ww.x.om Chapter 189 Battlefield Observations

Stilwell's trip to Willow Terrace was mostly unsinister. It wasn't until his car arrived at Zhuwo Village along the road built by the Germans that he heard the faint sound of gunfire. As a soldier, Stilwell naturally knew what the point of Willow Terrace meant in this war. Once occupied by the Japanese, the left and right groups can turn.

The latest news received is that the Japanese army occupies Pingdu and is marching towards Jimo. The offensive route chosen by the Japanese army was not difficult to predict. The Japanese army, which carried a large amount of heavy equipment and baggage, took this road built by the Germans most conveniently. Of course, the Japanese army could also divide part of its troops to the south and cut off the Jiaoji Railway, and Stilwell judged that if he was the commander of the Japanese army, he would do so.

Stilwell's military prowess, judging from the course of history, it is difficult to find a shining point. (During the Anti-Japanese War, Stilwell on the battlefield in Burma was famous for believing the British army, questioning **, demanding power, and blackmailing the Republic of China government with materials.) ）

The US government paid great attention to this war in the Far East. The reason is simple. The Americans need the Chinese market, but they are not willing to sit idly by and watch Japan grow. Before the Russo-Japanese War, Russia's rapid expansion in the Far East caused unease in the United States, so Britain and the United States joined forces to support Japan to contain Russia. Now that Japan has risen, the United States has begun to contain Japan again. The U.S. government has been quite adept at this method, and it continues to do so decades later. Although historically, Americans have done many things to shoot themselves in the foot, but as far as national interests are concerned, at least at that time, it was a result that they had to make the greatest decision on national interests in any historical period. From this point of view, there is nothing wrong with this set of Americans. Between countries and countries, what is it that does not talk about interests? Do you talk about class feelings? Isn't that?

The United States has a one-sided view on the outcome of this war. They all believed that Japan would easily win this war, and only Stilwell, who was in China, in his report, drew a conclusion based on his observations. "The war is won or lost. China has a slight upper hand! ”

This conclusion was very astonishing, and the US side quickly replied to Stilwell, believing that some of the evidence he described in the report (such as equipment, tactics, troop training, etc.) was true and credible, and it was of great reference value to the US military. He also found Stilwell's work in China to be fruitful, and asked him to learn more about the current situation of the squadron and the performance of the Japanese army in the battle with the squadron. Even if the United States did not have such a request, Stilwell would have gone to see the war on the ground. It's not that Stilwell likes to take risks, although this man has limited talents, he is not bad character. I take my work very seriously. In fact, most of the officers are mediocre, and geniuses are rare animals.

For example, Liu Mingzhao, who was asking the Chief of General Staff of the General Staff to send troops to Chiang!

"You're going to get out of the army?" Holding the report submitted by Liu Mingzhao, Jiang Fangzhen had a headache, the young man was quite good in military affairs, and he was unanimously affirmed by the bigwigs. This person does not speak much, but he always has amazing words, and in the deduction of the General Staff, he always has strange ideas. For example, after the Wehrmacht abandoned Ye County. Liu Mingzhao came to the conclusion in the deduction that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army was overestimated. The combat effectiveness of our army is underestimated. In fact, under the condition that the gap in equipment is not large, the combat effectiveness and sacrifice spirit of the Chinese people are not much worse than those of the Japanese army. What is lacking is nothing more than military and cultural qualities, which can be improved through education.

"Yes, I think that a soldier cannot be considered a qualified soldier if he has not been on the battlefield. In the office of the General Staff Officer, there are no qualified generals. The humble asked to go to Shandong. Go to the front line of the war against Japan. Liu Mingzhao's attitude was very resolute, standing upright like a javelin, and his face was stern. The tone is sonorous.

Liu Mingzhao's problem has not been solved, and the office is knocked. Jiang Fangzhen came in, and his Tang Shengzhi came in and said, "Chief of the General Staff, I have asked to send down the troops, this is a report from my humble position." Tang Shengzhi stepped forward quickly, handed over a report, and then stood beside Liu Mingzhao, and the two exchanged a look and smiled at each other.

Young people are reluctant to stay in the office, and the spirit of going down to fight in the army is worthy of recognition, but they can't all go down. Otherwise, who will do so many things in the General Staff? Fang Jianxiong trained these Lu Dasheng as future generals, and his expectations for them were very high. The experience of the General Staff will undoubtedly be of great help to Duo's strategic vision in the future. Of course, there is also an army in the process of its growth, through the guò continuous war tempered a large number of excellent military generals, but such a success rate is very low, the labor cost is too great.

"You work in the General Staff Headquarters, and you are named by Chairman Fang. If I can get out of the army, I have to ask the chairman. "The problem of Lu University's top students, Jiang Fangzhen feels that he should be cautious. According to what he had discussed with Fang Jianxiong, some high-achieving students would directly enter the General Staff Headquarters, and after two years, they would leave the troops, and the others would go directly to the troops, and after two years, outstanding talents would be selected from among them to join the General Staff Headquarters. Any young person who can enter the General Staff means that the future is bright. This truth must also be known to the two young people in front of him.

