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Chapter 32: Containment (1)

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    The committee member left, but Han Qi was sent to investigate the time bomb. He interrogated all the relevant people, but no real thing was obtained. In the end, the incident could only be characterized as being carried out by the Japanese and puppets.  sabotage activities.  However, the heroes who successfully cracked the time bomb and destroyed the enemy's destruction were placed on the heads of Zhang Xian and Battalion Commander Su Zhengtao.  Although Zhang Xian repeatedly stood up for his two subordinates, Han Qi still told him honestly that the credit achieved by his subordinates was his.  Soldiers, but when it comes time to award awards, they are all just like officials.

    However, Zhang Xian¡¯s fight was not in vain, Xiong Sanwa also got a promotion, from sergeant to officer, and from sergeant to second lieutenant.  This made Xiong Sanwa very excited, which meant that he was now on the same level as Chen Daxing. In his opinion, Chen Daxing only knew a few more words than him; and this mute was originally a superior soldier, so  This time Zhang Xian was promoted from soldier to sergeant, that is, to corporal.  Zhang Xian saw his surname in the registration list from the 18th Military Hospital, so he called him Wang Dumb. Later he found out that Wang Jinna had filled in this surname casually.

    As expected, Chief Chen was transferred back to the Chongqing Military Commission, and Sun Zhong was officially appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Sixth War Zone.  Before leaving, Chief Chen convened the military generals of the Sixth War Zone to hold a combat review meeting and summarized the experience and lessons of the Western Hubei Campaign.  At the celebration meeting, everyone sang songs of victory, but this review meeting was a different situation. They only talked about shortcomings and improvements.  At this meeting, everyone spoke freely, and Zhang Xian especially had the most and most pointed questions.  He asked three most important questions.

    Zhang Xian¡¯s first problem is that the national army¡¯s operations are rigid. Many army commanders always fight with the orders given a few days ago, but do not know how to adapt to changes. In the early stages of the battle, various units suffered heavy losses.  The second problem is insufficient communication between various departments, including horizontal communication and vertical communication between various units.  Because the various ministries were unable to coordinate operations and were slow to move, the plan formulated by the commander's department before the war to use static control to prevent the enemy from gathering superior forces failed, which led to the failure of the Eastern Front.  And it was precisely for this reason that there was a chaotic situation in which the 11th Division won the battle at the front, but Jiang Fangjun retreated.  The last problem also exists in all troops. The strength of troops cannot be accurately controlled. Each ministry falsely reports casualties, resulting in a serious waste of troops.  At the most critical moment, the commander's department had to use the reserve team, but that was at the huge risk of being invaded by the enemy.  At that time, if the enemy had only feinted a shot, pretended to attack the stone pavilion, and actually obtained the favor from Yuyang Pass, then it would have been a long march all the way, and no troops in the national army could resist it. It is still scary to think about it to this day.  .

    Especially when Zhang Xian talked about the last question and put forward that hypothesis, everyone present took a breath of air.  Relatively speaking, the Japanese were too rigid, which is why they failed. Otherwise, if they really had to use their troops according to Zhang Xian's hypothesis and give up the waterway and go up the river, and instead take Enshi, they could still threaten Chongqing. By then, Shi  The cards then seem not so important.

    Zhang Xian did not know that at this review meeting, he had unknowingly offended Peng Tianguang, the commander of the 18th Army.  When Zhang Xian listed these facts, Peng Tianguang's face was livid, because the defeat at Sandouping was what he brought up. It was one of his failures in this battle. He was afraid that Zhang Xian would mention it, so  That's why he smiled and begged Zhang Xian at that time.  A few days ago, when Peng Tianguang also received the Medal of the Blue Sky and White Sun, he was sure that Zhang Xian did not speak ill of him in the report, but today he said it in front of so many generals, how could he have any face?  But he didn't think about it. Without Zhang Xian, he would never have gotten the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal.

    After the review meeting, before leaving the Sixth War Zone, Chief Chen made some further transfers of generals. He was promoted to Peng Tianguang as deputy commander-in-chief of the Jiang Defense Army and concurrently as commander of the Eighteenth Army; Hu Congjun was also promoted to deputy commander of the Eighteenth Army.  Commander, but for the position of commander of the 11th Division, Peng Tianguang recommended the Chief of Staff of the 18th Division, while Hu Congjun recommended his Chief of Staff Luo Da to take over.  Commander Liu of the 5th Division was transferred to Commander of the 11th Division, Luo Da was transferred to another position, and the missing post of Chief of Staff was taken over by Wang Yuanling, the commander of the 32nd Regiment proposed by Hu Congjun.  From then on, the appointment of commanders of the 11th Division was entirely decided by Commander Chen.

    The 11th Division was reorganized in Sandouping, and the personnel changed a lot. Except for Yang Tao who was still the deputy division commander and Wang Yuanling who was the chief of staff, the commander of the 31st Regiment remained unchanged. The commander of the 32nd Regiment was newly named Huang Xinyuan, and the deputy commander was appointed.  The commander is Wu Hua, the commander of the 33rd Regiment is Zhang Muli, and the deputy commander is Long Tianya, the commander of the guard battalion, and the commander of the guard battalion is now Zhang Xian's classmate Wang Jiang who is afraid of death.

    Zhang Xian has been longing for his returnIf a strong man wants to become a real soldier, it takes more than half a year, or he may not be able to go to the battlefield at all.  "What about second place?" he asked.

    "The second thing!" Sun Zhong said in a long tone, glanced at him, and then said: "In Hanshou and Yuanjiang counties by Dongting Lake, there are several camps for the national army, and they have taken in about two to three thousand people.  There are many defeated and wounded soldiers. These soldiers have long since lost their fighting spirit. They are all leaders that no one wants. If you can integrate them, there should be no problem in forming a regiment."

    Zhang Xian¡¯s eyes couldn¡¯t help but light up. He thought for a moment and said, ¡°Okay, then I want these defeated troops.¡±

    Guo Wan asked Zhang Xian: "Why don't you want new soldiers? Others are willing to recruit new soldiers."

    Zhang Xiandao: "Yes, the new soldiers are easy to manage and dare to charge, but if they really go to the battlefield, a lot of people will die, and it will take me more than half a year to make them ready. The defeated soldiers are actually a treasure. These soldiers can  Coming back alive from the battlefield shows that they have the ability to escape. Haha, the most important thing is that they don't have to spend too much effort to teach them. No one wants to be a defeated soldier. The reason why they become a defeated soldier is because  If they did not meet a good commander, or if the commander had already died for his country at the beginning of the battle, they became a mess and could only flee."

    Sun Zhong nodded and said: "Okay, since you want these defeated troops, then I will give them to you."

    "Chief, can I bring a few key members from my old army?" Zhang Xian asked.

    "This is a reasonable request, yes, yes!" Sun Zhong nodded.

    "There's more!" Zhang Xian said again.

    "what else?"

    "Could you please take care of me, sir? Once my regiment is formed, please provide me with sufficient supplies and food?" Zhang Xian begged.

    "You haven't left yet, and you started bargaining with me." Sun Zhong was a little unhappy, and said at the same time: "Don't worry, you will get what you deserve, and I won't give you what you shouldn't have. Of course,  It still depends on your performance.¡±

    "I understand." Zhang Xiandao smiled, glanced at Luo Da, and at the same time said to Sun Zhong: "The Seventy-fourth Army is now stationed near Changde. If my guess is correct, the Japanese will definitely not give up after their disastrous defeat in western Hubei.  . If they make a comeback, their troops will definitely be directed towards Changde. I hope that our newly formed division can be deployed in Changde City. Do you think this is feasible?"

    Both Guo Wan and Luo Da looked at Zhang Xian blankly, and Sun Zhong also looked at him for a long time, and finally nodded.

    Zhang Xian wanted to fight so much. Little did he know that the subsequent Battle of Changde would be even more cruel and bloody than the Battle of Shipai!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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