Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated

Chapter 322 Lin Nie’s powerful alliance and the four columns

  November 19, 1941, Datong.

“Comrades, please be quiet. The document bag on your left hand side contains the latest instructions from the headquarters.”

“Everyone will read it individually first, and the combat meeting will officially begin in five minutes. In addition to discussing the details of city defense, we also need to discuss the candidates for the bait at this meeting.”

 “If there’s no problem, just start quickly, time waits for no one.”

Hearing this, the commanders of the troops at all levels immediately stopped chatting and opened their document bags one after another and started reading.

 In fact, the latest instructions given by the headquarters are not complicated. They only slightly modified the combat plan of the tiger in the forest and added details about luring the enemy in depth.

 The name of the new plan is very down-to-earth, and the deputy commander-in-chief calls it Xiaomi Nianzi.

 Five minutes later, the combat meeting officially began, and the tiger in the forest walked to the map with a thin wooden stick.

“After the Battle of Datong, I need a force to serve as a bait to lead the main force of the Mongolian army along strategic arteries into our pre-set encirclement.”

"I have only one requirement for this unit, and that is that the acting skills must be good! No matter what method you use, you must make the devils mistakenly think that you have bitten the leader of our military region."

“The remaining army only needs to wait for an opportunity to ambush, hide and wait for action. After the troops stationed in Mongolia are dispersed, the large army will quickly encircle and annihilate them, grinding the millet into stubble!”

As soon as these words came out, the commanders at all levels present asked for battle and took the initiative to apply for this most dangerous position.

Looking at the high fighting spirit of his comrades, the tiger in the forest nodded with satisfaction. However, the final choice made him difficult. After all, he needed to choose someone with outstanding position and ability.

At this moment, a thin figure walked into the conference room from outside the door.

 The person who came here was the deputy commander of the 115th Division, a famous army reorganization expert!

“Hey, there are so many people here today. Let’s pause the meeting for a moment and let everyone take a look at the telegram sent back from Tianzhen.”

“This battle was really fought beautifully. Liu and Yang not only completed the tasks assigned by the organization excellently, but also led Mano Goro by the nose and played the devils around.”

“It’s really a wise choice to let the two of them partner up.”

 In this battle, the losses of the Jizhong Division 1 were very small, and the specific number of casualties was less than one-fifth of the independent mixed second brigade.

 It is worth mentioning that troops at all levels can gain something from a battle.

 The soldiers not only discovered many problems that had been ignored before, but also made targeted improvement plans.

Given time, a division will surely make breakthroughs in field battles and positional warfare, and become a powerful force that will frighten the enemy.

Hearing the name of 103, the tiger in the forest first put down the battle plan in his hand, and then pretended to be casual and came to the army reorganization expert.

 After carefully reading the battle report, the corners of his mouth curved.

 “Well, it’s indeed very good, and it has lived up to my expectations.”

“Now that there are basically no problems in the northeast, it depends on how courageous the 26th Division and the cavalry group stationed in the Mongolian army are.”

“By the way, have all the people in the county been settled?”

The army reorganization expert did not answer the question immediately. Instead, he looked at his old partner with a mocking look.

 It is well known that **** people who are always healthy seldom praise others.

 Being able to praise Liu and Yang in front of everyone shows that their performance makes the tiger in the forest really satisfied.

“Next time you want to watch it, just watch it openly. We are all comrades, so there is nothing to be embarrassed about.”

"You can rest assured when it comes to the masses. I am indeed not as good as you when it comes to fighting, but organization and coordination are what I am best at, and I will never make any mistakes."

“If you need anything else, just ask, I will definitely help you this time!”

 The mass work mentioned by the two men mainly involves moving the people in the city to a safe rear area, and arranging some young adults to help the troops transport supplies.

 90% of Shanxi's territory now belongs to the Eighth Route Army, and the villagers are more willing to support this unit that is dedicated to fighting the Japanese.

In this way, the Japanese are very likely to pick a city to "kill the chickens to scare the monkeys" during the attack.

In order to avoid some kind of tragedy, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region decided to move the people to nearby Taiyuan and then send them back to their homes after the war. Faced with the ridicule of his old partner, the tiger in the forest could only helplessly shake his head.

The other party is eight years older than me, not to mention that he had served as an instructor in Huangpu before. There was nothing he could do about this man who was both his brother and teacher making fun of himself.

 “Okay, I’ll rest assured that you can do the work.”

“Let’s continue the meeting and try to decide who will be the bait as soon as possible, and at the same time formulate a set of tailor-made tactics for him.”

 As for the content of the meeting, the Army reorganization expert was naturally Men Qing. After all, he was one of the first people to come into contact with the documents.

Looking at the enthusiastic commanders, he stood up from his seat slowly and finally came to the side of the tiger in the forest.

 “Okay, everyone, don’t try to rob me. I already have a candidate for bait in my heart.”

"I have decided! I will personally lead the team and lead the main force of the Mongolian army into the encirclement around Xinkou."

"In terms of seniority, there should be few people in the entire military region older than me. And my head is worth a lot of money to the Japanese."

“If Jutaro Amakasu and Neji Okamura know that I am in the retreating troops, they will definitely let the 26th Division and the cavalry group pursue me at all costs.”

As soon as these words came out, the entire combat conference room was filled with excitement.

Even the tiger in the forest, which is usually known for its stability, has lost the ability to manage expressions.

 “No! I don’t agree!”

"This is too dangerous! What if something unexpected happens? How will I explain it to the headquarters and the border area? Lao Nie, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region cannot live without you!"

"Yes! Deputy division commander, you are too impulsive! Let's take a long-term approach."

In terms of development and farming capabilities, if the army reorganization expert is ranked second, then no one in the entire Eighth Route Army would dare to be ranked first.

When the 115th Division was separated, he took only the first section of the headquarters' special task force, the cavalry battalion, two companies of the teaching team and the local work group, a total of 3,000 people, to the Wutai Mountain area to establish the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area.

 At that time, we were truly deep into the enemy's hinterland, and all operations were far more difficult than others imagined.

 But in just four years, army reorganization experts have accomplished the feat of planting beans into soldiers. He pulled up an army of more than 100,000 people in the vast land of Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei.

Most of these troops, a battalion or even a regiment, were fellow countrymen who came out together to fight against Japan. It was from then on that the title of "subordinate soldier" gradually became popular among the people.

 During the Hundred Regiments War, the entire military region conducted a troop count. At that time, the troops had grown to 100,000.

 After more than a year of development, as well as the increased influence of the Zhongtiao Mountain Battle and the Second Taiyuan Battle on the Eighth Route Army, the entire military region now has four columns of regular troops.

　　Including local armed forces and militias, 170,000 people can be deployed to participate in the battle when necessary, which has laid an indestructible foundation for the march into Jehol and Liaoning.

 In a sense, army reorganization experts are the soul of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area.

Facing everyone’s dissuasion, the thin figure waved his hands casually, and then he said to everyone in the conference room:

“Compared to you, my military ability is not outstanding. Staying on the frontal battlefield will not be of much use. It is better to let me be a bait to lure the enemy deeper.”

"The war is coming, and every comrade is sacrificing his life and blood for victory. I will not allow myself to live in the rear. This matter is settled. Unless the headquarters expressly prohibits it, I will not change my mind."

"Although Datong is not far from Tumubao, I am not Zhu Qizhen. With the battle plan and tactics you provided, will I still be in any danger?"

 Not all generals of a country are military geniuses.

 Compared with deputy commanders, tigers in the forest, division commanders, etc., the strength of army reorganization experts lies in the construction of base areas.

However, as one of the few well-organized senior commanders of the Eighth Route Army, his military level and ability will definitely not be low. It still depends on who he is compared with.

Looking at the determined deputy division commander, everyone in the conference room didn't know how to persuade him.

Finally, the tiger in the forest broke the silence. He looked at his old partner seriously and said:

“Okay, let’s ask the headquarters and border areas for instructions now.”

“If the Desperate Fox, the Army Morale Wizard, and the Deputy Commander-in-Chief agree to your arrangement, we will start designing tactics for you.”

   Originally I wanted to write 3000, but I didn’t have enough time.

 (End of this chapter)