On the afternoon of September 23, 1943. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info Outer Mongolia, Middle Gobi Region, Mandal Gobi City.

After the independence of Outer Mongolia, the Middle Gobi was divided into a province, and after the return, it was named the Middle Gobi region. More than 500 miles south of Ulaanbaatar, a simple road is now driven south by car, tanks, transports, and infantry.

Mandal Gobi is a small city with only a few hundred families, many of whom live in yurts. The government buildings in the city are nothing more than brick houses.

Zhao Shangzhi's headquarters was set up here.

Five days ago, Zhao Shangzhi commanded troops to fight another battle with the Japanese army in this vicinity, and this time they ate more than 30,000 Japanese soldiers at once. In order to escape for their lives, the Japanese army left all the weak combat personnel behind to block it, and the elite troops withdrew in advance. Zhao Shangzhi's troops waited for supplies and rested here after the war.

This was the second largest battle since the Japanese army entered Outer Mongolia, and the battle lasted several days and was very tragic.

While cleaning the battlefield, the military doctors found that some soldiers had different symptoms of the disease, suspected to be plague, and immediately isolated and treated. Later research showed that the first people to fall ill were the people who had the most contact with the corpses of the Japanese soldiers. The Northeast Coalition Army still had the old style, treating the Japanese army's weapons, ammunition, and uniforms as captured trophies, and the remaining corpses were doused with gasoline and burned according to the advice of the military doctors.

Later, the local Mongols said that the scale of the burning of Japanese corpses in Ulaanbaatar and Mandal Gobi was large, how high the black smoke was during the day, and how bright the fire was at night.

However, the illness of the fighters caused concern among Zhao Shangzhi and others, and the meeting was discussing the next step.

The atmosphere of the meeting was tense.

Guan Xiang should have been in Inner Mongolia for a long time and has some experience with the plague, so he felt that the troops should suspend the pursuit and should control the epidemic as soon as possible.

The senior generals had several opinions, one believed that it should not be pursued, and half of the remaining 20,000 Japanese troops could be wiped out by air strikes, and the rest should be intercepted by troops in Inner Mongolia and Chifeng. It's enough for us to clear the wilderness.

The second is that it is still necessary to pursue, and the tiger should not be let go back to the mountain. They believe that the remaining Japanese army is probably about 50,000, which is a very large force and should be taken seriously. To overcome the difficulties of the plague, please supply a large amount of mycin in the Northeast and Yan'an, and we must grit our teeth and wipe out the Japanese army.

The Japanese army is still five or six hundred miles away from Inner Mongolia, and now, we do not have enough strength to organize the evacuation of the people in front, although the local government is also organizing a retreat, after all, communication is inconvenient, as long as the Japanese army suddenly changes its marching route, it is entirely possible to find the herdsmen who have not retreated, find horses, cattle and sheep, and get out of Outer Mongolia.

The third is that it is necessary to pursue the Japanese army from a distance, use aircraft and artillery to destroy the Japanese army, and strengthen the epidemic prevention of the pursuing troops, which can not only prevent the spread of the plague, but also gradually eliminate the Japanese army. We want to combine the wall with the most taboo.

Zhao Shangzhi just didn't speak.

He knows that all three measures are justified and problematic. It is not very appropriate to leave the problem to the fraternal troops, and besides, how can the plague be transmitted to the fraternal troops. What's more, the Japanese marching troops were very scattered, and the effect of aircraft attacks was very poor. On the other hand, Ouroboros pursuits are easy to spread the plague in the troops, which is very dangerous, and the attack effect may not be very good.

At this time, Liu Yalou, who had not spoken, spoke.

Liu Yalou said: "I'll say a few words." Let's see if it's okay. My opinions are different from everyone's, and they are all the same. Here's how: First, the air force bombing and air raids were mainly aimed at finding the command core of the Japanese army. Eliminating the commander can make the air force combat the best effect. Secondly, a batch of flamethrowers was produced in the Northeast, and we can send a batch of tanks with flamethrowers on them to attack the enemy, so that there is flames and there is no disease. Thirdly, to transport the troops to the front of the enemy, hold them back, hold the enemy back, and direct their march to the west. As long as they don't get out of the big next door for a month, as soon as winter comes, we win. At present, part of our troops has actually reached the southeast of the Japanese, and this plan is feasible. Fourth, we need to strengthen the anti-epidemic work of all troops. The troops should be equipped with a large number of medicines, and in Mongolia, they should use airplanes and automobiles to transport cadres to the front of the enemy, and evacuate the people, cattle and sheep under the guidance of reconnaissance planes. In a word, it is difficult to destroy the enemy, and it is possible to drag the enemy. We relied on the common people and local cadres, coupled with advanced weapons, to drag the enemy and let them die in the Gobi desert. ”

Hearing what he said, everyone stopped talking, and soon, everyone agreed.

The staff team quickly drew up a battle plan. That night, Zhao Shangzhi ordered to transport troops overnight, transport supplies and medicines, and fight a blocking battle with the Japanese army at the selected location.

On the afternoon of September 27, 1943. Outer Mongolia, a hill in the south of the Middle Gobi region.

The mountain is not high, the dust on the top of the mountain gradually dissipates, and from the top of the mountain, the trenches on the hillside crisscross and stretch to the left and right along the hillside, and there is almost no end in sight.

The task of blocking was Wang Fa's Mongolian column, and the commander Wang Fa commanded from the top of the mountain.

At present, what he is most worried about is that the devils will bypass his position, so he scatters his troops.

Just as he was thinking about it, a veteran came over with a lunch box and said, "Commander, let's have some food." ”

Wang Fa turned his head and said, "Wu Laofu, thank you." ”

Wu Laofu is a veteran, the first puppet army, because he took the lead in surrendering during the Battle of Nomenkan, so that Wang Fabing took a large number of puppet troops without blood. Wang Fa admired him very much, and even thanked him a little. At that time, his military strength was not very strong, and he urgently needed to incorporate the puppet army, but Wu Laofu took the lead in surrendering and helped a lot. Later, Wang Fa has always taken him with him, and now he manages logistics and is the secretary general. Wang Fa's life has always been his care.

Wu Laofu said: "Commander, you are always so polite. ”

Wang Fa said: "In the past few years, it has passed in a flash, and our old foundation is now dead, injured, and left." Although the ranks are getting bigger and bigger, I always wonder if I am sorry for these old brothers when I fight to the death. "The so-called departures are those who are in charge or as local chiefs.

Wu Laofu said: "Commander, what's wrong with you?" ”

As he spoke, he looked left and right, and whispered, "You are the commander, but you can't shake the heart of the army." ”

Wang Fa smiled and said, "Didn't I see that there was no one left and right, so I just said a few words to you." ”

Wu Laofu said: "Commander, I know that you are worried that your brothers will be infected with the plague. But you see, we have so many good medicines, and a flamethrower, what plague god can't send away! ”

Wang Fa smiled and said, "Old Wu, if you are asked to learn culture, you just won't do it." Aren't you very knowledgeable? ”

Wu Laofu said: "I know that I eat a few bowls of sorghum rice, and I am satisfied if I can do this thing clearly as the secretary of the column headquarters." If you want me to say, Commander, this fire can send the plague god, if we want not to get sick, we have to make a fuss about this fire word. ”

Wang Fa said: "Old Wu, it makes sense. The correspondent sent an order, telling the various units to find their own way to make some incendiary bombs as much as possible, and then to prepare a telegram asking the headquarters to send some incendiary bombs and high soju. ”