The anti-aircraft artillery battalion has its own chief of staff arrangements.
Although it is not easy to control the anti-aircraft artillery, it is not difficult if the target is preset.
If that doesn't work, use the knowledge of trigonometric functions to clearly measure the actual distance step by step, and then calculate the shooting height and delay time based on the flight speed of the cannonball.
These are just a matter of time and manpower. The Eighth Route Army has never lacked these, and the results measured in this way will definitely be more accurate than estimated.
Wang Xuexin seizes the time to train mountain troops, and sometimes even gives lessons to observation groups sent by other troops... These observation groups are used by other groups to learn mountain tactics.
The commander formed a total of five mountain companies in Zhongtiao Mountain, with a total strength of 850 people based on 170 people in each company.
The equipment Wang Xuexin obtained from Yingjiang can equip a thousand people.
But equipment requires redundancy, such as rock climbing equipment, integrated grenade launchers, etc. If there is some damage, it needs to be replaced, otherwise the combat effectiveness will be affected.
The remaining 150 sets of equipment are exactly 30 sets for each of the five mountain companies, so it is not a big problem to fight a battle.
Just as Wang Xuexin and the soldiers were actively preparing for war, they received information that surprised everyone.
Today Wang Xuexin is training the retreat tactics of the mountain company.
Retreat tactics are even more important for mountain companies than offense.
The reason is that the special forces are most afraid of entangled with conventional troops... For example, the mountain company in Wang Xuexin's hands has more advanced equipment or selected soldiers, and after a period of training, the time cost, equipment
The cost and so on are several times that of a conventional force. What they seek is to obtain the greatest results at the minimum cost. They are more like a strategic force, rather than exchanging several with the enemy's conventional forces at the tactical level.
There is no point in doing so.
Therefore, mountain troops must seek to fight quickly and retreat quickly in every battle. Even if they cannot complete the mission, they should "retreat quickly" for the next attack.
The quick evacuation of modern special forces is very simple. As soon as they arrive at the assembly point and the helicopter transports them... they leave the battlefield.
There were no helicopters in this era, so the only way to retreat was to use the terrain.
Wang Xuexin explained this to the soldiers in class: "Under normal circumstances, retreat can only be done by running faster than the enemy! But this is actually the most unwise way to retreat, because we may not necessarily run faster than the enemy.
Be quick, and at the same time, if we fight deep into the enemy's hinterland, the enemy will easily surround our army and our army will have no choice but to sit and wait for death!"
The soldiers nodded in agreement. They had encountered this kind of thing more than once or twice in guerrilla warfare.
"Battal Commander!" A soldier asked doubtfully: "If you can't get rid of the enemy by running fast, how can you get rid of the enemy?"
These words immediately triggered a rush of responses from other soldiers:
"We can hide!"
"You can also disguise yourself as ordinary people or puppet soldiers! I've done this several times!"
"If it doesn't work, you can leave a few soldiers to cover!"
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Every soldier of the Mountain Company has experienced hundreds of battles, and most of them have dealt with enemy guerrillas. Of course, they know many tactics.
But these answers did not satisfy Wang Xuexin.
After Wang Xuexin and other soldiers calmed down, he said: "Comrades, mountain operations are very different from guerrilla warfare in the past. We usually attack targets in squads and platoons, and sometimes even in companies. Such a scale
It shouldn’t be suitable to hide in caves or tunnels during battles, right?”
The soldiers thought for a while and nodded in agreement.
In the past, the reason why guerrilla warfare with the enemy could be "hidden" in the mountains was because the troops were broken into pieces after entering the mountains.
The so-called breaking up into parts means dispersing. For example, an independent regiment goes into a mountainous area to fight guerrillas. More than a thousand people are dispersed in squads or even groups in a huge mountainous area. A few are hidden here and a few are hidden there, making it impossible for the enemy to search.
... Such a search is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Not only does it cost a lot of troops, but the result is very small, and the enemy may unexpectedly attack you.
But the mountain company's fighting method is different.
Mountain companies require troops to gather together to form a force to accomplish a more difficult goal, sometimes even to hold a certain key point, such as a bridge, high ground, etc.
The nature of these tasks determines that the mountain company cannot be "broken into pieces" and hidden in the mountains.
Wang Xuexin continued: "If the enemy has wolves and dogs, it will be difficult to disguise them, right?"
The soldiers nodded again.
Many of them have suffered from this. Wolf dogs do not need to track specific targets, they only need to recognize the smell of blood and gunpowder... People who have fought on the battlefield will basically have these two smells on their bodies, no matter how they are washed.
Can't be washed off.
Wang Xuexin added: "As for how many soldiers are left to cover...our entire company only has 170 men. After deducting battle losses and casualties, if we leave a few more soldiers to cover each retreat, how many fights can we have?"
A battle?"
The soldiers became silent after hearing this.
When fighting guerrillas or even conventional operations, it is common for a force to be left behind to cover the retreat of the main force, but if even such elites have to do this in the mountains, the price will be too high.
Lao Qi couldn't help but asked in confusion: "Batalion Commander, is there any other way to get rid of the enemy?"
Wang Xuexin only answered two words: "Rope!"
Everyone else seemed a little confused. Only Mao Duzi said "Oh" and replied: "The battalion commander is saying that we use rock climbing equipment to get rid of the enemy?"
"Almost!" Wang Xuexin nodded and came to the conclusion: "For every mission, we should design our own retreat. There are many terrains in mountainous areas that we can use, such as cliffs, rivers, broken walls, deep trenches, etc.
, set ropes in advance on these terrains
By using these terrains and leaving manpower to support them, our army can quickly pass through and the enemy will be helpless. Sometimes we can even use these terrains to turn defeat into victory. This is also the difference between a mountain company and a guerrilla! Otherwise, why should we call it a mountain company? It might as well be
Forget it, call the guerrilla brigade!"
The soldiers nodded repeatedly as they listened. They always thought that skills such as rock climbing were practiced just to sneak attack on the enemy. Now when they heard what Wang Xuexin said, they realized that it had actually become a tactic.
Obviously, if these tactics are used properly, the combat effectiveness of the mountain company will immediately be raised to a new level.
Just as the soldiers were talking about it, Chen Songyong came in and handed Wang Xuexin a telegram, reporting in a low voice: "Battalion Commander, I just received the intelligence that Japanese planes and artillery fire were bombing the stubborn troops on the south bank of the Yellow River. In addition, they are still preparing
The raft seems to be forcibly crossing the Yellow River!"
"Forced to cross the Yellow River?" Wang Xuexin looked at Chen Songyong in disbelief. Shouldn't they attack Zhongtiao Mountain?