When Han Fuju's troops retreated, the northern section of Jinpu Road was open. If the Japanese army seized the favorable opportunity of the complete emptiness of the Jinpu Road defense line and the emptiness of the Weitai defense line due to Shen Honglie's non-resistance, they could take advantage of the Sichuan Army's leading troops' foothold not being stable and the main force not arriving. , if the main force is concentrated to move south and west, Xuzhou will be easily accessible.
Of course, history does not have so many assumptions. The Japanese army did not take advantage of the situation to move south and west, but pursued Han Fuqu's troops in the direction of Jining. At this time, Liu Yimin led his troops to make a surprise attack on Tianjin, and the Japanese army had to suspend the attack and return to rescue Tianjin. Lunan was driven away The arriving Chinese troops re-arranged their defenses. If the Japanese army wanted to capture Xuzhou, they would have to go through a major war.
At this time, the 3rd Jiao Brigade, the 6th Jiao Brigade, the 7th Jiao Brigade, the 8th Jiao Brigade, the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment under the command of the 6th Jiao Brigade, and the medium mortar regiment under the command of the 7th Jiao Brigade were already resting in Jing County and Fuping. for a while.
According to the order of the division headquarters, Zhang Hongtao taught the Sixth Brigade to command the Second Field Artillery Regiment to march to the east of Jinpu Road, south of Cangxian County and north of the Yellow River to establish the Lubei Military Region and create the Lubei base area. After receiving the task, Zhang Hongtao and After discussion with Political Commissar Fu Zhuting and Chief of Staff He Mingliang, they believed that this area borders the Bohai Sea in the east, the Jinpu Line in the west, the Yellow River in the south, and Pingjin in the north. It is an easy-to-attack and difficult-to-defend place for the Four Battles. The reason why the division commander arranged to teach the Sixth Brigade here The development of the region and the deployment of the Second Field Artillery Regiment to command, probably the most important purpose is to teach the Sixth Brigade to threaten Jinpu Road at any time, support the battle in central Hebei at any time, and even go north to knock on Jinmen at any time. After thinking about this section, the three people actually He was overjoyed and thought that the division commander really had the foresight to put the Sixth Teaching Brigade in this position. He treated the Sixth Teaching Brigade equally with the First Teaching Brigade, the Second Teaching Brigade, and the Third Teaching Brigade, and used them as the strategic strike force of our army.
Zhang Hongtao, commander of the Second Battalion and former commander of the Second Regiment, even imagined that the Second Teaching Brigade was in western Shandong and the Sixth Teaching Brigade was in northern Shandong. As long as the division commander was happy, he could wave the iron pliers composed of the two main troops and twist them at any time. Cutting off the Jinpu Road will allow the Japanese Second Army to cut off contact with the Japanese troops in the Pingjin direction. When the time is right, they can compete with the Japanese troops for control of the entire North China.
Therefore, Zhang Hongtao issued a call to the entire brigade to "cross Jinpu Road and create the Bohai District", requiring the entire brigade to mobilize quickly and establish the idea of striving to be the first-class main brigade of instructors to go to the Bohai Sea to create a new world. At the same time, Zhang Hongtao gave Liu Yimin called and requested that the Lubei Military Region and Lubei Administrative Office be changed to the Hebei-Shandong Border Military Region and the Hebei-Shandong Border Administrative Office, and that the Sixth Jiao Brigade be granted the operational authority to cross Cangxian County and develop to Jinnan.
After Liu Yimin received the report, he was very happy and thought that Zhang Hongtao was worthy of being a first-rate general. The commander of the second battalion had gone through hard training, had the overall situation in mind, and had a unique vision. He wrote a poem to Zhang Haitao in Liaocheng: "Making the Bohai Sea." Look at Jinmen and listen carefully to the surging water of the canal. Waving the long tassel to bind the dragon, smiling at the distant moon in the middle of Hebei Province." After finishing the poem, he wrote with vigorous and powerful pen and ink "Shandong Anti-Japanese Democratic Government Hebei-Shandong Border Administrative Office", "Eighth Route Army Shandong Military Region" Hebei-Shandong Border Military Region" and sent someone to deliver it to Zhang Hongtao.
At this time, Zhang Hongtao was even more enthusiastic and wrote Liu Yimin's poem neatly on the title page of his study book. Fu Zhuting couldn't help laughing at him, saying that such a big brigade commander looked like a newly enlightened brigade commander. Just like schoolchildren.
Zhang Hongtao said seriously: "The teacher is my mentor. I carefully recorded his words and pondered them over and over again. Besides, which brigade commander or political commissar did you see the teacher write a poem for? This is our first job teaching the Sixth Brigade, so we can't live up to it.
I received the great trust from my teacher."
Li Qing, commander of the third teaching brigade, Chen Dazhong, political commissar, Chen Dayong, commander of the seventh teaching brigade, Chen Dayong, political commissar Liu Yi, Zhao Shan, commander of the eighth teaching brigade, Zhao Jie, political commissar, and Wang Laohu, captain of the first special warfare squadron who accompanied the three teaching brigade operations, learned about it
, all rode over to ask Zhang Hongtao for poems and inscriptions written by the teacher, saying they wanted to observe and learn.
Zhang Hongtao said that these people were too stupid. The division commander also wrote poems and inscriptions on the way to the march, but the contents were all stated in the telegram. If Comrade wants to read it, he is welcome to come to the Bohai Navy District as a guest.
When Wang Laohu heard this, he said that he always felt that the division commander was biased in the past, but now he realized that he was so biased. Why didn't he write a poem or inscription for the special operations brigade? It was like he was partial to the Qinling Mountains.
Li Qing, who was on the side, said that the division commander was indeed biased and went to stand guard for the special operations brigade before dawn on New Year's Day. His bias was not toward the Qinling Mountains, but toward the Helan Mountains.
After a few people had fun for a while, Li Qing presided over a meeting to discuss several issues about traveling eastward.
According to the division headquarters' eastward advance plan, the Third Teach Brigade, the Seventh Teach Brigade, and the Eighth Teach Brigade must cross the Yellow River and continue eastward after crossing Jinpu Road. The Seventh Teach Brigade and the Eighth Teach Brigade must advance all the way to Jiaodong. It is easier to cross the railway.
It's best to pass quietly, but if that doesn't work, just tear a hole and force through. Of course, with Wang Laohu's No. 1 Special Operations Squadron here, it would be a joke if we couldn't pass quietly.
Crossing the Yellow River was much more difficult. The telegrams sent back by the advance teams of the brigades that set off earlier said that although the Japanese army did not control the river defenses, the temperature was rising at this time and the ice on the Yellow River was no longer so strong. The infantry and cavalry were not a big problem in passing.
I'm afraid the cannon won't be able to get through.
As soon as this issue came up, several people were anxious. It was obvious that the longer it was delayed, the higher the temperature would be. By then, the ice on the Yellow River had not thawed, and it would be dangerous to use boats or build pontoons.
Li Qing immediately decided that all brigades would immediately complete all handovers with the Jizhong troops. On the night of March 6, the troops would move to a distance of 10 kilometers from Jinpu Road to hide. From 12 o'clock in the night to 1 o'clock in the morning on March 7, the reconnaissance battalions of each brigade would cooperate with the special forces.
The three squadrons of Zhan No. 1 Squadron, commanded by Wang Laohu, followed the reconnaissance
The crossing point is a regiment-based unit that passes through the railway in a hidden company town 10 places south of Wuqiao. The third teaching brigade is preparing for a forcible breakthrough to Jinpu Road and is ready to cover the other three brigades to force the crossing at any time. After crossing, the sixth teaching brigade quickly launches
.Teach the Third Brigade, Teach the Seventh Brigade, and Teach the Eighth Brigade to advance eastward along the advance team route.
During this period, Wang Laohu led the No. 1 Special Operations Squadron to have a very clear understanding of the patrol and defense situation of the Japanese on the Jinpu Railway. He also sneaked into Dexian County and Dongguang County for several rounds, and became very familiar with the Japanese security situation.
We also contacted the National Salvation Army and the Dongguang County Brigade led by the newly established Lubei Special Committee, and they sent the advance teams of the four brigades there.
Wang Laohu carefully considered the choice of Lien Town to cross the railway station. Lien Town Station is a small station, and usually only has one class of puppet troops stationed there, as well as a small Japanese-owned bank. Now the Japanese army is focusing on defending the Jinpu Railway, and Lien Town's garrison strength
Greatly strengthened, there is a Japanese squadron and a platoon of puppet troops. This Japanese squadron is dispersed
Camped in several villages around Lien Town, Wang Laohu clearly knows their outposts and garrison locations. By controlling Lien Town, you can not only allow large troops to pass through quickly, but you can also kill small Japanese-owned banks along the way and make a small fortune.
.If you are lucky, you may even cause a train rollover accident after the troops pass through, causing the little devil to bleed some more.
Of course, there is a risk when passing through Lianchen. If the Japanese in Dongguang City are alerted, a fierce battle may occur. However, Wang Laohu is not afraid of this. Is it possible that the Second Field Artillery Regiment, the Medium Mortar Regiment and the Third Jiao Regiment
Does the brigade artillery regiment follow the troops to see the scenery? Are they going to fight? It's best if they can pass in concealment. If they can't pass in concealment, just do it. Anyway, the little devils are scared to death of the instructors, so I'm sorry they don't dare to pursue our army!
After Wang Laohu's opinion was adopted by Li Qing, Li Qing's decision was formed. Li Qing was teaching the Sixth Brigade to send a report to Liu Yimin, reporting the detailed plan for the crossing.
Liu Yimin's reply to the call was simple: "The faster we pass, the better. After the main force has passed, the No. 1 Special Operations Squadron can carry out sabotage operations on Jinpu Road, but the Japanese must be convinced that it was an accident. We must not make a small gain at the expense of exposing the main force's intention to advance eastward."
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On the evening of March 7, it seemed that God was also helping to cover the whereabouts of the Eighth Route Army. Snowflakes began to fall, and the Jinpu Railway became more and more like a frozen snake, lying on the ground of North China.
When Wang Laohu led the No. 1 Special Operations Squadron to lurk near Lien Town Station, the Japanese squadron leader stationed in Lien Town was still awake and was listening to the puppet platoon leader's bragging.
This puppet platoon leader is from Peiping. His father returned from studying in Japan and he has learned to speak Japanese since he was a child. It was also his traitorous father who was obsessed with him. After being jealous and defeated by one of Qi Kuiyuan's subordinates, he suddenly realized that nothing is as important as the barrel of a gun in troubled times.
, I arrived at the Zhutun Army Brigade just now.
The 27th Division was established as an interpreter, and they forced their son to go to Qi Kuiyuan's military academy for training. After walking around, his son came out of the military academy and became a platoon leader directly. For this matter, the traitor father and son came to
The ancestors burned incense and prayed before the ceremony, asking the ancestors to bless their father and son to prosper from now on.
At this moment, the small platoon leader of the puppet army was foaming at the mouth, talking about the past events in the early days of the construction of the Jin-Pu Railway: "Li Hongzhang wanted to build the railway. He didn't dare to tell the Empress Dowager Cixi, so he asked his general Liu Ming to pass on a "Preparation Plan".
"Building railways to strengthen ourselves", unexpectedly cited
The die-hard ministers of the Manchu Dynasty objected, saying that Liu Mingchuan's suggestion was for the sake of foreigners, not the Qing Dynasty, and there was no need for further discussion. Li Hongzhang's suggestion failed, and he was disgraced. How could he give up? This time he thought about it.
A way to kill first and then tell later, let
The Beiyang Navy secretly built a 10-kilometer coal-carrying railway from the Tangshan section of the Kaiping Coal Mine to Xugezhuang, and then gradually accumulated it to more than 100 kilometers. After the court found out, it could not take away the built railway anymore, so it made trouble for Li Hongzhang.
, talk about the model of a steam locomotive
He looked and screamed like a monster, so he asked Li Hongzhang to find a large group of mules to pull the train. Your Excellency, the squadron leader, the navy built the railway and the mules pulled the train. This kind of weird thing cannot even be thought of by the Japanese people. You say this
Shouldn’t China have perished long ago?”
