In early winter, Jiangnan is still full of spring. The cold air currents in the north were intercepted by the Yangtze River, which runs east and west, and its momentum seemed to have disappeared. It seems that there is a lot of noise among the mountains and mountains, and on the mountain road from Wuning, Jiangxi to Xianning, Hubei, a group of fierce men and horses appeared. The horse team was not moving fast, the men and horses on one side were dressed in camouflage uniforms, and the soldiers wore steel helmets and back sniversing rifles, which was undoubtedly the special combat team of the Eighth Route Army. The centaur soldiers on one side were dressed in dark yellow military uniforms and all submachine guns, and there was no need to guess that they were soldiers of the Central Army, and the two teams were more than 30 people.

At the front of the line, there were two generals walking side by side, as if they were talking about something. The guards on both sides vigilantly observed the surrounding situation and were ready to be vigilant against emergencies at any time, but the two generals seemed to disagree.

Lao Jiang led a delegation of generals and officials to gain a lot of money in Yunshui County, Jiujiang, and returned satisfied. Before leaving, Lao Jiang asked Ouyang Jian to assist Chen Cheng, the commander of the 9th Theater of Operations, to form a defense line in southern Hunan to intercept the Japanese army's march to Hunan and ensure the safety of Changsha. After inspecting the military enterprises in Yunshui County, Lao Jiang seemed to have confidence, and decided on the spot to form a new defense line in Daye, Xianning, and Xiantao areas to prevent the Japanese army from fighting southward.

Chen Cheng, commander of the 9th Theater, did not return to Chongqing with Lao Jiang, but stayed in Yunshui County, and accompanied by Ouyang Jian, went to the Xianning Defense Line to study how to build a defense line and deploy defensive operations. About half of the first batch of military aid was allocated to the 9th theater of operations, which was intended to strengthen the defensive forces of the 9th theater. At present, the total strength of the 9th theater is 6 corps and 3 independent divisions. The Wuhan Battle suffered heavy losses, but Chen Cheng's 9th Theater of Operations relatively retained its complete strength, so the heavy task of forming the southern Hunan defense line naturally fell on Chen Cheng's shoulders.

"General Ouyang, after visiting your De'an defense line, I was deeply moved, and I didn't expect that the civil fortifications could be built like this. I am ashamed to say that I was born in civil engineering and architecture, and I am ashamed that there is a sky outside the sky, and the little fur I learned in military school is simply not on the stage. Chen Cheng opened the conversation. General Chen, civil engineering and construction fortifications are a product of the European war, but the firepower of modern warfare has subverted the model of European war. At present, warfare is characterized by three-dimensional and all-round strikes, so the means of defense and fortifications must also undergo significant changes according to different situations. It's called keeping up with the times. ”

"Keeping up with the times? It means don't stick to the rules, General Ouyang is criticizing me for being conservative. It is true that after the brutal war against Japan, I was deeply moved. It is an indisputable fact that as the weaker side, we are lagging behind the Japanese army in many respects. However, our lack of understanding of modern warfare as a whole, and the fact that we have not come to our senses until we have paid a heavy price, is the most terrible. "Chen Cheng is very honest and does not shy away from his weaknesses." General Chen, it is valuable to be aware of his weaknesses. The important thing is to make corrections and build up the confidence to persevere in the war of resistance to the end, and the final victory will definitely belong to us. ”

Ouyang Jian changed his words and said: "After the defeat in the Battle of Wuhan, the surrender faction within the national government began to raise their heads again, and the talk of the death of the country was very loud, which was the most terrifying. As far as I know, the Japanese government has introduced a new strategy, adopting the strategy of using China to contain China, and the so-called "common prosperity" is very deceptive. As far as I know, Wang Jingwei, the No. 2 person in your party, has disappeared, and it is very likely that this person has defected to the Japanese! Chen Cheng was taken aback when he heard this: "Is this news reliable?" ”

Ouyang Jian knew that Wang Jingwei had disappeared secretly, and Lao Jiang suppressed it and did not report it, in order to avoid chaos in the situation. Wang Jingwei's successful escape was because of the use of a stand-in, which not only deceived Lao Jiang, but in fact, Ouyang Jian did not expect it. After Wang Jingwei was assassinated in Nanjing last time, he recruited a double-looking stand-in. After the Battle of Songhu, the public appearances in the national government were all stand-in activities. After the Battle of Songhu, Ouyang Jian ordered Dark Arrow to closely monitor Wang Jingwei in order to prevent him from escaping.

But Wang Jingwei, as the No. 2 person in the Kuomintang, has great energy after all. He used the stand-in to successfully deceive everyone, and when the dark arrow found out that the stand-in was fake, Wang Jingwei had disappeared. Ouyang Jian instructed the dark arrow to inform the military commander, and the military commander quickly took control of the stand-in, confirming that Wang Jingwei was no longer in Chongqing. "According to the information I have received, Wang Jingwei has fled to Hong Kong and is under the protection of the Japanese. If Wang Jingwei defects to the Japanese, his influence cannot be underestimated, and the situation of the anti-Japanese war in the whole country will be greatly affected. ”

"I didn't expect Wang Jingwei to defect to the enemy, he is simply the scum of the nation!" Chen Cheng was indignant. "General Chen, Wang Jingwei's defection to the enemy will cause a large number of high-ranking officials or generals of the state government to defect to the enemy, and the War of Resistance will enter a difficult stage. The next step is not only to deal with the powerful Japanese army, but also to deal with the traitors who surrendered. The fortress was easiest to attack from within, and the Japanese army, with the help of traitors, would quickly gain a foothold, and the model of the three eastern provinces was the best example. "General Ouyang, please rest assured, I, Chen Cheng, will never be a traitor."

Along the way, Ouyang Jian and Chen Cheng communicated, and each other showed a strong patriotic heart. After arriving in Xianning, Chen Cheng summoned all the generals above the division level to conduct a short-term training on how to defend and fight and how to build large-depth fortifications, and the training time was half a month. When Chen Cheng summoned the military generals to gather in Xianning, Ouyang Jian instructed Chen Cheng's operational staff to first make a defensive sand table for the De'an Defense Line in Jiangxi Province to make it intuitive to teach. Then, he asked the operational staff officers to make a sand table for the large-depth defense of the southern Hunan defense line, with the purpose of making it clear to the generals how to build a new type of fortification, mainly tunnels.

In addition, it is necessary to let the generals understand how to use the existing fortifications to carry out efficient defensive operations. On this day, in the war room of the 9th Theater of Operations in Xianning, military maps were hung on both sides of the wall, two sand table models were located in the front, and generals above the division level were seated in the back. What kind of character is Ouyang Jian, the generals who are doing it have exchanged heads and ears, and under everyone's expectations, Chen Cheng and Ouyang Jian strode into one after the other. All the generals stood up and saluted, and Chen Cheng waved his hand to signal everyone to sit down.

"Ladies and gentlemen, according to the battle plan drawn up by the Ministry of National Defense, build a southern Shonan defense line in the 9th theater to prevent the Japanese army from moving south to ensure the safety of Changsha. The Eighth Route Army effectively intercepted the Japanese offensive in Jiangxi, and we must honestly learn from its advanced defensive experience. Presumably, you don't need me to introduce you, everyone knows who this man of the year next to me is! The generals applauded warmly, and Ouyang Jian performed a standard military salute. Ladies and gentlemen, General Ouyang's outstanding military talent has long been famous all over the world, and everyone is familiar with it. I ask you to profoundly understand that after the training, I will evaluate every general who participated in the training, and if they fail to meet the requirements, they will all be demoted. ”

There was no joke in the army, and Chen Cheng's request made the back of every general's neck cold. Ouyang Jian's tone was very steady and said: "Everyone, it is impossible to make everyone who is doing it have a modern war mindset in such a short time, but I believe that you can do it completely if you have effective defense capabilities and build targeted fortifications." At present, our main combat opponent is the Japanese army, so all our means of defense are against the Japanese army. The Japanese army's means of attack, means of attack, weapons and equipment are already known to you, and I will not repeat them here. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, under the current situation, we can not build permanent fortifications, we can only use the existing conditions to build civil construction fortifications, and the tunnel warfare in the civil engineering fortifications is the key, but the tunnel and the large depth of the defense line are inseparable, the following I mainly explain how to build the tunnel fortifications, how to use the tunnel fortifications to build a large depth of defense line, how to use the large depth of defense line to effectively defend, how to use the large depth of defense line to implement active defense tactics, is what you must master."

"Everyone, details determine success or failure, as long as you can do 60 percent in actual combat according to my requirements, I believe that the Japanese army will not be able to break through the defensive line, and I will first explain the relationship between tunnel fortifications and trenches・・・・・・ After half a month of training, Ouyang Jian's outstanding military thinking made the senior generals who were doing it understand what they couldn't learn in military textbooks, and they were all impressed by the Ouyang family's military talents. Chen Cheng has always made himself a student, and he has not missed a day in class.

Soon half a month of training ended, and Chen Cheng took the initiative to ask Ouyang Jian for assessment. Subsequently, the generals were evaluated, and two army commanders and four division commanders failed the evaluation, and Chen Cheng unceremoniously removed them from their posts. It is important to know that the dismissal of a division commander must be reported to the Ministry of Defense for approval. But during the war, Chen Cheng had all the strength to cut first and then play. After the training, Chen Cheng accompanied Ouyang Jian to inspect a completed defensive position near Xianning.

In front of a tunnel fortification, Ouyang Jian paused and frowned, and when everyone was embarrassed, Ouyang Jian ordered to bring an explosives bag. There was a loud bang, and the tunnel fortifications collapsed, and Chen Cheng saw that his face was angry. A regiment commander who accompanied the inspection next to him was so frightened that his legs trembled. "Tie him up and shoot him on the spot!" Chen Cheng was unceremonious. Ouyang Jian saw that the head of the regiment had sharp-beaked monkey cheeks and dark eyes, and guessed that this head of the regiment was a big smoker, and he immediately felt disgusted in his heart and did not stop it.

Two soldiers of the law enforcement team stepped forward and quickly dragged the frightened regimental commander down. "Commander, please let me go, I will fight for the party, the country and the country!" A gunshot rang out, and everyone couldn't help but tremble, and no one dared to say anything. "If you give the order, no matter who dares to fool the perfunctory person, you will be shot once you find out!" Chen Cheng showed no mercy. Killing a hundred examples, Ouyang Jian thought that there was no problem with what Chen Cheng did. Only by using extraordinary measures can we deter these generals at all levels.

A few days later, a convoy from Jiujiang arrived. The swarthy mountain artillery, mortars, light and heavy machine guns, and so on, made the officers and men present feel excited, as if they were celebrating a festival. Chen Cheng and Ouyang Jian were also at the scene, "General Ouyang, I very much agree with your conditions, if you let the officials of the Ministry of Defense distribute weapons and ammunition, I am afraid that some weapons will appear in the Japanese army, this is by no means a fantasy." "That's what I'm worried about, because the corrupt elements inside the government can do anything."

Chen Cheng sighed and continued: "The rot of the national government is not formed in a day, and it is inevitable to be greedy for ink in the future. I would be content to ensure the supply of weapons and ammunition. "General Chen, I assure you that the military supplies of the 9th Theater, including weapons and ammunition, will be directly counterparted and will never be interfered with by the Ministry of National Defense. As for other military supplies, I will also support you unplanned. My request is simple, there must be no problems in the area under your jurisdiction! ”

"General Ouyang, I promise you, if there is a corruption in the 9th War Zone, I will take the blame and resign to apologize!" "It's not that serious, I believe you!" In December, Wang Jingwei appeared in Hong Kong and openly defected to the Japanese, causing a stir throughout the country. Ouyang Jian received an order from the Military Commission and quickly rushed to Ruijin.