1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

"Is he trying to play all-in with me? Trying to get everything done in one fell swoop?! Damn it! Fuck you!"

To be honest, this wave of operations caught the entire 129th Division off guard.

Although he had deliberately exposed himself to attack, he had never imagined that the enemy would dare to commit so many troops—the madly charging cavalry followed by the madly charging infantry, showing a desperate posture to "break through the center"!

Damn it, if I get beheaded by that bastard Xu Shiyou, I'll never be able to raise my head again in this life!

“No, they’re not looking for a beheading.

Liu Bocheng squinted his eyes:

"They want to scare us so that other troops can execute a flanking maneuver. Their purpose remains the same: they still want to annihilate us through mobile warfare!"

"Humph! Wishful thinking!"

Chen Geng snorted coldly:

"Immediately order the special forces regiment to charge forward! Line up the vehicles and supplies! Hold them! Other troops, proceed as planned! Don't be fooled by the enemy's feints!

However, soon after, new intelligence arrived:

The Red Army's artillery, which had been held back for a long time, suddenly became powerful, and Xu Shiyou's troops used a large number of "Molotov cocktails" to destroy part of the car defense line. The troops who rushed out continued to charge forward desperately.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bocheng suddenly threw himself onto the table, his fingertips sliding rapidly along the Red Army's assault route, his lenses reflecting a cold light:

"Something's wrong...Xu Shiyou's cavalry is charging in a completely suicidal manner. They've even abandoned the most basic defensive formation.

Not only that, an officer who had just "died in battle" also said that the Red Army on the opposite side seemed to have been stimulated by something and was acting like crazy.

Huh?

Chairman Li doesn't really intend to rely on a cavalry unit and accompanying infantry to behead me and Lao Liu, right?

Regardless of whether or not he could do it, he should know that the 129th Division has established a relatively complete chain of command system. Although not as good as the Red Army, it still has the most basic rule of "the deputy commander takes over after the division commander dies." Beheading me would be useless...

and many more!

I took over the command of the 129th Division on a temporary basis. Chairman Li probably still thought that the person he was fighting against was Fujiwara Kanezane!

That’s right!

As long as Fujiwara no Kanezane is beheaded, regardless of whether there is someone else taking over the command, the morale of the 129th Division will inevitably plummet, and it will suffer a crushing defeat!

However, the doubts remain.

First of all, in such a chaotic battlefield, how many people could immediately know that "Hachimangu was killed"?

Besides, after all, this is just an exercise!

The middle and senior commanders who attended the meeting just now all knew that Fujiwara no Kanezane would not participate in the war this time. Now no one knows where he has gone. What is the point of beheading him?

It's a futile act, why do it?

Not right.

Even nine out of ten are wrong.

Chen Geng stared at the sand table intently. Time passed by minute by minute. Suddenly, his eyes widened:

"Oh no! Lao Liu! Our..."

At this moment, a deafening explosion suddenly sounded outside the tent - red smoke bombs released by the exercise referee team kept flying into the sky.

"Report! Artillery positions 1, 3, and 5 have been 'destroyed' by the Red Army assault team! We have lost over 70% of our artillery firepower!

A staff officer rushed in with a pale face:

"The assessment team said...at least two regiments of the Red Army slipped through a gap in our defense zone!"

"How could it be possible!"

Chen Geng roared:

"Are the defense forces all blind? Two entire regiments can't see?! Doesn't the assessment team find it strange?"

"They say...they say it's broken down into smaller pieces!"

The staff officer had an incredible expression on his face:

"Each squad, no more than one squad, will move independently. Reunite at the designated location and launch the attack!"

65

As we all know, the organization of a unit is very important because it is related to the chain of command of the unit. If the organization is broken up and disrupted, the unit will be equivalent to non-existence.

Therefore, on the battlefield, things that ordinary people cannot understand often happen, such as "a division with more than 80% of its personnel safe and sound has been excluded from the command system";

However, Li Desheng actually dared to spread out his troops, and even after they were spread out, they could automatically gather and still fight!

Chen Geng didn't know that this was the "flexible organizational advantage" that the People's Liberation Army later became famous for.

Let me cite three famous and prominent examples: "The entire army shall be disbanded on the spot, and you may freely arrest Liao Yaoxiang," "The Iron Triangle Blocking Battle," and "The enemy not only refused to surrender but also dared to fight back against me."

In this world line, although the Red Army has not reached the level of the People's Liberation Army and the Volunteer Army, it can still easily achieve "letting go and taking back".

That's it!

That seemingly reckless cavalry charge actually attracted everyone's attention at the cost of nearly their annihilation, opening a path for other sneak attacking troops. Moreover, the sneak attacking troops were able to turn around and fight back, and together with the cavalry, they surrounded the Blue Army headquarters!

Although they might not be able to break through the Blue Army's defenses, the command center was in crisis. Now the entire Blue Army was like a beast with its neck bitten. Its claws and fangs seemed sharp, but in reality, it was unable to move!

It is highly likely that they can protect themselves, but what about their strategic goal - the complete annihilation of the Red Army?

If you can't achieve your goal, then what's the point of fighting?

Good, good!

That's how you play it, right?

Don't think I'm afraid of death!

If you are afraid of death, don’t be a Communist Party member!

Chen Geng got angry, and his smile turned a little ferocious:

"Order the Guards to push forward! Spread out the caltrops! Delay the cavalry! Order Nishi Takeichi and Kuribayashi Tadamichi to converge on the center immediately. Defeat the Red Army headquarters at all costs! Force them to retreat!"

The ones in Nishitake area were cavalry, while Tadamichi Kuribayashi's was the "armored regiment".

Oh, by the way, although it is called an "armored regiment", it is actually just cars with steel plates added. The production lines of tanks and armored vehicles are still being installed and debugged, and the purchased American tanks have not yet arrived.

But this is just an exercise...

Just as the Blue Army cannot lose Fujiwara Kanezane, the Red Army cannot lose Li Desheng.

In other words, as long as the Red Army headquarters was defeated, the Red Army would be almost finished.

Fortunately, the Blues don't have Fujiwara Kanezane right now, so they don't have this weakness.

Chen Geng's orders continued:

Order the 358th and 386th Brigades to abandon their defensive lines. Ignore the flanks and push forward with all your might, attacking the Red Army headquarters head-on!"

"What? We? We're fine! If I die, Deputy Commander Liu will take over! Deputy Commander Liu is dead! Chief of Staff Xu will take over!"

"If we are all dead, command will automatically transfer according to the regulations! Until all are wiped out!

"I don't want to hear the casualty figures! I only want Li Desheng!"

"They want to change homes! Then we'll change them for them to see!"

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The situation on the battlefield instantly became intense.

Xu Shiyou was lucky. He rushed to the front of the Blue Army Guard Regiment before being "killed". Then he was forced to withdraw from the battlefield and did not see his old superiors. The cavalry division was also judged to be completely destroyed.

But they successfully broke through the Blue Army's four lines of defense, "crippled" the Special Forces Regiment, disrupted the Blue Army's central defense line and overall deployment, and assisted friendly forces in destroying most of the Blue Army's artillery.

However, under Chen Geng's order, the 129th Division quickly abandoned its originally held defensive line and launched a desperate counterattack, catching the Red Army units that had been luring the enemy by surprise.

Because the Blue Army was indeed better equipped and more easily able to perform on the grasslands, the assessment team concluded that they had more easily and quickly overwhelmed the Red Army's defenses, forcing the main force of the Red Army, which had originally been advancing to support them, to retreat, encircling the advancing Blue Army and protecting their headquarters!

Before long, the entire Ulanqab grassland was in complete chaos.

Looking from the sky, the red and blue armies were intertwined, with each other in a crisscross pattern. The casualties were extremely tragic, and for a while, no one could do anything to the other.

Clearly, the sounds of gunfire and shouting were right next to his ears, and clearly many of his men were urging him to evacuate quickly, but Li Desheng's face showed no sign of panic, but instead was filled with confusion:

噫?

