When the artillery brigade turned to attack the puppet army and the cavalry brigade pursued the devils, all the troops of the instructor had already arrived at the designated position and began to collect the net.

That night, the night was already good, and so many cars, armored vehicles, and tanks of the Second Regiment were all turned on with their headlights, and the Third and Fourth Brigades also used all the captured cars, and the soldiers also lit torches and flashlights to illuminate the battlefield.

There was no suspense in the battle at this point.

In addition to Zhao Baoyuan's guard division with slightly stronger combat effectiveness, the remaining two divisions of the puppet Shandong Autonomous Alliance Army basically ran around behind Zhao Baoyuan's division and the devil, and most of the soldiers were old subordinates of the former Zhang Zongchang who were collected by Zhang Zongyuan, and when they saw that the situation was not good, they directly threw their guns and lay on the ground and pretended to be dead, plus the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army shouted from time to time the slogans of "surrender the guns and do not kill" and "the Chinese do not fight the Chinese" in the middle of the intervals between guns and artillery, and these desperate puppet troops surrendered their guns in strands. At once, Zhao Baoyuan and the devil were isolated.

Zhao Baoyuan's guard division did have a certain amount of combat effectiveness, but that was when they were fighting a tailwind battle, and in a one-sided defeat like this, how much will could they have to fight? Besides, so the powerful Eighth Division was defeated under the destruction of the five artillery regiments of the instructor, what could this group of Han annihilation with a bad conscience do?

The performance of the puppet Shandong Autonomous Alliance Army has long been expected, and what surprised the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army was that the Qingdao garrison army seemed to have been sucked off its backbone after experiencing the battle of the Weihe Highway Bridge, and it was no longer able to muster up fighting spirit. By the end of the battle, 872 soldiers had surrendered voluntarily, which was really difficult for the instructors who did not like the prisoners of the Japanese army. Kill, people surrendered on their own initiative. Don't kill it, I really hate to see living devils. In the end, the cadres and fighters reluctantly captured these prisoners for the sake of exchanging them for money and ammunition.

As for Oshima Dazuo, Zhang Zongyuan, Li Shoushan, Zhao Baoyuan and other pseudo-officers, without exception, they all became the prey of Wang Tongsheng's sniper brigade. These guys don't have a sense of special warfare, although they are all Han Jian, bandits, but they are different from the habitual bandit Liu Guitang, they are Han Jian, who was born in the old soldiers, and they still think about fighting and fighting in their heads, so when they think of escaping, it will be too late, and what awaits them is all revenge bullets.

When the encirclement situation was formed, Liu Yimin told Zeng Zhongsheng to command all units to speed up the attack, drive the puppet army to the center, and facilitate the heavy firepower to annihilate the enemy. After explaining, Liu Yimin took the guard regiment into Fangzi Town, lived in the former German headquarters in the western section of Sanma Road, and notified Luo Ronghuan to lead the division to come to rendezvous.

This town can be said to be a witness of imperialist aggression against China, although it is a small town, but everywhere there are German-style buildings and Chinese-style buildings, there are flowers and trees planted next to several roads in the east-west direction, and even vegetable gardens, the whole town looks foreign and elegant.

Liu Yimin now doesn't care about appreciating the European-style community style of Hefangzi, which is exactly the same as Qingdao, and as soon as the radio station was launched, he was busy contacting the troops and asking them to report the situation.

Chen Dayong of the Seventh Brigade of the Jiao Seventh Brigade reported that at 11 o'clock tonight, under the guidance of the No. 1 Special Operations Squadron, the Jiao Seventh Brigade smoothly occupied Qingdao, and had thoroughly controlled the Qingdao Garrison Headquarters, the Marine Corps Headquarters, the Jiaoji Road Garrison Headquarters, and the Puppet Shandong Autonomous Allied Army Headquarters.

Liu Jianjian, of the 2nd Teaching Brigade, reported that the 6th Teaching Brigade cooperated with the Luxi Garrison Brigade to besiege the 7th Brigade in Dexian County, cutting off the Jinpu line. Due to the attack and harassment of the troops in central Hebei, the Cangxian army showed no signs of sending south to reinforce it. The main force of the 2nd Brigade is marching in the direction of Jinan, uprooting the pseudo-strongholds along the way, and it is expected that after resting during the day, it will be able to reach the Yellow River at night.

Hong Chaoyuan reported that the troops stationed in Tai'an were firmly holding Tai'an, and there was no sign of reinforcements in Yanzhou and Jining.

After reading the telegram, Liu Yimin thought about it, and couldn't figure out what the old devil Shouyi in the temple was thinking now, according to the surname that the army likes to retaliate, such a powerful eighth division was wiped out, and Shouyi in the temple must mobilize the army to retaliate, but looking at the current situation, the army has not moved in all aspects, is this old devil stunned, and it is too late to consider revenge? If this is the case, I am afraid that there will be a buffer time of ten days and a half months for this Shandong war.

Liu Yimin didn't think much about it anymore, and ordered the Sixth Brigade and the Luxi Garrison Brigade to withdraw from the siege of Dexian County, and wait in concealment south of Dexian County, striving to induce the Reading Force to form the Seventh Brigade to pursue or reinforce Jinan and ambush the enemy in the field. Ordered Hong Chaoyuan to monitor the enemy in Tai'an with the Taixi Garrison Brigade, and the southeastern detachment of Lu to defend Linyi to monitor the enemy on the South Road, and concentrate on teaching the Fourth Brigade and the Tai'an detachment to hide between Yanzhou and Tai'an, ready to ambush the Yue army at any time.

Considering that Qingdao is a seaport city, although it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the army has strong naval and air forces, and if the instructor forcibly defends Qingdao, he may destroy the city. But Liu Yimin didn't want to give up Qingdao, at least he didn't want to give up Qingdao for now, so he thought about how to keep Qingdao.

After Luo Ronghuan, Zeng Zhongsheng, Cai Zhong, and Guo Hongtao arrived in Fangzi, they saw Liu Yimin sitting alone and pondering, knowing that he must be thinking about the battle situation after the Luzhong Campaign.

Cai Center hurt Liu Yimin, pulled him up, and asked him to rest.

Liu Yimin saw that several comrades-in-arms were full of exhaustion and could not hide their excitement, so he asked Zeng Zhongsheng to draft a telegram to the chairman and the general headquarters, and then asked Guo Hongtao about the progress of the resettlement of the wounded and the food guarantee of the troops.

Guo Hongtao was one of the backbone leaders of the Red Army in northern Shaanxi, and after arriving in Shandong, he saw that the instructor was invincible in battle, and the casualty rate in each battle was extremely low. Just as the puppet army was encircled and annihilated tonight, the various units seldom relied on the fierce blows of the soldiers to settle the battle like the Red Army and other units of the Eighth Route Army, but used firepower to chase and kill the puppet army, and drove the enemy to the artillery fire and ravaged it until it was destroyed. Such a tactic is good, but the consumption of ammunition is very large, and the requirements for logistical support are very high. If nothing else, the mere fact that each squad of each unit has a war horse responsible for carrying weapons and ammunition is much more expensive than that of other troops. It is no wonder that the instructor attaches so much importance to logistics work, and not only has a baggage regiment of five reinforced battalions that are all pack horses, but also has set up a logistics headquarters.

This time, because Wu Zheng stayed in the central base area of Yimeng to grasp the construction of military industry, Guo Hongtao undertook the task of logistical support, mobilized a large number of migrant workers, and formed a front support team composed of carts, wheelbarrows, mules and horses, and stretchers. However, in view of the bombing by enemy planes, the front detachment also marched day and night in accordance with the combat requirements of the troops, and it was better to conceal themselves.

Seeing Liu Yimin's question, Guo Hongtao said in his thick Shanxi accent: "Each company of our army has hygienists, each brigade has a field hospital, and the division field hospital also moves with the army, and the wounded are all sent to the hospital in time on stretchers. There is no need to worry about eating, as soon as the battle is over, hot meals and hot tea are delivered to the troops. ”

Cai Zhong saw that Liu Yimin was not sleepy, so he reported the seizure, and a total of five tanks, seven armored vehicles, 120 cars, 30 three-wheeled motorcycles, 620 bicycles, and 4,300 war horses were captured in this battle. It completely captured 36 75 field guns and 12 75 mountain guns of the field artillery wing of the 8th Division, 24 mountain guns, 16 rapid-fire guns, 52 infantry guns, 34 75 mortars, 320 grenadiers, 120 heavy machine guns, 420 light machine guns, and more than 31,000 rifles of various types.

