At this point, Yang Zhen clicked on the map and said: "Since their combat staff are not idiots, then why can't they think of everything we can think of? Judging from the configuration of the troops under the entire third theater, there is still a whole group of them in Zhejiang
Army. We are all veterans, and some have participated in the Long March. I think everyone is also very aware of the combat effectiveness of the 28th Army, which is affiliated with the Hunan Army."
"If necessary, they can move their troops westward at any time to blockade the Tianmu Mountains. If I am not mistaken, the 28th Army has already begun to move westward. And at this time, we are fighting against the Hunan Army, which is a very powerful force.
Encounter is not a good thing. As a strategic location and Tianmu Mountain in the depth of western Zhejiang, they will never give up easily. A heavy encirclement and suppression is inevitable."
"And judging from the current general deployment and direction of action of the enemy's forces, Prime Minister Shangguan Yun is worried about us marching eastward into Zhejiang. I think everyone knows what Zhejiang is. Zhejiang people are still very popular among the National Government.
, there are many people occupying high positions. If we really get into Zhejiang, I'm afraid Shangguan Yunxiang's butt will be unsteady."
"As for whether we will take advantage of his opportunity to move troops northward, judging from the current situation, he probably doesn't care. As long as we are squeezed out of Jiangnan, his mission will basically be completed. Eliminating us will be more important.
Well, if we can't eliminate him, as long as we withdraw from Jiangnan, his position will be very stable. In the next stage, his troop deployment will most likely be carried out in accordance with this intention."
"So, we can't just think from our own perspective, what is the most beneficial to our next action. At least we must also consider it from the perspective of our opponents, and then make this decision. Only
Only by considering everything comprehensively can we make the choice that is most beneficial to ourselves. This is what I mean by having reverse thinking."
After Yang Zhen's words fell, several people were stunned. This was the first time they heard the so-called reverse thinking. Thinking about the problem from the enemy's perspective, which they had never experienced in their previous battles. This so-called
Not to mention several regiment leaders and political commissars with guerrilla backgrounds, even Feng Dafei, the division commander of the front and rear armies and the current deputy captain and chief of education of the teaching corps, had never heard of it.
Looking at the puzzled expressions of several people, Yang Zhen shook his head and said: "Judging from our current military strength and strength, even if we arrive safely in the Tianmu Mountains, it will be difficult to stand still under heavy siege. Moreover.
Politically, we can only fall into a more passive situation. So how to choose our retreat route is extremely important for us now."
After Yang Zhen finished speaking, Feng Dafei hesitated for a moment and then said: "Political Commissar, you mean not to break out to the southeast, but to choose another direction? But currently, the southeast is the only direction where there are no traces of enemy troops. For us,
It should be the safest direction. No matter which direction the enemy forces are in, it is impossible to reach Jixi before midnight today."
Regarding Feng Dafei's judgment, Yang Zhen shook his head and said: "If they want to eat us, they don't have to turn south and go south to Jixi. Judging from the confessions of the prisoners of the 368th Regiment, the 62nd Division has already arrived
Jingde County. And it is rapidly expanding to the northeast. As long as they can trap us north of the Jinsha River, they can cut off our route from the east to western Zhejiang at any time."
"When the 40th Division, the 52nd Division behind us, the 79th Division to the west, and the 33rd Brigade to the northeast advance into the second column, they can encircle us north of the Jinsha River. If my
If there is no error in judgment, the current 62nd Division must have fully deployed along the Jinsha River."
"Personally speaking, the more southeast there is no trace of the enemy, it just means that this direction is the most unsafe. I would rather rely on the enemy's movement that has been exposed than rush towards it rashly.
Retreating to a strange area where the enemy situation is unknown."
After Yang Zhen finished speaking, several people looked at each other and were silent for a long time. Feng Dafei, who had the highest position, spoke: "Political Commissar, according to you, turning to the southeast is not a good choice for us.
So what should we do according to your wishes?"
Feng Dafei's words almost touched everyone's mind. Hearing Feng Dafei's question, Yang Zhen smiled slightly and said confidently: "My suggestion is that while the Forty Division is still in Jing County, we can use the Seventy Division to
The favorable situation is that the Ninth Division has not yet fully deployed. From the gap between the Seventy-ninth Division and the Forty Division, cross the road between Sanxi and Caijiaqiao lines and drill out."
"Based on the current establishment of the Third War Zone, the 79th Division is organized under the 86th Army, which was formerly organized under the 79th Army. The 40th Division is under the 25th Army, which was formerly under the 29th Army.
It has been less than half a year since I was transferred to the 25th Army. Although these two divisions are both direct troops of the Central Army, according to the common practice, the horizontal communication between the two divisions with different structures is not close."
"They can cooperate with each other in a small area like Piling, but if it is in a vast mountainous area such as the entire southeast of Jingxian County and the northeast of Jingde, there are still many gaps between them that we can take advantage of. Sanxi is 40
The headquarters of the 79th Division, and Caijiaqiao due south of him is likely to become the headquarters of the 79th Division."
"Since they all believe that we will definitely advance eastward, their troop deployment must be heavy in the east and light in the west. We will use this gap to jump out from Caijiaqiao to Sanxi. Then we will take advantage of the fact that the 40th Division has all assembled to the southeast mountainous area of Jingxian County
In view of the favorable situation, we can take the hinterland of Jing County and go directly northward."
Yang Zhen's counter-intuitive idea shocked several cadres above the regiment level who came to the meeting. They even looked at Yang Zhen at a loss, not knowing what to do.
My ears heard it wrong, or the young political commissar went crazy.
As the deputy chief of the Operations Section, Ye Gao directly spoke out what everyone was saying because of his responsibilities: "Political Commissar, we have no objection to your idea of jumping out of the encirclement circle from the junction of the 40th Division and the 79th Division to the west. We have no objection.
Should we turn around and head north to the hinterland of Jingxian County? Isn’t this putting us in the tiger’s mouth?”
"Even if the 40th Division, the 52nd Division and the 79th Division are all transferred to our side, there are still three divisions in Jing County: the 144th Division, the New 7th Division and the 108th Division. These three divisions are
The 144th Division is the elite of the Sichuan Army, the division with the strongest combat effectiveness and the best equipment."
"The 108th Division is part of the Northeast Army system. Although its combat effectiveness is slightly inferior, its equipment is at least above average in the third theater. The entire division is equipped with the same Liao 13 rifles, Czech-made light and heavy machine guns and French forced
The amount of artillery and ammunition is also sufficient. Although the equipment of the New 7th Division is somewhat incomplete, both brigades are fully equipped."
"With the current situation that our troops have less than a thousand troops and are extremely short of ammunition, if we can go head-to-head with the enemy forces of three divisions, wouldn't we be throwing ourselves into a trap? Even if the 32nd Army puts all its main forces in Jing County
In the southeastern mountainous area, Jingde is on the front line, but they will not relax their vigilance in other directions."
"Political Commissar, the situation is serious now. No matter which step is wrong, it will bring disaster to us. I think we should be more careful. We must know that we have no ammunition inside and no reinforcements outside. Now our troops can even
He said he basically has no fighting capacity."
Regarding Ye Gao's judgment, Yang Zhen was very dissatisfied and said: "Comrade Ye Gao, you are the chief of the combat section, not the combat staff. You have an analysis and judgment on the entire battle situation. This is very good. But your vision, why are you just
See part of it? Why did I choose to break through Jingxian directly to the north when I knew that the Third War Zone still had three divisions left in Jingxian?"
"General staff officers can't see it, which is normal. But as the chief of the operations section, you lead all the staff members in the operations section to assist the military chief in directing operations. It's abnormal if you can't see it. Your judgment on the battle situation must have an overall view. Don't
You are only looking at one side. You are all mid-level commanders, so why are you so short-sighted? You are only looking at one side of the problem?"
"The Third War Zone does have three divisions in Jing County. You only saw that they are fully organized and have sufficient ammunition. But there is one thing I don't know if you have seen? These three divisions have one characteristic, that is, they are all so-called no-names.
Troops. Moreover, the three divisions are not fully organic, they are all assigned to the command of other troops."
"Judging from the current situation, these divisions have been dismantled to pieces. Even the most complete 144th Division, two of the three regiments have been split up and given to the 52nd Division. The new 7th Division's
The two brigades were split up and placed under the command of two different units. The most critical point is that none of the division commanders of these three divisions can command on the front line. What does this mean? It’s very simple, that is, they are not trusted.
.”
"No one will feel comfortable with this kind of distrust, nor will they really work hard. Why are the division commanders of the miscellaneous troops replaced? Why aren't the direct division commanders of the Central Army replaced? The direct line commanders are replaced.
Why aren't the Forty, Fifty-second and Seventy-ninth Divisions divided and used?"
"The division commanders are not in command positions, and the troops have been torn apart. How much combat power do you think these divisions have left? Will you really sacrifice your life for them? What will happen to the morale of these divisions?
?How much combat power is left? Have you considered these?"
"If we go north from Jingxian County, they won't intercept us seriously. Because to them, good and bad attacks are all the same. If we fight well, the Central Army will not look at them differently. If we fight badly, they will be the ones to be attacked.
Our strength has been lost, and we might be swallowed up by the Central Army."
"And once they are lost, it will be difficult to replenish them according to the Central Army's usual practice of discriminating against novices. Therefore, they will not work too hard. The enemy forces in other directions are different. They are all Central Army. Is the Central Army's combat effectiveness strong?
In other words, the obedience is much better than that of these miscellaneous troops who have their own calculations and survival is their first thought no matter what the situation."
"As for the no-names like the Second Advancing Column and Zhongyijiu in the Central Army who have backgrounds, although their combat effectiveness is not strong, their obedience is far better than that of the no-name troops. Once we encounter them, they will also bring us
It’s not a small trouble. That’s why we chose to go to Jingxian County and the defense zone of the miscellaneous troops.”