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Yang Yuchun's regiment is responsible for attacking the northeast corner of the periphery of Jinan, the flat position from Maoling Mountain to Xiaoqinghe.The Japanese army also broke through there a few days ago, and now it is the turn of the Kuomintang army to enter Jinan through this open gate.

Looking at the Japanese positions shrouded in flames and thick smoke, Yang Yuchun frowned slightly, remembering the order given to them by the 70th regiment: to attack the Japanese positions from Maoling Mountain to Xiaoqinghe for [-] hours, but not Allow it to be captured!Uh, it is estimated that those high-achieving students from the mainland want to regard this flat position as a melting pot... to trick the Japanese into continuously sending in their vital forces and burning them into ashes?But the other side has been bombarded like this, how can I get through these twelve hours?What a hassle!

Half an hour of firepower preparation seemed very long to those who were under the shells, but to the officers and soldiers of the Kuomintang army who watched the Japanese army's misfortune and gloated, it seemed very short, and it passed in a while.When the time came, the cannons stopped abruptly.Before the gunpowder smoke shrouded the battlefield cleared, Yang Yuchun leaped out of the ditch and raised his hands forward.At the same time, he raised his arms and shouted: "Comrades, go forward! Go forward!"

Following the order of Commander Yang, the weak attack of the 70th Infantry Regiment of the National Revolutionary Army finally began.Infantrymen and officers turned out of the trenches one after another, all in similar clothes.Then formed a scattered line of skirmishers, so that they could advance slowly at a walking speed. The 70mm mountain artillery and 3mm infantry artillery of the 75th regiment artillery company and three battalion-level artillery platoons were dragged to the front of the position and lined up to support the attacking infantry with direct firepower at any time.The 70mm, 60mm mortars and 80mm grenades attached to the battalion and company levels followed the infantry and moved to a more forward position. They were used to suppress and destroy the Japanese machine gun firepower.

The Japanese mortars and grenades were the first to meet the skirmishers of the Kuomintang army's charge. These two "artillery" that can be transferred quickly are almost the only "heavy firepower" they can rely on now!These 50mm, 60mm, and 80mm shells exploded on the soft ground full of craters, stirring up columns of smoke, and making large and small gaps in the wavy formation of the Kuomintang army.However, the officers and soldiers of the Kuomintang army still maintained a good skirmish line formation, but accelerated the pace of the charge.At the same time, the mortars and grenade launchers of the Kuomintang army also began to fight back. For a while, the two sides came and went, and the battlefield was filled with gunpowder and there was a small climax.

Not long after, the machine guns of both sides also rang out. At this time, the Chinese and Japanese armies were equipped with a similar number of heavy machine guns and light machine guns.Dozens of tongues of flame made a sound like the wind, and the infantry of the Kuomintang army had already crawled down and slowly moved forward.When they crawled within the range of the rifle fire, the rifles of the two sides began to shoot at each other again.

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On the gate tower of Dongguan's gate in Jinan, Commander Nobuyoshi Muto and Chief of Staff Sadao Araki of the Japanese Army's Shandong Dispatch Force watched the performance of the Chinese and Japanese armies on the front line with binoculars.I also saw the overwhelming artillery fire of the Kuomintang army, and the planes that kept diving and dropping bombs.Sadao Araki slowly put down the binoculars in his hand, heaved a sigh of relief, and there was a smile on his face:

"The military quality of these Kuomintang troops is quite good, and the coordination between the various arms is also very good. Obviously, they have been handed down by the Germans. But they are a bit dull when they charge. It is absolutely impossible to charge like the imperial army. Yes. They just move their troops into range of fire and start shooting at each other. Try to smother our resistance with fire and then charge. Although their firepower is strong, they may eventually win by firepower, but this style of play is Time consuming. Time is on our side now! It looks like this fight is destined to be a close call."

Nobuyoshi Muto also put down the binoculars, his face was still ashen, but there was a spark of hope in his cold eyes: "It's a blessing! These Chinese people are well-equipped and well-trained, and those who are brave... are not brave enough. Great training, no weapons. Looks like the Empire still has a chance!"

Araki Sadao also nodded, and echoed: "If these Kuomintang troops have the spirit of going forward and never retreating like those of the Chinese Red Army, if they launch a desperate attack across the board... I am afraid that the No. 16 regiment will already be defeated. Right? According to the style of play of these Kuomintang troops, the [-]th Regiment can hold out for at least two days!"

"The Red Army of China!" Nobuyoshi Muto frowned slightly, as if thinking of something bothering him.

It turned out that the Fourth Division of the Japanese Army encountered trouble in the battle to open up Jinpu Road on the northern line!And this trouble is the Second Army of the Red Army and the National Coalition Army.These Chinese troops who had retreated to the north bank of the Yellow River seemed to have regained their vitality in just a few days and had also been replenished to a certain extent. At this moment, they actually blocked the pace of the Fourth Division in Pingyuan County!In addition, the Second Red Army and the National Coalition Army also damaged a large section of the Jinpu Railway on the north bank of the Yellow River, making it impossible for trains to pass.At the same time, there has been a strike on the northern section of the Jinpu Railway in the past few days!The original plan to coerce the Feng family to open Jinpu Road to allow the trains carrying the Japanese army's ammunition to pass seems to have failed.If the Jinpu Road cannot be opened for a long time, and the ammunition cannot be replenished...

"Araki-kun." Nobuyoshi Muto took a deep breath: "There is no problem here in Jinan for the time being, it's just bleeding slowly. Although it's a bit much, it's not unbearable. The key now is Jinpu Road. If the fourth If the division cannot expel the CCP Red Army and the National Coalition Army to open up this lifeline for the dispatched army, we are afraid that the entire army will be wiped out before the reinforcements arrive."

"No, the Fourth Division is an elite that has been rewarded by the Emperor Meiji's imperial edict. They will definitely be able to break through the lifeline for the dispatched army!" Sadao Araki stroked his raised mustache and raised his head. The look of confidence.

Nobuyoshi Muto tightened the corners of his mouth: "It's not that I don't trust the Fourth Division, but I just hope that they can complete the task assigned by the dispatched army as soon as possible. Araki-kun, you go there in person and urge them. This group of traders in Osaka, it seems It won’t work if you don’t force it.”

Chapter 0435 Surrounding the Points for Aid ([-])

At noon on April 17th, [-]th year of the Republic of China.

Shandong Dezhou.

At the location of the Yuande County Government Office, a bright red flag of the Communist Party of China fluttered high on the flagpole in front of the county government office.Two plaques with "Shandong Provincial Special Committee of the Communist Party of China" and "Shandong Soviet Government in Northern Shandong" written in red lacquer have been hung on both sides of the county government gate.Uh, it is clear that the Red regime in Lubei has been formed in just a few days.

At this time, in the hall of the backyard of the county yamen, there was a casual banquet. The table was full of treasures from different seasons. There was also a copper hot pot in the middle, which was billowing like white waves. A... "eating and drinking with public funds" is the most lively time.Uh, of course, today's dinner treat is absolutely necessary, because the person invited is Feng Faction General Guo Songling!Speaking of this, Guo Songling seems to be the rare "beneficiary" of Luo Yaoguo's random changes to history since his time travel.At this point in history, he should have been dead for years!But in this time and space, they are still alive and well.

Guo Songling had just been appointed by Zhang Zuolin as the governor of Zhili, and he was a close neighbor to the Red Army that occupied Lubei.And it's still a very harmonious neighbor. Today he brought a valuable gift to congratulate the Second Red Army on their housewarming.

6.5 Bong-made 48-type rifles, 14 75mm water-cooled machine guns, 60 ​​Bong-made 6.5-type 200mm mountain guns, and two hundred 75mm mortars.In addition, there are 60 million rounds of 20mm machine rifle bullets, [-] rounds of [-]mm mountain artillery shells, [-] rounds of [-]mm mortar shells, and [-] hand grenades.I packed up two trains and came to Texas to have a drink.Uh, although Jinpu Road is on strike right now, giving gifts to the CCP’s Red Army is a different matter...

Seeing this generous gift, He Long, Ren Bishi, and Feng Yuxiang who lived in the Soviet area in northern Lubei couldn't help but gasped.They also know that they don't get rewarded for their merits, so it's natural to ask others for such a big hand.

"Commander He, Mr. Ren, and Brother Huanzhang. My brother came to Dezhou this time to congratulate the CCP on opening up new territories. From now on, our two families will be neighbors, but we need to get closer. Second, our family The commander-in-chief knows that the Red Army and the National Army of your party have fought hard in Jinan City, and the losses are not small. Therefore, these weapons and ammunition were given to the Red Army and the National Army. Shuai also has an unfeeling request, hoping that the Red Army and the National Army can stop the Japanese army in the area south of De County."

Seeing that the atmosphere at the banquet was getting hotter, Guo Songling smiled respectfully, cupped his fists at He Long, Ren Bshi, Feng Yuxiang and others, and proposed the conditions of being a member of the family.

These days, the Feng family is caught between the Japanese and the Kuomintang, and they live in fear.I'm afraid that a wrong Japan will launch an attack in Manchuria and take away their foundation, and they are also afraid that the Kuomintang will press on step by step and expand its power into Zhili territory.Especially after the Jiaoji Line Railway was cut off by the Kuomintang Army and the Fourth Division of the Japanese Army crossed the Yellow River, Zhang Zuolin's life became even more difficult.Japanese Minister Yoshizawa Kenkichi has already put down his words, and he wants Feng's department to immediately suppress the strike on the Jinpu Railway and then lend Japan a way to transport arms and troops to Shandong.If the Feng family dared not agree, it would be against the Great Japanese Empire, and the consequences would naturally be very serious.

After all, the Feng family was supported by the Japanese. If Japan can support the Feng family, it can easily overthrow the Feng family.Zhang Zuolin was well aware of this, so he did not dare to reject the Japanese request face to face.I had no choice but to try to sabotage it secretly. This is how General Zhang has been dealing with the Japanese all these years.In another time and space, Japan was also annoyed by this, and the result was a tragedy in Huanggutun... But this time, the cleverness of the veteran Zhang of the Feng family was to invite the CCP to block the Fourth Division of the Japanese Army to the south of De County. Then there is no question of lending Jinpu Road and suppressing the labor movement.

After Guo Songling finished speaking, the atmosphere at the banquet became serious. The two leaders of the CCP, Feng Yuxiang, Yang Huchen and others looked at me and I looked at you. For a while, no one knew how to answer. It's going to be cold.Guo Songling hurriedly laughed again: "This battle is our department asking you to send troops. Everything is done according to the rules. The ammunition for these two trains is just a reward... The loss of your department will be compensated by our department."

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Nobuyoshi Muto, the commander of Japan's Shandong Expeditionary Army, was sitting in the headquarters of Wanzhuyuan in Jinan, staring at a casualty statistics report that had just been delivered in a daze.And the commander of the second division, Akai Harumi, the commander of the fifth division, Mu Tatsuyuki, and the commander of the sixth division, Fukuda Hikosuke, all three lieutenant generals stood in front of him with their heads down, motionless.

The air in the room was as silent as death, and even the bright spring light coming in from the window became gloomy in this deadly atmosphere.

After six hours of hard fighting this morning, the defending Japanese army did not lose a single position, but they paid unimaginable casualties!The second division defending the eastern front fought repeatedly with the Kuomintang army on the front line from Maoling Mountain to Xiaoqinghe, repelling four attacks by the Kuomintang army in one morning!Its own casualties exceeded 3000, of which more than 800 were killed and more than [-] were seriously injured, and the slightly injured are still holding on to the line of fire.

