was almost removed from the position of commander of the 10th Division and returned to Japan for accountability interrogation.
After several months of repairs, the Tenth Division has now completely recovered its vitality. However, Isotani Rensuke has an inexplicable fear of Jiang Qiang's troops, and he really does not want to encounter such a monster opponent again! Seeing Isotani Rensuke
Tani Rensuke remained silent for a long time, and Nishio Shouzou couldn't help but asked again: "Isotani-kun, what's wrong with you?" Isotani Rensuke quickly calmed down, and then said with a troubled face: "Commander
Your Excellency, based on my experience with Jiang Qiang’s team, this is an extremely difficult opponent who is very good at defensive counterattacks!
According to intelligence, Jiang Qiang's troops have at least 60,000 troops, equipped with extremely sophisticated weapons and artillery, and have built a large number of permanent defenses in the Jiaodong Peninsula, Gaomi, Zhucheng, and Anqiu! So I suggest
We must be extremely cautious, adopt a steady and steady approach to gradually advance, compress the strategic activity space of Yang Fan's headquarters, accumulate small victories into big victories, and finally make the final decision!" "Isotani-kun, you have been bitten by a snake and been afraid of wells for ten years.
Rope, why are you becoming less and less courageous?"
Hearing this, Lieutenant General Koshimano of the 107th Division snorted in dissatisfaction, and then continued: "We have gathered two reorganized divisions this time, as well as a heavy artillery brigade, a tank regiment and the 3rd Infantry Division.
2 Fleet fire support, do you need to be so timid?" Koshimano exchanged a few words unhappily, then turned to look at Nishio Hiszog and said:
"Your Excellency, Commander, I believe that as long as we launch a general offensive with thunderous momentum, the Chinese army entrenched in Jiaodong Peninsula, Gaomi, Zhucheng, and Anqiu will be unable to look at the beginning and end of the Chinese army. As long as we open a gap, we will be invincible.
The invincible Japanese Imperial Army will definitely be able to completely eradicate this serious threat in a short period of time!" But Isotani Rensuke shook his head repeatedly and said: "Kojima-kun, Commander, it's not that I have become timid, but I am too cautious.
Yes! Didn’t we suffer too much at the hands of Jiang Qiang?
This cunning Chinese commander is definitely an anomaly and cannot be inferred using common sense! Commander, please be very careful!" "What Isotani-kun said is absolutely true!" At this time, Major General Suzuki, Chief of Staff of the 2nd Army, led the way.
Nodding in agreement:
"In order to cooperate with our attack a few days ago, the aviation group of the 2nd Fleet carried out air strikes for five consecutive days, but they encountered a hard problem. Not only did they fail to achieve the bombing effect, but they shot down more than 60 bombers! It can be seen from this that,
This Chinese army is indeed extraordinary, we need to be extra careful to win steadily!"
"Yo Xi! There is a saying in China, be careful when sailing a thousand-year-old ship! The base camp has specially given tactical guidance this time. We really can't make any stupid mistakes again!" Nishio Hisao nodded and took the board. At the beginning, he received the call from the base camp.
After reading the battle plan, I also found it incredible: two Class A divisions were actually asked to carry out a joint encirclement and suppression of Jiang Qiang's headquarters, even though Jiang Qiang's name was already very famous!
But after a closer look, Nishio Hiszo suddenly discovered that this Chinese commander was no ordinary monster. The army he led could be called an imperial meat grinder. The fighter planes he selected in several consecutive battles were extremely clever, and he repeatedly caused a large number of Japanese army losses.
Casualties! I don’t know how many lieutenant generals died in his hands.
Especially before the war started, Nishio Juzo had already smelled an extremely unusual and dangerous atmosphere! After some detailed discussions, Nishio Juzo and other old Japanese soldiers finally reached a consensus and decided to attack from four directions in a steady and step-by-step manner.
In the early morning of January 18, 1938, the Japanese 10th Division and the 107th Division launched an attack on Anqiu County, Gaomi County, and Jiao County in four directions!
In addition, there is also a brigade detouring towards Ju County, intending to attack Zhucheng County from the rear! Currently, the Jiaodong Military District of the Asian People's Liberation Army has four infantry brigades with a full strength of 15,000 people, and one infantry brigade with a full strength of 15,000 people.
The special operations brigade also has an artillery regiment of 3,000 people, a baggage regiment of 2,000 people, an engineer regiment of 2,000 people, a gendarmerie group of 1,000 people, a flying group of 200 people, and a reserve group with no upper limit, with a total strength of more than 80,000.
people!
After a long period of planning and intense construction, Jiang Qiang had already built a large number of fortifications including bunkers, bunkers, air defense and artillery holes, barbed wire, trenches, forts and other defense fortifications within the defense zone. Two months ago, he transferred four infantrymen to
The brigades were stationed in their respective defense areas for defense! For example, Li Jinglin's first brigade was stationed in Gaomi, Yang Chengliang's second brigade was stationed in Anqiu, Ren Yixiong's third brigade was stationed in Jiaoxian, and Wu Kexiang's fourth brigade was stationed in Zhucheng County! Huzi's special operations brigade and reserve regiment
As a mobile force stationed in Zhaoyuan, it can coordinate and support various defense areas at any time.
The newly-received Gaomi County, Zhucheng County, Jiao County, and Anqiu County are all connected by high-standard cement roads, and the logistics department with high-level mechanical transportation capabilities can fully deploy reserve forces to any battlefield that requires support within an hour.
.This time, Miao Dadong finally got his wish and was able to fight the Japanese with real swords and guns. He set up the 1st Brigade Headquarters in the Gaomi Railway Station!
The main position of the First Brigade is based on the Jiaoji Railway line as the main axis, building a 10-kilometer-long main defense line, and constructing four large defensive positions in Wangjiazhuang Village, Majiazhuang Village, Haojialouzi Village and Guogang Village along the line.
It was just dawn this morning. After the 11th Regiment of the 9th Brigade of the 107th Division of the Japanese Army bombarded them, they launched an attack on two positions in Wangjiazhuang Village and Majiazhuang Village under the cover of dozens of light tanks. It was a point-to-point confrontation.
Maimang, the fierce offensive and defensive battle entered a blazing phase from the very beginning!
He has 70,000 to 80,000 elite soldiers and generals under his command, and they are conducting a defensive battle in a carefully constructed defense area. Naturally, Jiang Qiang does not need to rush into the battle immediately and take command! Nearly 50,000 elite old Japanese soldiers are pressing down on the situation, and they are putting on a display.
He looked like he was going to eat him alive. It was impossible to say that he was not nervous at all! So at dawn in the morning, Jiang Qiang came to the division headquarters and took command from the center!