Chapter 52 Go find Li Yunlong
"Battalion Commander, how intensive is the training of Japanese soldiers, and what are their training subjects?"
The third company commander Zhou Yun graduated from the Baoding Military Academy and was one of the few professionally trained officers in the independent battalion.
Therefore, the questions he asked were much more professional than those asked by the second company commander Zhao Dejiu, who came from a non-professional background.
"Mr. Zhou, you asked a very good and professional question."
Yang Lin nodded approvingly and said, "Japanese soldiers must undergo at least 12 months of military training before going to the battlefield. The first six months of this year's military training are for recruits, and the training subjects include formations, bayonet shooting, and zipping.
During this period, the camping and training will last at least one week, or seven days, in severe winter conditions to train soldiers’ ability to withstand severe cold and fight at night.
"The next two months will be regular individual comprehensive quality training, emphasizing coordinated operations at the squadron and squadron levels.
During this period, you must conduct at least 30 kilometers of marching endurance training every day, and the instructors will control the proportion of forced marches, but it must not be less than 5 kilometers per day, which is the same distance as the cross-country run you did this morning.
"The next two months will be brigade-level combat training. At this time, the recruits' shooting performance has stabilized. The basic requirement is to shoot 80 rings in 10 shots on a 200-meter human-shaped target.
New recruits will start field shooting training, swimming training and intensive assassination training this month.”
"The last two months will be spent on battalion- and wing-level coordinated combat training, as well as coordinated combat training between infantry, artillery, infantry, tanks and other arms."
"After a year of training, the Japanese soldiers not only had excellent individual qualities, but also had a clearer understanding of the battle situation. This is why the Japanese army was often able to maintain its combat effectiveness even when it lost its commander."
"Hiss!—— "
After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but gasp, and the fire of hope that had just ignited was quickly extinguished.
The gap in strength between the enemy and us is too big. We can't fight this battle anymore. There's no possibility of victory at all!
Yang Lin saw what they were thinking and asked coldly, "What? Are you scared again?"
Everyone was silent.
Yang Lin looked around and continued, "The reason I tell you this is not to dampen your morale, but to hope that you can face up to the strength of the Japanese devils. Because only by facing up to the strength of the enemy can you defeat him!"
"Besides, the Japs are not without weaknesses."
"Japan is an island country with extremely limited war potential. Strategic materials such as steel, oil, and rubber need to be imported."
"Besides that, their military resources are very limited and cannot be compared with our great China at all."
After a pause, Yang Lin changed his tone and asked, "Have you noticed that the Japanese devils today are not as powerful as they were in ?"
After everyone thought for a moment, they all nodded in agreement.
Because in 1937, the Japanese devils were almost invincible.
Now, although the Chinese army has still not been able to completely reverse the situation of the war, it can occasionally achieve some local victories.
"Do you know why?"
Zhou Yun thought for a moment and said, “Because the Japanese army has limited manpower, they can capture most of China, but they don’t have enough troops to maintain stability.
Moreover, as the battle line lengthened, the Japanese army's supply pressure became increasingly greater.
Not only does it take more time to transport supplies, but more troops are also needed to ensure the security of the supply lines.
As a result, the Japanese army had to reduce the number of troops deployed on the front battlefield and even recruit puppet troops. "
Yang Lin nodded approvingly: "Old Zhou, your analysis is good, but it is not completely correct."
"As their military strength became increasingly stretched, the Japanese could only continue to recruit reinforcements from the rear.
At the beginning, it may be possible to recruit some veterans and new recruits who have received systematic training.
However, as the gap in troop strength continued to widen, Japan's speed in training new recruits could no longer keep up with the speed at which they recruited.
In this way, the combat quality of Japanese soldiers will be reduced little by little."
"On the contrary, our country has a vast territory and a large population, and we have no strategy for recruiting soldiers."
"The battlefield is the best training ground for new recruits. No military training can be as effective as actual combat."
“Military training can improve soldiers’ physical fitness, but it is difficult to train their courage and killing skills.”
"But a life-and-death battlefield is different. In addition to honing the soldiers' courage and fighting spirit, it can also hone their killing skills."
"It can be said that only after experiencing the baptism of war can a soldier transform into a qualified soldier."
"As the war continues, the gap in combat quality between our soldiers and the Japanese soldiers is narrowing as one side gains and the other loses."
After saying this, Yang Lin's expression suddenly became solemn: "Therefore, I can tell you responsibly that the final victory of this war will definitely belong to us China, and can only belong to us China."
Hearing this, everyone's expressions were cheered up and their confidence was rekindled.
Then, Yang Lin began to explain in detail the strengths and weaknesses of the Japanese army, and trained their tactical command capabilities according to different terrains.
All the officers who were attending the lecture went from being resistant and opposed in the beginning to now enjoying it very much.
They also want to become world-famous anti-Japanese heroes.
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the next day.
Considering that there was a huge gap in the independent battalion’s uniforms, many brothers were still wearing the uniforms of the Imperial Army.
After Yang Lin simply assigned the training tasks, he went to find Li Yunlong with the cloth.
Logistics Department of the Eighth Route Army, Clothing Factory.
The Clothing Factory is a unit under the Logistics Department, mainly producing bedding, military uniforms and other logistical supplies.
Li Yunlong used to be a horse groom and also a cook who took the blame in the kitchen. He was accustomed to being demoted and punished.
However, he was very dissatisfied with the punishment given by the head of the headquarters.
It's one thing to be punished for losing a battle, but being punished for winning a battle is even more unfair than Dou E.
Early in the morning, just as the bedding factory started working, Li Yunlong's unique voice was heard from inside.
"Damn it, what was the head of the headquarters thinking? He actually asked us, Old Li, to do some mending work. This is not what a man should do.
I quit, I quit, I quit! "
Li Yunlong cursed like a nagging woman, venting his dissatisfaction.
Although Li Yunlong has only been in the bedding factory for a short time, he has always been a smart man and can learn almost any kind of needlework quickly.
Today, Factory Director Li has become a skilled seamstress. He is so dexterous that he is no worse than the women in the factory at sewing.
