The cabinet has resigned, and the military department is still urging the front-line troops to attack. However, no matter how eager the base camp is to retaliate, "no matter how eager it is to chase down the main force of the Eighth Route Army, then it must let the troops rest and recuperate." You must know that "the Japanese armored brigade, the guards division, and the fifth division relied on the superiority of mechanization to attack Jinan from Qingdao in one day and one night, and have created a miracle in the history of warfare." At such a distance, not to mention that the soldiers' physical endurance has reached the limit, even the tanks, armored vehicles, cars, and motorcycles of the little devils also need to be overhauled. In particular, the fuel replenishment was transported by car from Qingdao all the way with the army, and the distance was too far.

The 6th Division and the 16th Division, which had a low degree of mechanization, "except for some troops arriving in Jinan by car", most of the troops were either riding horses, or riding rubber-tyred carts, or swinging double tuǐ, and were rushing to Jinan.

Sugi Motomo saw the resignation of the Konoe cabinet and take the blame for himself, "relieved in his heart, and began to force Yamashita Fumifumi and Muto Akira to urge the troops to launch a quick attack." As a result, all divisions and regiments said that they had to rest and replenish, otherwise the soldiers would fall asleep during the attack. Only Kinoshita Toshita, commander of the North China Front Army's aviation group, did not have the slightest ambiguity, and as soon as the sky was clear, he ordered the air force to go out to search for the traces of the Eighth Route Army and the situation on the battlefield in Taixi, and to carry out wanton and indiscriminate bombing of Tai'an, Feicheng, Ningyang, and Dawenkou.

Shanshan Yuan had no choice but to slow down the pace of the attack and let the troops rest for a while. Who knew that at this time, I received the news release of Taixi Dajie from the tutor of the Eighth Route Army and the special article of Jingjing's interview with Liu Yimin.

After reading the translated press release, Shanshan Yuan scolded a few times, and then called the head of the North China Front Army's secret service agency, Kita Seiichi, and slapped the table and said that Liu Yimin had withdrawn his lie, and it was clear that Lieutenant General Sekii Takamasa had already burned all the military uniforms and number plates before the jade was broken, and it was impossible for the Eighth Route Army to recognize Sekii Takamasa. Again, the military flags, radio stations, and code books of the 14th and 35th Divisions were burned down, so how could the Eighth Route Army dare to say that these three troops were completely annihilated without military flags?

Kita Seiichi didn't understand what Shanshan Yuan meant, "The commander who looked at himself in a daze, didn't dare to make a sound."

After Shanshan Yuan finished yelling, he told Kita Seiichi that "it is possible to rebuild the 14th Division and the 35th Division in the base camp", and he was ready to recommend Kita Seiichi as the commander of the 14th Division. Kita Seiichi's current task is to organize a propaganda war against the Eighth Route Army, so that the whole world knows that after the 14th and 35th Divisions were encircled by the Eighth Route Army, they desperately broke through under the command of Lieutenant General Takamasa Sekii, and one of them had retreated to southwest Lu and joined forces with the 38th Division. As for the 13th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade, let's not talk about it, "their military flags are likely to be captured by the Eighth Route Army."

When Kita Makoto heard that His Excellency the Commander was going to recommend him as the commander of the 14th Division, he almost jumped up with joy. You must know that the division commander of the Japanese army is a very important position, and if you do a good job, you can soon be promoted to the rank of general. Although the 14th Division has now disappeared, the 14th Division still has a division area and reserves in Utsunomiya, and as long as the base camp is determined to rebuild, soldiers and equipment will not be a problem.

Of course, "the combat effectiveness of the newly formed 14th Division cannot be compared with the real 14th Division", but Kita Seiichi was confident that he could build an elite division.

Kita Makoichi saluted Sugimoto happily, and then ran to find the degenerate literati in the pen army.

After Kita Makoto left, Sugi Moto pulled Yamashita Fengfu and Muto Akira to study what Liu Yimin was going to do.

It's really like Liu Yimin said, now in the minds of the devil's high-level leaders, Liu Yimin's character has fallen. He said that no one believed anything, but he had to believe it and did not dare to disbelieve it. In addition, the instructor has always paid attention to concealment and camouflage in combat, and aerial reconnaissance has not been able to get much useful information, and when the little devil meets the instructor, his eyes are black, and the direction of the operation is never clear. Shanshan Yuan led Yamashita Fengwen and Muto Akira to study and study, and finally felt that with Liu Yimin's combat style, it was likely that he was "concentrating the main force between Tai'an, Feicheng, and Ningyang, trying to fight continuously and expand the results of the battle."

The reason why Shanshanyuan would believe Liu Yimin's statement was mainly because Shanshanyuan made up the information of the instructor of the Eighth Route Army, and knew that Liu Yimin's first battle was three battles against Xiaoshui, and he set up an ambush at the same combat location three times in a row. Now that Liu Yimin has just finished the Taixi War, and the equipment and ammunition of the 14th Division, the 35th Division, and the 13th Independent Mixed Brigade have all fallen into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, will he still be afraid of the heavy army group of the Imperial Army? Sekii Takachang's farewell message made it clear that Liu Yimin's troops have special weapons to deal with combat vehicles and armored vehicles, and maybe he is still dreaming of another Taixi victory!

Shanshanyuan judged clearly, and he was not afraid of anti-joy. He understood that as long as Liu Yimin really dared to open his position and fight with the imperial army, then he would die. If nothing else, the huge fleet alone would completely destroy the positions of the Eighth Route Army.

Sugi Mototo ordered Yamashita Fumifu and Muto Akira to revise the battle plan in accordance with the determination to hold a general battle in the Taixi area, "We must succeed in the first battle."

For the sake of safety, Shanshan Yuan strictly ordered Lieutenant General Iida Sadagu, commander of the 12th Army, to command the troops stationed in Xuzhou and Longhai to shrink the defensive line and urgently move closer to prevent the Eighth Route Army from suddenly launching an attack southward.

In fact, Shanshanyuan's mentality is very complicated, he is eager to retaliate, and he is afraid of suffering another big loss. He, like Shouichi Terauchi, has a mentality of secrecy and secrecy, "That is, in case Liu Yimin's main force X goes south, then it is best to let him go and make trouble with the Central China Front, even if he goes to the northeast, and let the powerful Kwantung Army deal with Liu Yimin." In short, as long as the North China Front does not lose face again!

To tell the truth, as the decision-making figures of the Japanese army, Sugi Sugimoto and Terauchi Shouichi should not have such a shameful idea. When Shanshan Yuan began to have this thought, "I was also a little old and red." He is the leader of the Quick Victory faction, clamoring for the destruction of the [China] country in three months, but now he is at a loss in the face of the mountain road military instructor, and he actually has this idea of diverting the troubled waters, which is really difficult for him. However, Shanshan Yuan is a veteran warlord "has done a lot of embarrassing things, and this kind of thing is nothing in his opinion." Coupled with the old face of orange peel, "no one can see clearly whether he is blushing or not."

It was not until noon that the 1st Division, the 2nd Division, and the 23rd Division completed the formation, and the armored brigades, guards divisions, and 5th divisions on the Eastern Front also basically completed vehicle overhauls, and the units of the 6th Division and the 16th Division gradually arrived around Jinan.

This time, Shanshan Yuan gave Kinoshita Min a death order, requiring Kinoshita Min to provide air cover for the Xuzhou defenders and the Taixi battlefield, "In addition, send reconnaissance planes to closely search the southeast area of Lu, fight for the bedding to find the Eighth Route Army's hidden airfield, and resolutely destroy it."

Toshitoshi Kinoshita thinks that he is the most unlucky commander of the aviation group. Since he took office, he has not lived a single day, and Liu Yimin's troops seem to have worked against him, making his air force and fighter planes change one after another, and he was almost forced to apologize several times.

Kinoshita Toshitoshi doesn't have as many crooked intestines as Shouichi Terauchi and Sugi Moto, "He just wants revenge, and he can't wait to find the Eighth Route Army airfield and destroy it in one fell swoop." For this reason, "he not only sent reconnaissance planes to search and reconnoitre" but also begged Kita Seiichi and begged the secret services to cooperate and help him find the airfield of the Eighth Route Army.

Yesterday afternoon, two reconnaissance planes of the Air Force escaped the attack of the Eighth Route Army's fighter group and followed the Eighth Route Army's bomber group into southeast Shandong. But the approximate location of the Eighth Route Army airfield has finally been figured out. Early this morning, while ordering the search and bombing of the Taixi area, Kinoshita Toshishi dispatched a large group of naval aviation reconnaissance planes to "search and reconnoiter deep in the Yiméng Mountains in an attempt to find the Eighth Route Army's concealed airfield."

