The answer soon appeared, and the headquarters urgently reported that early this morning, the 1st, 2nd, 7th, and 23rd Divisions of the Kwantung Army launched a sweep from Pinghan Road to our southern Hebei region, and the attack momentum was rapid, and our army in southern Hebei was ordered to quickly mobilize and switch to anti-sweeping operations.

By this point, the deployment of the Japanese army was already obvious. That is, the troops of the Western Front were divided into two routes, encircling and annihilating our southern Hebei troops and Luxi troops, and pressing from east to west after achieving the goal; The eastern front swept through our Jiaodong base area, and then joined forces with the enemy on Jiaoji Road, pressing from north to south. After the enemy on the southern front swept through the Suzhou-Anhui border area, they formed a heavy army group and pressed from the south to the north. In this way, the Japanese army formed a three-sided joint attack on the Shandong base area.

To the east is the sea, which is the domain of the Japanese navy.

Zeng Zhongsheng looked at an urgent telegram, frowned, and muttered to himself: "What a big momentum, it's bigger than the pomp and circumstance of the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Wuhan!" This little devil really fucking looks down on our Eighth Route Army. ”

Luo Ronghuan proposed: "Commander, you should immediately report the latest enemy situation to the chairman and the boss and ask for instructions. ”

Liu Yimin didn't say a word, pulled a chair and sat at the table, closed his eyes, and said nothing.

Judging from the current situation, under the cover of a large number of aircraft, the Japanese army must have advanced very rapidly. With such a huge number of troops, the local armed forces, militias, and the main forces scattered in various places cannot stop the offensive of the little devils at all, and whoever stands in the way may fall into the encirclement, and the outcome will be tragic. It seems that the little devil really regarded our army in Shandong as a roadblock, and used his strength to eat milk, and he had to destroy our army as soon as possible!

The current situation is very sinister, and Liu Yimin has to think carefully.

Three of the four divisions of the Japanese Fourth Division, the Eleventh Division, the Twelfth Division, and the Twenty-eighth Division in the direction of Jiaodong are permanent divisions, and the Eleventh Division and the Twelfth Division are all fierce divisions that have been on the Songhu battlefield. With the Jiaodong Garrison Brigade and local armed forces alone, I am afraid that it will not be possible to delay the Japanese army for a few more days. When the Japanese troops of the four divisions in Jiaodong and the fifth division in Qingdao form an encirclement, it is very likely that the 3rd, 7th, and 8th Brigades, which are secretly waiting in the Qingdao area, will be encircled. It seems that Jiaodong is going to suffer a big disaster.

Needless to say, the Japanese army used the most elite 1st Division, 2nd Division, 7th Division, and 23rd Division, and with the strength of our army in southern Hebei, it could only go down to the tunnels to hide or find gaps to break through, and it was difficult to say whether it could stand out.

The main force of the 1st Guards Division, the 110th Division, the 37th Division, the 40th Division, the 41st Division, and the North China Public Security Army of the six groups of the Japanese Army should have more than 100,000 troops, and the 2nd and 6th Brigades were ordered to move to the southern Hebei region, and the Luxi Garrison Brigade and the New 2nd Brigade were in danger of being surrounded and annihilated by the enemy at any time.

Once the Japanese army succeeds in southern Hebei and Luxi, the two forces will be combined into one force and rush to the eastern part of the Yellow River, which will be even more difficult to deal with.

The situation in southeastern and southern Shandong is also very dangerous, and the Japanese 6th, 24th, and 29th Divisions landed in Lianyungang and joined forces with the 9th and 114th Divisions, which would be another heavy group. Needless to say, this heavy army group is intended to be used to block the southward passage of our army's main force from the south, to attack the hinterland of the southeastern and southern Lunan base areas, and to completely destroy the local political power system and military industrial system on which our army depends.

What to do? What to do?

Liu Yimin sat there like a stone carving, motionless.

Liu Yimin didn't move, Luo Ronghuan, Zeng Zhongsheng, and Cai Zhong stood there and didn't dare to come out, staring at Liu Yimin without blinking.

After a long time, Liu Yimin raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Chief of Staff, record orders." ”

At this time, the deputy directors of the General Staff Office, ** Feng and Zhu Zhexiao, were standing in the room, holding paper and pens and waiting!

I only heard Liu Yimin say: "The Central Committee, the General Headquarters and the brigades of the Shandong Military Region, the newly formed brigades, the garrison brigades, the detachments, the administrative offices, the troops of the 129th Division in southern Hebei, the Lu Department in central Hebei, and the Liu and Chen Divisions of the Jiangsu-Anhui Border Region:

Following the landing of the 2nd Guards Division of the Japanese Army and the Taiwan Mixed Brigade in Yancheng, and the 17th Division of the 13th Army and the 1st, 5th, 7th, 11th, and 12th Brigades and 17th Divisions independently launched a surprise attack on the border areas of our Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, the main force of the Japanese Kwantung Army today moved southward in a big way, and cooperated with the Japanese army in North China to carry out a large-scale dragnet heavy sweep in the southern Hebei region and Shandong region within a wide area from the Pinghan Line in the west, Lianyungang in the east, the Jiaozhou Peninsula in the north, and the Longhai Line in the south.

Second, the posture of the Japanese army is to form a small encirclement within a large encirclement, a trap,

Encircle and suppress our troops in Suzhou, Anhui, southern Hebei, Luxi, and Jiaodong in small circles, and then advance to the hinterland of Shandong. Among them, the 6th Division, 24th Division, and 29th Division of the Japanese Army that landed in Lianyungang should have an attempt to directly attack the southeastern base area of Shandong Province and the central base area of Taiyi.

3. In order to cover the counter-sweeps in the base areas and reduce the losses in the base areas, the 1st Jiao Brigade, the New 1st Brigade, the Cavalry Brigade, the Engineer Brigade, and the Baggage Brigade that were advancing in the Dong'a area were ordered to stop advancing, turn on the spot, and quickly cover themselves and move south to the southwestern Lu area, where they would join up with the Southwest Lu Garrison Brigade and the Luxi Garrison Brigade in the southwestern Lu area. The target of the battle was the 38th Division of the Japanese Army in the Caoxian area. The 38th Division was used to attract reinforcements from the enemy in southern Hebei, northwest Shandong, and Lianyungang, and disrupted the deployment of the Japanese army.

Fourth, he ordered Liu Jianjian, who went to the southern Hebei region to hide and wait, to change the mission of the 2nd and 6th Brigades, set up a battlefield between southern Hebei and western Luxi, and meet the Japanese army with ambush and flank tactics to cover the southern Hebei and western Hebei regions to further strengthen the walls and clear the wilderness. After completing the task, they quickly disengaged from contact with the enemy and remained hidden in the direction of Shijiazhuang. After blocking and delaying the Japanese attack, the troops of our 129th Division in southern Hebei, the Xu Shiyou Luxi Garrison Brigade and the New Second Brigade of Luxi, after blocking and delaying the Japanese attack, disguised the main force with a particularly mobile force, led the little devil by the nose and advanced to the hinterland of the base areas in southern Hebei and Luxi, and the main force quickly turned into tunnels or jumped behind enemy lines to launch guerrilla warfare.

5. The 3rd, 7th, and 8th Brigades of Li Qingjiao, which were secretly waiting in the Qingdao area, completed their original tasks, cooperated with the 4th Brigade of Luzhong and the Luzhong Garrison Brigade, moved between Gaomi and Weixian, launched an attack on the enemy from Gaomi on the Jiaoji Road to Weixian, and attracted the enemy who was sweeping Jiaodong to attack the Jiaoji Road quickly. After achieving their goal, the 3rd, 7th, and 8th Brigades quickly broke away from the enemy and moved behind enemy lines to standby.

Sixth, the Lunan Hongchaoyuan Fifth Brigade, the New Fifth Brigade, and the Lunan Southeast Garrison Brigade abandoned the original plan to capture Xin'an Town, and relied on the Lunan Mountains to deploy defenses to block the delayed Japanese army.

7. After the Fourth Brigade of the Leimingjiao Brigade and the Luzhong Garrison Brigade completed the task of cooperating with the Third Brigade of Li Qingjiao and others to attack the Jiaoji Road, the main force quickly retreated, relying on the mountainous areas and tunnel networks in Luzhong to block the possible surprise attack of the Japanese army on the Jiaoji Road and Qingdao on the base areas in southeastern and central Lu.

8. Yuan Guoping commanded the Jinan Garrison Brigade and the Qinghe Garrison Brigade to conduct mobile operations in the Jinan and Qinghe areas to contain the Japanese army. If the Japanese army is heavily concentrated, the unit can be transferred to the Qinghe or Jiaolai areas.

9. The troops of Liu and Chen in the Suzhou-Anhui border region should quickly avoid the Japanese attack and jump behind the enemy lines after blocking the sluggish Japanese troops and covering the strong walls of the base areas and clearing the fields.

10. Discuss the main forces of the New Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi to actively launch attacks on the enemy, force the enemy to reinforce them, and plan for the battle.

11. Principles of this operation: First, attract the Japanese heavy army group to Jinpu Road. Second, we should not be afraid that the Japanese army will occupy our base areas, and we will be willing to break the jars and jars, and everything should be done mainly to maintain the mobile operation of the main force, and to reduce losses and maintain vital forces. All units can fight, and if they can't, they jump behind enemy lines to guerrilla. The group of devils and heavy troops marched towards the hinterland of our base area. Third, it is necessary to have the courage and ideological preparation to turn the entire Shandong, Suzhou-Anhui and southern Hebei base areas into guerrilla zones. Fourth, our aim is to lengthen the enemy's battle line, divide the troops, divide the troops, and divide the troops again. Fifth. It is necessary to be prepared for a protracted and brutal struggle, for a shortage of food and medicine, and for local armed forces to surrender to the enemy and to take advantage of the fire to loot. ”

After dictating, Liu Yimin took the record and read it, and handed it to Luo Ronghuan, Cai Zhong, Zeng Zhongsheng, and Tan Zheng for a look.

Luo Ronghuan asked: "Is the original plan to capture Shijiazhuang still implemented?" ”

Liu Yimin replied: "It must be implemented." Only by carrying out the original battle plan can the Japanese heavy army group be thoroughly mobilized. If necessary, I will lead the cavalry brigade to camouflage the main force into the northeast and make trouble in the belly of the Kwantung Army. I don't believe that the little devil will not withdraw his troops! ”

After Luo Ronghuan heard this, he added a clause to it: "Twelve, the original battle plan remains unchanged, waiting for the opportunity to execute." After writing, he solemnly signed his name.

Liu Yimin took the draft of the telegram, brushed it, signed his name, and said to Zeng Zhongsheng: "Immediately send it to all units for execution!" 100,000 urgent! ”

Tan Zheng asked: "Commander, should we send a separate telegram to the Central Committee asking for instructions?" ”

Liu Yimin shook his head: "No, the enemy situation is changing rapidly, and all troops are in a hurry to wait for instructions, and the slightest hesitation is a heavy loss." The Central Committee and the Headquarters will agree. ”

After speaking, Liu Yimin confessed to Cai Zhong: "You go and send a report to Wu Zheng and Yang Zhicheng to ask if the aerial bombs and incendiary bombs developed by the arsenal have been completed?" If it is done, concentrate all your efforts on overtime production. At the moment of life and death, the first aviation brigade also had to move. How can you do it without ammunition? ”

After Cai Zhong left, Liu Yimin asked Tan Zheng to go to Wang Pengju and ask him to immediately write a press release on the negotiations between Liu and Luo in Teng County and Shen Congzhou, the commander of the Second Security Division, and broadcast it to the whole country in the form of a telegram.

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