The meeting continued, and now that the independent regiment has a regiment commander and an acting political commissar, the cadre team has become more and more stable, and everyone's hearts have become more and more down-to-earth.

Then the conversation changed and talked about the next military operation, Kong Jie said: "Our Eighth Route Army launched the Zhengtai Campaign last year, and it didn't take long for the devil to backhand us to give us a large-scale spring sweep. ”

"In this spring sweep set off by the devils, except for a few regiments such as our Independent Regiment, the New First Regiment, and the New Second Regiment, many troops suffered heavy losses."

"The consumption of equipment and ammunition is large, the losses of the troops are large, the soldiers have sacrificed a lot, the surrounding villages of all sizes have been burned down by the devils, and many of the base areas that the troops have spent more than a year working hard to open up have also been completely destroyed by the devils."

"Farmland, buildings, and all aspects of development have been greatly damaged."

"If the devils come to sweep from time to time like this, we can say that a few regiments in the Iron Triangle are okay, and the other troops will not have a good time, and the crops in the base area will not be harvested when they are destroyed, and if they continue like this, it will be difficult for even the troops to feed."

Li Wenjie said: "Regiment Commander, the current situation is like this, although our independent regiment has developed well, it is still difficult to change the overall situation.

Since the end of the Zhengtai Battle last year, whether it is the Japanese army, the national army, or the Jin Sui army, they have actually been oppressing our troops.

The units have repeatedly streamlined their administration and tried to reduce the number of people who are out of production (a category of people who do not participate in agricultural production), but even so, the life of the units is still very difficult. ”

Kong Jie nodded, the overall situation of the Eighth Route Army was becoming more and more difficult at the moment, and he didn't know it.

Kong Jie just wanted to try his best to do something, and he could change as much as he could, "How are the food and military supplies to support the regiments?" ”

Li Wenjie said: "Regiment commander, everything has been prepared, and the materials and food that have been distributed are evenly distributed on the premise of not affecting the supply of our independent regiment's own troops. ”

Kong Jie said: "It is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, no matter how good the development of our independent regiment is, it is only such a large area of root land as Niukou Village, no matter how many people there are, there are only four or five thousand people, and it is absolutely impossible to count on the relief of one of our regiments to feed all the troops in our various base areas, but it is only a drop in the bucket." ”

"At present, what we can count on is this batch of high-yield potatoes that are about to be harvested, and after the harvest of more than 10,000 catties of potatoes, we will give some to the surrounding troops, so that they can find ways to grow themselves, feed their own troops, and solve the food problem."

"Dong San, your logistics department should take responsibility for this aspect and deal with it as soon as possible."

"Yes!" Dong San responded.

After that, Kong Jie continued the previous military topic and said: "The revenge psychology of the little devil is obviously very strong, our headquarters launched the Zhengtai Campaign, and the little devil backhanded a spring sweep." ”

"Our independent group has been making a little fuss for most of the past six months, and then what? The little devil of the dog day actually took advantage of this sweep, first the 4th Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army and the Ishii Wing, and then directly reinforced the nine brigades, and successively used tens of thousands of troops to retaliate against our independent regiment. ”

"But why should he take revenge on this little devil all day long, and we can only watch this wretchedness?"

As soon as Kong Jie's words came out, several battalion commanders who were eager to fight were shocked and hurriedly straightened up.

Wang Leihu, the commander of the first battalion, was the first to ask: "Regiment commander, do you mean that we are preparing to launch a counteroffensive to counter the retaliatory sweep that the devils set off a few days ago?" ”

Kong Jie said categorically: "To deal with the little devils, you have to return a tooth for a tooth, and blood for blood, so that they can be afraid to the bones."

The devil dares to launch a sweep to retaliate against our independent regiment, why can't our independent regiment take the initiative to launch a counteroffensive and also take revenge on his little devil?

The devils launched a sweep against our independent regiment this time, although we won the victory, but we had to lose a lot of money, dozens of villages around us, large and small, were burned clean by the devils, and in this anti-sweeping operation, our independent regiment also sacrificed a lot of soldiers.

This hatred one by one, which is not the reason for us to kill devils?

We have to use practical actions to tell the devils and the puppet army that our independent regiment is not easy to mess with. ”

The regiment commander made it clear that he was going to launch a counteroffensive.

Over the past year or so, under the command of Kong Jie, the Independent Regiment has won one battle after another and has never been defeated.

Kong Jie's personal prestige in the independent regiment has already reached its peak, coupled with the charm value of his personal attribute that is close to perfection.

Don't look at the independent regiment now, there are only about 5,000 troops up and down.

But if Kong Jie gave the order to attack Taiyuan City, the battalion and company commanders of the entire independent regiment, including the instructors and instructors, would never have a second word.

This is the personal prestige that Kong Jie has established with his actual command and ability, and it is also the absolute trust of the soldiers in the regiment commander Kong Jie.

We firmly believe that:

The regiment commander will never fight a battle that he is not sure of, as long as it is a battle that the regiment commander wants to fight, it is definitely a victory, as long as it is a devil that the regiment commander wants to fight, it is definitely a devil who can defeat or eliminate.

If one day, the regiment commander suddenly waved his hand: Comrades, let's go to the city of Taiyuan!

It is estimated that the commanders of each battalion and company have to think about where the military flag should be planted after taking Taiyuan City.

At this point, even the current acting political commissar Li Wenjie is convinced.

As the duty of the political commissar, Kong Jie, the supreme military commander of the Independent Regiment, as long as he does not make obvious and major mistakes, then the military aspect of the Independent Regiment is still Kong Jie's final say.

Wang Leihu said without hesitation: "Regiment leader, you just give an order!" ”

"Regiment commander, if you launch a counteroffensive this time, this vanguard, you have to hand it over to our second battalion, and my second battalion will not let it go!" Shen Quan hurriedly asked for battle, for fear of being preempted by the commander of the first battalion.

Several other battalion commanders were not to be outdone.

What was originally a good ordinary meeting seems to have become a pre-war military meeting to prepare for a counteroffensive against the Japanese puppet army in the occupied area.

Kong Jie was more sober than ever at the moment, and scolded: "One by one, it's a little bit promising, it's not that I haven't killed little devils, as for being so excited?" ”

"Don't even think about a large-scale military counteroffensive, without an order from the headquarters, I made such a big move without permission, how many heads do I have enough to cut off?"

"In addition, the current overall situation is that the enemy is strong and we are weak, and the Japanese army has further strengthened the blockade of our base areas around Taihang.

Shen Quan asked, "Commander, what do you mean?" ”

Kong Jie said: "A large-scale counteroffensive is impossible, but a small-scale offensive still needs to be won." Guerrilla warfare, sparrow warfare, sports warfare, and ambush warfare are our forte, and even more so, our foundation. ”

"Now our team must be equipped with equipment, ammunition and ammunition, a 50 small cannon, plus a projectile pack, and we can hit the target 700 meters away.

In such a situation, if you engage in a sneak attack, you won't be able to get the little devil, don't say that you are a soldier of my independent regiment when you go out, I Kong Jie can't afford to lose this person. ”

"In a word, if you gather your armpits into a fur, a little bit of water flows, and if you gather more, it can also become a sea."

"I've put the general guidelines here for you, and after you go back, the battalion and company commanders will figure it out for themselves and give specific operational arrangements."

"Requirements, one, the maximum scale of the operation cannot exceed one company, it is best to attack with a small combat force like a squad platoon, I can't hold back the movement too much."

"On the other hand, we still uphold the principle of exchanging the greatest victory with the smallest sacrifice, you can engage in ambushes and guerrilla warfare, if any company commander and platoon commander cause excessive casualties to the troops, I will not be soft on the military law."

"The ultimate goal is to make the devil puppet army unpeaceful and frightened, so as to provide cover for the continued expansion of our base area and the actions of various villages."

"Anything else unclear?"

"Nope!"

The cadres shook their heads.

Shen Quan asked more, "Regiment commander, there is something I have to report to you, the local comrades around us, as well as the militia comrades, I heard that the local comrades around the New Second Regiment even asked the New Second Regiment to borrow infantry artillery, which can scare the devil puppet army very lightly."

What these comrades mean is that we also want to ask the regiment commander to borrow some artillery envoys, and we want to ask the regiment commander what you mean. ”

Kong Jie thought for a while and replied: "It's a good thing that the devil puppet army can't figure out the specific firepower configuration of our team, you convey it to the local comrades for me, as well as the militia comrades, if you want to borrow artillery, as long as it is used at key points, it is completely fine." ”

"In addition, let's set the rules from today, local comrades and militia comrades who don't have ammunition, they want to ask us for some ammunition, it's okay, but let them exchange bullet shells."

"If you want a gun, you can let them exchange steel and copper."

"As for whether they can get these raw materials, it depends on their own ability."

Shen Quanle said: "Regiment commander, if you open your mouth like this, the local comrades and militia comrades will be happy, but the devil's rails, wires or something, I am afraid that they will suffer." ”

Kong Jie said: "This is to encourage local comrades, as well as militia comrades, to carry out sabotage attacks, we can't afford not to give materials, let's give equipment and ammunition for nothing, right?" The loss-making business did not last long, and these comrades were more at ease with their hearts when they exchanged materials for weapons. ”

In the ensuing meeting, Kong Jie and a group of battalion and company commanders discussed in detail some tactical means that could be used in the next small-scale counterattack against the Japanese army.

"First of all, we will target some small and medium-sized strongholds of the Japanese puppet army on the periphery, there are not many devils and puppet troops in that stronghold, and one flat-fire gun can pull it over, and two cannons can scare the puppet army into surrendering."

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"You can arrange some elite small combat units to jam the villages near the county seat of the devils, and when the devils' troops advance, we will focus on the supply lines of the little devils."

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"The militia comrades in Longwo Village have a very good way, after nightfall, they put a lot of scarecrows near some Japanese puppet army strongholds in the surrounding area, and then put some clothes on them."

"While shaking the scarecrow and setting off firecrackers, I was so frightened that the devils and puppet soldiers in the stronghold were worried all day long."

"Later, I invited some of the family members of the traitors to watch the battle near the stronghold, and just like that, the puppet soldiers in those strongholds took the initiative to disarm."

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As the meeting continued, seeing Sun Desheng scratching his bald head several times and opening his mouth to speak, Kong Jie added with a smile:

"Small-scale surprise operations, movement operations, or ambush warfare, guerrilla warfare, cavalry with high-speed mobility can come in handy, if your companies want to carry out infantry and cavalry coordinated operations, you might as well go to Sun Desheng."

As soon as these words came out, the company commanders looked at Sun Desheng with blazing eyes, and Lao Sun was suddenly overjoyed.

After the meeting, the cadres left in twos and threes, and Kong Jie asked Sun Desheng and Chen Dalian, the instructor of the cavalry company, to stay for the time being.

"Lao Sun, Lao Chen, if I leave you two behind, I still want to talk to you about the future development direction of the cavalry company."

"You two should have heard that I recently issued a new order to start preparing for the formation of mechanized troops belonging to our independent regiment."

Kong Jie got straight to the point.

Sun Desheng was a rough man, scratched his head, and asked directly: "Regiment commander, I have heard about this, I probably also have an understanding of the mechanized troops, I just want to ask, regiment commander, should you abandon the cavalry company, right?" ”

Kong Jie didn't answer directly, but looked at the instructor Chen Dalian, "Old Chen, what do you think about the cavalry company and mechanized troops?" ”

Chen Dalian smiled bitterly and said: "Regiment Commander, like Lao Sun, I have been staying in the cavalry unit all these years, and I have long had a relationship with the cavalry. ”

"Lao Sun and I actually know very well that mechanized troops also have high-speed mobility, stronger firepower and better armor protection, and it can do what the cavalry can do, and it can do what the cavalry can't."

"In addition, the mechanized army is more convenient than the maintenance of war horses."

"If the mechanized troops continue to develop like this, I have long expected this, and perhaps the development of mechanized troops will sooner or later make the cavalry completely withdraw from the stage of history."

Kong Jie said: "Although I don't want to say this, I have to admit that this is exactly the trend of the gradual development of modern military warfare.

In the current war, the value of cavalry is not to rush to the enemy's preset position and sacrifice in vain.

Rather, it has strong tactical, campaign mobility.

The cavalry fought on horseback, ran faster than the infantry, and could quickly run on the enemy's weak flank, so that the enemy did not have time to turn the defensive front, and was outflanked and taken by surprise.

Even if the attack is frustrated, the cavalry can quickly withdraw so that the enemy cannot catch up, which is called tactical mobility.

Opening a big breakthrough with the tactical mobility of cavalry, and rapidly expanding the breakthrough, and even developing to the level of the entire campaign, is called campaign mobility.

These two potential values have always given the cavalry unit a unique charm.

When one day, the gradually developed mechanized troops, which can give full play to all the characteristics of the cavalry units and perform better, will naturally gradually replace the cavalry units, or even eliminate them. ”

Kong Jie's affirmation made Sun Desheng's expression on the side more and more lonely.

As soon as the words changed, Kong Jie smiled and said, "Old Sun, don't be so unconfident.

At least the development of mechanized troops of our independent regiment is still only a prototype.

The tactics of mechanized troops also need to refer to cavalry tactics.

Even the soldiers who study and participate in the combat of mechanized troops should preferably be cavalry, because cavalry and mechanized troops have something in common.

I believe that if our excellent cavalry company soldiers are good cavalrymen, they should also be good mechanized soldiers.

At present, it is your company commander and instructor who need to work harder, how to integrate our existing cavalry company into the mechanized troops that are about to be built, and the two sides will work together to use the cavalry's campaign mobility to replace the mechanized troops to a certain extent, supplement the insufficient number of mechanized troops, and use them as a rapid cluster for the campaign.

Form a composite corps with cavalry, artillery, armored vehicles, and infantry that coordinates with each other and has diverse combat functions.

Thus bursting out with more formidable combat effectiveness.

This is exactly what you need to study and work on in the future. ”

After Kong Jie finished speaking, Daigo's empowering words made Sun Desheng and Chen Dalian fall into contemplation on the way from the regiment headquarters......

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