After the Battle of Central Shandong, when the 7th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army attacked Qingdao, the Japanese Qingdao garrison and the puppet army Zhang Zongyuan had been eliminated by the Eighth Route Army in the night battle in Fangzi. Qingdao only had a small number of Japanese marines and was not prepared at all. The Eighth Route Army used special forces.
The tactics were to guide the troops into the urban area of Qingdao and kill all the Japanese troops in Qingdao just like slaughtering pigs and sheep.
After the Japanese army reoccupied Qingdao, they changed their past arrogance and seriously deployed Qingdao's defense. Relying on the Jiaoji Railway, Jiqing Highway, Yanqing Highway and other transportation lines and the mountainous areas in the northeast, they set up three lines of defense outside Qingdao.
The first line of defense stretches from Jiao County to Jimo to Aoshanwei on the seaside. The defense fulcrum to the west of Jimo City is Mashan, the defense fulcrum to the north of Jimo City is Lingshan and Shangtuan, and the defense fulcrum to the east of Jimo City is Mengwang Mountain and Duanshan.
, Lianhuā Mountain, Sishe Mountain, the core position is in Woluozi Village, Damiao Mountain: the second line of defense is from Chengyang to Danshan, Laoshan, Danshan is the core of the entire second line of defense, and defense is to the north of Danshan
The fulcrums are Tonghu Mountain, Houwang Mountain, Xiezi Mountain, and Tieqi Mountain in Laoshan in the east as the defensive fulcrum: the third line of defense runs from Aolicun in Cangkou to Shashakou on the seaside, and the defensive fulcrum is Loushan in the north of Cangkou.
Tiger Mountain.[]
If the Fifth Division or the Guards Division is still stationed in Qingdao, relying on these three lines of defense to defend it, with the Japanese army's equipment, individual soldier quality and comprehensive combat effectiveness, if the Eighth Route Army wants to capture Qingdao again, it will have to make great efforts. It will take less than three days.
, there is no need to think about it for five days. Because special tactics are not omnipotent, the Japanese elite divisions will stick to the dangers. The Eighth Route Army will not attack Qingdao unless it concentrates five times the enemy's strength. This is also the fifth division, the Guards.
When the division was stationed in Qingdao, Liu Yimin never considered capturing Qingdao. The level of casualties could be imagined. Liu Yimin did not do that kind of business.
Historically, Qingdao was the rear area of the Japanese army. The Japanese divisions returned to the mainland for rest and recuperation by shipping back to the country through several major ports of Qingdao, Tianjin, and Shanghai. In normal times, the Japanese army guarding Qingdao also had a large number of troops. In addition to a brigade that was always stationed
In addition to the garrison of the regiment, there are also a large number of puppet troops stationed in the peripheral areas. Zhang Zongyuan's Department and Zhao Baoyuan's Department are the servants of the Japanese army guarding Qingdao. In this way, the Japanese Fifth Division is stationed in Qingdao when it has no combat missions to facilitate shipping support.
They were deployed on various battlefields until the Fifth Division participated in the Guinan Battle and was transferred to the South China Front. The Japanese army also transferred divisions to Qingdao from time to time. From the beginning of the war when the Japanese army captured Qingdao until the Japanese surrendered, the Chinese army again
They were not able to attack Qingdao either.
Now is different from history. Zhang Zongyuan, Zhao Baoyuan, and Zhang Buyun were all sent to hell by the Eighth Route Army early. The big Han people in Qingdao were basically cleaned up by the Eighth Route Army when they first invaded Qingdao. They were the pseudo-policemen left behind.
Small fish and shrimps such as the members of the Self-Defense Regiment were frightened by the brutal methods used by the Eighth Route Army to deal with the traitors, and became much more honest than usual.
Without the cooperation of the puppet troops, the strength of the Japanese troops stationed in Qingdao pales in comparison.
The Japanese army also knew that it was difficult to ensure the safety of Qingdao by relying solely on the independent mixed 18th Brigade stationed in Jiao County, the Qingdao garrison, and the Marine Corps to defend Qingdao. Because the Eighth Route Army in Shandong was not the other [Chinese] army, Liu Yimin was bold
It was very difficult to know when it would emerge from where and launch a thunderous attack on Qingdao. Therefore, when Shan Shanyuan was the commander, and Yamashita Tomofumi and Muto Akira were the chief and deputy chiefs of staff, they once wanted to deliberately show weakness in Qingdao.
, led Liu Yimin to attack Qingdao, and annihilated the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Qingdao area. Unfortunately, Liu Yimin was not fooled, and the Japanese army had to give up this plan... They could only let the Second Brigade of the 1st Guards Division and the Heavy Artillery Brigade be stationed on the island.
Strengthen Qingdao's defense forces.
Due to the Japanese army's heavy siege in Shandong, Jiaodong, Southeast Shandong, Shandong, Jiao Lai, and Qinghe, the Eighth Route Army was driven by the Japanese army to hide in Tibet, either through tunnels or into the mountains. Qingdao became the real rear area of the Japanese army. Transported from the mainland and the northeast
Ship after ship of heavy supplies were docked at Qingdao Port, unloading to support hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops rampaging through Shandong. Not to mention the Fifth Division, the Second Brigade of the First Guards Division, and the Heavy Artillery Brigade were all removed
Joining the heavy force group to pursue and suppress the main force of the Eighth Route Army, even the Qingdao garrison and the independent mixed 18th Brigade stationed in Jiao County were jealous. They actively organized sweeps according to the orders of the North China Front Army and the 12th Army, and wished to destroy the food supplies of the people in the areas around Qingdao.
, cotton huā, silkworm cocoons, and livestock were plundered and plundered.
They were all busy taking advantage of the heavy military group sweeping through Shandong to go to the countryside to raid and loot. No one would have thought that there would be any danger in Qingdao at this time. In addition to Qingdao urban area, suburban counties, and Jimo County, there were still Japanese troops left to maintain normal security.
Except for the Japanese troops who were protecting the traffic lines on Jiaoji Road and Jiqing Highway, the Qingdao garrison and Marine Corps stationed in Qingdao, the 18th independent mixed brigade stationed in Jiao County, and the Jiaoji Road garrison all happily mobilized their troops.
Participate in the battle against Jiaodong,
In the southeast of Shandong Province, the sweeper of Jiao Lai was afraid that he would be late and not be able to grab food, gold tickets and flower girls.
The three lines of defense of the Japanese army were in vain, and the huge Qingdao became an empty city again!
When Liu Yimin received the telegram, Li Qing, commander of the Qinghe Military Region of the Eighth Route Army and commander of the Third Teaching Brigade, was playing chess with the host monk Yiren in the Dashi Temple on the west hill of Shiwan Village, Shazikou Town, Laoshan!
The Japanese army never dreamed that long before they launched heavy raids, Liu Yimin ordered the three main brigades that launched the attack on Jiaoji Road to cooperate with the Lunan Campaign to hide around Qingdao.
It's just that they didn't enter Mount Laoshan originally. Later, because the Japanese army was too large and the search was too detailed, Li Qingcai led his troops into the mountainous area of Mount Laoshan. The world is so strange. The Japanese army was sweeping everywhere to search for the main force of the Eighth Route Army, while the three elite main brigades of the Shandong Eighth Route Army were hidden.
In the Laoshan Mountains between the second and third lines of defense of the Japanese Qingdao Line of Defense.
