Guo Bingxun studied in France in his early years and was no stranger to mechanized troops based on tanks. He only used armored groups on a large scale in one battle, which was never seen in the French army. [.Com text] Among the French army,
Although the number of tanks reaches more than 2,000, they are all assigned to infantry and cavalry units like the Japanese army. There is no precedent for centralized use, and there is no organization like an armored division with tanks as its main combat equipment.
However, although he does not have a professional background in combat vehicles, he has been exposed to them. He still has a certain understanding of this kind of weapon, and he still understands the general performance of this kind of equipment. In his opinion, this kind of equipment
It's just a fuel tiger. Without strong national strength, such weapons, let alone equipment, will bring down an army just because of its fuel consumption. Not to mention the tedious repairs and maintenance.
In Guo Bingxun's view, the current basis of his army is to form a mechanized brigade according to the German combat model in Poland, let alone participate in the war. With the pitiful fuel reserves in hand and without any technical support,
Even if it can be scraped together, the combat effectiveness will probably have to be weighed and weighed.
Although Guo Bingxun studied in France in his early years, he studied staff business at the Saint-Cyr Military Academy and also majored in infantry command. However, he did not learn about mechanized warfare, let alone specialize in it. For mechanized warfare, tank groups use assault
I don’t understand the tactics at all. The little things I know now were collected by Yang Zhen’s commission from the Central Committee’s delegation in Moscow.
After taking over a large amount of information transferred from the central government, Guo Bingxun, who was commanding the battle on the Luobei front line, once took the time to study it carefully. This new tactic could defeat an army known as the fifth largest army in Europe in a short period of time.
Aroused strong interest.
He knew what kind of army the Polish Army was, as he had some contact with many Polish classmates in the military academy when he was studying in France. Although Poland is an agricultural country, it relied on pre-independence Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Some of the industrial areas left behind by the empire. Except for naval ships and a small number of large-caliber heavy artillery, most of the army equipment can be produced by itself.
Although most of the army's equipment is copied from other European powers and cannot be compared with the Japanese army's own development, it is far superior to the average European army. Even in Europe, it ranks high.
Such a country did not survive for a month before it collapsed. Even if the Soviets stabbed them in the back, everyone could see that even if the Soviets didn't take action, almost all the main army forces were surrounded and the entire air force was surrounded.
The destroyed Poland cannot hold on for long, and it will only be a matter of time before it is destroyed and occupied.
The German army's ground-to-air attack tactics, with tanks as the main assault force, opened Guo Bingxun's eyes. It was the first time he had seen this mechanized combat method. Regarding Yang Zhen's capture of more than 30 Japanese tanks,
After getting into the car, he was not surprised to have such thoughts.
But you have to eat according to your belly. You can't just raise a chicken. Before an egg is laid, you have to make chicken stewed with mushrooms. Without a strong national power and the support of modern industry, if you want to form a mechanized army,
Even if the scale is small, it is certainly not something that our own troops can support right now.
After thinking about it for a while, Guo Bingxun said: "Commander, according to our current situation, I think it is better not to rush to form a combat force such as a mechanized brigade for the time being. We cannot eat a fat man with one bite. We should start from the basics, be down-to-earth, and take one step at a time.
Do it step by step from the root."
"The way I see it, we will first form a teaching team with these thirty tanks, and first train a group of tank drivers. After training enough drivers, we will step by step carry out combat operations with tanks and artillery.
Vehicle and infantry collaborative combat training. As for collaborative training of troops, I think it is better to mobilize a battalion first. As for the next step, we will wait and see how the situation develops and changes."
Guo Bingxun's words silenced Yang Zhen. Yes, he was still too impatient. He only saw the huge power of the mechanized combined force, but he did not see whether he had the ability to support the operation of the mechanized force.
What Guo Bingxun said is right. The fuel required by a mechanized army is an astronomical figure. Not counting various accessories, I added. I don’t have a strong industrial foundation. Let alone tanks, I can even produce a simple component.
No. Even after Jiangbei has made it clear that it will not sell active equipment, the only channel for outsourcing has been blocked.
There is a shortage of oil, and there is no other source for replenishing equipment and components other than relying on seizures. All of this is the basis of a mechanized army. Without its own industry and a stable source of oil, the establishment of a mechanized army is a utopia.
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Thinking of this, Yang Zhen shook his head and said: "Political Commissar, Lao Guo, I was too impatient and ignored our own current situation. What Lao Guo said is right, we have to eat one bite at a time and walk the road step by step. In this way,
The expansion of the troops should be carried out according to the original plan. As for the mechanized troops, we should still follow Lao Guo's advice. Let's slow down for a while and form a teaching team first."
Seeing that Yang Zhen listened to his advice, Guo Bingxun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that Yang Zhen's stubborn temper would come up and he would have to fight hard regardless of reality. It is not impossible to build a mechanized army, but now is really not the time.
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Guo Bingxun, who breathed a sigh of relief, pondered for a moment and then said: "Commander, although the mechanized troops can be postponed, we must strengthen anti-tank training. This time we captured so many Japanese tanks on the front line of Lianjiangkou, and we also gave them a
We have a reminder. This time Sawada Shigeru’s tactics were conservative and he only used tanks for defense. What should we do if the Japanese army uses a large number of tanks to attack next time?”
"Many of our soldiers have never even seen a tank. Although they have received some basic anti-tank training, they have not undergone physical drills after all. Since we are temporarily unable to form our own tank unit based on these tanks,
But we can use these tanks to strengthen the anti-tank training of the troops. At least let the cadres and soldiers see the real thing."
"There is also the issue of the allocation of weapons and equipment for the newly formed troops. After the artillery directly under each brigade was decentralized from the field artillery regiment directly under the headquarters, and all the artillery from the artillery training regiment were distributed, the equipment is now barely enough. The mortars are now
There is a slight shortage of heavy mortars. The number of Japanese-style 90mm mortars, based on the inventory and those captured in several battles, is sufficient according to the current establishment."
"It's just that the current quantity of Japanese equipment is somewhat insufficient. In addition to the equipment that has been equipped for the First Army and the equipment reserved for the Korean Independent Division being formed, there is not much left in the original inventory. And the weapons we seized must leave a certain amount.
of inventory as reserves.”
"We captured 20,000 puppet Manchukuo troops in Jiamusi, but we only captured people. Because the equipment of this batch of puppet Manchukuo troops has not yet arrived, we have almost nothing. Commander, can you see if the shortage of light weapons can be temporarily replaced by other weapons?
Weapon replacement? The number of 79 rifles currently in stock is relatively large, and together with the Liao 13 type captured from the puppet Manchu army, the Czech type is enough to equip four brigades."
"I think the main force can be divided into two types of equipment. One is all-Japanese equipment, Type 38 rifles, Taisho 11-year-old light machine guns, and Type 92 heavy machine guns. The second is semi-Japanese-style equipment, using the stock Liao 13
, Czech-style rifles, Fengtian-made 65 light machine guns, 13-type 79 heavy machine guns, French-made light and heavy machine guns, and Japanese-style grenade launchers.”
"In addition, use those American-made water rifles and French-made rifles to replace all the Japanese-style equipment in the units of each military division. Replace the American-made water rifles in the first and second divisions, and replace the French-made equipment in the third and fourth divisions.
Equipment. In this way, the inventory of rifles and ammunition made in other countries that are incompatible with Japanese-style rifles can be effectively utilized. In addition, some Japanese-style equipment can be saved as inventory."
"Our arsenal has overhauled and modified the weapons in good condition among the nearly scrapped weapons shipped from Jiangbei, mainly light and heavy machine guns, and selected some machine guns and converted them into 79 bullets with a large inventory. A total of German-made Maxin heavy
There are fifty-four machine guns, forty-three American-made Browning heavy machine guns, and fifty-seven British Vickers heavy machine guns. These heavy machine guns have all been renovated and can be used to equip the divisional arm."
"There is still a considerable gap in the number of light machine guns. Only some French-made 1909-type light machine guns were selected from those shipped over, and the number was less than a hundred. As for the rest of the Lewis light machine guns, the Chauchat-type light machine guns
The machine gun is either completely scrapped or its performance is extremely poor and cannot be used at all."
Regarding the shortage of light weapons, Yang Zhen really didn't notice it for a while. These days, he has been thinking about how to expand the army so as not to cause excessive recruitment in the base area, but also to ensure that the strength of the troops at least reaches the minimum guarantee line. As well as the replacement of heavy weapons.
What kind of combination can achieve the best effectiveness, and how can the troops improve their combat effectiveness as quickly as possible.
When Guo Bingxun mentioned the equipment, Yang Zhen remembered that the Japanese weapons in stock plus the weapons captured in these battles were really insufficient for such an expansion of the army. After all, from the field army, the total number of basic corps of each divisional army was less than four.
The troop strength of 10,000 people suddenly expanded to nearly 100,000. With its own light weapons production capacity still limited, the equipment gap can be imagined.
After pondering the feasibility of Guo Bingxun's suggestion, Yang Zhen said to Guo Bingxun: "Old Guo, this matter will be handled according to your wishes. If the quantity is insufficient, in addition to ensuring the quantity used by the main force, it will first be transferred from the inventory
Redeploy. In this way, those light and heavy machine guns made in Fengtian will not be used by the main force, and the number will not be large. They will all be given to the armed forces of each division."
"In the mixed-equipped troops, all light and heavy machine guns are Japanese-style. Don't there still be some Type 96 light machine guns in the inventory? Take them all out. Think of more ways to ensure the use of equipment for the newly formed troops. We can't give
Our soldiers provide aircraft and combat vehicles, but the minimum infantry weapons must be sufficient."
"As for the lack of regiment-level artillery, there is no need to worry. We have now begun mass production of 60-mm mortars, Japanese-style 90mm mortars, and Soviet-style 120mm mortars. In this way, the production quantity
Before reaching the required number, first disrupt the artillery units of each regiment. Temporarily compress the organization of the infantry artillery and mortar companies."
"The artillery of the three regiments of each brigade will be mixed according to the advanced model of four infantry guns, four 90 mortars, and two 120mm or 150mm mortars. When the output of our arsenal reaches scale,
Later, the 90 mortar was changed from regiment-affiliated to battalion-affiliated."
After Guo Bingxun thought about it secretly, he nodded and said: "I think it's okay. The firepower of our current infantry company can still meet the needs for the time being. The battalion's firepower is mainly heavy machine guns, which is somewhat weak. The Japanese standing division is a brigade.
It is equipped with four 92 infantry guns, four 37 rapid-fire cannons, and some mortars are often reinforced during wartime."
"However, our battalion-level organization does not have a single mortar. In the competition at the battalion level, we suffered greatly in terms of firepower. The regiment level has an infantry artillery company, one light and heavy mortar each.
A company of 37 rapid-fire cannons but it seems a bit too concentrated."
"I think it is more appropriate for the fire support at the regiment level in the future to be based on the 92nd Infantry Artillery and the 120mm or 150mm heavy mortars. The 90mm mortars will be transferred to the battalion level, and the company
In addition to the grenades at the first level as fire support that does not occupy the squad and platoon level, it is also suitable to strengthen some 60mm mortars."
Guo Bingxun, who was aroused to talk about sex, was about to continue, but was stopped by Li Yanping. Li Yanping pointed to the watch on his wrist, indicating that the time was up. After Guo Bingxun looked at the time on his watch, he stopped talking: "
Commander, it’s time for you to rest now. As for the remaining matters, we will study them tomorrow.”
After saying that, Guo Bingxun stood up, poured a glass of water for Yang Zhen himself, and called Xiao Huzi in outside the door: "Huzi, have you got the medicine I asked you to get? Give it to your leader."
Xiao Huzi heard Guo Bingxun's shout and walked in. Looking at Yang Zhen's face, he hesitated and took out a small medicine bag from the satchel behind him and said: "Chief of Staff, I got this from Doctor Zhou.
What kind of medicine? Dr. Zhou has repeatedly warned that the commander can only take two pills at most."
Looking at Li Yanping and Guo Bingxun who showed that they would not give up until they watched him take the medicine into his stomach, and Xiao Huzi who stood aside with a worried look on his face. Yang Zhen shook his head with a bitter smile, picked up the medicine and picked out
The two pieces were swallowed with water poured by Guo Bingxun himself.
Seeing Yang Zhen taking sleeping pills into his stomach, Li Yanping turned his head and said to Xiao Huzi: "Just watch me outside the door and don't allow anyone to disturb the commander's rest. Just say this is my order. Remember,
No one is allowed to disturb you. Also, if the commander doesn’t get up tomorrow morning, you are not allowed to scream. This is my order to you."
Maybe he was really tired, or the sleeping pills had taken effect. After Li Yanping and Guo Bingxun left, Yang Zhen gradually felt sleepy. But Yang Zhen, who lay on the bed, didn't know that he slept for two whole nights and one day.
When he woke up, it was already dawn on the third day.
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