The one who attacked Ershilipu Airport was the brigade of the 105th Regiment of the 104th Brigade stationed in Changle.
Major General Tomomidi Fourth Floor, commander of the 104th Brigade of the Japanese Army, received the order to launch the Jiaoji Road mopping up operation a few days ago. He had the same idea as Lieutenant General Shimomoto Xiongmi, commander of the 108th Division, and was also afraid of Shandong
After the war eased, the 108th Division returned to Japan for rest and recuperation. This rest and recuperation would inevitably demobilize the 30-year-old veterans under him. It is likely that the 108th Division would be followed soon after.
The division designation has been revoked. In that case, it is difficult to say where he will go. He may become the commander of some fortress, or he may become a reserve officer of the Eighth Division staying behind in Hirosaki. But no matter which way out he wants,
Yes, where is the best place to come to the Chinese battlefield? Especially the 108th Division, which has been stationed in Jinan and Shandong for a long time and occupies the best place in Shandong.
He wanted power, money, and women. Not to mention anything else, just the flattery and flattery of the traitors who surrounded him made him feel happy. The fourth-floor major general of Tamami was giving a speech to a classmate of the University of China.
The letter said: "If you don't go to China, you won't know what treasures are everywhere. If you don't go to China, you won't know what a man's paradise is."
If you go to a certain fortress and sit on the bench, you won't be able to enjoy these things. Therefore, when the fourth-floor major general of Tamami and the division commander, Lieutenant General Shimomoto Xiongmi, communicated privately, they said: "The situation of launching the Jiaoji Road mopping-up operation is now
If we must do it, we will not only be able to wipe out the Tuba Road from Jiaodong to the Xiaoqing River Basin in one fell swoop, we will also be able to add glory to the 108th Division and win the trust of His Majesty the Emperor."
It was originally planned well. On the morning of November 8, Lieutenant General Odaka Kamezo, commander of the Twelfth Army, came to Weixian to inspect the troops, and then Major General Tomomichi No. 4 commanded the 104th Brigade to start the attack and be responsible for the middle attack. Unexpectedly, in November
Something unexpected happened on the night of the 7th
Suddenly, the Eighth Route Army actually took the initiative to launch an attack. Moreover, the area south of Jiaoji Road, garrisoned by the 105th Regiment of the 104th Division, became the focus of the Eighth Route Army's attack. Several county towns were destroyed by the Eighth Route Army as if they were made of paper.
, it was lost inexplicably.
The fourth-floor Major General of Tammidi was puzzled. Why did the Eighth Route Army mobilize so many troops and suddenly launch an attack on such a long front without any warning in advance? It is understandable in other places. After all, it is close to a mountainous area and the imperial army occupied it for a short time.
, is not stable, but Gaomi is a place that the imperial army painstakingly supports,
Not only is a squadron of the 105th Regiment stationed, but also a squadron of the Jiaoji Road Guards is stationed, and the new county magistrate Wan Chanmin not only established a guard team, but also three joint defense and self-defense groups throughout the county. These guys are all
There was no news at all about what we were going to do for food. Could it be that Tuba Road was all the work of gophers?
The only thing that gratified the fourth-floor major general of Tommidi was that the Anqiu garrison was still in the hands of the imperial army, and Kondo's brigade was likely to achieve a great victory in pursuing the remaining local militia of the Kuomintang Li Wenli. As a result, this little gratification was also revealed by the intelligence of the Jinan secret service.
It was shattered. According to the secret telegram from the Twelfth Army Headquarters forwarded by the Division Headquarters, Kondo's brigade had been completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army near Zhoujia Village on the Linghe River.
At this time, the major general on the fourth floor of Tommidi woke up, and Anqiu County was probably in danger. He hurriedly called the captain of the 105th Regiment, Colonel Kudo Jintaka, to inquire about the situation in Anqiu. Needless to say, the Eighth Route Army actually launched a sneak attack.
Anqiu County.
After reporting the situation to the division headquarters, the fourth-floor major general of Tomamidi personally called the commander of the 105th Regiment, Colonel Kudo Jintaka, and strictly ordered him to quickly gather the troops, stick to the square, and ensure the safety of Weicheng.
That night, the major general on the fourth floor of Tammidi spent the night in agony.
Of course, Major General Tamedi Fourth Floor did not know that his division commander not only suffered greatly that night, but also became a prisoner of the Eighth Route Army.
In the midst of pain and suffering, Major General Tomidi Fourth Floor received an order from the division commander, Lieutenant General Shimomoto Xiongmi, asking him to immediately assemble his troops and prepare to move closer to Weicheng.
The Japanese army's military orders are very strict, and the consequences of disobeying military orders are also very terrible. Major General Tomomichi No. 4 does not have the broad shoulders of Seishiro Itagaki and Kenji Doihara. He cannot bear the responsibility of disobeying military orders. Naturally, he will act upon orders. Add
According to the original plan, tomorrow morning the tenth
Lieutenant General Odaka Kamezo, the commander of the Second Army, was coming to Weicheng to inspect and supervise the war. Major General Tamamidi wanted to show off in front of him and wanted to drive his troops to the airport to greet the commander. Therefore, he was cautious and hoped that
After your Excellency the Commander arrives in Weicheng, he can first inspect
His 104th Brigade. Therefore, Liu Yimin, who was disguised as Xia Yuan Xiong Mi, ordered him to shrink his troops last night and prepare to move closer to Weicheng. However, he was eager to go further and directly commanded the troops overnight.
action to move closer to Weicheng. Among them, the former stationed in Chang
A brigade of Le's 105th Regiment moved to defend Daweihe Station. He himself led the brigade headquarters and the commander of the 52nd Regiment, Colonel Nakamura Kiyozo, moved from Yidu to defend Changle County. Only Yidu County remained.
A garrison brigade headquarters of the Jiaoji Road garrison and a regiment of the pseudo-Shandong Provincial garrison.
The pain was still going on. After a hard night's work, the fourth-floor Major General of Tamamichi finally completed the troop assembly. Not to mention resting, he didn't even have time to eat breakfast when he received a call from Lieutenant General Shimomoto Xiongya and the commander of the 108th Division.
Chief of Staff of the Twelfth Army Asaburo Kobayashi
The telegram from the general stated that Commander Otaka Kamezo was attacked at Ershilipu Airport and fell into the hands of Tubal Road. He ordered him to immediately lead the 104th Brigade to use all means of transportation and rush to Ershili as quickly as possible.
Fort Airport Rescue, we must rescue the Commander.
In particular, the telegram from Lieutenant General Shimomoto Kumaya was very harsh, saying that if Commander Odaka Kamezo cannot be rescued, all the generals above the rank of aide-de-camp in the 108th Division will have their stomachs opened to express their guilt and be washed with blood to His Majesty the Emperor.
The humiliation brought by the Japanese Army.
The fourth-floor Major General of Tommidi couldn't figure it out. His 105th Regiment Headquarters was obviously stationed in Fangzi, and the Ershilibao Airport happened to be next to Fangzi. How could Tubal Road suddenly appear at the airport and capture the Commander?
How did they know that Commander Ogao Guizang was coming to Wei County and had a special opportunity to land at Ershilibao Airport? Could it be that there were spies from Tubal Road in the Twelfth Army Headquarters or the 108th Division Regiment Headquarters?
The cunning and cunning Tomomichi on the fourth floor immediately called Colonel Kudo Jintaka of the 105th Regiment, but the call was blocked. This is also reasonable. The cunning Tubalu hijacked the commander. In order to escape, they would also try to destroy the phone line.
This could not be troubled by Major General Tomomichi on the fourth floor. He immediately sent a telegram and ordered Colonel Kudo Jintaka of the 105th Regiment to concentrate his forces to capture Shirenbao Airport and must rescue Lieutenant General Otaka Kamezo.
After sending the telegram, Major General Tomomichi No. 4 no longer hesitated and immediately ordered the troops to dispatch to attack the Ershilipu Airport and reinforce Colonel Kudo Jintaka.
The reason why Major General Tomamichi was so decisive was because the division headquarters and the Chief of Staff of the Twelfth Army, Kobayashi Asaburo, pressed too hastily. Major General Kobayashi Asaburo stopped talking and sent a telegram in almost 10 minutes. Shimomoto Kumiya
They were also impatient, sending out telegrams every half hour, reporting on the enemy's situation, and asking about the progress. Even if the fourth-floor Major General of Tammidi wanted to postpone the action, it would be impossible.
Besides, the major general on the fourth floor of Tomidi is not a fool, and he knows what it means to be unable to rescue Commander Wei Gao Guizang. Therefore, after ordering the troops to take action, he ordered the brigade of the Jiaoji Road garrison to command the regiment of the pseudo-Shandong garrison.
Responsible for Yidu County, Changle County and from Yidu to Weicheng
During the Jiaoji Road garrison duty, he led the 52nd Regiment to the direction of Daweihe Station. At the same time, he ordered the 105th Regiment stationed at Daweihe Station to quickly advance to Shirenbao Airport for reinforcements.
The 105th Regiment garrisoned in Fangzi attacked the Ershilipu Airport.
It was not far from Changle to Daxuhe Station, only more than 30 miles away. Major General Tamidi Fourth Floor led an infantry brigade and arrived in less than an hour by motorcycles, armored vehicles, and cars. However, due to insufficient cars, the 52nd
The remaining two brigades of the regiment basically rode on the 260 rubber-tired carts and requisitioned mules and horses assigned to the regiment. The speed was a little slower and they had not yet arrived.
At Daweihe Station, Major General Tomidi on the fourth floor sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Xia Yuan Xiongmi, reporting his position. At the same time, he reported that the brigade of the 105th Regiment stationed at Daweihe Station had set off to attack the second
Shilibao Station.
This Major General on the Fourth Floor of Tamami is not as arrogant as ordinary Japanese generals. His troops basically had no contact with the Eighth Route Army instructors before the heavy Japanese army pressed on Shandong. However, he was stationed in Jinan for a long time and eliminated the main force of the Eighth Route Army instructors.
The Fourth Brigade, the 21st Division and later the main force of the Eighth Route Army entered
We are very clear about the series of battles after the Army Shandong. We know that although the combat effectiveness of our 104th Brigade is not weak, it is far behind compared with the 8th Division and the 10th Division. Such an elite permanent division
The entire regiment was eaten to the bone by the Eighth Route Army. If they concentrated their main force and aimed at us, the problem would be serious.
Major General Tommidi on the fourth floor sent another telegram to Kudo Jintaka at Daweihe Station, asking if there was any trace of the Tuba Road sneak attack on His Excellency the Commander.
Kudo Jintaka reported that it has been basically found out that the Tubal Road that attacked the Commander came out of the mountains and was part of the Tubal Road that launched the attack south of Jiaoji Road last night. In the morning, the Imperial Army aircraft group had bombed twenty miles away.
Fort Airport, but the strange thing is Tubal Alley
He sent a lot of birds and balloons to fight against the fighter planes, causing all the Imperial Army fighter planes to crash. Now, his 105th Regiment only has the brigade commanded by the Returned Brigade Commander. He only has one squadron of troops around him, and he still has to shed blood.
The troops defending Fangzi chased the twenty-mile fort machine
The field cannot be attacked at all. Both the division commander and the chief of staff were injured in a car accident, and are now sitting on stretchers with their injuries to direct the operation. The division's direct-affiliated troops are mainly cavalry brigade and tank squadron, and some engineering troops and a field unit have been mobilized
Artillery Battalion, attack south of Fangzi in a roundabout way
, the purpose is to cut off the Tubal Road's return to the mountainous area and ensure the success of the rescue operation of the Commander. Other troops must also be responsible for the defense of Weicheng, protect the division's supplies and hospitals, and cannot participate in the attack. Please act quickly, Brigade Commander.
Please provide tactical guidance quickly.
After reading the telegram, the fourth-floor Major General of Tomamichi thought for a while and felt that Lieutenant General Shimomoto Kumaya was right to take a detour to the south. It would be troublesome if Tubalu was allowed to escape back to the mountainous area. He also considered the Kudo Town Koichi 05th Regiment.
Looking at the defense situation and the battle damage last night, I knew that Colonel Kudo Jintaka was telling the truth, so I gave up my worries.
Listening to the faint sound of gunfire coming from the south of Ershilipu Airport in the distance, the major general on the fourth floor of Tammidi couldn't wait any longer. He took out the map and measured it, and he calculated in his mind that it was about 20 kilometers away from Ershilipu Airport.
For more than 30 miles, the brigade of the 105th Regiment basically walked. According to time calculation, they should still be about 15 miles away from Ershilipu Airport. If my convoy sets off immediately, it will arrive in an hour.
You can join them and launch an attack on the airport.
Major General Tommidi on the fourth floor ordered the signal corps to ride a motorcycle to convey the order to Colonel Nakamura Kiyozo, the captain of the 52nd regiment who was accompanying the main force of the regiment, and ordered him to speed up the progress. After arriving at Daxuhe Station, he headed towards Ershilibao Airport in the direction of the convoy.
Departure. After arriving at Ershilipu Airport, the convoy will return to the original route to meet the follow-up troops.
