Regarding the call back from the headquarters, Li Mingfeng said nothing, nor did he have any dissatisfaction. The call back from the headquarters was both within his expectations and beyond his expectations. The reason why he said it was within expectations was because he knew very well that The headquarters' current military strength has been used to the extreme, and there is almost no reserve force.
He knew that the headquarters could bring the two brigades of the advancing army to him for unified command. The two battlefields in the north and south of Rehe, which were originally divided into two fronts, were unified under his command. This was already the maximum support. It was clear. Knowing that No. 1 has a consistent attitude towards the brother troops in Guan Nei, he understands that this is already an exception for the headquarters.
Therefore, from the beginning of the campaign, he never thought about asking for any support from the headquarters. In this battle, all he could count on were the troops on hand. The headquarters told him that there were no reinforcements, no air support, and even artillery power at the moment. None of it could be increased, which he had expected, but none of this was what he needed most right now.
What he needs most is that the headquarters can let go of his hands and feet and don't tie him up in Redong. As long as the headquarters can loosen his ties, he doesn't care whether there is follow-up support or air support. As a person who has survived the most difficult times As a veteran, he doesn't have so many requirements.
As for saying it was unexpected, it was because he never expected that the headquarters would approve his deep penetration behind enemy lines so quickly. He would kill him first and then show off, and expand the battlefield to the entire western Liaoning without any investigation. Responsibility, No. 1 even personally approved the sentence "the louder the noise, the better" on the telegram.
Although the headquarters did not provide him with any support at the moment, it did give him what he needed most. This was enough for him. When he received the call back from No. 1, he was in a very happy mood, and the people around him The staff officers and security personnel also saw that their leader was humming military songs in a rare and out-of-tune voice.
You must know that Li Mingfeng, who is tone-deaf, has never sang. He can't even sing military songs in tune. He rarely even sings military songs, especially when he was on standby before. Not to mention humming, he just There wasn't even a trace of a smile on his face. It was obvious that his leader must be in an extremely happy mood right now.
He was in a happy mood, which meant that Li Mingfeng's attack force would never be too small. He stabbed south three times in a row. These three knives all went to the most deadly place of the Japanese army. If he didn't take action, he would Already, it's definitely a killer move if you use it exclusively once it's launched.
And Li Mingfeng suddenly sent one force to Ye Baishou, and raided various strategic points outside Beipiao. At the same time, he used one force to suppress Chaoyang County. The continuous attacks were extremely beyond the expectations of Yokoyama Shizuo and even Lieutenant General Washizu Seppei. , these two Japanese lieutenant generals, the top commander of the Liaoxi battlefield and the frontline commander, no one expected that Li Mingfeng would actually dare to go to the battlefield behind him and insert Jin Cheng despite the fierce fighting on the Jianping battlefield. railway.
When he received reports that Ye Baishou was missing and that a large number of enemy troops suddenly appeared around Chaoyang and Beipiao, Lieutenant General Jiujin Qianping was so surprised that he didn't even notice that the phone dropped to the ground. He couldn't figure out that his opponent was With such a large number of troops, his courage has grown.
But whether Li Mingfeng's courage has grown hairy is not something that Jiujin Qianping should worry about. For him now, sticking to Beipiao is the most critical thing. It doesn't matter if Beipiao County is lost, but the surrounding areas of Beipiao If a few coal mines were lost, it would mean a big deal to ourselves and even the entire Kwantung Army.
The current situation in Beipiao is that the defenders are mainly stationed along the Jincheng Railway. There are really not many defenders in the surrounding mining areas. Compared with Beipiao County, the Kwantung Army values the coal mines around Beipiao County more. But the problem If Beipiao is lost, Chaoyang cannot be defended. If Chaoyang is lost again, the entire western Liaoning will be in danger.
The situation on the battlefield suddenly changed, and Beipiao was the place named by the Kwantung Army that must be firmly defended and must not be lost. At this moment, Lieutenant General Jiujin Qianping immediately transferred four infantry squadrons from the garrisons in Fuxin and Beizhen, and from Jinzhou and Yi County Three infantry squadrons were deployed to immediately reinforce Beipiao and Chaoyang.
At the same time, Lieutenant General Washijin Seppei gave Lieutenant General Yokoyama Shizuo, who was currently in Chaoyang City, a severe reprimand and ordered him to ensure the safety of Beipiao, Chaoyang, and Beipiao coal mines at all costs. Lieutenant General Washijin Seppei directly Tell him that the safety of the Beipiao Coal Mine is related to the winterization of the entire Kwantung Army this year. If anything goes wrong in Beipiao, Shizuo Yokoyama will go and apologize to His Majesty the Emperor himself.
And Lieutenant General Yokoyama Shizuo on the front line, after receiving a severe reprimand, did not care about the situation in the Northeast Jianping battlefield, nor the importance of the location of the mountains in the Four Camps, and ordered the front line troops to do so at all costs. Breaking contact with the enemy, the entire army immediately retreated to reinforce Chaoyang and Beipiao, and quickly recaptured Ye Baishou.
Although Lieutenant General Jiujin Qianping mobilized seven squadrons to reinforce Beipiao and Chaoyang, plus local defenders, these forces were only enough to defend the two county towns and were not enough to undertake the entire defense. In addition, They also need to recapture Ye Baishou and re-open the connection with Lingyuan. This small amount of troops is far from enough for Yokoyama Shizuo.
Beipiao and Chaoyang must be defended, and Ye Baishou must be recaptured. If Ye Baishou is not recaptured, Lingyuan cannot be defended. If Lingyuan cannot be defended, it means opening the door to Jidong. If Jidong is lost, even if it is defended, The Beining Line was useless. Lieutenant General Yokoyama Shizuo, who now felt that he was sitting on the crater, would not understand the difficulty of retreating from the northeast of Jianping at this time.
But no matter how difficult it is, we have to withdraw. The Jianping protrusion is indeed important to the current Kwantung Army, but it is not as important as the Lingyuan, Ye Baishou, Chaoyang, and Beipiao lines. If Jianping is lost, the defense line will be withdrawn south, but if it is lost, If Beipiao and Chaoyang lose Ye Baishou and Lingyuan, the defense situation in western Liaoning will be the most dangerous.
Therefore, he must withdraw the troops from the Northeast Jianping battlefield whether he likes it or not. The few troops deployed by Lieutenant General Jiujin Qianping alone can ensure the safety of Beipiao and several surrounding coal mines. Yes, even the power to reinforce Chaoyang is not enough.
To regain Ye Baishou and ensure the safety of Chaoyang and Beipiao, he had no choice but to do whatever it took. Even if it was difficult to evacuate, the troops in the Northeast Jianping battlefield must be recovered, because not to mention Chaoyang, the Beipiao front line was lost. The damage done by the enemy was slightly greater, and it was difficult for me to deal with it.
After ordering the Jianping Northeastern battlefield to retreat immediately, he issued a death order to the Sidaoyingzi Dashan garrison. He immediately abandoned the Sidaoyingzi Dashan army and forcibly marched south to attack the enemy in Beipiao from a flank. There was no other way. In the nearest Jianping War Zone, only the Sidaoyingzi Dashan garrison currently has no major combat missions.
There were no enemy troops on the way south, and it was the only force that could quickly reinforce Beipiao. Although he also knew that the best way at the moment was not to go south, but to form a reinforced brigade based on the Sidaoyingzi defenders. Attack Xinhui on the spot, surround Wei and rescue Zhao, and force the enemies on the outskirts of Beipiao to retreat.
But being forced by the current overall situation, he could only watch this excellent fighter opportunity without daring to take advantage of it. From Sidaoyingzi Mountain to Xinhui County, there are continuous mountains in the middle, except for Sidaoyingzi. In addition to the commanding heights, there are many peaks over a thousand meters in the surrounding area.
