The resoluteness in the boss's tone startled Yang Zhen. It has long been decided that the troops in the Guannai will be reorganized. It has long been planned for the reorganization and training of the troops in the Guannai, the replacement of weapons and equipment, the formation of artillery units under the unit and artillery units directly under the unit, the formation of tank units, air defense units, and special communications units.

Otherwise, why would you plan painstakingly and pull out your teeth. To the center of the entire Shanxi battlefield, there are convenient railways and highways connected to the outside world, and the Japanese army can mobilize heavy reinforcements at any time under the nose of the Taiyuan Japanese army to rob the military industry base left by the Jin Sui army?

Isn't it just for the sake of reducing their own burden in the future after the troops in the customs have completed the upgrading of weapons and equipment, so that the troops in the customs can partially meet their own ammunition needs. At the very least, it can meet the needs of light weapons and ammunition, and ensure that the troops in the Kannai area will not have the dilemma of five rounds per gun in wartime.

After the end of this battle, the troops in the customs were sent out in batches for training, and this was already a sure thing, and there was nothing to discuss. But the tone of the boss in the past was not like it is now. In the past, when we talked about the troops in the customs area for rectification and training, the tone of the tone contained the expectation of the day when the new equipment and new establishment of the whole army would become strong and strong.

But in today's tone, there is a tone of hatred that iron is not made of steel. Obviously, the boss was not satisfied with the performance of the remaining troops of the Jinsui Military Region during this period of time. For the lack of tacit understanding between the two armies, and even because of the conflict between operational concepts and concepts, there were some estrangements, and the boss was also very troubled and quite angry.

However, although Yang Zhen, who is also having a headache about this matter, also knows the reason why this situation occurs. In addition to the conceptual reasons of the Guannai troops that cooperated with the operation, a large part of the reason was that there were also some mistakes in the planning and judgment of their own operations.

When Chen Hanzhang was allowed to stab Shanxi, and even the weakness of the Japanese army in North China, he only paid too much attention to the enemy situation in northern Shanxi and the whole of Shanxi. They did not give much consideration to the actual situation in northern and northwestern Shanxi, and somewhat underestimated the troubles brought to the operation by the mountainous terrain of northern Shanxi.

The most crucial thing is that he also ignored the current situation of the troops left behind after the main force of the Jinsui Military Region was exhausted, and ignored the difference in the training and living environment of the local troops inside and outside the Guan. The local units of the Guannai troops are not local units used by the Anti-Japanese Federation to ensure the security of the rear and provide a supplement to the main force, but in fact they play the role of a general reserve.

Like the main army, they have to survive in the cracks of the enemy, and they have to live a life of fighting every day. They even have to bear the heavy burden of staying in the base area to fight the enemy and defend the base area after the main force jumps out of the outer line to fight. Their living environment, apart from fighting in their own hometowns, is no better than that of the main forces.

He also ignored the fact that after the repeated and brutal sweeps of the Japanese army last year, the vitality of the troops in the Guannai region was damaged. The troops invested on the Western Front are still somewhat insufficient, and the appetite is somewhat larger, resulting in the entire Western Front now obviously becoming a refueling tactic.

If Chen Hanzhang had commanded more troops when he had interspersed the battle in a roundabout way, he would have avoided using the Guannai brother troops to bear the heavy burden as much as possible. Give them some time, even if it's just a few days later. In this way, many inconveniences in command can be completely avoided.

Yang Zhen did not immediately answer the boss's thoughts, but objectively analyzed the crux of the problem in his mind before saying: "Boss, we also have some things that are not well considered. Knowing that Shanxi is mainly mountainous, the battle in northern Shanxi was all heavily armed troops. In some aspects and plans, it is still a little ill-thought-out. ”

"In particular, the progress of the campaign was judged and expected to be long-term enough. The headquarters organs had somewhat insufficient expectations for the rapid development of the war situation. I didn't expect the progress of the war on the front line of Guisui to be so smooth. To tell the truth, I, the top military commander in this battle, also somewhat underestimated the determination of the front-line commanders. ”

"There are also some problems that have not been taken into account in the building of our troops, because there are too many heavily armed troops in the whole army, and there are basically no lightly armed troops except for some local armed forces. In particular, there is a lack of lightly armed units suitable for operations in complex terrain conditions, as well as mountain combat units. As a result, mobility in the mountains has decreased compared to before. ”

"I only think about solving the problem of logistical supply, as well as the rapid mobility of troops. However, it ignores that mountains occupy a large part of China's land area. The load-bearing capacity of roads and bridges in the vast majority of the country, as well as the condition and quality of the roads, simply cannot meet the needs of a large number of heavily armed troops. ”

"Although there are a certain number of engineers in the army, there is a lack of modern equipment, and it is difficult to meet the existing equipment needs of the troops by manual work alone. In terms of logistics and supply, it is also too dependent on the number of trucks. Among the various units, the number of animal power is still too small. ”

"I now finally understand the painstaking efforts of the two old leaders who immediately advanced to build the advance army into a lightly armed army. It is true that the structure of our various divisions is a bit too large. Not only is it somewhat inconvenient in terms of maneuvering, but in terms of logistical supply, the dependence on the rear is too strong. Some of our ideas are also time to change. ”

"And our troops are a little too squeamish now. Without the car, can't you fight? The road is damaged, can you get out of the car and walk. If you don't leave the truck, you won't even be able to walk the road? In a short period of time, without the cooperation of heavy equipment, this battle will not be fought? ”

"It is not a problem that the fraternal units in the Kannai have envisaged in advance the worst direction of development and changes in the form of operations. We can't just think about the best outcome, the development and change of the war situation, and we can't always follow our guidelines. Think about the difficulties, this is not a problem or a disadvantage. The fact that the cadres attached to the army can think of this layer shows that they are still very far-sighted and rational. ”

"To put it bluntly, the current predicament is not caused by the destruction of highways. However, when the armed forces of the Jinsui Military Region destroyed the highways, they lacked a unified deployment, and they still followed the habit of each unit fighting separately. If unified deployment is adopted, there will be much less problem in taking some measures when destroying roads and bridges. Choose some key areas for destruction, keep most of the roads for our army to pass, and there will not be so much trouble. ”

"For example, in the middle of a large pit, a light passage is made of wood so that our cars can pass through guò. Once the situation deteriorates to the point where it is out of control, the bridge can be dismantled in a short time. This not only ensured the passage capacity of our army, but also partially solved the problem of delaying the speed of the Japanese counterattack when necessary. ”

"Of course, some fraternal units think that the radio station is a trouble and a burden, and they don't like to use it or don't know how to use it, and the problem of poor communication in our army during wartime is also to the point where it can't be solved if it is not solved. However, this problem cannot be summed up in terms of guerrilla habits, and it is related to the habit that our army has cultivated over a long period of time and fighting independently under difficult conditions. ”

"Actually, boss, some of our troops are not entirely to blame for developing this habit. Without the rules and regulations set by the superiors, and without the control of the superiors, this brain is still its own. The equipment and supply capacity of our army doomed our army to not be able to fight a large-scale war of attrition, and there was actually no difference between the front and the rear when the Japanese army swept away. ”

"The materials and ammunition allocated by the higher authorities are limited, and the whole army as a whole does not have the ability to replenish ammunition on a large scale, and there is no systematic ability to ration materials. The equipment of the troops can only be improved by the ability of the military commanders themselves, rather than by the unified distribution by the superiors, and this is the reason for the emergence of this problem. ”

"This is also the reason why our troops were able to develop and grow in the guerrilla war behind enemy lines, but in some areas they could not hold out, were defeated or dispersed, and even joined the enemy as traitors. Isn't self-reliance and hard work also proposed by ourselves? ”

"In the middle of the operation, there is an anti-sweeping operation, the enemy situation is changing, the shape is changing, and our army's communication capability is also very poor. By the time the enemy situation reached the superiors, a great change had already taken place. It is also often difficult for higher-level deployments to be quickly adjusted according to the development and changes of the shape. ”

"Many times, when the order from the higher authorities arrives, the actual situation is not at all like that. Without radio, the brains of commanders at all levels would still be their own. It is possible to decide whether to fight or leave, and this is precisely a very important factor in the development and growth of our army behind enemy lines. ”

Of course, this will inevitably affect the unified decision-making and planning of the superiors. The uploading and distribution of the enemy's situation and the decision-making of the higher authorities will also be affected to a certain extent. Even the mutual communication between friendly and neighboring troops has been greatly affected. I have read the entire operational report of the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, and if our army had been able to act in unison at that time, and the communication and liaison had been slightly smoother, the results of the battle at that time would have been much greater. ”

"And in the second phase of the battle, it will not be so difficult. However, under the circumstance that our army is limited in strength and cannot fight a large-scale war of attrition with the Japanese army, and survival and development are the first priority, this shortcoming is not so obvious. That's why I said that many problems can't all be hit on the front-line commanders. ”

"A lot of their practical experience is the blood and lives of countless of our soldiers and cadres. There is nothing to blame for their insistence on their own ideas and judgments on many issues. This shows that our commanders are thinking about problems in their heads. Not only obey, but also not blind. ”

"Of course, without the restraint of their superiors, they can fight as much as they want, and for some commanders, they are more comfortable. I did not violate the discipline of the masses, nor did I defect to the enemy as a traitor, and I am still fighting devils. Your superiors don't allocate a single shot or bullet to me, and I am not only persevering, but also developing and expanding the troops, and you have nothing to say about me as a superior if I do this. ”

"In fact, this problem is not only in the Kannai army. When I was rectifying the Anti-Japanese Federation, I had an unusually bad headache more than once because of the excessive guerrilla habits among the troops. In addition, there was no central leadership at that time, the internal composition of the army was complicated, and the internal line struggle of the old anti-Japanese federation was also very difficult, and the troops within an army did not even trust each other. ”

"If it weren't for the strength of the troops I led and a certain amount of resources, I am afraid that the rectification of one item would weaken nearly half of our combat effectiveness. Putting so many mountains together is not an easy task. The political work of the boss anti-union is not as good as that of the old Red Army troops. ”

"After I arrived at the Anti-Japanese Federation, I felt that their political work was more like the political work of the Soviet Army. It is not a tradition left over from the time of the Red Army, as in the case of the Kannai brothers. Without a solid foundation for political work, coupled with some estrangement caused by the struggle over the line, there will be much more trouble than the coordinated operation between our two armies now. ”