Wang Xuexin had no reason to disagree with Androvich's request. Although the advisers like Mao Xiong were very smart, they spent more time driving tanks than the soldiers touched guns, and shot more shells than the soldiers shot... But these
All seem easy to do, especially the latter.
Of course Wang Xuexin was not willing to let go of such a skilled tank crew.
The only trouble is that Androvich and others speak Mao, so it is difficult to coordinate with others because they don't understand the language.
But this was quickly resolved.
This is what Wang Xuexin arranged. He freed up the headquarters tank of the sixth tank company, the T34 company, for Androvich to use.
As mentioned before, Wang Xuexin's tank company is composed of three rows of ten tanks, and the other three rows of three tanks in each row cannot be separated.
The only thing that can be dismantled is the company headquarters' T34.
This tank belongs to the company commander Gangzi. When he heard this order, he was a little dissatisfied: "Batalion Commander, I don't have any objection. It is of course good for the coach to lead us in the battle in person, and the soldiers feel at ease. But my
Let the tanks out...what should I use?"
"Don't we still have armored vehicles?" Wang Xuexin replied without thinking: "Drive one, just don't rush ahead!"
Gangzi wanted to say something more, but Wang Xuexin pushed back before he could say anything: "Stop talking nonsense, you have to watch how others fight, and then you will know how to command, do you understand?"
Gangzi said "Oh" and then backed away unwillingly.
In Gangzi's view, exchanging a T34 for an armored vehicle would definitely be a loss of blood.
What a prestige the T34 has! This one has thick skin and a thick gun. The thin-skin armored vehicle of the Japs... can be penetrated by machine guns even at a closer distance.
But Gangzi was wrong to think so.
On the battlefield, armored vehicles are more suitable as command vehicles because they have more space than tanks and can accommodate more communication equipment and command personnel.
On the other hand, armored vehicles are fast, have good vision, can maneuver flexibly on the battlefield, and have stronger perception capabilities.
Moreover, fighting with armored vehicles does not require commanding while performing tank combat tasks like using T34. This will make the commander multitasking and busy... The brain should do the work of the brain, rather than competing with the hands and feet.
Otherwise, all the hands and feet are not flexible and everything will be beaten randomly.
As for the safety of armored vehicles... As long as you follow the command behind the tank instead of rushing in front to block the shells, the safety is no less than that of the tank.
As a veteran, Androvich works alone in a group, which gives Androvich a lot of autonomy.
Wang Xuexin solved the problem of language barrier among his crew by putting Lao Fan into the armored vehicle as a correspondent.
But of course, it is essential to send a jar of sweet potato roasting to Androvich's crew.
Chen Songyong expressed concern about this and said: "Battalion Commander, seeing that the battle is about to start, is it appropriate to give them drinks? If they are drunk..."
Wang Xuexin laughed "haha": "Don't worry, Counselor Chen, you don't understand Mao Zi, they only fight with high energy when they are drunk!"
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Tashiro Ayu is a captain of the Empire's 37th Division (Division Commander Adachi 23). He is responsible for garrisoning Longfengping.
Although Longfengping is not big, its geographical location is very important, because it is the exit of several highways and mountain roads. From here to the south, you can go out of Luliang Mountain and enter a flat plain, and further south is Yuncheng.
At the beginning, Chu Yunfei was stationed near this area to draw a highway with the Eighth Route Army.
Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment had two tasks at that time. One was to guard Longfengping to prevent the Eighth Route Army from leaving the plain... This could also be regarded as a blockade. The other task was to block the Japanese from threatening Yuncheng's flanks.
At this time, Longfengping fell into the hands of the Japanese and had only one task, which was to seal it in the mountainous area to prevent them from "making trouble".
Tashiro Hogun did not build many fortifications here.
The reason is that the imperial army took over a large number of Jinsui troops here and left behind a large number of artillery towers, bunkers and other fortifications. All Tashiro Ingong had to do was to take over these fortifications and make use of them.
The staff once suggested that Tiandai Bugun strengthen these fortifications to deal with the Eighth Route Army.
But Tashiro Agun burst into laughter.
"Inamura-kun, you are worrying too much!" Tashiro Shogun said: "We have a brigade of troops and complete fortifications, but the Eighth Route Army can only appear in front of our machine guns along the road... As long as we have enough
Bullets, no matter how many enemies there are, they won't be able to break through here!"
There is some truth to what Tashiro said about the walking bow.
Longfengping was at the pass where the Eighth Route Army could not deploy its forces. At the same time, Tashiro believed that the Eighth Route Army would not do so... The reason why the Eighth Route Army was able to compete with the imperial army relied on the complex terrain of the mountainous area.
So, what reason did the Eighth Route Army have to break through Longfengping and enter the plain?
Isn’t this asking for death?
Therefore, Tashiro Akyong believed that what he needed to consider more was supplies and how to deal with sneak attacks by the Eighth Route Army guerrillas, rather than strengthening defenses... This was a complete waste of materials and energy.
However, what Tashiro Ayumi didn't know was that it was his pride that caused the defeat of Tashiro's brigade.
On this day, Tashiro got up on time at six o'clock to have breakfast as usual.
His breakfast consists of two slices of bread, a fried egg and a glass of milk. If conditions permit, he will also spread a layer of honey or jam on the bread.
This is a habit Tashiro picked up while studying abroad in Takajima.
Tashiro saw the powerful industry of the United States at Tashiro and was deeply impressed by it. He regarded Tashiro as a good learning object, and learning should be thorough, including eating habits and so on.
Just as Tashiro was cutting the eggs with a table knife, he faintly heard the "rumbling" sound of the motor coming from the window, and the milk in the cup also rippled due to the vibration of the ground.
"Which troops are going to enter our defense area today?" Tashiro put a piece of fried egg into his mouth and asked the staff officer beside him: "It seems to be a tank unit!"
Of course Tashiro Hiroki had a reason to ask this question, because the Eighth Route Army did not have tanks.
If a tank appears, it must be from the Imperial Army, no matter which direction it is.
Staff Officer Inamura was stunned for a moment. He looked in the direction of the sound and replied nervously: "Your Excellency, Major, no troops passed by today. The sound came from the north. Could it be... the Eighth Route Army?"
Tashiro laughed. He didn't understand why he had such a timid and stupid staff officer. How could he think that the Eighth Route Army had tanks?
If the Eighth Route Army had tanks, could it still be called the Eighth Route Army?
However, at this moment, there was a sudden "boom" explosion, and then there was chaos outside.
Tashiro heard a soldier shouting: "Tanks, tanks of the Eighth Route Army!"