Ma Lan and Xie Jinyuan, two people, surrounded a two-meter-long, seventy-five-centimeter-wide "sand table", holding pens and stationery full of various data in their hands, began their simulated war confrontation.

Lei Zhen stood beside this "sand table" every day, stretching his ears as long as rabbits, that is, in the war theory and simulated confrontation of Ma Lan and Xie Jinyuan spreading in a radial shape, Lei Zhen knew what is called infiltration, what is called depth and depth of firepower, what is called intelligence reconnaissance, and knew that when the most elite troops launch an attack on the target, they will inevitably set more than two retreat routes, and set up various sniper points along the way.

In the face of the firepower support point set up by Ma Lan on the sand table, Xie Jinyuan did not dare to attack easily, even if he had more than ten times the infantry in his hands, he could only watch Ma Lan's troops retreat smoothly under his nose.

"The fire support point is usually a defensive position formed by using a high-level dual-purpose heavy machine gun, plus two squad light machine guns, eight to ten rifles, and one or two artillery pieces, relying on favorable terrain."

Xie Jinyuan explained to Lei Zhen: "The spy company led by Ma Lan, the temporarily formed fire support point, although it is impossible to install the Gaoping dual-purpose heavy machine gun, the kind of weapon with ultra-long range and powerful power, but in their hands, there is [***] M34 heavy machine gun that is not popular, and the troops she leads, each has a submachine gun, plus the squad light machine gun, grenadier and mortar carried by their fire support group, the combined firepower is better than the conventional fire support point." Faced with this kind of war fortress, which occupies absolutely favorable terrain and has made adequate preparations, dug trenches and various fortifications, I send infantry to force the attack, which is tantamount to ordering them to commit suicide! ”

"Under normal conditions, I can call in bomber support. But ......" Xie Jinyuan stretched out his hand and pointed to the peak where Ma Lan had set up a fire support point, and said: "The terrain she chose is quite unique, with higher peaks on both sides, and even if the bomber passes through the air, it will not be able to capture the target." And the small-caliber artillery carried by the army could not penetrate the fortifications they had carefully prepared. In this case, even if I order a strong attack, it will have almost no practical meaning other than the loss of troops. ”

"Hit mediocre with elites, concentrate all your attack power, carry out a penetrating attack on the enemy, and quickly withdraw with one hit. It is indeed a very nerve-wracking thing to fight against such a unit as the special service company. ”

Xie Jinyuan stretched out his hand and flicked the exposed bed board on the edge of the sand table, and said: "Your army has a small number of people, even the doctors are all combat personnel, they can adapt to any combat terrain, the mobile surname is too flexible, and the survivability in field is too strong. Troops like yours may not be able to influence a campaign, but you can slowly blow down and wear down the enemy's morale and deplete their strength through non-stop small-rule battles. When it accumulates to a certain extent, your small army may be able to turn the balance of the entire battle! ”

Speaking of which, Xie Jinyuan made a very vivid analogy to Ma Lan's tactics on the sand table: "Even if there is no real duel with you, I can clearly feel that you are a thorn stuck in the enemy's throat!" ”

Xie Jinyuan and Ma Lan looked at each other and smiled, they really didn't pay attention, Lei Zhen, who was standing beside them, suddenly raised a bright light in his eyes. He stared at the sand table, the chess piece that represented the special forces, such a special force, in the eyes of Lei Zhen, isn't it a lone wolf who is lonely and good at fighting, and maintains the strongest will to fight in the face of any situation and any danger? !

It was in Lei Zhen's nodding vigorously again and again, in the expressions of surprise on his face again and again, and in Ling Weicheng's smiling gaze, Xie Jinyuan and Ma Lan carried out simulated confrontations based on local wars again and again.

The saying slid by quickly day after day, but I don't know why, Lei Zhen can always keenly capture the anxiety of Ma Lan and Xie Jinyuan, hidden behind their smiles.

On December 1, a sound like a terrible hurricane suddenly echoed throughout the hospital, throughout Shanghai, throughout China, and even the whole world. It was on this day that the base camp of the army issued the "Mainland Order No. 8" to the army in China, officially issuing the order to attack Nanjing, the capital of the national political axe, which is only 300 kilometers away from Shanghai!

The Battle of Nanjing has begun!

Every day, Xie Jinyuan would use the radio to listen carefully to the battle of Nanjing broadcast by the Central Radio. It was in the radio that Xie Jinyuan tried to borrow, and the announcer used her sweet voice to describe the prospect of a good situation: "Under the command of General Tang Zhisheng and the efforts of 150,000 [***] brothers, the entire city of Nanjing is impregnable......

As for how many people will believe this kind of broadcasting, and will really think that the defense of Nanjing is foolproof, then I don't know.

Xie Jinyuan and Ma Lan overthrew the battlefield on the original sand table, and the two of them compared the map, little by little on the sand table, to make a simulated battlefield of the entire Nanjing. In their hands, the map of the city of Nanjing and the map of Nanjing were drawn with red and blue pencils and arrows and annotations.

"Although we lost the Battle of Songhu, it was not easy for us. When they attacked Nanjing, only three divisions arrived, and with the troops they could mobilize near Nanjing, the troops they actually had on hand would not exceed 80,000 men. ”

Ma Lan looked at the data they recorded together and said, "Looking at this situation, it shouldn't be a problem to stay in Nanjing for two or three months, right?" ”

"It depends on [***]'s preparedness in Nanjing, and their determination and will to protect the city. Most of the troops guarding Nanjing were troops who had experienced the defense of Shanghai, and among them there were a number of veterans with rich combat experience. Although the equipment is not yet comparable with that of the army, the gap has been greatly narrowed, and the number of people has an absolute advantage, so in my opinion, it will take at least a month for me to conquer the gate of Nanjing. ”

Xie Jinyuan stretched out his hand and pointed to the sand table, and said: "Nanjing is different from Shanghai, as long as Commander Tang Zhisheng orders the evacuation of the citizens in Nanjing, we can rely on the streets and alleys of the entire city, use every house that can snipe the enemy, and every pile of ruins that can block the enemy's iron hooves, and engage in close-range street battles with them." Let them pay the price of blood for every step forward, let them occupy the position during the day, and then be snatched back by us at night! In this case, the aerial bombardment and artillery, which are the most dominant of the Japanese army, will also be ineffective. It will inevitably be difficult step by step, with the reserves of weapons, ammunition, food and medicine in Nanjing, we have more than 100,000 [***] soldiers, and there is absolutely no problem in supporting them for three months! ”

"It doesn't take three months!" Ma Lan said categorically: "As long as we can hold it for a month and a half, the army of Yunnan will rush to Nanjing, and at that time, the strength of the enemy and us will undergo earth-shaking changes." As long as we can hold Nanjing, we can give a blow to the arrogant army, so that they can clearly know that it is definitely not so easy to gnaw away our elephant! ”

Xie Jinyuan looked at Ma Lan's legs, which were still wrapped in heavy plaster, and smiled: "At that time, you can also remove the plaster and bandages on your legs and return to the battlefield." ”

"Each other, each other." Ma Lan replied with a smile: "Once the war situation begins to develop in a favorable direction, and my prestige in China and Asia is frustrated, it is likely that the Ministry of Industry will allow you to lead your subordinates back to the team." I hope that when the time comes, we can return to Nanjing together to participate in this battle for the defense of Nanjing, and if possible, I hope to fight side by side with you! ”

Xie Jinyuan's eyes lit up, and Ma Lan's eyes lit up, it was on this sand table that they had already seen the hope of victory. The eyes of the two people suddenly fell on Lei Zhen, who was circling around the sand table, and it was estimated that nine out of ten could not understand anything.

"Lei Zhen, don't you want to see my ending?" Xie Jinyuan said with a smile: "When I receive a notice from the Ministry of Industry that I am allowed to leave the concession and get my weapons back, you can follow me to Nanjing." I have the power to be the commander of the regiment, but I can't give you a good position at the beginning, you start with being a service soldier, follow me to study slowly, slowly accumulate, and when you are qualified to take charge of your own affairs, I recommend you to go to the Whampoa Military Academy for further study, learn systematic military knowledge and command skills, how about it? ”

Facing Xie Jinyuan's gentle and encouraging eyes, Lei Zhen was silent for a moment, and finally said, "Okay!" ”

Xie Jinyuan smiled, Ma Lan smiled, and even Lei Zhen, who had always had no expression on his face, also smiled.

Time passed little by little around the newspaper and the radio. According to the newspaper report, just as Xie Jinyuan predicted at the beginning, the Chinese defenders and the army of Yueben fell into a stalemate outside the city of Nanjing, and 12 days have passed, and the army of Yueben has not even occupied half of the area outside Nanjing.

Nanjing's Zhonghua Gate is still in the hands of the Chinese; The Guanghuamen army repeatedly launched a charge, but the 260th and 261st brigades of the 87th Division outside the city resisted desperately outside the city, and the army did not even touch the Guanghuamen; Even though the Zhongshanmen position guarded by the 87th Division was repeatedly bombarded by artillery, and the army launched attacks again and again, Zhongshanmen was still standing; On the afternoon of December 12, the army broke through the wall between Zhonghua Gate and Shuixi Gate, but two hours later, this group of invading enemy troops was completely annihilated by the death squads sent by the 306th Regiment.

In the Zijin Peak near Nanjing, the first peak and the second peak, these two important places are still firmly in the hands of the Zhong[***] people, and the Wulong Mountain Fortress has not been attacked by the Yue army.

At this time, Xie Jinyuan and Ma Lan both showed long-lost smiles on their faces, it was the smiles on their faces that infected Ling Weicheng, and even the smiles on her faces increased.

"I asked the doctor and he said that after the cast on your thigh is removed, you have to go through a period of rehabilitation before it can return to normal. I suggest that you should be mentally prepared from this time on, and resume a certain amount of physical training if you can! ”

Faced with Xie Jinyuan's suggestion, Ma Lan nodded fiercely and said, "Don't worry, even if my two legs can't move at that time, I can climb to Nanjing." I was on the battlefield, and I was trained in rehabilitation, and I didn't believe it, the shell hit my head, and my leg dared not to be strong! ”

(To be continued)