Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 680 Eighth Route Army's Ma Qiruo Line of Defense

Shangqiu City was not close to the forward position, and it took Sun Liangcheng and his two horsemen more than an hour to arrive.

In the headquarters of the 38th Division, the two heads of the first and second regiments of the Appeasement Army were waiting anxiously. Before leaving Shangqiu City, Sun Liangcheng contacted the headquarters of the 38th Division by phone and ordered the first and second regiments to quickly gather troops and suppress Soldiers of the Appeasement Army who defected from the forward positions.

But before all the officers of the appeasement army started their operations, the Japanese called and ordered the appeasement army to stand by.

The two completely contradictory orders made the officers of the appeasement army at a loss. Although Sun Liangcheng was the direct superior, the Japanese were the overlords, not to mention the placement of Japanese instructors at the regiment and battalion levels.

After Sun Liangcheng arrived at the division headquarters, he saw a group of officers wandering around the room like headless chickens: "When I came, I saw that the troops had assembled, why didn't they start to act?"

The head of the first regiment and the second head of the regiment looked at each other, and said with a wry smile: "Please calm down, the military seat. After you gave the order, the Japanese also called. The new Mr. Nakazawa ordered the troops to stand by and not act without authorization. I have no choice but to stay at the division headquarters and wait for you in the military seat to make a decision!"

Sun Liangcheng's face was cloudy and uncertain, and he didn't expect Sanfu Zhongze to bypass him to give orders.

"Military seat, otherwise you should ask the Japanese for instructions. If the follow-up troops go up, the three regiments and divisions in the forward position will probably run away. If the Eighth Route Army takes the opportunity to attack, it will be just us." But I can't stand it!" Zhao Yunxiang suggested.

"Pass me the order, and all the troops will go up immediately!"

"But where are the Japanese?"

"Never mind, as long as you have soldiers in your hands, you have the right to speak. Otherwise, no matter whether it is the Eighth Route Army or the Japanese, they will dare to show us face. At worst, I will take the team and go back to the national army!" Sun Liangcheng said sadly.

The 38th Division seemed to be in the middle of the Japanese and the Eighth Route Army, but it was actually in a worrisome situation. Sun Liangcheng knew this.

Originally, the Appeasement Army was to be stationed in various military-administered counties in Southwest Shandong. Sun Liangcheng held the military and political power and could use the tax revenue from each military-administered county to support the Appeasement Army. The control of the region has also made the appeasement army a source of no roots, and can only be stationed scattered along the old course of the Yellow River.

At that time, after Sun Liangcheng left the meeting room, Sanfu Zhongze’s proposal was not approved by the local faction. The reason was that the attack would be a day earlier than scheduled. For the reason, we must lead our troops to launch an attack immediately.

More than [-] Japanese troops from the [-]th Division were stationed in the camp outside Shangqiu City. When they arrived, they took the train, and the trucks provided by the Japanese army in Shangqiu were only enough to transport supplies.

More than [-] Japanese soldiers were assembled in the middle of the night, relying on their two short legs to forcibly march, and in addition to marching at night, they had to walk for two and a half hours to reach the forward position.

Mitsuo Nakazawa sat on the truck, looked out the window at the still dark sky, turned to the adjutant and asked, "What time is it?"

"Sir, it's ten past three in the morning!" the adjutant replied.

"Yoxi, there is still enough time. Immediately notify each brigade to launch an attack from the designated location!"

The adjutant was just about to get out of the car to convey the order when the adjutant heard the words, and a ghost messenger trotted over to report: "Sir, Commander Jing Min ordered me to come and report that the appeasement army ahead has controlled the situation, and, and .”

"Baga!" A glint of anger flashed across Zhongze Sanfu's face: "And what? Say it quickly!"

"The appeasement army has clashed with our troops. Soldiers on both sides have already confronted each other, and there is a possibility of a fight at any time!"

"Baga! Road!" Sanfu Nakaze jumped out of the truck holding a command knife, "This group of damned Chinese people should teach them a lesson!"

"Order the troops to advance at full speed, disarm all these Chinese people, and kill anyone who moves!" Nakazawa said to the adjutant again, and then rushed to the scene of the conflict under the guidance of the messenger soldier.

Sun Liangcheng ignored the order of the appeasement army to stand by for orders issued by Mr. Zhongze. Of course, he considered the consequences. As a fool, the first thing he needs to understand is the balance of local forces. Run over.

Now that the local faction and the foreign faction in the Japanese army are not dealing with each other, and the strength of the foreign faction is strong, the importance of the 38th Division of the Appeasement Army is obvious.

