Song Biao faced a lineup that was luxurious enough to lead Russia to fight World War I, he quickly gritted his teeth, no longer complained, and in the face of other people's suspicions, he would rather answer the other party with a real outburst.

He originally planned to say the words "Your commander-in-chief sent me here at the first regular military meeting, perhaps because the generals of the Russian army are not trustworthy", which fiercely stimulated the Russian officers.

In the face of this kind of lineup, he can't say, these are a small number of Russian generals who showed outstanding talent in this war, and the next ten years will definitely rise to the top until the October Revolution breaks out.

He pondered silently for a long time before he spoke, "Ladies and gentlemen. Vasilyevich. Commander-in-Chief Suvorov famously said about war, which I think all of you are familiar with: the true meaning of military science is to attack the opponent directly from the enemy's most vital parts, rather than to engage the enemy in an indirect and roundabout way, and only the most direct and courageous attack can defeat the opponent. The advantage of the war quote is that every sentence of it is fact-tested, and it can be true, at least in most cases, but Clausewitz also said that in an overly complex large-scale battle, it would be wiser to divide the enemy army into multiple forces that could be annihilated as much as possible, and to carry out flank attacks and annihilation. Unfortunately, these are two completely different conclusions and dogmas, and I would like to ask you here, in your opinion, which tactical theory is more correct? The reason why I want to ask this is not because the Russian army will adopt one of these strategies, but because the army is making the final choice between these two strategies, maybe the army may have made a decision, the war is like a dark forest shrouded in countless fogs, until the last moment, no one can know the truth about it, and the result of the debate with your wisdom may eventually be the conclusion of the army, because the army must have had a similar debate. ”

After Song Biao finished saying this introduction, the Russian generals looked at each other, and no one thought that the first regular military meeting of the Manchurian Infantry Division would start in such a form.

After a short silence, Colonel Brusilov first analyzed: "I believe that the former is more correct, and that defeating the opponent head-on with real strength is the real victory, and only then will the enemy's will to resist be completely annihilated." In war, territory, army, and will are the three most important elements, and it is only when all three are broken that the war can be declared victorious. ”

Song Biao nodded slightly, but, surprisingly, Brigadier General Samsolov did not say anything to argue, but Lieutenant Colonel Martos, who was not noticeable, retorted first: "We are talking about large-scale battles, and in large-scale battles, strength is usually not the only key to determining victory or defeat. In fact, if you want to fight your opponent in a large-scale battle, you must take a more aggressive approach, cutting the opponent in a risky way, or attacking the opponent's weak flanks to force the opponent into a quagmire of constant defeat. I think that these two conclusions actually apply to different situations, the former attacking the weaker forces with superior forces, or attacking the weak-willed majority with a strong-willed minority, and in any case, neither of these situations applies to us at present. Clausewitz's judgment is that in an extreme environment, that is, under the premise that neither side has an absolute advantage, it is best to take the risk of attacking from the flanks, as long as the passive defender makes a mistake in any link, the attacking side will continue to expand the advantage and finally defeat the opponent. ”

Song Biao really wanted to applaud, he felt that this unobtrusive Lieutenant Colonel Martos said it very well.

He always felt good about himself, because he knew how much he knew, his IQ level and his ability to learn, and how much he loved the war...... But here, at least half of the people here have this extremely high military theoretical attainment, and no one will lose much to their opponents, and everyone is only inferior to seniority, origin, and luck.

Brusilov, apparently unwilling to be refuted by Martos, immediately quoted the Russo-Turkish war in an attempt to refute his opponent, while Lieutenant Colonel Martos did not mind a comprehensive analysis of the Battle of Pleven of the Russo-Turkish War.

Everyone here was not idle, everyone quarreled from the Napoleonic War, all the way to the Battle of Arthur before the Russo-Russian War, Song Biao basically belonged to the type of adding fuel to the fire, which side could not hold on, he would help which, and the overall still belonged to the great debate between Brusilov and Martos.

Brigadier General Samsolov was really like a note-taker, he just kept putting pen to paper to record some of the proceedings.

It was not until the two sides were ready to make a move that Brigadier General Samsolov hurriedly stood up and persuaded him: "If there is a duel, please don't let us all be court-martialed by the gendarmes after you retire." ”

As soon as they heard this, the generals calmed down.

Song Biao didn't think Samsolov's persuasion was wonderful, but his military rank was one level higher and his prestige was higher, and it was inconvenient for everyone to continue arguing.

At this time, Song Biao also coughed lightly and said, "Although I don't want to speak for any of you, before I provoke this debate, I have the same conclusion in my heart as Lieutenant Colonel Martos. I don't mean to say which conclusion the Russian army will take, but with my understanding of the army and himself, they will inevitably hold Clausewitz's words tightly and tear open the loopholes of the Russian army by attacking the flank. Even if there are no loopholes in the Russian army at the moment, as soon as the war starts, we will make mistakes. War is a constant mistake, everyone will make a lot of mistakes, no commander can be perfect, even Napoleon and Archduke Karl represent the highest wisdom of Europe in the 19th century, they also exposed a lot of loss of control and mistakes in the battle of Wagram, but the Napoleonic Emperor was lucky to catch a big mistake of the opponent. Therefore, His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief has given me the task of building up the most elite troops in the shortest possible time, and attacking the vital points of the Japanese army at the most critical moment, whether we attack in a curve or in a straight line, and all this depends on the army. If the army attacks in a straight line, we will attack its flank by a detour of the mountain road, and if the army attacks in a curve, we will attack its front directly. ”

He spoke this almost in a flat tone, without giving the generals any hint of further debate, and without looking everyone in the eye, until at last he looked up at everyone present, and added: "My theory is based on attacking the enemy's weakest link with the best forces, tearing a hole, and forcing them to abandon all their original military plans, and the more remedial actions they take, the more mistakes they will make, It is enough for us to catch some of the mistakes in them in their entirety. I think that whether you use your wits to defeat your opponent or your body to defeat your opponent, the conclusion is always that the ultimate winner is good. Therefore, I have only one word to encourage you, that is, as the best generals of the Tsarist Empire at the moment, you simply cannot afford to lose. ”

After listening to Song Biao's words, every general present could only nod silently and say yes, because they couldn't refute it, which in itself was the simplest truth.

From the beginning of the quarrel to the present, Song Biao has not done anything practical, but he has also done a very important thing, that is, to use his fluent standard Russian to prove that his level of understanding of modern warfare is not lower than that of everyone here.

Brigadier General Samsolov applauded lightly and praised: "Colonel Song, I think your words are the most wonderful conclusion I have heard so far, and you are indeed worthy of being a butcher general, although it is obvious that I look more like a butcher, but when it comes to your special contribution to the empire in the Battle of Heigoutai, it is really appropriate to call you a butcher general." So, tell us about your detailed battle plan! ”

Song Biao looked at the combat map in front of him silently, and suddenly raised his head and replied to Brigadier General Samsolov: "My battle plan has been very clear, only when the army officially launches the offensive, we will have a clear plan, before that, we can only make sufficient arrangements and drills as needed, and wait for the arrival of the general decisive battle." So, please report to Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, and if you believe me and these generals of your country here, then wait a while! ”

Brigadier General Samsolov didn't know how to answer, so he could only bow his head slightly, and thought for a moment before saying: "Then it's troublesome, it seems that I have to wait for news in this place all these days, because ...... If you don't have a plan, I need to help you get it done. ”

Song Biao indifferently sneered slightly, and said, "Of course it's better this way." ”

Immediately, he turned to discuss with the generals present: "Although there is no clear battle plan to speak of, we already have our own ideas and theories, so let us first transform our troops according to this idea, which is the only prerequisite for us to complete our mission." ”

Song Biao had been conceiving this unit for two months, and he first put forward a set of his own ideas, and explained every detail in detail.

Everyone here was a very clever general in the Tsarist army, and everyone quickly put forward some new questions and proposals, and the cavalry experts had their own ideas, and the engineers and artillery experts also had their own ideas.

In the end, the result was a complete reorganization of the entire force.

For every general here who is well versed in the theory of modern warfare, they quickly realized that they were in harmony with the Beo in front of them. Vladimir. Colonel Song will make history together, and they will pioneer a new tactic and cause great damage to the Japanese army.

It was only many years later, when they recalled the great debate in Zhujiatun on the night of May 4, 1905, that they wondered how everyone would feel.

After proposing a new set of construction plans, the generals and staff officers of each regiment had a clear goal, and in the following days, the regiments and cavalry brigades of the new Manchurian Infantry Division began to rapidly adjust their organizational structure, and according to the plan drawn up by Song Biao, they conducted different exercises in the area around Zhujiatun separately.

At least in this era, Song Biao is definitely a well-deserved master of tactical training.

He designed different exercises for each regiment, even each company, each platoon, and each squad, and each regiment had a different direction of emphasis in various aspects such as night marching, rapid marching, night fighting, small-scale raids, mountain artillery cover, fire cover, rapid fortifications, and fortifications.

To this end, Song Biao also continuously designed a fortification system that simulated the army in the mountainous areas around Zhujiatun and carried out assault training in a quasi-actual combat classification.

His theory is that when the army is not elite enough and wants them to work in elite troops, the only way is to let them fight alone in a certain area and in a special environment.

For the training of all soldiers, he designed different directions of emphasis, and for the corresponding non-commissioned officers, he also reduced their requirements for all-round as much as possible, focusing only on certain areas of combat command, and together with Martos and Brusilov, he compiled a number of separate sets of temporary specifications for non-commissioned officers, which were assigned to different non-commissioned officers.

Soldiers are a very simple and direct group of people.

Even if Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin forgot to give Song Biao the important surname of absolute authority, after Song Biao assigned the entire set of tactical training tasks, these clever enough generals knew that Song Biao's level was indeed very powerful.

As for Song Biao, he also learned a lot from Brusilov and Brigadier General Samsolov, who supervised the army, in the process, including different special surnames like cavalry and artillery, which he actually didn't know very well before.

To become a more well-rounded front-line commander and senior commander, he would have had to learn more.

It's just that he learns and grows faster.

There are benefits to being young after all.

In the past few days, Song Biao also took the time to solve the matter of Akiyama Yoshiko, sent Akiyama Yoshiko back to Tonghua County for detention, and asked people to inform Aoki Xuanchun, who was already serving as the general intelligence officer of the Manchurian Army.

Just when the large-scale tactical training of the New Manchurian Infantry Division began to get on track, Song Biao finally got a very good news from Kornilov, and for this reason, he decided to personally go to the temporary Far Eastern Army Arsenal in Yingda Town to see the actual situation.

On the afternoon of May 10, a lot of future results will be decided.

The Russian Far Eastern Army did not place its general headquarters in the city, nor did it set up a temporary arsenal in the city, which was located in Changlingzi, in the town of Yingda, surrounded by a mountainous area, so it was more secretive and met all the conditions for military secrecy, and some secret experiments on weapons were carried out in farther and more remote places.

Song Biao took Tuvaniel and his own guard company to go there, and the road was heavily guarded, and less than a kilometer away from Changlingzi, he could already see dozens of factory-like buildings.

In fact, before the start of the Russo-Russian War, Russia opened an arsenal in Harbin, and the Changling Arsenal was relocated from the arsenal in Harbin, and the scale was not very large.

Initially the main task of producing mines and explosives packs, as well as flares, was now focusing on the production of 75mm mortars of the kind provided by Song Biao.

(To be continued)