Chapter 167 9. Liu Bocheng loses his temper

The enemy of Yangshan is too difficult to fight. The two commanders of the 2nd and 3rd verticals were all on fire. Even playing Liu Bocheng was a bit nerve-wracking: "I don't believe it, my 3 columns can't beat your 1 reorganization division in Yangshan?!" Liu Bocheng will spare no expense to take down Yangshan in one fell swoop! It has been 11 days since the siege of Yangshan Mountain on July 14. The 2nd and 3rd columns of the Liu Deng Field Army launched 4 attacks on the defending enemy on July 15, 16, 21, and 25. At each commanding height, the defense and attack failed, and the competition between the two sides was very fierce.The victories of Liuyingji and Wanfuhe's "siege and aid" dealt a heavy blow to the enemy of Jinxiang, and they were no longer able to go north.In this way, Liu Bocheng could concentrate all his main forces and use his absolute superiority to quickly attack Yangshanji.

However, the failure of the 4 attacks made the commanders and fighters of the field army from top to bottom, and their impatience continued to rise. This is not allowed! Liu Bocheng braved the heavy rain and came to the frontline headquarters. Liu Bocheng stood upright, staring at his two generals. He took off his hat and slammed it on the table. "Ah! Commander, you are still rushing to come in such a heavy rain. Come on, come inside." Chen Zaidao and Chen Xilian, the two column commanders, welcomed Liu Bocheng into the small private room of the headquarters, and held a chair over him: "Please sit down, Commander."

"I'm sitting, I can't sit down now..." Of course "Er Chen" knew this uncommon action: the commander was about to lose his temper. "How did you hit it? 4 times, 4 times! 4 times, you hit so stupidly, so stupidly!" Liu Bocheng, the veins on his forehead burst out, and the scar from 20 years ago was flushed red with anger; his face had been washed away by the cold rain without a trace of blood. "Annihilate 3,000 enemies and lose 800 to yourself. As a commander, you not only have to bear the responsibility of killing 3,000 enemies, but you also have to bear the responsibility of destroying 800 yourself. Understand? You can't kill just one person!"

"No matter how great a commander you are, how great your authority is, a command can make thousands of people stand at attention and salute you, but no one gives you the right to make a soldier make a needless sacrifice!" "Thousands, I have fought for so long, and the number of deaths of our officers and soldiers has never been calculated in thousands! But you two, you two... Even death and injuries, it is almost necessary to use tens of thousands Now, is this okay?! If things continue like this, do we still have to go to the outside line, or do we need to make a big counterattack?!"

Chen Zaidao lowered his head, and Chen Xilian also lowered his head, both were speechless for a while.Aren't they two as heartbroken as Liu Bocheng?Thousands of soldiers, dozens of regiment, battalion, and company commanders, they followed the army from the Yellow River, all wanting to see the victory of the counterattack, but they buried their young bodies in Yangshan Mountain in Southwest Shandong In fertile soil... "Commander, I am responsible for breaking the battle." Chen Zaidao said. "3 Zong is in charge of the general attack, and I am the commander in chief when attacking Yangshan Mountain. Punish me, Commander." Chen Xilian said.

Chen Zaidao slowly raised his head, his face full of shame: "The root cause is that we underestimated the enemy. After several victories, we felt a little proud and paralyzed in our hearts. For Song Ruike's 66th Division, we underestimated their defense capabilities and did not pay enough attention to them. After carefully scouting the enemy's situation and terrain, they launched an attack blindly. In the first attack, the 5th Brigade claimed to have laid down a "sheep tail", but in fact it was just a few small hills, not the real "sheep tail". At the end of the day, I ordered the 4th Brigade to attack Yangshanji in the rain in the early morning. As a result, at dawn, the enemy was condescending, and all my attacking troops were exposed to the enemy's guns. The severe blow and the heavy casualties, I couldn't help crying..."

While talking, Chen Zaidao, this resolute tough guy, his voice choked up. Chen Xilian went on to say: "The crux of our problem is that after being in the general reserve team for half a month, we watched helplessly that the brother troops won big victories in Yuncheng, Dingtao, and Liuyingji. Commanders and fighters at all levels couldn't sit still, which also affected I did not do a good job in ideological work, and encouraged impatience and reckless thinking. Therefore, I did not understand the enemy's situation and did not build strong fortifications. The result is..."

"Just rely on your brute strength to fight head-on, right?!" Liu Bocheng folded his hands behind his back, panting heavily. Originally, he still had a lot to say, but he finally stopped. The two old subordinates standing in front of him, from the Red 4th Front Army's Long March, to Maogong's reunion, to the 129th Division's resistance against Japan, to Longhai three times, and the Yellow River twice... He knows them too well.Two veteran soldiers who were born and died, outstanding generals of the people's army, why don't they want to win every battle...