Chapter 320 Don’t ask questions you shouldn’t ask
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So after Qin Yangming sent a telegram saying that he had reestablished contact with Murakuchi Saburo and others, and that Murakuchi Saburo had given the Xiaocaozhuang stronghold to Ding Wei, Li Yunlong began to set his sights on the Japanese 11th Brigade.
At this moment, Zhang Dabiao was listening to what Li Yunlong said, and he really wanted to call Li Yunlong arrogant.
But looking at Li Yunlong's confident look and recalling Li Yunlong's previous battles, Zhang Dabiao straightened his back.
"Captain, do you want to send a message to Captain Kong and his men? Captain Kong and his men are relatively close to Gucheng County, so you can ask them to send someone over to scout and see what the terrain is like.
Or send a telegram to the political commissar to see if he can get the map over there."
Li Yunlong's idea of tearing a piece of meat from the Japanese 11th Brigade was indeed shocking and risky.
But which battle of the Independent Regiment was not risky?
"No, there's no need... just wait. I bet it won't be long before Qin Yangming sends us a new battle plan. Maybe the brigade commander will also have to send us a battle plan.
And they were all about the battle plans to attack the Japanese 11th Brigade.
If I'm not mistaken, Xiao Qin's battle plan is most likely a plan to completely annihilate the Japanese 11th Brigade.
The brigade commander should let us take a look at the battle plan ourselves and attack the Japanese 11th Brigade if there is an opportunity.
And the brigade commander might even give us some unexpected support."
Listening to Zhang Dabiao's suggestion, Li Yunlong waved his hand to reject Zhang Dabiao's proposal, then looked at the map in front of him and spoke calmly.
Listening to Li Yunlong's words, Zhang Dabiao looked at Li Yunlong with some confusion and asked.
"Captain, why do you say that? How can you be sure that Qin Yangming will consider attacking the 11th Brigade of the Japanese? The combat effectiveness of the Vanguard Regiment is very strong, but Qin Yangming rarely fights with a small number of troops against a large number. He always takes the route of using a large number to fight a small number, relying on the Vanguard Regiment's powerful firepower configuration and the combat effectiveness of the Vanguard Regiment's soldiers who can fight one against two.
If we want to take the initiative to attack the 11th Brigade of the Japanese, Qin Yangming probably won't take the initiative to do so, right?"
When Zhang Dabiao heard Li Yunlong say that Qin Yangming would take the initiative to send a telegram, which was targeting the combat plan of the Japanese 11th Brigade, he was reluctant to believe it.
Although there are many examples of the Vanguard Corps winning with fewer troops.
But those were all passive responses.
Qin Yangming rarely takes the initiative to use a small force against a larger one.
In that case, even if we can win, the troops will suffer considerable casualties.
With Qin Yangming's temperament, he would never take the initiative to start a battle with a small number against a larger force.
This time, the attack on the Japanese 11th Brigade was obviously a case of using the few to defeat the many. Zhang Dabiao didn't believe that Qin Yangming would take the initiative to attack the Japanese 11th Brigade.
You must know that the Vanguard Regiment is the closest to the Japanese 11th Brigade, and at that time the Vanguard Regiment will definitely be the first to confront the Japanese 11th Brigade.
"Captain, you must know what Qin Yangming said, right? Never waste bullets if you can solve a problem with artillery shells.
If something can be solved with bullets, bayonet fighting is absolutely not allowed.
Qin Yangming is a guy who values the lives of his soldiers more than anything else. It is unlikely that you would ask him to take the initiative to attack the 11th Brigade of the Japanese."
Zhang Dabiao and Qin Yangming have worked together for so long that he thinks he has some understanding of Qin Yangming.
Thinking of what Qin Yangming always said, Zhang Dabiao said to Li Yunlong with a smile.
I want to express that there is no way Qin Yangming would take the initiative to initiate a battle against the Japanese 11th Brigade.
After listening to Zhang Dabiao's words, Li Yunlong turned around and said to Zhang Dabiao with a smile.
"Hahaha, Zhang Dabiao, ah Zhang Dabiao, you still don't understand Qin Yangming.
This kid Qin Yangming has a ruthless nature in his bones.
It is true that he cares for his soldiers, and it can even be said that he protects them to the extreme.
Some troops, lacking heavy weapons, were able to exchange their soldiers' lives for heavy weapons.
But in Qin Yangming's view, talent is the most important thing. As long as some weapons are lost, a few soldiers can survive. Qin Yangming will do this tomorrow.
The weapons and equipment of the Vanguard Regiment are good, but after each battle, the weapons and equipment of the Vanguard Regiment are the most damaged.
Especially those light machine guns and heavy machine guns, many machine gun barrels were damaged due to overheating... In other words, the Pioneer Regiment had captured enough weapons and equipment, so they could just replace the weapons directly.
From this point of view, Qin Yangming was very reluctant to let his soldiers charge forward and risk their lives.
But being reluctant doesn't mean Qin Yangming won't stop his soldiers from charging.
I know that many people say that the Vanguard Regiment relied on its good equipment. It was because the Vanguard Regiment’s equipment was so good that the Vanguard Regiment was able to win so many battles and Qin Yangming was able to have so many military exploits.
But those guys didn't think about where the Pioneer Group got all those equipments. Wasn't it the Japanese who Qin Yangming and his men robbed them?
Damn it, putting aside other things, even if the Vanguard Regiment has lost those equipments now, relying on the combat effectiveness of those soldiers in the Vanguard Regiment, using ordinary rifles, under the same circumstances, the Vanguard Regiment can still beat the Japanese without knowing where to go.
It is true that Qin Yangming cherishes the lives of his soldiers, but when the need arises, Qin Yangming will still send his soldiers to the front without hesitation. When it is time to die, people must die... Qin Yangming can clearly distinguish these things.
If we can wipe out the Japanese 11th Brigade this time, it will definitely bring great benefits to our Eighth Route Army.
Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about Shanxi. Apart from the 20th Division, the remaining Japanese troops in Shanxi are the 11th Brigade, the 9th Brigade, and the 21st Brigade whose commander Hattori Naoomi was defeated.
Now the 21st Brigade can be said to have been split up. Some soldiers were incorporated into the 9th Brigade to make up for the losses of the 9th Brigade, and some soldiers were organized into independent battalions and became garrison forces.
These are the only mobile forces left for the Japanese in Shanxi.
The 20th Division needs to garrison Taiyuan and other areas and cannot be easily mobilized. It needs to stabilize the situation in the entire Shanxi Province. It can be said to be the golden hoop of the Japanese devils in Shanxi Province.
The only ones that could be transferred at will without much impact were the 9th Brigade and the Japanese's 11th Brigade.
If the Japanese 11th Brigade could be eliminated before the war, then after the war breaks out, the Japanese would not have enough mobile forces to mobilize at will.
By then, our Eighth Route Army will be able to achieve greater results in Shanxi.
If Qin Yangming were given a choice, if he used a vanguard regiment to defeat the Japanese 11th Brigade, it would be completely worth it, and Qin Yangming was willing to do it.
Because from the overall perspective, this is beneficial to the entire Eighth Route Army.
For the sake of the overall situation, it is not impossible to sacrifice the Vanguard Regiment at the cost of the Vanguard Regiment.
And Qin Yangming would not object... Qin Yangming's overall view... is better than ours. At least if it were me, it would be difficult for me to make this decision.
But if it were Qin Yangming, he could lead the vanguard group to fight to the death if necessary..."
Li Yunlong recalled Qin Yangming's temperament and felt a little emotional.
"Then, Commander, what about the brigade? How can you be sure that the brigade will also want to take action against the Japanese 11th Brigade?"
Listening to Li Yunlong's words, Zhang Dabiao thought about Qin Yangming's temperament and found that Qin Yangming might really do that kind of thing. After nodding in acknowledgement, he asked Li Yunlong again.
"At the brigade headquarters...if the brigade commander could guess how Xiao Qin and I were going to attack the Japanese stronghold in Zhangzhuang, he would definitely understand that we have the time and the ability to attack the Japanese 11th Brigade.
This is a good opportunity.
Even if we cannot completely wipe out the Japanese 11th Brigade, we can still take a big bite out of its flesh.
How could the brigade commander give up such a good opportunity?
So if the brigade commander guessed what Xiao Qin and I were planning, he would definitely send a telegram and ask us to find an opportunity to attack the 11th Brigade of the Japanese devils if there was one."
Listening to Zhang Dabiao's question, Li Yunlong's eyes were a little vague as he answered Zhang Dabiao's question.
Zhang Dabiao was very curious when he heard what Li Yunlong said about the method of attacking Zhangzhuang stronghold.
From the very beginning, Li Yunlong said that the independent regiment had the ability to capture the Zhangzhuang stronghold within two hours.
But after Zhang Dabiao personally observed the Zhangzhuang stronghold.
Zhang Dabiao concluded that there was no way the independent regiment would be able to capture the Zhangzhuang stronghold within two hours.
It was considered good enough to be able to capture the Zhangzhuang stronghold within four hours.
But Li Yunlong said with great confidence that he could capture the Zhangzhuang stronghold within two hours, and no less than two hours.
Zhang Dabiao was very curious and asked Li Yunlong more than once what method he planned to use to take over the Zhangzhuang stronghold, but Li Yunlong refused to tell him and even directly ordered Zhang Dabiao not to continue asking.
At this moment, hearing Li Yunlong say that the brigade commander might have guessed what method Li Yunlong and Qin Yangming planned to use to attack the Zhangzhuang stronghold, Zhang Dabiao's curiosity was aroused again.
However, due to Li Yunlong's order, Zhang Dabiao could not ask directly.
Looking at Zhang Dabiao's frustrated expression, as if he had something to say but didn't, Li Yunlong guessed what Zhang Dabiao was thinking.
Li Yunlong really wanted to tell Zhang Dabiao what was going on.
But Li Yunlong knew that the fewer people who knew about that kind of thing, the better.
Therefore, apart from him and Qin Yangming, the only people who knew about the method of attacking Zhangzhuang stronghold were Zhangye of the Vanguard Regiment and Li Erhu, the battalion commander of the mountain artillery battalion of the Vanguard Regiment.
In order to keep it secret, Li Yunlong didn't even tell Zhang Dabiao.
Moreover, Li Yunlong was certain that even if the brigade commander had guessed it, he would not bring it up.
We even have to find a way to keep it secret.
If nothing else, at least the boss must not know.
If the boss knew that Qin Yangming and I knew what that thing was, we still chose to use it.
At that time, even if the boss did not punish them openly, he would at least make things difficult for him and Qin Yangming.
Li Yunlong is a big shot and doesn't want to be bullied. He doesn't want to be the director of the clothing factory anymore, and he doesn't want to take the blame at the headquarters.
"If you are curious, then you are curious. I still say the same thing, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, Zhang Dabiao, there are some things that I should tell you, and don't ask about things that I shouldn't tell you.
Didn’t you see that Kong Jie, Ding Wei and even our political commissar didn’t know about this?
Just keep it to yourself and don't ask any questions. It won't do you any good to know too much.
Do you understand?"
"Captain, don't worry. I will never ask questions that I shouldn't ask, and I will never ask about things that I shouldn't know."
Listening to Li Yunlong's words, Zhang Dabiao nodded helplessly, and at the same time his curiosity grew even more.
He couldn't understand why the independent regiment had to hide anything from him, the battalion commander of the first battalion, and he had followed the regiment commander for such a long time.
This was the first time that the team leader had concealed something like this from me.
Not only did he not tell himself, but he also didn't tell Political Commissar Zhao Gang, and even didn't tell Ding Wei and Kong Jie.
If they were not told because they were worried about the battle plan being leaked, then the premise is that there must be a possibility that they would leak the information.
Apart from anything else, the probability that Zhang Dabiao, Zhao Gang, Ding Wei and Kong Jie would defect to the Japanese and become traitors is no different from the probability of the sun rising from the west.
So it was obvious that Li Yunlong did not tell them the battle plan against the Zhangzhuang stronghold not for reasons of confidentiality.
Zhang Dabiao really wanted to know what was going on, but the team leader had warned him several times. Zhang Dabiao also knew that this was probably something he really couldn't know, so Zhang Dabiao couldn't ask any more questions, and couldn't even investigate it himself.
They could only pretend that they knew and mobilize the troops to fight according to Li Yunlong's orders. Then, during the battle, they would naturally know what Li Yunlong's real battle plan was.
Although once the battle begins, Zhang Dabiao will know what the battle plan is all about.
But Zhang Dabiao was really curious about how Li Yunlong could take over the Zhangzhuang stronghold in such a short time.
If we cannot capture the Zhangzhuang stronghold, then no matter whether we attack Ping'an County, or attack the 11th Brigade of the Japanese, tear off a piece of meat from the 11th Brigade of the Japanese, or completely annihilate the 11th Brigade of the Japanese, all of this will be empty talk.
Looking at Zhang Dabiao's conflicted expression, Li Yunlong knew what Zhang Dabiao was thinking, but he ignored him.
Li Yunlong also knew how attractive a method that could break through a strong stronghold in a short period of time would be to a military commander.
If this was an ordinary battle plan, Li Yunlong would have told Zhang Dabiao long ago.
After all, there was no need to hide the ordinary combat plan from Zhang Dabiao.
But the problem is that this battle plan is not an ordinary battle plan at all. If any problems arise, everyone who knows this battle plan will suffer.
(End of this chapter)
