Li Guotao paused and then said: "So we must attack and launch an offensive to solve the enemy of Siping, the time left for us by the little devil is not enough, this battle must be as soon as possible, and only win, not defeat." ”The congregation will see that Li Guotao has already decided, and they will not dare to say anything more.Yang Xuecheng thought for a while and asked: "Then how does the commander think this battle should be fought" Li Guotao got up and walked to the huge map hanging on the wall, stretched out his hand and pointed to the map, and said with a serious face: "I think the Battle of Siping is different from the Battle of Gongzhuling, after all, the Japanese army in Siping has a large number of troops, and most of them are elite Japanese troops, and it is not so easy to annihilate these tens of thousands of Japanese troops in one fell swoop."
Therefore, our goal this time is not to completely annihilate the Japanese army, but to defeat it, and of course, to destroy as many Japanese troops as possible. ”Li Guotao paused, and then said: "My plan is to concentrate the main force, from the Tazishan area on the right flank as a breakthrough, first defeat the main force of the Japanese Seventh Division, and then outflank the rear of the Japanese army, the Japanese rear road is threatened, and can only retreat, so that we can take advantage of the victory to pursue and strive to defeat all the Japanese troops in one fell swoop." ”Yang Xuecheng nodded and said: "Judging from the current situation, I think this plan is feasible, so what is the specific deployment of the commander" Li Guotao continued: "We concentrated the new first division, the armored division, and the new second division and the cavalry division that had just arrived, and launched a fierce attack from the right flank, striving to defeat the enemy in front of us as quickly as possible, and then interspersed with attacks on the enemy's deep positions."
The 1st Independent Division and the newly formed 4th Division were responsible for pinning down the Japanese in the central and left flank positions and preventing them from supporting the 7th Division, so that if we could defeat the 7th Division in a short time, the battle would be won. ”Yang Xuecheng nodded and said: "This seventh division was heavily damaged by our army before, and later suffered heavy losses in Chaoyang, and the soldiers have changed one after another, but the quality of the soldiers is not as good as before.After this period of fighting, it can be seen that the combat effectiveness of this Seventh Division has declined seriously, and compared with the original Seventh Division, it can be said that it is a world of difference.Now, after 10 days of fierce fighting, the Seventh Division has suffered even heavier losses and suffered an even more serious decline in combat effectiveness, and if we concentrate the strength of the four divisions, it is still very likely that the Seventh Division will be defeated in a short period of time. ”Li Changsheng frowned and said with some concern: "But the other two divisions, if they want to contain the rest of the little devils, I'm afraid there is some pressure." ”Li Guotao said with a smile: "That's why we need to defeat the Japanese 7th Division, the new 4th Division and the 1st Independent Division on the right flank in a short period of time. ”"As long as you can achieve the final victory, it will be worth paying some price."
Yang Xuecheng said helplessly.Li Guotao nodded noncommittally and said: "At present, we have no better choice, we only have so many troops now, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Liaoning is also contained in Liaoning by the little devils while containing the devils, so we can't get any reinforcements in a short time." ”Li Changsheng nodded slightly and said, "I agree with the commander's plan. ”Subsequently, other generals attending the meeting also expressed their agreement with Li Guotao's battle plan.Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Since everyone has no opinion, then this matter is decided."
However, the sooner we plan to attack, the better, and I plan to attack the next morning, which means that we only have one day left to prepare.The command will draw up a specific action plan as soon as possible and then issue it to all units.Although the time is a little rushed, I do not want any accidents to occur, and I hope that the comrades will work together to overcome all difficulties and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. ”"It's a guarantee to get the job done."
The congregation will respond in unison.Then they turned around and left the headquarters, each returning to his own unit to prepare.Li Guotao and Yang Xuecheng, Li Changsheng and a few people were not in a hurry to leave, a few people smoked cigarettes and watched everyone leave the venue in an orderly manner.Li Changsheng sighed slightly and said, "The preparation time of the day is indeed a bit rushed. ”Yang Xuecheng smiled and said: "The little devil has been greatly injured, if it drags on for too long, we are fully prepared, but it is equivalent to giving the little devil a chance to breathe, it is better to strike while the iron is hot and defeat the little devil in one fell swoop." ”Li Guotao said with a smile: "Since it has been decided, we don't have to hesitate anymore, if we don't even have confidence, we have already lost before we fight, we must have the confidence to win."
Well, immediately notify the General Staff Office, start preparing for the preparation of a detailed battle plan, and then immediately send it to the participating units. ”"Okay, I'll arrange it."
Li Changsheng nodded and said.Time passed minute by minute, and by the next day, the little devil did not dare to continue the attack, but he was not idle, and began to strengthen the fortifications to prevent the attack of the Eighth Route Army.At the same time, he hurriedly sent a telegram to Yamada Otozo in Changchun asking for help.Yamada Otozo was besieged in Changchun, so naturally there were no reinforcements, but this old devil was the commander of the Kwantung Army after all, and he could mobilize troops from other regions to support Siping, but at this time, Yamada Otozo really had no troops to send, so he could only strictly order Siping's 7th Division and 14th Division to strictly hold their positions and wait for support.So at the same time, all units of the Eighth Route Army were not idle, and were actively preparing to launch a counteroffensive.The little devils also seemed to realize that something was wrong with the situation, and worked harder to strengthen the fortifications, hoping that these fortifications could save their lives at a critical moment.For a whole day, no fighting broke out on the Siping line, not even small-scale battles.But anyone who is even slightly smarter knows that this is only the last calm before the storm, the last darkness at dawn.The sun sets in the west as usual, and then gradually rises in the east, and the moment the sun jumps out of the horizon, the warm sunlight instantly dispels all the darkness in the world, and a new day begins.A violent roar of motors suddenly sounded in the "buzzing" air, and dozens of warplanes suddenly flew from the north, and a large area of black and dark air, covering the sky and the sun, quickly crossed the sky, and then swooped down from the clouds like falcons and pounced on the Japanese positions on the ground.Under the sunshine, the logo of the Eighth Route Army Air Force sprayed on the fuselage was so bright and beautiful.aa2705221: