The Japanese counterattack is imminent. Not only Yan Xishan and Fu Zuoyi are not optimistic about it, but even the commanders and fighters within the Chahar Independent Regiment are not optimistic about it.
The situation is clear. At this time, all the main forces of the Langya Brigade have gone out. The only ones left in the Yikezhao League are the 2nd Cavalry Company and the 7th Cavalry Battalion. Moreover, these two troops have just recruited a large number of puppet Mongolian troops, and the morale of the troops is unstable. , if they are sent to the battlefield rashly at this time, they will easily be defeated by the little devils, and they may even mutiny.
Bart said: "Captain, I shouldn't let others have their ambitions and destroy my own prestige, but with the current situation of our Chahar Independent Regiment, I'm afraid we can't stop the devils from counterattacking. After all, the devils from the Ikezhao League are counterattacking this time." There is a regiment, and there is also an artillery brigade, the difference in strength is huge."
The three company commanders Cheng Luming, Zhao Hao and Li Zhengrong also nodded.
After all, this is no longer the age of cold weapons. In the age of cold weapons, cavalry still had an absolute advantage when facing infantry. Even if they faced tens of thousands of infantry, as long as the cavalry charged, a few hundred cavalry could rush over tens of thousands of infantry. It was all in disarray, but now it can't be done, because the infantry has been equipped with machine guns and cannon.
Now, a row of artillery shells can blast the cavalry charge formation to pieces.
Facing the heavy machine guns that fired fiercely, the cavalry had no chance. They were just cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to defeat the little Japanese with the help of the Seventh Cavalry Battalion and the Second Cavalry Company!
Xu Rui, however, did not express his position. It was not until several company commanders finished speaking that he finally stood up and said coldly: "Have you finished speaking? After you have finished speaking, it will be my turn."
Bart and other company commanders immediately felt their hearts sinking. Looking at this posture, the commander decided to fight
However, Xu Rui said unexpectedly: "Okay, since you are all opposed to fighting the Japanese in the Yikezhao League, let's withdraw first. Bart, you are a native of the Yikezhao League and are familiar with the folks. You go and mobilize." Work, let the villagers prepare to evacuate this place quickly, the little devil is about to arrive."
In fact, Xu Rui never thought about fighting against the Japs in the Yike Zhao League.
Even Bart and Cheng Luming can understand things, but can he not understand them
Therefore, from the beginning, Xu Rui never thought about defending the Yike Zhao League. Xu Rui's strategy is, you fight yours, and I fight mine. You little devil, you can fight the Yike Zhao League, can't I? Outflank your retreat? By the time you capture the Yike Zhao League, I should have almost captured the Hang Jin Banner.
Are you going back to Shihang Jinqi again? Okay, I'll let you do it again.
Then while you are gone, get the Yike Zhaomeng back.
At that time, I want to see what your dog will do
Should we divide our forces or not? Let's divide the troops. If we divide the flags of more than a dozen counties, how many of each county flag will be left
At that time, I will concentrate all my forces and push them over one by one. With the current actual combat strength of the Chahar Independent Regiment, it will be really difficult to hold the Japanese infantry regiment and a mountain artillery brigade head-on. But if we only deal with ten of them, One, or even less, it’s just like chopping vegetables, don’t take it too easy.
What did you say? The devils don't divide their troops? That’s okay too.
Just prepare to follow me and eat dust all the time. Anyway, I have occupied more than a dozen county flags in Hetao, and the logistics are guaranteed. I am not afraid of spending my time with you, unless the little devil mobilizes a large army. , just with this infantry regiment and the artillery brigade, the one you can’t afford in the end will definitely be yours.
Therefore, Xu Rui followed the trend and adopted the opinions of several company commanders.
"Yes!" Bart agreed and went happily.
Bart felt happy because Xu Rui listened to his correct opinion, which surprised him. Besides the surprise, he felt more respected, unlike when he served as an adjutant to Altan Ezier. He was simply regarded as a thug. No matter how big or small the situation was, there was no room for him to speak.
After watching Bart leave, Xu Rui said to Cheng Luming, Zhao Hao, and Li Zhengrong: "I asked you to rectify the troops before, have you finished rectifying them?"
What Xu Rui said about rectification was actually a show of force.
After all, these cavalrymen of the Puppet Mongolian Army are new recruits, just like new recruits. When they first join the army, the veterans must give them a slap in the face and tell them that there are rules in the army. If you dare to disobey the rules, there will be serious consequences. serious! After such a torment, the recruits' vigor will be restrained, their individuality will be weakened, and their collective consciousness will be strengthened. Only then will the recruits have the opportunity to become a member of the large collective of the army. Only in this way will the number of new recruits increase. The strength of the collective, not the other way around. In the final analysis, the army is a collective and needs to rely on collective will and strength to defeat the enemy.
At that moment, Cheng Luming and the others responded loudly: "Report to the leader, the rectification is completed."
