At the Eighth Route Headquarters.
The deputy commander-in-chief stared at the map and said thoughtfully,""This situation is a little off. The Liyuan United Army has always been deliberately stirring up trouble in the area around Heshun Liao County, but so far, their actions have been irregular.”
"What is their purpose?"
The deputy chief of staff sighed and shook his head."It is indeed strange. They were the ones who started the fight, but they did not launch a large-scale attack.”
"It's more of a bluff. It can be said that it's all talk but no action.”
"Division Commander Liu has already organized his forces and launched an attack on the Liyuan United Army.”
"Unfortunately, the Liyuan Regiment did not engage us in a direct battle. They only put up a slight resistance before retreating. It is obvious that they do not want to engage us in a decisive battle.”
" The Matsumoto Brigade was killed by Li Yunlong," the deputy commander-in-chief said." But I heard that they have been replenished recently. Even if their combat strength is not as good as before, they have at least recovered their strength. There's no need for them to be so timid!"”
"I don't understand. Who knows what they're up to?" The deputy chief of staff shook his head.”
"However, a few of our regiments have already rushed to the nearby areas to wait for orders. No matter what new actions they have, we can react in time.”
" No," the deputy commander-in-chief shook his head." There must be something fishy going on. I suspect that they must have a conspiracy."”
"What conspiracy do they have?" asked the deputy chief of staff with a frown.”
"Could it be that they want to lure our troops over and then mobilize their main forces to surround us and capture us in one fell swoop?”
"But based on the current situation, it doesn't seem to be the case. We haven't found any other main forces of the Japanese in the Heshun area, nor have we found any signs of the enemy's main forces coming to reinforce Heshun.”
"Did Brigadier Chen send any news?" asked the deputy commander-in-chief.”
"Not yet, but I don't think it has anything to do with them, right?" said the deputy chief of staff.”
"After all, the Japanese started the trouble in Heshun.”
" We can't be careless," the deputy commander said." We can't see the Japanese's intentions from here. There's another possibility. The Japanese are just creating a diversion. This is just a feint, and the Japanese's true intentions are not here.”
"If their real target isn't here, then where is it?”
The deputy chief of staff said thoughtfully,""That's a lot."
Just as they were talking, a staff officer ran over quickly and shouted, Reporting to the chief, urgent news."
"The Sakata United Army set off from Yuci and headed south.”
"Sakata United?"
The deputy commander pointed the pencil at Yuci and said,""Sakata United is heading south?”
"Yes!"
The staff officer quickly responded, then pointed at the map and said,"This is the path they took. We don't know their specific purpose for the time being.”
"Old Zuo, if the Sakata Regiment wants to reinforce the Kasahara Regiment, they should be heading southwest. This is the right route," said the deputy commander.”
"It's also possible that they're trying to outflank our retreat."”
The deputy commander nodded." We can't rule out this possibility. Let's analyze it. They went all the way south and reached the west of Liao County."”
"Are they trying to outflank us and cooperate with the Liyuan United Army to destroy us? It's possible!"
The deputy commander-in-chief paused and stared at the map for a while. Then, he said,"What if they continue south?"
The deputy chief of staff could not help but change his expression and said,"West River Head, Great River Mountain. Commander Liu and the others are at West River Head!”
"Could it be that the headquarters has been exposed?"
" We can't make a judgment for now," the deputy commander-in-chief said." But it's definitely possible. If that's the case, then the unusual behavior of the Liyuan Regiment can be explained."”
"Of course, the Sakata Regiment may not know that the 129th Division is here. They just want to outflank our retreat from the west of Liao County and cooperate with the Liyuan Regiment to launch a pincer attack.”
"But based on the current situation, there are basically two possibilities.”
"But no matter which possibility they are, we have to stop them.”
The deputy chief of staff frowned." All the 129th Division troops in the vicinity have been transferred to guard against the Liyuan Division. There are no more troops around the division commander."”
The deputy commander frowned and said,"It's too late. Then we'll think of a way to transfer troops from Taiyue District."”
"Most of Old Chen's troops are quite far from here. I'm afraid it's too late." The deputy chief of staff shook his head.”
"The closest group is Li Yunlong's new group.”
The deputy commander-in-chief stared at the map for a while, then said with a serious face,"Send a telegram to Li Yun Long immediately and tell them to set up defenses at the Gray Cloud Ridge as soon as possible.”
"I don't care what method they use. Even if they have to grow wings and fly over, they have to reach the Ashen Cloud Ridge within 12 hours.”
The deputy chief of staff frowned." It's a little far, but it's not impossible. We'll use our strengths."”
"Back when we were on the Long March, we often marched even harder than this, especially when we seized Luding Bridge. We covered 240 miles in a day and night."”
"If we could do it then, I believe that Li Yun Long's new regiment could also reach the Gray Cloud Ridge within 12 hours.”
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