When Zhang Ercheng heard Commissar Niu's words, he felt very uncomfortable: Your Commissar Niu also underestimated our artillery, and we didn't march with the raiding team at any time in Shanghai and Nanjing, so why can't we get to your New Fourth Army?
Zhang Ercheng just wanted to argue with Political Commissar Niu, but was pulled by Ding Ning: "Political Commissar Niu is right, it is true that your artillery is more advantageous here, not only can you give full play to the fire support of your artillery company, but also you can stick here with Commander Wang who just surrendered, with Commander Wang, they are familiar with the situation and firepower configuration here, plus the support and cover of your artillery company, I think even if the little devil sends troops to attack here on a large scale, it will not be able to capture it in a while." ” Zhang Ercheng saw that the chief of staff spoke like this, so he swallowed the resentment just now, and went to Shenjiabang with Commander Wang and them to arrange the firepower configuration, after all, it was a little devil field army, which was not as easy to deal with as those Wang puppet troops, so they had to be well prepared.
After Zhang Ercheng and they left, Ding Ning and Zhou Wu carefully estimated the situation of the attacking troops, and felt that the way to Yangzhou this time might encounter reinforcements sent by the little devils, and the situation in the direction of Taizhou would not be too optimistic, because the devils also have a brigade of troops stationed in Taizhou, according to the intelligence detected before, the devil's brigade is still in Taizhou, not to mention Yangzhou, in addition to the troops of a brigade stationed in the city, there is also an integrated division between Yangzhou and Nanjing.
Reinforcements can be sent in the direction of Shen Jiabang at any time.
After hearing this situation, Commissar Niu also felt that it was very tricky, although the plan proposed by Director Xia to take the initiative was very unexpected, judging from the current battlefield situation in front of Shen Jiabang, it can indeed play a role in raiding and containing the devil reinforcements, and the little devil on the opposite side would not expect that the New Fourth Army, which is inferior in numbers and equipment, will make such a move, but the risk of this move is also quite large, if you encounter a large number of devils on the way, and you can't get out in time, the battlefield situation will be very unfavorable to us, We even have to pay a heavy price there.
Of course, Zhou Wu knew the risk of this kind of military move, but he thought about it, there was no better way to hold Shen Jiabang for more than three days, and to ensure that the existing strength of the second regiment would not suffer great losses, this kind of good thing of both fish and bear's paws was just something to think about in his head, and the actual situation was here, so he could only choose the lesser of two evils, instead of staying in the Shen Jiabang fortifications and waiting for the little devil's planes, artillery and tanks to bombard indiscriminately, he didn't take the initiative to attack with the main force of his subordinates, maybe he could seize the rare fighter, The devils who forced the reinforcements to retreat and gave up reinforcements in the Shenjiabang area.
Zhou Wu gritted his teeth and said to Commissar Niu: "Political Commissar, before there is no better way at present, can we only choose to take the initiative, detour back to the back of the devils, and take the opportunity to attack their weak points, in order to ensure the safety of Shen Jiabang here, otherwise we will stay here and wait for death."
In this place where Shen Jiabang's palm is big, if our second regiment and Commander Wang are gathered here, it will be too crowded, and it will be a problem to even turn around in the trenches, not only can they not hold this place well, but they will also increase our casualties for no reason, and the little devil's plane likes to bomb this kind of target piled up together. ” Commissar Niu listened and said to Zhou Wu: "You have a point, the place here is too small, we have to get together now, even if we want to defend us, we don't do it like this, we have to dig two fortifications behind the existing fortifications, but now it's too late, the devils on the opposite side will not wait for you to dig the fortifications and then attack, so I agree with Comrade Zhou Wu's opinion, and immediately organize a team to attack, I am the political commissar and party secretary of the second regiment, and Comrade Zhou Wu is jointly responsible for this sortie."
Chief of Staff Ding did not have any worries and immediately made concrete arrangements for combat deployment. ” Zhou Wu looked at Commissar Niu gratefully, this old revolutionary, old comrade, who had gone through the 25,000-mile Long March, really had the demeanor of a general, and deserved Zhou Wu's respect.
Ding Ning immediately made specific arrangements: "The first route to attack the Yangzhou direction is dominated by Ge Sanmin's second battalion, led by the brigade seat himself, the second route is mainly Xiao Zheng's third battalion, plus a company of the fat man's first battalion, I will lead the team to attack, and the remaining company of the fat man's first battalion will all return to the road and follow the brigade's action, the political commissar and Director Xia, you two will follow that road, I respect your own choice." ” Political Commissar Niu immediately said: "I am the political commissar of the Second Regiment, just Comrade Zhou Wu, Comrade Xiao Xia, it is better for you to follow Chief of Staff Ding, ask the Chief of Staff more, he is also the same as you, intellectuals who have studied in universities and stayed abroad, you should have a common language."
"Political Commissar Niu means that this little young Director Xia should follow Ding Ning to have a good experience, don't be so domineering, empty-eyed, the chief of staff Ding is also a college student, and he has drunk foreign ink, and he has not seen how people are, a scholar, the war can be unambiguous, this Niu political commissar and political commissar already knew this when he was in Gaoyou Lake, so he wanted Ding Ning, a senior, to take this young man with a long memory and experience, just let him see it on the battlefield, This war march is not so relaxed and leisurely as sitting in a Yan'an cave and listening to lectures.
When Ding Ning heard that this Director Xia was going to act with him, the boss in his heart was unhappy, thinking that this kid was empty-eyed, and no one was convinced of his virtue, who was unlucky to follow, and he would give you two disgusts on the way, but when he thought that Zhou Wu was more likely to encounter devils along the way, it would be better if this Director Xia followed Zhou Wu, so Ding Ning hurriedly nodded and agreed, and said to Commissar Niu: "The political commissar is serious, Director Xia is young and promising, how can we teach it, you have to speak a common language, I think as long as we spend a lot of time together, it will naturally happen.
Ding Ning said to Political Commissar Niu neither softly nor hard, he didn't dare to guide this Director Xia like a student, looking at his posture, he was almost the same as his student.
Of course, Commissar Niu could hear the meaning of Ding Ning's words, and knew that when this young man first came to the Second Regiment, he spoke too much, and left a very bad impression on Zhou Wu and them, hey, now that there is a war in the body, this kind of thing should be let go first, and when the battle is over, I will talk to Director Xia and Zhou Wu in detail, eliminate misunderstandings, and unite comrades, who called me Political Commissar Niu is the political commissar of the Second Regiment.
That Director Xia heard that the political commissar wanted him to follow Ding Ning, and asked him to humbly ask Ding Ning for advice, with a trace of disdain on his face, he said to the political commissar: "Political commissar, you also underestimate me, although I have not fought face-to-face with little devils like them, but I have never eaten pork and seen pigs run, we have all received strict military training in Yan'an, and there are still three months to exercise in the base area of the Eighth Route Army in the northwest of Shanxi, and I have also seen the big sweep of the base area by the little devils." ” When Commissar Niu heard the fallacy of this guy who didn't know the height of the sky, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood, how can there be such a person, I kindly let you study with Chief of Staff Ding, you still don't know, it's really incorrigible, and I don't know how the superiors would send a person like you to the Second Regiment is familiar with this person's theory and strong principle Commissar Niu shook his head and thought: I have to let you, a boy who doesn't know the height of the sky, go to the real battlefield to see, it may be good for you, if you come down from the battlefield, you are still this empty-eyed, domineering virtue, I think I have to reflect to my superiors and transfer you away, otherwise it will definitely affect Zhou Wu and them, they are still the team that has just thrown themselves to the side of the New Fourth Army, and some places are very sensitive, and they must be paid attention to.
Ding Ning didn't want to chirp crookedly with this Director Xia, and after deploying the mission, he carefully studied the situation that might occur on the way with Zhou Wuge and Sanmin, Zhou Wu said: "Ding Ning, now we don't have a radio station, so we can only rely on the brothers to contact each other, and bring me all the horses here from Head Wang, so that I can deliver the news in a timely and fast manner."
As long as we adhere to the principle of not making contact with the enemy with a frontal advantage, and then attacking by detouring through the enemy's weak point, whether the attack is successful or not, we must evacuate immediately, and we must not entangle with the enemy, nor do we fall in love with the enemy, because we have a small number of people, poor equipment, and not much ammunition supply, and we have almost no possibility of winning a frontal battle with the devils.
The key to our victory is not how to kill and injure the enemy in large numbers, but how we can run past the wheels of the enemy's car with the legs of our brothers, only if we can outrun the devil and the puppet army, we can detour back to the enemy's back, drag down the enemy who is chasing us, and attack again when they are exhausted.
It will be able to completely dispel the enemy's attempts to reinforce them, and force them to retreat in the direction of Yangzhou, Nanjing, or Taizhou. ” After the task was arranged, Zhou Wu and the others were ready to set off, and at this moment, the fat man who took the task of luring the enemy to the direction of Tianchang sent someone to report to Zhou Wu: "Brigade seat, our first battalion encountered most of the Wang puppet army in Chajian Town, ten miles south of Tianchang, Battalion Commander Liu is leading his brothers to fight the enemy, fighting and retreating, and is luring the enemy to the north step by step, Battalion Commander Liu wants us to report to the brigade, according to this speed, it is estimated that this Wang puppet army will be lured to the destination in two days." ” Zhou Wu: "How can you see that this Wang puppet army in the middle will be lured to Binhu Town by your battalion, they are numerous, and they must prevent being surrounded by the enemy, tell you Battalion Commander Liu, you must not be careless, you must reconnoiter the enemy situation at any time, and master the strength to lure the enemy into depth."
Zhou Wu was worried that those Wang puppet troops would not be fooled so easily, and hurriedly said to the scout brothers who came to report. t1706231537: