Chapter 701: Fighting from the South to the North (seven)
Chapter 70: Fighting from the South to the North (7)
Although Tiandao Shengwu hoped that the Eighth Route Army would just engage in a counter-mopping up encounter, the facts did not change according to his will. As Zhang Dexin and Kameda Major fled back to Dexian, the Eighth Route Army pursued them all the way to Dezhou City.
.At eight o'clock in the evening, the Eighth Route Army's Second Teaching Brigade and Sixth Teaching Brigade divided into north and south groups, surrounded Dexian County, and began to clear the outlying strongholds of Dexian County.
The largest Japanese stronghold outside De County was the Luozhuang stronghold in the northeast of the county. Because between Luozhuang and Xiaohezhuang was the Japanese Dexian Airport, the Luozhuang stronghold was defended by Japanese troops, a whole squadron.
Xiaohezhuang Airport in Dexian County was originally built by the warlord Zhang Zongchang. After the Japanese army occupied Dexian County, they arrested more than 3,000 migrant workers to expand the airport, leveled the site, built runways, built watchtowers, aircraft shelters, and bunkers, and built an airport south of Changzhuang.
, extending to Lujia Courtyard in the west and Xiaohezhuang in the south, the Xinde County Airport covers an area of more than 1,600 acres. The runways are in the southeast and northwest directions. There are three aircraft nests in the south of Changzhuang Village and two in the north of Luozhuang Village. The runway extends to
Southwest corner of Changzhuang.
The little devil learned a lesson this time. Since this is a plain, it is difficult to build a permanent hangar, and the cost of building an underground hangar is too high. When the airport was rebuilt, a row of wooden piles was set up in the north of Luozhuang Village, with aircraft camouflage
In Taiwan, find a carpenter to make an airplane model and cover it with a Japanese flag with a sun pattern to deal with the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack.
In the southeast of Luozhuang Village, there is a row of reed mat sheds, which store building materials, military supplies, and horse fodder, mainly to meet construction needs.
This airport usually hosts one Japanese fighter squadron and one bomber squadron, and can park up to 70 aircraft.
During the previous Thai-Western Campaign, the Eighth Route Army Aviation Brigade bombed the Japanese Dexian Airport, blowing up all 20 Japanese aircraft on the airport, and detonating the fuel and ammunition parked at the airport, turning the Dexian Airport into a hell on earth.
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After the Eighth Route Army's bombing, the Japanese army mobilized engineering troops and arrested a large number of civilians to quickly clean up and repair Dexian Airport due to the need to support combat operations. Now the maintenance of Dexian Airport is nearing completion. Although no planes have arrived yet, ammunition and fuel have begun to arrive.
It's time to play.
At this time, because the airport was not completed and Japanese aircraft were not stationed, the security force was relatively weak. According to reconnaissance, there were about 150 Japanese and puppet troops at the Dexian Airport, and four other supervisors were responsible for the quality of the project.
Since the attack on Taiyuan Airport and the seizure of Japanese aircraft, the Eighth Route Army cadres and soldiers have tasted the sweetness of owning aircraft. Like this time in the Western-Taiwan campaign, if the aviation group had not bombed Xuzhou Luotuoshan Airport, Guanyinshan Airport and Dexian Xiaohezhuang Airport in advance,
, without the Aviation Brigade attacking the First Division and the Second Division at the extremely critical moment of the Northern Front battlefield, even if the Thai-Western Front was victorious, the Eighth Route Army would have to pay a heavy price. For example, the New Sixth Brigade and the Luxi Guards that blocked the Northern Front
Even if the brigade breaks out of the Japanese encirclement or relies on tunnel cover to fight the enemy, it will inevitably end up with heavy casualties under the attack of such powerful Japanese divisions as the First Division and the Second Division.
Liu Jianshe and Zhang Hongtao didn't care whether they captured Dexian County, but they were determined to capture Dexian Airport. Because the Eighth Route Army needed airplanes, aerial bombs and aviation gasoline. As long as the ammunition and fuel were sufficient, Feng Dafei, Chang Qiankun and the others didn't know
What a surprise it will bring to the Japanese army! Maybe the Japanese combined fleet will no longer dare to show off its power on the sea of Qingdao like it is now.
The most important thing in attacking the Japanese airport is to be fast to prevent the little Japanese from jumping over the wall and blowing up the planes, detonating ammunition and fuel. However, the Cavalry Battalion of the Second Brigade and the Cavalry Battalion of the West Shandong Guard Brigade and the Cavalry Battalion of the Southwest Shandong Guard Brigade carried out the last task of pulling southward.
After the Battle of Niu, they stayed in the central Jiangsu area to fight guerrillas and did not return to the army. This task could only be completed by the cavalry battalion of the Sixth Brigade.
Instructors never fight uncertain battles. Ever since Liu Yimin ordered Zeng Zhongsheng and Cai Zhong to lead the Second Luxi Guard Brigade and the New Sixth Brigade to withdraw from the river defense positions and return to the Hebei-Shandong border, Zeng Zhongsheng has sent investigators to De County for investigation many times.
They found Luo Zhenfang, a native of Gucheng, who was working as a carpenter at the airport, and Zhang Enqing, a native of Rongjiazhuang, Pingyuan County, and sneaked into the airport and drew a detailed floor plan.
After accepting the mission, the commander of the cavalry battalion of the Sixth Teaching Brigade He Feng and the instructor Duan Fengyin, in accordance with the instructions of the brigade commander Zhang Hongtao, got in touch with the reconnaissance company of the New Sixth Brigade and had hidden themselves near the end of the Yellow River in advance. Waiting for the Second Teaching Brigade and the Sixth Teaching Brigade to encircle and annihilate
As soon as the Japanese and puppet troops mopped up the troops, the cavalry battalion of the Sixth Teaching Brigade seized the opportunity when the defenders at the end of the Yellow River panicked and gathered the troops, sneaked across Jinpu Road, and rushed from the southeast of De County toward Xiaohezhuang Airport. They rushed there.
When we were in Balizhuang, we met up with the scouts from the reconnaissance company of the New Sixth Brigade who came to meet us.
He Feng was from Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, and came from a family of bandits. I don’t know what his bandit father thought, but he sent him to a private school, where he followed the teacher and chanted something like "The way of a university is to be clear and virtuous, and to be close to the people."
, stop at perfection." As a result, He Feng, who had been accustomed to seeing the village masters eating meat, drinking from large bowls, and dividing gold and silver on large scales since childhood, did not learn the saint's subtle words and righteousness, but fell in love with "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and
In "Water Margin", the teacher is often pestered to discuss who should be included in the Five Tiger Generals in the Three Kingdoms. If Lu Bu and Guan Yunchang were to challenge each other, who would die. Who would have a better chance of winning if Dian Wei, Xu Chu and Ma Chao faced off?
Da. In Water Margin, does Dadao Guan Sheng have the first place in martial arts, Lu Junyi or Shi Wengong, the instructor from Zengjia City? If Dadao Guan Sheng is not a descendant of Guan Gong, can he be ranked ahead of Leopard Head Lin Chong and rank first among the Five Tiger Generals of the Horse Army? etc.
, the teacher’s white beard curled up and up, and he said, “This boy is so stubborn that he can’t be carved from rotten wood!”
He couldn't read the book, and He Feng didn't want to go back to the mountains to become a bandit, so he went to Sichuan to work on the docks, joined a gang, and served as a soldier. Because he beat up the company commander who was living on empty wages and couldn't take care of himself, he also worked as a squatter.
After being imprisoned for a while, he finally ran back to Hanzhong and inherited his father's legacy and became a bandit again.
After the Seventh Red Army's only division occupied Hanzhong, they vigorously suppressed the bandits in order to stabilize the base area. He Feng's cottage was fine for intimidating the security group, but when encountering a unit like the only division, it would have to be captured without mercy. Originally
, the cadres of the instructors all knew that Liu Yimin had never had a good impression of bandits, and the Seventh Red Army never showed mercy to habitual bandits wherever they went. After catching He Feng, he would be put to trial and shot. As a result, after repeated interrogations, He Feng did not have any blood debt.
, had no choice but to kick him out. At this time, He Feng did not want to leave. He had to become a Red Army soldier to fight the Japanese.
The fact that bandits wanted to become the Red Army was nothing to other Red Army units, but it became news in the Seventh Red Army.
The incident was reported to Lei Ming, the political commissar of the One Division. Lei Ming called He Feng and asked him why he wanted to join the Red Army.
He Feng's answer was very simple. He had long been dissatisfied with the little Japanese who were burning, killing, looting, and raping women in the Northeast. He had long been dissatisfied with it. Being a bandit was boring. It was better to be a Red Army soldier who killed little Japanese. It was not good for the Japanese to ruin the Chinese.
Have the Chinese ruined the Japanese? I am a man and I must use the kid’s head as a ball to kick!
This was right to Lei Ming's taste, and He Feng successfully joined the Red Army. During the Tianshui Defense War, He Feng performed outstandingly. He chopped down several Ma Jiajun cavalry with a big sword and made great achievements. Later, he was sent to the legion training team to study.
After graduation, he was transferred to the cavalry division and became a general under Hu Laohu. He then served in the cavalry battalion of the Sixth Teaching Brigade and was promoted to the cavalry battalion commander based on merit. The soldiers gave him a nickname, "Crazy He", which means
He said that he went to the battlefield and killed the Japanese as if he was crazy.
Duan Yinfeng is a native of Liangshan, Shandong Province. He was once a student of Liu Geping, a very famous Communist Party member in Cangxian County.
Liu Geping joined the Youth League in 1922 and the Party in 1926. He had great influence in the Hebei and Shandong provinces. People like Di Yudong and others were once led by Liu Geping to the revolutionary road. Liu Geping is still in prison in Caodianzi Prison in Beiping because the central government approved Bo Yi
When Bo and other 61 party members from North China were released from prison, Liu Geping did not believe it and refused to carry out the execution. As a result, 61 of the original 62 people were released.
Duan Yinfeng followed Liu Geping all over Shandong. Later, Liu Geping was arrested and imprisoned, and Duan Yinfeng, Di Yudong and others were engaged in underground work in Jinnan. After the main force of the Sixth Brigade went eastward to the Hebei-Shandong border, they established the First Independent Regiment and the Second Independent Regiment on the Hebei-Shandong border.
During the reorganization, he was sent to teach the cavalry battalion of the Sixth Brigade and served as the cavalry battalion instructor.
If He Feng is the sharp blade on the battlefield, Duan Yinfeng is the hand that holds the knife. Zhang Hongtao and Fu Zhuting decided to let the two of them form a team after careful consideration. They took advantage of He Feng's bravery and Duan Yinfeng's long-term underground experience.
The meticulousness of the work.
It was already past seven o'clock in the evening. The soldiers of the 6th Brigade Cavalry Battalion put the bridle on their horses, and the horses' hooves were wrapped in thick cotton cloth, and galloped towards Xiaohezhuang.
Night was the Eighth Route Army's best cover. Under the guidance of two scouts from the New Sixth Brigade's reconnaissance company, the cavalry battalion of the Sixth Teaching Brigade entered the airport from the work shed southeast of Luozhuang.
As soon as he entered the airport, He Feng couldn't help but smile. Maybe this De County has never been attacked by the Eighth Route Army ground forces since the Japanese occupation. The airport has not yet been built, and the Eighth Route Army aircraft disappeared without a trace.
, the little devils felt safe, and they were still detaining the migrant workers to work overnight. It seemed that they had never thought that the Eighth Route Army might capture the airport.
Although He Feng is nicknamed Madman He, he is not reckless in fighting. The cavalry has a big target, and the Japs have built fortifications at the airport, and machine guns are set up on the watchtowers. If they just charge forward with their swords raised,
, the little devil only needs three machine guns to cripple the cavalry battalion of the Sixth Brigade. Therefore, He Feng made a gesture, and the soldiers jumped off their horses, leaving two people in each class to guard the horses, and a fire support company was set up on the spot.
grenades and heavy machine guns, and other soldiers, led by company and platoon cadres, began to crawl forward in a low posture, heading towards the Japanese watchtowers and fortifications.
After receiving a report from the 239th Wing that the Dexian Airport was occupied by the Eighth Route Army, Lieutenant General Tiandao Shengwu, the commander of the 41st Division, immediately realized that Tubal Road had taken advantage of the weakness of the imperial army's Jinpu Road defense line and began to attack Dexian.
.Once the Eighth Route Army occupied Dexian, the Imperial Army's largest fortress in northwest Shandong was lost, which not only affected the supply of supplies to the southern front troops, but also affected the Imperial Army's control of the plains of northwest Shandong and even the control of the central Hebei Plain.
Tiandao Shengwu immediately ordered the 239th Regiment stationed in Dexian to mobilize all forces and resolutely defend the county seat of Dexian. He then reported to the North China Front that the infantry brigade that went to Wucheng to perform mopping up operations was besieged by the main force of the Eighth Route Army and was completely destroyed. Cooperate.
The 12th Regiment of the Sixth Group of the North China Security Army, the Zhang Dexin Regiment, and the Dexian Garrison were basically wiped out by the Eighth Route Army, and less than 500 soldiers were recovered. Now, the Eighth Route Army has begun to attack Dexian County, and has already captured the Dexian Airport.
.Request emergency tactical guidance from the Front Army Headquarters.
When receiving the report from Lieutenant General Tendo Shengwu, the commander of the North China Front, General Sugimoto Yuan, the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Yamashita Fengfumi, and the deputy chief of staff, Major General Akira Muto, were already in the war room studying the enemy's situation. They wanted to figure out what the Eighth Route Army was going to do.
Of these three people, Yamashita Tomofumi basically had no chance to participate in the decision-making of the Japanese military base camp. Shanshan Yuan and Muto Akira were two figures who participated in the central government's decision-making. Especially Shanshan Yuan, who had served as land minister for a long time, had no chance of participating in the decision-making of the Japanese military base camp.
Among the characters, Emperor Hirohito ranks first, the Prime Minister ranks second, and Chief of General Staff Prince Kanin Miyazaihito ranks third. He is truly the fourth. What is the base camp? These four people are actually the base camp, and their decisions
This is the highest order of the Japanese army.
By this time, Shan Shanyuan had realized that there was a big problem with his strategy. He was just going south to pursue Liu Yimin's forces, forgetting about the Eighth Route Army in western Shandong, southern Hebei, and the border with Shandong. Now there are no troops in these three places.
The large garrison of the Imperial Army has become a base area for the Eighth Route Army. If things continue like this, it will not be long before the Eighth Route Army spreads all over the country.
What to do now? What to do now?
Yamashita Fengwen was a tough-minded general, and his suggestion was very simple: immediately mobilize Kwantung Army troops to enter the Pass and annihilate the Eighth Route Army at the foot of De County.
This method was immediately opposed by Akira Muto. The reason was very simple. It was not whether the Kwantung Army would agree to the request of the North China Front Army. The key was that it was too late. By the time the Kwantung Army mobilized its troops and drove south, I am afraid that the Dexian City would have already had its head cut off.
The battle flag of the Eighth Route Army.
Yamashita Fengwen also suggested ordering the 40th Division stationed in Jinan to assist in the west and the 37th Division stationed in Shijiazhuang in the east to attack the Eighth Route Army in De County from east to west. As long as the two reinforcements arrive, there is no fear that the Tubal Army will not withdraw from the siege.
Shan Shanyuan knew that the 37th Division could not move. Their troops were all scattered on Pinghan Road, Deshi, Cangshi Road and Jizhong. The number of troops was pitifully small, and they relied entirely on the North China Security Army to support their appearance. Only the 37th Division
Any movement would be like releasing the tigers in the Taihang Mountains. Shanxi's Eighth Route Army would sweep across the Pinghan-Han Line, and the situation in the North China Plain would be as rotten as tender tofu, unable to be lifted.
After much thought, Shan Shanyuan decided to order the 41st Division to concentrate its forces to reinforce De County. The 40th Division stationed in Jinan commanded the 8th Group of the Security Army to cross the river to aid, and the 32nd Division stationed in Zhoucun and
The 27th Division stationed in Tai'an and Yanzhou each deployed a regiment to defend Jinan; the 110th Division, which was conducting mopping up operations in Pingbei, Pingxi and Jidong, quickly gathered its troops, handed over the defense to the security forces, and prepared to go south to support the operation.
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As soon as Shan Shanyuan's decision came out, Muto Akira lamented that it was just tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall. It could be dealt with temporarily, but if time went on, the Eighth Route Army in eastern Shandong and the Eighth Route Army in Jinan would launch a counterattack, and Jinan would be in danger.
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Seeing what Muto Akira said about having noses and eyes, Shanshan Yuan felt an unknown fire in his heart. He grabbed Muto Akira's collar and wanted to incite him. But after thinking about it, he lowered his raised arms, suppressed his anger, and asked: "Muto Akira"
Jun, what do you have in mind?"
Although Akira Muto is young, has a low military rank, and has no qualifications, and was almost killed as a scapegoat by Shan Shan Yuan last time, he considers himself one of the strategists in the Japanese army, and is not afraid of Shan Shan Yuan even when he is determined.
Yi Yang said: "Your Majesty the Commander's two lines of reinforcements seem to be seamless, but in fact they are just drawing cakes to satisfy hunger. The 110th Division is the only field division in the Pingjin area. It is currently deploying troops dispersedly to perform mopping up missions in Pingbei, Pingxi, and Jidong.
, if the troops wanted to gather together, they couldn't do it in one day. By the time they arrived in De County, the day lilies were already cold. Does the commander think that the 239th Regiment, which is missing a brigade, can persist for two days under the siege of Liu Yimin's forces?
Days of time? Besides, once the 110th Division is transferred south, the Eighth Route Army in Pingxi, Pingbei, and Jidong will immediately make a comeback. I am afraid that these areas will soon be completely controlled by the Eighth Route Army. Peiping and Tianjin will be exposed to the guns of the Eighth Route Army.
, the danger is great! Therefore, the commander’s two reinforcements become one, and it is the 40th Division with lower combat effectiveness. I can’t imagine what happens if the 40th Division falls into the main deployment of the Eighth Route Army.
What will the trap look like?"
When Shan Shanyuan heard this, he realized that it was really the case. This was a battle against Liu Yimin's instructor. It was too risky to rely solely on the security divisions and special divisions for reinforcements. Although Liu Yimin's main force was in northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu,
But who knows the size of the Eighth Route Army that attacked Dexian? Could it be that Liu Yimin was repeating his old tricks, using a small force to lure the main force of the imperial army south, and then secretly led the main force back to Western Shandong, preparing to capture Dexian?
Let’s take the county as a breakthrough and re-enact the Battle of Jiaoji Road! If that happens, not only De County will be in danger, but the entire North China Plain will be in danger!
As soon as Shanshan Yuan expressed his thoughts, Yamashita Tomofumi and Muto Akira became impatient and immediately asked their staff to get Naosaburo Okabe's battle report and study it carefully.
After this research, the problem was indeed discovered. Those fighting against the heavy army group were all cavalry, with extremely strong maneuverability. The artillery firepower should be the size of an artillery regiment. So where did Liu Yimin's elite infantry go? His tanks.
, where are the assault groups composed of armored vehicles and cars?
The three old devils became more and more frightened as they thought about it, and no longer dared to issue combat orders easily.
In the end, it was Yamashita Fengwen who had the courage and suggested that the 41st Division must be fully reinforced in De County to defeat the Eighth Route Army's intentions, and then the next battle plan could be deployed. As for the heavy troop group heading south,
, the pursuit of the Eighth Route Army cavalry should be stopped immediately. If the pursuit continues, the 16th Division remaining between Xuzhou and Suxian may be destroyed.
If Yamashita Fengfumi's statement were known to Tiandao Shengwu, they would have to dig up his ancestral graves and ask his ancestors how they could leave such irresponsible harm to their descendants. However, in the eyes of Shanshan Yuan and Muto Akira
Come on, Yamashita Fengfumi's suggestion is relatively sound.
Therefore, Shan Shanyuan issued an order. His order was that the 41st Division should concentrate all its efforts to reinforce Dexian County. The 40th Division stationed in Jinan would command the 8th Group of the Security Army to cross the river overnight. They must arrive at Beiluokou and occupy the front line before dawn.
The position was prepared to support the 41st Division in operations. The remaining defense of Jinan was handed over to troops transferred from the 32nd Division and the 27th Division. The southward heavy troop group commanded by Naosaburo Okabe immediately stopped the pursuit and headed toward Su.
County concentration. Among them, the First Division and the Sixth Division were the first to concentrate in Suxian County, preparing to go north for reinforcements. The Guards Division, the Second Division, the Fifth Division and the Sixteenth Division converged to serve as the second reinforcement for the northward journey.
echelon.
After giving the order, Shan Shanyuan pretended to smile and said to Yamashita Fengwen and Muto Akira: "Yamashita-kun, Muto-kun, maybe the 41st Division will defend De County like the 38th Division and create a situation for us.
What a miracle!”
The reason why Shan Shanyuan ordered the First Division and the Sixth Division to assemble first was because he wanted to use railways to transport troops. The Guards Division, the Second Division, and the Fifth Division are all mechanized troops, and tanks can be transported by railway.
There is no need for cars, just let them move by themselves. Anyway, the railway capacity is limited and it is impossible to transport so many troops.
I don’t know what Naosaburo Gangbe and the commanders of the divisions on the southern front did after Shanshan Yuan’s order. Anyway, Lieutenant General Tiandao Shengwu carried it out to the letter. The little devil in Cangxian City, Nanpi
, Dongguang, Wuqiao and the plains southeast of Dexian, Yucheng and Qihe all took action, and the Japanese troops from the north and south began to concentrate towards Dexian.
At two o'clock in the night, the Japanese soldiers of the 213th Baggage Regiment stationed in Cang County suddenly discovered that the Eighth Route Army troops had descended on Lincang County! Several city gates and train stations began to be attacked by the Eighth Route Army.
The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army Hui Anti-Japanese Brigade on the Hebei-Shandong border who were hiding in the imam's house kept a pair of vigilant eyes, monitoring every move of the Japanese troops in the city. It was not until the Japanese troops took trains or cars to go south for reinforcements that Liu Zhenhuan and Wang Lianfang felt relieved.
Come down. Let the soldiers eat quickly and prepare for battle.
At 12 o'clock at night, Liu Zhenhuan ordered preparations for action.
The imam held a Quran in his hand and led the soldiers to line up facing west and held the night prayer. At the end of the nine prayers, the imam pressed his hand on the Quran and blessed continuously: "Go, warriors of Allah, go and kill
Those enemies who go against the will of God. God bless you, Amen!"
Fifty-two soldiers, led by the imam's three sons, advanced covertly along the small alley toward the east gate. When they encountered a Japanese patrol on the street, the soldiers followed the imam's son into the courtyard of the household, broke through the courtyard wall, and stood in the courtyard.
Move forward.
Hurrying slowly, at one o'clock in the night, Liu Zhenhuan led the soldiers to the vicinity of the east gate and began to hide and wait.
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