When the cavalry brigade arrived on the battlefield, the battle was nearing the end, and the mechanized corps of the 1st Brigade was chasing and crushing the little devils, and the new 1st Brigade, the 2nd Luxi Garrison Brigade, the 4th New Brigade, and the 8th Brigade of the Luxi Garrison, the new regiment of the 1st Brigade, and the supplementary regiment were all thinking about the little devils spraying bullets. Starting

Seeing that the cavalry brigade had also caught up, Liu Yimin immediately ordered the mechanized troops of the 1st Brigade to stop the fire attack, withdraw the war cattle, transfer to concealment, and give the scattered remnants of the enemy on the battlefield to the cavalry brigade to hunt and kill, and the other troops to switch to clean up the battlefield and move quickly.

Hu Laohu commanded the cavalry brigade to blow a tornado, circled back and forth on the main battlefield twice, and killed the scattered little devils cleanly, and then withdrew from the battle and moved to concealment.

The battle of southwest Lu embodied the problem of the level of military command. Liu Yimin deployed the enemy before the enemy, and the enemy moved first, so that the Japanese army pounced on southern Lunan, but our army concentrated a certain amount of strength to annihilate the enemy in southwestern Lunan, which is the embodiment of our army's mobile and flexible strategy and tactics. Of course, in terms of the comparison of forces, this battle was purely a bully of the weak, although the Japanese heavy army group had an absolute advantage in Shandong, but at this time in southwest Lu, our army faced the 38th Division of the Japanese army, and our army had an absolute advantage in local areas. Don't say that the 38th Division is ignorant and fell into the trap, even if it sticks to the danger, it is not an opponent of our army, but the size of our army's casualties is different.

Liu Yimin's judgment was accurate, and the commander of the 38th Division, Fujii Yochi, who was looking forward to the good news in Cao County, first heard the faint rumbling sound of artillery dozens of miles north of the county seat, and then received a telegram from a brigade commander, reporting that the main force of the division had fallen into the trap of the Eighth Route Army, and the convoy and the car team of the 230th Wing were covered by the cluster artillery fire of the White Eighth Route Army.

Fujii Yochi was a little unconvinced, and sent another report asking for the details of the report, but he couldn't get in touch with the captain.

Fujii Yochi's tuǐ was frightened, and ordered the radio to call Sakai and the wing commanders, group leaders, and squadron leaders uninterruptedly to find out the situation. As a result, these major generals, major generals, lieutenants, junior lieutenants, and even lieutenants and lieutenants were all inextricably linked.

Fujii Yochi knew in his heart that the fate of the 10th Division had fallen to him, and it was possible that the Eighth Route Army would soon come to attack the county seat of Caoxian and capture him alive or kill him. With Liu Yimin's appetite in the Battle of Jiaoji Road and the Battle of Taixi, the Eighth Route Army may even wipe out the 15th Division, the 1st Brigade, the 5th Brigade, and the 7th Brigade in the next step.

Fujii Yochi did not dare to slack off, and while ordering a report to Lieutenant General Tada Jun, commander of the North China Front, requesting urgent tactical guidance, he also ordered the infantry brigade of the 230th Wing and the Inagi Wing stationed in Cao County to urgently mobilize and prepare for retreat. At the same time, the 15th Gu Division and the 5th Independent Division, which were rapidly advancing towards Qinggangji between Chengwu and Cao County, were ordered to stop their advance, withdraw to Shan County as quickly as possible, and wait for further orders. The 1st Brigade and the 7th Brigade of the Independent Hún, which were advancing towards the Chengwu attack, were ordered to stop advancing and retreat to Shanxian as quickly as possible.

The above-mentioned units were under the temporary command of Lieutenant General Yoshio Iwamatsu, commander of the 15th Division.

Fujii Yochi was indeed in charge, he was afraid that these troops would attack easily, so he got carried away and fell into the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army, and wrote directly on the telegram: "Liu Yimin is between Dingtao, Caoxian, and Chengwu, and the main force of the 38th Division has been broken. With these two sentences, Fujii Yochi believes that the 15th Division and the Independent Hún became the 1st Brigade,

The Independent Hún into the Fifth Division and the Independent Hún into the Seventh Brigade will resolutely carry out his orders and retreat desperately.

Fujii Yochi was originally a bitter haha in the Japanese army, but after being rewarded by the emperor, Kuhaha was a little enlightened. Now, Fujii Yochi immediately thought of the terrible consequences of the annihilation of the main force of the 38th Division, he was not the former commander of the 10th Division, Ryosuke Isotani, that guy's father-in-law was the first generation of the Japanese army, the originator of espionage to China, Aoki Xuanjun, and a classmate of Kenji Tuféihara, and had a close relationship with the emperor. Fujii Yotomo knew that he didn't have a tough backstage, and if he didn't dare to say the reason for it this time, he would probably have to apologize.

Fujii Yotomo immediately thought of the problem of air cover for the air force, and as soon as his mind turned around, he immediately sent a second telegram to Tada Jun, saying that the air force was not meticulous in reconnaissance and ineffective in cover, and that from 7 to 8:30 in the morning, only four bombers were dispatched, and they only went home after making a circle around the battlefield, and so far there was no shadow of the army air force in the sky over Cao County, with the result that the Eighth Route Army could unscrupulously concentrate the main force and concentrate artillery fire to quickly attack the main force of the 38th Division. The 3rd Flying Group must be held responsible for the tragedy of the crushing of the main force of the 38th Division.

Tada Jun, commander of the North China Front, got up early this morning. Probably feeling that the Fourth Route Army was about to face Liu Yimin's main force of the Eighth Route Army today, Tada Jun deliberately shaved his beard, washed and washed his baldness, and then brewed a cup of thick *coffee, feeling that he was full of energy, so he walked into the office and sat down, and summoned Chief of Staff Yoshizumi Ryosuke and Deputy Chief of Staff Hirata Masaju, and the three of them carefully reviewed the map, waiting for each unit to report the battle situation, so as to give timely guidance.

Tada Jun feels that all the work that needs to be done has been done, and some of the work has also been effective.

For example, the armed surrender of the Kuomintang in Shandong Province by the various units has now begun to bear fruit, and Qin Yutang, commander of the guerrilla sixth column in the Sulu Theater, has already surrendered. As long as the sweep of the imperial army continues for another month as it is now, it is estimated that the vast majority of the local Kuomintang forces in Shandong will have to surrender, including the local forces of the Eighth Route Army, and it is estimated that some people will surrender. Also, like he issued a speech to persuade Liu Yimin to surrender, Tada Jun did not think that his persuasion would be useful to Liu Yimin, Chiang Kai-shek gave him a military rank and sent the United States NV, isn't Liu Yimin still **? It is 100% useless to persuade him to surrender, and the key is that Tada Jun wants to convey a message to the people of North China, that is, the Great Japanese Empire is extremely powerful, and Liu Yimin has fallen to the point of surrender.

The good news in Lunan has not yet come, and the funeral telegram from southwest Lunan has arrived first.

After reading Fujii Yochi's telegram, Tada Jun was stunned, and after all the calculations, he didn't count the despicable and shameless Liu Yimin who broke out of his shell early, ran to southwest Lu and hid, just waiting for the 38th Division to be fooled!

Tada Jun regrets it in his heart!

Annoyed and angry, Tada Jun grabbed the water glass on the table and threw it to the ground, shouting angrily that Baga, coward, and despicable thief, anyway, he had gone through all the vicious curses he had learned from below.

When Fujii's second telegram arrived, Tada saw through Fujii's trick of shirking responsibility at a glance, but he still scolded Kinoshita and his third flight group again.

Yoshizumi Ryosuke knew that this time he was going to be embarrassed to follow the North China Facing Army again. But he is the chief of staff, and he still has to fulfill his duties!

I heard Yoshizumi Ryosuke remind, "Your Excellency Commander, now is not the time to be angry. We have to quickly consider how to ensure the security of the Luxinan Group. Liu Yimin has a great appetite, and if he hesitates, it is likely that an even greater unfortunate incident will occur. Tada Jun stopped cursing Liu Yimin, turned around and said: "Chief of Staff, record the order: 100,000 urgent." 1. The remnants of the 38th Division, the 15th Division, and the 1st, 5th, and 7th Brigades of the Southwest Lu Group quickly withdrew to the Longhai Line defense line to hold on. Among them, the rest of the 38th Division retreated to the Yucheng area to join the 39th Division. 2. The 37th, 40th, and 41st Divisions of Luxi and Southern Hebei, as well as the four public security army groups, immediately shrank and set up in-depth positions in the area around the Yellow River crossing in Dong'a, preparing to meet the heavy army groups crossing the river and returning to the west. Three

