Just when Jiang Qiang finished the war meeting and was ready to go, the war situation on the southern front suddenly changed.
When Lieutenant General Maeda Haru of the 35th Division stationed in the Yanzhou area received a telegram from the new commander of the Twelfth Army, Lieutenant General Hisao Tani, he was organizing troops to advance to the Nishan area, preparing to eliminate the Eighth Route Army in the Nishan area and cooperate with Xuzhou
Direction 114: The main force of the 114th Division attacked from the direction of Linyi.
Nishan is the birthplace of Confucius. According to historical records, Nishan was originally called Niqiu Mountain. Yan, the wife of the Qisheng King, prayed here and gave birth to Confucius. The mountain has five peaks, including Confucius Temple, Nishan Temple, and Nishan Academy.
Among other buildings, at the foot of Shandong there is the cave where Confucius was born - Confucius Cave.
It stands to reason that Nishan Mountain, like the three holes in Qufu, is a sacred place for Chinese civilization. Since the Japanese have repeatedly claimed that they share the same culture and origin as China, they should worship Nishan Mountain. But Maeda Osamu doesn’t care about this. All he can think about is
How to destroy the Eighth Route Army. Therefore, the famous artillery expert in the Japanese army can be considered useful. He is planning how to command the 35th Field Artillery Regiment to violently bombard all suspicious targets in the Nishan area and cover the infantry in Nishan.
A multi-pronged attack was launched in the area.
It's a pity that the Eighth Route Army has flexible tactics and implements active defense tactics. Small units attack, local armed forces and militia cooperate, they lay minefields, ambushes, and attacks. Old Japanese Maeda Haru leads the troops all the way, and has not yet fought with the Eighth Route Army.
When the main force actually engaged in the battle, they had already experienced the power of the Eighth Route Army guerrillas.
After reading Hisao Tani's telegram, Lieutenant General Maeda Haru felt that Hisao Tani was worthy of being the commander of the 6th Division. His combat command was like a sharp arrow, and he was much better than the reckless guy like Otaka Kamezo.
People are so strange. Maeda Haru and Otaka Kamezo had a quarrel at the 12th Army combat meeting, and they had a grudge in their hearts. But now Otaka Kamezo is captured by the Jiaodong Army, and their life or death is uncertain. Maeda Haru thinks of him.
There was a sad feeling that the fox was dead but the rabbit was dead, and the quarrels and quarrels he had with Ogao Guizang at the war meeting were all forgotten.
Hisao Tani's telegram was equivalent to resolving the siege for Maeda Haru. Because the mountainous terrain was complex, he had to be on guard against the traps set by the Eighth Route Army at any time. Maeda Haru was cunning and knew that his Thirty-fifth Division could recover to its current position after being defeated at the Hebei-Shandong border.
Combat power is not easy and cannot be taken casually. Therefore, although it is nominally a division of troops to sweep the Nishan area, in fact it moves very slowly and pays great attention to the cooperation between the various units to avoid being seized by the Eighth Route Army.
He's all the way.
This time, in conjunction with the Xuzhou 114th Division's attack on Lunan, Maeda Haru's forces were strengthened. Lieutenant General Suematsu Shigeharu, the commander of the 114th Division, was very interested and sent a brigade of 5,000 puppet Manchurian National Defense Forces to assist.
The 35th Division was required to attack the Eighth Route Army on the flanks to reduce the pressure on the 114th Division's attack in the direction of Linyi.
The Puppet Manchukuo National Defense Force was different from other puppet troops. Japanese advisers were sent to the platoon level and were firmly in the hands of the Japanese army. In a sense, the combat effectiveness of the Puppet Manchukuo Army was much higher than that of the Xuzhou Garrison.
With these 5,000 puppet troops, it will be easier for Maeda Osamu to handle it. He learned the lesson from the last defeat at the Hebei-Shandong border and felt that although his 35th Division had undergone such a long period of brutal training and battlefield training, its combat effectiveness was greatly improved.
Improvement, but it is best not to be hit by the first wave of firepower from the Eighth Route Army. That would cause too much damage and could easily lead to the army's collapse. If the 35th Division is placed on the second line to support front-line operations, Rong deliberately dispelled the soldiers' fear
Therefore, Maeda Osamu assigned the puppet troops to his three regiments in regiment units to serve as the main attack mission. According to Maeda Osamu’s explanation to the three regiment captains, the imperial army’s task was fire support
, tactical guidance and war supervision, the mission of the Manchuria National Defense Force is to attack the Eighth Route Army positions, hunt and kill local Eighth Route Army cadres and eliminate guerrillas and militiamen. In short, the puppet army is the dog of the Japanese army, and the owner of the dog that bites people only needs to hold the rope.
Fortunately, these 5,000 puppet troops took bullets for the Japanese army. Otherwise, all the Eighth Route Army's bullets and mines would have been aimed at the 35th Division.
Now that it was better, we could justifiably end the troublesome mountain operations and go to the plains to raid the Eighth Route Army. In this regard, Maeda Haru felt that Hisao Tani was smarter than Ogo Kamezo. Although Shandong's land was large, it was still rich in the plains.
As long as the plain areas are occupied, money and food are needed, communication lines and blockades are guarded, and the Eighth Route Army is trapped in the mountains and starved to death, there is no need to lose soldiers' lives and ammunition to fight for the mountainous areas.
What! Besides, the Imperial Army has strong maneuverability and is suitable for fighting in plain areas. It was not easy to find that the Eighth Route Army troops showed up in the plain areas, which is equivalent to giving themselves credit. If they don't go to raid immediately, the books in Army University will be in vain.
Got it!
Maeda Haru immediately took action, commanding a regiment of puppet troops with a brigade attached to an artillery squadron, pretending to be the main force, and continued to feint attack on the Nishan area, supporting the 114th Division in the direction of Xuzhou Linyi. He personally led the main force and returned to Yanzhou overnight. At dawn
After that, the two brigades of the 35th Baggage Regiment and the units directly under the division were left to command a regiment of the Puppet Manchuria National Defense Force and the county garrison to garrison the Yanzhou area, allowing the division search regiment and the 219th Infantry Regiment to pass through.
Put on your uniform and set off first. You will lead the 220th Infantry Regiment, the 221st Infantry Regiment, the 35th Field Artillery Regiment, and the Baggage Regiment. Along the road from Yanzhou to Ningyang and then to Dongping, Feicheng is fast.
Go north. Target Anjiazhuang Town.
The small town of Anjiazhuang was the main battlefield for fierce battles between the Taixi Group of the Eighth Route Army and the independent 13th Brigade of the Japanese Army.
The Thirteenth Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army was formed by troops drawn from the Kwantung Army. This mixed brigade, like the First and Fifth Independent Mixed Brigades, was an 8,000-man independent mixed brigade formed in the early days of the Japanese Army.
In addition to five infantry brigades, it also has four special forces brigades: cavalry, engineering, artillery, and carriage.
The Japanese army has an independent field artillery brigade, 12 field guns, with long range and high power, and several tanks and armored vehicles to cover infantry operations. The Western Shandong Guard Brigade and the Western Taipei Guard Brigade of the Taixi guerrillas are not the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and the artillery regiment
It has not been built yet, and there are no sharp weapons such as anti-aircraft guns and rocket launchers. In addition to laying anti-tank mines and electrically detonated explosive charges, we can only use close combat grenades and incendiary bombs to destroy the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles. Unfortunately, the Eighth Route Army's infantry artillery and grenades
The cannon was no match for the Japanese field artillery brigade and could not destroy the Japanese artillery positions and cover the troops for approaching attacks. In this way, the Eighth Route Army could only surround the Japanese and seize the opportunity to pounce on them.
