I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

"Kill!" The officers and soldiers roared angrily.

For the officers and soldiers of the 17th Division who are members of the Nanjing Army, hatred for Japan has always been their most steadfast thought, but for the majority of civilians in Jinan, the Jinan tragedy ten years ago was a wake-up call to urge them to resist bravely. , Angrily counterattacked the 106th Division of the army that was overwhelming the city.

The Japanese Artillery Wing frantically bombarded the eastern part of Jinan City. The officers and soldiers of the 17th Division fought back with fierce artillery fire without showing any weakness. The 17th Division originally had many artillery pieces, but they were all easy-to-carry mortars and grenade launchers. And more than a dozen infantry artillery and mountain artillery, but in the Jinan Railway Station and the Japanese army's material warehouse, the 17th Division seized more than 30 Japanese howitzers, and there were a lot of shells, all of which were originally to be transported to the Xuzhou battlefield. A stronger artillery force was needed, so the 17th Division was very lucky to get this batch of Japanese-made howitzers and shells, so the artillery fire was not lost to the 106th Division.

The artillery from both sides fired fiercely, and the battlefield in the east of Jinan City was covered with smoke and flames. One by one, the urban area was reduced to rubble and ruins. Tenaciously resisting and not retreating an inch, because most of the young and middle-aged people in Jinan City have been mobilized, and there are many people and strength, trenches are everywhere in Jinan City, and the trenches in the streets and alleys are dug like canals in rice fields. The Japanese soldiers who came killed the trenches with blood and corpses, and the tenacious will to fight shocked the Japanese soldiers.

Every house in the city may be a stronghold, and every street may be a trench. When the Japanese army howled and rushed in, many houses on both sides of the street flashed with bullets and dropped continuous grenades. The street itself was a network of trenches, and the defenders fought back hard, with veterans of the 17th Division leading the charge, each followed by a few militiamen.

"If I fall, don't be afraid, don't turn around and run, pick up my gun, and continue to charge! Don't be a coward!" "When you are about to die, if there are devils around, you must use your last strength to blast the grenade! This is what the veterans taught the militiamen behind them.

In the lightning-like firepower net of migratory locusts, the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army and the 17th Division continued to fall in pieces in the bloody storm. The follow-up Japanese army behind the Japanese army continued to rush forward. The militiamen behind the Nanjing army picked up the corpses of veterans shouting angrily, rushed towards the Japanese army one after another, and drowned together with the Japanese army in the turbulent sea of ​​blood and flesh.

Needless to say, the fighting will of the officers and soldiers of the 17th Division, the officers and soldiers of the division were very surprised, because most of the Jinan militiamen who assisted them in fighting were also extremely brave. The Jinan militiaman who hacked and killed three Japanese soldiers: "Why are you so unafraid of death?" The strong and muscular Jinan youth, who worked as a blacksmith before becoming a militiaman, said with tears in his eyes: "Of course I am afraid of death! It's just that if I run away in fear of death, won't my parents, wife and children in the city all be killed by the Japanese devils?"

Since Jinan City may be attacked by the Japanese army around the city, the residents in the city who could not participate in the war, mainly the old and the weak, women and children, were concentrated in the central part of the city. Cooking, washing clothes, treating the wounded.

Whenever a unit returned from the front line returned, women swarmed up and asked eagerly about their husbands or brothers and sisters. Many women brought their children and anxiously called for their husbands and fathers of their children. They all wept with joy when they found that the person they were looking forward to was still there. They all panicked and worried when they found that the person they were looking forward to was injured and carried back. Distraught, burst into tears.

The military reporters of the 17th Division recorded a lot of details: Some militiamen who participated in the battle came back to rest, their wives hugged and cried and refused to let go, and they did not want their husbands to go to the front line again under the hail of bullets; The militia, the wife cried and cursed in grief, "There are already so many people, so what if you are missing one", but the husband angrily said, "Everyone thinks like you, who will go up and beat the Japanese?" A hero, do I want to be a coward and a coward?" When we set off, the whole city was crying, some mothers bid farewell to their sons with tears in their eyes, some wives took their children to bid farewell to their husbands, and the children waved to their fathers frequently Farewell, the militiamen who set off turned their heads frequently, all with red eyes and tears.

Some militiamen cheered and yelled "I killed a Japanese soldier" after returning to rest, and some militiamen came back to rest with their heads down or panicked. It must be because they failed to kill the enemy or saw terrible pictures.

All the temples, Taoist temples, nunneries, Chenghuang temples, and earth temples in the city were overcrowded for a while, and a large number of women went to burn incense and kowtow, worship Buddha and pray for gods, pray for the safety of their sons, husbands, and older brothers, or ask for money. The amulet was worn by the men who were about to go to the battlefield. The scene was tearful. The men fought desperately with the Japanese at the forefront of the artillery fire, and the women knelt down in front of the temple and kowtowed in prayer.

The Jinan militiamen were all natives of Jinan. They knew very well that they stood up in the front, and their parents and family members were behind them. If they escaped in the front, their family members in the back would be massacred by the Japanese army.

These Jinan militiamen may not be fighting to defend the country, or may not be fighting to defend their hometown, but they have one thing in common, which is to protect the family behind them.

Before the war, the Japanese army did not allow women, children, old and weak to leave the city. As a result, the Jinan militiamen who fought against the Japanese army basically had their families in Jinan City, forcing the Jinan militiamen to fight back to protect their families. The Jinan militiamen are the real people's soldiers .

The 147th Regiment of the Japanese Army crazily attacked the eastern part of Jinan City all day long. The regiment killed more than 1000 people and captured five important positions. Almost all of these five positions were killed by the defenders. Lost, there are more than 4000 corpses scattered in the battle area, layered on top of each other, densely packed, more than 4000 belong to the Japanese army, more than 17 belong to the defenders, and among the more than 500 defenders who died in battle, the [-]th Division and paratroopers There are about [-] regular soldiers in the regiment, and the rest are Jinan militiamen.

If the results of the regular army and the damage caused by the shells are not counted, the death ratio of the Jinan militia and the Japanese army in the battle is as high as six to one. Most of the Jinan militiamen who died in battle died without actually killing a Japanese army. After all, they almost With no military training and insufficient firearms, the three militiamen were only given one gun, but they still refused to turn back.

"Our parents, wives and children are right behind us! We cannot retreat!" the militiamen shouted.

After dark, the whole city of Jinan was still full of killing sounds, because the defenders launched a fierce counterattack. In the fighting area, swords, swords, ghosts and wolves howled, like a tide in the dark night and flickering artillery fire, rushed towards the Japanese defenders and soldiers. The Japanese army engaged in desperate hand-to-hand combat. The officers and soldiers of the 17th Division participating in the battle held bayonets, while the Jinan militiamen held all kinds of cold weapons and even agricultural tools. , It is very disadvantageous to shoot bullets with the Japanese army, so it is most beneficial for the defenders to start a melee at night.

Facts have indeed proved this point. After the melee at night, the ratio of casualties between the Jinan militiamen and the Japanese army was only a little more than half that of the daytime. On average, three or four militiamen killed in battle can kill a Japanese army. The 147th Regiment was killed and wounded by a thousand this night. More than three hundred people, and three or four hundred officers and soldiers of the 17th Division and more than 3000 Jinan militiamen fell on the battlefield at the same time.

The 147th Wing suffered setbacks on the eastern battlefield of Jinan City, and the 113th Wing also encountered fierce resistance when it crossed the mountains south of Jinan City.

Compared with the Japanese army, the biggest advantage of the Jinan defenders is the large number of people. Therefore, almost every mountain and hill in the south of Jinan City has defenders, most of whom are still militias.

When the 113th Wing tried to cross Paomaling quietly, a Jinan militia unit in charge of guarding Paomaling hastily issued a warning signal and bravely entered the battle. There was a shortage of guns and low shooting accuracy. Therefore, although they were condescending in the confrontation, they were not the opponents of the Japanese army who fired from their backs. Therefore, the militiamen threw grenades desperately, blowing up the mountains and blooming everywhere.

After the grenades were exhausted, the militiamen raised rocks on the mountain and smashed them down. Up and down the mountain, flying stones were like rain.

Knowing that Paomaling was in a tight spot, Zhao Shoushan ordered Zhou Fu to lead the Shandong Province Independent Guerrillas in the Fifth War Zone of the National Army to go for reinforcements. pick.

The killing sound on Paoma Ridge was loud. Some officers and soldiers threw grenades and stones at the Japanese army with all their might. The Japanese army, with machine gun fire, abruptly blocked the Japanese army at the foot of Paomaling Mountain.

After a day of hard fighting, the militiamen suffered more than 3000 casualties and killed 600 Japanese soldiers.

The red-eyed Sakano had no choice but to gather the remaining [-] officers and soldiers. Under the cover of night, they tried to break into the city from the narrow pass between Zhenzi Mountain and Jiunv Mountain.

After discovering the enemy's situation, Zhou Fu mobilized more than 5000 militiamen to stop him, and launched a rare and brutal hand-to-hand fight with the Japanese army in the narrow pass of the mountain pass.

In order to break through and complete the task in one fell swoop, Sakano, who was in a hurry to jump over the wall, personally held the flag of the 113th regiment, and more than 1000 Japanese troops frantically fought against the defenders.

The bloody battle lasted all night. In addition to dozens of Japanese soldiers from the 113th Regiment who fled holding the regimental flag, more than 960 Japanese soldiers including Sakano Osamu died in the col, and more than 4000 died in the col. The Jinan militiamen and more than 300 veterans of the 17th Division were left with corpses and rivers of blood flowing between the mountain depressions.

"Baga! What a bunch of trash!" After receiving the battle report, Lieutenant General Matsuura pulled out his saber and slashed over the desk in front of him. He was in such a bad mood that his facial features were almost distorted. He fought for two days, the 113th The regiment was only left with the flag of the regiment, and the 147th regiment also lost more than half. This made Lieutenant General Matsuura, who thought he could plow the court and sweep holes, destroy the ruins, feel like he was punching hard but hit the steel plate The same pain, the most troublesome thing is that his time is really too tight, he doesn't have enough time to carry out this battle slowly, he is like Lieutenant General Isoya No. It made it hard for me to ride a tiger.

Lieutenant General Matsuura remembers that he confidently claimed in front of the generals in the temple that "the quickest three days, the slowest five days" can take Jinan. As a result, he had to admit that he underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Jinan defenders.

"Why is the 17th Division so capable of fighting?" Lieutenant General Matsuura was surprised, angry and puzzled, "According to the information provided by the imperial intelligence department, the 17th Division was originally Yang Hucheng's unit, a motley unit in the Chinese Army. According to inferences , the division has basically been wiped out, so it was annexed by the Central Army. In other words, the division is a division of the Central Army of China. Although it is equipped with a lot of sophisticated weapons, their fighting style is far superior to other units of the Central Army!" He was extremely irritable, "It seems that we can only use a combination of aircraft bombing and special bombs, otherwise, we will not be able to explain to the general in the temple! Tomorrow, we must make a breakthrough in one fell swoop! We really can't delay!"

Chapter 370 Iron and Blood Battle (5)

The Battle of Jinan was an urban offensive and defensive battle. This battle has an obvious feature, that is, neither side can really take part in the battle calmly. The Chinese army defending Jinan regained Jinan by means of a surprise attack, but only three days later, the Japanese army launched a massive counterattack. The city troops had to rush to the battle. On the contrary, the Japanese army, due to the tense battle situation in Xuzhou, did not have enough time for the 106th Division to make full and careful combat preparations. storm.

Generally speaking, the Japanese army fought recklessly, while the defenders used their lives to consume the Japanese army, delay the Japanese army, and delay the Japanese army.

In two days and two nights of bloody battle, more than 7200 Japanese soldiers were killed or injured, of which more than 3800 were killed in battle. Among the number of people, less than [-]% are regular troops, and more than [-]% are Jinan militiamen.

"The Jinan militiamen dragged the 106th Division of the Japanese Army with a lot of lives, and won precious time for the national army on the Xuzhou battlefield. Every bit of time on the Xuzhou battlefield was bought by the Jinan militiamen with countless lives. .

To say that the Jinan militiamen are moths to the flames or mantises are not insulting them, but a special honor of incomparable magnificence, no matter how strong the fire is, as long as there are enough moths to jump on it, it can still be extinguished. An invincible chariot, as long as there are enough praying mantises to fill it, it can still be stopped.

We can imagine such a picture. The 106th Division of the Japanese Army is an armored chariot preparing to go to the Xuzhou battlefield. Under the wheels of a chariot, a large number of praying mantises were crushed into pieces, and the mantises behind followed suit, using their carcasses to form a tower of flesh and blood to block this chariot!" "Chinese Heroes Daily" "Describe the Battle of Jinan in this way.

"Han Fuju's fleeing without a fight shamed the land of Qilu. Now, this Jinan battle is enough to wipe out the shame of the Shandong people! The performance of the Jinan militiamen in the Jinan battle proved to the whole country that the Shandong people also had the courage to fight the bloody Japanese invaders." !" Li Zongren said with emotion.

On August 8, after the arrival of the 20th Brigade, the follow-up force of the 106th Division, the red-eyed Lieutenant General Matsuura gathered all the combatable soldiers that the division could use at this time, and devoted all their resources to the storming of Jinan City. At the same time, the poison gas troops are used to release poison gas crazily on the battlefield.

Since the militiamen in Jinan generally did not have anti-virus equipment and knowledge, groups fell to death in groups in the poisonous smoke and fog released by the Japanese army. The streets and alleys were strewn with corpses, and there were piles of dead people in the houses and buildings. The casualties were enormous. The scene was appalling. The officers and soldiers soaked towels in human urine and soapy water and wrapped them around their mouths and noses to prevent poisoning. However, exposed eyes would still be harmed by the poisonous gas. A large number of militiamen were blinded and blinded by the poison.

Not only that, dozens of Japanese bombers continued to hover over Jinan City and bombed indiscriminately.

The whole city was turned upside down, blood and blood flew everywhere, and the soldiers and civilians in the city suffered heavy casualties. The Japanese military fleet launched an indiscriminate bombing. Since there were no air-raid shelters or tunnels in the city, a large number of women and children were killed by the Japanese planes. Shocking.

A large number of Jinan militiamen who saw this scene were filled with grief and indignation. Fu Zhonggui, the commander of the Lubei Guerrilla Army of the National Army who was in charge of maintaining law and order in the city and relocating civilians, saw the tragic scene of a large number of women and children being bombed to bloody flesh and messy corpses. He wept bitterly with grief, and then climbed up to the roof of a tall building, pulled out his pistol, fired at the Japanese machine and shouted: "The national army is here! Bombing women and children is nothing! If there is a way to bomb me ah!"

A large number of Jinan militiamen followed suit, climbed to the heights of the buildings, or shot the Japanese planes in the air with rifles, or waved the blue sky and white sun flag, or tore off their clothes, and shouted at the Japanese planes with fire and tears in their eyes: "The national army is here! Lao Tzu! Don’t blow up women and children!” Including Fu Zhonggui, a large number of soldiers (basically militiamen) were killed by Japanese planes strafing or bombing.

The reason why these soldiers took the initiative to "beg to die" was very simple: let the bombs and bullets from the Japanese planes "spend" on themselves, so that the women and children in the city would suffer less from the bombs and bullets from the Japanese planes.

There are also national army planes in the sky of Jinan, but not many, because the Xuzhou battlefield needs national army aircraft more. The national army's bombers are busy bombing the Japanese army on the Xuzhou battlefield, and the national army's fighter jets need to protect the bombers and intercept the Japanese bombers. Jinan has an airport, but the Japanese bombers that bombed Jinan were very smart. After flying to Jinan, the first target was to bomb the Jinan airport, making it difficult for the Jinan airport to be effectively controlled. In addition, the Japanese bombers are naval bombers, capable of night bombing (the Japanese army occupied Jinan for a certain period of time, and naturally knew the precise location of Jinan Airport), and the Jinan defenders basically had no anti-aircraft guns, so they could not intercept flying bombers at night The Japanese bombers caused the Jinan Airport to be bombed so badly that it was unusable after dawn. The Jinan military and civilians tried to repair the airport, but the people exposed to the airport were bombed by the Japanese bombers. The bombers of the national army had to leave Xuzhou flew to join the war and was exhausted.

The straight-line distance between Xuzhou and Jinan is about 220 kilometers, and the fighter jets need about 450 kilometers to go back and forth. The range of the bf-109 is only 700 kilometers, while the range of the Japanese Type 4000 bomber is as high as [-] kilometers.

The Type [-] bombers of the Japanese army all flew from Qingdao. After flying, they either bombed and ran away, so that the national army fighter jets flying from Xuzhou could not intercept them, or turned around quickly after seeing the national army fighter jets, delaying the national army The range of fighter jets consumes fuel, and when the national army fighter jets have insufficient range and must return to Xuzhou, the Japanese bombers will go back and continue bombing Jinan.

The Japanese bombers far surpassed the fighter jets of the national army, so they fought "air guerrilla warfare" with the national army on the Jinan battlefield, playing the trick of "when the enemy advances, we retreat, and when the enemy retreats, we advance".

"This is a disgrace to our Chinese Air Force!" Seeing the devastated situation of Jinan City being bombed by Japanese bombers and blood pools everywhere, the pilots of the national army who flew over Jinan but could not find the Japanese bombers were all extremely resentful. Oiled the soles of the feet already.

More than 60 kilometers south of Jinan is Tai'an, which was occupied by the Japanese army. After the national army fighter jets flew from Xuzhou and passed through Tai'an, the Japanese army in Tai'an quickly sent a warning to the Japanese army in Jinan, so the Japanese bombers in the sky of Jinan immediately fled.

During this day's battle, under the leadership of Yan Haiwen, an ace pilot of the national army, seven fighter pilots of the National Army decided spontaneously and voluntarily to "die in the sky of Jinan" and "reinforce the compatriots in Jinan with blood."

When the Japanese bomber fleet flew over Jinan again, more than 20 national army fighter jets roared from Xuzhou to meet them. However, seven bf-109 fighter jets flew halfway and then flew back to Jinan. The seven pilots headed by Yan Haiwen, when they drove the fighter jets back to the sky of Jinan with angry eyes and tears, they collided head-on with more than 30 Japanese bombers. Bomb Jinan.

The sound of angry shouts resounded in the sky of Jinan in an instant, and seven bf-109s rushed towards the Japanese bomber fleet like eagles. The Japanese bombers all panicked and fled in panic. It exploded in the air or fell to the ground with thick smoke. More than 30 Type [-] bombers were almost wiped out, and only two escaped with injuries.

The soldiers and civilians in Jinan who saw this scene were all cheered and wept with joy, but the seven fighter jets of the national army also ran out of fuel, and could neither fly back to Xuzhou nor land in Jinan.

Seven Bf-109s, two pilots parachuted over Jinan, the plane crashed, the pilot was rescued by Jinan soldiers and civilians, and two made an emergency landing on the field outside Jinan City, one failed and the plane crashed, and one succeeded, namely Yan Haiwen , but after Yan Haiwen climbed out of the plane, he found himself in the area controlled by the Japanese army. A large number of Japanese soldiers rushed over to try to capture him alive. Yan Haiwen took out his pistol and fired back. He shot and killed three Japanese soldiers in a row. When there was only one bullet left, he shouted: "The Chinese Air Force has not captured any pilots! The national army will surely win! Long live China!" Then he shot himself.

Yan Haiwen was only 22 years old when he died in battle (the same age as Jiang Weiguo). After he committed suicide, the Japanese army searched his body and found a folded piece of paper in his flight cap, which stated an address in Nantong City and a "Liu Yuelan" name.

Yan Haiwen is not married, and Liu Yuelan is his girlfriend.

In order to serve the country, Yan Haiwen shed tears to bid farewell to his girlfriend, went to the battlefield and died for the country.

The pilots of the seven planes and the three planes neither abandoned the plane, parachuted, nor made an emergency landing. Instead, they circled repeatedly over the Japanese army, and finally hit an important target of the Japanese army on the ground like a shell. One hit failed, and two hit successfully. Hitting an artillery position and an infantry position of the Japanese army, the former detonated five or six artillery pieces, and the latter hit and killed dozens of Japanese soldiers.

"Man!" "Good job!" Seeing this scene, all the officers and soldiers of the Jinan defenders shed tears, and then roared angrily and killed the Japanese army. Swearing to death, his spirit of seeing death as home made the Japanese army unbelievable.

The chief of staff of the 106th Division, Akiyama Yoshitaka, said behind his back: "Before coming to China, I heard that Guangxi is the head of the most sturdy people in the provinces of China. Shandong is the hometown of Confucius and has a deep etiquette education. Therefore, Shandong people are straightforward and not fierce. Jinan The first battle took me by surprise.

After thinking over and over again, I realized that your Excellency the division commander made a big mistake. When Zhao Shoushan pretended to send the women and children out of the city, the division commander should have agreed, and then intercepted them halfway and took the women and children as hostage chips. Asking the Jinan militiamen in the city to leave the city to surrender is bound to get twice the result with half the effort. The Jinan militiamen will be panic-stricken and unwilling to fight again. Blocked in the city, the militiamen in the city fought desperately for fear of massacring the city.

This is really a big mistake! "

During the day, the Japanese army feinted to attack the eastern part of the city with a part of their forces, and with the 123rd Regiment as the main force, they crossed the mountains in the south of Jinan City.

At the critical moment, Zhang Yun raised his head and looked at the sky. The wind was surging, and a summer thunderstorm should be coming in a few hours. He thought of a way.

Zhao Shoushan was taken aback after hearing Zhang Yun's method: "How can you do this? It's too unscrupulous!"

Zhang Yun said sadly but firmly: "It's the only way! Otherwise, the Japanese army really can't be stopped!"

Zhao Shoushan looked at Zhang Yun with incredulous eyes: "Is this how your Nanjing Army fights?"

Zhang Yun nodded: "Yes, otherwise, how could we have killed so many Japanese soldiers? Only by giving up can we gain! When we were in Nanjing, we fought many victories like this, and I too... oh! I also followed Xiao Shen If he is here, he will definitely do it!"

Zhao Shoushan had no choice but to adopt Zhang Yun's method.

Among the mountains such as Horseshoe Ridge, Laojunya, Huilong Mountain, and Luozi Mountain in the south of Jinan City, the 123rd Japanese Army Regiment who charged and fought frantically with the defenders defending here.

In the bloody battle, the mobile units of the 17th Division fought hard, with the highly mechanized 171st Battalion of the 1st Regiment and the cavalry of the Majia Army as the main body. At the foot of several bloody mountains, such as Lingling, the thunder was overwhelming and unstoppable. After killing the Japanese soldiers under the mountains, the officers and soldiers took out hundreds of barrels of Japanese gasoline seized in Jinan from the car and poured them on the trees at the foot of the mountain. , and then set fire to it.

At this time, the wind was strong, and the fire swept across the forest on the mountain like a red flood. In less than an hour, seven or eight mountains in the south of Jinan City were all on fire. The flames are like a tide, and the smoke is like a cloud.

After being ignited, the trees at the foot of the mountain and on the halfway up the mountain quickly went all the way up, roaring and spreading, and burned towards the top of the mountain. , Jinan's mountains and hills cover an area of ​​more than 3000 square kilometers, and the highest peak is more than 1100 meters above sea level.

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The captain of the 123rd regiment, Kasao Kijima, who led the fierce attack of the regiment, felt that something was wrong after receiving the report, because the black smoke billowed in the mountains, pungent and choking. When he looked back, he was shocked because he saw Waves of furious flames were sweeping across.

The creepy Colonel Kijima knew that if he continued to fight, his regiment would definitely die in the sea of ​​flames, so he hurriedly ordered the troops to retreat and rushed out of the fire.

Seeing the Japanese army turning around and fleeing, the officers and soldiers guarding the mountains were coughing violently in the thick smoke while desperately chasing and killing the Japanese army. The killing sound was like thunder in the smoke, and the fleeing Japanese soldiers fell down one by one due to lack of oxygen and suffocation. The chasing defenders also fell down one by one due to lack of oxygen and suffocation. The officers and soldiers on both sides could barely open their eyes in the smoke. They all had tears in their eyes and coughed in pain, but they continued to fight. While fleeing, the defenders steadfastly dragged the Japanese army to die together. As a result, the Japanese army ran away with their heads in their arms. Some soldiers from both sides died in a ball due to lack of oxygen and suffocation, and some rolled into the fire together and were burned together. die.

A large part of the Japanese soldiers who escaped from the mountains were killed by the mobile unit of the 17th Division who was waiting for work at the foot of the mountain, and a large part died in the mountains engulfed by the fire and smoke.

The 123rd Wing killed and injured nearly 3000 people in the battle that day, and were almost disabled. As a price, the Jinan defenders killed and injured more than 800 people (most of them were militiamen, and a large part of them were was set on fire by his own family), and more than a dozen mountains and forests in the south of Jinan City were completely burned by wild fires, which affected more than [-] square kilometers of mountains. , Almost all the mountains in the south of Jinan City will be burned into coke by the fire, and the fire will burn into Jinan City.

The 123th Brigade, which belongs to the 136th Brigade and the 145rd Brigade and also assumed the main force in the fierce battle that day, also suffered great setbacks and losses. With his vigor and poisonous gas, he opened the way and rushed all the way to Jinan Railway Station.

Jinan, like Xuzhou, is an important hub on the Jinpu Line. Naturally, Jinan Railway Station is the top priority.

According to Lieutenant General Matsuura's plan, the core point of capturing Jinan is to open up the Jinpu Line, which is to ensure that the Jinpu Line railway that crosses Jinan City is restored. As long as this is achieved, even if the rest of Jinan City is still under the control of the defenders, he will be considered Mission accomplished.

At 145:145 noon, Lieutenant General Matsuura gave the [-]th Regiment a special extra meal to let the regiment have a full meal, and promised that "as long as the train station is captured and Jinan City is captured, the [-]th Regiment can have a collective holiday for two days." ", this is the helpless method taken by Lieutenant General Matsuura, who is poor in skills, to boost morale. At the same time, Lieutenant General Matsuura also sent division guards to the regiment as a "combat guidance team", which is actually a supervising team.

In the Japanese army, which claims to be among the best in the world in attack power and fighting will, the "guidance team" sent by the superior is a very rare exception, and it is also a scandal, implying that the army is "weak in combat power". Captain Ichikawa Yozo, and the 145th Regiment all regarded the division chief's "concern" for the regiment as a great disgrace to the regiment. The Japanese army of this wing attacked like a group of mad dogs with rabies.

Gao Daoxian, commander of the Shandong Provincial Railway Destruction Corps, was ordered to guard the Jinan Railway Station. He commanded more than a thousand veterans of the 17th Division and more than a thousand officers and soldiers of the Railway Destruction Corps.

Of course, Gao Daoxian and the officers and soldiers knew the importance of Jinan Railway Station, so the battle for the railway station was carried out extremely cruelly from the very beginning. Ichikawa Dazuo, who was eager to do meritorious service and based on washing away the "shame" of his army, came up and launched two brigades to fight against each other. The junction of the railway station and other positions of the defenders launched an attack, intending to isolate the railway station, and finally took it in one go.

During the fierce battle, whether it was the veterans of the 17th Division or the officers and soldiers of the Railway Destruction Corps, they all fought the Japanese army to the death. All the positions occupied by the Japanese army fell into the hands of the Japanese army after the collective death of the defenders without exception.

When the Japanese army succeeded in achieving the goal of isolating the train station, the 145th Regiment consumed almost one-third of its blood. Gritting his teeth, Colonel Ishikawa personally waved the military flag and launched an attack. , Carrying bundles of grenades and rushing towards the opponent's crowd, suicide attacks are not uncommon on the battlefield.