Chapter 39 Dissatisfaction of the Political Commissar
In fact, no matter what the shortcomings of Japanese weapons are, in fact, in one sentence, Japanese weapons are used by the most elite troops who have been trained intensively. If you want to be proficient in using them, you must go through rigorous and extensive training, whether it is grenades. Barrel or crooked handle, they are all such weapons.
However, the Guannai army lacks corresponding training precisely because of the constraints of conditions, but you cannot expect a unit that only has a few bullets on the battlefield to fire thousands of bullets at a time during daily training, with good accuracy. , is probably the only good comment about this machine gun from the Kanai troops.
If the crooked machine gun is adequately trained, for example, in the hands of the elite divisions of the Japanese army, it is still a pretty good machine gun. Its power is not much inferior to that of the Czech machine gun. The training is insufficient, and it lacks the maintenance conditions of the Japanese army. The main reason why the troops dislike Japanese weapons.
Although the old commander is the commander and the highest military leader of the entire army, he is still very familiar with the opinions below. Although he thinks that the troops are now better equipped and has a higher appetite, he also criticizes the current picky problems in the troops, but He didn't listen to the voices below either.
It's just that the troops don't want Japanese weapons now, and the 79-caliber anti-Japanese weapons made in Poland are definitely not available, so why should he embarrass others? Yang Zhen said that there is a way to get them, but in the old commander's mind, he thought it was just a kind of weapon. Just an explanation, where are they going to find so many 79-caliber weapons now?
We can't let people open a separate production line just for the tens of thousands of people marching into the army. Although I also look forward to unifying the caliber of the troops' weapons and equipment, considering the practical problems, the commander's issue of changing the troops' equipment is not He is very enthusiastic about it, and in his opinion, as long as a weapon can kill the enemy, it is a good weapon.
Being able to unify the caliber and reduce the pressure on logistics is the biggest advantage of changing the equipment. As for what kind of weapons to change, the old commander doesn't care too much. If Yang Zhen changes all the advancing troops into Japanese weapons, he has no objection. , after all, with sufficient weapons and ammunition, the troops can be more free during combat, which is also more conducive to their own command.
Besides, even if the Japanese weapons have some shortcomings, after all, they have one manpower, and the troops don't have to worry about the lack of weapons, especially the lack of ammunition. The Japanese weapons have the advantages of Japanese weapons, and the weapons made in Poland have them. The benefits of Japanese weapons cannot be generalized because of the shortcomings of Japanese weapons.
Back then, when the army was short of weapons, it was not the same as fighting. The main problems of the army were the lack of ability to attack tough targets, the lack of regular combat capabilities of large corps, the lack of positional warfare, and the poor coordination of infantry and artillery. As for the equipment, it is enough now, at least. There is no need to be helpless in the face of Japanese fortifications when attacking fortresses.
So in response to Yang Zhen's proposal, the commander shook his head and said: "As for equipment replacement, as long as it's not your automatic rifle, it's up to you. We can't afford your kind of rifle, good guy. I caught up with one person and one light machine gun."
"When the battle is over, if the Central Committee insists on integrating all the advancing troops into the anti-alliance combat sequence, then you should consider how to change the equipment. As for now, out of consideration of the logistical pressure of the first phase of the operation, since the The march has been decided to be used as a lightly-armed force, so we will not replace the same equipment as yours for the time being."
"You have your own considerations when changing equipment, but these weapons have a fast rate of fire and high ammunition consumption, so they are not suitable for advancing troops. Whether it is a Japanese weapon or a weapon made in Poland, it is a good weapon if it can kill the enemy. As long as the caliber can be unified, It’s totally OK to reduce the logistical pressure.”
"The most critical thing now is to reorganize and train the advancing troops, accelerate the improvement of the combat effectiveness of the troops, and the command capabilities of cadres at all levels. As for equipment, as I said before, don't be too big and complete, and it must be in line with our current strategic supply capabilities. Poor actual situation.”
"I've seen your training these days, and I'm honestly very impressed. The amount of training your army does in one day is almost equal to the amount of three to five days of training in Guan Nei's army. In the morning, there is an unshakable five-kilometer fully armed morning exercise, and Emergency gatherings every three to five days and military boxing, these are things that the Guan Nei army does not have."
"But isn't your training volume a bit too much? Five kilometers of armed morning exercises in the morning, various tactics, grappling, live-fire shooting, and grenade throwing training in the morning. In the afternoon, various technical tactics and obstacles, weapon maintenance training, and after dinner , and another five kilometers.”
"After returning to the barracks, there are still two hours of cultural classes and political studies, armed cross-country once every three days, and mountain crossing once every five days. Your troops basically train from the moment they open their eyes to turning off the lights at night. Such a big training The amount, can the troops bear it?"
"If you follow the intensity of your training, I'm afraid not many of the troops that advance into the army can survive. The food level of your troops is high, but the amount of training is too much. But who wants your military body boxing?" I think it’s very good after it comes out. It can not only exercise the body, but also improve the troops’ hand-to-hand combat capabilities.”
"As for the training of your special operations reconnaissance brigade, the political commissar and I have also watched it. Although it is a bit too harsh, it is quite unique. This time in Rehe, we also learned part of their combat characteristics and capabilities. Don’t forget your promise to train a group of such troops for the customs forces."
The meaning of the commander's words was that he was very fond of the special operations force assigned to the advancing army by the Anti-Japanese Alliance. However, the political commissar on the side was still a little disapproving. Although he had visited their training in the past two days, he was very impressed by the brand-new skills they showed. The political commissar also admired the combat mode, but was very dissatisfied with some of the methods they displayed in certain aspects during the Jehol campaign.
The political commissar always felt that their actions were a bit too ruthless, and their interrogation work was also very different from the preferential treatment of prisoners that the army had always emphasized. This method was a bit too cruel. After listening to the report of the troops who cooperated with them in the battle, although he didn't want to say it , but the political commissar felt that apart from the word cruel, there was no other word that could describe it.
Regarding this matter, the political commissar hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Comrade Yang Zhen, when you mentioned training, I remembered one thing. Your special reconnaissance unit cooperated with us in Rehe to eliminate enemy agents very effectively, and its combat effectiveness is indeed It's strong, and the combat mode is also very novel, but this method is a bit excessive."
"Our army has strict discipline. It is our consistent practice to treat prisoners preferentially. Of course, it is necessary to use some means when interrogating prisoners. We can all understand this, but your army, when interrogating prisoners, , the methods used are really a bit too harsh.”
"What you do is, at best, no matter what the cost, and at worst, no matter what the means. Apart from cruelty, I can't think of any other adjectives. When we treat prisoners, no matter what the reason is, We can't do this, no matter how severe the situation is, we should still retain a certain bottom line as a human being."
"When our cadres who cooperated with the operation came back to report, I couldn't even believe that this was something our troops could do. It was simply more cruel than the Japanese army. Even the Japanese army, which has always been known for its toughness, did not have the ability to do so. The prisoners who survived your interrogation methods for ten minutes and who were tortured by them did not have any intact skin on their bodies, and quite a few of them were even tortured to death."
"The troops that are cooperating with your troops have strong opinions on your methods. This is very detrimental to the integration of the two armies. Comrade Yang Zhen, we can understand your thoughts, but after all, we are the people. The army must never forget discipline."
"The Japanese army is a beast army, but we cannot also become beasts. No matter how powerful such an army is, we don't want it. I hope you can make certain improvements in this aspect. Comrade Yang Zhen, treat the prisoners the least. We still have to talk about humanism."
"We hope to learn from your unconventional and special combat methods, and we also hope that you can help us cultivate a group of similar troops. However, we cannot accept your practices in certain aspects, and we cannot accept our troops. , turned into some unscrupulous butchers."
In response to the old commander's accusation, Yang Zhen hesitated for a moment and finally said: "Old chief, special operations are a type of infiltration operations behind enemy lines without rear areas. The particularity of their operations determines that they need to obtain information in the shortest possible time. Get the information they need."
"The two old leaders are both battle-hardened veterans. Whether the intelligence on the battlefield is accurate or not, or even a one-minute delay in the transmission of intelligence will have an impact on the battle situation. The particularity of their operations determines that they must Take all measures, because if any accident occurs, with the Japanese army's usual reaction speed, all that awaits them is the complete destruction of the entire army."
"Of course, this battle in Jehol is a little different from their usual battle mode, but have the two veterans considered that your safety is above all else? What should you do if something unexpected happens to you and the nearly 100,000 troops advance? We must use all means, not to fight to the death to protect the safety of the two veterans, but to take the minimum price to exchange for your safety."
Having said this, Yang Zhen was silent for a moment and said, "This unit was trained by me. It is also the only unit in the army that I personally led. It still maintains a fully-organized unit. This unit's combat style , I am clear and understand it, because all their combat methods, including this method of interrogating prisoners, were all formulated by me and taught by me."
"What they did may be a bit excessive in the eyes of the two veterans, but for me, considering the conditions when this unit was created, I don't think it is too much. For this unit, which often needs to go deep behind enemy lines alone, For combat troops, combat is the first priority and survival is the first priority."
"They have to complete the combat mission first. As for benevolence, justice and morality, they can't care about it for the time being. With the complex enemy situation and unique combat methods, at least now this unit can only choose to use whatever means necessary. I also know that this style is a bit excessive, but it needs to be changed. We can’t change it now. When there is peace and tranquility, I will naturally take measures to change this unscrupulous approach."
After Yang Zhen finished his last words, the two veterans looked at him in surprise. This army was actually built by the young man in front of him. If he was not satisfied with the style of this army, wouldn't he also be included in it? The political commissar who had not thought of this felt somewhat embarrassed.
I am not satisfied with some of their methods, but if I put it forward so straightforwardly, it is more or less correct. After Yang Zhen said this, compared to the political commissar who looked very unnatural, the commander looked at him with a strange expression. Yang Zhen didn’t know what he was thinking about.