At this point, Tian Boguang paused deliberately to look at the reactions of the generals below.
You must know that during the many years of civil war since the founding of the Republic of China, the Chinese army also had many battlefield assault methods similar to the Pig Charge. However, there was no guarantee that it could continue to maintain a complete impact posture without fear of bloodshed and sacrifice even when casualties were excessive. . Often, a certain formation and impact can be maintained in a downwind battle, but once they suffer heavy casualties, they will turn around and retreat or even collapse.
Even if they were sometimes intimidated and driven away by the guns of the rear supervision team, they had to brave the enemy's bullets and charge bravely. However, the soldiers and officers at that time had long lost their courage, and they were all frightened and could not maintain that attitude any longer. With an indomitable momentum and a complete charge formation, all he was thinking about was how to save his life.
This kind of charge can defeat the enemy in one fell swoop when fighting with a tailwind and when the advantage is huge. However, when faced with greater difficulties and in times of crisis on the battlefield, it is also most necessary to be consistent from top to bottom, and to be able to show the momentum and desire to win. Sometimes, the outcome often ends in failure, and it is basically the officers who take the lead in escaping first. Even the few successful cases are mostly a matter of luck. This is not only a matter of tactics and training, but more importantly, the firm beliefs and tactical thinking of soldiers and grassroots officers must be highly consistent.
Just like it is very common for an army to have one or a group of officers and soldiers who are not afraid of death and have strong execution ability, but if you want an army to be composed of this type of people from top to bottom, in the current era of the Republic of China, it is still It really can't be done. Only after the Red Army began to rise, with the support of firm revolutionary beliefs and extremely loyal beliefs, did the Red Army create miracles one after another in the history of war, becoming braver than the Japanese army and not afraid of death.
The Japanese army was able to achieve this during this period because of years of militaristic education and their loyalty to the Japanese Emperor.
At this time, the generals sitting below, including Zhao Changshu, were secretly comparing their own troops with the Japanese army. In the end, they couldn't help but smile bitterly and came to the same conclusion. The current Jin army really couldn't do it.
Tian Boguang and others had thought about it for a while, and then continued: "The pig attack tactic is an assault tactic that the Japanese army has advocated and used since the cold weapon era, and is still very effective today. This tactic has been experienced by the Japanese army for nearly a hundred years. It has achieved miraculous results in any war.
The most famous example was during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, when the Japanese army attacked Port Arthur, which was defended by the Russian army. The Russian army's defense was very tight, and the Japanese army failed to attack several times. At this time, the Russian reinforcement fleet is on its way. If the war is delayed until the Russian army waits for reinforcements, the situation of the war will quickly reverse. Under such circumstances, Japanese general Nogi Nogi Nogi commanded more than 40,000 Japanese troops to stage a collective charge, which was the pig attack tactic.
At that time, more than 40,000 Japanese soldiers howled like wild boars, holding bright bayonets and charging regardless of casualties, which played an unexpected role. The Russian army panicked and wavered in an instant. Although they occupied favorable terrain and solid fortifications, they were still attacked by the Japanese army and broke through the position with a non-stop group charge. The Japanese army also relied on their victory in this battle to finally occupy Port Arthur. Won the Russo-Japanese War. "
At this time, Zhou Wen, who was sitting below, was also thinking. The reason why he asked Tian Boguang to explain the Japanese Pig Charge, which from the perspective of later generations was no different from sending someone to death, was because this kind of backward tactic that looked like a cold weapon era would not be used in the subsequent Anti-Japanese War. China has repeatedly achieved miraculous results against the Chinese army.
Later, an American general made a fair evaluation: "For a person who is caught off guard and is weak, the wild boar rushing towards him is indeed very dangerous; but for a group of hunters with bows and arrows, the wild boar rushing towards them is just the right thing to do." Chinese food." This tactic of the Japanese army seemed to be outdated. Later, when facing the intensive and ferocious firepower of the US military in the Pacific battlefield of World War II, this conclusion was indeed proved. In the end, the Japanese army even boasted about the pig surprise tactic for nearly a hundred years, and it evolved into what we saw before our eyes. Those Japanese soldiers who failed in the battle and refused to surrender launched a suicidal charge.
However, from now until the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the weapons, equipment and combat effectiveness of the Chinese army belong to "those who were caught off guard and were weak and weak", while those American soldiers in the Pacific battlefield who were armed to the teeth by the large-scale advanced industry of the United States were "a group of crooks" The hunter with his bow and arrow."
At this time, Tian Boguang raised a question to the officers below, which was how a regiment of the Chinese army should respond to the Pig Charge of a brigade of the Japanese army. After he finished explaining, he could have an in-depth discussion with everyone.
Then, Tian Boguang said: "The second tactic of the Japanese attack is called roundabout insertion.
The Japanese army's roundabout tactics are divided into three types: strategic level, operational level and tactical level.
The tactical ideas at the strategic level and the operational level are similar, that is, to invest a division in a large offensive direction or to strengthen the division to attack from the flanks or to contain the enemy. This mode is also a commonly used tactic in modern warfare.
What I want to emphasize is the roundabout tactics at the tactical level, that is, battles at the scale of divisions and below. When the frontal battlefield is blocked, the two sides enter a stalemate, and cannot make a frontal breakthrough in a short period of time, or when the frontal enemy firepower and troops have the advantage, the Japanese army will usually form a mixed force with more artillery or even tanks. For example, as I just mentioned, strengthen the brigade or even the wing to detour the enemy's flank and find a breakthrough.
This tactical thinking runs from the division level of the Japanese army to the detachment level. In other words, even if it is a small-scale battle involving 13 members of a Japanese army unit, when they find that the front is blocked, they will usually separate some flanking groups mainly composed of experienced veterans to carry out roundabout attacks, and they will often receive Wonderful effect.
Therefore, today I would like to remind all the officers present here that if you encounter any Japanese troops in the future, whether it is the division level or the squadron level, when the two sides start fighting, a certain number of reserves must be left to guard against the Japanese troops. Attack from the flank. Even before the two sides started fighting, they had to consider that their flank attack troops might have already set off.
It can be said that the Japanese army's pig charge tactic embodies the Bushido spirit and brave style advocated by the Japanese army, and is the most direct manifestation of the Japanese army's iron-blooded military spirit. The flanking roundabout tactic embodies the tactical thinking and tactical level of Japanese officers at all levels. It seems to be a flanking detour that is very commonly used in the military, but it involves how to choose the detour direction, how to find the enemy's flank weaknesses, how to cooperate with the frontal battle, the timing of launching the attack, etc., and a series of tests for officers and soldiers. ability factor. "
