Chapter 871: The Battle of Lunan (4)

The changes in the battlefield that Liu Yimin was concerned about at this time were mainly the all-out counterattack operation that the Japanese army began yesterday.

What made Liu Yimin a little puzzled was that it was obviously the Ninth Division in the eastern section of Longhai Road that suffered a big loss in Xin'an Town, and Yu Xuezhong's department launched a large-scale counterattack against the Japanese army on the front line of the Yihe River, but the little devil didn't know why, and it seemed that he had no intention of reinforcing the Ninth Division of Longhai Road, but instead adopted the method of covering the troops with water and soil to block them, and divided his troops to counterattack. Under the cover of aircraft, the 9th Division recaptured Xin'an Town, which had been cleaned up by Hong Chaoyuan, and spent a night of horror under the attack of the Ludongnan detachment at Wang Nanhu. The 38th Division of the Japanese Army west of Xuzhou on the Longhai Road was tossed by Chen Shiqu and Wang Bingsan for two nights, and then began to sweep towards southwest Lu, apparently wanting to destroy our army in southwest Lu in one fell swoop and recapture southwest Lu. The 27th Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Yanzhou and Jining was also inexplicable, and instead of sending troops to reinforce the 9th Division or the 10th Division in Lunan, they went to the Tai'an area for reinforcements. Could it be that Zhang Haitao and Wang Jian'an fought too hard? The most inexplicable thing is the Japanese army's northern front troops, intelligence shows that the main force of the 1st Guards Division and the 110th Division have been evacuated from Shanxi, and the 37th Division stationed in Hengshui and the 41st Division stationed in Cangxian are all making fools, and it seems that they want to join forces with the main force of the 1st Guards Division and the 110th Division returning from Shanxi to attack our Luxi Group. The latest intelligence from Qingdao shows that the 2nd Brigade and the Heavy Artillery Brigade of the 1st Guards Division of the Japanese Army are advancing westward by rail. The 36th Division stationed in Weicheng and the 32nd Division stationed in Zhoucun were all assembling troops, and the direction of their vanguard movement was directed towards Jinan, indicating that these two divisions were ordered to reinforce Jinan together with the Second Brigade and the Heavy Artillery Brigade of the First Guards Division in Qingdao. Only the performance of the 10th Division was decent, and it went all out to kill the county seat of Feixian according to its own ideas.

What is this Tada Jun going to do? Did he think that our army was going to reoccupy Jinan? This old devil has such a strong imagination, if he was born in the next life, maybe he would have written science fiction novels. If he were to write science fiction novels, he would definitely write Little Japan as dominating the earth and space.

Thinking about it again, this is not to blame Tada Jun, mainly because now the Shandong battlefield has become a pot of porridge and a mess. Liu Jianjian and their actions in the northwest of Shandong were entirely likely to cut off the Jinpu Road and capture Luokou, and then threaten Jinan from west to east. With the strength and combat strength of the 40th Division stationed from Luokou to Dexian County, the defense line for such a long time could not stop the assault of the three main brigades of the Eighth Route Army. Wang Jian'an and Zhang Haitao made it clear that they wanted to cut off Jinan's connection with Tai'an and Lunan in the Taixi and Tai'an areas. Yuan Guoping and his three garrison brigades, plus local armed forces, also attacked with great momentum, which would make people think that they were going to attack Jinan from the front. The connection between these aspects makes it easy for Tada Jun to think that our army's attack on the 9th Division is fake, the 10th Division is also fake, and the 38th Division is still fake, and the purpose is to pester the little devils so that they cannot reinforce Jinan and facilitate our army to reoccupy Jinan.

At this time, it was early in the morning, and after a night of marching, the troops camped in concealment on the bank of the Wenliang River, 25 miles southwest of the county seat of Feixian. In the temporary command headquarters, Liu Yimin listened to the rumbling sound of aerial bombs and artillery shells exploding from the county seat of Feixian County, and watched Zhang Linfeng and Zhu Zhexiao, deputy directors of the General Staff Office, mark the latest situation of the enemy and us on the map, and his mind kept churning.

Luo Ronghuan, Cai Zhonghe, Gao Yuan, commander of the 1st Brigade, Cheng Cuilin, commander of the New 1st Brigade, Zhu Rui, commander of the New 4th Brigade, Zhao Jie, commander of the New Eighth Brigade, Li Chang, commander of the Artillery Brigade, Han Qianqian, commander of the Air Defense Brigade, Ren Chaoran, commander of the Engineer Brigade, and Yang Wei, commander of the Baggage Brigade, were all sitting in the temporary headquarters, their eyes also fixed on the map hanging on the wall.

Zhu Rui looked at it for a long time, and suddenly said: "Division commander, political commissar, how can I look at the posture of the little devil to deploy an encirclement with Jinan as the center?" ”

When Zhu Rui said this, the cadres' eyes lit up.

Gao Yuan got up and walked to the map, took a ruler from Zhu Zhexiao's hand, compared it on the map for a long time, and said: "The Japanese army is in a four-way formation to encircle Jinan, and the purpose is to counter-encircle our Yuan Guoping and Liu Jianjian's troops and gather around Jinan. You see, the main forces of the Japanese army are the east and west roads, the east road is the 32nd Division, the 36th Division, the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Guards Division, and the Heavy Artillery Brigade, and the west road is the 37th Division, 41st Division, 40th Division, the 110th Division, and the 1st Guards Division, which are about to rush back from the Shanxi battlefield. The attack was supplemented by two Japanese troops in the south, one was the 27th Division that went north to reinforce Tai'an, and the other was the 38th Division that swept southwest Lu. The Japanese troops of these two divisions can block the southward passage of our army in Jinan. Little devil, this time a lot of money has been invested, and the troops mobilized are much more than the Japanese army launched the Changsha Campaign. It seems that the little devil made a mistake in judgment and regarded our army's actions in the Jinan area as our army was about to capture Jinan, so he gave up reinforcing the 9th and 10th divisions and prepared to destroy the main force of our army in Jinan. ”

Luo Ronghuan looked at the map for a long time and said: "Zhu Rui and Gao Yuan are right, the little devil was fooled and guessed the wrong direction of our army's main attack. However, Liu Jianli still had to be reminded not to let the little devils surround the three brigades of the Luxi Group to the west bank of the Yellow River. It is a large plain, and it will be troublesome to be surrounded by a large Japanese army, and we have to learn the lesson of the last time the Luxi Garrison Brigade and the New Sixth Brigade were almost dumpled by the Japanese army when they blocked the northern front. The Yuan Guoping group in Jinan doesn't have to worry too much, when Li Qing and them start and destroy the reinforcements of the Japanese army on the east road, the little devil will naturally be honest. Yuan Guoping and they can completely control the rhythm of the battle and can withdraw from the battle at any time. ”

Zhao Jie, commander of the new Eighth Brigade, asked a question: With such a deployment, isn't it afraid that our army will mobilize troops from southern Lunan and southeastern Shandong and troops from northern Jiangsu to really eat the Ninth Division? Aren't you afraid that our army will take the opportunity to capture Xuzhou?

Gao Yuan opened his mouth and said, "Zhao Jie, what are you fooling about?" Tada Jun and Iida Sadagu thought that the main force of our army was going to reoccupy Jinan, and the combat effectiveness of the Ninth Division was so strong, how could they think that our army could take the opportunity to capture Xuzhou? ”

Liu Yimin likes to watch his subordinates discuss the battle situation, so that they can continue to improve. Therefore, he did not interject for the time being, but just thought quietly on the sidelines.

Zhao Xiaoman came in with a teapot and poured water for the chiefs one by one, and when it was Liu Yimin's turn, he went out to get a bowl and put some sugar, and then poured the water. Liu Yimin was thinking about the problem intently, took it and took a sip, and said that it was too sweet without thinking about it, don't put any more sugar. Sugar is so precious that it is reserved for the wounded.

Zhu Rui stood in front of the map with a bowl, listening to the discussion of the plateau while drinking, and somehow heard Liu Yimin's words, took another sip, smacked his lips, and said, "Where is the sugar in this water?" Is it clearly boiled water, is it political commissar, does your water put sugar? ”

Luo Ronghuan smiled innocently and said, "Old Zhu, take a good look at the map." ”

Zhao Xiaoman's face turned red immediately, and he turned around and walked out.

Liu Yimin drank the water, put down the bowl, and then continued Gao Yuan's words: "It's not that the Japanese army didn't expect that our army might eliminate the Ninth Division and capture Xuzhou, but they were not afraid. If it is estimated that the fifth division and even other divisions transferred by the Japanese army to the northeast have now completed their assembly, as long as the car is transported to the port, it can be quickly transported to Lianyungang. Including Qingdao, the little devils may arrange for troops to receive visits. Otherwise, Tada Jun would not have been so relieved and bold to let the Second Brigade of the 1st Guards Division leave Qingdao. ”

Gao Yuan said: "If we hurry up and wipe out the 10th Division tonight, we can quickly move our troops south, maybe we can kill the 9th Division and capture Xuzhou before the Japanese reinforcements arrive." ”

Liu Yimin shook his head: "It's too late." The Ninth Division is not weak, and when our army arrives, it is entirely possible for them to retreat to Xuzhou and hold on. Don't regard the Ninth Division, which relies on the defense of Xuzhou City, as a garrison division to garrison Jinan, because you have to suffer a loss. ”

Cai Zhong couldn't wait, and said to Liu Yimin: "Hurry up and deploy, and it is only right to eliminate the 10th Division in front of you first." It's the food that comes to your mouth."

Liu Yimin only then began to deploy before the war. I saw Liu Yimin standing in front of the map, and said with his hand on the map: "The county seat of Feixian County was built in the third year of the opening of the Sui Dynasty, it is an ancient city with a history of more than 1,400 years, starting from the Wenliang River in the east, reaching the moat in the west, Wenshan is located in the south of the city, Zhongluo Mountain is located in the north of the city, and the Wenliang River flows around the city from south to east. The city wall is not big, four city gate buildings in the southeast and northwest, rammed earth city wall, the private houses in the city are mostly grass houses of stone and wood structure, the government office and a small number of businessmen and wealthy households are tile houses, only two pawnshops and Catholic churches each have a two-storey building, the shops on the street are mostly three pillar hall buildings, there are 12 streets such as Dongzhou Street, Xiange Street, Zonglu Street, Zhanmeng Street in the city, the width is not more than five or six meters, except for the pavement of Dongzhou Street leading to the county government to pave bluestone, the rest are dirt roads. The entire county seat of Fei County, located on a water plate, is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and has always been a battleground for soldiers. ”

The cadres all know these situations, but they are not as concise as Liu Yimin's summary.

Liu Yimin continued: "So far, the Japanese army has not found our army's combat intentions, and still believes that Yu Xuezhong's troops in the Sulu Theater are launching a counterattack. Yesterday, under the cover of airplanes, the 10 th Division began to reinforce Feixian in three directions, and before dark yesterday, two Japanese brigades broke through the blocking line of the Xuezhong Division in armored vehicles and automobiles and entered the county seat of Feixian. Last night, Yu Xuezhong's troops fought a fierce battle with the Japanese army, delaying the reinforcement of the Japanese army, but failed to take the opportunity to capture the county seat of Feixian. Early this morning, the main forces of the 10th Division arrived on the battlefield one after another, and at this time the two sides were fighting fiercely under the city of Philadelphia. It is estimated that Yu Xuezhong's troops will alternately cover the retreat in the morning, and after retreating across the Yihe River, they will continue to rely on the Yihe position to continue to block the little devils, so as to create conditions for our main force to encircle the 10th Division. ”

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