Lieutenant General Hisao Nishio, commander of the Japanese Second Army, was awakened from his sleep.
After reading the telegram from Major General Morita Masanori, old Japanese soldier Nishio Hisou's eyebrows kept trembling. This damn Morita Masanori, if you want to commit suicide by caesarean section, just do it as soon as possible. Why do you have to drag so many soldiers in? Just
This guy is also called a brave general of the Kwantung Army, shit!
The 13th independent mixed brigade is said to be an elite brigade of the Kwantung Army, but I didn't expect it to be so vulnerable. It almost threw everyone into the depths of the Pacific Ocean! I don't think it is an elite brigade, but more like a stupid brigade.
We have repeatedly emphasized that we should not pursue the enemy at night and we must be more vigilant. These guys just don't listen and rely on their own bravery. They dare to go out to chase the enemy without even knowing the enemy's number. What bad luck, right?
This group of stupid guys should die. They should never mess up the defense of Tai'an City. Now is the time of the war. If there is a problem in Tai'an, the Jinpu Road will be completely interrupted, and the southern line's third
The 10th Division will bear the brunt of being alone, lacking both food and ammunition, and the danger is great!
It's too late to say anything now. The key is which unit to deploy to defend Tai'an. Don't mention the 5th Division, 10th Division, and 16th Division. They are permanent divisions and are used for offense.
The 108th Division cannot be mobilized at will. It is the only division on hand that is used as a reserve force. It is responsible for the task of going north and south to support operations at any time. The only thing that can be mobilized is a few independent mixed brigades, close to the railway line
Naturally, the 10th independent mixed brigade stationed in Dexian County is the independent mixed 10th brigade. However, after the independent mixed 10th brigade is transferred, troops must be sent immediately to replace them. Luxi and Jinan are guarding a tiger. Once the defense line is slightly
So, Liu Yimin's instructor has not come out immediately? It seems that he must immediately issue an order to quickly move south to Tai'an, and the seventh independent mixed brigade stationed in Huimin will move to Fangde County. Huimin only has
gave up.
Chief of Staff Major General Suzuki looked at the commander's eyebrows, his hands were shaking, no, his whole body was shaking, and he said with concern: "Commander, do you need a glass of water to calm down?"
Lieutenant General Hisao Nishio was anxious and uncomfortable at this time. When he heard what Suzuki said, he thought that this guy was laughing at his old age and incompetence. He had lost consecutive battles, and his resentment was immediately transferred to Suzuki. But Nishio
Unlike Terauchi Juichi, Zao did not slap easily. He took a sip of the water brought by the guard and then said: "Suzuki-kun, record the order: 1. The 10th independent mixed brigade stationed in Dexian County urgently assembled immediately, and the car
Yun Tai'an, responsible for the defense task of Tai'an. Second, the independent mixed 7th brigade living in Huimin immediately abandoned Huimin, rushed back to Dexian overnight to take over the defense, and assumed responsibility for the railway and highway defense from Dexian to Jinan. Third, wait for the above two
After the defense change of the independent mixed brigade was completed, the independent mixed 13th brigade and the original 21st Division 83rd Regiment and Baggage Regiment were withdrawn to Jinan for training and were jointly organized into the Jinan garrison. The specific number will be announced after the approval of the base camp. IV.
, an investigation team was formed, led by Major General Suzuki, Chief of Staff of the Second Army, and immediately went to Tai'an to investigate on the spot the attack on the first station and the reasons for the defeat of the 13th Independent Mixed Brigade. The main task was to trace the whereabouts of the Chinese military police and eliminate them."
Suzuki was writing down the order. He remembered the first three items clearly. When he wrote the fourth item, his mind was confused. He didn't understand why the commander would give such an order, asking him to investigate whether it really existed.
Chinese military police, isn’t that making things difficult for him?
Although Suzuki Shoudou didn't know where he offended the commander, he knew in his heart that the commander was deliberately trying to punish him. Fortunately, the Japanese army was highly hierarchical and military orders could not be violated. Suzuki Shoudou still held his nose and drank the pot.
, stood up at attention with a snap, and said loudly: "Thank you, Commander, for your cultivation, and I promise to complete the mission and live up to the great trust!" After saying that, he went to send a telegram.
Looking at Suzuki's back, Lieutenant General Nisio Hisao had a sneer on his lips, turned around and began to think about how to send an apology telegram to the base camp and the North China Front.
Morita Masanori didn't know how he got here that night. He finally waited for dawn on purpose, climbed up to the Tai'an Tower and looked around with a telescope. He found no sign of the Chinese army besieging Tai'an, so he felt a little relieved.
After returning to the brigade headquarters and sitting down, Morita Masanori received a telegram from the 10th independent mixed brigade, saying that the brigade had assembled urgently last night under the order of Lieutenant General Nishio Hiszo, commander of the Second Army, and was now on the bus.
Heading south, it is expected to arrive in Tai'an at 11 am. The 13th Independent Mixed Brigade should strengthen vigilance to ensure the safety of Tai'an City before the 10th Independent Mixed Brigade takes over the defense.
After reading the telegram, Morita Masanori cursed "The villain is successful" and asked the chief of staff to prepare for the defense handover.
Thinking that he was about to leave Tai'an, and so many soldiers were still lying on the land of Beijipo and Jieshou, Morita Masanori wanted to find out at any cost what kind of troops had beaten him so badly, and he would lose.
If you want to lose clearly, you can't just commit suicide by caesarean section for no reason, right?
As soon as this thought came up, Morita Masanori couldn't sit still. After walking around the office a few times, he decided to go to the battlefield to check before leaving, otherwise he would die in peace!
Morita Masanori's idea was quickly realized, because the Chief of Staff of the Second Army, Major General Suzuki, led an investigation team to rush from Jinan. The two of them thought it would be safe in broad daylight, so they took the garrison in Tai'an with them.
The gendarmerie and the incomplete 56th and 58th independent infantry brigades went to Jieshou Station first.
When I arrived at Jieshou Station, I saw that the corpses on the platform were either torn into pieces by artillery shells, or were completely bruised by machine gun bullets. The situation in the carriage was even worse, and it was impossible to tell whose arms and legs belonged to them. Suzuki rate
Major General Dao was the first to vomit. When he vomited, the accompanying military police and infantrymen all vomited, making the Jieshou Station extremely smelly.
After the on-site investigation, the military police quickly came to the conclusion: the attackers first attacked the security team guarding the station, and 299 of the 300 people were stabbed to death. One person's back was penetrated by a conical weapon. It was suspected that he was
It was caused by outdated bows and arrows. Judging from this situation, the attackers were a group of well-trained soldiers who knew martial arts. Then, the attackers planted powerful explosives under the rails and blew up the military column. From the military column
Judging from the casualties of the soldiers, the one who fell from the car was stabbed to death with a bayonet, and the soldiers in the car were all killed by grenades, indicating that it was a conventional force that carried out the attack. Later, the sneak attackers used anti-aircraft firepower on the military columns to attack
The armored train came for reinforcements, and there were artillery shell casings as evidence. The independent 56th Infantry Brigade and the 58th Infantry Brigade can explain clearly what happened next, and there is no need to investigate in detail.
Based on the above situation, it can be concluded that there is indeed a small force called the "Chinese Gendarmerie", which is well-trained and powerful, and they are coordinated by an elite force in the regular army.
After checking the situation at Kaishou Station, Major General Morita Masanori ordered the remnants of the 56th Independent Infantry Group to stay and dispose of the bodies of the soldiers who died in the battle. He and Suzuki led the military police and the 58th Independent Infantry Group to Beijipo.
Last night, Major General Morita Masanori was afraid that the Chinese army would seize the opportunity to capture Tai'an, so he hurriedly fled the battlefield. Although he knew that his three infantry brigades and one cavalry brigades were collectively destroyed, he did not know that they all died so miserably, except for the independent 59th Infantry Brigade.
Except for those who were killed by rifles during the pursuit, almost all others were killed by artillery bombardment. Especially in the center of the battlefield, the soldiers were all bruised and bloody.
After seeing the battlefield, a squadron leader of the 58th Infantry Brigade who was accompanying him suddenly went insane. He pulled out a knife and committed suicide by caesarean section. This caused a chain reaction. Dozens of soldiers looked dull and shouted, "Mom,
"Mom", she rushed to stab the bayonet into her chest.
Masanori Morita looked at his soldiers in pain, knowing that they had completely collapsed from spirit to will to body and could no longer go to the battlefield, so he ordered the captain of the 58th Brigade to take the troops away from the battlefield to rest, leaving the military police to carefully
Survey.
The battlefield was so clean that not even a shell casing could be found. The military police searched around and found several mimeographed leaflets, which clearly stated that General Tang Enbo, commander of the 20th Army Corps of the Chinese National Army, was suing Shandong Province.
People's Book.
Suzuki's Chinese is pretty good. No need for translation, just take it and read it: "Shandong people, Shandong compatriots, Shandong fathers and fellow villagers:
Since the Japanese invaded China, they have killed our people, occupied our land, plundered our property, and humiliated our women. They have committed so many crimes that it is difficult to describe them. But because of his incompetence, he followed the order of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and led twenty elite regiments to attack thousands of miles away.
Cut off the Jinpu Road and take the heads of the Japanese invaders as sacrifices to our fallen compatriots. Although the Japanese invaders are powerful, they are still flesh and blood. They will naturally be destroyed by artillery fire. They will also die if they are chopped with swords and axes. I hope our compatriots will unite and fight.
Turning the Qilu land into the tomb of the Japanese invaders. Those who kill the Japanese invaders are heroes of the Anti-Japanese War; those who destroy Japanese military facilities, kill traitors, and capture spies are also heroes of the Anti-Japanese War; those who do not cooperate with the Japanese and puppet regime and actively support the Anti-Japanese War,
We are all heroes of the Anti-Japanese War. Killing a Japanese soldier will be a great achievement for a long time, and your family will be filled with glory. Your Majesty, I am willing to work together with our compatriots!"
After reading it, Suzuki suddenly realized: "It turned out that it was the 20th Army Corps, the most elite of the Chinese government army, that did it. They were the only ones with such powerful artillery fire. This also explained clearly why the Chinese military police, Chiang Kai-shek's mysterious guard, appeared.
It’s here.”
The captain of the gendarmerie was afraid that this was a mysterious trick by the Chinese army, so he went to arrest some civilians and asked what troops were fighting here last night. These civilians were very uncooperative. Only after being whipped by the gendarmerie did they tremble and leave.
He took out from his pocket a letter to the people of Shandong from the 20th Army Corps, and said that this army had gone south at night, and that they had taken over the railway and loaded it on the train and transported it away.
At this time, the situation was completely clear. It was the 20th Army Corps of the Chinese regular army rushing to Jinpu Road, accompanied by the Chinese military police of the Guards trained by the Germans for Chiang Kai-shek. Now the 20th Army Corps was moving southward along the Jinpu Road in covert manner, with a very clear intention, which was to capture the 10th Division.
The regiment's retreat. As for why the 20th Army did not take advantage of the situation to attack Tai'an, Suzuki's explanation was that after discovering that all the independent artillery brigade had withdrawn to Tai'an City, the 20th Army thought that the Tai'an City defenders were well prepared and would not be able to make a sneak attack, and were afraid that the attack would not be possible.
After defeating the enemy, he was besieged by the main force of the imperial army, so he went south in hiding.
The situation was clarified and the report was given. Major General Suzuki was feeling proud and secretly scolded Lieutenant General Nishio Hiszo for all his tricks. Unfortunately, he was lucky enough to figure out the problem right away, leaving him unable to do anything to fix himself. As for
To pursue and eliminate the Chinese military police, it is even better to say that there are twenty legions to protect them. How can Suzuki lead the pursuit? Just inform the 10th and 16th Divisions and ask them to be more vigilant.
After returning to Tai'an, I sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Nishio Hisao, and the 10th independent mixed brigade arrived.
Morita Masanori took Suzuki and the officers above the captain of the 10th independent mixed brigade to have a farewell banquet. During the dinner, Morita Masanori was so sad that he burst into tears and said with choked sobs: "Since the Manchuria Incident,
I have been serving in the Army and have won all the battles. I have never regarded the Chinese army as an opponent. Yesterday's battle opened my eyes. The sophisticated deployment and ferocious firepower of the Chinese army were beyond my common sense. His Majesty the Emperor occupied China.
The future of strategic goals is worrying!”
Major General Suzuki saw Morita Masanori crying sadly, so he advised him to be more open-minded. He still met Tang Enbo's 20th Army. If he met Liu Yimin's instructor, I am afraid that not only Tai'an City has changed hands now, but also the independent mixed army.
When the 10th Brigade came for reinforcements, they had to be escorted by at least 6 planes along the way. Otherwise, it would be difficult to reach Tai'an.
When Suzuki said this, the officers of the 10th independent mixed brigade had no intention of eating, and their eyes became dull. The brigade commander saw that there was no other way, he couldn't just mess up without going into battle, right? He shook his head
He stood up staggeringly, picked up a glass of sake, drank it down in one gulp, pretended to be arrogant, and said arrogantly: "Gentlemen, don't let other people's ambitions destroy your own prestige. The Japanese Army is invincible in the world."
.The reason why the 13th Independent Mixed Brigade lost the battle this time was because of the unknown situation and the commander's rash and blind actions, which resulted in thousands of imperial warriors staining the battlefield with blood. As long as we follow the instructions of General Judaichi Terauchi of the North China Front,
Hold the line of defense firmly, be it Liu Yimin or Tang Enbo, come and kill one, come two and kill a pair, discipline them whether they come back or not!"
At this point, Major General Morita Masanori was unwilling, and immediately stood up and said that he was not allowed to insult the heroes who died in the 13th Independent Mixed Brigade. The two of them started to quarrel at the wine table, and in the end they just got into a fight. Fortunately,
Major General Suzuki, the Chief of Staff of the Second Army, was on the side to break up the fight, and the officers of the two armies did not dare to cause trouble. Otherwise, a firefight would likely occur.
Naturally, the banquet broke up unhappily. Major General Morita Masanori, who had already regarded Tai'an as a place of sorrow, was unwilling to stay in Tai'an for a while. He quickly moved the defense, and with his incomplete team, he pulled several car urns and followed Suzuki's lead.
Major General Dao returned to Jinan.
After receiving the telegram from Suzuki Suzuki, Nishio Juzo did not believe it. He sent a message to ask the 10th Division, the 16th Division, and the 5th Division if they had found the Chinese Army Tang Enbo's 20th Army Corps. In the end, there were three divisions.
They all reported that they were not fighting Yube for the time being. Nishio Hisao was now panicked and quickly reported the situation of the battle between Jieshou and Beijipo to General Touichi Terauchi, and also reported on his adjustment of the defense of the troops. Then, without waiting,
General Judai Terauchi responded to the call, and Lieutenant General Nishio Juzo ordered the 10th Division to suspend the attack in the direction of Tengxian County and defend on the spot to prevent a sneak attack by the 20th China Army Corps. The reason was that the 20th Army Corps sneakily attacked Jinpu Road in Tai'an, causing
The railway was interrupted, severely damaging the 13th independent mixed brigade. At the same time, Lieutenant General Nishio Hisao strictly ordered the 5th and 16th Divisions to quickly defeat the enemy in front of them, move closer to the 10th Division, and prepare to reinforce the 10th Division at any time
Group preparation.
After sending the telegram, he felt that the troops were still insufficient. Nishio Hisou sent a report to the 114th Division, urging them to speed up and transport Yanzhou to Yanzhou as soon as possible and take on Yanzhou's defense. At the same time, he also sent a report to the base camp, requesting that it be formed into an independent 13th Brigade.
The regiment was mixed with the 83rd Regiment of the original 21st Division and other remnants to form the Jinan garrison, freeing up the 108th Division to be used exclusively as the reserve force of the Second Army.
In his telegram to the base camp, Lieutenant General Nishio Hisao also suggested that if the base camp does not agree to combine the two forces, he should ask the base camp to send at least three more independent mixed brigades. China is really too big. The huge ground of Shandong,
There are only a few independent mixed brigades responsible for the garrison duty, and there are gaps everywhere. It is impossible to prevent the Chinese army from unbridled sneak attacks.
As a result, the base camp responded to the call and agreed to mix the two troops into the Jinan Independent Garrison. At the same time, it severely criticized Lieutenant General Nishio Hisao for having a large army and failing to fight effectively, which caused the imperial army to suffer successive losses, its prestige fell to the ground, and it became an international laughing stock. The base camp was particularly special.
It was pointed out that due to the slow movement of Nishio Hisao's Second Army, the defense line of the Chinese defenders in the southern section of Jinpu Road was consolidated. If the Second Army made no further achievements, Lieutenant General Nishio Hisao was asked to return home and report to His Majesty the Emperor on the Second Army's defense.
The military wasted money and food, which was a drag on the Japanese economy.
After reading the telegram, Nishio Shou was furious and scolded Omoto for feeding a bunch of idiots. As he cursed, a row of bright water bubbles appeared at the corner of his mouth, which looked very eye-catching.
After finishing his scolding, Nishio Tosuke strictly ordered the railway department to repair Jinpu Road as soon as possible to ensure the supply of arms and materials to the front line so that the 10th Division could quickly resume its offensive.
This battle that took place on Jinpu Road became a public case many years later because neither the Japanese army nor the Eighth Route Army was willing to publicize it. The Japanese military history recorded the fighting Chinese troops as Tang Enbo’s 20th Army Corps and the Chinese Military Police, as another part of the war history record.
Tang Enbo, one of the parties involved, was also vague in his language for various reasons. He neither said that he fought the battle nor that he did not fight it. He just kept emphasizing that the Jinpu Road battle in a broad sense, the 20th Army Corps was of course the main force.
He fought with the Japanese army every day and wiped out countless Japanese troops. Then he talked about the pain of being chased by the elite divisions of the Japanese army. Although the history of the Eighth Route Army has written down the detailed process and general results, it has been criticized by those scholars who want to restore the historical truth.
After much research and research, the final result turned out to be that the Japanese army did not have the habit of exaggerating their military achievements, and they should refer to the historical records of the Japanese army when studying the historical facts of the Anti-Japanese War. They believed that the records of the instructors could not be relied upon entirely, and that it was at best a small-scale encounter.