In accordance with Li Guotao's order, that night, the teaching brigade and armored division all quietly went north and rushed to the forward position in Fufu County.At four o'clock in the morning, Li Guotao got up, although he only slept for a few hours, but Li Guotao was full of energy.Hurried to the command hall, under the leadership of Ma Zhenguo, the staff officers of the headquarters also rushed back early, although some people had a pair of dark circles, but their expressions were very excited.Since the Japanese army began its counteroffensive, the Japanese army has always been attacking, and the Eighth Route Army seems to have been beaten without the power to fight back, and can only be forced to defend, and is simply unable to launch a counterattack, and now the situation has finally reversed, and the soldiers are naturally excited.Ma Zhenguo smiled and explained to Li Guotao: "According to the battle plan formulated before, all the participating troops have arrived at the designated positions and are ready to attack.The only thing to worry about is that due to the southward transfer of the main force of the Air Force, we can only get air support from one aviation regiment, a total of eight bombers and twenty-four combat strength.As soon as the battle starts, the Japanese army will definitely send a large number of planes to help in the battle, so in terms of air force, our army is at an absolute disadvantage, and it will not be able to gain air supremacy at all, and at most it can only try to contain the Japanese fighters.Give my ground forces some air cover. ”"Well, in terms of the air force, our army does not have an advantage, but we can take the lead, at the beginning of the battle, first launch a round of bombing against the Japanese army, although eight bombers are a little less, but we should also be able to achieve some results."
Li Guotao nodded and said."
Hmm" Ma Zhenguo nodded and said, "According to the plan, our attack time is scheduled for half past seven in the morning.Now there are less than three hours left before the general attack time. ”Li Guotao nodded slightly, and said with a serious face: "The stakes in this battle are very important, and there must be no negligence, and only success is allowed, and failure is not allowed."
As soon as the battle broke out, the Japanese troops on the southern and eastern fronts would definitely launch a new offensive to deal with the Japanese troops on the northern front.The new 3rd Division and the 4th Division, which are responsible for blocking the attack, must be prepared to resolutely resist the attack of the devils. ”"Please rest assured, commander, that all units are fully prepared, and it will definitely not be a problem to block the Japanese troops on the southern and eastern fronts."
Ma Zhenguo nodded and said."
The key to this battle is still a quick word, after the offensive is launched, the offensive must be fierce, and if it is fast, it must strive to completely solve the battle within one day.Our ammunition reserves are already low, and we have enough ammunition supplies to hold Qiqihar in case the offensive fails, so our offensive can only last for a day at most, and we can't defeat the Japanese army on the northern route in one day, so this attack can only be abandoned. ”Li Guotao couldn't help but sigh softly when he said this.Although in the past two years, the Eighth Route Army has developed rapidly, and with the help of foreign aid, it has established a national defense industrial system, and some basic weapons and ammunition are self-sufficient, but the output is still too low, and now the war continues, and the logistics supply of the Eighth Route Army is also facing huge difficulties.The only way to solve this dilemma is to recover all or most of the Northeast region, and the industrial base of the Northeast region at that time was the best in the country.If the Eighth Route Army can recover the northeast region and rely on it, it will be able to establish a more complete national defense industrial system, which will be more than enough to deal with the domestic battlefield at that time.Ma Zhenguo frowned and said with a serious face: "If you want to defeat 50,000 Japanese troops in one day, although there are certain difficulties, as long as the tactics are used properly, it may not be an impossible task. ”Li Guotao nodded, took out a cigarette, lit it and smoked leisurely.As the saying goes, it is in the people and the success is in the sky, Li Guotao always believes that as long as he tries his best, even if he really fails in the end, he will have no regrets, but as long as it is not until the last moment, Li Guotao will never give up easily.Minutes and seconds passed, and at half past seven in the morning, it was already dawn.Eight bombers suddenly appeared in the sky over Fufu County, and quickly whizzed through the sky and pounced on the Japanese positions in the north.Then a string of bombs fell from the sky, landed on the Japanese position, and exploded, in a violent explosion, pieces of fire rose from the Japanese position, and the artillery fire and gunpowder smoke quickly enveloped the entire position.At the same time, the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army also resounded with rumbling cannons, and the shells flew towards the Japanese positions on the opposite side with a piercing whistling sound.This time, the Eighth Route Army dispatched hundreds of artillery pieces of various types to bombard the Japanese positions.The rumbling explosion was deafening and incessant, and the ground began to tremble slightly, as if an earthquake had occurred.Since the Japanese army began to counterattack Qiqihar, the Eighth Route Army was beaten without the power to fight back, and the defense line was gradually shrinking.Although the Japanese army had just transferred the strength of three divisions, there were still more than 100,000 Japanese troops on the front line at this time, and they still occupied a certain advantage in terms of strength.However, the Japanese response was not slow, and after the initial panic, the Japanese artillery soon began to carry out artillery countermeasures, and a fierce artillery battle began.However, in the first round of aerial bombardment of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese artillery suffered heavy losses, and the Eighth Route Army seized the opportunity, and the Japanese artillery was at an absolute disadvantage, and those who were suppressed were dead to death, and suffered heavy losses under the indiscriminate bombardment of the Eighth Route Army.At half past eight in the morning, after an hour-long artillery battle, the rumbling of artillery gradually became quieter.Then the main force of the Eighth Route Army began to launch an offensive on all fronts.The main force of the 3rd Independent Division, which was responsible for attacking the main positions of the Japanese army from the front, in order to contain the main force of the Japanese army.The cavalry division, in cooperation with the teaching brigade, launched a fierce attack from the left flank.All the armored divisions were dispatched to launch a fierce attack from the right flank, directly to the area west of Yi'an County, and carried out interspersed detours.At the beginning of the offensive, the units of the Eighth Route Army were progressing smoothly, and due to the lack of preparation of the Japanese army, various positions on the front line were broken through one after another.However, after all, the Japanese army had a large number of troops, and hurriedly began to adjust its deployment, strictly defend to the death, and desperately resist the attack of the Eighth Route Army.The battle was at a stalemate for a while.In order to be able to completely defeat the Japanese army on the northern route, the units of the Eighth Route Army, tens of thousands of soldiers, could only continue to launch a fierce attack.The battle was extremely fierce, although the Japanese army suffered heavy losses and the defensive line was precarious, but under the stubborn resistance of the Japanese army, it also caused a lot of casualties to the attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army.aa2705221: