625 Overall Deployment: Reinforcement of Zhongtiao Mountain Plan
Before you see the person, you hear the voice first.
Then, Xu Guoan, a proud man, strode into the courtyard.
When the two sides met, the two old comrades had smiles and emotions on their faces, and they hugged each other without any surprise.
It turns out that Kong Jie and Xu Guoan are old comrades in the Fourth Red Army.
When Kong Jie was still the battalion commander, Xu Guoan served as the combat staff in the battalion. The two worked together for a while, and the memory was quite pleasant.
In Kong Jie's memory, Lao Xu was a very sincere staff officer, with a hatred of evil, an upright personality, and real talent and learning, and he was quite good at tactical command and layout.
When the two of them fought together, they defeated a main regiment of the national army with a battalion.
That was the previous achievement that Kong Jie was most proud of.
In Xu Guoan's memory, his old comrade Kong Jie fought bravely and obeyed orders. Every time he fought, he would always be on the front line. He was a rare tiger general on the battlefield.
Later, after the Anti-Japanese War broke out, Kong Jie became the leader of the independent regiment, and Xu Guoan was also transferred to the brigade headquarters as a staff officer.
There wasn't much interaction between the two. They only occasionally met when Kong Jie went to the brigade headquarters to make reports.
Xu Guoan often heard news about Kong Jie at the brigade headquarters, and how he led the independent regiment to win some battles.
Xu Guoan was a little surprised by this, but he also expected it. When he was still working with the Fourth Red Army, his impression of Kong Jie was that he was a general who especially knew how to learn.
The instructor gave everyone cultural classes and taught everyone how to read.
Kong Jie would even go to the instructor's bunk specifically to study, and the two of them would squeeze into the same bed. In the middle of the night, Kong Jie could sometimes be heard asking some study questions.
Later, the instructor died, and Kong Jie said with red eyes: "Instructor, you just left like this. Who should I go to if I want to learn culture again in the future?"
This time the order from the headquarters was issued, and the First Independent Anti-Japanese Detachment in Northwestern Shanxi was established. The detachment leader Kong Jie asked the brigade commander for someone, and made it clear that he wanted Xu Guoan to be the chief of staff of the first detachment.
After the brigade headquarters' appointment was issued, Xu Guoan was also pleasantly surprised.
It’s not that there is any superiority or inferiority between the staff of the brigade and the chief of staff of the detachment.
But over the past year or so, the independent regiment has continued to grow, and news of victory has come again and again. The colorful front line has long made the true-tempered Xu Guoan unable to sit still.
Being able to work in Kong Jie's first detachment and directly assist in commanding frontline operations is what Xu Guoan has dreamed of.
After the warm hug, Kong Jie immediately invited Xu Guoan into the house:
"Lao Xu, you are not an outsider, so I won't be polite to you. Let's talk inside first!"
"That's the truth. We revolutionaries don't talk about such nonsense." Xu Guoan said with a smile.
The two of them entered the inner room of the regiment headquarters together.
I saw a small table on the kang in the inner room, with only half a bottle of liquor left on the small table, peanuts, a small pile of peanut shells piled on the edge of the table, and some peanut skins falling on the ground.
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Xu Guoan said happily: "Old Kong, you really don't know if you don't look at this. You are living a good life in your little life!"
Kong Jie patted his thigh without changing his expression:
"It's over, I forgot to clean it up! Monk, I said this guy has no sense at all. When our chief of staff came to take office, didn't you know how to clean it up in advance?"
The monk said aggrievedly: "Captain, you said that the chief of staff is one of our own, so I won't take care of him."
Kong Jie: "..."
Hahahaha——
Xu Guoan laughed and said: "Old Kong, you are living a comfortable life today! Drinking wine, eating peanuts, and having such an interesting guard by your side."
Kong Jie said: "Don't mention it, this guy is just stubborn and can make people mad sometimes."
"Is this Comrade Wei Dayong!" Xu Guoan asked with a smile.
