Zhong Yi said: "This fatal flaw is the lack of defensive support!" ”

"Lack of defensive support?" Zhang Lingfu's face changed slightly when he heard this.

He thought about this problem, but he never found a solution.

Zhong Yi said: "The so-called decisive battle on the outside line, in other words, is to fortify everywhere and resist step by step. ”

All the students nodded subconsciously, even Zhang Lingfu had to admit that Zhong Yi's eight words were indeed a perfect explanation of the strategy of the decisive battle on the outside line.

Zhong Yi said again: "The result of fortification everywhere is that there is no defense everywhere, and the result of resisting every step is that you can't resist every step, but you will consume your precious troops in vain!" ”

Hearing this, almost all the trainees fell into deep thought.

Even Zhang Lingfu began to weigh these words seriously.

Jiang Baili also gave Zhong Yi two words in his heart: incisive!

Fortification everywhere means no fortification everywhere; Resisting every step is that he can't resist every day, this is Jiang Baili's biggest worry about the Battle of Xuzhou.

Zhong Yi said again: "According to this style of play, the Battle of Xuzhou will indeed not be defeated as quickly as the Battle of Nanjing, nor will it be defeated as the Battle of Songhu, but the defeat is certain!" ”

Qiu Weida said: "Why does Brother Ziren say that failure is certain? ”

Zhong Yi said: "This is like the tactics of playing chess, one side is strong, and the other side is weak, so in the end, the losing side must be the weak side!" ”

Hu Lian said: "But in terms of troops, it is our army that has the advantage. ”

Zhong Yi said: "The number of troops is relative, and our army has an overall advantage in strength, but because it is fortified everywhere and needs to be guarded everywhere, it is possible for the Japanese army to occupy the advantage of troops in the local battlefield, and the Japanese army has an absolute advantage in artillery firepower, so our army will be defeated in the local battlefield!" ”

Jiang Baili asked quietly: "So, how does Zhong Yi think he should fight?" ”

Zhong Yi said: "I think that we can neither one-sidedly adopt the strategy of the internal decisive battle, nor can we simply adopt the strategy of the external decisive battle, but should combine the wind and the outside, and closely combine the two!" ”

Jiang Baili said: "How should these two be combined?" ”

Zhong Yi strode onto the podium and took the whip from Jiang Baili's hand.

Then he pointed to the map and explained: "First of all, select an elite army to garrison Xuzhou, pursue the strategy of a decisive battle on the inner line, and then place the main force on the front line of Shangqiu, Tengxian, Linyi and Suxian on the periphery of Xuzhou!" Pursue the strategy of movement warfare, let the Japanese advance and let them in, block if they can, let him in if they can't stop it, don't block it for the sake of blocking, it doesn't make any sense! ”

Hu Lian got up again and questioned, "How can it be meaningless to block?" ”

"Our army lacks defensive support on the periphery, its forces are scattered, and it will definitely not be able to stop it in a head-to-head confrontation with the enemy!" Zhong Yi said, "Anyway, if you can't resist it, what's the difference between holding on for one day, two days, or ten days and a half months?" ”

"How can there be no difference?" Another cadet stood up and retorted, "The longer you block the front, the more time you have to readjust your forces in the back." ”

Zhong Yi sneered: "What if the back has already been deployed?" ”

"Well...... the student" When the student heard this, he immediately became dumbfounded.

Zhong Yi said again: "If Xuzhou's defensive deployment has been done, there is no need for the troops on the outside line to buy time for them, so what benefits can the dead defense of the outside line get in addition to the loss of valuable troops in vain?" ”

Jiang Baili said: "Classmate Zhong Yi, do you mean to use Xuzhou City as the defensive support of the entire battlefield, attract the Japanese army's heavy army group to Xuzhou, and then gather the main force on the periphery to implement counter-encirclement, and gather the Japanese army on the periphery of Xuzhou?" ”

"Yes." Zhong Yi nodded, and said, "If this elite army can hold Xuzhou for two to three months, the Japanese army will inevitably be sleepy and lacking in horses, coupled with the attack of the main force on the outside line, the Japanese army may even run out of ammunition and food, and at that time, the main force will be encircled in one fell swoop, and it is a high probability event to gather and annihilate the Japanese army!" ”

"You're talking lightly." Zhang Lingfu couldn't help but stand up again, and retorted coldly, "I want to ask, how many troops are left to guard Xuzhou?" If there are fewer troops, will they be able to hold it? And if you stay too much, won't it become the Battle of Songhu again? ”

Zhong Yi said: "There can't be many troops left in Xuzhou, but it can't be too small, it should be 30,000 to 50,000 people!" ”

"Three to fifty thousand?" Zhang Lingfu asked coldly, "Are you sure that as long as there are 30,000 to 50,000 people, you can hold Xuzhou?" ”

Zhong Yi grinned and said: "If the combat effectiveness of this unit is like your 305th Regiment, I dare not guarantee it, but if the combat effectiveness of this unit is like our 367th Regiment, I dare to guarantee that it will be able to hold out for at least three months!" ”

"The surname Zhong? Are you challenging me? Zhang Lingfu said angrily, "I took this challenge, and when this training is over, I will apply to the command to launch a confrontation exercise, but I want to see if your 367 regiment is powerful, or Lao Tzu's 305 is more capable of fighting!" Hum! ”

Zhong Yi smiled coldly and said, "Okay, our 367 regiment will accompany you at any time!" ”

At this time, Jiang Baili then asked, "Classmate Zhong Yi, are you sure that 30,000 to 50,000 people can hold Xuzhou?" You should know that once the Japanese army hits a wall under the city of Xuzhou, it is very likely to mobilize a heavy army group of five or even ten divisions! How powerful the Japanese army of five to ten divisions is, our army has already learned on the Songhu battlefield! ”

"I'm sure!" Zhong Yi said firmly, "But what needs to be explained is that the defense of Xuzhou must not be like the previous defense of Nanjing and the battle of Songhu, where all the troops are placed outside the city and fought with the enemy in the field!" After a pause, he added, "Instead, shrink your forces into the city and fight the Japanese in the streets!" ”

"Street fighting?" Jiang Baili said awe-inspiringly, "Fighting house by house, this is a method of war that burns jade!" ”

The students in the classroom are also changing color, shattering with the city, burning jade, and talking about anyone, but how many people can really do this?

Zhang Lingfu thought to himself that he was not a person who was afraid of death, and in the face of a desperate situation, he might not have the determination to burn the enemy jade!

However, Zhang Lingfu never believed that Zhong Yi had such determination, this guy said that he would break up with Nanjing, and in the end, he also escaped from the city with the remnants?

All in all, it's easy to say, but it's hard to put it into action!

"Street fighting is indeed a method of warfare." Zhong Yi nodded, and then changed his words and continued, "But it is also the most effective tactic used by weak countries to fight against strong countries?" After a pause, he continued, "And I think it's worth sacrificing an elite army of 30,000 to 50,000 men in exchange for a victory in a major battle!" ”

After Zhong Yi finished speaking, the classroom fell silent, silent for a long time.

(End of chapter)