All the leaders suddenly looked thoughtful.
Tens of thousands of steel helmets, battlefield airdrops and post-war ammunition reimbursement opportunities, give command to Li Yunlong?
And it must have actual command authority.
The chief of staff looked at the division commander and asked: "Division commander, the main force going north this time is mainly your 129th Division. What do you think?"
The two brigade commanders couldn't make the decision in this matter. Anyway, they listened to the division commander.
Although the head of the headquarters can also make the final decision, the division commander's opinion must still be sought.
After all, the main purpose is to ask the division commander to give up the command and temporarily hand it over to Li Yunlong.
"I listen to the headquarters," the division commander said, "if the headquarters asks me to hand over the command, I will hand over the command."
The commander immediately criticized: "Don't kick the ball, just say whatever you think. The deputy chief of staff also said just now that our Eighth Route Army is a military democracy, and everyone can express their opinions."
"Then I will tell the truth."
The teacher pushed up his glasses:
"I agree to let Comrade Li Yunlong command this battle."
If nothing else, the division commanders are very greedy for these 100,000 helmets.
Not to mention the opportunity to airdrop supplies and reimburse ammunition.
Moreover, the division commander also temporarily gave up the command of the troops participating in the 129th Division. After the battle was over and the troops received helmets and ammunition, the troops returned to the division commander's command.
What's more, the overall commander of this battle should be the head of the headquarters.
After all, the current new regiment does not belong to the battle order of the 129th Division. It must be commanded by someone who can command both the new regiment and the 129th Division.
The division commander saw that the head of the headquarters also intended to hand over command to Li Yunlong, so what else could he, the division commander, say?
"That's it!"
"Then the overall command of this battle will be handed over to Comrade Li Yunlong."
Seeing that the division commander had no objection, the commander immediately made a decision with a firm tone.
Then, the chief looked at Li Yunlong: "Li Yunlong, do you have the confidence to win this battle?"
"Report to the chief." Li Yunlong looked happy at first, and then solemnly stated, "If this battle doesn't go well, I, Li Yunlong, can't guarantee anything else. I will definitely come to see you!"
"Haha!" The leader's casserole-sized fist hit Li Yunlong's chest, "What a good boy, you have ambition."
After a pause, the commander said: "In this battle, I will personally serve as your chief of staff, division commander and deputy chief of general staff, and as your combat staff."
Li Yunlong looked overjoyed. With these big leaders assisting him, he would be more confident in fighting this battle successfully!
Brigadier Chen smiled slightly: "Chief, Li Yunlong is just a regiment commander now. It seems a bit inappropriate for him to command us brigade commanders as a regiment commander, doesn't it?"
The deputy chief of staff asked: "Although Li Yunlong is the regiment commander, he is treated at the brigade level. Is there anything inappropriate about commanding you brigade commanders?"
"It would not be appropriate for a brigade commander to receive brigade-level treatment," Brigadier Chen said. "It would be appropriate if Li Yunlong's treatment were raised to the deputy division level."
"Okay!" the leader nodded, "then raise Comrade Li Yunlong's treatment to the deputy division level."
Although Li Yunlong's salary did not increase much from brigade level to deputy division level, Li Yunlong's status in the Eighth Route Army increased significantly.
In the current Eighth Route Army, there are not many people who can reach the level of deputy division commander.
The commander had long wanted to raise Comrade Li Yunlong's treatment to the deputy division level, but he missed an opportunity. This time Brigadier Chen proposed, and the commander simply decided.
Li Yunlong looked at the brigade commander and gave him a grateful look.
When the brigade commander spoke, Li Yunlong thought it was the brigade commander who disagreed with his command.
After all, the brigade commander was Li Yunlong's immediate boss at the beginning, but now he has to be commanded by Li Yunlong in a battle.
Unexpectedly, the brigade commander was using retreat as an opportunity to advance and help Li Yunlong get treatment.
Li Yunlong sighed in his heart, ginger is still hotter when he is old.
If the head of the headquarters and the division commander hadn't been there, I'm afraid Li Yunlong would have expressed gratitude on the spot and said, thank you brigade commander, thank you brigade commander, I, Li Yunlong, kneel down for you.
After all, the brigade commander is the person Li Yunlong respects most in his life.
The brigade commander nodded slightly to Li Yunlong like an elder, showing a kind smile.
The deputy chief of staff glanced at everyone: "Everyone can speak freely and put forward constructive suggestions on how to fight this battle."
Later, the division commander, Li Yunlong and the two brigade commanders gathered around and discussed the battle plan with the head of the headquarters and the deputy general staff officer.
The battle plan for such a large-scale military operation, unlike a small ambush involving hundreds of people, cannot be explained clearly in a few words.
It is necessary to consider the food, weapons and ammunition supply of more than 200,000 combat troops during combat, the concealment of the troops' march, the attack direction of each unit, and detailed emergency plans to deal with emergencies.
This is a big project.
Li Yunlong had only commanded 50,000 people in combat at most before. It was the last battle to ambush the 1st Division. The New Regiment dispatched 30,000 people, and the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment each dispatched 10,000 people.
Commanding more than 200,000 people in combat for the first time, Li Yunlong immediately felt strenuous and stressed, with too many issues to consider.
However, fortunately, with the help of the commander, division commander and deputy chief of staff, as well as Brigadier Chen, as well as the combat staff at the headquarters, the formulation of the combat plan could proceed smoothly.
The dozens of Colt pistols brought by Wang Dehou were effective, and the combat staff at the headquarters spared no effort and tried their best.
Three days later, a nearly perfect combat plan was released.
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Peking.
Iron Lion Alley.
North China Front Army Headquarters.
Okamura Neiji is reading the briefing. Nowadays, the security situation in North China is getting worse and worse.
Everywhere, the main force of the Eighth Route Army and guerrillas were attacking the Japanese roads, railways, and strongholds. Every day, locust troops were being crushed in the security war.
In particular, the public security in Shanxi has almost reached the level of corruption.
The entire North Tongpu Railway has been occupied by the Eighth Route Army. As the 33rd Division withdrew to the Zhengtai Railway, the South Tongpu Railway was almost occupied.
The dozens of kilometers of Zhengtai-Taiwan Railway that were destroyed by a large-scale attack by the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army in the past two months have just been restored to traffic.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Your Excellency, General."
Chief of Staff Moritake Tanabe held the telegram in his hand, walked in quickly, and gave a military salute to Neji Okamura:
"Headquarters called back."
Tanabe Moritake happened to come to talk to Okamura Neji about something, and met the communications consultant holding a telegram at the door.
After reading the telegram, Moritake Tanabe sent the communications staff and personally took the telegram and reported to Neji Okamura.
"oh?"
Okamura Neji hurriedly stood up and asked:
"The base camp decided to mobilize a few divisions and combat materials to give our North China Front Army to attack the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army?"
Before.
Okamura Neiji sent a telegram to the base camp requesting the mobilization of 7 divisions and 100,000 tons of combat supplies.
There has been no reply from the Japanese base camp, but they finally responded today.
No matter how much combat materials and troops the base camp provides, even if they don't even give one soldier or one ton of combat materials, Okamura Neiji still has to send troops to attack the new regiment in northwest Shanxi.
Of course, the more troops and combat materials provided, the greater the chances of Okamura Neji's victory.
Therefore, Okamura Neiji certainly hopes that the base camp will allocate more combat materials and troops to the North China Front.
"Report to Your Excellency, General."
Tanabe Moritake looked at the telegram in his hand:
"The base camp decided to mobilize one Class A division, three Class B divisions, and 60,000 tons of combat materials for our North China Front Army to attack the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi."
"Which divisions are they?"
Okamura Neiji nodded and asked, mobilizing 4 divisions and 60,000 tons of combat supplies. This was what Okamura Neiji expected.
There are no surprises or big surprises.
To be continued...