Chapter 211: Division of defense zones, gathering of the Iron Triangle
After the spoils were divided, the comrades of the independent guerrilla detachment and the 18th Regiment of the 386th Brigade left first.
The remaining guys were even more arrogant when talking.
"This Central Army is extremely rich. It has such good equipment, but it will be wasted if it is given to them!" Li Yunlong said.
"Come on, Lao Li, now is not the time to fight with the national army. The little Japanese are watching eagerly from the side! The purpose of promoting peace through fighting has been achieved. From now on, we must exercise restraint!" Ding Wei said from the side!
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"It's true that industry is the foundation of war, but our Eighth Route Army has a weak industrial base and can only produce reloaded bullets. Even the power of hand grenades is greatly insufficient! If nothing else, if our Eighth Route Army can produce and
With the same weapons and equipment as a kid, the kid would have gone away!" Kong Jie said matter-of-factly.
"Hey, Lao Kong, it's not like you can say this. Are you already studying the industrial foundation now?" Li Yunlong mocked from the side.
"What's the matter? I can't learn to make progress on my own. I like to read books when I'm free now. The Chairman's "On Protracted War" is really profound and profound. Although I didn't understand some of the content, the analysis of the direction of the war is clear!"
While several people were talking, the telegraph operator from the headquarters hurriedly walked in.
"Report, a telegram from headquarters!" The telegraph operator handed the telegram to Zhou Weihan.
Zhou Weihan browsed quickly, and Li Yunlong and others stretched their necks and moved towards Zhou Weihan.
Zhou Weihan handed the telegram to them smoothly and said to the telegraph operator: "Call back to the headquarters. Our department has learned about it and will immediately deploy the troops as required!"
"Hey, Old Ding, the three of us are getting together again this time, and we will fight the Japanese together from now on!" Li Yunlong put his arms around Ding Wei's shoulders, and was extremely happy.
The telegram from the headquarters is about the division of the defense areas of each regiment.
The 18th Regiment of the 386th Brigade returned to Qinyuan and established the Taiyue Military Region.
The defense area of the Kongjie Independent Regiment is in the western part of Tunliu County.
The defense area of Li Yunlong's new regiment is the area north of Changzhi.
Ding Wei's 28th Regiment defense area is the junction area between Lucheng and Changzhi.
As for Zhou Weihan's independent detachment, the telegram mentioned that it was temporarily distributed to the north of the Zhang River and extended to Shexian, Wu'an, and Wuyi.
The independent guerrilla detachment is located south of Zhanghe River, north of Pingshun, and extends to Lin County in the east.
Zhou Weihan asked the monk to spread the map on the table, and they began to study it.
"Our group is quite crowded together. The headquarters is still worried about the national army!" Ding Wei said.
"Your 28th Regiment, independent detachment, is completely arranged along the Handan-Changchun Highway. Does the headquarters intend to launch an attack on the Japanese army's highway line at any time?" Li Yunlong asked doubtfully.
"And the independent detachment was originally located in Wu'an and Wuyi, north of the Handan-Chang Highway. According to the current distribution of troops, it has been divided into two halves by the Japanese highway line." Li Yunlong couldn't help but feel worried as he said this.
"Old Li, what you said is completely over-thought. The small number of troops is divided. With the strength of my independent detachment, it is called encircling the highway line of the little devil. The Handan-Changchang Highway is a piece of meat in front of my independent detachment.
, If the little devil wants to live here, he must leave money to buy his way!" Zhou Weihan said confidently.
"That's right. Now the little devils have learned a lesson. A small group of troops can't get out of the stronghold. When they come out, they will be a large army. There is no money to be made. The Handan-Changchang Highway is used to transport supplies to the little devils who are stationed in Zhongtiao Mountain.
One of the supply lines, guard it and you won’t have to worry about food and drink in the future!” Kong Jie said with some envy.
"As far as Shanxi as a whole is concerned, southeastern Shanxi has always been a place where the Japanese army is weak, and a large number of our Eighth Route Army and the National Army are entrenched here.
In northern Shanxi, the line from Taiyuan to Datong has always been a key defensive area for the Japanese army. Even our Eighth Route Army has little activity.
Needless to say, the line along Zhongtiao Mountain in southern Shanxi is a line of defense that the Japanese army has always wanted to break through, so the headquarters is going to make a big move." Zhou Weihan said slowly.
"How do you say this?" Li Yunlong has always focused on his own one-third of an acre of land, but his strategic vision is not as good as that of Kong Jie.
"The headquarters wants to block the supply line of the Japanese army's Handan-Chang Highway for a long time, cut off its supply line at the critical moment of the battle, and support the first theater of operations in Zhongtiao Mountain," Zhou Weihan said.
What Zhou Weihan didn't know was that the implementation of this strategy also came from private exchanges between the deputy chief of staff and Wei Lihuang about the current situation.
The defense areas of Zhou Weihan and his troops were arranged in this way. Firstly, they could guard against the national army in the south. Secondly, as Zhou Weihan said, they could keep an eye on the Japanese army's highways at any time.
In this way, you can kill two birds with one stone, so why not do it.
When Li Yunlong and others heard what Zhou Weihan said, they immediately became interested and no longer just wanted to make a fortune on the Japanese military highway.
"You see, Zhongtiao Mountain starts from Yongji in southern Shanxi across from Shaanxi in the west, ends at Jiyuan in northern Henan in the east, Meng County is connected to the Taihang Mountains, is adjacent to the Yuncheng Basin known as the granary of Shanxi to the north, and is adjacent to the rolling Yellow River in the south.
What's more important is that Zhongtiao Mountain, together with Taihang, Luliang and Taiyue Mountains, forms the horns of each other, and its strategic position is very important.
The troops of the three divisions of the Japanese army stared at Zhongtiao Mountain and did not dare to act rashly. If they were not careful, they would lose their teeth!"
"For the national army, by occupying Zhongtiao Mountain, they can use it as a base to overlook northern Henan and southern Shanxi, and shield Luoyang and Tongguan. When advancing, they can disrupt the enemy's rear and contain the Japanese troops; when retreating, they can rely on danger to defend, actively defend, and cooperate
The entire anti-Japanese battlefield."
"For the Japanese army, if they obtain it, they will occupy an important "bridgehead" for the southward and northward invasion. They can cross the river and go south, visit the Longhai Sea, and invade the Central Plains; they can also go north to connect with their main occupied areas in Shanxi and relieve their trusted confidants.
Improve the security situation in the occupied areas of North China."
"We can't lose Zhongtiao Mountain. If we lose Zhongtiao Mountain, the little devils will be free to deal with our Eighth Route Army first!" Ding Wei woke up at this time and said worriedly.
"Looking at it this way, we can only beat the drum and it won't play a decisive role. The key depends on the national army in Zhongtiao Mountain. It's not that I'm talking about people behind their backs. Let's not mention the combat effectiveness. The Battle of Tainan alone is
It can be seen that it is not unified internally and its action is slow.
Although there are hundreds of thousands of national troops in Zhongtiao Mountain, there is no guarantee that they will be able to retain their strength and be held back internally." Kong Jie said sharply.
What Kong Jie said was exactly what Zhou Weihan was worried about. When Wei Lihuang served as the commander-in-chief of the First War Zone, he organized troops to put out Japanese attacks many times.
However, the reason for the direct defeat of the National Army at Zhongtiao Mountain was that Wei Lihuang, the commander-in-chief of the First War Zone at the time, was ostracized by Hu Zongnan and others because of his refusal to engage in anti-communist friction, and was jealous of Chang Kaishen. After he went to Chongqing to report on his duties in the spring of 1941, he was placed under house arrest.
He has not returned from Mount Emei.
Due to the absence of the commander in chief of the theater, the various units of the national army were unable to be effectively organized and implemented. As a result, "On the second day of the battle, due to the drastic change in the situation, the enemy's attack was extremely fierce. All units were strictly ordered to maintain their posture and defeat the enemy's attempt to encroach on Zhongtiao Mountain."
, luring the enemy to a favorable area, diverting the offensive, and killing him."
Various ministries responded hurriedly and fought various Japanese troops respectively. The Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain officially began.
Historically, when Zhongtiao Mountain was lost, the Japanese army turned around and mobilized heavy troops to blockade and raid our Eighth Route Army base area.
As a result, in 1941-42, our army was forced to streamline its troops and streamline its administration. Coupled with the poor food harvest, many soldiers did not even have enough to eat. This period was the most difficult period since the Eighth Route Army crossed the Yellow River eastward.
Zhou Weihan secretly thought that Zhongtiao Mountain cannot be lost, otherwise the good situation in Shanxi and even North China will be lost.
Now that I have come to this era, I should let the wheel of history change. I am a variable. Originally, the Eighth Route Army did not have an independent detachment in history.
Now that I have made changes, I will defend Zhongtiao Mountain even if my body is shattered. The time to counterattack the Japanese army may be earlier in the future.
