The combined battalion stayed at the training ground for a total of ten days...
These ten days are not what I want to stay. The reason is that during this period Liu Guoyan came to me to discuss tactics and applications whenever he had time... As for me, if the war started and I was really immersed in it... then
A solution will naturally come to you as soon as you frown. But if you ask me to discuss tactics without fighting any battles... I will be an amateur.
But Liu Guoyan doesn't see it that way... In the past few days, he has actually seen the agent company, sniper company, and the coordinated training of these infantry and tanks, armored vehicles, helicopters and other arms in our combined camp, and he admires our combined camp even more.
I was so stunned...
Just like what he said to me: "Battal Commander Yang... I have always thought that our 391st Regiment is the first and second category in our army, but I just found out today... It turns out that 'there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world'
This is true... Compared with the combined battalion, our troops are in the sky and on the ground! What is even more rare is that you have trained such a troop... but are still so humble... In comparison, I am more
I’m ashamed!”
I don’t know how to answer these words of Commander Liu... I am not being modest, but because I know very well... The reason why I can train the synthetic battalion is entirely because I have a history that others do not have.
Knowledge, knowing and being very sure in which direction the army will develop in the future, so there is no need to fumble in the dark or sum up experience from failure again and again like other armies...
Of course, there are quite a few tactics that we need to explore...such as rappelling, parachuting, etc., but this kind of exploration is all about exploring specific tactical training after knowing the direction of development, and the time it takes
Naturally there will be much less than other troops!
It is precisely because of this that I understand... This is not actually because I have any ability, it is just because I have a little more historical knowledge than others, so I have nothing to be proud of!
But sometimes things tend to be like this... The more I feel that I have nothing to be proud of and lower my posture, the more others think I am humble... This is not just Liu Guoyan, but also the senior cadres of the directing team...
In their eyes...the commanders of the red and blue armies seem to be typical examples of two different personalities. Liu Guoyan on the red side is the arrogant and domineering one, while I am the humble and prudent one...For this
I am really a little wronged. The reason why I am not like Liu Guoyan is just because I have seen a lot, so I really feel that what I have done is nothing.
And the result of the exercise... was that he was modest and prudent and finally defeated the arrogant and domineering one. It can even be said that the domineering party was convinced of the defeat... just short of becoming a disciple!
So some cadres summed up an experience... An excellent commander should have a modest and prudent character, so that he can be neither arrogant in victory nor discouraged in defeat...
So history is always written by the victors... I was thinking at that time, if our combined battalion lost this exercise... then I don’t know what kind of experience the cadres would sum up! Maybe it would be...
Excellent commanders all have their own names and so on!
But of course I would not say this to the director team... After all, they are all saying good things about me. No one would hate others saying good things about themselves, right? What's more, these people who say good things are all senior cadres.
So I’ll just continue to keep a low profile!
Commander Zhang has also been in a good mood these days... The reason is that this battle also made Commander Zhang steal the limelight. The senior cadres of each army all said that he was Bole and had discovered my thousand-mile horse.
Later I discovered that things were not that simple...
Commander Zhang found me that day, nodded and praised: "You've done a good job... the entire director team is impressed by your performance!"
I replied with some embarrassment: "It's just that I wanted to get Liu Guoyan to drink a few glasses of wine on a whim. I didn't expect it to be like this..."
"That's not bad!" Commander Zhang praised: "If someone else... would have to ridicule Liu Guoyan, it's rare for you to do so!"
"Commander, thank you!"
"This victory, in addition to the benefits we thought of... there is also an unexpected benefit!"
"Oh!" I couldn't help but be startled when I heard this: "What's the benefit?"
Of course I know the benefit Commander Zhang mentioned... Could it be that it changed the minds of the cadres? This benefit has long been expected! That's why I asked this question now...
"That's right!" Commander Zhang replied: "This exercise... allowed many cadres to see the super maneuverability and flexibility of the helicopter. At the same time, they also knew that its role on the battlefield would never be the same as other means of transportation.
What can be replaced... They all think that if we want to build a modern army, we must vigorously develop military helicopters... What do you think about this issue?"
