Whether it is Zhang Tianhai or Zhou Fangjie, generally speaking, they are very pragmatic people. They will never delay when it comes to looking after the troops.
Early the next morning, after Zhang Tianhai had breakfast, he stood at the door of the ninth theater commander's headquarters, waiting for Zhou Fangjie to appear.
Sure enough, at ten o'clock sharp, Zhou Fangjie arrived as promised, neither a minute early nor a minute late.
"Not bad, neither late nor early, the time is just right." Zhang Tianhai laughed.
"Can I be late with you, Captain Zhang? That would be so embarrassing." Zhou Fangjie also laughed.
"Let's go, let's stop talking nonsense and go to Commander Xue's place first!" Zhang Tianhai patted Zhou Fangjie on the shoulder and said.
"Okay." Zhou Fangjie didn't waste any words and immediately nodded in agreement.
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In the commander's office of the ninth theater commander's department, the two finally met Commander Xue Yue.
After approaching Commander Xue's office, Zhang Tianhai and Zhou Fangjie immediately stood at attention and saluted and reported: "Sir, Zhang Tianhai (Zhou Fangjie), the humble commander of the First Guard Regiment of the Ninth Theater Zone (Second Guard Regiment of the Ninth Theater Zone), is here to tell you check in!"
Looking at the two strong men in front of him, Xue Yue smiled softly and said: "You two captains are the elites of our ninth war zone. If you two don't come to me, I will come to talk to you." .”
"Thank you for your kindness, sir." Zhang Tianhai answered first.
"Very good." Xue Yue nodded, "How are you training the two regiments of our war zone security force? Zhou Fangjie, please tell me first, the second guard regiment is also one of the key units in our war zone, but It can’t look like you’re stretching your hips.”
"Yes! Sir!" Zhou Fangjie stood at attention and responded, "Sir, Commander Xue, our three battalions, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, have basically formed combat effectiveness. Currently, the 4th and 5th battalions are still strengthening. Training, but if they want to go to the battlefield, these two battalions can go to the battlefield at any time, please give instructions, sir!"
"Hmm... very good. Your second guard regiment has only been in force for half a year. This achievement is already very good." Xue Yue nodded in approval, "Keep up the good work!"
"Yes! Sir!" Zhou Fangjie stood at attention and saluted.
"What about your first guard regiment?" Xue Yue looked at Zhang Tianhai, who was wearing the coat that only major generals are qualified to wear.
"Sir, our regiment has returned to the state before participating in the Wanjialing victory. If we go to the battlefield, our regiment can go at any time! Please give instructions, sir!" Zhang Tianhai was full of confidence.
"Very good, very good. You must continue to promote it. Although the security forces in the war zone are called guards, they are actually the fist troops of the ninth war zone. You must train them well before they go back to the battlefield. At that time, I want to test the actual combat effect!" Xue Yue said in a deep voice, looking like he had high hopes.
"Sir, there's no need to look back! We can go to the battlefield now! We are coming here from a low-level job, seemingly to report on training work, but actually to ask for battle!" Zhang Tianhai said straight to the point.
"Oh? Please fight?" Xue Yue felt a little surprised.
"Yes, we are asking for a fight. The two humble men asked the commander to send our troops to the south bank of the Xinqiang River to conduct guerrilla operations and small-scale counterattacks with the Japanese army!" After saying that, Zhang Tianhai saluted with a military salute, and Zhou Fangjie followed closely. back.
"The south bank of the Xinqiang River? That's the front line. War is no joke. I need you to give me a very suitable reason!" Xue Yue said in a deep voice, his words full of murderous intent.
"Sir, I believe that fighting the enemy and defending the country is an important mission of the national army. However, there are several benefits to going to the south bank of the Xinqiang River. Please allow me to report to you." Zhang Tianhai said seriously.
"Okay, you say it." Xue Yue nodded, but didn't say any more.
"First point, defending the country is the responsibility of our army; secondly, both our First Guard Regiment and our Second Guard Regiment have declined to a certain extent from their previous combat effectiveness. If we put our training on Being on the front line can arouse the training enthusiasm of the officers and soldiers to a certain extent, and can quickly improve the combat effectiveness of our two regiments; thirdly, our two regiments have a combined strength of more than 10,000 troops. If they are stationed on the front line, It is also an excellent thing for the front line; fourth, our two regiments can conduct small-scale counterattacks on the front line, killing and injuring the enemy as much as possible within our capabilities, and creating conditions for future counterattacks!" Zhang Tianhai His thinking was very clear and he said what he wanted to express in one go.
"The first few points are very good, but I want to know more about the fourth point. Regarding the fourth point you mentioned, I have a few questions to ask you. Please answer them truthfully." Xue Yue did not care about Zhang Tianhai. Although he was excited about the big pie drawn, he was very cautious. As a theater commander, even if he was acting, he must understand the specific operations. If the two theater guard regiments were to fight to the death on the front line, he, the commander, would There is absolutely no way to escape the relationship.
"Sir, the preparation for the humble position stems from the speculation of the humble position." Zhang Tianhai answered truthfully.
"Oh? What kind of guessing method? Please tell me." Xue Yue asked.
"Sir, according to my humble speculation, the Japanese army is not ready for a full-scale march south. We can take advantage of this gap to carry out some counterattacks. Because if they are not ready for a full-scale march south, in the face of our provocation and counterattack, We have two advantages: first, they will not launch a large-scale counterattack; second, even if they want to launch a large-scale counterattack, their counterattack will definitely be insufficient." Zhang Tianhai answered confidently road.
"It seems that you are very confident. Why do you think they are not ready to move south on a large scale? Also, why do you think their counterattack is insufficient?" Xue Yue's eyes narrowed slightly, not so much asking questions. , he is more like an examiner.
"Sir, if they are ready to move south in an all-round way, it is impossible that our intelligence department has not received any news. Also, if they are ready, then their army will have already prepared to fight against the new enemy. Just based on these two points, we can conclude that they are not ready." Zhang Tianhai said, "Besides, they have taken so much of our territory in one and a half years. Don’t you need to digest it? After attacking Shanghai, going down to Nanjing, going up to Xuzhou, plus attacking Wuhan, we lost so many troops, and their losses will definitely not be small. Moreover, their current war supply lines are so stretched Commander, if they don't slow down a bit, they may be in trouble."
"Well, Zhang Yulin, you are indeed the proud graduate of Huangpu. No wonder you can win so many battles. You really have a good hand." Xue Yue was not stingy with his words of praise, almost praising Zhang Tianhai to the sky.
"Thank you for your promotion, sir. I just followed the kid's ideas. Moreover, my hometown of Wuhan has been occupied by the Japanese invaders. Why doesn't I want to lead my troops to fight back?" Zhang Tianhai said very seriously.
"That's true. Now that you've moved to the south bank of the Xinqiang River, what about Changsha's defense? You two troops are guarding Changsha from the south to the north..." Xue Yue asked, looking at the two people in front of him.
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