Although he did not have any experience in actual anti-landing operations, he did not have much understanding of landing operations and anti-landing operations, except for a certain period of time in the training class for senior cadres of the military region. However, Du Kaishan, who accepted the task, did not dare to slack off a little, and took the map from Tianjin to the mouth of the Yellow River, and the entire coast of the Bohai Bay inch by inch.

Fortunately, the few cadres left behind in the Bohai Naval Region are quite familiar with the terrain and waterways of the entire Bohai Bay, although they cannot be said to be fully acquainted. The coast there is flat, the coast water depth there is relatively large, and the water depth of the river estuary is relatively large, all of which are quite clear, which has given Du Kaishan a great help.

However, in the deployment of these two heavy artillery regiments, Du Kaishan did not finally make up his mind after several hesitations. Thinking that there is still a certain amount of time, he still wants to go to the field to see. After all, it is two heavy artillery regiments, plus a howitzer regiment attached to it, and two rocket artillery battalions, so many artillery positions are set up, it is better to see is more appropriate.

The positions that these big guys need are not something that can be determined casually, let alone the terrain that seems suitable on the map. For the setting of these heavy artillery positions, the geological and topographical requirements are quite high. If the position is not well chosen, not only will it not be able to play the role that the headquarters hopes to play, but if it is not done well, it will be overturned by people on their backs.

Among these cadres of the Bohai Naval Region, none of them were staff officers with artillery backgrounds, and a few of them were local cadres. Although he is familiar with the terrain of Bohai Bay, he does not know the performance of these artillery, and he does not even understand the knowledge of ordinary artillery. It is even more unclear what these big guys have for the geology and terrain requirements when setting up their positions.

There are many saline-alkali lands and tidal flats along the entire Bohai Bay coast that are not suitable for heavy artillery positions. In the selection of artillery positions, we should not only consider the issue of artillery erection, but also consider whether the withdrawal and transfer can be timely and rapid, as well as the firing range and blockade range.

There is also the situation of the roads around the artillery positions, whether they can withstand the passage of these big guys. Whether the road conditions can ensure that the artillery can quickly enter the position and withdraw in time when necessary is also a very important issue. Add to that the needs of air defense, flank cover, and many other aspects and tactical requirements.

It was not an easy task to build several artillery positions. Without seeing it with your own eyes, relying solely on people's descriptions and operations on the map, this artillery position is not easy to choose, and it can even be said to be very unreliable. If you don't see it with your own eyes, when it's time to deploy, you find that the place on the map is not suitable at all, and then it will be troublesome to relocate the location.

What's more, who can guarantee that the description of the cadres of the Bohai Naval Region is so accurate? Probably, likely, this is not a basis. As Du Kaishan, who grew up in the mountains of Sichuan since childhood, he knows that many places are not natives, and outsiders may have lived for more than ten years, and they have not been able to know all the terrain around their environment.

Not to mention the mountains of your hometown, even the flat coastline is the same. If you don't see what is going on in many places, where will you be completely at ease? In particular, Du Kaishan is preparing to adopt the tactics of dispersed deployment and concentrated shooting, which has relatively high requirements, and has higher requirements for the selection of artillery positions.

He had seen the performance of the Japanese naval guns transferred from the military region, and knew that if the Japanese army dispatched ships above the cruiser, its firepower coverage capability would be extremely strong. The firepower of a salvo from a heavy cruiser is equivalent to a heavy artillery regiment. As for the Japanese battleships, the ground shook when one shot came down.

In particular, the large-caliber naval guns, both in range and power, far exceeded all the guns of these two German-made cannon regiments. No. 1 transferred these cannons into the customs to participate in the battle at this time, obviously not to deal with the Japanese infantry after the landing. If it was only against the Japanese infantry that came ashore, rocket artillery and howitzers were more effective.

Although these big guys have a long range and great power, they also weigh more than 20 tons and have a slow rate of fire, and there should be no other reason for them to fight in the south except to deal with Japanese warships. Because he knew that the headquarters had these two German-made cannon regiments in their hands, and they had just completed the whole training, and they didn't even have many shells.

In accordance with this intention of the headquarters, all artillery was concentrated in a certain position. In the confrontation with naval artillery, it is almost tantamount to suicide. Although these cannons have a large range, they are no match for other large-caliber naval guns, no matter how far they are. The power of the Japanese battleships, Du Kaishan has not seen it.

A cannonball shook the ground when it fell, and a small hill disappeared in a blink of an eye. The best way is to implement the tactics of scattered deployment of small artillery groups, trapezoidal deployment of firepower, and concentrated firing at unified targets in key areas. And in this way, in addition to the higher requirements for the troops, it is also necessary to select more artillery positions.

What's more, even if it is marked on the map, it is not necessarily free from any errors. The large-scale map in front of me is far from accurate in many places. Along the coastline, there are flat rivers, but where is saline-alkali land and where is silt is not marked. This is a small mistake, but it is a thousand miles wrong.

Although he was a little afraid to meet with No. 1, Du Kaishan knew that he still had to talk to No. 1 about the deployment of these artillery. Whether or not the deployment of these artillery regiments can ensure that they can give full play to their firepower has a bearing on the safety of the entire flank of the whole army in the next step of the operation.

Especially if No. 1 does not remove himself, he still puts himself in charge of the Eastern Front. If the Japanese army really chooses to land in Bohai Bay, then unfortunately the Japanese army's landing range is in its own defense area. At that time, once the Japanese army successfully landed, its eastern cluster would bear the brunt.

Whether or not the positions of these several artillery regiments can be selected well will be a major matter related to the security of the flanks of their eastern clusters at that time. With such a long coastline, how can he, the supreme commander of the Eastern Cluster, rest assured if he doesn't see it with his own eyes? This is not a problem that can be solved with a map.

took the blank map handed over by Du Kaishan and listened to Du Kaishan's explanation. Yang Zhen, who was personally deploying the adjustment plan for the West Cluster, threw the red and blue pencils in his hand on the map and did not answer him immediately. just sat in his seat, smiling and quietly looking at Du Kaishan who was standing in front of him in a fairly standard military posture.

Sitting in front of him, although he kept smiling on his face, his eyes were unusually cold. made Du Kaishan, who was already nervous in his heart, sweat in his head come down involuntarily. He knew that his good fortune was over, and No. 1 was probably going to settle old scores with himself.

Looking at Du Kaishan, who looked extremely nervous in front of him, Yang Zhen habitually knocked on the table and said: "Judging from the deployment of these two artillery regiments, you are not such a confused person, and you can still clearly distinguish the priorities of things in your heart." Knowing which aspect is important, you can put that aspect aside for the time being. ”

"I'm wondering now, what did you think in the first place? What is the reason that you ignore the repeated explanations of the headquarters and treat a multi-division regiment of the Japanese army in Texas as nothing? So that before the war, I talked to you many times with the political commissar and threw the things that I repeatedly told you to the back of your head? Today is a rare opportunity to have a good talk about it. I know you, Commander Du, are very busy, but it's not bad for today. ”

"Du Kaishan, Commander Du, can you give me a good explanation today, what did you think at the time? Now you know how to pay attention to your own flanks, when you threw the entire Hebei battlefield, the entire flank of all the hundreds of thousands of troops that entered the pass, and even the entire rear, all to the back of your head, why did you go? ”

Yang Zhen's words were very kind, but they made Du Kaishan's sweat heavier. For half a day, I didn't say a single reason. He also knew that in the face of One's seemingly perceptive vision, it would be difficult for him to find a reasonable excuse to justify himself.

Du Kaishan knew that if he said directly that the original operation of sweeping the Hebei-Shandong-Henan region was to prevent the headquarters from entering Shandong to pursue the remnants of the 22nd Division, and to spread all the anger on the Japanese puppet army in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan border area, I am afraid that the fire of No. 1 would be even better.

Although Du Kaishan knew his mentality at the time, he would definitely see it very clearly when he understood himself. But the problem is that it's one thing for Number One to know in his heart, and it's another thing for him to say it. Du Kaishan didn't want to add fuel to the fire of No. 1 at this time.

Du Kaishan knew very well that he had let go of half of the 22nd Division on the Cangzhou battlefield, and it was far from making No. 1 so angry. The situation on the battlefield is changing at any time, and as the number one person, he will not be so angry because he let the remnants of the enemy slip out from under his nose.

The reason why No. 1 is so angry is that he ignores the remnants of the enemy who have retreated to Texas, and there may be a continuous rebound, and he will even take the opportunity to sneak attack the areas north of Texas that have been recovered. As for the rest, there should be a considerable part of it, because he went to the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region to grab food, and it was a very unpleasant thing to quarrel with the brother troops.

When he sent troops to Hebei, Shandong, and Henan, the leaders of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region were a little annoyed. Everyone is a soldier, and their backbone and blood are not less. Other people's territory, people themselves are not unable to solve the problem. was inserted by himself for no reason, and it was natural not to be happy. If you don't get it, people may sue No. 1.

Prior to this battle, One had warned himself. When interspersing operations, it is necessary to coordinate well with fraternal units and respect fraternal units during operations. As a result, after the battle in Cangzhou, these things were thrown behind their heads by themselves. Du Kaishan knows these things, but he dares to say them clearly?

Du Kaishan's hesitation made Yang Zhen very dissatisfied. If he confessed happily, Yang Zhen might not really be angry. But where did this guy's original momentum go? Now pretending to be a little daughter-in-law, who is he pretending to show to? Du Kaishan's performance made the original smile on Yang Zhen's face directly turn into a sneer.

Seeing the sneer on No. 1's face, Du Kaishan, who knew that he must have messed up again, hurriedly said: "No. 1, I don't treat the enemy of Texas as air. Didn't all the enemies of Texas just rout to Texas at that time? I think they will have to rectify at least for a while before they can regain their combat effectiveness. ”

"And our troops have strong mobility capabilities, as long as we can quickly return to the front of the division after completing the operation in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan border area before they can regain their combat effectiveness, we can still suppress them who dare not act easily. As for why I attacked Jiluyu, wasn't it to ensure the safety of the flanks? ”

"Dezhou is the gateway to the northwest of Shandong, connected with the mountains and rivers of southern Hebei, and close to eastern Henan. If we do not get rid of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan border area as soon as possible, we will completely eliminate the enemy in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan border area. No matter what the next operational goal of the headquarters is, I will not be too stable on the Texas front. Therefore, I want to help my brother troops and solve the Japanese puppet army in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan border area as soon as possible, so that I can free up my hands as soon as possible to concentrate on facing the enemy in Texas. ”