At present, in the southeast battlefield of Jin, except for the few brigades resting in Changzhi, most of the rest of the troops are concentrated in the battlefield south of Changzhi and the front line of Dongyang Pass. "Words * love * first * hair" e??? Novel w?w?w?.? 1?x?i?ao?s?huoThe middle line from Shunping to Lingchuan is quite empty. Even in order to ensure that there are sufficient troops to fight in the north and south directions, there is no deployment of troops in this area, except for the armed forces of the counties and districts.

Although the terrain in this area is extremely complex, the mountains are also extremely steep. However, it does not mean that the Japanese army will not choose this breakthrough, whether it is the Japanese army's sweeps of Linxian, Shunping, and Lingchuan several times in the past, or the attack on the 24th Group Army of Chongqing in southeast Shanxi Province and the Hebei People's Army, the Taihang Mountain in this area has not become a barrier to block the Japanese army.

Once the Japanese army in northern Henan inserted a force from Linxian to Shunping, avoided the line of Junji Pass and Huangzeguan, where the main forces of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region were currently concentrated, and chose to attack from the direction of Linxian, then it would just be between the two battlefields in the southeast of Shanxi Province to strike a sword. If the Japanese army simply wanted to disrupt the deployment of our army's forces in the southeast battlefield of Jinxi and planned to respond to the actions of the two divisions of the Japanese army south of Changzhi, then they would not need to mobilize too many troops.

At present, the whole battle situation has entered a critical moment, and the calmer the place, the more dangers may be hidden under the surface of the water in many cases. At present, the north and south lines of the southeast battlefield of Jinjin, although they are in a tug-of-war, can be regarded as a very lively fight. And the right flank of the entire battlefield in the southeast of Jinjin, under the condition that the Japanese army was already familiar with the terrain of this area, also seemed too calm.

What the hell is the Japanese army doing in the battle situation on the battlefield in the southeast of Jinjin, including the two sides of the adjacent Pinghan Line? If these two divisions south of Changzhi really want to go east out of Taihang Mountain, it stands to reason that they should never act so slowly. The truth of the soldier god, he Yoshimoto Sadaichi is still very clear.

However, the two divisions and regiments on the Pinghan line, especially the one west of the Pinghan line, ignored the gap between them and the battlefield east of the Pinghan line, which had gradually opened up, and they were always burying their heads in attacking and advancing northward.

Could it be that the Japanese army is preparing to repeat its old tricks on both flanks of Pinghan Road? Lure all the troops deployed deep on the Western Front to the south? At the same time, with the situation of two divisions advancing in unison, the main force of our army in the southeastern battlefield of Shanxi Province was mobilized to weaken the defensive force on the flank of the southeastern battlefield of Shanxi.

Judging from the current situation on the battlefield, this is quite possible. Because there is a point on the entire battlefield in the southeast of Jin, Yang Zhen has always paid attention. That is, the two Japanese divisions on the battlefield in the southeast of Jinjin, which looked a little aggressive, but in fact they were fighting steadily.

These two divisions attached great importance to the supply lines behind them. Cooperate with the Japanese troops stationed in Jincheng, and guard the road from Boai through Tianjing Pass to Jincheng very tightly. Not only did it organize a mobile force composed of cavalry, armored vehicles, and more than 100 trucks.

And along the two lines of the highway, a large number of open and dark forts were built. Even on both sides of the road, a considerable number of minefields have been laid. And the terrain on both sides of the highway has been greatly modified by artificial means. And a large number of people were arrested along the way, which was specially used to maintain this section of the road.

His old commander organized troops many times and went deep behind the Japanese army south of Changzhi to try to carry out a sabotage war on its supply lines. However, under the tight vigilance of the Japanese army and the lack of cooperation of friendly forces, it was never possible to cut off the supply lines of the two divisions of the Japanese army in the southeast of Jinjin.

The two Japanese divisions in the southeast battlefield of Shanxi Province were both lightly armed divisions. However, this light armament mainly refers to the relatively small number of heavy weapons, and the artillery equipped with it is all mountain artillery. But the two divisions also added light and heavy machine guns, which were more suitable for mountain combat, as well as mortars and infantry guns.

Although the artillery wings of the two divisions and regiments only came with four artillery squadrons from the mountain artillery, not a single artillery unit above the field artillery was dispatched. But in each of the two artillery wings, a mortar brigade was added. At the same time, the artillery of the brigade was increased from two to four, and two 90-mm mortars were strengthened.

These two divisions are indeed lightly armed in terms of heavy weapons, mainly field artillery. However, the number of mortars, which are more suitable for fighting in mountainous areas, has increased significantly. Even in one of the divisions, the insufficient number of 92 infantry guns was directly replaced by mortars. That is to say, these two divisions, although they are nominally lightly armed, in fact the overall firepower is not weak.

In addition, the supply line was always open, so Yang Zhencai thought that the actions of these two divisions were very abnormal. It's like they're waiting for something? The two flanks of the southeast battlefield of Jin, the left flank are now firmly controlled by the troops in the Guannai. Although the right flank was in danger, its forces were relatively weak. Could it be that the Japanese army was preparing to move on the front line of Lingchuan, Huguan, and Licheng on the right flank of the southeastern battlefield in Jinjin?

Thinking of this, Yang Zhen took the telegrams from the Central Committee, the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, and the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region in the past few days, and read them carefully again. Especially the telegram from the main force of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, Yang Zhen was pondering almost word by word. After a long time, Yang Zhen turned his gaze back to the map.

With the pencil in his hand, he knocked on the table in front of him, Yang Zhen turned his head and said to Chai Shirong: "Old Chai, you report to the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region and ask if there has been any change in the enemy situation in northern Henan." In particular, there are changes in the enemy situation from Linxian to Xiuwu, as well as in the direction of Hebi and Tangyin. ”

"Sue Chen Hanzhang, I agree with him. However, I also asked him if it was possible to concentrate a part of the troops while attacking the 100th Division, and add a part of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region in that direction to encircle and annihilate the 118th Division, so as to mobilize the 50th Division of the Japanese Army east of the Pinghan Line? ”

"It's not that the two brigades of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region are currently around the 118th Division, but all the troops of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region in the battlefield east of the original Pinghan Line. In this way, our army can concentrate the strength of one division, three brigades, and five regiments in front of the 118th Division. Although the structure is a bit more complicated, it is still sufficient in terms of troops. ”

"If it is feasible, take action against the 118th Division at the same time as it is possible to launch a counterattack against the 100th Division. If this is not possible, the focus is still on the 100th Division. ”

"When encircling and annihilating a hundred divisions, we must pay attention to the follow-up strength of the Japanese army. Since we have made up our minds to fight, we will fight hard, and strive to completely and thoroughly solve this 100th division and regiment with the 4th Brigade of Independent Combat Vehicles in which it is fighting. However, it is necessary to pay attention to the subsequent investment of the Japanese army, as well as the 2nd Brigade of Independent Tanks, which has not yet appeared. ”

"Especially on the left, you have to pay more attention. According to the entire strategic intention of the Japanese army at the moment, at least in the northwest direction of Shandong, it is impossible for the Japanese army to invest only two divisions. As for the 50th Division of the Japanese Army east of the Pinghan Line, the West Cluster was in charge, and the main operational direction of the East Cluster was still east of the line from Guangzong to Xinhe. ”

"In addition, in the frontal battlefield in northern Lubei, it is also necessary to adopt the tactics of multi-way counterattack at the same time. It is necessary to contain the divisions east of the Texas battlefield of the Japanese army. The start of the line from Enxian County to the old city is bound to cause a chain reaction. In this direction, not only will the Japanese army invest follow-up troops, but it may even increase its offensive in Dezhou and Ningjin to deal with the battlefield west of Dezhou. ”

"While dealing with the 100th Division, we must proceed to solve the enemy in Texas according to the situation. If necessary, a force can be transferred from the southwest battlefield of Nangong to join the Texas battlefield. However, in the next step, we must report as much as possible on how to consider the deployment of the entire battlefield around Texas. ”

After Chai Shirong quickly finished drafting the telegram and sent it out, Yang Zhen turned his gaze back to the map. After hesitating for a long time, he made up his mind to attack on both flanks of Pinghan Road. No matter what the movement of the Japanese army is, as long as it starts on its side, the chain reaction of the Japanese army will expose the actions hidden below to the water.

At present, a division that Tao Jing is not secretly dispatching has already arrived to the west of Shimen. A column from Jinchaji has also secretly arrived at the designated combat area. No matter what intentions the Japanese army had in the southeast of Jinjin, the strength in their hands was enough to deal with it. Since everything is ready, then there is nothing more to say, let's beat him first.

The focus is on the 117th Division west of Pinghan Road, as long as the 117th Division is fought, the Japanese army will not be able to hide in the southeast battlefield of Jinjin, no matter what ideas it has. Didn't a detachment of the 117th Division bite the troops of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region? Then let's cut him first.

On the battlefields on both sides of the Pinghan Line and in the southeastern battlefield of Jinjin, no matter what the Japanese army is playing, as long as one of the two divisions of the Japanese army on both sides of the Pinghan Road is defeated. No matter what kind of tricks they have, they must be thoroughly exposed. In this way, the problem is solved.

Yang Zhen, who had made up his mind, immediately ordered all the units that had already moved south to carry out a comprehensive counterattack against the Japanese army on both flanks of the Pinghan Road. In particular, the 18th Division, which had already arrived at the front line of the Shahe River, entangled the 50th Division at any cost. The main force of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region in the battlefield west of Pinghan Road immediately attacked a detachment of the 115th Division that was biting at it.

At the same time, Yang Zhen also sent a telegram to the deputy commander, in addition to informing his determination, at the same time, since the Japanese army did not divide its troops and held the two divisions into one group, then the two divisions would fight together. As long as it can inflict heavy damage on two divisions, it will lose the ability to continue northward. Then in terms of overall effect, there will not be much difference from the complete encirclement and annihilation of a division and regiment.

As for the direction of the Taiyue Military Region, Yang Zhen believes that at this time, it is completely possible to keep only one alert force. At this time, that side cannot afford to take the initiative to provoke trouble. Since there are basically no major war events along the Nantongpu Railway, it is entirely possible to transfer another part of the Taiyue Military Region to participate in the war.

In this way, the number of troops of our army on the battlefield in the southeast of Jin Province was twice that of the Japanese army south of Changzhi. At the same time, in terms of firepower, it was no worse than the two divisions of the Japanese army. The most important thing is that under the mountainous terrain, there is not a gap between the two divisions of the Japanese army and itself.

As long as you can concentrate superior forces and firepower to stab him, you may not really be able to find a fighter. In mountain operations, our army was at least not inferior to the Japanese army. As long as these two Japanese divisions can be severely damaged, it is not impossible to pay a certain price. Therefore, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Yang Zhenjian, since these two Japanese divisions and regiments are not separated from each other, then these two Japanese divisions and regiments will be fought together.

If these two divisions of the Japanese army were severely damaged, even if there were some storms in the entire southeastern Shanxi battlefield, the entire southern front could be said to be stable. No matter what tricks the Japanese army is up to, it has sufficient means to deal with it, at least not to fall into a situation of being attacked on three sides.

In Yang Zhen's view, compared with the direction of Shexian County, it is obvious that the troop allocation and attention of the 18th Group Army in the southeast battlefield of Jinxi are scattered, and the two Japanese divisions and regiments in the battlefield south of Changzhi are the top priority in the entire deployment of the Japanese army. Weakening these two divisions to the point of no offensive capability would be tantamount to removing the strongest arm of the Japanese army in the southeastern battlefield of Jinjin. And the troops currently concentrated on the battlefield in the southeast of Shanxi may not have this ability.