Shun Tada's orders were carried out to the letter.
Early in the morning on November 5, Japanese planes began to conduct reconnaissance and hovering on the east bank of the Yellow River. Immediately afterwards, a group of Japanese military planes came roaring in and bombed wildly at the Yellow River ferry in Dong'a, blowing up the camouflaged positions of the Eighth Route Army's local armed forces into dust.
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Then, the commander of the Second Division, Lieutenant General Yasuji Toji, commanded the First Division, the Second Division, the Seventh Division, the Twenty-third Division, and the main force of the First Guards Division to rush towards the ferry, on the Yellow River.
Artillery positions were established on the west bank to cover the crossing of the troops.
The leading troops of the Japanese army began to cross the Yellow River along the iron cable bridge left by the Eighth Route Army. The soldiers crouched, holding on to the iron rope, and moved to the other side. Seeing that they were about to reach the bridgehead, the Eighth Route Army was hiding in Dong'e County on the east bank of the river.
Brigade, open fire
Machine guns and rifles fired fiercely at the Japanese troops on the chain bridge. The bullets flew towards the Japanese soldiers swinging on the bridge. The Yellow River suddenly turned into a big pot for cooking dumplings. The little Japanese soldiers plopped down and fell straight down.
The Japs turned around and ran back.
After only fighting for about ten minutes, the Dong'a County brigade retreated. Because the order clearly stated that they could only fight for ten minutes and retreat immediately.
The Dong'e County brigade had to withdraw quickly, otherwise it would not have been able to withdraw. On the other side of the Yellow River were the heavy artillery of five artillery regiments of five Japanese divisions. The Dong'a County brigade numbered several hundred people, but they could not withstand the Japanese army.
Aiming artillery bombardment.
Sure enough, the Japanese artillery group began to bombard. The artillery shells flew across the Yellow River and landed on the Eighth Route Army position on the other side, raising clouds of dust and mist.
After 10 minutes of shelling, the Japanese army began to rush across the river. Folding boats, motorboats, and canvas boats were all pushed into the water, including the boats that the Japanese army transferred from near Jinan.
It's like hundreds of boats competing for the current and thousands of boats racing across the river.
The Japanese aircraft groups were frantically dropping bombs on the Eighth Route Army's camouflaged positions on the east bank, swooping and shooting. The Japanese machine guns mounted on the ferries were also firing wildly. The bullets were like rain, filling the soil on the east bank of the Yellow River with dust and mist.
Anda Twenty-san, the commander of the Japanese Second Division, leaned in front of a heavy tank, holding a telescope and anxiously observing the situation of crossing the river. It was not until the troops crossing the river landed, shouting and rushing towards the Eighth Route Army position, that Anda Twenty-san
He took a long breath, used his hand to mow his mustache, and said: "Liu Yimin is nothing more than that!"
No wonder Anda Twenty-Three laughed at Liu Yimin. If Liu Yimin really had no plans, he should have heavily guarded the Yellow River and attacked halfway across the river. I am afraid that the blood of the Japanese army would turn the Yellow River red.
Of course, this is Anda 23's idea, and it is also what a normal defender should do. If that were the case, the Japanese army would probably have to spend several days just crossing the river, or even be unable to cross the river. But Liu Yimin is not Anda 23, he simply can't.
If you don't defend the river, you will let the little devils cross the river with great fanfare.
Anda Twenty-san was only happy for a while, but was soon stunned by the sound of landmine explosions one after another. When he raised the telescope again to observe, there were many more Japanese corpses and wounded in the lens. Needless to say,
, it was blown up by the Eighth Route Army’s mine array.
Japanese engineers crossed the river by boat, began clearing mines, and built pontoons that could be used by tanks, cars, and large troops to cross the river.
When the Japanese infantry took control of key points on the east coast, they discovered that the Eighth Route Army's positions were camouflaged and deserted. The Continental Army wasted so many bombs, artillery shells, and bullets in vain.
After receiving the report, Anda angrily cursed Liu Yimin as a despicable coward. He no longer had the courage to fight against the imperial army!
After scolding, Anda Twenty-three became more vigilant. He knew that the Eighth Route Army was afraid of the Japanese army's large fleet and did not dare to fight head-on with the Japanese army during the day. The danger might come at night.
Anda Twenty-Three did not dare to neglect and commanded the Japanese army to cross the river quickly.
At this time, it was the dry season of the Yellow River, and it was very convenient for the Japanese army to cross the Yellow River by boat or build a pontoon bridge. In just one day, Anda Twenty-three led the main force of the Japanese West Group to cross the Yellow River and began to expand across the board.
On this day, the former Chief of Staff of the North China Front and the commander of the Japanese Fourth Division, Yamashita Tomofumi, commanded the East Group composed of the Fourth Division, the Sixth Division, the Eleventh Division, and the Twenty-fourth Division.
From the southeast of Shandong Province, they stormed towards the Taiyi Mountains and launched a fierce battle with the left-behind troops of the Eighth Route Army commanded by Zeng Zhongsheng and Tan Zheng.
The Eastern Group of the Japanese Army is very strange. Yamashita Nobumi was originally a tiger general, and the Sixth Division was the top elite division of the Japanese army with a fierce offensive. The reason why Tada Shun organized the troops in this way was to allow the Eastern Group to attack quickly and clear out Lu
Zhongnanshan District, Hebei
Encircling the main force of the Eighth Route Army. As a result, the Sixth Division, the Eleventh Division, and the Twenty-fourth Division were indeed aggressive in their offensives, but the Fourth Division under the personal command of Yamashita Fengwen was like an old ox pulling a broken cart, moving slowly.
Yeah, I can't cheer up, so I'm procrastinating.
Yamashita Fengfumi's order was very strict. Unfortunately, the officers and soldiers of this Japanese permanent division composed of Osaka merchants were keen on doing business. When they came, they brought a large amount of goods from the Northeast, including ginseng, mink fur, urad grass, and there was no shortage of them.
Every time they arrived at a county or market town, the Fourth Division
Unlike other divisions, they were not busy burning, killing and looting, but busy setting up stalls and doing business. Unfortunately, the towns occupied by the Japanese army were empty and there were no trading partners, which made the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Division feel unhappy.
He couldn't muster any energy. Naturally, his attack speed couldn't increase.
In anger, Yamashita Fengwen pulled out a regiment captain and wanted to shoot him, hoping to make a warning to others. As a result, the chief of staff, the division commander, and the two brigade commanders all came to intercede, making it impossible for Yamashita Fengwen to take action. The most ridiculous thing was the regiment captain.
He even rolled his eyes and said to Yamashita Fengfumi why the war was going on. Isn't it just for money? Since doing business can
Why do you need to fight and kill after making money? Even if you fight and kill, the goods in the hands of the soldiers must be exchanged for money. Otherwise, the soldiers will ask whether it is more important to fight and charge or to protect.
Are personal goods important? As a commander, it’s hard to answer! Can a commander just watch the soldiers become paupers?
Yamashita Fengwen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he could only let the fourth division serve as a reserve team and follow the other three divisions in a hurry.
The Japanese Fifth Division, the Second Brigade of the First Guards Division, and the Heavy Artillery Brigade exchanged defenses with the 32nd Division, the 36th Division, and the 28th Division. The Fifth Division
The commander of the regiment division, Imamura Jun, commanded the troops to rush to the vicinity of Jinan in a hurry. Together with the 27th Division, they independently formed the 16th Brigade and the 4th Cavalry Brigade. Then they began to press from north to south, with the Eighth Route Army's Taixi Guard Brigade.
, the Tai'an detachment took over the fire.
The Fifth Division is the strategic reserve of the Japanese army, that is, the battlefield firefighting team. It can be mobilized wherever it is needed. For this reason, although the Fifth Division suffered two heavy blows from the Eighth Route Army in Qixian County and Zhoucun, Shanxi Province, it was extremely supplementary.
It's fast, and the troops are replenished with elite soldiers, and the equipment is getting better every time.
The 5th Division's main attack from south to north should be said to be a sure shot. What was surprising was that after attacking for a whole morning, the Japanese northern group, dominated by the 5th Division, was unable to break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line. The reason was that the Eighth Route Army was guarding the west.
Brigade and Tai'an detachment rely on Jinan
Positions were set up in the mountainous areas between Tai'an and Feicheng, and the Japanese tanks could not go up the mountains. After the roads were cut off, the Japanese army had no choice. The Fifth Division also had to give up its best roundabout tactics and engage in battles honestly.
The Eighth Route Army engaged in positional offensive and defensive warfare.
Seeing that the attack was not going well, Imamura rushed to the front line to observe in person. When he went to the front line, he realized that the Eighth Route Army had dug up the roads from Jinan to Tai'an and Jinan to Feicheng, and several tanks, motorcycles and motorcycles had fallen into the pits.
Armored vehicles. Needless to say, it was the Eighth Route Army that put up a disguise on the big pit to fool the vanguard.
The Eighth Route Army's positions were also fortified. They built bunkers because of the mountains, and the foot of the mountains were cut into sections. Not to mention tanks and armored vehicles, it was difficult for people to climb. The attack was naturally not easy.
Imamura reported the situation to Shun Tada, and then ordered the use of poison gas bombs to poison the defending Eighth Route Army.
After receiving Imamura Jun's report, Tada Shun became more and more convinced that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was in Lunan. He thought that the Eighth Route Army was going to defend Lunan, so he kept calling Adachi 23's West Group, Yamashita Tobumi's East Group, and Higuchi Kiichiro.
The Southern Group and the Southern Shandong Group commanded by Fujii Yotomo accelerated their attack speed and surrounded the Eighth Route Army.
Higuchi Kiichiro commanded the 9th Division of the Japanese Southern Front Group, the 114th Division, the 2nd Guards Division, the Taiwan Mixed Brigade and the Manchuria Brigade to advance, launching an attack from south to north on the Longhai Line, and fighting against the defenders
The Eighth Route Army's Lunan Military Region troops in the mountainous area of Lunan began to exchange fire with Yu Xuezhong's outpost troops on the front line in Taierzhuang, which developed into a war.
Yu Xuezhong didn't know that Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan had already arrived in southwestern Shandong, and thought Liu Yimin was sitting in Pingyi to command the operations. However, due to the Linyi Incident and Zhang Xueliang being detained by Chiang Kai-shek in the Chongqing hospital, Mou Zhongheng and Miao Zhengliu were
Before returning from Chongqing, the morale of Yu Xuezhong's troops was greatly affected. Even Yu Xuezhong himself felt that he didn't know who he was fighting for.
At this point in the battle, Yu Xuezhong, Wang Jingxuan, and Zhou Fu had a very clear understanding of the situation on the Shandong battlefield. They knew that if they continued to defend the front line of Taierzhuang, not only would they not be able to hold on, but their troops would also be wiped out.
The idea of retreating to the Eighth Route Army base area was unrealistic. The Japanese army surrounded the Eighth Route Army base area on all sides. Going to the Eighth Route Army base area was tantamount to getting into a trap. Yu Xuezhong would not do that.
When Yu Xuezhong made an emergency evacuation from Feixian County to the front line of Taierzhuang, he had already made up his mind that once the Japanese army encircled and suppressed it heavily, he would try to break through the Longhai Road and go south, go to the Henan-Anhui border area to fight guerrillas, and attack the Fifth War Zone and the First
Troops in the theater move closer. Now is the time to make up your mind!
Yu Xuezhong immediately ordered a report to the Military Commission, requesting to temporarily evacuate Shandong to avoid the enemy's edge, and wait until the situation eases slightly before returning to Shandong.
This time the Military Commission responded quickly and agreed to Yu Xuezhong's request. Now they are waiting for an opportunity to break out at night.
Liu Yimin waited and waited in Zhangwan, his eyes almost grew cloudy as he waited, and finally waited until the Japanese army pounced on Lunan in a heavy group.
This time was not a sudden attack at the beginning of the Japanese army's sweeping campaign. The Japanese army gathered heavily in Shandong, and their every move could not escape the eyes of the Eighth Route Army. After receiving heavy Japanese army groups, they pounced from all directions.
Cai Zhong was so happy about Lu Nan's report that he actually blackmailed Zhao Xiaoman once. He asked Zhao Xiaoman to take out the sugar from his collection and gave it to him and Liu Yimin. Luo Ronghuan each made a bowl of sugar water and drank it while talking about the sugar.
The water tastes sweet when you drink it.
By this time, Liu Yimin's plan to mobilize the Japanese army had begun to show promise. The only drawback was that Jun Tada was too cunning and the Japanese army was too large. They actually left the Thirty-seventh Division in the western Shandong and southern Hebei areas.
North China Public Security of the 10th Division, 41st Division and Four Groups
When the Eighth Route Army destroyed the 38th Division, this Japanese and puppet army was very likely to cross the canal and go south to attack our army. Not only that, Tada Shun also transferred the 110th Division back to the Pingjin area to provide
Liu Yimin's next plan to invade Tianjin cast a shadow.
In any case, the huge Japanese army group finally pounced on Lunan, which has created an opportunity for our army to eliminate the 38th Division. Liu Yimin was waiting for this opportunity! Therefore, when Luo Ronghuan proposed that the New Eighth Brigade should be ordered
Set up defenses to the north to prevent Anda
When the Hexi Group of the Japanese and puppet troops under the command of the 23rd went south to reinforce the battlefield in southwestern Shandong, Liu Yimin actually laughed and said that there was no need. Three garrison divisions and four North China security army groups that had been attacked repeatedly were useless. They just came to take care of them.
Come on, I'm waiting for them!
Cai Zhong held the tea bowl and said excitedly: "That's right, as long as Anda 23 is not afraid of death, just come, I will wait for him! What he is afraid of is that if we fight, Anda 23 will be like a turtle. He probably knows it himself.
What kind of people are you commanding? That's not the Second Division, the Fifth Division, or the Sixth Division, it's the Garrison Division, and I'm waiting for them to be served!"
Seeing that Liu Yimin and Cai Zhong were in such high spirits, Luo Ronghuan was also affected. He laughed and said that if Anda 23 dared to go south for reinforcements, he would simply change the battle plan and urgently ordered Liu Jianli, Zhang Hongtao, Chen Zaidao, Xu Shiyou, Zeng Chunjian and the others to quickly
March south, form an encirclement around the 23rd Adachi Division, and eliminate the three Japanese guard divisions and four puppet army groups in one battle. That will make Shun Tada cry!
Zhao Xiaoman on the side pursed his lips and smiled, and said softly: "Political commissar, Tada Shun may not cry loudly. He is a shriveled old man with underdeveloped tear glands. I think Tada Shun will probably commit suicide by caesarean section in shame."
After finishing speaking, Zhao Xiaoman felt that he was talking too much. This was a conversation between the leaders, so there was no room for him to interrupt. What was wrong with him? Could it be that he consciously or unconsciously felt that he had something to rely on?
Realizing this, Zhao Xiaoman immediately blushed, said sorry, turned around and ran out.
When Cai Zhong saw that Zhao Xiaoman blushed for no apparent reason and even ran out, he said, "Girls are so n-faced and they blush all the time. This is troublesome!"
Luo Ronghuan finished drinking the sugar water, put the bowl away, and urged Liu Yimin to take action.
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