Section 21
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Dai Xiaodian glanced out of the window and saw the neatly lined send-off crowd, saluting the moving train with different meanings. He glanced at it, then withdrew his gaze and returned his attention to the military map.
Kim Jin-jung and Jing Forest sat opposite him, their bodies swaying slightly with the movements of the train, Kim Jin-jung held a cigarette in his mouth, looking at his young and strange chief through the blue smoke, and a wave of respect swelled in his heart. If this battle plan can be successful, his promotion to major general should be a certainty, right? It's remarkable! Who would have thought that under the pen of this young man, the mobilization, dispatch, and use of hundreds of thousands of troops would be so orderly? What the hell is going on in his head?
Dai Xiaodian didn't know the thoughts of his comrades-in-arms at all, and looked at the first army's sniper enemy location map this time, he had seen this map countless times, and it had been imprinted in his mind, but even so, he didn't dare to be sloppy in the slightest, after all, this was a big battle related to the life and death of more than 100,000 soldiers!
At the end of the carriage, there was a bang, Zhao Dengyu and He Jifeng strode over, sat down next to him, Zhao Dengyu took a look at it, and said with a smile: "Zhiyun, are you still looking at the map?" Qingxian Guili is such a big place, isn't it all in your head? ā
Dai Xiaodian said: "The place is indeed not big, but once the battle starts, the situation will inevitably be chaotic, and when the time comes, the location of the troops will also be changed according to the situation of the battle. ā
Zhao Dengyu touched a soft nail, smiled, took out a cigarette and lit it, took a beautiful puff, and then exhaled it, choking on Dai Xiaodian and rolling his eyes; He Jifeng looked amused and asked, "Zhiyun, the overall operation of our group army this time was all planned by you, and now that the war is about to start, how do you feel?" ā
"Nervous."
Zhao Dengyu said loudly: "Don't be nervous, just like directing the battle in front of the Lugou Bridge." ā
He Jifeng said: "I agree with the words of the military seat, this time the enemy and us will certainly have many more people participating in the battle than that time, but in terms of each battle, it is no different from the sniper battle of Lugou Bridge, it is all about killing the enemy and defending the position." ā
Dai Xiaodian smiled noncommittally, although the two chiefs cared about themselves, but when it came to him, they couldn't hide the panic in their hearts. The lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers! If you make a mistake, you have to make amends with your blood and your lives! He suddenly remembered something, "Commander, before getting out of the car, can you gather the commanders of all the troops together,......
"Something? Or is there something to say? ā
"Both."
Zhao Dengyu nodded and beckoned: "Someone?" Go to each carriage to inform, and the commanders of each unit and battalion immediately run to the No. 8 carriage to gather! ā
Ten minutes later, the No. 8 carriage was crowded with officials from all walks of life who had come to the meeting, and the vast majority of people Dai Xiaodian knew each other, such as Yuan Zhiying, Wang Changhai, Zhang Zhenhua, Dong Shengtang, Huang Weigang, An Kemin, Li Yaohua, Zhao Meng, etc., who were crowded and had no way to sit down, and the people below the regiment could only stand on both sides of the aisle. But they were mixed as if nothing happened, hooking each other's shoulders and backs, shouting and making a fuss, and the scene was very enthusiastic.
"What's the noise?" Zhao Dengyu roared angrily, and the carriage immediately fell silent, "Do you think you are taking your wife and children back to your parents' house?" I'm about to see the little Japanese bayonet red, look at the virtue of your children one by one? Shut up! ā
This time, Qingxian blocked the enemy, it was composed of two armies, 59 and 77, nearly 100,000 people, so many people naturally could not take the same train, but in phases and batches, in addition to the two armies composed of the original 29th Army, at the junction of Cangxian and Qingxian, there was also the headquarters of Zhu Hongxun of the 103rd Division of Wan Fulin's 53rd Army. After discussing with Lin Wei, Xu Yongchang and Lin Wei decided to temporarily leave this force in Cangzhou, in addition to serving as the city defense, it could also form a strategic depth with friendly forces in Balizhuang, Xinzhuang, Li Tianmu and other places located on the south bank of the Yongding River, so as to achieve the goal of delaying the enemy's southward movement. This time, in the Qingxian operation, according to the order of the theater, the troops, including the two divisions of the 53rd Army, were all assigned to the front command.
Zhao Dengyu hated that iron could not be made of steel and looked at it a few times, seeing that everyone did not dare to make eye contact with him, he hummed and nodded, and said, "I called you over today because I have something to tell you." Everyone knows that this time Qingxian's battle plan to block the enemy was drawn up by Zhiyun; How capable he is, anyone who has participated in the battle of Jinghai has seen it with their own eyes, hey, if it wasn't for him at that time, let's not talk about fighting devils again, it's hard to say how many people can retreat from Jinghai to surround the whole beard and full shadow! I tell you, don't look at him young, but he's much smarter than you old and coarse. This time, we are fighting with the little devils, and we have to execute the battle plan without any discount, is there any problem? ā
Zhang Zhenhua suddenly stretched out his hand, he was a big man, he raised his arm, he was about to touch the ceiling, Zhao Dengyu could see it clearly, and spat: "Zhang Zhenhua, what's your problem?" ā
"I'm fine."
"No problem, what are you raising your hand for?"
"It's okay, I'm squeaking and tickling, scratching myself."
There was a burst of laughter in the carriage, and even Dai Xiaodian was also surprised. Zhao Dengyu glared at him fiercely, shook his head with a smile, "Zhiyun, are you coming?" ā
Dai Xiaodian stood up with a little effort, raised his hand and saluted: "Rank sir, I am Dai Xiaodian." ā
"Okay, I know you, let's get down to business." Zhang Zhenhua shouted from behind.
"There are two main points for the so-called serious things, the first is strategic, the second is tactical, and the first point is not to be talked about for the time being. Many commanders have already had the experience of fighting face-to-face with devils, and they can understand where the gap between the enemy and us is, and when it comes to the needs of this operation, there are two things to inform everyone: First, when laying trenches, the width must exceed three and a half meters. This is the minimum requirement, and in order to have fewer deaths in battle, this number must be thoroughly enforced! ā
"Why? Three meters five, it's even wider than this carriage, what's the use of making it so wide? ā
"It's for tank protection. There are two kinds of tanks in the Japanese army, one is called Type 89B and the other is called Type 95, both of which are considered light tanks; The Type 95 doesn't have a lot of troops, so we might have to deal with the Type 89B. This tank is equipped with a tail skid that allows it to cross trenches up to 2.5 meters wide,......"
When he said this, everyone understood, but suddenly someone raised his hand, it was Liu Zhensan, deputy commander of the 179th Division: "Even if the width can limit the devil's tank, how can the brothers deal with this iron lump?" ā
"The main armor of Type 89B is only 10-17 mm, which can only resist the attack of small arms, once the devil falls into the trench, use cluster grenades against him, and ensure that as soon as the grenade goes off, it will be blown upside down!"
Liu Zhensan grinned, took out a pen and paper, and quickly recorded it.
Dai Xiaodian's face gradually turned solemn, and he said: "There is another thing, within 72 hours of the start of the battle, no troops are allowed to take the initiative to attack!" This point must be conveyed to the front-line troops. ā
When the officers heard this, they immediately began to discuss: "Don't attack? So what are we doing, is it just passive defense? Isn't that a war of attrition? ā
"Don't make noise, don't make any noise!" Zhao Dengyu said: "I should let you know, and I will naturally tell you." You have all been in the army for half your life, do you even have to learn from scratch to obey commands and obey orders? ā
Everyone was afraid of military law and didn't dare to say much, but there was a look of stupidity on their faces, and Dai Xiaodian looked at it in his eyes and smiled bitterly in his heart. He really didn't want to reveal the cup at this time, but the crowd was raging, and it was not good to go against the trend, so he had to nod to Zhao Dengyu: "Don't make trouble, let me tell you the truth, let's face the devil's troops this time, it's not so much a sniper as a bait, according to the plan, we want to annihilate the devil's North China Front!" Even if you can't achieve such a strategic goal, you must give the devil a painful memory that you will never forget! ā
Zhao Dengyu immediately got up, stood side by side with him, and said, "Zhiyun understands what he said, right?" This battle, unlike the battles in which the brothers had participated in the past, had to have face-to-face contact with the devils on the Great Plain of North China. Deaths and injuries are inevitable, but the situation is also quite bad. I can tell you in advance, if any unit causes trouble because of your resistance to orders, you deserve to die, affect the entire battle situation, and harm your brother troops, I will talk to you commanders! At that time, I, Zhao Dengyu, know you, but I don't know the steel gun in the hands of the law enforcement team! ā
There was silence in the carriage, and everyone could see that Zhao Dengyu was definitely not joking!
Zhao Dengyu glanced around, satisfied with the effect of what he just said, and said to Dai Xiaodian: "Zhiyun, what else do you have to say?" ā
"There is another thing, the decisive place of the first phase of the Qingxian operation is Liuhe Town, and before the end of September, the entire town will be emptied! I don't care how many complaints the people have, and no matter how much they complain, in a word, before the battle in Liuhe Town begins, there must not be a single common person in the town. ā
He Jifeng was stunned: "Zhiyun? You are crazy? Liuhe Town is the third largest town in the entire Qingxian County, second only to Qingzhou Town and Qingxian County, with nearly 10,000 people, do you want to ...... Move them all out? With so many people, where do you let them go? If the trouble is not good, before the war with the devil, the people will be stirred up first, how to clean it up? ā
Dai Xiaodian shook his head coldly: "Sir He, this matter, I have already studied it with Chief Song and Mr. Zhang, the town is not empty, and the Japanese artillery is coming, and it must be all the jade burning." Instead of this, it is better for us to take a few scoldings and save the lives of the people. ā
He Jifeng really didn't think so, and he couldn't argue with him, so he had to choose to be silent; In fact, it was not only him, but also many generals and colonels in the carriage looked at each other with disapproving looks.
Zhao Dengyu said: "This matter has been decided. Look, who's going to do this? ā
The crowd of "............" was silent, apparently, unwilling to take on this doomed errand.
Zhao Dengyu was secretly annoyed, "Don't you speak? Then I'll do it. Yuru, are you coming? ā
Liu Zhensan grinned: "Huh? ā
"Ah what? Now it's not for you to go into battle to kill the enemy, but it's just to move and lift, who are you showing with a big donkey face? ā
There was a burst of laughter in the carriage, among which few cheered for Zhao Dengyu, and the vast majority gloated for Liu Zhensan. (To be continued.) )