At the summit of Nanshan Mountain, which is more than 300 meters above sea level at the northern foot of Zhugan Mountain, an engineer battalion drawn from the 87th Division has built more than 10 sheds here in advance that can shelter from the wind and rain to serve as a temporary exercise observation center.

Liantang Village, 300 meters below the southeast peak, has been requisitioned by the exercise headquarters as a whole, and more than 20 telephone poles, large and small, have been erected on the surrounding hills.

Chiang Kai-shek looked at the map on the table and discussed the battle situation with General Yang Jie, deputy chief of the general staff, Xu Yongchang, director of the General Office of the Military Commission, Chen Tiaoyuan, president of the Military Senate, and Xiong Shihui, chairman of Jiangxi Province, on the side of the exercise.

A smile appeared on the corner of Chiang Kai-shek's mouth and asked, "Mu Yin (Qian Dajun), is there any good news?" ”

Qian Dajun's deflated face trembled, Yu coughed, handed the telegram directly to Chiang Kai-shek, and bowed his head slightly: "Commission, you should see it yourself"

"Oh?"

Chiang Kai-shek took the telegram, and the more he looked at it, the more his brows furrowed, and he slapped the table hard: "Niang Xipi, how did Feng Shengfa command the troops?" The elite of the good man is about to make him a fish belly......"

Seeing that Yang Jie and others were paying attention, Chiang Kai-shek pointed to the telegram and was angry:

"According to the news from the referee team of the Lotus Mountain Heights, the blue side seized the main peak position at two o'clock in the morning and immediately invested in the construction of trenches, bunkers and other fortifications, while the vanguard of the red side led by Feng Shengfa delayed the fighter plane and arrived at Huyan Village on the east side of the Lotus Mountain eight or nine hours later than the other party......"

"What is even more unacceptable is that the guards were continuously attacked and harassed by small groups of blue forces on the road, and the losses were no less than one company...... Half an hour ago, Feng Shengfa commanded the troops to launch an attack on the main peak of Lotus Mountain, and lost almost two companies of troops, which still had no effect. ”

"Judging from the battle situation, the referee team of the exercise said that if the red side wants to capture the main peak of Lotus Mountain, Huangchaojiao, with the current strength and firepower, it is impossible to do so."

Qian Dajun's face was gloomy, he had suffered Wu Ming's loss as early as three years ago when he was in Lushan, but he didn't expect to repeat the same mistake this time.

As the director of the chamber of the General of the Central Military Commission, the Chairman's Guard, the Special Service Corps and the Guard Corps directly under the Military Commission are all under his jurisdiction

Yang Jie glanced sideways at the telegram, smiled faintly, and started a round:

"There is no need to be angry, no matter whether it is red or blue, it is all your soldiers, I think General Feng, they must have met the most elite spy company of the blue side...... Presumably, it must be clear that Wu Ming has always regarded his spy company as a killer weapon, and it is also to be expected that General Feng is in a hurry to march and neglects to take precautions."

"Now that the two sides are facing each other face to face, there is not much room for special operations to play, and we can put aside all our worries and wait for the situation to change."

Chiang Kai-shek's face softened a little. He had long heard Chen Cheng say that Wu Ming's special service company was extremely rigorously trained, and the quality of individual soldiers was no worse than that of the carefully selected masters of the Chairman's Guard, and as far as the experience of special operations was concerned, it had thrown the Chairman's Guard a big step away. But Chiang Kai-shek was still a little angry and complained:

"No matter what, you can't let people destroy so much on the march, no matter how urgent the military situation is, the necessary reconnaissance still has to be done."

"Maybe it's not Feng Shengfa's fault"

Yang Jie led his right hand and led Chiang Kai-shek to the sand table in the center of the shed in front of a certain proportion of the exercise battlefield, pointing to the red side's marching route analysis:

"Please take a look, the terrain in this area is extremely complex, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, and the streams are vertical and horizontal, if the officers and soldiers of Wu Ming's spy company are hidden in it, the number of reconnaissance troops sent by General Feng will be eaten by the other party if the number of people is small, and if there are too many people, they will startle the snake, it is indeed very difficult to do."

"In this case, with mental calculation or unintentionality, coupled with Wu Ming's spy connection is professionally trained, they will leave with one shot, and from time to time there will be a small-scale attack, no wonder there are certain casualties under General Feng's command, besides, the spy has a lot of mines, and that thing is best used to delay the march

"What mines?"

