On May 24, after nearly half a month of preparation, the Japanese army gathered 150,000 people around Tongliao, including 120,000 Japanese troops and more than 30,000 puppet soldiers.Umezu Mijiro felt that he was well prepared, and finally made up his mind to counterattack Tongliao.In the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, Umezu Mijiro stared at the huge map hanging on the wall, and ordered with a serious face: "Order all troops on the front line to launch an attack on Tongliao at dawn on the 25th at the same time, take Tongliao in one fell swoop, and completely annihilate the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army." ”"Hai" Yoshimoto Sadachi responded respectfully, and then ordered more than 20 staff officers under him to go together to convey the order.On the morning of the 25th, the Japanese troops launched an attack on Tongliao at the same time, and for a time the flames of war broke out, and the Japanese puppet army launched a fierce offensive against Tongliao in the north, east, and south.The battle reports on the front line were constantly transmitted to the headquarters of the Seventh Column of the Eighth Route Army through telephone and radio waves, and at this time the entire headquarters was already in chaos, and the staff officers of the headquarters were busy summarizing the battle reports from all over the country and reporting them to Ma Zhenguo, chief of staff, and then Ma Zhenguo reported to the commander.Li Guotao looked at the giant sand table in front of him, his brows furrowed deeply, with a hint of worry.Ma Zhenguo stood in front of Li Guotao, holding a wooden stick in his hand, pointing to the sand table, and said with a serious face: "According to the current situation, the 1st Division of the Japanese Army joined up with a brigade of puppet troops and launched a fierce attack on our Baolong Mountain area from the north.The Japanese 7th Division and about a brigade of the puppet army have arrived at Daxing Town and are continuing to advance in the direction of Nurimu Town.The 21st Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, with the assistance of about 10,000 puppet troops, launched an attack from the direction of Shuangliao and has now reached the town of Menda. ”Ma Zhenguo paused, and then continued: "The Japanese Hasegawa Detachment and Takata Detachment, about 20,000 people from the direction of Xinmin, have now reached Zhanggutai Town.There was also the 21st Division of the Japanese Army and a division of the puppet cavalry that set out from Fuxin and went straight to the Naiman Banner in an attempt to capture the Naiman Banner in order to cut off the contact between our army and the friendly forces on the Chifeng side. ”The Hasegawa Detachment and the Takata Detachment were improvised, each detachment was about 10,000 people, and was led by Major General Hasegawa and Takada respectively.In the end, Ma Zhenguo concluded: "In short, the Japanese army dispatched more than 150,000 Japanese puppet troops to launch a comprehensive attack on our seventh column, and the situation was extremely unfavorable to our army. ”Li Guotao took a puff of cigarette, tried to keep himself calm, puffed out a puff of white smoke in his mouth, and said with a serious face: "Order Li Yongfu's new 2nd Division to stick to the Longbaoshan area and block the 1st Division of the Japanese Army."
Ordered Yang Erhu's newly formed 4th Division to hold on to Nurimu Town, and absolutely not to take half a step back to block the Japanese 7th Division.Lin Fengzhi was ordered to hold the newly formed 3rd Division in Menda Town, and absolutely not allow the 21st Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army to advance half a step.Ordered Changde's new 1st Division to hold the rear banner of the left flank of Zhanggutai Horqin and other places to block the attack of the Japanese Hasegawa detachment and the Takata detachment. ”"Yes" Ma Zhenguo replied respectfully, and then asked with a frown: "What about the direction of the Naiman Banner Now that only Su Xiufeng's teaching brigade is stationed in the direction of the Naiman Banner, I am afraid it will be difficult to block the attack of the 30,000-day puppet army." ”"Hmph" Li Guotao couldn't help but snort coldly and said: "The 21st Division of the Japanese Army plus a cavalry division of the puppet army, but there are only 30,000 people, and it is simply wishful thinking to cut off the rear road of our army.Umezu Mijiro's idea is good, but in this way, this army is tantamount to going deep alone, so why should we be polite to them, destroy this 21st Division first, and solve our worries. ”Ma Zhenguo nodded and said: "You mean to send the armored division south, and together with the teaching brigade, defeat this 21st division first" Li Guotao nodded and said: "Not only the armored division, but also the cavalry division went south.However, in order to prevent the Japanese army from seeing through our intentions, let the armored division and cavalry division move again tonight, and be sure to rush to the front line of the Naiman banner before dawn tomorrow. ”Ma Zhenguo couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and said with a worried face: "In this way, Tongliao is equivalent to a lonely city, in case any line of defense is broken through by the Japanese army, the Japanese army can reach Tongliao directly, and the consequences are unimaginable." ”"I believe that my troops will definitely be able to hold off the Japanese attack.If the Japanese army really came to the city, I would personally lead the entire army and people in the city to fight the Japanese invaders to the death. ”Li Guotao said with a firm face.Ma Zhenguo originally wanted to persuade Li Guotao, but when he saw Li Guotao's firm gaze, he finally swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go and convey the order." ”As he spoke, he turned and walked in the direction of the confidential room.At this time, the battle in the Longbaoshan area was the most intense, and Li Yongfu's new 2nd Division with the strength of one division resisted the attack of the 1st Division of the Japanese Army, and the pressure was still very great, but the terrain around Longbaoshan was dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Eighth Route Army occupied the advantage of the terrain and put up stubborn resistance.The Japanese attacked for a day, and although they occupied some positions, they were never able to make substantial progress.In Nurimu Town, the newly formed Fourth Division of the Eighth Route Army also had to face an integrated division of the Japanese army, the Seventh Division.However, the enemy did not feel the Nuzhimu line until the afternoon, and the Japanese only launched a tentative attack, and the Japanese were forced to stop the attack because it was getting late.But the Japanese army had already begun to brew a new round of fierce attacks, and it was foreseeable that a fierce battle would break out here tomorrow.In the vicinity of Menda Town in the east, the new 3rd Division faced only the strength of a brigade of the 21st Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, although there was a division of the puppet army, but the combat effectiveness of the puppet army could not be compared with the Japanese army after all, so the pressure of the new 3rd Division was less, and the Japanese army stormed for a day, but failed to make any progress, but lost more than 1,000 people, and the puppet army suffered more heavy casualties, more than 1,000 people were killed, and about 2,000 people were captured.As for the southern front, Changde's newly formed 1st Division, as the most elite division of the Seventh Column, was able to face the onslaught of more than 20,000 Japanese troops, because the Hasegawa Detachment and the Takata Detachment were troops drawn from various places, and their combat effectiveness was already uneven, and there was also a lack of tacit understanding between them.The Japanese attacked for a day, paying the price of 2,000 casualties, but did not occupy even a single position.Such a miserable record made Major General Hasegawa and Major General Takada angry, and the two old devils complained about each other, and even almost fought, which is really ridiculous to say.aa2705221: