When Jiang Qiang arrived at Jinan City, the entire Jinan Campaign was over. With the support of the artillery group, the Fourth Division led by Gu Liangmin eliminated the remaining soldiers on the commanding heights of the Japanese army. The cavalry brigade led by Liu Qingshan arrived later.
With the support of the artillery group, the Japanese troops guarding Zhangzhuang Airport were eliminated.
The Japanese planes at Zhangzhuang Airport were basically wiped out in the battle to reinforce Ershilipu Airport, with only a few reconnaissance planes left. When Liu Qingshan arrived with his cavalry brigade, the Japs pilots made an emergency takeoff and fled north.
I don’t know if they finally arrived at Peiping, Tianjin, or Shijiazhuang Airport or fell to death on the way. Fortunately, Liu Qingshan fought quickly and had a fierce style. Otherwise, if they had delayed for a while, the little devil might have exploded the ammunition and oil stored in Jinan Airport.
Damn it, that would be such a waste of time.
Asaburo Kobayashi, Chief of Staff of the Twelfth Army, finally escaped. This guy may not have been a pirate or a ninja in his ancestors, but he is courageous, thoughtful, and extremely cunning. He does have the potential to be a bandit. He knows how to follow Hisao Tani.
The escape target was too big and could easily be caught by the Jiaodong Army, so they deliberately asked to stay and stick to the headquarters of the Twelfth Army.
Hisao Tani and Seki Kameji took the lead, and Asasaburo Kobayashi ordered the security forces to defend, then slipped out of the headquarters and hid in the nearby Eiwa Grocery Store.
Yonghe Grocery Store is a hidden spot of the Japanese spy agency. It was originally top secret. Its main task was to collect economic intelligence of Jinan. After Kobayashi Asaburo arrived in Jinan, because Odaka Kamezo was obsessed with military affairs and paid little attention to government affairs, Kobayashi Asaburo was not allowed to
Without taking over these specific affairs, this merchant disguised as Japan's special agent became Kobayashi Asaburo's eyes to understand Jinan's prices and business trends, and secretly reported to Kobayashi Asaburo on a regular basis.
Asaburo Kobayashi knew that the Eighth Route Army would soon search the whole city, and this was not a place to stay for a long time. At this time, Jinan’s underground party organized citizens to boil water, cook, carry the wounded, and began to express condolences to the Eighth Route Army. The owner of Yonghe Grocery Store and his wife lived in Jinan
He had been Chinese for a long time, and no one in the neighborhood knew he was Japanese, let alone a spy. Asasaburo Kobayashi relied on his proficiency in Chinese, and after changing into plain clothes, he let the spy disguised as the boss lead him and infiltrated
Among the common people who helped the Jiaodong Army carry the wounded, they easily slipped out of Jinan City and walked away.
After Jiang Qiang entered the city, he set up his headquarters in the Japanese Army Headquarters at the Jiaoji Road Hotel and quickly started working. Before leaving Wangshe Renzhuang, Chang Yuan had already sent a good news report to General Tang Juwu of Shanghai.
Our army successfully captured Jinan and captured Hisao Tani, commander of the Japanese 12th Army, and Guan Guiji, commander of the 34th Division.
Reports on changes in the enemy's situation from several directions came quickly. The Japanese army's response was exactly as Jiang Qiang expected, and they began to retreat across the board. Lishu Village of the Fifth Division north of Luokou reported an emergency retreat of the Japanese army. Among them,
, the Japanese troops north of Luokou, including the Japanese troops in western Shandong and the Japanese troops in southern Hebei, were all concentrated in Xiangde County. The Japanese troops in western Taixi and southern Shandong retreated southward. The Fifth Division has begun to pursue.
Before the war, Jiang Qiang wanted to capture Dezhou and Jinan in one fell swoop and completely eliminate the Japanese troops in Shandong. The entire battle plan for the Jiaoji Road Battle was also formulated based on this guiding ideology.
Unfortunately, the results of the Jiaodong Group Army were so great that the Japanese army responded quickly. Terauchi returned to North China and brought back a new aviation fighter fleet, which restored the combat effectiveness of the North China Front's aviation force in the shortest possible time. And that's not all.
The Japanese army mobilized reinforcements from the north and south lines and will arrive soon. If nothing goes wrong, the Japanese combined fleet and the fourth fleet may have received the order to return north to Tianjin at this time, and began to load the fifth division and set off north to return to Tianjin. In this way
As a result, the Japanese army will form a three-pronged pincer attack on our army in Shandong.
Under this situation, Jiang Qiang needed to think carefully about the next move of Jiang Qiang's main force. Jiang Qiang immediately asked Li Jinglin to transfer anti-aircraft missiles and air defense troops from Zhaoyuan. He also ordered Li Jinglin to pay attention to the Japs' planes.
, Jiang Qiang has already planned not to leave Jinan at this time, and it is also a fact that Shandong is also the defense area of the Jiaodong Group Army.
If the Japanese air power had not recovered so quickly, if the Japanese army had not mobilized elite divisions from the north and south to come to the rescue so quickly, Jiang Qiang had nothing to think about. He would have no problem going south to annihilate the 35th Division and form an independent 13th Brigade.
, if we fight well, we can destroy or defeat the 114th Division and the Puppet Manchuria National Defense Force, and even recover Xuzhou. It is no problem to destroy one or two Japanese garrison divisions in De County in the north. With the combat effectiveness of the Jiaodong Group Army,
It should be easy to deal with the guard division of the Japs.
The problem is that there are no ifs. This is the main battle. If you are not careful, blood will flow into the river. Lively voices rang out in the yard. When Jiang Qiang heard that he was the commander of several main divisions, the chief of staff was here. Old comrades met.
, such a big victory was won again, everyone was excited and spoke louder.
Jiang Qiang was thinking about the problem. He thought they were talking loudly, so he turned around and shouted: "Shunzi, go and tell them to shut up!" Shunzi put down the pencil in his hand when he heard the sound and was about to convey Jiang Qiang's order. Chang Yuan stopped him.
He said to Jiang Qiang: "You think about the problem, I will go see the comrades. We can't send them away, you may have to assign tasks later!"
Jiang Qiang nodded and began to think again. The problem now is that the Japanese army on the southern front has shrunk across the board, and the Japanese army in the west has retreated towards Yanzhou. If it can catch up with the Japanese army in the west before dawn in the wild, there will be no problem in destroying it. If you can't catch up before dawn,
Don't even think about it. Once the little devils return to Yanzhou City and join the Japanese and puppet troops in Lunan, they can support each other, and the 14th Division can quickly rush to the battlefield. That was before and after the Battle of Lanfeng
The mechanized divisions that have been strengthened are equipped with heavy artillery brigades. It will be very difficult for the Jiaodong Army to swallow them up. Once the battle reaches a stalemate, there will be Japanese aircraft in the sky and Japanese tanks and heavy artillery on the ground. It cannot be said that the Japanese army
What can we do to the Jiaodong Group Army? At least it is impossible to achieve big results in a short period of time. The scary thing is that at this time, the Japanese army on the northern front will take advantage of the opportunity to attack Jinan.
With the joint attack, coupled with the Japanese 23rd Division and several other garrison divisions, Jiang Qiang believed that the Luxi Garrison Brigade and the 2nd Luxi Garrison Brigade on the north bank of the Yellow River could not stop the Japanese attack. That is.
If the second division is also added, I am afraid it will still be unstoppable. The results of the Jinan campaign may be lost.
Dexian County in the north is also facing the same problem. I am afraid it will be dawn before the troops arrive in Dexian County. Besides, the coastline of Shandong is so long, and there are too many places where the Japanese Fifth Division can land. Instead of giving up,
The fifth division, which has a strong combat capability, can land at any location at will and catch our army off guard. It would be better to let them land at a fixed location in Qingdao, which would be much less destructive than the Japanese army landing at a landing site at will.
With the main force concentrated and motionless, they have taken the initiative on the battlefield. Whether it is the Japanese army on the southern front or the Japanese army on the northern front, plus the Japanese fifth division that may reinforce Qingdao, it is estimated that none of them will dare to act rashly. In this case,
, we can gain a period of time to eliminate the remaining Japanese and puppet forces in the base area and completely stabilize the base area.
Of course, in this way, our army has gained time to consolidate its base and replenish its rest time. The Japanese army also has time to digest the results of the capture of Wuhan and Guangzhou, replenish its rest troops, and mobilize the main force to besiege Shandong. Everything has advantages and disadvantages! Jiang Qiang's heart
Feeling anxious for a while, he took out a cigarette and struck a match. He used too much force and the match broke. He took out another cigarette and struck it, but it broke again. He struck three times and failed to light the cigarette. Jiang Qiang was so angry that he threw out the match.
The box fell hard to the ground, and he opened his mouth and called Shunzi to get another box of matches.
Chen Zhengnian came over and picked up the match box on the ground, lit it with a light stroke, lit Jiang Qiang's cigarette, and said slowly: "It's not that the match is bad, it's that you used too much force. Don't you always say, senior commander?"
What we need most is a calm mind. How about you take a break and calm down a little before talking."
Jiang Qiang took a long drag on his cigarette, waved his hand, and told Chen Zhengnian to go about his business. After thinking over his thoughts over and over, Jiang Qiang felt that although the Japanese army had won time to rest, replenish and mobilize troops, they could not do it anyway.
They may mobilize 700,000 troops to besiege Shandong like last time. Because they occupy too much territory and need troops to defend it. If they concentrate all their efforts on Shandong like last time, the results of the Wuhan Battle will be in vain. Maybe
If Shandong attracts the main force of the Japanese army, then Central China can launch a large-scale counterattack. The Nanjing government will never let go of the opportunity to recapture Wuhan. Even if the Chairman wants to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, he will not let him do so. The national army will
Most generals would not miss the opportunity to kill the Japanese.
Chang Yuan is a strategist-level military talent. After a moment of thought, he understood the secret and immediately said: "I agree with the commander's opinion. The main force of our army has been fighting continuously since the launch of the Jiaoji Road Campaign and is in urgent need of rest and recuperation.
The Japanese 14th Division on the Southern Front may have arrived in Xuzhou and can support the 114th Division, the 35th Division, and the independent 13th Division at any time to fight against the Puppet Manchuria National Defense Force and help them stabilize the defense line. The Northern Front
The three divisions of the Japanese Kwantung Army will soon arrive on the battlefield. If our army rushes north to attack the enemy in De County, it will be bombarded by Japanese aircraft at dawn. Once the battle is delayed until tomorrow night or the day after tomorrow, it is very likely that the battle will be over.
They will be attacked head-on by the reinforcements of the Kwantung Army going south. The Battle of Anjiazhuang of the Fifth Division is a lesson. The battle with the Japanese army cannot be delayed too long. Delaying the time will be beneficial to the Japanese army."
Chen Zhengnian smacked his lips: "It's all the fault of the old Japs Terauchi Terauchi. He suffered too much in our hands. He has learned too much. It would have been better if Terauchi Terauchi hadn't come back from Germany. Then the Japanese army would have to replace him with a new one."
It is impossible for our commander to react so quickly to Juichi Terauchi. At present, the fighting opportunity has been lost, and it is our principle not to fight an uncertain battle. There are so many little devils that they cannot be wiped out in a short while. Wait until we are fully
After resting, look for fighter planes again. The next time the enemy is hit by a gun, it may be the Japanese permanent division. That guy is well equipped and has a lot of fuel. He can kill one by one and is much better than these rubbish security divisions.
Jiang Qiang said, "It's okay. How can Qin Siyu make preparations for the attack on Tianjin, so that he can hold back the two Japanese divisions? We still have a strong force in Yunwu Mountain. What I mainly want to see this time is to see Qin Siyu and the others."
"The result of the victory was so great that it would lead to a siege by the Japanese army, so we cooperated with Qin Siyu and the others. What I didn't expect was that the result of the victory was so great that it would lead to the recapture of Jinan, so that we would not leave,"
Seeing that everyone's opinions were unified, Jiang Qiang immediately said: "Chief of Staff, record the order: 1. The Eighth Brigade will not make arrangements to capture Texas, but just monitor the changes in the enemy situation in Texas. Seize the time to rush to Jinan's aviation ammunition and gasoline, and move Jinan
The airport was completely evacuated, ammunition and gasoline were transported back to the central base of Jiaodong as soon as possible, and the main force was hidden and resting around Dezhou. Second, the mission of the Fifth Division remained unchanged. It took advantage of the situation to pursue and must recapture Linyi and Feixian. Third, the Fifth Division carried out limited operations against the enemy.
Pursue, if the enemy retreats to Yanzhou, stop the pursuit. Leave one unit to monitor the movements of the Japanese troops, and the main force will be transferred to rest and replenishment, restore and develop the base area in western Shandong, and actively penetrate and develop into southwest Shandong to restore the original base area in southwest Shandong. Fourth, fully support the Red Army
The Party's guerrillas gave all the weapons captured in Jinan to the Red Party's guerrillas, allowing them to fully operate the Luxi base area. The Luxi Garrison Brigade monitored the enemies in Dexian, built a solid defense line, and covered the main force's transfer to rest. The First Division,
The Second Division, the Third Division, the Fourth Division, and the Seventh Brigade were reorganized into the Seventh Division of the Jiaodong Group Army. The Cavalry Brigade, the Artillery Brigade, and the troops directly under the headquarters were resting in hiding in the areas around Jinan. The specific plan was formulated and issued by the Staff Office. Seventh, established
In the Jinan Garrison Area, the commander of the Sixth Division was appointed as the garrison commander in the same year, and the Sixth Division was responsible for the Jinan garrison. Eighth, the air defense brigade unified command of the air defense operations in the base area, focusing on the air defense operations in Jinan, Weicheng, and Tai'an. Zhou, Chief of Staff of the First Division,
Yi is responsible for commanding special air defense operations."
Jiang Qiang shook his head: "Jinan is different from Tianjin and Qingdao. If we fight well, we may take root here. Even if the Japanese army presses the border in the future and we have to withdraw from Jinan, it will only be withdrawing from the city. As long as we
In a few months, all the work in Jinan can be solidly done. If the little devils come again, they will never really drive us out of the Jinan area. In this case, the personnel arrangements of Jinan City will be decided later."
The important matter was agreed upon, and Jiang Qiang was in a happy mood. He twitched his eyes and said with a smile: "What are you looking at? I'm not your wife, and I don't have flowers on my face!" Chang Yuan chuckled, pointed at Jiang Qiang and said
: "You guy, ugh! Why do I feel that sometimes you are indeed a young man in his twenties, and sometimes you act like a 50-year-old man?"
Jiang Qiang looked at Chang Yuan in surprise, couldn't help but stretched out his hand to touch his face, and whispered: "Chief of Staff, have I been worrying too much lately and made me look old because of my fatigue?" At this moment, the entire headquarters rang.
laughed.
Jiang Qiang was really sleepy after the continuous fighting and exhaustion. Therefore, after arranging the deployment of various units, Jiang Qiang went to the living room of Hisao Tani, the Japanese Army Headquarters, and lay down to sleep.
After lying quietly on the bed for a while, listening to the explosions and gunfire outside, I knew that the Japanese planes must have come to cause trouble again. However, judging from the density of anti-aircraft fire, there were not many Japanese planes. Could it be?
Is the anti-aircraft battle almost over?
He raised his wrist and looked at his watch. It was already four o'clock in the afternoon. Oh my god, I slept all day! Jiang Qiang didn't dare to stay in bed anymore. He got up, washed his face, and went to the staff office. He just left.
Arriving at the door of the staff office, Chang Yuan greeted him: "Commander, are you awake? Why don't you sleep more?"
Jiang Qiang was concerned about the battle situation and asked anxiously: "Has the enemy situation changed? Did the Japanese planes launch a crazy revenge today?"
Jiang Qiang said: "The enemy's situation has not changed significantly. The Japanese troops in Western Taipei have withdrawn to Yanzhou to set up defenses. The Japanese and puppet troops in Southern Shandong have returned to the starting point of the attack. The enemy's 14th Division has all arrived in Xuzhou. The Japanese troops in Western Shandong and the Japanese troops in Southern Hebei have withdrawn across the board.
Concentrated around De County. The Japanese planes did not dispatch on a large scale and were still conducting reconnaissance. They only bombed our military positions in Jinan and De County, Yanzhou, and southern Shandong, but the scale was very small."
Jiang Qiang hurriedly asked: "Are the casualties big?" Chang Yuan reported: "Li Shucun reported that the troops had taken cover measures such as smoke retting, and the casualties were not big. It is just that the Red Party's Eighth Route Army suffered a little big casualties."
Seeing Jiang Qiang come in, Shunzi said: "You came just in time, the chairman has promoted you again!" Jiang Qiang looked confused: "Isn't it possible?" Shunzi said with a face full of teasing: "Here, let's take a look.
, Chairman of the Generalissimo’s telegram, you have been promoted to senior counselor of the Military Commission!” Jiang Qiang received the telegram doubtfully, took a quick look at it, and kept sneering.
Shunzi said: "This Chairman is so damn stingy. He has wiped out so many Japs and recovered most of Shandong's territory. Even the governor of Shandong Province is reluctant to give him. At least he should give him a Shandong security commander or garrison commander."
?Look how well he said it. Jiang Qiang was promoted to senior counselor of the Military Commission and still holds the same position. Government officials from cities, districts and counties in Shandong are appointed by Shandong Province Governor Shen Honglie. They are selected and approved. What the hell are you talking about?
Are you crazy? I fought in the south and north, fighting in the east and west. When did he pay the army? Now that Jinan has been captured, Shandong has basically been recovered, and the governor of the Shandong Provincial Government has appeared. The little devil is still
They haven’t driven out of North China yet, so the Chairman is being petty. This is simply inexplicable!
Jiang Qiang said to Shunzi, "Clearly, appoint Zhuang Tao as the governor of Shandong Province and mayor of Jinan City, Wang Yong as the director of the Shandong Provincial Police Department and the chief of the Jinan City Police Department, and Dong Shengtang as the director of the Shandong Provincial Department of Industry and Commerce."
Yanluo is the mayor of Qingdao. The Jiaodong Group Army of the Asian Liberation Army was reorganized into the Shandong Military Region of the Asian Liberation Army. It now has seven divisions and six divisions. Four divisions and five garrison divisions are being added. The commander of the Shandong Military Region is Jiang Qiang.
Chief of Staff Chang Yuan, that's it." Jiang Qiang added, just don't write the rest in the clear code.
Chang Yuan said slowly: "The governor of the Shandong Provincial Government will not let us do it. Then it will be justifiable for us to establish political power in Shandong. The Shandong Provincial Security Commander and the Chairman of the Garrison Commander will not let us do it. In that case, we will
The expansion of the army in Shandong is justifiable. The land is divided into north and south, and people, old and young, all have the responsibility to defend the land and resist the war! The words are still ringing in my ears!"
Shunzi added fuel to the fire: "The chairman himself is not a good person. If he insists on Sun Yat-sen's three major policies of uniting Russia, joining the Red Army, and supporting farmers and workers, there will be nothing wrong with the Red Party! It seems that he has been beaten and has lost his memory, so he started again
This is nonsense!"
After walking out of the house, he pulled Shunzi back who was standing in the yard, poured a glass of water and handed it to Shunzi's hand. Jiang Qiang said: "It's not the fault of the comrades who are in a bad mood, it's the Chairman who is having his own thoughts. Wuhan
The battle is over. Although the Chinese army suffered heavy casualties, it was temporarily unable to launch a large-scale counterattack against the Japanese army. The Japanese army also did not get any relief. Their elite divisions also suffered heavy casualties in the Wuhan battle and occupied so much territory.
It is necessary to divide the troops for garrison. The strategic stalemate stage of the Anti-Japanese War has arrived. I estimate that the Japanese army will soon adjust its strategy towards China. I am afraid that it will carry out a series of activities to induce surrender and sow discord. It will also concentrate its forces to rectify the rear and point the attack at the Eighth Route Army again.
and our Shandong Military Region. We can see this clearly, and the Chairman will also see it clearly. In this way, the next step will be friction and disputes between the two armies fighting for territory. This is also something that can't be helped. Territory means
We need to replenish soldiers, replenish food, and replenish funds. Any army without territory or base is rootless and very dangerous. Shandong is such a large place and has a large population. How could the Chairman of the General Assembly put Shandong
Leave it all to us? In his mind, if the Japanese attack becomes tight, then we have to call for unity and resistance. If the Japanese attack slows down, then we have to repeat the old tune of restricting development."
After saying this, the atmosphere in the room relaxed. Jiang Qiang sat down, lit a cigarette, and continued: "We have captured Jinan and the peaches are about to ripen. The Chairman wants to pick peaches. Is it human nature? Think about it the other way around.
I think this is also a good thing, because it shows that he is unable to take care of Shandong and can only rely on the name of the Shandong Provincial Government to restrict us. Isn’t this nonsense? When did I have such scruples and that scruples? Will I still be afraid of him? However,
Then again, we are all senior cadres, we must pay attention to what we say and do, and we must not bring personal emotions into the work, which will affect the cadres and soldiers. Right now, we have to maintain the anti-Japanese united front, support, encourage, and promote committee members
To be honest, no national army is fighting bloody battles on the frontal battlefield. Our Jiaodong Group Army and the Eighth Route Army of the Red Party are definitely no match for the Japanese army at the moment. Everyone has also seen that in the more than one year of the Anti-Japanese War, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has been fighting against the Japanese
The issue is unambiguous. The fighting of the various units of the national army is also unambiguous. The soldiers are defending the country with their own flesh and blood. They are resounding and out-and-out national heroes. As long as they persist in resisting Japan, we should
We sincerely fight side by side with them. If the Chairman of the General Committee really ignores the national justice and breaks up with us, then we will not be polite. I will not offend others unless they offend me. If they offend me, I will offend them!"
Chang Yuan, Chen Zhengnian and Shunzi all heard what he said. Jiang Qiang continued: "I think about it, our next work focus should be on consolidating the base areas, building political power and building local armed forces.
, militia construction, military industry construction, and economic construction should be done solidly. Some issues, such as political power construction, require strategies. I have an idea and put it forward. Everyone will consider it. If it is feasible, it will be to better implement the anti-Japanese war.
The strategic strategy of the National United Front is to win over and unite people from all walks of life to fight together. It is necessary to define the nature of our regime as a National United Front regime, a regime for all people who support resistance to Japan and support democracy. Whether among government personnel or among public opinion organs,
The members of the Red Party only accounted for one-third, while other parties advocating anti-Japanese democracy and non-partisans accounted for two-thirds. Anyone can participate in government work as long as they do not surrender or join the Japanese army. Anyone from any political party cannot surrender as long as they do not surrender.
The Japanese army should be allowed to have the right to exist and operate under the anti-Japanese regime. In this way, those who slander our anti-Japanese democratic regimes at all levels can be blocked."