In the headquarters of the seventh column, Li Guotao frowned and looked at the sand table in front of him, as if he was thinking about something.At this time, Ma Zhenguo hurriedly walked over, and Li Guotao glanced up at Ma Zhenguo.Ma Zhenguo hurriedly pointed to the sand table and said: "Lao Chang just sent a telegram that the Seventh Brigade has occupied the Dayanghe Station and the Yanghe Railway Bridge, and the troops are building defensive positions along the east bank of the Dongyang River. ”Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction and said: "Where is the 41st Division now" Ma Zhenguo frowned and said with a serious face: "The 41st Division has passed Tianzhen, although it has encountered resistance from our army along the way, but it is estimated that it will not be able to stop them for long, at most by noon, they should arrive in Huai'an." ”Li Guotao nodded, his brows furrowed deeper, stared at the sand table for a while, and said with a serious face: "My eighth column has launched a new round of offensive against Zhangjiakou again, and Tanabe Shengwu is eager to rescue Zhangjiakou, and he will definitely not stay in Huai'an for too long, and will inevitably immediately launch an attack on my Dayang River defense line." ”Ma Zhenguo frowned and said: "We are building a defense line on the east bank of the Dongyang River, and we should be able to block the attack of the devils with our geographical advantages." ”Li Guotao nodded and said: "Yes, if our army guards the Yanghe defense line, it will be difficult for the little devil to break through the resistance of our army."
However, the ultimate goal of our army is not to block the 41st Division, but to try to completely annihilate this little devil, and the Huai'an area is not an ideal battlefield. ”Ma Zhenguo looked at the sand table and thought about it for a while, nodded and said: "Huai'an County is east and north of the Xiyang River, further east is the Dongyang River, southeast is the Nanyang River, surrounded by water on three sides, it can be said that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.Moreover, after the devil's attack was frustrated, if we hid in Huai'an County, it would be even more difficult for our army to eliminate the 41st Division. ”Li Guotao frowned and nodded and said, "That's why I said that Huai'an is not an ideal battlefield to annihilate the 41st Division." ”"Then why do we still build fortifications in the Dongyang River, why don't we attract the little devils to the Wanquan area and annihilate them," Ma Zhenguo asked with a puzzled look on his face.Li Guotao shook his head and said: "This 41st Division is different from the Second Independent Mixed Brigade, this is a little devil of a division, much stronger than the strength of the Second Independent Mixed Brigade.Once they are put in the Wanquan area, with the strength of this little devil, it is very likely that they will break through the resistance of our army and return to Zhangjiakou.Once this group of little devils returns to Zhangjiakou, not only will we not be able to completely annihilate the 41st Division, but this battle will also be a complete failure. ”Ma Zhenguo frowned and thought about it, nodded slightly and said, "In this way, you want to use the Dongyang River defense line to consume the little devils, and then try to annihilate this little devils in one fell swoop." ”Li Guotao nodded and said: "At present, Tanabe Shengwu is in a hurry to rescue Zhangjiakou, once the 41st Division arrives in Huai'an County, it will definitely launch an attack on our Dongyang River defense line, and we can rely on the terrain to consume the vitality of the little devil and wear down its sharpness."
When the little devils are almost consumed, and our reinforcements are almost all there at that time, then we will let this little devil go through the Dongyang River, and then concentrate the superior forces and wipe them out near Wanquan County. ”Ma Zhenguo nodded and said: "Just like we just eliminated the Second Independent Mixed Brigade, we eliminated the little devils in the west of Wanquan County, this is the little devils of a division, if we can really wipe out this little devils in one fell swoop, we will definitely be able to go down in history" Li Guotao nodded with a smile and said: "But we can't be too happy, just like you said, this is a little devil of a division, and it is not so easy to completely annihilate this little devil." ”"Well, I'm confident that we'll be able to make it."
Ma Zhenguo said confidently.has just completely annihilated the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade, and Ma Zhenguo is also a little confident."
Hmm" Li Guotao nodded firmly and said: "The key to this battle depends on how many little devils our Seventh Brigade can consume."
Immediately notify Changde, stick to the defense line of the Dongyang River, and do your best to consume the vitality of the little devil.In addition, the artillery regiment was ordered to rush to the Dongyang River defense line as soon as possible to assist the Seventh Brigade in holding the river defense position. ”"Yes" Ma Zhenguo replied respectfully, turned around and walked towards the confidential room.At noon that day, Tanabe Moritake led the main force of the 41st Division, finally arrived in Huai'an County, and crossed the Xiyang River to the west bank of the Dongyang River.A devil officer stood in front of Tanabe Shengwu and said with a respectful face: "Your Excellency, Commander of the Reporting Division, according to the latest intelligence, the main force of the Eighth Route Army has occupied the east bank of the Dongyang River and built defensive positions along the river, and there are still a large number of troops of the Eighth Route Army, which are advancing in the direction of the Dongyang River. ”"The speed of these abominable dirt roads is so fast."
Tanabe Shengwu frowned and scolded angrily, and said with a serious face: "It seems that these Tubalu want to block the imperial army on the front line of the Dongyang River, so as to cooperate with their main force to capture Zhangjiakou, and we must not let these Tubalu conspiracy succeed." ”"Your Excellency the Commander of the Hai Division said very much, so what should we do next?"
the devil officer asked with a respectful face.Tanabe Moritake frowned and said with a serious face: "Immediately order all troops, prepare to attack, and be sure to break through the defense line of the Eighth Route Army as soon as possible." ”"Hai" The devil officer responded respectfully, and quickly turned around and ran to deliver the order.Tanabe Moritake sighed deeply, turned to his adjutant and asked, "Is there any new news from Zhangjiakou?"
"Your Excellency, the Eighth Route Army has launched a new round of attack on Zhangjiakou, and the Zhangjiakou defenders have suffered heavy losses, and the situation is critical" The adjutant replied helplessly."
Baga Road" Tanabe Shengwu couldn't help but scold angrily, and said angrily: "These dirt roads are really hateful. ”"What Your Excellency the Commander of the Hai Division said is very true."
The adjutant replied respectfully.Tanabe Shengwu frowned, as if he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked: "How is the situation on the side of the Independent Fifth Mixed Brigade, haven't they already arrived in Xuanhua, haven't they broken through the Eighth Route Army's blockade?"
”The adjutant replied respectfully."
A bunch of waste in Baga" Tanabe Shengwu couldn't help but scolded angrily: "It seems that they can't count on it, and they have to rely on our 41st Division to rescue Zhangjiakou." ”"What Your Excellency the Commander of the Hai Division said is extremely true."
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