As soon as Yang Zhen rushed back to the war room, the commander-in-chief, who was holding two telegrams in the war room and carefully studying them against the map, immediately greeted him, and handed the telegram in his hand to Yang Zhen and said: "This is the latest enemy report sent by Dong Ping. Judging from the report, the enemy situation is very serious, what do you think we should do next? ”

After handing over the telegram to Yang Zhen, the commander-in-chief walked to the map, pointed to the map that had already marked the situation of the enemy and us, and said: "Judging from the telegram sent by Dong Ping, the shape is extremely grim. After receiving the 24th Wing, the troops of the 4th Division of the Japanese Army did not withdraw to Jiamusi, but were stationed on the line from Taipingchuan to Heli. ”

"In addition to the infantry cavalry of the 24th Wing that was reinforced before, the puppet army stationed in Jiamusi is also increasing troops to the front line of Wang Duzitun and Lide. An infantry brigade of the 67th Wing and a part of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade of the 67th Wing, which were the vanguard of the reinforcements, carried a large amount of supplies and baggage, and with the cooperation of a mixed brigade and a cavalry regiment of the puppet Manchurian army, they had already arrived at the front line of Miaolingzi Mountain. ”

"A puppet Manchu officer who was captured by Tong Guò confessed that in addition to the dispatch of the Japanese Fourth Division stationed in Jiamusi, a large number of troops were being added one after another."

"As far as is known, the 44th Wing, the main force of the 11th Division of the Japanese Army originally stationed in Mishan, is equipped with four infantry squadrons of the 43rd Wing and a mountain artillery brigade, and is under the command of Major General Yoshikatsu Kuroiwa, commander of the 22nd Brigade.

"Under the command of its commander Zhang Wenzhu, two mixed brigades, one independent brigade and two cavalry regiments of the newly established Seventh Military Region of the puppet Manchurians have been assembled in the Jiamusi area. It will arrive at the front line of North and South Germany tomorrow. ”

"And that's just the movement of the Japanese army that we can grasp at the moment. Whether or not the Japanese troops in other directions have been mobilized, we are not clear for the time being because the intelligence relationship is not yet perfect. Judging from the current direction of the Japanese army's mobilization, the goal of the Japanese army's current mobilization can be determined, that is, to target us. ”

For the new hostile situation, Yang Zhen was not surprised. He fought continuously in the territory of Yuyuan, successively annihilated and routed the strength of the five Japanese brigades, defeated a large number of puppet Manchu military police, and killed the supreme commander of the Japanese army's attack, Lieutenant General Sasaki to the first lieutenant. According to the custom of the Japanese army, it was almost impossible not to retaliate.

No matter what they have done before, after this battle, the Japanese army will probably regard themselves as the number one henchman. Whether it is to cover up the density of its bacteriological warfare bases, or to completely eliminate the anti-Japanese forces operating in the North Manchurian region, and to create a stable rear for future operations against the Soviet Union, the Japanese army will definitely try to eliminate itself as quickly as possible. Judging by the consistently efficient intelligence of the Japanese army, it has been so long that they will not not know their true identity.

It's just that the Japanese army moved so fast, but it was somewhat unexpected for Yang Zhen. He originally thought that after this battle, no matter how the Japanese army reacted, he would at least buy himself three to five days of rest and recuperation. Unexpectedly, in just two days, the Japanese army had already transferred heavy troops into the territory of Tangyuan.

According to the information sent by Dong Ping, the Japanese army not only dispatched all the troops of the Fourth Division this time, but even transferred the strength of an entire wing of the 11th Division to cooperate with the operation. In addition to the puppet Manchurian military and police, the huge number of enemies made Yang Zhen feel extremely pressured.

Looking at the clear situation of the enemy and the enemy marked on the map, Yang Zhen pondered for a long time before raising his head and said: "Judging from the current deployment of the Japanese army, their main target is concentrated in the northwest area of Tangyuan. The posture of the Japanese army's move shows that we are now exposed here. ”

"Judging from the deployment of the Japanese army in the northeast, especially in North Manchuria, the Japanese army, which is good at flank detours, will definitely not simply besiege our army from the front. Whether it is to cover up the secrets of their bacteriological warfare bases, or to clear the anti-Japanese forces in the North Manchurian region and strangle us in the cradle, they will definitely mobilize heavy troops in this attack. ”

