I wanted to use the rumor that the Eighth Route Army was wandering around but not attacking.
As a result, Kong Jie slapped him in the face with evidence.
The Jinsui Army officer who was clamoring at the beginning stopped talking. If the situation didn't allow it, he would have wanted to escape from this place in despair.
Deep down in his heart, he was complaining: What kind of thing is this being done by the Central Army? He still wants to throw dirty water on the Eighth Route Army, but they already have the evidence on hand!
Back in front of him, Kong Jie showed the open-mindedness that a host should have when treating guests, and changed the subject with a smile: "Brother Chu, and all the captains, the military exercise in front of us has begun. Let's focus on this military exercise."
Let’s practice!”
Not far away, in the area where the Eastern Army and the Western Army conduct simulated combat exercises, the simulated combat between the two sides has officially begun.
The Eastern Army's simulated Japanese squadron occupied the commanding heights of the mountain and blocked the enemy with powerful firepower.
The Western Army simulated an upward attack by the Eighth Route Army troops, with the goal of capturing the Japanese positions.
"Brother Chu thinks, after this battle, will the Eastern Army or the Western Army win?"
Kong Jie asked with a smile while watching the simulated combat situation on the viewing platform.
Chu Yunfei slowly put down the telescope, pondered for a moment, and replied: "If the Western Army had artillery fire in its hands, this battle would be much easier to fight. Now that the Eastern Army has been trapped on the hilltop and has lost its mobility,
The outcome is almost determined."
Chen Quan laughed at the side.
Chu Yunfei smiled and said: "Oh, Battalion Commander Shen thinks Chu's words are inappropriate?"
Chen Quan replied: "Captain Chu, you are used to having a big business. At this moment, the Western Army is simulating the overall equipment situation of our Eighth Route Army. Not to mention the artillery on hand to attack the Japanese positions, the bullets in the pockets of the soldiers are all
I can’t fit a few."
"Using artillery to destroy Japanese positions is simply impossible."
Chu Yunfei suddenly said: "Without the artillery to attack the enemy, there are no reinforcements, and the equipment is far inferior to that of the Eastern Army, which represents the Japanese squadron, it will be difficult for the Western Army to win this simulation exercise!" p>
An officer of the Jinsui Army said: "This is not only difficult. In my opinion, it is impossible to win at all. If the Western Army rushes forward blindly, it may even be wiped out by this group of Japanese troops on the top of the mountain."
In this regard, Yang Chongshan, the leader of the 57th Regiment, also raised doubts: "Brother Kong, in this military simulation, the Eastern Army and the Western Army have similar strength, but the gap in equipment is too big. In addition, the Eastern Army uses defense as offense.
, occupying absolute firepower and terrain advantages."
"Isn't this two-party simulation a little unfair?"
Kong Jie smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Chongshan, has there ever been fairness on this battlefield? If we really wanted to talk about fairness, before the war, the little devils should have divided their equipment into half of our Eighth Route Army."
Yang Chongshan was startled, and then he couldn't laugh or cry.
Kong Jie said: "War is never fair. This military exercise is to simulate the actual situation of our Eighth Route Army responding to the Japanese army."
"If the Western Army, which represents our Eighth Route Army, is defeated, it should also understand what kind of blow it will suffer when facing the Japanese army whose equipment is far superior to its own, so as to learn valuable experience in fighting the Japanese army."<
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"If the Eastern Army representing the Japanese army wins, the soldiers should also understand that when fighting our Eighth Route Army, the little devils have more sophisticated equipment and artillery, what kind of combat methods will they use, and what kind of mentality will they have?
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"After this exercise is over, in the next exercise, I will have the Eastern Army and the Western Army switch positions to conduct simulated operations."
"Soldiers should try their best to know themselves and their enemies in order to increase the possibility of victory."
Yang Chongshan nodded heavily, secretly admiring him.
Chu Yunfei also expressed emotion: "Brother Kong is really far-sighted. He can think of such a far-reaching situation in a military simulation exercise."
Kong Jie sighed bitterly: "There is no way. Who told our Eighth Route Army that our grandma doesn't kiss us and our uncle doesn't love us? We can only make up our own minds."
"Since swords are not as good as humans, we can only find ways to make swordsmanship stronger than humans."
"A sword is inferior to a human, but swordsmanship is stronger than a human! Well said!" Chu Yunfei clapped his hands in praise.
Amidst the sighs, everyone's eyes once again focused on the mountainous area where the combat exercise was conducted.
The Eastern Army, which represents the Japanese squadron on the hilltop, is very shrewd.
After occupying the commanding heights and building defensive fortifications, the Eastern Army positioned its position in the forward direction, corresponding to the gentle slope of the Western Army up the mountain, and cut down all the trees within the 200 meters downwards to clear the firing range.
In this way, the Eastern Army's firepower advantage can be maximized and the open impact zone in front of them can be blocked with intensive firepower.
Chu Yunfei nodded frequently and said: "The Eastern Army's approach is very consistent with the Japanese army's usual combat methods."
"After this area of firing area is cleared, it will be difficult for the Western Army to break through the position. There is no artillery to attack the enemy. If you rush forward hastily, you will only become a living target."
"The Japanese army will never let the enemy get close to the position easily."
Amidst Chu Yunfei's analysis, the Western Army launched an offensive on the simulated combat mountain.
A platoon of thirty-six soldiers from the Western Army opened a skirmish line and gradually approached the Japanese position with the help of trees.
Under the leadership of the platoon leader, the soldiers first crawled forward, and then took advantage of the pause in the Eastern Army's firepower to use the depressions, tree pits, and tree roots in the open ground cleared by the Eastern Army as cover. With decisive and swift movements,
Leap from one bunker to another.
The Eastern Army is continuing to fire:
The wooden grenades prepared for this simulated battle were flying all over the sky, and hitting the head was painful.
The exercise evaluator following the battlefield will judge the casualties of the Western Army based on the location where the grenade landed and exploded.
The drill rifles produced by the repair shop for training new recruits are specially used to fire blank ammunition.
This blank bullet is very simple to make. It is a bullet casing recovered by soldiers on the battlefield. It contains a small amount of fast-burning propellant, and then uses some wood or cardboard as a warhead.
The range is short and the power is low, but it is quite painful when hit on the body. It can make the simulated soldiers feel the pressure of real weapons on the battlefield.
Amidst the hail of bullets, the soldiers used an almost textbook approach to avoid rounds of fire blocks and successfully advanced fifty meters.
Chu Yunfei looked at this and was amazed: "Brother Kong, are these soldiers really just training for a month?"
Kong Jie smiled and said: "One month and two days, one more day, I, Kong Jie, am telling lies."
"Amazing! The training of new recruits by your independent regiment is really eye-opening," Chu Yunfei praised, holding a blank bomb in his hand to examine it.
Kong Jie explained: "In order to simulate the actual combat environment of fighting for guns on the real battlefield, this is a specially made blank bullet, which is made by reassembling the shell casings recovered from the battlefield."
"Of course, the quantity is very small. Our Eighth Route Army's financial resources are too thin, so even these recycled empty bullet casings are not willing to waste. Although the performance of reassembled bullets is far inferior to the original bullets, it is worse than no bullets at all, right?"
"This simulation exercise only included some symbolic blank ammunition. Most of the time, only the shouts of killing were heard, and no fire was seen."
Chu Yunfei nodded, his eyes still focused on the drill not far away.
As a bystander with a clear vision, Chu Yunfei could naturally see at a glance:
"The platoon that is advancing at the moment should be on the feint attack route, and the other two routes that are slightly behind should be preparing to attack in a roundabout way from the flanks."
"One way of feigning attack, attracting the firepower of the Japanese position head-on, and the other two making roundabout surprise attacks, although it is a conventional tactic, it is also the best choice to capture the Japanese position at the moment."
"More importantly, the soldiers of these three teams cooperate very well with each other, and their execution is not like that of new recruits."
While Chu Yunfei was commenting, he continued to observe the situation on the battlefield with a telescope.
Immediately afterwards, he seemed to be attracted by something and instructed Kong Jie:
"Interesting, Brother Kong, I made a mistake in my judgment. I thought the other two groups were preparing to attack from the flanks in a roundabout way, but you see, the troops on the right side actually took a different route. A group of soldiers headed towards the cliff where the Japanese army was leaning.
I went back in a roundabout way, what do you want to do?"
Kong Jie was stunned for a moment, and quickly looked over with a telescope. Just as Chu Yunfei said, the platoon on the right wing responsible for the roundabout seemed not to be prepared to follow the conventional routine.
Strange, why does the guy at the front look a bit like Duan Peng?
...on the exercise battlefield.
After training with the Sharp Knife Company of the Second Battalion for half a month and then returning to the recruit company, Duan Peng served as the first squad leader of the platoon.
The current drills and operations are in accordance with the orders of the seventh company commander.
In order to take down the Eastern Army (Japanese Army), the second platoon launched a feint attack from the front to attract the opponent's firepower, and then the first platoon made a surprise attack from the right wing, and the third platoon made a surprise attack from the left wing. The two sides attacked at the same time according to the agreed time.
, breached the Eastern Army’s position in one fell swoop.
In this regard, the second and third platoons honestly followed the orders.
When they arrived at the platoon, platoon leader Zhao Dachun led Duan Peng and his party. They were originally preparing to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese position after detouring from the right wing as ordered.
On the way, squad leader Duan Peng suddenly expressed to Zhao Dachun:
"Platoon commander, I think it won't work if we just launch a surprise attack like this."
Zhao Dachun was stunned: "Why doesn't it work?"
Duan Peng said: "Platoon commander, according to our previous reconnaissance, the Eastern Army has cleared the firing range facing our attack direction. Even if we raid from both wings, we will still be discovered by the Eastern Army when we reach the open shooting zone."<
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"If we charge forward like this, our chances of winning are not good. Even if we can capture the position, the Eastern Army simulates a Japanese squadron with strong firepower, and our casualties will not be small."
"Don't you always say that our platoon will not engage in loss-making business?"
Zhao Dachun said helplessly: "I know what you said, and the company commander also expected it. If we take a detour from both wings, we will still be exposed in advance, but there is no other way at the moment. The Eastern Army has occupied the commanding heights and cleared the firing range.
Only our side of the mountain is suitable for attack, and we can only use this method to capture the Eastern Army's position no matter the cost."
"You also know that this exercise was not only watched by the regiment commander, but also the officers of the Shanxi-Sui Army. Our Western Army represents our Eighth Route Army and we cannot lose this person."
"Surprise attack from the right side of the attack. This is an order personally given by the company commander. Even if it doesn't work, it must work!"
Duan Peng thought for a while and said: "Platoon leader, you hand over the first squad to me, and I will lead the first squad up from the back side of the mountain, and you will continue to lead other comrades in flanking raids."
Zhao Dachun was startled and glared: "Duan Peng, you kid can't act recklessly. Attacking from the flank is an order from the company commander. Do you want to disobey the order?"
"Besides, the mountain on the back side is so steep that no one can get on it. It's just a drill right now. You are taking the soldiers on an adventure. If you fall and have an accident, who will be responsible?"
Duan Peng said stubbornly: "Platoon commander, the battalion commander said during the exercise that this exercise completely simulates actual combat, let us treat it as a real combat."
"If this is a real battle, taking a little risk can avoid the sacrifice of more of our comrades, so what's wrong?"
Looking at Duan Peng's firm expression and looking at the soldier he had brought out with his own hands, Zhao Dachun hesitated.
"The mountain on the back side is steep, making it difficult to climb up. Duan Peng, do you have any idea?"
Duan Peng said: "Platoon commander, don't worry. When I usually train with my comrades in the first class, I often train on rock climbing. This is an essential skill for scouts when I was studying in the sharp knife company. We are confident!" "Yes, platoon leader, we are confident!" The soldiers of the first squad followed Duan Peng and replied decisively.
"Platoon leader, just let us try it. If anything happens, I will be responsible for myself."
Zhao Dachun immediately cursed: "You brat, are you trying to steal my credit? Why are you responsible? It was my idea to let you guys attack by surprise right now. Even if the sky falls, I will still be holding on!"<
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"Okay, okay, stop inking, I have to launch a surprise attack here, so hurry up!"
"Platoon leader, we still need grenades. Can you give us some of your grenades?" Duan Peng said.
Zhao Dachun gritted his teeth and said, "Here, each of us will only keep one grenade, and the rest will be given to the same class."
These are twenty-four grenades.
Before leaving, Zhao Dachun patted Duan Peng on the shoulder and said: "Duan Peng, remember, you have to bring back a lot of soldiers to me. Also, you can only succeed, not fail!" p>
"Yes, platoon leader, please rest assured, I promise to complete the mission!"
Duan Peng solemnly saluted Zhao Dachun as a military salute, and then led a group of soldiers into the forest...