Is Cheng Yi the kind of person with a small belly? Among the people who know Pei Chengyi, no one will associate "small belly chicken intestines" with Pei Chengyi. If Pei Chengyi was really the kind of villain in Luo Shaopeng's eyes, he might have achieved such a huge achievement and been reused by Xiang Linghui. Wang Yuanqing's appreciation?

Standing at the height of Pei Chengyi, there is no need for him to deal with a major general.

Of course, Luo Shaopeng is worried about something. Pei Chengyi is equally worried.

As the most influential team of recommenders and **. One of the two generals who also entered the decision-making level of the republic, Pei Chengyi had long known that Yuan was preparing for the third military reform. Because Xiang Linghui directly assisted Yuan in formulating the military reform plan, he had more say in the military reform. In the words that Xiang Linghui told Pei Chengyi, no matter what the war in India turned out to be, how the republican team performed. Military reform will certainly begin after the end of the war. It will definitely not be left to the next state dollar. Because Yuan has not yet announced the military reform, Xiang Linghui did not say much. As a matter of fact. There is no need to say anything more. This sentence is enough for Pei Chengyi to see the future clearly.

It's the same with economic reform, political reform. Any reform is carried out under pressure and driven by a sense of crisis.

It is necessary to get the army to support military reform. First, you have to make a convincing argument.

When Ji Jieguo implemented the first military reform. The reason put forward is the serious problems exposed by the Republican ** in the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War and the East China Sea War. When Zhao Rundong carried out the second military reform, the reason he put forward was to draw on the experience of the war on the peninsula and teach him to prepare for the war in Japan. Wang Yuanqing wants to carry out the third military reform. Again, it is necessary to come up with reasons that can give the military a strong sense of crisis.

There is no doubt that the war in India was enough to provide Wang Yuanqing with sufficient reasons.

A well-fought army proves that the republic's military strength is strong enough, and that there is little chance of fighting a "strategic-level" adversary like India in the coming decades, and there is no reason to maintain a large military force. In this way, we can attract more social talents, and we can also use more national strength in economic construction and social development, so as to improve our comprehensive national strength. Only the comprehensive national strength has been comprehensively enhanced. Only then can we provide a more solid foundation for the army, so that the army can develop better, so as to build a stronger army. In the long run, disarmament will not weaken the military power of the Republic, but will strengthen it. This reason is enough for generals in power in the armed forces such as Xiang Linghui and Pei Chengyi, as well as the vast majority of generals and senior officers with long-term vision, to support military reform. With the support of the upper echelons of the army. There will not be much resistance to military reform.

If the army fights poorly, then there is even more reason for military reform. You must know that the first two military reforms were directly related to the problems exposed by the armed forces in the war. When the time comes, Wang Yuanqing will find a reason to start military reform on the grounds that the national defense and security of the republic are threatened, not to mention the upper echelons of the army, even ordinary soldiers and the vast majority of citizens will fully support military reform. As long as the military reform begins, how will it be changed. It's up to the government to decide.

Of course, Xiang Linghui's words also told Pei Chengyi that the next state minister is likely to be Gu Weimin.

No one denies Wang Yuanqing's enthusiasm for reform, the problem is that Wang Yuanqing will leave office in four places. Even if his abilities are outstanding. It is also impossible to complete military reform during the term of office. back then. The first military reform carried out by Ji Shenguo was completed by Zhao Rundong, and the second military reform implemented by Zhao Rundong was completed by Wang Yuanqing. Then the third military reform promoted by Wang Yuanqing must be put to the end by the next Yuan. It is definitely not Yan Jingyu who has the ability to take over the baton and complete the third military reform, let alone Ye Zhisheng, but only Gu Weimin.

After understanding this problem, it is not difficult to understand Wang Yuanqing's intention of appointing a vice president during his second term.

Gu Weimin, who served as the chairman of the plenary congress, was originally the country's No. 2 leader, and adding the title of vice president is simply a snake to add to the picture.

Of course, Pei Chengyi doesn't care who will take over. Anyway, whoever goes up has to follow Wang Yuanqing's route.

He is still concerned about how large-scale the third military reform will be, or how deep it will be.

If we look at it from the perspective of the military system, neither the military reform pursued by Ji Jieguo nor Zhao Rundong touches on the fundamental issues, and judging from the motives of the two men in promoting military reform, it is also impossible to change the basic military system, that is, the military region system. Wang Yuanqing's motivation for carrying out the third military reform was certainly not aimed at the short-term goal, that is, the real threat, but from a long-term perspective, to establish a more effective military system for the republic. In other words, the third military reform will be like a political reform. Radically change the military system of the republic.

If we really want to go this far, the third military reform will certainly be extraordinary.

Needless to say, there is resistance to any reform. Political reform is enough to prove that Wang Yuanqing's impetus to promote reform is certainly much greater than the resistance to obstructing grass reform.

The key question is whether military reform can more effectively safeguard national interests.

Of course, for Pei Chengyi, who was in the front-line command, he didn't have time to think about it. Issue. Nor should it be considered.

Fighting this war well is Pei Chengyi's important task.

The task arrangement of the fallen army reflects Pei Chengyi's clever means of flexibly applying military force.

Several field armies on the Eastern Front battlefield, except for the fact that they have been "coming out to play soy sauce" in northeastern India. 's sword army, as well as the concave army that has been "called home for dinner" many times, is the easiest in the 24th army. There's no denying it. The battle to break through the defense line of the Song River made the Concave Army suffer enough, but the other field armies,

Eat and say. At this time, the airborne army basically lost its combat effectiveness, the sword army and the seven spoons of Qu had to be fully rested and replenished, and the army ran back and forth on the battlefield a few times, and the losses of the witch army were not small, and even the island army and the blade army paid a great price in the southern attack. Everyone has their own grievances, but no army uses problems as an excuse like when they go out into the army. Refuse to play hard.

Pei Chengyi knew very well in his heart that it was not that Luo Shaopeng was unwilling to work hard, but that he felt that Cong Jun did not get it

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The way to increase the enthusiasm of the army to fight is very simple, that is, to regard the army as the main force.

According to Yuan Chenhao's original idea. Let the concave army and the sword army take turns to take the lead. Like Zhang Jun and Yinjun in the coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal, they attacked in turn, so that both armies could get a chance to breathe. Pei Chengyi directly vetoed this plan. It was decided to let the army and the sword army participate in the battle in stages.

There is no doubt about the combat effectiveness of the formation. It can serve as the three main strategic reaction forces of the republic, and the formation army has enough capital.

The British key is. Can the concave army swing normally on the battlefield.

With the right method, Pei Chengyi's worries are superfluous.

Month? Early in the morning, the army began to attack Printor.

After about the end of the artillery preparation that lasted for the thugs, the Au army attacked from three directions, southeast and west. The 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade, deployed to the north, was not involved in the assault on Mador because it needed to deal with a threat from the direction of Ujjain.

After the ground offensive distracted the attention of the Indian army, Luo Shaopeng used the vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft of the Army Airlines. Throw an elite assault force of scouts into the city center. In one fell swoop, the Indian army headquarters was captured.

The battle lasted less than three hours before the commander of the Indore defenders ordered to surrender.

When the news arrives at the front command. Even Pei Chengyi was a little surprised.

Although Indore's defense is nowhere near as good as that of Bhopal. There are simply no underground fortifications like Bhopal, connected by a network of tunnels. The army took advantage of a lot in the battle. However, this does not negate the assault capability of the brand army. At least Luo Shaopeng's ability to command the battle cannot be denied.

If Ling Yunxiao was allowed to command this battle, it would definitely be even more bloody.

No doubt. Luo Shaopeng is a military commander who knows how to fight with his mind. Not a military commander who does it on his strength.

I can't get it. That is, the battle of Indore is not over before the time of the fight. Luo Shaopeng handed over the work of containing prisoners of war to the 1st Congee Mechanized Infantry Brigade that remained behind. At the same time, let the brigade continue to deal with the Indian troops in the direction of Ujjain. He led two combat brigades to the south.

Dispatch the army to assault as quickly as possible. 3. Pei Chengyi attaches great importance to it.

In the afternoon of the same day. Almost all the war reports were related to the departure of the army.

With a slight advantage, the vanguard of the Pai army captured the town of Mhau, southwest of Indore. After sending an assault force consisting of 2 combat battalions to the southeast along the road line and forcing the Indian troops in that direction to retreat to the Narmoda River defense line, Luo Shaopeng left only the strength of the thug battalion to deal with the remnants of the Indian army in Mhao, and the main force continued to advance to the southwest. When it gets dark. The vanguard of the formation had reached the north bank of the Narmoda River.

Such a degree of surprise is enough to make the strategic reaction forces, including the Sword Army, feel ashamed.

What's more, the rapid assault once again allowed the army to run ahead of time.

The Indian army, which was guarding the bridge over the Narmoda River road, had just learned that the army had captured Indore and was advancing southward, and did not expect that the Pai army would arrive so quickly. Luo Shaopeng is also very cunning, from the time he picked up Hao, he asked the scout who acted as the vanguard to change into the military uniform of the Indian army and drive the vehicle of the Indian army. And brought with him several Indian prisoners of war. The Indian troops guarding the highway bridge saw that it was their own people. There was no preparation at all. When the scouts showed their weapons and occupied the bridge, the bridge defenders did not have time to detonate the explosives buried in the piers. The entire Indian infantry battalion did not fire a single shot, and all of them were taken prisoner.

Captured the bridge over the Narmoda River. Again, the assault of the concave army has been increased.

Of course, this also made the engineering troops arranged by Pei Chengyi to give the army useless.

Before the early morning of the 8th, the main force of the army successfully crossed the Narmoda River. The 1st Porridge Mechanized Infantry Brigade crossed the Narmoda River before dawn on the 8th of July, after handing over the task of guarding prisoners of war to the military police units sent by Pei Chengyi. Caught up with the main force that was heading south.

Although judging from the feedback from the troops, the officers and men were very excited, and their energy was not a problem, Pei Chengyi still called a halt in the early morning of the 8th of Kouyue, and asked the troops to stop at a three-way junction about a kilometer away from Shilbul, on the north bank of the Dabuti River. Deploy defensive lines on the spot and take temporary breaks.

No matter what Luo Shaopeng thinks, Pei Chengyi knows it. The concave army had to rest for a few hours.

Luo Shaopeng didn't understand it at first, because in his opinion, as long as he continued to advance, the army would definitely be able to cross the Dabuti River on the night of the 8th of the month. Complete combat missions. More importantly, if the combat mission can be completed on the 8th of the month, the army will be able to continue to advance without giving the sword army a chance to participate in the war. In Luo Shaopeng's view, the army can hit Surat in one go. Even if you can't beat Surat. and does not give the sword army a chance to come out.

Because he was dissatisfied with Pei Chengyi's arrangement. Therefore, in the name of deploying the defense line, Luo Shaopeng sent a reconnaissance force to advance in the direction of Hilpur to find out the situation in Hilpur.

As the reconnaissance team replied with the news, Luo Shaopeng was convinced

Sylpur's defenders had received the news that the Narmoda River line had been breached, and knew that the troops were coming, and by the time the reconnaissance troops arrived, the defenders had already entered defensive positions. No matter how fast the assault of the army is to send the Mendan to the army, the scouts who carry out reconnaissance missions will be dispatched. Other words. It is impossible to send an army out of the army to take down Shirpur without blood, as it did with the capture of the Narmoda River road bridge.

Storming Shilpur is not a problem, and if the army is not well prepared, it is very likely that it will be planted in Shilpur.

To know. To the south of Hilpur is the Dabbuti River.

At the beginning, the army was stopped by the Indian army at the Song River, because the assault was too fast. Left behind the engineering troops responsible for building bridges. By the time the engineering troops arrived, the Indian army had already repaired defensive positions on the other side of the river. Although the engineering troops were not fully prepared and did not take into account the problems caused by the increase in the width of the river during the rainy season, which had an impact on the operation of crossing the river, the blind assault of the army out of the army was also one of the main reasons. No matter how arrogant Luo Shaopeng is, he won't heal the scars and forget the pain.

Pei Chengyi stopped in time. It is precisely for the engineering troops to catch up with the concave army and avoid making the same mistakes.

After calming down, Luo Shaopeng also had to admit it. He is far worse than Pei Chengyi. As a field commander, his ability to grasp the situation on the battlefield is not as good as that of a front-line commander who is thousands of miles away. No matter how much Luo Shaopeng has opinions about Pei Chengyi. He had to admit Pei Chengyi's military talent.

In the afternoon, after the engineering troops had caught up, the formation continued to advance.

Although the defenders of Shirpur have blown up the bridge over the Dabti River. Prepared for battle on the defensive position, he put on a posture of fighting with his back, but the concave army came prepared, not a blind assault. More importantly, Luo Shaopeng knew that the Indian army wanted to give the army a head-on attack, and he made full use of this.

At the beginning of the battle, the assault force consisted of a battalion of thugs. After encountering the arrival of the Indian army. Immediately withdrawn. Subsequently, Luo Shaopeng sent several battalions up one after another, and strictly controlled the time of each battalion to the end, so that the Indian army believed that the ugly army did not know about the situation in Shilpur, and was suddenly resisted during the fast march. There is only one purpose for this move. Let the Indian army honestly stay in the defensive position. Prepare to fight against the main forces of the army. The main force of the army did not go to Hilpur, but went on a cross-country march with the engineering troops to the north bank of the Dabti River, about a kilometer east of Hilpur. After letting the reconnaissance troops cross by swimming, Luo Shaopeng asked the main force to deploy a defensive line on both flanks, and then let the engineering troops build bridges. In the evening, the first mechanized pontoon bridge was opened to traffic. The main forces began to cross the river. With the opening of the second pontoon bridge 2 hours later, the degree of crossing of the river by the main forces doubled.

In the middle of the night, the main force of the fallen army had reached the opposite bank of the river south of Shilpur.

As the sky brightened again, the main force of the Indian army had crossed the Dabuti River. After completely encircling Hilpur, he immediately lost the will to resist and surrendered to the army.

It can be said that this assault operation from tomorrow night to the early morning of the moon fully demonstrated the assault ability of the army, and also fully proved Luo Shaopeng's tactical talent.

It was also at this time that Pei Chengyi intervened in the front-line battle for the second time and stopped the advance of the outgoing army.

According to the battle plan. It is true that the army should stop advancing at this time and hand over the assault mission to the sword army.

The problem is that in Luo Shaopeng's view, the combat effectiveness of the army is still very strong, even if he does not rest. can also hold on to the old day after the end of the month there is no reason for the army to stop but unlike the previous time, luo shaopeng already has a direct understanding of pei chengyi's military talent, so it is not so

Pei Chengyi's reason for letting the army stop was simple: the assault was too fast.

Assault operations are not rushing to the end in one go, strictly speaking, assault operations are not the goal of war, but the means of war. Any means serve the end, and if the end cannot be achieved, no matter how good the means are, it is useless.

What is the purpose of Pei Chengyi's assault on the concave army?

Apparently not to give up the military poison to attack Surat. Because with the strength of the fallen army, Surat could not be defeated.

According to the deployment of the front command, the purpose of the assault was to open the offensive route to Surat. Hitter offensive line. More than just a line of traffic. It also has to be a line of communication that can provide support for the front-line troops' operations, and it must be a safe and guaranteed line of communication.

In general, the main lines of transport are the railway lines with greater transport capacity.

Herein lies the problem, the fallen army was assaulting along the road line and did not control the railway line at all. In other words, when they arrived in Sirpur, the troops failed to open the railway line from Bhopal to Shilpur.

After the army stopped, Pei Chengyi immediately issued a new order, allowing Luo Shaopeng to concentrate his forces and occupy the towns of Jalwang, Psavour, Burhapur, Kendwa, Helda, Italhi and other towns. Open the railway line from Bhopal to the south bank of the Dabuti River. Because most of the targets were between the Dabuti River and the Narmoda River, the 24th Army had to not only stop, but also turn back to attack.

As Luo Shaopeng, it is impossible not to understand the importance of this railway line.

Even if it is not considered for the sword army, the main force of the Pi army wants to gain a foothold on the south bank of the Dabuti River. There will definitely be a need for large quantities of combat materiel. And to transport enough war materiel, it is necessary to control this railway line.

After leaving the No. 1 Milk Mechanized Infantry Brigade on the south bank of the Dabuti River, Luo Shaopeng personally led two combat brigades to the east to assault and launch a "reverse attack" along the railway line in accordance with Pei Chengyi's order.

At this time, Pei Chengyi's attention was no longer on the army.

The assault on New Delhi has begun. Pei Chengyi has to fight the battle in the west with all his might!