The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 33 The shocked acting battalion commander

In the evening, the setting sun left a long shadow, dyeing the position blood red.

Chen Zhen, the acting commander of the second battalion, came to the position of the sixth company. While the sixth company was building fortifications, Yanzhuang was not idle either. Chen Zhen cleaned up the mess left by the former battalion commander and reorganized the joint forces of the fourth and fifth companies. The infantry company placed infantry sentries on the walls of the village around Yanzhuang to guard the surrounding areas. It also used private houses to prepare for street battles and demolished houses to do fortifications in the village. The efficiency and speed were much better than that of the previous battalion who was frightened. Much taller.

In the evening, Chen Zhen wanted to see how the position was being repaired. He also wanted to see whether the little platoon leader who was specially named by the brigade commander was a smooth-looking guy, or a useful officer with real talents and learning.

In fact, someone like Chen Zhen, who was born as an ordinary soldier, relied entirely on combat and qualifications, and fought his way through the ranks of officers. He Wei and Fu Chen, who were born as students, passed the exam and entered the officer school, and were assigned directly after graduation. There is inherently a kind of contradiction and estrangement between groups of people who serve as officers in grassroots units. This kind of similar problem is not only found in the current army. In the era before He Wei traveled through time, it also existed in the people's army. There are two similar groups, but at that time these two groups were generally called the soldier promotion group and the college entrance examination young military academy students group.

In the national army, officers who are soldiers are said to be from the army, while those who graduate from military schools are said to be from military schools. In the eyes of officers who are from the army, they have earned their status as officers by fighting hard, while those who have graduated from military schools only need to be stable and stable. You can get it by just studying in school for a few years, so you naturally feel a little uncomfortable. Officers who come from the military are often older, and students who graduate from military schools are younger. This age gap also exacerbates the problem of officers who come from the military. psychological gap.

The concepts and development prospects between the two are also completely different. Most of the officers in the national army who came from the military have not received further systematic education in military schools. In their view, marching and combat depends not on what is learned in books and drills. There are rules and regulations, but real combat experience, and military academy graduates often have opposite concepts than officers from the military.

In addition, in the national army, especially in the Central Army units like the [-]th Division, the promotion paths for officers with military background are very limited. Many people are promoted to the level of company and battalion commander, and then they can no longer be promoted. The vast majority of officers who come from the military have no chance of reaching the rank of regimental and above officers. Those who can reach this position are basically student officers who have graduated from military academies.

In short, conflicts in various aspects such as origin, ideological concepts, promotion paths, etc. have caused these two groups to often look down on each other, and even develop into fighting with each other.

As a veteran soldier, Chen Zhen is not exempt from the mundane. In other words, he is still not convinced or reassured by He Wei.

Chen Zhen was also accompanied by a squad from the 57th Regiment's Signal Company. The Signal Soldier held several telephones and carried a large bundle of telephone wires while walking and unwinding them. They strung the telephone lines from the battalion headquarters in Yanzhuang to the Sixth Company's position. A wartime wired communication network was formed. The soldiers of this class will also stay on the communication network from the Sixth Company to Yanzhuang to repair the telephone lines and maintain the smooth flow of the communication network during wartime.

By the time Chen Zhen, accompanied by three platoon leaders, Fu Chen and He Wei, inspected the Sixth Company's position, the entire defense system had been basically completed, and some soldiers were still doing the final work. What was presented to him was a complete set of He had been a soldier for more than ten years and was shocked. Some parts of the defensive positions were something he had never seen before in any war he had experienced.

Seeing the shocked expression of the black-faced major, Sixth Company Commander Fu Chen felt very proud. He Wei's expression remained normal and he said slowly: "Chen Tuanfu, this is our company's defense system. It is 200 to 250 meters in front of the position." Between them, the outer layer is a large number of wooden rhombuses, and the inner layer is a row of deer villages built by diagonally splitting trees. The deer villages are connected to each other by tight iron wires. These deer villages are temporarily built by using trees. , all with branches and leaves, I call it the mobile branch deer village. The brothers hung grenades on it. Sir, further forward, about [-] meters in front of the position, six anti-tank traps were dug with beams inside. Cover it with wooden planks and wait for the Japanese tanks to drive up."

It was the first time for Chen Zhen to see Luzhai split with trees. He nodded repeatedly, then asked the same question as Hu Zhaowu, and suddenly called He Wei his brother.Chen Zhen: "Brother, what are the big trenches with piles of earth and those ditches for?"

He Wei did not answer, but the sixth company commander Fu Chen took out his notebook and explained to Chen Zhen how to use He Wei's cat-ear hole outer trenches and anti-tank trenches, as well as the preparation positions and deep support firepower, based on the simplified diagrams. equipment.

Fu Chen was very humble and studious. After He Wei's guidance, he had already initially understood the essentials of using these new fortifications. He also wrote them down very carefully in his notebook and explained them to Chen Zhen in an orderly manner.

He Wei is also happy to see more officers learning and mastering new knowledge and using new things more extensively. He Wei hopes that there will be more officers like Fu Chen in the national army.

After Fu Chen finished speaking one by one, Chen Zhen only said three good words in a row!The layout of the defense system, the construction of the fortifications and even the coordinated use were all refreshing to him. The square black face instantly changed from a ferocious face to a smile that was uglier than crying, and he was full of praise.

"Okay! Okay! Okay! I didn't come here in vain, He Wei, you have something. Your fortifications are very good."

"I am now acting as the battalion commander with the status of Major Regiment. If I am promoted to battalion commander in the future and can come to the second battalion to be the battalion commander, I dare not say anything else. It is not a big problem to recommend you to be promoted to lieutenant early. After all, Even if you are Huangpu students, it will take at least a year and a half to get promoted from second lieutenant to lieutenant."

"Sixth company commander, you are also a good leader of troops. As the saying goes, there are no weak soldiers under a strong general!"

Fu Chen said: "Chen Tuan has received the award, and it is all due to He Wei."

Chen Zhen patted He Wei's shoulder with his big dark hand: "Brother, you are not bad. I was born in the military and never went to a military school, but at least I have been working hard on the battlefield for more than ten years, and I have fucked Lao Feng and Lao Yan. I've beaten those Cantonese guys from the [-]th Route Army. Your fortifications look extraordinary at first glance. I'm convinced. I'll go back and send you [-] rounds of [-]-step machine ammunition. I think The kid is going to chip two of his teeth here. Company Commander Fu and Brother He, if you are still short of any ammunition or materials, call and ask! I will try my best to deliver them to you!"

(End of this chapter)