my bright sword career

Chapter 154 The little devil has the final say
"Commander Gao, you are saying that you are willing to cooperate with the 129th Division to participate in the battle of Yuliao, right?"

In the combat conference room of the Eighth Route Army headquarters, the deputy commander-in-chief looked at Gao Hongming with piercing eyes, and his face in Chinese characters looked even more serious. Around him, Mr. Lin from the 115th Division, Mr. He from the 120th Division, and Liu from the 129th Division The division commander and the heads of the Eighth Route Army all looked at him, and Gao Hongming felt quite pressured by the unanimous gaze.

But before coming, Gao Hongming also did his homework. He walked to the big map by the wall, picked up a small wooden stick and pointed it over: "Yes, I personally mean that I am more inclined to cooperate with the 129th Division to participate in the The battle of Liao, because I think relying on the road newly built by the devils from Yu County to Liao County, we can give full play to the advantages of our regiment's mechanization.

We can take the armored battalion as the vanguard, and suddenly attack the [-] strongholds of the Japanese army, including Guantou, Pushang, and Xiaolingdi, with lightning speed, and strive to end the battle within one day. Yu County and Liao County launched an attack, striving to end the fighting within two to three days. "

"Hey……"

The chiefs of the Eighth Route Army were amused by Gao Hongming's words. Such a battle that required dozens of staff officers and chiefs to plan carefully for many days was actually as simple as a child's play house by him.

Teacher Lin was the first to ask: "Commander Gao, have you ever thought that once we launch an attack on Yu County and Liao County, the Japanese troops in Heshun and Wu Township will definitely increase their personnel immediately, not only that, but even Maybe even the Japanese troops in Niangziguan and SJZ will be alarmed, what should you do then?"

Gao Hongming said indifferently: "I'm sorry, I'm only in charge of attacking. As for blocking enemy reinforcements, that's your job. You only need to hold back the Japanese army for two to three days, and we can take the two counties of Yuliao."

Mr. Lin looked at him unkindly: "What if you can't take it off?"

Gao Hongming shrugged: "What else can I do? If you can't take it down, just retreat. To put it bluntly, if you can't take it down within three days with the assistance of our regiment, then there is no need to continue the fight. Even if we try to fight, it will only increase the casualties in vain."

"Hey……"

All the chief executives present were amused by Gao Hongming's words. They had seen crazy ones, but never seen such crazy ones.

You also won sixteen strongholds in one day, and the county seat in two to three days. Why don't you say you will go to heaven.

The deputy commander's face immediately sank, "Commander Gao, we are discussing the battle plan now, not bragging, you have to be responsible for what you say!"

When the left deputy chief of staff saw it, he thought something bad in his heart.

The deputy commander-in-chief is usually a serious person, and when he doesn't smile on weekdays, he has a feeling of not being angry and majestic. Now that his face is so rigid, the whole person immediately becomes extraordinarily serious, and even has a chilling look. Feel.

Gao Hongming was originally young and energetic, if he left in a fit of anger, the originally very friendly relationship between the two sides would immediately break down, and he would even give excuses to the World War II zone chief.

Well... I kindly sent troops to cooperate with you in the battle, but you are fine, even people left me in anger, don't say I don't take care of you in the future.

Perfect reasons, no excuses.

What the Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo is most worried about is that Gao Hongming turns around and leaves under his youthful vigor, which will be troublesome. Not only will he lose a strong support, but he will also hate such a foreign aid, which is really harmful but not beneficial.

When he turned his eyes, he saw that not only himself, but also Master Liu, Master Lin, and Master He showed a trace of worry on their faces.

However, what they were worried about did not happen. Gao Hongming just laughed, "I can understand the question of the officer, but the old saying is good, it is a mule or a horse, let's take it out for a walk. I will say no to whether our Liantai militia has the ability to do so." Forget it, it doesn’t count if you say it, in the final analysis...the little devil has the final say, do you think it makes sense?”

As soon as Gao Hongming's words came out, the deputy commander-in-chief couldn't help laughing, and shook his head with a broken smile: "Well, what you said makes sense, what do you think?"

"That's what I thought. Don't you want to see the fighting power of our Liantai militia? How about this, where is the nearest devil stronghold? Just point out one and see if we can complete the task?"

Seeing Gao Hongming's calm and composed expression, the deputy commander-in-chief couldn't calm down anymore. Is this kid serious?
However, Gao Hongming also aroused his temper, and he shouted directly: "Staff Gou!"

"To!"

A staff officer in his 30s ran over.

"Go... find out, what are the nearest devil strongholds to us?"

"Yes!"

Staff Officer Gou hardly thought about it, walked to the map, and pointed to the lower right corner, "Report to the deputy commander, there are three devil strongholds closest to us, namely Huqiu stronghold, Liuying stronghold and Wanhe stronghold, the distance is about the same. They are all between [-] and [-] Huali, and the most powerful is the Huqiu stronghold, with about a squadron of Japanese troops and a battalion of puppet troops.

The devils set up three barbed wire fences and a trench outside the stronghold, and built them extremely strong, easy to defend but difficult to attack. "

When he heard about Huqiu stronghold, Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo frowned, "I know this stronghold, it is located between Huang County and Yi County, and it is a must-pass between the two places.

Two months ago, in order to escort a group of cadres to study in Yan'an, the comrades of the martial arts team had to pass through there. In order to pass there, more than 50 comrades of the martial arts team were almost wiped out. Even those cadres sacrificed more than ten people.

The comrades in that area hated that stronghold deeply, and organized troops to attack it many times. The largest one was when a basic group of the 120th Division assembled a total of more than 3000 troops from the nearby county brigade and district squad to launch an attack on it. Offensive, but there is no gain except the loss of more than 500 people. "

Hearing this, many leaders in the conference room frowned. A cadre regiment plus more than 1000 militiamen still couldn't take down that stronghold. This shows how strong this stronghold is. Can Gao Hongming really take it down?
But when they looked at Gao Hongming, he stood up and said loudly: "This is the stronghold. If the commander is willing, I will lead the team and set off immediately to take down this Huqiu stronghold."

The conference room was silent, and after a long time, Commander Liu said: "Commander Gao, we know that your regiment has an artillery battalion equipped with heavy artillery, so it should be no problem to deal with a stronghold, but you have to consider that there are still left around the Huqiu stronghold. If the two strongholds of Yingying and Wanhe are delayed a little longer, the Japanese army from nearby counties will also come to support them, and if one is not good, they will be surrounded by the Japanese army, so you have to think carefully about it."

Gao Hongming smiled slightly, "Mr. Liu, you are overthinking. It's just a stronghold. The battle can be over in half an hour at most. Even if the Japanese want reinforcements, it's too late."

Well... Seeing that Gao Hongming said that, Master Liu would be questioning the other party's ability if he said it again. Naturally, Master Liu would not do such an unwise thing with his always kind personality.

However, Mr. Liu's silence does not mean that others have no opinions. He heard Mr. Lin say quietly: "Commander Gao, if it's convenient, do you mind if I go to watch the battle?"

Gao Hongming was startled for a moment, then laughed: "Of course I don't mind, not only do I not mind, but I also welcome the heads of the headquarters to watch the battle together. How about this, originally I only planned to dispatch three infantry battalions and one artillery battalion this time Yes, if you guys don't mind, I can also provide the chiefs with a hundred trucks. Calculated according to the strength of each platoon carried by each truck, one hundred trucks can carry two regiments of infantry. It can be used as a mobile force, what do you think?"

"Um……"

Several chiefs looked at each other. With their shrewdness, they knew that what Gao Hongming said, carrying two regiments of mobile troops was just an excuse.

Of course, the main task of the two regiments is to protect the chief who went to watch the battle, otherwise, no one would be at ease to let the chief follow Gao Hongming out with only a few guards.

The deputy commander-in-chief was also a decisive person, and immediately decided, "It's fine, this time it's a drill before the actual battle, and everyone goes.

I also want to see how strong the Liantai Militia, which can severely damage the 41st Division, is. "

The military order was like a mountain. Now that the commander-in-chief had spoken, everyone took action immediately.

Soon, the Eighth Route Army of the two regiments came to the vicinity of Zhuanbi Village, and the 100 trucks promised by Gao Hongming also arrived soon. Not only that, Gao Hongming also dispatched ten Willys jeeps for the head of the Eighth Route Army to ride.

