After seeing Yang Shaocheng off, Liu Yi said to Yue Weihan: "My lord, there is something I don't know whether I should say?"
Yue Weihan said: "Are you trying to tell me that it's best not to have anything to do with the Eighth Route Army of the Communist Party?"
"That's right." Liu Yi nodded and said, "Although the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are now in the second period of cooperation, everyone knows that the Communist Party is Chairman Chiang's innermost enemy. After defeating the devils, both parties will still have to fight each other with swords.
You see, if you have contact with the Eighth Route Army of the Communist Party at this time, you will inevitably be jealous of the commissary."
"Then what do you think we should do?" Yue Weihan asked, "In order to destroy us, the Japanese army mobilized two motorized infantry brigades, four cavalry regiments and at least two infantry regiments. There will definitely be more Japanese soldiers who will attack Lu.
If we attack from the south, how can we break through with the few troops we have? If we can't break out, what can we do to defeat the Japanese army's mopping up force?"
Liu Yi hesitated and said: "But if Chairman Chiang knows about this, how should we explain it?"
"Explain?" Yue Weihan said suddenly, "Explain what? Is there any good explanation? Cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is the established policy, and it is an ironclad principle that the Chinese will not attack the Chinese. As long as we ourselves have a clear conscience, we are free to say what others like and think what they like.
If they go, we can't control them. If we have this spare time, we might as well go to the battlefield and kill a few more Japanese."
"Okay, Chief of Staff, don't think about this anymore." Yue Weihan said again, "Hurry up and gather the troops and move."
Although the Japanese search team has not found the vicinity of Tunli Village yet, in order to prevent the Japanese from biting the tail, Yue Weihan's troops must move every day.
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Jinan, Japanese Second Army Headquarters.
Lieutenant General Hisao Nishio, commander of the Second Army, was inspecting the simulation sand table in the war room.
After the Battle of Xuzhou, the Second Army had been reorganized into the North China Front. Its combat mission was mainly to defend Shandong and be responsible for mopping up the Sun Lianzhong Group in the Central Shandong Mountains. In addition to the 10th, 16th, and 108th Divisions, the armies under its jurisdiction also included
The 5th, 6th, 7th, and 10th brigades were independently formed, with a total strength of about 100,000.
One hundred thousand people may seem like a lot, but they are still too few to defend the land of Qilu.
It has three field divisions, the 16th and 108th divisions are attacking Sun Lianzhong's group in the mountains of central Shandong. The 10th division is stationed in Jinan and is the mobile force of the general army. Four independent mixed brigades are stationed in Juxian.
Huimin, Chuxian and Qingdao, in other words, there are actually only four independent mixed brigades that actually defend Shandong.
There are only 20,000 people in the four brigades. It is obviously unrealistic to defend the entire Shandong. In fact, the Japanese army only controls a dozen large and medium-sized cities in Shandong, as well as the Jinpu Railway, Jiaoji Railway and the transportation checkpoints along the canal.
As well as key passes, there is no time to take care of the vast towns and villages. This is also the main reason why Shandong Huidaomen armed forces and bandits are rampant.
Major General Suzuki, Chief of Staff of the Second Army, walked quickly into the war room, stood upright and said, "General!"
"Suzuki-kun, are you here?" Lieutenant General Nishio waved his hand and said, "Have you read the message from the Front Army Headquarters?"
"Hai." Major General Suzuki lowered his head suddenly. General Terauchi, commander of the North China Front, had just sent an urgent message. According to the latest battle report provided by the Central China Front, the Baoshan Brigade had broken out of Xuzhou, and one of its remnants had already rushed into the Weishan Lake area, and led the group.
The person who supported the remnants of the army was probably Yue Weihan himself.
The Weishan Lake area is the most chaotic area in Shandong, and Yue Weihan is not a good person. It is not easy to eliminate the remnants of the Baoshan Brigade in the Weishan Lake area and capture Yue Weihan. Although Lieutenant General Xiwei knew that this was a hot potato, he still
He could only take it on bravely. Who told his second army to defend Shandong?
Lieutenant General Nishio said: "Suzuki-kun, do you have any good suggestions?"
Major General Suzuki said: "General, I think the two infantry regiments, two independent motorized infantry regiments and four independent cavalry regiments transferred from the Third Army alone are not enough to wipe out the remnants of the Baoshan Brigade that have fled into the Weishan Lake area.
Even with the coordinated operations of the independent 10th mixed brigade stationed in Chu County, it would be difficult to accomplish the mission."
"What do you mean..." Lieutenant General Nishio frowned, "to transfer the 16th Division to Lunan?"
"No." Major General Suzuki shook his head and said, "The 16th Division is a mobile force of the General Army. It has less than 100,000 men and cannot be easily mobilized in an emergency. Especially now, before the offensive operation against Sun Lianzhong's group in the Central Shandong Mountains has achieved a decisive victory.
The 16th Division must not act rashly."
Lieutenant General Nishio said in confusion: "Then what do you mean..."
Major General Suzuki said solemnly: "Use the 10th Independent Mixed Brigade stationed in Chu County to blockade the area north of Weishan Lake, use the 6th Independent Mixed Brigade stationed in Ju County to block the area east of Weishan Lake, and use the 116th Infantry Regiment to block the area east of Weishan Lake.
The troops blockaded the area west of Weishan Lake, and the 124th Infantry Regiment blockaded the area south of Weishan Lake, first trapping the remnants of the Baoshan Brigade in the coastal area of Weishan Lake!"
After saying this, Major General Suzuki added: "Then two independent motorized infantry brigades and four independent cavalry regiments will be formed to form a mobile pursuit and suppression team. Once the enemy's whereabouts are discovered, they will immediately attack. According to the tactics provided by the Central China Front Army,
According to intelligence reports, there are only five to six hundred remaining members of the Baoshan Brigade who have fled into the Weishan Lake area, so it should not be difficult to eliminate them."
"Yo Xi." Lieutenant General Nishio said happily, "Suzuki-kun, you will have full command of this raid."
"Hai." Major General Suzuki lowered his head suddenly and said, "This humble position will never let you down the expectations of Your Majesty the General."
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On the south bank of Weishan Lake, Tunli Village.
Since the national army insisted on camping in the open air and did not enter the village to disturb the people, and the military rations and fodder were purchased according to the price, and they were not forced to buy or sell, the attitude of the people in the village towards the national army finally changed significantly. Just after Yue Weihan
When the headquarters was about to leave, Zhang Dahu from the village brought over a fat pig that had just been slaughtered.
"Sir, do you want to move out?" Seeing that the national army was gathering, Zhang Dahu quickly unloaded his burden.
Yue Weihan, surrounded by Liu Yi, Niu Dagen and Liu Fengsheng, came up to us and said, "Yes, we are about to leave. There are many disturbances during the day, so please don't take offense to the fellow villagers."
"Sir, it's already night and you're still leaving?" Zhang Dahu asked in confusion.
"Isn't there nothing we can do about it?" Yue Weihan said with a bitter smile, "Although the road is easy to travel in broad daylight, there are enemy planes in the sky, so we can't act openly, so we can only operate at night, and the enemy's search team is searching for us everywhere.
We can't stay in one place for too long, otherwise we'll be in trouble if the little devil bites us."
"That's true." Zhang Dahu nodded, and suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Sir, you have to be careful about Zhao Si."
"Zhao Si?" Yue Weihan frowned and said, "Fellow, who is Zhao Si? Why should we be careful?"
Zhang Dahu looked back behind him and said softly: "This Zhao Si is an idle man from our Tunli Village. He is also a well-known ruffian from far and near. He usually likes to do some thief and petty things. Today at noon I will
I saw him sneaking out of the village and hasn't come back yet, so I guess he went to the county town to report to the Japanese."
"Is this happening?" Yue Weihan suddenly became alert, and Liu Yi also felt that the situation was serious.
This matter is related to the lives of more than five hundred officers and soldiers. It is better to believe that it is true than to believe that it is not true.
As he was talking, a young man with a sinister look walked in from the entrance of the village, with his hands behind his back.
Zhang Dahu's face suddenly changed slightly, and he quickly said to Yue Weihan: "Sir, this kid is Zhao Si."
Yue Weihan immediately winked at Liu Yi and Liu Tiezhu. Liu Yi gave an order and the team that had just been assembled immediately dispersed and quickly seized a favorable position at the entrance of the village. Liu Tiezhu quickly disappeared into the entrance of the village.
In the darkness, Chu Zhongtian hurriedly rushed forward and pushed Zhao Si to the ground.
"Hey, hey, what are you doing? What are you doing?" The young man shouted repeatedly, "Being a soldier is great, but being a soldier can bully others? I tell you, I, Zhao Si, am not someone to be trifled with. If you don't believe me, go out and inquire.
Ask me, who in these ten miles and ten villages dares not to give a thumbs up when talking about me, Zhao Si?"
Yue Weihan said coldly: "What did you do during the day?"
"I went to the county seat." Zhao Si said angrily, "What's wrong?"
"County town?" Yue Weihan's eyes flashed coldly and he asked, "What did you go to the county town for?"
"Why should I tell you?" Zhao Si rolled his eyes and said angrily, "Major General of the National Army? I don't know where I found a major general uniform. You really think of yourself as a major general. Who are you trying to scare? Me.
But let me tell you, I, Zhao Si, have seen the world. The national army major general is very grand and leads many soldiers, but how can he be as miserable as you?"
During the interrogation, Liu Tiezhu came back and said: "Seat in the hotel, there are no Japanese outside the village!"
"Japs!?" Zhao Si suddenly said with a look, "What do you mean? I dare you to think that I, Zhao Si, went into the county town just to report to the Japs? Bah! Is Zhao Si such a person?" As he said that, Zhao Si looked again.
When he arrived at Zhang Dahu who was standing next to him, he suddenly said angrily, "Zhang Laosan, it must be you who came in with greedy words, right? Damn it, didn't I just look at your daughter a few more times and didn't really do anything?
, do you deserve to be offended?"
This was obviously a misunderstanding, and Yue Weihan immediately signaled Chu Zhongtian to let him go.
"Brother Zhao, I'm so sorry." Yue Weihan clasped his fists and bowed.
"It's nothing." Zhao Si shook his numb arm and said carelessly, "I don't blame you for this."
Yue Weihan did not get too entangled with this ruffian, and immediately ordered the troops to move. Before leaving, of course he would not forget to take the fat pig donated by Zhang Dahu with him. Although Yue Weihan was not short of money now, he might save it. After all, he now had financial resources.
It has been stopped. From now on, all expenditures for the army will be directed at him, Yue Weihan.
Watching the national army disappear under the night sky, Zhao Si turned back to Zhang Dahu and said, "Zhang Laosan, are you okay?"
Zhang Dahu obviously didn't want to have too many disputes with Zhao Si, so he ran back home immediately, but Zhao Si chased him to the door of Zhang Dahu's house and shouted loudly: "Zhang Laosan, your daughter will be mine sooner or later!"