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Guangye, Tangshan, Beiping, the former enemy headquarters of the Central Military Commission. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 An Yi, Chief of Staff Zhao Rui, Deputy Commander of the 17th Army and Commander of the Independent Division Hu Jialin, Commander of the 17th Division Lu Yixuan, Chief of Operations of the Headquarters Fang Pengxiang, and Director of Intelligence Liu Qing all stood in front of the broad military map of western Liaoning. Staring at the newly marked position of friend and foe, he began to discuss in a low voice.

At nightfall. Gu Changfeng and Yang Jiuxiao sent a joint telegram, refusing to abandon the battlefield in western Liaoning and retreat into the pass. Firmly choose to stay in Liaoxi, launch a more effective attack on the western front of the Japanese invaders, and do their best to relieve the defensive pressure of the various armies in the Guannai.

Gu Changfeng and Yang Jiuxiao's choice had long been expected by An Yi, although An Yi was very reluctant to put his two divisions in the western Liaoning region, where the survival situation was extremely difficult, but from the overall point of view, there was an armed force of 27,000 soldiers behind the enemy's flank or hinterland, and the diversion effect and expected strike effect were very expected.

Another important reason for leaving Gu Changfeng and Yang Jiuxiao's two divisions in a treacherous place, even if An Yi didn't say it. Zhao Rui, Hu Jialin and others all understood that that was Chairman Jiang's "ardent expectation" before An Yi flew back to Beiping.

The 7th Army and An Yi's 44th Division, as the representative of the Central Army's northward War of Resistance, suffered a total of thousands of enemies due to the continuous heavy losses of the Japanese army, and achieved two inspiring victories in western Liaoning, and has become a heroic unit wholeheartedly supported by the whole people, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a clear banner of the War of Resistance, Chiang Kai-shek and the Nanjing government have gained a huge political reputation, and the overwhelming accusations of the passive war of resistance with Chiang Kai-shek and the Nanjing government have also been depressed because of the victory in western Liaoning, plus An Yi, who is much loved and loved by the whole people, before leaving BeijingTogether with Chiang Kai-shek, they attended a grand press conference, and the two faced more than 300 Chinese and foreign journalists and nearly 1,000 representatives from all walks of life. Chiang Kai-shek finally proudly said that the independent division, known as the "Iron and Steel Hero," had long been stationed on the front line in North China and was ready to fight. The elite divisions of the remaining Central Army sequences have all been put into the forward battlefield, and once the Japanese invaders dare to brazenly launch a war of aggression, the Central Army will quickly assemble and join the battlefield on a large scale as quickly as possible.

The press conference greatly encouraged the confidence of the whole people to resist Japan, but An Yi clearly knew that what Chiang Kai-shek said "The Central Army will quickly assemble and go north on a large scale to join the battlefield as quickly as possible." It is nothing more than a bluff of intimidation, and once a major war breaks out, the number of troops that can really be invested is extremely limited. This made An Yi very helpless.

Until now. Although the independent division and the 17th Division belonging to the 17th Army have been stationed in North China, and one regiment of each has entered the hinterland of western Liaoning under the name of the 44th Division, the other two divisions of the 17th Army are still fighting desperately with the Red Army on the battlefield of Henan, Hubei and Anhui. Once the Japanese invaders dare to brazenly launch a war of aggression" as a prerequisite for the Central Army to go north, it is indeed difficult for people to let go, but in the face of the tough stance of "fighting outside must first secure the interior", An Yi can only bury his dissatisfaction in the bottom of his heart, he knows that he is powerless to change the stubborn position of Chiang Kai-shek, the Central Military Commission, and the central government, rather than annoying Chiang Kai-shek and the generals in the army and being constrained everywhere, it is better to bear it silently and win more rights for the War of Resistance.

In view of the current situation of the Japanese army massing in a large scale and moving southward in an orderly manner, it is called "Commander-in-Chief of the Former Enemy Command Headquarters on the North China Front." An Yi was very anxious, although he held this title that looked good and sounded like a lot of power, but he couldn't command the Northeast Army and the Jin Sui Army at all, let alone cooperate with Feng Yuxiang's department, which was two hundred kilometers west of the Liaoxi battlefield. In this great victory in western Liaoning, warlords such as Yan Xishan, Liu Xiang, Li Zongren, and Chen Jitang also sent congratulatory telegrams to An Yi with a very high profile, but Feng Yuxiang, who was 200 kilometers away and shouldered the common mission of resisting Japan, did not send a two-sentence congratulatory telegram to the central government in Nanjing until the next day, obviously because he had a huge gap with his brother Chiang Kai-shek.

In such an embarrassing situation, An Yi could only pin his hopes on the young marshal who maintained a good relationship and Shang Zhen, who rejoined the Jin army, and tried his best to formulate multiple plans for the reference of the two armies.

Prior to this, when Gu Changfeng and Yang Jiuxiao asked for instructions on the principles and guiding ideology of operations, An Yi added sixteen words to the telegram: Complement each other, avoid reality and make up for nothing, take advance as retreat, and don't be greedy for merit! An Yi knew that Gu Changfeng could fully understand what he meant, but his heart was still hanging in the air, always worrying.

After Hu Jialin and Fang Pengxiang talked in a low voice, he approached An Yi, who was contemplating his eyebrows, and said softly: "At present, there is a very important favorable condition for Hutou and Jiuge, judging from the situation of the Japanese army and the puppet army slowly advancing in three ways, the Japanese army does not seem to know that Hutou's 44th Division has 16,000 soldiers, and perhaps they don't know that the number of the only second division after the rapid convergence has reached 11,000, otherwise he will not do this."

However, the distance between the Japanese Three Route Army was well maintained, and it was difficult for Hutou and Jiuge to gather forces to attack one of them, so it became a stalemate, and I estimate that it would be a confrontation for at least two or three days. Again, due to the sharp increase in the number of officers and soldiers, it has brought great difficulties to the logistics supply of the two divisions, and the villagers in western Liaoning are not rich in the first place. Coupled with the heavy snowfall, there was no place to buy food if there was money, and it was very difficult for the 27,000 soldiers to eat. Since it is not equipped with artillery, it is much more convenient to move, and weapons and ammunition are still abundant. There is no problem in supporting one or two battles, and now it seems that how to ensure the food supply is the biggest prerequisite for perseverance. ”

An Yi nodded: "The logistics transport convoy led by Zhang Yang has already transported the second batch of materials to Nanshao Town between Jianchang and Lingyuan. Most of it is compressed dry food, dried meat, and medicines, which is estimated to last the two brothers for about ten days. But once the weather improved and the Japanese army launched on a large scale, it was difficult for the transport convoy to go north. I'm also trying to figure out how to fix it for the better

"Taking advantage of the excellent performance of our army's large transport aircraft, is it impossible to airdrop the Japanese planes in the early morning or at night?" Lu Yixuan asked.

Zhao Rui replied: "We have also considered this question, and the military adviser and the two deputy captains of the aviation brigade feel that it is feasible, but the risk is also very large. Yesterday, at our request, the young marshal sent a garrison regiment to set up night flight take-off and landing navigation facilities at Nanyuan Airport together with the staff section of the aviation brigade. However, it is difficult to avoid other troubles arising from this, such as the interception and attack by Japanese planes on our transport plane group, the air battle between our air force and the Japanese air force, and how to prevent the Japanese army, which occupies absolute superiority, from bombing our major airfields, and so on. We're working on a plan to make the best use of this amazing force. ”

The martial artists quickly discussed the issue of air defense and preservation of the airport, Fang Pengxiang hesitated, pointed to a point on the map and said, "Can we use this airfield of the Jin Sui Army?"

After reading it, everyone's eyes lit up. An Yi pondered for a moment and thought it was feasible: "I asked Shang Zhen last time, and he introduced that Chicheng Airport was an airstrip built four years ago by the Jin Sui Army. The warp Junkers have been used, but not for a long time. There are no conning towers and navigation facilities, and next to the airport is the barracks of the Akagi garrison regiment under Fu Zuoyi, which can be put into use at any time if we need it.

But then I felt that if this airport was really opened, it would take a lot of effort, at least an engineer battalion and an aviation communications company would need to be sent to repair and build a radio base station to ensure it, which was very troublesome, but now it seems that I am afraid that it will not be possible to do it. Chicheng is about 400 kilometers away from Chaoyang in a straight line in the sky, and the nearest Jinzhou airfield to the Japanese army is 450 kilometers, which is just on the edge of the combat limit of the Japanese planes, and this advantage is very advantageous; even if some of the Japanese fighters have a combat radius of 550 kilometers, as long as I put a squadron of destroyers there to escort them, they will not dare to attack easily, otherwise there will be a situation where there is no return.

"What do you think? If it is decided, we will do it, and a communications command company of the Southwest Aviation School will be dispatched to quickly go north, and the 3rd Engineer Battalion of the 44th Division stationed in Baoding will be quickly transferred to Chicheng, plus the 12 anti-aircraft artillery pieces of the 4th Battalion of the Air Defense Brigade will go over together, and I will deal with the Jinyu Army

The generals agreed with An Yi's opinion. Fang Pengxiang immediately returned to the Operations Department to issue the order.

After the matter was decided, Zhao Rui immediately pointed to the Chaoyang Airport on the map, where the Japanese army was working hard day and night: "Once the Japanese army successfully builds the Chaoyang Airport, it will pose a major threat to our army, and the entire Rehe and half of Chahar will be within the bombing range of the Japanese aircraft, not to mention the line from Shanhaiguan to Zhangjiakou." I wonder if the weather will improve in the second half of the night? If not, I'm afraid Lin Fei's bomber squadron won't be able to take off, and if Hutou and Jiuge are allowed to do it, it is estimated that the price paid will be very large

An Yi thought nervously in the face of the map, turned around and returned to the edge of the sand table to carefully check the terrain, and asked Zhao Rui who followed from time to time: What is the position and speed of the Fourth Brigade of the Eighth Division on the left side of the Japanese army, and what is the situation of the 16th Brigade?

Half an hour later, a plan of action was quickly introduced, and in the absence of fighters, An Yi, with his sensitive sense, open thinking and extraordinary persistence, finally found an opportunity that was not an opportunity, and the premise of the implementation of this plan was that Lin Fei's air fleet must successfully sneak attack the Chaoyang Airport under construction.

After the plan was decided, An Yi and the brothers did not feel sleepy, and put on coats and fur hats and walked out of the building, got into several cars that had been started, and immediately rushed to Nanyuan Airport.

Qi morning at four o'clock, Chaoyang is west of two years and five kilometers, Tazi Mountain.

When Gu Changfeng received An Yi's battle plan, his eyes lit up with excitement, and he quickly woke up the headquarters and Yang Jiuxiao and other generals of the Second Division, and spread out the map. Intense pre-war preparations began.