The monk grinned and scratched his head, "Chief of Staff, have you heard of me?"
Xu Guoan smiled and said: "The red tassel spear in your hand is superb. In terms of the combat power of the entire independent regiment, you are undoubtedly the first."
"In the battle of Lijiapo, one company blocked the Japanese troops from passing through the sky and defended the arsenal. They also used Lijiapo's ingenious fortifications to be constructed in advance to severely damage the Yamazaki Brigade."
"Your name, Monk Wei, is not only mine, the commander-in-chief has also heard of it!"
When Xu Guoan said this, the monk felt a little embarrassed, "Hey, Chief of Staff, what you said is really nice, but in that battle, my fighting style was explained in advance by the regiment leader, so it is not my ability." p>
"What do you call this? Whether the commander can command well or not depends on the execution ability of the soldiers. If the execution ability of the soldiers cannot keep up, it is just talk on paper."
"Monk, you also said that the chief of staff is one of our own, so don't be humble in front of me, haha——"
"Hey!"
The monk didn't respond at all. The new chief of staff, to be honest, has a bad temper with him.
After a few words, it was as if there was no distance between the two.
"Monk, what are you stunned for? Bring Lao Xu a wine bowl."
"Hey!"
The monk took out the wine bowl and poured wine for Xu Guoan with great discernment. Seeing the wine flowing continuously, the whole bowl was about to be filled.
Kong Jie on the side shouted, "Hey, yo, ok, ok, I said, monk, what are you doing? You are too honest, how can you pour wine in this way?"
Xu Guoan said happily: "This is called sincerity. It shows that the monk really regards us as his own, yes, it's all over -"
The monk smiled and said: "Chief of Staff, you don't know, this bottle of wine is a good wine collected by our leader. After today, it will not be easy for you to drink it again."
"Hey, so I should pour more, it's full, yes, it's full!"
"..."
Captain Kong shivered in distress at the side, but his old comrade had just arrived, so he couldn’t be stingy, right? He had to give the monk a hard look.
The monk finished pouring the wine, but did not leave. He just stood aside, swallowing his saliva and staring at the full bowl of wine in front of Xu Guoan.
Xu Guoan was afraid that the wine would flow out, so he took a sip first, drank the wine to the edge of the bowl, and then exclaimed: "It is indeed a good wine!"
Then, without saying a word, Xu Guoan handed the wine bowl to the monk aside and said with a smile: "As the saying goes, don't forget the man who dug the well when drinking water, monk, let's have a drink!"
The monk licked his lips and looked at Kong Jie.
Kong Jie said with a stern face: "You are a loser. I have agreed that after drinking this time, you are not allowed to steal my wine again within two months!"
"It's done!"
The monk was immediately overjoyed. The good wine was not afraid of burning his stomach. He picked up the bowl and took two big sips.
When I put the wine bowl down again, only half the bowl was left.
Kong Jie cursed: "You brat, you said you were fat and you were breathless. I don't usually give you less wine, right?"
But Xu Guoan laughed and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, Lao Kong, no wonder you like the monk. Today I finally know the reason. Who doesn't like such a brother?"
"Monk, if you like drinking, I'll treat you to a drink later."
"By the way, monk, you are good at martial arts. Let's discuss and learn from each other later. I'll ask you for some tips."
The monk was surprised and said: "Chief of Staff, do you know Kung Fu?"
Kong Jile said: "That's because every time Li Datou and I fought, it was Lao Xu who stood in the middle. If there weren't two brushes, the one who blocked the fight would definitely be beaten!"
After that, Kong Jie and Xu Guoan laughed again as they recalled the fun stories from the past.
We joked for a while, and then got down to business. Kong Jie took Xu Guoan to the side of the combat sandbox at the regiment headquarters.
On the sand table, there are four red flags planted in the independent regiment base area.
"Old Xu, this is the current deployment of our first detachment base. These four small red flags represent the respective garrison areas of the independent first, second, third and fourth regiments."
Xu Guoan looked at it for a moment and said with a smile: "Lao Kong, over the past year or so, your Northwest Shanxi Iron Triangle has gained a reputation. In addition to the development of your three groups, it also benefited from your three big groups.
The base area where they are located together constitutes a triangular defense system."
"The overall defense of our first team now has this meaning."
"You connect the locations of the 1st Regiment, 2nd Regiment, and 3rd Regiment to form an overall triangular defense system."
"On the contrary, the Fourth Regiment is isolated on the southern edge. Overall, it is not integrated into the defense of the base area. And based on the rumors from the brigade headquarters, if my guess is correct, Lao Kong, you are planning to transfer the Fourth Regiment to Zhongtiao.
It’s a mountainous area, so make preparations in advance, right?”
Kong Jie smiled and said: "You old fox, you can tell at a glance!"
"Yes, according to the brigade commander's wishes, it is our first detachment that is the first to go to Zhongtiao Mountain to open up the anti-Japanese revolutionary base."
"After thinking about it, I found that there are too many teams sent to Zhongtiao Mountain. Too many or too few are not suitable. In addition, the selection of commanders must be carefully considered."
"Wang Huaibao, the commander of the fourth regiment, was the former commander of the third battalion of our independent regiment, and he was one of my old subordinates."
"Among the group leaders, Wang Huaibao's personality is the most similar to mine. If we want to open up an anti-Japanese revolutionary base in Zhongtiao Mountain, the initial work will definitely be a complicated and difficult task."
"This means not only fighting the Japanese, but more importantly, opening up base areas behind enemy lines, gradually stabilizing economic construction, mobilizing the masses, fighting bandits, and assisting local governments in establishing anti-Japanese regimes and armed forces."
"As for the second regiment commander Wang Leihu and the third regiment commander Shen Quan, to be honest, they are more suitable for fighting. When it comes to how to secretly accumulate and develop the troops, Wang Huaibao is better."
"In addition, after our first detachment implemented elite troops and simplified administration, the number of members of the fourth regiment company has been enriched, and the number of teams is not small."
"If we can take root in Zhongtiao Mountain, establishing a base area will not be a problem."
Xu Guoan nodded clearly.
Naturally, he did not understand the personalities of the group leaders as well as Kong Jie.
In terms of specific employment, since Kong Jie has said so, he must be the most suitable.
As the two talked, they got deeper and deeper into the topic.
Xu Guoan pointed out the map of the Zhongtiao Mountain area, "Lao Kong, the shortest route from our Taihang base to Zhongtiao Mountain is to go south and then westward. Along the way, our regiment's goal is not small. The Japanese and puppet troops
They will definitely notice it and stop them midway."
"Here, Qinshui, the flanks of the southward advancing troops must be defended."
"After the fourth regiment quickly moved to the Zhongtiao Mountain area, in order to avoid the main force of the Japanese army, it could deploy troops in the mountainous areas north of Yuan County and Ji County, south of the Qugao Highway, Qinshui, Yicheng and other areas, and then according to the battalion,
The company is an independent combat unit, dispersed for guerrilla activities..."
After expressing some of his own opinions, Xu Guoan smiled and said: "In addition, Lao Kong, I heard that we still have three mountain companies in the Zhongtiao Mountain area!"
"With their support in advance and opening up the passage, the southward march this time will be much easier."
"Going forward, we need to open a secret transportation channel between Zhongtiao Mountain and our base area to ensure the connection between the two base areas."
"It will be of great benefit to future operations and counter-mopping up if the eggs are not put in one basket."
"Old Xu, you have made more and more progress in these years." Kong Jie laughed and asked the monk beside him: "Monk, how are you?"
The monk admired him: "Captain, our chief of staff is really not a fool. The analysis just now is basically the same as your previous analysis!"
Xu Guoan was startled for a moment, then he said with a smile: "You old Kong, this is a test for me!"