In the headquarters of the Seventh Column of the Eighth Route Army, Ma Zhenguo raised the telegram in his hand and said excitedly: "Commander, a telegram has been sent from the front line, the battle has been successfully concluded, and the little devils who went south from Changchun have been surrounded and annihilated by our army in one fell swoop. ”"Hmm" Li Guotao nodded and said, "Their speed is quite fast, I thought this battle would have to continue for a while." ”"Yes, I didn't expect that the little devil would be defeated so quickly, and he would be defeated so completely."
Ma Zhenguo said with emotion."
But it's not surprising, a group of remnants of the defeated army, how much combat power can be left," Li Guotao said with a smile.Ma Zhenguo nodded with a smile and said, "Since this is the case, then we should also consider the next strategic deployment." ”Li Guotao turned around and glanced at the sand table, and said with a serious face: "From this battle, it can be seen that this Yamada Otozo has been frightened by us, and the Japanese army that attacked was surrounded, and the situation was critical, but from beginning to end, this old devil did not send troops to support.Once self-confidence is lost, it is difficult to regain self-confidence, and after this battle, Yamada Otozo is even more afraid to go out of the city to fight a decisive battle with our army.In this way, our army can mobilize part of its troops to go south to support the Siping line, and defeat the little devils in Siping first. ”"What about Changchun," Ma Zhenguo asked with a frown."
Changchun, prepare for a long-term siege.Changchun City has thick walls, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and we can't divide enough troops to storm Changchun City, so we can only temporarily besiege it. ”Li Guotao said helplessly."
Commander, how many troops do you plan to transfer south to Siping," Ma Zhenguo then asked."
The new 2nd Division and the Cavalry Division went south to support Siping, and the 3rd and 5th Divisions of the new Division stayed behind to monitor the enemy in Changchun."
Li Guotao replied casually."
Only two divisions are left," Ma Zhenguo asked with a frown."
Isn't there still tens of thousands of local troops and militia, not to mention that with Yamada Otozo's current situation, does he dare to go out of the city, leaving two divisions of troops enough.Moreover, there are less than 20,000 little devils left in Changchun City, even if they go out of the city to fight a decisive battle with our army, our two main divisions are nearly 50,000 troops, are you still afraid that they will not succeed. ”Li Guotao said with a serious face.Ma Zhenguo frowned slightly, and after thinking about it, he felt that what Li Guotao said was right, so he did not object.Li Guotao glanced at the sand table, his eyes fell on the position of Siping marked above, and said with a frown: "Now that the strategic center of gravity is difficult to shift, I plan to rush to the Siping front line in person and command nearby." ”Ma Zhenguo frowned and asked: "What about Changchun?"
Li Guotao thought for a while and said: "I will only take part of the personnel and go south with the new Second Division and the Cavalry Division, and I will hand it over to you as for Changchun."
We only need to besiege the little devils in Changchun now, and we don't need to attack for the time being. ”Ma Zhenguo originally wanted to go to Siping with Li Guotao, but Li Guotao now asked him to stay in Changchun, and Ma Zhenguo didn't want to say anything, nodded and said: "Okay, Changchun will be handed over to me, commander, don't worry." ”Li Guotao nodded and said, "I plan to set off immediately, first go to Gongzhuling to meet the new Second Division, and then go south together."
If there is any emergency here in Changchun, you can find Lin Feng and them to discuss and decide together. ”"Okay, I'll start preparing, and I'll send a part of the people south with the commander."
Ma Zhenguo nodded and said.Early the next morning, Li Guotao rushed to Gongzhuling with some personnel of the headquarters non-stop, and after making peace with the newly formed Second Division, the troops began to move south and advance in the direction of Siping.The defeat of the Japanese army in Changchun did not affect the little devils who attacked Siping, but the attack of the little devils became more crazy, at this time the battle of Siping lasted for more than ten days, and the troops on both sides were exhausted, at this time, a small thing may directly determine the final victory or defeat of the war.At this time, Li Guotao led the new Second Division and the Cavalry Division to suddenly join the battlefield, although there were only more than 30,000 troops, which was not too much, but the addition of such a force was enough to play a vital role in the entire battlefield.The little devil also learned the news of the Eighth Route Army's increase in troops at the first time, and the little devil was also cautious, and after getting the news, he immediately ordered the troops to stop the attack, and the whole army turned to attack and defend.After Li Guotao arrived at Siping, he immediately summoned the front-line generals to deploy the next strategic policy.There was silence in the conference room, and Li Guotao said with a serious face: "At present, the Japanese army in Changchun has suffered heavy losses, and all of them are cowering in the city, and they no longer dare to fight a decisive battle with our army.And in terms of the temporary situation of our army, it is not yet able to capture Changchun for the time being.Therefore, our next strategic goal is to defeat the little devils who attacked Siping.At present, the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Liaoning has begun to launch an active offensive against the Japanese army, and the Japanese troops in various parts of Liaoning have been pinned down and are temporarily unable to support the enemy in Siping. ”Commander Yang Xuecheng nodded and said: "The commander is right, the Japanese army went north to attack Siping, and it could not be attacked for a long time, and it has lost its sharpness, and suffered heavy losses, this time is a good opportunity for our army to launch a counteroffensive, if it can annihilate Siping in one fell swoop, it will play a vital role in the war situation in the northeast region, and even the overall situation of the entire anti-Japanese resistance." ”"But after this period of fighting, the losses of our army are not small, and it may not be easy to launch a counteroffensive at this time and crush the Japanese army in one fell swoop."
At this time, a different opinion was raised.Deputy Commander Li Changsheng said with a serious face: "After this period of fighting, the casualties of our army are indeed not small, and after such a long time of fighting, the soldiers are also exhausted.But what I think is that the situation of the little devils is probably no worse than ours, and now the commander led the new second division and cavalry division to the front line, so that the original balance of strength has been broken, and now our army is already in an absolute advantage, if we can't take advantage of this opportunity to defeat the Japanese army in one fell swoop, I am afraid it will be difficult to find a better opportunity in the future. ”Li Guotao nodded slightly and said: "According to the latest news obtained by the headquarters of our Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army is actively transferring troops from China to support the northeast region.Therefore, we must seize the time as soon as possible and continue to expand our superiority in the northeast, so that even if the Japanese army continues to increase its troops in the northeast, our army can calmly deal with it. ”aa2705221: