The battalions that have shrunk from various parts of Qiongbei and returned to Lingao are now undergoing restorative training. Although the ten-month security war has given the troops a lot of combat experience in anti-guerrilla warfare, it is very detrimental to the regularization of the army. [Read the latest chapter] The long-term scattered operations and duties have caused the troops to be loose in organizational discipline. In security operations, many battalions perform tasks in platoon units.
The veteran officers, whether they are from the New Ti sect or the Old Ti sect, are well aware of the problem of decentralized operations. The regular army should not engage in public security warfare for too long, otherwise it will easily lead to a decline in overall quality. At the beginning, the Japanese army implemented a cage policy in North China and set up strongholds everywhere. Here was a squad and there were four or five people. For a time, it indeed curbed the Eighth Route Army's combat operations and attacked the base areas. But the result of the extreme dispersion of the troops was lack of discipline and lack of training. By the end of the Anti-Japanese War, the individual quality of the North China Expeditionary Force and the combat level of the troops had dropped significantly.
The law and order war must still focus on local troops and militia, with the regular army as the "heavy weapon." In order to solve the problem of local control, the General Staff commissioned Fu Sansi to set up a National Army training team in Ma Niao. Ding Zhuang was recruited from various counties in Hainan for intensive training. Officers and non-commissioned officers are selected from the regular army. At the end of the training camp, they will be deployed according to the size of one company in each county. Later, it will be expanded to a three-company brigade size.
The No. 4 Battalion did not receive the task of conducting recovery training. The 4th Battalion had never been dispersedly deployed except for serving as a security force in Qiongshan after the Battle of Chengmai. It had always stayed behind in Ma Niao in a group deployment manner. What additional recovery training is needed? The training orders Zhu Mingxia received were to "strengthen physical training" and "the entire battalion will immediately carry out sea training."
From these two orders, Zhu Mingxia knew that his battalion was going to be sent to participate in the engine operation.
Although the General Staff has not officially issued an order to him, the reason for requiring the entire battalion to participate in sea training is very clear: Operation Engine is all carried out in coastal areas. In order to ensure the smooth plunder of the population, large-scale ground troops must be dispatched to adapt to the new situation. In the combat environment, the army must master the skills of quickly landing on the beach, get used to living on the ship for a long time and transfer at sea, and at the same time adapt to the northern climate.
In the past, amphibious operations in this field were the preserve of the navy.
However, the scale of the engine operation is large and lasts for a long time, and the navy cannot bear it alone. Zhu Mingxia knew that the navy's strength was also tense: the main force was transferred to Qiongnan to carry out the Qiongnan security war. One company went to Hong Kong and the other to Vietnam. The number that can be spared to participate in engine operations is said to be a battalion, but in fact there are only four companies, which is only half of the army's infantry battalions. The Army will play a major role in this operation.
As for "strengthening physical training", it is not a simple order that comes with the order, but a "special ration" given to the 4th Battalion. From now on, the 4th Infantry Battalion will be provided with extra rations, including more fat and protein. There was even an unprecedented daily meat ration: the meat was neither pork nor beef, but chicken. In addition to chicken, the agricultural department does not have the ability to bulk supply meat from other land animals to naturalized people.
From this point of view, the General Staff obviously hopes that the nutrition of the 4th Army will be "sturdier" to overcome the low temperature weather encountered during the battle north.
Being able to participate in Operation Engine is a great opportunity for him. Although veteran officers will sooner or later become generals, marshals, etc. Last time at the Nanhai Café, some people suggested that there should be generals and generals above the generals. There are many levels such as sub-marshal, chief commander, marshal, etc., which are not enough to show the greatness of the empire and the majesty of the ambush army.
But promotion based on military merit is much better than promotion based on veteran status. Besides military rank, seniority is also very important in the army. "How many years have you been a soldier?" is not a general question. Whoever is promoted to a higher military rank first will have greater say and decision-making power in many matters. The stronger the influence and power in the army.
He was planning the military training courses that would start tomorrow. He went to the General Staff Office a few days ago and communicated with several major military officers about new courses that would be developed to meet the needs of sex training. Especially the subject of how to implement sea training.
Zhu Mingxia himself was not born in the Marine Corps, and he lacked knowledge and experience in amphibious warfare training. The special nature of the ambush army meant that its training could not completely copy the training manuals of the old time and space. Shi Zhiqi of the Navy is currently the person with the most experience in commanding amphibious operations in actual combat. Having his first-hand information will be a great help.
The problem is that Shi Zhiqi is currently serving as his garrison commander in Hong Kong. It's a bit troublesome to ask him for advice. After much deliberation, it would be more appropriate to ask Xue Ziliang for advice. Although he does not command the Marines in this time and space, he was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps in the old time and space and was considered an experienced professional. And he is relatively familiar with Xue Ziliang. I often go to him to chat and ask him some professional questions.
He usually pays special attention to communication with other officers...especially Bei Wei and Xue Ziliang.
I spent a lot of my spare time asking these two for military skills. In his opinion, Bei Wei and Xue Weini represented the level of elite soldiers from China and the United States. Although he was also from an elite army, he was still quite far from them after all.
Tactical literacy, military theory, there are too many areas where I need to recharge. Especially Xue Ziliang, many of the training methods, weapons usage theories and combat techniques he mastered are unique in this time and space. And has practical experience. He felt it was a pity to leave such a person in the Special Investigation Command. No matter how strong the special reconnaissance team is, it is just a small team and cannot play a decisive role on the battlefield.
He also borrowed various materials from the volleyball party to study the strategies and tactics of the volleyball era. Although this was scorned by many old-style sects, in his view it was responsible for the lives of soldiers. Fight with whatever equipment you have, don't get ahead of yourself, and don't be playful. This is his military training principle.
Zhu Mingxia picked up the hand-cranked phone on the table and shook it three times to connect to the switchboard: "Call the Special Investigation Team Headquarters."
Xue Ziliang's current official position is the deputy captain of the special reconnaissance team and the captain of the directly affiliated unit. When he is not performing tasks and training, he is always at the headquarters at the gate of Bairen City.
The call was quickly connected, but Xue Ziliang was not in the office. His female orderly reported: "Captain Xue led the team out for training."
"Tell him: Zhu Mingxia comes to see him for something. Please give him a call when he comes back."
After he finished speaking, he hung up the phone and shook the handle twice to cancel the call.
"Is it time to buy myself a female orderly?" Looking at the soldiers in the camp in twos and threes, Zhu Mingxia began to think about his personal problems. Ever since the General Office and the General Military Affairs Tribunal jointly issued a notice that the life secretaries of veteran officers could be substituted as veteran servicemen, Zhu Mingxia was thinking about this issue while calculating the training courses.
There are not many maids left in the maid school who have not been sold. Most of them are below C level. The general office has not yet added new maid resources. Most of the elders who did not buy maids decided to wait: as soon as Operation Engine started, they could import a large number of girls from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shandong, which were more in line with the aesthetic taste of the elders. Or just wait until the action is over before choosing another one.
At this moment, the two soldiers passing by the window attracted his attention, and what they discussed made him knit his brows together.
"Have you heard? Sea training is about to begin. I heard that troops from the navy will be transferred to join us for joint training and be our coaches!"
"I really don't want to train with these salty fishes. Do you still remember that fight? Those sailors were so arrogant, they even dared to fight people in the guard camp, and they said the army bullied the navy, bah!
A group of lawless pirates, when have we ever oppressed them? "
"That's right, who told me last time that the Marine Corps said that we don't need to exist and should be disbanded.
Okay, then they go to climb the mountains and suppress the bandits. "
"They think we are old haters, and they are not good citizens. Many of them are either homesteaders or pirates. They step on the planks of the ship barefoot and are not allowed to go ashore..."
Hearing this, Zhu Mingxia couldn't sit still. He stood up and walked around the office several times. They changed their shoes first, and then called the messenger to issue an emergency assembly order.
The rush of drumming for an urgent muster echoed throughout the camp. Today is a rest day, and cultural and political studies have ended. After playing sports, many soldiers took a shower and were washing clothes.
When they heard the drum beat, the soldiers immediately threw the washbasin aside, threw away their clothes, and ran towards the barracks quickly. Soon, the uniformed soldiers at the assembly points of each company began to form teams. For a time, "one, two, three, four", "two one, two two" and "full five!" Various counting sounds could be heard.
After the company was assembled, the officers on duty took them to the battalion assembly point. The orderly soldier stood behind Zhu Mingxia and recorded the time when each company was assembled.
"Report to the battalion commander! The 6th company of battle infantry has assembled, please give instructions!" Five minutes and six seconds later the last company arrived.
"The entire battalion will receive guns, but no ammunition, and will be fully armed for five kilometers, with a time limit of twenty-six minutes. For the sixth company, if the time exceeds the prescribed time by 6 seconds, and if it falls below 10 seconds, an extra kilometer will be fined. Start!" 10
"Light infantry company, running and walking." "Grenadier company, running and walking."
"First company of battle infantry, run and walk."
While the companies were being taken away, Zhu Mingxia turned around and told the messenger: "Old rule, inform the kitchen that the last company to arrive will have no meat for tomorrow's dinner. Give all their meat to the first company to arrive." Finally, he adjusted his belt and quickly followed the troops. ! .
