"Yes, Commander Wang is right, why do little devils and puppet soldiers eat fragrant and spicy food every day, we gnaw on the nest head every day, we have to rob him, besides, these grains were originally planted by our people, why should these little devils who are not as good as beasts eat" After listening to the words of the head of the reading group of the third division, Liu Hua immediately stood up and continued.

Listening to the words of Commander Liu Hua, the entire conference room suddenly scolded, but the targets of their scolding were all little devils and puppet soldiers. Seeing the lively conference room, Li Qing and Wang Nanhu, who were sitting next to Liu Hua, couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Okay, okay, comrades, stop discussing, let's continue the meeting, there are still many things that have not been resolved? Don't you want to have lunch at noon," Chief of Staff Li Qing patted the table in front of him and said.

When the comrades who participated in the meeting heard about the issue of eating at noon, they immediately stopped the discussion, and the conference room, which had just been a lively meeting, suddenly became silent.

"Comrades, your morale has been reflected in the discussion just now, and it is very high. We won't discuss this here. As everyone said, the ultimate goal of our campaign this time is to grab grain, not only food, but as long as we can use it, we will grab it. The chief of staff said with a smile.

"According to the study of the Party Committee of the Reading Division, and the approval of the General Headquarters, the Reading Division will organize at least eight regiments of troops to conduct a major campaign against the Yue Army in Hebei, and at the same time, it is also to break the current predicament of the Third Army Division, and according to our discussion and research, it has been decided that the goal of this campaign is "The chief of staff deliberately paused for a moment, and when he saw that everyone was stretching his neck and waiting for him to answer the doubts in their hearts, he couldn't help but smile.

"Our goal in this campaign is Baoding," Li Qing announced loudly a piece of news that shocked everyone.

"Commander, chief of staff" As soon as he heard the word Baoding, Wang Nanhu, commander of the Third Division, immediately couldn't sit still and couldn't help but stand up.

"What's the matter, you can tell it!" Seeing Wang Nanhu with an anxious face, Liu Hua nodded and said.

"Division commander, chief of staff, is this decision too hasty. Baoding has a brigade of troops, plus a division of puppet troops, the strength is almost no worse than ours, plus they still have a strong city defense, our division commander, chief of staff, are you thinking about changing our combat objectives? Wang Nanhu said with a worried face.

Not only Wang Nanhu, but also the cadres of the Third Division, who knew the real military strength of Baoding, were full of worries. In their opinion, Baoding has a strong city defense and a strong defender. With his current strength, he couldn't fight it at all, and even if he was lucky, there wouldn't be many people left in the eight main regiments that participated in the battle.

"Hehe, Commander Wang, you don't have to worry about this question, since the division headquarters and the headquarters have agreed, it means that we have a way to break the enemy. Commander Wang, it has been half a year since the establishment of your three divisions, and you should know very well about Baoding, which is stuck in the critical part of the base area, and now you want you to introduce the specific situation of Baoding" Liu Hua smiled at Wang Nanhu and said.

"Yes, division commander, chief of staff. That's right, according to the results of long-term investigation by the comrades of the Baoding underground party and our investigators. Baoding County is located in the transportation area, and the materials of the army from Tianjin to the south must pass through Baoding. Therefore, after the army occupied Baoding, it turned the entire county into a military base, which was specially used to store materials for the south. In addition, in order to prevent the civilian people in the city from destroying the military base, the Yue army drove almost all the Chinese in the city except for the Han Annihilation and the puppet army out of the county seat. It can be said that almost all of the entire Baoding City is now full of enemies," Wang Nanhu paused, took a breath, and continued.

"Secondly, in the military aspect, in order to protect this military warehouse, the army stationed a brigade in Baoding County, according to internal information, its brigade commander is Major General Kitamura Katsuzo, under the jurisdiction of two infantry wings, an artillery brigade, a logistics baggage brigade, a total of 7,000 garrisons, in addition, Baoding City stationed a puppet army division, division commander Wang Deli, under the jurisdiction of three infantry regiments, an artillery battalion, a total of 4,200 troops. In addition to these fighting units, there are also a number of special forces in the city, with a total of 12,000 police personnel. In addition, the commander of the entire Baoding garrison was Major General Katsuzo Kitamura. ”

"Third, it is the problem of urban defense in Baoding. After the army reoccupied Baoding, because Baoding had hoarded countless materials for going south, the North China Front attached great importance to this military base. Therefore, on the basis of the original, the entire city defense has been reinforced, and three turrets have been added at the front and rear city gates, and each turret has at least one squadron garrison. These turrets are very strong, and with the mortars in our hands, they can't stop him at all. Moreover, the army built countless light and dark fortifications on the city wall, and added countless firepower points. It can be said that the city of Baoding is a very strong military fortress, and it is almost impossible for us to break through it without the help of heavy weapons. That's all we know. After Wang Nanhu finished speaking, he nodded to everyone and sat down.

"Hehe, just now, Commander Wang, the situation has been introduced to everyone, everyone will talk about it and express their opinions." Liu Hua looked at the dozens of cadres above the regiment level in the conference room and said.

"Commander, Chief of Staff, I have something to say" As soon as Liu Hua's words fell, Wang Hu, the commander of the cavalry regiment, stood up.

"Well, Head Wang, just say anything about it, today's meeting is to solicit everyone's opinions." Liu Hua nodded.

"Yes, commander, chief of staff, comrades, I did not know the situation in Baoding until I heard Commander Wang's introduction, and I agreed to fight this battle. However, after listening to Commander Wang's introduction, I also agree with Commander Wang's meaning, we must be cautious," Wang Hu finished speaking, and sat down.

After listening to Wang Hu's words, the entire conference room, except for Liu Hua and Chief of Staff Li Qing, the rest of the people nodded one after another, agreeing with Wang Hu's words.

"Comrades, looking at everyone's situation, do you all agree with the meaning of Commander Wang and Commander Wang, and oppose this battle?" asked Liu Hua with a smile.

"Yes, Commander, there is a huge disparity between the forces of the enemy and ours. The disparity in weapons is placed here, let's attack Baoding City, it's like an egg hitting a stone," several warriors nodded and said.

"Hehe, it seems that the comrades have no confidence in this battle" The smile on Liu Hua's face began to slowly disappear.

"Commander, it's not that we don't have guts, the most important thing for us to fight devils is to preserve our living strength. In this way, it is possible to continue to compete with the little devils. If we lose all our old money at once, what will we do to fight against the little devils in the future? Seeing that no one spoke, Wang Hu, the commander of the cavalry regiment, stood up again and said.

"Sit down, who told you that I was going to storm Baoding City, huh? You don't know how to use your brain, don't the heads of our divisions and headquarters have a little military common sense? Liu Hua said unhappily.

"Commander, it's too much" Liu Hua wanted to continue, but was stopped by the chief of staff next to him.

"Sorry, comrades, just now my words went too far! I would like to review it for you." Seeing the chief of staff's stopping eyes, Liu Hua reluctantly swallowed what he wanted to say.

"Comrades, what the commander said just now, although it was a bit excessive. However, I still agree with what he said, and the lowest person here is also the head of the regiment, and the lives of one or two thousand people are in your hands. Therefore, at all times, in any situation, you must use your brains and not be impulsive. The chief of staff said.

"Commander, Chief of Staff, I know it's wrong" Speaking of this, Wang Hu stood up embarrassedly and said.

"Well, sit down, and now let's get back to the subject of the meeting. Just now, Commander Wang has briefed everyone on the troop deployment in Baoding County, and it can be said that Baoding is impregnable for us, and we cannot defeat it at all with the troops and equipment in our hands. So, we have to outwit, but how should we outwit? Next, I would like to ask the chief of staff to tell you a specific plan for outwitting. Liu Hua nodded at Wang Hu and said.

After listening to Liu Hua's words, the conference room immediately burst into warm applause, and after the applause, all the cadres present stretched their necks and wanted to know what to do.

"Comrades, in fact, the method is very simple, as the head of the regiment, you should have used such a method. That is to lure the snake out of the hole, and slowly use the guerrilla warfare and sparrow warfare that we are good at. Outside Baoding City, we can destroy the army in the city little by little, until the remaining defenders in the city are within the range we can bear, and we can carry out a strong attack and take Baoding City in one fell swoop. The chief of staff said with a smile.

"But, Chief of Staff, are the little devils so stupid, will they be so stupid that they will go out of the city little by little for us to slowly exterminate?" Chen Revolution, the political commissar of the Third Division, asked suspiciously. You know, the method mentioned by the chief of staff, unless the little devil is a fool, is simply an impossible task.

"Hehe, Political Commissar Chen, I want to ask, if the main forces of the three districts are dispatched together, jump out of the mountainous area, and attack Shunping County, which is at the gateway of the base area, what do you say the little devils in Baoding County will do?" Liu Hua asked with a smile.

"The little devil will definitely send a large number of troops to wipe out the main force of our three-district in one fell swoop, and within half a year, we have also attacked many times, but we have been driven back by the army in Baoding City" Chen Zhenfang blurted out.

"Then how many troops will Major General Kitamura Katsuzo dispatch, the commander of the little devil?" Liu Hua then asked.

"Commander, according to the previous situation, the puppet army will touch about one wing and two regiments, and the main force of our three-district will have a strength of 5,000 people. It's not so easy to eliminate," this time it was Commander Wang Nanhu who answered first.

"Yes, very good, then I'm asking you a question, if our troops attack the railway line north of Baoding, block his railway transportation, and paralyze their transportation, do you think Major General Kitamura Katsuzo will send troops" Liu Hua then asked with a smile.

"Of course troops will be sent, this railway runs through the north and south, and the supplies of the little devils going south have to pass through there. If you don't send troops, let our people destroy the railway, unless Major General Kitamura Katsuzo's brain is burned out, or he misses their Amaterasu. This time it was Chen Revolution who answered.

"That's okay, if the little devil sends a brigade of the army and a regiment of puppet troops again, then how many people do you say there will be in Baoding City, can we take it. By the way, there is also a railway station outside Baoding, and the materials stored in a large number of wagons at the railway station can also attract a lot of soldiers. Liu Hua replied with a smile.

