When the news of Taierzhuang's victory spread across the country, it once again caused a sensation throughout the country.
Chongqing, where the Nationalist Government was stationed, Wuhan, where the Military Commission was located, and other large and medium-sized cities all set off a wave of support for the Anti-Japanese War. Parties and groups organized mass demonstrations on the streets, donated money and materials, and organized various condolence groups.
Condolences from Xuzhou.
Major newspapers and radio stations sent reporters to the battlefield to conduct interviews and publicize the achievements of the heroes.
On the contrary, Japan has maintained an absolutely low-key publicity regarding the defeat of the Tenth Division in Taierzhuang. The Japanese North China Front Army was honest in its report to the headquarters and the cabinet, saying that the Seya Detachment of the Tenth Division fell in Taierzhuang.
China's fifth theater of war trapped 300,000 elites, and only a small number of the entire detachment returned to the army. Including a series of battles in Jiehe, Longyangdian, Beishahe, Tengxian, Linyi, and Taierzhuang, the 10th Division lost a total of more than 1,600 people.
, more than 3,700 people were injured and more than 8,300 people were missing. Only the 39th Regiment and the 40th Regiment of the 8th Brigade remained in the entire division, and the 33rd Brigade and the troops directly under the division were completely depleted.
Then, Japan's "Mainichi Shimbun" newspaper wrote an article titled "The Spirit of Bushido and the Soul of Yamato", saying that the Japanese soldiers were all graceful samurai, but what the despicable Chinese army lacked was the samurai spirit and did not know how to fight.
A fair duel to one, but 300,000 people versus 20,000 people of the 10th Division, adopting a wolf pack tactic. Under the attack of the wolves, the 10th Division, which was like a tiger and a lion, was finally bitten.
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At the end of the article, the author of this article called on the Japanese people to actively donate money, work hard on production, actively sign up to join the army, rebuild the heroic 10th Division, and recover the blood debt from the despicable China Army.
Many, many years later, mankind has entered the post-space era. When a scholar restored the historical truth through the time tunnel, he discovered that this article was actually written by Emperor Hirohito's empress Yoshiko, which caused an uproar in the public opinion.
Through the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, Liu Yimin reported to Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government, Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman of the Military Commission, Li Zongren, Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth War Zone, Sun Lianzhong, Commander of the Second Army, Tang Enbo, Commander of the 20th Army, and Sun Zhen, Commander of the 22nd Army, who were based in Linyi.
Pang Bingxun, Zhang Zizhong and others sent congratulatory messages respectively, warmly congratulating the national army on their great victory in Taierzhuang.
In the telegram to Tang Enbo, Liu Yimin wrote: "There are many offensive words in the former telegram. I think the commander of Tang Enbo must have understood that it was to encourage the heroes to go into battle. The news of today's victory is enough to prove that the combat effectiveness of Tang Enbo is well-deserved. I teach
The mentor soldiers hope to have the opportunity to fight side by side with the 20th Army Corps to annihilate the fierce and stubborn forces."
It is said that after Tang Enbo received Liu Yimin's telegram, he first sneered and dismissed it. Later, he didn't know what he thought of, read the telegram carefully, forwarded the contents of the telegram to Chiang Kai-shek, Li Zongren and Cheng Qian, and then said Liu Yimin to everyone he met.
The kid finally bowed his head to someone like him and surrendered.
Liu Yimin knew in his heart that the Japanese army would soon take measures to mobilize a large army to encircle Xuzhou. He also repeatedly explained to Chiang Kai-shek and Li Zongren in telegrams that he felt that he had fulfilled his responsibility. Specifically, what kind of response would Jiang or Li take?
He couldn't interfere. I originally wanted to go to Xuzhou to meet the legendary Li and Bai, but unfortunately there was no reply from the chairman and I couldn't go for a while. I could only settle down and focus on the construction of the Shandong base area.
Prepare to deal with the situation after the Japanese army encircles Xuzhou.
In Shandong at this time, except for the Nationalist and Japanese troops fighting in southern Shandong and southwestern Shandong, the Nationalist forces in other areas had been basically wiped out by the Japanese army. Puppet organizations and regimes had emerged one after another. The puppet Shandong Provincial Office was supported by the Japanese army.
Next, we are actively forming local government organizations and pseudo police and security forces.
The core of Japanese rule is now mainly concentrated along Jinpu Road and Jiaoji Road, and all larger cities have fallen into the hands of the Japanese. The Japanese navy controls Qingdao and the coastal areas, and the Second Army of Nishio Juzo controls the hinterland of Shandong.
