When the 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and 3rd Cavalry Regiment crossed the Xihe River, the Japanese rear guard had just received the order from Lieutenant General Maeda Toshiwai and rushed to the Xihe River line to set up defenses. Only one squadron of the Engineer Regiment had been established in Zhuliu Town
took position and began to block the Eighth Route Army.
The emphasis in cavalry combat is high mobility and speed. Therefore, the three cavalry regiments all chose to bypass Zhuliu Town. The first cavalry regiment attacked the Japanese Eighth Field Artillery Regiment, the second cavalry regiment, and the third cavalry regiment.
The Japanese rearguard unit.
Lieutenant General Toshiro Maeda, who was observing the battlefield from the roof of the bungalow at Zhuliu Railway Station, saw the Eighth Route Army cavalry group successfully crossing the Xihe River. He closed his eyes and calmed down, and immediately concluded that the Eighth Route Army cavalry would definitely attack the artillery regiment, because the field artillery regiment 2894
He only had 541 guns. As long as the Eighth Route Army cavalry attacked, the entire regiment would be crushed.
Opening his eyes, Lieutenant General Maeda Toshi immediately ordered the field artillery regiment to quickly move closer to the retreating 4th and 16th Brigades; he ordered the right-wing troops commanded by Major General Lin Maoqing to retreat quickly to rescue the 8th Field Artillery Regiment.
Lieutenant General Maeda Toshio could not have imagined that this was no longer the time for the Japanese army to successfully attack. At that time, the Japanese army could convey orders through radios, telephones, flags, and cavalry signals. Now that the Japanese army has withdrawn across the board, the telephones naturally no longer work, and they can only rely on radios and cavalry signals.
and flag language. But only God knows whether the retreating radio station can be turned on normally. The most reliable way is to rely on the cavalry communicator to convey the order. But there are so many cavalry in the Eighth Route Army, how can the cavalry communicator deliver the order to the field artillery regiment?
Seeing that the war situation had developed to this extent, Chief of Staff Okaku suggested Lieutenant General Toshio Maeda to order the division headquarters to be withdrawn across the Xihe River. It would be best to quickly withdraw to Changle and designate a brigade commander to take charge of the battlefield command.
Lieutenant General Toshio Maeda looked at the sky and saw that the sun was already a bit west, so he told Chief of Staff Okaku that the division headquarters could not withdraw and could only withdraw after reuniting with the main force. He asked Chief of Staff Okaku to personally deploy the defense of Zhuliu Town and supervise the aviation force.
Rapid and large-scale reinforcements will be too late.
Perhaps to verify what Lieutenant General Maeda Toshio said, Chief of Staff Okaku was about to leave. Occasionally he raised his head and saw dust rising in the southeast. He hurriedly raised his telescope to take a look, and exclaimed to the division commander to look quickly.
Lieutenant General Toshio Maeda raised his telescope and looked southeast. He was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth. A steel force consisting of dozens of tanks, dozens of armored vehicles and one to two hundred cars appeared in the telescope.
They are pressing towards the battlefield. On both sides of the steel troops are huge infantry.
Lieutenant General Toshio Maeda glanced to the north again, and saw that a large force appeared vaguely in the north and was quickly pressing towards the battlefield.
Lieutenant General Maeda Toshio was completely desperate now. This was the main and elite force of the Eighth Route Army. Liu Yimin wanted to advance from north to south and completely eliminate his Eighth Division.
What a cruel heart!
Lieutenant General Maeda Toshio's hands were already cold at this time, but he still glanced at the Eighth Route Army's defense line at Daxu River to the east and the Xihe River to the west. At this glance, Lieutenant General Maeda Toshiwai knew that the Eighth Route Army's encirclement had been completely formed.
The Eighth Route Army on the Dawei River in the east has begun to cross the river in pursuit, and the Eighth Route Army troops building positions on the west bank of the Xihe River in the west have appeared.
