When Jun Tada received the report that the Eighth Route Army was attacking Qingdao, the 3rd Teaching Brigade, the 7th Teaching Brigade, and the 8th Teaching Brigade had already deployed between the second and third lines of defense of the Japanese army in Qingdao.
The Japanese third line of defense ran from Cangkou to Licun and ended at Shashakou on the seaside.
According to the Eighth Route Army's combat plan, after all the troops were in place, Li Qing and Chen Dayong commanded the Third Teaching Brigade and the Seventh Teaching Brigade to divide the main force into the East, Middle and West Routes to capture Shashakou, Licun and Cangkou, and attack Qingdao city;
Conducted by Zhao Shan
The 8th Teach Brigade, the 3rd Teach Brigade, one regiment each from the 7th Teach Brigade and the 7th Teach Brigade Artillery Regiment attacked the Japanese strongholds on the second line of defense. After success, they assaulted the Japanese first line of defense, captured Jimo County, and completely eliminated the Japanese troops outside Qingdao.
Those who rushed towards the mouth of the sand were the Seventh Regiment of the Third Jiao Brigade.
The history of village building in Shazikou is very short.
During the Tongzhi period, Dong Dexin from Dongjiabu and Wang Jitong from Zhangcun went to Shazikou to open a business and moved their families to settle down. This was how Shazikou Village came into being, which belonged to Renhua Township, Jimo County. By the Guangxu period, Shazikou had developed into a
A family named Shang in the village made a fortune from the maritime business, so they raised funds to build a Tianhou Palace behind Shazikou Village.
Thean Hou Temple is composed of three main halls. The main hall is for the Queen of Heaven, the west hall is for the God of Wealth, and the east hall is for the Dragon King. There is a pair of stone drums on the threshold of Thean Hou Palace. There is a flagpole on the east and west side outside the gate. The flagpole is about 30 meters high. There is a corridor in front of the door.
Platycladus arborvitae is planted along the road. The temple has two wings, connected by the corridor. The east wing is for guests and the west wing is for living. It is large
A stage was built on the west side of the outside of the temple, and operas were performed on the stage for three days when the temple was completed. Usually, the temple is opened on the first and fifteenth day of each month, with morning bells and evening drums, green smoke, and an endless stream of faithful men and women. The temple fair on the tenth day of the first month every year attracts even more temple worshipers.
There were countless gongs and drums, firecrackers blasting, stilts, and lion dancers, making it very lively.
As the number of people increased, temple fairs were held, and market trade flourished. Laoshan's specialties were shipped out from here, seafood from Dongjiawan fishing port in the east of the village was shipped out, and Haixi's grain was shipped from here to Taoist temples and temples in Laoshan.
Lisong, Shashakou became the second largest concentration area within a hundred miles after Licun. When Germany occupied Qingdao, Shashakou became a leased area. The Republic of China
In the early years, an 80-meter seawall was built and a customs checkpoint was set up. The status of Shashakou suddenly increased. After the Japanese army occupied Qingdao, they set up a stronghold here and built customs checkpoints, tax offices, police stations and other units.
When the Eighth Route Army first occupied Qingdao, these units were completely wiped out. After the Japanese army reoccupied Qingdao, these units were restored.
At 6pm on November 26th, the Dongjiawan Fishing Port was lit with fishing fires, making the sea surface extremely desolate and unfathomable. The searchlights of the Shazikou Japs stronghold flashed across the night sky from time to time, accompanied by the occasional barking of dogs.
, the shrill whistle of the little devil reminds people from time to time that Shashakou is now under Japanese occupation.
It's time for dinner.
Niu Liangzi, commander of the 1st Battalion of the 7th Regiment, led the entire battalion to move outside Shazikouji. In front of them was the Japanese defensive trench.
This defensive trench was dug by 60,000 migrant workers after the Japanese army reoccupied Qingdao. It starts from the Banqiaofang coast in the west, passes through Xida Village, Licun, China and South Korea and ends at Shashakou. It is 16 kilometers long, 5 meters deep and 4 meters wide.
, set up checkpoints along the main trenches, build a bunker every 1200 meters, and send troops to guard it day and night. This is the Japanese army's third line of defense.
Shashakou is an important fulcrum of the Japanese third line of defense. In addition to the bunkers, there are also three artillery towers lined up in a row for northward defense.
It was night at this time, the Japanese army's bunker was completely dark, the searchlights on the turrets were very bright, and the suspension bridge passing by was also raised high.
Niu Liangzi called the first company commander Song Wenhu and whispered: "Send a squad to quietly move over and go down the defensive trench to see if the little Japs are doing anything good in the trench."
Niu Liangzi waved his hand, and the sharp knife squad crawled forward, avoiding the Japanese searchlights. After moving to the edge of the defensive trench, the soldiers pulled them with tie-ups, and the two soldiers slipped out. After a while, the sound of landmine explosions was heard. Now
, the searchlights on the three Japanese gun towers beside the defensive trench all swept over, the gun towers and bunkers all opened fire, the machine guns screamed, and they swept towards the direction of the mine explosion.
Niu Liangzi was so angry that he punched the ground, turned around and shouted: "Fire the cannon, knock down the little devil's bunker and gun tower for me!"
The 7th Jiao Regiment was the main force of the 3rd Jiao Brigade, and its weapons and equipment were originally on par with those of the 1st Jiao Brigade and the 1st Jiao Regiment, and the 2nd Jiao Brigade and the 4th Jiao Regiment. It was easy to knock down the enemy's turrets and bunkers.
With Niu Liangzi's order, the four infantry artillery pieces commanded by the 1st Battalion of the 7th Regiment Fire Support Battalion spoke. The soldiers fired accurately. The shells fell on the Japs' turret and immediately knocked out the Japs' searchlights.
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As soon as the Eighth Route Army's artillery fired, the little Japs immediately knew they were under attack. The shrill whistle sounded. Not only the Japs on combat duty fired, but also the Japs who were eating put down their rice bowls and ran into the fortifications, firing their rifles.
The ping pong is on.
Niu Liangzi saw that after the four infantry guns fired, the Japs' gun towers and bunkers were still firing. He immediately knew that the intelligence from the brigade reconnaissance company was accurate. The Japanese army in Qingdao had learned well. They guarded the port's gun towers and important strongholds for convenient transportation.
The bunkers are all made of reinforced concrete, not the brick and wood structures of the past.
Niu Liangzi immediately ordered the infantry artillery to fire flatly, aiming at the enemy's shooting holes. He also ordered the anti-aircraft guns to be brought up, and the rocket launcher group to move forward, resolutely knocking out the obstacles.
At this time, the firepower of the Japs came into play, and the rocket launcher group could not rely on them, so they had to rely on long-range anti-aircraft guns and infantry artillery.
A high-level dual-purpose cannon was pushed up by the soldiers. Niu Liangzi was so anxious that he crawled on the ground and shouted loudly: "Feng Yipao, why are you dawdling? Quickly aim and fire!"
This high-level dual-purpose gun belongs to the regiment's fire support battalion. Since it can shoot flatly and accurately, it can basically be shot with one shot. The soldiers omitted the gunner's name and called him Feng Yipao.
Feng Yipao was a good man, busy and not in a hurry. He stretched out his fingers to visually measure the distance, shouted the data parameters, and adjusted the angle. After fiddling with it, he loaded and fired. The shell flew out of the muzzle, rotated, and penetrated.
It hit the shooting hole on the third floor of the Japanese turret in front, and exploded with a "boom".
Niu Liangzi shouted happily: "Feng Yipao, good job. Once you enter Qingdao, I'll treat you to a French steak! Fight, keep fighting!"
Feng Yipao grinned, adjusted the angle, and with a bang, another artillery shell flew out. It was still the same reinforced concrete turret, but it was the third floor just now, and this time it was the top floor. After an explosion, this
The Japanese machine guns on the first floor are mute.
The four infantry guns attached to the fire support battalion also started firing horizontally, and the mortars of the fire support company of the first battalion also started firing horizontally. At this time, the Japanese in the Shashakou stronghold were stunned. They did not expect that such a strong fortification could become
Living coffin! The little one in the bunker
Let alone the Japanese, as long as a shell is fired, no one will be alive. The Japanese in the artillery tower are different. Those Japanese who have not been hit by the artillery shells and are lucky to be alive can no longer hold on. They run out of the artillery building and run into the trenches, trying to rely on their strength.
The trenches blocked the Eighth Route Army.
After taking out the Japanese artillery towers and bunkers, the battle will be easy to fight. Niu Liangzi ordered the concentration of machine guns and artillery fire to suppress the Japanese. He also ordered the supplementary company to bring up the wooden rafters and planks that had been prepared, build a bridge, and let the troops rush into the town.
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The little devils in Shazikou were blessed. Ever since they came to Qingdao, they had always thought that the Continental Army was the best in the world. How could they have imagined that the Eighth Route Army would give them a lively lesson on the allocation and use of firepower in the small Shazikou. They could only
Dancing in the fire net woven by heavy machine guns, light machine guns, August 1 automatic rifles, submachine guns, and 38 big guns.
Under the cover of powerful firepower, soldiers from the supplementary company of the 1st Battalion of the 7th Regiment rushed forward carrying long wooden rafters and planks and set them up on the defensive ditch.
Niu Liangzi shouted: "Blow the charge horn and rush into the sand mouth!"
The ticking charge horn sounded, and the company commander Song Wenhu led the first company to rush forward, stepping on the bridge made of wooden rafters and wooden planks, and rushed through the defensive trench.
The Eighth Route Army's operation to capture Qingdao was successful in the first battle, and Shashakou fell into the hands of our army again.
Not long after Niu Liangzi stormed Shakou, Pan Mingliang, commander of the cavalry battalion of the Seventh Teaching Brigade, who was born in Red Little Ghost, led the cavalry battalion to Cangkou.
During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Ting, the magistrate of Jimo County, proposed in the "Agreement on Local Affairs" that the land of Jimo was barren and the people were poor, so it was appropriate to open the seaport for north-south maritime trade. Cangkou immediately became a seaport, mainly loading and unloading the Laoshan Taoist Temple purchased from Haixi.
To transport grain, a warehouse for storing grain was built on the shore, which was called "Granary Haikou" or simply "Cangkou". The name "Cangkou" came from this.
During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, the Dongguan Customs Department established by the Qing government in Yantai began to set up a permanent customs branch in Cangkou to collect taxes. Cangkou has since become a regular wharf.
After Germany invaded Qingdao, it set up Qingdao Customs, set up sub-cards at Cangkou Wharf, built a slipway, and also built a two-story building with customs, tax cards, post and telecommunications offices upstairs. This is the famous "small yamen" in Qingdao history.
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The situation suddenly dropped, so people called it "Xiajie". This street runs from Xiaoyamen and the wharf slipway in the south to Jiaoji Road Cangkou Railway Station in the north. People who come by boat or car pass by here.
At that time, various business shops were lined up in rows and it was very lively.
It’s not just Xiajie. Because of the convenient transportation, Cangkou developed rapidly. In 1910, there were 21 streets. Cangkou, Dongzhen, and Shili are three famous places in the minds of old Qingdao people.
Pan Mingliang was luckier than Niu Liangzi. The position of Cangkou was much more important than that of Shashakou. It was impossible for the Japanese army to use a suspension bridge in the defensive ditch. There was a regular bridge for passage, otherwise it would not be able to meet the freight needs.
The cavalry battalion of the 7th Teaching Brigade led by Pan Mingliang is also a powerful force that has been tested in wars. During the Fangzi Night Battle in the Battle of Central Shandong, Pan Mingliang gained a reputation as the Cavalry Battalion of the 7th Teaching Brigade in the first battle and forced Liu Yimin to approve the establishment of an artillery company.
