Yang Zhen's voice fell. Du Kaishan and Tao Jingfei, who didn't understand what he meant, didn't dare to answer. Seeing that the two of them chose to be silent, Yang Zhen smiled slightly and said, "Just follow your plan." However, there are two things you should pay attention to, one is that we have a low stock of shells, and we have a lot of fire support to provide. You should pay more attention to tactical adjustments during the battle, and do not rely too much on fire support. ”

"Second, we are now in difficulty in replenishing troops, and you are not allowed to cause too many casualties for me. If, because of your command errors, the casualties of the troops are too large, then the next phase of the operation situation of the headquarters will be affected. You two brothers and sisters will be punished for several crimes, and they will all roll me to the cooking class to carry the cauldron. ”

"Also, let me give you a heads up. There is a tactic called "Circumference Three" and you should pay attention to it. Flank on three sides, hypocritically leave a way to survive, and try to avoid the Japanese army from jumping over the wall in a hurry, so as not to bite us back by them, and the gains outweigh the losses. Of course, I'm just providing a proposal, and it's up to you how to implement it. ”

Hearing that Yang Zhen agreed to his battle plan, Du Kaishan and Tao Jingfei glanced at each other, and replied sternly: "Please rest assured, commander, we will definitely pay more attention to these instructions of yours." If you don't have any other instructions, we'll get to work. Strive to unfold the whole line within an hour to solve the battle as much as possible. ”

Yang Zhen didn't answer their request, but just nodded slightly. After Du Kaishan and Tao Jingfei saw Yang Zhen nodding, they knew that this was the commander who agreed to their tactical arrangements, so they hurriedly walked out of Chai Shirong's temporary command headquarters and went out to deploy counterattacks.

After the two of them left, Yang Zhen turned his head to look at Chai Shirong, who had left the command headquarters and rushed to the southern front to fight for less than two days, but he looked much older.

Yang Zhen, who knew that he had a bad time during this time, shook his head and said, "Lao Chai, don't get too angry. It's not your responsibility to fight like this. As the commander of the First Army, I also have a great responsibility. ”

"It was I who ignored the situation of several independent regiments themselves, only considering that they were troops that had completed full training, but did not think that their foundation was still very poor. Although they have completed the full training, they lack the corresponding experience from commanders at all levels to the entire unit. This responsibility lies with me. ”

Regarding Yang Zhen's consolation, Chai Shirong shook his head and said, "Commander, you don't have to comfort me. I have only now discovered that, compared with the brigade commanders of the field army, my main thinking is still stuck in the guerrilla mode of fighting if you win and leaving if you can't win. Accustomed to guerrilla warfare in the mountains and forests, I still have too much to learn about this kind of hard-fought sports warfare. ”

Speaking of this, Chai Shirong laughed at himself and said with a wry smile: "Now there are more soldiers who can be commanded, and the equipment has also gone up." Although the supplies are not too sufficient, at least there is no need to starve and worry about every bullet. Compared to before, it is almost heaven and earth. The environment and conditions have improved, but now I find that I can't fight anymore. ”

"Commander, you don't have to worry about my position. Last night, I had already thought all night about whether to be transferred to the commander-in-chief and assist him in grasping the local work. Or be by your side and learn how to fight with you. Before I was the commander of the army, and Lao Wang was the deputy commander, I thought I was better than him. But now I see that the gap between us is getting bigger and bigger. ”

"It's not a job position, it's a competence thing. Compared with Lao Wang, I am not half a point worse now. So I decided that as long as you let me stay in the army, I will not go there, and I will follow you as this deputy chief of staff. Assist you and the Chief of Staff in your work on the one hand, and learn on the other. ”

To say that Chai Shirong, who was transferred from a military division commander like an emperor to the headquarters as deputy chief of staff, and was transferred out of the old army, Chai Shirong did not complain in his heart, it was impossible. But yesterday's battle convinced him. His three regiments only supported for half a day, and they were beaten to the ground. If it weren't for the fact that the headquarters had not transferred a capable chief of staff to itself, I am afraid that the army would have collapsed long ago.

The battle has become such a situation, to say that he has no responsibility at all, Chai Shirong himself can't convince himself. Later, Du Kaishan and Tao Jingfei's expressions made him deeply surprised and stimulated, and at the same time, he saw the real gap between himself and others.

Du Kaishan won't say it, Tao Jingfei turned out to be his old subordinate. When it comes to guerrillas, although he is also a veteran, there is still a gap between him and himself. Otherwise, the commander-in-chief would not have handed over the five armies he had created to himself. But now, Chai Shirong has found that in guerrilla warfare, Tao Jingfei may be inferior to himself. However, if we say that the troops are fighting this kind of frontal sports warfare, it is not a little worse than others.

It was the discovery of his own gap that was the reason why Chai Shirong decided to stay by Yang Zhen's side to study and study. Because he knew that as the army grew stronger and stronger, the days of going into the mountains to fight guerrillas would probably be gone forever. If you don't study, you'll really be eliminated.

Regarding Chai Shirong's request, Yang Zhen only smiled slightly, but did not answer him. It's a good thing to be able to recognize your own gaps and shortcomings, and to know that you need to learn, isn't it?

Chai Shirong finally recognized his gap and knew that he needed to learn too much. Wang Guangyu over there was extremely dissatisfied with Du Kaishan's food grabbing, and could even be said to be angry.

After several days of fierce fighting, the 1st Brigade was unable to cut off the contact between the enemy in front of it and the main force of the Japanese army. But after the hard fighting, an infantry brigade that was the main force had been defeated, and the remaining troops were also being encircled and annihilated. Just as Du Kaishan said, what is lacking at this time is the last straw that broke the camel's back. Just when the battle situation was already settled, Du Kaishan's behavior of snatching food from other people's mouths was naturally extremely unpopular.

As soon as Du Kaishan came up, he personally commanded the troops of the two battalions after reorganization, and after crossing the swamp on the south bank of the Arinda River by a small road, he suddenly attacked in a direction that Sugino Yan Dazuo had not thought of at all. And under the cover of the light and heavy mortar company of the Ninth Regiment, they forcibly interspersed with the rear of the Japanese army on the front line of Wang Duzitun.

At this time, the attention of the Japanese troops on the front line of Wang Fool Tun was attracted by the attack of Wang Guangyu's department in front of them, and they did not notice at all that Du Kaishan's department suddenly came out from the swamp on the south bank of the Alinda River, where there was no way out in their impression.

After an hour of fierce fighting, the adventure of attacking the unprepared Du Kaishan took the first step and achieved quite good results. Not only did it defeat a Japanese squadron located at the junction of the two Japanese armies in one fell swoop, but it also cut off the connection between the Japanese troops on the first line of Wang Duzitun and the Japanese troops in other directions. He also made direct contact with Wang Guangyu's department.

And in front of him, Tao Jingfei and Ma Chunsheng commanded the rest of the troops, at the same time as Du Kaishan. Under the cover of the fire of the brigade's mountain artillery battalion, and under the unified command of the 1st brigade and 1st regiment firmly nailed to the front line of Fuguitun at this time, all attacked from the front. An all-out counterattack was launched against the headquarters of Major General Saburo Katayama Province, who had already stopped the offensive and was shrinking its troops.

After receiving a telegram that Tao Jingfei's frontal counterattack was also launched at the same time, Du Kaishan adopted a more daring tactic in the following battle. For some of the Japanese troops under the command of Major General Saburo of Katayama Province, who were in a hurry by Tao Jingfei at this time, and had no time to look west, he only left a company to monitor. And put all the main forces at hand into the front line of Wang Duzitun.

Obviously, he has been fighting hard with Wang Guangyu's brigade for several days, and although he barely maintained the defensive line, he has already passed half of it. Sugino Yan Dasa, who was still struggling with the tenacious will cultivated by the Japanese army every day, was completely blinded by the sudden blow from behind.

It's not too bad, but it's not that good. With less than three and a half squadrons of available troops on hand, Sugino Yan Daisa, when the retreat route was cut off and the troops at hand were already insufficient, the first thing he did was not to shrink his forces, but to prepare to hold on and wait for reinforcements or concentrate his forces to break through.

Instead, he actually moved a squadron that was responsible for the defense of the right flank of his main position, and after reinforcing all the lightly wounded who could still hold guns and the two infantry squads that were drawn from the front, he moved behind him in an attempt to reopen the way with Major General Katayama. In doing so, he left the right flank of his infantry squad wide open. It also weakened its own frontal forces, which were already insufficient.

And his adjustment, which can definitely be called a failure, was immediately seized by Wang Guangyu. After discovering that the defensive strength of the Japanese right flank had been greatly weakened, Wang Guangyu immediately transferred a reinforced battalion from the front to launch a continuous onslaught against the Japanese right flank, which was already extremely weak at this time.

The Japanese squad that stayed behind was instantly submerged in Wang Guangyu's offensive, and without even lifting a single Lang flower, it was eaten alive by Wang Guangyu's battalion.

