African Nationhood

Chapter 313 Infantry Academy Courses
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September in Harbin belongs to the dry season, and the temperature is also a bit low. People have to wear thicker single clothes when traveling at this time, otherwise they are likely to catch a cold.

The stocky Tian Guang and several fellow trainees walked towards a compound with a row of barracks in the southwest corner of Harbin.

There are soldiers standing guard here, but there is no signboard, and free people are not allowed to enter.

Tian Guang and others arrived at the gate of the courtyard and saluted each other with the soldiers standing guard before entering the courtyard.

This is the Infantry Academy secretly set up by Nanhua Company. Most of the students inside are officers at the battalion and company level of various troops.

This college implements small-class teaching, so there are not many students in each period, that is, there are only 30 to 40 people, and one period is every two months.

This infantry academy has been running for more than a year now, and hundreds of officers from several major units have been trained.

Tian Guang and others belong to the next few batches of students, and they have been training here for a month.

The early training mainly consisted of German instructors teaching marching columns and the coordinated advancement of infantry and artillery, as well as cavalry tactical drills and other courses.

After they completed the first month of training, they were given two days of leave.

After getting their vacation, they first bought some wine and meat outside the college, and had a meal and a meal with their classmates to enhance their relationship.

Then they went to the city together to listen to music and play for two days.

This trip for them can be regarded as an eye-opener, and their visit to Harbin is not in vain.

Usually, most of them are stationed in various places with the army, and the conditions are relatively difficult.

They, the officers, all took turns to arrange their numbers during the Spring Festival holiday, so this training was a good time to relax.

They had one night left for their vacation. When they arrived at the barracks, they set up tables and stools and took out the food and wine they bought to drink.

Tomorrow we will enter into intense study and training again, so we must seize the time and indulge ourselves.

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Early the next morning, the shrill and sharp copper whistle sounded. The officers who were awakened by the whistle crawled out from under the bed, under the table or from the toilet, arranged their appearance, and then hurriedly gathered towards the playground.

Unfortunately, they were too slow to move. When the whistle stopped, there were still people who did not reach the gathering place on the playground.

The instructor who hosted this training was Yan Han, the new deputy of the Matabeleland Garrison Brigade.

He looked down upon the trainees who were disheveled and poorly behaved.

“The company asked you to come for training, is this how you repay the company?
  You indulge in drunkenness and have never thought about what you will do if the enemy suddenly attacks and you are still drunk and haven't woken up yet? "

Being scolded by the young brigade deputy made these officers, who were generally in their thirties, quite uncomfortable.

But they didn't dare to do anything. Before they came for training, they were told that if they dared to contradict the instructor, they would be fired from the military.

Besides, Yan Han is still the deputy of the Grand Brigade, which is much higher than their position.

"We delayed training, please punish us!"

Yan Han looked at these guys. Although they were not well-groomed, they held their heads high and were full of energy when answering questions.

"Okay, since you are willing to be punished, then run around the playground, fifty laps!"

Since the instructor gave the order, what else is there to say, just run.

A group of battalion and company-level officers were running circles around the playground honestly. One lap was 400 meters, and after 50 laps, it was exactly 20 kilometers.

Yan Han timed these officer cadets, and he would pay special attention to those who were in poor physical condition.

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Two hours later, most of the officers had completed 2 laps, but there were still a few officer cadets who had not yet finished.

Yan Han's face was ashen, he would pay special attention to such students.

Tian Guang is one of the students who did not complete 50 laps. He drank too much last night and was in a hurry when he woke up this morning. Therefore, he did not pay attention to the rhythm when he first started running and lost his breath.

But at this critical moment, he must not be embarrassed in front of the instructor, so he still persisted and finished 50 laps.

He had noticed the instructor's face a long time ago, but he had no choice but to do it. This was the result. He could only hope to perform well in the following training classes.

After 50 laps, the students lined up and entered the lecture theater.

After everyone was seated, Yan Han came over with a stack of teaching materials that smelled like ink.

"This textbook is very precious. You can only read it in class. Please hand it in after class. Do you understand?"

"clear!" ……

When the textbook was delivered to my hands, I saw it read: Infantry Academy Advanced Textbook.

There is also a line of small print below: Internal teaching materials are not allowed to be leaked.
  Tian Guang couldn't wait to open the textbook, and the opening chapter was: "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Military Form Chapter" says that the first is measurement, the second is measurement, the third is counting, the fourth is weighing, and the fifth is victory.

Earth gives birth to degree, degree gives birth to quantity, quantity gives birth to number, number gives birth to weighing, and speaking gives birth to victory...

Tian Guang was silent for a moment, what does this mean?
  There were many officer cadets who had the same idea as him, and everyone stared at each other and shook their heads.

Yan Han, who was standing on the podium, clearly understood the confusion of the students. He looked at the students below and said, "Everyone should have seen the words on the first page of the textbook. What does this sentence mean?

The meaning is actually very simple. On the battlefield, we need to estimate the scope of the battlefield, calculate resource supplies, arrange the number of troops, compare the strength of the enemy and ourselves, and finally make a judgment on victory or defeat. "

After listening to Yan Han's explanation, the officer cadets below all nodded in agreement. He is truly worthy of being a great military strategist. These words are really good!

"Since you have joined the army, you can say that you have experienced hundreds of battles.

But we have had one shortcoming since we formed an army, and that is that the battles we have been facing have been one-sided massacres, with no difficulty at all.

Because the natives are too stupid, arrogance will inevitably arise in our army. This is a normal phenomenon.

But this is not a good sign, because once we allow this kind of arrogance to be encouraged, we are not far from failure.

That's why Mr. Shi did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to invite professional instructors from Germany to train you, just to let you know that there is a world outside the world, and there are people outside the world.

How do you feel about the past month of training?
  Chen Hua, tell me. "

As Yan Han called his name, a sturdy man with scars on his face stood up.

He scratched his head, "The Germans have very rigorous tactics and pay great attention to coordination with artillery.

Before they start a battle, they usually clear the ground with artillery fire to clear obstacles for the charging infantry. "

Yan Han nodded, "Well, you are right.

The Germans, British, and French all have similar tactics. If you face the German army, how should you respond? "

Chen Hua scratched his head again, groaned, and after a while he whispered: "I may lead the team to bypass the frontal battlefield, wait for their artillery fire to pass, and then fight with their charging infantry.

If we really cannot win, we will retreat in time and use our expertise to engage in harassment and guerrilla warfare. "

After hearing Chen Hua's answer, Yan Han shook his head, "Your idea is right, but there is a prerequisite, that is, your troops must have sufficient strategic depth and strong mobility.

Otherwise, no matter how successful your raid is, you will still be unable to conceal the defeat of being defeated on the frontal battlefield. "

"Anyone else answer?"

Tian Guang thought carefully and raised his hand.

"Tian Guang, you tell me."

Tian Guang cleared his throat and said: "When facing an enemy with good military literacy and sophisticated equipment, if our equipment and training cannot match the enemy's, using mobile warfare and harassment warfare is the best solution.

But when it comes to the final stage, the base camp is behind us and there is no way to retreat.

We should move forward bravely, but we still must not forget to use our own advantages.

Try to divide the enemy, and take the opportunity to concentrate superior forces and annihilate part of the enemy first, so as to gain a little chance of victory.

Fight little by little, and eventually make a comeback or be wiped out by the enemy.

Even if one's own side is completely wiped out, the strategic purpose of weakening the enemy has been achieved.

Let subsequent teammates continue to consume the enemy, and we will have a chance to finally defeat the enemy. "

When Yan Han heard this, he couldn't help but nodded slightly, "Well, what Officer Tian Guang said is right, even when you are in a desperate situation and there is no way to escape, you can't forget to use your brain.

This is a very good idea, and it is exactly what we should study hard in the next month.

Please open the second page of our textbook. Today we will talk about the first principle of the "Six Principles of Infantry Combat", "One point and two sides".

So what is ‘one point and two sides’? "

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