The Li Youting Independent Brigade in Henan originally planned to return to Shandong, but was dragged by Yang Xiaoou's main force that escaped from the north in the area of Tongxu and Qixian, and the main force of the 17th Division was also facing Sun Chu's army in Kaifeng, and the independent brigade on the flank did not dare to return to help.

The road guards north of the Yellow River fought and retreated, and the Yanjinpu Road crossed the Yellow River all the way south to stop the pace of retreating south, because they had withdrawn and could not be withdrawn, and behind them was the provincial capital Jinan, at this time Jinan had completely disappeared Half a month ago to send troops to fight against the Jin army full of confidence and joy.

The usual bustling crowds on Jinan Street are gone, the vendors who set up stalls on the streets of scenic spots and historic sites have also become sparse, and the idlers in the wine shops and teahouses have also decreased significantly, and a wave of wind and noise is spreading in the streets and alleys of the city.

The army from the south continued to enter the city of Jinan, and the uniform footsteps and trumpets added to the atmosphere of the coming war, and the tragedy of the Japanese bombardment of Jinan a year ago is still vivid, and I thought that Chairman Wu who could drive away the Japanese would be able to live a peaceful life, but who knew that it was still impossible to avoid the bad luck of the vicious war.

The sound of artillery is faint, the situation in Jinan has changed color, there are those who have fled, and there are those who are pessimistic and desperate.

"I heard that Yan Laoxi's people have already hit the Yellow River, how long can we, Chairman Wu, hold on, alas, ......"

"How long will it take, don't tell jokes, this will Chairman Wu may have slipped away early, and the blind can see that Shandong is definitely going to change the sky this time."

"Let me say, this Chairman Wu is also a rare good official, and he has done practical things for the people, but it's a pity ......"

The faint roar of the cannons disappeared after a few days, and the army that had continued to march into the city of Jinan drove out of the city again, rolling north.

The panicked citizens of Jinan have speculated in private.

"Didn't you win."

"It's strange, I only listened to the cannon from a distance for a few days, is this also called a war?"

Everyone was puzzled, but the sound of the cannon stopped sounding after all, and Yan Laoxi on the back did not enter Jinan City, and everyone's hanging heart slowly fell back into their stomachs, and the street gradually became bustling again, and the drunkards and tea customers in the wine shop and teahouse also began to dance with their eyebrows.

However, several decision-makers of Shandong Province in the conference room of the provincial government had solemn faces, and the road protection army and the 57th Division had already deployed on the south bank of the Yellow River and blew up the Yellow River bridge to prevent the Jin army from moving south, and the Jin army put artillery on the north bank for a few days and did not force the Yellow River to cross, but extended the Yellow River upriver to the west.

Once the advance crossed the Yellow River, the main force of the 17th Division and the Independent Brigade in Henan were in danger of being cut off from the rear route, and they would be exposed to the enemy.

Even at this moment, Wu Xiaoliang still did not give up his illusions about the Northeast Army, and the government officials also expected a miracle.

He Siyuan, director of the Department of Education and member of the provincial government, hesitated and said: "Zhang Hanqing is young and promising, shouldn't he do such a thing as a backtrack, maybe there is any accident that delayed it......" The voice became lower and lower, and even he himself did not believe this statement, but others would rather hope that what Committee Member He said was the truth, as long as the Northeast Army sent troops south, the crisis in Shandong would be solved immediately.

In contrast, the military was sober-minded, and Li Zejun, commander of the 57th Division, refuted: "When the time comes, how stupid it is to hope for your own fate in the hands of others." ”

If in the past, the directors of the hall would definitely not be able to stand such personal attacks, but at this time, they were powerless to refute, He Siyuan said solemnly: "Although Siyuan is a scholar, he also knows the word duty, and at this moment of life and death, he is willing to go to the country with you." ”

He Siyuan's words infected the committee members and generals who were doing it, and they were impassioned for a while, and they all expressed their willingness to fight to the death with the Jin army and swore to protect Jinan.

Wu Xiaoliang knocked on the table to signal everyone to be quiet, "The blood of the gentlemen makes Xiaoliang feel admired, but you must know that the land is lost, and the land is lost, and the day when the land is lost, it will be the survival of people and land, so I don't agree with everyone to make meaningless sacrifices, if you need to retreat, I will take everyone to evacuate safely......" Saying this, Wu Xiaoliang suddenly raised his voice, "However, I hereby assure you that I, Wu Xiaoliang, will never give up Shandong, even if I evacuate, I will inevitably take everyone back to Jinan." ”

Originally, everyone heard that Wu Xiaoliang didn't seem to have the intention of sticking to Jinan, and they were a little discouraged, but when they heard the end, they thought about it, and their feelings suddenly rose again.

shouted in unison: "Shandong will win, Shandong will win." ”

In order to avoid the main force of the 17th Division and the independent brigade in the river being cut off, it was decided to order a part of the 57th Division to go up the south bank of the Yellow River to monitor the Jin army on the north bank, while the main force of the Road Guard Army and the 57th Division wandered around the periphery of Jinan City, waiting for an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the enemy in Nandu.

The Jin army on the north bank of the Yellow River was Shang Zhen's 32nd Army and Xu Yuanquan's 48th Division, and when they saw that the Shandong Army on the opposite bank was waiting for the battle, they would inevitably suffer heavy casualties if they crossed the Yellow River, so Shang Zhen left Xu Yuanquan's 48th Division to lead 32 soldiers and horses upriver to find a suitable place to cross the river.

The coalition forces crossed Shouzhang County, and finally found an opportunity to cross the Yellow River, and the 3rd Brigade of the 57th Division, which carried out the surveillance mission, struggled to meet the battle, and was finally outnumbered and retreated to the south, but Shang Zhen did not take advantage of this to pursue and expand the results of the battle, but to the east to take Dong'e and Feicheng to Tai'an, once Tai'an fell, the Jinpu Road was cut off horizontally, and the transportation line between Jinan and Longhai Road was cut off, which was equivalent to cutting off the back road of the Shandong Army in Henan.

At the same time, Yan Xishan continued to increase his troops in Shandong, and Wang Jingguo's 37th Division crossed the Yellow River from Pingyin to Jinan, and the Yellow River defense line was easily broken through by the Jin army.

Li Zejun led the 57th Division to organize a defensive line on the front line of Changqing in an attempt to prevent the 37th Division from attacking Jinan.

Although the Shandong army was once huge, most of them were new recruits who had just experienced the battle formation, and their combat experience was scarce, otherwise his 32nd Army would not have been able to cross the Yellow River as if it had entered a no-man's land, and almost did not encounter decent resistance.

Although the Shang Zhen Department was extremely tired from the rapid march in the past few days, it still did not stop and forcibly attacked Tai'an, an important town located on the Jinpu Road.

When the Fifth Brigade of the Jin Army, the forward unit of the 32nd Army, had faintly seen the Jinpu Railway, Tai'an was already the meat of the army, and they could not wait for the main force to follow, so they decided to take the lead in capturing Tai'an.

Indeed, according to accurate information, the main force of the Shandong Army, the Road Escort Army and the 57th Division, were gathered around Jinan, and Tai'an was empty and did not have any decent army, so it became more and more unscrupulous.

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