Chapter 270 Full with Dry Food, Sunny with an Umbrella
The two veterans were discussing issues in the car, and the car slowly started to move along with their conversation. The driver left by Yang Zhen was very experienced and knew what to do when the leader was talking. After the political commissar got in the car, he After starting the car, the car can start at any time as long as the two leaders give orders.
Behind them, the Jinjin Army Headquarters, who had long been accustomed to moving behind enemy lines, had already made preparations to move as early as after dinner, and was waiting for the two old commanders to give the order to set off. Seriously. It was cleaned up neatly, and in a short period of time, apart from giving a certain amount of compensation to the residents whose houses were damaged during the battle, not even a piece of paper was left in the entire village.
When the car of the two veterans drove eastward under the guidance of two armored vehicles, Yang Zhen sent a telegram behind them before dinner. The twelve troops brought by Yang Jicai from the front were already filled with supplies. Trucks with personnel, as well as cadres above the regiment on horseback, with their respective guards, followed immediately.
Although twelve trucks cannot hold so many people, as a headquarters agency, there are still a lot of horses. There is no room for them to sit on the truck. The large trucks and extra horses can definitely hold the remaining people, but because of the number of security forces There were not many, and they could not move separately. In order to take care of the people on horseback and in carts, the speed of the convoy was not very fast.
At the end of the convoy, the muzzles of the four armored vehicles responsible for the escort were crossed, pointing at the mountains on both sides of the road, ready for battle at any time. If there was any disturbance in the mountains on both sides of the road, the forty guns on the turret would The five-millimeter artillery will fire at the first opportunity.
In this kind of combat situation, they have specially practiced covering the movement of the convoy. Now they don't have to improvise. They naturally know what to do. In the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the use of armored vehicles is different from that of the Soviet army. In addition to conducting reconnaissance during combat In addition to being directly responsible for assault missions, the mission is to escort convoys transporting supplies during wartime, so there is no need to explain it deliberately, they know what to do.
What surprised all the personnel at the Jinjin Army Headquarters, including the two old commanders, was that the troops transferred by Yang Zhen who arrived in this small mountain village from the air refused to sit on the 11th. Instead, they marched on foot behind the troops in the name of warm-up training before the battle.
Looking at the heavy loads on these people and the equipment on their hands, most of them had enjoyed the privilege of riding in a car for the first time since the army. It was even the first time for many of them to ride in a car. Everyone in the advancing army shook their heads: "This The gang is just a bunch of lunatics. They don't sit in a good car, but they have to carry such a heavy backpack and run behind the car. Aren't they tired?"
Contrary to the incomprehension of others, the commander and political commissar who were sitting in the jeep and knew some inside information, after seeing these people's unexpected behavior, not only did not stop them, but they were extremely interested and went out of their way to observe them carefully. Instead of moving from the front of the team to the back, the two coaches even intentionally slowed down the speed of the team in order to get a closer look.
Although we are driving at night, and because the roads are too bad, and we are marching in a convoy, we have to take care of the carts and the people on horseback, so the speed of the entire convoy is not very fast, but no matter how bad the road is, it is still better than the mountain road. It is much stronger, and a person's two legs are two legs after all. If you take a shortcut when climbing a mountain, a car is naturally no match for human legs, but this is a flat road. No matter how bad the road conditions are, it is still generally flat.
It is difficult for human legs to run over the wheels of a car on such a flat road, not to mention that they are carrying at least more than 25 kilograms of equipment on their bodies. However, the convoy has already traveled a distance of more than ten kilometers. Not only are these people There is no need to fall behind, and you can still have free time to practice various situations encountered by the enemy during the march.
Seeing these people marching under heavy loads, while still having some spare time to practice and deal with various situations that they might encounter with the enemy, the two veterans looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes, but they could only shake their heads in their hearts. : "How on earth are these people trained?"
These people not only practiced the various speeds of firing guns and various tactics when encountering enemies along the way, but also the choice of marching along the way. They basically did not take the flat road, but chose the ditches and bumps on both sides of the simple road. Their own marching route was still able to keep up with the march of the brigade under such circumstances. Looking at what they saw in front of them, the two veterans knew that what Yang Zhen said at the beginning was true.
Not to mention anything else, this physical strength alone is far beyond what our troops can compare with. Carrying a weight of 25 kilograms and carrying out a long-distance attack, our troops do not have this ability. You must know that from here to the location of the new headquarters, Although it is not too far away, it is still a full distance of fifty or sixty kilometers.
These people knew that they had to march such a long distance and still refused to take the bus, which shows that they were confident and confident that they could do it, and this confidence was developed through long-term rigorous training. Seeing such a scene, At this time, in the hearts of the two veterans, in addition to shock, there was also a trace of envy.
The two old commanders led the advancing army headquarters to the new headquarters under strict protection. At this time, they were sitting in the cab of the truck and speeding towards Linxi. They did not know about the lawless and proud soldiers under their command. General, Yang Zhen, who had already given the entire advancing army a disincentive, never thought about what would happen to the advancing army headquarters after he left.
His last extremely respectful statement in front of the two old chiefs was originally intended to calm down the arrogant and powerful generals under his command and make them respect the comrades advancing in the army and not to be arrogant all day long. I am the best in the world, what kind of conflict will I cause with my brother troops?
He did this to tell those people that the two top commanders of the advancing army are his old commanders. I am the number one in your army, and can also be called the ancestor of your special reconnaissance brigade. I respect them so much. You guys What else can you show off as a gangster? Let me restrain your lawless character here.
It's just that Yang Zhen didn't expect that his group of subordinates did not cause any trouble, and even said very little after he left, but they used another way to give others a warning. If Yang Zhen was still advancing, At the headquarters, Zhu Jian and his subordinates said that this was a warm-up training, but in fact it was a clear move to show off their abilities. It is estimated that even a scolding would be the least severe.
Yang Zhen didn't have such good self-cultivation. He watched his troops show off in front of his brothers without getting angry. He knew the foundation and character of these soldiers so well that he could even say that he knew they were pulling him off just by sticking his butt. What the hell, Yang Zhen couldn't hide their evil intentions.
Don't forget, he single-handedly brought out the main military cadres of this brigade. He knows better than anyone in the army what kind of birds these people are like. When these people see Yang Zhen was respectful to the commander and political commissar of the advancing army, and on the surface he certainly did not dare to say or do anything out of the ordinary.
But that's just not making any moves on the surface, but privately they will definitely try their best to find opportunities to compete with the advancing troops. There is nothing wrong with showing off their power. This group of guys has such a temperament. There is nothing they are afraid of and nothing they dare not do.
Not to mention the commander and political commissar of the advancing army, even the chairman and the boss are here. The same goes for these guys. Of course, if Yang Zhen, Guo Bingxun, and Li Mingrui were here, they would not dare to cause any trouble even if they had the courage to do so. Come on, especially for Yang Zhen, the number one, they are not only afraid, but more convinced. If it were anyone else, they wouldn't care much.
In fact, if Yang Zhen hadn't intentionally avoided the political commissar's last question, they wouldn't have been able to hide their thoughts from Yang Zhen. It was just that they were thinking about other things at the time, and there were some things that were not easy to do in front of the two old leaders. Ming said that he didn't have time to vaccinate these guys, so he gave these guys a chance to show off.
This trip to the paddock did not achieve the expected results. Yang Zhen felt not very comfortable but also very tired. At this time when the war was fierce, Yang Zhen came to the paddock to meet with the commander and political commissar of the advancing army. In fact, nothing else matters about the meeting, and it is not about showing off his wealth or showing off the wealth he has built up in Beijing over the past few years.
At the moment, he is not so superficial. In front of the two old leaders, he can show off how awesome he is and how strong the Anti-Japanese Alliance under his command is. Not to mention the energy he has spent in leading the army in the past few years, he has already developed it. Jishen Chengfu, even a few years ago, was not the kind of flamboyant person, and he asked himself that he had nothing to show off in front of the two old chiefs who were both older than him in military service.
The biggest purpose of his trip is to do ideological work for the commander and political commissar of the Tongting March, so that they can accept their plan for the next battle. For Yang Zhen, it is necessary to prepare for a rainy day. If you want to be on the front, the battlefield is like a chessboard. One step requires more than just three steps.
Bringing enough dry food and preparing an umbrella is his motto in life. He has always believed that in the military, there is no such thing as taking one step at a time. Real victory can only be achieved through careful planning in advance, and that kind of improvising is not possible. , the practice of cooking now and buying food now is definitely not Yang Zhen’s style.
Therefore, in his opinion, it is quite necessary to communicate with the two veterans of the advance army in advance regarding the next battle plan. As long as the support of the two veterans is obtained, the work of the central government will be easy to do, but he But they didn't expect that the dangerous environment they had been in for many years made the two veterans act very cautious on this matter.
He tried his best, but failed to achieve the results he wanted. This undoubtedly disappointed Yang Zhen. It was not that he did not understand the caution of the two veterans. The Japanese army, which was currently at its peak, was neither in terms of military quality nor sustainability. The combat capabilities are far superior to those within the customs, including those of the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
After the troops had fought with the Kwantung Army for a long time, they were already quite exhausted, the casualties were definitely not too small, and the material consumption was already excessive. All the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops from the North China Front were also involved. Ability will undoubtedly be a serious test.
Once the follow-up combat plan is implemented according to Yang Zhen's ideas, it is almost impossible to involve the entire North China Front Army. The currently dominant Japanese army has always had a strong sense of proactive attack, leaving them passive. Is it possible to get beaten?
Even if they win by then, with the Japanese army still having an absolute advantage at this time, the troops will still be exhausted. If they lose, the losses will be even greater. Several major bases in the pass, especially the first ones, will bear the brunt. It is possible that one or two of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei and Shanxi-Sui base areas cannot be defended. For this kind of battle plan, in which the victorious troops will suffer heavy losses, and the defeated troops may even be in danger of bankruptcy. The two veterans are cautious. Inevitable.