At this point, Yang Zhen waved his hand and interrupted Tao Jingfei's attempt to explain: "In this regard, you are much worse than your old partner. Although Du Kaishan has repeatedly made trouble, at the critical moment he really
It's unambiguous. When you were partnering with him, where was the energy that always caused trouble together? Why are you so timid now?"
"There is nothing wrong with strictly obeying orders, so I can't criticize you. But under the premise of strictly obeying and executing orders, and based on the actual situation on the battlefield, make some appropriate adjustments in deployment, maneuver, and flexibly execute orders.
This is also a condition that a senior commander must possess."
"If you are just rigid and meticulous in executing orders without knowing any flexibility, what do you, the commander, do? What can a combat staff officer do? Why do we need to promote so many senior commanders? Orders must be executed. This
It’s a major premise. But under this premise, it’s not completely impossible to make some appropriate changes.”
"The battle has reached this level. Don't you know that the longer the time drags on, the higher the casualties of the people may be, and the greater the losses to Tianjin City? You have been hesitating and don't want to disobey orders. I can't say you are wrong. But
You can’t just focus on orders and not know how to adapt to them. It’s really hard to make a decision, so why don’t you ask for instructions and report as soon as possible?”
"Weren't you hesitating before? Now you don't have to hesitate. I will give you permission now. Artillery can be used against Japanese ships on the Haihe River, and large-caliber artillery can be used. If the Japanese anti-aircraft fire positions along both sides of the river,
Yes, but you have to remember, what I want is the hit rate."
"I don't care how you use artillery, but I am here to remind you that if a shell misses and falls into a residential area, causing unnecessary casualties to civilians, I will punish you. I will wait at your command post now,
When did you knock out those Japanese warships, I was leaving."
Yang Zhen's criticism of Tao Jingfei was not as serious as his criticism of Du Kaishan. It was more of a reminder to him than a criticism. It was not that Yang Zhen had any intention of treating the two people favorably, but that the two people had committed the crime.
Although the errors are all execution problems, the specific differences are still quite big.
Du Kaishan has a psychological problem. If he doesn't take strong medicine, it may affect him for the rest of his life. Tao Jingfei is too rigid in executing orders and lacks necessary flexibility in handling some things. The problems between the two people are essentially the same.
The difference between them cannot be generalized.
As a political cadre, Tao Jingfei is resolute in executing orders and never compromises. This is also an advantage. However, his lack of corresponding flexibility at critical moments is also a weakness of his. Not only himself, but also the commander who is a political cadre.
Most people have this problem.
He has a strong sense of the overall situation, a delicate mind, considers problems more comprehensively, and is extremely resolute in executing orders. However, his ability to adapt at critical times is slightly poor. This is a common problem for cadres with political backgrounds. Compared with pure military cadres,
In comparison, cadres with backgrounds in political affairs often lack a ferocious style that comes from their core. Therefore, at a certain time, they need to be given more firepower to raise the temperature.
For such cadres, sometimes a little bit is needed. But fundamentally, they still have to protect their cadres. After all, commanders like subordinates who execute orders resolutely and do not give in at all. This is an advantage.
But when fighting independently, problems of one kind or another often occur in front-line command.
Therefore, when it comes to using Tao Jingfei, Yang Zhen has never placed him on the main battlefield. He is usually deployed on the flanks to cooperate with frontal assaults, or in shallow and deep detours, or in blocking and cover positions. That is,
Say, place him in the secondary direction on the main battlefield.
Fighting in this position often requires Tao Jingfei to execute orders like this, without any compromise, but with a certain degree of resilience. For Yang Zhen, Tao Jingfei and Wang Xiaoming are excellent generals, but they are definitely not handsome, at least for now.
We don't have this ability yet.
In frontal breakthroughs or deep and roundabout penetrations, Yang Zhen still likes to use Chen Hanzhang and Du Kaishan. Although Du Kaishan always creates some situations that give him a headache. There is no doubt that Du Kaishan's ability is quite strong.
, which is also what Yang Zhen needs.
In Yang Zhen's eyes, Wang Guangyu is already a figure who can take charge of his own business. Otherwise, Yang Zhen would not have handed over the entire Northeast battlefield to Guo Bingxun and Wang Guangyu. Among Guo Bingxun and Wang Guangyu, Guo Bingxun is responsible for the overall situation.
As well as strategic issues. Real front-line actual combat command is not Guo Bingxun's strong point.
The specific front-line command of the Northeast battlefield mainly relies on Wang Guangyu, who is currently the deputy commander of the Northeast Field Army and is also the only deputy commander. If Wang Guangyu still has some weaknesses, it is that he still lacks a little enthusiasm in strategic planning. But
In terms of stability, there is no one in the entire army, including himself, who can surpass him.
Yang Zhen knows that with the development of military theory, the constant changes in war patterns, and the continuous emergence of new weapons, the complexity of modern warfare can only become higher and higher. In military command, it is impossible to have an overall figure who is proficient in everything.
.Skills have specialization, and even generals with combined command capabilities cannot become all-round talents who are proficient in land, sea, and air.
Under the mode of modern warfare, every huge war machine is composed of countless parts that work closely together. Any direction-level commander is like the operator of a certain part of the machine. If the operator is not selected well,
Naturally, the machine will not run smoothly. Putting suitable candidates in each position is what you should do as the leader of an army.
As the commander-in-chief of the army, Tao Jingfei naturally didn't know Yang Zhen's thoughts on employing people. But since Yang Zhen said he would wait here, Tao Jingfei, who knew that his character always meant what he said, did not dare to persuade him deeply.
And maybe after fighting under the command of Yang Zhen for a long time, he has developed a blind trust in Yang Zhen, a superior who is several years younger than himself.
Ever since Yang Zhen arrived at the front line in Tianjin, Tao Jingfei felt inexplicably more emboldened. The No. 1 position in his headquarters made Tao Jingfei suddenly feel like a different person. He immediately summoned the combat staff to target Yang Zhen's attack
It is required to be prepared to come up with a new plan. At the same time, specific adjustments to the tactical arrangements should be made based on the development of the current battle situation.
In fact, there is no need to study too much. Tao Jingfei already has certain thoughts and ideas about the tactical adjustment plan. However, the reason why he has not implemented it is because he is still hesitating. Now the decision has been made for him on the 1st.
Then he has nothing to worry about.
The plan was quickly drawn up and tactical adjustments were deployed. However, the only difficulty was the specific situation of the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery positions on both sides of the Haihe River, which the comrades of the Tianjin underground party could not provide. Because as early as the beginning of the Anti-Japanese Alliance siege, the entire
The urban area of Tianjin, within 500 meters of both sides of the Haihe River, has been tightly blockaded by the Japanese army, and any Chinese is strictly prohibited from approaching or entering or exiting.
Moreover, all those on guard duty were Japanese troops, without any puppet military police. Comrades of the Tianjin Underground Party could not be sure whether there were Chinese people inside. After the Tianjin Battle started, according to Tao Jingfei’s request, the Tianjin Underground Party also
They sent people to try to touch the riverside and observe carefully. But either they couldn't get close, or they never came out after touching it.
However, there is one thing that comrades of the Tianjin underground party can be sure of, and that is that the residents within the area of 500 meters along both sides of the river have never been relocated before and after it was blocked by the Japanese army. Although the two sides of the Haihe River are used for warehouses, wharves, and foreign businesses,
Main, but there are not many residential houses in it.
The Japanese army did not forcibly relocate any residents within 500 meters of both sides of the Haihe River. This means that there must be a large number of ordinary people on both sides of the Haihe River. As for how many there are, and whether these ordinary people are still living in their own homes.
, the comrades in the underground working committee don’t know either.
Among the troops of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the battalion that entered Hexi from the river via the Japanese Bridge is also the only one closest to the river section below Jintang Bridge. Now it has lost contact. The troops in the east of the river can only listen to
From the intensive gunfire on the other side, we knew that the troops on the other side were still fighting fiercely. However, we were unable to establish any radio contact with the battalion on the other side.
However, according to the information provided by the troops on the other side of the Nippon Bridge, there are indeed a lot of residential buildings within the scope of their assault. However, the Chinese around the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery positions have already been driven out of the 200 or so people along the river bank.
meter area. Although the other directions are not yet clear, it should be similar in their opinion.
However, the direction of the attack by this unit was mainly located in the original Italian Concession area. In front of it are several factories, including Shoufeng Flour Company and Tianjin Oil Factory, which are not residential areas. On the other side of the river, is the original
The Japanese Concession is mainly home to various foreign companies in Japan. The actual situation is different from the Yuan'ao Concession to the north and the Chinese Concession to the south.
When Tao Jingfei chose the attack route for the ministry, he took a fancy to the location of this route, which happened to be between the Italian Concession and the Japanese Concession. As long as he broke through the railway line and entered the Italian Concession, the entire combat range, except for those frustrated warlords and politicians, and
Apart from the mansions of the major wealthy families, there are basically no residential areas with high residential density like Huajie.
In this way, the combat area is relatively open, which can effectively reduce the damage to civilians and speed up the cooperation with the Hexi attack force. This journey is indeed as Tao Jingfei originally expected, and the progress is the fastest among the attack forces. If it were not for Japan
The bridge was destroyed by Japanese naval gunfire. The unit had completed the task assigned by its superiors and crossed the Haihe River. It cooperated with the frontal attack force in Hexi to carry out a front and rear pincer attack on the main force of the Japanese defenders in Hedong.
The location of this department is special, and it is representative of the entire Tianjin war situation. The real populated areas on both sides of the Haihe River are the Yuan'ao Concession and the Hua Jie upstream and downstream of the attack route of the department. Therefore, for the information reported by the department
Despite the situation, Tao Jingfei still chose not to fully accept it.
Faced with two completely different pieces of intelligence, Tao Jingfei really couldn't make up his mind. After hesitating, he ordered the troops on the east bank of the Japanese Bridge to contact the battalion in Hexi at all costs. At the same time, he changed the direction of the main attack and concentrated one unit.
The troops moved up the river and launched an assault in the direction of Jintang Bridge with all their strength.
Cooperate with the troops that are attacking the front line of Jintang Bridge, strive to capture Jintang Bridge in a short time, and clear the main anti-aircraft fire points on the east bank of the Haihe River upstream and downstream. Tao Jingfei ordered the artillery of the division to immediately mobilize a cannon battalion into the city
and a 105 howitzer battery.
When advancing upstream, precision shooting tactics can be adopted against Japanese strongholds that have been determined to be free of Chinese, destroying various Japanese anti-aircraft artillery positions, and destroying the Japanese artillery positions deployed in Hedong Middle School. At the same time, cannons and cannons are left in place.
Each of the 105 howitzers has a company to support the troops that have broken into Hexi.