By this time, the purpose and deployment of the Eighth Route Army had been fully exposed, and there were no more secrets. Lieutenant General Maeda Toshio no longer needed to stay on the roof, and went directly back to the division headquarters and ordered all units to abandon
With the baggage and equipment, they quickly moved closer to Zhuliu Town, relied on Zhuliu Town to set up defenses, and waited for rescue.
After issuing the order, Lieutenant General Maeda Toshio sat down and directly drafted a telegram to the North China Front Army, the Second Army, the Kwantung Army and the base camp. It read: "The Eighth Division fell into the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army, and the Eighth Route Army concentrated with five artillery regiments.
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The enemy's main force was surrounded on all sides, and there was little hope of breaking through. The troops were ordered to concentrate on the front line of Zhuliu Town. Without strong reinforcements, the Eighth Division may have been removed from the permanent division sequence of the Imperial Army.
Permanently removed."
After sending the telegram, Lieutenant General Toshio Maeda cheered up and ordered all the flag soldiers to dispatch to send flags to contact the troops and ask them to move closer to Zhuliu Town.
When the 1st Cavalry Regiment encountered the 8th Field Artillery Regiment, it was the time when the Japanese were moving their positions.
Seeing the arrival of our cavalry, the artillery observers riding on the big trees holding binoculars to observe the battlefield immediately reported to the artillery position that the first field artillery regiment and the mountain artillery regiment immediately stopped attacking the Japanese field artillery regiment and continued
The Japanese infantry were ravaged.
When Song Xing saw that the Japanese artillery regiment had finally been captured, he pointed his sword and shouted "Kill!" and commanded the cavalry regiment to rush forward.
The Japanese artillery is a special force. Although the entire regiment has a large number of 2,894 people, most of the officers and soldiers are not equipped with light weapons. The entire regiment only has more than 500 guns. The Japanese artillerymen were stunned by the surprise attack of the Cavalry Regiment.
They couldn't be used as gunmen, so they all became unarmed lambs to be slaughtered.
Because he wanted to seize the Japanese cannons, shells, and pack horses, Song Xing had to choose hand-to-hand combat again. When the shining sword fell on his neck, these little Japanese were tough. Those with guns used bayonets to parry; those without guns were not idle.
, picked up the grenade and chose to die with the Eighth Route Army. Some soldiers were so empty-handed that they could not find weapons, so they even used riding whips.
It's a pity that this is a cavalry battle, bloody, and not a child's play. Except for a few Japanese soldiers with grenades who caused some casualties to the cavalry regiment, all other resistance was in vain. It only made the cavalry soldiers kill more vigorously.
Major General Suzuki Mijin sadly discovered that it was impossible for him to organize his troops, because the Eighth Route Army's artillery group seemed to be specifically focused on the Fourth Brigade. As long as the troops were concentrated, a group of artillery shells would immediately be attracted, causing too many casualties.
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At this time, how much he hoped that the Imperial Army fighter planes could come to help and blow up the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions. Only in this way could his fourth brigade have a chance to breathe.
Perhaps Amaterasu heard Major General Suzuki Mijin's call, and eight Japanese planes flew in from the direction of Jinan, and flew directly towards the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions.
Major General Suzuki Mijin was overjoyed and thought absurdly, if he organized a counterattack at this time, would it be possible to annihilate or defeat the Eighth Route Army that had left the Dawei River defense line and pursue the imperial army on the spot?
This idea was only a momentary thought, because Major General Suzuki Mijin soon saw an anti-aircraft firepower net suddenly opened behind the Eighth Route Army artillery position, and the Imperial Army fighter planes were caught in the net. One, two, in the sky,
Three, four, and eight fireworks were set off. Major General Suzuki Mijin knew that it was the result of the Imperial Army fighter plane being hit and exploding in the air.
The disaster was still behind us. Major General Suzuki Mijin suddenly noticed something strange in the southeast. The troops commanded by Major General Lin Maoqing were moving closer to his troops. He raised his telescope and took a closer look, only to find that a giant steel dragon was pressing down from the southeast. Dozens of people were approaching from the southeast.
The tongues of fire spewing from tanks, dozens of armored vehicles and one to two hundred cars were like legendary man-eating monsters, devouring the lives of the imperial soldiers.
Major General Suzuki Mijin, who was heartbroken, could no longer muster the courage, and ordered the troops to disperse and retreat westward in small groups, gather at Zhuliu Town, and join the division headquarters.
After issuing the order, Major General Suzuki Mijin ordered the brigade headquarters to retreat and got on his horse to prepare to move west.
Major General Suzuki Mijin didn't know that the sharpshooters of the Eighth Route Army's sniper brigade had already targeted him. As soon as he mounted his horse, a bullet penetrated his back, knocking him off the horse directly to the ground.
After the death of Major General Suzuki Mijin, the retreating Japanese army became even more chaotic. The fierceness at the beginning of the attack was gone forever. I just hated my mother-in-law for having two legs, leaving the bodies of the dead and wounded soldiers behind, and marching towards them.
Flee west.
When the cavalry brigade crossed the Xihe River, Liu Yimin had already discovered that the Japanese army on the battlefield was about to be defeated. With our army surrounded on all sides, the Japanese army was likely to choose Zhuliuzhen as the final defensive fulcrum. Originally, Liu Yimin still thought
The remaining Japanese troops were besieged in Zhuliu Town and forced the enemy to reinforce. But one day
It was such a big deal to wipe out the Japanese 8th Division. The Japanese army would never let the 108th Division die again. If that were the case, the Japanese generals would be too stupid. Therefore, Liu Yimin ordered the instructors to build positions on the west bank of the Xihe River.
The Fourth Brigade immediately seized Zhuliu Town and dispelled the Japanese army's attempt to rely on Zhuliu Town to defend.
After issuing the order to attack the Fourth Educational Brigade, Liu Yimin drafted a propaganda draft of "The Final Strike against the Eighth Division" and ordered the political workers of each participating unit to use loudspeakers to publicize the cadres and soldiers. The article read: "The Japanese invaders are The Eighth Division is an old standing division of the Japanese army. It was dispatched to Northeast my country after its establishment. It has long served as the vanguard of the invasion of our country. From the division commander to ordinary soldiers, everyone carries the burden of the Central Military Commission.
The blood debt of the Chinese people. The elimination of the Eighth Division is not only the supreme honor of our instructors and soldiers, but also the greatest victory achieved by the Chinese nation since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894. It is also the greatest defeat suffered by the Japanese army since the establishment of a modern military system. All units
, every commander and commander must carry forward the spirit of not being afraid of sacrifice, rush forward, tear the Eighth Division to pieces, and eliminate the Eighth Division! Long live the glorious Eighth Route Army!"
This short and concise propaganda draft was like tightening the rope around the neck of the Eighth Division. The Eighth Route Army artillery fired more vigorously, chasing the Japanese troops, breaking them up and breaking them up again, which was considered to have broken up the entire army.
The Eighth Division was completely defeated and scattered and fled for their lives.
The First Teaching Brigade, under the guidance of the Second Teaching Regiment, chased the Japanese, and the machine guns on tanks, armored vehicles, and cars were firing like wind, smashing into sieves all the Japanese troops who tried to block it. Major General Lin Maoqing, who was in charge of the right wing attack, was unable to escape and was killed.
The tank caught up and crushed him to death. The Japs were brave and not afraid of death.
Unwilling to fail, the cavalry regiment launched a counterattack against the 1st Jiao Brigade. The cavalrymen rushed up screaming, trying to throw explosive bags and grenades onto the Eighth Route Army tanks, armored vehicles and cars. These Japanese cavalrymen were knocked down without exception.
On the ground, he became the target of the First Sect and the Second Sect.
After taking care of the Japs on the right wing, the entire teaching brigade pressed against the remnants of the Fourth Division. The motors roared and the guns fired. Only then did the arrogant Japs realize that it was possible to use tanks intensively in this way.
Lieutenant General Maeda Toshiwai was relieved at this time, because the engineer squadron he deployed in Zhuliu Town had been overwhelmed by the tide of Eighth Route Army troops. The rear guard troops sent to the Xihe line of defense came into contact with the Second Cavalry Regiment and the Third Cavalry Regiment.
They were trampled to pieces by the powerful impact of the cavalry. The Eighth Route Army cavalry had already hit the troops concentrated towards Zhuliu Town. It was probably another massacre.
Now, the only thing that can be used as a position for the Eighth Division is the Zhuliuzhen Railway Station. Lieutenant General Maeda Toshio knew that he had left the Fourth Brigade and the Sixteenth Brigade to defend it, relying solely on his own division headquarters
The personnel and security forces could not defend the train station, and the Eighth Route Army's artillery might have begun to take aim here. We had to hurry up and leave a desperate telegram to our wife and children, otherwise it would be too late. So, Lieutenant General Maeda Toshiro took a picture
I sent it and asked the North China Front Army to forward it to you.
His family sent a desperate message, saying that he was loyal to the Emperor and the Empire of Japan. Whether he was fighting, praising military aircraft at the General Staff Headquarters, or teaching and educating people at the mainland, he was conscientious and fulfilled his responsibilities. Now he was ordered to rescue the independent rebels.
He formed the third brigade and was surrounded by the Eighth Route Army's teaching division. There was no hope of breaking out. He had to lead his troops to fight to the death. The whole division was about to be destroyed. I called my family to say goodbye, hoping that my children would inherit their will and be loyal to the Empire of Japan and His Majesty the Emperor.
Maeda Toshiro's guess was indeed correct. After the Fourth Teaching Brigade captured Zhuliu Town, they immediately attacked the Zhuliu Town Railway Station, but were resolutely resisted by the Japanese army. Hong Chao looked at the high-power antenna set up on the railway station from a distance and immediately understood the Japanese division.
The regiment headquarters is here. Think about the division commander
He had never been interested in Japanese prisoners, and there was no need to cause excessive casualties to the troops at this time. Hong Chaoyuan directly sent a report to Li Chang, saying that the headquarters of the Eighth Division was at the Zhuliu Town Railway Station, and asked him to use an artillery regiment to deliver Zhuliu
There was a two-volley salvo at the town train station.
Li Chang naturally obeyed the order happily, and immediately ordered the 1st Field Artillery Regiment to test-fire at the Zhuliu Railway Station. The 4th Teaching Brigade was responsible for observing the impact point of the projectile and helping the 1st Field Artillery Regiment modify the bombardment parameters.
After three test firings by the field artillery regiment, the saturation attack on Zhuliu Railway Station began.
The small train station is not a big place, and there are not many houses. After a field artillery regiment fired two salvos, the headquarters of the 8th Division no longer existed, and the guard troops were also disabled. By the time the Fourth Teaching Brigade attacked
When entering the station, they encountered only weak resistance. Finally, the radio station and the bodies of Lieutenant General Toshima Maeda and Chief of Staff Okaku were pulled out from the collapsed bungalow.
There was nothing to write about in the following battle. The Eighth Division marched all the way eastward. From the time the first personnel carrier was bombed at Changle Station, it was beaten all the way and lost troops and generals. It was attacked by five artillery regiments of the instructor division.
After repeated shelling, the main force
The field artillery regiment, the baggage regiment, the health team, and the field hospital were also destroyed. At this time, they were attacked by the 1st Teaching Brigade and the 3rd Teaching Brigade. The incomplete 8th Division could no longer fight.
It couldn't hold on any longer and was completely destroyed.