Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 1164 Tank Soldiers

At this time, Ying Jiang kept his promise, and the Sherman tank was delivered to the Eighth Route Army within a week.

The tanks were sent to a valley called Yang Dun Valley.

This valley is more than [-] miles away from the Daqingshan Iron and Steel Plant, in a natural narrow valley between the two mountains.

The reason for choosing this place is that it is relatively close to the front line, and if there is a need for combat, it can drive to the front line at the fastest speed and go into battle.

Without further ado, Wang Xuexin immediately pulled more than 200 tank soldiers from the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment to Yangdun Valley for training.

The New Second Regiment took advantage of learning from the Independent Regiment in Yuncheng, and also trained a group of tank soldiers.

But it was a new group of suffering.

Ding Wei sent a telegram to Wang Xuexin after knowing this: "Commander Wang, Ding Wei is ashamed! Both the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment have tank soldiers, while the troops of the New First Regiment have never received relevant training and have no tank soldiers. I am worried. It will be difficult to cooperate with them in the future, has Commander Wang considered it?"

Ding Wei's wording seemed to be a refusal on the surface, but Wang Xuexin understood this guy...he, Kong Jie, and Li Yunlong were not easy-going, and this telegram was based on retreat.

To put it another way, it is: "Both the Independent Regiment and the New First Regiment have tank soldiers and have arranged tanks, but our New First Regiment does not. No wonder I can't cooperate in future battles! Your regiment commander can figure it out!"

How could Wang Xuexin understand the meaning of these words? He replied: "Regimental Commander Ding, you are too polite. Our army has a serious shortage of tank soldiers. If the new regiment does not join, other troops will not be able to either!"

This is not a cliché.

The Eighth Route Army did still have tank soldiers in Yuncheng, but that was for the defense of Yuncheng, and they could not easily be transferred north... Otherwise, if Yuncheng was captured by the devils, the industry that Wang Xuexin had worked so hard to manage would be destroyed in one fell swoop.

Under such circumstances, Wang Xuexin calculated: the new second regiment plus the independent regiment had a total of 220 three tank soldiers, and the Sherman tanks he requested were 50.

Each Sherman needs 5 people to drive, that is 250 tank soldiers.

Among them, there is also a batch of spare tank soldiers... For example, if they may be injured in battle, or they may be reduced due to illness or disqualification, how can we say that 30 more people should come out?That is a shortfall of about 60 people.

Where can I find 60 tank soldiers at this time?
The only way is to choose some nimble fighters from the new regiment.

But Ding Wei's brains are very good. When he heard that it was as he thought, he was going to choose someone from the new regiment to train in the end, so he was happy.

However, he still retreated, pretending to be incompetent, and replied: "Commander Wang, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment both have ready-made tank soldiers, and they have also conducted infantry and tank coordination training. Don't engage in air-ground coordination, the Xinyi Regiment is only concerned with suppressing the bandits during this period, and can't keep up with the pace, I'm afraid it will delay the big event, that's not good!"

The underlying meaning of these words is: "When the New First Regiment was fighting the bandits desperately, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment were trying their best to learn skills, and now they can't catch up even if they are desperate!"

Wang Xuexin let out a "hey" and said, "This Ding Wei, is he still in good spirits? Is the quality of your army still dependent on me? You want me to transfer other people's tank soldiers to you! Absolutely not!"

It's not that Wang Xuexin is small-minded, nor is it that Wang Xuexin doesn't have a big picture.

From a combat point of view, it is true that some tank soldiers from the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment should be given to the New First Regiment.

Because only in this way, Xinyituan will not have no experience and just fight blindly.

But if this is done, is it fair to the independent group and the new second group?

The veterans who have worked so hard to train will be able to play a role on the battlefield, but now they are transferred to other troops with a word?

In the future, will the veterans trained be sent to other troops?
Over time, it will definitely dampen the enthusiasm of the troops to learn and improve.

Wang Xuexin didn't think much about it. He called back and said only one sentence: "If the new regiment is not competent, I will immediately change to another army!"

This time Ding Wei no longer dared to play word games, he immediately replied: "Understood, don't worry, Commander Wang, we promise to learn how to use tanks and new tactics!"

This face-turning is really faster than turning a book.

On the day when the "Sherman" tank was received, Wang Xuexin was also present.

This is mainly because the information provided by Sun Erwei is not complete, and Wang Xuexin wants to see the situation of "Sherman" for himself.

The tanks drove into Yangdun Valley at night...During the day, they might be spotted by the devil's reconnaissance plane.

Although the Iron and Steel Factory Airport was still in the hands of the Eighth Route Army at this time, because the airport was continuously bombed by devils, there were no fighter planes staying here for a long time... The Iron and Steel Factory Airport was only used as a temporary airport. "It can take off and land here to refuel to make up for the shortcoming of the "La 5" range.

But there is no need to park fighter planes at the airport for a long time and protect the surrounding airspace... This will definitely require a price, and the strength of the Eighth Route Army is not yet strong enough to fight a war of attrition with the devils.

In this case, the air supremacy over the steel plant is limited to both the enemy and the enemy.

You don’t have to worry about the devil’s reconnaissance inside the Yangdun Valley, because this valley is very special. Below it is an open area for troops to gather and tanks to train. The rocks above it continue to protrude and become narrower. Even standing on the top of the valley, it is difficult to see the bottom of the valley, let alone the planes flying in the sky.

While Wang Xuexin and Li Yunlong were planning the renovation of Yangdun Valley with their flashlights, the sound of tanks "rumbling" came from the highway.

Li Yunlong shouted excitedly: "Come here, I miss you!"

Li Yunlong was [-]% reluctant when he handed over the tank in Yuncheng, and he has been thinking about the tank ever since.

Originally, he had already accepted his fate.

But it's also because he thinks it's worth it...

That's how he calculated it. Although he handed over a batch of tanks in Yuncheng, wasn't he equipped with a bursting rifle after arriving in Daqingshan?In addition, it can be changed to mechanization, either by car or half-track car, what is not worthwhile?
Worth it!

So he didn't say anything in front of Wang Xuexin.

But without the majestic big guy like the tank, Li Yunlong always felt like something was missing.

Now that I know that I bought a batch of tanks from Yingjiang and will equip the independent regiment, I am so happy that I almost shouted at the devils with a loudspeaker: "I have tanks again, you little devils are waiting!"

Under the guidance of the blurred headlights and the signal flags of the soldiers, the "Sherman" tanks slowly drove into the Yang Dun Valley and lined up to park.

There were more than a dozen cars behind, which were loaded with spare shells for tanks, ground crew and necessary parts.

Wang Xuexin counted, thirty vehicles were neither too many nor too few.

Being able to drive here proves that this thing is indeed stronger than T34 in terms of safety, and it is not stronger than 01:30.

(End of this chapter)