Chapter 463: The International Situation
"Now all the fighters have mastered the movements on horseback, and the current task of our regiment is to train tactical coordination, since our regiment is a simple cavalry, there is no need to have so many things to adapt like other troops, just integrate it and start training!" Yan Xingwang replied.
"Well, you are the only cavalry unit of our new 33rd Army, so naturally you are also the main force of our new 33rd Army, although you were the company commander of the cavalry company when you were in the Northeast Army, but I have to remind you that fighting with the cavalry of the little devils, the tactics must be flexible, you are the treasure of our new 33rd Army!" Liao Fan said.
"Brother Fan, this our division commander has already taught me a lesson, cavalry tactics are different from infantry, fast maneuvering, the first is to raid, and the second is to outflank and attack from the flank! The most taboo thing is to launch a strong attack from the front, which will become a live target for the little devil! Yan Xingwang reported.
"That's a good point, but the battlefield is ever-changing, and the fighter is in an instant, as long as you can catch the fighter and don't care about any tactics, it can work!" Liao Fan nodded and said.
"There are still so many cavalry, you need a lot of equipment and forage, if your division commander is not enough here, you can directly arrange for the communication soldiers to come to me, as long as I can give it, I will ensure that I will give priority to you, the development of cavalry is an important thing for us now!"
In order to speed up the progress of the troops out of Taihang Mountain, Liao Fan must give Yan Xingwang the green light, otherwise when they get to the grassland, not to mention the armored vehicles facing the little devils, even the cavalry facing the little devils, they will be able to bear it.
"Thank you, Brother Fan!" Yan Xingwang stood up excitedly and saluted Liao Fan.
"But there is one thing you remember for me, I give you lenient conditions, not to let you ignore military discipline, if there is a soldier who is a traitor, I will first hold you accountable as the commander of the regiment!" Of course, Liao Fan has to give some warnings, often the troops who can fight are also easy to cause trouble, Liao Fan must bring a good spell to the troops, you can harm the little devils, but you can't harm the people.
"Come on, come on, the meal is here, Brother Fan, why don't we start the meal first!" The cooking squad leader walked in with a few soldiers carrying a pot of porridge and a pot of steamed buns.
"Okay, eat first, people are iron and rice is steel, and it is good to fight when you have a full stomach!"
At the breakfast table, Liao Fan asked them about the situation of several officer units, and Liao Fan told them that the number of troops can be small, but the number of troops in the unit cannot be less, and scouts, communication troops, and engineers must establish a comprehensive branch of the army, in case they can be used in the future, the troops cannot only rely on combat units to complete all tasks.
From today onwards, Liao Fan's troops have begun to move towards the road of regularization, even if there is only one soldier in this company, Liao Fan must let them give out the structure of this company, if not, I still know when the company will be able to develop.
"Li Weimin, the guard battalion, reconnaissance battalion, special service battalion, engineer battalion and other troops directly under your division have also set up a framework as soon as possible, we can't rely on the troops below to do everything, and once your division headquarters is attacked by the enemy, you also need soldiers to protect it, right?"
Liao Fan found that the troops around Li Weimin's division headquarters were much smaller than those around his military headquarters, which was not a good sign, once the battle broke out and all the combat units went to the front line, Li Weimin would have the dilemma of having no troops to adjust, and if the enemy found out, Li Weimin's command system would be easily attacked.
"Brother Fan, I'm already working on the affairs of the guard battalion and the reconnaissance battalion, it's just a little slower!" At this time, Li Weimin's mouth was full of gruel and replied vaguely.
"Well, this matter must be grasped quickly, on the battlefield, the commander was beheaded, the troops did not need to fight, and don't charge with the troops in the future!"
"Brother Fan, you should follow this ...... Well...... Talk to the old! Li Weimin wanted to say something to yourself, but he glanced at Liao Fan's eyes and quickly changed his words.
"I don't need you to remind him of this, I've already told him! Okay, I've also said what I need to say, you guys go back to the army early, busy with your own affairs, you must take the troops well! Liao Fan saw that a few people were full, and he didn't have anything to say, so he simply sent a few people back to his troops, otherwise waiting here would only be a waste of time.
Liao Fan came to Li Weimin's place is the easiest time, and now the news he received from Li Lingfei is mainly that Li Lingfei is fighting with the little devil, according to the agreement, what should the little devil do, if you don't do it, it will be moral, on the one hand, Li Lingfei told Hu Guoshan to actively prepare for the war, in case the little devil makes trouble.
Li Weimin has arranged many things here very properly, and there is no need for Liao Fan to blindly command, Liao Fan just told them the development goals of this year, and Liao Fan doesn't have to worry about Li Weimin's execution ability at all.
Now Liao Fan finally has time to walk around, unlike in Heshun County and Shimen, there are many things to deal with, so Liao Fan enjoyed a rare day of leisure, listening to the birdsong in the mountains, facing the breeze of Taihang Mountain, and spending the day freely.
In the evening, the sunset was red, looking at the sunset in the mountains, Liao Fan was full of emotion, but the arrival of a letter made Liao Fan feel a little uneasy.
Liao Fan opened the letter, which was a Japanese-language newspaper. Liao Fan hurriedly opened the newspaper, looking for useful clues, and soon Liao Fan found a marked place, which had been translated into Chinese, and it was written "German invasion of Poland".
