The day after the victory in Ganzhou, Ouyang Jian led the corps headquarters to Xingzi County. In April, the south of the Yangtze River is full of flowers, thousands of purples and thousands of reds, and the green rice fields along the way are growing gratifying, indicating a bumper harvest. Three horses walked side by side on the road. The victory in Ganzhou is inspiring, happy, and everyone's mood is particularly happy. "Commander, in the Battle of Ganzhou, the special combat team once again exerted its might, making the enemy unguardable. Special operations are increasingly playing their role, and in the future, the characteristics of their operations will be more abundant. Su Yu opened the conversation.

"Commander, the role of the special operations team is increasing, and I think it should be expanded." Chief of Staff Luo Ronghuan suggested. "The special operations team not only has to expand its scale, but the next special operation is mainly to face the Japanese army. As far as I know, the Japanese army also has special operations units, and perhaps we have to face a stronger opponent, and the special operations team may have to undergo a more severe test. You have heard about the Japanese army's military operations in the three eastern provinces, especially the operational characteristics, and from now on you must carefully study the operational characteristics of the Japanese army. ”

Ouyang Jian continued: "Fighting against the Japanese army in the future is completely different from domestic battles. It's like brothers fighting even if you live or die, there will be room for it, but fighting against a foreign enemy, that is the real killing, and the battle scene will even be a river of blood, like a human Shura field. I am by no means alarmist, the Japanese army practiced the spirit of bushido, and they admired conquest by force in their bones, believing that defeat was shameful. Therefore, the Japanese soldiers were very tenacious in individual combat, and they had to fight to the end even to the last drop of blood. ”

"You must have a clear understanding of the tenacious fighting style of the Japanese soldiers, and let every soldier understand the state of the Japanese soldiers. I now solemnly warn you not to try to capture prisoners in the face of Japanese soldiers in the future, and not to have any mercy, otherwise you will suffer a great loss. As far as I know, during the Russo-Japanese War, the tall Russian army was inferior to the Japanese army in terms of stabbing skills and brave fighting spirit. There were other factors that led to the victory of the Japanese army, but the tenacious fighting spirit of the Japanese soldiers played a decisive role. ”

"Commander, stumped that the Japanese army has no weakness?" Su Yu asked with a grim face. Ouyang Jian smiled: "There is no perfect thing in the world. As far as I know, the Japanese army is a short board at the strategic level, and its tactical use is very strong. However, the Japanese soldiers were mechanical and rigid, and they would not be flexible to blindly carry out orders from their superiors. In a word, the commander of a certain unit is the brain of all soldiers, and the command of the commander is the holy decree. Although the Japanese army enforces tactical discipline to the letter, once the battlefield situation changes, if the commander does not change his position, the Japanese army will still fight according to fixed tactics. ”

"This is the weakness of the Japanese army's operations, and how to use it is a question that you will have to consider in the future. It's still the words of the ancestors, knowing oneself and knowing that the other is invincible. Our skills are inferior to others, and we are backward in many aspects, such as national strength, armament, and soldier quality, and how to overcome the enemy's shortcomings with our own strengths is a topic of our main study. Okay, let's not talk about this today, you just have to know in your hearts, so in the future, military training and the formulation of operational plans should be targeted. Su Yu and Luo Ronghuan nodded.

Ouyang Jian changed the topic and continued: "In this Eastern Crusade operation, the military command is fully responsible for the two of you, do you understand that I want to be the shopkeeper?" Su Yu and Luo Ronghuan glanced at each other, with a resolute expression on their faces. In the evening of this day, the Corps Headquarters arrived at Xingzi County, Ouyang Jian didn't care about resting, and first went to the Red Star No. 1 battleship moored in the harbor to inspect it, and Tao Yong personally accompanied the battleship to look inside and out.

Ouyang Jian saw the gunboat for the first time, and it was very different from the impression of "memory". Tao Yong was extremely excited, but Ouyang Jian did not show any surprise on his face. After all, he has seen the "world", so it is normal for him not to be shocked. Before getting off the ship, Tao Yong asked: "Commander, let me be the commander of the Red Star Fleet is to catch ducks on the shelves, I know that this is your trust in me, but I am indeed a little powerless." "Tao Yong, I am also against pulling out seedlings to help grow, but there is no way. Remember that the Red Army fleet will grow and grow in your hands, and you must build self-confidence. "Commander, I need your guidance!"

"There is no maze, let alone shortcuts, and the navy is a special branch of the armed forces, a high-tech armed branch. In the future, I will establish a naval academy to train naval officers. In the coming years or even longer, you will not be able to have combat missions. In a word, we are too weak, and the weak are not worth mentioning. But the seedlings will grow into towering trees. Your task is to vigorously train naval professionals and carefully reserve talents. If conditions permit, we will compete with the Kuomintang Navy for talent and tap talent. I believe that in the near future, you will be able to command a fleet to gallop the seas. ”

"Our navy will definitely grow from scratch and from small to large in the flames of war, and we must build a strong navy, and in the future, our fleet will gallop across the ocean, so that the world can see the might of the Chinese navy, and let the tragedy of China's defenselessness not be staged." Ouyang Jian's sonorous and powerful words made Tao Yong's blood boil. "Commander, I'm sure you'll be able to do it." "It's not me, it's us." Tao Yong nodded solemnly.

"Commander, at present, the minesweepers of the enemy navy are clearing mines at the mouth of Poyang Lake, and many mines have been swept away by them!" Tao Yong was a little anxious. Ouyang Jian smiled: "Let them sweep mines, can we continue to lay mines?" As long as the enemy naval warships could not enter Poyang Lake, we achieved our goal, which was nothing more than the loss of some mines. In addition, I had the arsenal produce a batch of fake mines, which made the enemy scratch their heads. As long as we capture the eastern part of Poyang Lake, the enemy's warships will not want to come in again. “

After a night's rest, a pre-war military conference was held on the second day, attended by officers from the 5th Army Corps and above. After the military meeting began, Xiao Ke, the commander of the 5th Army, stood in front of the battle map and said: "According to the battle plan drawn up by the corps headquarters, the 13th Division of our division has been transferred to Sweetwater Island to attack Lao Ye Temple first. In order to avoid air attacks by enemy aircraft, it was required that all attacks be carried out at night, when the Red Star Fleet would carry out artillery support. The 13th Division defended on the spot after taking the Lao Ye Temple. “

"According to what we have learned, the 4th Brigade of the 10th Division of the Cold Heart Division is deployed in Jiaoyi Bay, and the 11th Brigade is deployed in Lao Ye Temple. The 12th Brigade was deployed in Duchang County, and the cold-hearted division headquarters was located in Duchang County. After the 13th Division captured the Lao Ye Temple, the 14th Division immediately launched an attack on Jiaoyi Bay. In the end, the 15th Division launched an attack on Duchang County, and the 16th Division and the Artillery Regiment served as the general reserve. After completing the capture of Jiaoyi Bay, Lao Ye Temple, and Duchang County, the objectives of the first phase of the campaign were achieved. ”

Ouyang Jian stood up and said: "My role in this Eastern Crusade operation is that of an advisor, and Deputy Commander Su and Chief of Staff Luo have full authority to lead me to command the battle, do you understand?" "Understood!" "Next, I will hand over the command to Deputy Commander Su and Chief of Staff Luo, and ask the two of them to continue to preside over the military meeting." Ouyang Jian walked out of the conference room after speaking, with the intention of letting Su Yu and Luo Ronghuan fully let go. Ouyang Jian came to the courtyard, and the guard pony immediately followed. "Go get my fishing rod, let's go fishing at the lake."

Since he decided to let go, he completely relaxed, and let Su Yu and Luo Ronghuan give full play to their commanding talents. The purpose of this campaign was to let Lao Chiang see the Red Army's powerful offensive capability, ability to attack fortified positions, and commanders' excellent battlefield command ability. At present, the 4 divisions of Xiao Ke's 5th Army have been built with dedication for several years, and they have become the trump card in Ouyang Jian's hands. After Xiao Ke was promoted to army commander, the position of the former division commander was taken over by Wang Gang, the deputy division commander, who was the first batch of officers trained by the military academy and was only 26 years old.

At present, Wang Gang is the commander of the 13th Division, Han Chu is the commander of the 14th Division, and Chen Ming is the commander of the 15th Division. Zhang Shiying served as the chief of staff of the army, and the 16th Division was concurrently served by the deputy division commander. The operational characteristics of the 16th Division are that it is good at defensive operations, and the Phoenix Ridge blocking operation has been verified. In order to fight against Japan, defense is the most important thing, so Ouyang Jian decided to build He Long's 6th Army into a defensive force, as for the difference between the composition of offensive and defensive forces, I will explain in detail later.

Ouyang Jian and the guard pony came to the lake, and the pony put the dug earthworm on the shore. Ouyang Jian hung the bait on the hook and threw it into the lake, this fishing rod was a captured trophy, and placed it in a special long box, in addition to the fishing rod, there was also a wound fishing line. The rod has English letters on it, made in the United States. The rod material is made of a lightweight alloy and is divided into three energy-saving telescopic parts. Compared to today's fishing rods, they look clumsy, crude, and heavy. But this rod should be considered high-end in modern times. There is a runner at the base of the rod that allows you to retract and release the line freely, and there is a mechanism at the root of the handle where large and small hooks are placed.

There was no polyethylene thing in this era, so the fishing line slightly thicker was made of a special kind of hemp. Americans create leisure objects not only with beauty and durability in mind, but also with the expectation that they will not be damaged for many years. The surface of the water is chaotic, and strings of fish bubbles emerge. As soon as the fish hook was thrown into the lake, it bit the hook, Ouyang Jian turned his hand, and a palm-sized fish appeared on the surface. Ouyang Jian shook his head, took the fish off the hook and threw it into the lake. Ouyang Jian threw the hook into the lake again, but there was no movement, and he didn't bite the hook for a long time.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Ouyang Jian was about to put away the fishing rod and go home. At this time, the fishing line suddenly straightened, and the handwheel turned rapidly. Ouyang Jian realized that he had encountered a big guy, and hurriedly held the handwheel, but he felt that the handwheel was extremely powerful. Ouyang Jian hurriedly put the line and stood up. "Haha, it's strange that you have to bite the hook, it turns out that you are making trouble!" After an hour of tossing and turning, the fish in the lake were finally exhausted, and the brains of the fish were exposed to the surface.

The guard pony watched from the sidelines, but never saw any fish. Seeing the fish's head out of the water, the pony jumped into the lake. After some tossing, a large fish nearly a meter long was dragged to the shore. "Haha, this big guy is at least 20 pounds, and we can have a tooth sacrifice tonight." Ouyang Jian danced happily.

On the dock in the distance, it was very busy, and a troop was embarking a ship, and it seemed that one could smell the smoke of gunpowder.