When Ma Zhenguo heard this, he hurriedly walked to the side of the sand table, studied it carefully for a while, and finally sighed deeply.Li Guotao walked up to Ma Zhenguo and said with a serious face: "And there is another point, if we draw troops from the Western Front to encircle and annihilate the 27th Division on the Southern Front, the garrison on the Western Front will be empty at that time, and it is likely to be broken through by the Japanese army, once Yutian is lost."
The Japanese army on the western front can also directly attack Zunhua in the north, at this time the Zunhua garrison is empty, and a large number of materials and equipment we transferred from Tangshan are also all in Zunhua, once the Japanese army captures Zunhua, won't we work in vain" Ma Zhenguo was silent for a while and said: "But the Japanese army on the western front has a large number of troops, and with the strength of our army, it is difficult to completely defeat it in a short period of time, and it is even more difficult to annihilate it in one fell swoop." ”Li Guotao was also very helpless in his heart, before the war, he did not expect that the Japanese army's response would be so rapid, and it would mobilize so many troops to counterattack Jidong in such a short period of time, and even the Kwantung Army was dispatched, the current situation caught Li Guotao somewhat off guard, and now he has no choice but to choose to take such a risky step.Li Guotao sighed softly, turned to look at Ma Zhenguo, and said with a firm face: "If you don't try, how do you know it won't work" Without waiting for Ma Zhenguo to answer, a soldier of the Eighth Route Army hurriedly ran over and said with a serious face: "Report to the commander, the new Fourth Brigade is in an emergency." ”Li Guotao smoked a cigarette and stared at the sand table in front of him, and did not mean to take the telegram, Ma Zhenguo hurriedly took the telegram, read it, looked up and said to Li Guotao: "It's good news" Although he said this, there was no trace of joy on Ma Zhenguo's face."
Hmm," Li Guotao nodded slightly.Ma Zhenguo continued: "Yang Erhu reported that my new 4th Brigade has successfully defeated the 22nd Wing of the Japanese Army, annihilating more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers successively, and the 22nd Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army was almost completely annihilated, and only a few hundred people fled back to Shanhaiguan in a hurry. ”"It's really good news," Li Guotao said casually, as if he didn't care about it.Ma Zhenguo nodded and said: "The battle of the newly formed Fourth Brigade is really good, and an elite wing of the Japanese army has almost been wiped out. ”"How far is Changli County from Yutian?"
asked Li Guotao, seemingly nonchalantly.Ma Zhenguo frowned slightly, and then replied: "If you march at full speed for about two hundred and sixty miles, you may not be able to reach it even if it is a day and a night." ”"It's really a little too far" Li Guotao couldn't help frowning, raised his wrist and glanced at his watch, and said with a serious face: "It's five o'clock in the morning, inform Yang Erhu that I will only give them a few hours to rest and recuperate, let them set off this afternoon, and they must rush to the front line in Yutian tomorrow afternoon."
I don't care what method they use, they must complete the task, as for Changli County, I can leave only part of the troops to monitor the movements of the Japanese army in Shanhaiguan. ”"This seems to be a bit difficult for a strong man," Ma Zhenguo asked with a frown.Li Guotao said with a serious face: "It is indeed difficult for some strongmen, but this is an order and must be completed unconditionally."
This is a matter of success or failure in the whole battle, and we have no choice. ”"Yes," Ma Zhenguo replied respectfully.Li Guotao nodded and continued: "There is also an order for Li Yongfu to block the Japanese army on the southern front at all costs, at least for two days, and at the critical moment you can retreat to Tangshan and use Tangshan's city fortifications to block, but Tangshan is their last line of defense, and they must not be lost."
The newly formed 3rd Brigade was ordered to immediately go to the Yutian front. ”"Yes" Ma Zhenguo responded respectfully, turned around and ran to convey the order.At this time, Yang Erhu had returned to Changli County, just won a big battle, Yang Erhu was complacent, at this time the brigade staff officer hurriedly ran over with a telegram, "Report to the brigade commander, the headquarters is urgent" Yang Erhu took the telegram with a smile, only glanced at it, and was stunned, and said stupidly: "The commander ordered the main force of our department to rush to the front line of Yutian tomorrow afternoon, how far are we from Yutian this time" "About two hundred and sixty miles" A staff officer next to him hurriedly replied."
What's two hundred and sixty miles, are you sure it's two hundred and sixty miles, not one hundred and sixty miles," Yang Erhu asked with a look of surprise with his eyes widened."
Two hundred and sixty miles, indeed," the staff officer nodded, and said with a look of certainty."
It's over" Yang Erhu's old face instantly drooped, sat down on the chair with a butt slumped, and said helplessly: "Even if we set off now, I'm afraid it will be difficult to arrive in Yutian tomorrow afternoon, not to mention that the soldiers are already tired after a day and a night, and they also need to rest, Commander, isn't it difficult for a strong man" Yang Erhu slapped the telegram in his hand on the table."
I think this is simply an impossible task, and we should report our current situation to the commander and ask the commander for leniency."
At this time, a staff officer couldn't help but speak."
This is a death order issued by the commander of the grace fart, and it must be completed unconditionally."
Yang Erhu said angrily: "The commander suddenly transferred us to Yutian, he must want to concentrate his forces to launch a counteroffensive in Yutian, if we didn't arrive in time, resulting in the failure of the counteroffensive, can we take this responsibility" As soon as Yang Erhu said this, the scene immediately quieted down, and the joy after the big victory was instantly swept away, so people couldn't help frowning, thinking carefully about how to complete this impossible task.At this time, a young staff officer suddenly spoke: "I think this is not an impossible task. ”"What you said is light, two hundred and sixty miles, if our army is now in its heyday, and the soldiers are full of energy, it is still a little possible to rush to Yutian at noon tomorrow.But as things stand, this is simply not possible. ”A staff officer next to him couldn't help but retort.But Yang Erhu stood up, as if a drowning man had grasped the last straw, grabbed the hand of the young staff officer and said: "What did you just say that this is not an impossible task, listen to what you mean, you seem to have a way" "There is no hair on his mouth, and he is not firm in his work, what can he do." ”A staff officer next to him said in a weird manner."
Shut up Lao Tzu, you can't think of a way, don't you want others to think of a way," Yang Erhu reprimanded loudly with an angry face.aa2705221: