After Jiang Qiang finished talking with several cadres of the Xintai Garrison Brigade and the Qinghe Garrison Brigade, Jiang Qiang went on without stopping, and then convened a liaison meeting between the Shandong Provincial Government, the Shandong Military Region, and the Shandong Provincial Anti-Ming Cooking Political Axe Senate and Council. Present at the meeting were leaders of the divisions, detachments, and garrison brigades of the Shandong Military Region, leaders of units directly under the city, Zhuang Tao, governor of Shandong Province, responsible persons of various departments of the Shandong Provincial Anti-Ming Cooking Political Council, and cadres of the main divisions and regimental levels who were resting and waiting around Jinan.

The meeting was presided over by Zhuang Tao, Governor of Shandong Province.

On behalf of the Shandong Military Region and the Shandong Military Region Headquarters, Chang Yuan summed up the operational situation since the Luzhong Campaign, holding that in the previous stage of the military struggle, the main reason why our army was able to break through the encirclement and suppression of the heavy troops of the Chinese army and achieve brilliant results was that it adhered to unified leadership and mutual cooperation, and had a high degree of concentration of the main force and firepower; whether it was the elimination of the 107th Division in the Luzhong Campaign, the annihilation of the Fifth Division in the Hebei-Shandong Border, or the luring of the enemy to the north and eastward and the southward movement of the enemy, the main force was always in a favorable situation and the success of the first blow. In particular, in the Jiaoji Road Campaign, all units of our army coordinated and fought continuously, commanded like a cloud, and used novel and bold tactics, and achieved brilliant results in annihilating the enemy's three divisions and regiments and two garrisons at the cost of relatively small casualties. The test of the Jiaoji Road Campaign proved that as long as the command is properly directed, the enemy is deployed, and the enemy acts first, the main force of our army is fully capable of destroying one permanent division or two or three garrison divisions and regiments of the Chinese army in a single battle. At the same time, practice since the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression has proved that adhering to flexible and mobile strategies and tactics, adhering to the principle of concentrating troops and firepower to defeat the enemy, and persisting in combining guerrilla warfare, movement warfare, and tackling tough battles are the magic weapon of our army.

According to this judgment, in the future, the main force of our Shandong Military Region should maintain active offensive operations, and initially plan to prepare for the winter offensive operation, with the goal of forcing the enemy to trap and defend Dezhou, force the enemy to retreat to Xuzhou in the south, and force the enemy to retreat to Cangxian in the north, so as to further expand the base area and compress the living space of the devils in North China. In accordance with the strategic determination of the division headquarters, all brigades should reorganize and train their troops, replenish supplies, and make good preparations before a big battle.

On behalf of the senior senators of the Shandong Provincial Government and the Shandong Military Region, Zhuang Tao summed up the work of building up the local armed forces.

During the encirclement and suppression of Shandong by the heavy army group of the Chinese army, from Luxi and Hebei to Jiaodong and southeast Shandong, the county brigades, district squads, and militias established by our army in the early stage played an important role and made great sacrifices. In order to cover the transfer of the villagers, many county brigades and district teams fought desperately against the devils, and the sacrifices of the whole team abounded, composing tragic movements.

In view of this situation, Zhuang Tao, on behalf of the Shandong Provincial Government and the senior senator of the Shandong Military Region, proposed that the main forces, garrison brigades, and detachments should regard the building of local armed forces as the most important task at present, mobilize a number of backbone cadres of the Jiaodong Army to work in the local armed forces, and one regiment should be responsible for one or two counties, and at least one company should be transferred to build up county brigades, district squads, and militia teams in various villages. A strong and powerful system of local armed forces can be formed at any time to support the main force in combat, replenish the attrition of the main force, and ensure the stability of the base areas. Counties with good conditions can directly set up garrison regiments to train military cadres and soldiers on a large scale.

On behalf of the Shandong Provincial Government, Wang Yong reported on the state of political power building.

Wang Yong pointed out in his report that before the main force of our army entered Shandong in a big way, it organized an armed uprising and formed an anti-Japanese army. However, the building of political power during this period has not yet been included in the agenda. After the main force of our army advanced eastward, it proposed to set up local political power, but because the main force of our army was in a state of concealed development in most areas for a period of time in order to conceal its strategic intentions, especially in the areas where the main force of our army had not yet arrived, basically the puppet regime was dominant, and only the political power in the central base areas of Luxi, Hebei, Lubian, and Yimeng was relatively good. After the end of the Luzhong Campaign, the Yue army soon carried out heavy encirclement and suppression, and as in the case of the local armed forces, the local political power that had been formed suffered heavy losses. The problem now is that there is a serious shortage of local cadres, not to mention the district level, and the cadres at the county level are not fully equipped. In view of the vital importance of the building of political power, it is necessary to transfer a number of cadres from the main force to support the building of local political power, build up political axes at the county and district levels, and elect political power at the village level. Only in this way can we build the base areas into a strong rear.

On behalf of the Shandong Anti-Ming Cooking Political Axe Council, Yu Hui reported on the work of the political axe.

After this period of hard work, the fiscal and taxation system in southeast Shandong has been initially established, and the renminbi has replaced all currencies in southeast Shandong; The industry and commerce in southeast Shandong have also developed to a certain extent, and the number of industrial and commercial establishments has grown rapidly; The promotion of the two-cropping farming method in one year has achieved initial results, and the autumn grain crops in the mountainous areas of southeast Shandong and Taiyi have achieved bumper harvests. However, due to the heavy encirclement and suppression of the army, all industries in other areas have withered, and there is an urgent need to heal the wounds of the war. In the next step, we should focus on doing a good job in the following tasks: First, we should improve the financial, fiscal, and taxation system, set up fiscal and taxation organs in all base areas, and set up bank outlets, so that we can deposit and withdraw renminbi in all areas occupied by our army. The second is to invigorate commercial circulation and create a good environment for the commercial development of the base areas. The third is to vigorously develop education, actively prepare for the establishment of Shandong University, and restore the original primary and secondary education system, so that children can go to school and have books. Fourth, it is necessary to make use of the leisure time to build water conservancy projects and lay a foundation for striving for stable grain production next year. Fifth, highways should be expanded in the hinterland of the base areas to facilitate the smooth flow of main sports and trade routes. Sixth, centering on the operational needs of our army, we should restore the original mine production as soon as possible, and try by all means to open hidden ironworks, steelworks, and copper factories to provide raw materials for the arsenals and meet the operational needs of the troops. Seventh, it is necessary to organize the work of supporting the front, and wherever the troops fight, the trolleys of the front teams will be pushed to ensure that the soldiers can eat and wear shirts.

When Jiang Qiang spoke at the end, the audience applauded thunderously and endured for a long time. Jiang Qiang began to speak, and his voice was pleasant: "Before going north to resist the war, no one could have imagined that we could sit in Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, for a meeting in such a short time. ”

The cadres in the audience first burst into laughter, followed by a burst of thunderous applause, and some cadres even had tears in their eyes, and cried while applauding.

Jiang Qiang continued: "The reason for this achievement is the result of the bloody struggle of our army in Shandong and the result of the bloody sacrifice of the martyrs. For this result, we sacrificed a large number of martyrs, comrades, it was not easy to come by! ”

Jiang Qiang's voice suddenly rose a few degrees: "Now, although we have captured Jinan, it does not mean that all of this Shandong is ours. The surrounding puppet army is eyeing each other, and they may launch attacks and attacks anytime and anywhere. The army on the northern front has now concentrated the 1st, 2nd, and 23rd divisions of the Kwantung Army and the four garrison divisions in North China, with a total strength of more than 100,000. Among them, the second division is the main force of the first class of the army and one of the three mechanized divisions of the army. This part of the devils is the best at surprise attacks, and once they launch it, they will inevitably take it by surprise and hit the soft underbelly of our army. The Dezhou army in the east could soon be strengthened, and the Fifth Division, which had withdrawn from the Canton battlefield, might reach Tianjin in one or two days. Everyone knows that the main force of the Fifth Division was completely annihilated by our army, and it was severely attacked by our Seventh Brigade in Zhoucun. However, the Fifth Division, like the Second Division, is one of the three mechanized divisions of the Yue Army, and is good at roundabout attacks, and if they are strengthened, they are also a steel monster armed to the teeth, which is very difficult to deal with! Some comrades may say, why don't we send the Shandong Army Air Force to attack the convoy carrying the Fifth Division, and send them into the sea. I would like to tell my comrades that fighting a war cannot be taken for granted. The 5th Division returned to Tianjin under the escort of the Combined Fleet. The carrier-based aircraft of the combined fleet are very powerful, and our air brigade is no match for them. At this time, the army has become a frightened bird, and it will definitely be on high alert, and if our air brigade goes to attack, it will definitely fall into their trap. I can't do it! Let's take a look at the Southern Front Army, in addition to the 35th Division in Yanzhou, the 13th Brigade of Reading and the 114th Division in Lunan, the Xuzhou Garrison and the puppet Manchurian National Defense Army, there are 38th Divisions in southwest Lu, and the elite 14th Division has also withdrawn to Lunan, and the strength of the puppet army in this area is also quite a lot, close to 100,000. Comrades, think about it, these three puppet armies add up to more than 200,000 troops, and they have always been a great threat to the Shandong base area! This is not counting, it is very likely that the army is sending troops and sending elite divisions to Shandong, so that the old tricks will be repeated, and once again carry out heavy encirclement and suppression of our army. Comrades, think about it, if we relax our vigilance, then when we wake up, it is very likely that the army will have arrived in the city of Jinan. ”

Seeing that the cadres were all pondering, Jiang Qiang said again: "After talking about the military situation, I will talk about the economic situation of the Shandong base area. Comrades all know that since our Jiaodong Group Army occupied Zhaoyuan and Qixia counties, the seizures of our army have been extremely rich, and there is basically no need to collect taxes or pay military rations from fellow villagers. In particular, our army captured Qingdao, Lianyungang, and Jinan, and seized a large amount of supplies. Among them, the seizure in Qingdao is the most abundant, which is equivalent to connecting the banks and foreign-funded enterprises in these two cities. It can be said that our army is not short of money. This is evidenced by the fact that we were able to set up Shandong Development Bank, with a capital of up to 10 billion yuan. But, comrades, think some, what's the use of just having money? As long as the little devils are blocked, God will have another continuous drought, and our army will not be able to buy food with money! For such a large-scale army, as long as there is no food for a few days, the combat effectiveness is basically equal to zero. When we are dying of hunger, the little devil's bayonet will reach our chests. In this era, food is the most important thing. As long as the food supply is sufficient, it will not be a problem for us to expand the army, build schools, build hospitals, and build roads. When there is a problem with food, everything becomes a problem. Moreover, we not only need food, but also oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, clothes and shoes, lamps and oil, and the villagers in the base areas also need to eat, dress and live a normal life. Now that we have such a large base area, we must think of developing social undertakings. If nothing else, we can't let all the children in the base area drop out of school, right? You can't let the villagers be sick and lack medical treatment, right? All these require economic development, and the capture of our army alone cannot meet the needs of the base areas. In addition, military planes conduct reconnaissance and bombing every day, and our economic development has been greatly restricted, and chimneys cannot be erected, large-scale factories cannot be built, and we can only make use of the mountainous terrain to develop in concealment, which seriously restricts our ability to develop the economy. However, it will not work if we do not grasp the economy. What to do? Tell me to use your brain and think about it! How can a living person suffocate urine? Can we dig a lot of tunnels? Is it possible to expand the scale of the tunnel and turn it into an underground project? If the tunnel becomes an underground project, won't our factory be built in an underground project? This underground project is a good thing, not afraid of the little devil's plane, not only can hide people, Tibetan troops, but also build a small factory, you can also grow vegetables in it. Mushrooms are delicious! I told the comrades that they could try to artificially grow mushrooms in the underground works and see how it worked. I would like to say three words to comrades, and you must keep in mind that there is no stability without agriculture, no wealth without work, and no life without business. When we grasp the economy in the base areas, we must vigorously grasp agriculture, develop industry, and invigorate commerce. Of course, now is a time of war, and the main thing in grasping agriculture is to increase output and ensure that there is food to eat; The main focus of grasping industry is to focus on the military industry, and it is necessary to be able to produce enough weapons and ammunition to meet the needs of operations; To grasp commerce is to ensure the normal circulation of commodities and the supply of materials in the base areas. ”

After talking about the military and economy, Jiang Qiang also talked about the building of local political power and local armed forces, and talked about cultural propaganda work, which is tantamount to making a comprehensive plan for Shandong's work. In Jiang Qiang's words, it means that all troops, localities, and cadres must understand the situation and tasks facing Shandong's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and know what to do and how to do it.

Considering that he didn't know when he would be able to return to Shanghai, Jiang Qiang designated that during his departure from Shandong, Zhuang Tao would preside over the overall work in Shandong, and Chang Yuan would be in charge of the military. In the event of an emergency or a major combat operation, it is necessary to promptly report to General Tang Juwu, the General Headquarters in Shanghai, and himself, and mobilize the main forces to carry out large-scale operations, and Zhuang Tao, Chang Yuan, and Chen Zhengnian must jointly sign the order, all of which are indispensable.

After the meeting, Jiang Qiang met with the commanders of each division separately and asked them to step up preparations for war, especially the Luxi Garrison Brigade, the Luxi Garrison Brigade, and the Jilu Border Units in Dexian County, and to guard against sneak attacks by devils at any time.

In view of the fact that the army was in a period of accumulating strength and had to take the initiative to attack and disrupt the deployment of the army, Jiang Qiang ordered the special operations headquarters to attack on all fronts and carry out special operations against the Yanzhou army in the direction of Dexian and on the southern front. In Jiang Qiang's words, the special combat team and sniper team were all dispatched, plunged sharp knives into the hearts of the little devils, and used special guerrilla warfare to deal with the devils, so that their officers, machine gunners, and gunners died quietly one by one, so that the little devils' trains, cars, and planes could not run. In a word, it is to bleed the devils with special guerrilla warfare, so that they cannot accumulate strength and launch large-scale attacks at will.

In order to cooperate with the special guerrilla warfare, Jiang Qiang ordered all divisions to organize small elite units to serve as the cover and support units of the special operations command, under the unified command of the special operations command, to carry out active attack operations against the Yue army, so that the Yue army would have the illusion that the Shandong Military Region had begun to launch an offensive again.

After arranging all the work in the Shandong base area, Jiang Qiang called Zhuang Tao, Chang Yuan, and Chen Zhengnian together, and repeatedly warned them that they must conceal the main force so that the devils could not figure out the strategic intentions of our army. If the devils launch an attack on all fronts, our army can retreat in great strides, find suitable fighters, and attack the enemy all the way. Now it is necessary to send out the reconnaissance battalions and the reconnaissance companies of various brigades to comprehensively monitor the movements of the devils. Special attention should be paid to air defense operations and large losses should be avoided as much as possible.

Zhuang Tao smiled and said, "Don't worry, we won't be reckless." Besides, you're flying back by plane, and it won't take long. I don't know if you'll be back in three days. ”

When Jiang Qiang heard this, he felt a sigh in his heart, it was not good for the cadres to be so dependent on themselves, and immediately said to Zhuang Tao: "Zhuang Tao, I am going back to Shanghai this time, and there are many questions that need to be explained clearly to General Tang Juwu and General Jiang Baili, and it is estimated that it will take a long time. At least three or five days won't be able to come back. If the army learns that I have left Shandong, it will inevitably make waves, and you must know this in your hearts. Let me tell you, from now on, including Jinan, the base areas must quietly implement the clearing of the walls to prevent the devils from raiding. If necessary, the iron bridge of the Yellow River can be blown up to delay the attack of the devils on the northern front. There can be no luck. If you are lucky, you will have to suffer a great loss. You must know that the 2nd Division, the 5th Division, the 14th Division, and the 1st Division are not easy to provoke, and if they are allowed to launch a calm attack by their troops, our garrison brigade will not be able to stop them at all. ”

As soon as Zhuang Tao, Chen Zhengnian, and Chang Yuan heard it, they knew that what the commander said was the truth. Once the little devil knows that Jiang Qiang has left Shandong, he may really fight a big fight, such as the Luxi Garrison Brigade, the Luxi Second Garrison Brigade, the Hebei and Lu border troops, and the southern Hebei troops are all key targets of attack by the army. Jiang Qiang also said some time ago that if the devil attacked, he would let the little devil come in the direction of Jinan and concentrate the main force to fight all the way. Now to change their words and say that they will blow up the iron bridge over the Yellow River if necessary, to put it bluntly, they are not at ease with their command ability.

Chang Yuan repeatedly assured that the commanders would rest assured that they would carefully study the combat plan and resolutely not fight if the fighter plane was immature, and once the fighter plane matured, they would immediately pounce on it and bite the little devil fiercely.

Jiang Qiang was relieved at this time, and told Zhuang Tao, Chen Zhengnian, and Chang Yuan that if the enemy attacked on a large scale, they must be ruthless, and make a quick decision on whether to withdraw or fight, without the slightest hesitation. The first target of attack should be the 14th Division on the Southern Front, which killed their division commander for us in Tianjin, but the 5th Division was relatively arrogant and could easily risk attacking. Of course, if the Fifth Division left Tianjin, it would have to think of presetting positions in advance and using night battles and night battles to destroy the enemy. As long as the Fifth Division or the Fourteenth Division is eliminated, the little devil's offensive will naturally collapse.

It wasn't until everything was arranged that Jiang Qiang went home to deal with his headache of personal affairs. The fierce fighting on the Shandong Peninsula lasted all day, until at 7 p.m., when it was dark and the Jiaodong Group Army stopped its offensive for the time being.

Because of the fear of the mysterious and powerful Flying Tigers of the Shandong Military Region, the Japanese Army Navy and Army Aviation Corps never participated in the battle, but the helicopter brigade of the Flying Tigers frequently dispatched cameo bombers, giving great pressure and damage to the Japanese position!

The Japanese fleet cruising in the coastal waters was constrained by both the range and the coastal defense artillery, and the Japanese troops who were holding the cities and fortresses could not provide effective fire support!

Therefore, the Shandong Military Region, which has air supremacy, heavy artillery, and tank armored units, has occupied the absolute initiative on the battlefield from the very beginning, while the Japanese defenders have relied on fortifications and geographical advantages to resist stubbornly!

After a day of fierce fighting, the Shandong Military Region made great progress, breaking through multiple defense lines in several directions, including Lanling County, Fengcheng County, Zoucheng, Yidu County, and Jimo County, and gathered heavy troops near the county seat! Although the Shandong Military Region showed great ambitions, the Japanese army's reaction was not fierce, and it seems that it had been foreseen for a long time!

The Japanese defenders everywhere adopted a passive defensive posture, and although they did not take the initiative to attack and confront the Shandong Military Region, they did not retreat in the key defensive areas! Different from the Lubei Plain, most of the counties and cities attacked this time were hilly and mountainous, and the tank armored forces could not exert their real strength due to the limited terrain!

The Japanese army is also well aware of the field combat capability of the Shandong Military Region in the plains, so a few months ago it had already been building fortifications on a large scale and on a large scale, especially in the hilly and mountainous areas! Therefore, although the combat initiative is firmly in the hands of the Shandong Military Region, it is not so simple to achieve the strategic goal of the ice-breaking operation!

Just like the Vietnam War and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the US military has absolute superiority in weapons and equipment, but it is also extremely difficult to overcome the strong defense line built on the mountain, and it cannot be overcome even at a heavy price!

However, Jiang Qiang is not in a hurry about this, he is idle anyway, he has enough financial and material resources to support the long-term battle, and he can gnaw it down little by little, and he can be regarded as training elite soldiers! On the morning of the next day, in view of the severe war situation in Shandong and the joint advice of Shunroku Hatata, Ninji Okamura and others, the Japanese Emperor Hirohito once again convened important ministers to discuss countermeasures!

However, the discussion came and went, and the final opinion was still that the Shandong Military Region should be besieged, and the use of strong fortifications and defensive positions should be used for attrition, and the key offensive direction should be placed on the Republic of China government! Emperor Hirohito and other high-level Japanese officials still have the illusion of bringing the Republic of China government to its knees, and at the same time, they are luring Wang Jingwei at this stage, so at this critical moment, they don't want to gnaw on the hard bone of the Huaxia Tiger Army!