After nightfall, the entire hall was still full of people. Although the day's training was over, all the cadres and members of the special combat team were ordered not to go back to rest immediately, but to assemble at the battalion headquarters immediately after dinner to receive military theoretical study.

Everyone felt as if the sky had fallen, Nima didn't let people live, they got up before dawn to train, and when it got dark, ordinary soldiers went to rest, and these cadres wanted to learn Raush's theory here.

However, these complaints are just words, and they are in awe of Ma Zheng, the "tyrant", who dares to say a word about his opinion.

Outside the hall, there was the sound of the footsteps of military leather boots, and everyone knew that Ma Zheng was coming, so they immediately stopped talking and frolicking, and sat straight on the wooden bench with their backs straight.

Ma Zheng strode forward, then faced everyone, and then said loudly: "Are you a little resistant to my order, do you think that you don't need any theory to fight, right?" ”

Seeing that no one made a sound, Ma Zheng continued: "If you are an ordinary soldier, I will not ask you to learn any military theory, as long as you know how to kill devils. But remember, you're all officers now, do you know what officers do? It doesn't matter if a soldier doesn't understand military theory, but if an officer doesn't understand theory, he is committing a crime and is irresponsible for the lives of his brothers. ”

"Report!"

"Speak!"

"Report to the battalion commander, most of us are squad leaders, can we also be called officers?" A young warrior stood up and said.

"Sit down! Your question is very representative, in fact, in the military system, squad leaders are not officers, at most they can only be regarded as non-commissioned officers. But don't forget that our troops are constantly growing, and you may only be a squad leader now, but who can guarantee that you will not become a platoon commander or a company commander in the future? Ma Zheng said loudly.

"Report!"

"Speak!"

"Report to the battalion commander, what exactly do we learn?"

Ma Zheng said loudly: "What we are learning today is why the little devil is so powerful!" ”

Seeing the comments below that began to be exchanged with each other and what he just said, Ma Zheng continued: "The ancestors have a saying, "Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible!" It means that if you want to defeat the other party, you must know the situation of the other party well, so I ask you now, you keep shouting to go to the battlefield to fight devils, so how much do you know about Japanese devils? ”

Everyone was silent, to be honest, their understanding of the Japanese army was all obtained from hearsay, not to mention whether the information was comprehensive, the accuracy alone had to be discussed.

Everyone's reaction was expected by Ma Zheng, and he didn't ask any further, but said: "It's been almost half a year since the war started, and the news we got is that Beiping has been lost, Tianjin has fallen, Shanghai, Zhangjiakou, Datong, Baotou, and Guisui have all fallen into the hands of the Japanese, and our capital Nanjing was also occupied by the Japanese just two days ago. Everyone is asking the same question, how can China, with more than 2 million troops, not be able to defeat small Japan from afar? ”

"Yes, I've wanted to ask this question for a long time, why is that! We often see a Japanese brigade running after a division of the Kuomintang, and even some Japanese ronins can easily occupy a county town with a dogskin plaster flag. Is it really as the Japanese say, we Chinese are insiders in the civil war and outsiders in the war? Huang Sicheng couldn't help but say loudly.

Ma Zheng said loudly: "This is the purpose of what I want you to learn, the reason why the Japanese are strong is because their people and weapons are stronger than ours, and at the same time, their troop formation is different from ours, as long as you listen carefully to my lecture, you will know why the Japanese are so powerful." ”

After speaking, Ma Zheng continued: "Let's talk about people first, the war has very high requirements for the quality of soldiers, first look at the individual quality of Japanese soldiers. Every Japanese soldier had to undergo at least 11 months of military training before going to war, and the first five months of the year were the recruit training, which included paralysis, assassination, target shooting, and training. During this period, there must be at least one five-day camping exercise under severe winter conditions to train the soldiers' endurance in the cold and their ability to respond to combat at night. ”

"The next two months will be a regular training in the comprehensive quality of individual soldiers, emphasizing operational coordination at the squad and squadron levels. During this period, there must be more than 30 kilometers of marching endurance training every day, and the instructor must control the proportion of forced marches, but not less than 5 kilometers of forced marches per day, which is the same distance you ran this morning. ”

"The next month will be a brigade-level combat training, and at this time, the recruits' target shooting results have stabilized, and the basic requirement is that they should score 10 shots and 80 rings at 400 meters. This month, the recruits begin field shooting training, swimming training and intensive assassination training. In addition to this, there is a daily march of 40 km. ”

"In the next two months, we will engage in brigade and wing-level operational coordination, advanced technical and tactical operations, and firing line maneuvers. After this training, in addition to the excellent individual skills of ordinary Japanese soldiers, the marksmanship of our Japanese devils on the battlefield is quite accurate, and often our soldiers are turned off their heads as soon as they emerge. Most of the Japanese soldiers had a clear understanding of the larger battle situation, which is why the Japanese army was often able to maintain its combat strength without a commander. ”

Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Ma Zheng continued: "Look at our soldiers again, most of them were ordinary people before they went to the battlefield, they didn't receive much training at all, and they often put down their hoes and took their guns. Compare the two, and you will find out how big the gap is! ”

"After rigorous training, the Japanese army's ability to continue fighting and marching is far stronger than our troops, basically about 50 kilometers a day. With the addition of limited boat and vehicle assistance, its combat mobility can reach an average of more than 100 kilometers per day, and the forced march can reach more than 80 kilometers per day, and it can fight for another six hours on the same day, and such a battle can last for about a month. ”

"So powerful?" After hearing Ma Zheng's words, all the officers and soldiers present were stunned, and when they thought that everyone was not the same, they had two arms and one head, and they might not be dead or alive when they were desperate. But after listening to Ma Zheng's words, this Japanese devil is simply superhuman, can this battle still be won?

Ma Zheng saw the confusion and worry in everyone's eyes, but he didn't say those words of encouragement, because it was not the right time.

"Now that we're done, let's talk about the weaponry. It's already everyone's consensus that the little devil's weapons and equipment are better than ours, but how good it is, I'm afraid everyone doesn't know! ”

"Report!"

"Speak!"

"Battalion commander, the little devil's 38 big gai has a longer range than our old sleeve Hanyang, and the accuracy is stronger than ours, and they also have artillery support." It was Wang Hansen, the commander of the second company, who got up to speak.

"There are some key points, but they are not comprehensive enough. Let's talk about the armament of the infantry squad of the Japanese army, which usually has a machine gun group, a grenadier group, and two rifle groups, and the supporting firearms have 2 light machine guns and 2 grenadiers, and the riflemen are issued with Type 38 rifles. ”

"And a typical infantry wing of the Japanese army is even more luxurious, with about 3,747 personnel, 526 horses, 36 heavy machine guns, 54 light machine guns, about 2,400 rifles, 54 grenadiers, 10 infantry guns, 4 mountain guns, 6 anti-tank guns, and 256 carriages." Ma Zheng said loudly.

After listening to Ma Zheng's words, Huang Sicheng couldn't help but say: "Isn't the Japanese army's wing equivalent to our infantry regiment, but its weapons and equipment are much stronger than one of our infantry divisions." ”

"You are right, a wing of the Japanese army is indeed comparable to one of our divisions, it can be said that after a Japanese infantry wing has been strengthened to a certain extent, its heavy firepower level exceeds that of the 89th Division, the most elite unit of the Nationalist Government Army. Coupled with the superiority of training and command, a Japanese infantry wing could basically be considered equal to or even superior to a first-class main division of the Nationalist Army in battle. ”