"Chief of Staff, according to my comments and revisions above, re-formulate a more detailed combat plan for me in the shortest possible time. The sooner the better." Liu Hua was surprised by Chief of Staff Li Qing.
The order was given again.
"Okay, division commander, I will hand over the latest combat plan to you as soon as possible." The chief of staff looked at Liu Hua's revised combat plan in confusion and nodded.
Thanks to Liu Hua's instructions and opinions this time, the entire combat plan was formulated very quickly. In less than ten minutes, the staff department completed the combat plan.
"Division Commander, the entire combat plan has been completely revised according to your requirements. Would you like to check it again to make sure it is correct?" At this time, the chief of staff could no longer see the worried look just now. Instead, he looked at him with admiration.
The division commander, who was much younger than him, handed the battle plan to Liu Hua and said.
"Well, you don't have to look at it. If you make improvements strictly according to my comments, there shouldn't be any big problems. What, Chief of Staff, after reading this battle plan, do you still think it is impossible to destroy the Japanese Fifth Division?
Something?" Seeing the excited chief of staff, Liu Hua smiled and joked.
"Haha, Commander, you are so good at hurting people... Since you have already thought of a specific battle plan in your mind, why didn't you tell me earlier. It made me worry for a long time. I thought you were really planning to take us.
All the possessions of the *** division are at risk with the Fifth Infantry Division." After hearing what the division commander Liu Hua said, Chief of Staff Li Qing complained for a while.
"Chief of Staff, you can't blame me for this. The reason why I didn't say it in advance is to let the operational staff of your staff department think more, think about it, have their own ideas...do their best to fight this on their own.
The plan has been drawn up. However, it is a pity that although the combat plan you have made is very complete, it does not apply to the current situation where the enemy is strong and we are weak. When you look at the revised combat plan, basically the enemy
All the advantages have been eliminated. On the contrary, our *** division seems to have an even greater advantage." Liu Hua shook his head and said with a wry smile.
"Division Commander, let's not talk about this anymore. Don't worry, our staff office will definitely learn from this lesson. This is the battle plan, let's discuss it together! Although the staff office made it according to your wishes, but,
We are not afraid of ten thousand, but we are afraid of the worst. Let's discuss it carefully and see if there is anything that is not perfect." The chief of staff sat next to Liu Hua, opened the battle plan, and said.
"Okay, let's start from the encirclement point. I plan to have a division mobilize all the main troops, plus their local troops, the total strength of 6,000 people must be there. Let them build up momentum and surround the enemy
The heavy artillery position will make the enemy feel fear and send a signal for help." Liu Hua glanced at the content on the homepage of the battle plan and said.
"Division Commander, I agree that the combat effectiveness of the main force in the first division is still very strong and can completely complete this task. However, I am worried about the threat of the Japs' heavy artillery. After all, we have to gather nearly ten thousand troops to surround their heavy artillery positions.
If he launches an artillery attack, our losses will be great." The chief of staff nodded, but still discovered a problem.
"Well, the enemy's heavy artillery is a problem. To solve this problem, there is only one way, and that is for our troops to get as close as possible to the Jaap's position. As long as the straight-line distance between the two armies is shortened to less than 100 meters,
Then the Japs' heavy artillery will become just a decoration." Liu Hua thought for a while and said.
"I think so too, but according to the intelligence sent by the special operations brigade, at least 200 meters in front of the Japanese position are all bare flat land, and there is no cover at all. If the soldiers are allowed to rush to
At a distance of 100 meters, it will undoubtedly become a living target for the Japanese army." The chief of staff said with a frown.
"Wait a minute...let me think about how to shorten the distance of this attack...let me think about it..." Slowly, Liu Hua began to recall various battles in later generations. He hoped that from these battles,
Find a suitable way to solve the problem you are currently encountering.
"By the way, yes, we can dig trenches and eat away at the enemy's positions bit by bit..." It was like playing a movie in Liu Hua's mind, filtering through various battles in history. The Battle of Huaihai
The process emerged before his eyes. You must know that the People's Liberation Army at that time, facing the well-equipped direct troops of the Communist Party of China, adopted this style of play to encroach on the enemy's positions bit by bit. In the end, the enemy's
Cannons and other heavy firepower have all lost their function and become decorations.
"Commander, what did you just say? What about digging trenches and cannibalizing the enemy's positions? Can you explain it more clearly...I'm so anxious." Li Qing asked anxiously after hearing the division commander uttering a few words incoherently.
"Chief of Staff, it's like this. Didn't the little Japs dig trenches? We can dig trenches too. But we have to pay attention to certain strategies when digging trenches. You see, if this is the enemy's position, we can take advantage of the cover of night.
, sent a small number of troops to quietly stop only 50 meters away from the Jaap position. Then they began to dig individual bunkers. After completion, they began to slowly extend to both sides... Finally,
All the individual bunkers are connected together. More importantly, we can also dig a certain number of traffic trenches between the front and rear positions to facilitate the entry and exit of troops. This is the so-called digging method, slowly encroaching
The enemy's position. Moreover, this method of warfare is most suitable for large-corps operations on plain battlefields." Liu Hua picked up a piece of paper on the table and drew while explaining to the chief of staff beside him.
"Okay, Commander, I really don't know where your brain came from. You came up with such a good strategy. I'm really convinced by you. If our troops dig in according to your idea, not only will
It can turn the enemy's heavy artillery into a display. The troops can also seize the enemy's forward positions at any time and eliminate the two Japanese infantry brigades. It can be said that it kills multiple birds with one stone..." the chief of staff said excitedly.
"Well, now that the encirclement points in our encirclement and reinforcements have been basically solved, that is, let the first division gather all the troops it can. Use the method of digging earth to surround the Japanese heavy artillery brigade and occupy some enemy positions. Let them
Send a request for help report to the main force. Then according to the battle situation, take down the enemy's position with camera and annihilate all the Japs." Liu Hua concluded.
"Commander, I completely agree with you. Now we should discuss the most important part of encirclement and reinforcement." The chief of staff nodded in agreement with Liu Hua's opinion.
"Chief of Staff, this is what I think. Although more than 2,000 Japanese troops were wiped out by our *** regiment, plus more than 2,000 people who stayed in Gong Village. However, the Japanese army must pass through three regiments of infantry, which is a very difficult task.
It's a bone to chew. With the more than 6,000 people in our quick reaction brigade, even if we wait for reinforcements from the plateau, we are no match for them. Therefore, I plan to let the little devil reinforcements divide their troops and separate their infantry and artillery.
As for the nearly 10,000 infantrymen, I plan to peel them off layer by layer and eliminate them bit by bit. I will try to turn them into an empty shell when the Fifth Division arrives in Gong Village." Liu Hua looked at his hands.
Said the battle report in .
"Yes, Commander, this is also the only way for our *** Division to eliminate the Fifth Division. Commander, please tell me the specific deployment in your mind, and I will record it. If there are no problems, we will directly send it in the form of a telegram to all participating parties.
Troops and headquarters." Chief of Staff Li Qing took out a folder and prepared to start recording.
"Okay, just record it! I plan to officially start the entire encirclement and reinforcement plan in three days. In three days, at the current marching speed of the Japanese army, they can travel 200 miles away from Gong Village. We are here 200 miles away
On the roads in the country, battlefields are set up everywhere for the little devils to attack them. The specific arrangements are as follows:
Sun Xingbang, the main force of the first division, led the first and second regiments. They marched day and night and arrived around Gong Village in two days. They began to dig trenches and compress the Japs' defensive positions. The specific attack time was three days later, that is,
At 11 o'clock in the evening on the 16th, we took advantage of the cover of darkness to launch an attack on the enemy, trying to occupy part of the enemy's position, forcing the enemy's heavy artillery brigade to send a request for help report to the main division. As for the specific time to capture the enemy's heavy artillery position and eliminate the Gongcun defenders
, will be notified separately by the division headquarters.
The second is improper local cooperation in a division...requiring all local troops and militia units along the route where the Japanese army passed. In addition to harassing the main Japanese army divisions after they arrive, they also need to wait for the enemy to move forward.
After crossing our own defense zone, we once again destroyed all roads, completely destroyed the Japanese army's retreat road, trapped the main force of the Japs in our base area, and put them in a dilemma... waiting to be eliminated by us.
As long as the Japanese division commander Seishiro Itagaki learns that the Eighth Route Army that besieged his heavy artillery brigade has nearly 10,000 troops, he will definitely do his best to return reinforcements in an attempt to counter the siege and wipe out the main force of our army in one fell swoop. If this is the case,
His infantry regiment and its artillery unit will definitely be separated. As long as the little devil separates his troops, that will be our opportunity to take action.
The specific task is this. After the enemy's infantry and artillery are separated, the enemy's artillery and baggage will become a lone army. I plan to hand over the task of destroying this lone army to Gao Yuan. I require Gao Yuan to lead all the main forces in the second division.
After receiving the telegram, they marched day and night and must arrive near Xiaolizhuang within three days to hide and wait. As long as the main Japanese divisions were divided, Gao Yuan would lead his troops directly into the enemy's artillery and heavy equipment. He asked Gao Yuan to
The enemy's artillery units, baggage units, and accompanying infantry must be eliminated in the shortest possible time and at any cost.
The fourth is to deal with the enemy's infantry regiment of nearly 10,000 people. Since the enemy has lost all its artillery, we have one less thing to worry about when attacking. However, facing nearly 10,000 well-trained little Japanese, we can
Never underestimate the enemy. This time I plan to hit all the artillery of our heavy artillery regiment and try to use artillery fire to kill the enemy's effective strength. Therefore, our heavy artillery regiment will play the leading role in destroying the enemy's fifth division this time, and the quick reaction brigade will only have one
The role of closing.
The specific task arrangement is as follows: The range of the howitzer battalion of the heavy artillery regiment exceeds ten kilometers. The heavy artillery battalion must hide in the Zhangzhuang area within three days. After the Japanese army begins to retreat, based on the coordinates of the main force of the Japanese army provided by the special operations brigade, conduct a five-point attack on the enemy.
Cover with artillery fire every minute to kill and injure their effective forces as much as possible. In this case, the enemy's main division will have a distance of 40 miles and be continuously bombarded by our howitzer battalion.
After the howitzer battalion's attack, it is our field artillery camp. According to the range of the two cannons, the field artillery camp is required to be in the Zhouzhuang area. As long as the Japanese army enters the range of the field artillery, they will fire for me. Use the shells in our hands to kill as much as possible.
The enemy's vitality.
As for the last mountain artillery battalion, it should be left at the end to be used together with all the mortars of the quick reaction brigade. The mountain artillery battalion is required to be hidden in the Changgukou area. The terrain here is very suitable for an ambush. I plan to deploy a pocket formation here to complete the final
The mission was to completely annihilate the main division of the Japanese army. Even if they could not be completely annihilated, there would not be many Japs left.
There is another reason why the ambush circle is selected here. After the Japanese Fifth Division was continuously attacked by our army's artillery fire from 200 miles away, their marching speed must be slowed down. Then this provides the first division of Gong Village with
This gave us enough time to seize the enemy's heavy artillery position. Changgukou is less than 15 miles away from Gong Village, and is completely within the range of the enemy's heavy artillery... Therefore, by then, we will not only have a large number of mountain artillery, but also force
Artillery will participate in the final attack, and the 12 150mm heavy howitzers we just captured will also participate in the attack on the enemy. Therefore, our ambush firepower will be very powerful by then.
Chief of Staff, these are the specific tasks of each participating unit, what do you think?"
Liu Hua stopped and looked at the chief of staff who was quickly recording orders with his mouth wide open and asked.
"No matter how you look at it, it's so perfect... If the entire war situation develops exactly as you just said, then the Japanese Fifth Division and the old devil Seishiro Itagaki... Haha, Commander, I really
I can't imagine what kind of results they will have..." the chief of staff said with excitement.
"Well, if the entire battle situation really develops according to our ideas, then I can say with certainty that the Fifth Division of the Little Devils must be the first complete division to die at the hands of our *** division."
Liu Hua also said very confidently.
"Haha, now it's easy for the old Japanese Itagaki. Let him have a taste of being chased and beaten. Commander, according to your plan, if our heavy artillery battalion and field artillery battalion can fire a thousand rounds of artillery shells.
, even if every artillery shell kills two Japs, that adds up to more than 2,000 people. Including the injured, I estimate that when he reaches the ambush circle we set for him, his three infantry regiments will end up with no more than
There are two regiments left.
At that time, we will once again assemble nearly a hundred artillery pieces of various types and launch a more intensive artillery saturation attack on him. It is estimated that more than a thousand little Japs from these two regiments will be wiped out by us. At that time, we will leave
Our quick reaction brigade has less than 5,000 demoralized Japanese troops left at most. We have gathered the entire quick reaction brigade and the cavalry regiment, and we are fully capable of eating these little devils.
In addition, after Sun Xingbang occupied the Japanese heavy artillery position, he could also dispatch at least one regiment of reinforcements to us... Division Commander, I applaud this combat plan with both hands, or I will send this combat plan in the form of a telegram immediately.
Give it to the political commissar. After the political commissar agrees, we will report it to the headquarters and the Military Commission." After calculating the pros and cons of the entire combat plan, the chief of staff said excitedly.
"Then the task of sorting out the entire combat plan will be left to you. The sooner the better... Also, after the headquarters reads this plan, it will definitely agree. So, we can start mobilizing the troops now. Especially
The Plateau Division of the Second Division, which is far away in northern Shanxi, is nearly a hundred kilometers away from here, so we must hurry up." Liu Hua ordered.
"Division Commander, such a big plan to completely annihilate a Japanese division is the first time in our Eighth Route Army. I think the headquarters and the Military Commission will study it carefully. However, it will be very easy to miss the opportunity. I agree with you.
According to my opinion, let's mobilize the troops in advance... This way, we won't panic when the time comes." Chief of Staff Li Qing couldn't restrain his excitement and immediately agreed.
"Okay, Chief of Staff, you will immediately send a report to the headquarters and the Military Commission...ask them to approve our battle plan... As for me, the top commander of my brother's army will issue the battle order and start deploying troops.
..Commander Wang, please replace the map of Taiyuan on the wall with a map of the base area, quickly." Liu Hua ordered with a smile.
In this way, in less than half an hour, the chief of staff compiled a more complete combat plan, encrypted it to a certain extent, and sent it to the political commissar far away in Zhangjiazhuang. The political commissar Guan Xiangying did not need to
Said,... out of trust in Liu Hua and Li Qing, I quickly read the entire battle plan. Although I was also shocked by the crazy battle plan in front of me, I didn't say anything and added at the end of the telegram
He gave his name. Then, he immediately ordered the communications staff to send the entire contents of the telegram in an encrypted manner to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the Military Commission as far away as Yan'an.