kvmb Chapter 432: Hidden Dragons and Crouching Tigers in the Yunnan Army
Chapter 432: Hidden Dragons and Crouching Tigers in the Yunnan Army
Zhao Gang is responsible for compiling statistics on the officers' abilities and classifying them according to their strengths and subjects.
Some are good at theoretical research, some are good at climbing mountains and surveying and reconnaissance, some are good at stealth infiltration, and some are good at firepower deployment, and so on.
Different abilities are divided into different levels, and unified scheduling is required.
As soon as the inventory was taken, a talent was discovered. Meng Yun, a deputy regiment commander in the Yunnan Army, was previously a battalion commander.
Participated in the mapping of the monkey side.
When the Japanese invaded the southeast and entered the monkeys' territory, the French, monkeys and southern Yunnan troops once fought together against the Japanese.
When I took out the survey map, I was amazed at how clearly it was marked.
His basic skills in surveying and mapping are better than those of all the officers under Ding Wei.
"Why would such a person be the deputy commander? Put him in my staff department as a training staff. From now on, all staff members' operating standards will be based on Meng Yun's standards."
"There must be detailed markings of mountains, rivers, bridges, villages, mountain roads, traps, etc. A clear and reliable military map is the lifeblood of a troop."
Ding Wei attached great importance to maps. At the beginning, he relied on maps seized from the Japanese, and his side actually had few usable military maps.
This is a shame.
Now that we have won, we will never allow this to happen again.
Meng Yun is a native southerner. He is relatively thin but appears very capable.
A pair of hands were covered with scars, all left by climbing and lurking in the jungle.
There are also scars left by mosquitoes and poisonous ants.
Ding Wei looked at the man's chest and saw signs of torture. This man was full of stories.
"Captain Meng's experience could probably fill a book."
The man in his thirties smiled and said, "I dare not talk about my achievements in front of Commander Ding. During the Anti-Japanese War, I was embedded in the South for operations and was caught and beaten by the French as a devil."
"Later I found a chance to escape back. I am still waiting for a chance to avenge myself for these injuries."
Not bad, not bad, courageous and ruthless, just what Ding Wei wants.
This time when we went to the monkey battlefield to investigate the enemy situation, Meng Yun was considered a capable general.
I have collected a lot of maps from the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japan, but I am not sure whether they are accurate or whether they can continue to be used.
"Arrange some manpower to verify the map and select a team of elite scouts to head to the southern battlefield from the border first."
"Political Commissar Zhao, notify my main force to quickly capture the surrounding counties and arrange for battalion and company cadres to grasp the local situation."
"Tell the comrades to overcome difficulties and adapt to the environment in southern Yunnan. Select experienced veterans from the Yunnan Army and teach them local survival skills."
Ding Wei considered it very carefully. The environment in the south is very different from that in the north. The grass can grow half a person's height, and if you don't know, you can hurt your butt by pooping.
In addition, various eating habits require an adaptation process.
In addition, there are many mountain roads, complex routes, and dense water flows here, so logistics may not be able to meet demand.
After leading soldiers for many years, one must always consider various issues in advance. The more one considers, the less the soldiers will suffer.
If they give less consideration, the soldiers will have to pay with their lives.
Never trust the human heart, but you can always trust faith.
After about a month of reorganization and rest, most of the troops continued to complete the task of suppressing bandits, while the elite troops quickly assembled to clear out the remaining strongholds.
A group of officers led by Ding Wei, about 200 people, went to the monkeys' territory.
Coming here without adapting to the climate is really a torture.
Mosquitoes, poisonous insects and ants are secondary. All you can see are jungles and hills without sunlight, and very few plains.
Mountains, hills and plateaus occupy the majority, with only a small area of plains.
At least there are some roads here, but here it's nothing but mountains.
As soon as we arrived in Lao Cai, we were warmly received by a monkey guide and were ordered to come and welcome the assistance from the Dragon Kingdom.
The situation on the Monkey's side is already very bad. France has assembled 10 troops and is fighting from south to north, relying entirely on the advantage of terrain to hold on.
There is a lack of weapons and equipment, and ammunition is even more scarce.
It’s similar to the period of the Anti-Japanese War, when there was a lot of passion but not even a few bullets.
At most, there are only more than 8 troops, and they have been pushed to the northern mountainous area.
The puppet army and the French troops had expanded to about 25, while our side had only 7 guerrilla troops.
This is the situation on the monkey side.
The military cadres brought here first learned about the situations of several large guerrilla groups and their weapons and equipment.
Zhang Dabiao was in southern Yunnan, cooperating with Lu Yun to reorganize the troops.
Ding Wei brought with him the column commander Z Wei, Zhao Gang, Duan Peng, Meng Yun and other battalion and company cadres.
A front-line command was set up and met with representatives from the monkey side.
The leader of the Monkey Army's northern crossing was Hu Ming. It was he who ran north specifically to seek help from the Rabbits.
I was so excited when I saw the arriving officers.
Despite the shortage of supplies, they still took out chickens, ducks and pork to entertain Ding Wei and his party.
"Thank you, thank you for coming."
I couldn't hear what the other party said clearly, so I had to ask the local translator to convey what he said, and there was some local accent.
Sometimes I can't even tell each other apart, it feels like all monkeys look the same.
He is dark and thin, with a wide nose and relatively thick lips.
Of course, not everyone is dark and thin. People who spend every day in the jungle doing guerrilla warfare will definitely not have a clean face.
Ding Wei had heard from his friends that they had been here before, and that by paying a little bit of RMB, one could enjoy heavenly treatment.
But there were no developed cities in South Vietnam at that time.
After the officers had a preliminary understanding of the situation, they gathered in the command center and expressed their opinions.
Zhao Gang is a relatively meticulous person, a law-abiding type, and very principled.
Treat the task with dedication.
"The friendly forces' weapons and equipment are mainly Japanese and French weapons, all of which are captured before, and lack effective logistical support. The most urgent task is not to lead the counterattack, but to arm the troops in the border areas and retrain them."
"Select two divisions and six regiments, provide them with equipment, organize new combat training, and improve their combat effectiveness."
Others had the same opinion: without equipment and training, even a god wouldn’t be able to help.
Oh?
Any other unexpected surprises?
I just got here, and now I have another chance to reorganize my army?
But Zhao Gang cannot be asked to do this, because he is too straightforward and will not hide anything.
There is no guarantee that all your hidden skills will be taught to others, and you will end up teaching your apprentice and starving yourself to death.
Friendly forces and neighboring countries are meant to be tricked. They must be treated as traitors. Not just one trick up their sleeves, but many tricks must be kept in reserve.
"I have understood the situation. I have also discovered a problem. The map drawn by Meng Yun in 41 is more accurate than the current guerrilla map. The most urgent task is to teach them how to draw maps first."
"Without a battle map and a clear understanding of the enemy's deployment, any command would be meaningless."
"Meng Yun, you take the lead and survey the terrain of northern Vietnam."
"As for training the troops, I'll find a way."
Ding Wei arranged the tasks and asked his officers to select soldiers suitable for training.
Try to select the best troops among the guerrillas and reorganize them into two divisions for the war against the South.