After the signal corps left, Major General Tammidi on the fourth floor pulled out his command knife, pointed in the direction of Ershilibao Airport, and ordered to set off. Soon, four tanks and ten armored vehicles of the tank squadron commanded by the 104th Brigade roared.
They set off, behind them was a long line of cars pulling a large group of infantry.
After Zhou Yi led the guard battalion to complete the performance of the birds fighting against the Japanese planes, the first brigade dispatched a large force to quickly clean up the battlefield, clean up all the wreckage of the Japanese planes, move away all the useful ones, and leave the useless ones at Xiangai Airport, and then leave
Ershilibao Airport was evacuated. The airport defense was handed over to the new regiment.
Due to the occupation of the 108th Division Headquarters and the 105th Regiment Headquarters, all the secrets of the Japanese army became public information. How many troops were reinforced by the 104th Brigade on the fourth floor of Tomidi?
The position and direction of attack were all clearly known to the first brigade.
Sun Manxi, the leader of the new regiment, was injured in the last battle in Luzhong and has now returned to the army after recovering from his injuries.
Political Commissar of the New Regiment Wang Xinru was a native of Shanghang, Fujian. He was originally the branch secretary of the Machine Gun Company of the 100th Regiment of the 34th Division of the 12th Red Army. He was later incorporated into the First Independent Regiment of the Red Army. Historically, he died with the army on the Long March while crossing the Wujiang River.
During the battle, due to the arrival of Liu Yimin, Wang Xinru did not sacrifice as in history. After the Zunyi Conference, he was sent to the Central Guard Division as a key cadre of the battalion company. Now he has grown into the political commissar of the New Regiment of the First Teaching Brigade.
If there are no planes at Ershilipu Airport, it is just a large playground, which is flat and can be seen from the east to the west at a glance.
There are more than 3,000 people in the new regiment guarding the airport. They do not want to put all the troops in the airport. No matter how stupid you are, you will not do this. It will become a target of the Japs' artillery fire.
Sun Manxi and Wang Xinru were both old Red Army cadres, so naturally they would not do this. They separated the main force of the regiment, deployed the supplementary battalion in Shaojiazhuang, north of Shirenbao Airport, and deployed the third battalion in the Second Battalion south of Shirenbao Airport.
Shilibao Village. As for the machine
On the field, only one battalion, the Second Battalion, was left to build a hidden position east of the airport to serve as a blocking and luring enemy. The regiment headquarters led the fire support battalion, the new first battalion and the directly affiliated troops were hidden in Tianjia Xiao, east of the Ershilipu Airport.
Zhuang can reinforce the airport operations at any time.
Now, all the troops directly under the 108th Division of the Japanese Army have been wiped out in Weixian City in their sleep, and most of their artillery regiments have also been annihilated. The 104th Brigade that came to die should only have a small number of tanks and some
The heavy firepower of armored vehicles, except for the 12 field guns of a field artillery brigade under the command of the 104th Brigade of the 108th Division, consists of some regiments and brigade firepower, which are nothing more than infantry cannons and heavy machine guns.
Sun Manxi and Wang Xinru knew that behind them there was a powerful artillery group composed of the division artillery brigade, the artillery regiment of the first teaching brigade, the artillery regiment of the cavalry brigade, and the first armored regiment of the Eighth Route Army teaching the second regiment. Such powerful firepower took care of the incomplete First Infantry Regiment.
0 The Fourth Brigade, I really look down on them. Not to mention the 1st Teaching Regiment, the 3rd Teaching Regiment, the Artillery Brigade, the Infantry Regiment, and the Cavalry Brigade are all hidden around the square, waiting for the Japs to launch a large-scale attack and then launch an assault from both wings.
Woolen cloth!
However, we cannot underestimate the Japs. The enemy situation reported by the division headquarters is very clear. The Japs have four infantry brigades with more than 4,000 people. Let alone humans, they are 4,000 mad dogs. It would be very difficult to go crazy.
Scared of people.
Not long after Sun Manxi and Wang Xinru completed their deployment, that is, when the supplementary regiment had used bayonets to eliminate the two supplementary brigades of the 108th Division, the remaining infantry brigade of the 105th Regiment arrived at Ershilipu Airport and began to
Launched an attack.
When the 108th Division is said to have average combat effectiveness, it mainly means that its soldiers are older and are basically married and have children. They are not as enthusiastic about going to the battlefield as the young soldiers in their twenties who are in the permanent divisions and garrison divisions.
