Wang Xiaoming didn't know how to answer Liu Changshun's question. But as a political cadre, he could only try his best to think on the bright side and find ways to explain. [.Com text] After a long silence, Wang Xiaoming said
: "I feel it's not that the Chief of Staff doesn't want to reinforce us, I'm afraid the Chief of Staff doesn't have any troops at hand now."
"Your first brigade, Wang Guangyu, was almost completely disabled some time ago and became an empty frame. It is still being repaired on the front line of Qunce Mountain. And the third brigade, Du Kaishan, is under the command of Deputy Commander Zhao.
, and are still circling the 14th Regiment of the Japs along the Haoliang River to prevent them from outflanking our flanks."
"As for retreat, we are so tight with the Second Division, how can we retreat? As soon as we retreat, the Japs can follow immediately. Facing their absolutely superior ground and air firepower, the troops are not defeated, but the Japs are beaten
The Japs have been overwhelmed. Don't forget, the Japs still have a completed cavalry regiment."
Having said this, Wang Xiaoming looked at his old friend and said: "Old Liu, don't make blind guesses. The head of the headquarters must have done this for a reason. We should fight our own battles according to the deployment of the head of the headquarters.
Yeah. I think the political commissar and the chief of staff will never sit back and watch the Second Brigade fight for everything. You should know the character of the chief of staff."
Hearing this, Liu Changshun smiled bitterly and said: "I know, but in such a big battle, I am really not used to the sudden absence of the commander. You said that the commander usually seems to be a very resolute person, at least he is very resolute when he scolds me.
How could he be so heartbroken over a woman? This little devil is really wicked. If he can't be beaten on the battlefield, he will take out his anger on someone else's wife."
"***, are these *** still considered soldiers? What a shame they keep bragging about how powerful the imperial army is and how they are invincible. These bastards are so fucking wicked. Things you can't get on the battlefield.
, when the bullshit was blown, they started to play tricks. I am willing to go all out this time. Even if the second brigade is really wiped out, I will avenge Xiao Zhang."
Looking at Liu Changshun who was so angry when mentioning Zhang Ting, Wang Xiaoming gave a wry smile. This guy has become a brigade commander, why is he still such a donkey? Just now he was grieving over the casualties of the troops, but now he changed his mind again when he mentioned the sacrifice of Zhang Ting.
His momentum is fierce. Even the weather in June does not change as fast as him.
In fact, Wang Xiaoming had many more things to consider than Liu Changshun. He always felt that Yang Zhen's illness this time was not as simple as what the political commissar and chief of staff conveyed. From the beginning of the second phase of the battle, facing this battle was completely different
Although Wang Xiaoming felt unfamiliar with the tactical deployment, he always felt that there was an indescribable and unexplained familiarity in it.
He didn't know why he always felt that the current situation was more like a trap deliberately set by the commander for the Japanese army. It was hard for him to imagine that a person as determined as the commander could be knocked down so easily. If Yang Zhen was because
Thaksin Shinawatra was seriously injured and lost the ability to command, but if he was too sad because of the sacrifice of his fiancée and was unable to command the troops during the war, Wang Xiaoming simply did not believe it.
If the commander is not sad about Zhang Ting's sacrifice, it is impossible. But to say that the commander will be knocked down because of this, Wang Xiaoming simply does not believe that a person who never gives up can be knocked down so easily. But the commander-in-chief,
The political commissar and chief of staff conveyed this, but he did not dare to make any comments.
Liu Changshun said that he would not hesitate to wipe out the Second Brigade. In fact, this guy said one thing and did another. Although he did not dare to explicitly request a retreat or request reinforcements, he
But every day, he reported his casualty figures to Guo Bingxun without hesitation.
However, it was indeed a bit difficult for him. It was indeed quite difficult for him to block three Japanese regiments with a brigade of troops. In order to maintain sufficient strength on the wide blocking front, on the third day of the blocking battle, Liu Changshun, in addition to staying behind,
In addition to a small number of reserves, all the troops on hand, including the grooms, clerks and other non-combatants from the brigade headquarters, were put into the front-line positions.
On the sixth day of the battle, when the Second Brigade, which was fighting and retreating, had retreated to the front line of Dong'an and Yongxing, it had already used the last two companies on hand as the final reserve, that is, the Second Brigade's guard company and the brigade's direct
The engineer company was committed to the front-line position. Liu Changshun, who had all the reserves on hand at this time, really had to ask Guo Bingxun for reinforcements again this time.
After receiving Liu Changshun's telegram requesting reinforcements again, Li Yanping raised the telegram and said to Guo Bingxun: "Old Guo, Liu Changshun is a little overwhelmed. Judging from the casualty figures he has reported these days, I am afraid that his Second Brigade has already suffered casualties by now."
Nearly half of it. Now that we have fought, I feel that we have done enough. Can we give Wang Guangyu the order to attack?"
"Except for a few hills, the front line from Songhua River to Jiangjunshi is almost a flat plain. Fighting on this kind of terrain with the Japanese army who have superior ground and air firepower is actually very disadvantageous for us. Liu Changshun is only one brigade closer.
With a force of 10,000, the defensive front is forty to fifty kilometers long. It is difficult for such a lined-up formation to last for six days under the attack of an elite Japanese division."
"You once told me that in defensive warfare, we must pay attention to the defense of the whole line, but more importantly, we must choose the key points to be defended. The troops must not be distributed evenly. The front-line commander must have a strong reserve team at hand to avoid a little
The whole front was shaken by the breakthrough. But now Liu Changshun is fighting exactly the kind of battle you said must be avoided.
"He has now suffered one-third casualties, and the reserves on hand have been exhausted. The situation is already very critical. If it continues, I am worried that once a point is broken through, and the reserves have been exhausted, there may really be a situation there.
A situation of total collapse.”
Guo Bingxun, who was lying on the map marking the progress of the Second Division, heard Li Yanping's words and shook his head: "Political Commissar, the commander said that as long as the Second Division does not divide its troops for a day, Wang Guangyu's first brigade must not move.
.The Japanese army is still very cautious, and the cordon of its cavalry regiment is still maintained at about 50 kilometers."
"When we move, whether we are interspersed or detoured, even at night, we can easily avoid the warning line set up by the cavalry regiment. According to its current situation, if there is any trouble, the second division will definitely shrink into one
Judging from the current strength and combat effectiveness of the Second Division, once it is completely reduced, it will be difficult for us to achieve our strategic goals."
"Although Toji Yasui is not merciless when it comes to being resolute, his overall tactics are still too cautious. He adopts a tactic of three regiments advancing at the same time. The distance between these three regiments is less than five kilometers. Liu Changshun showed weakness several times.
Not only was it unable to induce him to divide his troops, but he almost didn't take advantage of it to break through the flank."
"And judging from the situation on Deputy Commander Zhao's side, although the 25th Division's offensive is very fierce, it still refuses to leave the front line of the Haoliang River. In other words, no matter which direction, we don't have a suitable one now.
Fighter planes. The first brigade and three independent regiments commanded by Wang Guangyu are the last trump cards we have. Once they are revealed, there will be no room for redemption."
"Judging from the current combat effectiveness of the Second Division, if it still refuses to divide its troops, even if we put all the troops on hand to attack, we may not be able to do anything to them. Even a rout battle will be difficult to succeed.
If you don’t do it right, you’ll get bitten back.”
Speaking of this, Guo Bingxun paused and said: "Liu Changshun must insist that as long as the Japanese army does not divide their forces, they cannot retreat. Dong'an and Yongxing are located between the Nada River and the Heli River, with large swamps on both sides.
The ground, the defensive front can be greatly shortened. Moreover, this area is crisscrossed by rivers. Although the amount of water is not large, it can form a natural blocking position."
"Once this place is broken through, the line from Dong'an to Jiangjunshi will no longer be defendable. As long as it is stuck here, the northward passage of the Second Division can be blocked. If the Second Division cannot attack for a long time, even if it can Anjing
Fujiji doesn't want to divide his troops, and I think Umezu Mijiro will force him to divide his troops."
"And to the east of this area are vast swamps on both sides of the Wutong River. Even if the Japanese army knew that there was a way through it, it could not accommodate a large number of troops. If the Second Division wanted to divide its troops and march north to Xing'an Street, then it would have to
Bypassing the smaller swamps on both sides of the Nada River in the west, take the Yuanbao Mountain line."
"And this line can not only detour the left wing of our army, but also take advantage of the situation to seize the front line of Qunce Mountain and regain the largest secret strategic warehouse of the Kwantung Army. I think this fruit is quite tempting for Umezu Yoshijiro.
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Having said this, Guo Bingxun turned to a combat officer beside him and said: "Send a telegram to Brigadier Liu and ask him to shrink his position and give up some unnecessary cover positions. Shrink all troops to Dong'an, Yongxing, and Xinghua.
As long as he holds these three points, according to the terrain there, he will have no problem holding on for another 48 hours."
"But I don't need him to hold on for forty-eight hours. I just need him to hold on for twenty-four hours. Tell him that there will be a battalion of reinforcements for him before dark. But if he can't hold on for twenty-four hours, even if the political commissar has mercy
, I have feelings, but military law is ruthless."
"In addition, you go and order all the non-combatants in the headquarters here to assemble, including the grooms, and all the paperwork. Gather all the documents for me. Except for one platoon left in the forward guard battalion, Deputy Chief of Staff Chai will personally lead the team.
Reinforce the Second Brigade. Go and tell Deputy Chief of Staff Chai that no matter how many difficulties you encounter on the road, you must reach the Second Brigade position before dark."
After the staff officer hurriedly conveyed the order, Li Yanping looked at Guo Bingxun, who had a determined look on his face, and after pondering for a while, he said: "Old Guo, do you think you should ask the commander for instructions? Let's see what the commander's opinion is? If Liu Changshun can't persist.
You can't really engage in military law against him for twenty-four hours, right?"
Regarding Li Yanping's suggestion, Guo Bingxun, who had finished the arrangement, looked at the map quietly for a long time before calmly replying: "Political Commissar, I understand what you mean. But if we need to ask for instructions on everything, what else do we need to do? Since the commander appointed
I have full authority to command the frontline war, so I must fulfill my responsibilities."
After saying that, Guo Bingxun looked at Li Yanping with an unnatural smile and said: "Political Commissar, don't worry, don't look at Liu Changshun complaining about it now. But I'm sure it's true that it's difficult for him. But there is absolutely nothing he said.
So difficult. If he doesn't call, where can he ask for reinforcements? He still maintains at least 30% of his strength and has not used it. Judging from the terrain of the Dongxing front line, there is absolutely no problem in persisting for 24 hours."
Guo Bingxun's answer made Li Yanping fall silent. He has been in the team for almost a year, and he still knows Guo Bingxun's character very well. He knows that Guo Bingxun is a person who hides his secrets. Even though he looks gentle and gentle on the surface, he is actually stubborn in his heart.
It is easy not to make a decision, but once the decision is made, it is difficult to change it.
In terms of decisiveness, he is actually not that much worse than Yang Zhen. It's just that when Yang Zhen is around on weekdays, he usually attaches great importance to maintaining Yang Zhen's authority and always keeps it secret. But once he independently commands the battle, his character is very different.
Strength is revealed. On the surface, his and Yang Zhen's personalities are very complementary, but in fact, both of them are generally strong people.
However, compared to Yang Zhen's overly exposed strength, Guo Bingxun's strength is more hidden in his bones. He is also very open-minded and his temper is not as irritable as Yang Zhen's sometimes. He pays great attention to his daily work and battles.
He defended Yang Zhen, so most people didn't know much about his character. Even because they were afraid of Yang Zhen, when asking for instructions, many cadres were willing to go to Guo Bingxun, who at least seemed gentle on the surface, but did not dare to go to Yang Zhen.
Before Yang Zhen left, he repeatedly confessed that Guo Bingxun was solely responsible for the military this time, and no one could easily interfere with Guo Bingxun's military command determination. Li Yanping knew that the reason why Yang Zhen, who never paid attention to trivial matters, made a special explanation on this matter was probably
Just knowing this guy's true character.
Thinking of this, Li Yanping couldn't help but smile bitterly. It's really not good to partner with these two guys without a certain mind. Otherwise, you won't have to do anything for a day and just quarrel. I'm afraid I asked Guo Bingxun to ask Yang Zhen for instructions on the new deployment.
It's too much to worry about. These two guys have already been in tune with each other on military issues, so doing this on your own can be said to be unnecessary.
Li Yanping's guess was correct. After receiving the latest deployment telegram from Guo Bingxun, Yang Zhen, who was in retreat at the moment, only replied with twelve words: "For the frontline war, please handle it at the discretion of the Chief of Staff." Another word.
Didn't say much.
At this time, Yang Zhen, who was still recovering from his illness, ostensibly did not attend the frontline command in person, and had never interfered with Guo Bingxun's deployment and command since the beginning of the battle. However, he had been in constant communication with Guo Bingxun via telegram.
Nothing on the front line was hidden from him. In fact, all the deployment of the front line was negotiated between him and Guo Bingxun.
Regarding the telegram sent by Guo Bingxun, Yang Zhen also believed that now was not the time to counterattack. Regarding the choice of counterattack, Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun had no different opinions. They both believed that as long as the Second Division did not divide its troops for a day, the counterattack could not be carried out.
beat.
Of course, for Yang Zhen, when the first phase of the battle had just ended and the veterans and backbones suffered heavy losses, he devoured the second division, which was known as the most powerful Japanese army and had a combination of infantry, cavalry and artillery.
He didn't have such a good appetite, but he thought he still had the ability to knock out the front teeth of the Second Division and kick his ribs.
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