In the headquarters of the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army, Li Guotao and others gathered around the sand table, their expressions were extremely serious.Ma Zhenguo pointed to the sand table and said with a serious face: "At present, all troops have rushed to the designated positions one after another.The Japanese side also made some reactions, and according to our reconnaissance, the Japanese 14th Division stationed in Chifeng has begun to assemble and seems to have the intention of going north.In addition, the 10th Division of the Japanese Army, which was stationed near the Naiman Banner, also began to move westward, and it seemed that it had the intention of flanking the 14th Division against our newly formed 1st Division.The 7th Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Kailu County has also left Kailu and is moving westward. ”The 8th, 910th, 12th, 14th and other standing divisions of the Japanese army, which had been annihilated successively, have been rebuilt by the left-behind corps, and most of them have been transferred to the northeast.The 1st Division and the 7th Division of the Japanese Army, which had been heavily damaged before, have also been replenished.Li Guotao couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard this, and said with a serious face: "Judging from the situation on the surface, the Japanese army wants to use the Seventh Division to contain the new 2nd Division of our army, and then concentrate the forces of the 10th Division and the 14th Division to flank our new 1st Division. ”Political Commissar Lu nodded and said, "It seems that Yamada Otozo wants to concentrate superior forces on the local battlefield and break our army individually. ”Li Guotao sneered and said, "This old devil thinks it's quite beautiful.After the outbreak of the Pacific War, the strategic center of gravity of the Japanese army was tilted to the south, and now the Japanese army is attacking the Nanyang region on a large scale, and its strategic materials must give priority to supporting the Nanyang.According to the information we have detected, the Japanese army is not only allocating materials to support Nanyang in China, but also actively deploying materials to support the Nanyang front in Northeast China and North China.Under such circumstances, it was difficult to guarantee the strategic materials of the Kwantung Army, and it was simply impossible to support a large-scale decisive battle.And our army dispersed its forces at this time, but it gave the little devils a chance to break through. ”Ma Zhenguo frowned and asked with a puzzled expression: "In that case, then why don't we concentrate our superior forces and have a small-scale decisive battle with the Japanese army, and strive to annihilate one or two divisions of the Japanese army" Li Guotao shook his head and said: "With the current strength of our army, it is also impossible to conduct a large-scale decisive battle with the Japanese army, even if it is a small-scale decisive battle, with the current strategic reserves of our army, there are certain difficulties."
Although the situation of the Japanese army is not optimistic, the situation is much better than ours.Once the battle really starts, Yamada Otozo will still be able to draw five or six divisions and regiments to participate in the battle, and once the scale of the battle is expanded, it will be very unfavorable to our army.Therefore, at this stage, we must try to avoid a large-scale battle with the Japanese army. ”Ma Zhenguo sighed softly and didn't say anything more.Political Commissar Lu nodded slightly and said: "But you don't have to be discouraged, in the past two years, our Eighth Route Army has developed rapidly, not only has the strength of the army increased significantly, but the quality of the troops has also been significantly improved, and the level of equipment has also been improved.More importantly, our national defense industrial system has also gradually improved, and the output of various weapons and equipment and strategic materials is almost doubling over, and although there is still a huge gap between China and Japan, this gap is gradually narrowing.Moreover, Japanese imperialism launched the Pacific War, which put Japan in a very passive situation, both politically and militarily.Under the dissipation of one another, the situation of the War of Resistance will only get better and better, and we will only get closer and closer to the final victory. ”Li Guotao smiled and nodded and said: "What the political commissar said is very right, the current situation is still that the enemy is strong and I am weak, but Japan is already in the wane, and victory is in sight."
The current situation is nothing more than the last darkness before the dawn, as long as we hold on a little longer, the final victory will definitely belong to us. ”When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but nodded, Ma Zhenguo stretched out his hand and pointed to the sand table, and asked with a serious face: "The Japanese army has mobilized the strength of three divisions and regiments in an attempt to besiege our new first division.However, in the current situation, our newly formed 1st Division is definitely no match for the Japanese army. ”"Hmm" Li Guotao nodded and said: "I just said that we should not fight hard with the little devils now, we must give full play to our advantages, what is the 16-character policy of guerrilla warfare, the enemy advances and we retreat, the enemy is stationed and we disturb, the enemy is tired and I fight, and the enemy retreats and I chase."
Now that the Japanese army is taking the initiative to attack, then we will take the initiative to retreat, I want to see if the little devil dares to chase after him" "What if the little devil really catches up" Ma Zhenguo asked with a frown."
Then continue to retreat, I don't believe that the little devils of these three divisions really dare to pursue in depth alone, if that's really the case, then it's good, we will keep leading them west, and then find a way to encircle and annihilate them in one fell swoop."
Li Guotao said with a firm face."
I understand, since this is the case, then order the new 1st Division to temporarily retreat and see the situation.What about the new 2nd Division," Ma Zhenguo nodded and asked.Li Guotao glanced at the sand table and said with a serious face: "Judging from the current situation, the new Second Division is not in danger, so let them stand by for the time being, closely monitor the movements of the Japanese Seventh Division, and then make plans." ”"Yes," Ma Zhenguo replied respectfully.Li Guotao looked at the sand table in front of him, frowned and thought for a while, and then said with a serious face: "Other troops can't be idle, at present, the main force of the Japanese army is mostly concentrated on the line from Tongliao to Chifeng, and the troops deployed in the north are less, since this is the case, then we will attack from the north."
The new 4th Division was ordered to concentrate its main force to attack Tuquan County, and swept away the nearby Japanese puppet forces.The 3rd Independent Division was ordered to attack Ulanhot and advance in the direction of Baicheng.It gave the Japanese army the illusion that our army was going to besiege Baicheng. ”"Yes" Ma Zhenguo responded respectfully, turned around and ordered someone to convey the order.Li Guotao continued: "In addition, the Second Independent Division of the Jilin Military Region, the First Independent Division of the Liaoning Military Region, and all the local guerrillas in the three eastern provinces, and all the anti-Japanese armed forces, such as the local guerrillas, should also take active action and take the initiative to launch an attack on the Japanese army, so as to gradually develop our strength while eliminating the local Japanese puppet army.At present, most of the main forces of the Japanese Kwantung Army are deployed on the western front to prevent our Eighth Route Army or on the northern front to prevent Soviet Russia, and the northeastern hinterland is the weakest place of the Japanese army, and at the same time it is also the key point of the Kwantung Army.
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