When Sanfu Zhongze arrived, the situation was not as bad as he had imagined, but it was beyond his expectation.

The reason is that the confronting parties are two Japanese armies,

One group was more than a thousand Japanese soldiers from the 38th Battalion of the 45th Regiment of the 41th Division, and the other group was transferred from the [-]st Division. There were more than [-] Japanese troops in the forward position.

Jing Minming insisted on entering the headquarters of the 38th Division to arrest Sun Liangcheng who did not obey the order, but the local Japanese army forbade Jing Minming to lead troops in on the grounds that Sun Liangcheng was following Shangfeng's order to stabilize the morale of the army.

With Jing Minming's arrogant nature, he has never put Chinese people in his eyes. Even if this person is a general with a heavy army in his hand, now that both sides are Japanese, no one dares to shoot the first shot.

"Baga, how can the soldiers of the Great Japanese Empire kill each other and put down their weapons!" Sanfu Nakazawa snapped.

Hearing Sanfu Nakazawa's order, Jing Minming just wanted to say a few words, but he stared back with one eye, and then waved his hand to order his soldiers to put down their weapons first.

"Why don't you lay down your arms?"

"Our department has not received the order from the chief!" The leading Japanese officer said stiffly.

"Who is your commander?"

"Master Kuroshima Morita!"

"Bagaya Road, I am under the order of Division Chief Harada Kumayoshi to take full command of the Imperial Army troops in Shangqiu area. My order is the order of Division Commander Harada Kumayoshi. I order your troops to put down their weapons and get out of the way!"

"Sir, as far as I know, our department is not on the combat list to raid the Eighth Route Army's base area, so you have no right to command our department!"

Mitsuo Nakazawa's face darkened when he saw that the Japanese army officer on the opposite side was so disrespectful, and he immediately understood that the Japanese army had obviously received an order.

When it was dawn, Araki Tehiro and Kuroshima Morita arrived late.

"Mr. Araki, you are worrying too much. You see, no matter how arrogant Mr. Zhongze is, he will have to swallow this breath in Shangqiu. He will not dare to offend us completely. Even if this matter gets to the top There, we also stand up, after all, we need to take responsibility for changing the scheduled attack time without authorization!"

Kuroshima Morita was full of energy. He obviously slept well last night. In contrast, Araki Sadahiro had dark circles under his eyes, and what was worse was Mitsuo Nakazawa, who had to deal with it all night in the tent.

As for the frontier positions, before dawn, Sun Liangcheng and Zhao Yunxiang personally went to the front to speak out, and barely suppressed the mutinous troops. After a brief count of the number of people, there were originally more than [-] people in the third and fourth regiments, and now there are only a thousand left. People get ahead.

The Eighth Route Army did not fire a single shot, and reduced the number of appeasement troops by nearly 2000 before the war, and at the same time obtained the full range of weapons and ammunition for these 2000 people.

"Military seat, the people below report that Araki Sadahiro and Kuroshima Morita are here, do we need to show up?" Zhao Yunxiang said.

"No, wait a little longer, let the Japanese fire down, and wait a little longer!" The scheming Sun Liangcheng didn't intend to make trouble for the Japanese at this time.

Sure enough, after the three little devils with the highest military ranks in Shangqiu area met, the atmosphere was not so harmonious.

"Mr. Araki, today the Divisional Headquarters has sent another telegram to confirm that the attack time is [-]:[-] noon today. I have now dispatched a transport team to deliver combat supplies to the front line. The battle is imminent. Hurry up and let the soldiers of the Imperial Army have a bite." Let's warm up the meal!" Araki Tehiro said in a warm tone.

"Can the appeasement army still fight?" Mitsuo Nakazawa asked.

"Mr. Zhongze, please be safe and don't be impatient. I'll call Sun Liangcheng, and you'll know if you ask!" Araki Tehiro returned and turned to look at the adjutant.

It was this opportunity that Sun Liangcheng was hiding in the front line, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard that Araki Sadahiro had summoned him.

"Taijun, our appeasement army is ready to fight. As long as the imperial army gives an order, we can launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army!" Sun Liangcheng bowed his waist, and his attitude was extremely sincere.

"Yoxi, Sun Sang, I'm very satisfied with your handling. How about the reduction of troops?"

"Reporting to the prince, the mutiny soldiers are mainly concentrated in the third and fourth regiments, there are nearly 2000 people, but the rest of the soldiers are loyal to the imperial army, and the battle will not weaken. Please rest assured, the prince!"

Araki Sadahiro was very satisfied with Sun Liangcheng's attitude, and turned to Mitsuo Nakazawa and said, "Mr. Nakazawa, you should feel at ease now!"

