While Liu Yimin was hanging around with Liu Shaoqi, Chen Yi, and Huang Kecheng in Bancheng Town, the Japanese North China Front Army Headquarters and the Japanese Army Central China Dispatch Army Headquarters had already figured out the fact that Liu Yimin had led the main force of the teaching division to northeast Anhui and northern Jiangsu, and had begun to mobilize large armies.
Prepare to gather and annihilate the Eighth Route Army's southward troops in the Jiangsu-Anhui border area east of Jinpu Road, south of Longhai Road, and north of the Huaihe River.
This time, General Sugimoto, the commander of the North China Front, and General Nishio Hiszo, the new commander of the Central China Expeditionary Army, were ready to work together to create a miracle.
Nishio Hisao, an old Japanese soldier, has been blessed with good fortune recently. While being appointed as the commander of the Central China Expeditionary Force, he was promoted to general. This is the ultimate satisfaction. After arriving in Nanjing, Nishio Hisao immediately followed the instructions from the base camp.
The Thirteenth Army was established in Shanghai. He concurrently served as the commander, Lieutenant General Sakurai Province No. 3 served as the chief of staff, and the military headquarters was stationed in Shanghai. It had jurisdiction over the 15th Division, the 17th Division, the 22nd Division, and the 116th Division.
The 1st, 5th, 7th, 11th, and 12th Brigades were mixed with the independent ones. The other units are all within the Central China Dispatch Army. Only the 22nd Division cannot join the 13th Army because it belongs to the North China Front Army.
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As soon as the formation of the troops was completed, Nishio Shouzou set his sights on the Jiangsu-Anhui border area north of the Huaihe River. He wanted to use the heads of the Eighth Route Army's southward troops and Liu Yimin to promote him to an army general, become the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army, and then even take office as the commander of the Central China Expeditionary Force.
The commander of the dispatched army paid tribute to the flag.
After all, Nishio Hisao served as the commander of the Second Army and suffered heavy losses at the hands of the instructor of the Eighth Route Army. Although his successor, Lieutenant General Higashiya Niguhiko, died in an unknown manner, both Terauchi Juichi and Nishio Hisao were capital
Understand that Lieutenant General Nianyan Wang of Dongjiuer Palace must have died in the hands of the Eighth Route Army instructors. Therefore, although the old Japanese Shouzao in Xiwei was eager to sacrifice Liu Yimin's head and the Eighth Route Army's troops going south to sacrifice the flag, he was not reckless and agreed with his staff
After repeated discussions, Chang Hebian decided to unite with the North China Front Army, concentrate all the forces that could be mobilized, completely annihilate the southward troops of the Eighth Route Army Teaching Division, and take Liu Yimin's head.
The reason why Nishio Juzo wants to unite with the North China Front Army is because he has insufficient troops. If he switches to other squadrons, Nishio Juzo will not have so many worries and can complete it with only Okamura Neji's Eleventh Army.
Mission. The Eighth Route Army Instructor is not an ordinary squadron. It is the mission that led to the 21st Brigade, the 21st Division, the 8th Division, the 10th Division, the 14th Division, and the 1st
0 The 8th Division, the 33rd Division, the 34th Division and several independent mixed brigades were collectively defeated by the Chinese *** Corps. If they did not implement a heavy siege, just two or three divisions would be able to defeat them.
To deal with the Eighth Route Army instructors, to be honest, Nishio Shouzou did not have the courage and courage.
Shanshan Yuan is much more powerful within the Japanese army than Nishio Hiszo. He was the land minister and the person who single-handedly planned the all-out war of aggression against China. He looks dull but is very proud in his heart. Originally, he was asked to serve as the North China Front Army.
The commander-in-chief was Emperor Hirohito, who was dissatisfied with the bankruptcy of the theory of quick victory and made a punitive decision. This made Sugisu Yuan always aggrieved, thinking that Emperor Hirohito was unfair to him.
What makes Shan Shan Yuan even more angry is that with Shan Shan Yuan's ability, he was unable to defeat the Eighth Route Army. He defeated the Eighth Route Army in big battles and lost in small battles. His face was ashen, just like the incompetent Itagaki and the unlucky Juichi Terauchi.
Likewise, he cannot hold his head high in front of the people or within the military.
Fortunately, there was a fickle Lin Fumiko who accompanied Shan Shan Yuan and became his secret lover during the war. Otherwise, Shan Shan Yuan would have gone crazy.
Shan Shanyuan has been in North China for a while and has some understanding of the situation on the battlefield in North China. He has already judged that Liu Yimin has arrived in the Suxian area, and seized this opportunity to mobilize heavy troops to cooperate with the First Army stationed in Shanxi and the Mongolian army to attack Shanxi.
The Eighth Route Army's base area in northwest Shanxi and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area were conducting frantic raids. However, Liu Yimin's troops had been waiting in hiding in northeastern Anhui for some time, and only fought some piecemeal small battles, which made Shan Shanyuan doubt his own judgment.
For fear that Liu Yimin's troops would secretly return to Shandong, they would stab him in the heart at the critical moment. Therefore, upon receiving the report from the Central China Dispatch Army from the base camp, the Eighth Route Army quickly captured northeastern Anhui and reported the enemy situation in several counties in northern Jiangsu.
Sugimoto's heart finally fell to the ground, and there was a trace of joy in his tone of voice. He immediately said to Chief of Staff Yamashita Tomofumi and Deputy Chief of Staff Akira Muto: "It seems that our judgment is correct. Liu Yimin did run away."
We've gone to the Jiangsu and Anhui areas, now it's time for those guys from the Central China Expeditionary Force to scratch their heads!"
Without exception, these people are the main culprits of the Japanese invasion of China. They all wish to immediately eliminate the Eighth Route Army instructors who made the Japanese Army embarrassed in front of the world, and capture or kill Liu Yimin alive. However, the ruthless facts tell them that
That's impossible. China's land is so big, no matter how tight the defense line is, it's possible for someone to see the weak link and attack it. Now it's okay, Liu Yimin has indeed fled to the Jiangsu and Anhui areas, he must go to attack
The Yangtze River defense line is the defense line of the Central China Expeditionary Army. Let the Central China Expeditionary Army make things difficult for them. As long as the North China Front Army seizes this opportunity, fights hard, and engages in a few beautiful battles, it can immediately change the North China Front Army's position.
The image in the minds of the Japanese people.
The old devils were secretly happy, but no one said anything. This idea was despicable, and it would be taboo to spread it, and it was inconsistent with their status.
After feeling a little proud, Deputy Chief of Staff Akira Muto first raised a big question. Central China dispatched troops to Jiangsu, north of the Yangtze River. There was no permanent division in Anhui. The 17th Division in Anhui and Northern Jiangsu alone
, several independent mixed brigades in Central Jiangsu and those police-type garrison teams could not stop the offensive of the Eighth Route Army instructors. If Liu Yimin were to attack the Yangtze River, he would work with the troops of China's Third Theater on the other side of the river to cut off the attack.
If the Yangtze River Defense Line is blocked, the imperial army around Wuhan will be surrounded by the Chinese Army. In this way, the situation of the entire central China dispatched army will be dangerous. Not only will all the results achieved in central China be lost since the war began, but it may also lead to a catastrophe.
The Japanese Empire lost the war.
Although Akira Muto is a bit alarmist, this bad situation is indeed possible. If it is just to let the Central China Dispatch Army fight a few defeats, it will be embarrassing like the North China Front Army. When it comes to the possibility of losing the war, Sugimoto and Yamashita
Fengwen woke up with a start and quickly climbed to the map to examine it.
After a long time, Shanshan Yuan raised his head from the map and said to Yamashita Fengwen: "Yamashita-kun, if the excellent Yamato people lose to the sick men of East Asia, it would be terrible. I might as well have a caesarean section! Of course, this
It is simply impossible. However, the Central China Dispatch Army should still be reminded to mobilize heavy troops to defend the front line of the Huaihe River."
Yamashita Fengwen casually said: "If we can hold the front line of the Huaihe River, we can mobilize heavy troops to completely annihilate Liu Yimin's troops in the areas north of the Huaihe River, east of Jinpu Road, and south of Longhai Road. Once and for all, Liu Yimin, the cancer of North China's security, can be eradicated."
When Yamashita Fengwen said this, Shanshan Yuan's eyes widened in surprise, and he looked at Yamashita Fengwen in disbelief, wondering if the Chief of Staff had a fever.
But Akira Muto got excited, looked at the map, and said: "This place is indeed a natural battlefield to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army's instructors. Commander, please see, this area is all plains and water network areas. Liu Yimin's main force
There are many cannons, cars, carts, and cavalry, so it is very inconvenient to maneuver. Although the imperial army is highly mechanized, it is also inconvenient to maneuver, but we have enough motor boats, patrol boats, and motorboats to fully utilize the rivers.
Quickly transfer troops. Haha, every river here will be a natural barrier to prevent the movement of Liu Yimin's troops. This time, I'll see where he can run."
When Shan Shan Yuan thought about it, this was indeed the truth. At the very least, he could use the rivers to divide and surround Liu Yimin's troops, and then attack them steadily and eat them one by one.
Shanshan Yuan immediately ordered Yamashita Fengfumi and Muto Akira to formulate their own battle plan, contact the Central China Expeditionary Force, and let them guard the Huaihe River line and Jinpu Road, turning Liu Yimin's department into a fish on the chopping board, and the North China Front Army was the knife to chop the fish. This time, it must be
The cunning Liu Yimin cannot be allowed to escape again.
Before Yamashita Tomofumi sent the report to the Central China Expedition Army, he received the notification that Hisao Nishio was appointed as the commander of the Central China Expedition Army and the formation of the Thirteenth Army. Sugimoto kept muttering in his heart that if the battle was successful, he would take credit for it.
Or is it the credit of Nishio Hiszog?
Shan Shan Yuan did not mutter for too long. After Nishio Hisao arrived in Nanjing and completed the formation of the Thirteenth Army, he immediately sent a telegram to Shan Shan Yuan, requesting the cooperation of the North China Front Army to completely eliminate the Liu Yi Min Department of the Eighth Route Army in the Jiangsu and Anhui areas.
Shanshan Yuan sighed in his heart, Nishio Hisao was worthy of being the commander of the Second Army. He saw the fighter planes as soon as he came up. The hero has the same opinion!
While sighing, Shanshan Yuan informed Nishio Hisao of the battle plan drawn up by Yamashita Tomofumi and Muto Akira, and invited Nishio Hisao to come to Peiping to discuss the plan.
Nishio Hisao saw Sugihara's battle plan and was impressed.
It turns out that Yamashita Fengfumi and Muto Akira, one is a fierce general who is good at surprise attacks, and the other is a guy who is good at conspiracy. The battle plan drawn up by the two people is different from other places. It is not to mobilize the army to encircle and sweep the Jiangsu and Anhui areas, but to use swords to attack the Jiangsu and Anhui areas.
To take an eccentric approach, we must use the raids on the Eighth Route Army base areas in Shandong as bait to mobilize Liu Yimin to return for reinforcements, gather heavy troops on the Longhai line, set up a deep ambush circle, wait for work, and completely eliminate Liu Yimin's forces returning to Shandong.
Nishio Hisao and Chief of Staff Kawabe Shozo immediately flew to Peking and conspired with Sugimoto Yuan and Yamashita Fengfumi.
Akira Muto reflected on Japan's strategy of invading China some time ago and came to the conclusion that it was best to end the war of aggression against China as soon as possible. Unfortunately, his official position was too small, and the big shots in the Japanese base camp were busy supervising Wang Jingwei.
He established a traitor government as soon as possible and was busy paying attention to the war in the Nomonhan area. His words were treated as farts and no one paid attention to him. Now, the commander of the North China Front Army and the commander of the Central China Expedition Army gathered in Peiping. Muto Akira felt that the only way to do this was to
Only by carefully planning this operation to eliminate Liu Yimin's forces can Shanshan Yuan and Nishio Hiszo truly understand their talents and value their opinions.
Akira Muto cheered up and thought carefully about how to mobilize troops quickly and covertly, set up the battlefield, and provide logistical support.
According to Muto Akira's vision, as long as the Japanese army raids a certain base area of the Eighth Route Army in Shandong and encircles and annihilates a section of the Eighth Route Army, Liu Yimin must return for reinforcements. As long as Liu Yimin returns for reinforcements, he must pass through Longhai Road. Moreover, when Liu Yimin's troops return to Shandong, they will most likely return to Shandong.
The southeastern area and approaching the Taiyi Mountain area. That is the home base of the Eighth Route Army. The strategic materials of Liu Yimin's department should be hidden there. His troops have been out fighting for a long time, and oil and other supplies must be in urgent need of replenishment. Therefore, this trap was set
It is the most convenient area to enter and exit southeast Shandong between Xuzhou and Lianyungang.
If the Eighth Route Army goes to the southeast of Shandong and enters the plain area from the west of Xuzhou, it is not afraid. Guarding the railway lines and main roads and mobilizing troops quickly can form an encirclement in the Weishan Lake area of southern Shandong and annihilate them all.
Liu Yimin Department.
To take a step back, even if Liu Yimin breaks the encirclement and escapes, it doesn't matter. As long as his troops are severely damaged, part of the campaign objectives can be considered achieved.
To be honest, both Sugimoto and Nishio Juzo are powerful figures, including Yamashita Tomofumi and Kawabe Shozo, who are also outstanding generals in the Japanese army. Muto Akira's idea is bold and novel, and it does have merit. Another point is that Muto
Zhang didn't say it, but Shanshan Yuan and Nishio Hiszo knew in their hearts that things in China were complicated. The Japanese and Japanese were old enemies. Although they were cooperating in the war, they were still two melons on a vine and could not be twisted.
Let's go together. Even within the Communist Party of China and the Communist Party of China, they are not monolithic. Each has its own territory and its own strength. When Liu Yimin fights in the Jiangsu and Anhui areas, Chiang Kai-shek may not be happy, and he will not just watch the revolution.
*The Jiangsu and Anhui areas are also occupied. Maybe Chiang Kai-shek will strictly order Liu Yimin to return to Shandong as soon as possible! Liu Yimin has no choice but to return to Shandong to aid.
Facts also proved the conjectures of Shan Shanyuan and Nishio Hisao. After the Eighth Route Army captured Wuhe County and Xuyi County, it did not continue its attack south of the Huaihe River. With Liu Yimin's character of eating meat without spitting out bones, this would be impossible under normal circumstances.
. What does this mean? It means that Liu Yimin is likely to return to Shandong.
Of course, this is only the judgment of Shanshan Yuan, Nishio Hiszo and others, and requires intelligence support.
Northeastern Anhui and northern Jiangsu are not solid bases at this time. The Eighth Route Army's all-out southward movement will inevitably lead to traitors fleeing to the Japanese strongholds, and the Japanese army will also obtain intelligence. Based on all intelligence, the Japanese army has determined that in northeastern Anhui,
The Eighth Route Army deployed in northern Jiangsu has a large number of cavalry, cars, tanks, and armored vehicles. Needless to say, this is the main force of Liu Yimin's department. If the main force of Liu Yimin's teaching division can be eliminated in the first battle, then the war in North China will be easier to fight.
Shanshan Yuan and Nishio Juzo had the same mind, and their determination was quickly made. The Central China Expeditionary Army transferred the 6th Division from the 11th Army. The 9th Division took a boat south along the Yangtze River and landed directly at Lianyungang. The North China Front Army was stationed there.
Troops from Jinan, Tai'an, and Yanzhou launched a large-scale sweep against the Eighth Route Army in the Jinan and Western Tai regions, and the 10th Division stationed in southern Shandong launched an offensive against Yu Xuezhong in the Sulu theater in southern Shandong. They must be defeated in one fell swoop and attract
Liu Yimin quickly returned reinforcements. Troops from the troops stationed in eastern Henan were secretly moved to Xuzhou via the railway to block the northward passage of Liu Yimin's troops west of Xuzhou. With the Sixth Division, the Ninth Division and the 114th Division stationed in Xuzhou,
A brigade of the Guards Division in Qingdao was the main force, equipped with heavy artillery units, and an ambush circle was deployed on the ground in the East China Sea along the Longhai Line to annihilate the main force of Liu Yimin's troops heading south in one fell swoop.
The plan was finalized, Shanshan Yuan and Nishio Juzo immediately issued orders, and the Japanese army began a secret deployment.
This sounds like a long-winded thing to say, but in fact the Japanese army was very efficient, and it was all completed on the day Nishio Juzo arrived in Peiping.
In order to prevent the leakage of intelligence, the North China Front kept Nishio's visit to Peiping strictly confidential. Shanshan Yuan did not arrange for Nishio to drink wine, but had a light meal before arranging for Nishio to return to Nanjing.
Because the Japanese army took careful confidentiality measures, the Sixth and Ninth Divisions, the main force transferred north from central China, secretly assembled at night and boarded the ship secretly. Not to mention that the Eighth Route Army did not know about it, and they did not even know about it in person.
I know. Moreover, the Japanese army has become extremely cunning this time. The troops on Longhai Road and Jinpu Road have not made many adjustments. The ones stationed in the East China Sea are still the Japanese independent mixed 22nd Brigade. The ones stationed in the East China Sea are the Japanese independent mixed 22nd Brigade.
The brigade, whose leader is Major General Yoneyama Milu, has jurisdiction over five independent infantry brigades from the 111th to the 115th, as well as artillery, cavalry, engineering, baggage and other supporting units.
In the early Ming Dynasty, Donghai County was abolished and placed under the jurisdiction of Haizhou Zhili Prefecture. In 1912, Haizhou was abolished and Donghai County was reestablished. The county government was in ancient Haizhou. However, due to the oppression of Banpu gentry by Haizhou officials,
Many people in the Banpu area were officials in the province, which led to the Haiguan partition incident. Donghai Southeast Township separated from Donghai and established Guanyun County. In this way, Donghai, Ganyu, Guanyun, and Shuyang became Haiyang.
The area, together with the Yanfu area and the Huai area, is collectively referred to as the Northern Jiangsu area.
This Haizhou City was first called Haizhou in the 7th year of Wuding reign in the Northern Wei Dynasty, that is, 549 AD. It is known as the "famous county in the East China Sea" and the "first city from the east of Huaihai". The ancient city was built in the 11th year of Tianjian of Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty.
In the 16th year of Yongle, the city wall was built, with a total length of nine miles and 130 steps and a height of two feet and five feet. The city has four gates, namely the east gate "Zhenhai Gate", the west gate "Tonghuai Gate", and the south gate "Quyang Gate"
, the north gate is "Linhong Gate".
Speaking of ancient Haizhou, there are many stories. The most famous one is that Li Ruzhen wrote the famous book "Flowers in the Mirror" based on Haizhou's customs and customs, and proposed the ideal realm of a country of gentlemen and a country of girls.
According to records, Li Ruzhen was originally from Daxing, today's Beijing. She settled in Haizhou at the age of 19, married Xu Qiaolin's cousin, and got married to Banpu Erxu, a celebrity in Haizhou. Li Ruzhen wrote the phonology monograph "Li Ruzhen" in Haizhou.
"Shi Yinjian" and the chess score "Shouzi Pu", and later wrote "The Fate of Flowers in the Mirror" which is as brilliant as "Journey to the West", "Feng Shen Bang" and "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio".
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