The first anti-encirclement and suppression campaign in the northwest Soviet region was fundamentally different from the anti-encirclement and suppression situation in the past; due to the disparity in strength, the base areas in the past could only be passively defended, and sometimes in order to reduce casualties, the enemy had to be put into the base areas to fight.

Strategically, this is the right choice, but it's also a very helpless choice, because no one wants to put a robber in their own home to wreak havoc before fighting back.

Therefore, during the period of the agrarian revolution, when the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army had just developed, some of the central leaders abandoned this method of warfare and chose the tactics of rejecting the enemy from the door.

This time, in the face of the menacing Central Army, many generals drew on past experience and made suggestions to put the enemy into the base area to fight, but they did not get the consent of Chairman Li Shengshi.

Learning from experience is a good thing, but rigid dogmatism will not work, and Lee Sheng-seok has taught the generals who made suggestions in this way from the beginning. At present, the equipment level of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army is no longer comparable with that of the past, and its combat effectiveness has not only increased several times, but it has remembered the lessons of the past while ignoring the reality of the present, which is another crime of right-leaning capitulationism.

On the surface, the Central Army concentrated the three main armies and the three cavalry divisions of the Ma Jiajun, far exceeding the five integrated divisions of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.

As the old saying goes, "Ten will encircle it, and if it is doubled, it will be attacked." Now that the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army is far superior to the Central Army in terms of hard power, and has mastered the mobilization of the Central Army, the advantage that can be concentrated on the battlefield is far higher than that of the Central Army.

Therefore, at the meeting, Chairman Lee Sheng-seok knocked on the table and decided that the first anti-encirclement and suppression campaign would be launched with an active attack, and that the purpose of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army this time was not a simple defense, but a campaign to expand the Soviet region in the northwest.

After several months of development, although the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army has expanded its strength a lot, the young and middle-aged people in the base areas have been almost requisitioned, and it has really reached the bottleneck of development. Since the slogan of the anti-Japanese united front is still there, it is not easy for the Datong Party to take the initiative to expand its power, and now it is naturally one of the best excuses to passively counterattack.

After the strategic policy was determined, the first anti-encirclement campaign changed from defense to offensive, at least to eliminate the Central Army and the Ma Jiajun Army, and to take the opportunity to expand the sphere of influence to the west.

As the vanguard of the troops, the first stop of the First Division was to completely seize Dingbian County, a fortress at the junction of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo provinces, and as long as it occupied Dingbian County, it would almost block the main passage for Majia's army to enter the northwest Soviet region.

Although there were not many troops in Dingbian County, and there was only one militia group, Cheng Zhigeng, as the commander of the first division, did not want to use a strong attack.

First of all, the enemy did not know that all his plans had been intercepted by the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army could calmly carry out the layout of various positions.

The second is that this battle belongs to the civil war after all, the battle between brothers, and no one wants to fight to the death. After the April 12 coup, Cheng Zhigeng will never forget his former Whampoa classmates, both sides are charging at their classmates with tears for different beliefs, and that kind of pain will be unforgettable for a lifetime.

At the beginning, he was opposed by other comrades, believing that in such an important campaign, such a speculative tactic should not be chosen, but should be used to take Dingbian County by traditional methods.

For this reason, the matter of the special operation was also stabbed to Chairman Li of the Party Central Committee, and in the end, Chairman Li Shengshi decided to use Cheng Zhigeng's suggestion, after all, a full-scale war between China and Japan is coming, and who does not want to damage their future combat strength at this time.

After the chairman made a decision, Cheng Zhigeng handed over the task of seizing Dingbian County to Zhong Linrui, the commander of the first special forces, and patted Zhong Linrui's chest in the combat conference room and said: "Zhong Linrui, the comrades of the first division are watching, if you can't take Dingbian County, not only will my face be disgraced, but also the face of the special author class of the Military and Political University." It's not like Cheng Zhigeng hasn't done anything embarrassing, if there is no light on his face, he will be ridiculed by the brother troops at most. But if it affects the entire battle situation in the central government because of your defeat, Lao Tzu will definitely not spare you. ”

"Please rest assured, the division commander, the Wolf Tooth Commando will guarantee the completion of the mission." Zhong Linrui also knew that his mission was not easy to come by, and many of his brother troops did not think that they could capture a county town with just a few dozen of them, and they were all waiting to see their jokes, and they roared out all the anger they were holding back at the moment.

Looking at Zhong Linrui's imposing appearance, Cheng Zhigeng was very satisfied, after learning all the information, in fact, he was not worried about failure at all, the Dingbian County militia had no place at all in his eyes, and the opponent he was more eager for was Hu Zongnan, an old classmate of the Huangpu Military Academy, the First Army of the Central Army.

As early as when he was at the Whampoa Military Academy, Cheng Zhigeng was a man of the hour, and one of the so-called Huangpu Three Heroes was him.

It's just that in his long military career, Cheng Zhigeng's luck has always been inferior to other old classmates, and he was injured twice, so he had to leave the post of military commander twice. Compared with his old classmate Hu Zongnan, he can be regarded as a poor mix, and he was made fun of when he was arrested as early as three or three years.

The soldiers under his command can't be compared, and the official hat on his head is even more unattainable, but he doesn't think that he is worse than Hu Zongnan at all, when he was in school, he found that Hu Zongnan was more stubborn, and he didn't know how to cleverly adapt, in terms of strength, he commanded a regiment at most, but Principal Chang gave him an army.

After the change of clothes, the combat effectiveness of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army not only far exceeded that of the domestic army, but even the Soviet Red Army could not match it. With such a sharp knife in his hands, Cheng Zhigeng did not doubt that he could stab the First Army to death, but he didn't know what Principal Chang's expression would be after knowing that the flesh in his heart was eaten, it must be very exciting.

After dispatching Zhong Linrui's wolftooth commando, Cheng Zhigeng immediately ordered the 101st, 102nd, and 103rd regiments under the jurisdiction of the first division to surround the entire Dingbian county overnight in three places, in case the enemy's rout ran out to ventilate the news after the wolftooth commando failed.

In the history of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, night fighting has always been one of the advantages of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, but it was a helpless choice in the past.

Now after changing clothes, although there is no longer any need to choose night battles because of poor strength, the tradition of night battles is still preserved, and in order to improve the night combat ability of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, Li Keji extravagantly equipped each soldier with night vision devices, which made the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in the night battle like a tiger.

With night vision devices, the fighters no longer have to worry about walking in the dark and accidentally falling down the hill, and everyone loves the little things assigned to them and takes care of them as if they were their own lovers.

After the troops are arranged, Cheng Zhigeng's remaining time is to wait for the final result, which is also the biggest difference between senior commanders and low-level commanders.

Understand the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy and our forces, check the topography and landforms of the battlering areas, ponder and analyze the thoughts of the enemy generals, and formulate a battle plan that conforms to the current actual situation.

Make a plan and arrange tactics, all that remains for Cheng Zhigeng is to wait.

Waiting is always the most tiring time, fortunately this time Zhong Linrui did not let Cheng Zhigeng wait long, and soon he received the information sent back by Zhong Linrui on the radio, Dingbian County has been completely controlled, and the army can enter the county seat at any time.

After waiting for the expected report, Cheng Zhigeng smiled on the spot, and said with a smile to the political commissar, chief of staff and others of the headquarters: "I knew that Zhong Linrui, this kid, was absolutely good, and he took back Dingbian County without blood, and I trained them for a few months." ”

In the midst of laughter, Cheng Zhigeng immediately gave orders to all troops to withdraw to Dingbian County overnight, and constantly emphasized that they should not make noise to the residents who rest at night, and ordered everyone to keep in mind the three disciplines and eight points of attention.

After the order was issued, Cheng Zhigeng also prepared to move the division headquarters to Dingbian County.

Feeling that he had been pampered a lot during this time, Cheng Zhigeng couldn't help but slander Li Keji, if this kid hadn't brought so many good things all at once, he would have been corroded by the "sugar-coated cannonball" so quickly.

Being slandered behind his back, Li Keji, who was far away in Wuqi Town, couldn't help but sneez, wondering how he could catch a cold with his current body, it wouldn't be someone who said bad things about himself behind his back.

"Back to the division commander, Yuan Longhai has completed the arrest, the Dingbian County militia is also under control, and the first special operation of the Wolf Tooth Commando has been successfully completed, please instruct."

At the gate of the county seat of Dingbian County, when Cheng Zhigeng arrived with the division headquarters, Zhong Linrui was already waiting here, and after seeing Cheng Zhigeng, he opened his mouth to report the task to Cheng Zhigeng.

After seeing Zhong Linrui, Cheng Zhigeng couldn't help but smile happily again: "Zhong Linrui, this mission has been completed well, and it can be regarded as a good start to the anti-encirclement and suppression campaign." However, you should not be proud of a small victory, remember to guard against arrogance and rashness, train hard, and complete all the tasks assigned to you by the Party Central Committee. ”