In the conference room of the Guangzhou Garrison District Headquarters, the words of division commander Tang Qiuli aroused the desire of the officers present, all of whom were soldiers, and they all had the strength to not admit defeat, and moreover, the regiment-level commanders of the troops in the Guangzhou Garrison Region were all from the Eighth Brigade of the former directly subordinate corps, which was a well-known main field brigade, which had fought the Soviets in the north and the Japanese in Pingjin.

In the bones of the officers, they still retain the fierceness of the field troops, and the words of the division commander have aroused a fire, and the love for war is very high, even Tang Qiuli himself has been infected by this feeling, in fact, he also has another intention, for these local troops, it is rare to have the opportunity to fight, after a Hong Kong campaign, maybe a few main regiments with strong combat effectiveness can be played! The battlefield is the best classroom.

However, the abnormal expression of Major General Tian Shangxi, commander of the Guangdong-Guizhou Defense Region and commander of the Guangzhou Garrison District, made Tang Qiuli swallow back when he was about to export, with his understanding of Tian Shangxi, he was not a person who was afraid of war and difficulties, and when he was directly under the corps, he grabbed the main attack task, which was even more fierce than Liu Hongzhang, the commander of the first brigade of the directly subordinate corps, and Chu Ziye of the fourth brigade, but why did he have such an expression?

Tang Qiuli couldn't help but ask strangely, "Commander Tian, do you have any different opinions?" Say it, this is a discussion of the deployment of the campaign, all opinions, must be put forward before the final plan is decided, speak freely! ”

After speaking, with encouraging eyes, he looked at Tian Shangxi gently, he really wanted to hear the thoughts of this old subordinate, and moreover, he was much more familiar with the situation of the troops in the Guangzhou Garrison District than himself.

Tian Shangxi's expression was very struggling, he gritted his teeth and stood up, and said loudly with some excitement: "Division commander, I don't agree to use the troops of the Guangzhou Garrison District as the main force to attack Hong Kong!" ”

As soon as Tian Shangxi said these words, everyone was shocked, and the officers looked at their commanders with very puzzled eyes, and then. He set his eyes on the division commander Tang Qiuli again, and everyone was weird in their hearts, "Commander Tian, what's wrong?" openly contradict the division commander, besides, which commander is there. Do not want their own troops. Fighting tough battles and big battles, the famous ace troops are all fought on the battlefield filled with gunpowder! ”

Tang Qiuli was not too surprised, and looked at Tian Shangxi with interest. said: "Oh, Commander Tian, tell me the reason for your objection!" Since it is to discuss the deployment of the campaign, then know everything and say everything! ”

Tian Shangxi's face turned a little red. adjusted his feelings for a moment, and said: "Division commander, do you know what kind of person my Tian Shangxi is, at that time in the direct corps, the Eighth Brigade was well-known in the whole army, even compared with the Eighth Brigade of Qiao Manshan now, it is not inferior, but, division commander." Today, the garrison units of Guangdong Province have all been developed on the old foundation of the Eighth Brigade. ”

"Each regiment is the backbone of a battalion of the 8th Brigade. Replenish the recruits and the soldiers who originally belonged to the Hanmou army, except for a dozen old-fashioned troops, who have experienced the real battlefield and smelled the smell of gunpowder. The rest of the troops have not even been on the battlefield once. Training and actual combat are two different things, such a unit can maintain local law and order in peacetime, but if it is pulled into the battlefield, division commander, if I say something unpleasant, it is a live target for the Japanese! It's to send to death! ”

"You just said that the 38th Division of the little devils in Hong Kong is the elite unit of the Japanese army, and with our local troops with no actual combat experience, against the elite division of the little devils, and the strength is not yet superior, division commander, I think your decision is not to take the lives of the soldiers of the army seriously! It doesn't matter if the troops in the Guangzhou garrison area are gone, what I'm worried about is that it will affect the division commander's plan! ”

"Division commander, after receiving your order and assembling the troops, I counted the roster of soldiers, it turned out that the old Eighth Brigade was more than 15,000 people, with battalions as units, scattered to garrisons all over Guangdong, more than two years, retired and retired, transferred away, and many sacrificed in the line of duty, these veterans who followed you from North China to Southeast China, there are less than 8,000 people left, this is the actual combat effectiveness of the troops in the Guangzhou Garrison District!"

Speaking of this, Tian Shangxi gasped for breath, his emotions were so excited that he couldn't help himself, Tang Qiuli put back the smile on his face, his eyes became cold, and the officers next to him tightened their hearts, and secretly thought to themselves: "It's not good, looking at the face of the division commander, I'm afraid I'm going to be angry, this time, Commander Tian is afraid that he will be unlucky?" Everyone looked at Tian Shangxi with worried eyes.

In fact, Tian Shangxi's words made these hot-blooded and hot-headed officers gradually calm down, and when they think about it carefully, what is really the case, what are the soldiers under their hands, and they know in their hearts that if they are on the battlefield where artillery is rumbling, bullets are flying, and flesh and blood are splashed, whether they can carry out the battle plan according to their own intentions, the hearts of the officers are really bottomless!

Of course, the old army, there is no problem at all, but with these 8,000 people, attacking more than 40,000 little devils, no matter how bold and strong the combat effectiveness is, it is also the end of the annihilation of the whole army, the officers think so in their hearts, but no one dares to say it, the face of the division commander, everyone has seen it, what Commander Tian said is reasonable, but can the division commander's determination be changed so lightly?

Tang Qiuli looked at the excited Tian Shangxi and said, "You go on, tell your thoughts!" ”

Tian Shangxi looked at the division commander's cold eyes, and then said: "Division commander, I, Tian Shangxi, am not afraid of death, if your battle plan cannot be changed, I will resolutely carry out your order, but I have a request, ask the division commander to allow me to concentrate the original old Eighth Brigade troops scattered in various places once again to form an assault force to fight the main attack, and other troops in the garrison area, as a follow-up force, follow the second line, and I will personally serve as the commander of the assault force!" ”

After Tian Shangxi finished speaking, he sat down, his waist straightened, his face was expressionless, silent, an unbearable silence, silence itself was a kind of pressure, which made the hearts of these officers tense, trembling and waiting for the thunderous anger of the division commander.

"Bang Bang!" In the silent conference room, a person's voice of applause sounded, so abrupt, so surprising, it was the division commander Tang Qiuli, he stood up while applauding, glanced at the officers, and said with a relieved tone: "We want to applaud Commander Tian, this is my subordinate Tang Qiuli, dare to speak out and admonish, do not hide his own opinions, okay!" Very good! ”

Zhao Yuhe, the chief of staff on the side, also applauded, and then, in the conference room, a thunderous applause rang out, Tian Shangxi was not too excited, he knew very well that the division commander's character and consistent approach to combat issues, but because of his radical words just now, he felt guilty in his heart, after the applause subsided, he hurriedly said: "Division commander, you are still the same habit, I am still the same old temper, don't take it to heart!" ”

Tang Qiuli shook his head with a smile and said: "Shang Xi, your opinion is very right, but I am not familiar with the current situation of the troops of the Guangzhou Garrison District, and I am too optimistic about the situation, and I almost made a big mistake, well, the Hong Kong campaign plan will be heavily modified, and the troops belonging to the Guangzhou Garrison Region will no longer be used as the main attack force!" ”

After speaking, looking at the officers who were both a little happy and a little lost, Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "However, you are not bystanders, you will be a second-line force, ready to fight at any time, I will arrange here that the main task of the troops that have been assembled in the Guangzhou Garrison Area is to train troops, train troops fiercely, focus on urban street battles, take the urban area of Hong Kong as the simulation target, and strive to train a force with strong combat effectiveness in a short period of time!" ”

"Your task is not light, the first wave of attack troops, when attacking in depth in the city of Hong Kong, you will need your troops to wipe out the remnants of the enemy, this is also a tough battle, I also want to inform you of the decision of a division headquarters, this Hong Kong campaign, the troops of the Guangzhou Garrison District, which have fought well, will be transferred to the combat sequence of several main field corps, don't you think every day, upgrade to the main force, this is an opportunity!"

When the officers heard this, they became excited again, their faces were excited, and they discussed in a low voice, can they be promoted to the main force, that is the ultimate goal of the local troops, soldiers, who is not eager to gallop on the battlefield, Tang Qiuli said to Tian Shangxi: "Commander Tian, can you dismiss the meeting?" ”

Tian Shangxi said a little embarrassed: "Okay, leave the words to go back, just according to the division commander's order, all units will start training, I can put it to the end, your regiment, if the training level of street fighting does not meet the requirements of the division commander, he will be disqualified from participating in the battle and the meeting will be dismissed!" ”

In the huge conference room, there were only three people left, Tang Qiuli, Zhao Yuhe, and Tian Shangxi, Tang Qiuli said to Tian Shangxi: "Shangxi, what you just said reminded me that attacking Hong Kong is a typical urban battle, we have superior heavy equipment, but we dare not let it go, it is not my purpose to beat Hong Kong to a pulp, and the Japanese will make a big fuss about it, the battle of Hong Kong, the way of fighting and thinking, should be reconsidered!" ”

Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe thought for a moment and said: "Division commander, I think that attacking Hong Kong is not an urgent task, for us, it can be carried out at any time, the troops must make full preparations, our troops, field operations and offensive battles, tactics and tactics, there is no problem, and we are also used to using heavy weapons, but Hong Kong is different, as you said, it can't be broken!" Therefore, it is better to be well prepared for the Battle of Hong Kong! ”

Tang Qiuli nodded and said, "Yes, I'm really in a hurry, it seems that urban warfare is the weakness and shortcoming of our troops!" ”

Tian Shangxi thought about it for a while, and suddenly, his eyes flashed, and he said: "Division commander, chief of staff, I have an idea to try to avoid the problems that the division commander is worried about!" ”

(To be continued)

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