Licheng County is not very big, with only tens of thousands of residents in the city. However, if these tens of thousands of people want to live a normal life, they need a huge supply of supplies.
Now that the Mawushan Military Division has jurisdiction over the county, all this needs to be solved by the Eighth Route Army. Licheng County is surrounded by mountainous areas on three sides, with few plains and relatively scarce products. In addition, the area leading to the plain was blocked by the Japanese army, and the material supplies needed by the county basically relied on the base area controlled by the Mawushan Military Division.
There is a lot of pressure on logistics now, and Zhao Gang, the general manager, is complaining endlessly.
When Zhao Gang complained to Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong was still a little unconvinced.
He said: "It turns out that the little devils can guarantee the supply of materials here by occupying the county seat. Why can't we? Could it be that what the little devils can do, we can't do?"
Zhao Gang said dissatisfiedly: "Old Li, it's really hard for you to stand and talk. Why can the little devils meet the supply of the residents in the county? That's because the northwest of Licheng County is a plain area, and it is very convenient for the little devils to transport supplies here. But ours has to cross a large mountainous area, and the cost has greatly increased.
Let me tell you this, if the kid wants to meet the supply of Licheng County for 100 yuan, we have to spend 150 or even 200 yuan to do it. "
Li Yunlong also regrets it now. He feels that he should not have been so stubborn and put the Mawushan Military Division into a passive situation. He wanted to give up the county seat and return to the base area, but this was also very difficult to do.
The discipline of the Eighth Route Army troops was very good, and the Japanese army was very brutal. The people must support the Eighth Route Army. I heard that the Eighth Route Army had the idea of abandoning the county seat of Licheng, but the residents in the city were unwilling to do so and hoped that the Eighth Route Army could stay and defend the county seat.
In order to retain the Eighth Route Army, all walks of life in the city elected the Communist Regiment and requested Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others, hoping that the Eighth Route Army would cherish the people and not abandon the county.
Faced with this situation, they simply couldn't open their mouths. This situation gave Li Yunlong a headache.
Everyone had to hold a special meeting to study how to solve the current dilemma.
Zhao Gang said: "We definitely can't defend the county seat any longer. If we want to defend the county seat, we must leave a large number of troops here. Just to supply these troops, all materials must be transported from the base area. This is already a long time." It's a huge pressure, and now we have to take care of the residents of the entire county. We simply can't bear it if this continues.
My opinion is that no matter what, we must evacuate the county according to the original plan. "
Everyone thought Zhao Gang's opinion was right, including Li Yunlong, but he felt unable to face the people and was a little unwilling because he failed to fight the Japanese.
When others spoke, he remained silent, secretly thinking of countermeasures.
After everyone expressed their opinions for a while, Li Yunlong turned his attention to Xu Dalong.
He said: "Brother Dalong, what do you think we should do?"
Xu Dalong asked: "Captain, what do you think?"
Li Yunlong said: "Why do we join the Eighth Route Army? Isn't it just to fight the Japanese? Is it because Licheng County is separated from our original base area by several mountains and transportation is a little difficult, so we don't fight the Japanese here. If the Japs don’t come to attack us, we can go out to destroy these little Japs in the northwest and expand our base area, isn’t it possible?…
Lao Zi not only wants to fight against these Japs in the northwest, but also goes to Taiyuan and kills the little Japs there as well. "
Li Yunlong's words made everyone feel refreshed. This time, even Xu Dalong felt that his situation was a bit small.
Li Yunlong is right. If you only consider the security of the original base area, just like the Japanese army using the mountainous area as the boundary and not going out to attack the Japanese army in the northwest, it is indeed conservative in thinking.
The terrain of Licheng County is indeed somewhat unfavorable, but if we use Licheng County as the starting point to attack, there are broad plains outside with relatively dense populations. These areas are conducive to strengthening the Eighth Route Army's strength. If we can occupy several surrounding county towns and create a base area, Licheng County will become
In the hinterland of the new base area, it is no problem to feed the people here. Not only that, the northwest direction is the direction of Taiyuan, the core of the Japanese rule in Shanxi. The development of the base area to the northwest can pose a threat to the core area of the Japanese and puppet-occupied areas, which is more conducive to the overall situation of Shanxi's war of resistance.
Thinking of this, Xu Dalong said: "The regiment leader is right, I agree with the regiment leader's opinion. We must not only occupy Li County for a long time, but also establish a solid base here, and use it as a new starting base to attack the northwest and establish A broader anti-Japanese base area."
Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao were already touched after listening to Li Yunlong's words. Now that they saw that Xu Dalong also supported Li Yunlong's opinions, their ambitions were also aroused.
Zhao Gang said with some shame: "Captain, what you said makes sense. My layout is too small. I only thought that Licheng County would add difficulties to logistics support, but I didn't think about opening up new bases to fight against the Japanese invaders." , to enhance the strength of our army. I take back my opinion just now and plan for the long term to establish a solid anti-Japanese base here in Li County."
Zhang Dabiao was also a militant. When he heard what everyone said, he said: "Since everyone thinks so, I have nothing to say. I will formulate a battle plan and take the initiative to attack northwest."
After everyone unified their thoughts, they directly held a combat meeting.
To the northwest of Licheng County is Xinzhuang County, and to the northeast is Kaiyuan County. After research, it was decided that the Mawushan Military Division would mobilize the main force to directly attack Xinzhuang County, using Xinzhuang County as the main battlefield to annihilate other units of the Japanese 109th Division.
After making up his mind, Zhao Gang immediately put into work. While he organized the Mawushan Xingzheng Office to establish the Licheng County Anti-Japanese Democratic Zhengfu to carry out anti-Japanese propaganda, he also organized the logistics department to transfer a large amount of materials from the Mawushan base area to meet the needs of the war and the living needs of Licheng County residents.
Xu Dalong, Zhang Dabiao and others took the time to train their troops and prepare to attack the Japanese army.
In the recent battle, the Japanese 109th Division lost an infantry regiment, plus an infantry brigade and an artillery brigade, and its strength was greatly weakened. They were very worried about the attack of the Eighth Route Army of the Mawushan Military Division. Therefore, they did not launch a counterattack against the Eighth Route Army that occupied Licheng County. Instead, they built fortifications on the spot to guard against the Eighth Route Army's attack. They only wanted to protect themselves, but they did not expect that this would disrupt the original battle plan of the Mawushan Military Division and cause great difficulties to the Eighth Route Army. ….
The Japanese army annoyed Li Yunlong and others, and they were ready to attack the Japanese army.
Based on the intelligence collected by the intelligence department, the commander of the 109th Division judged that the Eighth Route Army was attempting to launch an attack on its defense area, and reported the situation to the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka.
Taiyuan City First Army Headquarters.
In front of the huge sand table in the war room, Yoshio Shinozuka and the chief of staff listened to the report from the intelligence section chief of the First Army, with worries on their faces.
The chief of staff picked up a baton, pointed at Licheng County and said: "The activities of Xu Dalong's troops in Mawu Mountain are rampant and they wantonly expand their base area. Originally, the mountains around Licheng County were a natural barrier from their base area to Taiyuan. , controlled by our army, restricted their expansion towards Taiyuan.
Now that they have captured Licheng County, there is a vast plain area in the direction of Taiyuan. It is really difficult to prevent them from expanding outward. "
Yoshio Shinozuka nodded and said, "This Xu Dalong is really annoying. I also want to take back Licheng County, but now that we don't have enough troops, it may be difficult to stop their expansion."
The chief of staff said: "According to intelligence, Xu Dalong's troops are trying to attack in the direction of Taiyuan. I have studied it carefully. They have a large number of cavalry, chariot troops and a large number of military vehicles. They are in the plain area. Its maneuverability is no less than that of our army, so our army does not have an advantage when fighting it.
If we want to defeat Xu Dalong, we must seize their weaknesses and give full play to our army's strengths. "
When Yoshio Shinozuka heard what the chief of staff said, he felt that he had come up with a countermeasure.
He asked with great interest: "What are the weaknesses of Xu Dalong's troops?"
The chief of staff said: "Xu Dalong's army has chariot troops and a large number of
Fighting in plain areas can indeed greatly enhance the mobility of military vehicles, but both tank troops and military vehicles need to burn fuel.
Now they are temporarily blocked in Licheng County, and it is impossible to obtain oil from outside. The oil, ammunition, and other supplies they need must be transported from their base area.
There is only one road through the mountains from Licheng County to their base. If the enemy attacks our army, our army will simply give up a passage and let them enter the plains, and then implement a strong wall and clear the field to block their access to oil. channel. Then a powerful force was sent to approach the mountains covertly, seize the hills near the highway, and cut off the communication between Licheng County and the Eighth Route Army base area.
The Eighth Route Army attacking our army will soon fall into a situation where it will run out of ammunition and food. Their tank troops and a large number of military vehicles are nothing but a pile of scrap metal without fuel. However, our army has a highly flexible mobility and can mobilize troops at any time to besiege the Eighth Route Army that enters our defense zone. Our army will take the absolute initiative and is fully capable of annihilating these Eighth Route Army.
According to intelligence, the Eighth Route Army currently gathered in Licheng County is the main force of Xu Dalong's unit. If their main force can be eliminated, the strength of Xu Dalong's unit will be greatly weakened. Our army is fully capable of launching an attack on its own initiative and destroying Xu Dalong's unit. The remaining troops annihilated or drove them out of their base areas and restored the original public order of the Yellow Army. "
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