The "three-by-three tactic" is actually not as evil as it is said on the Internet.
It's like the forward, center, and defender in basketball or football. They each have their own positions and responsibilities, instead of all running around chasing the ball.
Prior to this, the Eighth Route Army only had a limited number of regiments capable of orderly coordinated operations.
These veterans know not to get too close when charging with bayonets, know to separate on both sides when providing cover, and know to leap forward in coordination with each other...
But all of these require a lot of actual combat experience and training. They rely more on the soldiers' spontaneous and conscious completion, and they must also ensure that no recruits in the army cause trouble... If some recruits don't know where to go or where to fight, then
It will disrupt the coordination and rhythm of the entire unit and cause negative effects.
This is why the main group usually only replenishes veterans.
It's different for other regiments. They have a lot of new soldiers. When fighting, many soldiers are out of control and swarm to follow the squad and platoon leader.
The "Three-Three System Tactics" solves this problem to a considerable extent.
To put it bluntly, it is to refine the "position" and "responsibilities" of each warrior. After the division of labor is clear, each warrior knows where to stand and what to do during the battle.
Yingjiang prefers to use "two-two tactics", which is to divide a squad into two teams and then alternately cover the jump.
This style of play seems to violate the optimal breakthrough rate principle of "one in front and two in back", but in fact... three or more squads are connected into an offensive line to cover alternately. For a certain unit,
It is also "one in front and two in the back" because its two wings also have covering firepower.
In addition, Yingjiang has sufficient firepower, many artillery, tanks, and aircraft in the sky. They do not need to rely too much on heavy infantry for the "fire cover" part.
The disadvantage is that there are no veterans leading new recruits. Each soldier must be fully equipped and must be able to cover, attack, and leap forward, otherwise problems are likely to occur on the battlefield.
Therefore, the "three-three system" was a tactic that was in line with China's national conditions at that time.
Because of insufficient firepower, especially air, tank, and artillery firepower, infantry was required to provide covering firepower "one in front and two in the rear".
Because the army is large and there are many new recruits, they do not have enough training and growth time, so veterans are required to lead the new recruits to learn and grow on the battlefield.
Moreover, because the new recruits don’t know how to do it, a simple and practical system must be used to regulate them.
So what our army often does is to split one division into two divisions...Due to the particularity of the "three-three system" tactics, although the split units have each added a large number of new recruits, they play a key "positioning" role.
They are veterans, and the new recruits only need to follow the veterans to fight, so they can fight in a decent manner.
In the eyes of the enemy, this is a strange sight that makes them puzzled: one division fights and fights and becomes two divisions, and two divisions fight and fight and becomes four divisions... Not only does it gain more combat effectiveness the more it fights, it also increases its combat effectiveness.
Not weak! How is this done?
The commander looked at the tactical sketch on the blackboard and listened to Wang Xuexin's explanation. His heart was filled with excitement.
The leader was an expert in tactics and could see the subtlety of Wang Xuexin's idea.
If this tactic works, the Eighth Route Army will only need to conduct a not-so-complex reorganization and training of the entire army, and it will immediately increase its combat effectiveness by several levels.
Although this combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of the main force, the gap is not as obvious as before.
If the combat effectiveness of each regiment is improved, and there are more than a hundred regiments... then how much must the overall combat effectiveness be improved?
This is only the direct improvement. If we consider that those soldiers who should have been sacrificed survived and became veterans... the benefits of this tactic to the Eighth Route Army are immeasurable!
Thinking about it, the leader said excitedly: "This tactic is very good! We can try it with a team! And the faster, the better!"
As he spoke, the leader turned his attention to Wang Xuexin and said, "Comrade Wang Xuexin, I will leave this task to you. What do you think?"
Wang Xuexin stood up and replied: "Report to the leader and promise to complete the task!"
It is impossible not to accept this task. Who made it possible for Wang Xuexin to propose it?
The chief of staff said with some worry: "It's just...the independent regiment still has tasks, I'm afraid it's not suitable for training."
The independent regiment is stationed on the front line, and it also has tasks such as salt extraction, transportation and trading. These tasks are top priority at this critical moment, and it is really inappropriate to pull them down for training at this time.
After hesitating for a moment, the chief of staff continued: "How about we ask Comrade Wang Xuexin to practice with the guards?"
"Hey!" The chief rejected the plan without thinking: "The characteristic of this tactic is that veterans lead new recruits to quickly form combat effectiveness. The guard company is all veterans, so the effect is not visible! Moreover, the combat method of the guard company is different from that of the frontline troops.
It’s also different and not suitable!”
The chief of staff said "yes", feeling a little ashamed, secretly thinking that he still didn't fully understand this tactic, but the chief had grasped the key points.
Li Yunlong spoke at this time: "That's not easy. Wouldn't it be possible for Xiao Dongbei to return to the Independent Regiment? The Independent Regiment has both veterans and recruits. Let's complete the mission and train at the same time..."
Zhang Wanhe, who had been silent all this time, became anxious when he heard this: "That can't be done. I'm telling you, Lao Li, the front line is not safe and I can't concentrate on training. What's more, this training will be extended to the entire army in the future. You
Let other armies send people to Zhaojiayu to study?"
Li Yunlong smiled "hehehe": "Old Zhang, don't think I can't understand your thoughts. Aren't you just hoping that Xiaobei Dong can get some advantage by staying at the headquarters? Fake Gongji... then what... privately
Right? It’s not kind to do this!”
Zhang Wanhe smiled, turned his head and looked at Li Yunlong, and replied calmly: "What you said about this matter does not count!"
The leader nodded: "Lao Zhang is right, the location is suitable for the headquarters, Zhaojiayu is too dangerous! But the people..."
When the chief said this, Li Yunlong was speechless.
"Chief!" Wang Xuexin suggested: "You can transfer my seventh company to serve as veterans. I am familiar with these soldiers, and transferring a company will not affect the mission of the independent regiment!"
As he said this, Wang Xuexin gave Li Yunlong a look and said, "Captain, what I said is right!"
Li Yunlong was stunned for a moment, and then said "Oh": "Yes, yes, no impact, no impact, our independent regiment will not be short of this company for a while!"
Li Yunlong certainly understood what Wang Xuexin meant.
The Eighth Route Army had just fought a breakthrough battle that lasted for more than two months. All units suffered considerable losses, and there was a temporary shortage of troops to replace them.
At this time, there were only over 500 people left in the Independent Regiment after the battle in Yucun. If they were queuing up to replenish their ranks, when would it be their turn?
This training is good!
If you pull it out, you will be a company, and if you pull it back, you will be a battalion. Can you still take advantage of this?
The chief chuckled inwardly, "Let's just act these two guys. How can you hide this idea from me?"
Okay, as you wish, see if you have the ability to take it away!