The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 1005 Returning to Peach Blossom Mountain

With the further development of the war situation, the Japanese army really couldn't hold on any longer. They had begun to gradually abandon the occupied areas in the southwest and northwest, and concentrated in the southeast coastal areas, trying to rely on these rich areas to continue to resist.

It is also reasonable that the Japanese army withdrew most of its troops from the river disaster area and concentrated them in the Shandong area.

Gao Jiu is from Shandong, and he also started from Shandong. He has a deep hometown feeling there. Of course, he is not willing to harm the people of Shandong before the Japanese invaders are about to perish.So he decided to lead the main force of the Taohuashan guerrillas back to Shandong.

Peach Blossom Mountain.

It was the season of peach blossoms again, Gao Jiu stood on the main peak of Peach Blossom Mountain, looking at the peach blossoms all over the mountain, he felt like a dream.

His thoughts were flying, and the scene when he first came to Peach Blossom Mountain kept appearing in front of his eyes.Suddenly Jiang Xiaomei's rosy, peach-like pretty face appeared in front of his eyes, and his heart ached.

Zhang Quan, Wang Zhankui, Guo Hengming and others stood quietly behind Gao Jiu, seeing Gao Jiu meditating there, no one disturbed him.

At this time, Jia Liu received news from the foot of the mountain that the head of the underground party of the Lunan Military Region and Gao Hong had arrived at Taohua Mountain.

Jia Liu and I saw Gao Jiu standing in front, so I didn't dare to disturb him, so I reported to Zhang Quan in a low voice.

Gao Jiu's hearing was so sensitive that Zhang Quan and Jia Liu's whispered conversation startled him.

He turned around and said, "Let's go down the mountain."

After meeting Gao Jiu, the head of the underground party, Gao Hong and others were very happy, and Gao Jiu also hosted a banquet for them.

After the banquet, everyone came to the conference room, and Gao Hong introduced the current situation of the anti-Japanese struggle in Shandong.

Recently, the anti-Japanese armed forces of the underground party in Shandong have been developing rapidly. The regular troops in the Southern Shandong Military Region have reached 10, and their equipment is not inferior to that of the Japanese army. They even have a certain advantage.

The only shortcoming is that the troop expansion is too fast, the training time is relatively short, and the combat experience is relatively scarce.Therefore, in terms of overall strength, there is still a certain gap compared with the same number of Japanese troops.

At present, the enemy situation in Shandong is also very serious. The Japanese army has further reduced its forces, and the main force of the Seventh Army has entered Shandong.Part of the Japanese army in the direction of the Dabie Mountains also passed through Xuzhou, all the way north, and entered Shandong.

The strength of the Japanese army in Shandong has reached four divisions, an independent mixed brigade, plus local troops, the total strength of the Japanese army has exceeded 25.

The number of puppet troops is also very large, with a total strength of more than 40.

At present, the Japanese and puppet troops are gathering, preparing to seize Jinan first, and then go south along the Jinpu Railway to open up this major transportation artery, link up with the Japanese troops in the central, southern, and eastern coastal areas, and continue to occupy half of the country.

The enemy situation is serious, and the Shandong underground party organization has abandoned Jinan City, transferring the anti-Japanese armed forces of the underground party to towns and vast rural areas where the Japanese and puppet rule is relatively weak.

The task assigned by the Shandong underground party organization to the Lunan Military Region is to defend Tai'an City as much as possible and continue to cut off the main artery of the Jinpu Railway.If the situation is unfavorable, you can also abandon Tai'an City, go to the countryside, and continue to deal with the Japanese army in the form of guerrilla warfare.

The reason why such a combat plan was formulated for the Lunan Military Region was because the Shandong underground party organization knew that the Lunan Military Region could get the support of Gao Jiu. If they could hold Tai'an City with Gao Jiu's help, they would be able to defeat the Japanese army in the North China direction. The attempt of the Jinpu Railway.

If the plan to unite the Japanese armies in North China, Central China, and South China can be destroyed, it will have a positive effect on the situation of the National War of Resistance.

With such a serious enemy situation, it is extremely dangerous to stick to Tai'an City.The troops of the Lunan Military Region are in danger of being surrounded in Tai'an, and may even be wiped out.

Gao Hong felt the pressure, so he urgently asked Gao Jiu to return to Shandong to discuss the battle plan for defending Tai'an.

After introducing the situation, the person in charge of the underground party asked, "Mr. Gao, what do you think about the current situation? I want to hear your opinion."

Gao Jiu pondered, but did not express his opinion.

Gao Jiu really felt a little embarrassed.For the situation of the national anti-Japanese struggle, being able to defend Tai'an City and completely cut off the Jinpu Railway will play a huge strategic role.

However, in the face of so many Japanese and puppet troops, it is unrealistic to rely solely on the troops of the Lunan Military Region to defend Tai'an City. Even with the main force of the Taohuashan guerrillas, they cannot beat the Japanese army.If you insist on defending Tai'an City, not only the troops of the Lunan Military Region will be wiped out, but even the Taohuashan guerrillas will probably pay an extremely heavy price.

Now the Japanese army can be said to be the last madness. At this last moment, if the main force of the Lunan Military Region and the Taohuashan guerrillas are buried, the loss outweighs the gain.There is no need to take such a big risk.

When Gao Jiu was thinking, Gao Hong quietly asked Wang Zhankui how many troops the Taohuashan guerrillas had dispatched this time.

Wang Zhankui told him that the total number of Taohuashan guerrillas who came from the Golden Triangle, together with those who had stayed in Taohuashan, exceeded 6000, including 150 infantry fighting vehicles, a large number of rocket launchers, and various advanced weapons. .

There were 120 aircraft involved in the battle, not including the 98 helicopter gunships of the Air Commandos.

Gao Hong was very excited when he heard that the Taohuashan guerrillas had mobilized such a powerful force, and suggested: "Brother Gao, with such strong fire support from your Taohuashan, we are confident that we can hold Tai'an City and resolutely repel the Japanese puppets." army attack.

Gao Jiu shook his head slowly after hearing this, and said: "The decision made by the superiors of your underground party in Shandong is correct. Not only should Jinan be abandoned, but Tai'an City must also be abandoned. With such a large Japanese army force, it is necessary to defend Tai'an to the core. Therefore, it is not a wise move to compete with the Japanese and puppet troops for consumption.

My opinion is to abandon Tai'an City, turn to the countryside, avoid the enemy's edge, deal with the Japanese army, and then look for favorable fighters to defeat the enemy one by one. "

The leader of the underground party and Gao Hong came to Gao Jiu this time, hoping that Gao Jiu could help them defend the city.

It's no wonder that they occupied Tai'an City last time and were forced to withdraw. As a result, they lost half of their belongings.

Now that I have been operating in Tai'an City for such a long time, I am really reluctant to leave this treasured land.Think about it too, no matter who occupies a rich place like a big city, and let them give up, and then transfer to a poor village, it will be unhappy from the heart.

In addition, there is another reason, that is, after all, the superiors told them to cut off the Jinpu Railway.Abandoning Tai'an City is tantamount to a defeat in the battle, and this is also a bit embarrassing.

So when Gao Jiu said this, the head of the underground party and Gao Hong looked at each other, a little reluctant.

The person in charge of the underground party asked: "Mr. Gao, we have 10 regular troops, and 10 local troops and armed militia, plus the powerful fire support of your Taohuashan guerrillas, can't we defend Tai'an City?" ?”

Gao Jiu said: "If we try our best to defend Tai'an City, it may be feasible, but we will also suffer great losses. If tens of thousands or even more than [-] underground party resistance forces were sacrificed to defend Tai'an City, most of them will be lost." Taohuashan guerrillas, do you think this is worth it?"

Hearing what Gao Jiu said, both the leader of the underground party and Gao Hong felt a little discouraged.If this is the result, they simply cannot bear it.

Gao Hong said: "If we abandon Tai'an, the Japanese army will open up the Jinpu Railway, and the Japanese and puppet troops across the country will be united as one, which will be very unfavorable to the anti-Japanese struggle in the whole country. Do you want to see such a situation?"

Gao Jiu said with a smile: "Who said that if we abandon Tai'an City, the Japanese army will be able to open up the Jinpu Railway? Have you forgotten how you started your business?"

Hearing this, Gao Hong first understood.

He said: "Master Jiu is right. Our underground party armed forces started their business by fighting guerrillas. Just because we gave up Tai'an City, it doesn't mean that little devils can open traffic.

We can use guerrilla tactics to attack their railway lines, and we can still cut off the Jinpu Railway. "

Seeing that Gao Hong also supported Gao Jiu's opinion, the head of the underground party stopped insisting. In the end, everyone began to study, abandon Tai'an City, and then look for related plans for fighters to fight the Japanese army.

After the plan was formulated, Gao Jiu said: "Since we have formulated a corresponding battle plan, we must move quickly to withdraw from Tai'an City. You must not let the Japanese army cut off your retreat, and then you will be passive."

The head of the underground party and Gao Hong said that after returning, he immediately arranged the relevant work to evacuate Tai'an City.

Gao Jiu led the Taohuashan guerrillas to be stationed in Taohuashan and Shoucheng County respectively, monitoring the actions of the Japanese army at any time.

A few days later, the Japanese army reoccupied Jinan City, and then mobilized the army to go south, approaching Tai'an City.

In the early morning of this day, Gao Jiu was woken up in a dream, saying that a large number of Japanese troops had appeared in the east of Shoucheng County and had built a defensive position towards Shoucheng County.

As soon as Gao Jiu heard it, he understood that this was an attempt by the Japanese army to cut off the contact between the anti-Japanese armed forces of the underground party in the Southern Shandong Military Region and the Taohuashan guerrillas. up.

Gao Jiu said with some concern: "Jia Liu, quickly send a telegram to Gao Hong, asking about their withdrawal from Tai'an City."

Soon after, Jia Liu came back with a telegram.

He said anxiously: "Master Jiu, it's not good. The troops of the Lunan Military Region have not yet withdrawn from Tai'an City, and the Japanese army has already launched an attack on them."

Gao Jiu said depressingly: "I really don't know what they did. I reminded them a long time ago that they should withdraw from Tai'an City immediately. Why did they delay until now?"

It turned out that the leader of the underground party and Gao Hong made a decision to withdraw from Tai'an City, but after operating in Tai'an City for so long, they were reluctant to leave anything to the Japanese army. They moved like ants, carrying a lot of supplies, The speed of withdrawing from Tai'an City has been delayed.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the vanguard of the Japanese army has already attacked near Tai'an City, and started a fierce battle with the troops of the underground party.

In order to cut off the retreat of the troops of the Southern Shandong Military Region to the southwest of Shandong and get in touch with the Taohuashan guerrillas, an infantry brigade of the 39th Division of the Japanese Army has penetrated into the area between Shoucheng County and Tai'an City. They have built fortifications , To prevent the Taohuashan guerrillas from going to rescue the troops of the Lunan Military Region.

After a brief discussion with Wang Zhankui, Guo Hengming and others, Gao Jiu sent a telegram to Gao Hong, asking them to concentrate their main force to break out of the siege in the direction of Taohua Mountain.The Taohuashan guerrillas are responsible for the response.

The person in charge of the underground party, Gao Hong and others also knew that the situation was urgent, so they sent some troops to block the Japanese and puppet troops coming from other directions, and then concentrated their main force to break out of the siege in the direction of Taohuashan.

Huang Shuigen and Yang Jiong led the main force of the independent brigade to attack the troops of the 39th Division of the Japanese Army. The Japanese army had already made preparations, and the independent brigade's offensive suffered repeated setbacks.

In order to open up the retreat channel as soon as possible, Wang Limin also led the independent division into the battle, but still could not break through the Japanese defensive positions.

At this moment, Gao Jiu made a move. He commanded the Taohuashan guerrillas to launch a fierce attack on the defensive position of the Japanese 39th Division.

In order to open this channel as soon as possible, Gao Jiu put in the main force as soon as he came up. The Taohuashan guerrillas dispatched a large number of bombers and launched a violent bombardment towards the Japanese defensive positions. Groups of rocket launchers and other large-caliber artillery were also deployed. There was heavy shelling.

The Japanese army's defensive positions were very crude, and they couldn't withstand such a violent blow at all, and they were all destroyed in an instant.

Li Chengwu commanded the infantry of the Taohuashan guerrillas, and under the cover of nearly a hundred chariots, launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army.

The Japanese army couldn't resist the crushing of this torrent of steel, and soon fell apart.

Soon after, the units of the Taohuashan guerrillas and Huang Shuigen's independent brigade successfully joined forces.

With the cooperation of the Taohuashan guerrillas, Huang Shuigen's independent brigade and Wang Limin's independent division defended the two wings of the passage, covering the military organs and logistics of the Lunan Military Region and entering Shoucheng County, and finally got rid of the pursuit of the Japanese army. .

Although the Japanese army was rampant, they knew that Shoucheng County was the territory of the Taohuashan guerrillas. They really didn't want to provoke Gao Jiu, so they stopped their pursuit and built a defensive position in the direction of Shoucheng County. The main force continued to attack Tai'an City. Direction attack.

The head of the underground party and Gao Hong were very depressed. Although with the help of the Taohuashan guerrillas, most of the military region's organs, logistics, and main forces were out of danger, but this time the breakout operation was too hasty and caused huge losses. .

After counting the number of people, the number of casualties of the main force of the Lunan Military Region, plus the number of missing people, has exceeded 3. What a loss.

It can be said that the Lunan Military Region suffered heavy casualties and its vitality was greatly injured.

Gao Jiu thought that the Japanese puppet army had too many troops. After they took Tai'an City, they were likely to attack the Taohuashan area.Therefore, he suggested that the troops of the Southern Shandong Military Region continue to withdraw to the southwestern region of Shandong.

(End of this chapter)