Li Guotao lowered his head and glanced at the sand table, and then said with a serious face: "Immediately send an order, order all troops on the southern front, stick to the Jiangqiao defense line, and definitely not let the little devil advance another half a step." ”"Yes" Ma Zhenguo responded respectfully, turned around and went to convey the order.By the morning of the next day, the Eighth Route Army finally got the exact news.Ma Zhenguo held a telegram in his hand, hurriedly walked up to Li Guotao, and said excitedly: "The good news has just received accurate information, the 7th and 14th divisions of the Japanese army on the southern front have all withdrawn to Baicheng, and it seems that they are preparing to go south to support Liaoning."
In addition, the Japanese 71st Division on the Eastern Front has also withdrawn to the direction of Harbin. ”Li Guotao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then a trace of ecstasy appeared on his face, and he said excitedly: "Haha, I really didn't expect that this Yamada Otozo would transfer the troops of three divisions to the south at once, so that our pressure will be much less."
Yamada Otozo really thought that with this little force, it was simply wishful thinking that he would be able to take Qiqihar. ”"Hmm" Ma Zhenguo nodded excitedly, then pointed to the sand table in front of him, and said with a serious face: "Now there is only one 10th Division left in Jiangqiao on the southern front, even if you add the remnants of Tailai's 1st Division and 8th Division, the total strength is only about 40,000 people.On the eastern front, there is now only one 57th Division and Miyamoto Brigade left, with a total strength of about 30,000 people, and there are still two divisions of the 123rd Division and the 124th Division on the northern front, with a total strength of about 50,000 people.However, these two divisions had just been established, and their combat effectiveness was indeed not very good, and the 3rd Independent Division, with the cooperation of the cavalry division, fought fiercely with the Japanese army for several days, but the Japanese army was never able to advance half a step. ”Li Guotao nodded noncommittally, frowned and said with a worried face: "Although our pressure has been reduced, if these three divisions go south, it will inevitably increase the pressure on the Liaoning battlefield." ”Ma Zhenguo smiled and said: "Qiqihar is thousands of miles away from Liaoning, and it will take some time for the Japanese army to go south to support.Judging from the current situation, the 71st Division of the Japanese Army should have planned to take a train directly from Harbin to the south.The 7th Division and the 14th Division are estimated to be withdrawn to Changchun first, and then take the train south to support Liaoning. ”"Hmm" Li Guotao nodded and said: "The 7th Division and the 14th Division of the Japanese Army, rushing to Changchun can only take the road, even if they move forward at full speed, day and night, it will take two or three days, but it will be fast to get on the train."
So we have to try to stop these two little devils and delay their pace of going south. ”Ma Zhenguo nodded and said: "Commander Meng has led the main force of the Jilin Military Region to the vicinity of Harbin, and he can order them to carry out a large-scale sabotage battle on the railway south of Harbin to block the southward movement of the Japanese 71st Division."
Moreover, it can block them along the way and drag them near Harbin, and with the current strength of the Jilin Military Region, there should be no problem at all.In addition, the main force of the Liaoning Military Region under Commander Li Changsheng is now operating in the Tieling area, so that they can sabotage the railway between Changchun and Shenyang and delay the southward movement of the 7th and 14th Divisions as much as possible, but the 7th and 14th Divisions are both standing divisions and regiments, and their combat effectiveness is relatively strong, and with the strength of the Liaoning Military Region, it may be difficult to completely block them. ”"If you can't stop it, try to delay time, and if you can drag it out for as long as you can, time can also determine the final success or failure of the war."
Li Guotao said with a serious face."
In that case, then I will immediately order someone to send a telegram to the two commanders, Meng and Li, and ask them to do their best to block the Japanese army from moving south."
Ma Zhenguo nodded and said."
Okay" Li Guotao spit out a word in his mouth, then stopped talking, lowered his head and looked at the sand table in front of him, his brows furrowed deeply, and he fell into deep thought.Ma Zhenguo turned to a staff officer and ordered: "Go and convey the order" The staff officer behind him had already silently recorded the conversation between the two, responded respectfully, turned around and walked briskly in the direction of the confidential room.Ma Zhenguo turned around and glanced at Li Guotao, seeing that Li Guotao was thinking about something, he didn't dare to disturb Li Guotao's thoughts, and waited quietly beside him.Li Guotao suddenly said: "Zhenguo, although the Japanese army has mobilized three divisions to go south, but there are still more than 100,000 Japanese troops around Qiqihar, if you want to completely solve the siege of Qiqihar, at least one of the Japanese troops must be annihilated, do you think we should take that little devil to do it" Ma Zhenguo frowned and asked: "The commander is planning to take the initiative to launch an attack to break the Japanese siege of Qiqihar" Li Guotao nodded and said: "Well, only in this way can the current deadlock be broken, Moreover, if we win in Qiqihar, we can also strongly support the main force of Liaoning.But judging from our forces in the vicinity of Qiqihar, we can only concentrate our forces at most to destroy one of the Japanese troops. ”Ma Zhenguo frowned and thought for a while and said: "Then choose the South Road or the East Road, these two routes have fewer Japanese troops and have a greater chance of success." ”Li Guotao smiled and shook his head and said, "My opinion is different from yours, but I think it is more prudent to concentrate the main force to destroy the Japanese army on the North Road."
Although the Japanese army on the northern route had the largest number of troops, the combat effectiveness of these two divisions was the weakest.As far as I know, the 123rd Division and the 124th Division were both established in the northeast with the pioneer regiment as the backbone, and although the Japanese of these pioneer regiments were all in the township army, after all, they had been retired for many years, and their combat effectiveness had seriously declined, and in terms of weapons and equipment, they were far inferior to those standing divisions of the Japanese army.But if our army can annihilate these 50,000 Japanese troops in one fell swoop, the shock to the Japanese army will also be the greatest. ”Ma Zhenguo frowned and said worriedly: "But after all, this is 50,000 Japanese troops, on the one hand, we have to resist the tens of thousands of Japanese troops on the South Road and the East Road, and the troops that can be assembled are quite limited, and it is really unrealistic to encircle and annihilate 50,000 Japanese troops." ”"If the encirclement fails, then defeat it."
Li Guotao said with a serious face.Under normal circumstances, if you want to encircle and annihilate an enemy, your own strength must be at least several times that of the enemy.At this time, Qiqihar's Eighth Route Army could only draw out the same forces as the Japanese army to launch an attack, and in this case, it was indeed unrealistic to annihilate 50,000 Japanese troops in one fell swoop.Ma Zhenguo frowned and thought for a while and said: "It seems that the commander has decided, but if we concentrate our forces to attack the Japanese army on the northern route, how many troops can we draw out, has the commander thought clearly?"
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