After the Japanese captured Jinan, "Jinan Airport fell into the hands of the Japanese army." Fortunately, the Eighth Route Army did not destroy the airfield, including the Twenty-Lipu Airport in Weixian, and the Japanese army put it into use after a little tidying up. In this way, the combat distance of the Japanese aircraft was shortened, "which not only reduced fuel loss, but also increased the frequency of aircraft take-off, which was much more convenient." However, "Kinoshita Toshi, who has suffered repeated losses, knows that the reason why the Eighth Route Army does not destroy the airfield" is probably to allow the Japanese army to use the airfield so as to create an opportunity for the Eighth Route Army Air Force to sneak attack the airfield. Therefore, at the same time as using Qingdao Airport, Jinan Airport, and Weixian Twenty-Lipu Airport, Kinoshita Toshi strictly ordered the fighters to pay attention to air defense: "At night, the planes enter the hangar, and those without the hangar should be dispersed and hidden." Especially when the sky is twilight, all airports must take off in advance and fighter jets are on alert to "strictly prevent a sneak attack by the fighters of the Eighth Route Army."

After receiving Sugi Sugimoto's order, Kinoshita Toshitoshi divided the planes he was able to command into three large groups and divided the combat area to "clarify the responsibilities and tasks." Among them, the naval aviation mainly dealt with the Eighth Route Army Air Force, "suppressing its inability to take off and fighting." The flight regiment of the Kwantung Army to support the operation was moved to Xuzhou Airport to cover the defense line of the Longhai Road and take into account the Taixi operation. The air force of the North China Front concentrated all its forces to support the Taixi operation.

Kinoshita's order was much the same as yesterday's: find the main force and blocking positions of the Eighth Route Army, and destroy all the targets of the Eighth Route Army that dared to resist. It's just that today's order has added a sentence, that is, to avenge the 14th Division, the 35th Division, and the 13th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade.

Now it was lively, the sky was like a flock of birds, and on the ground was the billowing smoke and dust rolled up by the main forces of the two Japanese troops. The Japanese army rushed towards Tai'an, Feicheng, and Dongping.

As soon as the press release of the Eighth Route Army's Taixi victory and Jingjing's special interview with Liu Yimin were published on the radio, the whole of China was boiling.

From Xi'an to Chongqing, all the cities controlled by the Chinese army were swept away by the haze caused by Wang Jingwei's surrender to the enemy. Twisting Yangge, rowing boats, and setting off firecrackers render a big rear as if it were a New Year.

The Xinhua News Agency in Xi'an immediately published an editorial written by a special commentator entitled "Defeating the Aggressors: A Comment on the Great Victory of Our Army." The article pointed out that since the instructors of our Eighth Route Army went north to resist Japan, they have won successive battles, and today they have reported good news that the 14th and 35th Divisions of the Japanese Army, the 13th Brigade and the 13th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Army, and the First Division of the Manchurian National Defense Force were completely annihilated in World War I, and the most brilliant achievements since the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression were achieved. This battle illustrates three problems: First, it shows that it is correct to persist in the strategy of guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines. Through guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, we can awaken the unity of the people in the occupied areas and contain the Japanese army so that it cannot attack our rear at will. Second, it shows that after more than a year of hard fighting, our army in Shandong has "greatly improved its equipment" and the combat skills of its fighters have been greatly enhanced, and it has the ability to carry out field battles with the Japanese army. Third, it shows that after more than a year of offensive operations, the Japanese army has suffered heavy casualties and a high number of soldiers.

The article also said: "The Japanese army invading China is only a few dozen divisions and regiments, and if our army is like our army in Shandong, fighting the enemy flexibly and maneuvering, and relying on the elimination of the Japanese army to improve equipment and enhance combat effectiveness, it is entirely possible to defeat the Japanese army's sweep and siege of our base areas behind enemy lines."

** Received the battle report early in the morning, and then heard the news on the radio. At this time, he forgot about ordering Liu Yimin to defend Jinan, and overjoyed, he ordered the Central Daily and the Central News Agency to publish and reprint the full text of the press release written by Jingjing and the special article on the interview with Liu Yimin, and designated Chen Bui to write an editorial entitled "Congratulations to Our Army on the Great Victory of Taixi."

This Chen Bui is worthy of literary courage, an editorial was waved away, and the manuscript was quickly sent for approval.

After reading it, I frowned and thought for a long time, and revised a large paragraph on it, "It means that the reason why the instructors of the 18th Group Army have achieved such achievements today" is inseparable from the leadership and support of the National Government and the Military Commission, and from the care and guidance of the Generalissimo. Since the instructor's first battle in Taiyuan, Mrs. Jiang risked her life and went to the army twice to comfort the labor army. Chairman Jiang's righteous daughter, Chen Yaoguang, invited Ying to join the army, was a female soldier who taught her mentor, and died honorably in the fight against the Japanese invaders. Ms. Ni Hua, the cousin of Mrs. Jiang**, even traveled thousands of miles to "interrupt her studies" and return to China from the United States to participate in the war, and served as the deputy director of the instructor field hospital with what she had learned, and became the wife of Liu Yimin. The husband and wife galloped side by side, crisscrossing the battlefield in Shandong, killing the enemy and serving the country. Chairman Jiang himself personally summoned Division Commander Liu Yimin in Xuzhou to listen to a report on the construction of the troops. With only one instructor in charge, the Nationalist Government awarded four lieutenant generals, two lieutenant generals, and two major generals. Throughout the army, there has never been a unit as star-studded as the instructor.

After the revision, ** told Chen Bui that he should reorganize according to this line of thought, "We must let the people of the whole country know that the achievements of the instructor of the Eighth Route Army are the result of Chairman Jiang's concern and support" Liu Yimin and all the soldiers of the instructor should be loyal to the country and make new contributions.

Chen Bui is very loyal to **, "but he is not a machine" but a very talented person, his brain turns in circles much faster than ordinary people, and he understands the intention of ** very thoroughly, and he quickly modifies it.

**When I read it again, the article was already huātuan. The words are full of praise for Taixi's great victory, and soaked with the care and support of the chairman of the committee for the instructor. When ordinary people read it, they "simply cannot see that the Nationalist Government has not allocated a penny of military expenses to the instructors, but they will think that the reason why the instructors have been able to achieve today's achievements is entirely the result of Chairman Chiang's careful cultivation."

**After reading it, he smiled and let Chen Bui publish it directly.

Liu Yimin, who was in Tai'an, waited all morning, but did not wait for the Japanese army's large-scale attack, "knowing that his huò enemy's strategy has been successful."

There is no way to do this: "The Japanese air force is still very strong for the time being, and the vast majority of the troops of the Eighth Route Army are infantry, and the speed of movement is not fast enough, and it must also use the night to march, otherwise it will become the target of the Japanese aircraft." Although the instructors have strong air defense capabilities, it is only relative. If the troops on the march were discovered by the Japanese aircraft group, the result could be imagined. Therefore, if Liu Yimin wanted to move the southbound troops to the front line of Xuzhou, "he had to block the Japanese army on the front line of Tai'an and Feicheng for two days and two nights." Otherwise, "it is impossible for the southbound troops to reach the vicinity of Xuzhou safely and soundly."

It is precisely for this reason that Liu Yimin left the New Second Brigade and the New Eighth Brigade to block the attack, and also left the Taixi Garrison Brigade to stick to the Taixi area, so that the New Second Brigade and the New Eighth Brigade could be supported in an emergency. He himself also personally led the Special Operations Command and the first guard battalion to sit in Tai'an, "ready to give the little devil a big surprise."

Zhang Xia Street is a very famous place in history, Zhang Liang sniped Qin Shi Huang in Gubo Langsha, it was after Zhang Xia Street and Lou Jing secretly discussed the strategy. Historically, Zhang Xia has been the seat of county governance for a long time. At this time, "Zhangxia is not only the necessary place for Jinpu Road and highways", but also the edge of the hilly area of Mount Tai, "the strategic position is very important."

The New Eighth Brigade was formed by a mixture of the original New Eighth Regiment, the Supplementary Regiment of the Eighth Brigade, and the Independent Regiment of the Jilu Border.

At noon, the Japanese troops departing from the vicinity of Jinan began to attack southward, and groups of planes circled over Zhang Xia, and the sound of guns and artillery was heard all the way, which made people's ears tingle.

Huang Hua, the commander of the New Eighth Brigade and the New 24th Regiment, that is, the former Hebei and Lubian Independent Regiment, was squatting in a section of the wall at the entrance of Zhangxia Street to eat, and when he heard the sound of gunfire, he couldn't help but scold: "The little devil of the dog day, if you don't come early or late, you come at this time." I can't finish a bowl of dry rice! After scolding, he put his rice bowl on a stone slab, raised his telescope and began to observe the number and course of the Japanese planes in the sky. Huang Ye couldn't help but laugh when he looked at it: "The little devil really looks down on the Eighth Route Army, and dispatches so many planes, it's like an air show!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the Japanese began to drop bombs, and the bombs fell in the town, and the flames broke out when they landed.

As soon as Huang Ji saw that the house was on fire, he hurriedly called the political commissar, and after shouting twice, he remembered that the political commissar Zhao Mingxin was ordered to go to the Hebei and Shandong borders to expand the army. Huang Hua had no choice but to turn around and order a battalion commander beside him to organize troops to fight the fire.

The commander of the first battalion said sullenly: "It's too late, the little devil is here!" ”