At the headquarters of the Japanese army brigade in Pingdu, the brigade commander Matsumoto Asami looked at the military map with a relaxed expression. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe enemy attack was repulsed for two consecutive days, and his self-confidence began to burst. The total annihilation of the 120th Wing was caused by a surprise attack and being besieged by several times the number of troops, which does not indicate how strong the Chinese army is. The attacking Chinese army in front of it had no artillery support, and if it wanted to take Pingdu, it would be wishful thinking. In addition, the commander informed that the 17th Division had already set out from the country, and as long as it held out in Pingdu for 10 days, victory was in sight.

The 29th Brigade of the Japanese Army is composed of two infantry wings, an infantry logistics brigade and an artillery brigade, with a total strength of about 9,000 people. A few days ago, he led his troops to fight against the Chinese army at the Jiaolai River, and the Chinese army relied on the river to slash and stubbornly defend, if it were not for the annihilation of the 120th Wing, he was confident that there would be no problem in breaking through the enemy's defensive line. Although the 29th Brigade is a lone army at the moment, sticking to the strategic point of Pingdu is easy and pleasant in Matsumoto's view.

Seeing that the brigade commander looked good, the chief of staff said: "General Matsumoto, the enemy army has launched an attack for two consecutive days and has been repulsed. The enemy army has no artillery support, and it is beyond their strength to capture Pingdu. "Have you figured out the strength of the enemy forces?" "I figured it out, it was the 1st Brigade and the 3rd Brigade under the command of Ge Yunfei's 5th Division. The information provided by the Intelligence Headquarters was wrong before, Ge Yunfei's establishment of each brigade was not 4 regiments but 6 regiments, and the total strength of the two brigades was about 16,000 people! “

"The intelligence department has always been self-righteous, and it has such a shallow understanding of Ge Yunfei, which is a taboo for soldiers, so that the battle situation has fallen into passivity, and the lesson is profound." "Your Excellency General, my subordinates think that this is a mistake by the War Department, and think that Yuan Shikai is weak and incompetent, but they didn't expect Ge Yunfei to use troops without authorization." "Report, Commander, urgent telegram!" As soon as Matsumoto's voice fell, a subordinate hurriedly ran in with a telegram. Matsumoto Asami took the telegram and looked at it, surprised.

The commander reported that Ge Yunfei ambushed strange soldiers in the Wulong River in the east, and the battle situation changed abruptly, and the main force stopped attacking Qingdao and moved into Yangshan Bay. The headquarters ordered our troops to retreat in the direction of Longkou immediately after dark. "Your Excellency General, Ge Yunfei has a great appetite, and he has arranged an ambush in Wulong River, the purpose is to eat all the 18th Division, how many troops does he have?"

Matsumoto Asami was in a bad mood and said: "It's unbelievable, our opponent is too terrifying, you immediately notify the troops to prepare to retreat!" Suddenly, gunshots rang out from the west, "Report, the enemy is attacking again!" “

At the headquarters of the 3rd Brigade on the west side of Pingdu, Brigade Commander Wang Kun held a telescope in his hand and looked ahead. The attack in front was huge, and the sound of gunfire and explosions was deafening. After a long time, Wang Kun put down the binoculars, and the chief of staff said: "Brigade commander, the 1st and 2nd Artillery Regiments have entered the launch preparations, now is the best time for artillery bombardment, please give an order!" "There will be no mistake in the position of the Japanese artillery position!" "There will be no mistake, the Japanese army did not transfer the artillery positions in two days, which shows that the Japanese army mistakenly believed that we did not have artillery units."

"Order artillery fire to be prepared, and start shelling in 10 minutes!" On the artillery position, the two artillery regiments formed a four-row dense formation, and the barrels of the cannons pointed obliquely to the sky. This was the first large-scale artillery bombardment by the artillery unit under Ge Yunfei, and it can also be said to be the first time that the Chinese artillery had arranged such a dense artillery on the battlefield. At present, the two artillery regiments have a total of 50 75-mm mountain guns. The shooting elements have been set, and the aims, gunners, and bombardiers are all in line, their expressions and excitement are nervous.

