Teacher Chang humbly asked for advice, but he had to say a few words during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Duanwu said: Although the location of the Fairy Temple is indeed not very good, it can still be used.
Put this way, it may seem inconsistent, but in fact it is easy to understand when explained.
Let’s talk about the Fairy Temple first, why it is not suitable for defensive operations. This is because of its unique geographical environment.
There are records in ancient texts that the predecessor of the Fairy Temple was Caijiazhuang. Legend has it that one year during the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a great disaster from the sky, and a black dragon from the East China Sea came here to cause trouble.
At that time, it rained heavily and the rivers surged. The floods submerged crops and houses, and the people were miserable. But the plague god came again, and the whole village was suffering from vomiting and diarrhea and was dying.
At the critical moment, a white dragon flew from the sky, raised its head and killed the black dragon. After several hours of fighting, the black dragon was defeated and fled in confusion. The clouds in the sky disappeared and the water receded towards the Yangtze River. At this time, another yellow crane flew from the sky, holding medicinal herbs in its mouth and falling down. After a while, Bailong and Huanghe disappeared, and what appeared in front of people were two women dressed as Taoist nuns.
It turns out that they are the female Taoists Du Jiang and Kang Zixia from Dongling Notre Dame Temple. The two girls made soup with herbs and delivered it to every household, which saved the whole village from danger.
Later, the two girls turned into two white dragons and flew into the sky, riding on colorful clouds and passing away. In order to thank them for their kindness, people built a temple by the river to worship the two fairies. Later, Caijiazhuang was replaced by the name "Fairy Temple".
It is not difficult to see from here that the heavy rains were delayed and floods gathered in the Yangtze River. Years of erosion and sedimentation have made the soil here soft.
Although trenches are easier to dig in this way, the same criticism is that the defense is extremely poor. Just like the Battle of Songhu, after a round of enemy shelling, the number of people killed by the bombs was far less than those buried in the soil.
Therefore, it is not advisable to build fortifications around the Fairy Temple.
However, if this is the case, why does Dragon Boat Festival still say that it can be used?
It's actually very simple. You can build fortifications, but don't put so many people there.
There are villagers' houses near the Fairy Temple, which can be used as shelters.
Of course, even the houses will be razed to the ground under the heavy bombardment of the Japanese.
But this is exactly why Duanwu said that fortifications can be built, but so many people should not be put in.
If a large number of troops are invested here, the more soldiers per square meter, the greater the casualties when the Japanese artillery fires.
Therefore, only a small amount of troops can be invested, with more than two-thirds serving as reserves. The rest of the people were all evacuated.
Because there is no point in devoting all the troops to the Fairy Temple. They are just waiting to eat cannon fodder.
Mr. Chang thought for a while and said: "This can't be done. Commissioner, I understand all the truth you said, but behind us are ordinary people. If we can't stop the Japs in the Fairy Temple area, what will the villagers do?"
Duanwu sneered and said: "Old Chang, you may not know, right? The Japanese have penetrated into your rear. Although it is only a small force, as long as they cut off your retreat, then your 111th Division will really become A dish that’s right on the kid’s lips.”
"What? The Japs have already infiltrated?"
Mr. Chang was surprised, but at this time Wang Zhongxin sneered: "My Mr. Chang, it seems that your intelligence work is not good at all? A small team of Japs has quietly bypassed your defense line and went straight to Tianchang Town. If the Japs Once Tianchang Town is captured, the 111th Division will be unable to retreat and will be surrounded and annihilated in Tianchang Town."
"What's wrong, Tianchang Town is the only way for our army to pass through. I must take it back immediately."
Commander Chang was a little panicked. Although the Japanese army only had a small team heading towards Tianchang Town, Tianchang Town was the only way for the 111th Division to retreat north. Once the Japanese were stuck there, the 111th Division would be in a very dangerous situation.
Even though he was just a small team of devils, he gave Mr. Chang a feeling of being on his back.
Thinking of this, Master Chang wanted to send people to chase the Japanese and recapture Tianchang Town.
But at this moment, Wang Zhongxin said quietly again: "I tell you, Mr. Chang, please stop being busy. The infiltrating Japanese have long been wiped out by the special commissioner and Commander Zhou."
"Annihilated?"
Commander Chang was shocked because there were more than 60 Japanese in one team. Could it be that they were all wiped out with just two people?
Of course, Commander Chang never expected that this team was not fully staffed and that it was a lucky break through the 111th Division's defense line.
They were originally ordered to conduct reconnaissance, but by mistake they ended up behind the 111th Division.
At this moment, the troops of the 111th Division set up their defenses. Seeing that they could not go back, they explained the situation to Captain Honda.
Honda Yier was very happy to hear the news, and immediately ordered the reconnaissance team to cancel the reconnaissance mission and let them go to Tianchang Town to occupy it immediately.
He has received reliable intelligence. In order to stop the Imperial Japanese Army, the 111th Division has mobilized all its troops to the front line. There is only a security regiment of less than two hundred people left in Tianchang Town.
In Honda's eyes, the security group is not even a third-rate force. Forty or so imperial troops are enough to occupy Tianchang Town.
But what Honda never expected was that he encountered Duanwu when the Japanese were committing an attack, and was provoked by Duanwu. None of the Japanese escaped, and they were all killed outside Tianchang Town.
So after hearing that Duanwu and Zhou Weiguo killed more than forty Japanese, Master Chang's admiration for Duanwu was as endless as the surging river, and he seemed to have become a little fan of Duanwu.
Of course, in addition to this, Master Chang also noticed Zhou Weiguo for the first time. He originally thought that Zhou Weiguo was just a follower of the special commissioner, but he didn't expect that the other party was also a regiment leader.
"Nice to meet you!"
Master Chang shook hands with Zhou Weiguo, and then continued to ask about the topic before the Dragon Boat Festival, that is, how this battle should be fought.
Because just now Dragon Boat Festival only talked about how to attack the Fairy Temple, but did not say what to do with the withdrawn troops. Are they going to guard Tianchang Town?
And if that's the case, what's the difference between that and clinging to the Fairy Temple?
Of course Duanwu would not do that. He used tree branches to draw a simple terrain map with Commander Chang on the ground and said: "The 111th Division, although it lacks heavy weapons and it is difficult to compete with the Japanese army head-on, you still have sufficient ammunition, and you have enough strategic depth.
We extend the front line..."
"It's useless. I thought before that if our troops were dispersed, we would most likely be eaten by the Japanese bit by bit."
Teacher Chang suddenly interrupted Duanwu because he thought it was inappropriate, otherwise he would have done so long ago.
But at this moment, Duanwu smiled and said, "What you think is definitely different from what I think."
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Teacher Chang was ashamed, because indeed, if he could guess what Duan Wu was thinking, then he wouldn't have to be so passive.
So Teacher Chang humbly asked for advice: "Commissioner, how do you want to fight?..."
