Liu Yimin may have been preoccupied with a lot of things recently, and he was addicted to smoking, so he involuntarily took out the cigarette, lit it, and motioned Zhou Yi to continue.

Seeing the teacher's encouragement, Zhou Yi continued: "The situation I just said is just a prediction of the worst. Of course, Brigade Commander Gao is right, it is impossible for us to fall into the encirclement of devils, and the division commander has already made the basic strategy of defeating the encirclement and suppression of devils very clear. What I want to say is that this devil is indeed very strong for the time being, they have a complete military service system, if we eliminate one of his divisions, he will dare to organize ten more divisions and regiments to drive to China, if this continues, the little devils will fight more and more, so how can it be done? Just like this time we eliminated the 10th Division and routed the 2nd and 35th Divisions. According to our army's past combat style, it will inevitably pounce and resolutely defeat the 2nd, 35th, and 41st Divisions. However, the division commander did not do this, but promptly ordered the troops to withdraw from the battlefield. Why is this the case? I thought about it mainly because after the little devil retreated, he encountered the support of the 41st Division, and the troops were united, and he immediately stabilized his position. Once our army forcibly attacks, it is very likely that it will not be able to achieve the goal of completely destroying the devils in a short period of time, and even after the second division comes to its senses, relying on its powerful firepower and armor superiority, our army will not be able to gnaw even if it pays huge sacrifices. By tomorrow daytime, the main force of our army will be exposed to the bombardment of enemy planes, and the fleet of the Chinese army may blockade the Yellow River. Therefore, the division commander had to take the goal of defeating the devils, and decisively ordered to stop the pursuit and withdraw from the battle. Commander, I don't know if I'm right? ”

Liu Yimin nodded and asked Zhou Yi to continue.

Zhou Yi, a young man, is very handsome, he studied staff officers, and he used to be a regiment commander, so he has rich practical experience, so he is also more thoughtful about considering problems.

I only heard Zhou Yi say: "I remember that the purpose of the division commander to break the encirclement and suppression of the devil's heavy army is to urge the little devils to divide their troops, divide their troops and divide them again, so that they can stretch the battle line, the strength is insufficient, and turn the field division into a garrison division." I think the strategy of the division commander is extremely clever and must be resolutely implemented. But now that we are fighting one battle after another, it is no longer possible for the little devils to stretch the front, but they are staring at us tightly, and they will not give up until we are destroyed. Strategically speaking, this is very detrimental to the development of our Eighth Route Army and the construction of base areas behind enemy lines. ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Yi didn't dare to say any more, and looked at Liu Yimin with his eyes, wanting to see what his attitude was.

Liu Yimin smiled and said, "Say it, I'm listening!" ”

Zhou Yi said again: "The division commander also proposed to show the enemy weakness, so I pondered these four words. To say that our army is strong and strong, and there is no reason to show the enemy to be weak, the big deal is to deliberately show the enemy weakness in the course of a certain campaign, and lure the enemy into being deceived. However, I have repeatedly thought about it today, and from a strategic point of view, my army may really have to show weakness to the enemy. At the very least, we must show weakness to the enemy for a long time, try not to fight with the devils, and let the devils' heavy army group leave our base areas as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be impossible for us to have a stable base area, and we will not be able to guarantee military production, recruit training, and logistical supplies, let alone develop the economy of the base area. Besides, we are fighting to the death with the devil here, and Lao Jiang may not cooperate with us in the fight, and maybe there will be side effects. Of course, this is just my personal opinion, and what I said may not be right. ”

After Zhou Yi finished speaking, several people were silent. Liu Yimin finished smoking and asked Cai Zhong what he thought. Cai Zhong replied that he could move the main force out of Shandong as soon as possible, lead the war to the enemy-occupied areas, and then adopt the cold-gun and cold-gun movement and small-scale mountain guerrilla warfare advocated by the division commander in the Shandong base area, and no longer destroy the main force of the devils in an organized manner, stew frogs in warm water, and bleed the devils little by little. Wait for the little devil's all-out offensive to encounter a setback, turn to the strategic stalemate stage, and then continue to compete with the devil.

Cheng Cuilin felt that Zhou Yi's suggestion was actually a strategic idea that the division commander used to talk about, and we might as well jump to the outer line when the devils attacked Shandong on a large scale, and wait for the little devils to withdraw their troops, and then the main force would return to Shandong to develop the base area in concealment.

Gao Yuan thinks that what everyone says is true, but now the devil has pulled a big encirclement, and he can't tear the encirclement without hitting the devil hard. Besides, although the cold gun and cold artillery movement is feasible, it is suitable for local troops and militias as well as small units to fight. The instructor is now a powerful corps, and it has the full strength to find opportunities to destroy troops of the enemy's division and regiment. Only by destroying the devils as a whole division and brigade can the strength of the devils be weakened to the greatest extent. Don't look at the devil this time, he organized ten divisions and regiments in one go, in fact, the combat effectiveness of these ten divisions and regiments is not as good as that of two permanent divisions. If there is a petty fight and a grind with the devils, it will be easy for the devils' newly built divisions and regiments to improve their combat effectiveness through actual combat and turn the new divisions into teachers' regiments. After all, the little devils have a high cultural quality, their training level improves rapidly, and their combat effectiveness also improves rapidly.

Luo Ronghuan said that it is absolutely impossible to have a hard encounter with the devil's heavy army group, and the idea of temporarily showing the enemy's weakness and avoiding the Eighth Route Army as the spearhead of the attack was what the division commander said when he set out on the expedition, and now the problem is that he must think of letting the devil's heavy army group divide and withdraw its troops as soon as possible. He read the transcript of the division commander's speech to the director of the Shandong Daily, and estimated that it should work. However, the general judgment is that this time the army must completely wipe out or drive the instructor out of Shandong, otherwise the temple will not be able to sleep for a while. Therefore, the next step in the battle should be to think about the goal of luring the devil's heavy army group out of Shandong, so that the little devils think that the main force of the instructor is untenable in Shandong and leave Shandong, so that we can slowly clean up those devils who serve as local security tasks in Shandong.

Liu Yimin's heart turned upside down, his comrades-in-arms saw the crisis, and the chairman and the boss must have seen it a long time ago. The current situation is obvious, although the instructor has won a few battles, but he has also set himself on fire and attracted all the attention of the little devil. It is indeed the next policy to fight hard with the devils in Shandong, that is, what if you fight two more battles and eliminate one or two more divisions of the devils? Once caught in the encirclement of devils, the little devils will inevitably increase their troops, increase their troops and increase their troops at all costs, constantly shrink the encirclement, and finally trap the instructor to death. Anyway, now that the United States has not severed its trade with the United States, the economy of the little devils can still be supported, and there are more planes, tanks, artillery, and ammunition, but our army will become more and more difficult. The little devil now regards the tutor as the number one mortal enemy, and even the plan to capture Wuhan has been temporarily shelved, which shows how determined the little devil is to destroy the tutor!

There is nothing to say, the main force must jump out!

But giving up the base area like this, Liu Yimin was really unwilling. You must know that once the main force leaves Shandong, it will not be able to come back in ten days and a half months. For such a long time, the little devils will inevitably kill people and set fire to the base area, and toss the base area into Chengren Purgatory. It seems that after this main force jumps out, it must also capture key targets such as Xuzhou and Lianyungang, and drag away the devil's heavy army group as soon as possible.

But it is not so simple for this main force to jump out, it is necessary to beat the devils, drive the devils crazy, and let them transfer the devil's heavy army group to Shandong, and it is best to chase them all the way to Qingdao, and then stab the devils fiercely on the outside line, so that they can be fooled and then divide their troops to pursue, so that the main force can take the opportunity to return to Shandong and develop in Shandong.

Thinking of a certain certainty, Liu Yimin waved his hand: "Go, cross the river, go to the other side of the river to eat, drink and chat!" ”

By the time Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan crossed the river, the troops had already crossed. After several chiefs had crossed the river, the engineer regiment dismantled the pontoon and boat bridges and followed the large army.

When Liu Yimin arrived at Xiaoying Town, he was immediately happy, and the small camp town in the middle of the night was even more lively than usual, except for the long stove of the engineering regiment that kept serving mung bean soup and meals, both sides of the road were full of villagers who had heard the news and rushed to comfort the troops, and the villagers also carried wooden barrels full of food, lined up in long lines on both sides of the road, and some even set up tables for the soldiers to serve soup and rice.

At this time, the wheat in this area has been basically cut, and the villagers on the wheat field are still grinding the field by moonlight. The smell of the food is mixed with the cordial greetings of the villagers "add a little more, add a little more" and the dialects of the soldiers, which seem to be particularly life-like and kind.

After crossing the river, Liu Yimin was relieved, and told Cai Zhong to order the troops to arrange a good guard, so that the soldiers could rest their feet, eat a mouthful of food, and then continue to advance and rest in the camp.

In fact, after the victory, the troops were filled with a joyful atmosphere, and the soldiers had relaxed their nerves by this time, drinking herbal tea, eating hot meals, chatting with their comrades-in-arms, and cheering for homely things.

was busy, the Lu Opera team "Yihe Class" and "Qinghe Class" arrived, and directly kicked the scene in the open space outside the town, and the actors made up neatly and pressed the troop table in the open space.

At this time, Zhao Xiaoman couldn't sit still, and commanded the art troupe to start a chorus, and after singing, he encouraged all the troops to sing, and immediately rendered the night in Xiaoying Town into a sea of joy.

Li Qing, Zhang Hongtao, Lei Ming, Li Chang, Hu Laohu, and Han Qianjin crossed the river first, and these old comrades-in-arms got together, and after the big victory, they naturally got together and blew away.

When Liu Yimin, Luo Ronghuan, and Cai Zhong arrived, Li Qing and these people were sitting in front of a fellow countryman's Chaotian pot, and they also got a few bottles of liquor, and they were blowing while drinking!

Liu Yimin is a little strange, this Chaotian pot is a characteristic of Weixian, why does this Boxing also have it? As a result, I found out that this fellow originally opened a restaurant in Weixian County, and what he sold was Chaotian pot. When the devil came, he closed the door and went back to his hometown. In the evening, I heard that the Eighth Route Army had won a great victory and was going to pass by here, so I went here in advance to prepare, wanting the heroes who fought devils to try their skills.

Liu Yimin's appetite was aroused as soon as he saw the Chaotian pot, and he couldn't help but think of the gluttony when his son ate barbecue. Since several brigade commanders were here, the soldiers knew that the chiefs were waiting for the division commanders, political commissars, and leaders of the 1st Brigade who were the last to retreat, and no one sat here, but seemed empty.

Liu Yimin asked Li Chengyi to send the soldiers of the guard regiment to inform all the units, saying that the division commander asked the lightly wounded soldiers of each brigade to eat Chaotian pot, four pots per brigade, and one pot for each unit directly under the division. Then he asked Huang Wenhu to bring Xiao Zhenghe and serve wine to his uncles and uncles.

After Liu Yimin came, several brigade commanders all stood up, gave way to their seats, and saluted until Liu Yimin said that he would bring Xiao Zhenghe to serve wine, and the artillery brigade commander Li Chang laughed after a while, and opened his mouth to say: "No. 1, I am completely convinced of you, if you want your son to relieve his hunger, just call him directly, and go around the bend and say that he will come and serve us wine." I really can't imagine that such a big hero would have to put so much effort into letting his son eat, in fact, aren't you afraid that we will say that you are fake for public benefit? You're too worried, Xiao Zheng and that is Xiao Balu, and eating with us is not a violation of discipline. Our old Li Xing is sitting at the end of the seat, but he doesn't have so many scruples, just let Xiao Zhenghe be my son, so as not to be wronged with you. ”

Liu Yimin's style was actually seen by everyone present, and Liu Yimin's thoughts were clear to everyone, until he liked his son and didn't want to violate the discipline of the Eighth Route Army, but no one said. Only Li Chang, the commander of the artillery brigade, dared to say this.

Liu Yimin smiled, and even said that I ask for your understanding, comrades, when you have a son, you will have my thoughts. But this idea is not good, so let's not take it as an example.

Now the atmosphere is lively, they are all old comrades-in-arms, and they have won a big victory, everyone is happy, and naturally they start to drink while moving chopsticks. When the lightly wounded arrived, Liu Yimin sent the brigade commanders to sit and eat the wounded together, quickly filled their stomachs, and told Cai Zhong to inform the troops that the villagers would pay for their meals, throw his son to Cai Zhong, and pull Luo Ronghuan to turn around and go to Qian Zhuangfei to read the telegram.

After finding Qian Zhuangfei, seeing that the radio station had been turned on, Qian Zhuangfei was about to find himself with a stack of telegrams?

As a result, when I read the telegram, the chairman's telegram said three meanings: First, he congratulated the instructor on his victory in Binxian County. The second is to tell Liu Yimin that he has notified the main forces in central and southern Hebei to take advantage of the opportunity of the main force of the devil's heavy army group to flock to the Jilu border to seek guidance and mentors, quickly jump out of the encirclement, leave part of the troops to go to the tunnel to persist in the struggle behind enemy lines, and the main force will attack on Pinghan Road and return to Taihang Mountain. Third, Liu Yimin was asked to pay close attention to the movements of the devil's heavy army group, and must not be surrounded by the devil's heavy army group, and if necessary, he could jump to the outside line to fight. After the heavy army group withdrew its troops in Shandong, it returned to Shandong for development.

The telegram from the headquarters informed the situation of the cooperation of all units of our army. Among them, the 115th Division attacked the Pinghan Line and responded to the breakthrough of the Jizhong troops. The 129th Division concentrated its main force to meet the breakthrough of the southern Hebei troops. The Reading Master has already concentrated on Shitailu, preparing to attack Shitailu and plan to teach the instructor to fight. The 120th Division has already attacked the northern section of the Tongpai Road to contain the Yue Army.

Liu Jianli reported that the Second Brigade and the Luxi Garrison Brigade had crossed the Yellow River and rushed to southwest Lu, where they had successfully joined forces with the Southwest Lu Garrison Brigade and would break through the Longhai Road at the junction of Henan and Anhui tonight and enter northern Anhui.

Wang Bingsan, who remained in Luxi, reported that there was no enemy situation for the time being, and that he had recently inspected the tunnel facilities in various places, and that it was completely possible for the concealed troops to wag a protracted struggle against the enemy.

Zeng Zhongsheng and Hong Chaoyuan both reported that there was no change in the hostile situation.

Chiang Kai-shek sent a telegram congratulating his instructor on the annihilation of the 10th Division and the defeat of the 2nd and 35th Divisions. Song Meiling also sent a telegram, saying that Liu Yimin eliminated the 10th Division and avenged Chen Yaoguang, and she was very relieved in her heart.

Liu Yimin couldn't cry or laugh after seeing it, I don't know what Mrs. Jiang was thinking in her head, a big victory was actually said by her to avenge her wife, which is really unreasonable.

After reading the telegram, Liu Yimin felt that the situation was very strange, the front line of Xuzhou was obviously concentrated with the huge strength of seven divisions of the army, but why didn't they move? Do they really think that the instructor is a fool and has to wait for the mentor to take the initiative to fall into their trap? What kind of tricks does Shouichi in this temple play?

If you can't figure it out for the time being, you won't want to. Liu Yimin immediately sent a report to the chairman and the boss, reporting that the main force had crossed the Yellow River and was now resting.

As for Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling, their telegrams were all forwarded from the headquarters, and they didn't give a penny, and Liu Yimin didn't bother to reply to them.

After telling Qian Zhuangfei to put away the antenna and prepare to leave, Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan returned to the dinner table. At this time, the troops had already begun to set out, and the lightly wounded were also picked up by the troops after eating. There were only a few brigade commanders left in the huge dining field, still waiting for the division commander and political commissar.

Liu Yimin saw that his son was eating a small mouthful, so he asked the guards and soldiers to send him back to Tang Xingying. I took the time to eat a few more bites, picked up a wine glass and drank two glasses from a few comrades. Only then did he say: "At present, there is no obvious change in the situation of the army, and after our army withdraws, it will temporarily concentrate in the central Luzhong area. The primary task of the units is to do a good job of camouflage and concealment. How to fight next depends on the changes in the enemy's situation. Since the army has made up its mind to destroy us this time, then we will accompany us to the end. The general principle remains unchanged: First, conceal movement, capture fighter planes, and take a bite of them when they seize the opportunity. The second is to attract the enemy's heavy army group to Shandong, attract devils in Shandong with a part of the army, rely on the base areas to fight the enemy, and jump out with the main force to let the devils fight in Shandong. After the devil's heavy army group leaves Shandong, we will kill it again. Third, after the goal is achieved, our army will develop in Shandong in a covert manner, and will not make major campaign arrangements in the short term, so that the little devils will think that the situation in Shandong is stable and boldly achieve their set goals with confidence. The specific deployment will be reported to the brigades after returning to Fangzi. The occasion of the party business is to quickly replenish the shells after returning home, and send the shells to the arsenal as soon as possible, so that they can concentrate all their efforts on reloading the shells. ”

After finishing speaking, Liu Yimin ordered to set off quickly, and he could not march after dawn.

(To be continued)