There are still a certain number of guerrillas in Gaul, and many of them have military quality.
The reason is that after the surrender of Gaul, a government-in-exile was formed overseas to continue the resistance. Part of the resistance was to organize guerrillas in various places to either harass or collect intelligence.
The reason why many of them have military quality is because Gaul surrendered quickly and there were almost no casualties in the army... You must know that during World War II, Gaul was the third military force after the sun never sets, Hans, the wooly bear, and Eagle Sauce.
The five major countries, especially the army, have millions of troops and are known as "the number one in the world".
This Army, which is known as the "No. 1 in the world", has indeed won the title of "No. 1 in the world", that is, it is the fastest in the world to surrender.
There were almost no casualties among the millions of troops, and among them there were bound to be some officers and soldiers who were unwilling to surrender. They fled from the army and joined various guerrilla groups abroad.
In addition, there are many local guerrillas in Spaghetti at this time, so this is still a force that can be used and play a certain role.
It's just that the characteristic of war in a country like Yingjiang is that it is customary to use modern equipment to crush the enemy's strength, or to pile up shells and bullets. They regard the guerrillas as some "unclimate" "
"It's a small move." I think it's pretty good if these troops can get some intelligence. Don't expect them to be of much help in regular operations.
At this time, Wang Xuexin reminded Li Qiwei that he might have made an unforgivable mistake: airborne troops are different from ordinary troops. Airborne troops are parachuted to the enemy's rear to fight, which determines that airborne troops often cannot get
Adequate supplies, not understanding the situation or even knowing what they can do.
The local guerrillas can very well help the airborne troops solve these problems.
In addition, as Wang Xuexin said, blowing up transportation facilities such as bridges and highways is not too simple for the guerrillas. They only need to find an unguarded position to bury explosives and wait for the opportunity to detonate. It is enough for the enemy...
It is impossible to provide personnel to guard all sections of the highway.
But this is very difficult for Yingjiang's airborne troops.
Because when Yingjiang carried out the airborne landing, the enemy's mechanized troops had already used the road to maneuver to the location where they were going to land, waiting for them.
As a result, a systematic airborne combat plan soon took shape in Li Qiwei's mind.
Li Qiwei didn't think much and immediately ordered: "Contact the guerrillas in Sicily immediately and let them prepare for the coordinated operations of the airborne troops!"
"yes!"
Then Li Qiwei added some details: "They need to be prepared to disrupt traffic and create disturbances. They need to be prepared to get in touch with our airborne troops and bring them to join other troops. In addition, they need to provide them with
Necessary food and other help!"
"yes!"
Once these things were arranged, Li Qiwei felt that the road in front of him suddenly became clear.
Because one of the biggest difficulties for the airborne troops after landing on the ground is that they are not familiar with the terrain and cannot merge with other troops to form combat effectiveness. They are divided, surrounded and defeated by the enemy's mechanized troops. This is what Li Qiwei has been worried about before. He even wanted to avoid this.
Do not hesitate to consider airborne landings at night.
But now...
With the help of the guerrillas, the probability that the airborne troops can preserve their strength and form combat effectiveness is obviously much greater than before, because the guerrillas at least make up for the airborne troops' shortcomings of insufficient intelligence and unfamiliar terrain.
In this way, parachute operations certainly do not need to be arranged at night.
Ridgway then said to the staff: "Report to the headquarters that we no longer insist on fighting at night! But I have a suggestion, we should launch an attack in the early morning!"
This has always been a conflict between the airborne troops and the sea landing troops:
The sea landing force hopes to launch an attack during the day, because the high visibility at this time is conducive to warships bombing enemy coastline facilities, and at the same time, the landing force can also be used to seize the beach... If the landing is made at night, just clearing the mines will be a big problem.
However, the airborne troops are required to do so at night because they can land in areas with mechanized and armored troops during the day.
Airborne landing is simply not feasible.
The two have been at a stalemate over the formulation of the plan. Now that Li Qiwei has changed his attitude, of course they have reached a consensus.
Soon there was a reply from the headquarters: "I agree with you, we will choose to log in early in the morning!"
Li Qiwei stared at the telegram but had mixed feelings in his mind: The Eighth Route Army, have their airborne tactics matured to this extent? Have they considered coordinating with the local guerrillas? There is also air-ground coordination. It is said that their commander
I am learning this, and the commander's training has also been extended to the squad level. Is this...
Li Qiwei sighed slightly, and then sighed to his staff: "Apart from equipment, do we have nothing to compare with them?"
The staff officer was silent for a while and then replied: "General, the Eighth Route Army's airborne troops are equipped with repeating rifles, and the folding stocks are very suitable for airborne landings!"
Li Qiwei was speechless for a moment. He couldn't figure out how this army, which was almost primitive in their eyes, could make such rapid progress!
Could it be that this is all because of that Chinese regiment leader?
Wang Xuexin didn't care whether Li Qiwei could figure it out or not. At this time, he only considered one thing: if the Yingjiang Infantry Division successfully carried out the first airborne operation, then they would have more confidence in the airborne operation!
Or it can be said that they will also realize their shortcomings in airborne operations through this battle and the tips given by Wang Xuexin.
So next, Yingjiang's eyes will be fixed on the Normandy landing... To be precise, it should be preparing for the Normandy landing.
The Normandy landing cannot be so early, it will have to be at least next year.
This is determined by politics.
Sun Never Sets must wait until Mao Xiong and Hans are almost exhausted before they are willing to land. They may not even land until Mao Xiong has achieved a decisive victory and can defeat Hans independently without the need for Yingjiang and Sun Bu Luo... This
It is not to help the battle, but to seize the fruits of victory, which is what we often say, "the snipe and the clam fight against each other, but the fisherman gets the benefit."
However, if Yingjiang and Ribuluo find that there are problems with their airborne tactics, should they practice their skills elsewhere?
For example, in the Pacific battlefield against the Japanese islands?
The island where you fight Japs is a good place for airborne operations.
Because the Japanese usually build airports on islands and then use fighter planes to expand the defense line to thousands of kilometers... This is determined by the combat radius of "zero war".
As a result, sea landing will be difficult, because it must first defeat the Japanese land-based fighter planes, and the aircraft carrier will have to take great risks to advance towards the island.
if……
If you can use airborne troops to parachute directly to the Japanese airport to capture and destroy it, and at the same time carry out landings on the sea, there is no need to use precious aircraft carriers to risk attacking the islands.