Fortunately, although Zhou Shiyu is a dull person, he is not the kind of person who is ignorant of expressions. Seeing the different expressions on the faces of his colleagues, he hurriedly explained: "Commander Chi, don't get me wrong, this is it. You guys
Looking at the terrain here, if the Hunan Army wants to cut off the Red Army's ferry at Jieshou through here, it certainly needs to open this road, but it does not mean that it is the only way to launch an attack. If they start from here..."
Zhou Shiyu, who took the initiative to pick up the baton, clicked on the flank of a mountain peak on the sand table. "If they send a regiment, a brigade or even a division from the flank to attack our death camp, then our death camp position will not count."
It was captured, but trying to achieve the tactical goal of holding on for two or three days basically failed. Even if my death camp had the determination of all members of the death camp, it would not be able to hold on. Not to mention the tactical failure, more importantly
Yes, if we fail here, the whole battle will be a huge defeat. Therefore, the battalion with the strongest comprehensive strength of our regiment must serve as the reserve team, which can reinforce the flanks of our death camp at any time, and can also attack the Rock Battalion and Bayonet Battalion.
Support. I think having a strong reserve team is the key to the success of this blocking battle."
"Papa" "Papa"
Not only Liu Lang applauded, but the other officers also applauded the commander of the death-defying company who had resisted a Japanese brigade's violent attack that day with a casualty rate as high as 70% in one day and still did not take a step back.
.Here, he showed not only courage, but also strategy.
Of course Liu Lang had to applaud. Because the regiment commander surnamed Lin of the red army did exactly this. Three regiments occupied three sniper positions in a neat formation, and one regiment served as a reserve and was responsible for preventing the enemy from attacking from the flank. And
This future famous general paid more attention to the flanks and hurriedly mobilized the Red 1st Division with two regiments of troops under his command to come for reinforcements. In other words, the troops he used to defend the flanks amounted to nearly 5,000 men in two regiments.
Among them, a regiment led by Yang Zhizhi, the future general of the Republic, was also the fist force of the Red Army.
It can be seen that the future famous general attaches great importance to the flank.
It’s just that Zhou Shiyu’s ideas mostly coincided with the arrangements of the future Marshal of the Republic. Moreover, the facts were exactly as they imagined. After the Hunan Army failed to make any progress for a day with two divisions, on the second day
That is to say, on November 30, three divisions of troops were deployed in a wild attack, while the number of troops attacking the defense line around Mihua Mountain on the flanks was as high as two divisions.
From this, the Hunan Army achieved some results, capturing several hills in a row, and finally captured Mihua Mountain. Fortunately, it was already three days later.
If he did not use heavy troops to prepare for the enemy's roundabout, Liu Lang estimated that no matter how brave the red troops were, they would not be able to hold on until December 1.
"Shiyu's tactics are good, but you told me that we can only hold on for two days?" Liu Lang sighed slightly, and turned his eyes to Cheng Yuanshan, who had never spoken and was the most mature and prudent, "Yuanshan, you tell me what can you do?"
How long will you hold on?"
"Sir, if I were the commander of the defenders in this battle, I could not give them time to hold on. The only thing I could tell my soldiers was to fight until the last drop of blood was left by the last man." Cheng Yuanshan replied solemnly.
Soldiers are a profession that tends to do more and talk less, but it is strange to say that the four infantry battalion commanders selected by Liu Lang not only do not talk much, but except for Chi Dakui, who may be more explosive, the other three are taciturn.
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But if we talk about boredom, Cheng Yuanshan can be regarded as the boring one among the three.
But if he keeps his word, this one can be considered the number one. He said that if he fights to the last person, no one will survive. No one will doubt that he is bragging.
In the Battle of the Great Wall, this man led 300 elite soldiers to lurk for a week, and finally broke through the positions of thousands of Japanese invaders and blew up the Japanese heavy artillery. This was proof of his oath. If Liu Lang had not led his troops to come to the rescue in time, everyone is sure that, let alone the company,
Including a few special forces, they can survive for more than a dozen people. I am afraid that all of them will be killed at Luowenyu Pass, and no one will be left. You know, he broke through the opponent's frame at the cost of dozens of lives.
Not to mention the positions of anti-aircraft machine guns, only about 200 men were engaged in hand-to-hand combat with nearly a thousand Japs. He was definitely a ruthless character who would not hesitate to die in order to carry out military orders.
However, what Cheng Yuanshan said also expressed a point of view from the side. Even if all the troops died in the battle, under such a comparison of strength, he had no confidence that he could hold on for more than two days.
"Among the four of you, some have talked about it for two days, some have avoided answering, some have boldly said that all of us will fight to the death, and some have the guts to equip him with a bunch of cannons before they dare to say that we will defend for two and a half days." Liu
Lang's face turned cold, and he glanced around his subordinates coldly, "But what I want to tell you is that this red army of more than 10,000 people has been stationed in the position since November 27th, and has been fighting several times since the 29th.
They fought against their opponents and voluntarily withdrew from their positions on December 1, and they held the position for three full days."
"Do you think it's impossible? The red army doesn't have the weapons and equipment of our independent regiment, nor does it have the level of training that our independent regiment has now with piles of bullets for all the officers and soldiers. It also doesn't have all the officers and soldiers of our independent regiment having a big fat meal every two days.
There is also beef and mutton as supplementary food. In terms of individual soldiers, they are inferior to us in terms of body and various military skills; in terms of equipment, not to mention artillery, they are equipped with light weapons ranging from heavy machine guns to light machine guns to rifles and submachine guns.
It's not as good as us.
However, they happened to achieve their tactical goal, holding on for three days, and they did not lose as much as we did. They fought to the last person at every turn. Although they also wanted to do this, their opponents were not as strong as they imagined.
It’s just strong.”
"Why can they do it, but we have no confidence? That's because they have unparalleled battlefield execution and fighting ability to adhere to their ideals. Let's not say whether their ideals are good or bad, but for their own ideals, everyone
They all have the courage to sacrifice their lives. In this regard, our independent group is far inferior to them.
Yes, the 3,000 people in our independent regiment are determined to serve the country with loyalty and to kill the Japanese aggressors. I have never doubted this. However, the officers and soldiers starting from you battalion commanders onwards dare to say that they have not conquered the Great Wall since then.
In one battle, my independent regiment is the best in the world, and its tail is flying to the sky?
Just like you were defeated by a blue army with only one-half of the real combat power of the Japanese army in the military exercise. If you didn't have this idea, you wouldn't come to me at night to ask for an explanation. Tell me, is it true?
Can't we fight the war with artillery? If our independent regiment suffers a defeat that day and loses all its baggage except small weapons, and encounters the Japanese aggressors again, you damn girls will give in and say we can't fight?"
Liu Lang's sharp words made not only the four infantry battalion commanders blush and unable to say a word, but the other officers also lowered their heads and pondered.
Yes, the reason why Liu Lang used the most tragic battle that the Red Army had just fought as an example today was not to explain the ideals and program of the Red Army in front of them, but to use this to remind himself that this group has become more and more arrogant.
's subordinates.
There is only one word difference between self-confidence and arrogance, but the meanings are vastly different.
Ever since Liu Lang returned from overseas, he had discovered a not-so-good sign. The officers and soldiers in each department were arrogant about strengthening the army, but the bullishness and coaxing force were also enough. He opened his mouth and shut up to show how strong the firepower output was.
It seems that any invading enemy in front of you is nothing but scum in front of your own dense bullets and artillery shells.
That's right, Liu Lang tried his best to build the Independent Regiment into an army that was armed to the teeth, not only unparalleled in the world in this era, but also ranked first in Asia with its reasonable allocation of light and heavy firepower.
However, an army that relies entirely on technology and equipment can never be called a strong army. This has been proven by American soldiers in the ice and snow in northern China and in the subtropical jungles of South Vietnam. They are already the most powerful people on this planet at the same time.
The army with the best equipment still didn't get the victory they wanted.
The most important thing about a strong army is not its weapons and equipment, but its spirit.
The fighting spirit formulated by Liu Lang for the Independent Regiment is just four words: "Serve the country with loyalty and loyalty."
Only with this kind of spirit can the army fight the Japanese invaders in the future all-out war. Only with this kind of spirit can Wang Mingzhang of Teng County lead his three thousand troops without anyone saying to retreat; only with this spirit can
, so that Changsha was reduced to ruins. The four battles of Changsha that spanned six years were still fought on the ruins.
Having the spirit of being willing to fight and die for it is the soul of a strong army. This is the purpose of Liu Lang's tactical analysis meeting.
From the shame and confusion that flashed on the faces of Chi Dakui and others, Liu Lang knew that his goal had been achieved.