Section II

On the flat ground, the combat staff officers of the Tigers Regiment and Tian Zhenlin, the staff officers of the Flying Tigers, made a sand table according to the map mark and the on-the-spot survey, and the perimeter of the sand table was surrounded by bricks. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Although the size of the info sand table is not large, it is much larger than the small sand table in the command post, and even some of the main mountains, forests, paths and enemy fire points are clearly marked inside.

The sand table is very distinctive. Mountains and terrain are made of sand mixed with pigments, dark green is mountains, yellowish is hills, black is canyons, ravines, flat green, painted lattice is pastoral, moss is connected into strips of streams and rivers, with grass tied into mountains and forests, with bamboo and wood built into villages, plugs, squeeze toothpaste along the mountain to the sand, white, crooked, eye-catching and good-looking, that is the road, firepower points, troop deployment are marked with small flags......

"Oh my God! Where is this sand table! It's a miniature version of the field battlefield! Zheng Haiguo, the commander of the first battalion, looked at the beautiful and magical sand table in front of him and admired it sincerely. It was the most wonderful sandbox he'd ever seen in his life!

"Where is this sand table? It's a work of art, it's so beautiful! We are reluctant to fight on this, and when the cannon goes off, it is damaged, isn't it a pity? Great rivers and mountains, this battle is still not good. The commander of the second battalion has been deeply immersed in this beautiful "picture scroll".

The third battalion commander couldn't help but slap the second battalion commander and said, "You are stupid!" This is the sand table, can you keep it for the rest of your life? The second battalion commander glared at him and said, "What's wrong?" We just can't bear it. It's a pity, it won't be long enough, but it will be able to keep it forever, and it must be very meaningful to recall this battle in the future. ”

"This confirms the saying that 'beautiful things are always short-lived', just like fireworks bloom, beautiful but short-lived." The commander of the first battalion said.

"Crooked! Crooked! It's a complete fallacy! Wang Shusheng pointed to the first battalion commander Zheng Haiguo and said with a smile, "Everyone says that happiness is eternal, love is eternal, and beauty is of course eternal. Sling the bull! ”

"Captain! We're not talking nonsense! Explain to the chief, what is going on with this firework? ”

"You want Lao Tzu to explain, right? Lao Tzu asks you, how do fireworks go off? ”

"Smack!" The commander of the first battalion made an explosive gesture with his hand. "Smack!" Unexpectedly, he was slapped by the regiment commander on the buttocks, and before he could figure out what was going on, the regiment commander said: "That's how loud it is, right?" Everyone laughed when they saw this, and Zheng Haiguo realized that this was the way of the head of the regiment.

Zheng Haiguo pointed to himself and the other two battalion commanders, and said sincerely: "We are a few big bosses, we don't have much culture, and we can make do with the war, but we can't do this thing, how can it be like two senior staff members who have the ability and culture, and make such a good thing out, which is an eye-opener for us." In the future, I will ask the two senior counselors for more advice, and we can make such a good thing. Zheng Haiguo greeted Tian Zhenlin and the regimental combat staff officer on the side.

"The two senior staff officers really deserve to be the best staff officers in the division! To be honest, this is the closest to actual combat and the best sand table we have ever seen. The commander of the third battalion sighed.

Tian Zhenlin said embarrassedly: "Several battalion commanders have won awards!" How can the two of us have this ability? I'm just a good starter, how dare I call it a 'high staff'? It's just an ordinary staff officer. ”

"Could it be that there are other 'masters' in this sand table?" Zheng Haiguo was a little puzzled, except for the two of them, there were no other staff officers here.

Wang Shusheng pointed to Bai Jiansheng beside him, and said with a smile: "Such a big 'staff officer', right in front of you, you didn't see it?" Without the 'division chief' from the provincial military district, can this sand table be made to this level? ”

Indeed it is! This sand table was completed under the personal guidance of Bai Jiansheng. In order to convene this military meeting and let the commanders have a more intuitive understanding of the battlefield situation, Bai Jiansheng suggested that it be held outside the house, and instructed the two staff officers to make such a sand table.

The three battalion commanders invariably gave a military salute to Bai Jiansheng, and then applauded in unison, and they expressed their admiration for Bai Jiansheng in this way.

Bai Jiansheng waved his hand modestly and said: "Making a sand table is a compulsory course for staff officers, and it is not an easy task to make a good sand table, which not only requires staff officers to have a high level of staff work, but also requires staff officers to be familiar with the real situation in the combat area, the enemy's situation, and our situation, and also to understand the people's feelings in the surrounding areas. social conditions, so as to be nuanced and provide a real and reliable decision-making environment for leaders. Speaking of this, Bai Jiansheng patted the shoulder of the second battalion commander beside him, and said earnestly: "As a qualified commander, our eyes cannot only stay on the suppression of bandits in front of us, we also have to see the future. The army of the future will be a modern army, and the commanders will of course be high-quality commanders, and our thinking must not just stay at the level of 'big bosses and coarse,' otherwise, we will fall behind and be beaten. ”

"Look! The head of our military region is of a high level, you have to learn more, don't talk about 'Lao Tzu is a rough person' all day long, as if you are proud of your lack of culture, and you will strengthen your study of Lao Tzu in the future, do you know? ”

"Yes! Enhance your learning! Improve the quality! The three battalion commanders replied in unison.

"Remember! When the battle is over, Lao Tzu will send you to the military academy to 'transform and transform', our Tiger Regiment can't do without high-quality talents, don't you say? Wang Shusheng pointed to his fingers and said seriously.

As soon as they mentioned the need to study culture, training, and go to military schools, the three battalion commanders began to scratch their heads and ears, and they were uncomfortable. They like to fight the most, and the biggest headache is to sit down and study, which is a headache for almost every military cadre. Zheng Haiguo couldn't help but say: "We are originally a big boss, it's okay to fight and kill, we want to go to a military academy, train or something, others are good, let's not do it!" ”

"What do you say? Don't do it! Lao Tzu will let your boy change jobs and go back to your hometown to farm, Lao Tzu Tiger Regiment cannot have uneducated soldiers. Wang Shusheng was angry.

Bai Jiansheng saw that everyone had made a good joke just now, and relaxed before the meeting, but unconsciously argued, he hurriedly said to Wang Shusheng: "Old Wang! It's a mess, let's start the meeting! Only then did the atmosphere focus on the topic, and everyone's faces became very serious.

"The meeting begins! Staff Officer Yutian will give you a briefing on the situation. Wang Shusheng gave an order.

Tian Zhenlin held a white slender stick, pointed to the sand table and said, "This is Langyuan Mountain." It was the location of the headquarters of Guo Fulong's Fourth Brigade, and a large number of bandits gathered from the surrounding defeat and retreat, and the surrounding ...... "Tian Zhenlin drew a circle around Langyuan Mountain with a stick," surrounded by our Tiger Regiment and the Flying Tiger Team, as well as the militia of various villages and local armed forces. Forty kilometers north of Nongyuan Mountain, here is Mustard Mountain, also called Xiaoyuanbao Mountain, entrenched in Chen Cishan's bandit department, surrounded by the 21st Corps and the Guilin Military Division's three regiments, the enemy's strength in Mustard Mountain is nearly three times that of our side of Nongyuan Mountain. The task of our Tigers and Flying Tigers is to completely wipe out the enemy on the hill and prevent one of the main bandits from escaping. The specific deployment is as follows: All the 2nd Battalion and 1 part of the 3rd Battalion are to be deployed along the south of Nongyuan Mountain to prevent the enemy from escaping from the south. In the north, the 2nd Battalion is responsible for most of the part, and its main task is to cut off the connection between Nongyuan Mountain and Mustard Mountain, block the remnants of Mustard Mountain fleeing to Nongyuan Mountain, and block the enemy fleeing north from Nongyuan Mountain. The 1st Battalion of the main force and all the Flying Tigers launched a general attack on Guo Lian and Guo Fubu of Nongdang Mountain from the west, that is, the front of Nongdang Mountain. The enemy's firepower and troop deployment in Langyuan Mountain have been clearly marked on the sand table, and you can record it clearly by the commander of a battalion. The specific requirements and time of the operation, the regimental commander will instruct you. After Tian Zhenlin finished speaking, he quickly withdrew his baton and stepped aside.