1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

"How about this! I'll teach you a set of hand-to-hand assassination techniques, so that you can gain an absolute advantage in cold weapon combat..."

Everyone was silent for a few seconds, and suddenly they all burst into laughter. Even General Zhu explained with a smile:

"Comrade Special Envoy, if we talk about other things, perhaps no one would dare to brag about it, but hand-to-hand combat is our Red Army's strong point..."

Not to mention the distant past, on March 17 last year, in preparation for the second anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign, he and Li Desheng jointly issued the Red Army's First Red Letter Order No.

The army was required to undergo comprehensive training, requiring all personnel to be proficient in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy using bayonets, and stipulating that every morning exercise must begin with 20 minutes of bayonet training before any other exercises could be carried out.

Poor.

Without sufficient bullets, wouldn't we just have to resort to "bayonet fighting"?

Oh, by the way, for the Red Army at that time, bayonets were also a rarity, and only elite troops could get them. Spears, darts, and broadswords were the main components of the Red Army's cold weapons.

Others also chimed in:

"Yeah! I wouldn't dare say anything else, but when it comes to knife fighting, our Red Army is number one, and no one dares to say they're second!" "Hahahaha... Agent Matt underestimated me..."

"Commissioner Matt, I'm a veteran of the Northwest Army. I used this great sword skill to chop down six of Chen Cheng's reactionaries a while ago!"

".…."

Lots of laughter.

Almost no one feels that he is not capable of hand-to-hand combat.

UMP45 looked at the group's smug expressions and snorted coldly:

"You think your assassination skills are strong? Okay, then let's have a competition. Let's have a bayonet competition. Do you dare?"

".."

Ten minutes later, UMP45, holding an oak stick about the same length as a Type 38 rifle and wrapped in a piece of rags, adjusted her stance and beckoned to three men nearby: "Come on!"

The three Red Army soldiers, chosen by the crowd, stood in a row. The leader, holding a decapitation spear, gestured to UMP45 before charging forward. With a loud shout, he thrust his spear into UMP45's lower abdomen. The force was terrifying, but the others could see he was holding back. Hehe, he was afraid of injuring Agent Matt... huh?

Everyone's eyes blurred and they found that the soldier's spear had been knocked away by the "Type 38 rifle" in UMP45's hand, and the "bayonet" was pressed against his lower abdomen.

".…."

Everyone was silent, and UMP45 taunted:

"Are you good at stabbing? Your spear is two meters long."

As she spoke, she waved to the two men holding spears and machetes: "Come, let me see how strong your skills are."

""

"..."

Ten seconds later, the crowd watching the two men being stabbed in the abdomen were speechless.

A minute later, everyone fell even more silent as they watched the three men who had joined forces to attack UMP45, only to be easily "assassinated" by her.

They could see that UMP45 had indeed restrained her speed and power when fighting them, and was using purely technical and tactical tactics.

Even so, whether attacking alone or surrounded by three people, these three were still no match for the UMP45, who clearly still had some strength left. What did she say just now?

Is this the Japanese assassination technique?

So, judging by this, wouldn't one Japanese soldier be as good as three or four... no, even five or six Red Army soldiers in terms of assassination? Remember, those battling the UMP45 right now were the Red Army's elite soldiers and officers! They were arguably the most skilled! Could the Japanese really be that strong?

Then wouldn't the anti-Japanese war mean our casualties...

"Is this what you boast about, 'The Red Army shouts first, and no one dares to shout second'?"

UMP45 dropped the stick, crossed her arms, and sneered:

"I'm telling you, if you still think you're good at what you do, it's because you're facing a bunch of rubbish from the Kuomintang and the local militia!"

"When you face Japanese soldiers who are several times, dozens of times stronger than this bunch of trash, who have learned assassination techniques since elementary school and whose bodies are several times stronger than you, you will all die with the way you perform!" As she said this, she threw the stick on the ground, left the silent "Red Army elites" alone, and left.

114 Let the most heroic people shed less blood

...Everyone was hit hard, especially people like He Shifu, who stayed in his room and didn't say a word after returning home..." In the evening, General Zhu returned to the Xie Family Ancestral Hall and reported everything he had seen and heard that afternoon to the relevant leaders of the Central Soviet Area. Xiang Yin asked in disbelief:

"Officer Matt, are you really that powerful?"

"You didn't go today. If you had, you'd have known how incredibly strong she truly is... This is rude, but I have a feeling that even if she killed everyone here, she wouldn't even breathe."

"..."

Everyone thought this was an exaggeration by General Zhu, but even so, it showed how powerful Agent Matt was in the eyes of the other party. Deng Fa, who had long been shocked by legal and other related matters, could not help but mutter:

"He is both civil and martial... He is both civil and martial..."

"It's my fault for making Comrade Matt angry."

General Zhu reviewed his actions to the crowd and said:

"I failed to stop the officers and soldiers on the scene in time, and their pride and complacency angered them..." "Okay, okay, it's not your fault."

Li Desheng waved his hand:

"The arrogance, complacency, and contempt for everything that exists within our Red Army and throughout the Soviet area have been going on for a long time..."

"..."

After hearing this, almost everyone's face froze.

Although Li Desheng had no intention of being mean and was simply stating a fact with a hint of annoyance, to the ears of others, this was just sarcastic and a source of ridicule. Wu Hao quickly tried to smooth things over:

“It’s okay actually…”

"What do you mean it's okay? Comrade Wu Hao, don't defend them, especially Peng..." "Runzhi, that's not what I meant."

Wu Hao was somewhat helpless about Li Desheng's impatience:

"I'm talking about Commissioner Ma Te. She doesn't seem angry at all. After returning, she had a long conversation with Comrade Kenong and several others about the Central Special Branch. Now she seems to be talking to... talking to..."

"Talk to Comrade Zemin about the central bank and financial economics." "Oh, yes."

".…"

Hearing this, Li Desheng's expression eased slightly, while the others sighed in admiration. The World Revolutionary Party was truly too strong.

Just randomly sending out a female special envoy, and yet she was so impressive, it truly exceeded everyone's imagination. And yet, this powerful comrade even modestly admitted that she wasn't even a formal member of the World Revolutionary Party, as she didn't have the qualifications. If what she said was true, then how strict must the World Revolutionary Party's membership requirements be?

"Whether Comrade Ma Shiwu is angry or not, the Red Army must reflect on this."

Even so, Li Desheng still said:

The struggle in the Soviet area is a military struggle. Everything revolves around the military. If our military is weak, let alone fighting the Japanese in the future, once the Kuomintang is determined to intensify its encirclement and suppression, we will find it very difficult to fight!" "General Zhu, invite Comrade Ma Shiwu again tomorrow and let her go to see the Red Army training and help us find the problems! Forget it, I'll go find her now!"

As he spoke, Li Desheng opened the door and walked out. The people behind him looked at each other for a while and could only smile bitterly, but did not refute or stop him.

Of course, UMP45 would not refuse Li Desheng's request. The next day, they were invited to the training ground of a Red Army unit in Ruijin to watch them do morning exercises.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Hundreds of men, armed with bayonets, spears, or javelins, advancing and retreating, defending left and right, practicing stabbing attacks in unison, were truly terrifying to watch. If ordinary Nationalist troops had faced this scene, they might have, as they themselves said yesterday, "collapsed at the first charge." But...

"Focusing on form over substance, a thousand empty stabs only strengthens your arm." UMP45 curled her lips as she stood on the stage, criticizing bluntly:

"Long-term aimless air-to-air strikes will eventually lead to the bad habit of using empty force. In real combat, the movements will definitely be deformed, or the force will not be used.

Or maybe I’m not taking the right steps…”

In short, the Red Army's bayonet training, which was praised by Li Desheng himself as "really murderous! This is good. When fighting, the enemy will be scared", was criticized by UMP45 as useless.

Although the Red Army commanders and fighters were frustrated, after what happened yesterday, no one dared to explode.

What's more, the soldiers did respond to the problems mentioned. Some grassroots commanders discovered this early on, but didn't know how to change it. "You guys don't usually do actual combat training, do you?"

"Actual combat? What do you mean?"

"Just like yesterday."

"Well...Commander Matt, like yesterday, our soldiers either don't dare to fight, or if they do fight, there will be heavy casualties..."

"Then make protective gear, make puppets, there's always a way..."

After receiving some information and receiving an order from someone, UMP45 paused, a hint of helplessness in her eyes, and she spoke:

"Forget it, you can't do that. Call some people who can write to come and take notes. I will teach you a complete set of training courses! Japanese! And ours!"

..Optimized by the World Revolutionary Party!"

"...ah?"

Some time later, nearly every idle Red Army clerk near Ruijin was summoned, along with senior commanders and elite soldiers, to listen to UMP45 explain professional thrusting techniques. "...No need for those fancy moves like 'swallows returning to their nests'... Just practice the simplest straight thrust, dive thrust, downward thrust, and reverse thrust! Watch me demonstrate..."

...Don't stab the ribs. If you have to stab, stab somewhere that won't get stuck, like the chest, abdomen, or other vital parts of the human body... Come on, I'll show you which parts are the vital parts... Here are... ""There are some things we can learn from the Northwest Army's training, such as horizontal bar training, which can really improve arm strength to a great extent. The comrades of the Red 5th Army should have experienced this...""Optical technology is not enough. If we want to improve the assassination skills of the entire army, training organization and performance evaluation are indispensable..."

"How do you train when you have enough equipment? How do you train when you don't have enough equipment? No equipment? Then find a way to make it yourself!"

"First, wooden spears. They're easy to make. Just wrap the head with ash or brittle wood. As for protective gear, the Japanese use thick cowhide. If you have the means, you could get a few sets..." "Don't have that much cowhide? Then use thick cotton cloth instead! I remember someone in Jiangxi knows how to make rattan armor. You could ask them... If you don't have the means, create them!"

"If we don't have enough armor, then we can make action figures... Oh, no, assassination training figures... It doesn't matter if you can't make them. It's just to get the soldiers used to the feeling of assassinating the real thing, right?" "That's easy. Look at my drawing... Here, put this straw stake in the middle to imitate the human body... and this wooden stick to imitate the arm..."

