This director needs to apologize

Chapter 73 Plane crossing the river
Luo Baohe confirmed that a smoke-generating device without toxic side effects could be made, and the marching route of the messenger was finally determined.

The sand table is filled with small flags of various colors, clearly marking the general appearance of the movie scene.

A square red flag is planted in the mountain col where the board house is located, indicating that this is our army's command post and the place where the messengers receive their tasks.

Starting from the command post, go north, first walk up the mountainside and then up the ridge, then follow the ridgeline in the northeast direction until you reach the mountainside of Highland 589.

The engineers and soldiers used a rangefinder to measure the straight-line distance between the two places at 1.8 kilometers. The specific distance traveled and the length of the fortifications need to wait for further on-site surveying and mapping.

A triangular red flag is planted on Highland 589, indicating that this is our army's position and the starting point for the infiltration operation of the messenger.

Cross Highland 589, go down into the valley, wade across the river, and continue traveling northeast along the edge of Highland 470, all the way around to the northern slope of Highland 470.

A triangular blue flag was planted on Hill 470, indicating that this was an enemy position.On the extension of the northern slope of the highland, a square blue flag was planted, which meant that there was an enemy camp here.

This is the first stage of the infiltration operation. The crossing distance is 40 meters and the straight-line distance is 1.9 kilometers.

Since there was an enemy camp stuck on the only road between Highland 470 and Tianma Mountain, the ordering soldiers had to make a detour, starting from the square blue flag and continuing to the northeast. After widening the distance, they circled counterclockwise from the outside of the camp. A big circle.

When they circled due north, they could just overlook the 1 howitzer position 105 kilometer away. Commander Fan planted another triangular blue flag on the sand table.

Next, we turned around and headed south, separated by a low hill from the enemy camp, followed a shallow valley to the end, and gradually approached the ridgeline on the east side of Tianma Mountain.

From here, climb over the ridge and follow the reverse slope of Tianma Mountain to the west to reach the final destination, the tunnel entrance of Tianma Mountain's main position.

After the discussion, everyone gathered around the sand table and looked at the marching route of the messengers outlined by a series of small flags.

Chen Yiming held a pointer and briefly introduced the corresponding plot and scenes according to the traveling route.

"Everyone, please see, the small white flag is the route that the messengers pass through our second-line position.

In terms of plot, this journey is mainly a dialogue between two people in the order team, explaining the background of the story, characters, battlefield situation, etc.

After arriving at Highland 589, the two will have a conversation with the position commander to give the audience a general understanding of the next march.

In terms of scenes, this section will use a large number of soldiers from the engineering company as a group performance to reflect the daily battlefield life of our soldiers.

The second-line position was built along the ridgeline on the south bank of the Baishui River. According to the plot setting, the fortifications were basically completed when the story began, so this section was also the focus of the next scene. "

Then the pointer in Chen Yiming's hand pointed at the string of green flags.

“Starting from Highland 589, we must first cross the Baishui River.

We have tested that if the photographer is traveling in the water to follow the shooting, the stability of the Steadicam alone is not enough, so it is necessary to set up two hook lines across the river, and the photographer is suspended on the hook lines to follow the shooting.

The pressure on the photographer can be regarded as a pioneering work for us. Assistant Director Fu is currently debugging the equipment at the Phantom Factory. According to her feedback, there is no big problem. "

Everyone involuntarily looked at the only Western face in the room, Paul threw his hands and shrugged funnyly and made a face.

He is a strong man nearly 1.9 meters tall, with a Peter Jackson-style beard.

In the mountainous area of ​​northern Shanxi in January, the temperature at noon was minus 1 to [-] degrees Celsius. He was only wearing a thin down jacket and a white T-shirt underneath.

Wearing a Yankees baseball cap on his head, a photography vest on his upper body, and a pair of outdoor multi-pocket pants tucked into a pair of huge field boots.

The only thing covering his body was the photographer's three-piece suit, which was stuffed so bulging that others didn't have to worry about him freezing to death.

His assistant was a muscular young man who was half a head shorter than him. His reaction was relatively normal. After listening to Xiaomei's translation, he immediately turned into a bitter face.

At this moment, Professor Sha stepped in and said, "Director Chen, since it is set in the movie that this river can be forded during the dry season in autumn, the coalition forces should be on high alert for it.

This is easy to deduce. The coalition forces have 24-hour firepower to block the section of Baishui River behind Tianma Mountain and block our army's reinforcements, which shows that they are bound to win Tianma Mountain.

In this way, the section of the Baishui River where the two heights 470 and 589 are facing each other will definitely receive special attention.

Otherwise, not only will Highland 470 be in danger of being lost again, but our army will also be able to open up the connection with Tianma Mountain, and all the artillery shells used in the fire blockade will be in vain. "

This time it was Chen Yiming who had a bitter face.

Experts on war history can indeed make the movie more consistent with historical facts and more reasonable, but the authenticity of experts is really unbearable.Professor Sha's subtext is obvious. Chen Yiming needs to add intensity to the scene of crossing the river.

