The words of the political commissar made Lin Zhiqiang stunned for a moment, but he shook his head and said: "Commander, political commissar, thank you for your kindness to me. But now the vanguard brigade has just lost a battle. As the chief of staff, I cannot leave, so I also thank you.
The two commanders gave me the opportunity to stand alone. However, when I was in the Anti-Japanese Alliance, I only served as a company commander. I lacked the experience of directly leading troops, let alone the experience of commanding troops above a regiment."
"Especially now that the troops are about to be dispersed, the brigade commander is more experienced than me in facing this situation. Therefore, the brigade commander is still the brigade commander, and it is more appropriate for me to be my chief of staff and assist the brigade commander. Commander
Comrade, I believe our brigade commander, as long as his superiors give him a chance, he will be able to make a comeback. I believe he has this ability."
"As for the transfer work, when the two chiefs can make a clean turnaround for the vanguard brigade, it would be more appropriate for me to leave. As for the staff training team, if the two chiefs insist on letting me lead the teaching team, I can completely transfer the teaching team
Will the team be placed in the vanguard brigade?"
Lin Zhiqiang's refusal made the two veterans stunned. After pondering for a long time before they understood Lin Zhiqiang's thoughts, the political commissar and the commander briefly discussed it again before nodding slightly and saying: "Okay, since you insist
, I will meet your request. But you must remember that you must bring us a group of combat staff officers who may not be as good as you, but not too far behind."
Lin Zhiqiang just smiled lightly but said no to the political commissar's request. In addition to the requirement that combat staff officers in the Anti-Japanese Alliance have a certain cultural foundation and have served as company commanders in the army for at least one year.
People who have never stayed there will probably not be able to understand what life is like in the Military Region Staff Training Team.
Among the large and small selection teams and training teams of the entire Anti-Japanese League, the staff training team of the Anti-Japanese League is second only to the selection team of the reconnaissance brigade directly under the military region in terms of hard work. Although it is now transferred to the staff department of the command school, in training
In terms of intensity and learning intensity, it is greater than before.
I get up at 4:30 every morning and only have five minutes to wash up and make the bed, and then go on a ten-kilometer fully-armed cross-country trip. After breakfast, there is a morning of studying various staff professional courses. Map surveying, military topography, and enemy situation.
Analysis and judgment, sand table production and arrangement, various artillery parameters, command firing, artillery position layout, various parameters of the Japanese army's main combat aircraft, etc. A series of studies.
In the afternoon, study at the command regiment and battalion level and basic artillery command majors, including the study and use of active equipment of the Anti-Japanese Alliance and various equipment of the Japanese army. After five o'clock, whether it is windy or raining, there are another two hours of military physical fitness
Training. In the evening, I study military history, study the psychology of Japan, and study the previous battles of the Japanese army.
Including the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, and the study of strategies and tactics adopted by the Japanese army in all the battles launched in the Guanci Civil War since the July 7th Incident. After nine o'clock, an hour will be set aside for a random test on the day's study content.
In addition to taking a small test every day, there is also a major test every week.
Every time a group of students graduates, the military region will allocate a group of troops to conduct an exercise. Those who fail will be eliminated directly. This assessment mechanism can be said to be extremely harsh. If you fail, you will not succeed. What does a combat staff officer do?
A person who provides basis and reference opinions for the leader's decision-making during battle. In Yang Zhen's words, a good combat staff officer can even support a regiment when necessary.
Under such strict requirements, the number of combat staff officers who can graduate from the military region staff training team in a year is very limited. Usually two hundred trainees enter the training team, and fifty graduates are already considered too many. In this situation
Under the strict assessment mechanism, the number of troops usually required for combat operations is difficult to meet the needs.
Later, because the training speed of combat staff was far less than the speed of troop expansion, the headquarters finally issued another order. During the assessment, candidates with scores above 60 points and below 80 points who originally belonged to the elimination series were changed to
Regiment-level combat staff. At the same time, the training of confidential and communications staff is carried out separately from the training of combat staff.
However, although the conditions have been lowered, if a regiment-level combat staff wants to hold the same position in a division, then your assessment results must meet certain standards, which are the original standards for selecting staff. If you cannot meet it, then you
Just stay in the position of regimental combat staff. Of course, if you pass the command professional examination, you can also be transferred to the position of chief and deputy battalion commander or go back to continue to be your own company commander.
Although this staff training team is easy to get in and difficult to get out, the cadres who come out of the staff training team are promoted the fastest among the Anti-Japanese League. Especially at the deputy regiment level, cadres who are combat staff officers have a clear advantage.
.Now among the various regiment-level units of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the deputy regimental commanders or regimental chiefs of staff, and even a large number of division deputy chiefs of staff, are all graduates of the first and second batch of staff training classes.
Although the Anti-Japanese League has always promoted that all positions are equal regardless of their level. But as a soldier, the level of your position is a reflection of whether your ability is recognized. Therefore, although it is difficult to graduate from this staff training team,
But it is still quite popular. There are still a lot of qualified company-level cadres applying for the exam every year. But it is easy to get in and difficult to get out.
But now the political commissar requires that it be so easy to train a group of qualified combat staff officers in a short period of time. If all were to follow the level of combat staff officers of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, they would not be able to do so within half a year. And judging from the foundation of the Guan Nei army,
This time will be extended.
Lin Zhiqiang shook his head slightly. Looking at him over there, Zhang Guoli, the former deputy director of the first branch of the logistics department of the Anti-Japanese Federation and the current deputy director of the logistics department of the advancing army, who was transferred from the northeast with him and specialized in coordinating the allocation of materials, could only
They looked at each other and smiled bitterly. This request was really too high.
It’s just that no matter whether the political commissar’s requirements are a bit high, there are still many things that should be done. I made suggestions, and my superiors accepted my suggestions. But when formulating a specific combat plan, the chief of staff refused to let go.
, Lin Zhiqiang was not able to return to the army together.
Lin Zhiqiang, who still had to stay, followed his previous idea and mobilized three combat staff officers with backgrounds in the Anti-Japanese League. Together with the chief of staff, he quickly formulated a combat plan based on the deployment of the Japanese and puppet troops in Jehol and the situation between the enemy and ourselves. Under this plan
Among them, he even included the detachment led by Yang Jicai that transported supplies to the advancing army.
Since Deputy Commander Wang has made it clear in the telegram that this detachment will stay with the advancing army on the spot after rendezvousing with the advancing army to cooperate with the troops leaving the border. It is normal for the calculation to be involved. This detachment is not only equipped with rocket launchers, but also
Tanks and armored vehicles, 23mm twin-mounted anti-aircraft guns, and various anti-aircraft machine guns with a full range of calibers. This detachment joined the battlefield and at least doubled the offensive and air defense capabilities of the advancing army.
After assisting the chief of staff in formulating the battle plan, Lin Zhiqiang did not delay at the headquarters. Knowing that the troops were about to advance eastward, as the chief of staff of the main brigade, he had a lot to do. He rushed back to the vanguard brigade in the paddock overnight.
Station to the north.
Troops and equipment suffered heavy losses in previous battles, and the current organization of the leading brigade was incomplete and in urgent need of adjustment. The troops were about to be dispersed, and these things had to be completed before orders from superiors were issued. In view of this situation, he did not dare to go to the headquarters
There was too much delay, so I rushed back to the troops to compress and adjust the organization.
After Ye Zhiqiang rushed back to the army, the brigade commander's attitude towards him changed a lot compared to before. He also knew that he had discussed many things with him. Did he let go when it was time to let him go? He was no longer arbitrary. The army was here
The matter of compressing the organization was fully handed over to Lin Zhiqiang for handling.
This veteran revolutionary who privately regretted it. If he had listened to the advice of his chief of staff, the army would not have suffered such heavy losses. Now he has thought clearly. The reason why he completely let go of Lin Zhiqiang this time is not because of Lin Zhiqiang.
Qiang Bao, I am afraid that I will be dismissed from my post. I will fight to the end for this reason.
As an old Red Army soldier with strong principles, he would not hand over the troops entrusted to him by his superiors to others just because of his gratitude. But through this battle, he really saw clearly,
My own shortcomings in certain aspects of command, as well as the real problems in the army, cannot be solved by bravery alone.
The equipment has been installed, the environment has changed, and the command and combat capabilities of the troops must also increase accordingly. Fighting against the Japanese and puppet troops with only bravery as before will only cause the troops to suffer greater losses. Therefore, this time the troop establishment
and equipment adjustment, he handed over all matters to Lin Zhiqiang. He and the brigade political commissar provided support to Lin Zhiqiang.
Lin Zhiqiang, who finally exercised his duties as chief of staff for the first time, did not hesitate to directly make drastic changes to the army's organization. He directly abolished the formation of the second regiment, which suffered the heaviest losses in the battle, and allocated the remaining troops to the first and third regiments.
The first-level organizational structure of the three regiments and battalions was also abolished and restructured into four companies.
The light and heavy machine guns of the original three regiments that survived the battle were redeployed according to different calibers. In addition to the current regiment that is the main force of the brigade, it has been supplemented to the original number. Each of the three regiments has been compressed.
Except for the four light machine guns and four grenade launchers left in the company, the rest were all gathered together and organized into two companies of the same caliber, all equipped with Type 92 heavy machine guns.
The 200,000 rounds of supplementary ammunition allocated by the headquarters have also been uniformly distributed according to actual needs. In terms of the deployment of light weapons, every regiment has weapons of the same caliber as much as possible to avoid the need for the same caliber in the future.
ammunition, but the ammunition that was sent later was ammunition of another caliber. The situation occurred again.
At the same time, in view of the poor mobilization of the stretcher bearers before, the wounded were abandoned or even killed. He specifically discussed with the brigade political commissar and the director of the Political Department, and transferred ten propaganda and propaganda cadres from the Political Department, as well as a strengthened platoon.
A stretcher team was specially organized to transport the wounded during wartime.
In fact, these cadres and soldiers play more of a supervisory role to prevent similar situations from occurring in the future. Otherwise, a reinforced platoon of more than fifty soldiers can only lift more than a dozen wounded at most. If you want to lift a
It is simply impossible to evacuate all the wounded in a battle.