The battle to defeat the 33rd Division was fought cleanly. The main reason was that I used the main force of the Seventh Brigade to fight against the enemy and formed a new division. The five main regiments plus the artillery regiment were about the same strength as the enemy, and we launched a sudden attack.
The attack was scheduled at one o'clock in the night, when the Japanese army was sleeping, and the results were particularly great. In particular, Chen Dayong learned from the practice in the Battle of Feishui and sent soldiers from the reconnaissance company to disguise themselves as Japanese soldiers and sneak into the Japanese army to shout at them.
The enemy's collapse played an unexpected role.
After receiving the report, Liu Yimin, Secretary of the Shandong Bureau of the Communist Party of China, Commander of the Shandong Military Region, Commander of the Teaching Division, and Secretary of the Party Committee, sent a commendation message to the Ludong Command of the Eighth Route Army, stating: "This time the 33rd Division was defeated, our Ludong Command
The decision-making was timely and decisive, and the troops of the 7th Brigade were taught to move quickly and attack bravely, maintaining the old Red Army style of our army going forward unstoppably to overwhelm all enemies. Next, the Japanese army will inevitably retaliate wildly, and our army must follow the established combat plan and resolutely fight on the Zhoucun front line
Fight. After completing the mission, retreat in large strides, lead the enemy to Jiaodong, and ensure that the main force achieves the campaign objectives."
After Zeng Zhongsheng withdrew the main force of the 7th Brigade after completing its mission, he judged that since the 33rd Division had been defeated, the Japanese would inevitably have time to adjust their deployment and replenishment. Therefore, he quickly rested and reorganized his troops and prepared to fight again.
After receiving the report that the 33rd Division had been defeated, Lieutenant General Dongjiurgong Nianyan Wang, the commander of the Japanese Northern Front and the commander of the Second Army, was so angry that he rushed from Jinan to Zhangqiu and held a meeting in Zhangqiu County.
The combat meeting was originally supposed to hold the 14th Division and the 108th Division responsible for the lack of reinforcements. As a result, the commander of the 14th Division, Lieutenant General Seki Takamasa, refused to accept it and pointedly said that he had no fault and merit.
Because the dark night covered the Eighth Route Army, who can guarantee that after the 14th Division leaves its position to reinforce the 33rd Division, it will not fall into the trap of the Eighth Route Army instructors? The Eighth Division and the Tenth Division in front
The tragedy has already demonstrated the ability of the Eighth Route Army instructors to eliminate a permanent division of the Imperial Army in one fell swoop. Do you want the tragedy to happen again?
After Seki Takamasa said this, the commanders of the Fifth Division, the Second Division, the 108th Division, the independent mixed First Brigade, and the independent mixed Seventh Brigade began to criticize the North China Front's combat plan and accuse
Instead of dividing the troops for a clearing campaign, we should concentrate all the main force to press against Luzhong and Ludong. After Luzhong and Ludong are cleared and the main force of Liu Yimin's instructor division is eliminated, are we still worried about the remnants of the Eighth Route Army in south Luzhong, southeastern Lu, and southern Lu?
After all, in the end, everything was focused on revising the battle plan. Lieutenant General Wang Nianyan of Dongjiur Palace understood that these senior generals of the Imperial Army were already afraid of the Eighth Route Army instructors and wanted them to deal with the Chiang Kai-shek government again.
If the army dealt with the instructors of the Eighth Route Army like that, I am afraid that they must first inspire their bushido spirit. But then I thought about it, why didn’t I think so? If another permanent division was destroyed in my war zone, I’m afraid it would be really hard to explain.
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After much deliberation and deliberation, Lieutenant General Wang Nianyan of Dongjiur Palace swept his eyes back and forth on the faces of several division commanders. As a result, those guys had just criticized the battle plan with all their teeth and claws. Waiting for Dongjiur Palace Nianyan
When Lieutenant General Yan Wang looked at them seriously, they all sat with eyes and noses in mind, turning a blind eye to the eyes of Lieutenant General Yan Yan of Dongjiur Palace.
Lieutenant General Nianyan Wang of Dongjiur Palace had no choice but to send a report to Juichi Templeuchi, saying that the Eighth Route Army instructor divisions launched attacks in three directions at the same time. On the surface, it seemed that the attacks encountered by the second division and the fifth division were to cover and defeat the third division.
The 13th Division acted. However, the Eighth Route Army clearly had the strength to destroy the 33rd Division without annihilating it. One possibility is that it was afraid of being surrounded by the elite divisions of the Imperial Army, so it launched a rout battle instead of an annihilation battle; another possibility was that the Eighth Route Army
There is a bigger plot. Judging from the situation where the Eighth Route Army lured a tank squadron of the Fifth Division to pursue and destroy twelve tanks in one fell swoop, it can be seen that the Eighth Route Army was single-mindedly luring a certain division of the Imperial Army to leave its position to pursue or reinforce, and then look for opportunities to annihilate them all.
A permanent division. Especially in southern Shandong and southern Shandong, the Eighth Route Army was fighting fiercely with Tada Shun Group and Okabe Naosaburo Group. It is very likely that the Eighth Route Army wanted to use part of its troops to drag the main force of the imperial army in the mountainous area and concentrate the main force in central Shandong.
To deal with the Northern Front Group of the Imperial Army. Considering the strong firepower of Liu Yimin's instructor, the Northern Front Group cannot divide its troops at all, because dividing the troops may create opportunities for the Eighth Route Army. In view of this situation, it is recommended that the Commander revise the combat plan and quickly mobilize the Tada Shun Group
, Gangbe Naosaburo's group went north to jointly attack the Eighth Route Army in Central Shandong. As long as the main force of the Eighth Route Army is eliminated, South Shandong and Central South Shandong can be decided at once. To take a step back, as long as the Jiaoji Road is opened and the basic public security in Shandong is restored, it can be done quietly
Make up your mind to clear it out slowly, without affecting other battlefield operations.
Lieutenant General Nianyan Wang of Dongjiuer Palace has said so much. The core is to concentrate the three armies to besiege Luzhong. Otherwise, he is afraid that the Eighth Route Army will seize his Northern Front Group and make a fuss. At that time, no matter it is the Second Division
The regiment is still the 5th Division, the 14th Division. As long as one is broken, he may not be able to bear the responsibility.
After sending the telegram, Lieutenant General Wang Nianyan of Dongjiur Palace took several division commanders to inspect the 33rd Division.
When I arrived at the 33rd Division, I saw that the division commander, Lieutenant General Amakasu Jutaro, was pretending to be the real thing. He was clean and wearing a kimono. He was drinking sake, wiping his sword, and preparing to commit suicide by caesarean section!
Lieutenant General Nikihiko of the Higashikata Palace was born into a royal family, and he liked commoner generals to engage in bushido tricks such as committing suicide by caesarean section, so that he could enjoy some excitement and pleasure. Of course, he would never do it himself.
Yes, if he had known how to commit suicide by caesarean section, he would not have invaded China. However, it is not the time for Lieutenant General Jutaro Amakasu to commit suicide by caesarean section yet. Someone still has to clean up the mess of his 33rd Division.
Lieutenant General Nikihiko of Higashikata Palace seized the sword of Lieutenant General Amakasu Jutaro and asked him to report the details of the defeat of the 33rd Division.
How could Lieutenant General Amakasu Jutaro be willing to commit suicide? But he was indeed ashamed, ashamed of the 33rd Division, and ashamed of his own incompetence. He could not have imagined that he was full of strategies and the 33rd Division was fully equipped, how could he do it?
How about letting the Eighth Route Army succeed in a sneak attack and chase rabbits around the ground?
