"Commander Gao, you are saying that you are willing to cooperate with the 129th Division in the Yuliao Battle, right?"
In the operational conference room of the Eighth Route Army headquarters, the deputy commander-in-chief looked at Gao Hongming with a pair of bright eyes, and his Chinese character face looked even more serious. Around him, Commander Lin from the 115th Division, Commander He from the 120th Division and Liu from the 129th Division
The division commander and other Eighth Route Army leaders all looked at him, and Gao Hongming felt quite pressured by their glances.
But before coming, Gao Hongming also did his homework. He walked to the big map on the wall, picked up a small wooden stick and pointed at it: "Yes, I personally mean that I am more inclined to cooperate with the 129th Division to participate in the Yu
Liao Campaign, because I felt that relying on the newly built road from Yu County to Liao County by the Japanese, we could give full play to the mechanized advantages of our regiment.
We can use the armored battalion as the vanguard and suddenly launch a surprise attack on the Japanese army's 16 strongholds such as Guantou, Pushang and Xiaolingdi with lightning speed. We can strive to end the battle within one day, and then your troops can attack
Yuxian and Liaoxian launched an attack and strive to end the fighting within two to three days."
"Hey……"
The leaders of the Eighth Route Army were very happy at Gao Hongming's words. Such a battle, which required dozens of staff officers and leaders to carefully plan for many days, was actually described by him as simple as a child's play house.
Commander Lin was the first to ask: "Commander Gao, have you ever thought that once we launch an attack on Yu County and Liao County, the Japanese troops in Heshun and Wuxiang will definitely increase their numbers immediately. Not only that, but even
Maybe even the Japanese troops at Niangzi Pass and SJZ will be alerted, what should you do then?"
Gao Hongming said nonchalantly: "I'm sorry, I'm only responsible for the attack. As for blocking the enemy's reinforcements, that's your business. You only need to delay the Japanese army for two to three days, and we can capture the two counties of Yuliao."
Mr. Lin looked at him with an evil look: "What if you can't take it off?"
Gao Hongming shrugged: "What else can we do? Just retreat if we can't take it down. To put it bluntly, if we can't take it down within three days with the help of our regiment, then there is no need to continue fighting.
Even if we force the fight to continue, it will only increase casualties."
"Hey……"
All the leaders present were very angry at Gao Hongming's words. They had seen crazy people, but never such crazy people.
If you can capture sixteen strongholds in one day and capture the county seat in two to three days, why don't you say you will go to heaven?
The deputy commander's face immediately darkened, "Captain Gao, we are discussing the battle plan now, not bragging. You have to be responsible for what you say!"
When the left deputy chief of staff saw it, he secretly thought something bad.
The deputy commander-in-chief is usually a serious person. When he is not smiling, he has a sense of calmness and self-importance. Now with such a straight face, his whole person immediately becomes extra serious, even a bit solemn.
Feel.
Gao Hongming was originally young and energetic, and if he left in a fit of anger, the originally very friendly relationship between the two parties would immediately break down, and even give the World War II district chief an excuse.
Well...I kindly sent troops to cooperate with you in the battle. It's better for you. Even people are angry with me. Don't say that I don't take care of you in the future.
Perfect reason, no need to even make excuses.
What Zuo Deputy Chief of Staff is most worried about now is that Gao Hongming turns around and leaves in his youth and arrogance, which would be troublesome. Not only will he lose strong support, but he will also hate such a foreign aid, which is really harmful but not beneficial.
He turned his eyes and saw that not only himself, but also Mr. Liu, Mr. Lin, Mr. He and others had a look of worry on their faces.
However, what they were worried about did not happen. Gao Hongming just laughed and said, "I can understand the officer's doubts, but as the old saying goes, let's take them out for a walk whether they are mules or horses. I have no idea whether our Liantai militia has the ability to do so."
Forget it, it doesn’t count even if you say it, in the final analysis...it’s still up to the little devil to have the final say, do you think this is the truth?”
As soon as Gao Hongming's words came out, the originally serious deputy commander couldn't help laughing. He smiled and shook his head: "Okay, what you said makes sense, what do you think?"
"That's what I thought. Don't you want to see the combat effectiveness of our Liantai militia? Well, where is the nearest Japanese stronghold? You can point out any one and see if we can complete the mission?"
Seeing Gao Hongming's calm expression, the deputy commander became uneasy. Is this guy serious?
However, Gao Hongming also aroused his temper, and he shouted directly: "Advisor Gou!"
"arrive!"
A staff officer in his thirties ran over.
"Let's... find out what are the nearest Japanese strongholds to us?"
"yes!"
Staff Officer Gou didn't think much about it. He walked to the map and pointed to the lower right corner, "Reporting to the Deputy Commander-in-Chief, there are three Japanese strongholds closest to us, namely Huqiu Stronghold, Liuying Stronghold and Wanhe Stronghold. They are about the same distance away.
They are all between 80 and 90 miles away. The most powerful one is the Huqiu stronghold, which has about a squadron of Japanese troops and a battalion of puppet troops.
The Japanese set up three barbed wire fences and a trench outside the stronghold, and they were built extremely solidly, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack."
Upon hearing the name Huqiu Stronghold, Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo frowned, "I know this stronghold is located between Huang County and Yixian County, and is a must-stop for both places.
Two months ago, the comrades of the Armed Work Team had to pass through there in order to escort a group of cadres to study in Yan'an. In order to pass there, more than fifty comrades of the Armed Work Team were almost wiped out, and even that group of cadres sacrificed ten lives.
Multiple people.
The comrades in that area hated that stronghold so much that they organized troops to attack it many times. The largest one was when a cadre regiment of the 120th Division assembled nearby county brigade, district squad and other more than 3,000 troops to attack it.
We launched an attack but gained nothing except the loss of more than 500 people."
Hearing this, many leaders in the conference room frowned. A basic regiment and more than a thousand militiamen still couldn't take that stronghold. This shows how strong this stronghold is. Can Gao Hongming really win it?
But when they looked at Gao Hongming, they saw him standing up and loudly saying: "This is the stronghold. If the commander is willing, I will lead the team to set off immediately and take down this Tiger Hill stronghold."
There was silence in the conference room. After a long time, Commander Liu said: "Captain Gao, we know that your regiment has an artillery battalion equipped with heavy artillery. It should be easy to deal with a stronghold, but you have to consider that there are still some remaining troops around the Huqiu stronghold.
For the two strongholds of Yingying and Wanhe, if the time drags on for a little longer, the Japanese troops from nearby counties will also come to support. If you make a mistake, you will be surrounded by the Japanese troops. You have to think carefully."
Gao Hongming smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Liu, you are overthinking it. It is just a stronghold. The battle can be over in half an hour at most. Even if the Japanese want reinforcements, it will be too late."
Well...seeing that Gao Hongming said this, if Mr. Liu said it again, he would be questioning the other party's ability. With Mr. Liu's always kind character, he would naturally not do such an unwise thing.
However, Mr. Liu's silence does not mean that others have no opinions. He heard Mr. Lin say quietly: "Captain Gao, if it is convenient, do you mind if I go to watch the battle?"
Gao Hongming was startled for a moment, then laughed: "Of course I don't mind. Not only do I not mind, in fact, I also welcome all the heads of the headquarters to come and watch the battle. Well, originally I only planned to dispatch three infantry battalions and one artillery battalion this time
Yes, if you don't mind, I can also provide you with a hundred trucks for the leaders. According to the calculation that each truck can carry a platoon of troops, one hundred trucks can carry two regiments of infantry. It would be nice to bring more troops.
It can be used as a mobile force, what do you think?"
"Um……"
Several leaders looked at each other. With their shrewdness, they knew that what Gao Hongming said about carrying two regiments of mobile troops was just an excuse.
The most important task of the troops of these two regiments is of course to protect the commanders who go to watch the battle. Otherwise, no one can trust the commanders to follow Gao Hongming out with only a few guards.
The deputy commander-in-chief was also a decisive person, and he immediately decided, “Okay, let’s just treat this as a drill before the actual battle, and everyone will go.
I also want to see how strong the combat effectiveness of the Liantai Militia Group is, which can severely damage the 41st Division."
The military orders were overwhelming. Now that the commander-in-chief had spoken, everyone immediately took action.
Soon, two regiments of the Eighth Route Army arrived near Zhuanbi Village, and the one hundred taels of trucks promised by Gao Hongming also arrived quickly. Not only that, Gao Hongming also transferred ten Willys jeeps for the Eighth Route Army chief to ride.
By noon, all the troops were assembled, and everyone got into the car and drove towards the Tiger Hill stronghold, which was more than 80 miles away.
Walking at the front were three infantry battalions of the Liantai Militia Regiment, the Second Artillery Battalion and a company of the Air Defense Battalion, followed by the leaders of the Eighth Route Army and the two regiments.
This time Gao Hongming dispatched three infantry battalions: the Guard Battalion, the Fourth Battalion and the Fifth Battalion.
In addition to him, the deputy commander-in-chief was riding in the jeep, as were the left deputy chief of staff and division commander Liu.
The left deputy chief of staff smiled and said to the deputy commander: "Boss, Commander Gao is probably showing us his strength this time."
"This is natural." The deputy commander nodded and said: "Sincerity is of course very important when two people work together to do business, but if you don't have the strength, no matter how sincere you are, it will be in vain.
Although Gao Hongming appears to be courteous and courteous on the surface, he is also a proud man in his heart. He wants to use this battle to show us his strength. Although we have seen them and the Japanese 41st Division in the movie yesterday
There are battle scenes, but movies are just movies after all, and there are some things that can’t be shown in movies, so you have to see them with your own eyes before you feel at ease.”
"The boss is right." Mr. Liu also nodded and said: "Although no one has said it clearly now, many of our comrades still have some complaints about the high-standard reception we gave to a local militia group.
Some of our comrades always think that after several years of development, our Eighth Route Army has grown from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. Looking at the huge Shanxi Province, except for the Japanese, there are no opponents, but they forget that there are people outside the world.
This time I just take this opportunity to show those people what infantry and artillery coordination is and what barrage cover is!"
Of course the Deputy Commander-in-Chief and the Left Deputy Chief of Staff knew what Commander Liu was talking about. With the continuous growth of the Eighth Route Army and the victory in the first stage of the Hundred Regiment War, some signs of complacency had begun to appear. They always thought that we could not even defeat the Japanese.
We are not afraid at all, let alone the Kuomintang army, which only has a few more guns and cannons, and the rest is not enough.
Little do they know that such thoughts are actually unacceptable. The principle that a proud soldier will be defeated will never become outdated.
Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo looked at the background flying by outside the window and couldn't help but think: "Originally, if our troops wanted to move to the target eighty miles away, they would need to march for at least a day and a night, and they would need at least a few hours of rest to recover partially.
physical strength.
Judging from our current speed, we can arrive before this evening, and the troops can be put into battle immediately after arriving. It seems that this mechanization is indeed a good thing!"
Commander Liu smiled and said: "Don't worry, we will have cars, cannons and airplanes. When we defeat the Japanese, we will also build our own arsenal and have uniform clothing, uniform weapons and doctrine."
, there will even be our own military academies, we will definitely see this day."
"Yes, we all have these things. If I can see this day, I can rest in peace even if I die." When he said this, the eyes of the left deputy chief of staff became bright.
The whole journey was speechless. In the evening, the large army stopped three kilometers away from the Tiger Hill stronghold. Going further would be easily exposed.
As soon as the troops stopped, Gao Hongming immediately sent out a reconnaissance force to conduct reconnaissance ahead. The artillery battalion was immediately deployed. The gunners began to arrange artillery positions. The infantry company to which the artillery battalion belonged also began to build infantry defensive positions. The two infantry battalions got off the car and began to move toward
Moving covertly to the Huqiu stronghold, everything went in an orderly manner.
Everything Gao Hongming's troops did was in the eyes of the deputy commander-in-chief and the heads of the headquarters.
The deputy commander-in-chief, deputy chief of staff Zuo and others secretly nodded. The reputation of Gao Hongming's militia was indeed not blown out of proportion. Just looking at the performance of their troops, it can be seen that their training is pretty good.
At this time, Commander Lin suddenly pointed to the troop on the left with some doubts and said: "Look, judging from the movements of these two battalions, the movements of the soldiers of the battalion on the left are obviously very unfamiliar, and they are far behind the battalion on the right.
,How is this going?"
Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo thought for a moment, "Have you forgotten, didn't Commander Gao just say that they dispatched the 4th and 5th Battalions this time? The 4th Battalion was ordered to garrison the 1st Battalion during the Battle of Qixia Pass a few days ago.
They were attacked by the Japanese cavalry regiment. Although the cavalry regiment was finally wiped out, most of their battalion suffered casualties. Most of this battalion must be new recruits now, so their actions are so unfamiliar."
"What...are they all new recruits?" Someone around them exclaimed.