There is some reason why Wang Kekou dares to fight and block.
During this period, the Eighth Route Army vigorously formed local governments and local armed forces in Shandong. One main force had to take charge of two counties. Yucheng had good conditions, so there was a county party committee and an armed force like the Seventh Detachment insisting on fighting.
After the army liberated Yucheng, the county government was elected, and the district squads, village-level regimes, militias were built, and villagers were organized to use winter leisure to dig tunnels. In the meantime, Yu, who was expanded from the seventh detachment, was
The city detachment played a backbone role.
The First Regiment of the Shandong-Xiang Guard Brigade is responsible for the tactical training of the Yucheng Detachment. After the training, some people were selected from it to the Shandong-Xiang Guard Brigade, and the team was expanded. It turned out that all the clothes were replaced with Eighth Route Army uniforms and weapons were replaced.
The national weapons left by the instructor after changing clothes were Maxim heavy machine guns, Czech light machine guns and 79 rifles. Their original weapons were equipped with squads and militias in various districts.
Such equipment is equivalent to the equipment of a regiment of the Central Army. However, there are no mortars and fewer light and heavy machine guns. Xu Shiyou, the commander of the Luxi Guard Brigade, told them that it is not that there are no mortars and machine guns, but that there are shells and bullets.
It is not easy to supplement. If you have the ability, go to the Japanese to ask for it. The Japanese have a lot of 92 infantry artillery, grenade launchers, light and heavy machine guns, artillery shells, and bullets, which are all transported by trains, and there are a lot of them.
The Japanese came up, and the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles that led the Japanese did not find that the Yucheng Detachment No. 1,500 northwestern Shandong men were staring at them!
Wang Kekou studied at the Anti-Japanese University First Branch and trained by the cadres sent by the 1st Guardian Regiment of the Shandong Military Police Corps. The command of the war was still very similar. He only heard him whispering: "Send the order, all machine guns will concentrate on shooting the ghosts.
Cars and rifles fire platoons in platoons, and concentrate on shooting Japanese cavalry. The explosive pack will open fire as soon as it explodes!"
The Yucheng Detachment is located on the east side of the main road. The soldiers rely on an irrigation canal, about one hundred meters away from the main road. The Japanese formation heading south from the plain happened to be exposed to the guns of the soldiers.
Seeing the Japanese's iron turtle entering the explosive pack area, Wang Kekou waved his hand and a small team leader crawling beside him pressed the detonator of the electric explosive. There was a loud "rumbling" sound, and the dust fog that soared into the air suddenly
He wrapped the tanks and armored vehicles of the Japanese vanguard who were still arrogant just now.
Wang Kekou yelled and the short gun in his hand opened fire.
In an instant, fierce gunfire sounds came to mind on the Yucheng Detachment's position. Maxim, Czech style, Seventy-Nine style, all fired, and the bullets flew towards the Japanese car that was still shocked by the explosion.
After only five bullets were fired by each person, Wang Kekou ordered his retreat.
Fortunately, Wang Kekou and the others retreated in time, otherwise the trouble would be great. The Japanese tanks that had not been blown up, and the armored vehicles rushed out of the smoke of the explosive pack explosion. The machine guns on the car headed towards the hidden irrigation canal of the Yucheng Detachment.
They swept over and four Japanese Apocalypse planes also came to hear the news.
Yes, when did the arrogant Second Division suffer such a huge loss in a guerrilla team without cannons and anti-tank firepower? Where did this put the Japanese face?
When the Yucheng Detachment retreated into Fangjia Temple, the Japanese plane bit the ball, and a string of airborne machine gun bullets fired, and several soldiers behind the hall fell into a pool of blood.
This Fangjia Temple is a large town in the west of Yucheng. It was built in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, it was a post road. A man named Fang opened a shop next to the post road and gradually evolved into a village. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, this was the southern provinces leading to the capital city.
