After dawn on March 19, the Japanese army dispatched all available fighter planes and carried out indiscriminate bombings around Qingdao, Jinan, and Lianyungang.
After Liu Yimin issued the order yesterday, he rode to Cheng Cuilin's headquarters on the plateau.
After the First Teaching Brigade went south, it has been waiting in hiding in northeastern Anhui. A few days ago, the troops had just been deployed, preparing to flex their muscles in northeastern Anhui and sweep across northeastern Anhui. Unexpectedly, the Japanese army began to raid the Hebei and Shandong border so quickly, and Liu Yimin had to let the troops go south.
Change the direction of the attack and prepare to capture Suxian, forcing the heavy Japanese army group to leave the Hebei-Shandong border as soon as possible.
After meeting Gao Yuan, Cheng Cuilin and Zhou Yi, Liu Yimin led them directly to the First Teaching Group to check the combat readiness of the First Teaching Group.
Wang Dahu and Wang Xinyun had received the order to assemble the troops and prepare to go into battle immediately. When the division commander arrived, they led Liu Yimin to inspect the companies one by one. They were busy for a long time before they finished inspecting the troops.
After having dinner with the soldiers in the First Company, Liu Yimin led Gao Yuan and Cheng Cuilin back to the headquarters of the First Regiment.
After sitting down at the headquarters of the first religious regiment, Liu Yimin said to Gao Yuan and Cheng Cuilin: "The Japanese army raided the Hebei-Shandong border, and the concentration of troops was so huge. This time, the folks in the Hebei-Shandong border base area will suffer. I originally planned to ignore Jinpu.
The Japanese troops on the road concentrated several brigades of troops heading south to sweep across northeastern Anhui. Then they turned to the northern and central Jiangsu areas and fought southward. They smashed the Japanese army's rear to pieces. But now the sudden action of the Japanese army forces us to change the direction of the battle.
, march to Jinpu Road, cut off the connection between the Japanese Central China Dispatch Army and the North China Front, and force the heavy Japanese army group to quickly leave the Hebei-Shandong border and reinforce southward. The overall goal is to mobilize and exhaust the Japanese army and prompt it to shift its attack target. As long as the heavy Japanese army group
Leaving the Hebei-Shandong border, those garrison troops will no longer be scary. They are equivalent to providing training targets and transporting weapons and ammunition for our army."
Gao Yuan said with a smile: "Commander, don't worry. We have received the order. As soon as the fire starts in the direction of Jinan and Qingdao, and Hong Chaoyuan takes Lianyungang again, there will be a whip behind the kid's buttocks, and he will run as fast as the wind.
I guess that old Japs Shanshan Yuan was panicking tonight. Look, tomorrow morning, the Japs’ planes will be flying around Qingdao, Jinan, and Lianyungang like a flock of birds, laying eggs everywhere.
The reinforcements will also rush towards Qingdao and Jinan like crazy. Because they know in their hearts that if they go slower, the Eighth Route Army will attack Qingdao City."
Cheng Cuilin is now the brigade commander and political commissar of the New 1st Brigade, as well as the political commissar of the Nanxia Group. Hearing Gao Yuan's words of relief, Cheng Cuilin reminded us: "Don't be careless, let alone underestimate the enemy. The Japanese army's raid on the Hebei-Shandong border sounded the alarm for us.
, you must know that the Japs are the best at conspiracy and sneak attacks. Even if they reinforce Jinan and Qingdao, based on the size of the Japs' troops, they can definitely use another trick to build a plank road to cross Chencang secretly. They have to tell Political Commissar Tan, Qinghe, Jiaolai,
Everyone in Jiaodong must be careful to prevent the Japs from suddenly landing, launching raids into the hinterland of the base, and stealing our retreat."
Liu Yimin nodded and continued: "The commanders of the strategic groups of our Shandong Army are not weak. No matter what tricks the little devils use, they cannot take advantage of them. At worst, the little devils can occupy part of the county and county in our base area.
From a strategic point of view, the lines of communication are good. They fix the Japs to points and lines so that our army can gradually consume the Japs. Like the Hebei-Shandong border, as long as the Japs' heavy group leaves, the New Sixth Brigade will command the local armed forces.
By actively carrying out guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, the little devils will gradually understand that they are trapped in a vast sea of soldiers and civilians in the base area. The battle will begin in other places tonight, and the southbound group must also move quickly. It must assemble troops during the day and move at night. The battle must begin tomorrow night.
The target is the Japanese 23rd Division garrisoned in Suxian County. We must knock them unconscious and hurt them, forcing them to keep asking for help and speeding up the pace of heavy Japanese troops leaving the Hebei-Shandong border and heading south for reinforcements."
Zhou Yi took out the battle plan drawn up by the First Teaching Brigade from his briefcase and handed it to Liu Yimin.
When Liu Yimin took a look, he saw that Gaoyuan and the others planned to use the First Teaching Brigade as the attack arrow, and the New First Brigade, the New Third Brigade, and the New Seventh Brigade as the two wings to outflank the troops, preparing to cut off the north-south transportation of Suxian County and storm the county seat of Suxian County.
This plan should be said to be very good. With the firepower, troop strength and armor superiority of the 1st Teach Brigade, there is a certain degree of success in storming Suxian County. This is because the Japanese 23rd Division not only garrisoned Suxian County, but also
Due to the garrison task in the Fuyang area, it is impossible for all the troops to be concentrated in the Suxian area. Even if they are concentrated in the Suxian area, they are scattered on the long transportation line from Xuzhou to Bengbu, and the forces are relatively scattered. But Liu Yimin's general strategy is
Let the Japanese army return to its original historical track after dividing its forces, divide them, and then divide them again. Let them go north to attack the Soviet Union and go south to fight the United States and Britain. No matter how we fight, we cannot let the Japanese army deviate from the original historical track. We must use the strength of the whole country to fight against the Japanese army.
To deal with the Eighth Route Army. In that case, no matter how hard the instructors fight, they will be beaten by the Japanese army. This time the Japanese army raided the Hebei-Shandong border is an example. The Japanese army swarmed like locusts, and the base area will soon fall. The fellow villagers still have to fight against the Eighth Route Army.
suffered heavy losses.
Liu Yimin's intention was to cut off the Jinpu Road and further mobilize the Japanese, but not to reoccupy Su County and then eliminate the 23rd Division. If we fight like that, after the Japanese heavy group goes south, they will chase and beat the troops going south again.
, the efforts in the previous period were in vain.
He closed his eyes slightly, tapped the table with his fingers, and after thinking for a while, Liu Yimin opened his eyes and said: "The Japanese army made such a big move, killing people and setting fires on the Hebei and Lu border. We just asked them to leave from the Hebei and Lu border."
Not enough. Comrades want to launch a big war of annihilation to avenge the villagers. I understand this feeling. However, from the perspective of the overall strategy of the Anti-Japanese War, if we continue to fight like this, the little devils will concentrate all their efforts on dealing with the Eighth Route Army and will destroy us.
The base area has turned into a scorched earth. This will make it very difficult for our base area to support a long-term war of resistance. This is also the core of the advice Zhou Yi made to me by the Yellow River after the 10th Division was eliminated last time."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Cuilin knew that Liu Yimin did not want to expose the strength of the Nanxia Group and did not agree to capture the county seat of Suxian County, so he reminded that if he did not capture the county seat of Suxian County and eliminate the main force of the 23rd Division, it would not cause shock to the Japanese army and might affect them.
Southward speed.
Gao Yuan had been hiding and resting in Northeast Anhui for such a long time, and he had already been suffocating his eyes. As soon as he heard that Liu Yimin did not agree to capture Suxian and eliminate the 23rd Division, he became anxious and began to patiently do what Liu Yimin wanted.
Ideological work.
"Commander, the Japs have captured the Hebei-Shandong border. Our base area has lost a large area. This is a huge loss. We must teach the Japs a lesson and let them know that sneak attacks and risks will come at a price. In the future
We dare not carry out such a sudden attack on our base area again. This is how we think about it. Such a large-scale campaign is a feint in the Jinan area and cannot eliminate the main force of the Japanese army. It is a breakout operation on the Hebei-Shandong border and it is impossible to eliminate the main force of the Japanese army. The only thing
The main forces of the Japanese army can be eliminated in the direction of Qingdao and Suxian. These two battlefields have concentrated the main forces of our army and are fully capable of destroying the Japanese army at the regiment level and brigade level. If commanded properly, we can seize the opportunity and eliminate a Japanese guard division.
Regiments are also possible. In the direction of Qingdao, as long as the Weicheng Japanese 36th Division reinforces Qingdao, I will teach the third brigade, teach the fourth brigade, teach the seventh brigade, teach the eighth brigade, four main brigades, four artillery regiments, plus Jiaodong
With the help of the garrison brigade, and relying on the base area to fight, reinforcements can be obtained at any time, it is entirely possible to eliminate the reinforcements of the 36th Division. Unfortunately, the 36th Division also has to bear the responsibility of guarding transportation lines and key cities, at most
Only two regiments can be dispatched to reinforce Qingdao, or even just one regiment. Even if they are eliminated, the result will not be great. Only the 23rd Division of Suxian County is a piece of hot steamed buns placed in front of us.
, Very greedy! Moreover, the biggest advantage is that so far, the 23rd Division does not know that my powerful southbound group is hidden beside it, and its eyes have been staring at the Fifth Theater Troops in the Dabie Mountains.
and the cavalry brigade tasked with luring the enemy. God let it die, don’t blame us for being cruel! This division belongs to the Kwantung Army. When the Japanese army raided Jizhong last time, I suffered a heavy blow on Deshi Road.
Later, it has been used by the Japanese army as the main division. Now that they have met this time, let them bury their bones in the Su County area! If the division commander is not worried, the battle can be postponed until Hong Chaoyuan and the others take Lianyungang at night
Finally, let Li Chang's artillery brigade go south to support us. As soon as the artillery brigade arrives, the 23rd Division will be a fish on the chopping board for us to slaughter."
Zhou Yi thought that Liu Yimin was afraid that the main force of the 23rd Division would escape if he stormed Su County, so he forgot the original suggestion to Liu Yimin. Then Gao Yuan said: "We can change the attack method, fish step by step, and fish
The main force of the 23rd Division will be concentrated together and annihilated with one blow. We will not let us escape!"
The cadres' enthusiasm for war did not move Liu Yimin. He silently calculated in his heart that the 23rd Division was historically the main force in the Japanese army launching the Battle of Nomonkan and was almost completely wiped out by the Soviet army. The commander of the Kwantung Army, Ueda Kenkichi, was dismissed for this reason.
Transferred to the reserve. Now that the Battle of Nanchang has begun, it is estimated that it will not take long. After the heavy Japanese army moves south to restore Longhai Road, Jiaoji Road, and Jinpu Road to traffic, the First Division, the Second Division, and the 23rd
The division may be transferred back to the Northeast and prepare to march northward. On this issue, we cannot hold back the Japanese army. They must be allowed to boldly take on the artillery shells of the Soviet Red Army. It is best to invest a larger force than in history.
Let the Soviet Red Army wipe out more of them.
Liu Yimin felt that he was a little too rigid in the original historical facts. Thinking about the Nomenkan Incident, the reason why the Japanese army sent the 23rd Division to attack was not because of the strong combat effectiveness of the 23rd Division, but because of the Kwantung Army.
Staff officer Masanobu Ueda and the commander of the Kwantung Army, Kenkichi Ueda, made a careless, almost joking decision. After the war, Ueda Kenkichi and Masanobu became the laughing stock of the Japanese army. Now that the First Division and the Second Division are both in North China, the Kwantung Army will meet
Wouldn't other troops be sent to serve as the main force in the Battle of Nomenkan? Anyway, the Kwantung Army has a huge force. In addition to regular divisions, there are so many garrison troops that they can easily form divisions.
After thinking carefully for a while, Liu Yimin felt that he had to act according to his original idea and could not hesitate. If the main force of the Japanese army was entangled in the war with the Eighth Route Army in North China, delaying the time to make a strategic decision to advance north and south, the trouble would be big. It must start from
We must consider issues at a high strategic level and cannot be greedy for immediate interests. The top priority is not only to mobilize heavy Japanese troops from the Hebei-Shandong border and eliminate the Japs in the movement, but also to paralyze the Japs and control the scale of the battle. Let the little Japs fight with the Soviet Red Army.
.In addition, we must find a way to get the Japanese army and the US military to fight as soon as possible, so that the little devils will not be far from destruction.
Not considering the total annihilation of the 23rd Division does not mean that we will not brutally defeat the 23rd Division. We can even bring out the Japanese troops stationed in Bengbu and crush them violently.
Liu Yimin told Gao Yuan and Cheng Cuilin that when fighting a war, the overall situation must be considered and not just for temporary pleasure. The Japanese 23rd Division will be destroyed sooner or later, so there is no rush now. The task of the Southbound Group is to open up and consolidate northern Jiangsu, central Jiangsu, and Anhui
The significance of the Northeast and East Anhui base areas is much greater than the elimination of the 23rd Division. As long as we consolidate and build the base area, and we need food and soldiers, we can fight any way we want. Therefore,
The scale of the attack on Jinpu Road must be controlled. The Japanese army cannot find out the details of our army and know that the 1st Jiao Brigade with armored assault force is here. In that case, the Japanese army will pounce on us regardless of the cost. They will follow us wherever we go.
Somewhere, as time goes by, something will inevitably go wrong.
After Liu Yimin said this, Gao Yuan, Cheng Cuilin, and Zhou Yi put aside the idea of annihilating the 23rd Division and began to consider how to mobilize the Japanese and eliminate one of them.
In fact, Gaoyuan's idea of annihilating the 23rd Division is a bit subjective. You must know that the reason why the instructor division was able to eliminate the Japanese division-level troops in organic areas was mainly because of its powerful artillery assault force. Now go south.
The group's four infantry brigades only have one artillery regiment. Compared with the artillery regiment of the Japanese 23rd Division, there is no advantage. Even if the cavalry brigade is transferred back and an additional artillery regiment is added, the advantage is not big. Not to mention the cavalry brigade some time ago
Lure the enemy towards the Fuyang area and fight with the Japanese all the way. I am afraid that we need to replenish artillery shells. Without the advantage of artillery, it is a bit natural to want to attack Suxian and wipe out a Japanese division with only four infantry brigades.
.Even if the attack succeeds and the battle objective is achieved, the casualties must be very high. Not to mention that Liu Yimin will not approve a battle with excessive casualties. Even if Gaoyuan and others figure it out, they will not be willing to fight. If the attack does not go smoothly, the Japanese army will have heavy troops.
If the group receives reinforcements quickly, I'm afraid the Eighth Route Army's southbound group will have to consider where to retreat.
How can we mobilize the 23rd Division and the Japanese troops stationed in Bengbu so that our army can destroy them without using the armored regiment?
Liu Yimin thought about it and thought that the simplest and most effective way was to use the captured Tang Xiu'er to make a fuss. Once the Japanese army knew that Tang Xiu'er had fallen into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, and that it was in Su County and Lingbi area, the 23rd Army stationed in Su County
Division and the Japanese army stationed in Bengbu will definitely send troops to rescue. However, it is his long-established strategy to not expose the matter of capturing Tang Xiuer alive for the time being. Leaving Tang Xiuer behind will be of great use. The second method is to go straight in and feint to attack Suxian County.
, attracting Japanese pursuit. The third method is to cut the flesh with a blunt knife, capture one or several key points around Suxian, cut off the Jinpu Road, and let the 23rd Division continue to send troops for reinforcements, consuming the Japanese soldiers bit by bit.
Before arriving, completely eliminate the 23rd Division.
After thinking about it, Liu Yimin felt that it was better to adopt the third method, which could reduce troop casualties and launch the attack later. He could observe the movements of the Japanese army after the 5th Teaching Brigade captured Lianyungang before making a decision.
Liu Yimin instructed Gao Yuan, Cheng Cuilin, and Zhou Yi to re-formulate a combat plan around the idea of capturing one or more points to attract continuous reinforcements from the 23rd Division. The main force of the 1st Teaching Brigade would not be exposed for the time being, and the new 1st Brigade, the New 3rd Brigade, and the New 7th Brigade would be used as a small force.
The troops disguised themselves as guerrillas to lure the enemy, moved the Japanese troops out of established positions, and annihilated the enemy in the wild.
Zhou Yi pointed out that the biggest problem with this idea is that the little devils may not take the bait. You must know that the little devils have now become frightened birds. When attacked, they will suspect that the Eighth Route Army is luring the enemy to set up an ambush, and will often shrink back immediately and retreat to the town to defend.
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This is indeed a problem. If things go wrong, let alone annihilating the 23rd Division, I am afraid that not even one of their regiments can be captured.
Liu Yimin thought for a moment and said: "The combat style of a unit has a great relationship with the commander's style. The commander of the 23rd Division, Michutaro Komatsubara, served as attaché of the embassy in the Soviet Union, instructor of the Mainland University, and attaché of the General Staff Headquarters.
, Chief of the Secret Service of the General Staff Headquarters, Captain of the 57th Regiment, Commander of the 8th Brigade, and Commander of the 1st Guards Infantry Brigade. He is a arrogant, determined guy who is good at conspiracy.
Judging from the past battles with him, this guy is a general who is good at attacking. As long as we hit his sore spot, such as reoccupying Fuliji and cutting off the connection between Central and North China, Michutaro Komatsubara will definitely send troops to recapture it. This is not the case.
question."
Zhou Yi couldn't help but ask: "Commander, these situations are all secrets of the Japanese army. How did you know?"
Liu Yimin stretched out his hand, patted Zhou Yi on the shoulder, and said: "What's strange about this? We captured Hisao Tani, Odaka Kamezo and several division commanders. What else is secret about the Japanese army?"
At this statement, everyone in Gaoyuan burst into laughter.
From the plateau and their original battle plan, Liu Yimin smelled a hint of danger. That was because of the consecutive battles and victories, the cadres and soldiers of the teaching division unconsciously had the idea of underestimating the enemy, and they often wanted to wipe out a Japanese division, as if the Japanese army really
It's like being kneaded with mud. It will be dangerous if it continues like this!
Liu Yimin told Gao Yuan that after they came up with their battle plan, they submitted it to him for approval and rushed back to Shuanggou Town. He wanted to return to the headquarters to take charge of the overall situation and teach the little devils a lesson.
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