Before Wang Haitao traveled to this era, his father had participated in the self-defense and counterattack war against Vietnam, and he had heard a lot of experience from his father, so he naturally knew a lot about the difficulties on the battlefield in Vietnam. However, now it is not a war with Vietnamese soldiers, but a war with the Japanese army stationed in Vietnam, compared with the Japanese army, the soldiers of Guangxi should be more adapted to the terrain and climate, plus the weapons are more advanced than the Japanese army, Wang Haitao is still very confident in winning this battle.

While waiting for further intelligence and maps from the reconnaissance brigade, the 211st Brigade of the 211th Division and the 271st Brigade of the 90th Division, which were to go out for the expedition, were also seizing the time to replenish their troops, replenish ordnance and materials, and even more conduct targeted training. Fighting in the mountains and jungles, the most practical suppressive weapon mortars were massively replenished to the troops, and the troops on the march ensured that each platoon had two to four mortars.

The regimental support artillery was replaced with a lightweight Japanese mountain gun, although the Japanese mountain gun was not very powerful, but its light and flexible characteristics made it useful in this battle. In the past, the 90th Army did not attach much importance to the captured Japanese-style mountain artillery, and these mountain guns were stored in the warehouse of the logistics department, and after Wang Haitao announced that all the regimental-level support artillery in the battle had been changed to Japanese-style mountain artillery, all the troops went to the logistics warehouse to grab the mountain artillery.

After the logistics office counted the number of Japanese-style mountain guns, each regiment was evenly distributed with 12 guns, each gun was equipped with 300 shells. In order to ensure the intensity of the artillery fire, the regiments still brought all the German-made field guns. In this battle, Wang Haitao also came up with the best weapons and equipment, and the 271st Brigade had an independent artillery regiment, which was equipped with 50 85-mm cannons requisitioned from various units. In addition, the 40 rocket launcher, a sharp weapon against the Japanese fortifications, was also equipped with a large number of troops.

Ten days later, all kinds of information of the reconnaissance brigade were collected and sent to the military headquarters of the 90th Army, but the map was not drawn so quickly, and only a combat map of the Japanese army was obtained. This map is much more accurate than the map in Wang Haitao's hand, and Wang Haitao can be regarded as having a usable map. With the map as a reference, Wang Haitao and Su Zuxin quickly worked out a battle plan.

The battle plan was divided into two parts, the first part was to first repel the invading Japanese army, and strive to inflict heavy damage on the Japanese army and destroy its living forces. The second part was to cross the national border and fight the Japanese 16th Army in Vietnam, striving to capture Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, and eliminate the Japanese army north of Hanoi. In order to accomplish this operational plan, logistics support is the most important thing.

After receiving Tang Renli's assurance, the plan was approved, and the day of sending troops was set for two days later. In these two days, the officers and men who are about to go out can take turns to take leave and go home to see how many people will be buried in a foreign land after this battle. Wang Haitao also paid an additional batch of military salaries to these officers and soldiers who were going to go on the expedition, so that they would not go home empty-handed.

In the early morning of two days later, the assembly call sounded in all the military camps, and as the assembly call sounded, the figures quickly gathered on the playground in full armor, and the time was not long, and the rows of officers and men were already lined up in the playground, and the commanders of the various units stood in front of the ranks, waiting for the order to set off. On the playground in the military headquarters of the 90th Army, the officers and men of the whole guard brigade were also assembled, and the brigade commander Tangshan Leopard was waiting for Wang Haitao's order to set off.

Wang Haitao was saying goodbye to Tang Renxin, Tang Renli, Zhao Zhongwu and others, and after repeatedly admonishing a few people, Wang Haitao came to the guard brigade and gave the order to set off. The order was quickly conveyed, and the troops outside the city began to set off. The 271st Brigade was the first to set off, and the 271st Brigade was the vanguard, and the reconnaissance battalion was sent out first.

Groups of soldiers lined up neatly, cars dragging artillery, the entire brigade of more than 8,000 people, the ranks lined up for several miles. Behind the 271st Brigade was the 211th Division, and the ranks of the 211th Division were even longer, and there was no end in sight. The 211th Division has a total of 17,000 men, plus the division's self-propelled artillery regiment, division's armored regiment and other mechanized units, there are more than 100 trucks alone, and there are also many motorcycles and special vehicles.

After the 211th Division finished walking, it was followed by the engineering regiment, the baggage regiment, the field hospital, the headquarters and other units, which were the core of the whole army. The Guards Brigade left one regiment at the end, and the other two regiments were used to defend the core. In these units, in addition to the field hospital and the headquarters, the engineer regiment and the baggage regiment also have a certain combat effectiveness, and they are all equipped with their own defense units, but their combat effectiveness is not as strong as that of the field troops.

When Wang Haitao left Longzhou City, the people once again saw off the soldiers at the gate of the city, this time not only the people of Longzhou City were sending off, but also the people of the four miles and eight towns, and many of the families who had relatives who served as soldiers in the 90th Army rushed to the outside of Longzhou City. Led by Donald, the squires brought a large amount of liquor, and every soldier who passed through the city gate had a bowl of Zhuangxing wine.

As soon as Wang Haitao led the troops to leave, Tang Renxin ordered Zhang Lingfu to strengthen the vigilance of Longzhou City, and the 272nd Brigade directly undertook the defense of the entire Longzhou City. At the same time, the recruitment of the 1st Brigade of the Independent Division was also carried out in the entire Chongzuo area, and Deputy Commander Zhao Zhongwu was in charge.

Three days later, the 271st Brigade first arrived outside Pingxiang City, and Li Yuanhong, commander of the 93rd Division, and Mu Su, deputy division commander, were waiting at the gate of the city to welcome the arrival of the troops led by Wang Haitao. The troops who arrived one after another were led to the built barracks and stationed, and after the whole army arrived, the headquarters was also set up in a three-story western-style building in Pingxiang City.

After Wang Haitao and other departments were in place, they immediately notified all officers at and above the regiment level to go to the headquarters at 3 o'clock in the afternoon to attend the operational meeting. Towards 3 o'clock in the afternoon, after the large conference room of the headquarters was rearranged, dozens of officers at and above the regimental level of the whole army gathered here, and behind a long conference table, officers at and above the brigade level sat down, and officers at the regimental level sat behind each commander.

At three o'clock, Wang Haitao, accompanied by Su Zuxin, walked into the large conference room, and all the officers stood up to greet him. Wang Haitao motioned for everyone to sit down and sat down with Su Zuxin at the conference table, and Tangshan Leopard stood behind Wang Haitao as a guard. Wang Haitao said straight to the point: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to fight the 16th Army of the Japanese Army stationed in Vietnam, which everyone knows, but how this battle should be fought and to what extent many people are not clear. Next, I would like to ask the chief of staff of the Soviet Union to explain to you the combat plan. ”

After Wang Haitao finished speaking, Su Zuxin fought, glanced at everyone present and said, "Everyone, let me explain the battle plan this time." The operation was divided into two phases, the first stage was to drive all the invading Japanese troops out of the country and recapture Zhennan Pass. In the second stage, we will invade Vietnam and inflict heavy damage on or destroy the 16th Army, the main force of the Japanese army stationed in Vietnam. ”

Speaking of this, Su Zuxin walked to the enlarged combat map hanging in the conference room, picked up the baton and pointed to the map and said, "Now let me talk about the battle plan for the first stage. According to the intelligence of the reconnaissance troops, the Japanese Second Division, as the main offensive force, is now stationed on the line from Xinfeng Town to Xinna Town in the south of Pingxiang City, while the 56th Brigade Regiment is stationed along the line from Zhennan Pass to Xinna Town, and its task is to defend the logistics supply line of the Second Division. Our task in the first stage was to defeat the Japanese 2nd Division and the 56th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade, drive these Japanese troops out of the country, and recapture Zhennanguan. ”

Su Zuxin said this, put down the baton, and walked back to the conference table. Wang Haitao asked Su Zuxin to sit down, and then said: "The first stage is not only to defeat the Japanese army, but also to inflict heavy damage on the Japanese army, eliminate the Japanese army's vital forces to the greatest extent, and lay a good foundation for the second stage of the operation." Now I announce the combat missions of the various units. ”

Wang Haitao stood up when he said this, opened the folder on the table, glanced at everyone, and then shouted loudly: "Tang Longzai, commander of the 211th Division!" Tang Longzai stood up and replied loudly: "Here!" Wang Haitao said: "This attack on the 2nd Division of the Japanese Army, I order your 211th Division to be the main attacker. After the artillery bombardment is over, immediately launch a charge against the Japanese Second Division, be sure to defeat the Japanese Second Division, and then keep pursuing along the road, so that the Second Division cannot stop and recuperate. ”

Tang Longzai replied loudly: "Yes, military seat! The 211th Division guarantees to complete the task!" Wang Haitao motioned for Tang Longzai to sit down and then shouted: "Tang Yiqun, commander of the 271st Brigade!" Tang Yiqun stood up and replied: "Here!" Wang Haitao said: "Order the 271st Brigade to take the regiment as a unit, lurk lightly next to the road from Zhennanguan to Pingxiang, choose a suitable location by itself, and after the Pingxiang side starts, attack the Japanese troops on the road, and strive to cut off this road." Tang Yiqun also replied loudly: "Yes, military seat! The 271st Brigade guarantees to complete the task." ”

After announcing the two tasks, Wang Haitao sat down, looked at everyone and said, "If you have any comments or requests, you can put them forward now." As soon as Wang Haitao's words fell, Li Yuanhong stood up and shouted loudly: "Report to the military seat, our 93rd Division is invited to fight!" Wang Haitao said: "The 93rd Division will rest and replenish first, and after the second stage begins, you will be the main division, and I will let your division take on the main attack task." ”

When Li Yuanhong heard this, he said that the military seat was to let his division recuperate and take up the main offensive task after he arrived in Vietnam! What other opinions could he have in this way? Hurry up and let the troops rest and replenish, don't go to Vietnam and drop the chain, it will be a big shame. Thinking of this, Li Yuanhong replied loudly: "Yes, military seat!" and sat down.

Wang Haitao saw that no one spoke anymore, and then said: "This time we took the initiative to attack the Japanese army, and all units must make full preparations, especially the 211th Division, as the main attacking division, your division must use good steel on the sword, and it is necessary to break through the Japanese position as soon as possible and further defeat the Japanese army." ”

Then Wang Haitao said to Tang Yishi, commander of the heavy artillery brigade: "Brigade commander Tang Yishi, have you chosen the position of your heavy artillery brigade well? When can you launch an artillery bombardment against the Japanese army?" Tang Yishi stood up and replied: "Report to the military seat, the three heavy artillery regiments of our heavy artillery brigade have all arrived in Pingxiang two days ago, and now they have selected positions and launched them, and they can launch artillery bombardment on the Japanese army at any time. ”