Zhang Tianhai came here not only to inspect the positions, but also to understand the combat effectiveness of each unit. After all, they had just experienced a fierce battle with the Japanese 33rd Division. Even if their troops were still high-spirited, they were still in high spirits. Casualties are inevitable.
The successive battles will inevitably make the officers and soldiers feel tired, and to a certain extent, they may become war-weary.
Zhang Tianhai, as the former enemy commander of the Ninth War Zone Guard Force and the leader of the First Guard Regiment, has led this force to fight countless battles and win many battles. His appearance may also be able to give a certain degree of support to the enemy. The officers and soldiers at the front boosted morale.
"Shaojie, you must control this unit well. In fact, whether it is the army guard battalion or the first battalion of the second guard regiment, their combat effectiveness is not as good as yours. This unit of yours is my trump card. Now, it all depends on you whether you can withstand the enemy's attack and whether you can counterattack with force." Zhang Tianhai said solemnly.
"Yes, please rest assured, regiment. Since you can hand over the entire first battalion to me, I will definitely not let you down." Lu Shaojie said in an equally serious tone.
"Okay, with your words, I feel relieved." Zhang Tianhai patted Lu Shaojie's shoulder again, "Now that the headquarters has given you the task of guarding the front line of Changle Street, then you can Execute it well!”
"Yes! Sir!!" Lu Shaojie stood at attention and saluted. Although Zhou Fangjie, the deputy officer, was also his senior officer, it was only when Zhang Tianhai stood here that he felt confident.
It has nothing to do with anything else except trusting you.
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When leaving the first battalion, Zhang Tianhai looked full of worries and looked sad.
"Sir, what happened?" Xu Xun was a little worried, so he asked.
"Don't worry! Nothing happened. Let's go check out other troops first!" Zhang Tianhai waved his hand.
Seeing that the superior didn't want to say anything, Xu Xun didn't bother to ask so much and just kept his mouth shut.
After leaving several units in succession, Zhang Tianhai's worries became more and more serious. After he returned to the unit, he locked himself in his room, smoking a cigarette silently, and seemed to pay no attention to anyone.
Yes, Zhang Tianhai always felt that there would be problems with such an arrangement, but he couldn't explain why.
After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Tianhai directly ordered Xu Xun to bring him a map of the surrounding area.
After looking carefully for a long time, he finally found a clue: it turned out that the activity range of each unit was too small. The entire six battalions of the First Guard Regiment were deployed east of Xinshi Town and Changle Street in Miluo County. The area about three kilometers to the west is a proper positional warfare model...
"No, this absolutely won't work." Muttering to himself, Zhang Tianhai lit another cigarette.
In fact, to be honest, Zhang Tianhai is not averse to positional warfare. After all, with this huge equipment gap, he can only use the "one inch of mountains and rivers, one inch of blood" style of play - if all Chinese troops adopt mobile warfare instead of fighting from the frontal battlefield To consume the enemy's troops, then the whole of China has probably fallen.
However, Zhang Tianhai did not want his troops to be so firmly locked in positional warfare, because in that case, all the initiative on the battlefield would fall into the hands of the enemy, which was not what he wanted to see.
The most important thing is that Zhang Tianhai does not think that the equipment gap between his own troops and the Japanese army is very big. Let's take the Shangcun detachment that has captured the camp as an example!
Zhang Tianhai believed that the Shangcun detachment was able to quickly capture the camp because the defenders did not pay attention to it. However, after the Japanese army captured the camp, they immediately faced the main force of Zhang Hanchu's 25th Division. Faced with such As a unit, it is impossible for the Japanese army to win easily, and they may even have to pay a heavy price.
Under such circumstances, the gap between the security forces of the Ninth War Zone and the Shangcun detachment was infinitely closer - but don't forget, Zhang had just made a "big fortune", and this "windfall" made him feel I straightened my waist.
It was precisely because Zhang Tianhai felt that his primary enemy might be the Shangcun detachment, so he had to go to this unit specifically, otherwise he would really have no idea...
"Sun Tzu's Art of War" says that only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles without danger.
If Zhang Tianhai did not have confidence in his troops before the war began, the entire army would definitely suffer disaster.
"Miluo County, Xinshi Town, Changle Town..." Zhang Tianhai muttered to himself, not caring that his room was already filled with smoke.
After thinking about this for a long time, Zhang Tianhai finally figured out the key points. He took out his pencil and started writing and drawing on the map.
After working hard for about five to ten minutes, Zhang Tianhai finally showed a hint of relief on his face.
"Xiao Xu, come in!" Zhang Tianhai shouted directly out the door.
Not long after, the guard responsible for guarding the door notified Xu Xun to come over.
"Sir, are you looking for me?" Xu Xun was a little confused after entering the door. He even couldn't stand the smell of such high concentration of smoke.
"Well, come in! Clean up my desk here, and then go to the staff department." Zhang Tianhai waved his hand and said cheerfully.
"Yes! Sir!!" Xu Xun responded. He also knew that the chief must have made an important decision, so he was asked to clean because he would not be at ease if it were anyone else, fearing the risk of leaking information.
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Half an hour later, Li Yinglun, who had panda eyes, and Zhou Fangjie, who had just woken up, were both dragged to the staff headquarters by Zhang Tianhai.
"You two old guys, are you exhausted?" Zhang Tianhai smiled.
"Not bad." Zhou Fangjie yawned.
Compared with Zhou Fangjie's yawn, Li Yinglun looked much worse. His dark circles like panda eyes seemed to be asking Zhang Tianhai: Do you think I'm not tired?
Well, if I have to draw an analogy, Li Yinglun is probably a little more comfortable than the donkeys in the production team, but not much.
"Haha, if you are tired, you have to hold on for a while, otherwise the situation will change later, and you two will not know what happened!" Zhang Tianhai laughed and said, obviously very excited.
Seeing Zhang Tianhai like this, how could Zhou and Li not know what was going on? Probably Zhang Tianhai has a new battle plan. If nothing unexpected happens, a certain Japanese army may be in trouble.
After Zhou Fangjie and Li Yinglun looked at each other, they said almost in unison: "Speak quickly, don't buy into it. I'm exhausted..."
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PS: Here comes the second update, I’m almost as good as the production team’s donkey, good night!
(End of chapter)