If it were another Chinese army, they would probably launch an attack desperately, expose the troops to the firepower of the Japs, and use human sea tactics to gain victory. But the guerrillas all know that this type of attack is prohibited by the Eighth Route Army, and all the cadres and soldiers know that.
As a result, a very strange situation appeared on the battlefield, that is, both the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army were conducting small-scale exploratory attacks, and immediately retreated when encountering fire resistance from the other side. The enemy and we were at a distance, and the Eighth Route Army was not large-scale
Attack, the Japanese army did not attack on a large scale, it was equivalent to a stalemate.
This Fushan is divided into front Fushan and back Fushan. Shi Jianfei led the reconnaissance team to select Qianfushan as a hiding place because it is right on the road from Ningyang to Anjiazhuang. If the Japs set out from Ningyang for reinforcements, they will definitely pass by here.
When Shi Jianfei thought about it, it was unlikely that the Japs would pass by here. Because the Japs had trains and were used to mobilizing troops along Jinpu Road. If the Japs took the railway, they would not be able to escape the eyes of the First Brigade of the Southwest Shandong Independent Regiment, which had already cut them off.
Jinpu Road.
Things went beyond Shi Jianfei's expectation. Not long after lunch, the investigators reported something. Shi Jianfei hurriedly came to the side of the road, raised his binoculars to observe, and found a group of national army cavalry coming from a distance. The number was not large, probably about 100,000.
There were about 200 people.
Shi Jianfei was confused, why would the Chinese cavalry appear at this time? You know that the main force of the Japanese army had already left here, how could they march on the road with such arrogance? Slowly it became clear that this group of Chinese cavalry
It was very lavish, and it turned out to be a same-colored Oriental horse, Oriental saber and lance. These things were found in the cavalry brigade of the instructor's division and the cavalry battalions of each brigade, and Shi Jianfei could recognize them clearly.
Shi Jianfei's mind exploded with a bang. Damn it, these stupid little devils actually played the trick of disguise. They didn't even think about the cavalry troops here with all Japanese horses! If the disguise of the Eighth Route Army cavalry is enough, maybe I
I'll be fooled again!
How did Shi Jianfei know that the Japanese army didn't want to disguise themselves as the Eighth Route Army? The problem was that they had no organized system to destroy the Eighth Route Army. They didn't even know the numbers of the units here. Once they disguised themselves, they would be exposed. They could only use the captured national army uniforms to disguise them.
Shi Jianfei immediately ordered a radio report to the brigade commander and found that Japanese cavalry disguised as national troops were searching along the Ningyang-Feicheng highway. After sending the telegram, Shi Jianfei ordered the reconnaissance platoon to continue covert surveillance to see if there were any large Japanese troops behind.
This covert surveillance revealed a big problem. Not long after the Japanese cavalry passed by, a group of National Army infantry caught up. This time, Shi Jianfei judged more clearly. Because although the Japanese soldiers were wearing National Army uniforms, their feet were
But they were wearing Japanese leather shoes. That head, that strong body, the marching military posture and the 38-type cover, the Type 92 heavy machine gun, the infantry cannon, and the grenade launchers all showed that they were an out-and-out group.
Bucked devil.
Shi Jianfei hurriedly asked the operator to send another report, and found that the Japanese infantry disguised as the national army, with a strength of about 3,000, should be in a regiment. The next situation became completely clear. The Japanese behind them did not even have to disguise themselves, and they were
Tanks, armored vehicles, cars, and field artillery carried by packhorses were advancing rapidly along the road.
By this time, Shi Jianfei had figured out all the enemy situations and immediately reported to the brigade headquarters: The entire Japanese 35th Division was coming for reinforcements and headed north along the Ningyang-Feicheng highway. After sending the telegram, Shi Jianfei loomed in the distance.
Yueyue heard gunshots coming from the Dawen River. He knew that it was our troops guarding the Dawen River line who began to block the attack.
