"Don't dare, don't dare," Fu Zuoyi laughed.
Xie Tian smiled and said: "I've said it all, President Fu's face must always be given. The second batch of aircraft exchanged by the Americans with us has arrived. I will equip each of your two armies with an air force division."
Fu Zuoyi was overjoyed and almost shook Xie Tian's hand off: "This is great. Our 42nd Army also has its own air force."
Xie Tian laughed: "Not only will I give you an air force division, I will also give you two tiger generals."
As he spoke, Xie Tian looked at Li Yunlong and Ding Wei who had been standing beside Zhao Gang.
Both of them stepped forward and saluted Fu Zuoyi: "Li Yunlong, acting commander of the 51st Army, and Ding Wei, deputy commander of the 51st Army, have met Commander-in-Chief Fu."
Fu Zuoyi saluted and shook hands with the three people in confusion. Xie Tian smiled and said: "From today on, the 301st Division and 302nd Division of the 51st Army will be assigned to your 42nd Army to form the 52nd Army. Comrade Li Yunlong will serve as the 52nd Army." Army commander, Comrade Ding Wei serves as the chief of staff of the 52nd Army."
After working together for such a long time, the time has come and Xie Tian is about to start operating on the original 386 brigade.
Fu Zuoyi was stunned for a moment, then shook hands with Li Yunlong and Ding Wei overjoyed, and laughed loudly: "I have heard of you two, and Kong Jie, you three are the famous iron triangle in northwest Shanxi. "
Li Yunlong's old face flushed and he glanced at Xie Tian with a grin and said: "They are the ones calling the Iron Triangle nonsense. Compared with the Commander-in-Chief and Mr. Fu, we are just acting recklessly in the war."
Fu Zuoyi, who had been sitting on the bench in front of Yan Xishan for so many years, was still able to keep the Seventh Army from falling, and instead grew slightly. Moreover, among Yan Xishan's troops, only his Seventh Army persisted in fighting the Japanese on the Datong-Suiyuan front line. Naturally, there are some means.
Fu Zuoyi laughed and clapped their hands: "Don't mention me too. Compared with the Commander-in-Chief, I am also a student."
Xie Tian looked at a few people with a smile and said: "Are you going to put me on the fire to roast me? Okay, the fellows sent me a pot of stickers, pastry and fish, saying it is the most delicious thing in Jinghai, let's sit down Come down and eat and chat.”
Xie Tian made an invitation gesture and led a few people to the dining table in the corner of the large tent of the combat headquarters. There was an iron pot on the dining table, and they could already smell the strong aroma of fish before they even got closer.
Fu Zuoyi lifted the lid of the wooden pot and greedily took a sip of the aroma that came out and said with a smile: "I'm so lucky today. The last time I had fish stuffed with pastry was seven years ago."
Xie Tian sat down and looked at Fu Zuoyi and asked, "Brother Yisheng remembers it so clearly?"
Fu Zuoyi sighed and sat down, looked at Xie Tian and said: "In 1937, I served as the company commander in the 657th Regiment of the 37th Division of the 29th Army. At that time, our regiment switched defenses to the 678th Regiment and fought the Japanese for eight days here in Duliu. More than 2,400 people fought. There are only 700 men left in our company, and only 22 men in my company."
Xie Tian reached out and patted the sad Fu Zuoyi's arm to skip the topic: "Now we are fighting again."
Fu Zuoyi smiled: "Yes, after seven years, we are finally back."
Zhao Gang brought a jar of wine and put it on the table. He opened the mud seal and said, "You drunkards, drink more before the war starts. When the war starts, we will drink less, especially you, old man." Li, you are not allowed to drink alcohol after you go to the battlefield."
Li Yunlong silently turned over the pages of Zhao Gang and stood up at attention to salute: "Yes, Director Zhao."
"Fuck you." Zhao Gang couldn't help but kicked Li Yunlong.
This kid is deliberately trying to squeeze himself. Think about it, the two of them were on equal terms not long ago. Now Zhao Gang is the chief of general staff of the 10th War Zone and a second-level general. Li Yunlong has just been appointed as the commander of the 52nd Army. Just after taking off that codename, if the war zone asks him for a military rank from Chongqing, Li Yunlong will be awarded the rank of lieutenant general according to his current position. The gap between him and Zhao Gang is not small in terms of military rank and position.
Xie Tian laughed and pressed his hand down: "Sit down, everyone. Let's chat while eating and see how the battle in Tianjin should be fought."
Tianjin has been known as the lower part of the Jiuhe River since ancient times. Its jurisdiction includes the Haihe River, Jiyunun, Chaobai River, Beiyunyun, Yongding River, Daqing River, Ziya River, South Canal, etc. The rivers inside and outside the city are crisscrossed, and each river is like a river. The natural danger caused great inconvenience to the siege, especially the armored forces.
Fu Zuoyi looked at Xie Tian and said: "I deliberately took a detour on the way here. It is indeed difficult for our armored forces to launch operations in Tianjin. The Japanese army has strengthened defenses on the bridges leading to the city. According to the investigators' reports, the Japanese army Explosives are installed on every bridge. If we lose, they will blow up the bridge to block our attack."
Xie Tian snorted and picked up a fish for Fu Zuoyi. He motioned to Zhao Gang, Li Yunlong, and Ding Wei to do it. He looked at Fu Zuoyi and said, "There are many rivers in Tianjin, which not only restricts the movement of our armored forces, but also causes other troops to cross the river." It is a big inconvenience. Take the river in front of us as an example. Although the water flow is not fast, the width of the river reaches 800 meters. The Japanese army has built fortifications on the opposite river embankment. No matter what method we use to cross the river, it will definitely cause a lot of damage. .”
Fu Zuoyi scratched his head with a headache: "Yes, it would be great if we could seize one or two bridges."
This is a headache. If the People's Liberation Army blows up a bridge, it will be easy. Aircraft and artillery can be used, but it will be very difficult to seize the bridge.
The Japanese army heavily defended each bridge. There was a bridgehead at the bridge head, Japanese patrols on the bridge, and patrol boats regularly patrolling under the bridge. It was difficult for ordinary people to get close to the bridge.
What's more, the Japanese army also installed explosives on the bridge. If they attack by force, they will only destroy the bridge. Instead of doing this, it is better to blow up the bridge with a cannon. We can't use it, and you little devils can't use it either.
Zhao Gang poured wine for everyone, sat down and looked at Xie Tian and said: "It has been a few days, and we have only collected a total of more than 20 ferries and fishing boats. The ferry is too difficult, and the casualties will be greater. We still find a way to seize the bridge." Relatively reliable.”
Xie Tian looked at Li Yunlong and asked: "Old Li, you have many clever ideas in fighting. Is there any way to capture one or two bridges?"
Li Yunlong was drinking. Hearing this, he quickly put down the wine bowl and said, "I've been thinking about this too. How about we organize a death squad and find an opportunity for the death squad to swim across the river. When they get to the other side of the river, they put on Japanese military uniforms and pretend to patrol. The team went up to the bridge to launch a surprise attack against the Japanese, and the goal was to destroy the Japanese's bridge-exploding facilities, so that even if the troops launched a strong attack on the bridge, the Japanese would not be able to blow up the bridge."
Fu Zuoyi nodded and said: "This is a way, but the suicide squad soldiers..."
Fu Zuoyi didn't say any more, but everyone knew what he wanted to say.
Zhao Gang smiled bitterly and said, "Let's use this method first."
This death squad can't do it with too many people, and it can't do it with too few people. At least twenty or thirty people are needed to complete this task.
Zhao Gang knew that Xie Tian would never trade the lives of twenty or thirty soldiers for a bridge.
