Hearing Lin Zhiqiang's words behind him, the person leading the team quickly said: "Captain, I'm sorry that I came late and made you worried. It was when I was handing over the supplies that I heard the commander of the advancing army talking about the danger on your side. You
It's my old leader. As soon as I heard that there was a problem with you, I immediately rushed over with my troops."
"We are all mechanized troops and we move quickly. As for the batch of things I was ordered to escort, please rest assured that all the materials have been handed over. Except for the cattle and sheep we carried because we are not very good at taking care of them, some of them died.
.The remaining supplies include a bag of flour, a bullet, and a box of cans. All supplies were handed over intact to the logistics department of the advancing army."
The person who reported to Lin Zhiqiang was none other than Yang Jicai, who was ordered to escort a batch of materials to support the advancing army. Although Lin Zhi emphasized that he had been working in the customs for some time, he was Yang Jicai's old superior when he was at the headquarters. Therefore, Yang Jicai treated him
He has always been addressed as an old leader.
However, Lin Zhiqiang did not expect that he would be the one ordered to escort the supplies this time. Because Lin Zhiqiang knew that Wang Guangyu, the deputy commander of the field army and commander of the Nenjiang Military Region who was responsible for commanding the roundabout troops, had always regarded him very highly and would not easily send him away.
He was released. The headquarters sent Yang Jicai back several times, but he never agreed.
Lin Zhiqiang also knows that Yang Jicai is very capable and is known as one of the best combat staff officers in the headquarters. Not only does Commander Wang think highly of him, but also the No. 3 head of the headquarters, Guo Bingxun, who is the chief of general staff of the army, also thinks highly of him. This time
Commander Wang's ability to release him was beyond Lin Zhiqiang's expectations.
However, although it was somewhat beyond his expectation, Lin Zhiqiang also understood that he was sent out this time because Commander Wang was preparing for his beloved general to be transferred back to work at the headquarters. Although Yang Jicai had outstanding staff skills, he was unable to lead troops.
He is somewhat inexperienced. This time, he is asked to transport supplies and supplies to advance into the army. He will definitely encounter some enemy troops along the way.
Whether in Chahar or Hexigten Banner, the Japanese and puppet troops encountered along the way will not be the main force, let alone large groups of Japanese and puppet troops. The large groups of Japanese and puppet troops along the way,
Either they were attracted to Xing'anxi by the outflanking troops, or they were attracted to Rehe by the advancing troops.
What should be left in both places are Japanese and puppet garrison troops that are not too strong in strength. These garrison-like Japanese and puppet troops have weak combat effectiveness and are relatively scattered in deployment. Under this situation, Yang Jicai
He can accumulate a certain amount of experience in leading troops and mechanized command experience at the regiment level. This will be very beneficial to his future development.
However, this cannot be said that Yang Jicai will not encounter any situations along the way. It cannot be said that his actions before entering Rehe were to accumulate so-called experience in leading troops and pave the way for smooth future work. Regardless of any
There are no shortcuts for people on the battlefield.
If you want to gild the bottom, go up. Not to mention that there is no such tradition in the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Even in any army that is not a private warlord, this situation will not happen. In fact, even though this way
There are no large Japanese and puppet troops stationed, but it is not a smooth road. Moreover, the conditions along the way are also a severe test for a regiment-level commander.
It should not be said that it is the habit of the Japanese army. If they find so-called hostile elements entering the country, they will never sit idly by and do nothing. They will definitely send troops to intercept them. In terms of the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, the strength of a squadron is not enough for them.
A regiment-level detachment will cause a lot of trouble. Moreover, they are not moving lightly. They carry a large amount of supplies for the advancing army, especially the food that is most urgently needed by the advancing army.
These supplies are undoubtedly a heavy burden for this small unit with no more than a regiment-level organization. Although it is fully mechanized equipment, it will still be a big trouble once it encounters the Japanese and puppet troops stalking them. Especially if it is still a big problem.
It is not a good job to ensure that these supplies are delivered intact to the advancing army who are continuing to supply food.
Although the Japanese and puppet troops along the way will not cause much harm to this small force equipped with cavalry and tanks. Although the Japanese and puppet troops in these places are mainly cavalry, they have to compete with a force with tank cover.
The fully mechanized troops are still far behind in frontal combat. But these Japanese and puppet cavalry will undoubtedly cause them a lot of trouble.
Lin Zhiqiang did not think that this division of troops was because Commander Wang had specially taken care of the young cadre in front of him. He admired the young cadre in front of him. In the Anti-Japanese Alliance, there was no shortcut to promotion. This operation was a great opportunity for Yang Jicai.
In other words, it is more about accumulating experience. It will not be of much help to his essential promotion. To be precise, it should be more of a training.
And when Lin Zhiqiang was working at the headquarters, he always had the feeling that during that time, No. 1 was suppressing, intentionally or unintentionally, the promotion and appointment of the most outstanding staff member of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. But it was not
Lin Zhiqiang, who was well aware of the relationship between Yang Jicai and Yang Zhen, could not figure out why No. 1, who always valued talents, would consciously suppress this young and promising cadre in front of him.
Seeing that Lin Zhiqiang was in a daze, Yang Jicai smiled and did not disturb him. Instead, he raised his telescope and observed the line of Straw Hat Mountain for a long time. After Lin Zhiqiang calmed down, he pointed to the line of Straw Hat Mountain and said: "Old chief,
What do you think, do you need my help over there to provide you with some fire support, or send a tank company to charge towards the Japanese starting position at the foot of the mountain?"
Regarding Yang Jicai's suggestion, Lin Zhiqiang shook his head and said: "It's not necessary for the time being. Don't scare away the Japanese and puppet troops on the other side of the mountain. The head of the headquarters attaches great importance to this battle. The mountainous area to the north of the paddock must be used as the chopping block.
, using the five brigades currently deployed in Xinglong and Ningcheng as iron hammers, the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops in Rehe will be surrounded and annihilated in one fell swoop or severely damaged in the mountainous area north of the paddock."
"These Japanese and puppet troops are very cunning and good at night battles and sneak attacks. They once adopted sneak attack tactics, which caused a lot of losses to our army during night battles. Once your tank attacks, they may not be able to see the situation well.
Retracting Chifeng will affect our overall deployment of future operations. You can only support the front line of Straw Hat Mountain with artillery fire. As for the tanks, they are not needed for the time being?"
"Furthermore, the advancing army lacks attack methods. Your tank battalion will be of great use in the future. Although the current battle has reduced you and me to only a few people around us, it is nothing more than a solution to the overall problem in Rehe.
It's a small fight, but the big battle is still to come. If you, the only mechanized detachment in the advancing army, are damaged, the next tough battle will be difficult."
Having said this, Lin Zhiqiang ordered the combat staff around him to immediately find a way to restore communications with the Third Regiment, then turned to Yang Jicai and said: "Give me two of the 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns you have on hand, and how many more?"
Light machine guns. On the Straw Hat Mountain ahead, I only have a little more than three companies of troops. If we want to stop thousands of days of puppet troops, the firepower is still too weak."
Regarding Lin Zhiqiang's request, Yang Jicai smiled and said: "There is no problem with anti-aircraft machine guns, just forget about light machine guns. Our troops have completed the change of equipment, and all light machine guns have been eliminated. Now our main front-line troops use 7.6
Two-millimeter light and heavy dual-purpose machine guns. If I give you a few of them, it won’t solve the big problem.”
"Old chief, I'll give you twelve Soviet-made rotary machine guns and five Soviet-made water-cooled heavy machine guns. I'll give you 200,000 rounds of ammunition. What do you think? Well, let me think about it. The little devil's grenade can
It's very powerful and poses a great threat to machine guns. Then I will deploy two more recoilless gun squads and four rocket launchers to follow you on the front line to deal with the grenades of the Japs."
"As for the Japanese light and heavy machine guns, I have no way of getting them for you. The few seizures I have on hand have all been handed over to the advancing army headquarters when handing over the supplies. Over there
The commander has already signed for it. If I ask for it now, firstly, there is not enough time. Besides, it would not be good to ask for it back after having handed it over."
Hearing that Yang Jicai actually had a Soviet-made light and heavy machine gun in his hand, Lin Zhiqiang, who didn't know that Wang Guangyu and Ren Guang had confiscated a Soviet war preparation warehouse in Outer Mongolia, was slightly startled and said: "Where did you get these Soviet-made machine guns?"
Light and heavy machine guns? Did you clash with the Soviet and Mongolian troops again when you were passing through? Did the troops suffer any losses?"
Seeing Lin Zhiqiang's anxious look, Yang Jicai shook his head with a smile and told him about his experience in Outer Mongolia. Finally he said: "Ren Guang, that little bitch, keeps close to the First Division all good things. He is in the warehouse of the Outer Mongolian army.
He got a lot of good stuff and hid it secretly. After being discovered by Commander Wang, he told Commander Wang and took ten water-cooled heavy machine guns. He asked Commander Wang to allocate them all to the cavalry brigade."
"But this guy's hands and feet are not very clean, and I know that he has always said he is generous, but in fact he must have the habit of holding back. He said he didn't touch those Soviet-made light and heavy machine guns, but according to this guy's usual
He has a habit of being prepared and treating junk that others don’t want as a treasure. With such good things, he really only hides a little bit of them before he gets into trouble.”
"After the cavalry brigade commander took away the ten water-cooled heavy machine guns allocated to him, I kept observing him secretly, just to see if he had any good stuff. Sure enough, when we were dividing the troops, I saw him going to the 1st Division
More than 40 rotary light machine guns and more than a dozen water-cooled heavy machine guns were hidden in the convoy, and they were covered with backpacks for fear that others would find them. Some bullets were also hidden, although not many, but there were hundreds of thousands of rounds."
"I know that your old commander's troops are in the paddock, and I am thinking about the difficulties of the troops inside the customs. Although the Anti-Japanese Alliance has transported some weapons by air, so many troops rely solely on air transportation, and they also need to transport ammunition and artillery equipment. And the troops inside the customs
The scale is very large. I am afraid that the quantity can only be enough, and there will be very little spare equipment left."
"The big rivers are short of water and the small rivers are dry. The general environment cannot be changed, and the quantity sent to you will not be sufficient. So I was not polite to him and Commander Li of the First Division. Before dividing the troops, I sent him one directly.
We’ll share half of it when we meet. These twelve rotary machine guns and five water-cooled heavy machine guns were poached from him.”
"But old chief, I have to make a deal with you first. I can only give you weapons. In addition to recoilless rifles, rocket launchers and large-caliber machine gun operators, I don't have anyone to handle these dozen light and heavy machine guns.
Here you go. I only have one infantry battalion here, and it’s really a bit difficult to give you the strength of more than half a company at once."