After receiving this telegram from Ouyang Jishan, Yang Zhen was so angry that he almost didn't smash the table. What's going on with this Liu Changshun? He has repeatedly issued orders for him to immediately transfer the strength of a division to quickly seize the front line of Kangbao and Shangyi, and reinforce in the direction of Jining. However, he only sent a regiment to the direction of Kangbao to deal with errands.

Did he think that he could defeat a reinforced regiment with a strength of no more than 4,000 men, and although two infantry brigades were transferred, the basic strength was still there. There are still more than 5,000 troops in total, and there are still strong fortifications to rely on, and a separate mixed brigade with a large number of artillery reinforced?

Or did he think that Chen Hanzhang's two infantry regiments and one tank regiment could resist the surrounding Japanese army under siege from all sides and seize Datong, an important town in northern Shanxi. He didn't even manage an errand by doing so. What is he thinking in his head Liu Changshun? It's nice to say that he's a rat-eyed man.

It's just that although he was violated by Liu Changshun's yang and yin, Yang Zhen immediately calmed down. He did not immediately transfer Du Kaishan to replace Liu Changshun, but just asked people to immediately find Du Kaishan, and after handing over Ouyang Jishan's telegram to him, he did not pay attention to Du Kaishan.

Yang Zhen didn't have the heart to talk to Du Kaishan now, so he would take office immediately. The most important thing for Yang Zhen now is how to adjust the plan of Chen Hanzhang's department in terms of the development and changes of the shape. lest Yi Liangpin's troops fall under the fortified city of Datong, delay the development of the entire battle situation, and hand over the initiative to the Japanese army.

Liu Changshun's delay, he, the closest reinforcing force to the entire Suinan battlefield, was the last to carry out the operation. If Liu Changshun starts to act now, I am afraid it will be difficult to arrive in a short time. Although Ouyang Jishan and Wang Minggui have taken certain measures to make up for it, it is difficult to recover the lost time.

According to the current scheduled reinforcements, it is likely that they will not arrive within his estimated time, Yang Zhen made certain adjustments to adjust the combat plan of the roundabout troops. Ordered Chen Hanzhang to immediately adjust the deployment and let Yi Liangpin not continue to fight the Japanese army in Jining. Block the road to the east for reinforcements from Jining, make way for the exit to the south, and open the way for the Japanese troops in Jining to withdraw to Fengzhen.

If the 69th Division of the Japanese Army had failed to advance eastward, it would choose to withdraw south to Fengzhen, first defeat Chen Hanzhang in Fengzhen, and re-establish contact with the Japanese army on the same line. Then concentrate the living forces of his and Yi Liangpin's two divisions, take advantage of the fast action speed of his mechanized cavalry troops, adopt the tactics of flanking on both sides, and fight a battle of annihilation along the road from Jining to Fengzhen.

Or you don't have to wait for reinforcements from the frontal battlefield on the Western Front, and completely arrive at the Jining battlefield to participate in the battle. After the reinforcements arrived at the Xinghe line, they directly let go of the encirclement in the east and let them advance eastward. Yiliangpin's department can cooperate with reinforcements to completely annihilate it in the field.

At present, in the Jining urban area, under the situation that the main force of the 69th Division has entered the city, a large number of Japanese troops have been gathered. Coupled with the city wall of Jining, it is not much worse than Datong. However, the strength of the Anti-Japanese Union in the entire Suinan battlefield could not complete the siege operation in a short period of time. Fighting a tough battle with the Japanese army, which is likely to fall into a stalemate, is not in the interests of the current anti-Japanese alliance.

No matter when the reinforcements arrive, they should avoid attacking and fighting as much as possible, which is Yang Zhen's consistent thinking. Yang Zhen told Chen Hanzhang to think of more ways to mobilize the Japanese army out of the city and use the impact of the mechanized cluster of tanks and cavalry to annihilate the 69th Division in the field. For the entire Suinan war situation, it is more favorable at present.

Using the impact of the armored cluster, this sixty-ninth division was eaten in the shortest possible time. In order to be able to stabilize the entire battle situation in Suinan, so that the troops can free up their hands, or quickly go south to reinforce, Mu Changqiu, who is currently fighting the periphery of Datong. Or go east and go straight behind the Suidong battlefield to complete the encirclement of the 110th Division and completely solve the Suidong war situation.

At the same time, Yang Zhen told Chen Hanzhang that a main division reinforced from the battlefield in southern Cha and a brigade were advancing westward. After the arrival of these two troops, they will directly reinforce the Datong battlefield. At the same time, the headquarters will further strengthen the participation of the air force in the southern part of Suinan and northern Shanxi.

However, the 69th Division must not be allowed to advance eastward until reinforcements arrive in Xinghe. Because once the 69th Division arrives in Xinghe, it can reinforce the 110th Division to the northeast. In the direction of Xinghe, east of Jining, it is possible to directly outflank the Chanan battlefield.

On the frontal battlefield on the Western Front, there are five divisions, so there is no need to worry about it for the time being. But if this 69th Division arrived in Xinghe, it would be able to make direct contact with the Japanese troops on the front line in Zhangjiakou. If the direction of their attack was not Shangyi to the east, but along the line of the Outer Great Wall and straight into Zhangbei, then the flanks of the entire Chanan battlefield would be completely exposed.

After giving Chen Hanzhang the adjustment order, Yang Zhen personally drafted a telegram to Ouyang Jishan. On the telegram, Yang Zhen sent another reply to Ouyang Jishan. On the telegram, Yang Zhen didn't say anything except for the two words of special case.

In other words, Yang Zhen took a tacit attitude towards Ouyang Jishan and Wang Minggui without the consent of the military commander. Because Yang Zhen knows very well that if he can't add reinforcements to the Kangbao front line in a short period of time, then the Kangbao front line can only be an offensive that outweighs the losses. Whether Kangbao can succeed on the front line is directly related to the speed and efficiency of reinforcing the Suinan battlefield.

Ouyang Jishan and Wang Minggui took this kind of remedy, although some of them did not comply with the regulations and regulations, but they also did their best. The key issue now is that, judging from the current war situation, Liu Changshun is no longer fit to continue to command frontal operations on the Western Front.

After sending the telegram to Ouyang Jishan, Yang Zhen called Du Kaishan to ask him if the headquarters transferred him to the Western Front to replace Liu Changshun. How should he deal with the current battle situation? What are his plans for the subsequent development of the battle situation? In the past few days, Yang Zhen thinks that it is enough for Du Kaishan to think clearly.

Facing the sharp gaze in Yang Zhen's eyes, Du Kaishan hesitated for a moment and said, "No. 1, from the current point of view, although Ouyang Jishan and Wang Minggui's actions violate our regulations, this is also the only means they can take to make up for it at present." As far as the duties of the commissar and the chief of staff are concerned, they did quite well. ”

Lao Liu's thoughts, although some of them are stubborn, they also lack the overall situation. But standing in his position, it can't be said that everything is wrong. Encircling and annihilating the 26th Division and completely encircling the 110th Division is indeed the focus of the entire Western Front battle situation. ”

Du Kaishan didn't continue to speak, and his words were directly interrupted by Yang Zhen: "I'm not asking you what you did to Ouyang Jishan and Wang Minggui, and you don't have to defend Liu Changshun." What I ask you is, from your point of view, what should be done about the current situation on the Western Front. Don't play tricks on me, don't be afraid to offend people. ”

Yang Zhen's words made Du Kaishan stunned. When Liu Changshun was mentioned, the coldness in No. 1's mouth startled him. He knew that from now on, Liu Changshun would probably be completely beaten into the cold palace. At least from now on, he will not appear on the battlefield again.

As early as after receiving Ouyang Jishan's telegram, Du Kaishan clearly saw that Liu Changshun was fooling the headquarters and No. 1 by only transferring a reinforced regiment to Kangbao. Du Kaishan had already guessed that Liu Changshun was probably going to be bad. Because it's not just the No. 1 who has such a distinct personality, it's hard to tolerate a subordinate doing this.

Even if any one is replaced, as long as he is not the kind of military commander who has a vain name, cannot command the troops below the troops, and can control the troops more strictly. Even those warlords will never tolerate the practices of their own subordinates. What's more, in the midst of a well-organized anti-union?

That's why he thought about defending Liu Changshun a few words, and fought for Liu Changshun as much as possible. After all, everyone is an old brother who rushed out of the Japanese army's bacteriological warfare base together, and Liu Changshun, as the military commander of the frontal battlefield on the Western Front, must have his own plans for doing this.

But No. 1 directly interrupted his words, obviously not wanting to listen to anything to defend Liu Changshun, he knew that No. 1 was really angry. Even if No. 1 remembers the old feelings, this kind of behavior, which has touched No. 1's bottom line in addition to rebellion, is unacceptable to No. 1 no matter what.

According to the current attitude of No. 1, after being transferred back to Beimanchuria, Liu Changshun can hang a false post of deputy chief of staff at the headquarters, and I am afraid it will already be a good result. It's not impossible to get it to the end. Thinking of this, Du Kaishan let out a long sigh in his heart, and dispelled the idea of continuing to defend Liu Changshun.

After thinking about it, Du Kaishan said: "No. 1, in fact, I heard your deployment just now. I think the best thing to do at the moment is to follow the plan that you've made. But there is one thing I think I should pay attention to. The First Army in Shanxi had three divisions, two separate mixed brigades, as well as a 36th Infantry Wing and a Fenxi detachment. ”

"Even with the majority of the First Army's troops, it still has to control other places in Shanxi, and it also has to ensure the safety of the Tongpu Line and the Zhengtai Line. But I think they can at least draw another division, and even in a short time, they can also draw an independent mixed brigade. ”

At the same time, the Japanese army in Shanxi and the hinterland of North China had the Zhengtai Railway, which allowed the Japanese army to quickly reinforce the Shanxi battlefield at any time. That is to say, if once our army throws heavy troops in the direction of Datong, the focus of the entire North China battlefield will be concentrated in the two places of southern Cha and northern Shanxi. ”

"Of course, these two battlefields are actually one battlefield. Compared with Suiyuan, the North China Front Army and the Japanese army base camp will never give up Chanan and Northern Shanxi. Chanan is the gateway to the Beijing-Tianjin region, while northern Shanxi is not only the gateway to Shanxi, but also the overlook point of the Hebei Plain. ”

"Once the north of Shanxi is lost, it will be difficult for Shanxi to hold on. If Shanxi cannot hold it, our army can cross the Taihang Mountain at any time and go straight to the Hebei Plain. Although the direction of the Taihang Mountain is far more steep than the mountainous area in the northeast, it has been the natural barrier of the Hebei Plain since ancient times. ”

"But as the main passage of east-west traffic in China since ancient times, Taihang Mountain has many passes for us to use. Moreover, the entire Taihang Mountain, Wutai Mountain, and Hengshan Mountain Range are the main bases of our army in North China. When we crossed the Taihang Mountains to fight, it was almost equivalent to fighting on the inner line. ”

"We are very clear about this, and the Japanese army is even more clear. Therefore, no matter what, they will not give up Jinbei and even Shanxi Tianwei lightly. When the Sichuan army went out of Sichuan to fight, the first battlefield was the Second World War Zone. Although I have never been to the north of Shanxi, I still know a lot about the topography and topography of Shanxi. ”

"For us, if we occupy northern Shanxi, it will directly threaten the whole of Shanxi. If Shanxi is occupied, then Henan, Hebei, and even Shandong will be threatened by our army. In other words, compared with the current battlefield of Chanan, which is running in small steps and fighting steadily, we have seized the hand of Datong, which has made the Japanese army really feel threatened. ”