Chapter 94: The Falklands War (13)
The cruise arrived in South Georgia at about two o'clock in the evening.
We had made some preparations on board before that...... In fact, this is not any preparation, that is, according to the letter given to us by Major Weir, the one hundred and thirty-three British soldiers were gathered for a preliminary establishment and got to know each other.
To tell the truth, for the formation of a company, our ten-man Chinese army is still quite sufficient...... One company commander, three platoon commanders, and three squad leaders under each platoon leader. In other words, excluding the deputy cadres, we need thirteen fighters.
But fortunately, this problem is not difficult to solve, and I happen to have four guards with me...... The reason why he brought four guards was because considering that Zhao Jingping was already relatively old, and he generally did not go to the battlefield, so it was very likely that he would need the protection and help of the guards.
This is just right, and immediately drew three into the army to be used as a squad leader, and the remaining one guard was naturally used by Zhao Jingping. As for me, I'm usually protecting the guards, not the guards, anyway, so it doesn't matter if I have it or not
Since I haven't read the texts that Major Will threw to me before, I don't think these texts mean much to me, for example, where the British soldiers mentioned in the article are or which military academy they graduated, I don't have any thoughts about these places and schools, so it's in vain.
That is to say, before this, I didn't know who the British soldiers were under my command, I just threw these Wen Jiàn to Xu Jianping and asked him to call at Wen Jiàn.
As a result, when the British soldiers gathered on the deck, the soldiers and I couldn't help but be stunned...... Standing in front of us was the British who had argued with us at the shooting range and later competed in marksmanship. Of course, that includes the sniper named Tom, who is looking at us Chinese instructors with a bitter face!
I later learned that this was actually deliberately arranged by Major Will. According to his words. It's that we already know this part of the British army. And it also showed them what we were capable of, which obviously will help a lot in the future.
"Hello ladies!" That's the first thing I say when I see these Brits: "We're meeting again!" ”
Xu Jianping translated my words originally, and at this time, those British soldiers dared to have contempt for us, and replied neatly: "Hello sir! ”
This scene made Lin Xia, who was standing on the side, laugh out loud, but when she saw the solemn appearance of the audience, she hurriedly suppressed her smile.
"You've proven with your watch that you're a girl who doesn't deserve to go to war!" I said, "But it doesn't matter, your general has not invited us to deal with the Argentines, but to deal with you." What we have is the way to transform you into a man. Or to become a real woman. Therefore, in the days to come, I want you to keep in mind the four words, that is, 'obey orders', do you understand? ”
"Yes, sir!"
"Let's go!" As soon as I gave the order, the British soldiers, led by the Chinese instructors, lowered the life raft from the boat, and then climbed down the net rope on the side of the boat.
This is not what I have asked for, but there is only one safe port in South Georgia, and there are a large number of freighters or requisitioned civilian ships ready to unload at this port.
This is also the reason why the British army wanted to capture South Georgia. After taking this island, the entire task force has a base where it can dock, and at the same time, merchant ships and civilian ships loaded with supplies can also unload supplies to South Georgia Island. Returning to England immediately after being empty to bring in new supplies was the only way to ensure that the huge British fleet would be able to fight the Argentine army on the other side, more than 13,000 meters from the British.
It is also because there are many civilian ships to be unloaded, so if we are going to land according to the conventional method, then at least until tomorrow.
But as Major Will had said, there was a chance that an army landing on the Falklands would be needed at any time, so time was of the essence for us, and we had to get this company, if not more, to know at least what the guerrilla warfare might be about before then.
So taking a lifeboat to the island like ours is the best option.
"What a great speech!" Major Will shook my hand and said, "At least I can feel a little bit, these guys have been shocked by you!" ”
I just smiled and thought to myself, if we were shocked by this, then what awaited them these days would be hell.
"Comrade Lin Xia!" When I saw Lin Xia looking at the dark depths below the side of the ship with some fear, I caught up with a few steps and persuaded: "You can choose to stay on the ship, Xu Jianping will do your job well!" ”
"No!" Lin Xia gritted her teeth: "I'm not here to stay on the ship, I'll be where you are!" ”
As soon as he said that, he gritted his teeth and turned over like everyone else and climbed down along the net rope, seeing this, Zhao Jingping couldn't help but smile on the side: "This girl, the temper is not small!" ”
Soon we landed on South Georgia and set up a base, which was really just a matter of finding a safe cave, setting up a radio station, and then arranging sentries around it for the soldiers to settle in.
Among them, the British also gave the soldiers a hard training, because after we set up camp, the British tried to put their tents on the ground.
Scar was so angry that he yelled at them: "Damn it, can your tent block bullets or cannonballs?" Isn't setting up a tent like this looking for death?! ”
"Company commander!" This is Xu Jianping who stepped forward and asked: "That...... Where should this tent be placed? There's only one cave around the headquarters! ”
Scar looked at Xu Jianping with an incredulous expression and said, "You won't dig a foxhole?!" ”
The problem is actually very simple, if you erect tents on the flat ground, then the enemy will see a group of tents from a long distance, and they can even calculate our strength accurately by the number of our tents.
The next thing is simple, as soon as the bullets and shells pass, we will be beaten by the enemy before we can react, and we will even be very close to not knowing the enemy's location because we are blocked by the tent.
But if you dig a foxhole and build a tent, it's completely different.
Of course, the depth of the foxhole should be about the same as the height of the tent, so that the tent is set up in the foxhole, and then the top of the tent is camouflaged with branches or something to make it look like flat ground, and then the snowflakes soon fall to become our natural camouflage...... As a result, it is not only difficult for the enemy to detect us from a distance, but even if they do, it is difficult for us to calculate our strength and exact position, and it is difficult for bullets and shells to inflict a large number of casualties on us in foxholes.
Xu Jianping quickly reacted, suddenly realized yes, and then quickly relayed Scar's words to the British soldiers.
The British soldiers, of course, were not fools, and of course they knew the benefits of doing so, so they responded to Scar's request and re-encamped.
"Comrade battalion commander!" Looking at the busy British soldiers, Major Will asked me, "How are you going to train these guys?" ”
"We've got the subjects laid out!" I replied: "Sleeping, mine-laying, rapid march, surprise ......"
"What?" Hearing this, Major Weir couldn't help but ask a little strangely, "Didn't we train for guerrilla warfare?" Why do you say that these subjects are like guerrilla warfare? ”
"It's guerrilla warfare!" I nodded, and at the same time secretly said that this Major Will also had some ability, and I could see that these subjects were necessary for guerrilla warfare.
"Comrade battalion commander means ......" expressed confusion at my answer, Major Will.
I didn't answer and asked, "Major Will, even if our company learns how to fight against guerrilla warfare, how much role do you think a company can play on the battlefield?" ”
"Of course it doesn't make much difference!" Major Will replied: "According to our intelligence, the Argentine force on the Falklands has increased to more than 10,000 men, and the role of one company can be said to be minimal. ”
After thinking about it, Major Will added: "But our purpose is not to hope that this company can play any role on the battlefield, but because the troops do not have much actual combat experience, I hope to use the training of this company to tell the officers who are about to go to the battlefield how to command when they encounter certain situations, and even provide tactical reference for the generals!" ”
"Hmm!" I nodded: "That's why I'm going to train a guerrilla team!" ”
"Comrade battalion commander means ......"
"We are training a guerrilla army!" I said: "Although I do not know whether the Argentine army used these tactics or not, I can only say that I have tried to do this, that is, to present the advantages and disadvantages of guerrilla warfare to a specific unit." The upside is ...... This will not only serve as a reference for your middle and senior commands, but will also allow you to conduct exercises to temper your troops' ability to fight against guerrillas! ”
"Oh!" Hearing this, Major Will nodded in realization.
"You know, guerrilla warfare doesn't need a lot of people!" I said: "And a single company can simulate the scale of a large number of guerrilla activities." Of course, because we have limited time, this method does not essentially improve the anti-guerrilla warfare capability of the troops, but at least on the battlefield it does not mean that we do not know what to do! ”
"Very good!" Major Will nodded in satisfaction and said, "You've thought much more than our plan!" (To be continued......)