Seeing Lieutenant General Nikihiko's inquiry at Higashijiur Palace, Lieutenant General Akasha Jutaro stopped mentioning the matter of caesarean section to apologize, and reported in detail the details of the defeat of the troops.
Lieutenant General Amakasu Shigetaro's conclusive report stated that the attacking Eighth Route Army's technical and combat level was extremely high. The field artillery should be guided by observers. The regiment and battalion levels were equipped with a large number of infantry cannons, mortars, grenades, and heavy machine guns.
The firepower is much denser than that of the design team.
When Lieutenant General Jutaro Amakasu said this, Lieutenant General Toshiyoshi Ando, commander of the Fifth Division, added that the Eighth Route Army has three new weapons. One is a projectile tube that can launch explosive packages, which can throw explosive packages onto the position.
There were also iron nails in the bag. The soldiers either had their hearts shattered and died, or were injured by the iron nails; the second was a mine that could blow up the tank. As long as the tank was pressed against it, it would be blown up; the third was a mine that could blow up the tank.
The third type is a kind of cannon whose name I don’t know. It is very powerful. Once a tank, armored vehicle, or car is hit by a bullet, it will be directly smashed into pieces.
Lieutenant General Wang Nianyan of Dongjiur Palace frowned more and more as he listened. How could the equipment of Liu Yimin's troops be so sophisticated? Could it be that they really received a lot of assistance from the Americans or the Soviets? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs must investigate
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What troubles Lieutenant General Wang Nianyan of Dongjiur Palace the most is that Liu Yimin is really becoming more and more courageous. He dares to attack behind the 14th Division, the 2nd Division, and the 5th Division.
Defeat the 33rd Division sharply. If you make a mistake, you may fall into Liu Yimin's trap. The next attack will inevitably lengthen the front line. It is necessary to prevent Liu Yimin from attacking the logistics supplies and to prevent the lone army from standing out.
Falling into Liu Yimin's trap. It seems that to fight Liu Yimin, you must have a backbone unit that has been tested in the war. A security division like the 33rd Division is like a ball of tofu when it encounters the Eighth Route Army instructors.
Just break.
After listening to the report of Lieutenant General Amakasu Jutaro, Lieutenant General Higashino Nakihiko led several generals to inspect the battle damage of the 33rd Division. Upon seeing this, Lieutenant General Higashino Nakihiko
Unable to help but feel evil, he drew his sword and put it on the neck of Lieutenant General Amakasu Jutaro, while he kept roaring "Baga".
No wonder Lieutenant General Nianyan Wang of Dongjiur Palace was so angry. The 33rd Division was really embarrassed. Not to mention all the baggage, many soldiers even abandoned their guns, bullet boxes, and grenades.
The situation of the division was similar. They had all lost their face to their grandma's house. They were simply the transport team of the Eighth Route Army. What Lieutenant General Dongjiurgong Nianyan Wang couldn't accept the most was that the officer death rate of the 33rd Division was surprisingly high.
Gao, especially the officers below the battalion captain, almost lost their jobs.
Furious, the old playboy Lieutenant General Higashino Higashihiko spared Lieutenant General Jutaro Amakasu and asked him to report the situation of the dead soldiers, a quarter of the soldiers missing and all the baggage, and the unarmed soldiers to the base camp immediately.
Report to the North China Front and request supplies.
After the inspection of Higashijiur Palace, Lieutenant General Nianyan Wang sent another telegram to General Juichi Terauchi, requesting to revise the combat plan as soon as possible, cancel the 33rd Division and the 35th Division, or transfer them to
If it is not possible to garrison troops in Manchuria, they might as well be transferred to North Korea or Taiwan, so that troops like the 19th Division can be sent to North China.
After receiving two telegrams from Lieutenant General Nikihiko of Higashijiur Palace, Terauchi Juichi received another telegram from Lieutenant General Tada Shun and Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo, saying that in southern Shandong, the attack in the southern mountainous area of Shandong was not going well, and the attack was not going well.
