In the southern suburbs of Shenyang, the 24 th Group Army is undergoing training in uniform rearmament and adaptability to new weapons. The tires creaked, and the jeep in which Zheng Weiguo and the others were riding stopped outside the training area. Ma Fawu, commander-in-chief of the 24th Group Army, Gao Shuxun, deputy commander-in-chief, and others were already at the door to greet them.

"Commander-in-Chief! Chief of staff! ”

Zheng Weiguo and Chief of Staff Zhou saluted back, and when they saw that they were going to let the honor guard of the general assembly come out for review, they waved their hands and said, "It's very busy today, don't do these cutscenes." ”

Ma Fawu hurriedly responded, so everyone got out of the car and walked inside.

Chief of Staff Zhou asked as he walked, "Gengyu, how is the training of the troops?" The Commander-in-Chief and I are here specifically for this purpose. Now you also know the situation on the front line, everything is ready, and I owe you the shareholder wind! ”

Ma Fawu looked a little embarrassed and squeaked a few words.

Zheng Weiguo asked, "What, there is a difficulty?" If you have difficulties, let's just say it, we are the first large-scale replacement of modern equipment, and we can't master it for a while, it's normal, it's not a shame! ”

Chief of Staff Zhou also comforted: "The commander-in-chief is right, the Seventh Army in Dalian changed its outfit a few days earlier than you, and it encountered many problems. ”

Ma Fawu replied honestly: "Report to the commander-in-chief, there is indeed a lot of trouble. ”

Deputy Commander-in-Chief Gao Shuxun also nodded with deep sympathy.

Zheng Weiguo quipped: "I'll just say, the last time we had a meeting, I said that I would change the outfit of your group army, and I was so happy that I even showed my back molars." Let's take a look today, okay, all with sad faces, where is the joy at the beginning. Why is this American equipment so difficult to master? ”

Chief of Staff Zhou also asked with some curiosity: "Is there trouble with heavy artillery and tanks?" ”

Gao Shuxun explained: "This is still a small trouble, and the biggest problem is the car. ”

Zheng Weiguo and Chief of Staff Zhou glanced at each other and said suspiciously: "It's not that we haven't driven an American car, what's so difficult?" ”

Ma Fawu smiled bitterly: "It's not difficult to drive, the problem is that you can't find so many drivers!" ”

It turned out that the US military at this time had fully realized motorization. In layman's terms, everyone has a car to sit on. A standard (42-year) infantry division has 76 tanks, 49 armored vehicles, and 1,560 other vehicles (equivalent to 8 to 10 times the size of ordinary Japanese divisions).

And a group army has three armies and nine divisions, plus direct subordinate teams and technical arms. The total number of vehicles will exceed 20,000. Now the first two group armies to be reequipped plus the troops directly under the theater of operations. About 50,000 trucks and other vehicles are needed. Of course, it was not a problem to come up with 50,000 cars with the strength of the United States, but it was more difficult for China to pick 50,000 drivers at that time.

One might wonder if China wasn't that bad at the time, right? Here is an example, after the construction of the Yunnan-Burma Highway. From 39 to 42 years. The Chinese side rushed back more than 13,000 vehicles. The car is back. But there are not so many drivers, what to do?

Fortunately, there were many Chinese in Southeast Asia at that time who could drive cars. On February 8, 1939, Tan Kah Kee published the "Sixth Passage of the Nanqiao Association", calling on young drivers and mechanics among overseas Chinese to return to China to serve. Fight side by side with compatriots in the motherland. The announcement soon spread throughout Southeast Asia. At that time, there were a total of 3,192 overseas Chinese drivers and repairmen in Southeast Asia who volunteered to serve in China, and they were called the "Nanqiao Mechanics Returned Service Group".

Look, it's so difficult for the whole country to get together these 13,000 drivers, let alone 50,000 drivers. What's more, a military truck or something, at least with a co-pilot, right? Otherwise, if the driver has an emergency, a car of people will be planted in the ditch. To say the least, there are 100,000 drivers.

Since you can't get together so many drivers, can you go with your legs? Theoretically, of course, after all, the PLA only initially achieved motorization in 1985, and used to fight Japanese devils, national army, United Nations army, Indian Ahsan, Lao Maozi, and Vietnamese devils...... Didn't you survive without a car?

However, the role of this car is not only to carry people, but also to logistics and tactics. It can be said that having a car or not having a car is completely two ways to play. If you want to learn modern warfare, the car is more important than the gun!

Zheng Huzi thought for a while, and said helplessly: "Don't look at me, I can't make so many drivers." Chief of Staff, what do you think should be done? ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said with regret on his face: "Alas, I didn't expect that the gap between us and the foreign powers would be so big, and it seems that it will definitely not work to copy the US military in its entirety!" In this way, it was only possible to reduce the number of cars equipped with the armies. ”

Zheng Weiguo also nodded with some regret. I thought it would be a matter of course, but I didn't expect to plant another heel here. Some people may blame Zheng Huzi, why didn't he train the driver earlier? In fact, Zheng Huzi also thought, but some time ago, gasoline was transported by plane, and priority should be given to meeting the needs of the Air Force, and the rest were barely even logistics and transportation, and they had to requisition the civilian transport vehicles, so how could there be any extra to carry out training?

Ma Fawu said a little unwillingly: "Counselor, if the car is not enough, the logistics cannot be guaranteed!" ”

Gao Shuxun was also a little frustrated, and said: "If the materials can't be guaranteed, then we can only come in the old way." ”

Zheng Weiguo quipped: "It's still the same as your old Northwest Army, one person carries a big knife?" Isn't the transportation line we desperately opened blind in vain? He pointed to Chief of Staff Zhou and said, "Don't worry, the Chief of Staff will come up with a way!" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou smiled: "Commander-in-chief, this is a problem for me!" But I really think of a way, but whether I can do it or not depends on Geng Yu and Jianhou. ”

As soon as Ma Fawu and Gao Shuxun heard that there was a door, they hurriedly looked over. There is a machine gun sudden, who likes to play with a big blade!

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "Okay, Lao Zhou, don't sell it." I'm curious, too! ”

Chief of Staff Zhou explained: "My suggestion is to divide the delivery of troops and logistics and transportation into two aspects. The march of large troops is still mainly on foot, and logistics transportation is ensured by automobiles as much as possible. For example, North Korea, which we are about to attack, also has railways and sea routes, and it should not be difficult to do so with a little more attention to logistics. ”

Zheng Weiguo thought about it. This approach is really feasible.

Because during the Korean War, the Volunteer Army adopted this method. At that time, the corps was generally not equipped with trucks, and the logistics supplies were uniformly transported by the automobile regiments. At its peak, the Volunteer Army had 17 automobile regiments, and each automobile regiment was equipped with 309 vehicles as standard. This adds up to more than 5,000 vehicles, which reduces the difficulty by 90 percent at once.

Moreover, contrary to the Korean War, air and sea supremacy on the Korean Peninsula is now completely in the hands of the Sino-US coalition forces. The Japanese army is certainly not comparable to the United Nations army in the 50s, so the logistical pressure will not be too heavy at the beginning, and you can train while transporting, and it seems that the Yunnan-Burma Highway is also tossed in this way.

Ma Fawu and Gao Shuxun are also battlefield veterans, and they quickly figured out the joints. Hurriedly thanked the chief of staff.

Chief of Staff Zhou hurriedly waved his hand and smiled: "Don't be in a hurry to thank me first." I'm just providing an idea, and it's up to you to figure out how to do it. While carrying out the reform of standardization, standardization, and order, we should also try our best to integrate some of our army's excellent traditions, strategies, and tactics. ”

Zheng Weiguo also nodded and said, "Well, some things are not outdated for 10,000 years. We must conscientiously study the US idea of building a military with science. But you can't just start with the basics. Otherwise, it is Dong Shi Xiaofeng, Handan toddler. ”

Gao Shuxun nodded convincingly and said, "The commander-in-chief is right! No matter how it is reformed. It should be based on the principle of enhancing the combat effectiveness of the troops, not the other way around. ”

Zheng Weiguo was very happy to hear this, and was about to say something, when a sign prohibiting traffic suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Target, a kilometer ahead of the mountain, three shots at the same time! Ready-to-go! ”

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...... Suddenly there was a burst of mortar fire ahead, and everyone was taken aback. It turned out that they had unknowingly come to the training ground of the group army.

An officer ran over quickly, saluted, and said: "Report to the chief, the firearms company and battalion headquarters company of the 229th Regiment of the 39th Division are undergoing unified training, please instruct!" ”

According to the establishment of the U.S. military, each infantry battalion (equivalent to the Japanese brigade) includes 3 infantry companies, 1 firearms company and 1 battalion headquarters company; The battalion headquarters company is equipped with 3 37mm anti-tank guns, 4 light machine guns, and 8 rocket launchers; The firearms company has 162 officers and soldiers, equipped with 6 81mm mortars, 11 heavy machine guns, and 7 rocket launchers; The infantry company includes 3 infantry platoons and 1 weapons platoon; The armament platoon consists of 3 60mm mortars, 3 machine guns, and 3 rocket launchers; The infantry platoon consisted of three squads of 12 people; Each squad had two to three light machine guns, one sniper rifle (Springfield, with grenade launchers), and the rest Garand semi-automatic rifles.

This firepower density! Uh, there's really nothing more to say. You know, this was World War II! However, the high density of firepower has also brought about a series of problems, such as difficulties in command, tactical coordination, and logistical supply. Therefore, if you want to fully master these equipment, you have to rely on the hard study and training of the soldiers.

Zheng Weiguo saluted back and asked with a smile: "Well, I saw it all, you guys played well, and then trained!" ”

"Yes!"

Chief of Staff Zhou was also a little relieved and said, "Commander-in-chief, I don't think there should be a big problem in terms of light weapons. ”

Ma Fawu agreed: "There is no problem below the regimental level, and the coordination of multiple arms at the division level is indeed more complicated!" ”

In addition to the three infantry regiments, the standard infantry division of the US military also includes divisional artillery: three 105mm howitzer battalions, one 155mm howitzer battalion, one headquarters company, and one artillery service company, equipped with a total of 12 155mm howitzers and 36 105mm howitzers.

In addition, there are divisional engineers, signal troops, supply troops, medical troops, military police, and other detachments, as well as a mechanized reconnaissance team, a tank battalion, and an air defense battalion. These things were only available at the level of the group army in the Second World War Zone before. The difficulty can be imagined, and if you want to lead such a unit well, it is not enough to have US military regulations, but you must also thoroughly understand the contents of it.

After visiting the barracks, Zheng Weiguo wrote down all the problems he encountered, and promised to invite a group of US military advisers to various units. Regardless of the fact that the US military fought a lot of chicken feathers in the early days of the Pacific War, the military management and military theory still surpassed the Chinese army by a large margin.

As soon as I got out of the barracks and was about to go back, I suddenly heard a squeak, and another military jeep stopped at the door. A young general with the rank of lieutenant general jumped out of the car and gave a standard military salute. (To be continued......)

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