Chapter Eighty-Six: Pretending to be a Pig and Eating a Tiger

What surprised me a little was...... Chan Ka-ho happened to be there.

I believe this is a coincidence, because tonight I was very accidental to not be able to read the battalion and company tactics, and then it was very coincidental that I asked for a leave of absence to meet Commander Zhang...... Until the moment we walked through the door, Commander Zhang didn't even know we were coming. The reason is that communication is very inconvenient in this era, and the step school is not far from here, and the time to make a phone call is almost there.

So Commander Zhang even felt a little sudden when he saw us coming in, and looked at Zhang Fan with a puzzled expression...... Then he said with an expression of disbelief as if he remembered something, "So soon......"

Of course, Chen Jiahao didn't understand the meaning of this, but I noticed that his eyes were aimed at Zhang Fan and then at me, although his face was smiling and shook hands with me, but his eyes were full of hatred.

I smiled to myself...... If this guy knew what I did with Zhang Fan in the car just now, I'm afraid he would be so jealous!

"Come on, come on...... Sit ......down," Commander Zhang beckoned, and I sat down on the wicker chair in front of my desk, and by the way, I closed the papers on the table and put them aside.

At the moment when Commander Zhang closed the documents, I vaguely saw some patterns of weapons in the light...... So I understood in my heart that this Chen Jiahao might have come to discuss our army's equipment with Commander Zhang.

"How?" Commander Zhang politely handed me and Chen Jiahao a cigarette each, and then said to Zhang Fan and me: "It's okay in the step school!" ”

"It's fine!" I nodded and said, "I learned a lot in the step school!" ”

"Dad!" Zhang Fan said with some pride: "He read three books, and when he saw the tactics of the battalion and company, he couldn't stand it......"

"Oh!" Hearing Zhang Fan say this, Chen Jiahao became energetic, and hurriedly asked, "Can't you understand it?" Why don't you tell me about it...... I've learned it all! ”

All right...... He's wrong.

Zhang Fan said with a disdainful expression: "No." People read a book for more than an hour...... The tactical moves are also well done. Instructor Zhang said it all. I've never seen a student learn so quickly! ”

Zhang Fan's words made Haha laugh: "Look at it...... My daughter has started to speak for others before she gets married! ”

"Dad...... You ......" Commander Zhang's words made Zhang Fan's face flush with shame, and he didn't know where to put his hand, and he wished that there would be a hole in the ground.

And what about that Chen Jiahao...... His face turned white at once, and the dry smile on his face could no longer hide the embarrassment and displeasure in his heart.

"Xiao Yang!" Commander Zhang poured me a cup of tea and said, "I let you go to school without consulting you because there are a lot of things, and now I know that you are still satisfied with your life in the step school." Then I'm relieved...... Come, tell me your opinion, Jiahao happens to be there, let's discuss and discuss! ”

At this time, I seem to know a little bit about the deep meaning of Commander Zhang's arrangement for us to advance to the school...... As I said at dinner before, saying that the content of the step school is no longer suitable for the current war, Commander Zhang obviously agrees with this.

So what's the best way to change that? There is no doubt that the concede school is combined with the war at the front...... But this is easier said than done, how to combine it? Should the cadets of the infantry school go to the battlefield to experience it in person, or should the instructors and instructors go to the battlefield to learn?

Although these methods are feasible, they are undoubtedly quite long, and they will make the instructors and instructors risk going to the battlefield, and it is not known whether they will be able to come back alive.

So Commander Zhang thought of a better and faster way...... Let our troops who have fought in wars advance to the academy, and in the process of studying, we will inevitably discover some contradictions or backward tactics in the infantry academy that conflict with the real battlefield. So an entry point was found to reform the military school.

And what about Zhang Fan? She may have acted as an observer for her father, observing for her father what was incompatible with our unit and the infantry school. Contrary to each other, incompatible, and so on.

Commander Zhang...... You're exalting me too much! I glanced at Chen Jiahao, who was silent opposite, and said, "I've only been in school for a few days...... Where can there be any view! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Fan couldn't help but glance at me suspiciously...... I can't believe I'm going to say such a weak thing.

But what she didn't know was ...... There is a saying called "want to promote first suppress", that is, if you want to be majestic, you might as well pretend to be a grandson first, anyway, the dry goods are stored in your stomach...... The advantage of this is that it can make Commander Zhang feel that I am humble, and second, it can give Chen Jiahao a trick...... Why not?

Sure enough, Chen Jiahao may have lost his judgment because of the blow just now, and he will drill into it when he sees the trap at this time......

After hearing my words, his face softened slightly, and he said politely: "What Comrade Yang Xuefeng said is that our army's tactics are broad and profound, and it has accumulated a lot of experience, which was obtained by the revolutionary ancestors with blood and life, and it is true that it cannot be learned in a few days. However, Comrade Yang Xuefeng ...... It doesn't matter if you talk about your views, as the so-called three lines must have my teacher, everyone discusses and discusses, maybe you will have some experience! ”

"Yes, yes, yes...... If you say it, you can say it! Commander Zhang nodded and said, "Just start with ...... Let's talk about the places you can't stand it! ”

"That'...... Let's talk about my thoughts, if there is anything wrong, Commander Zhang and Staff Officer Chen will correct it...... "I pretend to be embarrassed, but in fact, I am so happy to see Chen Jiahao fall into the trap."

"Here's what I think!" After a pause, I continued: "There are no big problems in individual tactics and squad platoon tactics, and the experience summed up by the ancestors has many merits, except for some small areas that need to be improved......

"What small places? Comrade Yang Xuefeng, please elaborate...... "Chen Jiahao, this is chasing and fighting, and he wants me to make a fool of myself."

"Let me start with the general direction!" I said, "If the general direction is clear, the small problems will be solved...... My opinion is that the characteristic of our army's tactics is that it is mainly infantry, which is perhaps determined by the traditions of our army......"

"What's wrong with that?" Chen Jiahao interrupted me again: "The war should be based on infantry, otherwise what kind of war will be fought?" ”

Even Commander Zhang couldn't understand this, and he also looked at me with a puzzled face.

"It's right to be infantry-based!" I said, "But has Counselor Chen ever thought about it...... Almost all the wars we fought in the past were fought when the enemy was strong and we were weak, such as the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Civil War between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea...... In these wars, our army had almost no artillery and tanks, which made our army's tactics completely based on the dominance of the infantry, and basically had no status in other arms...... In the past, it was because our army had no artillery and no tanks, but now that there are artillery and tanks, how can it still be completely infantry-based as before, and other arms are just foils and only provide fire cover? ”

After a pause, I continued: "So we should take the functions of the infantry back and the functions of artillery and tank crews to the front......"

"The status of our tank crews is very high!" Chen Jiahao interjected: "Tank soldiers are the treasure of the army, who would think that tanks are not important?" ”

I couldn't help but smile wryly, knowing that Chen Jiahao didn't understand what I meant at all.

"Let's put it this way!" I said: "I think the infantry should become such a role: one, scouts, who will find the enemy's points of fire and important military facilities, will report the coordinates in order to facilitate the firing of artillery. Second, the commander, will direct the artillery to open fire, and direct the tank to provide cover and fire for the infantry on the right terrain and on the right route. Zuihou is the infantry, destroying the remaining remnants of the enemy.

Generally speaking, all arms of the armed forces are organically combined through coordination, and the infantry, artillery, and tank are twisted into a rope and clenched into a fist to form a fighting force, so that the infantry is not fighting by one person or one branch, but by the coordinated operation of all arms.

Under the guidance of this kind of tactical thinking, we should no longer send a large number of infantry to charge after the artillery fire is prepared as in the past, and we should not fight separately with foot, artillery, and tank, but should be highly coordinated and highly share battlefield information, and every infantry is like a scout, and can act as the eyes of artillery and tank soldiers, so that we can give full play to the role of artillery and tanks, so that they can be integrated into the infantry and become a part of the infantry! ”

I said a lot of "horn, horn, horn", and everyone was stunned and lost their voices.

After a while, Commander Zhang nodded and said, "I understand what you mean...... Infantry, artillery, and tank should be made as a whole, like a giant, the infantry is the eye, the artillery is the spear, and the tank is the shield and the sword......"

"Yes!" Commander Zhang's simple sentence vividly said the essence of my words, which made me have to admire Commander Zhang's analytical ability, I continued Commander Zhang's words: "The command is the brain, the communication equipment is the nerves, if you can train the command to be able to use various units freely like an arm, then this giant can wield a sword and spear on the battlefield to hit the enemy, and at the same time can use a shield to protect himself!" ”

It was only then that Zhang Fan and Chen Jiahao completely understood the meaning of my words, Zhang Fan's eyes immediately lit up, and his face was surprised, happy and proud, while Chen Jiahao was full of embarrassment...... I could tell from the look on his face that whether or not he didn't think what I said would work, it was undoubtedly from a very high tactical level, which was in stark contrast to what he had said to me before, that is, to give him a hard slap in the face.

What is called pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, maybe that's what you say! (To be continued......)