After Mengxi finished reporting the situation, Tao Rong frowned, looked at the map and said, "Commander, Jin Suijun is completely a lifeless way to play, I think there seems to be a problem here?" ”

Song Zhewu looked grim and motioned for Tao Rong to continue.

"One and a half divisions of Li Fuying arrived at Jingcheng three days ago, and the other units of the Jin Sui Army only arrived at Jing Cheng one after another yesterday afternoon and evening, and Zhang Hui's Eighth Army and Feng Yuxi's Eleventh Army arrived at Jing Cheng in the early hours of this morning, and the Jin Sui Army troops in front of Niangzi Pass were generally very tired. And during the day today, they have been storming for a day, and they still have to fight continuously at night, will Zhang Yinwu not fight tomorrow? ”

Mengxi thought about it and said: "Now it is Li Shengda's Fourth Army and Feng Pengxi's Ninth Army that are attacking Nanyu, Li Fuying, who attacked head-on during the day, did not participate in the attack, and it is also possible that Zhang Yinwu took advantage of his strength to let Li Fuying withdraw and rest with Zhang Hui, Feng Yuxi and others, and then they will continue to attack Niangzi Pass tomorrow?" ”

Tao Rong shook his head and said: "No, if that's the case, Zhang Yinwu should let Zhang Hui and Feng Yuxi's troops, who have been resting for a day, fight at night, and not let Li Shengda and Feng Pengxi's troops continue to fight, the troops of the two of them have been engaged in battle since noon, and they are also very tired now." ”

Song Zhewu looked at the map and asked uncertainly: "You said, Zhang Hui, Feng Yuxi and Li Fuying's troops are really resting now?" ”

Mengxi asked Song Zhewu tentatively: "Does the commander mean to suspect Zhang Yinwu of continuing to play the afternoon hand?" ”

Seeing that Song Zhewu did not deny it, Mengxi shook his head and said affirmatively: "This is impossible, the commander is too worried, Niangzi Pass and Nanyu are only 5 kilometers apart, there is no depth to divide, the artillery fire of the two sides is connected, as long as there are troops inserted in the middle, they will inevitably be bombarded by the artillery fire of Niangzi Pass and Nanyu on both sides, and they will not be able to hold the position at all." Moreover, the terrain around Nanyu is steep, and it is not as easy as it is for them to outflank Tianchang Town during the day. ”

Although Mengxi's words are very reasonable, and will even be accepted by most people, Song Zhewu does not think so, in the memory of his previous life, when Zhang Lingpu's 74th Division was besieged by Meng Lianggu, the closest distance between him and the rescue troops was so much, but I don't know if Zhang Yinwu will have this courage.

Tao Rong also didn't approve of Mengxi's arbitrariness, and said with some concern: "This is not necessarily, the key is to see Zhang Yinwu's attitude towards seizing Niangzi Pass, if he wants to seize Niangzi Pass, such a short distance may not be impossible." ”

Of course, the price he paid for doing so would be huge. If Zhang Yinwu is really anxious, he can even make the scope of outflanking and interspersing larger, for example, he can send troops to detour from Huangjiawa and Xinzhuang in the north, and even enter Shanxi from Wentang, Guyue and other places further north to threaten to attack the rear of Niangzi Pass. ”

Song Zhewu nodded, he agreed with Tao Rong's point of view, the Jin Sui army was directly interspersed between Nanyu and Niangzi Pass, while surrounding the second division stationed in Nanyu, he could draw out considerable troops to attack Niangzi Pass in turn, although the casualties were greater, but this was also the fastest way to take Niangzi Pass. If there is enough time, it is safer to attack Niangzi Pass from the north and south flanks, but it will take a little longer.

Song Zhewu no longer hesitated, and said decisively: "The two situations analyzed by Chief of Staff Tao are likely to occur, and Li Sichi should send reconnaissance troops to both the north and south flanks, and he should reconnoiter as far as possible. In addition, it was not enough for the mountain division to move forward, and Li Sichi was ordered to send at least one regiment of the troops of the first division that had withdrawn to Niangziguan to strengthen the defense of Jiayugou and Shichaogou south of Niangziguan. ”

Xiao Guodong added: "Nanyu's second division, after dawn, should withdraw to Niangzi Pass as soon as possible and concentrate on defending the main position of Niangzi Pass. ”

"Yes." Song Zhewu nodded in agreement.

As long as the main position of Niangziguan is not lost, it doesn't matter if the Jin Sui army is inserted into the rear of Niangzi Pass from both wings, according to Song Zhewu's estimate, no more than a week at the latest, Yan Xishan will definitely go into the wilderness, otherwise unless he doesn't want his Jin Sui army, not only will he no longer be polite to Yan Xishan, but even Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang will no longer have a way to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

Mengxi went to give a combat order, Tao Rong pulled a chair for Song Zhewu to sit down, and was about to pour water, when the telephone placed at the other end of the war room suddenly rang rapidly, and the rapid ringing made Song Zhewu's heart sink involuntarily, it was Fu Zuoyi......

An uneasy thought rose in his heart.

Tao Rong walked over quickly, took the phone from a staff officer, and spoke to the other party in a hurried tone.

From the conversation between Tao Rong and the person on the other end of the phone, Song Zhewu could tell that the other party was Li Wentian, who was in charge of commanding the northern line in Dai County.

Soon, Tao Rong put down the phone and almost trotted back to report to Song Zhewu: "Canxuan called and said that Commander Zhao of Ying County reported that a large number of Jin Sui troops were found in Da Linhe, east of Ying County, and at the same time, Commander Liang of Dai County also reported that the reconnaissance troops he left near Fanzhi also discovered the Jin Sui Army, which is estimated to have come from the direction of Ruyuekou. ”

"Also, the Jin Sui army coming from the direction of Ruyuekou has been divided into two routes, one way to Fanzhi, and the other road to the west in the direction of Daixian, and now it is close to Zaolin Town."

While listening to Tao Rong's report, Song Zhewu walked to the map in a few steps, looking for the location of Dalinhe and Ruyuekou on the map.

Tao Rong quickly found two locations on the map, pointed them out to Song Zhewu, and then thought about it and said: "Although the number and number of the Jin Sui army that appeared in Da Linhe and Ru Yuekou are still unknown, it can basically be concluded that the Jin Sui army that appeared in Da Lin River is preparing to attack Yingxian, and this Jin Sui army is not the main force, it should be a suspicious army, and the purpose is to distract us." ”

"And the Jin Sui army that appeared in Ruyuekou is the main force, our army withdrew to the troops stationed in Fanzhi, and the Jin Sui army should not know that their move is obviously to encircle and annihilate our army's troops originally stationed in Fanzhi, and then threaten Dai County."

"Tell me your reasoning."

Regarding Tao Rong's judgment, Song Zhewu nodded noncommittally. At the same time, feel for a cigarette and light it.

"Obviously, our army has five, eight, and nine armies in Youyu, Yingxian, Yanmen Pass, Daixian and other places, with a total strength of nearly 100,000 people, while the Jin Sui army in Datong, according to the information we have, Fu Zuoyi brought to Datong this time only Yang Yaofang, Wang Jingguo and his own Tenth Army, plus Yang Chengyuan's army in Datong and more than 20,000 supplementary troops, the total strength is not much different from our army, and there are only more than 100,000 people."

"If the Jin Sui army attacks our army, he shouldn't attack the idea of Ying County first. In Yingxian, our army has been adjusted, and the strength there is about the same as their army, and if the Jin Sui army wants to take Yingxian, it will not be possible without two armies. Moreover, even if the Jin Sui army took Yingxian, it could not immediately threaten the connection between Taiyuan and northern Jin, and there was Yanmen Pass in front of them. If he wants to threaten Daixian and cut off the connection between Taiyuan and northern Jin, he must also take Yanmen Pass, which they can't do with their existing forces. ”

"Especially Fu Zuoyi's attack on our army, he will not leave no troops to defend Datong, Datong is the only important town that the Jin Sui army now occupies in northern Jin, they will not give up no matter what, to ensure that Datong does not have problems, at least 20,000 people must be left, that is, an army of the Jin Sui army. Moreover, if he wants to attack Yanmen Pass, he will also have to keep troops in Yingxian County to prevent our army's troops in Youyu from cutting off his rear route, and the troops he can use for Yanmen Pass will not exceed 60,000 people. ”

"Fu Zuoyi wants to take his remaining 60,000 people to compete with our army in such a dangerous terrain and the same number of troops in Yanmen Pass, he will definitely not take any advantage, Fu Zuoyi will not be unclear about this, and at least he will not succeed in a short period of time."

Tao Rong moved his finger downward, pointed at Dai County and said: "However, if Fu Zuoyi wants to use these 60,000 people to directly attack Dai County, there are more chances than attacking Ying County and Yanmen Pass, and as long as Dai County is taken, it will immediately cut off the connection between Taiyuan and the northern Jin team, and if the opportunity is right, it will even threaten the safety of our troops in northern Jin." ”

Tao Rong said with certainty: "Therefore, I judge that what appeared in Fanzhi was the main force of the Jin Sui army, and what appeared in Dalinhe was only Fu Zuoyi's suspicious soldiers who contained our army. ”

For Fu Zuoyi, who has an army of nearly 100,000 but is reluctant to act, Song Zhewu has always regarded him as the biggest threat, because Song Zhewu does not know where Fu Zuoyi's knife will go.

The reason why Song Zhewu attaches so much importance to Fu Zuoyi is because he has a precious memory of his previous life, not only because Fu Zuoyi successfully defended Zhuozhou, but because he thinks that Fu Zuoyi is just a good guard. He believes that Fu Zuoyi is by no means just good at defending, he is more good at attacking, and not only attacking sharply, but also often unexpected, and many of the battles he commanded can be called exquisite classics.

The more famous ones are: the surprise attack on Bailing Temple during the Anti-Japanese War, and the victory of Wuyuan. In 46, he "besieged Wei to save Zhao", attacked Jining, and relieved the siege of Datong. Fu Zuoyi used weak forces to make the 100,000 army led by NRZ and HL die more than 20,000 in battle alone, and countless were scattered.

In addition, there are also the Battle of Zhangjiakou and the Battle of Laishui, which is known as the First World War of Dinghe, as well as the Battle of Jizhong, which are all exemplary works.

In particular, it is worth mentioning that the battle was fought in the middle of the Hebei Dynasty, in which the Fu troops did not lose a single soldier or a single soldier, and at the cost of losing only one horse, they seriously damaged the rear of the People's Liberation Army and forced the People's Liberation Army to return to support and achieve its strategic goal. However, the results of the Fu Department were that after seven battles, 132 local armed forces were captured, hundreds of local armed forces were killed and wounded, and more than 20,000 tons of jujubes, more than 13,000 tons of rice, more than 20,000 bags of flour, and more than 20,000 tons of miscellaneous grains were seized. One gas plant and 15 munitions factories were blown up. It burned 3 clothing factories, 1 alcohol and gasoline factory, 1,200 quintals of horse fodder, destroyed more than 1,000 mines, more than 10,000 artillery shells, 20,000 grenades, 5,700 rifles, and more than 120 cotton cloths.

Previously, the 121st Division of the 94th Army and the security team, under the cover of aircraft and tanks, had launched a large-scale onslaught on the Jizhong base area, resulting in the loss of more than 1,500 soldiers, three tanks were destroyed, and they retreated in embarrassment without finding anything......

(To be continued)