After reading Naosaburo Okabe's report, Shanshan Yuan was so angry that hot air spurted out from both nostrils.
This is not over yet. The commander of the North China Front Army Aviation Group, Toshi Kinoshita, reported that his fleet of aircraft on a mission was attacked by Eighth Route Army fighter jets, resulting in the loss of 10 bombers and 22 fighter jets. By the time the large fleet arrived on the battlefield, the Eighth Route Army fleet had already fled.
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Shanshan Yuan patiently asked Kinoshita Toshi if he had not discovered the direction and location of the escape of the Eighth Route Army fighter planes?
Kinoshita Toshi reported that two reconnaissance planes were conducting reconnaissance in the southeastern Shandong area, and it was up to them to see if they could detect the returning Eighth Route Army aircraft.
Shan Shanyuan roared into the microphone: "Find the Eighth Route Army's hidden airport, immediately organize a huge fleet of aircraft, completely destroy the Eighth Route Army airport, and eliminate the Eighth Route Army air force!"
Kinoshita Satoshi put his feet together while talking on the phone and let out a sigh.
After putting down the phone, Shanshan was so energetic that she wandered around the room like a wounded wolf.
Yamashita Fengfumi also couldn't figure out why the Imperial Army's fighter planes were flying all over the sky, and the sneak attack on Tubal Road was still successful? Moreover, the results were so great as soon as the attack was launched, an entire artillery regiment was destroyed, and one ranked first in the entire army.
The infantry regiment lost its combat effectiveness, and also destroyed thirty-two imperial aircraft. If the battle continues like this, the Japanese empire will be completely crushed.
Yamashita Fengwen coughed and cautiously suggested to Shan Shanyuan: "Your Excellency, Commander, should you let the First Division and the Second Division continue to attack and quickly encircle the Eighth Route Army on the west bank? I judge that the reason why Liu Yimin dispatched at this time
Fighter planes bombed the imperial army. It is possible that he had seen the first division and the second division.
The second division's roundabout outflank had serious consequences, but his main force was far away in Luzhong and there was no time to rescue him, so he took a small gamble at the risk of the plane being wiped out by the imperial army's large fleet and the hidden airport being discovered.
Its purpose is nothing more than to help the troops on the West Bank survive and buy time for him to adjust his deployment."
Only at this time did Shan Shanyuan truly realize the power of the Eighth Route Army instructors. However, he refused to give in. Could such a huge force still be afraid of the Eighth Route Army?
After listening to Yamashita Fengwen's words, Shanshan Yuan thought for a while and said: "Order Lieutenant General Naosaburo Gangbe, the tasks of the First Division and the Second Division remain unchanged, and pursue them quickly. The Tubal Road on the west bank must be wiped out."
Having said this, Shan Shanyuan hesitated for a moment, and then said: "If Tuba Road on the west bank escapes back to the east bank, the divisions on the northern line should pursue them, cross the river to pursue them, and directly capture Jinan."
Yamashita Fengwen asked again: "What should we do with the battle losses of the First Division and the Second Division?"
Shan Shanyuan became impatient and scolded: "Each division on the northern front has artillery regiments, which can fully meet the needs. Doesn't it mean that we can't fight without artillery support? Order the second division to move quickly and attack in a roundabout way."
As for replenishment, a report will be sent to the base camp to allocate an artillery regiment to the second division and a tank brigade. The lost soldiers will be replenished from the four supplementary brigade of the two divisions."
Yamashita Fengwen was full of complaints in his heart. He felt that the commander was just standing and talking without pain. Without artillery, tanks, and armored vehicles, the losses would be relatively large. The combat effectiveness of the second division would be greatly reduced, and the attack speed would be greatly reduced.
Although he had thoughts in his mind, Yamashita Fengfumi went to convey the order.
Neither Shan Shanyuan nor Yamashita Fengwen could have imagined that they were right in judging that the main force of the Eighth Route Army's instructors was not in Jinan, but they were completely wrong in judging that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was in Shandong. They would soon pay the price for their inaccurate intelligence and misjudgment.
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After Xue Junmin led the second formation of bombers to go south, they crossed the Yellow River, flew over Jinan, and went directly south along the Feiji Highway. At the Wen River, they encountered the main force of the 14th Division that was launching an attack to the north. This time, Xue Junmin opened fire
Killing, he opened fire on the attacking formation of the 14th Division. Not only did he release all the bombs on the plane, he also chased and beat the attacking formation of the 14th Division with machine guns, beating the 14th Division to death.
Crying for father and mother.
Unlike Xue Junmin, Feng Dafei's first formation went south along Jinpu Road and opened fire on the Japanese 35th Division and the Japanese mixed 13th Brigade at the Dawenkou line of Beijipo, south of Tai'an.
, until they ran out of ammunition, the two bomber formations of the Eighth Route Army quietly returned to Dadian Zhujiazhuangzi Airport.
Since all the fighter planes of the Aviation Group are dispatched, they can fly covertly at high altitudes when they go there. When they come back, they will inevitably be targeted by fighter jets and reconnaissance planes that have slipped through the enemy's network. It is easy to expose Dadian Zhujiazhuangzi Airport and attract crazy revenge from the Japanese army.
Therefore, when formulating the combat plan, Feng Dafei took this into consideration and stipulated that the bomber formation would quickly conceal itself after returning home, and the fighter jets would expand their search range, search for Japanese aircraft, shoot them down, and then return to the airport to conceal themselves.
By the time David got off the plane, all the bombers at Zhujiazhuangzi Airport in Dadian had already concealed themselves. Only then did Feng Dafei feel relieved to report the results of the battle to the division commander.
At this time, the 14th Division, the 35th Division, and the 13th Brigade of the *** all reported to the 12th Army Headquarters and the North China Front Army that they had been attacked by Eighth Route Army fighter planes and suffered heavy losses, and requested to trace the North China Front Army aviation
Responsibility for the group's ineffective cover operation.
In fact, the losses suffered by the 14th Division, the 35th Division, and the 13th Brigade were not as great as those of the First Division and the Second Division in the Eighth Route Army fighter plane raids. The main reason was the speed of the aircraft.
No matter how fast the transmission speed of radio waves is, these little devils have already
Now that we know about the Eighth Route Army fighter planes disguised as Japanese fighter planes to sneak attack on the First Division and the Second Division, they not only organized air-to-air shooting, but also concealed the troops in advance. However, the Eighth Route Army planes arrived quickly, and the little devils did not have time to complete all the concealment. Naturally,
It's going to take a bit of hardship.
There is another reason. The attacks of the 35th Division, the 13th Brigade and the 14th Division were not going well. They wanted to use the Eighth Route Army aviation raid to shirk responsibility and find the aviation scapegoat.
The commander of the 35th Division, Haru Maeda, is in trouble now. He commanded the 35th Division, which was mixed into the 13th Division and part of the Puppet Manchuria National Defense Force along Jinpu Road and Tai'an to Yanzhou
The road attack advanced. The attack went smoothly at the beginning, but then it failed and it could not be attacked.
After capturing Ciyao Town, in order to facilitate the deployment of troops, the 35th Division and the Japanese 13th Brigade attacked across the board. At the same time, they attacked Dawenkou and Beijipo, and searched and reconnoitred towards Tai'an, preparing to occupy these two areas.
After reaching the key points, they launched an attack on Tai'an. Unexpectedly, these two small market towns blocked the 35th Division and the Japanese Army from forming the 13th Brigade.
Maeda Haru didn't know that there were two reasons why the Eighth Route Army defended Dawenkou. One was to prepare for the emergency landing of the aviation group's aircraft, and the other was that the Dawenkou city wall was too strong and the Eighth Route Army did not want to set up obstacles for the subsequent encirclement and annihilation battle.
Not only Dawenkou and Beijipo, but every village in this area became a battlefield. Including Dawenkou, the Japanese invaded. The problem was that the Eighth Route Army relied on the town, and the houses and tunnels in the village
, and started a street fight with the Japs. As a result, the Japs' planes used rat weapons and did not dare to launch large-scale bombings. The Japs' artillery became a decoration. The battle made Maeda Osamu and Morita Masanori extremely depressed.
In desperation, Maeda ordered the troops to withdraw from Dawenkou, Beijipo and various villages, and fired special smoke in an attempt to poison all the Eighth Route Army soldiers who were holding on. As a result, the special smoke seemed to have no effect, and the troops attacked again
Towns and villages are still under attack. Former
Tian Zhi was helpless and wanted the Japanese to mix into the 13th Brigade and continue to attack Dawenkou and Beijipo. He led the 35th Division to launch an attack in the direction of Tai'an. As a result, the battle situation did not improve at all. The Eighth Route Army was like
Like brown sugar, it stuck to the little devil tightly.
Just when Maeda Haru and Morita Masanori were in a dilemma, they were attacked by Eighth Route Army fighter planes. The troop casualties were already heavy, and this situation was even worse. Therefore, Maeda Haru and Morita Masanori wanted to report the black situation of the aviation force to the North China Front Army Headquarters.
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This was the case for Haru Maeda and Masanori Morita, and Takamasa Seki of the 14th Division also had a difficult time.
The combat effectiveness of the 14th Division commanded by Seki Takamasa is much higher than that of the 35th Division and the Japanese 13th Brigade. The most important thing is that the 14th Division is assigned a heavy artillery brigade.
They were all equipped with 105 howitzers and cannons, and the artillery fire was very fierce.
Because Liu Yimin wanted to seize the equipment of the heavy artillery brigade, he did not order Feng Dafei and the others to concentrate their efforts on blowing up the heavy artillery brigade. To be honest, Liu Yimin was too wishful thinking. The artillery fire of the heavy artillery brigade was so fierce and the range was so long.
If they are not eliminated, they will cause heavy casualties to the blocking and attacking troops. Maybe Liu Yimin has another trick!
Guanjing Takanchang led the 14th Division along the Feicheng Highway from Yanzhou to Ningyang and headed north, with the attack arrow pointed directly at Jinan. However, the Eighth Route Army seemed to have predicted his movement and dug out the road every ten or eight miles to allow him to move forward.
The tanks, armored vehicles, and cars of the 14th Division were unable to pass. With no other choice, Sekii Takamasa had no choice but to order the tanks and armored cars to drive down the road and use crawler tracks to create a road that could allow cars to pass.
This old devil's idea is quite good, but it's a pity that God's calculations are not as good as those of the Eighth Route Army. Since the Eighth Route Army can cut off the road, they will not let him go so quietly. Anti-tank mines and electric explosives are all deployed.
The leading troops of the 14th Division were blown up to pieces. The Japanese were forced to devote their troops to building roads and filling in the deep trenches dug by the Eighth Route Army.
When the main force of the 14th Division launched a full-line offensive, the Eighth Route Army used the established positions to continuously launch small-scale blocking operations. They would run away after taking a shot and get some advantages, just like a cat playing with a mouse.
Takashi Seki was so angry that he simply ordered the heavy artillery brigade and his field artillery regiment to stop advancing, establish artillery positions, and cover the Eighth Route Army's positions with artillery fire.
As a result, as soon as Sekii Takanchang's heavy artillery opened fire, the Eighth Route Army who was blocking the attack did not know where to hide. As soon as the gunfire stopped, the Eighth Route Army appeared again and continued to block the attack.
Guanjing Longchang was puzzled. Where was this Tubalu hiding?
After occupying the front-line position of the Eighth Route Army, Sekii Takacho suddenly realized that Tubal Road had artillery-proof holes built in the trenches. As soon as the imperial army attacked, the Eighth Route Army hid in the artillery-proof holes. As soon as the shelling stopped, they took up the position.
, to block the attack. Sekii Takomasa couldn't help but cursed, calling the Eighth Route Army cunning and shameless, and a rogue army.
What Guan Jing Takanchang saw was only superficial. Little did he know that a tunnel network had been formed here. The Eighth Route Army's blocking lines were all connected to the tunnel network. The tunnel network was the biggest support for the Eighth Route Army's blocking position.
What made Seki Takashi even more angry was yet to come. The Eighth Route Army didn't know where it got so many snipers, the grassroots officers, gunners, and machine gunners who specialized in attacking him. It was easy to handle at the beginning, and Seki Takashi could join his army.
Regiment, brigade and wing allocate staff officers to take charge of
He was appointed as the commander. Later, he could no longer do it. He did not have so many staff officers to fill the vacancies left by the officers who died in the battle, so he had to carry out battlefield assault promotions. Regardless of whether he graduated from the *** Army Non-commissioned Officer School, he only had to recruit those with rich actual combat experience.
Officers were promoted among veterans.
In this way, the enthusiasm of the veterans has increased. Have they finally become the officers they dreamed of? Can they stop working hard?
It is a pity that these newly promoted officers do not live long. They often have just had time to issue the first order and enjoy the pleasure of being an official, when they are hit by silent bullets shot from nowhere.
The ground was thrown back.
Sekii Takamasa's heart was colder than this severe winter weather! He knew that his elite 14th Division was being bled by the Eighth Route Army, and he probably had to wait until the blood was drained.
In this way, the 14th Division finally crossed the Wenhe River under repeated attacks by the Eighth Route Army's blocking troops. It was ready to be quickly attacked, seize Jinan, and raid Liu Yimin's hometown. As a result, it was unexpectedly raided by Eighth Route Army fighter planes.
Even the ice of the Dawen River was covered with corpses of Japanese soldiers wearing yellow military coats.
Takashi Seki could no longer bear the grievances he suffered along the way, so he reported directly to the commander of the Twelfth Army, Iida Sadagu, and the commander of the North China Front, Sugimoto Yuan, and also complained.
Of course, their confession was in vain. General Shan Shanyuan, the commander of the North China Front, had a dragon and three phoenixes at noon. He had just enjoyed Kinoshita's contribution. How could he be willing to deal with Kinoshita!
After receiving Feng Dafei's report, Liu Yimin's frown finally relaxed a little.
By this time, it was already half past four, and it would be dark in another hour. As soon as it got dark and the Japs' planes returned to their nests, it would be the Eighth Route Army's turn to take action.
Liu Yimin decided not to wait any longer. If he waited any longer, the 35th Division and the 13th Brigade would be better off. They had few vehicles and were slow in movement, making them easy to catch. The 14th Division was different.
, that's a mechanized division, and it runs very fast. You can't let the bird fly again, right?
Liu Yimin decided to close the network.
Liu Yimin sent a report to Zeng Zhongsheng, asking them to tell Xu Shiyou and Fu Zhuting to seize the opportunity when the First Division and the Second Division suffered heavy losses, resolutely retreat the troops and jump out of the Japanese encirclement. After retreating to the east bank of the Yellow River,
At night, you can go east along the river and use the pontoon bridge to return to the Hebei-Shandong border to prepare for the battle to capture Cangxian County.
Then, Liu Yimin drafted a mobilization order for the Western-Taiwan campaign.
In the mobilization order, Liu Yimin wrote: "Early this morning, the Japanese army mobilized the Guards Division, the First Division, the Second Division, the Fifth Division, the Sixth Division, the Fourteenth Division, and the Sixteenth Division
regiment, the 23rd Division, the 32nd Division, the 35th Division, the 36th Division, and the command was mixed into the 13th Brigade, the Armored Brigade and a brigade of the Puppet Manchuria National Defense Force, totaling
Three hundred thousand troops, yes
Our Shandong base area launched a three-pronged siege. Our army fought fiercely with the Japanese in three areas: eastern Shandong, northwest Shandong, and southern Tainan. The blood of the martyrs soaked the land of Qilu and composed heroic songs. Facts have proved that our army is worthy of the honor.
They are the soldiers of the Shandong people and worthy of being the first-class main force among the Chinese anti-Japanese forces. In particular, our aviation group was dispatched twice to bomb the Japanese Xuzhou Airport and Dexian County.
The forward airfield and the Japanese ground offensive troops provided strong support for the victory of the battle and established indelible feats. Now, the Japanese 14th Division, 35th Division, and *** are combined into the 13th Brigade
It has entered the encirclement of our army and cannot escape. The time is ripe to eliminate the Japanese southern group. Commander Liu Luo decided to attack the Japanese 14th Division starting at 5:30.
The 35th Division and the 13th Brigade of the Communist Party launched a general offensive. In order to ensure the smooth achievement of the campaign objectives, Commander Liu Luo called on all army commanders, commanders and fighters, Communist Party members, and veteran Red Army troops to act quickly and wipe out
Brighten our bayonets, charge forward with the sound of the charge, destroy all enemies who dare to resist, use our blood to wash away the shame of the Chinese nation, and use our bullets to avenge the Japanese!"
After Liu Yimin finished writing, he gave it to Luo Ronghuan to read it over, and the two of them signed and sent it to all participating troops.
After sending the telegram, Liu Yimin called the artillery commander Li Chang and asked how the artillery group was preparing.
Li Chang immediately stood at attention on the other end of the phone and reported: "Report to division commander: The artillery brigade and the artillery regiments of each brigade are all in a concealed standby state. As long as you give the order, the artillery brigade will be the first to fire, and it will hit where you direct it, without any ambiguity!"
Liu Yimin ordered Li Chang to take action immediately and deploy the artillery groups according to the combat plan. All the artillery groups would be deployed as soon as dark. They must ensure the first hit, ensure the fierceness and persistence of the artillery fire, and guide and cover the troops to launch the general attack.
Li Chang stood at attention again on the phone: "Commander, please rest assured, it only takes five minutes for each artillery group to remove its gun jackets, move up to position, and complete preparations for bombardment."
After putting down Li Chang's phone, Liu Yimin called the 1st Teaching Brigade, the 3rd Teaching Brigade, the Cavalry Brigade, and the Heavy Machine Gun Brigade, asking them to prepare for an attack. When the gunfire sounded, they would take the armored regiment as the lead and use it to overwhelm mountains and seas.
He launched a charge with all his strength, knocking out the courage of the little Japanese to resist in one fell swoop, routing them into a rout, and annihilating the enemy in pursuit.
Then, Liu Yimin called Liu Jianshe of the West Group and Lei Ming of the East Group, and ordered them to prepare for a quick attack, attacking from the east and west to the center. Finally, Liu Yimin smiled and told Liu Jianshe and Lei Ming that the east and west groups would attack each other.
The speed must be fast and the firepower must be fierce. Otherwise, when the 1st Teaching Brigade, the 3rd Teaching Brigade, the Cavalry Brigade and the Heavy Machine Gun Brigade start attacking, it will be difficult to even drink broth.
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