After Dong Ping said this, Li Ziyuan's face changed slightly after listening to it. Looking at the sky that was about to dawn, he said to the guards and communicators beside him: "You immediately find the political commissar and the deputy regiment commander, as well as the chief of staff, and at the same time order the troops to stop advancing immediately." ”

When Ma Yongcheng and several people arrived, they were all stunned when they heard Dong Ping's report. Especially He Sanliang, his brows are furrowed. After being silent for a while, he raised his head and said: "Regiment leader, Lao Dong is a little rougher, and he never tells lies." I still believe what he said. ”

He Sanliang's voice fell, and Ma Yongcheng said: "Regardless of whether this Chen Feng really defected or not, the impact on us is too great. Whether the plan that goes straight to the junction of Ludong and Changzhi is still being carried out according to the original plan, I think we must study it. ”

"The battle we fought outside Basongling was originally a surprise, taking advantage of the gap opened by most of the Japanese puppet army to the north. But now that the follow-up plan is in danger of being exposed, I am worried that the Japanese puppet army can use the local forces in Ludong to block our eastward retreat nearby. ”

"I don't think it will take too much time, as long as it takes half a day, the Japanese puppet troops from other directions will arrive quickly. In particular, the Japanese puppet troops on both sides of Basongling are mainly based on the puppet garrisons of various counties, and their familiarity with the terrain here is no worse than ours. ”

"Commander, what to do next, whether it will be done according to the original plan, I think we should think about it carefully. Although our entire breakthrough plan was conveyed to the cadres above the company level, even Dong Ping, they did not know about it. But the question is, who can guarantee that our company commanders have not slipped their mouths? ”

"Before this Chen Feng, he was not very honest. After they began to act with us, they had more than once had a relationship with our soldiers, especially the puppet army, who were born as prisoners of war. I'm afraid that if one of our cadres is not tight-lipped, this guy will most likely know the direction of our troops. ”

Regarding Ma Yongcheng's concerns, Li Ziyuan did not immediately reply. Instead, he found the map that marked the entire encirclement and suppression plan of the Japanese army, and after pointing out the deployment directions of the Japanese puppet army everywhere, he looked at everyone, mainly Zhang Zijian and He Sanliang, and wanted to hear what the two of them thought.

It's just that for Li Ziyuan's gaze, He Sanliang just stared at the map and didn't speak, while Zhang Zijian thought for a while and said: "Judging from the progress of the Japanese puppet army shown on this map, even if we find that we have gone south, the only troops that the Japanese puppet army can mobilize are the Japanese puppet army in the east of Basongling. ”

"It has been more than five hours since we tore through the defense line of the puppet army. We fought so fiercely at the mountain pass that now the Japanese puppet army must have discovered that we were heading south. In order to block our route into the Laoding Mountains and retreat eastward, the Japanese puppet army will mobilize the Japanese puppet army east of Basongling to move south on the spot as soon as possible. ”

"If Lao He's judgment about the Japanese puppet army setting up an ambush circle for us between Basongling and Taihang Mountain was correct. Then at present, the strength that the Japanese army can use nearby, and only this Japanese puppet army is going south. The most important thing is that if this Japanese puppet army goes south on the spot, then they are closer to our target than ours. ”

"Even if we have taken the lead, the Japanese puppet army, based on the information provided by this Chen Feng, can take advantage of the distance to strike ahead of us and arrive one step ahead of us. Descending southeast from Basong Ridge, there is a road that can be easily transferred by them. And they have trucks, and they are far more efficient and faster than us. ”

"They can walk the bowstring when they go south, but we can only walk on the bowback. Not only do they have to take detours, but they are also far less fast than them in terms of speed. My opinion is that the original plan should be changed and the whole army should withdraw to Basongling for concealment and standby. If the Japanese troops east of Basongling move south, we will encircle it from Basongling on the spot. ”

"Now it's too late for us to break through in either direction. The sky will soon dawn, and when the Japanese planes are there, we will not be able to conceal our whereabouts at all. Now the retreat to Basongling is our only option. Even as a last resort, at least there are mountains to rely on. ”

Zhang Zijian said his thoughts, but He Sanliang carefully calculated the speed and efficiency, but expressed a different opinion; "Commander, my opinion is not to turn around, and to speed up as much as possible at the speed of a rapid march. Strive to preempt the Japanese puppet army and withdraw to the Ludong area to rest. ”

"Regiment commander, the number of trucks in the hands of the Japanese puppet army is not enough to bring the Japanese puppet army east of Basongling, if the Japanese puppet army wants to encircle and annihilate our regiment, even if it is dominated by Japanese troops, then it will have to mobilize more than 3,000 troops. If it is dominated by the puppet army, then more troops will be mobilized. ”

"A force of 3,000 men, at least 150 trucks, will be able to mobilize enough troops. In the past, we had destroyed more than 50 of their trucks in one go, but now the Japanese army has no trucks at hand to rush enough troops to the direction of our breakthrough at the first time. ”

"If there were only vanguards, we could have fought at once. Moreover, we turned south, and it was not us that was most worried, but the headquarters of the 36th Division of the Japanese Army. Because even if Chen Feng rebelled, they didn't know what our real goal was. Our move to the east can only be one of their foresights. ”

"At present, most of the Japanese troops in Ludong have been mobilized by our army, and the rest are cobbled together with pseudo-garrisons in various counties. Although the combat effectiveness of the pseudo-garrison is barely good, its equipment is far from good. As long as we move quickly and clench our fists and punch them out, the price we pay will not be too great. ”

"If we go back north, it's not going to be easy for us. First of all, the sky will soon be bright, and the Japanese planes will be dispatched as soon as possible. We are not close to Basongling now, and we will not be able to catch up with Basongling before dawn, and our whereabouts will be exposed. ”

"Secondly, even if the Japanese army east of Basongling goes south, the Japanese army will definitely not give up its vigilance against Basongling. They will mobilize the Japanese puppet army from Lucheng in the north to move south, enter Basongling, and block the last passage for our retreat to the north. Therefore, even if we enter Basongling, it is difficult to really hide and standby. ”

"The depth of Basongling is too shallow, and the room for maneuver is too small. Even if the Japanese discovered the whereabouts of our troops, they would move their forces faster and closer. When we enter Basongling, it is equivalent to sending ourselves to the door. After this battle, I estimate that no matter which direction we move, the Japanese will no longer wait for us to enter their ambush circle. ”

"When the time comes, we will continue to march and fight, and the troops will be exhausted and it will be even more difficult to cope with the battle. The most important thing is that the Japanese army's movement of troops may not be as rapid as we imagined. First of all, in the battle of Yamaguchi, we defeated one of the main divisions of the puppet army and captured their radio station. ”

"The Japanese puppet army in other directions, even if they move when they hear the sound, it will take time to reach the battlefield. After rushing to the battlefield, Chen Feng was interrogated and conclusions were drawn. Adjusting the entire deployment at the same time is not something that can be decided by the tactical units of the Japanese army. They need to report Chen Feng's confession to the senior commander before they can adjust the entire deployment plan. ”

"Even if the Japanese army moves quickly, it will take a lot of time. At the same time, they may not believe all of Chen Feng's confessions, I think this leaves us with a big time gap that we can make full use of, and the key is whether we can fully grasp this opportunity. ”

"The most important thing is the regiment leader, we are now less than fifteen kilometers away from the territory of Ludong, and even closer to Ludong than Basongling. If you speed up the march and rush over before the main forces of the Japanese puppet army arrive, there is still no problem. My advice is that as long as we act fast, we may not be in danger. ”

"At the same time, Captain, we have ignored one person before we set up all kinds of assumptions. Tsuruta Numan has not appeared in the past two days, if this guy who has not appeared for a while is the commander-in-chief of the Japanese puppet army's operation, then we should be more cautious when we return to Basongling. ”

"And then there's another factor, and that's that we've played a few times under the nose of the Japanese army, and it's dark under the lights. Again, again, again, again, again, The Japanese are now very vigilant, and if they do it again, I fear it will backfire. The Japanese army is not a fool, but an army with qualified combat staff officers. ”

"We have come up with this method many times, will the Japanese army suspect that we are attacking them this time? So Commander, I mean a little bit, to respond to all changes with the same. As long as we speed up, don't grind, and be prepared to deal with all emergencies, we can still rush out. ”

After He Sanliang finished speaking, he picked up a ruler and measured it on the map, calculated the precise distance between the enemy and us, and also made a judgment on the time. He Sanliang believed that even if the Japanese army mobilized trucks, judging from the distance between the enemy and us, they would not be able to rush to Ludong in the first place.

Moreover, the Baijin Railway, which is adjacent to this highway, has always been the main target of the Eighth Route Army of Taihang Mountain. Under the efforts of the troops along the Eighth Route Army, it is now in tatters. It's just that compared to the beginning of the year, because of the speed of repair, it can't compare to the speed of the destruction of the eight roads.

In particular, the roadbed and bridges are far from being able to catch up with the speed of destruction, and compared with the Baijin Railway, which has been basically abandoned, because the maintenance of the dirt road is relatively simple, and the Japanese army continues to force the residents along the highway to rush to repair, so it is also guaranteed to be used intermittently.

However, the road conditions absolutely cannot allow a large number of convoys to pass quickly in a short time. Who has ever seen a road with large potholes and small potholes, and countless mine craters in the middle, which can allow a large group of trucks to drive at the highest speed? If the Japanese really dared to do that, it would be strange that their convoy did not turn over.

Therefore, He Sanliang thinks that it is basically impossible to mobilize so many trucks in a short period of time, not to mention the Japanese army, and even if it can be mobilized, the efficiency is not high. Even if they can walk the bowstring, they can only walk the bowback. No matter how fast the Japanese army reacts, it will take time to gather troops, especially trucks.

Even as soon as their troops withdrew from the mountain pass of Basongling, the Japanese army had already noticed it. Even if Chen Feng really knew the detailed target of the transfer of troops, he would definitely not be able to react so quickly. During this period, you can leave enough time difference for yourself, as long as there is no large Japanese army in Ludong.