Jiang Qiang did not expect that Li Jinglin's aviation group would achieve such brilliant results as soon as they took action. They actually blew up the marching 33rd Division and completely shattered it. Jutaro Amakasu withdrew to Pingdu and stood there waiting for reinforcements.
Dream. Kill you while you are sick!
After receiving Li Jinglin's report that the aviation force had crippled the 33rd Division, Jiang Qiang immediately ordered the First Division and the Cavalry Brigade, which had just ended the battle at Ershilipu Airport, to quickly attack and seize the 33rd Division.
Opportunity to be severely damaged by the Jiaodong Army Aviation Group 1, annihilated the remnants of the 33rd Division in one fell swoop.
In view of the fact that the 33rd Division was frightened and had lost many heavy weapons and its combat effectiveness was greatly reduced, Jiang Qiang revised the original outflanking plan of the 1st Division and the Cavalry Brigade and ordered the 2nd Regiment of Zhao Zhengbi's 2nd Division to focus on the attack.
All tanks, armored vehicles, and automobiles were engaged in a rapid pursuit along the road. Shunzi was ordered to lead the cavalry brigade to implement a detour operation plan, go around to the east of the Xinlai River, and intercept the Japs.
Considering that in order to save the 33rd Division from destruction, the Japs would inevitably dispatch aircraft to provide aerial fire support, and if there was a large fleet, they would also carry out crazy retaliation. Jiang Qiang ordered Li Jinglin to put all bombers into storage or provide air defense protection, and form fighter formations.
Take off and go to the skies above Weixian to fight the Japanese planes. Tactically, we need to fight an ambush battle in the air. We must concentrate all the fighter planes and implement high-altitude covert standby. When the Japanese fighter planes are ambushed by our ground fire and flee, they will suddenly rush out to intercept the enemy planes. This battle is only allowed once.
, retreat after the fight, return to the airport to hide, and must not be caught up by Japanese fighter planes and find the airport. Order the first division and cavalry brigade responsible for the pursuit to bring enough smoke tubes, and organize anti-air shooting. Order the air defense headquarters to do a good job
In preparation for the battle, all units of the air defense brigade quickly took up positions, preparing to fight against the Japanese planes and cover the battlefield. The Eighth Brigade of the First Division was ordered to stop detouring towards Xintai County and hide and wait on the spot. After the Sixth Division was ordered to capture Xintai County, in addition to completing
In addition to the task of blocking the retreat of the 33rd Division, the people were quickly evacuated to prevent enemy air attacks. All Jiaodong Army units in Shandong were ordered to mobilize, and soldiers and fellow villagers were organized to soak up the smoke and shroud the base areas in smoke. Linzi, Yidu
, Changle, Weixian, Fangzi, Boshan, Linqu, Changle, Anqiu, Gaomi, Jiaoxian, all counties and towns newly occupied by our army must urgently mobilize the masses to make kites, fly kites, and fly balloons.
Deploy aerial mine arrays based on the ground to protect battlefields and towns.
Jiang Qiang's battle slogan for the First Division and the Cavalry Brigade was: Catch up with the Japs, capture Jutaro Amakasu alive, and create the miracle of capturing three lieutenant generals in one day! This slogan was so exciting! Li Yannian put down the phone and immediately ordered Jiang
Commander Qiang's order was conveyed to every soldier in the First Brigade, and the entire brigade mobilized to catch up and capture Jutaro Amakasu alive!
After giving the order, Li Yannian and Shunzi each asked for a 95 assault rifle from the guard. They both strode out of the division headquarters, got into a truck, and chased westward with the First Division.
After receiving the order, the cavalry brigade commander Shunzi said to the chief of staff Tao Zhuangming: "I will lead the first cavalry regiment first, and you will lead the second cavalry regiment, the third cavalry regiment, the cavalry artillery regiment and the brigade troops to follow. This time, I
I have to personally carry the stupid Amakasu Jutaro to the commander!"
After saying that, without waiting for Tao Zhuangming to answer, he went out, got on his horse, and led the guard battalion towards the cavalry group. Zhou Yi, the chief of staff of the first division, looked at the division commander eagerly, and walked away along the way, angrily raising his foot to look at him.
A birdcage is a foot.
Liu Jinping, the guard battalion commander of the 1st Division, was almost going crazy trying to capture Jutaro Amakasu. Seeing that the Chief of Staff was in the same situation, he said: "Chief of Staff, I will leave the 2nd and 3rd Battalions to you to release the birds near Weicheng."
, fly a kite. Do you think it’s okay if I take a battalion to participate in the battle?”
As soon as he said this, Zhou Yi's mind started spinning. If these little Japanese planes were to come, there would definitely be eight planes instead of ten planes, because all the planes at Xuzhou Airport were taken away by Jiang Qiang, Li Jinglin and the others, and the planes at Jinan Airport and Shijiazhuang Airport were taken away.
Fighters and bombers have basically destroyed their flock. Despite this, the Japanese will still find ways to mobilize aircraft to retaliate. The reason is very simple. One is that the Jiaodong Group Army captured Odaka Kamezo, and the Japanese army cannot afford to lose face. Chapter 2
The second is that the Japanese army must have known that the Jiaodong Group Army had destroyed the 108th Division and was pursuing the 33rd Division. In order to save the 33rd Division, they would also send planes to bomb and straf at all costs,
Cover the 33rd Division's breakout. Thirdly, the Japanese army has never been able to find the location of the main force of the Jiaodong Group Army. Now that the target is clear, they will definitely use all their strength to bomb and retaliate. If this is the case, the Japanese will definitely send out big forces.
The large-scale aircraft fleet, the battlefield to encircle and annihilate the 33rd Division, the anti-aircraft brigade anti-aircraft fire positions and Weicheng and Fangzi are the key bombing targets of the Japanese aircraft. Other counties and cities are only the targets of the second wave of Japanese bombing.
After thinking about it, Zhou Yi immediately called Jiang Qiang, reported his thoughts to him, and then asked for permission to send the special air defense team to the air defense brigade position and the first division and cavalry brigade battlefield to assist the troops in air defense operations.
Of course, this idea was immediately approved, and Zhou Yi happily set off with his anti-aircraft special warfare team and the first division guard battalion.
Jiang Qiang had just ordered the pursuit and annihilation of the 33rd Division. Chang Yuan reported and requested to take advantage of the situation to capture Zhoucun, Zhangdian, and Zhangqiu, and direct the attack arrow to Jinan. Immediately afterwards, Chang Yuan led the 7th Brigade to join Liu Qingshan and proposed
He made a plan to advance towards Jinan and capture Jinan before the Japanese reinforcements entered Jinan.
Jiang Qiang considered that although the Japs knew that the Jiaodong Army had attacked Weicheng and that the 108th Division might be annihilated, they still had illusions about the 33rd Division's retreat to the north. Under normal circumstances, they would
You would think that the main force of the Jiaodong Group Army is destroying the 104th Brigade and the 25th Brigade, or is deploying to destroy the 33rd Division, and there is no time to attack Jinan. At this time, the operation may indeed have a miraculous effect. You know,
The Luxi Group established by Liu is not far from Jinan. As long as he maneuvers quickly tonight, he can launch a surprise attack early tomorrow morning. With the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Jinan garrison, it is impossible to stop the attack of Liu Qingshan, a veteran of all battles. It is very likely that
Carry out street fighting in Jinan. When Chang Yuan and Ren Yixiong command the third, fourth and seventh brigades arrive, the city of Jinan will be captured. By then, even if the little devil mobilizes troops to attack Jinan, it will be too late. Based on this
With this consideration in mind, Jiang Qiang approved Chang Yuan's battle plan.
As soon as Chang Yuan's battle plan was approved, Lei Dapao reported that the Fourth Brigade had eliminated the Japanese rear guard brigade. In this way, it would be impossible for the Japs in Zhoucun to reinforce the twenty-fifth brigade rear guard brigade. Jiang Qiang asked the fourth brigade to garrison
The plan to mobilize the little Japs from Zhoucun out of the city to annihilate them came to nothing.
On the morning of November 8, the Jiaodong Group Army and the Japanese army fought non-stop. Each battle could be said to be fought at the right time. The two brigades of the 108th Division were destroyed almost immediately after each other.
Of course, the first thing to start was the Battle of Shilibao Airport between the First Division, the Cavalry Brigade, and the Artillery Brigade, followed closely by the Battle of the Third Division to eliminate the vanguard brigade of the Japanese 25th Division, and then the battle
When the main force of the Third Division wiped out the main force of the 25th Brigade and the battle where the Fourth Brigade attacked Linzi and wiped out the Japanese automobile transport troops, and when the battle of the Fourth Brigade to wipe out the rear guard brigade of the Japanese 25th Brigade began, Jiang
Qiang issued an order to pursue and annihilate the 33rd Division, and Chang Yuan proposed a plan to attack Jinan. By the time the Fourth Brigade destroyed the rear guard brigade of the Japanese 25th Brigade, the First Division and the Cavalry Brigade had already begun the pursuit
Ordered.
Later, Chang Lingfeng, deputy director of the General Staff Office, calculated that the entire Jiaoji Road battle was the battle to wipe out the Japanese 108th Division. Except for one regiment that wiped out the enemy defenders in Weicheng, the other battles started almost at the same time, with extremely large time intervals.
Short, almost every battle ended within half an hour. Except for the rearguard brigade of the 25th Brigade, which barely resisted for a while, in other battles, the Japs didn’t even have a chance to shoot. The reason why this happened was that Chang Lingfeng
In other words, the 104th Brigade was buried under a cluster of artillery fire at Ershilipu Airport. The troops of the 25th Brigade were divided into brigade sizes by the Eighth Route Army and were eliminated section by section. The Japanese were riding in military columns.
After blowing up the military columns, the Japs not only suffered heavy casualties, but also lost their combat effectiveness in a short period of time and were easily annihilated by our army.
At this time, the units of the First Division and the Cavalry Brigade starting from Fangzi rolled toward the east like water bursting from a dike.
Although the 108th Division is an ad hoc division, it is the first ad hoc division to go on the battlefield. It is also a four-unit system, and its equipment is on par with the permanent divisions. It has a tank brigade and an armored vehicle brigade. In normal times,
They are all assigned to the command of combat troops. The division retains only one tank squadron and one armored vehicle squadron, which are used as a reserve assault force. There are also many vehicles, 50 for each of the two brigades. The division's baggage wing consists of one and a half tons of vehicles.
It consists of a truck brigade and a rubber-bottomed truck brigade. Among them, the truck brigade has three squadrons with a total of 150 vehicles. Not to mention the tanks, armored vehicles, and cars of the two brigades, except for the tank squadron of the 25th brigade that was completely captured,
Others were destroyed by artillery fire. The tank squadron, armored vehicle squadron and 150 vehicles remaining at the Weicheng 108th Division Regiment Headquarters were all captured by the 1st Religion Regiment.
The First Regiment was originally the First Battalion of the Jiaodong Army, but after capturing Fengtai, Jiang Qiang ordered all the captured Japanese tanks, armored vehicles, and cars to be given to the Second Battalion, turning the Second Battalion into an armored battalion. In this way, during the battle,
By that time, the Second Regiment had become a backbone assault regiment, and the status of the First Regiment was tending to be weakened. Hu Dawei went to Jiang Qiang to report specifically and asked the Chief of Staff to consider teaching the soldiers of the First Battalion. For this, Jiang Qiang even gave him a rough meal.
Batch, he was trained to the point of despair.
This is great, so many tanks, armored vehicles, and cars were seized at once. Hu Dawei didn't even report to Jiang Qiang, but directly ordered the equipment of the regiment. Anyway, the regiment's study is the most intensive in the division, and it can drive tanks and armored vehicles.
, there were more soldiers in the car. They usually coveted the mechanization of the second regiment, but this time it was the turn of the first regiment. The soldiers could no longer care about their fatigue. They quickly made up a camouflage net to protect the vehicle, and then began to train on the vehicle.
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During the battle at Shilibao just now, after the artillery bombardment, the two mechanized teams of the First Regiment and the Second Regiment came on stage. As a result, when Hu Dawei led the cavalry brigade to attack, they could only stand behind the car and look at the ocean and sigh.
Chang Yuan knew that Jiang Qiang wanted to establish the Armored Forces as the assault force of the entire division, so he waited for Jiang Qiang's approval. He originally wanted to order Hu Dawei to seal up and turn over the tanks, armored vehicles, and cars, but considering that the 33rd Division was about to be eliminated, Chang Yuan
The armored strength of the regiment can take the combat effectiveness of the regiment to a higher level, so they acquiesced to Hu Dawei's decision.
In fact, in Li Yannian's heart, he wished he could mechanize the entire First Division. In this way, when encountering the Japs' heavy group, he could launch a frontal attack and completely crush the Japs' offensive. However, he also knew that it was impossible for the time being.
The road conditions were so bad and the Japanese air power was so powerful. If the First Division really wanted to be fully mechanized, it would probably affect the First Division's maneuverability.
No, as soon as he received the order to pursue and annihilate the 33rd Division, Hu Dawei took the lead and led the regiment onto the road, chasing them in the direction of Xintai. As for the soldiers in the regiment who could not fit in the car,
, Hu Dawei ordered them all to ride horses, follow the main force, and pursue quickly. Behind the regiment was the larger armored team of the second regiment.
