However, the 19th and 20th Divisions of the Japanese Army, both of which are standing divisions, are not only well-equipped, but also have complete troops, with a full 60,000 troops.The sudden entry of such a group of little devils into the battlefield will naturally have an immeasurable impact on the entire battle situation.Li Guotao also attached great importance to this, and rushed to the front line of Benxi with his headquarters, at this time Benxi had restored order, but the wounds left by the battle could not be repaired in a short time.The Eighth Route Army had already built fortifications outside the city using the favorable terrain, but the residents of Benxi were evacuated as a precaution.However, the headquarters in the city was very clean, but the staff officers of the headquarters and the senior generals of various units gathered together, which seemed a little crowded.Li Guotao glanced at the sand table with a serious face, and the situation of the enemy and us was clearly marked on it, and Li Guotao could clearly understand the current situation of the enemy and us through the sand table.However, Yang Xuecheng still pointed to the sand table and briefly introduced the current situation to Li Guotao, who had just arrived, "At present, the main force of our army has built two lines of defense in Nanfen, except for the new Fourth Division is still on the way to come, the rest of the troops have been stationed in their positions.The cavalry division temporarily remained in Benxi as a reserve.As for the Japanese army, at present, about one wing of the vanguard of the Japanese army has rushed to the vicinity of Nanfen, and it is estimated that the follow-up troops of the little devils will arrive one after another. ”Li Guotao nodded slightly, and then said with a serious face: "This time, our army has concentrated more than 100,000 troops, and the order given to us by the headquarters is to defeat the 19th Division and the 20th Division reinforced from Korea.Our army is twice as strong as the enemy, but we cannot afford to take it lightly.The little devils of these two divisions are both standing divisions of the Japanese army, and they have been stationed in Korea before, so they can be said to be a new force.The soldiers are neat and well-trained, so it will not be easy for us to defeat this little devil. ”Li Guotao paused, lit a cigarette and took a puff, and then said with a serious face: "Although the order given to us by the headquarters is only to defeat this little devil to ensure that the main force of our army can successfully recover Shenyang.However, I think that it is far from enough to defeat us, we must be more strict with ourselves, this time our ultimate goal is not to defeat, but to completely annihilate, in one fell swoop, the little devils of these two divisions. ”From Li Guotao's serious expression, everyone can see that Li Guotao is not joking.If you want to annihilate the little devils of the two divisions in one fell swoop, it will be even more difficult, and everyone present couldn't help frowning.Li Guotao glanced at the people present, and asked with a smile: "What, looking at everyone's expressions, it seems that you don't have confidence?"
"Isn't it just the little devils of the two divisions, it's not a big deal, our seventh column is not the previous seventh column, and there is absolutely no problem in annihilating this little devil." ”Changde swore and said."
Who said we don't have confidence, I just thought about it again, after completely annihilating this group of little devils, the corpses of so many devils are a little troublesome to deal with, after all, there are more than 60,000 little devils," Li Yongfu said seriously."
Haha" Li Yongfu's words immediately caused a burst of laughter."
It's worthy of being a soldier of my seventh column."
Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction and said, "But it's not so easy to wipe out so many little devils in one fell swoop."
First of all, we have to attract all the little devils to the front line of Nanfen, which is easy, just wait.The little devils are here to support Shenyang, and even if we don't look for them, they will take the initiative to come to us.The new 1st Division and the 2nd Division are responsible for defending the frontal main position, and before the main force of the devils enters the battlefield, they must block the attack of the devils, let the little devils know that we are powerful, and first kill the sharpness of the devils. ”"Yes," Changde and Li Yongfu replied in unison.Li Guotao stretched out his hand and pointed to the sand table, and said with a serious face: "The cavalry division, detour back to the vicinity of Fengcheng from both flanks, and attack and harass the Japanese troops along the Dandong-Benxi railway, threatening the logistics supply line of the Japanese army, so as to contain the Japanese troops. ”"Yes," Guo Lihui, commander of the cavalry division, replied loudly."
The armored division, as a reserve, as the backbone of the counteroffensive, is on standby."
Li Guotao then ordered."
Yes," Liang Fei, commander of the armored division, replied respectfully."
The new Fourth Division rushed to Benxi as soon as possible to stand by."
Li Guotao continued."
It was I who would urge the newly formed Fourth Division to rush to the Benxi front line as soon as possible."
Ma Zhenguo hurriedly responded."
Very good, everyone go back immediately and get ready to go," Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction and said."
Yes," everyone replied in unison, and then turned to leave the headquarters.The staff officers of the headquarters also dispersed and went about their own work.Only Li Guotao, Yang Xuecheng, and Ma Zhenguo were left standing next to the sand table, Li Guotao was smoking leisurely, although the big war was imminent, but there was no tension.Yang Xuecheng frowned and said with a serious face: "My opinion is that our Eighth Route Army has no experience in fighting with the 19th Division and the 20th Division before, and we don't know much about the combat effectiveness of the devils in these two divisions. ”Li Guotao smiled and nodded and said: "You're right, but we've been fighting with the little devils for so long, and most of the standing divisions and regiments with the devils have been taught, and many of the standing divisions have even been annihilated by us, and even wiped out more than once."
So in my opinion, this 19th Division and the 20th Division may not be stronger than other devil standing divisions, so we don't have to worry too much. ”As soon as Li Guotao finished speaking, a staff officer hurriedly walked over and said with a respectful face: "Report to the commander, I just received a report from the front line that the little devil took the initiative to attack our army's position. ”Li Guotao couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and said with some surprise: "These little devils are really bold, the main force has not yet arrived, and they dare to take the initiative to attack."
Immediately order the front-line troops to teach these little devils who don't know the height of the sky and the height of the earth a good lesson, launch a counterattack for Lao Tzu, and defeat the vanguard of this little devil first. ”"Yes," the staff officer replied respectfully, turning to deliver the order.Yang Xuecheng shook his head with a wry smile and said: "It seems that I am too worried, these little devils seem to be the same as the little devils in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War. ”aa2705221: