Early the next morning, with the arrival of the other two main divisions of the Anti-Japanese Union. The six remaining main regiments of the entire Anti-Japanese Federation, all cadres at and above the regimental level, cadres at and above the squadron level of the advance detachment, and the leaders of various anti-Japanese forces who had been hastily reinforced in the past few days all gathered in a small command headquarters outside the city of Baishan County, preparing to hold the last meeting before the war and arrange specific combat tasks

As soon as the meeting began, Liu Hua stood up from his seat. After glancing at the dozens of commanders in front of him, Liu Hua began to announce the specific content and topics of the meeting

"Comrades, this morning, I called everyone over so early, and I won't say the specific reason and purpose of the meeting, everyone knows in their hearts, that is, how to completely annihilate the 40,000 little devils who were besieged by us in Baishan County. According to the latest information sent by our intelligence officers, the Japanese Kwantung Army Headquarters, in order to rescue 40,000 little devils in the county, continued to surround our army in the Mengshan area. It has been decided to transfer three main divisions and regiments, totaling more than 60,000 people, from the Shanhaiguan area to the encirclement of the main force of the Northeast Field Army of the Eighth Route Army, to meet the 40,000 little devils in the county."

Seeing the dozens of people in the conference room, they immediately talked about it because of their words, Liu Hua waved his hand and continued

"Comrades, although, the Japanese army sent 60,000 troops on their backs to reinforce Baishan County. It is a very great threat to us with a lack of troops. However, let's not forget that from Shanhaiguan to Baishan County, there are hundreds of kilometers of mountain roads in between. According to the speed of the Japanese army's march, it would take at least a week for the Japanese army to reach the county seat of Baishan. Two days have passed now. So, there are less than five days left for us to fight. Therefore, our combat goal is to wipe out all 40,000 little devils in the county within five days. Do you have confidence?" Liu Hua shouted loudly

"Yes"

"Very good, now I would like to invite Comrade Liu Xiaogang to introduce to you the specific situation of the Japanese army in the county. As the saying goes, only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated in a hundred battles. Let everyone have a number in their hearts before the war" Regarding everyone's reaction, Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction. said to Liu Xiaogang beside him

"Yes, comrades, commander, deputy commander, after two days of encirclement and shooting by the 1st Brigade of our advance detachment. In addition, before the war, with the assistance of the Second Brigade of the advance detachment, the results of the total annihilation of the Japanese advance wing. So far, we have wiped out two entire infantry wings of the Japanese army, with a total strength of 7,000 men. Therefore, now in the entire Baishan County, there are only six infantry wings left, with a total of 20,000 combat soldiers. As for the remaining more than 10,000 people, they are basically artillery, engineers, and baggage soldiers who have no combat effectiveness, so for us, the biggest enemy is the 20,000 Japanese infantry troops" Seeing that everyone slowly fell into deep thought, Liu Xiaogang continued.

"There is another circumstance, I hope you don't forget. In the past two days, the Japanese army, surrounded by us, has long been in a desperate situation of running out of food and water. Although, their air force units airdropped a lot of food. However, this grain can be said to be insignificant for a little devil with an army of 40,000. Therefore, I believe that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese troops in the county town should be reduced by at least 30 percent due to the impact of the lack of food and water.

With Liu Xiaogang's introduction, the hostile situation in the entire Baishan County was slowly clearly displayed in front of everyone. With an in-depth understanding of the enemy's situation, coupled with the sophisticated equipment of their own troops, sufficient ammunition. These victories, after many battles, have long been full of expectations for the combat effectiveness of their own troops, and the faces of commanders who are full of expectations are slowly shrouded in confident smiles

As soon as Liu Xiaogang's words were finished, Commander Zhou Baozhong was the first to stand up from his seat and said excitedly to a kind of commander in the conference room: "Commander, deputy commander." Such a good opportunity, we must not let you go and assign tasks. This time, we will definitely eat all the 40,000 little devils, not one left. ”

"Yes, commander, let's assign tasks, if I let my regiment serve as the main attacker, I promise, the first to rush into the county and send the head of the little devil Lieutenant General Sato to you"

"Why should your regiment be the main attacker, and our fourth regiment is not bad for the commander, you can give an order, our fourth regiment must be the main attack this time, and kill the commander of the Japanese division, Lieutenant General Sato", "Commander, let my seventh regiment go up, can't it be cheaper for one regiment and four regiments every time." The combat effectiveness of our Seventh Regiment is not bad, let our Seventh Regiment serve as the main attacker, and ensure that we are the first to rush to the city wall" At an instant, the entire conference room, like a vegetable market, began to quarrel, and more than a dozen regiment-level division-level cadres belonging to the Anti-Japanese Federation hurriedly got up from their seats as soon as Commander Zhou Baozhong's words fell, scrambling to grab the main attack task of the entire campaign

Compared with the dozen or so cadres who are vying to serve as the main attack, it is not lively. More than a dozen leaders of the anti-Japanese armed forces who attended the meeting sat in their seats, staring at everything in front of them in amazement.

Because, these leaders of the anti-Japanese armed forces are all commanders at all levels of the former Northeast Army. In the first army, when facing a strong enemy several times larger than oneself, under normal circumstances, there is only one possibility, that is, fear of the enemy, and fear that their troops will be assigned to the task of the main attack, which will eventually lead to the end of the loss of troops. At present, the cadres of the Eighth Route Army, facing an enemy army several times their size, not only did not fear the enemy, but rushed to take the main attack, completely ignoring the fact that after a big battle, their troops were wiped out

I saw a dozen noisy commanders in front of me. After a brief period of shock. In the hearts of these people, there is only one thought, that is, their decision this time is really right, only by following such a unit, can they really fight devils, and there is no need to intrigue among their own troops

"It's all quiet, who is in charge of the main attack task, I have a number of Battalion Commander Zhao in my heart, and I have just informed you of the purpose of my operation, that is, the 40,000 little devils in the county town will be annihilated. I don't know, heroes, if you have any ideas. If you have any other ideas, just put them forward, there is never a single word in our Eighth Route Army troops. If you have any opinions, just put them forward" Liu Hua waved his hand, and when the conference room fell into silence again, he set his eyes on more than a dozen leaders of the anti-United Nations armed forces

"Report to the commander. More than 10,000 of us have completely obeyed the leadership of Commander Liu, accepted the command of Commander Liu, and annihilated the little devils in the county, without any opinions, please ask Commander Liu to arrange combat tasks" The representative of the leader of the anti-Japanese armed forces, Zhao Guanghua, the battalion commander, stood up in a hurry as Liu Hua's words fell, and said with a resolute face

"Very good, with your words, I am relieved comrades, although the Japanese army has nearly 40,000 people, but they have no artillery support. In addition, they have run out of food and water. In general, these 40,000 little devils, speaking of which, only more than 20,000 people are really combative. As for us, we have six main regiments of the Anti-Japanese Federation, more than 4,000 advance detachments, anti-Japanese armed forces from all walks of life, and more than 10,000 guerrillas. More importantly, our morale is high and the morale of the little devils is low. In general, in terms of numbers, we no longer have any disadvantages, but have a certain advantage. ”

"There's one more question, let's not forget. That is, we have no less than 50 large-caliber artillery pieces of all kinds, plus all kinds of mortars, in terms of heavy firepower, it is dozens of times better than these Japanese troops, so I am confident that I will take everyone together to completely annihilate these 40,000 little devils in the shortest possible time" After getting the answer he wanted, Liu Hua analyzed loudly at the people in front of him

"Now I order: the 1st Division of the Anti-United Nations, equipped with 12 75mm mountain guns, to attack from the south gate. The Second Division of the Anti-United Nations is equipped with 12 75-mm field guns, and the Third Division of the Anti-United Nations is equipped with 12 105-mm howitzers from the east gate, and the rest of the troops are said to be strong from the west gate, as well as all kinds of artillery to run, and the mountains are also running, at the north gate, it is not worth a huge ambush circle for the little devil. This time, let's give the little devil a round of three missing one, and after driving the little devil out of Baishan County, let's wipe it all out" As he spoke, the corners of Liu Hua's mouth showed a grim smile

"Yes, Commander," the commanders replied in unison

"Comrades, the specific task is just that. In the process of attacking, the three main divisions of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, regardless of the main attack and the three main divisions, must go hand in hand with me, and use your firepower to kill and injure the living forces of the Japanese army as much as possible while maintaining the casualties of the troops. Equipped with your artillery, you must use it well, and don't save shells for me. This time, we have enough shells to squander on these little devils In addition, all siege battles will be uniformly deployed and commanded by Commander Zhou Baozhong" Liu Hua nodded and continued to order, "Yes, Commander, the Anti-Union guarantees to complete the task, with the smallest casualties and the greatest results, and drive the little devils out of Baishan County" The commander in the weekly report stood up and replied loudly

"Lao Zhou, your command ability, I absolutely believe in the six main regiments of the Anti-Japanese Federation, from now on, I will hand it over to you, the following is about the deployment of the ambush of the Japanese army outside the city Liu Xiaogang" Liu Hua nodded and shouted loudly to the commanders in front of him

"To"

"Your mission, take your first brigade, and with the cooperation of the guerrillas belonging to the Anti-Japanese Union, you will do everything you can, whether it is with thick smoke or with anti-aircraft machine guns equipped with the advance detachment. We must solve the possible air strikes of the little devils against our army before dawn tomorrow, including airdropping material requirements to the little devils in the county, and try not to let a grain fall into the hands of the little devils in the city."

"Yes, Commander, the first brigade guarantees the completion of the task," Liu Xiaogang replied confidently, and sat down quickly

"Don't worry, there are also mines around the mission county, all of which were planted by your first brigade, before dawn tomorrow, all the mines near the four gates of the county will be cleared for me. lest you blow up your own people when you get it, in this case, the gains outweigh the losses," Liu Hua said with a smile

"Commander, you can rest assured, we have a distribution map of these mines to ensure that the task is completed"

"Battalion Commander Zhao, heroes, there is only one task left for you Just now I have given an order, the nearly 10,000 anti-Japanese armed forces you brought will be under the cooperation of the two brigades of my advance detachment and some guerrillas, and the little devils who broke through will be completely annihilated. Therefore, here, I hope everyone is mentally prepared to fight a tough battle" Glancing at the dozen or so leaders of the anti-Japanese armed forces in front of him, Liu Hua said

"Commander, you just give the order, as long as you can annihilate all 40,000 little devils, my Zhao Guanghua's life, even if I am lost here today, it will be cost-effective" Zhao Guanghua roared excitedly

"Yes, Commander Liu, we are all men from the Northeast, when it comes to fighting devils, there is no one who is a bad seed, you can give an order" As soon as Zhao Guanghua's words fell, the remaining ten or so leaders shouted excitedly with their throats pulled their throats

"Heroes, I, Liu Hua, believe that everyone is a hero of the anti-Japanese resistance, but for the smooth progress of the entire ambush war, my opinion is that the troops you brought are still in accordance with the reorganization of Comrade Liu Xiaogang a few days ago, and fifty people are a team. As for all of you, each of you leads ten teams. In this way, it is convenient for the command of the troops, I don't know if you have any opinions" Liu Hua nodded and continued to ask

"No problem" "No problem, we all listen to Commander Liu"

"Thank you all for your support. However, everyone also knows that the so-called ambush warfare is the firepower density of the first round of strafing. Therefore, in order to strengthen everyone's firepower density, each squad must be equipped with five light machine guns, and if they do not meet the standards, I hope that everyone will go to Comrade Liu Xiaogang to receive the corresponding weapons and ammunition in the shortest possible time."

And as soon as Liu Hua's order was finished, smiles immediately appeared on the faces of more than a dozen leaders. After all, the troops led by himself, with increased firepower, nodded their heads in gratitude

"Very well, as for the specific combat mission, tonight, we are making specific adjustments according to the specific terrain. The entire ambush battle will be commanded by me and Commander Yang. The last order, the time for the general offensive of the troops, was set for six o'clock tomorrow morning. When the time comes, we will prepare a sumptuous steel feast for the little devils in the city, and now I announce that the meeting will be adjourned," Liu Hua finally ordered

With the end of the meeting, all units under the command of Commander Zhou Baozhong and under the leadership of their respective commanders, the various units under the command of the Anti-Japanese Federation replenished their ammunition and marched towards their predetermined combat targets

As for the nearly 10,000 anti-Japanese armed forces assembled from all walks of life, under the leadership of their respective commanders, they began to assemble near the north gate of the county seat, and at the same time, a strong light and heavy machine gun began to be equipped in the hands of these anti-Japanese armed forces under the command of Liu Xiaogang, and these anti-Japanese armed forces were also familiar with the equipment they had just arrived in the shortest possible time under the orders of their commanders

Of course, among all the troops, the busiest is the first brigade led by Liu Xiaogang and thousands of guerrillas With the end of the meeting, more than 1,000 special combat personnel immediately took the squad as a unit, brought the attached guerrillas, and began to collect a large number of ignition materials that could be found around the county, and a few hours passed, outside the county seat of Baishan County, almost every fifty meters apart, a large pile of various ignition materials were piled up, however, unlike other ignition materials, these ignition materials, Almost all of them were deliberately wet

With Liu Xiaogang's order, a large amount of oil seized in Baishan County was poured into these ignition piles, and when a large amount of gasoline smell began to fill the air, one torch after another was quickly thrown onto the ignition materials that had been poured with gasoline

In the blink of an eye, huge bonfires appeared outside the county seat of Baishan County. Piles of bonfires burned, and puffs of dark smoke rose from these bonfires

A thick smoke, two puffs of smoke in less than half an hour, outside the city of Baishan County, there were nearly a thousand strands of smoke composed of smoke column with the smoke rising higher and higher, slowly, the smoke column composed of the billowing smoke, began to dissipate, spread to the surroundings

As more and more wet ignition materials are ignited, so does the smoke that drifts into the sky. In less than an hour, the sky over the area around Baishan County was gradually shrouded in billowing smoke, and with the slow passage of time, around Baishan County, the billowing smoke formed began to slowly shrink its encirclement, and finally, the small Baishan County was completely shrouded in it.