Chapter 725 on Art

With the collapse of the 40th Wing, the main force of the 40th Division, in 30 miles south of Dexian County, the second North China public security operation launched by the invading Japanese army with an iron wall encircling the Hebei and Lubian borders had to be hastily ended just after the unveiling.

In addition to Zeng Zhongsheng and Cai Zhong's command of the troops on the northern front to eliminate the main force of the 40th Division, the Japanese puppet troops around Jinan lost their strongholds and withdrew to Jinan City under the pincer attack of the Luzhong Garrison Brigade and the Jinan Garrison Brigade for two consecutive nights. After the 32nd was transferred to the north of the Yellow River, the Japanese army was transferred to guard the line from Zhangqiu to Qingcheng was the 16th Brigade of the Independent Húncheng, and these recruits completely forgot the task of guarding the Jiaoji Road and the Jiqing Highway under the attack of the local armed forces in Luzhong of the Eighth Route Army, and retreated in Zhangqiu, Zhoucun, Zhangdian, Qingcheng and other strongholds, guarding the transmitter and sending reports non-stop, begging the North China Front Army to quickly transfer the Jīng Rui Division to repel the attack of the Tuba Road. Liao Rongbiao, commander of the Qinghe Garrison Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, and Yao Zhongming, political commissar of the Eighth Route Army, commanded the Qinghe Garrison Brigade, and with the cooperation of the local armed forces in the Qinghe area, and in accordance with Liu Yimin's order, they targeted the two independent Hún brigades that followed Yoshio Shinozuka's actions. Things are really as Liu Yimin expected, these two independent hún brigades are recruits who have just completed recruit training, just came from Japan, and there is no trace of actual combat experience, as soon as the guns of the Eighth Route Army rang out, when they saw that their comrades were killed, the brains of the white huāhuā and the blood stains of the big beach were herded at once, and once again staged a scandalous drama of the overall rout, not to mention guns, bullets, grenades, even cotton uniforms were too much to affect the runaway, and they were thrown all over the ground, and the soldiers of the Qinghe Garrison Brigade picked up a lot of foreign land in vain.

The 3rd, 7th, and 8th Brigades commanded by Li Qing revised the battle plan in accordance with Liu Yimin's order, moved the troops between Weixian and Gaomi, and seized a wing of the 36th Division of the Japanese Army to reinforce Qingdao, and ate the devils to the bone. Moreover, taking advantage of the victory and pursuing, and cooperating with the Fourth Brigade to completely annihilate the main forces of Li Wenli's troops in Anqiu and Gaomi, Bī's Japanese puppet army retreated in Weicheng and Fangzi, and kept asking for help from the 12th Army and the North China Front.

On the southern front, under the command of Hong Chaoyuan, our army taught the Fifth Brigade, the New Fifth Brigade, and the Southeastern Lu Detachment, and with the cooperation of the Northern Jiangsu Detachment, after successfully capturing Lianyungang, and began to sweep westward along the Longhai Road on the night of March 19. That posture is clearly to capture Xuzhou.

Immediately afterwards, the New First Brigade, the New Third Brigade, and the New Seventh Brigade sent troops to cut off the Jiāo line between Suxian and Xuzhou and from Suxian to Bengbu. The commander of the 12th Army in Xuzhou, Iida Sadagu, was completely anxious, he was unwilling to be the commander of the 12th Army who was the third to be captured, and sent a telegram directly to Emperor Hirohito, saying that he was willing to go back to Tokyo to stand guard for His Majesty the Emperor, and he was not willing to be the commander of the 12th Army, who was passive everywhere because he could not be the master of his own affairs.

The 27th Division stationed in the section from Tai'an to Zaozhuang was in an even worse situation, with such a long defensive line and such a large territory, and a wing was taken by Chōu to defend Jinan, and the strength of the defensive line was as thin as a window paper, which could be broken at the slightest stab. However, the Eighth Route Army had the strength of the Tai'an Detachment, the Taixi Detachment, the New Fourth Brigade, and the New Eighth Brigade in this area, as well as many county brigades, district brigades, militiamen, and various guerrilla units. Masaharu Honma, the commander of the division who liked the male style, kept asking for help from Sugi Moto, saying that if there were no more reinforcements, the 27th Division would have to withdraw to the mainland to replenish.

The defense line is full of leaks, Jinpu Road, Jiaoji Road, and Longhai Road have all been cut off by the Eighth Route Army, where can Shanshanyuan still care about commanding the army to press Luxi and pursue the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Jilubian?

What made Shanshanyuan most sad was that after all the heavy supplies at the Cangxian supply base were captured by the Eighth Route Army, the supplies in Lianyungang were captured by the Eighth Route Army again, and the supply lines of the Japanese army in Xuzhou and Eastern Henan were completely cut off, and they couldn't eat.

Under these circumstances, when the Second Division, the Fifth Division, and the Armored Brigade rushed to Thirty Lipu, Shanshanyuan had to order them to rest on the spot, and advance to Jinan after dawn, preparing to open up Jiaoji Road, Jinpu Road, and Longhai Road.

In the art of war, it is said that the enemy will change and I will change, and Sugi Sugimoto and Prince Miyazaihito, Shouichi Terauchi, and Shunroku Hata of the Japanese army base camp are all familiar with Chinese military books and understand this truth. I also know that if we don't give up on continuing to sweep the plan of Luxi, Jizhong, and southern Ji, maybe the Japanese troops on Jinpu Road and Jiaoji Road will have to lose their lives, and all cities along the route will have to be returned to the Chinese. Therefore, the base camp immediately instructed Shanshanyuan to concentrate on opening up the Jiāo line, restoring the security of the Jiāo line, restoring the connection between North China and Central China, recapturing Lianyungang, ensuring that Jinan and Xuzhou were not lost, and meeting the supply of troops in eastern Henan.

The Japanese army made another move, which took half a month and paid a heavy price, and finally reopened Jiaoji Road, Jinpu Road, and Longhai Road.

At the same time, the Battle of Nanchang launched by the Japanese 11th Army also ended. As in history, the Japanese army captured Nanchang on March 28 and began to prepare a counteroffensive against Nanchang.

After the war, the Japanese army in North China urgently needed to replenish its troops and accumulate heavy supplies, and it was no longer able to carry out any heavy army group raids.

On the side of the Eighth Route Army, due to the continuous fighting, all units were successively transferred to rest and recuperate. For a time, the war situation in North China was relatively stable.

This time, Shanshan Yuan remembered Muto Zhang's words, called Muto Zhang back from Qingdao, and held a military meeting attended by the commanders of various divisions in Beiping to discuss the war situation in North China. In the end, the idea of sticking to the Jiāo line, blockading the Eighth Route Army, choosing an opportunity to concentrate superior forces to sweep the base areas of the Eighth Route Army, and vigorously developing and training the puppet army was formed. Under the guidance of this line of thinking, the Japanese army adjusted the deployment of troops.

At the strong request of the Kwantung Army, and also in order to strengthen the preparation for war against the Soviet Union, the 1st Division, the 2nd Division, and the 23rd Division were transferred back to the northeast for reconstruction, and even the armored brigades were transferred to the northeast. Since there was no formed division in Japan, the Guards Division was transferred back to Japan.

The 12th Army has the 10th Division, the 27th Division, the 32nd Division, the 36th Division, the 40th Division, the 114th Division, the 19th Brigade of the Independent Army, the 23rd Brigade of the Independent Army, the Jinan Garrison, the Qingdao Garrison, and the Xuzhou Garrison. Among them, the army headquarters commanded the 4th Cavalry Brigade and the Jinan Garrison to be stationed in Jinan, the 10th Division was stationed in Lunan, and the headquarters was stationed in Yixian. The 27th Division is stationed in Yanzhou, Jining, Qufu and Zou County, the 32nd Division is the commander of the 17th Brigade and the headquarters is stationed in Zhoucun, the 36th Division is the commander of the 18th Brigade to garrison the eastern Ludong area, the headquarters is stationed in Weicheng, and the 40th Division is commanded by the 19th, 20th and 21st Brigades to be stationed in the northwest of Lu, and the headquarters is stationed in Dexian County. The 114th Division of the Independent Hún Cheng commanded the Xuzhou garrison, and the 23rd Brigade of the Independent Hún Cheng was stationed in the Xuzhou area, with the headquarters in Xuzhou, and the 23rd Brigade of the Independent Hún Cheng stationed in Suxian County; The Qingdao garrison was stationed in Qingdao, and Lianyungang Jiāo was garrisoned by marines.

The remnants of the puppet Manchurian Defense Army in Xuzhou were organized into Manchurian tǐng marches, under the jurisdiction of three hún brigades, each with 4,000 men, to cooperate with the Japanese army to garrison the Longhai Road from Lianyungang to Kaifeng.

The 5th Division, 14th Division, 22nd Division, 35th Division, 37th Division, 38th Division, 39th Division, 41st Division, 110th Division, Beiping Garrison, Tianjin Garrison, Shijiazhuang Garrison, and the Independent 5th Division were transferred to Qingdao because they were strategic mobile divisions of the Japanese army, and assisted the Qingdao garrison in garrisoning Qingdao to facilitate the north-south movement. The 14th Division was stationed in northern Henan, and its headquarters was located in Anyang. The 22nd Division was transferred back to Handan, the 35th Division was stationed in Jizhong, the 37th Division was stationed in the Deshi Line, and the headquarters was stationed in Hengshui. The 38th Division was stationed on the Longhai line between Xuzhou and Shangqiu, the headquarters was stationed in Dangshan, and the 39th Division commanded the Shangqiu garrison, Kaifeng garrison, and Zhengzhou garrison to garrison Henan. These three garrisons were actually the troops that had originally gone from several divisions in North China, and now they have become garrisons. The 41st Division was stationed in the Jinnan area, and its headquarters was stationed in Cangxian. The 110th Division is used as a mobile division in the Pingjin area, and the headquarters is temporarily located in Beiping. Beiping, Tianjin, and Shijiazhuang all had their own garrisons responsible for defense.

Commanding so many troops at once, Iida Sadagu was full of ambition, and the first thing he did was to replenish and retrain the troops. Taking advantage of the fact that the Fifth Division and the Tenth Division were still in Shandong, they temporarily fought five battles in Shandong, replenished the troops, ammunition, and materials, and conducted large-scale training for the newly formed independent brigades. The second thing Iida Sadagu did was to catch Ding to repair the fortifications and expand the puppet army. Originally, there were a lot of puppet armies in Shandong, but after a vigorous blow by the instructor, people like Zhang Zongyuan, Zhang Buyun, and Liu Heiqi were eliminated, and the puppet Manchurian Defense Army was also sharply reduced from 30,000 to 15,000 in three brigades. Several puppet army units in Jinan were wiped out by the Eighth Route Army this time, and they urgently needed to recover and expand.

Iida Sadagu and Chief of Staff Xiǎo Hayashi Asa Saburo were busy with their feet not touching the ground, and they took planes and cars for a while, constantly inspecting various units, hoping to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops as soon as possible, so as to seize the opportunity to severely attack the Eighth Route Army and restore the Japanese occupation zone in Shandong.

At this time, Liu Yimin was talking about Chinese and foreign art history with the artists brought by Mr. Guo Moruo in Gaogou Town.

Guo Moruo is 47 years old, which is the peak period of his academic and creative life. He always wanted to take a look at the troops of the Eighth Route Army and experience the life of the Anti-Japanese War behind enemy lines. This time, with Chiang Kai-shek's approval, he organized more than a dozen artists in the name of the Cultural Work Committee to fly to Xi'an and from Xi'an to Dadian.

In Dadian, Guo Moruo and his entourage were warmly entertained by Luo Ronghuan, the instructor and political commissar of the Eighth Route Army, and visited the industrial and agricultural production and cultural, educational, and health undertakings in the base area, and also observed the election of village-level political power.

Because Song Meiling deliberately treated them before the trip, asking them to visit Liu Yimin and Ni Hua, and paint portraits of Ni Hua, so that they could return to the rear and relieve Ni Hua's old father's feelings of missing and loving Nv, Guo Moruo took the artists under the escort of the Eighth Route Army to cross the Longhai Road blockade line into northern Jiangsu, and came to Liu Yimin's headquarters in Shuanggou Town. It's a pity that as soon as they arrived, they encountered a heavy Japanese raid on the Jilu border, and Liu Yimin didn't have time to talk to them for a long time. Well, now that the battle situation is temporarily stable, the Japanese army's heavy army group has become a garrison force on the Jiāo line due to the division of troops for defense, and Liu Yimin's strategic goal has been achieved, just waiting for the Japanese army to launch the Battle of Nomén Kan in May! Therefore, under the delight, Liu Yimin invited the artists to have a meal together, jiāo flow jiāo flow.

Those who came with Guo Moruo are all famous artists in China, such as Zhang Daqian, Xu Beihong, Fu Baoshi, Gao Jianfu, Pan Tianshou, etc., these people are all national treasure-level masters, and Liu Yimin is naturally ecstatic to come to the Eighth Route Army.

Accompanying Mr. Guo Moruo to the south were Zhao Xiǎo Man and Jingjing.

During this time, Liu Yimin was so busy staying in the headquarters every day, and even Ni Hua couldn't see him. But Ni Hua, Tang Xingying, Zhao Xiǎo Man, and Jingjing are not so busy, Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong are not here, and the task of receiving these artists falls on the shoulders of these NV cadres.

These NV cadres also worked hard, leading the artists to go down to the troops and into the villages, so that they could experience the jīng god style of the Eighth Route Army and the fiery life in the base area. The artists were inspired and created a number of paintings reflecting the Anti-Japanese War of the Eighth Route Army, which are also brought by Liu Yimin today.

Because he wanted to meet these artists, Liu Yimin deliberately took a bath, cut his hair, and changed into a clean military uniform.

This Shuanggou town is prosperous because of the production of famous wine, not only the shops are numerous, the wine shop is fragrant, there is also a bathhouse, not to mention the haircut, several shops!

When Guo Moruo walked close to the compound of Liu Yimin's headquarters, he saw a handsome young soldier standing at the entrance of Mén, and thought that it was the staff officer or adjutant of the Eighth Route Army waiting for them! As a result, the young soldier stood up and saluted, and then said loudly: "Mr. Guo Moruo, gentlemen: welcome to the Eighth Route Army. I'm Liu Yimin, and I've been with you for a long time, and I'm looking forward to seeing the masterpieces of the greatest modern Chinese artists every day! ”

Liu Yimin's deeds are known to many people, including his love story. The Japanese and Han Jiān described him as a black, blue-faced fang, and the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians described him as an invincible hero. After arriving in Shuanggou Town, these artists have always wanted to see him with their own eyes, and see what kind of hero Bīde, Seishiro Itagaki committed suicide, and the wine jīng of the public trial of Yasuo Tani. When he heard that the handsome young soldier in front of him was Liu Yimin, who made the xiǎo devil frightened, he couldn't help but stop, opened his eyes, and looked at Liu Yimin from head to toe.

Liu Yimin laughed: "Gentlemen, I'm not your model, I don't need to look so detailed!" ”

This statement caused a burst of laughter, and the relationship became close all of a sudden.

At this time, Liu Yimin's headquarters was set up in the courtyard of the owner of the largest wine workshop in Shuanggou Town, and the peach huā and apricot huā in the courtyard were in full bloom, plus rockery xiǎo bridges, pavilions and pavilions, gurgling streams, and shallow bottoms of fish, as if you were in a Suzhou garden. The group entered the courtyard and walked on the bluestone-paved road, only to feel that their eyes were full of chūnsè and fragrant.

Guo Moruo sighed: "This is not like the headquarters of the supreme leader of the Eighth Route Army in Shandong, but like a country house where the master of Chinese painting drinks and paints." ”

Liu Yimin said with a smile: "Mr. Guo's eyes are like electricity, this is the sī house of the owner of the largest wine workshop in this Shuanggou town, and it is indeed beautiful." ”

Guo Moruo heard Liu Yimin call him Mr. Guo several times, and knew that today was purely an artistic stream, and had nothing to do with his position as the director of the Cultural Work Committee.

Li Xiǎo Shuai had already commanded the soldiers to set up a table in the courtyard, and five square tables were put together, and the table was covered with a green army blanket of captured Japanese soldiers.

Behind the long table are two square tables, also side by side, with chairs. There were teacups on the table, brewed with green tea, and coffee from captured Japanese soldiers. The aroma of tea and coffee goes straight to people's hearts.

Xu Beihong couldn't help but say: "Except that the building in the courtyard is wrong, how do I feel as if I have returned to my days abroad." ”

Liu Yimin hurriedly said: "Mr. Xu, in my heart, you are the masters of the art of our Chinese nation and the treasures of our country. I am very happy to meet you, and I can't help but be dignified. This tea and coffee were captured from the Japanese army, and they were used to entertain gentlemen who risked their lives and flew over thousands of mountains and rivers. Come, everyone sit down and have a cup of tea to moisten your throat. ”

Guo Moruo was not polite, took the lead in sitting down, took a sip of the teacup, and said: "This is Longjing autumn tea, it must have been plundered by the Japanese army." Okay, drink West Lake Longjing, draw the heroes of the Eighth Route Army, it's good! ”

Guo Moruo took the lead, and the other artists were not polite, picked up the teacup and began to taste it.

Liu Yimin waved his hand, and Li Xiǎo Shuai and Huang Wenhu went to pick up the calligraphy and paintings captured from the Japanese army after going south, and invited everyone to appreciate them.

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