Comrade, your ingredients are too complicated.

Fourteen days later, late at night, at the Cao Bang Viet Minh headquarters.

After two weeks of advanced military training, Brother Wen's sense of superiority had long disappeared, and he was convinced by the plans drawn up by the advisory group.

Before this, their battles had always been based on guerrilla harassment, and they had almost no knowledge of positional warfare with large groups of enemies.

Now that I have learned from the experiences and lessons of my allies, I naturally feel like I have suddenly become enlightened.

"Director Xiao, Colonel Cheng, thank you very much for your meticulous and patient teaching during this period. Both I and several senior commanders have gained a lot from these two weeks of courses."

"Thank you very much. In the days ahead, the Viet Minh will continue to work hard and live up to the advisory group's expectations of us."

"By the way, we plan to use a battle to test the results of our recent studies. This is the plan I made overnight. I hope you can give me some guidance."

Although Brother Wen speaks politely, he has a big appetite.

In this combat plan, the Viet Minh was prepared to concentrate nearly 6,000 troops from two main divisions to launch an attack on the enemy stationed on the inland border.

According to the other side, the Indochina Peninsula has suffered from Siam for a long time, and they are determined to wipe out the 1,500 defenders of the salient in one fell swoop.

Attack with four times the force, the advantage is on my side!

As soon as this was said, Director Xiao and Cheng Shifa immediately took the report handed over by their ally. Without saying anything polite, they opened the file and began to check for omissions.

But with just one glance, the consultants put on masks of pain.

"Well, there is nothing wrong with the idea of ​​comrades wanting to test the results of their studies. I personally support it. However, there is a big loophole in this battle plan."

"Since you are determined to fight a big battle, why didn't the combat troops scout the enemy's deployment in advance?"

"Only by knowing both ourselves and the enemy can we win every battle. My suggestion is that the main force should not be too anxious and should take steady steps."

Before the departure, the border region and the headquarters specifically emphasized that the essence of the advisory group is to provide advice. All actions in the Indochina Peninsula cannot be taken over by the emperor, let alone directly issuing orders.

This meant that Xiao, Cheng and Ding could only make suggestions in theory but were unable to directly command the Viet Minh army.

Although his battle plan did not pass the review of the advisory group, Brother Wen did not have any negative emotions. He lowered his head to think for a while, and then made amends:
"You all have a point, but we in Viet Minh have our own national conditions."

"In order to fight the first battle well, everyone has been gearing up for a week, and even mobilized tens of thousands of people to build roads and deliver supplies. The commanders are also ready for the general offensive, and even the grassroots soldiers know the latest decisions of the headquarters."

"If we change the decision at the last minute, I'm afraid the morale of the troops will plummet."

Upon hearing this, the senior members of the advisory group all frowned.

To put it bluntly, the other party's implication is that the plan should remain unchanged and pre-war reconnaissance should be carried out. It's really hard to persuade this damned guy with good words.

At this point, Director Xiao and Cheng Shifa even wanted to let the Viet Minh suffer a big loss. However, considering the importance of the Indochina Peninsula and the new route, they still planned to persuade them patiently.

After all, if you lack even the most basic tactical reconnaissance capabilities, how can you launch a complex, large-scale attack?

Just as the two were trying to decide what to do, their savior appeared.

Ding Wei, who was covered in dust, pushed open the door of the combat meeting room with several staff members, and then went straight to the point and said:

"I just came back from the border. Siam has stationed three infantry battalions in their Northwest Military Region. And the Viet Minh's movements are too loud. The enemy has noticed it and has stepped up vigilance along the entire front."

"In order to prepare for a possible war, the enemy not only strengthened the existing fortifications, but also laid a large number of mines along the best attack routes."

"If we force an attack, the vanguard will surely suffer heavy losses."

When he heard that the plan was exposed, Wen Ge's first reaction was that there was a traitor in his own team. But after thinking about it carefully, he smiled awkwardly.

Siam is not stupid. It mobilized local people and built roads to transport military supplies needed for the war. How could the enemy not see such a big movement?

Besides, it was Tukhachevsky's blessing that the battle plan, which was known even to the grassroots soldiers, did not reach the ears of the Japanese.

After his idea came to mind, Brother Wen no longer cared about morale issues and turned to the senior members of the advisory group for help.

In the past two weeks, Director Xiao was in charge of the political education of the middle and senior cadres of the Viet Minh, while Cheng Shifa was responsible for training the three main divisions of the allies. In terms of the degree of understanding of the border, it has to be Ding Wei.

Facing everyone's inquiring eyes, Lao Ding walked towards the strategic situation map with vigorous steps. He pointed his finger to the southeast of the original target and said confidently:
"Since Siam has already noticed our plan, why don't we take advantage of the enemy's habitual thinking and change our target to a defense zone with weaker defenses."

"Comrades, please see that the straight-line distance between these two strongholds is only 40 kilometers, and they happen to be located on the main transportation artery." "Also, this was once French territory. We can learn about the local terrain, weather, and distribution of fortifications from them. Encircling the strongholds and attacking their reinforcements is the most appropriate option at the moment."

Ding Wei's plan made the comrades in the advisory group nod in agreement.

First attack point B to force the enemy defenders at point A to send out reinforcements. In this way, as long as an ambush is set up along the way, there is a high probability that you can kill two birds with one stone.

This method of fighting can not only reduce the difficulty of the decisive battle, but also train the coordination ability of the combat troops. It is indeed a good solution that kills two birds with one stone.

After everyone on the advisory board patiently explained the revised battle plan, Lao Hu and Brother Wen finally made the decision.

"Okay! Then we'll adopt Captain Ding's plan. Pass on my order and have the 304th and 308th main divisions attack Point B from the east and west. Four thousand against seven hundred. We have heavy weapons, so we can only win!"

"The 312th Division plus two regiments will set up an ambush on the main road between the two strongholds and prepare to encircle and annihilate the reinforcements coming out of Stronghold A."

"This battle must be fought with the spirit of the Viet Minh and set an example for the people of the entire Indochina Peninsula. As long as we unite Laos, Cambodia and the Viet Minh, we will definitely be able to defeat imperialism!"

"Yes!"

In the following time, the advisory group and Brother Wen summoned the middle and senior commanders of the three main divisions. They spent a full four hours answering questions, and the meeting ended at three in the morning.

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Fortunately, everyone’s efforts were not in vain. After a thorough analysis of the pros and cons, everyone finally reached a consensus at the pre-war meeting.

This high-intensity and difficult work once made Director Xiao and others dizzy. At this moment, they finally understood the helplessness of Lao Cui and Falkenhausen.

However, compared with the central army, guiding the allies seems to be more difficult.

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The next morning, the troops set out on time.

The distance between Cao Bang and the target is nearly 200 kilometers, which is nothing for the Eighth Route Army today, but it is a very difficult test for the fledgling Viet Minh main force.

Even so, the French gave us the green light all the way and local people continued to help us along the way.

Seeing the allied troops marching, Cheng Shifa and Ding Wei couldn't help but sigh. If the infantry's march could be considered barely passable, then the artillery was really a bit outrageous.

"At this rate, we may not be able to reach the assembly point next week."

"Oh, I'm so tired. Fortunately, I took the advice of the headquarters and Director Huang before I set out. Otherwise, if we only relied on manpower and a small amount of animal power to pull the tractor, the number of non-combat casualties would probably be in the thousands."

"Let's go. I hope everything goes well on the way and we don't run into any nosy reconnaissance planes."

In order to strengthen the firepower of the Viet Minh main force, the advisory group, in addition to carrying mortars and Type 92 infantry guns, also specially prepared three battalions of Japanese mountain artillery.

The range and power of these 36 Type 75 mountain guns are indeed not as good as those of the Type , but their lighter weight is extremely friendly to the pure army.

Unfortunately, the situation in Indochina was even worse than the advisory group had expected. The hot and humid climate there was not suitable for raising pack horses, resulting in most of the allies' main forces having to rely on manpower to pull artillery.

As a result, the mountain artillery troops, which were originally known for their mobility, could only crawl at a snail's pace in the jungle. This was the main reason why the representatives of the advisory group were worried.

Fortunately, it’s not all bad news now.

After the operation, the three main divisions and two regiment-level units responsible for the attack will not need to return to Gaoping. They will stay in the local area and continue to fight until the disputed area is completely recaptured.

Hearing the complaints of his old comrades, Cheng Shifa suddenly remembered the two weeks of "happy time." Looking at the slowly advancing artillery, he said in a resentful tone:

"During training, I repeatedly stressed the importance of close shooting. Since we lack experience, we should use distance to increase our accuracy. This is a traditional skill of our Eighth Route Army, so it's not hard to understand."

"Guess what they said?"

"The three artillery battalion commanders believed that firing at close range was suicide. They would rather consume multiple times the amount of artillery shells than advance a few hundred meters. What kind of thing is that?"

Hearing this, Ding Wei couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Director Huang is right. For countries that were once thoroughly colonized, they should be beaten up. The loss of blood and national self-esteem can only make them repent at the cost of their lives."

"For the next action, let's be prepared to clean up the mess for the Viet Minh."

"I have a feeling that something bad will happen." (End of this chapter)