Zhao Zhi, who was heavily blocked by Okamura Neiji on the Jiaodong Peninsula, finally took action. However, the battle situation on the Qingzhou defense line almost caused Okamura Neiji to collapse. The Qingzhou defense line, which he thought was impregnable, collapsed at the first touch. Zhang Lingpu's 58th Division was like crazy.
Under fierce attack, coupled with the flank breakthrough of hundreds of thousands of Burmese troops, Qing Dynasty
The Japanese and puppet troops on the state defense line only lasted for less than a day before they collapsed. At the same time, the reinforcements deployed by Okamura Neji from Zibo to support Qingzhou found that enemy troops appeared in the rear and hurriedly retreated, waiting for them to get rid of the enemy's entanglement.
After layers of blocking, Zibo has been captured by the 51st Division of the 74th Army.
The change of hands in Zibo means that Zhao Zhi of Jiaodong has successfully opened the passage to the north or west. Okamura Neiji can no longer effectively intercept and block Zhao Zhi, and trouble is coming. "General, a large number of people have appeared in the direction of Liaocheng.
People from the China Army and the Special High School also said that they discovered Thunder's armored troops in Liaocheng." The intelligence sent back by the Special High School from Liaocheng made Okamura Neji even more furious. The intelligence showed that the number of Chinese troops in Liaocheng exceeded
Wan, why couldn't the people in the special high school discover the Chinese people's big move earlier?
The situation began to go against Okamura Neiji. Not only had Zhao Zhi fought his way out of Jiaodong, but a large number of Chinese troops had also appeared in Liaocheng. These Chinese troops that appeared in Liaocheng were not the Tubal guerrillas in Hebei.
The eight-hundred-year-old regular Chinese army. Okamura Neiji could not imagine
What would it be like for tens of thousands of Chinese regular troops to besiege Jinan? Besides, they also have the assistance of Thunder Armored Forces. Imperial officials who had contact with Thunder Armored Forces all said that they were the devil's troops.
Okamura Neiji can command more than one million Japanese and puppet troops, but he has nothing to do with Zhao Zhi. This man is like a slippery catfish. Once Okamura Neiji gathers a heavy force to encircle and suppress, Zhao Zhi will disperse.
The troops are lurking. Once Okamura Neji
His troops also dispersed their forces to pursue and suppress, and Zhao Zhi would secretly gather his forces to deal with Okamura Neiji's troops one by one. The two sides had secretly competed many times in Hebei, but most of them were defeated by Okamura Neiji.
and ended.
But this time is different. Once Jinan is captured by Zhao Zhi, the empire's north-south communication line strategy will be aborted. For the glory of the empire, Okamura Neiji will never sit back and watch Zhao Zhi capture Jinan. "Who said we are going to attack Jinan?
?” Just when Okamura Neiji was thinking hard about how to keep Jinan,
At the same time, Zhao Zhi, who had arrived at Zibo, was also convening a meeting with his officers. All the officers of the 74th Army who had just recaptured Zibo were also present. The joy of victory made the people of the 74th Army a little carried away, and some even shouted that they would
He captured Jinan, but was rejected by Zhao Zhi.
"We are not going to attack Jinan, at least we can't attack Jinan now." Zhao Zhi pointed to the map on the table and said, "It shows the general deployment of the Japanese and puppet troops in Shandong. This information is all from the brothers of the military commander who risked their lives.
The intelligence collected shows that Okamura Neji is at this moment
In Jinan, Okamura Neiji is the commander of the Japanese Expeditionary Force. He cannot only have regiment-level Japanese troops to protect him in Jinan. Moreover, we have just broken through his Qingzhou defense line and captured Zibo. It is undoubtedly necessary to attack Jinan at this time.
I just want to fight to the death with Neji Okamura."
Zhao Zhi's words were not as shocking as the map on the table. The map was densely marked with red and blue pencils on the troop deployment of the Japanese and puppet troops around Jinan. Judging from the map, Okamura Neji had already mapped out Jinan and its surrounding areas.
The area has become a fortress. If you want to have a head-on fight between Jinan and Okamura Neji, there is no way.
Troops of more than 10,000 people are simply not feasible. The 74th Army itself only has more than 20,000 people. Zhao Zhi’s Burmese mercenaries are purely cannon fodder troops, and their combat effectiveness is only slightly stronger than that of the Royal Association Army. If it were not for the strength of numbers, it might have been possible earlier.
They were almost killed by the Japanese army.
It is true that Jinan cannot be attacked without enough troops. But judging from the tone of Zhao Zhi's words, even if there are sufficient troops, he is not prepared to attack Jinan. Is there anything else that cannot be said? Wang Yaowu was the first person to have doubts. Zhang Lingpu
It's the second one. "Everyone, please look here." The command point in Zhao Zhi's hand is in Jinan
At the location of Liaocheng in the southwest, "This is Liaocheng. Chairman Chiang has deployed 300,000 of your ***'s reserve army here. However, these troops cannot be moved for the time being, because this is the bargaining chip to contain Okamura Neiji's Jinan army. It is gone."
Liaocheng's 300,000 troops, Okamura Neiji will mobilize heavy troops to encircle and suppress us at any time."
"Then why don't we attack Jinan with the troops from Liaocheng? If we kill Neji Okamura, won't the Japanese be in chaos?" The officer of the 74th Army who spoke hastily felt something was wrong as he spoke, and turned around to look around.
Everyone looked at me with contempt. It is true that Okamura Neji is the commander of the Japanese Expeditionary Force.
, but according to the character of the Japanese, he will never be the last commander of the dispatch army. This means that even if the Chinese ** team kills Okamura Neiji, the Japanese will still have other candidates to serve as this commander.
The position of commander and the life and death of Neji Okamura had almost minimal impact on the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War.
"Jinan wants to fight, and Okamura Neji also wants to kill, but not now, we have more important things to do now." Zhao Zhi laughed and said his plan, "Let's leave Jinan alone and not fight.
Binzhou and Dezhou are both good choices. In these two places, our Thunder and Juntong are lurking to support us, so it will be easy to win here."
"Since it's easy to capture Bingzhou and Dezhou, can we use these two places as bait to lure Neji Okamura to send troops for reinforcements? We will take the opportunity to ambush him. Firstly, we can exercise the actual combat capabilities of the troops. Secondly, we can also
It can kill a large number of Japanese and puppet troops in Shandong. This
Thirdly, it can also put psychological pressure on Okamura Neji. It would be best to drive this old fox crazy directly." Wang Yaowu is also a strong soldier in the army and has experienced far more battles than Zhao Zhi.
After listening to Zhao Zhi's words, he understood Zhao Zhi's intention and said it immediately.
"General Wang is right. Since we can easily capture Binzhou and Dezhou, why can't we set a trap for Okamura Neji and wait for him to jump, no matter how many Japanese and puppet troops jump into the trap in the end.
, I believe it is a blow to Okamura Neji.
With Murura Neiji's character, he will never allow himself to make such a low-level mistake, so he will look for opportunities to find us a decisive battle or to attack our retreat, and this is the time for us to attack Jinan." Zhao Zhi's
The commanding tribe was in Liaocheng's position and struck hard.
"Wonderful, what a plan." At this time, Wang Yaowu and his officers finally understood Zhao Zhi's true intention, which was not not to attack Jinan, but to transfer Okamura Neiji and his main force out of Jinan.
If we fight again, the casualties will be much smaller, and the 300,000 people who appeared in Liaocheng will
The ** reserve army became the main force in seizing Jinan. Zhao Zhi had already told Wang Yaowu that Thunderbolt would mobilize 100,000 Jewish troops from Vietnam to go north, so Wang Yaowu didn't care about Okamura Neji's sneak attack on Jiaodong. He believed that Thunderbolt's Jewish troops would definitely
It can leave a deep impression on Neji Okamura.
"Mr. Zhao, I have reported to the Chairman that the 74th Army will accept your command. I hope you will not refuse again." Seeing that Zhao Zhi seemed to be trying to shirk, Wang Yaowu moved out of Chiang Kai-shek's camp. Although the 74th Army had all changed their uniforms.
American style
Although they still used the same set of tactics and tactics as the Japanese in terms of combat tactics, Zhang Lingpu's 58th Division suffered nearly 3,000 casualties in the battle to break through the Qingzhou defense line. However, Lei Lei, who broke in from the flank, suffered only a few casualties when facing the troops.
arrive
00, but the number of Japanese and puppet troops shot and killed by both sides was the same.
After the war, officers under Wang Yaowu's organization analyzed the gap between the 74th Army and Thunder, and found that the differences between the two sides were mainly reflected in tactical arrangements and on-site command. Most of the Burmese troops that Thunder participated in the war used Japanese weapons, but they
Pay attention to firepower based on squad schedule
Cooperation, only when encountering unavoidable situations, will they use strong firepower teams to carry out close strikes or cautious hand-to-hand combat. But the troops of the 74th Army carrying Garand did not know whether to use firepower to suppress the enemy, or to rush forward and fight the same way.
If the Japanese army engages in a melee, the casualties will naturally be high.
From the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War to the present, the Japanese have been passively resisting and retreating steadily. As a result, the 74th Army, which has replaced American equipment, is still unable to get out of this framework. Wang Yaowu believes that if Zhao Zhi personally commanded the Qingzhou Defense Line Battle, it would have broken through the Japanese and puppet troops.
The defense line will be faster, soldiers
The casualties will be smaller. As the chief officer of the 74th Army, Wang Yaowu is not a small-minded man. After careful consideration, Wang Yaowu took the initiative to write to Chiang Kai-shek, asking his 74th Army to accept the command of Zhao Zhi, and at least the 74th Army should join the 300,000 reserve troops in Liaocheng.
Have to do this before.
"Well, since Chairman Chiang has agreed, I will take care of it for a while. After your 74th Army and the reserve army in Liaocheng meet up, this resolution will be declared invalid." Since it was Chiang Kai-shek's intention, Zhao Zhi was not good at it.
After all, it is just a temporary control. As long as the channel between Jiaodong and Liaocheng is opened, the 74th Army can join the 300,000 reserve troops at any time.
"Order that the 50,000-strong Burmese First Division immediately go to Binzhou to carry out a feint attack and clear out the Japanese and puppet troops outside Binzhou. The 58th Division of the 74th Army cooperates with 20,000 Burmese troops to block the Japanese and puppet reinforcements outside Binzhou. The 50,000-strong Burmese Second Division
Dezhou carried out a feint attack and wiped out
On the periphery of the Japanese and puppet troops, the 51st Division of the 74th Army collaborated with 20,000 Burmese troops to ambush the outskirts of Texas to block the Japanese and puppet troops coming to aid." This is Zhao Zhi's first order after commanding the 74th Army. If the plan is implemented smoothly, wait for Okamura Neiji's instructions