When he got up the next day, Liu Yimin wanted to go out for morning exercises with the guard regiment so that he could check on the training status of the newly formed troops of the guard regiment.
The guard regiment originally had three battalions. When Zhang Haitao was sent to lead the task force into the hinterland of Shandong, one battalion was taken away. This battalion was later incorporated into the Tai'an detachment. When the Southeast Shandong detachment was established, another battalion was taken away.
There is only one battalion left. After Liu Yimin returned to Shandong from northern Jiangsu some time ago, he ordered the guard regiment to be fully staffed. The method was still the same as the old method. Company-level troops were transferred from each brigade and detachment to fully staff the guard regiment. In a word, he
The combat effectiveness of the guard regiment must be maintained and used as a last-minute reserve.
Liu Yimin knew that the guard corps was responsible for guard duties. Cadres and soldiers were hanging around the leader all day long. Over time, it was easy to develop a arrogant and coquettish attitude. If not, they would become old soldiers. Once faced with a crisis, they would easily
It may cause trouble. Therefore, he has always paid close attention to the training of the guard regiment, and consciously rotated the troops so that the guard regiment always maintains the combat effectiveness of the main field regiment.
As for the security tasks of the chiefs, Liu Yimin required that the guard regiment be on rotation for one month for each company, and each major leader should have a guard shift. Battalions and companies without rotation tasks should perform the peripheral security tasks of the entire leadership agency.
During the war, the troops went out for morning exercises very early. No, the sky was still full of stars. The battalions and companies of the guard regiment left the accommodation yards one by one. The sound of footsteps in unison brought the majesty of military life from the peaceful town of Dadian.
Spread far away.
Liu Yimin ran at the front of the queue of the 1st Guard Battalion. Like the soldiers, he honestly ran the five-kilometer cross-country run with heavy loads.
Liu Yimin has good physical strength. He can run cross-country with a weight of not only 5 kilograms but also 20 kilograms. Even if he is a little heavier, he will still be at the front of the army. What he wants to see is whether the soldiers' physical strength is good or not.
Didn't you put it aside? As a result, this trip ended very well. The guard regiment ran very neatly and there was no problem with the endurance of the soldiers. This shows that the training of the troops is good and the logistics supply is good.
After seeing the morning exercises of the guard regiment, Liu Yimin thought of the supply problems of several divisions in Shanxi. What Feng Dafei said was true. All the food in the Shaanxi base area should have been used for disaster relief. In this way, the frontline troops could only
We rely on grain captured and from the base areas. Shanxi is not a major grain-producing province, and the grain itself is scarce. Now it has to bear the rations of the Central Army, the Shanxi-Sui Army, and the Eighth Route Army, which obviously cannot meet the needs. In addition, the little devils are constantly causing trouble.
, let alone the troops, I am afraid that the food rations of the common people will be a problem. I am leading the instructors to hide and wait here. I don’t know how many soldiers in other battlefields are starving and fighting the Japanese!
When he thought of this, Liu Yimin hated Hata Shunroku. If you want to attack Guangzhou, you should attack it quickly so that I can take action earlier and beat the Japanese in Shandong to a pulp. This way, I can open a passage to Shanxi and conquer Shandong and Northern Jiangsu.
The grain was shipped to Shanxi.
Li Chengyi didn't know that the division commander's thoughts had gone elsewhere, and he asked Liu Yimin if he would give a message to the guard group. The soldiers were all looking forward to the division commander's instructions!
Liu Yimin shook his hand and turned away. This made Li Chengyi confused. He thought the division commander was dissatisfied with the training of the guard regiment, so he turned around and called several regiment leaders, battalion commanders and instructors together and gave him a severe training, saying
The division commander is very dissatisfied with the training of the guard regiment and is unwilling to even speak to the soldiers. If this continues, the regiment party committee may simply report to the division headquarters and request that the guard regiment be transferred to the field unit and request the division commander and political commissar to train them.
The first, second, and third regiments of the brigade are responsible for guard duties.
It wasn't until the cadres were trained to the point of spitting fire that Li Chengyi ordered the morning exercises to end and the whole team to return to camp.
Things in the world are often so wonderful. Whatever you think of comes to you. After Liu Yimin had breakfast and sat down in the division headquarters office, he received several telegrams from the special operations brigade.
Li Lingfeng said in the telegram that according to the instructions of the division commander, the Special Operations Command will integrate all special forces who have basically completed training into combat squadrons, and mix the special operations brigade and the sniper brigade to form three special operations formations, consisting of Li Lingfeng, Wang Tongsheng and
Led by Wang Laohu, he went to fight on Longhai Road and Jinpu Road. The First Special Operations Group he led was responsible for the operations along Jinpu Road south of Longhai Road. Wang Tongsheng led the Second Special Operations Group for operations on the eastern section of Longhai Road. Wang Laohu led the Third Special Operations Group.
