Zhang Ruhao could only use the word "excellent knowledge" to describe his new commander.
Others may not know it, but Zhang Ruhao, who is a colonel counselor of the Ministry of Military Affairs, knows it very well. The reorganization of German weapon divisions will be officially launched next year. The establishment list will be drawn up after several consultations between the German advisory group and Chinese senior officials.
The draft has been revised several times, but it has been basically finalized. If nothing unexpected happens, it will only be signed by the bald boss and the German General Counsel in China before it can be officially implemented.
He had previously taken the risk and proactively revealed part of the regiment-level establishment in his plan, firstly to show his goodwill to the entire independent regiment, and secondly to test the reaction of these officers. This level of regimental-level firepower equipment, in China,
It's already considered top-notch.
However, what he saw was that no one was surprised, and no one was envious. It seemed that this kind of equipment was very common for them.
Zhang Ruhao is obviously not stupid enough to think that a group of soldiers who defeated the Eighth Division are rubes who don't even understand the personnel and firepower equipment. The only possibility for them to behave like this is that they don't think there is anything in this firepower equipment that they can envy.
place.
But it was such an independent group that still chose to reorganize according to gains and losses after a big war. It was hard for Zhang Ruhao not to admire it.
But this is not the key. What surprised Zhang Ruhao was that Liu Lang's prediction was extremely accurate, and he even stated the reasons accurately.
The organization of 2 brigades and 4 regiments has always been the focus of dispute between the Chinese and German advisory groups. The German advisory group insists that it should be organized into one division and three regiments. In addition to infantry, various auxiliary arms also occupy a very important position. However, what they requested
The government really cannot afford to equip those artillery pieces and various mechanical equipment. Just for the various artillery pieces, according to the establishment plan of 60 divisions, the government will have to invest a huge financial resource of 160 million marks. For China at present, this is almost
It's impossible. We don't have that much money, but we still want to ensure the combat effectiveness of a German weapon master, so the original establishment of one division, two brigades, and four regiments becomes an inevitable choice.
However, the surprise of the new deputy team leader was far more than that.
Just listen to Liu Lang continue to say: "Then you may be thinking, Liu Lang can think of those generals with generals as pig heads? What would they not think of? No, those who can become generals may have pig heads.
, but, definitely not all of them are pig heads.”
"Pfft" Ji Yanxue couldn't help laughing.
"Haha" the officers all laughed loudly. Zhang Ruhao also had a wry smile on his face.
For some generals in the army who have no skills but rely on money and background to reach high positions, the lower-level officers and soldiers have long been deeply disgusted. It has to be said that Lang Tuanzuo describes the senior officials at this time very appropriately. There are many pig heads.
, but not all of them are pig-headed, there are still a few clear-headed ones.
"If you want to plug this loophole, it's easy to do it. Let's build two supplementary regiments, that is, regiments with old equipment that have been replaced. When the front-line troops can't withstand it, they can take over." Liu Lang sneered, "They are like this
It’s a good idea, but what’s the use of two supplementary regiments when they can’t even withstand the enemy’s frontline elites armed with sophisticated German equipment?”
"Then, sir, how big is the difference between this kind of German weapon division and the real German infantry division?" Qiang Qian asked.
"Good question, let's take a look at the real strength of the German infantry division. The German infantry division is a typical triangle division, which is the organization of one division and three regiments. Let's not look at the organization of the infantry regiments first. Let's talk about them directly under the division headquarters.
Combat units: one division command company, one motorized mapping platoon, one artillery regiment, one reconnaissance battalion, one cavalry company, one bicycle company, one motorized support company, one engineer battalion, one communications battalion, one health battalion,
There is one military quarters office and one supply office, one new barracks, which is equivalent to the supplementary regiment in our national army, one veterinary company, and one motorized military police company. Just look at these fully functional units directly under the division headquarters plus their
The equipment is almost comparable to that of an ordinary infantry regiment, and its combat effectiveness is even stronger.
Including three infantry regiments, the German infantry division has a total of 16,860 personnel. Let’s look at their equipment: 3,681 pistols, 12,609 rifles, 321 submachine guns, 90 anti-tank guns, 425 light machine guns, and 110 heavy machine guns.
, 394 cars, 536 horse-drawn carriages, and 500 bicycles."
Liu Lang finished speaking in one breath about the clear memory in his mind of the German army's reorganization of the infantry division in 1933, and looked at his stunned subordinates, "Now, I don't need to go into details about the organization of our army. You also know that we and the German infantry
Is there a gap between teachers and teachers? Come on, move forward, since you are the one asking, then tell me what you think at the moment." Liu Lang nodded.
"Yes, sir." He stood up and said solemnly, "The light and heavy machine guns and artillery vehicles equipped by the German army are really beyond the reach of our army. Leaving aside the personnel and equipment, just talking about the command system, the German army is a division."
--Regiment--Battalion--Company--Platoon--Squad 6-level command level. The "Four Square" division of our country's future German weapons division will be: Division--Brigade--Regiment--Battalion--Company--Platoon-
-Squad level 7 command level. The more command levels there are, the more cumbersome the troop uploading and distributing tasks will be, and the slower the troop response speed will be."
"Haha, Xiang Xiang is right. There is a big gap between us in terms of equipment. That's because of the national strength. But the command system is not as good as the people, but it's our own problem. There is another advantage of the Triangle Division that you haven't mentioned yet. When attacking,
One infantry regiment is responsible for attacking, and another infantry regiment is assisting. The commander can still leave one regiment as a reserve. When defending, one regiment is in the front, and two regiments are on the flanks. The three regiments can still respond to each other, and the triangle is the most stable.
The structure." Liu Lang drew three more circles arranged in a triangle on the tactical board.
"What about the Japanese invaders? Compared with the Japanese invaders, how far does the regiment think our army is in reorganizing German weapon divisions?" Zhang Ruhao couldn't help but interjected.
Liu Lang took a deep look at his new partner and said: "Let me not talk about the squadron-level light weapons of the Japanese invaders. I personally think that the gap is not obvious at the squad, platoon and company level. Just talking about heavy firepower, the Japanese invaders have a Class A division."
, the artillery wing under its jurisdiction is equipped with 36 75mm mountain guns and 12 75mm field guns. This alone has heavy firepower far ahead of the new divisions in the future. If it is equipped with twenty-four 150MM in wartime
An independent heavy artillery wing of heavy howitzers, our army cannot match it in terms of heavy firepower."
Looking at the silent subordinates again, Liu Lang looked solemn and said: "It is true that due to national strength, our military equipment cannot compete with these powerful countries, and we even have to choose a worse troop organization for this reason, but there is one thing I hope
Everyone, remember, no matter how awesome the weapons and equipment are, it is always people who operate them. The key to victory is always people, not weapons. Do you understand?"
"Understood." The officers all stood up and replied solemnly.
Yes, at this moment, they somewhat understood the meaning of Liu Lang's sudden rise to teach them this lesson today.
Although the establishment of the army and the training and equipment of military personnel are important, they are by no means the key to victory in the war. The most important thing is to have officers and soldiers with a strong will and a desire for victory.
Their previous performance was a bit too eager for quick success.
"Very good. You can all go back and think about what Deputy Zhang and I talked about today. I will also consider all the suggestions you made today. Now let's adjourn the meeting." Liu Lang waved his hand and said.
Watching the retreating figures of his subordinates, Liu Lang stood alone at the window of the conference room, lost in thought.