"My thoughts are a little different from Chief of Staff Chen!" After sorting out my thoughts, I said: "I think that the overall strategic direction of our army in this war is right, such as establishing friendly diplomacy with the United States to contain the Soviet Union, and then formulating a self-defense counterattack war...... In this way, it not only occupies the commanding heights in international public opinion, but also guarantees the victory of the battle! ”

As soon as I said this, Commander Zhang couldn't help but snort, and even Chief of Staff Chen's face changed slightly, and Zhang Fan's eyes lit up immediately when he heard this...... In her eyes, I may just be a big man who can fight, so she didn't want Chief of Staff Chen to talk to me like that and she helped me speak vigorously, but now when she heard my opening remarks, she knew that the world I had seen was by no means as narrow as she thought.

Looking at their performance, I knew that I seemed to have talked a little too much, especially the friendly diplomacy with the United States to contain the Soviet Union, although it was not a secret at this time, after all, it had already happened and had been a few months...... But it's a little strange that an ordinary company commander would know this.

All right! I've drunk too much wine and haven't covered my mouth.

I made up my mind and decided to talk about it in a small way, otherwise I was afraid that it would surprise them even more, and if Staff Officer Chen with ulterior motives arrested me as a spy or a spy, I would not be able to wash myself by jumping into the Yellow River.

"But in terms of tactics, it is not satisfactory!" I continued: "What Chief of Staff Chen just said is also right, the military quality of our army is not high...... But I think we should think about the bigger picture. The key to determining the outcome of a battle is, firstly, the command of the upper command department over the entire battle, and secondly, the military quality of the grassroots cadres and combat personnel......"

Speaking of which, I couldn't help but look at Commander Zhang, who is an expert in this area. I'm a bit of a trick.

"Go on!" Commander Zhang nodded at me with encouraging eyes.

So I knew that Commander Zhang also agreed with what I said. Then he said, "Simply put. That is, the upper command cadres are the key, they indicate the direction of a battle, if this direction is wrong...... Then, even if the quality of the grassroots cadres is high, and the combat personnel are resolute, it will be in vain. ”

"But ......" I changed my words when I said this: "Many of the upper-level command cadres of our army are unqualified, just like Chief of Staff Chen said...... Perhaps, many of these upper-level command cadres have come out of military academies, but they have no theoretical knowledge but no combat experience, and they are completely ignorant of the actual situation and blindly command, and this has directly led to the sacrifice of a large number of front-line fighters in vain......

"Comrade Yang Xuefeng!" Hearing this, Chief of Staff Chen interrupted me with displeasure on his face: "I admit that this kind of phenomenon does exist, but I believe that it is only a small number of ......."

"Few?" I smiled bitterly: "I've only been on the battlefield for more than two months. Almost every battle fought has a situation where the superior is blindly commanding, do you think this is a minority? ”

I knew that these words might not be suitable for such an occasion, after all, Commander Zhang and Chief of Staff Chen belonged to the upper-level command cadres that I criticized, but at this time I felt a breath of anger in my heart, and I felt sorry for those comrades-in-arms who sacrificed their lives on the front line if I didn't say it.

"Can you be specific?" Commander Zhang's face was also very ugly: "Specifically, what kind of blind command is it?" ”

"The most common thing is that the command staff knows nothing about the terrain!" I said: "Vietnam is full of jungles, and it is very difficult to march, and the maps distributed to the soldiers were made a few years ago during the period of resisting US aggression and aiding Vietnam, so that the front-line soldiers can use these maps to intersperse dozens of kilometers day and night...... How could it be! I'd like to let those commanders go to that place in Vietnam and see how far he can go in a day and night without the Vietnamese army blocking and without mines! However, the superiors completely ignored these actual circumstances, and pushed the responsibility down without interspersing them in place and losing the battle...... Blindly accusing front-line fighters of not being resolute enough, greedy for life and afraid of death! We're all pinning our heads to the waistband of our trousers and fighting with our lives. As a result, he will be charged with being greedy for life and afraid of death......"

"Comrade Yang Xuefeng!" Chief of Staff Chen interrupted me again: "At least you haven't encountered such a situation...... Otherwise, how can we win so many battles, which shows that the command of the superiors is ......"

"Does this mean that the command of the superior is correct?" I laughed miserably. looked at Chen Jiahao and said, "Chief of Staff Chen...... You may not have seen the battles I've fought at all...... How was the Battle of Dainayama fought? One of our regiments was all arranged in the area of Dai Nai, but as a result, only one of our companies stood up to the 316A Division of the Vietnamese Army, and the other troops did not move! ”

"Is there such a thing?" Chen Jiahao's words exposed his ignorance.

