The intensity of the Japanese attack was initially weakened. Du Kaishan felt it keenly. He immediately transferred all the two battalions that had been recuperating all night in the rear, and prepared to start a counterattack. and discussed the counterattack plan with Tao Jingfei, Ma Chunsheng, and Chai Shirong.

Du Kaishan's meaning is obvious, whether the Japanese Katayama detachment wants it or not, it is impossible for him to concentrate all his forces on his side. Whether it is Wang Guangyu's main force on the front line of Wang Duzitun, or the first brigade and one regiment on the front line of Fuguitun, they have dispersed his extremely large forces, and now the Katayama detachment, which is attacked on three sides, can invest its own frontal forces, and at most two brigades will reach the sky. In the fierce battle last night, although the casualties of a battalion that took over the defense of the independent regiment reached two-thirds, Du Kaishan estimated that the Japanese army had lost at least two squadrons or more. This is not counting the squadron that was defeated by Ma Chunsheng on the main position. Right now, the little devil is pulling and pulling, and there can be a large group of mobile troops to die.

However, Du Kaishan decisively rejected Chai Shirong's idea of a frontal counterattack, which in his opinion was too uncreative. Looking at the few people around him, Du Kaishan's voice was a little lazy: "Fight back head-on, can we fight such an uncreative battle?" That's not our style. If you want to fight, give him a surprise. In the words of the commander, that is called innovation. ”

Du Kaishan's voice fell, except for Tao Jingfei, who knew him very well, both Chai Shirong and Ma Chunsheng were looking at him with the eyes of a monster. This war is a war, and what other innovations can be made. What's more, the front is so big, even if you Du Kaishan have the ability, what tricks can you play?

However, Ma Chunsheng is more experienced in the end, and as soon as he looked at the map slightly, he immediately figured out the general intention in the heart of the commander of the Third Brigade in front of him, who often looked silent, but could choke people to death when he spoke.

After thinking about what he was thinking, Ma Chunsheng said with a little surprise: "Brigade Commander Du, is your hand too long?" That side is now the combat range of the first brigade, so you are going to Lao Wang's side to grab food. ”

For Ma Chunsheng's surprise, Du Kaishan waved his hand and said, "Who fights is not fighting." Besides, Lao Tzu chose to start there, to help him Lao Wang. The devil on his side put it bluntly, just the strength of two brigades. The two main regiments of his first brigade fought for half a day and a night and didn't take it down, and he fucked the first brigade, and Lao Tzu was ashamed of him when he said it. ”

Du Kaishan's triumphant words had not yet fallen, but a kick flew from behind him, kicking Du Kaishan who was squatting in front of the map. Du Kaishan, who was stunned by the kicking, just wanted to open his mouth, but when he looked back at the person who kicked him, he swallowed the words just about to scold. Immediately stood up and stood upright, straightening up like a javelin, and stopped squeaking.

As soon as Tao Jingfei and the others saw the person who kicked Du Kaishan, it was Yang Zhen, who didn't know when he arrived, and they all hurriedly stood up, shut up, and no one dared to squeak.

Chai Shirong and Ma Chunsheng still didn't care, Tao Jingfei and Du Kaishan glanced at each other a little embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "Commander, you are here." You're all back, uh, you look good. ”

Hearing Tao Jingfei's greeting, Yang Zhen was expressionless, and said in a cold tone: "Fortunately, with the blessing of Marx, I finally didn't die of anger from you." Your three brigades and the two of you are doing a good job, very good, and you are really bold. ”

Yang Zhen's words seemed to praise the two people, but his tone sounded cold and scary. Yang Zhen's words made Du Kaishan and Tao Jingfei even more embarrassed. can only honestly stand aside, and don't even dare to explain.

Seeing the two of them honestly standing there listening to the training, Yang Zhen's anger in his heart decreased slightly. But he still didn't give the two of them a good look. Yang Zhen did not object to the competition between the previous brigade commanders, and even had some disguised encouragement. However, this is on the premise that it will not affect the overall deployment of the campaign and the battle of the headquarters. And this time, the two of them acted without an order, disrupting the overall deployment of the headquarters, which was really a bit of a big game.

Looking at Du Kaishan and Tao Jingfei, who were standing awkwardly on the side and didn't dare to speak, as well as the face of the commander Tie Qing, I immediately understood that these two guys must have attacked without an order this time, and Chai Shirong was still a kind person. During the report, I explained it to the two people. He also stressed that if the Third Brigade had not arrived in time, I am afraid that the current defense would have been broken through by the Japanese army.

Chai Shirong's explanation softened Yang Zhen's face a little. However, his face softened and eased, but in Yang Zhen's heart, he had already made a decision, no matter how much the two people made contributions to this battle, they must be given the punishment that should be given, and they must not offset each other.

In Yang Zhen's view, this kind of disobedience to orders and unauthorized actions to disrupt the overall deployment must be curbed. The army is a whole, and it absolutely cannot be left to the needs of any one person or one unit. If we don't punish the two of them this time, if others follow suit in the future, how will this battle be fought?

Especially for a person like Du Kaishan who looks docile on the surface, but in fact has an unruly character in his bones. This kind of person is used well, and he is a great general. If you don't use it well, it will bring you endless trouble. If he indulges him, he will only ruin himself in the future. It's just that what kind of punishment they want to give them will have to wait until the battle is over, and the war is still important for now.

After making up his mind, Yang Zhen turned his head to Du Kaishan, and said in a slightly slowed tone: "You tell me your counterattack ideas, let's discuss it." See how feasible it is? ”

When Du Kaishan heard this, he hurriedly walked to the map and pointed to the map and said, "Commander, you see that the strength of the Japanese detachment is two complete infantry brigades plus four infantry squadrons. plus the six squadrons that Fujiji Yasui originally stayed on the front line of Xihe and Fuguitun. Its total strength, not counting artillery and cavalry, has reached the size of two infantry brigades plus ten infantry squadrons. ”

"According to the establishment of the Japanese army, these forces together have exceeded the total strength of a field wing of the Japanese army. We want to swallow it in one bite, judging by the combat effectiveness of this second division, it is a little difficult. But the biggest good thing for us right now is that these Japanese troops are not concentrated at the moment. Instead, it is divided into three major pieces. Although they can cooperate with each other, it also leaves room for us to intersperse in a roundabout. ”

"On the front line of Wang Duzitun, an infantry brigade and four infantry squadrons under the command of his fourth infantry wing, Sugino Yan Dazuo, were engaged in fierce battles with the second and third regiments of Wang Guangyu's 1st Brigade. And in front of us was a brigade reinforced by two infantry squadrons under the personal command of Major General Saburo Katayama. ”

"On the easternmost side of the entire battlefield, at Fuguitun, the front of the first regiment had the strength of four infantry squadrons of the Japanese army. From the perspective of the entire battlefield, Wang Guangyu on the Western Front had the largest number of Japanese troops, while the Japanese troops on the Fuguitun Line on the Eastern Front were the thinnest. So my idea is to launch a tactical counterattack from the front with a part of my forces, and to entangle our frontal enemy to the death. With the main force, he went west straight to the flank and rear of Sugino Yan, cutting off his connection with Major General Saburo of Katayama Province. ”

Speaking of this, Du Kaishan paused, looked at Yang Zhen's face and said: "At the same time, with a force and with the cooperation of a regiment, tear a gap between Saburo in Katayama Province and the Japanese army on the front line of Fuguitun, forcibly intersperse to the south, close its possible southward retreat route, and launch a comprehensive counterattack against the enemy in front of it with a regiment." Of course, this premise is based on the premise that a regiment is temporarily under my command. ”

"As long as the Japanese troops on the east and west roads can be wiped out, the remaining Major General Saburo of Katayama Province will be able to do it. In the fierce fighting of the night last night, one of my battalions was crippled, but I don't believe it is better to go there from the Katayama detachment. He was secretly happy now that he had a large brigade of troops on hand. ”

"On the Eastern Front, the Japanese army appeared to have four squadrons on the surface, but after fierce fighting, judging from the combat strength of a regiment, it was already very good to have half of its strength left. As for Wang Guangyu, it must be about the same, what is missing now is just the last straw that broke the camel. ”

"As long as we defeat the Japanese army on the front line of Wang Fool Tun first, we can completely backhand and finally solve the Saburo of Katayama Province. Of course, this premise is that the troops that are based on a frontal counterattack must drag Major General Saburo Katayama to the front of me. It must not be allowed to draw troops to the west or to the east. ”

After listening to Du Kaishan's counterattack plan, Yang Zhen smiled slightly but did not give him a reply for the time being: "This guy is not big, but his appetite is not small." He was only the strength of a regiment, and he wanted to fight against the guest, not to mention grabbing food from Wang Guangyu's mouth, and also wanted to eat the Japanese army on the entire southern front in one bite. It can be called bold. However, his idea is not entirely feasible. ”

Thinking of this, Yang Zhen said: "Your plan is not bad. But there are two things you haven't considered. First, you are heading west, how do you think about this marching route, you must know that the vigilance of the little devil is very high, if you attack and advance to the west in a big way, you will inevitably pass through a corner of the battlefield. In this way, it is easy to attract the attention of the devil, and when the time comes, don't beat the grass but scare the snake. ”

"The second is that you only have one regiment of troops at hand. In the fierce battle with the Japanese last night, a battalion had already been killed or wounded. With the forces you have at hand, will you be able to accomplish this battle plan of yours? You know, this plan of yours is blooming on three sides, and it is difficult to support it without enough troops. In his report, Chai Shirong has clearly explained that the three independent regiments can now be said to have lost their combat capability and have no way to cooperate with you. ”

Yang Zhen's two questions, Du Kaishan smiled and said: "Commander, we don't have that diamond diamond, and we don't dare to take that porcelain job." It's true that I'm in a swamp to the west, but that doesn't mean there's no way out. The marshland on the south bank of the Alinda River appeared to be the road behind us. But in fact, there are at least three paths that can be passed through the swamp. ”

"One of the reconnaissance platoon commanders of my brigade is a native of Tangyuan. He was familiar with the swamp, it was passable, and he had marked it for me on the map. I have already sent reconnaissance last night, and these three paths can pass at least one regiment of troops. ”

"As for the soldiers, hehe, Commander, you have to worry too much. In last night's battle, two-thirds of the casualties of my reinforced brigade guard company and engineer company were already out of combat effectiveness. But my two battalions are still recuperating. ”

"It's true that Lao Chai's three independent regiments were almost defeated, but their casualties were not large. In my three battalions, except for Mu Changqiu's Eighth Regiment Command Team, the rest of the Seventh Regiment and Ninth Regiment Commanders are all there. As long as the soldiers are replenished, they can recover their vitality at any time. ”

"Last night I was on the front line to command the battle, and Lao Tao was not idle. With Lao Chai's assistance, part of the troops were transferred from the three independent regiments overnight, and the two regiments were re-replenished. Commander, the collapse of Lao Chai's three independent regiments so quickly is not a problem of training. In fact, the problem arises in the conditions of the cadres and the troops themselves. It's not that there's anything wrong with the training. ”

"Except for cadres and squad leaders, all the soldiers of his three independent regiments are recruits who have never been on the battlefield. The most critical thing is the lack of combat backbones and veterans of Yan zhòng. Moreover, the three separate regiments themselves were formed to replenish the casualties of the troops, and the structure was incomplete. ”

"Its cadres at all levels are all advance cadres, and they themselves lack command experience. The platoon commander is the original squad leader, and the company commander is the original platoon commander. Although these cadres are all good at fighting, they themselves are inexperienced. Except for instructors at the battalion level, the instructors of each company were all squad and platoon leaders who were originally preparing to become political work cadres. ”

"The commanders of these three independent regiments are the former deputy chief of staff of the regiment, one is the battalion commander, and the other is the chief of the brigade training section. One of the three political commissars was the deputy director of the regimental political department, and the two were former battalion instructors, none of whom had experience commanding regimental-level combat units. There is not even experience in commanding front-line combat units. ”

"Commander, you know in your heart. These independent regiments are no different from the previous supplementary regiments, and in fact, they are not so much combat units as cadre training teams plus new regiments. But this does not mean that the troops are not good. I took a general look and found that the training skills of the troops of the three independent regiments are still very solid, and what they lack is combat experience. ”

"The veterans of my unit are now the largest of the three main brigades, but the casualties have not been replenished since the first line of the General Stone was launched. The current actual situation of the Third Brigade is exactly complementary to the three independent regiments under Lao Chai. For the sake of the big picture, that's what I'll do. ”

Speaking of this, Du Kaishan suddenly shut up. He suddenly remembered that the replenishment of troops in various brigades had always been uniformly transferred and supplemented by military regions, and that all units had always been forbidden to recruit troops without authorization. Drawing troops from three independent regiments to supplement his own units without asking for instructions was a violation of the regulations of the military region, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

He attacked without an order, and the commander had not yet punished himself. Isn't it an aggravation of a crime to disobey instructions and transfer troops from other units without authorization? Thinking of this, seeing Tao Jingfei, who had not spoken all the time, staring at him, Du Kaishan, who reflected that he had said the wrong thing again, couldn't wait to give the two of them a big mouth.

Looking at Du Kaishan, who knew that he had violated the regulations again, and looked slightly embarrassed, Yang Zhen was amused by him: "So, you are not polite, and you directly added to your own troops without consulting your superiors?" ”

Yang Zhen's angry smile startled Du Kaishan, who was confused, and quickly explained: "Commander, I promise to just borrow it." When the battle is over, I'll get them back to the formation. ”

Looking at Du Kaishan, who was busy explaining, Yang Zhen was silent for a while, then clicked on the map and said, "Du Kaishan, do you think I am Tian Deng?" Gods may do what cattle may not? Or do you think that I am a feudal emperor in the past, saying the same thing and not allowing my subordinates to have different opinions? ”