After Chen Hanzhang finished speaking, the boss who had been sizing up Yang Jicai suddenly interjected: "This time, not only your own reconnaissance force, but also the entire county armed forces of the Jinsui Military Region can be mobilized at any time. I have asked you to cooperate with you in Taiyuan
The commander of the 8th Division who has passed by has rushed to the Xing County Headquarters and is on standby, asking him to cooperate with you in this operation."
"Comrade Yang Jicai, although we have not been in contact for a long time, you have left a deep impression on me as a comrade. Your performance in Taiyuan was beyond my expectation. Such a young cadre can handle such a tense situation."
Under the circumstances, he was so calm and calm, and successfully completed the tasks assigned by his superiors. We hope that we can continue our efforts this time and give us a surprise again."
After listening to the words of the boss and Chen Hanzhang, Yang Jicai did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked at the large map of northwest Shanxi in front of him, then looked at the boss and Chen Hanzhang beside him, thought for a long time, and then said to the boss and Chen Hanzhang:
"Chief, I don't think this Zuojian detachment is currently in the northern foothills of Guanchuan Mountain and Luya Mountain."
"That is to say, they are most likely no longer in Luya Mountain and Guanxi Mountain area south of Shenchi and north of Baishizhang. If they are in this location, with the large number of our troops in northern Shanxi, it is impossible not to be discovered.
No matter how well hidden their position is, it is impossible for them to remain unexposed in the border area between the two armies."
"Unless they are not in this area at all, and have moved south to other directions. So I think we should focus our search on Gou Lan, the southern foot of Luya Mountain south of Ninghua Fort. If according to the considerations of several leaders
possibility, then we should focus mainly on the area between Weifen River and Lanyi River."
"If we can mobilize more power, I suggest that we can also search the Black Tea Mountain line in the upper reaches of the Qiushui River. There is no need to consider the north of Baode. The terrain there is very complicated and there are many fjords.
It is suitable for large armies to cross the river, especially not suitable for heavy weapons."
"As for the area south of Baode, there is one crossing every three miles and one crossing every five miles up to Xingxian County. Especially within Xingxian County, there are nine large ferries alone, which is extremely suitable as a starting point for attacking the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region. From Xingxian County to Jingle
It's on the same line and connected by highways, so transportation is barely convenient."
"If this Zuojian detachment really intends to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, whether it is to feign an attack on the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border area, or to sweep the hinterland of our Jinsui Military Region and attract our army to go south with all its strength. The hidden area where they are located should be near Jingle, or even Linlin.
County, between Fangshan, Lan County, and Loufan."
"This is at the southern foot of Luya Mountain, connected to Guandi Mountain. Not only are the mountains high and densely forested, but the population is not densely populated in the first place. If the Japanese army can solve the problem of some sources of supplies, this area is extremely suitable for large troops to stand by for a long time. Don't
There are thousands of people in the Zuojian detachment, and even if there is another division, there won’t be any big problems.”
"Boss, Commander, it is actually not very difficult to find out where they are. There is a way, which is the simplest. That is, when the Japanese army carried out a large-scale raid on our Jinsui base area last year, that area was deliberately occupied by the Japanese army.
The massacre was the worst. That area had been made into a no-man's land by the Japanese army, while leaving some inconspicuous advance strongholds. This left-center detachment might be hiding there."
"Because even if the main force of the Jinsui Military Region has jumped out of the outer line to fight, our army has always had control over the base area, as well as strict local governments and armed forces at all levels. Even if the Zuojian detachment only has a few thousand people, these few thousand people will still be
A large number. Coupled with the large number of pack horses carrying heavy weapons, it is almost impossible that our army has not discovered it for such a long time."
"The counties of Wuzhai, Shenchi, and Ningwu are indeed still in the hands of the Japanese army. But except for some strongholds, most of the entire countryside is still in our hands. Moreover, Shenchi and Ningwu counties are not inhabited.
It is the densest in the entire northwestern Shanxi. To be honest, I don’t think there are too many places in these counties for the Japanese and puppet troops to hide.”
"In the entire base area, except for Luya Mountain, which has high mountains and dense forests, there is only the no-man's land they created last year, which can allow these thousands of Japanese troops to hide for a long time. The entire northwest of Shanxi is mountainous, and the east and west are mountainous.
Guanchuan Mountain in the front, Luya Mountain in the west, and Guandi Mountain in the south. In this area, there is a no-man's land created by the Japanese army, and they should hide there."
"Two chiefs, as for the issue of food, I feel that the Japanese army should have deliberately left some secret food depots in this area during last year's sweep. These speculations of mine are not groundless conjectures. This time in Taiyuan, except for the first
Outside the First Army Headquarters, we captured all the Japanese and puppet agencies, and captured some battle reports on the Japanese army's raids on our major bases last year."
"During my stay in Taiyuan, I looked at these files in detail. Last spring, the Japanese army launched the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain. Although Chongqing also put up some resistance. But for many reasons, most of the time
It collapses at the first touch.”
"The Japanese army captured tens of thousands of Chinese prisoners of war in the battle of Zhongtiao Mountain. Last year, they carried out raids on our major base areas and took away a large number of young and middle-aged people. At the same time, our army's base areas continued unprecedented raids by the Japanese army.
Among them, a large number of military and political personnel were also captured."
"But the number of people I rescued from the Japanese army's files, as well as from the Taiyuan prisoner-of-war camp and the coal mines around Taiyuan, is far from reaching this number. Even if the Japanese army handed over part of the national army to various puppet forces in order to establish a puppet army,
Prisoners of war, but the total number is not that large."
"Even if the wounded among the captured people, as well as some young and middle-aged people, were massacred by the Japanese army. Some of them were sent back to Japan as laborers to serve as coolies. But there are nearly 10,000 of them, and their whereabouts are still unknown, and they cannot be accounted for at all. This batch
They are all young and middle-aged people, and it is still unclear where they were sent by the Japanese army."
"The Japanese army's raids on the Jinsui base area lasted for more than half a year. In addition, for a whole winter, the Japanese army created a large number of no-man's land in our Jinsui base area. This area happens to be in the Luliang Mountains, among which
There are quite a few places that can be used to build secret warehouses. It is a place to store food and ammunition for a short period of time without making it too strong."
"The cave dwellings that are widely used in Shanxi, plus a large number of caves in the Luliang Mountains, and even temples and Taoist temples where all the monks and Taoist priests were killed can be used as reserve locations. With only a large number of laborers, the Japanese army could completely prepare them before the freeze last year.
Complete a batch of similar reserves."
"When the work is completed, all the workers will be killed, leaving a small number of troops to garrison in the name of advancing strongholds. However, our army's strength has not yet recovered. Even if there are not many Japanese troops left behind, it will be difficult for our army to remove these strongholds. Therefore, these strongholds
It is difficult for us to know whether it is what the Japanese army claims. But given the Japanese army's consistent style, this possibility is quite high."
"Moreover, when the Japanese army raided our Jinsui base area, they robbed a large amount of food from the base area. This food can be stored nearby, and they don't even need to be transported from outside. Of course, the Japanese army did not expect it before the big raid last year.
We will do something like this this year. These plans should not be prepared for this battle."
"So, if my judgment is true, then the preparations made by the Japanese army should be to continue to sweep our Jinsui base area and prepare to cross the Yellow River to attack our Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region. The Japanese army has tried to attack the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region many times before.
, all because the way back was cut off and ultimately returned without success.”
"Their large-scale raids on our various bases in North China were also unable to persist for a long time due to supply difficulties. As a result, their raids did not achieve the results they expected. I am afraid that the Japanese army also learned from previous lessons this time, so they started in advance.
Prepare. As for the current situation, it is just unintentional."
Regarding Yang Jicai's judgment, both the boss and Chen Hanzhang fell into deep thought. Although the Japanese army's raids on the Jinsui base area last year were not as brutal as Taihang, Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei and other base areas, the entire Jinsui base area was killed and burned.
, not a few either.
Especially in the southern foothills of Luya Mountain between Goulan, Xingxian and Lan counties, which are the gateway to Xingxian County, many villages have been razed to the ground. This area is also located on the highway from Lanxian County to Xingxian County and from Lanxian County to Wuzhai County.
The intersection location. Although the traffic situation is not ideal, it is relatively convenient.
This is also the place where the Japanese troops raided last year and suffered the heaviest losses. The entire area from Jingle Yong'an to the mouth of Lan County has basically become a no-man's land. It is not like the situation in Taihang and Beiyue Districts where there are no villages without smoke and no households without filial piety.
, but the whole village, the whole village was exterminated.
Or all the people in a village were forcibly taken away by the Japanese army. And these areas are now more or less occupied by the Japanese army. However, the local armed forces in Jinsui have no choice but to evacuate this area because they have lost the cover of the masses.
.If the main force of the left detachment is really hidden in a place like this, it will be really difficult to find it.
Thinking of this, the boss immediately asked his secretary to draft a telegram to the Shanxi-Sui Military Region and the Shanxi-Sui Border Region Administrative Office. He asked them to immediately send out capable armed forces to carry radio stations to the southern foot of Luya Mountain between Jinngle, Xingxian and Goulan.
Conduct a search and immediately carry out clearing work in the deep areas of northwestern Shanxi, including Xingxian County.
All industrial equipment that has been evacuated to the Shanxi-Sui border area, as well as all workers and their families, must be safely evacuated to northern Shaanxi within two days. In a word, the faster the transfer of these personnel and equipment, the better. Even these equipment
, after being transported across the river, they were piled on the wasteland of the Yellow River in northern Shaanxi, and should not be left in northwestern Shanxi.
After issuing the order to the Jinsui Military Region and the Jinsui Border Region Administrative Office, the boss drafted a telegram to the commander of the Jinsui Military Region, urging them to speed up their actions. Within three days, all the main forces of the Jinsui Military Region, except those left behind,
In the next part, in addition to the battlefield in northern Shanxi, the entire army must return to the base area in northwestern Shanxi and deploy across the board.
At the same time, the commander of the Eighth Division, who had rushed back to the Jinsui Military Region headquarters in Xing County, was ordered to immediately take the capable local armed forces and go north to the Sanjing area between Wuzhai and Goulan to stand by. He also ordered the commanders of Wuzhai, Goulan, and Shenchi to be on standby.
Local forces are armed and ready for battle immediately.
After drafting telegrams to the Shanxi-Sui Military Region in succession, the boss pondered for a moment and then sent a telegram to northern Shaanxi. He requested the river defense troops in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region to immediately prepare for battle. No matter whether the situation was true or false, or whether it was true or not.
It has deteriorated to that point, but the entire army must be prepared for a Japanese surprise attack to prevent being caught off guard by the Japanese army.
While the boss was drafting telegrams to all parties, Chen Hanzhang also immediately made certain arrangements. In addition to constantly urging the transfer of a heavy artillery regiment to northern Shaanxi and the marching speed of a one-two-two rocket artillery battalion, he directly asked the aviation force to
The commander responsible for commanding the western front operations ordered him to send aircraft to conduct a detailed aerial reconnaissance of the entire northwestern Shanxi region. He also ordered the aviation troops stationed in northern Shaanxi to be ready to support the river defense battle at any time.