Not only the Eighth Route Army, there is another Chinese anti-Japanese armed force hidden in the Laoshan Mountains, which is the Ludong Administrative Office Independent Battalion led by Li Xianliang, director of the Kuomintang's Ludong Administrative Office and mayor of Qingdao. This is a glorious army, formerly known as the
Shen Honglie established the demolition brigade in Zhujiawa Village, Licun District on July 1, 1937. The key personnel were training personnel from the Qingdao National Martial Arts Hall. The brigade captains Shen Ren and Yu Chengfang served as the "ignition officers" of the demolition team... At that time, Shen Honglie
Therefore, the top ten Japanese-owned factories in Qingdao were able to be burned down with a single order, relying on this demolition brigade. Because a fire not only burned the boilers and mechanical equipment in the Japanese-owned factories, they had to be blown up with explosives. Later, Shen Honglie evacuated Qingdao
When going south to Xuzhou, they encountered the Japanese army at Qishilipu, Linyi. At the critical moment, Shen Honglie ordered to break up into parts, evacuate and lurk. A part of the demolition brigade returned to Qingdao, and stayed with Sun Shi'an, Zhu Jihong, and Yu Mingjiu who stayed in Qingdao to fight the war.
Yu Fazhang and others got in touch and established the third brigade directly under the second column of the Kuomintang's Fifth Theater Guerrilla Command at Yuqing Palace in Laoshan. The members were mainly demolition brigade and textile workers, as well as some farmers and primary school teachers. The brigade leader Sun Shi'an
, the political instructor of the brigade Zhu Naihong. The first company commander Wang Zizhong, the second company commander Wang Liqi. The platoon leaders were served by Qu Zhiwei, Wang Quanhe, Yu Chengfang, etc., with a total of more than 300 people and more than 200 guns, and began to use Laoshan as a base
, and started fighting against the Japanese invaders. Some time ago, Li Xianliang was appointed as the director of the Shandong Administrative Office and the mayor of Qingdao. This force was called the Independent Battalion of the Shandong Administrative Office, also called the Laoshan Guerrilla Force.
Historically, this force developed and grew. It became the Qingdao Security Corps. During the eight years of the War of Resistance, it did not surrender or compromise, and continued to carry out guerrilla warfare, earning a great reputation. By the eve of the Japanese surrender, its strength had expanded to 6,000 people. After the Japanese surrender
, this unit was renamed Qingdao Security Division, Qingdao Security Brigade, and finally became the cannon fodder of the Kuomintang. Of course, history has changed now. The Shandong Eighth Route Army is so powerful, it is difficult to say what the future direction of this unit will be.
This Laoshan Mountain rises from the sea and is called the Fairy Mountain in Shanghai. The scenery is naturally very beautiful. It is a pity. The Laoshan Mountain Area is rugged with white rocks, steep peaks, and sparsely populated. The three main brigades are firmly entrenched here, with no supplies and nothing to eat.
In order to load the food that the troops carried with them and the dry food that the soldiers brought, it was very cold in winter. Where could such a large army find so many villages and private houses to stay, so Li Qing had no choice but to move the headquarters into Dashi Temple.
Teamed up with monk Yiren.
Chen Dayong, the headquarters of Zhaoshan's Seventh Teaching Brigade and the Eighth Teaching Brigade are also located in the Taoist temples and temples in Laoshan.
This big stone temple is located in the mountain stream of Heijianshan. The stream is deep and the water is clear. There are many trees and many types of trees. This is mainly because of the strong incense and the many traveling monks who came and went, bringing tree species from other places, such as salt buttresses and strange jujubes.
Wait, even the big ginkgo tree has a parasitic "Che Liang"
The wood of the tree is very hard and is the best for making wheelbarrows and handcart axles.
The temple is not big, with only three main halls and wing rooms in the east and west. Because it is hidden in a mountain stream with lush trees, the Japanese army raided the temple several times but could not find it. The main hall is dedicated to the Guanyin Bodhisattva who saves the suffering. Although the temple is small, before the war,
Incense is extremely popular, and it belongs to the category of temples where "the temple is small and the gods are big". Especially the temple fair on the 14th of the first lunar month every year is even more lively. Even the faithful men and women in Qingdao city come to burn incense. Li Qing
After the brigade headquarters moved in, the presiding monk Yiren and the four monks were squeezed into one room, and the remaining rooms were all given to the Eighth Route Army. Li Qing set up the brigade headquarters of the Third Jiao Brigade in the main hall. That's all.
Unable to accommodate themselves, the soldiers of the guard company had no choice but to build shacks with firewood against the wall outside the temple to barely escape the cold.
