…… The Eighth Route Army has long tasted the sweetness of propaganda offensives, especially for those puppet army units and devil security army units that are not firm in willpower, and sometimes propaganda offensives are even better than the effect of military operations.

The city of Li was breached, and the defenders stationed in the city chose to flee in a hurry.

This was not a small blow to the Japanese defenders in the four cities of Shexian, Xiangyuan, Lucheng, and Liaoxian.

Wait for the order of the Japanese command to continue to hold on to the defenders of each city, and cooperate with the main force of the empire to form an encirclement of the Eighth Route Army from the periphery.

The situation is worrying, and there are not a few Japanese puppet army officers who are worried that they will be eliminated by the Eighth Route Army.

At first, the Japanese command also took this issue into account, so it issued a secret order, and except for the chief officer who defended the city, the rest of the officers basically did not understand the situation.

In addition, it is claimed that follow-up reinforcements will soon arrive in Licheng, Shexian, Xiangyuan and other cities, and the defenders only need to hold out for a while.

However, the Eighth Route Army soon sensed the Japanese army's intentions.

"The devil wants to use the cities of Licheng, Xiangyuan, Shexian, and Liao County to contain our main force, and then take the opportunity to form a siege from the periphery, take the opportunity to sweep our base area, turn around and slowly eat our surrounded main force!"

After analyzing the situation by the General Command of the former enemy, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff laughed.

"Speaking of which, Kong Jie's control of the devil's psychology is indeed exquisite!"

"In this way, according to his plan, the little devil was fooled in!"

It turned out that long before the start of the battle in a military meeting.

When Kong Jie proposed to create a flesh and blood model to slaughter the living forces of the Japanese army in a slaughterhouse, he immediately proposed a special operation plan to hide from the sky and the sea:

"First blatantly, we will occupy some of the Japanese fortifications on a large scale, deliberately expose our main force, and then secretly withdraw the main force, and only leave a certain number of troops in the corresponding fortifications to contain the Japanese troops."

"What is the end result? The devil thinks that there is a regiment of troops in the fortifications, but in fact we only have one battalion of troops left.

The devil thought that we had left a brigade of troops on the construction site, but in fact we only left a regiment of troops. ”

"With the help of fortifications with the least number of troops, build a flesh mill to contain the Japanese army to the greatest extent."

Of course, this is only the first step in the plan proposed by Kong Jie.

According to Kong Jie's proposal, the military commanders at all levels jointly discussed the battle plan.

The offensive and defensive battle of Li Cheng can be roughly divided into seven stages.

The goal of the first stage: to lay down Licheng, Liaoxian, and Shexian counties, take the opportunity to lay down Lucheng, and overhaul fortifications near these major county seats, evacuate and transfer nearby people, and empty and seize materials.

Hoard water and supplies, and prepare for defensive operations for a longer period of time.

Then, switch from offense to defense.

When the devil's reinforcements came, the fortifications were used to continuously consume the devil's sharpness, and as a nail that could not be ignored, it was fiercely inserted into the devil's logistics throat.

Aim for at least a week to prepare for the construction of fortifications in the northern canyon.

At the same time, part of the troops occupied the mountainous passage from Xiangyuan to the central part of Licheng to the west, and quickly built a fortification group to create a special slaughterhouse.

The main policy of this operation was to use the most elite Eighth Route Army to give the devils a blow to the head, and then quickly switch from attack to defense, and firmly contain the main force of the Japanese army with the main county points.

In the second stage, the purpose is to bleed the devils in the northern canyon of Lucheng and the western highlands of Licheng, Shexian County, and Liao County.

After the number of troops invested by the devils increased, the Eighth Route Army in other base areas could take the opportunity to attack the Japanese army's communication lines and carry out sabotage operations.

In the third stage, when the fortifications in the northern canyon of Lucheng were exhausted, they began to evacuate to Licheng, and on the way to retreat, they used field fortifications and minefields to delay the pursuit after the Devil Field Group launched.

The Shexian battlefield continued to increase the density of firepower and troops, strengthened the depth of the rear defense line, and was on guard against Japanese reinforcements from Luxi and Lunan at any time.

At the same time, the western highlands of Licheng continued to hold on, and after covering the troops of the southern line of Licheng to cross the Zhuozhang River, the troops of the western front waited for an opportunity to retreat and annihilate the enemy, and then moved to the northern mountains.

Some retreated to the west of Licheng to prevent the devils from outflanking the back road.

In the fourth stage, the fighting in the west and south of Lai Cheng bought Lai Cheng at least three weeks to build fortifications.

There is Shexian in the east, and the Huangyadong area in the north, as long as the west and south meet the enemy, they will use the devil's fortifications and the Eighth Route Army to repair the fortifications, and attack the Japanese invaders near Licheng to build a slaughterhouse.

At the same time, it stimulated and attracted the Japanese army to launch a sneak attack from the Xiyang area to Liaoxian and the north of Licheng.

When the fortifications were almost exhausted, the troops considered retreating to the Huangyadong area on all fronts.

In the fifth stage, the Eighth Route Army retreated to Huangyadong and Shexian County, attracting the devils who killed the red eyes to continue to invest their troops.

On the east and west sides of Shexian County, the devils can hear the sound of gunfire, but they are separated by the Eighth Route Military fortifications, and they just can't converge.

The same is true near Liao County.

The so-called flesh grinding plate, slaughtering the battlefield, must be stuck in the key throat position, so that the little devil can't fight down, and has to continue to attack, can only continue to invest troops, and continue to suffer casualties.

At that time, the northern part of Licheng can open its mouth, let the Japanese troops in Xiyang go south move closer to the Huangyadong area, and let the devil commander realize that the opportunity to break the situation has come, and the northern defense line of Huangyadong will be broken through, and the military industrial base of the Eighth Route Army can be attacked from the north and south.

In the sixth stage, the Huangyadong area was used as the final cemetery of the devil's field troops.

The Yellow Cliff Cave fortifications built by the Eighth Route Army for a long time were used as the final slaughterhouse to load the main force of the Japanese field in one go.

At this time, the devil field troops at the end of the strong crossbow were exhausted after continuous fierce battles, and at this time, the elite main force of the first echelon after resting launched a counterattack on the preset battlefield, which could defeat the two major field forces in one fell swoop.

The seventh stage is, of course, an all-out counterattack.

At this time, if the battle of all parties goes well, Licheng has been completely destroyed, the western highland fortifications have also been broken, and the fortifications in the Lucheng Gorge area have also been broken.

The most important thing is that the flood season of the Turbidity River has arrived, and the river water has risen sharply, and it is difficult to run away, and the rainy season is coming, and the devil mobile troops trapped in the mountains cannot move an inch, which is enough for them to drink a pot.

"This is a combination of the right time, the right place and the right people, and according to our experience over the years, as long as this battle drags on long enough, sooner or later it will enter the rainy season.

Even if there are some accidents in the process of the actual battle, as long as the general direction is right, the offensive and defensive battle around Li Cheng, the flesh mill we deliberately built is enough to leave an unforgettable fear for the little devil. ”

Kong Jie said confidently.

"The most important thing is that we took the initiative to attack, broke the secret deployment of the Japanese army, and turned the passive into the active.

The battle around the direction of Licheng is completely launched, and after that, whether the devils want to carry out a sweep of our Taihang base in the future, or want to launch a large-scale force to cooperate with the plot, they will inevitably be affected.

Our Taihang area will combine offense and defense, and drag devils to fight within the base.

In the vicinity of Licheng, it was to build a flesh mill to consume the living strength of the Japanese army, and to use these fortifications to cut off the transportation lines of the Japanese army.

In the central Hebei region, Commander Lu and they had already built special tunnel fortifications.

It may not be possible to eliminate the little devils, but it is still possible to resist the big sweep of the devils and carry out a counter-sweep with the help of a large number of tunnel fortifications. ”

This is naturally also the butterfly effect of Kong Jie's fanning.

If we follow the original historical process, it was not until the May 1st sweep was launched and Jizhong suffered a rather serious blow that tunnel warfare was gradually applied.

As in front of him, since Jizhong mastered the tunnel tactics, he has built a thorough tunnel fortifications especially in the base area.

Just beware of the big sweep that the little devils may launch against Jizhong at any time!

Even without boasting, since building tunnel fortifications in all directions and mastering the tactics of tunnel warfare.

The stability of the defense capability of the Jizhong Military Region is not far behind, even if it is not as good as that of the Taihang base area.

"Also...... In Inner Mongolia, taking advantage of the large-scale mobilization of Japanese troops, this time to defeat the troops stationed in Mongolia in one fell swoop, and to build a stable troop transportation channel from Inner Mongolia to the northeast region in advance, is also the top priority. ”

This is critical.

As the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression drew to a close, the dominance of the Northeast region became more and more important.

Troops that can enter early will definitely get the first step.

This matter must be planned early, and it cannot be rushed until the fire burns to the eyebrows.

The boss, deputy chief of general staff and other generals have a long-term strategic vision, and naturally realize the importance of entering Inner Mongolia and opening up the passage into the northeast region.

Therefore, in order to achieve this strategic goal, the headquarters specially dispatched a rapid reaction force directly under Taihang, that is, a rapid reaction force built by Li Yunlong, plus a mechanized combat unit under Kong Jie's command, and some rapid reaction units directly under the regiment.

Gather all the armored vehicles, tanks, and various combat vehicles captured along the way during the surprise attack on Datong and the return attack on Luxilu.

Together, they formed a mobile force, and took advantage of the hot battles in Licheng and Taihang and Jizhong to make a detour to the direction of Inner Mongolia to move to the troops stationed in Mongolia.

For this preparation, Yan'an transported three batches of fuel oil back and forth.

It is to supply the fuel consumption of this operation.

In order to guarantee the completion of the final task.

The boss even personally ordered that the commander of the mobile force to march in the direction of Inner Mongolia this time was still in charge of Kong Jie and Li Yunlong.

These two can be said to be the generals with the most combat experience in commanding mobile units among the commanders of the Eighth Route Army, and they even have the record of surprise attack on Datong and roundabout attack on Luxilu.

It can be said that it is the best choice.

"Li Yunlong, you kid is a troublemaker, discuss with Kong Jie when you encounter something, if something goes wrong with you, I can't spare you."

After the order was given, the old man always asked again and again.

The implication is that Kong Jie is the main general this time, and you Li Yunlong are the deputy general.

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The battle around the Licheng area continued, and as the Licheng was broken by the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese puppet army defending the city also abandoned the city and evacuated.

The main force of the Eighth Route quickly occupied Licheng, built fortifications on the spot, and mastered a large number of materials and munitions left by the Japanese army in Licheng.

The extra main force was quickly mobilized in the direction of Shexian, Xiangyuan, Liaoxian, and Lucheng.

The pressure on the Japanese troops fighting in the direction of the four cities increased dramatically.

In the end, Commander Wang lived up to the title of madman and led the main force of the 769th Regiment to attack fiercely, and Lucheng was the first to be breached.

The commander of the 3rd Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army stationed in the Lucheng area, the old devil Ishikawa, an escape expert, hurriedly ran away.

This old devil knew the plan of the command headquarters and tried to use the five cities of Licheng, Lucheng, and Liaoxian to surround the Eighth Route Army, and use this area as the place of destruction of the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

But in Ishikawa's view, whoever is willing to be a decoy will do it.

Anyway, if he doesn't do it, it's a pure act of sending him to death, and a fool can do that kind of stupid thing!

After Lucheng was taken, Commander Wang immediately ordered to garrison in Lucheng to occupy the fortifications at the city gate, and at the same time build a second-line fortification on the outer line with the help of the concrete fortifications left by the devils.

Put on a posture of long-term defense and wait for the little devil to take the initiative to come.

Soon after, the 1st Independent Regiment, with the assistance of the 771st Regiment, also successfully took the fortifications in the western half of Shexian County, and fought against the Japanese defenders in the eastern half.

It was very difficult for the Eighth Route Army to completely take Shexian County, and even to reach the security area of the Japanese army in Hebei.

However, the Japanese army in southern Hebei wanted to reinforce Licheng and the Shanxi battlefield through HD to Changzhi all the way, and they could not bypass the fortifications built by the Eighth Route Army along the way.

After laying down half of the county.

Kong Jie was going to send someone to send a wedding celebration team from Gangcun to Shexian County.

At this time, because he accidentally "offended" the brigade commander, Li Yunlong, who also served as a representative of all parties, a reporter and a guide to congratulate the team, immediately took over the errand from Kong Jie.

As a result, the style of painting suddenly changed:

The devil's leading officer, Iwakura intermediary Shaozuo, heard that it was Li Yunlong, the commander of the Eighth Route Army, who sent them back, and he immediately shuddered.

On the way, I saw that the situation was not right, it was not the road they came, and I thought that the Eighth Route Army was going to make a black hand, Iwakura immediately protested, and also moved out of the old Chinese tradition:

"The two countries are at war, and they will not be killed! What's more, I'm here to congratulate Captain Kong and give gifts, this can't slap the smiling person! ”

Li Yunlong said: "Don't worry, we won't do it for no reason, Lao Tzu is sending you to Shexian County, and then go to HD through Shexian County, and then go back to Beiping." ”

It's just that, if it were a different person, the devil might be able to believe it.

As for Li Yunlong, forget it.

A devil beside Iwakura even whispered: "Sir, this Li Yunlong has a very bad heart, he even bought and sold the corpses of our imperial soldiers, and even took the opportunity to set up ambushes and robberies, I'm afraid he can't be trusted." ”

He spoke Japanese, and Li Yunlong didn't understand it very well, and thought that another devil was comforting Iwakura.

After arriving at the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Shexian County, Li Yunlong also made a desk and gathered pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

What for?

Write!

I saw Lao Li dip the ink and start writing, and under the dragon flying and phoenix dancing, a few lines of big characters immediately appeared on the paper.

Li Yunlong read at the same time: "In the Qin period, the bright moon and the Han period, the Long March has not yet been returned. But to make the dragon city fly will not teach Humadu Yin Mountain. ”

After reading it, he suddenly asked:

"Brother Iwakura, do you know what this poem means, this Dragon City Flying General, as well as Huma and Yinshan?" ……