In the afternoon of the next day, Li Hong put on civilian clothes and dressed up in disguise.

He evaded the surveillance of the devil spies, secretly left Beigu Town, and rode to the headquarters of the Third Army.

Li Hong went out of the city this time to go to Yu Changsheng to discuss the attack on the enemy who marched into Beigu Town.

Originally, Li Hong could inform Yu Changsheng of the battle plan through telegrams.

Although it was relatively quick to send a telegram to deliver the message, the content of the telegram might have been intercepted by the Japanese army, so Li Hong decided to make a trip in person for the sake of a thorough battle plan.

After two hours on horseback, Li Hong arrived at the headquarters of the Third Army.

Yu Changsheng saw Li Hong wearing civilian clothes, and asked strangely: "Commander Li, why are you wearing such clothes when you came to my headquarters today?" ”

Li Hong didn't go around in circles, and directly told Yu Changsheng about his intentions.

Yu Changsheng knew that the Japanese army was going to pass through Beigu Town, and he couldn't help but show a little surprise.

He was surprised that if Li Hongzhen was bought by the devil, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Immediately, Yu Changsheng asked the signal corps to notify some of his generals to come to the headquarters for a meeting.

After an hour, the officers and generals of the Third Army rushed to the headquarters one after another.

These officers who came to the meeting were all Yu Changsheng's henchmen.

More than a dozen officers and generals sat down at the conference table, and Yu Changsheng made a long story short and told the other officers present all the situation that Li Hong had just said.

After listening to Yu Changsheng's words, the officers and generals fell silent with each other.

Yu Changsheng looked at Li Hong and said, "Li Hong, the battle plan was proposed by you, you should go first." ”

Li Hong stood up and told everyone the battle plan: "Commanders, the Japanese army wants to take advantage of Beigu Town, and I have decided to obey the Japanese army as planned, and then lead the Japanese troops into a trap to encircle and annihilate them. ”

Although this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to annihilate the Japanese army, the officers and generals neither agreed with nor opposed Li Hong.

Li Hong's battle plan is good, but without detailed information on the enemy who marched into Beigu Town, fighting such a battle with inaccurate information is simply like child's play.

Fighting a war is not just a matter of paper, and a single wrong command will lead to thousands of casualties among officers and men, not to mention the lack of accurate operational intelligence.

Peng Jinliang, commander of the 114th Division of the 51st Army, said: "Commander Li, at present, we have no accurate information, and we don't know how many Japanese troops have marched into Beigu Town and rashly fought a confused battle. ”

Li Hong glanced at the officers on both sides of the conference table and said slowly: "Ladies and gentlemen, I really don't have accurate information, but according to my judgment, the number of troops in the Japanese army marching into Beigu Town should be about the number of a brigade. ”

At this time, a major general asked Li Hong: "Commander Li, you are so sure of the number of Japanese troops, what is the basis for your judgment?" ”

Li Hong thought for a few seconds and analyzed rigorously: "Right now, the Japanese troops are facing us across the river, and it is impossible for the Japanese army to mobilize too many troops to cross the river in this case. ”

"The Japanese army's march into Beigu Town is a strange move, if only one wing is dispatched, the combat soldiers are too small to play a military role in the Xuzhou area, and an independent brigade can not only play a strategic role, but also can contain our army in large quantities, and pose a threat to the rear of our group army."

After listening, the officers present nodded, and he felt that Li Hong's analysis made some sense.

Peng Jinliang, commander of the 114th Division of the 51st Army, then asked: "Commander Li, even if the Japanese troops marching into Beigu Town are a brigade, then what battle plan do you use to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army?" ”

Li Hong walked out of his seat, walked under the map and picked up the baton.

He pointed to the Guanmadao mountain road behind Beigu Town with the baton in his hand, and said: "Commanders, in order to eliminate the concerns of the Japanese army, I suggest that the Japanese army pass through Beigu Town, and then lead the main force of the Japanese army to the mountain road on the first line of Guanmadao, and then our army will ambush the enemy according to the terrain of each pass of Guanmadao and inflict heavy losses on the enemy. ”

Li Hong dared to let the Japanese army pass through Beigu Town because he had already sent commando scouts to the mountain road on the first line of Guanma Road in the morning to investigate on the spot.

Guanma Road is ten kilometers away from Beigu Town, and the mountain road terrain in this area of Guanma Road is very dangerous, and the mountain road is narrow, which is especially suitable for ambush warfare.

After talking about his ambush plan, Li Hong returned to his seat.

Soon, the officers and generals began to discuss.

Li Hong had taken into account the issues that should be taken into account in the entire battle plan in advance, and a perfect pocket array had been arranged, and now he was waiting for the officers and generals to nod and adopt.

Li Hong dared to let the Japanese army pass through Beigu Town because he had already sent commando scouts to the mountain road on the first line of Guanma Road in the morning to investigate on the spot.

Guanma Road is ten kilometers away from Beigu Town, and the mountain road terrain in this area of Guanma Road is very dangerous, and the mountain road is narrow, which is especially suitable for ambush warfare.

After talking about his ambush plan, Li Hong returned to his seat.

Soon, the officers and generals began to discuss.

Li Hong had taken into account the issues that should be taken into account in the entire battle plan in advance, and a perfect pocket array had been arranged, and now he was waiting for the officers and generals to nod and adopt.

The meeting lasted more than 10 minutes, and finally the officers unanimously agreed on Li Hong's battle plan.

"Commander Li, this battle plan is a bit risky, but it is indeed a good opportunity to destroy the Japanese army."

"The mountain road around Guanmadao is indeed a good ambush location, and the Japanese army really wants to enter the Guanmadao mountain road, even if they have wings, they will not be able to escape."

“……”

After consideration by the officers present, all of them decided to fight this ambush battle.

"Commander, you give the order!"

The officers all stood up and waited for Yu Changsheng to give the battle order.

Yu Changsheng saw that the officers and generals were enthusiastic about fighting, and immediately moved to the bottom of the map.

He pointed to several dangerous passes in the area of Guanma Road on the map with his baton, and ordered solemnly: "I order, the 103rd Division of the 47th Army will rush to the area of Pingping Pass at 7 o'clock tonight to assemble and stand by, the 212th Brigade of the 85th Division of the 47th Army will rush to Huya Pass at 7 o'clock tonight to assemble and stand by, and the 113th Division of the 51st Army will assemble and stand by at 7 o'clock tonight on the mountain road on the first line of Guanma Road." ”

"The troops who have received the combat order must complete the assembly at 12 o'clock today, and those who violate the order will be dealt with by military law!"

"Yes!!"

The general, who received the battle order, responded loudly.

After the combat meeting, Li Hong immediately rushed back to the security regiment.

After returning to the security regiment, Li Hong called a meeting of the officers of each battalion.

For the time being, the troops of the Security Corps remained stationary, but the weapons and ammunition needed for the operation were distributed to the soldiers of each squad in advance.

On the surface, the security regiment is calm, the soldiers are very idle, as long as the enemy passes through Beigu Town, the security regiment will hit the devil's back hard.