Hisao Taniuchi was shocked, but Hisao Tani was not. Hisao Tani inherited the active and decisive offensive combat concept of the successive commanders of the Sixth Division. He was always the only one to invade and fight others, and he had no idea at all.
The thought of being passively beaten. When he heard Asaburo Kobayashi's report that the 25th Brigade of the 108th Division had been left in Zhoucun, Zhangdian's infantry brigade and railway garrison, and the pseudo-garrisons had withdrawn to Jinan, Gu
Hisao was furious and scolded Kobayashi Asasaburo for not understanding the strategy and for letting down Major General Naozō Nakano's hard work.
Originally, Hisao Tani wanted to slap Kobayashi Asaburo directly, but considering that General Juichi Terauchi was by his side, he resisted the urge and did not slap Kobayashi Asaburo.
If Asaburo Kobayashi knew that Hisao Tani did not slap him because of Terauchi's face, he would have to resign. You know, in history, Asaburo Kobayashi rose to the rank of Chief of General Staff of the Japanese invaders, and he was much more prestigious than Hisao Tani, who had been idle for a long time.
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Asaburo Kobayashi also graduated from Army University, but he graduated a little later than Hisao Tani. In addition, Odaka Kamezo relied heavily on him, and it was true that he was the leader of the 12th Army in the past two days, without any credit or hardship.
Lao. When he saw Hisao Tani getting out of the car and scolding him without asking anything, Asaburo Kobayashi immediately came to the conclusion that Hisao Tani was not easy to work with, so he should stay away from him if there was a chance.
I thought so in my heart, but in order to save my face, I had to follow the rules of the Japanese army. I saw Asaburo Kobayashi with his feet together, his waist bent at ninety degrees, and he kept saying "Hai". After Hai, think about the commander of the North China Front
General Shouichi of the official temple is watching from the side. He is the person who can decide his own destiny, so he cannot let him look down upon him. Otherwise, his military career may come to an end.
As a result, Asaburo Kobayashi straightened up and argued: "Your Excellency, Commander, the fact that Jiang Qiang Department of the Jiaodong Group Army was able to force the 108th Division and the 33rd Division to pieces in one battle shows that its military strength and firepower are extremely powerful.
I know that the commander means that the left-behind brigade of the 25th Brigade should be allowed to hold on to Zhoucun and Zhangdian, attract Jiang Qiang's troops, and buy time for Jinan and Dezhou garrison operations. However, the commander please consider the defense of Jinan City.
The strength is extremely empty. Although the Jinan garrison has six infantry brigades, its firepower configuration is weak and its combat effectiveness is weak. Even the 34th Division is just a garrison division. It has not fought any major battles, and its combat effectiveness cannot be overestimated.
.Rather than letting the infantry brigade of the 25th Brigade, which had been tested by war, be surrounded by the Jiaodong Army in Zhoucun and Zhangdian and be destroyed, it would be better to draw them back and assume a certain aspect of the defense task in Jinan City. I think this is the best way to deal with it.
It meets the current Jinan defense needs."
Kobayashi Asaburo's words do make sense, and Terauchi Shouichi nodded secretly after hearing this. Compared with Otaka Kamezo, both of them are offensive generals. The difference is that Otaka Kamezo is a bit reckless, while Hisao Tani is much more ruthless.
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When Hisao Tani thought about it, if his original Sixth Division had been defended by a single brigade, the Chinese army would not have been able to capture not just one division, but three divisions. At this time, Hisao Tani had forgotten about the Sixth Division.
The whole army was wiped out in Shanghai. No wonder this is a common problem among the Japanese, otherwise the July 7 Incident would not have happened.
Hisao Tani was sitting on the bench in Tokyo during this period of time, with nothing to do. He also paid great attention to studying the achievements and combat styles of the various units of the Chinese and Japanese armies. In addition, Terauchi Touichi gave him advice on the plane, and he knew it in his heart.
Jiang Qiang's Jiaodong Army is different from the general Chinese army. Its strength is definitely not a regular group army. It has super firepower and naturally has super combat effectiveness. At the beginning, he was also ordered to lead the Sixth Division to reinforce Tianjin with the intention of Qin Siyu
The army surrounded and annihilated Yunwu Mountain, but it was all in vain.
After listening to Kobayashi Asaburo's explanation, Hisao Tani thought about it and felt that this was a wise approach. After all, all the troops in Shandong are now garrison divisions and garrison troops. Even the standing divisions only have Xuzhou's.
The 114th Division's combat strength is not even worthy of carrying water for the Sixth Division. Of course, if he would never do this here, how could he easily abandon the outpost? If it happens again now, it will not only be a problem.
It doesn't help, and it will make Chief of Staff Asaburo Kobayashi feel embarrassed.
Hisao Tani stopped roaring and became more polite. He began to say to Asaburo Kobayashi, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Kobayashi. Please take care of me."
Hisashi Terauchi witnessed the performances of Hisao Tani and Asaburo Kobayashi, and felt relieved. He told Hisao Tani to deploy as soon as possible in accordance with the determined combat principles, and told Asaburo Kobayashi to closely cooperate with the work of Lieutenant General Hisao Tani, resolutely defend Jinan and Dezhou, and crush
Jiang Qiang’s attempt, and then led a fighter formation to fly to Peiping.
After watching General Terauchi's fleet disappear into the sky, Hisao Tani ignored the fatigue of the long-distance flight and asked Asaburo Kobayashi to accompany him to inspect the airport's defense. At this time, the defense of Jinan Airport was already very tight.
As the Jiaodong Army repeatedly attacked the Japanese airports in North China, the North China Front Army Aviation Group strengthened the defense force of each airport. Since Jinan Airport is an important airport, anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine gun troops are stationed, and the airport ground guard force is provided by Jinan Airport.
The garrison is in charge.
Along the way, Hisao Tani saw that the ammunition depot, oil depot, and hangar were all well constructed, and he was very satisfied. The only thing that made him regretful was that there were too few aircraft at the airport, only a few reconnaissance planes, and it looked a bit lonely.
.Needless to say, all the planes at Jinan Airport were wiped out by the Jiaodong Army in the battle to rescue Otaka Kamezo and reinforce the 33rd Division.
After his inspection, Hisao Tani ordered Kobayashi Asaburo to formulate a secret combat plan to use Jinan Airport as a bait to attract the Jiaodong Army's aviation brigade to attack, and then allow the aviation fighter group to seize the Jiaodong Army's aviation brigade and annihilate it in one fell swoop.
Kobayashi Asaburo didn't want to lure and annihilate the Jiaodong Army Aviation Brigade. The problem is that the Jiaodong Army Aviation Brigade is just like their guerrillas. They fight aerial guerrilla warfare. They can sneak attack and run away. Who knows when they will come and when they won't come?
?However, setting up traps to lure out the Jiaodong Army Air Force is indeed a good method and worth a try.
Seeing that Kobayashi Sensaburo agreed with the tactics he had discussed with Terauchi, Hisao Tani was overjoyed and immediately instructed Kobayashi Sensaburo to immediately transfer the infantry brigade that had withdrawn the 25th Brigade of the 108th Division to the airport.
Commanding the airport guard force of the Jinan garrison, they jointly undertake the task of airport defense. Hisao Tani said: "The airport is very important, and it is outside Jinan City. Once the Jiaodong Army attacks Jinan, this is where they must attack. There should be
Garrisoned by troops with strong combat effectiveness."
After inspecting the airport, he took a bus back to the Twelfth Army Headquarters in Jinan City. After briefly washing up and having dinner, Hisao Tani asked Asaburo Kobayashi to accompany him to inspect the positions of various troops.
Although Jinan City at this time was much smaller than Jinan City in later generations, it was the provincial capital of Shandong after all and a large city in North China. Hisao Tani and Asaburo Kobayashi walked around and spent a lot of time before returning to
When we arrived at the headquarters, the city was already full of lights.
Regarding the city defense of Jinan, Hisao Tani did not put forward any better opinions. The main reason is that Hisao Nishio led the Second Army Headquarters to be stationed in Jinan City for a long time. The city defense fortifications and defense strategies of Jinan were built by Hisao Nishio in the Hanfuqu city defense fortifications.
It was further improved based on the basics. Who was Hisao Nishio? He was a typical professional soldier and later the commander of the China Expeditionary Force. Compared with Hisao Tani, his abilities were far behind!
The only shortcoming is that the combat effectiveness of the troops defending the city is not good. Not to mention the Jinan garrison, it is a garbage force. After this period of training, the combat effectiveness of the 34th Division has improved rapidly, but today it suffered from the intensive attack of the Eighth Route Army Air Force.
After the bombing, heavy losses were suffered, the camp was full of wounded soldiers, and morale was a bit low.
Hisao Tani knew that his fate was tied to the city of Jinan. If he defends Jinan, he will have outstanding military exploits. If he does well, he may soon become a general. If he cannot defend Jinan, there is only one end, and that is
die!
The first commander of the Twelfth Army, Odaka Kamezo, has been captured by Jiang Qiang. It is said that the Chinese government will also hold a public trial for him. That is to embarrass the Japanese Empire in front of the whole world. No need to think about it, once China
If the photos of Otaka Kamezo's trial were published in newspapers, the Otaka Kamezo family would be so ashamed that they committed suicide and apologized. Hisao Tani did not want his family to end up like the Otaka Kamezo family, who committed suicide and apologized.
Major General Asaburo Kobayashi's work efficiency is still acceptable. After receiving the order from Hisao Tani to be the commander of the Twelfth Army, he has re-prepared his office and bedroom for Hisao Tani. He knows that although Otaka Kamezo is for the benefit of the Japanese Empire,
He went to Weixian to supervise the war and was captured, but he was captured after all. He was considered a short-lived and unlucky army commander. Hisao Tani would not use his office.
Sitting at his desk, Hisao Tani issued his first formal order after taking office as the Twelfth Army: he appointed Lieutenant General Guan Guiji, commander of the 34th Division, as Commander of Jinan City Defense and unified command of the 34th Division.
, Jinan garrison and all Japanese troops and garrison in Jinan, carried out Jinan defensive operations. In order to strengthen Jinan city defense, Hisao Tani ordered Seki Kameji to transfer four infantry brigades from Jinan garrison to urgently supplement the 34th Division.
The regiment was lost. Replenishment troops were dispersed and organized into the 34th Division. The running-in training will be carried out tonight, and the 34th Division will be used to improve the combat effectiveness of the Jinan Garrison. As for the shortage of soldiers in the Jinan Garrison, Hisao Tani ordered Seki Kameji,
Immediately arm the overseas Chinese in Jinan and select local soldiers from them to join the Jinan garrison.
The second order issued by Hisao Tani was to require all divisions in Shandong to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the Jiaodong Army and find out the number, strength, firepower, and commander's name of the enemy in front of them. In particular, the 34th Division was responsible for the task of Jinan city defense.
, it is necessary to mobilize capable search and investigation troops, and the Shandong Guard Force will send personnel familiar with the terrain to set off tonight to carry out secret investigations on the Jiaodong Army in Zhangqiu, Zhoucun, and Zhangdian. It is necessary to find out the movements of the main force of Jiang Qiang's troops and the assembly area for
The aviation force guided the bombing target. At the same time, it ordered the secret service agency Ohashi Kumagao to use all its forces to find the secret airport of the Eighth Route Army Air Force and let the Japanese aviation force completely destroy it.
The third order issued by Hisao Tani was to order Lieutenant General Suematsu Shigeharu, commander of the 114th Division, to immediately stop the foolish multi-pronged attack tactics, use a small force to contain the Eighth Route Army, concentrate the main force, attack one point, and must reach the Eighth Route Army southeast of Shandong
In the heart of the base area, destroy the rear organs of the Eighth Route Army. Order Haru Maeda, commander of the 35th Division, to immediately stop the attack on the Lunan mountainous area, concentrate his forces and advance towards Tai'an, and attack Jiang Qiang's Jiaodong Army, which was independently formed into the 13th Brigade.
, destroy it in one fell swoop.
In order to ensure that the 35th Division achieves the effect of a surprise attack, Hisao Tani ordered Maeda to contact the independent 13th Brigade, disguise the Chinese army, and move through the night. They must suddenly appear on the flank of the Jiaodong Army tomorrow and defeat Jiaodong in one fell swoop.
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The fourth order issued by Hisao Tani was to the Qingdao garrison. It was actually a repetition of the order of General Touichi Terauchi. However, Hisao Tani was even more ruthless. He ordered the Qingdao garrison to immediately gather all troops, stick to Qingdao, and arm the expatriates.
Select soldiers in the countryside to help defend the city. Arrest all suspicious people in Qingdao City to prevent Tubal Road from using these people to sneak into the city and affect the city defense operations.
Originally, Hisao Tani planned to implement a human shield plan in Jinan and Qingdao, which was to put Chinese people on city fortifications to block the guns of the Jiaodong Army. However, after considering the reorganization and reorganization, the combat effectiveness of the 34th Division was restored, and Jinan city defenses were very weak.
Dezhou is a city that has been operated by the Japanese army for many years. If it is implemented rashly, it will affect the imperial army's rule of Dezhou, so we temporarily put it aside and prepared to implement this move at the last moment.
After issuing the order, Hisao Tani did not care whether Juichi Terauchi would rest after returning to Peiping. He immediately sent a report to Juichi Terauchi, reporting his deployment and asking the commander to quickly order the 14th Division to retreat quickly and advance.
Arriving in the Tai'an area, he served as the main force of the southern reinforcement group, commanded the 35th Division, and formed an independent 13th Brigade to prepare for a flanking attack on the main force of Jiang Qiang's troops that might attack Jinan. At the same time, he requested Juichi Terauchi to urge the Kwantung Army to take the lead.
The Second Division quickly entered the border and participated in the battle, commanding troops drawn from western Shandong, southern Hebei, central Hebei, and Cangxian to form a northern reinforcement group for Jinan to hold on to the battle, preparing to move south to attack Jiang Qiang's troops.
Not to mention, Hisao Tani is really proactive and decisive. Look at the orders he gave, they are really bold and courageous. For example, he ordered the 114th Division to concentrate its forces and attack one point, directly to the heart of the Eighth Route Army's southeastern Shandong base area.
, is very vicious. Like ordering the 35th Division to cancel its cooperation with the 114th Division's combat plan and return to attack the 6th Division of the Jiaodong Group Army, which was independently formed into the 13th Brigade, that is extremely vicious.
The reason why Hisao Tani dared to issue such an order was because he saw correctly that the main force of the teaching division to destroy the two Japanese divisions in one battle must be concentrated in central Shandong. In southern Shandong, southeastern Shandong, and Taixi, they faced off against the imperial army.
It must be the diversionary force deployed by Jiang Qiang's Ministry to eliminate the 108th Division and the 33rd Division. The troops, firepower, and combat effectiveness are all limited.
Hisao Tani knows that the 114th Division is a four-unit ad hoc division. Its strength and equipment are slightly lower than those of the permanent division, which is equivalent to two security divisions. It is also trained by the Imperial Army and is more responsible for commanding the grassroots units than you.
He was assisted by the 25,000-strong Manchurian National Defense Force. Kobayashi Senzaburo had already told him that the combat effectiveness of the Manchurian National Defense Force was considerable, and was incomparable with the Shandong Garrison and the North China Security Army. If used properly, this would be a powerful force.
There should be no problem with the assault force breaking through the Eighth Route Army's southern and southern Shandong defense lines.
The reason why he ordered the 35th Division to cancel the original battle plan and instead conduct a surprise attack and siege to block the Eighth Route Army that was formed into an independent 13th Brigade was because Hisao Tani had an idea flash in his mind after reading the battle report and listening to Kobayashi Asaburo's report.
A unique move. Because the report of the 13th Independent Mixed Brigade was very clear, the Jiaodong Army mainly adopted blocking tactics, and the main force was focused on encircling and annihilating the rearguard units. No established mountain artillery and field artillery units of the Jiaodong Army were found.
The fire support mainly consists of infantry artillery, heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. This shows that this part of the Eighth Route Army is not capable of eating up the 13th Independent Mixed Brigade in one bite. They can only use blunt knives to cut the flesh and slowly eat up the 13th Independent Mixed Brigade one bite at a time.
The Thirteenth Brigade. Hisao Tani is the commander of the Twelfth Army appointed by His Majesty the Emperor. He cannot let Tobali destroy a brigade of the Imperial Army as soon as he takes office. That is something he cannot explain to His Majesty the Emperor.
At this point, Hisao Tani just ordered them to defeat the Jiaodong Army based on his distrust of the combat effectiveness of the 35th Division. Because he knew that the 35th Division had had a very disgraceful experience, at the Hebei-Shandong border.
After being defeated by the Eighth Route Army, the soldiers ran away and even took off their uniforms. If his original army, the Sixth Division, were here, it would not be an order to be defeated, but that it must be completely annihilated.
After giving the order, Hisao Tani laughed when he thought about it. Jiang Qiang dared to launch a large-scale attack at this time, didn't he just see that the Shandong Imperial Army was composed of security divisions and special divisions? If the Sixth Division, the 9th Division
The divisions, the 14th Division, and the 17th Division are here. I am afraid that Jiang Qiang, a little policeman, will not be so arrogant, and I am afraid that he will be well hidden.
In Hisao Tani's opinion, the main target of the Jiaodong Army's next operation is either Jinan or Texas.
Comparatively speaking, the possibility of the Jiaodong Army attacking Jinan is greater than that of Texas. Because Terauchi Shouichi made it very clear that Qingdao has been occupied by Jiang Qiang. Although it has recovered somewhat, Japan at this time has no way to take Qingdao.
It's because Jiang Qiang's coastal defense artillery is too powerful, and the aircraft of the Jiaodong Group Army are also more powerful than the Imperial Army. After several battles, the Imperial Army suffered a loss. Even the Four Heavenly Kings were crushed in the hands of the Jiaodong Army. In fact, Qingdao
, Tianjin has become a burden and useless part of the Japanese Empire. In order to restore production in Tianjin, Japan has to find ways to mobilize food and raw materials from other places. This is simply a waste of precious war resources. If Hisao Tani wants to come to Tianjin, Tianjin is a must.
You have to stick to it because it affects the international view.
If such a vicious plan is allowed to come true, the Jiaodong Army will suffer huge losses. Hisao Tani, commander of the Japanese Twelfth Army, issued orders in Jinan, and Hisashi Terauchi, commander of the North China Front Army, was not idle in Peiping. After getting off the plane, Hisao Terauchi took him with him.
Following the arrival of North China Front Chief of Staff Naozaburo Okabe, Secret Service Chief Seiichi Kita, and Aviation Group Commander Toshiro Kinoshita, they returned directly to the headquarters.
When Naosaburo Okabe received the telegram from Terauchi Takashi to return to Peiping, he felt a little regretful. The days of this carefree emperor were over. The real emperor of North China was coming back, and he had to return his power. Fortunately, Naosaburo Okabe
Known for his self-awareness, he soon felt relieved. His prestige, qualifications, and knowledge were not enough to control the situation in North China. When he encountered a guy like Liu Yimin who didn't follow common sense, he was helpless. He had to come back and take charge of the situation.
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After thinking about it, Naosaburo Okabe, although he was distressed by one piece of bad news after another, still told the guards to clean the Commander's office and living room spotlessly, including the furniture in Miss Masako's living room.
We sent people to wipe them all clean, and bought new women's clothing with new styles, waiting for the Commander to return to the headquarters for work.
After returning to the headquarters, Terauchi simply washed up, asked Naosaburo Okabe, Seiichi Kita, and Toshi Kinoshita to accompany him. After a brief meal, he came to the war room of the headquarters. After looking at the North China region marked on the map
Situation map, Naozaburo, the chief officer in the temple, briefly reported on the progress of the war in North China.
Gangbe Naosaburo had already prepared. After hearing this, he briefly reported the battle situation in Shanxi, Hebei, Henan, Suiyuan, Chahar and other places, and then began to report on the battle situation in Shandong.
According to the situation grasped by Naosaburo Gangbe, the Jiaodong Army in Shandong Province in the previous stage mainly engaged in small ambushes and harassment battles, and battles occurred every day. Attacks by small units of the imperial army without exception resulted in heavy casualties, and it was difficult for large units to attack
Traces of the Jiaodong Army were found. In particular, tunnels were dug on the Luxi, Hebei, and Tubal roads to fight against the imperial army. Many villages and towns became unassailable fortresses. In addition, in order to support the Zhengzhou frontline operations, Luxi, Hebei
The garrison divisions in the south, central Hebei, and Hebei-Shandong border all mobilized regiment-sized troops to go south to participate in the war. The troops were relatively weak and lost the ability to conduct offensive operations. They could only stick to key points and communication lines, resulting in a situation where they were passively beaten everywhere.
The reason why Weigao Guizang wanted to organize and launch the Jiaoji Road mopping up operation was to reverse the passive situation. As a result, before the Jiaoji Road mopping up operation had even started, he encountered an assault by the Jiang Qiang Department of the Jiaodong Group Army, causing the 108th Division and
The tragedy of the 33rd Division.
When Naosaburo Okabe continued to speak, Hisashi Terauchi interrupted him and asked when the 14th Division could return to Xuzhou? When could the Kwantung Army's First Division and Second Division complete their assembly?
Naosaburo Gangbe reported that a report from the 14th Division had been received. After receiving the order, the division was handing over the defense and planned to return eastward tomorrow. The Kwantung Army sent the 1st Division and the 2nd Division seemed to be entering the border to fight.
Not too positive, they called back and said that it would take two days for the two divisions to assemble. However, the Second Flying Regiment they deployed has been transferred to the customs today and will be put on combat duty in the afternoon.
Hisashi Terauchi knew that the commander of the Kwantung Army was afraid of the First Division, and that the Second Division suffered heavy losses in the battle. After all, there was the tragedy of the Eighth Division ahead. It is normal for Ueda Kenkichi to be a little worried. But now that the Shandong war situation is corrupt, there is an urgent need
The backbone divisions stabilize the battle situation. If the First Division and the Second Division do not enter the pass to support, if Jiang Qiang's troops really attack Jinan, the current third-rate and fourth-rate troops of the North China Front will not be able to stop their arrogance.
The attack of the arrogant Jiang Qiang's Jiaodong Group Army. Terauchi Hisashi was afraid of Jiang Qiang and Qin Siyu from the bottom of his heart, because too many lieutenant generals died at the hands of Jiang Qiang.