Langtoushan, 78th Army Headquarters, the message sent by Yan Haoyu attracted the attention of Chu Xiong and others, and several big guys gathered around the map to discuss countermeasures.
Zhong Guoliang took the lead in speaking as chief of staff:
"Old Chu, I agree with Yan Haoyu's judgment, the Japanese are probably going to attack us!
Our 78th Army has been hiding its strength, and this is how we tricked the Japanese East Route Army;
The Japanese lost more than 30,000 people on the Eastern and Northeastern fronts, all of which were influenced by the 78th Army. It is estimated that Lao Zhao is now on Xiao Zhuoyi's blacklist, and maybe Luo Weimin is too.
Now the main forces of the Central Army on the Western and Northern Fronts have been beaten to pieces by the Japs. Except for those who died, most of the group army commanders, corps commanders, and division commanders have fled, and the troops have been thrown to the Western and Northern Fronts. in the vast mountainous area;
Although these troops were large in number, they lost unified command and lacked supplies. Their morale was dissipated and their morale was completely lost. No matter how many such troops there were, they could only kill the enemy.
If the Japanese are given some time, they can completely clear them out. The prerequisite for accomplishing this goal is to send powerful troops to cut off their connection with the Eastern Front. Otherwise, it will be like fishing for fish and they will all be driven to the Eastern Front.
Now that the Japanese are taking the initiative to drive fish to the Eastern Front, that can only have one purpose: to clear the Western and Northern Fronts, and then concentrate their forces to attack the Eastern Front and destroy our 78th Army! "
Zhao Sihu took over Zhong Guoliang's words and said:
"I also agree with the chief of staff's judgment. Now there are only the 78th Army in the entire Zhongtiao Mountain area with a well-organized large corps. The 315th Brigade cannot attract their attention. In addition, we have annihilated their East Route Army. According to the devil's urine nature, he must seek revenge on us;
They still have at least 80,000 troops. They sent a partial division to contain the 315th Brigade. The main force went directly to our 78th Army and disrupted our camp with broken troops. Then, tens of thousands of troops attacked our army from the west and north. To achieve the sinister purpose of annihilating our army. "
Chu Xiong cast admiring glances at Zhao Sihu. Before he was promoted to deputy brigade commander, he rarely expressed his opinions on military command and was cautious in his words and deeds. Sometimes Chu Xiong wanted to kick him, but he still had some Treat yourself as an outsider.
After being promoted to deputy brigade commander, he felt the organization's trust in him. There were various signs that the organization had regarded him as one of its own, so he gradually became more active. This speech was very insightful and won the approval of Chu Xiong, With the approval of Wang Junjie and others, he has unknowingly become one of the core members of this team.
"Old Zhao's analysis is very accurate. We have reached a consensus on the Japanese plan to attack us. Now we enter the second topic and discuss a response plan. I happen to have some inspiration. Let me tell you first. Please refer to the details together."
After Chu Xiong finished speaking, he looked at the others. Wang Junjie and others nodded in agreement. The democratic centralism of party committees has been well implemented in the 78th Army;
Major issues are handled by several party committee members through discussion, and concentration is often reflected in Chuxiong’s final decision. A team must have one person who makes the final decision, otherwise it will always be wrangling within the framework of democracy.
"Comrades, the Japanese are obviously trying to trick us this time. We might as well use their tricks to lure the enemy deeper, but we cannot use too obvious tactics of the Eighth Route Army. They have fought against us too many times. As long as a thoughtful person thinks about it afterwards, it will not be difficult for them to find out. clues;
Our Sichuan general is very taboo about his general not knowing anything about us. We can keep the flag of the 78th Army flying as long as we can. This time I plan to fight a positional battle with the Japanese! "
Zhao Sihu and others looked at him in confusion, and Wang Junjie directly asked his doubts:
"Old Chu, don't you advocate head-on positional warfare with the Japanese? There are 70,000 to 80,000 Japanese here. Isn't it too hasty to fight head-on with the Japanese?"
Even if Wang Junjie usually relies on Chu Xiong for both big and small matters, it is because Chu Xiong's actions are in the interests of the Eighth Route Army and the people. Fighting positional warfare with tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers obviously does not fall into this category. If Chu Xiong cannot give him a reasonable explanation, he will not I will support Lao Chu.
Friendship is friendship, principles are principles!
Zhong Guoliang and Zhao Sihu were also looking at him. It was obvious that the three of them were on the same front this time.
Four words "Heavenly Furnace Tactics" floated through Chu Xiong's mind. This tactic would be proposed by General Xue a few months later and used in actual combat during the Third Battle of Star City, which severely damaged the Japanese. This is fully It shows that positional warfare can also annihilate a large number of enemies, and this second phase of the Zhongtiao Mountain operation is just right.
"Brother Boling, I'm sorry, let me borrow your tactics first!"
Chu Xiong secretly apologized to the original in his heart, and then used it without blushing or heartbeat. Anyway, it was used to fight the Japanese. Besides, he also wanted to make certain changes in the Tianlu tactics to make them more suitable for this purpose. A counterattack against the Japanese.
"Comrades, the tactics I used this time can be called retreat and decisive battle tactics, luring the enemy deep, and then encircling and annihilating them..."
Chu Xiong is not shameless enough to use the term "Heavenly Furnace Tactics" directly, so he still has to save some for Brother Boling.
Chu Xiong began to explain his retreat tactics to the map. Half an hour later, a smile appeared on Wang Junjie's face. His eyes looking at Chu Xiong became soft again, and his eyes were full of stars.
"Let me just say, how can a bastard like Lao Chu compete with the Japanese for attrition? What tactics of retreating and decisive battle? In the final analysis, it is still about showing the enemy's weakness, luring the enemy deep, and then regrouping to annihilate them. It is similar to the Eighth Route Army's tactics. "
Chu Xiong protested on the spot:
"Old Wang, can you please stop looking at me with such wet eyes? We are all revolutionary comrades and don't engage in personality worship!"
The stars in Wang Junjie's eyes disappeared in an instant. He broke through the defense on the spot. He was already a general with tens of thousands of troops. He was still so unformed that he couldn't be worshiped even if he wanted to.
"Come on, you are said to be fat and you are breathless, who would worship you as a person who has no appearance!
Lao Chu, I basically agree with this strategy. There are some details that need to be carefully considered by everyone. "
The meeting took on a familiar tone again. Chu Xiong proposed a general battle plan. Several people used their brains to improve it together, checking for deficiencies until late at night before finally finalizing it.
"Okay, since everyone has no objections, let's follow this plan. Lao Zhong will work hard tonight and work overtime to formulate a specific combat plan and distribute it to each regiment tomorrow morning;
Lao Wang is responsible for the logistical support of each regiment and replenishing them with some ammunition and food..."
"Okay, everything that needs to be arranged has been arranged. I'm going to take a nap and be energetic enough to play with the Japanese!"
After Chu Xiong finished speaking, he turned around and left. Lei Zhong Guoliang, who was outside and tender inside, protested to Lao Wang:
"Old Wang, did you see that you asked me to work overtime while he went to sleep? Is it natural?"
Wang Junjie smiled bitterly, and then said to Zhong Guoliang:
"How about I accompany you?"
