When Liu Yimin first conceived the entire battle plan, he wanted to send his troops south after annihilating the 29th Division, concentrate the main forces of the 1st, 5th, and 12th Columns as well as artillery, cavalry and other troops to capture Xuzhou, and he also envisaged capturing Xuzhou. After Xuzhou, they stopped evacuating and pushed the defense line northward. After fighting for half a year, they drove the Japanese army to the north of Tai'an.
The biggest advantage of this plan is that it can strand the Kwantung Army's troops supporting the Shandong battlefield in Shandong, eliminate them one by one, and gradually attract them to go south to Shandong to fight, creating an emptiness in the Northeast and reducing the pressure to march into the Northeast in the future.
This was Liu Yimin's plan after he changed his strategic concept, which was to use the Shandong battlefield as a devourr of the Japanese army, give full play to our army's flexibility and maneuverability, and consume more of the Japanese elite divisions on the Shandong battlefield.
Liu Yimin's move was extremely cruel. If the guys at the Japanese base camp knew what Liu Yimin had in mind, I don't know what they would think.
However, the plan could not keep up with the changes. Just as he was marching after the Battle of Changlu, Liu Yimin received the news that Konoe Fumima was forming a cabinet. When he crossed the Yi River, he received information that the Japanese Seventh Division had turned towards Qingdao. .In this way, Liu Yimin was no longer anxious. He knew that there was a big fish to catch, and he might be able to wait for an opportunity that would make him extremely happy!
Liu Yimin simply led the main force back to the hinterland of the Shandong base area, temporarily hiding to rest and replenish his troops. He kept his eyes wide open and stared at the movements of the Japanese army, ready to attack at any time.
After the Battle of Changlu, as our army withdrew from Jinan, the Japanese army occupied Jinan again. The new commander of the Twelfth Army, Lieutenant General Dohashi Ichi, and the chief of staff, Major General Kono Tsunejiro, stationed in Jinan again and established a new commander of the Twelfth Army in Jinan. Department. This time, Lieutenant General Dohashi 1st Lieutenant General Dohashi learned the lessons of his three predecessors, Otaka Kamezo, Hisao Tani, and Iida Sadugu, and had to leave an elite division to garrison the Jinan area, life or death. Otherwise, he was afraid of following in the footsteps of his predecessors. In this way, in view of the important status of Jinan, Tada Shun and Nishio Hiszo, the headquarters had no choice but to agree to his request and deploy the Second Guards Division to garrison the Jinan area.
At this time, the Jinan area has simply become a large military camp of the Japanese army. The Second Division, the Second Guards Division, the Twelfth Division, and three tank divisions are all concentrated in the Jinan area, and trains on Jinpu Road are running day and night. Stop and drive to Jinan to deliver supplies to the Japanese army. At this point, several Japanese divisions on the northern front have not yet crossed the Yellow River!
The Japanese and puppet agencies in Jinan were overtaken by the Eighth Route Army while retreating with the Jinan garrison. Basically, they were completely lost. The remaining Han soldiers were all low-grade and not qualified to retreat by train, car, or motorboat. They were hiding in small villages around Jinan. Han jiān.
Although the base camp did not hold Tada Shun responsible, it does not mean that they did not know how useless this war was. After Tojo Hideki took office, he sent telegrams for three days in a row to reprimand Tada Shun, saying that he had a strong army, but he took advantage of Liu Yimin's lack of No matter what, if this continues, the great military power of the Japanese Army will completely disappear.
Tada Shun directly scolded Tojo Hideki and Matsuoka Yoyo in his heart for not knowing how powerful the Eighth Route Army was, and that it would not hurt their backs to stand and talk. If that doesn't work, let Tojo-dono come to North China to command operations?
Of course, this was Shun Tada's internal slander, and he did not dare to curse it publicly. First of all, he, Tojo Hideki, and Matsuoka Yosuke were all in the same league. This time, the death of Iida Sadagu and the 29th Division , independently formed the 17th Brigade, the main force of the Jinan garrison. The reason why he was not forced to have a caesarean section to apologize for his crimes, and even saved his dismissal, was that His Excellency Tojo did not hesitate to put in good words for him. Secondly, he is now eager to deal with the Eighth Route Army. It is difficult to carry out revenge without the support of the new Prime Minister. He has to bear it even if he can't bear it!