The battle on the western front was carried out on the defensive positions of the commercial port of Jinan. The Japanese army relied on the solid buildings in the commercial port to guard against death, while the Kuomintang's dive bombers accurately dropped huge bombs weighing 500 kilograms on the Japanese army's place time and time again. In the occupied building.The bloody battle in Jinan Commercial Port is not about fighting but destroying these buildings!The morning's "destruction" almost turned half of the commercial port into white space, and the Japanese Sixth Division also suffered more than 800 casualties and more than 800 people were missing.Among them, more than 600 people were killed, more than [-] were seriously injured, and most of the missing were buried alive in collapsed buildings... Naturally, it is more than auspicious.

The losses of the 400th Division on the Southern Front were relatively minor.The Kuomintang army's attack on Qianfo Mountain was not too strong. It only attacked twice in a morning, and each time lasted more than two and a half hours!It was almost a morning of hard work.The Fifth Division suffered more than [-] casualties, with about [-] killed and more than [-] seriously injured.

In just one morning, the three divisions of the Japanese army paid a heavy price for more than 400 people killed, more than [-] missing, and more than [-] seriously injured!Almost half of the brigade was wiped out.The number of Japanese troops in Jinan City is claimed to be [-], but in fact that is only when the divisions are fully staffed.The three divisions of the Japanese army all suffered certain losses in the early battles, and the current total strength is only a little over [-]!But now, five thousand is lost in just half a day... I am afraid that I will lose ten thousand in one day!

Nobuyoshi Muto never imagined that the seemingly weak attack of the Kuomintang army would cause such heavy casualties to the Japanese army.If the fight continues like this, by the time reinforcements from the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Divisions arrive in Jinan seven days later, the 200 troops in their hands may have been completely wiped out.At that time, it will be three Japanese divisions against five Kuomintang divisions plus more than [-] dive bombers.Maybe it will be annihilated again... Japan will lose this war!

Muto lowered his head and said nothing, the air pressure in the command center was getting low.The staff officers who came in and out deliberately lowered their footsteps and lowered their voices when speaking, only the rumble of the distant cannons remained the same.

"Your Excellency, please give the order to retreat!" Mu Dazhi suddenly raised his head, snapped to attention, and uttered his suggestion loudly: "The Chinese army has strong air superiority and sharp artillery fire, and their infantry are not greedy for life and afraid of death. , but to attract the imperial army to fight with it in unfavorable terrain, so as to maximize their firepower and air superiority. This war... the empire may not have a way to win!"

The room was full of solemnity, everyone stopped their work and turned their attention to the "nonsense" General Mu Da.

But Nobuyoshi Muto remained motionless.The air in the room seemed to freeze suddenly, and the atmosphere was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.At the end, Mu Da took a step forward, and said urgently, "Your Excellency, let's go tonight before the Kuomintang army cuts off the retreat route to the north!"

"Bage!" Nobuyoshi Muto slapped the table and stood up abruptly: "Are you wanting the imperial army to bear the reputation of cowardice? Isn't it just a few thousand casualties! Wait until the Fourth Division gets through Jinpu Road , will be added soon! And now the First Division and the No.16 Division have already begun to mobilize! The winner of this war must be the Empire of Japan! It must also be the Empire of Japan!"

After Muto Nobuyoshi finished speaking, he sat down slowly and looked at the folder on the desk with a blank expression.There is the guidance from the General Staff Headquarters just received in it, and we still have to "stick to it and wait for help", even if it is the last man and one bomb, we must stick to it to the end.Moreover, the telegram from the General Staff Headquarters also hinted that this opinion came from His Majesty the Emperor!Of course, it also represents the will of the majority of the Japanese army and navy...

"But... but how can we deal with the firepower and air superiority of the Chinese army?" Mu Dazhi hesitated for a moment, and wanted to argue again.Akai Haruhi, who was on the side, had already spoken first: "Your Excellency, please withdraw your troops into Jinan City tonight! There are still about 30 Chinese people in Jinan City, and the Kuomintang may take into account the casualties of these civilians and reduce them." The use of heavy firearms so we can survive until reinforcements arrive."

"But won't we be surrounded by the Chinese army then?" Mu Dazhi's face changed drastically, and he turned to look at Akai Haruhi: "In that case, even if the Fourth Division breaks through the Jinpu line, we won't be able to get supplies. , Now the army is running out of ammunition."

"No problem." Nobuyoshi Muto smiled wryly, and waved his hand: "Let's do this, let the troops hold out for another afternoon, and withdraw into the outer city tonight... Put the front line in the residential area between the inner and outer cities, and China The army is fighting in the streets. The troops must also be ordered not to allow Chinese civilians to flee the battlefield!"

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The dense rain is woven into a soft white gauze, which is lightly draped over the quiet East Lake in spring.A painting boat slowly passed through the mist and rain.Inside the painting boat, there are two cups of fragrant tea.A woman in a flag dress lightly swept her eyebrows and played the piano softly.This woman was Yoshiko Kawashima who had been under house arrest by Luo Yaoguo for many days.

Luo Yaoguo was also sitting in the boat at this time, holding a cup of tea, quietly listening to Yoshiko Kawashima's piano.The Polish beauty Natalie stood behind him, her beautiful eyes stared at Kawashima who was playing the piano with a little coldness, as if a hunter was examining his prey.

After finishing the song, Fangzi swiped her slender hand with fingernails on, and the sound of the piano stopped abruptly amidst the clattering sound.Luo Yaoguo put down the teacup in his hand and applauded softly: "Good! Good! Good! I didn't expect my Miss Fangzi to play such a piano sound. I can't bear to let Miss Kawashima go out to do harm to the common people."

Yoshiko Kawashima opened her almond-shaped eyes, glanced at him, bit her red lips lightly with her white teeth, and said with a half-smile: "If you lock me up for the rest of your life, the world will be peaceful, and I don't mind playing the piano for you every day." , I’m afraid you’ll get bored of hearing it.”

Luo Yaoguo picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said with a smile: "If you lock up a woman like you, this world might really be peaceful! You didn't make trouble for me in this Shandong battle, did you? "

A trace of surprise flashed across Kawashima Yoshiko's pretty face, and in an instant she smiled a little bit seductively: "It seems that you can't hide anything from you. This time Zhang Zongchang's defection is indeed related to us... But I don't want to Dare to make trouble for you, you are my master!"

"I don't know how to live or die." Luo Yaoguo raised his head and glared at Yoshiko Kawashima: "This Zhang Zongchang's defection disrupted my overall plan. How do you think I should punish you?"

A trace of panic slid across Kawashima Yoshiko's face, but she soon calmed down again, and cast a wink over: "You can punish him in any way, but you can't let big sister Natalie do it again, she wants you to do it yourself." come to punish."

Luo Yaoguo glanced at the Polish beauty beside him out of the corner of his eye. Natalie is a professional from "Cheka". Isn't it like playing with this little girl like Yoshiko Kawashima?

Natalie just pursed her lips and smiled, and Luo Yaoguo also smiled faintly: "This...we'll talk about it after we've finished our business. Now let's talk about the 'we' you mentioned just now, who are there?"

What kind of person is Zhang Zongchang?Relying on Yoshiko Kawashima, a little girl who doesn't know how to live or die, naturally cannot persuade him to go into the water as a traitor.Luo Yaoguo had guessed early on that there was someone behind this matter, but he didn't know exactly what was going on.So Yoshiko Kawashima was detained, and Natalie was asked to "communicate" with her.

Kawashima Yoshiko's small face was cloudy and cloudy, and she didn't speak for a long time. After a while, she gritted her teeth and sighed: "There is the emperor, there is Mr. Zheng, there is Jin Puxin, and... the one who lives in your house these two days Tou Shanman! Their Black Dragon Society also participated in this matter."

"Jin Puxin?" Although Luo Yaoguo's expression was normal, he was already taken aback in his heart.This person was arranged by the Military Intelligence Bureau to be next to Pu Yi.I went to study abroad as a non-commissioned officer in Japan two years ago, could it be that I have come back?But I haven't contacted the Intelligence Bureau, could it be...