The combat formation was responsible for operations on Jinpu Road north of Longhai Road. After he led the first special operations formation to deploy on both sides of Jinpu Road on the Sulu-Anhui border, sniper hunting and special operations attacks were coordinated, and the little devils were completely confused.
, and the seizure was huge. However, the Japs are really cunning now, and the security is extremely tight. It is difficult to get close to the Japs airport. Even the station is heavily guarded. Not to mention wearing Chinese army uniforms for a sneak attack, it is also difficult to disguise the Japanese army.
, a wrong password, the Japanese machine guns opened fire. They could only attack the Japanese railways, highways and small strongholds, use snipers to hunt and lure the enemy to retaliate, and then annihilate them. But after several attacks, the Japanese had already
It was noticed that as soon as they opened fire, the Japanese would call in planes for reconnaissance and bombing, and concentrate their artillery fire in retaliation.
After reading Li Lingfeng's telegram and taking a look at Wang Tongsheng's telegram, Liu Yimin's eyes lit up.
Wang Tongsheng's telegram was as concise and powerful as the person himself: "Blowed up a Japanese army column and seized a large number of weapons and ammunition; demolished 15 Japanese strongholds and killed 723 Japanese soldiers and 647 puppet soldiers. In addition, the Japanese soldiers have been mobilized frequently in recent days.
, there were Japanese mechanized troops being transported from west to east, tanks were pulled on trains, and Japanese convoys were on the roads, day and night. It looked like the number was the 39th Division, but the 39th Division was responsible for the defense of eastern Henan, and there was no sign of changes in the strength of its strongholds.
After further investigation, it was found that the Japanese soldiers mainly spoke with Hiroshima and Kyoto accents when they were resting in the camp, and it was suspected that they were disguised by the Fifth Division."
Suppressing his excitement, Liu Yimin picked up Wang Laohu's telegram.
Wang Laohu's telegram shocked Liu Yimin: "Reporting to the division commander, during the attack on the Dawenkou and Beijipo railways, Japanese snipers were found, and I killed two Japanese snipers. However, these two Japanese snipers were different from those in the past.
The Japanese snipers eliminated in large-scale operations were just excellent shooters holding Japanese sniper rifles. These two should be specially trained snipers with a certain level of sniper tactics."
After reading Wang Laohu's telegram, Liu Yimin remained silent. After thinking for a while, he called Zhang Linfeng, deputy director of the Operations Department, and asked him to send a report to the headquarters to report Wang Laohu's discovery of the Japanese professional sniper, and asked all units to take good command.
We must carry out security work to prevent sneak attacks by small groups of elite Japanese soldiers.
After Zhang Linfeng left, Liu Yimin immediately asked the security guards to invite the political commissar and Director Cai to come over and discuss important matters.
When Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong came in, Liu Yimin was already sitting in front of the map and thinking deeply. The two people did not want to disturb him, so they pulled up a stool and sat down, waiting for him quietly.
In fact, he didn't have to wait long, because Liu Yimin was already familiar with the next battle plan. Looking at the map now was just a natural reaction to the excitement of the fighter planes.
Liu Yimin stood up from the map, handed Wang Tongsheng's telegram to Luo Ronghuan, and asked him and Cai Zhong to take a look.
After Luo Ronghuan saw it, he thought for a moment and said to Liu Yimin: "The Fifth Division is really moving, just like what the division commander said. Whenever there is a disturbance, the Fifth Division cannot stand the loneliness and always has to perform on the stage.
Wait. Tell me, how did you judge?"
Liu Yimin pulled Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong to the map of the Republic of China, stretched out his index finger, and rowed from Xuzhou to Lianyungang, and then south to Guangzhou. Then he said to the two stunned old men: "The soldiers of the Japanese Fifth Division are
The goal is here!"
Cai Zhong exclaimed: "You are saying that the Japanese army is going to sneak attack Guangzhou? This is absolutely impossible. The Japanese army is currently deploying troops in Wuhan, Zhengzhou, and Shanxi, and they are basically in bitter fighting. How can they have the energy to open another battlefield? You
Think carefully and see if the Japanese army has any other considerations, such as pursuing the main force of our army, strengthening security along the eastern section of Longhai Road, etc. Don't be anxious, think about it carefully."
Luo Ronghuan's eyes were so shocked that he opened and closed his thick lips several times without saying anything. When Cai Zhong said this, Luo Ronghuan finally came to his senses and stared at the map for a long time.
He opened his mouth and said: "I think the division commander's analysis is reasonable. At present, although the Japanese army is gradually advancing in the Wuhan battle, it is fighting hard and suffering heavy casualties. As for Zhengzhou, if the Japanese army concentrates its forces and risks its death to break through, it may be able to break through the first theater defense line.
, attack Luoyang. But if we attack further west, we will encounter counterattacks from our troops stationed in Shaanxi. Our army is to defend the base area, and the central government will definitely make up its mind to concentrate its efforts on sniping the Japanese troops east of Tongguan. In order to achieve this goal, it will even
Mobilize the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi to return to the defense. Moreover, the Wei Lihuang Group in Zhongtiao Mountain can also cross the river and go south to form a pincer attack with our army. Together with the troops in the first theater defending Luoyang, there will be three armies to jointly attack the Japanese army.
The Japanese will not fail to see this. As for Shanxi, the Japanese army is unlikely to make a major breakthrough in the short term. In this way, if they want to quickly capture Wuhan, they must find another way, and a sneak attack on Guangzhou is the first choice. The reason is self-evident.
Guangzhou is the foreign trade channel of the Nationalist Government. The occupation of Guangzhou is equivalent to cutting off the Nationalist Government's arms supply line for the war of resistance, which will play a significant role in forcing the Nationalist Government to surrender. At the same time, due to the Battle of Wuhan, Chiang Kai-shek has dispatched Guangdong troops to go north to participate in the war, and maybe there will be more
With continued deployment, Guangzhou's defense was empty. The Japanese army's sneak attack on Guangzhou at this time was exactly what the art of war said in the art of war. It is necessary to save the enemy and avoid the reality. If what is expected is true, the day Guangzhou fell was the day Wuhan abandoned its defense. It's not a good idea.
In other words, the little devil's move is indeed ruthless, accurate, and strange in terms of strategy, and it is remarkable and remarkable!"
As soon as Luo Ronghuan finished speaking, Qian Zhuangfei shouted a report outside the door.
Liu Yimin said come in, Qian Zhuangfei opened the door and walked in quickly. When he saw Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong were there, he saluted them one by one, and then reported: "Report to the division commander, Xuzhou intelligence personnel reported that the Japanese army is
Concentrating on Xuzhou, Longhai Road is busy with train transportation, and the Japanese troops are heavily guarded, making it difficult to approach. However, an engineer at the railway station who understands Japanese is our inside line. He reported that the newly arrived Japanese troops were designated as the 39th Division, and the unit seemed to be away.
When staying in Xuzhou, the soldiers did not get off the train, and the Japanese troops stationed in Xuzhou provided various supplies to the military train. The direction of the military train was Lianyungang."
As soon as Qian Zhuangfei finished his report, Liu Yimin took the telegram and read it carefully. He raised his head and asked Qian Zhuangfei to inform Luo Yan to come over.
At this time, Cai Zhong already believed that the Japanese army was going to attack Guangzhou. He crawled in front of the map and looked at it repeatedly. Finally, he raised his head and said: "Commander, political commissar, please make up your mind. We can't let the little devil succeed!"
Liu Yimin nodded, took out a cigarette and lit it, and then said slowly: "When the Japs attack Guangzhou, it will definitely not be just a unit of the Fifth Division. At least two to three divisions will be required to cooperate.
.I estimate that the other troops of the little devil have probably been assembled by this time. Maybe even the landing combat training has been completed, and they are just waiting for the fifth division to be the pioneer! This damn little devil really knows how to choose the right time.
, Chiang Kai-shek concentrated all his energy on Wuhan, but the Japanese secretly gathered troops to attack Guangzhou. This would inevitably cause Chiang Kai-shek to be in chaos, and the Wuhan battle would soon end. However, although the little Japanese had a good plan,
One thing they didn't expect was that the main force of my instructors was not in Wuhan, but was hiding in the hinterland of Shandong, waiting for them to make a sneak attack on Guangzhou."
Luo Ronghuan was a little anxious and urged: "Go on, tell us all your thoughts. We will discuss it and report it to the central government and the headquarters if possible."
Liu Yimin twisted the butt of his cigarette and said viciously: "The little devils are as big as the little devils, and their desires are hard to satisfy. They occupied Tianjin and occupied Peiping, occupied Shanghai and occupied Nanjing. Now they are becoming more and more rampant, and they even want to occupy Wuhan and Guangzhou together. Okay, I'll do it
Help them. Isn't he strong in military strength? Isn't he arrogant in conquering cities and territories? I will let them take over. He will attack his Wuhan and Guangzhou, and I will attack Jiaoji Road. This time, we will attack the 108th Division and the 1st
The Thirty-Second Division and the Jiaoji Road Guards have given it a hard time. Let the little devils know whether it is more economical for them to seize a Guangzhou city or for us to eliminate tens of thousands of them!"
