Chapter 270 Four: The Sword Refers to Jin Ji (Asking for Subscriptions, Asking for Monthly Passes, Asking for Various !! ）

The meeting was still going on, and Chen Feng's words shook a lot of senior officers in the conference room, although they had expected that the outcome of this battle would not be too good, but they did not expect the commander to directly sentence the Nationalist Government to death. No one doubted Chen Feng's judgment, and how many times experience proved that Chen Feng's vision was so old and spicy in terms of strategy and tactics, and he said that the Nationalist Government would lose this battle, so Lao Jiang would have no chance of winning the battle.

Yang Yi smiled bitterly: "Commander, it was the Central China Dispatch Army of the Japanese Army that attacked Wuhan, and the North China Front Army almost did not participate in the battle, can we really contain the Japanese offensive by attacking the North China Front?" ”

"It's not really important whether it's useful or not, it's our attitude that matters. If we do not move, then we will have no losses and will still have a period of stable development. However, it will give a bad start to other forces, and it will disappoint the people who support us. On the contrary, we may not be able to change the outcome of the Battle of Wuhan, but we can re-energize the frustrated anti-Japanese sentiment of the people. More importantly, our army has formed so many new troops, and we must pull them to the battlefield for training, otherwise they will be new recruits at any time. Chen Feng said.

"Then commander, how do you plan to fight, the line of exchange of fire between us and the Japanese army is very long, from Rehe in the north to Jinzhong in the south, and there are too many directions for attack." Yang Yi said.

"Now let me tell you about the deployment of the Japanese army, according to the information gathered by our intelligence department. The North China Front now has a total of 10 divisions and three independent mixed brigades, as well as two heavy artillery brigades, of which three divisions and one heavy artillery brigade are placed in Shanxi, three divisions and one independent mixed brigade and one heavy artillery brigade are placed in Shandong, and two divisions and one independent mixed brigade are located in the Pingjin area, and the rest are all deployed in Hebei. As he spoke, Chen Feng walked to the map of North China hanging on the front wall of the conference room and said: "Since we have decided to fight, then we must fight beautifully, and our ultimate strategic goal in this battle is to occupy Shimen and cut off the Pinghan Railway." ”

"The occupation of Shimen, a transportation hub, can indeed greatly deter the Japanese puppet army. It can also support the Wuhan battle situation from the side. However, the Japanese army has a heavy presence in the Shimen area, and it seems that it will be difficult for us to occupy it. Li Wensheng, commander of the 101st Division, said with a frown.

"It's not difficult to say, but it's a little difficult to say it's not difficult, it depends on how we fight. Attacking hard is not the way to go. That would be a fight with the Japanese army. It's not worth it. Chen Feng said with a smile.

"Commander. I know that you have already figured out how to fight, so don't sell it, how to beat you up. We all listen to you! Li Yifeng said loudly.

Chen Feng Zhengse said: "It is definitely not possible to send troops directly to fight Shimen, where the Japanese army has half a division of troops, and Shimen is not far from Baoding, Handan and Yangquan, and the transportation is very convenient, at most half a day the reinforcements can arrive, if we can't fight in a short time, we will be passive, so we have to transfer the Japanese army in Shimen, and then fight." ”

"Does the commander mean to divert the tiger from the mountain and then take advantage of the weakness?" Yang Yi said.

"Well, that's it. You see here, although the Japanese army occupied Taiyuan, the strength loss of the second theater was not large, especially the backbone troops in the second theater did not break their bones, and now my cheap father-in-law has long been impatient and wants to take back his lair. In that case, then we will fulfill him, and we will fight Taiyuan first. Chen Feng said.

Yang Yi was very familiar with the distribution of the Japanese army's troops, and when he heard that Chen Feng was going to attack Taiyuan, he immediately objected: "Fight Taiyuan? Commander, Taiyuan is not easy to fight, it is a hard bone. The Japanese army had just made adjustments to the Japanese forces occupying Shanxi, and Umezu Mijiro succeeded Kiyoji Kazuki, who had been ineffective in combat, as the commander of the First Army. At present, the First Army has three divisions and two brigades, of which the 4th Division is stationed in Taiyuan and its surrounding areas, the 108th Division is stationed in Xinkou, and the 20th Division is stationed along the Zhengtai Railway. The 15th Brigade and the 2nd Brigade of Field Heavy Artillery, which are directly under the jurisdiction of the First Army Command, are mobile in the Jindong area and are responsible for fighting the troops in the Second War Zone. In addition, our intelligence agents discovered that the First Army had a secret armored force with at least 120 combat vehicles and armored vehicles. It's not easy to hit Taiyuan! ”

Chen Feng said: "In fact, it is a turtle shell, and if it is broken, it will reveal the true king." This attack on Taiyuan is not only our Eighth War Zone's troops, but the Second War Zone will 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 make the Japanese 20th Division return to Taiyuan, and it will be much easier for us to send people to attack Shimen at that time. ”

Then Chen Feng said: "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. ”

"Then which force should we send to attack Shimen?" Yang Yi said.

"I've already thought about the troops attacking Shimen, so I'll use the independent brigades in the central Hebei region, their equipment has almost been replaced during this time, and it's time to pull out the gang and go to the yo. However, those guys have just been expanded from the independent battalion, and they have no experience in fighting large corps, so they have to send a general to sit in the town, and think about who is appropriate? Chen Feng asked.

"Commander, does our 222nd Division have a mission this time, if there is no mission, my Lao Li is willing to go over." Li Yifeng was the first to get up and said.

"Yes, your 222nd Division is the main force attacking Taiyuan this time, you can't go, and Wensheng can't go either." Chen Feng said.

Ma Cao, the commander of the guard division, got up and said, "Master, why don't you send me!" ”

"You can't either, you also have a mission on your side."

"I'd better go, anyway, there is a commander here in the staff, and nothing will happen. Besides, you are already in the chest of this battle, I think it is better to send me to Jizhong to take charge! Yang Yi said.

Chen Feng thought for a while and said: "It's okay, when you go, bring the group of grassroots officers and staff officers who are about to graduate, and add them to those independent brigades after the battle." ”

After speaking, Chen Feng got up again and said: "This battle is divided into three steps, and the first step is to transfer the tiger away from the mountain. We united with the main forces of the Second Theater to launch the Second Battle of Taiyuan, and did our best to besiege the little devils in Shanxi. The ultimate goal was to force the Japanese 20th Division to return to Taiyuan, especially Kawagishi Bunzaburo's division headquarters had to withdraw from Shimen. The second step was to encircle the point and send reinforcements, and the 7th Independent Division was stationed in Xuanhua as a feint offensive force, and the troops were pressing on Beiping, so that the Japanese Yamashita Division did not dare to act rashly. At the same time, the three independent brigades of Laiyuan, Yixian, and Fuping joined forces to besiege Baoding and its surrounding areas, leaving them with no time for other care. The Nangong Independent Brigade and the Handan Independent Brigade were quietly transported to the front line of Jingcheng Pass, seized the commanding heights, and ambushed on the mountain road between Yangquan and Shimen to stand by, and the task of besieging Shimen was taken care of by the newly formed paratroopers of our army. The ultimate goal was to make the Japanese 20th Division return to Shimen, annihilate it completely, and then occupy Shimen. The third 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 for about 20 days, and then the main force and the troops in the second theater of war to besiege the Japanese army in Shanxi, it is best to be able to gather and annihilate it. ”

Chen Feng's operational plan made all the officers present feel uplifted, and the secret commander was really generous, saying that it was a side support for the Wuhan station, but the strength of this support was also a little too great. You always look at the group of little devils in Shanxi who are not pleasing to the eye, or do you always want to use Taiyuan as a dowry to marry Mrs. Yan.

It's no wonder that these high-ranking officers present are in a reverie, the old man's preparation for Chen Feng's wedding has already spread, and this matter is no secret in the Eighth War Zone. Coupled with their analysis, the goal of this battle is not small, but in fact, the eighth war zone does not seem to have much benefit at all, so the possibility of laying Taiyuan as a dowry does not seem small.

Chen Feng didn't care what these officers here thought, he got up and said loudly: "Now I will talk about the deployment of troops for this operation, the theater has set up a former enemy command center, and the command center is located in Datong, and I will personally sit in command of it. The whole army was divided into three routes, Li Wensheng, commander-in-chief of the First Route Army, and Li Yifeng and Zhang Jingjun, deputy commanders-in-chief. It has jurisdiction over the 101st Division, the 222nd Division, the 10th Provisional Division, the Mountain Artillery Division, the Heavy Artillery Division, the 1st Anti-aircraft Machine Gun Regiment of the Air Defense Division, the 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment, and the 1st Armored Division. In addition, 12 regiments were transferred from the 88 garrison regiments in the entire theater to form 4 supplementary brigades to participate in the battle, so that these recruits could also see blood. The First Route Army set out from Shuozhou and Daixian respectively and attacked the Xinkou front. Yang Yi, the commander-in-chief of the second road, and Xu Hu and Xu Bao, deputy commanders-in-chief. It has jurisdiction over the Seventh Independent Division, Field Artillery Division, Laiyuan Independent Brigade, Yixian Independent Brigade, Fuping Independent Brigade, Nangong Independent Brigade, Handan Independent Brigade, Paratrooper Brigade, and the Second Brigade of the Special Operations Division. In addition to containing the devils in the Pingjin area, the Second Route Army also had to contain the Japanese puppet army in the Baoding area, and was also responsible for ambushing the Japanese 20th Division to seize Jingcheng Pass and Shimen, and it had to defend there at the last time. I concurrently served as the commander-in-chief of the Third Route Army, and the deputy commanders-in-chief were Ma Cao, Lin Yong, and Liu Nijia. It has jurisdiction over the Guard Division, the Garrison Division, and the Northern Air Force. In addition to the Northern Air Force, which is responsible for air interception and strikes, the Third Route Army should also serve as a reserve for the whole army, ready to reinforce the First and Second Route Armies at any time. Do you understand everything? ”

"Got it!"

"Adjournment!"

(To be continued......)