A Dream of Jinling Chapter 327 Retreat (4)

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"Old Ma, the new head of the regiment has not been chosen, why are you in a hurry to use the second regiment?" The political commissar was very puzzled by Ma Xiaoming's decision.

"There are two reasons, the first is that I want to see if I can command a regiment well. Half a year has passed since we fought on the West Coast, and I want to see how the grassroots level of the troops is, and I also want to see if I can command a regiment now. Ma Xiaoming said bluntly to the political commissar. The division-level cadres attending the meeting listened carefully to Ma Xiaoming's answer one by one, and everyone did not dare to speak up for the time being.

"The second reason is that there is only one reserve left, the Second Regiment, and if the troops are drawn from other units, it will be too late." After Ma Xiaoming finished speaking, he glanced at everyone, "So I'll leave now." If I go late, probably Chief of Staff Qi himself will personally lead the Second Regiment to fight. ”

Fighting a war depends on whether the troops can fight well, and a very capable division commander or chief of staff is naturally a good thing for the entire army. However, a very capable division commander or chief of staff of the army is not necessarily a good thing for those regimental cadres. The deputy division commander immediately said: "Division commander, let me command this battle." ”

"You stay at the division headquarters." Ma Xiaoming gave the order.

By the time Ma Xiaoming arrived at the Second Regiment, the troops had already begun to get on the truck. This was not a long march, and the trucks did not carry all kinds of abundant supplies, but long strips of barbed wire and cloth barbed wire were thrown onto the trucks. Ma Xiaoming saw that the officers and soldiers of the cooking squad shouted to the driver: "You guys come back early." We're going to use it too! ”

The battalion commander next to him shouted: "How many cooking cars are there for the cooking troops?" Did someone say how many cooking cars you went to? ”

It is clear that no one has been given a clear answer to these things. The battalion commander looked unhappy, but he was helpless in this chaotic environment. It can be seen that the troops are far from having time to solve these details.

These complicated questions nourished his mood like nourishment, making Ma Xiaoming's mood immediately much better. When he decided to personally command a regiment of troops to fight, Ma Xiaoming's mood was quite stressed. As a division commander, if you command a regimental battle successfully, everyone will only think that these things are natural. If the battle he commanded failed, or even had to fail, as long as the battle was not good enough, many people would naturally look at Ma Xiaoming differently. Ma Xiaoming's final decision to command the battle on his own was simple, he really doubted his ability to command a regiment. I don't know how other division-level cadres complete their duties, and when Ma Xiaoming finds out what his problem is, he won't turn his face and pretend not to see it.

Before the battle ended, Ma Xiaoming had already put many regulations that should be considered in the battle on the discussion list of the battle summary meeting. The number of FAQs is limited, and the more FAQs are solved, the more effective the troops will be in combat. As a division commander, the criterion for evaluating a unit is by no means whether the unit can win a battle for the division commander. Ma Xiaoming firmly believes that the responsibility of the division commander is to build the troops, and any construction work is such a brick by brick and a small problem. The outcome of the war is just a matter of course.

"Ma Xiaoming drove the troops away in more than two hours?" There was a lot of discussion in the military staff about this. Some of the staff officers admired and were surprised, and some did not particularly understand the meaning of what this represented.

Personnel in the units of the Liberation Army were transferred back and forth, political commissars were relatively infrequently transferred, and the positions of military commanders and staff officers were quickly rotated. Generally speaking, he first becomes a military chief officer, and then he is transferred to a higher staff officer position, and only after the level of the staff officer is recognized will he become a military chief officer at the same level. The staff officers knew very well what kind of meticulous work they had to take into account when the troops were deployed, and Ma Xiaoming's ability was indeed very admired by these people.

However, the commander, political commissar, and chief of staff of the 24th Army did not participate in the evaluation. The three of them were in a meeting, and political commissar Hu Dakui asked Chief of Staff Qi Rui, "Chief of Staff Qi, are you not cautious enough to agree with Yuan Shikai to form Japanese and Goryeo troops according to a certain procedure?" ”

Qi Rui immediately replied: "If these troops can undertake a certain amount of operations, it will be a good supplement to our army. After all, the United States is said to have a population of 60 million now, and if 30% of the population can be put into battle, they can be put into the battle about 18 million. If our army maintains a front-line combat strength of 2 million, each person will have to kill 9. If Goryeo and Japan were able to provide 1 million auxiliary combat troops, then an average of 6 kills per participant would be enough. This saves time. Our army can also sacrifice fewer people. ”

If it was a few days ago, Qi Rui would probably have thought about many matters related to the use of Goryeo and Japanese troops in the first three years and the next five years, and now Qi Rui is just briefly telling his thoughts. For Qi Rui today, killing Americans is just a job. As the executor of the work, Qi Rui naturally has to consider it with a rational attitude as much as possible.

For example, Ma Xiaoming was accompanied by a battalion-level combat unit of the Japanese Servant Army, which consisted of four standard companies. Their job was to solve the work that was not suitable for the Liberation Army after the battle, that is, the work of killing and burying on a per capita basis. Cleaning up the belongings of the Americans on the battlefield was a by-product of the Japanese undertaking this work.

Qi Rui used to worry about these things, but now he feels that his previous self is really weird, what can he worry about such a simple thing?

Qi Rui is not worried, but the political commissar is obviously a little worried. Hu Dakui continued: "Let the Japanese have a certain amount of training and accept our equipment. Isn't that too much? ”

"First, the same equipment is good for reducing logistical pressure. All we have provided to the Japanese servant army are small arms including rifles and mortars and grenades. This will not allow them to learn the essence of our army in combat. Second, the Japanese are a servant army in front of us, and that's right. However, the fact that the Japanese are servant soldiers does not mean that the Japanese are not afraid of death, and it does not mean that if we drive the Japanese to fight, the Japanese will gladly obey. So a certain amount of training can convince the Japanese that they are reducing their own casualties. This is a choice that is good for war. ”

Qi Rui calmly told the reason. After he finished speaking, the army commander was silent, and the political commissar did not say anything more. Political Commissar Hu Dakui did not agree that the Japanese troops were treated equally by Qi Rui, even if Qi Rui's reasons were very good, he always felt in his heart that Japan should not be the same as China. For political commissar Hu Dakui, since they are not two equal parts of people, a certain part of people must be bullied a little.

But Qi Rui, the young chief of staff, has somewhat overwhelmed Hu Dakui in terms of momentum, if Hu Dakui can't rebuild his psychological advantage over Qi Rui, a political commissar who can't take responsibility, or a political commissar who can't force his subordinates to take the blame, has a very limited right to speak.

"Let's do that for now." Seeing Qi Rui's momentum, the army commander Zheng Minglun took the lead in deciding to back down. Although he doesn't know what caused the 'Prince' to change so dramatically, Zheng Minglun believes that it would be unwise to confront an ambitious prince.

The people in the headquarters can sit firmly in their positions and talk, and the soldiers of the motorized infantry on the front line can only talk in the bumpy trucks. At this time, some minor adjustments were made to the truck, and a lot of vertical canvas straps were placed inside the truck. The infantryman who rides can insert his arm through the inside and put the canvas strap down to his chest. So that they have backpacks on their backs and steel helmets on their heads. Even if you fall asleep, you won't fall on the car because of the bumps in the truck.

These details are all measures taken to solve the problems encountered in practice, Yuan Weiting and Wang Shizhen just watched others use it, tried it a few times, and they mastered the use of this thing very proficiently. Not only the two of them, but also the Japanese and Goryeo soldiers who were in the same car with them also mastered the use of canvas straps. It can be seen that several people have almost fallen asleep in the car.

"Lao Wang, we still have to find time to train." Yuan Weiting put forward his own opinions, and it can be seen that Yuan Weiting is not very stable under the torment of ambition.

Wang Shizhen was as calm as usual, and he said slowly: "Don't worry, I have compiled a roster." Just follow this term to train in stages. The Japanese seized a lot of money from the Americans, and after they were rotated, more Japanese were more than happy to come to the front. ”

Although Yuan Weiting is not very relieved about the Japanese, it is useless for him to be in a hurry, Wang Shizhen has already dealt with it, and he has no other way but to listen. "So be it."

The early battle did not involve the Japanese, and Yuan Weiting and they were ordered to set up a defense on a hillside. The Japanese only had rifles, so they only put some sentries on the hillside, and most of the Japanese sat down to rest in a neat phalanx of troops at the back of the hill.

"We'd better be able to fight more like the Liberation Army." Wang Shizhen said to Yuan Weiting.

Yuan Weiting nodded deeply, but he did not immediately give an order to this group of Japanese troops who did not look like combat troops, "After this time, I will ask the comrades of the Liberation Army to train the Japanese army strictly!" ”

As he was talking, there was a loud gunfire in the distance, and Yuan Weiting and Wang Shizhen's attention was immediately attracted there.