On this day, the chief of staff and Wang Xuexin argued noisily all the way to the headquarters.
"Comrade Wang Xuexin!" said the Chief of Staff: "I agree with all the other issues you mentioned. But regarding this... anti-slope tactic, I will not agree to it in any case! This is ridiculous, how can we fight like this!
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Wang Xuexin was a little helpless: "Chief of Staff, please listen to me first, and then you can object after I finish..."
"Stop talking!" the chief of staff raised his hand to stop Wang Xuexin: "I have been fighting for so many years, and I have never heard of such a method of fighting! Comrade Wang Xuexin, there is no problem if you dare to try, but you must also comply with common sense. This is against the law.
It is a basic combat principle. If it is used in actual combat, it will cost lives! We cannot innovate for the sake of innovation, or mess around just to be different!"
Wang Xuexin didn't know what to say.
The Chief of Staff's statement does make sense. Things on the battlefield cannot be changed easily, because once the changes are wrong, it will cause heavy casualties and even affect the outcome of the entire battle.
The issue is……
What Wang Xuexin used was exactly what had been tested and proven useful on the battlefield. It was a tactic summed up by soldiers after countless bloodshed and sacrifices. It was a recognized correct and effective way to fight the enemy.
The only problem is that it took several years for this tactic to be used and then flourished on the battlefield to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea.
The chief of staff didn't know this, that's why he had such a big reaction.
The chief happened to go out for an inspection. When he came back, he saw the chief of staff and Xiao Dongbei arguing in the headquarters, and he said, "Hey," "How come you two have time to chat here?"
"Chief, you come to judge!" When the chief of staff saw the chief, it was as if he saw a savior. He approached him with the drawing: "Look at this... Xiaodongbei must build tunnels and fortifications on the reverse slope of the highlands.
Go up. What do you call this? The enemy and the road are on the other side of the mountain. If we build the fortifications on this side, can the bullets of love pass through the mountain and hit the enemies on the other side?"
The leader took the drawing and looked at it, then asked Wang Xuexin doubtfully: "Xiao Dongbei, what kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd? If we build fortifications like this, if the enemy doesn't attack, we will have nothing to do. Once we attack, it will be easy."
Occupying the position on the top of the mountain and facing us condescendingly, is there anyone who can build fortifications like this?"
The chief of staff said happily: "Yes, that's what I said too, but it doesn't make sense. It's like a stone..."
The chief raised his hand to stop the chief of staff from continuing. He handed the drawing to Wang Xuexin and cast a doubtful look.
This is an opportunity for the chief to explain to Wang Xuexin. He understands Wang Xuexin and knows that Wang Xuexin will not make such a low-level mistake. If he did, he would definitely be able to say something.
Wang Xuexin took the drawings and asked instead: "Chief, I would like to ask first, how far can our rifles shoot, and how far can the Japanese rifles shoot?"
The chief laughed: "You little guy, you want to test me!"
Then the chief replied with certainty: "Most of our army's rifles can hit two hundred meters, and the Japanese rifles can still hit four hundred meters, right?"
The leader is indeed an experienced veteran and knows the equipment of both the enemy and ours very well.
Although the Eighth Route Army had many 38 guns, the range was only two hundred meters because they used reloaded bullets.
The Japs used original bullets with a range of 460 meters, which was more than twice as far.
"Yes." Wang Xuexin nodded, then pointed to the drawing and said: "Let's assume that this highland is 100 meters above sea level and the slope is 200 meters long. Our army builds fortifications on the top of the mountain in the hope of blocking the road at the foot of the mountain with firepower. What will happen?
What's the result?"
At this point, Wang Xuexin paused intentionally to observe the reactions of the leader and chief of staff.
A cautious look appeared on the chief's face. He seemed to understand what Wang Xuexin wanted to say, but the chief of staff still frowned in disapproval.
Wang Xuexin went on to explain: "200 meters has reached the limit of the range of our rifles. Our army relies entirely on luck to hit the enemy at the foot of the mountain, but the enemy does not do so because the rifle range is far..."
At this time, the chief of staff interrupted Wang Xuexin: "The Japanese will charge towards us, and then our army will be able to attack the enemy from a high position."
"Chief of Staff, let's do it one by one, don't be in a hurry." Wang Xuexin pointed to the drawing and continued: "If we fight like this, it will form a completely asymmetrical firepower between the enemy and ourselves, even if we have more people and more
There are several guns, but these guns are all inaccurate, but the enemy is accurate every time, so how can we fight this battle?"
The chief nodded slightly in agreement.
In fact, this situation has always existed, but most people take it for granted and attribute it to the gap in the quality of the enemy and ourselves.
In fact, the gap in quality cannot be so bad... The Eighth Route Army often has more troops occupying favorable terrain and is prepared or not, but in the end the battle loss ratio reaches an astonishing three to one or five to one ratio.
One, even ten to one.
The reason is actually that the Eighth Route Army's bullets are not good enough. The range is less than half of the enemy's. Even sharpshooters are not accurate.
"As for what the chief of staff said, the Japs will charge towards our positions!" Wang Xuexin continued: "That's because the Japs' rifles have a long range, and coupled with grenades and ghost cannons, they can easily attack them with much less force at the foot of the mountain.
The strength of our troops suppresses our army's firepower. At this time, if we divide our troops to charge, we can capture our army's position in one fell swoop!"
The chief nodded in agreement.
He thought for a while and said: "We can assume that if the Japanese use reloaded bullets like us and the range of their rifles is only two hundred meters, then they will definitely not be able to suppress our army's firepower easily with fewer troops.
!So, this is where the rifle range plays a role! We always thought it was because our army had insufficient training and did not feed the sharpshooters with bullets, but we did not expect that there were other factors!"
Then the chief asked: "Comrade Wang Xuexin, can it be that...this reverse slope fortification can solve this problem?"
"Yes!" Wang Xuexin nodded affirmatively, pointed to the drawing and said: "If our army builds fortifications on the reverse slope, first of all, all or part of the Japanese grenades, ghost cannons, mortars, machine guns, etc. will be destroyed.
The enemy had to go forward to the position on the top of the mountain to hit our army. However, our army's anti-slope fortifications were built about fifty meters away from the position on the top of the mountain. This immediately shortened the distance between the enemy and ourselves, allowing the enemy to fire their rifles at our side.
Within range!"
"It makes sense!" The chief looked at Wang Xuexin in surprise: "The reason is very simple. No matter whether the range is four hundred meters or two hundred meters, the shooting is still accurate at a distance of fifty meters. We have an advantage! And it is also beneficial.