Winter nights in North China are cold, especially late at night. It feels a bit cold even when wearing a military coat.
Tada Shun is lean and can't stand the cold. After standing for a long time, goosebumps appeared on his body.
Shun Tada shivered, and then he took his eyes away from the map, muttering "You have to hold on to Tokushima Road no matter what."
Only then did Yoshizumi Ryosuke notice that there were goose bumps on the commander's face and neck, and he hurriedly called the guards to bring in two pots of charcoal fire.
The guards brought in two braziers, and the red charcoal flames made Tada Shun's face shine.
Tada Shun finally felt a bit of warmth and his body was no longer cold. Then he took a sip from the water glass handed over by Masaru Hirata and said slowly: "Ask the Second Division and the 23rd Division.
position. Remind them that they must march in combat formation and be careful in everything."
Yoshizumi Ryosuke agreed and went out, and returned a short while later, reporting that the forwards of the Second Division had arrived at Lianyungang. No abnormalities were found along the way. It was expected that the entire division would arrive at Lianyungang before dawn. The 23rd Division followed closely.
Afterwards, the remaining 1st Division, 4th Division, 7th Division, and 24th Division were all on their way. Unfortunately, the Longhai Road was not repaired, so the soldiers had to rely on their own feet to travel.
Tada Shun said "Huh" and stopped talking again, holding the tea cup and drinking water slowly.
Magistrate Hirata saw this as an opportunity and quickly reported: "Your Excellency, Commander, during the raids, each unit discovered the newspaper of the Shandong Army of the Eighth Route Army, which published an article about Liu Yimin's talk. The strange thing is that this article is related to the one published by Liu Yimin.
The press release is different, there is an extra part in it.”
Tada Shun asked in surprise: "What extra content is there?"
Judge Pingtian reported that there was more information about Wang Kemin, Qi Kuiyuan, the North China Security Army, and the Manchurian troops marching. According to Liu Yimin, the Eighth Route Army and the Manchurian soldiers had transactions, and money was exchanged from Manchuria.
The reason why they were able to successfully cross the Longhai Road several times was because of the grassroots officers and soldiers of the Manchurian Tingjin Army who provided internal response. For the North China Security Army, the Eighth Route Army adopted the method of marking the soldiers with black and red dots.
If you do something that benefits the Eighth Route Army, you will get a red dot. If you do something that harms the Eighth Route Army, you will get a black dot. Anyone who accumulates five black dots will be resolutely executed by the Eighth Route Army. The most surprising thing is that Liu Yimin said in his speech that Wang Kemin
Wrote to him
He sent a secret message to beg him for mercy. Moreover, Liu Yimin also said that he secretly sneaked into Peiping when he retreated from Tianjin and stayed at Qi Kuiyuan's house for two days. The three times the imperial army launched heavy raids on Shandong were all information sent by Qi Kuiyuan at the last moment.
Tada Shun's eyes suddenly became like sharp swords, staring straight at Hirata Shokan, and asked coldly: "Where is the newspaper?"
Masaru Hirata hurriedly ran back to his office, brought several captured newspapers from various Eighth Route Army base areas and his Japanese manuscripts that had been published, and presented them to Shun Tada with both hands.
Tada Shun first read the Japanese manuscript, then took several newspapers and carefully compared the time. He found that the time of several newspapers was different, and they should have been printed separately in different places.
After reading, Tada Shun frowned, thought for a while, and said to Masahiro Hirata: "This is Liu Yimin's divorce plan, ignore it. [Chinese] A state-owned book called "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has a Jiang Qian thief in it.
The book is similar to Liu Yimin's." Judge Hirata frowned and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, that's what I said at the beginning.
But after reading it carefully, I feel that there are three doubts that cannot be ruled out. One is that what Liu Yimin said about marking black and red dots on soldiers of the North China Security Army and buying ammunition from the Manchurian troops did indeed exist. I checked the files and found out that
They also sent telegrams to General Muto Akira and General Yamashita Fengfumi. They said that they discovered the last time they set up an ambush on Longhai Road.
It was discovered that there was a spy who was bribed by the Eighth Route Army during the Manchurian troops stationed in Niushan Town. In order to ensure that no news leaked out, they were not arrested and false information was also distributed through this spy. Therefore, Liu Yimin did not discover the imperial army's preparations in advance.
An ambush was set up in the Niushan Town area. However, because Liu Yi was highly alert, he did not wait for a while.
Acting early after dark led to the failure of the plan. This shows that the Eighth Route Army cadres knew what Liu Yimin said. The second doubt is about Wang Kemin. I read the newspaper and Liu Yimin was talking about Qin Yutang's surrender to the imperial army, and
He used a mocking tone towards Wang Kemin, but the implication was that he still regarded Wang Kemin as the number one traitor in North China, right?
Will accept Wang Kemin's surrender. The third doubt is how Liu Yimin can be so familiar with the situation of Qi Kuiyuan's family? Including the layout of the yard, the layout of the rooms, and the appearance and characteristics of his family, they are all explained clearly. You know,
Qi Kuiyuan's home is heavily guarded and it is impossible for ordinary people to enter. These three doubts cannot be ruled out. Please consider it, Commander."
Tada Shun, Yoshizumi Ryosuke, and Hirata Masabu have all been to Qi Kuiyuan's house and have met Qi Kuiyuan's wife. Hirata Masabu said this, obviously he has compared the situation Liu Yimin said with the situation of Qi Kuiyuan's family.
Yoshizumi Ryosuke also picked up the newspaper, read it carefully, and reminded: "This matter is a bit strange. How could Liu Yimin know so much about the situation of Qi Kuiyuan's family? Could it be that Qi Kuiyuan has some underground intelligence agents around him?"
Tada Jun shook his head: "This matter ends here, don't talk about it anymore. Don't be fooled by Liu Yimin. Wang Kemin and Qi Kuiwu are trustworthy. There is no possibility of them surrendering to the Communist Party. Even if they surrender, Liu Yimin will not
I will let them go."
Yoshizumi Ryosuke interjected: "Unless there is one situation, that is, Qi Kuiyuan really leads all or part of the North China Security Army to surrender to the Eighth Route Army. Of course, the chance of this happening is very small."
When Yoshizumi Ryosuke spoke, Tada Shun couldn't sit still. He stood up and paced back and forth in the room. After a long time, he said to Yoshizumi Ryosuke and Hirata Shogun: "Order the front army's secret service to secretly monitor Wang Kemin and Qi Kuiyuan, with a focus on Qi Kuiyuan.
From now on, the North China Security Army will be assigned to the command of each security division as a group. The North China Security Army and the Manchurian Army will strengthen ammunition control. The bullet replenishment is based on the number of cartridges. One cartridge is handed in to replenish one bullet."
Yoshizumi Ryosuke and Hirata Shogun applauded almost at the same time, saying that the commander was wise.
Tada Shun's move was absolutely perfect. By blocking the ammunition supply, it blocked the North China Security Army and the Manchurian Ting's march, and also cut off the Eighth Route Army's way of buying ammunition from these puppet troops.
After saying this, Tada Shun thought for a while, waved to Yoshizumi Ryosuke and Hirata Shogun, walked to the map, and said: "Yoshizumi-kun, Hirata-kun, come and see, the most powerful fighter on the battlefield in Shandong is in front of you.
, are the Nanshan District of central Shandong and the Xiaoqing River Basin and the Jiaolai River Basin. This illustrates two problems. One is that these two places have Liu Yimin's connection with the emperor.
There are arsenals, grain warehouses and the like where the army fights. Especially in the Nanshan District of central Shandong, it is very likely that the Eighth Route Army's airport is hidden here. The rear hospitals and agencies are also here. Princess Jungong Hideko may also be detained here. Another
These two areas have the main force of the Eighth Route Army. They fight desperately with the imperial army in order to protect their home base...,
Yoshizumi Ryosuke nodded: "Your Excellency, Commander, is right.
Liu Yimin's headquarters should have been located here. This is a mountainous area with complex terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, making it easy to hide. Lieutenant General Tongguchi Kiichiro reported that the Eighth Route Army there was very determined to resist, and the imperial army suffered casualties every day. I think,
Should I ask Lu again?
The strength of at least two divisions in the Zhongnan Mountains will be increased, and they will be under the command of Tongguchi Jiichiro. The regime will completely wipe out the Eighth Route Army in the Zhongnan Mountains. If this goal can be achieved, Liu Yimin will flee back to the Zhongnan Mountains and lose the capital to compete with us again.
."
Tada Jun said "Yoshi" several times, and then said: "I'm thinking, since we missed the battle in southwestern Shandong and failed to capture Liu Yimin's main force, we might as well stabilize our position and adopt three methods. One is to concentrate the elite divisions.
, put it in a powerful position, and chase Liu Yi's main force at any time to prevent him from
Dare to be a fool: The other is to concentrate on annihilating the Eighth Route Army troops remaining in the hinterland of Shandong, completely destroy the basis of the Eighth Route Army's existence in Shandong, establish a political system, and implement the good citizen certificate and village joint guarantee system; the third is to recruit civilians on a large scale to rush to repair Longhai Road
, Jinpu Road, rush to Xiudeshi Road.
As long as the railway is rebuilt, our troop deployment speed will be greatly accelerated and the efficiency of the use of troops can be improved. If these three methods are adopted, we will be able to completely control Shandong in just two months. By then, as long as the soil is
As soon as the Eighth Route Army comes to an end, the joint protection teams in each village can sound the gong and call the police. If Tubal Road attempts to conceal its movement, it will be impossible. The situation of the war will be completely changed, and Liu Yimin will not be far from death."
Yoshizumi Ryosuke and Hirata Shokan's eyes lit up when they heard this, and they kept saying "Hai".
Tada Shun's tone was still very calm, and it sounded indescribably cordial and sensible in the ears of Yoshizumi Ryosuke and Hirata Shokan: "As for Liu Yimin's main force, I judge that it is hidden in the southern Hebei area.
The reason is very simple. Liu Yimin is a very aggressive guy who refuses to admit defeat. He may also want to give us another ruthless move. This southern Hebei plain has a level of 11, which is suitable for Liu Yimin's armored units and cavalry groups.
Especially now, in early winter, the sky
The cold land is dry and the rivers are in the dry season, which facilitates the movement of large units of the Eighth Route Army. And one more thing, I remember that after Liu Yimin made a sneak attack on Tianjin, he went south to southern Hebei and hid in southern Hebei. The reason why this area became the base of the Eighth Route Army is because
Thanks to Liu Yimin.
On the east coast of Hebei Province, he is revisiting his old place. Once he climbs up and calls out, the responders will probably gather, and his strength will be greatly expanded. As for what Yoshizumi-kun and Hirata-kun just said about escaping to northern Henan and the Taihang Mountains, I have thought about it and have no idea.
Possibly, the reason is that Taihang Mountain is not suitable for Liu Yimin’s troops.
He has a mechanized force armed with captured imperial army equipment. Entering the Taihang Mountains is equivalent to automatically disarming. It is even more impossible in northern Henan, which is not within his combat scope, and he does not look down on the rebuilt 14th Division. Therefore,
He can only hide in the southern Hebei region."
The heads of Yoshizumi Ryosuke and Hirata Shokan almost turned into chickens pecking at rice.
At this point, Jun Tada sighed, his tone full of regret: "Unfortunately, the Eighth Route Army and Chiang Kai-shek's troops are different, and their commands are highly unified. When we fought in Shandong, they jumped to Manchuria to cause trouble, forcing the main force of the Kwantung Army to have to
Return to Manchuria. Otherwise,
We can once again implement an iron wall siege in southern Hebei and completely eliminate Liu Yimin's troops in southern Hebei. At least we can beat him into a rogue and really drive him into the Taihang Mountains to suffer from cold and starvation. In that case, the entire North China Plain and
Public security and order have been restored in the mountainous areas of Shandong."
Yoshizumi Ryosuke's admiration for Tada Shun reached the point of admiration. He touched his feet and said loudly: "Commander, please rest assured. Although the six elite divisions of the Kwantung Army have withdrawn, we still have close proximity."
The 11th Division, the 12th Division, the 15th Division and Taiwan's mixed brigade, the independent mixed 1st, 5th, 7th Brigade, and Heavy Artillery Brigade are so many elite troops that they can completely attack Jinan.
The area is surrounded by iron walls! In addition, we also have the 37th Division, the 40th Division, the 41st Division and four North China Security Army groups that can be used intensively. With such a huge force, it is difficult for Liu Yimin to spread his wings.
escape."
Tada Shun nodded and said: "Yoshizumi-kun, Hirata-kun, I want to adjust the deployment.
The independent mixed brigade was formed into the Seventh Brigade. A group of the North China Security Army was assigned to the command of Fujii Yotomo and continued to carry out sweeping operations in southwestern Shandong to establish public security order in southwestern Shandong. The strength of Taiwan's mixed brigade was equivalent to that of a division, and it was stronger than the average
The garrison division is even more powerful in combat. I want to transfer them to the command of Kiichiro Okuguchi.
Strengthen the strength in the southern mountainous area of Shandong and completely eliminate the Eighth Route Army of central and southern Shandong that is stubbornly resisting. Let the 37th Division command the independent first brigade and a North China security army group to quickly return to Hengshui, and the 40th Division command a security army group
Return to De County so that the Deshi Road defense line can be built. The 41st Division commanded a
A security army group was stationed in Liaocheng and repeatedly raided the western Shandong area. The Fifth Independent Mixed Brigade was a large mixed brigade of 8,000 people with fierce fighting power. Let them and the 11th Division go to the Ping-Han line to strengthen Ping-Han.
Line defense to prevent the Eighth Route Army from jumping over the wall and attacking the Ping-Han Line. The remaining 1st Guards Division and 2nd Guards Division
The division, the 6th Division, the 12th Division, the 15th Division, and the Heavy Artillery Brigade formed a heavily armed group, commanded by Lieutenant General Inaba Shiro of the 1st Guards Division, to press against the southern Hebei region, forcing Liu Yimin and
Let's fight decisively. With three permanent divisions, two Guards divisions, and the support from troops around southern Hebei, Liu Yimin is no match for us."
Yoshizumi Ryosuke and Hirata Shogun immediately stood at attention and loudly reported: "I will carry out the commander's decision, and I will not hesitate to break my body for the Greater East Asia Jihad!"
Tada Shun thought hard and hard for so long, talked for so long, and was tired. He nodded and said that he would formulate a combat plan according to this deployment, issued it to each unit for execution, and went back to the dormitory to rest.!