Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Washizu Songhei himself, only to find that he could not be contacted. He hurriedly sent a telegram to the regiments and brigade of the 21st Division who were following Lieutenant General Washizu Songhei. As a result, None of them could be contacted. Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo made a prompt decision and immediately sent a report to the troops of the 21st Division staying in Toku County, ordering them to report the time of their last contact with Lieutenant General Washizu Songhei. After receiving the answer, Okabe Naosaburo Lieutenant General Saburo felt as if a lump of ice had fallen into his heart, and Ryo's nerves twitched together. He stumbled to report to General Touichi Terauchi.
When General Juichi Terauchi heard that he had lost contact with the main force of the 21st Division led by Lieutenant General Washitsu Songhei last night, he angrily cursed "Baga" and swept everything on his desk to the ground. When it was over, he still couldn't understand his hatred, so he grabbed his seat, raised it high, and threw it to the ground with hatred.
After the fall, General Touichi Terauchi became more and more angry. He completely forgot about the magnanimity of the imperial count and army general. He no longer had the chatting and laughing demeanor at the luncheon. He stared at Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo with a pair of blood-red eyes. Looking straight at him, Okabe Naosaburo was so frightened that his whole body trembled slightly, fearing that the general would stab him in anger.
After staring at Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo for a full 10 minutes, General Touichi Terauchi said in a hoarse voice: "Lieutenant General Washizu Songhei must have reported to the Yasukuni Shrine. This must be Liu Yimin's masterpiece. The independent mixed fourth The brigade is in danger. Liu Yimin must have used a force to firmly attract the independent mixed fourth brigade to Linqing City. Tonight is the time for Liu Yimin's instructor to encircle and annihilate them. It is already dark now, and it is impossible for the aviation force to dispatch, and other rescues cannot be carried out. It's too late. We can only form the Fourth Brigade independently. Report our judgment and the intelligence that all the main forces of the 21st Division may be destroyed to the base camp, and order Lieutenant General Nishio Hisao of the Second Army to report directly to the base camp. He was ordered to mobilize heavy troops to rescue the fourth independent mixed brigade because the main force of the first division, Yusui, and the fourth independent mixed brigade were in dire straits. He was ordered to give up all his baggage and make an all-out breakout toward the Jinpu line. He was ordered to take charge of the clearing campaign. The troops tasked with the mission in central Hebei quickly eliminated the remaining forces in central Hebei and crossed the Deshi Road to attack southern Hebei with all their strength. All defenders on the Jinpu Line and Pinghan Line were ordered to mobilize immediately and strictly block the outward channels from southern Hebei to prevent Liu Yimin's troops from fleeing to other places. "
After issuing a series of orders, General Touichi Temple seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and his face turned pale.
Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo asked cautiously: "Your Excellency, Commander, can you order the 22nd Division stationed in Handan to also quickly dispatch and attack the hinterland of southern Hebei to contain the main force of Liu Yimin's teaching division and prevent it from concentrating all its strength? Attack the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade? In addition, can we let the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade stick to the spot? As long as we can hold on until dawn, it will be easy."
Juichi Terauchi took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his face, nodded, and then asked Naosaburo Okabe coldly: "How long did it take for the 21st Brigade to be broken last time? There were three brigades of the Chahar Dispatch Army. How long did it take for Yusui to fall? How long did it take for Tianjin to fall? You can check how long it took for Yusui, the main force of the 21st Brigade? The fourth independent mixed brigade can only break out, and can only stay on the spot. The end result of the entire army being annihilated."
Naosaburo Okabe said no more and hurriedly issued orders to mobilize the troops.
General Shouichi in the temple fell down on a chair alone, silently thinking about the map.
Regarding the battle situation in front of him, General Touichi Terauchi felt a little powerless. It was originally a great situation for all three armies to come out, but he did not expect that Nishio Touichi would divide his troops to sweep away, intending to completely wipe out the resistance forces in Shandong. The idea was good, but Nishio Touichi
I forgot that there is also instructor Liu Yimin hiding on the side, watching eagerly.
Staring at the imperial army, he threw all his warnings behind him. Now, the 21st Division is in pieces, and the independent fourth brigade will probably be in pieces soon. This Liu Yimin is really the nemesis of the imperial army.
How dare you eat the imperial army one division at a time. If this continues, then there is no point in talking about occupying China?
Temple Shouichi deliberately called back the troops that attacked Shanxi and concentrated all his efforts to eliminate the instructors. However, the Shanxi war was at a critical period. If the troops were withdrawn at this time, all previous efforts would be wasted. Now he can only hope that the troops in the encirclement and suppression of Hebei Province will go south and Shandong
The main force of the Second Army went north to encircle Western Shandong and Southern Hebei
There is another force that can be used, and that is Doi Gen's 14th Division. If Doigen is allowed to command the 14th Division and the 22nd Division to attack from south to north, it will definitely be a surprise force. In this way, the three
The whole army of Lu was pressing towards Jinan and Luxi. Liu Yimin couldn't escape and be captured even if he had three heads and six arms.