The major transportation roads have developed particularly fast, forming a prosperous town with four streets, with temples built on each street. There are many wine shops along the street, and during the temple fair, merchants from all over the world gathered, making them very lively.
At this time, Fangjia Temple had already strictly strengthened the walls and cleared the fields. The streets were empty, and except for the militia standing guard, there was no fellow villager. Needless to say, they all went down to the tunnel.
After Wei Jingping and Wang Kekou entered Fangjia Temple, they contacted the militia team at Fangjia Temple, and commanded the troops and militia to use tunnels and street buildings to set up defenses to prepare for blocking the Japanese.
At Fangjia Temple, Wei Jingping and Wang Kekou once again sent a report to the Shandong-xi security brigade, reporting on the battle situation and requesting instructions.
What Ling Wei Jingping and Wang Kekou did not expect was that the Japanese army only sent a large group of thousands of troops to attack Fangjia Temple. The main force did not stop and rolled along the main road towards the Qi River. Now, the Japanese's plan became clearer.
Wei Jingping and Wang Kekou quickly sent a report to the Shandong-Western Security Brigade, reporting that the main force of the Japanese army surrounded the Qi River.
After receiving the report from Wei Jingping and Wang Kekou, Xu Shiyou, the commander of the Shandong Guard Brigade, was shocked. He was afraid of anything he was afraid of. The Japanese soldiers really played the trick of roundabout encirclement. However, the Japanese army was the one who did roundabout encirclement.
The elite Second Division is hard to fight!
Xu Shiyou did not dare to neglect. While reporting to the North Line Command, he ordered the First Luxi Guard Regiment and Brigade Artillery Battalion, Machine Gun Battalion, and Engineer Battalion, who remained in Qihe as the reserve team, to prepare for battle, deploy the defense line to the south, and resolutely block the second one.
The division's roundabout sneak attack. The Second Luxi Guard Regiment, which was blocked in front, and the Third Regiment contracted its defense line, alternately covered, and moved closer to the brigade headquarters. The plains, Yucheng, and Qihe local armed forces and militias actively carried out tunnel warfare and mine warfare.
The action of the sluggish Second Division won the time for the main force to adjust its deployment. When Wei Jingping and Wang Kekou's third report arrived, the Shandong-Western Security Brigade was already on the verge of battle.
Although he was ready for battle, Xu Shiyou knew in his heart that the first Shandong garrison 1 and the brigade's direct troops faced the Japanese Second Division, which would only block one after another, and retreat after a while, otherwise the steel of the Second Division would be the second division.
The monster swallowed it.
While the Japanese Second Division was carrying out a detour to the south, the Japanese First Division also emerged, detouring from the north of the defense line of the New Sixth Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, cutting off the connection between the New Sixth Brigade and the Hebei-Shandong border base.
The Japanese's sinister intentions were completely exposed. Their attempt was to encircle the Xu Shiyou, a Luxi Guard Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, who was responsible for the blocking mission, and the main force of the New Eighth Brigade of Fuzhuting, the Hebei-Shandong Border Fuzhuting, into the large encirclement and eliminate it.
The Japanese aviation troops buzzed like flies that smelled blood, and rushed over in groups, pouring ammunition towards the positions of the Eighth Route Army shrouded in smoke.
The battlefield on the northern front suddenly changed!
The situation is extremely critical!
The north and south wings are the most elite first division of the Japanese army, the second division, and the front is the assault group composed of the 23rd division, the 32nd division, and the 36th division, and the east is the Yellow River.
The Eighth Route Army's blocking troops on the west bank of the Yellow River on the northern line were trapped in a Jedi.
If the decision is not made immediately, the main force of the Luxi Guard Brigade and the New Sixth Brigade will be fully surrounded by the Japanese, and the losses will be great!
Located in the North Line Command of the Eighth Route Army at the Likou, the commander-in-chief Zeng Zhongsheng, political commissar Cai Zhong, and deputy chief of staff Guo Huaruo were solemn and frowned at the map.
Guo Huaruo is a military theorist within the party. After arriving in Shandong, he served as the political commissar of the Third Guard Regiment of the Southwest Shandong Guard Brigade. Then he was summoned by Liu Yimin to serve as deputy chief of staff at the Shandong Command Center and serve as an assistant to Zeng Zhongsheng. This time, the Northern Line Command Center was established.
, He followed Zeng Zhong to the front line of Luokou.
Guo Huaruo reminded Zeng Zhongsheng that the Japanese army was carrying out roundabout encirclement missions, the First Division and the Second Division, which were the best equipped troops in the Japanese army. The Shandong-Western Security Brigade and the New Sixth Brigade fought and blocked, and the Japanese attack speed could be delayed, and they would be hard-working.
If you are definitely not the opponent of the Japanese divisions. Instead of spending your troops in the fight against Japanese devils, it is better to let them retreat to the east bank of the Yellow River and rely on the river to prevent obstacles. This way, you will be more sure.
Zeng Zhongsheng raised his eyebrows: "Retreat? How to retreat? The Japanese planes in the sky, and the Japanese tanks, cars, and cavalry on the ground. Can we run past the Japanese car wheels and horse hooves? From the front line of Yucheng to the railway bridge of the Likou,
How long is this? Can we avoid the Japanese plane? Besides, our mission is to block the Japanese and ensure the victory of the Battle of Taixi. The blocking troops have withdrawn, will the Battle of Taixi still be fought?"
After Zeng Zhongsheng said this, Guo Huaruo was not good at saying anything. He opened his mouth a few times and swallowed the words back.
Cai Zhong said: "Chief of Staff should report the situation on the northern front to the division headquarters immediately. If the enemy situation changes, our command will also change. Otherwise, we will suffer a great loss."
Zeng Zhongsheng raised his head, looked at the map again, and ordered: "Guo Huaruo, send a report to the division commander and political commissar: At noon today, the Japanese First Division and the Second Division relied on their mechanization advantages to detour from the left and right wings, and split our army from
The western Shandong base area and the Hebei-Shandong border base area were connected with the intention of surrounding and eliminating our West Bank blocking troops. Our unit was determined to resolutely rely on existing positions to fight resolutely, fight and retreat, retreat near the Likou Bridge, and break away from contact with the enemy after dark, and march at a rapid speed.
Withdraw back to the east bank of the Yellow River. Send a report to Xu Shiyou and Fu Zhuting, don’t panic, quickly strengthen the strength of the two wings, especially the north and south of the Luokou Railway Bridge, be sure to leave a strong force to defend it to ensure that the main force withdraws at night. We have fortifications and authenticity to do it.
For cover, only by persisting until dark can the troops retreat quickly. Otherwise, there will be only a surge of casualties.”
After receiving a telegram from the Northern Line Command, the atmosphere of the instructor's division located in Tai'an City suddenly became severe.
Liu Yimin laughed angrily. This battle was fought, and the troops that were fighting were going to be dumped by the Japanese!
According to the original judgment, in order to quickly capture Jinan, the Japanese army on the northern front must have all pushed forward and rushed forward. Our army fought step by step in the lenient front and gradually retreated to the Yellow River Ferry. Taking advantage of the night to cover the police in western Shandong.
Brigade, the New Sixth Brigade retreated to western Shandong and Hebei-Shandong borders. Then he gathered in seclusion near Cang County to carry out subsequent operations. Unexpectedly, the Japanese devils formed such a move, leaving behind a powerful First Division and the Second Division.
The regiment is a reserve team, and the generals come out at critical moments and circumvent the left and right. Is this a mess?
Luo Ronghuan has a strong personality and is the one who has the same color as Mount Tai collapsed before. But now two brigades are surrounded by the Japanese. If they don’t make a decision, the consequences will be unimaginable and anyone will be worried.
Luo Ronghuan walked to Liu Yimin and said in a deep voice: "Let the Luxi Guard Brigade and the New Sixth Brigade enter the tunnel on the front line of Yucheng, rely on the tunnel to fight, and then turn to the guerrilla war behind enemy lines, and can also use night to cover the breakthrough. The Qihe Front Line troops quickly
Quickly retreat across the Yellow River through the Luokou Railway Bridge and strengthen the Yellow River defense line. After completing the task, go north along the Yellow River at night and retreat to the Hebei-Shandong border through the Yellow River floating bridge, which will not affect their later completion of the combat plan to capture Cang County."
Liu Yimin sighed: "The Japanese's move is really sinister. It takes more than 60 miles from Yucheng to the Yellow River. The Japanese's car can arrive in an hour. They attacked the enemy roundaboutly, and the distance should be twice as long. Then count it.
At most, the Japanese can reach the Yellow River in more than three hours. Our army is all infantry, not to mention that we have to fight, even if we march safely, it will take four hours to retreat to the Yellow River.
On the side. If there are no Japanese planes, you can also consider blocking the two wings and retreating quickly on the middle line. Now the Japanese plane is like a flock of birds. Retreat at this time is equivalent to sending troops under the Japanese plane's aviation bomb, with too many casualties."
Luo Ronghuan said: "If I don't order a retreat, the entire army will be wiped out! If I were the commander of the Japanese army, I would rather give up capturing Jinan than let go of the surrounded Eighth Route Army."
It was not that Liu Yimin didn't want to order a retreat, but that he wanted to ensure that the Shandong-Western Security Brigade could not help. The main force of the New Sixth Brigade escaped unscathed to avoid major casualties. At this time, the main force was far away in Tai'an area and was unable to rush to provide assistance. The Jinan Security Brigade stationed in the Yellow River Defense
We cannot leave our positions to cross the river to support. The only one that can provide support to the troops on the west bank of the Yellow River is the first aviation team. However, as soon as the first aviation team takes off, they will be surrounded by the Japanese fleet. Maybe one of the entire team will die.
As a result, it was really difficult for Liu Yimin Commission to make a decision.
Seeing that Liu Yimin didn't speak, Luo Ronghuan said again: "The Japanese Second Division, the First Division has strong combat effectiveness, and is their usual roundabout encirclement tactic. The Shandong Western Security Brigade and the New Sixth Brigade lacked enough weapons and no air cover.
Fighting is definitely not an opponent of the Japanese army.”
Liu Yimin waved his hand and signaled Luo Ronghuan not to say anything more.
After thinking calmly for a while, Liu Yimin said, "Things are not that scary, the sky cannot fall! The Luxi Guard Brigade, the New Sixth Brigade, has been operating in the west bank of the Yellow River for so long, and is familiar with the ditches and forks, and the fortifications are very strong.
No matter how fierce the Japanese are, they cannot swallow our two brigades in a short time. After digging for so long, we have already formed a well-connected tunnel net, which is enough to cover the troops to use ground fortifications and tunnel fortifications to fight against the Japanese army.
.The current Shandong-Western Security Brigade and the New Sixth Brigade have been trained on the battlefield and are no longer new recruits. As long as the cadres are not panicked, the morale of the army will not be shaken. No matter how powerful the Japanese are, they can still make a fortune.
How about the regular army for tunnel combat? The key is to modify the combat tasks of the Western Shandong Guard Brigade and the New Sixth Brigade, and change it from resolute blocking to implement tunnel warfare. However, in this way, the pressure on the Yellow River defense line will be greatly increased, and the Japanese army is likely to
Ignore our army's tunnel warfare and concentrate on attacking river defense. It is hard to say whether the Jinan Garrison Brigade can catch the darkness. In addition, many villages are going to be destroyed by the Japanese army, and the fellow villagers will suffer property losses again."
Luo Ronghuan took off his glasses, wiped them, and said firmly: "It is better to give up the Battle of Taixi than to let the two brigades be eaten by the Japanese. We cannot afford such losses! The village can be rebuilt if it is destroyed, but the main force of the two brigades has not been
Then there is nothing! I repeat my suggestion again. The Japanese are trying to surround and destroy our army on the west bank, not rushing to cross the river to capture Jinan. In this case, if our main force turns to the tunnel to fight, the Japanese will still
He was relentlessly destroying the tunnel. The tunnels were the people who protected the strong walls and clear fields. When the tunnels in a village were exposed, the villagers in a village were slaughtered. Please consider it carefully.”
Liu Yimin was shocked: "Zhu Zhexiao, send a message to Zeng Zhongsheng, Cai Zhong and Xu Shiyou, Fu Zhuting: 100,000 yuan. The troops of the Yucheng front line of the Shandong West Guard Brigade and the New Sixth Brigade gave up the blocking battle, used traffic trenches to cover, alternate cover, and quickly headed towards the direction of the Luokou Bridge.
Retreat. The two-wing cover troops use fortifications to defend themselves at all levels, resolutely fight back, and buy time for the main force to retreat eastward. The Jinan Garrison Brigade, which is on the front line of the Lukou, has drawn powerful troops to cross the river, strengthened the defense of the two wings of the bridge, and responded to our blocking troops' retreat. Local armed forces in various counties
All militiamen entered the tunnel and carried out tunnel warfare and mine warfare. Tell comrades that evacuating across the Yellow River is victory. Our first brigade of aviation will participate in the battle and cover our retreat. Please pay attention to cover and rescue the parachuting pilot. Send a message to Feng Dafei
, immediately dispatch all fighter planes, avoid the Japanese aircraft group, and rushed to the front line of the Likou to fight against the Japanese fighter planes, bomb the Japanese First Division and the Second Division that deviated to the two wings. Focus on bombing the Japanese Second Division. Complete the mission and return quickly.
Return to Dadian Airport, you can also land at Jinan Airport, Weixian Ershilibao Airport, and Dawenkou Airport. Tell Feng Dafei that this battle is related to the safety of 20,000 soldiers from my two brigades. I would rather lose all the planes than to cause heavy damage.
The Japanese army's roundabout attack forces are strictly prohibited from dying with Japanese planes. This is to fight in the base area, and the pilot will be safe after parachuting."
Zhu Zhexiao immediately grabbed the phone.
Liu Yimin's order made Zeng Zhongsheng and Cai Zhong, who were in charge of the Northern Front, feel heavy. Because the original combat plan was the Shandong Western Garrison Brigade, the New Sixth Brigade must resolutely block the Japanese, and the Japanese should not be allowed to approach the Yellow River defense before dark.
After dark, the Luxi Guard Brigade and the New Sixth Brigade can withdraw from the position, jump to the enemy's back, and advance in secret towards Cang County. Now that the enemy situation has changed so much, the Luxi Guard Brigade and the New Sixth Regiment want to complete the blocking mission.
, you must fight hard with the Japanese. This is a plain, with no danger to rely on. No matter how strong the fortifications are, it cannot withstand the bombing and artillery of Japanese aircraft, cannons and tanks. Now, the division commander canceled the two
The blocking mission of the brigade is allowed to retreat. But retreating is not something that can be retreated just by wanting. Maybe it is the Japanese assault group on the middle line to pursue head-on, and the situation of Japanese troops attacking on both wings can be imagined. If it weren't for this,
The division commander would not risk the exposure of the hidden airport in the big shop. The first aviation brigade was surrounded and annihilated by the Japanese army fleet, so he dispatched the first aviation brigade to cover and retreat.
Zeng Zhongsheng and Cai Zhong immediately adjusted their deployment and ordered the Shandong-Western Security Brigade and the New Sixth Brigade to alternate cover and retreat quickly.