Isotani Rensuke never dreamed that the situation would suddenly undergo such a major change.
On the afternoon of the 31st, Isotani Rensuke landed in the wheat fields of Beiluo by plane. Surrounded by Noriyoshi Kei and other generals, he arrived at the headquarters of the Setani detachment and personally supervised the attack on Taierzhuang.
Isotani Rensuke thought that the 40th Regiment controlled strategic points such as Tengxian, Lincheng, Zaozhuang, and Yixian. Tomorrow at the latest, the 39th Regiment could arrive near the battlefield and attack the canal defenders from east to west.
.The main force of the entire division gathered on the front line of Taierzhuang, and the Chinese defenders facing them were completely annihilated right before their eyes.
The fact surprised Isotani Rensuke.
After days of fierce fighting, the 63rd Regiment suffered serious losses in combat effectiveness. After adjusting its combat direction, the 63rd Regiment began to concentrate on attacking Taierzhuang. However, every courtyard in Taierzhuang was made of stone, and the town was densely covered with bunkers, which provided a good defense for the defenders.
Cover. On the 30th, Colonel Furong Zhenping personally went into battle and commanded the troops to attack fiercely for a day, finally occupying half of Taierzhuang. Unexpectedly, at night, the defenders called in reinforcements, led by death squads, and fought a fierce night battle with the Japanese army.
Many positions were restored.
On the morning of the 31st, the 63rd Regiment counterattacked with all its strength and finally regained its position.
Lieutenant General Isotani Rensuke is a senior general of the Japanese army. He naturally knows what happened in Dawenkou and also knows that there will be difficulties in ammunition supply for a while. He can only rely on the division's own ammunition accumulation for operations. Therefore, he has consciously thought
The combat objectives were adjusted, and they just wanted to capture Taierzhuang and completely eliminate the Chinese army north of the canal. As for Xuzhou, we could only look at each other for the time being, and everything would have to wait until the Jinpu Road was completed.
Therefore, after inspecting the battlefield and listening to Setani Kei’s report, Lieutenant General Isotani Rensuke was very surprised. He could not imagine why the Chinese army, which was often on the verge of collapse, was suddenly so tenacious and refused to retreat. In his impression, the Chinese army
That's not the case. The Communist Party's Eighth Route Army could set up an ambush, sneak attack, etc., but as for Chiang Kai-shek's troops, their tactics were dull and their positions were weak. Generally, the imperial army would just outflank them and they would naturally retreat.
The situation at hand was beyond the scope of Isotani Rensuke's cognition. He also knew that the Chinese army would definitely defend Taierzhuang, but he did not expect to defend Taierzhuang to death. However, he still smiled and encouraged the generals to command the troops to fight bravely: "
Gentlemen, I know very well about Chiang Kai-shek and his army. Chiang himself is just a scumbag from Shanghai. In the words of civilized people, he is a hooligan. The troops he leads have no political ideals, and some are just corruption and corruption.
The scandal of an officer marrying a minor wife and being jealous. Fighting with such an army is the tragedy of our Yamato samurai. We should fight with an army that is stronger, more disciplined and more effective. But there is no way, who made us so unlucky?
How about facing such a tasteless opponent?"
Isoya Rensuke's words made a group of officers laugh, and the haze caused by the heavy casualties was swept away.
Seeing that the agitation had achieved results, Isotani Rensuke said again: "Capture Taierzhuang and completely eliminate the enemies north of the canal. The whole of Shandong and even the whole of North China will belong to our Great Japan. The Chinese want to take back North China from us again."
, it is simply a foolish dream. We can even directly incorporate Manchuria and North China into the territory of Japan. Please think about it, a few years later, when our descendants roam the fertile land of North China, how will they thank us?
These entrepreneurs?”
This statement made a group of devils even more excited and even chanted slogans again and again.
Seeing that the morale of the officers was high, Isotani Rensuke ordered the division's engineer regiment to be enriched as a front-line offensive force, concentrated all the artillery regiment's artillery, strengthened the firepower, and made a desperate move to draw back the brigade that was monitoring Tang's regiment.
, joined the attack ranks in order to succeed in one blow. After the deployment was completed, Isotani Rensuke ordered Kei Setani to immediately launch a full-line attack, and the Taierzhuang defenders must be eliminated quickly.
After issuing the order, Rensuke Isotani sent a report to Lieutenant General Hisao Nishio, saying that the capture of Taierzhuang and the complete defeat of the Chinese troops on the front line of the Taierzhuang Canal were in sight, and he implored Lieutenant General Hisao Nishio to mobilize the aviation forces that could be mobilized to vigorously bomb the defenders along the canal.
corps position and support the 10th Division in defeating the defenders as quickly as possible.
Lieutenant General Hisao Nishio, as the commander of the Second Army, had long hated the Chinese army's repeated battles with the Japanese army in southern Shandong and was determined to eliminate all Chinese resistance forces in Shandong and build Shandong into a strong rear area for the Japanese army to further expand their aggression.
After receiving a telegram from Lieutenant General Isotani Rensuke, Nishio Hisao ordered all aviation forces in Inojinan, Qingdao and other Shandong areas to dispatch to support the 10th Division's operations.
There were swarms of Japanese planes in the sky, and the howling infantrymen instigated by Isotani Rensuke were on the ground. The front-line defenders of Taierzhuang immediately fell into a bitter battle.
By night, the 63rd Regiment had captured two-thirds of Taierzhuang's positions, and the 10th Regiment had also made progress, significantly compressing the positions of the 27th and 30th Divisions on both sides of Taierzhuang. With more effort, the 27th Regiment could be defeated.
Division, the 30th Division and the Taierzhuang garrison were all wiped out on the north bank of the canal.
After listening to the report, Isotani Rensuke kept nodding his head and saying "Hey!"
Unfortunately, Rensuke Isotani's happiness did not last long. At night, the Chinese army suddenly launched a full-scale counterattack. The 52nd Army, the 85th Army, and the 75th Army of the 20th Army came from behind the Yorigu Regiment. Canal
The Second Army and its attached troops along the line also launched a counterattack, and the sound of killing in Taierzhuang was loud.
After all, Lieutenant General Isotani Rensuke was a senior general with good military education. He was calm and calm. After receiving the report of the Chinese army's counterattack, he ordered Kei Setani to command the Setani detachment to move to block the attack on the spot, while ordering all the units of the 40th Regiment.
Strictly guard the city to prevent sneak attacks by the Chinese army. They also sent a message to urge Major General Lai Wuping to lead the 39th Regiment to speed up, rush to the battlefield quickly, flank the Chinese army, and cover the main battle.
At two o'clock in the night, Lieutenant General Isotani Rensuke, with red eyes, received the news of the loss of the border river, and his head exploded with a bang. It turned out that the Chinese army's counterattack was not a tactical move to consolidate the defense line, but a long-planned move.
In the encirclement and annihilation battle, he wanted to wipe out his 10th Division in one fell swoop.
At this time, Isotani Rensuke panicked and no longer cared about capturing Taierzhuang. He immediately reported to Lieutenant General Nishio Hisao and asked for a retreat. At the same time, he ordered the 39th Regiment, which was rushing towards Taierzhuang, to stop its advance immediately and quickly
Seize the position and prepare to hold on.
The 39th Regiment reported that the troops were rushing to Lanling Town, determined to capture Lanling Town and then support the main battle.
Isotani Rensuke thought that since the Chinese army was determined to encircle and annihilate the 10th Division, they would definitely ambush or block the 39th Regiment near Lanling. They must not let the Chinese cook the troops. So he strictly ordered the 39th Regiment to immediately
Stop advancing, turn towards Zaozhuang and join forces with the troops stationed in Zaozhuang.
After finally making it to daybreak, Isotani Rensuke was about to order the troops to take turns to cover and withdraw from the battlefield. The Chinese Air Force planes arrived, and dozens of planes rained bullets on the Japanese positions.
Isoya Rensuke hid in the command post and stared blankly at the planes in the sky for a long time before he shouted hoarsely and ordered the radio to report to Lieutenant General Nishio Hiszo quickly, requesting the aviation force to dispatch immediately to cover the retreat of the troops to Yi County. He ordered Setani to start
Blow up all the baggage that cannot be taken away and immediately move to Yixian County.
If Isotani Rensuke had ordered a retreat last night, the Setani detachment might have been able to escape. Unfortunately, the Chinese army has always dominated the night. Isotani Rensuke was afraid that the troops would be defeated by the Chinese army if they retreated at night.
Not daring to take risks, the Setani detachment's last chance to escape was lost.
By the time the Japanese air force arrived, the Chinese and Japanese armies were already fighting together. It was difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, so the bombing was naturally ineffective.
Since the beginning of the war, when has the national army had the opportunity to beat up the Japanese army like this? Therefore, officers at all levels who knew that the Segu detachment was included in the net simply ignored the threat of Japanese aircraft, and without exception, they talked about
Shouting "Brothers, follow me" suggested by Soong Meiling, they attacked the Japanese positions again and again.
Seeing that his troops were surrounded, Isotani Rensuke aroused the spirit of bushido and strictly ordered all troops to stop retreating, stick to their positions, and resolutely repel the Chinese army's attack. As a result, the Japanese army also became red-eyed and resisted desperately. Both sides fought against each other.
Go and kill in a group.
Isotani Rensuke saw that the casualties of the troops were increasing and it was difficult to break out of the encirclement, so he had to order the 40th Regiment to garrison in Zaozhuang and Yi County to support the main breakout. He ordered the 39th Regiment to speed up and take over the defense of Zaozhuang.
As the battle progressed into the afternoon, Isotani Rensuke sadly discovered that ammunition and fuel were no longer in supply, and the battle line was wavering. If he did not retreat, he might become a prisoner.
The panicked Rensuke Isotani knew that the 39th Regiment had not arrived at Zaozhuang yet, and that with only the 40th Regiment in Zaozhuang and the strength of Yixian County, there was no way to break the siege. At this time, he could not care about anything else, and fell to the ground with a loud voice.
Order the troops to retreat across the board and move to Yixian County.
The Japanese army's full-line retreat was tantamount to helping the Chinese army, which was fighting tooth and nail. The troops did not need to do any mobilization and pursued bravely, constantly intercepting, dividing and cannibalizing the Japanese army.
Isotani Rensuke had to admit that his so-called elite 10th Division was defeated. The retreating troops kept leaving covering troops behind, and these covering troops were without exception overwhelmed by the frenzied pursuit of the Chinese army.
Until evening, Isoya Rensuke, Setani Keicai, Fukei Zhenhei, Akashiba Yaezo and other key officers and a group of remnant defeated generals, stayed in Zaozhuang in the 40th regiment, and fled into Yixian with the support of the Yixian troops.
county seat.
As soon as he entered the city gate, Isotani Rensuke ordered the remaining defeated generals to immediately close the city gate and defend the county seat.
Arriving at the headquarters of the 40th Regiment in Yi County, Isotani Rensuke looked at the embarrassed Setani Kei and others, and couldn't help but burst into tears. Now it was better, Setani Kei and others had lost all their troops.
The people were even more sad, and the whole headquarters was filled with the wails of the Japanese.
After crying, Isotani Rensuke quickly contacted Major General Lai Wuping, commander of the 8th Brigade, who commanded the 39th Regiment. He was relieved when he learned that the 39th Regiment had arrived in Zaozhuang.
That night, the high-spirited Li Zongren ordered his troops to quickly eliminate all small Japanese troops who dared to resist. If the Japanese did not surrender, they would be killed resolutely!
At dawn, Chiang Kai-shek, who was looking eagerly in Kaifeng, received a telegram from Li Zongren, saying that the main force of the 10th Division had been wiped out, more than 8,500 Japanese soldiers had been killed, and a large amount of weapons, equipment and supplies had been seized.
Chiang Kai-shek was so excited that with a stroke of his pen, he changed the report of Li Zongren to kill more than 8,500 Japanese soldiers to more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers. He ordered the Central News Agency to immediately announce the news of the Taierzhuang victory, and ordered the Fifth Theater to counterattack across the board.
Expand the results.
After receiving the report that the 10th Division suffered a defeat in Taierzhuang and that the Setani detachment was completely wiped out, the commander of the North China Front, Touichi Terauchi, was once again stunned. He could not figure out how the elite 10th Division could fight in a head-to-head offensive and defensive battle.
Defeated.
After learning from the painful experience, General Juichi Terauchi ordered the Chief of Staff of the Front Army, Lieutenant General Naozaburo Okabe, to form a special staff team and rush to Jinan to review the reasons for the failure and formulate practical plans to completely eliminate the main force of Chiang Kai-shek's government troops in Xuzhou.
At this time, Juichi Terauchi received an order from the base camp to use Xuzhou to attract the main force of the Chinese army and encircle and annihilate it.
It was already noon on April 2 when Liu Yimin learned about the news of Taierzhuang's victory.
Li Zongren said in a telegram transmitted through the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army that the reason why the Taierzhuang defense battle was so quickly won was due to the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army for their containment and operations, and Liu Yimin's helping hand at the critical moment. Unexpectedly, a famous general of the Eighth Route Army would have such a big heart.
He is worthy of being our son-in-law in Guangxi because he values local affection so much.
In the telegram, Li Zongren warmly invited Liu Yimin and his wife to visit Xuzhou as a guest, which was regarded as allowing his wife to return to her natal home.
After reading the telegram, Liu Yimin finally felt relieved. He felt that the only flaw was that the 39th Regiment was afraid of being ambushed and did not rush to Lanling. Instead, it turned to Zaozhuang halfway, temporarily escaping the fate of destruction. However,
It doesn't matter, these guys will always die in the future, either by Chinese guns or by American artillery fire. Anyway, they cannot escape death.
After thinking about it, Liu Yimin felt proud. If I played a little scheming, Tang Enbo would have to attack immediately. It seems that he still has to play tricks with these national army generals when necessary.
Seeing Liu Yimin's face glowing, Cai Zhong couldn't help but laugh at him, saying that he was plagiarizing the ancients and it was nothing special. Zhuge Liang persuaded Zhou Yu to unite against Cao Cao by using words to persuade him. However, Zhuge Liang said that Cao Cao went south for
To snatch Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, Liu Yimin mainly used coercion to force Tang Enbo to send troops, which was not necessarily any better than the ancients. Tang Enbo also had several concubines, so why didn't Liu Yimin say that the Japanese army went south to snatch his concubines? It seems,
Comrade Liu Yimin's cultivation skills are not perfect yet, and in any case he cannot compare with Zhuge Liang, the embodiment of wisdom.
Cai Zhong's words made Luo Ronghuan and others laugh.
After finishing laughing, Luo Ronghuan teased Liu Yimin and said: "Mr. Liu, you have helped Li Zongren so much, so you can't help Li Zongren in vain! Shouldn't he be allowed to repay the favor! If not talking about other things, he doesn't have mortar shells and domestically made weapons.
Rifle bullets. Both of these are ammunition accumulated by our army. Although our main force is gradually replacing Japanese rifles, our local troops and guerrillas are all using guns that have been eliminated by the main force, and we urgently need to replenish bullets!"
This statement aroused Liu Yimin's thoughts. After Comrades Wei Baqun and Chen Hongtao were killed by traitors, the Youjiang Independent Third Division was dispersed and fought many times until September 1937. After negotiations, the Red Army guerrillas in western Guangxi
The team of 1,600 people was organized into two independent regiments of the Youjiang Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army. Wei Gaozhen was appointed as the commander of the 8th Independent Regiment, Huang Biao was appointed as the commander of the 9th Independent Regiment, and Li Xiuxue was appointed as the deputy commander of the 9th Independent Regiment. These two regiments
Later, we took a boat to Wuzhou and rushed from Wuzhou to Shucheng, Anhui Province. They were organized into the 1033rd and 1034th regiments of the 173rd Division of the 21st Group Army of the Gui Army in the Fifth Theater. Historically, this part of the Red Army once carried out night attacks with the cooperation of four detachments of the New Fourth Army.
Anqing, severely damaged the Japanese army. Later, they were broken up by Liao Lei and incorporated into various units of the Guangxi Army. A small number of them left the national army after the Taierzhuang battle, found the Shandong Eighth Route Army, and returned to the army. It seems that they really went to find Li Zongren.
, we must try to bring back these Red Army soldiers.
Thinking of this problem, Liu Yimin told Luo Ronghuan that he should send a telegram to the central government to check the situation of the Red Army guerrillas in Guangxi and Guangxi being incorporated into the Guangxi Army, and see if he could send someone to the fifth theater to bring this part of the troops.
Come back. They are all Red Army soldiers and cannot be incorporated into the Gui Army like this.
Luo Ronghuan didn't know the situation of the Red Army guerrillas in western Guangxi. Hearing what Liu Yimin said, he felt very strange. Aren't the Red Army guerrillas in the south and the troops staying in the Soviet area integrated into the New Fourth Army? How come the Red Army guerrillas in western Guangxi were integrated into the Guangxi Army?
What? The more I thought about it, the more I couldn't sit still, so I drafted a telegram to the central government, requesting the central government to find out as soon as possible the situation of the western Guangxi guerrillas being incorporated by the Gui army. For example, in the fifth theater, could someone be sent to negotiate with Li Zongren to transfer this part of the troops to
Come back. It is best to take advantage of Li Zongren's invitation to Comrade Liu Yimin and his wife to visit Xuzhou and directly ask Li Zongren for the request.
Liu Yimin knows that this matter must be very complicated and involves the current united front issue. He has been writing articles recently. Wang Ming and others, who are bent on expanding their influence within the party, may have other views. Don't worry, the central government will not soon
replied.
Returning to his residence in the evening, Liu Yimin told Tang Xingying about Li Zongren's invitation to Xuzhou and asked Tang Xingying if she wanted to go.
Tang Xingying looked at Liu Yimin with a strange look on her face and asked him if he was confused. What kind of relationship do we have with the Gui Army? I remember that when you first joined the army, you fought against the Gui Army. Many soldiers had a blood feud with them. What kind of relationship could you get with them?
?As for Li Zongren, he did help us by flying his parents to Luoyang. However, that was only after we occupied Xi'an. If there is no special mission, it is better not to have contact with them.
Liu Yimin looked at Tang Xingying and felt that this little girl was no longer the little girl she used to be. From her words, she could tell that in the past few years, she had matured and understood the political struggles within the party.