Unlike Chief Zhang who was in a happy mood, Zhou Wen was now anxious.
Now that August is here, there is still no news from Wang Huzi’s supplementary third group. Zhou Wen now travels between the Second Teaching Division and the Second Division almost every day. As long as there are prisoners with different unit numbers, he will personally interrogate them. The result is constant disappointment and increased worry.
This morning, Zhou Wen returned to the Eastern Front Command. After seeing Chief Qian, Zhou Wen requested: "Chief Qian, the eastern front is basically stable now. I request the transportation team to leave the eastern front and search southwest.
We added that there has been no news from the Third Regiment. Those uncles have been very kind to me, and I cannot abandon them either emotionally or rationally. It has been two months now, and after various intelligence analyses, I think they are no longer on the Eastern Front.
Therefore, I requested to leave the team temporarily and conduct reconnaissance and search to the southwest, hoping to find them as soon as possible. "
Chief Qian said nothing, staring at the map and thinking hard. It wasn't that he disagreed with Zhou Wen's request, but Zhou Wen's words gave him an idea.
He thought for a while, beckoned Zhou Wen to come to the map, pointed at the map and said: "Awen, look, the armies of both sides are now concentrated on the Longhai Line in the east and the Pinghan Line in the south.
Only a small number of troops were deployed to guard the vast area away from the two railway lines. At present, both the Eastern Front and the Southern Front are in a state of anxiety, and neither side is able to eat the other in one bite.
What you just said reminded me, can I mobilize some elites to advance suddenly from the southwest, threaten the enemy's main force on the southern front from the flanks, and cooperate with our southern front troops to gain strategic initiative on the southern front? "
As he spoke, he drew a straight line on the map from Liuhe to Xuchang.
Zhou Wen did know that the Third Army Corps on the southern front of the National Army was fighting the enemy in the Linying area of the Pinghan-Han Line.
If Chief Qian's idea is to send an elite force from the eastern front to the southern front's rear important town of Xuchang, then the main enemy force on the southern front will be trapped in the dilemma of being attacked from both sides. The stalemate between the two sides on the southern front will soon be broken.
Zhou Wen looked at Chief Qian with admiration and said: "No wonder the principal trusts Chief Qian so much. Chief Qian's battlefield command level is indeed one of the best in the National Army. He is bold and careful, and he discovered the opportunity in an instant. It is really an eye-opener for this humble position."
If this plan can be implemented smoothly, the enemies on the southern front will soon collapse and retreat. Our army on the southern front can advance towards Zhengzhou and Kaifeng, directly posing a threat to the main enemy force on the eastern front. By then, comprehensive victory will not be far away. "
Zhou Wen's compliment really came from the heart. In this era, the senior generals of the domestic army have basically stood out in long-term battles and have experienced the test of blood and fire. The battlefield command level and fighter control ability are not bad.
The backwardness of China's military during this period was mainly caused by the country's backward development. Military science and technology, military industry, military thought, etc. are all due to the country's long-term civil war, and there is no financial resources and time to carry out all-round construction.
There is no condition to establish a nationwide military service system and non-commissioned officer system. As a result, the military quality of the entire army's grassroots officers and soldiers is very poor.
It was not until the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War that the whole country shared the same hatred for the enemy, and the planned development of the Chinese army changed slightly. To truly establish a comprehensive military plan, we still have to wait until the Republic.
Chief Qian was very happy after hearing Zhou Wen's words, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Awen, you are really my lucky star, you woke me up with just one sentence.
Don't be impatient, wait two more days. Today I will ask the staff to make a detailed plan based on this idea and then report it to the headquarters. I also went to the headquarters to ask the principal for instructions, and tried to get an approval letter within two days.
Don't worry, if the plan is approved, your transportation team will be the vanguard of our entire army. If you can't pass, I also agree that you can temporarily leave the team and look for your replenishment team. And I will also give you a nominal order. "
Zhou Wen was overjoyed, stood at attention and saluted: "Thank you, Chief Qian, for your care!"
In fact, Chief Qian also appreciated Zhou Wen's kindness and said with a smile: "Awen, you are my boss. If I don't take care of you, who am I going to take care of? Let's not do this between us, you just Just wait for my good news.”
The next day, all members of the transportation team were ordered to return.
Early in the morning, Zhou Wen was neatly dressed and stood outside the yard of the transportation team station, waiting for the team members to return.
At 10 a.m., Gao Xiaoshan arrived first with three spear teams.
Gao Xiaoshan showed Zhou Wen's familiar smile and familiar little white teeth from a distance, and quickly stepped forward to stand at attention and salute: "Report to the captain, Gao Xiaoshan and eighteen members of the spear team are ordered to return to the team."
Zhou Wen solemnly replied: "Welcome brothers to return to the team."
After saying that, he stepped forward and hugged Gao Xiaoshan warmly. He and Gao Xiaoshan hadn't seen each other for more than ten days, so naturally they missed them very much.
Zhou Wen would carefully check everyone who came back for injuries and inquire about their physical condition. Zhou Wen's biggest fear is that his team members will get injured or develop psychological problems.
After all, it was a month of fighting on the front line in a hail of bullets. This was an extremely cruel experience and test for everyone's body and spirit.
Then Uncle Ma returned with the machine gun team including Tieniu, and Miaohua led the action team and reconnaissance team.
In the yard of the station, the team members who returned one after another greeted each other warmly, joked and had fun. Since they were all dispersed to various units, many of them had not seen each other in a month, so naturally they were very affectionate.
Xu Dacheng's artillery team Zhou Wen is not worried, he is just worried about the combination of sniper Zhang Xiaoping and Ti Jing. Zhou Wen and Zhou Wen were released to fight freely, and the danger was greatest.
At 12:30 noon, I saw Xu Dacheng and his party walking over from a distance, leading several horses and carrying cannons and ammunition. Zhang Xiaoping and Ti Jing were actually with them.
Zhou Wen was completely relieved. The team members were all fine, with only a few minor injuries.
In the afternoon, all the team members went to the training ground for restorative training.
Zhou Wen was pleasantly surprised to find that everyone's abilities had improved significantly.
Especially the long rifle group and the machine gun group, everyone in the Second Teaching Division has become a shooting instructor. Not only has his shooting level improved, but also because of his initial experience in leading a team, his overall perspective and battlefield adaptability have also been enhanced.
Uncle Ma's superb machine gun control skills earned him a reputation second only to Xu Dacheng in the Second Teaching Division.
Needless to say, the artillery team, just look at Xu Dacheng's expression. He wished he could draw the whole team's attention to him.
The most commendable thing is that the team members who have been baptized by the battlefield have completely eliminated their pre-war nervousness and restraint. Accumulated a certain amount of battlefield experience. The youthful youthfulness faded from his face, replaced by determination and confidence. There was already an air of iron-bloodedness about him that was a soldier.
War is indeed a catalyst for maturity.
