Chapter 36: Preparing for War
(I'm dizzy, which brother still has a recommendation ticket, can I give another one?) 250 is disgusting! This chapter is an addition.,There's an update in the afternoon.。 )
As a colonel, Qin Zhiyuan has become the highest commander on the battlefield, although the Foreign Legion and the regular army have no subordination, but Qin Zhiyuan has also been temporarily ordered to have the right to command.
After clarifying the responsibilities and powers, Qin Zhiyuan immediately began to issue orders. Counting the number of people, sorting out supplies, requesting supplies, transferring the wounded, etc., and coordinating with the artillery unit responsible for fire support, ready for the German attack.
For Qin Zhiyuan's order, Henry and Charles did not resist in the slightest, because Qin Zhiyuan had already sent someone to take care of the hall, and no one was allowed to enter or leave without a military order. That way, the gold was safe until the Germans drove into the tunnel.
The results of the count were not encouraging, there was only one and a half boxes of grenades left on the position, and there were still six heavy machine guns, but all the bullets had been exhausted, and there were not enough machine gunners. Qin Zhiyuan only had 400 people in his hands, including 180 auxiliaries.
In fact, the Chinese at this time, in view of the chaotic social reality, will more or less have both hands. Anyone who has practiced martial arts knows that martial arts practice hands, eyes, and body, which is the so-called: eye to hand to person. This characteristic is similar to the principle of practicing shooting, so if the Chinese workers have been trained for a period of time, they should be able to use firearms proficiently.
Of course, proficiency in the use of firearms alone is not enough to be a military man. The most important thing for a soldier is execution and obedience, and with these two points, he can be called a "soldier", or a group of bandits, or "bandits".
Fortunately, Qin Zhiyuan still has time, and the First World War will not end in more than two years, and Qin Zhiyuan has enough time to train these laborers into soldiers.
Stimulated by the gold, the French reacted very quickly, and in just one hour, Qin Zhiyuan received five supplies, nearly 100 boxes of grenades, nearly 100 boxes of Haqikes heavy machine gun bullets, enough water, food, and a machine gun company and a rifle company on a nearby position.
This made Qin Zhiyuan feel quite sad, if Bastian had received such a strong supply before, then maybe David would not have died......
This assumption was meaningless, and Qin Zhiyuan led his men to familiarize themselves with the position while rushing to repair the machine gun fortress.
In the process of emergency repair, Qin Zhiyuan found a problem. The firing ports of the French machine-gun positions were all aimed directly ahead, not sideways to form crossfire. Qin Zhiyuan immediately pointed out this point and demanded that the machine gun positions be rectified immediately.
"Sir, it's not appropriate to do this, we are not trained in this area, and this will affect the outcome of the battle." The lieutenant and company commander of the machine gun company did not intend to carry out Qin Zhiyuan's order, in his opinion, this was indiscriminate command.
For an Oriental, an Oriental, who had just been appointed a colonel an hour earlier, an Oriental, who did not seem to have much experience, the lieutenant had enough reason to be suspicious.
"I don't have time to explain to you, you can question my orders, but you have to keep your advice, now it's better to carry out my orders immediately, right now!" Perhaps feeling that the German army was about to start shelling, Qin Zhiyuan didn't have much patience, and gave orders in a fierce voice.
"Yes, as you wish!" The lieutenant muttered, gave a casual military salute, and then carried out the order.
As you wish...... It has always been Qin Zhiyuan's dream to make foreigners fearful, or helpless, to say "as you wish" to Qin Zhiyuan, and now he has finally realized the helpless half, and the other half of the fear does not know when it will be realized.
"Think about the machine-gun positions of the Germans, why did the Anglo-French army suffer so many casualties in July? I don't like to explain too much, just this once, not as an example. Qin Zhiyuan saw that the lieutenant was soft, but still explained.
In early July, the Anglo-French forces launched the Battle of the Somme, in which the Germans used "crossfire" as a defensive method for the first time, resulting in 60,000 British casualties on the first day.
"Hmm......" Lieutenant was stunned for a moment, as if he had entered the "epiphany" mode, and after a while, he commanded his subordinates to start working, the voice in his mouth was much louder, and the movements of his hands were much faster.
That's the difference between active and passive.
Not only the direction of firing had to be changed, but also the setting of the machine-gun emplacements.
The positions of the British and French were still set up in the traditional form of a line, although there was depth, but it was not obvious, so it was not destined to have a very good defensive effect.
Under Qin Zhiyuan's order, the machine gun position was set up in the salient of the trench, and grenadiers and riflemen were arranged nearby to cover it, so that the lethality of crossfire could be maximized.
Twenty minutes later, the Germans launched an artillery bombardment.
Perhaps because of the last charge, they finally rushed into the trenches, and the preparation time for this attack by the Germans was a bit long, which also means that the scale of the Germans' attack will be relatively large.
"There are still six extra heavy machine guns here, their original owners have been killed, find the secondary shooter in your company to use them and use him to kick the Germans in the ass." In the tunnel, Qin Zhiyuan was still distributing firepower.
In order to ensure efficiency, Qin Zhiyuan also arranged two auxiliary soldiers for each heavy machine gun to transport bullets, so as to ensure that the machine gun would not stop firing due to lack of bullets to the greatest extent.
"Sir, I want to apologize to you, although I don't quite understand it yet, but I think you have a point, and I shouldn't doubt your decision." After such a long time, the lieutenant has understood the benefits of shooting sideways, and his professionalism is still very good.
No matter which country's soldiers, compared to politicians with many eyes, they are simple, direct and simple, and when they understand their mistakes, the lieutenant immediately apologizes.
"I accept your apologies, you can understand best. Next, we need to work together to face this crisis together. "For straightforward people, Qin Zhiyuan still has a good impression.
Since the combat method of cross-fire has appeared, it will show its value, whether Qin Zhiyuan points it out or not, it will not affect its popularity.
Qin Zhiyuan's malice towards the West is limited to the country, and when faced with individuals, Qin Zhiyuan is not tyrannical. Qin Zhiyuan thinks he is a rational person, so he will not anger others for no reason.
Public is public, private is private, Qin Zhiyuan is very clear. At this point, it doesn't make much sense to target ordinary people, and when your opponent is a country, or a continent, or even all countries except China, it is undoubtedly stupid to act against individuals. That doesn't do anything other than to stimulate some meaningless cool points.
The Germans' shelling was very fierce, and he could feel the determination of the Germans to give it a go, Qin Zhiyuan carried the rifle in his hand, thought about it and took a Type 1915 satchel, which contained 10 F-1 grenades equipped by the French army.