Seventh pre-action

Dear book friends: I'm sorry, due to the negligence of the mountain people, the 786 chapters "Trap" sent yesterday were written as 787 chapters. I'm sorry everyone, I'll let the editor change it.

By the time Liu Yimin, Hu Laohu, and Bao Wen got up from the rubble, the Japanese plane had already flown away. Dongzhuang Village is full of heart-rending cries of villagers, crying fathers, calling mothers, looking for children, and saving daughters, and the whole village is in grief.

Hu Laohu was disgraced, he didn't care about washing, and opened his big mouth and laughed: "This little devil of the dog day, the bomb is quite accurate." If Lao Tzu hadn't gotten under the table, he might have been glorious today! ”

Bowen was not in the mood of Hu Laohu, and was busy directing the soldiers to rescue the wounded, extinguish fires and save people, and count the losses.

There was no problem with the high-power radio station of Liu Yimin's headquarters, but the two operators were sacrificed, and it was they who used their bodies to protect the radio station and the code book. The guard company of the cavalry brigade living in Dongzhuang suffered heavy casualties and sacrificed more than two dozen soldiers. The fellows have no experience in air defense, and the losses are much greater. There are more than a dozen families whose whole families died under the bombs of the little devils, and they are out of business.

As soon as he saw the posture of the devil's plane, Liu Yimin knew that something was wrong, and it was probably because he had just turned on the plane and sent a report that attracted the Japanese plane. This matter is a bit strange, the Japanese army has radio detection equipment, Liu Yimin knows about it, and he also reminded Zhu Peng, the two bosses of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, to pay attention to safety. However, he stayed in the northeast of Anhui and Bancheng for so long, and he did not send telegrams or see Japanese bombing. Why did the little devil's plane follow me as soon as I arrived?

Liu Yimin thought about it repeatedly for a while, and suddenly felt alarmed, feeling that he was careless, and only cared about sweeping the Suzhou-Anhui border area, why didn't he think that the Suzhou-Anhui border area was flat and horizontal, with a vertical and horizontal water network, and lacked great strategic depth? The little devils will not be blind to this problem, and they will not realize that the north of the Huai River, the south of Longhai Road, and the east of Jinpu Road is a natural battlefield to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army's instructors. If the little devils quietly mobilize heavy troops, rely on Longhai Road, Jinpu Road, Huai River, and then use motorboats and patrol boats to other rivers, then wouldn't their brigades be divided and surrounded by the little devils?

On second thought, the Kwantung Army was confronting the Soviet Red Army, and the North China Front was sweeping the Shanxi base area and Jinan, Taixi, and Lunan, and they could not draw more troops. The Central China Dispatch Army now has a long front, the field troops have become garrisons, and it is impossible to draw more troops, and it is no longer possible for the Japanese army to imagine the previous two heavy troops encircling and suppressing Shandong. What does the little devil want to do?

Thinking about it, Liu Yimin thought that he was too subjective. I always thought that the Japanese army was insufficient, so I didn't think about how the little devils in history started the Pacific War, but the little devils drew so many elite divisions from the Chinese battlefield to sweep through Southeast Asia, and the American and British troops were all over the place. It seems that the lack of troops is only one aspect, and as long as the Japanese army makes up its mind, it can expand its army on a large scale. Historically, before the surrender, the little devils expanded the army to 168 infantry divisions and regiments, plus the army's independent mixed brigades, independent infantry brigades, garrisons, and navy, with a total strength of 7 to 8 million troops. There are 97 infantry divisions, 5 flying divisions, 3 tank divisions, and dozens of independent mixed brigades and regiments that have been to China alone.

Liu Yimin, who was vigilant, repeatedly pondered why the Japanese planes suddenly attacked the cavalry brigade headquarters so accurately. Suddenly, I figured out that the Japanese planes had already aimed at themselves, and the reason why they chose to do it at this time was probably to disrupt the deployment of the Eighth Route Army, and there was a bigger conspiracy behind them.

It is self-evident what this plot is, that is, the Japanese army is eyeing the northward return troops led by themselves. The little devil wants to eat a fat man in one bite and wipe out the northbound troops in one fell swoop! Maybe at this time, the encirclement of the devils has been formed, and the troops returning to the north have fallen into the trap of the devils.

Liu Yimin shouted the wind and asked him to spread out the map, and after examining it on the map for a while, he immediately understood that his troops were now going to cross the Longhai Road and return to Shandong. Eighty percent of the little devils want to make a move when they cross the Longhai Road, and beat our army off guard. Because at this time, our army, in order to cross the Longhai Road, several roads go hand in hand, heavy weapons can not be deployed, once the little devil suddenly attacks, it is a passive situation, a shell down, it is likely to be a few lives, just like you deal with the little devil yourself. If the little devil arranges a strong blocking line on the north side of Longhai Road at this time and implements a roundabout outflank on both flanks, it will be a tight encirclement. When the time comes, our army will become a fish in the net of little devils.

After thinking about it, Liu Yimin's heart also brightened. Now he has two choices: one is to immediately retreat, stop the northward return operation, concentrate on teaching the 1st Brigade, the New 1st Brigade, and the Cavalry Brigade, and turn around and go south while the little devils have not yet formed an encirclement. As long as you get out of danger, you are not afraid that you will not have the opportunity to teach the little devil a good lesson. The second is to take immediate action to open a bloody road on the Longhai Road and return to Shandong. Even if the little devil deploys a line in the north of Longhai Road, with the attack power of the 1st Brigade and the 4th Brigade that is going south, there should be no problem in breaking through the devil's line. As long as it reaches the ground in Shandong, if the little devil dares to pursue it, it will be to seek death!

Liu Yimin didn't have time to think about it anymore, he was determined to lead his troops to forcibly attack Longhai Road, kill a bloody road, and return to Shandong. The reason is that the base area in the Suzhou-Anhui border area was newly established, and he couldn't lead the little devils there. Besides, that place is indeed not suitable for the mobility of large troops, and the movement of tanks, armored vehicles, automobiles, and war horses in the water network zone alone is greatly restricted, and it is not as convenient as ground operations in North China.

Without waiting for Liu Yimin to think about it carefully, Luo Yan's 100,000 urgent telegram arrived: "100,000 urgent!" According to the investigators' report, there were large Japanese troops in Haizhou, numbered the Sixth Division, the Ninth Division, and the Guards Division. A large Japanese army appeared in the direction of Pixian, with the 114th Division at the head and the Japanese brigade behind. Both Japanese troops divided their troops and made a detour in the direction of Niushan, intending to cut off our army's retreat. ”

Liu Yimin immediately understood that the Japanese army was going to advance from east to west and attack the Eighth Route Army together.

Time, time, the key now is time, we must rush across Longhai Road before the Japanese army closes the net.

Liu Yimin immediately ordered Gao Yuan and Hu Laohu to prepare for battle. The whole army began to move in advance, moving closer together, forming a triangular attack arrow. With the armored regiment, the special operations brigade, and the 1st Teaching Regiment as the lead, the 2nd Teaching Regiment as the left wing, the 2nd Cavalry Regiment as the right wing, and the 1st Baggage Regiment, the 1st Engineer Regiment, the 3rd Teaching Regiment, and the 1st New Brigade in the center, they slaughtered on the Longhai Road. Feng Dafei, who was in Dadian, was ordered to immediately take off all fighters and bombers that could take off, rush to the area between Hongzhuang and Niushan on Longhai Road in Donghai County, disperse the Japanese bombers, bomb the Japanese ambush troops, and cover our army's breakthrough through the Japanese line.

Liu Yimin specially confessed and ordered Gao Yuan and Hu Laohu to teach the artillery regiment of the 1st Brigade and the artillery regiment of the cavalry brigade to quickly establish positions and do a good job of firepower on the east and west sides after the movement was in place; ordered the 1st and 2nd Squadrons of Special Warfare to move to immediately control Niushan and Shihu stations, and take the main force to break through Longhai Road; ordered the Fourth Brigade, the New Fourth Brigade, and the Ludongnan Garrison Brigade commanded by Hong Chaoyuan to immediately go south to attack Longhai Road to find out whether the Japanese army had blocked and intercepted troops north of Longhai Road; The baggage regiment was ordered to immediately form a transport convoy, and once the main force broke through the Longhai Road, it would follow closely behind the first regiment and rush over as soon as possible. The assault troops of the whole army have Gao Yuan and Li Lingfeng under the unified command, Cheng Cuilin commands the left flank operation, Hu Laohu commands the right flank operation, Bao Wen and ** Feng command the baggage, engineers, and logistics operations, the first engineer regiment responds, and Liu Yimin personally leads the first cavalry regiment and the sniper brigade to serve as the rear guard of the whole army.

At the end of the telegram to Gao Yuan and Hong Chaoyuan, Liu Yimin wrote: "Our army is facing unprecedented danger, and we must act boldly, even if we bite it with our teeth, we must bite Longhai Road with a bloody cut. When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins! ”

Liu Yimin took decisive measures, and the Japanese army also rushed to Hongzhuang and Niushan in a hurry.

In order to ensure the success of the battle to encircle and annihilate Liu Yimin's southbound troops, Lieutenant General Yamashita Fumi, chief of staff of the North China Front Army, and Major General Muto Zhang, deputy chief of staff, arrived in Xuzhou early to command the deployment, and named the operation "Operation Dragon Slayer."

Yamashita Fengwen is a person who advocates force in his bones, likes to take the sword sideways, and is good at rushing and fighting. Akira Muto is good at intrigue and trickery, and he likes to punch hard in places that the squadron can't think of. These two guys got together, and it was a perfect match, and it was a pee in a pot.

After the bold and arrogant Yamashita Fengwen and Muto Zhang arrived in Xuzhou, they did not sit in the headquarters and talk nonsense, but dressed themselves as ordinary non-commissioned officers, took the train from Xu to Lianyungang and ran back and forth, and got off at every station. In the end, they determined that the Eighth Route Army would inevitably break through the Longhai Road between Hongzhuang and Niushan.

The main reason why it was determined that the Eighth Route Army would break through here was that there were direct highways leading to Huai'an, Huaiyin, Suqian, and Shuyang, which were the most convenient for the Eighth Route Army to enter Linshu County in the southeast of Shandong from the plain and hilly area of Malingshan Mountain. Once the Eighth Route Army enters the southeast of Lu, their old base, and if there are troops to respond, it will be equivalent to a fish returning to the sea and a tiger roaring in the mountains and forests. Moreover, because of its proximity to the Longhai line, the economy is relatively active, the highway construction is relatively good, and there are bridges on several rivers, which is convenient for the troops to move.

Of course, this is only their judgment. The information that supported their judgment was that a traitorous landlord who had fled to Xuzhou reported that the Eighth Route Army had confiscated their money and grain, all of which had passed through Niushan Town and sent to Shandong.

Muto Zhang is cunning, he is now in charge of the special department of the North China Front Army, and it didn't take much trouble to figure out the internal response of the Eighth Route Army in the puppet army stronghold in Niushan Town, but he didn't arrest or kill people, he also wanted to use this clue to create the illusion that the Japanese army was defenseless and attract the Eighth Route Army to be fooled!

After ascertaining the situation, Yamashita and Muto further revised the battle plan. According to Muto Zhang's plan, it was necessary to send troops to conceal in advance to the area north of Longhai Road, take Yushan as the fulcrum, establish a position, and wait for the Eighth Route Army to return north and cross the Longhai Road, encircle on all sides, and completely annihilate the Eighth Route Army in the area between Hongzhuang and Niushan on Longhai Road.

Yamashita did not agree with Muto Akira's assumption, on the grounds that if troops were sent in advance, it would not be possible to keep it secret. Even if they kill the civilians in the preset battlefield, this area is the activity area of the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army, and they are familiar with the ground, and the slightest disturbance will expose the battle target, which arouses Liu Yi's police awareness. In case Liu Yi realized that the imperial army had set up a battlefield here, would he still be fooled? Maybe he will still concentrate his troops, and a certain unit of the Great Imperial Army will be caught off guard?

Akira Muto said that this plan has been approved by the commander of the North China Front Army and the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army, and it is feasible. If you don't fight like this, how can you completely annihilate Liu Yimin's troops returning to the north?

Yamashita Fengfumi was very assertive, and he bluntly told Muto Akira that he should take the method of advancing from east to west, conceal the troops in advance, and suddenly launch a flanking attack. Only in this way can the Eighth Route Army be annihilated in one fell swoop when it sneaks across the Longhai Road at night.

As for whether the Eighth Route Army will act in advance, launch an attack during the day, and whether the troops on both wings can rush to the battlefield, Yamashita Fengwen said that there is no problem. If the Eighth Route Army launched an attack in advance during the day, it would be just right for the aviation to talk to them, so that the Eighth Route would have been hit by air superiority for a long time. It is also a good choice to let the elite Eighth Route Army instructor become a rout. As for whether the troops on both wings could arrive, Yamashita Fengwen had a trick, and he proposed to gather the armored patrol cars, coal trucks, and ticket cars from North China and transport them to Lianyungang and Xuzhou respectively. When the time comes, one by one, they will drive in the direction of Niushan. Think about it, Tuba Road is about to pass by, and a flowing steel Great Wall suddenly appears in front of you, what will it be like? It is estimated that Liu Yimin will be scared to pee his pants when he arrives.

Yamashita finally persuaded Muto Akira because Muto Akira could not think of a way to prevent the Eighth Route Army from discovering the Japanese army's intentions. Another reason is that Yamashita Fengfumi and Muto Akira did not have much confidence in the northward return of the Eighth Route Army. In the words of Yamashita Fengfumi, there is a saying in China that a rabbit bites even when it is in a hurry. The combat effectiveness of Liu Yimin's troops, if they are forcibly blocked in the east of Longhai Road, may not be able to stop it, on the contrary, it is very likely to be attacked by the Eighth Route Army on both sides, causing heavy losses.

In order to confuse the Eighth Route Army, Yamashita Fengfu did not send Japanese spies and search soldiers, but sent a large number of puppet soldiers and traitors from Xuzhou to lurk south of Longhai Road to monitor the movements of the Eighth Route Army. That's not all, Yamashita strictly ordered the aviation to carry out routine aerial reconnaissance and not to alarm the Eighth Route Army. Even Major General Miyama Milu, commander of the 23rd Independent Mixed Brigade on the main battlefield, was kept in the dark, and he did not even know that Yamashita Fengwen and Muto Akira had arrived in Xuzhou, and the orders he received in advance only told him to strictly supervise the defense of the Longhai Road, especially to inspect the fortifications of the puppet Manchurian Defense Force units under his command. It was not until he discovered that the Eighth Route Army was camping in the southern part of the East China Sea that Major General Mishan Milu received an order to eliminate the instructor of the Eighth Route Army south of Longhai Road, and asked him to order all the troops to enter the position at night, defend to the north and south, and fight until the last man must not withdraw from the position.

After the detailed battle plan was formulated, Yamashita Fengwen drove Lieutenant General Shigeharu Suematsu, commander of the 114th Division, to Pi County, and he and Muto Zhang sat in Xuzhou. These two old devils, in order to relax their nervous mood, actually became the rulers of Xuzhou City, taking turns to accept the comfort of Japan, North Korea and China, and did not forget to write each of their evil deeds into their diaries, observing each other, and comparing which comfort kung fu was the highest.

Of course, this kind of thing can't be done every day, Yamashita Fengwen and Muto Akira are both madmen of the war of aggression against China, never forgetting their sacred duty, and their eyes have been watching every move of the Eighth Route Army.

Although the troops returning to the north of the Eighth Route Army adopted strict secrecy measures, they camped during the day and moved at night. But so many vehicles have to drive forward with their headlights at night, and they have to build pontoon bridges on the river in advance, and the movement is too loud to hide from the eyes of the traitors lurking in advance.

Some of these traitors fled to Xuzhou from northeastern Anhui or northern Jiangsu. First, these guys had a bitter hatred for the Eighth Route Army, because the Eighth Route Army carried out the policy of confiscating the property of traitors, burned their land deeds, and distributed the land to the landless peasants; robbed them of their grain, which they collected from the rent, and it was too late to collect it, and now it has become the Eighth Route Army. The second is to take refuge in the new master, eager to make meritorious service, so that the princes can look down on them. It is precisely because of these two points that the traitors are very serious. Some people even ran far, far away, one stop at a time to deliver messages to the devils.

It can be said that since the instructor went north to resist the Japanese, this time was the only combat operation of the Japanese army that carefully calculated the instructor. Including the camp zone of the Eighth Route Army and the direction of the southward response troops, the Japanese army roughly grasped it.

Seeing that the fish were about to enter the net, Fengwen was overjoyed at the foot of the mountain where the headquarters of the 114th Division of Xuzhou was located, and directly sent a report to Shouichi and Nishio Shouzo: "The fish are in the net." ”

After sending the telegram, Yamashita gave the battle order in a murderous manner. This time, Yamashita Fengwen used all his strength to eat, and said in the order: "Officers and soldiers at all levels of the Great Japanese Army who participated in the war: Liu Yimin, the instructor and division commander of the Eighth Route Army who made the Great Japanese Army lose face, has led his troops into the ambush circle of our army, it is time for the Great Japanese Army and Liu Yimin to settle the account, and it is time to avenge the warriors of the Imperial Army who are broken by jade!" The Japanese Army will win this battle! All units must strive to be the first, and anyone who captures or kills Liu Yimin alive will be reported to His Majesty the Emperor to personally award the medal and award 2 million yen! Meritorious troops have a three-day holiday in northern Jiangsu! ”

At the same time as issuing the order for action, Yamashita Fengwen, who had been holding back for a day, ordered the air force to bomb the headquarters of the instructor of the Eighth Route Army, which had already heard the signal, in an attempt to destroy the command center of the instructor of the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop and make the Eighth Route Army a mess.

It was also Yamashita Fengwen's bent desire to defeat Liu Yimin's command that made Liu Yimin feel conscious

With the issuance of Yamashita Fengwen's order, a brigade of the 6th Division, the 9th Division, and the Guards Division of the Japanese Army, which had secretly landed in Lianyungang, the 114th Division of the Japanese Army, which had set out from Xuzhou and was hidden in the Pixian area, and the large Japanese troops drawn from the garrison units of eastern Henan and Longhai Road, began to pounce on the East China Sea. Trains, cars, tanks, and armored vehicles galloped on railways and highways.

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