For Liao Fan, who already knew about this, it was not strange that Germany invaded Poland, but Liao Fan still felt that it was too early, and it would be nice to give him a little more time to develop.
Germany's invasion of Poland was the Second World War of a truly global nature, and in the past two years, the little devils invaded China, but it was only a war in the East, and it did not sweep the world, and now a global war has broken out.
"If I give me one more year, maybe we will play a greater value in this war, so that the people of the world can see that the Chinese are truly strong, but unfortunately God does not give face this time, and Hitler, this kid, is too unwilling to be lonely!"
Liao Fan began to complain about God and Hitler, and the key is that these two people can't fight him.
"It's here after all, I don't know what John's reaction will be after knowing the news, it seems that I have to finish the work at hand as soon as possible and return to the command as soon as possible!"
Liao Fan was worried in his heart, firstly, a war is the easiest way for a country to rise and destroy, obviously China is no longer capable of seizing this opportunity, and secondly, he is worried that if John leaves the hospital, then he will lose a good doctor and a good dean here.
"Li Weimin, I have to leave tomorrow!" Liao Fan said to Li Weimin.
"Brother Fan, what's going on, why are you in such a hurry?" Li Weimin looked at the newspaper in Liao Fan's hand and said.
"Germany has invaded Poland!" Liao Fan muttered that at this time, he was more disappointed in his heart, disappointed that he did not make the New 33rd Army stronger, and disappointed that in this war that swept the world, there was no chance to rise.
Li Weimin didn't understand that Liao Fan was a person who had nothing to do with himself, but today he suddenly cared about the war between two countries on the other side of the world.
"Although in recent years, this is a good thing for China's war of resistance, but from the perspective of more than ten years and twenty years, this is not necessarily a good thing, so we must speed up the pace of becoming stronger, at least we can't fall too far in this war!"
That night, Liao Fan asked Lu Liming to start packing his luggage and prepare to go to Ma Wanzhong's division headquarters in the farthest part of the world early tomorrow morning.
In the eyes of the four division commanders or the senior commanders of the New 33rd Army, Germany's invasion of Poland was just a war on the other side of the world, and some people didn't even know where Poland was, but they couldn't understand why Liao Fan was so disappointed.
After Liao Fan left Li Weimin, he hurried to Ma Wanzhong's headquarters, Ma Wanzhong welcomed Liao Fan very much, but Liao Fan gave full play to his efficiency.
"Old Ma, this time the matter is urgent, I came to you in a hurry, let's not talk about polite words and other things, I will deal with your side as soon as possible, and then return to the headquarters!" As soon as Liao Fan got off the horse, he began to tell Ma Wanzhong about his plan.
"Brother Fan, is something wrong? Why is it in such a hurry? ”
According to the information from the other three divisions, Liao Fan behaved very calmly and casually along the way, why did he act so impatient when he arrived at his division headquarters this time, obviously something big happened, so he asked Liao Fan to behave like this.
"The international situation has changed, and we must speed up development and construction in order to find a place in the future international status, that is to say, our war of resistance against Japan and salvation is also an international war!" Liao Fan explained to Ma Wanzhong.
Ma Wanzhong shook his head, saying that he didn't understand what Liao Fan meant, when he was the commander of the Northeast Army in the past, he was concerned about the war in the three eastern provinces, and after coming to Shanxi, he was concerned about the war in Shanxi.
Liao Fan also knew that it was too early for them to pay attention to the international situation, and said to Ma Wanzhong with a smile: "You will understand in the future!" ”
"Brother Fan, just say the arrangement for me, I'll arrange it as soon as possible!"
"Let's go, talk as we go!" Liao Fan has just dismounted from his horse now, and he has not yet arrived at Ma Wanzhong's headquarters.
In the ten minutes from Liao Fan's dismount and walk to Ma Wanzhong's headquarters, Liao Fan has already understood the goal of Ma Wanzhong's division this year's development, after the last defensive battle, a regiment fought the most tragically, after being reorganized into a division, it has not yet recovered to its peak, Ma Wanzhong's division now has only 5,000 people and the number of troops at Shimenkou, but what makes Liao Fan relieved is that Ma Wanzhong's logistics system is much stronger than Liu Chundao's.
"Brother Fan, in the past, we were worried about the fact that there were more people and fewer guns, and the soldiers were recruited, and there were no guns, but now it's okay, our guns are piled up in a warehouse, and now the soldiers use 38-type rifles, and most of the Zhongzheng rifles have entered the warehouse except for the officers!" Ma Wanzhong said helplessly.
This is indeed a very helpless thing, after a battle, Ma Wanzhong and they suffered heavy losses, only a small number of soldiers given by Liao Fan were supplemented, and after Ma Wanzhong's unremitting development, it was only to this point.
"How's the problem with the officers of your division?" Liao Fan asked Ma Wanzhong, "I have been to Liu Chundao, and the commander of the middle battalion of their division is too lacking, and I plan to train him a part, although it is only some theoretical things." ”
Ma Wanzhong shook his head and said: "Our division is not needed, but there is a lack of experienced veterans, and in the last battle, the veterans suffered too much damage!" ”
"Veteran, I can't train you, I can only pull the troops to the battlefield and fight two more battles!" Liao Fan looked at Ma Wanzhong and said seriously, "Do you have any questions here?" ”