Before Kong Jie could speak, the deputy chief of the general staff asked in advance: "Kong Jie, first tell me your views on this operation, and what is your attitude towards the operations in Datong and Zhangjiakou."

Will it be to fight around the two places, or will it withdraw from Datong and Zhangjiakou ahead of schedule before the arrival of the Japanese heavy artillery units? ”

Kong Jie thought for a moment and replied: "Actually, I have similar views with my comrades on this point.

If you don't fight, the devils will have no losses, and our Eighth Route Army will not lose either, and it seems that everyone is happy.

We may still think like this: Anyway, the territory grabbed from the little devils, the materials and resources in the city are basically all seized, and it is an empty shell, and it is a big deal to lose it to the little devils, and we have nothing to lose.

From the perspective of short-term effects, this is indeed safe, basically without any risk, and it can also preserve the vitality of our troops and avoid unnecessary sacrifices. ”

"Well, yes, you go on!"

"But if we don't fight, the negative effect is also obvious, we took the initiative to abandon the defense of Datong and Zhangjiakou, did not consume the vitality of the Japanese army, and the Japanese army then used this propaganda, which is easy to boost their morale and hit the confidence of our anti-Japanese armed forces.

Nor can it attract more Devil troops from the Kwantung Army and other regions to North China to serve as traffic police.

So it's disadvantageous in the long run.

But if you want to fight, not only will the 120th Division, the 35th Army, and the 129th Division be mobilized to fight a big battle with the devils, but also a large number of new equipment and new fighters will be invested to make up for the overall lack of strength, which is very risky.

But in the long run, fighting will be beneficial to our Eighth Route Army.

The so-called fight is open with one punch, so as not to come with a hundred punches.

If we can win a big victory in this battle and show the absolute military self-confidence of our Eighth Route Army, the effect will undoubtedly be obvious for the arrogant and arrogant attack of the Japanese invaders.

By taking advantage of this battle, if we can completely break the confidence of the Japanese army and our army in the field war.

In the future, when we fight against the Japanese army, is there anything to be afraid of the Japanese army that has lost its sharpness?

Not only that, once this battle starts, it will definitely be able to mobilize the enthusiasm of our anti-Japanese armed forces to resist Japan.

and pinned down more Japanese troops to create opportunities for other battlefields.

In the long run, it can even affect the situation of the Japanese army in the Pacific Theater and the Southeast Asian Theater, thereby accelerating the demise of the Japanese invaders! ”

Kong Jie's words were deafening.

The deputy chief of general staff was still savoring the sentence that Kong Jie had just said, "Fight with one punch, lest a hundred punches come", but the popular words brought people a shock.

Most of the generals who participated in the meeting originally supported the fight, but when they heard Kong Jie say this, they immediately came to their senses, and they followed one by one, as if they were looking forward to a decisive battle with the little devil tomorrow.

Even the deputy commander-in-chief, who was sitting not far away and had not spoken, nodded thoughtfully at this time.

"Yes, you have analyzed it very thoroughly, so Kong Jie, if you are the commander-in-chief this time, how do you want to fight this battle?"

Hearing the deputy chief of general staff ask, Kong Jie laughed: "Leader, if you ask this, then I really don't know how to answer, this is responsible for the overall overall command, that is the job of you and the deputy commander-in-chief, I can't do this."

But I can tell you how I'm going to play on my one-acre three-point lot. ”

The deputy chief of general staff smiled and motioned for Kong Jie to continue, but in his heart he was sighing, Kong Jie was a low-key character, if Li Yunlong attended the meeting, if he could be the commander-in-chief, maybe even his own kid as the deputy chief of general staff would dare to transfer.

Kong Jie thought for a moment and then said: "Comrades, then I'd better talk about this part of the aviation unit I am responsible for first!"

So far, after almost a year of fierce battles, our aviation base has now trained a large number of pilots.

In addition, the P38 improved type, the La-5 improved type, and the improved Falcon type, three fighters, have been mass-produced one after another after we spent a lot of financial resources to introduce production lines and technologies from various allies.

Coupled with the newly arrived four squadrons of P47 Thunderbolt improvements and five squadrons of Yak 3 improvements, our soldiers have long been holding back their strength, and they can't wait to go to the battlefield as soon as possible to fight the little devils.

In addition, after successive victories over Japanese airfields, we have found a total of 6 Type II Zhong Xu fighters, all of which have been repaired and upgraded, plus the original three, which can basically form the most elite Zhong Xu squadron.

Six of the Zero Road Fighter Planes were built at Taiyuan Airport, a few in Qingdao, and a few in Tianjin, and a super-formed squadron could be formed. ”

Speaking of this, Kong Jie smiled:

"In addition, we also got a group of elite pilots from the Jiang army through special channels (the pilots of the local army were recruited, although they were heroic, they were excluded and persecuted, and after paying the money, they were all put on some big hats by the Jiang army and secretly sold to the Eighth Route Army).

To say that although the performance of Jiang Jun's aviation unit in recent years has really collapsed, we have to admit that the pilot foundation trained by others is still quite good.

With the participation of batch after batch of elite pilots in the operation, the strength of our aviation unit has grown by leaps and bounds.

I don't dare to guarantee that there will be more, but this time around the battle between Datong and Zhangjiakou, I, Kong Jie, can pat my chest and assure my comrades that I will never watch the flying troops of the little devils run rampant.

But as long as the little devil can call for air reinforcements, our air reinforcements can also arrive at any time, even if the little devils can't call for air reinforcements, our aviation troops can still arrive! ”

Kong Jie, who is the chief designer of the construction of the aviation unit of the Eighth Route Army, said this domineeringly.

The generals present also suddenly burst into laughter, especially those old comrades-in-arms who were Kong Jie, who felt that they had a good relationship with Kong Jie, their eyes were almost gone, and they were thinking in their hearts, once this battle started, let's call Lao Kong, and the air reinforcements are not coming!

How can I say that I am also an old comrade-in-arms, can I not come to two rounds of bombing to be worthy of this feeling?

Then, Kong Jie explained to the generals the operational ideas he had worked out with Li Yunlong and Ding Wei at the military meeting of the detachment against Datong and Zhangjiakou.

That is, the elite of the Iron Triangle Field Army was secretly mobilized to the middle section of Datong and Zhangjiakou, and the Taihang Military Region was used as a cover to paralyze the judgment of the Japanese army, and then lured the Japanese puppet army units dominated by the 14th Division of the Kwantung Army to rush to attack before they were fully prepared.

Take the opportunity to inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army and consume the living field strength of the Japanese army.

Kong Jie said in detail about this, including how to set up sufficient bait, spread false news, and at the same time do enough camouflage work, causing the Japanese army to rush into action in order to seize the opportunity and results.

In the end, Kong Jie concluded: "Boss, at this time, I discussed with Lao Li and Lao Ding, and decided on the fighting method adopted by my Iron Triangle Field Army.

It's just that I also know that according to this style of play, once the battle starts, the troops involved on both sides are by no means only our Iron Triangle Force and the 14th Division of the Japanese Kwantung Army.

In the future, more reinforcements from the Japanese army and reinforcements from the flying units will have to rely on the cooperation of various field units in our base areas. ”

This is natural.

It can even be said that once the battles around Datong and Zhangjiakou start this time, let alone the Iron Triangle Group Army, even if the entire Taihang Military Region and even the entire 129th Division are dispatched, I am afraid it will not be enough.

The battle situation around Datong and Zhangjiakou will only get bigger and bigger, and the troops of both sides will also participate in the battle.

After a while, the deputy commander-in-chief said: "Kong Jie, don't hide it, tell me your most direct thoughts." ”

"Yes!"

Kong Jie responded and said straight to the point: "Boss, my idea is that Datong will be fortified around Xinkou and Shuozhou in the south, and it will be strictly guarded.

On the Zhangjiakou side, it left a flaw in Yi County for the devils to break through, and then made way for the devils to penetrate Yangyuan County, and then cut off the railway line between Datong and Zhangjiakou, and used friendly troops to block the Japanese reinforcements from all sides.

At this point, the vanguard of the Japanese army, with a high probability of being the 14th Division of the Kwantung Army, known as the elite of the Japanese army, will fall into the Yangyuan area along our operational ideas.

And Yangyuan has no danger to defend, this is the grave that we have carefully prepared for the 14th Division of the Kwantung Army for a long time!

Kill the so-called elite of the devil and cut off the powerful arm of the devil, and I think the situation in North China will be settled. ”

Kong Jie's words were actually quite subtle, but the determination he showed was quite resolute.

He is going to use his Iron Triangle Army as the main force and eat the 14th Division of the Kwantung Army in one go!

The generals present were all shocked, and then sighed.

The Japanese army's division-level combat unit, and it is also an absolute elite A combat division like the 14th Division of the Kwantung Army.

If this had been put aside for a few years, I would not have dared to think about it.

Even if you gather the three armies of the Eighth Route Army, you can't be the opponent of the Devil Division.

But at this moment, Kong Jie showed considerable determination and courage, and he was going to use the Iron Triangle Field Army led by him to face the Kwantung Army Division head-on.

"That's good, then fight!"

"Fight with one punch, lest a hundred punches come, I am relieved when I hear this!"

The deputy commander-in-chief finalized the matter.

The generals who advocated war were all overjoyed, and when they looked at Kong Jie one by one, they were even more appreciative.

I have seen it, and now even when the boss is in charge of the overall situation, he will solemnly consider the views of Lao Kong!

The group then discussed the specific coordination of the play.

Kong Jie said: "Lao Yang, it is better for the residents of Zhangjiakou to go out of the city to repair fortifications during the day and curfew at night, so as to pass false information to the Japanese army, so that the little devils know that we have to defend to the death and have not yet transferred the people."

In addition, the garrison troops have to find people with different accents to be, and the devils will see that all kinds of numbers and troops are still there, and they will make a wrong judgment, we are going to start a decisive battle around Datong and Zhangjiakou. ”

Lao Yang nodded: "This thing is easy to do!" ”

Kong Jie continued: "When the Japanese army attacks along the way, we can also throw some bases to the little devils, make smoke bombs, and fight a round of first-line fortifications in the direction of Zhangjiakou to immediately retreat and let the devils out."

Further paralyze the Japanese army and make the devils think that it is going well.

But Guangling, Wei County must not be lost, and must be nailed there like a nail. ”

Speaking of this, Kong Jie pointed to Guangling and Wei County on the map: "Our troops will not retreat in Guangling and Wei County, and may even be attacked by devils in front and back, and the troops responsible for fighting here must be prepared to defend in advance."

If it is really like a nail, nailed here, even if the little devil uses all his strength, he will not want to pull out this nail easily.

On the outside line, let the captives come over to repair the fortifications of the Korean puppet army, as soon as the devils came, pretended to be invincible, and immediately retreated, do not notify these prisoners, let them be stationed in the field fortifications, and give all the food, munitions, and materials in the logistics base to the devils.

Later, Yangyuan also abandoned after a short engagement, and then retreated to the railway line, and made the illusion of retreating troops in the direction of Datong and Zhangjiakou.

Here I would like to remind you that when the troops retreat, they should pay attention to it, once this battle starts, the devils will definitely move in earnest, and it is estimated that the devils are interspersed with extremely fierce troops, and the air force will also be frequently dispatched.

Therefore, we are afraid that we will not be able to walk on the main road, so we should not drive the truck, so we will ride a horse or drive a motorcycle to retreat to the paths on both sides of the road, and at the same time pay attention to the strange soldiers behind the devils. ”

In the continuation of the discussion, the generals reached an opinion:

The main force of the 385th Brigade of the 129th Division was deployed on the west side of Yangyuan to prevent the Devil's Mobile Force, which bypassed Xinkou and outflanked Shuozhou, from turning around to reinforce Yangyuan.

The main force of the 386th Brigade blocked the line of communication and formed an iron wall to block the devils from investing in strategic reserves to reinforce Yangyuan.

All units were marked with the numbers of each unit of the 35th Army, and the original numbers of their units were not revealed in advance.

The 120th Division's northward advance detachment, 358, 359 and other units made every effort to defend Xinkou, Shuozhou, and Datong.

Kong Jie led the armored forces directly under the headquarters, and the first heavy artillery brigade directly under the headquarters was composed of Soviet-made 122, 152, and 203 howitzers.

and the 1st Field Guerrilla Brigade of the Iron Triangle Experimental Zone - the main force of the original detachment, including the Heavy Regiment, the 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment, etc.

Deployed in the north of Yangwon Prefecture near the railway line, it was waiting to strike at the main force of the 14th Division of the Kwantung Army, and as the leading force, it would fight from north to south.

Li Yunlong led the Second Field Guerrilla Brigade to fight the waist -- Li Yunlong's headquarters, the rapid reaction force directly under the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, and the heavy artillery regiment directly under the division headquarters.

Ding Wei led the Third Field Guerrilla Brigade - the former Ding Wei's troops cooperated with the armored troops of the old brigade commander, as well as the newly built Second Heavy Artillery Regiment of the Iron Triangle, etc., which were responsible for copying the tail and cooperating with the brother troops to take Yangyuan County at any time.

If the speed is fast enough, maybe you can turn around and hit the devil mobile troops coming from the direction of Datong head-on.

In order to deal with the battle around the Datong and Zhangjiakou areas, Kong Jie's side also decided to temporarily transfer the air force to the three directions of Taihang, Luliang, and Guisui, and concentrate on fighting the devil's air force.

Of course, this is only a preliminary assumption, as well as the operational ideas obtained after the preliminary discussion, and after the battle begins, the specific combat methods will have to be adjusted according to the relevant enemy intelligence collected in the future......

(End of chapter)