Bai Chongxi's reason was very simple. The reason why Liu Yimin taught the situation was to crush the Japanese siege on Shandong and mobilize the Japanese heavy army to leave Shandong as soon as possible, rather than to capture Xuzhou. Now the situation of the enemy and us in Xuzhou is very clear, and Liu Yimin no longer
It may be possible to rely on sneak attacks to take advantage of tricks. If you want to capture Xuzhou, you can fight to the death. The Japanese heavy army group can rely on sea routes to quickly reinforce, and can also quickly send troops to Xuzhou through air transport. There is a 114th Division stationed in Yanzhou around Xuzhou.
, The 38th Division stationed in southwest Shandong, the 27th Division and the 39th Division stationed in east Henan, Tai'an and Jinan can also rely on railways and highways to quickly move south to reinforce. In this case, Liu Yimin did not
It may not be clear that once he really attacks Xuzhou, he will inevitably fall into street fighting after breaking the city. Once the Japanese army defending the city cannot support it and the reinforcements do not have time to reinforce, the Japanese will definitely dispatch a large number of planes to turn Xuzhou into ruins. Therefore,
If you want to start a new Xuzhou battle, you will be trapped by the Japanese devils.
Chiang Kai-shek stopped talking about Bai Chongxi's statement. However, seeing that the Japanese elite heavy army group had been transferred to Jiaodong, although the number of Japanese troops in Xuzhou was large, their combat effectiveness was incomparable to those permanent divisions. If they were to be released like this
It would be too cheap for these robbers to pass by them. Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek did not say anything, but his heart was as if he was upset and could not calm down at all.
After wandering around the room for a long time, Chiang Kai-shek said again: "Liu Yimin once said that defending Wuhan does not necessarily require fighting Wuhan. Fighting in Shandong can protect Wuhan, and fighting in northern Jiangsu can also protect Wuhan. Since there is a risk in attacking Xuzhou, then
Don't force it. However, if Liu Yimin did not return to Shandong to persist in the War of Resistance, the Japanese would gain a foothold in Shandong and free up their troops to fight in other directions. If Liu Yimin really advanced towards Suzhong as he said, he would
If Liu Yimin cannot support the Japanese army and retreat westward, he will inevitably lead the Japanese to the west, and the Japanese will point the attack at Wuhan. In this way, wouldn't Liu Yimin be causing trouble for the East
Move?"
Several people remained silent after Chiang Kai-shek's statement. After a long time, He Yingqin said: "It may be a bit inaccurate enough to say that the disaster moves eastward, but Liu Yimin's purpose of rushing to get rid of the Japanese heavy army group is clear. I think this is possible,
Didn’t Liu Yimin claim to be attacked by the Yangtze River? We ordered him to recover the lost land north of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu and let the Japanese follow him. With Liu Yimin’s ability, I guess it would be impossible for the Japanese to destroy him.
He dragged the Japanese in circles like this, and dragged them around, and dragged them around and would drag them into tired soldiers, so he could naturally delay the Japanese's pace of attacking Wuhan. Anyway, I've seen it too.
As long as Liu Yimin's instructor is behind the Japanese, the Japanese will never dare to attack Wuhan rashly, as they are afraid of being unlucky."
When Chiang Kai-shek heard this, his eyes shone, he glanced at He Yingqin, and said with a smile: "Jingzhi's statement makes sense. As long as Liu Yimin can keep consuming the Japanese, the Japanese's situation will be bad. In this way, Jingzhi, you
I personally sent a telegram to ask Liu Yimin to carry forward the spirit of revolutionary soldiers, seize the opportunity of the empty military forces of the Soviet and Chinese troops, and quickly recovered. The camera attacked the Japanese strongholds along the Yangtze River and dragged the Japanese back to the vicinity of Shanghai. Then I fought at the camera and fought in the battle.
After fighting in Jiangsu, the Japanese army's arrogance will be fought. In Wuhan, all work must be accelerated. The Japanese and Liu Yimin will end their efforts and will take action against Wuhan. Everyone must be sober."
What Chiang Kai-shek could not have imagined was that without him sending a telegram to order, the Eighth Route Army instructors would be ready to march into Suzhong.
After Liu Yimin arranged military affairs, he took advantage of his leisure time to rest for a while. After waking up at noon, he discussed with Luo Ronghuan and sent a telegram to Zeng Zhongsheng, Hong Chaoyuan, Zhang Haitao, Fu Zhuting on the Hebei-Shandong border, Wang Bingsan from Shandong, and Wang Jian'an from Thailand.
Ask about the movements of the Japanese army.
Zeng Zhongsheng reported that the 7th Brigade, Qinghe Guard Brigade, and Jiaodong Guard Brigade had all retreated into the mountainous areas. According to the reconnaissance report, although the Japanese army still took an offensive posture against our army in Jiaodong, judging from the army number, the First Division, which had actively attacked some time ago,
The Second Division and the Seventh Division are gone. As of today, except for the Independent Mixed First Brigade and the Independent Mixed Seventh Brigade, it seems that the 108th Division and the 33rd Division are
The troops are moving towards Jiaodong, and the Japanese elite division is undergoing large-scale defense replacements.
Hong Chaoyuan and Zhang Haitao both reported that the Japanese army used the Jinpu Road to mobilize troops, and there were aircraft guards above the train.
Wang Bingsan reported that there was no obvious sign of mobilization in the western Shandong Japanese army, but only increased the efforts to mobilize and collect grain. The puppet army cooperated with Latin to capture husbands, forcing young and middle-aged people to participate in the puppet army and security regiments, and stepped up the establishment of local maintenance meetings.
Wang Jian'an reported that since the 38th Japanese Division entered southwestern Shandong and the 15th Japanese Independent Brigade entered the Thai area, our Thai Security Brigade was in a hidden guerrilla state, and the targets of the combat were the Japanese small grain-collecting troops.
The results of the battle are not great and cannot change the situation in southwestern Shandong and western Thailand.
After reading the telegram, Liu Yimin felt that the information was not detailed enough. What he needed most now was the accurate route for the main Japanese army to go south to reinforce Xuzhou. Which troops went south by boat, which troops went south from southeast Shandong, and which troops returned to Jinan.
Those who take the train south. Only by understanding these situations can we decide which route the main force will withdraw back to Shandong.
After finding Qian Zhuangfei and He Xinghua, Liu Yimin asked He Xinghua to closely monitor the Japanese communications and try to decipher the Japanese radio communication password. He asked Qian Zhuangfei to contact the underground workers in Qingdao to find out which Japanese troops were heading south by boat.
After Qian Zhuangfei and He Xinghua left, Luo Ronghuan said to Liu Yimin: "Teacher Commander, you have to think of a way to let the Japanese army try to take sea and railways. They can't let them take the highway and go south from southeast Shandong and central and southern Shandong. The base area has been destroyed by the Japanese army.
It was beyond recognition, and if their army traveled there again, the losses would be even greater."
When Liu Yimin heard this, he said: "If the Japanese army walks by sea, their vanguard will arrive at the sea surface of Lianyungang tonight. This speed is too fast, so we must think of it to make them hesitate and delay for two days. Otherwise, the Japanese army landed in Lianyungang.
We will attack west soon, and our deployment will be seen through by the Japanese."
Luo Ronghuan said silently, thought for a while, and said, "Teacher, you lead the main force here to wait for a while. I will go to Lianyungang and give him an empty city plan to scare the Japanese and gain two days."
Liu Yimin laughed: "Political Commissar, are you trying to learn what I did in Tianjin? This method is indeed feasible, but you can't. If you want to go, I have to go, and I have to think of some activities in Lianyungang and take some photos.
Only in order to scare the Japanese. And we have to continue to do it, not only in Lianyungang, but also in Suzhong and along the Yangtze River, we have to make the Japanese believe that I, Liu Yimin, are ahead of them. Otherwise, the Japanese will not
Will be fooled."
Luo Ronghuan knew that in the mind of the Japanese army, Liu Yimin was much more famous than himself, and also knew that serial deceptions must be carried out against the Japanese, otherwise it would be easy to wake up with the Japanese cunning. In that case, even if the main force returned to Shandong, the Japanese would be heavily invaded.
The group will follow the past, but in the end it will not be able to effectively change the situation in Shandong. But it is too risky to let Liu Yimin seduce the enemy with his own power, and he dare not make this decision.
This idea was actually confirmed when Liu Yimin led the main force to hiding south. There was no need to do this. With the strength of the instructor, he could fight continuously and fight a few more battles. However, Liu Yimin could not do this, he had to find a stable one.
Military production will start as soon as possible, otherwise once the shells are exhausted, his artillery brigade and artillery regiment will have to bury the cannons. And according to the current situation, the Japanese army clearly stated that they would first eliminate the instructors and then launch the Wuhan Battle.
No matter how strong the mentor is, can he fight a Japanese country? Or the old saying, it must be developed in a hidden way for a period of time, which must lead the Japanese heavy army group to a distance and keep them away from Shandong. This task was originally
It was handed over to Liu Jian to complete, but Liu Yimin knew that the Japanese army's goal was himself, and only when he really appeared in front of the Japanese army could the Japanese be deceived.
Liu Yimin directly drafted a press release saying that General Liu Yimin, the commander of the Eighth Route Army, revealed in an interview with reporters on the Xuzhou front line that he would inspect Lianyungang in the near future. During the inspection, he would inspect the terrain of Lianyungang, inspect the defense of the troops, and also inspect the fishing resources of Lianyungang.
, taste the seafood.
After writing, he sent someone to Wang Pengju, the head of the Propaganda Section of the Political Department, and asked him to send it out immediately by powering on.
Seeing that Liu Yimin was going to take risks, Luo Ronghuan immediately proposed that the matter must be submitted to the central government for approval. Before the central government made a clear reply, Liu Yimin had no right to leave the command post.
Liu Yimin smiled and said that this time is different from Tianjin. He doesn't need to stick to the Yangtze River. He just needs to rush to Lianyungang overnight. He can leave when he takes a photo there tomorrow. Then he chases the Second Education Brigade and goes to Yancheng and Huai'an.
If you show your face there, you can quietly return to Shandong and join the main force, which will last about ten days.
Luo Ronghuan insisted on sending a telegram to the chairman, but this time the chairman agreed readily, because after breaking through Tianjin, he had a deeper understanding of Liu Yimin's ability and knew that if Liu Yimin led a small army to disguise the Japanese army breaking through,
There should be no problem, not to mention that the Second Education Brigade, which has a combat effectiveness that is comparable to that of the Education Brigade 1, is around Liu Yimin, so there should be no problem in safety. Besides, since the Shaanxi military factory was bombed, it has been temporarily unable to produce weapons and ammunition, and Shandong equipment.
It cannot be transported back to Shaanxi, and the Eighth Route Army needs a stable environment to develop military production. The Japanese heavy army group has been following the instructor and can't do anything!
After the chairman agreed, Liu Yimin immediately ordered Li Chengyi to inform Wang Dahu and Li Lingfeng and Wang Tongsheng, the special combat squadron that accompanied Li Lingfeng and Wang Tongsheng, together with his special operations squadron, and the sniper squadron, all of which were transferred to the war horses and brought them.
Put on Japanese military uniforms and rushed to Lianyungang at night.
Luo Ronghuan knew that the reason why Liu Yimin used war horses instead of cars was to maintain stronger mobility. This was a war-torn era. Highways were underdeveloped, and now they were even worse. Once destroyed, cars could not run. War horses were different.
, very convenient.
Seeing that the guard unit used by Liu Yimin was the most elite unit of the instructor, Luo Ronghuan was finally relieved. He knew that the First Battalion, plus the Special War Squadron and the Sniper Squadron, had absolutely strong combat power, and everyone could speak Japanese, but they were killed by the devil when they encountered the devil.
If you see through, this small army will definitely be able to fight a path to protect Liu Yimin from breaking through safely.
After the arrangements, Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan carefully studied the situation of the Japanese army. Combined with the report of the Qingdao underground party reported by Qian Zhuangfei, it was initially determined that the five divisions of the Japanese army's Tada Jun group might go south from the sea. With such a large force, the Japanese army
It is likely that it will take several times to complete the transfer, and the enemy is fully qualified to be deceived in Lianyungang. At the same time, given the Japanese army's fear of the main force of the instructor, it is judged that several permanent divisions of the Japanese North China Front Army should be transported to Jinan by carriage and carriage, and then from Jinan
Take the train to Xuzhou. In this way, as long as the Japanese army landed in Lianyungang, the main force of the instructor could return to southeastern Shandong and standby. The Second Education Brigade, the Western Shandong Guard Brigade, and the Southwest Shandong Guard Brigade detoured north Anhui and returned to southwest Shandong from east Henan.
You can even go to the enemy's back and insist on fighting in Jiangsu. As for the cavalry brigade, Liu Yimin told Luo Ronghuan that once they meet with the Fourth Detachment of the New Fourth Army and complete the supply task of the New Fourth Army, they can quickly retreat and hide in the Maling Ancient Road area, ready to pick him up
Return to Shandong.
This time Liu Yimin did not take care of his wife and children, nor did he take care of Zhao Xiaoman and Jingjing. One reason is that Tang Xingying is still in the confinement period and cannot run too much, and it is safer to follow the main force. The other reason is that they are all from their respective units.
Leaders cannot leave the army. In fact, Liu Yimin did not want to cause trouble anymore, and he did not want tragedy like Chen Yaoguang.
Before leaving, Liu Yimin called Zhao Shan, the commander of the Eighth Brigade, and Zhao Jie, political commissar, to inquire about the situation on the front line in Xuzhou today.
According to Zhao Shan's report, during the day, our army only carried out reconnaissance on the periphery of Xuzhou and arranged small troops to attack. On the Japanese side, they may be afraid that our army would capture the airport. Japanese planes at Xuzhou Airport were highly vigilant. There were always Japanese formations above the airport to serve as air combat.
On duty tasks.
Liu Yimin told Zhao Shan to strictly implement the orders of the political commissar. Once he was ordered to retreat, he must retreat at night, retreat in seclusion, resolutely and quickly, making the Japanese army unable to figure out where our army was retreating.
After the sun set, Liu Yimin led the guards out of Pi County and headed towards Lianyungang.