Years of the Republic of China 1913

The exercise ended with an unexpected ending. Three hours after the exercise ended, Xue Yue, who had changed into military uniform, was driven by Jia Zongrang himself from the exercise site to the temporary headquarters.Along the way, Jia Zongrang, who had been frowning before, was beaming with excitement. As Xue Yue's boss, this victory in the exercise brought him a lot of honor, and this result added a strong qualification to his future career promotion.

"I didn't expect Brother Boling to have such abilities, don't you know? Brigadier Zhou, who is in charge of the defense, came down from the practice field and his face was completely black. This guy is usually disobedient to everyone except Commander Lu. He looks down on people and even rolls his eyes." They all grow on the forehead, but this time I was beaten so badly by my brother, hahaha, I am so relieved. Brother Boling, you won this battle cleanly with less strikes this time. Commander Lu will definitely reward you a lot. From now on, it is certain that you will be able to rise to the top, and in the future, brothers will have to rely on my brother to take care of them..."

Jia Zongrang chatted endlessly along the way, and laughed out loud from time to time.Xue Yue, who was sitting next to him, didn't hold his head high, but said a few words very modestly.While Jia Zongrang was elated, Xue Yue was still thinking about the battle just now. Although he won in the end, Xue Yue didn't feel too excited after the exercise.

It's not that Xue Yue's eyes are higher than the top, and he is arrogant, but that he has seen many shortcomings while winning in this exercise.Speaking of it, he was a bit lucky to win, and it was a bit regretful that the opponent lost.

As a new weapon, the power of tanks in assault and mobile operations is unquestionable, but the opponent's failure in this exercise is not all due to the tanks.The exercise stipulates that both sides cannot use heavy weapons, which is tantamount to giving Xue Yue a loophole for cheating.We must know that tanks are not only mobile steel fortresses, but also have powerful tank guns.Compared with the defensive side who can only use long-range firepower such as mortars and throwing canisters, Xue Yue already has the upper hand in this point. This is also the main reason why he can easily break through the defense line without encountering any obstacles during the assault.

if.A steadfast defender has heavy fire support, and his tanks are bound to suffer losses.Don't talk about breaking through the defense line at that time, the whole army will be completely defeated by the enemy's artillery fire before it can play a role.In addition, the defensive soldiers also lacked individual anti-tank weapons, which was one of the reasons for their defeat.In addition, there are still many loopholes in the coordinated operations of our own tanks and infantry.Due to insufficient training, some unnecessary casualties were also revealed during the exercise.

These problems caused Xue Yue to think deeply. After experiencing this battle, he felt that the use of tanks in actual combat must not be rigidly adhered to the training outline. Tanks are a weapon that can only be used in war if it is sudden, fast and utilizes tank movement. In order to achieve the greatest effect, it is not used to face-to-face confrontation with the defenders who possess heavy weapons.

After a while, they arrived at the temporary headquarters, and the adjutant who had just got off the car, Lu Jianzhang, was already waiting outside.Invite them to the meeting room immediately.After entering the meeting room, all the senior generals of the garrison had already taken their seats. Of course, the highest commander of the Northwest Military Region, Commander-in-Chief Lu Jianzhang, was sitting in the right seat.

As a mid-level and lower-level military officer, he stands out in this conference room full of generals, not to mention that Xue Yue is the protagonist in today's exercise.When he followed Jia Zongrang into the conference room, he immediately felt eyes from all directions gathering on him. [

Jia Zongrang's seat was the third one from the back. After entering the door, he first saluted Lu Jianzhang with Xue Yue, and then walked to his seat.And Xue Yue hesitated a little.He hurriedly followed Jia Zongrang to that side, planning to find a place behind Jia Zongrang's position.

"Xue Boling!"

"To!"

did not expect.Just after taking half a step, Lu Jianzhang stopped shouting, turned around and answered quickly, only to see Lu Jianzhang, who was seated at the top, raised his hand and pointed to a temporary seat behind him: "You sit here!"

"Yes!" Xue Yue was taken aback for a moment, but he immediately came to his senses and strode towards Lu Jianzhang calmly.and sit down in that position.

At this moment, Xue Yue felt that many people in the room looked at him with admiration, envy, jealousy... all kinds of complex emotions, anyone can see from this detail that this Xue Huo was favored by Boss Lu Yes, the future is definitely promising.

"Everyone is here. Now the meeting!"

After Xue Yue sat down, Lu Jianzhang announced the start of the meeting, and then directly talked about the exercise that had just ended without much nonsense.For the results of the exercise, Lu Jianzhang strongly praised Xue Yue's department, and at the same time severely criticized the defensive side.

"I don't accept it!" As soon as Lu Jianzhang finished speaking, a voice suddenly came to mind, and everyone took a closer look. This person was the brigade commander Zhou Yinren who was in charge of the defense.

"Not convinced? Then tell me why you are not convinced?" Just when everyone thought that Lu Jianzhang would scold Zhou Yinren, unexpectedly, Lu Jianzhang calmly picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip of tea, and then calmly asked a question.

