Three hundred and fortieth chapters winter training (seven)
Although Yang Ling paid close attention to military training and trained his brothers to be fierce and tough, he also did not relax in improving their ideological consciousness.
After training and rest, Yang Ling gathered the brothers together, instilled in them patriotic ideas and the responsibility of soldiers, so that they could understand themselves more clearly and no longer fight in a haphazard manner.
Yang Ling was like a famous lamp. He not only taught the brothers how to fight, but also taught them why they went to fight. He made many brothers understand the meaning of fighting the Japanese army and their responsibilities. With this understanding, their training also changed.
Have to work harder.
"In the past, when our warlords fought civil wars, they wasted people and money, and it was our people who suffered. Fighting this kind of war is shameful and meaningless. In the end, only those warlords will benefit."
"But it's different now. What we are fighting is a national war, and we are glorious. This little Japan wants to destroy our country and destroy our race. It wants to take over our Chinese land and make us slaves to the subjugation. We can agree to this.
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"We can't agree! We have to take up arms to defend our country, our hometown behind us, our parents, wives and children. If we soldiers run away and are afraid, it will only be our families who will suffer..."
Yang Ling spoke impassionedly and explained the truth to the brothers clearly and clearly, letting them know that it was honorable for them to attack Japan now and it was what men should do. They should not be deserters, as that would be shameful.
"Deputy Commander, the Japs have artillery and tanks, but we have been losing battles. Can we survive if we continue to fight?"
Although some brothers fought bravely, they were also very confused in their hearts. Shanghai was defeated, Nanjing was lost, and North China was lost. They were defeated all the way. Although Yang Ling said that resistance was glorious, they could not see victory.
hope.
"Brothers, the Japs have artillery and tanks. We did defeat them some time ago, but the Japs didn't gain anything either. They also suffered heavy losses!"
"Besides, we are a huge country, with 40 million compatriots behind us cheering for us. They save food and clothing to support the front line. We will get more guns and artillery, and there will also be a steady stream of replenishment of troops. We have defeated one division, and it will be very difficult for us to do so.
We can raise two divisions soon!"
Yang Ling took a sip of water, moistened his throat and continued: "But the little devils can't do it. Their country is small and has few resources. Every death means one less person, and every plane destroyed means one less plane. So, as long as we keep
If you keep fighting and don't surrender, there will come a time when the little devil can't hold on anymore!"
Although Yang Ling knew in his heart that China's steel output was only 40,000 tons a year, while the Japs produced more than 5 million tons a year, they were not on the same level at all. The Japs could make weapons faster than them, but he could not pour cold water on his brothers.
He has to give them hope and let them know that as long as they continue to fight, they can always bring down little Japan.
"Yes! Let's defeat the little devil!" Some brothers understood the key point and shouted, waving their fists.
"Didn't the newspaper say that we don't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place? We must trade space for time, consume the little devils, and bring down the little devils! Victory belongs to us!"
After Yang Ling finished speaking, there was thunderous applause below. Yang Ling's words cheered up the brothers and injected strength into their hearts again, giving them the confidence to defeat the Japanese.
It doesn't matter if the Japanese are strong now, we will be able to kill you one day. Although this idea is simple, it can prevent brothers from being pessimistic and despairing about the future.
Yang Ling's ideological education was very effective, boosting their morale and making them train harder, because they knew that as long as the war continued, China would not fall.
In addition to providing ideological education to his brothers, Yang Ling also specially set up a literacy class in the regiment. All officers above the rank must be literate.
Except for a small number of the officers in the regiment who graduated from various military academies, the vast majority of them came from the ranks of the rank and file.
Although they fought without hesitation, their illiteracy severely restricted their development and vision. Many of them could not even read simple command documents, let alone more advanced studies.
These officers are good at fighting, but their lack of knowledge and culture severely restricts them. Maybe they can lead a platoon or a company to fight a small battle, but this is all based on their past experience.
If they are allowed to command more troops in combat, their experience will not be enough. When they are promoted, they will be somewhat incompetent compared to those military students who have gone through systematic study.
These company and platoon commanders who had fought in battles were rich in combat experience. After the two battles of Shanghai and Nanjing, a large number of elite veterans were killed, and these veterans became scarce.
They have followed Yang Ling all the way to the present, and they can be regarded as the subordinates led by Yang Ling. Yang Ling trusts them, so he does not want them to stay in the position of company and platoon commanders forever, but hopes that they can grow into his right-hand men.
Most of the teachers in the literacy class are surviving student soldiers and those who came from military schools. They are literate and are the best teachers.
Compared with military training, the regulations in Yangling's literacy class are more strict, and even stipulate that each brother needs to learn how to write a few words every day.
Most of the brothers came from poor backgrounds and had no conditions for learning before, but they have an inexplicable admiration and respect for people with knowledge and culture, so when the literacy class started and they got this opportunity, most of them cherished it very much, so they learned
Very serious.
Only the two company commanders, Liu Yidao and Wang Meng, had big heads when they saw learning to write. They would rather go on an armed attack for ten kilometers than sit there all morning, which was simply torture.
Yang Ling saw that neither of them had learned a word in two days. He hated the iron and had to punish them. If they couldn't learn, they wouldn't be allowed to eat until they learned it.
Under Yang Ling's strict requirements, Liu Yidao and Wang Meng finally had to learn it hard. After going back and forth, they learned a lot of words and were able to read simple command notes.
Yang Ling's cultural studies and military training were going on at the same time. The brothers were so exhausted every day that they went back to the house and fell asleep most of the time.
Yang Ling vigorously trained his brothers who were complaining in the suburbs of Bengbu. Zhou Zhidao, commander of the 151st Brigade, initially sent people to inquire about Yang Ling's training to see what he was capable of.
But seeing that Yang Ling not only turned around the sluggish morale in a short period of time, but also trained his brothers like howling wild wolves, he was completely relieved and let him train without interfering and concentrated on other matters.
Things have gone.
Yang Ling and the others seemed to have been forgotten. Yang Ling was also very satisfied that the brigade headquarters did not interfere with his training, and he was happy to follow his own method.
When Yang Ling was directing his brothers to conduct civil engineering training on hard soil, a captain from the regiment trotted up to Yang Ling.
"Report! Deputy Commander Yang, our new recruits have arrived."
When he heard that additional recruits had arrived, Yang Ling was very happy. He handed over the training command to the first battalion commander Lu Xing and followed the regiment commander straight to the camp.