Major General Han Tie, commander of the Marine Corps, wished in his heart that his subordinates would go to the division commander to make trouble, and it was best to be able to snatch the task; he knew the temper of the division commander, and he was strict with the commanders at the level of corps commanders, and repeatedly stressed that they must have a view of the overall situation, a strategic vision and a mind for the overall situation, and if they went by themselves, they would definitely be criticized for a split head, and they would not be able to eat good fruits.

On the contrary, as long as they do not make principled and unforgivable mistakes, they have a very good attitude and are very patient, these guys will not be able to get a good result, as long as they pretend not to know, everything will be fine, however, in terms of face, Han Tie still has to do, and he can't leave a handle for the division commander, right?

After Han Tie criticized several brigade commanders, he looked at his dejected subordinates, smiled secretly in his stomach, changed his tone, and said: "Our independent division has a good tradition of encouraging subordinates to put forward different opinions and suggestions to their superiors, and the division commander himself is even more willing to listen to the opinions of grassroots commanders, so I patiently listened to your opinions, but I warn you, so far, the division commander is very busy now, don't bother him, go back, according to the established campaign deployment, just follow the implementation!" ”

The brigade commander who can command more than 10,000 horses, that is not a human spirit, that brain is not an ordinary good man, as soon as Han Tie's words were finished, several brigade commanders exchanged comprehension eyes, squeezed each other's eyes, and hurriedly said goodbye, Han Tie also specially warned: "Don't move your crooked eyes, so many troops, the benefits can't be taken by our marines." ”

Tang Qiuli's campaign headquarters, following the action of the attack force in the middle, was listening to the report of the chief of staff Yang Ketian, Yang Ketian took a few telegrams and said: "Division commander, the left attack force reports that since the start of the offensive, there has been no exchange of fire with the Japanese army, and the troops have occupied the Nanbao, Zhonghe, and Xinzhou lines one after another. They call for instructions, can they speed up the process? ”

Tang Qiuli let out an uncommittal "um", and Yang Ketian continued: "The right attack force has reported that since the attack on the south of Qionghai. Except for the Wanquan generation, which annihilated more than 400 Japanese troops, the rest of the time, there was no fighting, and the troops advanced smoothly, according to the report, this part of the Japanese army. It belongs to getting lost and straying into the blockade line of our army, which should be an encounter. ”

Tang Qiuli asked with some surprise: "There is only a lost Japanese army?" Is there anything else reported on the Right Army? Yang Ketian continued: "Yes, the attacking troops on the right flank, in front of which they have advanced to the line of Shibi, Longjiang, and Chaoyeol, and in Chaoyeol, the troops found a secret supply warehouse of the Japanese army, located in a hidden cave. In addition to the large quantities of weapons and ammunition, there were hundreds of corpses of local civilians. ”

Tang Qiuli frowned, his face gloomy. Asked, "Can you determine the cause of death?" Yang Ketian glanced at the division commander's face and replied in a heavy tone: "According to the report of the troops, there are no traces of gunshot wounds and knife cuts on the corpse, and it should be that after carrying the materials, the hole was blocked from the outside and suffocated." ”

"Smack" Tang Qiuli cut off the red and blue pencil in his hand, and said with a pale face: "Beast! "It is obvious that the attacking troops on the right flank, the Japanese army that annihilated them, is the unit that carries out the concealment of weapons and ammunition. After forcing the local people to do labor, they were brutally buried alive, because they didn't have time to retreat, they encountered their own troops, and they deserved to end up with the annihilation of the whole army.

Tang Qiuli calmed down his feelings. "What else is going on?" he asked. Yang Ketian said: "The right attack force is also asking the division to instruct whether it is possible to speed up the speed, the soldiers have witnessed the atrocities of the Japanese army, and they have asked for battle, the morale of the troops is now high, division commander, should we adjust the rhythm of the battle and accelerate the speed?" ”

If in the past, Yang Ketian would not have proposed such a proposal, his duty is not here, but he is now the chief of staff of the Hainan Island Attack Corps, and he has the responsibility and power to propose his own proposal to the supreme commander, which is also after the role change, a different mentality, Yang Ketian is very perceptive, although he has not held a similar position before, he has entered the role very quickly, and has initially shown his talents.

Tang Qiuli glanced at him appreciatively, shook his head slowly, and said: "No, the rhythm of the battlefield cannot be disrupted, our purpose is to drive the Japanese army to one place, gather and annihilate it, in this process, exercise the combat ability of the troops in the island environment, and the cadets of the military academy also need actual combat training, we must ensure that after the troops, there is no Japanese army that escapes the net, let alone leave hidden dangers." ”

Yang Ketian nodded, from the bottom of his heart, he agreed with the division commander's tactics, the second phase of the Hainan Island campaign, many of them came from his handwriting, this battle, the elimination of the Japanese army is not the main purpose, training the troops and trainees is the real idea of the division commander, otherwise, there would not have been more than 400,000 people, such a big battle.

Tang Qiuli thought for a moment and said: "Ketian, send a telegram to the attacking troops on the left and right, and order them that they must strictly follow the battle plan, and no troops must take the way of rash advance, especially the junction between the brigades, there must be no loopholes," Yang Ketian recounted the telegram and walked out quickly.

In such a situation, as Tang Qiuli expected, more than 400,000 troops marched hand in hand, there was no gap at all, the blockade line was dozens of kilometers deep, and the Japanese army could not drill through even if it was a loach, that Miyazawa Nishikawa was not a fool, so he came up with tactics to deal with the Han Tie Marine Corps, he was a guy with a little goods in his stomach, a cunning guy, much more difficult to fight than those Japanese commanders who were full of bushido spirit.

However, his own tactics are the nemesis of Miyazawa Nishikawa's tactics, with heavy versus light, with concentration versus dispersion, so that the Japanese army has nowhere to go, that is, the terrain conditions of Hainan Island, Tang Qiuli dared to adopt such tactics, if it was in a place with a large strategic maneuver space, Tang Qiuli would never adopt such a way of playing.

At this time, Liu Xinlan came in, holding a telegram in her hand, and said: "Division commander, the commander of the Chutian detachment of the special operations detachment is calling," Tang Qiuli took the telegram, "Division commander, our detachment has gone deep into the Wuzhi Mountains and the area of Limuling, at present, the Japanese army is gathering its forces and retreating rapidly southward, and there seems to be a movement to assemble in the Wuzhi Mountains. ”

Tang Qiuli sneered, the Japanese played a new trick, knowing that they would arrange minefields and delay the advance of the independent division's troops, but was this useful? In this regard, I have been prepared for a long time, and the mine-sweeping equipment distributed by the engineers of various units is just about to test the effect in actual combat, and the Japanese are very cooperative in sending it to the door!

He said to Liu Xinlan: "Xinlan, immediately report this situation to all the troops," Liu Xinlan hadn't left yet, across the tent, Tang Qiuli heard a chaotic footsteps, and then, he deliberately lowered his voice and asked: "Captain Huang, is the division commander at the command headquarters?" He's not busy now, could you please give me a briefing, we have important things to do, and we want to see the teacher. ”

You don't need to see me, just listening to the voice, Tang Qiuli knows that it is the brigade commanders of the Marine Corps who are here, they are all old subordinates, they are very familiar, and they can also guess the purpose of their coming to see themselves, Tang Qiuli smiled, and said secretly in his heart: "These guys, they can't hold back, they come to me for a task, and they want to fight alone and get back face, which is understandable." ”

Shanhu came in, but he hadn't spoken yet, Tang Qiuli nodded at him, Shanhu smiled "hehe", turned around and went out, and then, Tang Qiuli sat behind the desk, buried his head in reading a bunch of telegrams, and immediately, several major generals came in, "Report to the division commander, the commander of the Marine Corps participating units, all come, please give instructions to the division commander!" ”

Hey? There was no movement, the division commander didn't raise his head, as if he hadn't heard it, several brigade commanders were a little dumbfounded, if the division commander took over the conversation, he just took the opportunity to say what he thought, but the division commander didn't speak, and if he went down, he couldn't say anything, a few people poked like wooden stakes, and they didn't say it when they sit, they squeezed their eyebrows at each other, but no one dared to speak first.

Tang Qiuli's prestige was there, the courage of a few people along the way, as soon as they saw the division commander, they had already run away from the clouds, just right, Yang Ketian came in, and looked strangely at a few major generals with shining gold stars, poking and drumming there, and looked at them curiously, and several brigade commanders were like seeing a savior, beckoning and signaling, asking Yang Ketian to help play a round.

As soon as Yang Ketian saw what the division commander meant, he understood at that time, made a very frightened expression and slipped away, it was cold for five or six minutes, and several brigade commanders were about to collapse, Tang Qiuli raised his head and asked in deliberate surprise: "When did you come?" Not in the front line commanding the troops, what are you doing here? Is there anything urgent to report? ”

Hey, the division commander finally spoke, and he also left a conversation, several brigade commanders are all brain-wielding masters, how could they have such a great opportunity to take the opportunity to say their opinions again, and then, looking at Tang Qiuli expectantly.

Tang Qiuli smiled and said, "Is the reason very sufficient!" Several brigade commanders thought that there was a play, and they were in high spirits at that time, and they were eager to try, and suddenly, Tang Qiuli smiled and asked coldly: "What is the duty of a soldier?" ”

They are all old soldiers, and they are familiar with the regulations and regulations, so they come as soon as they open their mouths, and several brigade commanders almost reflexively replied together: "Report to the division commander, it is the duty of a soldier to obey orders!" As soon as the words came out, I couldn't wait to slap myself in the mouth, and the division commander put this forward, and his reasons were pale and weak, but he answered so smoothly, really! ――