Three days, not short, not long, under the eagerness of the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, it was fleeting.

The soldiers, who were full of resentment because of the Japanese army's cage policy, but could not vent because of the orders of their superiors, had already held their breath, and as soon as the battle began, everyone was full of energy.

On the evening of 20 August, the General Headquarters officially ordered the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, the 129th Division and the 120th Division, under the unified command of the Eighth Route Army, to simultaneously launch a campaign focusing on the attack on the main railway.

In the evening, at seven o'clock, at the temporary command post, Han Xin sat quietly, next to the ten regiment commanders, and everyone's expressions were very solemn, because a big war was about to start.

And now, it's time for Han Xin to assign tasks to everyone.

Shi and Tie Niu have long been accustomed to it, and they trust Han Xin's ability, they will never question any orders from Han Xin, although they are also the head of the regiment now, but this idea has never changed.

As for the others, because the duty of a soldier is to obey, and Liu Bocheng personally handed them over to Han Xin, they will not hesitate for half a minute in ordering Han Xin.

It is impossible to know how much of this obedience came from the heart.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the first attack was a surprise, the Japanese were the least guarded, and we had the greatest chance of success.

So what we have to do is to expand this certain victory indefinitely. ”

The information Han Xin got from Liu Bocheng had already told everyone, and everyone knew that this attack on Zhengtai Road would definitely inevitably engage the Japanese army.

So no one took lightly this seemingly simple task.

If it is left in the previous life, with Han Xin's character, it is enough to have his own voice in the military command.

He has this self-confidence, under his own command, the battle will always achieve the final victory, as for ordinary soldiers, it is better to be a log that fully executes military orders.

However, time has passed, and there have been earth-shaking changes in both the situation of military wars and military theories.

Therefore, Han Xin did not give an order in the words of the family, and he would listen carefully to everyone's suggestions.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in two hours, at ten o'clock, the departure time of the Japanese train will be delayed to three hours.

And eleven o'clock is the time when President Peng ordered all the people to attack, and now it is seven o'clock, and there is not much time left for us, you all say, what should we do? ”

The first to speak was Miao Zhongzheng, the commander of the 7th Regiment of the 1st Brigade, who was a very assertive regiment commander, and many times he was able to put forward pertinent suggestions, and this time was no exception.

"Commander Han, according to intelligence analysis, we will definitely not be able to avoid the Japanese patrols when we attack the Zhengtai Railway.

In my opinion, we divided our forces into two routes, one to sabotage the railway, and the other to directly attack the devil's turret and pillbox, so as to cover the comrades who were responsible for dismantling the tracks. ”

Everyone was silent, and after a while, Chen Zulin, the commander of the 5th Regiment of the right column, said: "This method is okay, but we have to take into account that the enemy on this pillbox and fort is a small group of devils after all, if we attack the western section of Zhengtai Road, then the Japanese army on the front line of Yangquan, Pingding, and Liaoxian will inevitably send a large number of troops to support the Zhengtai Railway."

And the purpose of our railway attack is to sabotage the Zhengtai Railway and paralyze the devil's transportation line, so it will definitely not be able to achieve results in such a short period of time. ”

"Not bad!"

Wang Lin, the commander of the 6th regiment, also nodded in agreement and said: "Therefore, the attack on the Zhengtai Railway mainly depends on whether the reinforcements are not in place.

The division commander said that the results of this campaign depend on how many railways are destroyed, and how many railways we can destroy depends on how long we can hold back reinforcements. ”

Wang Lin's voice fell, everyone's concise and clear discussion was basically over, and everyone looked at Han Xin, who was able to make a final decision.

Looking at the discussion between these regiment commanders, Han Xin nodded secretly, these people still have a certain ability in military analysis.

It's just that the pattern seems to be smaller, and the thinking is a little stiffer, and the combat effectiveness of the little devil is also a little less.

However, Han Xin didn't break it, he smiled and said, "Your head of the regiment has analyzed it well.

Commander Wang, Commander Miao, and Commander Chen, your three regiments are responsible for the local sabotage battle on the western section of Zhengtai Road, as for the fighting method, according to what Commander Miao said before, it is divided into two roads, one is responsible for destroying the railway, and the other is responsible for the devil reinforcements in the fort pillbox.

However, there is one point, the bunker and the artillery belt are arranged with the powerful firepower of the devils, if it is a strong attack, our army will definitely suffer a lot of casualties, so you don't have to take the initiative to attack, when the devils in the bunker rush out of the turtle shell to support the railway, you can block it in half a sentence.

In addition, the devil's armored car is very difficult to deal with, Erniu, you take the specially trained soldiers to take down the devil's armored vehicle. ”

"I don't think so! It's just an armored car, we've encountered it before, and that thing can be done with just a sufficient amount of explosives. ”

Miao Zhongzheng said.

To be honest, this really can't be blamed on Miao Zhongzheng, because he has not seen what terrifying power the armored car on the track will have.

Han Xin smiled disappreciatively: "Haha, let's bring it!" If Commander Miao defeats the armored car, then Erniu, you and Commander Miao and others will break the railway line together. ”

"Yes!" Erniu responded without the slightest hesitation.

Miao Zhongzheng saw that Han Xin had already made up his mind about the theme, and he didn't say anything.

The battle situation is urgent, waiting for Miao Zhongzheng, Chen Zulin, Wang Lin, and Er Niu to leave.

Han Xin looked at the others again, spread a large map on the table, pointed to one map with his hand, and said, "Here, Shiyuan Mountain."

This mountain is located in the southwest of Yangquan, the geographical location is very dangerous, and Yangquan City is only separated by a river, only three or four kilometers apart, the Zhengtai Railway winds under the mountain, it can be said that the Zhengtai Railway goes west into the throat of the mountainous area.

As long as we control this important place and condescend from a high position, we can not only block the Yangquan Japanese army from the front line of Pingding and Liaoxian to support the Zhengtai Railway, but also block the Yangquan Japanese army sending troops to rescue the strongholds of the western section of the Zhengtai Railway that we have attacked one by one. ”

"Commander Han, but the route of the Japanese army's support for the Zhengtai Railway in the Dashan District is not only in Shiyuan Mountain!" One of the regimental commanders asked.

Han Xin nodded and said, "Your analysis is not wrong, but I am sure that the Japanese army will definitely come to the aid from Shiyuan Mountain." ”

"Why?"

"Because the other routes have been blocked by several columns divided by the division commander, in comparison, it is the weakest troops in the area of my Shiyuan Mountain.

What's more, supported by Shiyuan Mountain, it is undoubtedly the shortest route. ”

"In this way, it seems that our division has invested more troops than expected!"

"Hehe, this battle will be far grander than we imagined, and it will even surpass everyone's surprise!"

Han Xin responded in a low voice.

(To be continued)