Chapter 704: Keep a low profile and bide your time
Full of questions, Zhongyuan Shengxiao led the fleet of aircraft that had finished loading ammunition back to the airport.
Before the photos were developed, the Japanese aircraft fleet had already completed reloading and refueling. Nakamoto Moritaka took off again and led the formation to fly south.
This time Zhongyuan Shengxiao bombed the Eighth Route Army positions in the south of De County. As a result, the Eighth Route Army positions in the south of the city were not much different from the positions in the north of the city. Soldiers crawling in the trenches could be clearly seen, and even cars transporting ammunition were seen.
Just like when they attacked the Eighth Route Army positions in the north of Dexian County, the Japanese aircraft group concentrated on dropping bombs, swooping and strafing, causing the dust to fly. The result was the same as when they bombed the positions in the north of the city, there was still no effective anti-aircraft firepower organized on the Eighth Route Army positions.
After returning to the airport, Nakamoto Moritaka did not rush to report the results of the battle. Instead, he asked for the photos of the first bombing that had just been developed. He did not bother to look at them one by one.
A problem was discovered at this glance. It turned out that Zhongyuan Shengxiao discovered from a photo that the cannons on the bombed Eighth Route Army artillery position looked like burnt wood.
Zhongyuan Shengxiao did not dare to neglect, and immediately ordered a reconnaissance plane to fly to the bombing site to investigate the situation again.
While waiting for the reconnaissance plane's report, Zhongyuan Shengxiao was like a trapped animal, walking around the room with photos in his mind. He kept thinking whether the Eighth Route Army had disguised its position to induce large-scale bombing by its fleet, consuming aviation ammunition and
oil. Fortunately, the dispatched reconnaissance planes responded quickly. The airborne radio reported to the airport that a large number of Eighth Route Army soldiers were found on the position cleaning up bombing relics. Unfortunately, the two reconnaissance planes failed to fly back, and their reports were suddenly interrupted.
It was obviously shot down by the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft fire.
Only then did Zhongyuan Shengxiao remember that the Eighth Route Army had dug tunnels on the border of Jilu, Luxi, Jizhong, and southern Hebei. Could it be that these tunnels had all turned into ground rats and got into the tunnels? In addition, Zhongyuan Shengxiao also thought of him.
When I saw Naosaburo Gangbe leading several divisions on the northern front to pursue the Eighth Route Army south of De County and west of the Yellow River, he wrote a report saying that the Eighth Route Army's positions were very advanced, and the trenches were equipped with defenses that could avoid shelling and bombing.
As for the artillery holes, there were two large-scale bombings in the morning. Could it be that Tubal Road was hidden in the artillery holes and no firepower was organized to fight back?
Thinking of tunnels and bomb-proof holes, Nakamoto Shengxiao no longer considered whether the Eighth Route Army was camouflaging its positions, because it was common for the two armies to confront each other and disguise themselves. The Japanese army also set up wooden airplane models at the airport to confuse the Eighth Route Army! The top priority was to do it as soon as possible.
A concentrated bombing plowed the Eighth Route Army positions to the south and north of De County like a plow. Tubal Road must not have thought that the imperial army would have the opportunity to repeatedly bomb the same area. This time it would be able to severely damage Tubal Road.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Zhongyuan Shengxiao excitedly boarded the plane again and took off towards De County.
Zhongyuan Shengxiao didn't even think about it. Dexian was so far away from Peking Nanyuan Airport. No matter how fast his plane was, could it keep up with the speed of radio waves? By the time his fleet of planes arrived over Dexian, the Eighth Route Army position was already deserted.
There was only one person left, and only the scarecrows in the trenches were placed in the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army and the clothes of farmers from North China.
This time, Nakamoto Shengtaka fully hoped to catch the Eighth Route Army off guard, so his attack was naturally more ruthless. Not only did he lead a fleet of aircraft from the airports in the Pingjin area, but he also requested Lieutenant General Toshiro Kinoshita's consent and ordered Shijiazhuang, Baoding, Jinan airports and combined fleet carrier-based aircraft
dispatched to cooperate with him in bombing the Eighth Route Army positions in De County. He also ordered the aircraft fleet to drop all the bombs and fire all the bullets. Even if the Eighth Route Army was hiding in trenches and bomb holes, they would all be blown up to death.
Zhongyuan Shengxiao had finally gotten over the habit of commanding large fleets of aircraft. Japanese fighter planes from all directions pounced on Dexian. They splashed ammunition desperately on the empty positions of the Second Teaching Brigade and the Sixth Teaching Brigade, destroying all the soldiers in the trenches of the Eighth Route Army.
The scarecrow exploded to pieces, setting the wooden models on fire.
Liu Jianshe and Zhang Hongtao saw the rampant sight of Japanese planes through their telescopes and cursed "***" almost at the same time.
After scolding, the two people laughed at the same time. Liu Jianshe said: "The Japanese planes will bomb at most three times tomorrow, so they have to lie down. This kind of large-scale bombing consumes the most ammunition. I judge that the Japanese planes will bomb again tomorrow."
It won't be on such a large scale. They have to consider the issue of saving ammunition and replenishing ammunition. The division commander is right, you have to use your brains to fight against the Japs. This is great. It consumes so much Japanese troops without firing a single shot.
A lot of ammunition. If Fumima Konoe knew the truth, he would probably shed tears of distress. He would have to send a report to the division commander, political commissar, chief of staff and Director Cai immediately. I estimate that the division commander will have new information after he learns of this situation.
Considered.”
Zhang Hongtao chuckled: "Establishment, you are mistaken. Konoe Fumima has resigned long ago, and Japan does not have a new prime minister yet."
When Liu Jianli heard this, he realized that he had really made a mistake. He might have always remembered that Konoe Fumima launched an all-out war of aggression against China as prime minister, and the blame was placed on him. Who cares?
The Prime Minister of Japan is a bad guy unless he stops the aggression and surrenders.
Liu Jianli and Zhang Hongtao immediately sent telegrams to Liu Yimin and others, reporting on the implementation of battlefield camouflage to induce large-scale air strikes by Japanese aircraft groups, and requested instructions on the next specific combat operations.
At this time, Zeng Zhongsheng and Cai Zhong had already reached a consensus on finding another fighter plane and reported it to Liu and Luo. However, I don't know why Liu Yimin never called back.
Liu Yimin was also thinking about the situation on the northern front at this time.
In accordance with Shan Shanyuan's order, the heavy Japanese army on the southern front stopped pursuing the cavalry brigade and began to retreat toward Suxian early this morning, preparing to go north along the railway and highway in Suxian. However, not all Japanese troops withdrew. After all, they
After reoccupying most of the Fuyang area, they had to leave troops to defend. In the past, the 16th Division staying in Suxian could take on this task. But now under the attack of the Eighth Route Army, where is the stability of the Japanese army?
What about the rear? Moreover, this Fuyang area is close to the Dabie Mountains. Not only is the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army hidden in the Dabie Mountains, but there is also an army from the Fifth War Zone hidden in the Dabie Mountains! Not to mention anything else, the famous Seventh Army of Steel could not kill the Japanese at all.
It's unambiguous. If the Japs don't leave troops to garrison, Jinpu Road and the highway from Hefei to Xuzhou will be exposed to the guns of the Eighth Route Army, New Fourth Army and the Fifth Theater Army, and the 16th Division will be alone again. It is very likely that
will once again become Liu Yimin's target. Therefore, based on this consideration, the Japanese base camp had to order to leave the Sixth Division to control the Fuyang area. Naosaburo Okabe led the Guards Division, the First Division, and the Second Division
Regiment, the Fifth Division returned north to reinforce Dexian and Cangxian.
Of course, the Sixth Division is an elite field division of the Japanese army and cannot stay in the Fuyang area for a long time. It is also impossible for the Sixteenth Division to stay in Suxian for a long time. However, the Japanese army has not organized a new garrison division or
Independent mixed brigades, these two field divisions had to temporarily serve as local garrison forces.
This was the effect Liu Yimin wanted, to force the Japanese army to continuously divide its troops and turn the Japanese army's permanent divisions into local garrisons.
Liu Yimin knew that the Kwantung Army had been planning to attack the Soviet Union. Historically, the Battle of Nomenkan also took place in May of this year.
Liu Yimin is a time traveler and is very familiar with the history of World War II and its aftermath. Especially after the great changes in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the Chinese people have become very rational in their view of history and the relationship between countries. It is precisely because of this that Liu Yimin has a deep understanding of **
* He said that there is a relationship of exchange of interests between countries. What this means is that in this world of the jungle, the poor will be beaten, the backward will be beaten, and the weak will be beaten. When the Japanese army launched the September 18th Incident, which of the world's leaders
I don’t know that this is an invasion, but which country really supports the Chinese and helps the Chinese take back the Northeast? Just like now, the Anti-Japanese War has reached this point, and China needs the substantial support from the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union the most, but
The U.S. and British governments have yet to take any substantive action. Although the Soviet Union sent an air force to aid China and provided substantial assistance such as weapons and ammunition, why couldn't Stalin use the Zhang Gufeng incident to directly send troops to eliminate the Kwantung Army? What if the Soviet Red Army at this time
If it could send troops to destroy the Kwantung Army, the Soviet Union would truly be the benefactor of the Chinese people. Although he made a speech during the Zhang Gufeng incident and pointed out the deployment of Japanese and Korean troops, Stalin still gave up at the first sign. This shows that Stalin completely stood by
Considering the issue from the standpoint of the Soviet Union, they just wanted to help China avoid being quickly defeated by the Japanese army. They hoped that China and Japan would be further weakened in the war and avoid putting the Soviet Union into a two-front war situation.
Sometimes when I think about it, Liu Yimin feels that he may be overthinking it. Life in the Soviet Union is not particularly easy now. Stalin has just completed the Great Purge, and the combat effectiveness of the Red Army may be greatly reduced. Could it be that Stalin was trying to avoid fighting with the Japanese because of this?
How about going to war directly?
Liu Yimin has not just traveled through time now. His current identity must consider some strategic issues. Thinking about the fact that the Soviet Union will join forces with Germany to carve up Poland and invade Finland, Liu Yimin will know that Stalin did all this for the security of the Soviet Union.
, it was just a measure to delay the Soviet Union's exposure to German aggression. For the sake of the Soviet Union, in Stalin's eyes, it was probably normal to sacrifice the interests of small and weak countries.
Now that May is not far away, we can't hold back the First Division, the Second Division, and the 23rd Division from returning to the Northeast because of our own heavy attacks, thus affecting the occurrence of the Battle of Nomenkan.
.It would be a pity if such a beautiful historical event could not happen because of my own time travel.
Since the Japanese army did not cooperate and stopped reinforcing Dexian County, as analyzed by Cai Zhong, Liu Yimin lost interest in attacking Dexian County. It was only the search for another fighter opportunity proposed by Zeng Zhongsheng and Cai Zhong that made Liu Yimin think hard. This search for another fighter opportunity
The four words are easy to say, but not easy to do. Where to hit and how to hit must be carefully considered.
Liu Yimin calculated over and over again that with the strength of the Second Teaching Brigade, the Sixth Teaching Brigade, the New Sixth Brigade, and the Luxi Garrison Brigade, plus the mobilization of the local armed forces on the Hebei-Shandong border and the troops of the Central Hebei Military Region, he could defeat the Japanese and puppet troops in the Central Hebei area.
Repair it. You can also quickly go north to attack Tianjin or eastern Hebei to change the situation between the enemy and ourselves in this area. You can also concentrate all your efforts on attacking the Japanese troops on Cangshi Road and Deshi Road to open up the connection between southern Hebei, central Hebei and western Shandong and the border between Hebei and Shandong.
Contact, and even threaten Pinghan Road by moving westward.
However, if we fight like this, it will be impossible for the Japanese First Division, Second Division, and Twenty-third Division to return to the Northeast in the short term. If these three divisions cannot return to the Northeast, it will be impossible for the Kwantung Army to launch Nomenkan
Battle. Without the Battle of Nomonkan, the Japanese army would not have chosen to go south on the question of whether to go north or south. If the Japanese army did not go south to launch the Pacific War, the problem would be big. Maybe the Japanese base camp would change the war policy and concentrate the main force of the Kwantung Army.
, the main force of the puppet Manchukuo army enters the customs, thoroughly sweeps the base area, and concentrates all forces to deal with our army. It will even affect the future post-war pattern. As long as Japan does not go to war with Britain and the United States, even if Britain and the United States defeat Germany, Britain and the United States will not necessarily fight against it.
If Japan takes action, given the virtues of Britain and the United States, maybe they will support Japan secretly and openly to continue to expand the scale of its invasion of China. By then, China will really have to defeat the little Japanese with its own strength. At the worst, Britain and the United States will
They would also turn a blind eye to Japan's interests in China, pretend to be a peacemaker, and force China to recognize the puppet Manchukuo in exchange for Japan's withdrawal from North China, Central China, and South China. This kind of thing is completely
It is possible that, not to mention Britain and the United States, Wang Jingwei advocated this, and Chiang Kai-shek may not have had this idea in his mind.
During lunch, Liu Yimin was still thinking about this issue.
When Ni Hua saw Liu Yimin holding his rice bowl in a daze, he said coquettishly: "What are you thinking about? Be careful and drop the chopsticks on the floor."
Only then did Liu Yimin come back to his senses and said with a smile: "It's nothing, I just have something to think about. Hurry up and eat, you have to go to the hospital after eating!"
Just as Ni Hua was about to answer, he felt nauseous. He quickly put down his rice bowl, got up and retched.
Liu Yimin was preoccupied with the war and didn't think too much. He just put down his job, walked over to Ni Hua, rubbed her back, and asked her if she felt uncomfortable after eating something.
Ni Hua vomited for a while, then regained his composure, and returned to the dining table to eat in silence.
After Liu Yimin finished eating, he was about to look at the map when Ni Hua stopped him.
After all, Liu Yimin was the father of two children. When he saw Ni Hua's shy and uneasy face, he understood immediately. He quickly walked over, held Ni Hua in his arms, and asked softly when it happened? I thought.
What to eat?
Ni Hua whispered that she only had a reaction today, and she didn't know if it was there yet. She would wait and see for two days to see what happened.
When Liu Yimin heard this, he asked Li Xiaoshuai to go to the hospital to find a Chinese medicine doctor to check his pulse. Ni Hua stopped him and told him not to be nervous. She was a doctor herself and there was no need for others to check her pulse.
Liu Yimin laughed when he heard this. Ni Hua was not only a doctor, but also the leading doctor in the Eighth Route Army and even in China. How many soldiers had been saved with a scalpel? Why did she need another doctor to see her?
Liu Yimin was too busy. Zeng Zhongsheng and Cai Zhong were still waiting for his call back, so he had no time to chat with Ni Hua. He had no choice but to tell Ni Hua that he would personally cook for his wife when he came back in the evening, making sure it was delicious.
After returning to the war room of the temporary headquarters, Liu Yimin called back to Zeng Zhongsheng and Cai Zhong, requesting that the materials in the Japanese warehouse in Cang County must be completed tonight. The Luxi Guard Brigade went south to Nanpi, occupied Nanpi County, and further damaged the railway. New
The Sixth Brigade dispatched a cavalry battalion and a reconnaissance company to conduct reconnaissance in the Jinnan area, creating the illusion that our army would move north to attack the Pingjin area. The New Sixth Brigade left a small force to pretend that the main force was stationed in the county town, and continued to suppress smoke and confuse the Japanese army. The main force withdrew from Cangxian County tonight.
Concentrate all efforts to eliminate the traitor armed forces in Cangxian area, cooperate with the Cangxian County Party Committee and the county brigade to develop grassroots political power and establish militia organizations. The 2nd Jiao Brigade and the 6th Jiao Brigade are not allowed to attack Dexian County. The main force of the 6th Jiao Brigade is transferred to the Hebei-Shandong border, preparing to return
To rest and recuperate in the base area, the Second Teaching Brigade still stayed in the Dexian area to monitor the movements of the Japanese troops in the north and south and in Dexian County. After being transferred to the Luxi Guard Brigade, a small force was left to pretend to be the main force to monitor the Japanese army. The main force returned to the Luxi area to rest and recuperate. After the heavy Japanese force group
When we arrive at Cangxian County, our troops must all evacuate from Jinpu Road, and we must do so cleanly and without leaving any traces. The next main task of our troops in the western Shandong and Hebei provinces is to consolidate the base areas, develop local armed forces, and organize the masses to carry out spring plowing and production.
Implement a cold-gun campaign against the Japanese army and use tunnel warfare and mine warfare to defend the base area. Before May, in principle, the Japanese army will temporarily launch a major campaign. The Japanese army must be given the illusion that the main force of our army has completely withdrawn from Cangxian County.
County area.
Zeng Zhongsheng, Cai Zhong, Liu Jianshe, Zhang Hongtao, Xu Shiyou, and Fu Zhuting were all eagerly waiting for the teacher to come up with a clever trick and teach the Japanese a lesson. Unexpectedly, Liu Yimin not only refused to attack De County, but also even looked for another fighter plane to fight again.
There was no need for a knot. Several people couldn't figure it out. After receiving the telegram, they quickly called back to ask if there was a mistake. Even Luo Ronghuan called back to ask what was going on and why he didn't take advantage of the victory to expand the results.
Liu Yimin patiently called them back one by one, explaining that the purpose of our army's battle was to seize Japanese supplies, mobilize the Japanese army, exhaust the Japanese army, force the Japanese army to continuously divide its troops, and prevent the Japanese army from forming a heavy group. This battle is far from over, but Lu Xi and
Our army on the Hebei-Shandong border has completed its mission and achieved its initial campaign objectives. The next combat mission will be completed by other troops. We need to give the base area a time to recover and develop, and give the troops a time to rest, replenish and expand. Next, Luxi, Hebei
Both the Shandong and Shandong provinces should work hard to expand their garrison forces. Like Hebei, Shandong and Shandong provinces, it should be no problem to expand their respective garrison regiments by three to six. They must pay close attention to military expansion and training. In the future, a situation will be formed in which the garrison troops guard the homeland and the main force carries out offensive operations.
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Luo Ronghuan also telegraphed to Liu Yimin that he had received a telegram from Vice Chairman Zhou that Mr. Guo Moruo would lead a condolence group of writers, painters, and calligraphers to Shandong to express condolences to the troops, and asked our army to be responsible for supporting them.
Liu Yimin didn't know that this was a strategy discussed by Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling under the covers. He felt that it was too risky to allow these national treasure artists to come to express condolences, so he telegraphed Luo Ronghuan, please report to Vice Chairman Zhou, thank you Mr. Guo Moruo and all gentlemen, etc.
Come back after the situation has stabilized. It is better not to come for the time being.