Ma Zhenguo continued: "In terms of troops, the Japanese army in Baicheng has more troops than in Harbin, and the 12th Division is stationed in Tongliao, so it can also come to support in time.However, although the Japanese army in Harbin is small, but in terms of transportation in Harbin, once our army attacks Harbin, the Japanese army in the east of Heilongjiang and the Japanese army in the direction of Jilin can quickly arrive in Harbin through the railway line, so it seems that it is not so easy for our army to take Harbin. ”As soon as Ma Zhenguo's voice fell, the generals present immediately began to discuss, some people supported the attack on Harbin, some supported the attack on Baicheng, and the attack on these two places can be said to have their own advantages and disadvantages.Li Guotao lit a cigarette, smoked leisurely, listened to the arguments of the generals, and never expressed a clear attitude, and soon a cigarette was finished, Li Guotao threw the cigarette butt to the ground, twisted it with his foot, and then waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.After seeing Li Guotao's gesture, the generals turned their heads to look at Li Guotao, and Li Guotao said with a smile: "Regarding the attack on Baicheng or Harbin, it can be said that there are pros and cons, and no one is right or wrong at all.But we must first make one thing clear, that is, what is the purpose of our launching this offensive" Li Guotao paused and continued: "Our army took the initiative to launch this offensive, and the most important purpose is to deal with the friendly forces on the Liaoning battlefield, attract the little devils in Liaoning to support Heilongjiang, so as to reduce the frontal pressure on the friendly forces on the Liaoning battlefield.From this point of view, both the attack on Baicheng and the attack on Harbin can have a similar effect.Therefore, when we choose the direction of attack, we need to consider more factors. ”All the generals looked at Li Guotao with a serious face and listened carefully to Li Guotao's analysis.Li Guotao glanced at everyone, and then continued: "So whether it is attacking Baicheng or Harbin, we also need to consider the follow-up strategic deployment.At present, although the strength of our army has increased significantly, there are still certain difficulties in defeating the little devils in one fell swoop and recovering all the lost territory in the entire Northeast and even in the whole of China, so we still need to continue to expand our strength in order to completely defeat the little devils.So our strategy now is to continue to expand our strength while consuming the little devils.If you want to expand your troops, you first need a large number of soldiers, and if you want to get soldiers, you need to continue to regain lost territory, and only when the people in the occupied areas are liberated, they will join our Eighth Route Army without any scruples to fight side by side with us. ”Li Guotao paused slightly, and then continued: "Now let's get down to business and continue to discuss the issue of attacking Harbin or Baicheng, I think Harbin is an important railway hub in the northeast region, and its importance to the little devil is self-evident.If our army can successfully regain Harbin, then we can cut off the railway transportation line in this large area in the northeast of Heilongjiang, and then we can take advantage of the victory to recover this area in one fell swoop, and the eastern and northeastern areas of Harbin, which are relatively densely populated, if we recover this area, we can get a large number of soldiers, so that our strength can be further expanded. ”"But Harbin is an important railway hub in the northeast region, the little devil will never give up easily, once our army attacks Harbin, the Japanese army will inevitably pass the Middle East Railway Line and the South Manchurian Railway to quickly support Harbin, so that it is not small to succeed in taking Harbin" At this time, Lin Feng suddenly said.Obviously, Lin Feng was more inclined to attack Baicheng.At this time, Political Commissar Lu smiled and said: "Wouldn't this be just right, our army can just wait for work outside Harbin City, and annihilate all the enemies who come to attack."
This not only dealt with the friendly forces on the battlefield in Liaoning, but also consumed the living strength of the Japanese army, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone.Our attack on Harbin this time is not only to recover the city of Harbin, but more importantly, to consume the living strength of the Japanese army and reduce the pressure on our army on the battlefield in Liaoning. ”The words of Li Guotao and Political Commissar Lu undoubtedly showed their attitudes, and what they said was reasonable, and the generals who had previously supported the attack on Baicheng also changed their attitudes, and after some discussion, they finally decided on the battle plan for attacking Harbin.At the end of the meeting, Li Guotao directly issued an operational order.Li Guotao said with a serious face: "Order the new First Division and the new Second Division to continue to stay in Tailai, Ulanhot and other places to contain the Japanese army in Baicheng." ”"Yes," Changde and Li Yongfu replied in unison.Li Guotao continued: "Order the Heilongjiang Military Region and all the local troops under the Jilin Military Region, except for the troops under the 2nd Independent Division and the 3rd Independent Division, to assemble near Baicheng to confuse the Japanese army. ”"Yes," the two commanders, Yang Xuecheng and Meng Qingfeng, responded in unison."
Order the armored division, the new 3rd Division, to secretly assemble in the southwestern area of Zhao, prepare to attack Shuangcheng and encircle Harbin from the south."
Li Guotao continued."
Yes," the commanders of the armored division, Liang Fei and Lin Feng, responded in unison."
Order the cavalry division to secretly assemble in the southwestern area of Zhaoxi, and when the armored division and the new third division attack Shuangcheng, cross the railway line and enter the southeast area of Harbin, so as to block the enemy reinforcing Harbin in this direction."
Li Guotao ordered loudly."
Yes," Guo Lihui, commander of the cavalry division, replied loudly."
Order the new Fourth Division, the new Fifth Division to immediately secretly go to Zhaodong, and after the general attack is launched, immediately attack Harbin from the west."
Li Guotao ordered with a serious face."
Yes," Yang Erhu and Han Meng, commander of the new Fifth Division, responded in unison."
Order the 2nd Independent Division and the 3rd Independent Division to assemble in the vicinity of Hulan and Bayan respectively, and after the general offensive is launched, immediately cross the Songhua River, attack Binxian, besiege Harbin from the east, and block the Japanese reinforcements from the east."
Li Guotao ordered loudly."
Yes," Han Xiang and Zhao Zhu, commander of the Second Independent Division, responded in unison.Li Guotao breathed a sigh of relief, and finally said: "The time for the general attack is scheduled for May 12, and all participating troops must rush to the designated place one day in advance, stand by and wait until the early morning of May 12, and at the same time launch an attack on Harbin, and strive to take Harbin in one fell swoop." ”"Yes" will be echoed in unison.Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction and said: "Okay, presumably everyone has understood their respective tasks, go back immediately after the meeting is over, hurry up and prepare, keep in touch at any time, if there is any change in the plan, the headquarters will notify you in time." ”"Yes," the generals replied in unison.aa2705221: