"Sir is here!" Erya shouted softly as he walked through the door.
All the officers who were still smiling and greeting each other suddenly fell silent. The tea drinkers put down their teacups and ate snacks and hurriedly swallowed them. The smokers quickly threw away their cigarettes and stood up together to face Tang Dao, who was dressed in military uniform and finally stepped into the venue.
Greetings and military salute, "Seat down the regiment!"
Tang Dao strode into the venue, glanced at the more than 20 captain-level officers who were standing neatly, smiled on his face, and waved his hands to signal everyone not to be so formal: "Okay, don't be so serious, because it's New Year's Day.
I was in a hurry to march, so I didn't call everyone to get together and chat. Today happened to be taking advantage of the expansion of our battalion. Two things happened in one, so we all got together to chat and discuss the future organization of our regiment. Everyone, please sit down!
No need to be so serious!"
"Let's listen to the group. Ouch, Lao Hei, please move your feet quickly. I haven't even taken two puffs on that cigarette!" Li Jijin bent down and picked up most of the cigarette that had been crushed under the table.
I felt so distressed that I rubbed it again and again.
"Look at how promising you are Li Jiujin!" Tang Dao nodded Li Jiujin with his hand, dumbfounded, and turned to look at Xing Erya. "Go, give each of these Dalian company commanders a pack of cigarettes, and treat them as gifts from me.
New Year’s gift.”
"Sir, a reporter from Tantai got it for you through connections." Erya muttered reluctantly.
The independent battalion marched to Jiashan County. In order to supplement military supplies, Tantai Mingyue found a friend of her old father and asked him to buy food. For Tantai Mingyue's sake, the family gave him more than 20 packs of Laodao brand cigarettes.
In the end, it was a good thing that Tang Dao had not even managed to draw a few of them, but he had given them all away. Erya, who was a signal soldier and orderly soldier, would definitely not be happy!
"Don't pick at Soso, it's just a few packs of cigarettes! When we go to a good place later and plant mountains full of tobacco leaves, not to mention the thousands of brothers in our four-line regiment who can smoke enough, we can also support our brothers' troops, and even go out
Sell it." Tang Dao, who walked to the top of the long conference table and sat down, laughed and criticized the stingy orderly.
"Haha, brother Erya, you can be stingy with those guys, but don't be stingy with your brother Li. In a year or two, when my aunt grows up, I will be a matchmaker to introduce you to us.
But it's just a burden." Li Jijin smiled widely, showing his yellow teeth.
As an orderly of Tang Dao, Erya's rank was only that of a sergeant, and a group of bosses would not offend him even if they didn't look at him. However, because he was young, only seventeen or eighteen years old, a group led by Li Jijin
The 'uncles' always used to make fun of him about his marriage.
With Li Jijin, an old ruffian, taking the lead, several other company commanders who were also familiar with Erya also started making fun of him.
"Old Li! I hear you talk about my sister-in-law every day, but I never see you show us a photo of your sister-in-law. What's wrong? Is it because you want to match your appearance, Old Li, so...then you
Don't trick us two brothers." Fatty Dahai said with a smile.
"I'm bah, you fat bastard looks like you don't believe me. You know what it means to be a talented man and a beautiful woman. My family and I are born for this word. Not to mention my sister-in-law. She is as beautiful as a flower at a young age."
"Li Jijin's mouth has always been the same.
When I heard him say that he and his family were born for talented men and beautiful women, not to mention the roar of laughter in the venue, even Leng Feng, who had always been serious, couldn't help but smile.
This good guy is so shameless that he opened the door for Shameless---It's so shameless.
Others don’t know it, but their old brothers from a platoon of the 88th Division don’t know it yet? Li Jijin is working as a soldier outside all year round to earn military pay. His mother-in-law raises children at home, takes care of the elderly, and has to farm several acres of land. Her body is absolutely powerful.
I heard that once a thief went to the village to steal grain. Mrs. Li Jijin stood at the door with a large kitchen knife in one hand and forced the thief to retreat.
Hearing Li Jijin proudly reading his family letter, everyone saw a very real Sun Erniang. She was cool enough, but what does it have to do with appearance?
The atmosphere at the venue instantly became lively.
When Erya returned and handed out a pack of cigarettes to each officer, Comrade Li, who talked the most, only had half a pack of cigarettes at most. Li Jijin, who was rushing to become relatives with Erya, was confused. The atmosphere changed.
It has simply reached its peak.
The officers have not been so happy for a long time, even when they killed so many Japanese soldiers in the battle at Laojinkeng.
After all, they were still on the battlefield that time, and hundreds of people including Leng Feng were still surrounded by Japanese troops. The battle would not be over unless they were rescued.
But it's different now. They are far away from the battlefield, and they have received the good news that the battalion has been expanded into a regiment. And Tang Dao's deliberate indulgence has turned what was supposed to be a serious military meeting into a tea party, because the battle of Jinling has been suppressed for a long time.
The emotions were finally released.
I'm afraid Li Jijin didn't understand why Mao Erya wanted to treat him like this. He couldn't wait to send his sister-in-law away. No one here except him knew that his sister-in-law and her sister were printed from the same mold, and they looked almost the same.
, but he is extremely good at running a house! He has experienced this personally and knows it best.
Maybe it was because Erya was still young! He was too shy to tell him about his wife? Li Jijin looked at Erya who gave him a big look, and could only give himself this reasonable explanation.
Seeing the officers lighting up their cigarettes, Tang Dao lightly knocked on the table in front of him: "It's time to celebrate. When our regiment goes to Xuzhou to pick up the ordnance, maybe it will be in time for the New Year. Then we will have a celebration with the whole regiment."
For the New Year's party, Chief of Staff Zhuang went to invite a few theater troupes and the whole group celebrated. Now, we should do business first and call you here so that you can express your thoughts and opinions."
Then, Erya and Xia Dayu distributed the four-line group formation lists that Tantai Mingyue had helped write out.
The expressions on the faces of the officers who received the establishment list were serious at first, and then excited. They did not expect that their new division chief would be so generous.
Not only are the Gold Swallowing Beast cavalry equipped with one company, but even the artillery is equipped with two companies, with 4 mountain cannons and 4 heavy mortars, plus combat artillery and machine guns. With these heavy firepower, the Japanese army has a
They might even dare to have a head-on confrontation with the infantry brigade.
"What else can I say about this? It all depends on what you think, sir!" Li Jijin spoke carelessly first. "But, sir, can I make a small comment?"
"If you have something to say, just say it. If you have anything to say, let it go. When you talk about running on the train, it's you Li Jiujin every day. But when it comes to business, your baby is just like the little daughter-in-law who just passed away, and she's so good at dressing up.
Here!" Lei Xiong glared.
"Hehe, don't worry, Commander Lei! I'm not afraid that what I say is wrong will make my brothers laugh at me!" Li Jijin said with a smile. "How can I change this organization? I'm just a small company commander, I can't say much.
Suggestions, but Lao Li feels that the equipment of the infantry company written by the commander can still be improved."
"Come and listen?" Tang Dao nodded.
Tang Dao is actually very satisfied with Li Jiujin. Although this guy is a bit arrogant, he is smart enough and is not tough at critical moments. He was chased by the Japanese army during the last night attack, so he gritted his teeth and planned to go.
When the 'gecko's tail is docked', the tail already embodies that rare quality.
To be honest, when the independent battalion was established, Li Jijin was chosen as the company commander. What Tang Dao valued most was his loyalty. Unexpectedly, this veteran Youzi did a much better job in this company commander position than Tang Dao expected.
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Although Li Jijin was being uncharacteristically secretive and cautious at this time, Tang Dao was looking forward to his advice.
"Brothers, you all have fought many battles with the Japanese. I would like to ask, when an infantry company of ours confronts a Japanese infantry squadron, what do you think is the biggest threat from the Japanese to the officers and soldiers of our regiment?
"Li Jijin turned his attention to the company commanders of the same level opposite him and around him.
"It goes without saying that most of the Japanese soldiers are veterans, and their marksmanship is not very accurate. Many of my brothers were bitten by Japanese bullets, either in the head or just because they raised their bodies a little when shooting.
The brothers can't even hold up the stretcher to lift them off." Zhao Daqiang answered in a sullen voice.
His 4th company's losses in the two battles of Mouse Mountain and Laojin Pit were actually not huge. There were only a dozen casualties, but there were not many wounded soldiers. Basically, they were all victims, and the causes of their deaths were basically
It was a gunshot wound, so the feeling was extremely deep.
"Yes! Lao Cai, I have been fighting for several years, but I have never seen an army with such accurate marksmanship. At least twenty people in my 9th company were shot dead by Japanese soldiers hiding on the hillside.
, and that was the result of us in the trenches, and they relied on some stones and wooden piles to shoot at us. If we were to fight in the plains, our company's losses would inevitably be greater." Cai Yongguan, who was being helped to sit up reluctantly, was also the result.
There is lingering fear in my heart.
The brave infantry company commander who once wielded a broadsword and chopped down several Japanese soldiers in an independent camp and became famous in the independent battalion was so afraid of the Japanese marksmanship. It is conceivable that in the early days of this great Patriotic War, that group of soldiers had sophisticated skills and tactics.
What a shadow the Japanese veterans left on the Chinese Army.
A trace of gloom flashed across Tang Dao's face. Of course he knew this. Regardless of the advanced weapons and equipment, the Japanese army at this time far surpassed the Chinese army in infantry training.
Not to mention that the Chinese army was psychologically affected by the excellent shooting skills of the Japanese army, even the American soldiers who were armed to the teeth were the same.
In the U.S. Army Department's summary of the battle for the Pacific Islands, it was also mentioned that the crazy Japanese infantrymen tied themselves to trees and specifically shot and killed officers and technicians with perfect precision.
As soon as the American soldiers encountered the Japanese "cold shots", the officers and soldiers would become nervous, then call for artillery support to bomb the area, and finally gradually advance.
The reason why the average level of marksmanship of the Japanese army is far higher than that of the Chinese army is entirely due to the rigorous training during their recruit period.
Before the war broke out, Japan's Ministry of Education issued regulations that each new recruit should consume no less than 150 rounds of rifle ammunition and no less than 300 rounds of machine gun ammunition per month. During the entire shooting training process, each recruit
The total amount of ammunition consumed by recruits must not be less than 2,000 rounds.
The amount of 2,000 rounds of training ammunition is undoubtedly an astronomical figure for the current Chinese army. Not to mention the Sichuan Army, the Guizhou Army and other miscellaneous armies, even the most elite German weapon divisions, the actual monthly training rifle ammunition consumption of soldiers will not be
More than 20 rounds.
In addition to the mind-numbing consumption of training ammunition, during live-fire training on the shooting range, Japanese military instructors will not completely rely on the number of target rings to determine the quality of shooting results.
They believe that the results obtained in actual combat are very different from the results on the shooting range.
A Japanese soldier recalled that when he fired five rounds of live ammunition with a "38" rifle, he was criticized by his superiors even though he achieved 9 hits.
His superiors told him that although these 5 rounds of ammunition were all 9-ring, the bullet marks were too scattered and not concentrated. It was okay if they missed the bullseye, but as long as they could all hit the corner of the target, it was a success. The 5 rounds shot together were 0-ring.
It is also better than 45 rings with scattered bullet marks.
As for those recruits who miss the target and perform poorly, the punishment is also very severe. The instructor will shout insults at them in front of their comrades, and at the same time order them to bow to the gun to apologize. Finally, they will have these recruits slap each other in the face to remember this
A lesson learned.
No success was achieved by luck. The reason why the Japanese infantry was able to display superb skills and tactics on the battlefield that made these elites fearful was inseparable from their heavy consumption and rigorous training.
Valley is sleepy
"Really? We have suffered enough from the Japanese infantry's accurate shooting. If we want to kill them, we have to be more accurate and ruthless than them." Li Jijin put away his usual playful smile and looked serious.
"So, I suggest that while our four-line regiment is far away from the war zone, our regiment should set up a training team and select some veterans to be mainly responsible for various trainings for new recruits and teach them how to save their lives on the battlefield. As a company commander, I can
I don't want to watch the new recruits assigned to my infantry company being shot to death by the Japanese because they were careless.
'He lost his head and had a scar as big as the mouth of a bowl, but after eighteen years he was a good man!' That's a very heroic thing to say, but that man was not raised by his mother's biological father, who made his parents cry till their hearts broke on the grave, but Lao Li did.
Can't stand it.
Since the establishment of our independent battalion, Lao Li's Second Company has fought three battles and killed twenty-six brothers. Most of them were brothers transferred from the former Songjiang Security Regiment. What does this mean? It shows their training as recruits.
They are just fools. If I don't train them properly, I will not dare to go to the Jiangnan territory from now on.
Go, what should I tell my parents? Your son died in the battle at my hands? Are you going to go to a village and talk about one family? Lao Li, I'm afraid I don't have the face to do that!"
Speaking of this, Li Jijin's eyes flashed with tears.
The lobby of the small restaurant was silent.
Probably no one would have thought that the infantry company commander, who is usually the most cynical, would actually have such a delicate thought.
But obviously, he was telling the truth.
This time the independent battalion fought against the Guoqi detachment in the mountains of southern Anhui. The entire army lost more than 400 people, most of whom were soldiers from the Sichuan Army's revenge regiment and the former Songjiang security regiment.
That must be inseparable from their weak training.
On the other hand, the casualty rate of the veterans transferred from the Sixing Battalion, the 67th Army, and the 43rd Army was much lower than them.
It's not that their previous training was very good, but the continuous battlefield has become the most rigorous training ground. Soldiers who cannot make rapid progress will be eliminated. Those who can survive are the best ones.
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But the cost was also staggering. For example, the 524th Regiment, the predecessor of the Sixing Battalion, only had two rounds of soldiers replenished, and very few could survive from before the war to after the battle.
"Okay! Li Jijin made a good suggestion this time! Very good." Tang Dao smiled and took the lead in clapping his hands.
There was thunderous applause in the venue!
"Hehe, I have a humble opinion and am showing off my ugliness. Just don't laugh at it, sir and brothers." Li Jijin mumbled his words and sat down proudly.
"What do you mean by what Lao Li said?" Cai Yongguan asked Wei Donglai next to him quietly with an uneducated look on his face.
"It means he is a bit ugly, but very awesome!" Wei Donglai scratched his scalp and gave an answer very hard.
"Lao Li is capable! He is an honest man." Cai Yongguan gave Li Jijin a thumbs up.
Li Jiujin......
If he had known that these idiots were so uneducated, he would have lost a piece of his book bag with them! Fortunately, he learned a lot about culture from a reporter from Tantai University for several days.
There was laughter again.
With Li Jijin proofing, the other infantry company commanders also offered their opinions and suggestions.
Some people believe that the reason why the Japanese army was able to suppress its own troops at the infantry company level did not lie in the accuracy of the infantry's shooting, nor in the light machine guns, but in the grenades.
Each 15-man infantry squad in Tang Dao's establishment is also equipped with Japanese grenade launchers, but most of the Japanese grenade launchers are veterans. The Chinese grenade launchers are far less experienced than them.
The Japanese grenadiers often had the upper hand when it came to hits.
Therefore, if you want to gain a suppressive firepower advantage in infantry company-level battles, you still have to equip yourself with mortars.
As for the heavy body of the mortar, if the shells are added, it will require at least a 15-man artillery squad to transport it, which is not the scope of the infantry company commander's consideration.
Although it seemed like a contradictory concept, Tang Dao quickly wrote down this very useful suggestion.
The shells of the Type 20 82MM caliber mortar weigh several kilograms, and the effective range is as high as 2,000 meters. Naturally, it is a Japanese-style grenade with a range of only 500 meters, but its gun body and base weigh 60 kilograms, plus a few kilograms.
The transportation of artillery shells requires too much manpower and material resources and is definitely not suitable for an infantry company, especially when trekking through the mountains. This is a strategy he formulated based on the fact that the Four Lines Regiment is about to reach the mountain.
But the company commander's suggestion was a reminder to Tang Dao. Just because an infantry company can't carry 82MM caliber mortars doesn't mean they can't carry smaller caliber ones.
If Tang Dao's memory is correct, in order to counter the large number of grenades equipped by the Japanese army, next year, the top management will propose a plan to imitate the 60-caliber mortar. However, the imitation speed is too slow, and it will not be until two years later that the first
It took three years for these guns to enter large numbers of troops.
That is the famous Type 31 60 mortar, with a total length of 677mm, a total barrel length of 601mm, a total gun mass of 19kg, a gun body mass of 5kg, a gun frame mass of 9kg, a seat plate mass of 5kg, a maximum range of 1444m, and a maximum muzzle velocity of 148m/s.
, the maximum rate of fire is 18 to 30 rounds/min, the directional firing range is 11°, and the high and low firing range is 45° to 70°.
With this small-caliber artillery, a 20-man artillery squad can be equipped with three artillery pieces to carry more than 80 rounds of artillery under extreme conditions. If coupled with pack horses, it can provide an entire daytime fire support to the infantry company at the forefront of the battle line.
There will be no problems.
The development and manufacture of 60-caliber mortars has been included in Tang Dao's necessary agenda for the arsenal that will be established in the future.
Tang Dao no longer has to worry about engineers and skilled workers. The 300-strong student soldiers are the best candidates.
Last time he ordered Lao Hei to take ten student soldiers to the battlefield, which had a very good effect. Now that those student soldiers saw him, their attitude was not generally good.
Of course, Tang Dao also knew that they were taken under the watch of a group of fierce and elite soldiers who killed without batting an eyelid. They naturally respected him as their chief officer, but that would not necessarily be the case in a different environment.
But that doesn't matter, even if many of them will become important masters in a certain field in the future, when it comes to the development of science and various novel ideas, he, a little scumbag with a hundred years of historical memory, can't
It's really easy to defeat them.
Find a suitable time to have a big discussion about science and culture with them, and let the ignorant Chief Tang conquer them with his talk.
After all, Tang Tuanzuo underestimated the elites of this era. Slightly more professional questions from the Department of Physics and Mathematics would make him, a special elite who was carefully cultivated, look confused. If it weren't for a few of his casual opinions
It's still novel, but I'm afraid that even if the conquest fails, the elites will regard him as a guy who can only talk and be kicked out of office.
When it comes to fighting, the elites are not good at it, but when it comes to their profession, no matter how time-travelers Tang Dao is, they are not good at it.
Who told him that he was not a doctor but a soldier before?
Of course, if it were a doctor, the body would have been cold by now when he came here.
It's like holding an atomic bomb in your hand. Without the detonating device, it's far less useful than a kitchen knife.
The officers talked a lot, and Tang Dao accepted several of their suggestions, but the ones that were actually designed were in terms of staffing, and the training team Li Jijin mentioned was pretty reliable. Most of the others were related to equipment.
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"Since we don't have many opinions on the establishment, except for the training team proposed by Captain Li, the rest of the establishment has been tentatively decided. I have met with Deputy Commander Lei, Chief of Staff Zhuang, and the selection has basically been decided."
Tang Dao made a concluding speech.
The venue instantly became quiet.
The officers all sat upright with their backs straightened.
This is related to where each person will sit.
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