The eighth brigade led by Zhao Shan and Zhao Jie was responsible for attacking Weixian. This unit was composed of the instructor who hosted the defeated national soldiers of the Taiyuan Battle on his way to Taiyuan. After the troops were formed, they were brought to the battlefield of Niangzi Pass.
But he rarely encounters major wars again in the future. In Liu Yimin's mind, among the eight main brigades of the instructor, the first seven are already elite in a hundred battles, and only the eighth brigade needs the most war tempering. Therefore, he specially ordered the eighth brigade to teach the eighth brigade to be trained.
The brigade was transferred from Jiaodong and took on the important task of attacking Weixian.
After issuing an order to attack Weixian, Liu Yimin rode his horse to the Eighth Brigade of Education.
Zhao Shan was born as the battalion commander of the old fifth battalion and joined the 18th Red Regiment by the Xiangjiang River. Zhao Jie was born as the instructor of the old first battalion and was sent from the central government to the 18th Red Regiment in the passage. These two people were on the Long March.
That was all-out and one of the most backbone generals under Liu Yimin. Not to mention Wang Laohu, it was the pioneer cultivated by Liu Yimin.
Since the recovery of Jizhong, Liu Yimin, Zhao Shan, Zhao Jie and Wang Laohu have not met for nearly three months. As soon as he heard that the division commander came to visit the troops in person, Zhao Shan, Zhao Jie and Wang Laohu came up.
Liu Yimin jumped off the horse, shook hands with Zhao Shan, Zhao Jie, and Wang Laohu, and went directly to the brigade command center.
Weixian is Weifang, the kite capital of later generations. Because it is located between central Shandong and Jiaodong Peninsula, it is adjacent to Yishan in the south, Bohai Sea in the north, Jiaolai in the east, Qidu in the west, and has it the famous city of Donglai and Beihai.
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During the Qing Dynasty, Weixian imperial examination culture was filled with strange things, such as the two giant scholars on the left of the mountain, two top scholars in a hutong, four Jinshi, three Hanlin, etc., which shocked the world. With such a cultural atmosphere, plus the rubber
The economic effect brought by the opening of Ji Road has brought about the economic development, and the ancient Weixian became a pearl on the land of Qilu. The city is surrounded by houses, with shops, cultural relics and many ancient sites.
However, this Weixian city is different from other county towns. The Bailang River passes through the city from south to north, dividing Weixian city into two, becoming a twin city.
Weicheng in the west of Bailang Hebei is called Xicheng, also known as Chengli. When Beihai County was founded in the Han Dynasty, Tucheng was built. In the 12th year of Chongzhen, it was rebuilt into Shicheng. The terrain is medium and high, and it is in the shape of a tortoise-shaped turtle. The circumference of the city wall is nine miles long and the average height of the city wall is 3.7.
2.6 zhang thick, there are twenty-eight forts and 1,600 chassis. The streets in the city are made of the large cross as the middle, with forty-eight streets and alleys. There are four city gates built throughout the city, namely the North Gate Wanghai Gate,
The south gate is stable gate, the east gate is Chaoyang Gate, and the west gate is Ying'en Gate. There are watchtowers on the city gates to see the distance. There are corner towers and urns in all corners of the city, and there are isolated forts of the same height as the city wall outside the city.
There is an authentic tunnel that connects to the city. At this time, the East Gate Tower had been demolished, with four Gothic standard bells standing on it, which would make the sounds sound for miles.
Weicheng in the west of Bailang Hebei is called Dongguanwu. Construction started in the 11th year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty and completed in the fifth year of Tongzhi. It was rammed with three-piece earth, similar to snake skin, and cleverly formed the urban layout of "torks and snakes depend on each other" with the turtle back in the Xicheng.
There are many streets and alleys in Dongguan City, and it is said that Nine Streets and Eighteen Lanes are the commercial and trade center of Weixian.
Weixian City not only has a high and wide wall, but also has a moat that is two feet wide and five feet deep. It is a typical fortress that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. In the 15th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, the Qing army had more than 10,000 infantry and three thousand cavalrymen, and they used red clothes.
Cannons bombed in turn, setting up hundreds of cloud ladders to attack the city, but were defeated by county magistrate Zhou Lianggong, the military and civilians in the city to fight to the death. After that, such as the Nian Army Uprising, the warlords fighting in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, the siegemen repeatedly came to the city, all because of Weicheng
It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is indestructible without breaking the city in one go. Therefore, it has the reputation of "Weixian Shicheng can reach 100,000 powerful soldiers."
In history, in 1948, Xu Shiyou and Tan Zhenlin led the Shandong Corps to launch the Weixian Battle, used 54 regiments and more than 800 artillery pieces to use the characteristics of the high and low western city of Weixian City, and used powerful artillery fire and blasting to break through the defense fortifications of Xicheng City and capture Xicheng.
, and then based on Xicheng, attacking Dongcheng from a high point, creating an example of our army's tough battle. Of course, the situation at this time was different from the Weixian Battle. Xu Shiyou faced more than 40,000 Kuomintang troops when fighting the Weixian Battle, and at this time the Japanese army was
There were not many troops in the city, and the total number of people was only about 2,000. What's more, the Shandong Corps did not have the killer weapon like the special forces, so they could only attack. Besides, what Liu Yimin wanted was to surround the points and attack the aid. The Weixian Japanese could not be eliminated immediately.
Use it to fish and catch big fish.
The Eighth Brigade of the Educational Brigade had long known that the task of attacking Weicheng was on its shoulders. The reconnaissance company had already figured out the situation in Weicheng and had already determined the combat plan, so it was just waiting for the attack order.
According to the original plan of the Eighth Brigade, attacking Weicheng was divided into two steps. The first squadron of the Special Forces Brigade siege sneaked into Xicheng, and the New Eighth Regiment took the lead in Fangzi to attract the Weicheng devils to come out to help. The main force ambushed in Weicheng
Between you and Fangzi, you will lead the snake out of the cave and eliminate the main force of the Weicheng Japanese devils between Weicheng and Fangzi. The second step is to open the west gate by the Special Forces Squadron, and the support troops enter the city, and engage in street battles with the remaining enemies. When the attack reaches a certain time,
, surround but not fight, and force the enemy to seek help. The eighth Brigade is not allowed to siege the enemy. The main force goes out of the city and cooperates with the large force to eliminate the Japanese reinforcements.
This combat plan was rejected by Liu Yimin because Fangzi is too close to Weicheng and there are few Japanese defenders. The troops cannot hide during the day, and the Japanese may not reinforce at night, because only a small team of Japanese soldiers stationed in Fangzi are independent and become the third one.
The commander of the brigade Sasaki is one standard China News again and again, and is praised by the father of the Manchurian National Defense Forces. His mind is thinking about strategic issues between China and Japan, and he wants to use a small shop to tempt it.
That's impossible for him. In this way, the idea of destroying the main force of the Japanese between Weicheng and Fangzi seemed too wishful thinking. In addition, for more than two months, the Third Brigade and the Seventh Brigade were on the Jiaoji Line
Although the activities on the north side are hidden development, it is impossible for the Japanese to understand the inside story with their intelligence capabilities. Their vigilance must be extremely high. As long as the shop starts, the Japanese will definitely defend the city. Our army will not use cannons or use them.
It is impossible to destroy the city if the explosives pack is used. However, Weicheng has a rich cultural heritage. Liu Yimin, who came from later generations, naturally knew that every brick and a wood would be a tourism resource in the future. He was absolutely unwilling to destroy those ancient buildings under his own artillery fire. Therefore, he denied the teachings.
The initial combat plan of the Eighth Brigade was inevitable.
According to the fact that the Japanese army in Weicheng had only one infantry brigade and the independent mixed third brigade were assigned to the cavalry, artillery, engineering team, baggage team and a small number of traitors and puppet troops, Liu Yimin's request to Zhao Shan was to use the First Squadron of Special Operations to use the First Squadron of Special Operations
Use a sharp knife to directly break the city, control the city defense, and then divide and surround the Japanese and puppet troops to eliminate them, leaving only the Japanese to independently form the headquarters of the Third Brigade and some puppet troops to surround them without fighting, forcing the enemy to seek help, and first stationed in each county town
The Japanese and puppet troops were transferred back and annihilated under Weicheng, and then cooperated with the main force to eliminate the reinforcements of the Japanese.
As for Fangzi's Japanese squad, our army can send a battalion to destroy them while siegeing the city.
Liu Yimin is absolutely confident whether the main force of the Japanese army will reinforce Weixian in this way. Because he knew the importance of Jiaoji Road. If he cut off Jiaoji Road, the Japanese army will inevitably reinforce from both sides and restore the normal operation of Jiaoji Road.
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After arriving at the temporary command of the Eighth Brigade, Liu Yimin looked at the diagram of the combat force deployment on the wall and knew that the Eighth Brigade had revised the combat plan according to his orders, and the situation in Weicheng was very accurate and clear.
.According to the sign on the diagram of the Eighth Brigade of the Cult, the main force of the Japanese army defending the city was concentrated in Xicheng, with only one squadron in the East City, and the headquarters of the 3rd Brigade of the Independent Japanese Mixed Brigade was located in Xiaohuanglou.
In this way, a situation may occur, that is, once the Japanese cannot withstand, they may retreat to the East City. After dawn, the Japanese planes may bomb the West City.
Liu Yimin looked at the schematic diagram of the troops deployment again. Zhao Shan took this issue into consideration and deployed the first squadron of special operations separately, and Xicheng and Dongcheng took action at the same time.
After reading the troop deployment diagram, Liu Yimin was completely relieved and turned to Zhao Shan, Zhao Jie and Wang Laohu and said: "I'm here to see your final deployment. It's very good and very detailed. Let's start!"
After Zhao Shan, Zhao Jie and Wang Laohu saluted, Zhao Shan ordered the troops to start the action. Liu Yimin immediately returned to the division headquarters. In his eyes, Weicheng was already the treasure of the instructor.
At nine o'clock in the evening, the various departments of the Eighth Brigade, hidden in the northwest of Weixian, quickly moved southeastward, with the goal directly aiming at Weicheng.
The team led by Wang Laohu was Qiao Mingzhi, the investigation team leader of the Third Detachment of Jiaodong People's Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Detachment, which was born in the Yuhuangding Uprising in Ye County. He was from Zhuli Village, Weixian. He turned out to be the leader of the bandit, and his bandit name was Qiao Ba, because of his conspiracy in 1936.
The failure to rob Jinan Minsheng Bank caused the team to collapse. He fled to Pingdu and worked as a barber. When the Yuhuang of Ye County revolted, he had a gun and had a superb marksman and could raise a gun to pinch the wires. He was developed into a guerrilla by the Communist Luo Zhufeng.
This man is a legendary hero. He has experienced many battles in history and has made many extraordinary achievements. He was injured 13 times. Xu Shiyou once awarded him a war horse and a pistol.
After the Eighth Brigade of Education arrived in Jiaodong, in accordance with Liu Yimin's order, the armed forces led by our party in Jiaodong were reorganized. The third detachment was organized into the Jiaodong Independent First Regiment, and Qiao Mingzhi was also renamed the platoon leader of the Jiaodong Independent First Regiment. This time, the Eighth Brigade of Education was
The main force advanced westward to participate in the Battle of Central Shandong, and the Jiaodong Independent Regiment stayed in Ye County, but Zhao Shan took a fancy to Qiao Mingzhi's advantage of Weixian's familiarity with the geography of Weixian and brought him. As a result, he was really led by the right one, and the Eighth Brigade of Education
Under his leadership, the reconnaissance company crept into Weixian City for detailed investigation.
After seeing Wang Laohu's Special War Squadron, Qiao Mingzhi couldn't close his mouth. He didn't expect that there were such elite troops in this world, his helmets were covered with cloth, and all automatic rifles that he had never seen before were wrapped around.
After putting on the cloth strips, wearing a ragged cloak, colorful colors, and when they lay down on the ground, they were piles of grass. The soldiers knew at a glance that they were all practicing martial artists, and they were practicing martial artists in a consistent manner.
.But from their cold eyes, we can see that we were ruthless as bandit leaders in the past, and these soldiers were probably much more ruthless than themselves!
Qiao Mingzhi didn't know why the First Squadron of Special Forces had to wrap the gun with cloth and cover the steel helmet with cloth, so he didn't dare to ask. Because when he was idle in the afternoon, he had competed with a soldier for a while.
As a result, he was knocked down in an inexplicable way. At this moment, Qiao Mingzhi felt that these somewhat mysterious soldiers were all men, and he must come to this small army!
When I touched the moat, because the suspension bridge had been pulled up at night, Qiao Mingzhi was thinking about how to get over, but when the leader Wang Laohu made a gesture, a soldier immediately put a few regular rafters flat on the ground.
Entering across the moat, there was no sound at all. Qiao Mingzhi thought, these soldiers were probably doing this kind of training often, and their techniques were too experienced. If they were bandits, they would probably want to rob Jinan Minsheng Bank.
Things will definitely succeed.
Just as I was thinking, I saw several soldiers crawling across the bridge made of rafters. Then, the soldiers beside me crossed the moat one by one. Qiao Mingzhi was fooling around. This was Weicheng with iron walls, outside the city.
There are Japanese sentinels on the fort, and not only Japanese searchlights on the city wall, but also Japanese sentinels on three steps, one stop at five steps. Those machine guns are probably facing the city. These people are really braver than themselves.
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After looking around, Qiao Mingzhi laughed. It turned out that the path he led to them was the dead corner of the Japanese searchlight. He was afraid that the Japanese on the city wall and the Japanese on the fortress outside the city could not be seen.
If you think about it again, Captain Wang's extremely low voice came from his ears: "You stay here to support the troops, and you are not allowed to say anything no matter what happens. After we occupy Ximen, you will follow the troops to the city and continue to lead the way for us.
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Qiao Mingzhi nodded, and Wang Laohu quickly crossed the moat.
What happened next opened Qiao Mingzhi even more. After the First Squadron of Special Operations crossed the moat, he used crossbow arrows to deal with the Japanese sentry on the fort outside the city. Several soldiers took off their small iron claws with thin ropes from their backs and threw them away.
He headed to the fort and then climbed up. Qiao Mingzhi now understood that they were going to enter the city through the tunnel of the fort!
When the large army behind me came up, it was already one o'clock in the night.
Qiao Mingzhi waited straight for the west city gate, hoping that the heroes who touched in could open the city gate.
Sure enough, in Qiao Mingzhi's eager eyes, the impregnable west gate of Weicheng opened, and then the sound of the Japanese sentry commands and crisp gunshots sounded on the city wall. Soon, the First Squadron of Special Operations boarded the city wall and began to fight against the enemy.
During the fire exchange, the Japanese searchlights were also turned off. All the Japanese in Weixian were awakened, and shrill whistles sounded all over the city.
After the First Squadron of Special Forces firmly controlled the west gate, the suspension bridge on the moat was also put down. The Eighth Route Army troops stepped over the suspension bridge, rushed into Weicheng through the west gate, climbed the city wall, and began to fight fiercely with the Japanese.
On this dark night, the history of Weicheng that has never been broken since ancient times has been rewritten.