At noon, all the troops were assembled, and everyone got into the car and drove towards the Huqiu stronghold more than 80 miles away.

The three infantry battalions, the Second Artillery Battalion, and one company of the Air Defense Battalion of the Liantai Militia were at the forefront, followed by the heads of the Eighth Route Army and two regiments.

This time Gao Hongming dispatched three infantry battalions, the Guard Battalion, the Fourth Battalion and the Fifth Battalion.

In the jeep that the deputy commander was riding in, besides him, there were the left deputy chief of staff and Commander Liu.

The left deputy chief of staff smiled and said to the deputy commander in chief: "Boss, Commander Gao is probably showing us his strength this time."

"It's natural." The deputy commander nodded and said, "Sincerity is of course very important for two people to cooperate in business, but if you don't have the strength, it's useless to have sincerity.

Although this Gao Hongming looks humble and polite on the surface, he is also a proud person in his heart. He wants to use this battle to show us his strength.Although we have seen the scene of them fighting against the 41st Division of the Japanese Army in the movie yesterday, the movie is just a movie after all, and there are some things that cannot be shown in the movie. "

"Boss is right." Master Liu also nodded and said, "Although no one has said it clearly now, many of our comrades still have complaints about our high-standard reception for a local militia.

Some of our comrades always think that after several years of development, our Eighth Route Army has grown from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. Looking at the huge Shanxi, except for the Japanese, there is no opponent, but they forget the saying that there are people outside the sky and there is a sky outside.

This time, I just took this opportunity to let those people see what infantry coordination is and what barrage cover is! "

Of course the deputy commander in chief and the left deputy chief of staff knew what Commander Liu was talking about. With the continuous development and growth of the Eighth Route Army and the victory of the first stage of the Hundred Regiments War, some signs of complacency have begun to appear. They always think that even the Japanese They are not afraid, not to mention the Kuomintang army, which is nothing more than a little more guns, and other facts are insufficient.

Little do they know that this kind of thinking is actually undesirable, and the principle that a proud soldier must be defeated will never become obsolete.

The left deputy chief of staff looked at the background flying by outside the window, and couldn't help saying: "Originally, if our troops want to move to the target [-] miles away, they need at least a day and a night of rapid march, and at least a few hours of rest to recover part of it." physical strength.

Judging from our current speed, we can arrive before this evening, and the troops can immediately go into battle after arriving. It seems that this mechanization is indeed a good thing! "

Master Liu smiled and said: "Don't worry, there will be cars, cannons and planes. When we defeat the Japanese, we will also build our own arsenal, and we will have uniform uniforms, uniform weapons, and regulations. , and even our own military academy, we will definitely see that day."

"Yes, we all have these things. If I can see this day, I can die in peace." When he said this, the eyes of the left deputy chief of staff became bright.

I was speechless all the way. In the evening, the large army stopped three kilometers away from the Huqiu stronghold, and it would be easy to be exposed any further.

As soon as the troops stopped, Gao Hongming immediately dispatched reconnaissance troops to conduct reconnaissance ahead. The artillery battalion was launched immediately. The artillerymen began to set up artillery positions. With the covert movement of the Huqiu stronghold, everything is going on in an orderly manner.

Everything that Gao Hongming's troops did was in the eyes of the deputy commander in chief and the heads of the headquarters.

The deputy commander-in-chief, the left deputy chief of staff, and others nodded secretly. Gao Hongming's militia's great reputation really wasn't blown out of the air. Just by looking at the performance of their troops, it can be seen that their training is still good.

At this time, Commander Lin suddenly pointed to the troops on the left with some doubts and said: "Look, from the movements of these two battalions, the movements of the soldiers in the battalion on the left are obviously very rusty, and they are far worse than those in the battalion on the right." ,How is this going?"

The left deputy chief of staff thought for a while, "You forgot, didn't Commander Gao just say that they dispatched the fourth battalion and the fifth battalion this time, and the fourth battalion was ordered to guard the first battalion in the battle of Qixia Pass a few days ago. The first line of defense was attacked by the Japanese cavalry regiment. Although the cavalry regiment was wiped out in the end, most of their battalion suffered casualties. Most of the battalion must be recruits now, so the movements are so rusty."

"What... are they all recruits?" Someone around exclaimed.

(End of this chapter)