When Stilwell arrived at the headquarters of the 19th Division in Liushutai, it was already the morning of the 17th, and the battle on the position was at a fever pitch. When the Japanese army's detour was discovered, Anman became angry and ordered a full-scale attack. In this way, the pressure on the 19th Division was greater. The Third Division was a permanent division of the Japanese Army, and there were many veterans who participated in the Russo-Japanese War, and the vast majority of officers participated in the Russo-Japanese War. In the face of the tenacious defense of the squadron, it was learned that the left road group's Shenwei Guangchen Department easily occupied Pingdu and was moving eastward to Jimo, and An Man couldn't let go of face. Although it is said that the siege of the city is not as heavy as that of Kamio Mitsutomi's side, there is also a heavy artillery brigade that is supported by fire, and the total number is not much different.

It is a normal state for the Japanese army to compete for merit. Whoever hits Jimo first will be the first to work. Everyone wants this credit, and Anman can't care about it so much. The Japanese attacked despite the first qiē, and the casualties of the 19th Division rose rapidly. The threat of a heavy artillery brigade was too great, and although the Air Force bombed every day, the results were not ideal, and the key was the high failure rate of the aircraft. On the 17th, only 20 planes came, which made Feng Hua feel very embarrassed, and he was very polite in the telegram to Wuhan.

Xu Chongzhi heard that there was a US ** official, and he was very unhappy at first, Lao Tzu was playing with the Japanese army on his position, what are you doing with a US ** official? So he invited Li Hao, who was in charge of sending people away, and asked very unceremoniously: "What's the matter?" Which part of it are you? ”

Li Hao took out his ID and handed it over. Xu Chongzhi glanced at it, the captain and adjutant of the chamber of the chairman of the Military Commission. This is the person next to Fang Dashuai, so he said politely: "What knowledge does Fu Shuai have?" ”

Li Hao was expressionless, and said very **: "I am responsible for his safety, and Master Xu will send someone to lead the way." ”

Xu Chongzhi glanced at a squad brought by Li Hao, everyone had submachine guns, melon grenades that were said to have a very low output, and a Rhine pistol worn by an officer on his waist. Tactical vests, bulging ammunition, camouflage uniforms, big-toed boots, and steel helmets that only have armor divisions are not good at first glance.

"In that case, then I don't have to worry about it." Xu Chongzhi said this, but he still called the guard battalion commander and asked him to take a guard company and follow him to be responsible for guarding. Li Hao resolutely refused, and said to Xu Chongzhi: "The troops on the position are tense, so don't waste troops for our few people." You can rest assured that one class is enough. ”

Xu Chongzhi had no choice but to give up, and after the negotiation was completed, he sent an adjutant to lead the way, and finally a squad of guards followed. Stilwell insisted on going to the most dangerous position, holding up a submachine gun, indicating that he could fight. Xu Chongzhi saw what this meant, so he had no choice but to agree to his request. The two classes followed Stilwell up a small hill on the side of the willow terrace, which was the focus of contention. The Japanese had already launched two attacks in one morning, dropping thousands of heavy artillery shells.

When Stilwell went to the position, it was just in time for the start of the third attack of the Japanese army, and the artillery was prepared as always, and when the group reached the halfway point, they were stopped by Feng Jiajun. "Adjutant Li, what do you mean by supporting the commander?" After receiving the order from the division headquarters, Feng Jiajun is very good at being a man, so he naturally has to figure out his intentions.

Li Hao shook his head: "Fu Shuai's order, I don't know what it means." However, listening to Director Yang, it seems to have something to do with the judgment and attitude of the U.S. government. ”

Feng Jiajun knew the bottom of his heart when he heard this, and after the Japanese artillery fire was extended, he personally led this group of people to the position. The Japanese assault this time was very fierce, about a large brigade of troops, fiercely attacking this high ground. The place of this main position is not large, only 500 meters from east to west. When I went up along the communication trench, I caught up with the Japanese army and the artillery fire was extending, and the shells kept falling, and the ears hurt from the shock. Stilwell's face was expressionless, like a Chinese soldier, bending over and trotting, his movements were agile, and he didn't feel bulky at all. Stilwell's military qualities were still very good, and when he went to the position, he couldn't hear anything except the dense gunfire.

Within the line of sight, that is, about 400 meters, the Japanese army's earthy yellow military uniform was surging upward. Tatata, Makqin's voice was terrible, lying on the trench, Stilwell observed with a telescope, and soon found that although the Japanese attacked very fiercely, they were about 200 meters close to the position and lay down to shoot, although it was a back attack, there were still soldiers on the position from time to time who were shot. Judging from the situation of the Japanese army, they did not take advantage of it at all, and in the 200-meter-wide communication trench behind Stilwell, several mortars were clanging. The appearance of Feng Jiajun greatly boosted the morale on the position, and the machine guns and rifles were intensive, and it was difficult for the Japanese troops to advance an inch. Wehrmacht casualties also continued to appear in the counter-fire, and the Japanese army's accurate marksmanship, even if the firepower was inferior, could cause a lot of casualties in the counter-fire, and the machine gunners not far from Stilwell were replaced by three. After about an hour of fierce fighting, the Japanese attack could not get close to the position by more than 100 meters and was defeated. The retreating Japanese troops were chased and beaten by the strangely shaped mortar cannons. Stilwell's heart moved, and he ran to observe.

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