Chapter 49 Yang Lin's Lecture
"Because the Japanese invaded our country and killed our brothers and sisters!"
The soldiers below the stage roared in unison.
Yang Lin raised his right hand and said, "Yes, because the Japanese invaders invaded us and brutally slaughtered our brothers, sisters, parents and family members."
"Because the devils want to destroy our country and our nation!"
"When the nest is overturned, no egg is left unbroken!"
"So, we have no choice but to rise up and fight the devils to the end!"
"If you want to defeat the powerful Japanese devils, the first thing you have to do is to train hard and strengthen yourself!"
"Here, in the independent camp, on the training ground, my words are orders, and everyone must obey, unconditionally!
No one has the right to raise objections or complaints! "
Yang Lin's powerful words made everyone's heart tremble!
"I can tell you responsibly that war is extremely cruel. Everyone present, including me, may be sacrificed in the next battle!"
"So, if any of you are scared, regretful, or don't want to stay in the Independence Camp, I can give you another chance and allow you to withdraw. I will give you money to go home."
"But if anyone wants to quit after today, they will be treated as deserters!"
Yang Lin's cold eyes swept across the soldiers below the stage again, and an invisible murderous aura spread out: "Anyone who wants to withdraw, step out now. I promise in front of all the brothers in the battalion that I will never embarrass him!"
"Stand up front!"
The soldiers looked at each other, some hesitated, but no one came out.
In this day and age, bravery is the most important performance of a soldier.
If someone shows cowardice, timidity, and retreats at the critical moment, he will surely be scolded and ridiculed by others and will never be able to raise his head again. Even his relatives and friends will look down on him.
Once you are labeled a deserter, forget about joining the army.
Besides, Yang Lin had already said this. If they wanted to withdraw, they would not have waited until today.
"No one wants to quit? No one has any objections! Good, very good!" Yang Lin showed a cold smile, changed his tone, and continued: "Do you know what I, Yang Lin, like?
I like wolves! I like wild wolves! Howling wild wolves!
Wolves are ferocious and cunning animals, especially a pack of them. Even tigers are afraid of them.
From now on, I, Yang Lin, will let the Japanese know that if they encounter our independent battalion, they are encountering a group of wild wolves, a group of howling wild wolves!
In the eyes of us wolves, any opponent who challenges us is a piece of meat in our mouths! We are the Wild Wolf Camp. We eat the devil's meat and chew his bones.
A wolf travels a thousand miles to eat meat, and a dog travels a thousand miles to eat feces.
When will the Wild Wolf Camp improve their lives and distribute bonuses? When we run into the devils! "
"So, you all need to train hard so that when you encounter the Japanese in the future, you will be able to move forward courageously and be invincible!"
The soldiers in the audience felt their blood boiling and they seemed to be filled with strength again.
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The independent battalion conducts physical training in the morning and marksmanship training in the afternoon.
As for subjects like drills, which could not improve the combat effectiveness of soldiers in a short period of time, Yang Lin temporarily abandoned them.
In order to improve the soldiers' marksmanship as quickly as possible, Yang Lin directly used live ammunition for practice.
Anyway, the independent battalion has a strong financial foundation, so there is no need to worry about running out of bullets in the short term.
"Snapped!"
“Pah, pah, pah!——”
Camel Ridge was shrouded in intense gunfire throughout the afternoon.
Yang Lin explained the basic principles of shooting at the training ground, watched for a while, and then came to the artillery company 's training area.
"battalion commander!"
Seeing Yang Lin, Zhao Yuting, who was explaining artillery knowledge to the soldiers, immediately came forward.
Yang Lin nodded and asked, "How is the training of your artillery company going?"
Zhao Yuting said: "I am explaining the basic knowledge of artillery and how to operate it to the brothers in the artillery camp.
These brothers had little contact with artillery before and knew almost nothing about its operation. They didn't even know how to disassemble and assemble artillery or load shells.
So we have to start from scratch.”
After a pause, Zhao Yuting continued, "If you don't even know the most basic common sense and rush into live-fire training, it will end up wasting ammunition and have almost no training effect."
"You have a point."
Yang Lin nodded in agreement. Artillery training is very different from shooting training.
Rifles shoot in a straight line. Although the bullet will slowly form a parabola due to the effect of gravity, within a certain distance, the path of the bullet is a straight line.
Except for some artillery such as anti-tank guns, anti-aircraft guns, and tank guns, most artillery fires in a curved line, and the path of the shells is a curve.
Moreover, the targets attacked by artillery are often much farther than those attacked by infantry.
Therefore, artillery is actually much more difficult to operate than rifles.
At the same time, artillery training is much more difficult than infantry training and requires more talent.
After a pause, Yang Lin changed the subject and said, "I heard from the Third Company Commander that you are very skilled in artillery. How about letting me see it and broaden my horizons?"
Zhao Yuting knew that Yang Lin was testing him, and it was also an opportunity for him to show off himself and establish his authority in front of his subordinates, so he said, "Captain, I dare not say anything to broaden your horizons, but I am willing to accept your inspection."
"very good!"
Yang Lin pointed at the protruding rock on the left side of the mountain and said, "How about taking that rock as the target?"
Zhao Yuting looked in the direction of Yang Lin's finger and saw that the rock was about 1,000 meters away from the artillery position.
"no problem!"
Zhao Yuting retracted his gaze and came behind an Italian cannon. While observing the target, he turned the capstan to adjust the firing parameters of the cannon.
The soldiers from the nearby artillery company all gathered around, because they also wanted to see the strength of their company commander.
After a moment, Zhao Yuting suddenly paused and shouted, "Cannonball!"
"yes!"
The ammunition handler next to him responded and immediately came over with a bright orange shell.
"Company commander!"
Zhao Yuting took the shell and stuffed it directly into the barrel. He slammed the gun door shut, then clenched his fist and raised his thumb to take a look. After making sure that there were no problems with the shooting parameters, he decisively pulled the firing rope.
