The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 875
Do Feiyuan has great ambitions this time. Apart from taking Tai'an City, sweeping the entire Southwest Army Division, and conquering Taohua Mountain, he also wants to join forces with the Japanese Seventh Army from Henan to attack Nanyang.

He believes that such a huge military group is like a huge stone roller, no matter where it is pressed, it will be crushed.

Of course, Yoshiichi Hamada was very clear about the battle plan formulated by Madoka Dohi. He also believed that the Japanese army had such a huge force that no matter which battlefield it was deployed on, the anti-Japanese armed forces could not support it.But he was not at ease in his heart, because there is a big variable here, that is, there is Gao Jiu who is elusive and elusive. I don't know what kind of tricks he will use, and I am afraid it will be hard to guard against.

Hamada Yoshitoshi was worried, so he found the commander of Gangcun and asked him if he wanted to attack Taohuashan after taking down Tai'an City?

When Gao Jiu was mentioned, Commander Komura also had a headache. He said: "Your Excellency has this idea. The situation in Japan is very complicated. Although Taohuashan is small, it has great influence. If Taohuashan can be captured, it will be of great help to promote him." The influence is very beneficial, and I think he will definitely do it."

Hamada Yoshito said worriedly: "I also believe that with six divisions and a chariot brigade, with a huge force, it is not a problem to take down Peach Blossom Mountain. But Gao Jiu is really a terrible opponent. , that would be to offend Gao Jiu to the death.

Your Excellency, Minister, I am in Tokyo, Gao Jiu can't find trouble with him, but we will face Gao Jiu's anger directly, I think it's better to be cautious about this matter. "

Commander Minato Village nodded, then shook his head again.He said: "I'm afraid we really have to fight Gao Jiu this time, because the arsenal in Southwest Shandong is very important to the underground party forces in Shandong, and the weapons and ammunition provided there have caused great losses to the Huang army. Therefore, the arsenal must be destroyed.

It is said that the arsenal was founded by Gao Jiu's woman, and if the arsenal was taken down, Gao Jiu would be offended. Even if he didn't go to Peach Blossom Mountain, it would make no difference. "

Hearing this, Yoshihiro Hamada felt very headache. He also knew that the arsenal had to be destroyed. Yoshihiro Hamada was very clear about the relationship between Xiaomei Jiang and Gao Jiu. Now it seems that this is a deadlock The situation has become irresolvable.

Hamada Yoshito didn't have any good solution for a while, so he had to take one step at a time.

Soon after, the two divisions and tank brigades of the Japanese army from outside the pass entered Shandong. They were harassed by the local underground anti-Japanese armed forces along the way, but the Japanese army was too powerful to stop them from advancing. At the same pace, the Japanese army arrived in Jinan soon, and will continue to move south soon.

The 3rd Division of the Japanese Army has left Xuzhou and is attacking in the direction of Zaozhuang.The 141st Division and the 142nd Division also left Jinan and attacked Tai'an.

Various news continued to spread to Taohuashan, and Gao Jiu also began to prepare.

Gao Jiu was unable to participate in the battle in the direction of Tai'an.With so many troops from the devils, filling in the entire Taohuashan guerrilla team is not enough for people to fill their teeth.

He had already promised the people of Taohua Mountain to keep Taohua Mountain, so he decided to strengthen the defense of Taohua Mountain first.

Gao Jiu first withdrew Liu Shengyu's troops from Shoucheng County, including the remaining troops from Taoyuan Town, and withdrew into Taohua Mountain together to strengthen the defense force of Taohua Mountain.

Of course, these are far from enough.Gao Jiu flew to Nanyang to meet Wang Jindong and others.

Gao Jiu asked Wang Jindong to send troops to reinforce Taohuashan, and Wang Jindong readily agreed. He decided to transfer a reinforced regiment from the 187th Division to assist the Taohuashan guerrillas in defending.

In order to strengthen the defense force of Taohuashan, Gao Jiu sent a telegram to Tian Chuan, asking him to airlift some Taohuashan guerrillas to Taohuashan to strengthen the defense here.

In order to ensure the supply of materials in Taohuashan, the Air Force's transport planes deliver materials to Taohuashan day and night.

Wang Jindong also made a request to Gao Jiu.He knew that after the Japanese army swept Southwest Shandong, they might join forces with the Japanese Seventh Army to besiege the 41st Corps.At that time, the strength of the Japanese army will reach more than 20, and even the entire 41st Corps will not be able to bear it. I am afraid that Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Kaifeng, and Nanyang will all be lost.He hoped that Gao Jiu could assist the 41st Corps to repel the devil's attack.

Gao Jiu suggested that a joint meeting of the Iron Triangle be held to jointly discuss the strategy of repelling the Japanese attack.

The leaders of the underground party, Gao Hong, Chen Zhiyong and others soon flew to Nanyang City to meet Gao Jiu, Wang Jindong and others.

After discussion, the Lunan Military Region decided to abandon Tai'an City and Zaozhuang, leaving a small number of troops to carry out guerrilla warfare along the Jinpu Railway.

The 41st Corps dispatched the 69th Corps to cross the Daqing River to defend Lanxi County and Zhiyuan County together with the Southwest Military Region of Shandong, to defend the arsenal in Southwest Shandong, and at the same time ensure the safety of the Northeast of the 41st Corps.

Wang Jindong and the head of the underground party believe that once the battle starts, all the counties around Taohuashan will become enemies, and Taohuashan will fall into the siege of the Japanese army by then.They also suggested that Gao Jiu give up Peach Blossom Mountain and retreat to Zhiyuan County.

Gao Jiu said: "I appreciate your kindness, but I have already promised the brothers in Taohuashan to resolutely defend my homeland. What's more, being able to stick to Taohuashan can also contain a considerable part of the Japanese army. For the upcoming Lanxi The defense of the county and Zhiyuan county can also play a great supporting role."

After a period of preparation, all the defensive measures that should be taken have been taken. However, passively being beaten is definitely not Gao Jiu's style.Gao Jiu decided to take the initiative to attack and disrupt the Japanese offensive deployment.

After returning to Peach Blossom Mountain, Gao Jiu discussed with Zhang Quan and others, and decided that Gao Jiu, Wang Zhankui, and Guo Hengming would lead some Peach Blossom Mountain guerrillas to operate outside, and cooperate with Zhang Quan, Du Shengxi, Feng Xiucai and others to stick to Peach Blossom Mountain.

This time the outer battle was different from the previous ones. In the past, the Japanese troops were scattered. The Taohuashan guerrillas of Gao Jiu and others could almost walk sideways. The ordinary Japanese and puppet troops were by no means their opponents.

But this time the Japanese army gathered heavily, and the density of the Japanese army around Taohua Mountain was extremely high. Fighting on the outside line, it would be very difficult to replenish ammunition and supplies, and they would encounter great danger.Therefore, everyone asked to go out to fight with Gao Jiu.

Gao Jiu understood the feelings of the brothers. He said: "Brothers! I understand your feelings. Taohuashan is also very important here. After the Japanese army surrounds Taohuashan, you will fall into an arduous battle. If you can hold Taohuashan , To defend our homeland, it all depends on the brothers who stayed behind."

Zhang Quan said: "Jiuye, don't worry. If we are in the battle, we will all die in battle, and we must stop the devils from occupying our Peach Blossom Mountain."

Gao Jiu said with a smile: "What do you mean all died in battle? The little devil is a grasshopper after autumn, and he will not be able to jump for a few days. You all live well for me, and a good life is still waiting for us. Alright, Without further ado, we're leaving."

Gao Jiu, Wang Zhankui, Guo Hengming, Li Chengwu, Jia Liu, Ning Wen, Ning Wu and others led the Taohuashan guerrillas to leave Taohuashan. They first came to Taoyuan Town and took away the 50 infantry fighting vehicles left here. , 40 107mm rocket launch vehicles, went to Tai'an to harass the Japanese army.

The Japanese army's front-line commander Haneda, the deputy chief of staff of the North China Front Army, received a telegram from the Japanese 141st Division, saying that they had captured Tai'an City and were chasing the underground anti-Japanese armed forces.The 142nd Division of the Japanese Army was attacking Shoucheng County, and the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army entered Tai'an City after conquering Zaozhuang, and was attacking Pingyue County along the Pingtai Highway.The 112th Division of the Japanese Army is attacking Lu County along the Jizheng Highway.

Chief of Staff Haneda looked at the battle situation map newly marked by the staff, and saw one of the positions where a small flag was planted, and couldn't help frowning.

Under the small flag, it is written: Peach Blossom Mountain.

As soon as the three words "Peach Blossom Mountain" were mentioned, Chief of Staff Haneda thought of the terrible Gao Jiu.

If the direction of action of these Japanese troops continues to extend forward, Taohua Mountain will soon be surrounded.

He had a very bad feeling, so he sent a telegram to the North China Front Army Command, reporting the situation here to Hamada Yoshihito.

Hamada Yoshito was very disturbed. The Japanese army in Shandong had indeed made great progress. Not only did they take Tai'an City and Zaozhuang, but they also carried out a large-scale raid on the base areas in Southwest Shandong along the Jinpu Railway.The Jinpu Railway has begun to enter the restoration stage, and its opening to traffic is just around the corner.

For these achievements of the Japanese army, Yoshito Hamada was also delighted.However, the Japanese army's next move would inevitably affect Taohuashan's interests, and he still had no idea how to deal with Gao Jiu.

After thinking about it, he went to Commander Komura, hoping to order the troops to temporarily stop advancing. He had some ideas and hoped to report to Minister Doi Yuan.

Minato Village understood what he meant, knew that he wanted the battle to end here.

Now that Tai'an City and Zaozhuang have been regained, and the obstacles to the opening of the Jinpu Railway have been cleared, it is said that this campaign has achieved great results.It would be a very good result if we could just accept it.

But the reason why Tu Feiyuan spent so much effort was to transfer two divisions and a chariot brigade from the northeast. His appetite is far more than opening up the Jinpu Railway. The 41st Corps completely restored law and order in the southern Lunan area of ​​Shandong and the central and southern parts of the river disaster.

The port village commander actually wanted to do the same, but now he didn't know what to do.He had heard about Gao Jiu a long time ago. In order to protect Taohua Mountain, he had already built a large number of strong fortifications in the mountain.They have advanced weapons, sufficient ammunition, and they can get support from the air force when they are fighting. If they want to take Taohuashan, they will have to lose the lives of many Japanese soldiers. They formed a death feud, and there was no room for change after that.

Gao Jiu is elusive, and the special forces under him are powerful. If he launches an attack, no matter which target the Japanese and puppet troops attack, basically no one can stop him. In the future, not only Shandong, but the entire North China Front Army may never be at peace. day.

Thinking about the consequences, Komura felt a chill down his back.

He asked: "Hamada-kun, how are you going to persuade His Excellency Minister Doi En?"

Hamada Yoshito said: "We are here to send a telegram to His Excellency the Minister. Some things are not clear. I want to return to the base camp immediately and report to the Minister in person."

Komura appreciated Hamada Yoshito's serious and responsible attitude very much, and said, "Alright, you can go there yourself and explain all the interests of attacking Peach Blossom Mountain to Your Excellency the Minister in detail."

Hamada Yoshito returned to his office, and immediately asked the adjutant to notify the First Air Force to arrange a plane for him to fly back to the country.

The 3rd Division, 112th Division, and 142nd Division of the Japanese Army were attacking and advancing towards their respective targets according to the predetermined combat plan. Suddenly, they received an order from Chief of Staff Haneda to let each department camp on the spot and wait for further orders.

The division heads have just conquered Tai'an City and Zaozhuang, and swept the anti-Japanese base areas in Southwest Shandong, and achieved certain results. They are full of ambitions and are moving towards new combat targets.

Suddenly receiving the order to stop advancing, they all felt a little annoyed, especially since their troops were now marching on the road, and they were asked to camp on the spot. There were not so many villages on both sides of the road, and most of the troops could only Camp in the wild.

This made them and the officers and soldiers under them feel very dissatisfied, but an order is an order, and they can only carry it out.

In Jinan City, two divisions and a tank brigade of the Kwantung Army have arrived at the designated location. The leader of the team is Shigeru Fujita, the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army. The Kwantung Army was originally one of the most elite parts of the Japanese army. They have been stationed in the northeast, and they were originally planning to implement the plan to move north.

Over the years, although they have also been harassed by the anti-Japanese armed forces, only a part of the troops have participated in the battle. Many of them have not fought a major battle for many years, and their combat effectiveness has been declining year by year.

However, they were still very arrogant. On the contrary, they looked down on the Japanese troops who fought all day long in the pass, thinking that their poor management of the security in the occupied area was due to the incompetence of the army commanders.

Fujita Shigeru had also received the order and was about to lead the troops south along the Jizheng Highway. When he learned that Chief of Staff Haneda had issued an order to stop the attack, he was very puzzled.

He said: "Why did Mr. Haneda order to stop the attack? My troops came here from outside the pass, and they cannot stay here for a long time. Why don't we launch an offensive operation as soon as possible? After completing the mission, we have to return to the northeast."

In order to attract the attention of Shigeru Fujita and the Japanese generals from the northeast, Chief of Staff Haneda pointed to the location of Peach Blossom Mountain and said, "Continue to attack in the southwest of Shandong, and you must pass Peach Blossom Mountain. I'm afraid you have heard of Gao Jiu's name." .”

(End of this chapter)