In the evening, the vanguard of the independent brigade was already less than eight kilometers away from Yancheng.Gao Dong sat on a military vehicle, concentrating on studying the terrain around Yancheng.He knew that the old opponent he faced this time, the Seventh Division, was not as simple as he imagined, otherwise it would be impossible for the other party to hold in northern Jiangsu for so long, leaving the entire two New Fourth Army columns powerless.Lin Yue sat opposite him, quietly looking at the man who was concentrating.Time seemed to stand still, and everything was so peaceful and quiet.In this woman's eyes, everything is just floating clouds, and only this moment is the most real.Since leaving Taihu Lake, Lin Yue has been following Gao Dong's side.The relationship between them is incomprehensible to outsiders, and they don't know if they are couples or ordinary friends, which even Lin Yue himself can't understand.When she gets close to Gao Dong, Gao Dong will always be estranged from her.But whenever she felt that it was impossible for her to have anything to do with Gao Dong again, Gao Dong seemed to her like a casual greeting for warmth, making her heart lake that was about to die swell again."
Captain, front-line emergency intelligence" At this moment, the car door was opened, and a person leaped into the car, interrupting Lin Yue's thoughts.Gao Dong looked at Lin Fan who came in a hurry, frowned and asked: "What's the situation" Lin Fan said: "The reconnaissance force has just sent information, the Seventh Division has retreated, and now we are only left with an empty position, and they have all retreated to the Yangtze River to defend" "Retreat without a fight" Gao Dong's brows furrowed even tighter, and his intuition told him that there must be an article here.Although he had only dealt with the Seventh Division once, he clearly knew that the form and practice of the Seventh Division would never be so simple, and there must be some important military secrets hidden in it."
They didn't retreat without a fight, they retreated in a planned way."
Lin Fan said slowly: "The intelligence of the reconnaissance force, the seventh division was neatly organized when it retreated, and there was no sign of panic at all.I think they retreated to the Yangtze River defense line, and there must be the ultimate means that can deal with our attack. ”Gao Dong nodded, and immediately looked down at the military map again, and his finger slowly crossed the Japanese defense line marked with a red line on the Yangtze River.It's like his fingers have turned into a sharp knife, ready to cut off everything in the Japanese army."
The Yangtze River leads to the sea" After a long time, Gao Dong raised his head, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Although the Seventh Division is strong, it must be weak in northern Jiangsu.They were afraid that we would attack them with a victorious army, so they avoided their edge and chose to retreat to the Yangtze River defense line to fight us in a decisive battle.There, there must have been warships transferred by the Japanese from the sea to the Yangtze River to support them, and the power of the ships' artillery is not comparable to that of our field artillery units, because not only is it powerful, but also has a long range, and we cannot hit them at all, and can only become targets under the ship's artillery. ”"The commander of the Seventh Division is really a good calculation.Taking advantage of the strength of the Yangtze River defense line and the support of warship artillery, they can continue to stalemate with us even if we increase our troops.If their reinforcements arrive, plus the support of air fire.It's really hard to say who will win and who will lose in the end of this battle. ”Gao Dong's expression became more serious."
Then what are we going to do next, is it to continue the pursuit" Lin Fan looked at Gao Dong with some puzzlement, according to Gao Dong's statement, if the pursuit continues, it can only be a stalemate.This is not the style of the independent brigade, let alone the style of their special forces."
Contact Commander Su Yu and the commanders of the other two columns, it's time to study how to attack."
Gao Dong closed the military map and said slowly.Five kilometers outside Yancheng, on the original Japanese defense line, it was just getting dark, and a huge tent that had been temporarily erected was lit with bright lights.Xiang Ying sat at the top of the table, and on his right hand sat Gao Dong and Su Yu in turn, and on the other side, the other two column commanders, Huang Kecheng and General Xu Haidong.The cold wind wrinkled, and the sound of the wind whirring outside the tent was like a ghost crying wolf.Inside the tent, everyone looked grim, as if they were facing a great enemy, and in the middle of them, a huge military map was spread out."
I won't say anything superfluous, Captain Gao, you two also know each other.The war situation is urgent, and now we will focus on how to fight the Japanese army next. ”Xiang Ying's simple opening remarks opened the atmosphere, and after finishing speaking, he sat back in his chair and quietly waited for the generals to speak.Su Yu glanced at Gao Dong, smiled and said to Huang Xu and the others on the other side of the table: "This time, Captain Gao asked everyone to brainstorm together and come up with a strategy to deal with the sudden change of the Japanese army.Then let Captain Gao tell me what your opinion is.I'm sure you're here with confidence. ”Xu Haidong on the opposite side laughed and patted the table: "Captain Gao fought really beautifully in Anhui this time, and he beat the little devil hatefully for all of us Chinese."
Just say it, we believe you. ”Gao Dong smiled and nodded at the three of them, and when he looked at the military map again, his smile had disappeared, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.He pointed to the defensive line of defense held by the Japanese army on the military map, and said solemnly: "The retreat of the Japanese Seventh Division without a fight, after my analysis, must have its ulterior meaning. ”He pointed to Yancheng and Suqian and said: "As soon as the Japanese army left, this place became an empty city.It seems that we are occupying these places, but in fact this is just a means for the Japanese to paralyze us.We don't have planes, we can't control air supremacy.As long as the Japanese are in China for a day, they can bomb us at any time.Therefore, whether we occupy this place and do not leave, or raise our troops to pursue the 7th Division, we will face bombing by Japanese planes in turn. ”Everyone nodded, especially Huang Kecheng and Xu Haidong, who had been fighting with the Seventh Division for more than a month and were deeply troubled by the bombing of devil planes.Every time the devil's plane arrogantly came to drop bombs, they could only stare at the sky and be anxious, but there was no way at all.Gao Dong continued: "But the Seventh Division is the last cancer that exists in northern Jiangsu, and if you don't get rid of them, northern Jiangsu will always be the world of the Japanese."
Therefore, this battle is imperative.We must have a decisive battle with the Seventh Division on the Yangtze River" "However, as you said just now, the Seventh Division is prepared to deploy along the Yangtze River defense line, will we fall into any trap when we go" Xu Haidong asked hesitantly."
Of course you will fall into the trap" Gao Dong looked at him with a smile and said slowly: "According to my analysis, the Japanese will definitely send a ship force from the Shanghai Navy in China to support the Seventh Division on the Yangtze River.The Japanese ships are strong and sharp, and if we blindly chase them, we will definitely suffer huge losses.Add to this their air fire support, and the losses are bound to be even heavier. ”"Then you still let us chase after us, isn't this sending us to death" Xu Haidong was very straightforward, and asked directly.Huang Kecheng smiled and comforted: "Old Xu, don't be impatient."
Since Captain Gao said so, then he must have a solution to it, listen to Captain Gao's following arrangements" Xu Haidong laughed and said to Gao Dong: "Captain Gao, I'm a rough person, don't mind, you continue" Gao Dong nodded and continued: "If you want to solve the Seventh Division, you must first solve their water support force.Although the Yangtze River is not as wide as the sea, it is just as wide, and the water is deep and the waves are rapid, and trying to destroy their ships from the water is tantamount to a fool's dream. ”"So, we have to play to our strengths and let the Japanese ships come to the door themselves.Then concentrate our superior artillery, completely annihilate them in the Yangtze River, and block the river so that the Japanese follow-up ships cannot come to support, so as to complete our final encirclement of the 7th Division. ”Gao Dong said coldly."
The Japanese are not stupid, they won't let them go wherever they say, besides, they are on the river, we are on the shore, we can't just set up a table and invite them away" Xu Haidong looked at Gao Dong puzzled, he really didn't understand how Gao Dong should do this impossible task.Gao Dong smiled slightly, and didn't explain too much: "Don't worry about this, I will freely let the Japanese warships enter the ambush circle." ”As he spoke, Gao Dong's finger suddenly pointed heavily at a corner of the map, which was a corner of the Yangtze River, and it could be seen on the map that the river was much narrower."
There are mountains on both sides, which is just right for our troops to ambush.Concentrate our massive artillery here, waiting for me to draw the devil's fleet over. ”Gao Dong said coldly: "This is the place where the Japanese fleet was destroyed. ”The military meeting was quickly concluded, and the plan to lure the enemy into Gaodong was finally decided.But Xu Haidong obviously didn't believe that Gao Dong could do it, and Huang Kecheng also smiled with a half-believing attitude.Only Su Yu smiled silently, as if he had already made up his mind for a long time.But whether they believe it or not, the strategic plan has been decided, and everyone will dispatch troops according to this plan and act separately.Walking out of the headquarters, Su Yu stopped Gao Dong.Gao Dong turned to look at him, and the two stood still in the cold wind."
How sure are you," Su Yu said straight to the point."
Fifty percent" Gao Dong did not hide it, and said bluntly: "There are only fifty percent, and it is full of gambling elements."
I'll bet that the Japanese Navy will definitely pursue my army because of pride and arrogance" "This is a big gamble, you used the strength of two regiments under Xu Haidong and hundreds of artillery pieces.Coupled with the cooperation of our surrounding forces, tens of thousands of people have joined this gamble. ”Su Yu said calmly: "So, you must not lose this gamble."
If you lose, many people's lives will be sacrificed in vain in this gamble that you are not sure about. ”Gao Dong nodded, a hint of confidence flashed in his eyes: "Don't worry, in order to succeed in this gamble, I will definitely add a heavy chip."
If it hurts the weakness of the Japanese Navy, it will be difficult for them to fall for it even if they don't want to":