The pontoon bridge on the tributaries of the Jiaolai River has long been dismantled to pieces, and a squad stationed at the head of the bridge, the garrison let the 12th Division plow it with artillery regiments, and then one charge, and then, no, not a single one is alive.

It's not that the 12th Division doesn't want to catch it alive, the problem is that the little Oriental nose is very stiff, and no one is willing to surrender. When he was in Ye County, he suffered the loss of Japanese wounded soldiers and lost several medical personnel. When he arrived in Pingdu, Shen Tongwu greeted him in advance, and anyone who did not raise his hand to surrender would be killed. This order went down and naturally extended to not take prisoners. After catching the prisoners of the Japanese army, you have to watch, how troublesome it is, just kill it and save trouble.

As soon as the Japanese reinforcements arrived at the river, they were hit by heavy artillery fire, and hurriedly retreated, breaking dozens of people, and saw the bridge piers that had become ruins. The helpless Japanese army had no choice but to stop and send someone back to report. At this time, Kamio Mitsutomi was still holding a little luck, and ordered the troops to try to attack the other side of the Dagu River. As a result, less than five minutes after the artillery preparation began, the artillery of the opposite branch of the Chinese army began to return fire, a water large-caliber howitzer. The ammunition carried by the Japanese heavy artillery units was limited, and after an hour of artillery fighting, the Japanese heavy artillery was almost out of food. Originally, there was a supply of shells in Pingdu, but now it can't be transported. As a result of the shelling, both sides suffered mutual damage, and as a result, the losses of the Wehrmacht could not be considered losses compared to the losses of the Japanese. The firing range of German-made heavy artillery was higher than that of Japanese artillery of the same caliber, and only artillery with a caliber of more than 200 could withstand the heavy artillery of the Wehrmacht. However, this heavy artillery did not have many shells, and heavy artillery of other calibers suffered heavy blows in the first wave of the counterattack of the Chinese army. In total, the Japanese lost more than 40 heavy artillery pieces, and the Wehrmacht lost no more than 4 heavy guns. The casualties were even more incomparable, the Japanese suffered more than 1,000 casualties, and the Wehrmacht only had a few dozen. However, from Cheng Qian's point of view, it is still very distressing. Heavy artillery is Fang Dashuai's treasure, and artillery is also the top of his heart. After an artillery battle, the shells that were fired out were not counted as this account, and four guns and dozens of people were lost, and I didn't dare to report the news to the commander.

The heavy artillery of the Japanese army was completely suppressed, and soon disappeared, and the so-called offensive had to be abandoned.

Hearing the report that the heavy artillery of the Shina army was counterattacking, Kamio Mitsutomi completely understood that this was a huge trap, and it was ridiculous that he jumped in happily before, and said to others that the Shina soldiers had good equipment, and the soldiers could not fight to the death, and it was difficult to be the prestige of the imperial army. "Yaga!" scolded angrily, Kamio Mitsutomi still has to face reality.

Since it is wrong, find a way to make up for it, there are more than 40,000 horses in your hands, and it is not something that anyone can eat if they want to. Mitsutomi Kamio immediately sent a telegram to the 24th Mixed Brigade heading south, telling them to turn around and head north. At the same time, a telegram was sent to the 3rd Division and the country, reporting that it might be under siege, requesting tactical guidance.

When a staff officer of the Japanese military headquarters received this telegram, he thought that the translator had made a mistake, and after repeatedly confirming that it was correct, he immediately reported it. The staff officer of the telecommunications office took the telegram and hurriedly found the boss on duty, Captain Imamura, who was still sleeping. After reading the telegram, the boss, Captain Imamura, was also shocked, and hurriedly took the telegram out to report. Just went out, I bumped into my familiar colleague Nagata Tetsuyama, who didn't know it yet, saw Imamura's panicked expression, so he asked, "What's wrong?" Isn't it Qingdao? ”

The relationship between the two was good, and Captain Imamura looked around cautiously and gave the telegram to Nagata Tetsuyama. After Nagata took a look, he couldn't help frowning and said, "I just said that it was surrounded, didn't I say the strength of the Chinese army?" How was this battle fought? What do War Department intelligence officers do? ”

Imamura said in a low voice: "Yesterday, I transferred back a piece of information from Shina, which was submitted by Shi Zhongjun from the Continental Affairs Section. His Excellency Okaichi was greatly annoyed when he saw it, scolded Ishinaka-kun, and sent the report back. ”

Nagata Tieshan hurriedly asked, "What is written in the report?" Imamura said: "I don't have time to say it now, when I go to see His Excellency Okaichi Nosuke, you can quietly ask the Ministry of Intelligence to report and see." ”

Imamura hurried away, and Nagata remembered the letter Ishinaka had written to him, in which he asserted that the Wehrmacht could send at least twenty-five infantry divisions to the battle in Qingdao. According to the most ideal ratio of forces, to capture Qingdao, at least eight to ten divisions and regiments are needed. However, the Japanese army only had 18 divisions in total, so it was unwise to force the war in Qingdao.

But now that the war is going on, we can only find a way to win, and this is not the time to discuss the question of whether it is wise or not. Nagata Tetsuyama groaned slightly, and quickly went out to find his boss, Lieutenant General Bentaro Moto.

The prime minister, Botaro, is the head of the general education headquarters, and his position is high, but he has no actual military power. But there are many students and the prestige is quite high. Nagata Tieshan people are soft-spoken, and they can only talk to their bosses who appreciate them.

When Nagata arrived at Honsho Botaro's house, the old guy had just gotten up and was moving his muscles in the yard. After seeing Nagata Tieshan come in and bow, his eyes were red, and he was surprised: "What? Haven't you slept all night? Overtime again? ”

"Yes, Your Excellency. I've been paying attention to the battle situation in Qingdao, and I studied it with Ishihara-kun until four o'clock in the morning last night, and he went back to sleep, I couldn't sleep, so I studied the battle situation again. In the morning, I was just about to go back to rest, but I met Imamura-kun from the telecommunications office, and he sued me,......。 ”

The smile on Bensho Fangtaro's face gradually receded, and as Nagata spoke, it became extremely grim.

"Do you mean that if you want to win this war, you must increase your troops to the Poet Division? It's not a joke, is it? Ben Xiang Fang Taro asked very strictly, and Nagata Tetsuyama bowed and said, "Yes, this is the result of the analysis of my good friend, Captain Shizhong." He was in China, and he knew the strength of the country best. ”

"Aren't you worried about turning into an all-out war against China? The empire can't afford to lose! Prime Minister Fang Taro raised his worries, and Nagata Tetsuyama gritted his teeth and said: "Even if it is a full-scale war, this battle must be won, otherwise the empire will probably never have the opportunity to conquer China again, and can only take cooperation." ”

Ben Fang Taro admires this subordinate very much, and he doesn't dare to say that he agrees with his judgment, but at least he agrees with most of it.

"In that case, I'll take you to see Your Excellency Okaichi Nosuke."

The position of Liushutai was still as stable as Mount Tai, and the commander of the Anman Division was greatly shocked when he received the news that Mitsutomi Kamio had ordered the Third Division to attack westward to win the round of the two armies. In the Battle of Qingdao, Mitsutomi Kamio was the commander-in-chief, and it stands to reason that Yashimitsu should obey his command. The problem is that An Man is not convinced by the command of Kamio Mitsutomi, they are all division commanders, and Kamio Mitsutomi is just older. In terms of fighting, the 3rd Division was not bad at all.

In Liushutai, Anman fought very hard, and the young commander of the 23rd Brigade called Xu Fei to die in the fierce artillery fire of the Chinese army in the battle the day before, which was a very shameful thing. I never thought that Kamio Mitsutomi's side was even worse, and he was directly surrounded. What kind of battle is this?

The question is, do you want to march west and respond to Kamio Mitsutomi? Yasman decided to send a telegram to the military headquarters asking for instructions, rather than immediately carrying out military orders. Kamio Mitsutomi has more than 40,000 people in his hands and more than 100 heavy artillery, not to eat it if he wants to, and even Anman judged that it was easy to break through the encirclement of the Shina army, and Kamio Mitsutomi's order had the intention of letting him go west and attack together.

In the telegram, Yamman emphasized his difficulties, and the best way to take Liushutai from the west is mountainous area, and then march to Jimo, so that there is a big road to go. Everything else is a trail, what about so much heavy equipment?

While Mitsutomi Kamio and Yasamitsu were waiting for news from the military headquarters, the encirclement of the Wehrmacht was taking shape at the fastest speed. The chariot brigade from the west arrived in Pingdu, and then Liu Yutang's division also arrived in the morning, along with a heavy artillery regiment. With these troops blocking Pingdu, it is difficult for the Japanese army to turn back along the main road, and the only way to break through is from the direction of Laiyang. The problem was that Mitsutomi Kamio did not know that after a short adjustment, the main force of the 18th Division gave up continuing southward and rushed to the opposite bank of the tributary of the Jiaolai River at dusk on the 21st.

The current location of Shenwei Mitsumi is very embarrassing, and the Jiaolai River and the Dagu River are like a herringbone on the map. The river in front of you is a tributary, which joins the Jiaolai River and joins the Dagu River downstream.

Located between two rivers, although the tributaries are shallow enough to wade through. The question is what to do with so many heavy artillery units? Japan is not rich, there are still more than 100 heavy artillery left, and it is impossible to give up lightly to kill Mitsutomi Kamio.

Therefore, after a short meeting, the officers of the division and regiment all agreed that, unlike the Dagu River, the water here is shallow, and the river is only 20 meters wide. It is completely possible to wade through the water and force the crossing and defeat the Chinese army head-on.

Kamio Mitsutomi also thinks that he can give it a try, and now he is most worried about whether the Shina army behind him will cross the river to chase and kill. There are also Jianyì who took the mountain road to Laiyang, but was unanimously shouted by his colleagues.

Now that the decision has been made, Mitsutomi Kamio ordered all the troops to go back and prepare, and wait for the early morning of tomorrow morning, the army will wade through the water and force the crossing, and defeat the blocking branch army in one fell swoop. "The Imperial Japanese Army is invincible!" At the end of the meeting, the staff officers handed over the simple plans to the commanders of the units and went back to prepare for the forced crossing tomorrow.

In Tokyo, there was also a quarrel within the Ministry of War Affairs, and the report was found in the garbage. In front of all the big guys. Frankly speaking, many people don't believe this report now, when did a branch army have combat effectiveness comparable to that of the imperial army? Isn't that a joke? At an emergency meeting of the military headquarters, Anman's telegram also arrived, so the quarrel continued. It's not about how to fight, but some people scolded An Man for being incompetent, and now he hasn't been able to take Willow Tower.

After arguing for an afternoon, they finally reached an agreement on reinforcements, and then they began to quarrel because of the number of reinforcements.