Chapter 652 The General Offensive Order of the Battle of Taixi
Chapter 652 General Offensive Order of the Battle of Western Europe
The Southern Group of the Taixi Campaign commanded by Hong Chaoyuan, Wang Nanhu, and Hu Xuerong was composed of the 5th Jiao Brigade, the 5th New Brigade, and the Southeast Shandong Detachment. It had been tasked with defending the enemy on the southern front, and was an old rival with the Japanese Army in Southern Shandong and the Japanese Army in Xuzhou.
After the order for the Taixi Campaign was issued, Hong Chaoyuan immediately mobilized the three brigades. According to him, the Taixi Campaign could determine Lunan in one battle, liberate the folks in Lunan from the iron heel of the Japanese invaders, and then win a greater victory.
Strategic room for maneuver. Our main force can go south to defeat the Longhai Road, leaving the enemies in Xuzhou and eastern Henan alone and under our attack at any time; going west can threaten the enemies on the Pinghan Road and open up the connection with the Taihang Mountains; going north can
Recovering Jizhong will directly threaten the Pingjin area. In a word, recovering southern Shandong will give the little devils in North China nightmares when they sleep.
This is the truth. In private, Hong Chaoyuan happily told the cadres that the spring of the Shandong War of Resistance has arrived. Is the Yimeng Mountain Area good? Good! The mountains are continuous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. However, the Yimeng Mountain Area has limited arable land and limited food production. It is difficult to feed such a large number of people.
It is difficult to build a large-scale army. Where is Lunan? It is a fertile land that requires coal, power plants, and food. Only when our army regains Lunan can we fully possess Shandong. Even in the future
The Japanese army mobilized a large army to retake Jinpu Road, but they could never resume their rule over the Lunan area. Because after our army regained Lunan, it was bound to completely eradicate the Japanese and puppet forces in Lunan, destroy the Japanese puppet regime, and establish an anti-Japanese **
* regime and local armed forces at all levels, the basis for the survival of the little devils in southern Shandong no longer exists. From now on, like Luxi, Hebei-Shandong border, Jiaodong, Qinghe, Jiaolai, central Shandong, southeastern Shandong, and Taixi, the little devils
As long as they arrived in Lunan, they were entering a tomb. What greeted them were mines, tunnels, cold guns, cold guns, and little devils who had to be stripped of their skins.
According to the battle plan, on the evening of the 20th, Hong Chaoyuan commanded three brigades and nine regiments of the Southern Group to start the operation. They jumped out of the mountainous area of Shandong Province, divided the troops into separate groups, and advanced covertly toward the front lines of Surabaya, Qufu, and Yanzhou.
It's ridiculous that the little devils, who are known for their scheming, used planes, tanks and artillery to attack northward with great enthusiasm, trying to capture Jinan. Little did they know that the mantis stalking the cicada and the oriole were behind them, and the Eighth Route Army was about to cut off their retreat.
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At 5:30 pm on the 21st, the sky became dark and night gradually fell.
At this time, the Japanese aircraft had returned. If the discipline of fighting against the Eighth Route Army instructors formulated by the former commander of the North China Front Army Juichi Terauchi of the Japanese Army was followed, the Japanese troops should stop attacking, deploy defensive positions on the spot, and arrange camping. But now the commander of the North China Front Army
The officer is General Shanshan Yuan, not General Touichi Terauchi. Everyone has his own way of killing pigs and butts. General Shanshan Yuan, who used to sit in the Tokyo base camp and formulate various policies and combat plans for the invasion of China, did not believe in that evil. He
His judgment is very clear. Liu Yimin must have taken the main force of the instructors to Luzhong to prepare for the ambush of the 5th Division. The blocking battles on the southern and northern fronts were all to cover Liu Yimin's ambush in Luzhong. Liu Yimin must now know from
Not only the 5th Division came to Qingdao, but also the 6th Division, the 16th Division, the Guards Division and the Armored Brigade. Liu Yimin, who felt that the ambush plot was exposed, must be panicked and would organize troops to block the Dongfang Army.
On the one hand, the elite troops of the frontline imperial army quickly returned to Jinan, and they might also dream of using the natural dangers of the Yellow River to repel the attacks of the northern divisions, consolidate Jinan's defense line, and then make plans.
Based on this judgment, General Shan Shanyuan strictly ordered the Japanese armored brigade, Guards Division, Fifth Division, Sixth Division, and Sixteenth Division on the eastern front to give full play to their armor and mechanization advantages and adopt a group approach.
, march toward Jinan overnight. If encountering a blockade or ambush by a large force of the Eighth Route Army, they must concentrate their firepower for an assault and resolutely break through the Eighth Route Army's blocking defense line, forcing Liu Yi to forcefully shrink toward the Jinan defense line. Order the 14th Division to move northward overnight.
Heading straight to Jinan, we must seize Jinan before Liu Yi's force returns from Luzhong. At the same time, Shan Shanyuan strictly ordered the Japanese divisions on the northern front to quickly defeat the Eighth Route Army on the west bank of the Yellow River, and then stormed the Yellow River defenses overnight and crossed to the west of the river.
advance, and together with the 14th Division, attack Jinan from a double flank.
Shan Shanyuan originally judged that Liu Yi's army was in central Shandong, and wanted to build fortifications on the spot when the main force of the Japanese army on the eastern front arrived near Wei County. After the Japanese army on the northern front and the Japanese army on the southern front captured Jinan, they would carry out an east-west advance.
The tactics were to gather and annihilate the main force of the Eighth Route Army in central Shandong. Now it has changed again, to gather and annihilate Liu Yi's force around Jinan. Of course, this is not a random change of the battle plan by Shan Shanyuan, he also has a basis.
One basis is derived from the calculation of the strength of the Eighth Route Army's blocking units. According to aviation reconnaissance and reports from various units, the Eighth Route Army blocking the west bank of the Yellow River simultaneously attacked the 23rd Division, the 32nd Division, the 36th Division and the two flanks.
The First Division and the Second Division implemented three-line operations, with two brigade-level designations, the Luxi Guard Brigade and the New Sixth Brigade, with a strength of at least 20,000 people; in Tai'an and Feicheng to block the Japanese Eighth Route Army, multiple lines of defense were deployed.
Under the powerful offensive of the 14th Division, the 35th Division, and the 13th Division of the Japanese Army, they refused to retreat. Two brigade-level designations, the Taixi Guard Brigade and the New Eighth Brigade, appeared. Their strength should be two
About 10,000 people; although the Eighth Route Army that blocked the Japanese army on the eastern front collapsed at the first touch, it blocked, harassed, and entangled them all the way. There were three brigade-level designations: Jiaodong Security Brigade, Qinghe Security Brigade, and Shandong Security Brigade. The total strength should be 30,000
, added up, the Eighth Route Army has seven brigades with 70,000 troops for blocking. These seven brigades are all guard brigades. They should be the troops developed by Liu Yimin in Shandong based on part of the main force. They are not part of the
Liu Yixing Force. Considering that this is the period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the establishment of Liu Yixing Force Force cannot violate the military system of the Chiang Kai-shek government. At most, it is the establishment of the Third Brigade and Nine Regiments of the Class A Division of the Chinese Communist Party. This
This is completely consistent with the fact that during the Battle of Central Shandong, Liu Yimin’s main force of instructors besieged the Weixian *** mixed into the third brigade and exposed a brigade-level designation of the third brigade.
It's just that Liu Yimin is bold. Although he can't privately expand the main force, he can add more supplementary regiments, artillery, engineers, and heavy supplies. Judging from the actual situation of today's battle, each brigade of Liu Yimin's army has artillery, engineers,
There should be about 10,000 troops including baggage troops, communication troops, and health troops.
After doing the calculations like this, the staff of the North China Front Army Headquarters calculated the total strength of the Eighth Route Army's teaching division, that is, the main three brigades and nine regiments, and the local garrison force's seven to eleven brigades. These four extra brigades, according to the Japanese army
According to the calculations of the staff, one brigade should be deployed in the river defense position on the east bank of the Yellow River, one brigade should guard Jinan, one brigade should be located in western Shandong, and one brigade should confront the Xuzhou garrison in southern Shandong. Together with artillery and other special forces, the total strength of Liu Yimin's department should be
Between 150,000 and 180,000. This is consistent with the judgment of General Shouchi of the temple on the strength of Liu Yimin. It is precisely because of such a large force that Liu Yimin dared to act boldly and attack the imperial army wantonly.
Not to mention, the little devil's reconnaissance and analysis and judgment abilities are indeed extraordinary, and he quickly judged the strength of the instructor division to a close.
Another basis is the rapid progress of the main force of the Japanese army on the eastern front. Since the leading force of the armored brigade was ambushed and annihilated in Xiawangbu, the Japanese army mainly consisted of two mechanized divisions: the armored brigade and the Guards Division, and the Fifth Division.
, formed a triangular attack formation, relying on the powerful force of steel to quickly attack, and the Sixth Division and the Sixteenth Division followed suit. Although they were constantly attacked and harassed by the Eighth Route Army along the way, the Eighth Route Army always left with one blow.
, the Japanese army advanced very quickly. It was 180 kilometers from Qingdao to Weixian. At four o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese forward had crossed the Wei River and was approaching Fangzi and Weixian. It did not encounter an ambush by the main force of the instructors.
On the contrary, the Eighth Route Army's blocking troops on the northern and southern fronts fought hard, which more and more confirmed Shan Shanyuan's judgment. That is, after Liu Yimin received intelligence about the huge Japanese troops on the eastern front, he gave up the fight against the Fifth Division in Central Shandong.
The regiment attempted an ambush and began to prepare to shrink to Jinan.
Shan Shanyuan is used to sitting in his office planning the strategy of aggression against China. He doesn't even think about why Terauchi Shouichi strictly prohibits troops from dispatching at night. He doesn't want to think about Liu Yimin's reputation. He dares to act like this, purely with the help of Japanese soldiers.
His head was kicked as a ball.
Because of the ambitious guy Shan Shanyuan, the west bank of the Yellow River, Tai'an, and Feicheng were still filled with the sound of cannons at this time.
The Japanese plane flew away and night fell. The troops of the New Sixth Brigade and the Luxi Guard Brigade, which had been retreating towards the Luokou Bridge at a rapid march speed under the cover of the traffic ditch, no longer had any scruples, and the rapid march turned into a running advance.
, evacuate quickly towards Luokou Bridge.
On the north and south wings of the Luokou Bridge, the Eighth Route Army, which was responsible for blocking, launched a desperate struggle with the Japanese First Division and Second Division to cover the retreat of the main force.
Without the aircraft cover, the Second Division also lost its artillery wing, and its tanks and armored vehicles also suffered heavy losses. The Luxi Guard Regiment and the troops directly under the brigade, which were blocking the attack, suddenly felt that the pressure had been reduced. They retreated while fighting, and the defense line gradually
Moved towards the bridge. After arriving 10 miles to the south wing of the Luokou Bridge, we were reinforced by the cross-river support force of the Jinan Guard Brigade. They joined forces and stood firm on the spot to resist the fierce attack of the Second Division. The battle was extremely fierce.
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After the First Regiment of the First Division lost its combat effectiveness, Naosaburo Okabe, who was far away in Toku County, immediately ordered three of the division's four supplementary brigades to be incorporated into the First Regiment to restore the First Regiment's strength.
The original organization was replaced. However, the captain of the First Regiment, who was lucky enough to save his life, was completely frightened. He shrank from fighting, as if he had caught a cold, and was as soft as a cold. The First Brigade, which served as the command of the First Division in front of the enemy,
The commander of the regiment and brigade was so angry that he slapped him in the face. After the slap, he ordered him to lead the first regiment as the division reserve team, and then ordered the third regiment, the 49th regiment, and the 57th regiment.
The team spread out across the board and launched a fierce attack.
Not to mention, the 1st Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Division also joined the battlefield. The cavalry of the 1st Division was organized as a brigade and was designated as the 2nd Cavalry Brigade. There were three cavalry regiments and one cavalry artillery unit.
The 15th Cavalry Regiment, the 16th Cavalry Regiment and the Cavalry Artillery Regiment were all stationed in the country. The 1st Cavalry Regiment was completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army in Langfang. However, the Eighth Route Army retreated in a hurry and had no time to clean the battlefield and inspect the results.
They seized the flag of the 1st Cavalry Regiment and did not tear off the epaulettes and badges of the captain of the 1st Cavalry Regiment. The truth that led to the annihilation of the 1st Cavalry Regiment was not disclosed. The Eighth Route Army only knows that it crippled the 1st Cavalry Regiment.
The Japanese army simply concealed the truth and rebuilt the 1st Cavalry Regiment. This morning, after the Japanese army launched a full-line attack, the 1st Cavalry Regiment served as a flank search and guard mission and did not join the attack. At this point
At that time, the Japanese army was eager to capture the Luokou Bridge and encircle and annihilate the Eighth Route Army on the West Bank. The highly maneuverable First Cavalry Regiment came in handy and was urgently transferred to make a quick detour towards the Luokou Bridge.
After the commander of the 14th Division, Guan Jing Takachang, left Yanzhou, he was blocked all the way. He was bombed by Eighth Route Army aircraft near the Wen River. The troops suffered heavy casualties. Seeing that it was getting dark, the planes that provided air cover returned. Guan Jing
Longchang was terrified. He didn't know what would happen on this gloomy and dark night. He wanted to stop the attack, so he deployed a defense line between Wenhe and Anjiazhuang and camped on the spot. Unfortunately,
, Sekii Takamasa's plan was vetoed by Sugimoto Moto and Yamashita Tomofumi. Yamashita Tomofumi, who advocated active attack and was nicknamed "Infantry Artillery", laughed at Sekii Takamasa in the telegram for forgetting that Lieutenant General Doihara commanded the 14th Division to make a thousand-mile detour.
The heroic spirit of East Henan turned the heroic and capable 14th Division into a Chinese woman walking on small feet, completely forgetting that the 14th Division was already an elite division with a heavy artillery brigade and all mechanization.
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The telegram sent by the North China Front Army Headquarters made it very clear that the divisions on the northern front were fully pursuing and outflanking the Tubal Road blocking the west bank. The Tubal Road had been defeated, and the main force of the northern front soon reached the Luokou Yellow River Iron Bridge and was about to launch a crossing overnight.
Fight and attack Jinan. Liu Yi's forces are far away in central Shandong and will definitely move towards Jinan at night to return to the Yellow River defense line. The 14th Division should work hard to defeat the enemy blocking them, quickly attack Jinan and cut off Liu Yi.
The retreat route of the Japanese forces, in cooperation with the divisions on the northern front, compressed Liu Yi's forces in the area around Jinan, forming a pincer attack with the main force on the eastern front, and completely wiped out Liu Yi's forces in one battle.
The North China Front Army's telegram was so conclusive, as if it had already read Liu Yimin's pulse. Guan Jing Takachang couldn't help but not believe it.
As a result, when night fell, the 14th Division turned on its headlights and attacked in the direction of Feicheng under the cover of artillery fire.
Just as night fell, at the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army Instruction Division in Tai'an City, Liu Yimin issued an order for the artillery group to enter the position, and the assault group, the east group, and the west group to enter the attack position. An hour later, at 6:30, Liu Yimin
With an order, three signal bombs soared into the sky from Tai'an City, and the general offensive of the Taixi Campaign began.
After Liu Yimin ordered the artillery group to enter the position at 5:30, the Eighth Route Army Instructor Division Artillery Headquarters Commander, Artillery Brigade Commander Li Chang and Political Commissar Wang Shanzhu ordered each artillery regiment to immediately remove their camouflage and go into position. Cannons came from one village after another, one after another.
He was pushed out of the ravine and was quickly pulled to the position by pack horses.
Li Chang was in high spirits and said to Wang Shanzhu: "From morning to dark, the artillery of the little devils was performing, as if the Eighth Route Army had no artillery. Now, it's our turn to speak, the little devils are going to cry.
Damn it!"
Having fought many big battles, the commanders have also been trained. Although Wang Shanzhu is strict by nature and is not as serious as Li Chang who laughs and laughs every day, today, the little devils, planes and cannons all went into battle. Wang Shanzhu knew it even with his eyes closed.
The casualties suffered by the blocking troops were so great that they would have been unable to bear it for a long time. If it were not for the complete elimination of the Japanese 14th Division, the 35th Division and the Japanese Army were mixed into the 13th Brigade, and if it were not for the discipline of the Eighth Route Army
Restraint, Wang Shanzhu has long wanted to fire.
When Li Chang said this, Wang Shanzhu also laughed: "Old Li, it's our turn. After a while, you stay at the headquarters to take command, and I will go to the first field artillery regiment. To be honest, the army has expanded and its strength has increased.
, we have become senior commanders, and we can no longer experience the excitement of fighting in the headquarters every day. It’s so uncomfortable!”
Li Chang looked at Wang Shanzhu: "Are your hands itchy too?"
Wang Shanzhu chuckled: "What turtle doesn't have itchy hands!"
Li Chang used his habitual action again, stroking each other with his hands and muttering: "My hands are so damn itchy!"
After sighing, Li Chang said thoughtfully: "We have itchy hands, and the division commander must also have itchy hands. He has such high skills and superb marksmanship. It is really a waste that he can't go into battle to kill. After the last plane accident, after parachuting,
The division commander dared to block the Japanese army with just one shot. I guess he must have very itchy hands. If he were not the division commander and had to report the escape news to the central government, headquarters and division headquarters, maybe he would
We are fighting guerrillas on Han Xinling. Think about it, bang, a little Jaap goes back to his hometown, one shot and one life. How enjoyable! If he is allowed to move, one person may be able to kill two hundred of them in one day.
You little devil, you are awesome, the teacher is really awesome!"
Furthermore, when the signal bomb of the general attack rose into the sky, Li Chang clasped his hands together and muttered the same old words, such as little devils, don't blame Grandpa Li for being dirty, you shouldn't have come to China, etc.
After nagging, he habitually said "Sir, I love you, sir", jumped up and shouted loudly: "Send the signal, fire! Fire!"
In an instant, the Eighth Route Army Artillery Brigade, the 1st Teaching Brigade, the 2nd Teaching Brigade, the 3rd Teaching Brigade, the 4th Teaching Brigade, the 6th Teaching Brigade, the 7th Teaching Brigade, the 8th Teaching Brigade, the Cavalry Brigade, a total of 11 field artillery regiments, mountain artillery regiments and a medium mortar
The artillery regiment opened fire. 12 artillery regiments formed two artillery groups. Nearly 600 cannons roared. Groups of artillery shells cut through the night sky, turning into countless bright rays in the sky, and then smashed hard towards
They joined the Japanese 14th Division and the 35th Division, and the Japanese merged into the attack formation of the 13th Brigade.
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