As the exercise was over, I could finally relax and rest for a while.
By the way, in the past few months, I have been trained, or held meetings or exercises, but I was so tired that I was covered in a layer of skin.
I had never thought about this. I originally thought that we soldiers were going to live with our heads on the battlefield, and we should have a rest when we returned to the rear, but I didn't expect we would still be so tired.
But this seems not surprising. "Sweat more and bleed less in wartime." This is probably the most spoken word among soldiers during hard training in the army, and it is also the most thought of in the hearts of soldiers.
It is this sentence that made the soldiers grit their teeth and drag their tired feet to complete every day's training tasks again and again.
The exercise finally came to an end now, and we can take some time off our busy schedule.
Invite a few words to the cadres in the office, pour a few pots of tea, pile a few plates of dried fruit in the middle and divide a few packs of cigarettes, and chat while listening to the radio.
Listening to the radio is also considered entertainment?
There is no way. At this time, TVs are still a luxury item. A color TV costs at least 700 to 800 yuan, while the annual income of ordinary people is only more than 100 yuan, so color TVs are naturally sky-high.
At this time, a sweet female voice floated out of the radio: "The People's Liberation Army Beijing troops and the Air Force recently held a military exercise under modern conditions in a certain place in North China to report to the Party and the people that our army has accelerated modernization and regularized revolutionary army.
The achievements of construction. This exercise was inspired by the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the Party Central Committee. Those participating in the exercise included heroic troops with outstanding military achievements in the Second Civil Revolutionary War, the War of Resistance and the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. There were artillery soldiers
, armored soldiers, engineer soldiers…”
"Hey!" At this time, the scholar shouted: "This is still confidential, and the army number is not mentioned!"
"That's not?" Luo Xianwen smiled and said, "If the number is reported, then the enemy's spies will applaud you!"
"Battery Commander!" Liang Lianbing shouted at me while gnawing on melon seeds: "Why are our synthetic battalion not mentioned here? It's all 'Beijing Force' and 'Airborne Force'!"
"Go!" I responded angrily: "Do you know if you shoot the first bird? If you don't mention our name, just have a secret fun!"
With a coaxing sound, the soldiers around him laughed.
"Battery Commander!" Zhao Jingping said seriously after laughing for a while: "To be honest, the Red Army fought well in this exercise, especially after our successful raid on the Red Army's tank regiment and artillery units!"
"Yes!" Luo Xianwen responded seriously: "If other troops, their tank regiments and artillery units were attacked by the enemy and suffered heavy losses, this would cause a great blow to morale in any case. If other troops only
I am afraid that it is a situation where the army is defeated, but the Red Army can still attack us by attack instead of defense..."
"Hi!" Liang Lianbing said disdainfully, "That's because they know this is an exercise, not a real fight. If this is really on the battlefield, they can still show this way. My name Liang Lianbing is reversed.
Write!"
Liang Lianbing’s words do make some sense. After all, the pressure on the exercise field is not as good as the battlefield, so there are still differences here.
But this is just a "certain" reason. The reason is that the role of the Red Army is the top priority of our army, that is, the 38th Army that defends Beijing. A unit like them with a special mission... Although they are facing exercises,
However, the psychological pressure is obviously not small, because for them, failure almost means that they are unable to defend Beijing.
Therefore, the performance of the Red Army is rare and valuable. From this point of view, it can be seen that the overall psychological quality of the 38th Army is not comparable to that of other troops.
Just as the soldiers were chatting, they saw Commander Xu and an old cadre walking in with the guards.
We hurriedly stood up and said hello to the commander.
"Sit!" Commander Xu looked in a good mood. He raised his head at me and introduced to the old cadres around him: "Old Zhang (pseudonym), this is Commander Yang of the Synthetic Battalion!"
"Well! Captain Yang!" The old cadre came up and held my hand. He looked me up and down with his sharp eyes, nodded and said, "Not bad. Not bad, it's such a hero!"
"Battlefield Commander Yang!" Commander Xu introduced on the side: "This is the commander of the 38th Army, the commander-in-chief of the Red Army for this exercise. This time he came to see you, the battalion commander of the synthetic battalion!"
"So it's Commander Zhang!" Hearing this, I couldn't help but respect the old commander in front of me.
Just as we discussed before, the quality of the 38th Army is indeed good. It can be said that they are already in the process of transforming traditional tactics into modernization, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are both traditional tactics and modern tactics.
Just like the close-fitting hand-to-hand combat they launched after the tank regiment and artillery units were attacked by our army and suffered heavy losses. That is our army's traditional fighting tactics.
Sometimes, modern coordination tactics are not necessarily good. Of course, when fully equipped, the coordination of various troops can naturally maximize the combat effectiveness of the entire army.
but……
On the battlefield, there will always be times when one side is in a weak position, such as losing air supremacy, or the artillery is hit hard, etc. At this time, if you still hope for the coordinated combat of various troops, it is obviously irrational. The reason is very simple.
If the troops have been defeated to the point where they lose their combat effectiveness, they will not be able to coordinate.
This is the principle of short boards. In the coordinated tactics, all types of troops are like wooden boards that form a wooden barrel. If these wooden boards are as long as the barrel can hold the most water. As long as there is any wooden board in it.
If a piece of it is cut off and becomes a particularly short short board, the water that can be filled will be based on this short board.
The same is true for coordinated tactics. It requires close coordination between all arms. As long as one army is weakened, it will directly affect the combat effectiveness of the entire army.
At this time, traditional tactics are more useful. The traditional tactics mentioned here are the infantry-based fighting styles that our army has always used. Therefore, both can often achieve unexpected results on the battlefield.
"Captain Yang!" Commander Zhang smiled awkwardly and said, "This time, I, the defeated man, came to you for your army!"
As he said that, Commander Zhang and Commander Xu laughed.
"Chief Zhang is so serious!" I quickly replied: "It should be that we learn from the 38th Army!"
"Hey, don't be humble anymore!" Chief Zhang shook his head and said, "Although no one wins or loses on this exercise, everyone knows in their hearts... We are so bad!"
"Sit!" Chief Xu greeted everyone: "Comrades are all sitting and talking. We are opponents and enemies on this exercise field. We will still be our own brothers after the exercise. Don't be polite!"
Everyone laughed with a "coax!"
The soldiers sat down on the chairs. Zhao Jingping and Political Commissar gave the two positions beside them to Commander Xu and Commander Zhang. The correspondent immediately cleverly stepped forward and poured a cup of tea for the two commanders.
"I said to Battalion Commander Yang!" Zhang Jun sighed: "At first, I thought my opponent was Lao Xu, and I wondered in my heart when this Lao Xu became so smart, and why did the airborne troops become so capable of fighting
After the exercise, I found out that the airborne troops and the synthetic battalion were inside. We lost this way, and the synthetic battalion is indeed worthy of its reputation!”
"I said Lao Zhang!" Commander Xu, who was next to him, opposed: "You look down on me and the airborne troops, right?"
"How dare you! You didn't see what we were beaten like?!"
The fight between Commander Xu and Commander Zhang made the soldiers laugh secretly. Unexpectedly, this commander who usually looks very serious also has such a side.
"Captain Zhang!" I said: "Actually, we can win this exercise. It should be said that our Blue Army has taken some advantage!"
"Hey! It's our Red Army who takes advantage!" Commander Zhang did not agree with me.
"On the surface, it seems that the Red Army is indeed the one who takes advantage!" I said: "You have much more battlefield information than we do, such as terrain, offensive tactics, and even time, and can't escape these few days. But in fact, you really take advantage of it.
But it was our Blue Army. The reason was that the Red Army thought that it had a lot of information and thought that this battle would have a great chance of winning, but in fact some information was outdated. For example, the intelligence and tactical changes in the equipment of the airborne troops, the Red Army
They knew nothing and thought that the Blue Army was just a light infantry that could parachutize. This was enough to make the Red Army look down on the enemy, for example, when they were anti-aircraft ships, they did not dispatch tank troops at the beginning..."
Commander Zhang nodded: "We really underestimate the enemy. We used to know the airborne troops well, so we arranged the anti-aircraft plan with confidence. No one expected that the airborne troops would have such a big change within a few months.
We caught us off guard. But this cannot be said that the Blues took advantage, but we made a serious mistake! It was our own problem."
It should be said that what Chief Zhang said makes sense, because underestimating the enemy is a taboo on the battlefield. It is a place where you lose once. If you are on the battlefield, you don’t know how many lives you will lose because of this.
"If it is based on the strength of both sides!" I couldn't find anything for a moment, so I had to say in a comforting tone: "I really can't say who loses and who wins!"
Chief Zhang shook his head with a wry smile, and said only: "There is no war, and if you lose, you may not have a chance!"
Upon hearing this, I couldn't help but respect Chief Zhang... This is a soldier who can face his mistakes and failures, and a real soldier!