Chapter 290 Seven and a Half Roads: Master Ba, Save Me!

At nine o'clock in the evening of July 1st, the commanders of the three main forces above the brigade level gathered in the Meishan Conference Hall in Taiyuan.

Before the deputy commander-in-chief and his entourage arrived at the scene, the hall was as lively as the temple fair during the Spring Festival in the provincial capital, and the voices of reminiscing in various dialects could be heard dozens of meters away.

Since the reorganization of the troops and the transfer to Shanxi Province, this is the first time that there has been a large-scale meeting of this level.

When Huang He entered the room, he found that all the seats had been divided according to the division level, and the comrades all sat behind their own division commanders or deputy division commanders in an orderly manner.

The first column on the left is the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, where there are a full 25 commanders. The person sitting in the front row is a little thin and looks like he has just recovered from a serious illness.

The seats of the 120th Division are in the center of the Meishan Conference Room. Their number is still the smallest among the three main forces, with only 15 people attending the meeting.

Division Commander Hu Zi was smoking a pipe, chatting with the person on his left from time to time, and the atmosphere between the two seemed very subtle.

The last team was naturally the 129th Division, because the division commander and the brigade commander were pulled to the southeastern Shanxi base by Huang He, and the person sitting at the front was an infantry expert.

Because the troops at all levels were close to Taiyuan, there were 29 commanders who came to attend the meeting.

It is worth mentioning that our commander Li was mixed in the column.

But now he was sitting next to his deputy division commander like a good baby, without any of his past carelessness.

Huang He was arranged to be next to the brigade commander. After taking his seat, he began to look around quietly and quietly observed the unfamiliar faces in the two columns on the left.

Suddenly, someone gently elbowed him in the waist.

"Old Huang, what are you looking at? Why didn't you say hello to me when you came?"

"I heard from Brigade Commander Chen that you went to the base in southeastern Shanxi this afternoon to test new weapons. What is so mysterious that you have to travel all the way here?"

"Next time you have something similar, remember to take me with you. I have been studying military theory for a month, and my head is buzzing every day."

Faced with Li Yunlong's complaints, Huang He looked at his fellow villager with sympathy.

Since the infantry expert came to Taiyuan, he would take his beloved apprentice to do various types of tactical deductions whenever he had free time. The high-intensity study arrangement almost took half of Lao Li's life.

Originally, Huang He wanted to take Li Yunlong with him to relax today, but the deputy division commander was teaching him at the time. In order not to delay the time of the big guys, he was forced to give up his fellow villager.

"Next time, definitely next time!"

"The new weapon is a larger caliber rocket, which has nothing to do with your Marine Corps for the time being. But you don't have to rush, the next wave will be your paratroopers' equipment."

"By the way, who is sitting in the first row of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region? I don't think I've ever seen that person in the army before."

At the end of the Hundred Regiments Campaign, Huang He had the honor of meeting the deputy commander of the 115th Division, and even made friends with the commander named Cheng who didn't want to see the number of casualties.

But today's situation is different. The person leading the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region is very unfamiliar.

Hearing Huang He's question, Li Yunlong showed a contemptuous expression on his face. He took the opportunity before the meeting officially started to say:

"Aren't you Ye Gonghaolong? Who asked me to help introduce it before?"

"The people sitting at the front of each column must be the three main forces"

Before he finished speaking, the host of the meeting had already walked onto the podium. The entire venue became silent in an instant, and even the head of the regiment, Li Da, was forced to stop explaining.

Looking at the familiar faces in the audience, the deputy chief of staff smiled kindly.

"It's really lively today. Many old friends who haven't seen each other for a long time have shown up. Before the meeting officially begins, let's welcome the tiger in the forest with warm applause!"

After these words came out, Huang He suddenly realized.

Some time ago, he heard the news that the only level 5 general in the mysterious force in the northwest was about to return. He didn't expect to see the real person today.

After the applause ended, the deputy chief of staff lifted the dust cloth on the wall and began to talk to four maps:

"The main purpose of calling everyone here is to discuss the arrangements and plans of the troops in the second half of this year. According to reliable intelligence, the enemy has strengthened the troops in Suiyuan, Chahar and Hebei Province."

"Although all signs show that the devils have no signs of attacking Shanxi. But we can't sit and wait for death. The fruits of victory are hard-won. The people don't want to experience the Battle of Xinkou and the Battle of Taiyuan again."

"The headquarters has decided! Send troops north to support friendly forces before winter, and strive to let the people outside the Great Wall have a good year."

After speaking, the whole meeting room fell into a brief silence.

But from the excited expressions of the commanders, it can be seen that they are not very calm.

When Taiyuan was recaptured a month ago, the 120th Division and the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region could only assist the 129th Division and were responsible for keeping an eye on the Japanese reinforcements around Shanxi.

The main force of the Eighth Route Army's expedition to Suiyuan this time must be their two major bases.

As for the support of friendly forces mentioned by the deputy chief of staff, it is not difficult to understand. When the Japanese strengthened the organization of the Mongolian Army, the Seventh Route and a Half of the Eighth War Zone must be under the greatest pressure.

The opponent formed its own unique way of using troops a long time ago, often emphasizing the concentration of troops to attack the enemy's weaknesses when attacking, and combined with the advantage of intelligence to launch surprise attacks by surprise.

If the attack is unsuccessful, it will turn to a strong attack on the spot.

Infantry, artillery, and cavalry were used to coordinate operations, making full use of the advantages of the existing arms.

In terms of defense, he believed that if you can't attack, you can't defend, and advocated launching a counterattack before the enemy attacked to disrupt the enemy's deployment.

It was with the above ideas that the Seventh Route and a Half was able to gradually gain a foothold in the Suiyuan area, and even crushed the Mongolian Army in terms of IQ and tactics.

The problem lies in the fighting style.

If the devils were still a division, a cavalry group, and an independent mixed brigade, he could definitely lead the enemy in circles, and launch surprise attacks from time to time to consume the manpower of the Mongolian Army.

But now Okamura Ningji has added a division and an independent mixed brigade to the Suiyuan area, and the Kwantung Army is likely to enter the pass at any time.

Although the Eighth War Zone claims to have eight divisions, the only ones that are actually combat-capable are the 35th Army, the 6th Cavalry Army of the Central Army, and the 35th Division of the Northwest Three Horses.

The equipment and training of the rest of the troops are extremely poor, and there are even brigade-level units with 500 troops. Once the exchange of fire can play a very limited role, the combat effectiveness of the county brigade and district squad is stronger than them.

With these 20,000 people alone, it is impossible to stop the greatly increased strength of the Mongolian garrison.

In addition, the enemy also sent land aviation and some elite agents, which made the Seventh Route and a Half lose the intelligence network that they had worked hard to build for many years, and the Hetao area was already in danger.

In desperation, the Seventh Route and a Half could only ask for help from the bald head.

It stands to reason that after losing Shanxi, the preserved fruit must keep the Suiyuan area, otherwise the entire North China will have nothing to do with them.

It’s a pity that the battlefield in Central China is not peaceful either. The devils have assembled the main forces of the third, fourth, and sixth divisions, a total of 120,000 people in Yueyang, and they are ready to attack Changsha at any disagreement.

After weighing the pros and cons, the bald head decided to focus on the south first, and sent a telegram to the Seventh Route and a Half. The content of the telegram is very simple, with only eight big words: Hold on firmly, there is a way!

Here it comes, I finally split the chapter