However, except for the 11th Army's short-term passivity caused by the winter offensive in 1939, the 11th Army took the initiative to attack during the entire War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and successfully fulfilled the task of the Japanese base camp, that is, "to counterattack the concentrated enemy in a timely manner in order to thwart its intention to resist the war and suppress the main force of the enemy forces in Dongting Lake and Changsha......"

The Eleventh Army is very strong, the Eleventh Army can be supplemented with priority, the Eleventh Army has many famous generals commanding, and the Eleventh Army is ...... But is this the reason why millions of national* troops have been helpless in five years?

Well, not to mention the big words of annihilating them in one fell swoop, it should still be possible to inflict heavy losses on these more than 100,000 Japanese troops, right? Even now, when the Pacific War breaks out and the 3rd, 6th, and 13th elite divisions and regiments are transferred, they can only form some independent mixed brigades and regiments and three-unit garrison divisions to make up the numbers, and the Zero fighters have also left the Chinese battlefield.

Yang Tianfeng had already had such an idea, and even had already thought of a rough plan. The Pen, Qu, and Pavilion www.biquge.info went south to southern Henan, advanced along the Pinghan line, and joined forces with the Fifth Theater to attack Xinyang.

Of course, these were just Yang Tianfeng's assumptions, and without 100,000 soldiers, he would not have carried out such an ambitious plan. Therefore, the choice to go north was not denied, but to look at the timing, look at the situation, and then make the final decision.

"Military seat, urgent military situation." The staff officer hurriedly came in, interrupting Yang Tianfeng's thoughts on the map.

Bengbu enemy dispatched? Yang Tianfeng frowned and carefully read the information.

The 5th Brigade of the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Bengbu dispatched more than 1,500 mixed infantry and artillery troops, as well as the 9th and 14th Divisions of the Puppet Soviet-Anhui Border Region Appeasement Army, totaling more than 6,000 people (a division of the puppet army had less than 3,000 people), equipped with four tanks and six 75mm field guns.

The battle of Longkang, also called the Battle of Longkang, is indeed known in history, and it is also fought with the Japanese puppet army with the Eighth Cavalry Division as the main force, and repelled the enemy, but the time and strength are different from now.

Yang Tianfeng looked at the map and thought quickly, there are independent brigades and eighth cavalry divisions in the direction of Mengcheng, and it should not be a problem to resist the more than 6,000-day puppet army. However, this is very likely to be a diversion or feint attack of the Japanese army's sweep, and the enemy's main direction of attack is still in Xiao County.

The devil wants to contain our army, but he will not let him succeed. You are a feint, but I will destroy you. What is it called playing with a dead hand, Lao Tzu will let the devil know now.

Yang Tianfeng slowly sneered, raised his head and asked, "The Second Squadron of the Special Operations Brigade is fighting guerrilla operations in Suxi and Sunan, right?" ”

"Yes, the second squadron is led by Sun Shaoquan, and yesterday, together with the guerrillas, ambushed a convoy of devils in Sunan." The staff officer has a good memory, and almost without thinking about it, he gave Yang Tianfeng a positive confirmation.

"Send a telegram and order them to secretly go south to Huaiyuan, and the specific arrangements will be notified by telegram later." Yang Tianfeng gave a continuous order, "Order the 2nd and 3rd regiments of the Independent Brigade to dispatch and rush to Longkang Town to reinforce the 3rd Regiment of the 8th Cavalry Division; Call the chief of staff, I will personally go to the front line of Longkang to meet the Japanese army in Bengbu, and ask him to concentrate on directing the counter-sweep, and the devils in Xiao County may be dispatched soon. ”

"Wait." Yang Tianfeng stopped the staff officer, and continued to dictate the order in a deep voice, "Send a telegram to the Eighth Cavalry Division, asking them to send a regiment from Shuangjian Town to reinforce Long Kang first, and the second regiment to the south, cross the vortex river, and then cross the river north from the area of Helu and Xiangnan, and detour behind the enemy; In addition, the Air Force Troy was ordered to take off and conduct reconnaissance in Longkang Town, and the Flying Eagle No. 1 and No. 2 were also ready to take off at any time and wait for orders. ”

The staff officer wrote down the orders one by one, repeated them again to make sure they were correct, turned around and walked out.

Since the Battle of Longkang started earlier than in history, I might as well let the attack on Huaiyuan also be carried out in advance. Yang Tianfeng thought seriously about the map for a while, searched the information in his mind, and felt that he had a great grasp, so he got up and called the guards loudly, preparing to set off for Mengcheng and Longkang immediately.

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“…… From weaponry to communication and liaison, coupled with the speed of maneuver, our army is weaker than the Japanese army. As a result, our army's command system is not smooth enough, and the coordination and cooperation of various units are not consistent enough; the larger the battle and the more troops participating in the battle, the less satisfactory our army's performance will be. The Japanese army, on the other hand, is accustomed to fighting in large corps, and the larger the scale of the operation, the stronger its comprehensive combat power......"

“…… If the planned large-scale counteroffensive on all fronts is divided into several counterattack campaigns one after another, it will be possible to make up for the weakness of our army to the greatest extent. In a relatively small theater of operations, it is also easy for the various units participating in the war to coordinate, and as long as the connection is appropriate, the effectiveness of the counteroffensive can be guaranteed. ”

“…… If one or two armies are used as combat units, they will take turns to attack areas where the Japanese army is weak and has strategic value. Even if the Japanese army, which has limited troops, feels tired of running for its life, it is beneficial for our army to capture better fighters, and it is also possible to prolong the time of the major counteroffensive, from winter to spring and into summer. As a result, it can also cause our army to counterattack one after another in the international community, and it is completely suppressing the impression that the Japanese are fighting......"

From this winter to next spring and summer? Chairman Jiang felt that the dentures were a little uncomfortable, and couldn't help grinning.

When Song Meilin saw Chiang's expression, she thought that he was angry, and that the talks with the US ambassador to China, Jensen, were not going well, and the amendment to the US neutrality law was naturally not something that an ambassador abroad could change.

"Great Order." Song Meilin sat down beside Jiang and comforted: "Ambassador Jensen pays close attention to your words, and he will definitely report to Washington immediately." ”

Chairman Jiang smiled bitterly, gently stroked Song Meilin's right hand, and did not directly answer Jensen's matter, but praised him: "You translated very well today." ”

"If you're a translator, can you not translate?" Song Meilin smiled and replied casually.

"Some of the translators didn't even understand the idioms of Chinese poetry that I was talking about, and they had to explain it to him before they could translate it." Chairman Jiang said without complaints.

"They don't have a good understanding of Chinese literature, I live with you all day long, and I sometimes flip through the books you read, so it's not difficult to translate."

"You also have a good understanding of foreign literature."

"You know I'm at Wells College, where I majored in English literature, and I also took electives in philosophy and oratory." Song Meilin's expression was a little proud.

"No wonder you're so eloquent." Chairman Chiang praised again, paused for a while, took the document, pointed to a paragraph on it, and asked: "I know that you have always read European and American newspapers, do you look at this paragraph, is it a speech delivered by Roosevelt?" (To be continued.) )