On the Qiqihar side, just as the fierce battle on the front line of Chifeng was in full swing, the Japanese 10th Division finally arrived in the area west of Tailai after a difficult long journey.However, before the Japanese army could attack, our armored division took the initiative to launch an attack on the Japanese 10th Division.Taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese 10th Division was not firmly established, our armored group successfully defeated the forward troops of the Japanese 10th Division, and the Japanese army lost more than 2,000 people and was defeated for more than 20 miles, and it barely stabilized the battle line.The Japanese 10th Division was defeated, and its morale suffered a serious setback, so it could only gather its troops, restore morale, and prepare for another battle, which forced the Japanese general attack to be delayed again.The Tailai defense line was also temporarily stabilized, and at this time, the Japanese 11th Division was defeated, Chifeng and other places were successfully recovered by our army, and then the main force of the Eighth Route Army of more than 200,000 people rushed to Chaoyang from Chifeng and Lingyuan respectively.At the same time, the main forces of the new 1st Division and the new 2nd Division were ordered to go north to block the Japanese 12th Division from Tongliao to the south.Qiqihar, in the headquarters of the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army, Li Guotao looked at the sand table in front of him, and said excitedly: "The main force is progressing smoothly, and the 11th Division has also been defeated, as for the 12th Division, the new 1st Division and the new 2nd Division are responsible for blocking it, even if it can't defeat this 12th Division, at least it can be firmly contained and made to do nothing."
And the main force of our army is more than 200,000 people, and they are attacking Chaoyang on both sides, and if everything goes well, they may be able to recover Chaoyang in one fell swoop. ”"Hmm" Ma Zhenguo nodded and said: "The battlefield in western Liaoning is progressing smoothly, and Deputy Commander Li Changsheng also led the main force of the Liaoning Military Region, and also launched a series of offensives near Tieling, directly threatening Shenyang to contain the enemy in Shenyang.The situation on the battlefield in Liaoning is indeed very good, but our situation is a little bad" "Yes, yesterday afternoon, although our army defeated the forward troops of the Japanese 10th Division, the main force of the Japanese 10th Division is still there, and after a night's rest, the Japanese 10th Division will definitely attack.In this way, the Tailai defense line may be dangerous. ”Political Commissar Lu said with a frown.Li Guotao frowned and thought about it, sighed softly and said: "Now for us, the most important thing is time, the longer we hold back the main force of the Japanese army, the greater the results of the main force in Liaoning."
The headquarters of the Eighth Route Army has made up its mind to recover the northeast region this time, and the headquarters has again transferred 200,000 main troops from Shanxi, Shandong, Hebei, Chahar and other places to the north.Under such an excellent situation, our army should try its best to contain the main force of the Japanese army around Qiqihar and buy enough time for the main force. ”Li Guotao paused, and then said: "Although the Tailai defense line is a little dangerous, it should be no problem to hold on for another day.However, in order to preserve our strength, we still have to abandon the Tailai defense line in the end, and gradually retreat north to block the Japanese army layer by layer, so as to delay as much time as possible, so that we can delay for at least another two or three days.By that time, the main forces of our army should have already taken the rising sun. ”Ma Zhenguo said helplessly: "In this way, we can only defend Qiqihar."
However, if our army can take Chaoyang, Yamada Otozo, an old devil, will definitely not be able to sit still, and he will definitely transfer troops to support Liaoning at that time. ”"By then, it's too late."
Li Guotao smiled and nodded, and then said with a serious face: "After fighting for so long, I know that all the troops are exhausted, but now we have no choice but to continue to persevere, I believe that the final victory will definitely belong to us." ”The 12th Division of the Japanese Army originally received an order to support Chifeng, but due to the distance, the 12th Division had just arrived near the Naiman Banner, and Chifeng was lost.Subsequently, the 12th Division received an order from Yamada Otozo and quickly supported Chaoyang.There was no way, the 12th Division could only turn south and go straight to Chaoyang.After defeating the 11th Division, the 1st and 2nd Divisions rushed to the front line from Beizifu to Heichengzi to prepare to block the Japanese 12th Division.The Eighth Route Army arrived only a few hours earlier than the Japanese army, and the defensive position had not yet been completed, and the main force of the Japanese 12th Division rushed over.Changde and Li Yongfu, two division commanders, commanded the troops to resist stubbornly.The battle was extremely fierce, and the Japanese offensive was fierce, but under the stubborn resistance of our army, the little devils were never able to break through the defense line of our army, and the battle entered a white-hot stage for a while.In the joint headquarters of the new 1st Division and the new 2nd Division, Chang De looked at the map on the table and said scoldingly: "His grandmother's, I didn't expect this 12th Division to be even more difficult than the 11th Division." ”Li Yongfu sighed softly and said: "The troops have been fighting repeatedly, and the soldiers have hardly rested in the past two days, and the soldiers are exhausted at this time, and their combat effectiveness will inevitably decline a little.Moreover, in order to prevent the Japanese army from moving south, the battle line was stretched too long and the forces were too scattered.It was precisely because of this that the little devils concentrated their main forces to storm Beita and Beisijia and other places, forming a local superiority in troops, which made our army fall into a passive situation. ”Chang De nodded and said: "The little devil is very cunning to adopt the strategy of breaking through the center, and this area happens to be the junction of our two divisions, and the defense is relatively weak.If this continues, the situation of the war will be very unfavorable to our army.Moreover, on the Qiqihar side, the commanders faced the onslaught of more than 200,000 Japanese troops, and the pressure was too great. ”"Hmm" Li Yongfu nodded and said: "Commander, it is already a miracle that they have been able to hold on until now, and there is only one way to relieve the siege of Qiqihar."
That is to strike hard at the little devils in Liaoning, and the greater the losses of the little devils, Yamada Otozo will draw more troops from Qiqihar to support the Liaoning battlefield.In this way, the commander will face less pressure on them. ”Chang De nodded slightly, frowned and thought for a while and said, "You mean, take the initiative to attack." ”"The strength of our two divisions is twice as much as that of the little devils, why are we pressed by the little devils to take the initiative to attack, not to seek to wipe out the 12th Division, as long as it is defeated, so that Chaoyang will not be supported, and in the end it can only be conquered by the main force of our army.In this way, I don't believe that he can still do it. ”Li Yongfu said with a serious face."
You're right, but how to defeat this 12th Division, we still have to discuss it carefully."
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