Speaking of this, Ma Yongcheng shook his head and continued: "And just now the political commissar of the military region called, and he was very dissatisfied with you running to the front line at this time. Let your boy, return to your original command position immediately. The commissar asked me to tell you that you are now commanding not one regiment, but several regiments of troops in operation. ”

"The most important thing for a commander on your side to do now is to stay in your command position, instead of running to the front-line position to command some people to fight. The political commissar was a little angry on the phone, and his tone was very angry when he said this, I think you should go back quickly. ”

Regarding the content of the telegram relayed by Ma Yongcheng, Li Ziyuan stood up and paced back and forth in the headquarters for a few steps: "Okay, I'll go back immediately." Anyway, when I stay here, Lao Liu is uncomfortable. However, I didn't think there was anything wrong with my side starting early. ”

When he returned to his headquarters, he was just in time for the commander to call and ask if Li Ziyuan had returned. After Li Ziyuan took the phone, the commander of the military region in the microphone looked very annoyed. He should not be criticized for changing the entire deployment of the military region without asking for instructions or making a report. Now the puppet army in Jincheng has not shown signs of helping, but has shrunk its defenses.

Listening to the dissatisfaction of the commander in the microphone, Li Ziyuan was silent for a while and said: "Chief, I think that the puppet army in Jincheng has shrunk its defense, not because they have not come out to help, but because they have already made up their minds to go out." Otherwise, they would definitely not give up some strongholds on the periphery of Jincheng at this time, but would only strengthen their defenses and secure the Jincheng-North Henan road. ”

"Also, even if that old fox doesn't want to come out for reinforcements, what are those Japanese advisers of his doing? There are more than 1,000 Japanese expatriates in Gaoping City alone. There was also a squadron of more Japanese troops, as well as its largest ammunition depot in the southeast of Jinjin. These Japanese troops were not from the 14th Independent Infantry Brigade, but from the 110th Division stationed in northern Henan. ”

"If this guy doesn't save him when he dies, don't say that the First Army of the Japanese Army won't spare him, and even the Twelfth Army, which belongs to the 110th Division, won't spare him. So even if this guy is worried about us surrounding up the reinforcements, they will definitely not come out to reinforce them. What we need now, Commander, is patience. ”

"I think that old fox in Jincheng suffered such a big loss in the Battle of Linnan. With his personality and character, it is very possible to play some false actions at this time. If we don't play these tricks, Commander, we should feel that something is not normal. If he doesn't play any tricks, we should be worried that he will die. ”

"After all, this so-called pseudo-independent 16th Brigade is a miscellaneous card in his Sixth Front Army. Moreover, the Japanese transferred this independent 16th Brigade to him, and his real intentions were also clear. But if there were no Japanese in Gaoping City, this guy would definitely not be able to save him, and even the elimination of this 16th Independent Brigade would have played into his arms. ”

But the Japanese in Gaoping City were the biggest difficulty for him to sit idly by. If something happens to these Japanese, they will never spare him. Although the Japanese are now in decline, there is still no problem in cleaning him up as a puppet general. What's more, his current supply of weapons and ammunition is all controlled by the Japanese, and he will definitely not dare not come out. ”

"Rest assured, we're here to get the pace of the battle right. It is necessary to hurt this independent 16th Brigade and make them desperately ask for help from the Japanese troops in Jincheng or directly to Luoyang and Xinxiang. I won't eat the fish in one go, before they bite the hook. On behalf of all the commanders and fighters of the Northern Group, I pledge that the overall deployment of the military region will not be frustrated. ”

After listening to Li Ziyuan's report, although the commander did not object to Li Ziyuan's opinion, his tone was still very annoyed: "You kid, don't sing a high note for me there." This time the situation will never be allowed to happen again. One more time, you kid will roll me back to Ludong. ”

"It doesn't matter if you have a thousand or ten thousand reasons, it would be a mistake to change the deployment of your superiors without asking for instructions. When you were still fighting an independent guerrilla war, you kid could do whatever he wanted? You move your head that gets into trouble all day long and think about it, why did the military region launch this operation? ”

"This old fox in Jincheng is very honest during the time he was transferred to Jinnan, and he is not our opponent when he really fights. The purpose of concentrating the troops of a military region to fight in the south this time is to temper the troops' ability to move and fight in large corps. What the large corps needs in combat is to command from top to bottom like an arm. ”

"As a commander of two divisions, don't you really understand this? If you don't understand, it's your kid playing tricks with me, pretending to be confused there. Orders and forbidden, this is not a nonsense, but a quality that an army must have. ”

"Also, you kid put yourself in your place for me now. You kid remember to me that you are now the commander of the Northern Group, not a regiment commander, let alone a battalion commander. Your mission is to take control of the overall battle, not to run to the front to command a regimental battle. If you leave your command post without permission, be careful that I remove you from your post. ”

With that, the commander put down the phone in his hand. When Li Ziyuan heard the commander's words, he understood that this was the commander's acceptance of his idea, and he was a little hung just now before he completely let go. Putting down the phone, Li Ziyuan smiled slightly and said to Ma Yongcheng: "It's done, the overall situation of this battle is basically decided, and the rest is how much the battle results are." ”

Looking at Li Ziyuan's relaxed expression, Ma Yongcheng shook his head and said, "You, you are always so bold." Also, the fish over there haven't bitten the hook yet, and it's too early to say that the big picture has been decided. You kid take it easy, don't make any moths, I'm worried about you. ”

Regarding Ma Yongcheng's unease, Li Ziyuan didn't care. He tapped on the map and said, "Old horse, your brother is a little too worried. This time I concentrated all the engineering units of the division and assigned them to several main attack units. And the * of the divisional inventory was also allocated to the two main directions of attack, as long as the tunnel was opened, the city wall could be destroyed by blasting. ”

"As long as the city wall is blown down, what else can stop us from behind? Old horse, look at it, when this puppet army is covered by the city wall, it can still fight with us for a while. By the time our troops break through, they'll collapse pretty quickly. But the key problem is to break into the city wall, and the rest of the problems are not too big a problem. ”

"The more than 1,000 Japanese in the city are now our hostages. As long as enough pressure is given, even if the old fox is reluctant, he must come to the rescue. Even if he knew that it was a trap, he had to drill into it. The initiative now is not in his hands. As long as he comes out, the victory will be ours. ”

Regarding Li Ziyuan's self-confidence, Ma Yongcheng can only smile bitterly. He is very clear about the source of Li Ziyuan's self-confidence, because of his trust in the combat effectiveness of his troops. It's just that the progress of the battle will be like what Li Ziyuan expected? Ma Yongcheng was still a little uneasy in his heart. The course of the battle is changeable, and no one can guarantee anything when victory does not finally fall.

Thinking of this, Ma Yongcheng hesitated for a moment, and finally hoped that Li Ziyuan would be more cautious. In terms of command, it is necessary to be more steady. At least don't cause too many casualties, the Ludong Army Division has been transferred too many troops during this time, and its vitality has not fully recovered.

At present, only two formed battalions of the Lubei detachment have participated in the battle, and the rest of the troops are still continuing their training. Several independent battalions were not fully staffed, and generally only had two companies. Only the Hubei Independent Battalion took the lead in completing the reorganization, and it was four complete formed companies that participated in the battle. If you fight too hard this time, I'm afraid I will have to recuperate for a while when I go back.

Hearing Ma Yongcheng's somewhat worried words, Li Ziyuan threw the red and blue pencils in his hand onto the map and said, "Old man, don't worry, if I haven't counted this point in my heart, I, the acting commander, will be in vain." There will definitely be some costs, but we will definitely not suffer any big losses. ”

"Also, it's not time to attack that side now, and now it's mainly to increase the pressure on the puppet army in the city. The forcible siege of the city was just to increase the pressure on the Japanese puppet army in the city. Lao He and Liu Haishan are both experts in this area and can grasp the scale well. We can rest assured of this. ”

As soon as Li Ziyuan finished speaking, the phone in the command headquarters rang. Li Ziyuan stopped the topic behind and reached out to pick up the phone. The call was made by Liu Haishan, who reported to the command that they had begun to organize assault teams and began to launch an assault on the city walls. Artillery is organizing fire, covering and blasting open city gates.

After receiving a call from Liu Haishan, Li Ziyuan once again emphasized the grasp of the rhythm of the battle with this old comrade-in-arms. There must be a lot of pressure, but the progress can be slowed down a bit. The Gaoping city wall is too wide, and it may be difficult for the old mountain guns of his own troops to blow up the city wall and open a breakthrough channel for them.

Li Ziyuan asked Liu Haishan to organize a commando team to enter the city, and at the same time dig into the tunnel to prepare for blasting. Even if the excavated tunnels do not work, it is necessary to dig as many tunnels as possible. There were several blockade ditches in his direction, and it was easier to dig the tunnels than He Sanliang's side.

Definitely don't just think about attacking hard, use your brains more in the way you siege the city. The preparations that should be made must be made in advance. In a word, the Japanese puppet army in the city must be resolved, and the casualties of the troops must not be broken. Even if Gaoping is taken, the troops must not be injured.

After putting down the phone in his hand, Li Ziyuan thought about it and wanted to get through to the deputy commander of the Fourth Division, who had already rushed to the operational direction of the Fourth Division's troops and was in command. On the phone, the deputy commander told Li Ziyuan bluntly that the puppet army on the periphery is now desperately returning to Gaoping.

At present, the troops of the four divisions are engaged in fierce battles with the puppet army that has returned to help. The puppet army in front of them fought very tenaciously, and even dared to fight a white-knuckle battle when necessary. It is very different from the Shanxi puppet army that it has encountered in the past. Although the tactical level is very poor, it is quite tenacious on the battlefield.

However, at present, the units of the four divisions still firmly control the initiative on the battlefield. He assured that even if these puppet troops fought fiercely, the troops of his fourth division would never let a puppet army enter Gaoping City. We will ensure that we will cooperate with our brother troops and fight this tough battle well. We will never let our brother troops fall into the situation of being attacked on their backs.