If the previous commendation meeting was filled with laughter, then the company-level cadre meeting held at night was serious. At least, Zhang Qingshan was very popular.

"Comrades, I proposed to hold today's meeting temporarily, because I think it is necessary for us to correct some of the exaggerated and arrogant atmosphere in the army." Speaking of this, Zhang Qingshan deliberately picked up the steel cup in front of the table and drank water, but his eyes looked at the comrades below.

As he expected, the comrades were immediately buzzing by this topic, because some comrades had opposed it before and some had proposed it, which created two trends. Now, it is strange that Zhang Qingshan took the initiative to point out this trend and everyone did not discuss it.

"Quiet!"

Zhang Qingshan put down the steel cup, slowly covered the lid, and said seriously: "I know that some comrades saw that the battle in Weijia Wharf was so smooth, and they had almost zero casualties but achieved impressive spoils. They couldn't help but wonder: Since we are so strong in combat and the Japanese are so weak in combat, they dare not even fight. When they heard that we were coming, they were so scared that they ran away. Besides, the Japanese and the Japanese in the county town had so few troops, why don't we take down the county town as well as give the Japanese a warning. Right?"

Everyone stopped talking and looked at Zhang Qingshan with wide eyes.

Zhang Qingshan said lightly: "To be honest, I actually have this idea and impulse. Why? Because this can indeed give the Japanese a warning in a short period of time, and it can greatly achieve the effect of the pre-war reputation of the assault regiment. Besides, our current strength, coupled with the proper arrangement, can also occupy the county town at a very small price."

As soon as these words came out, the people below immediately discussed it again. Even Zhang Qingshan could hear someone saying, "Yes, I have said a long time ago, if you do this, you can let the Japanese know how powerful our assault regiment is..."

Zhang Qingshan waited for a moment, and saw the discussion below getting louder, he patted the table and said, "Quiet, quiet! This is a place for meetings, not a place for performing. Can you listen to me and express your opinions after finishing my words? This is called respect, do you understand?"

After the sound of the following was gone, Zhang Qingshan said: "However, what I want to say is, comrades, our eyes cannot be so short-sighted, we must consider the problem from a long-term perspective."

"I don't say anything else, I'll just ask you two questions: the first question, do you really think the Japanese's combat effectiveness is so poor? It's so bad that they escape when they see our assault regiment?"

Although Zhang Qingshan had made a lot of preparations for this speech before, he couldn't help but sneer at this point and said, "If the Japanese have such poor combat power, then I will ask everyone, why should our Chinese team retreat in the Xinkou Battle? Don't tell me any internal conflicts within the non-cooperation, that's just one of the reasons... The Japanese's pre-war training, whether it is shooting or assassination, is not worse than us. It's more serious. Many places are indeed better than us... Don't rush to argue, this is an indisputable fact. If you don't say anything else, just

When it comes to shooting training, Lao Chiang's soldiers and their recruit training, each of them has dozens of bullets, but we are just two of them. Ha! Ha! If you don't believe it, you can think about it carefully... Of course, the shooting training of our assault regiment is indeed stronger than our brothers' troops, but if I remember correctly, there are only twenty bullets, which is not even comparable to Lao Chiang's soldiers. So, do you know how many bullets each recruit must fire in the Japanese shooting training? I tell you, it is 1,400, and every soldier must finish this 1,400!"

The following discussion immediately became louder, like a frying pot, and many people bluntly said they didn't believe it.

"Don't believe it? Haha! Haha! If you don't believe me, you can ask Political Commissar Hu and a few battalion commanders. This investigation is not what we say ourselves, nor is it said by Jiang Jiang or the Japanese, but the results obtained by foreigners through investigation. Although I think there are false elements in this, even if it shrinks, half will always be there? One thousand four hundred minus half and seven hundred, which is also a terrifying quality. Comrades, what have you seen in it?"

"Some people will say that even if the Japanese are trained well, we can win without the support of the spirit of fighting for the death in the war. However, I regret to tell you that under the influence of Japanese militarism, the Japanese spirit of Bushido that has always been particular has also become deteriorated. However, the purpose of their wusdo spirit is to cultivate the soldiers into a spirit of not fearing death, and of course, they have also become to not take other people's lives seriously... These were reflected in the Battle of Xinkou. Not to mention anything else, just say that the surrendered soldiers, the entire Battle of Xinkou, hundreds of thousands of troops fought together, but in the end, they did not capture a few Japanese devils. Why? Because even if these little devils were seriously injured, they were extremely aggressive and were unwilling to surrender..."

A word that made others more determined and destroyed one's own might finally make the comrade below burn.

A comrade couldn't help but stand up and interrupted angrily and asked, "Captain, what you said is too absolute, right? Almost everyone praised the Japanese. According to what you mean, we won't fight this Japanese. Let's go home and wait for death just to die?"

"This comrade asked a good question." Zhang Qingshan looked at him with a smile. After he sat down, Zhang Qingshan said: "We people have always been realistic, especially those of us soldiers. Otherwise, what else should we do? Just look at the map and imagine it."

"What I said before is facts, and this must be admitted. Because only by respecting the facts can we find the opponent's weaknesses and then specifically target the opponent's weaknesses. In this way, we can win, instead of being proud and complacent because of a victory, thinking that the enemy is just like this... Take our battle at Weijia Wharf for example. It was not the Japanese who fled in sight, but because of a few accidents, which led to the fact that we did not compete with the Japanese. For example, Comrade Liu Bing, the battalion commander of the first battalion, took the main force of the first battalion to fight the Japanese warehouse on the wharf, but the Japanese there temporarily left the transport fleet that guarded the Japanese a few hours ago. This is a fact, not the one who fled in sight as some of our comrades imagined."

Speaking of this, Zhang Qingshan lit a cigarette, took a sip, and said, "The Japanese soldier has strong combat capabilities and much better weapons than us. Speaking of this, I remembered a fact: Everyone knows that the Japanese's planes and cannons are better than us. I believe everyone admits this, right? Well, what should we do to play to our strengths and avoid our weaknesses?"

"I know." A comrade stood up and replied, "We should fight guerrillas with the Japanese before our strength becomes stronger. In this way, the Japanese cannot find our specific position, and their aircraft and cannons will be no longer targets. In this way, after a long time, after we are sufficient, we can take it at once or slowly. In short, the Japanese aircraft and cannons will sooner or later become ours, just like we used to attack Jiang Jiang."

"And," another comrade also stood up and said: "If it really doesn't work, we can still fight with the Japanese in a close manner. In this way, we won't tell you the winner, but we will definitely not dare to bomb the Japanese's planes and cannons, because this is likely to even kill their own people."

Zhang Qingshan nodded with a smile, and asked the comrade Yan to sit down and said, "Yes! Everyone is right. These are good tactical methods. However, from a strategic perspective, it must be more profound. This involves the second question I want to ask you: Should we take down the county town now?"

"Now the Japanese only have a small amount of troops in Sanqiao County and its nearby counties, and their main forces are all placed on the previous Xinkou Battle. Now, the Xinkou Battle has just ended, so the Japanese have only two ways to go: one is to turn around to deal with us so as to consolidate their occupied areas; the other is to continue to advance towards Taiyuan. I personally think that with the pride of the Japanese, plus the Lugou Bridge Incident, they did not lose in the general battle, so I think they may continue to advance towards Taiyuan..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Qingshan smiled strangely and said, "Comrades, we can't control other places, and we don't have the ability to control it. But we can hold back the enemy."

"Captain, didn't you just say that we should show our strength first? Why..."

"Exposing strength is to show strength, fighting the Japanese is to fight the Japanese. Both sides can coexist, and everyone can show their strength while fighting the Japanese! You can't forget to fight the Japanese in order to show our own strength. In that way, when the Japanese occupy the whole of China, no matter how strong we grow, it will be useless. Besides, I didn't say that I would not fight the Japanese for the sake of our own strength."

"Okay, let's get back to the point!" Zhang Qingshan took a sip of cigarettes and said, "The Japanese have strong troops and excellent weapons and equipment than us. So, how should we deal with it? I think, just four words 'rely rely on the masses'. Only by moving the masses and forming a situation of national resistance against the war, turning the Japanese into blind, and letting the Japanese know immediately, even what they eat in the morning, we will have the advantage... Therefore, we must rely closely on the masses to achieve the point of survival and death with the people. I believe that the Japanese will definitely be driven out of China by us."

"I think everyone has a famous saying, so I won't say much. I just want to remind all comrades that during the Xinkou Battle, our assault regiment was just in the exhibition, and even if we wanted to help, but now the Xinkou Battle is over, we admit that we failed in the Xinkou Battle, but our assault regiment has grown now. So, next, whether the Japanese want to consolidate the occupied area or attack Taiyuan, hey! Hey! Our assault regiment can help. Not to mention anything else, it can still be done to hold up some of the enemy's forces. In this way, it can be regarded as indirectly helping the friendly forces ahead. Are you right?"

"Captain, what do you mean is that we have a big battle to fight next?"

Zhang Qingshan nodded, but did not continue to discuss this issue. After all, this is his next plan. He will make a fuss in advance, just to calm everyone's hearts. As for the specific details, there is really no need to discuss them here. After all, the principle of confidentiality must be followed.

So, Zhang Qingshan changed the topic directly...
Chapter completed!