Linyi was in chaos, with hundreds of thousands of troops crowding in, but Xuzhou was simply ignored.
For the Japanese army, it was because the national army in Linyi repeatedly challenged their bottom line, which made them extremely angry. As for the national army, they would naturally defend wherever Japan attacked.
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Linyi
Except for the outer positions in the south of Linyi County, the other three positions were all subjected to fierce attacks by the Japanese army.
There was even a situation where a position was lost but was recaptured again by the soldiers. The battle was fierce, and every second, soldiers were injured or sacrificed.
The special operations team members were constantly sniping at the lower-level commanders of the Japanese army.
The 40th Army of the National Army, with a total of about 30,000 people, is divided into the east, west and north of Linyi County. Excluding support personnel, there are less than 6,000 soldiers on the positions in each direction. The Japanese army is the 3rd Mixed Brigade and the 5th Mixed Brigade.
The regiment and the 13th Division attacked three sides respectively, and the strength was completely unequal. Therefore, on the first day, even with the help of the special force snipers, the situation was still very pessimistic. The national army troops supporting Linyi had not yet arrived at this time.
Arrive in Linyi.
Linyi has become a flesh and blood mill, stirring blood and life.
10:30 on the night of March 21, 1938
On the national army position west of Linyi, three men wearing Japanese military uniforms took advantage of the darkness to get out.
The position to the west of Linyi County is the main attack direction of the Japanese 13th Division. The Japanese 13th Division was Japan's original standing A-type division. It was the trump card among the A-type divisions and had the strongest combat effectiveness. It was canceled on May 1, 1925.
The designation was abolished and rebuilt on September 10, 1937. It successively participated in the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Jiangyin, and the Battle of Wuhan. It was the vanguard in the war of aggression against China and the leader of the Nanjing Massacre. At this time, the division of the 13th Japanese Division
The leader of the regiment is Ogisu Tatehei, a Japanese lieutenant general. He graduated from the 17th class of the Army Sergeant School in March 1905. In November 1916, he graduated from the 28th class of the Army University. He studied in Switzerland and Germany and was an instructor at the Mainland University (the Chinese government once hired him as an instructor in Beijing).
Army University instructor) can be said to be a senior Japanese military officer who has drunk foreign ink. He is also a Japanese military officer who is very familiar with the situation in China. His unit has strong combat capabilities.
Therefore, in today's Linyi defense battle, the battle in the west of Linyi was the most brutal. The position outside the city was lost for a time, but was recaptured by the national army. There were wounded soldiers everywhere on the position. And the Japanese army suffered a lot of casualties in a day's attack.
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Japanese 13th Division Headquarters
"Baga!" Ogisu Ripei said angrily, "More than 3,000 soldiers were injured or killed in one day! How can the Chinese army have such a large combat effectiveness!"
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, according to our analysis, there are snipers in the Chinese army who specialize in killing sergeants, causing the combat team to lose its leadership and causing huge casualties to our army." said a combat staff officer.
"Then what?" Ogisu Rihei said coldly, "I don't want a reason, I want a solution."
"Hey. The conclusion given by the staff is that military rank badges are not worn!" The staff officer bent down and said.
"Then go and execute it. Tomorrow, I hope to have dinner in Linyi County by now." Ogisu Libing said.
"Hi."
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At this time, in the camp of a soldier of the 13th Japanese Division,
"Hey, let me give you a cigarette." Zhou Weiguo said to a Japanese soldier in Japanese at this time, "Can you lend me a fire?"
"Ma Jiru~na." The Japanese soldier then took out the match and exchanged it with Zhou Weiguo.
"Why don't you go take a rest?" Zhou Weiguo asked immediately, "Do you still have money to lose?"
The Japanese soldier shrugged, then smiled bitterly and said, "There is still a little bit. What's more, when I returned to the camp, my comrades were also wailing. How could I possibly sleep?"
"Yeah, luckily I wasn't injured today. It's uncomfortable to see them injured. There were so many casualties today." Zhou Weiguo said with a lingering fear.
"Yeah, I don't know when China's army became so powerful."
Zhou Weiguo looked cooperative and said, "Yes." Then Zhou Weiguo sighed and said, "I still have some money, so I'll go gamble a few more times."
"Let's go together, I'll watch you bet! I'll cheer you up!"
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In the dark area of the Japanese 13th Division's position, two figures continued to communicate in low voices, and then dispersed.
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A huge explosion came at 11:03
"What's going on?" The Japanese soldiers who were gambling became confused. The explosion was so loud that even the ground shook.
Immediately, the highest-ranking military officer in the camp was a major. He pointed at two people and said, "Go check it out!"
"Hi!"
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out in the camp, and a Japanese soldier fell down in disbelief.
"Who?" Zhou Weiguo jumped away from his original position, "Who shot?"
All of a sudden, the Japanese soldiers' looks at each other changed.
"What's going on?" asked the Japanese major.
"Your Excellency, Major!" Zhou Weiguo stood at attention and saluted, "Just after a gunshot, Lin Muerlang fell! But, the camp was full of our own soldiers. I guess it was because some people lost too many, so..."
As soon as Zhou Weiguo finished speaking, the distrust among the Japanese soldiers became more direct.
"Everyone, get out!" the major said anxiously, because at this time, the Japanese soldiers looked at him with something wrong.
Soon, the first soldier looked at everyone with suspicion and quickly left the camp. At this time, Zhou Weiguo also looked at everyone with suspicion and then exited the camp. If there is a leader, there will be others.
follow.
And when people outside the camp suddenly died, everyone started to take guns and point them at everyone except themselves.
Silent fear spreads.
More and more soldiers came out of different camps and looked at the situation. After hearing what others said, they also picked up their guns.
Zhou Weiguo knew that he had to move faster, otherwise, if more senior Japanese officers came over, his efforts would be in vain.
"No, we are comrades in the same trench! We are the warriors of the Japanese Empire! How can you point a gun at your own people!" Zhou Weiguo shouted in disbelief as if he couldn't stand the pressure, and then withdrew from the crowd step by step.
Ran out.
Everyone just watched. Touched by Zhou Weiguo's words, some wanted to put down their guns, but no one was willing to be the first.
Soon, a group of patrolmen came over. Seeing the situation, they said angrily, "All of you are here, put down your guns!"
At this time, behind the patrol, a gunshot rang out and another soldier fell.
"Hit them! He killed our soldiers! They must be spies!" An unknown voice shouted, and then a shot was fired.
"Baga!" The patrol captain wanted to say something more, but when he saw all the guns pointed at him, he became angry. He took out his pistol and shot at a soldier!