Upon hearing this, Luo Ronghuan frowned, thought for a while, and said cautiously: "Commander, at this time all the elite Japanese troops are on the Wuhan front line, the Zhengzhou front line, and the Shanxi front line. If the Fifth Division goes to Guangzhou again, then only Shandong will be left.
Let’s move on to the Japanese special divisions and garrison divisions. The combat effectiveness of these Japanese troops cannot be compared with the Fifth Division and the Eighth Division. But have you considered that the Japanese troops around us are still very large?
, Lianyungang, Xuzhou to eastern Henan, there are the Japanese 114th Division, the 39th Division and 30,000 Manchuria Defense Forces, as well as the Xuzhou Garrison and Lianyungang Garrison. The total strength of the Japanese and puppet troops reaches 80,000.
The Japanese 34th Division stationed in Tai'an, the 35th Japanese Division stationed in Yanzhou, the 38th Japanese Division stationed in Heze, and the Japanese army stationed in Dongping County were independently mixed into the 13th Brigade. These Japanese troops also numbered about 60,000
Jinan and Qingdao each have a garrison and a railway garrison on the Jiaoji Road, both of brigade size. Together with the 108th Division and the 33rd Division, the total number is almost 60,000. Added
The Japanese troops stationed in Dexian, Cangxian, Luxi, Hebei-Luxian border, and Jizhong can also quickly reinforce. If we want to swallow up the Japanese 108th Division, the 33rd Division and the Jiaoji Road garrison in one go,
Is your appetite a bit too much? If the attack goes wrong, we will soon be surrounded by Japanese troops coming from all directions. By then, not to mention the loss of the base area, it will be difficult for the main force to escape. What is my opinion?
, can we attack the Thirty-fourth Division of Tai'an first? This part of the Japs is very close to us and has average combat effectiveness. We can easily annihilate them. After the Thirty-fourth Division is eliminated, we can take advantage of the situation to regain the western Tai'an area and eliminate the Japs.
They formed an independent 13th Brigade, joined forces with the Taixi Guard Brigade, and then went south to attack the Japanese troops stationed in Yanzhou or crossed the river to the west to attack the Japanese troops stationed in Shandong Province. This has the advantage that the tasks of each battle are not heavy, and it can still
Attract the little devil's attention to the enemy-occupied area."
Liu Yimin did not expect that Luo Ronghuan had his own ideas, and this idea was relatively plain and reliable. However, Liu Yimin was worried that if the Japanese 34th Division in Tai'an, the 108th Division on Jiaoji Road, and the 33rd Division were eliminated,
Come for reinforcements, but defend based on each county. If you do that, you will miss the opportunity to fight, and it will form a situation where the Japanese army in Shandong shrinks across the board and defends based on the fortified cities. As soon as the Japanese elite heavy group arrives, the instructors will carry out a breakout again.
Combat.
So, Liu Yimin said patiently: "Political Commissar, your analysis is correct. The Japanese army is indeed huge, and it is indeed easier to attack the 34th Division stationed in Tai'an than to attack the 108th Division and the 33rd Division.
There are many. But have you ever thought about it? Once the Japanese 34th Division is annihilated, the Japanese troops in Shandong will retreat to the counties and cities to stick to it. By then, we will lose the opportunity to annihilate the enemy in the field and will have to start a tough battle and compete for positions with the Japanese army.
In this battle, even if our army wins, the losses will be huge. When the Japanese army transfers a few permanent divisions from the Wuhan battle to support Shandong, then we will be like last time and have to abandon Shandong. This result is absolutely unacceptable.
. If we go north to eliminate the 108th Division and the 33rd Division, not only will our strategic space be opened, the base areas will be connected into a large area, and there will be huge room for maneuver, but also, the little devils will have to re-evaluate our army's strategy.
They will not dare to pursue our army with two divisions, three divisions or even five divisions. It is very likely that they will shrink across the board, stick to the group and wait for reinforcements. In this case, our army will have
If we gain autonomy on the battlefield, we can fight wherever we want, and the results may be greatly expanded."
Luo Ronghuan woke up at this time: "Are you saying that our army's biggest opportunity is the first battle?"
Liu Yimin nodded.
Luo Ronghuan took off his glasses, wiped them, and said, "Don't worry, I'll think about it again." After saying that, like Liu Yimin, he pulled the stool to the map, sat down, and thought about it carefully.