Thinking of this trip to the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, I persuaded Yiyi to want to have a good fight with the Japanese army on the Great Plain of Southern Hebei. It also opened up the connection with the Shuidong Division, which had been cut off by the Japanese-occupied areas, and restored the difficulties of the leadership of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region in the entire Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Region that was originally controlled by the region.

Yang Zhen frowned slightly and said, "Just like this Northeast Battlefield, under the situation on the Eastern Front, the situation is somewhat grim. I will transfer Wang Xiaoming back, and I don't transfer it more suitable for you to go back in the current Northeast Battlefield. Except that you are too bold, and I can't do without people on my side. ”

"The main reason is that your arrogance is too strong, so I really don't feel at ease to transfer you back and put you in a position on the subordinate battlefield. Wang Xiaoming may be a little inferior to you, but he is better than you in other aspects. Especially when it comes to the big picture, it's something you can't compare. ”

"You said it yourself, put you on the eastern front of the Northeast Battlefield, can you honestly follow the orders of the Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander Wang? The Northeast Battlefield is not our main battlefield this time, and the root of the offensive we launched in the Northeast is to contain the Kwantung Army and the Korean Army from reinforcing North China, rather than to take South Manchuria in one go. ”

"Our hands are too long now, and our palms are too wide. We are far from capable of launching decisive offensive campaigns on two battlefields at the same time. Our logistics system can only support one main battlefield. At present, it is somewhat unsustainable to support two battlefields at the same time. ”

"In order to ensure that there is enough ammunition to meet the needs of the North China Battlefield, the amount of large-caliber artillery and rocket artillery on our Northeast Battlefield is not large. It mainly relied on 75 or 6 mm mountain artillery with a relatively large output of artillery shells, as well as some 105 howitzers. ”

"In the case that the military industrial capacity is still relatively limited, we do not have so much strength to support, so this Northeast Battlefield is just a supporting role. And the Eastern Front is important for the Northeast Battlefield. But in the overall situation, the Eastern Front was in a subordinate position in the Northeast Theater. ”

That is to say, no matter how important the position of the eastern front of the Northeast Battlefield is in the strategic pattern, it cannot get rid of the subordinate position of the subordinate battlefield. Let you go to the Eastern Front of the Northeast Battlefield with your character, can you act so willingly and strictly in accordance with the orders of your superiors and mainly defend on the Eastern Front? If you want to go, you have to smash the pot. ”

"You kid has such a temper, don't you allow others to have a temper? Why do you have this arrogance, you can't accept being relegated to a supporting role, why can't others? People have also fought all the way out of the battlefield for so many years. Such a large piece of territory in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region was also shot down by people with troops, so why can't they have this arrogance? ”

"Taking into account the overall situation, many times it is not just words. Instead, it is necessary to implement it into action, and dare to wronged yourself at a critical moment. You Du Kaishan is not that material, so I would rather take the risk of changing generals and transfer Wang Xiaoming back from the Tianjin battlefield to the northeast instead of transferring you back to the northeast. ”

"The current Hebei battlefield is a joint operation of the field troops of several major military regions. Facing such a strong opponent as the Japanese army, it is not possible to think about it too much. We have nothing to worry about in terms of equipment and troops, but in this case, success or failure is often determined by the details. ”

"The current troops of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region are the reorganization of the three original military regions. Not counting the two columns, seven brigades and three independent regiments that were transferred to the Shanxi battlefield to participate in the battle after the reorganization. The remaining units were formed into six brigades, plus more than twenty regiments of local troops. ”

"After a long period of training before the war, the combat effectiveness has also been greatly improved, and now it can be said that the strength is quite strong. In addition, the current level of equipment is not what it used to be, and it is normal to have some energy in my heart. If the work is not done, it will be unreasonable, and it will easily affect the global deployment. ”

"It is necessary to further straighten out the command relationship and adjust the mentality of the troops of the various military regions participating in the war. It is necessary to thoroughly solve the problems in the coordination of various units that were exposed in the first phase of the operation. Achieving so many troops and truly cooperating tacitly on the battlefield will be the key to determining whether we can achieve the ultimate goal in this campaign. ”

"I have a hard bone, I want to fight a few big battles and win battles, and show the brother troops. At this point, I can't say that they did something wrong. If you don't save your strength and take the initiative to take on the burden, this kind of thing should still be encouraged. It's just that I think the time and process of their transition from guerrilla warfare to movement warfare are still a bit too short. ”

"Although their commanders have this heart, it does not mean that the troops below are also ready for this. It takes some time to reverse the mentality and inertia of a troop. The troops below obeyed orders, and there were basically no problems. But in terms of tactical use, whether it can be changed is a key point. ”

"And I still have a lot of concerns about the idea of them fighting a big war in southern Hebei and northern Henan. First, the southern Hebei and northern Henan provinces are flat and flat, and the terrain lacking rivers is not very beneficial to their defensive operations. The most important thing is that after this battle, no matter how the situation changes, the situation they will face is quite complicated. ”

"After this war, the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region will be transformed from the original connecting department of the two strategic regions into the connecting department of the three strategic regions. This will become the southernmost defense line and barrier of our army in North China, and cover the heavy burden of the entire Shanxi battlefield and the flank of the Shandong battlefield. ”

