Ma Chunsheng issued orders one after another, but Yang Zhen neither stopped him nor expressed his position. Instead, he sat in front of the map like a wooden sculpture, just looking at the map quietly. Not only Ma Chunsheng, but also No one else knew what the military commander was thinking.
It wasn't until Ma Chunsheng finished issuing the order that Yang Zhen turned to Ye Chao, the chief of the First Section of the Operations Division of the Military Region Headquarters who was following him, and issued consecutive orders. However, his order was not given to Ma Chunsheng. Yang Zhen looked at it. Looking at the map, he said: "Send a report to Wang Xiaoming and ask him to immediately turn no less than one division of troops to the southwest within four hours and attack the junction of Shulan, Yushu, Dehui and Jiutai counties. .”
"I don't care what method they use. Before six o'clock tomorrow morning, they must seize the first line of Mengjiatun in Yushu, Fate in the west of Shulan, and the white flag. With the strength of a regiment, they must advance to the nine towers and four towers. The mountain line cuts off the Japanese reinforcements from Jilin to the Yushu battlefield."
"Order Wang Xiaoming's main force to seize various key points in Shulan west of Laoye Ridge before dusk tomorrow night, cut off the Lafa railway line, and form an attack on the Japanese troops in Jilin, Jiaohe, and Shuangyang, and form a frontal formation to coordinate with the flanks. The trend of besieging Xinjing."
After giving the order cleanly and neatly, Yang Zhen turned to Ma Chunsheng, who was even a little ecstatic after hearing the order given to Wang Xiaoming, and said: "Since you have completed the deployment, just execute it according to your plan. As for your presence in person. I can approve the request of the front-line commander, but you must remember what you said yourself about playing it safe and steady."
Hearing Yang Zhen finally nodded, especially after adjusting Wang Xiaoming's deployment to suit him, Ma Chunsheng nodded slightly excitedly. Seeing Yang Zhen wave his hand, indicating that he could prepare, he quickly turned around and went to make arrangements. He wanted to select the most capable combat staff, the best radio and television operator, and of course the best ground and air commander in the entire column.
Looking at Ma Chunsheng's hurried back, Yang Zhen shook his head. If he let this guy out, he would definitely not suffer a loss. The reason why this guy was called a poisonous wolf by the Japanese army also shows that this guy has many tricks on the battlefield. He also has many ideas, and most importantly, more useful tricks. Even if he is surrounded by the Japanese army, he can still find gaps to get out.
But you have to be careful that this guy gets too carried away and may not be able to hold back once he gets it right. He has a criminal record in this regard. His courage is not only much fatter than Du Kaishan's, but he can always find someone. The reason persuades you to act according to his plan. After thinking about it, Yang Zhen said to Ye Chao beside him: "You should go too. For the time being, you can serve as deputy chief of staff and director of the operations department."
Yang Zhen's words made Ye, who had been transferred to the Northeast with Yang Zhen in southern Anhui and studied in the Advanced Department of the Military Academy of the Military Region for three months, before the launch of this campaign, transferred to the headquarters as deputy director of the Operations Division One. Chao was stunned for a moment: "No. 1, I have only been transferred to the Anti-Japanese Alliance for a short time. Isn't it a bit bad to be the deputy chief of staff next time? Besides, I also want to practice more with you."
Regarding Ye Chao's reluctance, Yang Zhen waved his hand and said: "You are from the old Red Army and have rich practical experience. There is no doubt about this. What you lack now is just large-scale combined combat experience and real front-line leadership experience. You know this very well, and so do I.”
"It is always slow to mature when you are trained at the headquarters. Only by leading troops can you really train and progress faster. If you train at the headquarters, it is best to be a chief of staff. How can you get used to leading troops? And I ask you to do it. Ma Chunsheng serves as deputy chief of staff. In addition to training, he also has other purposes, which is to let you watch him."
"Although Lao Ma is usually very silent, he has a lot of clever ideas when fighting and he is quite smart. It is difficult for the little devil to make him suffer. However, this guy has a slightly poorer view of the overall situation. At the same time, this courage is a bit too much."
"We launched this battle with only one actual combat goal, which is to open up the connection with Guan Nei. It is not to take Xinjing as the main goal, let alone to eliminate how many Kwantung troops. Where is Xinjing now? For us It's not just a hornet's nest, it's a burden. Give him a bamboo pole and he'll poke a hole in the sky."
"By attacking Xinjing, it will certainly look good and win some political applause. Militarily, it can also cut off the Japanese army, a strategic transportation hub in the Northeast. But other than that, what other benefits can we gain by capturing Xinjing?" , the Japanese army is bound to make a crazy counterattack, and our army can only concentrate its limited troops and equipment as much as possible around Xinjing."
"From the current point of view, for a long period of time, our war potential is still far behind that of Japan as a whole. This kind of head-on seizure of Xinjing will consume a lot of precious resources and troops. This kind of consumption and seizure Compared with the results achieved by Xinjing, the gains outweigh the losses."
"Our stamina, at least for now, is far less than that of the Japanese army, which is supported by a developed industrialized country. The population base of the entire base area is even worse than that of Japan itself. Moreover, after we capture Xinjing, we will have to carry hundreds of thousands of people from Xinjing. The pressure of population supply, grain, coal, and necessary daily necessities are all taken into account. Now that we have to import even salt from Jiangbei, the economy of the entire base area is already somewhat overwhelmed."
"More importantly, keeping too many of the Kwantung Army's forces on the front line of Xinjing and letting the Kwantung Army spend too much force around Xinjing right now will be detrimental to our overall future war situation. Although we have won many battles, But the strength we have now, although it has developed greatly, is not enough to eat hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops gathered together in one go."
"The Japanese army can continuously mobilize troops from the mainland and North Korea, but we cannot. The current troop potential in the base area has been exhausted. Once the main force is diverted to Xinjing or suffers too many casualties, what else will we do if we lack reserve troops? Go and fight, if we had that strength, we would have liberated the entire Northeast long ago, and there is no need to delay it until now."
"Looking at the overall situation now, capturing Xinjing will do more harm than good to us. Lao Ma is good at everything, but he is prone to act hastily when he comes up, and it is easy to ignore the overall situation when seeing a favorable fighter opportunity, so I hope When you are by his side, you can keep an eye on him."
"In a word, on local battlefields, I can allow him to make some extraordinary moves, but such moves must not affect the unified strategic deployment of the headquarters, let alone our future development. Let this guy go alone, It's not impossible, but a bridle must be placed around him, and letting you go will act as a bridle."
"Go on, go down below and practice more on how to lead troops. As for returning to the headquarters to study, there are plenty of opportunities. You can do it anytime. There is no rush. I transferred you from the New Fourth Army. It's not that I lack a combat section chief. What I need is A man who can truly lead an army."
After Yang Zhen finished speaking his thoughts, Ye Chao, who already understood Yang Zhen's thoughts, didn't say anything. Although he didn't want to leave Yang Zhen's side, he still understood that obeying orders is the duty of soldiers, especially Since Yang Zhen had already spoken so thoroughly, he could only choose to obey.
It has been half a year since he arrived in the Northeast. This half year has made Ye Chao feel like he is in a dream. Not to mention the equipment, there are planes here, heavy artillery and tanks below, and the number of cars alone is greater than that of the New Fourth Army. There are many more horses together.
As for light weapons, the number of machine guns here has almost caught up with the number of rifles of the New Fourth Army. The firepower of a regiment is stronger than that of the entire New Fourth Army. The artillery configuration of a regiment is unknown to the 18th Army in North China, but for the Southeast As far as the New Fourth Army is concerned, even the entire New Fourth Army does not have so many artillery pieces. These are considered luxurious equipment and are beyond the reach of the Guan Nei troops.
The current firepower configuration of the Anti-Japanese Alliance cannot be seen not only in the Guan Nei troops, but also in the Central Army of the Nationalist Government, which has always been known to be well-equipped for the Guan Nei troops. However, the firepower distribution has been increased. As a group, The corresponding capabilities of the commander must also keep up.
Since he was transferred to the Northeast, Ye Chao had the same thoughts as all the cadres transferred from the pass. He felt that he had too much to learn. Otherwise, if his command ability could not keep up with the development of the situation, he would be in trouble. Destined to be eliminated.
This is also the main reason why Ye Chao doesn't want to leave Yang Zhen's side. Being with Yang Zhen is definitely a bit tiring, but you can really learn something, from the allocation of troops in a battle to the distribution of firepower. , as well as adjusting the entire combat deployment during the battle, there are too many places to learn. Staying by Yang Zhen's side will be of great benefit to your own growth.
However, Ye Chao also admitted that what Yang Zhen said was reasonable. He had been serving as a combat staff officer in the New Fourth Army. After arriving in the Anti-Japanese Alliance, in addition to studying at the command school, he also worked at the headquarters. What he really lacked was the experience of leading troops on the front line. Only by truly going down to the frontline troops can you gain more experience in leading troops, which will be more beneficial to your future development. Therefore, although he was somewhat reluctant to leave Yang Zhen's side, Ye Chao still chose to accept the order.
After Ye Chao left, Yang Zhen looked at his back and smiled without saying anything. He knew that Ye Chao had listened to what he just said and was concerned about his arrangement for him to serve as deputy staff officer next to Ma Chunsheng. He is also clear and understands the reason for his long-term growth, and he will also accomplish the tasks assigned to him.
Yang Zhen is quite aware of Ye Chao's character and abilities, and he values them, otherwise he would not have transferred him all the way from the New Fourth Army to the Northeast. By putting him down, he can feel more at ease. Yang Zhen I think I can’t make mistakes when looking at people.
Ye Chao is a steady person and has a strong view of the overall situation. What he lacks is the experience of leading troops on the front line. With Ye Chao by Ma Chunsheng's side, he not only acts as a halter, but also acts as an effective restriction on Ma Chunsheng. With him going with me, I can really feel at ease.