How strong is the fighting capacity of the 386 brigade that scares the Japanese army? Under the leadership of Chen Geng, the 386th Brigade started the battles of Changshengkou, Qigen Village and Huangyadi, which made great contributions to the development and construction of the base areas. In addition, the 386th Brigade has repeatedly defeated large-scale Japanese raids. In the case of great differences with the enemy's weapons and equipment, Chen Geng can always use clever tactics to deal the greatest blow to the Japanese puppet troops at the lowest cost.
Therefore, the 386 brigade is also known as the nemesis of the Japanese puppet army. At that time, the puppet troops stopped in fear as soon as they heard that the 386th Brigade was stationed ahead. In order to improve morale, the Japanese army specially wrote the slogan "Fight 386 Brigade if you want to fight" on the tank.
Another brand of 386 Brigade: Taiyue Military Region troops. At the beginning of the Liberation War, the troops in Taiyue Military Region were changed to Taiyue Column (equivalent to the first-level organizational system), that is, the fourth column of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army (the Central Plains Field Army), and later upgraded to the fourth corps, also known as the Xie Chen Corps. As for the 10 Brigade (13 Army), it was developed from the 772nd Regiment under the 386th Brigade. Accurately speaking, the 4th Corps was developed by the 386th Brigade, which was the predecessor of the 4th Corps!
During the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the 386th Brigade fought a series of brilliant battles, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the strongest brigade. Just as during the War of Liberation, the Fourth Field Army was the strongest field army. Is it possible to deny the combat effectiveness of the Fourth Field Army just because it was formed by the national elite? Just like Nakano's strategy of advancing into Dabie Mountain, everyone is serving the overall situation, but the objective fact is that Nakano's strength is greatly damaged, and its subsequent combat power is insufficient, so it is impossible to achieve better results and its combat power is far inferior.
Speaking of Chen Geng's command style, I feel that he is contrary to Liu Bocheng and Su Yu. He didn't think hard about the map all day. He analyzed the formation over and over again, but basically grasped the direction, process and overall situation of the battle. The enemy's serial number is generally forgotten, so ask the staff if you remember it. After making up his mind, he dictated his intentions. The staff officers are responsible for the specific operational deployment, and he grasps the overall situation and gives guidance.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the military attaché of the American Embassy visited the 386th Brigade and evaluated it as the best. The name of the military attache who highly praised the 386th Brigade is Carlson. It turned out that he imitated the Eighth Route Army and set up the first special forces of the US Army as Roosevelt's bodyguard-Marine Corps Industrial Joint Venture Company (also known as the Second Battalion, which is very good at melee). His achievements in the Pacific War were remarkable, so Carlson suddenly changed from a small captain to a general after the war. But because he predicted that Chiang Kai-shek would lose power, he was dissatisfied with the authorities, suffered and died of grief.