Section 18 Arrangement of the Parties

"Zhong Lin, is that kid's head really bad, he dares to poke such a big hole, this matter is not handled well, he is not the only one who has fallen into the frieze!" Wang Yaowu stopped, looked at Zhang Lingfu with a solemn expression with his hands behind his back, Wang Yaowu is obviously very serious about his confidant and favorite general, and he also wants to hear his views on such a major matter.

Zhang Lingfu smiled lightly, didn't seem to care, just chuckled: "Master, I think that kid's head is not broken, but it may be better, this method can be used, and it can't be done without clear thinking." ”

Liu Zengyao on the side asked strangely: "Zhong Lin, the terrain of Minshan is dangerous, the terrain is complicated, the devil knows that there is not much chance of the trail, most of it is the head of the stone regiment who leads the devil to the door, no matter what ideas there are, such a good advocacy, arbitrary, bold person, I don't look like a normal person." ”

Zhang Lingfu shook his head with a smile and said: "Chief of Staff, this can only be blamed on Brother Jing Fang for being too anxious, but I heard that Brother Jing Fang asked Shi to lead a regiment alone to counterattack Ruichang." ”

These words made Wang Yaowu a little dissatisfied and said: "Jingfang's matter is indeed a little too much, is this to blame me for stretching my hand too long and directly promoting a regiment leader?" Or do you think I'm going to take his power and smoke his bottom? ”

Liu Zengyao's face changed suddenly, and he didn't dare to speak out immediately, this has already touched the power struggle of the factions in the army, and the slightest carelessness may lead to burning. As the saying goes, where there are interests, there is struggle, where there is power, there is competition, and the 51st Division is naturally no exception, although it is not as fierce as between the factions of the troops, coupled with Wang Yaowu's strong control, this kind of struggle is also controlled within a certain range, but the power game between officers and commanders involves each other's power and future, the position of the commander is limited, and there are too many people who want to sit on it, which also makes this kind of struggle irreconcilable. And although he is in the position of chief of staff, he has no real power, and there is not much possibility of climbing up at all, so the best way is to stand outside the game and no one will be offended.

Now in the 51st Division, the old officers represented by the two brigade commanders and the backbone represented by Zhang Lingfu do not give in, on the one hand, the old seniority and the division were born and died together for many years, whether it is strength or prestige, they are famous, in the 51st Division, in addition to the division commander Wang Yaowu, it is them, which has faintly threatened Wang Yaowu's position, although they still call each other brothers, but if they say that they are not wary of each other, no one will believe it, which is why Wang Yaowu promoted people like Zhang Lingfu , Qiu Weida and others, He needs these young Zhuang officers to charge for him, use them to break the original balance of power, dilute the control of Zhou Zhidao, Li Tianxia and others over his subordinates, only if there are soldiers loyal to him below, he will not be hollowed out, and his power will not be affected.

And what Zhang Lingfu and the others need is the trust of the division commander, they are young and have little qualifications, and if they want to be on the throne, they have to act as the commanders' knives, and the division commander tells them to cut whoever they want, they will cut whoever they want, while constantly cutting down the people in front of them, their strength is also increasing, until they replace them, whether to continue to obey the words of the division seat, or to stand at the height of the previous opponent to cause a new round of fighting, which not only depends on their loyalty, but also whether the division seat still trusts them as before, however, this is already a very distant thingIf the division can be promoted one step further, this kind of worry will naturally not exist.

Liu Zengyao knows this, Wang Yaowu is naturally better than anyone else as the executor, and Zhang Lingfu is not bad, otherwise he would not be able to sit in his current position at all, so he smiled and said: "Master, no wonder Brother Jing Fang has ideas, Brother Ji Hongru sacrificed his life for the country, Brother Jing Fang lost his arm to help, and in vain he changed to a new head of the regiment, I am afraid that he is still a little uncomfortable, and it is human nature to want to test his subordinates in this way, but Brother Shi is inexperienced, and he put on a desperate posture in vain, It's a bit unexpected. ”

Wang Yaowu couldn't help but sneer: "Is he inexperienced?" He made it clear that the fish was dead and the net was broken! ”

Zhang Lingfu put the document in his hand on the table, tapped his fingers on the table and said: "Master, Shi is not a simple person, I have been with him for a while, I don't know anything else, but for fighting alone, he is a genius, his mind is like a countless war books and war strategies, and his ideas are even more imaginative, making people traceless, at the time it may seem a little crazy, but when you look back, you can find that he seems to have seen through all the enemy's conspiracies, and penetrated all the mysteries on the battlefield, I always respond to the situation in the most appropriate way. ”

Wang Yaowu waved his hand, interrupting Zhang Lingfu's words, and then he took out a box of paper cigarettes from his pocket, threw one at each of them, and then took one in his mouth.

Wang Yaowu fell into deep thought, he knew what Zhang Lingfu meant, it was nothing more than to give enough trust to the stone and let him fight this battle, but he was not a stone, what he needed to consider was the gains and losses of the entire battle situation, if the battlefield was unfavorable because of their internal struggle for power and profit within the 51st Division, the consequences would be a little unbearable.

After a long time, he said slowly: "Immediately report the battle situation on the Minshan front line to Chief Xue, it is too risky to rashly open up the battlefield on the northern front at the moment, although it is possible to alleviate the stalemate on the Nanxun line, but the matter is big, not only I can't make the decision, I'm afraid Junzuo is not very easy to make up his mind." ”

Liu Zengyao nodded yes, and then asked later: "Division, whether to immediately order the 301st Regiment to go up for reinforcements, judging from the situation reported from the front, the results of the Minshan front line are not ideal." ”

Wang Yaowu spit out a puff of smoke and shook his head slowly: "Tell Jingfang, stabilize it for the time being, in fact, my personal opinion is that it is better to take this opportunity to put the devil in, even if there is no breakthrough in the northeast direction, it is better to collect the net from here, the mountain road is difficult to walk, and the supply of the devil will definitely have problems, if you can inflict heavy losses on the Japanese invaders in this mountainous area, the situation of this battle will be clear." ”

Zhang Lingfu immediately got up and responded: "The division is a brilliant strategy, since the Japanese invaders try their best to attack the flank of our army, it is better to simply let them in to fight, mountain combat, the advantage of the Japanese planes and artillery is difficult to play, what is fought is strength, what is fought is consumption, and in the case of worry-free supply of our army, the enemy's disadvantage is prominent, and this battle is won." ”

Liu Zengyao also brightened his eyes and said: "Shizuo's strategy is indeed quite feasible, such a big bait is thrown out and I am not afraid that the devil will not be fooled, in this way, it is true that the 301st regiment cannot be allowed to join the battlefield too early, otherwise we will be involved in the two main regiments in vain, and the devil has nothing to lose." ”

Wang Yaowu shook his head lightly and said: "This is just a rough idea, how to fight the battle on the front line of Minshan, how to arrange our troops, this matter has to be decided by Chief Xue, Zengyao, hurry up and ask for instructions on the peak, and the plan we just discussed can also be reported together, while the situation in Minshan is not so bad that it cannot be recovered, let Chief Xue make a decision as soon as possible." ”

Just when the supreme commanders of the 51st Division, who were far away on the front line of the pass, were in the midst of pondering countermeasures, the small village of Jiangjiashan north of Minshan also fell into a tense and busy atmosphere.

The chief of staff of the brigade, Mita Hidetoyo, has sent someone to send back the news, there is indeed a path in the mountain, although for the time being, I don't know where it can lead, but from the width and the situation encountered along the way, the target can be basically determined, which shows that the previous scout's report is not exaggerated, and the Minshan in front of Hengtan is not no way out, which makes the officers of the third brigade fall into an ecstatic situation, although the person is still in Jiangjiashan, but the mind has flown to De'an, thinking of the great significance after opening this passage.

Sasakawa still has a cold expression, as the captain, he is excited at the same time, but also constantly admonishing himself, you must be calm, you must calm down, the current situation is not clear, and there are also the cavalry of the people who do not know which corner to hide in, once there is a mistake, the consequences are unimaginable, there are many problems in front of him, especially the full cart of mules and horses that will block Jiangjiashan, it is a huge burden, and there is no handover with the troops who rushed to reinforce for a moment, The moment it pressed on his body, he felt like he was out of breath.

"Suzuki-kun, is there any news from the wing headquarters?" Sasagawa pondered for a moment and then asked cautiously.

Suzuki Sajiro no longer had the previous gains and losses at this time, and the ambush of Fujita's squadron now seemed to be a blessing in disguise, which made him feel very good, and immediately replied excitedly: "Report to Your Excellency, Iza Kazuo Osaku has received the news of the request for help, and ordered us to stay on guard in case of a sneak attack by the Shina people, if nothing else, at the latest tomorrow morning, reinforcements will arrive." ”

Sasakawa frowned, and couldn't help but be dissatisfied: "Tomorrow dawn? ”

His dissatisfied tone also made Suzuki Sajiro hurriedly explain: "Sasa-kun, Ruichang has just been conquered, and there are still remnants of the Shina people wandering around, and I am afraid that there are many procedures for the transfer of troops, and it will be possible to arrive at dawn tomorrow, which is already the fastest speed." ”

"In that case, why don't you postpone the attack and let Mita-kun withdraw first?" Sasakawa said unhurriedly.

When Sajiro Suzuki heard this, he immediately said urgently: "Your Excellency, the number of people in the mountains is not large, if it is delayed until tomorrow for their reinforcements to arrive, I am afraid that things will be complicated, and when the brigade headquarters redeploys troops, I am afraid it will be ......."