He ordered Lieutenant General Kinoshita of the Third Flying Group to mobilize all the flying teams that could be mobilized and immediately go to the southwestern part of the country to search for and bomb the main force of Liu Yi's people without interruption, and cover the retreat of the southwestern group until the group withdrew to the defense line of Longhai Road. 4. The West Group under the command of Lieutenant General Yasui Toji of the attack on Lunan immediately ceased its advance, the Second Brigade of the 1st Guards Division was returned to its formation, and the Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Imamura Junbei Line Group was placed under the command of Lieutenant General Yasui Toji, leaving two North China Security Army groups to remain in the Jining area, and Lieutenant General Yasui Toji commanded the 1st, 2nd, 7th, 23rd, 1st Guards Division, and Heavy Artillery Brigade to immediately return westward, cross the Yellow River westward, and join up with the 37th, 40th, and 41st Divisions of Luxi. Form a heavy army group on the north-south line of southwest Lu, block the passage of Liu Yimin's troops to the north or east, and attack from north to south. 5. The 2nd Guards Division of the Lunan Group under the command of Lieutenant General Kiichiro of the barrel and the Hún Brigade of Taiwan were under the command of Lieutenant General Yotomo Fujii of the Southwest Lunan Group, and quickly turned to the section from Xuzhou to Shangqiu on the Longhai Road, and the 15th Division,

The 1st, 5th, and 7th Brigades of the Independent Hún joined forces with the rest of the 38th Division and the 39th Division to build a defensive line on the Longhai Road, and attacked the main force of Liu Yi and the people from south to north. 6. Lieutenant General Yamashita Fumimi commanded the 4th, 6th, 11th, and 24th Divisions of the Eastern Group to rapidly advance westward and attack the Huxi area. 7. The Northern Front Group under the command of Lieutenant General Jun Imamura left Lieutenant General Honma Masan, commander of the 27th Division, to command the 27th Division, the 16th Brigade of the Independent Hún Cheng and the North China Public Security Army, to control the Tai'an, Yanzhou, and Jining regions, and to repeatedly sweep the armed forces of the Eighth Route Army in the region. Lieutenant General Jun Imamura, commander of the 5th Division, commanded the 5th Division,

The 4th Cavalry Brigade quickly returned north and went to the Jinan area to stand by. 8. Lieutenant General Takkou Jiichiro, commander of the 9th Division, commanded the 9th Division, the 114th Division, the 29th Division remaining in southeast Lu, the Xuzhou Garrison, the 22nd Independent Division stationed in the East China Sea, and the Manchurian Tǐng marching troops, to repeatedly sweep the mountainous areas south of Jiaoji Road and north of Longhai Road, and to find the troops of the Eighth Route Army's Lunan Military Region, Luzhong Military Region, and Southeast Lu Military Region in this area to annihilate them. In particular, it is necessary to pay attention to finding and destroying the Eighth Route Army Arsenal and airfield, and finding and trying to rescue Princess Junmiya Hideko. In particular, we should pay attention to the protection of Lianyungang and the need to go safely.

Tada Jun deserves to be Tada Jun, and after a while, the Japanese army was reorganized again, and the tasks were readjusted. The reason why he brought the most sharp Fifth Division and the Fourth Cavalry Brigade back to the Jinan area was that he was really afraid, afraid that Liu Yimin would come out of nowhere, and give him a ruthless attack in Jinan or Qingdao.

Yoshizumi Ryosuke finished recording the order, Tada Jun read it, signed it, and waved his hand to Yoshizumi Ryosuke and Hirata Masashi to hurry up and give the order.

After Yoshizumi Ryosuke left, Tada Junqiang suppressed the shame and irritability in his heart, and personally drafted a telegram to the base camp.

By the time Yoshizumi Ryosuke and Hirata returned from delivering the order, Tada had already finished writing the telegram and was checking the draft of the telegram there with tears streaming down his face.

Yoshizumi Ryosuke took the telegram and read it, and saw that in addition to the report on the main force of the 38th Division, Tada Jun also wrote with affection: "I am in charge of the Northern China Front Army in honor of His Majesty the Emperor Méng. When he came, he tried his best, 1 cautiously, and devoted himself to planning for the elimination of the ** and Eighth Route Army in North China. The mobilization of such a large number of troops to launch the winter law and order suppression operation in North China has exhausted the national strength. Unexpectedly, Liu Yimin was so cunning that the front army's operational goal of attacking its main force in Lunan was defeated, and the main force of the 38th Division was lost. It is an unforgivable crime for a minister to be entrusted to His Majesty the Emperor, the Cabinet, and the Ministry of Justice. I ask His Majesty the Emperor for approval and allow the minister to apologize for his sins with the samurai's jīng god! Yoshizumi Ryosuke couldn't stand it anymore, and with a shake of his hand, the telegram draft fell to the ground.

Yoshizumi Ryosuke hurriedly picked up the draft telegram and reported that the order had been sent to the troops.

Tada Jun didn't care if it was dirty or not, grabbed a newspaper on the table and wiped the tears from his face, and then said: "Yoshizumi-kun, Hirata-kun, the next two or three days are very critical. Whether it is Yasui Toji or Yamashita Fumi, including the Second Guards Division and the Taiwan Hún Brigade, it is impossible for them to rush to the southwestern part of Shandong so quickly, and if Liu Yimin uses the night to attack the Luxi troops north of the canal or the southward pursuit of the southwestern Luxi group troops retreating to the Longhai Road, I am afraid that the tragedy will continue to occur. What do you think about this? Yoshizumi Ryosuke calmed down a little and said: "Your Excellency Commander, there is no good way for the time being, but to strictly order all troops to form a group, build a strong position, defend hard, and wait for the main force to arrive." In addition, it is necessary to put pressure on Kinoshita Toshi, not to be reluctant to gasoline and bombs, and to maintain air pressure on the southwest of Lu, forcing Liu Yimin not to dare to act during the day, so as to win time for the main force to arrive. Hirata seemed to be afraid that Tada Jun would die of anger, and said, "Your Excellency the Commander, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff." In case Liu Yimin went south to attack Shangqiu and Kaifeng, and Chiang Kai-shek's troops from the First Theater cooperated again, then the troops in eastern Henan would be in danger. Even if Liu Yimin went north to attack the 37th Division, the 40th Division, and the 41st Division, it was easy to break through each of them, which was equivalent to losing all the achievements of the past ten days. ”

Without waiting for Hirata to finish speaking, Tada Jun slapped the table and scolded "Baga", which frightened Hirata Masaki into silence immediately.

Yoshizumi Ryosuke comforted, "Your Excellency the Commander doesn't need to be too sad and worried. In the current battlefield in North China, the Japanese army still has an absolute advantage. The Eighth Route Army is not our opponent, and can only ambush a certain unit of the Imperial Army by using this method of catching people to hide from the people. The loss of one 38th Division will not change the overall situation of our strong enemy on the battlefield. No matter how cunning and murderous Liu Yimin is, it is just that many imperial armies are causing some trouble. When our heavy army group arrives in southwest Lu, Liu Yimin will understand that the southwest Lu region surrounded by the Yellow River, the canal, and the Longhai Railway is really a dead place in the art of war. This time, he couldn't escape. The only thing that worries people is that the imperial army lacks the help of local people in the southwest of Shandong, and the intelligence is not effective, and it relies entirely on maps to command the battle, and it will inevitably be passive after a long time. "Yoshizumi Ryosuke is telling the truth, the plan for the heavy encirclement and suppression of the Japanese is drawn on the map by Tada Jun and others. Where the main force of the Eighth Route Army was, the Japanese army never knew from beginning to end. The Japanese army, which has always been known for its accurate, detailed, and timely intelligence, has suddenly become a blind donkey and a blind horse, and it is only a ghost if it does not defeat the battle!

Tada Jun pondered for a moment and said: "All troops should be ordered not to rush to launch an attack after the movement is in place, but to advance step by step, and use all forces to collect intelligence. The intelligence must be accurate to the exact location of Liu Yimin's headquarters and the exact location of the main firepower points on the defensive line.

In this way, you can hit the right shot. Yoshizumi-kun and Hirata-kun, the two of you immediately flew to southwestern Luxi to inspect the scene, urged the southwestern Luxi group and the Luxi troops to quickly shrink and hold on, and instructed all units to draw up detailed and accurate battle plans.

This time, we must not be careless, the front army can no longer afford to lose, and the great Japanese empire can no longer afford to lose! ”

Yoshizumi Ryosuke and Hirata Masashi said "Hai" and stood up to leave, but Tada stopped them again and gave them a draft of the telegram to the base camp and asked them to send it out immediately.

The main force of the 38th Division was too big for the North China Front to bear, and it had to be reported to the base camp.

Yoshizumi Ryosuke couldn't help but say: "Your Excellency Commander, this is the time of the Great War, and the will of the army is unshakable. Please remove the content of the caesarean apology, Commander, otherwise I will not be able to send this telegram. ”

Tada Jun waved his hand dejectedly, and his tone was full of loneliness: "Let's send it." I await His Majesty the Emperor's royal decision. Hirata Zhengju's forehead was bruised: "Your Excellency, Commander, it is not you who should apologize for the crime, it is Lieutenant General Yotomo Fujii, the commander of the 38th Division. ”

Tada Jun shook his head again: "The division commander is directly under His Majesty the Emperor, and we have no right to make Lieutenant General Fujii Yochi apologize for his crimes." Besides, he is most familiar with Lu Nan's situation, and he can't let him apologize for his guilt at the moment. Forget it, let's not talk about it, wait for His Majesty the Emperor's imperial judgment! ”！。