[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 556: Pre-war Deployment (Ask for subscriptions, ask for monthly passes, ask for everything!) ）

"Well, that's it. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info you look here, although the Japanese army occupied Taiyuan, but the strength of the second theater of strength loss is not large, especially the backbone of the second theater of war did not hurt the bones, although Yan Laoxi set up the headquarters of the second war zone in Shaanxi at this time, but there is Sun Weiru's territory, the life under the fence is not easy, if it is not for the combat effectiveness of Umezu Mijiro's department is too strong, with Yan Laoxi's character, I am afraid that he will not be able to bear to take back his lair. In that case, then we will fulfill him, and we will fight Taiyuan first. Huang Sicheng said.

He Xiulin was very familiar with the distribution of the Japanese army's troops, and when he heard that Huang Sicheng was going to fight Taiyuan, he immediately said: "Commander-in-chief, Taiyuan is not easy to fight, it is a hard bone." At present, although the three divisions under the jurisdiction of the First Army are all contained by our army on the Xinkou front, there are still no more than 10,000 Japanese troops in Taiyuan City, among which the 3rd Brigade and the 2nd Brigade of Field Heavy Artillery, which are directly under the jurisdiction of the First Army Headquarters, are stationed in the Taiyuan area and are responsible for fighting the troops in the second war zone. In addition, our intelligence officers also discovered that there is a secret armored force in the First Army, with at least 120 combat vehicles and armored vehicles, and it is not easy to fight Taiyuan! ”

Huang Sicheng said: "In fact, the first army of Shanxi is a turtle shell, and if it is broken, it will reveal the true king. This attack on Taiyuan was not only for us to send troops, but also for Yan Laoxi in the Second War Zone to cooperate with us. At that time, we will create a situation of seizing Taiyuan with all our might, and we will put the most elite troops into Taiyuan, and it doesn't matter whether we can take Taiyuan at that time, but it will definitely reduce the pressure in the direction of Xinkou. ”

Huang Sicheng's words suddenly made all the officers in the conference room stunned, what does this mean, why did it get to the battle in the direction of Xinkou again. Didn't you say that you only did it to Taiyuan after you beat Xinkou, it seems that it seems that Taiyuan was not for Taiyuan, but for Xinkou.

Seeing that everyone didn't know why, Huang Sicheng smiled and said: "The geographical location of Taiyuan and its importance in Shanxi are clear to everyone, so I won't go into details." Yan Laoxi has been in Shanxi for decades, and has long been a place reserved for himself. He was unwilling to be occupied by the Japanese, but he had no choice, his strength was not as good as others, so he could only pinch his nose and admit it. But if we really occupy Taiyuan, do you think Yan Laoxi can give up? ”

"Will he be willing to give up and take care of our business, will our Suicha Military Region still be afraid that he will not succeed?" Wu Xiuda said loudly.

"It's not a question of whether we're afraid or not, with the strength of our Suicha Military Region, even if we really take Taiyuan, Yan Laoxi really can't do anything about us. But the problem is that neither Lao Jiang nor Yan Lao Xi will watch us occupy Taiyuan, after all, we have already occupied Datong and almost the entire northern Jin Dynasty. If Taiyuan is also occupied, then there will be nothing to ask Yan Laoxi in the whole Shanxi, and I am afraid that Yan Laoxi's person will not be willing, and friction will inevitably arise at that time, so our real purpose is not to occupy Taiyuan, but here! When Huang Sicheng's words landed, his finger suddenly pressed on a point on the map.

"Stone Gate?"

"Yes, it is Shimen, as the most important transportation hub on the Zhengtai Railway, the importance of Shimen is self-evident. What's more, the Japanese used the Shotai Railway to cut off the communication between us and the commander, so the nail had to be removed. Besides, as long as the stone gate is laid and defended, then the supplies of the Japanese army will not be able to reach Shanxi through the Zhengtai Railway, and there is no arsenal of the Japanese army in Shanxi. Huang Sicheng said.

"Commander-in-chief, my Master Huang, if you hit the stone gate, you will hit the stone gate, why do you mention Taiyuan, so that my old Wu thought that we were really going to fight Taiyuan this time, and I was happy in vain!" Wu Xiuda said with a bitter face.

"Taiyuan will definitely fight, but it's not for us to fight, if we don't fight Taiyuan, the Xinkou defense line will not be so easy to break through!" Huang Sicheng said.

"If we don't fight anyone, is it Yan Laoxi's troops, will they fight, dare to fight?" Wu Xiuda asked in surprise.

"Yes, if Yan Laoxi doesn't want us to capture Taiyuan, he will definitely send troops! Huang Sicheng said confidently.

Everyone nodded, feeling that what Huang Sicheng said was indeed reasonable, Yan Laoxi's obsession with the land of Sanjin was known to everyone, in order to prevent Lao Jiang's forces from entering Shanxi, Yan Laoxi did not hesitate to pave all the railway tracks in Shanxi into narrow gauges, and did not dock with the broad gauge of the national government, which shows that this old man has long regarded Shanxi as his own land. He would not be willing to let Lao Jiang swallow it, let alone be destroyed by the Japanese, and of course he would not be willing to be squeezed out of Shanxi by the Eighth Route Army.

"Then which force should we send to attack Shimen?" He Xiulin said.

"The commander of the army attacking Shimen has already thought about it and will personally arrange it, and our task is to fight Xinkou and make the trend and preparation to advance to Taiyuan!" Huang Sicheng said.

Then Huang Sicheng got up again and said: "This operation is divided into four steps, the first step is to knock on the mountain and shake the tiger, the main force of our army launched a fierce attack on the Japanese defense line in the Xinkou area, with a strong attack to make the Japanese army frightened, and at the same time make preparations to send troops to Taiyuan. In the second step, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army came forward to invite Yan Laoxi's Jin Sui Army and other main forces in the second war zone to launch the Second Battle of Taiyuan, and do their best to besiege the little devils in Shanxi, with the ultimate goal of forcing the Japanese 20th Division to return to Taiyuan. And the battle in the direction of Shimen will be handed over to the commander for personal command, with the aim of capturing Shimen. The fourth step is to catch turtles in the urn, after occupying Shimen, the Japanese army will inevitably draw the main force to fight, our task is to hold Shimen, the most important time to defend about 20 days, and then the main force in conjunction with the troops in the second theater to besiege the Japanese army in Shanxi Province, it is best to be able to gather and annihilate it. ”

Huang Sicheng's battle plan made the hearts of all the officers present feel uplifted, and secretly said that this is really a big deal, and this stroke is actually aimed at the entire Shanxi First Army.

"Commander-in-chief, isn't this battle plan too ......?"

"Too what? Is our appetite too great? Huang Sicheng asked with a smile.

He Xiulin nodded and said: "It's indeed a bit big, think how many people we have, the front line adds up to less than 40,000 people, and the total strength of the Japanese army in Shanxi is at least 70,000 or more, we want to completely annihilate the Japanese army in Shanxi, I'm afraid it will not be easy!" ”

"If the war were a simple competition of troops, the Japanese would not have invaded China at all, so the number of troops in the face of absolute strength is meaningless. Of course, when our strength is not very strong, the number of troops is also the key to restricting the success or failure of victory or defeat. ”

Then Huang Sicheng continued: "We really don't have many troops on the front line, but we also have our own advantages in comparison, that is, our forces are relatively concentrated and not as scattered as the Japanese army, so we don't want to compare with the Japanese army in the whole Shanxi, just compare with the enemy on the Xinkou front." Secondly, in the entire Shanxi region, we are not the only ones fighting against the Japanese, in addition to the second theater of the Nationalist Government, there are also our 120th Division, 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army and other troops, so we will definitely not suffer in terms of troops! ”

Speaking of this, Huang Sicheng did not continue to say, Huang Sicheng didn't care what these officers here thought, anyway, this battle plan was not formulated by him, but the commander put forward the general strategic goals and precautions, he just conveyed it on his behalf, that's all.

Then Huang Sicheng got up again and said loudly: "Now I will talk about the deployment of troops in this operation, Xinkou is the gateway to Taiyuan in northern Shanxi and the last line of defense in Taiyuan. In order to defend Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army of the Japanese Army in Shanxi concentrated three divisions, one mixed brigade and five puppet army divisions to participate in the battle, with a total strength of about 45,000 people, under the command of Lieutenant General Minoru Ushijima, commander of the 20th Division. Its specific troop deployment is "the Central Corps is composed of the 40th Brigade of the 20th Division and the 109th Division, with Ushijima Minoru as the supreme commander, responsible for guarding the front-line positions of Caijiagang, Lingshan, and Nanhuaihuabao; The 2nd Brigade and the 1st Division, the 2nd Division and the 4th Left Wing Corps of the East Asian Imperial Allied Army were formed to defend the front-line positions from Heiyu Village to Yangfangkou. At the same time, the remnants of the 108th Division and the defenders of Jingcheng, Yangquan and other places formed a right-wing corps, which was responsible for the safety of the Zhengtai Railway. ”

"The main force of our department, the 1st Division and 3rd Brigade, are all arranged directly opposite Xinkou, and the 1st Division and 1st Brigade are reorganized to attack Yuanping Town with the cooperation of the artillery brigade; The second brigade bypassed Yuanping and penetrated directly into Wangjiazhuang between Yuanping and Xinkou to cut off the retreat of the Yuanping defenders; The assault brigade is on standby. Do you understand everything? ”

"Got it!"

"Very well, carry out the order!" Huang Sicheng said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

...... (To be continued.) )