There is a small wooden blackboard hanging on the wall behind the chief, which is used by the chief to write important points or notes. There is a box of chalk on the small wooden table next to it, which is a red flag produced in the base area.
There are several small bamboo tubes placed next to them, with leftover chalk tips inserted into one end of the bamboo tubes... The chief believes that any waste in this difficult period is a crime.
After obtaining the consent of the commander, Wang Xuexin took a piece of bamboo chalk and drew a bunch of scattered small circles on the blackboard while saying: "Currently, this is how our army fights. There are ten people in a class with no rules.
They follow the squad leader and have no position of their own. They are sometimes scattered and sometimes concentrated, sometimes in the shape of 'one' and sometimes in '1' shape. This will inevitably lead to the problem of difficulty in commanding."
As he spoke, Wang Xuexin pointed to the blackboard and explained: "In extreme cases, the squad leader's orders may not be conveyed accurately, or the orders of several squad leaders may be confused with each other."
The leader asked back: "Xiao Dongbei, do you have any way to change this situation?"
Wang Xuexin replied: "Chief, what if we determine everyone's position?"
"Is it settled?" The leader was a little surprised: "How is it settled?"
Wang Xuexin continued to draw small circles to represent people, but this time the small circles he drew were orderly and arranged in a neat triangle.
"We can arrange it like this!" Wang Xuexin said: "Divide every three people in a squad into a small group and arrange it in an equilateral triangle. The team members have a clear division of labor. One person in the front is responsible for attacking, and the two people in the rear are responsible for covering and supporting. Each group is responsible for
It is directed by the squad leader, deputy squad leader and group leader."
The chief nodded thoughtfully and said, "This team is very similar to our demolition team!"
There is indeed some similarity. If the Eighth Route Army goes to blow up bunkers or tanks, it will be organized into a first blaster, a second blaster, and a third blaster. The second and third blasters are also responsible for cover and support.
Wang Xuexin continued: "Then the three groups are arranged in a triangle, with the squad leader in the middle directing."
The chief of staff asked: "What are the benefits of doing this?"
Wang Xuexin pointed at the squad leader in the middle with a bamboo tube of chalk and replied: "The most direct benefit is that the squad leader's orders can be guaranteed to be heard by every soldier around him."
The chief of staff nodded in agreement.
If it is organized like this, the soldiers will surround the squad leader evenly. As long as nothing happens, the squad leader's orders will be accurately conveyed to the ears of the soldiers.
Wang Xuexin added: "The second advantage is that each group is headed by an experienced veteran, who can lead the new recruits to speed up the growth of the new recruits."
The chief of staff nodded again. It would not be difficult for a squad to find three veterans.
Even if you can't find them, you can choose three soldiers with better quality from the shorter ones to take command.
Wang Xuexin tapped the bamboo tube chalk on the blackboard a few times and said: "The biggest advantage is that every soldier has his own position. They don't need to keep an eye on the platoon leader or the company commander. They only need to keep an eye on their squad leader."
And the team leader...as long as they know the position of the squad leader and team leader, they can easily determine where they should stand and what they want to do, so they won't run around like headless flies."
The commander understood clearly and said happily: "I think this tactic can work. If the complex and difficult command issues are clearly divided and each soldier knows his or her position and responsibilities, then he can be targeted!"
The chief of staff thought for a while and sighed: "By setting the position in this way, the previous problem seems to be solved: the soldiers will not gather together and suffer a lot of damage from enemy artillery and machine guns, nor will they follow the covered unit.
The rear shooting angle is blocked, and the bayonet will not stab one's own people due to charging too fast."
There is another benefit that Wang Xuexin did not mention.
The Army Combat Development Experiment Command conducted a series of infantry simulated offensive and defensive experiments in the 1970s, and found that the "two in front and one in back" attack mode is a mode in which two people attack in the front and one person covers in the rear to defeat the enemy's established positions.
The breakthrough rate is only 15%, while the "one in front, two in back" mode, where one person attacks in front and two people cover in the back, is as high as 87%.
This tactic suggested by Wang Xuexin makes extensive use of "one front and two back" with a higher breakthrough rate.
At this time, Li Changfu raised a question: "Xiaodongbei, if you do this, will the firepower density be enough?"
Wang Xuexin replied: "Captain Li, this is the training issue you mentioned. If we find that the firepower of the unit area is insufficient, we will use a tight formation to charge with an order. We must have a premonition that the enemy will be suppressed by artillery or machine guns, and then disperse!"
Kong Jie seemed to disapprove of such a fight. He said: "Xiao Dongbei, although you can solve many problems, it also reduces flexibility. The whole army has one person in front and two in the back. If I don't need so many
Where are the covering forces? What do you do?"
This makes sense.
The battlefield is not static, so of course you cannot fight all battles with static tactics.
For example, if the enemy's firepower is not intense, then it is necessary to reduce the number of covering personnel and increase the number of attacking personnel. At that time, this tactic will not be appropriate.
However……
Before Wang Xuexin could answer, Li Yunlong laughed: "Speaking of Lao Kong, you just said you would fight with your head? Why, you forgot about it in just a blink of an eye? Xiao Dongbei didn't say that the triangle had to be arranged like this.
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Wang Xuexin couldn't help but secretly praise Li Yunlong. He was indeed Li Yunlong. He could only say this after seeing clearly.
Kong Jie also said "Oh" and fell silent.
Wang Xuexin explained: "The regiment leader is right. This triangle formation can indeed be placed back and forth into different shapes. If more soldiers are needed at the front, put two squads in the front and one squad in the back, or even straighten them out.
They marched in a long snake formation. Our squad leader and platoon leader are all veterans. They know how to change positions. The recruits only need to follow them. This way there will be no chaos!"
To put it simply, after using this tactic, ordinary soldiers don't need to think about anything. They only need to determine their position and role and concentrate on fighting. The rest is left to the squad leader.
Therefore, an army with only a few veterans can be transformed into an elite army.
Li Yunlong smiled "hehe" and raised his head to Li Changfu, and said: "Captain Li, you don't believe that there are such beautiful things in the world... Xiao Dongbei really found one for you!"
Li Changfu replied in a sullen voice: "Don't talk too much. You have to give it a try to know whether it works or not!"
In fact, there is no need to try it. Wang Xuexin knows that this tactic works.
Because it is our army's world-famous "Three-Three System Tactics."
A tactic that originated at the end of the Anti-Japanese War (1944), matured in the War of Liberation, and was widely used to defeat multinational forces during the period of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea.