Blow up the bridge. On the contrary, if they plan to withdraw north, or stick to Zhengzhou and Luoyang, our offensive resistance will be greater. But there is a good thing, they may not blow up the bridge at the last moment. We may get a complete

Yellow River Bridge, and then north to Shanxi."

Tang Yunsheng stared at Xiang Xiaoqiang and asked:

"Go directly north to Shanxi? What about Guanzhong and Shaanxi?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang said:

"We can only ignore it for the time being. In this case, we can only take Shanxi first and join our Taihang Mountain column. Of course, if we are lucky and can completely grab one or two Yellow River pontoon bridges, then we can still

You can go west to Shaanxi, and then go south to Guanzhong. Although this takes a big detour and a little trouble, it avoids the brutal and bloody battle at Hangu Pass."

Zhang Zhao first stared at the sand table, pondered for a moment, and said:

"This idea is advisable... Does anyone have any additional opinions? Let's talk. But hurry up, it's going to be dark. We are going to attack Zhengzhou without air cover."

Tang Yunsheng also stared at the sand table for a while and said:

"To the west of Hangu Pass is Tongguan, but Tongguan is close to the Yellow River Embankment. Since the era of hot weapons, the Northern Qing Dynasty has no longer fortified Tongguan in consideration of the safety of the Yellow River Embankment. The Qing army's defense in Guanzhong has been moved eastward to Hangu Pass... Tongguan is close to here

Along the Yellow River, there is Feng Lingdu, where there is a permanent pontoon bridge, which is the distance from Hangu

Guan is the closest. If we successfully attack Zhengzhou and capture the Yellow River Bridge, we can cross the Yellow River north. Then we don’t need to attack Shanxi first. We can first sneak attack on the Fenglingdu Floating Bridge to the west. If we capture the Floating Bridge, we can directly enter Guanzhong.

.After occupying Guanzhong, since we have a pontoon bridge in hand, it will not be too late to turn around and march eastward to Shanxi."

Xiang Xiaoqiang said immediately:

"Tang Gong's plan is better, and the students agree."

Fang Dongcheng, commander of the West Route Army Group, said:

"My lords, when we attack Zhengzhou, we should not relax our attack on Luoyang. What the general means is that Zhengzhou is a plain, so Sir Xiang's five mechanized divisions of the People's Guard will be the main attack, and Commander Li's Army Air Force will take advantage of it.

At dusk, when it was not dark, we cooperated vigorously. On the plains, our army has a comprehensive advantage, so the best time to attack is during the day, when the line of sight is good, and the advantages can be used.

"As for Luoyang, because the offensive route is a long and narrow valley with rolling mountains on both sides... In this environment, the visibility is good during the day, and their machine guns and artillery can give full play to their advantages. Especially when the enemy intends to resist seriously, it can be said

The advantage is on the enemy's side. Then, the night belongs to us, and the advantage returns to our side. The general suggested that we persist in the attack all night and try to enter Luoyang with a night battle."

Xiang Xiaoqiang said immediately:

"The students agree with the suggestions of Ming Gong, Tang Gong, and Master Fang. Attacking Zhengzhou cannot replace attacking Luoyang. The area between Zhengzhou and Luoyang is not a plain, but a mountainous area, and is the Hulao Pass. Even if we take Zhengzhou, if Luoyang guards

If we persist in resisting, we still cannot enter the Luoyang Plain. Therefore, Lord Fang is right, we should fight at night and strive to capture Luoyang tonight."
Chapter completed!