Chapter Seventy-Five: Blitzkrieg Theory (1)
The academy wrote a battle plan according to military theory, and after observing the situation of the German troops in detail, Lin Junxiong decided to move out the later Guderian's blitzkrieg, on the one hand, the German tank units were all strictly trained, and they were considered elite units and were equipped with the best soldiers and commanders; Germany's air force is also very strong, and the popularity of radio in the army is among the best in the world. On the other hand, even if the Kuomintang in China wanted to copy this tactic, it would not do much, and even if it could be used, if the Red Army's guerrilla warfare, counterattack warfare, and street fighting were used properly, it might be possible to restrain the blitzkrieg.
When the battle plan was completed, Lin Junxiong could only thank Guderian in his heart, he could be regarded as plagiarizing his military theory, and he felt guilty for the European people, but even if he did not put it forward himself, Guderian would have put it forward in 1937, and in the later stage of World War II, Germany's blitzkrieg tactics had become backward tactics for many reasons, and suffered repeated defeats.
After completing the final homework of the college, and the graduation ceremony is less than a month away, Lin Junxiong is about to leave for his homeland, and Lin Junxiong is very excited. Thinking about the later founding generals, Lin Junxiong thought that if he performed well and made meritorious deeds, would he change history and become the "Generalissimo of the Founding Eleventh Congress" or "the Eleventh General of the Founding of the People's Republic of China". The road of revolution has just begun, Lin Junxiong feels that his fantasy is a little unrealistic, let's take it step by step, make achievements, as for the results, let's wait until later, let history evaluate.
In the last ten days before the graduation ceremony, the cadets were celebrating, because almost all of them had been affirmed in their battle plans, and they basically announced that they would be able to graduate smoothly, but Lin Junxiong was disappointed, because there was no news from the academy that affirmed or denied his battle plan. Shang Tianen was originally happy, there was no Lin Junxiong in the list of people who had been affirmed in the academy's announced battle plan, and there was no Lin Junxiong's name among the few people who were denied, and he was a little worthless for the eldest brother, he has been so good for three years, can't the Germans see it, but to deny Lin Junxiong just by virtue of a battle plan to show their rigor.
Lin Junxiong also blamed himself in his heart, just write a small battle plan, write what blitzkrieg, the idea is very large, and it is also gorgeous, I thought that the sharp edge would be exposed, so that the Germans' eyes lit up, and they did not dare to underestimate the Chinese. I guess it was regarded as exaggerated and unrealistic by the strict Germans.
Just when Lin Junxiong felt desperate, Chief Instructor Leon called him over, saying that there were several generals in the General Staff who wanted to meet Lin Junxiong, Lin Junxiong was stunned, could it be that his battle plan was sent to the General Staff, and it also aroused their great attention?
When he arrived at the conference room, Lin Junxiong was a little stunned, there were more than a dozen German officers sitting inside, two of the three at the top were lieutenant generals and one was a major general. Seeing Lin Junxiong, many German officers were surprised, they were notified to come to the academy to listen to the battle plan of a graduating student, but they did not expect that it was an Oriental.
The three German generals saw Lin Junxiong's battle plan, and although they did not put it into practice, this theory was really shocking, so they organized the officers to come over and discuss it together. Seeing this Chinese, they all nodded and smiled.
Lin Junxiong was not nervous, responded with a smile, and walked to the position of speaking, opened his battle plan, and introduced the blitzkrieg he formulated.
"'Blitzkrieg' was inspired by my theory of war in Marshal Moltke Sr.'s theory of war, 'the necessity of introducing the technological revolution into warfare' and 'the proposition of preemptively attacking quickly and opposing defensive strategy', in China's "The Art of War. In the chapter on military warfare, "Therefore, it is as fast as the wind, its xu is like a forest, the invasion is like fire, it is not moving like a mountain, it is difficult to know like a yin, and it is like a thunderstorm" to get inspiration and formulate a pure theoretical tactic, as for the effect, we can only know by relying on actual combat tests. ”
"'Blitzkrieg' is to make full use of the quick advantage of planes and tanks to defeat the enemy by surprise attack. The three important elements of Blitzkrieg are fast, odd, and concentrated. Its main content: secretly mobilize the army, go on the offensive with a lightning surprise attack without declaring war. First, the air force will launch fierce air strikes on the enemy's command centers, transportation hubs, airfields, defensive positions, troops, and other important targets. At the same time, the rapid forces composed of tank and armored troops, with the cooperation of the air force, broke through and divided the enemy's front, carried out a roundabout encirclement in great depth, annihilated the enemy's heavy army group, destroyed the enemy's will to resist, and quickly won the war. ”
"The preparation phase of a blitzkrieg is to concentrate forces on a narrow frontal area on the eve of an attack, and since this tactic is focused on striking the chosen enemy, the real frontal attack will be narrower than the assembly area. At the same time, in order to maintain the necessary momentum after the breakthrough, the mechanized troops will be deployed in depth in echelons. ”
"The offensive phase of the blitzkrieg is the use of overwhelming superior force by the chariot units after the formation of the focal point to penetrate the enemy's line with decisive striking force. After completing the breakthrough, the main force of the armored forces and other mechanized support units will pass through the open gap and enter the enemy line and begin to penetrate behind enemy lines. At this time, the commanders of each unit will be at the forefront of the troops, grasp the overall situation with their own observations, and report back to the enemy at any time. ”
"Once the breakthrough was passed, the columns fanned out and advanced in a dispersed manner along a number of parallel roads that extended forward to avoid traffic congestion. The vanguard is usually an avant-garde corps of reconnaissance units, who search the front or flank, search for open roads, detect the enemy, provide early warning, and seize important tactical points such as commanding heights and bridges. The assault column would then follow their intelligence and choose an appropriate route that would not be feared by the enemy. When facing the enemy, if there is no need to fight, try to avoid it, choose to bypass, use roundabout means of infiltration as much as possible, and only carry out the battle when there is no way to do it. As for the bypassed enemy, the follow-up troops will catch up with them and clear them. Due to the constant movement, the attack will be carried out in the event of a battle with mobile artillery or with the application of tactical air force fire support. This mechanized army, which penetrated deep behind enemy lines, did not care about the gradually lengthening exposed flanks, as rapid maneuvers would provide them with adequate protection. As a last resort, the assault force will not leave the road for cross-country sports, as this will cause unnecessary delays. Behind the leading armoured units were mechanized infantry units to fill the gaps created by the advance of the armoured units, followed by the general infantry divisions that moved on foot. Supply convoys of mechanized units also followed the same network of communications to catch up with combat units. In order to move thousands of vehicles on a small number of available roads to maintain the high momentum of their offensive, traffic control will also be extremely important and the work will be extremely complex. ”
"The final stage of the blitzkrieg is the sweep, that is, the entire assault force will target the enemy's lines of communication, divide and encircle the isolated main enemy forces, and encircle the operation on both flanks. After the double pincers are closed, the rest of the work is to encircle and destroy the enemy in the encirclement network. This is usually done by infantry units, while armored units are replenished from the front line to consolidate their forces before moving on to the next target. ”
"The reason why I think the 'blitzkrieg' can be successful is because it follows the rules of war, and the German army has the elements of success, that is, Germany's excellent tank and armored forces, the German air force and paratroopers can provide large-scale and accurate air support, a wide range of radio and a relatively complete logistics support system."
"There is nothing complicated or obscure about 'Blitzkrieg', it is a simple tactic, a revolution in modern weapons - tanks, airplanes, radios, that made it possible. Without any warning, the astonishing speed and strength of the fast-advancing forces and the indiscriminate bombardment of enemy territory can easily put the enemy in a state of shock, and sustained surprise attacks can bring even more devastating damage. ”
"Generals, gentlemen, my blitzkrieg theory is roughly like this, and there may be many deficiencies, please correct and criticize gentlemen."
As for the weakness of the blitzkrieg, Lin Junxiong is not ready to say it, it was discovered in the process of implementing the blitzkrieg in World War II, and if it is said and later learned by the Nazis, it will bring greater disasters to the people of Europe. Of course, Lin Junxiong also thought that he could come up with such a tactic, and with the arrogance of the Germans, he would not necessarily accept it, and Guderian would not be able to put it forward again, so that perhaps the emergence of blitzkrieg in World War II would be avoided and the losses of the people of Europe would be reduced.
The two biggest weaknesses of the blitzkrieg are: First, as long as the enemy troops left behind in the rear are not completely destroyed, it is easy to launch a counteroffensive to the rear. Second, due to the rapid advance of the blitzkrieg, the supply line was rapidly stretched overnight, and once the supply could not keep up, the forward troops could easily become the end of the crossbow, and the offensive would stagnate, and they might be counterattacked. At the same time, supply units are also vulnerable to counteroffensive forces.
The officers discussed together for a long time, and finally came to the conclusion that the blitzkrieg was perfectly suitable for the German army, but it was clear from their eyes that such an excellent tactical theory came from a Chinese from backward China, although this theory was partly derived from the old German Marshal Moltke, they still found it difficult to accept. If this tactical theory had come from a German officer or even a cadet, they would have praised it.
When the three generals of the General Staff asked the officers to express their views, the German officers, who boasted of their dignity, used a lot of words such as maybe, maybe, and difficult to say, but they very much agreed with this blitzkrieg theory in their hearts, because they knew in their hearts that Germany had the conditions to implement this tactic and had the success factors for victory.
The three generals of the General Staff concluded that this tactical theory is worth learning from, but war is changing rapidly, and as for whether the tactics can be successful, it still needs to be practiced, and I hope that the officers can draw inspiration from it.
Lin Junxiong felt a little uncomfortable, the country is weak, the people are despised, originally an excellent tactical theory, in World War II Germany also used a lot and achieved good results, but because he came from a backward in their eyes and lost its glory. Thinking of Japan's continuous aggression, Lin Junxiong felt even more uncomfortable, the country was weak and humiliated, and the people were not to mention their dignity, and it was difficult to even survive at least. In his heart, he felt even more responsible to work hard for the strength of the motherland and for the survival and dignity of the Chinese people.
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