Although Sugino Yan Dazuo made a stupid move, it was fortunate that this guy was a top student of the Japanese Army University. As soon as Wang Guangyu launched an attack on the right flank, he realized his own mistake. But the fact has been created, and the squadron that was transferred over there has become entangled with the opponent, and it is impossible to transfer it back.

Sugino Yan, who had no troops at hand, had no choice but to abandon almost all his positions and shrink all his forces to his side. On the one hand, he sent a long distress telegram to Major General Saburo Katayama, asking Major General Saburo Katayama to transfer at least two squadrons to him within half an hour.

It's just that even if Major General Saburo Katayama Province, who is already taking care of himself at the moment, can send him two squadrons according to his requirements, but the right flank is full of holes, and he has already broken through the whole line, it is really difficult to say whether he can hold out until the reinforcements arrive.

Wang Guangyu is a typical master who takes advantage of your illness to kill you, since the battle has been fought to this extent, especially when Du Kaishan comes up to grab food again, where will Suginoyan be given a chance? After a breakthrough on the right flank, throw all the forces at hand into the attack.

Wang Guangyu's meaning is very clear, he must annihilate the Japanese army in front of him before Du Kaishan rushes up. Absolutely do not give the dog, the sensitive nose is very Du Kaishan a chance to snatch food from his mouth.

Due to the fact that in the previous battle, it had been fighting against Sugino, and although the main force of the Japanese army on the front line of Wang Duzitun was defeated, the casualties of Wang Guangyu's brigade were not light. In addition to the first regiment and two battalions of Fuguitun, the two and three regiments that remained on the front line of Wang Duzitun had already suffered one-third casualties.

However, the casualties are not small, but it does not mean that Wang Guangyu is not capable of eating the strength of the last less than two squadrons of the Japanese army on the front line of Wang Duzitun. Before, it was only because Wang Guangyu didn't want to get too many casualties that he had some reservations that he controlled the offensive unhurriedly.

If it weren't for Du Kaishan's immoral behavior of crossing the line, according to his plan, the two regiments on the front line of Wang Duzitun would be used as a grinding plate to grind away the Suginoyan department little by little. Fight hard, that's not his Wang Guangyu's style. That kind of battle, Wang Guangyu will not fight unless it is absolutely necessary.

However, although it has been decided not to give Du Kaishan a chance to grab food, the Japanese troops with less than two squadrons left on the front line of Wang Fool Zitun are really a little uninteresting to Wang Guangyu. If the Japanese army, which has less than two squadrons, still has to deal with the strength of its own two regiments, Wang Guangyu will feel embarrassed when he says it.

After throwing this Japanese army to the Second Regiment to solve it, Wang Guangyu, who suddenly felt that he had nothing to do, began to think about grabbing food and eating. Since Du Kaishan has put his hand into his bowl, he is really sorry for himself if he doesn't go to him to grab a handful.

Just to start there, Wang Guangyu was a little uncertain. Judging from Du Kaishan's deployment, Wang Guangyu could see that when this guy started, he was not only guarding against the Japanese army, but also guarding against his own intentions.

In fact, although Wang Guangyu was disgusted with Du Kaishan's hand stretching too long and pulling away his own ball. But in private, he also had to admit that Du Kaishan's left hook was beautiful. Du Kaishan hit the combination of the two Japanese troops from an unexpected place where the Japanese army struck. Not to mention defeating the defenseless Japanese army, he also did what he wanted to do but not do in the past few days, separating the Japanese army on the front line of Wang Duzitun from the main force.

On several occasions, he also wanted to separate the two Japanese armies and cut off the blood vessels of the Japanese troops on the first line of Wangduzitun, so that he could complete the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese troops on the first line of Wangduzitun as soon as possible. But after the successful forced penetration of a regiment, the Japanese became extremely cautious. Although he made a lot of fake tactical moves, he couldn't take the bait. Several forced detours were made because the roundabout troops were attacked by the Japanese on both sides and failed.

After several attempts with considerable losses, Wang Guangyu had to suspend this action, which did not outweigh the losses. Now that Du Kaishan has done what he wanted to do but didn't do, Wang Guangyu was depressed at the same time, but he also felt that he had a bad breath.

Just when Wang Guangyu was thinking about whether to bypass the Du Kaishan Division, which was fighting fiercely with the squadron that was kicked out by Sugino Yan and trying to reopen the main force, he killed the front line of Fuguitun and joined his own regiment. When he went south to kill the front line of Chang'an and Wazitun and completely cut off the rear route of the Japanese army in the northern part of Tangyuan County, an urgent telegram from Yang Zhen made him stop all the actions at hand.