Chapter 12: Library Notes (Seeking Collection)
Heinz? William? Guderian was the first pioneer and proposer of the famous German army tactics "blitzkrieg" and "tank warfare", and was honored as the "father of German armored forces" by later generations.
Born on June 17, 1888, Guderian graduated from the Army Military Academy in Berlin and eventually became Chief of the General Staff of the German Army during World War II.
For six years, from 1901 to 1907, Guderian studied at the Military Academy and the Army Military Academy in Berlin.
And after graduating from Guderian, as a lieutenant, he took part in his father's command.
In 1908, Guderian, who felt that he was inadequate, studied at the military academy in Metz, at which time he was promoted to second lieutenant, and later returned to his original unit.
During the First World War, he served as a commander and staff officer in cavalry units.
In 1922, Guderian was transferred to the German Army Transport Service, where he began to establish his own concept of mechanization.
When he was young, Guderian was extremely creative and imaginative, and after he came into contact with the existing systems in Germany, he was not satisfied with the cooperation between the tactics, technology and weapons existing in the German Army at that time......
Therefore, in his spare time, Guderian often took advantage of tactical exercises and war games to repeatedly express his new ideas and initial ideas that the chariot would become the master of the ground battlefield, which was affirmed and supported by the army.
In 1931, it was precisely because of Guderian's continuous efforts that he successfully served as the chief of staff of Germany's first motorized unit directorate, and in July 1934, Germany formed armored forces, and Hitler sent Guderian as the first director of armored forces.
In 1939, Guderian was promoted to commander of the 19th Army, and in the blitzkrieg campaign against Poland, he applied the theory of "blitzkrieg" advocated by himself to the battlefield, and achieved amazing success, and since then the concept of mechanized warfare has been included in the army's training schedule.
It was not until May 10, 1945, that Guderian was captured by the American army, ending his turbulent life.
In fact, throughout World War II, whether it was the war against France on the Western Front or the war against the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front, he had his shadow behind him, and played an important role in these battles, using his military talents to create a series of unprecedented victories in history.
But now, the future German general Guderian does not know whether it was due to the butterfly effect caused by the arrival of Han Zheng, or because of other reasons, in short, the original history has undergone some unknown changes, so that Guderian did not leave his father's command in 1908 and return to study at the military academy in Metz.
Rather, Guderian was confused because he saw all kinds of shortcomings in the army due to the speed of the combat march, and this confusion prompted Guderian to make up his mind to say goodbye to his father's command, and after a year of leisure at home, he left his father's command in 1909 and returned to the Berlin Army Military Academy to continue his studies, hoping to solve his confusion here, and hope to find a like-minded friend here.
And his favorite place to go is to read some of the most advanced military theory courses and study some military ideas and learn some advanced military theories in the library, but what he didn't know was that he could meet a Chinese friend from the Far East here.
Han Zheng and these people finally settled down in the military academy, although they were not very well received, but for them as students, they had to say that it was a very good opportunity here.
Since studying as an army officer, Han Zheng's biggest discovery is that he learned that there is a huge gap and deficiency between the military theories and knowledge he has learned in China and the world's advanced countries.
Instructor Weiss, although he looks a little thin and cold and serious, but in training, Han Zheng can feel the strong outburst hidden inside the opponent's body**, which is not something that the instructor's cold face can hide.
Weiss, a native of Berlin, was a former graduate of the Army Military Academy, and served two years of military service in the German War Department between 1906 and 1908.
Weiss is not like those young cadets, he does not have any special discrimination against those military academy students from the East, of course, let alone look up to him, but the pride in his bones does not enable him to treat Han Zheng and others as real equals.
However, Han Zheng's earnestness in the process of military training and theoretical study won Weiss's appreciation, and he slowly changed his attitude towards this group of oriental students.
Therefore, when Han Zheng was a little nervous and found Weiss to help apply for a library card, the Weiss instructor did not embarrass him, and encouraged him very rarely, and told Han Zheng that if he needed any help or other help in the future, he could go directly to Weiss Instructor himself......
It can be seen that Weiss admires Han Zheng quite a lot.
For Han Zheng, this local German instructor Weiss deserves the respect of others, not only for his high level of military knowledge and theory, but also for the minimum respect he has for all students, especially their oriental students, and it is this respect that can always be respected and loved by others.
After class this morning, Han Zheng hurriedly said hello to Wang Xian, and ran to the school library with the library card that he had not been in hand for a long time.
And for Han Zheng, although he doesn't speak German very well, it's no problem to read some books and basically understand them.
When Han Zheng first entered the library, all kinds of books with bursts of ink fragrance, straight into Han Zheng's field of vision, since he came to this world, it was the first time to see such a large-scale library, even in the previous life, it was not often seen.
Although it is said that the Baoding Army Officer Academy in China also has its own library, there is no comparison in terms of the scale of books and the types and connotations of books.
At this time, the whole library is quiet, full of young people borrowing books, and everyone who is reading here finds their own place to read quietly.
After Han Zheng handed over the library card to the administrator for registration, he gradually got used to his surprised eyes during this time, so he was immune to the other party's eyes, so he was not uncomfortable, and walked towards the library by himself.
According to the index tags, Han Zheng walked to the bookshelf and found a few books he wanted, which involved research and review of the military and economic aspects of Europe since the establishment of capitalism, these books were not very difficult to find, and quickly took out a few books from the shelf, and then prepared to find a place to read quietly.
At this time, when Han Zheng turned around, he happened to see a German young man reading a book in his hand, and next to him, there was a seat vacant, so Han Zheng walked directly to the person's side and asked in German: "Can I sit down here?" ”
Guderian was quietly thinking about the problem, when he heard a slightly stiff German, he couldn't help but look up at the person from whom the sound came from, and when he saw that it was an Oriental, he was stunned for a moment, and then quickly nodded, thinking that this was probably the student from that mysterious country in the East a few days ago.
Han Zheng took the book he had chosen, thanked the man, and then sat silently on the side as usual, immersed in his own world.
However, this time, Han Zheng quickly felt that someone touched him, and he couldn't help but look up in surprise, but it was just in the eyes of the young German man, which was full of curiosity and amazement.
"What's the matter?" Han Zheng asked the other party a little inexplicably.
"Didn't you come to us to study advanced military ideology and theory, and how do you look at the previous history?" Guderian asked, looking at the book in his hand.
It turned out that the other party couldn't help but ask when he saw that Han Zheng had not a military book in his hand, but a book about the past.
Han Zheng glanced at the other party with a slight puzzlement, not knowing why the other party asked such a question, but there was nothing to hide, and answered him directly: "What's wrong with this?" I came here to study military affairs, but neither the industry nor the military is as developed here, and although the latest theories are good, some of them are not suitable for the current situation there. Here I think I should first understand the development process of Europe, whether it is military or economic, and then compare it with our own country, at least in my heart, so that I can really apply what I have learned. Moreover, the economy is the foundation of military warfare, so of course we should read some economic books to deepen our understanding of the military and see the real development of the military. ”
This kind of answer made Guderian a little surprised, and couldn't help but glance at the other party, he didn't expect this Oriental to have such an opinion, and then he also understood why the other party showed a surprised look in his eyes when he asked just now, but Han Zheng's answer aroused Guderian's interest in continuing to talk about the topic in depth.
"Can you tell us about the current war and the future war?" As soon as he finished asking this question, Guderian realized that he was a little reckless, how could this student from the East know the future development trend of the present war? It's remarkable to understand the relationship between the military and the economy.
However, although Han Zheng felt strange from the other party's words, he could also say something based on some historical facts in later generations: "According to my rough understanding of the history here, I think that the current war in Europe will inevitably develop towards diversified arms, the era of pure army charge has slowly passed, although the air force has just started but has broad development prospects, its importance is undoubted, and the motorization of the army is becoming more and more important, if there is a way to enable the infantry to increase the speed of attack and the ability to march at high speed, on the battlefield, This high mobility means that more battlefield opportunities can be seized and more opportunities can be seized. There is still a long way to go in our country, but I believe that sooner or later we will catch up—"
Han Zheng didn't go into too much detail, after all, there are no tanks and large assault armored vehicles yet.
Suddenly, he felt a heavy panting sound in front of him, and he hurriedly looked up, only to see that the young German student was looking at him excitedly, which made him a little uncertain.
Goodry's excitement was hard to suppress, and his previous research on infantry warfare, although it was tendentious, was still a little hazy and unappreciated.
And this time I can meet this young man in front of me who has the same philosophy as myself, even if the other party is an Oriental, but it is enough to make myself treat the other party as a bosom friend.
"I'm Guderian, may I ask who you are?" Guderian was a little embarrassed, and at first he was a little contemptuous of Han Zheng, although he didn't show it, but this also made him a little embarrassed, and he didn't know the other party's name until now.
"Guderian? It can't be so coincidental, I just borrowed the theory of the German general of the later generation, is that the one in front of me? When Han Zheng heard the other party's name, he was instantly a little surprised.
"No, no, the Guderian of the future should have studied at the military academy in Metz at this time, or returned to his father's command of the troops." Han Zheng whispered in self-denial.
"What?" Guderian asked puzzled when he heard the other party's murmuring.
"Oh, oh. It turned out to be His Excellency Guderian, I am a military student from China, Han Zheng, you can just call me Han. Han Zheng regained his mood and hurriedly replied.
"It turned out to be Han, will you still come here to read books in the future? I think we can talk to each other if we have time. Guderian said.
"Well, I happen to be here to study too, and I'm going to ask you some questions in the future." Han Zheng responded, he was worried about no one to ask some questions in the past two days, after all, he had limited knowledge from books, and it happened that this person was sent to the door, which surprised him a little.
In the afternoon, because there was still class, the two didn't talk much, Han Zheng said goodbye to Guderian and left the library, originally wanted to ask the other party if he was Guderian in his later life, but he felt that he couldn't ask, so he just did it.
However, being able to get to know this person was the biggest gain today, but he didn't expect that Guderian would take knowing him as the biggest gain in library management during this period of time, and treat him as a confidant.