Seeing this top-secret emergency telegram, Li Yunlong took a look at it and returned to the regiment headquarters on Hutou Mountain with Zhao Gang.

After the two sat down opposite each other, Li Yunlong flipped through the urgent telegram handed over by Zhao Gang in his hand, and immediately said solemnly: "Tada Jun is going to attack in two places, when the main force of the First Army is divided into troops to attack the Nakajo Mountain area, the 3rd Division under the command of Matsui Ishine and an infantry brigade directly under the North China Front Army will besiege our Hengshan area. This is to eat the main force of the first theater of the National Army and the headquarters of my new regiment at the same time! What an appetite! ”。

"Lao Li, Tada Jun has a big appetite. However, he dispatched too many troops, and if the Japanese army headquarters under the command of Naosaburo Okabe were added, the total strength of the Japanese attack in both directions under the command of Tada Jun this time would reach a strong force of about 140,000. Moreover, these Japanese troops are all elite units of the North China Front of the devil, which should not be underestimated. ”

Zhao Gang didn't expect that Tada Jun's movements would be so big.

I thought it was just Matsui Ishine commanding a Japanese division to attack Hengshan ten days later, but I didn't expect that there was also a powerful direction of attack in the Nakajo Mountain area.

So, Zhao Gang pointed to the map of Jin Province on the table in the regimental headquarters combat conference room, and said in a condensed voice: "Judging from the map, Okabe Naosaburo commanded at least five strong forces of the Japanese army division or above, and more than 100,000 Japanese troops from the east, west, and north to carry out a joint attack on Zhongtiao Mountain, in an attempt to completely annihilate the main force of the first theater of the National Army in the Zhongtiao Mountain area in one battle. Once Zhongtiao Mountain is lost, the little devil can cross the river and go south to invade the Central Plains! The north can be connected with most of the occupied Jin Province to eliminate the trouble of henchmen! If the main force of the First Theater of the Kuomintang Army cannot withstand it, it will be in trouble, and the impact on us will also be great. At that time, once the devils seize the Nakajo Mountain area, after the war, Naosaburo Okabe can at least send two or three divisions back to the north to suppress the guerrillas and other forces that attack and harass them in our rear! ”。

Li Yunlong nodded, agreeing with Zhao Gang's analysis.

Zhongtiao Mountain is located in the south of Jin Province, the north bank of the Yellow River, in the northeast and southwest direction, the northeast is high and the southwest is low, the width is 170 kilometers, the depth is 50 kilometers, the highest peak is the Shunwangping of Yuanquli Mountain at an altitude of 2321 meters, the average altitude of the mountain range is 1249 meters.

It starts from Yongji in the south of Jin Province and faces Qin Province in the west, connects Jiyuan and Mengxian County in the east to the Taihang Mountain in the north of Henan, is close to the Yuncheng Basin, which is known as the granary of Jin Province, and is close to the rolling Yellow River in the south.

The territory is vertical and horizontal, the mountains are undulating, the passes are overlapping, and the mineral deposits are abundant. Zhongtiao Mountain, and Taihang, Luliang, Taiyue three mountains are each other's horns, the strategic position is very important.

However, with the successive loss of the main passes in Jin Province, the strategic position of Zhongtiao Mountain became more and more important.

For the Chinese army, occupying it can be used as a base to overlook northern Henan and southern Jin, and shield Luoyang and Tongguan. Advance can disrupt enemy rear and contain Japanese forces.

Retreat can be defended by danger, actively defend, and cooperate with the entire battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War. As far as the little devil is concerned, he has occupied an important "bridgehead" for the invasion of the south and the north, and he can cross the river to the south, ask for the Longhai Sea, and invade the Central Plains.

It can also go north to connect with its main occupation in Jin Province, relieve the trouble of henchmen, and improve the security situation in Hebei Province, Jin Province and other northern occupied places.

Therefore, the strategic location of the Zhongtiao Mountain area is very important, and once it is lost, it will have a great impact on the Chinese army, and it will have a great impact on the various units of the Eighth Route Army that are active in various parts of Jin Province, especially for the new regiment.

Because once several Japanese divisions and regiments of the main force of the first theater of the National Army in Zhongtiao Mountain were released to go north, this would be a great pressure on the new regiment, which meant that the devils had more troops to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the new regiment.

"However, there is the main force of the first theater of the Nationalist Army in Nakajo Mountain, according to the information we have obtained ourselves. The strength of the first theater is still very strong, and the current strength is at least two group armies, about 170,000 horses! It is estimated that the top ten days and a half months should not be a problem! ”

Li Yunlong knew about the strength of some of the main forces of the First Theater of the Nationalist Army, so he had something to say.

But Zhao Gang was a little not optimistic, pointed to the Zhongtiao Mountain area on the map and shook his head: "Although the main force of the first theater of the National Army in Zhongtiao Mountain has 170,000 horses, the number is too small!" Originally, the First Theater was supported by 260,000 troops under the command of Wei Lihuang, but because some troops were successively transferred to other directions, the current combat strength of these 170,000 troops may not be able to withstand the onslaught of more than 100,000 Japanese troops. I estimate that the main force of the First Theater of the National Army in Zhongtiao Mountain may not be able to withstand it for long. ”。

"Even if it doesn't last long, at least the battle will last for at least two weeks. With a strength of about 170,000 troops, guarding all important places in Zhongtiao Mountain, even if the national army units with weak combat effectiveness can withstand it for a while! But at the same time, the pressure on us is expected to be very high. Judging from the top-secret information directly transmitted by the headquarters, Tada Jun wants to eat the main force of the First Theater of the National Army and the headquarters of our new regiment in one fell swoop, and end up the Hengshan base area! Lao Zhao, do you feel a lot of pressure? Hey, hey, hey!"

Li Yunlong suddenly smiled!

"Naturally, there is a lot of pressure, but there is still you Lao Li! Lao Li, how are you going to deal with it? Matsui Ishone, this old devil is very cunning, in addition to being ferocious, this old devil's command ability is definitely not to be underestimated! Otherwise, he would not have led the army to attack Jinling City! ”

Zhao Gang said in a condensed voice, Matsui Shigen, this devil is definitely not to be underestimated, if you are careless, maybe this old devil will find a gap to give you a cold.

"The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and watch the situation to fight! Improvise! But let's follow our previous plan, take the initiative, and once Matsui Shigen's command of the 3rd Division enters Jin Province, we will find an opportunity to drag this old devil around in the mountains of Jin Province! However, it will take more troops! ”

Li Yunlong put away his smile and said in a condensed voice.

"At present, our total strength has reached more than 15,000, and if we were to fight a decisive battle in the base area with nearly 40,000 Japanese troops under the command of Matsui Ishine, it would greatly damage the achievements of the construction of our base area. So Lao Li, your previous plan was to bless some troops to contain the heavy Japanese troops under the command of Matsui Ishone. Lao Li, how many people are you going to take out? ”

Li Yunlong thought about it for at least a minute or so before he decidedly said: "The previous plan was to take Zhang Dabiao's battalion out, but more people are needed!" I took the first, second, and third battalions out of the mountain to attract Matsui Ishone's attention. Lao Zhao, you coordinated and commanded the remaining four battalions, two independent battalions and more than 5,000 recruits, totaling more than 9,000 people who stayed in the base area. Even if there is a heavy attack by the Japanese army, as long as they can hold the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge, even if the little devil divides his troops to attack the base area, it is impossible to attack it! ”。

"There's no problem with that! By the way, did you convey to the commander of the 1st Theater of Operations of the Nationalist Army at Nakajo Mountain the information we received that the Japanese army was about to besiege Nakajo Mountain? ”

Suddenly, Zhao Gang said!