Always take care to protect your own life in order to return to Japan
Reunite with your family. It’s not that the soldiers of the 108th Division have poor combat skills or poor tactical coordination. These are old devils who were put into reserve training after being demobilized and re-recruited during the war. Just that.
From this point of view, you can imagine their individual combat qualities.
These old devils are indeed very cunning. They maintained a fighting formation along the march, with leading soldiers searching in front and searching and covering on both sides. Because they knew that if they were not careful, if they were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army, their wife would become someone else's.
, other men will spend the money they snatched back from China, hug their wives, let their sons call them daddy, and keep calling them stupid pigs.
Fortunately, the road was relatively peaceful. We only encountered three attacks by Tubal Road's small troops and several booby traps set up by Tubal Road with grenades. Thirty-three soldiers died, and there were no major casualties.
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After finally arriving at the airport, the Japanese captain held up his binoculars and took a look. It was quiet in the airport. Not to mention Tubal Road, even the attacking troops led by the commander of the regiment, Colonel Kudo Jintaka, could not be seen. Could it be that they had been destroyed?
After thinking about it, I thought it was impossible. Ten minutes ago, Colonel Kudo Jintaka sent a telegram urging them to speed up the march.
The Japanese captain decided to send people to the airport to search. Maybe Tubalu has escaped with the commander, and we have to chase him quickly!
A small group of Japs began to enter the airport. Not to mention, these old Japs were really good at tactics. They were in groups of three and five, bent over and holding guns, and quickly rushed towards the airport gate. They were almost at the gate.
When he arrived, he immediately lay down, set up his machine gun and fired at the door. When there was no response, the Japanese squad leader ordered three elite soldiers to rush into the airport.
In fact, these old devils were frightened. It was an airport, and the gate was very simple. It was just a watchtower on one side, with a wooden barricade in the middle. Moreover, the airport was empty as far as the eye could see, except for what seemed to be a few people in the middle of the airport.
There was nothing but a dead body and some plane wreckage.
The three Japanese soldiers arrived in front of the Jumu and began to move the Jumu. At this time, there was a "boom", and some unlucky guy stepped on the mine, and the three of them were wrapped in the dust together.
When the dust cleared, the figures of the three little devils became clear again. But one was lying on the ground, covered in blood, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive. The other two were sitting on the ground, and one was missing a leg.
, one was missing an arm and was screaming in pain.
The Japanese captain hurriedly asked the health soldiers to come forward to rescue the wounded.
At this time, the commander of the 104th Brigade, Major General Tomamichi No. 4, arrived with his convoy. Seeing the tragic situation at the door, Major General Tomamichi No. 4 was furious and ordered all the cars to return to pick up the two troops led by Colonel Nakamura Kiyokoro.
Infantry Brigade
After that, he immediately ordered the tank squadron to take the lead and rush into the airport. As a result, when the four tanks broke through the wood and rushed into the gate, there was another loud bang, and the leading tank pressed against the Eighth Route Army.
The mine was blown to the ground.
Major General Maimi on the fourth floor did not know what an anti-tank mine was, but he knew that the Eighth Route Army instructors had a very powerful mine that was specially designed to explode tanks. It would not explode if a person stepped on it.
Seeing that the majestic chariot had turned into a broken bear, the fourth-floor Major General of Tamimidi knew that he had definitely encountered instructor Liu Yimin's main force. Only his main force had such weapons that even the imperial army did not have.
Taking a breath of cold air, the major general on the fourth floor of Tamimidi ordered the engineers to go forward to detect mines and open a passage for the troops.
Several engineers walked around the tank wreckage with mine detectors, walked to the door to explore for a while, and reported that no mines were found. Then Major General Mamidi on the fourth floor ordered the remaining three tanks to push aside the tank wreckage and enter the airport.
There were indeed no landmines this time. The two tanks guided the armored vehicles and rumbled into the airport. The infantry team responsible for the search also followed the tanks and armored vehicles and rushed in. Then, the two groups of Japs rushed in.
Entered the airport.
As soon as they entered the airport, the little devils were extremely disgusted. They couldn't see it outside, but when they came in, they discovered that there were many dead birds on the airport, mixed with some plane wreckage and the corpses of pilots. It was as disgusting as it was possible.
Ershilibao Airport is not very big, only a few hundred acres in size. The little devil soon discovered the neatly dressed corpses in the middle of the airport. After reporting it to the brigade commander, the brigade commander personally took the people there.
Examine the body and identify it so that you can report it to the division headquarters and the 12th Army Headquarters.