Chapter 698: Battlefield Initiative
Leng Feng knew that in the original history, Kenji Doihara did not listen to the orders of the North China Front Command and changed the combat plan without authorization. He did not go south directly to cut off the Longhai Road, but instead attacked Lanfeng along the Yellow River to the west!
But the current situation is even more historically different. It is hard to say whether Kenji Doihara will change the direction of the battle without authorization. Now, for the sake of hundreds of thousands of elite troops in the fifth war zone.
Leng Feng will never allow Doihara to go south, this is a disaster!
Since you don’t know whether you will go or not, I will force you to go. Instead of fighting a passive Lanfeng battle, it is better to fight an active Lanfeng battle.
Of course, this concept is not yet mature and needs further supplementation and improvement.
But this was the first time he said it. He needed someone to help him. A person could not complete such a big plan. The old team leader was undoubtedly a reliable and trustworthy person.
Three cobblers can still beat Zhuge Liang.
Could he, the old team leader, and Long Yingqin and others be unable to compare with Zhuge?
In this way, it was originally just to stop the enemy from moving south, but it turned into a strategic concept of eating out a main mechanized division of the Japanese army. This was even more thrilling than in Taierzhuang, Xuzhou!
After hearing this, Xie Chengrui did not come back to his senses for a long time.
The idea is good, the key is feasibility. Kenji Doihara is as cunning as a fox. How could he be obediently and enter your trap as you wish? What's more, he has an elite division in his hand.
If one more Japanese division was eaten, it would be hard to say whether the Japanese army could still launch a battle to invade Wuhan.
But it can be delayed for at least a while.
The key is that to achieve this strategic concept, the comparison of China-Japan forces has to reach 5 to 1, which means at least 200,000 gj is required.
There is another key, who will command the battle?
With Leng Feng's qualifications, being able to command the Western Shandong Corps would have made many people feel uncomfortable. If it weren't for the Third Army being a local army, he was the central army and his natural psychological advantage, would he try to change to another Central Army?
Which of the central direct descendants is not arrogant, and their eyes are all on their foreheads. Leng Feng, a junior generation, shook his might in the honorary first division, one acre and three-point field. If he leaves the honorary division, who is he considered a green onion?
Lanfeng is an important town in eastern Henan. It is not geographically managed by the fifth war zone, but the first war zone. The relationship between Leng Feng and the first war zone is not good or bad.
Leng Feng wants this command now, and he may have a lot of opposition.
But if there is no unified deployment and command, no matter how good the combat plan is, it will be beaten into a scattered rice. At that time, the Doihara Division will be released, and there will be endless troubles.
It turns out that the "tiger boy" who commanded the Lanfeng Battle in history was Xue Boling, who later became known as the "God of War". This guy has a deep experience, has abilities and talents. Such a person must be very proud. To put it nicely, he is very independent, and to put it bluntly, it is difficult to listen to other people's opinions.
If you work with such a person or do things under your command and have a bad temper, you will definitely not be able to stand it.
Leng Feng thought he was not a good-tempered person. If he was summoned, he would probably shoot himself in the foot. This would be really troublesome.
Leng Feng ran too fast in the army. Although he was already a major general, his connections were limited to the Honorary First Division or the original circle of the teaching corps. His foundation was also at the grassroots level, and the relationship between the upper level was very weak. If it were not for the situation, he would have never been able to gain his current status and power.
In the eyes of some people, he is no different from a nouveau riche. If he hadn't been able to fight, and had tens of thousands of people under his command, who would have paid attention to you?
This matter cannot be delayed, and indecisiveness is a taboo for generals.
"Long Yingqin, draft a secret message to Chief Li. Forget it, I'll do it myself." Leng Feng thought for a while and asked Long Yingqin to draft it, he had to modify it himself. It would be better to write it himself.
"Yes!" Long Yingqin looked at Leng Feng in surprise and closed the folder.
"Guoguang, this matter is of great importance. Do you think about it again?" As the old team leader, he knew that he did not help much on the road to Leng Feng's growth. Of course, at a critical moment, he gave Leng Feng absolute trust, which was greater than any help.
At the Guanghua Sect in Nanjing, if it were not for Xie Chengrui's trust, Leng Feng would have been pushed to the front stage at that time, and there would have been some brilliant results in the future. Of course, there were also Qiu Qingquan factors in it.
But at that time, Xie Chengrui was Leng Feng's direct commander, and Youdao was better than the county magistrate to be in charge. Without Xie Chengrui's absolute trust, it would be difficult for Leng Feng to cross over, at least it would take longer.
Xie Chengrui also changed his destiny because of this. Leng Feng entrusts Cheng Yiding to take him with him when he crossed the river. Both of them were rescued, which led to his present.
This drink and peck were all God's will. Now he has become Leng Feng's subordinate. However, he is not jealous. His subordinates have achieved higher achievements than him, so he is happier. Moreover, Leng Feng is still a person who values friendship.
Therefore, Xie Chengrui said from his heart that he regards Leng Feng as his younger brother and more than his boss, and he does not want him to fall or make mistakes.
"Old leader, we compromise and even tolerate some things, but we must not do some things, otherwise we will be sorry for the skin we wear." Leng Feng said solemnly.
Xie Chengrui's heart was touched. Isn't Leng Feng's words exactly what a soldier should do? He overcomes all obstacles and has no scruples. This is a real soldier!
Leng Feng has considered how to speak this telegram for a long time, and even discussed it word by word with Xie Chengrui. Some things can be changed one by one, which may mean the opposite.
"Okay, I think I can send it out and ask Xue Ping to come over!"
"yes!"
Xue Ping was in the telecommunications room next door and came over as soon as he shouted.
"This is the top secret of the master. I have added 3 a?" Xue Ping asked in surprise when he saw the content of the telegram. In the past, he added 2 a.
"Send it to Chief Li immediately."
"Yes!" Xue Ping knew that things were important, so he got the telegram and went over and sent it.
Command of the Fifth War Zone.
"Director Huang, Deputy Chief of Staff Leng's telegram, top secret!"
"I'll do it!" Huang Xuecun was shocked and asked the beautiful female receiver who copied and received the telegram to get up. He sat down and copied and received the telegram himself.
Didi...
The copying and collection of the telegram lasted for almost five minutes, and it was checked again. It was not until the copying and collection of the telegram was completed that Huang Xuecun stood up and gave up his seat.
Li Deling was reporting the war with Chiang Kai-shek, but this was a top secret message sent by Leng Feng, and he had to inform his chief immediately.
But Chief Li accompanied Chairman Jiang to inspect the frontier of Taierzhuang. He hurriedly contacted the guards. Li Delin sent an order and asked him to come over with a secret telegram.
Huang Xuecun quickly transferred a car from the car team, got in and rushed over.
"Sir Li, Leng Guoguang Telegram, top secret, indicating that you can only read it alone." Huang Xuecun hurriedly met Li Delin when he saw Li Delin.
"Give it to me." Li Delin was a little surprised. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek was in Xuzhou and he still made this trick. Wasn't this intentional suspicion for Chiang Kai-shek?
I felt that Leng Feng was a little bit of a big deal and sent him a secret telegram at every turn. There were also people from the Military Control Commission in the fifth theater. If someone reported it to Lao Jiang in secret, he would not be afraid, but he would not be very good about Leng Feng's future.
But when Li Delin saw the content of the telegram, his face became solemn on the spot. This was too big. Logically, he could mention it directly to Lao Jiang, but he didn't do this, which was obviously a scruple.
Li Delin can understand this concern without even thinking about it.
Li Delin walked back and forth in the study twice, and suddenly made a decision, which was related to the life and death of the fifth war zone, and some things he had to do.
"Xuecun, you plan a reply call immediately, and you will say that you might as well do the work first. I will find a way below." Li Delin ordered Huang Xuecun.
"yes."
It was a few hours later that Leng Feng received the telegram from Li Delin, and Li Delin's attitude made him feel a little hope.
However, it is probably not easy for him to obtain command of the Lanfeng Battle. Even with the help of Li Delin, he may not be able to do it easily.
The Japanese army was empty in Juancheng, and Takashi Sakai was full of anger and wanted to find a way to vent, but the empty Juancheng could not even find a figure.
Strong walls and clear the fields!
Kenji Doihara's mouth twitched, his opponent's efficiency was really extraordinary. In just two days, everything the imperial army went to was empty.
"Report, the telegram from the commander-in-chief Xiangyueqing!"
"read!"
"Order your troops to attack south quickly, break through the defense line of the Chinese army, and directly take the fulcrum on the Longhai line of the Chinese army, and Guide, and the order is limited to three days!" The communications consultant said loudly.
"Within three days, hum!" Kenji Doihara snorted coldly. Without gasoline and diesel, his cars and tanks could not move. From Juancheng to Guide, there were more than 200 kilometers. If the tank was filled with fuel, it would be able to run at most 170 kilometers. It was on a flat road without any obstacles.
Now, we can only guarantee that each tank and car half a tank of fuel can be reached at most. This is not considered a battle, if it starts to fight.
What's enough oil?
It will take at least half a day to transport oil from the oil warehouse in Puyang, and there are grain supplies. Wherever you pass, people have emptied their homes. You can't just take nothing and go on the road, right?
In any case, since the military order was issued, if Dohihara refused to implement it, he would have to bear the responsibility. So he ordered the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the 27th Brigade to go south first, and was equipped with the 24th Field Artillery Regiment, the Fifth Light Armored Squadron and some baggage units. Under the leadership of Colonel Ishiguro Sadazo, the commander of the regiment, he advanced south along the main road!
When the Japanese army arrived in Linpu, they were immediately stubbornly blocked by the first regiment of the New 37th Brigade. The battle continued until dark. The Japanese army occupied Linpu Town. With nearly 400 casualties, the first regiment had to retreat to the Cuilou area to deploy defenses.
The battle situation was very unfavorable to the New 37th Brigade of the Honorary First Division. The Japanese mechanized corps were too fast and their firepower was too strong. Although they had suffered heavy damage before, they still failed to stop them from moving south.
(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!