Chapter 65: Summary of the Vietnam War (Part II)
Some of these subordinates seem to understand what Grand Master Liang said just now, and some still don't quite understand.
This works best! Some words require the subordinates to ponder carefully for a long time to understand, otherwise how can they reflect the wisdom of the leader?
In 1869, if they could understand such a lofty proposition of international politics, they would either be geniuses or time-travelers.
"Let's move on to the war. Everyone now knows that our battle plan is somewhat similar to that of the Vietnamese army, both of which are designed to attack from both sides; Our advantage is advanced weapons and equipment, fierce firepower, and the disadvantage is that the strength is weak, as long as a large number of enemy troops rush to our position, this large number of specific numbers can be understood as exceeding the number of troops on our position, then our defeat will be inevitable, because we are all new soldiers, and hand-to-hand combat on the battlefield is not our strong point. ”
Grand Master Liang then pointed the wooden stick at the sand table: "The total number of enemy troops is about ten times that of ours, so at the beginning, it was actually the advantages of both sides. The key to our victory lies in the fact that we have set up a position to block the northern coalition forces 20 kilometers away from Hue City, so that the enemy forces in Hue City cannot know the real situation of the northern battlefield, so that the enemy troops in Hue City do not dare to move easily, and the northern coalition forces cannot know the battle situation in Hue City. ”
"Of course, this was a mistake in the details of the enemy's battle plan, and they missed it; In fact, we were in a passive state at that time, and if the enemy forces on both sides of them had agreed on a specific time and attacked us at the same time, it would have been a bitter battle for us, and the number of casualties might have greatly increased, and there might even be a defeat. Therefore, there are two points that must be paid attention to in a successful battle plan, one is to deal with the details, and the other is to make as few mistakes as possible."
These remarks are the main point, and the commanders and staff officers of the army are seriously thinking about it and experiencing the changes and dangers on the battlefield.
After pausing for a moment to give them a little time to digest and absorb, Grand Master Liang continued to point a few places with his stick: "And we adopt the tactic of flanking from both sides, only in this way can we first destroy the coalition forces in the north, and then we can converge to deal with the elite enemy troops in Hue City. The 2nd Battalion's sudden attack from the enemy's back at a time when the 1st Battalion and the Northern Coalition forces were in a stalemate would inevitably cause confusion among the enemy forces; Fortunately, the enemy army itself was in different places, and the leading generals could not make them work together, so when the 2nd Battalion suddenly attacked, the confusion of the enemy army increased, so that we could quickly defeat this part of the enemy army, and lay the foundation for the final victory. ”
"Imagine if, instead of attacking from both sides, we would be able to quickly defeat either of the enemy forces in the north and south? Can anyone tell me the answer? "In order to make the battlefield analysis a little more interesting and make everyone think positively, Grand Master Liang asked questions, hoping to interact with them.
Maybe he was a little timid, or maybe he was afraid of being foreign, no one responded to his question, so Grand Master Liang had to name him: "Liang Qiang, you can answer."
"Yes! Head! Liang Qiang and Young Master Liang have played since childhood, so his small platoon commander is not afraid of him as a regiment commander, and this kid really has a talent for fighting, I saw him squeeze from the back to the front, took the wooden stick in the hand of Young Master Liang, pointed to the sand table and said: "If we join forces together, it will be a mistake, because the enemy army wants us to do this." Moreover, even if we join forces in one place, we still have to divide our troops into two routes, and deal with the enemy forces in the north and south separately, and with our troops, we have no absolute superiority at all to quickly destroy or repel the enemy forces on either side; Because of our small numbers, the slow movement of artillery and machine guns, and the inability of heavy firepower to keep up, we simply cannot carry out a rapid and effective sustained attack. ”
These words are thorough enough and professional enough, even Master Liang was impressed by this follower, but I didn't expect Liang Qiang to really have two hits, this kid has the talent to fight, and he is willing to use his brains, he must cultivate well, and he will not avoid relatives! Young Master Liang took the lead in applauding again, and everyone in the hall immediately applauded, most of these applauding people were still sincere, after all, Liang Qiang was really good.
Liang Qiang, who was talking eloquently just now, couldn't hold it in front of a round of applause, and made a big red face.
Grand Master Liang immediately pressed down with both hands, stopped applauding, and encouraged Liang Qiang: "Liang Qiang's words are very insightful, it can be seen that he has used his brains, all of us as an officer, we must use our brains more, to find the best way to win, and at the same time minimize losses." Liang Qiang's analysis is very correct, although our firepower at that time was strong, we could not move quickly; On the battlefield, it is necessary to analyze the comparison of the strength of the enemy and oneself, and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of each other, so as to provide a basis for us to formulate the most reasonable battle plan. Liang Qiang's performance today is very good, with your level, after the next expansion of the army, you can serve as a company commander."
"Ahh There was a cry in the hall, this is okay, I knew that I went up to answer it just now, and some officers who could also answer the question now regretted it too late, so I looked forward to the regiment commander being able to ask questions again, and the practice of Commander Liang buying horse bones for his daughter would take effect immediately!
"The next thing I'm going to do is to examine myself, I made a mistake. At that time, I ordered the heavy artillery company to bombard Hue City, which is true, because the places where the heavy artillery is aimed are relatively large open spaces in Hue City, so why should they aim at these open spaces? Can anyone answer? ”
"I'll answer," a voice came from the crowd, squeezing out a fat face that was shiny.
How do you know that Grand Master Liang immediately denied him: "You kid doesn't count, you are the commander of the heavy artillery company, of course you know the answer, I told you when I formulated the battle plan, what are you here to make a fuss!" ”
"Hahaha, hahahaha", the hall immediately burst into laughter, it turned out that this fat man was Yang Guangjin, the commander of the heavy artillery company, this kid wanted to cheat?
The fat man was ridiculed by the group, and felt that he had no face to see people, so he got into the crowd and hid.
At this time, another person came out of the crowd and shouted: "I'll answer", and Commander Liang recognized him as Ji Denggao, the commander of the machine gun platoon of the first battalion and the second company, and gave him an encouraging look with a smile: "Platoon Commander Ji, please introduce yourself first."
"Commanders, comrades-in-arms, hello everyone, I am Ji Denggao, the platoon commander of the machine gun platoon of the second company of the first battalion," he saluted everyone immediately after he finished speaking.
Grand Master Liang returned the salute on behalf of everyone: "Platoon Commander Ji, you can answer"
"Yes! Head! I suspect that the heavy artillery battery was aiming at the open space of Hue City because the enemy troops in the city must have been assembled in those open spaces at that time, ready to open the city gates and rush out at any time."
"Then why do they have to assemble in the clearing?" Young Master Liang continued to ask questions.
"Because the enemy army has more than 10,000 people, so many people, only those open spaces can accommodate them," Ji Denggao replied quickly.
"Beautiful!" Grand Master Liang applauded again, and the same warm applause was given to Ji Denggao, this young man may have adapted to it, he didn't blush and shy, and he didn't panic.
Grand Master Liang opened his mouth to praise: "The analysis is very correct, you can also be promoted to company commander, but if you want to be the company commander of the heavy artillery company, it is estimated that you can't, the fat man just now is thick-skinned, it is estimated that he will not give way." ”
Hahaha, there was another burst of laughter in the crowd, and everyone's eyes wanted to find the fat man but couldn't find it.