At night, Xu Chengfeng forced himself to lie down and tossed and turned for a long time before falling asleep. Cheng Ruofan lay down and fell asleep. Since he lost to He Rui, Cheng Ruofan was not worried about problems in the replay. Everyone else had their own concerns, and in the end

Still fell asleep due to exhaustion.

At six o'clock, everyone gathered in the exercise command room with breakfast, looked at the map and sand table, and chatted while eating.

Hu Xiushan, who was silent, finished eating first and put down his bowls and chopsticks. Hu Xiushan walked to the blackboard and started the writing battle process. Hu Xiushan's blackboard chalk calligraphy was excellent. He wrote line by line, without any nonsense, and the content of power warfare.

When Hu Xiushan was halfway through writing, several senior soldiers were holding empty bowls and looking intently at the blackboard. Having participated in the exercise in person, they had forgotten part of the content. Looking at Hu Xiushan's retelling, all the experiences came back to them.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Xu Chengfeng shouted with a straight face: "Everyone has it. I'll give you two more minutes to finish it quickly. When the time is up, all the tableware will be taken away."

A minute later, the tableware was taken away by the waiters. Everyone looked at the blackboard again, and Hu Xiushan had already written the part about counter-encirclement. Counter-encirclement was originally a very decisive action, but because the forward counterattack was counterattacked by two Japanese divisions,

It was really impossible to break through, so we had to close the encirclement. It really felt like we had failed.

Everyone started talking, and some felt that the Japanese army might not be able to win if the fight continued like this. Zheng Silang retorted loudly: "Can we continue to fight? Can the people of Northeast China accept it? The people hand over so much money and food every year just to see us defeat the war.

Of?"

As soon as this statement came out, no one discussed the issue of fighting on the mainland anymore. Everyone understood that Zheng Silang was right. If the war really reached this point, the Northeast Army would have been finished long ago.

At this time, Zheng Xiushan wrote the last line, "The battle to defend Shenyang begins, and the exercise ends with the Northeast Army admitting defeat."

Patting the chalk dust on his hand, Zheng Xiushan asked: "If anyone wants to add something, come up and correct it yourself."

After saying that, he walked back to his seat and sat down.

Commander Xu Chengfeng walked up to the stage and asked: "From which step did our war situation go wrong? Answer one by one!"

The 120,000-strong Northeastern Army formed twelve divisions and four armies. Xu Chengfeng and others did not hold these positions, but were responsible for building the army. The military chiefs and chiefs of staff of the four armies and twelve divisions were

It was cultivated by the military academy. Faced with the failure of such an exercise, the Fourth Army Commander Lin Mengchu stood up and replied: "Reporting to the commander, I think the problem lies in the anti-Japanese landing. If the Japanese army does not obtain the landing point on the Liaodong Peninsula, the Japanese army will not be able to

Move freely.”

Lin Mengchu's opinion immediately won the approval of everyone. In everyone's approval, the pressure in Xu Chengfeng's heart was reduced a lot. It seemed that the results of three years of military education were not bad. Although everyone had no actual combat experience, their basic cognition was

That's right.

Xu Chengfeng looked at Lin Mengchu and saw that his eyes were red, like a rabbit. He was afraid that this guy didn't sleep all night last night. In addition, he hadn't slept for nearly two days during the previous exercise. Lin Mengchu was really preparing without rest.

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At this moment, Hu Xiushan said: "But we can't stop the Japanese troops from landing. No matter how many troops we put on the beach, we can't stop the Japanese troops from landing."

This pouring of cold water made several military officers and chiefs of staff at the corps and division level feel a little unconvinced. Hu Xiushan did not refute directly, but pointed to the map and said, "Let's simulate it."

The comrades had already stood up and moved away from their positions. Hu Xiushan called Jing Fusheng, the chief of staff of the Sixth Army, to form the offensive side, and the officers who thought they could successfully defend formed the defensive side, and started the simulation on the map.

Tactical content is very quick and dialogue flows between both sides at breakneck speed.

‘Naval artillery bombardment’.

‘Digging positions’.

‘Your position is in a rocky area and it is impossible to dig fortifications’.

‘Building fortifications’.

‘Under the bombardment of 220 naval guns, the fortifications were destroyed’.

…

Hu Xiushan had a very detailed understanding of the topography and geology of the entire Northeast, and quickly completed the landing in areas unsuitable for defense, and severely damaged the defending troops.

Seeing that they could not prevent the Japanese troops from landing, the military chiefs looked at the maps and sand tables, their brows almost knitted into knots. Various thoughts surged in their hearts, and finally someone raised a question, "Is Chairman He the one who commanded the attack? How could the Japanese army's campaign command be done?"

No one is as powerful as Chairman He."

Bang, bang twice. Xu Chengfeng and Cheng Ruofan both slapped the table. Cheng Ruofan shouted: "Is war a child's play? Do you still want the enemy to cooperate with you?"

Xu Chengfeng also wanted to say the same thing, but since Cheng Ruofan said it first, he walked to the window with his hands behind his back and looked out the window. The June summer sun illuminated everything outside extremely brightly.

In silence, Cheng Ruofan said: "Previously, the chairman said that we would fight a million-man war with the Japanese army. At that time, I thought that a million-strong army was a metaphor. After the exercise, I felt that it should not be a metaphor. Fight it.

This shows that our troops are insufficient. When we conduct another exercise, we will expand our troops to one million."

The drill room was still silent. Xu Chengfeng, who was looking out the window with his hands behind his back, felt that the atmosphere had completely changed. When he turned around, he saw the senior officers looking either surprised or pleasantly surprised. Lin Mengchu and others were overjoyed.

There was no change in Hu Xiushan's expression. He walked to the white-painted iron blackboard and placed the signs made of magnets into defensive positions. Cheng Ruofan followed suit and used soft iron wire to pull the signs on both sides of the Liaodong Peninsula.

Out of the defensive line. Although the two did not communicate, their ideas were very similar.

Xu Chengfeng only took a few glances and already had an outline of the situation in his mind. The Northeast's military strength was 2.5 times that of Japan's, and it also had a defensive advantage. Get rid of the difficult-to-defend coastline and build a defense system around the Japanese naval guns, which was enough to allow landings.

The Japanese army could not use it.

After the two of them finished posing, the originally depressing atmosphere in the command room was completely restored to vitality and passion. Xu Chengfeng didn't even speak, and everyone started discussing. Lin Mengchu yawned and pointed to the Liaodong Peninsula with a smile, "If it were here

Set up pocket formations, and as long as the Japanese army is surrounded, they will be dead."

After saying that, he sat back on the chair and looked at the map. Cheng Ruofan did not participate in the discussion at this time. He just found a piece on the dozen or so large blackboards in the command room and calculated the number and designation of the troops.

After making a rough calculation, Cheng Ruofan turned around and shouted: "Commander Lin."

Lin Mengchu tilted his head and said nothing. Cheng Ruofan shouted again, but Lin Mengchu made no sound. Everyone looked over and saw that Lin Mengchu tilted his head and actually fell asleep.

A bunk was placed in the command room. Xu Chengfeng directed everyone to lift Lin Mengchu to the bunk, and saw Lin Mengchu hugging the thin quilt in his sleep, sleeping soundly. After a burst of laughter, everyone continued to deduce the situation. The disappointment and fear were eliminated.

Completely thrown out of the blue.

At ten o'clock in the morning, He Rui walked into the exercise command room and saw a group of lively and eager young soldiers.

He Rui was relieved when he heard Cheng Ruofan's proposal to adjust the number of troops. Since the comrades could realize on their own that there was a problem with their initial arrangement of the number of troops, He Rui saved a lot of words.

After Cheng Ruofan finished his brief narration, He Rui asked: "When will there be another show?"

Cheng Ruofan immediately replied: "Report to the chairman, can you do it now?"

When the others heard Cheng Ruofan express his feelings, they all looked at He Rui expectantly. He Rui nodded, "It will start in fifteen minutes."

Since there was no more pressure in his heart, Lin Mengchu slept extremely happily. As if in an instant, Lin Mengchu woke up. He didn't know when he was lying on the small camp bed, so Lin Mengchu couldn't figure out what happened.

At that time, Lin Mengchu felt that he had had a nightmare of a failed exercise.

I saw comrades gathered around the blackboard, whiteboard, sand table, or sitting at the table writing quickly. Lin Mengchu quickly stood up and asked: "What's the fight like? Where are the Japanese landing troops? Have they gathered?"

A few people looked up at Lin Mengchu and continued their work. Most people didn't respond at all. Only Xu Chengfeng came over and asked in surprise: "Did you wake up in the middle? Or were you sleepy?"

Seeing that it was dark outside the window, Lin Mengchu asked in confusion: "Commander, how long have I slept?"

Xu Chengfeng looked at the wall clock and said, "About eight hours."

Lin Mengchu jumped out of bed. Only then did he realize that he was not dreaming and that he had missed the beginning of the second game.

Xu Chengfeng smiled and said: "Hurry up and wash your face, and then join in after feeling refreshed."

In the water room, Lin Mengchu soaked his head directly into the basin filled with tap water. He stirred up the water with both hands and washed the back of his head, which was styled into a soldier's short hair. When he raised his head from the basin, he felt a little dizzy, so he started again.

After burying his head in the water for three times, Lin Mengchu felt that his energy was completely restored and he remembered everything that happened before falling asleep.

With his head so clear and thinking that this was a war involving millions of troops, Lin Mengchu felt as if his chest was burning. He wiped his head and ran back to the command room. He saw that the Northeastern Army was holding all defense lines.

Looking at the Japanese army, they only controlled some strongholds along the coast, but failed to advance further. On the map, there were two large groups of Japanese troops, one in the east and one in the west. The Japanese army in the east passed through Russian territory and launched a fierce attack on the Northeastern Army from the direction of Vladivostok.

The Japanese troops in the west occupied Shanhaiguan and pushed hard along the railway.

Lin Mengchu was shocked, could there be such a change?

Going up to take a look, even though the Japanese army adopted such an arrangement, they still could not break through the Northeast Army's defense line. The entire battle situation was completely stalemate. A blackboard listed the troops of both sides. Lin Mengchu stepped forward and looked at it for a while. All the divisions and regiments of the Japanese army, including

The Tokyo garrison was sent to the front line.

Even though Japan launched an overwhelming force, the Northeast Army still withstood it, blocking the Japanese army from the defense system, and did not allow the Japanese army to enter the hinterland of Northeast China, nor did it cause any damage. The Northeast Army even prepared a reserve team to prepare

Respond to emergencies at any time.

Lin Mengchu regretted extremely that he could not participate in such an intense exercise because he fell asleep. Lin Mengchu was so angry that he just wanted to slap himself in the mouth.

I heard Xu Chengfeng ask in a slightly hoarse voice: "How many months is it?"

Someone immediately replied: "In October, the grain harvest begins."

Xu Chengfeng shouted: "Everyone, be careful not to let the Japanese army break through the defense line. As long as the harvest is completed, we will start a counterattack!"

The comrades responded in unison, and everyone's voice was full of confidence.

Lin Mengchu remembered that the last battle lasted less than three months before he was beaten by the Japanese army to the gates of Shenyang City. Ruan Tianyou, chief of staff of the Seventh Army who was in charge of recording the time, asked, "How long did it last?"

Ruan Tianyou hit: "One year and two months."

"So long?" Lin Mengchu regretted even more.

At this moment, the correspondent of the exercise command headquarters who was delivering the news ran in and shouted: "Admit defeat! The Japanese command headquarters admits defeat!"

The training room was immediately silent, and everyone thought they had heard wrongly. The correspondent thought that everyone did not understand, and shouted again: "The Japanese command has admitted defeat, we have won!"

The exercise headquarters would not lie. A burst of cheers immediately erupted in the silent command room. Some commanders with mature personalities sat back in their seats with smiles on their faces. Their fatigue prevented them from having much joy. Those with excited personalities were Jumping and jumping, hugging and shaking hands with each other in the strong joy, exuding the joy of victory.

Only Lin Mengchu stood in the corner, watching the comrades celebrating with envy. In the strong disappointment, Lin Mengchu made up his mind that he would not miss it no matter what next time. No matter how excited he was, he had to go to bed on time and save up the minimum strength to participate. Come back to normal work. As long as you don't stay up for three days in a row, even if you take the time to sleep for two or three hours in between, you will have enough energy to devote to the second exercise.

At this moment, the door opened and He Rui walked in. Now the cheering and jumping comrades did not dare to jump around anymore and all raised their hands to salute He Rui. However, the joy on their faces could not be put away.

He Rui shook hands with the comrades one by one and then asked: "What is the gain?"
To be continued...