At this time, Li Guotao had already returned to the headquarters, and at this time he was discussing something with Political Commissar Lu, Yang Xuecheng, Ma Zhenguo and others around the sand table.Li Guotao looked down at the sand table in front of him, and said with a serious face: "The 12th Division has been completely annihilated by our army, and the 8th Division in Chifeng City has also reached the end of the road, and it is only a matter of time before it is completely annihilated.It is necessary for us to discuss now the next strategic deployment of our army after the capture of Chifeng City. ”Ma Zhenguo looked down at the sand table, frowned slightly, and said: "At present, the 24th Division is moving south from the direction of Tongliao and has arrived near the Naiman Banner, and my new third division and cavalry division have gone north to stop it, and there is no problem at all to block this little devil."
What's more, after the Japanese army learned the news of the loss of Chifeng, the 24th Division may not dare to continue south.In this battle, we annihilated three divisions of the Japanese army one after another, and the little devils could not mobilize enough troops to launch a counteroffensive in a short period of time.I estimate that we have at least three to five days, and I think that our main force of the seven columns can completely move south, take advantage of the victory, take Lingyuan, and encircle and annihilate the 11th Division of the Japanese army. ”Yang Xuecheng nodded and said: "This is a good idea, the 12th Division has been completely wiped out by us, and now Chaoyang is also empty in garrison, we can also take advantage of this opportunity to take Chaoyang in one fell swoop." ”Li Guotao nodded noncommittally and said: "But what about after we take Chaoyang and Lingyuan" Yang Xuecheng obviously didn't think so far, listening to Li Guotao's question, he immediately lowered his head and stared at the sand table, frowned and thought about it, his eyes couldn't help flashing a fine light, and he said excitedly: "If we can take Chaoyang, we can also continue to wave our army eastward, and strive to take Jinzhou in one fell swoop, and take Qinhuangdao and other places in one fell swoop, so that we can completely cut off the connection between the Kwantung Army and the Japanese army in Guannai." ”Political Commissar Lu waved his hand and said: "You think too simply, we were able to win victories one after another, take Chifeng and other places, and annihilate the three divisions of the Japanese army.Mainly because our army launched a sudden attack, and the little devils were not well prepared, they gave us an opportunity.But now that the little devil has reacted, if we want to take Chaoyang, Lingyuan and other places, the difficulty will inevitably increase several times.Even if our army is able to win in the end, the price to be paid will inevitably be quite heavy.Even if he can take Chaoyang and Ling Yuan and continue to attack Jinzhou, the little devils will have already mobilized enough troops to gather in Jinzhou.At that time, our army will be forced to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese army in Jinzhou.We absolutely must not be carried away by the previous victories, and with the current strength of our army, we will rashly engage in a decisive battle with the Japanese army, and the possibility of victory is very small. ”Li Guotao smiled and nodded, and said: "Political Commissar Lu is right, with the current strength of our army, it is really not suitable to have a decisive battle with the Kwantung Army.In terms of our current strength, our task at this stage is to march into the Northeast, create an anti-Japanese base in the Northeast, gradually develop and expand our ranks, and at the same time gradually consume the strength of the Japanese army, and then slowly look for opportunities to fight a decisive battle with it, and finally annihilate it in one fell swoop. ”Yang Xuecheng scratched his head and asked with a puzzled expression: "If we don't fight Chaoyang and Lingyuan, then what should we do next?"
"If we can't continue to advance eastward, then we can only go north, but in order to confuse the Japanese army, we must put on a posture and continue to advance eastward."
Order all troops to advance to Lingyuan and Chaoyang respectively, attract the main force of the little devils, and after the little devils are fooled, we will directly wave our troops north. ”Li Guotao looked at the sand table and said thoughtfully."
Okay, this proposal is good, if you are unprepared, you will definitely be able to catch the little devil off guard."
Political Commissar Lu smiled and nodded.Yang Xuecheng and Ma Zhenguo also nodded in agreement.At this time, a soldier of the Eighth Route Army hurriedly ran over, and said excitedly: "Report to the leaders, I just received the news from the front line, our army has successfully captured Chifeng, the eighth division of the Japanese army has been completely annihilated by our army, and the commander of the enemy division, Lieutenant General Honda Masasai, was found guilty of shaving his abdomen in the headquarters building" "It's really good" Everyone couldn't help but burst into cheers.Li Guotao nodded excitedly and said, "In this case, we should also make arrangements as soon as possible."
Previously, the teaching brigade defeated a wing of the Japanese 11th Division that was supporting in the north north of Ningcheng, and could order the teaching brigade to take advantage of the situation to encircle Ningcheng and prepare to capture Ningcheng, and also notify Commander Song to let their troops go directly south and capture Ningcheng first, and then they would flank Ling Yuanzhi's 11th Division with the Jidong Military Region and the Eighth Column and the Ninth Column. ”Political Commissar Lu smiled and nodded and said: "Okay, I'll go and inform Lao Song in person, but this old boy is probably going to complain, they just arrived in Chifeng not long ago, and they didn't catch a battle at all, so they have to hurry and continue to hurry" "Haha, then you have to remind him that you must run faster this time, otherwise you won't be able to fight." ”Li Guotao said with a laugh."
That's just it, I'm afraid it's not enough," Ma Zhenguo asked with a frown.Li Guotao nodded and said, "You can notify the new 4th Division and let them continue to advance eastward, approach Chaoyang, and put on a posture of attacking Chaoyang." ”"Yes," Ma Zhenguo replied respectfully."
What about our armored division," Yang Xuecheng asked with a frown."
The new First Division and the new Second Division, as well as the armored division and other troops, are temporarily on standby in Chifeng, after fighting for so long, the soldiers must be tired, so that the soldiers have enough spirit and energy, let's continue to kill devils."
Li Guotao said casually.Yang Xuecheng nodded and said, "Haha, as long as we kill devils, we are full of inexhaustible energy."
But it's good to rest for the night so that the warriors can get a good night's sleep. ”"Well" Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction and said: "Then it's decided for the time being, let's implement it immediately" Then everyone turned around and left, each busy their own business.Yang Xuecheng said hello to Li Guotao and left the headquarters in a hurry.At this time, a staff officer of the headquarters hurriedly walked over and asked with a smile: "Commander, now that our army has captured Chifeng, Division Commander Chang and Division Commander Li called and asked the commander if he wanted to move the headquarters to Chifeng." ”Li Guotao frowned and thought about it, and finally waved his hand and said: "We won't stay in Chifeng for too long, it is estimated that the troops will be transferred soon, and it will be a trouble for the headquarters to move around, so there is no need to move into the city."
But I can go inside the city. ”After Li Guotao finished speaking, he called the guards and rushed to the city together.aa2705221: