Talking about her work, Li Huilan was so excited that she completely forgot why she came to Yang Zhen. It wasn't until she saw a smile on the corner of Yang Zhen's mouth that she remembered the reason why she came, and said quickly: "Political commissar, according to the deciphered
Judging from the enemy's telegrams, the Third Theater Command has readjusted its deployment."
"The 79th Division has moved west from the Niulanling line and is cooperating with the 40th Division to clear the south from the southeastern mountainous area of Jingxian County. It is deploying around us. One of its regiments has already reached the Caijiaqiao to Huatan line. Follow-up troops
They will arrive one after another within twelve hours."
"And we monitored the radio signals of the 33rd Brigade of the Second Guerrilla Zone and the advancing Second Column in Ningguo. We have dealt with them a lot in the past six months, and I am quite familiar with their methods of sending and receiving messages. Although I can't yet
Decoding, but as soon as I turn on the phone, I can identify them."
"Although we don't have a radio direction finder, we can't accurately determine its specific location. But based on the strength of the radio signal, I estimate that it should be roughly along the line from Xiaxi to Ningdun in the south of Ningguo. In addition, several of the 40th Division's
The radio signal from our headquarters is moving eastward at a rapid pace. I am closely monitoring the enemy forces in other directions."
At this point, Li Huilan handed the deciphered telegram of the 79th Division to Yang Zhen and said: "Political Commissar, the situation is more than that. Take a closer look at this point. The enemy's movements are very fast. Judging from their advancing speed, the final
We will be surrounded by midnight today."
After Yang Zhen received the telegram, he turned to Zhang Zixiong and said: "Go and find Feng Dafei, Ye Chao and Yin Yang, as well as the leader and political commissar of the secret service group, as well as the leader and political commissar of the Third Regiment. Tell the troops not to worry.
Continue to rest and take the time to let everyone get some sleep."
After explaining Zhang Zixiong, Yang Zhen turned around and marked the enemy's latest position on the map with reference to the telegram. He said approvingly to Li Huilan: "Xiao Li, that's good. His thinking is so thorough and his logic is so strong. Not only that.
Being able to decipher the enemy's telegrams and having such a good understanding of the combat situation makes me as good as a staff officer."
In response to Yang Zhen's compliment, Li Huilan just smiled lightly and said: "Political Commissar, I majored in mathematics at Hujiang University, and I am also a professional counterpart in deciphering codes. Let's apply what we have learned. As for the combat situation, we translators
He is the first person to come into contact with every telegram and knows about these things immediately. After being in contact for a long time, you will understand it."
At this point, she raised the telegram in her hand and said: "Political Commissar, please be busy, I am going to send a telegram. This telegram must be sent out in a hurry. There is still a while to contact the military department within the specified time.
We're here. Political Commissar, you still have a way. You can think of a way to use the ground wire. Otherwise, if you just use a five-watt radio, we may not be able to contact the military."
Hearing Li Huilan's words of professional counterpart, Yang Zhen frowned: "Why does this sentence of professional counterpart sound so familiar? It seems that I have heard it somewhere. It should not be from this era. There is no such thing as professional counterpart in this era.
This sentence, whether you can apply what you have learned, is often said by college students in this era."
Although this sentence sounded familiar, the arrival of several cadres who had been recruited did not allow him to think too much about it. Looking at the few cadres who arrived, General Yang Zhen had already marked the
The map was laid out on the ground: "The situation is changing very quickly now. I would like to hear your suggestions on what to do next."
When Feng Dafei and others heard what Yang Zhen said, they carefully checked the situation marked by Yang Zhen on the map. Feng Dafei was the first to praise: "Political Commissar, your work on this map is so standard. You are the best staff officer in our army.
, can’t do it at this level. Where did you learn this?”
In response to Feng Dafei's compliment on his work on the picture, Yang Zhen waved his hand and said: "I'm asking for your opinion on the current situation, not for you to praise my work on the picture. I know what my own level is. Come on.
, seize the time to share your thoughts. If you have any thoughts, just mention them directly, don’t beat around the bush.”
Feng Dafei looked at the map carefully again, hesitated for a moment and then said: "Political Commissar, I think what we need to do most now is to stop resting and recuperating immediately. We must move immediately. Our current location is at the northern foot of Shipup Mountain, about 50 meters away from Caijiaqiao
, the Qiaoting line is too close. Judging from the enemy's advancing speed on the map, our current position will be surrounded by tomorrow morning at the latest. We will be encountered at noon."
"We are now running out of supplies, and our troops are extremely exhausted from continuous marching and fighting. The most critical thing is the shortage of ammunition. On average, each rifle has less than five rounds of ammunition left. The ammunition for machine guns is even more scarce. Most of the light machine guns have no ammunition.
We can't fight now even if we want to, so the best plan for now is to take advantage of it before the enemy forces encircle them."
"Political Commissar, withdraw. Judging by the time and the marching speed of the military headquarters, if everything is normal, the military commander and the main force should have passed the Nanyi Lake line by now. I have actually completed the task of leading the enemy troops.
It’s time to move.”
After listening to Feng Dafei's suggestion, Yang Zhen took a look. When he saw several other people nodding slightly, expressing their agreement with Feng Dafei's suggestion. Seeing that several subordinates had expressed their attitudes in disguise, Yang Zhen shook his head and said:
"I may be a bit bossy on weekdays, but it's not like I can't listen to other opinions. Can you tell me anything you have to say?"
"Military issues are sometimes necessary, but military issues are often needed. There are three stooges, but one is more powerful than Zhuge Liang. Everyone is a proven military cadre, and they all have rich experience on the battlefield.
We will hold a Zhuge Liang meeting today, and everyone can speak freely if they have any ideas. Since Lao Feng said that we should transfer, everyone agrees. So I want to hear everyone's opinions on the direction of the transfer."
Yang Zhen's words made several people look at each other and hesitated for a moment before the spy leader Liu Biesheng said: "Political Commissar, I think we are taking advantage of the fact that the enemy's encirclement has not yet been completely formed. We will head southeast immediately.
The direction changes and enters the mountainous area southeast of Jixi. It is located in the West Tianmu Mountains and is rich in products. We can repair there for a period of time and then look for opportunities to go north."
"Political Commissar, what Deputy Commander Feng said is right. We are exhausted now, and we are very short of ammunition. We really can't continue the fight. If we continue to stay here, we can only sit and wait for death. Rather than being surrounded by them, it is better to move as soon as possible.
.And the sooner it can be transferred, the better.”
Hearing Liu Biesheng's suggestion, Yang Zhen turned his head and looked at everyone else who was nodding, and said: "Do you also have the same meaning and idea? Before the enemy's encirclement is completed, move to the mountainous area southeast of Jixi so that you can have Tianmu Mountain at your back.
, use the local dense vegetation cover, and use the local rich products to rest and wait?”
Seeing several people nodding in response, Yang Zhen shook his head and said: "When I was in the Northeast, I always asked my commanders to have reverse thinking. In other words, when you formulate a combat plan, don't simply
Think about the problem from your own perspective. At least partially consider the problem from your opponent's perspective."
"Let's go east to Zhejiang and enter the Tianmu Mountains. Taking advantage of the dense vegetation there to rest and standby is indeed our best option at the moment. But if we can think of this, can't our enemies think of it? Don't be the combat staff officers of the Third Theater Zone.
They are all idiots. Don't forget, those combat staff officers are different from our staff officers. Almost all of them are graduates of the regular Central Military Academy."
"These people have studied in the military academy for several years. They were at least junior high school graduates before entering the military academy. In terms of basic military literacy, they are not inferior to our opponents, the Japanese army, and are far higher than many of our companies.
A combat officer who can't make a map, and can't even use a compass."
At this point, Yang Zhen said to Ye Gao, the deputy chief of the operations section who looked a little embarrassed next to him: "Old Ye, it's not that I have high demands. After the main force of the teaching corps and the special agent group withdrew from Niulanling, if the military headquarters strengthened the combat staff,
If you and the commander can use a compass and use a map to judge the terrain by referring to the landforms, can you go the wrong way if you only rely on unreliable guides to lead the way?"
"Before each unit marched, the military department specially distributed corresponding maps and compasses. However, few of our combat staff knew how to use a compass. The ability to work on the maps is not lacking, but I can only say about the quality.
It’s not even close to satisfactory. Such a consultant will make mistakes. He can’t use it, he can’t read it, nothing. The key is to find your own gaps and learn from them.”
"We used to just carry out counter-mopping operations within our own base areas. We were familiar with the terrain and did not have such high requirements for the operations on the map. But we were always satisfied with doing small things and doing things piecemeal? We now do not have the strength to fight against the Japanese army.
There is no way to fight head-on, fight in small ways, and work piecemeal. But what about the future?"
"Most of our combat staff can't even make a tactical map, and their work on the map can only be described as unsatisfactory. So for a battle at the battle level that spans hundreds of kilometers, how can they do this?
The enemy's progress is not clearly marked. Which roads can be walked and which roads cannot be walked? It can't be seen on the map. You can't even draw contour lines. How can this be done?"
"You know, when I was in the Northeast, cadres above the chief of staff of my regiment, according to our requirements, not only had to be able to use a compass and a map to judge the direction, but also used a watch to judge the direction when necessary. What is this?
There is a gap. Only when we see our own gap can we continue to make progress. Our military has stayed in southern Anhui for too long and is too comfortable."
"Of course, I'm not chasing after the blame. I'm just explaining the gap in capabilities between our operational staff and operational staff. Normally, this gap doesn't seem to be harmful, but when it's really needed, the mud can't be used to bridge the gap.
It’s big. The gap between our staff level and others is not even the slightest bit.”
"It was not the fault of these staff officers that they lost the battle on the battlefield. The success or failure of the battle involves many things. The combat effectiveness of the troops, the military quality and command of the commanders, and the ability to control the troops. There is also the strength of both the enemy and ourselves.
, the gap in firepower. There are also some aspects of the overall strategic test. If nothing else, the Wuhan battle was very exciting."