Chapter 125: Gambling

The next day, Staff Officer Liu led people to drive 100 side three-wheelers into the base.

I wonder how he managed to complete the task so quickly...... Yesterday he said it was difficult, wasn't it? Today's day is not over, and these 100 cars are parked in front of us.

And I also know the problems and difficulties involved...... In this era, many troops regarded equipment as the property of their own troops, and I have encountered this on the battlefield before: a soldier with a wounded on his back cried and knelt down for another soldier, and another soldier also cried and knelt back...... When I asked, I found out that the soldier who was carrying the wounded had just come down from the battlefield, and when he urgently needed a first-aid kit to save the wounded, he found that the first-aid kit had run out.

This would have been no big problem, the wounded had already been carried to the second line, and any soldier next to him had a first-aid kit. But that's when something went wrong...... The soldiers next to them were from another unit, and their superiors strictly ordered the first aid kits to be used only by their own troops...... So one cried and begged for help, and the other cried and replied that he didn't dare to disobey the military order!

This may seem unimaginable in modern times, but it is not surprising that such a thing will happen in this era, because some people, including cadres, are frightened by the era of material scarcity, so there is a kind of psychological ...... No matter what you have, as long as you get it, you will cover it to death.

That's why I'm wondering...... How could this Staff Officer Liu have a way to get together a hundred side three-wheelers so quickly. Later, when I asked the reason, I couldn't help but cry and laugh......

Staff Officer Liu didn't discuss with any troops at all, but took people directly to the train station. To the troops who were loading the side three-wheeled vehicles and preparing to transport them back, he said: "The order from the higher authorities is that the front line urgently needs the side three-wheeled ...... You leave the side three wheels, and when you go back, the superiors will send you new ones! ”

While talking, I took out a notebook to register the number and name...... Those soldiers looked at this jiashi. In addition, knowing that his old motorcycle can be replaced with a new one, who would not want to hurry up one by one and hand over the side three wheels......

I asked more: "Counselor Liu...... Then when they go back, the superiors will send new side three wheels? ”

"Of course it's fine!" Staff Officer Liu replied in the affirmative: "They are motorized troops, do you still let them run without three wheels?" As for which superior sent the ...... That's none of my business! ”

I couldn't help but feel dizzy when I heard this.

All right...... People in this era are too easy to deceive, and I don't know if people are too simple or there are too few liars.

So it doesn't seem like a good thing to say that there are too few scammers...... Like us in modern times, we will receive a few scam calls when there is nothing to do. The people have all learned to be obedient, and they will not trust others easily.

This made the soldiers of the second company very happy, and they couldn't close their mouths when they rode those people on three wheels here and there.

My assignment to the second company is one for every two people...... This is mainly for practice reasons. In fact, three rounds here can intercept three people, but two people practice in turns is obviously faster to get familiar with than three people in one.

In this way, the three rounds of the side were allocated seventy units in the second company, and the total number of people in the second company was only about 120 at this time...... The reason is that some people have been transferred to the first company to be the backbone, which is a common method used by the troops. For example, the 316A Division and B Division of the Vietnamese Army...... In fact, it is to transfer some veterans of the 316A Division to the B Division to be the backbone. So there was Division B. The purpose is to allow the recruits to have the combat style of the original unit more quickly, adapt to the battlefield more quickly, and at the same time better command.

Therefore, the second company actually does not need as many as seventy units, and the redundant ones are dismantled for them to make parts for maintenance...... Let's not talk about whether the quality of the three rounds here will pass, even if the quality is good, but there are many sorties, it is inevitable that there will be such and such problems after a few days of training, so the equipment of the troops must always be redundant and a few vehicles will be needed from time to time.

As for who will repair the three wheels on this side...... Huang Jianfu had mechanics in his tank company...... Anyway, it is necessary to have a mechanic in this tank company, especially the kind of thing in 59 that needs to be repaired while driving. If you don't have a few mechanics, the tank company will be completely useless in the last month. They can even repair tanks, so it's natural that there are no such gadgets as a three-wheeled thing.

Then the remaining thirty were thrown to the first company. So the soldiers of the first company were a little happier...... Otherwise, he would have been muttering behind him that I, the battalion commander, "look at people's heads...... This "look at the head" is also a popular phrase in this era, which means unfair...... It's better for the second company, and the first company is raised as a stepmother.

From this point of view, the soldiers of the first company have not yet formed the concept that each has his own duties and abilities on the battlefield, and is still comparing himself with other units.

You must know that I am actually putting the second company in a more dangerous role...... After the second company is motorized, it means that the whole company has greater mobility and can come and go freely in front of and behind the team...... This means that the second company basically has to take on the task of opening the way and breaking the tail of the main armored force.

For this task, a company that has not really been on the battlefield is clearly inappropriate.

As for the thirty side three-wheelers that were allocated in a row...... They are also allowed to practice, and the task of this part of the group is to follow the main force to protect the cars and protect the tanks.

Because of its small size and openness, the side three wheels have a high sensitivity and reaction speed on the battlefield, and the fighters on the side can even aim and shoot at the target without getting out of the car. This can be very haode to compensate for the lack of tank cars.

So the training began quickly, and during the day, the fighters were first proficient in the operation of the next three rounds...... There is no difficulty in this, just put a few poles in an open field and let them go around one by one, and then take them to some potholed areas for the soldiers to get used to. The fighters already have operational experience, and this is a step up.

The most important training is still in the evening......

The training subject of the first company was to move forward with the lights off, guiding the tanks and cars along the road as fast as possible in the dark.

Anyway, this is not an easy thing to do, especially for tanks...... Although the 59 is equipped with infrared night vision devices, the night vision devices are like watching a black and white TV with snowflakes, and it is difficult to see the target clearly in a piece of the flowers. This makes it necessary for someone to guide each tank in front of it, and give instructions to the tank behind it at the right time: "Turn left, turn right...... Left sharp bend ......"

Only by following these instructions to look at the night vision device can the driver be sure that he is not mistaken, so he dares to drive the tank faster.

Bian Sanlun can obviously take on this task...... Each tank is assigned a side tricycle in front of it to guide it, and it is almost the same as a radio to each other, and then a night training session.

The training subjects of the second company are relatively complicated.

The first is reconnaissance, which requires the ability to spot all hazards on the road, including mines, traps, ambushes, etc. This requires a considerable sense of observation and perception.

The second is the occupation, which goes without saying...... Things like the commanding heights or bridges along the road are the guarantee of the passage of armored troops.

Again, it's an offense, and it's a little different from the rest...... For example, the battle must be ended quickly, whether it is with artillery, tanks, or with people, and the battle must be ended in a few minutes.

I have an opinion about this scar......

"Battalion commander!" Scar said, "The devil is not a fuel-efficient lamp, even if we have tanks and artillery...... Solve the battle in a few minutes, that's too much to ask! In case the Yue devil has complete fortifications...... It's almost impossible to do! ”

"You just practice as if the devil was not prepared!" I said, "Imagine that the enemy has just entered the position for a few minutes, and the follow-up personnel have not even arrived in a hurry ......."

"This ...... How can this be assumed? Scar couldn't help but be puzzled.

With the experience and habits of this veteran of Scar...... That is, you should train in the worst-case scenario, so that you can fight easily on the battlefield. But now ...... But it seems that it is not normal at all to practice in a state of unprepared state of the enemy.

I didn't want to leak too much information, so I had to accentuate my tone and say, "If you want to practice, you can practice!" You'll know when the time comes! ”

"Yes!" Scar replied reluctantly.

"And!" I said, "Go and talk to Staff Officer Liu, and ask him to get each of the soldiers a set of military uniforms of the Yue Devils, and teach a few words of commonly used Vietnamese!" ”

"Yes!" Scar answered, but the look of confusion on his face still didn't know what I was trying to do.

What Scar doesn't know is...... The battle he had to fight now was unlike anything he had ever experienced before, and everything he had to do was for one purpose...... That is to allow the armoured forces to pass quickly and safely, and failure to do so means the defeat of the entire battle.

Therefore, the key here is to be fast, so fast that the enemy is caught off guard, so fast that the enemy does not have time to prepare. Once there is a situation like the one that Scar imagined...... That is, the Vietnamese army was fully prepared, and our army could not solve the battle in ten minutes...... Then basically there is no need to fight this battle, declare it a defeat and raise your hands to surrender!

From this point of view, the weakness of this blitzkrieg is still obvious...... It should be said that this tactic is more suitable for the plains or in areas with dense communication networks, so that its ability to move quickly can be fully exploited, and the troops reconnoitring in the front can also design a most suitable route for the armored forces in the rear...... There are a lot of enemy ambushes on this road, so you can go around and take another way!

But now, there is only one way for us to go, and that is the Vietnamese Army's Route 4!

In other words...... In this case, blitzkrieg is actually a big gamble. (To be continued......)