The current plan is to order the two men to cross the river with wet feet in broad daylight. It is too childish and will be complained by military fans.

Chen Yiming could only ask experts again for advice, "Teacher Sha, what do you think is a more reasonable design for crossing the river?"

"I only analyze it from the perspective of military principles. As for how to design the bridge, that is your business.

According to the plot setting, when the story begins, our military command post has lost contact with the Tianma Mountain position on the other side for more than 40 hours.

Our army has a system of regularly sending and receiving reports every day. Front-line units generally choose to send reports to the rear after dark and before midnight. In this way, the regiment headquarters will report the reports step by step after receiving them, which can ensure that senior commanders can grasp the battle situation of the previous day before dawn. .

Based on this, the regiment command post should have received the battle report from the Tianma Mountain position for the last time on the night of the fourth day of the battle.

Since no report was received on the night of the 5th day, the regiment leader would definitely send reinforcements the next day, which was the 6th day.

Then on the afternoon of the 7th day, the regiment commander sent a messenger, which showed that the reinforcements on the 6th day had failed.

I believe that as long as they have seen the terrain, any commander will try to detour from the lower reaches of the Baishui River for reinforcements, and will choose to do so at night. "

After Professor Sha finished speaking, the crew members in the room showed somewhat disapproving expressions.

This is too detailed. The movie only shoots the battle situation on the last day. Is it necessary to estimate the battle situation in the previous few days so harshly?

When audiences buy tickets to watch a movie, they are watching the story, the actors, and the emotions, not watching a military education film to learn how to fight.

This time, even Lin Xiao did not agree with his partner's opinion. He retorted, "Teacher Sha, if we really create a difficult situation for the messenger, three steps, one ditch, five steps and one hurdle, then this movie will really be successful." A divine drama.

According to the original plan, some amateur military strategists may raise questions, saying why not bypass the blockade area and provide reinforcements from the upper and lower reaches of the river.

But if we adjust the plan and add twists and turns to the difficulty of crossing the river, more ordinary viewers will ask why the protagonist encountered all kinds of dangers. How could it be such a coincidence that the battlefield is so large? It must have been deliberately arranged by the screenwriter.

A movie cannot satisfy everyone, and the creators always have to make choices.

The scene of crossing the river took place in the first half of the movie, and then the two messengers evaded the patrol of the 1st Cavalry Division under the guidance of our vanguard soldiers. That scene was also the first climax of the first half.

Starting from the rules of film creation, we should gradually mobilize the audience's emotions. There are two climax scenes in the first half. How much room can there be for improving the audience's emotions? How to shoot the second half, and can it still climax in the end? "

At this time, Captain Fan, the "second major in military science" in the room, stood up to support Professor Sha.

"This loophole is still quite big. I believe many viewers will ask questions. If the messengers can easily cross the river in broad daylight, isn't it superfluous for the coalition forces to bomb the upper reaches?
Moreover, viewers who know a little bit about the Peninsular War should know that our army has a tradition of night fighting and night marches. Since we can easily cross the river during the day the next day, it will only be easier on the first night. "

Captain Fan's words made it impossible for everyone in the crew to refute, and everyone looked at Chen Yiming, the person in charge.

While everyone was arguing, Chen Yiming had been thinking for a long time with his head down. He was poked in the waist by Sang Ping beside him before he could react.

He was not eager to express his opinion, but continued to ask Professor Sha.

"Teacher Sha, I have seen a foreign war movie. During World War II, the Allied forces secretly crossed the Rhine River. The German army fired a few flares and caused heavy losses to the river-crossing unit. Only a few soldiers could remove their equipment and swim across the river.

Therefore, I analyze that the difficulty of an organized unit carrying equipment and supplies across a river for reinforcements should be completely different from that of a lightly-armed signal trooper smuggling across a river alone or in a group to deliver orders, right? "

Professor Sha laughed happily, nodded and said, "Director Chen is aware of this problem, which shows that he has studied the Peninsula War in depth.

There are dense mountains and rivers, and the terrain is very complex. Therefore, the purpose of the coalition's fire blockade and regional monitoring is not to completely isolate the various departments of our army, but to minimize the amount of supplies, especially ammunition, arriving at the front line.

Based on this premise, it is feasible for the 1st Cavalry Division to focus on monitoring the rivers around Highland 470 at night.

It is not difficult to achieve the effect. As Director Chen said just now, it may be possible to disperse a few people with light and heavy machine guns, machine guns, mortars and flares, but it is absolutely impossible to carry a large amount of supplies.

The next day, it was not as difficult as expected to send troops across the river during the day. On the one hand, the sentry on the other side was careless under the dark lights, and on the other hand, the Allied Forces relied heavily on aerial reconnaissance during the day. "

Professor Sha's words made Chen Yiming suddenly enlightened. He immediately took out his mobile phone to contact Uncle Gao.

Experts on war history have said that to comply with military principles, you have to get on a plane. Uncle, why don't you hurry up and support one?
(End of this chapter)