Commander Zhang nodded heavily: "It was a misjudgment of the division headquarters, thinking that the Vietnamese army was attacking the east and west, so he asked the rest of the 118th Regiment to stand still!" ”

"How was the battle of the pass blocked?" I continued: "Originally, our army thought that a battalion would be able to complete the task, but as a result, a regiment was surrounded by interspersed into it. ”

Commander Zhang sighed: "The intelligence is not done well, and I don't know the deployment of the Vietnamese army." And the Vietnamese army had anticipated the tactics of our army early on, and we actually jumped into the trap of the Vietnamese devils...... What is even more tragic is that there is no way to find out that it is a trap, and under the tactics of the Vietnamese army to encircle and send reinforcements, we have to continue to increase our troops......"

"How was the 581 Heights Resistance Battle fought?" I said, "In order to win this battle, we have to disobey the military order and risk the crime of killing our heads to fight the Yue devils...... The reason is simple, it is necessary to obey the command of the superiors...... We're done, the 118th Regiment is finished, and this battle is over! ”

There was no sound at the dinner table for a while, everyone's expressions were different, Commander Zhang was thinking about something with a sad face, and shook his head helplessly from time to time, Chen Jiahao's face was a little embarrassed and a little unconvinced, but Zhang Fan gave me a look again and again, and motioned for me to say a few words......

"Come on, come on...... "Zuihou or aunt broke the deadlock, she urged everyone: "Everyone eat first...... Let's talk less about the war, and eat first......"

"Xiao Yang is right!" Commander Zhang interrupted his aunt's words and continued: "I also know something about these situations, such as ...... Some people use tanks in the fields of Vietnam, and some people blindly rush against the front-line troops...... There are problems in our entire chain of command, and in a single battle, they are all exposed! If you want to rectify it, you have to change it from the top down......"

After Commander Zhang breathed a long sigh of relief, he handed me another glass of wine: "Go on...... I just talked about the upper command system, I would like to hear your views on the grassroots command and combat personnel? ”

"For the grassroots command cadres!" I said, "I have the same opinion as Chief of Staff Chen...... There is a real need to strengthen in terms of military qualities! For example, many cadres do not know how to read maps, do not know how to find points, do not know how to indicate coordinates for artillery, and even cannot read and understand telegraphs...... All of this will cause great coordination problems and command problems on the battlefield. ”

When I said this, I couldn't help but soften when I saw Chief of Staff Chen's face, as if I finally had the time to agree with him.

"But ......" I didn't expect to change my words, and continued: "In terms of specific methods, I don't agree with Chief of Staff Chen's approach!" ”

At this moment, Chief of Staff Chen's face became more and more ugly, and his eyes were clearly full of hatred when he looked at me.

But I don't care so much, he's my rival anyway...... No matter if I am offended or not, he will not give me good fruit to eat. I can't play the yin set, so I just offended him completely.

So I went on to say, "First of all...... I think there is something wrong with the education in the military school, we have not fought a war for decades, can the education in the military school keep up with modern warfare? Can the tactics and methods taught be adapted to the current battlefield? ”

"Comrade Yang Xuefeng!" Chen Jiahao said: "There is a saying that if you don't investigate, you don't have the right to speak, since you haven't studied in a military school...... How can it be said that the tactics of military schools cannot be adapted to the current battlefield? ”

"I want to ...... Many of our current command systems have come out of military academies! I said, "If coming out of the military academy means that you can fight, then there will be frequent cases of blind command regardless of the actual situation?" Weishenme will still be ignorant of the enemy's tactics? Weishenme will also repeatedly misjudge the situation on the battlefield? ”

"That's it!" Zhang Fan couldn't help but interject next to him: "Just like Zhao Kuo, he can only talk about killing people on paper!" ”

This made Chief of Staff Chen angry, but what I said was true, so I had to sit sullenly and not speak.

"So......" I concluded, "it is necessary to improve the quality of the military, but first of all, we must reform the military schools, such as learning the tactics of the Vietnamese army, such as learning the use of various weapons, such as learning the coordination between the various arms...... In particular, it is necessary to change the mentality of grassroots commanders that 'as long as they are not afraid of sacrifice, they can win'...... This kind of thinking may still be useful in the era of pull-bolt rifles, but now they are all automatic rifles, and rushing around with this kind of thinking will only cause heavy casualties to the troops! ”

"As for the combatants!" I said, "It's impossible to get all of them to study in military academies, there are too many people and there are not enough educational resources, but my personal experience on the battlefield is ...... Soldiers with a higher level of education have a stronger ability to learn, and they can quickly adapt to a few battles on the battlefield, and learning to look at a map to find points or look at coordinates and the like, that is, a matter of a few hours, relatively speaking, soldiers with a low level of education are much worse in this regard. So, I think we can reform the source of soldiers! ”

Listening to my long speeches, a few of you here couldn't help but be stunned, most of them originally thought that I was just a simple soldier who could fight and kill the enemy, who would have thought that I would say such a big truth. (To be continued......)