The mobility of an army is also a type of combat effectiveness!

Two armies compete for a pass, and whoever arrives first can determine the outcome of a war, especially for the attacking side.

Zhao Zhiguo and the others were definitely going to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army. The counterattack would definitely involve outflanking and cutting off the Japs' retreat route.

If they run slowly and the Japs run fast, they will never be able to surround the main force of the Japs.

Of course, outflanking also requires strategy. Just like Gangcun's attack on Zhao Zhiguo's defense area this time, they are too obsessed with the arsenal.

If the Japanese cavalry and armored troops were to attack Pingcheng, Zhao Zhiguo would definitely be hiding in a ravine eating dry food.

Therefore, Zhao Zhiguo must have a team that can run faster than the Japs, which can penetrate deeply and break through the Japanese defense line.

"Transform the reconnaissance regiment into an armored regiment!" Zhao Zhiguo made the final decision. "Tell Yao Pengju that Ding Yucheng can no longer follow him to Bingzhou City. He has more important tasks."

After receiving the order, Ding Yucheng immediately ran to the headquarters to report to Zhao Zhiguo.

"Commander, I heard there is a new mission? Are we going to attack Bingzhou City?"

Everyone in the First Military Division knows that their next goal is to recapture Bingzhou City.

After recapturing Bingzhou, their troops had no worries and concentrated on driving the Japs into the sea.

"I also want to fight against Bingzhou and defend against Gangcun. Our casualties are smaller than those of the Japs. We rely on a large number of weapons and ammunition. This battle has almost wiped out our family fortune," Zhao Zhiguo said.

After this battle, Zhao Zhiguo and the others suffered few casualties, but they used explosive bags like mountain bags, as well as a large number of bullets and artillery shells.

"Did you see the armored vehicle?"

"I saw it when I entered the city. It was quite majestic. It was this kind of iron cylinder, invulnerable to bullets. It was like a mobile bunker." Ding Yucheng said.

Although they have blown up many tanks and armored vehicles, they rarely have the opportunity to touch and see these tanks and armored vehicles.

Everyone knows that there is a layer of iron outside the armored vehicle, and their rifles and machine guns cannot penetrate it. They can only use explosive packets or artillery shells.

But the number of soldiers and officers in the First Army Division who have seen the internal structure of an armored vehicle can be counted on one hand.

"Do you want it?" Zhao Zhiguo asked Ding Yucheng.

"Give it to me? Commander, I can't even drive a truck, let alone this thing." Ding Yucheng said, "But give me one and I can study it and maybe I can drive it."

"I found that you didn't learn anything good from Yao Pengju, but you learned more about narcissism. What about you? I don't have such a good blessing," Zhao Zhiguo said, "I plan to equip your regiment with these armored vehicles.

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"Ah? Really! Commander, did I hear you correctly?"

"That's right, two companies were transferred from the reconnaissance regiment to the headquarters to prepare for the formation of a new reconnaissance battalion. Your reconnaissance regiment will be reorganized into an armored regiment starting today." Tian Kezhi said.

"Armored regiment? Commander, Chief of Staff, are you kidding us? We don't even have a single person in the regiment who can drive, and we've never had contact with an armored regiment before."

Ding Yucheng was in trouble. He had never seen armored combat, let alone trained it, and was very unfamiliar with it.

Asking him to form an armored regiment would be too much of a rush.

"You don't want to take this task?" Zhao Zhiguo asked.

"Commander, it's not that I don't want to take on this mission, it's that I don't know where to start. If I don't get things done and delay our unit's combat plan, I will be the sinner of our First Military Division."

Armored combat is a completely unfamiliar field to Ding Yucheng, but it is also a breakthrough from zero to one.

Ding Yucheng, who had no experience, was afraid that he would mess up.

"Will you lead troops to fight from the beginning? The armored force is indeed a brand new field for our army, but we can't stop doing it just because of the difficulties, right? We don't build an armored force, but there are little devils. Not only are we small

There are Japs, and there are them in many countries around the world. Do you like to let our soldiers hold explosive bags to blow up the Japs’ armored vehicles?”

Sooner or later, the troops on the ground will enter the era of steel torrent.

Fighters in the air, tanks on the ground, and large ships on the ocean, if one of these three develops to the top of the world, no one in this world will dare to mess with you.

Of course, Zhao Zhiguo hopes that these three can develop in a balanced manner!

"Then let me try?" Ding Yucheng asked tentatively.

"It's not about trying, it's about getting this thing done. If it doesn't work, I will hand over this task to other group leaders." Zhao Zhiguo said.

Zhao Zhiguo had no shortage of troops, and he didn't believe he could find a suitable commander.

"Report to the commander, I will definitely complete the mission."

Ding Yucheng took over the mission, but he began to worry about how to train the armored troops.

"The first task is to select a few soldiers and let them know how to drive armored vehicles so as not to hit our own people," Zhao Zhiguo said.

If an armored vehicle loses control and hits one of your own soldiers, it will either kill you or be disabled.

"Well, we haven't seen it before, how can we open it?" Ding Yucheng asked.

"This thing is similar to a truck. Find a few truck drivers to be your teachers and ask for advice humbly." Zhao Zhiguo said, "Remember, you must find a spacious enough space to practice. Before you can distinguish between the accelerator and the fork, who can

Don’t touch it either!”

Novice drivers are more terrifying than little devils. If they are not careful, a house will be hit and destroyed.

"I remember!"

"Okay, after you go back, convey this matter immediately. If you have any difficulties, just come to the headquarters to see me. If I'm not here, you can go to the political commissar or chief of staff." Zhao Zhiguo said.

For the Eighth Route Army, this is a brand new branch of arms, and they must focus on and cultivate it.

Ding Yucheng left the headquarters anxiously.

"Old Zhao, there is one more thing you haven't dealt with." Matthew reminded Zhao Zhiguo.

"Is there anything more important than the matter of the armored forces?"

Zhao Zhiguo recalled carefully that he had indeed been very busy recently in response to the attack launched by Gangcun, but he had indeed dealt with all the matters that needed to be dealt with.

"Qiu Zian!" Matthew Wen said.

When this name was mentioned, Zhao Zhiguo suddenly understood.

He had completely forgotten about Qiu Zian: "Didn't I remember that I asked him to handle our army's external affairs?"

Qiu Zian has stayed in Zhao Zhiguo's defense zone, from air defense weapons and equipment troops to shooting down Japanese aircraft, to Zhao Zhiguo defeating Gangcun's attack.

All these changes were witnessed by Qiu Zian with his own eyes.

Zhao Zhiguo really made every effort to fight against the Japs and turned the impossible into a possibility. This was exactly what Qiu Zian expected.
Chapter completed!