After Yang Zhen said these words, he stopped paying attention to him. Instead, he turned to a combat staff officer beside him and said: "Immediately send a telegram to Liu Changshun and ask him to immediately enter the first level of combat readiness and use part of his troops to cross the Seventh Level."
Defensive positions were set up in Xinghe, the waterway extending southwest along the Third Ring Road, Jinsha Gang, and Qixing Village. Tell him that the defensive positions in Henan should be dominated by veterans as much as possible."
"In addition, the blocking position should try to make full use of rivers and large and small lakes in this area as natural barriers. The Qixing River line is the gateway to the entire Baoqing, and it is also the only way Baoqing must pass northward to enter the Jiamusi area. Once it is lost, the consequences will be disastrous. I don't care
How much price has he paid? Before the main force arrives, he must hold on to the front line of Qixing River for me."
"In addition, tell him to pay attention to the defense of the north bank of the Sanhuan Bubble and not to focus all his attention on the land. Although the area of the Sanhuan Bubble is not large and the depth of the water is not very deep, he must be aware of the use of small boats by the Japanese army.
We will use the water surface to infiltrate their flanks. If there are not enough troops, we will organize a group of artillery fires and deploy more observation posts to blockade the three-ring bubble."
"Tell Liu Changshun, since Ushijima Mitsuru chose this roundabout route, he must have made certain preparations, and the Japanese army is good at using roundabout tactics during combat, especially when we don't know whether the Japanese army has carried
In the case of the Pontoon Bridge troops, we must pay more attention to the three-ring bubble, and we must not take it lightly just because it is on the water. When fighting the 11th Division, we must focus on protecting the flanks."
"And you should immediately send a report to the Chief of Staff, asking him to immediately send the 122 Rocket Artillery Battalion originally assigned to Tao Jingfei to go north immediately, under the command of Ma Qichang himself, and assign it to the command of Liu Changshun, and ask Ma Qichang to bring all the artillery shells. Remember
It's the rocket artillery battalion assigned to Tao Jingfei, not from other directions. Let the chief of staff allocate part of the artillery to Liu Changshun depending on the situation."
"The Reconnaissance Battalion directly under the headquarters has a platoon training recruits at the Fujin base. Didn't you go south with them this time? Tell Liu Changshun to send this platoon to me, and you must find out the exact location of the 11th Division.
Well, if the Japanese army doesn’t take action tonight, then let me find out the Japanese army’s campsite.”
"In addition, he was urged to speed up and be prepared for night battles, so that they must beware of encounters between the Japanese forward scouts and our people. After knowing that his tactical intentions were exposed, Ushijima was eager to attack before our troops could react.
Attack overnight."
Having said this, Yang Zhen looked at his watch and said to the staff officer: "Tell Liu Changshun that they must cross the Qixing River as ordered before seven o'clock in the evening, and arrive at Jinsha Gang and Qixing Village before ten o'clock to complete the new deployment.
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After the combat staff officer took Yang Zhen's order to send the report, Yang Zhen turned to Peng Shilu and said: "This Niu Dao is quite cunning. It used a small force to attack Baoqing County to attract the attention of our army. Its main force
But along the edge of the swamp in the east of Baoqing, we secretly bypassed Baoqing County and went straight to the front line of Qixing River. As soon as we came up, we rushed to the fatal point. This move was ruthless. If Xia Boxun and the others hadn't made a mistake this time, we would have
I was really caught off guard by them.”
Peng Shilu did not finally find the movement of the main force of the 11th Division. Yang Zhen was as relaxed as Yang Zhen, who had put down the biggest stone in his heart. Instead, he said: "On the 1st, the exact location of the main force of the 11th Division has been confirmed, whether they are going north or not." Or move westward, now Baoqing County can be said to have been surrounded on all sides."
"Are you taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese encirclement has not been completely closed and that no Japanese traces have been found in the northwest? My troops here are too thin. Once the main northern line of the 11th Division is blocked, turn around and besiege Baoqing County to the west. It would be too dangerous here."
"And since the main force of the Japanese army has already appeared on the Qingyuan front line, I don't think it will take long for the main force of the 44th Regiment to catch up. Once the 44th Regiment is all reunited, based on the current strength of Baoqing, It is very dangerous. From a safety perspective, it is safer for you to retreat to Liu Changshun on the 1st, where you can also control the battle situation."
Yang Zhen waved his hand and said: "Didn't I tell you, I won't go there, I will stay here. Don't worry, your Baoqing County is not within the target of the main force of the 11th Division. Although your Baoqing County has so far It's very important, but if Ushijima is to attack with a whole division, he doesn't have that much courage."
"The Japanese army dispatched an integrated regiment to besiege Baoqing County for two purposes. One is to attract all the attention of our army to Baoqing County, use limited troops to defend Baoqing County, and create conditions for its main operations. In order to perfectly achieve the suddenness of the battle, it also creates a convenient condition for them to move north."
"The other is to capture Baoqing County, which can be used to ensure the safety of the Eleventh Division's flanks and its retreat. Once the northward movement is unfavorable, as long as Baoqing County is preserved, they can retreat to Mishan at any time. From the current position of the Eleventh Division, Judging from their actions, it is obvious that they have at least an approximate number of our troops in the entire Baoqing area, otherwise they would not have sent just one regiment to Baoqing County."
"Although your troops only have two simplified regiments, they are not much different from the strength of a Japanese regiment. The entire Baoqing County has the Naoli River as a natural barrier in the northeast of Baoqing County. The two regiments combined are also in a field battle with the Japanese army. The strength of the regiments is almost the same. Although there is a huge difference in firepower, you still have the advantage in terms of strength and terrain."
"If the entire 11th Division besieges Baoqing County, it will be very dangerous. But now there is only one regiment without air support. If you still can't defend it, is it your incompetence as a commander or the two regiments?" Its combat effectiveness is so poor that it won’t be able to get a seat at the table, and there will be no need for its existence in the future.”
Peng Shilu's face turned red when Yang Zhen said it, and he quickly denied it: "No. 1, you can say that I am incompetent, but it doesn't matter whether these two regiments have combat effectiveness. The battle has just begun. You can't be so hasty. By denying them, you will know whether they have combat effectiveness after this battle is over. I believe that although my troops are not full of strength, they will definitely be no worse than any other regiment in the main force."
Looking at Peng Shilu, whose face was flushed, Yang Zhen smiled and said: "Don't be anxious, let alone jump to conclusions. You have to pull it out to see if it's a mule or a horse. If you really If you have confidence in the combat effectiveness of your troops, then let me see with my own eyes."
After that, Yang Zhen changed the topic, pointed to the map and said: "Your troops in Beiguan and Dongguan are a bit weak, so don't worry about Beiguan. It can just be kept as a warning battlefield, but Dongguan is far away." The Jianshanzi line, which is now probably occupied by the Japanese army, is too close."
"You should strengthen at least one more company here. Now that the 11th Division has appeared in the eastern area, your Dongguan is also under the Japanese front at any time. The main force of the 11th Division can pounce from this direction at any time. Here You must not be careless, and you must be wary of the Japanese army attacking from both east and west."
"And when all the 44th Regiment arrives, they will not put all their forces into the narrow front line of Jiaxinzi and the backing line. Regardless of the movement of the main force of the 11th Division, they will definitely allocate their forces to deal with it. We will make a flanking detour through Dongguan and Beiguan."
Peng Shilu looked at the map and said: "Okay, I'll make arrangements right away. But on the 1st, since the movements of the 11th Division have been found out, does Liu Yihu still need to follow the previous order to find out what the Japanese troops are carrying?" The ration is still necessary now. They don’t have many veterans there. If there are too many casualties during a night sneak attack, it will weaken the defense force."
In response to Peng Shilu's rhetorical question, Yang Zhen said without thinking: "Check, tell him no matter what the price, he must find out the amount of supplies carried by the Japanese army, his ammunition base and the supply of food, but let him He will wait until the main force of the 44th Regiment has arrived before checking. Even if it is found out now, it will not mean anything. As the vanguard, it is also responsible for the task of long-distance raids. This brigade will not carry much supplies."
Yang Zhen pointed at the map and said: "Go to Beiguan and Dongguan and look at the terrain again. Be careful not to be overtaken by the Japanese army. No matter what our next battle plan is, Baoqing County must not be lost. , losing Baoqing County will leave a pretty big hole in our entire plan."
Peng Shilu did not dare to ask what the plan was, and Yang Zhen did not say it clearly. Before the plan was mature, Yang Zhen would not leak the plan to anyone, not even a senior commander like Peng Shilu. , It's not that Yang Zhen doesn't trust these senior cadres, it's because many plans need to be carefully considered over and over again before they can mature. Some plans can't really be made up until the battle starts. Revealing them in advance can only bring success. Some unnecessary interference.
After Peng Shilu left, Yang Zhen took a look and waited patiently for Xia Boxun. He thought about his words before saying: "How many aircraft can your aviation force dispatch at one time? I mean aircraft that have combat capabilities and can fly safely, don't Counting those planes that cannot fly and cannot fly safely, I said it first, you are not allowed to slap someone in the face and pretend to be fat. I can tell you that every pilot is trained by the military region with great efforts. This is absolutely not allowed. It’s a pointless loss.”
At first, I thought Yang Zhen had forgotten about him. But now when I heard Yang Zhen ask this question, I immediately understood that Yang Zhen had the idea of letting the aviation force actually participate in the war. He quickly said excitedly: "No. 1, please don't worry, we have all the aircraft on hand." It's intact and ready to go."
"If we add the seven Japanese-made Type 97 medium bombers, we can now deploy sixteen twin-engine bombers of various types at one time. If they take off from Jiamusi, because the combat distance is relatively close, they can take off with a full load and can carry various types of bombers at one time. There are more than 16 tons of bombs, and there are also ten Polish-made light bombers, which can carry four tons of bombs at a time."
"Except for the six PZL Type 7 fighters that have been converted into advanced trainer aircraft, the remaining 42 have been completely modified. Due to the replacement of high-power Soviet-made engines, the performance of these aircraft has been greatly improved. , all changed into attack aircraft that can perform ground support."
"In addition to replacing the four 7.7 mm machine guns of the original PZL Type 11 with two Soviet-made 12.7 mm machine guns, the original 20 mm machine guns of the PZL Type 24 were also replaced because of ammunition. In addition to replacing it with a Soviet-made machine gun, it was also due to the improvement of engine performance that a bomb rack was installed. It could carry 250 kilograms of bombs from the original 50 kilograms."
"In addition, with the assistance of Jiangbei, we have installed bomb racks on some of the Soviet-made Li-2 transport aircraft transferred from Jiangbei. After considering the strength of the fuselage, each modified transport aircraft can be installed on the wings and fuselage. The five pylons installed under the body carry one thousand kilograms of bombs. If the headquarters needs it, these aircraft can be dispatched, not only with bombs, but also with the large-caliber machine guns on the aircraft to attack the ground."