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Chapter 1399 An Yi went berserk

Suzhou, Liuyuan, the Third Theater Operations Summary Meeting is being held. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Feng Yuxiang, commander of the Third Theater of Operations, sat on the main seat, Gu Zhutong, deputy commander of the theater, sat on his left hand, and An Yi, chief of staff of the theater of operations, sat on his right.

In Gu Zhutong's row, sitting Zhang Fakui, commander of the Eighth Group Army, Liu Jianxu, commander of the Tenth Group Army, and Shangguan Yunxiang, commander of the Eleventh Army who had just rushed to Suzhou. On An Yi's side, Zhang Zhizhong, commander of the Ninth Army, Luo Zhuoying, commander of the 18th Army, and Huo Yuzhang, commander of the 54th Army, sat on the side.

Divisional and brigade-level commanders belonging to various group armies, regiments, and armies sat in the back rows, and the huge houses were packed.

After listening to the reports of the military commanders at all levels who participated in the first phase of the battle, Feng Yuxiang and Gu Zhutong successively praised the heroic and fearless spirit of the Ninth Army in the offensive operations, and the conference room fell silent. An Yi took a look, and saw that Feng Yuxiang's old god was there, and Gu Zhutong looked at the documents in his hand with a sullen head, without saying a word, and the other generals were either outside the gods, or closed their eyes and pretended to sleep, and there was no intention of reviewing and striving for improvement.

An Yi finally couldn't help but stand up: "I have read the battle reports during this period of time, and I have also been on the battlefield for two days to observe, and I have found that there are many problems in our offensive. Since all the elders, teachers, and brothers have no intention of opening their mouths, then I will throw bricks and lead the way.

"First of all, I think we have a problem with our tactics. Throughout the evolution of the war situation, the Japanese army did not use its own mechanized equipment to give full play to its rapid maneuver specialty, and quickly detour through the flank of great depth to achieve counter-encirclement of our army, in order to break the balance of attack and defense, but repeatedly implemented frontal defense and counteroffensive, forming a cruel and inefficient war of attrition, and our tactics should be more targeted; I found that almost 10 years have passed since the Northern Expedition, and our army is still following some bad habits during the Northern Expedition, knowing that the quality of our army's individual soldiers is not as good as that of the opponent and that the heavy weapons are not as good as the Japanese army, we have unwisely implemented the carpet type of dense crowd attack and defense tactics, and mechanically tried to hold every inch of land at any cost, instead of taking advantage of the advantages of internal operations to attack the weak links of the Japanese army and consume the Japanese army's manpower and strategic material resources to the greatest extent...... These performances are undesirable and must be corrected in future operations;

"Secondly, our use of weapons and equipment is very irrational. According to my investigation in the past two days, it is clear that all armies and divisions are equipped with 37 battle defense artillery, so why don't they all pull them out and assign them to the front-line attack troops to deal with the fortresses carefully constructed by the Japanese army? Not all the fortifications of the Japanese army were built as strong as the Gongda Yarn Factory and Huishan Wharf, and as long as the 37 War anti-aircraft guns were directly fired at the shooting holes of the Japanese army, they could solve the problem, so why did they have to fill it with human lives? Is there any value in such unnecessary consumption? Also, our tanks only know how to fight and rush, and do not pay attention to flank protection and Tanbu coordination, and they were annihilated by the Japanese army without even the slightest effect, what is going on? I would rather everyone not understand it, and don't pretend to understand it, because such consumption will lead to the tightening of our already weak industrial production capacity, and will also greatly damage the morale of officers and men. Therefore, I hope that when you draw up your battle plan in the future, you will try to be as thoughtful as possible, think about what weapons and equipment you have not used, and think about whether we need to listen to the opinions of professionals on certain new types of weapons. Do we need to verify the immature tactics before making a final decision? We must give full play to the subjective initiative of the officers and men on the front line, offer suggestions and suggestions, and use the best methods to strike at our opponents.

"Again, before the whole campaign was launched, did we consider the Japanese army's strong street fortresses and the threat of naval artillery from the Huangpu River? Have we formulated special countermeasures, and how can we make the most of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses to fight the Japanese army while preserving our vital forces? I witnessed with my own eyes that an attacking unit of our army regained a block with great effort, but quickly attracted the bombardment of Japanese naval artillery, and almost all the officers and men of a battalion or a regiment that was disabled died under this round of naval artillery attack, and the Japanese army also took advantage of the temporary gap of our army's attack to quickly build strong fortifications in place, turning this neighborhood into a flesh mill that consumed our vital strength. The Third Fleet of the Navy has been stationed in the Yangtze River valley for a long time, and compared with our Central Navy, it is more familiar with the hydrological conditions of the Yangtze River and the Huangpu River, and has a clear understanding of the situation in the Japanese concession. In this case, how to attack the concession firmly controlled by the *** people is a very challenging problem, because the Japanese naval guns of more than 300 mm will be lost in one building as soon as they go down, and how many people do we need to fill it in to feed the Japanese naval guns?

"Fourth, many of our officers and men have not yet figured out that we are now on the front line of resistance against Japan, and they may be attacked by Japanese aircraft, artillery, and naval guns at any time, and they do not know how to hide and protect themselves at all. Today from Nanxiang to Suzhou on the way, I deliberately detoured to Hangzhou Bay Jinshanwei to see, it was just noon, my obedient, the entire coastline over all the thick smoke, at that time I thought that the troops were engaged in concealed training, but the result was closer to see, yo, all the feelings are doing lunch, the cooking class of each unit, for fear that our opponent does not know where he is, thinking about the way to make the smoke effect bigger, and even several units of the cooking squad get together to bury the pot to cook. Ladies and gentlemen, have you ever thought about the consequences of doing so in wartime? The range of the Japanese naval guns can be as high as 20 kilometers, you can imagine the power of the Japanese naval guns when they fire a salvo, if we come to this time while our army is eating, can this battle still be fought?

"Fifth, our field hospital, it's simply ...... How to describe it? Mess, rabble! The Central Military Commission of each unit has allocated special funds for the construction of field hospitals and the purchase of medical equipment and first-aid medicines, but what kind of experience did I have when I visited the field hospitals of various armies and divisions today? Not to mention that the places where we live are dirty and messy, some hospitals have incomplete medical equipment, and some hospitals do not even have the most basic drugs for rescue treatment...... It's murder, it's a crime! These are all veterans with rich combat experience, I don't care what method you use here, but I hope that when the war resumes, you can give me a satisfactory answer, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless!

"Sixth...... Forget it, that's pretty much it, if the five things I said can inspire everyone, I'm very honored, if everyone doesn't agree with my suggestion, don't blame me for reminding me before I have nothing to do. In the final analysis, the war against Japan is a strategy of "preserving oneself and destroying the enemy", accumulating through continuous changes in the balance of power, and imposing one's own will on our opponent as a manifestation of the ability; War against Japan has to pay costs, but whether the costs are worth it depends on whether these costs promote the realization of the intended goals; war, like doing business, also has its own principle of matching costs and benefits, and the success of a war is not measured by whether you are brave or not and how much blood you shed in the war. With the least sacrifice, the balance of forces between the enemy and us is tilted in favor of us to the greatest extent is the basic pursuit of our operations in Songhu. Alright, that's the end of my speech, let's continue! ”

This is the first time that many people have seen the good-tempered An Yi go crazy, especially Sun Yuanliang, he knows that An Yi's accusation of the use of armored combat vehicle units has also involved Zhang Zhizhong, and it is precisely because of Zhang Zhizhong's persistence that the three companies of armored vehicle units have been wiped out, and they have disappeared without even a little splash. Sun Yuanliang also knew that not only Xu Tingyao, commander of the armored corps, was dissatisfied with the loss of the tank unit, but Chairman Jiang of Nanjing also lost his temper about it.

Zhang Zhizhong's face was a little ugly, and he didn't speak. Zhang Fakui and Liu Jianxu glanced at each other, and their brows were also furrowed. Bury the pot to cook, this is what all troops have to do, how can it be possible to make a fire without a little smoke? Could it be that your An Jiajun are all immortals, and you can cook cooked meals without making a fire?

It is a common practice in officialdom to report good news and not bad news at the summary meeting, everyone gathers firewood and the flame is high, and few people are willing to do the matter of demolishing the stage, so almost all the officers of the army were surprised by An Yi's open questioning, and there was silence in the conference room.

Feng Yuxiang saw that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and hurriedly haha: "Chief of Staff An, the Songhu operation was an operational strategy formulated by the chairman of the committee himself, and long before the start of the war, when the chairman of the committee talked to the Lushan Officer Training Corps about the tactics of the war against Japan, he believed that we should 'fortify everywhere,' 'deep ditches and high fortifications,' and 'hold on and not retreat' are the 'keys to saving the country.'" Since the Lugou Bridge Incident, it has been repeatedly emphasized, for example, the chairman of the committee said in "Telling All the Soldiers of the War of Resistance Against Japan" that "our army can stand like a mountain, stick to its position, advance without retreating, and wait until it approaches, charge and fight hand-to-hand." Later, the chairman of the NPC National Committee said in "The Actual Situation of the Enemy's Strategic Strategy and the Key Road to Our Army's Victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression" that "we must build more fortifications, deploy defenses at every level, and defend them everywhere," 'the enemy's sharp weapons are the quality of individual soldiers, and the artillery and chariots are sharp, and our sharp weapons are deep ditches, high forts, and thick walls,' and 'we must hold our positions, and this is the only key to our victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan.'" Since the beginning of the war, our war zone has strictly followed the instructions of the chairman, is there anything wrong? ”

An Yi thought to himself, I'm obviously talking about the problem of offense, how can you get involved in defense? Even if it's with thin mud, it shouldn't be like this, right? But thinking of the scenes I saw in Jinshanwei during the day today, and then seeing Feng Yuxiang's expression full of deep meaning with a smile, some words were not spit out or unhappy, and immediately said:

"We should flexibly comprehend the intention of the chairman, such as this fortification, the chairman has repeatedly reminded and repeatedly emphasized that the existing troops I found just do not pay attention to it, today in the left and right flanks of Jinshanwei, I saw that our defenders only built one trench, and the depth of the trench was less than the waist, and the entire defense line lacked side bunkers and deep positions, and there were no concealed fortifications and camouflage. Just imagine, what will happen to such a position if it is subjected to a round of heavy artillery bombardment by the Japanese army? The soldiers in the trenches have been blown up by shells, who will defend the country? ”

Zhang Fakui couldn't hold back any longer, stood up and retorted: "Chief of Staff An, I don't know if you have inspected the situation on the spot?" The groundwater level in the Songhu area is extremely high, and water will seep out if it is less than one meter dug into the ground, if it is dug deep, the soldiers stand in the trenches, the water is waist-deep, how can they maintain their combat strength? If the trenches are dug a little more intensively, a large area will collapse, and the entire defense area will soon become a flooded country. ”

Zhang Fakui looked at An Yi with a sneer on his face and sat down slowly.

An Yi was slightly stunned, and then said: "I have seen this when I inspected the defense fortifications of the Wufu Line on the spot, and most of the good defense fortifications are soaked in water, I have to say that this is an extremely realistic and very serious problem." But if we can't dig underground, can't we figure it out to the ground? Didn't Jin Shanwei build a strong city since the Ming Dynasty? Of the fortifications and fortresses in the Japanese Concession, wasn't that one built on such a water level? Why can the positions built by others withstand the bombardment of large-caliber heavy artillery? ”

Liu Jianxu stood up: "Chief of Staff, you can't ask us with the standards of *** people and your Anjia Army, our troops, officers and soldiers on weekdays even have to save some bullets when practicing shooting, for fear that the ammunition inventory will be exhausted, and the gun will be used as a burning stick in your hand." To build strong fortifications in the Songhu area, without a large amount of ash, steel and masonry, it is simply impossible to meet the design requirements. So, let's talk about it privately, we don't need to put it on the table......"

After some cynicism, Liu Jianxu also wanted to sit down, but was stopped by An Yi: "Slow!" Commander Liu, since you know that there is a problem, why don't you make some corrections? We are in the same war zone, so we should be sincerely united with each other and protect each other...... In this way, I will provide all the materials needed for the construction, and the fortifications on the first line of Hangzhou Bay will have to be troubled to send soldiers to General Hua and General Huixian for construction. In addition, in order to express the respect of the officers and men of our Anjia Army for the two generals who led their troops to bravely resist the Japanese invaders, I decided to donate 30 75mm guns, 10,000 shells, and 2 million bullets to the Eighth and Tenth Army. ”

Liu Jianxu and Zhang Fakui looked at each other and were stunned for a while!

What a big deal! The participating generals couldn't help but gasp. You must know that the 75mm mm artillery produced in Syria is a product of the same specification as the Bufus Gun Factory of the German Kruber Arms Industry Company, and due to the rapid development of metallurgical technology, the quality of the artillery produced in Syria is not inferior to the original imported Bufus artillery, and only at 16,000 US dollars per 75mm gun and 20 US dollars per shell in the world arms market, An Yi sent out weapons and equipment worth millions of dollars in one go, so that the generals who were trapped in the lack of firepower of the troops did not envy Liu, Zhang's good luck?

Zhang Fakui and Liu Jianxu were shocked, and suddenly felt ashamed of their little chicken belly. Zhang Fakui stood up again, his eyes were red, and said gratefully in Cantonese:

"Ann...... General An, I beg your pardon, my old Zhang is a rough man, he speaks straightforwardly, and he verbally bumped into you before...... In fact, how can we who lead troops to fight not feel sorry for our subordinates? It is naturally impossible for my Lao Zhang to ignore such an important matter as the trenches, but now we are mainly building the Pudong defense line, where we are facing the threat of the three divisions of the Japanese army, and I Lao Zhang has to deal with it with 120,000 points of energy! As for the threat on the sea, we can't take care of it for a while...... The actual conditions have tied our hands and feet, and all the fortifications are very simple, but now with the selfless assistance of the general, I, Zhang Fakui, swear, if I can't hold the front line of Pudong and Jinshanwei, I will come to see you. ”

An Yi hurriedly stood up and also comforted in Cantonese: "General Xiang Hua is brave and fierce, the world knows that his predecessors were invincible all the way on the battlefield of the Northern Expedition, and the Fourth Army under his command is known as the Iron Army. With Xiang Hua's predecessors guarding the front line of Pudong and Jinshanwei, An Yi is very relieved. The suggestion I made is actually nothing more than wanting to retain some vitality for our army, a veteran, the role is often worth several recruits, if it is consumed for no reason, An Yi is distressed! ”

Zhang Fakui nodded again and again: "Back then, my Fourth Army was able to dominate the world with the veterans of a hundred battles, and then the veterans were almost exhausted, and on the surface it seemed that the team had expanded, but the combat effectiveness could not even play half of the original one...... General An, you are a selfless person, and my Lao Zhang is considered to be obedient to you! ”

After that, Zhang Fakui respectfully saluted An Yi, and the whole venue was stunned.

An Yi hurriedly returned the salute, and saw that Liu Jianxu was also about to salute, and hurriedly said: "General Huixian, I know what you want to say, don't thank me, this is what you deserve, the front line of Hangzhou Bay has a great responsibility, especially Hangzhou, which is where my air base is located, and I have to ask General Huixian to take more care of it in the future!" ”

Liu Jianxu nodded gratefully, and Feng Yuxiang, Gu Zhutong, Zhang Zhizhong, and An Yi's Huangpu brothers all looked thoughtful, and admired An Yi's methods of subduing the two unruly seniors in the army when he raised his hand.

In fact, An Yi thought more, and took out a weapon to strengthen the combat strength of the Eighth and Tenth Group Armies, which could not only reduce the flank pressure on the entire theater, ease the relationship between An Jia's army and the two friendly armies, and give the Japanese invaders a greater threat, but also an important reason was that Zhang Fakui served as the commander-in-chief of the border areas of Anhui, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Fujian provinces and the director of appeasement in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang border region, and Liu Jianxu served as the director of the appeasement office of the Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Anhui border regions. Further cooperation will be carried out in the future.

After all, for the current Anyi Group, tungsten, manganese, antimony and other non-ferrous metals in Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places are still a huge treasure.