After the instructors entered Shandong, after a month of hard fighting, all the troops arrived at the designated areas. Among them, Luxi was already an old base area, and the Hebei-Shandong border was quickly entered due to the rapid entry of the Sixth Brigade, and the Japanese army independently formed the Seventh Brigade for defense.
In De County and the Hebei-Shandong border area, the Japanese army was too weak. Zhang Hongtao and Fu Zhuting commanded the troops to do a great job, and now they have basically controlled the situation in the Hebei-Shandong border area.
Although the 1st Teaching Brigade went to southwestern Shandong relatively early, due to the fierce fighting between the Japanese Fifth Division and the National Army in southwestern Shandong, the troops have been developing in covert conditions, and the construction progress of the base area has been slow. This is also the case for other brigades.
Liu Yimin saw from the reports from various brigades that the troops were eager to fight and fight a war of annihilation. Chen Dayong, who taught the 7th Brigade, even proposed to focus on teaching the 3rd Brigade, the 7th Brigade, and the 8th Brigade to capture Qingdao. He was eager to fight for the troops.
Liu Yimin is very satisfied with his mental strength. After all, the instructors are regular soldiers and have received good training. The troops and equipment are kept there. There is no problem in taking over Qingdao. However, taking over a city with international influence like Qingdao depends on the timing and the Japanese naval power.
So powerful, but now there is no opponent, and I am panicking. Wouldn't it be a target for the Japanese navy to capture Qingdao at this time? It is still the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, and Japan's national power has not been severely damaged. At this time, I want to defend a seaside city and fight the Japanese army hard.
The result of the resistance is self-evident. Of course, there is only one situation in which he will decide to occupy Qingdao, and that is that Ni Hua's cargo ship needs to find a port to dock. This is the reason why Hu Laohu's No. 1 Special Forces Squadron will follow the guidance of the Three Brigades.
In response to this situation, Liu Yimin drafted an instruction message to the brigades, pointing out that building a stable Shandong Anti-Japanese Base Area is the fundamental task assigned by the Party Central Committee to the Shandong Bureau and the Shandong Military Region. The fundamental way to complete this task is to mobilize the masses, publicize the masses, and educate the masses
, establish anti-Japanese regimes at all levels, organize and train local troops and militia, and build the militia into a strong force that can defend the homeland, develop production, and provide soldiers for the main force. Each brigade, regiment, and battalion must put down the pretense of the main force and
Carry forward the fine tradition that our army is particularly good at fighting, especially good at mass work, and especially good at production, seize opportunities that the Japanese army has no time to take into account, and vigorously develop base areas. Each army must send out key cadres to cooperate with underground party members in various places to quickly establish political power at all levels
Each combat squad must occupy a village, form and train militia teams, and mobilize young people to join the army. They must also select places to carry out reclamation and solve the problem of military food in the coming year. For the time being, each unit must still be in the name of a certain area's anti-Japanese guerrilla detachment.
In the battle, we should fight more and smaller, focusing on covert development, intercepting Japanese supplies, and consuming Japanese troops. Teach the first brigade, teach the fifth brigade, and the Tai'an detachment should focus on supporting the national army in the Xuzhou battle and organize small units to attack the enemy's transportation lines.
Teach the main force of the first brigade and the main force of the cavalry brigade to rest in hiding and prepare for mobile combat.
In order to curb the eagerness of cadres and soldiers from various brigades to fight, Liu Yimin clearly pointed out that the current situation in Shandong is complicated, and the Japanese army will establish a puppet regime. The Nationalist Government will then find ways to send troops and cadres back to Shandong to restore the guerrilla regime, and we must establish a solid
The Shandong base area and some places in Shandong are likely to form a situation where three regimes coexist. This depends on whose policies are more in line with the interests of the Shandong people and who can lead the Shandong people to drive out the Japanese invaders. In order to win in this game, the most important thing is
The key is to publicize and mobilize the masses and win their support.
As for the situation between the enemy and ourselves in Shandong, Liu Yimin made an incisive analysis. He pointed out that along the Jinpu Railway line in Shandong, there were only the 108th Division and the 114th Division of the Japanese Second Army, which were independently combined into the 7th Brigade and the 10th Brigade.
The division, Jinan garrison and railway garrison, the Japanese railway garrison along the Jiaoji Road only had 1,500 people, and the third independent mixed brigade had no more than 8,000 people. Qingdao only had the Japanese naval force, while Southeast Shandong only had the Japanese independent mixed third brigade.
The Sixth Brigade, and the independent Sixth, Seventh, and Tenth Brigades are all garrison brigades with only 5,000 people. Their combat effectiveness is incomparable to that of the independent Third Brigade. As for the Japanese Fifth, Tenth, and Sixteenth Divisions
, are all permanent divisions, mainly used for strategic offensive operations. Once these three permanent divisions complete the task of capturing Xuzhou and are transferred away from the Shandong battlefield, the strength of the Japanese army in Shandong will be greatly weakened. Only the Second Army and the railway garrison troops will be stationed in
The garrison strength of the Qingdao Marine Corps is like sprinkling some pepper noodles on the huge Shandong Province. As for our army, with 100,000 elite troops gathered in Shandong, it is higher than the Japanese garrison in terms of quality and quantity. Once we
If the main force of the army takes action on a large scale, it is necessary to defeat Shandong in one battle and completely destroy the Japanese forces in Shandong. Therefore, the timing of choosing the action is very critical. It must be done after the construction of our military base area has initially achieved results and the main force of the Japanese army has left Shandong.
OK. If you start too early, it will easily become the focus of the Japanese army's heavy-armed group's attack and affect the development of the base area; if you start too late, it will not be able to save the war situation. Moreover, after the full-scale attack in Shandong, we must consider how to deal with the crazy counterattack of the main force of the Japanese army.
, when the time comes, all the main forces must be drawn out for field operations, and the prerequisite for drawing out the main forces is that sufficient local troops must be established to assume the security tasks of the base area.
The truth was made very clear, but Liu Yimin was still uneasy and put forward clear task indicators for each brigade, that is, which brigade first established an independent brigade in the base area and armed counties and districts, and could take on local garrison tasks, and then the main force could undertake field operations.
Task.
The spirit of this indicator is very clear, which is to quietly develop power and be ready to move.
On a spring morning, the air in the Culai Mountains is exceptionally fresh, the breeze blows, and the fragrance of flowers penetrates directly into people's noses.
Early in the morning, Liu Yimin took Luo Ronghuan and Li Yu to a wheat field outside the village to check the growth of the wheat.
Liu Yimin originally knew nothing about agricultural production, but he knew a lot about agricultural production in his original time and space. When he was engaged in reclamation in Shaanxi, he often went to the army to verify his knowledge with the work of the soldiers, and he could also put forward some suggestions for the soldiers.
Their surprising new trick.
At this time, the spring was warm and the flowers were blooming, and the wheat fields were full of green. Liu Yimin felt that he was intoxicated. Standing at the edge of the field, his eyes flashed, and he became crazy for a moment.
Luo Ronghuan and Liu Yimin had worked together for a long time, so they naturally knew that this guy must have wanted to go somewhere else, so he didn't bother him. He pulled Li Yu and squatted underground, looking away from Magen.
An old farmer came over carrying a load of dung, and saw a few soldiers messing around in his field from a distance. He knew that this might be the officers of the Eighth Route Army watching the growth of the wheat, so he did not disturb them and put the dung bucket away.
Put it down, ladle after ladle of manure and pour it on the wheat ridges.
After pouring a load of manure, the old farmer saw a few Eighth Route Army soldiers still in the field and felt strange. Could it be that these Eighth Route Army soldiers wanted to dig trenches and fight in this wheat field?
Under normal circumstances, farmers at that time would not be able to hide from soldiers when they saw them. However, these Eighth Route Army soldiers were not outsiders. They were kind to the villagers! Therefore, the old farmers were not afraid and came over to take a closer look at what the Eighth Route Army soldiers were doing.
Seeing the old farmer coming over, Luo Ronghuan said kindly: "Brother, how do you think the wheat is growing this year?"
The old farmer said, "That's fine!"
Luo Ronghuan asked again how many pounds can be harvested per acre in a normal year?
The old farmer said that the land is good and if there is enough fertilizer, it can produce two to three hundred kilograms of rice.
Liu Yimin was thinking about his time when Cuilai Mountain was a famous tourist attraction. When the spring was warm and the flowers were blooming, there were men and women, and there were many tourists. What a desirable life it was. While he was thinking about it, he heard Luo Ronghuan and the old farmer
conversation, my thoughts were brought back.
Shaking his head, he cursed the damn time travel in his mind, then walked up to Luo Ronghuan and listened to his conversation with the old farmer.
Luo Ronghuan is a representative figure in the political work of our army. As soon as he talked with the old farmer, the conversation naturally became deeper and more cordial. After a while, we talked about whether the land rent was heavy or not, and whether he could have enough to eat.
Liu Yimin listened for a while, then interrupted and asked the farmer: "Fellow, how many cows do you have at home?"
The old farmer shook his head: "My family rents the land and the cattle belong to the owner."
Liu Yimin asked this question because he knew that at this time, the wheat planting area in Shandong only accounted for 46% of the entire crop planting area. Due to the high price of wheat and the good taste of flour, it was a consumer product for the rich, and the poor could not afford wheat flour.
Therefore, most farmers believe that eating wheat flour is not as good as eating cereals to satisfy hunger, and wheat can be exchanged for money, so they regard wheat as a cash crop. Feeding wheat straw to cattle is a good feed, but mules, horses, pigs, and sheep do not eat wheat straw. As long as
When I asked how many cows he had in his family, he asked how many acres of wheat he had planted and whether he was rich or not. Unfortunately, the old farmer was a tenant farmer and had neither land nor cows.
Liu Yimin thought of the intercropping methods of later generations and said to the old farmer: "Fellow, I have an idea. Can you see if it is feasible? Now is the time to plant corn. This corn has high yield and is resistant to drought and floods. Corn flour is more delicious than sorghum. It is better."
Digestion, and corn stalks are good feed for cattle, mules, and horses. Can we plant more corn?"
The old farmer said: "I heard that people in Jiaodong grow maize and sweet potatoes, and they say the yield is high. We mainly grow wheat, peanuts, sorghum and millet. Maize is also grown, but only a few are grown, so it is rare to eat."
Liu Yimin then asked the old farmer whether they should do two crops a year or three crops every two years, and whether they should practice intertwined farming?
Not to mention the old farmer, Luo Ronghuan and Li Yu didn't know how Liu Yimin knew these agricultural terms, and they both stared at the old farmer's answer.
The old farmer said that the good land by the river usually crops three times every two years, while the mountainous land usually crops once a year. In the past two years, the National Government sent people to guide people to produce two crops a year, but the owners refused, saying that the land needed rest.
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Liu Yimin found a small stick, gestured to the old farmer and said: "Fellow, let me tell you, two crops a year is very simple, that is, you can plant beans directly after harvesting wheat, without plowing the ground. You can also plant pears after plowing the ground.
Late corn. Plant wheat directly after the autumn harvest. Although you are in a mountainous area, the climate is good, so there is no problem with two crops a year. In addition, you see, the wheat ridges are so wide, if we plant corn seeds between the rows.
When the wheat matures, the corn also grows. After the wheat is harvested, the land becomes a corn field, which is equivalent to using this land exclusively to grow early corn. This achieves two crops a year. Since it is early corn, the quality of corn
The output is still high.”
The old farmer thought for a long time and then said: "I have never planted it before, but I think the method you mentioned may work."
Liu Yimin felt funny in his heart. If it doesn't work, what should I do? He struck while the iron was hot and said, "Fellow, how about we try. If it works, after the harvest in the autumn, you can hand over more military rations to support us in fighting the Japanese. If it doesn't work, I'll pay for it."
Your money. I won’t leave here. I’ll come back to see you in the autumn.”
The old farmer took off his cigarette pouch from his belt, filled a pot of cigarettes, lit it and smoked it, then said: "You are from the Eighth Route Army, the team that fights the Japanese. Although I am illiterate, I can still tell the difference between good and bad people. I think you are here for
If I'm good, I'll try it out with you, old man. Even if you don't do well, it doesn't matter. If you're idle, you're still idle."
Liu Yimin looked at the moisture, told the farmer about the distance between the plants, and asked the farmer to find seeds as soon as possible and sow the seeds while the moisture was still there.
Leaving the old farmer, Liu Yimin told Li Yu that the people in Shandong were simple and hard-working, and the land was fertile. He should assign tasks to various localities and work teams. The base areas should quickly promote the planting of corn, sweet potatoes and other high-yielding drought-tolerant crops, improve farming patterns, and increase food production.
Solve the problem of food supply. After the machinery factory is built, it will first develop sewing machines, flour grinding machines, oil presses and other livelihood-related machinery to reduce the workload of logistics material production, and also develop new agricultural tools such as columbuses and plows.
Li Yu didn't know what Liu Yimin had in his stomach. He glanced at Luo Ronghuan and saw that the political commissar didn't say a word, so he boldly said: "No. 1, I heard that these things you mentioned are available abroad, in Tianjin and Shanghai.
There may be some for sale, but we don’t have them here. We can’t produce them even if we want to.”
Liu Yimin smiled and replied: "As long as there is a machinery factory, these things will not be a problem. After you go back, you should try to find more agricultural experts, and first concentrate on promoting two crops a year in each base area. As for what I said
Don’t worry about mechanical problems, just take your time.”
The three men and the guard soldiers were talking and walking, preparing to return to the station.
When I was approaching the edge of the village, I saw Zhao Xiaoman standing pretty on the roadside.
Luo Ronghuan asked with a smile: "Comrade Zhao Xiaoman, why don't you go to the division headquarters? I just want to hear how your work is being carried out."
After saluting, Zhao Xiaoman said: "Reporting to the political commissar, I am here to report to the leaders. We are planning to start a literary magazine, and we also want to open a branch of Lu Art. The art troupe is almost ready and can perform. Now we want to invite the political commissar.
Title our publication."
Luo Ronghuan glanced at Liu Yimin and saw that he was standing aside with a smile and said nothing, so he said: "Let's go, let's talk about work first. I'd better ask the teacher to write the title. His handwriting is much better than mine."
After Zhao Xiaoman followed Luo Ronghuan, Liu Yimin asked Li Yu to go back first and told Li Xiaoshuai to fetch the horse. He wanted to go to the field hospital for a visit.
After arriving at the field hospital, we went directly to see the wounded. This visit lasted all morning.
Returning to the division headquarters, Wu Zheng wondered if he could find a place to build a rear base. The field hospital must be set up. The seriously injured need a relatively calm environment to recuperate, and they cannot always be transferred like this. I was about to ask someone to check if there was any.
Zhao Xiaoman came without Wu Zheng's telegram.
It had been a long time since he had seen Zhao Xiaoman. Liu Yimin also wanted to know about her work situation, so he asked Zhao Xiaoman to briefly report on the preparations for the establishment of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles.
After listening, Liu Yimin asked Luo Ronghuan about his requirements for the work of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and then told Zhao Xiaoman that the idea of setting up a literary journal was a good one. "Dazhong Daily" was about to be launched soon, and the Federation of Literary and Art Circles' publications must be urgently approved.
Unite and unite literary and artistic workers in Shandong, especially writers. A good work can guide and inspire many people to embark on the road of revolution.
Zhao Xiaoman asked Liu Yimin to write a title for the publication.
Liu Yimin thought for a while, took out pen and ink on the table, and wrote "People's Literature", "Shandong Literature and Art", "Qilu Pictorial", and then "Luyi Shandong Branch", "Shandong Anti-Japanese Democratic Government Literature and Art Federation",
After the writing is dry, fold it up and hand it to Zhao Xiaoman.
After the words were written and the work was discussed, Zhao Xiaoman had no intention of leaving. He sat on the stool and looked at Liu Yimin.
Liu Yimin knew that this girl would have new demands in a while, so he quickly said that he was leaving the army and would talk about it later if anything happened.
Seeing that Liu Yimin wanted to hide, Zhao Xiaoman said: "You don't have to find reasons to hide from me. You are the leader and have many things to consider. I don't dare to trouble you if something happens. I want to discuss with you that an art troupe should be established as soon as possible to give soldiers
We will perform with fellow villagers. After the establishment of this art troupe, I want to take the art troupe to various base areas to perform performances, staying far away from you to save you trouble."
When Liu Yimin heard this, he knew that this girl still had a deep love for her, and it would be good to go out for a walk. However, the safety issue was difficult to deal with, and it would be terrible if she encountered the Japanese army. After thinking about it, he said: "It's okay to go to the performance, but don't act alone."
Political Commissar Luo and I will just take you with us when we leave the army."
When Zhao Xiaoman heard this, he immediately became happy, saluted happily, and said goodbye.
Considering that the Japanese army would immediately mobilize large forces to besiege Xuzhou after the victory of Taierzhuang, the Cuulai Mountain area was too close to the Tai'an and Jinpu lines, and it was too unsafe for the Shandong Bureau and Military Region agencies to be here. Liu Yimin ordered the two major agencies to move to Mengyin, so that they could move to Mengyin.
Luo Ronghuan, Zeng Zhongsheng, Guo Hongtao, Zhu Rui, and Li Yu led the agency to set off first, entered the depths of Mengshan Mountain, and met with the logistics headquarters led by Wu Zheng, where they held cadre training classes, founded "Popular Daily" and publicity and cultural groups, and developed
The military industry and economic system in the Shandong base area. He and Cai Zhong took the 1st Guard Battalion and stayed with the Tai'an detachment temporarily in the Cuilai Mountain area, waiting for the chairman's call back.