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    Zhao Dengyu was holding the "Blue Dragon Sword" in front of him. He didn't even say hello. He was so unreasonable that he chopped off Fujita's third division with one blow.  .And in the back, after receiving the report, Zhuo Fan not only did not criticize him for being reckless, but slapped the table hard: "Okay, great!"

    "Commander, what are you so happy about?" Wu Qiwen and Luo Binghui, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, were startled by the shout as soon as they walked to the car.  "Quick, close the door." Zhuo Fan pulled the two people closer to the car, closed the hatch and handed the telegram over: "Read it for yourselves."

    "Attack Dingzhou City at night? This Zhao Dengyu, I think he should not be called Da Dao, but Zhao Da Dao!" Chief of Staff Wu Qiwen was startled.  Dingzhou City is either big or small, with about 50,000 households.  Even with the war and turmoil, the city still has a population of over 100,000.  In a remote and remote area with messy and dense buildings, Zhao Dengyu was too courageous to try to break through Fujita's lair with more than 20,000 people with an experimental "Night Fight Tiger Camp", wasn't he?  !  "Haha, why are you so excited? This is a good thing."

    Wu Qiwen rolled his eyes, is this a good thing?  Night urban warfare is still the biggest problem for the armies of various countries. The complex streets and building complexes themselves are the best bunkers.  You have to be careful during the day, but bringing an armored division in in the middle of the night is not a fool's errand.

    "Don't be anxious, listen to me." Seeing his anxious look, Zhuo Fan chuckled, held him down and explained: "Look, this is Changgan Ridge, this is Dingzhou City. Fujita clearly wants to use geography  The advantage is condescending. If the 37th Division attacks during the day and wants to break through, it will be attacked by highland artillery. If we attack Changgan Ridge first and there is a lack of infantry, if we wait for the infantry to be in place, we will not be able to survive for three days."

    "Then you can't rush into the city rashly at night."

    "No! This is not rash, it is a good move. Do you think that none of you would have thought that Zhao Dengyu would dare to break into the city at night, Fujita would have thought of it? Taking a step back, even if he was prepared, the visibility at night is poor, and the heights of Changgan Ridge are far away  Dingzhou City is several kilometers away. With the naked eye, Fujita's artillery can't even see the target and can only hit it randomly. This is equivalent to paralyzing half of the effect of the high ground." Zhuo Fan took a deep breath: "To tell you the truth, in fact, I have  I already want the 37th Division to speed up and rush in. It is best to mix it up and let some troops quickly pass through the city, and then merge with the troops attacking from the high ground to implement a rapid encirclement and open up the south passage. Now that Zhao Dengyu can do this first, it saves me.  No more talking."

    "The commander is right. Although it is troublesome to attack the city at night, the artillery firepower deployed by Fujita in the eastern highlands will be useless. As long as Commander Zhao is not greedy for credit and concentrates his troops to break through to the south of the city, they can cross the city before dawn.  It may not be impossible to leave Fujita behind." After hearing this, Luo Binghui next to him, his eyes lit up.  He is also a talented general in the Army. He started as a soldier under Cai E and participated in the Battle of Qingdao. In the Battle of Riniwell, he led a company to block the attack of a German infantry battalion. It was a real fight.  officer.  If he hadn't realized that he was poorly educated after returning to China and took the initiative to study at the Baoding Army Academy for several years, thereby delaying his promotion, he would have been a popular candidate for army commander.  However, he was satisfied to be able to take over Zhuo Fan's command of the 3rd Infantry Division. After all, there were not many troops in the army that could be called the Tiger Division.

    Luo Binghui applauded, but secretly admired Zhuo Fan in his heart.  Even though Zhuo Fan was eight years younger than him, his words just now sounded like the commander of a group army.  You know, if it were other officers, they would definitely let the 37th Division attack immediately after thinking of using a night attack to destroy the enemy's high ground advantage.  But he deliberately held back and watched, letting Zhao Dengyu think for himself and not take action unless necessary.  This is not only the art of command, but also the skill of inspection and employment.  Being under his command is not an injustice, so he immediately stood up and said: "Commander, the 37th Division has gone up, you won't let our three divisions idle here, will you?"

    "Well, there's no rush." ??Zhuo Fan motioned him to sit down and asked, "Where are the 72nd Division and the 104th Division?"

    "The 72nd Division and the 104th Division can arrive at Yongbyon tomorrow morning. According to your plan, I will have the 177th Infantry Division follow them."

    Zhuo Fan looked at the map, thought about it and said: "Let them speed up and seize Yongbyon before dawn. Don't delay after taking Yongbyon, immediately cross the river and attack Akutagawa. Then, the 104th Division changed its route to Wonsan Port in the east  Movement, the 72nd Division continues southward to Sunchuan. Tell them to try to break through as a battalion unit Commander Luo, go back immediately and lead the 3rd Division to catch up with Commander Zhao. Don't entangle the enemy in Dingzhou  , upon arrival, immediately follow the passage opened by the 37th Division and go south to Anzhou as soon as possible. Also, tell Commander Zhao that after he captures Dingzhou, he will go to Sunchuan to join the 72nd Division, and then together they will head southeast to Yangde to insert Feihu.  Ridge, and strive to cross the north-south dividing line of the front as soon as possible." As he said this, he drew a few arrows on the map.  From each arrow, there are several small arrows extending out, which at first glance are battalion-level breakthrough tactics.

    Wu Qiwen¡¯s eyelids were twitching, this is not a war!  One divided into two, two divided into four, fourEight pointsAlthough everyone has studied this new tactic before, why does it feel so unstable now that it is implemented?  Luo Binghui was also a little worried: "Commander, if I leave, you will only have the 119th Division here. What about safety? Also, the 37th Division and the 72nd Division are heading towards Feihuling. Aren't there only my 3rd Division in Anzhou?"  Fight with the 119th Division?" Wu Qiwen also nodded: "The command from the headquarters is for us to attack Pyongyang and Seoul along the west coast. If you suddenly branch out with three arrows and one heading towards Wonsan, isn't it beyond the scope?  Oh, by the way, you are looking at this. This was just forwarded by the headquarters. The intelligence agent has sent Itagaki's mobilization plan. You see, there are eight divisions of the Japanese army on the Qingchuan River line, and there are five divisions in Anzhou alone.  There is also the 1st Tank Division under the care of the Chief of Staff. It is too risky for us to go straight to Anzhou with two divisions! Moreover, if we use battalions and regiments to break through, it will be easy to be surrounded and divided by Itagaki's heavy troops."

    "What are you afraid of! I still wish Itagaki would come to encircle and suppress me." Zhuo Fan narrowed his eyes, like a cunning fox, and blinked: "Besides, there are 12 divisions behind me. At the headquarters, there is also the airborne troops  2 divisions and 20 divisions in reserve. So, don't worry about not having enough troops, we just need this" Zhuo Fan said softly.  Gradually, the three heads crowded together, whispering and laughing sinisterly.  Hearing the guards standing guard outside tremble, they thought to themselves that the commander might use some dirty tricks like the gasoline array again this time.

    Ten minutes later, the rear door of the carriage opened. Luo Binghui shouted excitedly to the officers and led the 3rd Infantry Division to speed south to chase the 37th Division.  Zhao Qiwen, who had always been calm, also smiled and sent a telegram to the theater headquarters in Sinuiju.

    After receiving the telegram, the theater commander Zhu Peide was a little dazed. He immediately handed the telegram to Liu Mingzhao next to him, scratched his forehead a few times, and said happily: "Look. This Zhuo Fan hasn't even passed Dingzhou yet, but he came to take command."  We are.¡±

    "Oh? What does he want to do?" Liu Mingzhao took the telegram, looked at it twice, and suddenly laughed.

    "You can still laugh." Zhu Peide glared angrily, withdrew the telegram and handed it to the staff: "According to this, mark the route." "Yes." The staff immediately followed the movement routes and expected operations of each unit as prompted in the telegram.  Directions, indicated by thick lines on the map.  Looking at the arrows and dotted lines that continued to merge, merge, and merge again, Zhu Peide was a little confused: "Mingzhao, what do you think he wants to do? Look, after passing Dingzhou and Akutagawa, let the 37th Division and the 72nd Division merge and fly  During the Huling Run, I led the 3rd Division and the 119th Division to Anju, while the 104th Division and the 177th Division went to Wonsan, and also asked each division and regiment to carry out breakthrough operations as a unit. What kind of strange approach is this?"

