At the end of June 1938, the eyes of the Chinese and Japanese sides who were fighting were attracted by the eastward advance detachment of the Eighth Route Army's eastward crossing of the Yellow River and entering the land of Qilu. Vertex. Fastest updates

At this time, the Central China Dispatch Army of the Japanese Army was attacking upward along the Yangtze River in accordance with the plan for the Battle of Wuhan. The 5th Division, the 16th Division, the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade, the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade, and the 21st Division, including the 3rd Brigade and the 13th Brigade that were transferred from the Kwantung Army to participate in the Battle of Xuzhou, were all stunned. The wheels of the cars were worn out, and the soldiers' legs were thin. As a result, he was bitten by Xiao Siming one bite after another, making his body bruised and exhausted!

The most fatal thing is that the eastward advance detachment of the Eighth Route Army actually used the pontoon bridge left by the 16th Division of the Japanese Army at Zhaizhuang Ferry, and thousands of troops crossed the river on the waves and arrived in the hinterland of Shandong!

Isn't this the life of a little devil?

General Terauchi Shouichi, commander of the North China Front, received an air reconnaissance report at about 10 a.m. on 25 June, knowing that the pontoon bridge at Zhaizhuang Ferry had been completely destroyed, and only then did he understand that the advance detachment of the Eighth Route Army's eastward advance had crossed the Yellow River.

At this time, Terauchi Shouichi already knew a lot about the eastward advance detachment of the Eighth Route Army. Although he still doesn't know how old Xiao Siming is, where he is from, and what level of education he has, he already has a deep understanding of Xiao Siming's elusive combat characteristics. He was the only one who could judge that Xiao Siming's department had crossed the Yellow River after learning that the pontoon bridge at Zhaizhuang Ferry had been destroyed.

If it continues to develop, maybe Terauchi Shouichi will really become an expert in studying the tactics of the Eighth Route Army!

Other people in the Japanese army, including Lieutenant General Toshiyoshi Ando, commander of the Fifth Division, and Lieutenant General Nakajima Imayogo, commander of the 16th Division, would not boldly judge that Xiao Siming's troops had crossed the Yellow River and entered the hinterland of Shandong eastward because the pontoon bridge at Zhaizhuang Ferry was destroyed. Because that's incredible!

Think about it, on the evening of the 24th, Xiao Siming's troops launched a fierce battle to eliminate the two brigades of the Japanese Fifth Division Supplementary Team and the Main Force of the Fifth Wing of the Baggage Regiment in the area of the Canal Bridge in Dongping Mansion, how could it be possible to fly across the Yellow River overnight! Could it be that the Eighth Route Army is a god soldier and has wings?

This is the difference between a commander and a general.

General Shoichi Terauchi, commander of the North China Front, was a giant of the Japanese army, and throughout World War II, he was a commander-in-chief figure in the Japanese army on a par with Shunroku and Okamura Ninji, and he considered the major policies of the Japanese army that invaded China. In addition, he has been dealing with Xiao Siming's troops for so long, only suffering losses and not taking advantage, and he knows very well about the combat characteristics of Xiao Siming's troops, so he can see at a glance that Xiao Siming's troops have crossed the Yellow River.

Shouichi Terauchi immediately realized that he had made a mistake in his judgment.

Because Xiao Siming's troops returned to the west bank of the Yellow River after seizing the railway bridge during the Battle of Luokou, Terauchi Shouichi and Chief of Staff Okabe Naosaburo misjudged, believing that the situation in China was complicated, and Chiang Kai-shek would not allow the Eighth Route Army to develop in the hinterland of Shandong, let alone allow ** to sit in Shandong, so it was impossible for Xiao Siming to cross the Yellow River to the hinterland of Shandong. The reason why he ordered the Japanese troops guarding the pontoon bridge at Zhaizhuang Ferry to dismantle the pontoon bridge or blow up the pontoon bridge was a foolproof measure, because he was afraid that Xiao Siming's troops would flee to the east bank of the Yellow River and enter the hinterland of Shandong when they were at the end of their rope, and also to achieve the campaign goal of encircling and annihilating Xiao Siming's troops in the triangle area between the canal and the Yellow River and south of Jinpu Road.

At this time, Shouichi Terauchi regretted that his teeth were about to be broken. He knew that he was very wrong, and he had forgotten what kind of unit the Eighth Route Army was. Moreover, Shouyi in the temple also saw that Xiao Siming's department jumped thousands of miles from Shanxi to the border of Hebei and Shandong, and now he has crossed the river to the east, and the goal is very clear, that is, to create a base in Shandong!

Shouichi Terauchi couldn't help but muttered in a low voice: "Amazing, amazing, great!" I can't imagine that there are really big strategic talents in **, who know strategic planning and strategic layout! ”

After muttering, Terauchi Shouichi immediately recruited Major General Shimoda Murori, Minister of Railways, scolded "Yaga", "Yaga", and gave Shimoda Muroli a slap in the face, until Shimoda Muroli was beaten until his nostrils were bleeding and his face was swollen!

Shimoda Muroli was unfortunate that Admiral Suzuki Kantaro, the emperor's chamberlain, was also at the North China Front Headquarters, and he also felt that the unlucky Shimodamuro Li's suggestion to leave a pontoon bridge led to the success of the Eighth Route Army's crossing of the river, which led to the failure of the North China Front's campaign plan to encircle and suppress the eastward advance detachment, which also made him lose face. As a result, after Admiral Terauchi Shouichi crackled, Admiral Kantaro Suzuki then gave another slap in the face, so that Rear Admiral Shimoda Murori was slapped by the two admirals of the Army and Navy in a row, which was an honor!

Shimoda Murori is at best a scapegoat for Shouichi Terauchi to vent his anger, and even if he is allowed to commit suicide by disembowelment, it will not help. What's more, Shimoda Muroli is not wrong to suggest keeping the pontoon bridge, the key is that the old devil Terauchi Shouichi is incompetent and has no command, and he failed to estimate that the Eighth Route Army would cross the river through the pontoon bridge, and he did not deploy enough troops to garrison the pontoon bridge in advance, which led to the success of the Eighth Route Army crossing the river through the pontoon bridge.

One general is incompetent, exhausting the three armies!

Now the primary problem in front of Shouyi in the temple is that he must quickly dispatch troops to defend Jinan and Tai'an, and prevent Xiao Siming's strange troops from standing out and attacking Jinan and Tai'an!

If it had been left in the past, Terauchi Shouichi would not have worried that the Eighth Route Army would dare to capture cities like Jinan and Tai'an. Now it's different, Terauchi Shouichi is very clear, Xiao Siming's troops have captured so many of their field artillery, mountain artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, infantry artillery, and tanks, and the firepower is very powerful, and they are fully capable of attacking fortifications. As for the Japanese army, the troops in Shandong have very few troops, defending such a long defense line from Weihai, Yantai, Qingdao to Jinan, Tai'an, and Xuzhou.

If Xiao Siming is allowed to occupy Jinan and Tai'an, the face of the North China Front will be lost!

Not only the North China Front, but also the entire Japanese Army, including the real Generalissimo of the Great Japanese Army and Navy, Emperor Hirohito, I am afraid that they will also lose face and be greatly embarrassed in the international community!

The temple is in a hurry, scratching his ears and scratching his cheeks, like ants on a hot pot!

The 114th Division is now the main force of the Japanese army stationed in Shandong, guarding the areas along the Jinpu Road and Longhai Road from Tai'an to Xuzhou and Lianyungang to Dangshan. Moreover, Xiao Siming's division is the best at seizing the gap in the Japanese defense to carry out a surprise attack, if the 114th Division concentrates its forces to besiege Xiao Siming's division, in the case of ineffective intelligence, it is likely that stealing chickens will not become counter-erosion, and then plant a big fight!

Not to mention the Fifth Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade, which was far away in Qingdao and was responsible for the defense of the entire Ludong region. Moreover, since Xiao Siming's troops eliminated the main force of the independent mixed fourth brigade, Terauchi Shouichi was already frightened, and he didn't dare to use only one independent mixed brigade to deal with the eastward advance detachment of the Eighth Route Army. Because he is afraid of repeating the mistake of the 4th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade!

The second brigade of the Japanese army in North China garrison was completely annihilated by Xiao Siming's troops, and the first brigade was severely damaged, and now it has become a veritable remnant. Fortunately, the Japanese army had many steamers and maintained the smooth operation of the Jiaoji Railway, and the Second Infantry Wing of the mixed brigade of the North China Garrison Army was quickly replenished, which was considered to be full again. It's just that this unit is no longer the second infantry wing of the mixed brigade of the North China garrison army, the old bottle is filled with new wine, the combat effectiveness and morale will be greatly reduced, whether it can hold the Jinan area is a problem, it is impossible to leave Jinan City at all, to pursue and annihilate the eastward advance detachment of the Eighth Route Army!

This time, the main force of the Fifth Division did not suffer any major losses, it maintained its organizational integrity, it was eager for revenge, and its mobility was particularly strong, so it could be transported quickly to the surroundings of Jinan. The same was true of the 16th Division. The problem is that the Yellow River has become an impassable moat. If the Fifth Division of Fame and Fortune rushed to the Yellow River to build a pontoon bridge to cross the river, Terauchi Shouichi did not dare to guarantee that Xiao Siming's troops would suddenly appear by the Yellow River and launch a surprise attack while the Fifth Division was crossing the river, so that the Fifth Division would suffer heavy losses again! If that's the case, Shouichi Terauchi feels that even he can't afford to bear the responsibility of the Fifth Division suffering heavy losses again!

There is no way, but to transport the Fifth Division and the Sixteenth Division to Jinan by road and railway!

The available forces of Terauchi Shoutichi are also the closest mobile forces to Tai'an and Jinan, and after calculation, there are only the mixed 3rd Brigade and the 13th Brigade drawn from the Kwantung Army.

The original task of these two troops was to participate in the Battle of Xuzhou. After the Battle of Xuzhou was over, the Japanese army captured Kaifeng, and it should return to the northeast. It was precisely because the North China Front Army was overwhelmed by the Eighth Route Army that these two troops could not be rebuilt.

During this period, there was an extremely delicate confrontation between the Japanese Korean Army and the Soviet Far Eastern Red Army, and the Kwantung Army and the base camp sent telegrams to Terauchi Shouichi every day, constantly urging the two mixed brigades to be rebuilt, just in case. It's just that Terauchi Shou didn't have a lot of money, and he stubbornly dominated these two mixed brigades, so that the commander of the Kwantung Army, General Ueda Kenkichi, was unwilling, and complained to the base camp several times!

Now that Xiao Siming's department has crossed the Yellow River, Terauchi Shouyi will not let the third brigade and the thirteenth brigade be rebuilt!

The crazy Terauchi Shouichi, while urgently ordering the mixed 3rd Brigade and the 13th Brigade to quickly advance north, reinforce the Tai'an front, and rely on the Jinpu Road to deploy defense, while cheekily asking the Kwantung Army Commander Ueda Kenkichi for help, asking the Kwantung Army to transfer another brigade no matter what, and urgently airlift it to Jinan to consolidate the Jinan defense line and ensure that Jinan is not lost!