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After listening to Director Xiao's introduction, Zuo Zhong looked at the soil work diagram painted on the blackboard in the cave and asked casually.

"Mr. Xiao, do the private soldiers of your army also need to learn such advanced skills as Diao? Isn't it a bit of a waste of time? During wartime, it would be better to let the commanders at all levels command or have a specialized engineering unit carry out the excavation."

In the Guo army, except for a small number of elite troops, most of the troops have no relevant training at all, because to understand the soil work drawings, you must have a certain level of literacy.

Director Xiao shook his head, obviously disapproving of this statement, and then talked about the technical and tactical requirements of the Eighth Route Army for ordinary soldiers, which was very detailed.

"Mr. Xu, our soldiers must not only learn various individual combat actions, but also learn to use terrain and features to move under enemy fire and conduct simple measurements.

It is also necessary to master the four major techniques. The first three include shooting, bombing and assassination. The fourth is soil engineering, and it is not just a simple digging of trenches.

Their courses include methods of destroying and passing barbed wire fences, deer villages, and outer trenches, methods of destroying railways and highways, methods of constructing various trenches, and methods of operating under enemy fire.

The enemy has planes and cannons, but we do not. The enemy has sharpshooters trained with thousands of bullets, but we do not. To defeat the enemy, we must first protect ourselves. "

These remarks horrified the Fruit Party agents present. Every soldier trained according to this training method is a qualified grassroots officer, at least more reliable than the squad platoon leaders of the motley crew of the Fruit Army.

Perhaps he wanted to warn the government, or to show his strength, Director Xiao didn't wait for everyone to recover from the shock, and spoke again.

"The above is only the first phase of training. The second phase of training includes night education and liaison education to help soldiers improve their survival and combat capabilities.

Night education is conducted once a week and focuses on practicing marches, attacks, ambushes, sabotage tactics, night communications, vigilance, and reconnaissance operations.

There is no fixed time for communication education. The principle is no less than 10 times a year. The purpose is to ensure that students understand more than ten simple communication methods and can use them in actual combat. "

Is this training for ordinary soldiers?

Xu Enzeng swallowed when he heard this. The teaching corps back then was nothing more than that. What did the underground party want to do? Is it to imitate the Germans and train soldiers into low-level officers so that they can expand the army on a large scale at any time?

This terrifying inference suddenly flashed through his mind. Thinking of hundreds of thousands or millions of strictly trained border troops sweeping across the Central Plains in the future, he felt his legs become weak and blurted out a question.

"Sir Xiao, is there a third stage of your army's training?"

Zuo Zhong glanced at Xu Enzeng and secretly thought that this guy was finally smart. Then he looked at Director Xiao seriously, waiting for the other party's answer.

"There is no phase three."

Director Xiao replied calmly, paused for a few seconds and then gave everyone a critical hit: "But professional and technical arms have special corresponding training. Please follow me."

As he spoke, he walked ahead and came to the outside of another cave dwelling. Inside was a group of Eighth Route Army soldiers who were maintaining light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. Facing the curious condolences group and the ashen-faced government officials, he began to explain in detail.

“After the first and second stages of basic training, soldiers entering combat units will be reassigned according to their expertise, such as machine gunners and grenade launchers.

In terms of professional skills, a soldier must understand the weapon in his hand, the principles of shooting, troubleshooting, and parts disassembly.

At the tactical level, position selection and transfer, firepower construction, target range measurement below 800 meters, and cooperation with other arms are also compulsory subjects for them.

These are the training contents for the grassroots soldiers of our army. As for the artillery, reconnaissance and communications troops, they are not trained here due to the confidentiality involved. Please forgive me. "

Although Director Xiao did not say it, everyone knows that the training intensity of these three arms will only be higher and will not be lower than that of infantry, machine gunners, and grenade launchers, especially artillery. This is the decisive factor in the outcome of the war. .

Since the underground party did not want to talk, the condolences group would naturally not force anyone to do anything. Mr. Chen and others happily walked around the camp again to inspect the daily training of the Eighth Route Army officers.

Compared with ordinary soldiers, the training requirements and difficulty of border officers have increased by more than one level, and the content covers many aspects of military and political affairs.

Ideology is tricky.

Summary of experiences in campaigns, tactics, and battles.

Organize job training.

Small-scale confrontation drills.

Research on new military technologies at home and abroad.

It can be said that although the material conditions in the border area are very poor, almost everything else is advanced. Zuo Zhong also saw the legendary aircraft carrier information in the reading room.

A set of educational posters hangs in a simple and small cave dwelling. In the upper left corner are pictures of naval battleships and shore guns, in the upper middle are submarines, in the upper right corner are various artillery pieces, in the lower left corner are aircraft carriers, and in the lower middle are anti-aircraft weapons and Fighter plane, in the lower right corner is poison gas science.

Zuo Zhong approached and observed carefully, and determined that the submarine on the poster was an early model of the Holland submarine produced by the United Kingdom. The national military agency had also done research on this type of submarine, so it was impossible for him to admit his mistake.

The difference is that the government only has one unclear photo, but the underground party has a longitudinal section of the boat, how to use periscopes, and an introduction to torpedo weapons.

He really wanted to ask, who is the regular army? The aircraft carrier picture is even more exaggerated. It is the most powerful Lexington-class armored aircraft carrier in the United States. How did the underground party obtain this kind of military secret photo?

Are all U.S. Naval Intelligence agents blind?

The dumbfounded Zuo Zhong looked at the poster without saying a word, seeing the big from the small, and he did not forget to study the world's most advanced naval weapons in the ravines far away from the coastline. This shows that the underground party attaches great importance to science and technology.

In comparison, what are most of the officers of the Guo Army doing? Smuggling, dancing, smoking dirt, making money, and having sex with women. The Guo Party is really hopeless.

Not only Zuo Zhong thought so, but Gui Youguang, Wu Chunyang, and Xu Enzeng who saw this scene were also silent. As senior intelligence officers of the government, they knew all about some dirty things in the military.

While everyone was feeling emotional, the visit came to an end. Director Xiao brought the condolences group to the canteen and invited everyone to take a seat with a smile.

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Xu, please finish your meal before leaving. However, the conditions of the army are limited, so please don't dislike us."

"Sir Xiao, you're welcome."

Mr. Chen waved his hand and sat down at a large round table. On the table were a large bowl of rice, two plates of green wild vegetables and a plate of boiled radish and meat.

It was said to be boiled meat, but it was actually just a few pieces of pig offal. The smell was very strange, but Director Xiao and Deputy Minister Li ate it very well.

Zuo Zhong picked up a few pieces of vegetables and put them into his mouth and chewed them. How should I put it, the taste was just like that, and the salt content was enough to meet the needs of strenuous exercise and to supplement various nutrients needed by the human body.

Coupled with the clear grains of millet and wild vegetables, it has a unique flavor in the mouth. Just look at Xu Enzeng who is immersed in cooking and you will know that this meal is not difficult to swallow.

After the meal, everyone drank some kind of "tea" made from roasted leaves and sat there chatting for a while. Zuo Zhong took a sip of the bitter tea and quietly discussed something with Director Xiao.

"Mr. Xiao, Xu has a merciless request."

"Oh? Mr. Xu, please tell me."

"Has your army conducted any small-scale military operations recently? We would like to take a look at the front line. Is it convenient?"

Zuo Zhong said the request slowly, looking at Director Xiao and Deputy Minister Li. The last rescue operation ended too quickly, and he wanted to observe the Eighth Route Army's battle up close.

Director Xiao's face remained as usual and he said generously: "Of course, it may not be convenient to fight the Japanese, but there are a large number of bandits active in the border area and they have engaged in sabotage activities many times, which has caused us a lot of trouble.

The superiors required the left-behind office to eliminate the bandits as soon as possible and stabilize people's lives. Those bandits who have become traitors, traitors and pro-Japanese faction must be completely eliminated. The purge operation started two years ago and has not ended yet.

Our biggest enemy is not the bandits, but the terrain. The Loess Plateau has been beaten by wind and rain, forming rugged plateaus, ridges, and ditches. When the wind blows, the dust flies so high that you can't even open your eyes.

Therefore, the casualties of the suppression force were very high. So far, hundreds of people have been sacrificed. There will be a battle in a few days, and the target is the bandit Fang Laoliu. Mr. Xu and you can go along and observe. "

Vice Minister Li chuckled to himself on the sidelines. There were two types of bandits in the border area. One was the "professional bandits" who simply robbed homes and houses, and the other was the "political bandits" who were related to the Fruit Party.

Professional bandits are easy to eliminate, but political bandits are very troublesome to deal with. These people are often both bandits and military officers.

They repeatedly undermined the stability of the border areas, attacked and killed cadres and masses, blew up and burned important facilities, and a few people even colluded with the Japanese army, becoming standard traitors.

Among them, the political bandit with the largest number of followers, the most brutal methods, and the closest relationship with the Japanese was Fang Laoliu from Qingjian County.

The opponent is the "guerrilla commander" of the Second War Zone, but this commander does not fight Japanese soldiers, but only seeks trouble for the Eighth Route Army. His hands are full of blood and debts, and his crimes are countless.

The border area protested many times, saying that the second war area was either kicking the ball or saying that it was a misunderstanding and that they would be disciplined when they got back. However, not long after, the other side came back again and acted more and more aggressively.

Once the crackdown in the border area gets a little bigger, the Fruit Party will say that the underground party is causing friction. They have been bothering this person for a long time, but they have no way to cure it.

Zuo Zhong took the initiative to participate in the actual battle today, obviously wanting to find out the combat effectiveness of the troops. Lao Xiao threw Fang Laoliu out at the right time, which was a brilliant move.

Presumably, the dignified Deputy Director Zuo would not care about the life and death of a bandit. Some people in the Second War Zone did not dare and could not take the opportunity to cause trouble. After all, the P-unit was not clean and could not withstand the investigation of the military commander.

"No problem, everything will be done as Mr. Xiao said."

Sure enough, Zuo Zhong responded with a wave of his hand. Of course he knew who Fang Laoliu was, and he even knew who was behind him.

This kind of scum will die when he dies. For a bandit to devote himself to the cause of the party and the country, that is a blessing earned in eight lifetimes, and no one else can ask for it.

If those military leaders dared to talk nonsense, Zhu Wenlin would blame them if they really thought that the political training offices sent by the military commander to each war zone were vegetarians, but wouldn't he be able to persuade someone else?