Jiazhuang garrison, there is a 22nd division stationed in the section from Baoding to Handan on Pinghan Road, the garrison of Pinghan Road is also a brigade size, the 37th division is stationed in the Deshi Highway defense line, the reconstructed 35th Division is stationed in Jizhong, and there is also a little devil's Zhengtai Road garrison on Zhengtai Road, plus a group of the puppet North China Security Army in Baoding and the local puppet army of Hebei Province, Shi Mén is equivalent to being under the heavy protection of the devil Han Jiān. As long as Shi Mén is attacked, the little devils will pounce on him from all directions. But now the situation is different, the little devil has a great appetite, and wants to destroy us in one fell swoop, not only forming a heavy army group to besiege Shandong in multiple ways, but also the Japanese puppet army in Shanxi, the Japanese puppet army on Pinghan Road, the Japanese puppet army in Jizhong, Jidong, and Hebei and Lubian are all sweeping dàng, and the 37th division on Deshi Road ran to Dong'a in Luxi, and the troops left behind are only small troops holding strongholds, and even the rebuilt 35th division in Jizhong is dividing its troops to sweep dàng everywhere. It is equivalent to saying that the Japanese puppet army around Shi Mén will not be able to gather strength in a short time. This stone mén, that's the fragrant white-flour steamed bun in front of us, comrades! ”

Zhao Jie, the commander of the new Eighth Brigade, stood up and raised his arms and shouted: "Attack Shi Mén and destroy the little devil!" ”

The cadres followed with a burst of chanting.

After the cadres shouted the slogan, Liu Yimin waved his hand to calm everyone down, and said: "There is good news to tell you, in order to cooperate with us in the war, our 115th Division Lin and Nie Chiefs in Shanxi led part of the main force to Liaoning in the northeast, and swept the Japanese puppet army with the First Route Army of the Anti-Japanese Alliance in western and southern Liaoning, and the first, second, fourth, seventh, twenty-third, and twenty-fourth divisions of the Kwantung Army fighting south have retreated along the Longhai Road to Lianyungang. The latest intelligence shows that the two mechanized divisions of the Second Division and the 23rd Division rushed to Lianyungang last night and are now boarding ships. The other four divisions are also rushing to Lianyungang, and it is expected that they will be able to reach Lianyungang tonight or tomorrow morning. Since then, the only remaining units of the Kwantung Army in North China have been left, namely, the 11th and 12th Divisions and the newly formed 28th and 29th Divisions. This is the success of the 115th Division's mobilization of devils! Our 120th Division, 129th Division, Independent Division, and the troops of the 115th Division remaining in Jinchaji were not afraid in the face of the Japanese puppet army, and launched an all-out attack on the enemy, attracting Japanese troops, and creating conditions for us to capture Shijiazhuang. Now, Mr. Zhu, Mr. Peng, and Chief of Staff Zuo Quan are all rushing in the direction of Shi Mén, waiting for us to review the participating troops after taking Shi Mén. ”

As soon as they heard that Mr. Zhu and Mr. Peng were coming to inspect the troops, there was immediately another burst of cheers at the venue.

Seeing that the heat was already full, Liu Yimin began to make operational deployments.

Maps have long been hung on the walls.

Liu Yimin pointed to the map and said: "Look, Shimén connects Hengshui to the east through Deshi Road, connects Yangquan to the west through Zhengtai Road, connects Baoding to the north, and connects Xingtai to the south, and the strategic location is self-explanatory. From the point of view of defensive means, it is based on the Taihang Mountains in the west, the Hutuo River and the Dasha River in the north as barriers, and the Tang River in the south to resist the enemy. Traditionally, in order to take Shijiazhuang, it is necessary to deal with the reinforcements from the north, west, and south, and block them north of the Dasha River and south of the Tang River. But this time we don't play according to the conventional tactics. I want to concentrate all my strength, go straight to the bottom of the sword, dig into the heart of the black tiger, go straight to the Yellow Dragon, capture Shijiazhuang in a relatively short time, and then meet the Japanese reinforcements to expand the results of the battle. ”

Speaking of which, Liu Yimin asked ** Feng to hang the Japanese army's stone mén city defense map. Then he said to the Japanese army's city defense map: "This is the stone defense map of the little devils brought by the comrades of the Shi Mén underground party, and the Japanese stone mén defense line fortifications are clearly marked on it." Everyone can see clearly, the northeast direction of this several zhang high lump is Yunpan Mountain, located in the south of Taoyuan Village, adjacent to Xiaoyan Village and Huāyuan Village in the southwest, and bordering South and North Zhai Camp in the southeast, so the common people say that "the pimple of Taoyuan, the temple along the village, step on a road in Huā Garden, and the south and north Zhai camps follow to join in the fun." It means that the land of Yunpan Mountain belongs to Taoyuan Village, while the temple above is built along the village, and the roads surrounding it are Huāyuan Village, but the south and north camps have benefited from their location close to Yunpan Mountain. The location and shape are basically the same as those recorded in the history of war. Don't underestimate this Yunpan Mountain, although it is not even a hill compared to Yi Méng Mountain, but on this great plain, it has become the commanding height of Shi Mén, and taking it is equivalent to completing half of the task. ”

After finishing speaking, Liu Yimin pointed his hand to the northwest direction of Shimén: "This is the Daguozhuang Airport of the Japanese army." In attacking Shimén this time, we wanted to capture the Japanese army's supplies in Shimén, and secondly, we wanted to completely capture the Japanese army's Daguozhuang Airport. As everyone knows, our first aviation brigade has hidden all its planes because it has no aviation bombs. As long as we can completely capture the aviation bombs at Daguozhuang Airport, with the technical combat level of our first air force, you can imagine what will happen to the Japanese army's Beiping Airport, Tianjin Airport, Baoding Airport, and Taiyuan Airport. Therefore, Daguozhuang Airport must be taken intact. ”

Liu Yimin took a sip of water, put his hand on the map and said: "Xiaoanshe and Daguozhuang Airport in the northwest, Liuying, Da, Xiaotan Village, Wang Village, Chengjiao Village, Xili Village, and Xisanjiao in the southwest, Yuan Village and Peng Village in the south, Huaidi Village in the southeast, Yitang, Huāyuan Village, and Yunpanshan in the northeast, and Liulinpu, Nanzhai Ying, Bei Zhai Ying, and Donggangtou in the east, all have Japanese puppet army strongholds, guarding Shi Mén, forming a relatively loose defense circle. Among them, Yunpanshan and Daguozhuang Airport are the focus. Further inside, because Shimén is a new city and there is no city wall, the Japanese army grabbed the people to dig a ditch on the outside of the railway, and there were bunkers and turrets along the ditch. The little devil bullied me that the troops in the southern Hebei, central Hebei, and Luxi regions have no artillery, and the turrets are all brick and wood structures, and the pillboxes are partly reinforced concrete structures and partly brick and wood structures. Since the Japanese army did not know that we were going to hit stones, there were no fortifications in the city. The main concentration points of the Japanese army were in the four barracks of the East Barracks, the West Barracks, the South Barracks, and the North Barracks. ”

After introducing the defense situation of Shimén City, Liu Yimin turned to look at the cadres and said: "My deployment is: 1. The 1st Special Warfare Squadron will make a surprise attack on Daguozhuang Airport, use poison gas bombs to solve the airport garrison, and ensure the complete capture of the Japanese army's aviation bombs;

2. The 2nd Brigade and the New 8th Brigade formed the Chengbei Group, which was commanded by Liu Jianli, and the Flying Thunder Artillery Regiment of the Artillery Brigade was under the command, and the group was responsible for clearing the enemy on the south bank of the Hutuo River, cutting off the connection between Shijiazhuang and Zhengding, pressing from north to south, capturing Yunpan Mountain, and making a detour to the west, guarding to the north, and deploying ambush positions. Among them, the 2nd Brigade was responsible for attacking the city from north to south, and the New 8th Brigade was responsible for cutting the Pinghan Line and deploying an ambush circle;

3. The first strike group was formed with the 1st Teaching Brigade, the New 1st Brigade, the Artillery Brigade, the Air Defense Brigade, the Engineer Brigade, and the Baggage Brigade, commanded by Gao Yuan and Cheng Cuilin, and launched an attack on the east between the Hutuo River and the Shimén to Zhaoxian Highway, and broke through to Shijiazhuang in one fell swoop;

Fourth, the Chengnan Group was formed with the Sixth Brigade, the New Fourth Brigade, and the Cavalry Brigade, commanded by Zhu Rui, and the group was responsible for capturing the county seat of Luancheng and Zhaoxian, cutting off the connection between Shijiazhuang and Yuanshi County, and making a detour to the west, guarding to the south, and deploying ambush positions. Among them, the Sixth Brigade was responsible for attacking the city from south to north, and the New Fourth Brigade and the Cavalry Brigade were responsible for cutting off the Pinghan Road and deploying an ambush circle;

5. The troops of the Southern Hebei Military Region launched a full-scale offensive in the southern Hebei region, were clear about the strongholds of the Japanese puppet army, and monitored the movements of the Japanese army on the Deshi Road;

6. The Luxi Garrison Brigade and the New 2nd Brigade and the Luxi 2nd Garrison Brigade located in the area of southwest Luxi and Luxi Jiāo were actively launching offensive operations to delay the reinforcement of the Japanese heavy army group.

7. The artillery of the whole army was under the command of the artillery headquarters, and the artillery fire was used intensively, and it succeeded in one fell swoop.

In general, we are going to bully the little devils this time, destroy the Japanese fortifications with powerful artillery fire, use the tanks of the armored regiment as the main assault force, break through the Japanese defense line in one fell swoop, and take the stone mén! The commanders of all units have clearly told me that we must fight a quick battle, and that the high guns of the air defense brigades, the high guns of all units, and the rocket launchers will all be used by me, and that we must destroy the devils' firepower points and the devils' will to resist at the first opportunity. Like the capture of Yunpan, there is no need to save me a fried yào bag, the flying thunder artillery regiment must all go into battle, and blow up the devil position on Yunpan Mountain with a fried yào bag, and strive to not have a single living devil on the position when the soldiers rush up. If you have a limited range of hair, you can use a mortar to blow up a package. The specific combat plan shall be issued by the General Staff Office to each unit. Did you hear me clearly? ”

Without waiting for the cadres to answer, Chen Zaidao, commander of the Southern Hebei Military Region, stood up and shouted: "Report to Commander Liu, I am not convinced!" ”

Liu Yimin glanced at Chen Zai and said, "Chen Mazi, what are you not convinced?" ”

Chen Zaidao shouted loudly: "The commander looks down on me Chen Zaidao and looks down on my southern Hebei troops. It is the duty of our southern Hebei troops. I ask the commander for approval, and the troops of the Southern Hebei Military Region will take up the task of frontal main attack! ”

Liu Yimin shook his head: "Commander Chen, you are a famous tiger general in our army, and you have made great contributions to insisting on southern Hebei." I like you too late, where will I look down on you? The troops in southern Hebei were scattered in various counties, and there was no time to concentrate. Moreover, the casualties in the previous paragraph were large, and they continue to be added. You just have to cooperate in the battle, and the battle against Shi Mén will be undertaken by the main force. ”

"The commander is not right! After receiving the commander's telegram order, our troops in southern Hebei launched guerrilla tactics and used blocking warfare, mine warfare, and tunnel warfare to delay the devil's offensive speed, and the main force quickly moved into tunnels, and the losses were not large. Besides, even if we suffer heavy losses, this cannot be used as an excuse to prevent us from participating in siege operations. Knowing that our army was going to capture Shimén, the southern Hebei troops had completed their assembly and had moved covertly between Zhaoxian and Ningjin. It's not me Chen Zaidao bragging, today's southern Hebei troops are definitely the main force in terms of combat effectiveness. Moreover, our tunnels have been dug to the side of the Pinghan Railway, and the troops can move covertly and launch a surprise attack. On behalf of the southern Hebei troops, I ask the commander to fight, please approve it! ”

After Liu Yimin camped last night, he didn't have time to see Chen Zaidao, and he really didn't know enough about the troops in southern Hebei. Seeing that Chen Zaidao was so confident, thinking that southern Hebei was the earliest base for digging tunnels, and the tunnel network should be very complete, Chen Zaidao was the general and the champion of the three armies in history, Liu Yimin thought for a while, and said: "Okay, Chen Mazi, good job!" The southern Hebei troops were incorporated into the southern group, and the cavalry brigade was vacated as a reserve. ”

Chen Zaidao saluted again and shouted loudly: "Please rest assured, commander, I promise to complete the task!" ”

Chen Zaidao was satisfied, but Hu Laohu, who served as a reserver, was not satisfied, stood up and reported: "Commander, except for the armored regiment of the first brigade, the cavalry brigade of the whole army is mobile and fast. Good steel is used on the blade, and the cavalry brigade should be an assault vanguard, not a lively one. After running such a long way, the war horses are tired and thin, and they can't stay with the warriors! On behalf of the cavalry brigade, I ask the commander to fight, and the cavalry brigade requests to be the vanguard of the assault, please approve it! ”

Liu Yimin's face was flat: "Luàn plays the piano." Execute the command! ”

Hu Laohu sat down stupidly.

After Chen Zaidao and Hu Laohu sat down, Liu Yimin said again: "This time, the sharp knives of the three groups are the first-class main forces of our army. Teaching the 1st Brigade, Teaching the 2nd Brigade, and Teaching the 6th Brigade have not been together for a long time. Gao Yuan, Liu Jianjian, Zhang Hongtao! ”

Gao Yuan, Liu Jianjian, and Zhang Hongtao responded to the call.

Liu Yimin looked at the three of them and said: "This time it's a strong attack, I want to see if it's the fierceness of the first brigade or the fast attack of the second brigade and the sixth brigade!" Let's see if you have brought the main brigade into a county brigade or district squad. Hear me clearly! ”

All three replied at the same time: "Hear me clearly!" ”

Liu Yimin waved his hand: "At six o'clock in the evening, the whole army will start to move, and the target is Shi Mén!" ”

After the meeting ended, Liu Yimin left Hu Laohu and said to the map: "Tiger, the cavalry brigade is not suitable to participate in siege warfare. You led the cavalry brigade to Gaocheng, I judge that after our army began to move, the Japanese army will inevitably notice that the Japanese puppet army stationed in Jinxian and Gaocheng will inevitably reinforce Shijiazhuang. However, their forces were limited and it was impossible to rush reinforcements. It must be that the two Japanese puppet armies converged and advanced towards Shijiazhuang. As soon as he saw that the situation was not right, he might retreat back to Jinxian or retreat to Hengshui. You go to their ambush and take advantage of the situation to attack Gaocheng and Jin County. I tell you, three cavalry regiments can act separately. Capture Xinji as much as possible, so that you can monitor the movements of the enemy in Hengshui and Jizhong. Second, there is a leather máo market, with many finished products and fast processing. The idea of getting a batch of fur coats that could be worn by our sentinels at night. In addition, Mr. Zhu and the others came, and asked them to take some back to Xi'an to keep the chiefs warm. ”

The depression on Hu Laohu's face was swept away, and he happily returned to the army.