"Let's go! Don't stay here too long. Our friendly forces will soon regard us as Japanese infiltration troops." Zhang Tianhai smiled.
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Taolinsi Village, the headquarters of the 15th National Army.
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, Zhang Tianhai, the former enemy commander-in-chief of the theater guard force, and Zhou Fangjie, the deputy commander-in-chief, request to meet!" A soldier ran to Guan Linzheng and reported.
"Let them come in!" A divine light flashed in Guan Linzheng's eyes, as if he understood everything.
"Yes! Sir!" the soldier stood at attention and saluted.
Looking at the soldiers leaving, Guan Linzheng was thoughtful.
After a while, Zhang Tianhai and Zhou Fangjie, two very tall officers, strode up to Guan Linzheng. The two men stood at attention and saluted at the same time: "Report to Chief Guan, the former enemy commander (deputy commander-in-chief) of the humble war zone security force. ) Zhang Tianhai (Zhou Fangjie) has been ordered to report to you."
Guan Linzheng nodded slightly, then stared at Zhang Tianhai and asked: "Commander Zhang, according to reliable reports, your troops have entered Sanjiang Town in three days, why don't you report to me directly? ?”
Facing Guan Linzheng's sharp eyes, Zhang Tianhai was not timid. He just said: "Sir, I did not report directly on the telegram because I did not want to expose the whereabouts of the troops!"
"Don't want to expose the whereabouts of the troops? I want to hear your reasons." Guan Linzheng's eyes were still very sharp, as if he could penetrate people's thoughts at a glance.
"Actually, I don't trust the intelligence system of our national army. If the Japanese army can monitor every move of our army, we will be in trouble. I even don't want the Japanese army to know that we have such a troop heading north. "Zhang Tianhai reported truthfully.
"This is indeed a good idea, but Commander Xue has already called me before you set off. His order is that the 15th Army should basically maintain the status quo and provide certain support to the theater security forces if necessary. With this order, you Do you understand what I mean?" Guan Linzheng asked.
"I understand the humble position. It means that if it is not particularly dangerous, our theater security force will not receive the support of the commander's soldiers." Zhang Tianhai was very bold and made it clear directly.
"Zhang Tianhai, you are very bold and direct." Guan Linzheng's words were neither salty nor bland, and he still had a strong Shaanxi accent. "In principle, this is the case, but it is also confirmed that your theater security forces are temporarily under our command. You still have strong autonomy in many aspects, but I personally hope that you can truthfully report to me when taking actions and be able to form coordination. Otherwise, we will not know what the situation is, let alone Don’t call it a dangerous situation.”
Guan Linzheng's words were very polite, but they still conveyed many important points. The implication is that you do have the right to operate independently, but you are still nominally under the command of our 15th Group Army. If you don't even report your actions to us , then, in the critical moment, you will not see a single soldier of our 15th Army.
Zhang Tianhai was not a fool, so he naturally understood the implication of Guan Linzheng's message. He promised: "Please rest assured, Sir Guan, I will definitely report to the commander before taking action!"
"Okay." Guan Linzheng nodded, "You two have remembered what you said today. Don't hide anything."
"Yes! Sir!" Zhang Tianhai and Zhou Fangjie both stood at attention and saluted.
Then, Zhang Tianhai continued to report: "Sir, in addition to reporting to you this time, we also want to report our next action plan."
"What's the next action plan?" Guan Linzheng was a little surprised.
"Yes, that's the next action plan." Zhang Tianhai nodded, and Zhou Fangjie also nodded.
"Okay, then just tell me! What is the action plan?" Guan Linzheng asked.
"Sir, our initial plan is to send an elite force across the river from a suitable location on the Xinqiang River to find out the situation. Then the main force of our theater guard force will slowly cross the river, trying to annihilate them all at the right time. A Japanese regiment-level combat unit. Cut off a finger of the Japanese Sixth Division." Zhang Tianhai reported in a deep voice.
"Very good, the idea is very good, but the difficulty is, can you annihilate a Japanese regiment-level unit in half a day? I think it is difficult, and they are the most capable 'Beast Division' among the Japanese elite. , it is very difficult to annihilate them in a short period of time." Guan Linzheng said in a deep voice, and he had to admit that what he said made sense.
"Then what if we adopt the strategic idea of accumulating small victories into big victories? If we annihilate one of their squads, or a squadron, or even a large group at a time, within a month, their losses will be very heavy. Besides, our Combat ideas, plans, and methods can be changed at any time. The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly. As long as the combat ideas are correct, any situation can change. As long as we can win the war, it is better than anything else." Zhang Tianhai said bluntly with his chest raised.
"Accumulate small victories into big victories? This idea is very good, you can try it!" Guan Linzheng's words were finalized. This was his first contact with Zhang Tianhai. During the battle in Xuzhou, they may have heard each other's words. Name, but there was absolutely no communication, so when Zhang Tianhai could say these words, Guan Linzheng chose to believe it.
Of course, if he heard this sentence from other people, Guan Linzheng might have doubts, but it came from Zhang Tianhai, who has so much experience in winning battles, which in itself is Has great authority.
"Thank you, sir!" Zhang Tianhai stood at attention and straightened his back.
"What troops did you bring this time? Let me see your troops and equipment." Guan Linzheng made a suggestion.
"Sir, I came here with Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhou. They only brought the cavalry battalion of the First Guard Regiment. They did not bring our main infantry battalion. However, you can ask the commander to review." Zhang Tianhai reported truthfully. .
"Oh? You actually dare to use cavalry in this Changsha area with crisscrossed waterways? I have to say that you, Zhang Tianhai, are very bold. Come on, take me to see it!" Guan Linzheng said directly. It can be seen that he is still in a good mood. of.
There was no way, Zhang Tianhai's reasons were too sufficient, and Guan Linzheng had no excuse to refute, especially since the former also came up with a specific action plan, which was extremely implementable.
Seeing that Guan Linzheng was in a good mood, Zhang Tianhai felt that there were some things that he had to solve while Guan Linzheng was happy, especially the matter of reviewing the weapons, equipment and combat effectiveness of the cavalry battalion.
Following Guan Linzheng, a bold idea began to appear in Zhang Tianhai's mind. As for how to implement it and whether it can be successful, it depends on whether Guan Linzheng will not be fooled...
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