So Wang Xuexin was appointed as the acting commander of the tank battalion. He received a task from the chief of staff: "Comrade Wang Xuexin, in order to save time as much as possible, you must be fully prepared before the Mao Xiong advisory group arrives. For example, determine the tank troops
Candidates, tank camps, and approximate training plans, etc.!"
"Yes!" Wang Xuexin said, but he was complaining in his heart, can this be regarded as a task? And there is only two days of preparation time, gods are not that fast!
But it’s not as troublesome to do as I thought.
The reason is that not many people in the Eighth Route Army have the concept of tanks. If anyone has experience, it is the few people who fought in Yucun before: the driver is a monk, the gunner is Laojiu, the machine gunner is Gangzi, and the commander is also the gunner.
The tail gunner is Wang Xuexin.
But Monk is the commander of the reconnaissance company, Laojiu is the commander of the rocket launcher battalion, and Wang Xuexin is the commander of the fifth battalion. Only Gangzi can be considered a transferable person in the reconnaissance company.
Of course Wang Xuexin would not let go of this only person with tank combat experience, so he immediately went to the reconnaissance company to find the monk.
The reconnaissance company is still training for street fighting during this time.
This is somewhat different from other special forces. Most special forces train in mountain warfare, jungle warfare, etc., but the reconnaissance company does the opposite.
The reason is that the Eighth Route Army has different needs for special operations.
Most modern armies are mechanized troops, and the most difficult battlefields for them are terrains such as mountains, jungles, or plateaus, so special forces need to be trained to deal with special terrains.
The Eighth Route Army is different. The Eighth Route Army operates in the mountains and jungles on a regular basis. Ordinary soldiers and even guerrillas can run all over the mountains. There is no need for special reinforcement in this regard.
On the contrary, urban street fighting... Soldiers who are used to staying in villages and mountains will probably be dizzy when they are surrounded by the streets and alleys of the city, and they will definitely have problems when fighting.
Therefore, special training in this area is needed as well as a special force that is good at fighting in urban terrain.
To this end, Wang Xuexin even asked someone to obtain a topographic map of Yuncheng.
It was not difficult to get this map. Wang Xuexin called his staff and said to him: "Old Chen, you are responsible for getting a topographic map of Yuncheng!"
"Yes!" Chen Songyong accepted the task simply.
Then the topographic map was obtained three days later.
Chen Songyong knew that this terrain map was used for fighting, but he, as a Yuncheng native, could not just recall what the terrain looked like. Instead, he had to let intelligence personnel sneak into Yuncheng and then divide it into several parts and draw them in detail piece by piece.
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This project is not small, and it is quite dangerous.
Because once the Japanese or puppet troops discover that someone is drawing a terrain map, not only the intelligence personnel will be exposed, but even the Eighth Route Army's combat intentions will be exposed in advance.
Therefore, it is not easy to complete this project in three days.
After that, the monk organized his own reconnaissance company and set up a small base based on a scaled-down version of the terrain map in an uninhabited village three miles west of the village. The reconnaissance company practiced at the base.
Wang Xuexin believed that on the eve of the attack, all commanders above the company level of the offensive force should be gathered here for training, and the tank battalion was no exception.
This way the troops won't get into trouble because they get lost.
"Monk!" Wang Xuexin said to Zheng and Shi Sha, who were studying tactics on the map.
Shi Sha was the puppet soldier who was persuaded to surrender by Eighth Route Army intelligence officer Deng Xianfeng. He had rich practical experience and was brave and resourceful. After surrendering, he was quickly transferred to reconnaissance by Wang Xuexin and was re-elected as deputy company commander.
With Shi Sha as his helper, Monk, the reconnaissance company can really stand alone, otherwise Wang Xuexin would still be unable to escape.
When the monk and Shi Sha saw Wang Xuexin coming up, they quickly stood up to salute and shouted: "Batalion Commander!"
But after just this sound, the monk began to show off. He handed Wang Xuexin a cigarette and said: "Batalion Commander, why do you have time to come to the reconnaissance company today? I heard that you have had a surgery recently.
Big deal? Tell me, what good things are there? Bring some to our reconnaissance company!"
"I'm talking about monk!" Wang Xuexin replied: "Your reconnaissance company is equipped with submachine guns and engineer shovels. All good things have been given to you first. Isn't this enough?"
"It depends on what you said!" The monk replied with a smile: "Who would think there is too much equipment? I just discussed with Lao Shi and heard that we have rockets that can penetrate 100 mm armor. Battalion Commander, look at..."
Wang Xuexin was stunned, this was indeed true.
When the reconnaissance company enters the city and fights the Japanese in the streets, it is very likely that it will encounter enemy tanks, armored vehicles, bunkers and other firepower points. Old-fashioned rockets may not be able to effectively penetrate them. This problem does not exist with "hollow charge".
Thinking about it, Wang Xuexin nodded and said, "Just wait, we will give priority to equipping the reconnaissance company after we get it sorted out!"
"Okay!" The monk replied happily: "I know what the relationship between the battalion commander and me is. This piece of equipment is nothing!"
Wang Xuexin said "fuck" in his heart, the virtues that a monk needs to equip and the tone of his voice are just like Li Yunlong.
When several people lit cigarettes, Wang Xuexin remembered the purpose of the trip.
"I want someone from you!" Wang Xuexin said, blowing out smoke.
"Battal Commander..." The monk immediately became unhappy: "It's not like you don't know that our reconnaissance company only has about a hundred people in total. You want one today and one tomorrow..."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Wang Xuexin interrupted the monk: "Call Gangzi!"
This made it even more difficult for the monk: "Batalion Commander, if you want to be the platoon leader, then I, the soldier..."
"If you don't give it, the rockets will be gone!" Wang Xuexin replied.
"Give it, give it...you must give it!" The monk immediately patted his chest: "The battalion commander thinks that the reconnaissance company is giving me a face, so I have to bear it!"
Wang Xuexin rolled his eyes, and even opened his eyes to tell lies.
When the monk asked the correspondent to call Gangzi, he suddenly thought of something. He quickly pulled Wang Xuexin aside and asked in a low voice: "Batalion Commander, are you looking for Gangzi in a hurry to drive a tank?"
Wang Xuexin smiled noncommittally.
Although the monk looks naive, he is actually a very smart person.
He knew that although Gangzi was an excellent machine gunner, if he really wanted to find a machine gunner, he would have to go to Gangzi.
So when Wang Xuexin came to ask for people in person, he had only one explanation: they need to be used on tanks.
Talents like Gangzi who are experienced and familiar with all types of machine guns can be responsible for the issue of tank machine guns.
Seeing that Wang Xuexin did not deny it, the monk's eyes lit up: "Batalion Commander, take me with you! I can drive a tank!"
"Sure!" Wang Xuexin nodded without thinking: "It's just that it will be a long-term future. If you can put down the reconnaissance company, then feel free to come!"