There is no need to describe the following battle in detail. After the main reinforcements of the Japanese infantry brigade came up, Zeng Zhongsheng was not polite and ordered the two artillery regiments of the artillery brigade to fire two salvos. After the shelling, the Japanese infantry brigade was ravaged.
The scene was beyond recognition, the infantry firepower was unleashed again, and within a few minutes the battlefield fell silent.
There was no suspense in the battle at Beijipo Station. Two regiments attacked a small group of Japanese soldiers and crushed the Japanese soldiers even with their feet.
At the Beijipo Japanese team headquarters, Zhang Haitao found a list of Japanese garrison officers and assistants, a complete radio station, a good code book, and even the orders of Major General Mizuno Nobu. Zhang Haitao was overjoyed and immediately found them.
The telegraph operator who was proficient in Japanese familiarized him with several telegrams from the Japanese army, and then sent a report to the Second Army Headquarters in the name of Nobu Mizuno, commander of the 10th independent mixed brigade, saying that Dawen was raiding Beiteng.
The main force of the garrison at the entrance returned to Dawenkou after completing its mission. Together with the railway garrison, gendarmerie and the Imperial Army that guarded Dawenkou, they attacked from inside and outside. They had repelled the Tubal Road attack on Dawenkou, and the order in Dawenkou returned to normal.
The telegraph operator said to Zhang Haitao with some confusion that each operator's technique was different, and it was easy for experts to tell the difference. Besides, it was unreasonable to use the radio station of the garrison in Beijipo to send a message to the Second Army. The Japanese would soon see through it.
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Zhang Haitao smiled: "Whether you believe it or not, let's send it like this first. If the Japanese Second Army headquarters asks why they don't use an independent tenth brigade radio station to send the report, just tell him that the brigade's radio station is out of order. Besides,
The telegraph operator of the Second Army is not a master of espionage. It is hard to say whether he has seen through our level!"
After thinking about such a big movement, it was possible to temporarily deceive the Second Army Headquarters far away in Jinan, but it was basically impossible to hide it from the Japs at Jieshou Station and Ciyao Town. Zhang Haitao asked the radio operators to report to the Japs at the two stations.
A report was sent stating that His Excellency, Commander Mizuno Nobu, commanded the main force of the independent tenth brigade, which destroyed the Tubal Road guerrillas who attempted to sabotage the railway and the unscrupulous people seduced by Tubal Road under Tai'an City, killing and injuring more than 5,000 people.
At present, the public security order on the Jinpu Railway from Tai'an to Dawenkou has returned to normal. The defenders at the two locations are ordered to strictly guard the fortifications, beware of attacks from Tubal Road, and ensure railway safety.
In fact, Zhang Haitao could send a report to the Japs in Ciyao Town, but there was no need to send a report to the Japs in Jieshou. Because when he saw Gaoyuan, he knew that the Japs brigade from Jieshou Station had followed Mizuno Nobu southward and was in Tai'an.
The city was in ruins. The dozens of Japanese soldiers left behind were also taken advantage of by the reconnaissance company of the First Brigade.
After sending telegrams to various Japanese ministries, Zhang Haitao sent a report to Liu Yimin, reporting the news of the capture of the Japanese military radio station and his handling of it.
The facts were indeed similar to Zhang Haitao's estimate. After the Japanese Second Army Headquarters received the telegram, the combat staff immediately submitted the telegram to Lieutenant General Nianyan Wang of Dongjiur Palace. After reading it, Lieutenant General Nianyan Wang of Dongjiur Palace was lighthearted.
He said, "I said it was impossible for the imperial army to sweep Beiteng to pieces. Look, isn't this back again? How can Tubal Road destroy an imperial army infantry brigade? If the main force of the Eighth Route Army comes, it is still possible.
.How can we take down Dawenkou with Tubalu's weak gun?"
After speaking, Lieutenant General Wang Nianyan of Dongjiur Palace told his staff to send a report to the North China Front Army Headquarters, reporting that everything was normal at Dawenkou.
Of course, the Japanese army still found out about what happened in Tai'an afterwards, but they found out a little late, one day later. The reason was that the Yanzhou garrison reported why the Jinpu Road train was suspended, which caused Lieutenant General Nianyan Wang of Dongjiur Palace to
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After the entire battle, Zeng Zhongsheng and Cai Zhong jointly sent a report to Liu Yimin, reporting the situation of the capture of Dawenkou and Beijipo, and at the same time ordered the troops to go all out to break the road.
Liu Yimin is still in Longting at this time. He has no choice but to do it. There are too many things to do. He not only has to take care of the military, but also various undertakings in the base area. Although special leaders have been arranged to take charge of several major aspects, Liu Yimin still wants to take care of everything as much as possible.
We have done solid basic work in all aspects.
The current overall war situation is similar to the historical trend. In Xuzhou, although the main force of the national army has taken the initiative to shrink, in Chiang Kai-shek's heart, if he can hold on for one more day in Xuzhou, he can buy one more day for the Wuhan battle. For the sake of the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War, although Chiang Kai-shek ordered
The main force broke through, but still ordered the troops defending Xuzhou to fight with the enemy on the outside, slowing down the Japanese attack speed. The Xuzhou defenders were now waiting for the commander-in-chief to issue the final order to retreat. However, unlike history, Chiang Kai-shek did not
They then mobilized the army to Xuzhou, and had no idea of a decisive battle with the enemy in Xuzhou. In this way, our army's combat initiative in Xuzhou was greatly enhanced. As for the Japanese army, they still concentrated on implementing the grand detour strategy. After the main force of the Fifth Division captured Heze, they had
Fighting towards Xuzhou. After capturing Lianyungang, the Japanese Sixth Division is rapidly attacking Xuzhou. Xuzhou is already under attack from the Japanese armies from the north and the south. The Japanese Fourteenth Division has already moved to Puyang and will soon cross the river and move south.
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On the Shanxi battlefield, after withdrawing their troops, the Japanese army was temporarily in a strategic defensive posture and was busy rectifying the security in the occupied areas. Unfortunately, it is very different from the past. The achievements of the Eighth Route Army are there, and there is a heavy military group of the National Army on Zhongtiao Mountain.
The Jinsui Army also fought well during the Japanese raids. Although the losses were relatively large, it was not as bad as the historical situation where Yan Xishan escaped across the Yellow River. The Eighth Route Army also transferred three remaining troops from Shaanxi's main divisions to join them.
On the Shanxi battlefield, relying on the supplements from the Shaanxi base area, the troops are not short of food and ammunition. Naturally, they must seize the opportunity of the reduction of Japanese troops. With the abilities of Lin Biao, Liu Bocheng, and Xu Xiangqian, how can they stop the little devils in a big battle?
Although there were no small battles, small battles occurred many times every day, and the little devils repeatedly exclaimed that Tubal Road was so powerful that they had to divide their troops everywhere to guard them.
After receiving telegrams from Zeng Zhongsheng, Cai Zhong, Gao Yuan and Zhang Haitao, Liu Yimin immediately called back and ordered that after completing the road-breaking task, the Tai'an detachment took over the defense from Tai'an to Dawenkou and transferred the materials and property seized in Tai'an, Beijipo and Dawenkou.
Transported back to the Yimeng central base area and handed over to Wu Zheng for inspection. Weapons and ammunition were replenished on the spot and the excess was transported back together. The 1st Teaching Brigade, the Cavalry Brigade and the division-directed troops went north at night and must arrive at the designated place on time as required. The Tai'an detachment has the
The Taixi Guard Brigade contacted the mission, and after receiving the training headquarters and the first branch of the Anti-Japanese University, escorted them back to the Yimeng Central Base Area.
Liu Yimin also considered annihilating the enemy near Tai'an to expand the results of the war. Because now Tai'an to Dawenkou has been captured by our army, Jieshou to the north has been controlled by our army, and the Ciyao garrison to the south has limited troops. If our army
It would be easy to regain it. It would even be possible to attack Yanzhou in the south or raise the flag of our army to capture Tai'an, attracting the Eighth Division of Jinan to go south and annihilate them near Tai'an. However, considering that Tai'an is too close to Xuzhou, the Japanese army
The main divisions of the Japanese army are all in that direction. Although our army has cut off the Jinpu Line, the Japanese army can completely rely on sea transportation for supplies. In this case, it is very likely that the main force of the Japanese army that was defeated in Xuzhou will soon turn around and go north, and the Japanese army south from Jinan will attack us.
The Japanese Eighth Division is not comparable to these independent mixed brigades that are responsible for garrison duties. If the Japanese adopt a steady and steady approach and gradually advance, the battle may become a stalemate. As soon as daylight comes, Japanese aircraft will
It will provide powerful assistance to the Japanese army. If it takes only two days, the main force of the Japanese army on the southern front may arrive. Not only may the 8th Division not be eliminated, but it will also be surrounded by the main force of the Japanese army, which will be a big trouble. You know
, the reason why he was able to eliminate the elite 21st Brigade of the Fifth Division so quickly was because Itagaki Seishiro didn't even know that an Eighth Route Army instructor had arrived near Taiyuan. If he knew about it and took it seriously, would he have done it?
It's hard to say whether to make a decision. But now the situation is very different. From top to bottom, the Japanese army regards the instructor as their number one enemy. Once they are sure that the instructor is in Tai'an, what will they do? You don't need to think about it. At least it is
There will never be a lone army rashly advancing. In addition, Tai'an is a famous historical city, and Mount Tai is a sacred mountain in the eyes of the Chinese nation. There are many historical sites and cannot withstand losses. Liu Yimin simply does not want Japanese aircraft to use Tai'an as a target. In this way,
Later, Liu Yimin gave up the idea of fighting in Tai'an and continued to fight according to the original plan of the Battle of Central Shandong. He then telegraphed to Zhang Haitao that after taking over the defense of Tai'an, he could use the captured radio station to temporarily disguise the Japanese army and confuse the enemy. But once the Japanese army
When reinforcements arrive, they should retreat in advance. They must not defend Tai'an City, let alone engage in fierce battles with the enemy on Mount Tai. The task of the Tai'an detachment is to defend the Culai Mountain base area and defend the Yimeng central base area, not to defend Tai'an.
After sending the telegram, Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan led the guard regiment to set off immediately and marched to Wei County overnight.
That night, Tai'an City was very lively. At first, the Eighth Route Army was still quietly moving food and ammunition from the Japanese warehouse. Later, the people got up. When they saw that it was indeed our army that had recaptured Tai'an, they immediately rushed to tell the young and middle-aged people.
They were quickly organized and joined the moving army. The women began to make fires to cook, spread pancakes, and boil hot tea. The Tai'an people, who had had enough of the Japanese bullying, finally tasted the taste of liberation.
When Zhang Haitao arrived in Tai'an, he saw that the Japanese army had a lot of food in stock. The first brigade, the cavalry brigade and the divisional troops had to set off overnight after clearing the railway. It was impossible to move all the supplies at once, so he decided to open a warehouse to stockpile food.
Next, the enthusiasm of those poor families was completely mobilized. Long queues formed in front of several grain warehouses of the Japanese army. The villagers all held cloth bags and received their rations one by one.
At dawn, a military train loaded with ammunition and rice noodles came from Jinan. When it was filling up with water at the front station, it was captured by our army. All the supplies in the truck became the trophies of our army.