After the army was dispatched, General Shoudai Temple also returned to Peiping on January 23.
After returning to Peiping, General Judai Terauchi received another exciting news. The base camp decided to form an independent mixed fifth brigade in Tianjin. The brigade commander, Major General Qin Yashang, had five independent infantry brigades, as well as artillery, engineering, and communication brigades.
, baggage team, the entire brigade has 8,280 people, equipped with 1,800 military horses, 4,050 rifles, 120 grenades, and 120 light machine guns
30 heavy machine guns, 10 flat-fire cannons, 20 mountain guns, 12 field guns and other weapons and equipment. The troops have been transported to Tianjin from the mainland. At the same time, the independent mixed 13th Brigade affiliated with the Kwantung Army was reorganized into North China
The front army, brigade commander Major General Morita Masanori, has jurisdiction over the 56th, 57th, 58th, 59th, and 60th independent infantry brigades, artillery team, engineering team, and communications team.
Prince Hanwon Gong Zairen told him in a telegram that the base camp hoped that he could use the huge force correctly, quickly find the Chinese instructors and eliminate them, restore public order in North China, and open up contact with the Central China Front. Now, the cabinet is very concerned about the excessive spending on the war.
There are criticisms that the Japanese Imperial Army urgently needs a big victory to boost the national spirit, and His Majesty the Emperor has high hopes for him.
After receiving the telegram, General Judaichi of the temple felt deeply about the great responsibility and glorious mission, and immediately called back to the base camp. He would never let down His Majesty the Emperor's kindness and was willing to contribute to His Majesty's conquest of China.
After sending the telegram, General Judai Terauchi immediately adjusted his deployment and ordered the newly arrived independent mixed fifth brigade to be stationed in Tianjin and responsible for the security of Jidong and Pingjin areas. He ordered the 24th Division to move to Cangxian County to strengthen security in the surrounding areas of Cangxian County and assume the responsibility of
Support the combat mission of the Second Army. Order the newly arrived independent mixed 13th Brigade to be transported to Shandong and attached to the Second Army. General Terauchi Toshiichi informed the First Army and the Second Army of the troop adjustment situation.
In view of the fact that there was no trace of Liu Yimin's instructor, General Touichi Terauchi made several rigid regulations in a telegram to all armies, divisions, and mixed brigades: First, the troops were not allowed to march at night or to reinforce; second, they were to strictly follow the infantry drills.
, whenever encountering a marching battle, be sure to strengthen search and reconnaissance, march in groups, and contact each other. In the event of an attack, build a position on the spot to kill.
Guard and call for aviation support. Third, the command and communication signals of the troops change day by day to prevent instructor Liu Yimin from pretending to be a sneak attack by the imperial army. Fourth, this battle must win the hearts and minds of the Chinese people, and all troops must maintain discipline and establish a good image of the Imperial Japanese Army.
, strive to absorb as many Chinese troops as possible to serve the imperial army, and cooperate with the imperial army to eliminate the Chinese government troops and the Communist Eighth Route Army.
Then, General Terauchi Toshiichi called Lieutenant General Naosaburo Okabe to have a serious discussion on the current political, economic, and military situation in North China. He also listened to reports from Wang Kemin and Qi Kuiyuan on the construction of the Provisional Government of the Republic of China and the North China Security Army.
After listening to the report, General Touichi Teuchi instructed Wang Kemin and Qi Kuiyuan that the government's recent tasks include three main tasks. One is to quickly establish local governments at all levels and start work as soon as possible to raise food for the imperial army; the other is to seize the time to develop the economy and develop transportation.
, especially in Tianjin, to restore the economy destroyed by the Eighth Route Army, all enterprises must
We must start construction as soon as possible. If there is no equipment, we can tax it as soon as possible and use the tax money to buy it in the Imperial Japanese Empire. The third is to use Qi Kuiyuan's troops as the basis to open an officer school, a non-commissioned officer school, expand the army, and strive to let the North China Security Army take on the responsibility of maintaining law and order.
This heavy task allowed the main force of the imperial army to concentrate on attacking Chiang Kai-shek's regular army and the Eighth Route Army.
When Wang Kemin heard that the provisional government was asked to raise money to buy equipment in Japan, he felt a little worried. Juichi Terauchi patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry about it. There are many rich people in Tianjin and Peking. Go and look for them at their homes."
, you will definitely find a lot of money. You can also sell some more land in Tianjin. The British, French, and Italians will be happy to expand the concession. It is not convenient for the imperial army to go out to do these things, so you can do it quietly."
When Wang Kemin heard that this was indeed the case, he should be able to get a lot of money according to this method, so he accepted the task with a smile.
Qi Kuiyuan proposed that the expansion of the troops would require money and equipment, and asked the Commander to allocate them.
General Shouichi of the temple replied that he asked Mr. Wang for the money issue, and weapons and equipment were distributed in Shanxi. When the imperial army captured Taiyuan, they seized a large amount of weapons and equipment. Unfortunately, only a small part was brought back, and most of them were sent to Liu Yimin when he attacked Taiyuan.
