Speaking of this, Yang Zhen waved his hand and interrupted Tao Jingfei's move that he wanted to explain: "At this point, you are much worse than your old partner. Although Du Kaishan repeatedly poked out the basket, he was really unambiguous at the critical moment. When you partner with him, where is the energy to always get into trouble together? Why are you afraid now? ”

"There is nothing wrong with strict obedience to orders, so I can't criticize you. However, under the premise of strictly obeying and carrying out orders, in light of the actual situation on the battlefield, we should make some appropriate adjustments in deployment and carry out orders in a mobile and flexible manner, which is also a condition that a senior commander must have. ”

"If you are just rigid and meticulously carry out orders without knowing how to be flexible, what do you want you to do as a commander? What can be done by a single operational staff officer, why should we promote so many senior commanders? Orders are to be executed, which is the main premise. But under this premise, it is not completely impossible to make some appropriate workarounds. ”

"The battle has reached this level, don't you know that the more time drags on, the higher the casualties of the common people may be, and the greater the losses of Tianjin City? You've been hesitating and don't want to disobey orders, and I can't say you're wrong. But you can't just keep your eyes on the command and not know the flexibility at all. It's really hard to make up your mind, why don't you ask for instructions and report as soon as possible? ”

"Didn't you hesitate before? Now you don't have to hesitate, I'll give you permission now, you can use artillery against the Japanese ships on the Haihe River, and you can use large-caliber artillery. If the Japanese anti-aircraft fire positions along the banks of the river are true, but you have to remember that I want a hit rate. ”

"I don't care how you use artillery, but I would like to remind you that if a shell misses and falls into a residential area, causing unnecessary civilian casualties, I will punish you. Now I'm waiting at your headquarters, and when you're knocking out those few Japanese warships, I'm leaving. ”

Regarding Tao Jingfei's criticism, Yang Zhen did not criticize Du Kaishan as seriously. It's not so much criticism as it is a wake-up call. It's not that Yang Zhen treats the two of them, and he has any thoughts of favoritism. It's the mistakes made by the two people, although they are both execution problems, but the specific difference is still quite large.

Du Kaishan is a psychological problem, if he doesn't take strong medicine, it will affect him for the rest of his life in the future. Tao Jingfei is too rigid in the execution of orders, and lacks the necessary flexibility in some things. There is an essential difference between the problems of two people, and this can never be generalized.

Tao Jingfei, who was born as a political work cadre, is resolute in carrying out orders and never discounts, which is also an advantage. However, the lack of corresponding flexibility at critical moments is also a weakness of his. Not only himself, but also the vast majority of commanders who were born as political work cadres have this problem.

They have a strong view of the overall situation, are delicate, consider problems more comprehensively, and are extremely resolute in carrying out orders, but they are slightly less flexible at critical times, and this is a common problem for cadres with political work backgrounds. Compared with mere military cadres, cadres who come from political work often lack a fierce style that emanates from the bones. So at a certain time, you need to add fire to them and heat them up.

For such cadres, sometimes it is necessary to point a little. But at the root, it is still necessary to protect their cadres. After all, that commander likes subordinates who are resolute in carrying out orders and do not compromise at all. This is an advantage, but when fighting independently, there are often problems of one kind or another in front-line command.

Therefore, in the use of Tao Jingfei, Yang Zhen has never put him on the main battlefield. Generally, they are deployed in the flank interspersed with frontal assaults, or in shallow and deep detours, or placed in positions of blocking and covering. That is, to put him in a secondary direction on the main battlefield.

Fighting in this kind of position often requires Tao Jingfei to carry out orders like this, and cadres who do not fight at all, but have a certain degree of resilience. For Yang Zhen, Tao Jingfei and Wang Xiaoming are excellent generals, but they are definitely not handsome, at least not yet.

When the frontal breakthrough or the big depth and detour are interspersed, Yang Zhen still likes to use Chen Hanzhang and Du Kaishan, although Du Kaishan is a guy who always gives him a headache because he always has some problems. But there is no doubt that Du Kaishan's ability is still quite strong, and it is also what Yang Zhen needs.

And Wang Guangyu, in Yang Zhen's eyes, is already a figure who can take charge alone. Otherwise, Yang Zhen would not have handed over the entire Northeast Battlefield to Guo Bingxun and Wang Guangyu to be responsible. Among Guo Bingxun and Wang Guangyu, Guo Bingxun is responsible for the overall situation and strategic issues. In the real front-line actual combat command, Guo Bingxun is not a strong point.

The specific command of the frontline of the Northeast Battlefield mainly relies on Wang Guangyu, who is now the deputy commander of the Northeast Field Army and the only deputy commander. If Wang Guangyu still has some weaknesses, it is that he still lacks a little bit of fire in strategic planning. But in terms of stability, there is no one else in the whole army, including himself.

Yang Zhen knows that with the development of military theories, the constant change of war patterns, and the continuous emergence of new weapons, the complexity of modern warfare can only become higher and higher. In military command, it is impossible to have a global figure who is proficient in everything. Even if a general has the ability to synthesize command, it is impossible for him to become an all-round talent who is proficient in land, sea and air.

Under the modern mode of warfare, every huge war machine is made up of countless parts that work closely together. A commander in any direction is like an operator of a certain part of the machine. If the operator is not selected well, the machine will not run smoothly. Putting the right person in every position is the most important thing to do as the head of an army.