"We are now in a position close to the Soviet Union. Just by going north along the Khingan Mountains, we could retreat into the USSR at any time. In order to ensure that we could be completely wiped out in Yubara, the Japanese army had to mobilize forces to blockade us from the north. Therefore, the enemy that has already appeared in front of us will definitely not be all the forces mobilized by the Japanese army this time. ”

"Judging from the garrison of the Japanese army in North Manchuria, its first division stationed in Sun Wu is stationed in the back of our army. Moreover, the area of the pseudo-Heihe Province where it is stationed is not far from the straight-line distance of our army. Once it pounces from behind our army when it is in a fierce battle with the Japanese army in front, it will bring great passivity to our army. ”

"The Japanese army can transfer the main force of the 11th Division from Mishan, and it may not be necessary to transfer this 1st Division stationed behind our army. The enemies on the surface are not terrible, but the most worrying ones are those hidden in the shadows that we don't know yet. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen pondered for a moment and said to Guo Bingxun: "Old Guo, order Li Mingrui to lead two companies of his reconnaissance battalion to the two lines of Yilan and Wuyun respectively, and do a good job of monitoring the Japanese troops in the north and south, especially in the northwest. At the same time, Dong Ping was telegraphed to tell him to retreat immediately and lead a company of the reconnaissance battalion to the east. Be sure to give me a clear picture of the movements of the Japanese army and the general route. If necessary, prisoners can be captured. And let him send back the captured puppet Manchu officer. ”

"The troops were ordered to immediately terminate their rest and recuperate, and to enter the fortifications with the 1st Regiment, and a battalion of the 3rd Reinforced Regiment, to prepare for battle. In addition to the backbone of the supplementary regiment and the appropriate age among the laborers rescued by Liu Changshun, a new supplementary regiment will be formed. ”

"In addition to replenishing the losses of the main force in the previous stage, the original strength of the replenishment regiment was reorganized into thirteen independent companies. With the strength of eight independent companies and the first regiment, it served as the defense of the first line of the Qunce Mountain. The remaining five separate companies remained on standby. The engineer battalion was ordered to make final additions and modifications to the fortifications. ”

Regarding Yang Zhen's idea of preparing to fight with the devil in Qunce Mountain, the commander-in-chief said very disapprovingly: "Deputy Commander-in-Chief Yang, I hope you can calm down and don't be impulsive." The strength mobilized by the Japanese army this time, not counting the puppet Manchurian army with more than three brigades, the Japanese army alone mobilized a division and a reinforced wing. ”

"At this scale, the Japanese army alone numbered nearly 20,000 people. Together with the puppet Manchu army that was attached to the battle, there were 30,000 people. Although our troops are now well equipped, ammunition and food are sufficient to sustain themselves for a period of time. But you also know the combat effectiveness of the troops, and there is almost no chance of winning a face-to-face battle with the Japanese army. ”

"Even if there are original fortifications to rely on, as the builders of the fortifications, the Japanese army, who has detailed structural information in their hands, will only know more details than us. Although the Japanese fortifications we rely on now have been partially renovated, the general pattern has not changed. ”

"Not counting the artillery of the Japanese divisions, it is directly subordinate to the artillery, and it has a heavy artillery wing in Muling. These fortifications, which have almost no secrets for the Japanese army, can withstand the heavy artillery bombardment of the Japanese army for how long? Rather than waiting for the Japanese army to complete the encirclement and break through after inflicting heavy losses on our army, it is better to withdraw as soon as possible while the Japanese army has not yet completed the encirclement. ”

"Now, it's not the best option for us. If you win, you will fight, and if you don't win, you will leave, and you don't care about the gains and losses of one city or one place, this is what you told me. ”

Regarding the commander-in-chief's objection, Yang Zhen shook his head and said, "Commander-in-chief, it's not that I don't want to give up here. But even if we abandon this place, will the movement of large forces be able to hide from the eyes of the Japanese army? They had air superiority, and after they were sure that we were hiding on the front line of the Qunce Mountain, our every move would be watched by Japanese planes. ”

"Unless we go down the old path and disperse the guerrillas. Otherwise, in the movement of large forces, it will be difficult for us to get rid of the aerial reconnaissance of the Japanese army. We are not at a time when there are only a thousand people in the past, and there are tens of thousands of non-combatants. The transfer of 20,000 or 30,000 people is not trivial. It is almost impossible to imagine a silent transfer like before. ”

"As I said before, we can't be a bandit, but we have to build a solid base if we have the slightest possibility. Even if the location is not too good and cannot become a stable base for soldiers and supplies, at least it is necessary to find a place for the troops to rest. ”

"To be honest, the environment in Yubara, or even in Hokuman, is not very good for establishing a solid base area. Although the mountains are high and densely forested, it provides us with a good place to hide. But it is also sparsely populated, not to mention the difficulty of replenishing soldiers, and the food production is not enough to sustain a large army. ”

"And living in the constraints of the surrounding environment, although it is sparsely populated, the Japanese puppet rule is not weak. The Kwantung Army currently has eight divisions in the northeast, but with the exception of the 23rd Division stationed in Hailar and the 7th Division in Qiqihar, almost all of its troops are stationed in the northeast Manchurian area east of Heilongjiang. And that's not counting the Japanese garrisons such as a cavalry brigade, two independent garrisons, and a large number of so-called border garrisons. ”

"These Japanese troops, together with a large number of puppet Manchu troops, as well as all kinds of so-called railway police, forest police, and public security police, the number of Japanese puppet troops in the entire Northeast Manchurian region is almost the highest in the entire Northeast. Its ruling strength is not weaker than that of South Manchuria. However, although the shape is not optimistic, it is the only option we have. ”

"It's not easy to establish and choose a base area. It is separated from the Soviet Union across the river in the north, and the reckless Xing'an Mountains in the west. To the east is the vast Sanjiang Plain, which is crisscrossed by swamps. Although the general environment is not ideal, at least the terrain and location are relatively good choices for us. ”

"The base area I want to establish is not the kind of guerrilla base area established by the Anti-Japanese Federation, but a solid and reliable rear area that I want to create for us. So commander-in-chief, even if I am reluctant, this battle must be fought. Otherwise, we will evacuate, and the troops will be safe for the time being. ”

"But where can we get there? Under the circumstance that the entire northeast is occupied by the enemy, it is nothing more than following the old path and retreating into the deep mountains to hide. However, tens of thousands of troops were trapped in the deep mountains and old forests, and under the pursuit, attack, and large-scale blockade of the Japanese army, not to mention the battle, they would starve to death after a long time. ”

"Even if we abandon this place and retreat into the mountains, will the Japanese give up their attempt to wipe us out? They won't. They will organize a large number of their forces to encircle and intercept us. The Japanese army had air superiority and a large number of modern railways, highways and other means of transportation. There was also a large number of cavalry. ”

"Under the circumstance that our army is far less mobile than the Japanese army, once we lose a solid position that we can rely on, it will be extremely disadvantageous for us to engage in field warfare. Besides, I am also worried that in the case of the troops' ability to march, especially at night, is still very weak, once they withdraw in a hurry, it is very likely that they will not only be unable to get rid of the pursuit of the Japanese army, but may even scatter their own troops. Besides, we can't always make a fuss like this, can we? ”

"Yes, the Japanese army does have a plan for the deployment of the fortifications here, but the extent to which we have modified the fortifications here is also unexpected by the enemy. Except for those reinforced concrete fortifications, the rest of the civil fortifications we modified were extremely large, and we could not say that they were completely new, but at least they could make most of the fortifications on hand of the Japanese army useless. ”

"We have rebuilt a large number of extremely concealed back-fire and cross-fire points. Its plum-shaped fortifications, traffic trenches, and anti-artillery holes. The number has almost doubled. We also built a large number of well-concealed traps along the line of Qunce Mountain. In addition, we have quite a few mines on hand, at least on the front, which can form a large density of minefields. ”

"Although the Japanese army has a map of the deployment of the original fortifications, these fortifications are extremely strong. I once looked at these fortifications, which were built with a large amount of reinforced concrete almost at any cost, and the main fortifications could hold back at least a hundred kilograms of aerial bombs. Its frontal strength was able to withstand the attack of the Japanese army's heavily equipped 150mm howitzers. ”

"The purpose of the Japanese army to build this secret military warehouse is not to clear out and guard against the United Nations, but for future combat use against the Soviet Union. Therefore, its fortifications are based on the firepower configuration of the Soviet army, and these fortifications are extremely strong. Its main fortification, the Japanese 75-mm standard division artillery was helpless at all. ”

"I'm afraid that when the Japanese army built this secret warehouse, they never dreamed that one day, we would use these extremely strong fortifications they built against themselves."

"But we can't keep all our possessions here. In addition to the fighters and the necessary medical personnel, the rest of the personnel, including the families of the workers who were going to be used to form the clothing factory, were to be immediately evacuated to the hinterland of Qingshan and hidden. All the wounded were to be evacuated as much as possible. All unnecessary supplies should also be cleared. The evacuation of the evacuation, the destruction of the destruction. ”

Regarding Yang Zhen's arrangement, Guo Bingxun pondered for a while and said: "Commander, we have already had a contingency plan since we captured Qunce Mountain, the secret warehouse of the Japanese army. It's just that our previous deception tactics worked, and they never worked. I think it's time to get started. However, depending on the shape shì, it is still necessary to make the necessary modifications. ”

Guo Bingxun said that the content of the contingency plan formulated after he had made up his mind to rest here for a while, Yang Zhen and the others naturally knew very well.

However, Yang Zhen did not immediately agree with Guo Bingxun's idea, and after hesitating for a while, he nodded and said, "I think it's okay." However, the contingency plan was purely defensive, and now it needs to be modified to a certain extent. I have some ideas, which were generated in the late stage of the previous battle, and I will say them in a moment, so let's sum them up. ”

"And aren't there more than a dozen Japanese-style 96-type 150-mm howitzers in the warehouse that have been idle? Sue Ma Qichang and let him not do anything in the past two days, and try his best to master how to use it. You don't need to shoot accurately, you just need to be able to shoot the shells according to the pre-marked ruler. Aren't the coordinates already marked? ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen looked at the commander-in-chief, Li Yanping, and Guo Bingxun with grim expressions in front of him, and said in an extremely stern tone: "This battle can be said to be our battle of life and death. It was also the first time since the formation of our army that we fought a hard-fought positional battle with the Japanese army. After this battle is successfully fought, we will gain a rare space for development and thoroughly open up the anti-Japanese situation in the Xiajiang area. ”

"Failed, if we were still alive, we would have to find a chance to start anew. Therefore, in order for us to survive and develop in the future, this battle must be fought no matter what. ”

"I have decided to divide all the troops of Qunce Mountain into two parts: entrenchment and mobility. The troops that serve as the defense, I have just said. Wang Guangyu's regiment reinforced three regiments, one battalion, and eight independent companies as garrison troops, accompanied by a battalion of field artillery belonging to the artillery regiment directly under him, plus heavy artillery in stock. Stick to the base of Qunce Mountain. Under the unified command of the political commissar and the chief of staff. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen said to Guo Bingxun: "Old Guo, this time it is a positional battle. You came back from studying in France, and the French army had gained a lot of experience in positional warfare during the First World War. It's up to you to show what you've learned. The length of time you've been here will directly determine whether we win this battle. ”

After explaining to Guo Bingxun, Yang Zhen said to the commander-in-chief: "Commander-in-chief, you command the personnel and materials that need to be evacuated, as well as the reorganized supplementary regiment, and move to the location of the arsenal. Once there, don't go back to Qunce Mountain. First, it is necessary to complete the training of the supplementary regiment as quickly as possible, and second, it is necessary to fully preside over the production of the arsenal. ”

"You ask the arsenal to stop the transformation of machine guns for the time being, in addition to organizing the arsenal to produce submachine guns in full force, you must produce as many mines and some black powder as possible, the more the better. In addition, I organized manpower to transport all the empty gasoline barrels back to Qunce Mountain, which I had other uses. ”

After saying that, Yang Zhen waved his hand to stop the commander-in-chief who wanted to say something after hearing this arrangement: "Commander-in-chief, I know what you have to say." Commander-in-chief, I understand your thoughts. But we can't bring all the senior commanders together and give the little devils a chance to take us to the pot. ”

"With the number of radio stations we have on hand at hand, it is a good choice for several of us to command separately, both for the troops and for the battle."

"If Lao Guo and I die in this battle, it will be up to you for the army to regain and develop. Your prestige in North Manchuria and Jidong is incomparable with us, and your connections are far wider than ours in the Anti-Japanese Federation. As long as you live, our army will have hope of rebuilding, no matter how great the losses are. So the commander-in-chief, you don't have to fight anymore, this matter is decided? ”