After all, Lei Dahai had been an officer, and he immediately reacted and said: "Deputy commander, the Japanese are probably rushing to seize the Lengkou Pass, and they don't have time to fight with us here."
Gao Xiaoshan agreed: "I think so too. It seems we don't need to go to Laohu Gorge."
After Gao Xiaoshan finished speaking, he lowered his head and thought for a while, and then, as if he had made up his mind, he said to Lei Dahai: "Brother Lei, you said that the little devils are in a hurry to occupy the Great Wall Pass. That is the last thing they want to encounter.
What is it?"
Lei Dahai's eyes lit up and he blurted out: "That's because I was delayed by something and was forced to slow down."
Gao Xiaoshan smiled and said: "Brother Lei, after you pass the various trainings of our mercenary group, I will propose that you become an officer."
Gao Xiaoshan said this because he took a fancy to Lei Dahai's mind and experience.
Lei Dahai felt a surge of heat rushing into his heart, and he immediately had the urge to die for his confidant.
He joined the mercenary group not to get promoted and make money, but to take revenge by killing the Japanese.
However, during this period of time, because he was close to thirty years old, his ability to master and comprehend specific military skills was not as good as that of Xiaoqi and other younger team members.
Therefore, his performance in training was not very impressive and could only be regarded as quite satisfactory. As he was used to being an officer, he would inevitably feel a little depressed.
At this time, Gao Xiaoshan pointed out his true greatest advantage in one sentence.
Lei Dahai's strength is not in the military quality of an individual soldier, but in his experience and commanding ability, whether he is an officer in the Northeast Army or an officer in the Volunteer Army, he has battled wits and courage with the Japanese for two years and survived.
Think about it, for a volunteer officer who has been fighting behind enemy lines for two years without logistics and supplies, and who can bring his brothers to join the mercenary group, if he does not have the brains and a certain level of command, his bones will have become cold and deformed.
Done.
Why didn't Gao Xiaoshan ask Xiao Shui and Xiao Qi just now? It was because he knew that the position under the buttocks was the key to determining consciousness.
And Lei Dahai did not disappoint him. He immediately followed his thoughts and expressed his own opinions. This is the quality of a qualified officer.
The mercenary regiment is now said to be strong and strong, with strong soldiers, the best and most advanced equipment in the world, and advanced tactics. If there is any shortcoming, it is the lack of grassroots officers.
To cultivate an excellent soldier, as long as there is careful selection, good training methods, and the willingness to invest a lot of materials and equipment, a group of qualified recruits can be trained in half a year. After fighting a few battles on the battlefield, they will become a
An outstanding and qualified soldier.
But training officers is not easy. It requires not only decisiveness and military literacy, but more importantly, battlefield experience.
Nowadays, the technical arms of the mercenary regiment are basically occupied by officers who stayed in the Soviet Union. There is no shortage, but the gap of infantry officers is still huge.
Although the mercenary regiment has also trained officers like Mu Qing who have gradually begun to show their own characteristics, most of the company and platoon-level officers are mediocre at best, and there are no outstanding talents.
In terms of individual combat and tactical abilities, any of the infantry officers in the second detachment would be top-notch masters, but their ability to make decisions on the fly and adapt to battlefield conditions are lackluster.
And Zhou Wen's expectations for the future of the second team are not just the combat effectiveness they have shown before.
When a full-scale war of resistance breaks out in the future, there will of course be many such battles involving thousands of people, but more likely there will be small-scale battles involving hundreds or even dozens of people.
More than a thousand officers and soldiers of the second detachment, gathered together to fight, are a sophisticated machine that cooperates with each other and performs its own responsibilities. Each unit and each person can give full play to their greatest advantages.
Decentralized combat means forming tactical teams with squads, platoons, and companies as units to use flexible and changeable tactics to attack the Japanese. This requires a large number of grassroots officers who can stand alone.
Moreover, all the officers, including Zhou Wen, had little experience in how to fight behind enemy lines, and these volunteer soldiers who had persisted in guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines for two years became ready-made teachers and instructors.
Gao Xiaoshan already had an idea in his mind at this time, but he still consulted Lei Dahai for his opinion and asked: "Brother Lei, based on your experience, in this case, is it possible for a few of us to step forward and hold back the Japanese?"
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Lei Dahai said without hesitation: "According to our previous habit of fighting against the Japs, we may not be able to hold back all the Japs, but there is a possibility of holding back some of the Japs."
Then he explained: "The little devil is used to being arrogant in China. He can't bear the anger of the Chinese the most, and he can't bear the loss of the Chinese. As long as we chase them for a while, he is sure to send troops back."
Come for revenge."
Gao Xiaoshan continued: "If he turns around, we will run away. When he stops chasing and wants to go back, we will touch him again and give them a break."
"Yes, but we need to prevent the Japs from setting up an ambush. The Japs are very cunning. Let's change directions one at a time. We would rather take more detours to keep the Japs busy."
Gao Xiaoshan and Lei Dahai, with each other's words, they instantly sketched out a tactical outline of how to hold back the Japanese army.
Gao Xiaoshan turned to Xiaoshui and the others and said, "What do you think? Are you willing to poke the little devil in the ass?"
Xiaoshui and the others started to get excited as they listened to Gao Xiaoshan and the others' discussion. Regardless of any hesitation at this time, they all agreed in unison.
If you think about it, being chased all over the mountains by the little Japs and going back to chase and fight the Japs are two completely different mentalities from a human psychology point of view.
One is passive suffocation, as well as some fear and tension. If nothing else, the mental pressure alone will consume more energy out of thin air. That's why I feel tired and depressed.
The other is to be proactive, which will invigorate people in terms of spirit and morale. The accelerated secretion of adrenaline will make people excited, and their physical strength will naturally recover quickly.
So even though the physical exertion was huge before, now several people are gearing up and their eyes are shining brightly, just waiting to catch up and give the little devil a hard blow.
But before the pursuit, Gao Xiaoshan issued another more exciting order.
"Brother Lei, fire a white flare to tell the main force our position. Now we are not afraid of being exposed."
Lei Dahai understood the meaning of the song, smiled, took out the flare gun, pointed it at the sky and pulled the trigger.
"Bang!" There was a sound.
A white flare flew into the sky dragging a long smoke.
Lei Dahai was very excited. It seemed that the deputy leader wanted to have a big event!