Wang Xuexin does not have a "fiery eye" as Li Yunlong said, and he can easily get to the point in a few sentences.
But Wang Xuexin has some understanding of military affairs and knows that in history, the Chinese army still had such contradictions until the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam in the 1980s:
On the one hand, because the army has long emphasized that "it is not afraid of sacrifice or bloodshed", the grassroots commanders have no sense of coordination when encountering difficulties... They take it for granted that calling for artillery fire and tanks when encountering difficulties is a sign of cowardice and fear of death, so several
A problem that can be solved by firing artillery shells must be solved with human lives.
On the other hand, artillery and tank troops have little need for coordination on the front line, so they can only fight on their own.
The result was that tanks and artillery did not fully exert their effects in every battle, and the casualties were very heavy.
This is a problem that the Chinese army will have for decades to come, and Wang Xuexin certainly knows that.
If we can change this concept at this time and get a good start, does that mean that the military's combat concept will be changed in advance?
But this is also because the subject of discussion is Li Yunlong.
Now if the political commissar Zhao Gang were to discuss this issue, he would probably argue with Wang Xuexin in a red-faced manner.
Li Yunlong is a realist. He firmly believes that no matter what style of play, as long as it can win at the minimum cost, it is the best way to play. Therefore, he quickly understood, understood and agreed with Wang Xuexin's statement.
"This makes sense!" Li Yunlong said: "We have cannons and tanks. The problem can be solved by pulling up the tanks and 'bombing' them. Why do we need the demolition team to use their lives to fight? No, I have to go and help my comrades.
Let’s talk…”
As he spoke, he didn't even bother to drink anymore. He moved his legs and buttocks to get off the kang, but was stopped by Wang Xuexin.
"Captain, don't worry!" Wang Xuexin said, "I haven't finished speaking yet!"
Li Yunlong immediately retracted his legs, then smiled "hehe" and raised the wine bowl to touch Wang Xuexin: "Yes, yes, yes, you go on, pour it all out in one breath, let me study hard!"
That's what Li Yunlong is like. If there are things or methods that can help him win the battle, he won't give up any face.
Wang Xuexin said: "After the ideological concepts of grassroots commanders have changed, the next problem is communication. All coordination is actually based on communication. If there is no good communication... once a war starts and we cannot contact each other, then there will be
There’s no such thing as collaboration!”
Li Yunlong nodded with deep sympathy.
This is indeed the case. No matter which unit on the battlefield encounters a situation that requires the coordination of tanks and artillery, it needs to transmit the information and finally pass it to the tank troops and artillery accurately, otherwise everything will be empty.
The problem is that the Eighth Route Army is not that rich, and it is impossible to assign radios to the company level.
therefore……
Li Yunlong said without thinking: "Telephones will be distributed to the company level, and the communication troops will be strengthened to prepare more telephone lines. We will strive to extend the telephone lines wherever the war rages!"
Wang Xuexin secretly praised Li Yunlong, and he immediately found a solution.
Although the Independent Regiment at this time could not be said to be rich, because it was backed by the textile factory in Xiaobeiling and captured by the previous capture of Yuncheng, it was not a big problem to assign telephones to the company.
Wang Xuexin continued: "Finally, there is the issue of coordinated operations between infantry, tanks and artillery. When will the infantry charge after the artillery knocks out the enemy's fire points? How does the infantry indicate targets for the tanks? etc. This independent regiment has been training.
On the contrary, it is the easiest but also the most difficult!”
Li Yunlong understood what Wang Xuexin meant.
It is said to be the simplest because it is a matter of specific tactics and relies on daily training.
It is said to be the most difficult because it requires tacit understanding between infantry, tank soldiers, and artillery to a certain extent rather than relying entirely on communication, and tacit understanding must be cultivated through long-term training or even in actual combat.
After Wang Xuexin made some analysis, Li Yunlong felt confident, and then he hurriedly poured a bowl of wine into his stomach and returned to the army for targeted training.
Although Li Yunlong's training time was short, it was quite effective.
This can be seen from the well-organized attacking rhythm of the independent regiment.
When the battle started, Wang Xuexin was standing in the East City watching the battle... Wang Xuexin's headquarters was not far from the East City, only about a hundred meters away, and he could reach the top of the city by walking in a few minutes.
The tanks dispatched were T26 and Type 97 and Type 95 captured from the Japanese.
This approach is correct. The motorcycle time of T34 is extremely precious. It is used against enemy tank troops. It is difficult to attack at night. In other words, its role is not much different from that of T26. In some night battles, its performance is even worse.
t26...For example, t26 has less noise, thin armor, and better external perception capabilities than t34.
During the attack, the tanks lined up to cover the infantry as they advanced toward the enemy positions. However, when they advanced to the Japanese bunker and gun tower area, the tanks separated in twos and threes and slowly approached the bunker from different directions.
This may seem ordinary, but Wang Xuexin knew that this meant effective coordination between infantry and tanks:
In the dark, it is difficult for tank soldiers to see or find bunkers. Infantry must find the target and then direct the tank to go where.
Moreover, two tanks can be allocated here and three tanks can be allocated there... This shows that the command can be done with ease, otherwise there will be uneven distribution and even some bunkers without tanks to deal with them.
What Wang Xuexin didn't know was that Li Yunlong had taken a trick in this regard.
This part is of course the result of the coordination between grassroots commanders and infantry, but more importantly, it is actually Li Yunlong who scouted the locations of bunkers and gun towers in advance, numbered them and pre-assigned them...that is, which tanks are responsible for which bunkers.
etc.
In this way, even if the infantry does not indicate the direction for the tanks, the tank crews will roughly know what they are going to do and where to go.
Needless to say what happens next, tanks are the natural enemies of bunkers and gun towers. They are like toys in front of tanks, even in the dark, especially when the Japanese do not have anti-tank equipment such as rocket launchers...
If there is a rocket launcher, the defenders in the bunker may also be able to fire rockets from the perforations to destroy the tank.
But the Japs only had anti-tank grenades and the "Type 4 anti-tank mine" which was almost equivalent to suicide.
Therefore, the Japanese could only watch helplessly as the tank slowly approached the bunker in the darkness, getting closer and closer...
It wasn't until the distance was only twenty or thirty meters away that the gunner in the tank could see the perforations of the bunker. The tank stopped, then pointed the gun barrel at the perforations, and took the bunker away with a "bang".