The day after arriving in the Liuling Mountain area, Li Guotao summoned the main generals of the army to his headquarters.Li Guotao glanced at the people present, and said with a serious face: "I called everyone here today, mainly to explain to you the specific tasks in the recent period.Although the headquarters has not yet issued a specific combat mission, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army has suddenly mobilized the strength of three columns and stationed them in Suiyuan, Jinbei, Chahar and other places, and the strategic intention is already quite obvious, and it is very likely that our army will launch a large-scale counteroffensive campaign against the Japanese army in this area. ”After hearing this, everyone nodded slightly in agreement.Li Guotao continued: "And in this area, we have to face the opponent is the Japanese army stationed in Mongolia, as the so-called knowing oneself and knowing the enemy is invincible, if we want to defeat the enemy, we must first understand our enemy. ”Speaking of this, Li Guotao stood up directly, walked to the map hanging on the wall, and said with a serious face: "First of all, let's introduce this army stationed in Mongolia.After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Hideki Tojo led the Japanese Chahar Corps to attack westward along the Pingsui Railway, and successively occupied most of Chahar, Jinbei and Suiyuan.In September of this year, the garrison army was assigned to the North China Dispatch Army, with its headquarters in Zhangjiakou, the capital of Chahar Province, and Naosaburo Okabe as the commander. ”Li Guotao paused, then picked up a wooden stick and pointed to the map on the wall and said: "According to the information we currently have, the 26th Division of the Mongolian Army is now under its jurisdiction, and this 26th Division is a Type B Division with three wings under its jurisdiction, with a total strength of about 12,000 people.The headquarters is stationed in Datong, and its subordinate units are stationed in the surrounding areas of Datong.There is also the Second Independent Mixed Brigade, which has a strength of about 7,000 people, and its headquarters is stationed in Zhangjiakou, and its subordinate units are stationed in the vicinity of Zhangjiakou.In addition to these two infantry, the Mongolian army also has a cavalry group under its jurisdiction, which originally had the first cavalry brigade and the fourth cavalry brigade under its jurisdiction, but last year, the fourth cavalry brigade was transferred to central China, and now there is only one cavalry brigade left, and the headquarters of the cavalry group is stationed in Baotou, and the first cavalry brigade to which it belongs has more than 5,000 people, which are stationed in Salazi, Baotou, Guyang, Anbei, and other places. ”The wooden stick in Li Guotao's hand then pointed to the Liuling Mountain marked on the map, and then said: "This is where we are now, Liuling Mountain."
More than 100 miles to the west of this place is Datong, an important town in northern Shanxi, and Datong is the headquarters of the 26th Division, and the headquarters ordered us to enter the Liuleng Mountain area, and it is obvious that the enemy we have to face is this 26th Division.Therefore, our main purpose at present is to do our best to collect information on the 26th Division, so that we can know ourselves and our opponents, so that we will not be in a hurry in future battles. ”Chief of Staff Ma Zhenguo was the first to speak: "Please rest assured, commander, I will immediately send someone to Datong to find out the intelligence of the Japanese army." ”Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction and said: "Remember, we must find out the information of the little devil in every detail, and as soon as possible, I have a hunch that there is not much time left for us, and the war should start soon."
So we should get all the intelligence of our enemy as soon as possible. ”"Yes, please rest assured that the commander will complete the mission."
Ma Zhenguo replied with a serious face.Just when Li Guotao sent people to try to find out the intelligence of the Japanese army, the news that more than 10,000 people of the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army suddenly drove to the vicinity of Datong also aroused great attention from the Japanese army, especially Major General An Da, the infantry commander of the 26th Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Datong, attached great importance to this matter.The 26th Division is a type B division with three infantry wings under its jurisdiction, and these three infantry wings are organized into an infantry brigade and regiment for unified command.Adachi Twenty-three is also considered to be a general, his father is Army Professor Adachi Matsutaro, and his three uncles are Lieutenant General Ishimoto Shinroku, Minister of the Baron Army, Lieutenant General Ishimoto Yinsan, and Major General Ishimoto Goo.Anda Twenty-Three has a total of four brothers, he is the fourth, his two elder brothers are also generals, the second brother Anda Sixteen is a major general of the army, and the three Anda Nineteen are lieutenant generals of the army, and Anda Twenty-three himself has been promoted to a major general of the army, this family can be said to be a shining star.Will anyone think that how the family raises a child is so strange to name it sixteen nineteen twenty-three, is it along with the cousins and cousins in one go, it may be that their old man, the professor of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, Adachi Matsutaro, is too lazy, or because he is too busy to remember the age of the child, he directly uses the child's birth year as the name, Anda Sixteen was born in 1883 in the sixteenth year of Meiji Era, and in the same way Adachi Nineteen was born in 1886 in the nineteenth year of Meiji Era, and this Anda Nineteen was born in Meiji 23 and 1890.At this time, Major General Anda Twenty-three sat on his chair and said with a serious face: "Explain your affairs, how is it doing" A Zhongzuo officer standing in front of Anda Twenty-three said with a respectful face: "Your Excellency General Hai reported that all the investigations have been made clear, and the Eighth Route Army that suddenly appeared in the area of Liuling Mountain is the seventh column that has just been established by the Eighth Route Army.
This is the specific information provided by the special high school about Li Guotao and this Eighth Route Army. ”Saying that, the devil Nakasa respectfully handed over a folder in his hand.Anda Twenty-Three stretched out his hand to take the folder, opened it and looked at it carefully, looking at the information in his hand, the more Anda Twenty-three looked at it, the more frightened he became, the more angry he became, and finally couldn't help but slap the table, and scolded loudly: "Yagaya Road" "Your Excellency General, you are" The devil Nakasa obviously didn't understand why Anda Twenty-three was so angry, and asked with a puzzled face."
According to these intelligences, several imperial generals have died at the hands of this hateful Li Guotao, this is simply a shame for the empire, and people like this must be eradicated as soon as possible."
Anda Twenty-Three couldn't help but curse loudly."
Your Excellency the General is planning to send troops to encircle and suppress this Eighth Route Army," the devil asked tentatively.Anda Twenty-Three really wanted to immediately lead his troops to Liuling Mountain and wipe out Li Guotao, a hateful guy, and the Eighth Route Army under him, but thinking of the current situation, Anda Twenty-Three still shook his head, sighed softly and said, "Not for the time being." ”aa2705221: