Just when Major General Dong Kawamura's mind was frozen and he was staring blankly at the night sky, thunder broke out on the ground. Behind the tanks, armored vehicles, and cars, rows of high-rise muzzles spurted out flames, and groups of shells passed over the tanks.
Armored vehicles and cars smashed into the infantry of the fourth independent mixed brigade, immediately setting off a bloody storm.
Needless to say, this is the masterpiece of the artillery brigade commander Li Chang. Only he, who had returned from studying in the Soviet Union, dared to fire artillery to bombard the enemy when our army came into contact with the enemy. However, this blow also made Liu Yimin fully aware that the artillery brigade
The training was really tight. Under the conditions at that time, not only the Chinese army's artillery could not do this kind of close-range artillery, but even the Japanese army did not dare to take such a risk. Only during the Korean War, the US artillery had such a level.
The artillery bombardment lasted only a short time, with only five rounds fired per gun, but this was enough. The salvos fired by the five artillery regiments were like a meteor shower falling on the Japanese troops, which had already knocked the Japanese unconscious.
As soon as the bombardment stopped, tanks, armored vehicles, cars, and the cavalry and infantry following them charged in.
In fact, the battle was over by the time the infantry came up. The artillery fired once, the tanks, armored vehicles, and cars of the Second Regiment crushed them again, and Hu Laohu's cavalry brigade followed them again. If there were still people alive, then
It’s really weird. You have to know that this is the vast and flat Luxi Plain. The Japanese are on their way to break out and they don’t even have time to dig a foxhole. When the hungry wolf turns into a naked lamb, you can imagine the end.
Already.
Major General Dong Kawamura had his head cut off by shrapnel. His mutilated body and the jacket with major general epaulettes wrapped around him proved that he was the commander of the independent fourth brigade.
After dealing with the main force of the Japs, the main force of the instructors and the fifth teaching brigade met at the foot of Linqing City.
Gao Yuan, commander of the 1st Teaching Brigade, saw Hong Chaoyuan and punched him: "Old man, how are you doing? Are there many casualties? Do you want me to support you with some cadres?"
Hong Chaoyuan gave a bitter smile and said: "You stupid little devil, your gun is so accurate! Fortunately, there are tunnels here and complete fortifications, so our casualties are not too great and we can still bear it. If we meet in the wild, we will probably suffer casualties."
It’s not the number it is now.”
Li Qing, commander of the Third Jiao Brigade, said: "It's not much of a problem if we encounter it in the wild. Didn't your 13th Regiment's First Battalion wipe out the Japanese cavalry brigade with one battalion? Didn't your cavalry battalion wipe out the Japanese artillery brigade with one battalion?
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Only then did Hong Chaoyuan's face shine: "The first battalion is the sharp knife of our brigade, and the weapons and equipment are the first. They pick everything first. The same is true for the cavalry battalion. They make use of all the good things. Besides,
It's dark night, and the devil is a bright target with his flashlight. Then the situation would be complicated during the day."
While several people were talking, Liu Jianshe, Commander of the Second Teaching Brigade, Li Chang, Commander of the Artillery Brigade, and Hu Huhu, Commander of the Cavalry Brigade, came over.
Li Chang shouted from afar: "Old Hong, I miss my brother so much!"
Hong Chaoyuan said with a smile: "Commander Li, my dear brother, we just talked about age last time, and I am your brother! Don't let your age increase because of your powerful cannon."
Li Qing said directly: "Old Li, do you want to be the artillery division commander? Why do our artillery regiments have to be under your command when there is a war?"
Li Chang laughed: "This artillery is different from your infantry. What they focus on is to fire ten thousand artillery pieces at once to tear the enemy into pieces. If possible, it would be best if I could command more than ten heavy artillery regiments. Our old Li is absolutely superior in command."
No problem. The key is that the division commander must find a way to get heavy artillery. The current artillery is all 75-caliber, too small, too small!"
Li Chang shook his head as he spoke. He looked so cute and made several people laugh.
Liu Jianshe frowned and said: "Gaoyuan, your Second Religion Regiment is very powerful. At critical moments, a single assault can solve the problem. However, we don't have gasoline or diesel, and it's difficult to replenish tanks and artillery shells. If we fight a few more battles like this, I'm afraid you will have to
Food is out. When the time comes, we can only hide the tanks and armored vehicles, and the armored soldiers will become infantry again. The division commander must be reminded of this matter, and don't wait until the tanks, armored vehicles, and cars can no longer run, then it will be troublesome."
When Gao Yuan heard this, he frowned and quickly asked Hong Chaoyuan where the oil truck contained in the fourth brigade was, and whether it had been captured intact.
Hong Chaoyuan said with regret: "The Japs took the initiative to break out of the encirclement. They set the oil truck on fire themselves. The exploding oil barrels not only set several houses on fire, but also killed more than a dozen soldiers. What a cruel little Japs!"
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When Gao Yuan heard this, he immediately said to several people: "Dear brigade commanders, please try your best to seize the Japanese's gasoline and diesel in future battles. Otherwise, my armored regiment will really have to become infantry again."
Hu Laohu heard this funny and said: "Commander Gao, if you are an infantryman, you should be an infantryman. Anyway, you will establish a large base in Shandong. The mountainous areas are not suitable for your tanks, armored vehicles and cars. Sooner or later they will be thrown away."
Gao Yuan immediately said that Hu Laohu was old-fashioned and it was true that the armored forces were adapted to fighting on the plains, but that did not mean that they could not enter the mountainous areas, as long as there were roads. In any case, it was necessary to ensure that the armored forces of our army continued to fight. How many casualties could be reduced?
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Gao Yuan's words attracted the attention of several brigade commanders. After all, the performance of the Second Regiment in these two battles was obvious to all, and its combat effectiveness was definitely tyrannical.
Liu Jianshe hurriedly asked how long the existing oil and artillery shells could be used.
Gao Yuan was a little embarrassed, touched his face, and said: "The gasoline and artillery shells seized in Tianjin will last for about a year, but they have to be used sparingly. It will be difficult to say after a year."
During the attack on Tianjin, the arms warehouse in Tanggu was captured by the First Brigade. Everyone knew that they had made a fortune, but they did not expect that the gasoline, diesel and tank shells alone would be enough for a year. This means that the Second Brigade could open up
Come and use it. No one can say for sure what will happen in a year's time. Depending on the teacher's ability, a new refinery may be built by then.
Liu Jianshe glanced at Gao Yuan and said slowly: "As the people say, people change their appearance as soon as they get richer. I didn't expect it to be the same in Gao Yuan. As soon as there was an armored regiment, they immediately cried for poverty. It made me worried just now!"
Gao Yuan hurriedly said: "I haven't become richer, and I haven't changed my face. I just need to be prepared for any trouble, and be prepared for any trouble!"
A few people were joking, and the correspondent reported that the division commander and the political commissar were coming. Then a few people stopped joking and rushed to report to the division commander and the political commissar.
Liu Yimin listened to Hong Chaoyuan's brief report on the Linqing defense battle. When he heard that the Fifth Jiao Brigade implemented rotational battles among regiments and battalions in order to entangle the Japs, and deliberately slowed down the pace of the attack, but the Japs' main force suddenly took the initiative to break through, Liu Yimin raised his eyebrows.
, I secretly thought that the Japanese had such a keen sense of smell that they knew the location of their instructor so quickly. Otherwise, according to the temper of the Japanese army, they would not have taken the initiative to break through. Historically, Mr. Peng commanded the main force of the 129th Division in the Guanjianao battle.
A Japanese brigade was surrounded from all sides and still fought to the death. This was a complete independent mixed brigade. According to convention, for such a powerful brigade, the Japanese army should choose to stay on the spot rather than break through. This can only explain one problem, Juichi Terauchi
The old Japanese already knew that the main force of the 21st Division had been completely wiped out, and concluded that the main force of the instructors was in the southern Hebei and western Shandong areas.
This is not good news. If not, the Japanese army will mobilize heavy troops to deal with them with all their strength.
Liu Yimin was a little irritated. He still underestimated the Japanese army. His original plan was to block the news of the annihilation of the 21st Division and the Independent Mixed Fourth Brigade, lure the enemy to send reinforcements in a separate way, and take the opportunity to kill some of them, and beat the Japanese army hard.
, Now it seems that this plan is difficult to realize. The Japanese army will either not come and shrink its forces and stick to the communication line, or they will come out in full force and use a heavy group of troops to confront itself. Neither of these two options is to my liking.
If the Japanese army adopts the method of clinging to the communication lines and besieging the base areas in southern Hebei and western Shandong, and concentrates all its efforts on attacking Shanxi and Xuzhou, it will be easier. They can seize the time to train the local armed forces and completely build the two base areas into iron walls. Then at the critical moment,
Use your main force to break out of the encirclement and catch the Japanese off guard. If hundreds of thousands of Japanese invaders flock to Jinan and Luxi, life will be difficult. Your main force doesn't matter. You can break out of the encirclement at any time, but the base area will be finished.
.I don’t know how many families will be destroyed.
The more Liu Yimin thought about it, the more irritated he became. He took out his cigarettes and smoked three cigarettes in succession. The cadres on the side didn't know why the division commander was so irritable. They should be happy after winning such a big battle. At the very least, they should give a word of encouragement to the soldiers.
Luo Ronghuan had been getting along with Liu Yimin for a long time, and he knew that Liu Yimin had the overall situation in mind, considered the problem very deeply, and made decisions before taking action. Seeing him smoking irritably one after another, he knew that he must have thought of key issues again, so he did not disturb him and let the cadres
Organize troops to clean up the battlefield and wait for orders. The Fifth Teaching Brigade, in particular, must promptly treat the wounded and make preparations for the burial of martyrs.
It was already the night of the 29th of the New Year. Due to the invasion of the Japanese invaders, there was no trace of the New Year atmosphere in this beautiful plain. The people were all evacuated. Only the cold stars, half hidden and half visible in the sky, accompanied the suffering.
Chinese year twenty-nine.
Liu Yimin threw away the cigarette butt, looked up at the cold starry sky, and suddenly thought that Tang Xingying and her son had not slept. It was almost the Chinese New Year, and Tang Xingying had not known whether she had made new clothes for her son or bought him some delicious food.
.Thinking about what Tang Xingying said about Li Chang coaxing his son to call him godfather with candied haws, the image of his son with his face and mouth full of red candy appeared before his eyes, and Liu Yimin's eyes were filled with smiles.
I laughed out loud as I thought about it, and when I looked at Luo Ronghuan next to me, I felt a little shy. How could I still be in the mood to think about these things about the love between children during the war?
Luo Ronghuan saw Liu Yimin smiling and thought that the commander must have thought things over. He said: "Commander, the troops are still waiting for orders! In such a cold weather, we can't keep the soldiers waiting like this, or they will freeze.
of."
Liu Yimin smiled again and said: "Political Commissar, the Japs already know that we are in southern Hebei. Next step, the Japs are afraid that they will attack the border with large numbers of troops. This southern Hebei and western Shandong Province may be in a state of war. Our instructors
This time we have to truly withstand the test of blood and fire."
Luo Ronghuan knew that when Liu Yimin said this, he must have clearly judged the enemy's situation. He nodded, looked up at the starry sky, and then said: "If the Japanese are coming, there is nothing we can do. I believe they will divide their troops. They can't always have heavy troops."
The group is crushed. As long as they divide their troops, with our army's training and firepower, they will have a chance. If we fight a few more battles, the little devils will know the pain. The key is to do our own work well, mobilize all the people in the base area, strengthen the walls and clear the fields, and fight hard
Mine warfare, tunnel warfare, and guerrilla warfare. The main force must advance to a suitable position, hide and wait. When the time comes, give him a hard blow. If you don't believe in the Japanese, they will not withdraw their troops."
Liu Yimin was not surprised at all by Luo Ronghuan's words. Without these two moments, how could Luo Ronghuan have such a status in history? You must know that the side war against the Japanese raids was a pioneering work of his old friend!
Liu Yimin continued what Luo Ronghuan said: "The political commissar is right, the key is to do our own work well. There are three urgent things to do. The first is to respond to the breakout of the troops in central Hebei and conduct training for them, so as to strive to do their best in a short time
Internally, we should regularize the troops in central Hebei and help our army protect the rear. The second is to immediately recover Liaocheng, quickly reorganize the troops collected by General Fan Zhuxian, and bring them to the surrounding area of Nangong for reorganization and training. The third is to vigorously develop and train the militia and mobilize the entire people.
Dig tunnels and establish a people's war network to make it difficult for the Japanese to move forward in the base area."
After a pause, Liu Yimin said again: "I think these three things can be done separately. First, we must take a preemptive strike and fight back the Japanese invaders' heavy encirclement and suppression. Director Cai and Chief of Staff Zeng assisted the Jizhong troops to break out of the encirclement.
After that, the Jizhong troops were handed over to the training headquarters for training. They concentrated on attacking Deshi Road and Cangshi Road, attracting the enemy to clear out the heavy troop groups in Jizhong. The main force of our army went north at night and stayed in hiding near De County. If the Japanese invaders
After learning the news that the 21st Division and the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade had been annihilated, we immediately reduced our troops and returned to the original defense line. We will not move until after the Spring Festival. If the enemy's heavy group uses all its strength to encircle southern Hebei and western Shandong,
The first thing our army will attack is to encircle and suppress the enemy's heavy army group in Hebei Province. We can cooperate with the Western Front Group and attack from the east and west. It would be better if we can completely eliminate them. If we cannot completely wipe them out, at least we must push them back to the original defense line to hold on.
Restore the original situation in central Hebei and expand our army's strategic room for maneuver. After that, we will return to deal with the main force of the Japs in the northeast of Shandong. Secondly, we will leave the fifth teaching brigade to garrison the base area in western Shandong and use it to seize the 21st Division and the Independent Mixed Army.
The artillery of the fourth brigade will be used to form an artillery regiment for the fifth teaching brigade, so that they can deal with the enemies of a brigade independently. The first task of the fifth teaching brigade is to speed up the construction of county brigades, district squads and militia in various counties in western Shandong.
Our army has plenty of guns, and it turns out that it has a foundation, so it should be effective soon. Second, we need to reorganize the local armed forces that General Fan Zhuxian has collected. We must act hard and quickly. We must not let them become puppet troops and turn their guns to attack us. In addition,
, after we regained Liaocheng, we must strictly follow the instructions of the Central Committee, hold a grand funeral for General Fan Zhuxian, and call on the military and civilians of Western Lu, Southwest Lu, Northwest Lu, Southern Hebei, and Central Hebei to unite to defeat the enemy's heavy encirclement and suppression, build and consolidate
Our base."
Regarding Liu Yimin's idea, Luo Ronghuan added that forces should also be organized to attack the Jinpu Railway on a large scale to prevent the enemy from transporting troops through the railway.
Liu Yimin shook his head and said: "Destroying the railway will not have much effect in blocking the enemy's troop transportation. We will not touch the enemy's transportation lines for the time being. We will wait and see the Japanese's next move. If the Japanese continue to attack in the direction of Shanxi and Xuzhou, we will not touch them for the time being.
The Japs’ railway lines will give us time to reorganize and train the local troops. If the Japs are really going to encircle and suppress us with heavy troops as we judged, we will still use the railway lines to make a fuss. After defeating the enemy’s heavy troop groups in Hebei, we will either go north to Pingjin or
Going south to Jinan, we have to rely on railway lines to solve the problem of troop transport. We have special forces, and we can attack their train stations whenever we want. When the time comes, he will fight his, and I will fight mine. I want to see.
Which are Pingjin, Jinan, and Shijiazhuang that are more important, or western Shandong and southern Hebei?"
Luo Ronghuan stared at Liu Yimin for a long time and then said: "Jinan and Shijiazhuang are fine. Do you still want to attack Tianjin and capture Peiping?"
Liu Yimin smiled, and a pair of black gem eyes flashed with a soul-stirring light: "As long as the Japanese do not come to encircle our base area with heavy troops and guard their defense line, I am not willing to take risks, and naturally I will not go. If they pour
If we try our best to attack southern Hebei, Shandong, Peiping, and Tianjin, aren’t they just empty cities again? Why can’t I lead the soldiers there to play? Maybe I will even play a game of Go with General Touichi Terauchi! It’s just that
After playing Go, it’s time for Lao Guizi Temple’s Shouichi to commit suicide! Think about it, if I could capture Temple Shouichi and Wang Kemin, put them on trial and execute them, it would be so satisfying!”
Luo Ronghuan sighed, took off his glasses, took out his handkerchief, wiped it a few times, put it on again, and then said: "As long as we can catch Shouichi Temple, the culprit of the invasion of China, and Wang Kemin, the number one traitor, I, Luo Ronghuan, will be spared."
Peking is worth it! Arrange it according to your ideas, and fight as you want. We will fight the Japanese wherever we go. As long as we can eliminate the Japanese's strength, what else is there to say!"
Liu Yimin nodded and immediately issued an order: First, the fifth teaching brigade is stationed in the Luxi base area, responsible for recovering Liaocheng, effectively controlling Linqing and the counties surrounding Liaocheng, quickly reorganizing the local armed forces collected by General Fan Zhuxian, and sending them to Nangong for training. In order to strengthen the teaching
The strength of the fifth brigade is to form a new artillery regiment. Cadres above the squad leader are supported by the artillery brigade. Soldiers are drawn from various units by the fifth brigade. They will be replenished after the training of the first batch of new recruits at the training headquarters. After Liaocheng is recaptured, it will be temporarily sent to
General Fan Zhuxian and the martyrs who died in the Liaocheng defense battle were buried. After the main force completed its combat mission, Chiefs Liu and Luo personally presided over the funeral of General Fan Zhuxian. Second, in order to strengthen the defense and deterrence of Nangong, the engineering corps and the artillery brigade infantry battalion escorted the captured
The weapons were returned to Nangong and placed under the command of the training headquarters. Third, Yuan Guoping, commander of the training headquarters, was instructed to select recruits who have made rapid progress in training and have a certain cultural foundation from the first batch of training recruits and incorporated them into the air defense brigade.
The brigade conducts training and forms the second and third air defense regiments. Cadres at all levels of the second and third air defense regiments are supported by the artillery brigade. Fourth, the first teaching brigade, the second teaching brigade, the third teaching brigade, the cavalry brigade, the artillery brigade and
The troops from the division moved northward at starry night and went into hiding near De County to wait for orders. On the fifth day, the sniper brigade and three cavalry battalions operating on Jinpu Road quickly returned to their formation.
After the order was issued, each unit moved quickly. Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan stood at the intersection to bid farewell to the engineering regiment, artillery brigade infantry battalion and artillery brigade air defense brigade cadres who returned to Nangong.
During the war, when the engineering regiment was pulled from the line of fire, the engineer regiment leader Ren Chaoran and the political commissar Li Zengyu felt a little relieved. When they saw the division commander and the political commissar, they both stood on the side of the road to see them off. The two hurriedly ran forward to salute and report.
Liu Yimin glanced at Ren Chaoran and Li Zengyu, and said in a deep voice: "Sending you back to Nangong is a sign of trust in the Engineer Corps. Starting from the Engineer Company of the 18th Red Regiment, the Engineer Corps has always served without service. It is both an engineer and an engineer.
Become a reserve team and a commando team. In my heart, the Engineer Regiment, like our six old backbone battalions and the heavy machine gun regiment, is the first-class main force of our army. Your mission when you return has three points: First, take on the security mission of Nangong
, Strictly guard against enemy sneak attacks. Now I teach the main force of the 7th Brigade to march westward to meet the enemy. There is no main force in Nangong. It is too empty and I can't worry about it. The second is to serve as a deterrent force for our army and assist the training and training headquarters in reorganizing and training from Shandong Province.
The third is to do a good job in hiding Nangong's supplies. This work can only be done by the engineering regiment, baggage regiment and artillery brigade infantry battalion. Other troops and recruits are not allowed to participate. Do you understand what I am saying?"
When Ren Chaoran and Li Zengyu heard this, they knew that the division commander did not look down upon the combat effectiveness of the engineering corps, but had given the engineering corps a very important and glorious mission. They were also the division commander's heart and soul, no worse than other troops.
The two looked at each other, stood at attention and saluted: "Please rest assured, division commander and political commissar, the engineering corps will resolutely complete the task. With the engineering corps here, Nangong will not let the division commander and political commissar worry!"
Liu Yimin nodded, thought for a while, and then said: "Ren Chaoran is responsible for conveying the orders of me and the political commissar to Yuan Guoping, selecting recruits who are loyal and reliable, have good training results, and have certain combat experience to supplement the engineering corps and artillery.
The brigade infantry battalion. The engineering regiment can be expanded to the fourth, fifth, and sixth engineer battalions and a fire support battalion, and the artillery brigade infantry battalion can be expanded to the artillery brigade infantry battalion one and two. We recruited these new soldiers from Shanxi and Tianjin
Yes, the new corps in each brigade have gone through preliminary training and are politically reliable. What is lacking is military quality. After the army is expanded, you must train step by step and strive to form combat effectiveness in a short time. As for weapons, they must be Japanese-style equipment.
, to ensure that combat effectiveness does not decrease.”
When Liu Yimin said this, Ren Chaoran and Li Zengyu's eyes shone even more, their military salutes became more standard, and their report became louder: "Report to the division commander: When Nangong is here, no matter who wants to take advantage of Nangong,
We have to step over the engineering corps!"
Liu Yimin nodded with satisfaction: "Go ahead and be careful!"