Chapter 3 Training

Although Yang Zhen's approach often has a tendency to drive the people who are studying below crazy. But there is one good thing, that is, there has been no blind command. In addition to the fact that the time is often too tight, there is no such thing as a layman interfering with an insider.

This kind of high-waisted stab-proof rubber shoes was quite popular with the troops after they were distributed to the troops. Not only the troops of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, but even the two guys, Pearson and Rose, got a few pairs of pairs to wear on their feet all day without taking them off. Obviously, these two guys, although not very satisfied with some rustic fabrics and shapes. But I am quite satisfied with the comfort of these shoes after wearing.

And fighting in the tropics, the U.S. army, because of the tropical high temperature and rainy climate, and because of the military boots after a lot of headaches. After Pearson's recommendation, this somewhat rustic military shoe produced by the Anti-Union was selected by the U.S. military and distributed as a standard military shoe for tropical operations.

Among the U.S. military, mainly among the U.S. military, which is fighting in the tropics. This lightweight military shoe made by the Chinese is far more popular than the American-made combat boots. The deep-pocketed US Army and the US Marine Corps placed an order for 3 million pairs at the end of '42. It's just a pity that this order can't be met by the current Northeast anyway.

The chairman of the Northeast People's Government could only watch the large orders fly away, and his distressed heart was about to bleed. In the end, after negotiations, the Northeast side provided the original design and provided half a million pairs of finished products, and the rest of the Americans produced them themselves. The Northeast People's Government does not charge patent fees to Americans, but Americans are required to provide nylon production technology and process standards.

The distribution of velvet clothes has changed the embarrassing situation of all troops inside and outside the border who take off their cotton clothes and wear winter clothes, or do not have excessively thick clothes before winter clothes. It is also possible to let cadres and soldiers in spring and autumn enhance the warmth of their military uniforms before they are issued winter clothes when they are already hot in cotton clothes or cold in single clothes.

Of all the troops that went out, very few had armed belts. So this time, along with the original leather belt, it was completely canceled, and everyone was the same as the cadres and fighters of the Anti-Japanese Federation, all of which were strengthened canvas belts. The Guannai troops, who had changed into much more fitting military uniforms, suddenly became much more energetic from the inside out.

As a matter of fact, the most important thing for the troops leaving the customs is that their physical fitness is generally in a state of malnutrition. Compared with the weak bodies of almost all cadres and soldiers, the problems encountered in military uniforms and even weapons and equipment are still trivial. After the troops arrived in the northeast, the first thing the Anti-Japanese Federation did was to send a large number of medical personnel to check the health of the troops in the country.

After last year's sweep in North China, the entire North China army was in an extremely difficult situation for the whole winter, and even the black beans could not meet the needs. In addition, the severe drought that began this spring, whether it is cadres or soldiers, can only the wounded and sick give two taels of soybeans as nutritional products, and eating an egg requires special approval from the sub-district leaders. The black bean paste and the powder made from corn cobs in the whole army are the daily staple food of the troops.

The whole army, from the leaders to the soldiers, is yellow and thin-skinned, and malnutrition is a common phenomenon. Even a considerable number of people, including medical staff, have developed symptoms of night blindness due to severe adverse effects. Gastrointestinal disorders are also common because of prolonged malnutrition.

After this battle, the overall situation has eased to a certain extent. However, because the Jizhong Plain, the main grain and cotton producing area, has never recovered, the situation of grain shortage has not been fundamentally alleviated. The reclaimed areas are not only badly damaged, but they are also in a period of scarcity.

Before the end of the battle, drought had begun to occur in southern Hebei, Hebei, Shandong, and Henan, including most areas of Shanxi, Chahar, and Hebei, and the situation in the Taihang Mountains was not very optimistic. Although it has returned to the situation before last year's sweep, it has not been able to completely alleviate the lack of food and clothing. Although the availability of wild vegetables can alleviate some of the food shortage in the summer, it is not nutritious at all.

The troops in the Guannai region, whether it is Shanxi, Chahar, Hebei or Taihang, have been transferred to the northeast for training, and each regiment has an average of five days' dry rations. The troops located in the southeast of Shanxi ran out of food before they even left Shanxi. The Jin-Cha-Ji, which was ruined after the war, was also unable to meet the supplementary needs of so many troops.

Fortunately, Yang Zhen had already thought of this, and after the battle, he not only stored a large amount of food and materials in northern Shanxi, but also prepared two automobile regiments, which were specially used to transport the troops in the Guannai. In order to reduce the consumption of food and physical strength brought by long-distance marches as much as possible. Only then did they avoid the situation that the troops in the customs area were unable to enter the gate when they arrived at the gate.

In this battle, the North China Front suffered heavy casualties, especially the First Army stationed in Shanxi. Most of all the strongholds in Shanxi were reduced back to the main cities. With the exception of the main strongholds on the Tongpu and Zhengtai railways, most of the rural strongholds have been abandoned.

Even on the Zhengtai Railway, it has been changed to mainly use ironclad patrols, and the original blockade line has been in name only. The troops in the Guannai were mainly troops of the Taihang Military Region in the southeast of Shanxi, and on the way to northern Shanxi, except for some small-scale battles, they basically did not encounter much enemy situation. Otherwise, once the battle enters a stalemate, it will trap these troops to death.

Malnutrition is a phenomenon in almost all the troops that go out of the country, and the whole army cannot find a single person who is even slightly fatter. Even after arriving in the northeast, many troops cannot conduct training at the first time, but must first recover their bodies. Otherwise, most of the cadres and fighters of these units will simply not be able to withstand the training of a large amount of exercise.

