Suddenly there was a sharp sound of artillery, and artillery shells fell one after another in the Japanese camp.
Suddenly, the Japanese 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade, the 5th Independent Mixed Brigade and the remnants of the 101st Division were panicked. Yesterday, they fought with the Chinese army all afternoon, and the Japanese army did not get any benefits. Even the third-rate 101st Division
The division commanders of the divisions were all killed by the Chinese. And the current shelling has panicked the Japanese army even more. Are the Chinese coming?
The answer is yes. Unfortunately, the Japanese army thought they were troops of the Independent Division. But in fact, it was the troops of the 59th Army and the 3rd Group Army who returned and shot them back.
In Linyi County, the soldiers of the Independent Division also discovered anomalies in the Japanese camp. After discussing with the commanders of the 3rd and 4th Battalions of the Second Regiment, they decided to wait for the shelling to end and lead the soldiers to rush into the Japanese camp.
When the bombardment ended, the 2nd Regiment, 3rd and 4th Battalions rushed towards the Japanese camp with soldiers. At this time, the Japanese camp was already in chaos. Not only the independent division launched an attack, but also the soldiers of the 59th Army.
attacked.
As a result, the Japanese army was attacked from both sides. They were defeated and fled east of Linyi.
The same situation also occurs in the west of Linyi.
After Zhou Weiguo learned the news, he laughed and gave Zhang Zizhong a big hug when he saw him.
Although there is a big age difference between the two of them, they are indeed going to be friends forever.
"Brother Xin Chen, thank you so much!" Zhou Weiguo smiled and pulled Zhang Zizhong into Linyi.
"Aren't you equal to me, sir? The 3rd Army has also returned." Zhang Zizhong smiled.
"Of course, let's wait together." Zhou Weiguo replied. The fact that the 59th Army and the 3rd Group Army were able to fight back really gave him a big surprise. Having achieved a goal that had not been achieved in Linyi before, let
The Japanese were attacked from both sides and were severely wounded.
"Hey, Weiguo, I see that the equipment of your soldiers is not formal." Zhang Zizhong's sharp eyes saw the G43 semi-automatic rifles of the soldiers of the Independent Division.
"Oh, this is new equipment I asked someone to buy from abroad." Zhou Weiguo said with a smile, "Brother Xinchen, you also know that my family is in business, and we have some connections in this area."
Zhang Zizhong immediately sighed, "I actually let the officers use their private money to equip the troops."
"Brother Xin Chen, if the country is like this, what else is left for us to use?" Zhou Weiguo replied, and then he saw the senior officials of the 3rd Group Army walking towards this side.
"Hello, sir!" Zhou Weiguo saluted Xuezhong and others.
Yu Xuezhong returned the gift, then smiled and said, "You kid."
"Enter the city!"
Immediately, everyone entered the city.
There were only a few people left in Linyi City, and most of them had already retreated to Xuzhou before the war started. Although there were not many, there were still tens of thousands of people.
When the remaining people saw the national army coming in, they also cheered. As the lowest level of people in this era, they look forward to a peaceful era, although soldiers are not good things in their eyes.
, but the Japanese outside the city are even less good. In comparison, they are more willing to accept the national army.
When several generals saw the cheers of the people, they felt comforted but felt ashamed. After saluting the people, they followed Zhou Weiguo to the county government hall.
Everyone was chatting happily along the way, and as soon as the battle damage and gains were revealed, they were ready to report to the headquarters.
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sunshine
"Comrade Liu Yuan, I have sent back the information. It is estimated that all the people will be available this afternoon." Lao Cao said with a smile.
"That's good. The Japanese army landed in Rizhao and brought a lot of equipment, but not all of it was brought to Linyi in Ju County. This just gave us an opportunity." Liu Yuan also smiled and replied, "We can't just let that kid alone.
Be a hero."
"That boy?"
"Ah?" Liu Yuan pinched the newspaper in his hand, then shook his head, "Nothing." It is best not to expose his relationship with Zhou Weiguo. After all, Zhou Weiguo is now a lieutenant general of the Kuomintang. Although it is now the United Front against Japan, it can
, it is also troublesome after all.
“Then we’ll take action tonight.”
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Fifth Theater Command
"Okay!" Li Zongren laughed, "I didn't expect that I really gave the Japanese a blow!"
"Okay, indeed! Now, the defense in Linyi can be rearranged!" Gu Zhutong also smiled and said, "I guess the Chairman will be really happy when he sees this telegram. I don't know why.
said."
And Gu Zhutong was right. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek was indeed holding the telegram and laughing.
"Yunong, go and make arrangements for this great victory!" the chairman laughed. "Nearly 30,000 Japanese troops were annihilated in one battle. This is an upright achievement, not a trickery achievement like Zhou Weiguo's! This time the Japanese can
I can’t say anything.”
"yes!"
Chiang Kai-shek had always been concerned about the Japanese army's refutation of his reported battle results, but in this battle, the Japanese army could not deny it.
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Linyi
Yu Xuezhong looked at the map near Linyi, and then said, "Now, Linyi is alive in this game!"
"Yes, about 30,000 enemies were wiped out in this battle, and there were still many injured Japanese soldiers. The combat effectiveness of the Japanese troops near Linyi was greatly reduced." Zhang Zizhong also said with a smile, "I estimate that the headquarters will rearrange the defense in the Linyi area."
"Yes." Zhou Weiguo also breathed a sigh of relief. He had never expected that other troops of the national army would come back to support him, but now they not only came back to support him, but also revitalized the area around Linyi. It was not bad luck.
"You kid, tell me, are you really prepared to die in Linyi?" Zhang Zizhong asked.
Zhou Weiguo answered without even thinking, "Of course, we, the soldiers, want to protect our home and country, but the country is so difficult. Is there any other way except for me to fight to the death?"
Yu Xuezhong and others sighed, it was indeed as Zhou Weiguo said.
North China Japanese Army Command
Juichi Terauchi was speechless when he saw the battle report sent back. His mood these past few days had been a bit like a roller coaster. At this point, he really couldn't stay at the headquarters any longer.
Sure enough, soon, a call came from the base camp, asking Juichi Terauchi to return to China to report on his duties. The position of commander of the North China Front would be held by Japanese General Sugiyama Gen. Sugiyama Gen, Japanese Army General, the first person in the Army Air Force. The man who launched the all-out war of aggression against China and the Pacific War.
An active planner and participant. When he was studying in the military academy in his early years, he was nicknamed Fool Yuan because of his honest appearance. He was extremely stoic and stubborn in character. Sugiyama Yuan's concept of Japanese imperialism was deeply rooted and he adopted active aggression in the face of the war of aggression against China. In 1937
On July 7, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out. Sugiyama Gen, as Minister of War, strongly advocated increasing the number of troops stationed in China and expanding the scale of the war. He strongly refuted the non-expansionist Ishihara Kanji: "The so-called non-expansion is just to avoid a total war, and
It’s not about disregarding the prestige of the Imperial Army.” He assured Emperor Showa that the China Incident would be resolved within three months. On July 11, he instructed the Ministry of War and the relevant departments of the General Staff Headquarters to jointly formulate the “Agreement on Operations in North China” and proposed to the cabinet to increase the number of troops in North China.
Plan, on July 18, Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro held a "Five Prime Minister Meeting". As the Prime Minister, Sugiyama Gen strongly advocated increasing troops in North China. On the evening of July 23, he personally sent troops to the Mainland Fifth Division and the Sixth Division.
The Tenth Division issued a mobilization order to send an additional 200,000 troops and 50,000 horses to North China. On August 15, the Japanese government issued the "Declaration of War on China" drafted by Gen. Sugiyama, and a full-scale war of aggression against China was put into effect.
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In Chongqing, a meeting was also held on the issue of Zhou Weiguo's rewards.