The instructor was an educated man. He had also learned the Sixteen-Character Tactic of guerrilla warfare, so he immediately understood it when he heard Wang Xuexin talk about this tactic.
"I'm still talking about escaping!" the instructor said: "Let's just treat it like guerrilla warfare. If the enemy advances, we retreat, and if the enemy retreats, we advance!"
"Yes, yes, that's what it means!" Wang Xuexin breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that fighting does require cultural knowledge, otherwise many tactical problems cannot be solved.
Then it became easier. The instructor held a meeting, where he emphasized the combat thoughts to the soldiers, and then talked to the monk alone, and then everything was fine.
Training can be handled by Sun Ming. This guy seems to have some research on sniper tactics, and he can do it well, which makes Wang Xuexin worry a lot.
What Wang Xuexin didn't know was that Sun Ming was secretly frightened. He was actually training step by step according to the tactical diagrams drawn by Wang Xuexin and the key points written by Wang Xuexin. Before that, he had never thought that snipers could be used as cover units.
After practicing this tactic at this time, I found that it was a perfect combination of the weak long-range firepower of the sniper rifle and the strong close-range firepower of the submachine gun.
Especially the sniper tactics that Wang Xuexin emphasized, such as finding the commanding heights immediately, sniping away from the wall, and preparing a retreat for yourself at any time, etc., all amazed Sun Ming.
But from Sun Ming's standpoint, he felt it was inappropriate to praise Wang Xuexin in front of his subordinates... Half of the reconnaissance company were junior officers of the Jinsui Army. Sun Ming believed that Wang Xuexin could not be compared, otherwise it would affect his subordinates' confidence in the Jinsui Army.
At the same time, Sun Ming also vaguely felt that the training organized by Li Yunlong seemed not as simple as it seemed on the surface.
What Sun Ming didn't know was that Wang Xuexin was actually not satisfied with this kind of training.
The bolt-action rifles commonly used during this period, such as the 38-year-old Gaigai, Zhongformal rifles, etc., actually had the problem of excessive power.
Because according to statistics, the vast majority of battles occur around 400 meters, so the firepower should be maximized at a range between 300 meters and 500 meters, so as to maximize combat effectiveness.
The equipment at this time was either a bolt-action rifle with a range as far as 600 or even 800 meters, or a submachine gun within 200 meters. Between 200 meters and 500 meters there was a gap in firepower and range.
These guns are actually unscientific.
What is more scientific is that the intermediate power bullet is between the two, and the range is also between the two, so it has the firepower of a submachine gun and a similar range. This is the concept of modern assault rifles.
At this time, the bolt-action rifle actually became a sniper rifle as long as it was equipped with a sniper scope, and it was originally more suitable for sniping.
This is also the reason why the "cold gun, cold artillery" campaign of the volunteers was carried out during the period of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea... The "cold gun" campaign was actually to mobilize the entire army to carry out sniper attacks and turn small victories into big victories.
There were no assault rifles in this era, and the conditions of the Eighth Route Army were unable to develop intermediate ammunition and assault rifles, so they had to make do with submachine guns instead.
But assault rifles cannot be developed, and the same is not true for other things with less technical content.
On this day, Sun Ming was training snipers and submachine gunners together.
At this time, Sun Ming discovered a difficulty. He found Wang Xuexin in a mud house used as an office and said: "Captain Wang, please forgive me for being blunt, your tactics seem to be unable to be effectively implemented in actual combat!"
"How do you say it?" Wang Xuexin asked.
"There is a problem with the deployment of snipers!" Sun Ming spread out the sketch in front of Wang Xuexin, pointing at the drawings and said: "If the enemy and we encounter each other in the countryside, our snipers need to find the commanding heights and deploy quickly, but this
It will take at least a few minutes, which means that our army will be completely suppressed by the enemy's long-range firepower within these few minutes!"
Wang Xuexin understood what Sun Ming meant.
This is mainly because snipers enter the sniper position to seize the commanding heights, which often requires climbing onto rooftops or other difficult-to-climb places, which all takes time.
And the reconnaissance company is company-level in size. This kind of close-range and high-intensity combat can often determine the outcome within a few minutes, so snipers can hardly play a role in such a battle.
Wang Xuexin replied without thinking: "We can shorten the deployment time!"
"How to shorten it?" Sun Ming asked: "Let each sniper bring a flying claw?"
The Flying Claw is a commonly used tool for rock climbing in this era. One end of it is an iron claw with an inverted hook, and the other end is connected to a rope. It can be rotated and thrown out or fired with a crossbow to hook onto trees, rocks or even earthen walls. It is commonly used by special agents.
tools.
But Wang Xuexin knew that this was not feasible.
The reason is that the sniper is fully armed with food, and the engineer shovel sometimes even carries a directional mine... At this time, there is a large flying claw with a rope attached to the waist, which makes movement very inconvenient.
Wang Xuexin didn't answer. He just took out an engineer shovel from the side, looked at it back and forth, and said, "Adjutant Sun, if we...can change this thing into a multi-purpose one, it can be used as an engineer shovel and a flying machine."
Claw, do you think it’s okay?”
Sun Ming was stunned. Is there still such a reform?
It would be a good thing if the engineer shovel could be changed into a flying claw.
Because the flying claw is something that every soldier must carry with him to build fortifications, being dual-purpose means that he can carry one less piece of equipment, which not only reduces the weight but also reduces the burden of stumbling around in the jungle. This is very useful for
This is no small matter for the reconnaissance company.
Before Sun Ming could answer, Wang Xuexin waved the engineer shovel again and said, "How about we add a blade to one side and a saw to the other, so that it can be used as a knife and a saw!"
The more Sun Ming heard, the more frightened he became.
This is indeed a very practical idea. Scouts often have to fight deep behind enemy lines. When lurking in the forest, they inevitably need tools such as knives and saws to survive in the wild.
Even chopping wood and making a fire requires an axe.
If the engineer's shovel also has the function of a saw, does that mean he can carry less equipment?
At this time, Wang Xuexin added: "In case of running out of bullets, this engineer shovel can be used as a machete in close combat. I think it can be modified!"
Sun Ming was speechless.
You still think this engineer shovel is Monkey King, who can change seventy-two times!
After thinking about it, Sun Ming said: "If we change it like this, the requirements for steel should be higher, right? Does your army have such good steel?"
Wang Xuexin nodded and replied: "It may not be enough to equip the entire army, but equipping only one reconnaissance company... directly using rails, or using the steel of train axles, shouldn't be a problem!"
Wang Xuexin is right.
Among them, the steel of train axles is better. The Eighth Route Army used this thing to make ghost cannons. The steel in the middle was hollowed out. The scraped steel dug out was perfect for making engineer shovels.