Gong Xu Wu Jiang Fangzhen disagreed with this, and Bu Runxian hurriedly stated that "Brother Baili, in my opinion, Commander Wu's current infantry assault tactic is a snail tactic. The progress is too slow and it is not conducive to the complete annihilation of the Japanese army."

Jiang Fangzhen shook his head and said, "After all, you still don't understand Commander Wu's intention. Now the East and West Lines are fighting at the same time. The more you are at this time, the more you have to be calm. Now is the critical moment that concerns the entire battle situation. If you are not careful, you will lose all the game. Your far-reaching roundabout tactics are indeed very bold, but it is also very risky. The Western Line is not as good as the East Line. There are more mountains and hills and more complex terrain. In addition, the South Manchuria Railway, the Japanese army has more tactical choices. It is not impossible to go far-reaching roundabout tactics, but you have to wait for the time being."

"When will the time be the time for the armored troops to conduct roundabout encirclement?" Gao Runyu asked.

"It depends on the situation of the war. The General Staff's meaning is very clear. This battle is to strive to maximize the annihilation of the Japanese army troops on the Liaodong Peninsula, so that the Japanese can't help them to see the strength of their opponents." Jiang Fangzhen said.

"Don't you take Gaiping down today?"

Bu Runxian was a little strange. He understood what Jiang Fangzhen meant. After all, the Gaiping Battle was still serving the Eastern Front Battle. Wu Luzhen had the final say when to take Gaiping, and it had to be decided by the center.

"It depends on what the situation on the Eastern Front. Now the Japanese Army reinforcements have carried out landing operations under the cover of the joint fleet and have occupied Dagushan Port. However, according to the morning air force reconnaissance, the Japanese landing troops have not been far away from the coast and into the inland. If they do not leave the coast, my offensive troops will have to be exposed to the artillery fire of the Japanese Combined Fleet. Therefore, in my opinion, when will Gaiping conquer it depends on the actions of the Japanese army on the Eastern Front.

Jiang Fangzhen analyzed the battlefield situation and saw that Gao Runxie had no reaction. He knew that the other party was still obsessed with the profound roundabout encirclement tactics of the armored troops. So he stood up and patted Gao Runxian on the shoulder. He was about to say a few words of comfort when the field telephone in the command center suddenly rang, and a staff officer hurriedly answered the phone.

"Chief of Staff Jiang, Commander Wu is looking for you." The staff member put the microphone on the table.

Jiang Fangzhen answered the phone, and the other end of the phone was Wu Luzhen's voice.

"Brother Baili, come back soon. The General Staff has just changed the combat plan. I would like to ask you to the staff.

Changing the combat plan was not a trivial matter. Jiang Fangzhen did not dare to neglect and hurried out of the command post. The troops of Runfu were so arrogant that they wanted to go with him. In the end, they could only take Bei Runyu back to the front command center with him.

When he arrived at the front enemy command, Jiang Fangzhen quickly figured out the new deployment of the General Staff.

According to this new deployment of the General Staff, the West Road Column must immediately make a breakthrough in the direction of Gaiping, seize Gaiping in one fell swoop, and control the strategic location on the South Manchurian Railway. Then march south along the South Manchurian Railway, with the troops heading directly to Lushun and Dalian.

At first glance, this combat plan conflicts with the previous plan to lure the enemy into depth, but after careful consideration, Jiang Fangzhen understood that this new combat plan did not change the entire strategic intention, but only made adjustments in specific tactical arrangements, and this adjustment was determined based on the situation on the battlefield on the Eastern Front.

On the current Eastern Front battlefield, since the Japanese Army reinforcements have carried out landing operations and occupied Dagushan Port, they have replaced the Gaiping direction and have become the most important direction for the center to pay attention to in the entire Liaodong strategy. Every move of the Japanese army directly affects the center's judgment and decision-making.

Now the Japanese troops in the direction of Dagushan are still unable to retreat and rely on the coast to arrange positions. If the Chinese army attacks rashly, they may be killed and injured by the Japanese joint fleet. Therefore, the General Staff believes that only by mobilizing that Japanese unit can it be possible to wipe it out at the minimum cost.

Under this strategic judgment, the Gaiping battle must end as soon as possible. Once Gaiping is taken down, the Chinese Army's Western Front troops must act as if they are fully committed to the south of Lushun and Dalian to carry out combat operations, forcing the Japanese commander to react to this, either transfer the Japanese reinforcement unit in Dagushan to the south to assist in the defense, or simply transfer the Japanese army to the inland area, threaten the flank of the Chinese Western Front attack force, and force the Chinese team to postpone the date of attack on Lushun and gain time for the subsequent troops of the Japanese Army's reinforcement unit to land on war.

No matter what kind of response the Japanese commander responded, Gaiping must conquer it as soon as possible. Therefore, after soliciting the opinions of the Army Staff, the General Staff decided to change the combat plan.

The General Staff only gave a direction, and the specific combat arrangements would be formulated by the front-line commander. Jiang Fangzhen was Wu Luzhen's think tank, and his suggestions would have a direct impact on the entire combat plan.

"I think that under the current situation, it is necessary to use armored troops to carry out deep breakthroughs, concentrate armored forces to tear a crack on the Japanese defense line, and then continue to advance to the rear of the Japanese defense line, destroy the Japanese command center, and disrupt the Japanese deployment. Once the armored assault troops reach a breakthrough, supplemented by heavy artillery bombardment and infantry assault, the Japanese defense line of Gaiping will collapse quickly, and the Japanese army in the direction of Gaiping will be completely wiped out by our army under Gaiping City."

Jiang Fangzhen showed his opinion, Wu Luzhen looked at Gao Runxian, who was sitting at the last seat of the conference table without expression, and waited for Jiang Fangzhen to finish speaking, Wu

"Gao Runxian, you are the commander of the armored forces. Tell me, if you hand over the task of breaking through the Japanese defense line first, how would you arrange the tactics?"

Seeing Wu Luzhen pointing at him, Gao Runyu Lixuan stood up, walked to the military map, picked up the instruction stick, pointed to the map and introduced his tactical arrangements.

"Gaiping, facing the Xihe back, is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and it is easy to occupy Gaiping. However, if you want to wipe out Gaiping's Japanese army, you must jump over the Xihe, go deep into the rear of Gaiping, and cut off the Japanese retreat route. At present, the Japanese defense line is lined north of Gaiping, extending from the coastal area west of Gaiping to the hilly area east. To the west is the lower reaches of the Xihe River, with a wide river channel and deep river water, which is not conducive to armored troops assault. Although there are hills in the east and the terrain is undulating, it is also very unfavorable for armored troops assault, but there is the upper reaches of the Xihe River.

The river channel is narrow and the river water is not as deep as the downstream. It is easier to wade or build bridges. Therefore, my opinion is to make a breakthrough from the Japanese positions in the east, and then quickly cross the Xihe River, with tank regiments as the guide, supplemented by five to six infantry regiments, as well as armored car battalions, armored vehicles battalions, and a small number of cavalry units and storm troops. After crossing the Xihe River, quickly deviate to the southwest to cut off the Japanese retreat route and occupy the South Manchurian Railway. Then the Gaiping Japanese army will be completely wiped out by our army under the city of Gaiping."

Bu Runjue was very polite, but Wu Luzhen did not express his opinion immediately, but asked a few questions.

"If the armored troops reach a breakthrough, where will you lead the troops to?"

"Here, Boji Village. According to the air force reconnaissance, Boji Village is the location of the Gaiping Japanese army's logistics warehouse. If you occupy Boji Village, you can cut off the supply of arms on the front line of the Japanese army, which will cause a direct blow to the morale of the Gaiping Japanese army. Moreover, the Duji Village is not far from Xiongyue City in the south. If the march goes smoothly, our troops can further seize Xiongyue City, control important bridges on the South Manchuria Railway, and ensure the smooth progress of the troops in the south. From Duji Village to Xiongyue City, it is all smooth." The coastal plain is conducive to the rapid assault of armored troops. If the front indicator wants to use armored troops, this tactic is the most suitable.

Burunxian pointed at a point on the map with a coaching stick to further refine his offensive plan.

"However, if you choose to go around the upper reaches of the West River, where the terrain is mainly hilly, which is not conducive to the rapid assault of armored troops. As long as the Japanese army is deployed with a small number of troops in a dangerous place, your armored assault troops will inevitably be blocked by the Japanese army, which will be detrimental to the frontal breakthrough."

A staff officer reminded him a few words, but Jun Runbi obviously had a solution to this.

"When our armored troops are circumventing, our infantry units must also attack the main front position of the Japanese army at the same time, attract the attention of the Japanese army, and reduce the resistance on the road ahead of our armored troops.

Speaking of this, Gao Run knocked down the whip and then stood attentively. Ang said, "Ministry is willing to issue a military order. If the flanking breakthrough cannot be achieved and the Japanese army will be completely wiped out, they will be willing to be punished by military law.

Wu Luzhen smiled faintly and said, "Military order? Our National Defense Forces are not going to play the same trick. Gao Rune, you should hurry back to the army immediately and wait for the order."

When Wu Runjue fucked, he realized that Wu Luzhen was a little shaken. He looked at Jiang Fangzhen again and saw that he had a wink, so he hurriedly saluted and stepped down.

Leaving the front enemy command center, Gao Runyu hurried to the Armored Brigade Department, rushed back to the brigade department, summoned staff, and adjusted the combat plan that had been formulated. The rest was to wait for Wu Luzhen to return his tanks and armored vehicles.

At 2:30 pm, the first tank returned to the Independent Armored Brigade with bullet marks all over its body. Then, more tanks and armored vehicles were transferred back to the rear by Wu Luzhen from the front line. Gao Runchang was very happy and commanded the command to complete the maintenance of these combat vehicles and supplement fuel and ammunition, waiting for Wu Luzhen's offensive order to be issued.

It was only five o'clock in the afternoon that Wu Luzhen finally issued an order for the armored troops to detour and encircle the Japanese army's rear route. In order to ensure the smoothness of the armored troops' assault, Wu Luzhen not only sent a large number of engineers to attack with the armored troops, but also strengthened the infantry strength of the armored brigade. Two infantry brigades will follow the armored troops to carry out flanking breakthroughs. These troops are mixed with the armored brigade and form a "flanking column." Jiang Fangzhen is the commander of the troops and Gao Runyu is the deputy commander.

Gao Runyu was very happy to be able to cooperate with Jiang Fangzhen. In his opinion, Jiang Fangzhen has a peaceful personality and is not as "slow as Wu Luzhen"

But Gao Runxian was wrong. Jiang Fangzhen usually looked easy-going because he was not the front-line commander. Now, as the commander of the flanking column, he could not be led by others. He had his own opinion on tactical arrangements.

The Ministry of Runzhun suggested that Jiang Fangzhen attack immediately, but Jiang Fangzhen did not accept the suggestion. He waited patiently, which made Gao Runzhun anxious. Only then did he realize that Jiang Fangzhen was not so "responsible to advice" at some point.

It was not until six o'clock in the afternoon that Jiang Fangzhen issued an order to attack.

"Tank regiment, attack!"
Chapter completed!