Li Yongfu said with a serious face: "I think this matter is also simple, the Japanese army wants to break through our army's defense line with the strategy of breaking through the center.Then we will use the forces on the central position to attract the main force of the Japanese army.Then attack from both flanks and outflank the Japanese in a roundabout way.Although the 12th Division was attacking fiercely, they had just arrived from Tongliao, and they had traveled all the way without even having time to rest, and now they were also a tired division.Moreover, as soon as the Japanese army arrived, they couldn't wait to launch an attack, but in fact, their foothold was not stable, and it was just a false appearance. ”Chang De frowned and thought about it, then nodded and said, "What you said makes sense."
This time, we do not seek to completely annihilate the 12th Division, as long as we can defeat it, then our goal will be achieved. ”"So you agree."
Li Yongfu asked.Chang De nodded and said: "I can't think of a better way than that, not to mention that I think your proposal is good, the chance of success is at least more than half, I think you can give it a try." ”"Haha, it's really rare, you old boy, there are times when you agree with me."
Li Yongfu was in a good mood and said with a laugh.Chang De couldn't help but glance at Li Yongfu, snorted coldly and said: "Is Lao Tzu the kind of person who doesn't know the severity of the situation, and now the situation is critical, Lao Tzu has no time to talk to you."
Now that the decision has been made, I think it is necessary to act now, without further ado. ”"That's a good thing, and if it drags on for too long, it won't do us any good.I think this conveys the order to prepare for a counteroffensive. ”Li Yongfu nodded and said."
Hmm" Changde nodded, and then called the operational staff officer, and several people discussed the specific strategic deployment, and then directly ordered all troops to prepare for a counteroffensive.At the same time, the Japanese 12th Division never stopped attacking our defensive line, like a surging tide, wave after wave, wave after wave.The positions on the front were in an emergency, and Changde had no choice but to send all the reserves to the front line to resist the Japanese offensive, and even he himself came to the front line to command, which stabilized the war situation.At the same time, the new 1st Division and the new 2nd Division each transferred a reinforced brigade to prepare for the attack from both flanks.A few hours later, the troops were ready, and Changde and Li Yongfu simultaneously gave the order for a counteroffensive.At this time, the frontal battlefield was in full swing, the Japanese army could not attack for a long time, and also lost patience, and constantly invested more troops to launch an attack, which led to the Japanese army's two wings of strength becoming more and more empty, and the Eighth Route Army took the opportunity to launch a large-scale counteroffensive, which caught the little devil off guard, although the devil hurriedly stopped the attack and adjusted the deployment, but it was too late.The Eighth Route Army broke through the Japanese defense line from the left and right flanks, and made a detour all the way to the rear of the Japanese army.The Japanese army panicked and feared being surrounded by the Eighth Route Army, so they could only hurriedly retreat back.At the same time, the frontal Eighth Route Army also launched a full-scale counteroffensive against the Japanese army.For a time, the sound of killing shook the sky, the smoke of gunpowder covered the sun, and the guns and cannons rang out in unison.Within a radius of dozens of miles, all of them were caught in a scuffle.The Eighth Route Army was attacking fiercely, and although the Japanese army resisted desperately and stubbornly, the rear was threatened and could only retreat while fighting.This change was so sudden that the Japanese army fell into confusion and was immediately completely routed by the Eighth Route Army.However, it is not so easy to completely annihilate the Japanese army of a division.Seeing that the general trend had gone, the Japanese army was irretrievable, and fled north in a panic.The morale of the brave soldiers of the Eighth Route Army was greatly boosted, and they took the opportunity to pursue and kill all the way, and the Japanese army retreated dozens of miles in defeat, losing more than half of them.The Japanese army retreated all the way to Naiman Banner, and then gradually stabilized its position.Although the Eighth Route Army won, after a series of battles, the Eighth Route Army at this time was already at the end of its power.Changde and Li Yongfu judged the situation and finally decided that it was almost impossible to take advantage of this opportunity to completely annihilate the 12th Division.If the battle continues, the casualties of the troops will continue to increase, and at this time, the pre-war intention of the Eighth Route Army has been achieved, and the gains will outweigh the losses if the fight continues.So he ordered all the troops to stop the attack, build a defensive line on the spot, recuperate, and prepare for another battle.At the same time as the 12th Division of the Japanese Army was defeated, the main force of the Eighth Route Army also made a breakthrough in Chaoyang.The puppet army of a brigade stationed in Chaoyang, anyway, opened the city gate directly, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army took the opportunity to attack Chaoyang City.The 11th Division of the Japanese Army, which was defeated and retreated to Chaoyang, although there were still more than 10,000 troops left, but it could not be stopped at all, and the onslaught of the Eighth Route Army, with a total strength of more than 200,000, could be defended by the danger if there were city fortifications as a support, but at this time the city fortifications were broken through, and the Japanese army in the city lost any advantage.Forced into desperation, the remnants of the 11th Division could only give up Chaoyang and rout all the way to Jinzhou.However, the Eighth Route Army had already prepared, the Japanese army left Chaoyang less than 30 miles, and was ambushed by tens of thousands of the main force of the Eighth Route Army, after a fierce battle, the Japanese 11th Division was basically annihilated, only a few hundred remnants of the army, successfully broke through the siege, fled back to Jinzhou.After the main force of the Eighth Route Army captured Chaoyang, it then began to arrange an attack on Jinzhou, preparing to cut off the connection between the Japanese troops inside and outside the Guan.On the battlefield in Liaoning, the Eighth Route Army was progressing smoothly, but on the front line of Qiqihar, in the face of the onslaught of more than 200,000 Japanese troops, although Li Guotao commanded the troops to resist bravely, in the end, because they were outnumbered, the front line was in a hurry.Forced into desperation, Li Guotao could only order the Eighth Route Army on the southern front, abandon the Tailai defense line, gradually retreat north, block the Japanese army layer by layer, and shrink the defense line as much as possible.The Japanese succeeded in capturing Tailai County and continued their offensive northward, but the Japanese advanced slowly under the harassment and resistance of the Eighth Route Army.Finally laid down Tailai, the Japanese army began to gradually shrink the encirclement of the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army of Qiqihar, for Yamada Otozo, this should be a happy thing, but at this time Yamada Otozo did not have the slightest joy, some were only deeply worried."
Your Excellency Commander, now the situation in Liaoning is almost out of control, the Eighth Route Army has captured Chaoyang, the 11th Division has been almost completely annihilated, and the supporting 12th Division has also been defeated with heavy losses.Judging from the current situation, the next goal of the Eighth Route Army should be to attack Jinzhou. ”Chief of Staff Yoshimoto said with a frown."
Yaga" Yamada Otozo gritted his teeth and scolded angrily, and said with an angry face: "I said a long time ago that these hateful people are unreliable at all.It's a pity that Umezu Mijiro guy would agree to expand the Imperial Alliance Army in Manchu.Hmph In less than a year, the Imperial Association Army has expanded from less than 100,000 to 200,000, although the strength has expanded, but these guys are simply embarrassed, and a large number of spies have been mixed in, which will lead to a change in the rising sun. ”aa2705221: