The first anti-encirclement and suppression in the Northwest Soviet Area was essentially different from the past anti-encirclement and suppression situation. Due to the gap in strength, the base areas in the past could only passively defend. Sometimes, in order to reduce casualties, the enemy had to be put into the base areas to fight. Although many wars were won, the base areas were also damaged to varying degrees.

Strategically speaking, this is a very correct choice, but it is also a very helpless choice. After all, no one is willing to put the robbers at their homes for some damage before fighting back.

Therefore, during the Agrarian Revolution, the Red Army of Workers and Peasants had just developed, and some central leaders abandoned this tactic and chose to keep the enemy outside the door. Although the idea was good, they ignored the actual situation, that is, the enemy's strength was still far stronger than us, and blindly pursuing the results of the battle was just touching the stone with an egg.

This time, facing the aggressive Central Army, many generals learned from past experiences and proposed to put the enemy into the base area to fight, but they did not get the consent of Chairman Li Shengshi.

It is a good thing to learn from experience, but dogmatism that is hard to copy cannot work. Li Shengshi educated the generals who made suggestions from the beginning. The current equipment level of the Workers and Peasants Red Army is no longer comparable to the past. The combat effectiveness has been improved by several times. He remembered the lessons of the past, but ignored the current reality, which is another violation of right-leaning surrenderism.

On the surface, the Central Army concentrated three main forces and three cavalry divisions of the Ma family army, and its forces far exceeded the five reorganized divisions of the Workers and Peasants' Red Army. In fact, compared with military equipment, tactical level and morale, the hard power of the Workers and Peasants' Red Army is far above that of the Central Army.

The old saying goes, "If you want to surround it ten times, you can attack it." Now the Red Army of Workers and Peasants far surpasses the Central Army in terms of hard power, and also masters the mobilization of the Central Army. The advantage of concentration on the battlefield is far higher than that of the Central Army. When this kind of hammer hits a stone, why do you still need to choose the helpless tactics of the past?

Therefore, at the meeting, Chairman Li Shengshi knocked on the conference table and decided that the first anti-encirclement and suppression would be launched with an active attack. The purpose of the Red Army of Workers and Peasants this time was not a simple defense, but a battle to expand the Northwest Soviet Area.

After months of development, although the Red Army of Workers and Peasants expanded a lot of strength, the young and middle-aged people in the base area were almost recruited, which was actually a bottleneck of development. Due to the slogan of the anti-Japanese united front, the Datong Party was not able to actively expand its power, and now passive counterattack is naturally one of the best excuses.

After determining the strategic policy, the first anti-encirclement and suppression campaign changed from defense to offense, at least it also eliminated the Central Army and the Ma Family Army, and took the opportunity to expand its sphere of influence westward.

As the vanguard of the troops, the first stop of the First Division was to completely capture Dingbian County. This fortress at the junction of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia provinces, as long as it occupied Dingbian County, it almost blocked the main passage of the Ma family army into the northwest Soviet area.

Although the Dingbian County has not many troops and only one militia, Cheng Zhigeng, as the commander of the First Division, did not want to use a strong attack.

First of all, the enemy does not know that all his plans have been intercepted by the Red Army of Workers and Peasants. The Red Army of Workers and Peasants can calmly arrange positions in various places. In order not to be discovered, this layout must be carried out quietly. If a forced attack on Dingbian County will alarm the enemy in advance.

Secondly, this battle is a civil war after all, and no one wants to fight to the death. After the April 12th coup, Cheng Zhigeng will never forget his former Huangpu classmate. Both sides charge towards his classmates with tears for different beliefs. That kind of pain will be unforgettable for life.

Various reasons combined together made Cheng Zhigeng choose the special operations he had just learned in the battle to seize Dingbian County. At the beginning, he was very opposed by other comrades, believing that such an important battle should not be chosen such a speculative tactic, but should use traditional methods to capture Dingbian County.

For this reason, the special operations were also exposed to Chairman Li of the Party Central Committee. In the end, Chairman Li Shengshi decided to use Cheng Zhigeng's suggestion. After all, the Sino-Japanese War is coming, and no one wants to damage their future combat power at this time.

After the Chairman made the decision, Cheng Zhigeng handed over the task of seizing Dingbian County to Zhong Linrui, the commander of the first special forces, and patted Zhong Linrui on the chest in the combat conference room and said, "Zhong Linrui, the comrades of the First Division are all watching. If you can't take Dingbian County, not only will I lose my face, but I will also lose my face. Cheng Zhigeng has not done anything embarrassing. If there is no light on his face, there will be no light on his face. At most, he will be ridiculed by the brothers. But if your failure affects the entire battle situation in the central government, I will definitely not spare you."

"Please rest assured that the division commando will ensure that the Wolf Tooth Commando will complete the mission." Zhong Linrui also knew that his mission was hard-won. Many brothers did not think that they could capture a county town with just a few dozen people. They were all waiting to see their jokes, and immediately shouted out all the anger they were holding.

