Chapter 538: The general attack of Battle Texas has arrived
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On November 14, not long after Sato Sadaji's division captured Dong'a, Han Yunhua issued an order for a general attack on the whole front. With Han Yunhua's order, 10 infantry divisions, 1 1 cavalry division, one armored brigade and a large number of directly subordinate troops of the Inner Mongolia Military Region, and then 24 infantry regiments of the 115 division launched a full-front attack on Luxi.
At 8:15 a.m., the city of Liaocheng was broken, and the 1st Brigade of the 7th Division of the Inner Mongolia Military Region broke into the inner city from the west of the city, and surrounded more than 500 people from the remnants of the 5th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade in the Liaocheng Railway Station.
Immediately after the reinforcements led by Sajito Saji, more than 15,000 people of the 50th Division were besieged in Dong'e County, and Han Yunhua ordered Wang Zhaoxiang to destroy this Japanese puppet army at all costs, in case it suddenly turned around and returned to Jining and Heze and caused trouble for the 115th Division.
The most troublesome thing for Okamura Ningji was that when the Inner Mongolia Military Region launched an attack, more than 80,000 people of the 115th Division lurking near Heze also quickly launched an attack, and the two armies of the 115th Division went all the way south to Heze through Yuncheng, and all the way to the east through Liangshan, Wenshang, and Jiaxiang went straight to Jining.
Due to the serious shortage of the Japanese defenders, and they were still in a hurry, they were caught off guard by the 115th Division, and the troops advanced very quickly, and the troops were invincible. With the support of Han Yunhua's department, the 115th Division at this time was also unable to change its guns, and there was no shortage of cavalry artillery, and it was not a problem to attack the city.
There were even worse things for Okamura Ningji, at the same time as receiving the telegram that the 115th Division of the Chinese Eighth Route Army was attacking Heze and Jining, Okamura Ningji received a telegram from the Zaozhuang defenders, saying that the three infantry divisions and two infantry brigades under Yu Xuezhong, commander of the Sulu Theater of the Chinese Nationalist Government, had suddenly sent troops north, had already captured Yancheng and Cangshan, and could come to Linyi and Zaozhuang at any time. Linyi is good to say that this place is located in the Yimeng Mountains, and the military value is not great. But Zaozhuang is different, it is the transportation hub of Shandong connecting Jiangsu and Anhui, and now there are still a lot of materials hoarded in Zaozhuang Station, and there will never be any mistakes.
Immediately afterwards, Okamura Ninji received a telegram saying that a large number of Shina government troops had also appeared in Dongming in Luxi, numbered Pang Bingxun's 40th Army and the 3rd Group Army, with a total strength of more than 50,000 people, as well as a large number of people.
At the same time, the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army, which had disappeared in Shandong, and other anti-Japanese armed forces emerged one after another, constantly attacking the communication lines of the Japanese theater and attacking the Japanese puppet strongholds. If it was left in peacetime, Okamura Ningji would at most smile disdainfully, and send an infantry to be generous enough to eliminate these gopher-like Chinese guerrillas, but at this time, Okamura Ningji was really anxious, the inexplicable alliance of the Chinese government army and the communist forces must have a major plan, just like the two cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the first time the Kuomintang and the Communist Party directly fought several major warlords in China at that time, and even directly collapsed Wu Peifu and Chen Jiongming's department. The second Kuomintang-Communist cooperation directly withstood the powerful offensive of the empire and led this holy war to the stage of confrontation of fighting attrition. Therefore, in the eyes of Okamura Ninji, a China expert, the KMT and the CCP are not easy to cooperate, but once they cooperate, there will definitely be a big plan.
Although this is only a partial combat cooperation, since the beginning of the war, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party have only been able to fight in limited numbers, and the battle of Pingxingguan that broke the myth of the empire's invincibility is counted once, and the first battle of Wuhan is counted once, and there are very few other than that.
The most important thing is that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party have not even heard the slightest rumor on the part of the empire this time, which shows how well it has done its secrecy. Such a thorough cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party must have been directed against the Empire, and it seems that the Chinese army wanted to unite to expel the Empire from Shandong. …,
After a little confusion, Okamura Ningji calmed down, he looked at the entire Shandong map for a while, and then decisively ordered: "Order: The First Army abandons Dezhou, let Shinozuka-kun immediately lead his troops to retreat to the front line of Linyi, Shanghe, and Huimin to garrison, and be sure to stop the battle line at Linyi and Shanghe." ”
"Order: The 59th Division immediately shrinks its forces, withdraws from Heze City before the Zhina troops rush to Heze, and the whole army immediately withdraws to Jining and joins the 63rd Division to ensure the safety of Jining and ensure the smooth flow of the river."
"Order: The 110th Division and the 1st Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade immediately send troops to the front line of Pingyin, ready to meet Sato Sadaji's headquarters at any time, and at the same time order Sato Sadaji to immediately lead his troops to break through in the direction of Pingyin."
"Order: The 8th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade and the 3rd Division of the newly formed chariot stationed in Rizhao immediately reinforce the front line of Zaozhuang and Linyi, repel the attack of the Xuezhong Department at all costs, and must drive the government army of China out of Shandong to ensure the smooth flow of the southbound railway."
"Order: The 79th, 81st, 82nd, 84th, and 88th Divisions resting in Qingdao Port immediately rush to Jinan and wait for dispatch."
Okamura Ninji issued a series of five orders, thinking that there was still negligence, and immediately ordered the defenders stationed in Linqing, Leling and other places to shrink their forces and retreat to the hinterland of Shandong. According to the information just sent back by the intelligence department, in addition to the 250,000 troops under Han Yunhua's command, there were also 8 to 100,000 troops of the 115 Division of the Eighth Route Army and 120,000 people of the Chinese government army, as well as countless guerrillas of China, not only formed artillery, but also combat vehicles and heavy artillery, as well as mysterious special forces.
Looking at the current situation of the North China Front, the entire Front Army originally had 10 divisions and 6 independent mixed brigades, with a total strength of 220,000 troops, and these 220,000 people were all stationed in Shandong, plus 150,000 imperial troops in Shandong, the defenders of the entire Shandong Province reached 370,000 people, equivalent to about 80 troops in the heyday of the North China Front, but they only needed to guard a quarter of the territory of the North China Front in its heyday, so although it was very difficult, Okamura Ningji still ran Shandong like an iron bucket. Needles can't get in, water can't splash in. However, since the order to transfer troops from the base camp came a month ago, a large number of experienced veterans of the North China Front have been transferred, and although the senior officers of the divisions and regiments have hardly moved, the troops have been reduced to less than half of their original size.
Using half of the original force to defend the same large territory, the troops were already stretched, and at the beginning of the Battle of Texas, a complete infantry division was eaten by Han Yunhua's department, which made Okamura Ningji extremely angry and helpless, fortunately, the base camp promised Okamura Ningci that the 5 infantry divisions and regiments of the reinforcements have all been in place, although the combat effectiveness of these reinforcements is extremely limited, but no division is also a very strong combat force, which should be able to come in handy.
This time the loss is certain, the people of China have been plotting for a long time, and they are well prepared, the front army is in a hurry to respond to the battle, and it is not normal not to suffer losses, after all, it is no longer as great as the difference in the national strength of the two countries when the war started, and the gap in the combat effectiveness of the army is also narrowing, and Okamura Ninji can see this more clearly than ordinary Japanese officers.
The retreat of the Japanese army greatly exceeded Han Yunhua's expectations, although the overall strategy and the distribution of troops in Luxi were indeed at an absolute disadvantage, but the difference between the two sides was not very large, and the Japanese army did not have no chance of turning the tables. Although the Inner Mongolia Military Region has strong troops, it is not without weaknesses. All Chinese troops, including the Inner Mongolia Military Region, have a common problem, that is, the supply of weapons and ammunition cannot keep up with the consumption, and the consumption of ammunition and all logistical materials is staggering for a powerful unit like Han Yunhua's department. Let's not talk about whether the military production of the Inner Mongolia Military Region can keep up, but such a long-distance transportation alone is enough for Han Yunhua's department to have a headache, and Okamura Ningji has not planned to fight with Han Yunhua when he has not been closed before. …,
As long as he sends all the planes of the North China Front Army to bombard the communication lines of Han Yunhua's headquarters, paralyzing the communication lines of the Inner Mongolia Military Region or slowing down the logistics supply of the Inner Mongolia Military Region, then the ammunition and food on the front line of the Inner Mongolia Military Region will have to be tense for at most half a month. At that time, the North China Front only needs to invest a small part of its troops to break the situation. Therefore, at the beginning of the battle, Han Yunhua was ready to fight a big battle and a hard battle, and he was also mentally prepared to accept major sacrifices.
But he didn't expect the Japanese army to retreat urgently on all fronts, a typical escape without a fight, and some Japanese troops fled without even having time to destroy the materials in the warehouse, which surprised Han Yunhua, but the news from the intelligence department made Han Yunhua relieved.
"What, you mean that the Nationalist Government has also sent troops to the war, and the total number of troops invested exceeds 100,000?" Han Yunhua looked at Qian Zhuangfei in surprise, his expression was like seeing a ghost.
"Yes, the news has just come back from the front line, the 3rd Army and the 40th Army of the First Theater have participated in the battle, and now they have occupied the Dongming line and are rapidly advancing towards Heze. In Lunan Yu Xuezhong personally took command, and 3 divisions and 2 infantry brigades launched an attack on Lunan. The two areas of Linyi and Zaozhuang have been attacked, and the authenticity of the news is no problem. Qian Zhuangfei said.
"Rob while it's hot, hehehe, Lao Jiang has a good calculation, hehehe, but it doesn't matter, he helped us a lot this time, we should give them a little sweetness." Han Yunhua said with a smile.
Qian Zhuangfei said dissatisfiedly: "What is this called, commander, the early battles were all fought by our military region, Lao Jiang is clearly picking peaches, how can they be so shameless?" ”
Han Yunhua said with a smile: "Hehe, if the Nationalist Government doesn't come, there will be ghosts, they are real wolves, wolves want to eat meat and drink blood, you look at how much territory our Communist Party has occupied now, most of North China belongs to our territory, if Chiang Kai-shek doesn't care, then it's not him." ”
"Then what should we do now, just now Division Commander Xu sent a telegram to ask, what if they meet with the Kuomintang troops, commander, you can find a way."
"You send a telegram to our troops, tell our troops, as long as the Kuomintang does not shoot, we will resolutely not shoot, and tell Division Commander Xu, just say that I said, let them seize Heze before the Kuomintang troops arrive, but immediately after the robbery, organize the troops to rush to transport supplies, if the Kuomintang troops are stunned by Heze, then as long as they can afford the money and are willing to pay a sufficient price, then what does it matter if they give Heze to them, of course it is the same on the Jining side." Han Yunhua decisively ordered.
"Okay"
Soon the order was conveyed, and Han Yunhua's idea was the same, to grab the territory and grab the territory, but they must not shoot, because the opponent they are facing is different, it is not a third-rate army like the New Fourth Army, whether it is soldiers or weapons and equipment, it is terrible. So when he was preparing to make a move on the New Fourth Army, Chiang Kai-shek almost did not hesitate, but this time he couldn't shoot at will, because Han Yunhua was no one else, Han Yunhua was not only a general but also a stunned young man in Chiang Kai-shek's eyes, and he was not even afraid of the strong Japanese army, nor had he never fought the Kuomintang troops, and it was really no different from looking for death to clash with them.
The most important thing is that the Nationalist Government has been playing soy sauce for the purpose of watching a show from the beginning, so the troops are extremely inadequately prepared, whether it is the Sulu Theater or the First Theater, they are all temporarily assembled troops, and the weapons, ammunition and all combat equipment, including the vast majority of the generals, are not psychologically prepared, which is not far from the preparation of Han Yunhua's troops. Strength determines everything, and without strength, even Chairman Jiang can do it, and it is not a prudent consideration. …,
The tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, Okamura Ningji is most worried about now that Han Yunhua's department has been attacking the hinterland of Shandong from south to east, so to speak, although the current Shandong cannot be said to be an empty shell, it is impossible to protect everything. If Han Yunhua poured out the strength of the entire military region to attack, Okamura Ningji would not be too afraid, but in the end, the two sides were likely to lose both, and the North China Front was likely to be more seriously injured, which Okamura Ningji did not want to see.
As Okamura Ninji feared, less than a day later, on the night of the 14th, there was a mutiny in Sato Sadaji's department, and Song Chunyi, the commander of the 24th Brigade of the Imperial Allied Army, led more than 3,000 people in his headquarters and a rebellion against many Imperial Allied troops outside the country, and they killed a squadron of Japanese troops defending the south gate of Dong'e County overnight, and then opened the city gate and released the soldiers of the 50th Division who had been preparing for a long time into the city. At the same time, Song Chunyi and his own guards occupied the arsenal of the defenders in Dong'e, resulting in the Japanese army not being able to replenish any arms for the time being.
The 50th Division will not be soft on the little devils, and the entire infantry division rushed into Dong'e County like a flood, and caught Sato Sadaji's department by surprise, and a large number of Japanese soldiers were still naked and died unjustly. Anyway, before the war, Han Yunhua had already issued an order that no prisoners should be taken in this battle, as long as all Japanese soldiers were executed.
The battle lasted until dawn, and the 50th Division basically wiped out all the remnants of the enemy in Dong'e City, and after statistics, 8,879 Japanese puppet troops were eliminated in this battle, including 7,765 Japanese soldiers, and the rest were puppet troops. At the same time, there were 5 or 6,000 puppet troops who revolted on the battlefield, all of whom were under the command of Song Chunyi.
Wang Zhaoxiang didn't believe that the short lewd man in front of him, who was only a little more than one meter six tall, was also a member of the Communist Party, the problem was that this guy not only didn't dare to compliment his appearance, but also his dress was too speechless, the yellow tweed coat looked like a second devil, and he had that broken big-brimmed hat on his head, and the more he looked at it, the more he looked like a traitor.
"You say you're a Communist?" Wang Zhaoxiang confirmed again.
"Yes, I'm telling the truth, but when my seer saw Mr. Han Yunhua Han, I was talking to you when I saw him." Song Chunyi said.
Wang Zhaoxiang still doesn't believe that this guy is actually a member of the Communist Party, you see that this guy is running away with a mouth full of bosses, and at first glance, he is used to being a traitor. But then think about this guy actually came up with such a way to report to his troops, and when the troops rushed into the city, they saw this guy with an infantry company in the arsenal, so that the little devil could not advance or retreat, and the blood stains on his body were extremely powerful and bloody, and he immediately thought of the old saying: "People must not look good, the sea cannot be measured, even toads have a time to fly, and salted fish have a time to turn over." ”
Wang Zhaoxiang knew that this matter was very important, and he himself could not make a decision, so he sent an infantry company to escort Song Chunyi and his two regiment commanders back to the rear headquarters, and this matter should be handled by the commander himself.
When Han Yunhua saw Song Chunyi for the first time, he felt almost exactly the same as Wang Zhaoxiang, this person turned out to be a member of the Communist Party, how could this guy have a little party spirit, at first glance he was a traitor and hooligan scum, anyway, good words can't be used on this guy, but the two pseudo-army commanders around him look like people, and at first glance they are the kind of honest people who have no heart.
"I'm Han Yunhua, you can say anything to me, but I hope everything you say is true, if one sentence is false, then you know the consequences." Han Yunhua subconsciously didn't believe that this Song Chunyi was a member of the Communist Party, so his tone of voice was not very good.
"That's, that's, we still know the rules." Song Chunyi said very nervously.
Han Yunhua frowned and looked at him, and then said, "You said that you are a member of the Communist Party, where did you join the party, and who is your introduction to the party?" ”……,