The atmosphere in the conference room was very strange at this time. Everyone was silent, all eyes fixed on Li Guoyao, waiting for his final decision!
Li Guoyao stood up, his gaze was a little deep, and passed over everyone in the conference room!
After a long time, he slowly said: "I have heard everyone's opinions. There are reasons for reinforcements, and there are reasons for opposition. Whether you agree or disagree, everyone's original intention is good, and they all hope that we will This army can survive in these troubled times and even develop and grow, for which I thank you all!"
Then the words changed, and Li Guoyao's voice suddenly increased, and he said loudly: "But my personal opinion is reinforcements. Not only reinforcements, but full reinforcements. Either you don't take action, or you will beat the little devil when you take action." , the beating made them remember the bone-breaking pain, which made them tremble when they thought of our Shandong Guerrilla Corps and me, Li Guoyao."
"Commander"
After stopping Xu Hu and others, Li Guoyao continued: "I know what you want to say, but this time I have made up my mind that reinforcements must be sent! As a soldier, we should not only look at our own interests, but also consider In the overall situation, we must maintain the courage of our Chinese people and must not insult our ancestors."
"What is the spirit and spirit of our Chinese people? In the first five years of 1700, China was indiscriminately invaded. My name was begging, and I fought for 100 years! A thousand years ago, in the naval battle at Yashan, our 100,000 soldiers and civilians would rather die than surrender, even if they were afraid of a mountain of corpses and blood. The sea is where my strength rests! A hundred years ago, before opium, our soldiers and civilians fought against foreign enemies along the Yangtze River, fighting against every vegetation and not giving up an inch of land!"
"In our vast China, the spirit of the people is the spirit of the country, and the strength of the people is the strength of the country! You can lose in battles, but you can't be cowardly! We have fought proudly in the south and north, and we have done whatever we want in civil and military warfare. For five thousand years, This is what our ancestors did. As future generations, how can we humiliate our ancestors?"
"This time the Japanese army besieged Yimeng Mountain and attacked our friendly superiors. As subordinates, we have the obligation to reinforce, and as friendly forces, we also have the responsibility to reinforce. And the Sulu theater is dominated by the Northeast Army, which is of the same lineage as me, just like Brother, if you don¡¯t save me, you will not only be ridiculed by hundreds of people, but you will also be spurned by all friendly brothers. This will insult the military honor of Li Guoyao and the collective honor of our Shandong Guerrilla Corps!"
Hearing Li Guoyao¡¯s words, everyone in the conference room suddenly became excited and passionate, and the cry for war shook the sky!
Xu Hu and others knew that Li Guoyao had made up his mind, and immediately stopped persuading him and supported his decision to send troops to Yimeng Mountain!
Now that they had made up their minds, they no longer hesitated and everyone began to formulate a battle plan.
According to intelligence sent by the Sulu Theater Headquarters, the Japanese army dispatched a total of three field divisions plus two elite mixed brigades this time. In addition, it also mobilized a cavalry brigade from the Saibei area and two puppet cavalry divisions southward. , coupled with the large number of local puppet troops, the total number of troops participating in the war was approximately 75,000.
In order to wipe out the elite national army in Yimeng Mountain area in one fell swoop, the little Japanese soldiers were divided into 13 groups and surrounded almost the entire Yimeng Mountain and Lunan in a large circle.
In terms of combat strength, the Japanese army has definitely spent a lot of money. With so many troops, it can basically be said that the little devils have sent all their mobile troops. No wonder even the Sulu Theater Headquarters only resisted for less than ten days. It's in danger.
Based on the current strength of the Japanese army, it would be useless even if the Shandong Guerrilla Corps gathered all the hidden forces in Bengbu. The two sides were not opponents of the same magnitude at all.
You must know that the main force of the Japanese army this time includes the Fifth Division, known as the Steel Army, and the 114th Division of these four units. The weakest may be the 21st Division that has just been taken away.
"But the 21st Division was only destroyed by Li Guoyao's headquarters. The actual losses of the combat troops were not large. They only needed to add a division commander and some combat staff, and the combat capabilities could be restored quickly.
In view of this, force is not enough, so this time Li Guoyao decided to lead some troops northward. The number was limited to two infantry brigades, two cavalry brigades, and half a battalion each of artillery and fire support troops. The total strength was 5,000 people. about.
Of course, the special forces cannot be missing, and 150 people from two squadrons will accompany them northward.
Originally, Xu Hu and Wang Zhanhai both took the initiative to lead the expedition in this operation, but they were rejected by Li Guoyao. He was not worried about the courage of Wang Zhanhai and others. As iron-blooded warriors who fought out from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, these two people were the most lacking. The most important thing is the courage to face the enemy.
"But Li Guoyao has no confidence in their command level, because this is not an ordinary battle, where he can hit more with less."??It tests the commander's command level. It is almost impossible to achieve strategic goals through conventional tactics.
Therefore, Li Guoyao thought about it again and again, and finally decided to let Wang Zhanhai and Xu Hu stay in Xiong'er Mountain to look after the family. He personally led the troops north to carry out this reinforcement mission.
Although everyone knows that this battle is very dangerous, if five thousand people are placed among the confidants of tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers, the entire army will be wiped out if they are not careful.
¡°But everyone also knows Li Guoyao¡¯s temper. He will almost never change the things he decides. Even if he hits a wall, he will not look back, so he doesn¡¯t give much advice.
What's more, staying in Xiong'er Mountain may not be easy. Although the Shandong Guerrilla Corps currently has more than 18,000 soldiers in total, it can only fight with only 6,000 or 7,000 people.
There is no doubt that these elites will follow Li Guoyao on the expedition this time. The vast majority of the more than 10,000 people in the base area are new recruits and rescued miners and prisoners.
These people have barely completed the recruit training, and they have some combat effectiveness. After all, they have been sent to perform several combat missions, but most of them just wave the flag and shout, and the number of shots never exceeds the number of two palms. .
Such troops can only compete with the puppet troops. When encountering the little devils, they just deliver food!
Once the Japanese army learns that the main force of the Shandong Guerrilla Corps is heading north to reinforce the Yimeng Mountain area, the Japanese army will inevitably launch an attack on Xiong'er Mountain. By then, relying on more than 10,000 new recruits, the result is still unknown.
More importantly, there are currently more than 4,000 "Yiguandao" prisoners on Xiong'er Mountain. These prisoners are still undergoing ideological transformation, and they cannot be integrated into the army in a short time.
Once the Japanese army comes to attack, these people are likely to be a time bomb, and there is no guarantee when it will explode.
All in all, Xu Hu and others are under a lot of pressure.
But no matter what, things have reached this point. Even if we know there is danger, it can only be like this!
On July 27, 1939, all the troops were assembled. Then, under the leadership of Li Guoyao, the army came out from the northeast of Xiong'er Mountain and headed straight for the nearest Pingyi County.
When the troops left, Li Guoyao left two strategies for Xu Hu and others to deal with the little Japs in Zaozhuang City.
The first strategy is to mobilize the people to build fortifications and turn the entire Xiong'er Mountain area into a huge military fortress to ensure that once the Japs come to attack, no matter which direction they come from, they will have to pay a heavy price for every step forward.
Anyway, there are not many differences in the mountains, and there are dangerous places everywhere. As long as you build defensive positions in these places, the Japs will kill them one by one, and the consumption will be absolutely terrible. Even the Japanese army may not dare to take this risk.
The second strategy is that after Li Guoyao ordered Xu Hu and others to go north to reinforce Yimeng Mountain, the troops left behind at Xiong'er Mountain must not be idle, let alone shrink their troops and stick to it. Instead, they must continue to follow the original plan to attack the "Xiong'er Mountain" near Zaozhuang. Yiguandao" and the strongholds of the Japanese and puppet troops launched an attack.
The scale does not need to be large, but the frequency of operations must be high.
In addition, the Jinpu Railway and Longhai Road, which have been suspended for nearly a month, have also been opened to traffic a few days ago. The special operations team must organize capable forces to attack passing military trains several times.
It¡¯s good to be able to seize supplies, but it doesn¡¯t matter if you can¡¯t, but you must make the little devil aware of the danger. In short, you can¡¯t let the little devil sit idle.
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