When he got up the next day, Liu Yimin wanted to go out early with the guard regiment so that he could check the training of the newly formed unit of the guard regiment by the way.

When Zhang Haitao was sent to lead a task force into the hinterland of Shandong, he took one battalion with him, and this battalion was later incorporated into the Tai'an detachment. When the southeastern Lunan detachment was formed, another battalion was withdrawn, and only one battalion remained. Some time ago, after Liu Yimin returned to Shandong from northern Jiangsu, he ordered the guard regiment to be fully organized, and the old method was still the old method, and company-level troops were transferred from various brigades and detachments to make the guard regiment fully organized. In a word, he wants to maintain the combat effectiveness of the guard regiment and use it as a reserve at the last moment.

Liu Yimin knew that the guard regiment undertook the task of guarding, and the cadres and soldiers went around the chief all day long, and it was easy to develop arrogance after a long time, and if they didn't do it well, they would become old soldiers, and once they encountered a crisis, they were likely to make mistakes. Therefore, he has always paid close attention to the training of the guard regiment, and consciously rotated the troops, so that the guard regiment can always maintain the combat effectiveness of the main field regiment.

As for the guard duties of the leaders, Liu Yimin demanded that the guard regiment be on duty in rotation, for one month for each company, and that each of the main leaders have a guard squad. Battalions and companies that do not have rotational tasks carry out the perimeter guard tasks of the entire leading organ.

During the war, the troops went out early. No, the sky is still full of stars, and the battalions and companies of the guard regiment have left the courtyards of their accommodations, and the sound of footsteps spreading the majesty of military life from the quiet Dadian Town to the distance.

Liu Yimin ran at the front of the queue of the 1st Guard Battalion, and he, like the soldiers, honestly carried out a five-kilometer weight-bearing cross-country run.

Liu Yimin has good physical strength, not to mention cross-country running with a five-kilogram weight and a twenty-kilogram weight, even if it is a little heavier, it will no longer be a problem, and he will run at the front of the army. What he wants to see is whether the physical strength of the fighters is good, and whether the training is put on hold. As a result, the run was very good, the guard regiment ran very neatly, and there was no problem with the endurance of the soldiers, which showed that the troops had done a good job in training and logistical supplies.

After seeing the situation of the guard regiment in the early days, Liu Yimin thought of the supply problem of several divisions in Shanxi, and what Feng Dafei said was the truth, and the grain in the Shaanxi base area should be used for disaster relief, so that the troops on the front line could only rely on the captured and grain in the base area. Shanxi is not a major grain-producing province, and the grain itself is scarce, and now it needs to bear the military rations of the three major armies of the Central Army, the Jinsui Army, and the Eighth Route Army, which obviously cannot meet the needs. Coupled with the constant scourge of the little devils, not to mention the troops, I am afraid that the rations of the common people will become a problem. I led the instructor to hide and wait here, I don't know how many soldiers in other battlefields are hungry and desperate with devils!

As soon as he thought of this, Liu Yimin hated Junliu Hatata, if you want to fight Guangzhou, you should fight quickly, so that Lao Tzu can also start early, and beat the devils in Shandong as soon as possible, so as to open a passage to Shanxi, and you can transport the grain from Shandong and northern Jiangsu to Shanxi.

Li Chengyi didn't know that the division commander's mind had gone elsewhere, so he asked Liu Yimin if he wanted to give a message to the guard regiment, and the soldiers were looking forward to the division commander's instructions!

Liu Yimin shook his hand, turned his head and left. Li Chengyi was puzzled, and thought that the division commander was not satisfied with the training of the guard regiment, so he turned around and called several regiment leaders, battalion commanders, and instructors together and gave them a stern lecture, saying that the division commander was very dissatisfied with the training of the guard regiment and was unwilling to even speak to the soldiers. If this continues, the regimental party committee should simply report to the division headquarters and request that the guard regiment be transferred to the field troops, and that the division commander and political commissar be transferred to the first brigade and one regiment, or the second and third regiments to take up guard duties.

It wasn't until the cadres were trained that Li Chengyi ordered the morning to end and the whole team to return to the camp.

Things in the world are often so wonderful, whatever you want, when Liu Yimin sat down in the office of the division headquarters after breakfast, he received several telegrams from the special operations brigade.

