When Wang Mingzhang, the commander of the 122nd Division, came back, it was already dark.

This figure has been criticized a lot in later generations, but it is certainly far greater than the criticism.

Some people say that he is an iron-blooded division commander who is not afraid of death and defends his family and country; Some people also say that he is a tragic character who is ambitious and talented, mediocre and incompetent, and escaped with his aunt and wife, only to be killed by the little devil by the way.

There are different opinions, but it is undeniable that when Han Xin saw Wang Mingzhang for the first time, he felt that the division commander, who had also left a lot of reputation in later generations and was posthumously awarded the rank of army general after his sacrifice, had a very heavy military atmosphere.

"Wei Xian, this is the head of Han! is so young, sure enough, the back waves of the Yangtze River have pushed the front waves, and one generation is better than the next! ”

Wang Mingzhang's thinking ability is not weak, and at the first glance of Han Xin, and then according to the eyes of his chief of staff Zhao Weixian, he immediately analyzed Han Xin's identity.

With this alone, Han Xin already disagreed with the mediocrity and incompetence of this master Wang said in later generations.

A small Tengxian county was able to hold out for two days and two nights under the frantic artillery fire of the Japanese army, while the defending side was still a very backward equipped and under-armed Sichuan army, which was already an incredible achievement.

With it, Han Xin's feelings for Wang Mingzhang were much better.

As a native of Sichuan, Wang Mingzhang's stature is not tall, but he is not short, he is slightly fat, and he speaks sonorously and powerfully, and his eyes are blazing.

Han Xin even felt that with Wang Mingzhang's appearance, as long as he stood in front of the soldiers, he could instantly arouse morale.

"Division commander, I was ordered to fight guerrilla operations in the Xuzhou Theater, and this time I only brought 300 people to help defend Teng County, there are not many people, please forgive me!"

Han Xin began to talk to Wang Mingzhang.

The expression on Wang Mingzhang's face was still neither intimidating nor angry, no smile, and no deliberate straight face.

He said: "It's okay, you can come, it's already a charcoal in the snow!"

Then, Han Xin took the opportunity to ask Wang Mingzhang for battle: "Division commander, when I came, I observed the layout of the defense of Tengxian County.

It's quite reasonable, set up as two lines of defense inside and outside the city, the Japanese army is now approaching the periphery of Teng County, and I want to help the periphery! ”

Wang Mingzhang's observation of Han Xin was slightly different.

Dividing the battle line into two ways, inside and outside the city, this is just a temporary idea of his, or a prototype, and the outside of the city has not even been arranged in time, and it was actually broken by the young man in front of him.

He suddenly remembered a sentence confessed by the army commander Deng Xihou: "If Han Wei goes, listen to his opinion more, this person is extraordinary."

And the evaluation of another army commander, Yang Sen, shocked Wang Mingzhang even more, "If Han Wei's suggestion is different from your suggestion, I suggest you choose his opinion." ”

And now that the real person is in front of him, a casual sentence has already demonstrated his extraordinary ability.

Wang Mingzhang showed a little curiosity.

didn't rush to reply to Han Xin, but said with a smile: "This is not in a hurry, according to our intelligence feedback, it will be at least after March 9 for the Japanese army to reach the periphery of Teng County."

…… In this way, this is Miss Yang, a reporter from Yang University! ”

"Yes!"

Yang Yiling was stunned for a moment, not knowing why Wang Mingzhang suddenly greeted him, but he still replied politely: "Yes!"

"Wei Xian, since reporter Yang Da has come to Teng County, he will definitely interview and record the battle process in Teng County, so you can take the big reporter around first and let her take a look at our city defense layout."

"Yes!"

Zhao Weixian quickly understood Wang Mingzhang's intention, which was to separate himself and others and discuss the military with Han Xin alone.

This made his heart more and more shocked, he just knew that the military commander asked them to take special care of this regiment commander named Han Wei.

But I didn't expect that this Han regiment commander would not have a low weight in the eyes of his division commander! It is possible to reach the height of the same talk and war.

…… When I talked to Wang Mingzhang, I found that he was not as unapproachable as his straight face, or he gave people a sense of approachability.

Wang Mingzhang was also relatively modest, and in the face of Han Xin's small regiment leader, he did not show any arrogance.

"Brother Han, this is the city defense map of the entire Teng County."

In Wang Mingzhang's division command room, Han Xin unexpectedly found that Wang Mingzhang seemed to attach great importance to him, and looked at the posture to discuss with him the meaning of the defense of Tengxian County.

Wang Mingzhang's voice continued to sound, and at this moment it was his own performance:

"Teng County is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and most of them belong to hilly areas, and the devil's artillery advantage can be greatly exerted.

And the last defense of Teng County is the city, but once our soldiers are forced into the city, then if the main roads are reinforced by devils, we can only defend the dead city.

That's something I never want to see.

So my arrangement is to divide the battle line into two sections, one is the defense of Tengxian County's periphery, and the other is the last defense in the city.

Because holding on means that we will be broken by the devil after all, and our task is to drag the devil's pace and buy time for the main battle of Xuzhou.

Therefore, I will extend the outer defense of Tengxian County to a longer distance, and put all the main forces of our army on the periphery.

Only in this way can we delay the pace of the Japanese army to the maximum, what do you think? ”

After Wang Mingzhang finished speaking, Han Xin fell silent.

He suddenly remembered the evaluation of Wang Mingzhang's military arrangement in later memories:

The main force of the division headquarters was all placed on the periphery of Tengxian County, and the command center of the division headquarters and brigade headquarters was only placed in Tengxian County, and when the periphery was defeated and retreated to the city, it was found that there were no troops available.

It is precisely because of this that Wang Mingzhang has been evaluated as shallow and mediocre and incompetent.

But now it seems that with Wang Mingzhang's words, the people who will be criticized by later generations are just some moral degradation, who have never experienced it personally, and are still proud, self-righteous, and self-speculating laughing stock!

Returning to the present, Han Xin recovered from the silence, and finally spoke, "Commander, I want to ask you a few questions."

"Oh, you say!"

"How is the equipment of my Sichuan army?"

"Equipment!"

The corners of Wang Mingzhang's mouth flashed with a hint of bitterness, "After our Sichuan army received the support of General Li Zongren, the replenishment of ordnance and equipment was still extremely limited.

So far, most of the 79 rifles, broadswords, and grenades made in Sichuan have been used by our department.

Mixed with a small number of home-made light and heavy machine guns and mortars, other than that, hehe, there is none. ”

"As far as the division commander is concerned, what is the morale of our Sichuan army now?"

"Morale!"

Wang Mingzhang puffed up his chest, and said with pride in his eyes:

"These are my compatriots in Sichuan, and most of them are young people in the previous war, so it is not an exaggeration to call them children.

However, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of our Sichuan army is not guaranteed, but it is absolutely forbidden to carry out the order and endure hardships and stand hard work.

Since we walked out of Sichuan, no one of us has thought that we will be able to go back alive.

This battle is the time when our Sichuan army troops are ashamed, prove themselves, and defend the country, and absolutely no one of us will back down! ”

The sonorous voice echoed passionately.

(To be continued)