Chapter 1148 shows the enemy to be weak

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On this morning, guns and artillery were blaring all around central and southern Lu, Japanese planes were raging, devils were attacking, and the units in the forward positions of the Eighth Route Army used the existing positions and fortifications to block the attack. The holy church, but in the war room of the staff office of the headquarters of the Shandong Military Region of the Eighth Route Army in Dadian, it was quiet. Luo Ronghuan and others were listening to Liu Yimin's analysis of the situation.

I heard Liu Yimin say: "Because the relationship between Japan and the Soviet Union suddenly became delicate and tense, the Japanese base camp was eager to let the main force of the Kwantung Army besieging our army in Shandong Chapter 1148 attack the defenders of Zhongtiao Mountain, and the Japanese heavy army group would attack the central and southern Lu first. ”

This analysis is reasonable and to the point.

Liu Yimin continued: "The Japanese heavy army group besieging central and southern Lu first, which can also play a role, that is, to confuse the defenders of Zhongtiao Mountain and launch a sudden campaign for the Japanese army to win the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain. However, I was thinking that Hideki Tojo, Sugi Sugimoto, and Shouichi Terauchi in the Japanese army base camp were not stupid, including the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Dispatch Army, Nishio Shouzo, and the commander of the North China Front, Tada Jun, were not stupid, and they knew very well in their hearts that the combat effectiveness of the main force of our army in Shandong was not comparable to that of the defenders of Nakajo Mountain. One of their wings could easily wipe out or defeat a division of the defenders of Nakajo Mountain, but when it met our one column, one brigade and one regiment, one of his wings would be defeated. This is not my big talk, but it has been tested by the practice of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in the past four years. We know it, and the little devil must know it very well. There is a problem here, that is, the little devil knows that our army is extremely strong in combat and firepower, and he has just lost the strength and firepower in Chapter 1148, and he will take any Japanese army to open his sword. Not to mention the total annihilation, at least one of the divisions can be beaten to the ground with heavy casualties and broken bones. ”

Liu Yimin stood by the window when he spoke, facing out of the window, Luo Ronghuan and the others were standing behind him and listening, and their faces could not be seen.

Cai Zhong couldn't help but say, "Brother Commander, you turn around and say as if a few of us don't exist." Come, I'll light you a cigarette and speak slowly! ”

Liu Yimin really turned around, smiled, took the cigarette in Cai Zhong's hand, asked him to light the fire, and continued: "Later, I thought that the reason why the little devils attacked slowly was because they didn't do their best to guard against our army's attack!" As long as our army strikes any way, the Japanese army will inevitably retreat quickly, retreat to the starting position and wait for reinforcements, attract our army, and wait for other Japanese troops to pounce on and encircle. As long as we retract to the original defensive position, our army will have trouble fighting and will suffer heavy casualties. However, the Japanese army fought with us a lot, suffered a lot of losses, and knew that our army had strong firepower and assault capability, and once our army aimed at any Japanese army, the other Japanese troops would have no chance to rescue them at all. Therefore, the Japanese army would not be too far away from the strong defensive line, and could only attack slowly like a woman with small feet. That being the case, why did the Japanese army take such a big risk and launch an attack at this time? Isn't there any other reason than the intention to cover the Battle of Nakajo Mountain? ”

Xiang Ying just suggested breaking through and moving because he believed that the Japanese army was indeed too strong, and he was afraid that the main force of our army would not be able to break through after the Japanese army closed the siege and would suffer heavy losses. It's not that he's timid. In that case, he would not have been able to persist in the guerrilla war in the south for three years.

Listening to Liu Yimin's analysis, Xiang Ying also nodded: "Commander, it is likely that the little devil still has a poisonous plan, and the devil is the best at conspiracy!" ”

Liu Yimin smiled: "Everyone thinks, now the Japanese army around us is about the four infantry divisions and two tank divisions of the Eastern Army, plus the strength of the anti-Japanese army in Chapter 1148 of Jiaodong, when the heavy troops swept away, suddenly came to a sea landing, like an awl, pierced into the hinterland of the base area in central and southern Lu, directly divided our base area and various troops, and cooperated with the heavy troops of the Japanese army in the three peripheral directions to occupy central and southern Lu. In my judgment, the landing point of the Japanese army must have been in the area of Ishiusu. Because Shijiu has all the roads leading to Tai'an, Yanzhou, Qingdao, and Xuzhou, it is convenient for the movement of large troops, and it is also convenient for the Japanese army to divide and outflank our army. ”

Luo Ronghuan thought for a while and said, "This kind of deployment is in line with Tada Jun's character. I remember during the Battle of Wuhan, you said that Takada Jun likes to release the winner and loser at a critical time, and the first battle determines the victory or defeat on the battlefield. This time, Tada's winner is likely to be the landing operation you mentioned. As long as the Japanese army landed at Shijiu, it could attack and advance along the road from Shijiusuo to Tai'an and divide our army. ”

Ye Ting suggested: "If this is the case, we should immediately transfer the first column and artillery column to the direction of Rizhao, fight a counter-landing war, and wipe out the landing devils on the seaside tidal flats." ”

Liu Yimin shook his head: "We don't do that kind of thing." If the little devils want to land, they must be escorted by the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy, and they will choose to land during the day. The Combined Fleet has strong firepower of its own, and it should now be equipped with new fighters. Our planes are no match for them, and the shore artillery firepower is only a cold attack on the devils. When the devils react, our troops will become the target of the Japanese navy's naval artillery fire and aerial firepower, and we must suffer a big loss! Besides, the first column and the artillery column are the capital in our hands to destroy the enemy, and they are transferred to the area around the stone mortar, if the little devils do not land there, won't we be in vain? This time, we must show weakness to the enemy in central and southern Lu, and if necessary, get out of the way, let the little devils rest assured and boldly occupy the main transportation routes in central and southern Shandong, highly concentrate our forces, and seek opportunities to destroy the enemy! ”

The reason why Liu Yimin said this was because he knew that Hitler was about to blitzkrieg the Soviet Union and that the Kwantung Army was about to hold a major exercise. As soon as the German and Soviet forces started fighting, with the IQ of the Japanese, plus the "Wen Wei Po? According to the true figures of casualties on both sides during the Battle of Normenhan, the unruly staff officers of the Kwantung Army are likely to take a blind risk and take advantage of the opportunity of the Kwantung Army's large-scale exercises to sneak attack the Soviet Union. When the time comes, if there is another small accident, the two sides will not be able to fight without thinking. As long as the Kwantung Army concentrated all its efforts on the offensive, it was about to conclude that the Red Army in the Far East was no match for the Japanese army in the short term, and such as Sakhalin Island and Vladivostok could be occupied by the Japanese army. However, neither Stalin nor Emperor Hirohito had any intention of fighting in the Far East for a long time. Stalin was anxious to deal with the German offensive and was eager to immediately transfer the Red Army from the Far East to the front; Emperor Hirohito also did not want to fight with the Soviet Union, and their dominant idea had shifted to fighting in the Pacific South, plus the Chinese battlefield, let the little devils fight on three sides, and Emperor Hirohito would definitely not do it. In the end, it is quite possible that the two sides will negotiate a settlement. The final result was also to temporarily maintain the Japanese occupation of Vladivostok and Sakhalin.

At this time, if we fought in central and southern Shandong, several divisions of the Kwantung Army could not get out, and they were tactically enjoyable, but strategically it was wrong. Moreover, even if there is a big fight, the conditions are not ripe for the time being. Only by letting the little devils attack smoothly will they recklessly divide their forces and sweep them, and our army will be able to seize the fighters.

After talking for a long time, Liu Yimin actually wanted to show weakness to the enemy, which made several people angry. They were not traversers, they did not know that Hitler was going to blitzkrieg the Soviet Union, and they did not know that the Kwantung Army would conduct a big exercise. In particular, Xiang Ying had a deep affection for the Soviet Union, and if he knew that Liu Yimin was showing weakness in order to let the Kwantung Army go back to attack the Soviet Union, I am afraid that he would immediately fight against Liu Yimin.

In fact, Liu Yimin just wanted to smoothly recover the part of the territory that Lenin promised to return to China, even if only a part of it, not that he had any prejudice against the Soviet Union. In the Great Patriotic War, the Soviet people made a great contribution to the whole world. Liu Yimin will not forget this. Especially after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Soviet Union supported China's industrialization and laid China's industrial foundation. Moreover, the idea that the Kwantung Army would attack the Soviet Union and that the Japanese would go to war with the three great powers of the United States, China, and the Soviet Union at the same time was a shortcut to their rapid demise. Moreover, even if the Japanese army was able to take advantage of the Soviet Union and last for a long time, when the Soviet Red Army withstood the test in actual combat and its combat effectiveness was restored, the Japanese army would still not be the opponent of the mechanized Soviet Red Army.

Liu Yimin continued: "Showing the enemy weakness is just to avoid the enemy's edge, and it is by no means not to fight devils, let the little devils rampage again, in that case, we can't hide even if we want to." On the contrary, we must concentrate the main forces, hide and wait, and mobilize the devils with a force. Whichever Japanese unit is actively offensive, we will fight whichever unit. The strategy is to fight more quickly, and the east and west will be flickered, so that the little devil will be confused, and he will have to stick to the traffic line honestly. Then, we let Liu Jianjian do it in southwest Lu, and let Li Qing and Chen Dayong flank Jiaoji Road. It is equivalent to full bloom. I estimate that it will not be long before the Japanese army will withdraw from the base area and return to its original position. ”

Luo Ronghuan thought about it and felt that although the Japanese army was attacking on all fronts, the attack speed was extremely slow, and it was obvious that the attack speed was controlled in a planned way. In this case, no matter which direction our army strikes, the Japanese army will smear oil on the soles of its feet, retreat back to the original defensive line and hold on, and it will be difficult to seize the good opportunity to annihilate the enemy. Moreover, Liu Yimin said it easily, as if our army could easily eliminate any devil along the way. Luo Ronghuan knew in his heart that this was Liu Yimin's consistent style, and he was unwilling to let Xiang Ying and Ye Ting, who had not been in Shandong for a long time, have psychological pressure. In fact, the situation is very dangerous. The Japanese troops on all three sides were elite troops, and they were advancing steadily in a group, and it was difficult for our army to find fighters to fight all the way. Even if the order was found, the Japanese army was in an offensive situation, and unlike the previous traps, it was difficult to fight after the troops were deployed. If you don't do it, you will fall into the encirclement of the Japanese army.

Luo Ronghuan spoke: "Commander, I agree to adjust the deployment according to your ideas. Let me remind you that since the Japanese army is attacking from three sides, our army meets the enemy on three sides and does not have any advantages. On the contrary, several columns that met the enemy separately could still be entangled by the Japanese army and be in a difficult situation. The only ones that can really play a decisive role are the first column, the artillery column and the cavalry column. Therefore, we cannot be blindly optimistic, let alone take it for granted that our army can easily wipe out the Japanese army all the way. That's impossible. It is a pipe dream to rely only on the first column, the cavalry column, the artillery column, the engineer brigade, the air defense brigade, and the Japanese attack force composed of two or three divisions along the way! The little devils have become cunning and will not give us a chance to fight a large-scale ambush. ”

Liu Yimin nodded and said, "**Feng, Zhu Zhexiao recorded orders!" ”

The development of things is really as Liu Yimin analyzed, the Japanese army began to attack on the 5th, and continued to attack for three days, and they were still circling around central and southern Lu. The main forces of the two armored divisions of the Japanese army did not move at all, and they were waiting for a thunderous blow to the Eighth Route Army!

On the evening of May 7th, the Battle of Nakajo Mountain began!

Liu Yimin issued a speech in advance, the purpose of which was to remind Chiang Kai-shek and Wei Lihuang to hurry up preparations for war. Chiang Kai-shek did arouse vigilance and sent He Yingqin to Luoyang to deploy operations. However, Chiang Kai-shek made a mistake in judgment, and he believed that the Japanese army was likely to attack Luoyang and Tongguan. Therefore, the First Theater was strictly ordered to strengthen the construction of Luoyang fortifications, and even transferred troops from Zhongtiao Mountain to strengthen the river defense. In addition, He Yingqin did not go to the Zhongtiao Mountain defenders to inspect the position, and he didn't even know which unit was in what position, let alone what the current situation of the Zhongtiao Mountain defenders was.

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