Chapter 9 Precious Wealth
The first one to walk onto the podium was the oldest soldier among all the instructors. His height was less than 170 cm. Perhaps because of his teenage years of malnutrition, he stood there and was as thin as a telephone pole inserted straight there. The white-washed green military uniform was wrapped around him, looking wide and loose, as if he was directly covered with a light green sack. Deep wrinkles were covered on the whole face, like a silence, but when he saluted General Zheng Xun and stood on the rostrum, his eyes swept down, a sharp and alertness that was never an elderly person instantly hurt everyone's eyes.
"This is instructor Li Chongjie, formerly the battalion commander of the 239th Regiment of the 20th Division of the 27th Division of the 27th Army of the East China Ninth Column, and was a real old revolutionary. He participated in the Long March, fought the Liberation War for three years, and participated in the War of Resistance and Aid Korea. What he is best at is the positional sniper war. He has the nickname "Steel Nail". After retiring from the army, I invited him to serve as the military instructor of our school."
Zheng Xun said: "Whether it is the Long March, the War of Resistance Against Japan, the War of Liberation, or the Four Years of War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, our army defeated the strong with the weak. Before the war began, it lost its air superiority and artillery coverage advantages. Our soldiers had to bear the bombardment of enemy planes and bombard the artillery group. What's even more terrifying is that they do not have sufficient ammunition supplies and must survive by fighting through war. I asked Instructor Li Chongjie to go to school, not to teach you how to remember the bitterness and sweetness, but to let you learn from Instructor Li Chongjie how to survive on the battlefield where the enemy's dense firepower is repeatedly cross-covered! I dare to assert that if you can really learn half of his war experience from Instructor Li, your chances of survival on the battlefield will be increased by at least 30%!"
Li Chongjie saluted everyone a standard military salute. The old soldier who had been through most half a century and had experienced the most severe World War II of mankind, said lightly: "I am actually very lucky to survive. Once a shell fell less than a meter beside me, but it did not explode. I was so scared that I was sweating. The most common method of our army to deal with the enemy's superior firepower was to dig tunnels and bunkers and be able to use various terrain to disturb me.
In the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, we invented multi-functional underground bunkers, which can not only effectively defend against the enemy's large-caliber artillery attacks, but also deal with their poisonous gas bombs. Even if the American devils captured the position, we can always launch a counterattack against them from unexpected places. As your instructor, what I want to teach you is how to use the shortest time to dig out the most suitable bunkers and fortifications to compare the local terrain and the firepower between the enemy and us in the shortest time!"
After Li Chongjie walked off the ceremonial stage, another white-haired old soldier walked up silently. Like Li Chongjie, he was covered with the marks unique to the soldiers of that era. He was not tall and was a little thin due to his poor nutrition. He might have been injured on the battlefield with a harsh environment, leaving behind sequelae. He walked onto the ceremonial stage one by one. When he raised his right hand to salute, his palm kept trembling, and he used a lot of strength to barely lift his palm to his forehead.
"This is Instructor Wang De, a soldier of the 3rd Company of the 240th Regiment of the 81st Division of the 27th Army. He is also the only instructor here who does not have an officer position."
Speaking of this, Zheng Xun's voice suddenly became low. After a while, he whispered: "Although Wang De was just an ordinary soldier when he was discharged from the army, he is a real combat hero!"
Wang De closed his eyes, as if he was recalling the cruel war he had experienced in his mind. Tears as big as beans suddenly passed through his historically grim face. His lips trembled for a long time before hissing: "Our Third Company fought less than two platoons on the battlefield, but the company commander still asked his superiors to take on the task of attacking the enemy's three firepower points. We were attacked by firepower from three directions. They had rifles, carbines, light and heavy machine guns, Type 90 rocket launchers and Sixty mortars. Between these three firepower points, there was a tank roaming back and forth with firepower support. When attacking the next firepower point and rushing to the second, the company commander and company instructor fell under the enemy's heavy machine gun. In less than half a minute, the deputy instructor also fell down, and several platoon leaders also fell down..."
Speaking of this, the audience was silent. Zhan Xiage and others who were born in the peace era looked at the old soldier who was crying. On him, they had already faintly smelled the smoke of the tragic war nearly half a century ago.
Yajie'er quickly walked up to the rostrum, took out a white handkerchief from her pocket, and helped Wang De wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes. After Wang De thanked Yajie'er, he continued to shake his lips and said, "When we captured the second firepower point, there were only sixteen people left in the entire company, but under the leadership of the deputy platoon leader Ma Rizhen, we rushed to the third firepower point. When the battalion commander led the follow-up troops, I reported to him that our third company had completed the combat mission. But... I was the only one left in my company!"
"As your instructor, what I can teach you is how to effectively organize attack echelons on the battlefield when they are attacked from three sides, suppress and break through the enemy's fire blockade!" Wang De took a deep breath and said, "You must study hard, kids, these are all the experiences that the martyrs exchanged for with their blood!"
The third person who walked onto the rostrum was the last old soldier with gray hair. When he was different from the two instructors in front, he was nearly 70 years old, but his body was still flexible. When he saw his walking, he could feel that there was still explosive power in his body that could not be underestimated.
"This is Instructor Dugand, deputy squad leader of the 6th squad of the 8th Company of the 560th Regiment of the 187th Division of the 63rd Army of the Chinese Volunteer Army. He participated in the campaign of the Gloucester Battalion, known as the "Royal Army Shuanghui Battalion" in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. Instructor Dugand was in charge of sniping on the path that the enemy reinforcements must pass. They repelled the enemy's charges seven times in a row. In the end, only Instructor Dugand was left on the position. He used grenades, blasting tubes and other weapons to repel the enemy's five attacks, killing and wounding more than 30 enemies to destroy a car and a tank, and holding the position for five hours!"
No matter who hears such a battle for the first time, it must be fake if you don’t breathe! What kind of combat heroes filmed in American Hollywood blockbusters is probably much pale in comparison with a combat hero like Dugand who does exist.
Dugande, "As your instructor, what I can teach you is how to use various terrain, including shells bombed by enemy shells, to make military dodges on a battlefield where there are fewer enemies and cannot retreat, and to make military dodges, and to judge the bullet point in the shortest time when you hear the enemy's gunshots or cannons. More importantly, I want to teach you how to not retreat in a battlefield where there are fewer enemies and many others, but also to use loopholes in the cooperation between the enemy mechanized troops and infantry units. Only by attacking forward can you have room for retreat and have greater room for maneuver."
In addition to these old instructors, there are also soldiers who participated in the Vietnam War, represented by Yang Huanhong, and have any fighting instructors and battlefield psychology analysis instructors. What surprised Zhan Xiage the most was that Captain Yajieer, who was careful in taking care of him in the hospital, was not only a health care doctor in this school, but also a junior battlefield medical instructor in this school.
Twelve full-time instructors with their own strengths, plus thirty-six assistant teachers, formed the main framework of systematic military training for the Fifth Special Forces Elite Training School. They walked to the rostrum one by one, and General Zheng Xun introduced their experiences and expertise to the students below.
These twelve instructors combined are an encyclopedia covering the entire field of war!
Chapter completed!