"Are you from Guangdong? Oh, yes, the wooden dummy, it's similar to that thing, but there's someone behind it, imitating blocking and counter-stabs..."

"Can't make this either? Hmm... Then make something like this, called a long-pole leather ball target. A person holds a long pole and stabs you from behind, with a wooden board in front to simulate a human body..."

...But in short, remember, actual combat is the key! Basic movement training can only take up 20% of your training time. The remaining 80% must be used for actual combat and night training! For example, complex terrain, false targets, one-on-many, two-on-three, three-on-many... Oh, and considering that your enemy also includes the Nationalist Army, you must also include training in non-standard cold weapons...

"Assessment... First, crawl 20 meters low. Points will be deducted for not raising your head or looking forward. Points will also be deducted for holding your gun or knife high. Points will also be deducted for holding your arms too high. You can figure out the specific scores later." "Only through long-term, practical training and scientific assessments can soldiers master basic movements accurately and better coordinate with each other to kill the enemy on the battlefield..."

"Anyway, everything should be based on actual combat needs. Training should be rigorous and demanding. The more you sweat during training, the less you bleed during combat..."

"Don't ask me everything. I'll only give you a rough outline. You'll need to consider the specific details based on actual needs and communicate more with the soldiers..."

"Democratic teaching, officers and soldiers teach each other, understand the details, and teach according to individual needs; emphasize key points, give detailed lectures and practice more; proceed step by step, and improve gradually;" "Inspiring and guiding, using vivid and intuitive images; evaluation and competition, setting role models; practicing not only tactics and techniques, but also thinking and work style..."

For the next seven days, UMP45 did not go anywhere else and stayed in the army, completely teaching the Red Army commanders and fighters almost the entire Japanese army and some later military training methods; the clerks frantically took notes and wrote until their pens were about to break, while the illiterate people desperately absorbed the exercises, trying to remember every key point.

In the past, UMP45 would never have had such patience, but this was the commander's order, and the other party's words also touched her:

Do you know why the new Soviet Union quickly degenerated into a mutant capitalist totalitarian state, and why you and 40 suffered so much as a result?"

"A very important reason is that the bravest and most steadfast Communists, lacking experience and charging into the front lines, suffered heavy casualties. Among those who remained, the proportion of cowards and traitors rapidly increased."

"So, if we want to achieve our goal and make the world enter a communist society as quickly as possible, we have to reduce the number of deaths of the current pioneers!

"The bravest people are the ones who deserve to survive. Our job is to make this 'most deserved' come true as much as possible..."

"Hey, I've been idle in the Northeast for the past two days anyway, so you can just work harder!"

".."

Well, who made you my commander?

UMP45 sighed inwardly, her face grim as she shouted at a group of Red Army soldiers practicing crawling in the distance, "You're holding your head up so high, expecting my bullet to explode your ass! Get down lower! Or I'll kick your ass with my boot!" "Yes, instructor!"

115 Political and ideological work is as difficult as climbing to the sky

...This provides our Red Army with advanced training experience and a more regularized combat system, and it is very suitable for our existing conditions..." "This training method is good, but it requires good food support, otherwise the soldiers' physical strength will not be able to sustain it..."

"So the Japanese assassination techniques are so systematic and comprehensive... But this part doesn't seem Japanese..." "The gap between us is really huge..."

Inside the room, a group of senior CCP leaders were eagerly discussing the valuable experience left by UMP45, mainly military content.

As Li Desheng said, it is no exaggeration to say that the current Soviet area is a large military organization, and all activities must revolve around military struggle.

There's nothing we can do about it.

Because the survival pressure faced by the Soviet area was too great, if they didn't do this, they would be destroyed by the Kuomintang and local militia in minutes.

This is also one of the important reasons why the principles proposed by the teachers, such as "the Party commands the gun", and the Soviet area's large-scale purge, which was so tough that it was even "leftist", were approved by the top leaders and implemented.

Everything has to be based on harsh reality...huh?

Speaking of which, someone seemed very quiet today. Why didn't he speak? Wu Hao looked around but couldn't find Li Desheng, so he asked:

"Where is Comrade Li Desheng?"

"Hmm? Oh, he went to Changting with Comrade Matt."

the other side.

..We must practice not only tactics and techniques, but also thoughts and work styles... Your statement is very well put! It is really well put! It really hits the nail on the head! This is the core content!" Li Desheng, who was wearing a Red Army uniform and riding on a horse, enthusiastically shared what he had seen, heard and learned in the past few days with UMP45, who was also riding on a horse and wearing a Red Army uniform.

Li Desheng skipped over the specific technical and tactical details, citing "I don't know much about military matters," and instead focused on the occasional political remarks slipped out of UMP45's mouth. ...I have always believed that our Communist Party's army should not simply be a modernized force, but an armed group shouldering revolutionary political missions..."

"Isn't this what you proposed in the Gutian Resolution? I've seen that resolution."

UMP45 smiled and read out part of the content: