Ma Zhenguo rushed to Pingquan with Li Guotao, but he never spoke, and had been quietly listening to everyone's discussion, and then suddenly said: "Judging from the current situation, before the Japanese army launches an attack, we will strike first, eliminate one of the Japanese troops, seize the opportunity, and greatly reverse the unfavorable situation in front of us, but the Japanese army is not stupid, and it is very shrewd, they will definitely not give us too much time, so unless we can launch an attack within two days, If the time drags on too long, the opportunity will be lost. ”"Within two days" Chang De couldn't help frowning, and after thinking about it, he said: "Two days is two days, let's destroy this 9th Division first." ”Li Guotao frowned and said with a serious face: "Often, you have to think about it carefully, the two days that Zhenguo said include today, which means that we must launch an attack tomorrow, otherwise it will be too late." ”Ma Zhenguo nodded and said: "Yes, the attack will be launched tomorrow afternoon at the latest, and the battle must be ended within one day, if it is delayed for too long, in case the Japanese army sends reinforcements again, it will be troublesome." ”Chang De, Li Yongfu, and Yang Erhu looked at Ma Zhenguo, and then turned their heads to look at Li Guotao, and seemed to understand something.Li Guotao smiled and said: "Yes, this is what we have discussed before, but we haven't made up our minds yet, and I want to hear your opinions today."
Whether this battle can be fought or not, and if it is to be fought, we must also ensure that we are sure of victory, because we cannot afford to lose at all, and once we lose, it will lead to a complete loss. ”As soon as Li Guotao's words fell, the scene immediately fell into silence, Changde and the others couldn't help frowning, thinking bitterly, and hesitated for a while.After all, this time they are facing a Japanese army with a reorganized division, and it is also a standing division, how can it be so easy to defeat such a small devil, and they only have one day left to prepare now, and the time is indeed a little too hasty."
Let's do it" Li Yongfu clenched his fists and took the lead in speaking: "The matter has come to this point, we have no other choice, isn't it just a small 9th Division, what's so scary, one day is enough" Changde saw that Li Yongfu had expressed his position, and hurriedly said: "Isn't it just a ninth division, are our seventh columns still afraid of them."
I want to see how powerful this Ninth Division really is today. ”Yang Erhu also nodded hurriedly and said: "Now in addition to the new 3rd Brigade and the new 5th Brigade, the main force of our Seventh Column is here, and with the assistance of Commander Li of the Eastern Hebei Army Division, it can be said that our army has an absolute advantage, and it can completely fight with the Japanese army, and we don't care about a single 9th Division." ”"Okay" Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction, and then said with a serious face: "But I want to remind you again, since you have decided to fight, you must strive for victory, are you sure" Changde preempted Li Yongfu this time, and said: "I am not completely sure of it, but I have enough confidence, I believe that we will be able to win." ”Li Yongfu added: "Yes, no one can guarantee absolute certainty before the battle starts, but we will definitely put in 12 points of effort to move towards victory, and we also believe that we will be able to achieve the final victory." ”Yang Erhu said with a smile: "All of you here, only our newly formed Fifth Brigade has fought with this 9th Division, so I don't think anyone has more say than me.Now that our seventh column has concentrated tens of thousands of main forces, although I dare not say that we are completely sure, we are at least seven or eight points sure that we can completely defeat them. ”"Okay" Li Guotao shouted hello again, and said with a serious face: "Since you have such determination, then in this battle, we will do all the troops and prepare immediately, and launch an attack tomorrow afternoon."
This time, we must defeat the Ninth Division in one fell swoop, so that these little devils who have the blood of our Chinese compatriots on their hands will pay for their blood debts. ”"Let the little devil pay for the debt," several people shouted in unison.Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Since it has been decided, then you should go back immediately and hurry up and prepare."
Specific combat missions will be issued later. ”"Yes" Changde and the others responded, and turned around and left.Li Guotao turned around and glanced at Ma Zhenguo, and said with a smile: "You immediately start to formulate a detailed battle plan, but we are running out of time, you have to hurry." ”"It's a guarantee to get the job done."
Ma Zhenguo responded with a serious face, and then summoned several staff officers to study the battle plan together.Li Guotao took out his cigarette case, lit a cigarette, and sat there silently smoking a cigarette, his brows furrowed slightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking.Soon a cigarette was finished, Li Guotao threw the cigarette butt on the ground, got up and walked to Ma Zhenguo and the others, and said with a smile: "Zhenguo, you guys are busy first, I'll go to the front line to see the situation." ”"You're going to the front line" Ma Zhenguo frowned slightly, and finally nodded and said, "Then you must be careful." ”"Hmm" Li Guotao nodded, beckoned to Kou Erbao, and turned around and walked out.Ma Zhenguo shouted at Kou Erbao: "Erbao, you must protect the safety of the commander. ”"Don't worry, Chief of Staff, we will definitely bring the commander back intact."
Kou Erbao hurriedly responded, turned around and ran after Li Guotao.Li Guotao left the county seat with a soldier of the guard squad and soon rushed to the front line.Then climbed a hill, Li Guotao held a telescope and looked in the direction of the Japanese position, observed for a while, and found that on the Japanese position, the little devil was busy building the position, and there was no sign of attacking.Li Guotao couldn't help but be a little disappointed, but this also further confirmed their previous speculation that the little devil was indeed not ready for a full-scale attack.However, the little devil made a posture of all-out defense, which was not good news for the Eighth Route Army.Li Guotao waved his hand and said, "Let's go ahead and have a look." ”"Commander, you can't go any further," Kou Erbao hurriedly persuaded."
Don't talk nonsense, you don't go, Lao Tzu will go by himself" Li Guotao unceremoniously interrupted Kou Erbao's words, and then ignored Kou Erbao and turned around and walked down the mountain.Kou Erbao had no choice but to follow with someone.aa2705221: