It was well planned and almost all the possibilities were calculated. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Guo Jiqiao put down the binoculars and turned his head to look behind the sound of footsteps.

The confidential staff officer hurriedly came and saluted and reported, "Sir, a telegram from the war zone." ”

Guo Jiqiao stretched out his hand to take the telegram and copy the paper, read it briefly, smiled faintly, put the telegram in his pocket, and beckoned the guards next to him, "Go and invite General Yang and tell him that the commendation and appointment of the Military Commission have been completed." ”

It is simple to submit the battle report of the bloody battle of Huaiyang to the Military Commission, issue medals, and telegraph commendations, but Yang Tianfeng's promotion must be considered and studied. Without waiting for the Military Commission to study the results, the telegrams of Shangqiu Guangfu, the total annihilation of the Japanese army, and Zhang Lanfeng's headquarters were delivered again, followed by a telegram from Wei Lihuang of the First Theater urging the results.

The Central Military Commission did not dare to delay it any longer, and there was no reason to delay it any longer, so it agreed on the results and reported them to Chairman Chiang. As a result, Chairman Chiang quickly signed and agreed to promote Yang Tianfeng to lieutenant general and deputy commander-in-chief of the guerrillas in the Henan-Anhui border region, and also rewarded 200,000 yuan to the troops participating in the three columns. Moreover, Yang Tianfeng, Ma Biao and Zhang Zhankui also won a second-class Baoding Medal.

At the same time, there were also awards for the officers and men of the 1st Cavalry Division and the 14th Cavalry Brigade. Officers at and above the battalion level who have made meritorious contributions to the 1st Cavalry Division were awarded medals of "nation first," and officers of the 14th Cavalry Brigade, battalion, and company commanders were also awarded medals and a number of cash awards.

In Guo Jiqiao's view, this seems reasonable, but it is also a little unexpected. According to the record of the three verticals, it is not an exaggeration for Yang Tianfeng to be promoted by this reward. However, there is no precedent in the whole country for the commander of a local guerrilla unit to serve as deputy commander-in-chief of a border region.

In any case, Yang Tianfeng is already a lieutenant general, and he is at the same level as Guo Jiqiao, Ma Biao, Liu Chen, and He Cui, and finally has an equal status in the joint command and in terms of rank. Moreover, such a young lieutenant general is rare in the national * army. Although the gold content of major generals and lieutenant generals dropped sharply after the Anti-Japanese War, it is no wonder that it is difficult for the Military Commission to decide.

"Because Qingsha is up in the account, the devil has no plans and preparations for the recent sweep, and there will not be many troops in a hurry." Yang Tianfeng and Zhang Zhankui inspected the position, came to the city, and said as they walked, "If you want to prepare for more time, I'm afraid that we will gain a firm foothold." As far as the more than 5,000 devils in Xuzhou and the small number of people that can be mobilized in the north of Longhai Road are not enough to occupy the advantage, but they are suspected of increasing troops one by one. ”

"Increasing troops one by one, soldiers are taboo." Zhang Zhankui thought deeply of this, and said: "A small group of men and horses do not gather in one place, and they can be broken one by one by using the mobility advantage of the cavalry." ”

"The devil is still not arrogant!" Yang Tianfeng smiled faintly, "Five thousand people, nearly a brigade, hehe." ”

In the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, a strong division of the Nationalist Army may not be able to withstand a wing of the Japanese army. The miscellaneous divisions who are not satisfied with the formation can't even defeat a brigade.

The Japanese army dared to attack with more than 5,000 troops, first, because of the combat strength of the soldiers who relied on its firepower, second, it also mobilized the garrison forces of Shanxian, Caoxian, Fengxian, and other places north of the Longhai Road, and third, the Longhai Line was not completely interrupted.

Yang Tianfeng deliberately did not completely cut off the Longhai Road, and made this gesture, as if he was challenging the devil to demons, which means "come, come and fight Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu is not afraid of you". Obviously, this annoyed and angered the devil. Although the Jinpu line was also under great pressure, Xuzhou did its best to mobilize all the mobile forces that could be mobilized.

Yang Tianfeng also mobilized all his forces, and even a two-seater reconnaissance plane was dispatched to conduct reconnaissance, and repainted the Japanese army's logo on the plane, preparing to fish in troubled waters again and sneak attack the Japanese plane. In addition to steel fists and anti-tank mines, there is also a combat anti-aircraft artillery battery (six) supported by the Third Army and two 37mm anti-aircraft guns newly copied by the arsenal.

As an attempt, the successful imitation of the 37mm anti-aircraft gun was a breakthrough in military technology, and the arsenal was able to manufacture a barreled rifled gun, which was undoubtedly a milestone.

As for the few devil heavy cannons captured in the bloody battle of Huaiyang, Yang Tianfeng was not ready to use them. The target is large and moves slowly, and in the absence of air superiority, it is better to hide in the snow in order to give the devil a surprise blow at the right time.

Although Zhang Zhankui knew that Yang Tianfeng might have to wait for the enemy to arrive before attacking the railway and cutting off the enemy's supplies and reinforcements, he did not know how many men and horses would participate in the battle.

Yang Tianfeng not only ordered the Chen detachment to prepare for an attack from Dangshan, but also seconded a reinforced regiment from Liao Lei to liberate one and a half brigades of the Tong detachment on the eastern front by changing guards. If we add the mobilized joint defense forces, the number of troops that cut off the enemy's retreat is nearly 10,000.

This is also the reason why he is full of confidence, not to mention more than 5,000 Japanese troops, even if there are two or three thousand, he will still implement the plan, which involves the strategic issue of industrial relocation.

There is the Longhai Railway in the north of the Yongcheng base area, the Jinpu Railway in the east, and especially the heavy troops of the Japanese army in Xuzhou, which can be said to be the place of the four wars. And the devils will pay more and more attention to the three verticals, and the future wars will be frequent and intense. Despite the favorable terrain of the Mangdang Mountains, Yang Tianfeng has already had the ability to gradually relocate the military industry, coal chemical and other industries to safer places.

With the significant increase in the amount of land occupied, it is possible and necessary to realize this idea. Yang Tianfeng has taken a fancy to Maozhou, and has sent people to explore, clean up, and renovate the Cao Cao Troop Road underground in the old city of Maozhou.

Cao Cao's military transport road was built in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was an underground military battle road specially built by Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Wei, for his military needs. In the fourth year of Jiaxi in the Southern Song Dynasty (1240), the Yellow River burst, the city of Bozhou was flooded, and the troop transportation road was filled and silted, and it has not been found for hundreds of years since then.

There are three types of civil engineering structure, brick and earth structure, and brick structure, and there are four forms of one-way road, turning road, parallel double road, and upper and lower two-story road, which meanders and extends underground, seems to be endless, criss-crossed, like an underground Great Wall, which is very spectacular.

With this ready-made underground Great Wall, if the arsenal is relocated to it, there is no need to worry about air raids. Moreover, Haozhou is more in the rear than Yongcheng, and it is also very difficult for the devil to attack here. At the same time, the state is also rich in coal, which reduces the supply difficulties of many raw materials.

Of course, the relocation will not be completed in a short period of time, nor will it be a complete relocation, and perhaps a new plant will be built. Not putting eggs in one basket is also out of Yang Tianfeng's prudence.

"The devil is very arrogant, but his strength is not too weak." Zhang Zhankui was still cautious about this battle, "If we can gather small Japanese troops in other areas, the strength may be strengthened." ”

"Our army will also be strengthened." Yang Tianfeng didn't want to tell Zhang Zhankui about the troops in the Yongcheng base area who were waiting for help right now, but said confidently: "Friendly troops from all walks of life are moving when they hear the order, and the north of Longhai Road does not allow the devils to send troops with confidence. ”

While he was talking, the herald sent by Guo Jiqiao arrived, saluted and reported, and invited Yang Tianfeng and Zhang Zhankui to the city headquarters.

………… (To be continued.) )