Once the strategy of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao reaches a stalemate, the evacuation progress of the Northeast battlefield of Jianping will definitely not go smoothly. The only mobile troops are contained in the mountains between Sidaoyingzi and Xinhui, and the rear will be delayed. Without sufficient reinforcements, Beipiao County will be in danger. He must leave some backup to deal with all possible accidents.
And compared to Lieutenant General Washizu Jinhei, Lieutenant General Shizuo Yokoyama has more ideas. He mobilizes troops at almost any cost, and still has the purpose of completely wiping out the enemy troops who have penetrated deep into the line from Ye Baishou to Chaoyang, even if it cannot be solved All of the Anti-Japanese War in Redong Battlefield was included, but it was still possible to capture part of it and completely stabilize the war situation in Western Liaoning.
But no matter how determined Lieutenant General Washizu Jinhei or Lieutenant General Yokoyama Shizuo are, some things are easy to say but not easy to do. The Japanese defenders on the front line of the mountains of Sidaoyingzi just Abandoning Si Daoyingzi and the surrounding positions and heading south, Li Mingfeng, who had been staring there for a long time, was keenly aware of it.
Although Li Mingfeng had previously left the enemies of Sidaoyingzi Mountain aside and focused on the Northeast Jianping battlefield, it did not mean that he really had an interest in Sidaoying, which was very close to the Northeast battlefield of Jianping. He turned a blind eye to the enemies in Zi Dashan. He had already arranged reconnaissance troops to closely monitor the enemies in Zi Dashan in Sidaoying. As soon as the Japanese troops there took action, he quickly discovered them.
After confirming that the enemy in Sidaoyingzi Mountain was withdrawing south, Li Mingfeng immediately ordered the reinforcement battalion of the advancing army going south from Zhangjiayingzi to abandon its original mission of going south to cooperate with the main force of the brigade and immediately withdraw from the existing area of activity of Laohushan River. Basin, immediately headed north to intercept, and ordered the unit to block the Japanese troops at the Daqingshan line for at least eight hours at all costs.
He ordered the main force of the brigade, except for one force to defend Ye Baishou, the rest of the force to launch a feint attack on the Chaoyang line. However, he repeatedly emphasized in the order that it was a feint attack and that the movements must be sufficient, but the main force could not be really followed by the Japanese army. When it comes to living, the focus is around Chaoyang, not Chaoyang County.
Order a raid on the Beipiao troops, seize the time to transport the laborers out, and completely blow up the railway lines from Beipiao to Chaoyang, and from Beipiao to Fuxin, to delay the Japanese reinforcements as much as possible. If the Japanese reinforcements arrive too fast, Then abandon the original combat mission and follow the Jincheng Railway and the Mangniu River to prevent the enemies from Fuxin and Yixian from reinforcing the Daqingshan battlefield.
At the same time, a reinforced battalion of the Xinhui garrison was ordered to immediately move south at a forced march speed, penetrate directly behind the retreating enemy in Daqingshan in Sidaoyingzi, cooperate with the frontal blocking troops in Daqingshan, and strive to encircle and annihilate them on the Daqingshan line. Note that when going south, you must advance covertly to achieve the tactical purpose of a surprise attack as much as possible.
Li Mingfeng's decision is equivalent to an empty city strategy on the Xinhui front line. Under the current chaotic situation, this is undoubtedly a very bold choice. If the Japanese army sends an infantry brigade to sneak attack Xinhui County at this time, only one company of Xinhui County will be attacked. Hui Shoujun, not to mention Xinhui County, even the surrounding hills, large and small, are not enough to defend even one.
But Li Mingfeng is only so courageous. For him who hates the conventional fighting style, he prefers to use surprise troops to win. I will fight mine, and you will fight yours. Let’s see who can’t stand it first. Responding to all changes, this is his central idea in this battle.
To be honest, he does not have the time to play mountain offensive or defensive operations step by step. He is betting that the Japanese army does not dare to lose Beipiao, nor does it dare to sit back and watch Chaoyang be threatened, let alone whether Ye Baishou is lost or not. He was betting on Shizuo Yokoyama, who didn't have the same desperate mentality he had.