Since its development, the Third Army has developed into a heavy group with more than 300,000 troops, including 10 infantry divisions (including five National Guard divisions), one armored division, two aviation divisions, and a coastal defense navy. www.biquge.info It may be difficult to let everyone judge which unit has the most combat effectiveness among so many troops, but it is very simple to let everyone say which unit has the longest history and the most veterans, because everyone will answer in unison, "Three, Four, and Seven Divisions!" ”

Yes, it is the 347th Division, which is the old base unit of the Third Group Army, and it is also the starting unit brought out by Su Jin, compared with other units of the Third Army, the veterans in this unit are also the most equipped and the best troops, but as long as there is any new equipment to be sent to the troops or new tactical exercises, the first unit that comes to mind in the minds of the staff officers of the group army headquarters must also be the 347th Division.

Today, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 61st Regiment of the 347th Brigade of the 347th Division were conducting routine training on the training ground as in the past. Live firing, tactical offense, and squad offense are matched with the basic skills that these soldiers must master, and the soldiers of the first battalion are extremely proficient in using them.

Just when the soldiers of the first battalion were in full swing of training, more than a dozen officers came from outside the training ground. The man at the head was dressed in an ordinary gray military uniform with the rank of lieutenant colonel on the collar, and behind him were several majors and several lieutenants. Gu Dashou, the commander of the first battalion who was commanding the training of the troops, also saw this group of people, but he didn't pay attention to this group of people who were busy, after all, if these people had no way to prove their identity, the guards outside would not let them in, and it was not uncommon for friendly neighboring troops to come to visit their troops' training like this.

After a while, the lieutenant colonel came to the side of the training ground. Gu Dashou glanced at the lieutenant colonel again, this lieutenant colonel was not about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a slightly goose-egg-shaped face and fair skin, it stands to reason that such a man would generally give people a feeling of being more masculine than feminine. But Gu Dashou didn't feel this way at all, because although the lieutenant colonel's face gave people a slightly delicate feeling, there was a vigorous and heroic spirit all over his body, especially the kind of temperament that was not angry and self-righteous all over his body actually made him feel a feeling of breathlessness, and this feeling was even stronger than the division commander he was lucky enough to see when he participated in the all-division performance last year.

As soon as the lieutenant colonel stood still, he stretched out his right hand, and a major behind him handed over a telescope, and the lieutenant colonel took the telescope to carefully observe the training of the troops on the training ground in the distance. Hearing the constant sound of crisp "pop" gunfire on the training ground, the lieutenant colonel sometimes looked satisfied, and sometimes shook his head slightly as if he was a little dissatisfied, and he also looked at it while discussing something in a low voice with several officers next to him.

Half an hour later, the exercise ended, and the entire battalion of soldiers began to return under the command of the company platoon commander.

In the open space outside the training ground, soldiers were sitting on the ground resting, talking to each other or drinking water to replenish their bodies. At this time, the lieutenant colonel walked among the soldiers who were resting and sat down among several soldiers who were drinking water.

"Guys, don't mind if I sit down."

Seeing that the lieutenant colonel sat down on his own, several soldiers just wanted to stand up and salute but were stopped by the lieutenant colonel.

"All right, you don't have to stand up and salute." The lieutenant colonel said with a smile: "First of all, let me introduce myself, my surname is Ma, I am a staff officer of the headquarters, and we came here today to hear the opinions of the grassroots soldiers on the construction of our group army!" ”

"Listen to us? Sir, you're not kidding, are you? A soldier looked at the lieutenant colonel surnamed Ma in surprise, "What advice can we soldiers give to the commander." ”

"Huh...... That can't be said. Ma Xiao shook his head: "The company is the grassroots combat unit of the army, and as a combatant who directly participates in the war, you have the most direct feelings about some problems. For example, for example, the G43 semi-automatic rifle in your hand is accurate or not, whether it is durable, you as a user have the most direct right to speak, and how about the food of the troops? What is the command level and tactical skills of your squad leaders, platoon commanders, and even company commanders, those of us who have been in the headquarters all day are naturally not as clear as those of you, so how can we say that you can't give us advice? If you want me to say, your opinion is the most direct and accurate opinion! ”

These soldiers were a little stunned, they trained during the day and studied culture at night, how could anyone have ever said these things to them. Another soldier couldn't help but ask, "Sir, you are the staff officer of the headquarters, can you often see Chief Su?" ”

The horse staff officer smiled slightly and nodded: "You can often see it, this time I came down on the order of the commander, see if everyone has any opinions to put forward with the commander, we can also improve." ”

These soldiers were all a little excited after hearing Staff Officer Ma's words, and one soldier suddenly said: "Staff Officer Ma, can you talk to the commander, can you talk to Chief Su, and give us a different rifle." ”

Staff Officer Ma looked surprised: "First class, isn't the rifle you are using now good?" ”

"It's not." The first-class soldier scratched the back of his head and said with some embarrassment: "Sir, to be honest, I have been using this rifle for more than two years, and I think this rifle is good, but it is really a little too heavy, this rifle alone has nine catties and four pounds for an empty gun, plus the magazine and bayonet, the weight of the entire rifle has reached ten catties." It's easy to say if it's a defensive battle, but now it's an offensive or a long-distance march, this rifle is really a bit overweight, and the grip and handguard of this rifle are a little too big, which is very inconvenient for people with smaller hands to use. ”

When he said this, a non-commissioned officer next to him saw the thoughtful look on Staff Officer Ma's face and hurriedly said, "Sir, this kid is straight, don't mind if there is anything you say, if there is anything wrong." I think it's good, this rifle is still very good, the rate of fire is fast, the power is great, it's much better than the little devil's 38 big cover and the Central Army's Zhongzheng, this kid is just greedy enough, isn't it the point, a big man is afraid of weight, this is too unproductive. ”

Staff Officer Ma smiled, shook his head and said: "Corporal, this first class private is right, this rifle is indeed a bit heavy, whether it is weight or length and style, it is not suitable for our Asian physique, but you can rest assured, the headquarters is planning to replace you with a new rifle, I think you will like it!" ”

"Really?"

Several soldiers looked at each other, their faces first happy, then a hint of disbelief. It is not just as simple as letting a soldier change the rifle in his hand, but it involves the tactics of the troops, the training of the soldiers, and even the logistics supply of the troops. And in their opinion, although the G43 rifle they are equipped with now has the shortcomings of a somewhat large handguard grip and excessive weight, it is already the best rifle they have only seen in their lives, not only fast rate of fire, high power, high accuracy, but also very strong, completely in line with the requirements for rifles in their minds, not to mention the large-scale refitting of the whole army, which is a major event involving hundreds of thousands of people, how can it be so hasty.

The look of suspicion in the soldiers' eyes was naturally seen by this horse staff officer, but he only smiled slightly, did not explain more, but talked about the topic in another place. And the more these soldiers chatted with this horse staff officer, the happier they became, and gradually attracted the people around them, including even Gu Dashou, who was not far away and was originally arranging training tasks for the three company commanders.

Listening to the continuous laughter of the soldiers, Gu Dashou's heart gradually set off waves, this horse staff officer looks young, but what comes out of his mouth is very substantial, it can be said that it is both practical and theoretical.

I heard the horse counselor say, "Just now many brothers asked me why we are fighting against the Japanese himself. Now that we have beaten down Zhejiang and Fujian, can we live a good life, here I want to tell my brothers, it is far from enough, now is not the time to be happy, there are still millions of Japanese devils in our country, they robbed our land, killed our father, and lewd our sisters, and the heart of the Japanese has never disappeared.

There are some things that you may not know yet, but we have captured a lot of things during the war with the Japanese over the years, including a large number of military maps. The variety of these military maps of China is so varied, and the details of the content are simply jaw-dropping.

One of the things was that when the Battle of Jiujiang was fought in 1939, our troops were only the 347th Division, and once because of the lack of maps of Jiangxi and Anhui, we took out an accurate map of 50,000 to 1 from the map drawn by the Japanese themselves and used it. When our troops passed by a mountain, our staff officers noticed a dotted line on the map, and one of the company commanders holding the map reported to me: "There is a small road here, and if you go from here, you will have to walk more than ten kilometers less." ”

So we approached a few locals passing by, but they all said there was no such road. At that time, even Commander Su was a little undecided, after all, this map was very accurate, and our troops had never made a mistake in following this map. So the company commander took a few soldiers to explore the road, the company commander and a squad of soldiers along the map while looking for passers-by, fortunately they met an old man, the old man told the company commander that there is indeed such a path, but in recent years there are fewer people walking, most of these young people do not know, when the company commander cut the weeds on the side of the road and found that there is really a road in the grass.

When the staff officers of the division headquarters received the report from the troops, they were all stunned, one in 50,000 military maps, how many armies in China have not used such a precise map now, if it is ordinary, it is still counted, but it is clear and accurate to the creeping. We found the same map, with a hill, a stream, a village, a paddy field, a path, a temple, and a forest...... It's all clearly drawn on the map. Place names are all in Chinese characters, the commanding heights of the summit and the mountainside contour are marked with Arabic numerals, and all roads are marked with sections. It is clearly annotated in kanji with the words "Drawn by the Army Headquarters of the Great Nippon Ihon", and the date of production is also marked "Showa 3", which is 1928. We don't know if the Japanese drew it themselves or if they stole it from China and copied it, but did they spend so much effort and perseverance to draw these maps for hunting in the mountains? ”

Listening to this talking about the horse staff officer, the soldiers around him were all a little creepy, the military map of the Huaxia region in the hands of Ri I himself was actually more precise and detailed than the military map used by Hua Xia himself, and the meaning contained in this even the most stupid person knew how big Ri I's ambition should be!

Listening to the horse staff officer in front of him talking about everything, Gu Dashou felt more and more surprised, the horse staff officer in front of him was so charming in his words and deeds, and his words were so convincing. He can guarantee that such a bearing may not even be their regiment commander or even a division commander, is such a person just a staff officer.

As soon as he thought of this, Gu Dashou's heart was excited, and he looked at this horse staff officer and his entourage again. At this glance, he immediately noticed the difference, although the officers next to this horse staff officer were all wearing the most ordinary military uniforms, but whether it was a few majors who were inseparable from him or more than a dozen lieutenants and soldiers scattered around, they all carried submachine guns, and these submachine guns were all hung on their chests, one hand was held on the handle of the gun, and the other hand seemed to hit the bolt inadvertently. With his rich combat experience, Gu Dashou can be sure that once something abnormal happens, these soldiers and lieutenants can definitely pull the bolt at the first time, and then fire at the first time, and the whole process will never exceed two seconds.

Then the question arises, it stands to reason that their safety can be guaranteed in such a barracks, what is the reason why these people still maintain such a high level of vigilance in such an environment. And look at their occupancy, they are all guarding a person.

"Hiss......"

Gu Dashou couldn't help but gasp, if he couldn't see who these people were defending now, then he would have been a soldier for so many years in vain.

"Counselor Ma...... These people are all guarding the horse staff officer, who is this horse staff officer, how can his security measures be so tight, even from the division seat to the company, there are no such powerful encirclement measures? Could it be ...... Could it be ...... He ......"

"He is Chief Su......" Gu Dashou couldn't help but shout...... (To be continued.) )