Han Fuyu expected that Jinan would not be able to defend for a long time, so he ordered the logistics department to transport military supplies to Nanyang. The Fifth War Zone failed to intercept it, and the chairman's telegram could not be stopped. Li Zongren could only repeatedly order Han Fuyu not to put the rear outside the Fifth War Zone, but Han Fuyu arrogantly replied on the call: "Now that we are fighting an all-out war, how can we divide each other." "Han Fuyu, is this going to escape?"

Li Zongren was extremely angry after receiving the call, but he was helpless. On the night of December 22, 1937, the Japanese army crossed the Yellow River from the south of Qinghe Town, and Gu Liangmin's troops retreated to Zhoucun. Han Fuyu decided to move the provincial capital to Cao County again, ordered more than 100 cannons to be fired to the north of the Yellow River, and left Sun Tongxuan, the commander of the 12th Army, to burn down the houses of the key organs of the provincial government and retreat to the south.

On December 23, 1937, more than 20,000 soldiers of the 10th Division of the Japanese Army Ryosuke Isoya crossed the Yellow River from the east of the Qi River and Jiyang to outflank Jinan. On December 24, Han Fuyu withdrew from Jinan. On the orders of Han, the department set fire to various provincial government offices, high courts, railway stations, etc., and carried out the "scorched earth war of resistance". On December 26, the Japanese army crossed the river from Luokou and shelled Jinan.

On December 27, the Japanese bombarded Jinan. In the early morning, Sun Tongxuan's headquarters of the 12th Army retreated south on the orders of Han Fuyu. The old warlord Ma Liang and others welcomed the Japanese army into the city, and Jinan fell. During the Japanese army's attack and occupation of Jinan, they created massacres such as the "Queshan Massacre", "Dayan Village Massacre", "Tianzhuang Massacre" and "Huangjiayu Massacre", which brought great disasters to the people of Jinan.

When the Third Army retreated to Tai'an, the chairman of the committee sent an urgent telegram of 100,000 yuan, asking Han Fuyu to "never give up Jinan." Han Fuyu snorted after reading it: "Lao Tzu has arrived in Tai'an, see how you are?" When Han Fuyu led his troops to retreat to Jining, Li Zongren called again, "Your troops must defend Tai'an." Han Fuyu called back and said: "If Guangdong doesn't defend it, why should it keep Tai'an?" ”

After receiving the telegram, Li Zongren believed that Han Fuyu had ignored military orders, disregarded the general situation of the country, retreated without authorization, and sabotaged the War of Resistance, and he was extremely angry in his heart, so he suggested to the chairman of the NPC National Committee that Han Fuyu be dealt with strictly. At this time, the chairman of the committee also began to feel that Han Fuyu was unreliable, and it was always rumored that Han Fuyu was in collusion with Tu Feiyuan, and he had a connection with Liu Xiang, and at this time he wanted to withdraw to Hanzhong!

The chairman of the committee thought of Han Fuyu's attitude towards the Min Mutiny and the Xi'an Incident, so the seeds of hatred quickly took root and sprouted, and he gradually made up his mind to deal with Han Fuyu. The Third Army ignored the military order, fled without a fight, looted along the road, and opened the gate of the Jinpu Road to the Japanese army. The Japanese army took advantage of this opportunity to drive straight in, occupying most of Shandong within a few days, and tens of millions of people were in dire straits.

"It's finally time to come!" After reading the latest information, Jiang Qiang Huoran picked up the phone next to him and dialed it, and then ordered in a deep voice: "Huzi, immediately notify the officers at and above the company level, civil servants at the level of government departments, bureaus and departments, as well as various newspapers and media, to hold a mobilization meeting in the county government auditorium at three o'clock this afternoon!" ”

With the retreat of Han Da Boss on all fronts, Jinan, Zhangqiu, Zouping, Zichuan and other counties and cities were quickly occupied by the Japanese army following and pursuing, and the defense area under the jurisdiction of the independent division will officially engage the Japanese army within two days at most! And Qingdao will soon have the Japanese army start to land, that is, the independent division is about to face the Japanese army on both sides of the land encirclement, and the coastal defense line is eyed by the Japanese navy! In addition to the fact that the south can echo the Fifth Theater of Operations, the independent division is tantamount to being completely encircled by the Japanese army!

