With the experience of the last exercise, the Red Army and the Blue Army had nothing to be nervous about, and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng gave an order, and the two companies under Wang Haitao, who was the Blue Army, quickly ran towards the top of the mountain. As the defenders, they have two hours to build up their defensive positions. However, the defensive positions built by the Red Army during the last exercise were not too damaged, and the Blue Army took advantage of it.

Soon, on the defensive positions originally built by the Red Army, the Blue Army also began to build various fortifications. No, I don't know, this comparison of the difference between the two armies comes out. Now the defensive positions built by the Blue Army are really repaired in response to the requirements of actual combat, but it is not just as simple as digging a trench and stacking a few fire points with sandbags.

The leaders of the CCP on the viewing platform were watching the blue army build defensive positions with binoculars, and the officers and soldiers of the blue army tacitly cooperated with each other, and the rapid construction speed amazed the leaders of the CCP. In the hour and a half, a complete fortification on the top of the hill had been formed, and only trenches, anti-artillery holes, sandbag bunkers topped with trees, and various firing points were orderly distributed on the position.

From the first trench on the slope of the mountain, the defenders actually built three lines of defense in one go, which could support each other in terms of personnel and firepower, and the distribution of heavy firepower was also very reasonable. Faced with such a complete defensive position, the leaders of the CCP and the leaders of the Eighth Route Army frowned. And at the foot of the mountain, Wu Lie, the head of the Central Guard Regiment, who was watching the defensive position take shape little by little, couldn't help but gasp.

Wu Lie called the commander of the first battalion who served as the commander of the main attack, pointed to the position on the hillside, and discussed the attack plan. After deliberating for a long time, Wu Lie decided to copy the method of the Blues' attack a month ago, which in Wu Lie's opinion was the most effective and feasible method. At this time, the Blues repaired their defensive positions and began to set up firing points, a very light and heavy machine gun entered their fortifications, and the machine gunners were ready to shoot.

As soon as the time of two hours was up, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng ordered the offensive to begin, and the machine-gun positions that the Red Army had already arranged opened fire at the same time, and bullets flew in tandem towards the defensive positions on the slopes of the hills. Unlike the last time the Red Army defended, this time there was not a single Blue soldier showing his head in the defensive position, and the various firing points were silent.

The commander of the first battalion immediately ordered the Red Army to disperse into a skirmish formation, also on the basis of combat groups, and launched an attack on the hillside. At this time, there was a sudden sound of gunfire on the defensive position, and with the gunning, the machine gunners on the machine gun positions of the Red Army were shot one after another. The Red Army reconnaissance company had not yet participated in the attack, and the company commander shouted at it: "Be careful, everyone, there are snipers on the position!" At the same time, the snipers of the Red Army reconnaissance company also began to return fire.

The snipers of the Red Army Reconnaissance Company were all trained by Wang Haitao's subordinates, which can be said to be a contest between master and apprentice. However, these snipers of the Red Army must have been trained for too short a time, and they are far from being the opponents of these snipers under Wang Haitao. Despite this, they also prevented the Blues snipers from sniping at the heavys, allowing the Reds' machine guns to fire again.

When the Red Army attacking soldiers were still 150 meters away from the first line of trenches, the Blue Army's return fire on the position began, and several machine gun positions on the position were set up in very good positions, just blocking the road of the Red Army's attack with crossfire, and the Red Army was blocked by the Blue Army's machine guns, many people were judged to be killed or wounded, and withdrew from the exercise, and the rest were suppressed on the slopes of the hill.

The commander of the first battalion also thought of a lot of methods, such as detouring from the side, dividing troops to attack, etc., but under the strict defense of the Blue Army, the effect was not great. Seeing the time pass minute by minute, the commander of the first battalion was anxious as if there was a fire burning. Almost an hour later, the Red Army was still a hundred meters from the first line of defense. The commander of the first battalion knew that he could not drag it out any longer, and that he would definitely lose if it dragged on, so he said to the heralds around him: "Blow the trumpet of the charge, all charge!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the herald grabbed his trumpet and blew the trumpet of the charge. The commander of the first battalion took the lead and jumped up and shouted, "Comrades, rush with me!" After shouting, he took the lead and launched a charge uphill. The soldiers of the Red Army also jumped up and rushed up the hillside. Wang Haitao's subordinates had never been afraid of the Japanese army's crowd tactics, so who cared about the Red Army's charge?

Just as the Blues soldiers were preparing to increase their firepower and eliminate the charging Red Army soldiers, an order to retreat was heard. The officers and men on the first line of positions received the order and quickly withdrew to the second line of positions without the slightest hesitation. Soon the Red Army captured the first line of defense, and the commander of the first battalion looked at the time, did not rest, and immediately ordered the troops to attack the second line.

Half an hour later, the Blues voluntarily abandoned the second line of positions and retreated to the last line at the top of the hill. The commander of the first battalion immediately launched another attack on the top of the hill, and at this time, the Red Army, because of the high morale of the second line of defense, abandoned the initial group coordinated attack, and instead charged as a whole. Only this time the Blues responded to the Red Army's charge with ferocious firepower.

When the commander of a battalion found out that something was wrong, he had only a few dozen people left in the strength of a battalion. Just when the commander of the first battalion did not know what to do, three flares flew into the sky, marking the end of the exercise. The Reds failed to capture the Blues positions within two hours and became the losing side. However, this exercise was no longer one-sided, and the Red Army still demonstrated a strong combat capability.

After the exercise, two platoons of the Blue Army Reconnaissance Company escorted the Red Army Reconnaissance Company from behind the hillside, and it turned out that the Red Army Reconnaissance Company saw that the frontal assault could not be successful, so they wanted to stop attacking the Blue Army's hilltop headquarters from behind the hillside, but their tactic was discovered by the Blue Army, which had been prepared for a long time, and the Blue Army Reconnaissance Company sent two platoons to deal with the Red Army Reconnaissance Company. There was no accident, the Red Army reconnaissance company was completely annihilated under the ambush of two reconnaissance platoons of the Blue Army.

The exercise is over, and this exercise has brought more shock to the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. They saw that their troops had made great progress in all aspects after this month's training, and they also saw the strong combat effectiveness of Wang Haitao's troops. I understood how big the gap was between my troops and Wang Haitao's troops. In every way, the Chinese communists hope to absorb Wang Haitao and his troops.

In the evening, at Wang Haitao's residence, two guests came, namely Ye Jianying, chief of the general staff of the Eighth Route Army, and * secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. On behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the two of them respectively issued a formal invitation to Wang Haitao, hoping that Commander Wang Haitao and his 90th Army would be able to join the side of the Chinese Communists. The CCP promised Wang Haitao that as long as he and his 90th Army joined the CCP and obeyed the orders of the CCP Central Committee, Wang Haitao himself could enter the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China and serve as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army. Wang Haitao's 90 th Army is not reorganized, dispersed, or sent another officer, as long as an instructor is sent at the brigade and regiment level, and a political commissar is sent at the division level.

The CCP spoke very tactfully, and its attitude was ruthless and sincere, and the conditions given were also acceptable to Wang Haitao, and Wang Haitao almost agreed. But Wang Haitao still forced himself to calm down, and just replied that the two needed to think about it seriously. Liu and Ye both expressed their understanding of Wang Haitao's attitude, because this is related to the whereabouts of nearly 100,000 troops, and it is impossible for Wang Haitao, as the leader, not to think about it too much.

After Liu and Ye said goodbye and left, Wang Haitao repeatedly considered and weighed in the room, and couldn't sleep for a long time. Early the next morning, Wang Haitao hurriedly washed up and went to Chairman Mao's residence to talk to Chairman Mao. When Wang Haitao came to Chairman Mao's residence, Chairman Mao, Commander-in-Chief Zhu and Secretary Ren Bishi were all in the courtyard.

Wang Haitao and Mao, Zhu, and Ren greeted each other, and Chairman Mao invited Wang Haitao to sit down. Wang Haitao was not polite, and said after sitting down: "I won't hide it from you, I didn't fall asleep in the middle of the night last night, just thinking about what Ye and Liu told me." Commander-in-Chief Zhu said with a smile: "Commander Wang should think about it, this is related to the future of you and your nearly 100,000 troops from the novel, and it may change the current form from a big point of view, so you can't be cautious!"

Wang Haitao smiled bitterly and replied: "Commander-in-Chief Zhu is right, I, Wang Haitao, can't ignore those soldiers under my command and arbitrarily help them make decisions. Besides, the officers and soldiers under my command are basically the children of Guangxi, their home is in Guangxi, and the base camp of the 90th Army is also in Longzhou County, even if I am personally willing to go north, how many people can throw everything away and go north with me, I am not sure, and it is impossible for my base camp in Longzhou to give up and give up. ”

At this time, the expressions of Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu became serious. Chairman Mao said: "Commander Wang, we have not thought it through! In this way, after returning to Longzhou, Commander Wang can consult with the officers and soldiers under your command, and those who are willing to join our Eighth Route Army, even if it is one person, we will welcome it, and those who are unwilling to join our Eighth Route Army will never be strong." ”

Wang Haitao replied: "After I go back, I will discuss this matter with my subordinates, but there is one thing to reassure Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu, even if I Wang Haitao and the officers and soldiers of the 90th Army do not participate in the Eighth Route Army, they will not become enemies of the Eighth Route Army at any time." I will do my best to help your Eighth Route Army, after all, we all have a common enemy, Little Japan. ”

Chairman Mao showed a smile on his face and said: "We have believed Commander Wang's words, and Commander Wang has given us too much help, and our Communist Party will always remember this." Commander Wang will also be our forever friend. Wang Haitao replied: "Thank you Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu for their trust in Rong Wang Haitao, I have come today to express my thoughts, and I have decided to resign to a few people, I have decided to rush back to Guangxi as soon as possible, and when I discuss the results with my subordinates, I will send you a telegram immediately to report our decision." ”