Li Jiansheng's headquarters was still on the road, and he received another telegram that yesterday, September 12, the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government issued an order to rename the Eighth Route Army the 18th Group Army. Li Jiansheng immediately couldn't sit still, he knew that at this time, the Chinese soldiers in the Songhu battlefield in Shanghai were fighting desperately with the devils, and the fierce battle was in full swing in the northern part of Jin, and the Battle of Pingxingguan had begun. If you continue to sit and wait like this, then the Japanese devils will occupy Datong, break the Pingxing Pass, and Niangzi Pass, capture Xinkou, and take Taiyuan as they did in history.

Thinking of this, Li Jiansheng urgently discussed with Luo Ronghuan and decided that the large army would still follow Zeng Zhongsheng's established plan, first concentrate firepower to destroy the enemy, and slightly reduce the pressure on other units of our army in the front, and then divide the troops into two routes: one way, led by Luo Ronghuan, with the assistance of Chief of Staff Zeng Zhongsheng and Deputy Division Commander Yuntian, led the 386 Brigade, the Independent Brigade, the Garrison Brigade, the Teaching Brigade, the Security Brigade, the Supplementary Brigade, the Artillery Regiment, the Guard Regiment, and the hospital, the Armed Forces Research Institute and other logistics organs to go directly to Shandong first; The first route was led by Li Jiansheng, with the assistance of Deputy Political Commissar Liu Qiao and Deputy Chief of Staff Hu Tingquan, and led the 385 Brigade, the Special Service Regiment, the Engineer Regiment, the Cavalry Regiment, and the Reconnaissance Regiment to act autonomously.

For this, Luo Ronghuan is not interesting. On the one hand, Mao Weiren repeatedly emphasized that the military decision was made by Li Jiansheng independently, and on the other hand, Li, Luo, Zeng, and several others had discussed it many times before, and felt that if things really developed as Li Jiansheng had guessed, they could completely "make a good profit," but it would not affect the timing of the main force going to Shandong to open up a base area. Li Jiansheng believes that in addition to these reasons, Luo Ronghuan should lead a large army to Shandong first, but also because Luo Ronghuan is meticulous in his work, and he is very good at developing base areas, and he has the assistance of Zeng Zhongsheng and Yuntian, and I believe that when Li Jiansheng leads his troops to Shandong, there will already be a situation.

The two of them were discussing, Hu Tingquan sent the latest battle report, Li Jiansheng looked at it, and was silent for a long time. Luo Ronghuan took the information and looked at it, but it was the Itagaki Fifth Division that unexpectedly rushed to Pingxingguan, Yan Xishan's plan to organize a battle in Datong completely failed, the Yanmen Pass heavy army group became a useless army, and Pingxingguan was extremely empty, Yan Xishan had to return to the division to defend Pingxingguan. As a result, Datong was captured by the Japanese Chahar Corps on the 13th, that is, during the day yesterday.

No wonder the division commander is in such a situation. Luo Ronghuan said secretly, such a battle report is indeed anxious. However, this Itagaki Seishiro is really ruthless enough, and he hit Yan Xishan's vital point at once. Oh, it seems that the two of them are still classmates of the "Japanese Lushi" back then. This old classmate of Yan Xishan is not simple!

Luo Ronghuan thought so in his heart, but he didn't say it. After a while, I thought, this time the 125th Division wonders if it will encounter this Itagaki? I don't know what kind of situation will happen to our 125th Division? Can you kill him? He Itagaki Seishiro is very good, and our Li Jiansheng also has a few brushes. Well, seeing Li Jiansheng frowning like this, he is probably trying to figure out a way. Thinking of this, Luo Ronghuan said: "The Itagaki Division is known as the "Steel Army" among all units of the Japanese army, and its combat effectiveness is so strong that it is said to be the crown of all armies of the Japanese army. They move so fast, which is in line with their title. However, the terrain of Pingxingguan is dangerous, and the Jin Sui army is a battle to protect the family, so there should still be a tug-of-war. ”

"I hope so." Li Jiansheng said, "With the cooperation of our 115th Division and 129th Division, we should be able to hold each other for a while." ”

However, Li Jiansheng said this, but in his heart, he thought that according to history, the Battle of Pingxingguan would start soon. In the official history, Division Commander Lin arranged for the soldiers of the 115th Division to ambush the enemy on the flanks and rear. In this way, relying on the Jin Sui army and the Shaanxi army alone, it will definitely not be able to hold the position. This is also something that can't be helped, for Division Commander Lin, this is his best choice, because the enemy's air superiority is too great, the firepower is too fierce, and people with a little combat knowledge will never put the troops on the frontal position to be bombed, not to mention that Division Commander Lin is a generation of war god-level figures? As for the Jin Sui Army and the Shaanxi Army, it is not that their combat effectiveness is not good, but the facts are clearly there. This war of resistance is not an overnight thing, unless it is the biggest fool in the world, only at this time to fight the backbone! Whether it is Commander Lin of the 115th Division, Yan Xishan of the Jin Sui Army, or Feng Yuxiang of the Shaanxi Army, they all know the ancient Chinese saying "Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of running out of firewood", so at present, it is just a matter of fighting with the Japanese invaders, destroying the enemy's living forces, and grinding down the sharp spirit of the Japanese attacks first.

Thinking of this, Li Jiansheng invited Luo Ronghuan, Zeng Zhongsheng, Yuntian, Liu Qiao and a few others to gather again to study the map. Looking at the map, the flags of various colors on it represent the strength of all parties, Li Jiansheng couldn't help but cry and laugh, in this palm-sized place in the northwest of Shanxi, there are the Shaanxi Army, the Central Army, the Jin Sui Army, the Eighth Route Army, and of course, the Japanese army. The various factions are intricately intertwined and have their own turf. Li Jiansheng couldn't figure it out, it's easy to understand that there is a Shaanxi army in the northwest of Shanxi, but isn't Yan Xishan guarding against the central army every day, how can the central army come in in the northwest of Shanxi? He didn't know that this central army was none other than the one that Hu Zongnan was surrounded by his Li Jiansheng and finally put down his arms and drove over. Of course, at this time, the "First Brigade in the World" at that time has now been upgraded to the "First Army in the World", leaving one of the divisions in the northwest of Shanxi. It is said that Chairman Chiang has two brushes in his hand, and he suffered a loss in the hands of the Red Army, so he turned his back and insisted on making an excuse for the "first army in the world" and stationed a division here. Not to mention, Lao Yan was first covered by Chairman Jiang's big theory that "the land does not distinguish between the north and the south, the people do not distinguish between the old and the young, and the people of the whole country are united in the war of resistance", coupled with the fact that the northwest of Shanxi is located on the front line of resistance against Japan, and Lao Yan has suffered defeats, so he really needs the assistance of strength, so he clearly knows that the central army may have trouble in the future when it enters Shanxi, but he still has to nod his head and say that he "completely agrees with the order of the chairman." Chairman of the People's Committee, that's the righteousness of the people!

Yan Xishan was extremely annoyed, and so was Li Jiansheng. Li Jiansheng believes that the situation in northern Shanxi is very unoptimistic. What I am most afraid of in this war is that there is no unity of command. Now on the surface, China's army has a lot of troops in northern Shanxi, but it belongs to several systems, including the Central Army, the Jin Sui Army, and the Eighth Route Army, which is the most taboo in the battle. If all of them are the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, no matter how strong Little Japan is, it may be difficult to pass through the natural dangers of northern Shanxi. Now, there are all kinds of miscellaneous troops, and there are some miscellaneous armies, and the enemy is the most elite Sakata Division of the Japanese army, with strong firepower, I am afraid that the Japanese army will soon break through our defense line.

However, Luo Ronghuan and Zeng Zhong's ecology is more optimistic. Luo Ronghuan believes that Liu Bocheng is a recognized master of the art of war, and he may be able to inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army. Zeng Zhongsheng admired Commander Lin very much, and he believed that Commander Lin was a rare genius in war, with excellent tactical literacy, and would definitely "let Little Japan drink a pot". Li Jiansheng looked at the two and knew that they were still underestimating the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army in the early days of the invasion of China. You must know that in the face of absolute strength, some schemes are useless. Li Jiansheng did not mean to belittle Division Commander Lin and Liu Bocheng, but he knew that the firepower of the Japanese invaders was too fierce, and no matter how strong the fortifications were, they could not withstand the bombing of aerial bombs. Even if the two armies meet, Division Commander Lin and Division Commander Liu come up with a clever plan to annihilate the enemy, it is estimated that the headquarters will also suffer heavy losses!

That's all elite soldiers, all old Red Army, and every one of them is a baby!

Thinking of this, Li Jiansheng just pinned his hopes on the current 115th and 129th divisions. You must know that the current 115th Division is strong, and the 129th Division is much better than in history. Perhaps, it can really inflict heavy losses on the Yue army at Pingxingguan and dispel its attempt to go south to capture Taiyuan!

However, it seems that there is something in my thoughts just now that I don't seem to have grasped? What were you thinking?

The firepower of the Japanese invaders was too fierce, and no matter how strong the fortifications were, they could not withstand the bombing of aerial bombs.

Slow down, aerial bombs?

That's right, the Japanese bombs, the Japanese bombers!

With it, Li Jiansheng knows how to fight the first battle!

When Li Jiansheng expressed his point of view and attacked Yangmingbao Airport, Luo Ronghuan and Zeng Zhongsheng were stunned. However, after Li Jiansheng explained the reason, Zeng Zhongsheng and Luo Ronghuan gave their support after careful analysis. Next, the work was clear, and the deputy division commander Yuntian and the deputy political commissar Liu Qiao led the teaching brigade, the garrison brigade, and the supplementary brigade as the first echelon to Shandong. Luo Ronghuan and Hu Tingquan sat in the main force and stabilized their positions. Zeng Zhongsheng led the engineering regiment to rush back to northern Shaanxi overnight, first, to build the airport as quickly as possible, and to build a good Tibetan machine cave, and second, to do a good job in other details of the aftermath.