After receiving the report from Shi Jianfei of the Red Party, Gu Liangmin's Fourth Division immediately understood that the reason why the Japanese independent mixed 13th Brigade stopped retreating and confronted our army on the Anjiazhuang front line was that they were waiting for the 30th Infantry Division.
Fifth Division.
This enemy situation was so important that Gu Liangmin immediately said to Tang Fei: "Chief of Staff, remember that the appointment after the war must be given to Shi Jianfei of the Red Party. They will send us the weapons captured here." Tang Fei looked solemn and replied: "Don't do it first.
It's useless to say this. Let's quickly study whether to withdraw or attack. Our army is very passive now and will soon fall into a pincer attack by the Japanese."
Gu Liangmin laughed: "The little devil wants to attack me? He didn't even ask me when I became a soldier and what battles I fought in. I am the only one who surrounds and attacks them. It is their turn to sneak attack and attack me!"
Wang Jian asked back: "If the Japs don't return to Tai'an, but go north to Jinan along Feicheng, affecting the main force of the division to capture Jinan, what should we do?" After saying this, several people fell silent, and the headquarters fell into silence. Military situation
It is urgent and a decision must be made as soon as possible. If it is too late, it will be in trouble.
After a brief discussion between Gu Liangmin and Wang Jian, they decided that the troops north of Anjiazhuang would quickly strengthen their defense lines and increase their depth deployment to resolutely block the Japanese invasion from the north. They would concentrate all artillery fire on the independent mixed 13th Brigade to cover Anjiazhuang and beyond.
The Southern Army moved westward. The General Reserve Zhang Renchu's Southwest Guard Regiment, which was waiting in hiding at the front line in Pengji, south of Anjiazhuang, was ordered to immediately turn to the Dawen River front line to join the battle, and attack the 35th Division head-on.
Quickly retreat to the west and serve as the rear guard for the troops south and west of Anjiazhuang as they retreat north.
At this time, Major General Morita Masanori, commander of the 13th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, had received a telegram from Maeda Haru, knowing that the forward of the 35th Division was about to arrive at the Dawen River and the main force would arrive soon.
Morita Masanori suppressed the excitement in his heart and ordered the 5th Infantry Brigade of the Independent Infantry to defend to the north with all its strength. The engineer regiment and search team were all added to the 57th, 58th and 59th independent infantry brigades.
The three brigades were basically fully staffed, and the baggage regiment was armed and served as a reserve. The field artillery regiment was also asked to turn its guns and aim at the Eighth Route Army position south of Anjiazhuang. The remaining four tanks and
All four armored vehicles were also transferred to the south, preparing to cooperate with the 35th Division to attack the Eighth Route Army south of Anjiazhuang, setting a record for the Japanese army to eliminate the First Division of the Jiaodong Group Army.
Morita Masanori suffered heavy losses from the Jiaodong Army. Normally, he would not dare to pursue the Jiaodong Group Army. But now he has clearly understood the situation and knows that the Jiaodong Army that besieged him will never destroy the 107th Division and the 5th Division.
The main force of the Jiaodong Army. He had experienced the firepower of the Jiaodong Army in Beijipo and knew that if the main force of the Jiaodong Army were here, his independent mixed 13th Brigade would have been wiped out.
Therefore, Morita Masanori sent a telegram to the commander of the 35th Division, Lieutenant General Maeda Haru, saying that although the Jiaodong Army besieging him was a regular force, equipped with Japanese-style equipment, there were more people than the independent 13th Brigade.
There are many, but it can be determined that these troops of the Jiaodong Group Army that Jiang Qiang left in southwest Shandong and developed covertly in the western region do not have powerful artillery groups. Now it is the 350th Regiment and the independent mixed 13th Brigade that have made contributions to His Majesty the Emperor
It's time. As long as the 35th Division crosses the Dawen River and launches a sudden attack, and the independent mixed 13th Brigade cooperates with all-out assaults, they will definitely be able to annihilate the Jiaodong Army south of Anjiazhuang in one fell swoop, and then pursue the victory and annihilate them all.
Besieging the Jiaodong Army, which was independently formed into the 13th Brigade, and achieved the first glorious victory since the battle between the Japanese Army and the Jiaodong Army.
After receiving the telegram from Morita Masanori, the commander of the 35th Division of the Japanese Army, Maeda Haru, was even more excited than Morita Masanori! Think about it, since the Jiaodong Army entered the war, the Japanese army has been stunned by the tactics of the Jiaodong Army.
They wiped out a regiment of the Jiaodong Army without any structure. Especially Qin Siyu's troops under Jiang Qiang, which beat the Japanese army to pieces. They didn't even know how many troops this unit had. All they knew was one unit after another.
The imperial army fell into the hands of Jiang Qiang. Now that the fighter planes that destroyed Jiang Qiang's troops suddenly appeared, could Maeda not be excited?
Maeda Haru even had a vision in front of his eyes of His Majesty the Emperor personally conferring a medal on him.
Zhang Renchu, from the Third Battalion of the Fourth Division, held up his telescope and took a closer look. He saw that the Dawen River in early winter was like a silver belt, flowing slowly to the west on its own accord. The cold wind blew and microwaves rippled, and the dead trees and old branches on both sides of the river were seen.
The reflection in the microwave turned the figures of those fish and shrimps who knew no sorrow into groups of beautiful patterns. Zhang Renchu couldn't help but sigh, if there were no naughty little devils coming to burn, kill and loot, this place along the Wen River would be
What a beautiful picture it is!
Zhang Renchu was not a poet or painter, but a fierce general who was brave enough to defeat the three armies. What he held in his hand was not a paintbrush, but a sword and gun designed to fight the Japs. He didn't have time to sigh, because the Japs' cavalry had already reached the other side of the river and was trotting quickly.
Run towards the Dawen River Bridge.
Zhang Renchu knew that the land on both sides of the middle reaches of the Dawen River was fertile. In ancient times, there were two water conservancy hubs, Tugangcheng Dam and Daijiaba, which could connect the north and the south. After fighting here, the Japs would definitely send troops to Tugang City at Gaoqiao Ancient Ferry.
The dam crossed the river in a roundabout way. Originally, he should have sent troops to march eastward and guard the other side of Gaoqiao Ferry, but the brigade commander's order was very clear. His task was to give the 35th Division a head-on attack and then quickly retreat westward, assuming the position of Anjia Zhuangnan.
, the rearguard of the retreating armies in the west. Therefore, it is impossible to divide the troops into several defenses. In that case, when the independent mixed 13th Brigade fights out from Anjiazhuang, its own Third Division and Three Battalions will become two large armies of the Japanese army.
Fish on the chopping board.
Zhang Renchu looked back at his troops. They were indeed good. They looked like the main force. The infantry artillery and heavy machine guns of the fire support battalion were unloaded from the horses. With the help of the cover of the embankment, they established positions, gun muzzles and machine gun muzzles.
All aimed at the south bank.
It would be great if the bridge could be blown up, but it's too late now!
Zhang Renchu ordered the first company, the third and third companies and the direct firepower of the battalion not to open fire. The second company was responsible for attacking the Japanese cavalry. When the large Japanese troops came up, they concentrated their firepower and fought hard for a while, completely repelling the small Japanese, and then carried out the transfer.
The second company opened fire, with fierce machine gun and volley fire, which knocked the little Japanese searching cavalry off their horses. The remaining cavalry quickly leaned on their horses, turned their horses' heads and retreated. This time the Jiaodong Army's machine guns fired.
Even more joyful, the bullets chased the Japanese horses, beating the Japanese search team to stagger.
The little Japanese did not hesitate. Those who escaped immediately dismounted and organized shooting on the spot. Those who were lucky enough to survive at the bridge immediately began to shoot at the Eighth Route Army based on the corpses of their horses. Zhang Renchu decisively ordered the Second Battalion to stop shooting.
