Chapter 178: Whimsical Ideas and Schemes

The county seat of Lin'an County. The main house of the west courtyard of the Ding family compound.

Ding Ruxuan took the note full of small characters handed over by Uncle Lao Gen, and after only a few glances in eagerness, he was so frightened and frightened:

"Huh?! So that's what happened! This? What to do?! ”

Ding Wenqian stood up and walked to Ding Ruxuan's side, and asked anxiously:

"Ru Xuan, what's going on? Tell me about it. ”

Ding Ruxuan told Ding Wenqian about Nakagawa Eiichi's attempt to take advantage of the opportunity of exchanging captured personnel on both sides tomorrow morning to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army Supplementary Regiment in one fell swoop:

"Third uncle, what can I do? We can't afford to sit idly by. ”

"Ruxuan? We should take the opportunity to get a handful. What do you want to do? ”

"Yes. Take the opportunity to grab a handful. But we have too few people at our disposal. There are not enough weapons and ammunition. Alas! What should I do? I'm scared to death. ”

"Ru Xuan, do you want to? Bring out those guys in the mountains? ”

"Huh? Third uncle, transfer those people out of the mountains? No, they are the clairvoyants that we upload and distribute, and they can't be easily used until the last resort, once they miss a little bit of casualties, it's terrible, and it will be difficult for us to do things in the future. ”

"Yes, yes, yes. Ruxuan, you're still right.

"It's all together, and there are less than thirty people, so what's the use of just a few people. Third uncle, do you think this will work? Transfer some of the workers from the brick kiln in Xijiading's house in Shuihe Village to deal with it. ”

"Well, yes, yes. However, their combat effectiveness is not very strong. ”

"Third uncle, you don't have to worry about this. I didn't let the potters charge into battle with bayonets, but just let them deal with harassment on the periphery, and fight if they can, and run away if they can't. Just grab a ticket, grab a handful, and get a little cheaper. What do you say? ”

"That's right! Ru Xuan, just do it. Hurry up and tell them to go down, and prepare in advance, so that they are all well fed and have enough sleep. ”

Ding Ruxuan walked to the back of the bookcase and sat down, picked up a pencil and carefully wrote two one-inch-wide notes one stroke at a time, and then slowly rolled them into two thin paper rolls, got up and walked to Uncle Lao Gen, who was standing at the door, and said solemnly:

"Uncle Gen, send it out immediately, Shuihe Village and the brick kiln field."

"Yes, young master. I'll send it out. Uncle Gen carefully took the two small paper rolls, turned around and walked out of the main room quickly, and walked towards the north courtyard.

Ding Ruxuan didn't feel relaxed, and sat on the sofa and sighed.

Ding Wenqian, who was sitting next to him, raised his hand and gently patted Ding Ruxuan's shoulder, comforting:

"Ruxuan, don't worry anymore, it's useless to worry too much. After all, charging into battle with bayonets is not an errand that we should do, and that's the only way to do it. It's not easy for us to do this. ”

"Alas! That being said, we just sit idly by and don't get involved in this matter, and Mr. Li won't say anything about us. I don't want to do my best. ”

Two carrier pigeons took to the air, circled twice over the yard, and then flapped their wings and flew southwestward.

Lin'an County. Linhe Township. Fang's compound. Front yard main house. Special Column Command.

Sitting in a chair at the head of the conference table, Francis pondered as he wrote a letter and drew a detailed topographical map.

Political Commissar Yang Shushan, Chief of Staff Zhou Qiwei, Company Commanders, Operations Staff Officers, Reconnaissance Staff Officers, and Confidential Officers of the Headquarters walked into the conference room one after another, greeted Fang Jiren one after another, and then sat around the conference table. Fang Jiren's sudden return, his stern expression, and sharp eyes, everyone knew in their hearts that there must be a major military situation, which made the atmosphere in the conference room extremely tense and solemn. Fang Jiren stood up with a chopstick in his right hand, walked to the map hanging on the wall, looked around at his comrades, pointed to the map, and said:

"Comrades, tomorrow morning, in front of the land temple next to the main road, five kilometers southwest of the county seat of Lin'an County and three kilometers northwest of Guang'an Village, the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army Supplementary Regiment of Lin'an County will exchange captured personnel on both sides here. I received accurate information that the commander of the Japanese army, Eiichi Nakagawa, had decided to launch an attack immediately after the exchange was completed, in an attempt to encircle and suppress our troops in one fell swoop. The military situation is urgent and the stakes are very high, and the special column absolutely cannot allow the sinister conspiracy of the devils to succeed. Therefore, I decided that the special column should be dispatched in civilian clothes. Two companies were concealed and ambushed in the wheat fields 100 meters away from the Land Temple and around the Land Temple, and then expanded to four companies were concealed and ambushed at a distance of 500 or 600 meters from the periphery, forming two encirclements inside and outside. The cavalry company secretly entered the village of Guang'an to stand by. This may be an uphill battle, and everyone must be mobilized and prepared before the war. Comrades, did you hear clearly? ”

"I'm against it!" Zhou Qiwei stood up and walked to Fang Jiren, who was standing in front of the map, took chopsticks from his hand, pointed to the map, and said, "Commander Wang, your battle plan cannot be implemented at all. Because the land temple is surrounded by a large bare wheat field, except for the wheat stubble that is only one foot high, there is no shelter or concealment in the field, and it is impossible to hide the ambush troops. The reconnaissance company had already surveyed the terrain and features of the area clearly. ”

"Yes. Commander Wang, I have led the scouts to reconnoiter the villages, roads, and terrain near the county seat several times, and the area around the land temple you just mentioned has no military value for combat, and hiding and ambushing the troops there is tantamount to sending them to death. So, I'm categorically against it! The commander of the reconnaissance company objected in a resolute tone.

"Commander Wang, I also oppose your battle plan that doesn't work at all. Eiichi Nakagawa must have made a full and thorough plan, and our existing troops, weapons and equipment are not yet able to fight the devils face to face and go head-to-head. Company Commander Yao Jian said.

"Commander Wang, the first thing I want to say is that your battle plan will not work. Secondly, I would like to criticize you for being too arbitrary and reckless. Directly announcing the battle plan without consulting and studying with everyone is an arbitrary warlord style, not a military democratic practice of our Eighth Route Army. I'm against it too. Yang Shushan said.

In the face of fierce opposition from the crowd, Francis was not surprised, it was completely expected. Fang Jiren sighed, shook his head, smiled and said:

"It seems that none of you agree with my battle plan. The military situation is urgent, time is pressing, and there is no time to hold a meeting with comrades to study it. Therefore, without consulting the comrades, I directly announced the battle plan, sorry comrades. As for whether it is possible to conceal the ambush troops in the wheat fields of the plains around the Land Temple? I ask the comrades to come with me to the west of the village to see what the effect is, and then we will discuss and decide. ”

"Commander Wang, what are you going to take us to see?" Yang Shushan asked puzzled.

"Let me ask the comrades to see if they can set up an ambush in the wheat fields of the plains?"

"What? What the?! You're going to set up an ambush in the wheat fields of the plains?! Commander Wang, are you crazy? Or are you dizzy? The wheat fields on the plain are flat and bare, without any shelter, not even a dirt bag, soil ditch, or soil ridge, and the view is boundless and wide. I ask you, how do the troops hide and ambush under the sun in broad daylight? Aren't you joking with the lives of the warriors? I am categorically against it! Chief of Staff, tell me, what is your opinion? ”

Zhou Qiwei: "I agree with Political Commissar Yang's opinion, and I also oppose it. Commander Wang, I went to the ambush site you mentioned two days ago, and I don't need to carefully investigate to know that if we set up an ambush there, our soldiers will be completely exposed to broad daylight and become a live target for the Japanese army. It is true that there is no ambush at all. Commander Wang, your ambush battle plan is simply fantastical and whimsical. ”