The Japanese squadron leader listened with great interest, and when the puppet platoon leader asked him, he nodded in agreement. Then he asked the puppet platoon leader, Empress Dowager Cixi, really beautiful? Are the eunuchs in the palace really like her?
Queen Mother, does the Queen have an affair?
When the platoon leader of the puppet army heard this, he knew that Taijun wanted a flower girl, so he quickly said that all the women in the palace were carefully selected, and they were naturally beautiful. If Taijun wanted a flower girl, he would go out and catch one soon.
Taijun didn't know that the flower girl was sleeping at home at this time, and the bed was very warm. When she touched it with her hand, she found a ball of cotton. How beautiful the taste was.
The Japanese squadron leader drooled after hearing this. Just as he was about to encourage the puppet platoon leader to continue speaking, he saw the guy's face was horrified and his eyes were staring straight.
As soon as the Japanese squadron leader turned his head, he felt a chill on his neck, as if he had been scratched by something. When he turned his neck again, he fell down with a thud.
The puppet platoon leader was so frightened that he peed and even forgot to kowtow and beg for mercy. He just watched the Eighth Route Army's dagger slash across his throat.
After solving the Japanese and puppet garrison, Wang Laohu contacted each squad and learned that the operation was over, so he sent a signal to the main force. Li Qing immediately ordered the Teach Sixth Brigade, Teach Seventh Brigade, and Teach Eighth Brigade in order to quickly
By rail.
By the time Li Qing led the Third Brigade to pass the railway, Wang Laohu had already seized 200,000 yuan in banknotes from the Japanese bank.
Wang Laohu didn't know that in history, the Dongguang County Brigade had attacked the Lianzhen Station. A squad of soldiers killed the puppet troops guarding the station without firing a single shot, and found 130,000 yuan from the Japs Bank, which was used by the newly born Hebei Province.
The border anti-Japanese regime solved the funding problem.
After the large army passed by, Wang Laohu asked a few soldiers to pretend to be Japanese soldiers and stand guard in Lianchen. He checked the name of the puppet platoon leader and wrote a letter to the Japanese soldiers in his name, meaning that as a Chinese, he wanted to protect the Japanese army.
The heinous crimes committed by the invaders of China are intolerable.
After taking the soldiers, we went south to Lunan to find the National Army. These Japs soldiers who were killed should have long since died. Let them pay for the lives of the Chinese people who died! A man is a great man, and one person should do the work for the other. If the little Japs have the guts, they can do it.
See you on the battlefield, don't embarrass your family members.
After writing the letter, Wang Laohu ordered the bodies of the puppet platoon leader and the dead puppet soldiers to be dug and buried on the spot. The prisoners and money were taken away by the troops. He led the soldiers to tear off a section of the track.
Then he walked away.
At 2 o'clock in the night, a train from Tianjin to Jinan passed through Lianzhen Station under the escort of two armored cars one behind the other. After the leading armored car derailed, it was hit hard by the train behind it.
The station was rolling over and over, leaving the small Lianzhen Station in a mess.
At this time, the Japs in Dongguang, Cangxian, and Dexian were all alarmed. Cars and motorcycles rushed to Lianzhen despite the heavy snow.
After careful investigation by the Japanese military police stationed in Dongguang, they found a letter from the puppet platoon leader, and the truth became clear. The Japanese military police, the railway garrison, and the 24th Division garrison reported to their superiors respectively, claiming that the Lianzhen incident
It was a vicious accident deliberately caused by the security forces after they rebelled. It was recommended that the security forces be immediately purged and the hidden anti-Japanese elements investigated and dealt with. As for the traitorous father of the puppet army platoon leader, he was naturally unlucky at the first opportunity.
It wasn't until summer that the Japs stationed in Lien Town were troubled by the stench. They brought in the military police dogs and found the bodies of the puppet platoon leader and others who had been buried too shallowly. Only then did the Japs realize that they had been fooled. However,
At that time, it was too late to say anything. The main force of the Eighth Route Army had already fully deployed in Shandong and had taken deep root.