Shortly after leaving Zhoucun, Major General Naozō Nakano, commander of the 25th Brigade, sent telegrams to the 12th Army Headquarters, the 108th Division Headquarters, the 104th Brigade and his own vanguard brigade.
, reported his position and expected time of arrival in Weixian, asked whether the troops attacking Ershilipu Airport had caught up with the Chinese troops who sneak-attacked Commander Otaka Kamezo, and asked the vanguard brigade to report any unusual situations along the way.
Major General Asaburo Kobayashi, Chief of Staff of the Twelfth Army, told him that the troops of the 108th Division in Weixian County had begun to detour behind Tubal Road, which attacked the airport, blocking their way back to the mountainous area. The 104th Brigade, Tamami Di 4
Major General Lou has already commanded the troops to arrive near the airport and prepare to launch an attack. The 33rd Division is also rushing towards Weixian County, preparing to cooperate with the 108th Division to eliminate the first section of Tubal Road that is attacking Jiaoji Road and rescue Wei Gaogui
Commander Zang. However, according to reports from Jinan Airport and Qingdao Airport of the Aviation Corps, after they received a radio report from the fighter planes sent to Ershilipu Airport that they were attacked by a flock of birds, the fleet lost contact and suspected that the fighter planes were in danger. He was asked to speed up.
Move forward and be aware of what may happen.
Lieutenant General Yuan Xiongmi of the 108th Division ordered him to speed up and rush to the vicinity of Ershilibao Airport as soon as possible to serve as the reserve team of the entire division, prepare for reinforcement operations, and cover the rear of the division's main force.
The major general on the fourth floor of the 104th Brigade, Tommidi, called back and said that he had led a brigade to the outskirts of the airport by car and would launch an attack on the airport immediately. The follow-up troops of the 104th Brigade would arrive soon.
The vanguard brigade reported that everything was normal. All stations along the railway line were under the control of the Jiaoji Road garrison, and armored patrol vehicles were clearing the way. The train was safely heading towards Yidu.
Major General Naoso Nakano was completely relieved and ordered the train to run at full speed. At the same time, he ordered the rearguard brigade starting from Zhangqiu to speed up and strive to catch up with the main force at Weixian Railway Station.
As they were approaching Linzi, Major General Asaburo Kobayashi sent another telegram, informing him that according to a report from the 104th Brigade, the remains of Commander Otaka Kamezo's entourage and many aviation soldiers were found at the Ershilipu Airport, as well as many aviation personnel.
There were few plane wreckage, and it was confirmed that Commander Ougao Kamezo fell into the hands of Tubal Road. It was confirmed that the fighter formations taking off from Jinan Airport and Qingdao Airport were shattered at Ershilibao Airport. The 25th Brigade was again ordered to speed up and cooperate with the First 0
The other units of the Eighth Division must rescue Commander Odaka Kamezo.
Major General Naozō Nakano was upset when he saw this. He intuitively felt that this battle was a waste. You must know that the reason why the Japanese Army dominates Asia and is invincible is that the soldiers are well-trained, brave and tenacious. This is one factor, and the standardized equipment and institutionalized mobilization are another.
factors, and another more important factor is accurate intelligence, action based on plan, and victory through surprise attacks and outflanking tactics. Think about it, from the "September 18th" Incident to capture Northeast China to the China Incident to capture North China, from the Battle of Taiyuan to Song
The Battle of Shanghai and the capture of Nanjing were both based on accurate intelligence. It was precisely because of the efforts of a large number of intelligence personnel that the main force of the imperial army was always able to hit the weak spots of the Chinese army before launching an attack and firmly grasp the initiative on the battlefield.
Quan. It's better now. We can't even figure out the enemy's number, strength, and specific location, so we blindly mobilize our troops to launch an attack. What if this is a trap set by instructor Liu Yimin? They are the 8th Division and the 10th Division.
They dare to annihilate all the troops. In their eyes, the 108th Division may not really have enough weight!
Thinking of this, Major General Naozō Nakano felt that it was really hard to say whether Commander Gao Kamezo could be rescued. The action of the 108th Division was probably just a gesture. Since the Chiang Kai-shek government had announced to the world that he had been captured alive
Commander Otaka Kamezo, then they must have a way to transfer Commander Otaka Kamezo away. If they pursue blindly, they might fall into the trap of Tubal Road.
Major General Nakano Naozan made up his mind that after arriving in Wei County, he would not be busy launching an attack, but would first lay out defensive positions based on the Jiaoji Railway.
Lei Ming, the commander of the Fourth Teaching Brigade, Li Chang, the artillery brigade commander, and Hu Huhu, the cavalry brigade commander, were the generals under Liu Yimin who had the strongest sense of war. When there was no battle, they would always rub their hands anxiously.
The Central Shandong area is the defense area of the 4th Teaching Brigade. The working situation was originally opened. However, after the Japanese heavy force group pressed towards Shandong, the main force of the Teaching Division went south, and all the Shandong base areas fell.
After the main force of the instructors returned to Shandong, due to the hidden standby, they could only attack in small groups to carry out cold-fire campaigns to slowly squeeze out the Japanese. Lei Ming's temper was already anxious, but now he was even more anxious. He wanted to curse his mother when he woke up in the morning.
.But after all, he is a senior cadre and has experienced hundreds of battles. He knows that the division commander is waiting for a chance to fight, and it will be in vain no matter how anxious he is.
After Liu Yimin issued the order to launch the Jiaoji Road Campaign, Lei Ming, political commissar Zhu Rui, and Chief of Staff Cao Shengli immediately commanded the troops to launch a sudden attack on the enemies of Boshan. After capturing Boshan, with the cooperation of Zou Guangzhong and Su Chenghai, the Sixth Detachment of Railway Workers
, occupied the Zichuan mining area. Then Zou Guangzhong, Su Chenghai and others were left to hold on to the mining area, mobilize the workers, and lead the main force to move non-stop in the direction of Linzi. Because according to the division's battle plan, they must capture Weixian and Fangzi as bait to mobilize
The 25th Brigade, which was stationed in Zhangqiu, Zhangdian, Zhoucun and Linzi, sent reinforcements to the east and annihilated them during the movement.
After the troops arrived in Linzi, it happened to be daylight, and Lei Ming ordered the entire brigade to hide for a short rest.
Lei Ming is impatient, but political commissar Zhu Rui is a Confucian general who studied in the Soviet Union and served as chief of staff and secretary-general of the Yangtze River Bureau Military Commission, political commissar of the Third Red Army, political commissar of the fifth Red Army Corps, and director of the political department of the First Red Army Corps. Historically, he was the foundation of the People's Artillery.
people.
To be honest, when it comes to qualifications, Lei Ming and Zhu Rui are too far apart. When Lei Ming was the battalion commander, Zhu Rui was already a senior military and political commissar, and he was the only military and political commissar in the Red Army who had received formal high-level military education.
At best, Lei Ming can serve him as a student or a guard squad leader. But in the war years, we cannot fully pay attention to these things. Everything is based on the principle of victory. Lei Ming is impatient, which does not mean that he is reckless. If he were reckless, Liu Yimin would not step up one step at a time.
He was promoted to the position of commander of the Fourth Teaching Brigade. He is definitely a strong general with both wisdom and courage. But no matter what, the Fourth Teaching Brigade is the main force of the teaching division. It not only has to fight, but also undertakes the task of building base areas.
It would be great to have a political commissar with seniority, high standards and strong abilities.
After receiving the combat order from Li Qing, Lei Ming immediately ordered the troops to end their rest and make covert movements towards Linzi County, approaching the city walls.
Chief of Staff Cao Shengli reminded him that the key to this battle is to eliminate the Japanese troops traveling in cars and on foot. Because the car transportation front is long and the mobility is strong, the Japs can easily react and use the cover of cars and armored vehicles to launch fire counterattacks. As for the Japanese troops on foot,
The rear guard group of the train is easy to fight. As long as the train is blown over, they will be a bunch of dead dogs. Let the troops rush up to throw grenades and replenish their guns. Now the Japanese army in Linzi has moved eastward, and at best there are only little devils on Jiaoji Road in the city.
The small garrison troops and some puppet troops have extremely limited combat capabilities. Now that it is daytime again, it is impossible to completely avoid the eyes and ears of the Japanese during the movement of large troops. However, the battlefield can be sealed off, and martial law will be enforced wherever the troops pass, and news will be strictly blocked.
As long as the main military column of the Japs passes through Linzi, the troops can quickly advance, occupy Linzi City first, and then concentrate on encircling and annihilating the troops of the Japs in cars on the Jiqing Highway, leaving a regiment hidden in Linzi City to wait for the Japs rearguard
The team will arrive soon.
Lei Ming said that as long as Linzi City is captured, all concealment will be in vain. The Japs have advanced communication methods, and the Japs guard brigade and the car brigade will be alert. They may immediately reinforce Linzi City, or they may hold on on the spot and wait for rescue.
, and may even retreat to Zhoucun. If the Japs are allowed to return to Zhoucun to defend themselves, the battle will be troublesome. Not only will it be easy to destroy the walls of Zhoucun, but they will also have to make great sacrifices. The Japs’ marksmanship is not bad, so let
If they stick to the city and defend calmly, the soldiers will become their targets. Especially once the battle becomes a stalemate, the Japanese planes may fly in to join the battle, and the losses will be even greater. In short, we must move quickly.
Decide the battle quickly, divide and destroy the enemy.
Zhu Rui, who had a handsome face and wore a pair of myopia glasses, listened to Lei Ming and Cao Shengli's words, thought for a while, pointed to the map and said: "This matter is easy to handle. Let's divide the troops and focus on teaching the 10th Regiment and the 11th Regiment.
The troops of the Fourth Regiment, the four regiments of the Central Shandong Independent Regiment, the artillery regiment, and the firepower of the heavy machine gun battalion were inserted into Zihedian east of Linzi. This is the place where mountainous areas, semi-mountainous areas and plains intersect. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers and is convenient for transportation.
Hidden troops. We are here to encircle and annihilate the infantry of the Japs who are advancing in cars. The 12th Regiment, the Engineer Battalion, the Cavalry Battalion, and the Guard Battalion form a westward advance group and quickly move towards Jinling Station to fight against the Japs in military columns there.
The rear guard brigade captured Linzi City with the supplementary regiment, the baggage battalion and the fifth squadron of the third special operations formation assigned to our brigade. Although Linzi City is the ancient capital of Qi State, the city is now small in size, and the main force of the Japanese has withdrawn. With the special operations group
With his ability, there should be no problem in capturing it."
Lei Ming pondered for a long time and said: "We will fight according to the plan of the political commissar. We have six infantry regiments, four of which are the main regiments, as well as artillery regiments, heavy machine gun battalions, cavalry battalions, engineer battalions, guard battalions, baggage battalions, and reconnaissance companies.
, the communications company, whose strength is almost ten times that of the Japanese, there is absolutely no problem in fighting separately. However, there is one thing. After the main force of the brigade annihilates the Japanese infantry advancing in cars, it must quickly turn around and march eastward to support the 12th Regiment in the battle. In case of a round of villages,
There are still Japanese troops in Zhangdian that we have not noticed, which can prevent them from reinforcing. In this way, the political commissar and I command the main force of the brigade, and teach Peng Hu, commander of the 12th Regiment, and political commissar Shi Tugen to direct the battle to ambush the Japanese rear guard brigade.
The Chief of Staff is directing the battle to capture Linzi. Do you have any comments?"
Zhu Rui and Cao Shengli both expressed that they had no objections. Lei Ming immediately said to Cao Shengli: "Immediately issue combat orders. Each unit will act separately and try to use the terrain to hide the troops. Remember to tell each unit that the attack must be fierce and powerful. First,
It’s time to knock the little devil down for me, make a quick decision, and withdraw from the battle quickly.”
Linzi has a very long history. It is said that both Fuxi and Zhuanxu once lived here. After that, it became the settlement area of Shuangjiu clan, Pugu clan and other tribes. After the establishment of the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou enfeoffed the chief hero Jiang Shang here and established the Qi State.
The capital was called Yingqiu. Later, the seventh generation Qi Xiangong changed the name of Yingqiu to Linzi because the place was close to the Zi River. Since then, the name Linzi has continued to this day.
"There are 70,000 households in Linzi... On the way to Linzi, the hubs of carriages beat, people shouldered each other, the folds formed a curtain, the folds formed a curtain, sweating like rain, the family became prosperous, and the ambitions were high."
"Linzi is very rich and prosperous, and its people all play the Yu, the drum and the harp, build, play the harp, fight cocks, play dogs, and play six games."
What flows from the writings of the ancients is their infinite affection for Linzi, the famous eastern city of Qi during the Warring States Period. At that time, Linzi City was composed of two parts. The imperial city was commonly known as the small city, and the outer city was commonly known as the big city. The small city was where the imperial palace was located, and the big city was inhabited by the people.
The city is connected, with a circumference of 21 kilometers, an area of 15 square kilometers, and a total of 13 city gates. The main roads in the city are crisscrossed in a "well" shape, and have a complete water supply and drainage system. There are many shops in the city, and all industries are prosperous.
Not to mention that ordinary people are full of yearning for the prosperous Linzi, even the sage Confucius once came to Linzi to listen to Shao music.
After Qin Shihuang destroyed the six kingdoms, he divided the world into thirty-six counties and nine hundred and sixty counties. The former capital of Qi became Linzi County. When the Chu and Han Dynasties competed for hegemony, Xiang Xiangyu and Liu Bang used the backward kingship system to defeat each other.
Winning over all forces, Linzi became the royal city of Qi State, which was entrusted by Xiang Yu, and Qi State, which was enfeoffed by Liu Bang. After Empress Lu killed Han Xin, Liu Bang named his son King of Qi and still ruled Linzi. Later, Linzi was excepted.
During the Later Yan Dynasty, the capital was briefly built here, but it never became the imperial capital. It became one of the 1,235 counties in the Tang Dynasty and the 1,591 counties in the Qing Dynasty.
The current Linzi City is located southwest of the ancient Linzi City, across its former Nanguo site. It was built by Daru Huachi Li Zhongming in the late Yuan Dynasty. It is three feet high on Saturday. The city wall is slightly square, except for the southeast corner. The outer ring is two feet wide.
The rest of the moat and city walls were built with Sanhe soil bonded and rammed. In 1466, the second year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty, the county magistrate Jiang Feng built it again and built watchtowers on the four gates, with a seal lintel plaque inlaid with stone, saying "Chaoyang" in the east.
, inlaid with "Ziliu Xianghuo"; in the west, "Tonghua", with "Yuling Yaopan" on it; in the south, "Yingen", with "Niufeng Cuiyu"; in the north, "Wangjing", with
"Mianchi Jindai". In the 7th year of Zhengde, the county magistrate Ma Siam built three moon cities, but the east gate was missing. Elms and willows were planted outside the city. In the 24th year of Wanli, it was easy to change. In the 16th year of Chongzhen, the county magistrate Zou Fengji built six more forts.
It was continuously renovated and strengthened in the Qing Dynasty, and its regulations were all in accordance with the "Guidelines for Questions and Answers on House Genealogy": "Fuzhou and county towns, with government offices, warehouses, Wenchang Pavilion, Kuixing Tower, City God Temple, Guandi Temple and other ancestral halls built inside; and Sheji built outside
It was built according to the standard of "altar, liji, Li altar in the north, wind, cloud, thunder, rain, mountains and rivers altar, flag and temple in the south". Inside the city is the world where people live in the secular world, and outside the city is where people pursue the peace of mind and God.
world.
It is a pity that the little devils launched a war of aggression, which destroyed both the secular world of people inside the city and the divine world of people outside the city who pursue spiritual peace. No, the Guandi Temple outside the city and the Chenghuang Temple inside the city were both destroyed.
The little devil burned everything to nothing.
At around nine o'clock in the morning in November, just as the tanks of the Japanese 104th Division pressed against the Eighth Route Army's anti-tank mines at Ershilibao Airport, the commander of the 25th Brigade, Major General Naozō Nakano, was riding in a military column.
Along with the accompanying field artillery brigade, the military column of the tank squadron arrived at Linzi Station under the escort of two armored patrol vehicles, one in front and one behind.
Perhaps because they were worried about the fighting on the front line, several trains did not stop at the station after adding water. They blew their whistles and drove out of the station towards Yidu.
The station commander holding the signal light was puzzled. He didn't know what day it was. The military column kept moving eastward. Could it be that there was another war?
Not long after the military column passed through Linzi Station, sporadic gunfire suddenly occurred near the south gate of Linzi City. The puppet platoon leader stationed at the south gate was extremely alert and immediately blew the whistle and ordered the puppet troops to go up the city wall and prepare.
fighting.
It’s not that the puppet troops are highly vigilant. The key is that the atmosphere today is wrong. First, the imperial army brigade stationed in Linzi shrank urgently last night and withdrew all of them from several strongholds around Linzi to Linzi City. Then came the brigade in the morning.
All the imperial troops boarded the train and headed east. Except for a small group of imperial troops stationed at the station in Linzi County, there was only a pseudo-garrison of more than 200 people and dozens of pseudo-police left in Linzi City.
Too few. Although these puppet troops didn't know what was going on, causing the little devils to desperately mobilize troops to the east, they also knew that the Japanese troops stationed in the county were moving in such a panic that the Eighth Route Army must have started attacking again.
When the puppet soldiers climbed up to the city wall and took a look, they were immediately happy. It turned out that there were thirty or forty imperial soldiers chasing a group of older girls and younger wives with guns drawn.
Maybe these women were desperate and ran to Linzi City.
I just heard the little devil behind chasing me, firing guns and shouting: "Flower girl, flower girl, don't run away, the imperial army will give you a big reward!"
As soon as the puppet soldiers saw it, they knew that the little devil was arrogant again. However, the puppet soldiers generally did not dare to interfere in the imperial army's business. They all knew the virtues of the little devil stationed in Luzhong. They were all a bunch of rascals.
Dogs eat people's food and do nothing for them.
The puppet soldiers who had some conscience simply closed their eyes and squatted down to rest. Most of the heartless ones just watched the excitement on the city wall, pointing and poking, laughing and joking.
The group of women ran to the city gate and saw that they had actually reached the Japs' lair. They screamed in fright, turned around and ran back. After running a few steps, they almost ran into the Japs' shining bayonets. The women had nothing to do.
Then he ran towards the city gate again, and the bolder ones called the puppet army brothers for help, while the timid ones started to cry.
By this time, these women had become lambs to be slaughtered. The little devils were no longer in a hurry to chase them. They all had their guns tied to their bodies and began to reach out to grab people. They also kept shouting at the puppet soldiers on the wall to come down.
help.
The puppet platoon leader waved his pistol and shouted, ordering the puppet soldiers to go down the city wall to help the imperial army arrest people. He took the lead and ran down the city wall, ordered the sentry to open the gate at the city gate, and he was the first to go to a seventeen or eight-year-old.
The year-old girl pounced.
Suddenly, there was a cry of crying at the south gate of Linzi City, and the little devils and traitors joined forces to arrest the defenseless women.
After struggling for a while, they finally managed to hold down all the women. The puppet platoon leader came forward to please the little devil and asked if he needed a rope.
The leading Japanese second lieutenant changed his face at this time. He caught the puppet platoon leader and opened the door. He only slapped and kicked the puppet platoon leader, and the puppet platoon leader fell softly to the ground.
Seeing the Second Lieutenant take action, those little devils swarmed up and hit the puppet soldiers on the buttocks with their rifle butts. The puppet soldiers were confused and frightened. They didn't know why they offended the imperial army.
Not daring to say a word, they all squatted on the ground obediently.
This Japanese second lieutenant was of course disguised as the Eighth Route Army. His name was Roger, and he was the captain of the fifth team of the third special battle formation. He turned out to be a hunter in the Changbai Mountains in the northeast. His whole family died tragically at the hands of the Japanese invaders, and he embarked on the road to revenge.
Because of his good marksmanship, he annoyed the Japs and was pursued as a key target by the Japs. Unable to stay outside the customs, he sneaked into the customs. By chance, I heard the content of Liu Yimin's Chengdu press conference on the radio in Peking and felt that
The Red Army might be a real anti-Japanese force, so he tried to go to Shaanxi, preparing to go from Shaanxi to Sichuan to join the Red Army. As a result, when he attacked Shaanxi, the Seventh Red Army had already occupied Xi'an in Beishan, and it was logical to join the Red Army. During the Tongguan Defense Battle
Because of his outstanding marksmanship, he stood out and was selected to study in the special operations team. Now he has grown into a squad leader.
After cleaning up the puppet troops at the south gate, the group of women who were crying just now stopped crying. One by one, they quickly took away the weapons and ammunition from the puppet troops, climbed up the city wall, and began to guard the south gate for the Japanese traitors.
Roger watched this group of nurses from the brigade field hospital dressed in rural women's clothing in central Shandong suddenly transform into heroic female guerrillas. His eyes widened and he grunted in his throat for a long time before turning around to send a signal.
Notify the follow-up troops to enter the city.
After sending the signal, Roger led his team members to the city wall, disguised as a patrol of little devils, and headed towards the train station.
The Eighth Route Army entered Linzi County.
Before Roger reached the train station, Captain Ebi Mingei, commander of the 132nd Regiment of the 25th Brigade, led a brigade of his own, used four armored vehicles to clear the way, took a car, and set off from Zhoucun, hurrying and hurrying.
Arrive in Linzi.
Along the way, the Japanese soldiers stood in the car and swayed in a daze, eating a lot of dust. Seeing the hardship of the long march, a squadron leader asked the senior officer Ebi Mingrong if he could take a rest in Linzi, but the soldiers
Wash your face and drink some water. Unexpectedly, as soon as this suggestion was mentioned, Captain Ebi Mingei was insulted and ridiculed. He directly said that the squadron leader was stupid and was worse than a pig. The main force of the brigade had already passed, how could the convoy dare?
Stopping in Linzi? The reason why Your Excellency, the brigade commander, divided the troops into marching by railway and highway is to allow the two troops to cover and support each other. The main force of the brigade has already passed Linzi, and the distance will become wider as we rest.
The troops will become isolated. The Eighth Route Army is so ferocious and cunning. Even the pigs understand what it means to be isolated. Your Excellency, the squadron leader, makes such ridiculous suggestions, isn't he worse than a pig?
The squadron leader, who had been trained, lowered his head and got into his car. Thinking of no other solution, he began to direct his squadron to sing the Japanese military song, and while singing, gave orders to continue moving forward.