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Chapter 105 Chapter [-] What is the navy looking for me for?
The changes in the Spanish Civil War made Zhou Changfeng deep in thought. If there was no foreign aid to join the war, the Republican Army would not be able to defeat the National Army, but if foreign aid was considered, the variables would be even greater.

The German army is not going to play games. Even though the daunting tiger and leopard group has not yet been born, the combat efficiency of its infantry units is second to none.

At the same time, the international column (brigade) should also be considered. With the help of these foreign aids, the Republican Army can have sufficient time for reorganization and training.

Once the training is completed, the balance of war will inevitably tilt towards the Republican Army.

However, Tsarist Russia and Italy will definitely support the National Army during this period, and may even send troops to join the war.

What's more, if it really reaches that point, Spain may change color, and Britain and France can still sit still?

Hey, the big war won't start early, will it?

In the evening of this day, when Zhou Changfeng left the cafeteria, Xiao Li rushed over excitedly.

He handed over a copy of "Imperial Chronicle" and said out of breath, "Commander! They... printed a copy..."

The extra issue is temporarily issued by the newspaper office to report breaking news.

Zhou Changfeng reached out to take it, and what caught his eyes was a string of big black characters. Is this the Ming Dynasty's official statement on the current situation in Spain?
Converted into oral words: In the past month, the conflicts between the various parties in Spain have suddenly intensified, and the civil war has been fierce. Ming hopes that the two sides will cease fire and start negotiations as soon as possible. Considering that the rebels openly slaughtered civilians and even caused casualties to Chinese businessmen, the imperial court asked the rebels to A public apology for this, payment of compensation, and an end to such acts...

Let the rebels make a public apology?This looks like a joke.

But this is just a bureaucratic article, which is essentially laying the groundwork, and the official attitude of the Ming Dynasty can already be seen from the words used.

Calling it a rebel army without calling it the name of its regime, and taking the massacre of civilians as an example, it is obvious that the imperial court does not intend to support the National Army.

At present, it seems that the battle of Uzbek is actually over in a sense. The 34th Division, which suffered a large loss, withdrew to its garrison, leaving only the [-]th Division and the Mixed [-]rd Brigade to confront the British and Indian troops on the front line.

There is no large-scale offensive and defensive warfare now. On the whole, it is like a replica of the trench warfare in the European War. Just a few shots.

After the convening of the League of Nations Congress, the Ming and British sides negotiate again, and this border war can come to an end.

Participated in a fierce battle with Xiao Boda, although the loss was heavy, but the result was rich, and at the same time, he was able to retreat early to rest, avoiding the hard days of squatting in the trenches for dozens of days in the western frontier, is it worthwhile?At least for the surviving soldiers, it is naturally cost-effective.

Although he was confident and calm, Zhou Changfeng often asked himself in the dead of night—was there any mistake in his decision-making and deployment?If there is a mistake, how to avoid it in the future?If there are no mistakes, is there any better option?
On the [-]th and [-]th, Zhou Changfeng organized the officers of the whole battalion to hold a post-war summary meeting, and at the same time ordered the non-commissioned officers of each squad and platoon to organize soldiers to express their opinions.

What made the officers complain the most was actually the deployment of the campaign. However, the deployment and planning of the commander-in-chief of the campaign, Wei Gaoming, was actually no problem.

Xie Wancheng, who came back from his marriage, was a little bit flustered these two days. He chuckled and said with disdain: "If the 34th Division and the [-]th Division didn't go deep into the enemy's territory, how could it be possible for Yingyi to find an opportunity?"

Fan Wenhai sighed: "Hey, after all, we haven't fought a war for so many years, and it's hard to seize the opportunity. If you don't eat a bite of meat, you have to stop. Who can restrain yourself?"

At that time, the British and Indian troops retreated too fast. The Ming army, which was about to break through the line of defense, was like punching cotton. !
Therefore, the 34th Division and the [-]th Division chose to go deep into the enemy's territory and continue to pursue, trying to encircle and wipe out a few more British and Indian troops.

"Yeah, compare your heart with your heart, deputy commander, put yourself in your shoes, if it were you at the time, would you be willing to retreat according to the original plan?" Xue Can said, pointing to his chest.

"Oh, then I must strictly enforce the military order." Xie Wancheng continued to speak stubbornly.

"Enough is enough," Zhou Changfeng waved his hand, pointing to the map and said, "The problem of the battle has nothing to do with us, we are here to review the tactical problem."

So everyone summed it up and let's do a deduction.

After briefly fiddled with the sand table, Liu Qidong brought a handful of small red or blue flags.

In the first round, Xie Wancheng operated the Ming army, that is, the red side, Liu Qidong operated the British and Indian army, that is, the blue side, and Zhou Changfeng and others were the referees, and the judgment was made according to the standard tactical deduction manual of the Ministry of War.

After the troops, combat power, and ammunition are scheduled, the deduction begins immediately.

Different from Zhou Changfeng's steady deployment, Xie Wancheng tried a more radical strategy - only deploying a platoon of a small number of containment forces on the zero height, and then laying mines and booby traps, all the main force retreated into the city of Demaji, in an attempt to completely fight in the streets Come to contain the British and Indian troops.

Seeing him shrink back like this, Liu Qidong divided his troops into three groups after taking down the No. [-] highland, encircling three and missing one, and besieging the city in multiple ways.

"This is absolutely impossible. Demagji is just a town. Most of the buildings are made of wood or bricks. It lacks strong reinforced concrete buildings. It is actually not suitable for street fighting." Zhou Changfeng commented.

Whether it is suitable for street fighting depends on many aspects, such as supply stock, organizational ability, morale, weapons, etc., but what is easily overlooked by people is the local building type.

Under normal circumstances, urban areas with a certain proportion of solid buildings are suitable for defense through street fighting, such as reinforced concrete buildings or various European stone buildings are very suitable.

Because even if this kind of building is bombed and collapsed by shelling and air strikes, the ruins are still strong, which can greatly limit the firepower of the attacker.The ruins can be used by the defenders, and they are even more concealed. Arranging firepower points can actually catch the enemy by surprise.

But if it is a backward area, a town dominated by earthen houses or wooden houses, it is not suitable to use street fighting for defense, because the buildings are too fragile and can be easily razed to the ground by the attacker.Moreover, it is difficult to use the ruins to arrange bunkers. Mud and wood are naturally not as strong as concrete and stone.

On the afternoon of the [-]th, after finishing the post-war summary, Zhou Changfeng received a call from the Ministry of War asking him to go to the Navy Department the morning after tomorrow because the Navy had something to do with him.

As for the specific matter, the other end of the phone did not say anything, indicating that the notification was over, which made Zhou Changfeng at a loss.

navy?Why is the navy looking for themselves?
(End of this chapter)