Early the next morning, Meng Qingshan led the 2nd and 3rd Regiments of the Guard Brigade, the 10th and 11th Regiments of the Cavalry Regiment, the Garrison Division, the Special Operations Brigade, and the 2nd Artillery Regiment to Longzhen.

Meng Qingshan and Liu Yalou were escorted by the cavalry company to the headquarters of the Fifth Military Region, and from a distance, the commanders and fighters of the Fifth Military Region and some of the First Military Region had already been waiting outside for a long time; when Meng Qingshan saw that there were Li Zhaolin, commander of the Fifth Military Region, Zhang Lansheng, chief of staff, Zhao Jingfu, director of the Political Department, Feng Zhongyun, political commissar, Zhang Zhongxi, deputy commander of the First Military Region, and Wang Weiyu, chief of staff. I saw that the cadres of the battalion and regiment level of the Fifth Military Region and the cadres of the First Military Region had already filled the room.

"According to the research of the General Headquarters of the Anti-Japanese Federation, we will organize at least eight regiments of troops to conduct a major campaign against the Japanese army in Heihe Province, firstly, to prevent us from cooperating with several sweeping troops to encircle and suppress us when we are dealing with the Japanese army's counter-encirclement and suppression, and secondly, to completely eliminate this cancer that has been behind us, only by completely removing him, can we rest assured that we can fight against the Japanese army, according to our discussion and research, it was decided that the goal of this campaign is to ......" The chief of staff deliberately paused for a moment, Seeing that everyone was stretching their necks and waiting for themselves to answer the doubts in their hearts, I couldn't help but smile.

"Our target in this campaign is the Japanese ,......fortress in Heihe Province," Liu Yalou announced loudly a news that shocked everyone.

"Commander-in-chief, chief of staff..." As soon as he heard the word Heihe, Li Zhaolin, commander of the Fifth Military Region, immediately couldn't sit still. I couldn't help but stand up.

"What's the matter, you can tell it!" saw Li Zhaolin with an anxious face. Meng Qingshan nodded and said.

"Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff. Isn't this decision too hasty. There is a brigade of Japanese troops on the bright side of Heihe Province, plus a division of the puppet Manchurian National Security Army, the strength is almost no different from ours, and the firepower is strong, plus they also have dense fortress groups,... We... Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff, are you thinking about changing our operational objectives? Li Zhaolin said with a worried face.

It's not just Li Zhaolin. The cadres of the Fifth Division, who knew the true military strength of Heihe, were full of worry. In their opinion, the strong fortress group of the Black River, the strength of the strong defenders. With the current strength of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, it will not be able to defeat it at all, and even if it is defeated, there will not be many people left in the eight regiments participating in the battle, and once the enemy is all close to the fortress, then the Anti-United Nations will not be able to defeat all the troops even if they sacrifice all their troops.

"Hehe, Commander Li. You don't have to worry about this question, since the headquarters has already determined the battle plan, it means that we have a way to break the enemy. Commander Li, it's been half a year since your Fifth Division was established. You should have a very good understanding of the Japanese army in Heihe, which is in the rear of the base area, and now you will introduce the specific situation of Heihe to the comrades of the First Military Region..."Meng Qingshan smiled at Li Zhaolin and said.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief. Chief of staff. That's right, according to the information transmitted by the comrades lurking in the Heihe fortress and the results of our investigators' long-term investigation. The Heihe fortress built by the Japanese army was built in the area of Weiyu, Heihe County, Xingfu Township, Yuzigou and Highland Yingzi. Yuli Heihe County is 8 kilometers to 10 kilometers away, with a radius of about 10 square kilometers. Looking west from Heihe County. This area is a commanding height, easy to defend and difficult to attack, unless we have a large formation of planes to be able to take down, it is difficult to rely on our current weapons and equipment alone. Li Zhaolin paused, took a breath, and continued.

