Chapter 778: Teacher Zhous name is resounding throughout the Anti-Japanese University
If you say what a group of big men are most willing to do when they are together, it is naturally bragging.
The group of deputy regiment-level and regiment-level cadres in front of us now are willing to talk about the glorious achievements they achieved when leading troops on the front line at any time.
The 82 students in the classroom watched helplessly as Zhou Weihan took the last puff of his cigarette, then threw the butt on the ground and crushed it.
Looking along the aisle, there are many cigarette butts scattered at everyone's feet.
Zhou Weihan coughed lightly: "Originally, I wanted to come to Yanzhou to study, but this old devil Okamura Neji wouldn't let me!"
"The Japanese troops in North China used multiple routes to encircle and suppress our base areas in Beiyue, South Hebei, Shandong and Henan, and East Hebei. Taking the Hebei, Shandong and Henan bases where I was at that time as an example, the Japanese 35th Division, 32nd Division, 20th Division, etc.
There is a division and a group of little Japs coming from Central China, there are at least 20,000 people scattered here and there!"
"Guess what happened in the end?"
Most of the students here have some knowledge of the Battle of Hebei, Shandong and Yu, but they only know that it was won in the end, but they don’t know the specific story.
"Teacher Zhou, we heard that this battle was won under your command. Please tell us!"
"Yes, Teacher Zhou, there are so many little devils, how on earth did they eat them?"
Seeing Zhou Weihan silent, all the students were scratching their heads and couldn't sit still.
Zhou Weihan said in his heart, who doesn't know how to brag? Any battle example can shock the students.
"Hey, although I commanded this counter-mopping operation, the credit should be recorded on the heads of all commanders and soldiers. Just now a comrade asked, how was it won?"
"I can tell comrades a rule here, that is, give full play to your own advantages and weaken the enemy's advantages. The decline of one and the other will lay the foundation for victory!"
"Long before our big sweep, our military region headquarters had already predicted that the Japanese army would never sit back and watch our army grow in Hebei, Shandong and Henan. Once its strength recovered slightly, it would definitely make a comeback!"
"So while the Japanese army is recovering its strength, our Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region is also reorganizing its troops to prepare for war. On the one hand, it has established eight infantry regiments, and on the other hand, it has built multiple lines of defense in the base area."
"Among them, in the southwestern region of Shandong, four regiments of troops have been deployed along the old path of the Yellow River that winds for more than a hundred miles. The entire defense line is an average of six to seven hundred meters per stronghold. The number of soldiers stationed at each stronghold ranges from at least one squad.
More than one platoon."
"The stronghold is built with masonry. There are several ring-shaped bunkers buried in the soil in front of the stronghold. They are all built with strips of stone one meter long and sixty or seventy centimeters wide. In order to conceal the existence of the bunkers, there are nearly two hundred bunkers.
Everything along the way is buried in loess, and even if the Japanese army uses artillery, there is no possibility of blowing up the bunker in a short time!"
Zhou Weihan then briefly sketched a map of the Hebei, Shandong and Henan base areas with the Liangpu area as the core on the blackboard. It also marked the distribution map of the stubborn forces of the enemy and ourselves.
"Is this a map of Hebei, Shandong and Yu?"
"It includes more than thirty counties and cities, plus mountains and rivers. Teacher Zhou can actually draw it by hand?"
Zhou Weihan leaned half against the blackboard: "As a commander, it is most basic to be familiar with the topography of the defense area. Every first-level commander should do this!"
"The military chief is responsible for fighting, the political commissar is responsible for political work, and the chief of staff is responsible for daily training. The trinity works together with each other. Only in this way can the army operate normally!"
"Someone said that when there is no war, what should the military chief do? Then he should study how to fight against the Japs next time!"
"You see, from the perspective of the entire Hebei, Shandong and Henan region, it is surrounded by strong enemies and is the place where the Fourth Battle was fought. But that was before. Now the offensive and defensive trends between the Japanese army and our army have been reversed. Our army can cut off Pinghan and Pinghan at any time when heading west.
The railway transportation line can also take Shangqiu to the south at any time, cut off the Longhai Railway, and the Japanese troops in Xinxiang, Kaifeng and other places will have hand-to-hand combat with the national army to the west and south!"
"In this way, this group of Japanese troops from the 35th Division are under siege. In the past, the little devils could still resist with peripheral defense and city fortifications, but now, I can eat them however I want.
Drop it!" Zhou Weihan laughed.
"Teacher Zhou, I have a question?" a student below raised his hand and asked.
"If the troops could still fight at that time, since the Japanese troops in Kaifeng, Xinxiang and other places are empty, would you command the troops to capture them in one fell swoop?"
"No!" Zhou Weihan replied bluntly.
"The reason is very simple. When fighting a war, we should not only consider military issues, but also political issues. The situation at that time was that even if our army paid a certain price and captured Kaifeng, Xinxiang and other places, the national army on the west and south sides would definitely have some gains.
If you take action, you will inevitably suffer losses!"
"Instead of having the troops from both sides engage in hand-to-hand combat and create friction, it is better to let the Japanese troops of the 35th Division stand in the middle and act as a buffer zone!"
"There is another advantage to this. As long as the Japanese army of the 35th Division is still there, the Japanese army will continue to transport supplies over. Our army is close to the transportation line. Why not get the advantage of getting it for nothing?"
"Teacher Zhou, I was the one who looked down on others before, because of your hand-drawing skills and strategic vision. You must be a good fighter. I, Lao Chu, apologize to you!" A burly man with an unshaven beard stood up from behind the classroom.
, and bowed to Zhou Weihan.
"Teacher Zhou, according to your estimation, when can our Eighth Route Army begin its counterattack?"
"Yes, the little devil is getting worse every day. At least he can compete with others in North China!"
Looking at the emotionally aroused students, Zhou Weihan waved his hand: "Comrades, don't be impatient. This is the fifth year since our Eighth Route Army crossed the Yellow River from the east. The strength of our Eighth Route Army is constantly increasing, and Japan is a country with few people and resources.
Less, die less, die less!"
"The most important thing is that the Japanese army has opened another opening in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and wants to fight to the death. As the war progresses, the number of Japanese troops in our country will become smaller and smaller, and the newly formed garrison division will be the main force.
host!"
"We in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region have been carrying out the counter-offensive, but it will take at least a year for other base areas to be able to carry out the counter-offensive. By May 1943, it should be almost done!" Zhou Weihan said.
Time passed very quickly. During the two classes in the afternoon, Zhou Weihan basically used the Battle of Southwest Shandong as an example, and then the students asked questions.
After class that day, Zhou Weihan's name was circulated through the students in the crash course. All the students at the Anti-Japanese University knew that a general with outstanding military exploits had come from the front to teach at the Anti-Japanese University.
After being able to conquer the tough guys in the crash course in two classes, the students at Kangda University all knew that the new teacher Zhou was really capable, and they all made appointments to attend Zhou Weihan's class tomorrow.