Chapter 703: Looking for another fighter opportunity
According to the original battle plan, the Eighth Route Army attacked De County just to attract Japanese reinforcements, so that they could take advantage of the opportunity to capture Cang County and seize the Japanese strategic materials. This goal has been achieved. The next step is how to eliminate the Japanese and puppet troops in De County and ambush Cang Cang.
County, Nanpi, Dongguang went south and from Qihe, Yucheng, and Pingyuan north to reinforce the Japanese and puppet troops in Dexian.
Just when the Luxi Garrison Brigade and the New Sixth Brigade captured Cangxian, Liu Jianli and Zhang Hongtao commanded the Second Teaching Brigade and the Sixth Teaching Brigade to establish positions between Dexian and Wuqiao and Dexian and Pingyuan respectively, in preparation for reinforcements.
The main force attacking the county seat of De County has been quietly withdrawn and replaced by county brigades and district teams from several counties in western Shandong. Liu Jianli ordered them to pretend to attack De County with a loud force, but without attacking hard. The purpose is to force the enemy
Ask for help and attract the Japanese reinforcements to come quickly.
Waiting until dawn, the Japs reinforcements did not show up. Liu Jianli and Zhang Hongtao felt incredible. The other Japs could say that they had a long journey and could not reach them overnight. Wuqiao and Pingyuan were not far from De County, so the Japs had no reason not to reinforce them.
, what exactly was the problem? Liu Jianshe couldn't figure it out and had to order the reconnaissance company to expand the scope of investigation to find out exactly what tricks the little devil was playing.
The situation was quickly clarified. The Japanese troops who set out from Jinan, Qihe, and Yucheng to reinforce Dexian County and Congcang County, and from Nanpi to the south to reinforce Dexian County also completed their assembly and built defense lines in Pingyuan and Dongguang respectively.
The Japanese army was clinging to self-preservation and avoiding the fate of being annihilated.
The carefully prepared ambush failed. Liu Jianli and Zhang Hongtao were furious. They just wanted to invade Dexian City immediately and completely eliminate the Japanese and puppet troops in Dexian County. However, they were senior commanders who had experienced battles and knew that they could not do it in the daytime.
Launching a siege operation would expose the troops to the guns of Japanese aircraft. Liu Jianli had to order the troops to hide, rest and recuperate on the battlefield, and prepare to fight again at night.
There is another bad situation, that is, the Eighth Route Army aviation brigade was not able to carry ammunition to Dexian Airport, let alone bomb the Japanese airport. The reason is that during this period, Japanese reconnaissance planes continued to carry out attacks on Yimeng Mountain and Juxian areas.
A strict search and investigation was conducted, and Japanese planes appeared in the sky over Juxian County at dawn every day and did not return home until dark. As long as the Eighth Route Army Aviation Group was dispatched, it would be picked up by the Japanese reconnaissance plane when it returned to the airport. Feng Dafei was considering whether he should fly in
Build new hidden airports in reclamation areas in western Shandong or on the border of Shandong and Hebei.
After these situations were reported to Zeng Zhongsheng and Cai Zhong, Zeng and Cai had to think carefully.
In the headquarters of the 41st Division of the Japanese Army in Cangxian County, there was joy and laughter.
Everyone was very excited because of the successful attack on Cangxian County and the seizure of Japanese supplies. Especially Fu Zhuting, who insisted on the Hebei-Shandong border for a long time. During the most difficult period, he dug tunnels every day. Now he is finally getting through it. Isn't this right?
, he was telling the story of Liu Guan and Zhang Taoyuan's sworn friendship vividly.
I heard Fu Zhuting say: Liu Bei sells straw sandals, Guan Gong sells tofu, and Zhang Fei sells pork. The three of them want to become brothers, but they don't know their birthdays, how to rank them, and which one is the boss? When I was wondering in Taoyuan, I saw an ant.
Crawling on the ground, Liu Bei suggested: "Whoever kills the ant will be the eldest brother." Zhang Fei laughed loudly after hearing this. He thought: "I must be the eldest brother" and immediately said "Okay!" Guan Gong also said
Agreed. Zhang Fei was impatient and shouted "Hey!" with all his strength. He punched the ant, which made a big hole in the soil. Zhang Fei thought that the ant had gone to the west, but who knew that the ant was small and hit the seam of his fist.
There was no injury at all. As soon as Zhang Fei picked up his fist, the ant immediately started running. Zhang Fei's eyes rolled around and his beard blew wildly, which was incomprehensible. Guan Gong said to Zhang Fei: "You don't have the ability to beat me to death. It depends on me."
." Guan Gong slapped the ant with his palm, hoping to make the ant suffocate under his palm. He thought that Zhang Fei's problem was that he used hard against soft, and there were small gaps for the ants to get through. He used soft against soft with the palm of his hand, and the ants had nowhere to escape.
, so he didn't pick it up for a long time, thinking, "I must be the eldest brother." Just when he was happy, he saw the ant slowly crawling out from the gap between his middle fingers, and it was not dead. It was his turn.
Liu Bei, Liu Bei didn't rush. He first dipped his index finger into his tongue with a little saliva, then stuck the ant on his index finger, and pinched it gently with his thumb. The ant had already been shattered into pieces. Everyone watching was also surprised.
He was amazed and commented: Liu Bei should be the boss, Guan Gong should be the second, and Zhang Fei should be the third. Zhang Fei was not convinced. He thought he was so strong and Liu Bei had no strength, so how could he be the boss? So he said: "Ant
It's too small, so we can't compare, so we have to change the game." Liu Bei raised his head and suddenly saw a tall and big tree in front of them, dozens of meters away from them. Liu Bei said: "I thought of a way to compete.
, what do you think?" Zhang Fei asked anxiously: "What can we do? Tell me quickly." Liu Bei pointed to the big tree and said: "Look at that big tree, let's compete among the three of us, who can run to hug the tree first?"
, which one is the eldest brother?" Zhang Fei was very happy when he heard this. He concluded that he was the fastest runner and immediately replied: "Okay! Okay! Okay!" Guan Gong was also able to fight and run, so of course he responded. He also looked for
He invited the surrounding villagers to be the referee. After everyone got ready, they gave the order: "Run!". Zhang Fei took the lead and ran to the tree. When he looked back, he saw that the others were still some distance away from him. He laughed loudly and thought he had won.
He thought that he could not only run to the root of the tree, but also climb up the tree and hold him for everyone to see. Guan Gong was a little slower than Zhang Fei and climbed into the tree to hold him. Liu Bei calmly ran to the root of the tree and held him in his arms.
They hugged the roots of the tree and then made a comparison. Liu Bei asked: "Is the tree with big roots or slightly bigger?" Everyone answered "The roots are big". Liu Bei said, "We three brothers competed in hugging trees. The one that hugged the big one was considered bigger, and the one that hugged the small one was bigger.
You're a kid, right?" Zhang Fei stayed for a long time and was dissatisfied at first. Then he thought that Liu Bei's strategy was really better than his own, so he agreed heartily: "Yes, yes." Guan Gong was in the middle and had nothing to say.
Said, the three brothers arranged it like this.
After Fu Zhuting finished speaking, Xu Shiyou licked his lips for a long time and said: "Old Fu, the story you told me sounds like none of the three Liu, Guan, and Zhang are authentic!"
Fu Zhuting quickly smiled and said: "No, no, this is what I heard from an old man when I passed by Linqing last time. Liu Guan Zhang, he is an absolute man of the Three Kingdoms. Liu Bei has a lot of eyes, as does Guan Gong and Zhang Fei.
Quite a few. I just said this because I thought it was funny and to make you laugh."
A few people wanted to continue the fun, so the staff officer sent information about the Japanese army gathering in Dongguang Hepingyuan.
Although the primary goal of the capture of Cangxian this time was to seize the Japanese baggage supplies in Cangxian, four brigades and so many local armed forces on the Jilu border and Luxi were dispatched, and only one Japanese infantry brigade, one baggage regiment and
Thousands of puppet troops were obviously far from the enemy Zeng Zhongsheng and Cai Zhongli's goal of annihilating the enemy.
The reason why Zeng Zhongsheng was dubbed the military strategist of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in later generations was because of his guerrilla tactics theory and his contribution to the Hubei, Henan, and Anhui Soviet Areas. During the Battle of Taiyuan, he commanded the northern line blockade, the Luxi Garrison Brigade, and the New Sixth Army.
The little devil made dumplings on the way to the trip, and the little devil cavalry group successfully smuggled across the Yellow River from Wujiadu to steal the retreat of the Yellow River defense force. The chairman criticized him and Cai Zhong by name, although Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan took the responsibility, in the name of Liu and Luo
A review telegram was sent to the chairman and the headquarters, but Zeng Zhongsheng blamed himself in his heart and was bent on venting his anger on the 41st Division of the Little Japs. Now that the Little Japs have become a coward, Zeng Zhongsheng’s brows knitted together in anger after reading the telegram.
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Originally, according to Liu Yimin's order, Zeng Zhongsheng and Cai Zhong led the main force to quickly go south, and cooperated with the 2nd Jiao Brigade and the 6th Jiao Brigade to eliminate the Japanese reinforcements heading south from Cangxian County. In addition, one of them feinted to the north, causing our army to attack Pingjin.
situation, prompting the enemy to shrink. However, when the order was received, it was already past four in the morning, and the troops were busy transporting the captured ammunition. They wanted to transport the ammunition out of the county before dawn to avoid heavy losses caused by Japanese bombing.
After Zeng Zhongsheng and Cai Zhong discussed it, they decided to evacuate and hide outside the city after carrying ammunition, allowing the soldiers to sleep for a while before splitting their ways and heading south. Besides, the Second Teaching Brigade and the Sixth Teaching Brigade had already set up ambush circles, little devils
If they plunged in headfirst, with the firepower and tactical level of the two main brigades, the Japs would definitely suffer a bloody blow. Zeng and Cai were not afraid that the Japs could escape from the ambush.
Now that the enemy situation has changed so much, Zeng Zhongsheng couldn't make up his mind for a while whether he should go south or not.
Cai Zhong saw that Zeng Zhongsheng was a little impatient, so he advised him not to be anxious. The Japanese army would not be able to reach De County for a while, and there would always be opportunities.
Zeng Zhongsheng said with emotion: "Old Cai, I found that the little devil was beaten to death by us. Last time, Naosaburo Gangbu sent us a roundabout outflank, and then another cavalry came to sneak into Wujiadu. This time Shanshan Yuan
Another strong man broke his arm and actually gave up the reinforcement of De County. Even the Japs' airport knew that it was disguised and hidden, and from time to time they tried to lure our planes to jump into the trap. This shows that the Japs had some research on our army's tactics.
This old devil Shan Shanyuan is a character."
Cai Zhong immediately laughed: "Chief of Staff, what you said is so cute. Of course Shan Shanyuan is a character. Do you think that this all-out war of aggression against China happened when he was the Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China? It was also he who gave the slogan of destroying China in three months."
It was brought up. The division commander said that the reason why Sugi Sugihara was rushed to North China to serve as the commander of the North China Front was because Emperor Hirohito found a fig leaf for himself after the bankruptcy of the theory of quick victory. It won't be long before Sugisu Yuan will return to the center of the Japanese army.
Go and take the responsibility for decision-making. How could this old devil have done such a huge thing as a full-scale invasion of China if he hadn't taken a moment?"
Hearing this, Zeng Zhongsheng couldn't help but said: "Commander, that's just a judgment. It doesn't mean that Shan Shanyuan will definitely be able to return to the center of the Japanese army. If we fight well, it's possible for this old Japanese to have a caesarean section to apologize."
Cai Zhong curled his lips and said: "Sushan Yuan doesn't know how to have a caesarean section! If he could do a caesarean section, he wouldn't advocate expanding the war of aggression. This old devil, with the same virtue as Emperor Hirohito, wanted to invade China
If he can perform caesarean section to apologize, the sun has risen from the west. After so many defeats, wouldn't Terauchi Shouichi return to Japan safe and sound as a military counselor? This Japan, to put it bluntly, is run by these warlords. They
I wouldn’t be stupid enough to have a caesarean section!”
Xu Shiyou was a well-known fierce general. Seeing that the Japs were relying on Dongguang and the two counties of Pingyuan to build a defense line, and the Japanese and puppet troops in Liande County had a chance to breathe, he suggested that they attack De County and eat the Japanese and puppet troops in De County first.
Then concentrate their forces to deal with the main force of Dongguang's 41st Division.
Zeng Zhongsheng actually thought this way, as did Liu Jianli and Zhang Hongtao, and planned to storm De County at night.
After listening to Xu Shiyou's suggestion, Cai Zhong remained silent, pondered for a while, and then said: "Chief of Staff, Lao Xu, Lao Fu, I think the division commander's combat intention is to mobilize the Japanese army, exhaust the Japanese army, and let the Japanese army follow us
He turned his baton and put out fires everywhere. The reason why he ordered us to go south quickly in the early morning to cooperate with the 2nd Teaching Brigade and the 6th Teaching Brigade to eliminate the reinforcements of the 41st Division of the Japanese Army going south was because the Japanese army was on the move at that time and was fighting for reinforcements. But the current situation
A change has occurred. The Japs gave up reinforcing Dexian and instead held firm in Dongguang County. In this way, our army will have to pay a heavy price whether it attacks Dexian or Dongguang. I am afraid it was not the division commander who planned this battle.
original intention.”
Upon hearing this, Zeng Zhongsheng raised his eyebrows: "Director Cai, do you mean that we should look for another fighter?"
The warts on Cai Zhong's brow trembled: "The facts are here. There are still several thousand Japanese and puppet troops in De County, and there are two infantry brigades. Although our army's artillery fire is fierce, it can only be used for
Break through the city wall and enter the street battle, and the casualties will be huge. If the Second Teaching Brigade and the Sixth Teaching Brigade attack De County, there will be at least two to three thousand casualties. Those are the backbone and essence of our army, especially the Second Teaching Brigade
The brigade is a seed force. We are still counting on those Red Army soldiers who have come all the way to expand the force. The division commander will never fight this kind of battle. Look at how many battles he has fought, when will he fight with the little devils?
Consumption? Dongguang's Japanese army has a larger force. An infantry regiment, plus artillery, cavalry, engineers, and railway garrison, the total force may reach about 8,000 people. If the puppet troops are also included, it will exceed 10,000 people. This
The size of the troops, and we are holding on to the city. Think about it, can we attack it? There is another meaning. I think the division commander's attack from the south to the north is to better confuse the Japanese army, so that they can't judge the main strength of our army.
Where. If we succeed in storming Dexian, the little devils will definitely think that they have captured part of the main force of our army. With the degree of hatred of the little devils towards our army, they will probably make a desperate move and send the main force of the Kwantung Army south to completely sweep the Hebei-Shandong border.
, Luxi, this may end our base area. Therefore, I suggest that we send a report to the division commander and political commissar. After our army has transported supplies to Cangxian County, the main force will quickly retreat and turn to other directions to fight or find other fighters to make the Japanese think we are
It was only a small part of the main force of the instructors, relying on local armed forces to confuse the Japanese army and take advantage of the situation to seize Cang County."
When Cai Zhong said this, several people fell into deep thought.
The enemy's large-scale fleet was dispatched.
Starting at eight o'clock in the morning, Japanese reconnaissance planes flew over Lincang County one after another. After circling around the county seat, they continued to fly south. At nine o'clock in the morning, with the sound of air defense sentry guns, more than a hundred Japanese planes
The black people rushed over from the direction of Pingjin.
The Japanese army had too many supplies, enough supplies for three Kwantung Army divisions and the entire North China Front Army's Shandong combat unit, enough to feed one to two hundred thousand soldiers. It is not an exaggeration to say that they were piled up like a mountain.
Starting at 4 o'clock in the morning, the Eighth Route Army concentrated its efforts on moving, but in a hurry, it could not be completed no matter what. It could only move ammunition first, and other food and other materials had to wait until night to organize large-scale transportation. The Japanese army was not willing to spend their money.
If the ammunition baggage that has been carefully transported falls into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, it would rather be blown up than allowed to be transported away by the Eighth Route Army. It will inevitably concentrate its efforts on bombing.
According to Liu Yimin's order, Zeng Zhongsheng has ordered the Luxi Guard Brigade and the New Sixth Brigade to organize the masses to extinguish the smoke. They also closely organized the masses to make kites, Kongming lanterns, and lay out aerial mine arrays. Following Zeng and Cai, the air defense brigade moved to air defense
The Third Regiment was also organized into battalions and deployed three air defense positions to the north, west, and east of Cangxian County to protect Cangxian County. Zeng Zhongsheng even ordered the troops to plant Japanese flags on the walls of Cangxian County, hoping to avoid the Japanese army.
Indiscriminate bombing of large fleets.
Since the instructors have been in fierce battles with the Japanese army for a long time, the cadres and troops have accumulated rich combat experience. The leader of the Third Air Defense Regiment, Qiu Chuangcheng, is an old party member who joined the party in 1927 and joined the Red Army in 28 years. He is an old Red Army member and was our army during the Red Army period.
He is a professional artillery talent who historically served as the political commissar of the Artillery Regiment of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters and is one of the founders of our army's artillery. After being transferred to the Seventh Red Army, he successively served as the deputy political commissar of the artillery regiment and the deputy political commissar of the artillery division. After establishing the air defense brigade,
He served as the deputy commander of the air defense brigade and the commander of the third air defense regiment. In several ground-to-air battles, Qiu Chuangcheng commanded the third air defense regiment, which severely damaged the Japanese aircraft fleet and made great achievements. Political commissar Wang Xinru was originally the political commissar of the new regiment, and was Han Qianjin's order.
To strengthen the strength of the Third Air Defense Regiment, I specifically asked Liu Yimin for it.
When the gunshots from the air defense sentry came, Qiu Chuangcheng felt excited. He said "We are coming" and immediately ordered the three air defense battalions to enter the position.
Qiu Chuangcheng knew that his Third Air Defense Regiment was now better equipped and more effective than in the past. The reason was that the division commander ordered all 30 Type 98 20mm anti-aircraft cannons captured in Cangxian to be equipped with the Third Air Defense Regiment. This kind of gun is from the Japanese Army
Developed based on the Swiss Oerlikon 20mm anti-aircraft cannon, it has a magazine capacity of 20 rounds, a maximum rate of fire of 300 rounds per minute, an anti-air range of 5,500 meters, and an anti-air fire height of 3,500 meters. The firepower is very persistent and intensive.
Powerful. This is an anti-aircraft artillery that can fire continuously. Used in conjunction with the original 75mm anti-aircraft cannon, and supplemented by anti-aircraft machine guns, it can form a dense high- and low-altitude firepower network, enough to tear Japanese aircraft to pieces.
Qiu Chuangcheng was ready, and the Japanese fleet was also unambiguous. After receiving the order to bomb the Eighth Route Army positions in Cangxian and Dexian, the commander of the North China Front Army Aviation Group, Toshi Kinoshita, made the determination to level the ancient city of Cangxian.
The Eighth Route Army successfully obtained supplies from the Imperial Army. If so much ammunition fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, how many Imperial Army soldiers would have been killed! Therefore, in addition to the escorting fighter jets in the Japanese fleet, the bomber captains were ordered to drop all their bombs.
, after firing machine gun bullets and machine-gun shells, we must destroy the Eighth Route Army positions, destroy material warehouses, and eliminate the Eighth Route Army transport teams found transporting supplies.
The anti-aircraft artillery positions of the three battalions of the Third Air Defense Regiment are all camouflaged. The camouflage method is also very simple, that is, fishing nets are covered with grass roots, or the cloth is directly painted khaki with fuel and covered on the position. Little Japanese reconnaissance aircraft
Looking from a distance, there is no difference between the color of the land in Cangzhou.
After all, the Japanese aviation suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Binxian and the Battle of Weicheng. When they saw the smoke filling the sky over Cangxian County, the commander of the Japanese First Flying Group, who led the team, and the Chinese soldier who escaped alone in the Battle of Weicheng
Major General Yuan Shengxiao ordered the formation to bypass Cangxian County and head towards Dexian County.
Zhongyuan Shengxiao's memory of the last Battle of Bincheng was too profound. Before departure, he asked the fighter formations and combined fleet carrier-based aircraft stationed in Qingdao to concentrate on attacking Shandong airspace, focusing on attacking the Nanshan Mountains in central Shandong to ensure that the Eighth Route Army fighters
He could not participate in the war or sneak attack on the Japanese aircraft. After receiving the report from the reconnaissance plane that Cangxian County was wrapped in smoke and the visibility was very low, which was not suitable for bombing operations, Zhongyuan Shengxiao became wary. Don't do it like the last battle of Weicheng.
, causing him to flee hastily alone. Therefore, he decisively ordered the formation to bypass Cangxian County, go straight to De County, and bomb the Eighth Route Army positions.
When Qiu Chuangcheng saw the Japanese aircraft group bypassing Cangxian and heading south, he immediately sent a telegram to notify the Second Teaching Brigade and the Sixth Teaching Brigade to prepare for air defense.
The Second Teaching Brigade is one of the three main forces of the teaching division. It has been practicing air defense tactics since the Long March. It does not plan to attack Dexian County during the day. The troops have already evacuated and rested in hiding. However, who is Liu Jianli? That is the Eighteenth Red Regiment
He was born as Chief of Staff of the Central Guard Division, and he learned a lot from Liu Yimin how to lure and confuse the enemy, and disguise the position to look like the real one. When the Japanese reconnaissance plane arrived, they found that the Eighth Route Army position was composed of dense trenches and skirmishers.
The pits and artillery positions were formed, and the cannons and soldiers on the positions were clearly visible. I quickly reported to Zhongyuan Shengxiao and asked the Major General to lead the fleet to rush there quickly to carry out the bombing.
After Zhongyuan Shengxiao rushed to the outskirts of De County with murderous intent, he easily discovered the Eighth Route Army position without the guidance of a reconnaissance plane, and immediately ordered the formation to attack.
More than 100 Japanese planes were divided into several battle formations, roaring and swooping down, dropping bombs, strafing, and flying dust on the Eighth Route Army positions.
After one wave of attacks, there was another wave of attacks. After three consecutive waves of attacks, the Japanese pilots took out their cameras to take pictures in preparation for going back to evaluate the results of the battle.
Zhongyuan Shengxiao, who was taking command in the air, was very proud at first. Seeing the Japanese planes wreaking havoc on the Eighth Route Army positions, he was still silently cursing the Eighth Route Army for what it was today. But later he couldn't be happy anymore because he was attacked
With such an intense bombing, there was neither strong anti-aircraft firepower nor troop transfers on the Eighth Route Army's positions. Could it be that all the Eighth Route Army were killed?
Zhongyuan Shengxiao suffered a lot at the hands of the Eighth Route Army. He had already experienced how powerful the Eighth Route Army instructors' air defense force was. He kept muttering in his heart: This is not the style of the Eighth Route Army. Could it be that he has been fooled again?