Everything is developing and advancing according to the original historical trajectory, but Jiang Qiang is not happy. After all, he still has some friendship and involvement with Boss Han, but now that he is getting farther and farther away on the road to death, for many reasons, Jiang Qiang can only watch!

First, there is no way to reverse Boss Han's deep-rooted warlord mentality, and Jiang Qiang will not take the lives of tens of thousands of subordinates to bet that Big Boss Han can go back to back! Second, if Boss Han does not take the initiative to withdraw from the political situation in Shandong, it will be difficult for Jiang Qiang to get rid of the shackles and throw off his arms and work hard, after all, the reputation of betraying the master is not good!

Playing the various tragedies after the departure of Boss Han, as well as several major tragedies caused by Japan in Shandong, the time soon came to three o'clock in the afternoon, and the Zhaoyuan County Auditorium, which can accommodate 2,000 people, was almost full. Jiang Qiang did not take the stage to make a sensational pre-war mobilization at the first time, but directly played a nearly one-hour documentary first!

The documentary mainly includes the independent division going to the Pingjin front line after the 77 Incident, and the anti-Japanese resistance on the Texas front line in October, focusing on the development and growth process of the independent division from weak to strong and the heroic and tenacious fighting spirit of the officers and soldiers of the independent division! Naturally, it is also interspersed with a large number of brutal massacres by the Japanese army, the use of chemical weapons, and the blood and tears of the survivors of the massacre!

In the latter part, it is the perverse behavior of Boss Han and the recent massacres of the Japanese army in Shandong, such as the "Queshan Massacre", "Dayan Village Massacre", "Tianzhuang Massacre", and "Huangjiayu Massacre"! In addition, Jiang Qiang also released some video materials about the inhumane massacre that the Japanese army was carrying out along the way!

"What? Governor Han ran away like this? Jinan, Zhangqiu, Zouping, Qingcheng, Gaoyuan and these places were lost so quickly? "Ah, the Japanese devils have already hit our doorstep?" "These beasts can't die well!" "Grass Ancestor, you brutes have the ability to come to Grandpa!" "Down with Japanese imperialism!" "I'd rather die in battle than be a slave to the country!"

"Kill all the little Japan and avenge the death of the compatriots!" "Only cramps and peeling can eliminate the hatred in my heart!"

At the beginning, everyone thought that this was to watch an educational film, after all, the first three battles were far away from Zhaoyuan County, although the brutal picture of the Japanese army was shocking, but in the hearts of everyone, they still felt that the war was still a little far away from themselves! At this time, Jiang Qiang had already occupied Anqiu County, Weifang, Gaomi County, and Shouguang County. There are probably twenty-two counties.

Because there are more than 100,000 troops in Jinan Prefecture, as well as the natural danger of the Yellow River, the independent divisions stationed in Gaomi, Jiaoxian, and Zhucheng are even stronger, and everyone has a strong sense of security in their hearts! But when they saw the people behind, they were shocked to find that the war had really burned to their doorstep at this moment, and the devil's vanguard was less than 100 kilometers away from them! Especially the bloody massacres that occurred in Shandong and northern Hebei, the bloody and terrifying pictures made everyone's hairs stand on end, and an unprecedented and thick crisis began to rise wildly in everyone's hearts!