On the other side, on the other side of the old course of the Yellow River, the soldiers of the entire 41st regiment were still immersed in the joy of receiving the weapons and equipment of the surrendered troops.

In contrast, the atmosphere at the forward headquarters was slightly tense. Robbenzhong hurried into the headquarters and said, "The local cadres have brought the local armed forces to escort the surrendered soldiers of the appeasement army to the rear for centralized custody. I will call back at noon, how is the situation on the front line?"

"On the whole, the appeasement army has stabilized. The main force of the Japanese army should have arrived. I am worried that the Japanese army will launch an attack in advance. All the commanders and fighters of the 41st and Xinyi regiments have been prepared for battle!" Li Yunlong said.

The old course of the Yellow River is the first line of defense for the southwestern Shandong base area against the Japanese invasion of the base area. Since 1938, the old man had someone blow up Huayuankou, causing the Yellow River to divert. position, you can walk across the river.

At its peak, the Yellow River was more than two meters deep and more than one meter shallow, but the cliffs on both sides were undulating, with an average height of about four meters.

At first glance, the Eighth Route Army had a high degree of superiority. If the Japanese army crossed the river, they would be trapped in the mud, making it difficult to move.

However, in the old course of the Yellow River in Cao County, the part from the north to the south is excluded, and the part from the west to the east alone is more than [-] li.

At that time, when Zhou Weihan proposed to hold a long-term confrontation with the enemy along the old course of the Yellow River, he had no choice but to do so. To the north of the old course of the Yellow River, there was a flat plain. Look for favorable terrain in the rear to block.

Along the entire old course of the Yellow River, an average of 700 meters is a stronghold. On weekdays, the soldiers stationed in each stronghold range from one squad to as many as one platoon. At this time, due to the addition of a new regiment, the number of soldiers in each stronghold is the least. There is also half a company.

The stronghold is built with bricks and stones. In front of the stronghold, there are several circular bunkers buried in the soil, all of which are built with stone strips one meter long and sixty to seventy centimeters wide. In order to conceal the existence of the bunkers, nearly two hundred bunkers along the road They are all buried in the loess. From the south bank of the old course of the Yellow River, it seems that the Eighth Route Army has built an above-ground trench with a length of more than [-] miles along the river bank.

The upper layers of the bunker were covered with thick loess. Even if the Japanese army discovered the existence of the firepower point, if the existing infantry artillery and mountain artillery were hit from the front, they would not be able to blow up without five or six shells.

Although he tried his best to build a seemingly tight line of defense, there were still loopholes. Li Yunlong jokingly called it the Ma Qiruo line of defense of the Eighth Route Army.

Near noon, Kuroshima Morita looked at the time, and it was getting closer to the time to launch an attack: "Nakaze-kun, now you can talk about the specific attack plan to break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line!"

Faced with Kuroshima Morita's questioning, Mitsuo Nakazawa sneered. He didn't doubt that someone inside the Japanese army would leak the battle plan, but he didn't bother to communicate too much with these defeated generals of the Eighth Route Army.

"Hei Dao-kun, you don't need to worry too much about the specific attack plan. I have already issued it to the level of the squad leader. You just need to do the logistics work!"

"Hmph, Sanfu Nakazawa, you are too arrogant. Let me tell you again, the Eighth Route Army troops on the opposite side have extraordinary fighting power. I hope you can do what you want, otherwise you will bear the responsibility for the defeat!" Kuroshima Morita roared.

Then Mitsuo Nakazawa ordered the Japanese army and some troops of the Appeasement Army to change their outfits, and then led by the Japanese army, they assembled secretly at the designated location and broke through the Eighth Route Army's long snake formation in one fell swoop.

In order to reduce the pressure on the attacking troops and at the same time prevent the Eighth Route Army from being able to quickly reinforce, the twelve mountain artillery of the Mountain Artillery Brigade were divided into six groups, each equipped with six pure Japanese infantry of about 400 people, and six 500-type infantry artillery It was also assigned to six appeasement troops with about [-] people, and each appeasement army separately sent more than a hundred Japanese troops to supervise the battle in the rear.

Although Sanfu Zhongze was arrogant, he did not follow common sense. He tried to find a suitable place to cross the river from the south bank of the Yellow River, and then bombarded the cliff on the north bank with artillery. After the cliff collapsed and formed a ramp, all the attacking troops immediately forcibly crossed the river. .

"Come on, the little devil is here, immediately report to the top where the Japanese army crossed the river!" The Eighth Route Army strongholds along the route began to report to the top.

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