The machine gun company became a standard cavalry reinforcement battalion.
At this time, Qingdao was the rear area of the Japanese army. Hundreds of thousands of troops were chasing the front lines to sweep away the Eighth Route Army. Who would have thought that the main force of the Eighth Route Army would actually get into Princess Iron Fan's belly and cause trouble in the rear of the Japanese army. Therefore.
, when the cavalry battalion of the 7th Brigade was taught to wrap the horseshoes with cotton and carefully move to the vicinity of Cangkou, the Japanese in the Cangkou defensive trench stronghold did not notice at all.
At this time, Pan Mingliang could not be polite to the Japs. He left behind the artillery battery and the heavy machine gun company to establish concealed positions to deal with the Japs' firepower from the front. He took the lead, leading three cavalry companies, and walked over the defensive trenches like a whirlwind.
The bridge rushed into Cangkou.
What was the scene like when the cavalry rushed into the Japanese army's backyard?
Pan Mingliang rushed through the defensive trench and ran into a Japanese patrol. The five Japanese stood there stupidly with their guns on their shoulders, looking at the roaring Eighth Route Army cavalry. They even forgot to lower their guns to their shoulders.
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Pan Mingliang didn't even look at the little Japs. He leaned on the horse and waved the sword with his right hand. With the speed of the horse, the blade of the sword gently pulled from the throats of the five little Japs standing in a straight line. Blood flowed from the throats of the little Japs.
The spray made Pan Mingliang famous for "killing five enemies with one sword".
After seeing the success of his sword, Pan Mingliang straightened up on his horse, pointed his sword forward, and divided the three cavalry companies into three teams, and then divided them into nine teams, galloping towards the dock, train station, Japanese barracks, police station and other targets.
The soldiers of these target cavalry battalions have long been familiar with them. They know very well where the Japs are.
Pan Mingliang led three bazooka groups and rushed behind the Japs' turrets and bunkers. He wanted to fire from behind the Japs' buttocks and beat him all over the ground.
At this time, the Japanese in the artillery tower and bunker had woken up. Searchlights were shining everywhere, machine guns and rifles were firing fiercely, and they were facing the artillery company and heavy machine gun company of the 7th Brigade Cavalry Battalion.
The three rocket launcher groups made a big profit this time. They were behind the Japs, and the Japs' firepower was attracted, so no one noticed them.
Pan Mingliang confessed in a low voice: "Don't panic, aim accurately, one rocket will destroy a bunker, and then concentrate on destroying the gun towers."
The reason for this order is because once the Japs' bunker firepower is diverted, it can threaten the safety of the rocket launcher group.
The bazooka operators of the Eighth Route Army today are not the bazooka operators who wiped out the 21st Brigade of the Fifth Division in Qixian County. At that time, it was the first time that a weapon like a bazooka entered the war. Whether it worked or not, the bazooka operators felt that
No bottom line. After more than two years of actual combat training, the Eighth Route Army has become an expert in the bazooka skills. For tasks such as building bunkers and gun towers, it is accurate to hit them every time.
The power of rockets is much greater than that of infantry artillery shells. Even if it is a little devil's bunker, the gun towers are made of reinforced concrete, and they cannot withstand the attack of rockets.
A rocket went through the firing hole of a bunker. With a bang, a ball of fire rose up in the bunker. Needless to say, all the little Japs inside responded.
Another rocket shot out, and another fireball rose.
Pan Mingliang couldn't stop laughing when he saw it. After all, he was young and still had a bit of a child's mind. He felt that the fireballs when the rockets exploded were much prettier than the firecrackers set off during the New Year when he was a child.
After the Japanese artillery towers and bunkers were eliminated and the follow-up troops caught up, Pan Mingliang led the three rocket launcher groups towards Cangkou Main Road.
Niu Liangzi fought at Shazikou, and Pan Mingliang fought at Cangkou. The main forces of the Third Brigade and the Seventh Brigade were deployed along the 16 kilometers of the Japanese defense line from Cangkou to Shazikou. They swept across the Japanese defense line like wind and clouds, beating the little Japanese.
Crying for father and mother, there is no rush to run, all I can do is take the bullets obediently.
The entire battle against the Japanese army's third line of defense was not thrilling at all. Most of the Japanese Qingdao garrison and Marine Corps were mobilized to participate in the sweep operation, leaving only one-third of the troops remaining on Qingdao's peripheral defense line.
.In addition, the Qingdao garrison and the Marine Corps are not good at fighting, and their equipment is not good either. They can just follow the elite divisions and burn, kill and loot. Let them play with the elite Third Teaching Brigade and Seventh Teaching Brigade. They are no match!
The only regret is that the Third Jiao Brigade and the Seventh Jiao Brigade did not have special forces to cooperate with them. The sound of gunfire alerted the garrison at Guizi Liuting Airport and started a fierce battle with the Eighth Route Army. Japanese fighter planes parked at the airport and civilians at Cangkou Airport
The plane was forced to take off immediately. The Eighth Route Army had no choice but to shell the airport, destroying most of the Japanese planes, but a few Japanese planes still escaped and flew to Tianjin Airport.
After capturing Shazikou, Licun and Cangkou, the Japanese army's third line of defense collapsed. The main force of the 7th Jiao Brigade rolled towards Qingdao non-stop.
At this time, the urban area of Qingdao in the minds of Qingdao people was Tuandao, Xizhen, and Zhongshan Road. Like Cangkou, in the minds of old Qingdao people, it was very far away.
The sound of gunfire at Shazikou, Licun, and Cangkou alerted the Japs in urban Qingdao. The little Japs did have some skills. While reporting the Eighth Route Army's attack on Qingdao to the Twelfth Army Headquarters and the North China Front Army Headquarters, they urgently mobilized to prepare for organizing street battles.
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At 11 o'clock at night, the main force of the Eighth Route Army arrived in Qingdao city.
By this time, there was no suspense about occupying Qingdao. In order to reduce the losses in Qingdao, Li Qing strictly ordered the troops not to use heavy artillery. They fought fiercely and fought with the Japanese with courageous spirit and skillful tactical skills to eliminate the remaining enemies. He taught the artillery of the third brigade.
The regiment occupied the position to prevent Japanese warships from firing on Qingdao.
Li Qing was unaware of the enemy's situation. At this time, the Japanese fleet stationed in Qingdao had already rushed to the mouth of the Yellow River. There was no large fleet in Qingdao. Even if the Japanese fleet received the order to rush to Qingdao, it would not be able to come back now.
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The Japanese troops left behind in Qingdao city are now alone. The Marine Corps and the Qingdao garrison, including the Jiaoji Road garrison headquarters and the military depots of various Japanese troops stationed in Qingdao, are all involved in the battle. Even the Qingdao city troops are involved in the battle.
Expatriates were also mobilized. Those who could shoot lined up to receive guns; those who could not shoot helped the army move sandbags to build bunkers and transport ammunition and wounded people. The entire urban area of Qingdao was in chaos.
If you are still dreaming of resistance at this time, it is a bit too late.
The charge was sounding, the machine guns were firing, grenade launchers were firing, and grenades were exploding. The athletes of the Third and Seventh Brigades of the Eighth Route Army assaulted along the streets of Qingdao to pursue the remnants of the enemy.
Those temporarily organized overseas Chinese could no longer support them. Although they lost property when the Eighth Route Army first captured Qingdao, they also knew that they would die as long as they did not resist. The Eighth Route Army would not kill unarmed overseas Chinese. These people began to lay down their weapons.
Escaped.
At 3 o'clock in the morning, Li Qing and Chen Dayong jointly sent a telegram to Liu Yimin reporting their victory: "Our army has occupied Qingdao!"
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