The sun rises to the southeast of the blue sky, and the colorful morning glow dissolves with the morning light, and the wisps of red are smeared on the edge of the new white clouds, melting into a light crimson. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The water of the river was dyed with golden light, and the birds in the forest stopped chirping and scattered into the fields to feed.

The wooden bridge is like a long dragon, lying on the calm river. The ancient bridge body withstood the steps of the soldiers of the two barriers at the same time, and the chief of staff of the third column and the fourth detachment of the new fourth army walked from both ends of the bridge to the center of the bridge.

Lin Cunxiao was dressed in a straight uniform of the National × Army, the major collar badge was shining, and there was almost no expression on his indifferent face, only through those bright eyes, people felt confident, followed by four staff officers left and right. On the shore of the bridgehead, the thirty-man cavalry guards stood neatly and solemnly, exuding a dignified murderous aura.

Tan YL, political commissar of the guerrilla detachment of the New Fourth Army, is of medium height, with a light gray military uniform that is washed tightly and moderately wrapped around his body, with bright eyebrows and bright eyes, a clear and cheerful forehead, a square chin, a free and easy demeanor, and a calm demeanor. The guards of the platoon behind him also stood straight, not to be outdone, compared with the momentum on the other side of the river.

The two sides walked to the center of the bridge and stood down in unison, Lin Cunxiao wanted to say hello first and take the initiative, but unexpectedly Tan YL took the first step, stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Chief of Staff Lin, hello." ”

took the initiative to be earned by Tan YL, Lin Cunxiao didn't mind much, he nodded with a smile, stretched out his hand, and shook hands with Tan YL, "Commissar Tan, it's a great honor to be able to meet you." ”

"It's indeed a blessing, there was a misunderstanding between the two sides not far from here a few days ago, and I hope we can settle our suspicions here today." Tan YL was the first to say.

"As the saying goes, if you don't fight, you don't know each other, and this is not the best way for us soldiers to make friends." Laugh lines appeared on the corners of Lin Cunxiao's mouth.

"Friends within the anti-Japanese camp are better off not knowing each other." Tan YL shook his head and said.

"I heard that Political Commissar Tan has a good eloquence, and today I can be regarded as a teacher." Lin Cunxiao raised his eyebrows and said.

"As the saying goes, words are the key to happiness, and disputes within the anti-Japanese camp are much better than the use of force if they can be resolved through debate. I think Chief of Staff Lin would agree with that. Hu Wenzhong said calmly.

"Yes, Commissar Tan's idea is really gratifying."

"Everybody will be happy about that, too."

"Oh-"

"Hmm-"

"Hahahaha." The two men laughed at the same time and shook hands again.

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"The Third Column has agreed in principle to make way for us to advance eastward and provide convenience, but they also have their conditions, that is, to divide the defense area and ask us to operate in the east of Jinpu Road." When Commissar Tan returned to the station, he began to discuss with Commander Peng XF.

"That's about the same information we get." Peng XF nodded and said, "The established strategy of the three verticals is to infiltrate the plains, and then reach out along the railway. I was thinking that Yang Tianfeng had avoided contact before, so he had to first try to seize and stabilize the area west of Xu Beng. Now that the Three Verticals have gained a firm foothold here, we can only go to the east of the road to develop. ”

"Yang Tianfeng is a thoughtful person, step by step, and there are almost no mistakes when he makes mistakes, which is really surprising." Political Commissar Tan said in a deep voice: "Lin Cunxiao once put forward a proposition today, that is, if the defense area is not divided, there may be misunderstandings in the future. Wherever there are devils, they will fight and grab territory from the devils, which is nominally justified. ”

Peng XF thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "It sounds like it's fine, but if you think about it carefully, it's not quite right." We are entangled with the devils, if we temporarily move and avoid the devils' edge, will the three verticals be able to fight over and justifiably grab our territory? ”

"That's pretty much it." Political Commissar Tan smiled bitterly and said: "In this way, we will be firmly tied to the turf and fight with the devils, you transfer, you retreat, the three verticals may reach over and beat the devils away, and this territory is theirs." With their strength, they can do it. ”

"In this way, it is beneficial for us to divide the defense zone." Peng XF nodded slightly, and finally made a decision, "Okay, this can be promised to them." In order to stabilize the general situation of uniting to resist Japan, at the very least, we must ensure that the three verticals do not become enemies of us. By the way, is there anything else? ”

"It's nothing else, Lin Cunxiao also revealed some Yang Tianfeng's meaning, as long as our army can advance eastward according to its designated route, the three columns will also support some weapons and ammunition, and provide a lot of information on the east of the road, so as to facilitate our army to open up the situation." Political Commissar Tan paused and said, "Judging from Yang Tianfeng's attitude towards the various anti-Japanese forces, I think it is credible. Moreover, the three verticals may have to face the big sweep of the devils immediately, and there is not much time to dwell on the lengthy negotiations like bargaining. ”

"Yang Tianfeng is indeed very generous, and it can be seen from here that he has a long-term vision." Peng XF agreed: "The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and this is especially applicable to the anti-Japanese forces behind enemy lines. The Japanese invaders were strong, but the anti-Japanese forces were weak, and if they could not work together, they could only be defeated one by one. If we unite to fight the enemy together, you can pull hands and I pull feet, and the Japanese army will be unable to concentrate its forces. Yang Tianfeng supported and guided the anti-Japanese armed forces, and also reduced the pressure he was facing. That's what he's done very well. ”

"Then we-" Commissar Tan looked at Peng XF inquiringly.

"Advance eastward, implement the instructions of the central authorities, go to the east of the road, and open up and establish our own anti-Japanese base areas, then we will get rid of the current predicament of having no roots." Peng XF made a categorical decision.

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After World War II, the United States calculated that 50 percent of the soldiers of various countries were killed or injured in mortars during the war. In China, the casualty rate of this mortar is estimated to be more than 60 percent.

However, due to the difference in operational theory, the Japanese army did not manufacture and equip a large number of mortars during the Anti-Japanese War, mainly relying on mountain artillery, infantry artillery, and more closely, grenadiers.

At present, the grenade launchers equipped with the Third Column can suppress the Japanese troops who use grenadiers (with a range of less than 200 meters) in the tenth year of Taisho, but Yang Tianfeng knows that the Japanese army also has a kind of grenadier -- the 89-type grenadier canister. The maximum firing range of such a grenadier reached seven hundred meters, and the effective firing range was five hundred meters. In terms of range, the grenade launcher will be inferior.

At that time, both the National * Army and the Eighth Route Army began to imitate grenadiers to deal with the Japanese army, and the National * Army imitated more than 40,000 of them. But Yang Tianfeng's consistent concept is not to imitate, but to strive to surpass. Moreover, the grenadier is not an advanced weapon, and it will do more harm than good to the army, and its elimination is an inevitable trend.

According to the technical production level of the arsenal, Yang Tianfeng personally designed and improved the manufacturing process of the 60 mortar. The steel plate is coiled and welded to make the body tube, and the other parts of the tripod are made of aluminum except for the spring of the buffer. Although the strength of the mortar as a whole has decreased, the weight has also been reduced.

As a company-level support artillery, it can follow the infantry platoon and provide fire support to the front-line infantry at any time. According to the changes in the enemy's situation, Yang Tianfeng was the first to put equipment into the Eastern Front troops. The standard equipment of each company is four, each platoon has one or two, the maximum firing range is 1,200 meters, the mortar shell weighs nearly two kilograms, the charge is 120 grams, the killing radius is more than 10 meters, and the firing range and lethality are completely superior to the Japanese grenadiers.

Moreover, the biggest advantage of the 60 mortar over the grenadier is that it has sighting equipment and a stable gun mount, so it is a fairly stable shelling platform, and the shelling accuracy is very high. The grenadier is mainly shelled by the empirical probability of the shooter, and the aiming cannot be effectively measured.

In addition to equipping the troops, Yang Tianfeng also gave Sun Tongxuan's Third Army and Liao Lei's 23rd Army ten each. As for the 1st Cavalry Division, which had just been transferred, it was more generous, and the 1st Cavalry Division was given 20 60 mortars, 30 Czech-made, and 300 shotguns.

It is necessary to decide the value, the 1st Cavalry Division is the closest friendly army to Luyi, or a very brave force, which can greatly reduce the pressure on the Western Front of the Three Columns.

The sweep of the enemy in the east was imminent, and the troops and materials were concentrated in Xiaoxian and Sucheng, and the intention of the pincer offensive in the north and south was becoming more and more obvious.

"Sucheng has successively concentrated more than 3,000 Japanese puppet troops in Lingbi, Sixian, Guzhen and other places, as well as an artillery squadron in Bengbu."

"Xiao County is concentrated in Xiao Tong and other counties, as well as the Japanese puppet army in Xuzhou, with a total of more than 4,000 people, and a mecha squadron."

"After the attack operations in Sucheng, Kaifeng, and Anqing, the strength of the Japanese army stationed at the two key points of Xiaoxian and Sucheng will not be less than two squadrons, plus the puppet army, or there may be a thousand people. In this case, the total number of enemies swept away will be more than 6,000 men......"

Yang Tianfeng listened to the staff officer explaining the enemy situation, flipped through more detailed information in his hand, and when he saw that the sweeping force on the Sucheng side would be commanded by Taro Aso, the captain of the former Kaneko Wing, he thought about it and couldn't help but show a sly smile.

Fighting with devils, if Yang Tianfeng doesn't make some yin tricks, he will be uncomfortable. The headquarters of the Golden Wing was dismantled, and the military flag was destroyed, which was regarded as a great shame by its officers and soldiers. But they didn't know that the flag of the wing was hidden in Yang Tianfeng's hands. This broken flag should be able to come in handy, right?

Yang Tianfeng touched his chin and meditated, laughing worse and worse. Lao Tzu just likes to torture little devils, from physical to psychological, it's fun to torture into a nervous disorder!

"The development around Sucheng is solid and fruitful, and the plan set by the General Staff is to carry out street battles in villages where there are conditions and fortifications, to delay and wear down the enemy." Chief of Staff Liang Moqing got up and began to arrange the battle plan, "The enemy on the northern road is relatively strong, and the layout of Xiao County is not complete enough, and it is difficult for the Miyayama Brigade and other armed forces to pose a frontal threat, so they will avoid the enemy's edge and carry out harassment attacks behind enemy lines; The Chen detachment is responsible for the north, the Tong detachment is responsible for the south, and the guard regiment directly under it is the reserve, and the other guerrilla forces will also be mobilized to carry out operations to carry out all-round containment and harass......ment of the enemy" (to be continued). )