Li Guotao rushed to Tangshan and moved his temporary headquarters into Tangshan City.Although the battle in Tangshan is now over, the headquarters is still busy.Ma Zhenguo pointed to the map and said with a serious face: "At present, the main forces of our army, the new First Brigade, the new Second Brigade and the Cavalry Brigade have built a defensive line on the front line of Wanglanzhuang south of Tangshan, preparing to block the enemy from Tanggu and Tianjin to reinforce Tangshan.In Yutian County in the west, Commander Li Changsheng led the main force of the Eastern Hebei Military Region to Yutian County, and the puppet army of Yutian thought that the main force of our army had arrived, so they fled without a fight, abandoned Yutian County and fled to Jixian County, and our army had successfully recovered Yutian.At present, Commander Li Changsheng has led his troops to build a defensive line in the area of Yutian to prevent the main force of the Japanese army in Beiping from attacking Tangshan from the west. ”Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction and said: "The strength of the Eastern Hebei Army Division is weak, if the Japanese army in Beiping attacks on a large scale, I am afraid it will be difficult for them to stop the Japanese army, and since the new Fifth Brigade has captured Zunhua, we can order them to send the main force to Yutian to assist the main force of the Eastern Hebei Army Division to build a defensive line in Yutian." ”"Yes" Ma Zhenguo responded respectfully, and hurriedly ordered someone to convey the order.Li Guotao thought for a while, and asked with a serious face: "What is the current situation of the new Fourth Brigade?"
"The new Fourth Brigade has rushed to Changli urgently, and the garrison of Changli County is currently empty, and with the strength of the new Fourth Brigade, it should not be a problem to take Changli County." ”Ma Zhenguo replied with a serious face."
Very good" Li Guotao nodded and said: "Inform Yang Erhu, let them take Changli County as soon as possible, and pay close attention to the movements of the Kwantung Army of the Japanese army on the front line of Shanhaiguan, if the Kwantung Army goes south, they may not be able to block the Japanese army." ”"Yes" Ma Zhenguo responded respectfully, and hurriedly ordered someone to convey the order.Li Guotao took out a cigarette and lit it and took a puff, a mouthful of white mist spewed out of his mouth, and said with a frown: "Our army has recovered Tangshan, and Gangcun Ningci will inevitably send the main force to counterattack Tangshan. ”Ma Zhenguo nodded, sighed softly and said: "Our army has recovered Tangshan, and it has been warmly supported by the citizens of Tangshan.Some citizens' representatives raised the question of whether our army could occupy Tangshan for a long time now that it had already recovered Tangshan. ”Li Guotao's brows furrowed even deeper when he heard this, and he sighed deeply and said: "Tangshan is the throat connecting North China and Northeast China, and its geographical location is very important, and it has always been a battleground for soldiers.We attacked Tangshan by surprise this time, and caught the little devils off guard, so we were lucky enough to recover Tangshan.However, the Japanese army will never allow us to occupy Tangshan for a long time, and will inevitably launch a large-scale counterattack.We are now being attacked on three sides, one facing the sea, and once the Japanese army launches a large-scale counteroffensive, it will be very unfavorable for our army, and with the current situation, our army simply does not have the conditions and strength to occupy Tangshan for a long time.This is also the reason why I did not meet the representatives of the citizens of Tangshan, because I had no face to face the Tangshan fathers and elders at all. ”Speaking of this, Li Guotao couldn't help but sigh again.Ma Zhenguo nodded and said: "I believe that the people of Tangshan will definitely understand our hardships, and the commander does not have to blame himself too much, and I also believe that one day, we will be able to completely recover Tangshan." ”Li Guotao nodded lightly, just smoked his cigarette silently and stopped talking.After a while, Ma Zhenguo spoke: "At present, Political Commissar Meng and local comrades are stepping up the organization of manpower to transport industrial equipment and industrial raw materials in Tangshan City.It's just that there are too many things, and some large equipment is very troublesome to transport, and it takes a long time to transport all these things. ”After taking a puff of cigarette, Li Guotao said with a serious face: "We must overcome all difficulties, seize the time to rush to transport materials, and we must transfer all of them to the base area in the shortest possible time." ”Ma Zhenguo nodded and said: "Political Commissar Meng, they have already made a detailed plan, they can first transfer the materials to the mountainous areas in the northwest, and then find a way to transport them back to the base area, or prepare to build a factory locally. ”Li Guotao nodded and said with a serious face: "I don't ask about specific things, I just need a result." ”"Bang" Gangcun Ningci slapped the telegram in his hand on the table, a trace of anger appeared on his face, and he said angrily: "It's this damn Eighth Route Army Seventh Column again, the Eighth Route Army's Seventh Column tens of thousands of troops are advancing into eastern Hebei, such a big thing, I didn't even notice it before the special high school, what are they doing, this is a serious dereliction of duty" Gangcun Ningci was angry, and the group of devil officers at the scene were all so frightened that they lowered their heads, and no one even dared to look up at Gangcun Ningci."
Hmph" Gangcun Ning Ci snorted coldly, got up and walked to the giant map hanging on the wall, glanced at the map, and then said with a serious face: "Tangshan must be recaptured as soon as possible, and it is best to be able to annihilate this hateful seventh column of the Eighth Route Army in Tangshan, and never suffer in the future." ”"Report to Your Excellency Commander, the main force of the 27th Division of the Imperial Army has moved north from Tianjin, preparing to counterattack Tangshan.In addition, the Imperial Army also prepared to transfer the 28th Division, independently mixed into the 21st Brigade to rush to Beiping, and then launch a counteroffensive against Tangshan from the west.In this way, the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army, which had entered eastern Hebei, would be defeated in one fell swoop and Tangshan would be recaptured. ”The chief of staff of the North China Dispatch Army, Hirata Masa, said with a respectful face.Shortly after Hirata Masatsu took over as chief of staff, his predecessor, Yukio Kasahara, was removed from his post along with Commander Tada and returned to Japan to be investigated.Gangcun Ningci shook his head and said: "This is not enough, if you just defeat this seventh column and recapture Tangshan, so many troops are enough, but if you want to encircle and annihilate the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army in the eastern Hebei region, it is far from enough." ”"Then Your Excellency the Commander means that we will continue to transfer troops from the Pinghan Railway to support the eastern Hebei region," Hirata asked with a frown.Gangcun Ningji frowned slightly, turned to look at Hirata Zhengju, and asked with a serious face: "Do you have to mobilize reinforcements from the Pinghan Railway, why bother to go far, isn't there an imperial army in the Shanhaiguan area, in addition, there is also the main force of the imperial army stationed in Rehe, if it is necessary, it is completely possible to send troops to Jidong." ”Hirata Masashi couldn't help frowning, and kindly reminded: "Your Excellency, Your Excellency, Shanhaiguan and Rehe are both garrisons of the Kwantung Army, and we have no right to command them at all. ”aa2705221: