Chapter 322 Lin and Nie's Powerful Alliance and Four Columns

November 19, 1941, Datong.

"Comrades, please be quiet. The document bag on your left contains the latest instructions from the headquarters."

"Everyone read it first. The combat meeting will officially begin in five minutes. In addition to discussing the details of the city defense, we also need to discuss the candidates for bait."

"If there are no questions, let's get started. Time waits for no one."

Hearing this, the commanders of troops at all levels immediately stopped chatting. They opened the document bags and began to read.

In fact, the latest instructions given by the headquarters are not complicated. They just made some minor changes to the combat plan of the tiger in the forest and added details about luring the enemy deep into the ground.

The name of the new plan is very down-to-earth. The deputy commander-in-chief called it a millet mill.

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 Datong Campaign, I need a troop as bait to lead the main force of the Mongolian Army into our pre-set encirclement along the strategic roads."

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

"The remaining troops only need to wait for an opportunity to ambush and hide. When the Mongolian Army is dispersed, the large force will quickly encircle and annihilate it, and grind the millet into rice stubble!"

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

Looking at the high morale of his comrades, the tiger in the forest nodded with satisfaction. However, the final selection made him feel difficult, after all, he needed to choose a person with outstanding position and ability.

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

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

"Oh, there are so many people here today. Let's pause the meeting for a moment and have a look at the telegram sent back from Tianzhen."

"This battle was really beautiful. Liu and Yang not only completed the tasks assigned by the organization excellently, but also played the devils around by the nose of Mano Goro."

"It was a wise choice to let them work together."

In this battle, the losses of the First Division of Jizhong were very small, and the specific number of casualties was even less than one-fifth of the Second Independent Mixed Brigade.

It is worth mentioning that all levels of troops have gained something through a major battle.

The soldiers not only discovered many problems that were previously ignored, but also made targeted improvement plans.

In time, the First Division will inevitably make breakthroughs in field and positional warfare and become a strong army that the enemy will be terrified of.

When he heard the name of 103, Lin Zhonghu first put down the battle plan in his hand, and then pretended to be nonchalant and came to the army reorganization expert.

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

"Well, it's really good, and it lived up to my expectations."

"Now there are basically no problems in the northeast. Next, it depends on how brave the 26th Division and the Cavalry Group of the Mongolian Army are."

"By the way, have the people in the county been settled?"

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

As we all know, comrades who are always healthy rarely praise others.

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

"Next time you want to watch, just watch it openly. We are all comrades, what is there to be embarrassed about."

"You can rest assured about the masses' affairs. I am indeed not as good as you in fighting, but organization and coordination are what I am best at, and there will be no mistakes."

"If you have any other needs, just speak up, I will definitely assist you this time!"

The mass work mentioned by the two is mainly to transfer the people in the city to the safe rear area, and arrange some young and strong people to help the troops transport supplies.

Now 90% of Shanxi is the territory of the Eighth Route Army, and the villagers are more willing to support this army that is dedicated to fighting the devils.

In this way, the devils are likely to choose a city to "kill the chicken to scare the monkey" during the attack.

In order to avoid a tragedy, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region decided to transfer the people to the vicinity of Taiyuan and send them back to their homes after the war.

Faced with the ridicule of his old partner, the tiger in the forest could only shake his head helplessly.

The other party was eight years older than him, not to mention that he had served as an instructor in Huangpu before. He had no way to deal with this kind of brother and teacher joking with him.

"Okay, I'm at ease with you."

"Let's continue the meeting and try to decide on the bait as soon as possible, and by the way, formulate a set of tailor-made tactics for him."

The army reorganization expert naturally knew the content of the meeting, after all, he was one of the first people to access the documents.

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

"Okay, everyone, stop fighting. I already have a candidate for bait in mind."

"I've decided! I will lead the team myself 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 who are older than me. And my head is worth a lot of money to the Japanese."

"If Amakasu Shigetaro and Okamura Yasuji knew that I was in the retreating troops, they would definitely let the 26th Division and the Cavalry Group pursue at all costs."

As soon as these words came out, the entire combat meeting room was boiling instantly.

Even the tiger in the forest, who was known for his stability on weekdays, lost the ability to control his expression.

"No! I don't agree!"

"This is too dangerous! What if something unexpected happens? How can I explain to the headquarters and the border area at that time! Old Nie, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region cannot do without you!"

"Yes! Deputy Division Commander, you are too impulsive! We will take a long-term view."

In terms of development and farming ability, if the army reorganization expert is second, then no one in the entire Eighth Route Army dares to claim to be the first.

When the 115th Division was separated, he only took a part of the headquarters special service regiment, 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 Jin-Cha-Ji base.

At that time, it was truly deep into the enemy's hinterland, and the difficulty of all actions was far greater than others imagined.

But in just four years, the army reorganization expert accomplished a feat like sowing beans to make soldiers. He raised a force of more than 100,000 people in the vast land of Jin-Cha-Ji.

Most of these troops, a battalion or even a regiment, were fellow countrymen who came out to fight against Japan together. It was from then on that the name of the "sons and daughters of the army" gradually became popular.

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

After more than a year of development, and the influence of the Zhongtiaoshan Campaign and the Second Taiyuan Campaign on the Eighth Route Army, the entire military region now has four columns of regular troops.

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

In a sense, the army reorganization expert is the soul of the Jin-Cha-Ji base area.

Facing everyone's dissuasion, the figure who looked a little thin waved his hand casually, and then he said to everyone in the conference room:

"Compared with you, my military ability is not outstanding. Staying on the front battlefield will not play a big role. It is better for me to be a bait to lure the enemy deep into the depths."

"The war is imminent, and every comrade is sacrificing his life for victory. I will not allow myself to live in the rear. This matter is settled. Unless the headquarters 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 provide, will I be in any danger?"

Not all generals of a country are military geniuses.

Compared with the deputy commander-in-chief, the tiger in the forest, the division commander and others, the strength of the army reorganization expert lies in the construction of the base.

However, as one of the few senior commanders with a regular staff in the Eighth Route Army, his military level and ability will definitely not be low, but it 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, it was the tiger in the forest who broke the silence. He looked at his old partner seriously and said:

"Okay, let's ask the headquarters and the border area now."

"If the desperate war fox, the army morale wizard and the deputy commander agree with your arrangement, we will start to design tactics for you."

I wanted to write 3,000 words, but I didn't have enough time.