Just when Li Qing, Chen Dayong, and Zhao Shan commanded the Third Teaching Brigade, the Seventh Teaching Brigade, and the Eighth Teaching Brigade to launch attacks on the third and second lines of defense of the Japanese army in Qingdao, the Eighth Route Army Engineer Brigade Commander Ren Chaoran and Political Commissar Li Zengyu commanded the engineers. The brigade began erecting a pontoon bridge at the Yellow River ferry in Lijin County.
After the Japanese aircraft appeared over the Yellow River at 11 o'clock in the morning, Japanese patrol boats arrived from Jinan at noon and cruised along the river. At around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese navy fleet may have arrived. Not only were there more Japanese troops over the Yellow River, Carrier-based aircraft, Japanese patrol boats and steamboats went upstream from the estuary. Fortunately, the Yellow River widened and became shallower from Jinan, so the Japanese warships could not get in. Otherwise, it would have really taken a lot of effort. No.
At this time, the Yellow River has not yet stopped flowing. From Zhengzhou to the mouth of the sea, the entire middle and lower reaches of the waterway can be navigable, and the whole of Shandong is navigable. However, only sailing boats, tank boats, sampans, rowing boats, etc. can be used. Sailing boats are smooth. The current travels for more than 100 kilometers per day, and the countercurrent travels for more than 30 kilometers per day. The products transported by the counties along the way are mainly peanuts, wheat, flour, soybeans, black beans, millet, cotton, cloth, salt, coal, kerosene, cigarettes, etc. Eggs, stones, lime, wood, etc. The busiest time for navigation is from March to November every year, when the Yellow River is not frozen.
Not only is the Yellow River open to navigation, but the 224-kilometer-long Xiaoqing River is also open to navigation. Ships depart from Huangtai Wharf in Jinan, pass through Zhangqiu, Zouping, Huantai, Guangrao and other counties, and enter the sea at Yangjiaogou in Shouguang. They can drive directly to Yantai , Longkou. From Jinan to Yangjiaogou, the water fee is about 8 jiao per 100 kilograms, and the passenger ticket is about 2 yuan per person. Before the war, there were more than 1,000 civilian ships on the Xiaoqing River. When there was no wind, it took 7 days to sail up and down, and 3 days to sail down. The voyage lasts for 2 days. Moreover, steamboats can also pass through the Xiaoqing River.
After the Japs occupied Jinan, because the Yellow River was closed to ships, there were more Japs patrol boats and motorboats on the Yellow River.
At this time, the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army were fighting in various places. It turned out that all the cargo ships traveling on the Yellow River had stopped. Except for the Japanese patrol boats and steamboats, the river was empty. Only the surging Yellow River water was still running towards the sea as always. go.
When it got dark at 5:30, the Japanese patrol boats and steamboats patrolling the Yellow River turned on their lights, illuminating the river and shooting towards the west bank from time to time.
The artillery brigade has arrived to prepare for fire support, and the air defense brigade is setting up a position. Artillery brigade commander Li Chang looked at the Japanese patrol boats and steamboats swimming in the Yellow River like will-o'-the-wisps. He smiled happily and rubbed his hands, which were a little red from the cold. Hand said to Han Qianjin, the commander of the air defense brigade: "Old Han, your air defense brigade didn't make a fortune this time. Did you follow them around for a while? How about I leave the Japanese patrol boats and steamboats in the river to you? Let me Are the soldiers enjoying themselves too?"
What Li Chang said made the veins on Han Qian's neck jump out of anger, and he immediately wanted to quarrel with him.
Zhou Huan, the political commissar of the air defense brigade, grabbed Han Qianjin and said to Li Chang: "Commander Li, this is what you said. The little devil's boats on the Yellow River were taken care of by the air defense brigade. A gentleman's words are hard to catch up with!"
Zhou Huan was a native of Dagushan, Andong County, Liaoning Province. In 1930, when he was studying in Shanghai, he went to the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi base area to join the Red Army. At this time in history, he was the director of the Organization Department of the Field Political Department of the Eighth Route Army and the director of the Military Law Division.
He has a slim figure and speaks like a button-up, with perfect precision. This Zhou Huan is worthy of being the founding general in history.
Li Chang deliberately made angry remarks just now because he used the artillery brigade's artillery group to bombard the Japanese patrol boats. The steamboats did not have the anti-aircraft machine guns of the air defense brigade, and the anti-aircraft guns were more effective at shooting flatly. He was attacking the general. Little did he know that the air defense brigade itself
It was a unit that grew up in the bloody battle with the Japanese invaders. The first brigade commander Li Yimo was stained with blood in the confrontation with the Japanese aircraft fleet. Han Qianjin was so angry that he didn't need Li Chang to calm him down. Han Qianjin wanted to deal with the little devil.
Already.
Li Chang laughed loudly: "Commander Han, Political Commissar Zhou, you see, these Japanese patrol boats on the Yellow River and steamboats are deployed upstream and downstream. The purpose is to monitor our army, deter our army, and let us know that they have learned that our army has arrived in Hebei and Lu."
We need to cross the river and return eastward. In fact, as long as our army does not use wooden boats to ferry us, the kid
They pose no threat to us at all. That’s what I think. I’ll use your anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns to shoot down these little devils. The artillery brigade’s artillery group is ready, just in case the big warships of the little devils dare to come over.
Just let the artillery batteries deal with them, and I am addicted to shooting Japanese warships."
To be honest, fortunately the water in the Yellow River is shallow and the Japanese warships cannot enter. Otherwise, with the artillery brigade’s powerful artillery fire, the Japanese warships would be killed one by one.
Engineer brigade commander Ren Chaoran couldn't wait any longer. His engineer brigade had arrived here last night. The soldiers' hands and feet were frozen by the Yellow River. Moreover, the last time they crossed the river and wiped out the Japanese 10th Division in Bin County
The two submersible pontoon bridges built by the Sixth Teaching Brigade had long been blown up by the Japanese. For such a large force to cross the river, it also needed tanks and other heavy equipment, so several pontoon bridges had to be built. The Engineer Brigade had a very important task.
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Ren Chaoran urged Li Chang and Han Qianjin: "I tell you two commanders, my engineers and soldiers have been waiting for a long time. You two should stop nagging around. Hurry up and fire the artillery to destroy the Japanese patrol boats and steamboats. We will
Let’s start the work. Let’s make it clear first that my engineers are at their weakest when they are working, and you two must ensure that the Japanese artillery shells and bullets cannot hit the construction site.”
Han Qianjin wanted to quarrel with Li Chang just now. When he heard what Li Chang said later, he knew that this ghost guy was providing him with a fighting opportunity in disguise!
Han Qianjin lowered his head and looked at his watch with the flashlight, then raised his head and said to Ren Chaoran and Li Zengyu: "It will start in ten minutes, but I want to fish, so it may take a little longer. You have to be patient and wait for a while."
These Eighth Route Army brigade commanders are all backbone generals of our army, and each of them has his or her own secrets. The commander of Han Qianjin’s air defense headquarters and the air defense brigade commander are now engaged in attacking Japanese patrol boats and steamboats.
The law is also different from others.
There are many patrol boats and steamboats of the Little Devils. They come from Jinan and Luokou, plus those from the Japanese fleet at sea, there are at least more than 30 of them. However, the patrol boats and steamboats of the Little Devils are swimming, and they are swimming in the Yellow River.
They are running up and down, so you have to think of ways to gather them together, right?
Han Qianjin's method of attack was ingenious. He first used several machine guns to hit two Japanese patrol boats on the upper reaches of the river opposite the ferry, forcing the little Japanese to reinforce them, and then concentrated his firepower to kill the little Japanese.
The Eighth Route Army opened fire. Several anti-aircraft machine guns roared and whips of fire were struck at the two Japanese patrol boats patrolling in the middle of the river.
The two Japanese patrol boats that were cruising on the river were suddenly caught in the fire of anti-aircraft machine guns. The bullets hit the hull, creating a stream of sparks and making a ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping.
The Eighth Route Army only fired anti-aircraft machine guns. The little Japanese were not afraid, and they soon began to fight back. The machine guns and small artillery on the ship were all fired towards the shore.
As soon as the gunshots were fired, the enemy's situation was discovered. The patrol boats and steamboats patrolling the Yellow River began to rush in for reinforcements.
The Eighth Route Army on the shore is also very cooperative, with light and heavy machine guns, rifles, and mortars all firing. However, it seems that it is the leading force of the Eighth Route Army that has just arrived and does not have heavy artillery. In fact, it is the troops of the Engineer Brigade cooperating with the Air Defense Brigade to defeat the enemy.
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Until 7 o'clock in the evening, more than 30 patrol boats and steamboats gathered on the river about two to three kilometers long, firing wildly towards the west bank of the Yellow River, suppressing the firepower of the Eighth Route Army.
At this time, Han Qianjin threw off his coat and gave the order to fire.
In an instant, signal flares soared into the sky from the Eighth Route Army position on the west bank of the Yellow River. The anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns of the three anti-aircraft regiments of the Eighth Route Army's air defense brigade all stood down and fired flatly at the Little Japanese patrol boats and motorboats in the river.
The little devil's patrol boats and motorboats were used to running rampant in the Yellow River. Who could have imagined that they would encounter a disaster tonight, and they were all stunned. However, the little devil was also very shrewd, and he immediately realized that he had encountered the powerful and heavy force of the Eighth Route Army.
Firepower troops, or Eighth Route Army equipment
The trap made them jump. Either the main force of the Eighth Route Army had caught up and wanted to cross the river here and use medium firepower to deal with them. But the little devil couldn't figure out what kind of artillery the Eighth Route Army used. It could actually shoot flatly. Could it be the Imperial Army's air defense force?
Is there a high-level dual-purpose cannon?
The Eighth Route Army's firepower was so intense that it caught the little Japanese off guard as soon as it came up. As long as those motorboats and patrol boats were hit by anti-aircraft artillery, they would be finished immediately. Some were overturned, and some were hit by anti-aircraft artillery shells, causing big holes in their hulls.
Some stingy boats were directly blown into two pieces. The remaining patrol boats and motorboats that were not hit were in a mess, and they were busy turning to escape.
It was too late to escape at this time. Anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns had such a long range, and the patrol boats and steamboats of the Japs were all caught in the fire net. Want to escape? There is no way!
Li Chang said in particular that his hands were itchy when he heard the sound of cannons. The anti-aircraft brigade opened fire. The Yellow River was reflected red by the gunfire. There were no reinforcements from Japanese warships outside the mouth of the Yellow River. Only then did Li Chang know that the Yellow River was indeed shallow.
The Japanese warships could not come in. Now he could not sit still, and immediately ordered the medium mortar regiment and rocket launcher battalion of the artillery brigade that had already established a position to fire, and cooperated with the air defense brigade to gather and destroy Japanese patrol boats and motorboats.
Following Li Chang's order, the medium mortar regiment and rocket launcher battalion roared. Now it was lively. The anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns of the air defense brigade were fired horizontally, and the shells of the medium mortar regiment were dropped from the sky. Little devils
The patrol boats and motorboats are so unlucky!
The most outstanding thing is the rocket launcher battalion of the artillery brigade. Three twelve-tube rocket launchers fired a salvo, forming a sea of fire on the Yellow River. The Japanese patrol boats and steamboats in the sea of fire were instantly swallowed up, and every little Japanese who tried to jump into the river to escape was killed.
Burning Man.
The battle did not last long. None of the thirty-odd Japanese patrol boats and motorboats were able to escape, and they were all destroyed by the Eighth Route Army.
At this time, fierce gunfire rang out from the other side of the river. As soon as the radio station contacted them, it was the Independent Battalion of the Reclamation Area of Yong'an Town of the Qinghe Military Region who came to help the main force cross the river and exchanged fire with the Japs who came from Boxing to set up defenses.
After Li Chang read the telegram, he immediately ordered the Independent Battalion in the Reclamation Area to lead the Japs to the Yellow River, indicate targets for the artillery, and let the artillery destroy the Japs.
After the patrol boats and motorboats of the Little Japanese were destroyed, and since the infantry had not yet arrived, Ren Chaoran immediately ordered the First Engineer Regiment to use the boats he controlled last night to organize a rescue, occupy the beachhead on the other side, support the fighting of the independent battalion in the reclamation area, and cover the erection of pontoon bridges.
Engineers are a special force in the armies of various countries. They are generally not used as ground attack troops. Only the engineer force of the Shandong Military Region of the Eighth Route Army is both a special force and the main force. It is indispensable in every war. Technologically advanced soldiers can fight and build.
, This is the guiding ideology of the Engineer Brigade of the Eighth Route Army Shandong Military Region.
More than twenty wooden boats were pushed out from the withered yellow reeds beside the Yellow River. Engineer regiments and battalions boarded the boats and rowed to the other side.
Immediately afterwards, the soldiers of the 1st Engineer Regiment rushed down the bank of the Yellow River carrying wooden boards and wooden rafters with car tires and gasoline barrels fixed underneath. On the riverside, they tied the wooden boards and wooden rafters with wires and ropes to make them strong.
In the shape of a platoon, they were released into the river. The soldiers boarded the unique wooden raft, used wooden shovels obtained from the fellow villagers' homes to make pulp, shouted the slogan "one, two, three," and rowed towards the other side.
Li Chang and Han Qianjin stood on the artillery position on the west bank, staring at the opposite bank without blinking. They were afraid that the independent battalion in the reclamation area would not have signal flares and would not be able to give directions to the artillery. Fortunately, the battalion commanders and instructors of the independent battalion in the reclamation area were all
The cadres sent by the Third Brigade were taught how to give directions to the artillery. They not only reported the artillery parameters through the radio, but also covered their flashlights with red cloth.
, indicating the direction of the artillery strike. Now, on the artillery brigade position, the gunners immediately started a test fire. Then, the artillery group that had corrected the artillery parameters roared, and groups of artillery shells flew across the night sky toward the target on the other side.
Go. After just two salvos, the independent battalion in the reclamation area sent a signal to stop the bombardment. The Charge also floated on the astronomical net. The little Japanese who came to set up defenses were disabled by the artillery group.
Forty minutes later, the 1st Engineer Regiment arrived on the other side of the Yellow River. Two battalions immediately landed to support the independent regiment in the reclamation area. One battalion stayed behind to use ferries and homemade rafts to plant stakes and pull iron cables on the shore to build the first
A floating bridge.
At one o'clock in the night, when Liu Yimin led the main force and rushed to the Yellow River, the Engineer Brigade had already built three pontoon bridges on the Yellow River. The Cavalry Brigade, the Artillery Brigade's medium-sized mortar regiment, and the Flying Thunder Artillery Regiment had all crossed the river, fully controlling the river.
The engineer brigade is using pontoon bridge equipment to build a pontoon bridge for cars, tanks, armored vehicles and artillery vehicles to cross the river.
Liu Yimin immediately ordered the engineering battalions of the 1st Teaching Brigade, the 4th New Brigade, the 8th New Brigade, and the Baggage Brigade to all be transferred to Ren Chaoran. Under the command of Li Zengyu, he concentrated on building the pontoon bridge. Then he asked Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong to follow the 1st Brigade, the 4th New Brigade, and the 8th New Brigade.
The brigade crossed the river to command, and he led the teaching brigade, the artillery brigade, and the air defense brigade to the rear, waiting to cross the river.
The Second Teaching Brigade did not go eastward with the main force. Liu Yimin ordered Liu Jianli to build the Second Teaching Brigade to march southward, looking for an opportunity to break through the Japanese defense line and return to Western Shandong.
It was night, and there was no Japanese aircraft interference. The Japanese army that came to set up defenses on the other side of the river was not large in size and had been repulsed by our army. The troops could cross the river calmly.
Seeing the groups of soldiers crossing the river on the pontoon bridge with torches, Gao Yuan, who was standing next to Liu Yimin, suddenly remembered the scene when the Eighteenth Red Regiment was formed to cross the Xiangjiang River at night. He suddenly became proud and said to Liu Yimin: "Commander,
As long as my army crosses the river, I estimate that the little devils will have to stop their crazy raids on the southern mountainous area in central Shandong tomorrow."
Liu Yimin looked at the troops crossing the river and the engineering troops building the pontoon bridge, and replied: "In a while, Li Qing and Chen Dayong will attack Qingdao. Jun Tada, I'm afraid I can't sleep now. Plateau, let the soldiers gather
Fire, keep warm, it looks like it will be a while!"
Since Tang Xingying came back, she now has the opportunity to talk to Liu Yimin alone for a while.
The two of them sat down by the Yellow River. Liu Yimin took off his coat, wrapped Tang Xingying tightly, and listened to her talk about her experiences in the Soviet Union.
Tang Xingying's identity changed and she didn't want to be too close to Liu Yimin in front of her comrades. When Liu Yimin took off his coat and put it on her body, he quickly glanced around with his beautiful eyes and saw the guards surrounding Liu Yimin.
He made a circle with his back to them, then he put on his coat, wrapped it tightly, and sat down to talk about his experiences in the Soviet Union.
Tang Xingying said that this time she went to the Soviet Union with Sister Cai and Sister He. In fact, Sister Cai and Sister He were going to the Soviet Union to see a doctor. They also visited the comrades studying and working in the Soviet Union and those children. The biggest thing in the Soviet Union was industrialization.
To a high degree, the Soviet Union could produce aircraft, warships, trains, tanks, automobiles, etc.
The Soviet Union has a population of 170 million, with a large proportion of the urban population. It is almost industrialized and urbanized. They and their party went to visit comrades who were studying in the Soviet Union. Their living standards were not low, and they were incomparable with their domestic comrades. However, the Soviet Union was indeed
Preparations for war are being stepped up, and many factories are moving to the rear.
When Tang Xingying said this, Liu Yimin suddenly remembered that the situation in Europe had been unstable during this period, and the Soviet-Finnish War in history was about to break out soon. He was busy counterattacking the Communist Party all day long, and all this matter was taken away.
Forgot. Looking at it now, the trend of history will not be reversed. The first half of next year will be very lively. The Soviet-Finnish War, Germany's occupation of France, scene after scene, the drama of World War II will begin one after another.
Tang Xingying didn't know what Liu Yimin was thinking, and she was still talking about her visit to the Soviet Union in a low voice. She said that the schools in the Soviet Union were very formal and the supply of kindergartens was also very good. She really wanted to stay in the Soviet Union and find a job without coming back.
, sent He'er and He'er to a school in the Soviet Union. I don't know why Liu Yimin insisted on letting him back. Are schools in Xi'an better than schools in the Soviet Union?
The two of them continued to talk, but Ren Chaoran reported that the pontoon bridge had been built and that the 1st Teaching Brigade, the Artillery Brigade, and the Air Defense Brigade could cross the river.
Liu Yimin looked at his watch, and at three o'clock in the night, he nodded and said to Ren Chaoran: "After the troops cross the river, quickly dismantle the pontoon bridge, so as not to cause any loss of boat bridge equipment. It is a necessary equipment for our heavily equipped troops to cross the river. Without these boat bridges
Equipment, many battles will require changing the style of play."
After Ren Chaoran raised his hands in salute, he ran to direct the troops to cross the river.
As soon as Ren Chaoran left, ** Feng, the deputy director of the staff office who was accompanying Liu Yimin, reported that he had received good news from the Qingdao front line and that our army had captured Qingdao!
Liu Yimin laughed loudly, picked up Tang Xingying and walked towards the pontoon!
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