Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

On the same day, Zhou Weihan gathered the strength of all the people to perfect the "Shandong Southwest Military Division's Operation Plan against Heze" and reported it to the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

The current situation has not reached a critical moment when the arrow is on the string and has to be launched. Then Zhou Weihan ordered to monitor the movements of the Japanese army, and all personnel stood still and waited for instructions from their superiors.

The fact that the Eighth Route Army fought behind enemy lines made it impossible for the Eighth Route Army to conduct large-scale combat with the Japanese army like the National Army did on the frontal battlefield.

It can only rely on small-scale battles such as guerrilla warfare to slowly accumulate strength and consume the Japanese army. In the original history, the only time the Eighth Route Army actively exposed its strength before a partial counterattack was to organize the Hundred Regiments War.

Although the Hundred Regiments War had a great record and helped support the frontal battlefield, the subsequent reviews were two-sided. Some people even accused the boss of prematurely exposing the true strength of the Eighth Route Army.

Inside the Eighth Route Army headquarters, the atmosphere was a bit delicate.

In addition to the boss, deputy chief of staff, division commander, and political commissar, there are also cadres at the headquarters and division levels.

Everyone has long been used to Zhou Weihan's behavior as an ordinary person, but this battle plan still caused an uproar in the headquarters.

"Today, the comrades are called together, so that we can discuss it, gather the ideas of the comrades, and discuss the feasibility of this battle plan!" The boss said, but he turned around in circles with his hands behind his back, obviously I wasn't sure either.

The people present looked at each other, and then one of them got up and said: "Boss, comrades, let me express my opinion!"

"I won't talk about the benefits of taking down Heze, Zhou ** stated it very clearly in the battle plan!"

"Then let's talk about the disadvantages of occupying Heze. Judging from the recent situation of the enemy and ourselves, the Japanese army in various places has significantly reduced the number of battles with our army. Compared with the long-term harassment of the base area before, the Japanese army is now tending to be conservative and has obviously shrunk. The meaning of power!"

"I think it is feasible for our army to rely on the base area and expand the base area outwards in a small area to gather more manpower and material resources. However, if we expand aggressively, and even take down a major Japanese military town like Heze, it will inevitably cause the Japanese army to attack. counterattack!"

"Southwest Shandong is surrounded by the Longhai Line and the Jinpu Line. Although the center of gravity of the [-]th Division of the Japanese Army is in Zhengzhou, if the Japanese army jumped the wall in a hurry, they might not gather heavy troops to sweep the base areas in Southwest Shandong!

"What's more, there is the [-]st Division of the Japanese Army in Xuzhou. Although the comrades from the Huxi base area act as a barrier to block the Japanese army, they can still quickly reach Shangqiu for reinforcements by train!"

"Yanzhou has the thirty-fifth division of the Japanese army. The Japanese army departs from Yanzhou, passes through Jining and Juye, and then reaches Heze!"

"At that time, the Southwest Military Region of Shandong will face the encirclement and suppression of the Japanese Army of the Three Routes. Even if Heze has been captured and a vast base area has been opened up, after eating this piece of fat, will it be able to withstand the subsequent series of backlashes? ?”

This comrade's speech was relatively conservative, and the content of what he stated was predictable. Many people present agreed with him. After all, the combat plan submitted by Zhou Weihan was contrary to the general development policy of the Eighth Route Army.

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Then another comrade raised his hand and said: "Boss, there is another issue worth considering, that is, once Heze and the surrounding areas are fully recovered, the combat method of the Southwest Military Division of Shandong will inevitably change. When the Japanese army comes to encircle and suppress, The base areas and even the common people will become a burden, and at that time it will turn into a defensive battle of the national army on the frontal battlefield, and many soldiers will even die while covering the retreat of the common people!"

Everyone's speeches were one-sided, but they didn't question whether Zhou Weihan had the strength to win the Heze area, but they were pessimistic about whether he could withstand the Japanese army's counterattack.

The boss listened to everyone's speech, but did not express a clear attitude on the spot, waiting for the crowd to disperse, the boss and several people still stayed in the conference room.

"Recently, the development of various base areas has shown an upward trend in terms of the overall situation, but they still do not have the strength to showdown with the Japanese army, not to mention that in the next one to two years, affected by external factors such as natural disasters, the pressure we will face will double! "

"The strength of the Japanese army is declining, and the strength of our Eighth Route Army is growing. This is visible to the naked eye. If Zhou Weihan still has the confidence in a year or two, I will definitely agree without hesitation!" The boss said regretfully.

"Yes, Southwest Shandong is not Tainan after all, Heze is not Changzhi, and the New Eighth Army is not the [-]th Army. The Tainan base area is a special army under the leadership of a special commander like Zhou Weihan combined with special external forces. It is a special situation formed by the environment!" The deputy chief of staff said four special situations in a row.

The political commissar on the side put forward different opinions: "Boss, you need to be careful about what conclusion you make. The angle of looking at the problem is different, and the conclusion you draw will naturally be different!"

"Zhou Weihan is in Southwest Shandong. He proposed this plan based on the local conditions and the strength of the troops. He has the most say in this point!"

"The comrades just now spoke from their own perspectives, and the four of us did the same. The comrades in Yanzhou will also have different opinions. I think I should ask the Central Military Commission for instructions?" the political commissar suggested.

When the political commissar said this, he probably didn't expect that Li Yunlong was the first to propose this bold plan.

In the final analysis, it was Zhou Weihan who commanded the troops to fight against the Japanese army and won many battles. His body was filled with the halo of constant victory, which made the heads of the headquarters and divisions trust him very much.

If this plan was proposed by Li Yunlong, I am afraid that the headquarters will immediately reject it.

"I think it works. Let me make an unfortunate analogy. There is an old saying in China. You only see a thief eating meat, but you don't see a thief being beaten. Why does the thief want to strike when he knows he is being beaten?"

"It's not that the benefits are attractive. What we need to do now is to carefully analyze whether the benefits we will get and the price we will pay in the future can meet our psychological expectations!" said the teacher.

On the same day, the deputy chief of staff personally drafted the telegram, and the two bosses jointly sent the telegram to Yanzhou.

The next day, on the afternoon of the [-]th, Yanzhou replied with an ambiguous instruction.

Now the Japanese army is slightly weak in the country, and it is making frequent moves in Southeast Asia. It can be expected that it will be self-defeating, which will be of great benefit to our troops on the battlefield behind the enemy.

Connecting North China and Central China, Hebei, Shandong and Henan are really important roads and hubs, and are rich in products. In the future, they may become the core of the battlefield behind the enemy.

In the Battle of Southwest Shandong, whether to recover Heze and the surrounding areas should be carefully decided by the commander himself.

Once you have made up your mind, your unit should do your best, and the surrounding troops should give full support.