Chapter 70 The brilliance of thinking
Meng Youtian was smoking slowly. He didn't listen carefully to what others were saying. He was still thinking about the losses of the guerrillas. He couldn't figure out the reason, so he couldn't learn from the lesson. Moreover, using the Japanese as an excuse that they were too cunning, it was obviously a little pale and powerless, and there was also suspicion of ruling responsibility.
"Youtian, what's your idea?" Gu Qingshan turned to Meng Youtian and said, "There are people in this room, you have the most ideas. Don't hide it anymore."
Meng Youtian was thinking about the key point, Shishan, Xiaoquan just mentioned Shishan, is this the reason for the heavy losses of the guerrillas?
Qin Lianfang poked Meng Youtian with her elbow and whispered: "Brother Meng, Secretary Gu is asking you something!"
Meng Youtian was stunned for a moment and looked at Gu Qingshan in a daze. This expression undoubtedly explained to people that he was listening without any attention just now.
"Arita, what are you thinking?" Gu Qingshan didn't seem to blame, and said with a smile: "The situation of anti-sweeping is not optimistic, and I still hope you can come up with a good solution! The team you led today has achieved great results. Can you introduce any good experiences?"
Meng Youtian blinked and looked at the people in the house. In addition to a few district committee members, they were militia captains in each village, which further strengthened his idea. The reasons for this failure must be clarified so that the same mistake can be avoided in future battles.
"I don't have to hurry to introduce the experience. I was just thinking about the failure of the guerrillas, and I was a little distracted." Meng Youtian said carefully: "I am not going to hold the responsibility accountable, but I want to understand the reason. After all, I will fight with the enemy in the future. I don't know where the mistake is, and how to avoid losses? Of course, recalling the failure of the battle is not a happy thing, but I think it is a pain that must be endured. It just so happens that the militia captains in each village are there. If you figure out the reason, you will save written communication, and the effect should be better."
Gu Qingshan was silent for a while. He turned his inquiring eyes to Xiaoquan and then to Qin Lianfang.
"Brother Meng, then I will explain the process of this battle in detail!" Qin Lianfang said, "Because I led the basic militia to cooperate with the guerrilla ambush. The situation is also quite clear."
Meng Youtian nodded, listened carefully to Qin Lianfang's story, and interjected from time to time to ask questions. It turned out that some vague thoughts gradually became clear.
"I understand." As soon as Qin Lianfang finished speaking, Meng Youtian came to the conclusion and said, "The enemy is indeed very cunning, and we lack experience, experience in front of the enemy, and lack of understanding of the power of artillery. Therefore, in future battles, we should strengthen reconnaissance, try to understand the weapons and equipment carried by the enemy before taking action. If the enemy carries artillery, then we should not choose a stone mountain lacking soil and trees as the position."
"Aotian, continue to say, explain the truth clearly." Gu Qingshan raised his eyebrows encouragingly, "Xiao Qin, pour a bowl of water for Aotian."
Meng Youtian took the water bowl handed over by Qin Lianfang. He took a sip and moistened his throat, and continued: "The enemy's artillery is indeed powerful, but the lethality is still limited in places with lots of soil and trees and grass. But it is different on the stone mountain. Even if the shells cannot be blown up, the collapsed stones will fly all over the sky. There will undoubtedly increase casualties..."
"That's right." Xiao Quan suddenly slapped his thigh and said with some regret: "We only saw that there were many hiding places on the stone mountain, but we didn't expect to be bombarded. When the shells came, it was a deafening sound, and the stones were really flying everywhere. Think about the sacrificed comrades and the wounded, many of them were hit by gravel or hit by stones."
"Brother Meng is right." Qin Lianfang added from the side: "I led the Mid-King militia to ambush on the soil on the other side, with trees and grass. Although the enemy also fired cannons, there were not much casualties. I only think that the enemy fired few cannons, but I didn't expect other reasons."
Gu Qingshan nodded suddenly, looked around everyone, and said, "You understand? Don't make such mistakes in the future. The enemy's artillery is powerful, but we should avoid making it maximize its power." After that, he turned to Meng Youtian and asked, "Youtian, see how we should deal with the enemy next?"
Meng Youtian thought about it and said modestly: "I haven't thought it very clearly yet, but there is also an immature suggestion. Judging from the intelligence of all parties and the situation of fighting with the enemy today, the enemy entrenched in Xiaolouzhuang is very strong and the enemy's commander is also very cunning; while the enemies in Kangjiazhai are much inferior. Wang Shangrong is a playboy, with a slick appearance, but in fact he is a fool. Moreover, from the composition of Wang Shangrong's troops, there are mostly rogues and scoundrels, and it's okay to bully the people. If a war really starts, they may be a mess. Avoiding the real and attacking the virtual is one of the principles of guerrilla warfare. I think we can consider this aspect and see if we can focus the attack on Wang Shangrong and his men."
"Brother Meng, you have led people to fight Wang Shangrong's troops today. You will definitely know more about their combat effectiveness than us." Qin Lianfang said: "And you also know Yue Peikun quite well. Can you analyze it carefully for everyone. Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle!"
Meng Youtian pondered for a moment and said, "Yue Peikun is indeed a powerful character. He can arrange his secretly and control the head of Jiulong Hall in one fell swoop. It can be seen that he is meticulous and forbearing and cruel. Moreover, his subordinates are mostly bandits and robbers, and they are very desperate. His combat power is obviously much stronger than Wang Shangrong's troops. But because Yue Peikun is meticulous and thinks a lot, he is a little suspicious and will try his best to preserve his strength and will not follow the orders of the Japanese. In other words, he will be very cautious and will not let his subordinates die in vain without being sure. I am talking about his confidant subordinates, not the cannon fodder he has rushed to recruit."
"So that's how it is." Xiao Quan nodded and agreed: "The one who got into the ambush circle today should be the cannon fodder troops. Later, the enemy who came to rescue the siege was indeed very capable, and the weapons and equipment were good, so it would be understandable."
"Youtian, tell me about the situation on Wang Shangrong." Gu Qingshan's serious face was a little relaxed. Obviously, Meng Youtian's analysis was very thorough and there would be a way to deal with it.
"Wang Shangrong is a fool, a slut, but what's so gratifying is that he doesn't think so." Meng Youtian talked with a sarcastic smile, "What's this? It's called not knowing how high the world is, how much he deserves. Moreover, he is eager to make contributions in front of the Japanese in order to expand his power in the Wang family. Isn't this mentality that we can use? Furthermore, he doesn't care about his subordinates and ignores his subordinates' life or death. Apart from some best friends, who would really work for him?"
Meng Youtian paused for a moment and continued, "Not only that, Wang Shangrong's arrogance and frivolity will inevitably offend Yue Peikun, and the conflict between the two can be exploited by us. For example, we want to fight Xiaolouzhuang, because the Japanese are concentrated there, Wang Shangrong will definitely rush to support and show it in front of the master; and if Kangjiazhai asks for help, Yue Peikun will not help so happily. Whether to delay or fool, Yue Laowu hopes that Wang Shangrong will collapse."
"The enemy is not a solid piece, it depends on how we use it." Gu Qingshan looked at Meng Youtian meaningfully and said, "It seems that the strategy we started was a little wrong. We only saw the people of Xiaolouzhuang suffered losses, and only saw the arrogance of the enemies along the way, but did not analyze in depth and study it carefully!"
"It's not a mistake. I thought it out slowly, just after the incident, just hindsight." Meng Youtian smiled embarrassedly.
"Haha, it's not too late to get a hindsight!" Gu Qingshan laughed and said, "You Zhuge Liang, now you pour out all the things in your stomach, let us cobblers sew and fix them, and set up your future combat strategy."
Meng Youtian thought about it and said, "I don't have a mature idea, so I will just say a few points, it's just a throwing brick and attracting jade!"
"Okay, okay, let's take your brick and throw it hard!" Gu Qingshan looked at Meng Youtian with a smile and encouraging look.
Meng Youtian scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "In view of the characteristics of the two enemies Yue Peikun and Wang Shangrong, I think I can adopt the strategy of leading Yue to attack the king. Send multiple groups, each of which three or five people, to move around Xiaolouzhuang, and take turns to restrain and harassment, whether during the day or at night. Shoot two shots, bury a thunder, make a cigarette, and ignite a fire... Anyway, it's just torture the enemy, making them suspicious. They are not good at rest, but also tired every day."
"Well, this is already very specific." Gu Qingshan wrote down on the small notebook and said, "I will study and improve it later. Let's talk about how to beat the king."
"Concentrate our strength, harassment and attack, first bit by piecemeal, weaken the enemy's strength and hit the enemy's psychology. Then take advantage of the enemy's division of troops and plunder, and seize the opportunity to launch a large ambush." Meng Youtian said slowly while thinking: "Landmines should be used more flexibly and take the initiative to attract the enemy to step on the mines. There are also tunnels, although they are destroyed by the enemy, but they are not completely scrapped, and there is still the possibility of utilization. If they can be repaired and dug, we can even sneak into the village and kill them in the enemy's sleep."
The room is very quiet, and everything you can write is recorded, and what you can't write is also listening intently. If a person's thinking is fixed in a box, he will see more difficulties and worries; and once he jumps out of this box, he will see the light of hope in the midst of difficulties and hardships.
Meng Youtian is optimistic and intelligent. His ideas may not be new, but just like the theory of death in military books, if you can use it flexibly, you will shine with the glory of success.
Chapter completed!