Li Lingfeng said in the telegram that in accordance with the instructions of the division commander, the special operations command will organize all the special forces units that have basically completed their training into combat squadrons, and will mix the special operations group and the sniper brigade to form three special operations formations, which will be led by Li Lingfeng, Wang Tongsheng, and Wang Laohu, respectively, and will go to Longhai Road and Jinpu Road to fight. The 1st Special Operations Formation led by him was responsible for operations along the Jinpu Road south of Longhai Road, Wang Tongsheng led the 2nd Special Operations Formation to be responsible for operations on the eastern section of Longhai Road, and Wang Laohu led the 3rd Special Operations Formation to be responsible for operations on Jinpu Road north of Longhai Road. After he led the first special operations formation to deploy on both sides of the Jinpu Road on the border of Sulu and Anhui, the sniper hunt was coordinated with the special operations attack, and the little devils were completely confused, and the capture was huge. However, the little devil is really cunning now, the precautions are extremely tight, it is very difficult to get close to the devil's airport, even the station is also heavily guarded, not to mention wearing the clothes of the [***] team to sneak attack, even camouflage is also very difficult to say that the army, a password is wrong, the devil's machine gun fired. You can only attack the devil's railways, highways and small strongholds, hunt and trap the enemy with snipers to retaliate, and then annihilate them. But after a few fights, the little devil has already noticed something, as soon as the fire is fired, the devil will call the plane to reconnoiter and bomb, and concentrate artillery fire to retaliate.

After reading Li Lingfeng's telegram and picking up Wang Tongsheng's telegram and glancing at it, Liu Yimin's eyes lit up suddenly.

Wang Tongsheng's telegram was as short and powerful as his own: "Blow up the devil's army and seize a large number of weapons and ammunition; Pulled out fifteen devil strongholds, killed 723 little devils and 647 puppet soldiers. In addition, the little devils have been frequently mobilized recently, with mechanized troops of the devils being transferred from west to east, tanks being pulled on trains, and convoys of devils on the highways, day and night. The number is the 39th Division, but the 39th Division is responsible for the defense of eastern Henan, and there is no sign of a change in the strength of its strongholds. After further investigation, it was found that the soldiers of the Japanese army were mainly speaking with Hiroshima accents and Kyoto accents when they were camping and resting, and it was suspected that they were disguised by the Fifth Division. ”

Holding back the excitement in his heart, Liu Yimin picked up Wang Laohu's telegram.

Wang Laohu's telegram shocked Liu Yimin: "Report to the division commander, during the sabotage battle on the Dawenkou and Beijipo railways, I found a sniper of the Yue army, and I killed two of the Yue army. However, these two snipers are different from the snipers of the army that were eliminated in the past large-scale operations, those snipers of the army are just excellent shooters with sniper rifles of the army, these two snipers should be specially trained snipers with a certain level of sniper tactics. ”

After reading Wang Laohu's telegram, Liu Yimin was silent, thought for a while, and called the deputy director of the combat department, Feng, and asked him to send a report to the headquarters, informing Wang Laohu of the discovery of a professional sniper of devils, and asking all units to do a good job in the security of the headquarters and strictly prevent a sneak attack by a small group of elite devils.

After the wind went out, Liu Yimin immediately asked the guards to invite the political commissar and Director Cai to come over and discuss important matters.

When Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong came in, Liu Yimin was already sitting in front of the map and thinking deeply. The two of them didn't want to disturb him, so they pulled a stool and sat down, waiting for him quietly.

In fact, he didn't have to wait long, because Liu Yimin was already familiar with the next battle plan, and now looking at the map is just a natural reaction to the appearance of fighters and excitement.

Liu Yimin stood up from the map, handed Wang Tongsheng's telegram to Luo Ronghuan, and asked him and Cai Zhong to take a look.

After Luo Ronghuan saw it, he thought for a while, and said to Liu Yimin: "The Fifth Division has really moved, and it is really like what the division commander said, as soon as there is a stir, this Fifth Division can't bear the loneliness, and always has to perform on stage." Say, how do you judge? ”

Liu Yimin pulled Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong to the map of the Republic of China, stretched out his index finger, slid from Xuzhou to Lianyungang, and then rowed south to Guangzhou, and then said to the two old men who were stunned: "The goal of the Fifth Division of the Yue Army is here!" ”

Cai Zhong exclaimed: "Are you talking about the army going to attack Guangzhou? It's absolutely impossible. Now that the army is using troops in Wuhan, Zhengzhou, and Shanxi, they are basically in the midst of a bitter battle, where do they have the energy to start the battlefield again? You think about it carefully and see if the army has any other considerations, such as pursuing the main force of our army and strengthening public security along the eastern section of Longhai Road. Don't rush, think about it. ”

Luo Ronghua's eyes were straight, and his thick lips opened and closed a few times, but he didn't speak. Cai Zhong said this, Luo Ronghuan finally reacted, and stared at the map for a long time before he spoke: "I think the division commander's analysis is reasonable. At present, although the battle of Wuhan is gradually advancing, it is being fought very hard, with heavy casualties. On the Zhengzhou side, if the Yue army concentrates its forces to break through at the risk of death, it may be able to break through the defense line of the first theater and attack Luoyang. However, if we attack further westward, we will encounter a counterattack from our troops stationed in Shaanxi. Our army is defending the base area, and the central authorities will inevitably make up their minds to concentrate their forces on sniping the army east of Tongguan. In order to achieve this goal, the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi will even be mobilized to return to defense. Moreover, the Wei Lihuang group in Zhongtiao Mountain can also cross the river and go south to form a flanking attack with our army, plus the troops of the first theater to defend Luoyang, that is, the three armies will attack the army together, and the little devils will not fail to see this. As for Shanxi, it is unlikely that the army will make a major breakthrough in the short term. In this way, if you want to quickly capture Wuhan, you have to think of another way, and a sneak attack on Guangzhou is the first choice. The reason is self-evident, Guangzhou is a foreign trade route for the national political axe, and the occupation of Guangzhou is tantamount to cutting off the arms supply line of the national political axe to resist the war, and it plays a major role in forcing the national political axe to surrender. At the same time, due to the Battle of Wuhan, Chiang Kai-shek had already sent Guangdong troops north to participate in the war, and perhaps they would continue to be transferred, leaving Guangzhou with no defense. It is said that the army's sneak attack on Guangzhou at this time is precisely what the art of war says about attacking the enemy and having to save it. If the expectation is not bad, the fall of Guangzhou is said to be the time when Wuhan is abandoned. Not to mention, the little devil's move is indeed ruthless, accurate, and strange in terms of strategy, which is remarkable, remarkable! ”

As soon as Luo Ronghuan's words fell, Qian Zhuangfei shouted a report outside the door.

Liu Yimin said come in, Qian Zhuangfei pushed open the door and walked in quickly, and when he saw that Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong were there, he saluted one by one, and then reported: "Report to the division commander, the intelligence personnel of Xuzhou reported that the first section of the army is concentrating on Xuzhou, the train transportation on Longhai Road is busy, and the army is heavily guarded, so it is difficult to approach. However, an engineer who knew Chinese at the railway station was our internal line, and he reported that the new arrival was the 39th Division, which did not seem to stop in Xuzhou, and the soldiers did not get off the train, and the army stationed in Xuzhou provided all kinds of supplies to the military train. The direction of the military column is Lianyungang. ”

As soon as Qian Zhuangfei finished reporting, Liu Yimin took the telegram and read it carefully, raised his head and asked Qian Zhuangfei to notify Luo Yan to come over.

Cai Zhong was already a little convinced in his heart at this time that the army was going to attack Guangzhou, he crawled in front of the map and looked at it repeatedly, and finally raised his head and said: "Division commander, political commissar, make up your mind, you can't let the little devil's plot succeed!" ”

Liu Yimin nodded, took out a cigarette and lit it, and then said slowly: "The little devil went to attack Guangzhou, and it was definitely not just a unit of the Fifth Division. At the very least, there must be two to three divisions to cooperate. I estimate that the other troops of the little devil may have been assembled at this time, and maybe even the landing combat training has been completed, so they will wait for the Fifth Division to be the pioneer! Chiang Kai-shek's all his energy was concentrated on Wuhan, but the devil secretly gathered troops to fight Guangzhou, which would inevitably cause Chiang Kai-shek to be in chaos, and the Battle of Wuhan would soon end. However, although Xiao Yueben's abacus was fine, they also had one thing they didn't expect, that is, the main force of my tutor was not in Wuhan, but in the hinterland of Shandong, waiting for them to sneak attack Guangzhou. ”

Luo Ronghuan was a little anxious, and urged: "Say, quickly tell all your thoughts, let's discuss it, and report to the Central Committee and the headquarters if feasible." ”

Liu Yimin twisted the cigarette butt and said viciously: "The little devil is a big ghost, and his desire is difficult to fill, occupying Tianjin and Beiping, and Shanghai and Nanjing." Now it is becoming more and more rampant, and it even wants Wuhan and Guangzhou to occupy together. Well, Lao Tzu will fulfill them. Isn't he a strong army? Isn't he arrogant in his assault on the city? Lao Tzu let them occupy it. He hit his Wuhan and Guangzhou, and I hit Jiaoji Road. This time, we are going to give it a pot of stew for the 108th Division, the 32nd Division, and the Jiaoji Road Garrison. Let the little devils know and see if it is cost-effective for them to seize a Guangzhou city, or if it is cost-effective for us to destroy tens of thousands of people! ”

When Luo Ronghuan heard this, his eyebrows twisted up, he thought for a while, and said cautiously: "Division commander, at this time, the elite of the Yue Army are all on the Wuhan front, the Zhengzhou front, and the Shanxi front. It can be said that the combat effectiveness of these armies cannot be compared with that of the Fifth Division and the Eighth Division. But have you considered it, the strength of the Yue army around us is still very large, from Lianyungang and Xuzhou to eastern Henan, there are the 114th Division, the 39th Division and the 30,000 Manchurian Defense Army, as well as the Xuzhou Garrison and the Lianyungang Garrison, and the total strength of the puppet army is 80,000. The 34th Division of the Yue Army stationed in Tai'an, the 35th Division of the Yue Army stationed in Yanzhou, the 38th Division of the Yue Army stationed in Heze, and the 13th Brigade of the Yue Army stationed in Dongping County were mixed into the 13th Brigade, and these Yue troops also had about 60,000 people. On the Jiaoji Road, Jinan and Qingdao each have a garrison and a railway garrison, both of which are brigade and regimental sizes, plus the 108th Division and the 33rd Division, adding up to nearly 60,000 people. In addition, the Yue army stationed in Dexian, Cangxian, Luxi, Jilubian, and Jizhong can also be quickly reinforced, if we want to swallow the 108th Division, the 33rd Division and the Jiaoji Road garrison of the Yue Army in one bite, is the appetite a little too big? In the unlikely event that the attack fails, we will soon be surrounded by the Japanese army that is rushing from all directions. When the time comes, not to mention the loss of the base area, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the main force to get out. What about my opinion, can we attack the 34th Division of Tai'an first, this part of the devils is very close to us, and the combat effectiveness is average, we can easily annihilate it. After the 34th Division is eliminated, we can take advantage of the situation to recover the Taixi area, eliminate the devil's reading power and mix it into the 13th Brigade, and join the Taixi Garrison Brigade, and then go south to attack the garrison of Yanzhou or cross the river to the west to attack the devil stationed in Luxi. This has the advantage that every battle is not heavy, and it can also attract the attention of the little devils to the enemy-occupied area. ”

Liu Yimin couldn't imagine that Luo Ronghuan had his own ideas, and this idea was relatively plain and reliable. However, Liu Yimin was worried that if the 34th Division of the Yue Army in Tai'an was eliminated, the 108th Division and the 33rd Division of Jiaoji Road would not come to reinforce them, but would hold on to the county seats. In that case, the fighter plane will be missed, and a situation will be formed in which the entire Shandong army will shrink and hold on to the fortified city, and as soon as the elite and heavy army group of the army arrives, the instructor will once again carry out the breakthrough operation.

So, Liu Yimin said patiently: "Political commissar, your analysis is very correct, the army is indeed huge, and it is indeed much easier to attack the 34th Division stationed in Tai'an than to attack the 108th Division and the 33rd Division. But have you thought about it? Once the 34th Division of the Chinese Army is annihilated, the Japanese army in Shandong will retreat to the county towns and hold on, and then we will lose the opportunity to annihilate the enemy in the field, and we will have to start a battle with the Japanese army to attack the fortified positions and fight for positions. When the army sends a few permanent divisions from the Battle of Wuhan to help Shandong, then we will have to abandon Shandong, just like last time. This result is absolutely not a no-go. If we go north to wipe out the 108th Division and the 33rd Division, not only will our strategic space be opened, our base areas will be connected into a large area, and the room for maneuver will be enormous, but the little devils will have to reassess the combat strength of our army, and they will no longer dare to pursue our army with the strength of two divisions, three divisions, or even five divisions. It is likely that they will shrink along the line, hold on to their guns, and wait for reinforcements. In this way, our army will have the autonomy of the battlefield and can fight wherever it wants, and the results of the battle may be greatly expanded. ”

Luo Ronghuan woke up at this time: "Are you saying that our army's biggest opportunity is the first battle?" ”

Liu Yimin nodded.

Luo Ronghuan took off his glasses, wiped them, and said, "Don't worry, I'll think about it again." After speaking, like Liu Yimin, he pulled the stool to the map, sat down, and pondered it carefully.

(To be continued)