On the sunny hillside south of Zhifang Village, Guining Town.
The strange-looking Catholic church stands in a jujube forest.
The mottled stones and rammed earth walls around the church have a trapezoidal section. The five-meter-high outer wall is almost vertical to the ground, and the top is two meters thick.
"This is the wall and arrow stack built in the village in the early cold weapon era to prevent bandits..."
Commander Li said that he had something to do, so he sent his adjutant to take Hu Yi and his party to walk on the wall outside his division's headquarters to visit the garrison's defense. The adjutant introduced them as he walked, and he was not afraid of revealing the secrets of facial defense.
The positions and fortifications, trenches, bunkers, and firepower points outside the wall are all the same and there is no secret at all.
Hu Yi and Minister Zhang followed the adjutant. Minister Zhang was thoughtful: "I didn't expect that there is such a large area of Western-style buildings here."
The adjutant seemed worried and frowned as he introduced: "This is a Catholic church built in the late Qing Dynasty. It is quite old. It was first built outside the village. Later, as the times changed, the village and the church have long been integrated.
Hu Yi looked up at the church on the hillside and asked the adjutant: "Is your division headquarters located here?"
The adjutant participated in yesterday's sand table duel and suddenly smiled: "Look at our division commander's arrangement? Even if you call in armored troops and want to raid our headquarters, it's just a dream!"
Hu Yi looked at the walls of the houses built of rubble and mud in the village, with shooting holes everywhere, and almost all the roads in the village had been dug out and temporarily paved with wooden boards to allow the soldiers to pass through.
Outside the wall, trenches crisscrossed the area, and bunkers, firepower points, and regimental headquarters were camouflaged, appearing like tombs on the hillside.
Friendly soldiers were spreading soil on the real and fake firepower points exposed on the ground as camouflage. The half-deep traffic trench was full of people, and they were piling up soil on both sides.
Yesterday afternoon, in the sand table discussion, Hu Yi first represented the Japanese army and was defeated in the offensive, and finally represented the Chinese army in defense. He was still beaten by the troops led by Commander Li and was forced to admit defeat.
But in terms of military theoretical exchanges, Minister Zhang actually managed to win the battle, and the two sides are currently evenly matched.
Hu Yi was not discouraged by this. If a company commander could compete with other division commanders, he could last two rounds of attack and defense until dark, and he was lucky enough not to be embarrassed on the spot.
In the eyes of the adjutant, Hu Yi, the staff officer, was just a stick.
Although... Hu Yi should have attended a military academy, but unfortunately his major was not command, otherwise he would not even know the basic theory of large-scale army operations.
However, this Eighth Route Army guerrilla was really good at laying out firepower points, and his level was much higher than that of the company and platoon leader in the division~
The strategic command was inferior to others, which opened Hu Yi's eyes. For the first time, he saw the unconstrained ideas of senior commanders. All aspects of the situation were considered comprehensively, the deployment and coordination of troops were coordinated and mobilized like an arm and a finger, and the combat plan paid attention to every detail that might arise. There are ways to deal with every situation, and the way to choose between advancing and retreating on the battlefield is used with great proficiency.
Obviously, the adjutant in front of him was most interested in the use of guerrilla tactics by small groups in the Eighth Route Army.
Hu Yi was annoyed: "Your style of fighting that combines guerrilla warfare with positional warfare is quite new!"
The adjutant didn't take it seriously and smiled: "This is a mountainous area after all, and the roads have been dug out. The Japanese attack cannot move quickly. If he comes with few people, we can fight him in a positional battle with the perfect fortifications here. There is no need to be afraid of him.
If the Japanese really mobilize several divisions to attack, our troops don't need to hold on and can retreat directly into the mountains. This is also the essence of guerrilla advocacy that you advocate when the enemy advances and we retreat, and when you retreat we pursue!
What's more, the Japanese don't have that much strength at all now. Even if they really mobilize a large number of troops from the occupied areas to invade, the occupied areas will inevitably be empty. Our troops south of the Yellow River can even cross the river north and regain the lost territory! "
Hu Yihei's face was slightly red, and he was a little dazed. He asked a small question to himself, but the person in front of him actually got involved in strategy again.
It seems that I have been doing the dojo in a screw shell, and I really can't get on the stage.
The adjutant estimated that he rarely encountered Hu Yi like this, so he continued with some show-off: "The typical positional warfare defense mode adopted by our department now, the 27th Army is stuck on the transportation artery from southern Shanxi to northern Henan. As long as the Japanese army cannot take our position, they will not be able to move south with confidence. Their backs are always within the attack range of our troops, and their supply lines can be cut off at any time. Therefore, the Japanese army must get through our level before going south. "
Hu Yi was speechless.
Everyone circled the city wall for half a circle, but the adjutant did not invite Hu Yi and his party to enter the village.
Obviously, internal military arrangements really involve the secrets of friendly forces.
There is no point in looking at it from the outside.
Hu Yi always felt that something was wrong.
The National Army, the Central Army, the Shanxi Army, Commander Pang's miscellaneous army, and the Eighth Route Army stationed in the mountains did not get along well with each other. The Central Army kept looking for opportunities to force other troops who were bent on resisting Japan to cooperate with the Central Army. Together with the Eighth Route Army, they created friction and even fought with the Eighth Route Army.
Minister Zhang suddenly turned around and whispered to Hu Yi next to him: "Take the people out of the way. I have something to discuss with this adjutant."
"Okay!" Hu Yi said, stepped on the arrow stack, pretended to put on leggings, and slowly fell a few steps behind.
Minister Zhang took two quick steps to catch up with the adjutant in front of him, and said something unrelated to communication without asking any questions: "I think... the atmosphere here is a bit weird!"
The adjutant frowned: "Instructor Zhang, I have been told by superiors. If you have anything to say, just say it. We are all soldiers, but it doesn't matter."
Minister Zhang pondered for a moment: "After the Anti-Japanese War started, this place was originally the territory of Chief Yan. The Jin army and the Chongqing commander had always had conflicts. Later, they united to fight against each other and we came here to establish a base. However, the Central Army suddenly sent troops two years ago. They occupied this place and massacred our Eighth Route Army soldiers and civilians. Our superiors hope that your department can stick to the stance of unity and resistance, and not collude with them and do what pleases those who hate them personally."
The adjutant pretended to be stupid and smiled bitterly: "I don't know why you didn't tell our teacher about this, but you came to tell me anyway. I have no control over this matter!"
Minister Zhang lowered his voice: "If I guess correctly, the commander is your father, right? Commander Pang!"
It was not surprising that the adjutant was identified by Minister Zhang: "Yesterday, my father said that he should be careful when dealing with you. He is really far-sighted. To tell you the truth, we... are said to be a group army, but in fact There are only more than 10,000 people, but the war zone has chosen to replenish our group army with more than 50,000 people from the Fifth Army. This is not a supplement, this is to suppress power! It is clear that the powerful ministers and the weak are evading our 40th Army. We are caught here In the middle, life was not easy either!”
Minister Zhang knew that the friendly military commanders had many eyes and ears, and it was unlikely that the two sides would have another chance to meet in private: "There has been no major conflict between you and me before. We will give up the defense area to the east of the Independent Regiment. Your department can always , feel free to enter the mountains.”
Commander Pang shook his head: "I will report to the commander that the Central Army has indeed had conflicts with you. Although there have been frictions between us, there is no deep hatred between our half-hearted Central Army and you! The current theater requirements Our unit is fighting guerrillas in mountainous areas. You can definitely see that. We have more than 10,000 people in this place, which is only a hundred miles from east to west, north and south. There is no depth. What kind of guerrillas am I fighting? If something really happens, we will definitely do it. It will turn to the north, and I would like to ask for your support at that time."
"Okay, I hope we can cooperate well and beat the Japanese hard!"
Captain Pang looked at Instructor Zhang who was wishful thinking. I have never been defeated. It is still difficult for me to go to your place. He was a little embarrassed: "After the Fifth Army was assigned to our 24th Group Army, it became even more arrogant than us. At present, here The Central Army and the Shanxi Army belong to the world, and we, external, miscellaneous troops, have to act according to their looks. Minister Zhang, I have made you a friend, and I hope that we can all work together to protect our country in the future."
Minister Zhang immediately understood that the other party was politely rejecting the Eighth Route Army's good intentions. He hesitated for a while and lowered his voice: "We have received top-secret information that the Fifth Army may surrender to the enemy. Please pay attention."
Captain Pang suddenly laughed: "For us, this is not a bad thing. The Japanese invaded in large numbers. It is not surprising that they surrendered as they were the first to bear the brunt. In these days, do we still see less of such people?"
Minister Zhang said solemnly: "We are all aboveboard. Don't think that we are trying to alienate you. But no matter what, I hope you will be more attentive."
"Okay, on behalf of my father, I would like to thank you for coming. There are spies from above in the army. Please be careful. I will take the first step. Commander Li will be here soon."
