. On the evening of November 6, 1939, with the order of Liu Yimin, the First Brigade of the Eighth Route Army Education Brigade, the New Brigade, the New Fourth Brigade, the New Eighth Brigade, and the Southwest Shandong Garrison Brigade, which had been hidden and waiting for many days in the southwestern Shandong region.
The Second Guard Brigade of Western Shandong, the Cavalry Brigade, the Artillery Brigade, the Engineer Brigade, and the Huazhong Brigade all took action and moved towards the preset battlefield under the cover of night. Mobile Novel Site Chinese website
Although Cao County was occupied by the Japanese army, the Southwest Shandong Guard Brigade, the Second Shandong Guard Brigade, the Cao County Brigade, the various district squads and militias were all surrounding the Japanese. They rushed forward when they caught the opportunity. 1 The so-called occupation of the Japanese was actually
That is, the areas around Cao County and the traffic line leading to Longhai Road. Other areas are under the control of the Eighth Route Army and local armed forces, and the troops are very convenient to move at night.
There is an old Yellow River Road in Cao County, which belongs to the sand area, with yellow sand all over the sky, lakes and swamps, and the terrain is complex. Liu Yimin is determined to eliminate the main force of the 38th Division of the Japanese Army on the north side of the old Yellow River Road, because it is a fertile land area, which is very suitable for teaching a brigade.
mechanized group movement.
The tactics are still old tactics. The southwestern Shandong garrison brigade, which was responsible for the frontal blocking mission, was deployed along the border area between Dingtao and Cao County, and adopted small troops to resist step by step to lead the Japanese army into the encirclement. The new first brigade commanded the second Shandong garrison brigade in Cao County.
The highway leading to Dingtao, Cao County to Heze was hidden to the west. The New Fourth Brigade commanded the New Eighth Brigade to hide on the east side of the two highways. The First Brigade was responsible for the intermediate assault mission, and the Cavalry Brigade was responsible for the mission of detouring behind enemy lines. The Air Defense Brigade was responsible for the mission of breaking the enemy's rear.
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Yotochi Fujii, who issued orders in Caoxian County, never dreamed that the knife had already been put on his neck!
That night, after listening to the Japanese war report broadcast and Tada Jung's radio on the radio, Yotochi Fujii sent a report to Lieutenant General Iwamatsu Yoshio, the commander of the 15th Division, asking him to join the reorganization and the division to join the reorganization team and the division.
The three brigades of the regiment supplementary team formed the Shanxian garrison troops to protect the logistics supply line, and established defense lines between Shanxian, Caoxian and Fengxian, and established maintenance meetings at all levels. The main force of the 15th Division and the mixed first brigade will come tomorrow
Advance towards Chengwu, the Mixed Fifth Brigade retorted from the right wing and captured Chengwu. Then he marched towards Dingtao and Heze, supporting the 38th Division to capture Dingtao and Heze. The Mixed Fifth Brigade retorted to the third
The 18th Division moved closer and became the general reserve team of the battle.
After sending the telegram, Yotochi Fujii called the Chief of Staff, the 38th Infantry Regiment, and the captain of the Ziyi Infantry Regiment, the 38th Field Artillery Regiment, searching for the 38th Regiment, the 38th Engineer Regiment
The team's wing leader checks preparations for tomorrow's battle.
The current combat effectiveness of the 38th Division has indeed increased. Judging from the reports from the various troops, the combat preparations are fully prepared, and Fujii Yotomo is very satisfied.
This time, Yotochi Fujii made up his mind to create miracles and repay His Majesty the Emperor and Commander Tada Shizuki's valuation.
I just heard Yotochi Fujii say on the map: "The war tomorrow must be a surprise victory. Otherwise, the Eighth Route Army will escape again every day. When heavy troops encircle Shandong, the reason why the Imperial Army has never been able to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army in an institutional way is that
Because they have a good intelligence and authenticity, they can slip away at any time. Therefore, tomorrow's battle requires a surprise attack. Please see, Dingtao only has more than 30 kilometers from Cao County, and infantry can arrive for 6 hours by forcing them to march.
Tao is already the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army's southwestern Shandong base, and is very close to Heze, the military region's location, and is not as good as Dan County. The Eighth Route Army will definitely bury landmines and set up ambush on the main roads, attempting to prevent the division from advancing. We must avoid it.
On the main road, move quickly. Otherwise, when we arrive at Dingtao, the Eighth Route Army will either be on high alert or escape every day.”
The officers nodded and said yes.
Yototo Fujii's method was very strange. He left a infantry brigade of the lifting regiment and the 230th regiment to guard Caoxian and protect the traffic line, allowing the 228th regiment and the six infantry brigades of the 229th regiment to operate in brigades.
Set out quietly at four o'clock, avoiding the main road, and detour from both wings toward Dingtao County. Wherever the machine gun is fired first, it means that there are the Eighth Route Army, and all six infantry brigades rushed towards the direction of the gunshot. The remaining two infantrymen of the 230 regiment were left.
The brigade all took cars, combat chariots, search wings, and field artillery 38th Regiment to form a fast mobile force, and then attacked Dingtao along the road after dawn.
Yotochi Fujii thought that Hua first let the infantry operations of the two regiments. Even if the Eighth Route Army discovered it, they would also think that the Japanese army would not set up a large number of landmines on the road, and his fast mobile troops would be able to use it.
The fastest pounced on Dingtao County, blitzing at the main force of the Eighth Route Army in southwestern Shandong.
Dingtao County must have the main force of the Eighth Route Army in southwestern Shandong, and Fujii Yotomo has firmly believed in this.
Yotochi Fujii wanted to use two infantry corpses to attract the attention of the Eighth Route Army and cover his combat operations of using fast mobile troops to blitz Dingtao. According to the past military tactics of China, it was to secretly cross Chen Cang. If Germany was used to capture Bo
In terms of Lan's tactics, it is a blitzkrieg.
After the deployment, Fujii Yotochi specifically explained to the infantry 230 who would support the middle route combat in Dan County today.
The corps leader, let the troops take a quick rest and maintain their energy and energy. Tomorrow, they will directly attack Dingtao County.
That night, Yotochi Fujii had a dream. When the cherry blossoms in Ueno, Tokyo were in full bloom, he received a notice from the emperor's summons.
As his wife moved, she folded her hands together and kept murmuring: "God Amaterasu, you finally opened your eyes! It was finally the Fujii family's turn to make a name for themselves!" Fujii Yotomo looked at his wife's actions, felt his eyes sore, and turned around
After blowing his nose, he was busy dressing up and trimming his beard neatly. Then he rushed to the palace gate to wait for the summons. Just as he was waiting for the summons, Yotochi Fujii met Seishiro Itagaki. Yotochi Fujii was in his heart
I wonder, didn't Lieutenant General Itagaki have already had a caesarean section? How could it be here? In a short while, Tani Shou-o and others were killed by the Eighth Route Army. The hanged Japanese lieutenant generals arrived one by one, scaring Fujii
Yang Zhi, a ji spirit, just come over.
After waking up, Yotochi Fujii felt a trance in his heart. Looking at his watch, it was already 2 o'clock at night.
Yotoko Fujii was no longer sleepy, so he simply got up and washed up, and called the Shinto monk who was following the army to realize his dream.
After hearing this, the monk clasped his hands together and lowered his eyebrows and told Yotochi Fujii with his eyes, saying that this was a good dream, indicating that the General would succeed in a battle today and avenge all the generals who were broken.
Fujii Yotochi thought that the same was true. The Japanese army dispatched such a huge force, which had already scared the Eighth Route Army. Liu Yimin is now afraid that he would hide in the southern part of Shandong like a mouse, busy transferring and then transferring.
What about? The Eighth Route Army in southwestern Shandong lacks heavy weapons and has limited combat effectiveness. One of its own divisions has been alone in Cao County for so long. The Eighth Route Army only dares to fight ambush and guerrillas, and even dares to fight a frontal blockade, which means that the Eighth Route Army here
It’s not Liu Yimin’s main force. If you do it well, you might be able to capture the director of the Southwest Shandong Administrative Office of the Eighth Route Army and the commander of the Military Region in this battle! Then you will make a fortune!
Yotochi Fujii, who was happy, finally survived until four o'clock in the morning and issued a departure order. The 228th and 229th Regiment of the Japanese Army, which had already been shrinking around Caoxian County, left the camping site under the cover of night and headed north.
go.
At 6 o'clock in the morning, Yotochi Fujii received reports from the 228th and 229th wings. The two wings were progressing smoothly and did not encounter any harassment from the Eighth Route Army.
Yotochi Fujii became more and more confident. However, Yotochi Fujii did not go crazy, but ordered the 228th Regiment and the 229th Regiment to speed up, pay attention to searching, and strictly prevent the ambush of the Eighth Route Army.
After giving this order, Yotochi Fujii himself laughed. How could the Eighth Route Army have thought that he would start to act at Lingjiu? Even if he wanted to ambush, he had to go after dawn.
Yotochi Fujii's judgment was indeed accurate. At 7 o'clock in the morning, the 228th Regiment and the 229th Regiment reported one after another that they encountered the Eighth Route Army's police force in the area in the northern part of Cao County and Dingtao.
A battle took place.
Yotochi Fujii immediately called and asked for details of the report, whether the Eighth Route Army had artillery, was it using Japanese weapons or Chinese miscellaneous weapons, the size of the blocking force, and whether the resistance was determined.
The 228th Regiment and the 229th Regiment reported that the Eighth Route Army had grenade launchers and used Japanese weapons to block and resist step by step.
Yotochi Fujii judged that this was the main force of the Eighth Route Army's southwestern Shandong troops fighting with him. It is very likely that the main force of the Eighth Route Army's southrus Lubi troops were hidden between Heze and Dingtao, and adopted layers of blocking tactics to prevent the 30th.
The Eighth Division captured Heze. Maybe the Eighth Route Army wanted to lure the 228th Regiment, which was not equipped with combat vehicles and heavy artillery, and the 229th Regiment was trapped in an ambush circle!
Yotochi Fujii understands the general scale of the Eighth Route Army in southwestern Shandong, which is like one or two brigades. There are also some local armed forces and militias. If such troops are head-on, Yotochi Fujii is not afraid of them. They are not equipped with field battles.
The opponent of the 38th Division of the Artillery Faction and the Warrior Convoy.
After being overjoyed, Yotochi Fujii immediately ordered the 230th Regiment and the 38th Regiment of Field Artillery,
Search for the 38th Regiment, the 38th Engineer Regiment and the Division Fighting Convoy were dispatched to reinforce the 228th Brigade and the 229th Brigade, smashed the Eighth Route Army's blockade, and conquered Dingtao County in one fell swoop.
After thinking about it, this battle cannot be defeated. There is a saying in China that wildfires cannot burn all the time and the spring breeze will blew again. If the Eighth Route Army is allowed to escape, they will not be able to ambush and attack the Imperial Army soon.
Yotochi Fujii temporarily decided to change the combat plan and ordered Lieutenant General Iwamatsu Yoshio, the commander of the 15th Division, to leave behind the Mixed First Brigade, the Mixed Seventh Brigade launched an attack on Seiwu, the occupied division and the mixed fifth Brigade
The regiment quickly advanced along Cao County and between Chengwu, reinforced the 38th Division to fight, and annihilated the main force of the Eighth Route Army's southwestern Shandong troops in one fell swoop.
At this time, it was already dawn. Out of caution, Yotochi Fujii informed Shangqiu Airport to dispatch immediately to investigate the enemy situation between Cao County and Dingtao and cover the battle.
Yotochi Fujii originally wanted to follow the army's command, but now he has a different identity. He is not only the commander of the 38th Division, but also the commander of the Japanese Southwest Shandong Group. He can only command the county seat in Caoxian County. As for the third
The 18th Division's forward command tasks were undertaken by the infantry commander of the 38th Division who followed the 230th Regiment.
All the Japanese army's actions fell into the eyes of the Eighth Route Army scouts, and they were transmitted to the leaders of various brigades to Liu Yimin's ears through telegrams.
Liu Yimin has carefully planned... For so long, I have been waiting for this morning on November 7th.
At this time, the Eighth Route Army units had already been in place last night. The Japanese army was ignorant and had crashed into the net without knowing it.
However, Liu Yimin did not expect Fujii Yotochi to come up with such a trick, asking the two infantry regiments to take action first and at night in the brigade, and also organized a fast mobile unit to attempt to blitz into Dingtao. Therefore, when the Japanese army came
When the infantry secretly launched their operations, Liu Yimin was puzzled and didn't know what Yotsuchi Fujii was going to do. It was not until the information that the Japanese army's corps were dispatched by car that Liu Yimin suddenly realized that Yotsuchi Fujii, the old devil, learned
He was still quick and wanted to use his small division battle chariot and cars to play mechanized blitzkrieg battles. He was sorry to think about it.
In the Zhangwan Eighth Route Army Command, the radio station sent out a loud noise, and the phone calls came one after another. Feng, deputy director of the General Staff Department, led the staff to work hard in front of the map, answering reports and conveying orders.
Liu Yimin's tone of speech became lighter: "Political Commissar, Lao Cai, it seems that we are going to make a fortune today. Needless to say, the 38th Division, maybe we can still take the lead in the division and division.
Let’s clean up the Fifth Brigade!”
Cai Zhong said impatiently: "You can fight quickly, Jizhong, southern Hebei, borders of Hebei and Shandong, southeastern Shandong,
Southern Shandong, western Shandong, southern Hebei, Jiaodong, Jiaolai, Qinghe, and borders of Jiangsu and Anhui, there are Japanese troops sweeping DNG everywhere. Every day, I don’t know how many people will die or how many houses will be burned! A 38th Division Regiment
How can we offset our losses?”
Luo Ronghuan measured for a long time in front of the map and looked up and said, "Don't consider the 15th Division and the Mixed Brigade. Kill the 38th Division first. Once we fight, the Japanese army's fleet will pounce on us, relying on ours.
The air defense brigade cannot cover the entire battlefield. Fight quickly and decisively, and the steamed bun is the steamed bun in your mouth!"
Liu Yimin didn't expect that Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong had this attitude. After thinking for a moment, he knew that the two old friends were too stubborn to be stabbed by the Japanese army.
Liu Yimin stopped talking, stood in front of the map, watching the wind mark the progress of the Japanese army on the map.
At 8 a.m., four Japanese bombers taking off from Shangqiu Airport flew to the Qinggangji area and began to bomb the Eighth Route Army's blocking positions.
At 8:30, Chen Shiqu, the commander of the Southwest Shandong Security Brigade, who was the frontal blocking, reported that the Japanese reinforcements of tanks and automobile troops rushed to the Qinggangji area and requested a siege.
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