When a team was still an independent regiment, Kong Jie intended to train cadres at all levels to be able to act independently and command overall.
However, this kind of opportunity to hone abilities cannot often be found in actual combat.
Therefore, Kong Jie used this opportunity to hone his cadres' commanding abilities in military sand table confrontation exercises.
Cadres at all levels of a team are no strangers to this.
This has even become an old tradition for the entire team.
Not only Kong Jie did this, but also several regimental commanders below, including the battalion commanders, also used this method to temper their cadres when they were at the battalion headquarters.
And according to Chen Quan, Wang Leihu, Lei Dasheng and other regiment leaders' understanding of the old regiment leader Kong Jie, every military sand table exercise confrontation is definitely not random and always indicates the war situation that everyone will face in the near future. .
For this reason, several group leaders even nicknamed Kong Jie privately - The Prophet!
This time I heard that Kong Jie summoned the heads of each regiment and the political commissar to the detachment staff headquarters to conduct a military sand table exercise and confrontation.
Wang Leihu and other group leaders all came with great interest.
Looking at the military simulation sandbox that the detachment staff has built.
The next steps are already familiar to Shen Quan and other group leaders.
"Hey, old commander, let's follow the old rules and first determine the identities of both sides. Of course, the identities of the enemy and ourselves are obvious. One side is the little devil, and the other side must be our Eighth Route Army."
When the heads of each regiment and the political commissars arrived, Kong Jie didn't have any lengthy opening remarks, and went directly to the military simulation sand table, inviting everyone to join in the simulated confrontation before them.
Lei Dasheng, the acting leader of the first group, was the first to speak.
Then, he quickly added: "Old Shen, Lei Hu, I have said some things in advance, I am not a little devil!"
Wang Leihu, leader of the Second Regiment, said happily: "If you are not happy to be a Japs, then we are happy to be Japs?"
"Then I don't care. Anyway, I can't learn how insidious the little devil is." Lei Dasheng shook his head.
Kong Jie said: "Know yourself and the enemy, and you will be invincible in a hundred battles.
You have always been in the role of the Eighth Route Army and simulated the Japanese army. In fact, it has the greatest effect on improving your command capabilities.
Are you still unhappy?
Okay, let’s give this good thing to Shen Quan! This time, Shen Quan will simulate the Japanese army.”
Although what Kong Jie said sounded nice, he just saw the strange looks in the eyes of his two old comrades Lei Dasheng and Wang Leihu.
Shen Quan was unhappy on the spot: "Old commander, I was a little devil in these previous military confrontation exercises. Why do you want me to be a devil now?"
Before Kong Jie could speak, Wang Leihu said happily: "Old Shen, this little devil is cunning and insidious, and among us you are the one who knows the most dirty tricks. If you are not a devil, who should be??"
Chen Quan: "…………"
It’s just that there seems to be nothing wrong with what he said.
In response to this, Shen Quan could only retort: "Leihu, I don't agree with what you said. Haven't you noticed it yet? On the surface, I am the one who can play dirty tricks. In fact, he still It’s in Zhongtiao Mountain!”
Well, Wang Huaibao, the leader of the Fourth Independent Regiment who is still fighting against the Japanese in Zhongtiao Mountain, was shot while lying down!
Seeing that the group leaders didn't mean to end the topic, Kong Jie immediately interrupted: "Okay, okay, stop talking nonsense, let's get down to business. Let's just say, Shen Quan, you will be the one to simulate the Japanese army this time. ”
Kong Jie made up his mind, and Shen Quan, who looked helpless, could only nodded, and then said: "If you are a devil, just be a devil!
But, old captain, at least you have to find Yoshio Shinozuka for me to take care of, right?
It’s no fun to have a little fight!”
Kong Jie said: "Who is Yoshio Shinozuka?
This time, you will be asked to simulate the commander-in-chief of the Japanese troops dispatched to North China, Okamura Neiji, and command the entire Japanese army in North China. The number of Japanese troops that can be mobilized is no less than hundreds of thousands."
As soon as these words came out, Shen Quan's eyes lit up. He was asked to imitate the somewhat depressed mood of the Japanese army, but his mood immediately changed from gloomy to sunny.
"Haha, old leader, let's make an agreement then!"
Shen Quan, who seemed to have suddenly transformed into the Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Army's North China Front, straightened his face, and then spoke loudly to Wang Leihu and Lei: "The Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Army's North China Front, Okamura Neiji, is here. Xiao Xiaobalu, just let it go and come over!"
This military sandbox exercise confrontation officially kicked off...
Then, the cadres' eyes focused on the military simulation sand table produced by the staff department, and several regiment leaders immediately discovered the problem.
Shen Quan was the first to speak: "Huh?
Old leader, isn't this something right?
Is the area simulated by this sandbox too large?
Here I see our first team, as well as the Taihang and Taiyue base areas, and further north is the Jizhong base area.
This small sand table can cover all our three major base areas in one go."
Kong Jie smiled and said: "Why do you think you are asked to be this Okamura Neji?"
Chen Quan thought for a while and felt relieved, "That's true!"
Next, we need to determine the candidate who will represent the supreme commander of the Eighth Route Army.
Kong Jie finally set his sights on Wang Leihu, leader of the Second Regiment.
Wang Leihu immediately straightened his body and responded: "Please rest assured, captain, I promise to complete the mission and fight this anti-Japanese war successfully!"
After the exercise confrontation officially begins.
Chief of Staff Xu Guoan strode forward and said loudly: "You may not know the specific situation of the simulated confrontation yet. Let me briefly introduce it to you first."
As he spoke, Xu Guoan pointed at the terrain on the simulated sand table with the teaching stick in his hand, and introduced at the transition opening:
"The Taihang Base Area is the largest base area of our Eighth Route Army in Shanxi and is also where our Eighth Route Army headquarters is located. It can almost be said to be the most solid backing of our Eighth Route Army.
This is the goal that the Japanese army in North China, represented by Okamura Neiji, has always wanted to eradicate.
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Especially after we opened up the Taiyue base area, Taihang and Taiyue base areas are connected, which makes the little devil even more headache.
The Japanese want to eradicate our Taihang and Taiyue base areas, which is no longer a matter of a day or two."
His stick then pointed to the sand table, representing the area of the Jizhong Military Region: "The Jizhong Military Region has fertile and vast arable land, a dense population, and dense farmland. It has always been known as the granary of our Eighth Route Army.
The little devils have always regarded the Jizhong Military Region as the military depot and logistics center of our Eighth Route Army.
This Jizhong Military Region has long been a serious problem for the little devils who want to get rid of it quickly.
So what we are simulating this time is an unprecedented large-scale raid that the Japanese army will launch at the same time to target our Taihang base area and the Jizhong Military Region, and even sweep across the entire North China!"
"This major sweep will be carried out with the commander-in-chief of the Japanese dispatched troops in North China, Okamura Neiji, simulated by Shen Quan, as the highest commander and unified deployment and command.
We are planning this large-scale raid on Taihang, Taiyue and even the Jizhong base area."
"Chief of Staff, what about me? What identity do I represent now?" Wang Leihu, the commander of the second regiment, asked expectantly.
"Captain of the First Independent Anti-Japanese Detachment in Northwestern Shanxi." Kong Jie said from the side.
Wang Leihu choked on the spot and was speechless, and his expression was a bit funny.
Kong Jie glared and laughed and scolded: "Why, do you think the position is too small? Are you not satisfied?"
"That's not true!"
Seeing his old regiment leader's eyes widening, Wang Leihu shook his head quickly, and then said with a smile: "Old regiment leader, I hope he is not equal!
You said that Lao Shen represents the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Army in North China, Okamura Neiji.
When it comes to me, why do I just represent the captain of our team?"
Kong Jie said: "Nonsense, the ultimate purpose of our military sandbox simulation confrontation is to prepare for a similar real war that may start at any time in the future in the advance rehearsal.
If the Japanese really launch such a large-scale sweep in the future, whether it is commanded by Neji Okamura or Yoshio Shinozuka.
These few of us can only command one of our teams.
All we have to consider is how our team will prepare and fight in response to such a large-scale raid.
Why, you still want to represent the boss and command all the troops of our Eighth Route Army?"
"Then I don't dare!" Wang Leihu, who was instantly relieved, smiled, "Hey, old leader, then I'm not polite."
Kong Jie said: "Don't be polite. From now on, this simulated confrontation exercise has officially begun. Our entire team, including me, will accept your dispatch from now on."
"The relationship is so good, ahem——"
Wang Leihu said, straightening his collar in an elegant manner and clearing his throat.
Chen Quan, who represented Okamura Neji, spoke at this time:
"We are now the Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Dispatch Force in North China, Okamura Neiji!"
As he spoke, he pointed to the Jizhong Military Region on the sand table, and then pointed to the base area of a team in the Taihang Base Area, "One of these two places is the Jizhong Military Region, the military depot and logistics granary of your Eighth Route Army.<
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Another place, this Eighth Route Army detachment, is the gateway to your Eighth Route Army Taihang Base Area. It can also be called the granary and economic center of the Taihang Base Area.
These two places are of extremely high military value to your Eighth Route Army troops.
Naturally, I, Okamura, have to find a way to destroy these two major granary bases of your Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop."
