If we talk about the battlefield one day ago, the soldiers truly understood the reason why their squad leaders, squad leaders, deputy directors and even platoon leaders could become grassroots officers.
They have the determination to implement tactics resolutely, and they are also as fearless and brave as themselves, and they also have a calm mind.
They are among the best soldiers on the battlefield.
The extremely fast march of more than 20 kilometers at night made the soldiers realize that their company commander's choice was not wrong.
Almost all squad and platoon leaders have become the ones who actively bear the heaviest load in their respective battle sequences.
Or, not only the junior officers such as squad leaders and deputy, but also the lieutenants, captains, majors, company commanders, lieutenant colonels and battalion deputy in the independent battalion, and even their colonels and battalion commanders are no exception, all carry more weight than ordinary soldiers.
This behavior, cultivated during crisis, eventually became an unwritten routine for years to come.
In the words of Tang Dao, the higher the position, the greater the responsibility. Bearing a heavy burden is naturally a kind of responsibility.
Officers at the lower, middle and higher levels of the independent battalion must take the lead, just like on the battlefield.
Because this time is not a light march, but a relocation-style heavy march. All the belongings of the newly established independent battalion must be moved away.
Maybe it’s not just the possessions. In this battle, the three infantry companies of the Independent Battalion produced more than 40 wounded people, and the entire army had lightly and seriously injured people waiting to be transported. Naturally, the Independent Battalion could not just leave the wounded to the field hospital, but had to find a way on its own.
take away.
Each infantry company should first think of a solution on its own. If there is really no other way, the baggage company with the heaviest task of transporting supplies will help transport it.
Don't think that a baggage company with more than 50 packhorses captured from the Japanese army and a dozen carts has ample transportation capacity, but a baggage company with more than 150 people has to transport enough food for more than a thousand people for more than half a month as well as various supplies.
Similar ammunition and medicines that Tang Dao tried his best to dig out.
These three types of supplies are life-saving items for soldiers on the battlefield, and none of them should be thrown away.
In addition, there are some iron picks, hardwood, iron plates and other materials seized from the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade for construction of fortifications.
These materials may not seem to be of much use when they are running away, but if the Japanese army comes after them and needs to re-build the defense line, it will be of great use.
Just digging trenches on the ground can only block bullets. How is the Japanese army better than the Chinese army? It’s not that the individual training time is long enough. Their stabbing skills and marksmanship are superior to the Chinese soldiers. They are already on the battlefield of the flesh and blood mill.
The soldiers of the Independent Battalion who have been polished over and over again are not inferior to them at all in this regard.
Just like the encounter the night before, where did the independent victory come from? It was not because of the submachine guns and continuous-fire light firearms such as shell guns that the Japanese army did not have. Although those light firearms were powerful in hand-to-hand combat, the Japanese army was not fools.
, you can’t do it by rushing over and killing them, but it’s okay to just stick around and wait for help.
The main factor that determines the outcome of the battlefield is that three infantry companies have six mortars. The six mortars destroyed 70% of the Japanese firepower points, plus a dozen infantry class precision shooters and Niu Er, Tang Dao like this
The sharpshooters came to the rescue, knocking out the Japanese light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. Only then did the infantry crawl forward, using short-range automatic continuous-firing light firearms such as hand grenades, submachine guns, and shell guns to defeat the Japanese.
If the vanguard of the Japanese army also carried infantry artillery, the final outcome was hard to say, but it was impossible to even think about resolving the battle within 40 minutes.
The biggest factor that enabled the Japanese army to overwhelm the Chinese army was artillery.
The name of the God of War is not for nothing.
Before both warring parties could clearly see each other's figures, a row of deadly artillery shells had already exploded the Chinese position into a mess. Shrapnel and air waves fell outside the trenches, making people afraid to even show their heads. If they fell inside the trenches,
There, more than ten meters on both sides of the impact point, no matter what position you use, you are basically dead.
Therefore, if you want to survive under the Japanese artillery fire attack, individual-level and squad-level anti-bombing holes are a must-have option.
Just lean on the side of the trench to dig a hole and hide yourself in it? A 6.5kg mountain artillery shell falling on it can easily collapse this simple anti-cannon hole. It can't kill you, but it can also bury you alive.
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Tools and materials such as steel plates and hardwood, as well as iron picks that are not for individual soldiers, are necessary to build such artillery defense fortifications.
No matter how insufficient transportation capacity is, we must also create transportation capacity.
For this reason, not only the infantry had to help transport food and other supplies, but the cavalry platoon also transformed into a transportation platoon. Not only were the sides of the horses hung with ammunition boxes and food bags, but also the cavalry carried them.
In addition to his own equipment, Lu Sanjiang, the new cavalry platoon leader, also had two grain bags weighing 30 kilograms hung one behind the other. The other soldiers also followed suit and could not fight as hard as Lu Sanjiang to use manpower.
It is still possible to reduce the burden on your horse by 10 pounds.
It's not that Commander Tang Dao has a bad heart and wants to exhaust the cavalry platoon he finally poached.
It was Lu Sanjiang who felt sorry for his maroon war horse.
According to the accurate calculations made by Zhuang Shisan, a data master in the afternoon, each horse of the cavalry platoon can carry 280 kilograms of grain and ammunition. It can be sustained by the cavalry for more than 20 kilometers without running.
As a result, Lu Sanjiang felt so distressed that he forcibly carried a 30-pound grain bag from his horse on his back during the march.
According to what he later said, Gu Xishui could carry Yao Meier for more than ten kilometers, so I must be able to do the same.
Facts have proved that although they are the most important things in life, comradeship and love can be compared, but the food bag when the situation is not exhausted can not reach this level.
Lu Sanjiang, an excellent cavalryman whom Tang Dao valued very much, almost died of exhaustion in the middle of the journey, if his maroon war horse hadn't stubbornly stopped moving forward while watching the shaky man.
Horses are also extremely psychic animals. Looking at their extremely stubborn companion who was sweating profusely and looking pale, he actually forced Lu Sanjiang to stop with a grain bag in his mouth.
Only then did the cavalry realize that their platoon leader was exhausted and exhausted, and they quickly fed him water and sugar.
Fortunately, Tang Dao had already prepared. Before retreating, he distributed the few toffee that had been captured from the Japanese army as an important supplement. Although it was not much, each person had three candies regardless of rank or rank.
But these three toffees became one of the key factors in this retreat that would seem extremely incredible to many military historians in the future.
When many soldiers who survived the war recalled the retreat, which was even more difficult than the battlefield, they all mentioned these three toffee candies without exception.
"As soon as the sweet toffee takes your mouth, not only does the sweet taste make you feel less tired, but you also instantly feel a little more energetic. It's really amazing."
This is of course not their illusion, just like injecting glucose into human bodies that need to replenish energy in the future. Seventy percent of the calories needed by the human body are provided by sugar. Sugar is not only the main source of calories for the human body, but also maintains
Supports the normal metabolism of the human body.
After a person exercises strenuously, as long as he replenishes sugar in time, it will be of great help to relieve fatigue and prevent collapse.
In the future Battle of the Five Sacred Mountains on the northern ice sheet, a single Chinese soldier could not even find a frozen potato, but relied on the five-shot gun left by his comrade to repel 6 attacks by American soldiers over a long period of time.
Up to 24 hours.
What could support him in fighting for such a long time was not only enough ammunition, but more importantly, a few fruit candies given to the frontline soldiers by the condolences group. It was these candies that gave this heroic soldier enough calories to survive.
Physically intense fighting.
Otherwise, hunger alone would have defeated this soldier.
Three milk candies saved Lu Sanjiang's life. The grain bags on his chest and back were put back on the maroon horse. In this way, one man and one horse assisted each other to make the impossible possible, and suddenly he would exceed 300
It took only seven hours to transport kilograms of supplies back to the JX defense line 25 kilometers away.
And such stories of mutual help naturally happen not only in cavalry platoons, but also in infantry companies, artillery companies, and even baggage companies.
When you are tired, I will carry your burden on my back and keep moving forward without stopping.
If you fall, the entire infantry squad will share your load. I will support you and carry you. Even if you move or carry you, I will lead you forward.
Moving forward, moving forward, the independent battalion, carrying all the military supplies, finally returned to the defense line at the moment when the sun rose and the sky was filled with glory.
By that time, Japanese reconnaissance planes had been flying overhead for more than half an hour.
The main force, which had arrived first, had already deployed anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns on various fortifications.
If the Japanese bomber formation dares to come, they will fight like hell.
No one will back down.
Because, two kilometers ahead of them, the Heroic Independent Battalion was marching behind them.