Shun Tada was a little envious of Lieutenant General Sonobe and Ichiro, the commander of the Eleventh Army. His Third Division was surrounded by the Chinese ** Corps, but he could still break out of the encirclement calmly and lead the Chinese ** Corps by the nose. With the 13th,
The 16th Division cooperated and counterattacked, severely damaging the main force of China's Fifth Theater. Why couldn't such a good thing happen to itself?
After thinking about it, Shun Tada felt that Juichi Terauchi was right when he said that Chiang Kai-shek's regular army was easy to fight, but the Eighth Route Army was difficult to fight. The reason was that Chiang Kai-shek's regular army was visible and well-organized, and the Eighth Route Army was cunning and cunning, and had no idea that they were hiding.
Wherever they go, they are always attacked by surprise. Moreover, Liu Yimin's troops have strong firepower. If the third division were surrounded by Liu Yimin's troops, they would probably be crushed early.
Tada Shun asked Hirata to draw up an expansion plan for the North China Front. Based on the independent mixed brigade, a three-unit division was expanded to assume garrison duties. The existing four-unit permanent division and ad hoc division were organized into
A three-unit system is to deploy one regiment, three or two regiments, expand part of the troops and equipment, and establish a new division. The plan has been drawn up and reported to the headquarters and base camp of the dispatched army.
Waiting for approval.
Tada Shun carefully summarized the reason for the loss of troops and generals this time. It was because Jinan's defense was too weak, allowing Liu Yimin to take advantage of the loophole. If Liu Yimin hadn't suddenly captured Jinan, Luxi's heavy army group could have forced Luxi Tubal Road to the Yellow River, and in one fell swoop
Annihilate
The heavy army group in Jiaodong can besiege the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Kunyu Mountains. Over time, they will starve to death ()! To put it bluntly, Liu Yimin is too cunning and cruel. Fortunately, he took decisive measures, otherwise
If so, maybe Xuzhou has been lost.
After learning from the painful experience, Tada Shun felt that he should seize the opportunity of the three tank divisions of the Kwantung Army to assist in operations in Shandong, consolidate the defense line first, and then conduct a thorough and heavy military sweep of the Eighth Route Army's Luzhongnan base area. No matter what, he must find Liu
A civil force, using powerful armor superiority and air superiority, will annihilate it and avoid future troubles forever.
Actual combat proved that the offensive of the three tank divisions was unstoppable by the Eighth Route Army. In this regard, Tada Jun was fully confident.
Tada Jun once again adjusted the deployment and ordered the 1st Tank Division to be stationed in Gaomi and under the command of the 7th Division; the 2nd Tank Division and the 2nd Tank Division were transferred to garrison between Xin'an Town and Donghai, and the 7th Tank Division was assigned to be stationed between Xin'an Town and Donghai.
The Third Chariot Division was transferred to Tengxian to garrison, and was assigned to the command of the 1st Division. The 12th Division was stationed on the Zhangqiu line, and the Guards Division was stationed in the Jinan area.
After adjusting the deployment, Tada Shun believed that the defense line was impregnable. After the troops were deployed and had a short rest and replenishment, they could launch another major sweep against Shandong South.
This time, Tada Shun was 70% sure that he could eliminate the main force of Liu Yimin's division of the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop.
Spear and shield are about to collide again!
At this time, something unexpected happened to Jun Tada. The Eighth Route Army in Shanxi suddenly launched a large-scale attack on the Tongpu Railway, Zhengtai Railway, and Pinghan Road. Overnight, the battlefield situation in Shanxi changed drastically.
, the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, frequently sent emergency messages and kept asking for help.
Tada Shun was stunned at once. What was the Eighth Route Army going to do? Was it going to have a full-scale decisive battle with the Imperial Army?
The famous Hundred Regiment War in history broke out!