In Xuzhou, in the Kuomintang Bandit Suppression General Headquarters, Chief Gu was holding a military meeting, and a large number of generals of the Kuomintang army were sitting at the table, and Division Commander Qian of the 18th Division was also among them, an operational staff officer was pointing on a military map hanging on the wall, and another operational staff officer was arranging the army's deployment orders.
"Commander Qian of the Eighteenth Division," the combat staff officer shouted.
Lao Qian hurriedly stood up and listened respectfully, this time he came to Xuzhou, he had a hunch, this time he would definitely fight, otherwise why would he mobilize so many elites to deal with the New Fourth Army in Jiangbei, the chairman of the committee has relocated the national government to Nanjing, and the Jiangbei New Fourth Army is right under the nose of Nanjing, and the first thing the chairman did after arriving in Nanjing was to pull out the big nail of the Jiangbei New Fourth Army and ensure the absolute security of the area around the capital, since it is impossible to negotiate at the negotiating table, If the Jiangbei New Fourth Army cannot be allowed to retreat to the Shandong area, it is necessary to resort to force to eliminate the ranks of the New Fourth Army in Jiangbei and eliminate all potential threats around the capital.
"According to the instructions of the chairman, the Xuzhou General Headquarters for the Suppression of Bandits formulated an operational plan for the elimination of the New Fourth Army in Jiangbei, with the 18th Division serving as the main force for this offensive, and the other armies cooperating with the actions of the 18th Division, and Division Commander Qian being specifically responsible for the combat operation of encircling and suppressing the New Fourth Army."
The operational staff officer announced the order from the Nanking side.
Lao Qian was very surprised when he heard that he was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Northern New Fourth Army, and he was very happy, but he still had to do it, so he hurriedly said to Chief Gu, who was sitting in the middle: "Chief Gu, this operation of the Northern New Fourth Army, there are many teams of participating national armies, and Qian is a person who is shallow in his education, so I am afraid that he cannot take on such a heavy responsibility." ” Chief Gu shook his head: "Old Qian, don't shirk it, this is what the chairman meant, he asked you Lao Qian to serve as the commander-in-chief of the campaign to attack the New Fourth Army, from now on, to the end of this campaign, you can have full authority to deploy and command all the teams under the Xuzhou Bandit Suppression Command." ” When Master Qian heard this, he felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart: "Haha, the principal still looks up to me as a student, and he actually gave me such great power at this moment, in this case, even Chief Gu and they have to be temporarily controlled by me, these veterans are all old rivers and lakes, although they will obey my command on the surface due to the principal's orders, but the mainland may not be convinced, this time the Northern New Fourth Army is still our 18th Division as the main force, and the other teams are only cooperating." ” Master Qian actually has a set of ways to fight, after all, he is a high-achieving student from the Whampoa Military Academy, otherwise how could he survive the eight-year Anti-Japanese War period, and today he has 40,000 or 50,000 soldiers, proud of the Jiangbei area, but he has a flaw in his character, that is, he thinks he has the support of Lao Jiang, his eyes are empty, and he looks down on the generals around him, even his long-term boss Chief Gu, he is a little ignorant, thinking that he is an old guy, and there is no flower.
The position should be vacated for their group of young Zhuang officers to come to power, so then Lao Qian was very showy, self-righteously announced the battle plan that he thought was very beneficial, and completely ignored the words of those veterans, and finally became so angry that Chief Gu and they all shut up, anyway, the old man put this military power to you Qian someone, whether the fight is good or bad, it has nothing to do with us, what do you like.
Commander Qian, who was determined to win, put forward such a combat plan, that is, to take the 18th Division as the main offensive force, take Siyang City as the forward base, consolidate the canal defense line, line up on the Siyang line, use the armored force as the leading vanguard force, and attack the east with a word of flat push, take advantage of the situation to conquer Huai'an City, which he had been thinking about for a long time, solve the 79th Army in Lijiawan, encircle the Jiangbei New Fourth Army from the north, west, and east, and advance from the north and south in other directions, and the northern team will pass through the gap between Huai'an and Yancheng.
At the same time, the 18th Division launched a general attack to wipe out the Jiangbei New Fourth Army in the coastal area of Hongze Lake in one fell swoop, completing the strategic goal of eliminating all communist forces in the Jiangbei area as requested by the chairman this time, and ensuring that the area around the capital area would no longer be harassed by the communist forces.
As soon as he put forward this plan, Chief Gu disagreed, he thought that the focus of the battle was not on the front line of Huai'an Siyang, Siyang City was already firmly in the hands of the 18th Division, and the 18th Division was a mechanized team with strong combat effectiveness, there should be no big problem in this direction, there was no pressure to deal with the broken guns of the New Fourth Army, the problem was Yancheng Port in the east, the geographical location of Yancheng Port was quite critical, and it was the only seaport occupied by the Communist army at present, and Yancheng was occupied.
The team is equivalent to inserting a sharp knife into the waist of the New Fourth Army, so that they can not take care of each other, even if they do not need to cross the north road, they can also form an encirclement of the New Fourth Army in Jiangbei, and the New Fourth Army has lost the support and material supply of Yancheng Port, it must not last long, and if it can't hold on, it will have to retreat, and they can only retreat in the direction of Shandong in the north, so that the north can wait for the rabbit, and the retreating New Fourth Army will be fully surrounded again, even if they can't be completely eliminated, they must be beaten off a layer of skin.
Commander Gu really deserves to be a cunning old Jianghu, his analysis of the battlefield situation is quite in place, and he pointed out the key to the current Jiangbei battlefield, and his battle plan can be retreated or advanced, flexible and flexible, and can also save a lot of troops as reserves, once there are loopholes or gaps in the encirclement, these reserves can be quickly dispatched to completely plug those gaps and loopholes, and then it will be up to see where the Jiangbei New Fourth Army is going Chief Gu's trick is really poisonous, but it is useless, because the arrogant Commander Qian can't hear other voices at this moment, he thinks that to deal with the Jiangbei New Fourth Army, there is no need for the entire Xuzhou Bandit Suppression Headquarters to mobilize all the troops, the eighteenth division under his command is more than enough, last time I saw that I was about to destroy Zhou Wu's independent brigade, but the little devil suddenly surrendered, making him give up halfway and not succeed, this opportunity came again, bent on establishing a great cause, showing his face in front of the principal who vigorously cultivated himself, Division Commander Qian, who proved in front of those old guys that he still had two brushes, decided to make his own decisions, and did not adopt Commander Gu's campaign plan of advancing north and south, capturing Yancheng Port, and blocking the waist to cut off the retreat of the New Fourth Army, insisting on fighting the main attack with his 18th Division, pushing it flat towards the east on the Siyang line, and destroying the Jiangbei New Fourth Army.
At the moment when the Kuomintang army was dispatching troops, Zhou Wu had already received the previous transfer, which benefited from the merits of the underground party comrades who were active in Xuzhou and Nanjing, as well as Lao Chang, who also played a lot of roles, using various relationships that they had known before, and roughly got the deployment of the Kuomintang army to attack the Jiangbei New Fourth Army, and learned that the Kuomintang army's attack would be the main attack by the 18th Division, Zhou Wu saw these situations, and discussed with Lao Niu Political Commissar and Lao Xu's chief of staff: " It seems that Qian someone has appeared on the stage this time, and he is lined up on the first line of Siyang, and he wants to kill us all. ” "I think Qian someone has this thought, but he doesn't have this ability, I think our Jiangbei New Fourth Army is so bullying, relying on his 18th division with all the American-style equipment that is fully staffed, he wants to wipe us out, I think he is a toad who wants to eat swan meat, no way."
Lao Xu said.
Commander Qian he is also more familiar with, at that time on the Songhu battlefield, it was this 18th Division that caused their 79th Army Independent Brigade to almost be surrounded by Japanese devils, and it has always been the virtue of the 18th Division to take care of himself and flee for his own life, this time the 18th Division thought that it had a full American-style armament, and the number reached 40,000 or 50,000 people, and there was no one in his eyes, but Lao Xu saw at a glance that this Qian someone's Achilles heel, that is, self-righteousness, self-righteousness, and did not know how to coordinate with other teams.
And our New Fourth Army can take advantage of this weakness to find his death hole and defeat him in one fell swoop.
"Oh, it seems that Lao Xu has any new ideas, say them and listen to them."
Zhou Wu heard from Lao Xu's words that Lao Xu had new ideas, and hurriedly asked.
"If you want to say that there are no new ideas, but I think the Kuomintang army actually gave up the opportunity to attack Yancheng Port and used the 18th Division to attack the Huai'an line, is it a little too simple The 18th Division is arrogant and empty-sighted, is it possible that there are no other human beings on the side of the Kuomintang army, and it is difficult for them to see the importance of the position of Yancheng Port" Lao Xu raised doubts, thinking that this was a little too smooth, and it seemed a little abnormal.
"The intelligence of this Kuomintang army's deployment was obtained by our underground party comrades who had penetrated the heart of the enemy for a long time, and there should be no problem with its correctness, and according to the character of Qian of the 18th Division, it was decided that such a thing would be done."
Zhou Wu saw that Lao Xu had questions and said to him.
"I don't doubt the correctness of this information, and I also know that Qian someone's character will do this lonely thing in depth, but this time he is estimated to be under the direct command of Lao Jiang, and he is not allowed to point out the importance of this Yancheng port to Lao Jiang in Nanjing, Lao Jiang ordered Qian to divide his troops or send other Kuomintang troops to attack Yancheng, and it is not known that we can only respond to all changes with the same, waiting for Qian to make the first move, there is no other way to think of it."
Lao Xu, the chief of staff, has grown a little, and he has slowly touched the doorway, and he is more cautious and careful in considering things.
"Lao Xu is right, Lao Jiang has this hobby of directly commanding the troops below, not to mention that there are a lot of talents around Lao Jiang in Nanjing, they can't fail to see the importance of the location of Yancheng Port, I think we still have to increase the defensive forces in the direction of Yancheng to ensure the safety of the port, but the troops at hand are no longer enough, now which direction is important, where to find excess troops to fill the gap in the strength of Yancheng Port" Zhou Wu worried. t1706231537: