Having said this, Yang Zhen looked at the Soviet-made tanks in front of him that had completed the day's training plan and were now lined up neatly with two complete tank regiments. He shook his head and said: "For the British, facing North Africa now
The battlefield, the future European battlefield, is under tremendous pressure from the Germans’ huge armored groups, and they will not give us the best-performing tanks.”
"The Matilda II tanks and Crusader cruise tanks that they have already begun to phase out will be handed over to us. Just wait and see, in the not too distant future, American-made medium tanks with excellent performance will be mass-produced.
After that, we will compete with the British and the Soviets for quotas of American aid."
"The British will definitely use some tricks to get American-made tanks with better performance. I estimate that these British tanks will become our main aid equipment for a long time. As for the tanks we make ourselves, you still have
Have to wait."
"However, those British tanks may have fallen behind when facing the Germans. But their performance is still sufficient to deal with the Japanese. Maybe it is because the opponents are different. Not only are the Japanese tanks less suitable for anti-tank operations, they are actually even more capable of carrying heavy tasks.
The task of covering the infantry attack was very difficult."
"The equipment is all howitzers that are more suitable for fire suppression, rather than cannons for fighting tanks. The maximum caliber 57mm howitzer has an armor-piercing capability that is not as good as our T-26 tanks, and even the ones equipped with more equipment don't even have artillery.
Type 94 armored vehicles. Faced with such an opponent, these equipment can still fully meet the needs for a long time."
"So, you should not consider that these equipment have many shortcomings. Instead, you should become familiar with the performance of this tank as soon as possible, and find ways to avoid their weaknesses through the use of tactics. Try to put them on the battlefield as soon as possible.
Use its maximum power to become a weapon against the Japanese army."
"Old Chen, the headquarters will find ways to obtain advanced equipment for you. But no matter what kind of equipment it is, the most fundamental factor in whether it can become a powerful weapon against the Japanese army lies in the hands of those of you who use it. No one can win.
They are greedy for life and afraid of death on the battlefield, no matter what equipment they are given, they will only become a pile of scrap metal in the end.
"No matter what shortcomings they have, you must accept and become familiar with the tanks provided by the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union. You must use them to their fullest power in the shortest possible time. In a word, a weapon that can kill devils is a good weapon.
Equipment that reduces the amount of equipment we sacrifice on the battlefield is the best equipment."
"Just because these equipments have shortcomings of one kind or another, we are not willing to accept them or become familiar with them. There are no perfect weapons and equipment in this world, let alone perfect tactics. So no matter what kind of equipment we receive,
, your mentality must be corrected. You can neither throw away food because of choking, nor throw it away like old clogs."
"If you don't have enough technical support personnel, why don't you think of ways to train them yourself? In terms of training procedures, use your brain more and think of ways. How can a living person be choked to death by urinating? In addition to the aviation force, your armored force is the key knowledge of the entire army.
The molecules allocate objects. I think as long as we work hard, there are always more solutions than difficulties."
"Isn't it a good idea for you to rely on the tank manufacturing plant under construction to train technicians? Why not continue? It doesn't matter if your education level is low. How many of us don't even know our own names before joining the army? It's better to join the army with just that little education
I learned it later. Since we can train an illiterate person to become a senior commander, why can't they train technical personnel among them?"
In fact, Chen Hanzhang was just complaining. Although these tanks each have their own shortcomings, if they are really not given to him and are all allocated to the infantry units, I am afraid that he, the commander of the armored forces, will have to be defeated. Since Yang Zhen has said this
Obviously, with Chen Hanzhang's character, he would naturally keep his mouth shut and not talk about it.
As for the problem of insufficient technical support personnel, it is indeed true, but it does not mean that there is no solution. As soon as the Armored Corps was established, he selected a group of cadres and soldiers who graduated from Manchukuo elementary schools from among the agencies and logistics personnel.
, to study at a tank production plant built with Soviet aid.
Although the tank production plant has not completely completed the construction so far, and has not produced a single tank. However, its armored forces relied on the production technology training courses held by Soviet technicians at the factory, and the first batch of 200 were trained.
Maintenance and support personnel. And this model is still going on today.
As for the recruits with middle school education in the Puppet Manchukuo country assigned to them by the military region in the later period, they were trained half as combat cadres and half as technical cadres. They also adopted the method of using the old to lead the new and speeding up the training. But faced with the situation
The number of armored forces and equipment has been greatly expanded. The current number of technical support personnel is indeed not sufficient, but it is enough to meet the most basic needs of the several fist forces that have been expanded in the military region.
His complaint was actually similar to Xiong Dazhen's original goal. He just wanted Yang Zhen to make some openings in the number of intellectuals allocated, and allocate more recruits to the armored force who were at least junior high school graduates.
.There is no way. The numbers allocated by the military region are far from being able to meet the needs of the armored forces, which are developing rapidly and are hungry.
At least according to what he learned at the briefing meeting of senior cadres of the military region at the end of last month, after he learned that the Anti-Japanese Alliance had reached an aid agreement with the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union, he returned to the army and immediately started formulating the armored force development plan himself. It really cannot meet the needs. Take a step forward and see
Three moves on a chessboard are also the philosophy of life. Chen Hanzhang, who played a good chess game, still remembers it very clearly.
