Chapter 70 Chapter 1 (7)

Although Tiandao Shengwu hoped in his heart that the Eighth Route Army would only fight an encounter against the sweep, the truth was not subject to his will. With the escape of Zhang Dexin and Kameda Shaozuo back to Dexian County, the Eighth Route Army pursued after him and reached the city of Dezhou. At eight o'clock in the evening, the 2nd Brigade and the 6th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army divided into north and south routes, besieged the county seat of Dexian County, and began to clear the outlying strongholds of the county seat of Dexian County.

The largest stronghold of the Japanese army outside Dexian is the Luozhuang stronghold in the northeast of the county, because between Luozhuang and Xiaohezhuang is the Japanese army's Dexian airfield, so the strength of the Luozhuang stronghold is the Japanese army, a whole squadron.

The Xiaohezhuang Airport in Dexian County was originally built by the warlord Zhang Zongchang. After the Japanese army occupied Dexian County, it captured more than 3,000 migrant workers to expand, leveled the site, repaired the runway, built a watchtower, repaired the aircraft nest, built a bunker, and built the Xinde County Airport south of Changzhuang, west to Lujia Compound, south to Xiaohezhuang, covering an area of more than 1,600 acres, the runway is southeast and northwest, and the aircraft nest is three in the south of Changzhuang Village and two in the north of Luozhuang Village. The runway extends to the southwest corner of Changzhuang.

Xiǎo devil this time to learn jīng, in view of the fact that this is a plain, it is not good to build a permanent xìng hangar, and the cost of building an underground hangar is too high, when the airport is rebuilt, a row of wooden stakes was set up in the north of Luozhuang Village, and an aircraft camouflage platform was erected, and a carpenter was found to make a model of the aircraft, covering the Japanese flag with a sun pattern, to cope with the sneak attack of the Eighth Route Army.

In the southeast of Luozhuang Village, there is a row of reed mat sheds, which are stored with building materials, military supplies, and horse forage, mainly to meet the construction needs.

This airfield is usually stationed with a squadron of fighters and a squadron of bombers, and can park up to 70 aircraft.

During the Battle of Taixi in the previous period, the Eighth Route Army Aviation Brigade bombed the Japanese Dexian Airport, destroying all 20 Japanese planes on the airport, and also detonating the fuel and bombs parked on the airport, turning the Dexian Airport into a purgatory on earth.

After the bombing of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army mobilized sapper troops to quickly clean up and repair the Dexian airport because of the needs of supporting the operation. Now the maintenance of Dexian Airport is nearing completion, although there are no planes entering the field, but bombs and fuel have begun to enter the field.

At this time, because the airfield was not finally completed, and the Japanese planes were not stationed, the guard force was relatively weak. According to reconnaissance, there are about 150 Japanese puppet soldiers in the Dexian airport, and four supervisors are responsible for the quality of the project.

Since the capture of the Japanese plane at Taiyuan Airport, the cadres and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army have tasted the sweetness of owning the plane. For example, in the Taixi Campaign, if the 1st Aviation Brigade had not blown up the Xuzhou Camel Mountain Airport, Guanyinshan Airport, and Xiaohezhuang Airport in Dexian County in advance, and had not had the 1st Aviation Brigade had not attacked the 1st and 2nd Divisions at a critical juncture on the battlefield on the Northern Front, the Eighth Route Army would have had to pay a heavy price even if the Taixi Front had been victorious. Even if the New Sixth Brigade and the Luxi Garrison Brigade, which were blocked on the northern front, broke out of the encirclement of devils or relied on the cover of tunnels to fight with the enemy, under the blows of powerful Japanese divisions such as the First Division and the Second Division, it would inevitably end up with heavy casualties.

Liu Jianli and Zhang Hongtao didn't care about whether to capture Dexian County, but they were determined to win the Dexian airport. Because the Eighth Route Army needed planes too much, aerial bombs and aviation gasoline too much. As long as there is enough ammunition and fuel, Feng Dafei and Chang Qiankun don't know how many surprises they will send to the Japanese army! Maybe the combined fleet of the Xiǎo devils will not dare to show off their might on the sea of Qingdao like it is now.

The most important thing in attacking the Japanese airfield was to be fast to prevent the devil dog from jumping over the wall to blow up the plane, detonate the bombs, and fuel the planes. However, the cavalry battalion of the 2nd Jiao Brigade, the cavalry battalion of the Luxi Garrison Brigade, and the cavalry battalion of the Luxi Garrison Brigade have remained in the central Soviet Union to fight guerrillas after the last operation of the southward morning glory operation, and this task can only be completed by the cavalry battalion of the 6th Jiao Brigade.

Since Liu Yimin ordered Zeng Zhongsheng and Cai Zhong to lead the Luxi Garrison Second Brigade and the New Sixth Brigade to evacuate the river defense position and return to the Hebei and Shandong borders, Zeng Zhongsheng has sent scouts to Dexian County many times to investigate, and found Luo Zhenfang, a native of the old city who worked as a carpenter at the airport, and Zhang Enqing, a native of Rongjiazhuang in Pingyuan County, who infiltrated the airport and drew a detailed floor plan.

After accepting the task, He Feng, commander of the cavalry battalion of the Sixth Brigade, and Duan Fengyin, instructor, got in touch with the reconnaissance company of the New Sixth Brigade in accordance with the instructions of the brigade commander Zhang Hongtao, and concealed themselves near the Yellow River in advance. As soon as the guns of the 2nd Brigade and the 6th Brigade of the Jiaojiao encircled and annihilated the Japanese puppet army's sweeping troops, the cavalry battalion of the 6th Brigade seized the opportunity of the panicked and gathered troops of the defenders of Huangheya, secretly crossed the Jinpu Road, and rushed from the southeast of Dexian towards Xiaohezhuang Airport. When he arrived at Balizhuang, he connected with the scouts of the reconnaissance company of the New Sixth Brigade who came to meet him.

He Feng is a native of Hanzhong, Shaanxi, and is from a family of bandits. I don't know what his bandit father thinks, but he actually sent him to sīju, and followed the teacher to read what "the way of the university is in Mingmingde, in the people, and in the perfection". As a result, from Xiǎo, who was accustomed to seeing the people in charge of the cottage eating ròu, drinking wine in a big bowl, and dividing gold and silver in a big scale, the sage's subtle words and righteousness were not learned, but he fell in love with "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin", and often pestered Mr. Teach to discuss who should be included in the Five Tiger Generals in the Three Kingdoms, and who would die if Lu Bu and Guan Yunchang were two heads-up. Dian Wei, Xu Chu and Ma Chao face each other, who has a better chance of winning. In the end of the big sword in the Water Margin, Lu Junyi is the first in martial arts, or Shi Wengong, the head of Zengjia City, is the first in martial arts. If Dadao Guan Sheng was not a descendant of Guan Gong, could he be ranked first in front of Lin Chong, the head of the leopard, and rank first among the five tiger generals of the Ma Army? Wait, the annoying white beard of a teaching gentleman is cocked one by one, and he says, "This son is stubborn, and rotten wood cannot be carved!" ”

He Feng didn't want to go back to the mountains to be a bandit, so he went to Sichuan to mix the wharf, participated in a gang, and served as a soldier.

After the only division of the Red Seventh Army entered and occupied Hanzhong, in order to stabilize the base area, it vigorously suppressed bandits. He Feng's cottage is okay to scare and scare the security regiment and the like, but when encountering a unit like the only division, it will only be captured. Originally, the cadres who taught the instructor knew that Liu Yimin had no good impression of bandits, and the Red Seventh Army never showed mercy to habitual bandits wherever they went, and they would be tried and shot after they caught He Feng. As a result, after trial, He Feng had no blood debt, so he had to get rid of him. At this time, He Feng was reluctant to leave, and he had to be a Red Army devil.

The bandits wanted to be the Red Army, which was nothing to rest in the Red Army, but in the Red Seventh Army it became news.

The matter was reported to Lei Ming, the political commissar of the only division, and Lei Ming called He Feng and asked him why he wanted to be a Red Army.

He Feng's answer was very simple, Xiǎo Japan burned, killed, looted, and did all kinds of evil in the Northeast, and he was not used to seeing it for a long time. It's not interesting to be a bandit, it's better to be a Red Army to kill xiǎo devils. If the Japanese spoil the Chinese, will the Chinese spoil the Japanese? Lao Tzu is a gentleman, you have to use the head of the xiǎo devil as a ball to kick!

These words were right for Lei Ming's taste, and He Feng successfully became a Red Army. In the battle of Tianshui, He Feng performed outstandingly, and he made great contributions by chopping several cavalry of the Ma family army with a big knife. Later, he was sent to the regiment training team to study, and after graduation, he was transferred to the cavalry division and became a general under Hu Laohu. Then he went to the cavalry battalion of the Sixth Brigade of Jiao, and was promoted to the commander of the cavalry battalion. The fighters gave him the nickname "Madman Ho". It means that he went to the battlefield to kill devils, as if he had gone mad.

Duan Yinfeng is a native of Liangshan, Shandong, and once a student of Liu Geping, a very famous member of Cangxian County.

Liu Geping joined the regiment in 1922 and joined the party in 1926, and had great influence in the Hebei and Shandong borders. They were all led to the revolutionary road by Liu Geping. At present, Liu Geping is still in prison in Beiping Meadowsub Prison, because when the central government approved the release of Bo Yi and 61 other party members in North China, Liu Geping did not believe it and refused to carry it out. As a result, 61 people came out of the original 62 people.

Duan Yinfeng followed Liu Geping and ran all over Shandong. Later, Liu Geping was arrested and imprisoned, and Duan Yinfeng and Di Yidong worked underground in Jinnan. After the main force of the Sixth Brigade of Jiao entered the Jilu border eastward, when the 1st Independent Regiment and the 2nd Independent Regiment of the Jilu Border were reorganized, he was sent to the cavalry battalion of the 6th Brigade and served as an instructor of the cavalry battalion.

If He Feng is a sharp blade on the battlefield, Duan Yinfeng is the hand that holds this knife. Let the two of them form a team, that is Zhang Hongtao and Fu Zhuting decided after careful consideration. It is He Feng's courage and Duan Yinfeng's long-term meticulousness in underground work.

At this time, it was already more than seven o'clock in the evening, and the soldiers of the cavalry battalion of the Sixth Brigade had put their horses on their heads, and the hooves of the horses were wrapped in thick cotton cloth, and galloped in the direction of Xiao Hezhuang.

The night was the best cover for the Eighth Route Army, and the cavalry battalion of the Sixth Brigade was guided by two scouts from the reconnaissance company of the New Sixth Brigade to enter the airport from the shed southeast of Luozhuang.

When he entered the airport, He Feng couldn't help but smile. It may be that this Dexian County has never been attacked by the ground armed forces of the Eighth Route Army since the Japanese occupation, the airport has not yet been built, and the planes of the Eighth Route Army have disappeared without a trace, and the Xiǎo devils feel safe, and they are still working overnight with migrant workers, as if they did not think that the Eighth Route Army might capture the airport.

Although He Feng is nicknamed the madman He, he is not blindly brute when he fights. The cavalry had a large target, and the xiǎo devils had garrisons on the airfield, and the machine guns were mounted on the watchtower. If he rushed forward with a war knife like this, the xiǎo devil would only need three tǐng machine guns to cripple the cavalry battalion of the Sixth Brigade. Therefore, He Feng made a gesture, the soldiers jumped off the war horses, leaving two people in each squad to take care of the war horses, the fire support company set up grenadiers and heavy machine guns on the spot, and the other soldiers, under the leadership of the company and platoon cadres, began to crawl forward in a low posture, towards the devil's watchtower and fortifications.

After receiving the report of the 239th Wing that the Dexian airfield was occupied by the Eighth Route Army, the commander of the 41st Division, Lieutenant General Tiandao Shengwu, immediately realized that the Tubalu saw the weakness of the imperial army's Jinpu Road defense line and began to attack Dexian. Once the Eighth Route Army occupied Dexian, the imperial army's largest fortress in northwest Lu was lost, which not only affected the supply of baggage for the troops on the southern front, but also affected the imperial army's control of the northwestern Lu Plain, and even affected the control of the Jizhong Plain.

Tiandao Shengwu immediately ordered the 239th Wing stationed in Dexian County to mobilize all forces and resolutely hold the county seat of Dexian. Then he reported to the North China Front Army that the infantry brigade that went to Wucheng to carry out the combat mission of sweeping dàng was besieged by the main force of the Eighth Route Army and had been completely shattered. The 12th Regiment of the Sixth Group of the North China Public Security Army, Zhang Dexin's Regiment, and the Dexian Garrison were basically wiped out by the Eighth Route Army, and less than 500 soldiers were recovered. Now, the Eighth Route Army has begun to attack the county seat of Dexian County, and has now captured the Dexian airfield. Request urgent tactical guidance from the Front Command.

When he received the report from Lieutenant General Tendo Shengwu, Senior General Sugi Sugimoto, commander of the North China Front, Lieutenant General Yamashita Fumi, chief of staff, and Major General Muto Akira, deputy chief of staff, were already in the war room to assess the enemy's situation. They want to find out what the Eighth Route Army is going to do?

These three people, Yamashita Fumi, basically did not have the opportunity to participate in the decision-making of the Japanese army base camp. Shanshan Yuan and Muto Akira are two figures who participated in the decision-making of the central government. In particular, Sugi Sugimoto has held the post of land minister for a long time, and among the decision-making figures in the base camp of the Japanese army, Emperor Hirohito ranks first, the prime minister ranks second, and the chief of the general staff, Prince Kanin Miyazaihito, ranks third, and he is worthy of the name of the fourth. What is Base Camp? These four people are actually the base camp, and their decisions are the supreme orders of the Japanese army.

By this time, Shanshanyuan had realized that there was a big problem with his strategy, and he patronized the forces of pursuing Liu Yimin in the south, and forgot about the Eighth Route Army in Luxi, southern Hebei, and Hebei. At present, there is no large army of the imperial army stationed in these three places, which means that all of them have become the base of the Eighth Route Army. If it continues to develop like this, it won't be long before it will be a situation everywhere.

What now? What now?

Yamashita Fengwen was a tough general, and his advice was very simple, immediately Chōu transferred the troops of the Kwantung Army into the pass, and gathered and annihilated the Eighth Route Army under the city of Yudexian.

This method was immediately opposed by Muto Akira, for the simple reason that it was not whether the Kwantung Army would agree to the demands of the North China Front, but that it was too late. When the Kwantung Army mobilizes its troops and goes south, I am afraid that the battle flag of the Eighth Route Army will already be on the head of Dexian County.

Yamashita also suggested that the 40th Division stationed in Jinan be ordered to come to the west and the 37th Division to be stationed in Shijiazhuang to be sent to the east, and to attack the Eighth Route Army attacking Dexian from the east and west. As long as the reinforcements from the two routes arrive, they are not afraid that the Tuba Road will not withdraw the siege.

Shanshanyuan knew that the 37th Division could not move, and their troops were all scattered in Pinghan Road, Deshi, Cangshi Road and Jizhong, and the number of troops was already pitiful, and they all relied on the North China Public Security Army to support the Mén side. As long as the 37th Division moves, it will be equivalent to releasing the tigers in the Taihang Mountains, and the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi will sweep the Pinghan Line, and the situation in the North China Plain will be eroded like nèn tofu, and it will not be able to be put up.

After thinking about it, Shanshanyuan decided to order the 41st Division to concentrate its forces to reinforce Dexian, the 40th Division stationed in Jinan commanded the 8th Group of the Public Security Army to cross the river to the west to help, and the 32nd Division stationed in Zhoucun and the 27th Division stationed in Tai'an and Yanzhou each transferred a wing to take over the defense of Jinan; The 110th Division, which was carrying out operations in Pingbei, Pingxi, and eastern Hebei, quickly gathered its troops, moved its defense to the Jiāo Security Army, and prepared to move south to support the operation.

As soon as Shanshanyuan's decision was exported, Muto Zhang lamented that this was to demolish the east wall and make up the west wall, and it was okay to deal with it for the time being, and after a little longer, the Eighth Route Army in Ludong and the Eighth Route Army in Jinan would launch a counteroffensive, and Jinan would be in danger.

Shanshan Yuan saw that Muto Akira had a nose and eyes as he said, and his heart was nameless, and he grabbed Muto Akira's collar and wanted to incite him. But after thinking about it, he put down his raised arm, forcibly suppressed his anger, and asked, "Muto-kun, what do you think?" ”

Although Muto Akira is young, with low military rank and little seniority, he was almost killed as a scapegoat by Shanshanyuan last time, but he thinks he is one of the strategists in the Japanese army, and he is not afraid of Shanshanyuan when he comes up, and he said: "Your Excellency Commander's two-way reinforcements seem to be seamless, but they are actually painting cakes to satisfy hunger." The 110th Division is the only field division in the Pingjin area, and now it is scattered and used to carry out sweeping tasks in Pingbei, Pingxi, and eastern Hebei. Does His Excellency the Commander think that the 239th Wing, which is missing one brigade, can hold out for two days under the siege of Liu Yimin's forces? Besides, once the 110th Division is transferred to the south, the Eighth Route Army in Pingxi, Pingbei, and eastern Hebei will immediately make a comeback, and I am afraid that these areas will soon be completely controlled by the Eighth Route Army, and Beiping and Tianjin will be under the guns of the Eighth Route Army, which is very dangerous! Therefore, the two reinforcements of His Excellency the Commander became one way, and it was also the 40th Division with low combat effectiveness. I really can't imagine what kind of performance the 40th Division will be like if it falls into the trap of the main deployment of the Eighth Route Army. ”

When Shanshan Yuan heard it, it was really like that. This is a battle against Liu Yimin's instructor, and it is too risky to rely solely on the garrison division and the special division to reinforce it. Although Liu Yimin's forces are flowing in northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu, who can know how large the Eighth Route Army that attacked Dexian is large? Could it be that Liu Yimin repeated his old tricks again, using the troops of the Xiǎo Department to lead the main force of the Imperial Army to the south, and he led the main force to secretly return to Luxi, preparing to take the capture of Dexian County as a breakthrough and repeat the Battle of Jiaoji Road! In that case, not only Dexian County will be in danger, but the entire North China Plain will be in danger!

As soon as Shanshan Yuan said his thoughts, Yamashita Fengfumi and Muto Zhang were anxious, and immediately asked the staff officer to bring the battle report of Naosaburo Gangbe and study it carefully.

This study really found a problem, the battle with the imperial army's heavy army group is all cavalry, extremely mobile, artillery firepower should be the size of an artillery wing. So where did Liu Yimin's infantry Jīng Rui go? Where did his assault group of tanks, armored vehicles, cars go?

The more the three old devils thought about it, the more frightened they became, and they no longer dared to give battle orders easily.

In the end, Yamashita Fengwen had the courage to propose that the 41st Division must be reinforced, and the Eighth Route Army must be deployed before the next battle plan can be deployed. As for the heavy army group heading south, it should immediately stop pursuing the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army, and if it continues to pursue, maybe the 16th Division remaining between Xuzhou and Suxian will be wiped out.

If Yamashita Fengwen's statement was known to Tiandao Shengwu, he would have to go and pick up his ancestral grave and ask his ancestors how they could leave such an irresponsible scourge to their descendants. However, in the eyes of Sugi Moto and Muto Akira, Yamashita Fumi's advice is relatively solid.

Therefore, Shanshanyuan gave an order, and his order was that the 41st Division should concentrate all its efforts to reinforce Dexian, and the 40th Division stationed in Jinan commanded the Eighth Group of the Public Security Army to cross the river overnight, and must rush to the front line of Beiluokou to occupy positions before dawn, and prepare to support the 41st Division in battle. The defense of Jinan was handled by the 32nd Division and the 27th Division. The southbound heavy army group under the command of Naosaburo Gangbe immediately stopped the pursuit and concentrated on Suxian. Among them, the 1st Division and the 6th Division took the lead in concentrating in Suxian County, preparing to go north for reinforcements. The Guards Division, the 2nd Division, the 5th Division, and the 16th Division converged and served as the second echelon of reinforcements to the north.

After giving the order, Shanshan Motoqiang pretended to be smiling and said to Yamashita Fengfumi and Muto Zhang: "Yamashita-kun, Muto-kun, maybe the 41st Division will be the same as the 38th Division, hold Dexian and create a miracle for us!" ”

The reason why Shanshanyuan ordered the 1st Division and the 6th Division to take the lead in assembling was that he wanted to transport troops by rail. The Guards Division, the 2nd Division, and the 5th Division are all mechanized units, and tanks can be transported by rail, and cars are not needed, just let them act on their own. Anyway, the railway capacity is limited, and it is impossible to transport so many troops.

Shanshan Yuan's order, Gangbe Naosaburo and the commanders of the divisions and divisions on the southern front don't know what to do, anyway, Lieutenant General Tiandao Shengwu carried it out to the letter. The xiǎo devils, Nanpi, Dongguang, and Wuqiao in Cangxian County, and the xiǎo devils in the plains, Yucheng, and Qihe in the southeast of Dexian County all took action, and the Japanese troops in the north and south began to concentrate in the direction of Dexian.

At two o'clock in the night, the xiǎo devils of the 213th Heavy Wing of the Japanese Army stationed in Cangxian County suddenly discovered that the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army had fallen into Lincang County! Several cities and railway stations began to be attacked by the Eighth Route Army.

The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army's Jilu Border Hui Anti-Japanese Brigade hidden in the imam's house stared at a pair of vigilant eyes, monitoring every move of the Japanese army in the city. It was not until the Japanese army went south by train and car to reinforce that Liu Zhenhuan and Wang Lianfang's hearts were put down. Hurry up and let the fighters eat and prepare for battle.

By 12 o'clock in the evening, Liu Zhenhuan ordered to prepare for action.

The imam, holding a copy of the Quran in his hand, led the soldiers in a procession facing the west and held a night salute. At the end of the nine prayers, the imam pressed his hand on the Qur'an and kept blessings: "Go, warriors of Allah, go and kill those who go against the will of Allah." Allah bless you, O Mén! ”

Fifty-two warriors, led by the imam's three sons, made a covert advance along Xiǎo Hutong towards the east. When encountering a Japanese patrol on the street, the soldiers followed the imam's son into the courtyard of the household, broke through the courtyard wall, and advanced through the courtyard.

Hurry up, at one o'clock in the night, Liu Zhenhuan led the soldiers to the vicinity of East Mén and began to hide and wait.