Chapter 633 Prelude to the Battle of Western Europe
After reading the enemy situation report from the headquarters, Liu Yimin thought over and over again. He felt that the main force of the Japanese army was concentrated around Shandong. How could it suddenly start attacking Shanxi and other base areas? Could it be that the little Japanese wanted to surround our army in Shandong with heavy troops and concentrate their efforts on Shanxi, Pingjin and Tianjin?
We are fighting for public security in the area and Jidong area. Will we turn back to deal with the instructors after we regain control of these areas?
Thinking about it, Liu Yimin himself laughed. Among the Chinese troops, the one whose tactics are most unpredictable is his instructor. The Japanese army can never imagine which direction their main force will stab, and the Chinese they want to destroy most are
The *** team should be their own instructors.
Maybe the Japanese army's propaganda war, attacks on Shanxi, our military base areas in the Ping-Tianjin area, and offensives in eastern Henan and southwestern Shandong were all designed to paralyze their attention so that they could launch a surprise attack on Shandong.
Retake Jinan in one fell swoop and eliminate the main force of instructors.
If this is the case, tonight, no, the Japanese army will not dare to attack at night, they do not have the courage! Early tomorrow morning, the Japanese army will definitely launch a thunderous blow against Shandong, and it will definitely be a quick and decisive blow with concentrated all efforts.
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The stupid little devil is getting more and more cunning!
After putting down the telegram, Liu Yimin asked Qian Zhuangfei: "Where are the political commissar and chief of staff, Director Cai?"
Qian Zhuangfei reported that the political commissar and chief of staff had both left the army. The political commissar went to the armored regiment to inspect the running-in training, the chief of staff went to inspect the city defense position of the Jinan garrison brigade, and Director Cai was inspecting the clearing of Jinan's strong walls.
Liu Yimin ordered Qian Zhuangfei to immediately notify the political commissar, and the chief of staff and Director Cai rushed back to the division headquarters.
At this time, because the instructors captured Jinan, the entire hinterland of Shandong became the base area of the Eighth Route Army. Our army was in an extremely favorable situation. We could mobilize our troops within the base area, and we also received strong support from the soldiers and civilians in the base area, so we had no worries in the battle.
After the main force was reorganized, and considering that the war was coming, Liu Yimin was not busy promoting cadres and equipping the brigade-level command structures of each new brigade. Instead, he assigned each new brigade to the command of the main brigade, that is, to teach the first brigade.
Command the new first brigade, teach the second brigade to command the new second brigade, and so on, which means that each main brigade becomes six infantry regiments that have undergone supplementary training.
The advantage of this is that the brigade-level command structure is streamlined and efficient, and the main regiments will not have their command strength weakened due to troop expansion.
Liu Yimin is always very bold in fighting and is not afraid of any strong enemy. Just like now when the little devils form a three-pronged attack, they should be placed on ordinary commanders. The first thing to consider is how to get out of trouble and how to ensure the current situation.
The base area will not be lost. If it were Han Fuqu, Song Zheyuan and others, they would have retreated in full.
Liu Yimin's idea sounded unbelievable to others, that is, he was not afraid of the Japs attacking, nor was he afraid of the Japs re-opening Jiaoji Road and Jinpu Road. What he was afraid of was that the Japs would not attack, because our army was growing stronger and we could develop on our own.
Under the current conditions, the speed of military and industrial equipment units is too slow and cannot be guaranteed. Only by allowing the little devils to attack can we greatly eliminate the devils' effective strength and greatly surrender their power.
Obtaining the enemy's weapons and equipment will greatly consume the enemy's war supplies and greatly weaken the enemy's national power. In other words, the enemy is our transportation team, military depot, and logistics supply base. If the enemy does not fight heavily, how can we replenish supplies on a large scale? I
How did the army have the opportunity to seize a large number of weapons and ammunition manufactured by the advanced industries of the Communist Party? How could the Eighth Route Army eat canned beef, canned fish, rice, and foreign noodles?
Liu Yimin's battle plan was to eat up the Japanese southern front group before the Japanese northern front group captured Jinan.
The strength of the Japanese troops in the Southern Front Group has been clearly detected. Those stationed on the line from Lianyungang to Xuzhou and Dangshan are the Japanese 114th Division, the Xuzhou Garrison and the 20,000 Puppet Manchurian National Defense Force; those stationed in the southwestern Shandong area are the Japanese Third Army.
The Eighteenth Division; north of Xuzhou to Yanzhou is the Japanese Fourteenth Division, the Thirty-fifth Division and the Japanese Army are combined into the Thirteenth Brigade; there are also 5,000 puppet Manchurian National Defense Forces.
During this period, the Japanese army quickly rested and replenished. All the above-mentioned divisions should be fully staffed. Among them, the 114th Division basically became a mechanized division when it made a long-distance attack in eastern Henan. It was strengthened by a division originally attached to the First Army.
field heavy artillery brigade; the third
The 15th Division and the 38th Division have been strengthened this time. From the original more than 12,000 people to a three-unit division of more than 18,000 people, the combat effectiveness has been greatly improved. The total strength of the Japanese puppet troops in the Southern Front Group is about
About 150,000 people.
Now, the Japanese 35th Division and the *** mixed 13th Brigade command 5,000 puppet Manchurian National Defense Forces entrenched in Jining, Yanzhou, Qufu, and Surabaya, confronting our army, and the Japanese 14th Division along Jinpu Road
Deployed in Zouxian, Tengxian, Zaozhuang, and Yixian, it was mixed with the Japanese 35th Division and the Japanese 13th Brigade to form
A T-shaped formation, plus the Japanese defenders on the Xuzhou front line, is simply an I-shaped formation. The 14th Division is the middle bar of this I-shaped formation. The Japanese army's plan is obviously to use the 14th Division as a liaison to the south.
It is the pivot of the two Japanese defense lines. You can go north to join the attack or go south to join the Longhai line defense at any time. It is a good plan.
If the performance of the Eighth Route Army instructors had not been too great and the Japanese army was afraid, the Japanese and puppet troops of the Southern Front Group alone could have launched a large-scale attack.
What Liu Yimin wanted was the fear of the Japanese army. Because of this fear, the Japanese army would never dare to concentrate all its forces at once for the attack. The 114th Division, the Xuzhou garrison, and the 20,000 puppet Manchurian Defense Forces must stick to Xuzhou
On the front line, prevent the main force of instructors from going south again and attack Lianyungang and Xuzhou; Luxi
Since the 38th Division in the south wanted to support the Japanese troops in eastern Henan, they also did not dare to attack deeply in case of insufficient support to eastern Henan. As a result, the 14th Division was actually used by the Japanese southern group for offensive operations.
The regiment and the 35th Division were combined into the 13th Brigade, with a total strength of only about 55,000.
According to Liu Yimin's idea, all the main forces of the instructors should be concentrated to encircle and annihilate the 14th Division and the 35th Division, and the *** would be mixed into the 13th Brigade and the 5,000 puppet Manchuria Defense Force. As long as this goal is achieved, the entire Shandong
The battlefield is alive. The main force of instructors can attack Longhai when they go south.
The line runs across the Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu regions. It can also cross the river to the northwest of Shandong and attack the Pingjin area. It can also go east through the mountainous areas of central and southern Shandong and go north to retake Qingdao, leaving the little devils to follow the baton of the Eighth Route Army and run for their lives. This land of Shandong
Ah, it will become the burial ground for hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers.
If the battle goes well, another most pleasant situation may occur, that is, the 114th Division commands 20,000 puppet Manchuria Defense Forces to leave the front line positions in Xuzhou and reinforce the 14th and 35th Divisions.
, In this case, our army can greatly expand the results of the war, annihilate the enemies who are going north for reinforcements during the movement, and then capture Xuzhou, and wipe out the Huanghuaihai area in the first battle. In that case, the Guards Cabinet will collapse early.
Liu Yimin didn't dare to imagine such a wonderful thing. He knew that the little Japanese had become a frightened bird, and Xuzhou's strategic position was so important. Under normal circumstances, the Japanese army would not let the 114th Division leave the Xuzhou defense position. They should be honest.
Fight the battle to eliminate the 14th Division and the 35th Division. The meat is only what you eat!
Considering that the Japanese 14th Division had strong firepower, strong maneuverability, and strong assault capabilities, Liu Yimin learned the lessons of the Lanfeng Battle of Japan and determined to wait until the 14th Division left the defense line and launched an attack before besieging it to avoid a small attack.
The Japanese took advantage of the danger and caused heavy casualties to our army.
Of course, during the Battle of Lanfeng, the reason why the 14th Division was able to persevere was not only its strong maneuverability and fierce firepower, but also the fact that Xue Yue's Yudong Corps was not strong enough. At that time, Xue Yue's troops had 100,000 troops, and there were also
There is a problem of inconsistent steps among the various units, little devil
Of course there is an opportunity to take advantage of it. Now, I have eight main brigades with 120,000 troops, plus eight new brigades, and strong artillery, cavalry, and engineer support. Liu Yimin wants to swallow up the 14th Division and the 3rd Division in one go.
It should be said that it is certain that the 15th Division and the *** will be combined into the 13th Brigade.
In order to complete this plan, Liu Yimin ordered Zhao Shan, Zhao Jie's 8th Teaching Brigade, and the 8th New Brigade to secretly withdraw from the Qingdao front line and go south to join the main battle. The Jiaodong Garrison Brigade commanded local armed surveillance and besieged the Japanese troops in Qingdao.
If the Japanese army did not increase its troops on a large scale, this battle would probably greatly frighten the Japanese army and force it to suspend its heavy encirclement and suppression of Shandong.
The only variable is the Japanese army in Qingdao.
The Japanese Qingdao garrison suffered a huge loss in strength after the previous stage of attacks. Even if they are fully replenished now, in Liu Yimin's eyes, they are just rubbish and not worth mentioning. The key is that the Japanese army's most elite Fifth Division is there.
Regiment, this unit has become much more cautious after several attacks by our army, but they are supplemented by well-trained veterans with good equipment, and their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.
What Liu Yimin originally wanted to fight most was the Fifth Division and kill this Japanese mobile strategic force. The reason why he spared the Fifth Division was mainly due to several factors: One factor is that Qingdao is a seaport city and the Japanese combined fleet is just off the coast of Qingdao.
cruising,
Japanese carrier-based aircraft can provide powerful air cover for the Fifth Division. The second factor is that the reason why the Fifth Division is huddled in Qingdao is definitely not because they are afraid of the Eighth Route Army, but because they are waiting for reinforcements. Although there are currently no Japanese troops to
Information on Qingdao’s troop surge
, but Liu Yimin believed that once the Japanese army launched a heavy attack, they would inevitably send more troops to Qingdao, and the reinforcements would definitely be the most elite divisions of the Japanese army. The Japanese army would not let a fifth division risk going out of the city to attack, but if two of them were mobilized,
, or even three
, four elite divisions like the Fifth Division, then their offensive will become extremely fierce. If our army wants to eat them, it is absolutely impossible for the time being. Unless Liu Yimin is in trouble and wants to take them
In Shandong, our army and the Japanese army perished together.
If the Japanese army really increases its troops on a large scale in the direction of Qingdao, our army will not be able to defend the points along the Jiaoji Road. That would become the ***'s style of play, not the Eighth Route Army's style of play.
No matter how the enemy situation changes, Liu Yimin is determined to destroy the Japanese 14th Division and the 35th Division, and the Japanese will merge into the 13th Brigade, even if they give up Jiaoji Road and Jinan. Do you want to fight?
The main purpose is to eliminate the effective strength of the Japanese army. The elimination of a permanent division of the Japanese army is of much greater significance than the defense of Jinan.
When Luo Ronghuan, Zeng Zhongsheng, and Cai Zhong rushed back to the division headquarters, Liu Yimin was walking in the yard humming a little tune.
Luo Ronghuan, Zeng Zhongsheng, and Cai Zhong had already learned about Shen Honglie's departure from Jinan on their way back, and also knew that two comrades from the Ministry of Social Affairs wanted to examine Ni Hua. This is not to say that the instructor's confidentiality work is not good, but that Luo Ronghuan , Zeng Zhongsheng and Cai Zhong are the main leaders of the Shandong Bureau, Shandong Military Region, and instructors. No matter what measures Liu Yimin takes, he must inform them immediately. Otherwise, Liu Yimin will really become arbitrary. Therefore, Luo Ronghuan and the other three are all I returned to the division headquarters full of worries, thinking how depressed Liu Yimin was. Shen Honglie stopped talking and wished he would leave! Two comrades from the Ministry of Social Affairs asked to review Ni Hua, but Liu Yimin refused. But there is trouble. Luo Ronghuan and the others are all old Red Army soldiers. They know the story of the Soviet area. Ren Bishi can hold a meeting in the name of the Central Bureau and easily take down the General Front Committee of the Communist Party of China. Although the current situation Big difference. After the Long March, people's thinking has undergone great changes and matured. That kind of thing will never happen again, but the function of the Ministry of Social Affairs to review cadres has not changed. Liu Yimin drove away the society in the name of privately reviewing cadres. I'm afraid the two comrades from the Ministry have to communicate well with the Ministry of Social Affairs. Otherwise, misunderstandings will arise.
Luo Ronghuan and others never expected that Liu Yimin would be in such a relaxed and happy mood.
Cai Zhong walked up, followed Liu Yimin for a few steps, and then whispered: "We should make a report to the central government in the name of the Shandong Bureau to explain the whole story clearly to avoid misunderstandings among comrades in the Ministry of Social Affairs."
At this time, Liu Yimin was thinking about how to quickly eliminate the 14th Division and the 35th Division. He did not think about this problem at all. Cai Zhongyi reminded that Liu Yimin also felt that his method was a bit simple and could easily defeat his comrades. Misunderstandings may even have the effect of lowering the authority of the Ministry of Social Affairs in the army.
After thinking for a while, Liu Yimin stopped and said to Luo Ronghuan and Zeng Zhongsheng who were approaching: "The Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China conducted a liquidation of the Central Soviet Area, the Fourth Red Army, the Second Red Army, and the Sixth Army's anti-revolutionary expansion. From now on, our party It is impossible to make such stupid mistakes again. The work functions of the Ministry of Social Affairs will also be rectified later. This is not because Ni Hua is my wife, so I handle it this way. It is about forming a healthy political life order within the party. , allowing comrades to go to the battlefield in a happy mood and without any ideological burden. In the final analysis, it is to expand intra-party democracy, resolve intra-party issues in a fair, just and open manner, safeguard the rights granted to every party member by the party constitution, and safeguard the Eighth Route Army The rights of cadres and soldiers must be prevented from anything that tramples on the rights of party members and the rights of cadres and soldiers. From now on, no matter who they are, no one has the right to review cadres and soldiers at will. We must, like our instructors, establish military courts and conduct open and fair trials for violations of military law. This is not enough. We also need to establish a set of appeals and disciplinary punishment mechanisms within the party. We can neither let the bad guys off, nor wrongly accuse any good people. The review of cadres cannot be left to individuals, nor can it be left to a certain department. The final say is made by the party committees at all levels, and major matters are reported to the higher-level party committee for approval. For example, Ni Hua is the deputy director of the Eighth Route Army General Hospital and the deputy director of the Instructor Field Hospital. She should be reviewed by the teacher. The field hospital branch put forward a suggestion, which was agreed at the Division Logistics Command Party Committee meeting and reported to the Division Party Committee and the Shandong Bureau for approval. This is the normal procedure. The main tasks and functions of the Central Peace Conference and the security departments in the base areas should be adjusted as follows: In the fight against the enemy, internal defense work is only one of them, and evidence must be emphasized. Without evidence, no suspicion can be made at will. When examining cadres and soldiers, no matter what level of organization they are, they must have meeting minutes and voting records. Whoever is approved is responsible, and whoever creates unjust, false, and wrong cases will be held accountable. Now is a war period, and the struggle situation is complicated. Some spies may sneak into our ranks and cause us losses, but this is not an excuse to expand the suppression of counterrevolutionaries, and it is not work. An excuse for not being meticulous. A human head is not a leek. If you cut it, it will not grow back. Our goal is to build a ***, ***, prosperity, and prosperous New China. The most important of these four words is** *. To realize ***, we must overthrow the power of power departments. For example, the Ministry of Social Affairs must reduce its functions and overturn its power. Otherwise, there will be big troubles in the future! Think about it, if Duan Dechang does not sacrifice , he can now command our strategic group. With his military quality and political quality, what great achievements can he make! Political Commissar Luo, Zeng Chief of Staff, Director Cai, my opinion is to focus on system construction and put an end to unjust and false accusations. Wrong case. I suggest that we report to the Central Committee in the name of the Shandong Bureau and the Shandong Military Region and the Instructor Party Committee, explain the situation, put forward our suggestions, and report our practice of setting up military courts to the Central Committee in detail. If feasible, please ask the Central Committee to approve it and forward it to our military All units and bases will refer to it and implement it."
Luo Ronghuan and others thought that Liu Yimin drove away the two comrades from the Ministry of Social Affairs to protect Ni Hua. They were originally planning to have a serious discussion with him and strive to handle it properly. How could they have imagined that he would be so reasonable.
The three of them thought about it for a while, and they all felt that Liu Yimin was considering long-term peace and stability. After reporting to the central government, they should be able to get support from the central government.
Luo Ronghuan immediately ordered Cai Zhong to draft a report to the Central Committee based on Liu Yimin's ideas. After approval by all members of the Shandong Bureau, submit it to the Central Committee. At the same time, Liu Yimin's original words were recorded and submitted to the Central Committee in the form of Comrade Liu Yimin's talk.
After talking about this matter, Liu Yimin returned to the combat deployment in front of him. He went through the enemy situation reported by the headquarters and his own judgment. After a few people discussed it for a while, they decided to quickly deploy their troops, deploy the enemy first, and launch a war.
Liu Yimin called Zhu Zhexiao, deputy director of the General Staff Office, to record the combat orders:
"1. Judgment of the enemy situation: According to the enemy situation report from the headquarters, the Japanese First Army stationed in Shanxi suddenly launched an attack on our Eighth Route Army base areas this morning. The Japanese and puppet troops in the Pingjin area surrounded our Jidong base area and launched raids on the Pingbei and Pingxi base areas. Pinghan
The Japanese and Japanese puppet troops launched an attack on our base area in western Shandong to support the Japanese attack in Shanxi. The 39th Division of the Japanese Army in East Henan commanded other troops to launch an attack on the defense line east of Luoyang in the First War Zone. The 38th Division of the Japanese Army in Southwest Shandong attacked
I am raiding southwestern Shandong.
According to our army's reconnaissance of the enemies around Shandong, the Japanese army's strength on the southern front has not changed much. They only expanded the 35th Division and the 38th Division into a three-unit division with 18,000 men.
Regiment. The number of Japanese troops on the northern front also increased, mainly Japanese troops
Expand all four garrison divisions into a three-unit division with 18,000 troops. The changes in the strength of the Japanese army in Qingdao on the eastern front are unclear. The main reason is that the Japanese army has developed maritime transportation and can increase its strength anytime and anywhere, possibly even tonight.
Complete troop deployment.
Combining all aspects of the enemy's situation, combined with the desperate propaganda offensive launched by the Japanese army in recent days to slander our instructors, Commanders Liu and Luo judged that the Japanese army was about to launch a heavy siege of Shandong. In view that the Japanese army had completed replenishment and rest, the attack must be sudden.
The purpose is to open up Jiaoji Road and Jinpu Road, recapture Jinan, and encircle and annihilate the main force of our instructors.
Second, in response to the possible heavy encirclement and suppression by the Japanese army, Commanders Liu and Luo decided to launch the Taixi Campaign, setting up battlefields south of the Feizhong Mountains, east of the canal, west of Jinpu Road, and north of Yanzhou, to annihilate the Japanese 14th Division
, the 35th Division, the *** mixed into the 13th Brigade and part of the Puppet Manchuria National Defense Force.
3. In order to complete the Western-Taiwan Campaign, it was decided to establish the Northern Front Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army Instruction Division, with Cai Zhong, Chief of Staff of the Shandong Military Region and Director of the *** Department, as the commander and political commissar, and unified command of the Western Shandong Garrison Brigade, the Jinan Garrison Brigade, and the Hebei-Shandong Border Brigade.
Fu Zhuting
The New Sixth Brigade merged with the local troops on the western Shandong and Hebei-Shandong border to carry out blocking and delayed operations against the Japanese northern group. We must ensure that the northern Japanese army cannot join the battlefield before our main force destroys the southern Japanese army. Shandong Military Region, Deputy Political Commissar of the Instructor Division Tan Zheng,
teach
Yuan Guoping, Political Commissar of the Instructor Training Command, and Commander Xu Guangda formed the Eighth Route Army Instructor Ludong Command, which unified the command of the Jiaodong Garrison Brigade, Qinghe Garrison Brigade, Luzhong Garrison Brigade and the local military bases in Jiaodong, Jiaolai, Shandong and Qinghe.
The equipment and militia used mine warfare, tunnel warfare, ambush warfare, and harassment warfare to block, delay, and harass the Japanese army in the direction of Qingdao, and slow down the Japanese army's attack speed. It is necessary to carry forward the tradition of our army's guerrilla warfare, one shot in the east, one shot in the west, every step of the way.
fight,
Fight more, fight faster, and leave as soon as they hit. Do not resist the Japanese troops to avoid excessive casualties. Xu Guangda is responsible for the combat command of the group, and Tan Zheng is the person who made the final decision. Wang Bingsan commanded the Second Luxi Guard Brigade to march to the east of Henan and Henan Provinces.
Northbound warning, surveillance
Depending on the movements of the Japanese troops in these two areas, they are not allowed to send reinforcements to western Thailand. The southeastern Shandong base area is strictly fortified and cleared of wild areas. Guo Zihua, Wu Zheng, and Yang Zhicheng are under the unified command of the logistics detachment, the *** Corps and the local armed forces and militia in southeastern Shandong, and are closely monitored.
The movement of Japanese troops in the eastern section of Longhai Road, monitoring the coastline situation, and doing a good job in evacuation and transfer of people in the base area. Chen Zaidao in southern Hebei, who was appointed as the Qingbubu in the Song Dynasty, while doing a good job in clearing out the wild areas in the southern Hebei base area, was responsible for surveillance, harassment, and delaying Pinghan
The enemy's reinforcement mission to Shandong must be monitored by multiple channels so that every move of the little devil cannot escape the surveillance eyes of our army. The local armed forces of our army that persist in the struggle in central Hebei must actively harass the enemy and destroy the enemy's transportation and supply lines.
4. Commanders Liu and Luo commanded the main force of the teaching division to implement the Taixi Campaign, and the headquarters was located in Tai'an. Among them, Zhao Shan, Wang Jian'an, and Zhao Jie commanded the 8th Teaching Brigade, the New 8th Brigade, and the Taixi Security Brigade to form an interception group. From Ciyao Town,
Ningyang County
, starting from Wenshang County, they continued to block attacks and lure the enemy to pursue them. The Feizhong Mountains formed a strong defense line, attracting the 35th Division. The Japanese mixed into the 13th Division, and the 14th Division attacked with all their strength. Liu Jianli,
Conducted by Chen Shiqu and Zeng Chunjian
The Second Teaching Brigade, the New Second Brigade, and the Southwest Shandong Guard Brigade formed the Western Group of the Taixi Campaign. They deployed defenses east of the canal to block the Japanese 38th Division of Southwest Shandong from moving northward, and forced the Japanese troops on the southern front to concentrate to the east. Zhu Rui, Lei Ming, and Zhang Haitao
Conducting Teaching IV
Brigade, New Fourth Brigade, and Tai'an Detachment formed the Eastern Group of the Taixi Campaign, relying on the mountainous terrain south of Tai'an and east of Jinpu Road to force the Japanese troops to move closer to the west. Hong Chaoyuan, Wang Nanhu, and Hu Xuerong commanded the Fifth Brigade, the New Fifth Brigade, and the Southeast Shandong Detachment.
Form the southern group of the Taixi Campaign. After the Japanese 14th Division moves north, wait for the opportunity to capture Tengxian, Zaozhuang, and Yixian, completely divide the Japanese army on the southern front, seal the 14th Division, and the 35th Division's retreat route to block Xuzhou.
Japanese reinforcements. Teaching
The first brigade, the third teaching brigade, the cavalry brigade, the armored regiment, and the artillery brigade form a combat assault group, which is personally commanded by Chief Liu Luo and placed between Tai'an and Feicheng, concealed and on standby. The air defense brigade unified the air defense operations of each unit and covered the battlefield.
The Second Aviation Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is ready to enter the battle. All units are mobilized quickly. Our troops on the eastern and northern fronts of Shandong should quickly enter the position, set up mine arrays, and use the advantages of tunnel fortifications to fight against the Japanese army. The main forces of the Taixi Campaign must be deployed tonight
Arrive at the designated position. Each blocking troop position must be constructed in strict accordance with the requirements of the Red Army infantry training outline, and the blast holes must be strong enough to prevent heavy artillery and aerial bomb bombing. Before the troops evacuate the position, the fortifications must be destroyed."
After issuing the combat order, Liu Yimin called the new guard regiment leader Li Zongrui and political commissar Lu Maotian, and asked them to deploy a guard battalion to follow Zeng Zhongsheng and Cai Zhong, all equipped with war horses to ensure mobility.
After the arrangements were made, Liu Yimin pulled Zeng Zhongsheng and Cai Zhong to face the map and make detailed deployment of the northern front troops.
After the arrangements were made, Liu Yimin told Zeng Zhongsheng and Cai Zhong that the key points of the northern line operation were blocking and delaying. Don't be afraid of the Japanese army occupying Jinan. The most important thing was to cut off the Japanese supply line. To this end, the Southwest Shandong Guard Brigade and the New Sixth Brigade of Fu Zhuting
, after completing the blocking and delaying tasks, quickly jump to the enemy's rear. Once
The Japanese army captured Jinan, and our army must quickly capture Cangxian, which is the supply base of the Japanese Northern Front Group. Taking Cangxian will make a fortune, which is much more beneficial than defending Jinan. This is how the battle was fought. The little devils captured the empty city of Jinan.
We will capture Cangxian, its supply base, and see who gets the greater benefit.