Blitzkrieg is not difficult to say, but it is not easy to say.

Let's say it's hard...... Its essence is the interspersed encirclement commonly used by our army. The difference is that our army uses infantry, while the German army uses tanks, armored vehicles, aircraft and mechanized infantry.

Let's put it simply...... Interspersed with infantry is only necessary to bring some bullets and a couple of days of food for everyone, but with tanks, armored vehicles, airplanes...... Naturally, a series of problems will arise, such as the coordination of various arms and the problem of logistics and supply, and if these problems are not solved clearly, it is likely to become a nightmare of blitzkrieg.

However, it is obvious that the use of infantry as a single arm will greatly reduce the role it can play on the battlefield due to its speed and the weight of the equipment it carries.

And interspersed with tanks and airplanes is completely different......

First, it is flexible, and once an unexpected situation occurs on the battlefield, the mechanized interspersed troops are fully capable of changing the direction of the offensive and rushing to the battlefield where it is needed.

Second, its battlefield vitality is strong...... This is determined by the large number of tanks, armored vehicles and other equipment with strong firepower and relatively defensive performance by mechanized interspersed troops.

The third is speed...... That's why "Blitzkrieg" is called "Blitzkrieg". Not only does it encounter little organized resistance on the road (it doesn't have time to mobilize troops or defend everywhere, so it doesn't know where to defend), but it also allows it to surprise its targets.

So obviously...... If you want to win this battle and win Banwang by a large score, it must be a blitzkrieg.

Fortunately, during this time, what our synthetic battalion trained was the coordination of all arms, otherwise I would have really responded to the sentence "It is difficult for a good woman to cook".

Of course. The German blitzkrieg required reconnaissance and support from the air force...... I can't do that. But I believe that as long as the essence of the blitzkrieg is grasped. If we use the mechanized infantry and the intelligence we have to make up for the lack of the air force as much as possible, we will be able to fight a "blitzkrieg" in different forms but with exactly the same substance and effect without the air force.

So after some thought, pondering, and estimating, I sent a telegram to Commander Zhang...... I didn't dare to make a phone call, because it would be useless if this Jihua was monitored by the Vietnamese army, and sending it by telegraph in cipher code would undoubtedly be much more secrecy.

The content of the telegram was simple: "Jihua has been preliminarily set up, and the cooperation of three artillery regiments, three infantry regiments, plus three base ammunition reserves!" ”

I don't dare to reveal too much information in this telegram...... It was also a means of telegraphing. For example, Commander Zhang knew that our party was here to attack Banwang, so there was no need to mention Banwang or anything like that in this telegram. In this way, even if the telegram fell into the hands of the Vietnamese spies or was even deciphered, the Vietnamese army was confused and did not know what preparations we were making.

Even I was taken aback when this telegram was sent...... Three artillery regiments plus three infantry regiments, there are two divisions, and I am only a battalion commander, what right do I have to ask my superiors to let two divisions cooperate with me in battle.

Later, I learned that instead of thinking that my request was excessive, Commander Zhang and the others felt that it was too much...... The reason is that, judging from the attacks of the previous regiments, thousands of casualties were lost in the Banwang area, but not an inch of land was recovered, which fully illustrates the poor geographical conditions in the Banwang area.

In addition, the 320th Division, the ace unit of the Vietnamese army, continued to increase troops in the Banwang area. It has now reached the strength of one regiment, and its artillery has increased to two. Then it is calculated in terms of offensive and defensive advantages and geographical and commanding heights. The attacking forces of our army had at least three infantry regiments plus four artillery regiments...... And this is the level that can be compared with the firepower of the Vietnamese army.

And my request was one less artillery regiment, and not only that, but it was only for the two divisions to cooperate...... This made Commander Zhang a little confused, so when he received the telegram at this time, he was wondering: "Could it be that Yang Xuefeng's kid wants to use a synthetic battalion to fight a regiment of Banwang's 320th Division?" How is this possible, although the number of composite battalions is large, more than half of them are artillery from behind, as well as engineer and mortar companies, and there are only two companies of infantry...... Even if they are all immortals, they can't beat the devils who occupy such a big geographical advantage! And these devils are still trump card troops! ”

However, due to the fact that at this time, one of us and Commander Zhang was in Beijing and the other was in Guangxi, and the telegram was inconvenient to communicate and reveal too much information, so Commander Zhang did not think much about it, and only replied with a few words: "I will arrange!" ”

After getting this reply from Commander Zhang, half of my hanging heart was relieved......

The next thing is the question of the soldiers' combat training, and I first found Staff Officer Liu of the 445th Regiment...... He watched the training of our synthetic battalion during this time, and he already knew that we were not the related soldiers he thought before, and at the same time, he also vaguely sensed that we were here for some special mission, so of course he put away his contempt.

"Staff Officer Liu!" I said, "We need about 100 vehicles for the next stage of training, you see......"

"A hundred?" Staff Officer Liu couldn't help but be stunned: "Want so much?" ”

"Any questions?" I asked.

"No...... No! Staff Officer Liu said, "I mean...... Because most of our troops are now on the border with the Vietnamese army, and most of the motorized troops are withdrawn to the rear because they don't need to, and some of them are also communication companies......"

"Let's see if there's a way to transfer a batch recently!" I said, "We still don't dare to ask for motorcycles from the communications company, otherwise we will have to have 100 of them...... The front-line communication is going to be paralyzed! ”

"Yes!" Staff Officer Liu replied: "I'll think of a way, there should still be some motorized troops on the second line who haven't returned!" ”

"Hmm!" Staff Officer Liu is good at this, he never asks me for equipment or what I do for this kind of training. This is definitely a good habit of a soldier, don't ask what you shouldn't ask.

Then I summoned several of Zhao Jingping's main staff officers for a short meeting.

"Here's the thing!" I said, "Next stage...... Our training was changed to this, and the second company was changed to a motorized unit...... I have already contacted Staff Officer Liu, and in a few days there will be a batch of side three wheels equipped troops, so that the soldiers of the second company can familiarize themselves with the operation and operation of the side three wheels in the shortest possible time! ”

I am still very confident in this, and the reason is that when we were training in Beijing before, our synthetic battalion was equipped with a side three-wheeled ......

Although it is small and has no protection, its role is not as small as it seems.

One reason is its simplicity of operation...... Motorcycles aren't? It's pretty much the same as a bike, just a few more gears. It is said that although the soldiers of this era are not familiar with motorcycles, they are all good at riding bicycles...... This is the atmosphere of this era, and one of the three treasures of marriage is a bicycle, which is enough to show what kind of status the bicycle is in this era, so even the countryman thinks that he can ride a bicycle will be honored, so the operation of this motorcycle is not difficult for the fighters at all, all that is needed is to adapt to the feeling of the next three wheels.

Another reason is that the side tricycle has low road requirements...... This width is only about one meter, and it can carry three people around, and the narrow mountain road dares to drill, and the dirt road is not afraid of getting ...... It's a big deal, get out of the car and push a few times.

Another very important reason is that it allows the troops to be dispersed...... If this is in a car, those dozens of people will get together in a pile, and the more devils only need to see a shell coming over...... There are only a few people left in a platoon. But there is no problem with the side three wheels, a platoon of people should be divided into at least ten cars, if for safety reasons, each car can only sit two people, plus a little distance between each other, so a platoon can pull a convoy.

It is for this reason that the side three wheels are very suitable for the needs of reconnaissance troops. When the composite battalion was training in Beijing, it was equipped with side three wheels because the infantry had to intercept the tanks, and the role was to throw a few vehicles in front of the tank units for reconnaissance.

Now the fighters are in for a treat...... Maybe it's because of the bicycle plot of the people of this era, so when the side three wheels entered the army, they were immediately welcomed by all the soldiers, and the soldiers would drive this side of the three wheels around the base when they had nothing to do.

According to the soldiers, they can't buy a bicycle after a few years of hard work in their hometown (in this era, a bicycle costs more than 100, and the annual income of the rural village is only more than 100, and you can only buy one after a year without eating or drinking), and now it is good...... This soldier is equipped with a motorcycle, so everyone rides it around with people, and they almost don't ride to pick up girls (not to mention riding a motorcycle in this era, you can pick up girls on a bicycle).

Therefore, now to familiarize the fighters with the operation of the side three wheels, it is actually just a formal standard.

"The mission of this motorized unit composed of two companies is like this!" After sorting out my thoughts, I continued: "First of all, reconnaissance, if there is an enemy ambush in the front, within the range of artillery strikes, immediately report the coordinates to the rear artillery, and with the cooperation of the artillery, quickly eliminate these enemies, and clear the way for the tank units behind." If the road is too muddy or has mines, notify the sappers to come up and open the way. The most important ...... It is to find important military targets, such as bridges and high ground, and to occupy and defend them as quickly as possible until the tank troops pass. In a word...... The task of the unit is to get ahead of the main forces, clear the way for the tank troops and ensure that the tanks can pass safely and as quickly as possible, understand? ”

"Understood!" Several staff officers replied in unison.

From the look in their eyes, I knew they seemed to have guessed something. (To be continued......)