"No matter what the final outcome of this battle is, their location determines that they will face two countries and three sides, the enemy army is definitely the enemy army, but the friendly army is not a friendly army. Once the battle damage is too large and causes injuries and bones, it will not be too beneficial to their future development. ”

"Second, if the main battlefield is placed in Hebei, Shandong, and Henan, it is easy to destroy the entire Hebei-Shandong-Henan border area. This is what worries me the most, and it is also the most uneasy. Although the Hebei-Shandong-Henan border area is not as rich as Jizhong, it is much richer than Luzhong in the east and the Taihang Mountains in the west. It is also the food and soldier base of our army as Jizhong, which is not conducive to long-term development. ”

"The Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region is different from Jizhong, which was already the main battlefield before, and there is nothing to scruple about. Moreover, the entire central Hebei region, backed by our base area and Pingjin, is relatively easy to recover, even if the losses are larger. But Ji Luyu can't, their position determines that once they are completely broken, under the blockade of the Japanese army in the east and the First War Zone in the west, the speed of recovery is likely to be quite slow. ”

However, at present, their morale is so high that they want to use this battle not only to open up direct contact with the Shuidong Army Division, which has always been isolated from the outside, but also to encourage the people and morale of the entire Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region to change the impression that the previous guerrilla tactics have brought to the people in the base areas. It is necessary to fully temper the combat capability of the troops and the command ability of commanders at all levels. ”

"If this point is not handled properly, once they act on their own in wartime, it will disrupt my entire deployment and train of thought, and it will have a considerable impact on the war situation. Otherwise, when you are about to have a big war, I really have so much time now, and I came to Xingtai in person just to see the scenery of southern Hebei? ”

After Yang Zhen finished speaking, he closed his eyes a little tiredly, leaned his head on the back of the car chair and did not speak again. Du Kaishan, who was sitting next to him, looked at Yang Zhen's tired face, but he didn't say anything. He always felt that No. 1 was always a little too constrained when he was commanding his brothers' troops.

Many of the cases are often directly ordered to solve the problem, but he often forwards it in the name of the boss. What could have been a straight line, he had to go in a circle. It's clear that you can give orders directly, but you have to run it yourself.

Du Kaishan has always been unclear, he has always emphasized that soldiers take obedience to orders as their duty, no matter how deep their qualifications are, but the superior order is the number one of the orders to do this, what is the real reason. However, since last year, when he was fighting in coordination with the Advance Army, Du Kaishan felt that No. 1 had extremely rare scruples and caution when commanding the Guannai brothers' troops.

After the start of this battle, No. 1 was also quite cautious in the use of the subordinate internal team on every battlefield. In terms of strategic and tactical arrangement, the troops in the Guannai were also placed in some secondary positions as much as possible. Especially in that kind of bloody and bitter battle, basically do not use the brother troops in the Kannai.

Although he is responsible for commanding the entire North China battlefield outside of Shandong. But for the Shanxi battlefield, it was basically just a few suggestions. Just like this time, on the issue of the deployment of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region on the entire battlefield in the second stage, he can give an order. But I had to go on a trip, and I had a three-day meeting.

This situation has never occurred before when commanding the anti-coalition forces. No. 1 is commanding the Anti-Japanese Federation's own troops, and he has always understood that it must be implemented, and if it is not understood, it must be implemented, but there has never been anything to discuss. Originally, one sentence could solve the problem, such a simple thing. He couldn't understand why Number One was so complicated.

can make No. 1, who has always been decisive in killing, so cautious and hesitant, Du Kaishan has never been able to figure out what the problem is. But No. 1 is very tight-mouthed, and no one can ask what he doesn't want to say. Just looked at No. 1, who was a little tired and tossed by the three-day meeting, and Du Kaishan, who remembered what his old comrade-in-arms said, was a little distressed No. 1.

However, Du Kaishan, who is familiar with Yang Zhen's personality and temper, also knows that not only himself in this matter, but I am afraid that even No. 2 and No. 3 will not be able to persuade No. 1. So at most, he made some suggestions, but he didn't dare to show any complaints and dissatisfaction in front of No. 1.

Just when Du Kaishan was thinking wildly, Yang Zhen, who was next to him with his eyes closed and didn't know what he was thinking, suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Old Du, the entire Bohai Bay defense plan was formulated by you. In all the next battles, you don't have to worry about the other directions. Your focus is on the line of the Bohai Bay, and all the hostile situations in the Bohai Bay will be reported to you first. ”

"I have a hunch that this tranquility at the moment will be shattered in a short period of time as the weather gradually warms up. At least for now, looking at the entire front at present, the Bohai Bay is our only defensive weakness. And with the enlightenment of the Bohai Bay, the Japanese army will not fail to look at our seemingly weak right wing. ”

"So you have to be prepared and focus on the area east of the Jinpu line up to the Bohai Bay. When we got to Chen Hanzhang, the three of us sat down. From the perspective of the situation on the entire Eastern Front, we are carefully scrutinizing the entire strategic and tactical deployment to see what are still lacking. ”

"But there's an ugly thing I'll tell you first. If I hand over to you the entire battlefield east of the Jinpu Road, if the Japanese army implements a landing in the Bohai Bay, you must fight this battle well. If the Japanese army does not land in Bohai Bay, if there is no order, the sky will fall, and you will also give me an honest stay on the Jinpu line. ”