What Xu Ming said was: "Since the defense can't be defended, is it possible for us to consider taking the initiative." ”

None of the dozens of people in the conference room spoke, and everyone was not easy to refute, but no one agreed against their will.

Xu Ming took the initiative to ask, "Head Xie, what do you see?" ”

Xie Jinyuan thought about it for a while, but decided to say it directly, you can't be brutal in the war.

"Division, I'm afraid it's not certain to take the initiative to attack, our army has just been formed, and the mountain artillery battalion can't form a combat force."

Now Xie Jinyuan's words have been unanimously approved by everyone, offensive warfare must be supported by strong artillery, why are the devils so arrogant, it is not because they have a very powerful artillery unit, the Japanese army has 48 large-caliber artillery pieces in a division, and this does not include the infantry artillery attached to the brigade level. Moreover, it is said that this time the Japanese army was equipped with an unprecedentedly powerful heavy howitzer unit and cannon unit.

Our artillery is no match at all.

Shangguan Min is now the deputy head of the 642nd Regiment, and his words are more tactful.

"We can carry out small force attacks at night, but battalion-level sorties need to wait for fighters."

In terms of tactical literacy, most of the officers present surpassed Xu Ming, after all, Xu Ming did not have a complete military academy education. But Xu Ming has a good advantage, his ideas have divergent thinking.

"Since neither of the two defensive plans can keep the light of day, then why can't we change the tactics?"

Xu Ming knew that it was impossible for anyone to argue with him at this kind of military meeting, at most, he would say it euphemistically like Xie Jinyuan and Shangguan Min. He continued:

"Knowing that the devils are coming, knowing that they have powerful heavy artillery, can we just wait for them to assemble and attack?

"If you take the initiative to attack, you must face off with the opponent head-on and attack the opponent's strong position?"

There was still no one in the room talking, and Xu Ming was not so much asking everyone as he was telling himself.

"I like to play Go, what should I do if I encounter a master or a difficult situation when playing Go? My approach is to abandon the regular path, stir up the situation and increase the opponent's mistakes. ”

"What mistakes did the Japanese army make? Their greatest characteristic is arrogance, they are not arrogant, and they will not attack our four group armies with a division of 30,000 or 40,000 men. ”

"The consequence of their arrogance is that they often attack a division of our army with a wing attached to other units, and in extreme cases even a brigade. Our army is newly formed, and the Japanese army also knows that they will not despise us, my opinion is for sure! ”

"I think we can discuss how to make the Japanese more arrogant! How to make the Japanese army despise us even more! How to make the Japanese army take the initiative to make mistakes! What they do in the face of hubris, contempt, and mistakes! ”

I have to say that Xu Ming's eloquence is first-class, and all the officers were not convinced at first, but when they listened to it, they felt a sense of brightness, especially the last sentence, which was very thought-provoking.

Especially Zhang Shaofang, he used to know Xu Ming the same as others at that time, Xu Ming was a business wizard, but could he command a war? Liu Fei, director of the War Department, repeatedly told Zhang Shaofang before he took office that he should persuade Xu Ming well and not be impulsive in combat. He now knows that there are people who shine no matter where they are, no matter where they are.

Chief of Staff Zhang said convincingly: "Shizuo's words are thought-provoking, and I advocate discussing the plan of Shizuo. ”

As soon as the ideas opened, the room began to liven up, and whimsical ideas were thought of one after another.

Jiashan County Magistrate Yang Zhu's beard is about to turn white, and now there is a lot of discussion everywhere, saying that the 107th Division will withdraw from Mingguang.

Some people have already said that they saw the carts carrying supplies pulling in the direction of Bengbu one after another, and the soldiers kept withdrawing in the direction of Bengbu, and the fortifications were not repaired. It's only been a few days since the troops came to Mingguang? Before the devil arrives, he wants to run!

What can I do? The devils are now killing people everywhere, Nanjing is said to have killed more than 100,000, and Chuxian and Quanjiao were also massacred. Yang Shu was anxious, and found the division commander Xu Ming.

"Xu Shizuo, I heard that your army is going to withdraw to Bengbu, you must not leave, what should the people do if the troops leave?"

Xu Ming raised his official tone: "The division commander acted on orders, and I deeply sympathized with the suffering of the people, but the military order was difficult." ”

Yang Shu begged bitterly, "Sir Xu, you can go, we can't." As long as you speak, I will organize the people to help build fortifications, collect food, and transport the wounded, as long as your troops do not leave, everything is negotiable. ”

Xie Jinyuan's eyes widened, "Military orders are also negotiable?" This is the order of Chairman Chiang of the Military Commission! If you don't agree, look for Chairman Chiang! Looking for Warzone Chief Lee! ”

Yang Shu came out of the division headquarters in a gloomy manner, and scolded as he walked: "What kind of tofu army, seeing that the devil is running faster than the rabbit, is scolding, and sees a column of horses pulling mountain artillery." This group of guys, retreating and retreating vigorously, swaggered through the city one by one on the main road, as if it was more glorious to escape.

Yamada Meiji was extremely irritable, his 103rd Brigade had received an order from the division commander to lead his army from Quanjiao to attack Mingguang and Bengbu, but the attached 15th Howitzer Squadron and the 10th Cannon Brigade were moving slower than turtles.

It can't be said to be walking, it should be said to be climbing! In the rotten land of Chuxian, people who can't walk well can fall into it, not to mention the field cannon weighing 10 tons! Now one of his engineer brigades is doing nothing all day long, building roads.

He now can't wait for the heavy artillery to fly to Mingguang with him and bomb the squadron on the position.

"Report to Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, Takeyama Nakasa has called." A herald scurried over.

Shigegen Takeyama was the intelligence staff officer of the division, and was particularly responsible for intelligence collection and analysis of the first squadrons in Bengbu, Dingyuan, and Mingguang.

"The enemy of the bright light is showing signs of wavering......" Before the herald could finish reading, Yamada snatched the telegram.

The squadron actually wants to run away!

He prepared so much, and he worked hard to transport heavy artillery from Zhenjiang, but the squadron in front of him didn't play with him.

Yamada has no joy at his fingertips, he has long regarded Mingguang as something in his pocket, he is not worried about not being able to take Mingguang at all, but worrying that he will not be able to capture the squadron.

Follow-up intelligence came one after another, clearly showing that the squadron was indeed preparing to retreat from Mingguang, the artillery and baggage troops had begun to break away in the direction of Bengbu, and even the construction of fortifications had stopped.

The brigade headquarters of the 103rd Brigade was fried, and the commander of the 65th Wing, Liang Kakuye Daisaku, was the most eager, "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, now is the time to make a decision!" Our army must throw away all its loads and pursue in the direction of Mingguang as soon as possible. ”

Ryozo Ono of the 17th Cavalry Brigade was also very anxious, "Your Excellency Brigade Commander, the facts have become obvious, the Chinese army on the opposite side was taken by our army, and it was frightened. I beg to strike now, or we'll get nothing but an empty city of Mingguang! ”

In the 104th Wing, Jin Er Dazuo belonged to the steady faction, "At the beginning of the month, the Special Intelligence Department of the Dispatch Army analyzed that Xu Ming, an officer of the Chinese Army, was an impulsive type, and it was difficult to understand that he would flee without a fight. ”

The two horns were originally at odds with him, and retorted: "This is very easy to understand, any officer of the branch will be frightened when he sees the heavy artillery unit of the imperial army. Mingguang is just a small town, without any mountains and rivers around it, and their escape is just a display of the usual timidity of the people of China! ”

As if to confirm his point, news came from the search force at the front: the search squadron had successfully occupied Zhang Baling and the Three Realms. Zhang Baling was the only obstacle in front of Mingguang, and Sanjie Town was the seat of Jiashan County, and a squadron of the Japanese army successfully occupied it without firing a single shot.

It was already obvious that the Chinese army was not even defending the two important defensive places of Zhang Baling and the Three Realms, and the signs of escape were obvious.

Yamada Meiji looked at the excited officers in front of him, and he was full of confidence: "Satomi Daisa's statement is reasonable, but any impulsive person will become more cowardly and weak when he encounters an invincible opponent. Our 13th Division is to change an opponent like Xu Ming!

There was a murderous atmosphere in the headquarters of the "Hai ......" brigade.

The sky has already darkened, and on the road to Mingguang in Chuxian, perhaps no one will notice a small hillside.

I would never have thought that this small hillside would have an extra branch in an inconspicuous bush.

Even if you get closer, you won't notice that this branch is camouflaged by a viewing scope.

If this scene is made into a movie, some people will definitely complain that this is the bridge of the Soviet-Finnish war movie "Winter War".

But it seems that at the beginning of 1938, the Soviet-Finnish war had not yet broken out.

This idea is indeed Xu Ming's "Winter War" movie. It was also a war of great disparity, and the Finns dug bunkers in the main roads of the Soviet army as observation posts, and were very successful in obtaining vital information on the movement of Soviet troops, equipment, and troops.

The branches quietly disappeared, and a soldier hiding in an underground bunker whispered to his companion, "The devil has not come yet. ”

Xu Ming was uneasy, and set a trap by himself, depending on whether the Japanese army was willing to look inside.

I've done so much work myself, if the devil can't see it, he'll stop cooking.

As big as the benefits are, there are as many risks as there are.

In Xu Ming's military understanding, he does not like strategy and strategy. In his view, the most important thing is strength, and the fundamentals are good training of troops, good allocation of equipment, good coordination of various arms, and good logistical support.

Like Zhuge Kongming in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he made a little trick, and the 100,000 Cao army was wiped out, which is pure nonsense! If Zhuge Liang is really so powerful, why don't you destroy Cao Wei in the six Qi Mountains.

Xu Ming is no longer in Mingguang, he is now in Datang Village, a village 15 kilometers southeast of Mingguang.

It was located in the middle of the railroad and another path leading to Myeongko, and the Japanese army passed by any way, and if he had received the news in advance, he would have taken countermeasures.

He thought carefully about the possible actions of the Japanese army.

If the Japanese army still marched at the same pace, everything about him would become a joke, and he would not think about it except to immediately abandon Mingguang and then ask the Military Commission for punishment himself.

If the Japanese army rushes along the main road, he will lead the army to a decisive battle with the Japanese army, and Xu Ming does not expect to ambush the Japanese army, the terrain and the Japanese army's alert troops do not allow it. At the beginning of the battle, he may be caught off guard by the Japanese army, but the Japanese army is likely to quickly adjust, and whether the final battle can be won depends on the temporary play of the troops on both sides, the response of the commander, the strength of the Japanese army, and even luck! It's a battle that neither side is sure of!

If the Japanese army came from the small road, this was exactly what Xu Ming expected, and everything he did wanted them to do it. Xu Ming imagined himself as the commander of the Japanese army, and when the enemy was about to flee, he would definitely order a lightly armed force to rush along the small road.

Whether the Japanese army will do this or not, Xu Ming is not sure, there are too many unpredictable factors in war. He now feels like a fisherman, anxiously waiting for the big fish to take the bait.

"Xiao Qiu, let's go out for a walk." It was almost midnight, Xu Ming and Qiu Linfeng walked and chatted to eliminate pressure.

"Xiao Qiu, after the battle this time, I will give you half a month off, and you will go back to your hometown."

"Forget it, Master, I won't go back if others don't go home."

"Let's go back, it's chaotic, it's good to see your parents."

"Then I'll wait until this battle is won."

Xu Ming smiled when he heard this, "How did you know that this battle would be won?" ”

"You've never failed, Master." Qiu Linfeng said in an unquestionable tone.

Listening to Qiu Linfeng's childish words, Xu Ming felt more pressure, but at the same time, he also felt a kind of comfort that he had become everyone's support in the entire 107th Division.

The two of them chatted while walking, and then turned back to the headquarters, it was already midnight, and Xie Jinyuan and Yang Ruifu were also waiting there, ready to change shifts.

Xie Jinyuan was looking at a telegram on the table, which was a telegram from the theater command when he learned of Xu Ming's retreat and asked him not to abandon the main points and resist on the spot.

Xu Ming smiled at Xie Jinyuan, "The Japanese don't know if they were deceived, but the Theater Command deceived them first." ”