At this time, the sound of rumbling artillery came from the direction of Anjiazhuang. Zhang Renchu understood as soon as he heard it that this was the concentrated artillery fire of our army to bombard the Japanese positions, attracting the attention of the Japanese and covering the transfer of the troops south of Anjiazhuang. It seemed that it was left to
I don't have much time. When the Japanese army comes up, I have to beat them up quickly and then move quickly. Otherwise, I will be entangled by the Japanese.
A large army of Japs came up, densely packed, at least two to three thousand people. Zhang Renchu looked through the telescope and burst into laughter. These little Japs are very good at acting. They are all wearing the uniforms of the national army, and they look so good.
Really the same.
However, it is a pity that the little devil seems to have learned well. After the large troops came up, they quickly formed a fighting formation. In this way, the whole battalion opened fire and could not achieve the expected purpose.
Zhang Renchu quickly issued an order, and the whole battalion immediately opened fire, with three rounds of infantry artillery and grenade launchers each. After the attack, the battalion retreated first. The order of the retreat of the whole battalion was that the second company was in front, and the chief of staff led the first company to cover behind. Following Zhang Renchu's gunfire,
An independent regiment from southwestern Shandong opened fire on the Japs on the other side of the river.
When Jiang Qiang received the telegram from Gu Liangmin, he also received a telegram from the Red Party Hong Chaoyuan.
Hong Chaoyuan reported that the Japanese army suddenly strengthened their offensive, with a huge force. They also changed the multi-channel attack pattern of the previous two days and concentrated the main force to attack one point. In particular, the puppet Manchurian troops who followed the Japs were well-trained and acted as the vanguard of the Japs.
.Although the method of retting smoke to cover the battlefield has played a certain role, the visibility of our army has also been greatly reduced, affecting the accuracy of artillery fire and shooting. Now, the Japanese have broken through the defense line of the Lunan Independent Regiment and are attacking fiercely. Request for approval
The Lunan guerrillas shrank their defense line, concentrated their main force, chose terrain favorable to us, set up a battlefield, and fought an annihilating ambush to contain the Japanese offensive.
Needless to say, Gu Liangmin's telegram was to report that the 35th Division was pretending to be a national army to launch a surprise attack in an attempt to combine with the independent 13th Brigade to attack our army. Because Gu Liangmin's army lacked the artillery to suppress Japanese artillery fire and did not have a solid position,
Even if sacrifices are made, it will be difficult to achieve the campaign goal of encircling and annihilating the independent mixed 13th Brigade. It is recommended that the group army approves and allows the 4th Division to withdraw north to the mountainous area in central Feicheng and rely on the terrain to block the Japanese.
After reading the two telegrams, Jiang Qiang remained silent, sitting there alone and thinking quietly.
Chang Yuan quickly marked the offensive routes of the Japanese Army in southern Shandong and the Japanese Army in Taixi on the map, and then said to Jiang Qiang and Chang Yuan: "Chief of Staff, although the Fourth Division has the main force of the Fifth Brigade, the backbone of the Red Party's Southeast Shandong Detachment and Tai'an Detachment
The troops are also drawn from the main force, but they are responsible for the task of defending the southeastern Shandong base area and the Yimeng central base area. They set up defenses everywhere, resulting in the dispersion of troops. Once the Japanese army concentrates its troops and firepower to attack one point, our army will inevitably be unable to withstand this kind of situation.
The tactics are not good and violates the Red Party's principle of concentrating superior forces to eliminate the enemy's effective forces. The situation in the west direction is more critical. Gu Liangmin must be ordered immediately to abandon the campaign to encircle and annihilate the Japanese independent mixed 13th Brigade, retreat quickly, and rely on favorable terrain to establish
Blocking line. If we are responsible, not only will we not be able to complete the blocking task, but the Fourth Division will also be in danger of being defeated by the Japanese army. You must know that they are a new force after all, and they are incomparable with our main force."