"In this exercise, Xue Boling's side had the upper hand in terms of weapons, while my defensive side had a sound position structure, but due to the exercise regulations, heavy weapons were used to counterattack, which resulted in being broken through by tanks. If I had a cannon in hand, let alone Xue Boling. There are ten iron bumps, even if there are a few more, they are still not my opponent. This exercise is unfair, and of course the loser will not accept it!" Zhou Yinren shouted over there with a livid face. He is the sixth in the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy. He graduated from the Artillery Department in the early stage, and playing cannon is his old profession. In his opinion, if he had the support of heavy artillery in this exercise, he would never lose, and he would not be made a laughing stock by his colleagues like he is now.

"It sounds reasonable..." Lu Jianzhang smiled, and turned to look at Xue Yue who was on his left: "Boling, do you think Brigadier Zhou's words are reasonable?"

Seeing Lu Jianzhang asking himself, Xue Yue got up quickly, and replied realistically: "Return to Commander, Brigadier Zhou's use of heavy artillery defense by France during the exercise was indeed one of the reasons for the defeat. I do not deny this point."

"You are real." Hearing such an answer, Lu Jianzhang laughed, and looked at Xue Yue with a little more appreciation: "Then I ask you, if you and Brigadier Zhou are exchanged, as the commander of the defense Is there anything you can do to stop your tank assault?"

"This... there is a way." Xue Yue hesitated for a moment before nodding. [

"Oh, be specific."

"Yes!" Xue Yue studied tank combat methods when he was in military school.I have also learned about the advantages and disadvantages of tanks through some channels. What's more, as the commander who presides over the training of tanks and infantry in coordinated operations these days, after experiencing this exercise, I have a lot of my own views, and I immediately talked about how to defend against tanks. way of fighting.

In Xue Yue's opinion, although tanks are powerful, they are not completely weak.Especially such a small-scale tank application is not impossible to crack under the premise of precaution.In addition to heavy weapons such as heavy artillery that can directly destroy tanks, there are also operations that rely on individual soldiers to use explosives, anti-tank trenches, complex terrain, etc. to deal with and destroy tanks.Of course, the most important thing is that you can't defend in the way you used to fight against soldiers' assaults.It is necessary to maneuver flexibly, find the dead corner of the tank and attack decisively, and eliminate the infantry that cooperates with the tank. In this way, although the defender will still suffer a lot of losses, it can completely block the attack of the tank with sufficient troops.

"Okay! That's good!" Lu Jianzhang nodded after hearing Xue Yue's words, and raised his hand to signal him to sit down.Afterwards, Lu Jianzhang looked at Zhou Yinren and asked, "Brigade Commander Zhou, how do you feel now?"

Zhou Yinren was a little dazed.He was so surprised by Xue Yue's review just now, he couldn't answer Lu Jianzhang's words for a while, and could only say "I... humble job..."

"You? You shit!" Lu Jianzhang slapped the table suddenly, which shocked everyone.I saw Lu Jianzhang standing up, pointing at Zhou Yinren, and yelling: "You still have the face to say something dissatisfied? A majestic brigade commander, with two regiments, has perfect positions and fortifications, but he can't beat a few tanks and a battalion. The other party was nearly wiped out, and still not convinced? You have the face to say such a thing! You bastard!"

Zhou Yinren's face turned pale with fright.But Lu Jianzhang did not let him go, and continued to scold him: "I know you graduated from the Artillery Department. Can you be an artilleryman without cannons? What are you fighting for? One is weapons, and the other is people! Are there not enough weapons? Your brain is full of grass? Can’t think of a way? By the way, I almost forgot. I don’t know who said before that tanks are useless. Who said this? You Zhou Yinren, and you You! And you!" Lu Jianzhang pointed to the people present one by one, and the people he pointed to all lowered their heads and dared not speak, but cursed inwardly, "Don't you still have you, Boss Lu?"

"What now? What's the result? No matter how good a weapon is, it must be used by someone who knows how to use it. Otherwise, you won't look like a prince in a dragon robe. When you really get to the battlefield and beheaded by the enemy, don't you Can you still yell 'dissatisfied'?"

After scolding everyone, Lu Jianzhang sat back in his seat.Afterwards, he glanced at the adjutant standing aside, and the adjutant hurried forward and opened the folder he had been holding in his hand.

"Republic of China, Command of the Northwest Military Region, Order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone hurriedly stood up, including Xue Yue of course.

"Approved by the State Council, the Ministry of National Defense, the General Staff, and the Ministry of the Army, the Northwest Military Region will form the Third Armored Division from now on. Battalion, tanks, self-propelled artillery, 105 howitzers, 122 howitzers, field guns, and cannons are as follows..."

Following the adjutant's reading, unconcealable astonishment passed over everyone's face. The formation of this armored division is unheard of, but judging from its configuration, its firepower far exceeds that of ordinary reorganization divisions, and even two reorganization divisions combined At the same time, it is not as powerful as the firepower possessed by an armored division.The whole division is not only equipped with a large number of artillery of all levels, but the key lies in the astonishing number of tanks and self-propelled artillery. The total number of tanks and self-propelled artillery in the division will exceed 300. Xue Yue defeated Zhou Yinren with only 10 tanks. The two regiments, more than 300 tanks and self-propelled artillery, everyone can imagine how powerful this will be.

Just when everyone was astonished and silently praying that the official hat of the commander of the armored division would fall on his head, the adjutant happened to read: "...Xue Yue, the former commander of the 322nd Battalion of the 2 Regiment, was promoted to colonel, and the armored brigade was transferred to the brigade. long……."