The brigade headquarters is located in the main hall, but it cannot affect the monks' normal activities of offering incense and worshiping Buddha. After going back and forth, Li Qing actually fell in love with the kind-hearted monk Yiren. Once he got to know this man, he was not so shy. Qinghe Military Region of the Eighth Route Army
The commander actually became chess friends with the main well of the small Dashi Temple.
Li Qing was also in a depressed mood. He saw the Japanese army attacking cities and seizing territory in Qinghe, Jiao Lai, Shandong, and Jiaodong. They showed off their power and basically occupied all the base areas. Jinan Garrison Brigade, Qinghe Garrison Brigade, Jiaodong Garrison Brigade and various local armed forces were
They had no choice but to break out and move during the Japanese raids, and the land of Shandong was dyed red with blood. Qinghe, Jiaolai, the pillars in the hearts of the Jiaodong people, our army's elite Third Teaching Brigade, Seventh Teaching Brigade, and Eighth Teaching Brigade
The brigade is hiding in the Laoshan Mountains, suffering from hunger and cold, and cannot stay awake. What kind of useless war is this grandma fighting! However, several times he asked the commander for instructions to attack Qingdao or join the anti-suppression battlefield, but he was rejected by the commander.
Both the seal and the call back were ordered to wait quietly around Qingdao. Standby, when will this fighter plane arrive?
This is the fundamental reason why Li Qing and Monk Yiren became friends.
Monk Yiren was an orphan adopted by the previous abbot of Dashi Temple, Monk Haijing. His home was in Shiwan Village, and his common name was Yilun. When he grew up, he became a monk at Dashi Temple with his Buddhist name Yiren. After the death of Monk Haijing, he inherited
He took up the master's mantle and became the abbot of the small Dashi Temple. He managed 60 acres of temple property and led four monks to eat fast and chant Buddha's name.
Li Qing is a stinky chess player. He is no match for Monk Yiren. He played more than a dozen games in the morning, failed to draw a game, and failed to win a game. All of them were "lost".
Li Qing was a little unconvinced and pulled Monk Yiren to ask for another round. The two of them had just started to stand up, one called Dangtou Pao, the other called Ma Lai Tiao, one called Attack Pawn, and the other called Flying Elephant. They were about to start their formation.
After a good fight, the confidential staff member shouted a report outside the door. Li Qing didn't even raise his head and shouted "Come in" and continued to think about whether to make a turnaround horse to exert the power of the cannon.
The confidential staff officer reported that there was an urgent telegram on No. 1. When Li Qing heard it, he no longer cared about the cannons and turned around. He picked up the telegram and looked at it. There were only two words on it: "Ming Dy!"
Li Qing played chess unintentionally, pushed the chessboard and said to Monk Yiren: "No more, no more!" After saying that, he got up and asked the staff to leave.
"Mingdi" is the code name for the operation to capture Qingdao, which means Li Qing was ordered to command the Third Teaching Brigade, the Seventh Teaching Brigade, and the Eighth Teaching Brigade to immediately capture Qingdao.
The Eighth Route Army was very familiar with the terrain of Qingdao, especially the 7th Brigade. It attacked and occupied Qingdao at that time, and later circled around Qingdao many times to threaten the Japanese army. It was well aware of the Japanese defense line and fortification deployment outside Qingdao. The battle plan... had already been finalized and was waiting.
The commander’s telegram is here!
After Li Qing returned to the room where he stayed at the brigade, he took a deep breath and said, "I finally got through it! I won't come to Laoshan if you invite me again. I'm so damn hungry and so damn cold."
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Not only Li Qing's three main brigades, which one of the more than 40,000 people is not hungry? Because they don't know how long they will be hiding here, the troops have limited rations, which is only six taels of food per person per day. The cadres and soldiers are howling with hunger. Moreover, it is winter at the seaside.
It was very cold, and there were not that many houses for the soldiers to live in.
Let’s build a cave dwelling. This Laoshan Mountain is also a rocky mountain, so we can’t build a cave dwelling. The soldiers can only take turns sleeping in the house. Many of them have to rely on back to back, leaning on each other to keep warm. For fear of being discovered by the Japanese army, the troops cannot light fires. Since the Red Cross on the bank of the Xiangjiang River,
Since the reorganization of the Eighth Regiment, Liu Yimin's troops have become stronger and stronger. They have fought big battles with large captures and small casualties, and they have also fought in big cities such as Chengdu, Xi'an, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Qingdao, and Jinan. When did Li Qing and the others establish the country?
Have you ever suffered this kind of sin?
There is no need to bring Chen Dayong and Zhao Shan for a meeting. It is a waste of time. Although it is daytime, with the cover of the mountainous area and the troops properly camouflaged, they can move safely. Li Qing directly reports to Chen Dayong and Zhao Shan
, ordered immediate action, and moved towards the predetermined target in accordance with the combat plan. At G o'clock in the evening, the entire front line was launched to capture Qingdao!
After sending telegrams to Chen Dayong and Zhao Shan, Li Qing sent another report to the regiments of the Third Jiao Brigade, ordering the troops to be organized according to combat, and all units to take action immediately and advance towards the predetermined target, and the battle began across the board at 6 p.m.
After issuing the order, Li Qing ordered the brigade headquarters to start moving forward.
The Dashi Temple immediately became tense. The cadres and soldiers were busy dismantling the radio antenna, packing up maps and documents, and preparing to set off as a team.
When Li Qing packed up and stepped out of the house, ready to set off, Monk Yiren was waiting at the door with a chessboard, saying that he must finish the game.
Looking at Monk Yiren's pious face, Li Qing stopped and pulled Monk Yiren into the house, and the two started hunting and killing him again.
This is really a strange scene. The battle is about to begin, the troops have already begun to take action, but the commander-in-chief of the Qingdao front line is playing chess with the monks. If this spreads out, I wonder if people will say that Li Qing is ridiculous or that he is elegant and calm.
This time Li Qing made a smooth move, seizing the opportunity to eat Monk Yiren's horse that stepped on the second guard, gaining a military advantage. Then he and Monk Yiren fought off a chariot, cannoned the leading pawn, and waited for Yiren.
When Monk Ren realized the danger and came back to catch the leader, Li Qing started to screw the general. After a whole morning of playing, Li Qing finally won the last round.
Li Qing laughed heartily and said, "Monk, see you later." He got up and strode out of the house. He turned outside the door, got on his horse and galloped down the mountain with a "Hai" sound.
Monk Yiren arrived at the gate and watched Li Qing and the others walking away, twirling his beard and smiling.
A young monk said: "Master, did you just deliberately let this person float around?"
Monk Yiren shouted in a low voice: "Namo Amitabha Buddha! The Buddha said: Don't say it, don't say it!"
The young monk hurriedly put one palm up in front of his chest and recited two sentences of "Namo Amitabha" in a low voice. Then he raised his head and said, "Master, didn't you say that your family will not lie? I think the Eighth Route Army donor just now is eating you."
When he is driving his horse, you can obviously steal his car, what is this but giving up?"
Monk Yiren shouted again: "Namo Amitabha! Sinful, sinful! This benefactor is a general of the Eighth Route Army, and he sent the little devil to Abi Hell. He left in a hurry just now, and traveled far away in a hurry. It was obvious that he wanted to fight.
After playing more than a dozen games in the morning, the master was lucky enough to win, which easily made the benefactor of the Eighth Route Army discouraged and not conducive to commanding the battle. Before going into battle, winning a game of chess is a good sign, indicating that the victory is about to start. You should remember that people from outside the country will also win.
Only by gaining insight into worldly affairs can we carry forward Buddhism."
The young monk then whispered: "Master, I have remembered it."
It was impossible for Li Qing to know the conversation between the master and the apprentice at the gate of Dashi Temple. At this moment, tens of thousands of people from the three main brigades hidden in the Laoshan Mountains began to take action following his order.