"The air force doesn't have that many planes to reinforce us, and they won't pay that much for Datong." The commander finally spoke, and said with a calm face.

The chief of staff was anxious: "But if there are no reinforcements, Datong will definitely not be able to hold it!" ”

The army commander did not answer, but stared at the person in charge of intelligence and asked: "You just said that in order to block our attacking troops, the garrison regiment is transferring local troops and guerrillas from various places. ”

"Hey!" The head of intelligence hastened to answer.

"One or two thousand people have now been gathered, and there is still a steady stream of guerrillas and local troops rushing to the battlefield."

The commander nodded and fell back into deep thought.

Thinking about it, a smile suddenly flashed on the corner of his mouth, and he stared at the chief of staff and asked: "If we use the Laiyuan battlefield as a bait to attract the main forces, guerrillas, and local troops of the garrison regiment left in the base area, and then gather and annihilate them, what changes do you say will happen to the battle situation?" ”

"The garrison base will be completely open to us." The head of intelligence spoke first.

The chief of staff also seemed to see the deep meaning of the commander's words, and replied while thinking: "Without local troops and guerrillas, the garrison regiment base area will be empty, and our troops will occupy it in the shortest possible time!" ”

"If it's just to take down the garrison base and destroy their lair, this style of play is definitely the best."

"Then do it!" The commander immediately gave the order.

"Give an order to the attacking troops: maintain the existing offensive and continue to attack the garrison base area, I will give them enough time to transfer troops, and then wipe out all kinds of armed forces in the garrison base area on the Laiyuan battlefield."

I have to admit that the army commander's method of taking the base area of the garrison regiment is better and more sophisticated.

But he seems to have forgotten about Datong.

According to his style of play, the attacking troops will definitely not be able to enter the garrison base area during the day today.

The main force of the garrison attacking Datong could not feel the pressure of the base area being captured, so there was no need to rush to retreat.

The situation in Datong has deteriorated to the point that it may fall at any time, and if the garrison regiment is given another day to attack, wouldn't that help the garrison regiment take Datong?

This is something that the chief of staff does not understand.

looked at the commander with a puzzled look on his face, and waited for him to follow.

"The tactics of the Datong direction must also be adjusted!" Of course, the commander will not forget Datong, and analyze it while looking at the map.

"Order the Datong garrison to hold back the siege troops of the garrison regiment at all costs and prevent them from returning to the base area."

"I will continue to send planes to reinforce them during the defense of the city, but I must not let the planes go into danger."

"The planes allocated to us by the front army are limited, and we can't afford to lose them."

Hearing this order, the chief of staff was even more puzzled.

The Datong garrison can't even protect itself, how can it be possible to hold back the siege troops of the garrison regiment, is the army commander mistaken?

Subconsciously, you have to talk about these problems.

Before he could speak, the head of intelligence had already widened his eyes, looked at the commander and shouted in shock: "Your Excellency, are you going to give up Datong?" ”

"There are less than 2,000 people left in the Datong garrison, and in addition to giving up Datong, I can't think of any other way to hold back the siege troops of the garrison."

The commander did not deny it.

The chief of staff was frightened by the news, and he was stunned.

I didn't expect the army commander to take the initiative to give up Datong.

Didn't he know the importance of Datong to the Shanxi garrison, and forgot that the empire urgently needed Datong's precious coal resources?

Subconsciously opposed: "I don't agree to give up Datong." ”

"Your Excellency the military commander, Datong is too important to us, the coal mines produced there not only supply the Shanxi garrison, but also the entire North China Front Army and Manchuria, we must not lose it, please think twice."

The commander smiled and replied confidently: "Don't worry, Datong City can't be lost." ”

"Then how can the Datong garrison hold back the garrison siege troops?" The chief of staff asked rhetorically with a look of disbelief.

The army commander replied mysteriously: "There is a saying in the Eighth Route Army that people save and lose, people and land exist, people lose land and survive, people and land are lost, and I will also give you this sentence today." ”

"The war situation in Datong has indeed deteriorated to the point of no return, in that case, why don't we maximize the benefits that Datong brings to us?"

"Use Datong as a bait to drag the main force of the garrison regiment."

"We took the opportunity to gather and annihilate all the remaining troops of the garrison regiment in Laiyuan, destroy their base area, and cut off the rear road of the garrison regiment."

"Without the logistics base of the base area, even if the garrison regiment occupies Datong, they will have no roots."

"One soldier dies one less, one bullet is used and one less shot, and the overall strength is getting weaker and weaker."

"When they are almost consumed, we will gather heavy troops to counterattack Datong, not only can we take the opportunity to kill the henchmen of the garrison, but also recapture Datong, a resource town, killing two birds with one stone."

The chief of staff listened, and a huge strategic idea slowly appeared in his head.

Keep your eyes glued to the map and repeatedly verify the feasibility of the idea.

After two minutes, the chief of staff's frowning brow slowly relaxed, and the worried look on his face began to disappear.

He suddenly found that the battle situation in front of him, which seemed to be very unfavorable to the imperial army, after the army commander's analysis, instantly had a chance to turn defeat into victory, and the chance of victory was still very large.

The Chief of Staff immediately supported: "Your Excellency, I fully support your proposal. ”

"I think the Jin Suijun should also be added to the whole plan."

"Recently, the Jin Suijun has suffered a lot of big losses in our hands, the living space is getting smaller and smaller, and the overall strength is getting weaker and weaker.

"To the south of Datong is the area controlled by the Jin Sui Army, to the east is the garrison regiment base area, to the west is the northwest base area of the Eighth Route Army to the Jin, and to the north is the area occupied by the imperial army."

"If the garrison can be trapped in Datong, then the Jin Sui army will secretly blockade Datong and not give them a chance to get supplies. If the garrison does not want to be completely annihilated by us in Datong City, it can only flee to the northwest. ”

"Although it is the base area of the Eighth Route Army, the environment is harsh, the land is barren, and there are few people, and the garrison will definitely not be able to develop when it arrives there, and it will be killed by us in the end."

The army commander looked at the sand table and ordered: "The general staff will immediately formulate a new battle plan." ”

"In three steps, first annihilate all the remaining troops of the garrison regiment, then occupy their base area, and finally counterattack Datong and eliminate the garrison regiment."

"Be fast, and I'll see the specific plan of action in an hour."

"The intelligence department unconditionally cooperated with the General Staff in formulating the battle plan."

"I will personally draft a telegram to the Datong garrison: whether they can do a good job or not has a bearing on whether the whole plan can be carried out smoothly."

"We must explain to them clearly: grasp the rhythm of the battle, not only let the garrison see the hope of capturing Datong, but also not let them occupy Datong immediately and drag them in Datong through siege warfare."

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