Historically, during the War of Liberation, the Chairman once boldly said something to the effect of the following: Since our army has powerful artillery, it is no longer a problem to capture the fortified cities of the Kuomintang army.
Due to the emergence of Liu Yimin, our army's artillery force in Shandong is now very strong, with 12 artillery regiments, one thunder artillery regiment and three air defense regiments. Unfortunately, due to the Japanese air superiority, our army is unable to mine large-scale mines or build power plants.
and steel plants, ammunition replenishment mainly relies on capture and reloading, which limits the continuous combat capability of artillery. Every major battle requires a period of time to reserve ammunition. This is not only true for artillery, but also for infantry ammunition. Especially the Second Teaching Brigade of Luxi
, the Sixth Teaching Brigade on the Hebei-Shandong border, except for major wars, under normal circumstances it is impossible to use artillery to carry out intensive artillery strikes. Because it is too difficult to replenish, every artillery shell and bullet casing is extremely precious, and the Japanese air superiority will not be available in the short term.
May disappear. Although Liu Yimin paid special attention to destroying Japanese aircraft, the industrial capabilities of the Little Devils were too strong. In 1939 alone, the Little Devils produced more than a thousand aircraft.[..com]
The Eighth Route Army destroyed a Japs airport here, and the Japs quickly replenished it there. This forced our army to win through night battles and ambush battles, and it was impossible to carry out a protracted war.
The current level of mechanization of the 1st Teaching Brigade is considered very strong among the Chinese army, but compared with the three mechanized divisions of the Japanese Army: the 2nd Division, the 5th Division, and the 1st Guards Division, the number of vehicles
Far inferior. Moreover, all the fuel of our army comes from seizures. Every time an armored regiment is used in combat, Liu Yimin will calculate the fuel loss to each vehicle to save fuel to the maximum extent. As for other infantry brigades, basically none
Taiwan's tanks, armored vehicles, and automobiles are still significantly behind the Japanese army's equipment level.
If it were not for the above three major reasons, given the strength and technical level of our army in Shandong, Liu Yimin would have already launched a decisive battle with the Japs' heavily armed group.
Everything is interdependent, with pros and cons. Due to Liu Yimin's crossing, our army reduced a lot of losses after the Battle of Xiangjiang River, preserved the backbone of the troops and went north to fight against Japan. The strength was far greater than in history, and the achievements achieved were much more brilliant.
However, due to the heavy casualties caused by our army's fighting, the Japanese army used more troops to invade China than in history, and they targeted the Eighth Route Army and the Eighth Route Army's base areas early. Historically, the Japanese army
In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, they did not understand the Eighth Route Army at all, and did not regard the Eighth Route Army as their main combat opponent. The Japanese army even arrogantly dared to use brigade-sized troops to penetrate into the Eighth Route Army base areas to carry out raids. It is different now. Just look at the strength of the North China Front Army and you will know that the Japanese army
He had already seen through the situation in North China and listed the Eighth Route Army as the main combat target, and concentrated huge forces to deal with the Eighth Route Army.
Precisely because the Japanese army concentrated a huge force and had absolute air superiority, Tada Shun was able to carry out large-scale raids on the Eighth Route Bureau with many tricks and tricks. However, Tada Shun was unlucky and encountered an enemy who was very hostile to his tactics.
The familiar Liu Yimin could only be beaten to pieces.
The roar of the artillery continued. The artillery position of the 27th Mountain Artillery Regiment of the Japanese Army was covered by the Eighth Route Army artillery group. The wails of the little devils, the neighing of the pack horses, and the explosion of the artillery shells were intertwined, plus the flying cannon parts.
The scene of the exploding artillery shells, Japanese soldiers, and the broken body parts of the packhorse was so thorny, so bloody, so bloody.
The position of the 27th Mountain Artillery Regiment was seen to be destroyed. The Japanese artillerymen, who had already seen the power of the Eighth Route Army artillery group, except for the dead, were all crawling on the ground or hiding in the craters, not daring to raise their heads.
Wait. After finally waiting for the Eighth Route Army artillery group to change the direction of the bombardment, the Japanese artillerymen who were lucky enough to be alive still wanted to find the artillery and re-establish their position to fight back. What they saw was the tragic scene caused by the artillery fire coverage and the explosion of the artillery shells. Little Japs
They were immediately stunned, and most of them even forgot to run away, squatting on the ground and vomiting. It was not until they vomited out their bile that the Japanese artillerymen remembered to report to the division commander that the artillery position had been destroyed, and to request urgent tactical guidance.
As soon as the Eighth Route Army artillery group spoke, it shattered the sweet dream of Honma Masaki, the commander of the 27th Division in Qufu City. The old devil was so surprised that his jaw dropped. It took him a long time to realize that he had changed the battlefield situation again.
He miscalculated, and quickly ordered a signal flare to be fired to notify the main force of the division, which was performing a roundabout and outflanking mission, to stop advancing and quickly withdraw to Qufu to defend it.
At this time, Honma Masaki, who wanted to make a contribution alone, remembered to report to the Twelfth Army Headquarters and the North China Front Army Headquarters. Moreover, Honma Masaki skipped the task of ordering the main force to outflank the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops without authorization.
section, directly reported that it was attacked by a powerful artillery group of the Eighth Route Army, and requested urgent tactical guidance.
Without waiting for a call back from the North China Front Army Headquarters and the Twelfth Army Headquarters, Masaki Honma then sent the second and third telegrams asking for help. Because he went up to the roof and saw clearly that the Eighth Route Army artillery group had been destroyed.
After the imperial artillery position, they began to bombard his outflanking troops. What was even more frightening was that the fields north of Sihe suddenly lit up with car lights and torches like stars, and they were rushing towards his main force. Needless to say,
, that’s when Liu Yimin’s main force arrived.
Masaki Honma, who likes men, can no longer think of the young adjutant's thin skin and flesh at this time. There are layers of fine beads of sweat on his face, and his voice when giving orders becomes straight. He knows
, with a slight delay, the main force of his 27th Division would be finished.
Honma Masako couldn't care about anything. While sending reports to the Twelfth Army and the North China Front Army Headquarters, he kept sending reports to the Second Guards Division and the Twelfth Division in Zouxian and Tengxian counties.
A report was sent, asking them to quickly move north for reinforcements, flank the Eighth Route Army, and coordinate the retreat of the 27th Division.
At this time, the North China Front Army Headquarters in Peiping and the Twelfth Army Headquarters in Jinan were in chaos. Not only did Honma Masako urgently call for help, but the defenders of Jiaoji Road in central Shandong and Longhai Road in southeast Shandong were also there.
Urgently calling for help, they also reported being attacked by a powerful artillery group of the Eighth Route Army.
The commander of the Twelfth Army, Iida Sadagu, was originally the commander of the Guards Division, and he was very arrogant. However, after arriving in Shandong, he had a huge force and was unable to do anything against the Eighth Route Army, and suffered defeats one after another. This time,
The North China Front Army Headquarters formulated such a comprehensive raid plan. Iida Sadagu was fully expecting to be successful in one battle so that he could achieve great military exploits. Unexpectedly, the Eighth Route Army launched an attack in advance. Iida Sadagu was so angry that he flew into a rage in the headquarters.
Chief of Staff Asaburo Kobayashi reminded the Commander... Now is not the time to lose your temper, you must quickly come up with countermeasures, otherwise, the west, south, and north will suffer heavy losses.
Asaburo Kobayashi and Hisao Tani originally defended Jinan together... and finally escaped under the guise of staying and fighting to the death to cover the commander's breakout.
No matter how reasonable and flawless Kobayashi Asaburo's explanation of this matter is, it cannot help but make others suspicious. After all, the commander of the Twelfth Army, Hisao Tani, was eventually captured by the Eighth Route Army and sentenced to beheaded. His chief of staff
However, Asaburo Kobayashi escaped from Jinan City unharmed, and careful people would not be able to doubt him!
Iida Sadugu is not a stupid person... Sometimes he will think of Hisao Tani's being chopped and the issue of Kobayashi Asaburo's escape, but at this time he can't think about it anymore. Kobayashi Asaburo is right, it must be dealt with as soon as possible.
If there is any further delay, I am afraid the losses will be great.
Iida Sadagu had not personally seen the power of the Eighth Route Army's concentrated use of artillery fire. Remembering that Kobayashi Senzaburo once defended Jinan City, he asked: "Kobayashi-kun... In your judgment, how can a division of the Imperial Army face the Eighth Route Army's artillery group?"
Are you going to fight back?"
If it had been before the Eighth Route Army captured Jinan... Kobayashi Asaburo would have answered without hesitation that he could counterattack. Because Kobayashi Asaburo, like many Japanese generals, had great faith in the bravery, shooting skills, and stabbing skills of the Japanese army.
He believed that aircraft, artillery, and tanks were just tools to cover infantry assaults. However, after the Eighth Route Army captured Jinan, Kobayashi Asaburo's mentality changed. He had recently been concentrating on studying the issue of concentrated use of artillery fire. The more he studied, the more alarmed he became.
