The commander of the North China Front, Shouichi Terauchi, has received all good news these days, and the telegrams sent to the base camp are also full of joy.
On the morning of January 28th, just as the battle of Liu Gaizi was about to begin, General Touichi Terauchi led a group of military officers and officials from the Provisional Government of the Puppet Republic of China to inspect the festival market in Peiping. Seeing that the market was bleak and there was no trace of festive atmosphere, Touichi Terauchi
General's heart
He was unhappy. He directly called Wang Kemin, Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Puppet Republic of China, who was following him, and said: "Wang Jun, you must work hard to restore the market and create a festive atmosphere, so that the people in Peiping can feel the warmth of the Japanese Empire and bathe in it."
To the grace of His Majesty the Emperor."
Wang Kemin, who was as skinny as a monkey, looked at the calm demeanor of General Judai in the temple and thought to himself that I have tried my best and even contributed a few wives to you, but the market has not seen any improvement. But I want to think about it and am willing to do it.
The lackey Wang Kemin still said servilely:
"Your Excellency, Commander, it's not that the market is sluggish, it's that the people in Peiping have done their New Year shopping early. They bought all the pork, vegetables, cloth, and firecrackers for the New Year a few days ago. Now they must be frying oily goods and steaming steamed buns at home.
Chop the dumpling fillings and wait for the New Year's Eve!"
Who is Juichi Terauchi? How could he not know that Wang Kemin is deceiving him? However, this old Japanese is one of the main culprits of the invasion of China. How can he really care about the life and death of the Chinese people? What he wants is just to whitewash the Japanese invasion.
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After listening to what Wang Kemin said, General Touichi Nouchi nodded pretendingly: "So that's it, the Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival very grandly, and they actually have the New Year's goods so early. This is all because of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan.
What a kindness!”
If there were any people with a little bit of conscience around, they would definitely be blown away by the performance of these two demons! Unfortunately, these two demons were not aware of it yet. Wang Kemin then said: "Your Excellency, Commander, foreigners
They don’t have the habit of celebrating the Spring Festival, so they don’t have the problem of buying New Year’s goods. Commander, if you don’t believe what I’m saying, we’ll find out after we go to Dongjiaomin Lane.”
Terauchi nodded, got in the car and followed Wang Kemin to Dongjiaomin Alley. When he got there, he saw that the supply in the embassy area was indeed much richer than in other places. Terauchi was so happy that he asked the head of the secret service, Kita Seiichi, to summon all the people.
Reporters on the road, taking photos and interviews here.
Uuchi Juichi personally went into battle and asked reporters to take photos from different angles. He required that the registration title must be prominently located and the title must be eye-catching. The theme of General Terauchi Juichi, commander of the North China Front of the Imperial Japanese Army, was concerned about the suffering of the people and inspected the supply of the Peking Festival Market.
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After the inspection, Jiuchi Shoichi was in a good mood. At noon, he brought a group of Japanese officers and traitors to a banquet for celebrities in Peiping's cultural circles, including Zhou Zuoren. Of course, Seiichi Kita, who was responsible for organizing the banquet, learned
Based on the lessons learned from the last banquet, we have strictly scrutinized the invited people, trying to avoid unscrupulous people from sneaking in and causing unpleasantness.
Terauchi Shouichi once again spoke nonsense at the Banquet Mountain, talking about the Sino-Japanese friendship, tracing the Sino-Japanese friendly relations back a long way. Finally, Terauchi Shouichi used the story of Zhou Zuoren, an old man from Chitō, to marry a wife in Japan to elaborate on China and Japan.
The principle of friendship is like one body
.Finally, Juichi Terauchi asked all cultural celebrities to give full play to their own advantages and influence, mobilize the public to support the construction of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, eliminate Chiang Kai-shek's warlord rule as soon as possible, and establish a new order of cooperation and common prosperity, economic development, and people's living and working in peace and contentment.
These cultural celebrities had already considered themselves traitors if they came to Shouichi's banquet in the temple. Although some of them were still shy, in their hearts they had long sold themselves to the Japanese invaders as commodities. At this time, these people were not
Think about how to fight against the Japanese cultural invasion and cultural enslavement, but consider what price the temple's Juichi will offer.
Terauchi picked up his wine glass, clinked glasses with every cultural celebrity, and casually asked about the health of the elderly at home, which made these cultural traitors inexplicably grateful and wished they could hug Terauchi and kiss him a few times. Fortunately, Terauchi was always surrounded by vicious men and women.
Guards, these cultural traitors had to stay away.
After returning to the headquarters after the banquet, Juichi Terauchi received a telegram from Lieutenant General Nishio Hisao of the Second Army about the independent mixed fourth brigade to capture Linqing.
After reading the telegram, General Touichi Terauchi thought that Major General Dong Kawamura had really occupied Linqing. After thinking over and over the map, he felt that the resistance forces in Jizhong would soon be wiped out, and then they could concentrate on the suppression forces in Jizhong.
Jinan, completely purify this area
, turning the entire North China Plain into the base and granary of the imperial army. At that time, the troops that suppressed central and southern Hebei will be transferred to Shanxi, and they will cooperate with the First Army to mobilize the Eighth Route Army, Shanxi-Sui Army, and Central Army in Shanxi.
If it is completely eliminated, then the entire North China will be under the control of the imperial army.
As for Shandong, General Shoudai Temple is even more confident. The Second Army and the troops under its command are more powerful than the First Army, and there are no Chinese government troops in the territory. Once Fan Zhuxian dies, the resistance in northwest Shandong and Shandong will inevitably collapse. As long as
The Independent Mixed Fourth Brigade and the 21st Division met in Linqing and immediately turned to focus on wiping out local resistance forces. A new public security order should be established soon.
The only variable in this process is the missing instructor Liu Yimin.
For the instructor, General Juichi Terauchi has a much deeper feeling than Major General Kawamura Dong, Lieutenant General Washizu Songhei, Kozuki Seiji, Nishio Hisou and others. Thinking about it makes my heart feel like needles pricking me. This devil-like guy,
He was so cunning and ruthless that no one could figure out where he and his troops were hiding.
In such a place, when will a sword be struck at the imperial army? And this sword must go deep into the vital points, dripping with blood. Think about the 21st Brigade and the Chahar Dispatch Army, think about the people executed by Liu Yimin in Bei Tianjin, inside the temple
General Shou Yi could not wait to catch Liu Yimin immediately and tear him to pieces.
Hate turns to hate. General Shoudai in the temple knows that Liu Yimin is extremely cunning and it is not easy to catch him. But he must find out where Liu Yimin and his instructor are!
Standing in front of the map, Terauchi Shouichi once again thought about the question that had been bothering him for many days: "Where did Liu Yimin and his instructor go?"
There is definitely no such thing in Jizhong. If Liu Yimin's instructor was in Jizhong, I am afraid that there would have been intelligence reports about the ruins of a certain unit of the imperial army. There must not be any in Shanxi, because Liu Yimin's troops took away so many in Tianjin.
No matter how good he is at disguising, he can't leave clues. It's possible in the direction of Shandong.
, especially the area at the junction of Shandong and Hebei, used to be a vacuum zone. The imperial army did not fully control it, and the Kuomintang regime and government troops had also withdrawn. Although it is said that many armed forces of all kinds have emerged in this area, these
No matter how powerful he is, instructor Liu Yimin might be his opponent, maybe he is hiding there.
After this idea came up, the more Terauchi Juichi thought about it, the more interesting it became. He called the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo, and the head of the secret service, Major General Kitaka Seiichi. The three of them followed General Terauchi's idea and discussed it for a long time.
, although the three people all suspected that Liu Yimin was in southern Hebei, they lacked intelligence support.
Terauchi Juichi asked Major General Kitaka Seiichi to immediately collect intelligence on the southern Hebei region, and asked Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo to immediately order all units to report the situation of the battle with the Chinese army to see if there was any news about the instructors. Especially Deshi Road and Cangshi Road
,Jinpu Road, Pinghan
The garrison on the road must report the recent combat situation in detail. As for the 21st Division and the independent mixed fourth brigade that will attack Linqing, Terauchi Shouichi strictly ordered them to try to capture the prisoners and inquire about those who fought with the imperial army in Linqing.
What kind of army is China?
It took some time for Major General Kita Seiichi to get the information, but reports from various combat units came up quickly. From the direction of Shanxi, Jinpu Line, Pinghan Road, Deshi Road, and Cangshi Road, they all reported that no teaching division troops were found. It’s just that
The troops of the 21st Division who stayed behind in De County reported that they had encountered an attacking force.
They were attacked by the Chinese cavalry of the Changbai Mountain Anti-Japanese Sharpshooters. This unit was small in number, but its marksmanship was very good. As long as the imperial soldiers showed their heads, they could be smashed. After reporting to the division commander, Lieutenant General Jiujin Songping, the troops all relied on the fortifications.
If you can't hold on, wait for the division commander to come back and wipe out this small Chinese cavalry force.
After reading the report of the remaining troops of the 21st Division, Juichi Terauchi and Naosaburo Okabe knew more clearly that the Changbai Mountain Anti-Japanese Sharpshooters Team, not to mention that there was no such team, was still a civilian armed force, with one or two
It's not unusual for a sharpshooter to be able to keep the Imperial Japanese Army, which is well-trained and world-famous for its accurate shooting, huddled in fortifications and not dare to show its head. Who else has this ability except specially trained snipers?
When he thought of snipers, General Touichi Terauchi thought of the weapons and equipment in the Qinhuangdao arsenal. There were newly produced domestic sniper rifles there, all of which fell into the hands of Liu Yimin. The guys from the so-called Changbai Mountain Sharpshooters Team were very good at shooting.
The imperial army harmed
He was afraid that he must have fired from a relatively long distance, so that the imperial soldiers fell down with only the sound of gunshots but could not hit the enemy. Juichi Terauchi immediately asked Lieutenant General Naosaburo Okabe to inquire with the 21st Division's defending Tokoku County troops.
What kind of weapon did the enemy use, and the approximate shooting distance was how many meters.
Naosaburo Okabe's eyes lit up when he heard that General Terauchi Juichi's order was so specific, and he quickly sent a report, asking the troops of the 21st Division stationed in Dexian County to immediately report what weapons the Changbai Mountain Sharpshooters used and the approximate shooting distance in meters.
The troops of the 21st Division stationed in De County were beaten by Wang Tongsheng's sniper brigade and dared not go out. How could they know the type of weapons used by the opponent. As for the shooting distance, now that the sniper brigade has withdrawn, the Japanese are not so afraid anymore.
After conducting field measurements, it was found that the shooting distance of this Changbai Mountain Sharpshooter Team is generally about 400 meters to 600 meters.
After receiving the report, Shouyi in the temple knew everything. This Changbai Mountain Sharpshooter Team was the elite of Liu Yimin's instructor, and the weapons used must be sniper rifles from the Tanggu arsenal. In this way, Liu Yimin's instructor's position would be
I roughly determined that it must be in southern Hebei.
Shouichi in the temple could no longer sit still. He wanted to find out what Liu Yimin was hiding in southern Hebei and what he was going to do next. Should he attack the Pinghan Line or the Jinpu Line? Would he directly break through the Deshi Line and head towards central Hebei?
Picking up the telegram from Nishio Juzo again, Juichi Terauchi felt that the message in the call was unclear. Was Linqing captured or invaded? What was the number of the troops stationed in Linqing? Why didn't they escape before the imperial army launched a large-scale siege? Since If you don't escape, why do you allow the imperial army to successfully attack the city? Since the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade has entered the city and is clearing out the remaining enemies, why did all the troops report the situation just now, but the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade did not? Report situation?
Touichi Terauchi wrote down all his questions and asked Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo to send a report directly to the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade, and asked Major General Kawamura Dong to reply in person. At the same time, he asked Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo to send a report to the 21st Division. Lieutenant General Chang Jiujin Songping sent a report, asking him to respond personally to find out where the main force of the 21st Division was and how far it was from Linqing.
At 5:30 in the afternoon, a call came back from Major General Dong of Hecun, the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade, reporting that the Linqing siege and suppression campaign had not yet ended. He had led the brigade headquarters to Linqing and was commanding the troops to fight the enemy in street battles. The defenders The flags were from Fan Zhuxian's First Route People's Army, the 10th Detachment, the 16th Detachment, and the Linqing County Brigade. However, the First Route People's Army and the 16th Detachment fought against the independent mixed Fourth Brigade during the Liaocheng raid. They all retreated without fighting. I don’t know why they have become so tenacious now. According to the houses in the city, they will fight to the death and their fighting skills are extremely high. The well-trained imperial soldiers are no match for them. As for the tenth detachment, according to The intelligence belongs to the troops controlled by the Communist Party, and one can imagine the tenacity of the will to fight.
Major General Dong Kawamura said in the telegram that the enemy occupied favorable fortifications, the imperial army was beaten everywhere, and the effect of poison gas was not great. Although no prisoners were captured and the true number of the enemy could not be determined, one thing can be concluded that this is a long-term force. The trained regular troops all wear Japanese-made steel helmets. It is suspected that their true identity is the main force of the legendary Liu Yimin instructor. Now the troops are unable to advance or retreat, and they are in a dilemma. I urge the commander to supervise the 21st The division quickly reinforced and completely surrounded and annihilated the Linqing defenders.
After reading the telegram, Shouyi's hands and feet in the temple were cold. He knew that the Fourth Independent Brigade must have been tricked by Liu Yimin's instructor without knowing it. It was not that they could not defend Linqing City. The reason why they let the Fourth Independent Brigade enter the city was probably They want to avoid aviation attacks. At night, I am afraid that the entire Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade will be wiped out.
Touichi Terauchi did not hesitate, and repeatedly urged Naosaburo Okabe to issue an order, ordering the aviation force to dispatch more aircraft to cover the withdrawal of the fourth independent mixed brigade from Linqing and return to Liaocheng. He ordered the main force of the 21st Division to be wherever it was. , must withdraw to De County and stand by. Order the defenders on the Pinghan Line, Jinpu Line, Deshi Road, and Cangshi Road to be more vigilant, defend to the death, and beware of sneak attacks by Liu Yimin's instructor.