Most people don't understand these things, especially those during the Second Division, but Yang Jicai, then the operational staff officer of the First Column, knew it very well. To be honest, he had the final say from this to the end. On the surface, he seemed very friendly, but in fact
It is not an easy task to get along with a military commander who is nothing but a steel bar, especially for him to serve as chief of staff.
If the advice he provides is inconsistent with his original intention, it will be difficult for him to listen to it, but as the chief of staff, he has a heavy responsibility. What the chief of staff does is to formulate combat plans based on the actual situation on the battlefield and propose them.
Suggestions and plans for military commanders to choose from.
As the chief of staff, you are in a dilemma if you don't remind your mistakes and remind your superior who is not used to using the chief of staff and it is difficult for him to listen. This situation undoubtedly makes him take everything lightly as he learned from his elder brother.
Yang Jicai had a headache.
More importantly, in the battle between the two cities last year, this guy showed his superiors that he was good at defensive operations. In fact, Yang Jicai knew very well that this guy was not a guy who obeyed orders honestly at all. The offensive fanaticism in his blood was
Being stronger than anyone else and being good at defensive combat does not mean that this guy has no desire to attack.
It was obvious that his superiors were not unaware of his shortcomings and actual thoughts. At least Wang Guangyu, the top military officer commanding the entire Linxi battlefield, should still be very aware of it, so he transferred the troops who had been transferred to the advancing army.
I was dragged back from Rehe by force.
As early as when he received the order to come to Alukorqin Banner to serve as the chief of staff of this theater, which is the smallest but the most critical position in the entire Linxi battlefield, Yang Jicai knew that he could make the commander travel thousands of miles to move him from the Rehe battlefield.
When he was called back, in addition to letting himself assist him, there was another most critical reason, which was to let himself watch this guy whose eyes were gleaming because the fighter plane he had always longed for appeared.
Let yourself watch him, don't make any mistakes, bring any adverse effects to the entire battle situation, and undermine the unified plan of the superiors. At least before Linxi makes decisive progress in the frontal battle, you must ensure that the Alhorqin Banner is on the front line.
There must not be any, even the slightest surprise.
In fact, Yang Jicai was right. Wang Guangyu was not too relieved to transfer a guy like Wang Deyao, who was obviously not too settled, to the front line of Aruhorqin Banner to take charge of the overall situation. For his old subordinate, who was in the Anti-Japanese Alliance back then,
Wang Guangyu was the guard squad leader when he was the deputy commander of the Fourth Army. Wang Guangyu knew his character very well, and he loved and hated his old subordinate.
What I love is that he is really good at defensive warfare and has an extremely tenacious temperament. As long as there is no order from his superiors, he will not flinch even if he hits a single soldier. After the first battle last year, he was said to be immovable under a volley of artillery.
His acumen on the battlefield is also sufficient, and his grasp of fighter planes is quite good.
But it is this restless character in his bones that also gives Wang Guangyu some headaches. Transferring him is a good choice, but if not, it will be a time bomb. Wang Deyao's character
Once the decision is made, it is determined that he will be a strong general, but he may also cause huge troubles.
When I was the deputy commander of the Second Division, I couldn't get along with my official position. Now that I am on my own, I am even less able to act in accordance with the arrangements of my superiors. And now that the battle situation in Linxi is tense, I don't have much energy. If you have to take care of this guy, there's no guarantee that this guy won't make some unexpected moves.
Especially in the Aruhorqin Banner War Zone, there is currently no candidate for political commissar. In fact, he is the chief military and political officer, and no one can restrain him. Wang Guangyu can rest assured by placing this guy in Aruhorqin Banner. Worry again, which can be described as quite contradictory.
Therefore, after Wang Guangyu considered it for a while, he sent Yang Jicai, who had just returned from the advancing army, to Aruhorqin Banner as chief of staff. He just hoped that Yang Jicai would look at this guy a little bit, at least for the stubborn and confident Wang Deyao. It's a check and balance.
Wang Guangyu believed that although Yang Jicai was younger, he had a stable character, a thoughtful mind, and was very good at planning. Let him be the chief of staff. Although he would definitely not be able to restrain this guy, he could still provide certain checks and balances with his ability.
It's just that this task is the biggest headache for Yang Jicai. This commander has always felt good about himself. Once he is determined about something, it is difficult to listen to other people's persuasion. Moreover, he joined the Fourth Anti-Alliance Army in three or five years, and has reached the age of military service. It has been seven years now. According to the cadres transferred from the pass, they are veteran cadres from the Red Army period.
And there is a big difference between him in terms of qualifications and age. The commander also looks down on student officers like himself from the bottom of his heart. In his eyes, the chief of staff is just a senior officer. The messenger is, at best, a big steward. When he was the regiment commander, he turned his chief of staff into a decoration.
Although the chief of staff held a high position in the Anti-Japanese Alliance, he was like this in his army. Yang Jicai had no idea whether he could complete this task. With such a self-centered person, Yang Jicai had no idea. Getting along with military commanders was a difficult problem for Yang Jicai.