Chang Yuan pursed his lips, stared at the map with his eyes through the thick lenses, turned to Jiang Qiang and said: "The direction to Shandong is not scary. There are five elite brigades there. As long as the deployment and combat strategy are adjusted, the little
The Japanese can't do anything to us. The Fourth Division is in danger. In my opinion, I would rather give up the capture of Jinan than lose the Fourth Division. Don't you often say that if you save people and lose land, you will save both people and land; if you save land and lose people, you will lose both people and land.
?Make up your mind to adjust your deployment!”
Jiang Qiang did not expect that the 35th Division, which was mopping up the Nishan area, would suddenly raid the 4th Division. He felt a little regretful. If he had assigned an artillery regiment earlier, I am afraid that the independent 13th Brigade would have fled in panic.
How dare you deploy troops on the front line of Anjiazhuang and wait for reinforcements! It's too late to say anything now. The little devils have tanks and armored vehicles. From Anjiazhuang to the Dawen River, it is a plain area, which is easy to attack but difficult to defend.
The troops of the Fourth Division south of Anjiazhuang will not be able to withstand the Japanese attacks from both sides. A slight hesitation may result in heavy losses to the troops.
Jiang Qiang stood up and said in a deep voice: "It doesn't matter, the sky will not fall. Our army remains determined to capture Jinan and launch the attack on time. Chief of Staff, record the order: 1. One hundred thousand urgent. Gu Liangmin commanded the 4th Division to retreat quickly and give up.
Block the attack, break away from contact with the enemy, and wait in hiding in the Feizhong Mountains. If the Japanese 35th Division is independently mixed into the 13th Brigade and goes north along the Feiji Highway, the division must not block the attack, let the enemy stride forward, and then pursue the enemy.
, responsible for the task of blocking the enemy's rear route. If the enemy pursues us and fights with our army in the Feizhong Mountains, our Fourth Division should rely on the favorable terrain and stand firm to wait for reinforcements. If the enemy advances eastward to Tai'an, the Fourth Division
Follow up covertly, monitor its actions, and wait for further orders. Second, agree to the Fourth Division's request to shrink the defense line, concentrate the main force, and look for opportunities to annihilate the enemy, and instruct the Red Party Hong Chaoyuan to organize and implement it in a unified manner. Third, instruct the Red Party left behind in the Yimeng Central Base Area to provide logistics,
Immediately issue an order to clear the fields in the southeastern Shandong base area and Yimeng central base area.
After looking at it, Chang Yuan said to Jiang Qiang: "After the Fourth Division gives up its blockade, will it lead to a situation where the Japs will quickly move northward and threaten the flanks of my siege troops?"
Jiang Qiang laughed: "I have ten artillery regiments, three anti-aircraft artillery regiments and armored forces. Will I be afraid that a guard division and an incomplete independent mixed brigade will go north to attack the flank? If he wants to die, come quickly.
, the sooner you come, the sooner you die!"
Chang Yuan quickly signed his name, handed it to the staff officer, and said: "Staff staff, issue the order immediately!" Gu Liangmin, who was organizing the transfer of troops after receiving Jiang Qiang's telegram, laughed and said: "That's it, Commander.
Comrade, the Chief of Staff has removed the tight spell on us. We can retreat in large strides and conduct mobile operations without worrying about being flanked by the little Japs."
Zhu Liang sighed: "The combat effectiveness of this independent mixed 13th brigade is really powerful. Usually it is an ambush and the attack is not visible. Now we open up the posture and fight, the casualties will come up. Even though we have much more troops than them, this
If the commander really ordered us to fight them hard, I have to say that we really can't attack them. There are so many good young men. It's a pity. I will try my best not to be the chief of staff in the future, and I have to go to the commander.
He said, if we don’t strengthen our artillery fire, we might as well rename the Fourth Division the Western Guerrilla Detachment to avoid the embarrassment of losing the battle!"