"Okay!" I said, "Of course...Helicopters are not only useful on the battlefield, they are also very useful in fighting criminals and criminal groups at home. The development of helicopters is of course a good thing..."
"That's not what I'm asking!" Commander Zhang interrupted me impatiently: "The problem now is... most of our weapons and equipment come from the Soviet Union, but now the relationship with the Soviet Union is like this...
"
"Oh!" I understood after Commander Zhang said this.
In terms of weapons and equipment... because most of our army's weapons and equipment are Soviet-style, such as rifles, anti-aircraft machine guns, rocket launchers, etc... they are almost all Soviet-style equipment, even the Z-5 we are using now.
Soviet-style equipment... So if you want to develop helicopters now... the best choice is undoubtedly Soviet-style equipment!
But... now we are in a quarrel with the Soviet Union that is about to kill us! How could the Soviet devils provide us with helicopters and related technologies...
"Then there is only one choice!" I blurted out: "The Yankees also have advanced helicopter technology, and we have a good relationship with the Yankees now... How about..."
The reason why I say this... is because I know that in history, China did buy dozens of helicopters from the Americans, namely S-70 Black Hawk helicopters.
"We have also considered this issue!" Commander Zhang frowned and said, "But this issue is far from as simple as it seems on the surface!"
"Indeed!" I nodded.
"Hmm!" Commander Zhang was quite surprised by my reaction: "I thought...as the first unit of our army to use helicopters in combat, you would be eager to get better helicopters, but I didn't expect..."
"We have to follow the footsteps of the country!" I said: "Now is the time for a major reform of the entire army, and it is also a time when our army is turning from focusing on quantity to focusing on quality. How can I only think about my own troops? We
We should look at this issue from a holistic perspective!"
"Well!" Commander Zhang nodded and asked with interest: "Tell me what you think!"
I couldn't help but be stunned, and after thinking about it, I replied: "As for this question... there must be many disadvantages to buying American helicopters, although American helicopters are superior to Soviet helicopters in all aspects..."
"Hmm! Do you also have research on American helicopters?" Hearing this, Commander Zhang couldn't help but look at me in surprise.
"This..." Only then did I realize that I had let it slip. People in this era...especially a soldier like me, may not even have the chance to meet a few Americans...Yanks are in our eyes.
There is still American imperialism here, and those are reactionaries.
But I would know that American helicopters can be more advanced than Soviet helicopters... This will of course surprise Commander Zhang.
My head turned quickly, so I frowned slightly and replied: "I actually don't know very well, this is just a guess... because the American equipment seized from the Vietnamese Japs... is generally more advanced than that of the Soviet Japs.
So just..."
"Yeah!" Commander Zhang nodded.
"My opinion..." After thinking for a while, I continued: "If we buy a Yankee helicopter... on the one hand, we have the experience and technical foundation to imitate Soviet helicopters, but now we suddenly have to switch to American helicopters...
...I am afraid that this research will be very difficult, and it is very likely that all previous technological accumulation will have to be abandoned! On the other hand... the United States will not
They will definitely be willing to provide us with technical support. Helicopters... must always have parts replacement and maintenance personnel, and our relationship with the Yankees... we don't know when it will change again. By then, as long as the Yankees don't
Provide us with parts... and we can't build them. This helicopter will be scrapped in a short time! This is a loss-making business for us!"
"Your ideas coincide with Commander Huang's!" Commander Zhang said: "This is what Commander Huang is worried about... between us and the Americans... in reality... the reason why we have such a relationship today
It's entirely because we have a common enemy, the Soviet Union! Once this relationship changes... the Americans will inevitably regard us as potential enemies out of their own national interests. This is also the reason why we are in trouble..."
After hearing this, I finally understood... No wonder I didn't buy this Black Hawk helicopter until 1984. It was supposed to be a good thing... I should have bought it as soon as I had a good relationship with the Yankees, but in fact the problem was far away.
It's not that simple!
On the other hand, I admire Commander Huang's foresight so much... I am a modern person, and I know for sure that the period between China and the United States is only a short ten years, that is, from 1979 to 1979.
Year... With the end of the Sino-Vietnam War, the cooperative relationship between China and the United States quickly disappeared!
But for Commander Huang in this era...it is quite difficult to see this! (To be continued.)