Chapter 417 The Doomsday of the Tenth Division (3)
Chapter 417 The End of the Tenth Division (3)
After Zhang Hongtao and others left, Liu Yimin called the cavalry brigade commander Hu Laohu. He first asked if any horses had been killed during the long march, and then said: "Huhu, I will give you an opportunity now to wipe out a Japanese cavalry brigade in one battle.
I wonder if you dare?"
Upon hearing this, Hu Laohu's eyes shone, he took a step forward and shouted loudly: "Our brigade is well-trained and well-equipped, and there is absolutely no problem in destroying a Japanese cavalry brigade!"
Liu Yimin sat down Hu Laohu, took a branch in his hand, and drew on the ground while saying: "Tiger, look, the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops on the North Road is the Second Division, the Thirty-fifth Division, and the
There are three divisions in the 41st Division, as well as a Third Cavalry Brigade and the main force of the North China Security Army, with a total of 70,000 Japanese troops and an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 puppet troops. Today during the day they captured Nanpi, Yan
On the mountain line, we did not encounter any resistance from our main force. These troops are now very arrogant and attack very quickly. If they continue to advance like this during the day tomorrow, they may cross the Ningjin, Leling, and Qingyun lines.
The day after tomorrow, we may continue to move south, attacking Wudi and Zhanhua to the east, Yangxin County and Huimin County to the south, or even directly south to attack Bin County. Considering that the Japanese
The Second Division of the Army is good at night attacks and insertions. They encountered no resistance from regular troops along the way, so the speed may be even faster. Although the Japanese army does not know that the main force of our army has crossed the river and arrived in Bin County, the Japanese Tenth Division on the south road
The heavy losses suffered by the cavalry battalion of the 6th Jiao Brigade and the 16th Jiao Regiment could not be concealed. The Japanese must now have thought that the main force of the Eighth Route Army had assembled on the Hebei-Shandong border.
Between Huimin and Binxian, it is possible to cross the river and retreat to the Qinghe area at any time. Therefore, although the Japanese army on the North Road has a large force and can divide its forces to attack Wudi and Zhanhua, their main attack arrows must be aimed at Huimin and
Binxian, and will quickly penetrate and attack. The purpose is to reach Binxian as soon as possible and cut off the retreat route of our main army on the Hebei-Shandong border towards Qinghe. Do you understand?"
Hu Laohu said: "Commander, do you look down on me, Old Hu? Following the scholar, Xun can also get a bit of bookishness. I have followed you for so long, and even though I have no ability, I also know that the arrows of the Japanese army's rapid attacks must be cavalry.
The 3rd Brigade and the 2nd Division. Because these two units are from the Kwantung Army, you can tell just by listening to their numbers.
, the second division is the backbone of the Japanese army. It has many tanks, armored vehicles, cars, and horses. Only it can keep up with the attack speed of the third cavalry brigade. And our army wants to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army's third division under the city of Bin County.
The Tenth Division must not allow the Japanese Second Division and the Third Cavalry Brigade to go south to Bin County and flank our army."
Liu Yimin raised his head and took a deep look at Hu Huhu, his eyes full of admiration: "Huhu, you are right, that's the truth. So how can we prevent the Japanese attack arrows from shooting at Binxian before we eliminate the 10th Division?
?I thought about it a lot, and there is only one way, which is to use the technique of using four ounces to move a thousand pounds to gently move the arrows shot by the Japanese.
Next, let it turn naturally and shoot eastward. However, this is easier said than done. You know, it is a heavy Japanese army group, 100,000 people. If they all launch an attack, one person will line up every one meter.
If we walk, it will be 100,000 meters, which is equivalent to an infantry formation of 200 miles wide when converted into our Huali! This is not easy!"
Hu Laohu laughed loudly: "Commander, please stop using the provocation method. The cavalry brigade does not need you to mobilize, and the Japanese army cannot line up in a long queue and rush forward. Tell me, how to fight?"
Liu Yimin also smiled: "Okay, I underestimated our steel and brave Hu Laohu. Think about the Xikou ambush battle, Hu Laohu dared to attack the Tao Guang Division of the Hunan Army with a cavalry company of 50 people. How could he be afraid of the heavy Japanese troops?"
Group? Okay, in this way, you will hide and rest during the day, and move quickly to the road at the junction of Huimin and Yangxin at night, hide the troops, and communicate with the local district team
, contact the militia and ask them to help you familiarize yourself with the terrain. In the morning or afternoon the day after tomorrow, the Japanese Third Cavalry Brigade will definitely pass by and capture Huimin County. You must choose strong terrain to set up an ambush there and lure the Third Cavalry with a small force.
The brigade took the bait and took advantage of our army's dense firepower to kill the third cavalry brigade. Then send a battalion to attack the Japs toward Zhanhua County east of Yangxin.
They were lured inside, making them think that this battalion was the main force on the Hebei-Shandong border, so they pursued them. Remember, after defeating the Japanese 3rd Cavalry Brigade, they are not allowed to attack the 2nd Division. You are not their opponent.
Bring the main force of the cavalry brigade back to me safely. The key to this battle is a quick victory. At the very least, let the Japanese Third Cavalry Brigade know that they have bitten a regiment of Eighth Route Army cavalry, so that they
Only then will we concentrate all our efforts to pursue our army and enter your ambush point. Fight and retreat as quickly as possible. You must grasp the time. The longest time for our army to eliminate the 10th Division will not exceed three hours. When I start fighting here,
You can retreat by luring the enemy's troops to the east, and let the Japanese advance toward Bin County. After destroying the 10th Division, I will use artillery fire to defeat the Japanese troops on the northern route and send them back to the northeast to rest."
Hu Laohu said: "Commander, let's use the Xikou ambush battle again and eat the three divisions of the Japanese on the North Road respectively, so that the Hebei-Shandong border can be saved."
Liu Yimin shook his head: "The Japanese army is not the Hunan Army, and Okamura Neiji is not Chen Guangzhong and others. If we are too greedy, we will be surrounded by Japanese soldiers on the Jilu border. You must know that the Japanese army has three divisions. If they are serious
If we persist, we won't be able to gnaw at it. As long as the two sides are in a stalemate,
, the Japanese army's Jizhong heavy force group will quickly reinforce, the garrison divisions on the Jinpu line will also fully reinforce, and even the four Japanese permanent divisions in southern Hebei will also reinforce, and even the Japanese naval fleet will come to block the entrance of the Yellow River.
, small gunboats can still go up the river. At that time we
We can't leave even if we want to. Besides, we have achieved the goal of the campaign by destroying the Japanese 10th Division this time. The Japanese army only has 17 permanent divisions in total. We killed two of them one after another. If we continue to fight like this, we will have to
In a few years, Japan's elite troops will be slowly eliminated.
After spending all the money, they will no longer have crazy capital. I guess they will try not to provoke us and block us instead, so that we will have a relatively stable development space. In one or two years, when our army
If they get stronger, we will look for them to fight a war of annihilation."
Hu Laohu smacked his lips: "What a pity. It would be great if those three Japanese divisions could also be wiped out in the first battle!"
Liu Yimin threw away the wooden stick in his hand and said: "If that is the case, it will not be that the Japanese devils will destroy China in three months, but that we will defeat the devils in three months. Brother Comrade, this kind of quick victory mentality is not allowed, that is
It will breed the thought of underestimating the enemy!"
Hu Laohu touched his head and said sheepishly: "Isn't it because following you all the way to win the battle has made you ambitious?"
When Liu Yimin heard this, he said: "Tiger, you are a senior commander, but you must be vigilant. Not to mention such an elite Kwantung Army, even if you encounter the North China Security Army, you cannot underestimate the enemy. Since ancient times, whoever underestimates the enemy will suffer. In the gutter
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There are so many things to do! You go back and think carefully about what I said, and tell Gao Yuan, Li Qing, Zhang Hongtao and Lei Ming on the way that each of you will write an article of thought and experience. I want to see if you can correctly understand why our army can win the war.
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When Hu Laohu heard that he made a mistake and asked several people to write an inspection, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to say anything anymore. He quickly saluted and left.
Liu Yimin called to him and asked him to bring all the cavalry battalions of the 1st Teaching Brigade, the 3rd Teaching Brigade, and the 4th Teaching Brigade, and go to the logistics department to get more grenades, light machine guns, mines, and explosive packs. He must use firepower to destroy the Japanese third party.
The cavalry brigade was not allowed to engage in hand-to-hand cavalry duels with the Japanese army until the final assault to minimize casualties.
After Hu Laohu left, Liu Yimin fell down and fell asleep.
On the afternoon of June 11, Liu Yimin held a combat meeting to make specific arrangements for the battle to encircle and annihilate the 10th Division.
The meeting was held at the Heshen Temple in Caiyuan Village, east of Bin County. It was attended by cadres from division-level units and brigade and battalion levels. At the meeting, Liu Yimin summarized the Battle of Central Shandong and proposed: "Since the eastward march, military achievements have been made.
A great victory, the Japanese 8th Division was eliminated successively, and the 3rd Brigade, 6th Brigade, and 3rd Brigade were independently formed.
The Tenth Brigade and the Puppet Shandong Autonomous Allied Forces, Zhang Buyun, and Liu Guitang basically opened up the situation in Shandong. However, there were negative factors behind the victory, which caused large-scale retaliation by the Japanese army. The Japanese attack was directed to the Eighth Route Army, which may have
It will lead to a significant reduction in the base area and excessive sacrifice of troops."
Having said this, Liu Yimin changed his words and said earnestly: "Why did we launch the Battle of Central Shandong? Many comrades may not see this issue clearly. Let me tell you here. The fundamental reason for launching the Battle of Central Shandong,
It lies in mobilizing Japanese troops to save the war in eastern Henan
You can think about the situation. The national army mobilized hundreds of thousands of main forces on the Lanfeng line in eastern Henan to form an attack corps. The purpose was to encircle and annihilate the Dofeiyuan 14th Division, which was attacking alone for thousands of miles. Since the 14th Division was temporarily equipped with a heavy artillery
Brigade, and it is a mechanized force. The national army cannot catch up and stop it.
Unable to stop, the troops suffered heavy casualties. At this time, there was a heavy Japanese army group coming from Xuzhou to the east, and the 27th Japanese Division secretly moved south from Guantai Ferry to the north. The collapse of the national army front in eastern Henan was just around the corner.
Once the front line collapses, the Japanese army will take advantage of the situation to capture Kaifeng, Zhengzhou, and Luoyang.
They will also take advantage of the situation to go south, launch the Battle of Wuhan, and cooperate with the Japanese troops moving north along the Yangtze River to capture Wuhan. If this situation occurs, the overall situation of our war of resistance will be in danger, because the factory equipment that retreated to Wuhan will not have time to move to the rear. In the future, the national army will
Weapons, ammunition and logistical supplies are difficult
At this time, if Chiang Kai-shek wants to secure western Henan and block the Japanese attack, the only way is to dig up the Yellow River and use the Yellow River water to stop the Japanese army. Think about it, how many people will die in the entire Henan Plain, and how many families will have to die.
Running away to beg for food and go to a foreign country? I
This is not to be alarmist. In fact, German consultants have already formulated a plan for Chiang Kai-shek to dig up the Yellow River to block the enemy. The First War Zone has also submitted a report to Chiang Kai-shek requesting to dig up the Yellow River, and Chiang Kai-shek has also ordered it to be implemented. Our investigators from the Southwestern Shandong Guard Brigade
According to reports, the national army has sent
Engineers secretly planted explosives on the Yellow River embankment. Of course, this is a military secret. Not to mention that the Yellow River was not dug out in the end. Even if it was dug up, the national army would not admit it. The national army and the Japanese army would blame each other for digging up the Yellow River. At this very moment,
At the critical moment, our army made a thunderous strike and wiped out the Japanese army's third enemy.
The Eighth Division saved the National Army in eastern Henan, and more importantly, saved millions or even tens of millions of people in Henan. Comrades, this is the greatness of the Battle of Central Shandong. Compared with this point, the Japanese army was heavily besieged
What does it matter to us? What does it matter if the Hebei-Shandong border base area may be lost?"
The cadres, including Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong, heard for the first time that the Battle of Luzhong was fought to save the lives of the people in Henan. They clapped with excitement and the whole audience burst into applause.
Liu Yimin waved his hand, trying to stop the applause of the cadres. Unexpectedly, with his wave of his hand, the applause of the cadres became even louder.
Liu Yimin had a smile on his face, but his heart was in turmoil. He knew that telling the truth about what had not happened in the end would give the entire army a sense of pride in saving the nation and the danger. Although the next struggle would be difficult,
As long as they agree on the idea, everyone will have a deeper understanding of the fact that the Japanese army is heavily engaged in the siege, and will not have other ideas, such as blaming the war for being too big and causing too much negative effects, etc.
When the applause of the cadres completely subsided, Liu Yimin continued: "This time the Japanese army mobilized 700,000 troops to besiege our base area. It seems menacing, but in fact it is not terrible. I have always emphasized that our army does not care about the gains and losses of one city or one place in combat.
, the focus is on consumption
We have the strength to destroy the Japanese army. Why? Think about it, if our army sticks to the city, it will become the national army's style of play, turning the troops into targets of the Japanese army's heavy firepower. Not to mention the heavy losses, the city cannot be defended.
If we eliminate the enemy, we will have the strength
, so what if he just occupies the chassis? The Japanese army will have to divide its forces for defense and turn the field divisions into local garrison forces. At that time, our army can launch a counterattack at any time to take back the lost ground! Besides, if there is no Japanese army
Occupy the traffic lines, what shall we eat?
Well, what should we wear? The Jinpu Line, Pinghan Line, and Jiaoji Line are not only the transportation lines and life lines for the Japanese army, but also the supply lines for our Eighth Route Army. Our army also eats canned beef and rice and white flour at these railways.
.Everyone, think about it, is this true?”
The cadres applauded warmly again.
Liu Yimin's eyes swept across the faces of the cadres one by one, and he waited for the applause to subside before continuing: "Last time I sent a telegram to the chairman and the boss, explaining our army's fundamental strategy for defeating the Japanese army's encirclement and suppression. That is to show
When the enemy is weak, we advance as the enemy advances. If they want to come to our base area, we will go to their rear. Everything is based on the principle of prompting the Japanese army to divide its forces and then divide them again, and to create a system that allows us to attack each other.
In other words, the Japanese army attacked Jizhong, southern Hebei, Shandong border, and western Shandong to cover their most fundamental battle plan, which was to pounce on Shandong and completely eliminate the main force of our instructors.
In this case, our troops in central Hebei, southern Hebei, and the Hebei-Shandong border can move into tunnel fortifications, wait for the Japanese army to pass by, and then specifically hit the Japanese on the back. It will be very fat after one bite, but it is good to have guns and cannons.
food, fight
A lot of supplies can be seized in one battle. Hmph! The little devil is very thoughtful and wants to eat a fat man in one bite! He doesn't even ask me who Liu Yimin is or what I do as a hero's trainer. We have always taken advantage of our enemies.
If we suffer a loss, it will be their turn to destroy us. No, he is coming to attack our Hebei-Shandong border. Okay, come on, I welcome him very much. If he doesn't come to attack the Hebei-Shandong border, how can he guard Xuzhou?
How can the Tenth Division be transferred here? How can the Tenth Division be solely responsible for the attack on the South Hebei-Shandong Road? What we want is this effect. Now, we can cross the Yellow River overnight and fly our troops
The sky descended and quietly ambushed around Hama County. By tomorrow night, another permanent division of the Japanese army, the 10th Division that Arrogance must have, will be wiped out and return to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo to enjoy the Japanese memorial."
The cadres laughed loudly, and the atmosphere in the venue was warm and cheerful, completely without the dull situation of enemy soldiers pressing down on the territory.
At this time, Liu Yimin began to make combat arrangements. First, the cavalry brigade was used as the blocking and luring force on the northern line. The combat goal was to eliminate the Japanese third cavalry brigade, stimulate the Japanese army on the northern route, and lead them to attack the northeast of Bin County.
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Don't be fooled. The cavalry brigade is constantly blocking the enemy's mission to move south. It must ensure that the main force of the Japanese army on the northern front cannot reach the Binxian battlefield before the Japanese 10th Division is eliminated. Second, the 6th Teaching Brigade will defend Binxian with two regiments. Chief of Staff He
Give clear command and strengthen fortifications to hold firm
The situation attracted all the main forces of the 10th Division to Binxian City. The Fei Lei Artillery Regiment of the Division Artillery Brigade was commanded by He Mingliang. The remaining five regiments formed a blocking group, commanded by Zhang Hongtao and Fu Zhuting, and were deployed covertly forty miles away from Binxian County.
On the west bank of the Tuhai River, wait for the sun
After the 10th Division of the Army passes through, immediately establish a blocking position to prevent the main force of the Japanese from turning around and escaping. If the main force of the Japanese forces all rush towards Binxian County, this group can follow the enemy forward and establish a blocking line two kilometers away from the enemy's rearguard. Third, teach
First brigade, teach third brigade
, the heavy machine gun regiment is waiting in cover in the north of Bin County to serve as an assault group. Fourth, the commander of the fourth teaching brigade and the baggage regiment are concealed in the east of Bin County. Fifth, the air defense brigade establishes air defense positions, and the general attack will start after dark as much as possible.
The pressure on counties and cities is too great, and the general attack
It had to start before dark. The air defense brigade must resolutely attack the Japanese planes, cover the battlefield as much as possible, and focus on covering the artillery positions. Sixth, all artillery units should be under the unified command of the artillery headquarters. The first wave of strikes must completely destroy the Japanese army's will to resist, and then gradually
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The attack laid the foundation for the entire army's infantry assault. Seventh, after the 10th Division was eliminated, the baggage regiment was responsible for cleaning the battlefield. The main force quickly withdrew from the battlefield. The 1st Teaching Brigade led the 6th Teaching Brigade on the left, and the 3rd Teaching Brigade led the 4th Teaching Brigade on the left.
Right, pincer offensive, artillery brigade, air defense brigade, heavy aircraft
The Rifle Regiment and the Guard Regiment were in the middle to attack the Japanese troops on the northern front and strive to defeat them in one fell swoop. Eighth, there was no in-depth pursuit of the retreating Japanese troops. After the battle, all the main forces withdrew across the Yellow River to rest and recuperate. One regiment of the Sixth Brigade was left to stay on the Hebei-Shandong border.
Conduct guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines in the region.