When they arrived in Lanzhou, Xiang Xiaoqiang discovered that the Soviet army was more difficult to deal with than they imagined in Nanjing. In the repeated tug-of-war last year, the Soviet army left a deep impression on the fallen officers and soldiers of the Ming army.
The Soviet Red Army is a very different enemy from the previous Qing army and the Japanese army. Needless to say, the Qing army has poor combat effectiveness and fighting will. Moreover, the army is corrupt, the command is incompetent, and a large number of officers are bought with money.
Although the scale was huge, the Ming army never found it difficult to deal with them. The unification war was basically a smooth battle. The later enemy was the Japanese army. The Japanese army was a world away from the Qing army in terms of combat effectiveness, fighting will and command level.
The difference. In the Liaodong battlefield, the Japanese army only had about a dozen Category A divisions, which allowed the Ming army to understand what a tough battle was and what a bitter battle was. But after all, the Japanese army was not large in scale, and its weapons and equipment lagged far behind the Ming army. After all,
It wasn't a big problem, and he was quickly driven into the sea.
This is the Soviet army, which is comparable to the Qing army in terms of military strength. In terms of weapons and equipment, except for light weapons, there is no particularly big gap with the Ming army. Although its combat effectiveness and fighting will are not as good as those of the Japanese army, they are definitely not comparable to the Qing army. Many
Ming officers and soldiers all have a common feeling: the Soviet army, or Russian soldiers, and Russians have a kind of resilience, and this resilience is very elusive.
Xiang Xiaoqiang discussed these issues with Zhu Yourong that night. Zhu Yourong talked eloquently and made great use of it.
"Did you know?" she said quietly, "it can be said that no one in the Western civilization will understand the character and soul of the Russians... Of course, I don't know either. Slavs immigrated to Russia from the West.
, originally all Europeans. But after the Mongols invaded in 1241 and ruled continuously for two centuries, the Russians’ views and characters were mixed with many Asian characteristics. These Asian characteristics are similar to their original ones.
After the fusion of East and West, it slowly developed into the characteristics of the later Russians... This was also recognized by the Tsar."
Xiang Xiaoqiang listened, nodded and sighed:
"Yes, only by understanding the character of the Russians can we truly understand the quality of Russian soldiers, their fighting style, and the various advantages they display in combat... The strength of soldiers and their mental state will always be
The primary factor in combat. This is often more important than troop strength, weapons, etc. This has been the case since ancient times, and I am afraid it is no exception today. I think that wars in the future will probably be like this too.
"You can never guess what the Russians are going to do in advance! They often go from one extreme to the other. For the Qing army, the Japanese army, and even for any Western army, we can judge based on experience that they will
What to do. But there is an exception for Russian soldiers. The most common complaint from officers and soldiers to me is that the Russians are completely unpredictable. To put it nicely, they are like the vast and elusive land of Russia. You can’t guess how big they are.
Their endurance. Sometimes they are brave and tenacious, but sometimes they are very cowardly.
"There are often situations like this: the Soviet army is not afraid of bloodshed and sacrifice, and repels our army's attacks time and time again... But in another place, they accidentally encounter a small assault group of our army, but they are so frightened that they run away... Some
At that time, the Soviet soldiers panicked as soon as they heard the gunfire, but the next day the same troops fought fiercely and tenaciously, no worse than the Japanese army... The commander of the second division was Fan Boping.
, the one who used a loudspeaker to call half the Qing army regiment over during the Northern Expedition - he told me today that the Russians are so damn fickle. Today they may not consider the safety of their flanks at all, but tomorrow they may be afraid of threats to their flanks.
.These people don’t care at all about the tactical principles regarded as classics by the military circles of various countries, but they abide by their ‘Red Army Doctrine’ to the letter... I really don’t understand how there is such a perverted army in the world.”
Zhu Yourong laughed and said:
"This... maybe it's because they are not good at thinking independently... Russians are indeed vulgar... They are not careful about their behavior and only act based on their emotions. This is something we cannot understand.
.Russians are brave by nature, but their personalities are unstable and easily influenced by herd thinking. But they are hardworking and very hardworking. This has been tempered by centuries of poverty and poverty. This
Maybe it's what you call 'Russian resilience'."
Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded:
"Indeed. People who are used to suffering often have this kind of resilience. This is different from us. We value life very precious and think life is a very beautiful thing. But the Russians don't think so at all. I guess they
It seems that people are meant to suffer. These people do not respect life at all. When the Russians stepped over the corpses of their comrades, they could be said to be indifferent. Those Soviet prisoners of war, when we asked them to bury the corpses, they were indifferent at all.
Rong, you have to know that what we asked them to bury was not the corpses of the Ming army, but the corpses of the Soviet soldiers, their own compatriots. But these Russians didn't care at all, they were insensitive, and some were still chatting and joking, as if they were thrown into
What goes into the pit is not a person, but a bag of potatoes. I think they don't care much about their own life and death. For them, life has no special value and is like an ordinary thing that can be thrown away casually.
"These people can fight for the Bolsheviks, but they don't seem to be enthusiastic about politics. When I watched the interrogations of prisoners, I often found that these Soviet soldiers did not trust the Bolsheviks and political commissars at all, and sometimes even
Hatred. I can see that this is not just an act... However, the Bolsheviks and their institutions enjoy full power in the Red Army. Almost without exception, political commissars are city dwellers and come from the working class. They are almost as brave as
Reckless, and very loyal. These political commissars maintained strict discipline in the Red Army, which was not available during the World War. I believe their military discipline is unbearable in the army of any country. Discipline can turn an unorganized crowd into a
It has become a powerful fighting force. Political commissars are really a trump card of the Bolsheviks... Many times if there were no political commissars in the Soviet army, we would definitely be able to solve the battle just like we did with the Qing army, with just one leaflet and one shout.
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"Russian soldiers are not affected by the season or the surrounding environment. They are hard-working and adaptable. They are good soldiers no matter where they are or under any conditions. They are tamed tools under their superiors, who can easily make them endure the hardships faced by people in civilized countries.
The pain is far intolerable... For the Russian military command, the issue of supplies is very secondary, because their soldiers actually do not rely on the army's food supply... Other countries' armies almost sacrifice picnic carts
As a god, for Russian soldiers, if they accidentally see a cooking cart, they are welcome, but if not, they can pass by in a few days or weeks... These people are very satisfied with a handful of corn. They even say big
They enjoy whatever nature can provide them. They are very adaptable to natural conditions..."
Xiang Xiaoqiang kept talking until he suddenly realized that Zhu Yourong beside him had been silent for a long time. He leaned over and saw that Zhu Yourong had fallen asleep leaning against the head of the bed, with a tired look on his face and his chest rising and falling evenly.
Xiang Xiaoqiang burst into laughter. He had forgotten that he had been driving west continuously for the past few days, visiting one city after another. When he arrived in Lanzhou, he non-stop inspected the army and labor force... His newlywed wife was too tired.
He carefully held Zhu Yourong's neck, helped her lie down, and then covered her with the quilt tightly. Zhu Yourong opened his eyes in a daze and said vaguely:
"Huh? That's fine... No, it's okay... I'm not sleepy, just tell me..."
"What are you talking about? I can't even open my eyelids," Xiang Xiaoqiang cursed with a smile, turned around and turned off the light, "Just go to sleep."