Unlike Chief Zhang who was in a happy mood, Zhou Wen was now anxious.
Now that August is here, there is still no news from Wang Huzi's third supplementary regiment. Zhou Wen now travels between teaching the second division and the second division almost every day. As long as there are prisoners with different unit numbers, he will personally interrogate them. The result
It's constant disappointment and growing worry.
That morning, Zhou Wen returned to the Eastern Front Headquarters. After meeting Commander Qian, Zhou Wen requested: "Chief Qian, the Eastern Front is basically stable now. I request the transportation team to leave the Eastern Front and search southwest.
There has been no news from our supplementary third regiment. Those uncles have been very kind to me, and I cannot abandon them either emotionally or rationally. It has been two months now, and after various intelligence analyses, I think they are no longer on the Eastern Front.
Already.
Therefore, I requested to leave the team temporarily and conduct reconnaissance and search to the southwest to try to find them as soon as possible."
Chief Qian said nothing, staring at the map and thinking hard. It was not that he disagreed with Zhou Wen's request, but Zhou Wen's words gave him an idea.
He thought for a while, beckoned Zhou Wen to come to the map, pointed at the map and said: "Awen, look, the armies of both sides are now concentrated on the Longhai Line in the east and the Pinghan Line in the south.
In the vast area far away from the two railway lines, only a small number of troops have been deployed to guard. Currently, both the eastern and southern lines are in a state of anxiety, and neither side is able to eat the other in one bite.
What you just said reminded me, can I mobilize some elites to advance suddenly from the southwest, threaten the enemy's main force on the southern front from the flanks, and cooperate with our southern front troops to gain strategic initiative on the southern front."
As he spoke, he drew a straight line on the map from Liuhe to Xuchang.
Zhou Wen did know that the Third Army Corps on the southern front of the National Army was currently fighting the enemy in the Linying area on the Pinghan-Han Line.
If Chief Qian's idea is to send an elite force from the eastern front to the southern front's rear important town of Xuchang, then the main enemy force on the southern front will be trapped in the dilemma of being attacked from both sides. The stalemate between the two sides on the southern front will soon be overturned.
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Zhou Wen looked at Chief Qian with admiration and said: "No wonder the principal trusts Chief Qian so much. Chief Qian's battlefield command skills are indeed among the best in the National Army. He is bold and careful, and he discovered the opportunity in an instant. It is really an eye-opener for this humble position."
If this plan can be implemented smoothly, the enemies on the southern front will soon collapse and retreat. Our army on the southern front can advance towards Zhengzhou and Kaifeng, directly posing a threat to the main enemy force on the eastern front. By then, we will be close to a comprehensive victory.
Not far away.”
Zhou Wen's compliment really comes from the heart. The senior generals of the domestic army in this era have basically stood out in long-term battles and have experienced the test of blood and fire. Their battlefield command skills and ability to grasp fighter opportunities are not bad.
The backwardness of China's military during this period was mainly caused by the country's backward development. Military technology, military industry, military ideology, etc. were all due to the country's long-term civil war and lacked the financial resources and time to carry out all-round construction.
There is no condition to establish a nationwide military service system and non-commissioned officer system. As a result, the military quality of the entire army's grassroots officers and soldiers is very poor.
It was not until the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War that the whole country shared the same hatred of the enemy, and the formal planning and development of the Chinese army changed slightly. The establishment of a comprehensive military plan had to wait until the Republic period.
Chief Qian was very happy after hearing Zhou Wen's words, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Awen, you are really my lucky star, you woke me up with just one sentence.
Don't worry, wait two days. I will ask the staff to make a detailed plan based on this idea today, and then report it to the headquarters. I will also go to the headquarters to ask the principal for instructions, and try to get an approval letter within two days.
Don’t worry, if the plan passes, your transport team will be the vanguard of my entire army. If it fails, I will allow you to temporarily leave the team and go find your replenishment group. And I will also give you a nominal order."
Zhou Wen was overjoyed, stood at attention and saluted: "Thank you, Chief Qian, for your care!"
In fact, Chief Qian also appreciated Zhou Wen's kindness and said with a smile: "Awen, you are my little brother. If I don't take care of you, who will I take care of? Let's not do this between us. Just wait.
Follow my good news."
The next day, all members of the transportation team were ordered to return.
Early in the morning, Zhou Wen was neatly dressed and stood outside the yard of the transport team station, waiting for the team members to return.
At 10 a.m., Gao Xiaoshan arrived first with three spear teams.
Gao Xiaoshan showed Zhou Wen's familiar smile and familiar little white teeth from a distance, and quickly stepped forward to stand at attention and salute: "Report to the captain, Gao Xiaoshan has been ordered to return to the team with eighteen people from the spear group."
Zhou Wen solemnly replied: "Welcome brothers to return to the team."
After saying that, he stepped forward and hugged Gao Xiaoshan warmly. He and Gao Xiaoshan hadn't seen each other for more than ten days, so naturally they missed him very much.
Zhou Wen must carefully check every person who comes back for injuries and ask about their physical condition. Zhou Wen is most afraid of team members being injured or having psychological problems.
After all, it was a month of fighting on the front line in a hail of bullets, which was an extremely cruel experience and test for everyone's body and spirit.
Then Uncle Ma came back with the machine gun team including Tieniu, and the action team and reconnaissance team led by Miaohua.
In the courtyard of the station, the team members who returned one after another greeted each other warmly, joked and had fun. Since they were dispersed to various units, many of them had not seen each other in a month, so they were naturally very affectionate.
Xu Dacheng's artillery team Zhou Wen is not worried, he is only worried about the sniper Zhang Xiaoping and Ti Jing. Zhou Wen and Zhou Wen are released to fight freely and are in the greatest danger.
At 12:30 noon, I saw Xu Dacheng and his party coming from a distance, leading several horses and carrying cannons and ammunition. Zhang Xiaoping and Ti Jing were actually with them.
Zhou Wen was completely relieved. The team members were all fine, only a few of them suffered minor injuries.
In the afternoon, all team members went to the training ground for restorative training.
Zhou Wen was pleasantly surprised to find that everyone's abilities had greatly improved.
Especially for the long rifle team and the machine gun team, everyone in the Second Teaching Division has become a shooting instructor. Not only has their own shooting level improved, but also because of the initial team leadership experience, the overall situation and battlefield adaptability have also been enhanced.
Uncle Ma's superb machine gun control skills earned him a reputation second only to Xu Dacheng in the Second Teaching Division.
Needless to say about the artillery team, you can tell just by looking at Xu Dacheng's expression. He is eager to attract the whole team's attention to him.
The most commendable thing is that the team members who have been baptized by the battlefield have completely eliminated the nervousness and restraint before the war. They have accumulated a certain amount of battlefield experience. The youthful youth has faded from their faces, replaced by firmness and confidence.