After the troops set off, Hu Dawei, who was sitting in the car, looked at the Second Regiment following them and said excitedly to Chief of Staff Wang Xinyun: "How about it, a regiment is a regiment, always charging in front and retreating behind.
I've been holding my breath for so long, and I finally got it back today!"
Wang Xinyun knew that the First Regiment and the Second Regiment would eventually hand over tanks and armored vehicles, and the division commander would establish an armored force to specifically undertake battlefield assault missions. The First Regiment was the sharp knife of the Jiaodong Group Army, and its tasks were more complex than those of a simple armored regiment.
Jiang Qiang will not let the regiment leave tanks and armored vehicles behind, as this will affect the regiment's all-round, all-weather operations. If nothing else, if the battle is in the mountains, these iron guys will not be of use, Jiang Qiang
Will Jiang Qiang let a group of troops stay in tanks and armored vehicles and let other troops get on? That is impossible. Of course, Jiang Qiang will probably gather the cars together and use them as vehicles to drop a group of troops, just like a group of troops.
The regiment had already been transformed into pack horses, which could improve the troop's mobility. However, Wang Xinyun did not want to dampen Hu Dawei's interest at this time, so he followed his tone and said: "Of course, the old first battalion will always be the old first battalion, and the first regiment will always be the old battalion."
It’s all a bunch.”
There is only more than 20 miles from Ershili Fort to Qingchi, and the regiment arrived in half an hour. At this time, the defeated soldiers of the 213th Regiment of the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army had just arrived at Qingchi from Kaiyuan.
Rendezvous with the brigade of the 214th Regiment that stayed behind in Qingchi.
At this time, the little devils had not yet woken up from the nightmare of being attacked by the Jiaodong Army Aviation Brigade. They were all panicked. As soon as the two troops met, they immediately retreated towards Xintai. The captain of the 213th Wing told the 214th Wing
Captain Akita, saying that more than half of his regiment had suffered casualties, retreated first. Akita-kun's regiment seemed to have suffered no losses, so he was asked to serve as the rear guard.
Akita's military rank is not as high as that of the regiment leader, and the 213th Regiment indeed suffered heavy casualties. There were only 1,500 or 600 men left in the 2,900-man regiment, and there were many wounded. Search for the divisions accompanying the 213th Regiment.
The search team was even worse. Maybe they were on horseback and had a big target. They had no time to hide in the village. Of the 319 people in the search team, there were only 50 to 60 people left, and all of them had become infantry.
Akita agreed and was willing to act as a rear guard to cover the concentration of troops towards Hancun, where the division commander was located. The Japanese commander was so happy that he even omitted the polite words and led the team to retreat westward along the highway.
Akita was not stupid either. He knew that leaving the rear behind at this time was extremely dangerous, so he quickly mobilized the troops to take action, followed the 213th Regiment out of the town, and fled westward.
As soon as he left the town, Akita heard a rumbling sound. When he looked back, he almost fell to the ground. At the west end of the town, there appeared a surging river with the same color as the grass and leaves of late autumn and early winter.
Rolling from west to east.
Akita is a veteran soldier. He knew that it was not a river, but a camouflaged steel team composed of tanks, armored vehicles, and cars. Akita immediately ordered the entire brigade to stop advancing and immediately set up positions.
Set up machine guns, grenade launchers and infantry artillery to prepare for an attack.
Akita's reaction should be said to be quick enough, but it is of no use at all. It is a torrent of steel. How can his infantry brigade of a security division be able to withstand it? This is a great plain, and there is no terrain suitable for blocking tank attacks.
There was no time to dig anti-tank trenches, and they had no anti-tank guns, so they could only become ants crushed under the rolling torrent.
The machine guns on the tanks and armored vehicles opened fire, and the bullets were so dense that they were like running water. The soldiers of the Qiu Brigade were rolling on the ground, like dumplings dropped into a boiling pot.
After Hu Dawei led the teaching regiment to catch up with the Qiu Brigade, he did not further intercept and pursue the Qiu Brigade, but continued to advance. What is important at this time is the speed of pursuit, and it should be continuous impact and impact. This tactic is taught by Jiang Qiang and the Military Academy
The cadres of the First Regiment knew how to do it many times. The Second Regiment behind him was different. Dozens of tanks drove off the road and lined up, followed by dozens of armored vehicles and hundreds of cars, facing the Autumn Brigade.
A containment and interception was launched.
At this time, Akita has forgotten what fear is. His mind has gone blank. It turns out that tanks, armored vehicles and cars can be used in such a concentrated manner! Amaterasu! Amaterasu!
The tanks of the Second Regiment did not fire, and all fired with vehicle-mounted machine guns. The little Japanese in the front were bounced up and fell down, and in the end they became ants under the tires of tanks, armored vehicles, and cars. The Second Regiment slaughtered the Akita Brigade.
They were all clean and pursued forward like a regiment. The destruction of the Akita Brigade made the retreating Japanese 213th Regiment captain suffer from heart failure.
The 213th Regiment was only one step ahead of the Akita Brigade, and the distance between them was just over a mile. Without a telescope, the naked eye could see the Akita Brigade dancing on the fire net woven by the Eighth Route Army's tanks, armored vehicles, and cars. It was particularly special.
It was the scene of the Second Regiment setting up a battle formation, chasing and crushing the little Japs with tanks, armored vehicles, and car tires, all of which fell into the eyes of the captain of the 213th Regiment. Not only did the captain of the 213th Regiment see it, but also the soldiers under his command
We saw it too.
The tank, a land warfare weapon, was born during the First World War. At that time, a British colonel named Ernest Winston came up with a way to break through the German army's solid defense line composed of trenches, barbed wire, and machine gun fire points.
, which is to create a self-propelled vehicle with armor protection that can not only cross trenches but also defend against the penetration of machine gun bullets. Winston Churchill, the British Lord of the Admiralty at the time, was very interested in Colonel Swint's idea.
A "Land Boat Committee" was organized to conduct experiments, and Lieutenants Triton and Walter Wilson were appointed to design the first locomotive.
In 1916, the British produced the "Mark" 1 tank, which had a diamond-shaped outline and rigid suspension. The track frames on both sides of the vehicle body had protruding gun mounts.
Steering wheel. This tank has a crew of 8 people and is available in "male" and "female" types. The "male" is equipped with 2 57mm artillery and 4 machine guns, and the "female" is only equipped with 5 machine guns. September 15, 1916
On Japan, 32 "Mark" 1 tanks were used for the first time in the Battle of the Somme. In order to keep it secret at that time, the British described this new weapon as a "water tank" (English "ta" for delivering water to the front line).
k"). As a result, this name is still used today, and "tank" is the transliteration of this word.
Although tanks have emerged in World War I and all major countries are developing tanks after World War I, there are debates in the international military theory community about the role of tanks and how to apply them. For example, Britain and France are engaged in machinery and
A completely different approach was adopted in terms of tactics. The British believed that tanks were mobile combat vehicles whose role was to repel enemy resistance and destroy barbed wire fences to cross trenches in order to reduce the possibility of enemy infantry attack. The French believed that the role of tanks was to transport armor.
Military vehicles can pass through no-man's land without casualties, cross barbed wire and trenches, transport infantry in batches behind enemy lines, and then unload them. Of course, this was an early disagreement about tanks. By this time, countries around the world
The manufacturing level and application theory of tanks have been greatly developed. The Germans, in particular, have theoretically elevated tank warfare to the level of armored group combat. They have not only created various new tanks and organized powerful armored forces, but have also
The knife is sharpened and ready for actual combat testing.
The Japanese have a relatively short history of developing tanks.
It is sad to say that little Japan is sad. Although they are the most developed country in Asia and one of the world's great powers, their economic level is still much lower than that of European and American powers. In 1937, the United States, Britain, Germany, France,
Japan's industrial production accounted for 38%, 10%, 11%, 5%, and 4% of the world respectively. Japan ranked last. Moreover, its heavy industry foundation was relatively weak and its proportion in the industrial structure was small. In 1936
At the time, it was only 49.6%, less than half. Not to mention, the most terrible thing is the scarcity of mineral resources and heavy reliance on imports. As a result, steel production is only equivalent to one-tenth of that of the United States, which cannot satisfy its military industry and machine manufacturing industry.
demand. Especially the little Japanese, Xiaogui Da, has been trying to build a huge navy that can compete with the United States. Just manufacturing ships and warships has severely limited Japan's steel production.
In addition to heavy industry, steel production is not as good as that of European and American powers, another factor affecting the development of tanks is the automobile manufacturing industry. Tanks are moving steel. To put steel on wheels, we must closely rely on the entire technical team and personnel of the automobile industry. At this time
, European and American countries have generally used cars as transportation. The United States reached the level of one car for every five people in 1930, and now produces millions of cars per year. In contrast, Japan's automobile industry still mainly relies on
Foreign-funded enterprises mainly rely on imports of automobiles and engines. The national automobile manufacturing industry has developed slowly, with annual automobile output of less than 50,000 vehicles.