As the commander of the First Army, Yang Zhen's thoughts on employing people, Tao Jingfei naturally will not be clear. But since Yang Zhen said it, he was waiting here, knowing that his character had always been true to what he said, Tao Jingfei didn't dare to persuade deeply. And maybe he has been fighting under the command of Yang Zhen for a long time, and he has developed a blind trust in Yang Zhen, a superior who is several years younger than himself.

Since Yang Zhen arrived at the front line in Tianjin, Tao Jingfei inexplicably felt a lot more angry. No. 1 was in charge of his own headquarters, which made Tao Jingfei feel like a different person all of a sudden. He immediately summoned the operational staff officers and prepared to come up with a new plan in response to Yang Zhen's request. At the same time, according to the current development of the war situation, the tactical arrangements will be specifically adjusted.

In fact, there is no need to study much, Tao Jingfei already has certain ideas and ideas about the tactical adjustment plan. It's just that the reason why it has not been implemented is because he himself is still hesitating. Now that the Resolve One has helped him, then he has nothing to worry about.

The plan was quickly drawn up, and tactical adjustments were deployed. However, the only difficulty was the specific situation of the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery positions on both sides of the Haihe River, and the comrades of the underground party in Tianjin could not provide it. Because as early as the beginning of the siege of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the entire Tianjin urban area, within 500 meters of the banks of the Haihe River, had been tightly sealed by the Japanese army, and no Chinese were strictly forbidden to approach and enter or exit.

Moreover, all the guards were all Japanese soldiers, without any pseudo-military police. Whether there are Chinese in it now, the comrades of the Tianjin underground party cannot be sure. After the Battle of Tianjin began, according to Tao Jingfei's request, the Tianjin underground party also sent people to try to touch the river to observe carefully. But either they couldn't get close, or they never came out after they touched it.

However, there is one thing that the comrades of the underground party in Tianjin can be sure of, that is, the inhabitants of the area have never been relocated from within 500 meters of both sides of the river, before and after the blockade by the Japanese army. Although the banks of the Haihe River are dominated by warehouses and wharves, as well as foreign banks, the number of residential houses in them is not quite large.

The Japanese army did not forcibly relocate any residents within 500 meters of the two sides of the Haihe River, which means that there must still be a large number of civilians on both sides of the Haihe River. As for how many of them there were, and whether these ordinary people were still living in their own houses, the comrades of the underground working committee did not know.

Among the troops of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the battalion that entered the west of the river from the river through the Japanese bridge, and the only unit closest to the section of the river below the Jintang Bridge, has now lost contact. The troops on the east side of the river can only hear the dense gunfire on the opposite bank now, and know that the troops on the other bank are still fighting fiercely. However, it was unable to obtain any radio contact with the battalion on the other side.

However, judging from the information provided by the troops on the other side of the Japanese bridge, there were indeed quite a few houses within the range of their assault. However, the Chinese around the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery positions have long been driven out of the area of 200 meters along the river bank. The other directions are unclear for the time being, but they should think they should be similar.

However, the direction of the unit's assault was mainly located in the former Italian concession. On its front are mainly several factories, including Shoufeng Flour Company and Tianjin Oil Mill, and are not residential areas. On the other side of the river is the original Japanese Concession, which is mainly home to various Japanese foreign firms, and the actual situation is not the same as the former Austrian Concession to the north and the Chinese Concession to the south.

When Tao Jingfei chose the attack route for the ministry, he took a fancy to the location of this route, which happened to be in the Italian Concession and the Japanese Concession. As long as the railway line is broken through and enters the Italian concession, there will be basically no residential areas with a high density of residence in the Chinese Territory, except for those frustrated warlords and politicians, as well as the mansions of the major wealthy families.

In this way, the combat area is relatively open, which can effectively reduce the damage of civilians and speed up the coordination with the Hexi attack force. This way is indeed as Tao Jingfei expected at the beginning, and the progress is the fastest among the attacking troops. If it had not been for the destruction of the Japanese Bridge by the Japanese naval guns, the unit would have completed the task assigned by the superiors and crossed the Haihe River with all its troops. In cooperation with the frontal attack force in Hexi, the main force of the Japanese defenders in Hedong was flanked in front and rear.

The position of this department is special, and it is representative of the entire Tianjin war. The real populated areas on both sides of the Hai River were the former Austrian Concession and the Chinese Frontier, both upstream and downstream of the Ministry's attack route. Therefore, for the situation reported by the ministry, Tao Jingfei still chose not to fully accept it.

Faced with two completely different pieces of information, Tao Jingfei really couldn't make up his mind. After a moment's hesitation, he ordered the troops on the east bank of the Japanese bridge to contact the battalion west of the river at all costs. At the same time, the direction of the main attack was changed, and a force was concentrated along the river to launch an assault in the direction of Jintang Bridge.

In cooperation with the troops that are attacking the Jintang Bridge, we will strive to seize the Jintang Bridge in a short time and clear the main anti-aircraft fire points on the east bank of the Haihe River upstream and downstream. Tao Jingfei ordered the artillery of the division to be immediately transferred to a cannon battalion and a 105th howitzer company in the city.

When advancing upstream, it is possible to adopt the tactics of accurate shooting against the Japanese strongholds that have been determined to be free of Chinese, destroy the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery positions, and destroy the artillery positions deployed by the Japanese army in Hedong Middle School. At the same time, a company of cannons and 105 howitzers were left in place to support the troops that had broken through to the west of the river.