Chapter 3 Storm (After)

The three of them are half a professional. When talking about tactical topics, the distance between them quickly rose up. You and I quickly summarized a lot of principles about new cavalry combat based on the battle situation this morning.

Cavalry is indeed a group of troops that lag behind the times and will sooner or later be replaced by motorized and mechanized troops. This is a military theory recognized by the whole world at present. Fang Guoqiang, Sun Yunqi and Shao Yong have neither the ability to overthrow it, nor the three of them agree that in the eastern battlefield, especially on the grassland where the land is relatively open and the industry is extremely backward, the advantageous position of the cavalry is still irreplaceable in a short period of time, especially after the artillery of the attacking side completely suppressed the enemy artillery and machine guns, the cavalry's speed and attack power are even a nightmare for the defense side.

Even the best shooter cannot guarantee that he can hit a target that moves at a high speed of 300 meters away when the starter starts. However, it only takes more than twenty seconds for the high-speed sprinting horse to pass through the distance of 300 meters. For most rifles in this era, twenty seconds are only enough for the shooter to finish all the bullets in the bullet bay, and there is absolutely no chance to reload the second time. This means that as long as the soldiers on the defense side have a slightly worse shooting skills or lack tacit cooperation, the moment the cavalry launches a charge, there is no suspense in the battle.

"It's not completely impossible. You can pull barbed wire in front of the position, or conduct traditional volleyball training." After analyzing the advantages of the cavalry, the fat staff officer Shao Yong took the initiative to change his role and find a countermeasure from the defensive side.

"The cavalry brothers are so stupid. When they see that there is a barbed wire on your position and they are rushing forward desperately, wouldn't they use small steel cannons to overturn the barbed wire first? Besides, if it wasn't happening to be near the camp, who would carry the barbed wire with them when marching?" Sun Yunqi curled his lips and retorted disdainfully.

"Then the cavalry can't march with cannons every day. Why don't you say that?" Shao Yong pinched him with his eyelids and responded with a sneer.

Seeing that the two were about to argue, Fang Guoqiang quickly stepped forward to smooth things over for both sides, "Hey, aren't we talking about the most ideal situation? There must be many factors that were not expected in the real battle. But overall, if the infantry and artillery can be fully cooperated and the use of cavalry to deal with the Japanese will make the end of the battle much earlier."

"Yes, the key is the cooperation of friendly forces. Under the current circumstances, the cavalry is not behind the times, but is no longer suitable for combating alone." Fat Staff Shao Yong and others said this, immediately following up and nailing the bricks.

"Isn't the same with the tank? Without infantry following behind, the tank is just a moving iron coffin." Sun Yunqi was simply considering tactical issues and interrupted in a confused manner.

Fang Guoqiang smiled and did not take over the tricks of Staff Shao, but followed Sun Yunqi's words and quickly shifted the focus of the discussion to other aspects. "It is said that the West has a tank tactic that no longer emphasizes the follow-up of infantry. However, the Japanese tank performance is relatively poor and may not be able to adapt to this new tactic for the time being."

"It is General Guderian's tank cluster tactics, which uses tanks and armored vehicles as the core to make large-scale breakthroughs, and infantry and artillery cooperate, rather than the bunkers and firepower providers that let tanks attack infantry." Sun Yunqi immediately agreed loudly, and he did not notice that the fat staff member Shao Yong was constantly rolling his eyes and turning his eyes on him.

Before the "Lugou Bridge Incident", the National Government had been trying to refer to the German army's model to reorganize its own troops with many factions and tactical guiding ideology. It hired a large number of German consultants, and the armed ordnance was also released in barter trade and purchased from Germany in large quantities. Although the cooperation between the two sides eventually broke down due to the Japanese protests, in the hearts of the middle and senior officers of the National Revolutionary Army, especially some officers with technical branches like Sun Yunqi, the German army's tactical thoughts had already taken root like wild grass. At this moment, he suddenly heard a familiar topic from a cadre of the Eighth Route Army. He immediately felt that he had met too late. He held the other party's hand, from Secot to Rommel, and from blitzkrieg to enclosed attacks, leaving Staff Shao aside, staring at him without any solution. (Note 1)

Two of the three said, and one heard it. Before he knew it, he had already arrived at the command department where the meeting last night. When the staff left behind saw the director of the guerrillas' political department coming, they immediately put down their work and welcomed Fang Guoqiang in like stars. They praised him and threw it out like money. With the previous experience of dealing with Fatty Shao and Company Commander Sun, Fang Guoqiang also knew that everyone flattered him because they fell in love with the amazing assault power shown by the cavalry, so they forced themselves to keep calm in their hearts and chatted with everyone with a smile. When encountering key problems, they either pretended to be deaf and dumb, or pushed everything towards Zhang Songling on the grounds that they had just taken office and did not understand the situation.

After a while of hard work, he was tired and sweating profusely. Fortunately, the death squadrons of the 93rd Regiment and the cavalry of the Black Stone Guerrillas retreated from the battlefield together. Everyone's attention quickly turned to the regiment commander Qi Wei and the guerrilla captain Zhang Songling, which allowed Fang Guoqiang to finally find an opportunity to breathe a few times, hide in the corner, and never take the initiative to gather in a crowded place again.

After paying an extremely slight price, the expected goal was achieved. Qi Wei, the commander of the 93rd Regiment, was also very excited. He grabbed the arms of Zhang Songling and Zhao Tianlong and insisted on getting drunk. Other low-level officers turned their eyes to the grassroots cadres of the guerrillas such as Zheng Xiaobao and Batu, and they stood up to each other, calling each other brothers and having a big friendship. Even the new recruits Fang Guoqiang had just brought over were dedicated to the hospitality, washing water, hot towels, cigarettes and tea, delivered to everyone like flowing water, which was flattering.

After everyone finished washing up, they changed their blood-stained clothes and treated their minor injuries with the help of the sanitary staff. The regiment commander Lao Qi immediately set up a banquet in the camp, wine, cigarettes, meat, and imported tinplate box rare in the grassland area. They were pulled in front of everyone in a trolley. During the banquet, there were still radio operators running around, holding congratulatory messages from officials at all levels, from Sun Lanfeng, the commander of the New 31st Division. Fu Zuoyi, commander-in-chief of the Northern Army of the Second World War, and Chiang Kai-shek, chairman of the Supreme National Defense Committee of the Republic of China, praised the proud achievements of the 93rd Regiment in the telegram. In particular, the latter, perhaps for the sake of boosting morale, actually announced in the telegram that the officers and soldiers participating in the war would be rewarded with 500,000 French dollars according to the standard of 200 yuan for each person, and called on soldiers across the country to take the 93rd Regiment as a model to fight bravely, drive the Japanese invaders out of China as soon as possible, and restore all the homelands of China.

The National Government was very happy, and the Japanese were filled with mourning. Although the National Revolutionary Army dispatched a Type A regiment, an independent battalion and a guerrilla brigade to besiege a Japanese reinforcement squadron. The total number of troops on both sides was as high as 15 to 1, the Eryu Squadron only persisted for a day and night and was wiped out. It caused a storm in the headquarters of the Kwantung Army. You must know that when they were fighting against the Jinsui Army, as early as the early stage of the Sino-Japanese War, a Japanese brigade dared to attack a division or even an army of the Jinsui Army, and could defeat the latter one step further. Even the armor was thrown away, and after just two and a half years, the weak brigade actually became an elite army, and the offensive consciousness was so strong that it was not surprising that it was not surprising, who underestimated the combat effectiveness of Fu Zuoyi's army, who should take responsibility for the demise of the Eryu Squadron, and what to do in the next battle? To rescue Eryu's last army, should we continue to pounce on the 93rd Regiment, or stop immediately to avoid falling into the trap of Fu Zuoyi's army?, King De and Li Shouxin, two guys who like to change their positions, would have been shaken by the position?, in a variety of ways.

The command department was undecided and soon responded to the troops below. The Kawata Brigade, the Kawada Brigade, who was almost in full swing, quickly learned that the rescue target had disappeared through the Chinese government's radio and telegram from the Kanto Army Headquarters. He immediately turned around and withdrew from the city gates tightly to prevent himself from becoming the next target of the 93rd Regiment and the Black Stone Guerrillas. At the same time, a Japanese army and two puppet troops who rushed from the Xing'an Security Command of the Puppet Manchukuo stopped on the way, waiting for the tactical adjustment of the boss. As for the closer to the battlefield, the Mongolian local nobles who had been watching the walls in the past few days secretly rode their horses to the 93rd Regiment's base, waiting in line for the summons of the regiment commander Lao Qi, for fear that the latter would have his eyes red and settled with his old and new accounts.

When these news was consciously "leaked" in public by the political cadres of the 93rd Regiment, the atmosphere of the banquet was quickly pushed to a climax, and cheers followed by waves, and the slogan "Expel Japanese Invaders" also kept ringing above the station.

Seeing that the atmosphere had been almost rendered, the regiment commander Lao Qi winked at Shao Yong and others, held a wine cup and walked towards Zhang Songling with a smile, "Captain Zhang, let's go one more, brother, I suddenly have an immature idea and want to discuss it with you."

"Qi, Captain Qi is so polite. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. There is no need to be so cautious." Zhang Songling probably had been sucked, and his tongue was a little bit muted when he spoke, and his mouth was not very clear.
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