Chapter 589: Bait
Fifth** octopus bait
The morning light gradually illuminates the sky in late autumn and early winter.
Liu Yimin looked up and saw that the slightly bright sky was full of Japanese planes, frantically chasing the pilots of the Eighth Route Army who were parachuting and Li Chengyi and Lu Wen. Li Chengyi and Lu Wen's parachutes were broken, and the people fell to the ground as heavily as a stone.
Liu Yimin's eyes were cracked, and he shouted "Li Chengyi, Lu Wen are lying down"
Li Chengyi and Lu Wen didn't seem to hear Liu Yimin's shout, and they didn't make any movement after landing.
The four Japanese planes rushed down with a roar, firing frantically at Li Chengyi and Lu Wen, who were motionless after they landed, and the bullets splashed blood flowers mixed with dirt and burst out non-stop.
Liu Yimin saw that Li Chengyi, who had been serving as his guard and had been with him in life and death, died under the strafing of the Japanese plane, so he didn't care about anything, pulled the trigger fiercely, and hit the Japanese plane.
By this time, Liu Yimin's special plane and escort fighters had all been destroyed by the Japanese army, and the Japanese pilots no longer had any scruples, and they had only one thing to do: tear up every parachute flower and beat all the parachuted Eighth Route Army into mud. Therefore, these Japanese pilots grinned and roared, wreaking havoc at low altitudes.
Liu Yimin fired a shot, and the bullet swirled through the windshield of the Japanese plane, and accurately drilled into the eyebrows of a Japanese pilot, and the guy didn't even have a chance to shout, so he planted himself on the ground with the plane.
A shot was fired, and Liu Yimin jumped out from behind the big tree, stood still with his feet, raised the gun on his back, and his eyes were not closed or blinked, aiming at the Japanese plane that was raging at a low altitude.
The roaring Japanese machine rolled up a wave of qi above Liu Yimin's head, scraping away his military hat. Liu Yimin was unmoved, his mind was clear, and his consciousness was firmly locked on the eyebrows of the oncoming Japanese pilots.
Shot, shot, revenge bullets were fired, and all three Japanese planes were planted on the ground without exception.
Liu Yimin put away his gun, and his figure was like a ghost, shooting at Li Chengyi and Lu Wen, who fell to the ground and wilted.
When I went to Li Chengyi's side, Li Chengyi's eyes were wide open, he had already died, and his body was also beaten into a sieve by the bullets of the Japanese aircraft's airborne machine gun.
Liu Yimin was inexplicably sad and indignant, reached out to cover Li Chengyi's eyes, felt that it was hot, and then closed Li Chengyi's eyelids, and then picked up Li Chengyi's Bayi automatic rifle scattered on the ground and carried it on his shoulder, put the magazine, diary and pistol into the canvas bag, and went to Lu Wen's side again.
Lu Wen's situation, like Li Chengyi, was also sacrificed during the parachute jump, and the radio station he carried with him had been beaten into a pile of parts.
After Liu Yimin closed Lu Wen's eyes, he took out the code book from Lu Wen's chest and stuffed it into his pocket, took off Lu Wen's pen and diary, and brought it with him. Then he rolled quickly on the ground and retreated towards the big tree that had just been hidden.
If Liu Yimin hadn't shot and knocked down the devil's four fighters, maybe the little devil would have thought he had been killed. Next, the devil's plane will fly away, allowing the ground troops to clean up the battlefield and find Liu Yimin's bones. Not now, four fighters fell to the ground in succession, even a fool knows that there is no such coincidence, they must have been hit by ground fire.
After a little thought, the commander of the Japanese aircraft team knew that Liu Yimin had successfully parachuted. Because Liu Yimin's fame was so great, the commanders of the Japanese army at all levels in North China were basically familiar with his deeds, and knew that he had shot down several planes with rifles. This place is deserted, there are no ground troops, let alone anti-aircraft firepower, except that Liu Yimin shot down the fighter plane, and there is no explanation anymore.
The commander of the Japanese plane immediately ordered all the fighters to pull up and drop bombs, killing Liu Yimin.
After the order was issued, the Japanese commander did not conceal the results of the battle, and honestly reported to Kinoshita Toshi, who was far away in Beiping, through the airborne radio, the situation of Liu Yimin's successful parachute jump and the shooting down of four imperial fighters. It is requested that the ground forces be notified to arrive as soon as possible to carry out the encirclement.
Retreating under the big tree, and then under the cover of the trunk and canopy, Liu Yimin quickly observed the surrounding terrain and saw that this area belonged to a shallow mountainous area, with hills, mountain beams, and ravines intertwined, and the village could not be seen, so he could not determine his exact location for the time being.
The radio station was broken, Li Chengyi and Lu Wen sacrificed, and they were no longer able to contact the Central Committee, the General Headquarters, and the division headquarters. The top priority at the moment is to leave here as soon as possible, quickly get in touch with the local Eighth Route Army and guerrillas, and find a way to report that they have escaped. Otherwise, if you don't get the news that you have escaped, you don't know if the angry chiefs will mobilize their troops to fight with the little devils, in that case, you are likely to fall into the trap of the old devil Shouichi in the temple. This old devil is ruthless
It is impossible for Liu Yimin not to leave, the devil fighter has already begun to launch an air-to-ground attack on his location, and the bombs exploded one after another, and stones, branches, and dust rolled over like a tornado. If you don't leave, I'm afraid you're really going to die under the bomb of the little devil.
Liu Yimin didn't think much about it, took his weapons and ammunition, rolled a few times, turned his military uniform into an earthy color, and then jumped out as soon as he lowered his head, and hid in the ravine with the help of the dust and fog of the mountain and the explosion of the devil's aerial bomb.
Kinoshita Toshi, who received the report, was so angry that he scolded Baga. After scolding, he ordered the Japanese aircraft group near Liu Yimin's landing site to go quickly, be sure to find Liu Yimin, blow him up with bombs, tear him apart with aerial guns, and smash him with airborne machine guns
After giving the order, Kinoshita Toshitoshi hurriedly reported to Terauchi Shouichi and asked His Excellency the Commander to urge all units of the First Army to speed up their actions, set up a blockade around Liu Yimin's landing site, and be sure to capture Liu Yimin.
Shouichi Terauchi is much more optimistic than Toshitoshi Kinoshita.
After receiving the report that the Japanese plane had successfully intercepted the formation of Liu Yimin's special plane, Terauchi Shouyi, Chief of Staff Yamashita Fumi, and Chief of the Special Service Kita Makoto celebrated in the office.
Shouichi in the temple was elated, it was a cold day, the top of the bare head was oozing sweat, and the mustache was also shaking, from the eyes to the corners of the mouth were smiling, and he kept talking about Yo Xi.
Yamashita Fumi, who is also a famous general of the Japanese army, is thoughtful and reminds Terauchi Shoukachi: "Your Excellency Commander, I think this is a big fighter. I suggest that the news of the interception of Liu Yimin's special plane formation be made public immediately, and at the same time the news that all the transport plane and fighter plane escorting Liu Yimin were destroyed should be announced, but not whether Liu Yimin was killed or not should be announced. In this way, the ** high-level will inevitably be in chaos, what will they do? I judged that they would order the Tuba Road in Shanxi to go all out to rescue Liu Yimin. In this way, the main forces of the Eighth Route Army hiding in the shadows will jump out and be exposed to the sun, and we can concentrate the main forces of the First Army to fight a war of annihilation and completely change the strategic situation in Shanxi. ”
Terauchi Shouichi actually thought the same way, but when Yamashita Fengwen brought it up, he was even happier in his heart. It turned out that when the Eighth Route Army captured Jinan, Yamashita Fengfumi and Deputy Chief of Staff Muto Akira both proposed to let the First Division, the Second Division, and the 23rd Division take the lead and recapture Jinan, which made Terauchi Shouichi question the command ability of the two of them. Well, now, as soon as Yamashita Fengfumi's suggestion was put forward, Terauchi Shouichi knew that his level was enough to be the chief of staff of the North China Front, and he could even take on a heavy responsibility in one aspect in the future.
Shouichi Terauchi, who was happy in his heart, lightly touched the wine glass in his hand with the wine glasses of Yamashita Fumimi, Kita Seiichi, and drank it all with his head up. After drinking, he smiled and said to Kita Seiichi: "Kita-kun, please announce it to the public immediately according to the advice of the chief of staff." In addition, report to His Majesty the Emperor that the cherry blossoms have built miracles, and please reward them heavily. ”
Kita Seiichi's mouth was about to crack open with joy now, because although Sakura did not belong to his secret service system, and he didn't know who Sakura was, but one thing was certain, Sakura sent back information from the radio of the secret contact point set up by Ohashi Kumao, which was a great credit to the secret service of the North China Front.
As soon as he heard that His Excellency the Commander had asked him to send a report to the emperor and announce the news of the successful ambush of Liu Yimin's special plane formation, Kita Seiichi thought that this was a reward for himself, and he smiled.
After Kita Makoto left, Terauchi Shouichi said to Yamashita Fumi, "Yamashita-kun, your advice is excellent. I ask you to organize the staff officers to quickly draw up a battle plan and send it to the First Army and the Second Army to implement it. Please be sure to tell the commander of the Second Army, Lieutenant General Iida Sadagu, that he should immediately order the troops in Xuzhou, Qingdao, and Dexian to strictly prevent the Eighth Route Army instructors from retaliating frantically. I'm thinking that as soon as Liu Yimin dies, the situation in North China will be turned upside down. Next, we have to plan well, how to quickly eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army's instructors, at least we must send them back to the mountains. You must know that no matter how strong a unit's combat effectiveness, how well it is trained, and how well equipped it is, if it loses its first-class commander and first-class planning, it will continue to defeat battles. ”
Yamashita Fengwen is the younger generation of Terauchi Shouichi, and he has always been grateful for Terauchi Shouichi's support and care, and after listening to Terauchi Shouichi's words, he immediately "snapped" and said loudly: "Please rest assured, Your Excellency Commander, I will quickly come up with a battle plan to ensure that the Eighth Route Army in North China will taste the taste of the iron fist of the imperial army."
The smile in Terauchi Shou's eyes became thicker and thicker, and he patted Yamashita Fengwen's shoulder and said yo Xi.
After receiving a call from Kinoshita Toshi, Terauchi Shou was not alarmed, and this situation was expected by him. Of course, it is impossible to kill Liu Yimin directly on the plane, and he also doesn't care if Liu Yimin succeeds in parachuting. Because he has already made up his mind to use Liu Yimin as bait to fish, if Liu Yimin really dies on the plane and the news is transmitted back to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, then how can he fish next? Therefore, he told Kinoshita Min that there was no need to be afraid, Liu Yimin was alone now, which was equivalent to a tiger with teeth removed, and he couldn't eat people, at most, he just jumped a few times and killed a few more imperial soldiers, and it was only a matter of time before he was killed or captured.
After speaking reassuringly, Terauchi Shouichi gave four more orders to Kinoshita Toshi: First, he ordered Kinoshita Toshi to command the fighter group and reconnaissance planes, bite Liu Yimin tightly, follow him wherever he fled, and be sure to kill him. The second is to order Kinoshita to immediately send more transport planes to carry the newly established special operations forces of the Japanese Empire to the landing site of Liu Yimin to carry out the landing of Liu Yimin, and use special forces to deal with Liu Yimin, who has excellent outstretched hands and excellent marksmanship. The third is to order Kinoshita to rationally deploy fighters, arrange air combat traps, and prepare to deal with the crazy retaliation of the Eighth Route Army Air Force. Fourth, he ordered Kinoshita to organize a formation of bombers and fighters to prepare to bomb the troops of the Eighth Route Army that might go to Liu Yimin's landing site for reinforcements, and cooperate with the First Army to completely eliminate these Tu Eighth Route troops who were eager to rescue Liu Yimin.
In the end, Terauchi Shouichi told Kinoshita Toshitoshi that he would use Liu Yimin as a big bait, fish out all those who usually hid in the shadows to carry out sneak attacks on the Imperial Army, and feed them with bombs and bullets from the Imperial Japanese Air Force.
After explaining the task to Kinoshita Toshi, Terauchi Shouichi called the deputy chief of staff, Muto Akira, and asked him to immediately fly to the headquarters of the First Army, sit in charge of the battle, be sure to capture or kill Liu Yimin, and be sure to take advantage of the Eighth Route Army's eagerness to rescue Liu Yimin, fight a good battle, and hit the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi.
Since the Eighth Route Army instructor Ling Chigu Shoufu and Guan Guizhi hanged, the arrogant Muto Zhang did not eat well and slept unsteadily, even when he walked, he always felt cold on his neck. In just a few days, the arrogant Muto Zhang lost weight a few times, his height seemed to be lower, his eye sockets also collapsed, and the whole person looked like a little ghost.
When he heard that Liu Yimin's special plane formation had been completely destroyed by the imperial army's fighter planes, Muto Zhang suddenly came to his senses, and involuntarily moved his neck, so he loudly reported to Terauchi Shouichi, saying that he asked His Excellency the commander to rest assured that he would immediately go to Taiyuan and join Lieutenant General Umezu Mijiro, and he would definitely capture or kill Liu Yimin, and take advantage of the situation to launch an all-out offensive against Shanxi's Eighth Route Army, Central Army, and Jin Sui Army, so as to restore public order in Shanxi in one fell swoop.
Terauchi Shouyi frowned when he heard this, and told Muto Zhang that it was Liu Yimin, the instructor and division commander of the Eighth Route Army, who had an accident, not the ** of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, Liu Bocheng of the 129th Division, and Xu Qianqian of the Independent Division, let alone Wei Lihuang of the Central Army and Yan Xishan, the emperor of Shanxi, who had an accident, the thinking of the Chinese is very complicated, the situation in Shanxi is also very complicated, and what the reaction of the ** squadron needs to be further studied and judged, and the Eighth Route Army will definitely go all out to rescue Liu Yimin, but it will definitely not drive all the troops out to launch an attack and operation. As for how Yan Xishan and Wei Lihuang's troops acted, it is even more difficult to say. Therefore, the main task of the First Army at present is to capture or kill Liu Yimin and eliminate the Eighth Route Army that rescued Liu Yimin. We must not be hot-headed and fall for the tricks of the Eighth Route Army, so that their crazy revenge will succeed. It is still more necessary to make use of the contradictions between Yan Xishan and the Eighth Route Army, and the contradictions between the Central Army and Yan Xishan and the Eighth Route Army, and concentrate forces on dealing with the Eighth Route Army, which is eager to rescue Liu Yimin.
When Muto Sho heard this, he knew that he was underestimated by Shouichi Terauchi. He immediately reported: "Please rest assured, commander, that I will keep in mind your instructions, not be arrogant or rash, urge and assist Lieutenant General Umezu Mijiro in the battle, and strive to give the Eighth Route Army another landing in Hangzhou Bay." ”
Shouichi Terauchi waved his hand and let Muto Akira leave.
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