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Hearing what An Sihua said, Luo Yaoguo also smiled self-consciously, the history of this time and space has changed after all.Historically, under the siege of the Kuomintang and various warlords, the CCP’s military power has overcome all kinds of unimaginable difficulties and developed step by step. Finally, in the cruel battle, it has concluded a set of policies that suit China’s national conditions and its own conditions. Actual combat methods.And in this time and space, the CCP’s army developed with the help of the Kuomintang, various reactionary warlords, and the Soviet Union...

He sighed softly, and beckoned to Luo Shun who was standing beside him: "In the name of the commander of the Joint Command, send a power call to General Zhu De, order them to shrink their defenses, give up Beipiao and retreat to Chaoyang, and let them hold out at Chaoyang for at least as long as possible." At the beginning of December...to Zhang Xueliang, he ordered the Fifth Route Army to send a forceful unit northward to reinforce the CCP army in Chaoyang. In addition, he ordered Guo Songling to take out a heavy artillery regiment from the Northeast Army's Heavy Artillery Brigade and temporarily assign it to the Eighth Route Army."

Luo Yaoguo thought for a while and added: "Ask Zhu De again, is Chaoyang and the mountainous area in western Liaoning safe to guard? If the Japanese army's offensive is fierce, is it possible to consider transferring the troops to the Zhelimu League area on the farther north line? Zhangwu and Siping in the rear are feinting to force the enemy back to help?"

An Sihua put down the book in his hand, and stared at Luo Yaoguo with wide eyes: "Fuwen, what are you kidding? Let the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army go to the grasslands of Inner Mongolia? How to solve the logistics of their [-] troops? Weapons and ammunition How to supplement? How to solve the food? And the weather is so cold, do they have enough winter clothes?"

Luo Yaoguo nodded slowly, looked at the map carefully for a while, and then took the drafted telegram from Luo Shun and signed it: "Let's send it out first... it's a joint command for the Eighth Route Army and the No.17 Route Army." As for those difficulties, they should have a way to overcome them. If they are willing to jump to the outer line to threaten the rear of the Japanese army, the Japanese will have to withdraw troops from western Liaoning to return to defense, and then our game of chess will be over. .”

An Sihua just smiled and shook his head, then picked up the book and flipped through the pages carefully.

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"What? Ask if we can go to the grasslands of Inner Mongolia to threaten the rear of the Japanese army? Will this Luo Yao Congress fight? Doesn't this play the piano randomly!" Zhu De looked at the telegram brought by Liu Bocheng and felt a little dumbfounded. This Luo Yaoguo The idea is really wild!It is entirely feasible for a small army to penetrate the Horqin Grassland to Jilin and Liaoning, but it is unimaginable for a hundred thousand troops to walk hundreds of kilometers with cannons and luggage in this season to make a big detour.

Liu Bocheng also nodded, fully agreeing with Zhu De's opinion: "We don't need to pay attention to this 'joint commander'. Besides, he is just asking. I think he just refused. Boss, our top priority right now is to find a way to reinforce North Korea." Piao, Beipiao is the gateway to the mountainous area in western Liaoning, if it is lost, the core area of ​​the base area will be threatened by the Japanese army."

"Yes, we still have to find a way to reinforce Beipiao." Zhu De turned his head and glanced at Liu Shaoqi. Right now, he is the Secretary of the General Front Committee of the Liaoxi Campaign and has been sitting in the headquarters in Chaoyang County.

"Comrade Shaoqi, how is the mobilization situation in the base area now? Can you add a batch of recruits to the [-]th Route Army? They have been fighting hard during this period, and the troops have suffered too many casualties."

Liu Shaoqi frowned slightly, thinking carefully in his mind.During this period of time, with the deepening of the land revolution in the western Liaoning base area, the poor and lower-middle peasants who turned themselves into masters all joined the army enthusiastically, and collected a large amount of guns and ammunition through hunting local tyrants. Therefore, the independent divisions of the western Liaoning military region and the red guards in various counties also rapidly expanded. In just over a month, nearly ten thousand guns have been developed!

"Okay." Liu Shaoqi nodded, and said with a smile: "Our Liaoxi Military Region allocated 5000 people to supplement the [-]th Route Army, but we are not rich in guns and ammunition. Boss, can you let the main force support our group?"

Zhu De smiled heavily, and waved the telegram in his hand: "Why didn't Comrade Shaoqi leave the God of Wealth to look for it? Instead, he came to ask me for guns or cannons? Your Liaoxi Military Region is also under the jurisdiction of the Joint Command."

Chapter 0529 Fierce Soldiers in Liaoxi ([-]) Surprise Attack

During the few days from the end of November to the beginning of December in the 19th year of the Republic of China, a telegraph war broke out between the United Command in Huludao and the General Front Committee of the Communist Army in Chaoyang County.Luo Yaoguo believed that the Japanese army's offensive in the mountainous area of ​​western Liaoning on the northern line was to outflank the rear of the Huludao fortress, and their ultimate goal was to remove the nail from Huludao.Therefore, the United Command has repeatedly suggested that the Chinese Communist Army should abandon the base area in western Liaoning when necessary, or jump to the outer line to maneuver to threaten the rear of the Japanese army, or retreat to the front lines of Hiraizumi and Ningcheng to ensure the safety of Chengde.

Although the CCP also agreed that the ultimate goal of the Japanese army in this battle was Huludao, they did not agree to abandon the strategic and important mountainous area in western Liaoning.They believe that the key to defending Huludao is to defend the mountains in western Liaoning. As long as the highlands north of Huludao are preserved, the Japanese army can only attack from the narrow Tashan area on the eastern front. Therefore, it is no problem to hold a solid defense line ten kilometers wide, so the battle of western Liaoning will be undefeated.Therefore, the CCP not only refused to abandon their base area in western Liaoning, but asked the joint command to agree to divert the Fifth Route Army of the Northeast Army to the mountainous area in western Liaoning.

However, the United Command retorted that the strength of the Fifth, Eighth, and No.17 Route Armies was at most equivalent to three Japanese divisions, and the total strength of the Japanese army for the Battle of Western Liaoning was estimated to be around ten divisions.If the Japanese army attacked the mountainous area of ​​western Liaoning with all its strength, the CCP and the Northeast Army would not be able to defend it no matter what.Therefore, the precious vitality should not be consumed in the mountainous area of ​​Western Liaoning, which is doomed to be impossible to hold.The main task of the Eighth and No.17 Route Army of the CCP should be to threaten the rear of the Japanese army with mobile operations from outside lines, and restrain part of the Japanese army so that they cannot attack the Huludao Fortress with all their strength. The Japanese decisive battle.

The General Front Committee of the Communist Army insisted that the defense of Beipiao has reached the most critical moment. The main force of the Japanese army is about three divisions (actually only two divisions). , the offensive has slowed down somewhat since December [-].If the Fifth Route Army of the Northeast Army can get reinforcements in place in time, it is possible to use the opportunity of the Japanese army's protracted battle to launch a counterattack, or it may annihilate one or two divisions of the Japanese army, and thus the entire Northeast war situation will have a fundamental change.

The telegrams from both sides came and went, and they all tried their best not to give an inch, but the Northeast Army caught in the middle was in a dilemma. Zhang Xueliang and Guo Songling fantasized about a quick victory in the Northeast War, but at the same time they were unwilling to give away the precious Fifth Army. The Army of the Route Army was thrown into the battlefield where artillery fire was raging on the northern front to consume.So it was just rounding the field on the sidelines, and it also blindly delayed the order of the joint command to allocate a part of its troops to the northern line.In the end, Luo Yaoguo had no choice but to invite Liu Bocheng and Guo Songling to Huludao to discuss the war situation in person, to see if he could find a solution acceptable to all three parties.

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And while the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were fighting with each other for the Battle of Western Liaoning, the battle situation in the mountainous area of ​​Western Liaoning on the northern front had also reached the most critical moment.

On December 19, [-]th year of the Republic of China, Beipiao County.

The sound of shouts and guns came in bursts, and 10,000+ troops from both China and Japan had gathered around the small county town.After [-] days of bitter fighting, the Fifth and Sixth Divisions of the Japanese Army finally joined forces in the hilly area southeast of Beipiao City!

And the CCP army on the opposite side seems to have made up their minds to fight the invading enemy outside the city of Beipiao.In the past two days, the road from Chaoyang to Beipiao was filled with marching teams that could not be seen, including infantry, cavalry, heavy soldiers, mountain guns pulled by eight big mules, and 152mm howitzers pulled by Chevrolet trucks. There were also former migrant workers in old padded jackets pushing a wheelbarrow, all the way east.

The No.17 Route Army and the No.20 Third Division of the Eighth Route Army, which had been defending Beipiao for ten days and fought to the death with the Japanese army, had also replenished a few crops at this time. Not only had most of the troops from the Liaoxi Military Region been added to the main force, there were many more The cadres and soldiers from the Guannei Production and Construction Corps.And most of the equipment of the ten light infantry divisions given to the CCP by the Kuomintang before was thrown into the huge melting pot of Beipiao... No matter how you look at it, the CCP has already become the mainstay of the Battle of Western Liaoning!

Zhu De was standing in a shelter built by civil engineering. This shelter was located on a hill in the northwest of Beipiao County. It was only three to four thousand meters away from the front line where the fierce battle was in full swing. There was no shelter in the middle, and the entire battlefield could be viewed without a telescope. All in sight.

Senior officials of the Eighth Route Army and the No.17 Route Army, Peng Dehuai and Yang Huchen, Soviet military adviser Cui Kefu, and senior officials of the Liaoxi Military Region Chen Yi and Su Yu all gathered in this shelter to accompany Zhu De to inspect the former enemy.

It seems that there is no warm sunshine in winter. At this time, the battlefield in the mountains of western Liaoning is gradually rising, overlooking the soldiers of the two countries fighting on this snow-covered land.The Japanese artillery fire was still fierce, and it seemed that large-caliber howitzers were used, and the explosion was very powerful.The CCP now has only one such heavy artillery regiment with a total of 24 152mm howitzers.These shells were also very accurate. Seeing the field fortifications of the 51th Division and the [-]st Division were blown up, sparks flew everywhere, and the smoke and dust were chaotic.From time to time, broken limbs were blown apart and flew around.

After the bombardment, the infantry attacked as usual. About two battalions of devils formed several gray lines and walked slowly forward.After walking a few steps, they stopped and fired randomly. A dozen heavy machine guns also moved up from both sides, and a string of flames kept sweeping across the forward positions of the Chinese army.Mortars and infantry guns were also set up on the starting position of the Japanese army, and shells of various calibers were continuously thrown out to support the charging infantry.

Played very well.Zhu De sighed inwardly.The offensive organization of these Japanese soldiers is very good, and the coordination of various firepower is also perfect. Anyway, it is better than the somewhat chaotic artillery coordination of the Communist Army.At this time, the twelve 75mm mountain cannons placed behind the communist position also started to fire, stirring up a cloud of snow and dust in front of the position.The shells exploded on the permafrost, making large and small gaps in the wavy formations of the Japanese army.But these Japanese troops seemed to be unaware, and they still maintained the formation of skirmishers and charged with their heads covered.Until the machine guns on the forward position of the communist army started firing, dozens of tongues of flame made a sound like the wind, and knocked down the Japanese soldiers rushing in front like cutting wheat. Shooting at the Communist army's position, trying to suppress the opponent's machine gun with precise marksmanship, at the same time, the mortars and grenades behind them also turned their muzzles and began to bombard the Communist army's machine gun firepower...

However, the infantry charge of the Japanese army came to an end here. The Japanese seemed to be a little depressed in fighting in the past two days, and they did not have the fierce and fearless fighting and charging before.They just moved the troops into range of fire and started firing at each other.Try to suffocate the opponent's resistance with superior firepower, and then charge.But after the main force of the Eighth Route Army arrived at the front line of Beipiao, the communist army's firepower and military strength were not weaker than the Japanese army. How could it be so easy to be suppressed by them?This situation only caused the continuous and slow bleeding of both sides.

It seems that the bloody battle had already caused heavy casualties to the attacking Japanese army, and now they are already at the end of their battle.If the Northeast Army's Fifth Route Army and heavy artillery units can be reinforced in time, a beautiful counterattack should still be expected!It's just that I don't know what other plots and tricks the Japanese will have...

Zhu De put down his binoculars and let out a long breath: "Based on this style of play, it seems that the western Liaoning base can still be held. The tasks entrusted to us by the central government can always be successfully completed. Now we will see when the reinforcements from the Northeast Army will arrive." .”

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Liu Bocheng and Guo Songling who were invited to Huludao received extremely high courtesy. Luo Yaoguo and An Sihua personally led the senior generals of the Joint Command and the Kuomintang First Army out of the city to greet them.

Liu Bocheng and Guo Songling cheerfully got out of the car to meet with Luo Yaoguo and others. Luo Yaoguo introduced the senior generals to him one by one, and then gave a short speech to the reporters who came with the army.

"General Liu, is this coming related to the fierce fighting on the front line of Beipiao?" After Liu Bocheng finished his speech, a reporter from Ta Kung Pao immediately asked the question first.

The battle that took place in Beipiao was the focus of the battlefield in western Liaoning in the past two days, and naturally it also attracted the attention of the people of the whole country and the attention of reporters.

"There is a certain relationship, but the Fourth Army of the Central Army can fight well, and with the cooperation of friendly troops, it will definitely beat the Japanese invaders and create a great victory." Because military secrets were involved, Liu Bocheng did not answer directly, but only vaguely hinted that the CCP needed friendly troops Cooperate.

"General Liu, will the Beijing government send more troops to the west of Liaoning?" asked another female reporter with short, ear-length hair.

"This is a military secret, so I have nothing to say."

"Marshal Luo, as we all know, the National Revolutionary Army of the Nationalist Government once wiped out more than [-] Japanese troops in Shandong Province of your country. Military experts all over the world believe that the National Revolutionary Army's combat effectiveness is superior to that of the Japanese Army, but this time the National Revolutionary Army Why is the Japanese army not the main force in fighting the Japanese army?" This was a question from a Western reporter.

Luo Yaoguo showed a somewhat helpless smile, pointed to Liu Bocheng beside him and said with a smile: "China's current situation is like the American Civil War period. Of course, we Chinese have always valued peace as the most important thing. Although the South and the South have differences, they are both willing to Unify the country in a peaceful way. And the premise of this peace is to respect the choices and rights of the other party. For example, the Northeast War of Resistance took place in the area under the jurisdiction of the Beijing government. It is a matter of respect for the Beijing government and it is also determined by China's current national conditions."

"Then, General Liu, when will the Beijing government allow the troops of the Southern Nationalist Government to continue going north to fight against Japan?" A reporter in a Chinese tunic suit and round glasses asked loudly.

Liu Bocheng still kept smiling and said: "Haven't you already seen the National Revolutionary Army going northward in a steady stream? Of course, our central government must also respect Wuhan's choice, and they must have reservations...we can't force it !Hahaha……"

After answering a few simple questions, Luo Yaoguo and Liu Bocheng got into the same car.As soon as the car door was closed, Luo Yaoguo let out a heavy breath and raised his eyebrows: "Chief Liu, how is the situation on the front line of Beipiao? Has the Japanese offensive really been contained?"

Liu Bocheng chuckled: "Brother, we are united against Japan now, so we are allies, right? You should have at least a little trust in your allies, right?" Relations between the two parties are tense, but the two are quite casual in private conversations.

"It's not that I don't believe you." Luo Yaoguo shook his hands and said, "It's just that the current battle situation on the front line of Beipiao is too weird. The Japanese army has at least ten divisions in western Liaoning! There are at most three to four confronting us. You guys There are at most three in Beipiao, and where are the remaining three or four divisions?" He smiled wryly and said, "To be honest, if the Japanese suppress all the remaining three or four divisions, , Can your [-] communist troops hold on to Beipiao? And why don’t they overwhelm them now?”

Liu Bocheng frowned unconsciously. He and Zhu De had already noticed the problems Luo Yaoguo mentioned, and they also repeatedly suggested to the central government to abandon the base area in western Liaoning.It's just that the central government has a different opinion. They believe that Luo Yaoguo's repeated use of the name of the Joint Command to order the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army to abandon the base area in western Liaoning is an ulterior conspiracy!According to intelligence, the construction of Shandong Longkou Port has been completed, and it can berth large ships of four to five thousand tons.Therefore, the Kuomintang can continuously transport the army to Huludao through Longkou Port... and once the CCP abandons its base area in western Liaoning, the Kuomintang will inevitably seize the opportunity to break out from Huludao and seize the mountainous area in western Liaoning, thus blocking the CCP’s main throat in and out of the Northeast. .Afterwards, they are very likely to conclude a traitorous treaty with Japanese imperialism, at the cost of betraying the actual interests of the Northeast, and annex Puyi's puppet regime, so as to achieve the evil goal of establishing a reactionary rule in the Northeast...

"Mr. Luo, just because the Japanese army will send more troops to the front line of Beipiao at any time, we need reinforcements from the Fifth Route Army even more. If the Fifth Route Army and the Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Northeast Army can come up, we will be in Beipiao The front line is sure whether to attack or defend." Liu Bocheng followed Luo Yaoguo's words and proposed to mobilize the Northeast Army to reinforce Beipiao. He smiled and said: "The Japanese army also suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Jinzhou a while ago. It is estimated that several divisions are resting, right? So it is too early to give up the western Liaoning base."

The reason Liu Bocheng said is not completely untenable, but Luo Yaoguo is very clear that Japan has a complete war mobilization system, and their replenishment speed in the early stage of the war will only be faster than the CCP and the Northeast Army!

Luo Yaoguo frowned: "General Bo Cheng, do you think it is possible that the Japanese army set out from Buxin County, Liaoning Province and entered Rehe Province with lightly armed forces of two to three divisions, and went to Huixin County and the area of ​​Aohan Banner. How about going around behind your western Liaoning base and encircling them?"

"Impossible, impossible." Liu Bocheng waved his hands again and again: "The [-] to [-] Japanese troops passed through the hilly terrain with complex terrain in such a cold climate, and walked up the mountain road of three to four hundred kilometers...and they were still in the Tang Dynasty of the Northeast Army. Under the watchful eyes of General Yulin’s subordinates, even if they want to do this, it’s impossible for Tang Gechen’s soldiers to be ignorant? We haven’t heard anything until now!”

"Tang Yulin..." Luo Yaoguo had heard of this name in his previous life. Wasn't he the one who abandoned Chengde without a fight in history?In this time and space, this Tang Dahu is quite slick. Not only does he have a friendly relationship with the Japanese, he also has a good relationship with the Communist Party’s Beijing government. It should be safer to hand over your flanks to him for cover, right?

Luo Yaoguo nodded thoughtfully: "Okay, if that's the case... I support the transfer of the Fifth Route Army to the mountainous area of ​​western Liaoning, but I can't guarantee whether Zhang Hanqing will agree."

Liu Bocheng smiled lightly: "That's good. If you and the two parties jointly propose to General Zhang Hanqing, he will naturally not be able to continue to evade."

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At this moment, in a sheltered valley about [-] miles north of Sijiazi Town under Chaoyang County, a large khaki military tent has been set up on the flat ground in the valley.Around the entrance of the valley, there were figures in white cloaks, khaki military uniforms, and suede shoes waiting.Everyone was carrying a long [-]-type rifle, and they creaked and creaked the snow outside the valley.

In the middle of this piece of military tents, there is also an extra-large tent. A group of Japanese military staff officers in heavy winter clothes are rushing in and out. It looks like a very important command post.