Chapter 50 Theoretical Learning
"Bang!"
There was a muffled "bang" sound, and the Italian cannon barrel trembled violently. A hot shell suddenly flew out of the barrel and rushed forward with a hot tail flame.
Everyone held their breath and stared at the shell.
About two seconds later, a red light accompanied by billowing smoke and dust rose from the distant hillside.
Then a loud "boom" was heard by everyone.
After a while, the smoke dissipated, but only one piece of the original rock was missing, revealing the white color inside.
“Hit it!”
"The company commander hit it!"
The soldiers of the artillery company shouted excitedly in unison.
Zhao Yuting also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and the heart that had been hanging in his throat also settled down.
It’s not that he is not confident in his artillery skills, but because he has just come into contact with this Italian weapon and has only conducted a few rounds of test firing today.
The trajectory of this artillery and other data are not yet understood very accurately.
Excellent gunners and excellent snipers are actually the same. After getting different weapons, or weapons that do not belong to them, they often need to conduct several rounds of test firing and correct the aiming data before they can master the weapon perfectly.
Be able to hit the target wherever you point and never miss.
“Snap, snap!”
Yang Lin applauded: "Good! Lao Zhao, you are indeed a great gunner."
Zhao Yuting smiled awkwardly: "Captain, you flatter me."
Yang Lin stared at Zhao Yuting with a serious expression and asked, "Old Zhao, 1000 meters shouldn't be your limit, right? Tell me what your limit is."
Zhao Yuting pondered for a moment and said, "The maximum effective range of this artillery is 8,500 meters. If I aim with my naked eyes, I am confident that I can hit a target within 2,500 meters."
Yang Lin asked, "What if there is a gun scope?"
"If there is a gun scope, I cannot guarantee that I can hit the extreme target within the 8,500-meter range, but hitting the target within the 6,000-meter range should not be a big problem."
"hiss!"
Yang Lin possesses basic artillery proficiency skills and is naturally aware of the division of artillery strength levels.
Zhao Yuting's artillery level has at least reached advanced artillery proficiency, or even higher.
"I will find a way to get you a pair of artillery telescopes, but you must also improve the quality of the artillery company as soon as possible.
It would be great if we could train a few excellent gunners like you!"
"Yes, please rest assured, Captain. I promise to complete the mission!"
Zhao Yuting stood up straight and saluted.
…
After night fell, the entire independent camp's assembly hall was still bustling with people.
Although a day's training had ended, the officers were not ordered to go back and rest immediately. Instead, they were ordered to gather at the battalion headquarters immediately after dinner to study military theory.
All of a sudden, everyone felt like the sky was falling and the earth was collapsing. Damn it Yang Lin, are you going to let us live?
They get up for training before dawn, and when it gets dark, the ordinary soldiers go to rest, but these officers have to stay here to study bullshit theories.
It's so fucking inhumane!
However, these complaints were just lip service, as they were still in awe of this "devil" Yang Lin.
Just then, there was the sound of military boots stepping on the ground outside the door. Everyone knew that Yang Lin was coming, and they immediately stopped talking and playing, straightened their backs and sat upright on the wooden benches.
Looks like he's waiting for inspection.
Entering the Great Hall, Yang Lin strode to the podium at the front, then turned around and faced the crowd.
"Are you a little bit resistant to my order? Do you think fighting only requires bravery and fearlessness, and does not require any theory, right?"
"Yes, yes. Captain."
After a moment's silence, the first person spoke up, followed by the rest.
Yang Lin's face darkened, and he said, "If you were just an ordinary soldier, I wouldn't ask you to learn any military theory. As long as you know how to kill the devils, and you dare to fight the devils on the battlefield, that's enough."
"But unfortunately, you are not ordinary soldiers, you are officers!"
"Do you know what an officer does?"
Yang Lin said sternly: "Officers are responsible for commanding ordinary soldiers to fight. It doesn't matter if a soldier doesn't understand military theory, as long as he is brave enough and dares to charge at the enemy."
"But if an officer does not understand tactical theory, tactical command, and does not know how to fight with his brain, then he is committing a crime and is irresponsible for the lives of his brothers."
"The saying that one incompetent general can tire out thousands of soldiers is exactly this truth!"
"Report!"
"speak!"
"Reporting to the battalion commander, most of us are squad leaders. Can we also be called officers?" A young soldier stood up and said in confusion.
"sit down!"
Yang Lin raised his hand, motioning for the other party to sit down, and then said: "Your question is very representative. In fact, in the military system, squad leaders are not really officers. At most, they can only be considered non-commissioned officers."
After a pause, Yang Lin continued, "But don't forget that our army is still growing. A few days ago, we were just an independent brigade with a total number of less than 100 people.
But now, we have developed into an independent battalion with a total strength of more than 1,000 people.
It won’t be long before our independent battalion will grow into an independent regiment, an independent brigade, or even an independent division.
You may be just squad leaders now, but who can guarantee that you won’t be promoted to platoon leader or company commander in the future? "
"As the ancients said, are there any special breeds of kings, princes, generals and ministers? Which officer did not start out as a soldier?
Or are you willing to be a squad leader instead of a platoon leader, company commander, battalion commander, or even regiment commander?"
Yang Lin's words were so powerful that they struck hard into everyone's hearts.
There is no soldier who doesn't want to be a general. This is not for fame and fortune, but for glory and to prove himself!
"Report!"
"speak!"
Yang Lin nodded, signaling the other party to speak.
"Report to the battalion commander, what exactly are we going to learn?"
Yang Lin said in a clear voice: "What we are learning today is why the Japanese are so powerful, why they are known as invincible, and why our Chinese army cannot defeat the Japanese army."
"Learn from the devils?"
The people in the audience were a little stunned and began to whisper to each other.
