Chapter 943 Solving the Intelligence Problem
"Report to the teacher, I will tell you everything I know!"
In front of Mr. Xu, how could Zhao Zhiguo dare to hide anything private? He wanted to pour out everything he knew.
"People say that I am taciturn and have no official aura, and I leave a rather rustic impression on the soldiers! Do I have such official aura in front of you?"
"Mr. Xu, you and the teacher are both my idols. I am indeed a little nervous when meeting my idols."
Zhao Zhiguo also told the truth. The soldier he had admired all his life was standing in front of him. He would be lying if he said he wasn't nervous.
"You kid, stop flattering me. We in the Eighth Route Army don't like this! I don't believe it. You've heard of me before you joined the Eighth Route Army."
"The battles you commanded in Huangshi and Sujiabu left a mark in military history."
It's not that Zhao Zhiguo wants to flatter him, but the battles commanded by Commander Xu on the battlefield. He often wins with less and defeats more. When faced with the enemy's heavy encirclement, he also uses his troops like a god and jumps out of the enemy's encirclement many times.
Every battle commanded by Commander Xu is enough to fill a blank in military textbooks.
"Huh? Have you heard about these battles?"
Commander Xu was a little curious as to where Zhao Zhiguo heard about these battles.
"After some research, after several battles, less than 30,000 troops were able to annihilate 40 enemy regiments. I hope that one day I can do it too."
"It seems that you really haven't flattered me! Just now I thought you, Zhao Zhiguo, were a flatterer. It seems that I wrongly blamed you."
Mr. Xu felt that Zhao Zhiguo was very sincere.
"Division Commander, do you want me to assemble the troops and review them? By the way, give the soldiers a few words?"
"Stop coming! You are deliberately giving me difficult questions. You all know that I am not good at speaking. Wait until next time and let the teacher explain it to you!"
Mr. Xu didn't want to be roasted by Zhao Zhiguo.
"How many troops does your regiment have now? How many guns do you have?"
"Report to Commander Xu. Our political commissar already reported this when he went to the division headquarters last time."
Zhao Zhiguo rolled his eyes and thought that Mr. Xu was not here to rob him this time.
"Don't think I can't find out in your territory!"
"I dare not hide it from Commander Xu. There are 3,500 new and old soldiers plus veterans. There are also other armed forces in other places. The personnel cannot be counted, so they are not included! There are more than 7,000 rifles, heavy machine guns..."
Zhao Zhiguo is very precious to his family's weapons. Although he does not have a specific amount, he still knows the general amount.
Commander Xu nodded and did not ask Zhao Zhiguo for weapons and equipment.
"The division commander said that you are at the forefront of fighting the enemy and need a lot of supplies. It seems that the division commander's worries are unnecessary."
"Reporting to Commander Xu, we don't want to hide it, because not long ago, we launched several attacks on the Japanese troops in Wangxian area and seized some weapons and equipment."
"Are you talking about the two Japanese cavalry squadrons?"
"Nothing can escape your observation. The Japanese cavalry poses a great threat to us. Before they attack us, we can only attack first."
"Did you get a good horse? I heard that the little devil's Japanese horse is not bad, he fed it and made it fat and strong!"
Mr. Xu loved raising animals all his life, and he liked to ride horses and carry guns in a majestic way.
"Teacher, I will give you two horses. They are both authentic Japanese horses! They are also handsome!"
"You gave this to me, I didn't ask you for it. If the teacher inquires further, it has nothing to do with me."
"Commander, you are joking. If Commander Liu asks more, I will tell you that it is a long way back to the division headquarters. Commander, you are eager to get back, so I have prepared two more fast horses."
"Okay! Come on, take me to pick a horse."
Zhao Zhiguo and the others got back a lot of horses from the Japs, enough to form a cavalry company.
However, Zhao Zhiguo and the others were surrounded by mountainous areas, so even if they organized cavalry, there would be no suitable place for training.
Therefore, Zhao Zhiguo and the others could only keep their horses for now. When the Wangxian area was recovered, Zhao Zhiguo would summon a team of cavalry at any time.
Zhao Zhiguo always stayed with Mr. Xu.
After picking the horse, Mr. Xu ran two laps in Anyang Town and said he was very satisfied.
After walking around Anyang Town twice, Master Xu finally discovered the layout of Anyang Town.
Taking the river as the boundary, the east is where the people live, and the west is where the army is stationed.
"To the east are the mountains. If something unexpected happens in Anyang Town, the people can retreat into the mountains at any time to avoid disaster!"
"It's a good idea! Even if the Japanese army can capture the west side of Anyang Town, the bridge can still be defended for a while." Commander Xu nodded with satisfaction, "How many troops are deployed in Anyang Town?"
"One battalion, six and a half companies, plus the guard troops around Deputy Commander Gao, there are seven companies, two companies are deployed outside the town, two companies are inside the town, these four companies rotate at any time, and the remaining
The two companies belong to the mobile force!"
"It's not just limited to holding on, but two companies can maneuver and take the initiative?"
Commander Xu saw Zhao Zhiguo's idea of arranging troops in this way.
"Yes, the best defense is to attack. It is better to fight the front to the enemy-occupied area than to fight in our defense area."
"You young man with ideas! It seems that the rumors about you are not groundless. Not everyone can gain a foothold with the enemy."
Zhao Zhiguo's troop formation in Anyang Town did not surprise Commander Xu.
But it's much better than a rigid defensive battle.
To be able to defend, to take the initiative, to be able to take the initiative, if the troops are always in the active position, they will be in an invincible position.
"Report to the division commander, report to the regiment commander, dinner is ready!"
"Teacher, let's chat while eating."
"What delicious food have you prepared? Let me see how the food here is."
"Roast mutton! Our group leader said that we should make some roast mutton kebabs in the summer, and they won't change them even when the gods come."
On a summer night, get some wine and some mutton skewers! Better than a living god!
"mutton?"
"Commander, this is a gift from Cui Rongxing, commander of the puppet army in Wang County. It is basically used to get closer to the soldiers."
"Then I want to take advantage of you. Tell me later what the leader of the puppet army is."
Commander Xu tirelessly inquired about the situation of Zhao Zhiguo and his regiment, and it took only a few hours to get a clear picture of the situation around Zhao Zhiguo and his regiment.
"We don't have an intelligence line in Wang County, but we still have underground staff in Pingcheng!"
After hearing Zhao Zhiguo's report, Commander Xu also understood Zhao Zhiguo's difficulty here, which was that the intelligence line was too single.
Relying on a puppet army commander to provide information is equivalent to dancing on the edge of a knife. As long as the puppet army commander is pushed to the limit, he may come to a death trap.
Chapter completed!