Zhou Wen has never experienced large-scale wars. In terms of his attitude and understanding of life, his ideas from the 21st century are different from those of soldiers who grew up in war in this era. However,
From the perspective of the future all-out war of resistance, he actually knew that Zhao Changshu's view was reasonable.
During the entire Anti-Japanese War, the Chinese army won its final victory at the cost of nearly 2 million young lives, not including the tragic cost of 20 million civilian casualties.
It can be seen that in the days and nights of 14 years, with what kind of hardships and bloody sacrifices did the Chinese people build the monument of the Great Patriotic War?
Poor and weak countries can only rely on their determination to fight to the death and their unyielding spirit to resist the invasion of powerful enemies. Huge sacrifices are inevitable.
If you blindly consider your own casualties, you will restrain your hands and feet on the battlefield and throw the enemy away. Over time, it will become opportunistic and preserve strength.
Regarding the understanding of the cruelty of war, Zhou Wen knew that it was his senior Zhao Changshu who taught him a lesson.
That's why he agreed to carry out offensive training in the model brigade despite time constraints.
At the same time, Zhou Wen also had a hint of worry in his heart. He saw that Zhao Changshu was full of fighting spirit this time, and he was determined to compete with the little devil.
Zhou Wen respected and liked Zhao Changshu from the bottom of his heart. This heroic officer graduated from the last batch of Baoding Military Academy, the originator of old Chinese military academies. His entire military career was a history book of warlords' melee in the Republic of China.
He started as a junior officer in the old army of the Republic of China, went through countless wars, and became the commander of a brigade in more than ten years. He did not rely on the common flattery and flattery in the old army, but he must be the first in every battle and not be afraid.
Life and death, growing up step by step in the test of blood and fire.
What is commendable is that although Zhao Changshu grew up in the old army, he did not suffer from many of the bad habits of the old army. He was upright, generous and generous, not flattering to superiors, generous to subordinates, brave and decisive in battle, and strict in running the army.
This kind of person is naturally the mainstay of any army in war, but in peacetime, his straightforward character is a bit less tactful, and he will inevitably be criticized by villains and tolerated by his narrow-minded superiors.
It is because of his character that, with his qualifications as a graduate of Baoding Military Academy, he is still only a major general and brigade commander. You must know that up to now, as long as the graduates of Baoding Military Academy are still leading troops, they will at least start as lieutenant generals and division commanders.
Not to mention that the big bosses and generals in the Military Commission are all more or less related to Baoding Military Academy.
However, many years of civil war career have also made this passionate officer who was born for war a little confused. This kind of fighting is a pattern where compatriots kill each other and pave the way for some careerists to fight for power with countless blood.
It made him feel physically and mentally exhausted.
Therefore, after being injured in the Central Plains battle, this relatively young general was a little depressed for a time. Although the commander-in-chief took a fancy to his loyalty and ability before leaving the field and entrusted him with the important task of Taiyuan garrison commander, at this time he
He lost the enterprising spirit of the past, and his management of the Taiyuan garrison under his command also became slack.
It wasn't until he met Zhou Wen again, and through getting along and communicating with him, that he found something in this young student that he was still struggling to pursue, which was the goal of life.
After realizing that in the near future, there will be a war between China and Japan, as a professional soldier, an aspiring general who does not want civil war and is determined to serve the country, he finally found his life goal, which is to fight vigorously with little Japan.
Field, this is the glory and destiny of a Chinese soldier.
So he began to cheer up and once again devoted himself to the training and management of the army. He continued to hold officer training classes and asked Zhou Wen and others to explain the tactics and experience of fighting the Japanese army. At the same time, he continued to pay attention to the international situation and prepared for the Northeast Army in the September 18th Incident.
Feeling ashamed of being cowardly, he also applauded his junior brother for his amazing performance on the Songhu battlefield. He only regretted that he could not go to the battlefield in person and let the enemy's blood stain the battlefield.
This time, with Zhou Wen's help, the garrison brigade was reorganized into a model brigade, and the weapons and equipment were brand new. He could smell a hint of an imminent war. He now knew the abilities and abilities of Zhou Wen, his junior.
Before the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, he had not revealed a single word to his senior, but he had gone to the front line with his provincial party headquarters guard without saying a word, leaving him unable to do anything but stare at the rear.
After Zhou Wen came back from Nanjing, he was scolded and complained by Zhao Changshu, forcing him to agree that he would find a way to take him to the anti-Japanese front line.
Zhao Changshu knew what he was worth. Even though he was a major general and brigade commander, he was just a mid-level and upper-level officer in the Jin army. He had countless strings on his head. Unless the Japanese army came to his doorstep, how could he possibly have the chance to take him with him?
Troops traveled thousands of miles to fight the Japanese?
But Zhao Changshu has full confidence in his junior brother. Zhou Wen is very likely to do what he cannot do. With Zhou Wen's performance over the years, he has always made the impossible possible, not only
He has repeatedly achieved miracles on the battlefield, and he also has foresight and cooperation. Not only has he made a huge fortune, but he has also established various high-level relationships in just a few years.
Although he and the Marshal are nominally superiors and subordinates, they are actually in a cooperative relationship. I heard that even the commander of the military police in Nanjing would be defeated by him, not to mention his relationship with the senior figures in the National Army and the three wealthy families.
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Until now, Zhao Changshu sometimes suspected that he was dreaming. Just three years ago, the young man with bright eyes who kept looking at him curiously and with bright eyes he met in a village in Henan is the same as the young man who is now a member of the Central Party Committee.
The young colonel who taught the commander of the corps is the same person.
Another thing that made Zhao Changshu feel different was that Zhou Wen had deliberately turned his garrison brigade into a model brigade with more than 9,000 elites. When Zhou Wen told him the good news, he thought Zhou Wen was joking with him.
Based on his understanding of the commander, balance is the way to control his subordinates. Why did he suddenly change his temper? Not only was the model brigade greatly overstaffed, its weapons and equipment were completely updated, and it suddenly became a well-deserved
China's First Brigade.
Zhao Changshu knows the organization and equipment of the domestic army very well. A brigade with nearly 10,000 people, let alone compared with the brigades of other armies, most division-level units outside the Central Army do not have that many people. Some warlords
One division of the army only had four to five thousand men, and it didn't even have a few artillery cannons, let alone Schneider infantry cannons.