Chiang Kai-shek's face changed, and he hurriedly asked: "This is an exercise, how can mines be used?" What if someone dies? ”

"Where is there no danger in a live-fire exercise? Can only be avoided as much as possible"

Yang Jie waved his hand and explained with a smile: "Besides, the mines used in this exercise do not have built-in marbles and steel fragments, and are filled with lime."

Chiang Kai-shek breathed a sigh of relief. The secret service group that attacked Wu Ming's station on Lushan lost several Whampoa generals who were optimistic about the future, which made Chiang Kai-shek feel distressed for a long time, and this time he had to ensure safety no matter what.

Yang Jie continued: "Wu Ming also said that if you really fight the Japanese army, deploying some mines in front of the beach or position where the Japanese army has landed can effectively delay the landing and attack speed of the Japanese army, frustrate its edge, and hit its morale."

"Hmm"

Chiang Kai-shek nodded: "Although Wu Ming is arrogant and domineering, he still has merit in terms of military training and strategic vision."

Qian Dajun lowered his head from beginning to end, there was no squeak, and his face was red for a while and white for a while, so it was not exciting

As a member of the command headquarters of this exercise, Qian Dajun knew the true situation of Feng Shengfa's department, and after marching and fighting all the way, the losses were even more serious than reported. Of course, none of this can be said to the outside world.

In Lianhu Village, on the east bank of the Xinjiang River, all the more than 40 households in the village were temporarily transferred to Yushan County, and the new Second Division gave a high compensation of 100 yuan per family, and now it has become the headquarters of the blue side in the exercise.

In a typical Gandong-style courtyard house in the east of the village, Wu Ming saw a telegram from Lieutenant Colonel Han Tiecheng, the commander of the first brigade and a regiment, slapped the table heavily, and said happily:

"It's really good that the officers and men of a company of just one company dragged the vanguard of the red side for four hours at the cost of zero casualties, and it was good."

Zhang Dongning, the chief of staff on the side, took the battle report and read it, with a pleased smile on his face: "Yes, it seems that our officer training and!" The intensive training of individual soldiers is still very effective, and this sharp knife company, which has been established for less than a year, can stand alone so far, well, I think it is necessary for us to form such a unit with both reconnaissance and special operations functions in every regiment of the division."

"It's totally okay, we'll start after this exercise"

Wu Ming made the final decision, took the teacup handed by the guard, drank it in one go, and then looked at Lu Kuiyuan, the commander of the guard battalion directly under the division, who was standing aside.

When Lu Kuiyuan heard Wu Ming praise the performance of a group of sharp knives, his breath suddenly became thick, and his eyes were full of disdain, but he didn't dare to refute Wu Ming's opinion with words.

Lu Kuiyuan had already been at the division headquarters for four hours, and as the most powerful unit in the division, the guard battalion had not received any combat mission, which made all the officers and men, including him, the battalion commander, very anxious, for fear that he would end the exercise only as the garrison of the division headquarters.

Lu Kuiyuan has been asking for battle for the twelfth time in a day, but unfortunately he was sternly rejected by the division commander Wu Ming without exception.

"Division commander, even if our guard battalion can't all be dispatched, at least two spy companies should go out to move and move their muscles, right?"

Lu Kuiyuan saw Wu Ming looking at him intentionally or unintentionally, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, and rushed to Wu Ming again to ask for battle: "All the officers and soldiers of my special service company are ready for battle, and I ask my superiors to give us a heavy responsibility

Wu Ming frowned slightly, ignoring the high-spirited Lu Kuiyuan, and instead asked Zhang Dongning, who was watching the excitement on the sidelines: "Chief of Staff, you say, if you send a spy company to attack, can they achieve the effect of a sharp knife company?" ”

Zhang Dongning laughed and did not answer Wu Ming's question.

Lu Kuiyuan was almost so angry that he vomited blood, and his black face turned red. It is important to know that most of the sharp knife companies of the first regiment of Ludao were eliminated from two spy companies, and the rest of the soldiers were selected from within the regiment, so that an unprofessional special force could achieve zero casualties, let alone a hard-trained and more targeted spy company

Wu Ming glared at Lu Kuiyuan and snorted coldly: "What's the matter, you kid is not convinced?" ”

"Where do I dare not be convinced, a company of sharp knives can perfectly delay the red side for four hours with zero casualties, and win precious time for our side to build trenches, that is naturally the top croaking" Lu Kuiyuan pursed his lips, snorted, and changed his words: "But in terms of combat effectiveness, our spy company has reached a higher level, and it will definitely be able to better complete the tasks assigned by the division headquarters."

Wu Ming deliberately pretended to be surprised and asked, "Really?" ”

"It's guaranteed to get the job done"

Lu Kuiyuan stood up and replied solemnly. Lu Kuiyuan's voice was very loud, which shook the ears of Wu Ming and a group of staff officers in the command headquarters.

"But I'm skeptical, what if you can't get the job done?" Wu Ming still looked noncommittal.

Although he knew that this was Wu Ming's radical method, Lu Kuiyuan was still anxious, and he took Wu Ming's hand: "Big brother, others don't know the strength of our spy company, don't you know?" ”

Wu Ming furrowed his brows and glared at Lu Kuiyuan, Lu Kuiyuan was a spirit, and found that he had made a mistake again, Wu Ming asked that he could only be commensurate with his position or name in the army, and he must not bring in personal feelings.

Wu Ming's eyes were sharp, and he looked straight into Lu Kuiyuan's eyes.

Lu Kuiyuan was too frightened to speak nonsense, and after standing upright, he said: "Division commander, if you don't believe me, let me make a military order to ensure the completion of the tasks assigned to us by the division headquarters."

Wu Ming waved his hand: "I think it's better to forget it...... The two spy companies under the guard battalion are the face of our new second division, and if they make a mess and lose their troops, I can't afford to lose this person."

Lu Kuiyuan's eyes were almost bursting with fire, he held back his monstrous anger, and said loudly: "Division commander, I ask for a military order"

"Military orders? Is it necessary? ”

Wu Ming looked at Lu Kuiyuan, turned his head and asked Zhang Dongning.

Zhang Dongning's stomach almost hurt with laughter, but there was a worried look on his face: "Kui Yuan, I think it's better to forget it, you were brought out by the division commander, you should know that the master of the Dao is the most serious, if you ......"

These words sounded all good-intentioned, but they were full of suspicion, Lu Kuiyuan was almost not stunned, and anyone who was skeptical about the combat effectiveness of the spy company under his command was unbearable for Lu Kuiyuan.

For a long time, the spy company as a benchmark is the most elite unit under Wu Ming's command, picking the best soldiers, getting the highest salary, and enjoying the best treatment......

Everything is the best

If we fail to demonstrate the ability of the spy company in this exercise, we don't know how much spittle the brother troops will spit on behind their backs, and how will they maintain the honor of the spy company and convince the brother troops?

"Of course it is necessary, we are absolutely confident that we will complete the task," Lu Kuiyuan patted his chest.

Wu Ming looked at Lu Kuiyuan solemnly: "Must make a military order?" ”

"Yes"

Lu Kuiyuan replied categorically.

"Okay"

Wu Ming shook his head regretfully, and handed the pen and paper handed by the staff officer to Lu Kuiyuan: "This mission is very simple, that is, to go deep behind the enemy and launch a sabotage operation, the most important of which is to knock out the baggage and artillery units of the blue side...... If you think you can do it, write a promise to complete the mission and minimize your casualties as much as possible, after all, a company of sharp knives is only performing attack tactics, and you are different, if you are behind enemy lines, you are likely to fight the main force of the red side. ”

Lu Kuiyuan didn't say a word, brushed a few strokes, and concisely wrote a letter of guarantee, promising two points: the first is to successfully complete the task, and the second is to strive to achieve zero casualties.

"Zero casualties?"

Wu Ming glanced at the military order handed over by Lu Kuiyuan, asked in surprise, and then stared at Lu Kuiyuan's eyes and asked, "It's really too difficult to do this deep behind enemy lines...... What if you can't complete the task?

"It's not done, we're ...... We are at the disposal of the division commander, and we have nothing else to say," Lu Kuiyuan replied solemnly.

Zhang Dongning took the military order written by Lu Kuiyuan, put it in the folder for filing after reading it, and said to Wu Ming: "Master, since Kuiyuan has signed the military order, you can give the order."

Wu Ming's face turned grim, and he said sharply: "Lu Kuiyuan listens to the order......"