However, in this way, the main force of the National Government in Xuzhou and northern Henan may get a chance to breathe, or even make a comeback, and the situation in North China will rapidly deteriorate.
Another way is to build fortifications on the Jinpu Line, Pinghan Line, Deshi Line and Hanji Highway, defend them with heavy troops, use aviation to bomb southern Hebei and Western Shandong every day, and surround all Liu Yimin's instructors in this circle
Here, an economic and military double blockade was adopted to trap him to death. After the battle in Shanxi and Xuzhou achieved the campaign objectives, he would return to the division and concentrate all his efforts on annihilating the instructors.
The matter was so important that Juichi Terauchi no longer dared to make the decision. He called Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo and told him his two plans. He asked Okabe Naosaburo to sort them out and send them to the base camp for a decision.
Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo was already dizzy after receiving several orders in a short time. He thought to himself that he didn't know what kind of order he should execute in front of the commander, let alone the troops below? This is even better, commander.
The officer kicked the ball directly to the base camp, which was simply wonderful. The provincial base camp held the commander accountable and ordered him to have a caesarean section or be transferred to the reserve force.
After thinking about it in my heart, Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo still had that look of fear on his face. After recording, he went to send the report.
General Shouichi's judgment in the temple was really accurate. As soon as it got dark, Major General Dong Hecun felt the pressure. Countless Eighth Route Army troops seemed to have emerged from the ground and attacked the independent buildings that had occupied most of the streets in Linqing.
The brigade launched an active attack. At this time, the fourth independent mixed brigade could not withstand it anymore and retreated in one courtyard after another. Dong Kawamura had no choice but to order the troops serving as reserve forces outside the city to enter the city for support, and barely managed to control the situation.
It stabilized.
When Dong Kawamura was thinking about how to defeat the Chinese army defending the city, a telegram from General Judai Terauchi arrived. He bypassed the Second Army and directly ordered the independent mixed fourth brigade to abandon all baggage and quickly break out of the encirclement. He also explained what Linqing was guarding.
Fan Zhuxian's troops were actually commanded by Liu Yimin. The 21st Division was probably in pieces, and the independent fourth brigade was already a standard lone force.
Only then did Dong Kawamura realize that he had really fallen into the trap of the Eighth Route Army instructors. Judging from the destruction of his own tanks and armored vehicles, this army was fully capable of defending Linqing. The reason why they allowed themselves to attack Linqing was
Use Linqing City to tie yourself up, and wait until night comes to eliminate your own independent fourth brigade.
After carefully recalling the battle situation of the day, Kawamura Dong became more and more convinced that General Terauchi Juichi's judgment was correct. Because after fighting for a whole day, he did not capture a single prisoner of the opponent, and even the wounded and corpses did not fall into his hands. This shows that the opponent
He is very calm, controls the rhythm of the battlefield, and can even move corpses smoothly.
Dong Hecun, who became more and more frightened as he thought about it, no longer dared to hesitate. He kept cursing the cunning Chinese people and the cunning Eighth Route Army for how dare they pretend to be Fan Zhuxian's troops to deceive him. At the same time, he ordered the artillery brigade outside the city to immediately attack the Eighth Route Army inside the city.
Control the area and fire artillery to cover the retreat of the troops.
He also made preparations to bombard the pursuers and intercept them. He ordered the cavalry brigade to serve as the vanguard, and all the troops in the city quickly withdrew from the city and broke through to Liaocheng. He also telegraphed Lieutenant General Nishio Hisao, requesting the Second Army to provide tactical guidance and send powerful troops.
The troops moved towards Liaocheng to support their own breakout.
After giving the order to retreat, all the troops reduced their strength and rushed towards the city gate.
Dong Hecun's idea was too beautiful. He wanted to withdraw from Linqing at this time, which was a bit wishful thinking.
After the Linqing Defense War began, in order to firmly attract the Japanese army, Hong Chaoyuan did not launch a strong counterattack against the Japanese attack. Instead, he ordered all units to conduct rotational battles. Only one battalion of each regiment was left to fight the enemy on the ground.
The troops entered the tunnel to rest and recuperate on the battlefield. In this way, the independent mixed fourth brigade could relatively smoothly capture most of the buildings and streets in Linqing, and the casualties were not particularly huge.
As soon as it got dark, Hong Chaoyuan ordered all units to increase their counterattack forces and suppress the enemy. However, Hong Chaoyuan was not reckless. He knew that it was impossible for his own division to completely wipe out the independent fourth brigade. If the enemy was pushed into a hurry, he would have to attack
The fish was dead and the net was broken, and it was estimated that the casualties of his fifth teaching brigade would be very heavy. Therefore, when Hecun Dong organized troops to counterattack in an attempt to stabilize the battlefield situation, Hong Chaoyuan ordered the troops to reduce the intensity of the attack, so that the enemy would be confident that they could completely occupy Linqing and rush for the main force.
Time to win.
As soon as Dong Hecun gave the order to retreat, the Japanese artillery, based on the daytime reconnaissance situation and under the guidance of observers, launched a fierce artillery bombardment on the position of the 5th Jiao Brigade.
The enemy's abnormal behavior immediately attracted Hong Chaoyuan's attention, because since the main force of the Japanese army entered Linqing City, the enemy and ourselves were intertwined. Perhaps for fear of causing accidental damage, the enemy's artillery rarely fired, and even the planes rarely dropped bombs. Now it is daytime.
It's dark, and the effect of shelling is definitely not as good as during the day, but the enemy is shelling on such a large scale. Everything is abnormal and it's a monster. The devil is trying to play a trick!
Sure enough, various troops reported one after another that the Japanese troops were breaking away from contact with us and trying to retreat.
Hong Chaoyuan sneered: "What did you do earlier? If you want to retreat at this time, you have to ask me first if I agree!" He immediately ordered the troops to attack across the board, resolutely holding back the independent mixed fourth brigade and creating conditions for the final annihilation.
After teaching the fifth brigade to attack with all their strength, Kawamura Dong realized how wrong he was. This unit actually had so many infantry artillery, mortars, grenades and light and heavy machine guns, chasing his troops to death.
Fighting, the wailing sounds of imperial soldiers being shot were heard everywhere.
Look, it's not a joke. If this continues, it will be like selling your back to the Eighth Route Army. Soon, the troops will be exhausted. The Eighth Route Army's attack must be resolutely suppressed, so that the troops can retreat calmly. Otherwise, it will be a retreat. If they leave the city, the independent fourth brigade will disappear. Therefore, Dong Kawamura ordered the troops to stop retreating and concentrate on counterattack. They must counterattack the Eighth Route Army's attack and then retreat quickly.
In order to increase the counterattack force, Kawamura Dong even ordered the cavalry brigade that had taken the lead in retreating towards Liaocheng to return immediately and enter the city to support the operation and ensure that the main force broke through smoothly.
The combat effectiveness of the Little Japanese Army cannot be ignored. By sticking to the spot and counterattacking with all their strength, the offensive of the Fifth Teaching Brigade was stalled. There was no way, our army was well-trained, and the Japanese army was famous for its well-trained infantry. The grenades, machine guns and 38-guns of the squadron and squadron were very clever and accurate. The dark night was not only conducive to our army's night combat and close combat, but also conducive to the Japanese army's night combat and close combat. As soon as the troops left the courtyard and fortifications, the casualties immediately increased. After all, Bullets don't recognize people, and everyone who stops them will be sacrificed.
This is still the teaching division unit created by Liu Yimin. If it encounters other units of the national army and forms an independent fourth brigade, this all-out counterattack will probably be defeated immediately.
After the Japanese entered Linqing City, the First Battalion of the Thirteenth Regiment of Qi Fengnian struggled with the enemy for a while. Using tunnels and courtyard fortifications, they beat the Japanese into disorientation and suffered almost no casualties. Then they were ordered to move into the tunnels to rest. Now. The Japanese wanted to escape, so the brigade commander ordered a full-scale counterattack. As the sharp sword of the 5th Teaching Brigade, the 1st Battalion of the 13th Teaching Regiment naturally took the lead in launching the attack.
Qi Fengnian's mission was very clear. The regiment leader Shen Nantang ordered him to use the tunnel to go around the south gate of Tucheng, seize the gate, and block the escape route of the little devils.
Shen Nantang's order was difficult for the First Battalion. At this time, the Japanese were organizing a retreat. The South Gate was the gate of life and death for the Japanese troops attacking Tucheng to retreat. The Japanese troops must have gathered heavily. At this time, they launched a counterattack towards the South Gate. The first battalion is extremely dangerous. However, the first battalion is the sharp knife battalion of the fifth brigade. When the enemy is about to escape, which one should be used instead of the first battalion?
Qi Fengnian led a battalion to advance along the tunnel. When he arrived near the south gate, he found that the exit had been blocked by Japanese blasts. Qi Fengnian had no choice but to turn to an exit on the left and exit the tunnel.
As soon as he came out of the tunnel, Qi Fengnian discovered that he was near Aotouji, so he had to sneak back to the south gate of Tucheng under the cover of night to ambush him. Looking from a distance, he saw a large group of Japanese cavalry rushing towards the south gate of Tucheng with flashlights. Needless to say, they came to reinforce the Japanese troops in the city and prepare for the breakout.
Qi Fengnian called the instructor and several company commanders together and said in a low voice: "Comrades, this team of Japanese cavalry is here. The cavalry is not easy to fight, but the cavalry's sabers are very good. I want to equip each person in the whole battalion with one." A Japanese cavalry saber. Are you confident?"
Several cadres nodded silently.
The deployment began in the hope of a good harvest.