There is no way, war waits for no one, and time waits for no one. If he had had as long a time as the Soviets had to build peace before the war, and could proceed step by step steadily, he would not be in such a hurry. But the current situation has given him
He doesn't have that much time to take care of everything.
As long as No. 1 spoke, the political commissar and the Northeast Bureau would basically have a smooth journey. So after Chen Hanzhang finished complaining, he kept looking at Yang Zhen expectantly. He was hoping that Yang Zhen would nod and agree to recruit soldiers during the recruitment.
Certain consideration will be given to armored soldiers when allocating new recruits who meet the cultural standards of junior high school graduates.
The reason why he complained about the British tanks was just a way to attract others. Since the army, no matter how great the pressure or the difficult situation, Chen Hanzhang has never taken the initiative to complain. This time he was a bit nagging.
Although his complaints were well-founded, they were indeed groundbreaking.
It's just that Yang Zhen kept silent about this matter as if he hadn't heard anything. He just talked with him, the commander of the armored forces, about the history of tank development, and by the way, he gave an idea to the Soviet-made medium tank in front of him.
The new name of the battle tank. As for the gap in maintenance and support personnel, it clearly tells him to be self-reliant.
Since Yang Zhen had already expressed his attitude in disguise, Chen Hanzhang did not dare to say anything more as a person. Xiong Dazhen had been in trouble many times because of this incident, and he, Chen Hanzhang, still understood it very well. No. 1
Since we are silent, there is no room for negotiation on this matter.
Although he knew very well that No. 1 could definitely tell that his complaints were not without purpose. But No. 1 did not spit out his words. I am afraid that the military region was indeed in trouble on this matter. Chen Hanzhang was not a shameless Xiong Dazhen, Yang
Since Zhen avoided talking, he also knew the actual situation, so he did not continue to complain.
As a member of the Party Committee of the military region, he is very clear about the current dilemma of the military region in facing talents. He knows that the various services and arms that are currently expanding, and the various schools and factories that are being established in large numbers in the base area are all looking at graduating students every year.
The allocation amount of students. When the military region considers the allocation of young people with a junior high school education or above, it must give priority to priority.
Looking at Chen Hanzhang, who looked a little heavy, Yang Zhen patted him on the shoulder and said: "The difficulty is great, but I believe it is only temporary, and there is definitely no way to solve it. As long as you are determined to disintegrate some of them from within.
potential, if we think more about it, we can still solve it temporarily."
"But judging from the current environment we are in, if we want to fundamentally solve this dilemma, let alone you, even the military region has no solution now. The only way out for us is to equip your armored troops with new equipment.
By forming combat effectiveness as soon as possible, we can tighten our most powerful fist and break our current limited predicament. Only by fighting out can we truly and completely solve all our problems."
After saying these words, Yang Zhen shut his mouth and said nothing more until dinner. During dinner, cadres at all levels who knew Yang Zhen's temper and temperament, including Chen Hanzhang, did not
Take the initiative to accompany Yang Zhen to a work meal.
Yang Zhen did not leave his temporary office after dinner. It was not until he found Chen Hanzhang at nine o'clock in the evening that he opened a top-secret map and said: "You first take a look at the combat situation above and consider what happens.
You are commanding the operations on the Western Front. What are the shortcomings in terms of troop strength and deployment? At the same time, please tell me your own thoughts."
Having said that, Yang Zhen didn't look at Chen Hanzhang's slightly stunned expression after seeing the map. Instead, he clicked on the map and said: "This next phase of the battle plan was brought out by the headquarters. But that does not mean that this is
The final plan is, at most, a preliminary draft."
"You are the commander of the armored forces, and you are also one of the senior commanders of our army who is best at combined command. In our next battle, on the western and eastern fronts, the armored force will be the main means of assault, so now I need to
I’d like to ask for your thoughts on line operations.”
"Remember what I just said, the starting point for all your considerations is to think as the commander of the assault group of the entire Western Front campaign. You don't need to worry about other strategic directions. What you need to think about now is what to do
Achieve the headquarters’ operational intentions.”
"Your entire mission command assault group takes the Sunit Zuo Banner and Abaga Banner as the starting point for the attack, and goes straight to Baotou and Guisui. Your attack stop line is from the Yellow River in the west to the Outer Great Wall in the south. And at any time
Prepare to enter northern Shanxi and coordinate the operations of the troops within the pass. In addition to the First Division of the Advance Army, there are also the troops of the Shanxi-Sui Military Region in the pass. In addition, the Daqingshan Guerrilla Detachment of the Shanxi-Sui Military Region will also fully cooperate with you."
Although Chen Hanzhang was asked to express his opinions and ideas, Yang Zhen did not directly tell Chen Hanzhang that in the next phase of the operation, he would serve as the commander of the entire Western Front Assault Group. Although it has been roughly confirmed, the confirmation does not mean that
Make the final decision.
Regarding the candidate for this commander, Yang Zhen still has to carefully weigh and consider. Although Chen Hanzhang is indeed his first choice, Yang Zhen still has to see whether Chen Hanzhang can finally take office and serve as the highest military commander of this cluster.