"This is…"
"I found this in the command center of the Sakata United Army.”
Bai Xian smiled and explained to the three curious people. At that time, he had just transmigrated and was very curious about this era. When he followed Li Yunlong to attack the headquarters of the Sakata United Army, he curiously looted the headquarters of Sakata Nobutetsu and also obtained a pile of spoils of war, including but not limited to the Japanese officer's official sword, medal, gun, pocket watch, and this telegram and map were picked up by him.
"Brother Bai Xian, what is written on this? Old Li couldn't understand the Japanese's words.”
"Yes, this map shows the deployment of Sakata Nobutetsu's troops, and the telegram shows the orders given by Sakata Nobutazawa to assign combat missions.”
Bai Xian smiled and said to the deputy chief of staff,"
"Left General, although Regiment Commander Li did disobey the command of your army headquarters in the last battle, I have to say that Regiment Commander Li made the right choice.”
"Oh?"
"Left General, Regiment Commander Li and Battalion Commander Zhang, look at the map.”
"Yes…"
The deputy chief of staff, Li Yunlong, and Zhang Dabiao were all middle-level and high-level officers, so they naturally understood the map of the Japanese army. With a glance, they immediately saw the problem.
"This little Japanese…I'm fishing ~"
"You're right."
Bai Xian nodded and said,"
"The Sakata United Army is an elite unit of the Japanese army. In the last battle with your army, they were supplemented by other units. Therefore, compared to the ordinary Japanese army, the Sakata United Army has four infantry brigades and one reinforced artillery squadron.
Regarding the deployment of troops, Sakata Shingzhe also clearly knew that Yujialing was the weak point of the Japanese army's encirclement. This could be known from the telegram he issued the order, but this was deliberately done by Sakata Shingzhe. The evidence was that the artillery squadron of Sakata United was not deployed in the front position.”
"I said, when I broke out of the encirclement with the new regiment, why didn't we encounter the artillery bombardment of the Sakata regiment?”
Li Yunlong stomped his feet and immediately reacted.
"When I led my troops to break out of the encirclement, there was only one brigade at most on the battlefield. Otherwise, my new regiment and I wouldn't have been able to kill that old devil Sakata Shingtseu so easily.
Now it seems that Sakata Shingzhe guessed that I might break out from Yujialing, so he deployed the Japanese artillery squadron and two battalions in the direction of Yujialing. He was waiting for me to break out from Yujialing and give me and my new regiment a surprise!”
"You're right."
Bai Xian nodded again and then said with a smile,"
"In fact, Commander Li, you hit the jackpot. According to the Japanese telegrams, Nobutetsu Sakata has already put away his contempt for you and is preparing to mobilize the Third and Fifth Infantry Brigade to wipe out your troops at the main peak of the Ashen Cloud Ridge.
And Commander Li, you happened to attack the Japanese army's frontal position when the Japanese army was mobilizing their forces. You caught the Sakata United by surprise and successfully beheaded Sakata Shingzhe. Even so, when the 3rd and 5th battalions followed Sakata's orders and moved to the front line, they quickly surrounded Battalion Commander Zhang's 1st Battalion. However, they didn't expect Regiment Commander Li to turn around and rescue Battalion Commander Zhang and He Yi.”
Pausing for a moment, Bai Xian smiled and said to the Deputy Chief of Staff,"
"Based on the above information, General Zuo and Regiment Commander Li's decision in the battle against the Sakata United Army is undoubtedly the best solution to preserve the troops and gain military merits. On the contrary, if they followed the orders of your army headquarters, not only would Regiment Commander Li's new regiment be beaten back by the Japanese troops lying in ambush on the two flanks of Yujialing, but the reinforced artillery squadron deployed by Sakata Shingzhe might even cooperate with the two infantry brigades to severely injure your reinforcements.”
At this point, Bai Xian thought for a moment and then continued,"
"In fact, I don't think Regiment Commander Li made a mistake in disobeying orders in this battle with the Sakata United Army. If it was a large-scale battle like the Battle of Shanghai or the Battle of Wuhan, a tactical unit like the new regiment would naturally have to obey the deployment of the headquarters. Even if it was surrounded by the Japanese army, for strategic considerations, the new regiment had to close its eyes and be prepared to sacrifice the entire regiment.
However, the last battle at the Gray Cloud Ridge was your army's attempt to break out of the encirclement. Moreover, it was under the premise that the other units of your army had already broken out of the encirclement and only Regiment Commander Li's new regiment was left behind. There was no consideration of sacrificing tactical units for the overall strategy. In this case, the value of the command from the headquarters in the rear was actually not as good as the judgment made by the commander on the battlefield based on the real-time situation on the battlefield.”
“……”
After listening to Bai Xian's long speech, the deputy chief of staff was silent for a moment and then revealed an awkward expression.
He had to admit that Bai Xian's words were very reasonable, especially the order from the headquarters to let the new regiment break out from the direction of Yu Clan Ridge.
When Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao heard Bai Xian's defense, they were like tigers crying because Bai Xian's words had hit the bottom of their hearts.
Stop arguing. From now on, Brother Bai Xian is my half-brother. Whoever dares to make things difficult for Brother Bai Xian, I will be angry with him!
"Cough cough ~~"
Seeing Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao looking at him with grievance, the deputy chief of staff coughed a few times tactically and turned his head away in embarrassment. After hearing Bai Xian's words, the Deputy Chief of Staff also felt that Li Yunlong had been wronged.
"Old Chief, look…"
"Cough cough cough ~ About that, Li Yunlong, you don't have to go to the New Second Regiment for the time being. I'll go back and discuss it with the boss and Commander Liu.”
"Old Chief, you still dote on me ~~"
“……”
Why did this sound a little awkward?
As he thought about it, the Deputy Chief of Staff said,"
"I'll go back to the headquarters now. Mister Bai Xian, these things…"
"Oh, General Zuo, you can take these things. They are useless to me anyway. Also, take this map as a gift for your army.”
Thank you, Mister Bai Xian."
Seeing the document bag full of maps handed over by Bai Xian, the Deputy Chief of Staff would have been ecstatic if he had not been a little reserved. After all, as mentioned before, a bag of high-precision maps with a lot of information was very important to any force in Jin Province.
Therefore, the Deputy Chief of Staff took the folder and said to Li Yunlong solemnly,"
"Li Yunlong, pick a group of reliable people to escort me and this bag of documents back to the headquarters!”
"Yes, Old Chief!"
Li Yunlong also had a solemn expression on his face. Then, he ordered Zhang Dabiao to select capable and reliable soldiers to escort the Deputy Chief of Staff back to the Eighth Route Army headquarters.
Then, after sending the old general away, Li Yunlong's expression changed instantly. He said to Bai Xian with a fawning expression,
"Well, Brother Bai Xian, you heard the old chief's words just now. Now, we can discuss our business.”
[PS: To be honest, I've always felt that there was something wrong with the plot of the TV series.] As a tactical unit, and one that had nothing to do with the overall strategy, the new regiment would definitely have to refer to Li Yunlong's opinion as the commander of the battlefield. If Li Yun Long believed that he had a better chance of breaking out from the front, then he didn't need to consider the command from the headquarters.
Remember this, this is not a large-scale battle, and the tactical unit's new regiment does not have to follow the overall strategy. Just like the old saying,"When a general is outside, there are things that the monarch does not accept." Under such circumstances, to punish Li Yunlong, especially after winning a great battle, wasn't he afraid of losing morale?
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