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Digging trenches is also an art

In the temporary conference room of the East China Field Army, the faces of several commanders who had been ordered to attend the meeting could no longer see the high-spirited looks of the day before, but instead they had a look of worry about the future.

Because, through the battle of this day and night, several commanders present here have deeply realized: This time, the troops in their hands, and even the entire East China Field Army, can be regarded as really encountering an unprecedented hard bone, a hard bone that can accidentally knock off half of their own teeth....

I saw everyone frowning in front of me. Liu Hua, the commander-in-chief sitting on the main seat, spoke first.

"What's the matter, why don't you speak. Is it that after a day of fighting, in the face of the counterattack of the little devils, you are all scared. If even you commanders are afraid, then there is really no need to continue this battle. In that case, I will now give you the order to withdraw your troops and abandon this battle of Wuhan..."

Liu Hua's words are obvious, and they have aroused everyone's hearts to never admit defeat. As soon as his words fell, the faces of several commanders turned red. Then, facing Liu Hua in front of him, he shouted one after another.

"Commander-in-chief, I'm afraid of little devils. How is it possible, I, Deng Hua, have fought for such a long time, whether it is with the national army or with the little devils, I have never been afraid of my own enemy....It's just that in just one day and one night, the troops suffered more than 10,000 casualties....Such a huge price is something I have never encountered since I led the troops... When I think of those fallen soldiers, I always feel a little sad in my heart. Commander Deng Hua spoke first.

"Lao Deng is right, in one day and one night of fighting, more than 10,000 people will be lost. I, Chen Geng, have fought for so many years, and it is the first time I have encountered it. Otherwise, I would not have taken matters into my own hands and ordered the troops to abandon their positions before receiving the order to retreat from the headquarters. It's really too embarrassing to fight with the little devil passively like this......" Commander Chen Geng said after him.

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Seeing the confidence of the three commanders in front of him, he was not shaken in any way because of the heavy cost of the troops in one day. Liu Hua nodded with great satisfaction, and then set his eyes on Ye Ting, the commander of the New Fourth Army.

"Commander Ye, what do you think...."

"Commander-in-Chief, I completely agree with the three commanders. This battle can't be fought like this. Otherwise, just by virtue of the current battle loss ratio, even if we succeed in taking Wuhan and annihilate the 150,000 elite Japanese troops gathered in Wuhan, we will lose the ability to continue the offensive because of heavy casualties... At that time, the entire course of the campaign will be abandoned halfway because of the end of the Battle of Wuhan. Commander Ye Ting replied with a frown.

Regarding Ye Ting's words, Liu Hua nodded very approvingly. Then he spoke.

"You are very right, this battle really cannot be fought so passively. And today, I am in such a hurry to call you back for this emergency meeting, just for this purpose. I hope that through this meeting, we will be able to come up with a feasible tactical method of operation to completely change the current embarrassing situation of our army..."

However, as the voice of Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua fell, the entire conference room immediately became as quiet as death. After all, the strength of both the enemy and the enemy is clearly in front of everyone. And now the enemy and us are engaged in a general battle of hundreds of thousands of people, and in the face of absolute strength, any opportunistic shortcuts are meaningless.

Just when everyone frowned and thought about this problem, which seemed to have no solution. Commander Chen Geng's muttering caused a memory in Liu Hua's mind in a very timely manner.

"The little devils have absolute air superiority on the battlefield, and all the obstacles in our offensive path have been cleared by them. Unless all our soldiers become land lords and go underground to attack the Japanese army. Otherwise, as soon as we pop our heads out, we will be hit hard by Japanese carrier-based aircraft......"

Just as Chen Geng's muttering fell, a classic battle during the Liberation War... The Battle of Huaihai quickly appeared in Liu Hua's mind.

Because, in a classic battle of annihilation in the original Huaihai Campaign, the PLA troops with a certain military superiority, faced the Huang Baitao Corps, which had absolute air superiority and artillery superiority, and only passed through artistic trenches under the same unfavorable terrain. In the end, under the shocked and puzzled gaze of all military observers around the world, the battle ended in an extremely short period of time, and the final victory of the battle was achieved with negligible casualties. ..., "Yes, the trench, it's the trench..."Thinking of this, Liu Hua's face quickly flashed a hint of edge, and he said excitedly.

"Commander-in-chief, what trenches. In today's battle, we also dug a lot of trenches. However, the trenches dug in such a short period of time, no matter how strong they were, could not withstand the bombing in the face of the Japanese aerial bombs....In today's battle, many soldiers were buried alive on the ground because the trenches were not strong, and finally died..."In response to Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua's exclamation, Chen Geng replied with a puzzled expression.

Seeing everyone's eyes, because of Chen Geng's words, all gathered on his body. Liu Hua said with a smile on his face: "Lao Chen, the trench I just talked about is not an ordinary trench that was dug casually. Rather, it is a trench group composed of a series of main trenches, secondary trenches, and a series of communication trenches..."

"Chief of Staff, bring paper and pen, and I'll explain it to a few commanders in detail. I believe that after reading my sketches, you will understand that digging trenches is also an art...... And the trenches that I am going to let everyone dig next are absolutely more than enough to deal with the enemy's carrier-based aircraft. ”

After receiving the paper and pen handed over by Chief of Staff Zuo Quan. Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua began to describe some of the remaining patterns in his mind on the white paper in front of him according to the memories in his mind and under the expectant gaze of everyone.

In less than five minutes, a group of trenches like a spider's web appeared on a blank sheet of paper and appeared in front of everyone.

"Commander-in-Chief, this is what you call a trench ... So many trenches, and traffic trenches ... If all the Japanese troops stationed in Wuhan were to be surrounded by such trenches, what a huge amount of work..."Chief of Staff Zuo Quan first opened his mouth and asked rhetorically.

"Chief of Staff, this is just a sketch, not a real drawing. Besides, there are so many trenches, and it is not for the troops to dig them all out in one night. I believe that as long as there is time, there will be absolutely no problems in completing these trenches...."

As he spoke, Liu Hua pointed to the trench group he described on the drawings and began to explain.

"Look, this is the main trench I just talked about. For the main trench, my requirement was that the entire trench did not need to be too close to the Japanese front-line positions. However, the entire trench was to be two meters wide and deep. Because the entire trench had to take on the task of transporting soldiers and supplies, but also the task of transporting artillery to the forefront. ”

"Now let's talk about this trench. The secondary trench was the closest trench to the forward position of the Japanese army. My idea is that this distance, it is better to keep it within fifty meters, outside the range of grenade throwing. Because only by reaching as close as possible to the real drop of the Japanese army, the Japanese carrier-based planes will not dare to bomb our trenches at will. For this kind of trench, my requirements are much simpler. The depth reaches two meters, the width is one meter, and it is only necessary to take on the task of transporting infantry ...,"

"The communication trenches, no doubt, are the passages that connect the main trenches with the secondary trenches, connecting the trenches into a large net, so that our mistakes can be reinforced, through the trenches at any time, to any position. Therefore, although the communication trench is not the main trench, its standard must meet the standard of the main trench...."

"At the forefront of the position, in addition to the secondary trench accident, it is necessary to dig out some mobile gun emplacements to attack the position....convenient for the troops to attack."

"Finally, let me introduce to you the role of each trench in the specific combat process..."

A few minutes later, as Liu Hua's introduction continued to deepen, the faces of several commanders slowly revealed a dark color of sudden realization. Zuo Quan, the chief of staff standing beside Liu Hua, spoke first.

"With these trenches, our troops, under the cover of crisscrossing trenches, can move at any time, find any point in the Japanese position, and launch an attack on the Japanese defenders. As for the Japanese carrier-based aircraft, facing the trenches on the ground like spider webs, I believe that even if it has more aircraft and ammunition, it will not be able to aimlessly throw them at our trench groups without any human figures. Commander-in-Chief, this is a great solution..."

"I agree with the commander-in-chief's suggestion, just dig trenches, step by step to compress the living space of the Japanese army, and destroy their living forces....""I also agree"...

"Very good...."Seeing everyone's reaction, Liu Hua nodded with great satisfaction. Immediately, facing the people in front of him, he ordered very decisively.

"Now I order: All attacking units, starting this evening, use our new tactics to launch a new round of attacks against the Japanese army. Remember, I don't want your attack speed, I just want specific results and battle damage telegrams. When the time comes, whoever has a large proportion of battle losses, don't blame me Liu Hua for punishing who..."

"Yes, commander-in-chief, I promise to complete the task...."Several commanders, including Ye Ting, the commander of the New Fourth Army, replied in unison with excitement as Liu Hua's voice fell.

"Good. Time is running out, so I won't leave you alone. After I returned, I immediately organized my troops and took advantage of the darkness to recapture all the positions I had lost during the day. From now on, I don't want to hear any more troops give up their gains without an order from the headquarters..."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief...."

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