"Brothers and sisters, I am very sad to tell you: Governor Han abandoned the people of Shandong and hid in the rear with his army and Minsheng Bank, and from today onwards, our Jiaodong Independent Division can only fight alone!" After doing enough foreshadowing and rendering, Jiang Qiang walked onto the stage with heavy steps, stared at everyone in the audience with a solemn expression, and shouted loudly:

"Everyone has seen that the little devils are not human beings at all, they are just a group of beasts who burn, kill and loot! Now it is not only the last moment of the Chinese nation, but we ourselves are on the verge of life and death! We have no choice but to fight the little devil to the end! Dear brothers and sisters, I hereby convene you to this meeting today to announce two important decisions! Jiang Qiang announced in a loud voice: "First, we will enter a wartime state from now on, mainly including the issuance of a general mobilization order, the implementation of comprehensive military control, and the strict implementation of the curfew system.

Second, the independent division was separated from the establishment of the Third Army and officially renamed the Jiaodong Military Region of the Asian People's Liberation Army. Third, the implementation of the strong wall clearing, the railway line from Jiaoxian to Weifang will be completely destroyed! ......After announcing the important decision, Jiang Qiang began to accept questions from reporters on the spot!

"Chief of Staff Jiang, does your second decision just now mean a complete break with Governor Han?" "Chief of Staff Jiang, I am a reporter from the National Salvation Daily, will you and your troops retreat to the rear like Governor Han?" "Chief of Staff Jiang, I, a reporter from Guangming Daily, Shandong, now that the Japanese army is strong, is our Asian People's Liberation Army Jiaodong Military Region really sure to hold the Jiaodong Peninsula and the Gaomi, Jiaoxian, and Zhucheng defense areas?" “……”

"Please rest assured, the responsibility of resisting Japan and saving the Asian People's Liberation Army has the confidence and ability to protect the territory and the people! The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband, and I and all the officers and soldiers of the Jiaodong Military Region of the Asian People's Liberation Army swear to fight the Japanese invaders to the end, even if they fight to the last soldier! Jiang Qiang answered the many questions that reporters were most anxious to know in their hearts, and expressed their firm belief and determination to resist the war to the end!

Jiang Qiang's prestige is already in full swing, and his powerful words at this time are even more powerful, as if they are reassuring pills, which instantly make everyone present quickly stabilize their minds! He was busy until five o'clock in the afternoon, and Jiang Qiang ended the release meeting with a wave of his hand.

After the meeting, the army, the government, newspapers, and the media began to take swift action to mobilize the people by means of leaflets, radio stations, newspapers, and so on within the defense zone! Soon, all units entered a state of first-level combat readiness, and the areas under the jurisdiction of Gaomi, Anqiu, Zhucheng, and Jiaoxian were cleared, and the people of those remote villages and mountain villages were all moved into the county and town for resettlement!

Since the Japanese army was about to launch a war to invade and occupy Qingdao, Chairman Yu appointed Shen Honglie as the commander-in-chief of the Qingdao army and navy to implement the plan of non-resistance to the "scorched earth war of resistance." On December 18, Shen Honglie ordered the bombing of nine major Japanese spinning mills in Qingdao, as well as the destruction of power plants, breweries, waterworks, and docks in the port. On 25 December, Shen ordered seven warships, including the Zhenhai Zhuao, which were anchored in Qingdao Port, and five small cargo ships, including the Flying Whale of the Port Authority, to load sand and gravel and sink them on the channel from Dagang to Xiaogang.

On December 26, Japan announced a blockade of traffic off the sea in Qingdao. On the 27th, Shen Honglie led nearly 10,000 troops, party and government organs, and family members to retreat to southwest Lu. At 9 a.m. on January 10, 1938, the Second Fleet of the Japanese Navy and some marines landed at Shantou, Zhanshan Village, and Huiquan Bay respectively under the cover of aircraft. On January 14, the vanguard echelon of the Kunisaki Detachment of the Second Army of the Japanese North China Front and the Fourth Fleet of the Navy invaded Qingdao one after another, and Qingdao fell again, becoming a colony of Japanese imperialism for the second time.

On January 16, 1938, Japanese Prime Minister Fumihiro Konoe issued a statement to lure Chiang Kai-shek to surrender and attempt to destroy China, claiming that Japan would "not regard the Nationalist Government as an opponent" but establish a "new government to support Japan". Japan has been clamoring for "the destruction of China in three months," and in order to achieve its aggressive plan of rapidly destroying China, it is necessary to connect the two battlefields of North China and Central China as soon as possible!

Therefore, the Japanese army decided to use Jinan and Guangdong as bases, attack along the Jinpu Railway from the north and south, and finally join Xuzhou to open up the Jinpu Road, so that the Japanese army in North China and the Japanese army in East China could join Wuhan! To this end, the base camp of the Japanese army has concentrated about 240,000 troops of eight divisions and five brigades, intending to annihilate the main force of the Chinese army in the Xuzhou area!

At the same time, the National Army Command and the Fifth Theater Commander's Headquarters had long been aware of the important strategic position of Xuzhou, and had already begun to mobilize about 600,000 troops and troops in October 1937 for defense! Xuzhou is located in the northwest of Jiangsu Province, between the Yellow River and the Huai River, according to the four provinces of Shandong, Henan, Anhui and Suzhou, and is the hub of the Jinpu and Longhai railways. Around Xuzhou, the mountains overlap and the rivers are vertical and horizontal, and it has always been a battleground for soldiers in the military history of China.

The focus of the battle between China and Japan is naturally concentrated in the Xuzhou area, and the famous Battle of Xuzhou in the history of the Anti-Japanese War is about to kick off! The battle would be a large-scale and large-scale operation, in which the Chinese army launched fierce offensive and defensive and counteroffensive and defensive battles against the Japanese army in the vast land between the Yellow and Huai Empires. Similarly, Jiang Qiang, who had already been registered with the Japanese army, attracted a lot of hatred this time, and became the key "care" target of the Japanese army!

The 10th and 5th Divisions of the Japanese North China Front Army successively occupied Weixian, Changyi County, Pingdu County, and Jimo County, forming an impermeable semi-encirclement of Jiang Qiang's subordinate area! In addition, the Japanese Second Fleet, anchored off the coast of Qingdao, had begun to carry out several high-intensity bombardments on the coastal defense line and Gaomi, Zhucheng, Jiaoxian, and Anqiu as early as a week earlier.

However, these menacing bomber groups were first unable to hide in front of the all-weather air defense radar, and were discovered early in an attempt, and then these bombers were bombed down one after another under the powerful anti-aircraft artillery fire that was waiting for them, and no less than 60 bombers were shot down one after another! After suffering four times in a row, the Devil Aviation Regiment suddenly became much more honest, and it didn't dare to come and bomb indiscriminately!

On the other hand, the loss of personnel and property on Jiang Qiang's side was much smaller, and every time the devil group just took off, the air defense siren sounded early within the defense area of the Jiaodong Military Region of the Asian People's Liberation Army. After several air raids, at most some inconsequential houses and buildings were blown up, and more than 30 civilians unfortunately died in the Japanese air raids! Under the elimination of each other's strengths, the morale of the military and civilians in the jurisdiction has been greatly boosted, not only is they no longer afraid of the devil's planes to make trouble, but they hope that they can have more heads!

Pingdu County, meeting room of the headquarters of the 2nd Army of the Japanese Army. "Your Excellency Commander, we have now gathered a full 2 Imperial Division A divisions, should we give a general attack order to wipe out that damn Asian PLA commander and his so-called Jiaodong Military Region?"

Lieutenant General Kojimano, who was full of pride in the 107th Division, did not feel anxious and dignified because he met a real opponent, but was eager to try it and a little excited. The commander of the 2nd Army, Lieutenant General Nishio Shouzo, glanced at Ryosuke Isoya, who was speechless, and then asked in a deep voice: "Isoya-kun, you and this Chinese army have fought in Texas, please talk about your opinion?" "Ahem, ahem!"

Isoya Ryosuke's face flushed slightly, this is really a pot that can't be opened, and last time he was also ambitious to annihilate the independent brigade led by Jiang Qiang in one fell swoop, cut off the big trouble in his heart and establish a great feat. However, Ryosuke Isoya tried his best to mobilize a reorganized A division and an independent mixed brigade with a total strength of more than 30,000 troops, and set up a well-arranged pocket array! When Jiang Qiang rushed in, Isoya Liansuke thought that the Jiaodong Independent Brigade was already a turtle in the urn, and even if Jiang Qiang grew wings, he didn't want to escape and ascend to heaven.

Ryosuke Isoya did everything he could, not only encircling and suppressing more than 20,000 troops, but also using heavy artillery brigades, aircraft, tanks, poison gas bombs and other means! But in the end, not only did the 10th Division suffer serious casualties, but the 1st Independent Mixed Brigade was annihilated by the formation, and the total number of casualties reached a terrifying more than 23,000 people!

Although the total number of casualties on the Huaxia side was more than 9,170, and more than 8,000 were slightly and seriously injured, the number of casualties of the Independent Brigade was only more than 1,500, which was far from the point of breaking the muscles and bones! This time, the encirclement and annihilation war with mental calculation and unintentional not only did not bring glory and merit to Isoya Ryosuke, but became a stain and a nightmare for his life, and a few days ago he was almost dismissed from his post as commander of the 10th Division and returned to Japan to be interrogated for accountability.

After several months of reorganization, the 10th Division is now completely restored, but Ryosuke Isoya has an inexplicable fear of Jiang Qiang's department, and he really doesn't want to meet such a demonic opponent again! Seeing that Ryosuke Isoya was silent for a long time, Nishio Shouzo couldn't help but ask again, "Sotani-kun, what's wrong with you?" Ryosuke Isoya hurriedly stabilized his mind, and then said with a sad face: "Your Excellency, Commander, according to my experience with Jiang Qiang's department, this is an extremely difficult opponent, and he is very good at fighting defensive counterattacks!"

According to intelligence, Jiang Qiang's troops had at least 60,000 soldiers, equipped with extremely sophisticated weapons and artillery, and built a large number of permanent fortifications in the four areas of Jiaodong Peninsula, Gaomi, Zhucheng and Anqiu! Therefore, I suggest that we must be extremely cautious, adopt a steady and steady way to gradually advance, compress the strategic activity space of Yang Fan's department, and accumulate small victories for big victories before the final decision! "Isoya-kun, you have been bitten by a snake for ten years and are afraid of the well rope, why are you getting less and less courageous?"

Hearing this, Vice Admiral Kojimano of the 107th Division snorted very dissatisfied, and then continued: "We have gathered two integrated divisions this time, as well as heavy artillery brigades, tank wings, and fire support from the 2nd Fleet, so do we need to be so timid?" After a few unpleasant words, Kojimano turned his head to look at Nishio Shouzao:

"Your Excellency Commander, I think that as long as we launch a general attack with the momentum of thunder, we will definitely let the Chinese army entrenched in the Jiaodong Peninsula, Gaomi, Zhucheng, and Anqiu face off and show flaws! As long as a gap is opened in it, the invincible Imperial Japanese Army will definitely be able to completely cut off this great trouble in a short period of time! Ryosuke Isoya shook his head again and again and said, "Kojima-kun, Your Excellency Commander, it's not that I'm less courageous, but I'm not too careful!" Have we suffered less in the hands of Jiang Qiang?

This cunning Huaxia commander is definitely an outlier and must not be inferred with common sense! Please be careful, Your Excellency, Commander! "What Isoya-kun said is extremely true!" At this time, Major General Suzuki, chief of staff of the 2nd Army, nodded and agreed:

"A few days ago, in order to cooperate with our attack, the air group of the 2nd Fleet carried out air raids for five consecutive days, but it hit a hard nail, not only failed to achieve the bombing effect, but was shot down more than 60 bombers! It can be seen from this that this Chinese army is indeed extraordinary, and we need to be more careful to win steadily! ”

"Yo Xi! There is a saying in Huaxia that says well, be careful to sail a ship for ten thousand years! This time the base camp has specially given tactical guidance, and we really can't afford to make any more low-level mistakes! Nishio Shouzo nodded and patted the board, at first he also felt incredible after receiving the battle plan of the base camp: he actually asked two A divisions to jointly encircle and suppress Jiang Qiang's department, although Jiang Qiang's name was already very loud!

But later, after a careful understanding, Nishio Shouzo suddenly discovered that this Chinese commander was not an ordinary demon, the army he led could be called an imperial meat grinder, and the fighters selected in several major battles in succession were extremely ingenious, and repeatedly caused a large number of casualties in the Japanese army! It is not known how many lieutenant generals died at his hands.

Especially before the fight has started, Nishio Shouzo has already smelled a very unusual and dangerous atmosphere! After some specific discussions, Nishio Shouzo and other old devils finally reached a consensus and decided to focus on attacking from four directions, steadily advancing step by step. In the early morning of January 18, 1938, the Japanese 10th Division and the 107th Division launched an attack on Anqiu County, Gaomi County, and Jiao County in four ways!

In addition, there was also a brigade of troops that made a detour to advance in the direction of Juxian, intending to launch an attack on Zhucheng County from the rear! At present, the Jiaodong Military Region of the Asian People's Liberation Army has four infantry brigades with a full strength of 15,000 people, a special operations brigade with a total strength of 10,000 people, an artillery regiment of 3,000 people, a baggage regiment of 2,000 people, an engineer regiment of 2,000 people, a military police brigade of 1,000 people, a flight group of 200 people, and a reserve regiment with no upper limit, with a total strength of more than 80,000 people!

After a long period of planning and intense construction, Jiang Qiang had already built a large number of fortifications, including pillboxes, bunkers, anti-aircraft and anti-artillery shelters, barbed wire, trenches, and batteries, within the defense area, and two months ago he had stationed four infantry brigades in their respective defense areas for deployment! For example, Li Jinglin's 1st Brigade was stationed in Gaomi, Yang Chengliang's 2nd Brigade was stationed in Anqiu, Ren Yixiong's 3rd Brigade was stationed in Jiaoxian, and Wu Kexiang's 4th Brigade was stationed in Zhucheng County! Huzi's special operations brigade and reserve regiment are stationed in Zhaoyuan as mobile forces, and they can respond to and support various defense areas at any time.

The logistics departments in Gaomi, Zhucheng, Jiaoxian, and Anqiu counties are all connected by high-standard cement roads and have a high degree of mechanical transportation capacity, and they can put reserve troops into any battlefield that needs support within an hour. This time, Miao Dadong finally got his wish and could fight with the devil with real knives and guns, and he set up the headquarters of the first brigade in the Gaomi railway station!

The main position of the First Brigade was to build a 10-kilometer-long main defense line with the Jiaoji Railway Line as the main axis, and four large defensive positions were built in Wangjiazhuang Village, Majiazhuang Village, Haojialouzi Village, and Guogang Village along the line. As soon as it was dawn this morning, after the shelling of the 11th Wing of the 9th Brigade of the 107th Division of the Japanese Army, it launched an attack on the two positions of Wangjiazhuang Village and Majiazhuang Village under the cover of dozens of light tanks. The tip of the needle was on Maimang, and the fierce offensive and defensive battles entered a hundred blazing from the beginning!

There are seventy or eighty thousand elite soldiers and strong generals under his hands, and they are fighting defensive battles in the well-built defense area, Jiang Qiang naturally does not need to be in a hurry to personally go into battle and command! Nearly 50,000 elite old devil soldiers pressed the border, posing as if they were going to eat themselves alive, saying that they were not nervous at all, it was impossible! So as soon as it dawned in the morning, Jiang Qiang came to the division headquarters to sit in the center and command!