Li Yanping's opposition was expected by Yang Zhen. This upcoming battle, no matter which side of the Japanese and puppet forces was fought, was a battle of great disparity in strength. Considering Li Yanping's character who had suffered heavy losses, it was normal for him to raise objections.
.Com text] Li Yanping's objection made Yang Zhen turn his attention to Guo Bingxun, who had not spoken out after hearing Yang Zhen's ideas.
After receiving Yang Zhen's gaze, Guo Bingxun, who had been looking at the map, hesitated for a while, then smiled and said: "Captain, I think you already have a battle plan in mind. Let's talk about your ideas first and let's discuss it together.
Wait. The commander-in-chief is here too, let’s listen to his opinion. Many times, old age is still too hot.”
Regarding Guo Bingxun's answer, Yang Zhen smiled slightly and said: "Old Guo, I know you already have an idea in your mind. You are the chief of staff, and battle planning itself is your responsibility. As the saying goes, planning comes first before the troops move, or is it still true?
You talk first."
Regarding Yang Zhen's insistence, Guo Bingxun did not shirk. He pointed directly at the map and said: "The Japanese army on the West Route seems to be isolated and helpless, but the characteristics of its actions determine that he will never really go deep alone. From Li Mingrui's briefing and Guo Dachun
Judging from the confessions, the Japanese troops on the West Route were not only responsible for clearing the area from north to south, but they should also be responsible for blocking the border between Dunhua and Ning'an and cutting off our troops from going north when necessary."
"On the surface, it seems that the Japanese army entered the deep mountains and old forests alone on the west route, but its lone army can only be said to be relative, not absolute. We cannot only focus on the west. Compared with the strength of the Japanese and puppet troops in the west, we are more
The possibility of them receiving reinforcements should be placed to the east."
"Although the Japanese army on the west route completely entered the virgin forest, their supply channels were by no means difficult. On the surface, the road from Shahezi to Guangtu Mountain was full of deep mountains and old forests, but their road was crisscrossed by rivers."
"Judging from the information sent by Li Mingrui, the upper reaches of the Stone River and the upper reaches of the Hailang River are only separated by a mountain. Although the upper reaches of the river are shallow and cannot undertake the supply task, after being frozen, it is a good road sign.
Moreover, there is absolutely no problem in walking on horse-drawn sledges, which are common in northern Manchuria in winter.”
"There is another way. They can quickly get reinforcements from the Japanese and puppet troops in the Jingbo Lake area by passing through the upper reaches of the Aer Station West River, which is not far from the Hailang River. This season, they can pass through the frozen Mudanjiang River and Jingbo Lake.
As well as the Alzhan River, the Japanese reinforcements will not be too slow. You know, there will be absolutely no problem driving cars on ice in the middle and lower reaches of these rivers during this season. So I think we must not attack the enemy on the west route."
"The Japanese army must have a back-up plan when deploying like this. Even the enemy on the west route was a bait set by the Japanese and puppet troops to induce us to take the initiative. If there is no certain support, the Japanese army will not be able to use it based on its cautious character.
More than a thousand regular Japanese field divisions were thrown into these deep mountains and dense forests."
"The little devils really don't know our current location, but I think they can roughly guess the number of our troops. Because when we attacked the group tribes in Acheng and Wuchang areas, our general situation was exposed.
Strength. Moreover, judging from the degree of control the little devils have over the Hadong area, although we have destroyed all their household registration and other information, I think they have a rough idea of how many recruits they have recruited."
"According to my understanding of the Japanese army, before a true and comprehensive understanding of the strength of our army, the little devil will not hastily bet a thousand people. This is not the Xuzhou Great Plains where the Fourth World War was, nor is it the place after the September 18th Incident.
A plate of scattered sand, each fighting its own way through the extremely deep northeast, but the Zhangguangcai Ridge with high mountains and dense forests."
"Although the little devils dare to bet and act on big things, they are never reckless and their focus is always very accurate. All actions are based on strong intelligence. Planning and then acting is their usual method.
.Especially in details."
"The September 18th Incident was not so much the reckless act of a few Kwantung Army staff officers, but without strong intelligence to rely on and a deep understanding of the Northeast Army's internal penetration and the Nanjing National Government's attitude towards Japan, I think those few
No matter how courageous the staff officer is, he would not dare to risk provoking a world war."
"I remember that during the Battle of Xuzhou, I heard an intelligence officer from the Central Army say that before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the little devils had a deep understanding of the character and command style of the major generals and above of the various factions, and even the relationship between the factions and the people.
The government’s connections have been thoroughly investigated.”
"The strength, weapons and equipment of each faction's troops are even clearer than that of the Nationalist Government's Military Commission, which governs the country's political affairs. It is precisely with this support that they dare to swallow up the big and provoke a Sino-Japanese war.
Success or failure is determined by the details, this is the character of the Japanese people."
"So I thought that the little devil would never put an army alone in the deep mountains and old forests on the upper reaches of the Hailang River in this ice and snow, with waist-deep snow and restricted movement. There must be people behind it.
Backhand. Therefore, we must not move the Japanese and puppet troops on the west route. I think our target should be on the Japanese troops on the southeast route, which is the Japanese army on the surface that is the main force among the three routes."
Regarding Guo Bingxun's thoughts, Yang Zhen smiled and said: "Old Guo, you really have a clear understanding. You and I have the same ideas. My opinion is to attack the Japanese puppets more aggressively and focus on the southeastern part of the country."
On the army."
After hearing the thoughts of Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun, it was not only Li Yanping who looked shocked, but also the commander-in-chief who was listening on the sidelines was obviously dumbfounded and couldn't believe his ears.
Compared with the commander-in-chief who was shocked but remained calm on the surface, Li Yanping's city was far behind. After Yang Zhen's words fell, he was stunned for a while, and couldn't help blurting out: "What, you want to
Using a small but powerful force, go to attack the Japanese army from the southeast, which has the strongest strength and the best equipment among the three Japanese armies? Did I hear it wrong, or are you crazy? With such a disparity in strength and equipment, can we win?"
"Why is there no possibility of victory? Commander-in-Chief, Political Commissar, look at the area from Xiaoshanzuizi to Laotu Mountain. Although there are large tracts of frozen swamps, the mountains are also high and the forests are dense. Especially from Miaolingzi to Laotu Mountain.
On the first line, the altitude is more than a thousand meters."
"At least judging from this map, the line from the mouth of Guaulao Po Valley to Guangtu Mountain is the best and most labor-saving channel for entering the mountains. We can completely rely on the mountainous forest areas on both sides of this route, and at Aer Station
A battlefield is set up between the Xigou River and the Beigou River in Aerzhan, and the Japanese and puppet troops will be eaten here."
After Yang Zhen's words fell, Guo Bingxun continued: "The commander-in-chief, the political commissar, and the Japs have an infantry brigade, a battalion of the puppet Manchukuo army, plus a mortar squadron and a heavy machine gun squadron along the way, but he must at least have these troops along the way.
A squadron of troops was left to protect its supply line. Under the current situation, even if they really used all the puppet Manchukuo troops in this battalion as labor, the supplies they could carry were limited, and they would need to be supplied from outside the mountains. The strength of the Japanese troops here
Relatively concentrated, it is impossible for the Japanese to follow the methods adopted on the Western Front. Moreover, they do not have so many means of supply."
"Moreover, most of this journey is in the frozen swamp, and the terrain is far better than the other two Japanese armies. This Japanese army is likely to become the leading bird among the three Japanese armies. The most important thing is this terrain
Although it facilitates Japanese military operations, it also greatly reduces his alertness."
"The little devil's tactics are all learned from Zhonghua. This kind of terrain is not conducive to an ambush. The little devil will know this very well. So we take advantage of the little devil's paralysis and carelessness and do the opposite. We can definitely hit him.
Caught off guard."
"A few days ago, the regiment commander told me that their 129th Division violated common military common sense in Qigen Village and set up ambushes at the same place twice in a few days, inflicting heavy damage to the Japanese army that invaded Shanxi. This is somewhat different from today's battles.
It’s similar. I think it’s okay to take advantage of the terrain and the little devil’s mentality and go against the common sense of military use. I think it’s okay to attack.”
Hearing that both Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun insisted on attacking the Japanese troops on the Southeast Road, the commander-in-chief and Li Yanping looked at each other and did not express any opinions. Only the commander-in-chief was silent for a while and gently said to Yang Zhen: "Captain Yang, I know you
We can fight. But after the Seventh Army suffered heavy losses, your army is almost the only organized anti-alliance force in the Xiajiang area."
"I hope you will be cautious in your actions and protect this fire. Don't act impulsively and put the troops in danger. Also, I decided that except for the two guards I left behind, the Anti-Japanese Alliance will be secretly held by Lao Heidingzi.
All the troops in the battalion will be incorporated into your troops on the spot and put under your command. Although the number of these people is smaller, they are all old bones and have rich combat experience. I hope you can use them properly. "
Regarding the commander-in-chief's decision, Yang Zhen shook his head and said: "Commander-in-Chief, I agree to your request and will definitely lead this unit. But don't include your guard platoon. It's not okay for you to only have two guards with you.
.”
"You don't have to think about me anymore. I've already made up my mind and I won't change it anymore. As long as you fight this battle well and reopen the situation in Xiajiang, that's better than anything else for me."
Having said this, the commander-in-chief paused and said: "Although I am your superior now, you are the military commander of this unit, and your understanding of the unit is far better than mine. I will not interfere with you no matter how you attack me.
The comparison of strength is here, adding one more person means adding more strength to win."
Seeing the commander-in-chief's determination, Yang Zhen hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and then said to Guo Bingxun: "Old Guo, you have someone prepare four hundred rounds of bullets for the speed machine, and then select two of the best speed machines.
.The speed machine needs to be original from Germany, not a counterfeit from Fengtian, or from Spain.”
Halfway through, Yang Zhen suddenly thought that most of these speed machines were assigned to Li Mingrui's reconnaissance team. In addition to equipping himself, Guo Bingxun, Li Yanping, and Peng Dingjie's guards, the remaining four or five were assigned to him.
I rewarded it to Liu Changshun, who safely escorted the commander-in-chief back. If he wanted to get two good guns, he had to replace the old gun on the commander-in-chief's guard, and he had to remove it from his own guard.
Thinking of this, Yang Zhen hurriedly changed his words: "I remember that when we captured Weihe County, we seized more than 20 such guns. In addition to equipping them for Li Mingrui and the others, there were four or five left. Except for you and the political commissar's guards.
Don't touch Liu Changshun's gun. I will go to work later and ask him to call out the other one. I will unload the other one on my guard. Use these two guns to remove the two guns on the commander-in-chief's guard.
Replace the shell gun you made."
After saying that, Yang Zhen waved his hand to stop a few people who wanted to speak, and first called Xiao Huzi: "Take off your speed machine and all the bullets."
Hearing that Yang Zhen actually wanted to fire his gun, Xiao Huzi was startled, but he didn't say anything. He honestly took off the speed machine and the cartridge belt containing 200 rounds of ammunition. When he saw Yang Zhen, he guarded him.
The gun was removed from the guard's body. Guo Bingxun rejected Yang Zhen's decision to leave a good gun for his guard, called his guard, and also removed the gun.
Holding the speed switch that his guard had taken off, Guo Bingxun smiled and said: "Don't touch Liu Changshun's one. You are a military officer, and you still have to keep your word. It's not good to send things back. The political commissar's.
Just don't move, I'll take down the rest of my bodyguards."
Seeing Guo Bingxun's insistence, Yang Zhen said nothing more. He picked up the pistol and bullets and unloaded them from his guards with Guo Bingxun and gave them to the two guards of the commander-in-chief: "You are the commander-in-chief's guards, you can't live without one."
Get a good gun. I will change your equipment now, but there is one thing. No matter what happens, you must absolutely ensure the safety of the commander-in-chief."
The two guards who had their guns forced into their arms by Yang Zhen were obviously at a loss for Yang Zhen's actions. They turned their heads and looked at the commander-in-chief who was silent and did not dare to put their guns away until they saw the commander-in-chief Wei Wei.
He nodded before replacing his gun.
Everyone who is a soldier doesn't like guns, especially good guns, which are in high demand. With all supplies having to be captured, owning a good gun has almost become a dream idea for these security personnel. It's just that they always dream of it.
The commander has always been very strict with his troops and never allowed his guards to use his own banner to ask for weapons from the troops below. Therefore, most of the weapons equipped by his guard platoons appear to be very old.
Except for a few Type 44 lances, most of them are equipped with Liao Type 13 rifles, and there are even two Italian-made rifles purchased by Fengjun during the Beiyang period. The rifling of these weapons has been severely worn due to long-term use.
, performance is significantly reduced.
Even the Fengtian-made shell guns equipped by these two personal guards looked very old, and the bluing on the guns was no longer worn away. There were also very few bullets, with less than 60 rounds per person. So seeing these two 80%
The two guards looked very excited about the new speed machine. If several chiefs hadn't been there, they might have started playing with it on the spot for fear of misfiring and injuring the chief.
They were happy, but Xiao Huzi and Guo Bingxun's guards replaced the two Fengtian-made rifles they replaced, but they were not happy. They exchanged two good guns for two junks in their eyes. Who cares?
Not even happy about it.
After sending the commander-in-chief to rest, Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun took the time to study the battle plan, and ordered Dong Ping, who was responsible for investigating the Japanese troops on this road, to seize the time to survey the general terrain along the route where the Japanese and puppet troops entered the mountains.
When Yang Zhen put down the red and blue pencils in his hands and stretched his waist that was a little sore from bending for too long, he realized that it was already dark. Xiao Huzi and Guo Bingxun's guards were each holding a lantern to illuminate themselves.
Bright.
Looking at the two people who looked unhappy, Yang Zhen asked Xiao Huzi curiously: "What's wrong with you? It seems that the chief of staff and I don't owe you money, right? We are so angry that we are almost as angry as Changbai Mountain."
Hearing Yang Zhen's question, Xiao Huzi said a little aggrievedly: "Captain, what do you want me to say about you? There are two high-quality German-made speed machines, which are rare in our original 129th Division.
I heard those old comrades who returned from the 30th Army of the West Route Army said that when Nijiayingzi was surrounded by the Majia Army, they relied on the speed machines in the hands of the guard company to cut a bloody path among the enemy cavalry to protect the leader's breakout."
"After seizing such a good gun, you didn't leave any of the equipment for the following. Even the three I finally begged Director Peng to keep, you and the Chief of Staff gave them away as soon as they arrived.
Two. Our responsibility is to protect the safety of you and the Chief of Staff. You gave away your guns. With this kind of gun, it may jam at any time. If there is an accident, how can we protect you?
And the safety of the Chief of Staff? Look at this old gun."
After that, Xiao Huzi handed the box of Fengtian Zaotou in his hand to Yang Zhen and said: "The rifling of this gun is almost worn out, and the bullets will be fluttering when fired. This old man can't stand it.
Bullets."
Regarding Xiao Huzi's grievance, Yang Zhen smiled and said: "What are you wronging? It's just two guns? Just replace them after they are captured. You are also a veteran, and you must obey orders. Think about it, the commander-in-chief is
The top leader of the Anti-Japanese Alliance in the Eastern Manchuria region, his guards carry such old guns that you don’t even look at. How to protect his safety? The safety of the commander-in-chief is related to the entire Eastern Manchuria.
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