Therefore, although he was a little surprised at the sudden attack by the Japanese army, he was not so panicked. He directed the troops into the trenches and prepared to repel the Japanese attack.

The subsequent battle surprised Wei Liming.

When the officers and soldiers of the Independent Division entered the trenches, a large number of mortar shells suddenly flew from the Japanese positions.

These mortar shells are not ordinary small caliber mortar shells, but 240mm heavy mortar shells.

If the shells fall near the trench, the officers and soldiers in the trench will be killed, injured by the bomb, and thus lose their combat capabilities.

The Japanese army took the opportunity to attack the trenches, and the officers and soldiers of the Independent Division suffered heavy casualties.

It turned out that the 240mm heavy mortars transported from Japan twice were intercepted by Gao Jiu's Taohuashan guerrillas. Hamada Yoshihiro contacted the Air Force through Doi-Hiyuan and equipped the Third Division with equipment through air transport.

36 heavy mortars were collected.

Under the attack of such a huge mortar, the officers and soldiers of the Independent Division could not withstand the Japanese attack, and trenches were conquered one by one.

Wei Li knew that he could not defend Zaozhuang, so he had to lead his troops to retreat to Tai'an.

After the Japanese Third Division occupied Zaozhuang, only a small number of troops were left to maintain public order, and the main force continued to attack and advance towards Tai'an.

Wei Liming led the officers and soldiers of the Independent Division to flee back to Tai'an and reported the situation to the head of the underground party, Gao Hong and others.

The head of the underground party, Gao Hong and others knew that the problem was serious. Now Huang Shuigen has left Tai'an with two independent brigades, and the main force is only two independent brigades and Wei Liming's independent division.

After all, Wei Liming's independent division has not been involved in the underground party for a long time and has not yet cultivated a tenacious fighting will. At this time, he suffered a defeat, his morale was low, and his combat effectiveness could not be guaranteed at all.

The Third Japanese Division is a veteran division in the Japanese combat sequence. It has extremely strong combat power, with more than 25,000 troops, well-equipped, and had just won a battle, with strong morale, and the strength of the two sides was huge.

The Lunan Military Region was not sure that it could withstand the attack of the Japanese Third Division, so it had to send a telegram to Zhang Quan from Taohua Mountain, asking him to send air force support, and also sent a telegram to Gao Jiu.

After receiving the telegram, Zhang Quan asked the Air Force to prepare and bombard the Japanese Third Division in Tai'an.

The Taohua Mountain Air Force has an observation station in Tai'an City, equipped with vehicle-mounted radar. Although the airport of the Third Japanese Air Force in Jinan has not been restored at this time, they can observe that there are Japanese fighter jets near the sky above Tai'an.

The aircraft are carrier-based aircraft flying from sea, with a large number of them.

The Taohua Mountain Guerrilla Air Force suffered serious losses last time, and under such circumstances, he did not dare to go to support him rashly.

Zhang Quan now has only hundreds of guerrillas in his hands, and he is temporarily helpless to the underground party Lunan Military Region.

After receiving the telegram, Gao Jiu felt that it was beyond his reach. He always acted in a realistic manner, so he asked the person in charge of the underground party and Gao Hong to ask for instructions from the superiors of the underground party. If it really didn't work, he would temporarily give up Tai'an and transfer the main force to southeastern Shandong and southwest Shandong.

to avoid major losses.

The underground party has always been flexible in combat and never cared about the gains and losses of one city and one place, and mainly focused on preserving the main force. They decisively ordered the Lunan Military Region to abandon Tai'an City and turn to the countryside to carry out guerrilla war against the Japanese army, and continue to destroy the Japanese army's restoration of the Jinpu Railway.

plan.

The head of the underground party and Gao Hong and others have been in Tai'an City for a while and have already had deep feelings for it. Now they are forced to evacuate and leave Tai'an City reluctantly.

The commander of the Japanese Third Division led the main force of the division to attack Tai'an City. He was ready to attack Tai'an City.

Not long after, he received a report from the vanguard, saying that the underground party anti-Japanese armed forces had evacuated Tai'an City.

The commander of the Third Division was a little regretful at the beginning because he had powerful troops and firepower in his hands and was preparing to severely damage the troops of the Shandong Military Region. Unexpectedly, the enemy had avoided his edge and evacuated early.

However, after all, he completed the task of capturing Tai'an City, and was still very happy. As soon as he entered Tai'an City, he sent a telegram to the North China Front Army Command to report his victory.

Since the Japanese Third Division attacked Zaozhuang, Doihara, Komura Commander and others have closely watched the progress of the battle, especially Hamada Yoshihiro's heart was full of anxiety, not knowing whether his plan would be successful this time.

After receiving the telegram from the commander of the Third Division, everyone was very happy, and Hamada Yoshiji was deeply relieved.

Doi-Hataya said to Yoshiji Hamada: "Hata, you are indeed resourceful. The victory of this Tai'an Battle fully proves your talent."

Hamada Yoshiji is a very good person. Although he is very proud in his heart, he is very modest on the surface. He sincerely said: "Minister and Commander, this is not my credit, I am intelligence.

Being an officer, he is purely an amateur in command of the battle. This time, the victory was entirely due to the command of the Minister and the Commander. Senior Haneda and Senior Matsuda were carefully planned to win the battle. I just made a little effort.

Just a small idea.

Hamada Yoshihiko's sincere and modest attitude has won the praise of Doi Hirosa and others.

Commander Toehei Yuanhe Komura reported the victory to the Tokyo Base Camp in the name of the North China Front Army and immediately decided to hold a celebration party to reward the meritorious ministers.

In the banquet hall, the lights and wine are bright, and everyone is drinking and celebrating victory, and there is a joyful scene.

But Hamada Yoshiji was not at ease. He didn't know if he would anger Gao Jiu if he captured Tai'an City this time. When the demon returned to Taohua Mountain, his hard days might have begun again.

After the banquet, Hamada Yoshihiro found Doihara and Gang Village, and suggested stopping the mobilization of the underground party anti-Japanese armed forces in northern Shandong, pulling back troops, strengthening the defense in the direction of Tai'an to deal with the massive organization after Gao Jiu returned to Taohua Mountain.

Counterattack.

In order to ensure the safety of Tai'an City and to cover the Japanese railway department to repair the Jinpu Railway, Hamada Yoshihiro also suggested that the Japanese army in Southeast Asia launch an attack to restrain Gao Jiu's energy and make him unwilling to take care of the matter here.

Toeheiyuan and Kok Village adopted the suggestion of Hamada Yoshihiro. Toeheiyuan personally went to Saigon, Vietnam to urge the Japanese army there to launch an attack on the Golden Triangle, and at the same time ordered Yamashita Fengfu to cross the sea from Singapore to attack Malaysia again.

Tai'an City was lost, Gao Jiu was indeed very annoyed. He was about to fly back to Taohua Mountain to mobilize the troops from the Iron Triangle to retake Tai'an City.

Unexpectedly, the enemy situation in Southeast Asia also changed. The Japanese army was eyeing it and there were signs of attacking the Golden Triangle.

Gao Jiu's energy was indeed restrained, and he had no time to take care of Tai'an's direction and devoted his main energy to the work of defending the Golden Triangle.

The commander of the Gangcun mobilized the 141st Division and the 142nd Division of the Japanese army, stationed along the railway between Jinan and Tai'an, to cover the Jinpu Railway for emergency repairs.

Two puppet security troops from the division were drawn to maintain public security along the railway while participating in the restoration project of the Jinpu Railway.

The Jinpu Railway is repairing very quickly and is expected to be opened to traffic in one month.

At this stage, after careful planning by Hamada Yoshihiko, the task of opening up the Jinpu Railway was completed by the Japanese base camp, and he was also more trusted by the commander of Toehime and Komura.

Hamada Yoshiji was proud and felt a little proud. He was full of confidence and formulated a combat plan with two generals Haneda and Matsuda to attack the anti-Japanese armed forces in southeastern Shandong and southwest Shandong. They wanted to completely eliminate the anti-Japanese armed forces along the Jinpu Railway.

Armed to ensure that the Jinpu Railway can be opened to traffic normally after it is restored.

After the head of the underground party and Gao Hong and others were forced to give up Tai'an City, they launched several attacks on the Japanese army, hoping to destroy the restoration work of the Jinpu Railway.

Due to the strong Japanese troops, they did not gain any advantage in several battles, causing considerable casualties. They could only watch the Jinpu Railway open again.

The Jinpu Railway was opened to traffic normally, and the commander of Toehime and Komura fully affirmed the contribution of Himada Yoshiji. They asked the base camp for advice and applied for the highest reward from the Japanese army for Himada Yoshiji, which was His Majesty Tameng's personal summons.

Yoshiji Hamada flew back to Tokyo. After receiving the reception from His Majesty Tamuro, he returned home in glory and was welcomed by tens of thousands of people in his hometown. This was the highlight of Yoshiji Hamada and the scenery was unlimited.

For a moment, he felt that life was so beautiful.

Hamada Yoshihiro rested in his hometown for three days, accepted visits from local people from all walks of life, and enjoyed a happy time.

However, his mind was always calm, believing that the heavy mortars played a huge role in this battle, and he hoped to win more of this heavy artillery for the North China Front Army.

After leaving his hometown, Yoshihiro Hamada came to Tokyo again. He found the head of the Japanese military industry department introduced to him by Toehari and gave him a batch of big yellow croakers and asked him to provide more 240mm heavy duty for the North China Front Army.

Mortar.

Among the Japanese army, not many people were summoned by His Majesty Tameng himself because of his military achievements. Hamada Yoshitsuki has such honor, and the head of the military industry department has also maintained considerable respect for him. In addition, Hamada Yoshitsuki takes advantage of his actions,

The head of the military industry department agreed to provide 128 240mm heavy mortars to the North China Front Army, and personally coordinated with the Air Force department to help with transportation.

Of course, Yoshihiro Hamada did not forget the role of the Air Force. He visited the main person in charge of the Air Force Department in the name of the North China Front Army. He also made a large amount of gold bars to open the way, and obtained permission to rebuild Jinan Airport and deploy a large number of combat aircraft.

And it will ensure that the Japanese Third Air Force will fully cooperate with the Japanese war in Shandong in the future.

After Hamada Yoshihiro returned to Peking, he reported to the commander of the Komura village about the gains of the trip.

Komura was very satisfied and believed that Hamada Yoshihiro was a rare comprehensive talent and he valued him more and more.

Hamada Yoshi is becoming more and more active. Under his leadership, the work of the North China Front Army has made great progress in all aspects, and it can be said to be completely renewed.

General Haneda was in charge of the battle of the Japanese army in Shandong. He constantly commanded the Japanese army to launch an attack on the underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces and occupied many underground party bases.

However, he remembered Hamada Yoshihiro's repeated reminders that all Japanese troops were far away from the control of the Taohuashan guerrillas during combat, and even those from the Southwest Shandong Military Sub-district did not provoke them.

Southeast Asia.

At the invitation of Sir Smith, Wang Zhankui and Li Chengwu led some Taohuashan guerrillas and the troops of the 38th Division of the Yuanzheng Army passed through Thailand and entered Malaysia to attack the 5th Division of the Japanese army that had re-entered Malaysia.

Today, the Taohuashan guerrillas and Yuan Zheng's troops are all mechanized. Among the large number of armored vehicles, dozens of vehicles are covered tightly with tarpaulin. I don't know what kind of weapons and equipment it is.

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Of course, these are new rocket launchers modified based on the 107 rocket launcher. Wang Zhankui and others were eager to take him to the battlefield to test its power.

In order to more accurately grasp the frontline intelligence, Li Chengwu personally led a reconnaissance team to Kuala Lumpur for reconnaissance.

On the way, they encountered the Malaysian underground party anti-Japanese armed forces, and the news they received was that the Japanese army had retreated toward Kuala Lumpur.

Li Chengwu sent a telegram to Wang Zhankui, and the order he received was to continue reconnaissance in the direction of Kuala Lumpur.

On the periphery of Kuala Lumpur, they met British reconnaissance forces again, saying that the Japanese had withdrawn from Kuala Lumpur and built fortifications not far from the coast.

It turned out that Yamashita Fengwen attacked Malaysia by the order of Tu Feiyuan, mainly to restrain Gao Jiu.

When he heard that Gao Jiu sent Taohuashan guerrillas and Yuan Zheng's troops to Malaysia, he knew that Kuala Lumpur could not be defended, so he shrank his troops near the coastline and prepared to be covered by the Japanese naval aviation and naval artillery

, fight against the anti-Japanese army.

Yamashita Fengwen has learned to be smart now. His method is also guerrilla warfare. He knows that he has the cover of naval aviation and naval artillery. The anti-Japanese army has no choice but to deal with them, and the Taohuashan guerrillas and Yuanzheng army's troops are not possible.

Stay here for a long time.

They planned to spend time with the anti-Japanese army. As long as the Taohuashan guerrillas and Yuanzheng army retreated, the only British troops remained, they would attack Kuala Lumpur again and occupy the entire territory of Malaysia.

If it were in the past, Wang Zhankui would definitely have no good idea when encountering such a situation. He would not have allowed the Taohuashan guerrillas and Yuan Zheng's troops to go to the beach to take risks, but he is now holding a guerrilla weapon in his hand, which is just right.

It can deal a heavy blow to the Japanese army.

When Wang Zhankui was preparing to use new weapons to engage in guerrilla warfare with the Japanese army, Sir Smith arrived here and met Wang Zhankui and others.

Sir Smith asked the coalition forces to launch an attack on the Japanese army. Wang Zhankui deliberately said that the enemy had the cover of naval artillery and naval aviation, and he could not let his troops take risks. He said that they had driven the Japanese army out of Kuala Lumpur, the mission had been completed, and they were ready to withdraw their troops.

It's right.
Chapter completed!