Lei Jian looked at his old battalion commander, knowing that this old brother was deeply imprinted with an unforgettable mark by the crushing defeat suffered by that siege. In order to get the support of the commanders at all levels present for this siege, Lei Jian explained the reason why he suddenly took the risk of attacking the city.

Luo Jinchuan saw that Lei Jian was pondered by what he said, and everyone else present was also silent, and the atmosphere at the venue was very depressing, and he said with a 'haha' smile: "Don't be so silent, every time you want to carry out a major battle, in order to help the commander strengthen his confidence, everyone has the responsibility to say what they think, and if they don't say it, it is irresponsible to the commander and not to take the lives of the soldiers seriously, so everyone must recognize this clearly." ”

Dong Dayong, director of the Political Department, said: "Just now Regiment Commander Lei proposed to attack the Japanese puppet defenders in Yecheng, there must be his overall consideration, should we listen to the specific implementation plan of Regiment Commander Lei and then discuss?" ”

"Yes, yes, Captain Lei will talk about it." Niu Dali and Wang Xiaodian nodded in agreement.

Lei Jian looked at everyone looking at him with an earnest look, and he said with confidence: "Everyone has their own views on attacking Yecheng, which is as it should be, I will first explain clearly why we should concentrate superior forces this time and the necessity of attacking Yecheng, so that commanders at all levels understand the importance of this battle, and they will move forward without ideological baggage in the implementation." ”

He analyzed: The Japanese army in Yecheng, Oshima Yingmao Osa, now only has less than one squadron of little devils left, deployed in the entire county, and there are more than 200 imperial troops known as a battalion, and the devils in the county town are scattered, and they are afraid of war, and their combat effectiveness is weak.

The second point is that the enemy puppet army in Yecheng invaded the Dazeshan base area twice, and was injured by the Eighth Route Army; through this reconnaissance into the city, the weapons and ammunition were not replenished in time, and the munitions depot was basically in its original state.

The third point is that the independent regiment of the Fifth Detachment of the Eighth Route Army, which I have just formed, is composed of 16 companies and has nearly 2,000 soldiers. However, making some trophies from the nearby enemy puppet army strongholds will not solve the urgent needs and follow-up supplies of the troops at all.

Fourth, why do we need to form an independent regiment, this is because the western battlefield urgently needs soldiers, and the hostile in North China has carried out a vicious 'cage plan' against the entire theater, building artillery towers and pillboxes along railways and highways, pressing the anti-Japanese base areas step by step, and has already divided and surrounded the Japanese base areas into small pieces, that is to say, in order to break the enemy's vicious plan, it is necessary to destroy the enemy's 'cage plan'.

Fifth, the independent regiment was formed in this situation, and she shouldered an important task, that is, to support the western theater at any time. Although the order for the operation of the independent regiment has not yet been issued, we cannot wait, and we must replenish the troops' weapons, ammunition, and munitions before the operation, and further improve the military quality and political quality of all the companies of the independent regiment.

Lei Jian finally said: "To attack the county town of Yecheng, to put it simply, one is to seize the weapons and equipment and military supplies of the enemy puppet army to arm our independent regiment, and the second is to use superior forces to exercise the offensive ability of the soldiers of our independent regiment with the help of attacking the weak garrison of Yecheng, and verify the military quality of the independent regiment on the battlefield, it's as simple as that." ”

After he finished speaking, he asked everyone: "Commanders at all levels here can express their views on the operational arrangements I have just mentioned and the mobilization in the early stage of the campaign, and put forward simple and effective opinions so as to further enrich the combat arrangements for this campaign." ”

Luo Jinchuan heard Lei Jian say these points, which is very suitable for the reality of the newly formed independent regiment at this time, but for Lei Jian, the formation of the independent regiment was mainly to reinforce the western battlefield, and it was still on standby at any time, why didn't he, the political commissar, receive this order from his superiors?

Not only did he ask a little suspiciously: "Commander Lei, you said that our independent regiment may move west at any time, is this information true?" ”

Lei Jian looked at the honest Luo Jinchuan entangled in this matter, and he said with a smile: "Political Commissar Luo, the senior political commissar of the detachment in this matter showed a little tone at the meeting on the formation of the independent regiment, but it was not clear, but as commanders, we should make action orders that may occur at any time in advance, and sometimes when a specific order has not been issued, the superiors will not say it so clearly." ”

In fact, before Lei Jian crossed, he had studied the historical progress of the Anti-Japanese War in Jiaodong, and knew that in the next few days, the independent regiment was going to go to the western battlefield to participate in the famous 'Hundred Regiment Battle'.

Luo Jinchuan nodded and said: "Everyone here, just now Regiment Commander Lei has said the formation of the independent regiment, the replenishment of weapons, ammunition and military supplies that are urgently needed, the improvement of the combat effectiveness of the troops in a short period of time, and the readiness of the troops to march to the western battlefield at any time. ”

Wang Xiaoliang heard that Political Commissar Luo had raised his hand to agree, he, a half-grown child, although he had been following Lei Jian in the fierce battle of life and death on the battlefield, but he mainly obeyed Lei Jian's orders, in his heart, everything Lei Jian did was completely correct, if anyone objected, he would be the first to stand up and fight against others, this half-grown child, who was still blindly obedient at this time, stood up and shouted recklessly: "I agree." ”

Everyone was amused by Wang Xiaoliang's sudden sentence, and Director Dong Dayong asked with a smile: "Deputy Head Wang, what do you agree with?" Can you elaborate on that? ”

Wang Xiaoliang was momentarily embarrassed by Dong Dayong's question, and shouted again with a red face: "I agree with what Commander Lei said, it's as simple as that." ”

"Hahaha, hahaha......." A few of the people in the room laughed even harder.

Lei Jian smiled and waved his hand: "Don't laugh, Wang Xiaoliang has always been a child who has not grown up, he is an abacus bead, he is never willing to use his brain, in his opinion, other people's brains are prepared for him, just waiting to receive the order to act." ”

He said with a smile: "I just said that Wang Xiaoliang also represents our individual commanders, obeying orders is of course iron discipline, but before the battle starts, every commander should use his brains and brainstorm to help the supreme commander and further improve the battle plan, so that everyone participates, and it will be more beneficial in the process of implementation, do you think there is any truth to this?" ”

"That's right, Regiment Commander Lei doesn't look at his age, I, an old guerrilla of the Red Army period who is a few years older than him, is inferior to Regiment Commander Lei in some aspects, so each of us must pay attention to learning more, that is, 'learning war in the midst of war,' as it is often said, so that our cadres can mature as soon as possible and our soldiers can be more combative."

Lei Jian didn't expect that the current Luo Jinchuan was doing ideological work, and he could talk about things by example and deeply inspire everyone ideologically.

He continued: "On the basis of this reconnaissance into the city, I have decided to make a long-distance attack at night two days later, and strive to launch a general attack on Yecheng at two o'clock in the morning. ”

Lei Jian looked at everyone sitting and continued: "Our newly formed independent regiment may receive an order to march to the western battlefield when attacking Xiaye City, and I don't know how many difficulties and dangers we will encounter along the way, we may have close combat with the enemy, or we may have to run long distances, in short, it is required that within these two days, all battalions and companies should pay close attention to military training, sweat more in peacetime, and shed less blood in wartime, this is the iron law, after the meeting, we must act immediately, and we must not slack off. ”

Luo Jinchuan stood up and added solemnly: "Commander Lei made a pre-war mobilization today, and at the same time, the analysis and deployment of this attack on Yecheng Battle are very in place, and I hope that everyone will implement it immediately in accordance with the spirit of the meeting." ”

The military meeting lasted for more than two hours, and everyone unified their understanding and thinking, and through brainstorming, the deployment of the campaign for attacking Yecheng became more mature; after the meeting, the entire independent regiment was fully mobilized, and all companies began to compete, and they were all stepping up training and ready to go to the battlefield of attacking Yecheng at any time.

Lei Jian left Wang Xiaoliang behind, and gave a brief order: "You and Li Gang respectively lead a company of cavalry, close to the movement of the enemy's puppet army in Yecheng, and once you find that the enemy has a big move, you will report it in time." ”

"Yes, I will ensure that we will conscientiously carry out our tasks and report on the enemy's situation in a timely manner." Wang Xiaoliang saluted, turned around and ran out of the cave conference room.

He also ordered Zheng Tie, the commander of the first battalion: "You lead a battalion and a company to strengthen the vigilance between ten miles outside Santougu, and report the enemy situation in time when you find it." ”

Lei Jian issued a few more orders, and when all the arrangements stopped, he asked Luo Jinchuan: "Political Commissar Luo, you are my old battalion commander, I arrange it like this, do you think it's okay?" ”