Yue Weihan glanced at Liu Yi and said: "The combat goal has been clearly defined. Chief of Staff, please tell us your thoughts in detail."
Liu Yi pondered for a moment while looking at the map, and said in a solemn tone: "Brigade, except for the Bayonet Battalion and the 2nd Regiment Guard Company, the other battalions and companies have not yet been reorganized. No one knows what the situation of each department is now.
, However, judging from the expanded combat effectiveness of the Bayonet Battalion and the 2nd Regiment Guard Company, I think it is not enough to launch a large-scale offensive campaign."
"I agree with this." Yue Weihan said, "After the expansion of the Bayonet Battalion, the combat effectiveness has indeed dropped greatly. Not to mention compared with the old troops of the Baoshan Brigade, even the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army are slightly inferior. The guard company of Laochi is probably not as good as
It's not that strong. This kind of army can win a smooth battle, but it's nonsense to fight a tough battle."
Chi Chengfeng lowered his head in shame, but that was the fact.
"Therefore, I suggest..." Liu Yi said this and then said, "After all the ministries have returned to their posts, they will undergo two months of training before going to attack Shijiazhuang. Only in this way will we be more confident."
"No, this is absolutely not possible." Yue Weihan shook his head decisively, "We don't have that much time."
Two months of training? The wish is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. If the Baoshan Brigade really wants to train in southern Hebei for two months, I am afraid that the Wuhan battle has already ended. There are more than a hundred main divisions of the national army in the Wuhan battlefield.
I'm afraid that the Japanese army had already been beaten to ashes. At that time, the Japanese army had more than ten or twenty divisions returning to North China. The Baoshan Brigade was not enough to stuff people's teeth, so why did they beat them?
"That's one month!" Liu Yi gritted his teeth and said, "Although one month is a short period of time, the combat effectiveness of this ragtag group of people is unlikely to change much, but at least they can fight."
"Not even a month!" Yue Weihan still shook his head coldly.
This is indeed not possible. The Baoshan Brigade is currently short of everything, not even ammunition for the time being. It is only short of time!
On the Wuhan battlefield, due to Chairman Chiang's insistence, the main counterattack of the National Army has begun. With the combat effectiveness of the National Army and the poor industrial base of the National Government, the national and military power of little Japan have not yet been destroyed.
To hastily launch a major counterattack when the consumption is too great is to seek death!
After all, the war is about a country's comprehensive national strength and basic industrial capabilities!
Yue Weihan could fully imagine that in less than half a month at most, the national army's major counterattack would suffer a major setback due to the shortage of ammunition. When the Japanese army launched a counterattack, the national army would inevitably be defeated. At that time,
, even trying to hold on to the original line of defense has become a luxury!
This is still the most optimistic estimate.
The most pessimistic estimate is that maybe in three days, the Japanese army will launch a massive counterattack!
In other words, the time left for Baoshan Brigade to complete training is only half a month at most, and only three days at least!
If the Baoshan Brigade cannot complete its training during this period and initially form combat effectiveness, then all the ideas will only be a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water. Shijiazhuang cannot be captured, the equipment of the Taiyuan Arsenal cannot be intercepted, and the strong Taihang Mountain base area will not be captured.
It will also be stillborn, and Baoshan Brigade will probably have to live in hiding.
Yue Weihan looked at Liu Yi coldly and said: "Only half a month at most!"
"Half a month?" Liu Yi exclaimed, "House, time is too tight! With such a short time, it is still unknown whether the various ministries can arrive in Qinghe and return to work in time."
"His grandma." Chi Chengfeng suddenly said, "Then come first and train first, and fight while training!"
"That's right." Liu Tiezhu nodded again and again, "Actual combat is always the best training. If you ask me to say, two months of training is not as good as a serious battle with the Japanese. Let's talk about Captain Chi's security company.
After an ambush battle in Panchuanao was won, the combat effectiveness of the troops was greatly improved. This is the effect of actual combat training."
"That's easy to say." Liu Yi said coldly, "In actual combat, where can we find so many suitable training opportunities? If the Japs have too many troops, wouldn't we die in vain if we go there? If there are fewer Japs, how can we have more opportunities?
How much meaning does training have? To put it bluntly, the little devils are not wet nurses, so they will not accompany us in actual combat training."
After hearing Liu Yi's words, Yue Weihan's heart suddenly moved.
Yue Weihan suddenly thought of the two-mountain battle in later generations!
In the 1970s and 1980s, the Chinese People's Liberation Army had not fought a war for more than 20 years. Officers below the battalion and company level and ordinary soldiers had never smelled the smell of gunpowder smoke. Deng Gong, then chairman of the Military Commission, waved his pen and called for a round of war!
As a result, the troops from several major military regions took turns to go into battle, using troops from a certain Monkey Army in the south as free training partners, and surprisingly they trained a lot of elite troops!
At present, isn't the 8th Brigade formed by the little devils the most suitable training nanny for the various units of the Baoshan Brigade?
Yue Weihan mentioned this idea to Liu Yi and others, and all three of them thought it was a good idea.
The Japanese independent mixed brigade does not have too many troops. The total number of combatants and non-combatants is only six to seven thousand. Even if the Baoshan brigade cannot be defeated, it is not difficult to escape by relying on the favorable terrain. In addition, the Japanese alone
The combat effectiveness of the independent mixed brigade is still very strong compared to the national army, and the effect of actual combat training should be quite good!
Yue Weihan immediately turned around and asked Chi Chengfeng: "Lao Chi, how many horses do you have in your hands now?"
"Horses?" Chi Chengfeng said, "We just intercepted a batch of military horses a while ago. There must be more than twenty of them."
"Lend me twenty-four good horses first!" Yue Weihan said this, and then said to Liu Tiezhu, "Zhuzi, immediately select twenty-four team members with flexible minds and outstanding martial arts, match them with horses, and report to the Chief of Staff!
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When the Baoshan Brigade was divided from Xuzhou, in addition to the brigade headquarters, it was divided into 14 units. The Bayonet Battalion is currently far away in southern Shandong and cannot be restored for the time being. Chi Chengfeng's 2nd Regiment Guard Company has been restored, so no further notification is needed.
, there are still twelve combat units that have not been restored, so twelve cavalry communication groups need to be dispatched.
"Yes!" Liu Tiezhu stood up and agreed, then turned around and went to pick someone.
Yue Weihan said to Liu Yi again: "Chief of Staff, you can issue an order for all ministries to return to work!"
"Okay." Liu Yi nodded, quickly ordered his guards to lay out paper and grind ink, and then began to write a letter to each fiefdom. After Liu Yi finished writing the letter, Yue Weihan had to autograph one by one at the end, and sent it to each battalion.
Without a radio station, the only way to notify them to return to the army was through the old method of cavalry communication.
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Xiaolizhuang, the headquarters of the Qinghe County Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.
Captain Yu Ting hurriedly walked into the war room and said to political commissar Ge Ruilin: "Political commissar, something big has happened!"
Greilin was writing a letter under a kerosene lamp when he stopped writing and looked up and asked: "Old Yu, look at how anxious you are, is the Qiuye Brigade coming back again? Don't worry, ah, wasn't I writing a letter?
When I turn around, I will ask the guards to deliver it to Commander Yue of the military division. Commander Yue will definitely arrive with the independent brigade in less than two days."
"Hey, that's not it." Yu Ting clapped his hands and stamped his feet and said, "The stupid Qiuye Brigade was killed by others."
"Ah, what are you talking about?" Greilin suddenly stood up and said in disbelief, "Akino Brigade was killed by someone?"
"Yes." Yu Ting nodded heavily, "What happened less than a few hours ago was done by Chi's army in Panchuuan'ao."
"Chi Family Army?" Greilin said with a slight frown, "Although Chi Family Army has only three thousand people and its equipment is adequate, Qiuye Brigade is a full force with over a thousand people. Plus Liu Zhensan's pseudo-legion,
The total strength even exceeds that of the Chi Family Army. How did the Chi Family Army fight this battle?"
"Ambush!" Yu Ting said, "The arrogant Qiuye Brigade rushed back to the county town, but was caught off guard by Chi's army. Chi Laohu had recruited more than 800 veterans of the National Army under his command, and they were all the 29th Army's Sword Brigade.
He came out and was a top-notch master in hand-to-hand combat, so the little devil suffered a big loss. I heard that the traitor Liu Zhensan was also beheaded."
"It's no wonder." Greilin suddenly said, "The more than 800 veterans of the 29th Army are indeed good."
"What a pity." Yu Ting shook his head and said, "This battle was won, but all the eight hundred people were killed."
"It's worth spending all your money!" Ge Ruilin said with an excited expression, "Lao Yu, let's go, follow me to Yangliu Tun."
Yu Ting said in astonishment: "Political Commissar, why are you going to Yangliu Tun if you have nothing to do?"
Greilin smiled and said: "Chi's army has won such a big victory, of course we have to congratulate him. Besides, the little misunderstanding you had with others before should be resolved."
"I'm not going." Yu Ting said angrily, "I'm going, why don't I let the tiger in the pond die as a joke?"
Just as Yu Ting finished speaking, reconnaissance platoon leader Wang Xiaomao suddenly rushed in anxiously, shouting: "Captain, political commissar, this is terrible! Something big has happened!"
"Xiao Wang!" Greilin frowned and said, "Speak slowly, what happened?"
Wang Xiaomao took a breath and said: "Chi's army has captured Qinghe County!"
"What did you say?" Greilin said in disbelief again, "Did you capture the entire Qinghe County seat?"
No wonder Greilin was surprised. At this time, the Eighth Route Army did not even have decent artillery in its three main divisions. The troops in its subordinate military regions and military divisions seriously lacked the ability to attack fortresses. It took a lot of effort to erect a gun tower. They either dug tunnels and blasted them or used them.
Smokey, let alone local armed forces like the Qinghe County Brigade.
Therefore, Ge Ruilin and Yu Ting could still barely believe that they could lay an ambush and kill an infantry brigade of the Japanese. However, they refused to believe that the Chi Army could capture a county town. This county town had high walls and deep trenches.
As long as you put a machine gun on the tower, you will die as many as you go up. You can't get in with a big blade.
"You're just talking nonsense." Yu Ting said disdainfully, "Do you want to capture the county seat just like Chi Jiajun?"
"Captain, I didn't lie to you!" Wang Xiaomao swore, "I just came back from the county seat and saw it with my own eyes!"
"Hiss..." Yu Ting suddenly took a breath of air and lost his voice, "So, Chi Jiajun really took over the county?"
Wang Xiaomao hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said: "Captain, political commissar, I seemed to see the commander in the county seat this afternoon."