In Tongliao, in the headquarters of the Seventh Column of the Eighth Route Army, Li Guotao and others were discussing the next step of the operation around the sand table, when a staff officer ran over with a telegram in his hand."
Report to the commander, Deputy Commander Yang urgently telegraphed."
The staff officer said excitedly, and then hurriedly handed the telegram in his hand to Li Guotao respectfully.Li Guotao hurriedly stretched out his hand to take the telegram, read it carefully, couldn't help but show a smile on his face, and said excitedly: "Great, Lao Yang just sent a telegram that the Japanese Gaotian detachment has been completely annihilated by our army." ”"Well, in this way, the fighting on the southern front is basically over."
Ma Zhenguo said excitedly.With the fall of the Takata detachment, all the Japanese troops on the southern front have been wiped out, and the battle on the southern front has come to an end for the time being.Political Commissar Lu was also excited, his face was full of smiles, and he couldn't help nodding and said: "The Japanese army on the southern front was completely annihilated by our army, so that we can transfer the main force of the southern front to the northern front, and then concentrate the main force to launch a counteroffensive against the Japanese army on the northern front, and strive to defeat the Japanese army on the northern front in one fell swoop, and completely smash the Japanese army's five-way siege of our anti-Japanese base area." ”Ma Zhenguo frowned slightly, and said with a serious face: "Although the Japanese army on the southern front was completely annihilated by our army, but after several days of fighting, all the troops on the southern front are exhausted, if they are transferred north now, I am afraid that the soldiers will not be able to stand it, I think it is better to let them rest for the time being." ”Li Guotao nodded slightly and said: "Zhenguo's worries are not unreasonable, the armored division, cavalry division and teaching brigade and other departments have been fighting for several days and have hardly received any rest, and it is indeed time for the soldiers to take a good rest."
However, the situation on the northern front is still uncertain, and we don't have much time for them to rest. ”Li Guotao frowned and thought about it for a while, and then said with a serious face: "In this way, let all the troops on the southern front rest on the spot for a day, and tomorrow evening the armored division will immediately set off to the north to support the battlefield on the northern front." ”"Isn't a day too short?"
Ma Zhenguo said with a frown.It is no wonder that Ma Zhenguo said this, according to Li Guotao's order, the armored division could only rest for one day and one night, and then had to travel overnight, and the soldiers could not get enough rest time at all.Li Guotao sighed helplessly and said: "This is also a matter of no choice, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the little devils will never give us enough time to prepare, so we must carry forward the fine tradition of not being afraid of hardship, race against time, and end this war as soon as possible." ”Political Commissar Lu nodded and said: "Guo Tao is right, although the battle on the southern front is over, there are still two divisions of the little devils on the northern front, and these two little devils are also a huge threat to our base area, so we must launch a counteroffensive against the Japanese army as soon as possible, so that we can take it by surprise and strive to defeat the Japanese troops of these two divisions on the northern front in one fell swoop, so as to ensure the safety of our base area." ”Ma Zhenguo nodded helplessly and said, "Since this is the case, then I will personally go and convey the order to Deputy Commander Yang." ”After Ma Zhenguo finished speaking, he turned around and hurriedly walked towards the confidential room.Li Guotao looked down at the sand table, frowned and thought for a while, and then said with a serious face: "At present, there are only the 1st and 7th divisions of the Japanese army left on the northern front, both of which are standing divisions of the Japanese army, and their combat effectiveness is quite not weak, but they are the main force of the Kwantung Army.My plan is to concentrate my forces first and eliminate one of the divisions, so that the little devil will only have one division left, and it will be easy to deal with. ”"Hmm" Political Commissar Lu nodded with a look of approval and said: "Then let's start with this seventh division first, we can concentrate the new first division, the new third division, the new fourth division, plus the strength of the four main divisions of the armored division, and attack this seventh division with all our might, with such superior forces, even if this seventh division is iron, this time we can beat it to pieces." ”Li Guotao nodded and said: "What I'm worried about now is that if this old devil Umezu Mijiro realizes that something is wrong, will he suddenly withdraw his troops, and if they escape now, it should be too late." ”"Probably not" Political Commissar Lu frowned and said: "The five-way siege carefully planned by Umezu Mijiro has not only failed to defeat our army, but has suffered heavy losses and has not achieved any results, will this old devil be so willing to withdraw his troops Just like a gambler, he lost so much, always thinking about turning the tables, and in the end he could only lose all his net worth."
After all, Umezu Mijiro still has two divisions in his hands, I don't think he will be willing to lose, if I were Umezu Mijiro, he would definitely continue to draw troops to support the front line, and then strive to turn the tables. ”"But this Umezu Mijiro may not be a gambler," Li Guotao said with a serious face: "For the Japanese army, it is the best choice to stop now."
Because even if Umezu Mijiro drew troops from other places to support Tongliao, it would take time for the troops to arrive in Tongliao. ”Political Commissar Lu was silent for a while, sighed softly and said, "In this way, it's really uncertain now. ”Li Guotao frowned and thought about it, and then said with a serious face: "Now it depends on how Umezu Mijiro chooses, I think this old devil should also be very hesitant at this time." ”As soon as Li Guotao's words fell, Ma Zhenguo came back in a hurry, and said with a smile: "Deputy Commander Yang has called back and resolutely obeyed the order, and the armored division will go north to support the northern front tomorrow afternoon." ”"Okay," Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction.Ma Zhenguo continued: "Deputy Commander Yang asked if the cavalry division would also be transferred to the northern front. ”"No need" Li Guotao shook his head and said: "Although the southern front is stable for the time being, it is very likely that the little devil will still draw troops from Liaoning and attack Tongliao from the south, just in case, it is better to leave the cavalry division on the southern line for the time being" Political Commissar Lu nodded and said: "With the cavalry division and the teaching brigade stationed on the southern front, the safety of the southern front can also be ensured."
And it is enough to transfer the armored division to the north, after all, our main force is now on the northern front, if you add the armored division, the army of more than 100,000 will be more than enough to deal with the two divisions of the Japanese army" "Hmm" Li Guotao nodded and said: "And with the armored division, even if the cavalry division comes, it will not be of much use, and staying on the southern front will be more useful."
You can order the teaching brigade and cavalry division to surround Fuxin, and if you have the opportunity, you can take the opportunity to recover Fuxin in one fell swoop.Our army took the initiative to launch an offensive on the southern front, and it was able to contain part of the Japanese army's forces to some extent. ”aa2705221: