And after the development of this weapon, another function of it was also proposed. This is the concept of infiltration operations by small forces. "Anyway, I can only stay here for the time being, but Lei Daxiang is willing to explain to Giles the problem of the Wehrmacht's operational thinking.

"As a matter of fact, China's traditional operational thinking has always had the way of thinking of infiltrating operations with small forces. In China's history, there is no shortage of combat methods in which troops are used to carry out infiltration operations to achieve the effects of sabotage, disruption, and subversion. ”

"And in China, the earliest recorded selection of elite soldiers as a specialized combat unit. It was more than 500 years ago in the state of Qi, when China was in the Warring States period. In order to have the strongest soldiers, the king of Qi at that time, Grand Duke Qi Houzhuang, announced that he would give knighthoods to the bravest warriors. ”

Subsequently, he was put to the test and had his first professional combat unit. It's called 'Technique'. And their most famous example of the battle is the establishment of the inner response when the king Qi Zhuang Gong attacked for several months and could not defeat a city, and the inner and outer alliances rushed open the city gate in only one night. At the same time, he also killed the rebellious eunuchs. ”

Giles listened to the thunderous words, and his mouth opened and looked a little incredulous. But Lei Daxiang said with a smile: "But this army was not the strongest combat unit at that time. ”

"When other countries saw the combat effectiveness of the elite troops, they naturally followed suit and improved the selection and testing at the same time. At that time, the four elite troops were recognized as the strongest, the technical attack of the Qi State, the bearded sword knights of the Zhao State, the warriors of the Wei State, and the Iron Eagle Warriors of the Qin State, the most powerful. ”

"Of course, other countries at that time also created their own elite units. However, these troops did not have too many examples to prove their worth, such as the Liaodong soldiers of the Yan State and the Xiong Shi of the Chu State, which were among these less famous strong soldiers. ”

The other members of the 18th Special Commando Team on the side didn't know much about these histories, and when they heard their commanders talking about these things, they couldn't help but come over and listen to them with relish.

"Iron Eagle Sharps. He was the strongest warrior of his time. Their selection is extremely demanding, and their combat capabilities are amazing. According to the records, there were a total of 200,000 troops in the Qin State at that time, but only more than 1,600 people were selected to become the Iron Eagle Warriors......

"But, do you know how many wars this country has waged?! What are the total results they have achieved?! Everyone couldn't help but shake their heads, everyone really didn't know.

And Lei laughed loudly, and he habitually licked his lips. Due to going out to fight, in order to avoid exposure to thunderous noise, his favorite cigarettes were forced to quit.

He was thinking about how to fight, but he didn't think about the cigarette. Now that's done. His addiction to cigarettes came up. But as an elite soldier, he still has this restraint.

According to Sima Qian's "Historical Records", the period from King Zhaoxiang of Qin to Qin Shi Huang. The Qin State launched a total of 22 large-scale battles, and there is a record of the beheadings they obtained......" Lei Daxiang deliberately lengthened his tone, until everyone was hung up on their appetites, and he snorted: "One hundred and eighty-one thousand!" ”

"Hiss~~" Everyone couldn't help but gasp. You must know that it was the era of cold weapons at that time! It was more than 2,000 years ago! How can they do this?!

"Ray, I'm not suspicious of you. But this matter is really unbelievable, in the situation at that time, it was possible to behead 1.81 million, which is really ......"

"Can't believe it?!" Lei Daxiang smiled and said, "What I said is less." In fact, there were ninety-three recorded battles actually launched by the Qin State at that time. And the 22 times I am talking about, this is a record of the number of beheadings. ”

That is to say. There are actually more than 1,810,000 that are not recorded. And, more than a little more. It's a lot more! ”

"Being able to stand out from such a powerful army through rigorous selection, you can imagine how effective this 'Iron Eagle Warrior' is." After a pause, Lei loudly said: "In the famous 'Battle of Changping' in history. Bai Qi only brought half of the Iron Eagle Warriors at that time......"

"The idea of elite troops fighting has always been there. And we are simply modernizing, concretizing and refining this tactic based on the weapons we have now. Lei Daxiang explained with a smile.

It seems that Lei Daxiang said something, but in fact, if you taste it carefully, you can find that Lei Daxiang said a lot of history, but did not point out how the Wehrmacht trained its own special commandos.

And these histories. It can greatly increase the pride and centripetal force of the members of the A18 Special Commando. But for Giles and others, it was of little use.

Unless Giles and others find a group of scholars who have an in-depth study of ancient Chinese texts. Then, it was extremely difficult to translate Sima Qian's "Historical Records" into English, and then let the strategic and tactical research department conduct in-depth research to see some clues.

In general, what Lei Daxiang is talking about is a strategic consideration of the reason why a special commando team was formed. He did not disclose the details of training, operations, tactical command, and other matters.

But Giles still feels like he's learned a lot.

Giles, Lei Daxiang and others spent their days in this hideout, while the Germans outside were almost crazy looking for them. Large patrols were divided into small units and constantly moved through the bushes and woods of the occupied territory.

Even some German shepherds were sent to the battlefield to patrol everywhere with the patrol. Unfortunately, they still got nothing. This small force disappeared into the German-occupied zone like a ghost.

"Boom, boom, boom......" In the rumbling cannon, Bock has gradually lost his patience. As time dragged on, Bock even suspected that this force had already broken out of its encirclement and withdrawn to the Allied positions.

Because now the Allies had begun to storm the German positions, apparently they already knew the news of the destruction of their train guns.

"The order is that the troops do not have to patrol anymore and everyone returns to combat posts. Except for the fixed patrol units to adjust the patrol routes, the other units immediately returned to their positions and prepared to deal with the Allied counteroffensive......"

The decision Bock made was painful and helpless. He now had to take into account the Allied onslaught that the Germans were about to face.

If one is not careful, then it is likely that the Germans will now lose all their advantages. This would obviously anger Berlin, and Bock did not want to bear the wrath of the Führer.

"Put the train cannon destroyed when all the officers in charge of patrolling along the way. All to the SS people. Let's not meddle in the rest of the matter......" Bock's face was ugly, and he had to make an explanation for this matter.

It had been two days since the SS colonel had been on the position, and the rare colonel had given Bock enough face. He did not force Bock to hand over the officers immediately.

Georg. Colonel Kepler, the first regiment commander of the Führer Regiment of the SS Skeleton Division. And he is also the investigator of this presiding officer. Appointed by Hitler himself, he came to the front-line battlefield in the Soviet Union to investigate the attack on the train guns.

"General, I don't want to embarrass you. But the Führer was furious about the matter, and I was ordered to investigate the matter. This thing. Someone needs to step up and take responsibility. ”

Georg. Kepler said to Bock very politely: "Where the duty lies, I hope you understand......

"I understand, but I also hope that you will not embarrass my officers. They were all soldiers who were born and died for Germany, and I believe that none of them neglected their duties. Bock rubbed his eyebrows and sighed, "I want to explain that. It is likely that we will not encounter ordinary combat troops. They are supposed to be specially trained infiltration combat units behind enemy lines......"

"Oh?! Can you tell us more about that?! Kepler frowned, took out his pen and paper and asked Bock, "It's important to me, we need to know how we lost those three train guns." As you know, these train cannons are not easy to make, and once they are lost, we will have to pay a huge price to re-produce them......"

Bock rubbed his face, trying to calm himself down. It took a while before he said to Kepler: "I used to be very interested in everything about China and that tiger. So I came into contact with some of the officers who had been in contact with the Tiger. I remember one of them that stood out to me, he was a big man. There is a long scar on the face, but the name ......"

"His name is Skorzny, Otto. Skorzny! Kepler's eyes flashed. "I know him, he is an instructor of our Adolf Hitler Guard Flag Corps. ”

"Oh! If only you knew him! Bock tapped his head and said, "I once heard him mention that there are some special soldiers in the Chinese National Defense Forces. their training, tasks, and weapons. All are completely different from ordinary Wehrmacht units. ”

When he mentioned it, he also talked about our Japanese allies. The unit that the Tiger had trained. Infiltration operations were carried out on the battlefields of China. They successfully attacked the Japanese logistical supply lines, and even captured the towns occupied by the Japanese for a time, killing and wounding a large number of Japanese living forces......"

"You mean, the Tiger sent his troops here?!" Kepler quickly grasped the point of Bock's words, but Bock shook his head and said, "No! Of course, we do not rule out this possibility. But there is also another possibility, and that is that the Allies have embraced the Tiger's combat concept and trained such a unit. ”

"You know, it wasn't just our officers who were in China at that time. There are also a large number of U.S. military officers, including my current frontal opponent: Dwight. Eisenhower. ”

"We can't be sure that they didn't know about the existence of this unit of the Chinese Defense Forces, and we can't be sure that they didn't have the U.S. military trained in this way......"

Kepler nodded, recorded Bock's words, and turned away with a Nazi salute. He now had to interrogate the officers who had been summoned, and at the same time to bring Otto from Berlin. Skorzny asked.

Regarding this kind of troops, if the person who knows the most in the German army is undoubtedly Skorzny. All along, he and Kepler had suggested the formation of a similar force.

But Kepler shelved the matter for various reasons. If this attack proved to be an infiltration operation by a small elite force, then there is no doubt about Otto. Skorzny's proposal will be implemented as soon as possible.

The mustachioed Führer never wanted to suffer, once he found out that the enemy had a sharp sword. Then his first reaction was to allow himself to have a sword that was sharper than his enemies.

The battle continued, and although the Allies were no longer threatened by German train artillery, it was still quite difficult to capture the German positions. Although the Germans did not have train guns, they still had a large number of large-caliber artillery and bombers to help.

Although it was not certain that the Allied positions would be taken, it was sufficient defensively. Bock did not immediately order the troops to go on the counteroffensive. He now wants to wait for reinforcements from within to come before attacking.

The war of attrition during this period almost made him feel haggard, and those Soviets seemed to be dead. As long as a group of people is wiped out in the morning, you will find that another group of people will come in the afternoon.

Conversely, the other positions of the Allied forces were also the same. German artillery fire and bombardment in the morning had already crumbled the position. But in the blink of an eye, a large number of troops again entered these positions.

The Allied people seem to be unable to blow up or kill. After finishing one batch, the second batch was immediately connected. Even sometimes the Germans had already rushed to the position, but the support units in the rear still forced their way up under artillery fire.

The stalemate has allowed Bock to fight until now, and has not occupied the third line of defense of the Allied forces. They were stuck in the second line of defense, while the Allies continued to build up their forces and try to form an encirclement around the German army.

"Reconnaissance aircraft were ordered to patrol non-stop. I have to be clear about the movements of the Allies. Feel free to report to me if there is any situation! Bock gave an order to his lieutenant, and then led the guards to the forward observation post.

He needs to see with his own eyes the situation on the current position to be reassured.

At this time, Yamashita was silent on his own Japanese Army boat mother ship "Shenshu Maru". He knows. This time the base camp has made a bloody effort to let them carry out the mission of landing in the Philippines.

After seeing the effects of the landing operations in Southeast Asia, the Japanese Army intensified its own research on ships. And because of Yamamoto's mistakes on the battlefield in China, the army was able to almost dominate the resources from Southeast Asia for a period of time.

As a result, a stronger and larger army ship force was formed. The Shenzhou Maru, which originally played a role in the Battle of Songhu, was used as a model for improvement.

The Japanese Army cut the planes originally carried on the Shenshu Maru, and at the same time increased the space and loading capacity. The one-time transport personnel has been increased from 2,000 to 3,000.

Such an amphibious landing ship. The Japanese Army built fifteen ships in one go. If you count the boat-ship carriers that were already in production, the Japanese Army has more than twenty amphibious landing ships.

The number of troops that could be carried jumped to more than 50,000 people. This is also the reason why the base camp dared to let Yamashita Fumi, with his own troops and the troops supported by Sugiyama Moto, go directly to the port.

I have to admit that in the entire World War II, among the few outstanding weapons designs in Japan, this kind of ship carrier has a place. Although it looks very rudimentary now. But it already has the function of an amphibious landing.

At the same time, the carrying capacity of soldiers has been greatly increased. The Japanese Army has now directly handed over all the escort tasks to the navy, and even the fire support tasks to the navy.

On the new type of ship carriers, there is basically no firepower equipment to be seen. Above are more small boats that are used for landing operations.

"Your Excellency, Commander. We've withdrawn, what are you worried about?! The adjutant looked at Yamashita Fengwen frowning, and couldn't help but comfort: "The Philippine Defense Force troops. But more than 20,000 people. And without heavy weapons, it's not a very difficult battle for us......"

"You don't understand, this time the base camp has put everything on us......" Yamashita stood up and walked to the window to watch the waves outside the window.

"If we succeed in this landing, it will be fine, and if it fails, the consequences will be extremely serious. South Asia, apparently, has been abandoned by the base camp. These transport fleets that pick us up will go and pick up Marshal Sugiyama after assisting us in landing......"

"And if we successfully occupy the Philippines, or gain a foothold there. Then everything is easy to say, if we make a mistake or delay, then Marshal Sugiyama and the entire Southern Army will be doomed......"

Yamashita Fengwen's face was ugly, and he turned to his adjutant and said, "The Southern Army is the most combat-effective unit in the empire now, once the entire Southern Army is lost. We're just going to have to go back on the back ......"

"The most serious thing is that if we don't control the Philippines then our oil, steel, copper...... and so on, it will not be able to be transported back to the mainland. When the time comes, there will be basically nothing to do with us in this war......"

The adjutant has been following Yamashita Fengwen for many years, and it is because Yamashita Fengwen can speak his heart to him so without scruples. He had kept these words in his heart for a long time, but he couldn't explain them to anyone.

"And for our landing battle, I am also very unoptimistic......" Yamashita Fengfu said with a wry smile: "I don't think that tiger will be stupid enough to expose the vulnerable forces in front of us, unless he has a larger strategic plan......"

"I'm sure General Yamamoto 56 also saw the clue. Unfortunately, neither he nor I was the commander of this war. Therefore, all we can do is to move forward bravely and win a glimmer of life......"