"Secondly, in the military aspect, there are artillery headquarters and three squadrons, infantry headquarters and five squadrons, as well as engineering teams and garrisons, and 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, a division of the puppet Manchurian army is stationed in Heihe County, 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 many special forces and police in the city...... The total number of troops reached 12,000 people. In addition, the commander of the defenders of the entire Black River Fortress is Lieutenant General Otozaburo Yano, and since the Japanese fortresses are mostly in the dark, we estimate the strength of at least one division from us, and these are the situations we know now. ”

"Third, is the defense of the Heihe fortress, as far as we know now, after the Japanese army occupied Heihe again, because Heihe faced the north side of the river, the Japanese Kwantung Army attached great importance to this military base, and the Kwantung Army Heihe secret service found that the former Soviet Union on the opposite bank had been building military projects since the summer of 1932, and in the spring of 1933, the construction of coastal pillboxes was carried out again, and part of the project has been extended to the depth. There are 13 military airfields built in the territory of Heihe alone, and there are barracks, trenches, artillery positions, foxholes, anti-tank trenches, anti-aircraft machine gun positions, etc., all in the green trees and grass, if there is no accurate location, it is difficult for us to find these surface fortifications, the Japanese army has built countless light and dark fortifications in the territory of Heihe, and added countless fire points. It can be said that the province of Heihe is a very strong military fortress, and without the help of heavy weapons, it is almost impossible for us to break through it. That's all we know. After Li Zhaolin finished speaking, he nodded to everyone and sat down.

"Hehe, just now Commander Li has introduced the situation to everyone, everyone will talk about it and express their opinions." Meng Qingshan looked at the dozen cadres above the regiment level in the conference room and said.

"Commander-in-chief, chief of staff, I have something to say..." As soon as Meng Qingshan's words fell, Geng Dianjun, commander of the Eighth Regiment of the Fifth Military Region, stood up.

"Well, Head Geng, just say anything about it, today's meeting is to solicit everyone's opinions." Meng Qingshan nodded.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff, comrades, the Japanese army in the Heihe Fortress is very strong and far from being able to resist now, although I have confidence in the Commander-in-Chief, I still agree with Commander Li's meaning, we must be cautious. ......" After Geng Dianjun finished speaking, he sat down.

After listening to Geng Dianjun's words, the entire conference room, except for Meng Qingshan and Chief of Staff Liu Yalou, the rest of the people nodded one after another, agreeing with Geng Dianjun's words.

"Comrades, depending on everyone's situation, do you all agree with Commander Geng and Commander Li and oppose this battle?" Meng Qingshan asked with a smile.

"Yes, commander-in-chief, the disparity between the strength of the enemy and us, not to mention the fact that the little devil has the advantage of time and place. And the disparity in weapons ... It's all here, let's attack the Black River Fortress, it's like an egg hitting a stone..."Several commanders and fighters nodded and said.

"Hehe, it seems that the comrades don't have confidence in this battle..."Meng Qingshan continued to ask with a smile.

"Commander-in-chief, it's not that we don't have the 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 capital at once, what will we do to fight against the little devils in the future, do we still have to hide in the mountains and fight guerrilla attacks with the Japanese army? Seeing that no one spoke, Wang Ruqi, the commander of the 10th Regiment, stood up and said.

"Very good, it seems that after a year of training, you have all grown up, I am very happy for you, you are no longer only able to fight and rush, but can use your brains to think about problems, but you still need to exercise, do you think that you are smart, and these people in our headquarters will indiscriminately command you to die?" Meng Qingshan said unhappily.

"Our main goal this time is to exhaust all the mobile forces of the Japanese army, so as to prevent damage to us during the upcoming big war, not to storm the Heihe fortress, besides, there are many Heihe fortresses, we only need to take one of them, and your task is to cooperate with the main force......"

"Comrades, what the Commander-in-Chief said just now is quite right. 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 and in any situation, you must use your brains and not be impulsive, and we must give full play to the advantages of our army, instead of stupidly fighting hard, of course, we still have to fight when needed. The chief of staff said. (To be continued.) )