Looking at Zhong Linrui's imposing look, Cheng Zhigeng was very satisfied. After learning all the information, he was not worried about failure at all. The Dingbian County militia had no place in his eyes. The opponent he was more eager for was Hu Zongnan, an old classmate from the Whampoa Military Academy and the first army of the Central Army.

As early as the Whampoa Military Academy, Cheng Zhigeng was a sensational figure, and one of the so-called three masters of Huangpu was him.

However, during his long military career, Cheng Zhigeng's luck has always been inferior to other old classmates. He was injured twice, forcing him to leave his position as a military commander twice. Compared with his old classmate Hu Zongnan, he was doing poorly and was teased as early as when he was arrested in 1933.

The soldiers under his command were incomparable, and the official hat on his head was even more inaccessible. But Zhigeng didn't think he was worse than Hu Zongnan. When he was in school, he found that Hu Zongnan was a stubborn man and did not know how to adapt ingeniously. In terms of strength, he could only command a regiment at most, but Principal Chang gave him an army.

After changing clothes, the combat effectiveness of the Workers and Peasants' Red Army was not only far superior to that of the domestic army, but even the Soviet Red Army could not match. With such a sharp knife, Cheng Zhigeng had no doubt that he could stab the First Army to death. He just didn't know what expression Principal Chang would look like after he knew that his flesh in his heart was eaten. It must be very exciting.

After sending Zhong Linrui's Wolf Teeth Commando, Cheng Zhigeng immediately ordered the 101st Regiment, 102nd Regiment and 103rd Regiment under the First Division to encircle the entire Dingbian County town in three places overnight to prevent the enemy's defeated soldiers from running out to inform the news if the Wolf Teeth Commando failed.

In the history of the Workers and Peasants' Red Army, night battles have always been one of the advantages of the Workers and Peasants' Red Army, but that was a helpless choice in the past. When they were not strong enough, they could only choose the enemy to attack at night when they were relaxed.

Now after changing clothes, although there is no need to choose night battles because of poor strength, the tradition of night battles has been preserved. In order to improve the night battle capabilities of the workers and peasants' Red Army, Li Keji extravagantly equipped each soldier with a night vision device, which further enhances the night battles of the workers and peasants' Red Army in the night battles.

With night vision devices, the soldiers no longer worry about walking in the dark and accidentally fall down the hillside. Everyone loves the little things assigned to them and cares about them like their lovers.

After the troops were all arranged, Cheng Zhigeng had the rest of his time to wait for the final result, which was also the biggest difference between a senior commander and a low-level commander. At this time, what he needed more was to plan, rather than charge with the commando.

Understand the strengths of both sides of the enemy and us, check the terrain and landforms of the combat areas, think about the thoughts of the enemy generals, and formulate a combat plan that conforms to the current actual situation. The rest is to compete with the psychological qualities of the commanders of both sides. The first side that collapses will inevitably reveal great flaws, which will eventually lead to a loss of the whole game.

Make a plan and arrange tactics, and all Cheng Zhigeng has left is waiting.

Waiting is always the most awesome time. Fortunately, Zhong Linrui did not ask Cheng Zhigeng to wait for long this time. Soon he received information sent back by Zhong Linrui on the radio. Dingbian County was fully controlled and the army could enter the county town at any time.

After the expected report, Cheng Zhigeng smiled on the spot, and smiled at the political commissar, chief of staff and others at the command center and said, "I knew that Zhong Linrui was absolutely capable. He took back Dingbian County without any bloodshed. I didn't train them for several months."

While laughing, Cheng Zhigeng immediately issued an order to the troops and retreated to Dingbian County overnight. He kept emphasizing the whispering to not disturb the residents who were resting at night, and ordered everyone to keep in mind the three major disciplines and eight points of attention.

After the order was issued, Cheng Zhigeng also prepared to move the division command to Dingbian County. The spring snow was sharp and the wilderness was very cold.

Feeling that he had been spoiled a lot during this period, Cheng Zhigeng couldn't help but complain about Li Kejilai. If this kid hadn't brought so many good things at once, he would have been corroded by the "sugar-coated cannonball" so quickly.

Being criticized behind the scenes, Li Keji, who was far away in Wuqi Town, couldn't help but sneeze, wondering why his body caught a cold now? It wasn't someone who was talking bad things behind his back.

"Report to the division commander, Yuan Longhai has completed the arrest, and the Dingbian County militia is also under control. The first special operation of the Wolf Tooth Commando has been successfully completed. Please instruct."

When Cheng Zhigeng arrived at the gate of Dingbian County, when Cheng Zhigeng arrived with the division command, Zhong Linrui had been waiting here for a long time. After seeing Cheng Zhigeng, he opened his mouth to report the task situation to Cheng Zhigeng.
Chapter completed!