Section XXVIII

The night is getting deeper, it is close to late autumn, the night is cold and windy, the thin military uniforms on the soldiers have been a little difficult to resist the cold air, under the light of a bright moon, the soldiers of the national army in the trenches, one by one with rifles in their arms shrunken their bodies, by condensing their body temperature to resist the cold, in this kind of contact with the Japanese army at any time, it is a luxury to spread out the quilt on the body, the only thing to do is to find an old military uniform to cover the body.

Xiaoliuhe, a battlefield that has gone through several battles in the past few days, has completely fallen silent at this time, except for the cheerful cries of unknown insects in the four directions, there is no sound anymore, there are a large number of soldiers on both sides of the river, but there is no sound, this strange atmosphere makes people feel an inexplicable pressure in their hearts, no one snores when they are asleep, and the people on duty are staring at the four corners with wide eyes.

The silver light of the full moon provided great convenience to the sentinels, staring at the bridge deck and listening to the sound of the river in all directions, and they themselves were hidden in the dim corners of the place, as if waiting for the enemy's night attack at any moment.

This is a contest of endurance, this is a silent confrontation, the brilliant result is the decoy of Erbium, the ambush that may be encountered at any time is a risk, at this moment when the hunter and the prey may switch identities at any time, as the number of the absolute disadvantage of the national army officers and soldiers, they appear to be particularly vigilant, even the other two squads that were arranged to rest, there are people observing everywhere, maintaining a state of response at any time.

The stone didn't look at the other side, nor did he listen to the sounds around him, because he knew very well that the soldiers on his side were well guarded, and if the devils could still touch their positions silently in this situation, it would only mean that the strength of these enemies was beyond their reach. Shi looked at the full moon in the sky and the shining stars, but he couldn't help but think about what had happened in the past half a month, and constantly recalled the care and teachings of the people around him.

"Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, give full play to the advantages of the side, and slam the enemy's weaknesses is the essence of the art of war." This is a passage that Staff Officer Zhang said to him when he mentioned "The Art of War", in this strange and calm battlefield, Shi calmed down and thought about it and found that this is simple to say, but the content contained in it is extremely difficult to grasp.

"Where are the advantages of the side, which requires comparing the strength of the two sides, although the concept is a bit vague, but it is still possible to guess some, and where is the enemy's weakness? This is the most difficult thing to grasp, even if the enemy has weaknesses, how can they be easily exposed to the enemy's eyes? If you don't know the enemy's weakness, how can you launch a fierce attack? This series of questions made Stone ponder, and he was at a loss as to how to command the battle.

From the conversation before the night attack, he could clearly feel that Staff Officer Zhang's control over the movements of the Japanese army, and even included the analysis of many thoughts of the enemy, so that they launched a night attack in the best time period. But in this case, the Japanese army set up an ambush, and while defeating them in one fell swoop, a powerful counteroffensive was brewing! Is there something wrong with their intelligence? Is there an error in their analysis? Shi felt that it was unlikely that something would go wrong in this regard, although he had not been in contact with Staff Officer Zhang for a long time, but that kind of rigorous and meticulous style was still well known to him, with a person like Staff Officer Zhang, if there were any problems with the intelligence, he should not take such a big risk, but where was the problem?

I remember that Staff Officer Zhang said at the time that the plan is in the people, and the success or failure is in the sky? What the hell is this day? Luck?

Shi thought about it in a daze, and somehow, he thought of what the company commander told him during the day, judging the current situation from the overall situation, and thinking about how to fight a battle from the height of the entire battlefield, which is the quality that a qualified officer must have.

The big picture, the big picture! The stone kept reading, and his mind flew to the Japanese soldier on the other side, fortunately, this was just his own cranky thoughts, if he talked to someone, this kind of jumpy way would definitely make people confused. What were the advantages of these Japanese troops? Where are the weaknesses?

There are many troops, sufficient firepower, and strong combat effectiveness! Whether it is Staff Officer Zhang or Regiment Commander Cheng, they have said that the combat ability of the Japanese army is much stronger than theirs, which is not only manifested in the strong firepower of weapons and equipment, but also intuitively reflected when fighting bayonets, such as the row where he is now, who can win one-on-one with the devil in hand-to-hand combat, among more than 30 people, I am afraid that there are no more than 5, which is an absolute advantage.

So where are the weaknesses of these devils? Shi thought about it, but he was not sure, whether it was from the overall situation or the current situation, the devil occupied the absolute initiative, occupied the absolute upper hand, and had almost no weaknesses. But why don't devils who have no weaknesses attack?

The stone thought about it carefully, and seemed to have a clue, but in his eagerness, it was difficult to grasp it.

Shaking their heads, the stones put their minds on themselves, where are our advantages? After pondering the stone and carefully comparing it with the Japanese troops on the other side, he thought about it, that is, they have a position here, and they are in a defensive situation, and the most important thing is that there is a river in front of the position, which makes the devil unable to put all his troops into it when attacking, and wants to cross the bridge? A single machine gun can be completely choked. Want to force your way across the river? There is no attack power in the water, as long as a few people are in ambush in the reeds and aim to fight, it must be a shot accurately, and the devils are desperately attacking them, even if they capture their position, I am afraid it will be a heavy loss.

Thinking of this, Shi couldn't help but say excitedly: "That's right, that's right." He suddenly thought of the overall situation of the company commander's statement, this Japanese army is coming to disturb and sabotage, and contain their troops, the purpose is to open up the situation on the flank of the two attacking forces in the east and west, and divide the pressure of Luodian, if they fight a lot of strength for their small position, then what role can they play? Isn't the devil's purpose unattainable?

Weakness, that's weakness! Could it be that the purpose of the devil's battle is their weakness?

The stone was taken aback by his own thoughts, but when he looked back and thought about it carefully, he found that it seemed to be the truth, which made him feel very strange, and he had the idea of desperately wanting to see Staff Officer Zhang, he wanted to tell Staff Officer Zhang what he thought of, and wanted to know if he was thinking right, and whether he should start from this aspect.

If it is really like what he imagined, then all the things that bothered him before have been swept away, and this is completely in line with what the company commander told him during the day, these devils are not worth making a fuss about at all, as long as they hold their positions and do not give the devils a chance to take advantage of them, they have a strong position, they don't need to worry about the devil's attack at all, because the enemy on the opposite side will not sacrifice their lives to attack like they encountered in Luodian before. The Japanese army, who has tactical thinking, really dare not exchange their lives with them.

Stone was in a good mood for a while, there was a very exciting feeling, in the dead of night, it was really quick thinking, those messy clues during the day, after deep thinking at night, must have sorted out the context, if you can understand the enemy's thoughts before you fight in the future, isn't it just like what Staff Officer Zhang said, maximize your advantages to deal with the enemy's weaknesses?

In the idea of the stone, since the devils did not dare to attack, all they could do was to sneak attack, so what would they do if they knew that the sneak attack would not have an effect? The stone couldn't think about it for a while, but he didn't need to be in a hurry, he found that his head was not affected by the loss of memory, and he was still quite flexible in thinking about things, which made him very satisfied, and it seemed that he had to find time to think about these things every night, which was much better than just fighting with his head stuffed.

Thinking of this, Shi Shi's body also moved, he grabbed his rifle, moved in the foxhole, and found Liu Wenfeng, who was carefully observing the movement on the other side of the bank a dozen or so paces away.

A sentinel had already spotted the moving stone and shouted in a suppressed voice, "Password." ”

This password was sent directly from the division headquarters, and it was common to the whole division, and it was a guarantee for the troops to act at night, so as not to be injured by mistake. After the sentry heard the platoon commander's voice, his heart was relieved, and Liu Wenfeng at this time had already greeted him and asked, "Platoon commander, haven't you rested yet?" ”

Shi said calmly: "The devil is on the other side, I can't sleep, what's the situation?" ”

Liu Wenfeng looked at the sky and chuckled: "Platoon commander, it's still early, even if the devil wants to touch it, I'm afraid he will have to wait until the second half of the night." ”

Shi nodded and said, "Otherwise, let's rest for a while, and in an hour, you can find two brothers to cross the river with me!" ”

Liu Wenfeng was taken aback and asked in shock: "Platoon commander, are you going to attack at night?" ”

Shi shook his head and smiled: "It's not a night attack, let's just go and tell the devil that we also want a night attack." ”

Liu Wenfeng looked at the stone puzzled, and after frowning for a long time, he suddenly realized, and gave a thumbs up to the stone and said: "The platoon commander's move is really high, this is the first to strike first, let the little devil die and attack this heart at night, high, really high." ”

And at this moment, there was an extremely sudden gunshot in the distance on the other side of the river, and because of the long distance, the gunfire was not loud, but in this silent night, the sound seemed unusually harsh.

Shi Shi was stunned for a moment, and asked puzzledly: "Is there anyone who thinks the same as himself, so it seems that there is nothing to do with our row." ”