Seeing that Xiao Yimin didn't speak for a long time, Zhong Ying asked with a smile: "Commander, how do you feel?" ”

Xiao Yimin withdrew his gaze from the white pagoda of the Buddhist temple at the foot of Zheduo Mountain, sighed, nodded and praised: "Sure enough, the country is picturesque and beautiful!" ”

Zhong Ying and Zhou Daogang looked at each other and smiled, Zhong Ying said with a big grin: "Please go to Lhasa next year, let's go to the highest place of the Potala Palace together, the scenery there is more beautiful than here, haha!" ”

Xiao Yimin also smiled: "How are the preparations for the war?" ”

Zhou Daogang replied with a straight face:

"The three regiments that were trained in Mangkang were ready to enter Tibet, and they just waited for the weather to improve and immediately marched westward; Three days later, the 7th and 8th regiments, organized by 4,000 veterans, rushed to Mangkang, rested briefly, and immediately went south to investigate, where our two vanguard battalions had already entered the area south of Mangkang to find out the situation, and only waited for the main force to arrive. ”

Xiao Yimin nodded:

"It stands to reason that I have to let one of you stay in Kangding, but the time is urgent, the task is very heavy, and there is no room for loss on both fronts, so I can only grieve the two brothers, but fortunately, Brother Qiluo has recovered from his illness, and it is enough to let him come to show you your home."

Seeing that the two of them didn't care, Xiao Yimin thought for a while and asked again, "What else do the two brothers have to add to the overall plan?" ”

Zhong Ying shook her head and said with a smile:

"This entry into Tibet has been prepared for more than a year, it can be said that everything is very detailed, all aspects are comprehensive, the supply of materials is far richer than the previous two Tibet, from the selection of routes and the formulation of preparatory plans, to the shoes of ordinary pawns, water bottles, medicines and windproof warm scarves, you and the headquarters have helped us do a good job, I don't hurry up to take Lhasa, where is there still a face to see people? Ha ha! Waiting for our good news! ”

"The preparations for this operation are impeccable, whether it is the deployment of mortars and light and heavy machine guns, or the preparation of weapons, ammunition, food and supplies, it can be said that it is unprecedented and abundant. Zhou Daogang agreed.

Xiao Yimin was most worried about the attitude of the two generals, after listening to the words of the two, Xiao Yimin seemed to see the scene of the global rout of the two Tibetan armies before him, and the anger of scolding surged in his heart, but he finally held back.

Xiao Yimin turned around, looked at the ethereal snow line on the top of the mountain in the west, adjusted his mood for a while, and then turned around and showed a warm smile:

"The two eldest brothers, the younger brother has been thinking about a question recently, from the two Sichuan-Yunnan battles to the Mangkang victory, from the siege of Wanxian to the Jiange ambush, our army can be described as invincible and invincible However, as long as you summarize it carefully, you will find that the victories of this series of battles have a common characteristic, that is, surprise, unpreparedness!

"We made full use of the opponent's negligence and arrogance, and set the trap early, so that we won one victory after another, and only then did we play the prestige of the Sichuan army."

"Exactly!"

Zhong Ying's mouth was fast, and she immediately replied with a smile, but she didn't realize the unfinished meaning of Xiao Yimin's words.

Xiao Yimin continued to analyze:

"The second is that we have advanced equipment and training, today's [***] team is very poorly equipped, old sleeves, guns, fast guns and even large knives and spears and other backward weapons abound, the vast majority of the army even charges are still in dense formation, they have no grenades, no light and heavy machine guns, and we fight like children fighting adults, if their equipment improves, fight again, can we still be so smooth?

"I often think that such a victory is not a good victory, but a fluke! As long as we take a slightly longer view, think about the strong performance of the Chinese army in the Russo-Russian War, think about the invincible German army on the bloody battlefield in Europe, and think about the strong strength and advanced equipment of Britain and France. Our advantages are getting less and less! ”

Zhong Ying and Zhou Daogang agreed very much, and at this time they finally realized that Xiao Yimin had something to say, and remembering the style of the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Army, the two hurriedly straightened their backs and took it seriously.

Xiao Yimin put away his smile and glanced back and forth between the faces of the two with a deep gaze:

"As the saying goes, success and defeat cover up all our shortcomings after victories, and also cause widespread pride and complacency in the army.

"Our army has arduous training and advanced equipment, and there are batch after batch of officers who have received modern advanced military education to serve as commanders at all levels, and both in terms of weaponry and equipment and the ability of officers and men, far surpass those of other armed forces in the country

"Others are catching up in great strides, and I dare say that at present, our proud and complacent army, which does not know the height of the sky, only needs to lose one or two battles, all problems will be exposed, and all confidence will be lost, because a force that does not know how to make progress and can only lie on the merit book and is arrogant cannot afford to lose."

Zhou Daogang and Zhong Ying looked at each other, although they did not fully agree with Xiao Yimin's point of view, but they also realized that they had made a mistake.

Xiao Yimin then added another fire:

"At the banquet just now, many regiment commanders, regiment commanders and staff officers behaved carelessly about the next operation, as if this battle had already been won, and they didn't think about why the first two battles into Tibet were lost, they didn't think about the bad climate and roads, and they didn't think about the consumption and supply of weapons and ammunition. Amusing! It's ridiculous...... Brother Zhong, I suggest that you remove your quartermaster immediately, this kind of wine bag and rice bag with low eyes and hands must be driven out of the army! ”

Zhong Ying and Zhou Daogang were all taken aback, the quartermaster Rui Shan is an old border army who has made great achievements, a rare old military affairs in the Manchu army, and his qualifications are even older than Zhong Ying, because of a few words of nonsense after drinking, he was so disgusted by Xiao Yimin, who had never lost his temper, it seemed that the commander-in-chief's dissatisfaction was not a little bit or two, but full of anger.

Zhong Ying opened her mouth in shock, and Zhou Daogang, who was worried on the side, winked at him violently, Zhong Ying immediately came to her senses and lowered her head in shame:

"Obey the order, go back to your subordinates and drive him home to raise horses."

Xiao Yimin's face looked better:

"Actually, I have never advocated restraining my subordinates by killing a hundred people, but this time is different, time is too tight, if we can't completely control the whole of Xikang and most of Tibetan Province within two years, when the British are freed from the European battlefield, what awaits us will be a miserable defeat, and thousands of brothers will die because of our contempt and ignorance!

"The two elder brothers, after returning to the camp, tell the brethren that they must not underestimate the British, do not laugh at the British colonial army and the Indian Asan, for propaganda purposes, we despise them, and laugh at the poor performance of the British [***] team on the European battlefield, but when it comes to fighting, our army is far from being the opponent of the British, and may not even be able to defeat the Indian army armed by the British

"This is not alarmist, India has people, and many of their nationalities are more fierce and savage than us, their officers are better educated than us, and under the equipment of the British aircraft, artillery, machine guns, and mortars, we have simply beaten people, and what we are earning now is only the advantage of 'the right time and place', but for the time being, the 'people' are on the side of the British and India!

"If you two commanders are still as lax as they are now, just one defeat can ruin your good reputation for many years, ruin the confidence that all the soldiers have built up with great difficulty, ruin the existing good situation in Xikang, and ruin the hard work of 40 million fathers and villagers in Sichuan for many years! Thousands of rebels will raise their swords and slaughter Xikang, and the people who have finally settled down will be bleeding! ”

Zhong Ying and Zhou Daogang finally understood, the two of them could no longer care about any face problems, so they lowered their heads in joy and sincerity, stood in front of Xiao Yimin and began to review their mistakes.

(To be continued)