After the short and rapid wind and rain, the clouds opened and the fog dispersed, and ten thousand rays of light shot out from the cracks in the clouds, which was particularly dazzling. In Yongding, which borders Guangdong in southern Fujian, the air after the rain is exceptionally clear, the mountains are filled with a thin mist, and the green is dripping all over the fields. The scenery is unique here, located in the headquarters of the 1st Corps of Yongding, and the sound of the ticking telegram is particularly pleasant, like a melody that does not change the rhythm, knocking on people's hearts. At this time, Lin and political commissar Tan Zhenlin and chief of staff Zhou Kun were discussing military deployment.

"Mr. Lin, the troops are being deployed according to the plan, and everything is normal. The Kumamoto division did not seem to be aware. Chief of Staff Zhou Kun said. This time, the 1st Corps of the Southern Front Combat mainly invested the strength of the three divisions of the 1st Army, and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army requisitioned and transferred the Special Operations Brigade and the 3rd Artillery Division to participate in the battle, with a total strength of 80,000 troops. Commander of the 1st Army Chen Guang, Deputy Army Commander Zhou Jianping, and Chief of Staff Chen Shiyu. Yang Chengwu, commander of the 1st Division, Yang Dezhi, commander of the 2nd Division, and Li Tianyou, commander of the 3rd Division.

"Send a report to Chen Guang, the speed of the unfolding of the department is too slow, it's like a woman with small feet!" Lin frowned and was obviously dissatisfied, maybe Lin was born a soldier, although his facial expression could not tell what he was thinking, but the passion of battle would make his mind extremely agile. At present, Lin vigorously advocates the implementation of three fierce tactics in the department, that is, fierce fighting, fierce rush and fierce pursuit. Its core content is: one point and two sides, concentrating forces on one point (also referring to the main assault direction as one point), and deploying troops on two or more sides.

Three-three system: that is, with three people as a combat team, select experienced fighters as the team leader, and use an inverted triangle formation when impacting to avoid unnecessary casualties caused by personnel concentration. Four groups and one team are the assault group, the demolition group, the support group, the cover group, and the ambulance team. Three fast and one slow, that is, it is necessary to understand the enemy's situation quickly before the battle, to be quick to impact during a surprise attack, and to expand the results of the battle quickly after a breakthrough. Attack slowly (meaning to be fully prepared before attacking and avoid hasty attacks!) ）

In the past few years, the 1st Corps has not fought much, and according to the requirements of the General Headquarters, almost all the officers and officers of the 1st Corps have been systematically trained in military academies. In particular, Lin's military talent began to be revealed after being nurtured by modern military theories, and he combined actual combat and theory to draw inferences from one case to another, and formulated the tactics of three fierce tactics in light of the characteristics of the troops' existing weapons and equipment and the overall military quality of the soldiers, as well as in light of the operational points of the Japanese troops. Last year, the headquarters asked the 1 Corps to specialize in practicing offensive tactics, so at the beginning of the year, Lin Zai began to comprehensively practice the tactics of the three fierce in the headquarters. In this attack on Shantou, Lin wanted to test the effectiveness of the three fierce tactics.

Ouyang Jian hoped that Lin would focus on the study of practical and efficient tactics and the combination of man and weapon according to the characteristics of the troops' weapons and equipment. Ouyang Jian asked Lin to build the 1st Corps into a force with distinctive offensive characteristics, and Lin naturally knew Ouyang Jian's requirements. It is gold that will always shine, the three fierce tactics came out in advance, Yu Lin's military theory was greatly improved, and the weapons and equipment of the troops were conditional, and the conditions were created for Lin to display his military talents in advance.

"Order Chen Guang and all his troops to stop advancing and stand by in place!" Lin, who had been thinking about the problem for a long time, suddenly gave an order that surprised everyone. "Mr. Lin, the troops have been deployed, why are you standing still?" Chief of Staff Zhou Kun asked in surprise. "Mr. Lin, what do you think?" Lin walked to the sand table and pointed: "According to the information we have, the 106th Division of the Japanese Army participated in the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Wuhan, and after returning to China for reorganization, it was put into the southern battle. It is known that the 106th Division currently has a total strength of 24,000 troops, and has 4 field wings, engineering wings, light and heavy wings, and artillery wings, a total of 7 wings. ”

"After the Battle of Guinan, the 106th Division was transferred eastward, currently occupying Chaozhou, Jieyang, Shantou and forming an inverted triangle. Originally, it was planned that we would attack Chaozhou and Jieyang from north to south and fight a tough battle. However, the Japanese army's formation was conducive to defense, and if the battle situation was unfavorable, the Japanese army could completely retreat from the sea, and if our attack was not effective, the Japanese army could still retreat to Shantou and hold on. Our goal is to take Shantou, not to fight with the Japanese army. I decided to besiege the city and send reinforcements, the Japanese army has a tradition of desperate rescue, if we can destroy part of the Japanese army in the field, it will be more beneficial for us to finally capture Shantou. ”

"Mr. Lin, your target is Puning County. Puning County is located west of Jieyang, and according to intelligence, a large number of Japanese troops were stationed in Puning County, which was a risky move. "To surprise and attack them unprepared, is to make the Japanese army unpredictable, and we will do it in unexpected places." "Report, the headquarters reported that at 9 o'clock in the morning, the 3rd Corps launched a large-scale artillery bombardment of the Japanese Jiujiang defense line." One combat participant in the report. "The feint attack of the 3rd Corps has officially begun!" Political Commissar Tan Zhenlin was a little excited.

"Ordered the special forces to surround Puning at midnight after a long run, and told Mu Shixiong to surround first and not attack and launch an attack at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning. Chen Guang was ordered to order the 1st Division to quickly intersperse between Puning and Shantou, and the main force to move between Jieyang and Puning to stand by. "This kung fu everyone suddenly realized that Lin planned to eat a wing of Japanese troops in Jieyang. The deployment of troops in such a small area did not occur to anyone.

A dense forest was so quiet that it was impossible to see from the outside that there were thousands of people lurking inside. Xiao Hua, the commander of the Special Brigade, looked up at the sky and said with some irritability: "Commander, the Corps Headquarters ordered us to attack Jieyang from the west, and suddenly ordered to stop the operation and stand by, what does this mean?" Mu Shixiong said helplessly: "I don't know what's going on, I heard that Chief Lin never plays cards according to common sense in commanding operations." "Yes, Mr. Lin's command of operations is very distinctive, and his ability to catch fighters is very outstanding, but I can't guess Mr. Lin's intentions."

"Report to the commander-in-chief, the corps headquarters telegraphed the order!" A communications staff officer handed the telegram to Mu Shixiong. Mu Shixiong read the telegram report: "The headquarters ordered us to rush south and rush to Huining at midnight. You lead the 1st and 2nd Mountain Regiments to advance lightly, and be sure to surround Huining at midnight. Remember that you are not allowed to attack without my orders. "Obey!" Xiao Hua immediately became energetic, turned around and ran away.

At about one o'clock in the morning, Mu Shixiong led a special regiment to Huining. "Commander, Huining has been surrounded, and the Japanese army is not aware of it. Huining has only one brigade of Japanese troops stationed, and the fortifications are not strong, I am confident that the battle will be solved in 3 hours! "When we meet, Xiao Hua, please Ying." The headquarters ordered us to surround first and not fight, and launch an attack at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, I don't know what the intention is! "If you don't encircle it, is it not to attract the Japanese army to send reinforcements!" Chief of Staff Deng Guangming analyzed.

"Siege and send reinforcements! It seems that the headquarters is aimed at the Japanese army in Jieyang. Mu Shixiong judged. Mr. Lin not only aimed at the Japanese army in Jieyang, he also aimed at the Japanese army in Shantou, and the big head must be behind. Xiao Hua was overjoyed. Mu Shixiong glanced at his pocket watch and said, "There are still a few hours before dawn, and a guard post will be set up to let the soldiers rest for a while." Also, let's take a closer look at the battle plan! "The weather was a bit muggy, signaling a storm coming.

At about 3 a.m., the sky was sparse and rainy. Yamamoto Dairo, the captain of the Japanese army stationed in Puning County, was woken up by his subordinates: "Report to the captain, the sentry has found a large number of enemy troops outside the city!" "The enemy, how many troops there are will be immediately figured out." Yamamoto hurriedly changed his clothes and picked up the phone, but the phone was silent, apparently the enemy had cut the phone line. Yamamoto Dairo realized that it was not good and ordered to send a report to the division headquarters: Huining had discovered a large number of enemy troops. As soon as the telegram was sent, one of his subordinates hurriedly ran in to report that there were enemy troops all around, and the enemy troops were ominous.

Yamamoto was taken aback and ordered another report. After the telegram was sent, Yamamoto hurriedly walked out of the brigade headquarters to watch the enemy's formation. At the headquarters of the Japanese army in Shantou, the division commander Junrokuro Matsuura was awakened into the division headquarters. "Your Excellency General, the Yamamoto Brigade reports that Huining has found a large number of enemy troops, and the Yamamoto Brigade is surrounded!" "Huining found a large number of Chinese troops? Immediately inquire about the Imperial Allied Army stationed in Heyuan, and find any signs of the Jiangxi Eighth Route Army moving south. ”

"Your Excellency General, I have already inquired, and the 12th Division of the Imperial Association Army has not found any signs of the Jiangxi Eighth Route Army moving south!" At present, two divisions of puppet armies are stationed in Heyuan and Meizhou, and the puppet army is stationed in the north in order to release the Eighth Route Army in Jiangxi to attack south. But Lin had no idea of fighting the puppet army at all. In Lin's eyes, the puppet army of the two divisions was a piece of cake and vulnerable, so Lin directly bypassed the puppet army and aimed at the Japanese army. ”

"Report! The Yamamoto brigade was in a hurry, and it was the regular army of the Eighth Route Army that surrounded Huining, with a strength of about 4,000 people. "Your Excellency General, the Eighth Route Army dispatched regular troops to surround Huining, with the purpose of eating the Yamamoto Brigade, which is their usual attack tactic!" Chief of Staff Analysis. "The Eighth Route Army is too naïve. Captain Yamamoto was ordered to stand by for reinforcements, and ordered the Ikeda Wing stationed in Jieyang to quickly reinforce Huining. After the order was given, Junrokuro Matsuura suddenly waved his arm and answered.

"I want to eat all this Eighth Route Army, order the Mudao Wing to move quickly, and order the 12th Division of the Heyuan Imperial Allied Army to quickly go south to intercept the Eighth Route Army from escaping north." Junrokuro Matsuura didn't expect bad luck to befall at all, and in his mind, the Shina army was not capable of attacking at all. In particular, the Eighth Route Army suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Jiangxi, and it could only be a small fight. Perhaps it was providence that the 106th Division suffered a devastating blow in Jiangxi in the future, and it seems that Junrokuro Matsuura was destined not to escape this catastrophe.

In the headquarters of the Yongding Corps, Lin was still staring at the military map with a blank face. At this time, Chief of Staff Zhou Kun ran in from the telegraph room next door with a telegram in his hand and said excitedly: "Mr. Lin, the enemy army has been mobilized, and the Japanese army has sent a wing from Jieyang and Shantou to reinforce Huining. In addition, the puppet 12th Division located in Heyuan also went south. "The enemy dispatched three people, and Junrokuro Matsuura is very obedient!" Political Commissar Tan Zhenlin said happily. "Command!" Lin stood up, his eyes blazing.