Chapter 939: Twice the result with half the effort
These days, the family comes, accompany them around, temporarily change to two to three watches, and then resume the fifth watch in a few days, sorry!
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The first thing the trainees did was to build fortifications.
Of course, it was not only the small island of Solsi, where the Wehrmacht military academy was located, but also the large island of Solsi, where the SS military school was located, that was constructed.
Because Xiangbier Island is on the second line, some logistics troops are arranged to be stationed and taken care of.
Thankfully, several of the "islands" are surrounded by rivers, like moats, and only a few stone bridges over the river are passable, but these stone bridges must be loaded with explosives and ready to be blasted, otherwise they will undoubtedly cause trouble for themselves to be occupied by the enemy.
Such terrain means that it is difficult for tanks, armored vehicles and other equipment to launch a direct attack on the Metz fortress.
The only ones who could attack were the infantry, and these infantry had to cross the river in rubber boats, assault boats, etc., and then these infantry would charge the German fortresses with their flesh and blood...... This is obviously difficult.
However, the situation of the German army is not optimistic, mainly because it is a military school, not a regular army, which makes them not even standard weapons and equipment.
FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE 100MM, 150MM, 210MM, FRENCH, GERMANY, AND EVEN BRITISH, AND THERE ARE VARIOUS RIFLES...... Becker's explanation for this is: "We use these equipment not for fighting, but for teaching, and we need to learn all kinds of equipment and understand their performance!" ”
This statement is correct, and officers really need to know this, because only by knowing this can they judge the range of the enemy's artillery in the first place and give the correct command based on this information.
This is one of the reasons why the quality of the German army is better than that of other armies.
HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH THIS IS EXCUSABLE, THERE IS NO REASON FOR WAR, WHICH WILL INEVITABLY CAUSE SUPPLY CHAOS AND SERIOUSLY AFFECT COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS, ESPECIALLY THE AMMUNITION OF SOME EQUIPMENT IS STILL SERIOUSLY INSUFFICIENT, SUCH AS A BRITISH 150MM GUN WITH ONLY 23 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION.
"Divide these guns into groups by model!" Qin Chuan said: "The same unit uses a single model of equipment, and the same is true for rifles, and then make detailed records of the area where they are stationed, and these records require a copy from the officers of the logistics unit!" ”
"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel!" Colonel Becker replied.
This is necessary, because only then will the logistical transport troops know which ammunition should be delivered to where.
But there was a problem when it came to taking notes.
The reason for this is that the names of each of the fortifications here are different, some are transliterated names left by the French, some are given by the Germans themselves, and some are nicknames given to them by the students, and the nicknames given to each group of students are different, so the naming is very confusing.
Qin Chuan simply named these fortifications in a unified manner and numbered them with Arabic numerals...... Fortifications No. 1, Forts No. 2, Forts No. 3, etc., were arranged in detail and then distributed to each unit for them to refamiliarize themselves with.
After a busy night, the next day finally looked a little better, and at dawn began to lay mines, pull barbed wire, and dig trenches.
Qin Chuan took the drawings and Colonel Slane together to inspect and guide the deployment of firepower points, and everywhere he went, he always attracted the attention of the students.
During the break, some students even asked Qin Chuan: "Lieutenant Colonel, are all what they said true?" ”
"What?" Qin Chuan asked, and then suddenly seemed to think of something, and said, "You don't mean to say that they really compiled my affairs into the textbook!" ”
"No, Lieutenant Colonel!" The student replied, "We use the textbook from a few years ago, and it has not changed. You know, the war is tense, and they simply don't have the time and energy to rewrite the textbook! If I had re-edited it, I am sure that your deeds would have been added! ”
"So, what do you mean?" Qin Chuan asked.
The trainee replied: "Although it is not included in the textbook, it is not far off, because the instructor always explains to us with your deeds and battle examples." ”
"Yes!" Another cadet interjected: "The most common thing the instructor says is: Do you know the 'legendary sergeant'? He started out as a sergeant......"
"We all know the instructor is wrong!" The cadet corrected: "You were originally a corporal, right?" You're an ammunition man! ”
"Yes!" Qin Chuan nodded, it seems that these students have figured out everything about themselves, and the instructor simply thought that Qin Chuan was originally a sergeant because of the "legendary sergeant".
"The instructor talked about the tactics you used in Africa!" The cadet continued: "They told over and over again how you attacked Alexandria and captured the Toulon fleet......"
"That battle was fantastic, it gave us our own fleet, I mean...... A really useful fleet, with which we even held the Tunis Strait! ”
"And, of course, your performance on the Eastern Front! Each battle has become the focus of our notebooks. Lo and behold, the Battle of Holm is recorded here! ”
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The students were full of interest and rushed to say, if it wasn't for Qin Chuan to stop them, I was afraid that they would be able to talk for a whole day, and there were some things that even Qin Chuan himself couldn't remember very clearly.
"Gentlemen!" Qin Chuan said: "I don't know if you realize one thing, what you are doing now is very likely to be recorded in other people's notes in the future!" ”
The students answered excitedly:
"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel!"
"We were just talking about this, and we might be going down in history!"
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"Well done, gentlemen!" Qin Chuan encouraged them and said, "I hope that what will go down in history is your heroic deeds, not the shame of being defeated by the enemy!" ”
"Of course not, Lieutenant Colonel!"
"I swear with our lives that this will never happen!"
"Even if we fail, they will step over our corpses!"
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Qin Chuan was very successful, and once again inspired their fighting spirit and determination.
Suddenly, Qin Chuan somewhat understood Rommel's intention of sending himself here.
This can be considered a celebrity effect.
Two different people doing the same thing have completely different effects.
For example, at this time, Rommel sent Lieutenant General Lu Manlin instead of Qin Chuan...... Lieutenant General Lu Manlin's military rank is even much higher than Qin Chuan's, and he also made a speech last night, and he also made some rectifications to the cadets like Qin Chuan, and he also inspected and guided today.
But it is certain to say that Lieutenant General Lu Manlin will not be able to achieve such an effect, and even spend several times as much effort and more time to do so, and even after the students hear about Lieutenant General Lu Manlin's past experience, it may be counterproductive, because they will fear that Lieutenant General Lu Manlin will escape.
So, a person ...... It's not that this person is like now, but the accumulation of past experiences and prestige has formed the current Qin Chuan, so that he can get twice the result with half the effort here.