"Commander Tang, let's put this army organization aside for now. Can you tell us what you think of the war situation in eastern Shanxi, or in Shanxi Province?" The division commander tapped the table lightly and looked at Tang Dao with a different look.
This is definitely a big test, even for Tang Dao who is familiar with history.
Now, with the great victory at Licheng and Shentouling, the 108th Division suffered more than 4,000 battle losses, which can be regarded as a heavy blow in a practical sense. What strategy will the Japanese North China Front Army Headquarters come up with to solve the problems on the battlefield in eastern Shanxi?
No one can estimate whether the 108th Division, which still has nearly 20,000 troops, will continue to stay in eastern Shanxi, or whether other divisions will be newly transferred to increase the deterrent effect.
However, at this time, Tang Dao was no longer a little butterfly who had just traveled through time and had to fight for a chance of survival for himself. Now he had been in the position of leader of the regiment for nearly five months, and his perspective on the problem had long since changed.
It is limited to the special forces who shocked the whole audience by relying on the combat power of a single soldier.
"Our army now has three divisions and one regiment in eastern Shanxi, with a total strength of more than 55,000 men. The Japanese army only has one newly defeated 108th Division with only 20,000 men. Judging from the strength comparison, our army has completely taken advantage.
The enemy's 108th Division had to be trapped in the occupied county and completely lost control of the suburbs.
It seems that even if our army does not gain the upper hand, it can still maintain a balance of power!" Tang Dao took a deep breath.
All the officers looked stern!
The three divisions mentioned by Tang Dao include the 921st Division, an infantry division of the 22nd Group Army of the Sichuan Army, plus an infantry division of the Shanxi-Sui Army, and the other regiment naturally refers to the Si Xing Regiment.
Originally, before the Si Xing Regiment arrived, the three infantry divisions were overwhelmed by the 108th Division. The Licheng area belonged to the 22nd Army's defense line, but it turned out that the 108th Division used an infantry regiment to overwhelm them.
Break the bamboo and conquer several cities.
As a friendly force, the 921st Division was suppressed by another infantry brigade of the 108th Division. It was unable to form a decent support except for guerrilla operations. Not to mention the infantry division of the Jinsui Army, the 108th Division only used one infantry regiment to defeat the enemy.
He was restrained so that he did not dare to move rashly.
Of course, in addition to the heavy firepower of the Japanese army's infantry far exceeding that of the Chinese army, the Japanese army's powerful air power is also one of the reasons why the Chinese army is retreating steadily! It's okay in mountainous areas. Once out of the mountainous area, the 200-pound or 500-pound aviation
Bombs are an infantry nightmare.
Now, even if the Japanese army has suffered heavy losses, there is an elite infantry regiment like the Si Xing Regiment in Shanxi Province. One is declining, the other is ebbing, and China and Japan seem to be returning to a balance of power, but as Tang Dao said, it is only seemingly that the Japanese army
Air power has always been a fatal threat that the Chinese military cannot avoid.
"However, this is only on the surface. As long as the Japanese air force threat is still there, we will not be able to rely on our strength superiority to open a battle with the Japanese army. We will still adopt the current situation and allow the Japanese army to occupy transportation lines and county towns. In fact, the situation has not been improved.
What a great improvement!" Tang Dao's eyes flashed coldly.
"This situation may not only exist in eastern Shanxi and Shanxi Province, but also in the entire Japanese occupied areas. Our army hopes to drive the Japanese invaders out of China in a short time. There is no chance of winning!"
"Yes! The Japanese army has planes and artillery. Our army wants to use its advantage in numbers to drive them out of our Chinese territory. It is difficult and even unrealistic at present, even if we are willing to pay heavy sacrifices," the division commander said.
He stood up, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and sighed with deep pain in his eyes.
This is the tragedy of soldiers!
Facing an enemy that is almost a dimensionality reduction attack, they do not even care about the most precious thing in the world - life, but they still cannot defend their country and nation. How heartbreaking is this?
But in an instant, the pain was replaced by determination, and he said loudly: "But no matter how difficult it is, we have to fight them.
The odds of victory are not calculated by calculating military strength, but by fighting."
"The chief is right, battles are fought, not calculated." Tang Dao also stood up.
"In my opinion, let alone the fact that we cannot hope to drive out the Japanese invaders in a short time, even if we lose this long-lasting war and lose North China, South East, or even Central China and South China, it doesn't matter.
Remarkable.
The little devils have spent decades preparing for the war against China. No matter in terms of the quality of soldiers, weapons and equipment, or financial resources, China, which has just experienced many domestic melees, cannot withstand it. In the entire early stage of the war, we
It's normal to not be able to stop it.
But our army also has advantages that the Japanese do not have."
Several soldiers present stared at Tang Dao with their faces filled with horror!
Tang Dao had already surprised them before, and they could definitely call him a tactical genius, but even the two division leaders who had attached great importance to him did not expect that Tang Dao could be so powerful in the strategic situation.
Because this is not the first Chinese person in the early days of the war to summarize the continuous failures of the Chinese army and to be willing to accept defeat.
They heard almost the same argument from another man with a stalwart figure. At present, China, even if it gathers all the strength of the country, cannot compete with the Japanese invaders. In the early stage of the war, it will be defeated!
In half a year, they lost two key areas in North China and Southeast China, but the Japanese army was still pressing forward step by step. This has completely proved what that person said a few months ago.
But this is not the pessimistic "theory of failure". On the contrary, his exciting turning point later, he said that as long as it resists for a long time, China will definitely win this Patriotic War, allowing the generals of the Eightyth Army to firmly lead the entire army
The basis of confidence to cross the Yellow River eastward and resist the Japanese front line.
Tang Dao continued to say with emotion: "That is, our country has a vast territory and great strategic depth. Take North China as an example, if Pingjin is lost, we still have Ji Province. If Ji Province is lost, we still have Shanxi Province. If Shanxi Province is lost, we still have Shanxi Province.
Guanzhong, and even if Guanzhong is lost, we still have Sichuan.
The little devils have tried their best and saved up money for decades to attack China, but they still don't understand one thing. Their population is too small.
There are only tens of millions of people who want to swallow up the 50 million compatriots of China and tens of millions of square kilometers of land. It would be strange not to support them alive. They want to occupy the entire territory of China, but they don’t have 10 million standing troops.
No need to think about it.
As long as we don't give up our resistance, every time we fight a little devil, even if we can't kill him, we still scratch his face and bleed. If the blood bleeds too much, he will eventually die."
The description of Tang Dao was very interesting, and a group of generals with serious faces couldn't help but laugh.
The great man's theory of victory actually had similar reasons, but it was not as down-to-earth as what a certain member of the group said. It would be okay to scratch the Japanese to death by scratching his face with blood.
"This is what Mr. Baili said, "repeated battles, repeated defeats, repeated defeats, repeated battles"!" the short leader sighed.
"Which one do you think is more important, saving people and losing land, or saving land and losing people?" Tang Dao, who was talking eloquently, asked a question.
This Tang Dao was not afraid that the generals here would accuse him of piracy. The author of this theory did not summarize this classic quotation until nearly ten years later. It was almost the essence of his life's military experience.
The current war is exactly the process in which this strategy is gradually taking shape. It is not an exaggeration to bring out Tang Dao at this time.
"Interesting!" The teacher walked slowly while holding his glasses, and the solemnity on his face gradually melted away.
Obviously, he was the first person to figure out the meaning of this sentence.
"Of course it is more important to save people and lose territory. If there are people here, we can regain the territory sooner or later." Brigadier Cheng said thoughtfully.
"That's it. If you lose people if you save land, you will lose both people and land; if you save people and lose land, you will save both land and people." Tang Dao clapped his hands and said with a smile. "We don't need Pingjin. If the little devils in Jin Province want it, we can give it to them.
However, we don’t just run away. If you occupy the city, I will be in the countryside; if you occupy the countryside, I will be in the mountains.
Not to mention future reorganization, I believe that with the existing personnel and equipment of our 921st Division, if they pop up from the mountains from time to time and scratch the devil, it will not be as simple as scratching their faces until they are bloody! It is also helpful to say less.
He's so crazy about lifting their legs and kicking their balls."
"Wonderful!" The teacher clapped his hands and praised, looking at Tang Dao with admiration in his eyes.
Previously, because Tang Dao's tactics were exquisite and his strategic vision seemed to be acceptable, he had thought of discussing with Tang Dao a strategy that only big figures were qualified to comment on.
In fact, it is no longer a test. It is just a kind of joy as a soldier. Tang Dao can be happy to say that it is almost the same. Even if it is a complete mess, it will not make this senior commander feel
Any dissatisfaction?
After all, Tang Dao was only a young man in his early 20s, and he only commanded an infantry regiment. Wang Xiaoqiang, who was one year older than Tang Dao, also focused on equipment and supplies every day, trying every means to eat and occupy more! But do
As a division commander, he didn't feel anything was wrong. That day, Wang Xiaoqiang suddenly became more aggressive and began to consider the overall situation of the battlefield. Then he also felt that Wang Xiaoqiang had taken the wrong medicine!
Unexpectedly, as soon as Tang Dao said it didn't matter, he directly dropped a large bomb on him.
It’s okay to say that China will definitely win in a protracted war because of its strategic depth, large population and huge population. After all, Mr. Baili has a similar point of view, but this “If you save land and lose people, everyone will lose it; if you save people and lose land, you will lose both people and land.”
Cun's point of view is remarkable. The more you think about it, the more it makes sense. It even makes people feel like they are enlightened.
Tang Dao's pirated version, Comrade Future Teacher's summary of eight years of guerrilla warfare experience, shocked a group of veterans, and only Tantai Mingyue gouged out her fiancé with an angry look.
In fact, she was thinking about how to write such a sentence in her diary, but the metaphor was so vulgar that it drove her, a writer, crazy.
However, Tantai Mingyue still wrongly blamed Tang Dao for this. It was really not Tang Dao's vulgarity specifically for the so-called down-to-earthness.
The military is a man's world. The seemingly vulgar slang terms contain the wisdom of getting along, which is what they have in common with the vast number of officers and soldiers.
A general who is too far away from the officers and soldiers may be able to use his position to guide the officers and soldiers to fight according to their own combat intentions, but if you want the three armies to sacrifice their lives for you at the risk of their own death, that is out of the question.
In the army, there are many generals who point their noses at their subordinates and scold them.
There may be that kind of humble gentleman who can eventually become a famous general, but there are really not many. At least Tang Dao doesn't think he will become that kind. He still chooses to be closer to ordinary soldiers.
Men! It’s normal to be a little thicker from time to time!
"Captain Tang, your remarks today really made me feel like 'listening to your words is worth ten years of reading'!" the teacher said with a smile.
"Don't dare to take credit from the elders! This is actually what I heard from an old officer." Tang Dao waved his hand quickly.
However, no one believed him.
Tang Dao has at most two senior officers, a division commander of the 88th Division and a commander of the 43rd Army. No one knows how much the former weighs, but the latter fought with these generals on the battlefield a few years ago.
He has some level of skill in fighting, but he can give such a strategic summary, but he will not be able to do so even if he is given decades.
"Okay, let's not say any more words of praise. Just talk about the three-four system you proposed. I will ask the division staff to come up with a specific reorganization plan and then submit it to the group army headquarters for approval!
If the Army Headquarters agrees, then our 921st Division will be used as a pilot and eventually promoted to the entire army!" The division commander made the final decision with a calm expression.
He is the only person here who is qualified to express this attitude, and he also expressed his recognition of Tang Dao with his firm attitude.
After all, Tang Dao's plan on paper sounds easy, but if it is applied in practice, it is not easy.
When reorganizing an infantry division, the personnel arrangement is complicated. All aspects must be taken into consideration, and the financial and material resources and manpower spent are huge. These are still secondary. What is more important is that the personnel are in place, but the equipment is not in place. What about a cavalry regiment?
, artillery regiments, and independent combat infantry battalions are just a joke.
Almost risking the honor of having served in the army for many years, he told Tang Dao with the attitude that the 921st Division would definitely be reorganized: I believe what you said about the equipment of the two German infantry divisions.
Faced with such unreserved trust from this person whom he met for the first time, Tang Dao had nothing to repay except
He made the request he had been planning for a long time.
"Since the two division leaders got a pretty good suggestion from me for free!" Tang Dao said with a smile on his face. "Then I wonder if you can agree to Tang Dao's small request?"
As soon as these words came out, not to mention the two division leaders were stunned, but Brigadier Cheng Da was stunned.
It seems that Tang Dao also told him that when he first arrived in the Taihang Mountains last time, after delivering a bunch of guns and cannons, he asked him for a promise without saying anything specific.
But this promise! Tang Dao never said it, and he never had the chance to fulfill it. He felt heavy in his heart that he owed Tang Dao something.
For a few days, he wanted to ask Tang Dao himself, what do you want me to do? You should tell me! Out of strong curiosity, he asked him to do a handstand and somersaults for Tang Dao. I guess he
I also admitted it.
This feeling is really excruciating.
If he could share this feeling with Comrade Wang Xiaoqiang, who also owed Tang Dao a favor, Wang Xiaoqiang was completely puzzled. Are you tired from thinking about so many brigade commanders?
It's true that he got the gun in his hand. Anyway, with Tang Dao's temperament, how could he still let you help him rob civilian girls? It's strange that his incredibly beautiful fiancée didn't pick up her pen and spray him to death.
Don't tell me, Comrade Wang Xiaoqiang, whose thinking is a little more linear, accidentally guessed a certain member of the group's thoughts half right.
A certain group member really wanted to steal people.
However, it was not the woman who was robbed, but the man!
Let Deputy Commander Wang and Brigadier Cheng Da owe a favor, not just to ask them to help, but as long as they don't hold back.
After all, those are their people.
All I can say is that we are not afraid of thieves, we are just afraid of being concerned about them. People like Tang Dao who are concerned about the family background of these two people before they have even met will not be able to prevent them even if the gods come.
I don’t know if the guns that these two once happily held will still be good after they know the truth later.
That cliff wanted to use a certain group as a target, and he was so evil.
Tang Dao made the request at this time, naturally because the only ones who can really decide whether Tang Tuan's attempt to rob people is successful or not are the two division leaders.
Tang Daoke has been laying the groundwork for this for a long time!
He drinks heavily and doesn't hesitate to pirate classic strategic quotations from comrade instructors. He has developed plug-ins to the extreme.
If that doesn't work, Tang Dao also wants to do a handstand and somersaults for these two.
This temperament coincided with that of Brigadier Cheng Da unintentionally.
