Ever since, under this situation, the theater guard force headquarters in Sanjiang Town received Xue Yue's encrypted telegram.
"Tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk."
There was another knock on the door of Zhang Tianhai's office. Zhang Tianhai, who was still feeling pain in his head, had to raise his head and said: "Come in."
"Yes, sir!" Xu Xun responded at the door.
"Sir Zhang, Commander Xue of the war zone is sending an urgent message." Xu Xun reported that for the officers and soldiers of the war zone security force, this title for Zhang Tianhai was not considered an overstep. Since Commander-in-Chief Wu Yizhi asked Chief Zhang to take charge of the overall work, later The person below is the actual powerful officer of the security force. In order to distinguish him from other department heads of the army, the people below took the initiative to call him that.
"Please read." Zhang Tianhai knew that anything involving Commander Xue was the top priority of the security force.
"Hereby, the General Headquarters of the War Zone Security Forces, the battle on the Suixian and Zaoyang front lines has broken out. The Japanese army has invaded the Zhongxiang, Suixian and Zaoyang front lines of our fifth war zone with more than three divisions along the two lines of Pinghan Road. We hereby order Your troops immediately made preparations for combat mobilization. Within three days, North Vietnam formed a force to attack the Sixth Division stationed in the Yueyang area at Xinqianghe. Xue Yue, acting commander-in-chief of the Ninth Theater Command, in May 28 An urgent code call will be sent at 11 a.m. on the 2nd," Xu Xun read, and then handed the file card to Zhang Tianhai.
After Zhang Tianhai read the contents of the document, he wrote an instruction on it: Order, all security forces in the theater to prepare for combat mobilization. Please ask the former enemy headquarters, adjutant's office, staff department, military police department, communications department, logistics department and other relevant departments to perform their duties; each regiment headquarters will conduct combat mobilization and wait for orders from the general headquarters. It is planned to be transferred to all departments and regiments of the General Headquarters for implementation. Former enemy commander-in-chief Zhang Yulin said.
"Notify according to the instructions!" Zhang Tianhai said.
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In just half a day, the war machine of the theater guard force was in operation.
Zhang Tianhai, Zhou Fangjie, Li Yinglun, He Jiye, Chen Bing, Zhu Shaohong and the powerful officers of each army are already in place.
"Everyone, I believe that you have all seen the order from above, right? Now our theater security forces are going to march north to threaten the Japanese troops on the front line of Xinqiang River. I believe everyone knows how powerful the Japanese Sixth Division is, especially Last time, after our army severely damaged their main force, the enemy was still able to create a breakthrough in our army's encirclement, which shows how ferocious its fighting power is. This time, our mission is to advance, and a battle does not necessarily have to occur. , but we must be ready to fight at any time. Now, I want to hear your opinions." Zhang Tianhai stood in front of the military map and gently pointed at the position of "Yueyang" on the map. For him, command Combat is also one of his responsibilities as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy.
Li Yinglun, the chief of staff of the army, stood up and said: "Commander-in-Chief, according to the deductions of our staff department, no matter from which aspect we look at it, we cannot avoid a decisive battle with the Japanese invaders. Since the enemy's fourth cavalry brigade was transferred from the Yueyang area, After leaving, the Japanese army on the north bank of the Xinqiang River also made a defense adjustment. This time we are going to advance north without knowing the enemy's situation. It is impossible for the Japanese army not to discover our traces, especially since our goal this time is to advance against the Japanese army. To force the main force of the Japanese troops to enter the Xinqianghe front line, and then to respond to Zhongxiang and Suixian front line operations. Commander-in-Chief, please think twice."
After hearing this, Zhang Tianhai turned his attention to Zhou Fangjie and asked, "Deputy Chief, what's your opinion?"
"Commander-in-Chief, my opinion is consistent with that of the Chief of Staff. It is impossible for our army to march northward without conflict with the Japanese army, but our army's entry point is the top priority of this battle." Zhou Fangjie stood up and said.
"Chief of Staff, please briefly describe the opinions of the General Staff!" Zhang Tianhai's face was very solemn. After all, the first battle of Changsha will break out in three or four months. Now the security forces in the theater have not completed the reorganization and must be put into action. In this battle where they could be annihilated at any time, this was definitely not in the interests of the security forces.
"Commander-in-Chief, considering that it is close to the flood season and other reasons, my staff recommends that a battalion of troops be stationed in Junkou Town, but we need to create the news of a division's stationing, so that the enemy can really pay attention to it. It is best to attack For a while, let the enemy know that the main force of our security forces has crossed the Xinqiang River. Only in this way can it be possible for the Japanese troops to actually mobilize troops to Yueyang. This is the opinion of our staff." Li Yinglun said.
"Then let's do it according to the advice of the staff! In order to achieve the goal, I decided to set off tonight and visit Commander-in-Chief Guan Linzhengguan of the 15th Group Army overnight to try to borrow their strength. In addition, the combat troops will be from the Second Guards Let's choose among the regiment? What do you think, adjutant?" Zhang Tianhai looked at Zhou Fangjie. After all, the latter was not only the adjutant, but also the leader of the second guard regiment.
"There is no problem with our Second Guard Regiment, just pick our First Battalion! No matter what, the troops from the First Battalion of our Second Guard Regiment are the most capable troops of our Second Regiment. There should be no problem in sending them to Juankou Town. In addition, I plan to go to the front line to command this battle in person, otherwise it will be difficult for our battalion alone to fight the movement of a division." Zhou Fangjie said very seriously.
Zhang Tianhai looked at Zhou Fangjie and knew that the latter could do it, but he could not let Zhou Fangjie, an old comrade in arms, have any accident, so he thought about it and said: "A battalion must fight a regiment." This is very difficult, so let’s do it this way! You, the second regiment of guards, go over one by one, so that you can show off your skills. At least when we set off, we need a force that can fight hard, otherwise we will not be able to reach the goal. set objectives."
"We have no problem, Commander-in-Chief Thank you!" Zhou Fangjie nodded very seriously.
Now that he has decided to invest nearly so many troops, Zhang Tianhai is even more convinced that he should go to Guan Linzheng's headquarters. After all, if there is a war, the theater security forces will definitely not be able to withstand it. He cannot live up to Commander-in-Chief Wu's expectations. , which severely damaged the vitality of the war zone security forces.
"Then it's settled! In addition, the artillery battalion of our First Guard Regiment will be temporarily used by your regiment! You must ensure the safety of the artillery battalion. In addition, our First Guard Regiment will also send a special agent company to deal with it in advance. Conduct enemy situation reconnaissance in the Jiankou Town area in advance. I hope you can successfully complete the mission." Zhang Tianhai said very seriously.
"Don't worry! We will complete the task." Zhou Fangjie nodded.
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