The Daxinganling and Qiqihar area occupied nearly half a year in winter. After the People's Army Airborne Forces occupied Qiqihar, if there was no sufficient logistical support, even if Meijiro Umezu did not mobilize the Kwantung Army to attack, the long and severe cold season alone would wipe out the two airborne divisions. What's more, the railways and highway transportation of the three eastern provinces are convenient, and Qiqihar is also close to the hearts of the Puppet Fullmembers. Whether it is to prevent the People's Army from further expanding with Qiqihar as a bridgehead or to stabilize local control, the Kwantung Army would have to mobilize heavy troops to retake Qiqihar.

Yang Tianming proposed that the supply line from Hailar to Qiqihar along the Central and Eastern Railway was opened through Manzhouli, and the supply line from Hailar to Qiqihar was more than 700 kilometers long; while Zhao and Zhou Er planned to open the supply line from Lu to Taonan to Qiqihar, which was about 600 kilometers long.

If we consider the distance alone, the latter is shorter than the former, which seems to be more suitable, but from the perspective of safety, the latter is obviously not as good as the former.

From Kailu through Taonan to Qiqihar, there are many railways around it, and the Japanese army may mobilize troops to attack this thousand-mile artery at any time! In the direction of the Middle East Railway, as long as the 23rd Division is destroyed and the few Japanese and puppet troops along the line are eliminated, the railway line across the Thousand Mile Mountains of Xing'an Mountains will be under the control of the People's Army! Although military supplies need to be transported in this line through Outer Mongolia and the eastern part of Lake Baikal, it will take a little more effort, but it is more secure in terms of safety!

When Yang Tianming came up with sufficient reasons to ensure that winter combat would not cause excessive non-combat reductions to the People's Army, Zhao Zhenzhong weighed the pros and cons and did not hesitate to support the combat plan he proposed.

"Then the transportation line is selected in the direction of the Middle East Road. After the first army of Guo Cheng's troops was strengthened, they could fully ensure the achievement of the predetermined goal by air and ground propulsion. Then the 12th Army's airlift of Kailu can change the rushing into a feint attack." Zhou Mingyuan touched the stubble on his chin, breathed a sigh of relief, and said. "At least, before the heavy troops of the 12th Army arrived in Kailu, the attack strength of its vanguard in the direction of Tongliao should not be too large. It is best to make a big fuss, make the momentum bigger, and to mobilize the enemy to match us, so that the old Japanese in Meijin would mobilize the heavy troops of the Kwantung Army to Tongliao and let the enemy attack us from Tongliao. Then try to annihilate the Kwantung Army's forces in the Tongliao area. This is extremely beneficial for the current battle or for our army's regaining the three eastern provinces in the future!"

Although Tongliao is just a county in the northwest of Liaoning, it is the intersection of two railways. To the east, there is a railway leading to Liaoyuan and connected to transportation hubs such as Siping and Taonan. To the south, it can pass Zhangwu to Shenyang and Jinzhou, and its geographical location is very important.

Although the People's Party Air Force can delay the Japanese operations by bombing relevant transportation hubs. However, after the two airports in Peking and Tianjin were destroyed, there were only two temporary expansion airfields in Rehe Kailu and Chifeng in front, and they were a little too busy to use for the transfer of troops alone, and their support for bombing enemy transportation hubs was limited. Among the several airports in the rear, Zhangjiakou Airport had just been seized from the Japanese army. The capacity of fighter jets and ammunition reserves were relatively limited, making it difficult to support large-scale bombing. Although the two airports in Jinan and Weifang were competent, the range of the F-2, b-1, and b-2 fighter jets that the People's Party Air Force now specializes in f-2, b-1, and b-2 fighter jets, which are now mainly engaged in, can also reach the range of the F-2, b-1, and b-2 fighter jets, after all, the distance is too far, and the amount of the fighter's missiles and the detention time in the enemy's depth are affected. In addition, the emergency repair of enemy engineers and the severe weather that may come at any time outside the pass. The bombing effect will also be greatly weakened.

One is rising and the other is getting worse. The Kwantung Army can mobilize heavy troops to the Tongliao area by rail and highway before the arrival of the People's Army's ground troops. For the People's Army, when the mobile equipment equipped by the Armored Division, Artillery Division and three infantry divisions had not yet arrived in Kailu, it was basically impossible for the two infantry divisions that arrived in Kailu to advance hundreds of kilometers along the highway on foot, and it was basically impossible to capture Tongliao first. Even during the advancement of the People's Army, it is likely to encounter heavy troops of the Japanese army advancing westward and suffer major losses!

According to the enemy situation and the changes in our situation, Zhou Mingyuan proposed to turn the forcibly advancement of the two infantry divisions of the 12th Army into a feint attack, which can not only effectively attract the Japanese army to advance westward. Put the enemy on its own preset positions and strike them in the cooperation of the air and ground. It can also win time for the arrival of the heavy troops of the army and then create conditions for the future annihilation of the enemy. It is really a killing of two birds with one stone!

"The idea of ​​transferring the enemy from its garrison in the three northeastern provinces is good!" Zhao Zhenzhong nodded in praise and said clearly, "We should regain the three northeastern provinces. Unless we have to do so, we should avoid street fighting as much as possible. We must find a way to completely accept important cities such as Shenyang, Changchun, Harbin, and Dalian. We cannot just fight happily and finally harvest a piece of ruins. If we can do this, we can not only reduce a large amount of post-war reconstruction work, but also benefit.

Use the industrial facilities left by the Japanese to rejuvenate the black soil of the Northeast as soon as possible, turning it into my country's third large industrial base after the Northwest and Shannan! With the support and radiation of these three bases, plus the supplements of Shandong and Shanxi, the Northwest, North China, Northeast China, East China, Central China, Southwest and other places can all benefit from it. The speed of my country's industrialization process and the speed of its rise as an influential power will inevitably be greatly accelerated!”

"I just considered that the Japanese were operating in the Northeast for many years, but our army was just a newcomer. Two infantry divisions lacking heavy equipment would cause unnecessary losses to attack Tongliao, and it would be more beneficial to lure the enemy forward. At best, I only thought about reducing the damage to the three northeastern provinces by war, but I didn't think about the future domestic industrial layout and the rise of great powers like you did." Zhou Mingyuan smacked his lips, shook his head with a smile, and joked, "This is the gap!"

Yang Tianming also smiled and said with a slight interest: "Why would the sir say, sir is sir?"

"You're a little confused, but it makes sense!" Zhou Mingyuan said seriously.

"Don't be fooled!" Zhao Zhenzhong pointed at Zhou and Yang and said, "Today is No. 14. In order not to give the Kwantung Army too much reaction time, the assault and feint attacks of Qiqihar and ground troops must be launched in the early morning of the 17th! The Special Corps must enter Qiqihar on the night of the 18th and raid Harbin in the early morning of the 19th! From now until the battle begins, there is only three days before and after. During this period, air forces must be dispatched as much as possible to delay the Japanese army's operations. We must seize the time to think about how to fight the battle will be greater and the losses will be smaller!"

"Our unit has been preparing for more than a year, which is much more than the troops that have just entered Rehe. I think it would be better to let Guo Cheng's troops attack faster. After they reach Qiqihar, they will turn south to Taonan and cooperate with our Rehe troops to open the passage from Kailu to Qiqihar." Yang Tianming no longer joked and said seriously, "I guess when Guo Cheng attacks Qiqihar, even if the passages such as Gubeikou and Xifengkou have not been restored, the main force of the Sixth Army can still capture Rehe

Most of them advanced to Kailu. Guo Cheng's troops had two armies of armored troops. With the cooperation of the Sixth Army and the air, the speed of the two sides' assaults was integrated with air and ground, so they were sure to achieve the purpose of the battle before the heavy snowy brigade. If the battle was smooth, our army might advance along the Middle East Railway to the banks of the Songhua River, or after taking Taonan, they would capture Liaoyuan and Tongliao along the railway. Lay the foundation for the battle to recover the three eastern provinces next year!"

After the first army, Guo Cheng's troops of the First Army were strengthened, their troops would reach about 160,000 after they were strengthened. The main force of the Sixth Army would also have more than 120,000 troops after they joined forces with the 12th Army's infantry divisions that arrived in Kailu in advance. With nearly 300,000 ground troops and air force cooperation, if they were dedicated to the ground, they would indeed be able to achieve what Yang Tianming said to have the goal of forcing the Songhua River and occupying Liaoyuan, Tongliao and other places.

But after Zhao Zhenzhong considered it, he shook his head and said, "Harbin is on the south bank of the Songhua River. Once our army advances to the north bank, the Japanese army will inevitably strengthen Harbin's defense. It may be prepared to fight street battles with our army or even destroy the urban area. This is inconsistent with what we said before, to transfer the enemy from large and medium-sized cities to annihilate them and completely accept the Northeast. It is okay to occupy Liaoyuan and Tongliao, but there is no need to enter the Songhua River for the time being. We will talk about it after the Kwantung Army's strength is eliminated!"

"I'm anxious!" Yang Tianming patted his forehead and stood up and said, "Then I will go back to Kulun, convey the central order, and mobilize the troops to prepare for the action!"

"Don't be so rushing, it's not too late to leave in the afternoon." Zhao Zhenzhong waved his hand and said. "I also want to hear your opinions on the construction of Outer Mongolia, Northeast China and Far East China. The central government's strategic deployment will also take this opportunity to communicate with you. As for the relevant orders, it can be issued first through the radio station at the headquarters. After you go back in the afternoon, you will convene personnel to make specific deployments based on the relevant situation."

Due to Zhao Zhenzhong's retention, when Yang Tianming returned to Kulun on the 14th, it was already night. Although the cold wind in Kulun's winter night was howling and the weather was so cold that it made people jump, Yang Tianming was very excited. He didn't care about the fatigue caused by the long journey, so he held a military meeting with Guo Cheng, Sun Yaoming and others who had been waiting there for a long time to make specific arrangements for the combat mission.

In the next two days, not only the People's Army troops stationed in Mongolia were being nervously mobilized, but the Sixth Army of the People's Army, which had already invaded Rehe, also seized the favorable opportunity of the weak Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe, and swept away the remaining enemies in Rehe in three directions.

By the evening of the 16th, the Sixth Army not only opened a passage from Duolun through Weichang to Chifeng on the East Road, but also met with the 124th Division, which was airlifted here by the 124th Division, but also captured Fengning, Luanping, Chengde and other places on the South Road, and Jingpeng, Linxi and other places on the North Road.

Since the connection between Chifeng and Kailu had been opened up by two airborne divisions and three infantry divisions of the 12th Army, as the Sixth Army met with the 124th Division in Chifeng, although the People's Army failed to restore Gubeikou and Xifengkou two passways, the passage from Zhangjiakou through Duolun and Chifeng to Kailu was opened. This also laid the foundation for subsequent operations.

"Lao Zhuang, I just broke up a few days ago and met here again!" In Chifeng, when the commander of the 12th Group Army Xu Dejian saw Zhuang Yi coming with the army, he held the other party's hand and shook it hard, and smiled with regret, "If I had known that you had advanced so quickly, my group's heavy troops would have acted directly with you!"

"It's possible that it will snow heavily in this weather. Now it's better to be quicker than to miss the opportunity, right?" Zhuang Yi laughed and said, "As for your group's heavy troops, aren't they stopped near Nankou? Now, when you go to Zhangjiakou, although the Duolun front line cannot catch up with tomorrow's battle, you can still cooperate with the battle of the group! Besides, the armored division of our group has also arrived in Chifeng and rushed overnight. It will still be in Kailu early tomorrow morning. However, there must be oil and ammunition there. In the past few days, there is not much oil and ammunition for the 61st Division. Lu Dongliang has told me several times."

Xu Dejian was also glad that he and Ren Qianjun were careful. He asked the heavy troops to stop at the south entrance and prepared to open the passage first. Now the Sixth Army has opened the passage from Duolun to Chifeng. Although it is about 900 kilometers away, the mobile forces belonging to the armored division, artillery division and the infantry divisions will catch up for at most about two days.

"Don't wait to go to Kailu, there are oil and ammunition on Chifeng! Through the cooperation of the air transport division directly under the headquarters, Manager Zou has transported a lot of good things to this side these days, enough for us to use it for a while!" Xu Dejian pondered for a moment and said, "Laozhuang. Originally, the headquarters ordered our 124th Division to attack Chaoyang to cooperate with the Gaofeng School of the Guards to open up the Shanhaiguan Pass and seize the Liaoxi Corridor. But the 124th Division's automobile and vehicle artillery regiments have not come up now. Look, can you draw a division from yours to fight Chaoyang? I also know that your troops are tired of fighting continuously, or you can borrow the mobile power of a division to give it to the 124th Division of our unit, and wait until the equipment of the 124th Division comes up before returning you. What do you think?"

"It's all a family, what are you talking about, mine?" Zhuang Yi waved his hand and said readily, "I've only been fighting for a few days. The Air Force cooperated in the sky, and there are the Japanese soldiers and the Japanese were defeated. Before the troops were tired, the 62nd Division went to go first, and the 61st Division went to drive Lu. The 124th Division waited for equipment on Chifeng before rushing to the top!"

"Lao Zhuang, I won't say much about thanks. After the battle is over, I'll give you a good meal!" Xu Dejian felt relieved and smiled, "However, we can't make such a private adjustment. We must report to the war zone to pass."

"Don't worry. Your own troops cooperate with each other, Commander Chen will definitely agree!" Then, Zhuang Yi patted his stomach and smiled, "The battle in the early morning of tomorrow. Kailu only beats the side drums, and Lu Dongliang's armored division headed up. You, I don't have to be too nervous, fill my stomach first!"

The various departments of the People's Army were busy with fighting that started in the early morning of the 17th, and the guards went north were not idle for the past few days. In addition to Wudeqing, the two departments of Lu Xueyi cooperated with the main force to cooperate with the government staff sent by the Central Committee of the People's Party and the Shandong Bureau to fully carry out in Hebei, east of the Pinghan Line, to stabilize the local area as soon as possible, and the two departments also used some of their troops to advance north to the front line of the Great Wall, and used engineers' forces to repair the two passes at Gubeikou and Xifengkou. The Gaofeng School of the School of Gao Feng crossed the Luan River with its main force and advanced to the front line of Shanhaiguan, preparing to force out of the pass.

At 3:30 am on the 17th, just as the ground inside and outside the Great Wall was still immersed in a dark night, the 201st and 202nd Airborne Divisions of the People's Army took more than 300 transport planes from Zhangjiakou Airport and flew northeastward in the roar of the silence of the dark night. According to the scheduled plan, the two divisions will carry out airborne combat missions in the Qiqihar area around 6 o'clock. However, before the airborne troops started, the People's Party armed forces launched a raid on the opposite Japanese army in Shanhaiguan, Kailu, Manzhouli, Klulun and other places respectively!

"This is seriously inconsistent with the base camp and what we expected! How could the People's Party launch a large-scale attack at this time? This is impossible!" Meijiro Umezu, who was awakened from his sleep, looked at the telegram in his hand and the map in front of him from time to time, as if he wanted to see the real intention of the People's Party from it.

"Your Excellency, from the news obtained by our headquarters, the main force of the northward troops of the escort army are scattered in Hebei, persecuting Chinese expatriates and Chinese-Japanese friendly people in the local area, and providing relief to the local people. Rehe has not been occupied by the enemy yet. According to these circumstances, the enemy does not have the ability to launch a full-scale attack on Manchuria." Junji Ikeda, deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, who is in charge of intelligence, swallowed nervously and said hurriedly, "But in the direction of Outer Mongolia, the three armies of the People's Army have been stationed in Kulun for more than a year. Almost all the intelligence personnel we sent there were eliminated, and the only few are also serving hard labor, making it difficult to obtain the real news. According to the intelligence sent by the 23rd Division, the enemy is launching fierce attacks on Manchuria and Krulun, and seems to be preparing to unify Outer Mongolia."

"Kun Ikeda, although the enemy's attack on Kluron can be considered to be preparing to seize eastern Outer Mongolia, there is another possibility of its attack on Manchuria, Shanhaiguan and other places. That is, the enemy wants to establish several bridgeheads in the outer areas of Manchuria before launching a large-scale attack on Manchuria, and prepare for the subsequent attack!" Chief of Staff Yukio Kasahara did not fully agree with Ikeda's opinion, and further said, "After the losses of our troops' southward corps and aviation corps, the surrounding people were all over the country after the losses of our troops' southward corps and aviation corps, the people around him were

Although the party's armed forces have more obvious advantages in terms of military strength, due to the adverse weather effects and the defense fortifications built by our army in Manchuria over the years, it is impossible for the opponent to conquer the entire Manchuria in just a few days like the North China Front Army! Therefore, the enemy's current attack should be just to open several channels to attack Manchuria. And being attacked by Manchuria, opening eastern Lu, Shanhaiguan and other places is the direction that the enemy's future passage may be chosen!"

"Kun Kasahara, what you said makes sense. But in several directions of the enemy's attack, there must be lightness and heaviness. Judging from the relevant situation, I think the enemy attacking from Kailu east should be its main direction." Junji Ikeda further said, "No matter whether the enemy advances from Shanhaiguan or from Manchuria, Klulun is too far away from the heart of Manchuria, we can calmly mobilize our troops to deal with it.

Among them, the terrain of Shanhaiguan is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is difficult to break through without paying a considerable price!

In Klulun and Manzhouli, even if the enemy successfully attacks, it will be difficult for them to cross the thousand-mile mountainous areas of the Xing'an Mountains that can make you drip into ice in the cold winter! Unless they can have the ability to break through the ice in the snow and ice like a myth!

However, from Kailu to Xinjing, it is only more than 400 kilometers away, and the straight line distance is even shorter. With the air power and ground armored forces possessed by the People's Party, it is impossible to put a shortcut without taking it!"

"The enemy will not have the ability to break the ice, but I always feel that the direction of Manchuri is dangerous." Yuki Kasahara's ambition of indescribable worry emerged, and he frowned and said, "Don't forget, because the troops were transferred in the previous few times, in the border areas of Mongolia, Manchuria and Soviet, our unit only has one 23rd Division and the 8th** garrison, which is the weakest among the places that are attacked by the enemy!"!~!
Chapter completed!