As he spoke, Shen Quan, who seemed to be completely absorbed in the drama, indeed took on some of the insidiousness and cunning of the Japanese commander-in-chief Okamura Neiji.
He spoke slowly: "I, Okamura, am a very insidious, cunning, cautious, low-key, and cruel guy.
This operation against your two major granary bases of the Eighth Route Army is of great importance. It affects the whole body. I will never do it easily without complete preparations!
As early as 1941, I had formulated a gradual encroachment and mopping-up plan for the operations in your Eighth Route Army's Jizhong base area and Taihang and Taiyue base areas.
So far, in the Jizhong area, our Japanese army has built a large number of advanced strongholds of no less than a thousand. In addition, in conjunction with the blockade of railway lines and highway lines, the connections between your various base areas in Jizhong are constantly being divided.
Once a battle breaks out, these measures and preparations can provide important assistance to our Japanese army in their large-scale sweep.
In addition, I want to attack your Jizhong, and there is another team. Naturally, I cannot let you know in advance..."
Shen Quan, who entered the role, quickly thought about what he would do if he was really Neji Okamura and wanted to deal with the confrontation between the Jizhong base area and a team.
After a while, Shen Quan came up with an idea: "In order to paralyze the judgment of your Eighth Route Army, I will continue to carry out security measures and strengthen public security and stability in the major counties, towns and towns surrounding your base area in the occupied areas.
On the one hand, we will continue to build a large number of forward strongholds, and continue to extend the partition trenches covering both sides of the railway and main traffic roads.
At the same time, our Japanese army will build a blockade consisting of stone walls and bunkers along the foothills of the mountainous area west of Jinghan Road to cut off the reinforcements of the Eighth Route Army in western Hebei and eastern Hebei to the Eighth Route Army in central Hebei.
Since my target is the Central Hebei Military Region, I naturally have to consider the issue of Eighth Route Army reinforcements from other base areas.
All of this will be done in secret, just like boiling a frog in warm water. After the sudden outbreak of the sweep, you Eighth Route Army will be caught off guard.
In addition, I know that your Eighth Route Army will form militia units in some villages to deal with our Japanese army.
In the same way, our Oka Village will also establish some organizations similar to your militia groups in a large number of villages in the occupied areas. Of course, they are self-defense groups belonging to our Japanese army.
The quality requirements of these self-defense groups do not need to be too high, and they are not used to deal with the main force of your Eighth Route Army.
As long as it can be used to deal with your Eighth Route Army militia troops, this is enough.
This is enough to make your Eighth Route Army's counter-mopping up operations encounter great obstacles when they spread to the vast countryside..."
At this time, as Shen Quan, who represented Okamura Neji, continued to speak, the original relaxation was gradually replaced by solemnity on the faces of the other group leaders and political commissars.
As a veteran of the original independent regiment, Shen Quan is actually a very knowledgeable and thoughtful general.
At this moment, what he described about the deployment of the Japanese army was actually not nonsense. On the contrary, it was entirely based on the enemy situation in the central Hebei area.
These situations were explained to everyone in the battle situation analysis course for each base area held by Kong Jie in the first team.
So everyone knows very well that what Shen Quan said is definitely something that a little devil can do.
In the silence of the generals, Shen Quan continued to speak: "That's not all. What I mentioned above is only one-tenth of the means prepared by our Japanese army!
... Use the spies that have been secretly planted in your Jizhong base area over the years... Let the Ministry of Communications decipher the radio code of your Jizhong Military Region in advance... Including all aspects of your Jizhong base area that our Japanese army has collected in large quantities over the past two years. Information...
This is enough for me to carefully formulate the most suitable combat plan for all aspects of this sweep.
In addition, once this big sweep is launched, in addition to the tactics targeting your Eighth Route Army troops, I will also have tactics targeting the common people in the central Hebei base area.
Robbery, suppression by force, and even massacre, no matter how cruel or ruthless these methods are, as long as they can be used against you Eighth Route Army, we little devils will use them!
There is only one ultimate goal. Our Japanese army will destroy the main combat forces in your Jizhong base area in one fell swoop. At the same time, we will completely destroy the agricultural foundation, economic foundation, etc. of your entire Jizhong base area, and completely destroy the so-called Eighth Route Army. military depots and logistics centers..."
In the entire conference room, only Shen Quan's voice was echoing at this moment.
Cadres know it better than anyone else.
Chen Quan now represents the methods Okamura Neji said, and they will definitely not be all the little devil's methods.
Once the Japanese launch such a large-scale raid, their methods will definitely become more insidious and ruthless.
However, even these insidious methods of the Japanese army that Shen Quan could guess had completely silenced all the regiment leaders and political commissars present...