    Not to mention Zhu Peide, the staff officers next to him were also confused. Only Liu Mingzhao laughed, stood up and picked up the pointer: "Let me tell you. Now he wishes he could break through the troops in a company and let Itagaki surround him all over the world.  It's blocked. The reason is very simple. You see, Itagaki blocked eight divisions along the Qingchuan River in Anzhou. This is where many rivers converge. Even Zhuo Fan can't do it without spending a lot of money in ten and a half days.  The price cannot be paid at all. As for Zhuo Fan, he didn't want to waste time in Anzhou, so he simply took a detour and deliberately divided his troops into three groups to force Itagaki to encircle and suppress him. You should know that with the firepower of the Japanese army,  If you want to surround and eat a heavy armored regiment of our army, how many troops do you need to invest?" Liu Mingzhao glanced at the wide-eyed staff officers around him and continued to explain: "So, I can guarantee that he will not let the 104th Division and the 177th Division at all.  If we go to Yuanshan, we must turn back halfway and return to Feihuling to join the 37th Division and the 72nd Division. Then the four divisions will advance together and go directly south to the pre-war dividing line, go here" Looking at the coach Liu Mingzhao  At the last stop, Zhu Peide almost shouted: "He wants to avoid Anju and Pyongyang and go straight to Seoul?!"

    "The method is good. The Japanese army only has eight divisions along the Cheongcheon River in Anju. The rest are either north of Wonsan or south of Seoul. If the dividing line can be broken through quickly, even if only one armored division succeeds, it can lead to the entire line.  Breakthrough. However, I am worried that Commander Zhuo does not have enough troops. Commander and Chief of Staff, you see, Feihuling is surrounded by mountainous areas. This kind of terrain cannot be accomplished by armored troops alone. It must be supplemented by a large number of infantry. But Commander Zhuo has  There are only two serious infantry divisions, and one is still being dragged in front of Anzhou"

    "That's why he commanded us!" Liu Mingzhao smiled, pointed to the end of the telegram, and asked the staff to read it to everyone.  "I sincerely request the commander and chief of staff to order the 2nd Airborne Division to be on standby, order the Air Force to prepare transport aircraft for support, and order the Falcon Group to contact us tomorrow morning" After the staff member finished reading, everyone finally understood.  Zhuo Fan did not intend to attack Anzhou head-on this time, and then attack Pyongyang and Seoul one by one. Instead, he avoided the real situation and continued to use the separation and recombination of troops to induce the enemy to encircle him.  When the troops opened the gap, they took advantage of the superior air force and suddenly sent a large number of effective forces to the assault route of the gap

    "Air-ground coordination, leapfrog, snowballing" A staff officer, with stars in his eyes, summed up the situation in nine words in admiration.  When I think of Zhuo Fan using his armor power to continuously stabThe Japanese army opened a gap in the defense line, and then sent a large number of effective forces to the front of the gap. It kept snowballing like this, and finally formed a scene of rolling flash floods sweeping across the pre-war dividing line. Everyone was excited!

    "I think he has already planned to advance to Busan in three months Haha, I'm afraid he's fooling you." Zhu Peide laughed and remembered what Zhuo Fan said before the attack that it would take three months to capture Busan.  .

    "Let me help him." Liu Mingzhao smiled slightly, took a deep breath of disapproval, and then straightened his face: "Order the 8th Army and the 39th Army to speed up and move towards Jinqing! Order the 20th Army, 24th Army,  North Korea's 2nd Army, 4th Army, 5th Army, and 6th Army, centered on Changjin Lake, encircle and attack South Pyongan Road and South Hamgyong Road. Anyone who shrinks from the battle will be dealt with according to military law! Order the 26th Army, North Korea  The 1st Army and the 3rd Army speed up to catch up with the Zhuofan cluster! Order the 2nd Airborne Division, the 30th Army of the Reserve Army, and the 74th Army to prepare for air landing. Contact the Air Force to strengthen air support on the peninsula from now on and prepare for large-scale  Preparations for transportation before war"

    Zhu Peide and his staff nodded repeatedly, as expected of Liu Mingzhao!  Not only could he see through Zhuo Fan's intentions and tactics at a glance, but he also made repeated deployments to contain the Japanese army north of Yuanshan with a large number of troops. With Changjin Lake as the center, he squeezed the Japanese army northward from three sides to prevent them from falling behind.  Withdraw and intercept Zhuo Fan.  In this way, Itagaki had 12 divisions dragged to the north!  As a result, Itagaki's strength will be reduced by more than one-third.  If Zhuo Fan can take the opportunity to cross the dividing line quickly, he can cut North Korea in half!  Greatly shorten the day's journey to cut off Pusan ??and encircle the Japanese army in Korea

    (To be continued.)
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