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The relaxed atmosphere in the headquarters began to become serious at this time.
"So should we choose defense or take the initiative?" General Liu, commander of the 129th Division, asked at this time.
"No need to ask, of course we have to take the initiative. Otherwise we will be more passive." General Chen stood up immediately and said.
Hearing this, General Zuo, Chief of General Staff, smiled and said: "It suits your style."
Several other commanders also said at this time: "Our offensive has already begun. If we shrink our defense, we will actually be passive. While the initiative is still in our hands, it is best to expand the offensive."
After it was clear that they were going to attack, everyone began to discuss the battle plan.
“The Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region attacked the section from Shijiazhuang to Yangquan (exclusive) of the Zhengtai Railway; the 129th Division attacked the section from Yangquan (inclusive) to Yuci of the Zhengtai Railway;
The 120th Division attacked the Tongpu Railway and Fen (Yang) Li (Shi) Highway north of Xin County, and placed heavy troops in the north and south areas of Yangqu to block Japanese reinforcements from the Zhengtai Railway.
Requires all ministries to successively recover some strongholds occupied by the Japanese while destroying communication lines. "General Peng said.
"In addition, other units must also take the initiative to attack. Especially the 386th Brigade. In the northwest region of Shanxi, you can cooperate with friendly forces to fight and occupy county towns and some towns!" General Peng said.
General Chen immediately stood up and said: "Don't worry, leave this to us! With the Fourth Army cooperating with us over there, we will definitely get twice the result with half the effort!"
At this time, the Chief of General Staff suddenly asked: "By the way, I have been hearing you mention the Fourth Army in telegrams. Can you explain it in detail?
If possible, we should be able to fight for it! "
What he said here was rather subtle. He said he wanted to fight for it, but in fact he was trying to get Xia Yang to join the group.
General Chen heard this and immediately smiled and said: "First of all, the combat capabilities of this unit are very powerful, far exceeding all the troops of the national army, and even the elite divisions of the Japanese army are no match for them.
The total strength of the Japanese army they annihilated exceeded two reorganized divisions, and they were all relatively elite Class A divisions.
The key is that Commander Xia is a very nice person and very generous to our Eighth Route Army. Many of the wounded in our troops could not be treated, so they were sent to their field hospitals for treatment, and the results were very good. "
Hearing this, people in the headquarters also began to discuss.
General Lin, who had fought with Xia Yang in the Pingxing Pass ambush battle, stood up at this time and said: "Speaking of which, I have met him. When we were at Pingxing Pass, this young man once fought against the Japs with us.
??????????????????? But speaking of it, now he has been pushed forward by the waves behind him in the Yangtze River, and he has already become the commander of the army before he is thirty years old. "
"If this is the case, then we can really fight for it. After all, in the national army, young and promising generals like Commander Xia are really rare." General Peng was also very interested.
If we can win over Xia Yang's four armies to our side. Then they would be more confident in attacking some cities occupied by the Japanese army in northwestern Shanxi.
General Chen said: "I will mention it to him. Commander Xia is a very big person. I think he should understand these principles."
By this time it was already August, and the Eighth Route Army’s offensive throughout the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region had begun to launch in full force.
They focused on attacking Japanese railways, roads, and bridges. Cut off the Japanese transport lines and patrol routes.
The vigorous Hundred Regiment War was launched in the vast plains and mountains of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region.
Xia Yang looked at the telegram sent by General Chen, then looked up at Hao Shiwen and said, "Counsel Hao, you must have read the telegram as well."
Hao Shiwen said: "We have all seen it, and they are not polite. But I think we can join this battle. After all, our territory has been concentrated in the areas around Taibai Mountain and Wutai Mountain for a long time. If we can capture several counties, If so, that would definitely be the best.”
Xia Yang said: "That's what I mean, but this time the Eighth Route Army took the initiative and contained so many Japanese forces. I think our operation can actually be larger in scale."
"Which one is bigger? Taiyuan or Datong!" Hao Shiwen said half-jokingly.
Xia Yang said: "That is too inflated. Our strength does not yet have the ability to attack Taiyuan and Datong.
What I mean is, let us use the strength of the Kagel Division in the western Henan area.?They all went on the attack. "
With that said, he asked someone to unfold the map and began to talk about his battle plan.
In addition to the northwestern Shanxi and Hebei areas, he dispatched combat troops from Taibai Mountain to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army to capture Japanese counties.
Xia Yang also planned to let the people entrenched in the western Henan region take the initiative to occupy some of the Japanese counties in the southern Shanxi region, echoing his own side.
At this time, the Japanese army had too many places to deal with, and they did not have much power to worry about the offensive of the troops in the western Henan area.
In addition to these, the Kagel Combat Division has been recuperating for more than half a year and is still strong. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most powerful combat force in the entire Fourth Army.
They are equipped with a large number of tanks and armored vehicles, and the entire force is basically mechanized. Moreover, the quality of the soldiers is very high, and they have basically completed actual control in the Mongolian area.
They need to cooperate with Xia Yang to attack the Chahar area occupied by the Japanese army and expand their power there.
The Japanese army's strength in Chahar is limited. There are only a few independent mixed brigades and a few cavalry regiments in total. It is impossible to be their opponent.
In addition, the grassland is very conducive to large-scale maneuvers and operations by their armored forces. By then, the entire Inner Mongolia grassland will be a place where their armored lions gallop.
After nearly a year of development, the Kagel Combat Division and Xia Yang's troops deployed in western Henan have also made great progress. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com