Regarding this old man's assurance, Li Ziyuan carefully looked at the map again and said: "Brother, let you clamp down on the Japanese puppet army in the rest of the strongholds, not let you be passively attacked there." The more ferocious the puppet army that came back to help, the less confident they were. You have more troops on hand than the puppet army in front of you, try to give them a touch on the flank. ”

"Draw a part of the troops, take advantage of the opportunity of the puppet army outside the city to return to reinforcements, and with the strength of no less than one company, tear a hole in the flank and break in. Strive to take the front line of Balizhuang, the largest and most important stronghold in your direction, before the enemy turns around. As long as you take that side, the puppet army in front of you will be split in two. ”

"When the time comes, don't you fight as much as you want? Always passively beaten, how much ammunition does your brother have to consume? It's not going to work, man. When they attack, you fight a battle against them. At the very least, we must attack against attack and take the initiative on the battlefield in our own hands. ”

"If you admit that you are inferior to those puppet soldiers in this regard, then there is nothing I can do. Also, you don't need it at this time, when will your brother use it? Those bullets and *, your brother is still waiting to hold the cubs? ”

"Don't grind with me, brother, I still know whether the Fourth Division has these family backgrounds. Last year, your old chief, took a lot of loot from me. Your fourth sub-district is the first sub-district in the whole military region to recover the entire territory, and there has been no major battle for more than a year, so that little bit of family background is definitely still there. ”

"Dude, don't always think about eating meat and don't want to gnaw on bones. I want to eat meat, who will gnaw the bones, is it possible that you let me gnaw on you myself? Is it a bone? Even if it's not fat, it's at least a piece of pork belly. I can tell you, my side has already begun to siege the city. If these guys see that the situation is not good, your brother will not even be able to gnaw on the bones. ”

"This time, I promise you that the strongholds and captured materials of your troops will belong to your four divisions, and we don't want a single bullet. All the captures will be yours, along with the captives, so that you will also have an account of my old chief. He's not in good health, don't say anything when your brother reports. ”

Putting down the phone in his hand, Li Ziyuan smiled wordlessly and bitterly, and was very dissatisfied with the steady style of the deputy commander. Although your brother said that he had less ammunition, he couldn't let the puppet army, which was inferior in strength, control the initiative on the battlefield. Or did your brother hand it over on his own initiative, which is like the combat style of the Eighth Route Army?

Perhaps it can be seen that Li Ziyuan is very dissatisfied with the commander of the brother unit, and his tone is somewhat impulsive when he says this. Ma Yongcheng hurriedly tugged at his sleeve: "Lao Li, we must pay attention to the unity with the leaders of the brother troops." Besides, aren't you old comrades-in-arms of the Four Fronts? Is there anything you can't say well? ”

Ma Yongcheng's persuasion did not make the annoyance in Li Ziyuan's heart slightly lessened, but he was very resentful: "My brother, if this was my army, I would have scolded my mother a long time ago." He concentrated more than 3,000 troops in his hands, and the best main regiment of the Fourth Division was also on his side, and he actually let less than 2,000 puppet troops suppress and fight. ”

"Whatever the reason, what the fuck does this look like the Eighth Route Army? That's less than two thousand enemies, and if the little devil were more cautious, I would still be considerate. Let the puppet army of 18900 be pressed and beaten, I really can't understand it. Even if there is a lack of ammunition, it is not even necessary to take the initiative. “

"I don't know if he's really over-steady, or if he has something else in mind. With such a style of play, doesn't he feel too sloppy? I now finally understand why, with his qualifications, he is only a deputy commander of a division. My old commander in the third district was still the company commander under him. When I first enlisted, he was the deputy regiment commander. ”

"But no matter what the idea, like this practice of giving the initiative to the enemy, I really have a hard time accepting it. At least such a battle is not something that I, Li Ziyuan, can fight. In the current battle, no one can say that he is wrong if he seeks stability in that direction, but he cannot be so stable that he even gives up the initiative. ”

"I look at him, this position of deputy commander, I'm afraid he has to do it to the end. I originally thought that he was only suitable to fight under the rules and regulations set by his superiors, but now it seems that this deputy commander is about to come to the end. Don't dare to take a big step, is this still the quality that a military commander should have? It is true that he has not been transferred back from Yan'an for a long time, but the situation here should also be familiar. ”

"As a soldier, especially a senior commander, who has no responsibility at all, who can use him to lead troops to fight? At least when I was directing operations, I didn't like such military cadres, and I didn't like them very much. Speaking of this, Li Ziyuan shook his head a little speechlessly.

Regarding Li Ziyuan's helplessness, Ma Yongcheng said: "Just tell me this, don't talk nonsense when you go out." A military commander, there is an idea of a military commander. Ten fingers are not the same length, and you can't ask everyone to think the same way. Just be yourself, don't judge others indiscriminately. ”

"Good or bad, it's not good, just this time to fight with you. Don't be too harsh on you, kid, it's hard to meet in the future. People are not your subordinates, and this time they are under your command, but they are not your subordinates. Don't forget, he is the deputy commander of the 4th Division. It is necessary to have a good relationship with the fraternal troops, and not to pick and choose. ”

"When it comes to seniority, people are much older than you. As you said, when you kid joined the Red Army, everyone was the deputy commander, and you had to stand up and salute in front of them. One day is your superior, and a lifetime is your old superior. That's the end of the story, don't criticize anything, it's too much to say anything else. ”

Ma Yongcheng's criticism, Li Ziyuan shook his head and didn't say anything. Li Ziyuan turned around and raised his telescope again to look in the direction of Gaoping, and the fire light from the continuous explosion on the city wall. At this time, the sound of gunfire around Gaoping was already like a burst. Dense gunfire and explosions, as well as faint shouts of killing.

Compared with the somewhat stalemate of the Gaoping City battlefield at the moment, the direction in which the troops of the Fourth Division are responsible, the gunfire is particularly fierce at the moment. Li Ziyuan's face looked a little cloudy under the reflection of the firelight of the shell explosion. Turning around, Li Ziyuan was about to call He Sanliang's phone.

On the phone, Li Ziyuan said to He Sanliang: "Lao He, you stabilize and fight a few more tunnels." It is better to play in multiple directions and not to rush. Also, don't be reluctant to shell. As long as there are people, even if the shells are gone, we can still capture them. Be sure to pay attention to the casualty figures. You can fight tough battles, but you can't hurt your muscles and bones. ”

Putting down He Sanliang's phone, Li Ziyuan wanted to call Liu Haishan again and ask him about the situation there. After receiving Li Ziyuan's call, Liu Haishan directly told Li Ziyuan that the fourth company of the second battalion had taken the lead in climbing the city, and was now preparing to expand in depth along the breakthrough. The Fifth Company has also broken into and is also preparing to develop in depth. The rest of the troops, now also increasing the speed of the attack.

After listening to Liu Haishan's report, Li Ziyuan suddenly felt a sense of vigilance in his heart. hurriedly said: "Lao Liu, you steady, before the breakthrough is consolidated, you must not easily develop in depth." Also, since the breakthrough has been opened, let's go all out to take the city gate. Before opening the passage into the city, it is absolutely not allowed to develop in depth easily. ”

"Lao He's puppet army is extremely tenacious, your side is attacking the city later than Lao He's side, but opening a breakthrough before Lao He's side, which is very abnormal. Now the puppet army in Gaoping City, at least the establishment has not been disrupted. At this time, it is easy to fall into the trap of sloppy development in depth. You are steady, you must take the city gate to develop in depth. ”

"In this way, you first let the two companies of Dengcheng develop on both wings, and expand the breakthrough as much as possible. At the same time, the reserves were transferred up to control the breakthrough and the troops on the city were prepared to resist the counterattack. Lao Liu, you must calm down, and you must not have any impatient emotions. On the battlefield, the more impatient you are, the more dangerous it is. ”

Putting down the phone in his hand, Li Ziyuan stared at the map deadly, constantly calculating the number of puppet troops in the city, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Liu Haishan's breakthrough was abnormal. After thinking about it, he picked up the phone again and wanted to call He Sanliang's side. After the phone was connected, Li Ziyuan said directly: "Lao He, how is the situation on your side, is there any chaos in the puppet army over there?" ”

Hearing Li Ziyuan's inquiry, although he didn't know what was going on, He Sanliang replied with certainty: "The puppet army here is still resisting stubbornly, and there is no chaos. Several points on the head of the city are still in their hands. I have slowed down the siege and quickened the operation of digging tunnels. ”

After He Sanliang finished his report, Li Ziyuan put down the phone in his hand and asked for Liu Haishan's phone again. Liu Haishan over there reported that the two companies that had boarded the city had broken into the city, and so far the progress had been quite smooth. But his reserve at the head of the city was met with stubborn resistance and a massive counterattack as he expanded the breach.

Now the puppet army that is fighting back with the city, plus the Japanese army is in a fierce battle. The Japanese puppet army is now counterattacking with great momentum, and almost all mountain artillery and mortars have been transferred. The troops that are now holding the breakthrough will find it difficult to expand to the two flanks in a short period of time under the counterattack of the Japanese puppet army.

Moreover, several troops attacking the city from other directions are now encountering stubborn resistance from the puppet army in front of them, and it is difficult to make progress for a while. That is to say, the two companies that have now broken into the city have actually been divided. Now the fate of these two companies depends on whether the follow-up battle can be accelerated.

After listening to Liu Haishan's report, Li Ziyuan was a little angry: "Lao Liu, didn't I tell you, don't rush to develop in depth." The puppet army is frantically resisting on the one hand, but on the other hand, it is easy to open a breakthrough, do you think this is normal? Lao Liu, you are too impatient. ”

"Who are you thinking about comparing yourself to? Are you competing with Lao He, or are you competing with your old comrades-in-arms? After I reminded you, you found a problem and transferred the reserves to strengthen the forces of the breakthrough, but did not stop developing in depth. Now your entire attack formation is split, and the two main companies are cut off. ”

"Dude, this is the unit of two main companies. Are you responsible for the lives of your subordinates? Dude, just for this little bit of competitiveness, you see what you've done. Those were the two main companies, and they were isolated and helpless. Also, I've told you again and again, don't just focus on the attack, think more tactically, and that's what you did? ”