Got it away. But this small part is enough for the security forces.
After sending off Wang Kemin and Qi Kuiyuan, General Touichi Templeuchi ordered the 23rd Division, the 224th Division, the Independent Brigade of the Resident Army, and the independent mixed fifth brigade to implement the combat plan. Among them, the Independent Brigade of the Resident Army
The mixed brigade led Qi Kuiyuan's security forces out of Peiping and headed south, and the independent mixed fifth brigade headed from Tianjin to
In the west, the 23rd Division headed east from the Ping-Han line, and the 24th Division headed west from the Jin-Pu line. They concentrated their efforts on public security operations to completely clear the Ping-Tianjin and Jizhong areas and eliminate the resistance in these two areas.
, to help the Provisional Government of the Republic of China establish local governments at all levels and restore traffic and public order.
While General Judai Terauchi ordered a sweep of the Pingjin area and the central Hebei area, Lieutenant General Nishio Hisao, the commander of the Second Army who returned to Jinan, was also convening a combat meeting to study and implement the battle plan for the base camp and the front army.
Hisao Nishio was a native of Tottori Prefecture, Japan. He participated in the Russo-Japanese War and graduated second in the 51st class from Mainland University. This man was relatively unconventional among the Japanese army. He advocated that soldiers should not interfere in politics and be serious in their work.
This time, he was ordered to command the 5th Division, the 10th Division, the 16th Division, the 21st Division, the 10th and 8th Division, and the independent third and fourth brigades were responsible for the Jinpu line operations.
The mission is clear. However, Nishio Hiszog has an idea, which is to use the opportunity when the troops at hand are relatively concentrated to completely eliminate the resistance forces in Shandong and create a unified, stable and stable Shandong occupied area for the Empire of Japan.
Originally, Nishio Juzo was worried that the front army's railway troops alone could not guarantee the security of the Jinpu Line. Now it is better. An independent mixed fifth brigade was formed at the base camp, and the front army transferred the 24th Division to Cangxian for garrison. Not only did the security of the Jinpu Line
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The Fourth Division can also be used as a support force for the Second Army, and the 21st Brigade stationed in Dexian County can be freed for combat. Moreover, General Juichi Terauchi also strengthened the elite 13th Mixed Brigade of the Kwantung Army to
The Second Army now has more strength.
Sitting on the main seat, Nishio Juzo's eyes turned to the commander of the 5th Division, Lieutenant General Onto Rikichi, the commander of the 10th Division, Lieutenant General Isotani Rensuke, the commander of the 16th Division, Lieutenant General Nakajima Imago, and the commander of the 2nd Division.
Lieutenant General Shouki Shohei, commander of the 11th Division, Shimomoto Xiong, commander of the 108th Division
Lieutenant General Mi, Major General Toichi Sasaki, commander of the 3rd independent hybrid brigade, Major General Kawamura Dong, commander of the 4th independent hybrid brigade, Major General Morita Masanori, commander of the 13th independent hybrid brigade, and other generals' faces flashed across their faces, and it took them a long time to speak.
Said: "This time our army was ordered by the base camp to
The purpose of ordering the Jinpu Line Operation was to wipe out the resistance forces in Shandong, capture Xuzhou, and open up connections with the Central China Front. In order to complete this task, the Second Army Headquarters decided to operate in two stages. The first stage was to completely eliminate Shandong.
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The specific deployment of the resistance force is: 1. The Fifth Division starts from Jinan and goes south along the Jinpu Line. It is responsible for the southwestern Shanxi area west of the Jinpu Line and southeast of the Yellow River, and goes straight to Heze; 2. The 10th Division goes south along the Jinpu Line and goes straight to Heze.
Zaozhuang; 3, mopping up by the 16th Division
Take Linyi in the mountains of central and southern Shandong; 4. The 21st Division, with Dexian as the center, will make every effort to sweep the northwest of the Yellow River and the northwest Shanxi area on both sides of Jinpu Road, focusing on the northwest of the Yellow River and the area east of Jinpu Road; 5. The first
0The Eighth Division is responsible for defending Jinan,
Become a strategic reserve; Sixth, the independent mixed third brigade will sweep the vast areas east of the Yellow River and on both sides of the Jiaoji Line; Seventh, the independent mixed fourth division will cooperate with the 21st Division to sweep the northwest of the Yellow River and the southwest of Jinpu Road. Eighth
, the 13th independent mixed brigade entered
Stationed in Tai'an, as a reinforcement force, they can support the operations of the 5th, 10th, and 16th Divisions at any time. There is another task in the first stage of the campaign, which is to find friends who cooperate with the imperial army, form local government, and establish
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The second stage is to capture Xuzhou. The specific deployment is: the 10th Division will serve as the main attack, the 5th Division, and the 16th Division will attack Xuzhou from the west and east respectively. The 108th Division will independently form the third.
Fourth, the 13th Brigade serves as reinforcements."
After the deployment, Lieutenant General Nishio Hisao read out the combat guidance telegram from General Toruichi Terauchi, commander of the North China Front. After reading it, he emphasized: "Our army has been invincible since entering North China. However, just as our army was singing a triumphant song and advancing by leaps and bounds, China
Instructor Liu Yimin dared to lead his troops in a sneak attack on Taiyuan and Tianjin. More than 40,000 imperial warriors were crushed in his hands.
, nearly 50,000 people. This shows that one must be extremely careful when fighting the Chinese. Now, Liu Yimin and his instructors are nowhere to be seen. Where are they hiding, how many troops there are, the names of commanders at all levels, etc.,
We don’t know. The only thing we can tell clearly is that this is an extremely elite force with extremely powerful firepower. Because only 21
The heavy firepower of the brigade and the Chahar Dispatch Corps can equip a powerful heavy firepower unit, not to mention that they have obtained the heavy supplies of our North China Front Army from Tianjin. It can be said that the current firepower of this unit is unimaginably powerful.
The losses suffered by the Kwantung Army aviation forces when they bombed Tianjin Airport can prove that they are using our heavy firepower.
It seems that the use of it is not skillful enough. In view of this situation, we can conclude that if a brigade of our army encounters this army, it will be very dangerous. Therefore, General Terauchi Toshiichi sent a telegram ordering the troops not to march at night.
Reinforcements are not allowed at night, and passwords and contact signals are changed every day. The purpose is to avoid encountering Liu Yimin's instructor and suffering a loss."
Having said this, Nishio Shouzou glanced at the generals again and said loudly: "You don't have to worry too much. Now we have strong aviation support. As long as we camp at night and keep strict vigilance, they will have no chance to take advantage of them during the day. In Great Japan
In the face of the empire's powerful sea and air superiority, no matter how powerful the instructor is, it is just a target. You must have confidence that our army's attack with a large force group will be successful!"
After the meeting, Lieutenant General Nishio Hisao took a group photo with these division commanders and brigade commanders at the headquarters, and had dinner together before ordering them to return to their units and act quickly.
Almost at the same time, Lieutenant General Xiangyue Qingsi, commander of the First Army, also held a military meeting in Taiyuan.
Different from the situation in Jinan, Taiyuan City was lifeless. Except for Japanese soldiers, it was difficult to see Chinese people on the streets. This made Kawamura Kyosuke and others who had just returned from the feasting and feasting of Tianjin very uncomfortable.
Hisao Tani was unable to come to Taiyuan this time because the base camp ordered him to return directly from Tianjin to report on his duties. Lieutenant General Shiro Inaba flew to Tianjin and succeeded Hisao Tani as the commander of the Sixth Division, together with Chief of Staff Shimono Ichiho.
, led his troops into Shanxi.
Lieutenant General Xiangyue Qingsi, the commander of the First Army who was guarding Chou City, finally looked forward to the supplies and the arrival of the army, and his mood became better. Sitting on a temporary wooden bench in the headquarters conference room,
Lieutenant General Xiangyue Qingsi smiled and said to Kawamura Kyosuke and others: "Everyone, if you come a few days later, I'm afraid I will starve to death."
Lieutenant General Inaba Shiro didn't know how the prosperous Taiyuan became such a mess, so he smiled and asked Lieutenant General Xiangyue Qingsi if the commander was too brave and killed all the men in Taiyuan and raped all the women.
Kill?
Xiangyue Qingsi smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Inaba, you just came to Shanxi and don't understand the situation. When our army occupied Taiyuan for the first time, although the battle was fierce and many people in Taiyuan fled, the city was still prosperous and the population remained the same.
Densely. When we occupied Taiyuan for the second time, we discovered that there was not a single Chinese or a screw in the huge Taiyuan city. The Chinese were so ruthless that they did not hesitate to destroy this famous city in order to confront the imperial army."
Only then did Inaba Shiro realize that Shanxi and Tianjin were very different, and there might be eyes and bullets of hatred hidden everywhere.
After the greetings, Xiangyue Qingsi began to preside over the meeting.
Different from the Second Army Nishio Hisao's style of presiding over meetings, Lieutenant General Xiangyue Qingsi was much more lively and spoke much more humorously. He explained his deployment like this: "Gentlemen, I was hungry in Taiyuan recently.
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It's relatively clear. I found that there are currently three main forces in Shanxi that are opposed to the imperial army. The first is Yan Xishan's Shanxi-Sui Army. This army originally had about 100,000 troops. It is a powerful local faction in Shanxi. At present, they are mainly entrenched in
Shanxi
Mountainous areas, southwestern Shanxi, and southeastern Shanxi. The second is Chiang Kai-shek's government army, the main force is Chiang Kai-shek's 14th Army, the commander is Wei Lihuang, entrenched in southern Shanxi. The third is the Eighth Route Army led by the Communist Party, which attacked Taiyuan and Tianjin.
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Instructor Liu Yimin, who caused heavy losses to the army, is their unit. It is difficult to judge the strength of this unit, but they are good at sneak attacks and ambushes, and have an extremely strong will to fight. It is very likely that they will be our main opponents in future operations."