It was still dark outside the window, and the winter nights were always very long. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info but Yang Tianfeng knew that it was early in the morning, and he had to leave the nostalgic quilt and his soft and affectionate wife.

Meng Qiulan was very reluctant, but she would not pester her husband, get up and dress, let Yahuan bring water, and then call Yang Tianfeng and wait for him to wash and dress.

After washing, Yang Tianfeng pasted Meng Qiulan's face, dressed neatly and stepped out of the door, running every day is already a habit that cannot be shaken, not only to exercise, but also to lead by example.

And today, it is also the day when he leads the team. The Spring Festival, the largest traditional festival of the Chinese nation, was also celebrated by him and his officers and men.

Eastward, eastward! Yang Tianfeng will take two lines to expand outward, one is to enter Suixi (now Huaibei City) in the east, and the other is to take the southeast and enter Suxian County through Baishan; Then the two groups of people met in Su County, and then waited for the opportunity to move.

At that time, the current situation in northern Anhui and eastern Henan was very favorable to Yang Tianfeng's eastward expedition. The three verticals, with Wuyang and Yongcheng as the core bases, and Hao County in the northwest direction, have been recovered by Yu Yanong, the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Road of the Anti-Japanese People's Self-Defense Army in Anhui Province; In the southeast, the city of Mongolia experienced a tragic resistance battle, and the Japanese army occupied and abandoned it, and it was also recovered; There is Xiao County in the northeast and Dangshan Mountain in the west, which has formed a large buffer.

Suixi, Suxian, Lingbi and other places all belong to the Suzhou administrative region, and the Japanese army garrison is small and scattered. Moreover, there are still several anti-Japanese armed forces active in the Suxi area, and Yang Tianfeng has already sent people to contact several of them.

Comparatively speaking, troops that go straight into the Suxian area may encounter fierce battles. Therefore, Yang Tianfeng personally led the team, and the troops were relatively strong; The east into Suixi was led by Guo Songlin, who he was more at ease, and his troops were also directly subordinate to the guard regiment with strong combat effectiveness.

The cold wind blows, but it also invigorates people.

Yang Tianfeng was sent out of the gate by Meng Qiulan and the others, he turned around and hugged him, and whispered in Meng Qiulan's ear: "Don't worry, at most a month, I will return triumphantly." ”

"Be careful, be careful." Meng Qiulan's voice was a little choked, even if she had not experienced the battlefield herself, she had seen the remains of the martyrs who died in battle and returned to Qulong Town, and the bullets were not long-sighted, so she also had a deep understanding of this.

Yang Tianfeng agreed, strode towards the guards who had been waiting for a long time, took the reins from Xiao Si's hand, turned over on the horse, looked back, waved his hand vigorously at Meng Qiulan, Ping'er, Wan'er, Juan'er and others, turned the horse's head, and galloped away.

Outside the town, Tong Zhihe's third detachment had already been mobilized, leaving only a brigade (more than 500 people, equivalent to the battalion system) of Chen Dalong's second detachment, which was temporarily transferred, waiting for Yang Tianfeng. To Yang Tianfeng's surprise, Ma Yuming and his two subordinates were also waiting there.

"When did Brother Ma arrive?" Yang Tianfeng jumped off the horse, his expression was not hidden, and he asked: "It's cold and freezing, and you can send each other from afar, how can Yang be worthy?" ”

"Deserved, deserved." Ma Yuming's mouth spewed out a thick white mist, and said with a smile: "Brother Yang is on a big expedition to the east, how can my brother not come to see him off?" ”

"I'm grateful!" Yang Tianfeng's intuition was not so simple, he arched his hand and looked at Ma Yuming with an inquiring gaze.

"Brother Yang, please take a step to speak." Ma Yuming stretched out his hand and walked away a few steps with Yang Tianfeng.

After considering the words, Ma Yuming slowly spoke: "Brother Yang's strategic vision is indeed unique, and he predicted in advance that the Japanese army in Wuhan would take action. According to the analysis of intelligence from all sides, the Japanese army is likely to launch an attack in April, and the target is basically determined, which is Nanchang. ”

Yang Tianfeng didn't speak, just looked at Ma Yuming, waiting for him to continue. When it comes to military secrets, he doesn't take the initiative to ask, because he knows that Ma Yuming will tell him, otherwise how could he rush to see him off?

Deep enough, steady enough. Seeing that Yang Tianfeng's expression had not changed, Ma Yuming admired in his heart, smiled faintly, and said: "The government has made a deployment, decided to attack the enemy first, and formulated a battle plan of 'controlling the enemy in advance, and resisting the enemy in the north of the Xiu River and west of the Lu River'......"

The operational plan for the first-take-first offensive is roughly as follows: In order to ensure the line of contact between Nanchang and its rear, the Ninth Theater should preemptively attack the enemy and transfer the offensive to destroy the enemy's attempted attacks, and the planned attack should be completed by 10 March, with the start date set for 15 March......

Yang Tianfeng listened carefully, and his brows slowly furrowed. The strategy of preemptive strike cannot be said to be wrong, but it does not take into account the shortcomings of the Chinese* army and the actual situation in the Ninth Theater of Operations.

The Chinese* army rarely transports troops by vehicles and ships, has extremely poor mobility, and is very slow to mobilize; The Nanchang area is the junction of the Ninth Theater and the Third Theater, which involves the coordinated operation of the troops of the two theaters. Another purpose of the Japanese army in launching the Battle of Nanchang was to attempt to occupy Nanchang and cut off the connection between the 3rd and 9th theaters.

And this side is busy mobilizing, busy launching an offensive, attacking but not defending, if the Japanese army is prepared in advance than expected and launches an attack in advance -- well, it is better to adopt a conservative strategy and defend to the death.

"Brother Yang, what do you think?" Ma Yuming observed Yang Tianfeng's expression and asked, "There are only you and me here, Brother Yang doesn't have to have any scruples." ”

You're a mouthpiece! Yang Tianfeng slandered, but he couldn't help but say that it was related to the life and death of thousands of Chinese soldiers, even if he died less, he could be regarded as fulfilling his obligations.

"To be honest, I'm not optimistic." Yang Tianfeng said with a deep groan: "No matter in terms of maneuver speed or combat strength, the Japanese army is stronger than our army. If you can attack the enemy first, you can naturally disrupt the enemy's deployment, so that the enemy is caught off guard and is busy parrying; However, if the enemy attacks first, and our troops in the process of mobilization fail to attack or defend, I am afraid that they will be defeated very quickly. ”

"yes, that's true." Ma Yuming frowned, but he was a little disappreciative in his heart, out of politeness and caution, he also wanted to give his boss a clear answer, so he continued to ask: "The plan for the first enemy attack has been arranged, I'm afraid it will be difficult to change." Brother Yang, is there any remedy? ”

Yang Tianfeng thought about it for a long time, but he really didn't have any good tricks. However, this does not mean that he has no tricks, it is just a matter of size.

"Break the road!" Yang Tianfeng smiled bitterly and said: "The garrison, together with the mobilization of the people, will destroy the main road to Nanchang, strive to delay the march of the Japanese mechanized troops, increase the difficulty of the Japanese army in transporting materials and baggage, and also ensure that once the Japanese army moves first, our army can gain a certain amount of time to adjust the deployment." ”

"It's that simple?" Ma Yuming didn't expect Yang Tianfeng to think of this method, although he saw the situation of breaking the road in the base area, he didn't attach much importance to it, and he didn't fully understand the positive significance of breaking the road.

"Brother Ma doesn't think so, does he?" Yang Tianfeng shook his head lightly and said: "The Japanese army has several combat characteristics, the main of which are fast and fierce. Breaking the road can control its speed, so that its troops can move to the level of foot, and they will approach our troops. How many cars, tanks, and armored vehicles does our army have, and if we leave a good road, wouldn't it be convenient for the Japanese army to attack quickly? In addition, the enemy's firepower is fierce, and the requirements for the transportation of baggage materials are high. If we can increase the difficulty of supplying them, the ammunition will not be continued, and the enemy's firepower will be reduced, or even insufficient, will it not be of great benefit to our army's operations? ”

There are many left, such as the Battle of Changsha, where the breaking of roads and the clearing of empty rooms put the Japanese army's logistics and transportation in a difficult situation, creating extremely important conditions for the final victory.

Ma Yuming didn't really believe that a simple road break would have such a big effect, but Yang Tianfeng said that, he reported it.

"Thank you, Brother Yang." Ma Yuming put the harmless smile on his face again, took out a document from his pocket and handed it to Yang Tianfeng, "Brother Yang is going east, just a small courtesy, please smile." ”

Yang Tianfeng was stunned for a moment, then took it and opened it, it was not a bill of exchange, and it had nothing to do with money. It turned out to be a letter of appointment, appointing the deputy commissioner of the administrative office of the Suzhou Prefecture, with jurisdiction over nine counties, including Suxian, Suixi, Guzhen, Wuyang, Mengcheng, Dangshan, Xiaoxian (Zhulong Town), Yongcheng and Haoxian.

This is? Yang Tianfeng's mind turned, and he understood. He is now in northern Anhui, and the territory to be seized by the eastward advance also belongs to Anhui Province, and administratively it will naturally be under the control of the chairman of Anhui Province. The governance of Anhui Province has been seized by the Gui family, and Xiao Lei, Li Pinxian and others have completely controlled the power of Anhui Province.

Are you afraid that I will be pulled away by the Gui family, or are you afraid that I will be excluded by the Gui family? No matter what the reason for Yang Tianfeng, the Suzhou Prefecture that was set aside alone was the sword of Shang Fang that he could continue to be free from big constraints, and it was also the name in which he could collect money and grain taxes on the recovered territory.

"This commissioner's government has appointed Sheng Zijin, the former commissioner of the sixth district of Anhui Province, to serve as the commissioner, this deputy commissioner is old, his energy is not good, and his official affairs are limited, so this deputy commissioner asks Brother Yang to consider it carefully, as long as there are no major problems, it can be approved." Ma Yuming reminded: "If Brother Yang doesn't have a suitable candidate-"

"For those who faithfully follow me, I must always fight for something." Yang Tianfeng sighed and put away the letter of appointment, and also interrupted Ma Yuming's words, "Don't worry, I'll talk about it when I recover these places." ”

"Then I wish Brother Yang a successful start and success." Ma Yuming didn't care, and smiled and gave his hand.

"Brother Cheng Ma Ji Yan. Brother, well, there will be a lot of thanks in the future. Yang Tianfeng nodded vigorously, smiled and stretched out his hand, and walked towards his horse.

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Crushing with absolute strength, this is what Yang Tianfeng believes in. Although this time is not much, if there is an opportunity, he will not let it go.

In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, from 37 to 38 years, and even in the first half of 39 years, the frontal battlefield was fierce and brutal, and the Japanese army attacked Taiyuan from north to south, from east to west, attacked Taiyuan, attacked Shanghai, occupied Nanjing, and finally reached the climax of the offensive during the Battle of Wuhan.

And the arrival of the climax also means the past of the climax. Although the Japanese army occupied most of China in a year and a half, the arrogant war plan of the Japanese General Staff Headquarters to conquer China within three or four months at the beginning of the war and to conquer China within a year at the latest burst like a soap bubble. (To be continued.) )