"The bicycles were mainly captured by the Qingdao puppet army, and the war horses were mainly the field artillery wing and the baggage wing of the Eighth Division, and the reason why there were so many war horses was all due to the cavalry brigade riding a regiment to assault the enemy's baggage wing and field artillery wing without using firepower, but unfortunately most of the tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed, the cars were also partially destroyed, and the weapons were also partially damaged." Cai Zhong's voice was full of regret.

When Liu Yimin heard this, he asked: "What about the glue [***] car of the Eighth Division of the Army?" Not only do they have horses, but they should also have hundreds of handlebars? And what about the Qingdao garrison and the carts of the puppet army? ”

Cai Zhong was busy saying: "There are indeed big cars, patronizing and reporting foreign things such as cars and motorcycles, and forgetting to mention big cars, a total of 460 are intact." ”

Liu Yimin nodded at this time, and ordered Lieutenant General Cai to equip all the captured tanks, armored vehicles, and automobiles with the 1st Regiment of the Special Operations Brigade, and the bicycles and motorcycles to be equipped with the Special Operations Brigade and the Sniper Brigade. As for the war horses, priority is given to supplementing the cavalry brigade and the cavalry battalions of each brigade, and the others are used to form the cavalry battalions of the Luxi Garrison Brigade, the Luxi Garrison Brigade, and the Taixi Garrison Brigade. All the carts were transferred to the logistics headquarters to purchase civilian mules and horses for transportation. The 2nd Field Artillery Regiment was ordered to leave the equipment to the 6th Brigade, leaving the cadres of an artillery regiment to form an artillery regiment of the 6th Brigade, and the personnel of the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment withdrew to Fangzi to accept the captured artillery of the 8th Division Field Artillery Wing. The remaining 24 mountain guns and 16 rapid-fire guns were combined with the artillery battalion of the Eighth Brigade to form the Eighth Brigade Artillery Regiment. Mortars and infantry artillery were divided into infantry regiments, and the fire support battalions of the 24 main infantry regiments were dismantled and artillery battalions and heavy machine gun battalions were set up. Grenadier canisters, light and heavy machine guns, and rifles are given priority to supplement the needs of the cavalry brigades, cavalry battalions of each brigade, the new 1st Regiment, the 3rd Regiment, and the Engineer Regiment, and the rest are divided into brigades and detachments for the expansion of troops. Special attention has been paid to strengthening the firepower of the newly formed units, and all units of the division are equipped in a can-style manner, so as to facilitate the unified supply of ammunition in the future.

After giving the order, Liu Yimin said with a little regret: "It's better to fight a permanent division, one division can contribute an artillery regiment to us, if we meet the first six divisions in the establishment of the army, then cars, tanks, and armored vehicles are very big." Garbage troops like the Qingdao garrison and the puppet army, not to mention tanks and artillery, even the infantry artillery is pitiful, and it is really boring to fight. ”

Cai Zhong said: "It's not good if the firepower is too strong, some good things have been destroyed by artillery fire, and they can't be repaired." ”

Before Liu Yimin could speak, Luo Ronghuan answered: "Division commander, you have arranged all the artillery, what about Chen Shiqu's Southwest Lu Garrison Brigade?" You promised Lao Chen to let him form an artillery regiment. Besides, there is no artillery regiment in the Seventh Brigade! ”

Liu Yimin smiled and said, "It's okay, there are more cannons." This Qingdao is the base camp of the entire Shandong army, where at least two divisions of weapons and ammunition are stored. Chen Dayong will report tomorrow. I thought about it, the medium-sized mortar regiment under the command of the Seventh Brigade of the Seventh Brigade had to be transferred back, and the artillery captured in Qingdao would be given an artillery regiment of the Seventh Brigade and an artillery regiment of the Southwest Lu Garrison Brigade. In the future, we will capture the artillery of the heavy artillery brigade of the Japanese army, and the artillery brigade will be organized into one or three heavy artillery regiments. When the time comes, if I encounter the devil's heavy army group, Lao Tzu will not hide, I will fight a large corps to fight, destroy his two or three divisions in one battle, and let the little devil pee his pants when he hears the three words of the Eighth Route Army. ”

Luo Ronghuan asked in surprise: "How do you know that Qingdao has hoarded weapons and ammunition for two divisions?" Not nonsense, right? ”

When Liu Yimin heard this, he knew that he had missed his mouth, and hurriedly said: "Tianjin has the equipment of two divisions, and Qingdao must also have it." It doesn't matter if you don't have it, we'll just seize it. You can rest assured, if the Eighth Division is wiped out, maybe hundreds of thousands of troops will come up immediately, and as long as our intelligence is accurate and our planning is appropriate, it will be easy to kill a permanent division and regiment. Commissar, go and rest, and after resting, think carefully about how to expand the army. We now want guns and guns, guns and guns, and money and money. If you don't expand the army at this time, when will you wait? The first branch of the Anti-Japanese University and the training headquarters have arrived, we can't let them rest, the first branch of the Kang University and the division teaching team, training military and political cadres, and training the headquarters to train new soldiers, this battle is temporarily over, and the troops will take a break for the entire ten days and a half months, I want Director Cai to go back to the base area, move the power plant of this workshop back, and let Wu Zheng immediately produce artillery shells and bullets on a large scale. At the very least, we must immediately bring back the shells of this battle and quickly reload the shells. Otherwise, there will not be enough shells for the next war. ”

Luo Ronghuan nodded and asked, "What's wrong with Ni Hua?" We have to urge them to hurry up, and the army will soon blockade Qingdao. ”

Liu Yimin said that according to the agreement, Ni Hua's fleet would arrive in Qingdao tomorrow night. He was thinking about how to keep Qingdao, but he really didn't want to lose Qingdao to the enemy like this.

As soon as Guo Hongtao heard this, he hurriedly reminded: "Qingdao cannot be defended, and the army and navy are strong, and if Qingdao is defended, not only will the city be destroyed, but the troops will not be able to bear such a big loss." ”

Luo Ronghuan knew that Liu Yimin was bent on expanding the production and trade of the base area, and Qingdao was a natural harbor, and if he could keep it, of course the benefits would be too great, but this idea was not realistic now. It's okay to have a sneak attack, but it's hard to hold on. He reminded Liu Yimin and said: "It's also good to adopt Tianjin's method, we just empty Qingdao, and when the army develops for a period of time, we will go to Qingdao again, and then we will use it as our warehouse, and when we need it, we will take it and let the devils carry the work for us." ”

Liu Yimin knew that what Luo Ronghuan said about carrying work was to work long and short, and according to later generations, it was to work. But he didn't give up, so he said: "I have an idea, that is, to see if we can pull the United States and Britain together and let them help us defend Qingdao." At worst, we should also think of ways to make the United States hate the United States and attack the US military, so that our War of Resistance will no longer be isolated, and if it is done well, it may greatly shorten the course of the war. You must know that the industrial and military capabilities of the United States are much more powerful than those of the United States. ”

When Luo Ronghuan heard this, he immediately frowned, and reminded: "We are [***], we are the Eighth Route Army, and we are pursuing anti-imperialism, anti-feudalism, and anti-colonialism. This is not something that a cadre of our level can do, so be cautious! ”

Liu Yimin paused for a moment, and then thought about it, it was because he didn't say it clearly, which caused the political commissar to misunderstand. So he went to pick up the kettle and poured a bowl of water, drank it all, wiped his mouth, and said: "The political commissar has misunderstood, how can I betray the country?" I wonder if we can make Qingdao a sister city with cities like New York or Honolulu in the United States, and invite the US Pacific Fleet to visit Qingdao, so that it is impossible for the Chinese military not to have any scruples. In addition, we can also confer on President Roosevelt the glorious title of honorary citizen of Qingdao, and we can also ask the envoys of various countries stationed in Qingdao to come forward and declare Qingdao a free port for international trade, sovereignty belongs to China's political axe, and the governing power is self-governing by the citizens of Qingdao for a period of five years. In this case, any further wanton and indiscriminate bombing by the Chinese army will arouse international public indignation, and they will consider this. ”

Luo Ronghuan couldn't help but stepped forward and touched Liu Yimin's forehead to see if he had a fever. After touching it, it felt normal, so I asked, "What are the thoughts in your head?" How is this possible? Shanghai, Tianjin, where is there no foreign concession, isn't the little devil still right? I think your idea is outrageous. After speaking, he thought about it for a while, and then said: "If the United States is involved, maybe it will really have an effect, and it is very likely that it will be able to delay the pace of the offensive of the Japanese army and buy time for us to evacuate Qingdao." Otherwise, you can report to the Central Committee and see what the chairman and Vice Chairman Zhou have opinions. ”

Liu Yimin sighed and said, "Isn't this a way for the devil to force him?" ”

Guo Hongtao lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said: "I think the idea of the commander is very ridiculous, no, very strange. I know that the commander does not want to give up Qingdao, and everyone agrees on this. The question is, if the army is so strong, will they admit our claims? Taking a step back, even if they admit it, will the Americans admit it? They are still neutral, and if we do this, we are tying them to the battlefield, are the Americans so stupid? What's in it for them? Besides, we are [***] people, that is, to invite and should invite the mighty fleet of the Soviet Red Army, and to award the title of honorary citizen should also be given to Comrade Stalin, and not to Roosevelt. This is a matter of principle and position, and it must not be wrong! ”

Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong were silent when they said this, and even Zeng Zhongsheng, who had just entered the door after sending the telegram, couldn't help but stand there and listen to Liu Yimin's answer.

Liu Yimin knows that Guo Hongtao's point of view is the view of the vast majority of comrades, and this is still the relatively peaceful view of the natives. He didn't want to speak, he wanted to see what Luo Ronghuan, Cai Zhong, and Zeng Zhongsheng still thought, Te'er was Cai Zhong, that was his comrade-in-arms in life and death, he had been nurtured by himself for so long, shouldn't his thoughts be so rigid, right?

Liu Yimin lit a cigarette, took a puff, and slowly tasted the aroma of tobacco.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Cai Zhong to speak: "I think the idea of the teacher is worth a try, do you have a disease and go to the doctor!" Qingdao is a special city with a large economic scale, although it is not as good as Shanghai and Tianjin, but it is much stronger than Xi'an and Chengdu. Keeping Qingdao, we can think of buying the goods we need from abroad. Taking a step back, it doesn't matter if we can't keep it, as long as we do our best, Qingdao has been occupied by the Japanese army anyway. In case we can't keep it, we will empty Qingdao and let the little devils occupy an empty city. As for whether the Americans will agree, I think it doesn't matter, it's naturally good to agree, and if you don't agree, you can buy us time. As for who to invite and who to confer honorary titles, it doesn't matter much, what we want is to protect Qingdao, which is not appropriate for the Soviet Union, the Kwantung Army has been keeping an eye on the Soviet Union, and maybe it will attack the Soviet Union at any time, and if we confer the honorary title on Comrade Stalin or invite the Soviet Red Army fleet to visit Qingdao, I am afraid that we will lead the flames of war to the Soviet Union, and this is a big mistake. I suggest that the division commander send a report to the chairman to state his views. It's still the teacher's words, practice is the only criterion for testing the truth, and only after doing it and trying it will you know if it's right! ”

Cai Zhong's words, without waiting for Liu Yimin to speak, Zeng Zhongsheng said: "I agree with Director Cai's opinion, this kind of thing is an expedient measure, and it is a temporary deception, as long as it can scare Yue himself, it will be a victory." This is a matter of military strategy, and we should not stir it up politically. In the long run, even if the Americans agree with our statement, they will attack Qingdao sooner or later. But as long as we have a year and a half, even a few months, we can use the factory in Qingdao to produce a lot of what we need. That's what it does, and I support it! ”

Seeing that everyone had basically finished their opinions, Liu Yimin threw away the cigarette butt and said: "Everyone's opinions are reasonable, the opinions of the political commissar, Director Cai and the chief of staff are very pragmatic, Comrade Hong Tao has been in contact with us for a short time, and we will communicate more in the future." As we have all seen, we have achieved great results in Shaanxi's construction, and this is the basis for the successive victories of our Eighth Route Army since it went north to resist Japan. Although the Chinese army bombed our military industrial base, I believe that it will not be long before our military industrial base will develop rapidly. Now the idea of what to do in Qingdao is indeed a plan for rights and interests, and Xiao Yueben has great ambitions, and maybe he will fight the US army. From the perspective of China's resistance, this is a good thing, as long as they say that they will fight the United States, then they will die. I have told the chairman many times about this point, and I also told Chiang Kai-shek and them last time in Xuzhou. My idea is to say that the military hates the American army, and to provide a shortcut for them to attack the American military and thus embark on the road of self-destruction. As long as you can defeat the devil, you can try anything. You go and rest first, and I'll go and draft a telegram and send it to the chairman. If the chairman agrees, send a report to Chiang Kai-shek. In case the chairman does not agree, we will vacate Qingdao! ”

After speaking, Liu Yimin brought pen and paper and drafted a telegram to Chen Dayong, asking him to pay attention to protecting the consulates and overseas Chinese in Qingdao, and not to take drastic measures against the overseas Chinese for the time being, but only to confiscate the fake assets and protect the normal production order of the city. Tomorrow, I will be sure to meet with the U.S. Consul in Qingdao, Mr. Ekford, the British Consul in Qingdao, and the Swiss Consul, Mr. Eger, to convey Liu Yimin's greetings to them. After receiving Ni Hua, he asked Ni Hua to visit the three consuls on behalf of Liu Yimin, and the specific content of the discussion was clearly announced.

Liu Yimin then drafted a telegram to the Central Committee and the chairman, analyzing the possible actions of the Chinese army after the elimination of the Eighth Division and the occupation of Qingdao, and proposing that the news of the establishment of the Shandong Anti-Japanese Ming Cooking Political Council and the Shandong Military Region of the Eighth Route Army would be announced, as well as the news of the establishment of the administrative offices of the anti-Japanese base areas. The Senate of the Shandong Anti-Ming Dynasty announced a series of policies and decrees on the establishment of the Beihai Bank in Shandong, and issued a mobilization order for the implementation of the anti-Japanese war throughout Shandong, rapidly expanding the size of the troops, and welcoming the large-scale retaliation and sweep of the army.

After saying this, Liu Yimin explained his thoughts on handling the Qingdao issue, analyzed the pros and cons, and asked the central authorities to study and reply as soon as possible.

At the end of the telegram, Liu Yimin greeted Sister He and the children, and suggested that the chairman should take a proper rest after work, and that the revolution must have a good body.

There was too much content, and Liu Yimin carefully considered the words and wrote for a long time. After writing, it was already bright outside the window. Turning his head, Luo Ronghuan, Zeng Zhongsheng, Cai Zhong, and Guo Hongtao didn't go to sleep, they all stood behind him and watched him write.

Liu Yimin handed the draft of the telegram to everyone for circulation, poured a glass of water and drank it, and said: "If you don't rest, I will rest." After speaking, he directly pulled two benches, put them together, lay down and snorted and fell asleep.

After reading the telegram, Luo Ronghuan handed it to Zeng Zhongsheng, Cai Zhong, and Guo Hongtao to read, walked over and picked up a shirt and put it on Liu Yimin, turned around and told Cai Zhong to let the radio station shoot it immediately after reading it, and he also sat on a chair with Yi and took a nap.

As soon as these two people slept, Zeng Zhongsheng, Cai Zhong, and Guo Hongtao also became sleepy, and after reading the telegram in a hurry, Huang Wenhu took it and handed it to Qian Zhuangfei to make a haircut, and several people fell asleep on the table and bench of the division headquarters. It didn't take long for the entire division headquarters to hear a snoring sound.

(To be continued)