Zhu Ming, commander of the artillery division, gave the order for artillery bombardment, and suddenly a deafening roar sounded, and the earth began to shake. 50 guns opened fire together, and the scene was spectacular. At this moment, looking at the shocking shelling scene, Zhu Ming's mood is extremely excited, in the past few years, he has followed Ge Yunfei's instructions, painstakingly built an artillery unit, from scratch, from small to large, today finally let China's artillery show its might on the battlefield, what a glory, Zhu Ming's eyes couldn't help but moisten.

While the artillery was roaring, the Japanese artillery positions were firing in order to suppress the enemy's attack. Suddenly, there was a howling sound in the sky, which the artillerymen were too familiar with, and the Japanese artillery was horrified when they heard it, but it was too late to dodge. In an instant, shells fell from the sky, and violent explosions covered the Japanese artillery positions. The scene was simply terrifying, some artillery pieces were concentrated, gun barrels flew into the sky, some ammunition was hit and detonated, the entire artillery position was shrouded in smoke and dust, and the Japanese artillery position was devastated.

The artillery position was not far from the brigade headquarters, and the brigade commander Matsumoto Asami watched the continuous explosions explode at the artillery position, and his mind was blank and almost stupid. To be honest, it was the first time that Matsumoto had faced such a fierce shelling, and it completely subverted his senses. The artillery brigade of the 29th Brigade was divided into two artillery positions, one in the north and the other in the west of the city, mainly to support the infantry defense and combat the enemy attack. Matsumoto Asami witnessed the destruction of the artillery position, and presumably the same scene would have occurred at another artillery position.

"General Matsumoto, we have been fooled, and the enemy army launched a 2-day feint attack with the aim of paralyzing us and preparing for an artillery strike." The chief of staff of the Japanese army was shocked. Matsumoto Asami came to his senses and said: "According to the scale of the enemy's artillery bombardment, there are at least more than 50 artillery pieces, and we can't wait for darkness to order the troops to retreat quickly." ”

The Japanese army moved quickly, and as soon as Matsumoto Asami and the brigade headquarters personnel left, the position of the brigade headquarters was accurately hit by several shells, and everyone gasped and rejoiced that they had escaped. Matsukita Asami ordered a brigade to break off and block the attack, and the main force of the brigade was withdrawn from the east of the city.

At the Weifang Front Headquarters, an operational staff officer ran in with a telegram and said happily: "Overseer, Brigade Commander Wang Kun called, 4 rounds of artillery bombardment destroyed the Japanese artillery, and the Japanese 29th Brigade evacuated in a hurry. "Overseer, it seems that Matsumoto Asami has received an order to retreat from Mitsutomi Kamio, and is trying to delay the retreat until dark." "Matsumoto Asami had a good idea, but he never expected that our cannon would be powerful. The telegram ordered Wang Jiefang, not to pursue the Japanese army, and to quickly intersperse with the east to prevent the Japanese army from escaping eastward. In addition, a report was sent to He Zhi that the Japanese army had fled northeast from Pingdu and asked them to prepare to meet the enemy. ”

Some people may ask, the main force of the Japanese army in the 18th Division of the Northern Front has more than 40,000 people, and Ge Yunfei's five infantry brigades, including two artillery regiments, plus 20,000 horses and horses in the independent column, the total strength is less than 60,000, trying to eat more than 40,000 Japanese troops. Ge Yunfei dared to make a risky move, but he was not targeted. This is the conclusion that has been reached after careful study, the Japanese army is going abroad to fight, and the deployment of the army is large and complete, and it is impossible to achieve any less arms.

Not to mention that the Japanese front was elongated, and the main forces were concentrated near Qingdao. From the battle sequence of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army alone, we can see the clues. In fact, the Japanese army's more than 40,000 troops seem to be abundant, and excluding logistics troops, artillery units, and other subsidiary units, there are less than 20,000 soldiers in the field troops. On the other hand, Ge Yunfei's troops were hardly dispatched by logistics units, and there were 50,000 field troops, thus ensuring a strong combat capability and mobility capability.

In addition, Ge Yunfei has "foresight", the pertinence is just right, and every punch hits the vital point of the Japanese army, so he naturally has the chance to win. However, the main force of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army did not follow Ge Yunfei's design, which made him very regretful.

"Report to the overseer, Wen Biao called, the counterattack of the department was unfavorable, and it was stubbornly blocked by the Japanese army in Jiaoxian!" "Now it can be confirmed that the main force of the Japanese army has retreated to Yangshan Bay, and the next focus is whether how many Japanese living forces can be eliminated." "Overseer, do you strictly order Jiang Fangzhen to block the Japanese army!"

Blocking the Japanese army at any cost, Ge Yunfei couldn't give this order, it was a stupid move. Next, the Japanese army will attack Shandong on a large scale, and the harsh conquest is still to come. "Send a report to Jiang Fangzhen, destroy the living forces of the Japanese army to the greatest extent, don't be brutal!" Since the Japanese army had fled to Yangshan Bay, it could not be blocked. Ge Yunfei must think about defensive operations, and also think about dealing with the Germans, how to deal with the Germans, Ge Yunfei has a new idea.

In a small mountain village at the southern foot of the Wulong River, in the headquarters of the Shandong Independent Column, Jiang Fangzhen looked at the military map with a solemn expression, thinking about Ge Yunfei's orders in his heart, knowing that he was already planning future defensive operations. "Report, the 3rd Brigade reports that the key point of Gezishan is occupied by the Japanese army!" "Order the 3rd Brigade to feint on Gezishan, and the other units will launch a free attack on the rear of the Japanese army, and wipe out the living forces of the Japanese army to the greatest extent!" "Commander, I didn't expect the Japanese army to retreat so quickly, you want to intercept the troops behind the Japanese army." Subordinates asked.

"The 65th Wing of the Japanese Army is also a piece of fat, and we must eat this piece of fat." "Report, the Overseer called, the Japanese 29th Brigade is surrounded in the northeast area of Pingdu, and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Brigades are currently encircled." "Great, it's our time to see it, pass on my order, and the headquarters will go south immediately!" Jiang Fang was very excited when he heard this, and his self-confidence was unprecedentedly high. At midnight, each unit launched an attack on the Japanese army, and such a fierce attack made the Japanese army frightened, and they had no intention of fighting and accelerated their escape to the east.

At about one o'clock in the morning, Kamio Mitsutomi led the headquarters to Gezi Mountain in embarrassment, looking at the gunfire of the fierce battle in Gezi Mountain, Kamio Mitsutomi let out a long breath. "Your Excellency, the commander of the 23rd Brigade, Kojima, reports that the enemy attack is very fierce, and it is judged that there are tens of thousands of people. Thanks to the general's decisiveness, otherwise the consequences are unimaginable. The chief of staff said apprehensively. It was reported that the 65th Wing behind the palace was intercepted by enemy forces in Nakamura. "Order the 65th Wing to break through to the east with all its might!".

Kamio Mitsutomi gave this order, and there was no rescue for the 65th Wing behind the palace. At present, for Kamio Mitsutomi, the main force must withdraw to the sea as soon as possible, and withdraw to the sea, otherwise there is a danger of annihilation. In fact, Kamio Mitsutomi didn't know how many enemy ambushes there were, otherwise he would not have been able to ignore the 65th Wing behind the palace. In addition, there was terrible news that the 29th Brigade was blocked by Chinese troops in the northern area of Pingdu.

There are all kinds of indications that Ge Yunfei has made careful preparations with the aim of eating all the 18th Division, so escape is the only option.