In order to restore the vitality of the troops in the Kannai, after each unit arrived in the northeast, it was first examined and treated. Then train with a small amount of exercise, plus a lot of nutritional supplements, to restore the physical fitness of these troops. As for tactical training with a large amount of exercise, it can only be put on the back for the time being.

The general malnutrition of the troops in the Guannai was discovered by Yang Zhen during this battle. When the troops of the Jinsui Military Region cooperated in the battle in the northern battlefield of Jin, they could not even do a long-distance attack. Tens of kilometers of marching, a large number of people left behind. It is not because the cadres and soldiers are greedy for life and afraid of death, but it is really a serious malnutrition that causes physical weakness.

Compared with the Jinsui troops, which were relatively good, the situation of the troops left behind in Jinchaji last year was even more serious. A regiment in the Beiyue District cooperated in the operation in the northeast of Jinjin, and by night the troops were basically incapacitated. Wang Guangyu urgently sent a military doctor to inspect it, only to find out that the serious impact was bad, so that the regiment, from the regiment commander, political commissar to the soldiers below, all suffered from night blindness.

The officers and men of the whole regiment counted one by one, and there was no craggy bones on their bodies, and the female soldiers were even starved and even stopped menstruating. After arriving in northern Shanxi, the only food for the whole group was 60 catties of black beans and one potato per person. And this potato, when to eat, has to be approved by the head of the regiment. The basic physical fitness, not to mention combat, is that even long-distance marching is very difficult.

Under the circumstance that northern Jin was unable to provide the required food in a short period of time, Wang Guangyu urgently ordered all the anti-union troops entering northern Jin to save two taels of grain from the daily ration per person. At the same time, a large number of canned food and compressed biscuits were handed over to the Beiyue troops in order to restore the physical strength of the Beiyue troops in the shortest possible time.

All the captured canned beef and biscuits of the Japanese army were not allowed to be touched by the Anti-Japanese Union, and all were handed over to the troops in Beiyue District. A group of medical personnel were dispatched by all means to check the health of the troops in Beiyue District. This allowed the troops in Beiyue District to recover their strength in a short time. Otherwise, these troops would have been unable to even serve as rear guards.

Therefore, after the end of the battle, when it was decided that the troops in the customs would go out for training, Yang Zhen personally arranged for the Minister of Health of the Military Region to formulate a set of standards for nutritional recovery according to this situation. And let the logistics department arrange a deputy minister, put down other work, and make every effort to raise the required materials.

In view of the general malnutrition of cadres and soldiers in the Guannai, the Northeast People's Government and the Logistics Department of the Anti-Japanese Federation have specially allocated a large amount of meat and other high-protein foods, as well as some fine grains, to supplement nutrition and regulate the health of the troops in the Guannai. Two and steamed buns for each meal have always been enough. After a month, the original dishes were gone, and all of them were red.

However, the large amount of training after the general recovery of the body also made the Guannai troops who came into contact with the training method of the Anti-United Nations for the first time suffer enough. Five-kilometer morning drills every day, rain or shine, tactical training all day, and political and cultural studies in the evening. Even before going to bed, you have to do weapon maintenance training.

Every once in a while, I have to have a long-distance training. The emergency assembly is even more three days and two ends, and it will be done once. Although the live-ammunition training is very enjoyable for the troops who rarely have enough ammunition to train. However, such a large amount of training did make it really difficult for the troops who came to the northeast for training for the first time to adapt to it.

Especially with such a large-scale amount of training, it is even more unbearable for some fighters with poor physical fitness. The drill is no stranger to all those who have served as soldiers, and it is not a big deal, but who has ever seen a Type 92 heavy machine gun and a 60 mortar carrying dozens of kilograms?

And tactical training is not new to these troops in the Guannai. But all the tactics have been partially adjusted, and at the same time, a lot of subjects have been added. From infantry tactics to squad and platoon tactics, there are almost all certain variations. In particular, the tactics of squads and companies and platoons have become somewhat unfamiliar to some veterans.

All levels of tactical training basically have to start all over again. The original tactics have to be practiced over and over again. It is equivalent to conducting two kinds of tactical training at the same time, which is not insignificant. The amount of training is almost equal to that when you are in the level, it is double or even several times.

It's just that after seeing that the strength of the fraternal troops in the anti-union side is still greater than their own training, the troops in the Guannai have no complaints. People have won so many big battles, and the training intensity has to surpass their own, so what is there to complain about? Everyone is a soldier, if people can stand it, why can't they stand it?

Especially when I knew that the original advance army was also trained in this way during the training in the northeast, the cadres at all levels who led the team out of the customs this time also took a gamble while their scalps were blown up. They all feel that if they fall behind and complain at this time, they can't afford to lose this person, and they won't be able to raise their heads in front of their old comrades-in-arms in the future. Everyone can do it, but why can't you do it yourself?

In fact, it doesn't take much education, everyone knows such a high-intensity training, as well as a lot of new tactical training. It's all about surviving as much as possible on the battlefield when facing a strong enemy. It's just that for such a large amount of training, the troops in the Kannai who came into contact for the first time are only a little adapted, and they are not completely rejecting this kind of training that seems almost inhumane.

Needless to say, everyone understands the truth of sweating more in peacetime and less bloodshed in wartime. In addition, after the deputy commander-in-chief arrived in the northeast, he summoned all the cadres at and above the regimental level of the troops in the northeast for retraining and held a special adjustment meeting, and the only complaints disappeared.