"Okay, now that the reorganization has been completed, it's time to get the troops out for a walk." Xu Rui said calmly, "I don't need to tell you, but you must also know very well that the surrender of the Puppet Mongolian Army cannot be convinced so quickly. They Now we are only convinced on the surface, but in fact we don’t agree with us in our hearts. Only when we defeat the devils head-on will they truly be convinced.”
Cheng Luming and the other three were stunned when they heard this. What is going on? Or do you want to fight hard with the little devil
"You are overthinking. I am not going to ride the Seventh Battalion to confront the Japs head-on." Xu Rui waved his hand and said, "But we do need to find a suitable target to sacrifice the flag." After a pause, Xu Rui said again, "I heard that there is a cavalry squadron among the Japanese who stayed in the Hetao this time. This cavalry squadron is the most suitable target for us to use to sacrifice the flag."
Cheng Luming and the other three were relieved when they heard this. It turned out that they just wanted to sacrifice the flag of the little devil's cavalry squadron.
But the next moment, Cheng Luming said with some embarrassment: "But Commander, it's still wrong. The little Japs' cavalry squadron must be acting together with the Japs' large army. Unless we can defeat the Japs' large army, it will be impossible to win." The Japanese cavalry squadron came to worship the flag?"
Cheng Hao and Li Zhengrong also nodded in agreement.
"Oh, my God." Xu Rui slapped his forehead and said, "Do you fight without thinking?"
"What kind of brains are you using?" Cheng Luming said in surprise, "Isn't it enough to just obey the orders?"
Xu Rui couldn't laugh or cry. This is the "fine tradition" of the Central Army. Every single officer at the grassroots level is trained to be like a robot and only knows how to obey orders. In contrast, the Communist Party's troops pay more attention to the subjectivity of grassroots commanders. Mobility, even the local army performed better in this regard.
Therefore, whether in the War of Liberation, the Korean War, or the self-defense counterattacks against Vietnam and India, the *** troops had a large number of small units interspersed, because such small units interspersed placed extremely high requirements on grassroots commanders , but conversely, the National Army in the Liberation War, the United Nations Army on the Korean battlefield, as well as the Vietnamese Army and the Indian Army rarely had examples of small units interspersed with each other. This was also because their grassroots commanders were too dogmatic.
There was no other way, Xu Rui could only carry out ideological transformation.
Xu Rui said at that moment: "Then I will let you use your brains now. How can you avoid the Japanese army and use the Japanese cavalry squadron to sacrifice the flag?"
Zhao Hao and Li Zhengrong looked at each other.
Cheng Luming said, "Find a way to lure out the Japanese cavalry?"
"Smart." Xu Rui gave Cheng Luming a thumbs up and said, "But the little Japs are not fools. They won't be fooled easily. What are you going to do to lure out the Japs cavalry?"
Now Zhao Hao and Li Zhengrong also participated, and Zhao Hao rushed to say: "Provoke them!"
"Correct." Xu Rui clapped his hands vigorously and said, "The question is, how can we anger them?"
"I'm good at this." Li Zhengrong said eagerly, "I heard that the little devil's cavalry are all warriors, and they are all very arrogant. It just so happens that I am also very skilled. I will look for an opportunity to come with the little devil's scout cavalry. Fight them to death in a one-on-one battle, and do it until they lose their temper, so the Japanese cavalry will definitely be completely angered."
"Then, you can also find a place to set up an ambush." Cheng Luming continued, "When the Japanese cavalry are enraged, lead them to chase them, lead them into the preset ambush circle, and then use machine gun fire to eliminate them. In this case, We don’t even need to fight the Japanese cavalry head-on, we can easily destroy them.”
"Look." Xu Rui clapped his hands and said, "Isn't a perfect battle plan now formed?"
Cheng Luming, Zhao Hao and Li Zhengrong were immediately stunned when they heard this. This doesn't seem to be difficult? In the past, the combat officers at the division headquarters were so arrogant when they pointed out the country on the map. At that time, they thought to themselves, what kind of brains do they have to develop to formulate one combat plan after another
But after talking to the group leader today, it seems that this is what formulating a battle plan is all about.
Xu Rui continued to clap his hands and said: "How was it? Is it easy? Remember to use your brain more in the future."
Cheng Luming and the other three were still not confident and said, "But Captain, is this really okay?"
"Of course, why not?" Xu Rui patted the back of Cheng Luming's head and said, "Don't underestimate your own wisdom, and don't overestimate the devil's brain. The devil is not as smart as you think, and you are not as smart as you think. As long as you are willing to use your brains and imagination, there is no opponent that is invincible. China has so many famous generals since ancient times who were not born to fight, but grew up through actual combat."
"Well, we understand." Cheng Luming and the other three were confident and immediately nodded heavily.
"Do you understand?" Xu Rui's eyes swept across the faces of the three of them one by one, and then cursed, "Now that you understand, why are you still standing there? Why don't you quickly take the troops and go to find the Japanese cavalry to sacrifice the flag? "
"Yes!" Cheng Luming and the others responded suddenly, turned around and walked away.