After the meeting, Commander Song and Chief of Staff Liang left Zhou Wu and them behind, and said to him: "Comrade Zhou Wu, if there are any difficulties, I will try my best to solve them." ” Zhou Wu was silent for a moment, raised his head and said to Commander Song: "Commander, there must be difficulties, first of all, the problem of the soldiers' winter clothing, the captured batch can only equip at most one division, and the winter clothes of the soldiers of the remaining two divisions and the newly expanded division are a big problem, such a cold winter makes the soldiers wear autumn clothes to Changjin Lake, how many people have to get frostbitten, and there is also the problem of food supply, the logistics troops can't act at all during the day, I estimate that we can only rely on capture to maintain." ” Zhou Wu said the truth, Commander Song nodded again and again after hearing this, and said to him: "You are telling the truth, I will think of a way here, try to solve a part of it for you, about the ration problem, you can also use your brains, I believe that with the wisdom and wisdom of so many of our cadres and soldiers, we should be able to come up with a solution to the problem." ” Returning to the station, Zhou Wu immediately called a meeting of his officers to discuss the matter of the troops going to Changjin Lake, and at this time, the sentry outside reported that the newly expanded team had arrived.
Zhou Wu and the fat man immediately greeted them out, a group of people came outside, and when they saw Zhou Wu coming out, the two who started hurriedly saluted Zhou Wu and reported: "Report to the chief, the 35th Division of the 11th Army of the Ninth Corps of the Volunteer Army has been ordered to report, and all the troops have rushed to Yuncheng, please accept my 35th Division Commander Tian Dazhong" After speaking, the division commander named Tian Dazhong immediately handed Zhou Wu a document, and Zhou Wu hurriedly signed his face on it, even if the expansion and handover were completed, in this way, his eleventh army now has four full divisions and an artillery regiment, plus a baggage regiment, and a guard battalion, with a total number of nearly 50,000 people.
"Okay, welcome to our Eleventh Army," the circus said.
"The chief is polite, I have heard of the chief's prestige for a long time, and this time I saw it with my own eyes, and I knew that what I said was true."
It seems that this Master Tian is very good at talking, and when he came up, he complimented Zhou Wu, and Zhou Wu was a little embarrassed when he heard it, so he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Master Tian is polite, we are all revolutionary comrades, don't engage in such a false set, come on, come on, let me introduce you, this is Division Commander Liu, this is Division Commander Ge, as well as this Division Commander Zheng, Comrade Lao Niu, Political Commissar Lao Niu, and Chief of Staff Comrade Lao Xu." ” Division Commander Tian shook hands with Lao Niu and Lao Xu one by one, and asked Zhou Wu: "Commander, we are here this time, I heard that we are going to attack Changjin Lake, I don't know what the specific task of our division is."
"We're in a meeting to discuss this, okay, since you asked, let's continue to discuss it together."
Zhou Wu suggested that the meeting continue.
Chief of Staff Elder Xu pointed to the military map on the wall and said to those division commanders: "The main task of our 11th Army is to set off quickly, rush to the area of Xinxingli and Liutanli in the southwest of Changjin Lake within three days, block the retreat of the 1st Marine Division of the US ace Marine Corps to the south to Yuanshan Port, and strive to encircle them as much as possible and annihilate them all, but considering the actual situation of the high altitude, low temperature, steep mountains, and rugged roads in the Changjin Lake area, it is very difficult for the large army to march, and all kinds of baggage equipment cannot keep up in time.
The military headquarters decided to first send an advance team of four or five hundred men to rush there before the large force, block the enemy's retreat, prevent the US troops from escaping south, and then carry out the siege plan after the large force has completely arrived. ” Lao Xu's plan is very safe, since the mountains are high and the roads are steep and difficult to walk, it is unrealistic for a large army of 40,000 or 50,000 horses to rush there within three days at once, and it is the only feasible combat plan in this situation to send an advance team composed of capable soldiers to go over first, insert it and nail it to Xinxingli, block the US troops from escaping south, delay the withdrawal of the US troops and the surrounding coalitions, and gain time for the arrival of the large troops.
When the fat man heard this, he hurriedly stood up and said to Zhou Wu: "Commander, let us come to this advance team, I promise to be firmly nailed to Xinxingli, and I will never let go of an American devil." ” The fat man does have the strength to say such a thing, his combat style is quite bold, good at attacking and blocking, although the casualties of his troops are greater than those of other Ge Sanmin and Xiao Zheng and their divisions, but the fat man is good both offensive and defensive, this Zhou Wu and Lao Xu know, let his troops go to Xinxingli first to block the southward escape of the American army, and cut off the enemy's retreat is still reliable.
But Zhou Wu has his own judgment, he thinks that the fat man is best at not blocking, but attacking, the opponent is the ace of the US Army, the first division of the Marine Corps, the combat effectiveness is very strong, if they are blocked, the attacking force is not strong enough, can not beat the US position, then the blocking force is not in vain to pay a heavy price This blockade can not let the fat man go, but to choose other troops to go, the fat man let him use it where it is most needed.
"Lao Liu, your division has a more important task, and the advance team will be dispatched; Ge Sanmin and Xiao Zheng just send them out, this time our opponent is the Yankees' ace army, the combat effectiveness is very strong, you must not underestimate it, the task of your division is to cooperate with other friendly units of the Ninth Corps to complete the division and encirclement of the first division of the US Marine Corps, and completely annihilate some of the enemy.
"Zhou Wu asked the fat man to be the main attacker, responsible for cutting the 1st Marine Division of the US Army.
As soon as the fat man heard that this division and encirclement of the 1st Marine Division of the US Army, and the action of destroying the enemy was more powerful than blocking, he grinned and said: "The commander still understands us, okay, this kind of work is my old Liu's favorite to do, rest assured, army commander, it's not my old Liu bragging, the Yankee is the most powerful, he is also flesh and blood, it's not that he is invulnerable to steel and incorruptible, although they have aircraft and artillery, as well as tanks, trucks and other equipment, but in the mountains on the other side of Changjin Lake, the role of tanks is greatly discounted, We have a way to deal with their tanks."
"Okay, this is the best, I hope your division can create another miracle of destroying the enemy, but Lao Liu, we also have a lot of difficulties, the soldiers are still wearing autumn clothes, winter clothes are seriously insufficient, the mountain roads are rugged, the logistics and ammunition supply is not enough, just the problem of the soldiers' food is a big problem, the advance team is easy to handle with fewer people, and it is difficult to handle so many people in the large army."
The old cow political commissar took the opportunity to say to the fat man, he knew that the fat man's men fought a strong battle, it was not a casual bragging, but the fat man had fought step by step in the country for so many years, when he attacked Kinmen Island, if the follow-up troops could keep up, the three reinforced regiments led by the fat man could definitely capture Kinmen Island, and then the three reinforced regiments were all wiped out, and it was not the fault of the fat man, but the military headquarters and the corps headquarters were complacent about the enemy, and did not calculate the law of the tides, resulting in the only ferry stranded on the beachhead, The follow-up troops were not caused by the fact that the ferry could not pass, and it had nothing to do with the fat man's command, and in the end he was able to return with hundreds of brothers, which shows that his combat effectiveness is quite strong, and it is just right to attack the ace of the US army now in Changjin Lake.
Lao Xu listened to the words of the political commissar Niu, pondered for a while, he is also in charge of the supply of the eleventh army, the logistics supply of the battle of Changjin Lake depends on him, Lao Xu knows that the logistics supply is very important, and it determines the victory or defeat of a battle, and now the Changjin Lake area is high and dangerous, the weather is cold, how to ensure the food and ammunition of the team is indeed a headache, and you have to come up with a way Lao Niu saw that Lao Xu was thinking hard, so he said to him: "Lao Xu, I have a way, I don't know if it's feasible."
When Lao Xu heard that Lao Niu had a way, he hurriedly looked uplifted, and asked him: "Political commissar, what good way do you have, hurry up and listen to it."
Lao Xu was very anxious and hurriedly asked Lao Niudao.
Lao Niu said slowly: "When we used to march through the grassland, we always couldn't eat enough, sometimes even a week without eating, relying on digging wild vegetables and drinking water to support, and then through the Tibetan area, I bought some barley from the local villagers, fried and ground into powder, and brought it to the body as dry food, it was really good, since we had these barley noodles, we marched with water to take a sip, and I didn't feel so hungry, so I walked out of the grassland with these barley noodles, I wonder if we can fry all those grains such as rice, soybeans, corn, etc., grind them into flour, put salt on them, and let the soldiers bring them as fried noodles, and stuff them in their mouths when they eat, not both trouble-saving and labor-saving, and this kind of fried noodles is lightweight, you can bring more, each person brings three or five catties of fried noodles, I think it can support at least a week or so, you see if this will work."
Lao Xu hurriedly said: "Political commissar, this method is good, but the soldiers have no way to eat hot rice, but there is no way, I believe our soldiers should be able to understand, just like that, I will do it immediately, and strive to distribute three or five catties of fried noodles to each soldier before the team leaves. ” Lao Xu hurriedly said goodbye to Zhou Wu, and hurriedly went down to do this fried noodles thing, he knew that the troops were going to set off immediately, and he had to do a good job of this matter immediately Zhou Wu and Lao Niu continued to assign tasks to their teams, and Ge Sanmin and Xiao Zheng each sent capable brothers to form an advance team of four or five hundred people, equipped with the best weapons that could be found in the Eleventh Army, and brought enough fried noodles and dry food and ammunition, and set off for Xinxingli in the southwest of Changjin Lake by tomorrow evening at the latest.
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