Not all of the rescued former 200 Division soldiers survived. Although Li Lei's medical team tried their best to treat them, more than 80 soldiers lost their lives during this period.
Due to their weakened bodies caused by long-term torture, many of them find it difficult to persevere under the erosion of various viruses and bacteria. In the end, only 283 people survived.
Fortunately, there were basically no cases of infection among the remaining people, and their malnourished bodies gradually returned to normal after more than a week of recovery.
Seeing that his health was no longer serious, Yuan, who couldn't rest anymore, immediately asked to be discharged from the hospital, and led his group of brothers to find Liao Mingyu to ask for a mission.
Liao Mingyu did not give an answer right away. He originally wanted them to rest for two more days, but he couldn't stand these guys' persistent requests to block the door every day.
In the end, Yuan Li was given the establishment of an independent tank battalion and was temporarily on standby with the Third Regiment, allowing them to study the structure of those armored vehicles on their own.
However, as soon as they heard that the Third Division had "captured" 35 German armored vehicles, Yuan Li and the others were like hungry ghosts in lust. They immediately rushed to the armored vehicle camp without saying a word and stayed in there every day, refusing to come out.
Buzz buzz...
"Old Zhou, keep up with your left wing and don't fall behind! You lazy guy, don't press the accelerator too hard, control the speed!"
Dust was flying in the open space, and seven SDKFZ251 armored transport vehicles were slowly advancing in formation. Yuan Li stood on one of the vehicles and continued to issue instructions to the surroundings.
The area of the open space was not too large. Yuan Li's throat was almost filled with smoke, but the roar of the engine quickly covered up his shouting.
"Oh, have you started practicing?"
By the time Liao Mingyu arrived, the armored vehicles had already driven far away, but due to the restrictions of the site, Yuan Li had to command the convoy to turn back after a while.
One look at this standard T-shaped formation, Liao Mingyu knew that the boy was training completely according to the combat thinking of tanks.
Although there is nothing wrong with the tactics, the armored vehicles are not tanks after all. If they line up like this and rush towards the enemy position, they will probably turn into several flaming balls in a short while.
"Everyone turns around and moves forward in a wedge formation!"
Following Yuan Li's order, the six armored vehicles began to turn around, and the formation quickly made adjustments. It was obvious that their tactical coordination was quite skillful, but they just didn't know what would happen if the armored vehicles were replaced by tanks.
A moment later, the motorcade arrived in front of Liao Mingyu. Yuan Li jumped out of the car and quickly stepped forward to stand at attention and salute: "Take a seat! The Independent Tank Battalion is reporting to you, please give instructions!"
Liao Mingyu nodded and returned the salute. He looked at the thin but rosy young officer and said with a smile, "Easy, how are Battalion Commander Yuan feeling lately?"
"I report that everything is fine. The 35 German armored vehicles of the tank battalion have been trained and are ready to attack at any time!" Yuan Li replied forcefully with piercing eyes.
On the first day he came to the tank camp, he checked all the armored vehicles. Although he had never been exposed to this infantry fighting vehicle, its operation was not complicated. As long as an armored soldier with driving experience had a little break-in, he could drive it perfectly.
"There's no rush for this. The first goal now is to rest and recuperate. Tell me about your training subjects and formations."
"Yes! I formed the formation according to the original T26 offensive formation. I formed 5 combat companies with every 7 armored vehicles as a group. The driver and machine gunners were arranged. Each combat group..."
Yuan Li replied without hesitation, and slowly reported a series of situation of the troops to Liao Mingyu.
Liao Mingyu pursed his lips and smiled helplessly. This boy really came from playing with tanks, and basically exuded a strong Russian flavor.
Yuan Li completely uses the SDKFZ251 half-track armored vehicle as a tank. Its 12mm armor thickness is not far behind compared to the T26 light tank. After all, the latter's armor is only 13mm. In fact, it is pitifully thin compared to the main tanks of various countries.
"This armored vehicle is used as a support unit for the infantry. It cannot be used alone to reflect its role. It must cooperate with the infantry to exert its value."
In the future, large-scale armored operations will be indispensable for the army. Liao Mingyu must correct the mistakes at this time, so that he can achieve tactical expectations instead of delivering food to the enemy.
"I will arrange for the three regiments to train with you later. Remember, the core of this tank is coordination and advance. On the battlefield, you have to take advantage of its speed and carrying capacity to transport soldiers to quickly break through the enemy's defense lines and establish an advantage. , rather than being used alone as a tank vehicle..."
A few drops of sweat fell gently from Yuan Li's forehead. At this moment, he stood upright and listened carefully to Liao Mingyu's explanation.
Before the modification, the sdkfz251 half-track armored vehicle only had two machine guns and was slightly lacking in offensive weapons. However, as an infantry fighting vehicle, its main task is to cooperate with tanks or infantry in combat, quickly maneuver infantry units, and destroy enemy light vehicles. Armored vehicles and stronghold fortifications.
Although there are no tanks now, more efforts can be made in cooperating with infantry. This vehicle can carry 10 people at a time. As long as the roads are OK, 4 to 5 armored vehicles can easily transport a platoon of troops to any location.
Chen Jize, who was standing next to him, understood this very well. Hearing the attendant explain the tactical use of infantry fighting vehicles, he secretly nodded in his mind.
If this armored vehicle had been available during the last battle in Longling, it is estimated that the three regiments could have broken through the various positions of the Japanese army faster, and penetrated behind the enemy before the Japanese army could react. The little devils might not even have a chance to fight in the street.
"Okay, that's what I mean. Jize, I now order your third regiment to train with Battalion Commander Yuan, and grasp the tactical thinking of infantry and vehicle coordination!"
Liao Mingyu looked at the two equally young faces and said sincerely:
"Each armored vehicle must be equipped with a walkie-talkie so that orders can be received quickly. If you don't understand anything, just ask me. There will be many opportunities for mechanized combat in the future. You two can get some results for me as soon as possible."
"Yes! Guaranteed to complete the mission!" The two replied in unison.
Taking this opportunity, Liao Mingyu summoned the system and asked it to scan Yuan Li's ability value to see how much this boy weighed.
"Ding, the character recognition system is on and scanning...
Character: Yuan Li.
Intelligence: 88
Politics: 60
Military capabilities: 90
Personal combat power: 85
Summary: Good at large-scale armored combat, flexible and changeable in mind, good at seizing battlefield opportunities, and its military ability is +5 when serving as a tank unit commander.
Comprehensive evaluation: Quasi-S-level military talents, capable of serving as regimental-level military officers. "
After the report is completed, 500 points will be deducted.”
Yes, yes, this guy is really a talent born for the armored force. The commander of the tank force behind him must be him.
…
After coming out of the camp, Liao Mingyu has been thinking about one thing. Although the army has surpassed a regular Japanese division in terms of firepower ratio, it has not formed a complete crushing force.
Those victories in the past were almost all attributed to the superiority of weapons or excellent tactics, but in terms of individual soldier quality, except for Long Wenwen's first regiment, there was still a gap between the others and the little devils.
If the troops are deployed for a head-to-head confrontation, it is estimated that even if they can win by then, the losses of each army will be relatively large.
If there is a complete armored force as a sharp knife, coupled with flexible tactical arrangements, the Japanese will probably only get beaten.
Just like the troops stationed in India in the hands of Stilwell, when they counterattacked Burma, they faced the Japanese invaders' elite 18th Division, the "King of Jungle War", which was famous for its ferocity, but they were overwhelming all the way.
They even created an impressive record of one battalion being surrounded by thousands of Japanese invaders for 42 days and then retreating unscathed; one regiment killed 4,000 enemies. The little devils all exclaimed: "The combat effectiveness of the Chinese army is no longer what it used to be."
This is what history is like. The nearly 200,000-strong Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force fought hard for more than three months in Tengchong, Longling, Songshan and other places. With the cooperation of 300 US military aircraft, they still paid three times as much as the enemy. casualties, and finally wiped out all the Japanese troops entrenched in western Yunnan.
The army stationed in India relied on more than 80,000 people to defeat the main force of the Japanese army in Burma. Until the end of the entire Myanmar campaign, they annihilated more than 48,000 Japanese soldiers at the cost of more than 18,000 casualties.
The Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force suffered nearly 70,000 casualties during its counterattack on Myanmar, and finally annihilated more than 20,000 people, with a battle loss ratio of nearly 4:1.
It is not difficult to see here that the differences between the two armies in terms of personnel, equipment, training, logistics...these results are also very different.
This is also the reason why Liao Mingyu wants to take the route of elite troops. Only when the team meets the requirements in all aspects can it form a state of crushing the enemy and obtain the maximum results at the minimum cost.
"By the way, Mr. System, didn't I unlock the pak37 combat anti-cannon? Can this gun be placed on the sdkfz251 armored vehicle?"
"Ding... it's possible, but I would like to remind the host that the exchange price will increase exponentially. A 37 combat anti-tank gun (anti-tank gun) is 150 points, an SDKFZ251 armored vehicle is 700 points, and the modification fee is 450 points, so... The final price of an armored vehicle equipped with a 37mm gun is 1,300 points."
"Damn, it's so expensive? It's almost as much as the price of two cars!" The quotation of the system surprised Liao Mingyu. The modification is so much more expensive than the original price?
"Ding...the price of equipment modification is divided according to its nature. For example, if the sdkfz251 half-track vehicle only needs 100 points to install the top armor of the seating position, if it is necessary to install a weapon, the modification fee will be three times that of the weapon.
The sdkfz251 can be equipped with many weapons, such as flamethrowers, 20mm cannons, 37mm artillery, 75mm anti-tank guns, etc. It can even strengthen armor protection at key locations. The vehicle is very playable. "
"Play with your sister!"
Liao Mingyu couldn't help complaining that the only flamethrowers and 37 anti-tank guns that met the standards now were not seen at all.
Especially the pak40-75mm 46 times caliber anti-tank gun, which is a big killer that can penetrate 102mm homogeneous steel armor at a distance of 1500 meters. If the sdkfz251 armored vehicle has it, it can fight against Japanese bunker fortifications and so on. It's a piece of cake.
"Well, if I add a separate vehicle first, is that okay?" Liao Mingyu suddenly asked.
"Ding...yes, you just need to pay the points required for modifications and weapons."
Liao Mingyu touched his chin and thought carefully. In this case, he could save a fortune, so why not? But what do I need to do to complete the modification?
As if knowing Liao Mingyu's doubts, the system immediately explained: "Ding... the host only needs to clear out the soldiers in the armored vehicle camp. I will carry out modifications when no one is around. The same goes for daily repairs and maintenance. Only But if someone asks later, the host will have to explain it himself."
Uh... That's okay... at worst, they'll call everyone out and seal the camp for two more days before saying they have special arrangements. Anyway, it's a small scale and they won't say much.
"Then help me install top protection plates for the seating positions on all SDKFZ251 armored vehicles."
This armored vehicle is good, but there is a large gap at the top of the seating position, which is very vulnerable to enemy grenades or Molotov cocktails. Since it is to be modified, the weakest point must be improved first.
"Ding... the system prompts that due to the limitations of the sdkfz251 car body, all large-caliber weapons cannot be installed after the top guard is installed. At most, the machine gun on the front can be retained."
"And this restriction? This is fucking embarrassing."
Why did he feel that this thing was full of obstacles? Liao Mingyu was very helpless and could only say in frustration: "Forget it, just install 10 more 37 anti-tank guns for me, and modify the fenders for the rest."
"Ding... the redemption is completed, the total cost is 8,000 points, and the remaining points are: 57,091. The host can arrange its own time to clean up the people near the armored vehicle, and the system will automatically start modification."
8,000 points is a bit expensive, but it’s worth it.
After all, the army does not have tanks now, so the sdkfz251 armored vehicle has a certain anti-armor capability, and can also have better performance and self-protection means during the advance.
The jeep drove slowly towards the city. After settling the matter, Liao Mingyu leaned on the seat with his head wrapped around his head and blew the breeze leisurely. He was going to go to Meng Fanle's place now to have a look.
The Japanese have been in a stalemate with them on the other side for a week, neither attacking nor evacuating. It would be false to say that they are not upset.
Considering that the situation of the Japanese army was unclear, the reconstruction work of Longling was in progress, and the troops needed a little rest after a battle, Liao Mingyu did not let the troops launch an attack immediately.
The most important point is that the army's ammunition supplies need to be replenished. Fortunately, in terms of bullets, the reserves of shells for various artillery are not much.
In addition, the firearms were damaged to varying degrees, and the supplies and new equipment that had just been exchanged were still on the way. It was best to play it safe before these problems were solved. Liao Mingyu didn't want to get into trouble.
"Beep beep beep!"
While he was sitting in the car thinking wildly, a jeep suddenly drove up from behind and honked its horn at them.
Ding Xiaoer slowly stepped on the brakes, and the jeep behind him also caught up and parked next to it. A major in the car immediately got out of the car and walked towards Liao Mingyu and the others:
"I would like to report to you that I have just received a telegram from the military headquarters. Please take a look at it."
Liao Mingyu took the telegram and read it carefully. It turned out that the newly appointed commander of the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force would arrive in Kunming to camp the day after tomorrow, and held a combat meeting, requiring commanders of all division-level troops to attend on time.
"Is Wei Lihuang here so early? Haha, it's interesting."
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