It was very cruel. The Eighth Route Army was not afraid of the outflanking and heavy squeezing of the Imperial Army, and relied on the mountainous areas to block attacks. The conscience of the Chinese people was also greatly damaged. They dug traps everywhere in the mountainous areas and inserted sharp wooden pegs into them. The Imperial Army
If you fall down, you will be stabbed to death. Especially the stragglers and lost soldiers of the Imperial Army are often killed by the Chinese people with guillotines, hoes and the like. Request the Northern Front Group to attack southward, attack the Eighth Route Army's back, and support the center line
The group fights with the southern group. Or the two groups, the southern group and the middle group, concentrate their forces to clear out an area. Because China is so big, the Eighth Route Army can always retreat calmly after ambush and interception.
Terauchi Shouichi could not tell whether Liu Yimin's main force was in central Shandong or in the southern and southern mountainous areas of Shandong. Now after analyzing the telegrams from the three combat groups, he knew clearly that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was definitely in central Shandong. Liu Yimin wanted to
Eliminate one or even two elite divisions of the Imperial Army in Central Shandong, and completely crush the Imperial Army's suppression campaign. The Eighth Route Army in South Shandong and Central South Shandong is a diversionary force sent by Liu Yimin, with the purpose of allowing the Imperial Army to divide its forces and cover his operations in Central Shandong.
combat operations. In this case, Terauchi Juichi was determined to adjust the combat plan again.
After requesting approval from the base camp, Juichi Terauchi ordered Tada Shun to command the Southern Front Group to clear Lunan and Luzhongnan, and ordered Naosaburo Okabe to command the First Division, Sixth Division, Seventh Division, and Sixteenth Division of the Central Front Group.
The troops of the four permanent divisions including the regiment quickly moved north to central Shandong to attack the Eighth Route Army. They cooperated with the Northern Front Group to quickly eliminate the main force of Liu Yimin's department and open up the Jiaoji Road.
As for the Northern Line Group, Juichi Terauchi ordered Lieutenant General Higashino Nurihiko to organize the 108th Division and the 33rd Division into a transportation line garrison group to ensure the safety of transportation lines and logistics supplies, and concentrate on the fifth
The 33rd Division, the 2nd Division, the 14th Division and the independent 1st and 7th Brigades will attack and advance along the Jiaoji Road and Jiqing Highway. The operational goal is to join the Qingdao Marine Corps. As for the 33rd Division
Regarding the supply of the regiment, Shouichi Terauchi made it clear that weapons, ammunition and food were taken from the Eighth Route Army. Soldiers who really did not have guns went to work as coolies and built strongholds along the communication lines.
Of course, despite saying this, Terauchi Juichi once again sent a report to the military headquarters, requesting rapid supply of supplies.
After receiving the order, Lieutenant General Nianyan Wang of Higashijiur Palace wanted to wait for the four permanent divisions commanded by Lieutenant General Naosaburo Okabe to arrive, but he knew that time waits for no one, and both the Kwantung Army and the Central China Front Army were attacking every day.
In order to urge the troops to return to the army, they ordered the commander of the Second Division, Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji, to serve as the commander of the former enemy and be responsible for directing the troops to attack quickly and make sure to open up the Jiaoji Road and Jiqing Highway.
This time, Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji did not dare to be too big. He built the headquarters in the Second Division, ordered all units to rest for a day, personally met with the officers above the captain of each unit to talk, boosted morale, and called for the capture of Liu Yimin alive.
The slogan was to kill Liu Yimin. After the morale of the troops was restored and the combat units were replenished, Okamura Neiji, under the cover of a large number of aircraft, directed the little devils to launch a crazy attack on Zhoucun.
At this time, the Eighth Route Army's Ludong Command also completed its troop deployment. Zeng Zhongsheng deployed all six regiments of the 7th Teaching Brigade, the troops directly under the brigade and the attached command troops around Zhoucun. The two sides met in close combat around Zhoucun and launched a desperate fight.