Chapter 119: The seemingly unnecessary line of defense

Li Meng immediately stood in front of Zeng Yiyang and blocked Zeng Yiyang with her body.

He also winked at the soldiers around him, allowing the soldiers to block the walls of humanity around him. Zeng Yiyang was grateful that these guards were using their flesh and blood to give themselves more hope of survival, but it was meaningless to do this near Hancheng. He coughed and said, "Don't be nervous, there are no enemies."

"You should pay attention. To the west of us is the key defense area of ​​the Yellow River River - Hancheng. The hill opposite is the highest mountain outside the city. This kind of land location is generally the focus of defense. It can not only become a command post for observation on the battlefield, but also be the highest point of the entire battlefield during wartime. When setting up artillery, the range can be increased by at least 20%. " Zeng Yiyang said, raising his glasses and looking at the opponent's position head-on.

The two mountains are not far apart, just one or two kilometers away. Under the glasses, even the people on the opposite side are really looking at it. After searching carefully, I really found an acquaintance.

At this moment, Zeng Yiyang recalled the scene he had in Jiangxi a few years ago:

"Good boy, this battle is so exciting. Brother, I will discuss something with you. Come to my fourth division and keep the position of the deputy division commander for you..."

"Oh, don't leave! I won't say anything! No... Okay, I'll give it to you, the commander! But you have to pull those dozen or so mortars over to me, let's work together..."

Zeng Yiyang smiled at the corner of his mouth, and thought that it was the one he had just returned to China, and the world was turned upside down in western Zhejiang. After entering Jiangxi, the first Red Army commander he met was Zhang Xilong.

Zhang Xilong looks thin and thin, but he is cheerful and a casual and familiar person.

And the person standing on the high place on the opposite hill was Zhang Xilong, the big brother in Zeng Yiyang's eyes.

Zeng Yiyang brought with him this time, all combat staff members. In addition, the necessary guards were not large, and there were hundreds of people. Some of them were at the foot of the mountain, and only a dozen people followed him.

Stop and study the terrain are nothing more than testing the abilities of the staff under his command.

The Red Army was good at mountain combat, but not mountain attacks, but mountain ambush. For attacks, the Red Army was ignored due to its long-term lack of attack weapons. The situation is getting better now, and several arsenals in the northwest can also roughly meet the needs of the army.

However, heavy weapons are still lacking. Therefore, most of the students who came from the Red Army University or Northwest Military and Political University or the Staff Department use basic combat as their learning purpose, mainly talking about mobile warfare, guerrilla warfare, and mountain ambush warfare.

Zeng Yiyang found in light of the actual situation that the strength of the Eighth Route Army and the 40th Army in the north was completely unnecessary to devote all to simple defense.

Most defense and key offensive patterns can be achieved.

However, at this stage, the cadre team is still a little unfamiliar with the battles of siege cities and mountain attacks, and the command needs to be strengthened.

Zeng Yiyang wants to train the troops and the cadre team, and fight across the Yellow River.

Anyway, Zeng Yiyang thought it very clearly that he could be the commander, but he was not here to be the general of the territory, nor was he allowed the Japanese to fight to the point of attack. From the entire battle situation, the Japanese army could not tolerate the instability of Shanxi, but the lack of military strength made them unable to launch a full-scale attack in North China at all. Using their numerical advantage, they crushed the overall defense of the Eighth Route Army and the 40th Army.

In this way, the Japanese army in North China could only take a key attack, and also defend against the occupied transportation lines and cities. Even if the troops at Shinai Shouyi had more than half of them, they would be very difficult to use.

Going north, there is the Longmen of the Yellow River. Although the two sides are less than a hundred meters apart, the turbulent rivers are no less than a waterfall. The rapid river water goes down like a sharp arrow, falling down quickly. Only when the Yellow River is frozen can people come to the other side with the help of ropes. However, the towering cliffs on both sides make artillery and cars sigh, and infantry form an attacking force, the Japanese army will not do such a transaction.

Without heavy weapons, the Japanese army's combat capabilities are not much stronger.

Even if there are heavy weapons, the Japanese army cannot move quickly between the mountains, and the supply line needs to be protected. As long as the Japanese army dares to start a war, it will inevitably be a disastrous defeat in such a war.

"Chief, Commander Zhang is here."

When Zeng Yiyang saw Zhang Xilong again, he was not only stunned, but Zhang Xilong was much older than he remembered, with dry skin and a little dark. He was less than forty years old, and his face was covered with wrinkles.

"Lao Zhang, are you?" Zeng Yiyang asked with some concern.

"In recent years, no war has been fought, and people have been idle. All the debts that were lost in the war have come to the door." Zhang Xilong smiled helplessly, with injuries everywhere. At the beginning, the medical conditions were poor, so he could only simply bandage them for injuries. It would be great if he could survive.

Some wounds, even shrapnel, remain in the body. Over time, the pain comes to the door bit by bit.

Now, let alone rainy days, your whole body feels so painful. Even the days when the wind blows, it will hurt for a while. It is precisely because of these pains that Zhang Xilong stayed in Shaanxi and did not follow the Eighth Route Army to Shanxi.

Fortunately, the medical conditions in the rear have improved a lot. After raising them these days, Zhang Xilong's body has gradually recovered. Although he looks thin, he is in good spirits.

Zeng Yiyang sighed for a while, not knowing what to say. Fortunately, Zhang Xilong also knew the other party’s purpose, so he took out a map with him and said to Zeng Yiyang with a smile: “I am here to hand in the exam paper, and let the commander give the score.”

"Don't worry, look around first." Zeng Yiyang asked the staff around him to put away the defense map, and then accompanied by Zhang Xilong, he visited various positions in Hancheng for a while.

As Zeng Yiyang imagined, Hancheng's defense was enough, at least in the short term, the Japanese army would not cross the Yellow River westward.

"So many soldiers, staying here, watching the Japanese show their power on the other side of the river, I get angry. I really want to take the troops to kill them one night." Zhang Xilong looked at the Japanese positions on the other side of the river with dissatisfaction. Like his here, they are river defense positions.

The construction was also very simple, most of which were built by Yan Xishan when he was in charge of Shanxi.

"It is not easy to fight. The Japanese reinforcements respond quickly. In addition, the railway and highways are convenient, so it is easy for the Japanese army to mobilize troops. On the contrary, it is attracting opponents to fight. However, the Japanese army has not even occupied the entire Shanxi, so it is too early to say this." Zeng Yiyang pointed to several crossing estuaries on the map. Mengjin could not threaten Shaanxi. There was a war zone defense force on the other side of Fenglingdu.

It is not easy for the Japanese army to break through these encirclements.

Zeng Yiyang became the river defense commander, and the left-behind troops in Shaanxi were happy if they didn't cause trouble for the Japanese.

Zhang Xilong has not seen each other for many years. When he met again, even Zeng Yiyang felt a little distant.

Seeing Zhang Xilong feeling uncomfortable and wanting to speak, Zeng Yiyang couldn't help but say: "You hugged my neck back then and begged Bai Lai to be your deputy commander. I didn't agree. You said that I was not a friend enough. Could it be that the old brother who has not seen for many years, I dare not even say something?"

Zhang Xilong laughed embarrassedly before saying, "Okay, since you still recognize me as an old brother, I will say a few words."

"I'm so suffocating." Zhang Xilong lay in the fortifications beside the Yellow River, pointed at the Japanese opposite and asked Zeng Yiyang: "Do you know which army the Japanese opposite is?"

"What's wrong with the 20th Division?" Zeng Yiyang said suspiciously.

Zhang Xilong stomped his feet hatefully. Seeing Zeng Yiyang pretending to be stupid, but he couldn't make a fuss, he had to patiently say: "When the 20th Division was in Shanxi, your 40th Army had nothing left to eat. The 20th Division in Yuncheng is a newly formed division, but the three corpses are not good at protecting the hospital. If the Military Commission had not given an order to let me station in Hancheng, I would have rushed over with my troops."

"Is that what you think?"

"Yes!" Zhang Xilong said with a stuttering on his neck.

"Cough cough cough..." Zeng Yiyang said embarrassedly: "You dare to ask Brother Zhang, how many troops do you have in your hands?"

"One river defense brigade, three soldiers of the entire regiments, and one artillery battalion." Zhang Xilong said confidently, then thought for a while, and then said: "The weapons of the two local regiments are a little bit worse, but they are all vague when it comes to fighting the Japanese."

Zeng Yiyang looked at Zhang Xilong strangely. He now understood why the Military Commission was in a hurry to transfer him back from the front line. It turned out that it was all caused by the commanders of these local military regions.

There was no strong person, obviously he could not suppress them. In addition, the 40th Army divided the troops into three places, and the main force was mainly the Shandong Military Region. Zeng Yiyang played a very little role in Henan, so Zeng Yiyang led the 40th Army's direct troops to form a column and rushed to Shaanxi.

There is one person who is more suitable for this position than Zeng Yiyang, and that is Mr. Peng.

But if Mr. Peng leaves, who will be in command in Shanxi's Eighth Route Army?

Therefore, Zeng Yiyang could only be transferred to Shaanxi, hoping to intimidate these powerful generals who came from the Red Army.

"Brother, listen to my brother. Don't you have a column in your hands? There is almost a division. Let's work together to go to the other side of the river to get Yuncheng down." Zhang Xilong saw Zeng Yiyang's strange expression, and thought he was moved, so he immediately continued to bewitch him.

"This is a strategic offensive and we have to report it to the Military Commission." Zeng Yiyang was helpless and said without hesitation.

"Aren't you the commander? I am the commander of the front enemy. This matter is simple. It's not difficult to capture Yuncheng. I know what you are worried about? I'm afraid that Yuncheng cannot be defended by the plain. It doesn't matter. Just pull back all the captured weapons and ammunition." Zhang Xilong said naturally. Shaanxi has a total of six divisions, plus local troops, with a total force of less than 100,000. With so many troops, there are not a shortage of troops of his brigade.

"Damn, do you think you are visiting relatives?" Zeng Yiyang was completely amused by Zhang Xilong's thoughts. He didn't take the Japanese seriously.

"Yes, it's just the feeling of visiting relatives." Zhang Xilong said with a smile.

Since he sent investigators and found that the Japanese and Jinsui Army troops were in a difficult situation, Zhang Xilong felt aroused. Thinking more, his heart was like a cat's claws scratching his claws, and he felt uncomfortable all over. The sign of the Red Third Army said that he was picking the rest. No matter how bad it is, it is better than the Jinsui Army!
Chapter completed!