Chapter 230: Bloody
To a certain extent, the Chinese military is really not suitable for a "vacation" like the US military.
This kind of "vacation" is indeed necessary for the pampered troops of the US military...... Needless to say, in terms of physical strength, it must be stronger than the Chinese army, which is an objective fact.
For example, in the expeditionary force, there were several artillery members of the Chinese army who could not pull the brakes because of rusty parts when operating American howitzers, and several people were defeated. In the end, I had no choice but to find American soldiers to repair the ...... The maintenance of equipment in the expeditionary force is often done by Americans, and these things are American-style equipment, and many things can only be understood by American professionals.
As a result, the American GIs came to try it, and the brakes were broken with a "clatter", and only a few Chinese artillerymen were stunned.
The American soldier thought that the Chinese soldier was afraid because the equipment was broken, so he said a few "OK" to comfort the Chinese soldier, and then changed the brake in three or two clicks, and then patted the Chinese soldier on the shoulder, indicating that there was no problem.
How would the American GIs know that the Chinese soldiers were surprised not by the brakes, and they had long since the war been fought and they had long since they stopped paying attention to the equipment, and if this howitzer broke, they would go and get a new one. They were amazed by the strength of the Yankees......
So this war is really not a matter of strength, but of strength.
Fighting a war is more about psychology than ...... The Yankees are tall and big, and their hands are so strong, while the Japanese devils are short and small and the whole malnourished appearance, according to common sense, the Yankees should have the upper hand when fighting bayonets, and the two bayonets collide hard, and the Japanese devils should fly away!
But this is not the case, but the tall Yankees are chased all over the world by the short "bucktoothed gnomes". (Note: Since 1941, Hollywood has portrayed Japanese soldiers as short-sighted and ignorant "bucktooth dwarfs" in a large number of war movies, which is one of the reasons why Europe and the United States looked down on China at that time, before entering the war, they originally looked down on the Japanese, but the Chinese were hardly able to fight back by the Japanese they looked down on.) This stereotype was not broken until the Battle of Tarawa, when the large number of American corpses floating in the sea in the news reports shocked the American people and made them finally realize the terrible reality of the whole war. )
It is precisely because of the psychological weakness of the U.S. military that the U.S. troops must fight a battle or be on the front line for a period of time and must be transferred back to their home countries for a "vacation", otherwise there may be a situation similar to the "Marauder" troops trying to assassinate Stilwell.
However, the Chinese troops are much stronger than the US military in terms of psychological endurance.
On the one hand, of course, this is also due to the fact that the Chinese troops do not have such "conventions".
On the other hand, China's battlefield has no conditions and does not allow such a "vacation".
"Vacation" means having more medical personnel, more food, more troops, and so on, and this is basically a fantasy in the Kuomintang army, which still needs to recruit strong men to replenish the supply of troops.
"Master!" Just when Zhang Chi was thinking wildly, Wu Shimin walked into the command headquarters.
"Oh! Battalion Commander Wu! Zhang Chi stood up and beckoned Wu Shimin to sit down, and then said to Wu Shimin apologetically: "Camp Commander Wu, I'm really sorry!" Our miscalculation of the Japanese led to heavy casualties among the brothers of the new 28th Division, but fortunately the Wu battalion was safe and sound, otherwise I really don't know how to explain to the chairman! ”
"What are you talking about, Master!" Wu Shimin replied: "I came this time to thank the division for sending troops to rescue us in time!" ”
"Huh! I'm the teacher to blame! Of course, what Zhang Chi said was not sincere, in fact, he was still thinking about whether it was right or wrong to let Wu Shimin go.
But soon Zhang Chi knew that he had made the right bet.
I saw Wu Shimin sighing: "Master's seat...... I think you also know that we are members of the military command, and of course you also know the purpose of the chairman of the committee in sending us to the New Seventh Army as a supplementary army. When I was stranded on Beato Island, I thought we were going to play, because the division only needed to cut off our tail very simply without sending reinforcements. But Shiza didn't do that......"
"Camp Commander Wu is serious!" Zhang Chi replied: "This is as it should be!" ”
Zhang Chi was still a little embarrassed when he said this, because he did have such a plan before.
"At that moment, we simply called the heavens and the earth not to be spiritual!" Wu Shimin continued: "The day we were trapped on Bito Island was simply longer than a year, and we almost couldn't hold on to anything unpleasant......"
Wu Shimin's words are true, because during this period, there were indeed several soldiers of the new 28th Division who committed suicide because they couldn't stand the torment.
It may sound unbelievable, but in that environment...... The scorching sun in the sky, the sea water and corpses under the feet, the bullets and shells of the Japanese army overhead, not to mention a day and a night, could not hold up for an hour with a weak will.
"So ......" Wu Shimin held Zhang Chi's hand and said: "Master, my brothers and I are very grateful to the master for giving us a way to live. ”
Hearing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but be stunned, and then said hesitantly: "The chairman of the committee, that ......"
Wu Shimin said categorically: "Please rest assured, we will say that as long as the teacher can trust us, we will say it well, as long as the teacher can trust us......"
"Of course!" Zhang Chi replied without thinking about it: "Then there will be Camp Commander Lao Wu in the future!" ”
"It should be! The master said so, and he saw the outside! ”
This result surprised Zhang Chi.
However, this seems to be normal, on the one hand, as Wu Shimin said, people often change their temperament after experiencing a life-and-death decision, and Wu Shimin and others are likely to be in this situation, or it can also be said that they realized the value of themselves and the New Seventh Army on the battlefield.
But that's only one aspect.
What's more important is that Zhang Chi thinks that Wu Shimin has realized that the sky is high here, and the emperor is far away, and it is always Zhang Chi who can really control the death of the new 28 students, for example, like the last Battle of Bito Island, there will be a second time if there is a first time...... In other words, Zhang Chi wanted the lives of Wu Shimin and others for only a matter of minutes, so Wu Shimin could only stand in the same boat as Zhang Chi and others.
Of course, this is just Zhang Chi's speculation, and Zhang Chi prefers to believe that Wu Shimin and others are really bloody on the battlefield.
(To be continued.) )