After Political Commissar Lu finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at Li Guotao with a serious face.Li Guotao smiled slightly, and then said: "When our army went north to march to Qiqihar, the original intention was to mobilize the main force of the Japanese army to go north, and now the effect is more objective than we imagined, the Japanese army only has two divisions left near Chifeng, and the strength is quite empty, I think the opportunity cannot be lost, if we miss this opportunity, we will definitely regret it for life." ”Yang Xuecheng said with a serious face: "I think what the commander said is right, we must not miss this opportunity."
Although our Seventh Column only has two divisions left in Chifeng, the main force of our Eighth Route Army still has more than 100,000 troops in Rehe, and if we take this opportunity to launch an attack, we will definitely be able to defeat the Japanese army in one fell swoop and recover Chifeng and a large area of territory in western Liaoning.Our army won the victory on the southern front, and the Japanese army would definitely transfer troops from the Qiqihar front to support, so that the siege of Qiqihar could also be lifted. ”Political Commissar Lu smiled and said: "And in this way, the Japanese army is exhausted, and our army can also take advantage of the Japanese army's chaos to find new fighters and eliminate the living force of the Japanese army." ”"Hmm" Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction and said: "What everyone said is good, but in order to achieve this, there is another premise, that is, we must firmly contain the main force of the Japanese army on the northern front and buy enough time for the troops on the southern front."
Therefore, our offensive can only be set after the Japanese army launches a counteroffensive against Qiqihar, taking advantage of the fierce fighting on the northern front and the main force of the Japanese army can not withdraw, launch a full-scale attack from the southern front and recapture Chifeng and other places in one fell swoop. ”Li Guotao couldn't help but sigh softly when he said this, and said with a serious face: "But in this way, all of us here will face the crazy attack of 250,000 Japanese troops, this pressure is not light, I am worried" Yang Xuecheng hurriedly said: "Commander, don't worry, in recent times, we have built complete fortifications around Qiqihar, and we have gathered about 120,000 troops in Qiqihar to block the Japanese attack, there is absolutely no problem." ”Li Guotao frowned and said with a serious face: "As long as we can delay for a while, and wait for the main force of the southern front to launch a counteroffensive, the battle situation will develop in a direction favorable to our army."
It's just that I'm worried about how long we can hold on" "This" Yang Xuecheng couldn't help frowning, this question is really difficult to answer, after all, on the battlefield, the situation is changing rapidly, and anything can happen.Yang Xuecheng hesitated, gritted his teeth and said, "I roughly estimated, with our current situation, it shouldn't be a problem to stick to it for seven days."
I think a week's time should be enough" "A week" Li Guotao frowned, and then said with a serious face: "At least ten days must be guaranteed." ”"Ten days" Yang Xuecheng's brows furrowed even deeper, and he glanced at the generals present with a look of embarrassment.Yang Erhu took the lead in saying: "Isn't it just ten days, and half a month is no problem." ”Lin Feng turned to look at Yang Erhu beside him, and said with a smile: "Old Yang, your cowhide is too big, according to the current intelligence, the Japanese army has assembled the 7th Division, the 10th Division, and the 14th Division in Baicheng, plus the remnants of the 1st Division and the 8th Division, with a total strength of more than 100,000 people.With your newly formed Fourth Division and more than 20,000 troops, it is estimated that as long as we can win the battle, we will firmly hold our position even if we die.Even if we fight to the last man, we will hold on to Tailai County for at least ten days. ”Yang Erhu swore an oath.Li Guotao turned around and glanced at Yang Erhu, frowning slightly, although this kid was full of confidence, but Li Guotao couldn't help but worry, and said with a serious face: "If the armored division cooperates with the new fourth division to hold on to Tailai, how long can you hold out" "Great" Yang Erhu couldn't help but light up, and said excitedly: "If there is the assistance of the armored division, it will not be a problem to hold on for half a month." ”"It won't take half a month, ten days is enough" Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction, and then continued: "In addition to the most dangerous southern front, the eastern front also has to face two divisions of the Japanese army plus a Miyamoto brigade, and the total strength of the Japanese army is about 70,000 people.Old Lin, you can be sure" Lin Feng frowned and groaned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Ten days shouldn't be a problem. ”"What about the independent 3rd Division on the northern front, you can be sure of the Japanese army with two divisions," Li Guotao nodded, and then looked at Chen Xiang, the commander of the independent 3rd Division."
Guarantee the completion of the task," Chen Xiang said confidently.Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction, and then said with a serious face: "Then it's decided, the armored division will go to Tailai County to assist the new fourth division to guard Tailai." ”"Yes," Liang Fei replied respectfully.Li Guotao continued: "The teaching brigade is responsible for staying in Qiqihar, temporarily serving as a reserve, and ready to support at any time if the new 3rd Division on the Eastern Front is in an emergency.The cavalry division also served as a reserve, ready to support the independent 3rd Division.I hope that you will do everything possible to hold back the Japanese offensive and delay as much time as possible to buy enough time for the main forces of Rehe.We must firmly believe that the final victory will be ours. ”"Yes," the generals replied in unison.Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction, and then continued: "The Japanese army is now actively preparing to attack, and judging from the current situation, the Japanese army will attack in three days at most.So we only have three days left now, and after the meeting is over, you will immediately return to your station and actively prepare for the battle, and there must be no accidents in this battle. ”"Yes," the generals replied in unison again.Then the meeting was dismissed, and the generals left the headquarters one after another, and hurriedly returned to the garrison to prepare for battle.After everyone left, Political Commissar Lu frowned and asked with some puzzlement: "I think seven days is enough, why do you have to ask them to persist for ten days" Li Guotao smiled and said: "It is not a bad thing to give them more pressure appropriately." ”"Okay," Commissar Lu said with a wry smile and shook his head.Ma Zhenguo said with a smile: "I knew it would be like this."
By the way, Commander, the headquarters side. ”Li Guotao smiled and said: "Several CEOs in the headquarters are much smarter than us, and they have been prepared for a long time.The main force of the Eighth Route Army in Rehe has been preparing for war, and the headquarters has also transferred some elites from Shanxi and Chahar to support Rehe, and the appetite of the head of the headquarters is greater than ours" Political Commissar Lu shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy" aa2705221: