I rise from the sword

Chapter 51 Theoretical Study 2
"Learn from little devils?"

All the officers in the assembly hall were stunned at first, and then began to whisper.

Yang Lin picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip of the tea, waited for a while, and then continued: "That's right, learn from the little devil!"

"The so-called know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles, which means that you need to use your brains instead of reckless fighting.

Only when you have a thorough understanding of your own situation and the enemy's situation, recognize your own strengths, and find the enemy's weaknesses, can you be victorious in every battle! "

Everyone fell silent and began to think seriously.

The previous independent brigade and the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army were not strong, and should even be described as extremely poor.

If they fought in an open formation, not to mention the Kato Squadron of the Japanese Army, even the Qinghe Town Garrison Battalion and the Wanjia Town Cavalry Battalion would be enough for them to drink a pot.

However, the final result was that they captured Wanjia Town and Qinghe Town at a very small cost, and wiped out more than 200 little devils from the Japanese Kato Squadron...

Yang Lin waited for them to think for a moment, and asked suddenly: "You keep shouting that you want to fight devils with me on the battlefield, so let me ask you now, how much do you know about Japanese devils?"

Everyone fell silent. They only knew that the Japanese devils were very powerful, almost invincible, but they really couldn't say anything else.

The second company commander Zhao Dejiu thought for a moment, then frowned and said, "It's because the little devil's equipment is too good."

The rest of the people also followed suit: "Yes, the little devil has planes, tanks, and cannons, and his equipment is much better than ours."

Yang Lin looked around and asked, "Do you all think that our Chinese army can't defeat the little devil because the little devil's equipment is too good?"

Hearing this, everyone seemed to think that the question was not that simple, but after a moment of silence, they all nodded.

Yang Lindao: "When the Battle of Songhu broke out, the Central Army with 3 divisions, 1 brigade and 5 heavy artillery regiments, nearly 3000 people, besieged the Japanese defense force consisting of only 1000 marines and more than [-] veterans.

Not only did they fail to wipe them out, they even failed to break through the last line of defense of the Japanese defense forces, and finally dragged on until the enemy's reinforcements arrived.

It is true that when war broke out, the enemy had strong fire support from the navy and air force.

But don't forget that the Central Army also has an air force, and the 87th and 88th divisions also have advanced equipment such as tanks and anti-tank guns.

In the comparison of light weapons, the central army equipped with German weapons even has an advantage. The official rifle is no worse than the devil's 11 cover, and the Czech light machine gun is the Taisho [-]th style that completely exploded the little devil. It is the notorious crooked light machine gun.

I want to ask, is this also because our army's weapons and equipment are not as good as the Japanese army's? "

Everyone was silent, this time it was real silence.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Yun, the commander of the third company, asked, "What's the reason?"

Yang Lin said with a solemn expression: "The combat effectiveness of an army is not only related to weapons and equipment, but also related to the commander's tactical command, the cooperation between various arms, and the soldiers' fighting will.

All four are indispensable. "

"When the Songhu Battle first started, the various arms of the Central Army lacked experience in coordinated operations.
When the tanks of the Central Army were charging, the infantry could not cooperate effectively, causing them to be destroyed one by one by the Japanese artillery.

Without the cover of tanks, the infantry's charge would be unsustainable. Under the strong firepower of the Japanese army, continuing to attack would only increase casualties in vain. "

"In contrast to the Japanese army, when they attacked, the cooperation between the various arms was very tacit."

"When charging, the infantry will immediately hide behind the tank as soon as it is attacked."

"At the same time, the machine gunners of the Japanese army will immediately fire to suppress them, and the artillery will even destroy our machine gunners in the first place."

"Almost as soon as our army's machine guns fired, the enemy's shells came over."

Everyone fell into deep thought again. Many of them were former military officers of the National Army and fought against the Japanese army.

Through Yang Lin's narration, they became more deeply aware of the strength of the Japanese army, and they couldn't help feeling a little powerless in their hearts.

Yang Lin seemed to see what they were thinking, and asked in a deep voice, "What? Are you scared?"

Zhou Yun gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Battle Commander, we are not afraid, but do we have no chance of defeating the Japanese devils?"

"Of course not!" Yang Lin shook his head: "Did you forget Bantian United and Kato Squadron?"

Yang Lin's words, like a hurricane, blew away the haze in everyone's hearts, allowing them to see a glimmer of light again.

Yang Lin said while the iron was hot: "As I said, there are two more important factors that determine the combat effectiveness of an army besides the coordination of weapons and equipment and various arms, that is, the tactical command of the commander and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers." The will to fight."

"Our China has a history of 5000 years, and our ancestors have left countless crystallizations of wisdom, such as "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Wu Mu's Last Letter" and so on."

"It's long, but it's short for attacking the enemy. Flexible tactics can make up for the lack of weapons and equipment to a great extent.

For example, in mountainous areas, whether it is Japanese tanks, aircraft or artillery, their lethality will be greatly reduced. "

"Man can conquer nature, and the decisive factor in determining the victory or defeat of a war has never been the quality of weapons and equipment, but people.

Therefore, as long as we are fearless, there is no enemy we cannot defeat. "

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Yang Lin’s words are not aimless. The War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea is the best proof of this. The great Chinese People’s Volunteers used millet and rifles to fight the [-]-nation Allied Forces headed by the United States. The first was not a victorious truce.

You know, the U.S. Army at that time had just finished World War II, and its weapons and equipment and the quality of its soldiers were at their absolute peak.

On both sides, from individual weapons to various heavy equipment, to logistical supplies, as well as sea, land and air, the Yankees have an absolute advantage.

Just like this, they were defeated by the volunteer army and suffered heavy losses. Finally, they had to cease fighting on the [-]th parallel.

It can be seen that there are no troops that cannot be fought, only commanders who cannot.

This is the reason why the so-called soldiers are raging and generals are raging.

……

After hearing this, everyone immediately regained their confidence.

Yang Lin said: "I have told you so much, just to tell you that the Japanese devils are not invincible."

"Of course, it's not that easy to defeat the Japanese devils."

"Because in addition to the gap in weapons and equipment, our combat quality, whether it is marksmanship or the ability to fight hand-to-hand, is still far behind the Japanese devils."

After a pause, Yang Lin continued: "Fortunately, the fighting qualities of the Japanese devils are not innate, but the result of acquired training.

As long as we strengthen our training, our combat effectiveness will be able to reach or even surpass them! "

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(End of this chapter)