After lunch, Mr. Peng took a nap.

Staying up late in a row, it's really a little unbearable.

As a result, I slept until more than five o'clock in the evening.

This made Mr. Peng a little angry, walked into the war room with a straight face, and said to the deputy chief of staff of the left who was lying on the map: "Old Zuo, you said that you will wake me up at two o'clock, how do you say it counts?" ”

Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo said with a smile: "Boss, it's not a big deal anyway, so I didn't call you." ”

"That's not good, the military order is like a mountain, how can it be child's play." Mr. Peng snorted and said, "Now I'll be on duty, you can go back and sleep for a while." ”

"I don't." The left deputy chief of staff smiled and said, "I am young and can withstand it." ”

"No matter how young you are, you have to sleep." Mr. Peng said, "Go ahead, hurry up and sleep, and then you have to hurry up and restore the base area, you still have to be busy, you can't do it if you don't have enough physical strength." ”

As he spoke, a staff officer hurried out.

"Chief." The staff officer said, "The 386 Brigade is urgent! ”

The left deputy chief of staff took the telegram, just glanced at it and immediately froze there.

Mr. Peng frowned and said, "What's wrong with Lao Zuo?" What did the 386 Brigade say? ”

The left deputy chief of staff sighed and said: "On the issue of transfer, the 386 brigade raised a different opinion. ”

"Disagreement?" Mr. Peng asked, "What do you mean?" The 386th Brigade did not agree to go to the northwest of Shanxi to join the 120th Division, and insisted on returning to the Taiyue Military Region? ”

On the question of where the 386th Brigade would go after it evacuated Taiyuan, there were three considerations at that time.

The first consideration, of course, is to return to the Taiyue base area and return to the 129th Division.

If conditions permit, this is of course the most preferred, but the problem is that between Taiyuan and Taiyue Military Region there is a heavy group of the First Army of the Japanese Army in Shanxi!

The current 386 Brigade is no longer the original 386 Brigade.

At the time, the 386 Brigade had almost no heavy equipment, so there were no restrictions on the march.

But now it is not possible, now the 386 Brigade has a large number of heavy equipment, it is said that there are 40 75mm mountain guns alone, and the number of infantry guns, rapid-fire guns, and anti-aircraft guns is even larger!

With so much heavy equipment, it is impossible to walk the mountain road again.

If you return to the Taiyue Military Region, you will definitely collide head-on with the Japanese army.

Although the combat effectiveness of the 386 Brigade is not what it used to be, if it wants to shake the heavy group of the First Army of the Japanese Army in Shanxi, it is still an egg to hit a stone.

The second consideration is to go to Wutai County in the northeast of Shanxi Province and join Nie Lao of the 115th Division.

Wutai County is only more than 100 kilometers away from Taiyuan, and there are Tongpu railways and highways for marching.

However, it is also possible to collide head-on with the Japanese 26th Division that went south from Datong to reinforce it.

Moreover, Mr. Nie's Jinchaji base area is the key target of the Japanese North China Front, and the pressure is already very great, and if the 386 Brigade brings the Japanese army over in Shanxi, the pressure will be even greater.

So there was only the third consideration, going to the northwest of Jin and joining up with Mr. He's 120th Division.

The road conditions in the northwest of Shanxi are poor, but there is no problem with the march, and it is precisely because of the poor roads and the barrenness of the northwest of Shanxi that it has never been the focus of the Japanese army in Shanxi.

After the 386th Brigade arrived in the northwest of Shanxi, it could also be used as a southwest barrier for the 120th Division to block the pressure from the direction of Taiyuan, so that the 120th Division could concentrate on developing northward.

Based on the above considerations, the headquarters decided to let the 386 Brigade go to Xingxian.

At the same time, he sent a telegram to the 120th Division, Mr. He, and sent troops to respond halfway.

Mr. Peng thought that the 386 Brigade was unwilling to go to the northwest of Shanxi, so he was a little angry.

At that moment, Mr. Peng said again: "An order is an order, and they can't choose!" ”

"Boss, it's not this." The left deputy chief of staff said, "The 386 Brigade proposed to defend Taiyuan to the death, and buy time for the Taiyuan party organization to mobilize the people to rush to transport materials!" ”

"Huh?" Mr. Peng suddenly looked stunned when he heard this, "Defend Taiyuan?!" ”

"Yes, defend Taiyuan!" The left deputy chief of staff said, "They think that they can take advantage of the lack of defense of the Japanese army and take the lead in attacking and crushing the 9th Brigade, which is the most threatening!" ”

"That's a good idea." Mr. Peng nodded happily.

"The 9th Brigade of the Japanese Army was originally a defeated general of the 386th Brigade."

"When the 386th Brigade broke through from the Taiyue Military Region, it severely damaged an infantry brigade and the brigade headquarters of the 9th Brigade."

"Now the 9th Brigade actually has only four infantry brigades, no artillery, and no baggage troops, which is precisely when its actual combat capability is at its weakest."

"With the current strength of the 386th Brigade, there is absolutely no problem in defeating the 9th Brigade!"

The left deputy chief of staff said: "After the defeat of the 9th Brigade, the 386th Brigade will hold the line of Yuci, Xiaodian and Jinyuan to ensure that road and railway traffic is cut off. ”

"In this way, the 3rd Brigade and the 41st Division of the Japanese Army that arrived later will not be able to threaten Taiyuan."

Mr. Peng frowned and said: "With the preset defensive position, of course, there is no problem in blocking the 3rd Brigade and the 41st Division of the Japanese Army, but in this way, the 386th Brigade will also be entangled by the Japanese army, and it will be difficult to get rid of it, and when the 8th Brigade, 110th Division and 26th Division of the Japanese Army arrive one after another, it will be over." ”

The left deputy chief of staff nodded and said, "So the 386 Brigade chose to defend Taiyuan!" ”

"Since there is no way to get rid of it, then simply don't transfer, and fight to the death with the Japanese army in Taiyuan!"

"If there is a decisive battle in the field, the 386 Brigade may not even be enough to stuff the Japanese army, but if it fights in the streets of Taiyuan City, I am afraid that there will still be a dozen."

"Because Taiyuan City is not big."

"Even if the Japanese attack in four directions at the same time, at most four brigades will be deployed."

"In this way, the Japanese army cannot give full play to the advantage of troops, but the 386 Brigade can take advantage of the terrain."

"Therefore, I think it is still possible for the 386 Brigade to calmly break through the siege after the Japanese army in Shanxi was wounded by defending Taiyuan to the death."

Speaking of this, the left deputy chief of staff said again: "Moreover, there is another benefit, the 386 Brigade did not expect it." ”

Mr. Peng said: "You are saying that the Japanese army in Shanxi is firmly attracted to Taiyuan by the 386 Brigade, and our brother troops of the Taiyue Military Region and other military regions can take advantage of this opportunity to restore and even expand the base area. ”

"Yes." The left deputy chief of staff nodded, "This is a good opportunity." ”

Mr. Peng said: "But this is just a hypothesis, the 386 Brigade may also be trapped in Taiyuan!" ”

"Yes, there is indeed a possibility that the 386th Brigade will be trapped in Taiyuan." The deputy chief of staff of the left said, "So, in the end, it is up to you, the boss, to decide, whether to let the 386 Brigade defend Taiyuan?" ”

Mr. Peng's face immediately showed a look of struggle.

"Lao Zuo, this decision is not good! It's a brigade! ”

"Moreover, the 386 Brigade is still the brigade with the strongest combat effectiveness in our entire Eighth Route Army!"

The deputy chief of staff left didn't say anything more, as the chief of staff, he had already said everything that should be said, and the rest was the matter of Mr. Peng, who was the deputy commander-in-chief.

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