"Is there a gap so soon?" Kong Jie asked with a frown and disbelief on his face!
The correspondent explained: "Captain, it's not that there is a gap, it's that the assault company is marching too fast!"
"Although the marching speed of the guard company has slowed down, it is not much different from usual times!"
"The assault carried so much weight, it was just like marching empty-handed, without any impact... Not only did the marching speed not slow down, but it actually ran faster and faster, and there was no blush on the face!"
"Is it really that powerful after strengthening cross-country training with weights?" Kong Jie became more and more convinced of Huang Yu's previous analysis and couldn't help but sigh.
Li Yunlong, who was standing nearby, was confused when he heard: "Kong Er is stupid...what are you talking about cross-country weight-bearing training? Why don't I understand a little bit?"
"What's the gap that the correspondent just mentioned? Do you have troops competing? Do you want me to be your referee and see how the independent group's combat effectiveness is?"
Kong Jie did not hide this matter. He always believed that good tactics and tactics can only maximize their value if they are promoted by the entire army. Therefore, he would report anything to the brigade headquarters as soon as possible and never keep it secret!
Tell me about cross-country training with weights soon.
Li Yunlong's mind was spinning very fast, his eyes lit up and he said: "Lao Kong, if the weight-bearing cross-country training is really as good as Huang Yu said, the new second regiment must also conduct training in this area."
"Our Eighth Route Army relies on its two legs to fight the war..."
"If our marching speed and load-bearing assault speed can be enhanced through training, then the combat effectiveness of the army will definitely increase in the future!"
"Let your cooking team cook later... Let's wait until the results of the competition between the assault company and the guard company are over before we eat!"
Kong Jie was not surprised at Li Yunlong's exaggerated reaction.
In addition to commanding war, what military commanders want to do most is to improve the combat effectiveness of their troops.
Even if the combat effectiveness is only increased by half, commanders will flock to it.
If the weight-bearing cross-country training is really as powerful as Huang Yu said, it will certainly not bring the slightest benefit to the troops. It would be strange for Li Yunlong not to be excited!
More than an hour later, the second cavalry correspondent hurried back to report: "Regiment commander...the assault company's marching speed has not changed at all, and no one is left behind. The remaining energy is very abundant..."
"The guard company has been pushed back three hundred meters by the assault company...The troops are very tired, and more than 20% of the soldiers have begun to fall behind..."
"In order for everyone to keep up with the team, the guard company had to slow down the march..."
"Report to the leader, the assault company has arrived at Lijiacun. It started returning without any rest!" Another correspondent ran back to report.
Twenty minutes later, the fourth correspondent hurried to Kong Jie: "Report to the head of the regiment that the guard company has arrived in Lijiacun!"
"But the troops were too tired, so they decided to rest for five minutes before moving forward..."
More than an hour passed. When Kong Jie and Li Yunlong were discussing something in a low voice, an exclamation reached their ears directly...
"Captain, the assault company is back!"
Kong Jie quickly raised his telescope, and an assault company of more than a hundred people had appeared at the end of the road.
The most commendable thing is that after two or three hours of rapid march, the assault company's team was still neatly organized and quickly rushed towards the station...
"Take them directly to the shooting range for shooting..." Kong Jie ordered with expectation.
"Three bullets per person, and the average score is calculated based on the infantry squad..."
"You have to shoot the gun quickly without resting...Standing, lying down, crouching...fire one shot each..."
Kong Jie personally watched the training ground. When the assault company passed in front of them, it was obvious that they had retained a lot of physical strength...
Although they were all gasping for air, they were still able to perform various movements in a coherent manner.
"Papa…papapa…"
The piercing sound of gunfire soon rang out...
The shooting assessment was completed in less than three minutes. Until then, the guard company was still not seen at the end of the road...
Almost half an hour later, the security company entered Kong Jie's field of vision.
The formation has become chaotic. Only less than 50% of the soldiers can march normally, and almost 20% of the soldiers are supported by their comrades in the march...
All of them were panting from exhaustion, and their faces became extremely pale because of exhaustion!
After hearing that they were about to practice target practice when they returned to the assault company's base, many soldiers were so anxious that they almost cried. They hoped that the regiment commander would give them ten minutes to rest.
But was rejected by Kong Jie...
After a burst of crackling gunfire, the results of the guard company also appeared in Kong Jie's hands.
Comparing the state of the two armies after the rapid march, Kong Jie guessed the result, but he didn't expect that the gap between them would be so big...
Seeing that Kong Jie's face suddenly became particularly ugly, Li Yunlong frowned and asked: "Is the performance gap huge?"
"It's very big, completely beyond my expectation!" Kong Jie said with a long sigh, and then handed the statistical results to Li Yunlong.
"Your guard company is not a recruit unit, is it? Why are the results so poor and some miss the target?" Li Yunlong said in shock after reading it.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Kong Jie frowned and objected.
"The 1st Guard Company is the unit with the strongest combat effectiveness in the guard battalion. The proportion of veterans is very good... The usual shooting performance is not lower than the 26th ring..."
"I just didn't expect that a 20-kilometer rapid march would make them so tired that they can't even do their best target shooting... It seems that we really underestimated the importance of cross-country training with heavy loads!"
"The assault company's usual target shooting performance is usually around 26 rings. This time it achieved 23 rings, which proves that the 20-kilometer forced march with heavy loads also had some impact on them, but it was within a controllable range."
"It means that the assault company can immediately join the battle after marching twenty kilometers... The guard company must rest for at least twenty minutes before joining the battle, so the suddenness of our surprise attack on the little devils will not be achieved..."
"The guard company's combat effectiveness ranks among the top in the entire regiment. If they can't do it, other troops will certainly not be able to do it either."
After speaking, he stared at Huang Yu and said, "Your analysis is correct!"
"Starting from tomorrow, every unit of the independent regiment will conduct cross-country training with heavy loads..."
"Start from three kilometers and try to increase it to 20 kilometers within a month. As for whether to increase it to 30 kilometers later, we will decide at that time."
"The new second regiment also needs to conduct weight-bearing cross-country training!" Li Yunlong continued.
"Why am I so lucky? Even my old comrades can find such good training methods. Today's trip is not in vain..."
"You idiot Kong Er, why are you still standing there? Let's go drink now... We must drink you down today!"
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Li Yunlong left Chenjiayu slightly drunk. Under Kong Jie's deliberate defense, he did not get the answer he wanted. When he left, he kept cursing, saying that Kong Jie was not kind and not as good as before.
So honest...
Kong Jie left Chenjiayu at the same time, taking with him the target shooting results of the assault company and the guard company!
The troops have increased load-bearing cross-country training. This will definitely be useful to other units of the Eighth Route Army. We must ask the brigade commander to promote it...
At the headquarters of the Japanese First Army in Taiyuan, after two days of planning, a complete troop deployment and mopping up plan was finally sent to Yoshio Shinozuka by the chief of staff.
"Your Excellency, Commander, our idea is to deploy a mixed brigade, two infantry regiments, thirteen infantry brigades, a cavalry regiment, a tank brigade, six mountain artillery brigades, and a heavy mortar from various places.
Brigade, a heavy mountain artillery brigade, an engineering brigade...A total of more than 34,000 imperial troops participated in this sweep..." the chief of staff introduced, pointing to the sand table.
"Another 40,000 Imperial Army troops will be mobilized from various places to cooperate in the battle, and together with the troops we blockade the Eighth Route Army base areas, the number of troops directly participating in the war and indirectly participating in the war will exceed 100,000!"
Yoshio Shinozuka happened to read the battle plan, thought for a while and said: "The offensive troops are enough. What I am most worried about is the safety of the occupied area!"
"Through the efforts of the intelligence department, the headquarters can confirm that the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment successfully raided Yangquan with only half a regiment. We must not let the same thing happen again in this big sweep!"
"Please rest assured, Commander!" the Chief of Staff replied confidently.
"In ordinary county towns, we usually leave an infantry squadron of the Imperial Army and a battalion of the Imperial Association Army. Relying on city fortifications and a sufficient number of heavy weapons, it will definitely be no problem to block an infantry regiment of the Eighth Route Army."
"Yangquan County left an infantry brigade and a regiment of the Imperial Association Army. After the Fourth Mixed Brigade retook Yangquan, they specially strengthened the city defenses and could block the attack of the two main regiments of the Eighth Route Army without any problem!"
"There is an infantry brigade and a regiment of the Imperial Association Army left behind in Jinzhong..."
"Two infantry brigades and one regiment of the Imperial Army were left behind in Taiyuan..."
"The cavalry regiment that mopped up the Eighth Route Army was specially arranged in the direction of the Independent Regiment... Wherever the independent regiment went, the cavalry regiment pursued them, without giving them a chance to raid the area occupied by the imperial army again!"
Yoshio Shinozuka nodded and ordered: "This battle plan is very well thought out. I have nothing to add!"
"Tomorrow we will start to mobilize troops and transport ammunition supplies to the front line!"
"Try to complete all preparations before the sweep within a month!"
"If you need any equipment or supplies that we don't have, make a list and give it to me immediately!"
"The front army headquarters promised me that as long as we can win this battle, they will give us whatever we want."
The chief of staff looked happy and asked quickly: "How long will it take for us to prepare ammunition supplies for the mopping up troops?"
"Prepare a month's supply!" Yoshio Shinozuka replied!
"According to the mopping up plan you made, twenty days is enough for our mopping up troops to sweep across the entire Eighth Route Army base area and eliminate it."
"In order to avoid accidents, it should be enough to prepare an extra ten days of ammunition supplies to prevent accidents!"
"Ha Yi!" the chief of staff replied seriously: "I'm going to make arrangements now... I promise to make all preparations within a month!"
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