Yi Song

Chapter 210 Liu Erlang’s methods of training officers

"What a difference?

Some are timid when encountering a strong enemy; some underestimate the enemy and advance rashly at the slightest sign of weakness, and are easily ambushed by the enemy; some are familiar with the terrain and know how many turns the battlefield has taken, and where it is dangerous and where it is flat. It doesn’t matter whether there are canyons or rivers.

On the battlefield, I was still blind. If you fight like this, you will suffer losses sooner or later. "

Liu Guozhang continued.

"Why does this happen? The officers of the Western Army, especially the middle and low-level officers, are all killed with one knife and one shot. They must fight bravely first. Most of them have not received formal military training. They can just fight with their heads covered. .

Only some who are talented or have home education gradually stand out and grow up. However, the tens of thousands of middle- and low-level officers in the Western Army lack basic military literacy. Fighting depends on bravery and luck. It’s really ridiculous and helpless! "

Liu Guozhang glanced at everyone and said to Zhang Meng: "Go and call Wang De and Han Shizhong in."

"Yes!"

"Wang De and Han Shizhong, I asked Mr. Li Jinglue (Li Zhongjie) and Mr. Duan Ru (Zhong Shizhong) to select a group of talents from the Western Army to participate in the martial arts examination. Wang De is also one of the leaders. They two They were all selected as Wu Jinshi and were officially awarded the title. Now one is in the Youyi camp and the other is in the trapped camp.

I specially recruited them to tell you about the officer training they received at the Armed Forces Training Center for more than a month. "

Soon, Wang De and Han Shizhong came in, wearing military uniforms and standing in the middle.

"The first step of daily training is standing exercises. Stand like a pine tree, sit like a bell, and walk like the wind. The second step is to walk in queue, three hours a day, regardless of sun or rain. The purpose is to cultivate collective consciousness and cooperation spirit, and improve Our ability to execute orders, obey instructions, and observe discipline.

Han Shizhong stood beside him, as if he were a green pine standing beside him.

"Report, let me continue now.

Wang De's voice was loud and full of energy. Stand up straight, like a green pine.

Obedience means obeying superiors and following orders; obedience means abiding by military disciplines and respecting military laws; training means exercising and practicing on time; learning means studying hard and improving quality; hygiene means paying attention to hygiene and neatly dressing.

"Report, sirs, when we entered the training center, we were told on the first day that we must start as a qualified soldier. Obedience, discipline, training, study, hygiene, high spirit, bravery and tenacity.

When Wang De said this, he stopped.

The three tactical principles taught to us by Jie Shuai are observation, speed and fierce attack. "

"Each article has specific daily implementation regulations. When you see a high-ranking military officer, you must salute, you must shout a report when speaking to your superiors, you must tidy up the housekeeping every day, check your clothes at all times when entering and leaving the military camp, and pay attention to personal hygiene."

One is Wang Dadao and the other is Han Powu. Many people here know them.

"Tactics?" The generals were a little confused.

He is energetic in peacetime and brave and tenacious in wartime. Together they are called the seven basic principles. "

The third step is training in the four disciplines of archery, riding, equipment, and bare hands. At the same time, tactical teaching is conducted. "

The generals looked at each other, the rules were so specific.

"Report, tactics come from 'wise talents, clever knowledge of military power, and deep understanding of tactics'." Han Shizhong said loudly and tacitly, "It refers to various preparations and deployments made in advance in order to defeat the enemy, and the actions taken according to the situation during the incident A variety of flexible behaviors and methods, as well as a variety of measures taken to expand victory afterwards.”

Han Shizhong continued with a tacit understanding.

Wang De took over and continued: "I would like to report to you, sirs, that the basic tactical knowledge we have learned is the first one, which is to take all measures to preserve ourselves and destroy the enemy.

Divided into offensive tactics and defensive tactics.

The core of offensive tactics is to break the enemy's formation, destroy the enemy, and achieve victory; the core of defensive tactics is to stick to the formation, resist the enemy's attack, and stabilize the defense.

The two looked at each other, and Han Shizhong said: "Brother Wang, you speak first."

"Zihua (Wang De) and Liangchen (Han Shizhong), tell me what you learned in the military preparation training center."

Observation is to determine how to camp, how to march, where to attack, pursue and destroy the enemy through necessary on-site surveys and in-depth reconnaissance, and also to determine where to retreat in case of failure. "

Liu Fa nodded, "If you want to think about success, you must also think about failure."

Han Shizhong paused and continued: "Observation also includes pre-war preparation and deployment. The emphasis is on slowness. It is better to miss the opportunity than to observe clearly and be fully prepared.

The second principle is speed. Put as many troops as possible into the preset battlefield as quickly as possible. The march must be carefully organized and the speed of march, time and method of rest must be mastered.

Sometimes when the overall military strength is at a disadvantage, troops can be mobilized quickly to create a local strength advantage, so that more troops can defeat fewer troops."

Having said this, Han Shizhong swallowed and Liu Guozhang asked. "Would you like some water before we talk?"

"Report, thank you sir!"

Liu Guozhang waved his hand, and Zhang Meng stepped forward with a smile, handed over a water bag, and quietly raised his eyebrows.

Han Shizhong drank water and kept moving his eyebrows.

You made a good point, thank you for letting me tell you the meaning of being handsome in advance.

How to thank me?

Meihui comes to the restaurant to buy five packages from Hanjia?

Brother, is my news so worthless?

ten.

No, it must be twenty, plus ten more Bodhisattva cakes.

Too much, I don’t have that much money.

Haha, next time I won’t know anything. I will change my name to the tight-lipped young man from now on.

OK, OK, deal. Why don't you seek benefits from Brother Wang?

Because I can't beat him!

Han Shizhong returned the water bag angrily.

"The third principle is to attack violently. This is the necessary means to defeat the enemy. Select a certain point and invest the most troops in the shortest time. Just like a hammer driving a nail. Break the enemy's defense line, separate them, and defeat them one by one. .Destroy their morale.

Heavy cavalry can be used for a frontal assault, usually at the decisive moment. Normally, there are three ways to attack, attack to the flanks, attack to the center and attack to the rear. Use our strongest to attack the enemy's weak.

In any case, reserves must be maintained, tactics have tactical reserves, and strategy has strategic reserves. The reserve team entering the battle means that the war has reached the most critical moment, and it is either victory or defeat."

After Han Shizhong finished speaking loudly, all the generals present were stunned.

Is this Liu Erlang's method of training officers? Many generals cannot meet such high requirements!

Liu Yanqing couldn't help but ask: "Commander, all officers in the army must be trained in this way?"

"All officers of ten generals and above need to undergo such training. The Lotus Temple in Kongtong Mountain will soon be vacant. The temple is very big, and it will not be a problem to accommodate four to five hundred students." Liu Guozhang replied.

"This" Liu Yanqing's Adam's apple trembled back and forth, "this must be too expensive."

"So what if it costs a lot of money? It's better than losing the battle, losing troops and generals, losing the city and losing the land."

Liu Fa, Yang Weizhong, Li Zhongjie and other young members of the Western Army were extremely excited. If all the officers under his command were trained in this way, they would not be too good at fighting when the time comes.

They have all been trained on the battlefield, have won battles and suffered defeats, and know the root cause. The low quality of officers is indeed a big problem.

No matter how brave and resourceful you are, you can't stand up to the group of pig men below.

"Jie Shuai, do you want to start training now?" Li Zhongjie asked eagerly.

"No, let's organize it first. We can wait until the three armies of the left, center and right are organized in order. Now I announce that Li Zhongjie will be the commander of the enemy on the left, and Fu Zhong will be the deputy envoy; Liu Fa will be the commander of the enemy on the middle route, and Yang Weizhong will be the deputy; Shi Zhong Dao is the commander of the enemy on the right, and Yao Gu is the deputy commander."

The generals murmured in their hearts, where are Liu Zhongwu and Liu Yanqing?

Especially Liu Zhongwu, who had the best record and the most seniority in the Western Army, and was the first to be awarded the title of Jiedushi.

Unexpectedly, he was not listed on the list and was left idle?

"Establish a strategic reserve corps, located in Pingliang City, Weizhou, with eleven combat brigades under its jurisdiction. Liu Zhongwu and Liu Gong are the commanding envoys, and Liu Yanqing and Liu Jie are the deputy envoys. The rest of the configuration list of the three-way front enemy command department is given by the Xuanfu envoy The Planning and Consultation Office will issue it immediately.

According to this appointment, I will go to the court to adjust your official positions. "

Everyone has no opinion for the time being. As long as everyone's official rank and military power are not passive, we will let you decide how to deploy.

"The next step is military training?"

"Troop training."

"How strong or weak the Western Army is, and how true or false Xixia is, I can only truly know after an actual battle. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle."

"Jie Shuai, where do we start training?"

"Start from the right! Soon I will lead the fourth battalion of the pro-army army to Yanzhou. You fight while I sit and watch."

(End of this chapter)