Chapter 72 Military Meeting
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The group finally escaped from the town. Wei Jichen looked back with lingering fear. Next time, he would never dare to reveal his identity again.
"Rongcai, who are you holding?" Wei Jichen only found Song Tianyeren who was foaming at the mouth and rolling his eyes.
Nie Cairong loosened the rope and said calmly: "This is just a Japanese I captured on the road."
"You captured a Japanese?" Wei Jichen was really interested. He squinted his eyes and looked at Song Tianyeren carefully.
"General Wei, I am a deserter from the 10th Brigade." Matsuda Noto found an opportunity to speak. He had long wanted to escape from Nie Cairong's hands. Even if he went to the Chinese army's prisoner camp, he would be willing.
"I didn't expect that you, a Japanese, could speak Chinese." Wei Jichen began to think secretly. He remembered that during the Anti-Japanese War, the Eighth Route Army had educated many Japanese prisoners, and most of these prisoners later became similar to Japanese traitors.
Should I also educate some Japanese! The Japanese know that China should be controlled by China, so can't I rule Japan by Japan?
However, this matter still needs to be considered in the long run.
The Japanese during the Anti-Japanese War were all educated after a long period of imperialism, doctrine, and Bushido spirit. Not to mention the Japanese now. The country has just ended the rule of the shogunate, and it is far from the unity of later generations. Moreover, during this period, the burden on ordinary Japanese people was increased because of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. Peasant riots broke out in many places in Japan, and the society was turbulent.
It can be seen that the Japanese attitude towards the royal family is far less fanatical than that of later generations.
"Yes, Rongcai has made a great contribution before he entered my camp. It seems that my vision is not bad." Wei Jichen patted Nie Cairong on the shoulder and said with a smile.
Song Tianyeren and Wang Huaiqing both turned their heads away as if they didn't see it. Both of them knew that Nie Cairong was a woman, but they didn't want to cause trouble for themselves.
Nie Cairong smiled lightly, but the words she said scared Song Tianyeren so much that he lost six of his seven souls.
"Brother, now that the battle with the Japanese is imminent, why don't we kill him as a sacrifice." Nie Cairong glanced at Song Tianyeren lightly and said so.
Song Tianyeren was so scared that he almost softened. It is said that women hold grudges. I didn't expect that I just insulted a few words casually last time, but Nie Cairong kept it in her heart. Not only did she torture herself all the time, but she also kept thinking about how to make the most of herself.
I, Songtian Yeren, have been wise all my life, and I still want to escape from her, but I didn't expect this ending.
Wei Jichen looked at Songtian Yeren with contempt, smiled faintly and said: "He is not qualified to sacrifice this man. I still have a use for him if he is left alive."
"Thank you very much, General Wei, for not killing me." Songtian Yeren quickly hugged Wei Jichen's thigh and thanked him with tears and snot.
"Watch your mouth in the future, understand?" Nie Cairong said to him meaningfully.
Songtian Yeren saw that he was about to escape the clutches of the devil, so he dared not say a word.
Not long after, several people returned to the military camp outside the town.
With the coordination and command of the veteran general Cheng Buzhi and the military-savvy Li Yunfei, the temporary camp of the Weizi Army was very reasonable. The main tent was in the center, the personal guards were stationed around, and finally the troops of the front and rear camps of the Weizi Army.
By the way, Cheng Buzhi's rear camp has now been changed to the rear camp of the Wei army, and the Wei camp has become the front camp of the Wei army.
Ma Jinxu's Yi army has found another place, of course, not far from the Wei army camp.
After Wei Jichen and Ma Jinxu agreed on the departure time tomorrow, he returned to his main tent and summoned all the generals to discuss things.
Wei Jichen sat in the front with a smile on his face, and the officers of the front and rear camps sat on both sides, all sitting upright and keeping their lips tightly closed.
Wei Jichen looked at them one by one, and he couldn't help but feel a little relieved in his heart. Finally, there are still some people available under his command.
Needless to say, Hu Zi has always been brave in the front camp. Although his wisdom is slightly insufficient, most of the time, marching and fighting still rely on hard confrontation.
Li Yunfei, although he is only a sentry officer at the front outpost now, he intends to let him take over the affairs of the entire front camp slowly. As long as he is tempered a little, he can become a general.
Monk Xiao, with a pair of broadswords, was very powerful. His strength was seen in the last hand-to-hand combat. He was as good as Wei Jichen in killing people with a sword.
Wei Jichen's swordsmanship was honed in actual combat, and he didn't have any good routines to teach the soldiers. But Monk Xiao was different. He learned martial arts from Shaolin, and his swordsmanship was well-regulated. Wei Jichen was planning to let this guy serve as the chief swordsmanship instructor of the whole army.
Cheng Buzhi, the officer of the rear camp, had been in the army for more than 20 years, had been through hundreds of battles, was experienced, and had extraordinary knowledge. He was exactly the talent that Wei Jichen needed for his half-baked level.
Moreover, Cheng Buzhi was still strong and vigorous, and he had not lost the sharpness of his youth. Although Wei Jichen was not very familiar with the other sentries in the rear camp, they did not look like cowards in general.
In addition, there were Wang Huaiqing, an officer in the Guards Corps, and Mengzi, an officer in the sniper team. The sniper team was limited to ten people by Wei Jichen. Wei Jichen bought ten Mauser sniper rifles and gave them to Mengzi, each with a fixed number. Anyone who loses the number will be severely punished.
Once the sniper team loses numbers, Mengzi can give priority to selecting sergeants with outstanding marksmanship from the army to add them.
The Wei Zijun is also different from other armies. The proportion of the number of artillery teams is second to none among the Qing army. The eight flower artillery teams were organized together by Wei Jichen and made into a separate system, commanded by Wang Shizhen.
There is no doubt about Wang Shizhen's ability, and his reputation is not in vain. Not to mention his huge reputation in later generations, just because he graduated with the first place from the Armed Forces Academy, he shined in the Battle of Pyongyang, commanded the artillery team to kill countless Japanese, If he could keep the artillery team from losing much during the escape, Wei Jichen would also be able to make use of him.
Seeing the generals looking at him with burning eyes, Wei Jichen felt a sense of pride in his heart. He could win the respect of these people in a short period of time. Although the help of the military auxiliary system was indispensable, more It's because he dares to fight and kill.
"Everyone, before the meeting begins, I would like to introduce to you a young talent." Wei Jichen pulled Nie Cairong over and started talking: "Nie Rongcai not only has outstanding marksmanship and saved my life, but also has excellent intelligence and tactics. Under my command, I decided to promote him to the position of front camp and rear sentry officer.”
Li Yunfei and others had already received Wei Jichen's support, so naturally they would not express any objections. As for Cheng Bushi and other rear camp generals, they ignored the matter and ignored it.
Nie Cairong saw a bit of disdain in some people's eyes, and couldn't help but said with a proud face: "Time will prove how wise General Wei's decision is."
After Nie Cairong finished speaking, he sat down on Li Yunfei's lap, pressed his lips tightly, and stopped talking.
Wei Jichen sneered at first, and then said: "This evening, I went to the nearby town on business, but I didn't expect that I would be looked down upon by people everywhere. The people avoided us like the plague."
"Why, because some armies have bad military discipline and disturb the people, the people will fear us like tigers. Wei does not want this to happen to Wei Zijun. If there is any violation, he will be severely punished. After everyone goes down, Manage the soldiers in your respective armies. If you can't control your own soldiers, I, Wei Jichen, don't think you have the ability to lead them to win the war."
Everyone was stunned when they heard Wei Jichen's words. If they didn't have the ability, there was only one result, which was to be demoted.
"Okay, I will only mention this once. I hope everyone will not forget that now, we are not far from Xiuyan. Yunfei, come and introduce the enemy's situation to everyone." Wei Jichen looked at the person sitting on his lower right Li Yunfei said.
Li Yunfei did not show any timidity, but straightened his clothes a little, then stood up calmly, walked to the front of the tent, hung up the marching map, and after finishing these things in one go, he said: "Everyone, the Japanese The 5th Brigade of the 3rd Division of the Forward Force, led by their Major General Osako Naotoshi, went straight to Xiuyan. They have now engaged our Xiuyan defenders. Of course, according to my estimation, I have the advantage of occupying the city. It is not a problem for our army to defend for ten and a half days, and the reason why our Wei Zijun and Yijun are going to support Xiuyan is because the 6th Brigade of the 3rd Division is already on the way. "
"So, our enemy should be the follow-up troops of the 6th Brigade and the Japanese 3rd Division..." Li Yunfei calmly and calmly described the situation of both the enemy and ourselves in detail. Ears listen.
Seeing this, Wei Jichen nodded slightly.
"Well, General Cheng, how should we rescue Xiuyan?" Wei Jichen waited for Li Yunfei to finish speaking, and then asked everyone to discuss and come up with a complete set of combat plans.
Unexpectedly, these generals who were accustomed to obeying orders from above had not yet adapted, and no one stood up to speak. Wei Jichen had no choice but to order the general.
Cheng Bushi shook his beard and said in a loud voice: "The small city of Xiuyan already has more than 5,000 defenders. If our army enters again, it will not be of much use. It is better to roam around Xiuyan, looking for fighters. On the one hand, it can contain the enemy so that the Japanese cannot attack Xiuyan with all their strength, and on the other hand, it can turn passivity into initiative. "
Cheng Bushi was worthy of being a veteran, his mouth was unusual, and his words were reasonable. Everyone else looked in admiration.
Wei Jichen coughed and said with a smile: "Old General Cheng, this is a great plan. If you have any other suggestions, please feel free to speak out. There is a saying that three cobblers are worth one Zhuge Liang. I, Wei Jichen, have never set up a family hall, even if Your opinion makes no sense, and everyone will just laugh it off, and I, Wei Jichen, won’t blame you.”
"Master Wei, I also have a small suggestion." After hearing what Wei Jichen said, Nie Cairong raised his eyebrows and stood up seriously.
"Oh, what do you think of Rongcai?" Wei Jichen looked at him with an expectant look on his face.
"I think that if one thing is linked to another, the whole body will be affected. Now the Third Division of the Japanese First Army is attacking Xiuyan, and the Fifth Division suffered heavy losses some time ago. We should make persistent efforts and go straight to Huanglong. Contact General Nie and General Yiktang'a. When the Third Division attacks, they will attack the Fifth Division, and we can fight back with the defenders of Xiuyan, Ximucheng, and even Haicheng to encircle and suppress the Third Division. In this way, the Japanese First Army will become meat on the chopping board, and we can cut it whenever we want." Nie Cairong waved her hand forward, then retracted and clenched it, which was quite a bit of a commanding taste.
Everyone was stunned by what he said, and they were all shocked and speechless.
After a while, Wei Jichen finally came to his senses. He didn't want to hit his self-confidence, but said: "Rongcai's plan is indeed promising. I will find a time to mention it to General Nie. Ahem, ahem, but now we are discussing the combat situation of the Wei army. Everyone should think more about this aspect."
When Nie Cairong heard Wei Jichen's words, she was like a deflated balloon, with her mouth raised and a depressed look on her face.
The generals didn't know whether to admire Nie Cairong's great talent or say that he was too ambitious.
In short, everyone had a smile on their faces and began to speak freely without any worries.