After Jiang Qiang talked with several cadres from the Xintai Security Brigade and the Qinghe Security Brigade, Jiang Qiang went on without stopping, and then held a liaison meeting between the Shandong Provincial Government, the Shandong Military Region, and the Shandong Provincial Anti-Japanese Political Council. The Shandong Military Region Office
The meeting was attended by leaders of divisions, detachments, and garrison brigades, leaders of municipal troops, Governor of Shandong Province Zhuang Tao, heads of departments of the Shandong Provincial Anti-Japanese Political Council, and main division and regiment-level cadres resting and waiting around Jinan.
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The meeting was chaired by Zhuang Tao, Governor of Shandong Province.
Chang Yuan represented the Shandong Military Region and the Shandong Military Region Headquarters summarized the combat situation since the Battle of Central Shandong. He believed that in the previous stage of military struggle, the reason why our army was able to break through the heavy encirclement and suppression by the Japanese army and achieve brilliant results was mainly due to persistence
With unified leadership and mutual cooperation, the main force is highly concentrated and the firepower is highly concentrated. Whether it is the battle to destroy the 107th Division in central Shandong, the destruction of the 5th Division on the Hebei-Shandong border, or luring the enemy northward to the east or luring the enemy southward, the main force is always guaranteed to be at the
Favorable situation, one blow was successful. Especially in the Battle of Jiaoji Road, our army's various departments coordinated and fought continuously, our command was smooth and flowing, and our tactics were novel and bold. We achieved the goal of annihilating three enemy divisions and two garrisons at a relatively small cost of casualties.
Brilliant achievements. After the test of the Jiaoji Road Battle, it has been proved that as long as we command properly, deploy and act before the enemy, the main force of our army is fully capable of destroying one permanent division or two to three Japanese garrison divisions in one battle. At the same time,
Practice since the Anti-Japanese War has proved that adhering to flexible strategies and tactics, adhering to the principle of concentrating troops and firepower to defeat the enemy individually, and adhering to the combination of guerrilla warfare, mobile warfare, and critical warfare are the magic weapons for our army to win.
Based on this judgment, next, the main force of our Shandong Military Region will maintain active offensive operations. Preliminary assumptions are to prepare for winter offensive operations. The goal is to force the enemy to retreat to Dezhou, go south to force the enemy to retreat to Xuzhou, move north to force the enemy to retreat to Cangxian, and further expand the base area.
, to compress the Japanese’s living space in North China. Each brigade must train troops, replenish supplies, and make preparations before the war based on the strategic determination of the division headquarters.
Zhuang Tao, on behalf of the Shandong Provincial Government and the senior counselor of the Shandong Military Region, summarized the local armed construction work.
During the heavy Japanese army group's encirclement and suppression of Shandong, from western Shandong and Hebei Shandong to Jiaodong and southeastern Shandong, the county brigades, district squads, and militia established by our army in the early stage played an important role and paid huge sacrifices. Many county brigades, district squads
In order to cover the evacuation of the villagers and fight desperately against the Japanese, the whole team sacrificed their lives in many cases, composing a series of tragic movements.
In response to this situation, Zhuang Tao, on behalf of the Shandong Provincial Government and the senior counselor of the Shandong Military Region, proposed that the main force, garrison brigades, and detachments must regard the construction of local armed forces as the top priority at present, and mobilize a group of Jiaodong Army backbones to work in local armed forces.
A regiment is responsible for one or two counties, and at least one company of troops is deployed to build up the county brigade, the district team, and the militia teams in each village. A strong and powerful local armed force system is truly formed, which can be supported at any time.
The main force is engaged in operations to replenish the losses of the main force and ensure the stability of the base area. Counties with good conditions can directly prepare to establish guard regiments and train military cadres and soldiers on a large scale.
On behalf of the Shandong Provincial Government, Wang Yong reported on the construction of political power.
Wang Yong pointed out in the report that before the main force of our army entered Shandong in a large scale, they organized an armed uprising and formed anti-Japanese armed forces. However, the construction of political power during this period had not yet been included in the agenda. After the main force of our army moved eastward, it proposed to form local government, but due to
In order to conceal strategic intentions for a period of time, the main force of our army has led to the development of political power in most areas. Especially in the areas where the main force of our army has not arrived, the Japanese and puppet regimes are basically dominant. Only Shandong and Jilu
The political power in the central base area of Bienhe and Yimeng was doing relatively well. After the Battle of Central Shandong, the Japanese army quickly launched a heavy encirclement and suppression campaign. Like the situation with local armed forces, the established local political power suffered heavy losses. The problem now is that local cadres are severely
Insufficient, not to mention the district level, the cadres at the county level are not fully equipped. Considering the vital importance of political power construction, a group of cadres must be transferred from the main force to support the construction of local political power, and the government at the county and district levels must be
Build it up and elect village-level political power. Only in this way can the base area be built into a strong rear area.
Yu Hui reported on the political work situation on behalf of the Shandong Anti-Japanese Ming Dynasty Political Council.
After this period of hard work, the fiscal and taxation system in southeastern Shandong has been initially established, and the RMB has replaced all currencies in southeastern Shandong; the industry and commerce in southeastern Shandong have also developed to a certain extent, and the number of business openings has increased rapidly; the promotion of the two-crop farming method has begun.
Results have been achieved, and autumn grain crops have been harvested in the southeastern Shandong and Taiyi mountainous areas. However, due to the heavy encirclement and suppression by the Japanese army, all industries in other areas have withered, and there is an urgent need to heal the wounds of the war. In the next step, the focus should be on the following tasks: First, improve the financial and taxation system
, establish fiscal and taxation agencies in various base areas, and set up bank outlets so that RMB deposits and withdrawals can be made in any place occupied by our army. The second is to invigorate commercial circulation and create a good environment for the commercial development of the base areas. The third is to vigorously develop education, actively prepare for the establishment of Shandong University, and restore
The original primary and secondary education system allows children to go to school and have books to read. The fourth is to use the leisure time to build water conservancy projects to lay the foundation for stable food production next year. The fifth is to expand roads in the hinterland of the base to facilitate the movement of the main force.
and trade routes are unobstructed. The sixth is to restore the original mine production as soon as possible based on the combat needs of our army, and find ways to open hidden iron plants, steel plants, and copper smelting plants to provide raw materials for the arsenal and meet the combat needs of the troops. The seventh is to organize well
In front-line work, wherever the troops are fighting, the front-line team's carts will be pushed to ensure that the soldiers can eat and wear clothes.
When Jiang Qiang finally spoke, the audience burst into applause that lasted for a long time. Jiang Qiang began to speak, and his voice was pleasant to the ear: "Before we went north to fight against Japan, no one of us could have imagined that we could sit here in such a short period of time.
There is a meeting in Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province."
The cadres in the audience burst into laughter at first, and then there was another burst of thunderous applause. Some cadres even had tears in their eyes and shed tears while applauding.
Jiang Qiang continued: "The reason for this achievement is the result of the bloody battles of our army in Shandong and the blood and sacrifice of the martyrs. For this result, we sacrificed a large number of martyrs. Comrades, it is hard-won!"
Jiang Qiang's voice suddenly became louder: "Now, although we have captured Jinan, it does not mean that all of Shandong is ours. The surrounding Japanese and puppet troops are eyeing them and may launch attacks anytime and anywhere. The northern front says
The army has now concentrated the 1st Division, 2nd Division, 23rd Division of the Kwantung Army and four garrison divisions in North China. The total strength has exceeded 100,000. The second division is called
The main force of the army is one of the three mechanized divisions of the Japanese army. This part of the Japanese army is best at surprise attacks. Once they launch, they will definitely catch us by surprise and hit our army's weak point. The Japanese army in Dezhou in the east will soon be strengthened.
The Fifth Division, which has withdrawn from the Guangzhou battlefield, can reach Tianjin in one or two days. Everyone knows that the main force of this Fifth Division was completely wiped out by our army before, and it suffered a heavy blow from our Seventh Brigade in Zhoucun.
However, the Fifth Division, like the Second Division, is one of the three mechanized divisions of the Japanese army and is good at roundabout attacks. If they are strengthened, they will also be a steel monster armed to the teeth, which will be difficult to deal with!
Some comrades may say, why don’t we send the Shandong Army Air Force to sneak attack the fleet carrying the Fifth Division? Wouldn’t it be over by sending them into the sea? I want to tell comrades that we cannot take war for granted. The Fifth Division
The regiment returned to Tianjin under the escort of the combined fleet. The carrier-based aircraft of the Japanese combined fleet are very powerful, and our aviation group is no match for them. At this time, the Japanese army has become a frightened bird and will definitely be highly vigilant. Our aviation group
If you go to attack, you will definitely fall into their trap. It’s not worth it! Let’s take a look at the Japanese army on the southern front. In addition to the 35th Division of Yanzhou, the 13th Brigade and Lunan’s First Division
In addition to the Fourth Division, the Xuzhou Garrison and the Puppet Manchuria National Defense Force, there is the 38th Division in southwestern Shandong. The elite 14th Division of the Japanese Army has also withdrawn to southern Shandong. The Japanese and puppet troops in this area are also quite large, close to 10
Ten thousand people. Think about it, comrades, the combined strength of these three Japanese and puppet troops is more than 200,000, which is always a great threat to the Shandong base area! Not counting this, the Japanese army is very likely to be deploying troops.
Send generals and deploy elite divisions to Shandong, repeat the same tactics, and once again launch a heavy encirclement and suppression of our army. Comrades, think about it, if we relax our vigilance, then when we wake up, the Japanese army will probably arrive at Jinan City."
Seeing that the cadres were deep in thought, Jiang Qiang added: "After talking about the military situation, I will talk about the economic situation in the Shandong base area. Comrades all know that since our Jiaodong Group Army occupied Zhaoyuan and Qixia County, our army has
Wherever they went, they seized a lot of supplies. There was basically no need to collect taxes, and there was no need for the villagers to pay military rations. Especially when our army captured Qingdao, Lianyungang, and Jinan, we seized a large amount of supplies. Among them, the most abundant supplies were seized in Qingdao, which was equal to
It is because the Japanese banks and Japanese-funded enterprises in these two cities have been linked together. It can be said that our army is not short of money. The fact that we can establish Shandong Development Bank with a capital of 10 billion yuan is proof. However, comrades think
Some, what's the use of just having money? As long as the little devils block the blockade, God will bring another continuous drought, and our army will not be able to buy food with money! Such a large-scale army only needs to be without food for a few days, and its combat effectiveness will basically be reduced.
It’s equal to zero. When we are dying of hunger, the little Japanese’s bayonet will be close to our chests. In this era, food is the most important. As long as the food supply is sufficient, we can expand the army, build schools, build hospitals, and build roads.
, it’s not a problem. Once there is a problem with food, everything becomes a problem. Moreover, we not only need food, but also oil, salt, soy and vinegar, clothes and shoes, lamps and oil, and the fellow villagers in the base area also need to eat.
Wear clothes and live a normal life. Now that we have such a large base area, we must find ways to develop social undertakings. Among other things, we can't let the children in the base area miss school, can we? We can't let the villagers get sick and lack medical treatment.
Right? These all require economic development. The seizures by our army alone cannot meet the needs of the base area. In addition, Japanese military aircraft conduct reconnaissance and bombing every day. Our economic development has been greatly restricted. Chimneys cannot be erected and large factories cannot be built.
, we can only use the mountainous terrain for hidden development, which seriously restricts our ability to develop the economy. But we can’t do it without focusing on the economy. What should we do? Tell me, can you use your brain to think about it! How can a living person die from urination? We
Can we dig large tunnels? Can we expand the scale of the tunnels and turn them into underground projects? If the tunnels become underground projects, won’t our factories be built in underground projects? This underground project is a good thing.
Aircraft that are not afraid of Japs can not only hide people and troops, but also build small factories and grow vegetables there. Mushrooms are delicious! I tell comrades that you can try artificially growing mushrooms in underground engineering fortifications. Let’s see.
Let’s see what the effect is. I have three words for you comrades to keep in mind: without agriculture, there will be no stability, without industry, there will be no prosperity, and without business, there will be no life. When we focus on the economy of base areas, we must pay close attention to agriculture and develop industry.
, to revitalize business. Of course, now is a war period, and the focus on agriculture is to increase production and ensure food; the focus on industry is mainly around the military industry, which must be able to produce enough weapons and ammunition to meet combat needs; the focus on business is to ensure
The normal circulation of goods in the base area ensures the supply of materials."
After talking about the military and economy, Jiang Qiang then talked about local political power and local armed forces construction, as well as cultural propaganda work, which is equivalent to making a comprehensive deployment of the work in Shandong. In Jiang Qiang’s words, it means that all troops, localities and every
Cadres must understand the situation and tasks faced by the Shandong Anti-Japanese War and know what to do and how to do it.
Considering that he did not know when he would be able to return to Shanghai, Jiang Qiang designated Zhuang Tao to be in charge of the overall work in Shandong while he was away from Shandong, and Chang Yuan was in charge of the military. In case of emergencies and major combat operations, he should promptly report to the people in Shanghai.
General Tang Juwu reported to the headquarters and himself that to mobilize the main force to carry out large-scale operations, Zhuang Tao, Chang Yuan, and Chen Zhengnian must jointly sign the order, and each one is indispensable.
After the meeting, Jiang Qiang met with the commanders of each division and asked them to prepare for war, especially the Luxi Guard Brigade, Luxi Guard Brigade and Hebei-Shandong border troops in De County, to be alert to Japanese sneak attacks at any time.
In view of the fact that the Japanese army was in the period of accumulating strength and must take the initiative to disrupt the deployment of the Japanese army, Jiang Qiang ordered the Special Operations Command to attack across the board and launch special operations in the direction of Dexian and the Japanese army in Yanzhou on the southern line. In Jiang Qiang's words,
The special forces and sniper teams were all dispatched, inserting sharp knives into the heart of the little Japs, using special guerrilla warfare to deal with the Japs, causing their officers, machine gunners, and gunners to die quietly one by one, so that the Japs' train could not run.
Cars can't run, airplanes can't fly. In a word, special guerrilla warfare is used to bleed the devils, so that they can't accumulate strength and launch large-scale attacks at will.
In order to cooperate with the special guerrilla warfare, Jiang Qiang ordered each division to organize elite small units during the period when the main force was hiding and resting on standby. As the cover and support force of the Special Operations Command, they were under the unified command of the Special Operations Command to carry out active attack operations against the Japanese army.
The army had the illusion that the Shandong Military Region was launching an offensive again.
After arranging various tasks in the Shandong base area, Jiang Qiang called Zhuang Tao, Chang Yuan, and Chen Zhengnian together and repeatedly warned them that they must conceal the main force so that the Japanese army could not figure out our army's strategic intentions. If the Japanese army launched a full-line attack, our army would
You can retreat in large strides, look for suitable fighters, and attack the enemy all the way. Now you must send out the reconnaissance battalions and reconnaissance companies of each brigade to fully monitor the enemy's movements. Pay special attention to air defense operations and try to avoid major losses.
Zhuang Tao smiled and said, "Don't worry, we won't be rash. Besides, you're flying there and back, so it won't take long. Maybe you'll be back within three days."
When Jiang Qiang heard this, he felt a thump in his heart. It was not good for the cadres to rely on him so much. He immediately said seriously to Zhuang Tao: "Zhuang Tao, when I return to Shanghai this time, I have many issues that I need to tell General Tang Juwu and General Jiang Baili.
Clearly, it is estimated that it will take a long time. I will not be able to come back for at least three to five days. If the Japanese army learns that I have left Shandong, they will definitely make trouble. You must be aware of this. I tell you, from now on,
Including Jinan, the base areas must quietly fortify the walls and clear the country to prevent Japanese raids. If necessary, the Iron Bridge over the Yellow River can be blown up to delay the Japanese attack on the northern line. But there can be no chance. If you are lucky, you will suffer a big loss.
.You know, the Second Division, the Fifth Division, the Fourteenth Division, and the First Division are not easy to mess with. If they are allowed to spread out their troops and attack calmly, our security brigade will not be able to stop them at all."
When Zhuang Tao, Chen Zhengnian, and Chang Yuan heard this, they knew that the commander was telling the truth. Once the little devils knew that Jiang Qiang had left Shandong, they might really fight hard, like the Luxi Security Brigade and the Second Luxi Security Brigade.
The Hebei-Shandong border troops and the troops in southern Hebei are the key targets of the Japanese army. Some time ago, Jiang Qiang also said that if the Japs attacked, he would send the Japs toward Jinan and concentrate the main force to attack them all the way. Now he changed his mind and said that if necessary, he would blow up the Yellow River.
Iron Bridge, to put it bluntly, is not confident in their command ability.
Chang Yuan repeatedly assured the commander, please rest assured that they will carefully study according to the combat plan, and will not fight if the fighter opportunity is not mature. Once the fighter opportunity is mature, they will immediately pounce on the little Japanese and bite the little devil hard.
Jiang Qiang was relieved and told Zhuang Tao, Chen Zhengnian and Chang Yuan that if the enemy attacked in a large scale, they must be ruthless and make a quick decision whether to retreat or attack without any hesitation. The first choice target should be the 14th Division on the southern front.
Regiment, this unit killed their division commander for us in Tianjin, but the Fifth Division was relatively arrogant and could easily risk an attack. Of course, if the Fifth Division leaves Tianjin, it will have to prepare a position in advance.
Use night battles to eliminate the enemy. As long as the fifth division or the fourteenth division is eliminated, the Japs' offensive will naturally collapse.
It wasn't until everything was arranged that Jiang Qiang went home to deal with his troublesome personal matters. The fierce air battle on the Shandong Peninsula lasted all day, until it got dark at 7 o'clock in the evening, and the Jiaodong Army withdrew its troops and temporarily stopped the attack.
Fearing the mysterious and powerful Flying Tigers of the Shandong Military Region, the Japanese navy and land aviation regiments have never participated in the battle. Instead, the Flying Tigers' helicopter brigade frequently dispatched guest bombers, putting great pressure and damage on the Japanese positions!
The Japanese fleet cruising offshore was restricted by the range and coastal defense artillery, and was also unable to defend the city. The Japanese troops in the fortress provided effective fire support!
Therefore, the Shandong Military Region, which has air superiority, heavy artillery, tanks and armored forces, has taken absolute initiative on the battlefield from the beginning, while the Japanese defenders relied on fortifications and geographical advantages to resist!
After a day of fierce fighting, the Shandong Military Region has made great progress. It has broken through multiple lines of defense in Lanling County, Fengcheng County, Zoucheng, Yidu County, Jimo County and other directions, and heavy troops have gathered near the county seat! Although the Shandong Military Region has exposed
It was extremely ambitious, but the reaction from the Japanese army was not intense. It seemed that they had foreseen this!
The Japanese defenders everywhere adopted a passive defensive posture. Although they did not take the initiative to engage in head-on confrontation with the Shandong Military Region, they persisted in key defensive areas! Unlike the plains of Shandong Province, most of the counties and cities attacked this time were hilly and mountainous areas.
, limited by the terrain, tanks and armored forces cannot display their true strength!
The Japanese army is also well aware of the field capabilities of the Shandong Military Region in the plains, so it has been vigorously building fortifications on a large scale a few months ago, especially in hilly and mountainous areas! Therefore, although the initiative in combat is firmly in the hands of the Shandong Military Region
, but it is not that simple to achieve the strategic goal of the icebreaking operation!
Just like the Vietnam War and the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, the U.S. military has absolute advantages in weapons and equipment, but it is also extremely difficult to conquer the solid defense lines built on the mountains, and it cannot even be conquered even at a heavy cost!
However, Jiang Qiang was not in a hurry about this. He had nothing to do anyway, and he had enough financial and material resources to support a long-term battle. He could just eat it bit by bit and treat it as training elite soldiers! By the next morning, in view of the
Due to the severe war situation in Shandong and the joint remonstrances of Shunroku Hata, Neiji Okamura and others, Emperor Hirohito of Japan once again convened his ministers to discuss countermeasures!
However, after many discussions, the final opinion was still to encircle the Shandong Military Region, use strong fortifications and defensive positions to consume, and the focus of the attack should be on the Republic of China government! Emperor Hirohito and other high-level Japanese officials still had the power to make the Republic of China government surrender.
At the same time, they are currently trying to lure Wang Jingwei to surrender, so at this critical moment, they do not want to bite the hard nut of the Chinese Tiger Army!