"That's right, Commander, why didn't I think that if this is the case, the more than 10,000 puppet troops will be divided into several times by us and slowly eaten." Commander Wang Nanhu showed a look of sudden realization.

"Commander, Chief of Staff, I have one more question." Political Commissar Chen Revolution stood up and said.

"Political Commissar Chen, you say," Liu Hua nodded and said.

"That's right, Commander. You just said that as long as all the troops in our three-district are dispatched, the little devils will send at least 5,000 troops, but this 5,000-strong puppet army, with our current strength, it will not be a matter of time to destroy it. And for such a long time, the army will definitely ask for help from the surrounding strongholds, even Major General Kitamura Katsuzo in Baoding City. You must know that around us, there are thousands of puppet troops in large and small strongholds. If the reinforcements of the army are reinforced in time, they will be attacked inside and out, and we will be attacked by the enemy on our backs," Political Commissar Chen did not continue, and sat down.

"Hehe, Chief of Staff, tell everyone here about our solution!" After listening to the words of political commissar Chen Revolution, Liu Hua did not have any worries, and said with a smile.

"Yes, Commander, comrades, don't worry about what Political Commissar Chen just said. It was for this campaign that the commander brought a batch of new equipment from the base area, that is, the newly formed electronic detachment of the reading division in the base area. When the time comes, when the battle begins, as long as our electronic detachment is present, the enemy's telegram for help will be released. However, when all units are fighting a war of annihilation, they must remember it. Not a single enemy can be let go, including the puppet army. Otherwise, our plans will be in vain. The chief of staff said with a smile.

"Chief of Staff, what kind of equipment! So powerful" Listening to the words of the chief of staff, the cadres below immediately showed curious eyes.

"It's all quiet, according to the discussion of our division headquarters, in order to prevent the destruction of the army spies, this equipment will only appear in everyone's field of vision during the battle. Before the war, the meeting was kept secret, so you don't have any ideas, you want to know in advance," the chief of staff replied with a smile.

"Okay, comrades, now everyone's doubts have been solved, so everyone must fight this battle, do you have confidence?" asked Liu Hua, who interrupted the discussion.

"Yes" The conference room immediately remembered a neat and loud answer: "Okay, from everyone's answers, I heard confidence, I also believe in everyone, I believe that our soldiers are now asking the chief of staff to assign specific combat tasks to each regiment" Liu Hua also replied with confidence.

"Comrades, now it is up to me to announce to you the specific combat missions" the chief of staff picked up a folder and stood up. The cadres below, after hearing the words of the chief of staff, immediately sat upright with their heads held high.

"The Reading Regiment of the Third Division, the Mountain Artillery Battalion of the Artillery Regiment?" Chief of Staff Li Qing shouted loudly.

Immediately after "arriving", four cadres stood up in the conference room. (Because of the artillery regiment, the cavalry regiment belongs to the technical arms, and it is a unit directly under the headquarters, and the battalion-level cadres are equivalent to the regimental-level cadres of ordinary infantry) "Your task is to attack Shunping County, but you must remember that you must use the strength of one regiment and one artillery battalion to fight the momentum of three main regiments. Also, before the reinforcements of the army go out of the city, don't forget to break through the county seat in a daze. ”

"Yes, guaranteed to complete the task," the four of them replied together and sat down.

"The first regiment and the second regiment of the three divisions, the artillery battalion, the cavalry battalion, the rapid reaction brigade, the cavalry regiment, and the artillery regiment are two mortar battalions, and you are ambushed in the area of Shenxian Mountain, which is less than ten kilometers away from Shunping County. The specific order of ambush is: the first two regiments of the third division are divided into left and right flanks, and the ambush is at the front, followed by the cavalry battalion and the artillery battalion. Then three regiments of the Rapid Reaction Brigade lay in ambush at the rear, the artillery regiment chose a suitable position to set up a mortar cluster to provide fire strikes, and the cavalry regiment acted as an assault force. Later, I will send you a topographic map of the surrounding area of Immortal Mountain, and the topographic map has already marked your specific ambush location. ”

"The specific combat mission is: When the time comes, the marching army of the Yue army must be in front of the puppet army and the army in the rear. As soon as all enemy forces entered the ambush circle, all artillery clusters opened fire. At the same time, the cavalry battalion quickly attacked and directly inserted itself into the junction of the puppet army and the Yue army. After cutting off the connection between the two armies, the main force of the three divisions quickly launched an attack on the puppet army in the encirclement and eliminated them as soon as possible. The rapid reaction brigade was under the cover of artillery fire, slowly compressing the positions of the army, and the cavalry regiment could also carry out small-scale sorties. After the puppet army was wiped out, a total of five infantry regiments were gathered to launch a final attack on the Yue army in the encirclement, and when the time came, the cavalry regiment took on the assault mission. The chief of staff ordered.

"Yes, guarantee the completion of the task," at this time, almost all the remaining cadres stood up and replied.

(To be continued)