I feel that the Eighth Route Army has far surpassed the Japanese army in the use of artillery. The North China Front Army, which is so large, does not even have an artillery headquarters...the artillery is still used dispersedly in various divisions.
Kobayashi Asaburo once wrote a proposal to the base camp, requesting that troops be dispatched to China, the North China Front Army and other armies to establish artillery headquarters, and unified command and use of artillery regiments scattered in various divisions. But so far, the base camp has not responded to his
There was no response to the proposal. Later, Kobayashi Maesaburo also figured out that the Japanese army used divisions as group combat units... and followed the principle that "one cannon that is always accurate is more useful than a hundred cannons that are inaccurate."
, his suggestions were naturally not taken seriously.
After listening to Iida Sadagu's question, Kobayashi Asaburo answered seriously: "Your Excellency, Commander, under the attack of the artillery group, the first consideration of the division should not be how to counterattack, but to quickly withdraw the troops from the Eighth Route Army artillery.
Group attack circle, reduce losses, and then consider how to counterattack."
Upon hearing this, Iida Sadagu immediately asked Kobayashi Senzaburo to send a report to all units, ordering the units that were attacked by the Eighth Route Army's artillery groups to retreat quickly, move closer to the main force, support each other, and be sure to hold on until dawn, waiting for aviation reinforcements later.
As soon as the telegram was sent, Iida Sadagu received another report from Masaki Honma, saying that he had discovered that the Eighth Route Army Armored Group had launched an assault on the main force of the 27th Division, and requested the Commander to send an urgent telegram to the Second Guards stationed in Zouxian County.
The 12th Division, stationed in Teng County, quickly reinforced, flanked the Eighth Route Army, and supported the main force of the 27th Division to break out.
After reading the telegram, Iida Sadagu was stunned. He could not have imagined that the situation of the 27th Division was already so dangerous. If the 27th Division was destroyed, the problem would be serious. Don't tell me tomorrow morning.
The Lu army's plan to raid Zhongnan Lu could not be carried out, and I am afraid that the plan of the 40th Division, the 41st Division, and the 37th Division to jointly attack Luxi could not be carried out either.
How long has this been going on? Iida Sadagu is still thinking about the three-pronged army attacking Lu Zhongnan together. This guy really wants to go crazy for military exploits!
Iida Sadagu's thought only happened for a moment. He did not hesitate and immediately ordered to send a report to the 2nd Guards Division and the 12th Division, ordering them to urgently assemble their troops and quickly move north to reinforce the 27th Division.
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The telegram sent by Masaki Honma to the Twelfth Army was simultaneously sent to the North China Front Army Headquarters.
Jun Tada, the commander of the North China Front, never imagined that the Eighth Route Army would launch a surprise attack at this time, and that it would attack from three directions at the same time.
North China Front Army Chief of Staff Yoshizumi Ryosuke stared in surprise and asked Deputy Chief of Staff Masahiro Hirata: "Is there a mistake? Isn't tonight the New Year's Eve? Chinese people should reunite their families and have New Year's Eve dinner together? Eighth Route Army
Why the sudden attack?"
Yoshizumi Ryosuke, the murderous devil, didn't even think about it. With Japanese invaders like them here, how could the Chinese have any family reunions or New Year's Eve dinners?
Judge Hirata blinked his eyes and did not know how to answer the Chief of Staff's question. It took him a long time to think about it and said: "Liu Yimin is a Communist. Communists all share wives. Maybe they have no sense of family and no sense of staying up late during the Spring Festival.
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This is deceptive nonsense... It is used to deceive people. People who are liars will never be believed. Shun Tada and Ryosuke Yoshizumi are the main culprits in the invasion of China and they are also liars, including Masahiro Hirata.
It's this kind of stuff... none of the three of them believe it.
Shun Tada ignored Yoshizumi Ryosuke and Hirata's wordy words. He stood in front of the map with a livid face and said sadly for a long time: "The Chinese have a saying, which is to hit a snake within seven inches. The Eighth Route Army hit us just before we were about to launch.
But before it is launched, he has mastered the essence of the art of war. Liu Yimin is extremely powerful!"
Yoshizumi Ryosuke and Hirata Masaru remained silent...they did not dare to take Tada Shun's words for fear that one wrong sentence would lead to Tada Shun's scolding.
Tada Shun's tone was full of loneliness: "We have been planning and working hard, but why didn't we think that the Eighth Route Army might be the first to launch the attack? If we were not careful, we would lose everything!"
At this time, Yoshizumi Ryosuke finally intervened: "Commander, you don't need to be too sad. Judging from the reports from various units, although the Eighth Route Army's offensive is fierce... they launch it in three directions at the same time, and the forces are bound to be dispersed. We only need to
Just find out the direction of their main attack and take a defensive position in the direction of the Eighth Route Army's main attack.
As soon as daybreak...the enemy's situation will be completely clear. Under the cover of aviation, we can launch a counterattack and completely crush the Eighth Route Army's counterattack. Moreover, after a night of fierce fighting, the Eighth Route Army is depleted of men and horses and consumes too much ammunition. Our army will definitely be able to counterattack again.
Achieve unexpected results.”
Yoshizumi Ryosuke's statement is indeed reasonable. In the art of war, there have always been tactics of turning back and dragging the sword... Under normal circumstances, the Japanese army's counterattack tomorrow will indeed be fierce and fierce, and it is likely that the Eighth Route Army will be unable to parry. However, Tada Shun
Having fought against Liu Yimin several times, he already knew how powerful his opponent was. He knew in his mind that if Liu Yimin dared to launch an attack at this time... he must have a backup plan. Maybe he was hoping that the Japanese army would take advantage of the situation to counterattack, so that he could conduct an ambush and expand his results.
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While the three of them were discussing, telegrams for help came flying in like flakes. The Eighth Route Army in southern Hebei, central Hebei, Shandong border, western Shandong, southwestern Shandong, Jiaodong, and Jiangsu and Anhui were all launching counterattacks. It was like a pot of porridge!
Tada Shun was shocked. This situation is very similar to the scenes when Liu Yimin launched previous wars. Is Liu Yimin going to repeat the Battle of Lunan this time?
At this moment, Masaki Honma requested emergency reinforcements from the 2nd Guards Division and the 12th Division. The telegram to cover the 27th breakout arrived. Tada Shun's heart suddenly flashed, and his eyes were fixed on the magnetic field.
Between Yao and Qufu.
Tada Shun did not expect that Honma Masaki concealed the situation and did not report truthfully that the main force of the 27th Division had left the established position in Qufu, crossed the Si River and headed north to attack the Eighth Route Army. Now it was exposed in the wilderness and exposed to the Eighth Route Army artillery.
Covered by the firepower of the group, it has become the target of the Eighth Route Army artillery group, armored group, and cavalry group!
Tada Jun immediately realized that the Eighth Route Army's target was the 27th Division!
The staff officer sent a telegram from the Twelfth Army Headquarters. Yoshizumi Ryosuke glanced through it and hurriedly showed it to Tada Shun.
After reading the telegram, Tada Shun thought about it silently and felt that Iida Sadagu's handling was extremely correct. The top priority was to quickly order the 27th Division to retreat and form a group with the 2nd Guards Division and the 12th Division.
Qufu and Yanzhou are not enough. Jun Tada understands that no matter how strong the defenses of these two counties are, they cannot surpass Jinan City. As long as the Eighth Route Army is determined to capture these two counties, I am afraid that the Second and Twelfth Guards Divisions will be defeated.
It can be broken before the group arrives.
Tada Shun was really afraid of seeing another entire division wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.
As for the independent mixed 16th Brigade in Tai'an, they must defend Tai'an to contain the Eighth Route Army so that they cannot concentrate all their efforts on chasing and annihilating the 27th Division.
Tada Jun immediately issued an order, ordering the 27th Division to abandon the defense between Ciyao, Qufu, and Yanzhou, quickly break through to Zouxian, and join the Second Guards Division. Order the Second Guards Division to quickly reinforce in an offensive posture
The 27th Division responded to the retreat of the 27th Division.
When receiving the telegram order from Tada Shun and Iida Sadagu, the main force of the 27th Division was dancing under the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army.
The sudden capture of the main force of the Japanese 27th Division was definitely a surprise for the Western Group of the Eighth Route Army. Li Chang commanded the artillery group to bombard with all his strength. All three artillery regiments and the heavy artillery battalion went into battle, and the main force of the Japanese army was
Shrouded in a fire net woven by artillery fire, the rocket launcher platoon, the third anti-aircraft regiment, and the thunder artillery regiment moved forward quickly, and the artillery vehicles ran very fast, trying to get as close as possible to the Japanese army, carrying out close-in artillery fire, and destroying the Japanese tanks, armored vehicles and cars.
The three tank battalions of the Eighth Route Army Armored Regiment and the armored vehicles and vehicles of the 1st and 2nd Teaching Regiments started a racing competition on the field. They all turned on their headlights and galloped towards the main force of the Japanese army with maximum horsepower and fastest speed.
Speed, speed!
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