Speaking of this, Yang Zhen put down the baton in his hand, looked at the cadres below and above the division level and continued: "Under the current situation, convene this combat summary meeting. In addition to adjusting the deployment, the whole army moved to the defense. Another focus of work is to readjust the number of troops and reduce the number of troops that have suffered excessive losses in battle. ”

"Except for the front-line alert troops in Dezhou in the Jilu Border Region, all the units participating in the battle in the whole army have entered a five-day period of rest and recuperation. However, when I said ugly things about the front, this rest does not mean that the troops will be put into storage and put their horses in Nanshan, and it does not mean that the whole army has entered a relaxed situation. The military and political chiefs of all units should ensure the combat capability of the troops during the period of rest and recuperation. ”

"This time, the headquarters made great determination to let the troops rest for five days without the battle being completely over. It is to allow the troops, who have been fighting continuously for nearly two months, to have a certain period of rest in terms of physical strength and energy, but it is definitely not to let the troops completely amplify the vacation. The current respite should be separated from the previous recuperation in the northeastern base area. ”

"During the rest and recuperation phase, all units should manage their troops well. All units should be stationed in a regimental unit, and the distance between the regimental garrisons should not exceed 20 kilometers. During the rest and recuperation phase of all units, all cadres and fighters are not allowed to take leave to go out. During the rest and recuperation phase of each unit, each regiment should ensure that there is no less than one battalion of combat-ready troops on duty. ”

"All units must strictly implement the 24-hour combat readiness duty regulations and must not slack off. During the entire period of rest and recuperation, the military and political commanders of each unit must ensure that at least one person is on duty every day. Military and political officers who are not on duty are not allowed to leave the troops. ”

"At the same time, during the current stage of rest and recuperation of the whole army, each cluster should ensure that it has no less than two fully formed divisions in its hands, which will take turns to be on duty 24 hours a day and be used as mobile emergency units. This combat-ready duty unit must ensure that the full strength rate reaches more than 80 percent. In the event of an abnormal situation on the front line, the assembly and departure can be completed within six hours. ”

"Five days is not a long time, but it is enough for the reinforcements mobilized by the Japanese army to arrive. This time, the headquarters made such a great determination to let the troops move to a short-term rest and recuperation, and absolutely did not allow the Japanese army to leave a loophole that could be exploited. We must not allow the Japanese army to take advantage of our army's transition to a period of rest and recuperation to catch us off guard. ”

"I don't care how you deploy, I just have one request, your mobile troops in the east and west of the two major clusters must be able to recruit as soon as they are recruited, be able to fight, and win in battle. Anyone whoever, during this period of recuperation, herds sheep in the troops, will be dismissed from his post. I don't care what level you are, I will not tolerate it all to the end. ”

"In particular, the East Cluster, which is in close proximity to the heavy Japanese army in Texas, is undoubtedly not easy to do to ensure that the enemy in Texas is put under sufficient pressure and that the troops complete their rest and recuperation to recover their strength and energy. But it is not easy to do, and this is the requirement of the headquarters. ”

"From today onwards, all the information will be delivered to the headquarters as soon as possible, that is, to me. In particular, the Eastern Cluster has to report on the enemy's situation every day. The change of the enemy situation, I want to be fine to the squadron level. You are all cadres at and above the division level, and I don't need to stress again whether the intelligence is timely and accurate, and the importance of its impact on a campaign. ”

"Here I will talk about the ugly words first, in the dynamics of the enemy situation, who wants to play the same game for me, and the enemy army in front of me touches the night screw, then you weigh it yourself. I don't need you to take care of strategic intelligence, but I have to report in detail every day on tactical intelligence and changes in your frontal enemy situation. ”

"At the same time, during the period of rest and recuperation, all units should ensure the supply of good food, let the troops eat hot food, and take a hot bath. The headquarters will supervise the logistics department to deliver the supplies to each unit. However, cadres at all levels are not allowed to drink alcohol, and if they are found to be drinking, they will be dismissed on the spot, regardless of their position. Political work departments at all levels must do a good job of detailed inspections. ”

"During the period of recuperation, all units must strictly enforce military discipline and not allow anything that violates discipline. The troops absolutely must not have a situation in which they are field troops when they go to the battlefield and field troops when they go off the battlefield. While doing a good job in guarding against espionage, all units should maintain close relations with the masses in their respective areas. ”

"The three major disciplines and the eight points of attention should be emphasized with the troops. It is necessary to completely display the good spiritual outlook of our army in front of the people in Jizhong. There were some problems during the war, and I don't want to pursue them for the time being. However, during these few days of rest, if there is any violation of the discipline of the masses, they will all be dealt with severely. ”

At the beginning, Yang Zhengang said that he would let the troops rest for five days, and all the cadres attending the meeting were quite excited. After more than fifty days of fierce fighting, it was not only the troops below who were exhausted. Commanders at all levels, who have to tense their nerves every day, are also extremely tired.

In continuous fierce battles, these cadres have paid far more effort than the troops below. The vast majority of people sleep less than five hours a day on average. Their eyes are like rabbits, and they don't have time to shave their stubble. Although there is only a five-day recuperation period at the moment, you can also relax a little, which has tensed your nerves for more than 50 days.

However, Yang Zhen's successive dismissals on the spot and severe punishment made the nerves of these cadres at and above the division level tense up again in an instant. After a long day of rest, it turned out to be just a rest for the troops. According to No. 1's request, their nerves will continue to be tense, and at most they will be able to sleep peacefully for a few days.

Looking at the expressions of the cadres below who were originally excited but became a little wilted in an instant after listening to their words, Yang Zhen shook his head. He also knew that not only had the troops reached the peak of fatigue, but cadres at all levels had put in even greater effort and were even more fatigued. But the more critical it gets, the more this tense nerve can't be relaxed.

They are all cadres at and above the division level and are responsible for the command of front-line combat units. The current development of the war situation is far from the time to completely relax, and they must still tighten this nerve. Once this nerve is completely relaxed, it is likely to bring irreversible consequences.

Facing the commanders at all levels present, there were some dejected expressions. Yang Zhen said quite seriously: "As the saying goes, the basket is all in the mouth. Whether this opening can be closed is related to whether we can finally finalize the victory in this battle, and whether the blood we paid before was wasted at the last moment. ”

"I want to stress that the current temporary calm does not mean that everything is over. Before the final moment, who can guarantee that the Japanese army will abandon Jizhong, the largest grain supply base in North China? Will the Japanese army abandon Hebei and Pingjin, the link between the battlefields inside and outside the Guan? ”

"I'm here today and I can tell you clearly. I don't care about the current situation, what kind of situation it is, how much advantage we have. As long as the battle is not completely over, we must not relax any vigilance for a day. Resting for five days is definitely not a complete relaxation for you. ”

"At any time, the Japanese army may mobilize heavy forces to counterattack, and may even take the option of opening a channel with icebreakers and mobilizing naval ships to land in Bohai Bay. Even if the Japanese army does not take a landing operation at this time, as the ice period in Bohai Bay is coming to an end, who can guarantee that they will not take a landing operation? ”

"It's like during the Battle of Songhu, when the frontal battlefield was stalemate. Mobilize heavy troops, and land on the flank of the entire Songhu battlefield like Jinshanwei, and slash at our flank. Don't forget that the Japanese Navy is still alive and well, and it still has the ability to give us a blow in the Bohai Bay. ”

"Before the final decision of this battle is made, we must not have any relaxation until the Japanese army's counterattack ability is completely defeated. I can't allow us to pay so much price, so much blood, to get the victory back in the end. ”

"To regain a region, it is necessary to completely stabilize the region. If you regain an area, you must not lose it. I have only one request, either I don't do it, or I want to do it well. Because in our hands, we hold the lives of hundreds of cadres and soldiers. ”

"The headquarters has made such a big determination this time, and it is to take advantage of the relatively calm period of the battle situation to rest for five days, so that the troops can have a good rest. It's definitely not that we're completely relaxed and don't care about the situation. On the battlefield, there must not be a thing that happens to a walker for a hundred miles and a half. ”

"If anyone can't do it, bring it up now. Hand over the troops, and I'll be able to move you to the rear right away for a good rest. But if you don't want to hand over the troops, then let me continue to stretch your nerves. If someone drops the chain for me on key issues, I may not have other abilities, but I still have the ability to tear and cut horses. ”

"After you go back, you must complete the adjustment of the establishment in the shortest possible time. The compression of the compression, the vacating of the establishment that should be vacated. I don't care how you go back and do your work, but each division must ensure at least one reinforced regiment in its complete formation. For two clusters, it is necessary to ensure that at least two full-strength divisions are used as mobile units. ”

"Remember, I want a fully staffed army, not a broken shelf force. It is better to temporarily reduce the number of troops, but also to ensure that each division has a fist unit. As for the vacated shelf troops and the vacated cadres, they were transferred to Zhuozhou and Laishui to receive new recruits and new troops. ”

"The central government is coordinating with the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and its subordinate Jizhong Military Region, the Shandong Military Region and the Bohai Military Region to mobilize a group of new soldiers for us. At the same time, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region has decided to transfer a number of local armed forces into a formation and integrate them into our army's sequence. The Shandong Military Region is also mobilizing new recruits from the Lunan Military Region and transferring local armed forces to us. ”

"The number of this batch of recruits, although I don't know how many there are for the time being, can they fully replenish the losses of our army in this battle? We can't count on throwing them into battle anytime soon. However, troops at all levels must attach importance to it and seize the time to carry out retraining. Each unit itself can mobilize a group of new recruits, but it must be done in strict accordance with the rules and regulations of the headquarters. ”

"Political work departments at all levels, no matter how many recruits they receive, must do a good job in ideological work to ensure that the recruits' thinking does not fluctuate. The incident of the large-scale escape of Cangzhou recruits, although there is a reason for it, I don't want it to happen again. If there is another time, I will speak directly to your military and political chiefs. ”

Yang Zhen's categorical words fell, and all the cadres present at least had any dissatisfied expressions on their faces. As for what they thought in their hearts, Yang Zhen couldn't control it. For Yang Zhen at the moment, he doesn't have so much energy, talk to everyone, and find out what they are thinking in their hearts.

The words that should be said have been said, and Yang Zhen waved his hand and dismissed the meeting directly. At this time, Yang Zhen doesn't have the time and mind to keep people. There is no such mood, and these cadres have been separated from the army for too long. The battle is not over yet, and the sooner these cadres return, the more reassuring he will be.