This top-secret meeting was attended by not many people.
There were only a few people including the division commander and political commissar of the 129th Division, the brigade commanders of the 385th and 386th Brigades, and the headquarters combat staff.
Although the 129th Division now has many brigades under its jurisdiction, the main forces are still the 385th Brigade and the 386th Brigade.
certainly.
The most elite one is still the 386th Brigade. Just the independent regiment and the new second regiment of the 386th Brigade in northwestern Shanxi can easily defeat two Japanese second-line divisions.
Regarding this combat meeting, since the commander did not say hello in advance, the division commander and the two brigade commanders were also a little confused.
Li Yunlong flew here personally from northwest Shanxi.
Could it be that our Eighth Route Army is going to attack Taiyuan?
Li Yunlong stood up, first looked at the brigade commander and division commander, and then walked quickly to the map.
Li Yunlong looked serious, held a bamboo pole, pointed at the map and said: "Currently, the Japanese First Army is in a defensive posture in Shanxi."
"The main forces of the Japanese army are concentrated in Taiyuan, Shouyang, Yangquan and Niangziguan direction of the Zhengtai Railway."
"The Japanese troops in Taiyuan mainly include the Japanese 14th Brigade, the 18th Brigade, the 1st Cavalry Brigade, the 41st Division, the Yamada Regiment directly under the First Army, the Military Police and some scattered garrison units.
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"In addition, the Japanese army is constantly strengthening its defenses around Taiyuan. At present, with our troops and firepower, there is no big problem in attacking Taiyuan."
"It can be defeated with hard force, but the casualties of the troops will be huge."
"Moreover, the 37th Division is stationed in Yangquan, the 33rd Division is stationed in Shouyang, the 1st Division is stationed in Datong, and the Mongolian Army is stationed in the north."
"And the Japanese North China Garrison in the east will come for reinforcements."
Although all the leaders present here are aware of these situations, Li Yunlong still needs to talk about the current situation between ourselves and the enemy.
"Comrade Li Yunlong, what do you want to say?"
Seeing that Li Yunlong had talked a lot and had not yet entered the topic, the teacher pushed up his glasses and asked.
"What I want to say is that currently our Eighth Route Army does not have the conditions to attack Taiyuan."
Li Yunlong said:
"Although our artillery firepower, infantry strength and firepower, and ammunition reserves exceed the First Army in all aspects."
"But the Japanese army still has aircraft, which poses a great threat to our artillery force."
"My idea is to first eat the 37th Division and the 33rd Division of the 1st Army, completely cut off and paralyze the Zhengtai Railway, and then turn around and concentrate our superior forces to attack Taiyuan!"
The division commander and the two brigade commanders nodded. Li Yunlong's analysis made sense.
The brigade commander immediately asked: "So, Li Yunlong, what is your plan?"
You still have to rely on strategy to fight a war. You can't just send troops to attack and then withdraw after the battle is over.
The Japanese soldiers were not fools. They couldn't defeat the Eighth Route Army, and they knew how to run away.
"My plan is." Li Yunlong pointed at the map with a bamboo stick and said, "To attack the north and attack the south, let the 386th Brigade's new second regiment and the independent regiment disguise themselves as my new regiment and attack the 1st Division in Datong with all their strength."
"The main force of the 129th Division is the same as the previous times, advancing northward in three routes. The target is the Zhengtai Railway where Taiyuan, Shouyang and Datong are the main city strongholds, making an offensive posture."
"The Japanese army mistakenly believed that the main force of the 129th Division was the same as the previous two times, just to cover the new regiment's offensive operations in Datong."
"Let the Japanese army not dare to send too many troops to reinforce the north."
In fact, this is the cries of wolf routine.
The first two times the 129th Division pretended to attack Taiyuan and Zhengtai Railway, and did not really intend to capture Taiyuan and Yangquan.
But this time it comes suddenly, it will definitely surprise the Japanese.
Li Yunlong continued: "At this time, our main force of Xinyi quietly detoured from Wutai Mountain and North Taihang Mountain to the south, and attacked the 33rd Division and 37th Division of the Zhengtai Railway from the north and south with the main force of the 129th Division, destroying both ends of the Zhengtai Railway.
If it is blocked, the 33rd Division and the 37th Division will become turtles in the urn."
"Hey, once we deal with the 33rd Division and the 37th Division, the Japanese First Army in Shanxi will be the salted fish under the heads of our Eighth Route Army. We can eat it whenever we want."
After finishing speaking, the eyes of the division commander and the two brigade commanders all lit up slightly.
They all looked at Li Yunlong with admiration.
Li Yunlong's battle plan used many strategies and tactics in it.
In fact, in the original drama, after Li Yunlong received an education in military theory at Nanjing Military Academy, even the principal of the military academy looked at him with admiration.
The People's Liberation Army wanted to attack Yijiangshan Island and the surrounding islands occupied by the Chinese army. The principal also personally asked Li Yunlong, who had studied island landing operations, for advice.
As a result, the principal adopted Li Yunlong's attack strategy of first small and then large, first easy and then difficult. Our three armies of sea, land and air launched a joint operation and captured Yijiangshan Island and its surrounding islands in three hours.
And the principal of the military academy is none other than Commander Liu in front of him.
Now Li Yunlong's military level is higher than the Li Yunlong who studied at the military academy in the original drama.
The chief of staff said: "Do you agree with Li Yunlong's battle plan? Our Eighth Route Army has always emphasized military democracy and you can speak freely."
Several leaders looked thoughtful.
Then, the division commander asked: "The 386th Brigade Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment are inferior to your New Regiment in terms of military strength, firepower, and combat effectiveness. How can you make the Japanese army feel that it is your New Regiment that is attacking the 1st Division?"
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"This is not difficult."
Li Yunlong said:
"I will hand over the tank battalion, 150mm heavy artillery battalion, and 2nd artillery battalion of the new regiment to the command of Ding Wei and Kong Jie."
"As for troop strength, our new regiment has expanded by more than 20,000 recruits in the past few months. The Japanese army probably doesn't know this information yet."
The 1st Artillery Battalion and the 2nd Artillery Battalion of the new regiment have all been equipped with 105mm howitzers.
Coupled with the appearance of the tank battalion, the Japanese army would definitely think that it was a new regiment of the Eighth Route Army attacking the 1st Division.
This time the new regiment took a detour through mountain roads and horse trails to go south, so it couldn't bring large-caliber weapons, not even 105mm howitzers.
Therefore, there is no problem at all in giving strong firepower to the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment to fight.
Because of the attack on the 37th Division and the 33rd Division, the firepower was already overflowing.
If it were to deal with the 37th Division and the 33rd Division head-on, the new regiment alone would be enough to defeat the 37th Division and the 33rd Division.
But the Japanese army is not a fool. If the 37th Division and the 33rd Division can't fight, won't they escape?
This time, Li Yunlong's plan was to completely annihilate or severely damage the 37th Division and the 33rd Division.
Therefore, the 129th Division needs to cooperate with the New Regiment so that the Japanese 33rd Division and 37th Division have no way to escape.
"Also, the Japanese 1st Division is currently afraid of our new regiment, just like a mouse is afraid of a cat."
"On the main road and small roads from northwestern Shanxi to Datong, strongholds have been built, and checkpoints and hidden posts have been set up. Currently, I have sent special forces to investigate the Japanese checkpoints and hidden posts."
Before coming to southeastern Shanxi, Li Yunlong had already received a telegram from the Sharp Sword Squadron and had discovered more than one Japanese hidden sentry.
However, the Sword Squadron did not alert the enemy.
"After we have identified all the enemy checkpoints, strongholds and secret posts, we will then act in a unified manner to eliminate them all."
"At that time, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment will be able to move north unimpeded and raid the 1st Division stationed in Datong."
Seeing that Li Yunlong had thought through almost all the issues, the division commander nodded and said, "I agree with Li Yunlong's battle plan."
"I agree."
Brigadier Chen thought about it carefully and felt that this plan was very good, so he nodded.
"I agree."
The commander of the 385th Brigade also nodded and expressed his opinion.
Needless to say, the chief and chief of staff, if they didn't agree, Li Yunlong wouldn't be standing here.
Seeing that all the leaders agreed to come down, Li Yunlong couldn't help but feel slightly happy.
At that moment, Li Yunlong said with a smile: "Commanders, I have another proposal. I hope you can consider it carefully..."
"Have you come up with any good ideas again?" the brigade commander asked with a smile.
Among the leaders present, who knew Li Yunlong best was, of course, Brigadier Chen Da, Li Yunlong’s former immediate boss.
As soon as he saw the smile on Li Yunlong's lips, the brigade commander knew that this kid Li Yunlong must not be holding anything back.
"What's the proposal?" the chief asked, "please tell me and listen to it?"
The division commander and chief of staff also cast curious glances at Li Yunlong.
With a smile, Li Yunlong said:
"Every chief executive knows that there is a very wealthy boss who is helping me behind the scenes."
"Before coming to the headquarters, Boss Chen discussed with me and said that for my sake, Li Yunlong, he would give our Eighth Route Army a big aid this time."
The teacher hurriedly asked: "What big help?"
Li Yunlong said: "The officers and soldiers who participated in this battle were each given a helmet, and provided with the opportunity to airdrop supplies on the battlefield and reimburse weapons and ammunition."
Hearing this, the commander of the 385th Brigade couldn't help but take a breath: "The main force dispatched by our Eighth Route Army this time will probably number 200,000 people. Each person will be issued a helmet. The opportunity for battlefield airdrops of supplies and weapons and ammunition to be reimbursed can be
It’s not a small sum, why is Boss Chen so generous?”
Even the commander, chief of staff, and division commander's eyes suddenly lit up.
Seeing the excited expressions on the faces of the leaders, Li Yunlong struck while the iron was hot and said, "But Boss Chen has a condition!"
"Li Yunlong, are you stupid?" Brigadier Chen said with hatred, "No matter what his conditions are, just agree first. What a great opportunity to make a fortune..."
"Brigadier, Boss Chen's conditions are."
Li Yunlong looked at the brigade commander and said: "If you want steel helmets, battlefield airdrop supplies and post-war reimbursement of weapons and ammunition, the commander-in-chief of this battle must be me, Li Yunlong, otherwise Boss Chen will not admit it."
"Can't the nominal commander-in-chief also do it?" the chief asked.
"No." Li Yunlong shook his head, "It must be the actual commander-in-chief, the chief. I can't help it. Boss Chen only recognizes me and no one else."
Although Li Yunlong had a look of embarrassment on his face, he was quite proud in his heart.
Boss Chen only recognized him, Li Yunlong, which made Li Yunlong feel even more proud.
This chapter has been completed!