How come the command and combat style changed so drastically all of a sudden?

It doesn't look like the "antelope hanging horns" before, but it feels so similar to us?

Could it be that the one commanding the troops on the opposite side was not Fujiwara no Kanezane?

560 Commander cannot ride in a convertible

"...the entire Red Army regiment has been 'killed in action,' at the cost of destroying most of the Blue Army's First and Second Artillery Regiments."

"Ah, that's good!"

"...The Blue Army's 1st Armored Battalion lost 80% of its troops and equipment, and its remaining vehicles were unable to advance. It was assessed that it had basically lost its combat effectiveness.

"Huh? How did they do that? I remember they were attacking the infantry line, right? Where did the Red Army get all those anti-tank weapons?"

"...A few Red Army infantrymen got so angry that they rushed forward with explosive packs. Although they were stopped by the assessment team...the assessment showed that this could indeed destroy Japanese and American tanks, so..."

"...Shit, it's true. No major casualties, right?

"Nine people were seriously injured, 27 were slightly injured, and no one was killed so far.

"That's good, continue.

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During the period after the transfer of command, Fujiwara Kanezane did not go anywhere. He found a valley on the edge of the battlefield and stayed there, remotely "commanding" hundreds of evaluation teams distributed on the battlefield to evaluate the results of the entire exercise.

Although he was in charge, he didn't have to worry about anything. He just had to lie on the rocking chair, with his legs crossed, and watch the real-time battle report projected directly onto the wall by the agent's eyes, and occasionally give instructions for some special situations.

Anyway, everything is done by the agent, a super high-performance humanoid - sending and receiving orders, monitoring execution, feedback and adjustment... So he doesn't have to become bald like those commanders of large military groups, and he can also give precise commands down to the squad level.

A true master of micro-manipulation.

This is the truth behind the "unparalleled genius commander His Majesty Hachiman Palace" widely circulated in the Northeastern military and political system.

"Ha...it's a stalemate..."

As he watched the blue dots representing the Blue Army being engulfed by the red tide, and then the blue dots successfully counterattacked, and the battle on all fronts became a stalemate, Fujiwara Kanezane burst out laughing:

"As expected, I'm just a variable. It's better for them to be in charge of commanding the battle. This is why we're in this situation. We were all taught by the same master, so there's no way to break his tactics."

"Yes, you have finally accomplished your goal.

The agent has fully understood what Mark meant - only the strong will respect the strong, so it is necessary to fully prove that both the Red Army and the Blue Army are strong in order to shut up some people who can't wait to start a war.

Therefore, it can only be "mutual destruction" and "afraid of harming the enemy before it is harmed".

"Hmm...what are the estimated damage rates and actual casualties on both sides now?"

"The Red Army's casualties have been estimated at 35%, and the Blue Army's at 30%. In fact, preliminary reports indicate that the Red Army has suffered 25 deaths and no fewer than 3000 minor or serious injuries. The Blue Army has suffered 18 deaths and no fewer than 2600 minor or serious injuries..."

The exercises in later generations are different from the "acting" of today. There are "casualty indicators". If we move things from later generations here and the protection in all aspects cannot be so thorough, the casualties will definitely be huge.

But whether it was Li Desheng, Fujiwara no Kanezane, or Chen Geng, no one was merciful and no one would raise any objections.

Training the army through exercises, even if it costs a lot of blood and sweat, is much better than suffering heavy casualties on the battlefield in the future.

Normally, you not only have to sweat, but also bleed.

"Let's put it this way. Both sides assess that the casualty rate exceeds two-thirds... If it exceeds 70%, you will order the exercise to be stopped. Then:

"This...I'm afraid it's a bit difficult, Commander.

"Um?

“It’s like this…”

After the agent reported a few things, Fujiwara Kanezane raised his eyebrows:

"So, we need to speed up?"

"Yes, according to their current progress, it will take at least 10-15 days to complete the assessment and meet your requirements. This will not give both armies enough time to rest and prepare for what's next.

"That's it..."