Chapter 2 Fujian Strategy (3)
Ouyang Yun invited the Bonn father and son over, of course, not just to apologize. The cooperation with the Bonn father and son has not been short, and in some respects we have a tacit understanding. The Bonn father and son did not need this apology from the highest commander of the Cadet Army, but the Jewish people and the people of Canton.
The existence of Jews is a challenge to the general public and those who have a serious traditional mentality, after all, the saying that people who are not of our race must have different hearts has been saying it for N years. In Ouyang Yun's era, it was not necessarily suitable for all ages, but in the Republic of China, it naturally caused a lot of controversy.
The Bonn father and son came to have another important business, but it was for the growth and development of the Guangdong Jewish Chamber of Commerce.
The development of armaments in any era is closely related to the cash technology of the same era. Although Ouyang Yun has a scientific and technological aspect beyond this era because of the handheld computer, the lack of grassroots technicians and the lack of some basic industries cannot be solved by computers. Otherwise, he would not have to cooperate with the Americans and exchange his skills for the other party's production equipment.
Compared with the Chinese of this era, the Jews had an unparalleled advantage in this regard. In view of the loyalty shown by the Jews in the Second Great Wall War of Resistance, Ouyang Yun felt that it should be a win-win choice to hand over some basic industries to the Jewish Chamber of Commerce.
In Germany, and throughout Europe, anti-Semitism is growing louder, and Jews are moving out one after another, with the United States and China as the two major hubs. Because of the windfall made during World War I, there is no doubt that the United States represents the most advanced human civilization at present, so most of those who have some ability or sufficient capital choose to go to the United States for development. On the contrary, without much capital and ability, in desperation, I had no choice but to come to China.
The arrival of the Jews provided a large number of technicians and middle and senior business management personnel for the various industrial construction of the cadet army. However, this is not enough. Therefore, Ouyang Yun needs more Jewish talents, and this trip to the United States will be an opportunity.
Regarding George's suggestion on importing steel, Ouyang Yun's understanding is that instead of importing materials, it is better to import equipment, technology and talents. In terms of equipment, Gu Lianyun came forward, there is no problem, and in terms of technology, it can be consulted in the computer, and the key is talent. Ouyang Yun's plan was to bring the Bonn father and son on this trip to the United States, and use their connections among the Jews to see if they could recruit some talents to come back.
The reason why Stern came with the Bonn father and son was to ask for an explanation. As a soldier, and he can be regarded as a senior officer of the Cadet Army, Zhang Da's remarks deeply stimulated him. If it weren't for the personal cultivation, I would have to be with Zhang Damao at that time.
After Ouyang Yun finished talking with Bonn father and son, he directly put forward his views on this matter, and wanted to conduct a drill with Zhang Da and his headquarters. Any level is fine, in his words: "I want Zhang Da, the guy who has no one in his eyes, to know what is the real modern war!" ”
Zhang Da smiled when he heard this, and said, "Okay! However, Zhang Da is also an old soldier, you have to think about it, if you can't kill him, you will be humiliated! ”
The reason why Stern had this idea was obviously deliberate, and when he heard this, he said: "There is no need for the commander to worry about this, I am mentally prepared." ”
So, after the road and bridge group of the engineering company and the third company under Zhang Da conducted an exercise, the Jewish independent division and Zhang Da's descendants got involved. And what made everyone interested was that this time, the two officers who led the team were heavyweights. One is Stern, who is a Jewish, the deputy chief of staff, and the other is Zhang Da, the commander of the three armed forces.
The time of this exercise was set for three days later, and the reason why it was so rushed was because Ouyang Yun was about to leave for the United States, and he had to settle the case before he left.
After consultations between the two sides, the scale of the exercise was a brigade-level confrontation. The reason why he made such a big deal was because Zhang Da felt that only a sufficient scale could reflect his command ability. What he didn't expect was that when he first learned the news, Stern was delighted.
It is different from the last road and bridge group and the three-company exercise. This time, both sides can draw a number of small units from their own units to participate in the battle, as long as the total number of troops does not exceed the strength of one brigade. Regarding the article proposed by Ouyang Yun, both parties readily agreed.
Zhang Da considered that learning from the three armies would be more generals, which would help him to extract the most elite troops to complete the combination; Stern's consideration was that this would take advantage of the mechanization of the Jewish Independent Division.
The criterion for judging the exercise was also different from the previous one, and the two sides no longer took the capture of the opponent's position or the other side's flag as the criterion of victory, but saw who first occupied a hill in the middle of the positions of the two sides and held it for two hours.
In order to facilitate the judging team to observe the battle, this hill was marked as the No. 1 high ground, and it was the same distance from the two old military camps in the east and west, both fifty kilometers. Of course, the terrain of Guangdong is complex, although the distance between east and west is the same, the path is different, the passage from east to west is almost all big roads, and from west to east it is hilly area. This led to a dispute between the two sides over the selection of the eastern and western military camps as their respective base camps. So much so that it had to be resolved by drawing lots.
Zhang Da was lucky, he drew to the eastern barracks, so that he undoubtedly had an innate advantage on the march.
After completing the lottery that night, Zhang Da, who didn't know if Lu Dao was quite modest because of the confinement, couldn't help but be wild, and smiled at Stern Ha Da Lu on the spot: "Jewish boy, it's okay now, you are ready to admit defeat!" In this exercise, if you still have any hope of winning, then you can only draw the military camp in the east, and now it seems that God will not help you! ”
As soon as the results of the draw were announced, Stern's face was indeed ugly, but after checking the map in detail, his face was much soothed, and he obviously thought of a countermeasure. Hearing this, he said expressionlessly: "General Zhang, it's too early for Yan Sheng to win at this time, right?" After the occupation of Heights No. 1, it will be held for two hours. I don't believe it, with the density of artillery fire of my independent division, I can't capture such a small hill. ”
Earlier, the Jewish Independent Brigade became famous for its artillery and armored units. Here, Zhang Da made a small mistake, thinking that the armored troops were not suitable for marching in hilly areas, but he forgot that the tanks equipped by the Cadet Army and the tanks equipped by Little Japan and even the early Republic of China were completely two concepts of combat vehicles. Not to mention the hilly area with little undulation, it is a mountainous area, and the Jiguang-type chariot can also walk on flat ground. After listening to Stern's words, he thought about it reasonably, if Stern really made a dangerous move and formed a force dominated by artillery, then with the terrain of the No. 1 Heights and the equipment strength of the former Guangdong Army, he really couldn't stop this shelling. However, then, he remembered the civil engineering operations that the troops had focused on training during this period, and his confidence swelled again. He said with a smile: "The soldiers are coming, the water is coming to cover the earth, you just let the horses come!" Ha Lu Ha! ”
Before the exercise officially began, a special reporter from Guangdong Television Station, which had just begun normal operation, interviewed Ouyang Yun: "Commander Ouyang, as the chairman of the judging committee of this exercise, which side are you optimistic about?" ”
"Stern's Independent Jewish Division, of course."
"Oh, can you explain your reasoning?"
"Quite simply, the degree of mechanization of the Jewish Independent Division is far greater than that of the Three Armies. This is one thing, and the second is that Commander Zhang fell for Stern's plan from the beginning, and he must have thought that the focus of the battle would be on Heights 1, but I think that the place where the battle is most fierce should be here. ”
Ouyang Yun's finger pointed to a place marked "Highway No. 3" on the sand table in front of him, which was about ten kilometers away from the No. 1 Heights.
The special correspondent is still a bit militarily literate, and he happened to participate in the draw last night. Wen Yan asked: "Commander, what do you mean, the Jewish Independent Division will reach the No. 1 Heights first, and will launch a sniper attack on the No. 3 Highway against the three armies?!" Right? The roads leading from the Independent Division to the No. 1 Heights are all hills, while the side of the Third Army is a large road with a flat river......"
Ouyang Yun made an unfathomable smile in front of the camera, put his hands on his chest and said with a smile: "Correct, it's an ambush, not a sniper." It's okay if you don't believe it, the answer will soon be revealed. I think you should go to Highway 3 now, if you miss the best shot, the people will blame you for being disrespectful! ”
Although he felt that what Ouyang Yun said was a bit untrue, with the mentality of not being afraid of 10,000 yuan, only afraid of what happened, the special reporter and his reporting team still drove to Highway 3. And what he didn't expect was that the progress of things, as Ouyang Yun expected, the fiercest battle really happened on Highway 3.
When he saw the tanks and armored vehicles with black smoke emitting from their buttocks quickly approaching Highway 3, the special correspondent was stunned at that time - hilly terrain, how did they get here?! The Jewish Independent Division, did it turn out that only chariot troops were sent?
The answer was soon revealed. As more and more tanks and a small number of armoured vehicles (the Cadet Corps were equipped with too few armoured vehicles) assembled on both sides of Highway 3 and began to hide and camouflage, the correspondent finally believed in the fact that the Jewish Independent Division was indeed a pure chariot unit.
Then, as Ouyang Yun had predicted, the fiercest battle took place on Route Three. What surprised everyone was that the elite of the three armies led by Zhang Da only carried a small number of anti-tank weapons, and the men and horses of a brigade were divided into two parts by him, one part was pure infantry and one part was pure artillery.
The reason why Zhang Da combined the troops in this way obviously also has his own reasons. First rely on the infantry to shoot on the hill, and then stay up and wait for the artillery to come up. However, because the hill was not occupied and was ambushed, the infantry, who had no time to carry out civil engineering work, suddenly became a living target for the chariot.
At this point, it is not difficult for even a layman to judge the outcome of this exercise.