On the Nanxing'an battlefield, I had a very unhappy relationship with the Second Division Commander due to differences in combat deployment and actions. Now that I am asked to serve as his chief of staff, can I complete the tasks assigned by my superiors? Faced with this Yang Jicai, a commander with quite a personality, who had always been quite confident in himself, felt unconfident for the first time. He knew that once the man in front of him made up his mind, his words of persuasion might not even fall on deaf ears.
Sure enough, Wang Deyao didn't listen to Yang Jicai's persuasion at all. Yang Jicai was right. He was the highest military officer in charge of the entire war zone. The most important thing to do now was to stay in his position instead of becoming a regiment. It was something he should do, but this battle was too important in terms of significance for him who was responsible for a battlefield independently for the first time.
The two regiments are newly formed troops. He is worried about not going to the front line to personally command them. Therefore, although what his chief of staff said is good, he also thinks there is some truth to it, but Wang Deyao insists that he You should go to the front line to take charge. After all, how to adjust the actual tactics, it is more secure to watch it yourself.
Facing the stubborn Wang Deyao, Yang Jicai was also a little annoyed: "Commander, I don't want to say anything else. The task assigned to you by the column is the entire Aruhorqin Banner battlefield. It is your responsibility to attack or defend on this battlefield.
and authority, but as your chief of staff, I insist on my opinion that at this time, you should not leave your command position."
"You are the military commander of the entire Aruhorqin Banner battlefield, not the commander of a certain regiment. You are responsible for combat operations in the entire theater, not just combat operations in a certain direction. The Aruhorqin Banner under the commander's eyes is
Battlefield, I don’t think I need to repeat to you the importance of the entire Linxi battlefield."
"If you have made up your mind that you must personally command the battle and do not want to make any changes, then I hope you will report it to Commander Wang, so that at least Commander Wang can be mentally prepared.
If there is any abnormality in the weakness, then they will not fall into passivity."
Wang Deyao was obviously unhappy with Yang Jicai's persuasion: "Chief of Staff Xiao Yang, I understand your mentality, but as long as this battle is fought successfully, the pressure on us in the next battle will be greatly reduced, which will have a great impact on our future.
The battle can be said to be quite advantageous.”
"The current tactics adopted by the Japanese army are to have three regiments advance together. If we take advantage of them being in a state of confusion under bombing and artillery fire at night to defeat part of them, or even a regiment, and take off one of their tentacles, then you
If you think about the benefits of tomorrow's daytime battle, please stop trying to persuade me, I've decided on this battle."
"In addition, you are also a military cadre and a top student in the military training team. You should understand that on the battlefield, the adjustment of troop strength and firepower deployment according to changes in the battle situation is related to the success or failure of the entire battle. These two regiments in our hands,
They are all newly formed regiments. How can we handle such a battle without me personally commanding it?"
"As for the two Japanese regiments on the southern front, as long as our ground and air firepower is not interrupted, there is basically no big problem. Even if they adjust their deployment and change the direction of attack, under the attack of our superior firepower, this march will
Even if I want to go faster, I can’t go any faster.”
"I don't want to eat all the 28th Regiment in one go, I just want to eliminate part of it. As long as I don't get stuck by the 28th Regiment and fight quickly, even if there are any changes on the southern front, I can always turn around and come back for reinforcements.
, so although the pressure on the southern route will be greater, the risk is actually not that high."
"The entire plan for tonight's night operation has been decided. You stay here and keep abreast of the developments on the southern front. I will lead the main force of the second regiment to attack the 28th Regiment in the Haihar River Basin. We have the most modern weapons in our hands.
As for communication methods, as long as we stabilize our position, I don’t believe that Kunisaki Noboru can come up with any new tricks. We are not the scumbag army in some aspects."
"As for Commander Wang, I need to read the report. If everything has to be reported to the superiors before making a decision, then what do you want us people to do? Over at the main battlefield in Linxi, the war is tense right now. Commander
There is no intention to take care of our side at all, the fighter plane is gone in a flash, and by the time the headquarters responds, the day lily may be cold."
"My comrade, fighting can't be learned by reading a few books. All real experience must be learned from fighting. If you can learn to fight by relying on the experience in books, I think you scholars , haven’t they all become famous generals? Although I don’t have much education, I have learned how to fight in these years.”
"You intellectuals are fine there. Even if you don't have this dogmatism, you still have to ask for instructions and report in a big battle. If all the conditions are prepared for you, what do you want the commanders below to do? Without orders from superiors, I have no choice but to give up when I see a favorable opportunity. This is not my style, Mr. Wang."
When Wang Deyao said these words, especially his views in certain aspects, he didn't know that his thoughts were very comparable to his next main opponent, Ichiki Kiyoshi, but they were just two people. The difference is purely jealous. If you can't eat the grapes, you will say the grapes are sour.
The one who is purely empirical thinks that everything can be learned on the battlefield, and the one who graduated from Zhan Zhan University naturally thinks that Zhan Zhan University is better than any other military academy. Although the two do not have the same original intention and have different focuses, they The meanings are quite similar.