On July 22, the police called Lin Luoliu and reported to the Northeast Bureau, stating: "There are all kinds of favorable conditions for fighting south. The further our army advances to the enemy's rear, the more we can force the enemy to weaken or retreat from the strongholds behind us. This truth has been proven by the entire battle on the southern front, as well as by your battles.”"We should explain these conditions to the officers and men of the entire army, first and foremost the officers, so as to encourage and strengthen their will and determination to march south. But at the same time, they had to explain the various difficulties they would encounter and would inevitably encounter, such as food difficulties, the people's welcome might not be as enthusiastic as the people in the current place, the stubborn resistance of some enemies, and the difficulties of fighting at certain times. They had to be mentally prepared in this regard and study ways to overcome various difficulties.”
The strategy for the southward operation had been decided, but when the troops would move out, the government was still hesitating. What worried him the most was that he would be attacked from both sides by the Wei Lihuang Group in Shengyang and the Fu Zuoyi Group in Beiping. For this reason, Lin Luoliu suggested to the Central Military Administration: Before we go south and are exposed, please find a way to send troops to besiege Datong. Disperse Fu Zuoyi's troops to Datong so that our army can destroy the enemy one by one. It was further suggested that Fu Zuoyi should be mobilized and dispersed, but it was not appropriate for the Northeast Field Army to first mobilize Fu's army to the north and east. Instead, Yang Chengwu's troops should act first and mobilize one or two armies of Fu's troops to the west, so that the Northeast Field Army could win in Chengde, Zhangjiakou, Baoding and Peiping. The Northeast Field Army could only be dispatched at the end of August or early September, but if Yang Chengwu could be dispatched earlier, the Northeast Field Army could also be dispatched earlier.
The police pointed out that Suiyuan was saved by Fu Zuoyi, so they were not afraid of not being able to mobilize Fu's troops to the west. The problem was that Fu Zuoyi himself had three armies and several independent divisions. If he supported Suiyuan with two armies and one or two independent divisions, it would be difficult for Yang Chengwu to gain a foothold in Suiyuan. Yang Dezhi and Luo Ruiqing's troops had to cooperate with Yang Chengwu's troops. It is hereby stipulated that Yang Chengwu's regiment will move out from the east of Laiyuan on August 21 and begin to attack Guisui and Jining on or around September 10. Yang Luogeng's regiment must reach Chengde and Peiping lines with its main force and begin to attack before September 10. Another part will move toward Pingzhang line to cooperate with Yang Chengwu's regiment. During this period, Yang Luogeng was under the direct command of the military. Your main force will set the time for you to move out and attack the Jinyu Line according to the time of the two armies.
The police had asked the police to confirm the time to attack the Jinyu Line, but the answer he received was somewhat unexpected.
The military reported that Fu Zuoyi's main force had been transferred to Jinzhou and Tangshan, which was convenient for Yang Chengwu's troops to attack the west. The time of the northeast main force's operation could only be determined after Yang Chengwu's troops moved sooner or later, so it could not be confirmed at the moment.”
Only when Yang Chengwu's troops moved first would the Northeast Field Army move. The Tang Dynasty had set a precondition for itself.
The police were not satisfied with this. After analyzing the movements of the Kuomingtang army, he pointed out: "Don't be fooled by the enemy's disguise. You should quickly decide and start acting. Currently, there was a war on the Beining Line. You said that your actions are dependent on Yang Chengwu's actions, but that's not true.”
This was already a rather severe criticism. But the police still didn't relent.
"The enemy is going to make a new move. If they don't open up Shenjin Road, they may also send reinforcements from near Jinzhou." The main force in the northeast had not fought for several months. The commanders and soldiers were very eager to fight, and the troops could be dispatched at any time. However, in the current region, there were no opportunities to fight. If they went south, they would not be able to meet the army's food needs.
"The road to the Rehe River is very far. We must use the railway and steam road. However, the rain this year was heavier than it had been in the past thirty years. Many railway and steam roads had been washed away. Recently, the rain had been even heavier. It was originally estimated that the railway, steam road and bridge would be repaired around August 15. Judging from the current rain, it was uncertain whether it could be completed on time. We only need to wait for Zhengjiatun's north-south grain transportation road to be repaired and the rain to decrease (because the entire army has no rain gear) before we can move out at any time. We won't take Yang Chengwu's troops 'actions as a standard, but we still can't be sure of the time.”
On the morning of August 12th, he sent a severely worded " AAAA-level " emergency telegram to " Lin Luoliu "." Regarding the possibility of the enemy withdrawing from the northeast to Central China, we told you before you finished the winter battle. I hope you must capture this batch of enemies. If the enemy moves from the northeast to Central China in large numbers, it will be extremely unfavorable to the Central China battle. As for your army going south, you must prepare food in advance. Two months ago, I instructed you to make preparations.
"For the past two months, you have not said a word about whether or not you have carried out our instructions. According to the current report, it seems that this preparation has not been carried out for the past two months, so that the army is now unable to advance without food. The reason why you can't decide the date of the operation is that you've been calling me several times in the past few days because of the enemy's situation, and because of this, you've been asking if Yang Chengwu's troops can be dispatched early.”"After we pointed out to you that you should not take the enemy situation in the south too seriously, especially that you should not use Yang Chengwu's trip as the standard for your actions, and at the same time confirmed the time of Yang Chengwu's action, you said (less than three days later):'I will never use the sooner or later Yang Chengwu's troops take action as a standard,' but it will be attributed to the problem of food. As for yourselves, you must be considerate of the enemy's situation, food, and rain gear. As for Yang Chengwu's troops, everything seemed to be fine. If you send out your troops early, Fu Zuoyi will have little to worry about in the east. He will use all his strength to drive Yang Chengwu away and then return to the east to deal with Yang Dezhi, Luo Ruiqing, and you. What benefits will it bring to the war situation like what happened in April this year? It's not right for you to take such a rash attitude towards Yang Chengwu's troops. Judging from your recent telegrams, it seems that your judgment of the enemy's situation on the North Tranquility Line is very rash. For the sake of caution, I point this out to you. If you don't agree with these points, I hope you can refute them.”
Under the strict criticism of the Tang army, the Tang army could only deploy to the south.
The direction of the war was decided. But where should he attack first? It was still a problem. Whether this choice was correct or not was directly related to whether the strategic intention could be realized.
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