All the leaders suddenly looked thoughtful.
Tens of thousands of steel helmets, battlefield airdrops and post-war ammunition reimbursement opportunities, give command to Li Yunlong?
And it must have actual command authority.
The chief of staff looked at the division commander and asked: "Division commander, the main force going north this time is mainly your 129th Division. What do you think?"
The two brigade commanders couldn't make the decision in this matter. Anyway, they listened to the division commander.
Although the head of the headquarters can also make the final decision, the division commander's opinion must still be sought.
After all, the main purpose is to ask the division commander to give up the command and temporarily hand it over to Li Yunlong.
"I listen to the headquarters," the division commander said, "if the headquarters asks me to hand over the command, I will hand over the command."
The commander immediately criticized: "Don't kick the ball, just say whatever you think. The deputy chief of staff also said just now that our Eighth Route Army is a military democracy, and everyone can express their opinions."
"Then I will tell the truth."
The teacher pushed up his glasses:
"I agree to let Comrade Li Yunlong command this battle."
If nothing else, the division commanders are very greedy for these 100,000 helmets.
Not to mention the opportunity to airdrop supplies and reimburse ammunition.
Moreover, the division commander also temporarily gave up the command of the troops participating in the 129th Division. After the battle was over and the troops received helmets and ammunition, the troops returned to the division commander's command.
What's more, the overall commander of this battle should be the head of the headquarters.
After all, the current new regiment does not belong to the battle order of the 129th Division. It must be commanded by someone who can command both the new regiment and the 129th Division.
The division commander saw that the head of the headquarters also intended to hand over command to Li Yunlong, so what else could he, the division commander, say?
"That's it!"
"Then the overall command of this battle will be handed over to Comrade Li Yunlong."
Seeing that the division commander had no objection, the commander immediately made a decision with a firm tone.
Then, the chief looked at Li Yunlong: "Li Yunlong, do you have the confidence to win this battle?"
"Report to the chief." Li Yunlong looked happy at first, and then solemnly stated, "If this battle doesn't go well, I, Li Yunlong, can't guarantee anything else. I will definitely come to see you!"
"Haha!" The leader's casserole-sized fist hit Li Yunlong's chest, "What a good boy, you have ambition."
After a pause, the commander said: "In this battle, I will personally serve as your chief of staff, division commander and deputy chief of general staff, and as your combat staff."
Li Yunlong looked overjoyed. With these big leaders assisting him, he would be more confident in fighting this battle successfully!
Brigadier Chen smiled slightly: "Chief, Li Yunlong is just a regiment commander now. It seems a bit inappropriate for him to command us brigade commanders as a regiment commander, doesn't it?"
The deputy chief of staff asked: "Although Li Yunlong is the regiment commander, he is treated at the brigade level. Is there anything inappropriate about commanding you brigade commanders?"
"It would not be appropriate for a brigade commander to receive brigade-level treatment," Brigadier Chen said. "It would be appropriate if Li Yunlong's treatment were raised to the deputy division level."
"Okay!" the leader nodded, "then raise Comrade Li Yunlong's treatment to the deputy division level."
Although Li Yunlong's salary did not increase much from brigade level to deputy division level, Li Yunlong's status in the Eighth Route Army increased significantly.
In the current Eighth Route Army, there are not many people who can reach the level of deputy division commander.
The commander had long wanted to raise Comrade Li Yunlong's treatment to the deputy division level, but he missed an opportunity. This time Brigadier Chen proposed, and the commander simply decided.
Li Yunlong looked at the brigade commander and gave him a grateful look.
When the brigade commander spoke, Li Yunlong thought it was the brigade commander who disagreed with his command.
After all, the brigade commander was Li Yunlong's immediate boss at the beginning, but now he has to be commanded by Li Yunlong in a battle.
Unexpectedly, the brigade commander was using retreat as an opportunity to advance and help Li Yunlong get treatment.
Li Yunlong sighed in his heart, ginger is still hotter when he is old.
If the head of the headquarters and the division commander hadn't been there, I'm afraid Li Yunlong would have expressed gratitude on the spot and said, thank you brigade commander, thank you brigade commander, I, Li Yunlong, kneel down for you.
After all, the brigade commander is the person Li Yunlong respects most in his life.
The brigade commander nodded slightly to Li Yunlong like an elder, showing a kind smile.
The deputy chief of staff glanced at everyone: "Everyone can speak freely and put forward constructive suggestions on how to fight this battle."
Later, the division commander, Li Yunlong and the two brigade commanders gathered around and discussed the battle plan with the head of the headquarters and the deputy general staff officer.
The battle plan for such a large-scale military operation, unlike a small ambush involving hundreds of people, cannot be explained clearly in a few words.
It is necessary to consider the food, weapons and ammunition supply of more than 200,000 combat troops during combat, the concealment of the troops' march, the attack direction of each unit, and detailed emergency plans to deal with emergencies.
This is a big project.
Li Yunlong had only commanded 50,000 people in combat at most before. It was the last battle to ambush the 1st Division. The New Regiment dispatched 30,000 people, and the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment each dispatched 10,000 people.
Commanding more than 200,000 people in combat for the first time, Li Yunlong immediately felt strenuous and stressed, with too many issues to consider.
However, fortunately, with the help of the commander, division commander and deputy chief of staff, as well as Brigadier Chen, as well as the combat staff at the headquarters, the formulation of the combat plan could proceed smoothly.
The dozens of Colt pistols brought by Wang Dehou were effective, and the combat staff at the headquarters spared no effort and tried their best.
Three days later, a nearly perfect combat plan was released.
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Peking.
Iron Lion Alley.
North China Front Army Headquarters.
Okamura Neiji is reading the briefing. Nowadays, the security situation in North China is getting worse and worse.
Everywhere, the main force of the Eighth Route Army and guerrillas were attacking the Japanese roads, railways, and strongholds. Every day, locust troops were being crushed in the security war.
In particular, the public security in Shanxi has almost reached the level of corruption.
The entire North Tongpu Railway has been occupied by the Eighth Route Army. As the 33rd Division withdrew to the Zhengtai Railway, the South Tongpu Railway was almost occupied.
The dozens of kilometers of Zhengtai-Taiwan Railway that were destroyed by a large-scale attack by the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army in the past two months have just been restored to traffic.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Your Excellency, General."
Chief of Staff Moritake Tanabe held the telegram in his hand, walked in quickly, and gave a military salute to Neji Okamura:
"Headquarters called back."
Tanabe Moritake happened to come to talk to Okamura Neji about something, and met the communications consultant holding a telegram at the door.
After reading the telegram, Moritake Tanabe sent the communications staff and personally took the telegram and reported to Neji Okamura.
"oh?"
Okamura Neji hurriedly stood up and asked:
"The base camp decided to mobilize a few divisions and combat materials to give our North China Front Army to attack the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army?"
Before.
Okamura Neiji sent a telegram to the base camp requesting the mobilization of 7 divisions and 100,000 tons of combat supplies.
There has been no reply from the Japanese base camp, but they finally responded today.
No matter how much combat materials and troops the base camp provides, even if they don't even give one soldier or one ton of combat materials, Okamura Neiji still has to send troops to attack the new regiment in northwest Shanxi.
Of course, the more troops and combat materials provided, the greater the chances of Okamura Neji's victory.
Therefore, Okamura Neiji certainly hopes that the base camp will allocate more combat materials and troops to the North China Front.
"Report to Your Excellency, General."
Tanabe Moritake looked at the telegram in his hand:
"The base camp decided to mobilize one Class A division, three Class B divisions, and 60,000 tons of combat materials for our North China Front Army to attack the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi."
"Which divisions are they?"
Okamura Neiji nodded and asked, mobilizing 4 divisions and 60,000 tons of combat supplies. This was what Okamura Neiji expected.
There are no surprises or big surprises.
After the 33rd Division was transferred back to the Shota Railway, Okamura Neiji decided to add the 14th Brigade and the 1st Cavalry Brigade stationed in Taiyuan to the attack on northwest Shanxi.
As a result, the troops used to attack northwest Shanxi included 7 divisions, 1 cavalry brigade and 1 infantry brigade, with a strength of more than 100,000.
War supplies are also abundant.
Tanabe Moritake replied: "We don't know about the second-class division yet, but the base camp has informed us that the first-class division is the 5th division."
After finishing speaking, Tanabe Moritake placed the telegram in his hands respectfully on the table.
"It's actually the 5th Division of the Steel Army?"
Okamura Neji's eyes lit up slightly.
At this time, the 5th Division belonged to the 25th Army of Yamashita Tombumi and participated in the offensive against Malaysia and Singapore in the Southeast Asian Campaign.
However, in late February, the British troops in Singapore surrendered, and Singapore, the largest British military stronghold in the Far East, fell.
The 5th Division had no combat plan for the time being, so the Japanese base camp prepared to order the 5th Division to take a rest and then transfer the 5th Division to North China to participate in the attack on northwest Shanxi.
"It is the 5th Division of the Steel Army." Tanabe Moributo, "Although all the elite veterans of the 5th Division have been lost in the past few years of battles, the 5th Division still has combat effectiveness among the Locust Army divisions.
The first echelon, and at the end of the previous year, the 5th Division had reorganized three divisions and abolished the 9th Brigade and the 21st Brigade Headquarters. However, it was one of the first mechanized divisions of the Locust Army and the entire division still had 2.5
Thousands of people, with extremely powerful combat effectiveness, they easily defeated the US and British troops in Southeast Asia..."
At the beginning, the 5th Division was the main force of the Japanese army's attack on China. Under the leadership of the division commander Seishiro Itagaki, the 21st Brigade participated in the Battle of Pingxingguan and the Battle of Xinkou in Shanxi, and achieved remarkable results.
"Yoshi!"
Okamura Neji nodded with a satisfied expression.
I thought that the base camp had finally transferred a unit capable of fighting to the North China Front Army.
What were the previous 10th Division and 1st Division?
Those two divisions boasted that they were the most powerful divisions in the Japanese army. However, on the battlefield, they were vulnerable to the fierce and fierce offensive of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
After all, the 1st Division and the 10th Division had not participated in many battles. They spent most of their time training in Manchuria to guard against the Soviet army in the Far East.
The 5th Division has been fighting, experiencing the baptism of blood and artillery fire.
After a pause, Okamura Neiji asked: "Tanabe-kun, do you estimate how long it will take for the Locust Army to complete the deployment of troops and supplies?"
"Your Excellency, General." Tanabe Moritake thought for a while and said, "It will take at least a month and a half!"
"That will be mid-April, when the locust army launches a devastating attack on the Eighth Route Army's base in northern Shanxi!"
Okamura Neji narrowed his eyes behind his round glasses, and his words were full of murderous intent.
This chapter has been completed!