Jiang Zhen stretched out his right index finger and pointed at the Xishan Northwest Road on the Xishan map: "The Japs troops are outnumbered. If we want to destroy them as quickly as possible, we must march according to the shortest route, so I am going to put a large number of our troops on
Here, although this will cause some losses, we can rely on the cover of the front troops to knock out these two machine guns blocking the northwest intersection..."
Before Jiang Zhen could finish speaking, Li Yan immediately raised his right hand and waved: "Commander Jiang, if the current situation is unavoidable, you can choose to do this. As you said, with the minimum possible
The price is in exchange for the greatest victory, but the current situation is not that serious. The current Japanese troops should still be in the northwest of Xishan, but they will definitely not be so stupid guarding the northwest intersection of Xishan with machine guns waiting for our attack...
..." Li Yan stabilized his body and continued:
"So if we rush to the northwest intersection of Xishan before these Japanese soldiers set up their machine guns, and if we successfully achieve this step, then even if the Japanese troops find out, there will be no chance to occupy the northwest intersection of Xishan again. Although after that,
It's a one-on-one or even one-on-many attack situation, but before that at least some meaningless sacrifices can be avoided." After Li Yan said this, he looked up at Jiang Zhen, wanting to hear his opinion.
Jiang Zhen lowered his head and pondered for a while, but he couldn't think of any good ideas. In desperation, he turned his head to Li Yan: "Li Yan, you have led troops to attack Xishan Northwest Airport before, and you should also know the terrain here.
, if you don’t agree with my offensive route, then... just tell me how to lead the team to quickly advance to the northwest of Xishan without being discovered by the Japanese."
Li Yan stretched out his right index finger and rowed along the woods behind Xishan Village to the northwest intersection of Xishan Mountain. However, Li Yan did not place his index finger directly in the middle of the road. Instead, he placed his index finger on both sides of the road and rowed forward. Then he explained:
"Brigadier Jiang, there are two slightly shallower trenches on both sides of the northwest road in Xishan. This place is
It is easy to be discovered during the day, but at night, it can have the effect of hiding the whereabouts of the team. This will help our troops quickly advance to the northwest intersection of Xishan, so I plan to distribute the large troops in our location before attacking.
Referring to these two places, we are waiting for the opportunity to take the next step."
After getting Jiang Zhen's consent, Li Yan sent his plan and the march route of the general offensive force to other base areas in the form of a telegram. However, after the telegram was sent, Li Yan had a hint of worry on his face, because at this time
The southwest base area of Xishan has just been attacked, and the new regiment leader has not yet arrived in Xishan. The Nanqiao base area of Xishan is far away from the Japanese troops in the northwest of Xishan.
If troops are sent out, they must do so before troops are sent out from the Xishandong base area. Otherwise, these Japanese troops will turn their strategic defense into a strategic offensive. Before the troops from the Xishandong base area arrive at the Northwest Road of Xishan, they will attack the Eighth Route Army in the South Bridge area of Xishan with all their strength.
Troops attack
, until the Xishan Nanqiao base area is completely occupied. In this case, this Japanese army will have terrain advantages and numerical advantages around it, and there will also be the support of the Xiangma Mountain Japanese army behind it. If things reach this point, then this Japanese army will
It would be better not to fight at all.
There were only 3,000 reinforced regiments in Xishan County that could come out to cooperate in the battle, which was nearly a regiment's strength. Thinking of this, Li Yan first removed his regiment, but after a while he gritted his teeth and added it.
With my half of the reinforcement regiment, the entire Eighth Route Army unit that cooperates with the West Shandong base area should be four regiments, plus
The joint forces of Jiang Zhen and Qin Mo used nine regiments in the entire battle. In this way, even if it was a forced attack, these Japanese soldiers would not have any power to fight back, but Li Yan's
What I wanted to do at that time was not to go forward and confront them head-on, but to sit on the chair and analyze the detailed plan I had just made again.
What Li Yan meant was that before launching a general offensive from the Xishandong base area, the two regiments from the Xishan Nanqiao base area should be deployed 2,700 meters away on the south side of the Xishan Northwest Road, where it is close to hills and woods, which is conducive to
Hidden, the Eighth Route Army troops in the Xishan Southwest Base Area and half of the reinforced regiments in Xishan County were first merged into one unit and followed the Xishan Southwest Road to the Central Road of Xishan Northwest Road.
Section approached, and finally ambushed on the right hand side of Xishan Northwest Road, which is also 2,700 meters away from Xishan Northwest Road. Half an hour after the troops of these two groups arrived at the designated location, they brought the main offensive troops from the West Shandong base area to
Both sides of Xishan Northwest Road were waiting for the next instructions. When the battle began, the joint forces from Xishan Southwest Base Area and Xishan County fired the first shot.
When Jiang Zhen heard this, he suddenly looked up at Li Yan and asked: "The five regiments from our Xishandong base area have rushed to the northwest intersection of Xishan. Why did the first shot have to be fired by the Eighth Route Army troops from Xishan County and the southwest of Xishan?"
Li Yan smiled: "Commander Jiang, you may not be aware that the Eighth Route Army troops in Xishan County and Xishan Southwest Base Area are in the middle of Xishan Northwest Road, which is far away from the Japanese troops in northwest Xishan. If guns are fired and a feint attack is launched at this location,
If so, this devil will make a misjudgment
, thinking that our troops are far away from the northwest intersection of Xishan, so they will come to the northwest intersection of Xishan to set up defenses. In this case, our troops who have been ambushing at the northwest intersection of Xishan will take advantage of the fact that the Japanese advance troops are about to approach the intersection.
Catch him off guard."
Jiang Zhen nodded slightly: "I roughly understand that if the first shot this time is not the joint force from Xishan County, but our main attack force, it will..."
"It will alert the Japanese in advance and let them set up defenses nearby. Although the plain terrain there is not conducive to defense, it is enough to suppress us for a period of time. Moreover, a large-scale charge by a division is also a trouble for us, and
It will also put the two regiments in the Xishan Nanqiao base area into a dangerous situation, so we cannot let these Japanese soldiers do this. We must destroy everything that is beneficial to the Japanese troops before they can defend themselves.
Seeing Jiang Zhen nod, Li Yan continued:
"Now the general direction of the entire plan has been decided, but some details still need to be discussed. It just so happens that these few days are also a sensitive period for the Japanese troops, so I decided to launch the attack after three days. During this time, I will be responsible
Get rid of the few Japanese scouts in the woods behind Xishan Village to avoid unnecessary trouble."